"Are the Han and Wei armies going to take action?"
Pei Ju was a little shocked, but he was not too surprised because the Eastern Han Dynasty and Cao Wei had an innate grudge and there would be a battle sooner or later.
Now that the Han army was frustrated from the north to the south, it was normal to change the direction of expansion and settle the grudges.
Enter Bianliang City. Pei Ju saw the Cao Wei officials who came to greet him. Their faces seemed normal, but their eyes and movements were a little nervous.
Most of Cao Wei's team were Cao Cao's subordinates during the Three Kingdoms period, but they were also Han officials. If the Han Dynasty was exhausted, it would be fine. They would rebuild the world by following the Ming Dynasty.
But the Eastern Han Dynasty in the Chinese world was still at the peak of Liu Xiushi's life, and the reasons they gave themselves were self-defeating.
Without facing off against the Han army, they could forcefully put this matter behind them, but now that the Han army had made some changes, they could not allow them to escape.
"Cao Wei's people's morale doesn't look very high!" Pei Ju thought secretly.
Many times in history, when large armies went out on an expedition, they had to pay attention to their reputation and put on a righteous label. There were sufficient reasons for the Han army to send troops to attack Cao Wei.
When Cao Wei and the Han army faced off, they naturally lost three points of confidence.
With both sides commanded by famous generals, these three points of confidence may become the key to victory or defeat for both sides. At this time, Pei Ju already had a feeling in his heart that Cao Wei's situation was not good.
"Brother Yuanchang, I don't know when Emperor Wei will have time, so I might as well go and see him!" After entering the post house in the city, Pei Ju grabbed Zhong Yao and asked.
He was the envoy to Li Tang to welcome his bride, so he couldn't stay in Bianliang for too long. If Cao Cao didn't see him, he would leave quickly. However, if Cao Cao cannot be seen, it will be difficult to talk about Ran Wei's passing.
"Don't worry, as long as your Majesty knows that the envoy from Daxia is coming, he will definitely summon him as soon as possible... He won't make you wait too long!" Zhong Yao comforted.
His mood was a little fluctuating now, and his mood was not as high as before. He was caught off guard by the battle with the Han army just after he came back, but he soon understood what the Han army was thinking.
The other party regarded Cao Wei as a soft persimmon.
After sending Pei Ju and others to the post house, he would immediately go to the palace to see Cao Cao and report the specific situation in Jinling. While waiting.
Pei Ju and others walked around the streets of Bianliang twice. Generally speaking, Bianliang is a prosperous place in the Central Plains. There are millions of people, as well as countless businessmen and scholars. It is more lively than Jinling.
However, the people at the bottom rarely have smiles on their faces, their faces are full of food, and they cannot always have a full stomach.
These are also the normal conditions of the people at the bottom of the dynasties in history. For thousands of years, the people at the bottom have always worked hard for food. After paying the government taxes every day, they have to be scratched by local tyrants, gentry and landlords. .
The food that really falls into the hands of the people is not even guaranteed to be enough for daily rations. It is also necessary to dig wild vegetables from time to time to make up for it.
The people at the bottom of Cao Wei were no different from those of the Eastern Han and Li Tang.
Pei Ju was used to this kind of situation, but over the years of serving in Daxia, he saw with his own eyes that the people of Daxia went from being hungry to being well fed and clothed now!
Although it is impossible for all the hundreds of millions of people in Daxia to have enough to eat, at least in Jinling and Gyeonggi, the vast majority of people do not have to worry about eating.
Comparing the people of Bianliang with the people of Jinling, Pei Ju immediately felt the difference.
The further north he went, and after seeing the situation in other dynasties with his own eyes, Pei Ju gained a new understanding of the power of Daxia.
The strength of a dynasty is definitely not only the strength of its soldiers and generals, but also the strength of the people at the bottom! Before they are completely transcended from the ordinary world, the people at the bottom are the foundation of the dynasty. After walking around a few times outside.
Officials from Cao Wei hurried over, and as Zhong Yao said, Cao Cao immediately summoned the envoy from Daxia after learning that he was passing through Bianliang.
One day later.
Pei Ju then led the people back to the ship. There was nothing to say about the meeting with Cao Cao. Now that Cao Wei was about to go to war with the Han army, he would definitely treat Daxia with a warm heart.
The main thing is to win over softly.
The Xia army must not be allowed to take advantage of the battle between Cao and Wei to make a surprise attack northward. After all, even if Daxia concentrates on sorting out its internal affairs, it does not mean that it is completely unable to send troops abroad. Those more than two million soldiers are not vegetarian.
Cao Cao agreed to Pei Ju's several requests.
"Master Pei, is Cao Cao white-faced? And how does Xu Chudianwei look?" After returning to the ship.
