The autumn wind rises in September.
The weather is getting colder quickly, and this year's air-conditioning has been particularly fierce. People in Hanzhong have felt the sudden drop in temperature. It is the season of crisp autumn air, but it seems like winter has already entered.
During the Little Ice Age at the end of Han Dynasty, the weather got colder and colder every year. The north is the coldest, which was the general environment in the late Han Dynasty. Fortunately, the geographical location of Yizhou and Wu State is relatively southerly. Although the climate is cold, everything is under control.
Outside Nanzheng City, the Wu army camp.
Lu Xuan wore thick robes and patrolled the camp to comfort the sick soldiers. During this period, the weather dropped suddenly and many soldiers were infected with wind and cold. Fortunately, Lu Xuan left Zhang Zhongjing behind and asked Zhang Zhongjing to compile medical skills in Shu County, teach apprentices, and train more medical disciples.
Due to Zhang Zhongjing's arrangement, Lu Xuan's army had a large number of military doctors trained by Zhang Zhongjing. When the soldier developed cold, Lu Xuan took decisive measures to treat the cold and suppressed the cold in the shortest possible time.
When Lu Xuan was inspecting the camp, a soldier came to Lu Xuan and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Zhang Shangshu."
"knew."
Lu Xuan nodded.
After inspecting the sick soldiers and the wounded soldiers from the previous battle, he returned to the tent and picked up the letter sent by Zhang Zhao to read.
Lu Xuanyuan was in Yizhou, and Zhang Zhao was responsible for handling domestic government affairs, and would still arrange for people to send letters regularly.
The letters are all about important matters and are about the government affairs of the state of Wu.
Zhang Zhao’s letter this time begins with something about this year’s autumn harvest. This year, Wu State still had a bumper harvest and sufficient food. But in the letter, he also mentioned a piece of news. This summer in Wu State, it is generally very hot in the south, much hotter than in previous years.
Lu Xuan looked a little serious when he saw this.
It is extremely hot in summer and extremely cold in winter, which is a typical feature of the climate in the late Han Dynasty. Because of the Little Ice Age, the climate was very extreme, making the living environment even more difficult for the people.
Judging from this, in the Han Dynasty this winter, whether it is Yuan Shao's Jin State, Cao Cao's Qin State, or even Lu Xuan's Wu State, I am afraid that there will be a large-scale cold wave in the cold winter.
This can be tricky.
Lu Xuan suppressed his thoughts and continued reading. The subsequent news was about Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang was appointed as the magistrate of Nanjing by Lu Xuan and was responsible for building the new capital of Nanjing. The construction of the new capital has been completed. A number of royal palaces, ancestral temples, altars, and many offices in the city were all built.
At this stage, some relocation matters have begun, mainly the family members of some officials, who are moving to Nanjing first. In addition, some files also began to be sent to Nanjing.
Today's dossier materials are all in paper version, no longer bamboo slips, which reduces a lot of expenses.
Even so, the movement of various supplies is not easy.
The next step is to wait for Lu Xuan to return before moving the ancestral temples and officials of the Wu Kingdom.
After reading it, Lu Xuan also had a smile on his face.
Zhuge Liang is indeed reliable in his work.
At the end of the letter, Zhang Zhao also mentioned the city of Nanjing governed by Zhuge Liang. The government was harmonious and the people were harmonious. Houses were not closed at night without picking up items on the road. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. It was a kingly paradise.
As expected of Zhuge Liang.
Lu Xuan's eyes became more and more appreciative. Although Zhuge Liang was not very old, Zhuge Liang's abilities had already been highlighted. When it comes to managing domestic affairs, Zhuge Liang is a complete cheat, and his talent is simply superb.
Lu Xuan finished reading the letter and thought about the cold weather at the end of the year.
This must be prepared.
Lu Xuan spread out a piece of paper and wrote a letter, asking Zhang Zhao to deal with this year's cold winter as soon as possible. On the one hand, preparations must be made to resettle possible refugees. Although there are very few refugees in Wu State, they must be registered.
