Xun You didn't want to waste time on greetings, so he went straight to the topic.
"That's right! Today I won many leaders from Guanghan County. Let me tell you in detail first."
Liu Zhang then described everything that happened today to Xun You, including the discussion process with Wang Shang and others.
Xun You nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and his eyes frequently flashed with relief.
"It's true that we need to rely on the power of the aristocratic families, but we must make them obedient! Don't use the disobedient aristocratic families! It's so wise of the lord to give both kindness and power!"
Liu Zhang felt a little excited in his heart. It seemed that he and Xun You were not completely unimproved after spending all day together!
"Gongda, the three counties of the Guanghan vassal state will soon be annexed. I want to promote Yan Shan as the prefect of the Guanghan vassal state. What do you think?"
Xun You nodded slightly and had no objection.
The three counties of Guanghan are really in need of a mature and stable person. Yan Shan has good abilities and is careful and conscientious in his work. I think he will be able to establish good relations with the foreigners there.
"I don't have any objections. The Lei family has contributed a lot to conquering the Guanghan vassal state this time. Let Lei Tie serve as the county captain. Firstly, it can quickly stabilize the situation. Secondly, it can show the lord's kindness to the aristocratic families in Guanghan County."
Liu Zhang couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly felt that the heroes saw the same thing.
"Gongda, to be honest, I think so too!"
"Lord, do you have any thoughts on our next strategy?"
The initial strategic goal has been achieved. Guanghan County has been almost completely occupied, leaving only Luocheng lingering on and not achieving much success.
After taking Guanghan County, Liu Zhang's territory was bordered by Shu County and Ba County at the same time, and the strategic depth became even greater.
Liu Zhang already had some thoughts in his mind. He was eager to see Xun You because he wanted to discuss the matter with Xun You.
"Gongda, I wonder if you noticed Zhao Wei just now."
Xun You's eyes lit up. He had noticed it a long time ago. Just when he was about to talk to Liu Zhang about it, it seemed that the two of them wanted to go together again!
"I was about to talk to my lord about this! I really didn't expect that Zhao Wei came to Yizhou with the late Liu Zhoumu!"
Not to mention Xun You, even Liu Zhang himself didn't know. He always thought that Zhao Wei, who was born in Bajun, had always taken root in Bajun.
On this day, Liu Zhang once again asked Wang Shang and others about the situation in Bajun.
Two aristocratic families attracted Liu Zhang's attention, the Yan family in Jiangzhou, Bajun, and the Huang family in Langzhong, Bajun.
"Right now, Bajun is in chaos. I heard that the Zhao family in Bajun is not a one-handed existence, so the Yan family in Jiangzhou frequently confronts them!"
As soon as Xun You heard this, he knew that Liu Zhang wanted to take the opportunity to invade Bajun, and he quickly spoke to dissuade him.
"Lord, we must not march into Bajun now!"
Xun You's attitude was very tough, which surprised Liu Zhang.
"Ah? Why?"
"Lord, we have just captured Guanghan County. The counties have not yet surrendered, and many families are still in a state of uncertainty. The most important thing now is to completely turn Guanghan County into our territory. Once we invade Ba County in a large scale, then Zhang Lu It is very possible to take the opportunity to counterattack Guanghan County!"
Liu Zhang smiled awkwardly. He felt that Xun You was a bit alarmist.
"Gongda, Zhang Lu has less than 10,000 soldiers. How can he counterattack Guanghan County? Besides, we will definitely arrange a heavy defense in Mianzhu. Even if Zhang Lu attacks urgently, he will not be able to capture Mianzhu within a year and a half!"
Liu Zhang was very confident in Mianzhu's city defense. As long as there were soldiers and horses stationed there, it would be absolutely difficult to conquer unless the force was several times stronger!
"My lord, you are too careless! Zhang Lu can definitely contact the aristocratic families in Guanghan and give them huge benefits to lure them to rebel in various counties!"
Liu Zhang shook his head slightly, still feeling that Xun You thought too highly of Zhang Lu.
"Gongda, the noble families in Guanghan County have just surrendered. How much benefit do they need to rebel? How can Zhang Lu provide it?"
"Haha, don't forget, my lord, Zhang Lu is a madman! Since he can give Bajun, Shujun, and Qianweijun to Jia Long, Ren Qi, and Zhao Wei, why can't he give away the counties of Guanghan County? To various aristocratic families?"
Liu Zhang's eyes narrowed slightly. Xun You's words were very reasonable and needed more attention.
Maybe Wang Shang, Qin Xun, Ren An and others will not rebel, but what about other aristocratic families? Everything is unpredictable!
"Lord, please don't forget that after acquiring the Guanghan vassal state and Guanghan County, our territory has more than doubled! From one county to three counties, our military strength has not increased at all, and our defense pressure has increased!"
This made Liu Zhang suddenly wake up!
Military strength, I felt that there was a serious shortage of troops when defending Zitong before. How could I have forgotten this!
"If it hadn't been for Gongda's reminder, I would have almost made a mistake! I was indeed a little blind..."
Xun You finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Liu Zhang persisted in going his own way, it would probably cause irreparable losses!
"Lord, our situation is very good right now. As long as we fight steadily, Yizhou will be ours sooner or later!"
Liu Zhang nodded heavily and gave up any intention of attacking Bajun immediately.
"Gongda, I want to appoint Guoyuan as the prefect of Hanzhong, and I will leave all the matters concerning Tiao Wenhe to Guanghan County as a farewell officer to Yizhou to defend the general's palace to you, how about that?"
Xun You was slightly shocked. He didn't expect that Liu Zhang would immediately delegate the power of the Yizhou Prefectural Mufu and General Wei's Mansion to the two of them. This courage was really amazing.
"Everything depends on the Lord's orders."
"Then let us take complete control of Guanghan County first!"
Time flies, two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the new year is approaching.
With the courage of Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and others, Guanghan County was completely included in Liu Zhang's territory.
The Guanghan vassal state also completely surrendered a month ago. After leaving Lei Tie behind, Taishi Ci led 5,000 Wufeng battalion soldiers back to Mianzhu.
Since all Guanghan County surrendered, Gao Yan and more than 15,000 prisoners who had been captured before completely surrendered to Liu Zhang. Jia Xu led them to Mianzhu not long ago.
Today, Liu Zhang summoned all the civil and military personnel under his command. This was also the last meeting before the New Year.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
There are too many civil servants under his command, and the meeting hall in Mianzhu is already a bit crowded!
"Today, Guanghan County and the vassal state of Guanghan have completely surrendered. The smooth pacification of Guanghan County cannot be achieved without your help!"
Wang Shang and others knew that Liu Zhang was praising them, the noble families of Guanghan County, and they quickly straightened their bodies and handed over their hands to express gratitude.
"My lord is strategizing, we don't dare to take credit!"
After two months of getting along, Liu Zhang's relationship with Wang Shang and others became increasingly close.
"Hahaha, meritorious service will naturally be rewarded. Everyone, although Guanghan County has been pacified, there are still nine counties that are still not under the management of the Prefectural Mufu, so you can't be careless!"
The civil and military officials on both sides responded with their hands.
"As you command!"
Liu Zhang nodded happily. This feeling of civil and military affiliation was really intoxicating.
"I'm calling you here today because I have something important to announce!"
