Seeing that the banquet on the ship was getting more and more lively, Yuan Yun blew his beard, he was still not very accustomed to this kind of lively scene, so he sat down next to Zhang Liao, because looking at the whole audience, only this veteran was the most calm and quiet.

Zhang Liao saw Yuan Yun sitting over, and immediately smiled and said: "Since Yuan Hou is so boring in Luoyang, it is better to go with me to rest in peace, this back and forth can pass the time for a few years." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned when he heard this, and said puzzledly: "Brother Wenyuan is so old, why is the imperial court still tossing you?" I will consult with Your Majesty on this matter, this is a long way to go, where can we bear it at our age. ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he hurriedly shook his hand and smiled: "Yuan Hou thought about it, this matter is what I tried to fight for Your Majesty, Your Majesty is very sympathetic to the veteran general, but I really can't sit still, I always feel that I can't breathe if I am not in the army." ”

Yuan Yun touched his chin and pondered for a while, and then he wondered: "The Rest Empire should be destroyed, even if there are still remnants, it will not be too strong, why did my dynasty send a large army to mobilize the people to fight in the past?" ”

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "This time I went to rest because there was a lot of oil found over there, as Yuan Hou said, but the war continued to produce many warlords, these people especially a kingdom called Sassanid is the most powerful, they see that we like oil, so they sit on the ground and raise prices, resulting in many of our merchants in the Great Wei are often detained for no reason, so the imperial court decided to send troops to suppress it."

As for the long distance, it is also in the past, now the avenue has been built to the Western Regions, and the railway is about to pass, so it can save a lot of time back and forth, I just want to see the freshness outside, as for the local so-called armed forces are just a joke. ”

The Silk Road was proposed during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and is still very prosperous, benefiting from the role of this trade route, many empires were established, the most famous of which were naturally the Kushan Empire, the Anxi Empire and the Roman Empire, as for the more powerful Arab Empire, it was not until the Tang Dynasty 400 years later.

In the past, the merchants traded westward, not a large group, at most only a hundred people, but with the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the policy to the west, the scale of the caravan gradually expanded, the largest can even reach the scale of two or three thousand people, such a caravan can be detained by the Sassanid Dynasty, enough to prove that the other party's power is not to be underestimated, I am afraid that the imperial court is more taboo is that there is a strong force on this trade route, not any oil.

Now that there is an excuse to send troops, then it must be a thunderous force, planning to completely destroy Sassanid in one fell swoop, and then support new forces in the local area, this approach is already the general consensus of the DPRK and China, and this is also the most cost-effective strategy, after all, the existence of such a Western Regions Protectorate is almost the limit that the imperial court regime can extend.

"How many troops does the imperial court plan to send this time?" Yuan Yun asked another question.

Zhang Liao took a sip of wine, and then replied: "There are 20,000 of them, of which most are craftsmen, and there are only 8,000 soldiers. ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said, "There are mostly cavalry in that place, and these cavalry are no worse than the Karasuma people, so the maneuver must be the main force of our army, and I guess we will bring a lot of tanks and locomotives over this time, right?" ”

Zhang Liao nodded and smiled: "A lot, enough to deal with various situations, when it comes to weapons, we are really not afraid of anyone, this time I personally led the troops to rest in peace, another reason is to test, the strategic arrangement of tanks to participate in large-scale operations, Yuan Hou also knows that there is really no place to launch large-scale operations around us, those barbarians now see us, there is no need to start a war at all, as long as you send a messenger over, you can make the other party raise and surrender, alas." ”

Hearing Zhang Liao's sigh, Yuan Yun inexplicably felt a little funny, now the surroundings of the Great Wei are indeed too peaceful, after the policy of national assimilation was launched, no one expected it to be so fast, enough to prove that the culture of the Han nation is really very attractive, and this result is that the surrounding aliens are proud to be able to get the household registration of the Great Wei, and even at any cost for it, it is indeed very difficult to want a battle in such a situation, and it is no wonder that a general like Zhang Liao has to sigh.

The two were chatting, Wu Yong ran over with a smile, raised the wine glass above the top five steps away, and then flattered: "Yuan Hou is really getting younger and younger now, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a teenager. ”

Zhang Liao smiled bitterly at this time, and then pointed to Wu Yong's fat body and said to Yuan Yun: "Don't look at this guy in our groveling appearance, he is the king and hegemon in the Guishan land, and even the King of Guishan wants to let him have a few points." ”

Yuan Yun looked at Wu Yong's fat body, coupled with his already gray hair and beard, it was really hard to imagine that this was a man who could make the king of the Guishan Empire bow his head, and looking at Yuan Yun's eyes, Wu Yong was very embarrassed and began to taste wine under the pretext of excuse.

Zhang Liao saw that Yuan Yun was puzzled, so he continued to explain: "This guy is just a kind of example, didn't Yuan Hou recruit a lot of veterans as a dart game back then, and now many of my soldiers who have retired have been incorporated by this profiteer, many of these veterans have experienced the battle of pacifying the world back then, although they are older, but now where to fight what physical strength, the use of firearms is completely about experience."

