My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 397
After all, he was one of the former eight captains of Xiyuan, and Cao Cao also had a house in Luoyang.

It's just that I haven't lived in it for more than a year, and now the weeds in the yard are half the height of a person, and the servants at home have also run away cleanly.

Cao Cao also knew that when he left, people's hearts were scattered. It's no wonder these servants didn't run away. It's good that the house hasn't been demolished for him.

Some people went to buy a few maids and servants, and after a few days of tidying up, they moved here from the inn.

Should I say it or not, it is indeed the former Taiwei's Mansion.

The Cao family's house in Luoyang is not small. If it wasn't too remote and deserted, it would have been occupied by someone long ago.

At this time, the sound of carpenters knocking and beating echoed in my ears. Many places in the house need to be repaired. This is not something that can be done in a day or two.

Cao Cao was sitting in a gazebo in the backyard, in front of him were Guo Jia, Brother Xiahou, and Cheng Yu.

The five people stared unblinkingly at the [Mountain and Sea Local Map] on the table, making the servant girl who was waiting on the side look puzzled.

After a while, Cao Cao raised his head and asked, "Where do you think is the best place to start?"

When the Xiahou brothers heard the words, they all looked at Guo Jia, and even Cheng Yu shook his head, expressing that he couldn't make a choice.

Guo Jia frowned slightly, took a sip from the jug unconsciously, coughed twice, and said, "There is Wuhuan to the north of Yanzhou, but unfortunately, Gongsun Zan is now fighting with them in full swing, so it's not easy for us to intervene." foot."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said with some taste: "This Gongsun Zan has got a big advantage. The Wuhuan clan is only a few hundred thousand people. Even without the help of the Wei family, it would be easy for him to take it down. Now that there are more magical weapons, it is simply a piece of cake." It’s like a tiger with wings added.”

Hearing this, Xiahou Dun said in a deep voice, "If you want me to say, this Wuhuan is the weakest of the Five Hus, why should he, Gongsun Zan, be able to fight, and we can't? With our current team, we can completely beat him to death. Take food."

Xia Houyuan also said: "That's right, we are far away from each other. If we miss Wuhuan, we can only go to fight Xianbei and Xiongnu. Not to mention the effort is thankless, and there may be many people involved. Xianbei and Xiongnu are not easy to get along with each other." and."

Everyone knows that persimmons are picked softly.

But there was only one soft persimmon, and now Gongsun Zan had won the top spot. It would be fine if he really went to grab it. I'm afraid that just as they made preparations on their side, Gongsun Zan had already taken down Wuhuan on the other side.

Instead of fighting for a soft persimmon that others eat, it is better to quickly pick a harder one and make a plan, and then eat to your heart's content.

"Yanzhou's location is too far from the south. It would have been nice if I had chosen Youzhou or Liangzhou."

"Heh, Youzhou and Liangzhou are places of bitter cold. Who would have thought so much back then, at least Yanzhou still has a lot of fertile land."

The two Xiahou brothers muttered beside each other, while Cao Cao frowned, and his eyes fell on a corner of the map.

Cheng Yu seemed to have noticed something, frowned and said, "My lord, do you have thoughts about Wa Island?"

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said to him, "What does Zhong De (Cheng Yu's character) think?"

Cheng Yu pondered for a while, pointed to the location of Qingzhou on the map, nodded and said: "I met some Japanese people in Qingzhou in the early years. It is said that the environment there is not bad, but it is a bit barbaric and belongs to uncivilized land. And it’s a bit troublesome to cross the sea.”

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia also nodded and said, "Crossing the sea is indeed troublesome. It is also a disadvantage that our soldiers are not familiar with water warfare. If they encounter some turbulence at sea, the loss outweighs the gain."

Cao Cao smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this. There is one thing that I can't share with you in time. Wei Jun has already built sea ships in Xuzhou. It is said that each ship is hundreds of feet long and can carry 500 people and thousands of stones at the same time. .”

"Oh!" Guo Jia's eyes lit up, and he said hastily: "If there are ten such large ships, Wa Island is a good choice, and...Wa Island is far away from the Central Plains, so it is convenient for us..."

There was something in Guo Jia's words and he didn't finish it, but Cao Cao understood it in seconds, and his eyes lit up.

Looking at Wajima on the map, I thought of the phrase "the sky is high and the emperor is far away" in my mind, and the more I looked at it, the more complacent I became.

"Then it's settled, let's choose Wajima!"

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Zhang House.

Zhang Fei was so busy these two days that he couldn't take care of Hulaoguan, so he left the full authority to Jia Xu's control.

