Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and he replied coldly: "This is Dong Gongren's suggestion, not his original intention. Didn't Wen Ruo also call Cao Gong?"

Xun Yu thought that this was just an honorific title, so he braced himself and continued to advise: "This is a way to bring disaster. If the prime minister usurps the old system and enters the nobility, it will give Liu Bei, Sun Quan and other counter-thieves an excuse. Now the army is about to go to war. unfavorable……"

The more Cao Cao listened, the more harsh it became. Why are you talking further and further away?

Seeing Cao Cao's face was dark and silent, Xun Yu was going to continue to persuade him, but Cao Cao waved his hand lightly at this time: "I have my own calculations, so please go down first..."

"Prime Minister..."

"Your Majesty, please come back."

Xun Yu wanted to persuade him again, but Xu Chu, the tiger guard, had already started to drive people away, and he knew Cao Cao's temper clearly.

Xun Yu's words pierced Cao Cao's chest like a thorn, and this decades old friend still didn't know how to fulfill it, so Cao Cao began to hate him.

Cao Jun wanted to attack Sun Quan in the east, and there was a lot of movement around mobilizing troops and horses, and soon the news spread to Jianye.

Sun Quan urgently summoned civil servants and generals to discuss countermeasures. He didn't understand why Cao Cao didn't go to Jingzhou, which was empty, but wanted to attack Jiangdong, which was full of soldiers and food.

The situation in Jiangdong at this time is very different from that before the Chibi War.

After Zhou Yu's death, military power was taken over by Sun Quan, and the surrender faction headed by Zhang Zhao collectively chose to remain silent.

"I thought that the Cao thief was trapped in the Weishui River, and we could take the opportunity to take Huainan. I didn't expect the Kansai coalition army to be useless, and Ziming was in Jiaozhou..." Sun Quan sighed.

Lu Meng in the corner bowed his head and blushed. After returning from Jiaozhou, he was relieved of his military power and was left in Jianye to study military books all day. Sun Quan thought that Lu Meng didn't read enough books, otherwise how could he be so passive in Lingnan.

Veteran Cheng Pu said: "My lord, this time Cao Cao claims to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but the entire Jiangdong has less than [-] soldiers capable of fighting. He needs to ask for help from outside."

Sun Quan said disdainfully: "Chibi is known as a crowd of millions, and they lost to us in the end? But reinforcements can still be found, and Liu Xuande should reciprocate..."

"I heard that Liu Xuande is not in Jingzhou, Guan Yunchang is not easy to talk..." Cheng Pu was defending the city in Xinye back then, if it wasn't for Guan Yu's cover, he would have died in battle long before Zhou Yu.

Cheng Pu knew Guan Yu very well. He was indeed brave and invincible in battle, but he was very difficult to speak.

Sun Quan looked at Lu Su, "The governor and General Guan are neighbors, even if he is hard to talk to, you still have to invite reinforcements for me."

Lu Su nodded, "It's my duty to do so. Cao Cao must leave Ruxukou when he goes south. My lord needs to send a general to fortify first."

"Then Lao Cheng Gong will go first. If Cao Cao dares to come, I will come in person." Sun Quan suddenly raised a hint of heroism.

"Wei." Cheng Pu cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Lu Meng looked at Cheng Pu with a lot of emotion. If he can successfully win Jiaozhou, maybe Cheng Pu's task today is his own.

"My lord... I will have something to say at the end..." Lu Meng came out of the shift to speak.

Han Dang, Chen Wu, He Qi and other generals all showed contemptuous expressions, Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan and other civil officials whispered, and harsh words came out of the hall immediately, such as how dare a defeated general speak bravely?But Lu Meng chose not to hear it.

Sun Quan said meaningfully: "Is Ziming getting something from reading recently?"

Regardless of the cold words from his side, Lu Meng got up and said: "The governor judged that Cao Cao must come out of Ruxukou, why don't my lord stand up at Shuikou for defense?"

Han Dang sneered: "Go ashore to attack thieves, wash your feet and enter the boat, what's the use of the dock? I don't know which military book you read?"

Chen Wu, He Qi and others laughed out loud after hearing this, completely ignoring Lu Meng's face.

Sun Quan's expression was solemn, and he thought that Lu Meng was still in a difficult position.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhao couldn't bear it and said, "Zi Ming didn't lose any soldiers in Jiaozhou. It's not a gentleman's action to ridicule you as a colleague. Why don't you let him finish his sentence?"

"I would like to hear your opinion." Han Dang clasped his fists and shook.

