In the Taishou Mansion of Ji County, Tianshui County, Liang Qian, Liang Xu, Yin Xian, Shangguan Di and others gathered. Liu Bei met and appeased, discussed the war, discussed government affairs, and announced the commandery.

That night, Pang Tong and Huang Quan rushed from Nan'an County to see Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei brought the two in. In the hall, Liu Bei and Zhou Budo were talking, and when they saw Pang Tong and Huang Quan coming, they got up to welcome them in, and everyone sat down.

Liu Bei said: "Shiyuan and Gongheng have been affected, and they have been fighting for a long time, so it must be very hard!" ”

The two of them exclaimed, "This is a matter of duty!" ”

Liu Bei asked about the battle. Huang Quan elaborated on the experience. After listening to this, Liu Bei said: "After months of fighting, I never thought that the casualties of soldiers and horses would be so huge. The two counties of Tianshui and Nan'an have been relocated! ”

Huang Quan took over and said: "What the king said is very true, Liangzhou has already trained 30,000 elite horsemen. fought to the death with Cao's army repeatedly, and there were only 10,000 people left! Speaking of which, the commander led 5,000 cavalry to lure Xiahou Yuan, and he was successful.

The minister wanted to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to hit Xiahou Yuan by surprise, but he lost a move, and the five thousand cavalry were lost in vain, which was the fault of the minister, and he was especially ......! ”

Liu Bei didn't wait for Huang Quan to finish speaking: "Stop, I know the words behind you, I'm tired of hearing it." You generals, mothers-in-law, mothers-in-law, are really interesting, and you don't show merit and ask for guilt! Sit down, you don't have to get up and plead guilty! ”

Huang Quan was about to get up, but was interrupted by Liu Bei and sat back down. Liu Bei continued: "Fighting in battle, fighting on the battlefield, you will inevitably lose if you are killed or injured, and if you don't lose the overall situation, you will win!"

Gong Heng, losing the battle is not necessarily a bad thing, at least it is not a crucial battle that determines life and death. Now that we have lost more battles, we will naturally understand how to use troops in the future. We are not born with the god of war, and if we lack talent, we can fight tough battles by constantly fighting, learning tactics, and honing our abilities, and better using soldiers and horses to annihilate the enemy.

Of course, I'm ashamed to say this, I'm a typical example of losing too many battles, but fortunately, I gradually won several key battles to gain ground, and my strength has been expanded to the current trend! Pang Tong, Huang Quan, and Zhou Budo all smiled.

Then Pang Tong briefly explained the situation of forcing Cao Jun back. After listening to this, Liu Bei said: "Shiyuan, Zilong and Meng Qi went to chase Cao Jun, you come here, who will answer them?" ”

Pang Tong said: "Your Majesty, it is Cheng Ji, Liu Yin and other generals who have been arranged, the king can rest assured!" ”

Liu Bei said with satisfaction: "Fight well, force back Cao Jun at the lowest cost." ”

Pang Tong said: "The king praises falsely, but the situation on the right side of Wang Shanglong is not optimistic!" ”

Liu Bei said: "I thought about this issue when I came, and I have been discussing it with Budo. Shi Yuan will first tell me about his details, so that we can see what the next step will be! ”

Pang Tong said: "Your Majesty, it is better to let Huang Thorn Shi say first, he understands the advantages and disadvantages of the situation better." ”

Liu Bei agreed: "It's okay, Gongheng!" ”

Huang Quan agreed: "Your Majesty, the minister will first say one thing, that is, in order to make the Qiang people help in the war, promise them generous profits, and we will bear the losses." The minister decided on his own, please forgive the king! ”

Liu Bei immediately said: "Not guilty, you are the assassin of Liangzhou, and you still have the power to respond to the enemy." But don't take it as an example, you have to inform the king in advance! ”

Huang Quan thanked him and then said: "In addition to Ji County, Tianshui and Nan'an counties have been reduced to empty cities, and Liangzhou and Longyou are places where Qiang and Han people are mixed, and the number of Han and Qiang people is barely balanced.

