Chapter 274: The Bandit Zhang Fei
Who will go to the Battle of Yizhou?
Zhuge Liang did not make a clear statement, and Liu Bei gave him the right to make a decision. However, although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were convinced by him now, if Zhuge Liang did not discuss with him, he would make a decision directly, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would definitely be dissatisfied.
"Kongming, second brother, I think it's better for me to go to this battle." Zhang Fei grinned when he saw that Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu didn't say anything. In the past three years, they only heard about the situation of the war in Shu, but they stared at him here, which made Zhang Fei feel a little uncomfortable. Now that he is going to enter Shu, he has to seize this opportunity no matter what.
"But I don't know, if General Yide leads his army into Shu, how many troops are needed?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile when he saw that Guan Yu did not make a sound.
"This..." Zhang Fei thought for a moment, and stretched out three fingers and said, "At least 30,000 soldiers and horses are needed. I have studied the map of Shuzhong. From then on, Jingzhou entered Shu and went upstream, but it could go to Ba County. I planned to advance along the water route, and the fish along the way needed to be captured. In addition, several cities such as Jiangzhou, Linjiang, Huangshi, and Fuling must be captured, and there will be troops and horses left to guard. The navy needs 10,000 and the infantry needs 20,000. The hundreds of children and mother ships left by Boyuan also need to carry troops and food for me."
Zhuge Liang heard Zhang Fei's words and looked at Zhang Fei in surprise. Liu Yi was right. Although Zhang Fei was good at making trouble on weekdays, he was indeed a good player when it comes to war.
Then, Zhuge Liang shook his head: "Jingzhou seems safe and in danger now. There are Cao troops in the north that may invade at any time. Jiangdong is now suspected of sitting and watching the tiger fight. It needs to be stationed everywhere. General Yide is going to go, and Liang can only give you 20,000 troops and 10,000 waterways. Can General Yide accept the order?"
After frowning, Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Twenty thousand is a little, but I guess there are no people in Shu!"
"General Yide should not be careless!" Zhuge Liang said in a stern manner: "The lord has 70,000 people, and Bo Yuan is running in Hanzhong. There is also Shiyuan who follows the army to give advice to the lord, but he has not been able to break Yizhou so far. General Yide must not underestimate the Shu army!"
"Hey~" Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Because of this, all the elite soldiers in Shu were mobilized to fight with their elder brother. Even if there were soldiers in the rear, there would be no generals. I just need to strengthen my momentum. I am afraid that the cities along the way will be surrendered. Moreover, the Shu army has been comfortable for a long time, and our Jingzhou army has never been slackened in the past three years. We have sufficient soldiers and armor. What are you afraid of?"
Zhuge Liang felt much more relieved when he heard this. Zhang Fei seemed to have a plan in his mind. This time he sent Zhang Fei to Sichuan, which seemed to be a good choice. He turned his head to look at Guan Yu and said, "I wonder what General Yun Chang thinks?"
"As far as the military advisor is concerned, Yide is just a man, it's too thin." Guan Yu stroked his beard and looked at Zhang Fei and said, "At least, he should have two deputy generals given to Zhang Fei."
Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile, looked at the generals and said, "Wen Pin, Xing Daorong!"
"The last one is here!" Wen Pin, Xing Daorong and the other two hurriedly left the list after hearing this.
"Zhongye is familiar with water wars. This time the navy will be led by Zhongye. Xing Daorong assists General Yide to command the infantry. There must be no mistakes." Zhuge Liang looked at the two generals and said.
Wen Pin was the former general of Jingzhou, and Xing Daorong was the surrendered general captured by Liu Yi at the time. Both of them had both martial arts skills. However, Xing Daorong obviously could not lead the army alone in commanding troops, but he had courage and could be deputy general Zhang Fei.
"The last general will receive the order!" Wen Pin and Xing Daorong bowed.
Sending troops is not a trivial matter. Although there are only 20,000 troops, the logistics mobilization, supply transportation routes, and where to transfer troops, the defenses everywhere cannot be omitted.
The entire Jingzhou began to be busy on the third day after Liu Bei's messenger arrived. As the military advisor on this trip, he handled all the logistics matters.
"Zhang Yide, these things are all sent to the prefectures and counties, how can you take them away directly?" Wei Yue stood in front of Zhang Fei and glared at Zhang Fei.
Liu Yi defected to Liu Bei, but Wei Yue felt that he was old and had been wandering for so many years. Now he has settled down and does not want to continue fighting and killing, so he was responsible for helping Liu Yi handle these family affairs. Although he has no official or no title, no one in the fishing town is respectful to him. Even if he faces Zhang Fei, Wei Yue dares to say a few words.
It was good to be hostile in the past, but so many years have passed, and the former hatred has also dispersed. Coupled with Liu Yi's relationship, both sides will not be at a verge of tension.
"Hey, Old Wei, don't be so unkind!" Zhang Fei put his arms around Wei Yue's shoulder and pulled Wei Yue away. In Ma Su's stunned gaze, a group of personal guards rushed in like bandits and drove the arrow clusters that were originally intended to be sent to Jiangling and all the bows and crossbows were put on the car.
