At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Do you really think Emperor Wei is a fool?

Do you really think that Emperor Wei was taken advantage of?

Don't think too much, Wei Tianzi wants more than we want, and he can use a large army to fight in, occupy, and conquer.

You guys still want to dream?

But aside from these, the main fighters have nothing to laugh at others.

At any rate, he is still living on his own one-acre three-point land as a land rich man, and the main fighters will go to Luoyang with Liu Zhang to accept the uncertain future and meet Emperor Wei.

It is said that the Jingzhou surrenders had better treatment, and many of them were appointed, but I don't know if they will get a good appointment after they go.

Liu Zhang was also worried about this, because Guo Peng didn't say what kind of treatment he would give Liu Zhang, but politely invited Liu Zhang to meet him in Luoyang. No one knew what Guo Peng was thinking.

Liu Zhang approached Guo Jia to inquire and expressed his concerns, while Guo Jia said that Liu Zhang did not need to worry at all.

"Your Majesty will definitely grant Liu Shijun the title of Marquis, and Liu Shijun will just wait and live a good life!"

"If so, I will definitely remember Feng Xiao's help."

Liu Zhang accompanied him with a smiling face.

Soon, in early June, the troops transporting Yizhou's huge contingent of prisoners of war set off.

From Chengdu to Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and then to Luoyang, the journey is not too far away, but it will take one to two months.

This is mainly because these people are not an army, but a group of ordinary people. Their physical fitness is far from being comparable to that of Wei Jun's fighting army, so the time limit has been relaxed.

The person in charge of escorting them to Luoyang was Cao Xiu.

Chapter 856 Liu Zhang who regrets 860

Cao Xiu, as a relative general, led [-] soldiers to escort these Yizhou prisoners of war, and took a group of them to Luoyang through the Shu Road with a large cart and a small cart.

This is indeed not an easy task.

However, the repaired Luogu Road is really good, and Cao Xiu can feel it himself.

When following Guo Peng's attack on Hanzhong, Luogu Road was very difficult to walk, but this time it was obviously much easier to march south from Luogu Road.

I heard that many people died to build this road. Most of the prisoners they captured in Liangzhou died during the road construction. Some people joked that this is a road of flesh and blood.

However, since ancient times, it is impossible to build this kind of road without killing people.

After entering Guanzhong from Luogu Road, the road becomes easier.

Cao Xiu took this group of people to replenish some food and daily necessities in Chang'an, met with Chen Gong, the governor of Yongzhou who guarded Chang'an, and then continued to lead the team towards Luoyang.

After entering Guanzhong, this road is much easier to walk, and it is even more different from the repaired Luogu Road.

Many of these prisoners of war, such as Wu Yi and Wu Ban, followed Liu Yan from Luoyang and walked the road from Luoyang to Yizhou.

More than ten years have passed, but the memory of that time is still there, and I still remember the difficulty of walking this road.

Even Liu Zhang remembers that he also walked the road from Luoyang to Chang'an, and then from Chang'an to Chengdu, Yizhou, knowing how difficult these roads are.

But when they entered Hanzhong and walked on Luogu Road, this group of people felt that the road was much easier.

The treacherous Shu road has been widened a lot, and the ground seems to have become a lot flatter. I asked the people around me and found out that Luogu Road was repaired by Guo Peng with an allocation of more than 600 million yuan, widening and strengthening the difficult part. .

No wonder the march was so swift and there was no danger of lack of food.

Wu Yi felt a deep sense of powerlessness when he looked at Luo Gudao, which had changed a lot after the renovation.

So how rich is Emperor Wei, and how willing to spend it?

He was willing to spend more than 600 million yuan to repair Luogu Road, and it took more than three years to concentrate manpower and material resources to renovate such a difficult and dangerous Shu Road. It was a really good road.

It means that as soon as Hanzhong was captured there, road repairs began, and they were preparing for this day.

He has never wavered about whether to attack Yizhou.

Everything is under his control, everything is in his plan...

It wasn't that he didn't fight, but that the time planned hadn't arrived, the timing wasn't ripe enough, and all preparations hadn't been perfected, that's why Emperor Wei didn't make a move.

But after all the preparations are completed, Wei Tianzi will kill all the enemies he wants to kill with a thunderbolt.

So their emotions are a little low, a little depressed, and they feel more and more powerless and stupid.

