"Before the Northern Expedition, Xingshi recovered Wudu and Yinping two counties, and pushed the defensive outposts of the western front to Wudu and Yinping two counties! Expand the room for defensive detours on the Western Front, so as to fill the defensive loopholes after the transfer of the four divisions and the seven battalions of Qiongdu. ”

"Regain the two counties of Yinping and Wudu?!"

Several important ministers of the imperial court exclaimed in unison, glanced at each other, and the two place names of Yinping and Wudu evoked their memories.

The two counties of Yinping and Wudu belong to Yizhou, which is located in the northwest of Yizhou, bordering Longxi in the north, Zitong and Wenshan counties in the south, and Hanzhong in the east.

On the eve of the battle of Hanzhong, Cao and Liu had a big fight because of Wudu County, the first emperor (Liu Bei) sent Wu Lan and Lei Tong to attack Wudu, and after the whole army was annihilated, he sent Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to lead the headquarters to re-enter Wudu, and Cao Hong and Cao Xiu argued for a long time under the rule of Wudu County.

Later, Liezu personally raised the army to the north to attack Hanzhong, and transferred Zhang Fei and Ma Chaodong to converge, and the confrontation in the next debate came to an end. Later, Cao Cao disliked the chicken ribs of the small land in Hanzhong, which was close to Shu, but far from the Central Plains, and the soldiers thought of returning.

He decided to abandon Hanzhong, as well as the two counties of Yinping and Wudu south of Weishui, and accepted Zhang Ji's suggestion, so that more than 50,000 people from Cao Hong and Cao Xiuxi counties moved to Fufeng and Tianshui. Therefore, Wudu, Yinping, ten rooms and nine emptiness, deserted.

Since then, the two counties of Wudu and Yinping have become vast and sparsely populated remote areas, and because of their barren properties and lack of economic value, they were abandoned by both Cao and Liu, and became extraterritorials separated from Wanghua. Without the jurisdiction of the Han court and the collection of taxes, these two large counties with a wide territory became a paradise for the Di and Qiang people, who occupied the cities, grazing and hunting here, and enjoyed themselves freely.

"Your Majesty, Yinping and Wudu are sparsely populated and barren lands, what's the use of recovering these two places?" Zhuge Liang asked with a puzzled face.

What is the use of recovering these two places?

Of course, it is to defend the western border, Liu Yong has never given up the consideration of going out of the east to Guanzhong, the western front has been without war, most of Liaohua's left army will inevitably be transferred north, and the recovery of Wudu and Yinping is to improve the defense of the western front and prevent the Wei army of Longyou and Liangzhou from going south to Yizhou.

Although the Wei army in Longyou and Liangzhou was dominated by state and county soldiers and local armies, and there were few major generals, although Wudu, Yinping and Longyou were separated by Weishui. But within ten steps there will be fragrant grass, and there will be no wonder in the four seas. The Wei armies in Longxi and Liangzhou may not be without good generals with great courage. Jiang Wei is a good example, once he learned Deng Ai in that time and space, he led his elite soldiers to take the Yinping Road, crossed the Minshan Mountain, detoured to Guangwu and Jiangyou to the south, and suddenly came to the capital of I.

At that time, the main elite of the Han army was all in the Northern Expedition, and the civil and military ministers, the families and children of the soldiers, and even the emperor were all served by the Wei army, so Liu Yong really wanted to cry without tears.

Of course, before convincing Zhuge Liang to attack Tongguan, Liu Yong would definitely not tell him the truth.

After thinking for a while, Liu Yong immediately replied: "There are three people who will benefit from recovering these two counties. First, Guangbian, take Wudu and Yinping two counties, the border line between the Han family and the Wei thieves was greatly pushed forward, closer to the enemy territory, and the court could know about any changes in the Wei army of Longyou as soon as possible; Second, after recovering Wudu and Yinping, the imperial court can take the opportunity to subdue the Qiang of the two counties and select its elite and strong to be incorporated into the army; Third, if the army marches north to Longyou, Wudu and the two counties can be used as the basis for advancement. ”

After Liu Yongchang finished talking about the three benefits of recovering Wudu and Yinping, the important ministers exchanged heads and whispered.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but be moved.