Yang Zaixing couldn't help but ask. He and Yuwen Cheng were both heavenly generals and were too strong to follow Pei Ju into the palace, so they waited outside.
Hearing Yang Zaixing's question, Yuwen Chengdu also turned his attention, obviously also curious about Cao Cao.
The two of them had heard the story of the Three Kingdoms a lot before. Among them, Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao was both heroic and majestic, with a mixed reputation. Such a complex character would attract many people to explore.
Under Cao Cao, the two powerful generals Xu Chudianwei were the ones that Yang Zaixing cared about.
Pei Ju smiled and said: "Wei Wu's heroic spirit is far beyond ordinary people. It is indeed extraordinary. As for the two generals Xu, Chu and Dianwei, they are in the army, but I have never seen them!"
Pure warriors like Xu Chu and Dian Wei are actually the easiest beings to break through to the heavenly realm.
As long as they go to the battlefield, every battle can increase their strength. As long as they don't die, the chance of entering the heavenly realm is far better than that of the general commanding the central army.
According to Pei Ju's calculations, these two people should have broken through the heaven realm... plus Gao Aocao, who also has a high probability, Cao Wei only has these three.
Without external intervention, it would be difficult for Cao Wei to stop the Han army. "Pity!"
Yang Zaixing has some regrets. What he wants to do most is to challenge the warriors from all walks of life and fight head-on with warriors from all eras to see who is the real strong one.
Xu Chu and Dian Wei are the goals in his heart. "If you want to see them in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities!" Pei Ju said casually.
While everyone was talking, the fleet began to cross the river. After crossing the Yellow River, horses were ready on the north bank. These horses were arranged by Cao Wei.
The ships heading north from Daxia were stored at Bianliang Ferry.
Three thousand white-ear elite soldiers disembarked, and a dozen craftsmen directed the cloud chariot to be hung behind the horses and activate the magic circle. When the Daxia delegation began to take the land route northward.
A civil servant in the mission also followed Cao Wei's envoy to the capital of Ran Wei to meet Ran Min and get the pass token from the other party.
Before they get the token, they won't go north too fast. Inside the cloud car.
Pei Ju and Tang Jian sat together and talked, asking about the situation in Hebei from time to time. After all, he was from a famous Pei family in Hebei. After entering Hebei, it was normal to inquire about the situation in Hebei.
Tang Jian also knew that the other party had the idea of secretly collecting intelligence from the north, but it was harmless. Daxia's foundation was south of the river, so what if he knew the situation in Hebei?
Can we cross the Central Plains and march into Hebei?
Therefore, Tang Jian didn't have too many scruples and talked about a lot of things casually.
"Hebei has three powerful forces: the Ming army in Youzhou, the Ran Wei army in HD, and the Yan state in the east... But when I went south, the overlord Xiang Yu raised troops in the Yan state and defeated the Murong family repeatedly."
"Up to now, Overlord has occupied Shenzhou, Qizhou and other places, and is gathering his army to head east. The Yan Kingdom has been defeated many times, and its power has been greatly reduced. If no one intervenes, Overlord will destroy it sooner or later!"
Tang Jian mentioned Xiang Yu, who had been causing trouble in Hebei recently, with a look of admiration on his face.
Xiang Yu is indeed tyrannical. Single-handedly, relying on his invincible strength and unparalleled talent in commanding troops, he defeated the Murong clan of Yan State, who was not weak in power.
Murong Ke, known as the number one general in the Sixteen Kingdoms, and Murong Chui, the god of war, were both defeated by Xiang Yu. If Yan is defeated again, Xiang Yu will attack the capital.
"Brother Maoyue seems to be very optimistic about Overlord?" Pei Ju asked, brows slightly twitching.
The Murong clan has Murong Ke, Murong Chui, and hundreds of thousands of elite troops. They can successively attack Yuan Shao, Dou Jiande, the Bronze Horse Army and other powerful men. They are not incompetent.
Xiang Yu doesn't seem to have many advantages except for his own strength, and he can't fail. If he loses once, his energy will be greatly reduced, and Yan will regain his disadvantage.
So Tang Jian directly said that the Yan State was destroyed by Xiang Yu, which aroused Pei Ju's question. Does he have such strong confidence in Xiang Yu?
Tang Jian laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "It's not that I'm optimistic about Overlord, but Yan's background is too shallow. Apart from Murong Ke and Murong Chui, are there any famous ministers and strong generals? Murong Ke and Murong Chui are not the opponents of Overlord. Yan What hope does the country have?"
"And besides the Yan Kingdom, there are also Ran Wei and Youzhou Ming armies in Hebei!" "I heard a piece of news when I was in Bianliang yesterday!"
"During the Warring States Period, the famous generals of the original Zhao State, Li Mu, Lian Po, and Zhao She, all defected to the Ming Army in Youzhou... Ran Wei and the Ming Army were holding back at this time, waiting for the Yan State to be defeated by Xiang Yu. Then they Then take advantage of the situation and send troops."
