Three Kingdoms Eschatology

When the white-eared soldier raised his feet and was about to chase him, more than a dozen arrows flew towards him. It turned out that the arrows were fired by the Yuzhang crossbowmen who had run far away.These crossbowmen were not accurate, but the white-eared elite soldiers couldn't hold back so many random arrows.He blocked three arrows with his shield, and then pushed two away with a steel knife, but he was still shot into the body by three arrows.One of them shot straight into his eye socket and straight into his skull.His body fell straight on the head of Nanyang City.

After a moment of bloody battle, thousands of Yuzhang soldiers retreated to the back of the city or along the corridor like a frightened flock of sheep.But they didn't go far either.Relying on crossbows, arrows and long spears, they confronted Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and more than 200 Linjiang soldiers from afar...

Chapter 595: Running to the End

As these Yuzhang soldiers ran and shouted in Nanchang City, the news quickly spread throughout the city, and the soldiers from various ministries rebelled one after another.

You know, there are about 4000 defenders in Nanchang City, but most of them are conscripts from Yuzhang.Originally more than 2000 Liu Bei's regular soldiers were allocated to more than [-] Huo Jun. Some small-scale battles with Zhao Yun before that cost nearly a thousand people. There are more than a thousand soldiers.

Among the nearly [-] Yuzhang soldiers, there will always be a certain proportion of brave and brave people.Moreover, no matter how mob these soldiers and auxiliary soldiers are, their courage will grow a lot when their own number is nearly twenty times that of the opponent's.

Previously, in order to prevent the Yuzhang Army from changing, Liu Bei, Xu Shu and others dismantled the few soldiers and stationed them at key positions in each battalion of the Yuzhang Army to monitor the latter.In this way, the Linjiang soldiers could not form a joint force, and it was easier to be defeated individually in such a mutiny of the whole city.

Therefore, in a short period of time, most of the riverside soldiers in the city were killed like duckweeds swept by the tide.Of course, those who are clever and not so loyal to Liu Bei also followed the trend and joined the mutiny of the Yuzhang soldiers.Most of the officials and generals of the Linjiang Kingdom in the city, such as Mi Zhu Jianyong and others, also died in the rebellion, and Huang Zhong, who was still recovering from his injuries, was also tied up.

The same is true on the defensive line outside the city barriers. Most of the Linjiang soldiers who served as generals of the Yuzhang soldiers were beheaded by the mutinous Yuzhang soldiers under their hands.

But behind the barrier outside the north gate, there were two battalions of pure Linjiang soldiers, and they were still fighting desperately under the command of their respective teams.They formed a shield array, their swords, guns, swords and halberds kept greeting the Yuzhang soldiers who rushed forward, and the crossbowmen behind them kept firing their bows and arrows.In a short time, hundreds of Yuzhang soldiers who had surrounded by a swarm were knocked down, and these Yuzhang soldiers retreated in all directions like a swarm, surrounding them from three sides.

One of the leaders of the Linjiang Army looked at these sheep-like opponents, and his confidence in suppressing the mutiny increased a lot.He shouted loudly, "If you don't put down your weapons, you will all die!", but although the opponents were far away and did not dare to approach, none of them put down their swords, guns, bows and crossbows.On the contrary, dozens of arrows rushed towards Linjiang Army as a response to him.Puff puff puff, most of the arrows either shot into the air, or shot on the shields of the soldiers of the Linjiang army.

The Linjiang army waved his sword angrily and said: "Brothers, rush up and kill all these Yuzhang guys... Ah!" Before he finished speaking, he let out a scream.In his sight, a spear blade protruded from under his chin.The screams and wailing around him continued one after another. It turned out that a large number of Liang Jun's gun and shield soldiers quietly crossed the barrier and attacked them...

At the top of the city, beads of sweat dripped from Liu Bei's face, and he kept asking Xu Shu beside him, "Military Master, what should we do now?"

At present, Liu Bei is not directly threatened by the rebellious Yuzhang soldiers.On the contrary, he, Zhang Fei and two hundred elite soldiers were able to drive thousands of Yuzhang soldiers from the city head around like ducks.After a series of bloody fights, these Yuzhang soldiers only dared to shake their swords and guns and shoot arrows at them from a distance.