Regarding the three benefits that Liu Yong threw out after winning Wudu and Yinping, the first Zhuge Liang didn't take it to heart, what he cared about was the second and third.

In fact, the population of Shu is far less than that of the Central Plains, and the limited youth and strength are hidden as slaves by the powerful families to help them escape military service.

For example, the crossbowmen of the Yuanrong battalion, the Badi people; The four divisions of Si Xuan, the Qiang people, the seven battalion armies of Qiongdu, and the composition of Qiongdu Yi; Wudang Flying Army, Nanban was formed; As for the Bai Wei soldiers, not to mention, Zhuge Liang said in a letter with Li Yan: "The first master is under the Bai Wei, and the West is also on the army." "The Bai Wei soldiers should have been recruited by the Qianghu in the western part of the Shu Kingdom.

And the third one is exactly what Zhuge Liang wants (a Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang is the Qishan Mountain that crossed Wudu County).

So, after synthesizing the opinions of Li Yan and Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang agreed to transfer the four divisions of Siyu and the seven battalions of Qiongdu to the north to Hanzhong, as well as to recover the two counties of Wudu and Yinping before the Northern Expedition.

"According to Your Majesty's plan, the four divisions and the seven battalions of Qiongdu will be transferred to the north, and the total number of soldiers in this army is as high as more than 24,000 people, which is the main force of the left army, but I don't know who Your Majesty will hand them over to command?" Since he agreed with Liu Yong's plan, Zhuge Liang began to put it into practice step by step wholeheartedly.

Whom will they be in command?

Obviously, it is impossible to hand over this force to Commander Wei Yan, which even exceeds the Hanzhong garrison, and the military power is only allowed to be dispersed and not concentrated in non-wartime.

Hidden dangers must be eliminated in the bud.

"I mean, Zhennan General Fuqing (Fu Kuang) is the main general, and the rebellious general Wu Qing (Wu Yi) is the deputy, commanding the four divisions of Si Yu and the seven battalions of Qiongdu. In addition, Yang Hong, the Taishou of Shu County, was appointed as the captain of the agricultural capital, responsible for supervising the construction of water conservancy and tuntian. ”

Liu Yong was obviously prepared, facing Zhuge Liang, and the arrangements were clear-sighted.

Fu Kuang and Wu Yi, who were sitting on the left and right, heard that the Son of Heaven proposed that they command the four divisions and the seven battalions of Qiongdu to be stationed in Hanzhong, they were all slightly excited, straightened their waists, and frequently cast their expectant eyes at Liu Yong and Zhuge Liang.

You must know that although he is the general of Zhennan, he has not been crowned a marquis, and he has not caught up with Shu Han's two large-scale rewards for the ministers (Liu Bei is the emperor and Liu Chan is on the throne), and if he wants to be a marquis in the future, he can only rely on real merits. And the one who is slightly next to the army is military merit, and military merit is a shortcut to the marquis!

Wu Yi was also slightly moved, although he was a relative and not young, he was only added to the miscellaneous general, and he never had the opportunity to lead the army outside.

Only the Shu County Taishou and Yangwu General Yang Hong are a little lost, so how can the Diannong Lieutenant have the high position and power of Shu County.

Zhuge Liang is considering whether Liu Yong's candidate is suitable.

Fu Kuang is one of the generals of the four towns, on a par with Wei Yan and Zhao Yun, and he is a veteran of the battlefield and has rich experience, so it should be more than enough to manage the army. Yang Hong has also been in the local area for a long time, and he is good at agricultural affairs, which is feasible.

For Prime Minister Zhuge who strives to be safe, this is already a very serious candidate.