Shu Kingdom, Chengdu City.

In Chengdu in October, the autumn wind and leaves are falling, and the coolness is gusting.

Since Liu Beibing became the capital, this city has been completely under his control, and the soldiers and horses stationed around him are basically the most elite soldiers and horses under his command.

In the city, the war has passed, and the traces left by the battle have been quickly swept away one by one, and now Chengdu has begun to gradually restore the prosperity of the former Shu capital.

Liu Bei is much more capable than Liu Zhang.

It doesn't matter if he is hypocritical, or that he is born with a heart of worrying about the country and the people, anyway, he came forward to appease people's hearts, and what he can do makes the people applaud.

This is something that Liu Zhang will never be able to compare.

Now the people in Chengdu have gradually adapted to the Shu Kingdom under the rule of Liu Bei's regime, and the King of Shu who was bound in the high pavilion has gradually been forgotten.

The current state of Shu has indeed entered the period of Liu Bei's rule.

The only one who can threaten Liu Bei's last big trouble in controlling Shu State, Zhang Ren, the general of Shu State, has entered the city alone half a month ago.

As soon as he entered the city, it meant that the last power of Shu had surrendered to Liu Bei.

Today's Shu State has no force that can prevent Liu Bei from controlling the military and political power, whether it is in the military or the court.

In a side hall of the royal palace.

Liu Bei did not have a trace of control of Shu at this moment, his eyes looked at the decree of the king of Xichuan from the Wei Dynasty in his hand, and his face was pale.

Even if he didn't want to, he had to bear it.

Because this holy decree is the most critical holy decree for him to control Shu now.

With this holy decree, it is much easier for him to fool public opinion, the teacher is famous, and he is not a rebel. Auxiliary Minister, he rightfully controls the Shu Kingdom.

"Kong Ming, how do you think Wu Guoguo will react?" After half a ring, Liu Bei put away this scroll of holy decrees covered with the Great Seal of the Wei Dynasty with some indignation, and Zhuge Liang, who was looking at it, asked.

The Wei Dynasty was crowned. It's not him who is most anxious.

At most, he is just a small prince, and he has not even sat down in Shu, and he is not qualified to say that he will pacify the whole world and be crowned emperor.

The most anxious should be like the number one vassal state today, the state of Wu.

Wu is the first in the world in terms of territory, military strength, and population, but now it has been degraded by the Wei Dynasty to a big step.

Sun Quan would swallow this breath so easily. Then it's not Sun Quan.

"Lord, Sun Zhongmou is not an easy person to deal with!"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he just smiled indifferently and said: "Cao Mengde caught him off guard, and he won't stop there, he has already done it, the latest news from the east, Wu Jun is in Nanyang." There are also Taishan and Qingzhou who have sent troops to the Wei realm, and the army is pressing. Prepare for war with Cao Cao! ”

"You say, Sun Zhongmou and Cao Mengde will fight?"

Liu Bei's eyes were bright and bright, and there was a touch of joy in his expression.

"Definitely!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, he thought about the two overlords today, he thought very clearly: "They won't fight, if I guess it's not wrong." They will only break out the fighting on the territory of Qingzhou.

Sun Quan is one step behind, and if he wants to catch up, he must step on the shoulders of the Wei Dynasty to be crowned, and he is helpless to fight the Wei Dynasty. Because he needs a win.

And Cao Cao, he is now one step ahead, and what he needs is to maintain the prestige of the Wei Dynasty, so he will also work hard, the scale of this battle is not small, but they will not pour out the decisive battle because of the problem of face, because on the west side of the Central Plains, there are still us, and Ma Chao Han Sui, the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, they all understand. ”

"It's a pity!"

Liu Bei sighed, gritted his teeth and said: "If the two of them fight one and you live or die, who is in this world?" ”

"It's not a pity!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Lord, Cao Cao's coronation and Sun Quan's start of war just gave us enough time to strengthen our strength."

