Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

After seeing through Lao Cao's thoughts, Lu Yan smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Cao, in fact, we don't need to dispatch any armed force, we just need to sell some obsolete weapons and armor to them.

In their place, dozens or hundreds of people can be called an army, so there is no need for us to send armed forces there."

Cao Cao was very surprised when he heard the words, and asked in an unbelievable tone: "Then what is the difference between them and the armed fights among the villagers?"

Lu Yan thought for a while and replied: "Although there is not much difference, there are still some differences. The difference probably lies in the clothes and weapons of our villagers, which are slightly more advanced than them."

"." Cao Cao's mouth twitched, and he said to himself, "This damn Dongzhou is too poor and backward, Mr. Lu even thinks about such a country, it's just too cruel."

Moreover, the action is just a long and narrow island. If he hadn't known from the diary that there was a silver mine on it, Cao Cao probably wouldn't have taken a look at it.

But if Cao Cao knew what the island nation had done in later generations, he would only be more cruel

Seeing that Lu Yan stopped talking, Cao Cao couldn't help but pretended to ask: "They are so poor and backward, what is there that deserves our help, is it worth your Mr. Lu's concern?"

Lu Yan looked around for a while, looking wretched and mysterious, and even deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Cao, to tell you the truth, there are silver mines on it!"

"Silver mine?!" Cao Cao made a surprised expression, then groped his beard and said, "You mean, we exchange old weapons and armor for their silver mine?"

Lu Yan nodded and said: "That's right, they are all eliminated anyway, so why not exchange them for some money?"

"If Yamatai gets our armour, the surrounding hostile forces will probably be subdued soon. At that time, wouldn't it be that the family dominates and raises a disaster for itself?"

Lu Yan glanced at Cao Cao in surprise, and said, "Mr. Cao, I didn't say that we only sell weapons and armor to Xiematai."

Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately reacted.

He pointed at Lu Yan and laughed loudly: "Mr. Lu, you...you are so wicked!"

"It's Mr. Cao's leadership." Lu Yan replied modestly.

Lao Cao was so choked that he couldn't speak, and then Lu Yan said to Cao Cao: "The island of Dongzhou not only has silver mines, but its location is actually very good for long-distance sailing, so, Mr. Cao, do you want to consider it?" Do you want to include it in the territory of Dahan?"

Cao Cao originally thought that Lu Yan was just coveting other people's minerals, but he didn't know that he was still at the bottom of other people's territory. Cao Cao suddenly felt that the reason might not be that simple, so he asked, "Tell me honestly, what else is there that you value?"

Lu Yan chuckled, and said, "Didn't I just say, silver mines, oh, and gold mines!"

"There are still gold mines! You're still honest, kid." Cao Cao was very pleased in his heart, secretly thinking that Mr. Lu is still the fairy who regards fame, fortune and money as dung.

"But it's just a small island. Even if there are gold mines and silver mines, how many can there be?" Lao Cao asked casually.

"My master once went to see it. He saw a mine named Ishijian. He estimated that the output of silver mines there was more than all the mines in Dahan combined."

"Pfft!!!" Cao Cao just picked up his teacup and took a sip. After hearing Lu Yan's horrified words, he immediately spit out the tea from his mouth.

Lu Yan got up gracefully and avoided Lao Cao's spray. After changing his seat, he continued with leisure: "The key is that many of the silver mines there are in the shallow surface layer, which is easier to mine. Although the gold mines are buried deep point, but if it is entrusted to us, it is naturally not a problem.”

Cao Cao wiped off the tea from his mouth and beard, then put down the teacup tremblingly, and said, "Is there really that much?"

Lu Yan's expression was extremely serious, "There are really so many!"

After Cao Cao got Lu Yan's exact answer, he stood up boldly, walked around the hall, and said, "Yes! We must have Dongzhou!"

Cao Cao suppressed his excitement, came to Lu Yan and asked, "Mr. Lu, since you have an idea, you must have a plan, right? Tell me, what should we do?"