Lu Meng calmly explained: "Soldiers are blunt and invincible. If there is an encounter, the enemy's cavalry is frowning, and they have no time to reach the water. Will they be able to enter the boat?"

In Moon Bay and Lai Gong's stalemate for several months, none of the generals on the field has more experience than Lu Meng. War fortresses can really affect the battle situation.

Seeing that the generals were silent, Lu Meng continued: "The dock at Ruxu Shuikou, supplemented by grain and grass in the east of the river, is equivalent to a dangerous pass on the water. If Cao Cao can really break through and enter the Yangtze River, how many soldiers in the north will be left?"

"General Lu is justified, and the general will second it." Pan Zhang clasped his fists and walked to Lu Meng's side. Because he was Sun Quan's confidant and was not the chief general when he was in Jiaozhou, he was not punished after returning to Jiangdong.

Another defeated general, although the generals of Han Dang did not speak, the atmosphere in the hall became cold again.

During the Battle of Moon Fort, Pan Zhang explained the story to Sun Quan in detail. Hearing Lu Meng's description now, isn't that just speaking from his own experience?

Seeing that Lu Meng was not surprised, Sun Quan raised his hopes for him again, and said in a deep voice, "According to Ziming's proposal, I will make you Cheng Gong's deputy general and preside over Ruxu Shuikou Liwu."

"Wei." Lu Meng was so excited that tears were about to fall out, thinking that the lord hadn't given up on me after all.

After Jianye made a plan to defend against the enemy, the Jiangdong officials actively prepared for the battle, and Lu Su went to Jiangxia for help under the scorching sun.

Guan Yu's navy at this time was only ten thousand, and most of the warships were warships. He was not sure whether to send troops to help, so he sent Guan Ping to Jiangling and Quanling to ask Zhuge Liang and Lantian for advice.

The rice has been harvested in the first half of the year, and the new seedlings are only seven or eight inches high, but there are appalling stem borers on the green seedlings.

In July of the 17th year of Jian'an, the insect plague finally appeared after the severe drought.

Chapter 257 Insect Plague

The borer is also known as the borer, and the borer disaster that broke out in the south at this time is called the three stem borer in later generations.

The adults of Chilo suppressalis are small moths, with long triangular forewings, pale yellowish white, with one obvious small black spot in the center and seven small black spots on the outer edge.

Stem borer is a monophagous pest. They only harm rice or wild rice. Their larvae burrow into rice stems to eat and cause damage. When the host is tillering, dead seedlings appear, and "dead booting" or "dead booting" are formed at the booting and heading stages. White Spike'.

Borer begins to prosper in summer, and can reproduce four generations within a year. Mature larvae transfer to healthy plants, bite an eclosion hole in the stem or on the stem wall, leave only one layer of epidermis to pupate, and break through the membrane to drill out after eclosion.

Borers can reproduce all year round in the tropics, but when the humidity is insufficient in dry seasons, the last instar larvae often hibernate in the roots of rice, and cannot reproduce all the year round in temperate regions, and overwinter as the last instar larvae in low temperature seasons.

This kind of pest is extremely harmful to rice, and the grains with severe yield reduction will not be harvested.

In anticipation of insect damage, Lantian asked the counties to turn over the fields in time to remove the rice stubble as required after the harvest in the first half of the year, intending to eliminate the source of insects from the root.

This pest disaster has spread to the entire south, and there is no guarantee that it will be safe.

In the main paddy producing areas of the four counties in Jingnan, there are agricultural researchers from Quanling Academy stationed for observation, and quickly report to the higher authorities after discovering any abnormalities.

In early July, Lan Tian personally inspected several paddy fields and ordered agricultural researchers to record the intensity of the pest infestation. He planned to formulate the amount and frequency of pesticide spraying according to the affected area.

The disaster situation in Jingnan counties was successively reported to the Lingling prefect's mansion. Lantian asked Jiang Wan to call out personnel from the newspaper office to make statistics, and then distributed pesticides in stock according to the amount used, and ordered Gaoshun to send troops to cooperate with the extermination.

Without the support of industrial equipment, the production of pesticides depends entirely on manual boiling, and the output efficiency is relatively low.

Lan Tian was worried about the waste of time in pesticide transportation, so he recruited students from Quanling School and Medical School to set up temporary pesticide workshops in various counties.

In addition, Lantian also asked all localities to increase topdressing to ensure the robust growth of rice plants, shorten the heading period to reduce insect damage, and ordered the prohibition of killing natural enemies such as borers and frogs.

