On Zhao Yi's side, Zhang Zhao, who was wearing a high hat, was a little confused, but what the other party said was true. He just said that he was the same as ordinary people like us, but Zhao Yi was secretly looking up to Zhang Zhao, and he was actually looking up to him. Myself, this young man has something.
Zhang Zhao smoothed his beard with satisfaction and continued: "Let's not say any more flattery. I heard that I compared myself to Guan Zhong Leyi when I was in Longzhong. Is this relevant?"
Zhao Yi faced the other party's question without hesitation at all, and answered as if he had rehearsed it beforehand: "It is true, and Liang is just telling the truth."
"What an arrogant young man, huh!"
Zhang Zhao snorted in his heart and continued to ask: "Then Liu Bei invited you out of the mountain three times in Longzhong. He thought that with the legendary Wolong, the world would be settled like a fish in water, but who knew that Jingzhou would fall into the hands of Cao Cao? , you, Wolong, have lost your lord’s home, but how can you have the nerve to instigate us, Soochow, to start a war with Cao Cao?”
Zhao Yi shook his feather fan again and said with a smile: "This is a good question, Mr. Zhang. In fact, it is easy for our lord Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou, but who is he? He is the queen of the Jin Dynasty in Zhongshan, who is affectionate, righteous and loves the people like his son." Uncle Emperor, even if you withdraw your troops, you have to take the people with you, and you don't want to live alone.
Moreover, my lord couldn't bear Liu Biao's descendants to fight against each other, so he was taken advantage of by Cao Cao. But now my lord is stationing troops in Jiangxia and he has other grand plans. Of course, this is related to national affairs and the safety of the country. Ordinary people don't have that vision, but I believe Mr. Zhang will be able to see it, otherwise he would not be left alone by the little overlord on his deathbed. "
Zhang Zhao coughed twice, picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and said: "Even so, I would like to ask, since you compare yourself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, then Guan Zhong helped Qi Henggong dominate the princes, and Le Yi supported the weak ones." Zhiyan conquered more than seventy cities in succession. Both of them were amazing talents.
As for Mr.... who has lived in a thatched cottage for a long time, since he followed Liu Yuzhou, he should learn from Guan Zhong and Le Yi, kill the thieves for his master, make profits and help him prosper, but the fact is just the opposite. Before Liu Yuzhou got the help of his master, he was still able to separate the city and become a powerful force. However, after he got his master, he neither revived the Han Dynasty nor saved the people. As soon as Cao Cao's army arrived, they were defeated and abandoned their armor. They abandoned the new territory first. Later, he went to Fancheng and was defeated by Dangyang, and finally lived in Xiakou, with almost no place to stay.
I really don’t know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for Liu Yuzhou to ask Mr. De to come out at that time? When I see Liu Yuzhou, I really want to ask him if he regrets asking Mr. Wo Long for help. Of course, I always speak directly and don't deal with the person. Don't blame Mr. Wolong, don't blame him. "
The old man Zhang Zhao was really bad. Although he seemed to be apologizing to Zhao Yi in the end, his words were actually mean, aggressive, and even a bit of a personal attack.
However, there was no other emotion on Zhao Yi's face. He was still calm and calm, making it difficult to tell the truth.
"Hehehe~ Mr. Zhang is surprised by what he said. As the saying goes, a big roc rises in the wind in one day and soars up to 90,000 miles. How can it be compared to ordinary birds? This is like a patient suffering from a sore. If a doctor wants to cure it, The sore must be dug out and cleaned first, and then the medicine should be applied externally or internally. Wait until the patient's body is almost recovered, and then it can be cured step by step with diet therapy. If strong medicine is given at the beginning, it will inevitably cause irreparable damage to the patient's body. harm.
This is just like the current situation of my lord Liu Yuzhou. Did Zhang Gong know that my lord had less than a thousand troops when he took refuge with Liu Biao, and his generals were only Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun? Don't you think that his situation is just like that of that life? A patient suffering from sores?
As for Xinye, the place is remote, sparsely populated, and the food output is pitiful. No matter where you look, it is just a temporary residence. How can you stay here for a long time? However, after that, I and my lord worked together to burn Bowang Slope and kill Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren with fear. I think in terms of using troops, even if Guan Zhong and Le Yi are still alive, Liang will certainly be able to defeat them.
As for Jingzhou, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao behind my lord's back and abandoned his father's inheritance. However, my lord was kind-hearted and did not want to take advantage of the chaos to seize the inheritance of his clan. This was the reason why he was defeated at Dangyang and retreated to Xiakou. But Mr. Zhang must have heard that when my lord retreated, there were a hundred thousand people supporting the old and taking the young with him. Why is this? Because of my lord's benevolence and righteousness, and because my lord loves his people like his own son and cannot bear to abandon them, he gave up his plan to march to Jiangling even though he traveled nearly ten miles a day.