"Damn it, I only have 2000 people under my command. This one costs [-], and that one costs [-]. It's hard to refuse."

"Big Brother, Second Brother, you are giving me some advice, didn't you see that I am so worried that I can't eat anymore?"

Zhang Fei picked up a leg of lamb, took a deep breath, looked at Liu Bei and Guan Yu and said.

The corners of Liu Bei's eyes twitched twice, looking at Guan Yu who was also speechless, he said angrily: "The current situation is also a good opportunity for us. We came here today, and we actually borrowed someone from you, Third Brother."

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that the mutton in his mouth was not tasty.

After glancing at the two elder brothers, Zhang Fei put down the leg of lamb and said helplessly, "Eldest brother, second elder brother, do you want to get involved too?"

"I have also learned a little bit about the situation in Jingnan. It seems that you don't have many people, and you are all militiamen of mixed quality. Many of them don't even have decent protective gear. Is it a bit unreasonable to participate in it rashly? ?”

Zhang Fei felt that he had tried his best to speak tactfully, but his words still made Liu Bei and Guan Yu blush.

That's right, apart from the [-] sets of stab-proof suits they earned from Wei Cheng, they really have nothing. Jingnan doesn't have any smelting industry, and the bows are all made of bamboo. The range is not far, and the lethality is not enough. .

If it weren't for the geographical advantages of Jingnan's mountains and rivers, Sun Jian would have driven them all to death.

As for Sun Jian's death, he was also lured into the grove by Guan Yu's luck.

Seeing Zhang Fei's embarrassed look, Liu Bei began to amplify his moves.

"Third brother, you should help out as a brother. The people in Jingnan are not easy. They are all indomitable heroes, but everything has to be trained from the beginning. It will definitely not work in three or two years. When that time comes, I'm afraid There's nothing wrong with us."

"You can find a way to borrow 1000 Longshan Army for Brother, seven or eight hundred is fine, first help Brother clean up the indigenous people in the south of Jiaozhou, as long as you go south for a hundred miles, you can get the first batch of material assistance from Lord Wei, when the time comes You can get away with it.”

"Of course, my brother will not treat you badly. At that time, my brother will personally hang your flag of [The Fierce God of War] on the front army. You will naturally have a share of the credit for expanding the territory. What do you think?"

Liu Bei burst into tears, and the interests were exchanged, but he didn't have any selfish thoughts. Zhang Fei lent someone to him, which was not only a brotherhood, but also an exchange of benefits. reputation.

It also kills two birds with one stone.

Zhang Fei hesitated. If it had been half a year ago, he might have agreed directly.

But now he is not the original Wuxia Amon, he knows more, and he also knows that the 2000 people under him can actually get more benefits in exchange.

Not to mention anything else, if Huangfusong lends his troops to Huangfusong, it only takes one month for Huangfusong to drive the Qiang people to extinction. At that time, Zhang Fei will not only gain fame, but also other hidden benefits.

The most direct point is that the Qiang people are good at raising horses, and Zhang Fei can make a lot of money just for war horses.

Now he is not alone, and there are still 2000 people under his command to consider. Although Wei Cheng's benefits are good, people's hearts are not satisfied. Who wouldn't want more benefits?

The most important thing is that just two days ago, Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu borrowed two thousand Tiger Soul troops to attack Wuhuan, and they had already set off.

Gongsun Zan also promised that as long as he took Wuhuan, he would give Lu Bu three iron mines and a pasture of no less than [-] mu.

These incomes will all belong to the Tiger Soul Army in the future, but the soldiers of the Longshan Army are very envious.

Think for a while.

Zhang Fei took a deep breath and said, "Brother, you have already talked about this, so I can't justify not borrowing it. However, I have a suggestion and a condition. If you agree, I will lend you all 2000 people." , if not allowed..."

"Say, you say!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, two thousand Longshan army, then he will not only go south for a hundred miles, hahaha!
Zhang Fei hesitated for a while, looked at Guan Yu, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's talk about the conditions first, I want my second brother to help me, not only this time, but also in the future."

"Uh~"

The smile on Liu Bei's face disappeared instantly.

Guan Yu, on the other hand, squinted his eyes, but he didn't refuse, nor expressed his opinion.

Liu Bei's face was not very good-looking, he glanced at Guan Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Then there is another suggestion?"

Zhang Fei glanced at Guan Yu again, and then said with a guilty conscience: "I can't say what is the suggestion, maybe it's the second condition, that is, my brothers can't be treated badly. If it is possible, I hope that the elder brother can get [-]% of what he got. ...No, three times will do."

