[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

The stars hang down all over the field, and the bright moon is in the sky.

When Ling Han heard the footsteps, he didn't raise his head, and called directly: "Senior brother."

Zhao Yun responded with a low voice, and sat down beside him.

Ling Han recalled the scene in the camp just now, and felt that this was a good time for him to regain his initiative.

Apart from his inferior martial arts, in other aspects, he is stronger than his senior brother, so he should "have the upper hand".

Ling Han thought for a while and said, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Zhao Yun raised his head, revealing his delicate and distinct jaw: "It is indeed extremely beautiful."

Ling Han smiled and said: "Senior Brother, I don't know something. The words I just said, in Huang—"

He originally wanted to talk about the imperial palace, but after a pause, he changed his words: "In my hometown, this is something you only say to your sweetheart."

Zhao Yun's eyebrows twitched, for those three words.

He tilted his head, and his eyes were slightly puzzled, as if he didn't understand why this sentence could express such a meaning.

In his mouth, he learned to repeat: "Tonight... the moonlight is so beautiful?"

Ling Han looked at his confused and serious appearance, and felt that Senior Brother was so silly and cute.

He suddenly stretched out his right hand and grabbed Zhao Yun's left hand.

Zhao Yun was slightly taken aback.

After a while, he asked hesitantly: "Junior Brother... Aren't you afraid of being bumped into by others?"

Ling Han thought in his heart that there is nothing to be afraid of holding hands.

Not to mention that other people may not think about it in this way, but taking a step back, this can only be said to be a matter of personal morality, and it is a matter of personal morality that does not harm any interests.

He said with a smile: "I bumped into it, so I bumped into it. Could it be that I broke the law?"

Ling Han knew that even though his senior brother had expressed his affection for him, it was absolutely impossible to say that a person in the third century A.D. would not care about same-sex love at all.

So he tilted his head to meet Zhao Yun's eyes, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Besides, this is a common preference of my ancestors."

Zhao Yun lowered his eyes when he heard the words.

I said silently in my heart: the ancestors have common preferences... yes, it should be like this in the first place.One day in the future, maybe he can return to his senior brother status.

Compared with what I was worried about before, it has been much better.

Although he thought a lot in his heart, Zhao Yun didn't show it at all, let alone said anything.

He smiled at Ling Han gently.

Ling Han also smiled.

Every time he sees such a smile, he feels happy.

——He knew that the white-robed general, who was like death on the battlefield, would only show such a gentle expression in front of him.

The two have been sitting like this.

Until the middle of the night, Zhao Yun was still talking to his junior brother at one moment, but suddenly felt his right shoulder sinking at the next moment.

He reached out his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally touched Ling Han's cheek.

After that, Ling Han stayed in Xiangyang County for more than half a month.

It was not until Liu Qi returned that all counties in Jingzhou had changed their defenses before he led his troops back to Yangzhou.

Before leaving, he left Xun Yu in Jingzhou and appointed him as the governor of Jingzhou.

And after returning to Yangzhou.

Ling Han began to continue the previously planned reforms—opening a batch of basic factories in Lujiang.

This will be the highlight of his next period of time.

As for the Northern Expedition, there is no rush for now. When Xu Shu returns from his mission to Yizhou, it will not be too late for Yangzhou to train a group of elite soldiers.

In the far north, Anping County, Jizhou.

After several months of hard work, Cao Cao finally beat Yuan Shang out of the last important city in Jizhou.

After this battle, in the north of Anping, there was no strong city in Jizhou, so Yuan Shang could only lead his army to retreat to Youzhou or Bingzhou.

However, when Cao Cao summed up the gains and losses of this expedition.

Instead of the joy of conquering a state, he was very bored.

Even though Jizhou was the most populous state three years ago.

During this period of time, while he was attacking Yuan Shang in the north, Yanzhou obeyed the order of King Changsha and launched several attacks with Gan Ning as the vanguard.

Gao Shun and Gan Ning broke out in a battle in Yangping, and the entire army under his command was wiped out.

Cao Ren was attacked by a fire attack at Jieqiao. Not only did he die, but the 5000 people he led were also lost. Only a thousand people escaped back, and the rest either died or surrendered.

"Lord."

A soldier rushed to the capital of Anping from the southeast of Jizhou, and sent a latest battle report.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "Zhuge Liang!"

After Cao Ren was attacked, he set up a tight defense in Jizhou, and the opponent did not find another opportunity to attack the army.

However, this time, Zhuge Kongming plundered all the people in the nearby counties that were neglected to prevent and control to Yanzhou.

"The king of Changsha entrusted Yanzhou to him with full authority. This man is really not a cheap lamp, and he is so ruthless at such a young age."

Cao Cao could not wait to lead his army to attack Yanzhou immediately.

But he knew very well that the reason why Zhuge Liang dared to be so arrogant came from behind him. Leaving aside Yangzhou, where King Changsha personally sits, even Xuzhou and Yuzhou next to him can continuously initiate support.

Once he is completely caught in the war with Yanzhou, it will be difficult to get out.

