The dusk is still there, and the red clouds are like twelves. Under the red wings of the clouds, the magpies hover over the devastated land. The bloody smell in the air is disgusting, but they cannot avoid all this.

The battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao for Nanyang has reached a heightened point, especially since early March when Zhang Fei led his troops into this battlefield, the forces of the two sides were no longer as disparate as they were at the beginning. After more than a month of fierce attacks, the Cao army began to gradually turn off attack to defense, and the front line was gradually pushed from Xinye to Yuyang and Nieyang.

It is not that they cannot defend, but that there is no danger to defend. This time, Liu Bei entered Nanyang, but came to the entire Nanyang. Wasting too much troops in such a place without danger to defend will only make Cao's army defeated faster.

Therefore, when Cao Cao saw that the Jingzhou army became more and more brave and the news of the fall of Hefei in the rear came, he decisively told the transfer of troops back to Wancheng, preparing to block Liu Bei's advancement in the north in this area.

The tragic level of the fight between the two sides has no intention of weakening since the first month of the year.

"Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding ~"

Xinye, as this place became a supply place in the rear, it was no longer the strategic focus. However, Liu Bei's command was blind and still did not move out in Xinye. The front line was responsible for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Guan Ping, Zhang Ren, and Yang Ren. Liu Bei, Pang Tong and Fa Zheng were in the middle to plan. If Cao's army entered Xinye at this time, it would be a bad idea.

Listening to the jingling sounds of jingle shops, Liu Yi lay comfortably on the recliner. He finally overcame the obsessive-compulsive disorder after entering the master level. Now, as long as he can listen to these sounds every day, his mood will be very peaceful.

"Boyuan, what do you think?" Pang Tong asked while sitting on the lounge chair beside Liu Yi.

"What did you say? Be louder?" The environment was a bit noisy. Pang Tong had been talking a lot before, but Liu Yi didn't listen too clearly and had no intention of listening.

"I said, what do you think?" Pang Tong said loudly.

"Oh, I used to sit and watch, but now I'm lying and watching." Liu Yi didn't know how to answer. He didn't hear what he said clearly in the previous bunch, and it was hard to say that he didn't hear it.

"I mean, Jiangdong broke down Hefei!" Pang Tong asked.

"How can this be seen? A hundred thousand army attacked a city with 7,000 people guarding a city. If he didn't break the city, wouldn't it be strange?" Liu Yi asked back. No matter how he thought, it would be impossible to lose this battle. Although Cao Cao sent a lot of troops, the reinforcements from Qingxu in Hefei were only 10,000 or 20,000 people. According to the information, there were only 7,000 people, which was the sky. Even if the Jiangdong Army was not able to fight on land, the 100,000 troops and its own siege equipment, Liu Yi could not think of a reason why Sun Quan would lose. Even if it was a hundred thousand pigs, it could collapse the walls of Hefei!

"Go out and talk!" Pang Tong was speechless. This guy must have not heard what he said just now. He stood up and pulled Liu Yi out directly.

"You can leave, don't pull it, what kind of morality is it?" Liu Yi reluctantly followed Pang Tong out of the craftsman's house and said dissatisfiedly.

"According to the news from Zilong, if it weren't for our army's siege equipment, Sun Quan might not have been able to break through Hefei this time." Pang Tong pulled Liu Yi away from the craftsman's house and then said.

"No wonder, sometimes people are not as good as pigs. At least even if the pig dies 30%, they will run wherever they should go. People cannot." Liu Yi said naturally. Although it was a little unbelievable, Liu Yi still accepted this statement.

It seems to be a bit reasonable. Not to mention 30%, if 10% of the loss is not dispersed, it can be regarded as an elite soldier. I think in this battle, the Jingzhou army lost half and could still repel Cao's army wildly. This phenomenon cannot be said even Pang Tong is why. However, the army from Shuzhong performed quite normal. The defeats during this period were basically achieved by them, including the Hanzhong army brought by Guan Ping before.

"But Sun Quan bought our army's ordnance, and the lord actually agreed?" This was what Pang Tong didn't understand the most.

Now that the Jingzhou army can gain such a great advantage on the battlefield, the armor and weapons created by Liu Yi can account for at least half of the credit. This is Liu Bei's trump card, how can it be sold?

"No problem, I asked my lord to agree." Liu Yi nodded and looked at Pang Tong and said, "Many of the weapons and armors made in the past few years have begun to rust and corrode. Why are they still there? Sun Quan wants to polish them for him and earn some military expenses."

"Aren't you afraid that the Jiangdong Army will be equipped with these armor to attack us?" Pang Tong said in confusion.

"The weapons from ten years ago can be the same as those now?" Liu Yi was a little funny: "Didn't you find that the weapons produced in the workshop today are sharper than those from the past? The range of bows and arrows is longer?"

