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But now at this time, it has been a long time since Cao Ang and others left, so according to Cao Ang's estimation, it is probably time for Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to come back at this time.
And now after hearing what Lu Wen said, Cao Ang didn't feel surprised either.
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Chapter 397 Railway Construction
The return of Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others means that the land of Liaodong has been liberated, and Cao Cao will send his henchmen to guard Youzhou.
In this case, Guan Yu and others can stay by their side.
The three generals Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao are the important combat power around Cao Ang. If these three people come back, it will definitely have a huge increase in Cao Ang's combat power.
If there were Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao in the land war with Sun Ce, the final result would definitely not be that Sun Ce and others fled.
Maybe now Soochow has changed hands, or even directly occupied by Cao Ang's people.
However, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others were not by his side at that time, and it was precisely because of this that he, Sun Ce, was able to escape from this place.
However, Sun Ce is already a grasshopper after autumn, and it is impossible to jump around again, so for Cao Ang, this Sun Ce is already at the end of his battle, and the next confrontation will definitely kill him, Sun Ce!
Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao have already returned, and the next thing Cao Ang has to do is to plan an attack on the south.
Now Cao Cao has become the king of Wei, and he can directly hold various meetings without the need of the emperor, and even read the world's major events. Under such circumstances, what awaits him Cao Cao is to unify the world.
And now the war in the south has not been resolved, this is the most important thing facing the Cao family now,
If you don't take back the world and make everyone return, then for the Cao family, this Wei Wang is of no use!
Therefore, in Cao Ang's view, such a matter still needs to be resolved as soon as possible, the sooner the better.
The division of the world always needs to be resolved, and even the current problem has reached the point where it must be dealt with for the unification of the world. This is what Cao Cao will do after he becomes the king of Wei.
According to the current strength of the Cao family, the sooner this kind of thing happens, the better. Both Cao Cao and Cao Ang are very clear about the principle of hesitation and change.
Taking advantage of the lingering warmth, he can compete with Sun Ce of Eastern Wu and Liu Biao of Jingzhou.
In this case, it is also very beneficial to Cao Ang.
Prime Minister's Mansion!
At this time, Cao Cao was observing something.
After walking into Cao Cao's side, he realized that what Cao Cao was looking at was the huge map, and there were very obvious black lines on the map.
Such a black line, if other people seem to have no idea what's going on, because they don't know that Cao Cao took over the construction of the railway line from Cao Ang.
If you know this, you must be very clear about the black line.
The black lines marked on the map are nothing but railway tracks.
According to what Cao Ang told Cao Cao, Cao Cao was very clear about what Cao Ang wanted to express.
This Cao Ang said that he wanted to build a railway of [-] miles, but in fact such a number is just an imaginary number.
In Cao Ang's opinion, when the railway track is built for [-] miles, it will almost occupy a lot of space, and basically all the places you want have been covered.
So where is the place where Cao Ang wants to build the railway?
In Cao Ang's mind, the ideal place to build a railway is Luoyang. From the perspective of the overall situation, Luoyang Xudu is the center, and then directly radiates to both sides of the Yellow River.
In this situation, Cao Cao was very clear in his heart. As a general, he was very clear about the situation of leading troops to fight, so after Cao Ang said it, Cao Cao already understood it in his heart.
In Cao Ang's ideal railway construction, there is a very shocking railway, that is, it goes directly from Luoyang to Guanzhong, and then crosses the land of Longxi from Guanzhong. The terrain of this place is relatively rugged, so it will be There are quite a few bridges.
Of course, a lot of bridges are needed to cross the Yellow River. As long as you cross the bridge across the Yellow River, you can smoothly reach the land of Hexi. When you come to Hexi, you will directly come to the land of the Western Regions.
This line is very long, and the project is very severe. It is precisely because of this situation that this railway is shocking.
Since the situation is so difficult, why is the road being built?
In fact, this matter is even simpler.
Although the road leading to the Western Regions is very bumpy, once this route is completed, it will be very easy for this Liangzhou and the control of the Western Regions, and it will even enhance the majesty of Cao Wei.
It was very difficult to support in the past, but now as long as there are rails, you can get here in minutes!
Speaking of the Western Regions, the situation is somewhat different.
In fact, this Western Region has already belonged to the imperial court, but because the previous management was inconvenient, the imperial court cannot directly govern it, because the distance is too far, it is really powerless.
In response to this situation, the imperial court used indirect management methods to build the Western Regions Protectorate, or the Western Regions Changshifu, etc. for indirect management on the land of the Western Regions.
Although this kind of management method has a certain effect, compared with direct management, it is simply a drop in the bucket.
It is precisely because of this that the situation in the Western Regions is not particularly good.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the strategic position of the Western Regions is still very important to the imperial court, because this place has super high strategic value.
The nomads in the Western Regions who are close to the north, and the folk customs also have some similar habits. If the Western Regions can be managed well, it will not only be able to compete with the nomadic peoples in the north, but also be able to compete with the northern nomads. The confrontation of the Qiang people on the plateau has a very decisive impact on the grand plan of national unification.
If this place falls, it will directly face the nomads in the northern region, and even the plateau Qiang people who are only further north.
Such a situation is very unfavorable to the unity of the country, so from the perspective of the country's interests, this place cannot be easily abandoned at all.
Therefore, Cao Ang wanted to build the railway from Luoyang to the Western Regions. As long as the railway was built, it would be a very good thing for the Cao family.
However, what shocked Cao Cao was that starting from Luoyang and then stopping in the Western Regions, a lot of steel was needed, and the consumption of this iron was even greater.
Chapter 398 The Merciful Cao Ang
Cao Cao looked at this exquisite map, which not only contained specific locations, but also had very precise distances.
Such a map simply made Cao Cao feel unprecedentedly shocked.
As a general, Cao Cao had never seen such a map, and it was the first time he had seen such a strange map.
In addition to the map that shocked him, there were other details that made Cao Cao feel unprecedentedly shocked.
Cao Cao set his eyes on the geographical location that Cao Ang had clearly marked, thinking about Guan Yu's construction in his mind.
Such a situation really made Cao Cao feel a little unsure of what to do.
However, in Cao Cao's heart, there are also factors that prevent him from giving up.
If the railway track from Luoyang to the Western Regions can be completed, then Qin Shihuang's Great Wall is nothing at all.
The reason why it has such historical significance is that the construction of this railway track is really not easy.