Cao Cao sent soldiers to gather his confidants and ordered them to gather here in half an hour to discuss the next battle plan.

He himself paced back and forth in the lobby, preoccupied.

"Although Yuan Shang had to withdraw from Jizhou, the loss of his main force was only half. Youzhou and Bingzhou also had troops left behind. Now that autumn has entered, launching a siege in the cold Youzhou will only be more difficult. And I Once the main force is transferred from Jizhou, let alone whether the king of Changsha will personally lead his troops, the harassment from Yanzhou alone is already unbearable. In the battle of Yangping County, Gao Shun’s camp was wiped out at the cost of the entire army. There are more than [-] people. At this moment, Yanzhou still has at least [-] elite soldiers. Just to cope with Yanzhou's military strength, we need to leave [-] elite soldiers in Yecheng, Yangping, and Wei Commanderies."

"Yangzhou was originally a barren land with few people. In just two years in Changsha Wangshou, it has become the state with the largest population and the most food in the world. Obviously, as long as he is given land and time, he can quickly produce food. with soldiers."

"A few days ago, the king of Changsha captured Jingzhou again. Liu Zhang of Yizhou was originally a Han family clan, and his surrender may be a matter of time. Han Suimateng of Liangzhou, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, and Gongsun Du of Liaodong, although they would not It is easy to submit to the King of Changsha, but I think their hostility towards me will not be less than that of the King of Changsha."

"If this continues, I have almost no chance of winning."

After half an hour.

Wen Ru Sima Yi, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others, Wu Ru Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Xu Chu and other generals all came here.

Cao Cao didn't talk nonsense, and said: "Now, although we have captured Jizhou and own the land of Qingzhou, Sili, and Jizhou, the situation in the world is still very serious. Yuan Shang in the north is stubbornly resisting, and the king of Changsha in the south is watching. .”

"What do you guys think about what to do next?"

The generals looked at each other, knowing that it was not their strong point, so they didn't speak.

Several confidant counselors also remained silent for a long time.

In the end, Xun You took the lead and said: "You think that the lord should occupy Yecheng and Yangping in the south and relocate some people, so that the two cities can deal with the threat of Yanzhou."

"At the same time, increase the troops against Youzhou. The reason why Yuan Shang resisted was because in his opinion, we could not completely defeat him with Yanzhou's restraint. If we attacked with heavy troops, Yuan Shang might abandon the city and continue to go north. escape."

Although Xun You's nominal uncle Xun Yu followed the death of Yanzhou, he finally chose to fall to the King of Changsha.

But in Cao Cao's place, Xun You's trust and importance have not been reduced at all.

The Xun family was also divided into two because of these two people.

Cheng Yu came out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Another important counselor, Sima Yi, did not speak.

Cao Cao didn't wait for Sima Yi's answer, so he stopped waiting and said, "Although what Gongda said is reasonable, it is not enough for the moment."

He didn't go into detail, but many people in the class knew it well.

"I thought it could be done like this."

Cao Cao said slowly, the idea that came to him suddenly in his heart just now was a wonderful and extremely risky plan.

After speaking, Cao Cao looked at everyone in the hall again.

Above the lobby, there was a moment of silence.

I don't know whether they were too shocked or unbelievable.

This time, Sima Yi was the first to speak.

"My lord, if this plan fails, the consequences will be unbearable, and maybe everything will be lost."

He didn't say anything to death, but his expression was extremely worried and serious.

Compared to Sima Yi's hesitation.

Cheng Yu directly objected: "My lord, think twice! Even if this plan is really successful, what we need to face in the future is still a situation of a hundred deaths that may be destroyed at any time."

Xun You also wanted to speak.

Cao Cao interrupted, "Everyone."

He looked at the people below, or his expression was tangled, or his brows were furrowed, or he objected.

Almost no one fully agrees with his plan.

However, it is precisely because of this that I have to do it even more——

Only the actions of Sima Yi, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others, who were either unbelievable or outright impossible, could deceive the King of Changsha and his outstanding advisers.

At this moment, Cao Cao was sober as never before.

The pros and cons are very clear.

This is indeed a dangerous move, but it is also the only one that is likely to win the final victory.

If you follow the rules, follow Xun You's method.

Unless the king of Changsha is in a daze and makes mistakes one after another, and all the advisers and generals under him are not persuaded, he can have a chance of winning.

Otherwise, facing the King of Changsha, he can only be eaten away step by step, and sooner or later he will definitely lose.

This was almost doomed when Yuan Shao died and Yuan Shang successfully inherited most of his power and fought hard to resist.

As far as he is concerned, if Dong Zhuo hadn't entered Beijing and the world of the Han Dynasty hadn't been in chaos, he might have been willing to be a Han official.

Even if you can't be a power minister, you may not be able to live a happy life.

However, come to this step today.

As far as he is concerned, if he can't sit in the highest position, even if he is awarded the honor of a king with a different surname, he can't just settle down like that.

The author has something to say: the first few hundred words, looking back, don’t seem to have much content, but it took twice as much time as the last 2000 words QAQ