Time passes very quickly, but the existence of one person does not stop the movement of the whole world.
In the blink of an eye, the Han Dynasty ushered in July of the 14th year of Jian'an. The Jiangnan area still maintained sultry weather, but for the north, especially the northwest far away from the coastline, the leaves had obviously begun to turn yellow, and autumn was coming.
Come.
In one month, many major events have happened in the world.
For example, Lingling held out for less than half a month under the strong attack of Liu Bei's army, and was finally captured.
The turning point for Quanling City from prosperity to decline seems to have started when its general Xing Daorong was defeated by Zhang Fei and surrendered first.
Of course, this is definitely a big deal for Liu Beijun, but for Xiangyang in the north, it doesn't seem to cause much trouble.
After receiving the news, Cao Ren just shook his head in frustration, without saying much:
"It is a certainty that Jingnan will fall into Liu Bei's hands. There is no big use in worrying about it anymore——"
As for what was later spread in Quanling City - Cao Ren refused to save them, and Cao Cao abandoned them... these seem to be just unfounded words, and no one can confirm them at all.
At this point, the four counties in Jingnan, plus the generals, all fell into the hands of Liu Bei. After fighting for so many years, Liu Bei finally had a piece of his own territory where he could develop his agricultural economy, armaments, etc.
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However, Liu Bei's attack on Lingling was not without losses - after Liu Qi was injured in the first battle, although he still showed signs of improvement later, in the end, he still failed to survive in the remaining half a month - the arrow injury was not serious, but
In the Lingling area, the weather was humid and hot, and there was even so-called miasma surrounding it. Under such circumstances, even if the wound was treated, Liu Qi himself was weak, and in the end he still could not survive the recurrence of the injury and the pain caused by infection.
I heard that Liu Bei cried and howled for three days and three nights, and all the officers and men of Liu Bei's army felt sad for it——
Liu Qi is dead.
Liu Biao's family died of illness, and now only one son, Liu Zhang, is left.
And what about Liu Zhang?
Liu Zhang is still working as his idle state pastor in the state pastorate in Xiangyang - after being threatened by someone before, Liu Zhang seems to have changed his ways. In addition to reading and writing every day, he helps Cao Ren in the city with some trivial matters.
official business.
It seems that there are signs of success.
But these... are not things Yi Xiaotian needs to consider.
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Because in the past month, since Yi Xiaotian returned to Chang'an with his little brother Ma Jun from Xudu, his development in Chang'an has entered a stage of rapid improvement every day.
The token obtained from Master Kuo will definitely be useful in Chang'an.
This freed Yi Xiaotian from the difficult situation he faced when buying land in Xiangyang.
He first drew a large piece of golden landscape in front of Zhong Yao, who was looking at the mountains outside the city with a pained expression.
Immediately afterwards, it was announced that a workshop called the Craftsman's Workshop would be opened in the city - others did not know what the Craftsman's Workshop was about, but Huang Yueying and Zhen Luo, who had been following Yi Xiaotian through the Battle of Xiangyang, understood it too well.
"Sir... are we... are we going to start a war again?"
The things made in the craftsman's workshop were all weapons for killing people. Before their income was fully settled, Yi Xiaotian's behavior made Zhen Luo and Huang Yueying a little confused.
"War? War must be fought. Without Zhang Lu, such a large piece of land in Hanzhong is just a paradise for Zhang Lu's men to party - there are still hundreds of thousands of people living in dire straits, no matter what No matter what, this battle must be fought."
Yi Xiaotian squatted in the center of the house they had just bought as a craftsman's workshop, tinkering with the workbench in front of him.
With a "click", the sound of the wooden mechanism teeth engaging was heard. When Yi Xiaotian heard the sound, he clapped his hands with satisfaction, dusted off the dust on his body, and smiled and said to the two little girls next to him. Author:
"Before I left Xudu, I left a special letter to Mr. Hao, asking him to prepare troops and horses as soon as possible, and to urge Cao Cao to annex Hanzhong without delaying the defense of Xiangyang and Hefei -"
"It doesn't matter if Chibi is defeated, as long as we win Hanzhong... Next, I have many ways..."
Yi Xiaotian said this confidently, but the worry on the faces of the two women in front of him was also substantial.
Seemingly noticing this, Yi Xiaotian simply turned around and rubbed their heads directly with his big hands——
"Sir, what are you doing! This is the hair that Sister Luoer braided for me with great difficulty this morning!"
Looking at the two women's weed-like hair and Huang Yueying's angry look, Yi Xiaotian burst out laughing:
"There are no outsiders... You seem to be a little worried that your husband will indulge in the war... Have you forgotten our original intention?"
"Don't worry...I personally hate war very much...but the current situation is...if Cao Cao cannot stabilize the situation in the world as soon as possible - or even just return to the level before the Battle of Chibi, then...we will If they don’t want to compete with Sun and Liu’s family, they will continue to harass the north..."
Yi Xiaotian stopped laughing and suddenly explained to the two of them seriously - Zhen Luo and Huang Yueying were the last women to follow him, and their imaginations about war were also the most naive. Yi Xiaotian had the responsibility to tell them Some harsh facts:
"War has never been divided into good and evil, but...at present, if we want to achieve a stable life, war is the most feasible way."
"If we want to open Youjian Villa all over the world, and if we want our Youjian Villa to be unlike the one outside Xiangyang City, when the war comes, we have to destroy the foundation for several months...this world, At least it has to be relatively stable."
"Why do you think our lives have suddenly become so much more difficult now?"
Yi Xiaotian asked an honest question, and the answer was already coming out. The two women sighed, recalling the tragic battle in Xiangyang, and even did not dare to look back at the past.
Perhaps because he believed too much in Cao Cao and Master Kuo, Yi Xiaotian never thought that in the battle of Chibi, the most important piece of advice would be lost, and then Chibi would be defeated.
The investment he made in Xiangyang will definitely not be recouped in a short period of time.
"Then sir... in order to support Mr. Kuo and the others in taking Hanzhong... can we only do our best to help them make weapons now? We... our money has been quite exhausted..."
Zhen Luo was a little worried, because in recent days, not only craftsmen's workshops had sprung up, but also a blacksmith shop was built for Yi Xiaotian on the site of a villa outside the city. In the past few days, Lu Lingqi He and Ma Yunlu, who was very interested in armor, were busy in the blacksmith shop all day long.
Hearing this, Yi Xiaotian chuckled and pointed at the ordinary workbench in front of him:
"Luo'er, don't worry, the money-making stuff has already come out, hasn't it?"
