Summary of the previous chapter: The southeast wind finally arrived. It was a breeze at first, and then turned into a strong wind enough to fan the fire. Facing the sudden southeast wind, Cao Cao felt regret while thinking of the letter Ma Xiaoquan gave him,
In desperation, I had to order a retreat...
The war finally came to an end with Cao Cao's retreat.
Although the war is over, post-war deployment work continues.
In this continuous battle, the Sun-Liu Alliance created the impossible and created a huge miracle of defeating more with less.
But... the next distribution of the results, who will win more and who will lose, this problem may not be solved well for the time being.
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Although Cao Cao suffered consecutive defeats in Chibi and Wulin, after all, the foundation is there. Defeat is a defeat. Cao Cao also admitted this, but if we analyze the general situation of Jingzhou, Cao Cao is not everything.
get.
Originally, most of Jingzhou should belong to Cao Cao and Cao Mengde. Due to the consecutive defeats in Chibi and Wulin, Cao Cao lost control of part of Jingzhou's territory, but... from a strategic point of view, Cao Cao controlled Yinnan County, headed by
It is a strategic point in the northern part of Jingzhou.
On the other hand, after the victory of the Allied Forces in the Chibi-Wulin Battle, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and led tens of thousands of people to attack Nanjun. At this time, the defender of Nanjun was Cao Ren, an important general of Cao's army.
Before the battle started, Zhou Yu underestimated Cao Ren's ability. Ma Xiaoquan knew Cao Ren's tactics of using troops very well, but in view of the course of history, Ma Xiaoquan did not reveal this.
Zhou Yu pointed his sword at Jiangling and wanted to capture it in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, he was fighting a land battle.
Cao's army, which had returned to land warfare, could be described as invincible on land.
Cao Ren used hundreds of elite cavalry to defeat Zhou Yu's thousands of vanguard troops in one fell swoop, which made Zhou Yu very depressed.
Only then did Zhou Yu realize that Cao's army was the most powerful on land.
Seeing that a direct attack had no chance of winning, Zhou Yu immediately changed his strategy and adopted roundabout tactics. He first ordered Gan Ning to capture Yiling, intending to clear the outskirts of Nanjun before launching an attack. Cao Ren used his plan and launched a counter-siege, suddenly surrounding Gan Ning.
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Zhou Yu was very anxious and quickly found Ma Xiaoquan, hoping that Master Shangxian would give him some advice. Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be serious and gave Zhou Yu a suggestion that he should discuss with Lu Meng about the seemingly unsolvable problem.
Lü Meng, then the Wu Army's Hengye Zhonglang General, was a talent that Sun Quan gradually began to use after he took office. Zhou Yu, as the commander-in-chief of the Navy, was also very aware of Lü Meng's growth, but the relationship between the two was not very close.
, Lu Meng used to be a guy who couldn't read a single word.
Suspicions are suspicions. In view of the deeds of the Wulin Fire on the Southeast Wind, Zhou Yu has no doubts about Ma Xiaoquan, the Immortal Master. Since the Immortal Master wants to find Lu Meng by himself, then let's go find him.
Zhou Yu sent someone to summon Lü Meng, and once he told Gan Ning about the siege of Yiling, Lü Meng immediately suggested that Ling Tong, Ling Cao's son, be the temporary commander of Nanjun, while he and the chief governor went to Yiling in person to rescue Gan Ning.
Zhou Yu was puzzled and asked Lu Meng why he made such an arrangement. Lu Meng respectfully said: "The governor also knows that Kun Tao Lingcao was shot by Gan Ning. If you send his son Ling Tong out to rescue Gan Ning,
Ning, I'm afraid it won't have any good results. Furthermore, the war has just ended, and generals are needed in various positions. Ling Tong is the best among the generals in terms of reputation and ability to command troops...
The Grand Governor temporarily handed over the affairs of Nanjun to Ling Tong, which was a kind of trust in Ling Tong. Presumably, if we successfully rescue Xingba Gan Ning's character, Ling Tong will also feel relieved about the man who killed his father.
....."
Lu Meng's analysis was very reasonable, and Zhou Yu had indeed thought about how to solve the problem between Gan Ning and Ling Tong. When Lu Meng said this, Zhou Yu also felt that this was a very good method, so he asked Ma Xiaoquan if this method could be used.
Can?
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and praised: "Ziming Lu Meng's method can not only solve the problem of Ling Tong and Gan Ning, but also help you defeat Cao Ren, haha..."
Zhou Yu was very happy when he heard this and said excitedly: "Sir, are you serious about what you said?"
"Well, Gong Jin, don't forget, the southeast wind of the Wulin Fire was borrowed from heaven by me."
Zhou Yu nodded, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, then I will go rescue Gan Ning with Zi Mingyi. Lord Shangxian, I will leave Nanjun to you for the time being."
When Ma Xiaoquan heard this, he waved his hand quickly: "No, my mission is over here. The rest of the things will be arranged secretly. I will leave now."
Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this. He knelt down in front of Ma Xiaofeng, kowtowed heavily and said, "Master Shangxian, Gong Jin knows that I can't stop you, but please stay a little longer.
