The backyard of the government.

In the study.

A middle-aged scribe slowly walked in.

It is Zhuge Kongming!

He was dressed in an elegant white scarf, and the corners of the scarf swayed in the wind, like flowing clouds. The white scarf formed a simple and elegant turban around his head, partially covering his forehead, leaving a pair of bright and clear eyes.

"Your Highness."

Liu Chan got up from the main seat, personally stepped forward to help Zhuge Liang up, and said: "The military advisor has worked hard and made great achievements, why do you need to salute?" Please! ”

Welcoming Zhuge Liang to the position, Liu Chan sat back on the main seat at this time.

"Fortunately, there are military divisions to capture Ruyin, otherwise, Cao Pi will not retreat easily, at least, the Wei army that remains in Runan is not only now."

Zhuge Liang ventured into Ruyin and cut off another grain route for the Wei army, so that Cao Pi had to make dangerous moves with the intention of fighting Liu Chan.

After learning of Cao Zhang's rebellion, Cao Pi was flustered and wanted to leave Runan with his troops.

But if Runan had enough food and grass at the moment, he would definitely not take away 100,000 people.

After all, taking away 100,000 people is no different from taking 50,000 people and going to Luoyang.

There are many people, but they are walking slowly.

But it's not the same in Runan.

Liu Chan's army is here, the more Wei troops you leave, the more difficult it will be when Liu Chan attacks Runan.

However, the lack of food and grass for the Wei army in Runan made Cao Pi have to take more Wei soldiers with him.

"It's all His Highness's far-sightedness, and you and I have discussed together, how dare Liang take credit?"

But having said that, after being praised by His Royal Highness for a while, Zhuge Liang still showed a beautiful smile on his face.

The mood looks like it's very good.

"Today I went to the martial arts hall to take a look, among which Runan Juncai is not as good as Jingzhou talent, let alone Nanyang talent."

This time, Zhuge Liang came back, on the one hand, to discuss the Runan policy, and on the other hand, it also had the meaning of letting Zhuge Liang be a teacher and teach those students who taught martial arts.

If there is an amazing talent among them, after Zhuge Liang's promotion and training, maybe he can become a Jiang Boyo again.

But

Judging from the current situation, there is no hope for the students of the Wutang in this issue of Runan.

"After all, Runan has been closed for many years, like a great Confucian, either went to Jiangdong, or returned to the king, this situation is normal."

Zhuge Liang's hair was draped over his shoulders, slightly fluffy, revealing his casualness and eclecticism. A few strands of gray hair occasionally fell between his hair, showing that he was getting older, but he still maintained his handsomeness and demeanor.

"But even if it's hard to praise talent, it's still possible and necessary to cultivate it."

Cultivating these Runan talents, and then appointing them as officials, as the prince's protégés, they naturally supported Liu Chan.

In this way, Liu Chan's basic plate in Runan can be regarded as stable.

With these people, imperceptibly, Liu Chan's influence in Runan will only increase.

"I naturally know that, because of this, these people still have to worry about the military advisor."

Today, Liu Chan went to lecture in Wutang and showed his face, and he will not go again after that.

After all, how can this master be comfortable as a shopkeeper?

Are those elm pimples better looking than my family's Guan Yinping, or plumper than my Mrs. Zhen, or hotter than my Princess Zhurong, or cuter than my Sun Luyu?

"This Liang is naturally willing to serve the work of dogs and horses."

Liu Chan was willing to hand over the heavy responsibility of teaching the students of the Wutang to him, so he naturally attached great importance to him Zhuge Liang.

Everyone knows that as long as the students come out of the lecture hall, they will have a bright future in the future.

And he can be the master of these promising students, isn't it because Liu Chan values him?

Notice

After these martial arts students enter the ranks, they will be a group of political resources!

And Zhuge Liang, who has been their master, is not respected by them?

"Let's talk about the matter of Wutang, that's it, sir, you and I still have to sum it up, how to clean up the mess in Runan, and how to solve this grain and grass problem."

Liu Chan poured Zhuge Liang a cup of tea, he clapped his palms, and outside the study, a beautiful maid walked in slowly with a plate of dim sum.

There are various forms of dim sum on the plate, one of which is osmanthus cake, the skin is golden yellow, like autumn leaves, and the puff pastry is sprinkled with delicate sugar and sparkles.

The other is a floral glutinous rice ball, which is wrapped in transparent glutinous rice and sandwiched with petal-shaped chopped almonds in the middle, with colorful colors, like a picture of flowers blooming.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but move his index finger.

He was also unkind, just picked it up and ate it.

He nodded while eating.