The forced relocation of the people by Cao Jun broke the equilibrium, and the Qiang people moved back.

The Qiang people have been in turmoil for a hundred years, and if they can't be balanced, they will be burdened by the Qiang. Become a side trouble! Fortunately, thanks to the lure of this battle, Ma Chao shocked the Qiang people to participate in the war in large numbers, and the Qiang people suffered a lot of losses.

But don't you take it lightly? We are going to advance Guanzhong, and at that time the rear forces will inevitably be empty, and once those who have the heart take advantage of it and launch a rebellion, it will be an unbearable loss for us! ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Gongheng's words are very true, we can't compare to Cao Pi in terms of strength." Cao Pi occupied the Central Plains, with a large number of talents, many people, strong troops, rich land, and strong strength.

We must seize the opportunity when we send troops! If you are burdened by the rear and fail to succeed, then it is a pity! But what's the best way to fix it, let's hear it? ”

Huang Quan and Pang Tong glanced at each other. Huang Quan said: "Your Majesty, I have discussed with Pang Junshi and proposed to relocate the people to enrich Tianshui and Nan'an!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Gongheng means to transfer people from Hanzhong!" ”

Huang Quan said: "Exactly, in fact, there are 100,000 households in Hanzhong, and many people are from Guanzhong and Longyou to escape the war to Hanzhong. Why don't we bring them back! ”

Liu Bei said: "Gongheng tell all your thoughts!" ”

Huang Quan said: "This relocation is different from the past, first of all, we have to measure the vacant land in Tianshui and Nan'an, and use Tian to settle the people.

The second is to have a regular resettlement with the Qiang, try to use the people to separate the Qiangdi tribe, and where there are people, there must be officials to govern, and if there are officials, they can justifiably monitor the Qiangdi tribe. It can also further induce the Qiang tribe to abandon grazing and change to farming. So that they can settle down and not easily connect with each other! ”

Liu Bei came and said with interest: "For example, let's talk about it specifically!" ”

Huang Quan said: "In this battle, the biggest loss was the Qiang tribe, with a loss of nearly 5,000 soldiers. This is a huge loss for a tribe, and Vatong is afraid that it will not be able to maintain the size of the tribe. The minister promised to let him go to Tianshui to recuperate and help him.

The minister's intention was not only to allocate pasture to him, but also to allocate land to him, especially the Qiang cavalry who died in battle, and to give their families gold, silver, silk and land in the name of pension.

If he doesn't farm, we have to teach them to farm, and if we watch them farm, we can leave it without paying taxes for a few years. Sufficient food will make their lives comfortable, and we will further open up the mutual market to make the Qiang people dependent, and we will definitely impress a group of people to stay and settle. The Qiang tribe can naturally be weakened!

The minister planned to push this law to all the Qiang people, and give them some land. ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "The leader of the Qiang clan will agree? ”

Huang Quan said: "Your Majesty, the Cao army retreated and did something to help, burning down a large number of grasslands in Nan'an and Tianshui. Now the cattle and sheep in Liangzhou and Longyou are still those, but the grassland is pitiful, and the cattle and sheep will starve to death without grass!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Qiang cattle and sheep were purchased in large quantities, and the Qiang had to trade with us. And the sheep and cattle that we have gathered may be distributed to the people. ”

Liu Bei snorted, and Huang Quan stopped: "Is there anything wrong with the king?" ”

Liu Bei responded: "Cattle and sheep, what I mean should be sent to the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions or died in battle, and it is better to see what to do with the more, the cattle on the grassland can't plow the land!" What do you think! ”

Huang Quan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded and said, "Distributing it to the soldiers is indeed killing two birds with one stone. ”

Liu Bei raised his hand and said, "Gong Heng continued!" ”

Huang Quan continued: "And especially the horses, we need to replenish the horses. With fewer Qiang horses, fewer cavalry, less of a threat.

