[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

In the spring and March of the 20th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan ordered Zhuge Jin to return the three counties of Jingzhou.At the beginning of May, Liu Bei went to the police to fight against Lu Meng.In mid-June, Zhang Lu and Liu Xun attacked Yizhou.In the same month, Liu Bei agreed with Sun Quan to redefine the ownership of Jingzhou, and soon led the army back to Yizhou.

Before the soldiers arrived, Zhang Lu was defeated.

When Zhang Lu was defeated in Weijun, there was a heavy rain in Weijun in June.

They beat and washed the entire Wei County in a pouring posture, and when the rain stopped, except for some damaged poor people who were still worried about their lives, most of them had smiles on their faces.

When Cao Cao heard about this battle, he couldn't see any clues on his face, only his frowning showed that he might not be in a good mood.He carefully played with the stumbling nail presented, which was the biggest hero in this battle, and asked after a long time, "Do you know who made this thing?"

"It is said that it is Zhuge Liang."

Cao Cao threw the iron nail on the case table, making a soft sound.He waved his hand and said, "Go and call Cao Zhi, Ma Jun, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu."

Cao Zhi and Ma Jun arrived soon.

Cao Cao pointed at the studs and said to the horse, "Look at this thing."

Ma Jun bowed and said yes, then carefully took the tripping horse and nailed it in the palm of his hand.He looked carefully, his face soon filled with surprise and doubt.Before Cao Cao could ask, he had already thrown it on the ground, and then showed a "really so" expression: "So it's like this...the person who made this thing really had a clever idea!"

Cao Zhi also set his sights on the stumbling nail.

He had heard about the key points of this battle before.After seeing this stumbling nail, he became even more enlightened.

This is a four-sided nail, and the four-sided spikes are all made of bronze.As long as it falls on the ground, it always has a sharp edge facing up.Once the ground is covered with such nails, the horses galloping past will surely be stuck in the hooves of the horses.Under the pain of the horse sting, it naturally lost control.

Ma Jun's heartfelt praise didn't make Cao Cao's expression any worse, he was still calm at a glance.When Ma Jun finally stopped talking, Cao Cao asked, "Do you know what this thing is for?"

Ma Jun picked it up.Although he is intoxicated in manufacturing, he is not deaf to what is going on outside the window.What's more, before coming here, Cao Zhi was planning to tell him about a kind of stumbling block invented by Zhuge Liang during this battle, and it must have been in his hands. "From my point of view, this thing is probably used to sneak attack on war horses."

Cao Cao adjusted his sitting posture: "That's right. It's this thing that disabled Zhang Lu's [-] cavalry." He paused, and said slowly, "Ma Jun, you said you have been researching and inventing something for so long, why? Is there nothing like this?"

Ma Jun was covered in cold sweat.His legs softened, and he hurriedly said: "This... this, this thing is used to fight against war horses, and our army has enough horses, so we are basically, basically invincible in the battle against the enemy..."

Cao Cao waved his hand to cut off his words: "Okay, okay, Guming, you didn't come here to listen to your explanation. This thing can defeat Zhang Lu's cavalry, and it can also defeat Gu's cavalry! Take it down, next time Go forward with Liu Bei, only to see the solution!"

Ma Jun hastily said yes, raised his hand and wiped his cold sweat indiscriminately, and bowed to leave.

After the person disappeared, Cao Zhi looked away.The other party wanted to inquire about the details of the battle, so they heard that Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu had arrived.

Cao Pi did not take away these counselors when he went north. After all, these three were not young and not in good health, so it was difficult to support the north.

Seeing the two men coming, Cao Cao ordered someone to explain the specific situation of the battle again, and then said: "Feng Xiao, what do you think of Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng?"

Among Liu Bei's advisers, Zhuge Liang was equivalent to Xun Yu in the past, and Pang Tong at that time was equivalent to Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia.Later, Pang Tong died, but there was a law-orthodox capital in the outside world, and the inside was the mastermind.From today's point of view, this method is even worse than Pang Tong's strategy.

But Guo Jia didn't think so at first.

He pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "Zhuge Liang is a man who has far-sighted plans. With him in Yizhou, Yizhou's defense will be stronger. If the strategy comes from his hands, it will be strange and righteous. Zhuge Liang appreciates that the law is upright and the strategy is unpredictable. False, but in his character, there is still everyone's arrogance and nobility. Fazheng is a man who is good at planning, but he is impatient and offends others. He is not good at behavior, similar to the previous one. I thought Zhuge Liang could not bear it Fazheng, Fazheng is not willing to obey him, but it is a bit biased."

The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.Only by glimpsing the leopard from the character, one can infer the person's behavior and even the future success or failure.Guo Jia originally thought that Fazheng and Zhuge Liang had grown tired of seeing each other during the two years of running-in, but if Liu Bei was not by his side, they would fight each other.Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang and Fazheng put the overall situation first and lived in peace.

What's more, I heard that Liu Xun's military flag was broken for some reason. This defeat is almost as it should be.

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Jia Xu said slowly: "The army flag is the soul of an army. An army can be defeated, but if the army flag is broken, it is not strange that it will never recover from it. During this battle, Liu Xun's army flag suddenly It's broken... I think there must be an article in it."

Cao Cao also nodded.He believed in coincidences, but he did not believe in such coincidences.

