Chapter 135 Guandu

"This is the wild beast mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Hie?"

Cao Mengde was so surprised that he stretched out his hand to touch it, but Xiao Xie avoided it and gave him a claw in return.

If Cao Mengde hadn't practiced the Marrow Cleansing Sutra to a considerable degree, he would have been scratched.

"Hey! Awesome!"

Cao Mengde couldn't touch this little thing and didn't take it seriously. He just said: "Sure enough, the beast's claws are surprisingly fast."

The little boy bared his teeth and glared at Cao Mengde fiercely. A faint red shadow flashed through the air, and he left the earth courtyard in an instant.

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "Since it is a wild beast, of course it must be different. You came back just in time, I have wanted to tell you. This beast was hatched from a stone egg you sent before. There is a It’s not necessarily impossible to have two.”

Cao Mengde understood and said: "That's it. I will let the people below pay attention."

Even Cao Mengde may not value ancient creatures like the ferocious beast very much. Even immortals like Zhao Yu exist, so what does Xie mean? Ten more heads, one hundred more heads, so what? He only valued Zhao Yu's needs. If Zhao Yu wanted it, he would find it.

It's midsummer now, and Cao Mengde hasn't been to the other courtyard for half a year. But in the past six months, I have been busy fighting Yuan Shao.

The two walked side by side on the bluestone road of the other courtyard. Cao Mengde said: "After half a year's work, I can finally take a breather. Yuan Benchu ​​has been defeated, and now he went to Youzhou in embarrassment and stayed under Gongsun Bogui's fence. Probably he never thought about it. , there will be such a day."

Guandu is still Guandu.

At the beginning of spring, Cao Mengde sent out his troops to fight. The main army started from Guandu, crossed the river and went north, and fought a decisive battle with more than 100,000 troops assembled by Yuan Shao in Yecheng.

In this war, the total number of troops dispatched by Cao Mengde was about 70,000, accounting for half of Cao Mengde's total military strength.

Over the years, Cao Mengde's military strength has increased year by year, but he has not launched a massive attack. The saying that soldiers value elites rather than numbers is fully reflected here in Cao Mengde. Otherwise, with his current background, he would not be able to support more than 100,000 troops, even two to three hundred thousand.

Cao Mengde's main force was about 150,000 soldiers. However, its territory is vast and it needs to guard against other princes, so only half of it can be used.

However, many generals were dispatched back to participate in this war that determined the general trend of the entire world.

For example, there were several generals such as Xiahou Dun on the southern front, and several generals under Cao Ren on the eastern front. Except for Sun Ce and Lu Bu, who were still pursuing Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou, their main generals were all sent back to participate in this war.

For this reason, Cao Mengde dispatched Cheng Yu, Man Chong and others to the southern and eastern fronts to temporarily take over from Xiahou Dun and others to guard against Yuan Shu and Liu Biao.

Yuan Shao had more troops, while Cao Mengde had fewer troops. But Cao Mengde's army was countless times more elite than Yuan Shao's. Whether it is the popularity of the Five Elements Boxing Sutra in the military or the extremely sophisticated equipment, Yuan Shao cannot compare with it.

Therefore, the two sides fought a battle, with rivers of blood flowing under Yecheng. Yuan Shao only persisted for three days, and nearly 200,000 troops were defeated by Cao Mengde.

After being defeated like a mountain, Yuan Shao fled in confusion, mobilizing the remaining troops from various places and retreating to the north. He was chased to Changshan by Cao Mengde and fought another battle. The result was obvious and he lost all his family wealth.

Two battles would determine the outcome. In less than half a year, the entire territory of Jizhou was occupied by Cao Mengde. Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses. Countless generals died in battle and countless surrendered. In the end, he only retreated to Youzhou with more than 10,000 remaining soldiers, and was accepted by Gongsun Zan.

The great battle has almost come to an end here. But Cao Mengde's military front did not stop at Jizhou. But at this time, Cao Mengde had already retreated from the front line. It's not that Cao Mengde looked down on Gongsun Zan, but that Gongsun Zan really didn't have the power to make Cao Mengde take him seriously.

