Under the oil lamp, Zhuge Liang crouched on the desk, illuminated by orange candlelight, handwriting letters.

"Since Xiangyang, Liang and his brother have not seen each other for three years. Liang Yu Longzhong was fortunate to meet the Ming Lord, received the invitation of three worships, Xu to drive, now to Yuzhang Nanchang, Wen brother traveled to Wuzhong ......"

After Zhuge Liang entered Liu Bei's account, he had the intention to recruit talents for Liu Bei. Before leaving Xiangyang, he tried to recruit Shi Tao and Meng Jian, but unfortunately they were not optimistic about Liu Bei, no matter how Zhuge Liang persuaded them, the two of them hoped to return to the north to serve as officials.

The recruitment of the two failed, Zhuge Liang did not give up, and when he arrived in Nanchang, he started the idea of his brother Zhuge Jin and his friends Buqi and Yan Gan.

Zhuge Jin came to Jiangdong at the beginning of Sun Ce's death, and he was a guest of Sun Quan's sect with the same status as Lu Su. Zhuge Jin saw that Sun Quan did not reuse himself, so he traveled to Jiangdong with his friends Buqi and Yan Gan, and his reputation gradually became prominent.

According to the course of history, they will be known to Sun Quan in recent years because of their remarkable reputation, and then they will be appointed officials. It's a pity that Liu Bei and Liu Qi led the army into Jiangdong, and Sun Quan had a headache for the war, so he didn't have the time to deal with them at all.

The three of them continued to travel in Wuzhong, and Zhuge Liang received a letter from Zhuge Jin two months ago and learned of the traces of the three of them. Now Zhuge Liang arrived in Nanchang and wrote a letter. In the letter, Zhuge Liang expressed his feelings of longing and praised Liu Bei's ability and Corporal Lixian's demeanor.

At the end, Zhuge Liang highly praised the talents of the three people, saying that if they could work for Liu Bei, Liu Bei would definitely reuse the three of them.

Writing nearly a thousand words, Zhuge Liang put his pen on the case, waited for the pen and ink on the letter to dry, and shouted: "Someone!" ”

"In!"

Zhuge Liang put the scarf and silk into the letter bag, and told the attendants: "The war is chaotic, see if the merchants can be found in the city, and let them send this letter to the Yin Bu clan of Huiji Mountain, named Zhuge Jin." ”

"No!" The squire replied.

In the troubled times, there was no full-time messenger to deliver letters, and most of them relied on local business clans and heroes to deliver news. Most of these local merchants have their own networks to ensure that goods are not looted, and at the same time they work part-time to deliver letters and collect fees from ordinary people.

The Shanyin Bu clan is not a local scholar clan of Huiji, but a large clan of Huaiyin in Xuzhou. However, due to the war in Xuzhou, the Bu clan moved to Lujiang. Sun Ce attacked Lujiang Lukang, and in order to avoid the flames of war, the Bu clan continued south to the Yangtze River and fled to Huiji Shanyin. Although the Bu clan left their homeland and plummeted, the family heritage still exists, and they gradually survive in San'in.

When the attendant came out with the letter, Tai Shiheng, who was under Liu Bei's account, arrived at the door and said, "The lord has something to discuss with the military advisor, and the military advisor is tired to go with Heng." ”

"Good!"

Zhuge Liang picked up the feather fan on the desk and went to the side hall under the leadership of Tai Shiheng. In the hall, Liu Bei had already been talking with Huo Jun and Xu Shu there, and only got up when he saw Zhuge Liang.

"Yuan Zhi and Kong Ming have been familiar with each other for a long time, I wonder if Zhong Miao can be familiar with Kong Ming?" Liu Bei said.

"Liang has seen Huo Poyang!"

Zhuge Liang held the fan and arched his hand, and said with a smile: "The demeanor of the general in Xiangyang is still in my heart. The achievements made in Jiangdong are deeply respected. ”

Huo Jun also returned the salute and said with a smile: "It's not enough to worry about it." However, Kong Ming's dedication to the river was quite amazing, which made Jun's heart broken. If you have the opportunity, you are willing to discuss a lesson or two with Kong Ming. ”

Huo Jun learned from Liu Bei's strategy of Zhuge Liang's expedition to the south and the north, but he sighed. Scholars are always scholars, and they are talented, so how can they be changed by the situation and become mediocre.

Huo Jun promoted the gears of the times, used vertical and horizontal means, borrowed Liu Qi for Liu Bei, led the army into Jiangdong, and carried out the method of dividing and ruling the north and the south. Zhuge Liang stood on Huo Jun's shoulders and pushed the route of the Northern Expedition to the point of view of the Northern Expedition.

"Don't dare!"

Liu Bei saw that Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang had a humble attitude, and he was relieved a lot, and smiled and asked a few people to sit down to discuss the matter.

