Nanyang Governance.

It was already late at night, and Zhang Lang was still discussing with Zhuge Liang. "Kong Ming, what do you think Cao Cao will do next? Will it continue to attack Nanyang? ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Cao Cao wants to attack, but it is difficult to do it!" In the previous battle of Luoyang, the Cao army suffered heavy losses, and not long ago they also paid a lot of price in order to capture Xuanyuan Mountain, and the logistics suffered huge losses! Cao Cao is better than anyone else, he understands very well that if he forcibly marches at this moment regardless of his own situation, it will only outweigh the losses! I conclude that Cao Cao will definitely not stay in Xuanyuan Mountain for a long time, and he will retreat after arranging the defenses! ”

Zhang Lang nodded thoughtfully, "Cao Cao shouldn't attack again in the short term, right?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Cao Cao will not enter the army at least until the beginning of spring next year!" We should make full use of this time to recuperate, straighten out our internal affairs, and reorganize our armaments for war. Chao Zhang Lang hugged his fist, "Lord, now Luoyang and this Nanyang are the key points and weaknesses of our side, if Cao Cao raises an army to attack Luoyang and Nanyang in two ways in the coming year, the situation of our army will be very critical!" ”

Zhang Lang frowned and nodded.

Zhuge Liang said: "I have a strategy that can strengthen the defenses of the two places, so that Cao's army cannot advance lightly!" ”

Zhang Lang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What is Kong Ming's plan?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, took out two parchment rolls from his sleeve cage, stood up and presented them to Zhang Lang with both hands. Zhang Lang took the parchment roll, and hurriedly spread out one of them, and at a glance, Zhang Lang was stunned, the parchment roll was drawn with a bird's-eye view of Nanyang City, which was not the main thing, the main thing was the dense tunnel structure like a spider web in front of Nanyang City! Zhang Lang understood Zhuge Liang's intention, Zhuge Liang wanted to build a defense system surrounded by tunnels outside Nanyang City to strengthen the defense of Nanyang City. Zhang Lang was overjoyed.

"That's a good idea! Relying on each other with tunnels and cities, Nanyang's defense will be greatly strengthened! Then he picked up another sheepskin and spread it out, the picture on it was similar to the one just now, but on a larger scale, this is a schematic diagram of Luoyang's tunnel defense system.

Zhang Lang nodded, "This can add a barrier to the two cities!" And even if Cao Jun is aware of the existence of the tunnel, it is very difficult to seize it! Zhang Lang thought for a while and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, I want to appoint you as the governor of Xiangyang, including the Nanyang region, in charge of the civil affairs and military affairs of the two places, and you have the right to make decisions on the spot!" ”

Zhuge Liang hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates will not disgrace their lives!" ”

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Only when Kong Ming sits in Jingxiang, I can rest assured!" ”

Zhuge Liang was moved in his heart, and hurriedly humbled himself: "The lord praised it!" ”

Zhang Lang picked up an official document in his hand, opened it, and read it. He frowned and said: "The matter of this imperial examination has been delayed because of the war, and now it will be carried out immediately, and the big examination time will be set for the fifteenth of next month." Zhuge Liang hugged his fists and promised.

Zhang Lang put down the official document and walked out of the study, followed by Zhuge Liang.

Zhang Lang looked at the starry sky, and an indescribable pride surged into his heart, and muttered: "There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, leading countless heroes to bend their waists!" He glanced to the east and asked with a smile, "Kong Ming, what do you say Sun Jian is doing now?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled: "What else can they do? It's nothing more than lying on the salary and waiting for the opportunity! ”

Zhang Lang pondered: "The Sun family's father and son are heroes, the fierce generals under their command are like clouds, and they are assisted by Zhou Yu and other resourceful people, which should not be underestimated!" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded sympathetically, "The reason why our army was able to turn defeat into victory and capture Jingxiang before was largely due to their eagerness to succeed!" I think after this time, they will definitely learn their lesson and work steadily! They won't attack us again, but when the opportunity arises, they'll pounce like wolves! ”

Zhang Lang frowned and said: "We are from Bingzhou in the north to Xiangyang in the south, thousands of miles are battle fronts, and the pressure is too great!" I wonder if we can take the initiative and annihilate Sun Jian and them first? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "This is indeed a good plan, but we can't do it now at all!" ”

"Why? Oh yes, our navy simply can't compete with them, and to attack Jiangdong, it is necessary to cross the Yangtze River, and above the big river is the first to fight for the navy! Jiangdong Navy is the first in the world, and we can't covet them for the time being! Hey, what a hassle! ”

Zhuge Liang hugged his fists and said: "The lord must not be in a hurry, let's concentrate on hoarding money and food to solve internal problems." Nowadays, we are not stable internally, there are bandits everywhere, and the scholars are separated from morality, and if these problems cannot be solved well, it will have a very severe impact on us! ”

Zhang Lang nodded.

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Chaisang. The green hills on the left side are like tents, and the scene is pale green in the sun, radiating a green halo; A large river meanders east along the foot of the mountain, sparkling with white sails; On the endless plains outside the city, the green rice is connected into a green sea, the breeze blows, waving green ripples, a few peasants, a few ploughing oxen, are busy in the fields; On the right side of the water and the sky meet, look as if facing the sea, a group of water birds from the casual reeds frightening, chirping to the east to flap their wings and flying, a fishing boat is casting nets in the water, the unique charm of the fishing song echoes between the water and the sky, and then look into the distance, there is actually an artificial walled city located on the water surface, the flag exhibition on it is clear, the big building boat and the small as the whale in the thirteen water gates in and out, the Jiangdong Navy is training intensively.

This is Chaisang, the location of the Koto Governor's Office.

Chaisang, the Western Han Dynasty is located in this county, because there is Chaisang Mountain and gets the name, and the location is roughly near the current Jiujiang. In this era of princes' struggle for hegemony, it was the political and economic center of the Sun clan in Jiangdong.

Sun Jian stood on the platform of the mansion and looked into the distance to the west, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was still thinking about something. This Sun Jian is not very tall, but he is strong and has an extraordinary temperament, a Chinese face, a firm gaze, and a short beard on his chin.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su came behind Sun Jian, Zhou Yu was wearing armor and a cloak on his shoulders, and he was extraordinary, while Lu Su was dressed as a Confucian and had an extraordinary charm.

"My lord." The two saluted together.

Sun Jian turned around, saw the two, and smiled slightly, "The two gentlemen are here?" No need to be polite! ”

The two straightened up, and Zhou Yu hugged his fists and said: "Lord, I just received a detailed report that Cao Cao has captured Xuanyuan Mountain, and Lu Bu has retreated to Nanyang!" Sun Jian nodded and asked, "Did Cao Cao continue to attack?" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head, "No, judging from all indications, Cao Cao should not continue to attack Nanyang!" After all, Cao Cao also suffered a lot of losses and needed to rest! ”