"It's really delicious, Your Highness's kitchen in this mansion is really all kinds of tricks."

He came in a hurry, breakfast and lunch were all simple, and at the moment he was hungry.

swept away the snacks on the plate, and drank two cups of tea, Zhuge Liang's originally pale face regained its blood color.

"Happy!"

Wiping his mouth with a handroll, Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan with one hand and stroked his slightly bulging belly with the other, and said with a smile: "Dingru Nance, I'm afraid Your Highness already has a draft in your heart?" ”

Liu Chan bowed slightly, and said: "That Cao Pi in order to collect grain and grass, and even for the crime of rebellion, broke through the dock fort of several Runan Shi clans, seized their grain and grass, and made the people of Runan turn away. ”

"But"

Liu Chan frowned slightly, and said: "Take Runan, you can't drag it out, then Cao Zhang doesn't know how long he can hold on, in case that Cao Pi frees his hand and raises a large army again, I am afraid that the current situation in Runan will be gone forever." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

"What Your Highness said is very true."

"Using the Runan Shi clan to raise troops to attack the city, the speed is too slow, and besides, our army is short of food and grass, so we can't afford it!"

This is the problem that Liu Chan faced in Runan.

"It's just a quick run, and for a while, I can't think of any good plan."

Liu Chan sighed lightly, there are some strategies, it really doesn't mean that you can come up with it if you want to.

"If you want to get down to Runan quickly, the first thing is to involve the Wei army in Runan, so that it can't defend the city with all its might."

Zhuge Liang's feather fan shook slightly, his eyes flickered, and there seemed to be a big plan brewing in his belly.

"The military advisor has a plan?"

"Didn't Your Highness say it before? Using Guangling County to involve the military strength of the Wei State, if this plan can be successful, I am afraid that some of the troops of Runan will be attracted to Shouchun. ”

If Shouchun is lost, on the front line of the Huai River, the Wei army will have no advance base in the south.

If Sun Quan managed it well, he would completely cut off the hope of Wei going south.

even

Xuzhou would also be further out of Wei's control.

This is definitely not what Cao Pi wants to see.

Even if Runan is in danger, it is still necessary to transfer some troops to Shouchun to support.

Compared with Runan, the strategic position of Shouchun is more important!

"Of course, it is not enough to attract some people to Shouchun, why didn't His Highness issue a decree to allow the Wei army to surrender, or to encourage the Wei army to surrender."

Liu Chan glanced at Zhuge Liang and understood in his heart that the inside of Zhuge Kongming's stomach began to bubble with bad water again.

"The military advisor taught me."

"Half of the Wei troops in Runan are the Wei soldiers who were transferred from other states and counties, such as Lu Chang, who is now guarding Shenyang and Ancheng, most of his soldiers are Jingzhou soldiers, but there are also some of them are soldiers from the local prefectures and counties in Runan, these people are all things that His Highness can fight for."

Playing with people's hearts, this is indeed what Zhuge Liang is good at.

The state and county soldiers in Runan, aren't they all the children of Runan?

Among them, the high-level generals may not be from the Runan Shi clan, but the middle-level, grass-roots captains, Qu Weishi, and these are probably basically locals of Runan.

Relying on Cao Pi's violent grain requisition in Runan, these local generals in Runan were easily picked up.

"But it's a pity that when Cao Pi left, he took away more than 10,000 local soldiers in Runan, and the remaining local soldiers in Runan were not in Shenyang, Ancheng, Xincai and other places, but in the hinterland of Runan."

Cao Pi did something wrong, so he would naturally be on guard.

Some of the Runan soldiers were taken away, and the rest were placed in a city far away from the battlefield, and it would take a little more effort to prevent them from causing trouble.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly.

"Whether it is Lu Chang or Cao Hong, Sima Yi and Jia Xu, they are not easy people, their military strength is still tens of thousands, and it is not easy to take Runan in a short time."

Although the Wei army has now lost the support of the people in Runan, it has entered the defensive in an all-round way.

But it's not powerless.

Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention the tens of thousands of troops led by strongmen.

If the Han army makes a strategic mistake, it may be bitten back.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, looked at Liu Chan, and said: "In Liang's opinion, attacking Runan depends on the timing, and now that we have taken more than ten cities in Runan, we should stabilize these cities, and then look at the situation to attack." ”

Zhuge Liang is still more cautious.

There is not much hope of taking Runan in a short time.

Unless there is a big change, or there is some big mistake in the Wei army.

Otherwise

It's better to digest the places that have been taken down first, and then talk about the rest.

"It's just that the current situation is so good, I don't know how many years it will be there, and it's a pity to waste it."

Zhuge Liang doesn't think so.

