"General Zhengnan?"

Ma Liang and Ma Jian on the side were stunned. Zhuge Liang gives people the impression that he is personable and calm, and he is no less talented than Xiao He.

Now that His Majesty has appointed him as the general of the expedition to the south, the two of them always feel that Zhuge Liang's temperament is somewhat inconsistent with the commander who led the army.

"Command!"

Zhuge Liang doesn't have any opinions, now that Yizhou and Jingzhou have stabilized, they only need to stabilize the policy, and they don't need his constant attention.

Compared with sitting in the rear to sort out government affairs, Zhuge Liang also has a strong interest in commanding the army. If he can personally lead the army to fight in the south and the north and revive the Han family, then his life will be complete.

Moreover, as long as he can lead the army to recover the Central Plains, Zhuge Liang can really shock the annals of history. His achievements far surpass all the civil and military generals throughout the ages, leaving an immortal name.

And for Yang Yun, it is nothing for Zhuge Liang to get this kind of fame, anyway, as long as he does not die, he is not afraid of overturning.

"The original timeline is that Zhuge Liang personally led the army, with Ma Tan as the army to join the south, crossed Lu in May, went deep into the barren, and easily leveled Nanzhong!"

Yang Yun took this into account, so he made this appointment.

Now the Shu army has sufficient armor and no shortage of grain and grass, which is more powerful than the original timeline. With Zhuge Liang's ability, it is not difficult to solve the problem of Nanzhong.

"Which general does Kong Ming need to accompany him on this southern expedition?" Yang Yun asked.

"Guan Xing and Zhang Bao are two generals!

Zhuge Liang has full confidence in himself, and he didn't bring any of the three peerless generals, only Ma Yan, Guan Xing, and Zhang Bao.

As soon as Yang Yun's mind moved, he knew Zhuge Liang's thoughts.

Zhuge Liang commanded the army for the first time, and he did not have much prestige in the army, and Guan Xing and Zhang Bao had the legacy of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, as long as they could let the two obey the orders together, the military heart was naturally not a problem.

"Okay! Spread my will, let Guan Xing and Zhang Bao be generals, and Ma Jian will join the army!" Yang Yun immediately ordered. agreed to all of Zhuge Liang's requests.

After the deliberations in the main hall, several ministers retreated. Subsequently, the news that Zhuge Liang was removed from the position of prime minister and served as the general of Zhengnan spread rapidly in the capital.

This news has aroused the surprise of countless people.

However, no matter how much discussion from the outside world has, it can't change Yang Yun and Zhuge Liang's determination. Soon, Li Yan served as the commander of Shangshu, and Ma Liang went to Yandao to prepare grain, grass and ordnance, and use this place as a forward base.

Half a month later, Yang Yun took the stage outside the capital to pay respects to the generals, awarded Zhuge Liang the scepter, led 40,000 elite soldiers, went to Yandao along the waterway, and began to divide his troops to capture the counties in Nanzhong.

After Zhuge Liang led his troops south, Yang Yun rarely went to Qingcheng Mountain to cultivate, but sat in the capital. He began to personally handle various government affairs in Yizhou and Jingzhou.

He also held great power in the previous worlds, and he was no stranger to dealing with internal affairs, but he just felt that he was wasting time and didn't do it.

Now he handles it himself, but in a day or two, it's easy to get started.

In April of the fifth year of Zhang Wu, Zhuge Liang led the army to defeat Yuewang County to defend Gaoding, easily killed Yonghong, and pacified Yuewang County. Then he went south to Yizhou County and captured Meng Huo.

However, in order to subdue the hearts of the Southern Barbarians, Zhuge Liang let Meng Shu leave.

In May, the army crossed the Lushui River and attacked the Nanban again......

After Zhuge Liang became the general of the expedition to the south, he gradually tempered it and began to link the theory of the military formation he knew with the actual marching operations, and his experience in commanding troops continued to rise.

"After the battle of Nanzhong, Zhuge Liang will be almost able to become a first-class commander!"

Yang Yun thought in his heart. This battle in Nanzhong was actually to give Zhuge Liang experience to increase his commanding ability.

In the original timeline, people in later generations said that Zhuge Liang was a genius in the world and a peerless figure who was proficient in internal affairs and military affairs. Some people also commented that Zhuge Liang is just Xiao He's second, good at internal affairs, and military strategy is not his strength.

In Yang Yun's view, Zhuge Liang was listed as one of the ten philosophers of Wumiao in later generations, and he was as famous as Bai Qi, Han Xin, Li Jing, Wu Qi and others, which can explain everything.

Zhuge Liang claims to be not inferior to Zhong Leyi, not empty words, but with real skills.

However, leading troops to combat is different from internal affairs, and you must have a certain amount of experience to be able to use all your abilities. Before the Battle of Nanzhong, all the major battles of Shu Han were led by Liu Bei himself. Zhuge Liang sat in the rear and never held military power.

The battle of Nanzhong was the process of Zhuge Liang's experience increase, and after this battle, Zhuge Liang's commanding ability directly became the world's first-class. In addition to some lack of experience, it is not inferior to any commander or general in the world.

It was precisely because of the lack of experience that Ma Tan was stationed in the street pavilion, which led to the failure of the First Northern Expedition.

However, even if the battle was defeated, the army commanded by Zhuge Liang did not suffer much loss, and easily returned to Hanzhong.

After absorbing the experience of the first Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang's commander was able to evolve again. And in the next few Northern Expeditions, it was vividly displayed.

In the same year, because the Wei army went east to Jiangdong, it sent troops to contain it, and after attracting the Wei army to help, it immediately retreated, and in the process of retreating, killed the Wei army general Wang Shuang.

In the second Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang marched to Qishan, cut wheat in Shangqi, defeated Sima Yi, beheaded more than 3,000 people, and seized countless grain and grass military funds. However, because Li Yan was hindered in the rear, the transportation of grain and grass was unfavorable, so he retreated.

When the troops were withdrawn, they set up an ambush and shot Zhang He to death in the wooden doorway. The third Northern Expedition invaded Wuzhang Plain, and even raised troops in Tuntian under the nose of the Wei army. If it weren't for the heavy rain from the sky, it would even be able to kill Sima Yi's army and attack Chang'an.

From the lack of experience at the beginning, to the final leadership of tens of thousands of elites, and the Wei army's more than 100,000 troops, advancing and retreating freely, the Wei army, which had an absolute advantage, did not dare to confront the Shu army head-on. It can be seen that Zhuge Liang's ability to command the army!

Lu Xun, who won the Battle of Yiling and the Battle of Shiting in history, is also a few points inferior to Zhuge Liang.

"I hope that Zhuge Liang can quickly evolve to the peak! At that time, with Zhuge Liang on the side, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong are the three peerless generals, and no one will be able to stop them!"

When Yang Yun was at ease in the capital, the battle reports from Nanzhong kept coming.

Zhuge Liang led a large army, and won consecutive battles all the way, and the soldiers even reached the southernmost point of Yongchang County, almost bordering Jiaozhi County in Jiaozhou.

Meng Shu, the leader of the Southern Barbarians, captured seven and seven verticals, and completely subdued it.

Troops were sent in March, and by September, the battle had come to an end.

In just six months, Zhuge Liang completely leveled Nanzhong. Subtracting the time spent marching and hurrying, the actual time spent fighting is less than a month.