On the other hand, disaster relief materials must be prepared to help the people.
Finally, there are precautions for epidemic diseases during the cold winter, and Zhang Zhongjing is responsible for further strengthening the training of doctors.
Since he recruited Zhang Zhongjing before, Lu Xuan fully supported Zhang Zhongjing in compiling medical books, and also supported Zhang Zhongjing in building a larger medical clinic to train apprentices and treat patients.
Disciples of medical families gathered in the Kingdom of Wu one after another.
In the whole world, Lu Xuan's country of Wu has the most medical disciples.
After Lu Xuan finished writing the letter, he arranged for the person who came to deliver the letter to rush back quickly. After he made arrangements, he sent someone to call Jia Xu and said in a deep voice: "Wen He, we have been delaying a lot of time in Nanzheng."
"Of course, everything is under our control."
"According to our pace, the purpose of trapping Cao Cao is to use Zhang Lu to win over the counties in Hanzhong. So far, all the counties in Hanzhong have surrendered, and people's hearts have begun to turn towards us, and the expected goal has been achieved."
"But Cao Cao was not an easy man. He took the initiative to divide his troops and leave Nanzheng. He led his troops to guard Ziwu Road, leaving Liu Bei to guard Nanzheng City."
"This has changed the situation where Cao Cao was trapped in Nanzheng alone. Cao Cao and Liu Bei are each other's horns and are fighting against us. When we attack Liu Bei, Cao Cao can rush to help. When we attack Cao Cao, Liu Bei can rush to help."
"I think we need to change our strategy."
Lu Xuan looked serious and said: "We cannot place all our hopes on the hot air balloon, we must consider other means."
Jia Xu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the arrangement between Cao Cao and Liu Bei is not surprising. Cao Cao has the idea of playing horns with Liu Bei, but more importantly, Cao Cao wants to be able to retreat at any time on the Ziwu Road."
"In addition, I have been keeping an eye on the weather changes. Although suddenly, it seems that early winter has arrived and the weather has turned colder. In fact, there are no more frequent storms, and the climate has gradually stabilized. I believe that there will be a suitable opportunity soon. Take action."
Lu Xuan asked: "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!"
Jia Xu answered firmly.
"Report!"
At this time, another soldier entered and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from Kuai Liang, the governor of Xuzhou."
"Bring it here quickly."
Lu Xuan's eyes became expectant.
The soldier went to inform, and the sentry followed him in. He cupped his fists and saluted and said, "I am informing your Majesty that Governor Kuai has killed Yuan Tan and won the Battle of Xuzhou. Please read the details of your Majesty."
The sentry handed over the letter.
A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face. He took the letter and quickly browsed it. He saw the detailed battle report of Kuai Liang's arrangement with Zang Ba, and the help of Zang Ba to counterattack Yuan Tan and destroy Yuan Tan's army.
After reading the battle report, Lu Xuan's smile became even brighter.
This battle was fought with style.
As expected of Kuai Liang.
The local governors he arranged, whether it was Zhou Yu or Kuai Liang, all gave satisfactory answers through this war.
Lu Xuan put away the letter, looked at the sentinel, and ordered: "Go back and tell Kuai Liang that I am waiting for good news about his next step. All those who have made meritorious service will be rewarded after the war is over."
"Here!"
The sentry replied immediately.
After the sentry turned around and retreated, Lu Xuan called Fazheng back and told him the news about Kuai Liang.
Then, Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "Currently, great breakthroughs have been made in Yanzhou and Qingzhou. Wen He said that the wind direction is gradually stabilizing, making it suitable for hot air balloon flights. In this case, we must prepare to break the situation."
"Currently, Cao Cao has retreated to Ziwu Road, and Liu Bei is guarding Nanzheng. The two sides are at each other's horns. Under the premise that a hot air balloon breaks the city, we need to consider how we will arrange it. Only by formulating a strategy can the war in Hanzhong be resolved. .”
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "The Battle of Hanzhong has continued until now, and it's time to end."
