Mount Tai west foot of the mountainous area, the new Thai city is built in this mountain, the city wall of the city is connected between the valleys, the mountains in the middle are gradually bulldozed, forming the urban area, the terraces between the mountains, the fields at the bottom of the valley, see the seams and needles, can be a little flat place, are planted with crops, look like a very strange beauty, is a human challenge and attempt to transform nature a determination and attempt, the same, is also the helplessness of the people of the yellow turban.

Standing in the center of the city, you can see all the scenery in one direction, the sight is very good, the people with good eyes can also see the farmers who are carrying water uphill, when there is no rain for a long time, the water in the mountain cellar is used up, so they have to carry water from the bottom of the mountain to water the ground, the difficulty can be seen, but despite the difficulty, more than 300,000 people of the Yellow Turban Army have persevered here, and have built such a large city chapter.

According to the plan of the Youzhou General Staff, this city will be fortified, in other words, all the people will be relocated, and only 80,000 cavalry infantry will be stationed here in the future, that is to say, this city is likely to be slowly abandoned, every time I think of this, Lu Su has some regrets.

In order to be able to protect this miraculous city, Lu Su has carefully inspected inside and outside the city these days, and mastered the land and products that can be used in the surrounding areas, but the results are really not optimistic, according to Miyun's standards, if this city purely relies on food output, it can only support 30,000 people, if you count the medicinal herbs, timber, iron ore, hunting, breeding and special materials and other products in the mountains, it can support a population of about 80,000 at most, that is. At most, it is to maintain the size of a second-class town, and there is basically no prospect for development.

If in the future, this will no longer be a line. Having lost its military use, the city will soon become a city that is completely unnecessary, and does not even have the role of a traffic transfer, and the characterless city is a city that Youzhou resolutely denies, that is, the fate that awaits the city will eventually be abandoned.

"Lord Lu." Zang Ba looked at Lu Su for a long time. He wondered how Lu Su could have such a deep affection for this city, and even Zang Ba was not as insistent on keeping this city as Lu Su, but no matter what. Zang Ba's insistence on Lu Su was still moved and admired in his heart.

"Oh, Xuan Gao, just call me the word in the future. Why be so polite. It wasn't long before we were colleagues. ”

"In this way, they trespass below. Zijing, why are you so obsessed with keeping this city? ”

Lu Su looked up at the white clouds in the sky, and smiled: "A hundred years of life, rushing by, people always have to leave something, the Yellow Turban Incident opened a new era in the Central Plains." There are some things that should be preserved for posterity. Otherwise, wouldn't we be sorry for the thousands of people who died in this great torrent. ”

"The history books will record it, right?"

"The pale words in the history books, how can it be compared with this miraculous city, do you know, I will report this matter to the lord, the lord said, if there are no resources, then find a way to find resources, if there is no characteristic, then find a characteristic for it, Miyun City was originally the same, this new Thai city, is the Yellow Turban Army in this land, in the hearts of the people left a strong stroke, must be preserved, let future generations know that the Yellow Turban Army once fought hard here."

Zang Ba walked to the edge of the stone fence, held the stone fence with both hands, and looked into the distance towards the mountains, relieving the excitement and emotion in his heart, this is the affirmation of the Yellow Turban Army, and also the recognition of himself and his brothers.

"It's just that I'm afraid it's not so easy to find resources and characteristics for Xintai City.1

"Brainstorming, there will always be a way, and the lord will come in person in the future."

"Will the general come here?"

"What's so strange about this, the lord has always been on the front line, why won't he come here?"

Zang Ba's heart moved, his eyebrows furrowed, and he blurted out: "Do you have to start a war with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?" ”

"Hehe, how could it be! Youzhou took the initiative to attack the princes of the Central Plains and take Mount Tai, firstly, to provide a safe barrier for Qingzhou, and secondly, it was also unbearable to see the Yellow Turban Army withering under the attack of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. ”

"Is it just to guard against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?"

Lu Su looked back at Zang Ba and shook his head slowly: "Of course it's not that simple, think about the situation in the Central Plains now." ”

Zang Ba had long kept the map of the Central Plains in mind, and even let him draw it silently, as soon as Lu Su said this, a map of the Central Plains appeared in Zang Ba's mind.

"Cao Cao crossed the Jianghuai Valley, occupied the rich land, surrounded by Sun Ce, Liu Bei, Han Sui, Yuan Shao and our army, the seemingly powerful Cao Cao actually has a lot of unstable factors."

"That's right, therefore, obtaining Mount Tai is equivalent to putting a sharp blade on Cao Cao's heart, even if it is not triggered, Cao Cao will not be able to sleep well."

"So, is it still aimed at Cao Cao?"

