Sima Yi himself killed himself, so let's put it aside for the time being.

If you persuade Liu Yan to surrender, you will most likely not succeed, so you will put it aside for the time being.

Zhang Xiu actively prepared for the attack on Bashu. Although Hanzhong County produced grain, the grain produced was not enough to supply 100,000 troops with long-term food.

Before the troops move, food and grass will come first.

On the part of the court, the people were constantly recruiting and transporting food from Chang'an to the southern Zhengcheng in Hanzhong to accumulate.

The blast furnace steelmaking was fully fired, and the soldiers' weapons and armor were continuously produced.

The training of soldiers is of course in full swing.

In addition, the great Sima Zhang Xiu, who has always been idle, made another move in his spare time and did a small thing and a small invention.

That morning, the sun was so vicious that the people were sweating.

Grand Sima Mansion.

This mansion is already a giant, roughly divided into two parts: inside and outside. The front yard is where the shogunate ministers work, and now there are hundreds of people.

The people were in and out, and it was very lively.

The backyard is where Zhang Xiu and his wives and concubines live. The backyard is divided into Zhongwan and Inner House. Zhang Xiu’s own study is located in Zhongwan.

In the yard in front of the study, Zhang Xiu was wearing a white single dress, standing under the eaves, showing joy between his eyebrows and eyes. Dian Wei was also wearing a single dress, standing with his sword on his side.

In front of him was Wang Ding, Minister of Works, and several personal soldiers.

There is a cement board on the ground.

Zhang Xiu was sure that this was a cement slab, not a stone slab. There were also steel made from the blast furnace and steel bars made of forged inside the cement slab.

In fact, Zhang Xiu had already asked the Ministry of Works to do something like cement, but he had never made any name for it, and now it has finally come out.

This thing has many uses, such as building embankments, canals, roads, and plank roads.

This time the attack on Bashu is about to happen, and the emergence of cement is of more important significance.

According to information, Liu Yan of Yizhou has burned many plank roads and destroyed many roads, making the land of Bashu a real [island].

Cement can come in handy. Moreover, mountain roads are difficult to walk, and if you pave the road, it will be much smoother to transport food.

"Okay. OK. Send this cement board to the Shangshutai for all officials to see. In addition, make every effort to produce cement, send it forward, and hand it over to General Zhao Yun, the Zhennan District. He asked him to send troops to repair the road. It is mainly used on some mountain roads that go south."

Zhang Xiu didn't see enough, so he walked out of the eaves, squatted on the ground regardless of the sun's harshness, tossed and turned the cement board, and couldn't hide his joy.

"No." Wang Ding, the Minister of Works, was immediately delighted and bowed to his promise.

The Wang family was originally a small businessman, and because they followed Zhang Xiu early in the morning, Wang Ding is now considered a [weight]. As long as he can complete the things Zhang Xiu told him and complete them, he will be very happy.

Soon Wang Ding left with the cement board, and Zhang Xiu glanced at the sun, which was really stuffy, so he said to Dian Wei: "Brother, let's go to the melon shed to cool off and drink a bowl of honey mung bean soup to quench your thirst."

"No." Dian Wei naturally agreed without any objection, and the two invincible people went to the melon shed to rest.

Although Zhang Xiu would make some small inventions from time to time when he was leisurely in recent years, the emergence of cement still caused a sensation in Luoyang.

The Shangshu Desk is not a station, but a complex yamen.

The Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works Wang Ding created cement, outsiders thought it was rare to know about it. When Wang Ding brought the cement board to the Shangshu Deck with his soldiers, it immediately caused shock among the officials in the yamen.

Even Shangshu Ling Xi Zhicai and Censor Chen Gong were also alarmed, and the two took the lead in watching.

Wang Ding himself is the Minister of Works and works at the Secretary-General's Office. He is not a shame to his colleagues. He talks about everyone and explains the various roles of cement one by one.

"What a good thing, I built bridges and roads, and repaired the city. When the First Emperor built [Straight Road], all the roads could lead to Xianyang. Now the straight roads are still in play. There are police at the border, and the six imperial army can quickly go to the border along the [Straight Road]. If the straight road is further and the cement road is repaired, it will have a greater effect than the straight road."

Xi Zhi is a person who knows almost everything and knows everything. He smiled with his beard and his eyes.

Chen Gong and the officials nodded one after another, and their eyes looked at the cement boards very hot. It was such a good thing.

"Not only that." Wang Ding bowed to Xi Zhicai, and then said with a smile: "According to the Grand Sima, cement can also be used to fix caves. Once the cave is connected to the passageway, the distance can be greatly shortened. Especially in Jiangdong. Many mountains rely on the remote mountains and do not accept the court. Once the road is built, the army can enter the mountains at any time. The mountains are curbed."

Wang Ding said it far, but this is what it means.

As the road shortens, exchanges between different places will inevitably be strengthened. General separatism is formed because it is always outside the scope of the imperial court.

Now the nearest one is Jiangdong Shanyue, which is divided into poor and remote areas and is not convinced by China. The farthest one is [Four counties of Han], which is [Korean Peninsula].

There is also Jiuzhen County, which is the [Yuen] of later generations.

As long as the bridge is built and the road is paved, the imperial army will arrive in an instant and the people's exchanges will become closer, then separatism will not arise.

The so-called role of cement is now only a role in attacking Bashu. But in the future, it will inevitably play a more important role.

Under Zhang Xiu's leadership, the court's technology tree will be constantly pointed out. It is still impossible to see that if Zhang Xiu dominates the world in the future, even a train will be built.