Therefore, Cao Mengde was handed over to the commander of Xiahou Dun in the frontline war, and Xi Zhicai and others were used as military advisors to gradually advance.

"As soon as I came back, I rushed to the other hospital." Cao Mengde felt very happy: "I haven't been here for half a year, I really miss you."

Zhao Yu couldn't help but laugh: "I think it's my pills you miss?"

"Sir, you are indeed wise." Cao Mengde laughed loudly: "After a big battle, almost all the pill pills were rewarded last time. I don't have any food left in my hands, so I feel a little panicked."

Zhao Yu smiled and nodded: "There are plenty of pills. When you leave, take as many as you can."

"Okay." Cao Mengde clapped his hands: "The speeding car is not big, tens of millions of pills can fit in it!"

"Fuck you." Zhao Yu scolded with a smile: "Even if you empty out my medicine storehouse, you still can't find tens of millions of pills. Eighteen thousand is not enough."

Of course it was a joke, Cao Mengde nodded: "There are more and more people under my command, and everything is consumed quickly. This time I made a fortune from the war, and I got a lot of herbs from Hebei, and they can be delivered in half a month at most. .”

"As long as you have the herbs. I'll make as many as you need."

Zhao Yu agreed, but smiled and said: "I am a monk from the Immortal family, and it is really uncomfortable to become your coolie. You summon a few famous doctors and send them to me. There are several pills such as Jingyuan Dan and Yangyuan Dan. Although it is a bit more troublesome to refine it using ordinary means, it is not impossible."

Upon hearing this, Cao Mengde understood what Zhao Yu meant and was immediately overjoyed: "Okay, okay! The miracle doctor Hua Tuohua is in Puyang. If he knew that he could learn alchemy from Mr. Hua, he would be delighted."

"Hua Tuo?" Zhao Yu smiled: "This is really a miracle doctor. By the way, there is also Zhang Zhongjing in Jingzhou, who is also very impressive. He seems to have been the prefect of Changsha, and he is also a miracle doctor."

"Zhang Zhongjing? Sir, are you talking about Zhang Ji?" Cao Mengde had heard of this man and couldn't help but nodded: "I have indeed heard about it."

Zhao Yu said: "The method of refining alchemy is difficult to say, but it is not easy to say easy. I am afraid it is difficult for ordinary doctors and doctors to learn it. It takes such a miracle doctor to make achievements in a short time. The more people who know how to make alchemy, the better the elixir will be." Pills are naturally available. However, whether they are Yangyuan Pill or Jingyuan Pill, they are quite popular. Once the method of refining pills can be spread, the demand for this medicinal material will probably skyrocket."

"Sir, what you mean is..." Cao Mengde's mind suddenly changed: "Is it necessary to grow medicinal materials like food?"

"Exactly." Zhao Yu said with a smile: "Look, you have popularized the superficial level of the Five Elements Boxing Sutra to the people under your rule, which has created a huge demand for pill pills among the people. Think about how many people practice martial arts? When you dominate the world, tens of millions of people will have to practice martial arts. How much consumption will there be? How can we meet the demand without large-scale cultivation of medicinal materials?"

He added: "Furthermore, this is not only a huge source of wealth, but also allows many people to make profits by growing medicinal materials. It is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone."

After hearing this, Cao Mengde immediately pictured that scene in his mind.

This is obviously a brand new industry!

He couldn't help clasping his hands and praising: "What a great idea, what a great idea!"

He said: "I will start this matter after I go back."

Zhao Yu said: "I will sort out the planting methods of various medicinal materials needed to cultivate these kinds of elixirs, which will save you time to explore. Just popularize them. In my opinion, if you want to let the people grow medicinal materials now , I’m afraid it won’t work. People are often suspicious of new things. It’s better to set a regulation for large-scale cultivation of medicinal materials as a kind of welfare first, and it can only be planted with the permission of the political power. You regard this qualification as a reward, It can be regarded as giving some benefits to the civil and military generals under your command. They all know how good the elixir is, and they will definitely be happy."

"When people see the benefits of growing medicinal materials in ten, eight, ten or twenty years, they can slowly relax restrictions."