Chapter 432

"King Wu praised!"

Cao Cao smiled, and then his tone became heavy, and he muttered: "Although our army is elite, the cadre army is only stronger than our army, and the strength is far superior to our army, I don't know if your coalition army can stop the cadre army from going south this time!" ”

Sun Ce didn't say anything, but said: "It's man-made, no matter what, you have to fight to know." ”

Cao Cao nodded, and suddenly said: "The hero of King Wu's world, he has a daughter, who can be matched with King Wu, I don't know what King Wu wants?" ”

"This ......"

What kind of character Sun Ce is, after a little thought, he understood Cao Cao's intentions,

This is to tie the two families together through guò marriage, forming a strong alliance to resist the Luo Zheng.

Sun Ce understood better that in today's form, only by forming a strong alliance could it be possible to resist Luo Zheng's southward movement, otherwise if they still had their own ghosts and fought their own battles, they would be defeated by Luo Zheng sooner or later.

Sun Ce was very much in favor of marriage, but it was impossible to let him marry Cao Cao's daughter.

became Cao Cao's son-in-law in vain, and he was a generation shorter than Cao Cao, so there is no such reason.

As soon as Sun Strategy groaned, he said: "My brother Sun Quan is also talented, and he can be matched with the daughter of Cao Gong!" ”

What kind of person Cao Cao is, how can he not know Sun Ce's thoughts, but Sun Ce can make his younger brother Sun Quan marry his daughter, and he still has the sincerity of the marriage, so he laughed at that time: "King Wu has this matter, Lonely!" When he turned around, he ordered someone to send the little girl to Jiangdong to get married! ”

Sun Ce nodded, and the marriage was decided.

That night, Cao Cao held a feast and warmly entertained Sun Ce and the ministers of Eastern Wu.

When the banquet was dismissed and Sun Ce and the ministers of Eastern Wu were sent to the pavilion, Cao Cao's brows furrowed.

Cheng Yu said worriedly: "Lord." Even though Sun Ce had the intention of marrying, he was willing to raise the troops who invaded the country to help. I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of troops. Moreover, Sun Ce's foundation is in Jiangdong, and if the war is unfavorable, he can retreat to Jiangdong at any time. According to the river, if our army loses Huainan, although the world is big, there is no place for it, and we need to plan early! ”

Cao Cao muttered: "Lone is also worried about this, but it is not easy to show it during the banquet!" ”

Xun You said: "Can our army retreat to Jiangdong?" ”

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "It is estimated that it is difficult, Dongwu has the Yangtze River to defend, as long as the water army is blocked, the army of one million cannot cross the river, and Sun Ce can completely be in a safe corner." We will not allow our army to gain a foothold in Jiangdong. ”

Cao Cao also said: "What Zhongde said is very true! ”

Xun You sighed and said, "How about going to Jingzhou?" ”

Cheng Yu also had this intention, and said: "Liu Qi in Jingzhou is a cowardly person, the power is on the side, Liu Bei is also ambitious, the lord can send an envoy to discuss with Liu Bei, if Huainan cannot be defended, then borrow Jiangxia to live temporarily, presumably Liu Bei will not refuse." ”

Cao Cao said: "Good." According to Zhongde's opinion, let Ziyang run! ”

At the end of October, when Luo Zhengqin led 30,000 cavalry to Shouchun, a cold snap blew from the north. Within a few days, the temperature in the area on both sides of the Huai River plummeted, overnight. The earth seemed to be covered with a layer of silver makeup.

The heavy snow blocked the road and made it impossible to enter the army, so the cadres had to hold on to each village. Wait for the winter to pass.

Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang mobilized a batch of winter clothes from Guanzhong, Liangzhou, Shuozhou and other places and sent them to the army to keep the soldiers warm.

Over the years, Luo Zheng has been fighting in the east and west. Hundreds of nomadic tribes were wiped out, and countless cattle and sheepskins were snatched, and the thriving handicraft workshops in Guanzhong further enriched the materials under Luo Zheng's rule.

Hundreds of thousands of troops spent the winter on the north bank of Huaishui, and the military rations consumed alone were astronomical.

According to the daily demand of 8,000 stone of military rations, the military rations of 600,000 troops for a month will cost more than 200,000 stones.

