Chapter 484 Night Talk
"Haha, Bo Yuan, you know you are here! How about staying in my house tonight? You and I will talk to you at night. That silly boy Zhang Bao is so worried about you." Zhang Fei's generous laughter woke up many dogs raised by others, and the sound of dog barking came one after another.
"You know what we are wandering on the street?" Liu Yi looked at Zhang Fei in shock and said with a funny look.
After leaving the palace, there is only one road, and you can catch up with it in just two steps. Where can you get the confidence to look like you are a prophet?
"How about it, how do you and I go all the way to send troops this time? You are the undefeated general, I am the ever-winning general. You and I join forces, what's the point of Cao's army?" Zhang Fei put his arms around Liu Yi's shoulder and said.
"Do you want everyone to know?" Liu Yi looked at Zhang Fei and shook his head. The benefits of the difficulty of Shu Road are here. As long as you write a few levels, the news here will be difficult to leak. In recent years, Liu Yi has been engaged in production in Nanzhong. The strategy adopted by Shu Zhong is to close the country and be in love with him, but he has not lost the information collection abroad.
"Then let's not talk about this for now. I built a winery next to the city. It was very quiet. Why not drink at my place?" Zhang Fei looked around and asked with a smile.
"Okay!" Liu Yi thought about it. He didn't want to go home anyway, so he might as well go to Zhang Fei for a drink. He looked at Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong and said, "You two go together?"
"I can't drink the fine wine of Xixiang Hou on weekdays." Pang Tong groped through the goat whisper and said with a smile.
After Liu Bei became emperor, Zhang Fei was promoted to General of Cheqi and Cavalry and Sili School Captain, and was granted the title of Marquis of Xixiang. He was considered a top-notch existence among military generals.
Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.
The four of them immediately went to Zhang Fei's winery together. This winery was the second time Liu Yi came to Hanzhong in the past five years to build. It was considered a business, but it was not open to the public. Most of the people who came here had a good relationship with Zhang Fei. The wine was naturally delicious, but the price was also amazingly expensive. Pang Tong, a drunkard, just occasionally came to satisfy his cravings, or licked his face and pulled Zhang Fei to drink, so of course he didn't have to pay.
However, Zhang Fei spent most of his time training outside, and he didn't come back much. Zhang Fei was not here. Even if Pang Tong was on credit, he couldn't get old. Now it's rare for Zhang Fei to take the initiative to treat him. Even if he didn't treat him specifically, Pang Tong had made a reservation for this meal.
Besides, what are the things that two big men have to talk about? Only four people are interesting.
"It just so happened that the mahjong made by Bo Yuan came in handy. The four of us happened to walk a few times~" Zhang Fei was also very lively and said when he heard this.
Mahjong was made by Liu Yi when he was bored in Jingzhou. At first, it was to pass the boring time, but he had no intention of playing chess. Later, he made cards, which was a major improvement in papermaking. For example, the paper made in the workshop today contains the kind of card-making paper that specializes in making cards.
Later, mahjong and cards gradually spread among the upper-class women and were very popular. Men naturally would not indulge in it, but they would occasionally play twice, and most of the time they would talk about things at the card table.
Liu Yi looked at Zhang Fei with a strange look. He played cards with two people with an IQ of more than 250? If he played money, Zhang Fei would probably lose all his underwear. Today, Zhang Fei felt full of confidence.
"Well." Seeing that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were also quite interested, Liu Yi could only nod and said, "But this thing cannot be addicted to it. It will lose its ambitions and will not play with money."
Although it has become popular among the people and even in women's circles, this is not Liu Yi's original intention. He definitely does not recommend this. There are relevant regulations in the new Han Dynasty law. Small gambling is OK. If someone really loses money due to gambling, his wife and children are separated, and the casino and gamblers will punish the casinos, which is particularly strict with the casino. This is also the reason why there are casinos in Shu, but it is not too prosperous. If someone loses too badly in the casino, the casino will directly advise or send money away.
Of course, there are also some places with underground casinos, but the people who entertain themselves are all rich people. This kind of... Liu Yi generally doesn't care about it, and those people will be able to be sensible.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are all right. For them, mahjong or card is just like playing chess. It is just a puzzle game and it is difficult to get addicted to it. However, Zhang Fei complained a little and didn't get any excitement. What else is the point?
After an hour...
"No more!" Zhang Fei pushed the card and said with a depressed look on his face. He has never won a single round until now, and the game experience is extremely poor.
You play cards by luck, and others by calculating. How do you play? Liu Yi glanced at Zhang Fei and shook his head. He was not addicted to this thing. Since Zhang Fei stopped playing, he would not insist. He looked at Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong and said, "I have been in the southern middle place for a long time. I don't know much about Cao Wei's intelligence. What famous generals are there in Cao Wei now?"
After all, war is about to be fought, and how many people can fight in the Cao Wei camp now? This requires a number of numbers. This is a major battle this time, and it is impossible for only one way. Zhuge Liang is probably in charge of the rear, and he and Pang Tong should have gone separately.
