"I asked him to go to the navy just to see the superficial appearance, so as to give him a shocking deterrent."

"I think that when he returns to Soochow, he will definitely become the best spokesperson for the Xiapi Navy. As long as he transmits everything he saw in the Navy back to Soochow, he can successfully build momentum for us!"

Xi Yu, who had a gap in his heart, was talking eloquently. The faces of Guo Jia and others still showed a little confusion. He didn't understand why the lord was so sure.

You know, in the eyes of the vast majority of northerners, the people of Jiangdong are as cunning as a sieve.

This may be an exaggeration, but it still explains something.

The Jiangdong people live in a corner. On the surface, everyone seems to be united, but in fact everyone has their own little ideas and everyone wants to overthrow the enemy.

If Liu Bei is like this, Sun Quan will naturally make no concessions.

However, he is now besieged in Jingzhou by Xi Yu and Liu Bei from the north and west, and it will be difficult for him to lead his troops out for a while.

Otherwise, he would not have thought of sending Lu Su to Xiapi.

Of course, since Sun Quan could think of sending people to Xiapi, he could also think of sending people to Sichuan and Shu.

In this way, while being in alliance with Xiapi, the relationship with Liu Bei will not be too bad.

This was what Guo Jia was most worried about. After hesitating for a while, he couldn't help but ask.

"My lord, aren't you afraid of their alliance with Liu Bei?"

"Aren't they already in alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang raised his head, put down the book in his hand, and continued: "It's just that their alliance was barely manageable not long ago, but now it is in danger."

"Say, you have spies all over the country, and they have already sent back the news there, but you don't know anything about it?"

"I know the military situation in Jingzhou, but the Shu-Wu Alliance may not end so quickly!"

As a person with a vigilant nature, Guo Jia may be more casual in life, seeking pleasure and being uninhibited, which makes his concubines at home love and hate him, but in military matters, he will never do anything he is not sure about.

Things make Xiyu absolutely relieved.

Therefore, after hearing Zhuge Liang's somewhat one-sided remarks, he immediately denied it: "It's not that I think too much, but judging from the current forces of all parties, the general trend of the world seems to be becoming clearer, but before it is completely unified, all the

There is an undercurrent surging everywhere."

"I think only after we have truly secured our position as the common master of the world can we talk about who is an enemy and who is a friend with peace of mind!"

"So if we only look at the current situation, Shuwu may have broken the contract and no longer share the same hatred. But if we look at the long-term interests, I'm afraid there will still be entanglements between them."

"When they join forces again, no one knows what the final result will be."

"In addition, Cao Wei also needs to pay special attention. Now they are defeated. But when Cao Wei crosses us and finds Soochow and Sichuan, no one can be sure whether the three parties will fight or cooperate with each other."

"What if it's because we are so powerful that we force the three of them to stick together for warmth, then the gain will outweigh the loss."

"At that time, what we have to face will be a situation where the world is the enemy. The war will resume and the swords will not stop. In such a situation, even if we can win, I am afraid we will suffer heavy losses."

"And the people all over the world will also suffer greater harm due to the war, and the world is inherently difficult. If we have the ability to avoid some loss of life... it is best to avoid it."

There is some truth to the issues he mentioned.

But after Xiyu heard this, he raised the corners of his lips slightly and said with a smile: "It is precisely because of this concern that I invited you all to come here."

"I have some arrangements for this matter. I plan to lead the army south after Sun Shangxiang enters the inner courtyard. No matter what, I have to make Sun Quan recognize the title of Wu Hou!"

"We don't need to worry about fighting on the water. The navy's strength is enough to crush them. If we choose to start from the Bohai Sea and take a detour, we will definitely catch the enemy by surprise."

"As for the cavalry...if they want to go south to Jingzhou, they will definitely encounter a shield formation, and I have already thought of the way to break it!"

He was not joking. The shield formation was originally Ju Yi's famous formation during the Three Kingdoms period. He defeated Gongsun Zan's 20,000 cavalry with 800 infantry at the boundary bridge!

However, his shield formation was not as simple as slicing the horse's belly and legs. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to lie on the ground with their shields. When the cavalry charged, they raised their shields and used crossbow arrows to attack the sides of the cavalry in a non-impact direction, causing the cavalry to line up.

confusion.

As for why they didn't attack with crossbows from the front of the cavalry... of course it was because they were afraid of death.

The biggest advantage of the cavalry is speed. If you think about it with the galloping horse, if you stand directly opposite the cavalry as a soldier, you may be dead before you even take out your crossbow or dagger.

Even if you are holding a shield, don't forget that in addition to your own weight, the opponent also has the weight of his mount and even his armor. Once a stampede occurs, it will only take a matter of minutes for you to be crushed to death.

Speaking of which, no one in history has ever used similar battle formations since Ju Yi was defeated, not even in the history of the world.

As for the reason... it's very simple.

Because the soldiers who can participate in this battle formation must be elite soldiers who are not afraid of death. Otherwise, who has the courage and courage to remain calm and wait for the opportunity when facing the enemy's cavalry attack?