But Liu Bei couldn't defeat them at all, let alone put down the mutiny.According to common sense, no matter how large the scale of the mutiny is, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's years of experience in leading troops, as well as Xu Shu's resourcefulness, are more than enough to handle it.But this mutiny is too special, it has no main organization leader, and calming it down is like lifting several squares of water without any container.No matter how powerful a Hercules is, it is impossible to do it.What's more, Liang Jun is supporting him outside the city.

Xu Shu shook his head and answered Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do. We have no way to save the situation. The Yuzhang soldiers in the city must have rebelled. We can only die when we return to the city. Although these Yuzhang soldiers are all mobs, we in the city There are so many fortifications and traps specially used for street fighting... Now, we can only rely on less than two hundred elite soldiers to fight our way out. We escaped from the city through the west gate. Fortunately, these mobs of soldiers from Yuzhang couldn't stop us .As long as we can break through the Liang army's defense line, sneak into the mountains to the west, and find another chance to join Wei, maybe we can make a comeback!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion from the north gate not far away. It turned out that the Yuzhang army from above and below the city opened the north gate and let the Liang army enter the city.

Liu Bei laughed wildly: "We went to vote for Wei, the best ending is just being raised by Cao Cao, and we are talking about a comeback. Come on, let's go, today is the last battle I'm waiting for, and I'll do my best to fight it. Life is death!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his double-strand swords and led Zhang Fei and nearly two hundred elite soldiers to kill westward along the corridor.After the Yuzhang soldiers in front fired some arrows indiscriminately, they ran back like frightened sheep.Panting, Xu Shubuxin, who was following behind Liu Bei and others, was hit by two arrows and fell to the top of the wall.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei ran along the city wall corridor all the way to the west gate tower.Several Yuzhang soldiers with slow legs and feet were beheaded to the ground by them when they rushed down the city.Down the stairway was already a dense mass of Yuzhang soldiers, and they shouted in unison:

"Quick, I think Liu Bei is going to escape from here. Everyone is ready."

"I heard that Liang Bing has already entered the city through the north gate. Don't be afraid. There are not many people left around Liu Bei. We can drown them all by spitting."

"If you kill Liu Bei, you will be able to become a Marquis! It's worth raising your head for this!"

While speaking, Liu Bei and the others rushed over from the stairway like tigers descending the mountain.These Yuzhang soldiers panicked and shot the crossbow arrows that had been prepared earlier to the stairway.The soldiers at the entrance of the stairs also raised their dense spears, spears, swords and shields to welcome Liu Bei and others.

Zhang Fei took the lead, shouted violently, stabbed his eight spears left and right, and separated the spears of the Yuzhang soldiers like a forest in an instant.But the opponent's spears were too dense, and the two soldiers on his left and right were stabbed into funnels by random guns.Several white-eared elite soldiers behind him took the opportunity to rush into the crowd of Yuzhang soldiers through the gaps in the separated gun forest, hacking and hacking. After five or six Yuzhang soldiers fell, the rest scattered in a panic. Make a lot of space.

As soon as Liu Bei rushed to this open space, countless arrows shot at them. It seemed that all the Yuzhang crossbowmen in the city had gathered here.In just a few breaths, most of the soldiers around Liu Bei and Zhang Fei fell under the dense arrow rain

"Kill Liu Bei, you can become a Marquis! Kill!" Thousands of Yuzhang soldiers under the gate of the west city shouted in unison, who took the lead. Under the group effect, everyone's courage increased tenfold, and they rushed towards Liu Bei like a tide. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are coming...

Chapter 596

Near the west gate of Nanchang City.Liu Bei, who had only thirty people around him, was full of despair.The white-eared elite guards and Zhang Fei surrounded him were still desperately resisting the swarming Yuzhang soldiers.

They waved their swords, guns and shields mechanically, and the corpses of Yuzhang soldiers fell in front of them, and they piled up layer upon layer after a while.But this time, the Yuzhang soldiers no longer dispersed in case of setbacks, but rushed forward one after another amidst the shouts.