Once Sun Quan started the battle between Wu and Wei, the battle of Irichuan was bound to be postponed.

During this time, we must rectify the strength of Shu, do it as one, and face the Wu State, and now Zhang Ren has entered the city, and Shu has been in our hands, which is a good time! ”

"Hahaha, what Kong Ming said is very true!"

Liu Bei was arrogant: "A certain family has fought in the south and the north, doing nothing, and has been bumpy for decades, and now that a certain family has finally won the land of one side, how can Sun Zhongmou take it, Kong Ming, how about transferring Yun Chang back to rectify the soldiers and horses and train the troops?" ”

The soldiers and horses of Shu are a little chaotic, since he mutinied, the entire Shu country except for Shu County, there is some chaos, and there are many county soldiers from all over the country who have become thieves.

"No!"

Zhuge Liang hurriedly shook his head and said: "Lord, now Lu Meng of Wu State has pressed the army and horses in Peicheng, and Lu Bu is eyeing him, once the second general leaves Peicheng, Lu Bu may not let go of this opportunity, he will definitely take Peicheng in one go, and directly force Pujia Pass, once Peicheng is lost, we will lose a stick to the gate, which is not good for our future battles!" ”

Peicheng is about Yu and Zhang Fei, he can rest assured, only Zhang Fei is alone, he has a short personality, he is easy to attack and not good to defend, and he will definitely not be able to defend Peicheng.

"But in the hands of a certain family, the only person who can trust and have the ability to control all the soldiers and horses is Yun Chang!"

Liu Bei also understands this truth, but he has a shortage of talents, don't look at him to collect a lot of Shu generals, these wall grass, he dares to use them, but he doesn't dare to rely on them.

can betray Liu Zhang, and he can betray him in the future.

He sighed faintly: "Now in the hands of a certain family, Pang Xi is a general, but he has to guard the Sword Pavilion and keep an eye on Hanzhong, Wen Chang and Shu Zhi are also generals, but they are far from being enough to lead the whole army in terms of experience and qualifications!" ”

"Lord, we still have a talent in our hands, why don't we use it?" Zhuge Liang thought about it, and said something pointed.

"Talent?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was inspired and asked tentatively: "Kong Ming, are you talking about Zhang Renhu?" ”

After Zhang Ren entered the city, he was a general of the Shu Kingdom, but he didn't care about anything. What he insisted on every day was the safety of Liu Xun, the king of Shu.

Perhaps in Zhang Ren's heart today, nothing is more important than Liu Xun's safety.

"That's right!"

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Zhang Ren is one of the best fierce generals, and this person's prestige in Shu is very high, and his ability to lead troops exceeds that of ordinary generals, the most important thing." He still has tens of thousands of loyal main soldiers and horses on the west side, which is the best foundation for us to train the new army and recruit soldiers, if we can invite him, we will have 100,000 elite new troops in a year and a half! ”

"But this person is loyal to Liu Xun, how can a certain family use it?" Liu Bei snorted coldly.

Although Zhang Ren entered the city alone, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command were still eyeing the western suburbs, which was the reason why Liu Bei was afraid and did not dare to kill him. Otherwise, as soon as he entered the city, Liu Bei would have already killed him and Liu Xun.

Although Liu Bei has already controlled the overall situation of Shu, he also doesn't want to have a Taishang Emperor on his head, even if this Taishang Emperor is a puppet, he is very unhappy in his heart.

If it weren't for Zhang Ren, he would have been able to ascend the throne justifiably, without having to hide behind the scenes, so for Zhang Ren. There was some hatred in his heart.

"Lord, a little king of Shu. Can it be compared to the supreme position in the world? Zhuge Liang asked.

"A certain family understands what you mean, but a certain person still has some doubts, will he listen to us?"

Liu Bei sighed: "For him Zhang Ren, a certain has always been a little guarded, after all." In today's Shu Kingdom, the only one who can threaten us is him, don't suppress him, but reuse him. A certain family is not willing, but can't! ”

"Lord, the biggest danger of Shu is not in Shu, nor is it Zhang Ren, it's not nice to say, even if Zhang Ren's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are reversed, it can't help our current strength, our biggest danger is always Wu State!"

