Chapter 756: News From Tianzhu
Lu Bu is the god of war, unmatched on the battlefield.
But he didn't understand strategy at all, so he didn't understand why Zhang Yu paid a high price to destroy him.
Even Zhang Yu can hand over Xiapi City to Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, but Lu Bu is not allowed.
Strategically, Xiapi City is a marginal area to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, not a strategic center of gravity, but to Lu Bu it is his core.
A few days after the war, Zhang Yu surrounded Xiapi City with an army of nearly 300,000.
Even, the traces of the war outside Xiapi City are still so obvious.
Hundreds of thousands of corpses have not been processed yet.
"Is Zhang Yu crazy? He actually surrounded Xiapi City in just a few days."
Lu Bu couldn't understand why he had lost so much in this battle, so he should rest for a period of time, at least a few months, but Zhang Yu killed him after a few days.
Lu Bu didn't make any preparations at all. The army needs to rest and reorganize, and the battlefield needs to be cleaned up.
However, Zhang Yu was like this, and soon surrounded Xiapi City.
Hearing Lu Bu's roar, Chen Gong sighed and said, "Zhang Yu has already considered it from a strategic level. Unless we can hit him hard this time, he will not give up."
"Don't give up, unless he wants to cripple the 300,000 troops, it is absolutely impossible to take down Xiapi City." Lu Bu said.
Xiapi City is naturally strong, and it is very difficult for Zhang Yu to break through Xiapi City.
Chen Gong shook his head and didn't say anything, it's no longer a simple trick that can be broken.
Although now three have defeated two and only one is left, one does not mean that it is easy to fight.
"My lord, it's still not easy to fight in Picheng."
Surrounding the city, Zhang Yu and Guo Jia began to study how to break the city.
"If you can't attack, then surround them first, and don't let them recover." Zhang Yu said.
Zhang Yu cut off the connection between Xiapi City and other places,
Don't let Xiapi City supplement.
Lu Bu and the others didn't have time to make any additions. They had just gone through the war and there were too many things.
The battlefield has not been cleaned up yet, but Zhang Yu let some soldiers clean it up.
Zhang Yu really had no way to conquer Xiapi City.
Cao Cao's method in history is to flood the city, diverting the flood to Xiapi City, and flooding the entire Xiapi City.
However, Zhang Yu didn't want to do this until it was absolutely necessary.
Zhang Yu first surrounded it, and then began to build Guangling County.
"What is Zhang Yu going to do, if he can't beat him, he won't leave."
Lu Bu waited for a few days, but Zhang Yu just surrounded him and stopped fighting.
Zhang Yu was not afraid of the grain road being cut off, Guangling County was already under his control, this was not his rear area.
"First control the territory west of Xiapi City, and collect all supplies." Zhang Yu pointed to the map and said to Jin.
These sites were originally owned by Cao Cao, Cao Cao retreated directly, and Zhang Yu sent people to take over.
There are still a lot of materials here, Zhang Yu took control, and used these materials to surround Xiapi City.
"Also, the most important thing is the population, and we may not be able to control it for a long time here."
In terms of population, Zhang Yu already had no shortage of population, but overseas development made him very short.
With the discovery of Tianzhu Kingdom, Zhang Yu needs a large population if he wants to set up a large number of supply points along the way.
Tianzhu has discovered it, so Hainan and its surrounding areas will also enter the development plan. Zhang Yu will immigrate hundreds of thousands to this island.
In addition, there are many islands around Tianzhu, and Zhang Yu also intends to control them.
"My lord, great news."
Zhang Yu was still analyzing the situation here, and Guo Jia sent information.
"Feng Xiao, have you thought of a way to crack Xiapi City?" Zhang Yu said after seeing Guo Jia approaching with a happy face.
Guo Jia shook his head, but his face remained happy.
"My lord, it's Zibu who sent the news. The fleet to Tianzhu is already on its way back. A large number of products brought this time are selling well there, and they have earned a lot of gold and silver. Conservative estimates, deducting the cost , and earn millions of dollars.” Guo Jia said.
Millions are nothing to Zhang Yu today, but you must know that the cost of going to sea this time is tens of millions.
That is to say, after deducting tens of millions, you can still earn millions. This transaction is definitely a big deal.
Zhang Yu calculated that if the supply points along the road were established, the cost could be cut in half by starting from Guangzhou, and a profit of 30 to 40 million yuan could be made for one trip.
"Okay, that's great. If there is money to make, there will be a group of people who will die, so we are willing to invest." Zhang Yu clenched his fist and said excitedly.
The power of capital is infinite, and if there is money to be made on this route, there are naturally businessmen who are willing to take risks.
Even if the businessman is unwilling to take risks, Zhang Yu will invest heavily.
The Nautical Fund has an important role to play right away.
"Let Zibu announce the news, and sort out more detailed information."
Zhang Yu wants to mobilize the power of the people.
Zhang Yu thought about it carefully and then said to Guo Jia: "Let Zibu do some research and arrange for 300,000 people to immigrate to Guangzhou directly by land and build a super city there."
The cost of going south by sea is low and the speed is fast, but now Zhang Yu has no spare capacity at all, and all the ships are busy, so it is difficult to draw a large number of ships.
Therefore, Zhang Yu decided to go by land.
The land route to the south is not easy. Many places have not yet been developed. Supplies along the road are a big problem. Moreover, after walking for a month or two, 300,000 people do not know how much food they will eat.
"My lord, isn't it a bit too aggressive? It's better to come in batches, 350,000 at a time." Guo Jia advised.
Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "Let Zibu do the research first, and I'll go back when necessary. There must be an explosive development in the south."
Thirty-five thousand immigrants, it would take too long, Zhang Yu didn't want to wait that long.
Guo Jia did not continue to persuade, Zhang Yu will definitely find a way to complete what Zhang Yu wants to do, not to mention that after research, if it is not feasible, Zhang Yu will not force it forward.
"By the way, my lord, in this tentative trade, our tea and porcelain are more popular, but the baijiu is not sold much, and silk is also loved by some people." Guo Jia said.
It's understandable that liquor can't be sold. It's too hot over there, the kind that will kill you.
But liquor is so strong that it is more suitable for places where it snows.
Zhang Yu made some strategic plans for this matter, and then handed it over to Zhang Zhao and others to study.
Zhang Yu stayed under Xiapi City for another two days, but still had no solution.
"My lord, Cao Cao sent envoys to bring Cao Ang back, and they also want to redeem Cao Ren." The soldier came in and said.
Zhang Yu frowned, and then said: "It seems that I have been short of money recently, but Cao Cao may be poorer than me."
(End of this chapter) The strongest system to control the Three Kingdoms