"The yellow turban thief Wang Zheng is unlikely to send troops at this time!"
Liu Bei, who had been watching with cold eyes, finally spoke for the first time, and he said slowly:
"I have specifically asked Yunchang to pay close attention to the Yuan army coming to Guangling to see if there are any Wangzheng troops. In addition, I have also sent scouts to pay attention to the movements of Langya and Pengcheng. Now, combined with the information from all parties, it can be concluded that the enemy troops in Xiapi are now
Only Yuan Shu is on his side, and as for this son, he should have returned to Pengcheng long ago."
"Oh?" After hearing Liu Bei's analysis, everyone on the scene was shocked. Only Mi Zhu, who had known about it in advance, looked calm.
After all, the movements of Langya and Pengcheng were provided to Liu Bei by his Mi family.
"Why is Brother so determined?" Zhang Fei was also startled: "What's the reason?"
"Now there are many forces in Xuzhou alone. Bei, Wang Zheng, and Yuan Shu can be said to be the three heroes hunting together!" Liu Bei said solemnly: "But what about the snoopers outside Xuzhou?"
"The battle between us and Yuan Shu is in full swing, and there are constant frictions. How will Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Yuan Shao of Jizhou, etc. view this matter?"
"I'm afraid it's too unlucky, right?" Mi Zhu pondered for a while and said: "Cao Cao just had a fight with Lu Bu and barely won a tragic victory, but Yuan Shao spent a lot of time sharpening his sword and mobilized his troops to target Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.
Yuan and Cao wanted to intervene at this time, but they were unable to take advantage of it."
"Okay." Liu Bei nodded: "Since they are helpless, what is the situation they are most happy to see now?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at each other and fell into thinking. After a while, Zhang Fei slapped his thigh: "Of course these thieves want us to keep fighting Yuan Shu!"
"It's best to lose both sides. Sit on the wall and watch the excitement first, wait until they come to their senses and calm down, and then come and take advantage!"
"That's right, Cao, Yuan must have this thought!"
Hearing this, everyone nodded in approval.
Zhang Fei looks rough and has an impulsive personality, but he is a rough-and-tumble person. It can only be said that in most cases he is used to using muscles and bravery to solve problems, but it does not mean that he is really single-minded, and he immediately
Thought of more: "Brother, what you mean is that if Wang Zheng wants to send troops to help Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he will never sit idly by and ignore it?"
"That's right!" Liu Bei glanced at his third brother and said happily: "It may not be possible for them to really send a large number of troops to participate in the war at this time, but they are bluffing in several states and making some vigorous moves to benefit the country."
, If you were that Wang Zheng, wouldn’t you be vigilant and not take measures to suppress the situation?”
Seeing Zhang Fei shaking his head repeatedly, Liu Bei looked up to the sky and laughed, and continued: "Yuan Gongdao is the grandson of a noble family, the king is a bandit, and he is a thieves."
"These two people are not like each other. They are not like-minded people. The so-called alliance is nothing more than coming together for profit and due to circumstances. Therefore, I dare to boldly say that he will never risk his own rear for Yuan Shu."
Big risk?"
These words were spoken with great force and confidence, and everyone present was convinced and shouted in unison: "The state pastor is wise!"
"What's more..." Liu Bei said sternly: "If we talk about Yuan Shao, it is still unclear whether Cao Cao will make any changes, but whether it is necessary or not, in Pengcheng today, there is really a brave tiger standing around, watching with eager eyes.
"
"After Wang Zheng captured Guangling, he left and ran back to Pengcheng in a hurry. That's why!"
"Xiaohu?" When the others were curious and wanted to ask, Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and an idea flashed in his mind, and he guessed it.
"What the eldest brother said, could it be the slaves of the three surnames?" He opened his mouth wide: "This guy has also come to Xuzhou?"
Seeing Liu Bei nodding, Zhang Fei couldn't help but grumbled: "Now we in Xuzhou..."
"But it's really lively."
...
Liu Bei's guess was correct. Wang Zheng indeed had no plans to send troops for the time being.
Of course, although he didn't have this intention, he couldn't stop his subordinates from being happy to see him.
The day after talking with Chang Xi, Liu Bei gathered his ministers in the East China Sea to mobilize before the war. At the same time, Wang Zheng also called his civil and military officials for a meeting.
Originally, they wanted to discuss the military and political situation during the period under Langya's rule, but unexpectedly, not long after it started, the direction of the discussion shifted to the war next door.
"General, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are currently engaged in a fierce battle. We can take the opportunity to get a share of the pie."