Zhuge Liang said bitterly: "If we can't survive the battle of Wu State into Sichuan in the future, everything we have now will become nothing, so the most important thing for us now is to gather all the people and soldiers that can be used in Shu State, enhance the strength of Shu State soldiers and horses, and deal with Wu State!"

To use the person, no one can be let go, even if it is a risk, it must be used, Zhang Ren is not only a handsome talent, but also a fierce general, in the future, we will fight Wu Guo, he will inevitably play a key role.

If the lord makes good use of him, he will be the sharpest knife in our hands, a knife against the state of Wu! ”

"But Kong Ming, have you thought about it, if he regains control of the military power of Shu, will he oppose a certain family?" Liu Bei asked worriedly: "It's the opposite, do we still have to have a civil war?" ”

"No!"

Zhuge Liang said confidently: "Lord, when he Zhang Ren entered Chengdu, Shu has already fallen to the dust, now Shu Kingdom, not the lord and can not preside over the overall situation, a small Liu Xun, the lord helped him, he is the king of Shu, a child is not able to stabilize the overall situation at all, this is also why he Zhang Ren entered the city alone, as long as the lord does not move Liu Xun's life and position, he will not rebel against the lord!" ”

Liu Zhang is dead, and within a few years, Zhang Ren's loyalty will be a Liu Xun who has a trick and doesn't understand anything.

Controlling Liu Xun is equivalent to controlling Zhang Ren.

"A certain family understands what you mean, that is, as long as we hold Liu Xun, it is equivalent to holding him Zhang Ren, and he will be used by us and fight for us in all directions!"

"That's right!"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Zhang Ren not only represents him alone, but also represents many loyal and righteous people in the Shu Kingdom, Yan Yan Deng Xian, these soldiers all look at him as an example, if he doesn't move, it means that these people will be used by us!" ”

"Of course, there are also risks in this, in case he Zhang Ren really reverses, we are bound to have a civil war, and Shu will be completely finished!" Zhuge Liang added.

"This is a gamble, we bet the hope of Shu in the hands of Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren and us are one-minded, Shu may fight against Wu Bingfeng in the future, if Zhang Ren has two hearts, we will be defeated without a fight.!"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang nodded: "It depends on the decision of the lord!" ”

Liu Bei stood up and paced back and forth for half a moment before he made up his mind, he was not a person without courage, and now, facing the heavy mountain of Wu State, he also dared to do his best: "A certain family will gamble on him Zhang Ren!" ”

"The lord is wise!" Zhuge Liang fell in love with Liu Bei's courage to fight.

Liu Bei quickly spread out a notebook, picked up the pen and wrote.

"Spread the king's order, and ordered the general Zhang Ren to inspect the Quartet on behalf of the king, purge the soldiers and horses in various places, and exterminate the thieves in the Quartet. In addition, in the suburbs of Chengdu, the general can establish a Chengdu battalion and recruit soldiers and horses. Training of new troops. ”

After half a ring, Liu Bei stamped the big seal on behalf of the King of Shu, handed it to Zhuge Liang, and said: "Kong Ming, a certain family can gamble on Zhang Ren, but you must also be prepared to give him a deputy general!" ”

"Liang understands!" Zhuge Liang nodded.

"One more thing!"

A copy of the recital on Liu Bei's case was handed to him: "The southern part of Shu is in turmoil, and Yonghong actually took advantage of the fire to rob and kill the two county guards. Divide Yizhou and Yongchang, how to deal with the self-proclaimed king of Yizhou? ”

"It's not that he's important, it's Meng Shu that matters!"

Zhuge Liang looked at it and squinted slightly: "Although the Yong family is the surname of Yizhou County and the first family in the local area, he does not have such a force to divide the king, he relies on the king of the Southern Barbarians."

