Chapter 125 What it has changed, I don't know if it is not
Tianxingjian, a gentleman should strive for self-improvement. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info'
As a modern soul, Liu Xuewu retains the basic bottom line as a modern person at any time. Unconsciously abides by the moral bottom line of the times of modern thought, there is nothing to bully men and women, and there is nothing to defeat people. Especially some phenomena that are normal in this era of war, he is very disgusted and even resistant. He saw the misery of the people, the disintegration of the war, and even the violent death of the remains on the side of the road. As Liu Xuewu gets older, his impression of this era becomes deeper and deeper, and the more he feels endless sadness.
The desire to end this era grew stronger in his heart, and the more he got older, the more pressure he felt. He was afraid, afraid that he would not be able to end this endless war in his lifetime. So he invested heavily this time, almost took out his decades of savings and heritage, and built this iron-blooded army that can climb mountains and mountains and capture dragons in the sea. This is a combination of all the special armies established by Liu Xuewu before, and it is also a new-style army that combines the advantages of those various cavalry infantry soldiers. And Liu Xuewu also absolutely popularized this army, they are equipped with the latest research and development of the Xuewu concept of metal armor and all kinds of weapons that have been handed down in history, such as the early Tang Dynasty's Mo knife, sickle hook gun, chain horse, Song Dynasty's flying fire attack, ox tendon crossbow bed, Ming Dynasty's assault gun, Shenwu cannon. Of course, the most equipped is the most famous horse chopping knife of the Yue family army during the Song Dynasty.
Yan Shigu commented: "You can cut horses by cutting horses." "All are clear proof; In the Tang Dynasty, the knife system was still the same, but the length and weight increased. In the Song Dynasty, the famous general Yue Fei, who was both wise and brave, once defeated the fast and brave golden soldiers and iron cavalry with slow infantry. This relies on the power of the horse chopping knife, equipped with foot soldiers, and can block the cavalry, which can be said to fully reflect the lethality of this horse chopping knife.
Liu Xuewu is a do-it-action faction, which can be described as an order, and opened iron mines in the state, coal mining in Youzhou, recruiting craftsmen in Shu, catching horses in Liangzhou, and building warships in Qingzhou. It can be said that the whole body is affected by a move, and all the forces of the Liu clan in Yizhou have begun to be busy. This massive expansion of armaments frightened the surrounding princes enough, and from the description of the spies, such a fanfare action suddenly pressed a big stone in the hearts of the princes of all walks of life. Moreover, it is a big stone that will explode at any time, and such a thing feels a terrifying crisis in the hearts of all the princes.
Liu Qi, who was supported by Liu Xuewu, ignored the opposition of Fengzhi Pang Tong, and privately surrendered to Liu Xuewu, saying that as soon as Liu Xuewu's army arrived, he would publicize the surrender to the outside world. Liu Xuewu also replied that everyone was finally a brother and promised to be crowned with the hereditary title of king. This news somehow leaked out, and this time it frightened Liu Cong from Jingzhou on the side. Hurriedly convened the heads of the major families in Jingzhou to discuss, and finally after three days of continuous discussions, they finally reached a consensus, that is, to defect to Yizhou Liu Xuewu. Compared with the old Liu Yan, Liu Xuewu is the most powerful person today. And once Liu Xuewu impressed the sword soldiers, the first thing to bear the brunt was Jingzhou, which was closest to them. In addition, Liu Qi also took refuge in the past, so once the war started, the entire Jingzhou was estimated to be in misery. The foundations of these wealthy families are all in Jingzhou, and once Jingzhou is lost, it is estimated that they will also suffer heavy losses. So it's better to be bloodless, at least Liu Xuewu is not as arrogant and ignorant as that Jiangdong kid and exploits them.
Since there is a decision, then without further ado, select representatives to enter Shu to negotiate and surrender. And it's still fanfare, for fear that people won't know that they have submitted to Liu Xuewu. This made Liu Xuewu very happy, so he got the land of Yangzhou and Jingzhou for nothing. not only surrounded Yuan's territory and Cao Pi's territory, but also across the river from Jiangdong. As long as Cao Pi and the Yuan clan are eliminated, it must not be enough to capture a small Jiangdong. I think it's very naïve, the remaining three princes, when they received Liu Qi and Liu Cong's two brothers, they inexplicably surrendered to Liu Xuewu, this news is particularly shocking, especially the Yuan family, several leaders can be said to be restless.
Since the last mutiny, most of Yuan's troops defected, and the entire comprehensive strength instantly dropped significantly. The two brothers, Yuan Benchu and Yuan Shu, also died of illness one after another as they got older. The descendants of the entire Yuan clan are now competing for power, and they are completely in a mess. Even some have contacted Liu Xuewu privately, wanting to get Liu Xuewu's support, of course, there are positive and negative, and some go to Cao Pi, these losers almost give up their own heritage, and let people think they have their own plans. But they all give others a reason to meddle.
As the so-called strange things happen every year, there are many today, Liu Xuewu, who was busy preparing for military affairs, gave Yuan's envoy a resource and sent it away. Promise a few blank words, and that's the same thing at all. And Cao Pi's side is more positive, mainly because the current situation is really not optimistic about his forces. It can be said that he is surrounded by Liu Xuewu on three sides, and with Cao Pi's only remaining state, he is unable to compete with Liu Xuewu at all. So Yuan's civil strife gave him a good opportunity. In Cao Pi's mind, as long as he can take the territory of the Yuan clan without bloodshed, with the decades of accumulation of the Yuan clan, the combination of the two has the power to fight with Liu Xuewu, who sits on several states.
Of course, he didn't know that there were several horses in the rear of his house that were eating away at his power. That's right, it is the allusion to the famous horse eating in Cao in history, these dark horses of the Sima family have been lurking in the army since the last war. With the development of these years and the popularity of the people, now in Cao Pi's army, both prestige and power are first-class, gradually replacing the status of the original Xiahou, Cao and other old generals. But all this was carried out in secret, and even Cao Pi himself was unaware of it, which also laid the groundwork for the Sima father and son to seize power.
When all this is indifferent to Liu Xuewu, as long as his new iron-blooded army is formed, then the conquest of the world is just around the corner. In the face of complete strength, all conspiracies and tricks cannot be hidden. This is Liu Xuewu's self-confidence in himself, of course, compared to Cao Pi and Yuan, he is most worried about Jiangdong. You must know that both Sun Ce and Sun Quan are eloquent, and now that Sun Ce is not dead, it is not easy for the two brothers to work together. And now that they have established themselves as a country, it will not be easy to convince them.