The fallen army gathered 350,000 infantry and cavalry soldiers in Shuofang. From the map, it looked like a huge monster, silently squatting on this important frontier. This monster looks lazy, but the faint eyes are constantly scanning the grassland, and the sharp minions will pounce on the prey it locks at any time. Further east through the Yellow River, another monster squatted silently in Jiuyuan County.

Luochen has dispatched hundreds of reconnaissance teams. These teams are like swarms of bees, scrambling on the prairie to inquire about the whereabouts of the main force of the Huns. However, Jesso on the opposite side was not a good stalker either. He hunted down a large number of reconnaissance teams and used a lot of false images to confuse him. Although Chang Yuchun scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, he couldn't attack, because the main force of the enemy was not determined.

Falling dust is not particularly anxious. Although the Huns are cunning, but a lot of reconnaissance tactics will always find flaws. The Huns can confuse and cover up today, but what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? What about a week? What about a month? The Central Plains has recovered its vitality through the land-equalization system, and the money and food of the army of 500,000 to 600,000 can also be supported. It's just a few complaints from Zhuge Liang, especially Zhang Juzheng.

The only thing that bothered him was the battle report from the southeast. Liu Bei and Liu Qi went to Jiangxia to fight against the Wu army. Liu Bei and Soochow fought, and in the future, the work of alliance with Wu and Cao Cao will be more difficult. What's more serious - Zaifang's Fazheng pointed out in a sentence - Liu Bei may become a new formidable prince. If Liu Bei is in Jiangxia, the situation is not very good. In the final analysis, Liu Bei must join the Luochen Group, otherwise Liu Bei is likely to become a new force in the south, and this is not good news for Luochen. Liu Bei joins Luo Chen, or Luo Chen uses his power to restrain Liu Bei until he is wiped out.

"Let's first assume that our forces will not join the battle in the southeast. If Cao Cao goes south, Liu Bei will inevitably retreat to Jiangxia. When Sun Liu Ruoneng makes an alliance, it is still unknown who will die." Fazheng analyzed. This person returned to Shuofang from Zhongping, and every day coerced and lured the old priest into writing a letter to Zhongping, informing him that the fallen army of Shuofang was withdrawing. After Zhongping discovered the truth, Fazheng ordered the priest to be cut down. Afterwards, his attention gradually shifted from the Han-Hungarian battlefield, and he seemed to be very interested in the development of the southeastern battle. As for the Han and Hungarians, with the continuous advance of 500,000 troops, Fazheng believed that this was a war that lacked suspense. Its combat logic is very simple and rude. It finds the main force of the enemy, sends a giant army to form a left and right pincer attack, grabs the main force of the enemy, and then severely damages or eats it. This was repeated until the power of the Xiongnu was completely weakened, and the Xiongnu became ministers or migrated to the Han, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Simply put, it's discovery - gang fights. Compared with the simple logic of war on the grasslands, Fazheng believes that the complicated situation in the southeast deserves his attention.

"If Cao Cao wins, this possibility is relatively high. Cao Cao's forces will invade Jiangdong, and eventually Cao Cao's strength will have an advantage over us." Fa Zheng continued to analyze. "At this time, what should we do? We have no choice but to wait to die." Fazheng smiled when he saw Luochen, and couldn't help laughing, quite content with his own humor. "Our only way out is to prevent this from happening. We must fully support Sun Liu and others until they defeat Cao Cao. We must be low-key enough not to rush to expand to the southeast, let Cao Cao go first, Cao Cao goes, Sun Liu unite against him..."

"What if Sun Liu won?" Fazheng wanted to continue the analysis, but Luo Chen interrupted him with a smile. He didn't seem to be interested in the analysis below, but directly asked about Sun Liu's victory, as if he really wanted to know.

"My lord, you think the same as I do." Fazheng said, "Although all kinds of hardware show that Cao Cao is more likely to win, I still think that Sun Liu will win. Why? - Because Sun Liu has the support of Luochen Group. ." Speaking of Fazheng, he laughed loudly, feeling that his humor was simply wonderful.