Although Meng Huo was the leader of the Yi people. But he has been influenced by Han culture since he was a child, and he has the wildness of a foreign race. There is also the scheming of the Han people, he has a heavy army, Yizhou is not so much that Yonghong is in control, but he is in control, but he pushed Yonghong out as the boss, and he bent and stretched the second in command. You can see that this person is not an ordinary person! ”

"A barbarian, with this scheming, it's really rare!" Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's analysis, and immediately gasped.

According to Chen Deng's inquiry, this person was fifteen years old. Less than twenty years old, he won the position of the leader of the 36th Cave Tribe of Nanban, and he is by no means a simple person! ”

Zhuge Liang said lightly: "But this is not necessarily a bad thing for us!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Liu Bei was a little puzzled.

"Lord, the Wu army is also in Yizhou County, and it is better to have Meng Shu to block them than to send troops in person!" There was a gleam in Zhuge Liang's eyes: "The Wu army took advantage of our mutiny to enter Yizhou County, if it weren't for Meng Shu to block it, I'm afraid that the southern part of our Shu Kingdom has been taken by them!" ”

"It's a surprise when you say that!"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "But Yizhou County and Yongchang County have been so divided by the two of them, a certain family doesn't dare in their hearts!" ”

"The south is already barren, give it to them temporarily, there is no pity, let them defend the Wu army in Jiaozhou for us, it is also a good thing, when we have the strength, we will take it back!"

Zhuge Liang said.

"That's right, the most important thing for us now is to deal with the Wu State, all the forces that can stop the Wu army, we need to endure it!" Liu Bei nodded.

His temperament is originally tough, and he can still endure this little thing.

"In that case, let's raze it!"

Liu Bei said coldly: "Give him a justifiable title!" ”

"Lord, just give it to Meng Huo, as for Yonghong, this person wants to set up a fight, maybe we need to start from the relationship between the two to recover Yizhou County in the future!" The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth outlined a cold smile.

"That's right!"

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and said, "How about sealing Meng as the king of the Southern Barbarians and leading the county guard of Yizhou?" ”

"Lord Shengming!" Zhuge Liang smiled thief.

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Yizhou County, in Shu is also a relatively important county, the geographical location is about in the later generations of Yunnan Guizhou area, where the road is rugged, the mountain peaks are numerous, the people are fierce, young and strong soldiers.

Historically, this has been a big trouble for government rule.

Ritsugao City.

This is the southeast gateway city of Dianchi City, the city of Yizhou County, but it has already been occupied by the soldiers and horses of the Wu State, and there are four divisions of the Wu army soldiers and horses stationed here.

The commander who led the troops into Yizhou County was Pan Zhang, the deputy general of the war elephant battalion of Wu State, and the general of Annan.

Pan Zhang's troops include the 2nd and 7th Divisions of the War Elephant Army, as well as the Field Independent Division and the Field Mixed Division that have recently settled on the establishment of the War Elephant Battalion.

The predecessor of the Field Independent Division was the 17th Division of Jingzhou, and the predecessor of the Field Mixed Division was the 18th Division of Jingzhou.

After Shamoke surrendered to the state of Wu, he used the Wuxi barbarians to organize two divisions, Jingzhou 16 divisions and Jingzhou 17 divisions, and later under the suggestion of Fa Zheng, a mixed division with Han and barbarians was established, and Jingzhou 18 divisions were established.

These three mountain divisions can be said to be his old roots.

Xu Sheng borrowed troops, and the two divisions he led went south, Xu Sheng's three-inch incorruptible tongue actually persuaded this block, and after the two divisions were reorganized, they settled in the war elephant camp.

Outside the city, on a hillside.

The Chinese army of the Wu army commanded the camp tent.

In the spacious camp tent, the two main generals Pan Zhang and Sha Moke stood side by side, standing next to a huge rectangular sand table, and the ten division commanders, staff officers, and regiment commanders around them all stood beside them, looking at the terrain on the sand table with vivid eyes.

