Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 258
Cao Cao was going to the southeast to conquer Sun Quan, and the war cost a lot of materials to be raised. Xun Yu, the head of logistics, was busy all day.

During Xun Yu's busy period, counselor Dong Zhao persuaded Cao Cao to restore the ancient system of five nobles, and suggested that Cao Cao be named Wei Guogong.

At this time, Cao Cao, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, enjoyed the treatment of "praising without being famous, entering the court without going, and walking on the sword in the palace", and he was already an extremely human minister and could not enter again.

Dong Zhao's suggestion opened a new door for Cao Cao. After the duke, there will be kings and even emperors.

People have made outstanding achievements in their old age, who doesn't enjoy being admired by thousands of people?Who is not moved in the face of rights?Who doesn't want to leave blessings for their children and grandchildren?
Cao Cao was delighted to hear this, but Xun Yu panicked.

Xun Yu has supported Cao Cao since the beginning of his army. He and Cao Cao were both courtiers of the Han Dynasty, but he was neither loyal to the court nor to Cao Cao. He was more like a partner of Cao Cao.

The Xun family in Yingchuan is the leader of the gentry in the world. As the spokesperson of his family, Xun Yu has been safeguarding the interests of the family all his life.

These gentry who control the right to speak, they just want to maintain the power structure dominated by the gentry, and it doesn't matter who the power belongs to the emperor or the powerful officials.

Now Cao Cao is an extremely human minister, and a delicate balance has been formed between the Cao clan, the Xun family and the Han family. Once Cao Cao becomes the Duke of the Duke, this balance will be broken.

The Xun family did not want Cao Cao to break the balance, so Xun Yu persuaded Cao Cao alone before he set out to fight: "Mr. Cao originally promoted righteous soldiers to rejuvenate the country, uphold loyalty and sincerity, and guard against the reality of concessions. A gentleman loves others with virtue, and this should not be the case."

Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and he replied coldly: "This is Dong Gongren's suggestion, not his original intention. Didn't Wen Ruo also call Cao Gong?"

Xun Yu thought it was just an honorific title, so he braced himself and continued to advise: "This is a way to bring disaster. If the prime minister usurps the old system and enters the nobility, it will give Liu Bei, Sun Quan and other rebels an excuse. Now the army is about to set out for battle. unfavorable."

The more Cao Cao listened, the more harsh it became. Why are you talking further and further away?

Seeing Cao Cao's face was dark and silent, Xun Yu was going to continue to persuade him, but Cao Cao waved his hand lightly at this time: "I have my own calculations, so you can go down first."

"Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty, please come back."

Xun Yu wanted to persuade him again, but Xu Chu, the tiger guard, had already started to drive people away, and he knew Cao Cao's temper clearly.

Xun Yu's words pierced Cao Cao's chest like a thorn, and this decades old friend still didn't know how to fulfill it, so Cao Cao began to hate him.

Cao Jun wanted to attack Sun Quan in the east, and there was a lot of movement around mobilizing troops and horses, and soon the news spread to Jianye.

Sun Quan urgently summoned civil servants and generals to discuss countermeasures. He didn't understand why Cao Cao didn't go to Jingzhou, which was empty, but wanted to attack Jiangdong, which was full of soldiers and food.

The situation in Jiangdong at this time is very different from that before the Chibi War.

After Zhou Yu's death, military power was taken over by Sun Quan, and the surrender faction headed by Zhang Zhao collectively chose to remain silent.

"I thought that the thief Cao was trapped in the Wei River, and we could take the opportunity to take Huainan. I didn't expect the Kansai coalition army to be useless, and Ziming was in Jiaozhou again." Sun Quan sighed.

Lu Meng in the corner bowed his head and blushed. After returning from Jiaozhou, he was relieved of his military power and was left in Jianye to study military books all day. Sun Quan thought that Lu Meng didn't read enough books, otherwise how could he be so passive in Lingnan.

Veteran Cheng Pu said: "My lord, this time Cao Cao claims to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but the entire Jiangdong has less than [-] soldiers capable of fighting. He needs to ask for help from outside."

Sun Quan said disdainfully: "Chibi is known as a crowd of millions, so they lost to us in the end? But reinforcements can still be found, and it's time for Liu Xuande to reciprocate."

