"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.
To be continued...