Lantian, Zhuge Liang, and Xu Shu drank and chatted happily, and they all felt sympathetic towards each other.
Zhuge Liang gave many instructions to Guan Yu and Xu Shu, but most of them communicated with Lan Tian about big-picture things, such as the results of Sun Cao's war at Ruxukou, changes in the world situation, etc.
Although Lantian's internal affairs were not as good as Zhuge Liang's, he started in the field of agriculture, which he was good at, and raised the food supply in the four counties of Jingnan. He also had countermeasures for the borer disaster last year. This alone was enough to stabilize one side.
After chatting for a while, Xu Shu joked with Zhuge Liang, "Ziyu had a long conversation with Yide just now. He should be teaching him how to break into Xichuan, right? Why don't you teach General Zilong the same lesson?"
Zhuge Liang also looked at Lan Tian expectantly, wondering what explanation he would give.
Lan Tian said with a smile: "General Zilong has a calm personality and is very principled in his conduct and work. I feel relieved that he leads the troops in battle. Both military advisors know Yide's character. He needs to give many instructions..."
Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Zilong is good at cavalry warfare, but it's a pity that Jingzhou has many waterways and Yizhou has many mountains. It's really useless for heroes."
"There will be opportunities to regain the Central Plains in the future, but we should adapt measures to local conditions. General Guan used to be the lord's cavalry general, but now he can command the navy?" Lan Tian said, looking at Guan Yu who was at the head.
"My lord, there are heroes like Yun Chang, why should the world be worried that it cannot be settled?" Zhuge Liang sighed.
Xu Shu smiled leisurely and said: "How many? Kong Ming is really greedy, but now that my lord has the power to soar, the heroes of the world will surely vote for him."
"One thing I almost forgot is that when my lord collects Yizhou, which is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized, Ziyu will have to arrange for a group of agricultural science colleges from Quanling to enter Sichuan. This will have a huge bearing on stabilizing the situation in central Sichuan." Zhuge Liang said solemnly.
Lan Tian smiled mysteriously after hearing this. Zhuge Liang frowned and asked worriedly: "Could Ziyu want to open Quanling Academy to Yizhou?"
"Haha, military advisor, please relax. I understand the priorities, but I have already prepared for what I just said." Lan Tian nodded slightly.
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang looked at him doubtfully.
Lantian said seriously: "As early as a year ago, I asked Li Yang to select nearly a thousand young men in Xindengzhuang. As soon as you open the passage to Shu, I sent these people to Jiameng."
"Jia Meng Pass?" Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu looked surprised at the same time.
Lan Tian explained solemnly: "The three-part world is gradually forming. Han Sui and Ma Chao can no longer contain Cao's army in Liangzhou. If the news that the lord has taken Xichuan reaches the Central Plains, Cao Cao will definitely stabilize Sun Quan in the east and attack Hanzhong Zhang first. Lu, thereby blocking the road to attack Yongliang from the north of Yizhou. My lord will have to fight for Hanzhong's grain and grass first, but no matter whether the military grain is transported from Yizhou or Jingzhou, the people's manpower will be consumed because of the difficulty of the road to Shu."
"Ziyu wants to farm in Jiamengguan area?" Xu Shu suddenly realized.
Lan Tian nodded, "It's a pity that a snake can't do without a head. The people in Xindengzhuang need someone to lead them. Originally, I planned to transfer Xu An to Sichuan, but I'm still worried that he can't do it well. If there weren't so many things in Jingnan, I wouldn't be able to do it." I plan to personally lead the team to Jiameng Pass."
Zhuge Liang comforted: "Xu An can be in the first issue of the Yangtze River News, which shows that Ziyu attaches great importance to him. Anyway, it will take time for us to enter Sichuan. You can train him slowly. Ziyu is not a talented person, so don't take on light tasks. You stay here Jingzhou is more important."
Xu Shu also quickly added: "Ziyu can't talk nonsense. If you follow into Sichuan, what will happen to Jingnan and Jiaozhou?"
"That's what I said." Lan Tian smiled awkwardly.
Two days later, everything was ready. In the early morning, Guan Yu delivered a message to Zhang Fei outside the city, while Xu Shu and Lan Tian went to the dock to see off Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.
The three commanders each led 10,000 troops. Zhang Fei took the land route to attack Jiangzhou and Brazil, and moved closer to Liu Bei from the north to Fucheng and Mianzhu. Zhuge Liang took the land route to attack Guanghan and Deyang in the middle to join Liu Bei. Zhao Yun attacked Jiangyang and Jianwei. The south besieged Chengdu.
The newly recruited soldiers were trained for less than a month. Guan Yu mixed Jingzhou veterans among them and used them. He also deployed navy warships and Gan Ning's transport ships. The number of warships left in Jingzhou dropped sharply, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was also reduced. Finally, The strongest team is still the trapped army stationed in Lingling.
At this time, Lan Tian also brought Gao Shun and Gan Ning back to Lingling. When saying goodbye at the dock, Lan Tian said that he would continue to build momentum with the Yangtze River News. Zhuge Liang smiled indifferently. At this time, people did not know how powerful the public opinion offensive was.
Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun set sail to the west, Lantian took a boat to Lingling, Zhang Fei's troops also raised dust on the land, and the entire Jingzhou was in motion in early February.
The rations, weapons, and armor for tens of thousands of soldiers have used up more than half of Lantian's savings in the past few years. Even so, he did not deliberately raise taxes, but prepared to vigorously develop production and build more official warehouses in various places to reserve grain.
Although Jingnan leads the world in planting technology, because the original foundation is too weak, it will take time for the population of each county to continue to grow. Lan Tian believes that it will not take long to move from quantitative change to qualitative change.
After a year of development, the Press and Press Office has become familiar with the various subordinate yamen. Starting from the sixth issue of the Yangtze River News, Lantian no longer conducts final review and control. Now Jiang Wan is able to grasp the content well and use public opinion to serve politics and war.
Among the ordinary students of Quanling Academy, many of them stood out and became the focus of Jiang Wan and Lan Tian while handling the complicated work of the newspaper and newspaper office. These people would be assigned to grassroots yamen one after another and slowly participate in the governance of Lingling County. Come in.
The establishment of Quanling School in Lantian is to provide an upward path for poor families and common people. The purpose is to break the current pattern of gentry's dominance of power. The training of grassroots officials in the Publishing House is also the first step for Lantian. He will gradually join the management model of modern society and be selected Once the talent model has a set of processes, county governance will become easier.
Lantian plans to start with Lingling and gradually spread to surrounding counties. Eventually, the advantages of the system will be reflected, the pie of interests will gradually become bigger, and most people will vote with their feet.
In April of the 18th year of Jian'an, Zhang Fei's army entered the border of Jiangzhou in two months. Because Xisu was approaching from the side, the garrison troops from Yubeli, Cheonin, Linjiang, Pingdu and other counties along the way surrendered.
Jiangzhou is the seat of Bajun, where the rivers of Yizhou meet the Yangtze River. Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun, only has 10,000 troops stationed there.
Liu Zhang's attention has always been on Hanzhong, and he has not invested enough in Bajun to the east. When Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun arrived by water, Jiangzhou's navy was less than two thousand, and the warships were relatively short and crude.
Facing the elite navy in Jingzhou, Yan Yan resisted slightly and then had no choice but to let him go. Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun separated in Jiangzhou. Zhao Yunxi attacked Jiangyang, while Zhuge Liang went north to bypass Dianjiang and attack Deyang.
Yan Yan could only make up for it by sending scouts along the river to follow him, and at the same time he had people rush to Chengdu to report the warning.
