The five hundred and fortieth chapters of the unexpected harvest of talent
Lu Meng walked around before going to Jingzhou Navy's water village.
Not only did he bring back first-hand information about the Jingzhou Navy, he also brought back nearly 100,000 missing arrows from the Jingzhou Navy...
Lu Meng's outstanding performance not only increased his popularity and prestige, but also gained a lot of face for Zhou Yu, who has always appreciated and praised him.
Zhou Yu judged from this Cao's army's intention to cross the river from Chibi, so he made a prompt decision, leaving only part of his soldiers to guard Chaisang, while he led an army of 100,000 to Chibi to support.
At the same time, Zhou Yu also wrote to Sun Quan, asking Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to lead troops to Red Cliff.
Sun Quan agreed to Zhou Yu's request without hesitation and sent two veteran generals, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, to lead an army of 100,000 towards Chibi.
Sun Quan himself was not idle either. He led an army of 50,000 to Fankou. By stationing troops at Fankou, Sun Ce could not only defend Xiakou, but also respond to Chibi.
A few days later, almost all the Jiangdong ministries had arrived at the designated location.
In Fankou, in the Chinese army's tent, Sun Quan stared at the map in front of him with an extremely serious expression.
Cao's army was indeed very powerful, with an army of 500,000, which put great psychological pressure on Sun Quan.
In order to cope with the attack of Cao's army, Sun Quan forced the people under his rule to join the army and forced the aristocratic families to hand over money and food as military supplies... This was actually a very hurtful method.
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
It would be fine if he won this battle, but if he lost, I am afraid that the Jiangdong family would immediately jump out against Sun Quan, and then things would really be out of control.
Looking at the Han territory on the map, most of it was painted with colors representing Cao Cao's power. Sun Quan, who was alone at the moment, couldn't help but sigh, "Alas...Cao Cao's strength is really too strong!"
During the ten days or so before Cao Cao was about to arrive at Chibi, Jiangdong Navy repeatedly went to war and provoked Jingzhou Navy.
For more than ten days, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also personally led the navy to fight. Basically, they lost more than they won.
After suffering several consecutive defeats, Cai Mao finally came to his senses and understood that Jiangdong Navy was not something he could deal with alone.
Therefore, Cai Mao chose to close the gate of the village tightly. No matter how provocative Jiang Dongjun was, he did not respond at all.
early August,
The army led by Cao Cao and Lu Yan finally arrived at Chibi.
After learning about the various battles between Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy in half a month, Cao Cao and Lu Yan also had a rough idea of the combat power of Jiangdong Navy.
Basically, the Jingzhou Navy was at a disadvantage in all aspects. Although it could barely compete with the Jiangdong Navy, the results would not be very good.
It is basically a fool's dream to rely on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to defeat the Jiangdong Navy. The only ones who are truly reliable are Lu Yan and his Han Navy!
After thinking about this, Cao Cao no longer struggled. The Jingzhou military waste was a bit useless, but the waste could still play some role, so let's leave it there for now...
Strange to say, after arriving at Chibi and meeting up with Lu Yan, his headache quickly disappeared.
In the Chinese army's tent, Cao Cao, Lu Yan and several close advisers were discussing how to deal with Zhou Yu and Sun Quan.
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It is said that after being reminded by Zhao Yun, Jiang Wan put aside all the family affairs and went north to Xiangyang with only one entourage.
But Jiang Wan arrived in Xiangyang a little late.
When he arrived outside Xiangyang City, he happened to encounter Cao Jun's army heading out for battle.
Groups of soldiers walked out of the city gate, and the people who wanted to enter or exit the city could only temporarily stand aside to make way for the army.
These soldiers are the guards of Cao Cao, Lu Yan and other high-ranking generals. Naturally, they are all strong and well-armed.
Jiang Wan and his two servants stood at the back of the crowd.
Jiang Wan raised his head and looked at the elites of Cao's army, and couldn't help but admire in his heart: "The soldiers and armor are excellent and mighty! The soldiers under Prime Minister Cao and Lu Qiaoqi really live up to their reputation as the best in the world!"
At this moment, after about a thousand soldiers passed by, Cao Cao and Lu Yan slowly walked out of the city, surrounded by Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Xun You, Jia Xu and others.
With the appearance of Cao Cao, Lu Yan and others, the people on both sides of the road outside the city couldn't help but burst into cheers.
From the heartfelt cheers of the people around him, Jiang Wan heard what people's hearts wanted again!
"The soldiers and horses are the best in the world, and they are so popular among the people... I am afraid that the ownership of this world is already destined!"
"Master, look, that bearded man must be Prime Minister Cao!"
Jiang Wan woke up from his thoughts and looked up at Cao Cao and others.
But his eyes did not fall on Cao Cao, but were immediately attracted to Lu Yan next to Cao Cao!
Wearing an exquisite white robe, her face is as gentle as jade, her eyebrows are as dark as a sword, her temperament is otherworldly, and she carries a sense of closeness that comes from the heart!
"It's him, that's right!" Jiang Wan felt like he couldn't move his eyes away. He shouted crazily in his heart: "Lu Yan, Lu Changsheng, Chen Liuhou, General Hussars!"
It is enough for Wan to be able to see Mr. Wan in this lifetime!"
Lu Yan was whispering to Cao Cao when he suddenly felt a fiery gaze.
He raised his head and looked to the side, and happened to see a scholar in his late teens, who stood out among the crowd.
"Huh? This person has a good appearance and his eyes are fiery and smart..."
Lu Yan thought about it for a while, convinced that he had never seen this person before. But Lu Yan's eyes were so vicious, he could tell at a glance that this person was definitely not an ordinary person.
There is never too much talent.
Since the person in front of him might be a talent, Lu Yan wouldn't mind helping him along. What's more, judging from the look in his eyes, there is a high probability that he is Lu Yan's own fan!
Thinking of this, Lu Yan said to Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao, I found a very interesting person... You go first, I will come as soon as I can."
After hearing this, Cao Cao became interested and replied: "It's okay, there's no rush anyway, we'll wait for you."
He actually wanted to see who could arouse Lu Yan's interest.
As a result, Cao Cao's entire team stopped because of a little-known scholar!
In the doubtful eyes of the people, Lu Yan rode a white dragon horse and walked up to Jiang Wan.
In Jiang Wan's shocked and surprised eyes, Lu Yan smiled and asked him: "May I ask how you call me?"
When Jiang Wan was questioned by Lu Yan, his heart was agitated, as if he was in a dream.
But after all, Jiang Wan had the talent of a prime minister. He quickly suppressed his gaffe, and respectfully bowed his hands and said: "Back to Lu Huqi, my student's surname is Jiang Wan, and his courtesy name is Gongyan. He is from Xiangxiang County, Lingling County."
"Jiang Wan?!" After hearing this, Lu Yan felt slightly happy and said to himself, "He is indeed a great talent!"
He still remembered that Zhuge Liang once commented on Jiang Wan in history: "Jiang Wan, the weapon of the country, is not a talent of hundreds of miles." This means that Jiang Wan is a great talent in managing the country, and he can only manage small places.
It's too humiliating.
You know, Zhuge Liang is very picky about talents, not only talent, but also has very high moral requirements when selecting talents.
Being able to catch Zhuge Liang's eyes and receive such a high evaluation shows that Jiang Wan's talents and moral character are outstanding.