Lao Liu now also believes that his son's ability is extraordinary, but he still waved his hand and said: "The military division is too optimistic, even though Adou is brave and has a little wisdom, but there are Shen family and Meng Da rebellions in the three counties, and Cao Wei sent troops to attack." It's a miracle that the mediocrity is not lost, how can his two brothers win quickly? ”

"Huh." Zhuge Liang got up and beckoned the waiter to hang up the map of the three counties, "King, everyone, look at this map." ”

"Cough, cough, Kong Ming wants to say that the three counties are all mountainous, and the cavalry of the Cao army is useless?" Fa Zheng also knew this, but his confidence in Liu Chan was not as great as Zhuge Liang, and he still didn't believe that Liu Chan could win quickly.

"This is one of them." Zhuge Liang didn't sell Guanzi either, and said with a smile: "Cao's army has been defeated by me twice since Hanzhong and Jingzhou, although Xiangfan was not lost in the end, and there were many losses and generals. If the minister's expectations are not bad, there are Shen family and Meng Da in the three counties this time, and the terrain is treacherous, Cao Cao will not be willing to join the army. ”

Lao Liu nodded, indeed, he had seen it last time he went to the three counties, and the three counties were mostly treacherous terrain with two mountains and one valley.

Cao Cao's troops were also tight at this time, and he would never take risks when the situation was unclear.

"Even so, with the local Haoqiang Shen family supplementing, Meng Da helping, Cao Jun is also familiar with the geography of this place after he arrives." Fa Zheng frowned and said, "When Wen Chang sent troops, he also had to take into account the garrison in Hanzhong, plus the prince's army, it was not easy to have less than 10,000 people rush to the three counties. ”

Although Liu Feng preemptively occupied Shangyong, it was not a fortified city, and at that time, Cao's army would go south by water, and Shen Tan and Meng Da would lead the army to converge in the east and west, and under the strong attack...... How could Liu Feng stay for a long time.

"The prince has few soldiers, but they are all elites, and they are more proficient in mountain warfare, and he can be a hundred in the land of the three counties." Zhuge Liang still looked very calm, and the feather fan pointed to the map and said, "General Liu took the lead to show that he has insight into the meaning of Shen Tan and Meng Da." Filial piety thinks ...... Who wrote this? ”

Fa Zheng frowned and said nothing, he had come into contact with Liu Feng, and it was really hard to imagine that this person could have such insight.

In terms of wisdom, he is confident that he is not much worse than Kong Ming, but after all, Fa Zheng is not like Kong Ming who grew up watching these two grow up, and his understanding of these two is indeed not as good as Kong Ming.

As soon as Kong Ming said this, Fa Zheng suddenly remembered that the guard of the prince's new group was in charge of spying on military intelligence and use, could it be ......

"The prince has already sent people to the three counties in advance?" Fa Zheng exclaimed.

This matter itself is nothing, but what is terrible is the prince's insight, if he hadn't judged the hidden crisis in the three counties in advance, how could he have prepared early?

This requires a sufficient understanding of Cao Wei's strategy, the Shen family's thoughts, and the situation of the three counties in order to gain insight into the opportunities.

As far as he knew, Liu Chan had only been to the Three Counties once after the Hanzhong War......

It's horrible.

Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled: "It must be so." The rebels lost first before Cao Wei fought, knowing themselves but not knowing the other, how could they win? ”

He didn't know much about Liu Chan, and he had spent no less thought on the crown prince than on political affairs over the years.

From the initial establishment of the pro-army to train and suppress bandits, to the recent establishment of the shadow guard, Liu Chan has discussed with him until late at night.

In Zhuge Liang's opinion, the battle of the three counties will indeed be prepared to win or not, but it can be seen from the fact that Liu Feng made the first move, and it must be Liu Chan's side who is prepared.

"Shen Tan pretends to be smart, and the meaning in the letter to the king is clearly that he wants to trap and kill Wen Chang's reinforcements." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "It's a pity that the prince has insight into this matter, if he leads the troops into the three counties, wouldn't it be possible for the soldiers to deceive Xicheng without blood?" ”

Lao Liu slapped his thigh, yes, why didn't I think of it?

But immediately looked at Kong Ming suspiciously, how can you be so sure that my son will definitely be able to think of it?

Zhuge Liang continued to point to the map and continued with a strong sense of pride: "As soon as Xicheng is taken, the foundation of the Shen family is not there, and the prince leads his troops to echo General Liu inside and outside, and it seems that the private soldiers of the Shen family are not worth mentioning.

"Cao Wei only has one place at most, Fangling, and he refuses to invest heavy troops, and he loses the help of the Shen family, coupled with the special terrain of the three counties...... Hehe, is there any reason for it to be invincible? ”

Everyone immediately talked about it, and after Zhuge Liang said this, it seemed that such an outrageous thing as wanting to quickly determine the three counties under internal and external troubles seemed to become reasonable......

