"You don't have to plan ahead for everything, and besides, this matter is the key to Xuzhou's fight against Hu in the future, how can you not prepare in advance?"

Somehow, although this matter was discussed by them before, Zu Ti always felt that Wei Shuo was talking strangely today, but he didn't think much about it, so he nodded and agreed to Wei Shuo's request.

While speaking, Zu Ti and Wei Shuo came to the hall, and when they saw the empty hall, Wei Shuo pretended to be puzzled and said, "Hey? Didn't you say there was going to be a meeting? Why didn't anyone come here? What about the others? Zuyo, didn't you inform the others? ”

This time, Zu Yue can be regarded as seizing the opportunity, and told Wei Shuo all the grievances he has suffered in the past few days like pouring bitter water, and said with an unhappy face: "Now that the other officers are busy looking at the face of the family, where can they take care of my brother?" Hum! If it weren't for my brother's strategic planning and decisive victory, how could there be a great victory in Liuxian County? ”

"Okay, stop complaining, Zu Yue, it's not that you want to teach you a lesson as a brother, it's really that you're too narrow-minded! Being a person and doing things should not only focus on the things in front of you, but also think more about long-term interests. Seeing that his brother was chattering endlessly, Zu Ti couldn't help but teach a lesson.

"General Zu, what are you doing here? Brother Zu is actually not wrong, some people do go too far, that is, the general will not care about others, and another person will definitely not be patient. ”

"That's it, brother, my little brother just thinks you have a good temper!"

"Okay, you go out first, I have something important to discuss with the guard Cao."

Jiang Zu Yue walked out with some chagrin, and only Zu Xiao, Wei Shuo and a few others were left in the hall.

"The general has something to say, it just so happens that I want to discuss something with the general."

Hearing this, Zu Ti was stunned and said, "Guard Cao, what's the matter with you?" Why don't you say it first? ”

"No, no, no, I'm not in a hurry, it's still General Zu's business." Wei Shuo waved his hand again and again, signaling Zu Ti to speak first.

Zu Ti sighed and said with a worried face: "I thought that I had won a battle, and it would definitely arouse the hatred of the whole people in Xuzhou, in order to fight the enemy together!" Ran Zu did not expect that although the morale and the people's hearts were easy to be inspired, people's desires were difficult to satisfy. When the war came, the dark tide in Pengcheng was surging, and there were signs of falling apart! ”

"Although the general has the intention to kill the enemy, he suffers from having no real power and henchmen. Today, the guard Cao wants to take the elite soldiers out again, and he feels lonely. Therefore, in order to strengthen the strength of the defenders, I wonder if the guard Cao can allocate a part of the paper armor used in the general to Zu? ”

Wei Shuo didn't expect Zu Ti to take a fancy to paper armor, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, as long as he is a caring person, he will naturally not ignore the role of paper armor on the battlefield. In the battle of Liuxian that day, 3,000 recruits took on the burden of sniping the Hu people head-on, and if it were not for the protection of paper armor, their casualties would inevitably exceed 1,000 after the battle.

But because of a small paper armor, the casualties of the soldiers were reduced by more than half, which shows that the paper armor is very effective in dealing with the cavalry killing of the Hu people. It was precisely because he had witnessed the performance of the paper armor on the battlefield that he couldn't help but ask Wei Shuo for help today.

"This, this ......"

Seeing that Wei Shuo wanted to speak and stopped, Zu Ti's heart sank, and he said with a hint of embarrassment on his face: "If this matter makes the guard Cao embarrassed, then forget it, just assume that Zu never mentioned it." ”

"Hey, the general misunderstood! That's not what Wei meant. Wei Shuo shook his head slightly and explained: "Actually, General Zu doesn't know the inside story, although the paper armor seems to have good protective performance, it has an Achilles' heel, that is, the attrition rate is extremely high, and a pair of armor can only be discarded and reused even after a big battle." ”

"This is not at the same level as the iron armor, the reason why the lieutenant officers and soldiers of our army are equipped with paper armor is because there are workshops in the baggage battalion that can be mass-produced, which can completely make up for the loss on the battlefield. But the general does not have such a workshop in his hands, and even if I leave a thousand pairs of paper armor for the general, it will only be enough for a thousand soldiers to consume in a battle. ”

"Once the paper armor in the general's hand is consumed, what if the soldiers come to the general to ask for it in the future? How should the general respond? At that time, Wei may no longer be in Pengcheng, if the general can't meet the requirements of the generals in the army, will it cause other problems? This is the reason for Wei's hesitation! ”

It's not that Wei Shuo is reluctant to give up that bit of paper armor, but he is really worried that in the future, Zu Ti will have no source of paper armor in his hands, but he will be taken advantage of by some officers and soldiers who have a good appetite to make trouble, not only did not help, but it brought him hidden dangers.