This is not because they suddenly become brave, but because of the group effect, even the timid will be carried forward by the crowd without the slightest chance to back down.

Zhang Fei was already panting slightly at this time, and his strength was obviously gradually exhausted, let alone the other white-eared soldiers.He claims to be an enemy of ten thousand people, but it is impossible for him to be an enemy of ten thousand people.

At that moment, another Yuzhang soldier swung his sword and rushed towards him, but his Zhangba spear had already penetrated the corpses of the two Yuzhang soldiers, and it was too late to take it back.Zhang Fei had no choice but to discard the snake spear, drew out the saber at his waist, and slashed horizontally.The Yuzhang soldier's head flew into the air.

But as soon as the headless corpse fell down, another Yuzhang soldier who was close behind the corpse appeared, and swung a short spear remade from a hoe to attack Zhang Fei.When he swung, his eyes were closed tightly, and he let out a bold cry of fear.

Zhang Fei had just retracted the saber when the short dagger of the hoe hit his arm with a bang, even though he was protected by armor.Zhang Fei also felt a sharp pain from his arm, and the knife almost fell out of his hand.Unable to wield his saber, Zhang Fei kicked the Yuzhang soldier away in desperation, and at the same time, seven or eight spears rushed towards him.

"General, be careful!" A soldier shouted and stood by Zhang Fei's side, and there were four or five blood holes on his body in an instant.Even so, Zhang Fei was shot in the thigh, and he half knelt on the ground in pain.Enduring the severe pain, Zhang Fei tried to stand up with a knife on the ground, but another Yuzhang soldier rushed in front of him, and hit him on the temple with a hoe in his hand.Then the Yuzhang soldiers rushed forward, repeatedly poking their swords, guns, swords and halberds at the place where Zhang Fei fell.

"Yide!" Liu Bei, who was waving his double sword crazily, happened to turn around and saw this scene, and yelled wildly.Only then did he realize that there were less than ten people in front of him and behind him.

In front of the easy-to-get Marquis of Ting, the Yuzhang soldiers also changed from a group of frightened sheep to a group of tigers and wolves with red eyes.Shouting loudly, he greeted Liu Bei and the others with swords, guns, swords, halberds and arrows.

Liu Bei finally fell among the chaos, but the battle was not over.Yuzhang soldiers began to fight for Liu Bei's body.Several groups of people evolved from pushing and yelling at each other to confronting each other with swords and guns.Not only Liu Bei's head, but also his limbs were divided as trophies.Even the characteristic big ears on his skull were separated.

Until the west gate suddenly opened, a group of Liang army soldiers and horses drove straight into the city, and the leading general Sun Shangxiang yelled softly: "Listen, Yuzhang children who are attached to Daliang, stop quickly and put down their weapons, otherwise they will be regarded as part of Liu's banditry." This farce is considered to have stopped.

After everyone quieted down, Sun Shangxiang asked, "Where is Liu Bei now?"

Among the Yuzhang soldiers, a man who was originally the captain of the Wu Kingdom hurried out and kowtowed to Sun Shangxiang: "I report to the princess, Liu Bei has been killed by us! Just now we fought over Liu Bei's corpse."

After Sun Shangxiang heard this, she was displeased and said angrily: "It's a shame, it's a pity that someone did not kill this thief." After a pause, she asked again: "Then where is Liu thief's body?"

Those Yuzhang soldiers who obtained part of Liu Bei's body jumped out in fear, and showed Liu Bei's head, limbs, and ears to Sun Shangxiang one after another, and reported their names and subordinates.Sun Shangxiang glanced at Liu Bei's shattered body, and laughed wildly: "Liu thief, you have today too. Mother, two brothers, and dozens of clansmen, you will finally get revenge today!"