It's just a pity that this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity-the Sun-Liu alliance finally caused a lot of conflicts. Even Lu Su could not persuade Sun Quan and Guan Yu in a short time until they turned against each other.Regardless of whether Sun Quan and Liu Bei can win or lose, what they should pay attention to is that Yizhou is vulnerable at this time. Liu Xun and Zhang Lu join forces, and they are very confident that Yizhou can be taken before Liu Bei returns to aid!

And this game has already been laid out since the southward attack on Yizhou.Whether it was forcing Liu Bei to settle in Yizhou in a state of insufficient preparation, or leaving Liu Xun and Zhang Lu to fight against him to weaken his combat power, or even Sun Quan's later intention to take back the three counties of Jingzhou, Cao Cao expected it.

Just a pity.

Liu Bei's first reaction when he heard that Zhang Lu's army was going south was to give up the three counties and agree to Sun Quan. Obviously, he was not sure in advance that Zhang Lu would send troops, and he had great doubts about whether Zhuge Liang and Fazheng could hold the camp.Then there is no such thing as a trap in this battle, but the two of them used their real talents and skills to defend the precarious Yizhou.

Although these two generals were a little bluffing, they still exposed some disadvantages.

Cao Cao calmly said, "Although Liu Bei is fine now, Liu Bei probably has a lot of resentment towards Sun Quan. The alliance between them may be shaken. However, if Zhang Lu loses this time, Sun Quan may not act rashly. gone."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Exactly."

"It's a pity," Guo Jia only smiled and spit out a few words, concluding, "Even with such a layout, this Liu Bei still deserves to die."

When Cao Cao heard it at first, he suddenly found it funny.He also laughed out loud, jokingly said: "Guo Fengxiao actually believes in life?"

Cao Zhi glanced at him sideways, but he understood in his heart that this person should have only started to believe in Tianmingyi's words after he almost died in Liaodong.Just believing in the destiny does not mean that he is content with the arrangement of the destiny, but has even more indescribable ambitions.

People often say that destiny is hard to break, but what is destiny?

Mencius once said, when Heaven will send great missions to people, they must first torment their hearts and minds, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and disturb their actions. Therefore, they must be motivated to endure and strengthen what they cannot do.

——When was it not a portrayal of Liu Bei's life?

No matter it was then or now, no matter whether it is between Xiaopei, Xinye, Changbanpo, or Yizhou today, Liu Bei has always been running around like a bereaved dog.Even many years ago, he was attached to Yuan Shao and was controlled everywhere; later, he was attached to Cao Cao, and many advisers wanted to kill him; finally, he relied on Liu Biao but was secretly guarded by Liu Biao... Liu Bei has been living in the cracks between warlords, and if he is not careful, he To die in Huangquan, to be wiped out.

Liu Bei has achieved his current status. Everyone admires his tenacity and forbearance, and even more has to admire his luck-his luck is really good!In the past, Yuan Shao despised him, Cao Cao didn't want to kill him, Liu Biao was just wary of him, Sun Quan made an alliance with him, and Liu Zhang even led him into Xichuan... Even though every step of the way is bloody and tearful, every time the mountains and rivers end, there is still a bright future.

What a destiny!

When Cao Cao recalled that year, he sighed a lot for a while.I don't know whether to regret or not to regret not killing back then, after a few turns of my mind, I finally sighed and stopped speaking.

Cao Zhi stood still for a while, seeing that Cao Cao had no interest in speaking, he asked softly, "Father, are you tired?"

Cao Cao nodded after a while.

He and Guo Jia looked at each other, and the four of them bowed and said goodbye.After leaving the door, Cao Zhi told his attendants to invite Hua Tuo to show Cao Cao. After saying goodbye to Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, he left with Guo Jia.

The sky after the rain is so clear that even breathing feels so fresh.

After Cao Zhi and Guo Jia left the hall, they avoided the crowd and walked slowly along the path beside the moat, enjoying the rare time.

Xu Shi was a little tired from busy work recently, and Cao Zhi didn't bother to talk.

Guo Jia glanced at her and jokingly said, "Why, are you disappointed?"

Cao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and quickly reflected on what Guo Jia was asking, shaking his head and said, "How could that be. Mr. is not disappointed at all, is it because he already guessed that Zhang Lu would lose?"

Guo Jia laughed: "I'm not a fairy, how could I expect Zhuge Liang and Fazheng to turn defeat into victory?"

Cao Zhi whispered: "But in my heart, Mr. is better than a fairy."

When Guo Jia heard it, his whole body trembled suddenly.

Cao Zhi was startled, thinking that Guo Jia was in poor health again, and was planning to support him, but the next move of the person next to him was to lift up the wide sleeves of his spring shirt, revealing his paler skin than ordinary people, and then Under Cao Zhi's puzzled expression, Shi Shiran said: "Hey, goosebumps have arisen."

Cao Zhi: "..."

Guo Jia looked at his sore face and smiled: "I don't know why, but I always feel happy to bully you."

Cao Zhi: "..."

On the contrary, Guo Jia said meaningfully: "Let's just wait and see, this is just the beginning—Liu Bei and Sun Quan, there must be more opportunities waiting for you."

Or, between you and your second brother, there will be many opportunities waiting for them.

In August of the 20th year of Jian'an, the allied forces of Cao Pi and Cao Zhang conquered Liaodong, killed Gongsun Kang in Xuantu County, and recovered Liaodong.

In September, lead the army back.