And the number of veterans like Wu Yong's organization has reached 10,000, and such a group of killers are in the realm of Guishan, you can imagine how domineering they are......"

When Yuan Yun heard the word firearms, he immediately became nervous, his eyes stared at Wu Yong coldly, so frightened that Wu Yong quickly threw away the wine glass, and then clenched his fists and said in a panic: "It's all legal, each rifle is numbered, all of them are called from the armory in Luoyang, the small private army, not so much the small one is the small one as the one placed by the imperial court to the villain, the generals who lead the team are all sent by the imperial court, and the small one is only in charge of trade, but this armed force does not interfere much, Yuan Hou Mo should be suspicious." ”

Yuan Yun listened to Wu Yong's explanation, and then he put his mind at ease, if ordinary businessmen could buy firearms, then this world would not be far from another war, and the strict control of weapons had never been relaxed since the Cao Ang period.

"If you don't interfere, you don't know what kind of virtue you have in Wu Yong, I'm afraid those generals didn't take your benefits, right?" After Yuan Yun finished speaking, his face suddenly turned cold again, and he continued: "I don't bother to deal with the matter of bribing these generals, but if I hear that you Wu Yongyong resold even one firearm in private, I guarantee that the family business you have built over the years will be filled by Lao Tzu overnight!" ”

Wu Yong suddenly shuddered, and swore that he cursed for a while before finally rounding up the atmosphere.

Seeing Wu Yong's panicked appearance, Zhang Liao smiled bitterly again, and said: "Although Yuan Hou can rest assured about this, there are special people in charge of the management of firearms, and these people are directly in charge of the Son of Heaven, so there will definitely be no private reselling of weapons."

And such a private army is also more in line with the interests of the imperial court, some situations are really inconvenient for the official to come forward, this depends on people like Wu Yong to come out, and the effect is very good, at least King Guishan does not dare to cross the thunder pool half a step. ”

Wu Yong was also proud at this time, patted his fat belly and said: "In fact, the little one also wants to give those retired veterans a way out, Yuan Hou also knows very well that our soldiers are all professional, and once they retire, they can only rely on the pension of the imperial court. ”

Yuan Yun sighed helplessly, and then frowned: "This matter must form a rigorous system, but it is not so nonsense, while the private armed forces are expanding, the imperial court must also improve the system, and I will let Deng Ai raise this point at the court meeting." ”

When Wu Yong heard Yuan Yun say this, he finally took a deep breath, and then turned into a relieved look.

Looking at Wu Yong's reaction, Yuan Yun smiled bitterly again, and said angrily: "You ran over to be scolded, probably because you were worried that something would happen to this private army, so you planned to let me come forward to Zhang Luo, right?" ”

Wu Yong hurriedly clenched his fists again, nodded with a smile and admitted, and then there was a lot of sycophants, but this time Yuan Yun listened to it and was very useful, because even Wu Yong looked at this matter so cautiously, which proved that everyone is now very vigilant about the outflow of weapons, so naturally there will be no major accidents in the short term, and then we can only hope that the relevant policies of the imperial court will be decentralized.

Guo Jia's big ship soon came to Luoyang Wharf, which has now become the world's largest port, and its prosperity is no less than that in Luoyang City.

After the evening gradually became dim, Guo Yi gave an order, and the lanterns around the big ship were immediately lit, making the whole big ship look colorful and very beautiful, and it was also very eye-catching on the brightly lit dock in Luoyang, not to mention that there were constantly the sounds of various musical instruments on it, so there were definitely not a few people on the dock who stopped and watched.

Looking at so many onlookers, Guo Jia didn't know if he had drunk too much, so he actually recruited the stewards of several nearby green buildings, and then organized another banquet at the edge of the pier.

As soon as the news came out, a place where people gathered was immediately established, and soon it became a place where the crowds of people could not intervene, especially the prostitutes in the nearby green building, who simply used this as a stage for the performance of fighting skills, so that the atmosphere was copied again, the singing of the prostitutes, as well as the sound of various musical instruments, coupled with the applause of the audience, the whole pier inexplicably seemed to have become a huge celebration.

For this reason, Cao Chong had to give an order and call in the sailors near the dock to come in order to cooperate with the officials of the dock to maintain order.

When the sky was completely dark, one of the most important guests came uninvited, that is, the current Son of Heaven Cao Rong, as well as a number of eunuchs in the palace, and one is the younger brother of the Son of Heaven, Beihai Mourning King Cao Rui.

The Son of Heaven Cao Rong was originally reading a book in the palace, but officials with ulterior motives suddenly came to complain, saying that someone had mobilized the army without permission and illegally gathered a crowd at the dock, with bad intentions.

After hearing the names of Yuan Yun, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Cao Chong and others, Cao Rong just smiled, and then reprimanded the official who complained, and the final result was that he also appeared on the dock, and after seeing such a lively scene, he seemed to be a little more interested.

After seeing the appearance of the Son of Heaven Cao Ei, the people on the big boat were also more enthusiastic, only Yuan Yun was not very happy, because he promised his wife and concubine at home, and he would definitely return when he was a child, and now he saw that the Son of Heaven Cao Rong was also attracted over, so whether he could go home tonight is another time.