At this time, the Yuzhang soldiers on the street parted like waves, and another group of soldiers came from the city to the west gate.It turned out that Zhao Yun, who entered the city from the north gate, personally led the troops.Seeing this scene, he was not as ecstatic as Sun Shangxiang, but calmly ordered to the left and right: "Go, gather up the corpses of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, take them back to the capital and present them to the Holy One after processing them. In addition, present those to Liu Bei The Yuzhang soldiers who belonged to the corpses recorded their records, and when they returned to Beijing, they reported to the Holy Majesty Ming to confer titles on them."

In the government office of Nanchang City.Huang Zhong, who had been captured by the Liang army since the Battle of Hukou, was tied up and brought to Zhao Yun.

Huang Zhong refused to submit to Fan and kneel in front of Zhao Yun. The soldiers behind him wanted to kick him in the crook of his leg and force him to kneel, but Zhao Yun waved his hand to stop him.Not only that, Zhao Yun immediately ordered: "Untie the old general Huang quickly."

After the rope on Huang Zhong's body was untied, he didn't seem to care about the favor Zhao Yun gave him, and he relaxed his muscles and said, "Zhao Yun, don't you give me this set, I won't surrender to you and others. It's better to have a good time." Quickly give the old man a knife in the neck."

Zhao Yun smiled lightly and said: "Who said you should surrender? I untie you, just let you go. The old general was imprisoned for a long time before, because Liu Bei has not yet perished, so he offended him a lot. Now that Liu Bei is dead, you can naturally return to the field, of course. For the old general to be able to serve the Daliang court, a certain one can only wish for it."

Huang Zhong sneered and said: "How do you know that this old man will not vote for Cao Wei to avenge a certain old master?".

Before Zhao Yun could speak, Wei Yan beside him said urgently: "Old Huang, can you stop being so foolish and loyal? What kind of master is Liu Bei? Don't tell me you still..."

Zhao Yun waved his hand to signal Wei Yan to stop, then he laughed and said, "Old General Huang, of course I don't want you to vote for Cao Wei. And I'm sure you won't vote for Cao Wei, because I know what kind of person Old General Huang is. You don’t want to betray Liu Bei because you don’t want to be accused of betraying your lord and seeking glory, not because you think Liu Bei is a wise lord worthy of entrustment. Now that you have no lord of allegiance, why go to a scheming rival Liu Bei who can say Would you rather let me bear the people of the world, and the people of the world not bear my hero?"

Huang Zhong was stunned for a while after hearing this, then turned around and walked out of the hall, and when he was about to reach the gate, he turned around and kowtowed to Zhao Yun on one knee: "General Zhao Yun, the Han Dynasty is now in name only, and Cao Wei is a puppet, Huang is willing Return to the beam."

Wei Yan laughed and said: "Old Huang, you have finally enlightened, that's right." Zhao Yun also said hastily: "General Huang, please get up quickly. In the future, we will be colleagues from Daliang Chaozhong. How can we receive such a great gift from you?" .”

Chapter 597

In the early summer of the fifth year of Xiuwu, Liang Jun completely ended the Battle of Yuzhang with very little cost.In this southern expedition, Liang Jun seized the opportunity and acted quickly, occupying most of the border of Linjiang State in a very short period of time. Except for Yuzhang County, the rest of the land did not go through a long see-saw and protracted confrontation war.Therefore, the counties in Jingzhou did not encounter many military disasters, and the population did not decrease but increased.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Xiuwu, Zhao Yun, who arranged various affairs in the newly occupied area according to Feng Yu's edict, returned triumphantly.As usual, Feng Yu led his ministers to welcome the triumphant army outside Zhuyang City.

When Zhao Yun saw Feng Yu, he bowed down and bowed.After Fangcai Shan called Long Live, he said again: "How can my minister, He De, dare to trouble the Holy Majesty to meet him personally."

Feng Yu pulled him up and said, "Zilong, quickly flatten your body. If you can't let me go out of the city to welcome you with your unworldly merit, I'm afraid no one in Daliang will be able to have this honor in the future."