Seeing the enemy cavalry attacking from the front, any individual will have the idea of ​​​​escape. In this way, those with weak minds will definitely be noticed by the enemy, so they will change the direction of the attack and run straight towards the location of our own army.

As a result, the ambush formation that originally intended to kill the enemy not only did not cause any losses to the enemy, but instead made itself a living target.

If the enemy's impact speed were to slow down a little, and he stood still and stampeded for a while, I'm afraid that my soldier would be instantly killed by the enemy and trampled to death.

But if elite soldiers were used to do this, with their psychological and military qualities, they would be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, but at the same time, they would be hurt to some extent and would not be able to escape unscathed.

In this way, the army won, but the losses to the elite of the army were probably not small. If you think about it carefully, it would make the general even more heartbroken.

Because it is easy for a large army to lose one or two elite soldiers, but what if it loses hundreds or even thousands?

Then the gains outweigh the losses.

No matter how many elite soldiers you have in the army, you still can't handle it like this!

Speaking of which, the reason why Ju Yi was able to successfully use the Shield Formation to kill the enemy was because he was not reused.

Yes, at the beginning, he was not the general sent by Yuan Shao to command the main force in the Battle of Jieqiao, even though he was quite good at training troops.

If he hadn't gritted his teeth and risked everything to fight this battle in order to be reused, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been recorded in the annals of history.

To put it bluntly, the success of the Shield Formation is due to some luck.

Now, after understanding the key point, Xi Yu is no longer afraid of facing this shield formation!

"It's just that... I want to try to see if there is any other better way to capture Jiangdong!"

Guo Jia blinked, then brushed his beard and said in a deep voice: "This is not easy, but... can we try a business war?"

"You can still make money by diverting all the ships that originally transported goods to Jiangdong to go north and send them to Xianbei and other nomadic peoples in the north, but Jiangdong will be in dire straits!"

"However, as long as we block the transportation of goods within Jiangdong, it is equivalent to blocking the lifeblood of Jiangdong!"

"Well said!"

Zhuge Liang suddenly put the feather fan on the table, stared at Xi Yu with wide eyes and said in surprise: "My lord, did you already think of this when you ordered the merchants in Jiangdong to recycle large quantities of new grains and seeds at high prices at the beginning of last year?

today?"

"I'm afraid it won't stop!"

As the son of Jia Xu, Jia Ji has some of his father's intelligence and wisdom, and even... at certain times, he has to be better than his master.

He cupped his fists and greeted the uncles around him one by one, and then said: "Actually, Jiangdong purchased a large amount of grain seeds from Xiapi some time ago. Based on past friendships, the price of this batch of seeds is not very high."

Expensive, even cheap.”

"It's just that... those are fried seeds that have been prepared long ago!"

"I think they must have thought they had taken advantage of it, but they didn't know that after the spring plowing was over... there would be nothing more to do!"

"Besides, even if the price is low, because of the large quantity, the price we can sell to Jiangdong will not be too much of a loss."

"I think that during this year's autumn harvest, Jiangdong, who has no harvest, will buy grain from us again. By then, they have already played the friendship card once, and they will definitely not have the right to lick their faces a second time."

"Of course, even if they are shameless, we still have the qualifications and confidence to refuse them directly!"

"It is imperative to buy high-priced grain. As long as we are willing, one stone of grain can cost hundreds of taels of gold. However, in order not to starve, Jiangdong may need to mobilize the entire territory to get grain and grass together."

"Of course, all of this is the worst plan, and it depends on whether Sun Quan is willing to accept the title of Marquis of Wu!"

He ended with what Xi Yu had said before, which made everyone want to laugh.

Why did these words come out of the Lord's mouth with such a mighty and domineering tone, but when they fell into this kid's mouth, they seemed a little bit nondescript?

"Ahem~ This is a wonderful plan. In ancient times, Wu was punished by inoculation. When King Gou Jian of Yue returned the grain to King Wu Fu Cha, he not only cooked the best quality grain, but also returned a little more. This made King Wu Fu Cha happy and ordered someone to kill him.

Sow it so that there will be no harvest that year.”

Zhuge Liang coughed lightly and closed the raised corners of his mouth: "Now, I'm going to sell fried seeds to Soochow, so that they have to bow their heads. This plan is really brilliant! The future generations are really formidable, Zhuge Xian!"

Originally, Jia Ji was very happy to hear people praise him. After all, these uncles in front of him are the most famous counselors in the world. It is a great honor to be praised by them.

But when he heard those last two words, he couldn't bear the resentment.

Isn’t this word too unpleasant to hear?

He only dared to complain in his heart. He hesitated to speak but secretly glanced at Xi Yu, only to meet the other person's teasing eyes.

Sure enough! The lord did it on purpose back then!

I don't know how my father offended the lord in the first place, and he actually got retribution on him.

Yes, Jia Xu specifically asked Xi Yu to give him the name back then, but Xi Yu was a little busy at the time, and Jia Xu kept talking, so he casually said two words and it became a word that stayed with him throughout his life.

!

Although it sounded strange and not as loud as Huang Xu's words, because it came from Xi Yu's mouth, even if he didn't like it, he could only accept it gratefully.

Jia Zhuangxian...hiss~ The more I think about it, the worse it gets!
To be continued...