"Being targeted by the overlord and the two princes, Yan's strength has been exhausted and there will be no chance of reversal!" Tang Jian and Pei Ju went all the way north and talked more speculatively. At this time, they became interested in talking. "Li Mu, Lian Po, and Zhao She all defected to the Youzhou Ming Army?"
Pei Ju shook slightly.
In addition to being surprised by Tang Jian's conclusion that Yan's power was exhausted, he was also shocked by Li Mu, Lian Po and others.
Li Mu Lianpo's status among military strategists was not as high as that of Bai Qi, but he was one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period along with him. There was no news about the two of them before, but now they suddenly appeared. It can definitely be the heavenly realm that comes when the sky changes.
During the Warring States Period, the Zhao State was besieged and fell by the princes in Hebei as early as a few years ago.
After all, Zhao's army of hundreds of thousands at the beginning had too great an advantage in Hebei and became a thorn in the side of all forces... Hebei has produced heroes in large numbers since ancient times.
From the Warring States Period until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of separatist forces appeared in times of trouble. So many famous ministers and generals besieged them, and Zhao State, which was one of the two heroes of the Warring States Period along with Qin State, could not withstand it.
Both Li Mu and Lian Po regarded themselves as Zhao people and were unwilling to leave Hebei for other places. They did not fall in love with Ran Min and Yan State, and were finally persuaded by Zhu Di...
And Zhao She, after Li Mu Lianpo's name appeared, also chose to leave the mountain and join Zhu Di. "The Kingdom of Yan is destroyed... The next one to be targeted may be Overlord Xiang Yu!" Pei Ju thought secretly.
The capital of Ran Wei was filled with a murderous and solemn atmosphere.
This place is actually more like a military city than a capital city. Around the city, a large number of military households cultivated fields, and they imitated Cao Wei's farming methods.
In fact, not only Ran Wei, but also the Murong clan of the former Yan Dynasty and Zhu Di, who now monopolized Youzhou, chose to farm land on a large scale. Only the method of farming can raise an army of millions.
They all know that the farming method can bring a lot of benefits in the early stage, but it will inevitably be ruined in the later stage. But now that the princes are fighting for hegemony, what they need most is the convenience of farming. If it can achieve great things, it will not be too late to abolish farming.
In the palace in the city, a tall and majestic man, who looks like a god, is sitting casually. On the left is a middle-aged man, and on the right is a monk in black. The monk has slender eyebrows and triangular eyes, but his gaze contains infinite wisdom that no one dares to underestimate.
These three people are Ran Min, the king of Ran Wei, his commander Shen Zhong, and the envoy Yao Guangxiao who came all the way from Youzhou. "Master, our army has secretly mobilized its elite troops to the east. I wonder when your army will send troops?"
Taiwei Shen Zhong asked in a deep voice.
Ran Min's eyes also fell on Yao Guangxiao. The gaze of an invincible strong man contained unimaginable power. Even a ninth-level strong man would break into a cold sweat when he stared at him.
Yao Guangxiao, dressed in black monk robes, remained motionless under the gazes of Ran Min and Shen Zhong, his expression not changing at all.
"Don't worry, King of Heaven. Our lord has already invited two generals, Li Mu and Lian Po, to garrison Gaoyang. However... At this time, the Overlord has not yet decided the outcome with the Yan Kingdom, so he cannot mobilize his troops in a big way."
"Massive deployment of troops will only cause backlash from the Overlord and the Yan Kingdom. Only by waiting calmly can we get the greatest benefits!" He explained softly.
As Pei Ju thought, in order to get the maximum benefit, Ran Wei and the Ming army also wanted to
To reduce losses in the hands of the Overlord, they chose to join forces quietly.
Overlord Xiang Yu is making too much noise. One person almost destroyed Yan State. Ran Min admitted that he would never be able to do this.
Historically, he was defeated by the Yan State. When he came to the world of China, he became more powerful, but his opponents were also strengthened. Even though both sides became stronger, both sides maintained the original situation.
As for Zhu Di of Youzhou, he had no truly top-notch generals under his command, so he finally recruited Li Mu Lianpo. He did not want any accidents to happen to his two famous generals.
Therefore, Zhu Di took the initiative to send an envoy to contact Ran Min and secretly formed an alliance. After the decisive battle between Xiang Yu and the Yan State, they would use the mantis to catch the cicada and the oriole behind.
Xiang Yu and Yan Guo are not fools, they can both see this. It's just that the two of them are fighting one after another, and they can't stop it. The winner must be decided in order to deal with what happens next.
They had expectations for Xiang Yu at this time. I am even more optimistic about this overlord who has repeatedly defeated more with less in history.
