Today's Xudu New Town has completely changed, and the workshops that were not planned in time because of the hurry can now be neatly arranged, and the military area, family area, test field, and even the aisle are clearly divided.

Yuan Yun only felt a little bit of modern city flavor when he walked in it, except that there were no tall buildings, the others were very similar, what he liked the most was the asphalt left over from petroleum refining, the avenue paved with these things, how to step on it felt very comfortable, but the taste was a little pungent.

Nowadays, there are many fewer craftsmen in the new city, most of them are standard workers, and the rest are professional soldiers, and there are still 30,000 people, and now there are more than 20,000 who have successfully officially enlisted in the army.

When Cao Ang introduced the changes in the new city, his face was filled with a very proud look, and now it has almost become the result of his creation, and he naturally wants to show off to others as if he is the best child.

"I said, don't you make a little too much gunpowder?" Yuan Yun looked at a row of more than a dozen underground gunpowder warehouses, and his brows suddenly furrowed.

Cao Ang laughed, shook his hand and said: "Not much, no more, we have to consume a lot every time we go on an expedition, you also deployed a lot in Luoyang before, and now the gunpowder workshop in the new city is rushing to work every day, just hoping to build more to meet the needs of emergencies." ”

Yuan Yun snorted, and then asked curiously, "Are the workers of the gunpowder workshop still those eunuchs?" ”

Cao Ang nodded and said: "Naturally, those people, they are already familiar with them, and they are more secure and confidential, I don't plan to change people, these people can only be in the gunpowder workshop until they die of old age." ”

It's a bit cruel, it's immoral to bully the disabled like this, no matter how you look at it, but in Cao Ang, it is estimated that there is no scruple about morality, after all, eunuchs are basically not human in his eyes.

"Brother Yun, this time to attack Yecheng, do you really plan to attack the city directly?" Cao Ang abruptly changed the subject.

Yuan Yun touched his chin and thought about it for a moment, and finally nodded resolutely: "This is a rare opportunity, if it is just a temptation, it is really a pity, and if we don't gnaw the hard bone of Yecheng this year, those northern clans will still have illusions, when we buy grain from them, it is estimated that it will become a big problem, Luoyang can't afford to wait."

I have already spilled a lot of spies, and I know the movements of Yuan Shang's army very well, as long as we can take Yecheng completely before he returns with the army, or destroy it, it will be the greatest victory, and I believe that before he leads the army back, Yuan Shang's army will fall apart. ”

"It's difficult, once Yuan Shang finds out that Yecheng is besieged, he will immediately withdraw his troops to rescue, 200,000 troops, I'm afraid it's not something we can deal with." Cao Ang sighed deeply after speaking.

Yuan Yun is also worried about this problem, but if he doesn't capture Yecheng now, then next year, I'm afraid Luoyang will fall into famine, and once this is really the case, the plan to rebuild Luoyang will come to naught.

Shaking his head, Yuan Yun said: "It's imperative, I will think about it carefully these days, and I will always come up with a way to contain Yuan Shang." ”

"Artillery is also key, but I'm always a little worried that it's too late." Cao Ang voiced another concern.

Yuan Yun tilted his head and glanced at Cao Ang, and said with a smile: "This is not a problem, Pu Yuan passed the news before, and now the new cannon has been built a second one, although it has not been tested yet, but it is also completed ahead of schedule, according to this progress, what else does Brother Cao Ang have to worry about?" ”

Cao Ang was instantly overjoyed, and said with a smile: "If this is the case, when we set off at the end of August, we will definitely be able to arm a lot of cannons, and then we will bombard Yuan Shangya." ”

Yuan Yun heard Cao Ang say this, and immediately stretched out a thumbs up, and then said with a smile: "This sentence is right, when did Brother Cao Ang start to use my celebrity quotations, haven't you always despised me for being vulgar?" ”

Cao Ang touched his nose, smiled awkwardly, and said, "This is called the black one who is close to ink, and I was damaged by you." ”

Yuan Yun frowned unhappily, and just wanted to refute a few words, he heard Cao Ang's entourage run and say, "General Zhang Liao has arrived." ”

Yuan Yun and Cao Ang instantly looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Liao sent a letter in advance when he came, saying that he had innovated Yuan Yun's method of training special fighters, and now that he was here, the training of the 20,000 regular gunpowder troops in the new city could be put on the agenda.

