Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 330: Do the opposite! (Additional chapter for Brother Kong Cheng!!)

When Deng Zhi's body was transported back to Xinye County, Nanyang County, Lu Bu went to Xinye in person and arranged a funeral for Deng Zhi.

In addition, he promoted Deng Zhi to the position of Grand Historian and granted him the title of Marquis of Yangwu Ting!
This is also the title that Deng Zhi obtained in history.

To exchange his life for the military control of an entire state is absolutely worthy of this title and official position!

Although these things mean nothing to a dead person.

But funerals and these rewards are never for the dead, but for the living.

When Lu Bu attended the funeral of his relatives in his previous life, he felt that some people and some facts were really nonsense.

Until I personally participated in hosting the funeral and stood in a high enough position.

Then he realized that it wasn't those people who liked hypocrisy.

They just want to avoid being criticized and to make their future career and connections smoother...

They themselves may not buy into this, but others do.

In the end, Deng Zhi's funeral gradually came to an end with Lu Bu's sad words, "I got Jiaozhou, but lost Bo Miao."

After Deng Zhi's funeral, Lu Bu did not really hold Shi Xin accountable. Instead, he let him live in Nanyang and clean Deng Zhi's tombstone every month.

Then Lu Bu ordered a group of generals to lead the army to slowly take over the troops in various parts of Jiaozhou.

In order not to arouse dissatisfaction among the Shi family, his actions were not too rough.

Shi Xie's brothers were afraid of the strength of Lu Bu's army. Although they were unhappy, they could not resist.

After all, an envoy died in their territory. Since they were not in the right and had the advantage in military strength, they naturally had no way to resist.

As for Lu Bu himself, he thought that since he had already arrived in Jingzhou, he might as well go to the front line in Ba County to see the situation.

Although there were frequent reports of victory from the front, it was difficult to advance due to the complex terrain of Yizhou.

Therefore, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao also proceeded steadily and cautiously.

After nearly two months, they only took over the Qianwei County.

When Lu Bu arrived at Wuyang County, the seat of Qianwei Commandery, it was already the end of summer in June.

In the military camp outside Wuyang City.

Lu Bu looked at the map hanging on the wooden frame, while Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others stood behind him.

Zhang Liao sighed and hammered the corner of the simulation table:

"I never thought that Bo Miao would be bitten to death by a poisonous insect. What a pity..."

Gao Shun took over the conversation in a deep voice:

“Being a diplomatic envoy is a very dangerous job.

“They not only have to face threats from hostile forces, but also threats arising from a hostile environment.

"My Lord, you will need to strengthen the security of your diplomats in the future."

Lu Bu just said "hmm" lightly, unwilling to say more about this.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao immediately changed the topic to the current situation:
"With the help of the enhanced rockets, we encountered almost no resistance when attacking Qianwei County.

"Previously, rockets were launched by attaching flammable objects to the arrowheads, which would significantly reduce their accuracy and penetration.

“But nowadays new rockets do not need to be ignited in advance, but instead store black powder in the arrow.

“When the arrow hits the enemy, the impact ignites the black powder, thus achieving a deflagration effect, greatly increasing the rocket’s lethality!

"We hardly use our powder jars at all!"

After hearing what Zhang Liao said, Lu Bu smiled with satisfaction, then turned around and asked:

"Next, do you plan to attack Guanghan County in the north or the vassal state of Qianwei in the south?"

Lv Lingqi curiously joined in the conversation:

"Even if we take over Guanghan County, we can go straight to Chengdu and capture Liu Mao.

"But with Jiange, the world's most powerful pass, blocking the way, taking Guanghan County will be much more difficult than taking over the vassal state of Qianwei." Gao Shun and Zhang Liao nodded in agreement.

However, Lu Bu did not rush to express his opinion. Instead, he looked at Zhao Yun who remained silent and asked with a smile:

"Does Zilong have any ideas?"

Zhao Yun, who was in a daze, glanced at Lu Bu when he was suddenly called, and replied calmly:

"Replying to Lord Chu, I don't have any ideas."

After receiving such an answer, Lu Bu couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

It seems that even after a few months, this guy still hasn't integrated into his group.

Just as Lu Bu was sighing secretly, Zhao Yun suddenly changed the subject:
"But...if it was Military Advisor Zhuge, he might have done the opposite!
"They pretended to attack the vassal state of Qianwei, but secretly transferred their troops to Guanghan County and attacked Deyang, Guanghan and other counties by surprise.

“If we can capture Luo County, the seat of Guanghan, we won’t have to go north through Jiange and can attack Chengdu directly.

“Of course, Luo County is also a strategic location, and the difficulty of taking it is no less than taking Jiange.

"But I see that you... no, it is our army that has that explosive thing. If we use it properly, it may not be difficult to take over Luo County!"

After Zhao Yun said this, he suddenly found that everyone around him was looking at him with a smile.

He suddenly realized that he had said too much, and turned his head away with a slightly red face:
"These are just some superficial speculations, you don't have to take them to heart!"

Lu Bu looked at the young general with some relief, and finally felt some familiarity from him.

He could find no fault with his future son-in-law.

The other party's always cold attitude towards him, the father-in-law, finally loosened at this moment.

However, Lu Bu did not get too close to him. He just thought carefully and nodded:

"Zilong's idea coincides with mine.

"Since our army has a powerful weapon like black powder, we should make full use of it.

“Find out its shortcomings in actual combat and then make improvements.

"Liu Mao's army has never been a real opponent of our army, but it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to use them as subjects for our experiments on new weapons!"

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and continued:
"Then we will follow Zilong's advice and let Xiaofu lead the Xianzhen Camp and 10,000 troops to feint and attack Qianwei, a vassal state.

“Wen Yuan will personally lead an army of 30,000 to quickly attack Deyang County in Guanghan County!
“After taking Deyang, we rushed to Guanghan County without stopping.

"I will lead an army of 10,000 to clean up the mess for you!"

"Here!"

With the arrival of Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun naturally handed over the command to Lu Bu.

Although Lu Bu originally just came to take a look, he also intervened unconsciously.

However, Lu Bu knew that facing Liu Mao, the weakest force at the moment, was undoubtedly a great opportunity for Lu Lingqi and the others to gain experience.

So he'll intervene, but not completely.

The specific methods of attacking the city and capturing the stronghold will still be decided by Zhang Liao and his men.

Three days later, the army was reorganized, and Gao Shun led an army of 10,000 and marched towards the vassal state of Qianwei with great fanfare.

When Liu Mao heard the news, he immediately felt relieved.

But in his opinion, the enemy's choice was not unexpected.

Whether it is Jiange in Guanghan or Luo County, they are both dangerous fortresses that are difficult to break through.

Unless the other party is crazy, they will choose to attack Guanghan.

Therefore, Liu Mao was not in a hurry to send reinforcements to Guanghan.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Liao had already led his army and quietly reached the border of Deyang County...

(End of this chapter)