And this kind of emotion is even more so after entering Guanzhong and walking on the flatter and more spacious avenue in Guanzhong.

It’s not that they haven’t been to Guanzhong, they’ve come all the way. They knew exactly what the road conditions were at that time. It’s okay if it doesn’t rain, but when it rains, the roads are muddy and unbearable to walk on. Long-distance travel can sometimes kill people. .

But now, the state of repair on this road is comparable to the legendary Qin Zhidao. A considerable-scale post station is set up at intervals to replenish some water and fodder for horses. There are even patrol teams along the way to observe the condition of the road and make judgments. Whether to repair or not.

Not only can you rest in the station, but you can even replace some tired horses with new ones, or replace some worn out equipment with new ones.

This is almost a small material replenishment base. Along the way, Wu Yi has seen seventeen or eight such strongholds.

From a military point of view, with such a stronghold, it seems that it is not difficult for the army to advance all the way from Luoyang to Chang'an, and the speed can even be maintained to a certain extent.

Convenience, it is really very convenient, and the level of protection is also high, but the key is...

How much does it cost?

How much manpower, material and financial resources will be required for such a large project when the world has not yet been unified?

In confusion, Wu Yi suddenly thought of what Guan Yu had said before.

This kind of thing seems to be really out of the scope of Wei Tianzi's consideration. Wei Tianzi really regards the logistics support of the army more than the sky, so he does not hesitate to invest huge sums of money in the construction of such logistical conditions.

Suddenly, Wu Yi understood why Guo Peng swept the Central Plains, Hebei, Guanzhong, and Huainan in more than ten years, created such a huge foundation, and was able to defeat the joint resistance of the three of them to collapse.

What kind of opponent are they fighting with?

Wu Yi suddenly fell into a daze, and then quickly escaped.

After he was freed, he breathed a sigh of relief and saw the reality clearly.

There are not many people who see the reality as clearly as he does. Anyway, Wu Ban saw it clearly, and then Huang Quan also saw it clearly.

They all saw clearly.

The longer they walked, the more they walked in the Guanzhong land. Seeing the construction of the Guanzhong land and the pedestrians and caravans coming and going, they seemed to understand why they would undoubtedly lose this battle.

At this time, they even felt that it was a good thing that Liu Zhang did not persevere to the end.

Including the Wei Jun's long-range attack weapons they learned before, as well as the three treasures of the war horse that Wei Jun regarded as treasures.

With the Three Treasures of the War Horse, the time that the Wei Jun cavalry can stay on the horse can be greatly increased. Wu Yi is now riding such a war horse. He rides very steadily, and it becomes very easy to eat and drink on the war horse.

There is a horseshoe under the horse's hoof, which is said to be used to protect the horse's hoof.

The officer of the Wei army said proudly that after they used the three treasures of war horses, the loss rate of war horses was greatly reduced compared with before, and even Numa was much more efficient in transporting things.

How much has a small horseshoe changed?

How much convenience did it bring to Wei?

Wu Yi didn't know, but together with those novelties, Wei's overall national strength was not at the same level as that of Shu Han.

Originally, even if nothing changed, with Wei's size, Wu Yi would not have the confidence to win.

And now, when he knew that this Wei State was an enhanced Wei State, he was even more convinced that his battle was futile.

Because the opponent is too strong, so powerful that it cannot be shaken, their resistance is as weak and ridiculous as a mantis' arm in the eyes of the Wei people, meaningless.

The people of Wei generally ridiculed them that these Shu people do not understand the general situation of the world as well as the Jingzhou people. They surrendered to Wei without a single shot, and now they live very comfortably, but you Shu people...

It's better than Jiangdong's ones who lost their heads.

Why bother?

Yes, why bother?

Wu Yi laughed at himself, and asked himself, why bother?

He couldn't even refute.

He looked at Huang Quan, saw Huang Quan's dejected face and depressed mood, and when he saw the similar emotions expressed by the officers and civilians of the main combat faction who had stood with him against the Wei army, he immediately You know, their resistance may have been a mistake from the very beginning.

Perhaps Liu Zhang also thought so.

Sitting in the car, Liu Zhang saw the real situation in Wei State through the scene outside the car window, and the more he looked at it, the more regretful and depressed he became.

He really had the same idea as Wu Yi.

Why bother?

