At this time, Cai Yan was just like Cai Yong said, crying all day long and had lost a lot of weight!
"Sister, you are so sad, why don't you think of a way to inform brother Liu Zhang?"
Little Cai Ling looked at her sister in confusion. It had been more than a month since her sister had been crying like this and she had lost a lot of weight.
Cai Yan didn't seem to hear her sister's words and just looked out the window with tears in her eyes.
Brother, what should I do!
Yan'er misses you so much! But Yan'er doesn't want to embarrass her father, let alone her brother being hurt because of Yan'er!
Why! Why did God do this to me?
"When the moon is closed, the flowers are ashamed and resentful, and when the fish sinks and the geese fall, they are sad."
Cai Yan couldn't help but read out the poem Liu Zhang wrote for her. Only thinking of Liu Zhang could make her feel slightly better.
"Sister, who wrote this poem? This person must be very beautiful!"
Cai Lingtong's words suddenly awakened Cai Yan. She quickly took the bronze mirror and looked at herself in the mirror seriously.
Cai Yan was immediately shocked. How could he still look pretty in the mirror?
The whole face is very thin, the bones are slightly exposed, and he is very haggard.
Cai Yan suddenly smiled again, but it was a very miserable smile.
"Perhaps, my brother won't like me if I look like this..."
"Hehehehehe..."
Seeing her sister's crazy look, Cai Ling was shocked.
"Sister, what's wrong with you! Don't scare me!"
"Sister, go and tell father that I agree."
"Let's set off for Luoyang tomorrow."
Cai Yan looked at Cai Ling and shook her head slightly. She had already made a decision!
Although this decision made her miserable, she still chose to bear it by herself.
Because Cai Yan not only wanted to fulfill his father's reputation, but also didn't want to embarrass Liu Zhang.
After more than a month, Cai Yan finally chose to regret it for the rest of his life!
Liu Zhang had no knowledge of all this. He was still planning major events with his two advisers, and was still waiting happily for Cai Yan to return to the capital.
"Brother Gongda, we are going to develop in Yizhou in the future. I don't know about my brother's family?"
Liu Zhang looked at Xun You with some embarrassment. He didn't want Xun You's family to go to Shu, but he had no choice.
Xun You immediately understood what Liu Zhang meant and answered happily.
"Don't worry, my lord, Xun You's wife and mother are all in Luoyang, and the Xun family in Yingchuan has nothing to worry about."
Despite this, Liu Zhang was still very ashamed.
"It's really Liu Zhang's fault for letting my brother leave his hometown!"
Xun You didn't pay attention at all, but responded to Liu Zhang with a smile.
"My lord, you don't have to be like this. If you follow your plan, it won't take long before I can return home in glory!"
"Hahaha, brother Gongda is indeed extraordinary!"
"Working together, we will surely put an end to the troubled times and revive the great Han Dynasty!"
Although Liu Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed, his eyes were full of gratitude.
Xun You was so understanding of human nature that he actually took care of Liu Zhang's emotions!
If unifying the world was really that simple, there would not have been hundreds of years of Spring and Autumn and Warring States!
"Lord."
"I have a question. I wonder if my lord can answer it?"
After hearing Jia Xu's words, Liu Zhang immediately stopped smiling and nodded to him.
"Speaking!"
"Why did my lord choose the land of Yizhou?"
Xun You nodded casually. In fact, he also had this question, but it was not appropriate for him to ask this question.
After all, it involves traveling far away from home. If he were to ask, Liu Zhang would inevitably feel that Xun You would be unwilling to leave home.
Liu Zhang chuckled in his heart and immediately understood what Jia Xu meant.
Okay, now the test for me begins!
However, he already had a mature idea, and the choice of this base camp was not a random one.
"First, the Yellow Turban Rebellion mainly occurred in Jizhou and nearby counties. The Hebei region of the Central Plains was deeply affected by it. The people in the region must be exhausted."
"Secondly, apart from Your Majesty, the most powerful person in the world now is probably the Yuan family in Runan! The Yuan family has four generations and three sons, and their disciples and former officials are all over the Central Plains! If trouble comes, the Yuan family will definitely take advantage of the situation, and Hebei in the Central Plains will definitely be its target.
.It would be unwise to fight with them in the Central Plains!"