"Before we occupy Dongzhou, we still have to settle the affairs of our own family first. Therefore, I think we can sell weapons to countries on Dongzhou Island, and at the same time instigate more countries in Dongzhou to start wars."

"In this way, we can make money while weakening them. After we complete the great cause of reunification, after a long period of war and consumption, they have all their brains shot out, and they will not be able to stop our attack at all."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Mr.'s plan is neither fast nor slow, just right, so I will act according to Mr.'s plan!"

"After this matter is settled, let Feng Xiao handle it. He is familiar with this kind of matter."

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The reason why Lu Yan wanted to occupy the island of Dongzhou was not entirely for the minerals on the island. Instead, he valued the superior location of this place for going out to sea.

If they occupy there, let's not talk about long-distance voyages, let's say that they can deter the Sanhan tribes on the Korean Peninsula at close range, and when necessary, they can also attack the land of Sanhan from land and sea, and wipe out the entire Korean peninsula. brought under the rule.

Sanhan, one called Mahan, the second called Chenhan, and the third called Bianchen, were the three tribes that ruled the entire southern part of the Korean peninsula at this time.

In the early days, these three tribes were very weak and insignificant.

However, when the Han Dynasty entered the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty gradually decayed, and its external control and deterrence were greatly reduced. Also became the climate.

In the Han Dynasty, first there was a rebellion by Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju in Youzhou, and the Yellow Turban rebellion in the Central Plains, followed by Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and the rise of princes.

The three tribes saw the big man's inability to do what they wanted, and they were happy in their hearts, so they gradually became more courageous, and they became more unscrupulous about the harassment of the big man's border.

Not only that, for the Lelang County, Xuantu County, Zhenfan County, and Lintun County in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula that belong to the territory of the Han Dynasty, the Sanhan tribe is also gradually nibbling them. The county is about to become the territory of Samhan.

However, as long as the war within the Great Han subsides, Lu Yan's navy can send troops northward at any time to flatten the land of Sanhan.

As for now, let them line up for the time being.

Chapter 514 The "80" army marches south to Jingzhou!

Today is the third day that Nan Shengmi, Du Niu Li and others live in the Dahan Posthouse.

To them these three days, it was as if they were in a fairyland.

There is no hunger or cold here, and there is no war here. Some are delicious rice; some are delicious and varied dishes; Paper.

This kind of life far exceeds that of their royal family, which can be enjoyed by ordinary people in Han Dynasty.This made Nan Shengmi, Dushi Niu Li and others really envious and jealous.Even in their dreams, they dreamed that they became the masters of this land of China and lived a better life than they are now.

But good days do not belong to them after all, and their sweet dreams can only be daydreams.

Three days after they met Cao Cao and Lu Yan, Lu Yan brought Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai to summon Nan Shengmi and others.The rest of the work will be handed over to the two of them.

During this conversation, Lu Yan told Nan Shengmi and others about his plan.

Although they were somewhat regretful that the big man couldn't send troops to help them, they were quite content with being able to buy the "advanced" weapons and armor of the big man with the silver mine that was of no use to them.

At the beginning, Cao Cao's army had a large-scale replacement of weapons and armor.Those old armors that have been replaced are kept, taking up space and spending manpower and financial resources to maintain them. It is a pity to destroy them directly.

Now they can be sold to the countries of Dongzhou, which can not only clear the inventory but also make a fortune, but also intensify their internal friction, killing three birds with one stone, why not do it?

After the general strategy is determined, the rest is for the friends Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia to perfect it.

And Lu Yan, together with Cao Cao, will start the conquest of Jingzhou in the south!

Jian'an ten years, May.

Cao Cao, who had been preparing for nearly half a year, finally led an army of 30, claiming to be 80, and went south brazenly!

At the same time, a total of [-] troops from Cao Ren and Cai Hao marched towards Jiangxia, trying to take the important town of Jiangxia on the north bank of the Yangtze River first.

