Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 219 Old Liu's Call

"Youchang, what's the matter?" Zhao Feng looked at Ma Di who was rubbing his hands in front of him, and asked a little strangely.Although Ma Di's temperament has become calmer, but as the saying goes, the nature of the country is easy to change, so he is still somewhat frivolous and frivolous, and he always speaks out.It's rare for him to be hesitant to speak now.

"Hey, General, I'm not here for official business, but for private business!" Ma Di smiled flatteringly.Zhao Feng was used to seeing Ma Di's arrogant appearance, but now seeing his forced smile, he couldn't help but feel a chill. "What's the matter?" Zhao Feng asked, barely suppressing his tingling scalp.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just that I, Ma Youchang, are just about to be hired, so I want to invite the general to come and cheer for me!" Ma Di pretended to be calm and authentic.After hearing this, Zhao Feng almost spit out a mouthful of tea, "You guys are going to get married?" Zhao Feng said in disbelief.

"Why not, I, Ma Youchang, have already passed the Chinese New Year, but Brother Kong Ming has already married at the age of 17!" Ma Di said naturally.Zhao Feng looked at Ma Di who was in high spirits, frowned and asked, "Then what's the matter with the cheering you mentioned?" Zhao Feng also felt strange when it came to this, it wasn't about a fight, why did he use it? Cheer is the word.

After Ma Su explained, Zhao Feng finally understood.It turned out that the so-called cheering was to let Zhao Feng go with him when he was hired, so as to make him look good.People, it's good to save face.Right now in Yizhou, Zhao Feng has the highest official position, it would be very powerful if he went to hire with him.

"It's not impossible for me to go with you. I wonder which girl you are seducing?" Zhao Feng was also a little strange after he finished speaking. There seems to be nothing wrong with Ma Su recently. Why did he hook up with one so soon?

"It's nothing, she's Qin Zichi's sister. She's overwhelmed by my talent, so she's already made a secret promise to me!" Ma Di's face growth rate is really amazing, and it has evolved from a blushing state to a boastful state in a blink of an eye. up.Zhao Feng looked at the excited Ma Di in front of him, knowing that Ma Liang was incapacitated in Berkshire, so he nodded his head with difficulty and agreed.

A few days later, an auspicious day was picked, and Zhao Feng arranged the matter for Ma Su.However, according to the etiquette, Ma Di will have to wait another half a year before he can marry his sweetheart.It was early winter at this time, so Ma Di was looking forward to it, wishing that it would be summer immediately, so that he could embrace the beauty immediately.

The days passed day by day, the cold winter passed, and the spring blossomed, but Ma Di still failed to marry his bride this year.As soon as spring began, Liu Bei who was in Shouchun sent an urgent edict, asking Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang to hand over the affairs at hand to Zhao Yun and Ma Liang, and to go to Shouchun as soon as possible to discuss important matters.After receiving the news, Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang suddenly understood: Liu Bei is going to attack!
Think about it too, if it weren't for the floods last year, Liu Bei might have raised his troops to go north at that time.In the past year after the disaster, the five prefectures under Liu Bei's rule and the newly pacified Yizhou have all been in good weather. Among them, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou have all achieved great harvests, and what they bring is a bumper harvest.In addition, in order to attack Liu Bei, Cao Cao did not hesitate to destroy the Xiangjiang levee and flood the people that day. This action also made the soldiers and civilians of the states under Liu Bei's rule extremely indignant, and the morale and popular support reached a peak.If you don't seize this opportunity, then Liu Bei will get out of the way.

In contrast, although Cao Cao's seven northern states also got a certain respite, their grain production was quite limited.According to the conservative calculations of Chen Qun and Zhang Zhao, even if Yizhou and Xuzhou were not included, the total grain output of the three prefectures of Jingyangjiao last year was more than twice the total grain output of the seven prefectures under Cao Cao's rule.Under this premise, the troops that Cao Cao can dispatch are actually quite limited.Coupled with the fact that Xun Yu had just passed away and Guo Jia was dying of serious illness, Cao Cao's current situation is not very good.