"I heard that Liu Xuande is not in Jingzhou, Guan Yunchang is not easy to talk to." Cheng Pu was defending the city in Xinye back then, if it wasn't for Guan Yu's cover, he would have died in battle long before Zhou Yu.

Cheng Pu knew Guan Yu very well. He was indeed brave and invincible in battle, but he was very difficult to speak.

Sun Quan looked at Lu Su, "The governor and General Guan are neighbors, even if he is hard to talk to, you still have to invite reinforcements for me."

Lu Su nodded, "It's my duty to do so. Cao Cao must leave Ruxukou when he goes south. My lord needs to send a general to fortify first."

"Then Lao Cheng Gong will go first. If Cao Cao dares to come, I will come in person." Sun Quan suddenly raised a hint of heroism.

"Wei." Cheng Pu cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Lu Meng looked at Cheng Pu with a lot of emotion. If he can successfully win Jiaozhou, maybe Cheng Pu's task today is his own.

"My lord, there will be something to say at the end." Lu Meng came out of the class to speak.

Han Dang, Chen Wu, He Qi and other generals all showed contemptuous expressions, Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan and other civil officials whispered, and harsh words came out of the hall immediately, such as how dare a defeated general speak bravely?But Lu Meng chose not to hear it.

Sun Quan said meaningfully: "Is Ziming getting something from reading recently?"

Regardless of the cold words from his side, Lu Meng got up and said: "The governor judged that Cao Cao must come out of Ruxukou, why don't my lord stand up at Shuikou for defense?"

Han Dang sneered: "Go ashore to attack thieves, wash your feet and enter the boat, what's the use of the dock? I don't know which military book you read?"

Chen Wu, He Qi and others laughed out loud after hearing this, completely ignoring Lu Meng's face.

Sun Quan's expression was solemn, and he thought that Lu Meng was still in a difficult position.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhao couldn't bear it and said, "Zi Ming didn't lose any soldiers in Jiaozhou. It's not a gentleman's action to ridicule you as a colleague. Why don't you let him finish his sentence?"

"I would like to hear your opinion." Han Dang clasped his fists and shook.

Lu Meng calmly explained: "Soldiers are blunt and invincible. If there is an encounter, the enemy's cavalry is frowning, and they have no time to reach the water. Will they be able to enter the boat?"

In Moon Bay and Lai Gong's stalemate for several months, none of the generals on the field has more experience than Lu Meng. War fortresses can really affect the battle situation.

Seeing that the generals were silent, Lu Meng continued: "The dock at Ruxu Shuikou, supplemented by grain and grass in the east of the river, is equivalent to a dangerous pass on the water. If Cao Cao can really break through and enter the Yangtze River, how many soldiers in the north will be left?"

"General Lu is justified, and the general will second it." Pan Zhang clasped his fists and walked to Lu Meng's side. Because he was Sun Quan's confidant and was not the chief general when he was in Jiaozhou, he was not punished after returning to Jiangdong.

Another defeated general, although the generals of Han Dang did not speak, the atmosphere in the hall became cold again.

During the Battle of Moon Fort, Pan Zhang explained the story to Sun Quan in detail. Hearing Lu Meng's description now, isn't that just speaking from his own experience?
Seeing that Lu Meng was not surprised, Sun Quan raised his hopes for him again, and said in a deep voice, "According to Ziming's proposal, I will make you Cheng Gong's deputy general and preside over Ruxu Shuikou Liwu."

"Wei." Lu Meng was so excited that tears were about to fall out, thinking that the lord hadn't given up on me after all.

After Jianye made a plan to defend against the enemy, the Jiangdong officials actively prepared for the battle, and Lu Su went to Jiangxia for help under the scorching sun.

Guan Yu's navy at this time was only ten thousand, and most of the warships were warships. He was not sure whether to send troops to help, so he sent Guan Ping to Jiangling and Quanling to ask Zhuge Liang and Lantian for advice.

The rice has been harvested in the first half of the year, and the new seedlings are only seven or eight inches high, but there are appalling stem borers on the green seedlings.

In July of the 17th year of Jian'an, the insect plague finally appeared after the severe drought.

(End of this chapter)