Cao Jun marched south with millions of troops, the world was shaken, and the city of Xiangyang was in chaos!

Since the Cao Jun Navy had already controlled the Han River and even the Jiangxia Yangtze River, the Jingzhou Navy was powerless to stop it, and could only watch Cao Jun cross the Han River batch after batch.

On land, Wenpin's pre-established line of defense did not work at all.

In just one day, Wenpin's defense line was breached by Cao Jun's vanguard Zhao Yun, Lu Lingqi, and Wei Yan, and Cao Jun took advantage of the situation to set up camp on the plain to the northeast of Xiangyang.

After Cao Cao led his army to the outskirts of Xiangyang, he dispatched dozens of light cavalry and infantry to block the main roads in and out of Xiangyang.

During this period, good news came from Cao Ren, Cai Mao, and the land and water armies: Just yesterday evening, Cao Ren and Cai Mao joined forces with an army of [-] to attack Jiangxia City. Grandfather Huang and his son died in battle, and Jiangxia was completely occupied by Cao Jun!

After Cao Ren captured Jiangxia, he left [-] troops and his lieutenant Niu Jin to guard Jiangxia to defend Jiangdong; he himself, together with Cai Mao, crossed the Yangtze River from Xiakou and joined Cao Cao in Xiangyang.

Three days after Cao Cao's army arrived in Xiangyang, the armies of Cao Ren and Cai Mao also landed from the east of Xiangyang.The two armies formally joined forces outside the city of Xiangyang. The total number was 40, and their reputation shook the sky!

Cao Jun is in the main camp.

Cao Ren, Cai Mao and others entered the central army tent one after another. They strode up to Cao Cao, bowed and cupped their fists and said loudly, "The last general Cao Ren (Cai Mao), has met the prime minister!"

Cao Cao has always loved Cao Ren, the younger brother of the family, although he is sometimes a little reckless, but generally speaking, he is a famous general who is calm, knows how to grasp the opportunity, and is good at running the army.

"Zixiao, Degui, you took down Jiangxia faster than I expected. You did a great job! It's a great achievement!" Cao Cao praised after giving him a hand.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!"

After Cai Mao followed Cao Ren to thank him, he stood among the generals of Cao Jun.He had just surrendered to Cao Cao and made such a great contribution to capturing Jiang Xia, so he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and even looked at other people with a little disdain.

After taking Jiangxia County, the threat from the north of Jingzhou is gone. In addition to guarding against possible sneak attacks from Jiangdong, Cao Cao can now concentrate on dealing with Liu Qi and Pang Tong.

In the big tent, it seemed very quiet, but the atmosphere was not dull, on the contrary, it was a little unusually active because more than a dozen generals inside were watching Cao Cao, and the burning fighting spirit in their eyes could hardly be suppressed!

Cao Cao could see the big guy's eagerness to fight, he nodded secretly, and then said to Xun You, the conspirator on the left: "Gongda, Zhicai and Fengxiao have other important matters to deal with, you are my conspirator this time." Lord, it is up to you to tell everyone what we have learned so far!"

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai are currently busy with Dongzhou affairs, and they didn't participate in the less difficult Southern Expedition to Jingzhou.Opportunities to make meritorious deeds should always be distributed to other people. This is the way of the world and self-protection.

"Here!" After saluting meticulously, Xun You took two steps to the side, stood up and said, "Masters, our army has found out the news carefully. Jingzhou originally had an army of more than 20 land and water troops, but because of civil strife, [-] troops were killed. Most of the Wanshui army was lost, and under Pang Tong's control, there were only less than [-].

The main force of its army, because of the heavy losses in the First World War in Nanyang, is currently estimated to be around 10 people defending Xiangyang.

As for Jiangling and other places, the defenders will not exceed [-].

And the four Jingnan counties are basically in a state of self-defense, so as long as we win Xiangyang, it can be said that the entire Jingzhou has almost been taken into our pocket! "

Xun You's words excited all the civil and military officials in the tent.