Cattle and sheep are wealth for the Qiang people, but to turn the living cattle and sheep into dead things such as gold, silver, silk, and utensils, cattle and sheep can be used as affairs, and what is the use of gold and silver but burdens, which is further weakened by the Qiang people.

In the coming year, the cattle and sheep of the Qiang people will be reduced sharply, and the small amount of grassland will be enough to feed the remaining cattle and sheep, and they will not have to move frequently, and the land given to them will be the right opportunity to guide them to cultivate! ”

Liu Bei said: "It's a good way!" Gongheng, you and no doubt, as well as Longxi Xu Miao, Guangwei Zhang Biao and other state and county officials to see how to implement it! ”

Huang Quan said: "Thank you, but your majesty, this project is extremely huge, and the cost is ......!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Don't worry, Yizhou has been in good weather and has sufficient reserves in recent years." After this battle, I figured it out and didn't compete with Cao Pi head-on for the time being. Be on the defensive and wait for your time.

During this time, we must try our best to solve all the existing problems, once there is a change in the north, it is better to succeed in one blow than to toss three times and twice.

In addition, I am also preparing to rebuild Shanggua City, Ji County has been through repeated wars, and I suspect that our spear should be pointed at Guanzhong, and Tianshui needs a new place. Don't save the money you should spend, it's worth it! ”

Huang Quan said: "The minister also wants to use Ma Chao's prestige to recruit the Qiang militants into the army with gold and silver, so as to weaken the strength of the Qiang people, and then transform them into the combat power of our army."

The problem is that the leader of the Qiang tribe may not be willing to do it, and it may not be easy for Ma to go beyond the face! ”

Liu Bei suddenly said: "How to let the Qiang people provide us with soldiers and discuss it tomorrow, first discuss the two matters of persuading the Qiang people to farm, buying and selling Qiang cattle, sheep, and horses."

I have an idea about these two points, that is, the four counties of Longyou are divided into six counties, of which Taoyang, Lintao and other places are divided into Changping County, and several counties at the junction of Nan'an, Tianshui and Guangwei are divided into Xinning County.

These places are densely populated by the Qiang, and the main focus of the two new counties is to monitor the movements of the Qiang.

The number of counties should be increased accordingly, and the boundaries of counties should be used to divide the Qiang people, so as to facilitate the monitoring of the Qiang people. There are many people, and they are watching closely, and there is a wind and grass to detect and extinguish early. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but say, "The king is wise, this method is really good." ”

Liu Bei said: "Well, in the past few days, I will start to go to the four counties of Longyou to have a look, and divide them according to the previous residence of Qiangyi, and if necessary, you can choose a very critical place to build a new county seat." Everything is finalized, and the people will be relocated in an all-round way. There is a lot to be done to measure land accurately. ”

Zhou Budo said: "That's true, but the children of the Shu clan that the king selected and cultivated at the beginning can almost come in handy!" ”

Liu Bei said happily: "Yes, yes, yes!" There are a lot of Guangwei and Longxi, and for such a long time, it is time to show their ability, and Liangzhou can also come to help. See what they're capable of, and take this opportunity to test them and see what they're capable of. If you do a good job, you have the talent to be promoted to the county order.

By the way, I think this Liang Xu and Shangguan Yu are both useful people, and this time I have made a contribution to assisting you, and I will see if I am promoted. ”

Zhou Budo said: "It's the king, and the minister wants them to help measure the land and prepare to accept the relocation." After that, depending on the situation, please ask the king to rule and appoint him! ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, just do it!" By the way, there is no doubt that you have an important thing is to build a city, I think Ji County is dilapidated, and the new Shanggua City is the new governance of Tianshui. You have to do this as soon as possible! Zhou Budo gave up his hand.

