Old Liu now also believes that his son has extraordinary abilities, but he still waved his hand and said: "The military advisor is too optimistic. Even though Adou is brave and a little clever, there are rebellions by the Shen family and Mengda in the three counties, and Cao Wei has sent troops to attack outside. Part 1 It's a miracle that he didn't lose, so how can his two brothers win so quickly?"
"Haha." Zhuge Liang stood up and waved to the waiter to hang up the map of the three counties. "Your Majesty, everyone, please take a look at this map."
"Ahem, ahem, what Kong Ming wants to say is that the three counties are all mountainous and Cao's cavalry is useless?" Fazheng also knew this, but his confidence in Liu Chan was not as great as Zhuge Liang's, and he still did not believe that Liu Chan could win quickly.
"This is one of them." Zhuge Liang did not give in and said with a smile: "Cao's army was defeated by me twice in Hanzhong and Jingzhou. Although Xiangfan was not lost in the end, he lost a lot of troops and generals. If I expected it to be true, this time the three There are Shen family and Mengda in the county, and the terrain is dangerous, so Cao Cao will not commit a large army."
Old Liu nodded. Indeed, he had seen the Three Counties last time. Most of the Three Counties had dangerous terrain with two mountains sandwiching a valley.
Cao Cao's military strength was also tight at this time, and he would never take risks when the situation was unclear.
"Even so, with the support of the local powerful Shen family and the help of Meng Da, Cao's army will be familiar with the geography of this place when they arrive." Fazheng frowned and said, "When Wen Chang sent troops, he also had to take into account the defense of Hanzhong. With the addition of the prince's personal army, he could It is not easy to rush to the three counties with less than ten thousand people."
Although Liu Feng occupied Shangyong first, it was not a fortified city. By then, Cao's army would go south by water, and Shen Dan and Meng Da would lead their armies to join the east and west. Under a strong attack...how could Liu Feng hold on for a long time.
"The prince's soldiers are few, but they are all elite. Most of them are skilled in mountain warfare. They can fight a hundred in the three counties." Zhuge Liang still looked very calm. Yufan pointed at the map and said, "General Liu took action first, which shows that he has a thorough understanding of Shen Shen." Dan, the meaning of Mengda. Xiaozhi thinks...who wrote this?"
Fazheng frowned and said nothing. He had come into contact with Liu Feng, and it was really hard to imagine that this person could have such insight.
In terms of intelligence and strategy, his confidence is not much inferior to that of Kong Ming, but after all, unlike Kong Ming, Fazheng grew up watching these two people, and his understanding of these two people is indeed not as good as Kong Ming's.
After Kong Ming said it, Fazheng suddenly remembered that the new guard formed by the prince was responsible for spying on military affairs, using rooms, etc. Could it be...
"The prince actually sent people to the three counties in advance?" Fazheng asked in surprise.
This matter itself is nothing, but what is terrible is the prince's insight. If he had not judged the hidden crisis in the three counties in advance, how could he have prepared in advance?
This requires a sufficient understanding of Cao Wei's strategy, the Shen family's thoughts, and the situation of the three counties in order to gain insight into opportunities.
As far as he knew, Liu Chan only visited the three counties once after the war in Hanzhong...
this is too scary.
Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled: "It must be so. The rebels and Cao Wei lost before they even fought. How can they win if they know themselves but don't know the enemy?"
He knew more than just Liu Chan. Over the years, he had spent as much thought on the prince as on political affairs.
From the initial establishment of the Pro-Army to train troops and suppress bandits, to the recent establishment of the Shadow Guard, Liu Chan had stayed up late into the night to discuss with him.
In Zhuge Liang's view, the battle of the three counties will indeed be won by those who are prepared but not prepared, but just from the fact that Liu Feng makes the first move, it can be seen that the one who is prepared must be Liu Chan.
"Shen Dan was so smart that he clearly wanted to trap Wen Chang's reinforcements in his letter to the king." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "It's a pity that the prince knew about this. If he had followed the plan and led his troops into the three counties, wouldn't he be able to cheat the west city without losing any blood?"
Lao Liu slapped his thigh, yes, why didn’t I think of that?
But he immediately looked at Kong Ming in confusion, how can you be so sure that my son can think of it?
Zhuge Liang continued to point at the map and continued with a strong sense of pride: "Once the west city is taken, the foundation of the Shen family is gone. The prince leads his troops and responds to General Liu internally and externally. The private soldiers of the Shen family are not worth mentioning.
"Cao Wei only had Fangling at most. He was unwilling to invest heavy troops, and he lost the help of the Shen family. In addition, the special terrain of the three counties... Haha, how can he be invincible?"
Everyone was talking about it. After Zhuge Liang said this, it seemed reasonable to want to quickly settle the three counties under the internal and external troubles...
