"It's good now. It looks like it will rain heavily. There is enough water vapor in Huainan. We don't know how long it will rain. By then, the ground will be soaked and the horses may be hoofed at any time. Our army's biggest reliance will be useless."
"The trouble doesn't stop there. Our army's food route is hundreds of miles long, and heavy rain will cause inconvenience. I just hope it doesn't rain for too long."
"What are you thinking about? It's the rainy season now! It will stop raining tomorrow and it may rain the next day. Alas, it's a pity that we missed a great opportunity to rush into the formation twice."
...
Lin Mo's declaration of victory was drowned in a sea of verbal criticism, but due to Lu Bu's majesty, no one dared to accuse him face to face.
In the end, the noise of the crowd was lost in Lu Bu's eyes that made people dare not look directly.
"Let's all disperse!" With a roar, the generals all walked out with their heads lowered.
After the generals left, Lu Bu's face filled with evil spirits softened. He stood up and walked to Lin Mo's side, patting him on the shoulder, "It's okay, it's just a small matter. My father-in-law is here, so it's a big trouble for me." I’ll hold you up!”
Lin Mo was a little surprised. He really didn't expect Lu Bu to be so patient with him. He asked with a wry smile: "My father-in-law, don't you really blame me for missing the opportunity to fight?"
This time, Lu Bu put his hand directly on Lin Mo's shoulder, leaned over and whispered: "I said, we are a family, and a family advances and retreats together, do you understand?
Besides, our army has not suffered any losses. We just spent some food and grass. Well, don't worry about it. "
After speaking, he turned to look at Lu Su and asked loudly: "How do you think Zijing should deal with himself now?"
Lu Su glanced at Lin Mo, not only to test whether he had a prepared plan, but also to remind him, brother, if you haven't thought about it this time, I will come. Don't mind.
"Actually, what General Boping just said is not unreasonable. It is inconvenient for our army to fight under heavy rain, and the food road is long and unpredictable. Now why not send some money and silk to Chaohu Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo and others, and ask them to send troops to capture Wan County, and said that after the completion of the matter, they would be promised food and fodder, and they would be rewarded by the imperial court. The two bandits are greedy for profit and will be swayed."
Lu Bu chewed it carefully. Wan County was Liu Xun's home base. As long as Wan County was lost, the morale of the frontline troops would be shaken. By then, it would be easy to deal with Liu Xun.
"I actually forgot about these bandits!" Lu Bu laughed.
"Yunwen also reminded me before we left for the expedition, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of these people." Lu Su's mind was still very active, and he coaxed both Lu Bu and Lin Mo with one sentence.
"Very good, very good. Both of you have made contributions, but the first credit goes to Zijing." When Lu Bu turned back to the commander's desk to write a letter to Zheng Bao and the others, Lin Mo finally spoke.
"No need, Mr. Father-in-law."
Under the suspicious gazes of Lu Bu and Lu Su, Lin Mo said calmly: "On the eve of the war, I carefully inspected Liu Xun's camp. It was only two feet above the Wanshui River."
Then he walked to the big tent and stretched out his hand to catch the big raindrops falling from the sky. He nodded and said: "If it rains so heavily for several days in a row, the water level upstream will definitely rise sharply. But because we have blocked the Wanshui River, Liu Xun's position is It is impossible to judge the water level.
When the time is right, take out the sandbags, and the flood will turn Liu Xun's camp into a vast ocean, and turn the 20,000 troops into fish and shrimp in the water. Lord Yuezhang can lead his army to capture them all. "
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, looking confused, as if he didn't fully understand the meaning of Lin Mo's words.
After a short while, the pen in his hand clattered down on the handsome case, and his whole face could be seen changing from confusion to surprise and shock.
So, is this why you must take the Wanshui road?
In other words, you had planned to do this when you were in Shouchun?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that Lin Mo is too evil. How did you calculate all this so accurately...
"But...but what if Liu Xun moves his camp these days?"
If Lin Mo didn't take the initiative to tell the matter, Lu Bu wouldn't have thought so deeply. He believed that Liu Xun was also in the dark.
But after knowing this, he would inevitably explore the flaws in the entire plan. He was more willing to listen to Lin Mo come up with some countermeasures, demonstrating his extraordinary layout.
"Won't."
It was Lu Su who spoke, and the confidence on his face faded away, replaced by admiration, "Yunwen's plan this time should have started when Boping first charged into the battle.