"As much as you have a stomach, you can eat as many bowls of rice as you want, and if we can occupy more than ten cities in Runan, we will already be about to break our belly, and we must wait for two or three years before our army has the strength to plan the entire Runan."

Liu Chan naturally knew that what Zhuge Liang said was true.

But he still has unwillingness in his heart!

"Then take down the cities that can be conquered, and then stabilize the cities that have been captured, and those who surrender will be rewarded, and those who stubbornly defend the city will be killed!" At the same time, he attacked the Wei army's grain route and incited the people under his rule to make a strategy to exhaust the enemy. Liu Chan's eyes flickered.

Zhuge Liang is an old fox, his stomach is full of bad water, how can he be a little fox?

Speaking of pit people, he has been influenced by the great British and Lao Mei who are lacking great virtues in later generations, and Liu Chan is too familiar with the means!

Anyway, don't let these people get better, that's definitely right.

And fighters.

Maybe it will come out at some point.

"As for the problem of grain and grass, if His Highness does not plan to attack the rest of the cities in Runan, he can withdraw the surplus troops to Jingzhou, and the problem of grain and grass will be solved."

Withdraw troops?

This is indeed the solution to the problem of food and grass in the army.

But in the same way, after the withdrawal of the army, it will be more difficult for Liu Chan to capture the rest of the cities in Runan.

"Maybe there's a better way."

Liu Chan held his chin with his hand, looking thoughtful.

"Oh?"

Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Your Highness has a good plan?" ”

Even he Zhuge Liang couldn't think of any good way to come out.

Levy food?

Runan has no food to collect.

To grab food?

The Wei army doesn't have much grain and grass, and even if there is grain and grass, it is heavily protected, and it is not easy for you to grab it.

As for the rest?

went to Jiangdong and Xuzhou to borrow grain.

No one else has it, and even if they do, they won't borrow it.

Transferring grain from home, then you have to transfer grain and grass from Yizhou, such a long road, 100 catties of grain to Runan and 10 catties of grain left, thank God.

"You can ask Xuzhou and Jiangdong for grain." Liu Chan said slowly.

Want food?

Zhuge Liang had a puzzled look on his face.

If you want food, he will give it?

"I'm afraid that Jiangdong Sun Quan and Xuzhou Zang Ba will not agree."

Liu Chan laughed and said, "In normal times, he naturally won't agree, but what if I want them to use grain and grass to buy Guangling County?" ”

Use grain and grass to buy Guangling County?

"Your Highness means"

Zhuge Liang somewhat understood.

"Not bad."

Liu Chan bowed his head slightly, and said: "You can send an envoy to Zang Ba to say that if he sends 300,000 grains and grass, I will withdraw my troops from Guangling County and allow his army to enter Guangling County." ”

300,000 Hu grain and grass for a Guangling County, the price is not small.

But for Xuzhou Zangba, it's not that he can't accept it.

"Then Zang Ba may agree, but if you want to transport grain, you will naturally have to pass through Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, which is now owned by Jiangdong, how can it let Xuzhou's grain and grass be transported to Runan?"

Liu Chan smiled, and then said: "We can also send an envoy to inform Sun Quan that Guangling County will be exchanged for 200,000 grains and grass, and Xuzhou will be allowed to transport grain to Runan, in this case, Guangling County will be donated to Jiangdong, and at the same time, Zong Ziqing can also lead the army to return to Jiangxia along the waterway." ”

Gwangneung-gun is an enclave.

Liu Chan is indeed beyond the reach of the whip now.

If you want to get involved, you have to send troops.

Now for Liu Chan, even if he can send troops, the income is low, and this deal is definitely not cost-effective.

It's better to give up and exchange some benefits to relieve the worries of food and grass in the army.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

After thinking through the key, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but stroking his palms and laughing.

"Your Highness's plan is to sell Guangling County twice, and both parties have been approved by Your Highness, and both have ownership of Guangling County, I'm afraid that they will fight against Guangling County in the future."

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chan with admiration.

His Royal Highness, although he is young, his resourcefulness is unparalleled.

The bad water in this stomach is no less than that of his Zhuge Liang!

"I prepared a table of dishes, and invited two tables of guests, if you want to eat dishes, these two tables of guests naturally have to compare and match."

Plenty of food and grass

Zhuge Liang's originally indifferent expression suddenly became solemn.

"If there is enough food and grass, Your Highness may be able to reformulate the Ru Nan Policy!"

Zhuge Liang is the person who can fight as many battles as you give him.

Before, it was a way of playing with insufficient food and grass.

Now that there is enough grain and grass, there is naturally a way to play with enough grain and grass!

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