At the same time, there was a sense of urgency in their hearts, "We must step up our performance to win the battle, otherwise, after taking Xiangyang, I am afraid that there will be no great credit."

However, Xun You still poured cold water on them, "But it is not easy to break through Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City is one of the most fortified cities in the world. Recently, it has been rebuilt and strengthened by Pang Tong. Not only is the city high and deep, but there is also an urn in the city.

The water source of the moat outside the city comes from the Han River. It is more than four feet wide, and the bottom of the river is densely covered with spikes. There is basically no possibility of survival for those who fall into the water.

Moreover, on the city wall of Xiangyang City, there are sentry towers and turrets all over the city, and there is an arrow tower every twenty steps. As for the ordinary defense materials, there are countless

Therefore, gentlemen, if we want to capture Xiangyang City, I am afraid that we will need to pay a huge price! "

Xun You also explained a lot of details, and it took nearly half an hour to tell the details of the information he had learned.

Originally, they thought that this victory was basically at their fingertips, but after learning more news, everyone couldn't help but pay more attention to it.

Chapter 515 It Should Be My Turn To Be Invincible

Xiangyang City is undoubtedly one of the strongest cities in the world. Pang Tong and others have already started hoarding food and grass in the city. It is conservatively estimated that the food hoarded in the city is enough for the defenders and the people in the city for a year.

On the contrary, Cao Jun's 40 troops, who eat horses and chews, will undoubtedly consume several times more.

In addition, the whole year of fighting last year has almost consumed all the food in the past, and now the army needs new food collected from all over the world.

If the delay is too long, I am afraid that before the capture of Xiangyang City, Cao Jun himself will not be able to bear it first, and he will have to withdraw from Xiangyang.

Xun You spent nearly half an hour briefly explaining the situation in Xiangyang and his side.

After listening to Xun You's words, the expressions on the faces of the generals became serious.

After they understood the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and themselves, they also gave up their previous contempt and began to pay attention to Xiangyang City in front of them.

At this time, Xu Chu, who was standing behind Cao Cao as his personal guard, couldn't help but muttered, "His grandma's, the one on the third floor and the third floor in Xiangyang is simply a bastard with thorns!"

Xu Chu's words reached everyone's heart, but Cao Cao still scolded: "Zhongkang, be careful with your words."

Although Xu Chu replied: "Yes, I understand." But judging from his disapproving expression, it was obvious that he didn't take it to heart at all.

The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for me. This invisible pressure is like a sharp sword hanging over everyone's heads, making people feel anxious.

So, what to do next?

storm?

Forget it, even Xu Chu felt that this was a prickly bastard who was hard to swallow, and it was even less likely that other generals would think that a strong attack was a good idea.

Then how can we take Xiangyang City?

While everyone was thinking hard, Xun You and Jia Xu looked at Lu Yan, who was sitting under Cao Cao's left hand, who was frowning and thinking about something.

Cao Cao obviously understood what the counselors were thinking, so he looked at Lu Yan and shouted softly: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu?!"

Cao Cao called Lu Yan several times in a row, and then he woke up Lu Yan from his own meditation.

"Huh?" Lu Yan raised his head, looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, and said, "Why, are you off work?"

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The expressions of the civil and military officials in the big tent froze in an instant.

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched crazily, thinking: "Now we are discussing to attack Xiangyang City! At least you should be more serious! Soul light!"

Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao suppressed the blazing spirit of complaining in his heart, and then said to Lu Yan: "The thing is like this."

Cao Cao briefly explained the current situation to Lu Yan, but unexpectedly, Lu Yan just replied with a smile: "That's it?"

"That's it???" Everyone's expressions, which had just recovered, suddenly became stiff again.

The newly joined Cai Hao snorted coldly, and muttered in a low voice: "What a big tone!"

At the beginning, part of the city defense of Xiangyang City was arranged and deployed by Cai Mao himself. Cai Mao knew the fortification and fear of Xiangyang City best.