Zhuge Liang said that he returned to his seat and sat down, and bowed his hand to Lao Liu: "The king can still send Yide to Hanzhong, just in case, but there is no need to worry so much." Now that the scenery is just right, why not spring hunting, outing, and wait for the prince's triumph with peace of mind? ”

Lao Liu smiled and pointed at Kong Ming, the spring hunt was naturally a comforting word for the military advisor, but now he was indeed much more relieved.

It's just that the next moment, he suddenly felt as if he had made a huge mistake, and suddenly sighed.

Fa Zhengqi said: "The king, the minister also thinks that Kong Ming's words are reasonable, why does the king sigh again." ”

"The widow only hates not bringing his wife here to observe, and with the incorruptible tongue of the military advisor, he will definitely be able to make his wife no longer worry. The widow can sleep peacefully......"

Fa Zheng was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhuge Liang, and immediately laughed.

I just didn't laugh a few times, and the cough intensified...... And I saw blood coming out of it.

Fa Zheng suddenly remembered the healer who was very valued by the prince: "That's it, let's look for that uncle Wang and take a look for it later."

After most of the biggest worries were solved, Lao Liu sent someone to inform Zhang Fei to support Hanzhong and make some necessary arrangements for possible situations, so he had the heart to ask about other things.

"Is there any movement in Nanzhong?" Lao Liu looked at Fa Zheng.

Hearing this, Fa Zheng hurriedly put away the bloody silk cloth in his hand: "The Yong family has no action for the time being...... However, recently, he has been very close to Gao Dingyuan, the king of Yuewangyi, and Meng Xu, the leader of the Meng family surnamed Nanzhong. ”

The Yong family bribed the waiters by Lao Liu's side, and Lao Liu and others, who knew that Nanzhong was not at ease, of course, also had their own sources.

Mainly some loyal local officials, such as Yizhou County Taishou Zhengang, Yuewang County Taishou Jiao Huang, etc., are all officials who have their hearts on the Liu family and often submit information to the central government.

"Have you already informed Zhengang and other officials, be careful?"

"The king can rest assured, everything has been informed."

Lao Liu deliberately let people go to Nanzhong to intensify the contradictions, so he naturally could not let his own officials be unprepared to suffer losses or even be killed in a pit.

But the stakes are high, with the exception of a few officials who can confirm infallibility...... Others will have to fend for themselves.

Lao Liu nodded, and looked at Zhuge Liang again: "The military division has been busy with farming recently, I don't know how the Quyuan plow is going?" ”

Zhuge Liang heard this smile even more, and arched his hand: "The farmers here have all been proficient in using it, and the cultivation is far better than before, and one person, one ox and one plough are needed." The saved manpower to plough the cattle can be re-cultivated on new land. How can a farmer's arable land be multiplied?

"The minister has gathered a large number of carpenters to make this plow, the nearby clan has lost a lot of shade due to the prince's recruitment, and attaches great importance to this plow, and now Shu County has basically been replaced. Qianwei Zhang's family, Brazil's Qian family and Gong's family also tried their best to promote it locally.

The minister also planned to order the craftsman to bring samples to Hanzhong with Yide reinforcements, and ordered Wenchang to promote this plough in Hanzhong. The land in Hanzhong is rich and the population is sparse, so this plow should be of great use. ”

At the beginning, Liu Chan invisibly weakened the Yin household population of Shu County and Guanghan County, but he didn't expect to indirectly help the promotion of Quyuan Plough...... It's a bit of a sense that heaven and earth are working together.

In addition, Shangshu Liu Ba proposed to build a special Jincheng in Chengdu, appoint Jinguan to supervise the weaving of Shu brocade, concentrate production to improve efficiency, expand the scale of mulberry and silkworm breeding, and also put forward many other economic strategies, which were adopted by Lao Liu after discussion.

Lao Liu, who was smiling and twisting his beard, was worried when he didn't come back, and the three counties didn't seem to have to worry too much, and the improvement of agriculture and mulberry and economic revitalization were also progressing smoothly.

Just wait for the Yongjia family in Nanzhong to be impatient, you can use the excuse to send troops, if Nanzhong is determined, there will be no worries.

At that time, it will only be the time for the soldiers to have enough food, and it will be the time for the Northern Expedition!

Xinghan begging for thieves is just around the corner.

……

Lao Liu's mood changed from bad to good, but his old rival Boss Cao for life was in a bad situation.

In history, Cao Cao died of illness in the first month, and now it seems that Guan Yu is not dead, and he is concerned about the war in the three counties, so he held his breath and insisted on holding on for more than a month.

It's just that after hearing his subordinates read the battle report of the three counties sent by Xu Huang word by word, he finally couldn't do it......

(End of chapter)