When Feng Yu was speaking, he had already noticed a well-known woman with good looks and outstanding temperament standing in the crowd behind Zhao Yun.Then he smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this girl must be Sun Ce and Sun Quan's younger sister, Sun Shangxiang. If I hadn't written in advance, I definitely wouldn't have recognized you. After all, you have been away from Zhuyang for ten years. Back then, she was a childish girl who was not yet ten years old, but now she is a slim and tall girl. No, she should be a heroic female general. This time, your contribution to defeating Yuzhang battle is not inferior to that of Zilong. I don't know how to thank you."

Sun Shangxiang's face turned red immediately, and she wished Feng Yuying a blessing: "Your Majesty, Shang Xiang has only done a little bit for it." After she finished speaking, she glanced at the Zhuyang City Tower in the distance, He said meaningfully: "Shang Xiang spent her childhood in this city, and now His Majesty has not changed, and Zhuyang seems to have not changed."

Feng Yu laughed and said: "Shang Xiang, I have ordered someone to clean up the old house you lived in. From now on, this will be your home, and I will still make you the princess. Of course, if you want to go back to the South China Sea, you can also. You can even go back to Jianye if you want, but that will have to wait for me to rule the world."

Seeing what Feng Yu said, Sun Shangxiang changed the subject and said, "Shangxiang is a woman after all, and all her clan members have died tragically at the hands of thieves. It is absolutely impossible and unnecessary to separate a county for a long time. So Shangxiang this time To come here is to formally dedicate the last county of Wu State, Nanhai, to Liang State, and dedicate it to His Majesty. In addition, Shang Xiang also begs Your Majesty to let someone lead a troop to continue to serve Daliang and Your Majesty!"

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Seeing that Feng Yu became hesitant, Sun Shangxiang said urgently: "Your Majesty, please don't dislike Shang Xiang as the voice of a daughter, and don't allow him to join the army. Apart from serving His Majesty, Shang Xiang also intends to avenge his mother and brother. After all, apart from Liu Bei In addition to thieves, Cao Wei also has a blood debt. I hope His Majesty can fulfill Shangxiang."

In fact, Feng Yu was not because he disliked Sun Shangxiang leading troops as a daughter, but because he was worried that she would lead troops outside to fight, which would be too dangerous for his own safety.Now that Feng Yu saw her firm attitude, he had no choice but to agree: "In this case, then I will add a general Fenwei after your name Zhuyang Princess, and actually lead a second-level army. The old house in Zhuyang City It is your general's mansion, and your army is also permanently stationed in Zhuyang. When our army strikes against Wei in the future, you can go with me and avenge your mother and brother. Is that good?"

At this time, Sun Shangxiang kowtowed with the courtesy of a monarch and minister, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Feng Yu was not willing for Sun Shangxiang to bow himself like this, but this is a necessary etiquette in this era. Before Sun Shangxiangshan could finish calling, he hurriedly said: "Shangxiang get flattened quickly."

Feng Yu exchanged greetings with the rest of the generals behind Zhao Yun, then got on his horse and walked towards Zhuyang City with Zhao Yun and others.Zhao Yun, who was closely behind Feng Yu, looked around, only to realize that the guard of honor welcoming him was extremely large.From the Mianshui Wharf to the Zhuyang City Gate a few miles away, Liang Jun soldiers were densely packed on both sides of the road, with sharp swords and guns, bright armor, and boundless flags and candles.Looking at the ring armor on their bodies, you can tell that they all belong to the regular standing army.

Zhao Yun couldn't help but said in surprise: "Your Majesty, why does Zhuyang have so many standing army troops? I remember that when we marched to Jingzhou, Zhuyang didn't have many troops. Could it be that your majesty has transferred troops from other places. But other places also have We need the necessary standing army garrison, I’m afraid it won’t work just relying on the local reclamation soldiers.”

Feng Yu smiled lightly, and told Zhao Yun the truth.

It turned out that at this time Feng Yu continued to take the Yulin Army to sit in Nanyang instead of returning to Chang'an. First, because Cao Wei was the greatest threat to this place and a large number of original troops were transferred away.The second is Feng Yu's three system cities, and the system cities here have the most complete facilities.He wanted to train a large number of new legions here, including the Inland Navy, and added a lot of special arms.

