"Childhood, what's the matter?" Zhao Feng looked at Ma Jian who was rubbing his hands in front of him, and asked a little strangely. Although Ma Tan's surname is a lot calmer, as the so-called Jiangshan is easy to change his surname, it is difficult to change, and there are still some flying frivolities, and he has always been straightforward. The way he wants to talk now is a bit rare.

"Hehe, general, I'm here this time, not for official business, but for private affairs!" Ma Tan smiled flatteringly. Zhao Feng was used to seeing Ma Yan's arrogant appearance, and now looking at the smile he squeezed out, he couldn't help but feel a chill. "What the hell is it?" Zhao Feng reluctantly suppressed his somewhat numb scalp and asked.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I, Ma Youchang, is just about to get hired, and I want to ask the general to go and cheer together!" Ma Tan pretended to be calm and authentic. Zhao Feng almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea after hearing this, "You kid is going to get married?" Zhao Feng was a little incredulous.

"Why not, I'm already eighteen years old when I am young, and Senior Brother Kong Ming is already married at the age of seventeen!" Ma Tan is a matter of course. Zhao Feng looked at Ma Jian who was radiant in front of him, frowned and asked, "Then what is the matter with the cheering you are talking about?" Speaking of this, Zhao Feng also felt strange, this is not a fight or anything, why use the word cheering.

After Ma Tanyi's explanation, Zhao Feng understood. It turned out that the so-called cheering was to let Zhao Feng go with him when he was hired, so that he could have a long face. People, just save face. At present, everyone in Yizhou thinks that Zhao Feng has the highest official position, and if he goes to hire him together, it will be very powerful.

"It's not impossible for me to go with me, I don't know which girl you kid seduced?" After Zhao Feng finished speaking, it was also a little strange, this Ma Jian didn't seem to be anything wrong recently, why did he already hook up with one so soon?

"It's nothing, it's Qin Ziyi's sister-in-law. She was so fascinated by my talent that she had already made a secret promise to me! "Ma Tan's cheek growth rate is really amazing, and in a blink of an eye, he has evolved from a blushing state to a boasting state. Zhao Feng looked at Ma Yan, who was excited in front of him, and knew that Ma Liang was lacking in skills in Ba County, so he had to nod his head with difficulty and agree.

After a few days, Zhao Feng arranged this matter for Ma Yan. However, according to the etiquette, Ma Jian has to wait another half a year before he can marry his sweetheart. At this time, it was already early winter, so Ma Tan wanted to wear it, and he couldn't wait for summer immediately, so that he could immediately hug the beauty.

Day by day, the cold winter passed, and the spring blossomed, but Ma Jian still failed to marry his bride this year. As soon as spring began, Liu Bei, who was in Shouchun, sent an urgent edict, asking Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang to immediately hand over the affairs at hand to Zhao Yun and Ma Liang to take care of, and go to Shouchun as soon as possible to discuss important matters. Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang, who received the news, suddenly brightened in their hearts: Liu Bei is going to do it!

Thinking about it, if it weren't for last year's flood, Liu Bei might have raised troops to the north at that time. In the year after the disaster, the five prefectures under Liu Bei's rule and the newly pacified Yizhou were all smooth, among which Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou all had a great bumper harvest, and the harvest was abundant. In addition, in order to fight Liu Bei, Cao Ying did not hesitate to destroy the Xiangjiang embankment and flood the people, which also made the military and people in the states under Liu Bei's rule extremely indignant, and their morale and popular sentiment reached a peak. If this fighter plane is not caught, then Liu Bei will not be mixed.

In contrast, although Cao Ying's seven northern states also got a certain respite, their grain production was quite limited. According to Chen Qun and Zhang Zhao's conservative total, even excluding Yizhou and Xuzhou, the total grain output of the three prefectures of Jingyangjiao last year alone was more than twice the total grain output of the seven prefectures under Cao Ying's rule. Under this premise, the forces that Cao Ying can dispatch are actually quite limited. In addition, Xun Yu has just passed away, Guo Jia is seriously ill and dying in bed, and Cao Ying's current situation is not very good.