While he was talking, a person outside the door shouted: "Urgent report, Jincheng messenger Gong Zhen asks to see!" ”

Liu Bei shouted: "Come in!" ”

The messenger Gong Zhen stepped forward and presented the cloth and said: "Your Majesty, the Liangzhou Zhuqiang are rebelling and besieging Yongdeng and other cities in Jincheng County, and want to attack Yulin, the place of governance, and the prince asks for reinforcements!" ”

Everyone in the court was shocked, and Liu Bei shouted: "Quickly submit the battle report!" ”

After reading it, Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei: "The third brother will immediately go to order troops, collect all the horses, and wait for my order to go straight to Jincheng!" Zhang Fei quickly got up and left.

Liu Bei handed the battle report to Pang Tong and asked Gong Zhen: "It's been almost two months since the rebels rebelled, why didn't you report it early?" ”

Gong Zhen said: "Gongzi deliberately did not report it, affecting the battle between the army and the Cao army. Zhiyuanduo and Yijian's prostitutes rebelled and plundered other tribes, once it was leaked, the leaders of the Qiang tribes withdrew, I am afraid it would be unfavorable to the war situation. Jiuquan Suheng was far away from Jincheng County, plundered along the way, and marched slowly.

Zhiyuan and Yijian prostitutes and concubines are close, but the Qiang people are not good at attacking cities, and they can frustrate their front with strong cities. Gongzi knew that Pang Junshi and others had come to support, and it was expected that Cao's army would not dare to rush into Liangzhou, so he temporarily relied on the resistance of Qiang soldiers such as Bai'er elite soldiers, county soldiers, and Baihuwen to block the rebels in Yongdeng, Zhiyang and other places. ”

Liu Bei rolled down his sleeves and said in his heart: "The heir may not have such a sharp eye, it seems that there is a master to guide him!" ”

Liu Bei then asked, "Can Yongdeng and Zhiyang, which are besieged by the rebels, hold on?" ”

Gong Zhen said: "Yongdeng is guarded by Captain Fu Wei with 500 Bai'er elite soldiers, Zhiyang is guarded by Gong Fu, the commander of the county, and General Chen and Gongzi personally guard Yuzhong, the Jincheng Governance Office.

Fortunately, Captain Fu and Gong Zhonglang will block the main force of the rebels, and the rebels who appeared in Yuzhong are plundering everywhere, and they dare not stay for long, according to the rebels, the Cao army is coming to meet them.

Liu Bei said: "How is the human heart? Is it unstable? ”

Gong Zhen said: "The prince will patrol around the city wall in Yuzhong City every day, so the people in the city are stable. With the assistance of Taishou Su Ze, Changshi Li Zheng and others, the people in the city were stable. ”

Liu Bei said with satisfaction: "That's good!" This king will immediately send troops to support! Balance! ”

Huang Quan responded: "The minister is here!" ”

Liu Bei said: "The battle situation is already understood, you can immediately order troops to set off, this king allows you to adapt to the situation, and Gong Zhen will talk to you on the road about the specific situation!" ”

Huang Quan thanked him and left. Gong Zhen was about to retire together, Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Deheng is slow, this king still has something to ask you!" ”

Gong Zhen stood. Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "Deheng, this king remembers that Gong Dehui is your second brother, right!" Your eldest brother Gong Dexu is currently the Taishou of Yuewang. ”

Gong Zhen arched his hand and said: "As the king said! ”

Liu Bei praised: "Deheng, the three of your brothers all serve in the army, protect the territory and the people, and quell the rebellion, and they are worthy of being well-known in Bashu!" ”

Gong Zhen said humbly: "The king is serious, my brother is just doing his job well, and he has no great success!" ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Why should Deheng be too modest, this king now appoints you as the general of Fubian Zhonglang, and accompany Huang Quan to fight against the rebels of Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jiuquan!" ”

Gong Zhen thanked him. Liu Bei continued to ask: "Deheng and rising, the letter explains the battle situation in Jincheng in detail, can you know what the situation is in Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jiuquan?" ”

Gong Zhen said: "Your Majesty, it is not clear how the three counties are specific. However, there is news from all three counties.