Looking back on those days, Gaozu was repeatedly defeated by Xiang Yu, and the next battle would determine the country and the country. I consider myself and my lord Liu Yuzhou to be practical people, not just people who only know how to talk and talk. After all, the country's plan is to do things. What comes out, not what is said with a mouth. "
Zhao Yi held a folding fan and talked with a calm demeanor and a sonorous tone. Only his voice echoed back and forth in the entire hall. He resolved Zhang Zhao's successive attacks one by one, and even cut off a rebel general.
In the corner of the main hall, behind a screen, Sun Shangxiang's eyes kept flashing. He looked at Zhao Yi standing in the crowd and whispered softly: "The stinky thief actually has this side. Uncle Chang Shi was even dumbfounded by him. Speechless.”
Behind Sun Shangxiang, Ling Tong also touched his chin, which only had some stubble, and muttered: "There is indeed some ability. Although I don't understand what he is talking about, it makes sense. Zhang Changshi does the same. Why are you afraid of Cao Cao's manipulation? ? We in Jiangdong are familiar with water warfare and have good soldiers and generals. Now that Liu Bei is allied with us, why worry about not being able to defeat Cao? It is too demoralizing to shout for surrender before the battle has even started."
Sun Shangxiang did not answer Ling Tong's words, but bit his lips lightly. All his attention was focused on Zhao Yi, oh no, on that lecherous thief Zhuge Kongming.
Under the repeated attacks between Zhao Yi and Zhang Zhao, the latter coughed a few more times, picked up the tea cup with a somewhat unnatural expression, and pretended to moisten his throat.
He had temporarily stopped his activities. Yu Fan on the side saw this and took over the baton. He folded his hands and said, "Although what Mr. Kong Ming said is nice, now that Prime Minister Cao has stationed millions of troops and has thousands of men, he can easily swallow up Jiangxia." What do you mean, I wonder how Mr. Kong Ming wants to deal with it? I heard that after Liu Yuzhou was defeated in Dangyang, he only had a few dozen horses left and retreated to Xiakou."
Zhao Yi sneered and said disdainfully: "Cao Cao has a million troops? I wonder where Mr. Zhongxiang got the data? Could it be from Cao Cao's own words?"
Yu Fan frowned and said: "Although Cao Cao said it himself, I have also calculated in advance. Before Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he had 200,000 Qingzhou troops in his hands. After Guandu defeated Yuan Shao, he got another 500,000 to 600,000. The Central Plains new tactics Our troops are estimated to be 300,000 to 400,000, and now we have more than 200,000 troops from Jingzhou, so I’m afraid there will be no more than 1.5 million."
"Hahaha~~"
Zhao Yi laughed three times when he heard the opponent's algorithm. He stretched out his right index finger and shook it and said: "Liang heard that Mr. Zhongxiang is proficient in the Book of Changes and he should also have a lot of research on arithmetic. Today I saw that he really lived up to his reputation, but Mr. Zhongxiang only knows one but not the other.
Let us now settle an account. If nothing else, I believe everyone knows that since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world has experienced the Dong Zhuo Rebellion and the Shi Changshi Rebellion. People have been displaced, and massacres, famines, and plagues have spread throughout the country. A large number of farmers were forcibly recruited into the army, leaving farmland abandoned and uncultivated.
Without farmers, there would be no food. Without food, the army would plunder and plunder, which made the already difficult situation even worse for the common people and farmers. Even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were known as the most powerful, even relied on picking mulberries to maintain the army's food supply. Oysters and mussels were fished from the river to be used as military rations.
Cao Cao dominated the Central Plains and fought for many years, which resulted in the desolation of fertile fields and the spread of refugees. In some places, ten houses were empty, and there were even tragedies of cannibalism. We all know that the soldiers and horses did not use food and grass first. If Cao Cao really had millions of troops as he said, , so what does he rely on to feed these millions of soldiers?
Comparing the two, it is not difficult to guess that after Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu, although he had nearly 10 million more people, they also included the old, weak, sick and disabled, as well as army logistics supplies. If you include other It can be roughly deduced that the grain output can feed the soldiers. Prime Minister Cao has less than 400,000 troops in full, and it is impossible for him to bring all his strength to Jiangling to deal with you and me.
Therefore, this is simply a big lie. Anyone with a little common sense can settle this account. I believe Mr. Zhong Xiang can also settle it. Yes, my lord has not many soldiers left since Dangyang was defeated. But before that, Guan Yunchang, my lord's second brother, had tens of thousands of elite navy troops, and Jiangxia Liu Qi also had more than 10,000 elite troops.
Unlike Cao Cao, General Sun, the leader of Jiangdong, has been running this place for a long time, has sufficient troops and food, and has the Yangtze River as a natural barrier. Why should he be afraid of Cao's army who exaggerates and is not good at water warfare? There are even some people who instigate their master to surrender. Why do such cowardly and short-sighted people still have the nerve to live in this world? If I were him, I would have died in front of General Sun. "