When we return victorious from the battle of Yiling, it won’t be too late for you to leave.”
"This..." Ma Xiaoquan hesitated.
It's not that Ma Xiaoquan doesn't want to stay a little longer, it's just that since he knew the whereabouts of the solar recorder, Ma Xiaoquan had to go back and get it first. As the saying goes, things change after a while. If it's too late, things disappear again. How embarrassing is this for Ma Xiaoquan?
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Seeing Ma Xiaoquan's hesitation, Zhou Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Master Shangxian, it is said that you are inquiring about an object. I know where the object is now."
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan was curious and asked, "Where is it?"
Zhou Yu did not directly answer Ma Xiaoquan's question, but first described the appearance of the solar recorder. After listening to this, Ma Xiaoquan was surprised how Zhou Yu could be so clear. Zhou Yu took out a letter from his arms with a smile and presented it to
Ma Xiaoquan watches.
When Ma Xiaoquan saw it, he cursed in his heart: "Damn it."
It turns out that Zhou Yu's letter was written to him by his first cousin who was far away in Hanzhong. It happened that this cousin was working as an official for Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and he also happened to see the treasure that Zhang Lu had recently acquired. It looks like it here.
What was written in the letter was clear and clear.
Ma Xiaoquan was puzzled. If we go by the information in this letter, wouldn't the solar recorder have reached Hanzhong?
"Isn't that right?" Ma Xiaoquan shouted in frustration, grabbed Zhou Yu's shoulders and said, "How did Zhang Lu get that thing?"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said respectfully: "I don't know either."
"Yeah" Ma Xiaoquan let go of his hands and began to think deeply.
It has been almost 20 years since he came to this era. In these 20 years, Ma Xiaoquan has experienced a lot. Although he will not grow old, it does not mean that his mind will not grow.
Being used to Cao Cao's use of rewards, punishments and responsibilities, and the behavior of the Han officials, Ma Xiaoquan knew very well what was most important in this era.
From Zhou Yu's eyes, Ma Xiaoquan could tell that Zhou Yu was not telling lies. So, did the solar recorder really fall into the hands of others again?
"Damn it!" Ma Xiaoquan cursed angrily and sighed: "Gongjin, it would be better if you didn't tell me about this. Now that you have said so, I have to go back and collect evidence first."
When Zhou Yu heard this, he secretly regretted it, but he had no choice. If he said it out loud, it would be like throwing water away. Zhou Yu understood that he could not persuade Lord Shangxian anymore.
"Then... okay..." Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "After spending these days with Lord Shangxian, I understand a lot of truths and learn a lot of things. I hope Lord Shangxian
You have a safe journey and may you live a long life, haha!"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and stretched out his right hand.
"Lord Immortal, this..."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly: "Come, let's shake hands. In our fairy world, this is a symbol of friendly relations between two people."
In his left eye, Yuan suddenly said: "Hun Danma Xiaoquan, return to the immortal world, do you think you are cultivating immortality? You are really good at deceiving people."
Ma Xiaoquan: "..."
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Zhou Yu nodded and extended his right hand.
"Pa!" The two right hands were held together tightly, and then separated again.
Ma Xiaoquan gently beat Zhou Yu's chest, nodded and said: "Gong Jin, take care!"
Zhou Yu said: "Master Shangxian, take care!"
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Zhou Yu did not come out to see Ma Xiaoquan off, because from Lu Su's mouth, Ma Xiaoquan learned that Zhou Yu was actually crying.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan and Zhou Yu didn't get along for long, but in these days, Ma Xiaoquan gained Zhou Yu's complete trust.
Compared with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, although these two people were very respectful to themselves, secretly, they both had Xiao Jiujiu. From this point of view, these two people were far inferior to Zhou Yu.
The evaluation of Zhou Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is that he has a small belly chicken intestine. In fact, after getting along with Zhou Yu, Ma Xiaoquan found that Zhou Yu is very grand and has no personality traits of a small belly chicken intestine at all. Even if there is, it is just a choice for each person. This is different from the small belly chicken intestine.
It has absolutely no relation.
After bidding farewell to Lu Su, Ma Xiaoquan sailed the boat towards Xiangyang.
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Xiangyang, Mao family mansion.
As Ma Xiaoquan's only apprentice in this era, Mao Gang felt proud and conflicted in his heart.
Mao Gang's purpose is very simple. He only wants Hua Yue's heart, his complete Hua Yue's heart, and his own Hua Yue's heart.
However, his master is still alive and well. What makes him even more desperate is that his master is an immortal and cannot grow old.
Mao Gang's longing for Hua Yuexin has reached its peak. As long as he can get Hua Yuexin, Mao Gang will do anything to kill his master.
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In the upper room of another inn, Lu Xian, who has always regarded Ma Xiaoquan as his opponent, is much better than Mao Gang. Lu Xian also likes Hua Yuexin, but Lu Xian even dreams of getting a solar recorder. After all, since then,
He started working hard on this when he was very young. It has been so many years since he was young and frivolous, and now he is in his fifties. He has been working hard for too long.