This is only food, not counting other meat, beans, vegetables, etc., only to ensure the logistics of the 600,000-strong army, no less than 100,000 people have been conscripted, and they have been transporting military rations and various materials all winter.

Fortunately, Luo Zheng has now swept away the Central Plains and Hebei, and the population of Guanzhong, Liangzhou and other places has also grown very rapidly in recent years, and there are no less than 20 million of the total population under his rule, otherwise it is really impossible to guarantee the logistics of the 600,000 army.

Ruyin, Luo Zheng big tent.

"See the lord!"

Zhang Liao entered the military tent and saluted Luo Zheng.

"Wen Yuan is exempt!"

Luo Zheng stepped forward to help Zhang Liao, looked at it carefully, and then said happily: "Over the years, Wenyuan has been sitting in Anfengjin, and he has not lost the border in order to defend the border alone, so that Sun Ce does not dare to offend my Central Plains, it is really hard!" ”

Zhang Liao's heart was hot, and he said solemnly: "The lord has a heavy responsibility, and the only way to repay him is to smear his liver and brain!" ”

"Haha!"

Luo Zheng laughed, pulled Zhang Liao to sit down, and then returned to the main seat, and said: "There is no need to smear the liver and brain, the lonely king still wants Wen Yuan to seek peace for the lonely, how can he smear the liver and brain now." ”

All the generals burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

Luo Zheng asked again, "Is there no problem with An Fengjin's guards?" ”

Zhang Liao replied: "Don't worry, the last general has been arranged, so there will be no mistakes." ”

Luo Zheng nodded at this time, and asked Jia Xu again, "Where is the Ganning Water Army, where are you now?" ”

Jia Xu replied: "I have gone south along Yingshui, and I can reach Anfengjin in three days." ”

Luo Zheng said: "What about the Dongwu Naval Army, have you ever gone north to Huaishui?" ”

Cheng Ying replied: "I haven't found it yet!" ”

Luo Zheng frowned, but soon stretched out, and said in a deep voice: "Be sure to settle the soldiers and horses of each battalion, and try to be as flat as possible in the deployment of all kinds of materials, don't favor one over the other, if you don't have enough things, just follow Wen Yao, the lonely king doesn't want to hear the soldiers complain!" ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, the lord has arranged it properly, and there will be no problem." ”

Luo Zheng nodded, Jia Xu personally arranged this matter, of course he was one hundred and twenty rest assured.

Xiangyang, Liu Bei's official residence.

"Lord!"

Pang Tong hurriedly entered the inner hall and waved his hand to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei solemnized his hands and said, "Shiyuan, take a seat!" ”

Pang Tong arched his hand again, and then he stepped sideways and sat opposite Xu Shu.

Liu Bei frowned and thought for a while before he said, "Please invite Yuan Zhi and Shi Yuan to come today, there is something to discuss." Just now Cao Cao's envoy came, saying that Luo's expedition is strong, and it may be difficult to resist, and he wants to borrow Jiangxia to live temporarily, what do Yuan Zhi and Shi Yuan think? ”

"This ......"

Xu Shu frowned, and his face was groaning.

Pang Tong was anxious to show his talent, and when he said loudly: "Lord, I think I should borrow it!" ”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei said: "What is Shiyuan's opinion? ”

Pang Tong said: "Today, Luo Zheng is strong, the lord and Cao Cao, Sun Ce are small, the so-called combination is two benefits, and division is two harms, if Cao Cao is defeated, it will be more difficult for the lord and Sun Ce to resist Luo Zheng, so if Cao Cao and others save themselves, this is one of them; The two Jiangxia, Huang, Li and other ethnic groups gathered together and were arrogant, elbows and armpits for the lord, it was better to borrow Cao Cao to live temporarily, and they could also resist the southward movement of the cadres and share the pressure on the lord. ”

Liu Bei nodded again and again, and asked Xu Shu again, "What does Yuan Zhi think?" ”

Xu Shu said: "In the next agreement with Shiyuan's construction, Cao Cao must not be saved." ”

Liu Bei immediately said: "In this case, the king of Chu will be played tomorrow." (To be continued......) R1292