The two battles allowed Liu Xun to see the strength of our cavalry, and at the same time, he realized that the Wanshui River restrained the cavalry. So you hope that during the period of waiting for the rain, Liu Xun will become more dependent on the location and dare not leave the Wanshui River. Next to it, it was finally defeated by a blow from the water from heaven! "
Each step seems unrelated, but in fact it is all to make the pieces on the chessboard fall as he expected.
He is truly a master of chess.
Lu Su had seen Lin Mo's methods before, but this time he couldn't help but be impressed by his delicate thoughts.
Perhaps it was because he was also thinking about it with the generals. After all, every step he took before was confusing.
When they passed the Wanshui River, they thought he was just trying to lure Liu Xun out; when they blocked the river with cloth bags, they thought they were just trying to protect the horses from the influence of the Wanshui River. Only then did they finally understand that all this was just part of the plan. Just a ring.
Good means, good calculation, good strategy, good layout...
"Why did they ridicule you several times for not making it clear?" After listening to Lu Su's analysis, Lu Bu no longer worried about Liu Xun's move, and walked to Lin Mo again and asked.
"Things can be accomplished through secrets, and failure can be revealed through words." Lin Mo's answer only had eight words, but it made Lu Bu's eyes sparkle.
He is worthy of being my son-in-law. With this style and this mind, I like him no matter what. I really want to beat Boping to celebrate, and Chu Nan, just break one of his legs.
In fact, Lin Mo never revealed it just because he lacked prestige in the military.
Such a plan sounds seamless, but there are possibilities for mistakes. For example, it rained heavily during the march, or Liu Xun was as timid as a mouse and did not dare to fight.
But even if this strategy failed, he would give it a try only if it would not cause too much loss.
Besides, he could always pick a thorn in the side of these warriors if they disobeyed him. Instead of fighting them every step of the way, it would be better to let them witness the result in the end, simply and rudely.
I believe that after this battle, my prestige in the army should be enough for them to no longer treat me like a son-in-law of the Lu family.
"Yunwen, at first I was a little worried that your military career had made you uncomfortable. You seem to have lost the spirit you had in Pengcheng this time."
Lu Bu was happy, revealed his heart, and said with a smile: "I was still thinking of giving you some time to get used to it. It seems that you are still the same Lin Yunwen who is strategizing and winning the battle thousands of miles away."
"My father-in-law is serious. In fact, no matter how hard we fight in this battle, I believe we will not lose."
Lin Mo looked calm and said softly: "I just hope there will be fewer casualties. After all, it won't be long before we and Cao Cao will have a life-or-death battle. We must not only preserve our own strength, but also absorb others."
The real troublesome opponent has not yet appeared. Lin Mo has always been clear about this.
The other side has the army, food, and reputation to crush our own, plus the advisors and generals. Only when they have the strength to compete with Cao Cao can they be qualified to relax.
Lujiang, Guangling, and Xuyi are all counties that can increase one's own strength as long as they are handled properly.
On the other hand, on Cao Cao's end, Lu Bu's army also received information from Xuchang after the expedition. Cao Cao sent 150,000 troops to attack Wancheng in three directions.
Lin Mo clearly remembered this period of history, and the next step was that Zhang Xiu surrendered directly at Jia Xu's suggestion.
But because Cao, the wife, said: Madam, would you like to sleep with me tonight, Cao Ang, Dian Wei and tens of thousands of elites were all involved.
If you think about it this way, one thing is going down and the other is going up.
The only thing that worried Lin Mo was that history had changed because of his intervention. So, he didn't know whether the Battle of Wancheng would be changed because of this.
"Ashamed, I have been immersed in how to defeat Liu Xun. Brother Yunwen is already preparing for the future war, which is shameful." Lu Su held his hands and lowered his head and laughed at himself.
Lu Bu didn't care about this. He walked out of the military tent directly, exposed to the heavy rain, and let the rain slap his resolute face.
After fighting for so many years, it seems that I have never liked encountering heavy rain during the march.
Only this time, he hoped that the rain would fall harder and last longer.
This rain helped him, and also made his son-in-law's reputation in the army skyrocket.
At this time, the rain washing on his face seemed to have a sense of intimacy. Lu Bu felt that this was not rain, but reinforcements invited by his son-in-law.
