Now that Guanzhong has been decided, the two largest forces in Xiliang have surrendered, and the remaining Xiliang departments are already scattered, and there is no need for Liu Bei to personally lead the troops.

Only one general is needed to command tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and Xiliang can be determined.

As for Liu Bei, he will next prepare a plan to appease the people, move the capital to Chang'an, operate to restore the people's livelihood, and prepare for the next big war.

Bashu.

This is Liu Bei's must-win place, and it is also an extremely important part of the strategic plan.

However, the army has only been fighting for a few months, and the logistics have already been urgent, and the attack on Bashu is a protracted war, so it is obvious that it cannot be rushed.

According to Liu Bei's plan, the battle to attack Shu would not be launched until at least three or five years later. At that time, there was plenty of food and grass before a war could be decided.

"Big brother, I'll go!" As soon as he heard that there was still a fight, Zhang Fei immediately took the first step to speak. With a big brother, the pro-progress will leave the other generals behind in an instant.

"Prime Minister, the last general is willing to go." Lu Bu is still the second opening not to be outdone.

Next, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong and others also opened their mouths to join in the fun.

Liu Bei suddenly had a headache, it turned out that there were too many fierce generals under his command and it was also a trouble.

He subconsciously looked at Guo Jia, but saw that the latter was closing his eyes and recuperating, looking like he was out of the way, just like Jia Xu beside him.

Liu Bei immediately understood that Guo Jia didn't want to get involved in this matter anymore.

In terms of friendship, he is the closest to Zhang Fei, and General Zhang San often hunted tigers for him a few years ago. Although it was later impossible to use it because of the old immortal's magic medicine, the two families still corresponded frequently.

However, the commander of this battle should not be Zhang Fei. It's not that he can't take Xiliang, but he has built up enough credit, and he should give others a chance.

At this time, Xun Yu was out of the ranks.

"I recommend General Zhang Liao below."

He promised to give Zhang Liao a future, and now it's time to fulfill it.

Moreover, Zhang Liao had almost no chance to lead troops in this battle, and he had always been responsible for maintaining the rear, as a veteran who followed during the period of merging states, it was a little unfair.

Therefore, Zhang Liao should lead the troops both in public and private, which is also for Liu Bei's balance.

Liu Bei quickly understood Xun Yu's meaning.

"Wenyuan."

"The last general!"

Zhang Liao thought that this time there was also a slim chance, but he didn't expect to be named, and quickly walked out of the column when he heard the words.

"I ordered you to be the commander of each other's expedition to Xiliang, leading 20,000 horse troops, 20,000 infantry troops, and 10,000 bow troops to march to Xiliang, and I will ask the court for you to be the "general of the expedition to Xiliang". ”

"The last general commands!"

Zhang Liao was overjoyed and replied without hesitation, for fear that Liu Bei would change his mind if he was a step too late.

"Hansheng." Liu Bei looked at Huang Zhong again, for this tiger general in his previous life, he has always been interested in using it, but everything always pays attention to the first come, first come, first come, Zhang Liao's qualifications in this life are indeed above Huang Zhong.

"The end will be." Huang Zhong was also a little happy, although he couldn't get the position of the main general, but most of the people who were named at this time were deputy generals.

Pacifying a state with the post of deputy general is also a great achievement.

"Order you to be the deputy general of the Western Expedition and assist Wen Yuan in attacking Xiliang,"

"The last general commands!"

"Meng Qi."

Liu Bei then named Ma Chao, the situation in Xiliang is complicated, and it needs the assistance of a person who understands the terrain, the forces of all parties, and has a certain prestige, and it will be convenient to appease the people at that time.

"The end will be."

Ma Chao didn't expect Liu Bei to be enabled so soon, and his mood couldn't help but settle down a lot, and he strode out of the column.

"You know Xiliang best, and I ordered you to lead the soldiers and horses of your headquarters to be the vanguard of the Western Expedition, and I hope you will assist with all your heart."

"The last general will not be dishonored."

At this point, the matter of the Western Expedition was decided.

Then Liu Bei waved away the generals, leaving only the three masterminds and Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.

Liu Bei groaned: "I plan to transfer Gao Shun back, train foot soldiers, and prepare for the future expedition to Shu." ”

If nothing else, the battle of Xiliang will be settled soon, unless Ma Chao turns against the water, otherwise with their current military might, they really can't find a reason to lose.

With the pacification of Guanzhong, Hangu Pass no longer needs to be heavily guarded, and Gaoshun is empty. Looking at the many fierce generals under Liu Bei's command, the best at training foot soldiers are Gao Shun and Xu Huang.

In the future expedition to Shu, there will be a large number of foot soldiers, and the cavalry will take a back seat and become an auxiliary.

Xun Yu came out again, and said: "If the prime minister wants to take Bashu, he needs to dispatch at least 150,000 elite soldiers, including at least 100,000 foot soldiers. ”

There are many mountainous areas in Bashu, fortified cities everywhere, and there are countless dangers, and Liu Yan's original soldiers and horses must be considered.

With the wealth of Shu, it can raise at least 200,000 soldiers, or even more.

Of course, these armies are negligent in battle, and naturally they cannot be compared with the battle-hardened elites under Liu Bei's command.

But even so, 150,000 troops is a conservative number.

Guo Jia suddenly walked out of the column and said with a smile: "There is an artifact below, which can help the lord take Bashu." ”

"Oh? Feng Xiao, please speak quickly. Liu Bei was immediately aroused by his confident attitude, and speculated in his heart: Could it be that the old fairy has come up with something new?

In fact, he had already begun to suspect in his heart that the so-called old immortal was just a substitute made up by someone Guo, but he did not delve into it.

It doesn't matter what secrets Guo Jia is hiding, the important thing is that everything he does is beneficial to himself and the Han, and that's enough.

This person is a celestial man sent by Gaozu to help him continue the Han Dynasty, and he is the artifact of the Liu family.

In fact, Guo Jia is also hesitating, Liu Bei is not an ignorant person, he can only fool for a while in the name of the old immortal, and the lie will always be exposed one day.

But since he has come to this era, if he can't change the catastrophes of the future, wouldn't it be in vain to go through this experience?

Now he has made up his mind to dig out all the knowledge in his mind.

"The name of this thing is [gunpowder], and it has great power and can raze the city gates to the ground. With this thing, the Jiancheng Pass in Shu can no longer stop my North Metro ride. ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, if they could really solve the city gate, the battle of attacking Shu would definitely get twice the result with half the effort. Without a strong city, how could Liu Yan's soldiers who had never fought be their opponents?

Liu Bei also looked excited.

"Really?"

"The prime minister might as well move to the school and see it with his own eyes."

"Good!"

So, the group began to rush to the school grounds.

Half an hour later, everyone came to the school grounds, and Guo Jia bowed his hand to Liu Bei again: "Lord, this weapon is a secret of our army, and it is not suitable to be passed on." ”

Liu Bei was stunned, the people who came were all his own soldiers, and Guo Jia couldn't even believe them. Or rather, this so-called "gunpowder" is even more important than the Iron Float!

After all, when the Iron Float first appeared, the secrecy was not so rigorous.

However, he was even more looking forward to what it was that could raze the fortified city gates to the ground.

"Stand down, no one is allowed to come close to half a mile, no, no one is allowed to come within three miles, violators will be killed!"

(End of chapter)