When they saw Zhang Liao, Yuan Yun and Cao Ang both felt that each other's figures were more robust, although their faces turned bronze, but with his steel-like body, they immediately looked a little more heroic.

When Zhang Liao arrived in front of him, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and then said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many days, are the lord and Yuan Hou okay?" ”

Cao Ang laughed, and immediately stretched out his arms to hug Zhang Liao, while Yuan Yun took a step back, really found that Zhang Liao's body was dirty, and he didn't know what happened to him all the way, could it be that he rolled back in the mud?

Zhang Liao had long been accustomed to Yuan Yun's cleanliness, and he didn't mind anything, just bowed his hand slightly, and then said with a smile: "Yuan Hou will leave as soon as he leaves, and he will leave a big tail for me to clean up." ”

Cao Ang was stunned and wondered: "What big tail?" ”

Zhang Liao suddenly laughed and said, "Yuan Hou asked for hundreds of thousands of stones of grain from Zhang Lu, and he actually asked Zhang Lu to send it to Chang'an......"

Cao Ang didn't wait for Zhang Liao to finish speaking, he was suddenly taken aback, and hurriedly said: "How can Duan Xuan spit out the grain after collecting it, Brother Yun, this is really unwise." ”

Zhang Liao immediately shook his hand and said: "Duan Xuan, that idiot didn't even see a grain of grain, this batch of grain arrived in Luoyang, and now he is having a headache, because on the books of the imperial court, he really owes us hundreds of thousands of stones of grain in Luoyang, and sooner or later we will have to ask him for it." ”

Cao Ang looked confused, but after seeing Yuan Yun's evil smile, he seemed to understand a little in his heart.

Zhang Liao then explained: "Yuan Hou instructed Brother Gan Ning of the Wang family to personally lead the warship to break into the Chang'an wharf at night, and before Duan Xuan could react, the wharf there was looted. ”

Cao Ang's mouth opened wide, and he said after a long time: "Brother Yun, you are doing this kind of thing of robbing the house again, if this is a big trouble, it will not be easy to clean up." ”

Yuan Yun shrugged his shoulders and said shamelessly: "This has nothing to do with me, I didn't do it." ”

Cao Ang smiled helplessly, and could only nod and say: "Okay, we were robbed by water thieves when Duan Xuan was killed, and this is also his own fault, who let him vigorously support the water thieves on the river before." ”

After speaking, Cao Ang smiled bitterly again, and continued: "Brother Yun, do you know why you beat Anding to the bottom, and no one blames you when you return to Xudu this time?" ”

Yuan Yun habitually said: "This has nothing to do with me, I didn't do it." ”

Cao Ang frowned, and then said with a wry smile: "The music has been handed over to my father, I have watched it two or three times, and you still want to deny it?" Forget it, anyway, no one will impeach you now, after all, you are doing this to the court.

And as soon as the stability is broken, Ma Teng is equivalent to controlling the trade route to the west, and now Xu Du wants to sell a lot of goods over there, everyone has money to make, so naturally he will not impeach you, and my father thinks the same way, so this time Brother Yun, you are like a nobody. ”

Yuan Yun glanced at Cao Ang and found that this thing was not very angry, so he nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then I admit this matter, I did it, but since everyone has money to make, and I have contributed to the court, why haven't I seen any reward?" ”

After Cao Ang heard what Yuan Yun said, he suddenly said: "Because there are too many people who are optimistic about you now, I won't reward you this time, precisely because everyone thinks that they can't be rewarded." ”

Now it's Yuan Yun's turn to be distressed, what kind of logic is this, since he is optimistic about Lao Tzu, why not reward him, and win himself over in a good name?