"Of course, my lord is fighting against Yingzhou, this battle is very important, and there is absolutely no room for loss, in order to prevent Cao Cao from colluding with the Japanese people, it is necessary to suppress the rise of Cao Cao, so it is a natural choice to unite the surrounding princes and encroach on and interfere with Cao Cao."

"But, why didn't you support Lu Bu in the first place?"

Lu Su smiled: "Because it is impossible for Lu Bu to defeat Cao Cao, and Youzhou has been providing Lu Bu with food and grass supplies, it is not impossible for the Central Plains to continue to be divided, but Lu Bu has been fighting for many years and has no ability to fight anymore, and at the same time, Lu Bu does not have the right to recuperate, and this situation has even affected the trade situation in Youzhou, so the Central Plains needs to take a break." ”

Zang Ba frowned and pondered hard, Lu Su's explanation he didn't understand, especially why the impact on trade would make Youzhou sit back and watch Lu Bu's power collapse, which was really hard to understand.

Of course, this kind of complex economic problem is difficult to understand without seriously studying the economic structure and characteristics of Youzhou, and now Youzhou needs a stable economy to support the Yingzhou War, until the dividends of the Yingzhou War appear, and after the war from net investment to flat, Youzhou will turn to support the attitude of the Central Plains War.

"Is Xuan Gao puzzled?"

"Exactly."

"The key to this is very complicated, in short, you just need to know that now Youzhou needs the Central Plains to be stable, so that the economic situation of Youzhou can be as stable as possible, so as to support the war in Yingzhou and ensure the smooth progress of the war in Yingzhou, until the war in Yingzhou takes a turn, this situation will change. The current policy is to blockade Cao Cao to stabilize the Central Plains, and it is okay to make a small fight, but there can be no big war, and the Central Plains must enter a period of recuperation. ”

Zang Ba was amazed when he heard it, he really didn't understand the root cause of Youzhou's strategy, but he could clearly see that Youzhou's strategic goals and tactics were quite clear, and the pattern was huge, focusing on the entire Han Dynasty and the Yingzhou battlefield, rather than just staring at the surrounding areas of Youzhou.

At the same time, for Lu Su to inform himself of these important things, Zang Ba also felt that he was respected and trusted, and his heart was also warm.

"Zijing, this is just Youzhou's idea, other princes may not have such thoughts, especially Cao Cao, is he willing to stop?"

"If you don't want to, you force them to be willing.1

Lu Su said lightly, his tone was full of confidence, as if this was just a small matter, and he didn't need to care about it at all, but Zang Ba knew that this was definitely a difficult thing, at least for him and for the Yellow Turban forces, it was too difficult to influence the strategic decisions of the princes.

Zang Ba wanted to ask how to force them to comply, but he knew that it would be a bit too much to ask any more, at least, he was not a general of Youzhou now, even if he was a general of Youzhou, not everyone could know anything at this level.

Sure enough, Lu Su had no intention of continuing to talk about this matter.

"Xuan Gao, General Zhang, how are they preparing?"

"Well, if you really want to talk about preparation, maybe you can't be completely ready after a few months of preparation."

Lu Su's eyes flashed, and he nodded with a smile: "I understand, a deadline should be clarified, this matter should have been decided a long time ago, but before our transportation channel was completed, or before it was fully planned, I didn't have the ability to set the time point, but fortunately, this matter has been set now, the time node is the end of April, and the transfer can start about half a month before that, and the deployment of our army's troops will be in place on April 20, and this point in time cannot be changed. The military arrangements of the first line must be handed over on April 20, in other words, your troops will be announced on April 20 and will be reorganized on the spot, and the General Staff will send you staff officers. ”

"I understand, did you tell the second general about this?"

"Well, the paperwork has been officially submitted to him, and he has already agreed."

Zang Ba breathed a sigh of relief, for not being able to go north with Zhang Bao, Zang Ba still felt a little guilty, but after all these years of understanding in the Yellow Turban camp, Zang Ba understood that the so-called theory of the peaceful and prosperous era is actually untrue, or rather, this is just a kind of propaganda, the Yellow Turban camp is slowly evolving towards the traditional political structure, at least, in Mount Tai, therefore, Zang Ba gradually lost the confidence to continue to stay in the Yellow Turban camp, and this northward move is just the best time to get out of the Yellow Turban.

Lu Su glanced at Zang Ba, he could naturally understand Zang Ba's mood, in fact, there were very few scholars in the Yellow Turban camp, which was actually very revealing, because the political propositions and political structure of the Yellow Turban were unrealistic, and it would be difficult to persist unless major changes were made, and Zang Ba could be said to be a scholar, he could naturally see through this, so it was only a matter of time before he broke away from the Yellow Turban.

It's just that the truth comes to the way, the feelings belong to the feelings, and being able to feel guilty shows that Zang Ba is not a person who only looks at interests. To be continued...