"We have been living and working in peace and contentment in Shuzhong for decades, ignoring the military revolution. If you use swords and soldiers in vain, it is not the blessing of the people, nor the blessing of the lord! A civil official on the left frowned. He is none other than Huang Quan and Huang Gongheng, who are engaged in Yizhou governance.

"Mr. Gongheng's words are wrong, this time the six-way army attacked Liu Bei, Liu Bei always has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and it is also a dead end. We have this good opportunity, if we can take advantage of the situation to take Yidu and Nanjun, then I am expected to prosper in Shuzhong. A military general on the right with a fierce face said. He is known as the first general in Sichuan Zhang Ren, legend has it that his martial arts learned from a generation of gun prodigy Yuan, the essence of marksmanship is still known as the king of guns in the north Zhang Xiu. Today, the important civil and military officials in Shuzhong, except for Yan Yan, the veteran general stationed in Ba County, all the others came.

"General Zhang should not underestimate Liu Bei, there are countless outstanding military officials under this person's command. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who are known as Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, are both far-reaching people; Wu Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Feng are also battlefield generals. Although General Zhang is brave, he should not underestimate the heroes of the world. A black-bearded scribe with a short figure and an ugly appearance said slowly. The people in the river are already short in stature, and this person is even shorter.

"Zhang Beijia is inevitably exaggerating, he Liu Bei has a talent for civil and military affairs, and I am not a wine bag and rice bag in Shu. Is it really going to be a fight, or who is afraid of whom? Another military general behind Zhang Ren said, he is Zhang Ren's die-hard fan Zhang Yi Zhang Boyang, in his opinion, even if there are famous generals in the world, they are just different from Zhang Ren.

For a time, all the civil and military officials in Shu also insisted on their own words, the civil officials all thought that it was not appropriate to make enemies with Liu Bei, and the military generals were eager to make contributions to this, and for a while no one was convinced. Liu Zhang looked at the more noisy and chaotic people in front of him, and his brows became more and more wrinkled. As a standard second-generation official, Liu Zhang has never had any ambitions, and what he pays attention to is to rule by inaction. Shuzhong is fertile for thousands of miles, with a population of only more than one million, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment over the years. Although Zhang Lu and Nanban came to attack from time to time, but in general, especially in the central area close to Chengdu, the common people were really in heaven compared with the people of the troubled times in the Central Plains.

Liu Zhang's father, Liu Yan, was also a very extraordinary figure back then. This person was originally a county-by-county guard, and it was he who discovered the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang who were born at the grassroots. Later, when the world was in turmoil, it was he who suggested that Emperor Ling of Han increase the power of the state pastors in various places, thus creating a situation where the princes rose together. Liu Yan himself was named Yizhou Mu, and since he came to Chengdu, he has also made a lot of achievements. Later, it was rumored that he once wanted to be the emperor, so he secretly built the state palace extremely magnificent. But before this rumor was confirmed, Liu Yan died suddenly, and the matter was over.

Liu Zhang has no skills in his life, but he still believes in his father's words. Liu Yan once told him that there are few real heroes in this world, including his brother Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, and he must not oppose him in the future. Liu Zhang's words were kept in mind, so even though Zhang Ren and others were talking wildly, he was not too tempted.

Liu Zhang looked at the civil and military forces who were still arguing, but finally found that one of them had been silent, and couldn't help but wonder at the moment: "Why didn't Xiaozhi say a word?" "This person is Liu Zhang's chief bookkeeper Fa Zheng Fa and filial piety, and he is known for his resourcefulness and resourcefulness, and he will not let Zhang Song change. Liu Zhang couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that he didn't say a word.

Fa Zheng heard Liu Zhang's question, and only after a little arching his hand did he speak: "Lord, you are not strange. The Fa is thinking about it, so he didn't speak for a while, so he didn't deliberately snub you. ”

"I don't know what Xiaozhi thinks?" Zhang Song and Fa Zheng had a deep friendship, knowing that he had always been resourceful, so he hurriedly asked.

"My lord, General Zhang. With the danger of the mountains and rivers of Yizhou, even if it is to capture Yidu and Nanjun, it is thousands of miles away from Chengdu, and there are even more mountains and rivers in between. In the future, whether Liu Bei or Cao Ying occupied Jingzhou, the former would certainly rob it for revenge, and the latter would always look at the world and would not ignore these two counties. If the two of them send a large army to attack it, will our army be able to hold it? After Fa Zheng finished speaking, Zhang Ren and Liu Zhang were a little silent.

"In such a sense of filial piety, is it better not to send troops?" Liu Zhang felt that Fa Zheng's words were still more reasonable, and hurriedly asked.

"Sending troops is going to go, but it's not going to Jingzhou." Fa Zheng said with a smile.

"Huh?" At this time, everyone was a little confused, "If you don't go to Jingzhou, where will you go?" Liu Zhangqi said. Mo said that it was him, Zhang Ren and others were also quite curious.

"Nanzhong, Hanzhong!" Fa Zheng is concise and to the point. Seeing that some of the people still didn't understand, Fa Zhengsuo continued to explain: "Even if there is a tile in front of you, it is more cost-effective than an enclave thousands of miles away and separated by heavy mountains. When it was said that Yang Xiu, the envoy of Cao Ying, once said that among the six route armies, there were two roads for Hanzhong Zhang Lu and Nanzhong Meng. Zhang Lu and Meng have been attacking Yizhou for a long time, and if they take advantage of the fact that their troops leave the country and the garrison is empty, they will definitely be able to drive the southerners back to the south of Lushui, and Zhang Lu can also be expelled from Hanzhong. Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to clear the immediate troubles in this way than Deyidu and Nanjun? ”

After Fa Zheng finished speaking, everyone in the hall was silent for a while, and many people began to think deeply about whether his words were reasonable. After a while, Zhang Ren was the first to speak: "Filial piety is not unreasonable, instead of attacking Jingxiang from afar, it is better to go to the enemy in front of you first." The lord, Ren is willing to lead a brigade of divisions, first break through Nanzhong, and then level Hanzhong. ”

Zhang Ren was originally the most radical main battle faction, and if he relented, the rest of the people would not say anything more. At that moment, Liu Zhang also made up his mind, and sent the veteran general Yan Yan to lead an army of 50,000 to take advantage of the emptiness in Nanzhong to wave the army south, and be sure to beat Meng Shu back to the south of Lushui. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Ren to lead an army of 80,000 out of Jiameng Pass to attack Zhang Lu, in order to recapture Hanzhong and Danqu and other places.