Liu Bei took out the Danyang map and said: "According to the scout's report, Fei Lan and Dai Yuan were killed by Sun Yi's wife, Xu Shi Design. And although Sun He died, his subordinates did not disperse, and his nephew Sun Shao led the construction of buildings and repairs of ordnance. Zhu Zhi also transferred sergeants into the siege of Wanling. ”

Saying that, Liu Bei said happily: "Fortunately, I listened to what Zhong Miao and Yuan Zhi said, otherwise it would be easy to raise troops and enter the army, and I am afraid that I will be defeated by the enemy because of going deep into Chongshan!" ”

After killing Sun He, Fei Lan and Dai Yuan knew that the matter was exposed, so they simply rebelled, that is, they sent people to contact Liu Bei, and sent people to welcome Liu Fu. It's a pity that they are greedy for women and have to plunder Sun Yi's wife and concubine, Mrs. Xu took the opportunity to win over Sun Yi's old department and set up a banquet to kill the two.

At that time, Sun Quan had led his troops back to Danyang, and the sergeants arrived at the city of Wanling. Not long after arriving in the city, Mrs. Xu asked people to go out of the city with the heads of the two people, and the Danyang Rebellion subsided.

Sun Quan was also speechless, Sun Yi and Sun He, the two Taishou, were killed by the rebellious party, forcing him to lead the army back to the division, but this rebellion was easily resolved by a weak woman.

Although the Danyang Rebellion was quelled, the army had returned from Chaisang and lost the prerequisites for fighting the Jingzhou army. Sun Quan adopted Zhou Yu's suggestion and urgently sent Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai and other generals to guard Shexian, and then sent his generals to the local area, allowing them to recruit troops on their own, preparing to enter Yuzhang in the second half of the year.

Liu Bei spread out the map and pointed out: "Sun Quan has ordered the generals under his command to recruit troops on their own, I am afraid that they will offend me." Our army should strike first, not competing with the Sun clan on the water, but advancing into the counties of Yishan and fighting for Danyang County. If you get the counties of Yishan, our army can look down on Wu County, and then the troops will go out of Yishan, and you can take advantage of Jiangdong. However, the terrain of Yishan counties is rugged, and the mountains are entrenched, I don't know if you have a strategy? ”

The main reason why Liu Bei wanted to attack the Yishan counties as soon as possible was to occupy the initiative on the battlefield, make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to his advantages in land warfare. If the Jiangdong Army is allowed to attack first, they will take the waterway, which is not good news for Liu Bei, who lacks a water division.

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said, "Envoy, among the counties of Yishan, She County is the most important. If She County can be broken, then the Yishan counties can be lowered. In the area of Ranshe County, the mountains are more and more numerous, so if you want to break the enemy, you should appease the mountains and the more, and you can't grudge with them. ”

When Sun Ce pacified Yuzhang, he sent troops from Wu County to go up the Yangtze River and never walked Yishan, so there were too many unsubdued Shanyue sect thieves between Yishan. Liu Bei chose to go to Yishan to attack Wu County, and the enemy he faced was not only Sun Quan, but also those Shanyue sect thieves. If it is not handled well, the thieves of the Shanyue Sect will gather into soldiers, which will be enough for Liu Bei to have a headache.

Xu Shu frowned and said: "As far as you know, there is a thief in She County, Jin Qitun is stationed in Anle Mountain, and Mao Gantun is in Wuliao Mountain, and there are 10,000 households under the accounts of these two people. Now it is better to send an envoy to She County to make friends with money and grain to the second department, so as to show the friendship of our army. ”

The geographical location of She County is critical, and you can go to Qiantang along the Zhejiang River to take She County, or you can reach Wanling along the Sheshui, which is in the main traffic route. However, as Xu Shu said, She County is also the place with the most Shanyue sect marshals, and there are 10,000 households under Jin Qi and Mao Gan alone, not including those other Shanyue barbarians.

Liu Bei bowed slightly, turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang, and asked, "What does Kong Ming think?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "Yuan Zhi's words can be followed, but when the troops enter the lofty mountains and mountains, the first thing is to supply. The enemy fought and confronted each other for a long time, and if the food and grass were cut off, our army would be defeated without a fight. Liang thought that Yuan Zhi could dispatch with Pan Chengming in Yuzhang and Poyang, and tried his best to collect and distribute military grain and grass for the army. ”

After a pause, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Lord, although the commander of the Shanyue Sect is evil, Ran Liang has a way to deal with it, and this battle Liang asks for his life to join the army." ”

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, there is Lao Kongming with the army." ”

"Don't dare!"

With Zhuge Liang's assurance, Liu Bei put his mind at ease and said: "In this battle, a certain and the eldest son sent troops to She County, and Lao Zhongmiao defended the Poyang Waterway, and led the partial army into the Lujiang River to attack the four counties of Jiangbei for the army. ”

"Please rest assured that you will live up to the general's hopes." Huo Jun said in a deep voice.

(End of chapter)