"Kong Ming, it seems that last year's flood was really traumatic!" On this day when the boat sailed near Baqiu, Zhao Feng remembered that there used to be some dwellings on both sides of the bank, but now they are all gone. The flood washed it away.

"Wuchang and Huangzhou are both rich and prosperous places in Jingxiang, but you don't see any prosperity at all. Last year, the Huangzhou decree and the Chaohu decree have already asked themselves to be relegated to the head." Zhuge Liang looked at this desolate look. sighed.In the official system of the Han Dynasty, a county with more than [-] households was the county magistrate, and if there were less than [-] households, it was the county magistrate.Unexpectedly, the flood caused the population of Huangzhou, Chaohu Wuchang and other places to drop by more than [-]%.

Amid the sighs of the two, the boat had already arrived in Shouchun after sailing for a few days.Not only them, Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin from Jingzhou, Wei Yan and Chen Gong from Qingzhou, Zhang Liao and Xu Shu from Yuzhou, Zhang Zhao and Gao Lan from Yangzhou, and Shi Guangyuan and Gan Ning from Jiaozhou all arrived.The summoning of all the core figures from the major states under Liu Bei's rule can only explain one thing: Liu Bei wants to make a big move.

With the arrival of Shi Guangyuan and Gan Ning, who were farthest away, Liu Bei also formally called everyone to discuss.Of course, senior officials from Xuzhou and Shouchun were also present.It took more than a cup of tea for everyone to reminisce about the past and salute.

"Everyone, Bei called everyone here today for just one thing. Since last year, Bei has been discussing with Zijing, Shi Yuan and Yide for many days, and they all feel that this year is a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition. Therefore, Bei decided to wave this year. Northern Expedition!" Liu Bei announced his decision in an unprecedentedly loud voice.

Although everyone had expected it, why did Liu Bei summon everyone to come.But when Liu Bei really said these words, everyone still felt a burst of excitement from the bottom of their hearts.What is the concept of Northern Expedition?The scale of this battle will never be comparable to any previous battles I have experienced. The manpower and material resources used, and the consumption of food and grass will all be astronomical.Once successful, Dahan Zhongxing and even aspiring to win the world are just around the corner.On the contrary, once it fails, there will be no place to bury it, and it will only retreat to a corner in the south of the Yangtze River.As long as you think about such an exciting thing, you can't help but feel excited.

"Brother, my 16 troops in Jingzhou have already practiced proficiently. As long as I give an order, I can go north or take Luoyang directly to plot Sizhou, or attack Tongguan to enter Guanzhong. It is guaranteed to be safe!" After a little excitement, Guan Yu first Please say.

"Hehe, don't be impatient, everyone, we need to discuss how to march!" Liu Bei waved his hand to signal everyone not to get too excited, and at the same time signaled Lu Su to explain the general situation for everyone.Lu Su nodded, then pointed to the huge map of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty hanging on the wall, and began to describe the military situation in detail.

"Cao Cao's roots were originally in Yanzhou, but as the court was moved to Yecheng by him, most of the army and horses have been moved to Hebei by him. Even so, Cao Cao still deployed no less than 20 troops in Yanzhou to guard against us. In the Northern Expedition, Xuchang had nearly 100 defenders. In addition, Xiahouyuan in Guanzhong also had no less than 30 troops. Cao Cao has more than [-] people under his rule since he annexed Yuan Shao's troops, and his army is no less than [-] million. Excluding [-] In Youzhou to guard against Yuan Tan, and [-] at the border to guard against foreign races, Cao Cao can at least mobilize another [-] troops to cross the Yellow River south and fight us." Lu Su said in detail.

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt a little heavy in their hearts.Cao Cao, who unified the entire north, is indeed powerful.Zhao Feng reckoned that it was unrealistic to rely on this battle to decide the world.I just don't know how many troops Liu Bei wants to dispatch this time, and what is his strategic goal?
Seeing that the crowd was a little overwhelmed by Cao Cao's strength, Lu Su continued to smile and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Although Cao Cao has many troops, our army is not without advantages!"

(End of this chapter)