Three months later.
In Chang'an, Guanzhong, there is a court meeting at Weiyang Palace.
Shangshu Ling Jia Xu is reporting on major events in Guanzhong.
"Informing the King of Qin, Lu Su, the governor of Liangzhou, has reported that all the people have been properly resettled, and all areas of Liangzhou have been given a new look! I think it won't take more than a few years, and Liangzhou will be able to completely get rid of the difficult situation it has suffered for hundreds of years!"
Liu Zhang nodded.
"As expected of Zijing, he was able to achieve this level in just a few months!"
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Liangzhou has never been stable.
As a result, the two Han Dynasties, with Chang'an and Luoyang as their capitals, were frequently in danger.
Now that the border problems in Liangzhou have been solved, the number of Han people has also been solved.
It is fully equipped with the foundation for vigorous development.
It is completely foreseeable that as time goes by, the gap between Liangzhou and the states and counties in the mainland will become smaller and smaller.
In this way, the capital will become more and more stable!
"Wenhe, how is the Hetao area? Is there any new news?"
"Informing the King of Qin, the relocation of 200,000 Qiang people and 100,000 prisoners has been completed, and Grand Administrator Zhang and Captain Jia have begun processing."
Jia Xu glanced aside, and Yang Hong quickly stood up.
"Reporting to the King of Qin, the materials needed for the Hetao are being shipped continuously, which is enough to ensure the construction of the city."
"In addition, grain and grass are also continuously transported to the Hetao by waterway."
As long as there are sufficient supplies and food, there will be stability.
As long as it is not harsh and tyrannical, even the Qiang people have no reason to overturn.
Zhang Song and Jia Kui are both capable people, so they would never make such a mistake.
Liu Zhang didn't ask any more questions and turned to look at Xun You.
"Gongda, how are the soldiers stationed in Hetao?"
Xun You quickly came out of the queue.
"Inform the King of Qin that the Qiang people from the five tribes recruited by Yueji, Hedang, Diange, Tuqi, and Dailun total 15,000 people. They are all currently stationed in Hetao. In addition, there are six generals from General Gao Pei and General Yang Huai. Thousands of soldiers and horses, Grand Administrator Zhang Song and Captain Jia Kui’s headquarters each with 3,000 troops are already in place.”
"In addition, 50,000 Chinese troops are stationed in Hetao, which is enough to ensure that there will be no oversights."
"well done!"
Liu Zhang was extremely satisfied with this.
All 50,000 Chinese troops were stationed, which was enough to give Jia Kui enough time to train his troops and build the city with peace of mind.
At this moment, Liu Zhang was really relieved.
Three months ago, I was still very worried. Three months later, all difficulties were solved one by one in an orderly manner.
It’s time again to wait and reap the rewards.
"By the way, how is the situation in Jingzhou? Did the Eastern Army gain any new results?"
For a long time recently, Liu Zhang's attention has been on Guanzhong.
Regarding Jingzhou, I only remember that Huang Zhong led his army to attack on a large scale.
Today I just take advantage of the opportunity of the court meeting to listen to the latest good news with the ministers.
As for the failure, Liu Zhang could not think of the reason for the failure at all.
Jingzhou, which was empty of troops and unprepared, and the Eastern Army, which was fully prepared and went all out.
You can tell which one is strong and which one is weak at a glance.
"For the King of Qin, the latest news from Yizhou is that the Eastern Army from Jiangbei has conquered Zhijiang and surrounded Jiangling City. The Eastern Army from Jiangnan has surrounded Gong'an."
"Is that so? When was this information sent?"
Liu Zhang frowned slightly.
This situation can only be described as unsatisfactory.
There were some differences from what he imagined.
"Half a month ago."
Liu Zhang was even more puzzled after hearing this.
Three months ago, the Eastern Army surrounded Zhijiang and threatened Jiangling.
The soldiers and horses led by Zhang Liao were unstoppable along the way.
Why has progress been so slow in nearly three months?
If Liu Bei started to withdraw from Jiaozhou after the Eastern Army's offensive, I'm afraid they would already be on their way back!
It was originally meant to deliver good news to everyone, but I didn't expect this result.
Liu Zhang suddenly became angry.
"Gongda, what's going on with the Eastern Army? What are the hundreds of thousands of people doing? Is it possible that they are all besieging the city?"
"How many men does Liu Bei have? He doesn't dare to fight in the field, so he leaves some of his troops to watch over him. Isn't it better to disperse the rest and attack?"
The more Liu Zhang talked, the angrier he became.
"What are Huang Zhong and Pang Tong doing?"
"King Qin, calm down!"
The ministers in the palace begged for mercy.
Xun You even defended the two of them personally.
"Reporting to the King of Qin, the situation in Jingzhou is complicated, and the news returned is not very detailed. I feel that General Huang and Military Advisor Pang must have their own considerations."
"What are you thinking about! The walls of Jiangling and Gong'an City are tall, and it is very difficult to attack the city by force. Is it possible that the Eastern Army soldiers will have to sacrifice their lives?"
Liu Zhang clearly remembered how tenacious Cao Ren was in Jiangling with a small number of troops after Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi in history.
If the earthquake hadn't collapsed the city wall, there might have been quite a few variables!
"this..."
Xun You was speechless for a moment.
In fact, Xun You recognized Liu Zhang and had a lot of confusion about the situation in Jingzhou.
The art of war is said to have a tenfold encirclement, but it does not apply to the Jingzhou battlefield at the moment.
Relying on a small number of troops to besiege, and other troops to quickly divide the counties is the way to go!
The most ideal situation is to block the retreat path of Jiaozhou soldiers and horses before they can react.
After cutting off the food and grass, these soldiers and horses naturally dispersed.
But this three-month confrontation was obviously a waste of perfect time!
Liu Zhang waved his hands impatiently.
"Let's break up! Wenhe and Gongda stay."
"I'll take my leave."
The ministers did not dare to say anything and left the hall one after another.
After only Jia Xu and Xun You were left, Liu Zhang relaxed a lot.
He stood up and walked up to the two of them with annoyance.
"Forget it if Huang Zhong plays it safe, why is Pang Tong so cautious?"
"Don't these two people know that important towns like Jiangling and the Public Security Bureau are rarely attacked head-on?"
Jia Xu and Xun You looked at each other.
"King Qin, calm down! Commander Pang is very resourceful and has a unique vision. He must have other doubts."
Liu Zhang shook his head and did not give up his dissatisfaction just because of Jia Xu's words.
"Why are you attacking Jingzhou alone this time? Isn't it because Jingzhou is empty? The main goal is to be unexpected and quick!"
"After dragging him around, Zhuge Liang returned to the army and even gave him a spanking!"
Seeing that Liu Zhang was really angry, Xun You quickly comforted him.
"King Qin will calm down for the time being. I have sent people to Jingzhou to learn more about the situation. I think there will be news back in the next few days."
"That's all it can do..."
This is the problem of the times. Liu Zhang could only endure it no matter how unwilling he was.
Unlike later generations, one can know things thousands of miles away with just one phone call.
Unlike the Song Dynasty, people could use flying pigeons to pass messages.
Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Jingzhou, and it still needs to take a detour to Yizhou. The time required for this trip is terrifying!
"Gongda, it's better to send someone to summon Huang Zhong and Pang Tong to speed up the attack."
"At this time, there is no need to worry about the gains and losses of one city or one place, occupy the entire Jingzhou!"
"Don't Liu Bei like Jiangling? Then there is only one Jiangling left for him, let's see how long he can defend it!"
As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, Xun You had not yet had time to accept the order.
At this time, a panicked soldier ran in from outside the palace.
