Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 42 The Battle of Dagushan, the End
The time for a cup of tea passed, and Liu Yu drew a rooster-like pattern on the north-central position of the large square.

Then he used a small stick to divide the rooster pattern into thirteen areas, and marked Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou... all the way to Jiaozhou at the bottom.

At this time, the four people understood that what Liu Yu had drawn was a map of the territory of the Han Dynasty!
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had seen the thirteen states in the world in the palace, and they felt that Liu Yu's paintings were still somewhat different.

For example, Youzhou painted by Liu Yu is not the northernmost territory, and there is still a large area in the northeast of Youzhou that is not marked with a name.

In Jizhou, Yuan Shaozhi also did some research on the neighboring Youzhou and surrounding areas, so he curiously pointed to the unmarked blank space.

Yuan Shao asked: "Could this be the settlement of the Xianbei people? It seems that the climate is so cold that even the Xianbei people have to go south in winter to avoid the cold."

Liu Yu nodded appreciatively, and checked Yuan Shao's various values ​​again with the system's visual function.

Force 81, commander 92, resourcefulness 85, mind 92, five elements, water.

The four statistics are all excellent, and he deserves to be the strongest prince sitting in the four states of Ji, You, Bing, and Qing.

"I didn't expect President Yuan to know about Xianbei's residence. I wonder if he also dabbled in Nafuyu, Goguryeo, and Sanhan?"

After speaking, Liu Yu quickly marked Xianbei, Puyu, and Goguryeo in the northeast of Youzhou, and then he extended an area along the lower part of Lelang County, which is the land of Sanhan.

After drawing the topography of Samhan, Liu Yu didn't stop immediately. Instead, he left a little space and then drew a long and thin strip shaped like a bug.

Liu Yu said: "This island is called Dongyi Island. It is inhabited by uncivilized foolish people, but it is a treasure land rich in gold and silver. This is the place where Xu Fu took five hundred virgins and virgins to the sea to seek the elixir. island!"

"Why is this the fairy island where Emperor Qin seeks medicine?" Yuan Shao was shocked.

He had read about the secret of Dongyi Island in the family secret history. He thought it was the elder's guess. Now that Liu Yu said the same thing, it seems that it is true in all likelihood.

In ancient times, not only the emperor wanted to live forever, but also those famous families with backgrounds were also pursuing the art of immortality.

The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family were very prosperous at that time, so naturally there were investigations and records about the Immortal Isle's elixir.

Seeing Yuan Shao remembering the location on the map nervously, Liu Yu couldn't help laughing secretly, "The fairy island is just a tiny place, but it's a good way to fool Yuan Shao with the theory of fairy island."

Liu Yu coughed lightly and continued: "Just now, League Leader Yuan asked me for development strategies. I want to say that this large overseas land is bigger than ten Youzhous. Tingxian... I heard from people in the Western Regions that there are not only Extremely cold, it seems that there are still many unknown treasures!"

Liu Yu made a slip of the tongue on purpose, but the four of them were terrified when they heard it.

After more than ten breaths, Yuan Shao thanked him, "Thank you King Zhongshan for your guidance, Yuan Shao has been taught! If he can really return to Jizhou, he will take it as his duty to go north to expel the foreigners!"

Liu Yu replied with satisfaction, "President Yuan can leave at any time as long as he guarantees that he will not lead troops to harass the Central Plains within a year, and the three thousand Yuan troops in the mountain road will also be returned!"

After hearing this, Yuan Shao bowed gratefully again, then turned around and strode away.

Yuan Shao left, but Cao Cao still stared at the ground excitedly.

"The thirteen prefectures of the Great Han... only take up one-tenth of this big square." Cao Cao hurriedly shook his head, "No, it should not even be [-]%, and the rest of these regions... are there any places as powerful as the Big Han? dynasty?"

After hearing this, Liu Yu secretly praised, "Sure enough, he is worthy of Cao Cao. He has a longer-term vision than others."

Liu Yu explained with a smile: "Meng De should know about Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions. I can only say that Bo Wanghou has only come here the farthest."

Liu Yu quickly marked Wusun, Dawan and other places, but these small countries in the Western Regions occupy a very small area, and there are still a lot of blank spaces on the map.