"Kong Ming, it seems that last year's flood was really nerve-wracking!" On this day, the boat sailed to the vicinity of Baqiu, and Zhao Feng remembered that there were some houses on both sides of the river, but now they are all gone, and it seems that they have been washed away by the flood.

"Wuchang and Huangzhou are both rich places in Jingxiang, but you see how much wealth there is now, last year, Huangzhou Order and Chaohu Order have all been demoted to long." Zhuge Liang looked at this desolate appearance and sighed. In the official system of the Han Dynasty, a county with more than 10,000 households was the county order, but 10,000 households were the county magistrate. Unexpectedly, this flood actually reduced the population of Huangzhou, Chaohu and Wuchang by more than seventy percent.

The two sighed, and the boat went a few more times and said that it had reached Shouchun. Not only them, Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin in Jingzhou, Wei Yan and Chen Gong in Qingzhou, Zhang Liao and Xu Shu in Yuzhou, Zhang Zhao and Gao Lan in Yangzhou, and Shi Guangyuan and Gan Ning in Jiaozhou all arrived. These core figures in the major states under Liu Bei's rule were all called, which can only mean one thing: Liu Bei wants to make a big move.

With the arrival of Shi Guangyuan and Gan Ning, who were the farthest away, Liu Bei also officially convened everyone to discuss the matter. Of course, senior officials from Xuzhou and Shouchun were also present. Everyone reminisced about the old days, and it took more than a cup of tea.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to gather all the people here for one thing. Since last year, Bei has discussed with Zijing, Shiyuan and Yide, and they all feel that this year is a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition. Therefore, it was decided to wave the Northern Expedition this year! Liu Bei announced his decision in an unprecedentedly loud voice.

Although everyone had expected it, why did Liu Bei gather everyone to come. But when these words really came out of Liu Bei's mouth, everyone still felt a burst of excitement from the bottom of their hearts. What is the concept of the Northern Expedition? The scale of this battle will by no means be comparable to any previous battle that I have experienced, and the manpower and material resources used, as well as the consumption of grain and grass, will be astronomical. Once successful, Dahan Zhongxing and even the world are just around the corner. On the contrary, once it fails, it will be a place to die, and at least it can only retreat to a corner of the south of the Yangtze River. Just thinking about such an exciting thing can make people's blood boil when they think about it a little.

"Big brother, my 160,000 army in Jingzhou has been trained and skilled. As long as the eldest brother gives an order, he can go north or directly take Luoyang to plot Sizhou, or storm Tongguan to enter Guanzhong, and ensure that nothing goes wrong! The excitement came a little, and Guan Yu asked for help first.

"Hehe, don't be anxious, how to enter the army still needs to be discussed!" Liu Bei waved his hand to signal everyone not to be too excited, and at the same time motioned to Lu Su to explain the general situation to everyone. Lu Su nodded, then pointed to the huge map of the thirteen states of the Great Han Dynasty hanging on the wall, and began to tell the military situation in detail.

"Cao Ying's foundation was originally in Yanzhou, but as the imperial court was moved to Yecheng by him, most of the military horses have also been moved to Hebei by him. Rao is like this, Cao Ying still deployed no less than 200,000 troops in Yanzhou to prepare for our Northern Expedition, including nearly 100,000 defenders in Xuchang Town. In addition, Xiahou Yuan in Guanzhong also had no less than 100,000 troops. And Cao Ying annexed Yuan Shao's subordinates, and there were more than 10,000 people under his rule, and no less than 1 million troops and horses under his command. Except for 100,000 in Youzhou to prevent Yuan Tan, and 100,000 on the border to prevent aliens, Cao Ying can at least mobilize another 300,000 troops to cross the Yellow River south and fight a decisive battle with us. Lu Su said carefully.

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt a little heavy in their hearts. Cao Ying, who unified the entire north, is really strong. Zhao Feng estimated that it was really unrealistic to rely on this battle to determine the situation. It's just that I don't know, how many military horses does Liu Bei want to dispatch this time, and what is the strategic goal?

Lu Su saw that everyone was a little intimidated by Cao Ying's strength, so he continued to smile and speak: "Don't worry, although Cao Ying's army and horses are numerous, our army is not without advantages!" ”

(To be continued)