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he returned to his seat and sat down. He cupped his hands towards Old Liu Yi and said, "Your Majesty can still send Yide to Hanzhong just in case, but there is no need to worry so much. Now that the scenery is just right, why not go hunting in the spring and go for an outing, and wait for the crown prince's triumphant return?" ?”
Old Liu smiled and pointed at Kong Ming. Spring hunting and outing were naturally the words of comfort from the military advisor, but now he was indeed much more at ease.
But the next moment, he suddenly felt that he had made a huge mistake, and he sighed.
Fa Zheng said curiously: "Your Majesty, I also think Kong Ming's words are reasonable. Why does your Majesty sigh again?"
"I only regret that I didn't bring my wife here to listen. With the military counselor's sharp tongue, I will definitely make my wife no longer worry. I can also have a peaceful sleep..."
Fazheng was stunned, looked at each other and Zhuge Liang, and immediately laughed.
But before he even laughed a few times, his coughing became more intense... and he coughed up blood again.
Fazheng suddenly remembered the doctor who was very valued by the prince: "Well, let's look for Uncle Wang and take a look later."
Most of the biggest worry was solved. Old Liu sent someone to inform Zhang Fei to support Hanzhong, and after making some necessary arrangements for possible situations, he finally thought about asking about other things.
"Is there any movement in Nanzhong?" Lao Liu looked at Fazheng.
Hearing this, Fazheng hurriedly put away the bloody silk in his hand: "The Yong family has not made any moves yet... but recently, he has been very close to Gao Dingyuan, the king of Yue Yi, and Meng Huo, the leader of the Meng family in Nanzhong."
The Yong family bribed waiters around Lao Liu. Lao Liu and others, who knew that Nanzhong was restless, of course also had their own sources of information.
Mainly some loyal local officials, such as Zheng'ang, the governor of Yizhou County, and Jiao Huang, the governor of Yueqi County, were all officials who loved the Liu family and often submitted intelligence to the central government.
"Have you told Zheng Ang and other officials to be careful?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been informed."
Lao Liu used his son as a strategy to stabilize the country before going abroad, and deliberately let people go to Nanzhong to intensify conflicts. Naturally, he could not let his own officials be unprepared to suffer losses or even be trapped to death.
But the stakes in this matter are so important that except for a few officials who can confirm that it is absolutely reliable... everyone else can only hope for their own good.
Old Liu nodded and looked at Zhuge Liang again: "The military advisor has been busy with mulberry farming recently. I wonder how the Quyuan plow thing is progressing?"
Zhuge Liang smiled even more when he heard this, and said with a cupped hand: "The farmers here are all proficient in using it, and farming is far better than before. It only requires one person, one ox and one plow. The saved manpower and oxen can plow new land. One farmer family More than doubling the arable land?
"I have summoned a large number of carpenters to make this plow. The nearby big families have lost many households due to the prince's recruitment of troops. They attach great importance to this plow. Now Shu County has basically completed the replacement. The Jian family is the Zhang family, and the Brazilian Qiao family and the Gong family are also Do your best to promote it locally.
"I also plan to order craftsmen to bring samples and go to Hanzhong with Yide reinforcements, and order Wen Chang to promote this plow in Hanzhong. Hanzhong has rich land and sparse population, so this plow should be of great use."
Liu Chan's invisible sword weakened the population of wealthy families in Shu County and Guanghan County, but he did not expect that he also indirectly helped the promotion of Quyuan Li... It seems that the world and the earth are working together.
In addition, Shangshu Liu Ba proposed to build a special brocade city in Chengdu, appoint brocade officials to supervise the weaving of Shu brocade, concentrate production to improve efficiency, expand the scale of mulberry planting and sericulture, and also proposed many other economic strategies. After everyone discussed it, Lao Liu adopted it one after another.
The old Liu, who was smiling and twirling his beard, no longer felt as worried as when he came back. It seems that the three counties don't have to worry too much. Farming and mulberry improvement and economic revitalization are also progressing smoothly.
Just wait until the Yong family in Nanzhong can't stand it any longer, and then they can use some excuse to send troops. If Nanzhong is settled, there will no longer be any worries.
By then, as long as the troops have enough food and supplies, it will be time to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition!
Prospering the Han Dynasty and fighting off thieves is just around the corner.
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Lao Liu's mood improved from bad to good, but things were not going well for his lifelong rival, Boss Cao.
Historically, Cao Cao died of illness in the first month of the lunar month, but now it seems that Guan Yu is still alive and is concerned about the war in the three counties, so he hangs on for more than one month.
However, after hearing his subordinate read word for word the battle report of the three counties sent by Xu Huang, he finally gave up...
(End of chapter)
