Chapter 424 The more you fight, the more you get hurt
Chapter 424 The more you fight, the more you get hurt
Author: Glorious Little Rabbit
Chapter 424 The more you fight, the more you get hurt
Yuan Xi did not expect to meet Zhen Rong at this time, so he turned sideways and saluted: "I have met Madam."
Zhen Rong returned the salute in a daze, neither sitting nor standing. When she was in a daze, Mrs. Zhang coughed and said, "Why don't you come and pay homage to Miss Wen Hou?"
Zhen Rong had to meet with Lu Lingqi, and then she gradually realized that the rumor that Yuan Xina married Marquis Wen's daughter was actually true!
She saw that Lu Lingqi could not hide her curves even if she was sitting down. Although her appearance was slightly inferior to Zhen Mi's, she had a very distinctive look and charm. She was completely different from Zhen Mi's type, but they were both good at winning.
She couldn't help but think sourly that although her brother-in-law was lecherous, he had a very good eye, and the key was that he could really deceive people!
Yuan Xi said to Zhen Rong: "I met Brother Gao the day before yesterday. It was really hard."
"I'm afraid he will stay in Dongwuyang for a few more days."
When Zhen Rong heard Yuan Xi talking, she didn't dare to look up and said in a low voice: "I just got the news, so I came to tell my mother in a hurry."
"I have also heard that Dongwuyang surrendered. It was all thanks to the envoy's mediation that my husband was spared a fierce battle."
Yuan Xiqian said: "If it weren't for Lord Benchu's nod on matters within my duties, I wouldn't be able to make arbitrary decisions."
Zhen Rong said softly: "My husband has been fighting outside this year, and I haven't even seen him. This time Dongwuyang is pacified, I'm afraid I can go back to Yecheng and stay for a few days. I have to thank you for your hard work."
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Yuan Xi did not dare to answer, because Gao Lan's subsequent mobilization was based on military information. Even if he returned to Yecheng, he would go to Montenegro to support Yuan Shang by mobilizing supplies, soldiers and horses. During this period, he might not even have time to see Zhen Rong.
He had no choice but to remind: "The world is in chaos and the fighting is hard to stop. Even I haven't seen my wife for half a year."
Mrs. Zhang, however, kept waiting for Yuan Xi to talk about Zhen Mi, and asked hurriedly: "How is Mi'er?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Everything was fine when I left. I also got news later that she was happy when I left."
"What!" Zhang and Zhen Rong were both surprised and happy. If Zhen Mi gave birth to an heir, her status would become more stable. For the Zhen family, it would be a reassurance.
Zhen Rong felt even slightly sad. He had married two years earlier, and as a result, he had not been able to see Gao Lan a few times in a year. This time, his little sister even ran ahead of him!
Zhang's eyes were red and she kept saying: "Okay, okay, okay."
She thought about Zhen Mi going to Youzhou, and she still didn't know when she would see her again, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad. It was even common for a woman to marry far away and never see her mother again for the rest of her life.
Yuan Xi saw her and comforted her: "When the war in the world calms down, I will let her bring her children back to see her mother."
After hearing this, Zhen Rong sighed quietly, "I don't know when the world will be peaceful when it is like this."
"Given how powerful Jizhou is, my husband has been fighting wars outside for many years. I feel that the wars have never stopped, but it seems that there are not many places left to conquer."
Yuan Xixindao is located in Yecheng. It is normal to feel this way. Jizhou's expansion to the south is blocked by the Yellow River. Although Youzhou was captured in the north, it was not taken seriously by the Central Plains. Therefore, Yuan Shao had to rush to destroy the Black Mountain Army and open up Bingzhou.
channel.
If we can occupy Bingzhou, we can occupy the richest Hetao Plain, and use it as a springboard to peek into Liangzhou.
If you can occupy Bingliang, you will have the most powerful horses and cavalry in the world, forming a huge cavalry to push Sili southward, and then point your troops towards Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yuzhou.
If these three states are pacified, they will almost occupy the entire world, and only Jiangdong will be left alone.
Then if you want to plot Jiangdong, you only need to go down the river in Jingzhou and cross the river in Yanzhou and Xuzhou at the same time. Jiangdong will not be able to resist a multi-faceted attack.
This is Yuan Xi's idea based on the military trends in Jizhou in recent years and his conversations with Yuan Shao.
I have to say that this idea is still quite satisfactory and upright, and it is also the best choice for Jizhou's current use of troops.
But the key is that there can be no variables in the middle.
Cao Cao is the variable.
Yuan Xi also used stargazing as an excuse several times to talk about Cao Cao's hidden dangers in the future, but Yuan Shao didn't really believe it.
If it were someone like Yuan Shu who believed in prophecies, he might have believed it. However, Yuan Shao didn't seem to be too keen on prophecies, so Yuan Xi could only think of another way.
Thinking of the later generations when the Yuan family was at its peak, they were defeated by Cao Cao's army who had always looked down on them in a battle of Guandu due to various unexpected factors. Their main leader Yuan Shao then died of illness, and the two sons quarreled. In the end, Cao Cao and Yuan Xi benefited.
I also feel that things in the world are unpredictable.
What's more, he is worried that when Yecheng fell, Cao's army massacred the city. It is not known how many women and men in the city will survive. The Yuan family will not say anything, but I am afraid that the Zhen family will not end well.
Yuan Xi thought for a while, took Lu Lingqi's hand and said, "I came here this time to ask my mother for something."