"What kind of friendship do I have with Bo Yuan? She killed my father-in-law, and I didn't say a word. You'll let them do something soon? How big is it?" Zhang Fei smiled and looked at Wei Yue with a dark face.
Xiahou Yuan’s heads have now been sacrificed in front of the Yan family tablet, so this matter is naturally no secret in Jingzhou.
Wei Yue sneered: "Don't think I don't know. When your woman was crying that day, you were secretly drinking and celebrating with General Guan!"
After all, it is a hostile camp, and not everyone pays attention to his wife's mood like Liu Yi. Xiahou was snatched by Zhang Fei at that time. If you say you love it, it is indeed pampered, but this pampering is different from Liu Yi. But it is impossible to resent Liu Yi for his cheap father-in-law's death. If this is the case, Cao Cao and himself are relatives. If it is possible, Zhang Fei will definitely chop Cao Cao with his own hands if he has the chance. Zhang Fei didn't complain about his shortness of his life. Besides, the woman was snatched by himself, and nothing to do with Xiahou Yuan.
"Then I don't care. Anyway, Bo Yuan killed my father-in-law, and I didn't care about him. He has to pay back this favor. Now he only has some weapons and armor, which is obviously a bargain." Zhang Fei looked like a hockey meat.
"You..." Wei Yue was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he hummed for a long time: "I will report this matter truthfully."
"Report, report it. Kong Ming detained 10,000 troops and horses for no reason. I didn't even settle the score with him. These weapons and crossbows were used as compensation. The men, all of them were loaded for me, so don't leave any one!" After Zhang Fei said that, he shouted at the soldiers who were loading the car crazy.
Wei Yue felt that his bandits in those years were in vain. Zhang Fei didn't become a bandit, but it really buried the talent.
"Don't worry, there will be benefits in the future. You will be indispensable. I will introduce more business to you. Don't worry, when you enter Shu, I heard that the woman in Shu is so beautiful, so I'll take you a few!" Zhang Fei blocked Wei Yue's shoulder and smiled.
"No need!" Wei Yue's mouth twitched a few times. Who is this? Tiangongfang's reputation nowadays requires others to introduce the business? The profits of military industry alone are so high every year, not to mention that this wealthy family in Jingzhou built furniture, all of which came to Tiangongfang. The products produced by Tiangongfang are not only a matter of quality, but also a symbol of identity.
"Let's go!" Seeing that the soldiers had put everything in place, Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Wei Yue and said, "Also, it's not someone who underestimated you. After all, it was also a powerful general under Lu Bu's command back then. He was here to support his archery skills. If Lu Bu knew about it underground, how would he feel?"
"You don't need to worry about something!" Wei Yue was silent for a moment, shook his head, looked at Zhang Fei and waved his hand, "You took the stuff too, get out!"
"Hey, if someone else says this to me, please tell him to have many transparent holes." Zhang Fei grinned and said, "I can beat you to death in the past. Old, I don't want your ability to be abandoned in this gentle village. It's difficult for Bo Yuan to fight in Hanzhong. This time, the Cao army has been besieged by 200,000 troops. Bo Yuan is not good at martial arts, and he is not as cowardly as you!"
"Can you leave?" Wei Yue glared at Zhang Fei irritably.
"Let's go!" Zhang Fei laughed and rode his horse away. The voice came from afar: "I entered Sichuan this time, and there are people around me. Come here today. In addition to these weapons and armor, you also want your people. Let's set off in half a month. If you want to come, go to the general to see me!"
Wei Yue: “…”
When the convoy arrived in Yueyang to load the ship, although Ma Su had complained about Zhang Fei's forced robbery, with these equipment, the army's combat power could be greatly improved. It is no secret that the weapons and armor of Tiangongfang were sophisticated. Even without Liu Yi personally presided over the leadership of Tiangongfang, the weapons and armor of Tiangongfang were far stronger than those of other workshops.
"General, Wei Yue is very powerful?" On the boat, Ma Su finally couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei and asked. Liu Bei's command, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others were all over the top. They could ask Zhang Fei to come forward and invite him in person. Wei Yue seemed to be very capable, but when Wei Yue and the others were active, they were a bit old compared to Ma Su, and they were not as famous as Lu Bu. It was normal for Ma Su to not know.
"Lu Bu... This person is still somewhat capable. The most powerful person under his command is Gao Shun, followed by Zhang Liao, and the queen is Cao Xing and Wei Xu. If we are talking about martial arts in our army, second brother, I, Zilong, Shuzhi and the veteran Huang Zhong, I am afraid that only Pinghe Wei Yan can defeat him, and the rest may not be the case. Moreover, his archery skills are quite powerful, and he is much stronger in marching and fighting than Xing Daorong. I don't know what Kong Ming thought, so he will give me the deputy general!"
At the end, Zhang Fei complained a little. Xing Daorong was good at martial arts, strong and good at martial arts. But fighting these days was not the era of fighting generals hundreds of years ago. No matter how powerful a person is, he is just a brave general who charges in the battle. Zhang Fei couldn't find someone suitable to be his deputy general for a while. So when he saw Wei Yue before, he was thinking about bringing Wei Yue to his place. Zhuge Liang didn't send anyone to him and found him helper. Can't Zhuge Liang say anything?
Chapter completed!