According to the captured rebels, they besieged the city for several days and did not want to be entangled, but continued to go south to plunder the various Qiang tribes, so the minister guessed that they should have held the city.

Zhang Ye Taishou Xi Zhen sent a messenger to Yuzhong to report that Su Heng's rebels besieged the city for several days and could not overcome it, so they led troops to plunder and retreat. Jiuquan was too guarded to hold the city, unable to quell the rebellion, but did not lose an important city. ”

Liu Bei sighed: "Xi Wenxiang and Wei Wenjing (Xi Zhen and Wei Zhizi) are all Jing Chu talents, but they have not been able to suppress the local Qiang Hao, it seems that the trouble of the Qiang people cannot be underestimated!" Deheng went to send troops with the Yellow Thorn History! Gong Zhen retired.

Pang Tong and Zhou Budo read the letter, and broke out in a cold sweat below.

Liu Bei said to the two: "It seems that taking the opportunity can greatly weaken the strength of the Qiang people!" ”

Zhou Budo said: "Fortunately, the Cao army was eager to fight quickly, and was attacked by Huang Quan and Ma Chao on the front line of Lintao, and the Cao army contracted the defensive line and failed to use the rebellion in Liangzhou to attack the rear.

Otherwise, if it is delayed, there will be no reinforcements in Hanzhong, there will be chaos in Liangzhou, and the Qiang tribes will inevitably return if they are threatened, and Ma Chao and others will not be able to fight with the Cao army with the help of the Qiang soldiers and horses, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Don't doubt think too much, if Cao Jun fights steadily, he will hold Huang Quan and Ma Chao in Longxi County, Ma Chao is so close, Ding Ling, Lu Shui and other Qiang people may not dare to rebel." Even if the rebellion is just Ma Chao, it can be quelled.

The real danger was when Cao Ren led his army to the front line of Lintao, and when he learned the news to attack Yuzhong, the administrative office of Jincheng County, where the grain and grass needed by Cao's army were stored.

The first 10 days are the best time, and the next 10 days are still opportunities. It seems that Cao Ren knew about the Liangzhou rebellion in the last ten days, so he completely lost the opportunity. ”

Liu Bei said: "It's not right, the Liangzhou rebellion was already separated when Shiyuan gained a foothold in the Cao Army's grain road."

As for Liangzhou, it is too far away, it is useless for the Cao army to capture Yuzhong and even Jincheng County, most of the Jincheng grain has already been consumed in successive battles, and there is a little left, even if the Cao army does not get more than a few days of rations, there is no need to worry!

Shi Yuan arranged again and again, the situation in Longyou was stabilized and already victorious, Cao Jun did not dare to stay in Liangzhou for too long, the army was too far apart, and the weakening of strength would make Cao Xiu of Ji County fall into passivity. ”

After that, Liu Bei thought to himself: Shiyuan, the real threat is my eldest son Liu Chan, you are afraid, you are afraid that the Cao army will besiege Yuzhong, regardless of the casualties.

With Cao Ren's ability, Adou is very likely to be captured. Once Adou is captured, it means that the armies are tied up and in a dilemma, and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of it. ”

After closing his eyes, Liu Bei continued to think: "How will I choose at that time, don't think too much, I will choose Longyou and Liangzhou."

In that case, I was not a good husband in the first place, and I was not qualified to be a good father. God treats me very well, and did not let me die as my eldest son like Cao Mengde. ”

Thinking about it, Liu Bei said: "Don't talk about this, Huang Gongheng can handle Liangzhou well." It is true that Cao's army retreated, but the aftermath still needs to be dealt with, and Shiyuan must put the war first!

I sent people to Hanzhong, transferred Liu Ba, Fei Shi, and Fei Guan to let them help with the affairs, in short, sent more civil officials to help, and entrusted Kong Ming and Zhang Song with full authority to handle the affairs of Yizhou. Pang Tong and Zhou did not doubt that they promised.