It only took a few days for the Central Army of the Han Dynasty to go to the border. It would take a few days to see if the Xianbei people dared to go south, and if they dared to go south, they would make dumplings.

Once the railway is built on the Korean Peninsula, the Han people will be moved to strengthen exchanges between the two places, and over time, China will be there.

If you can leave the armored ship and head to the island in the east, use cannons to hit the natives, and immigrate, then it will be China.

In short, although Zhang Xiu has made some inventions from time to time in recent years, the emergence of cement has caused a shock in Luoyang.

............

Two flowers bloom, let’s talk about Sima Yi.

Zhang Xiu guessed correctly, Sima Yi's out-of-season was the result of his operation.

As the saying goes, [Extraordinary people must do extraordinary things]. People like Sima Yi will not be content with loneliness. It is not just Sima Yi.

At the beginning, those aristocratic families were quite disgusted with [military head] warlords like Dong Zhuo and Zhang Xiu.

Don’t talk about Dong Zhuo for now, very few scholars will join him, let alone a large clan.

But Zhang Xiu is different. He acts well and uses poor families. All the clans are very clear that once the poor families have become noble for several generations, they will become poor families. And when the family is in a downturn for several generations, they will probably become poor families.

As Zhang Xiu's status became more and more stable, the [Liang Hou] incident happened again last time, and it was really a united person.

If they don’t come out to do things, they may not find a place here at Zhang Xiu.

Not only Sima Yi, but his brother Sima Lang, also successfully entered the court through other means. The Sima family in Wencheng is just one of many major families.

Zhang Xiu's [Court] has transformed from a purely poor family to a [Court] that embraces all kinds of people.

If you want to be promoted by Zhang Xiu, you naturally need to make contributions. Sima Yi was really not sure about persuading Liu Yan to surrender, but he always had to try it.

Sima Yi took a car and left Luoyang under the escort of more than a hundred cavalry. After a long journey, he arrived at Nanzheng City first.

Now in the court, anyone with Zhang Xiu’s official position in the shogunate is not a small person. Besides, Sima Yi has [subject].

After Sima Yi arrived in Nanzheng, he was welcomed into the general's mansion by General Zhao Yun, Zhennan.

Originally, the defense in Hanzhong was led by Xu Shu, who was in charge of the military affairs of Hanzhong, but since Zhao Yun came, he was responsible.

The two didn't know each other before, but Zhao Yun was as gentle as a gentleman, while Sima Yi was even older and they soon became familiar with each other.

After having lunch together, the two came to Zhao Yun's study and sat down.

"General Zhao. After Liu Yan damaged the plank road, the court received very little news about Bashu. The general was in Nanzheng, close to Bashu. Do you know what the situation is in Bashu now?"

Sima Yi arched his hands, his wide sleeves fell down, and he said seriously with a serious face.

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment, then said: "What we know is the same as the court. Since the Grand Sima captured Hanzhong, many people have caused rebellions in Bashu, but they have been put down by Liu Yan. No one has been in a rebellion on the surface. However, the internal situation is very unstable, especially after the Grand Sima pacified Liangzhou, surrendered Ma Teng, and killed Han Sui."

Sima Yi sighed, but there was no news.

Liu Yan is still very capable and can control the situation. If you want to reduce it, it will be very difficult.

"I understand." Sima Yi bowed and said.

"Zhongda doesn't have to worry too much. Although the mountain roads of Bashu are dangerous and obsessed with the soldiers and generals. And we are the people who have been crawling out of the dead after the Grand Sima. If you say you can't surrender, you can conquer it." Speaking of this, Zhao Yun showed a strong aura.

Although he is low-key, he is not at all low-key as a general and belongs to the enemy of thousands of people.

This is said to be successful and a great achievement.

If the imperial army conquered Bashu, what else can we make?

It is just that Sima Yi cannot explain the truth to Zhao Yun.

This is also the biggest difference between Sima Yi and Zhao Yun. Sima Yi is an individual and a family, while Zhao Yun is dedicated to the public, as long as he can win.

Even if it was cut into pieces, Zhao Yun did not hesitate. Sima Yi did not get any useful information from Zhao Yun, Nanzheng, and could only go to Bashu in the dark.

Because Liu Yan burned many plank roads, Sima Yi could only walk remote paths, not by car, and the cavalry dismounted. The group of people slept in the open and arrived in Chengdu in great difficulty.

Before Sima Yi arrived in Chengdu, what Bashu discussed was not the issue of [war] and [submission], but another issue.

Liu Yan's control ability is still very strong. After extinguishing some rebellions in succession, he successfully controlled the situation in Bashu. However, since the news of Han Sui's killing came, Liu Yan has been unable to sleep or eat.

It was originally.

He, Han Sui and Ma Teng, support each other and rescue each other. He used the terrain of Yizhou to protect himself and continuously transported [blood] to Liangzhou.

Using Liangzhou's strong troops and horses to firmly attract Zhang Xiu's attention, the three families can rest assured to each other for years.

But Zhang Xiu conquered Hanzhong and cut off his ties with Liangzhou. Not long after, Zhang Xiu killed Han Sui, surrendered Ma Teng, and pacified Liangzhou.

He was the only one left of the Western princes. Moreover, the Chengdu Plain is thousands of miles of fertile land. Zhang Xiu could not not covet it.

Later, General Zhao Yun, the general of Zhennan, and General Gao Shun, heading south to Nanzheng, Liu Yan knew that the two families had a war.
To be continued...