Why resist in the first place?

If you could see such a scene earlier, you would understand that their resistance is meaningless, and it will only increase casualties.

Liu Zhang slumped in the carriage, looked at the wives, concubines and children around him, shook his head helplessly, and said nothing.

Chapter 857 Seven Liu Zhang enters Luoyang

In the middle and late July, Cao Xiu rushed to Luoyang with the whole team.

Just like when Liu Cong and others came to Luoyang a year ago, they also came to Luoyang during the hot summer season.

At that time, Guo Peng sent Du Zhi Jian Shao to see He Zheng giving cold drinks to Liu Cong and others. This time, Guo Peng, like a year ago, sent Du Zhi Jian Shao to see He Zheng leading the team to give Liu Zhang and others cold drinks.

Iced sour plum soup, iced sugarcane juice and other iced juices, and a cold food called ice bowl, which is made by the old fireheads themselves, with almonds, fresh walnuts, grapes, peaches, pears, served with ice cubes Mixed together, it tastes delicious in hot weather.

In the scorching summer season, the weather was very hot. Sitting in the carriage, Liu Zhang couldn't stand the heat. After all, Liu Zhang was not thin at all, and he was even more afraid of heat. The cold drink that Guo Peng gave him saved him once.

Liu Zhang, who hadn't had a cold drink since last year, thanked He Zheng for a while, then took the cup containing the cold drink and drank it in big gulps.

After drinking the ice-cold sweet fruit juice, Liu Zhang felt a lot more comfortable. Then he picked up the ice bowl and looked at the assortment of fruit slices of different colors and the bottom layer of ice cubes in amazement.

The cold drinks that Liu Zhang ate were actually relatively simple cold drinks. Guo Peng didn't expect that when he didn't take the initiative to propose, those old firemen would take the initiative to try cold drinks with milk.

Once he made a bowl of cold drink called Milk Flower, which reminded Guo Peng of the taste of milk ice cream.

Of course, these are exclusive to the royal family, and the cost is too high. Guo Peng himself is not willing to eat them, let alone give them to Liu Zhang. He has some juice to drink and ice bowls to eat, which is right for him.

In addition to Liu Zhang, He Zheng also brought cold drinks to Liu Zhang's family members, some important officials and their families, and a carriage with a bucket of ice to cool them down.

Of course, only important officials have this kind of treatment, and those small fish and shrimps naturally don't have that kind of treatment.

They are not worthy of the luxury of ice.

Storage of ice cubes is expensive!

If it wasn't for the purpose of rewarding meritorious ministers or close ministers in summer for the purpose of winning people's hearts, Mr. Guo didn't plan to build such a large ice cellar. He planned to reduce its size by two-thirds and let the royal family use it for themselves. Just use it.

But in summer, rewarding the courtiers with ice cubes is really a good way to win people's hearts and show the emperor's dignity. This ice cellar really has to be repaired.

The ice cellar is under the supervision of the Shangshan Supervisor. When it was cold last winter, all the Shangshan Supervisors dispatched to dig ice blocks outside Luoyang City, and then transported them back to the palace one by one. It took several days to fill the cellar.

And in summer, it's time to use it.

In the hot summer season, giving a cup of royal cold drink to the important ministers you like, the effect of winning people's hearts is by no means comparable to ordinary rewards, it is really good.

Although it is really expensive!

But worth the money.

After receiving the cold drink bestowed by the emperor, Liu Zhang expressed his sincere gratitude, and then knelt down outside the city very consciously, thanking the emperor in the city for his kindness.

"Minister Liu Zhang, thank you Your Majesty!"

Then, the subjects of the Shu Han who had also been rewarded with cold drinks quickly knelt down and thanked the emperor in the city for their kindness.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

I have to say that Liu Zhang's awareness of this identity change is very good, and he is very responsible as a fish. He Zheng feels that if Guo Peng knows, he will be very happy.

Guo Peng was really happy. After He Zheng sent Liu Zhang and others to the post house to settle down, he went to the palace to report to Guo Peng and told Guo Peng about it.

Guo Peng smiled.

"Liu Jiyu is quite sensible. He knows that I am Daozu and he is a fish, so he has to make a gesture in time. Unfortunately, he still had some ideas before and did not surrender in time. Otherwise, I would have to give him three thousand households to eat. Keep it delicious.