"If you rebuild it, there will be a lot of losses, but if you sell it to Sun Quan and then get a large amount of supplies and money from Jiangdong, our army can use more sophisticated equipment. I am still worried about money during this period. Why don't Sun Quan come to give money?" Liu Yi stretched out his muscles and bones, and he was thinking that he spent a lot of money to hire masters to build a batch of weapons. All of them were iron armor, not too many, and equipped with 3,000 people and put them on the battlefield. It would be almost invincible!

"Really different?" Pang Tong quickly understood and looked at Liu Yi and said.

"The ten years ago is indeed different from the current one." Liu Yi nodded seriously. Ten years ago, his skill level was not yet five, and his attribute gain was at least twenty. How could it be the same?

"If this is the case, it can make up for the lack of marine warfare in the Wu army." Pang Tong smiled and said, "I can't defeat our army, but I can compete with Cao's army, but there are not many weapons ten years ago?"

Liu Bei is now rich, but ten years ago, the Battle of Red Cliff was not over. At that time, Liu Bei relied on Liu Qi and Sun Quan's help to live. How many weapons can he have?

"I am going to take in a few disciples and give Sun Quan the weapons to practice." Liu Yi had already thought about it. Now that he wants to reach the next level by relying on himself, it is not easy to have a system. It is better to recruit a few disciples and start a few more projects. Isn't this experience coming?

"Craftsman?" Pang Tong looked at Liu Yi and said.

"What about that?" Liu Yi nodded.

"Like you?" Pang Tong asked.

"It's just like specializing in the production of weapons, or construction design, as well as tailors, mud tiles, carpenters, and carvings, and only the same." Liu Yi shook his head: "You know, a person like me is hard to meet in a thousand years."

"Yes." Pang Tong nodded. If there were more talents like Liu Yi, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to have the momentum today.

"Then your strategy and military strategy..." Pang Tong frowned at Liu Yi. He felt that Liu Yi was actually qualified to accept a disciple in this regard.

"Stop messing around, what strategy do I have?" Liu Yi shook his head. Now he is indeed qualified, but craftsmen recruit a few who are well-founded and easy to train. After giving money, it is enough to stock it up. But if you train a successor, it will take time and time. With this time, it is better to go home to take your children and walk your dog.

Besides, he may be away from the political center and go to Nanzhong to develop for a long time. It is estimated that those aristocratic families will not bring their children to Liu Yi.

The two walked back to the yamen. Liu Bei and Fa Zheng were not here today. Liu Yi and Pang Tong were not in a hurry. They sat down and pulled some things.

"Is it possible for Sun Quan to fight to Shouchun?" Liu Yi suddenly asked.

If Shouchun is taken over, the entire Yangzhou will be considered the world of Sun Quan. By then, Sun Quan will be the governor of Yangzhou rather than just the lord of Jiangdong. Jiangdong is not the later Jiangnan. Except for those counties with relatively concentrated populations, other places are basically undeveloped areas with great potential. Liu Yi estimated that if Sun Quan could live two or three hundred years old and concentrate on development, he would almost develop two or three times the current territory, including population, materials, etc.

"Difficult!" Pang Tong shook his head: "Hefei is already at its limit. Even if he can fight to Shouchun, he can't defend it. Besides, Zhang Liao and others are not easy. Although your siege equipment is powerful, it is not unbreakable."

"Oh?" Liu Yi looked at Pang Tong in surprise. Is his siege equipment so easy to break? He asked now: "How do you break it?"

"If I am Zhang Liao, I will ambush along the way, Cao Cao will have many cavalry under his command. As long as I use it well, I will burn all the siege equipment before it has arrived!" Pang Tong looked at Liu Yi and smiled and said, "When I arrived at the plains, do you think the Jiangdong Army can stop the Cao army's elite cavalry?"

Although there are waterways, the waterways over there are much smaller. Not to mention bows and arrows, soldiers on both sides can poke the spears with spears, and larger ships can be directly stranded.

"That's right!" Liu Yi nodded when he heard this. When he arrived in the plains, the troops would not be too small. Could it be that he was still pointing to following Hefei and waiting for you to attack the city?

Sun Quan made such a mistake before, and was killed by Zhang Liao's eight hundred elite soldiers and ran away in a mess. Now Sun Quan should also realize this problem. It is estimated that Sun Quan should now focus on Hefei, establish a new defensive belt, and digest the gains of this battle.

"I'll let Sun Quan make money. We'll help him hold Cao's army at this moment." Liu Yi shook his head and sighed: "If he returns and bites me and wait..."

"If Sun Quan was defeated in this battle, it would be possible, but now that Sun Quan has captured Hefei, he will not covet our army again. Instead, he hopes that our army can occupy Nanyang. In this way, if Cao's army attacks Hefei, our army can directly send troops from Nanyang to intimidate the rear of Cao's army, so that Cao's army cannot take care of each other. On the contrary, if he attacks at this time, even if he occupys Jingzhou, it will be difficult to defend." Pang Tong smiled.

Next, before the situation in the world changes, the two companies will enter a honeymoon period, just like when the Battle of Red Cliff was just over. As for how long it can last, it depends on the future development of both sides.
Chapter completed!