In every meeting like this, the one with the loudest voice is always Wu Sheng. Now that he has been promoted to another level, he has become more powerful and his voice is like a loud bell, shaking the rubble. However, there is finally progress. At least it can occasionally come out of his mouth.
Here comes some allusions.
"Major Wu, if we send troops, what is the purpose?" Yu Jin disagreed, but thinking about the personal relationship between Wu Sheng and Wang Zheng, his words were very gentle.
"The purpose?" Wu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Of course it is to expand the territory and seize the territory."
"The more territory we have, the more money and food we have, and we can recruit more soldiers and horses. The stronger the soldiers and horses are, the more territory we can seize."
What he said was true, it could be said that it was rude but not rude, and most of the people present nodded in approval.
"Major Wu, you need to know that in the early days of the war, it was difficult to open up new areas. But now, our army has three counties, but it is difficult to defend them!"
What does it mean? Wu Sheng blinked, indicating that he didn’t understand.
"Langya, Pengcheng, and Taishan." Yu Jin counted with his fingers: "These three counties are all acquired in less than one year old. How fast can they be picked out?"
"This is because the generals are brave and the soldiers are brave." He first bowed his hands to Wang Zheng and then continued: "To gain one county means to gain dozens of cities. And every time a city is gained, it needs soldiers to guard it and other things such as keeping the people safe.
, recruiting soldiers, training, encouraging farmers, starting businesses, catching thieves, etc., all of them need to be managed by officials."
"Manpower is already stretched thin now. If there is another war, no matter whether we win or lose, some soldiers will be injured. Even if we win, it will be difficult to send people to garrison and govern."
"What's more..." At this point, Yu Jin paused and said, "If we send out troops at this time, do we know that Lu Bu in Pengcheng, Cao Cao in Yanzhou and others will not take the opportunity to make a sneak attack?"
"Cao Cao?" Although Yu Jin was retorting every word, Wu Sheng was much calmer now and did not have an attack. He just glanced at him and hummed: "He just took the initiative to seek peace, how dare he take the initiative to invade? Not afraid of provoking
General Huo, let’s go out with our army and directly occupy the remaining counties in Yanzhou?”
Who do you think Cao Cao is, that he can be so controlled by you?
Yu Jin sneered secretly and didn't even bother to refute it face to face. He directly said to Wang Zheng: "Whether Cao Cao will invade is just a guess by the general. How to make a decision is naturally decided by the general!"
What do I decide?
Wang Zheng secretly complained, I called you here, but I didn’t say it was for a military meeting?
But it's no wonder that everyone misunderstood. Wang Zheng took the initiative to go to Yangzhou and attacked Liu Bei as soon as possible. In addition, because he was young and energetic, Guangling beat him halfway and then ran back. Naturally, everyone subconsciously thought that today's meeting was called
Their purpose was to attack Liu Bei again out of unwillingness.
From the current point of view, Wu Sheng's representative is naturally to cater to Wang Zheng's "intention" and advocates sending troops to fight against the East China Sea and Xiapi.
Another convenience is that Yu Jin tactfully advised Wang Zheng to just sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers while developing stably, and not to get involved personally.
Of course, there is no need to think about sending troops. Wang Zheng has not considered it at all. It is really unrealistic. The troops under his command now, excluding the defenses in various places and the garrison in each city, can only be flexibly mobilized. Only ten thousand, at most plus Pan
After all, if Zhang's five thousand men guarding Jiqiu were to take the initiative to attack, then Jiqiu itself would become the starting point for launching an attack all the way, and they could be mobilized.
The key is that just as Yu Jin said, his territory has spread too fast in the past year, leaving too little time for the soldiers to recuperate and recuperate for the people. No matter how hard-working the system soldiers are, their own humanity has not been erased. At this time, there are already many
A feeling of war weariness arose, not to mention the local army outside the system, the Tianfu camp, and even the newly recruited soldiers.
No matter how much territory is acquired, if it exceeds the digestion capacity of the own group, it will be meaningless in the end. It may not be able to be saved now, and in the long run, it will do more harm than good.
Moreover, from Wang Zheng's point of view, it was just a matter of him leading thousands of people to help Yuan Shu conquer Guangling. If he sent out troops at this time based on his own situation, he would really be marrying someone else.
Of course, the purpose of driving away Liu Bei must be completed as soon as possible, but when they were in Pengcheng, Wang Zheng and Xu Fang had already given up on sending troops. This was the last resort at this time.
But we can’t use troops, but we have to mobilize them!
If Chang Xi could really persuade Zang Ba to cause civil strife in the East China Sea, since he himself had already taken advantage of the fire, he would naturally have to get closer to take advantage.