As for where did so many population balances come to train the new army, it was because Feng Yu issued an edict to mobilize the whole people.In the whole territory of Daliang except Outer Domain, everyone who is over [-] and under [-] years old, unless the only child in the family or has a brother who has joined the regular army, all people must be drafted into the army.But ordinary people don't feel too much pressure except for worrying about the danger of their children on the front line.Because it is stated in Feng Yu's edict that households with children who join the army are exempted from land grain tax.Because of the small number of acres of land, the people whose land grain is not enough to meet the quota still supply grain instead.In addition to this, everyone has military pay.

The current food supply in Daliang is not a problem at all. In addition to the large-scale grain trade from the West, there are also high-yield crops such as potatoes being planted in large quantities in the valleys of the Southwest Plateau, and there are also short-term rotations of reclamation soldiers from all over the country. You can also harvest a lot of self-sufficient food.

Therefore, converting most of the labor force population to military population will not have any impact on the economy of Daliang as a whole.In just one year, the total number of regular regiments in Daliang's three levels, A, B, and C, increased to nearly 10, with a total of nearly 10 people, including two inland navy regiments and three ocean-going fleets.The [-] people do not include the hundreds of thousands of Huqi, Fanbing, and barbarians controlled by Beifu, Xifu, and Myanmar.Of course, it does not include the more than [-] reclamation soldiers stationed and guarded in Daliang.

When Liang Guo was preparing for the final battle to unify the world, Wei Guo over there was not idle.After mobilizing heavy troops to repel the harassment from Lu Bu in the north, Cao Cao came to Jianye, personally commanded, arranged various matters in Jiangdong, actively digested the newly obtained results, and tried to quickly transform this into Cao Wei's combat power.In addition, Cao Cao has learned that Liang Jun's military equipment is several levels higher than that of Wei Jun, so he racked his brains to find ways to shorten the gap between himself and Liang Jun in this respect.

However, although both sides are gearing up and preparing for a big fight, they are not in a hurry to make the first move.There was a temporary calm on the border between Liang and Wei.

Chapter 598 Bronze Sparrow Terrace

Tongque Terrace is twenty miles outside Ye City.On the stage, the canopy canopy stretches to the sky, and the army formation off the stage is well-organized, and the flags and flags are candled to the sky.Cao Cao is conducting a grand military parade.

At this time, Cao Cao was leaning on the seat, watching with satisfaction the soldiers of the Wei army from various battalions and departments passing down the Tongque Terrace.Among them, apart from the new-style tiger and leopard cavalry, who were well-equipped with men and horses, there was also a Roman ballista that they spared no expense to get from the Qin State in the far west.

These crossbows are not as simple as just spending money. Not only is the journey from Daqin Rome to Huaxia and Hantu tens of thousands of miles long, but most of the land has to pass through the territory controlled by Daliang. Naturally, Daliang strictly prohibits the trading and transportation of this kind of war equipment. .So the difficulty of getting them to Wei State can be imagined.In fact, it took several years for Wei Guo to pay for it.

After Cao Cao got these Roman ballistas, he began to concentrate manpower and material resources to imitate them.As a result, the craftsmen of the Wei State couldn't find the essentials after fumbling around, and finally made it, but there was always a gap between the range and the accuracy and the original one.But how to say, Wei Guo can finally produce its own ballista.

With the ballista, Cao Cao wanted to get the raw material formula and production method of Liang Jun's hot bomb.Relevant personnel of the Wei State got news in the Western Regions that there was something called Greek fire in the Great Qin State in the far west, and the effect described by insiders was similar to the explosive bombs used by Liang Jun.It's just that this thing is too difficult to get, and Daqin officials also keep it strictly confidential.In the end, Wei Guo got a small bottle of sample at any cost, but it didn't make any sense.Because even the best alchemist in Wei country couldn't figure out how to make this thing.Cao Cao had no choice but to give up and use a kind of incendiary bomb made of vegetable oil and traditional fire starter.

In addition to crossbows, Wei Guo also concentrated craftsmen to develop various war weapons, including bed crossbows with greater power and better performance.Loaded on wheels, it is a bamboo and wood fortress that can be moved across the plains by dozens of horses.Inspired by Liang Jun's counterweight catapult, they also built their own counterweight catapult.