Luo Chen just smiled slightly and motioned for him to continue talking.

"Then what we have to do is to kill the feudal prince Liu Bei who is still pregnant." Fa Zheng showed a cold expression instantly. "Liu Bei can't take advantage of the advantages of the North-South War to expand his territory, otherwise it will be difficult for him to deal with it. Liu Bei's primary expansion territory must be the Jingzhou counties, what should we do at this time? - Occupy all the cities, leaving Liu Bei with no cities to occupy. ." Saying Fa Zheng let out a burst of laughter.

Fallen just shrugged. "Actually, I really want Liu Bei to join my Luochen Group."

·0 Seeking flowers

"Do you still want him to join?" Fa Zheng obviously disagreed. "That Zhang Juzheng ran once, and you ran once in person. The words have been made clear. Liu Bei has great ambitions and is not someone who has lived under the people for a long time. He just wants to start his own business and be the boss." He said in a warning tone: "The lord must not be soft-hearted, otherwise, if you sit and watch Liu Bei grow, you will be raising tigers."

Luo Chen knew in his heart that the Fa was right. He really wanted to use his mysterious supernatural powers. But he has rarely used it recently, because his strength is already very powerful, and many times he does not need to use it. Moreover, when he went to Longzhou last time, Cai Yong warned him not to abuse supernatural powers at will, otherwise it would be terrifying to destroy the normal operation of Dao and Yin and Yang. But this time, is it worth a try?

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"Don't do anything to Liu Bei." Luo Chen said thoughtfully. "Although he didn't join us, we are an alliance... Can we help or help."

"Alliance? What effect can this alliance have? It's not all for the interests of his own group!" Fazheng became anxious. "Master, don't be soft! This Liu Bei can actually think of using Liu Qi's opportunity to infiltrate Jiangxia. The method is really clever, it's unfathomable, and he can compete with those of Zhuge Liang and Zhang Juzheng. Master, don't be careless!"

"I came up with that plan." Luo Chen said helplessly.

"What?!" Fazheng was startled, as if he had countless words to say, but in the end Fazheng sat down too weakly, "Okay, my lord is really clever, I admire it...but I can't figure out why you are So soft on Liu Bei."

Luochen was speechless, he had been planning to bring Liu Bei into the gang, and he almost regarded it as his own power.

"Fazheng, you have done a good job in the royal court this time. I don't seem to have rewarded you yet. I have promoted you to the deputy military division."

"Thank you, Lord!" Fazheng was overjoyed. But he thought about it for a while, and then said: "I don't dare to be inferior, so I will be on an equal footing with Mr. Xu Shu, how dare I compare with Mr. Xu Shu..."

"You don't have to refuse, Mr. Xu Shu... I will reward him after the Han-Hungarian War."

Chapter 90 Gan Ning

"Report, General Yan Qing is back." A sergeant reported outside Luochen's tent. After saying that, Yan Qing came in: "My lord, Mr. Fazheng." Yan Qing bowed slightly. Fa Zheng saw Yan Qing coming, and it seemed that he had something to tell him, so he got up and said goodbye: "I'll be back next time."

"Alright, Fazheng, if you have any views on the development of the Southeastern war situation, you can talk to me at any time, and you can minimize my mistakes in decision-making."

"Understood." Fa Zheng said and left. I thought that I was so arrogant just now, this Luochen was not angry, and finally asked him to have some suggestions and said, it really shows the temperament of the Lord.

"Cai Yan has seen Mr. Cai Yong? How is it?" Luo Chen hurriedly asked.

"Seeing it, the father and daughter cried with joy and thanked them again and again."

It turned out that after Yan "Seven-Three-Three" Qing arrived in Jiuyuan County, he did not return to the Luochen control area, but went directly south to Longzhou on the Yellow River and met Cai Yong.