Because it was the first time to actively intervene in pests, Lantian had no experience, and neither did the executors. The counties in Jingnan were busy from top to bottom, as if a large-scale war had broken out.

In mid-July, summer cicadas chirp crazily.

In the gazebo at the back garden of Quanling Prefect's Mansion, Lan Tian leaned against the back of his chair and snored. On the table was the draft of the fifth issue of Changjiang Daily and a plate of freshly picked grapes.

Lu Lingqi sat quietly beside her, gently shaking her fan to cool him off, like a nympho girl looking at her sweetheart.

Lan Tian has become thinner recently, which made Lu Lingqi feel a little distressed, so she took away what the maid did.

Just when Lu Lingqi was recalling the past, she heard heavy and hurried footsteps outside the garden, and turned around to find Gao Yuan standing on the porch.

Lu Lingqi walked over quickly, "What's the matter?"

Gao Yuan nodded, looked at Lan Tian in the pavilion, and asked, "Sir, are you asleep?"

"Well, just fell asleep for a while, Ziyu is too tired recently, let him sleep for a while." Lu Lingqi said.

"Uh...General Guan sent Guan Tanzhi to see you, sir, it seems there is some urgent military situation..." Gao Yuan whispered.

Lu Lingqi frowned. Guan Yu's personality was different from Zhang Fei's. Although he had a good relationship with Lan Tian, ​​they didn't have that close relationship. Could it be that Guan Ping has some important military reasons for coming here?

"Is there any war in Jiangxia? Could it be that Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou?" Lu Lingqi asked again.

Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "Probably not. I often go to the Book and Newspaper Office recently, and there are reports from all over there. Cao Cao seems to want to attack Sun Quan..."

"Then it's nothing to worry about. Give Tanzhi some fruit to quench his thirst, and let Ziyu go there after he wakes up." Lu Lingqi disagreed.

"Wei." Gao Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then clasped his fists and answered loudly.

"Hush..." Lu Lingqi put her finger in the middle of her lips, signaling not to be so loud.

After Gao Yuan left, Lu Lingqi returned to the gazebo. At this time, Lan Tian felt as if she had finished a sauna, and her forehead was almost covered with sweat.

Lu Lingqi played the fan with her left hand, and wiped his sweat with a handkerchief with her right hand. Lan Tian opened his eyes in a daze, and found two big mountains in front of him...

Lan Tian intentionally teased Lu Lingqi, he hugged her slender waist with both hands, and then grabbed her to sit on his lap.

"Ah...you're awake?" Lu Lingqi was panicked at first, but then her cheeks turned red and she was very happy.

Lan Tian seldom makes such intimacy, is it because the weather is so hot now?Or is he feeding him too often?

Lan Tian picked up the Yangtze River News with one hand across Lu Lingqi, and said with a smile: "Jiang Gongyan really has the material to be the editor-in-chief. The first three issues were done quite well, and the fourth issue actually added the column of "Changjiang Review". This guy taught me how to innovate." Ah, but it was Han law that Cao Cao killed Ma Tengyi, and the people of the world's gentry will not sympathize..."

"How many cities has the Cao thief slaughtered? How many hundreds of innocent people have died? He doesn't care about his reputation at all. A few lines of writing won't affect him, right?" Lu Lingqi asked suspiciously.

Lan Tian smiled and said: "Young gentleman, don't underestimate the power of words, sometimes they are more powerful than thousands of horses. Although Jiang Gongyan didn't choose the theme well, the idea of ​​the comment column is good. I want to give him some advice."

Lu Lingqi asked suspiciously: "Husband really wants to turn it into a Yuedan review? Do you plan to use this Changjiang newspaper to cultivate celebrities?"

"No, only Xu Shao and Xu Jing commented on the Yuedan Review, and the Yuedan Review would not be able to continue without them.

Jiang Gongyan engages in the Yangtze River Review on the Changjiang News, so we can get more people involved, and we can use celebrities to increase the reputation of the Changjiang News.

Gradually it can also weaken the role of celebrities, although celebrities are not often there, but the Yangtze River News is like the Yangtze River..." Lan Tian said meaningfully.

"Husband, you are so bad..." Lu Lingqi patted her hands lightly, and she found that what she said just now fit well with the current sitting posture.

A domineering woman is also a woman. If she is a woman, she will be considerate and gentle. If she is a woman, she will refuse and welcome. Lan Tian's ambiguous behavior makes Lu Lingqi shy.

Lan Tian noticed that Lu Lingqi was unusual, so he changed the subject with a smile and asked, "When I was taking a nap just now, I seemed to hear someone coming?"