Cao Cao looked at the army passing down the Tongque Terrace, and lazily asked Cheng Yu beside him, "Zhongde, how many soldiers and horses do we have now? If we start a war with Feng Yu at this time, how many can we call?" Centaur?"

Cheng Yu, who was in charge of Wei's internal affairs, thought for a while, and then replied: "Your Majesty, counting Jiangdong's soldiers and horses, our Wei State now has 15 standing infantry and cavalry, including 50 tiger and leopard cavalry. Counties and counties If all the soldiers are mobilized during the war, the number can be as high as [-]. Once we start a war with Feng Bandit, we can mobilize at least [-] mobile troops."

Cao Cao said thoughtfully: "With this force and the equipment and armor we have strengthened in the past few years, we should have no problem dealing with Feng Yu. It's just that our country of Wei now counts Jiangdong, and the total number of troops is nearly 400 million. Can the registered population support these 70 million troops? And all the males are soldiers, who will farm the land? We are not Liang, we can rely on traders to buy a large amount of grain from overseas."

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have forgotten the policy of farmland that was promulgated in the early years. These county and county soldiers are rotated every three months to half a year. If the time of service happens not to be in the busy farming season, naturally the farm work will not be delayed. If it is during the busy farming season , in addition to daily training, the army needs to spare time for farming. Even the standing army, except for the tiger and leopard cavalry, is the same. They also have to cultivate during the busy farming season, and only start training in the off-season. So Once a full-scale war breaks out, the food is scarce but still sufficient, and we have already stockpiled a large amount of food and grass for emergencies.”

Only then did Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then choose an auspicious day, officially declare it to the world, and crusade against Feng Bandit. This time, you should all work together to help Gu dominate the world."

At this time, a head with two mustaches and a pair of triangular eyes poked out, appearing in Cao Cao's line of sight, hesitating to speak.This man's surname is Hua, his name is Xin, and his name is Ziyu. He is now the imperial official of the State of Wei.

Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Hua Xin and said, "Ziyu, do you want to say something to Gu? Just say it, don't hesitate."

Hua Xin finally settled down, and said to Cao Cao, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing we must do before we formally attack Liang." Cao Cao opened his slightly closed eyes and said, "What's the matter?"

Hua Xin suddenly came out from the crowd, bowed down to Cao Cao, and said, "Half of the world today has been stolen by Thieves Feng. The Han family has relied on the help of the King of Wei to guard half of the country. Now the emperor of the Han family is mediocre and ineffective. The king of Wei supports the country alone. The Han family no longer lives in the destiny of heaven, so I beseech the king of Wei to follow the time of heaven, accept the order of heaven, and ascend the throne as emperor."

After everyone heard this, five or six people immediately responded to Hua Xin and came out to persuade Cao Cao to enter, but the rest were completely silent.In fact, what Hua Xin said was what many people wanted to say but did not dare to speak out.Today, only Cao Cao and Feng Yu are left in the whole world, and Feng Yu has officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.There are not many officials and scholars in Wei who are still loyal to the Han Dynasty, and everyone almost tacitly knows that the Han Dynasty has actually died out.It is indeed meaningless for Cao Cao to keep a puppet Emperor Han at this time.

Cao Cao didn't respond right away, he just glanced at everyone's faces one by one.At this time, a voice advised: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to do this now. The army of the Wei State attacked Liang under the banner of suppressing the Han thieves. The reason was that Feng Yu was rebellious and rebellious. Now if the king abolishes Emperor Han and ascends the throne himself, what reason is there to attack him?"

Everyone, including Cao Cao, looked at this person together, and it turned out that it was a young official with fourth-rank official uniform, and it was Xun Yu's son Xun Shen.

Cao Cao still didn't respond directly, but said, "So it's Manqian." Then he pretended to glance at the crowd a few times, and pretended to be surprised: "Eh...why didn't your father, Mr. Xun, come?"