Cao Cao still wanted to ask questions, but Liu Yu quickly wiped the pattern on the ground with his feet.

He felt that it was not time to tell the whole story at this time, leaving some thoughts for Cao Cao might be able to plant some foreshadowing for the next meeting.

Liu Yu said: "The world is full of wonders. There is still a vast land to the west of Dawan. There is not only a country as powerful as the Han Dynasty, but also various treasures and special products. For example, the art of refined salt is actually transmitted from there. of."

Cao Cao frowned slightly after hearing this, thinking that the art of refined salt might have been created by people from the Western Regions, but they would never know about Dongyi Island far to the east.

Liu Yu is deliberately using people from the Western Regions as a cover-up!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao thought even more that Liu Yu might have met the legendary immortal guide.

So he couldn't hold back his curiosity any longer, and asked, "Whether it's military power, resourcefulness or knowledge, King Zhongshan seems to be a different person compared to a few months ago. Did he let go..."

Liu Yu smiled mysteriously when he heard the words, and signaled Cao Cao to listen to him.

I heard Liu Yu whispering: "My previous forbearance was an internal arrangement of the royal family. Many things in it involve the top secrets of my Han royal family. Mengde should not inquire about it! Right now, the most important thing you should consider is Nabingzhou trip!"

Cao Cao didn't dare to ask about the secrets of the royal family, but Liu Yu's proposal to go to Bingzhou still made him feel a little unrealistic.

It's just that Cao Cao didn't dare to express his objection. After all, he was still Liu Yu's prisoner, and he was afraid of angering Liu Yu and would not be able to leave safely.

After pondering for a while, Cao Cao said: "It is indeed what my generation should do to go to Bingzhou to guard the territory for the great Han, but Bingzhou's fertile land is scarce and supplies are scarce. If the soldiers can't even eat enough, how can they have the heart to destroy those people? Invading bandits."

Yuan Shao, who is rich in land and rich in Jizhou, also basically controls the overall situation. He only needs to rest and recuperate to have enough strength to expand outward, so he is so interested in Dongyi Island that Liu Yu said.

However, Cao Cao's situation is different from Yuan Shao's. He still doesn't have a place to settle down.

You must know that an elite soldier needs the taxes of at least [-] people to support him. It is impossible for him to bring tens of thousands of people to the state without any guarantee to gain a false name of being loyal to the country.

Liu Yu had expected Cao Cao's concerns, and had already thought of a way for him.

Liu Yu said: "Mengde doesn't need to worry too much. Bingzhou is not all barren land. Taiyuan, Shangdang, and Xihe counties all have large tracts of fertile land, which is enough for you to raise troops. In addition, the Xiongnu tribe is good at animal husbandry but lacks salt and iron. At that time, I will jointly open a deal with you to exchange salt for war horses, so why worry about this matter of food and salary!"

Liu Yu specifically mentioned war horses, which gave Cao Cao the confidence to go to Bingzhou to develop immediately.

The cavalry is the most powerful type of cold weaponry. The big men lack horses, but the nomadic foreigners have horses.

If you can annex the Huns and take all the horses there for yourself, you can not only get a lot of food, but also form the strongest army on land.

Thinking of the war horses all over the place, Cao Cao also decided to leave the Dagu Mountain as soon as possible.

So Cao Cao bowed respectfully and said: "The king of Zhongshan did not kill him today. I am very grateful. Now he gave me some good advice. I really don't know how to repay him. I can only be loyal to the big man so that I can not waste the king of Zhongshan. Kindness!"

Liu Yu helped him up politely, and replied: "Meng De doesn't need to be polite, all this is my preparation to help the Han Dynasty, and I will definitely give you more support after I go to Luoyang to overthrow Dong Zhuo I will help you to expand the frontier for the country!"

Cao Cao cupped his fists again and wanted to go back and lead his troops away, but was called back by Liu Yu.

"After Mengde left, you still have to do me a favor. I hope you can use Hedong County as your base to harass Hulao Pass for a long time!"

If there were no enemies in front of Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo would definitely take the opportunity to take over Liu Yu's military power, and Cao Cao's plan to go to Bingzhou to develop would inevitably occupy Hedong County as a place to garrison troops, so the two hit it off.

(End of this chapter)