Not to mention how Shuzhong planned, at this time in Shouchun, the atmosphere has gradually become a little tense. "Since the beginning of spring, Cao Ying has repeatedly transferred troops to Xiangcheng and Liang County, and the intention of going south has been revealed." In the Taiwei Mansion, Pang Tong pointed to the map and talked eloquently, but his face was not as casual or even uninhibited as in Ping Yue, with a hint of solemnity. After a pause, Pang Tong pointed to several other places on the map and said: "Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, he has also gone out of Yangping Pass before, hoarding and Xicheng, and always has the intention of offending my Zhangling County; In addition, Nanzhong Meng Huo also began to gather men and horses, and he would invade Wuling County at any time. ”

After Pang Tong finished speaking, everyone in the hall felt a little heavy. One Cao Ying is already so difficult to do, and now there are two more soy sauce players, and it is really a house leak that happened to rain overnight.

"How is the garrison of our army in various places?" Liu Bei, who was sitting on the spot, did not have a trace of fluctuation in his expression, and asked lightly.

"At present, there are still 100,000 troops in Xuzhou, 80,000 troops in Yangzhou, 50,000 troops in Yuzhou, 90,000 troops in Jingbei, less than 30,000 troops in Jingnan, and 20,000 troops in the four counties of Qingzhou. In addition, there are more than 100,000 soldiers in various counties, and General Gan's Jingxiangshui Division also has 30,000. Pang Tong replied.

"In addition, Chaisang still has 20,000 recruits who are about to complete their training and will be ready for service next month." At this time, Chen Zhi, who was in charge of military training, replied. According to Zhao Feng's theory, the ratio of the main front-line combat force to the population is about 1:20, and the states and counties under Liu Bei's rule have suffered a lot of population losses after the previous wars and plagues, as well as Cao Ying's captivity. Especially in Jingzhou, several conquests of Jiangdong and the battle in Jingbei almost starved nearly one million people. So much so that Jingzhou, which originally claimed to have a population of more than 4 million, is now estimated to be barely 3 million. There is also Xuzhou, which was claimed to have 700,000 households and a population of 2.5 million in the Tao Qian era. After Cao Ying's slaughter, although he has recuperated several times, how can he let you slowly recuperate in the troubled times? With several migrations, the population of Xuzhou is now estimated to be less than 2 million. However, in Yangzhou and Jingnan counties, because Zhao Feng has engaged in production and construction there, the combined population of these two places now exceeds 2 million. Not only Liu Bei, but also the population under the rule of Cao Ying and Hebei Population is also decreasing, and the most typical thing is that everyone uses less and less troops every time they fight. This is also the reason why Zhao Feng desperately hopes that this troubled era will end as soon as possible: he really does not want to wait until the whole country is reunified, and the population will be less than 20 million.

"Cao Mengde personally pressed the border, and I personally went to meet the battle in Liangjun. Jingbei has a second brother and Kong Ming, and there are Zhengfang Zhongye and others who can be safe. Just Jingnan? Liu Bei looked at Jing Nan and frowned.

"Jingnan has General Zhao in charge, and he is fine, but the number of troops is too small." Jian Yong expressed the worries in Liu Bei's heart. Liu Bei nodded and ordered: "Let Shu Zhi lead the new army to Jingnan to help Bo Tao." After a pause, Liu Bei said again: "Since the Cao army is pressuring, the naval army can be used temporarily, and you can also go to Jingnan to help in the war." If the war in Jingnan is tense in the future, Luling Taishou Jiling can lead an army of 30,000 to aid Jingnan. ”

"I'll second!" Pang Tong and the others didn't think there was anything wrong, so they agreed. A few days later, Chen Zhi led 10,000 new troops and the Jingxiang Water Division led by Gan Ning to Jingnan to help in the battle.

"Xingba, Shuzhi, Youping, I'm much more relieved to have you here!" In the mansion of the rebellious general of Hanshou, Zhao Feng ceremoniously received Zhou Tai, Gan Ning and Chen Dao, who had just come by boat, and the smile on his face was unprecedentedly bright.

"General Zhao, the lord asked me to come and help the general guard Jingnan to defend against the attack of the barbarians in Nanzhong." Chen Zhi hugged his fists.

"Hehe, not only to guard Jingnan, with your help, I am sure to send this barbarian king of Nanzhong, Meng Shu, back to his hometown!" Zhao Feng said with confidence, Zhuge Liang's seven captures of Meng Shu were not in vain. Of course, what he didn't know was that at this time, Yan Yan was leading the army to prepare to copy Meng Shu's lair.

Not to mention that Zhao Feng was fighting in Jingnan, at the same time, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang led an army of 50,000 to Wancheng in the north, and sat in Wancheng with Li Tong to resist Cao Ying's invasion, but left Li Yan to stay in Xiangyang and Fancheng. In addition, Cao Ying and Liu Bei also personally led a large army to confront Liang County. After resting for more than a year, the princes began to prepare for a big fight again.

(To be continued)