"Mr. Cai Yong... I have another word for you." Yan Qing leaned into Luo Chen's ear. "There are evil spirits in the northwest, you must be careful." However, Yan Qing obviously did not understand the specific meaning of this sentence. What exactly is this evil spirit in the northwest?

"There is evil in the northwest..." Luo Chen repeated. "Yan Qing, do you know why I'm so eager to fight the Xiongnu? Cao Cao is fighting the rich Hebei, and he will make a lot of money after fighting, while I am fighting the barren Xiongnu."

"For Mr. Cai Yong? For the peace of the northern border?" Yan Qing explained all these reasons one by one.

"It's not the most important thing." Luo Chen smiled. "'There are fierce evil spirits in the northwest, you can use them.' This is what the teacher said in the secret scroll. There should be some kind of special armed force or weapon for the northwest."

"Some kind of mysterious power?" Yan Qing was obviously a little surprised.

"That's right..." Luochen smiled, "But who knows if it's true or not, but it doesn't matter if it's false, after defeating the Huns, our army will get better pastures and horses, and there will be a certain source of troops for the Huns. Improve the structure of our army's troops."

On the Yangtze River, a fast boat suddenly rushed out of Jiangxia City and headed directly to its tributary Xiangjiang.

Jiangdong's soldiers have already climbed to the top of Jiangxia City, and the defense of the city has collapsed. Huang Zu hurriedly organized a group of pro-militaries to design square lines in the city, but he was not calm and chose to evacuate by fast boat.

However, Soochow was clearly prepared, and a large number of ships rushed out in an instant. The power to control water appears to be firmly in Jiangdong's hands. The chief general was Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, who had newly defected to Soochow. This Gan Ning is a typical barbarian, very fierce. It is said that when he was young, he liked to fight with people, and he was also a river robber for a period of time, that is, he drove a fast boat and took a group of people to the Yangtze River to rob passing ships. Gan Xingba usually wears a bell on his body, and when he goes to the market, people rush to avoid the bell when they hear it. A typical bully. But then Gan Ning suddenly thought about life, and felt that it would not be possible to continue like this, and that life was meaningless. So he joined the military, determined to protect the country and the people, and became a good young man. Gan Ning voted for Liu Biao first, but after a while he felt that Liu Biao was incompetent, so he turned south and stayed at Huang Zu's place. According to Gan Ning, he really helped a lot at Huang Zu's office. He made great contributions to defending the northern expansion of Soochow, and even shot the general Ling Cao of Soochow to death. Unexpectedly, Huang Zu felt that this guy was a river robber and could not be reused, and he refused to promote him for a long time. Gan Ning was helpless and defected to Soochow. Sun Quan didn't care about Gan Ning's killing of his family's general, so he kept him and promised him his merits.

This time Huang Zu let Gan Ning meet, it was really a narrow road for the enemy. There is no general around Huang Zu, how can he be the enemy of Gan Ning. Eastern Wu soldiers surrounded the boat, and Huang Zu's soldiers surrendered one after another, and some resisted inside the boat. That Huang Zu said: "Gan Ning, I used to treat you badly, why did you kill me?" Why did Gan Ning listen to this? Afraid that other generals would compete with him, Huang Zu was shot dead with one arrow. Huang Zu exchanged his death for a profound lesson, don't talk about the friendship of the old master with the robbers, you should be Gan Ning and Guan Yu. But that's another story. Some pheasant experts use their simple success to learn conspiracy theory to analyze Guan Yu Huarong's way, and think that not killing Cao Cao is an intentional move, but to check and balance Sun Quan. It's pure nonsense, killing Cao Cao and making a mess in the north is good for Sun Quan, but not good for Liu Bei? Liu Chan was destroyed by Wei, not by Wu. Besides, when the old man Luo Guanzhong tells a joke, you can analyze it rightly, and use silly logic, you really have a big head.0

At this time, Liu Bei was still leading the army down the river.