"In the past, many of the powerful generals under Cao Cao's command have passed away. Yu Jin accepted the persuasion of Zhouping in the second year after Cao Cao's death and joined our army. Now he is obeying Zilong. In addition, Le Jin died in Jiangxia, Zhang Liao and Li Dian, and the rest of those who were good at fighting in the past are now Xu Huang and Zhang He. However, among the younger generation of Cao Wei, there are indeed some outstanding people. Cao Zhen and Xiahou Ru are quite good at fighting, and there are also Guo Huai. In short, there are many people who are good at fighting in Cao Wei." Pang Tong picked up the wine pot and took a sip, shook his head and said, "I think I'd better call it fast and use Ziwu Road to attack Chang'an, Qishan, Xigu, Shangyong's troops to stop Cao's reinforcements. If Junhou can break through Luoyang, it will be better. In this way, the soldiers of Cao Wei can be cut off. If this can be done, our army will have enough time to attack the Sanfu and Yongliang."
After thinking for a while, Liu Yi shook his head and said, "The Guanzhong strategy is OK, but if Luoyang is too close to the Central Plains, reinforcements will come very quickly, and it may not be possible to break through. Even if Luoyang is captured, Junhou will not have much force. If the troops in Jingzhou are not mobilized, even if the 70,000 troops invade Luoyang, they will still have to take into account the defense of Nanyang. I am afraid that both places will be lost in the end."
"The most important thing is whether the Eastern Wu will send troops to respond!" Pang Tong knocked on the table and said, "Now Zhang Liao and Li Dian are all dead. If Sun Quan sent troops at this time, he would have the opportunity to occupy the land of Runan or Qingxu."
Liu Yi nodded silently. This was also his idea. If Sun Quan was willing to send troops to fight together in the Northern Expedition, the troops in Jingzhou could be liberated. In this way, Guan Yu could really conquer Luoyang and defend it.
However, they all speculated about this matter. In fact, even if Sun Quan was willing to send troops, he would not be less prepared for Sun Quan. Who knows whether this blue-eyed man would make trouble for people!
"Hey, what's the use of saying these now? On the battlefield, just adapt to changes!" Zhang Fei said with some dissatisfaction.
"We are talking about strategy!" Liu Yi looked at Zhang Fei with a funny look: "On this battlefield, there is ever-changing change, no one knows what will happen, but on this strategy, we must at least distinguish between the primary and secondary. What do we want in this Northern Expedition? We must set a goal first. Everything is to achieve this goal. You cannot make random attempts, and in the end you don't know what you want."
"Of course I want everything!" Zhang Fei slapped Liu Yi and said.
"I want to do it too, but it's more practical, can I win it?" Liu Yi asked back.
"No!" Zhang Fei said straightforwardly.
"Can't you still say it?" Liu Yi was speechless. How old is it?
"Then what do you think we want this Northern Expedition?" Zhang Fei looked at Liu Yi and the other two and glared.
"Guanzhong!" Liu Yi lit the table and said, "Everything is centered on Guanzhong. If you have the opportunity to take Luoyang again, if you can't, it doesn't matter whether Luoyang gets or not. What's important is that Guanzhong can get this place and rest for another ten years, our army can sweep the world!"
At present, the civilization of the Han Dynasty or in terms of technology has begun to surpass this era. As soon as the land of Guanzhong is obtained, Xiliang can find coal resources for mining. With enough fuel, the steam civilization can be continuously improved. In ten years, production will be greatly improved and steel will be smelted. Ten years later, the Han Dynasty has not yet reached its peak for several times against Cao Wei or Dongwu. It can also be technically crushed against Cao Wei and Dongwu. At that time, it will be pushed flat.
Well, this is Liu Yi’s idea. He really wants to see what the real train he made will have. The steam civilization has planted seeds in the Tianji Academy. In ten years, many cross-era products can already appear.
Of course, if it can last for thirty years, let alone the world, the steps of the Han Dynasty can at least completely incorporate the Western Regions into the territory of the Han Dynasty, rather than the current free state.
As for the future, it is not what Liu Yi should consider. In another thirty years, he will be in his seventies or eighties. He is about to be buried. Enjoy his life. Why should he live so tiring? As for the craftsmanship system... I don’t know if the world of Xinggong can reach the maximum level.
"It's just Guanzhong?" Zhang Fei said a little unhappy, feeling too little, mainly because this may be his last battle, and there is only one Guanzhong, which makes Zhang Fei somewhat dissatisfied.
"If we can get the land in Guanzhong, our army's power can double its territory. No matter how many, we are afraid of being killed!" Liu Yi looked at Zhang Fei speechlessly. The current situation was still impossible for the great man to sweep.
"Well, Guanzhong will be Guanzhong." Zhang Fei stretched his waist and said boredly: "I'm sleepy, so go and rest."
"It's all right away." Liu Yi nodded. Zhang Fei was already old after all, and looked at Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong: "It's getting late, so we'll have a break sooner, and we'll have a court meeting tomorrow."
"Good!" Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong nodded and stood up.
Chapter completed!