"Thirdly, there are only Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou and Jiaozhou left in the world."
Xun You nodded: "Yes, let's not talk about Jiaozhou. Why didn't my lord choose Jingzhou and Yangzhou?"
If he hadn't had more than two thousand years of historical experience, Liu Zhang might have really stopped him.
But it is a pity that he, who is familiar with history, has a very clear understanding of the hegemony model in the cold weapon era.
Only by mastering cavalry can you conquer the world!
Liu Zhang didn't know how to make gunpowder, otherwise he could just go wherever he was rich!
His only advantage is that he knows which path is the most correct path to hegemony!
Liu Zhang directly applied Zhuge Liang's evaluation of Jingzhou.
"Jingzhou controls Han Mi to the north, takes advantage of the South China Sea, connects Wuhui to the east, and connects Bashu to the west. This is the place where military force can be used."
"Yes, then why doesn't the lord choose?"·
Liu Zhang smiled, stood up slowly, and talked as he walked.
"It is true that it is a place for military force, but it is also a place for four battles! If we take Jingzhou as our base, we will inevitably be attacked by enemies everywhere!"
"Furthermore, Jingzhou's waters are complex and there is a natural chasm along the Yangtze River, which cannot be defended by non-navy forces!"
"The same is true in Yangzhou. Only when the navy is strong can it conquer Jingyang! Of course, there is the most important reason."
"Everyone knows that there are boats in the south and horses in the north. The land in the south does not produce war horses, but the Central Plains and Hebei are flat and flat. If there is no cavalry, how can we strive for hegemony in the world?"
"Jingzhou and Yangzhou can only divide the land and separate the empire. I, Liu Zhang, have great ambitions. How can I divide the territory and declare myself?"
What aspiration!
Jia Xu and Xun You praised in their hearts at the same time, for this alone, Liu Zhang deserves their allegiance!
"This is also the reason why I occupied Liangzhou in the second step! The land of Yizhou has dangerous roads and thousands of miles of fertile wilderness. This is the land of Tianfu. To the west, we only need to guard the entrance of the Three Gorges River. Jingzhou's 100,000 soldiers and horses cannot pass. To the north, guard
At Yangping Pass, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong can only look at the pass and sigh!"
"At that time, we only need to deal with the Southern Barbarians, then we can integrate Yizhou, station troops in Hanzhong, and go north to Liangzhou!"
Liu Zhang spoke passionately and generously, as if he already had a well-thought-out plan.
Liu Zhang was very confident in his plan, which was based on more than two thousand years of experience.
He also knew that the Central Plains and Hebei were much more prosperous than the northwest areas of Bashu, but there were too many variables to take root in the Central Plains and Hebei.
First of all, we have to face powerful enemies such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu. Secondly, we have to face the dilemma of being surrounded by enemies on all sides. It is far better to follow Liu Bang's old path.
According to Liu Zhang's understanding of many top counselors in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the top strategic planners were Xun Yu, Lu Su and Zhuge Liang.
Xun Yu helped Cao Cao unify the Central Plains, and even formulated a plan for Sun Quan to divide the world into two parts, earlier than Zhuge Liang's plan to divide the world into three parts!
Needless to say, Zhuge Liang helped Liu Bei cross paths and become an emperor!
According to historical records, Xun You was good at military strategy, probably making plans for marches and battles, and he was very capable in battle.
Jia Xu is a military strategist. Both of them can be said to have perfect strategies and can make contingency plans.
Liu Zhang was not sure whether he had strong specific strategic planning capabilities and whether he had his own unique insights.
"Gentlemen, is there anything wrong with my strategy?"
Liu Zhang was very confident in his heart. After Zhuge Liang lost Jingzhou, Liangzhou was also his favorite place!
Xun You and Jia Xu fell into deep thought. The first target in their minds was definitely not the remote Yizhou.
Liu Zhang himself said that Yizhou is a vast country, so it must be very difficult to transport grain and grass. If you are not careful, you will be trapped in Shu!
But looking at it from another angle, Liu Zhang's plan was already very detailed, link by link, and there were no major flaws.
As long as you follow the plan step by step, you will eventually achieve your strategic goals!
"Lord, the biggest problem now is the first goal, to capture Yizhou. Is it to be captured by force? Or what?"