"I want my mother to accept her as my adopted daughter."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang thought for a moment and then reacted with a complicated expression, "What do you mean by your Majesty, is that if something unexpected happens to Mi'er, he will help Marquis Wen become his wife?"
After hearing this, Zhen Rong felt a little uncomfortable. The younger sister was still pregnant, and Yuan Xi was thinking about the candidacy of his wife, which was a bit too much.
Lu Lingqi whispered: "I don't care about my wife or anything."
Yuan Xi explained: "This has nothing to do with my wife, so please don't worry about it."
He talked about the adoption of the Lu family's heirs, and finally said: "Mi'er and Lingqi have no competitive relationship. I did this just to reassure Marquis Wen who is far away in Huaicheng."
"After all, he was willing to hand over Lingqi to me without even asking for the position of his wife. He still made a lot of determination. I must reciprocate the favor."
After hearing this, Ms. Zhang suddenly realized what she was doing. She took Lu Lingqi's hand and said, "It's hard for this child."
"The ceremony is just a formality."
After a while, Lu Lingqi served tea and kowtowed, and the ceremony was over. Both parties became very close to each other.
Zhen Rong held Lu Lingqi's hand and thought about how Yuan Xi cut through the mess quickly when he got married. He couldn't help but ask, "Is your Majesty always so fickle in everything you do?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "I'm afraid something will happen in the future."
"The war should not get too bad within one or two years, but it will be hard to say after that."
"If a war breaks out near Yecheng, the city will probably be besieged and you won't be able to escape even if you want to."
"The Zhen family can plan ahead and make preparations in advance. If the situation changes, they can take refuge in Youzhou."
Zhang and Zhen Rong both looked serious. Yuan Xi's words made it clear that he was not optimistic about the situation in Jizhou.
Why?
Isn't Yuan Shao the strongest in the world now?
If it were anyone else, Zhang Zhenrong would probably sneer at it, but if Yuan Xi, who had won several battles and had a good reputation, said it, they couldn't help but think carefully about it.
Zhang hesitated and said: "I can prepare early, but I heard that there are many barbarians over there in Youzhou. Is it safe?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mom, Youzhou will be safe for at least a few years."
He thought that although he was often short of manpower, he was looking at conquering the world. Just looking at Youzhou, it was already full of talents.
Guo Jia Jushou, Zhao Yuntian Yu, Gao Shun Yan Rouxian Yufu, all these powerful advisers gathered in Youzhou. If they still can't develop several counties in Youzhou within a few years, then that's their own problem.
After hearing this, Zhang and Zhen Rong were convinced. After all, Yuan Xi's reputation in recent years was not in vain.
Yuan Xi discussed with Zhang the focus of the Zhen family's trade route. After all, the Zhen family's trade routes in Yecheng could not be abandoned.
Now Yuan Xi relies on the trade route built by the Zhen family, which forms a triangle based on three locations.
Haixi in Guangling, as a seaport for ocean trade, imported needed crop seeds and special products from the sea, and exported special products such as porcelain from the Han Dynasty.
Yecheng in Wei County of Jizhou is the most prosperous, so it is used as a place for selling goods.
Youzhou produces iron ore and salt mines and has multiple ports. It is in the early stages of development and is still absorbing money from trade routes to build water conservancy and farmland.
These three places are connected to each other, and the trade routes are stable and losses are minimal. Every trade can earn Yuan Xi a lot of profits. This is also the confidence that Yuan Xi can often mobilize thousands of soldiers to fight.
Of course, there are only a few hundred elite soldiers in iron armor, and most of the others wear light and cheap armor such as leather armor. But even so, it is difficult for other princes to do this. They all use human sea tactics, often tens of thousands.
When people go into battle, most of the soldiers have no protection and only have one weapon in their hand.
Even this weapon has gradually widened the gap with the weapons tempered by Youzhou's new iron-making method.
The war was about economy and technology. In the past, everyone was of the same origin, the technological gap was not big, and there was a general shortage of food. The civilians recruited on the spot to serve as soldiers were very effective.
But this situation will not last forever. Long-term militarism will cause the economy in the territory to collapse. This is the case for the Black Mountain Army. Even though it is as wealthy as Jizhou, it is still stretched thin after several big battles.
So this has become a strange circle. Those who have been fighting for a long time are getting poorer and poorer. Although the base has expanded, the consumption will also increase, creating many hidden dangers, just like Jizhou now.
Although some counselors saw it, they still did not realize the seriousness of the matter, because most of Jizhou counselors still regarded Yuan Shu as their only opponent.
Only after Yuan Shu was defeated in later generations, and Cao Cao gained huge benefits from it, both in terms of territory and military strength, was enough to compete with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao realized something was wrong and began to deal with Cao Cao.
But if Jizhou wants to attack Yanzhou, it has to cross the Yellow River, which itself gives up a lot of advantages. But if Cao Cao is left alone and waits for the opponent to capture Jingzhou Jiangdong, Jizhou's advantage will no longer be there.
Therefore, the two factions of counselors in later generations had two different paths: a quick victory or a harassment war to bring down Cao Cao's economy. It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong.
At this time, in Nanyang, Jingzhou, it was raining in the empty mountains. In a thatched cottage in the mountains, Zhuge Liang was looking at a map made of linen and was thinking silently.
After a long time, he shook his head and said to himself: "Why are there so many variables in today's world?"
"Especially this fierce tiger's behavior does not follow common sense at all. By occupying Youzhou in the north, Guangling in the east, and descending to Heishan in the west, are you planning to draw a circle in the world?"