"Then you can't leave the method of making paper armor ...... Alas, forget it, you still leave me a thousand pairs of paper armor! Zu Ti stopped halfway through his words, no matter from which point of view, it was impossible for Wei Shuo to tell others how to make paper armor.

Wei Shuo naturally knew the unfinished meaning of Zu Ti's words, but he would never tell outsiders the details of the paper armor, which is already one of the three secret techniques on Laoshan that are as famous as the green salt manufacturing and roasting tea technology, and will inevitably bring huge wealth to Laoshan in the future.

"General Zu, let me tell you the truth, in fact, Wei is not optimistic about the future of Pengcheng, don't look at the nearly 10,000 troops in the city, and tens of thousands of young people, but the intrigue between the battalions cannot work together to fight the enemy, even if there is a containment outside the city, I am afraid that it will not help the overall situation, and Pengcheng will fall into the hands of the Hu people sooner or later."

"So Wei hopes that it is better for General Zu to make plans early, the fight against the Hu people is not a day or two to succeed, we must be prepared for a long-term confrontation. After this battle, Wei will withdraw to the eastern coastal area of Xuzhou, relying on Zhuqi County as the base to make long-term plans. ”

"General Zu, now in this Peng City, except for Wei, no one is willing to help the general sincerely, but Wei will lead the troops in the future, and there is only one general left in the city, although Zu Yue and Zu Na are shrewd and capable, but after all, they are young and inexperienced, and I am afraid they can't help the general much."

Zu Ti's heart moved when he heard this, no wonder he had been feeling that something was wrong with Wei Shuo today, it turned out that Wei Shuo was planning for the future. He hurriedly said anxiously: "Why did Lord Wei say this? Didn't we agree to fight the Hu people together? Could it be that Master Wei is going to break the appointment and escape? ”

"General Zu misunderstood Wei, and since Wei has promised the general, he will definitely be true to his word. It's just that I'm not optimistic about the future situation. Wei Shuo frowned and said: "I never thought about working for the family in Pengcheng, I must think about my brothers. ”

"Alas, Wei Mou said so much, just hoping that General Zu would think about it for the future."

"Well, the guard Cao is kind, Zu has a heart!" Zu Ti was silent.

……

As soon as he left the Assassin's Mansion, Cao Hong couldn't wait to ask, "My lord, do you really want to leave Pengcheng in the future?" But where are we going to leave Pengcheng? ”

"Hee-hee, what? Cao joined the army and was still reluctant to live a prosperous life in Pengcheng? Zhang Erlang opened his mouth and laughed.

"Erlang, why are you still in the mood to joke at this time! Why don't you know how to persuade adults? ”

Wei Shuo stood up and glanced at Cao Hong seriously: "Jifu, I won't hide some things from you now, I guess you have heard of it before, and he is the Qingzhou Yantian Envoy, who is in charge of the Laoshan salt industry." ”

"I've heard a little!"

"But you don't know the real reality of Laoshan, now there are tens of thousands of homeless people gathered around Laoshan, and there are no less than 10,000 people who are young and strong. Every year, the refined salt produced alone is no less than tens of thousands of stones, and Laoshan Mountain is the strongest backing behind it. After we withdrew to Zhuqi County, with the help of the port in the coastal area of Xuzhou, we could open up the sea road with Laoshan Mountain. ”

"In the future, with the back of Laoshan Mountain, based on Zhuqi County, accumulate strength, and when the time is ripe in the future, the army will go east to sweep the Hu people and recover Xuzhou."

Cao Hong's face was a little unpleasant when he heard this, in his opinion, the development strategy proposed by Wei Shuo was obviously to put aside the family and go it alone. After all, Cao Hong was born in a family, although he was not used to some of the things and behaviors of the current family, but it was not something that could be decided in a moment or a half if he really wanted to abandon everything in the family and follow Wei Shuo.

Wei Shuo patted Cao Hong on the shoulder and comforted: "I know that this matter makes Jifu a little embarrassed, but in fact, if you think about it from a different angle, it may not be for the good of the Cao family." What do you think, now that the main force of your Cao family has been transferred to Jiangdong, there will be children in the Langya Wangfu in the future. ”

"Can't you like to diversify your investments and reduce risk? Wei, a small person, may not be in the eyes of your Cao family, but I believe that you will never be so short-sighted. You follow me, although you have temporarily cut off contact with the Cao family, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future, in case you are lucky enough to set up a hegemony like Qi Huan Jinwen, then Jifu will become a great hero of the Cao family! ”