"Now that Dianchi has fallen into the hands of Yonghong, he has established himself as the king of Yizhou, and he has been crowned as the king of the Southern Barbarians, with 100,000 troops!"

Pan Zhang said in a deep voice: "They blocked our way into Sichuan, if we don't defeat them, we won't be able to take Dianchi Lake, and we won't have the ability to go north!" ”

"Who are Yonghong and Meng Huo?" One of the generals asked.

"The Yong family, where Yonghong is located, is the first family in Yizhou County, and it is very prestigious in the local area, and Meng Huo is the leader of the Yi tribe, the most powerful Nanban tribe in Yizhou!"

A brocade-clothed guard stood up and reported in detail: "They took advantage of the Chengdu mutiny, united with Gao Ding, the governor of Yongchang County, to kill Yongchang County Shouzheng Ang, and divide Yongchang and Yizhou counties!" ”

"He dares to establish himself as a king with only two counties, he is very bold!"

A division commander disdainfully said.

At the beginning, Wu Guoguo was the king, but it was only in Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, and Liaodong that he had the courage.

"The road in Shuchuan is not passable, compared to our Central Plains, it is a little backward, especially in the two counties of Yongchang and Yizhou, there are not even a few official roads, as long as it is blocked, it is a small kingdom, they dare to stand on their own, it is not surprising at all!"

A staff officer said with a smile.

"No matter what, their self-reliance just gave us the opportunity to enter the army!"

Pan Zhang said resolutely: "Before the full-scale battle of our Wu State in the coming year starts, we must take Yizhou County and ensure the road to Chengdu from the south to the north!" ”

"If you want to take Yizhou, the first thing you have to solve is Meng Huo!"

Shamoke said in a thunderous voice: "Yonghong these people are not worried, the soldiers and horses under his command are not enough for us to stuff our teeth, and they rely on nothing more than Meng Shu."

Meng Shu is the king of the Southern Barbarians, he rules the Yi barbarians, the whole Nanban 36 caves of the big tribe, the number of soldiers and horses under his command is more than 100,000, all of them are elite soldiers in the mountains and forests, and they will not be inferior to the field division under my command. ”

Shamoke is in Wuling, and Meng Huo is in the southwest, so it stands to reason that there is not much connection.

But Wuling is not far from the southwest, and they have also had a lot of dealings, and the clansmen of Nanban and Wuxi have some contacts.

"Can you lure them out?"

Pan Zhang looked at the sand table, pondered for a while, and said: "To attack Dianchi Lake, you need to cross this mountain, this is the famous ghost fog forest in Yizhou County, our scouts have suffered a lot here, snakes, insects, rats and ants, enough for us to eat."

If we take this as the main battlefield, our current strength is not enough to fight them, unless we increase our troops, but if we can lure them out of the land of Dianchi, their soldiers and horses who have not practiced the military formation will not be as good as our combat effectiveness! ”

When everyone heard this, they were suddenly a little silent, and they wanted to lure out Meng Shu, which was not easy to say.

"The terrain of this ghost mist forest, the mountain division under my command is not as good as the sons of their Nanban tribe, and they will suffer a lot when they fight!" Shamoko sighed.

Although he is a mountain division, he is not familiar with the terrain, and he is not as good as the head snake here after all.

"You really have to find a way to lure them over!" Pan Zhang squinted slightly.

"Otherwise, we'll go fight his lair!"

Shamoke thought for a while, and proposed: "Now that Meng Huo is focused on Dianchi Lake, and his troops are also arranged around the ghost mist forest to prevent us from fighting Dianchi Lake, he won't think that we also have elite soldiers who are proficient in mountain warfare, and they can bypass the past from the deep mountains, and my two divisions are enough to sweep away his lair in the thirty-six caves of Nanshan, so that they can drive them crazy, and they will definitely attack!" (To be continued......)

PS: Two more in one, it's late, sorry!