Therefore, Wang Zheng himself is preparing to increase his troops in the near future, and even go there in person. If there is a change in the East China Sea, he can respond in time and control the situation as quickly as possible!
However, he was not in a hurry to mention this section at this time. He looked at Mi Heng, who had been silent since entering the venue, smiled, and asked warmly: "Sir, how are the cities on the other side of Mount Tai?"
"Heng Heng has mobilized a large number of strong men and thousands of soldiers to help him. Most of the city walls and residential buildings should have been repaired by now." Although Mi Heng has an arrogant character, he is not an arrogant person. As a civil servant, except when he first joins the army,
In order to show his talent and make many suggestions, he never took the lead in expressing his position in military discussions. It was not until this time that Wang Zheng asked about civil affairs, and then he spoke out.
"Where are the cotton and iron grain reserves in the three counties now?" Wang Zheng asked again.
"Except for Langya County, the other two counties do not have two-harvest farmland. Although there is a lot of newly reclaimed wasteland, if it is not harvested in the autumn, the income will not be much." Mi Heng talked eloquently: "Especially because the generals are still exempting themselves from work in various places.
We have collected a lot of taxes, and if we keep the inventory at this time, it will still be enough for the entire military to last for three months."
"We've made a lot of money from cotton and iron."
Mi Heng answered only the land of civilians, and even said it was only the land of Langya and Mount Tai counties.
Pengcheng is managed by Zhang Zhao, and Ni Heng is arrogant no matter how arrogant he is. After all, regardless of his age, Zhang Zhao's reputation is as good as his, and he will not overstep his authority. But now under Wang Zheng's rule, the fields are divided into two types.
One type is naturally civilian land, which is distributed to the people for cultivation and paid according to the tax quota.
The other kind of military camp is directly under the army's baggage management. The military field is usually more suitable for the food of the soldiers and their families. As for the taxes on the civilian field, in addition to paying salaries to hundreds of officials and setting up Changping warehouses, if there is a war, there are also Responsibility for transportation and supply.
March...
Wang Zheng thought to himself, that is to say, if the warehouse in Pengcheng and the military camp are included, it will be enough for at least four or five months, which means that it can support a war that lasts nearly half a year.
Not bad, he nodded with satisfaction.
But when he suddenly asked about this topic, everyone in the hall looked at each other with different thoughts.
The general suddenly asked about food reserves. What did he mean?
Do you really want to attack Liu Beijun?
Thinking of this, Wu Sheng, Chen Jiao and others felt happy, but Yu Jin, Mi Heng and others felt their hearts skip a beat and began to think rapidly about how to persuade them.
No matter what they thought, Wang Zheng smiled and said in an understatement: "Everyone's ideas are reasonable. The use of troops abroad is a major matter. I will also think about it carefully. I will shelve this matter for the time being."
Most of the people present have joined the system. In terms of loyalty, they are reliable.
However, loyalty does not mean being strict in speaking, nor does it mean that the rumors can be completely prevented from leaking out, so Wang Zheng has not told them his true plan for the time being.
The principle of shared interests but not independence, and the principle of conspiracy can only be achieved by the few but not by the masses. In the previous life, the king's government, even if he was just an ordinary citizen, has not only the continuous popularization of science in the history of the celestial dynasty for thousands of years, but also the tempering of intrigues in the workplace. I feel it deeply.
...
China has thousands of years of history, countless successes and failures, and countless heroic deeds. They are the wisest and most silent teachers. They can tell you directly the beginning, process, and even the ending of something.
Even the reason why it ended like this.
Even though Wang Zheng didn't listen too carefully to this teacher when he first listened to the class, he still gained a lot.
However, precisely because he is not very proficient, Wang Zheng is very self-aware in some aspects.
For example, he clearly had a decision in his mind, but when his subordinates all insisted on their own opinions, he did not express his opinion. He first asked for food and supplies, and then put it aside, just to see how everyone would react next.
What will happen to the supporters, and what will happen to the opponents?
After the meeting ended, Mi Heng was the first to come to see him.
After entering the hall, Wang Zheng was just about to ask someone to serve tea. Ni Heng had already hurriedly waved away the maids on the left and right, and directly approached Wang Zheng, lowering his voice and saying: "My lord, looking at the current situation in Xuzhou, the two heroes are hunting. If you just sit back and watch." It would be a pity to ignore him, but it would also be untimely to launch an army to attack Liu."
"Yeah." Knowing that Mi Heng never talks nonsense, Wang Zheng asked with a smile: "If this is the case, what can be done?"
"In my humble opinion, if you don't move, that's the right strategy. If you act rashly, it's even worse. There's only one way to do the best!"