Liu Bei opened his mouth.

At this moment, Zhang Fei suddenly felt that Zhang Fei in front of him, his good third brother, was so strange.

Gongsun Zan asked Lu Bu to help, but he only paid for three iron mines and a pasture.

Good guy, my precious third brother actually wants [-]% of what I get... And from what I just said, he still wanted [-]% at first, hehe, Liu Bei had mixed feelings in his heart.

But, what can he do, if he doesn't agree, he won't even get the remaining [-]%.

Liu Bei raised his head to look at Zhang Fei, and then at Guan Yu who was beside him. For some reason, he suddenly felt chills in his heart.

"Second brother, what do you think?" Liu Bei wanted to struggle one last time.

Unfortunately, Guan Yu was still angry at him for being nosy, shook his head, and said: "I don't quite understand, but the south of Jiaozhou is a land of barbarians, and even [-]% of the income doesn't seem to be a big deal, it's nothing more than Just a piece of land."

What these words mean is that Zhang Fei's request is not too much, and he can fully agree to it.

Liu Bei still can't hear it, these two good brothers have reached a tacit understanding, this is to be with him.

Yashou!
Liu Bei suppressed the pain in his heart, nodded and said, "Okay, brother, I can agree to your terms."

Zhang Fei seemed to feel sorry for himself, and said with a smile, "Brother can rest assured that this time, I will be the vanguard when you go south this time. Your people only need to take care of the aftermath, hahaha."

···
Yuan's manor of four generations and three fathers.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the elders of the Yuan family came forward in person.

The people they invited were incredible, Xu Huang, the commander-in-chief of the Longshan Army, Lu Bu, the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Soul Army, Huang Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Dragon's Rest Army, and Hua Chuan, the commander-in-chief of the City Guards... Yuan Shi, has this face.

The highest speaker present here is Yuan Shu, the son-in-law.

When Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu launched an alliance against Dong, more than 20 descendants of the Yuan family in Luoyang were all killed by Dong Zhuo.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Yuan family was liquidated by Dong Zhuo once, the population is still prosperous.

"Several of them are well-known figures in my big man. Yuan is very grateful to be invited here today, and I will do it first."

Yuan Shu raised the wine bottle, gestured for a moment, raised his head and drank it down in one gulp, which was refreshing.

Xu Huang and Lu Bu looked at each other and toasted.

After drinking three cups of wine, Yuan Shu said: "Everyone should know that I, the Yuan family, have assembled troops and will go north to Liangzhou in a few days. This time, I have joined forces with the Huangfu family to teach the Qiang people a profound lesson." .”

Lu Bu frowned, and said loudly: "It's a good thing that Yuan Shi wants to go west, and Mr. Wei is also very supportive, otherwise we wouldn't be here today.

It's just that you should also know that my big man is facing enemies on three sides, not only going west, the Huns, Wuhuan, and Xianbei in the north, and the barbarians in the south all need someone to take care of them.

If you want to borrow people, you can, but there are not many. Lu Mou made this clear first, so as not to make Brother Yuan unhappy. "

Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others looked at each other.

Yuan Shao clasped his fists together and said with a smile: "What Feng Xian said is very true. It's good for everyone to talk about it, so as not to feel unhappy. However, you can listen to my sincerity first, and then make a decision. !"

"What does Yuan mean?" Xu Huang looked at the leader Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu picked up his wine glass, sipped it, and said, "I, the Yuan family, don't want anything from this westward march, as long as people, or to be more precise, captives. As for the others, land, war horses, minerals, gold and silver treasures." , it will all be shared by you and old general Huangfu, what do you think?"

"You only want prisoners of war?"

Xu Huang and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what kind of trick Yuan was playing.

Yuan Shu nodded heavily, and said with a smile: "That's right, I, the Yuan family, only want prisoners of war. Of course, don't worry, there are quite a few people in this faction. It should be my Yuan family's work, and I will definitely not let you bother."

"This……"

Xu Huang looked at Lu Bu, who also looked puzzled.

On the other hand, Huang Zhong and Hua Chuan looked at each other, both of them were quite worried, and felt that they had to go back and ask Wei Cheng before making a decision.

Seemingly seeing what they were thinking, Yuan Shu cupped his hands in the direction of the palace and said, "Of course, if you have any doubts, you can go back and discuss it with Lord Wei. Don't be in a hurry. Let's not talk about it today. We should eat and drink." , it’s time to drink and have fun.”

clap clap!

Yuan Shu clapped his hands, and a group of graceful dancers and singers swarmed in from the side hall, all of them were charming and charming...

(End of this chapter)