During the march to Fengjie, Zhu Youlang learned from the old man that there were many villages like them in Sichuan to protect themselves.

In troubled times, people's lives are not as cheap as dogs, and the city head changes the king's flag. Maybe Sichuan still has the surname Zhu one moment ago, and the next moment it will change its surname to Zhang.

Of course, after a big circle, Sichuan is now surnamed Zhu again...

In order to survive, ordinary people often use the village as a unit to protect themselves.

In this way, even if someone wants to pull the strong men, coolies, and masters, they have to weigh them carefully.

The puppet was furious and bled ten steps.

Maybe they can't change the outcome in the end, but they can still pull some people on their backs.

Small people like them are as humble as ants in the eyes of those big people, and only huddling together for warmth can make those nobles a little jealous.

But if you provoke a large group of bandits, it is impossible to resist with only a few hundred people.

It was because of the old man that they thought about joining the army.

Although joining the army and becoming a soldier in this troubled era is a life of death, at least there is still hope of survival. Staying here is a dead end.

The lesser of two powers, they made the most realistic choice.

Zhu Youlang also thought about co-opting these villagers along the way. But when you think about it, it's still too unrealistic.

The grain and grass of the Northern Expeditionary Army was distributed in a fixed amount, and it is good to say that if you add tens of thousands of people, it will definitely accelerate the consumption of grain and grass, which will increase the risk of attacking Chongqing.

The Battle of Chongqing was a key battle that Zhu Youlang had planned for a long time, and there was no room for failure.

is still the same sentence, saving ten people and 100 people is not as good as saving the world and the world.

As a king, it is the great benevolence to put the world first.

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I have to say that the scenery of Sichuan is still very beautiful.

It was mid-spring, and the flowers were red and willow and the grass was verdant.

Zhu Youlang rode forward on horseback, and his mood was slightly better when he saw the picturesque scenery.

"Your Majesty, when Mr. Wolong was in the middle of the horse, what he always thought about was the Northern Expedition, right?"

I don't know when Li Dingguo came up, only half a horse behind Zhu Youlang.

"That's how it should be."

Zhu Youlang still admires Zhuge Liang very much.

Repair inside and outside, consolidate the government and the country. Report to the country, under An Lishu.

Zhuge Liang is almost a perfect person.

But precisely because he is a perfect person, it seems so miserable and tragic to fail to revive the Han dynasty in the Central Plains.

It is said that regret is beautiful, but in Zhu Youlang's opinion, regret is not beautiful at all.

"Shu Han's strength is still a little weaker."

Zhu Youlang shook his head.

In fact, among the Three Kingdoms, Shu Han is the weakest.

Not to mention comparing with Cao Wei, even with Sun Wu.

This is determined by geographical location.

Cao Wei had the whole north. At that time, the north was still the political and economic center.

On the contrary, the south is a wild land, far from the prosperity of the world during the Ming Dynasty.

Relatively speaking, Jingzhou is still relatively prosperous.

After losing Jingzhou, Shu Han lacked food and money, and basically had no capital to compete for the world. Later, Zhuge Liang made several Northern Expeditions, and all the efforts he made were only to obey the destiny of heaven, and he was more lonely and helpless.

And Nanming's current situation is very similar to Shu Han, or even worse.

After all, you can't even find a person who is in line with each other.

If you don't want to become a tragic hero in the eyes of others, you must expand your territory as much as possible.

Huguang must be obtained, and the premise of taking Huguang is to take Chongqing first.

From this point of view, Zhu Youlang's vision is still somewhat similar to Zhuge Liang.

"However, I believe that Da Ming will definitely be able to end differently from Shu Han."

Zhu Youlang held the reins of the horse with one hand, and pointed forward with a whip in the other: "King Jin, the success is a fight here." This battle must be won! ”

The more disadvantaged the side, the more they need to gamble.

There is nothing to lose for Da Ming.

If you can take Chongqing, you can continue to fight, if you can't take it, you will die a slow death like Shu Han.

In this time and space, Zhu Youlang hopes that he can create something different.

He believed in miracles, and miracles were created by the hands of each of their kings and people.

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"King Jin, if you want to win Hanzhong in the future, what do you think are the chances of winning?"

Since talking about Zhuge Liang, Zhu Youlang instinctively thought of Hanzhong.

Hanzhong is not far from Sichuan, if Hanzhong is captured, it may be an option to further seek Guanzhong?

Unexpectedly, Li Dingguo smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Dongyu has a heavy army in Hanzhong. Li Guoying, the puppet governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, hoarded the most elite troops here, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to attack. Besides, even if Hanzhong is defeated, it is difficult to attack Guanzhong on a large scale due to the rugged mountain roads. The supply of grain and grass is a big problem, and the transportation loss along the way is too great. ”

After a pause, Li Dingguo sighed: "Guanzhong is not what it used to be. In the past, it was those who won the Guanzhong to win the world, but now the Guanzhong is a drag. ”

There is no problem with Li Dingguo's words, Chang'an was not only a political center in the Han and Tang dynasties, but also an economic and cultural center.

Under such circumstances, the strategic significance of Guanzhong is naturally very great, and countless regimes that want to settle the Central Plains regard the seizure of Guanzhong as a top priority.

Shu Han was such a regime.

However, since the Song Dynasty, the scene of the great drought and eight rivers surrounding Chang'an in Guanzhong is no longer there.

The prolonged drought and lack of rain led to poor crop harvest, and it was impossible to rely on canals for irrigation and transportation. Gradually, Chang'an fell lonely. On the contrary, Luoyang's status has improved.

When the Ming Dynasty was established, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang also considered moving the capital to Xi'an, and sent the crown prince Zhu Biao to inspect it in person.

But the matter was finally settled, probably because Zhu Yuanzhang and his son felt that Xi'an at this time was no longer enough to serve as the national capital after some comprehensive consideration.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Guanzhong was even more desolate.

Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng are from Guanzhong, and Li Dingguo is naturally no exception.

Why are there so many thieves in Guanzhong? Of course, it's because of poverty.

The poor can't open the pot, and the poor are easy to eat, so it will naturally be the opposite.

After all, survival is a human instinct.

Sun Chuanting raised a Qin army and couldn't wait to pay for the crotch of his pants, and he could only raise 3,000 people with all his might.

Doesn't that tell the story?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Guanzhong was really poor, and he couldn't dig three feet into the ground.

Maybe it's because the image of Guanzhong or Chang'an in history is too glorious, so Zhu Youlang always unconsciously substitutes.

Now it seems that it is indeed not a wise move to seize Guanzhong.

Li Dingguo is originally from Guanzhong, so naturally he will not deliberately belittle his hometown. Even he said so, proving that Guanzhong really doesn't have much value.

Now Daming has no margin for error, and he must keep winning to turn the tables. As long as you can't continue with a breath, you will really be in the ground.

After seizing Huguang, it is the best policy to go down the Yangtze River and take the lands south of the Yangtze River.

That's fine, at least everyone won't have illusions and leave room to fight to the death.

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