"My humble opinion? When did you become so humble?" Wang Zheng joked, "What's the best policy? I'm all ears."
"The best strategy is to use vertical and horizontal techniques to gain momentum!" As he spoke, Mi Heng flicked his sleeves confidently, walked into the hall, and bowed: "Liu Bei has not been in office for long, and his foundation is already unstable. At this time, the enemy is approaching. At the time of the situation, people's hearts are naturally fluctuating. If you use reason and lure them to gain, and make the Xuzhou family rebel, Donghai and Xiapi can surrender without a fight. The lord can gain two more without spending a single soldier. county!"
It’s true that heroes think alike.
Wang Zheng laughed loudly, went down to the hall in person, picked up Mi Heng, looked at Mi Heng with admiring eyes for a while, and praised: "Sir's foolish opinion is better than the wisdom of ten thousand people in the world."
"My lord is so flattering." Mi Heng said seriously: "Heng is willing to go to the East China Sea for my lord and his lord, and use his unshakable tongue to practice the art of vertical and horizontal, and then make a great contribution to my lord!"
"Why do you need sir for such a trivial matter?" Wang Zheng smiled after hearing this and said, "Besides, when the two states are at war, the East China Sea may not be peaceful. Although sir is full of riches, he is a scholar after all, so it is better not to take risks personally.
"Just leave this matter to others."
"Others?" Mi Heng was startled at first. Seeing that Wang Zheng's expression was calm and his eyes were even more intriguing, he thought about it for a moment and then realized it, and couldn't help but laugh:
"It's Heng who is confused. It turns out that my lord has already..."
At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and soon a familiar voice shouted: "Azheng, are you free now?"
Not long after, Wu Sheng's figure appeared two or three steps away.
Seeing that Mi Heng was also present, Wu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then bowed and saluted Wang Zheng:
"The general will pay homage to the general."
When outsiders are around, Wu Sheng will still pay attention to these apparent sense of propriety. In his eyes, except for his father, Xu Fang, Huo Si and his daughter, everyone else can be classified as outsiders.
Especially Mi Heng!
Seeing that Wu Sheng was coming, Mi Heng's eyes flashed with disgust. He stopped talking nonsense and handed Wang Zheng a hand and said: "My lord has made a decision and Heng has no worries, so he will deal with other trivial matters first."
With that said, he strode out of the hall. When he passed by Wu Sheng, he didn't even look at him.
Wu Sheng's face was as dark as water, and he looked as if he hadn't seen anything. He didn't let out a heavy snort until the footsteps behind him completely disappeared.
"Supreme Confucianism!"
"Zhengping is a national scholar." Wang Zheng glanced at him coldly: "And since you and him are colleagues, you should be in harmony."
"Be at peace with him?" Wu Sheng shook his head: "Apart from the clay figure Xu Fang, Ah Zheng, you will never find anyone else in our army!"
"Even Yu Jin can't stand him!"
That's true.
Wang Zheng was also speechless. He snorted helplessly and asked, "Why are you here looking for me?"
"I heard from Chen Jiao that the general's intention in the Cai Hall just now seems to be that he intends to use troops against Liu Bei?"
Wu Sheng approached with a smile and said: "If this is the case, I must be the pioneer!"
As he said that, he added, "During that time on Mount Tai, you said you would give me a good fight after I recovered from my injuries. But it didn't take long before most of them were gone. It was so satisfying!"
"Chen Jiao?" Wang Zhengdeng frowned when he heard the name: "Why do you always hang out with these people?"
It used to be Pan Zhang, but when he went to Jiqiu, it was now Chen Jiao?
This is not a good bird.
"I know." Wu Sheng waved his hand indifferently: "What the hell, Ah Zheng, don't underestimate people, do you think I will suffer?"
oh?
Wang Zheng's heart moved when he heard this. He stared at Wu Sheng's eyes that looked a little bright red even on ordinary days. He thought about it and nodded: "That's true."
Wu Sheng, who looked so stupid and harmless, was indeed only in front of a few people.
He is not really a careless person. In fact, when he thought about it before he entered the system, in a place where dragons and snakes were mixed among the refugees, he was young and weak, and it seemed that...
You haven't suffered any losses?
While he was thinking about it, he saw Wu Sheng saying again: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Anyway, if we want to send troops, I will be the vanguard!"
"Okay, okay." Wang Zheng lazily kept talking nonsense to him, waving his hands like flies: "We'll talk about it after we send out the troops!" After hearing the affirmative reply, Wu Sheng was overjoyed. When he wanted to make more noise, he saw Wang Zheng's face turned cold.
Immediately, I didn't dare to say anything more and ran out with a smile.