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Coming to the fore Chapter 38: Taking advantage of the situation

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    Luoyang City was originally the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a prosperous oriental international metropolis. Unfortunately, since Dong Zhuo's chaos, Luoyang City has become dilapidated.  Today's Luoyang City has less than 10,000 residents, and the prosperous handicraft industry and commerce have gone forever. Many residents in the city sometimes need to go hunting outside the city to fill their stomachs.  In the late autumn of 206 AD, Liu Xie, the king of the Han Dynasty, issued an imperial edict to rebuild Luoyang.  However, since the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, the population of the Han Dynasty has dropped sharply, and rebuilding Luoyang with ordinary civilians has become insufficient manpower.  At Man Chong's suggestion, Cao Cao agreed to use border slaves and prisoners of various princes as the main force to rebuild Luoyang.  The captives of various princes are the soldiers captured by Cao Cao after fighting with various princes. They are usually sent to Luoyang to rebuild the capital.  Border slaves are slaves of ethnic minorities on the frontier, usually slaves captured by Cao Wei during the chaos.  "Sir, today's project has been completed. The stone transported from the east of the river has arrived. It will be transported to Luoyang City after lunch." In the Mengjin Port north of Luoyang, a school captain reported the situation to his military commander.  Mengjin Port, as a Yellow River ferry north of Luoyang, is responsible for transporting huge rocks from the east of the river to Luoyang. Cao Cao stationed five thousand soldiers here. The general stationed here was a distant relative of the Cao family named Cao Yong.  "Well, that's right. After lunch, you will transport all the boulders to Luoyang." Cao Yong nodded and signaled the captain to leave.  At this time, Liu Bei was taking his army to take a rest by a small stream about three miles south of Mengjin Port.  "Military advisor. This is the information from Mengjin Port!" A soldier presented the latest information to Zhuge Liang.  "Yes!" Zhuge Liang took the information and read it carefully.  "Hahahaha, Lord. God is really helping our army. This time we are sure to cross the Yellow River." Zhuge Liang burst out laughing after seeing the information. After lunch, the guard of Mengjin Port actually sent three thousand soldiers to transport the huge rocks from the east of the river.  Luoyang, this way the defense of Mengjin Port will be empty.  Moreover, the boulder has just arrived at Mengjin Port, and the transport ship will definitely leave after a few days, so the ferry problem is solved.  "Oh? It seems that God has blessed me, Liu Bei!" Liu Bei burst into laughter after hearing Zhuge Liang's analysis.  "Generals, listen!" Zhuge Liang raised Liu Bei's sword high.  Start giving orders.  "The general is here!" "Guan Yu sent 500 soldiers and 3,000 disguised soldiers to attack Mengjin Port from the front. Zhao Yun and Chen Dao each led a thousand soldiers and ambush around Mengjin Port. Waiting for General Guan Yu's order, they will attack at the same time.  "Mengjin Port!" "Generals, the success or failure of this time depends on the ships. You generals must control the ships quickly to avoid being destroyed by Cao's army!" "It is a bit cold in the late autumn."  , the air in the north has gradually dropped, and the climate along the Yellow River has begun to enter early winter.  "It's so cold!" Cao Yong shivered as a breeze blew.  It actually made him feel a bit chilly.  "Has Lieutenant Zhang set off?" Cao Yong looked in the direction of Luoyang and asked the soldiers beside him.  "Reporting to the general, Colonel Zhang has already set off and is expected to return tomorrow." The soldier respectfully reported back to Cao Yong.  "Yes." "Report, general. An army was found one mile away from our army." "An army? What army?" Cao Yong was stunned for a moment. This is the hinterland of Cao's army.  Mengjin Port is not an important strategic place. How could there be troops coming? Even if there were, they should have informed themselves in advance.  "Reporting to the general, it is an army escorting prisoners and slaves, and the banner is Zhang!" "Zhang?" Cao Yong began to carefully recall the general surnamed Zhang, but after thinking for a long time, there was no general named Zhang in the nearby states and counties.  ah!  The slave system in Luoyang is that captives and slaves are transported from various places to counties around Luoyang, and then the surrounding counties send local troops to escort the captives and slaves and distribute them to counties near Luoyang.  "General, General Zhang's army is coming." The soldier pointed not far away, less than half a mile away from Mengjin Port, and saw a team escorting prisoners from a distance.  "Many prisoners?" Cao Yong was stunned for a moment. His Mengjin Port was also within the scope of rebuilding Luoyang, but Dong Zhuo's rebellion did not cause too much damage to Mengjin Port, so Cao Yong did not have many slaves in Mengjin Port.  "There's something weird! Quickly raise the flag to make them stop!" Cao Yong suddenly realized that this team was so strange. The pace of the prisoners and the soldiers were equally vigorous. They didn't look like prisoners at all, they were simply soldiers.  "Second brother, what do you mean?" Zhang Fei followed Guan Yu and saw Cao Jun fighting at Mengjin Port.It's a slang, but I don't know what it means.  "Third brother, order the whole army to attack!" Guan Yu couldn't understand Cao Jun's flags. If he didn't follow Cao Jun's instructions, he would be exposed. In this case, it would be better to launch a surprise attack here.  "Brothers, charge!" Zhang Fei waved his eight-foot-long snake spear, bit the reins with his teeth, and rushed out at the lead.  Zhang Fei was cut off by Lu Rui's trick, and he actually used his teeth to pull the reins.  "What? Send an order to the entire army to close the gates of the village!" Cao Yong saw Guan Yu suddenly launching an attack and quickly ordered his troops to defend.  Guan Yu's assault was very fast. In the blink of an eye, the two armies were fighting outside the village gate. Chen Dao and Zhao Yun's ambush troops also came out to surround the small Mengjin Port.  "General, the red-faced man leading the army seems to be Guan Yu?" The soldiers beside Cao Yong were originally from the Prime Minister Xu Du's mansion. When Guan Yu was in Xu Du, he was sent to guard Guan Yu's mansion.  "Guan Yu? Guan Yunchang? Are you sure?" Cao Yong was horrified, how could Guan Yu be here? General Xiahou Dun had not led an army of 100,000 to attack Xinye, how could Guan Yu be here?  "General, I am very sure that my first task in Xudu was to guard Guan Yu's mansion." "You quickly send people to Hedong to report to Xudu that Liu Bei's army, Guan Yu, raided Mengjin Port. It seems that there is  The meaning of crossing the river! "Although Cao Yong is a distant branch of the Cao family, he is not bad at strategy and military skills.  Judgments were made quickly.  "Promise!" After receiving the order, the soldier quickly went down from the village tower.  Mengjin Port is just a small river port.  The defense facilities were incomplete. In less than an hour, Mengjin Port was breached. Cao Yong died in the battle. Liu Bei collected the ships and crossed the Yellow River.  It has been half a month since the information from Mengjin Port was sent to Xinye. Xiahou Dun's army had just broken through Xinye and captured Fancheng.  In the military camp of Cao Jun in Fancheng.  There were two pieces of information on Lu Rui's desk, one was about Meng Da and Fazheng. After Xinye fell to Cao's army, Meng Da quickly led his army to retreat from the vicinity of Wancheng and retreated to Shangyong.  The other piece of information was the information about Guan Yu's raid on Mengjin Port and crossing the Yellow River north.  At the same time, spies in Hebei also confirmed that Liu Bei and Wenwu had successfully entered Hebei.  "You Zhuge Kongming, you actually thought of this move!" Lu Rui saw the information about Liu Bei's army crossing the Yellow River, and finally knew Liu Bei's intention. No wonder under the strength of Liu Bei's army in Xinye, it turned out that Liu Bei's main force  The northern transfer means returning to Hebei.  Now that there are two counties in Jiangdong in the hands of Cao Cao, it is no longer possible for Liu Bei to enter Shu in the Three Kingdoms in history.  Sun Quan led Jiangdong, and Cao Cao lived in the north.  Based on the actual situation, Zhuge Liang actually came up with a strategy to return to Hebei, hoping to seize the Yuan family's empire.  "I underestimated Zhuge Liang!" Lu Rui thought for a moment. If he were Liu Bei's military advisor, he would definitely advise Liu Bei like this.  Although it may not be successful, at least there will be a chance to turn around.  This time I lost.  Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang did not retreat south to Jingzhou to join forces with Sun Quan, but fled back to the north.  "Zhuge Kongming? Since you used such a strategy, I will take advantage of it and capture Jingzhou!" Lu Rui smiled slightly, showing a proud look.  Liu Biao's health is deteriorating. If history is correct, Liu Biao will die within a year.  Liu Qi was unable to support the situation in Jingzhou, and it would not be easy for Sun Quan to annex Jingzhou.  Once Liu Bei left, Jingzhou lost a big support. As long as Liu Biao could not take charge, Jingzhou would be in chaos, and then Cao Cao could march into Jingzhou.  As soon as Jingzhou was reached, Sun Quan's Chaisang retreated was a turtle in the urn. Even if Sun Quan had just captured Jiaozhou, Sun Zhongmou would definitely die.  Thinking of this, Lu Rui made up his mind and walked towards Cao Ang's military tent.  "See the Vice Prime Minister!" "Brother Rui?" Cao Chong was playing in Cao Ang's military tent. When he saw Lu Rui coming, he became excited.  "It turns out that Cang Shu is here too." Lu Rui was stunned for a moment. Cao Chong, a little kid who never sees the dragon, turned out to have come to Cao Ang.  "Feifan, sit down. We are all our own people. You don't have to be so polite in private." Lu Rui is Cao Ang's adopted brother and brother-in-law. This relationship is very close. In the Prime Minister's Mansion, apart from He Yan, there is no other person who can compare with Lu Rui.  Two people.  "Yes, brother." Lu Rui was not polite and sat under Cao Ang.  "Brother, have you ever heard about Liu Bei?" "I have. Hey, my father wanted me to achieve military merit, but I didn't want to" Originally, Cao Cao's intention was very obvious.  Cao Ang commanded the vanguard army to go south. It would be best to destroy Liu Bei and establish military merit for Cao Ang.  "Brother, Liu Bei's escape was God's will. Neither you nor I can control it. But my brother's determination to make great achievements will not be in vain. Liu Bei is gone, but Jingzhou is still there."Cao Ang is in urgent need of making achievements now. It's just the right time for Lu Rui to come up with a plan. " "What does extraordinary mean?"  "Brother, I heard that Liu Biao in Jingzhou is critically ill. This is a good opportunity for our army to go south to capture Jingzhou!"  " "Having said that, my father's army will not arrive for several months, and our cavalry?  "Cao Ang also wanted to cross the river and capture Xiangyang, but his cavalry was paralyzed, and it would take a long time to regain combat strength. At least the antidiarrheal grass was shipped from Jingnan, and it was already a month ago. Moreover, Jingzhou's troops also numbered more than 100,000, and he  The 100,000 troops in hand are not an advantage! ¡°Brother, Brother Rui means to launch a surprise attack!  "Cao Chong stuck out his tongue, as if he had guessed Lu Rui's plan. "Surprise attack?  "Cao Ang looked at Lu Rui and then at Cao Chong. "Yes, brother, Rui asked for orders to go to Jingzhou to find out the truth and instigate the civil servants and generals of Jingzhou to attack Xiangyang.  " " Bufan is going to Xiangyang, Jingzhou?  Is this a little too dangerous?  "Cao Ang was stunned for a moment. Now the two armies are fighting. Lu Rui is going to Xiangyang. This is not to send someone into the tiger's mouth. Even if he wants to instigate rebellion, it must be after a truce! "Brother is wrong!  "Lu Rui smiled. This is the best time to enter Xiangyang. First of all, Liu Bei made a sudden attack on Liu Biao. Liu Biao must not have known Liu Bei's true intention in advance. Without Xinye, Jingzhou has lost the north.  Barrier. Xiangyang City in Jingzhou is on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The river here is not very wide. There is only a bridge between Fancheng and Xiangyang. It is easy to build a pontoon bridge. In this way, Jingzhou's navy has no advantage.  The only one in the world who must attack the city is Cao Jun. Secondly, Liu Biao's single-handed victory in Jingzhou only suppressed the various factions in Jingzhou with power and tactics, but did not truly pacify it. When Jingzhou is stable externally, internal conflicts will not be highlighted.  There is pressure from the outside and Liu Biao is critically ill, so he can put on a good show. In the end, it was Zhuge Liang's gift to Cao Jun that disabled Cao Jun's cavalry. In this way, Cao Jun will definitely not attack, and at least the horses will be healed.  The defense would not be so tight, and it was just the right time for Lu Rui to enter Xiangyang. "This?" After listening to Lu Rui's analysis, Cao Ang also felt that it was reasonable, but it was just a matter of safety?  "Hey, brother Rui, take me to have fun too. I haven't been to Xiangyang yet!" Upon hearing Lu Rui's suggestion, Cao Chong realized that this was a fun job and he wanted to join in the fun.  "Brother Chong, are you going too?" Cao Ang was startled. The safety of one Lu Rui was a problem. Adding another Cao Chong, wouldn't that be a big problem?  "Brother, I think it's just right to go to my younger brother." Lu Rui smiled slightly. Cao Chong is talented and smart. There is no harm in having a smart helper. Moreover, Lu Rui will not be so easy to arouse suspicion if he brings a young man with him. If you want  When engaging in intelligence, you should at least keep it secret, don't make it public, and do the opposite. This is also considered the art of war.  "Brother, this opportunity cannot be missed. If Liu Biao has deployed a defensive line in Xiangyang, our losses in attacking Xiangyang will be much greater." "Okay, just follow Bufan's words, Cangshu, Bufan, you must be more careful!" "Thank you very much!  Brother!" Lu Rui and Cao Chong cupped their hands and looked at each other, both of them showing strange smiles.  Hehe, we can go out and play again.  Zhuge Liang?  I'm going to use a trick to show you how powerful I, Lu Rui, am!  At this time, in a mansion in Yecheng, Zhuge Liang suddenly sneezed.  Is someone plotting against me?  Zhuge Liang rubbed his nose, took a few breaths, looked around, put on his robe, and returned to his room.  PS: I¡¯ve had diarrhea and dehydration these past few days. I¡¯m sorry for all of you.
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