Liu Bei looked at Jiangxia City from afar, and the flames were everywhere, not knowing what was going on. They sent out reconnaissance ships and headed down first. Liu Bei saw from a distance that the ships of Soochow were clearly arranged and scattered, and they were flying like flying on the river, and he couldn't help but admire them greatly. "Eastern Wu often lives in the water, and the navy is really good." Liu Qi was worried: "Then Huang Zu has a turbulent personality and is courageous. I have seen him, and I feel that it is difficult for this person to stop the attack of Dongwu."

Liu Bei fell into contemplation, Soochow Wu was powerful, advancing north every year, and his spirit was flourishing. There is a vain attempt to annex Jingzhou. Soochow Wu has been seeking expansion everywhere since Sun Ce, and it is really ambitious. Liu Bei felt that he lacked a top-level advisor around him, so that he could discuss plans and make fewer mistakes, so he wouldn't be reduced to this. Today, although he leads an army of nearly 100,000 people, he does not have the command, and it is only a temporary pass.

Just thinking about it, the reconnaissance ship went up the river, and a sergeant jumped on the flagship. "Master, Uncle Huang, Jiangxia City has been conquered by Soochow, and Soochow's army seems to be organizing a retreat."

Sure enough, the layers of Soochow warships on the river began to turn around, as if the rear team changed to the front team. A large number of soldiers on the riverside also began to board the ship, and it seemed that they planned to withdraw after 3.7.

"Let's lean over and kill Soochow Pianjia without leaving behind!" Zhang Fei said.

"Forget it, Soochow has retreated." Liu Bei shook his head. Obviously Liu Qi didn't want to fight either, so he nodded in agreement. Liu Bei said: "Obviously, Jiangxia City is a lonely city that is difficult to defend. Our army of 100,000 people arrives, and the soldiers from Jiangdong will retreat. In the future, when the strong enemy from the north moves south, Soochow will still be useful to us."

"We came here with an army of 100,000 people, and we don't have the appearance of fighting, so it shouldn't be good." Guan Yu advised. "Soochow destroyed Jiangxia, and he was arrogant and arrogant. Now that he sits and watches, he is letting Soochow be a criminal, and Soochow may be even more unscrupulous in the future."

"Also..." Liu Bei suddenly woke up. "Let the battleships form a battle formation and go straight to Jiangxia! The bowmen are ready! After listening to my order, keep firing arrows!".

Chapter 91: Under Jiangxia City

Gan Ning shot Huang Zu and took his head. Turning around, the reconnaissance ship came to report that a large fleet of Liu Bei's fleet had arrived. Gan Ning expected that the main force was coming from Jingzhou this time, and it was Liu Bei. I heard that he had several tiger generals under his command, and they were very powerful. He hurriedly sailed the boat and applied to Sun Quan for the exam.

"Organize into the city to fight." Sun Quan ordered.

"Wait... lord." Just as Gan Ning was about to go out to give orders, Zhou Yu quickly stopped him. "Our army has been occupied for several days and is already exhausted. In the case of Jiangxia Gucheng, it is far from my Jiangdong station. If the Jingzhou soldiers cut off my supplies, our army will inevitably suffer great damage."

"Then what do you mean?" Sun Quan turned around and looked at Zhou Yu.

"Evacuate temporarily." Zhou Yu said decisively.

"We fought for so many years, and this time we finally won Jiang Xia, how can we give up?" Sun Quan obviously couldn't figure it out.

"Our army attacked Jiangxia in order to relieve the hidden dangers in the northeastern part of Jiangxia. Now the strength of Jiangxia's army has been completely lost, and Jingzhou dare not face our Soochow. Our goal has been achieved. Moreover, the possibility of Soochow expanding to the north in the future is quite small. When the dust goes south, it is almost impossible for Jiangbei to expand to the northeast by 10%, and we can only protect ourselves." Zhou Yu said.

Sun Quan pondered for a while, waved his hand, and said to Gan Ning, "Forget it, do as Governor Zhou said."