"Oh...it's Guan Tanzhi, I asked Gao Yuan to talk with him in the front hall..." Lu Lingqi stroked her hair by her ear and replied.

Lan Tian hurriedly carried Lu Lingqi down to the ground, and then said seriously: "General Guan must have something important to ask. Xiaojun, please ask someone to prepare some pastries and cooked food. Maybe Tanzhi won't stay in Quanling for a long time."

"Oh... Husband won't be too late to deal with government affairs today, right?" Lu Lingqi asked.

"I don't know yet, what's the matter?" Lan Tian was full of doubts.

"My husband has been working too hard these days. I asked the kitchen to prepare a few refreshing side dishes. I will accompany you to have a drink against the moon in the evening, and relax by the way. There is nothing so busy..." Lu Lingqi murmured in a low voice.

"Uh... I can save it..." Lan Tian knew that the unreasonable teasing just caused trouble.

Chapter 258 Who's Spreading the Rumor?

Lan Tian hurried to the front hall and found that Guan Ping was waiting bored. He kept refusing to taste the plantains, grapes and other fruits prepared by the plateau.

"Little General, you can really taste it. The grapes in front of you are planted by Mr. himself, and you can't buy them anywhere else. You can wait for a while. Recently, borer insects have been raging in all counties. Mr. is so busy with government affairs that he finally fell asleep for a while..." Gao Yuan Explain and recommend.

"The junior is not thirsty right now, it won't be too late to use it after seeing uncle..."

Guan Ping sat upright in the hall, acting very cautious, and did not dare to take the reception fruit lightly, mainly because Guan Yu was usually strict in education, and he had an inexplicable awe of his elders.

Lan Tian was someone Guan Yu respected, and Guan Ping treated him like a father, but in fact the difference between the two was only ten years.

"Tan Zhi is here." Lan Tian greeted loudly.

Guan Ping stood up politely, bowed and clasped his fists in salute: "Uncle..."

"Could it be that Cao Cao wanted to attack Sun Quan in the east, and General Guan sent you here to ask if he could help?" Lan Tian asked suspiciously.

Guan Ping said in amazement: "My uncle is just as clever as Zhuge's military adviser. Dudu Lu went to Jiangxia to ask for help and send troops. My father thought it was a big deal, so he sent me out..."

"What did the military master say?" Lan Tian asked.

"The military adviser said that he must take into account the overall situation of the Sun-Liu Alliance. Considering that my uncle is still doing important things in Xichuan, I suggest that my father send troops to help, but he cannot help with all his strength..." Guan Ping answered truthfully.

Lan Tianxin said that the military adviser was indeed cautious, and he smiled and said to Guan Ping: "The military adviser has a far-reaching strategy, and I have no other opinions. I frankly go back and tell General Guan to take care of his health. It is best not to go to Jiangdong to take risks in person. Not many, just send some people to strengthen the prestige."

"I understand uncle, the military situation is urgent, please forgive me for not being able to stay for long, I have to go back immediately and report to my order." Guan Ping saluted with his fists in his hands and was about to leave.

Lan Tian nodded, "Since this is the case, bring some fruits to quench your thirst on the road..."

"Wei." Guan Ping cupped his fists in thanks.

Guan Ping left in a hurry, and Lantian asked Gao Yuan to send a few baskets of fruit on board, and asked him to bring them back to Jiangxia to give Guan Yu a taste, and then Lantian went to the Book and News Office to find Jiang Wan.

Lan Tian affirmed the role of the Yangtze River Review, but don’t make dry comments, and suggested that citing the views of celebrities can increase the popularity of the Changjiang Daily, and the subject of the comment should not only focus on the characters, but also comment on major historical events, as long as they are thought-provoking.

Jiang Wan was greatly touched when he heard this, but he hesitated and said: "The fourth issue of Changjiang News was originally published at the beginning of this month, but it was delayed due to the handling of borer pests. Otherwise, this issue should be canceled first and wait until the fifth day of September." Add more in the future?"

"Just do it when you think about it. The so-called good meal is not afraid of being late. If you think about it slowly, it will be fine to publish the fourth issue in August." Lan Tian said in his heart that no one has urged you to update, what are you afraid of?

"Mr. said that he wanted to quote the opinions of famous people, how to quote and who is more suitable?" Jiang Wan asked again.

Lan Tian smiled and said: "Send someone from the newspaper office to record the other party's views in the form of a conversation. I believe that with the accumulated influence of the first three issues of the Yangtze River Daily, celebrities in Jingxiang are willing to report a few words."