Of course Cao Cao knew why Xun Yu didn't come. Ever since Cao Cao hijacked Liu Xie to the state of Wei, Xun Yu gradually became alienated from him and became more and more passive in serving him. Come see me.Not to mention advising him and serving as his staff.Xun Yu was even more so after Wei State united with Linjiang State to defeat Sun Wu.

Xun Shen had no choice but to stammer: "Report to the king, my father is ill, so it is inconvenient to come to court..."

His words were interrupted by Hua Xin who was next to him, and he said stingingly: "Everyone knows that Dr. Xun is loyal to my man. Fortunately, this is the king of Wei who governs. If the emperor is in charge, a loyal minister like Dr. Xun will be afraid You have to climb up to the main hall to go up to court!"

As soon as Hua Xin said this, the scene fell silent.

Chapter 599 Cao Cao ascends the throne

Everyone on Tongque Terrace could understand what Cao Cao and Hua Xin meant, including Xun Shen of course.Xun Shen quickly argued: "Your Majesty, this minister is only thinking of the King, and has no intention of speaking for the Han Dynasty at all."

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Looking at what you said, it seems that Gu and the big man are opposing enemies. It is a good thing to be loyal to the Han family and think about the Han family. Isn't Gu also a courtier of the big man? Don't worry, Gu will not be suspicious of you."

Cao Cao was telling the truth. Now, whether in Yecheng, Xudu or even the entire territory of Wei State, those who intend to support the Han against Cao have been eliminated by Cao Cao after several failed coups.Even if there are a few people like Xun Yu, they are all people who have some sympathy for the Han Dynasty, but they have neither the strength nor the courage to take action.

However, Hua Xin continued to reply: "Your Majesty, now that your Majesty is going one step further, assuming the position of Son of Heaven is only beneficial to us in the war against Liang. We don't need the name of being a teacher for the Han Dynasty. The Majesty accepts The Han Emperor abdicated, and the title of the emperor was justified, but the Feng thief was the emperor. In the name of the orthodox emperor, he defeated the false emperor, unified the world, and calmed the world. Although begging for thieves in the name of a vassal king is also well-known as a teacher, it has a very disadvantageous side."

Cao Cao's face suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Oh, why is there a very bad side?"

Hua Xin, who was still kneeling on the ground, took another two steps forward, and said to Cao Cao in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please think about it, the territory occupied by the Kingdom of Liang occupies almost half of the world, most of which are closed to the Central Plains and far away. A place where information is isolated. Many are far away from the states and counties of the Central Plains. For example, the land of Nabashu, the land of Lingnan, and even the farther Myanmar. If the king is still a minister of the Han family, they will have no ethical scruples in doing so, but if the king is the son of heaven, they will To do so would be to bear the reputation of being a traitor and a greater risk."

Cao Cao didn't wait for Hua Xin to finish speaking, but he understood what he meant, nodded his head in a sudden realization, and let out a heavy "oh" at the same time.

Seeing this scene, the civil servants and generals of the Wei State standing on both sides knelt down in a large group, followed by Hua Xin and shouted repeatedly in unison: "Please obey the fate of the king of Wei, and succeed the emperor!", "Please obey the fate of the king of Wei, and succeed Son of Heaven!"

Cao Cao gestured for everyone to get up quickly, and said, "Don't be in a hurry, you must follow the etiquette when persuading people to come in!"

At this time, Cao Cao had actually made up his mind to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.One is the reasons Hua Xin said, and the other is his own reasons.Cao Cao is now over sixty years old, his hair is already gray, and his headaches are becoming more and more frequent.He was worried that he didn't have much time, so he might as well seize the time to ascend to the throne and live the addiction of being emperor for a few years.It's just that he still wants to find someone to ask. Only when this person affirms Hua Xin's suggestion can he be completely at ease.

He suddenly asked the servant next to him: "Why didn't Guo Jia, the army officer for sacrificial wine, come today, where is he now?"

"My lord, Guo Jijiu is testing a new utensil in the school grounds."

Cao Cao asked puzzledly, "Oh, what artifact is more important than watching soldiers from the Tongque Terrace? Lead the way ahead, and Gu also goes to see it!"

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