Cao Ang continued to explain: "Because Brother Yun, you have now been made a marquis, and now you will be rewarded, I am afraid that there will be no reward in the future, so everyone will have to worry that you will rebel, it is really Brother Yun, your ability is too great, and it has been recognized by everyone, everyone clearly understands that you are only almost twenty years old now, and there are too many opportunities to make contributions in the future, if you don't press you now, I really don't know what to do in the future." ”

Yuan Yun chuckled in his heart, it's not a good way to go on like this, now that everyone says so, if he makes meritorious contributions in the future, he will inevitably be suspected by many people, especially that terrible Cao Cao, if he has any doubts again, will he still have this little life?

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun nodded solemnly and said: "This time we attack Yecheng, you must blame me for the crime of sending troops without authorization, this time brother I will block it for you, is it enough to be righteous?" ”

When Cao Ang and Zhang Liao heard Yuan Yun say this, they were stunned for a while, and then the two turned back together in an instant, and then began to talk about some details of the attack on Yecheng, and directly threw Yuan Yun aside.

Yuan Yun is also very conscious, knowing that he has too many loopholes in this B outfit, and this method of self-defilement has been used by too many people, and he can't hide it from the two people in front of him who have read history books.

Shrugging helplessly, Yuan Yun sped up a few steps to keep up with the two of them, and then began to discuss with them.

"This attack on Yecheng, I Zhang Liao is fully sure, as long as the cannon sounds, the gate of Yecheng is useless, this time I have thoroughly studied those cannons before I came, it is simply the weapon of the gods, a mile away can cause a fatal blow to the enemy, if it is loaded with gunpowder shells and launched, the city gate in the middle of the world, it is estimated that few city gates can withstand it."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he took a deep breath, for the power of the cannon, he still has palpitations, after Pu Yuan showed him, he even patted his chest and promised that before the gunpowder army went to Yecheng, he promised to build five gates.

Thinking of five cannons lined up in front of Yecheng, and then bombarding dozens of cannons, I am afraid that even immortals will not be able to rescue the seemingly tall city gate, let alone what kind of blow will be suffered to the morale of the defenders on the city wall after being hit like this.

Cao Ang listened to Zhang Liao's introduction, constantly gearing up, wishing that he could personally lead the army to Yecheng now, and then watch the enemy's city tower burn wildly, such a scene is simply his greatest wish, every time he thinks of it, he has the urge to go crazy.

Yuan Yun looked at the two crazy men in front of him, and always felt that he was a little dangerous standing here, in case the two of them suddenly became werewolves while talking, wouldn't he be torn apart immediately? And both of them are already starting to glow green now, so it's better to get out of the way.

"The two of you continue to chat, I am going to visit our new city, now it looks really good, clean and hygienic, the roads are neat, the houses are numerous, just ......"

When Yuan Yun said this, he paused slightly, and immediately continued: "Yecheng is so broken, it's just how to contain Yuan Shang's army from returning, this is the big problem." ”

When Yuan Yun spoke, he had slowly moved away from Cao Ang and Zhang Liao, and the two of them didn't seem to want to deal with him, because they were both stumped by this question.

Leaving the two cannon maniacs, Yuan Yun immediately turned into a second-rate Hou Ye, and the folding fan was also inserted in the collar behind his back, and now the only thing he regrets is that there is no beautiful little lady to tease him, otherwise some ridiculous wish in his heart can be realized.

Now Yuan Yun is not thinking about Yuan Shang's affairs, he needs to relax, if you can't figure out a problem even if you dig out your mind, then you will definitely be burned, at this time, you need to calm down, and then wait for a flash of inspiration.

Shi Shen followed Yuan Yun's side, anyway, he was used to his own Hou Ye's hanging, so he just followed closely, but he didn't dare to look like a second-rate son.

Because once he does that, he will definitely be kicked by Yuan Yun, which is quite unfair, but people in this era think it is quite reasonable, and Hou Ye should have these privileges, such as pretending to be crazy and stupid alone.

There are ugly people who come and go, Yuan Yun thinks so, but he doesn't understand that facing Cai Wenji, Cao Qinghe, Liu Yiyi and other immortals every day, it is really unpleasant to look at anyone.

Oops, I finally saw a pleasing one, although the skin is a little dark, and the appearance is a little foreigner, but overall it is still a pretty good beauty, which must be stepped forward to tease......

Wait, this is Huang Yueying!