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Bushan Castle is located in the middle of Guilin County and is the largest castle in the county. Outside the city, there is the world-famous Li River, all the way down the river, Guilin's landscape is beautiful.

The general headquarters of the coalition forces was located in the city of Bushan.

As the sweep in the county drew to a close, the lords moved to Bushan Castle.

In the first battle of Zhaoqing County, the lords of the [Southern Alliance] collectively went out with the army, but one by one they ended up committing suicide and returning to the city. Since then, the lords have been very cautious about going out with their armies.

[Shonan City-State] The only people who went out with the army this time were Caiyun Zhinan, the lord of Caiyun City, and another lord named Gu Zhenxiao.

Gu Ji Xiao is the lord of the famous general Li Mu.

As for the northern Sichuan Province, because the city-state has not yet been formed. Therefore, this expedition was only a dozen lords from the southern part of the province. Among them, the representative figure is named Simon Daguanren.

As the name suggests, it is rumored that the official Ximen is a well-known playboy in reality. Entering the game, relying on the support of the family, he also broke into a huge world.

In the northern Sichuan province, the Ximen officials can also be regarded as the number one person.

The lords gathered in Bushan Castle this time, in addition to commanding, the most important thing was to discuss the distribution of benefits after the war. The huge Guilin County is a piece of fat no matter how you look at it.

After taking it, how to distribute this cake is too particular.

In addition, how to arrange the garrison of Guilin County after the war is also an important issue. Now that Guilin County has been taken, no matter who it is, they will not think about getting a vote and leaving.

And to run Guilin County, it is naturally necessary to garrison a large army.

Although the coalition forces were caught off guard by Shanhai City this time, their fear of Shanhai City did not weaken at all, but they would guard against this tiger more closely.

It is reported that the northern Sichuan province has been working on the formation of a city-state, in order to more effectively fight against Shanhai City.

It is precisely in this way that the coalition forces will think of taking the two passes at once.

As long as Xuanwu Pass and Guiping Pass are guarded, Guilin County is foolproof. On the contrary, if the two major passes are lost, it will be half the effort to defend Guilin County.

On the morning of 24 July, the battle reports of the two major passes were transmitted to the headquarters one after another.

Xuanwu Pass was successfully captured, but Guiping Pass was defended by Shanhai City.

When the lords got the news, they didn't know how to feel, as if they were suddenly stuck in mid-air, and they couldn't go up or down, which made people uncomfortable.

The defeat of Guiping Pass made some lords tremble. They were worried that as soon as they woke up, the vast army of Shanhai City would enter Guilin County and fight them to the death.

There is only one person, who is calm in his heart, and he is the city lord of Caiyun City - Caiyun Zhinan.

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The Lord's Mansion, the west courtyard.

The courtyard here is where Caiyunzhi stays, and the inside and outside of the compound are heavily guarded.

Above the main hall, the south of the clouds sits in the center.

At the bottom sat a middle-aged scribe, with a white face and beard, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, which was very impressive. This scribe is the military advisor in Li Mu's mouth, and he is also a great figure.

The scribe was none other than Zhang Liang, who was known as a saint.

Zhang Liang, the character Zifang, was an outstanding strategist in the late Qin and early Han dynasties, and was known as the "Three Masters of the Early Han Dynasty" together with Han Xin and Xiao He. Born in an aristocratic family, his grandfather, father and other ancestors served as the prime minister of five generations of Korean kings in Yangzhai, the capital of South Korea.

Because Korea was destroyed by Qin, Zhang Liang decided to oppose Qin.

He once persuaded Liu Bang to make peace at the Hongmen banquet, preserve his strength, and dredge Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Bo, so that Liu Bang could get out. Later, with his outstanding resourcefulness, he assisted Liu Bang in the Chu-Han War to finally win the world, and helped Empress Lu support Liu Ying to ascend to the crown prince, and was named Liuhou.

Zhang Liang is proficient in the way of Huang Lao, does not cherish the position of power, and is said to have traveled with red pine nuts in his later years.

Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, commented on him: "In the planning and planning of the husband, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and I am not as good as the ovary." It shows Zhang Liang's wit and strategy.

Later generations respected him for his outstanding strategy and called him "seeking sainthood".

It is precisely because he is known as "seeking a saint" that Zhang Liang's rating is one level higher than that of Bai Qi, Han Xin, Xiao He and others, and he is a saint-level historical figure in the Eight Classics.

Caiyun Zhinan can get Zhang Liang's assistance, and this alone shows that it is extraordinary.

You must know that although there are many saint-level figures such as Jiang Shang, Sun Wu, Mencius, and Mozi who have settled in Shanhai City, they are not considered to be masters in the real sense, and they are different from Zhang Liang.

The south of Caiyun is afraid that he is the first lord who has truly obtained the service of a saint-level person.

I have to say that this person's city is extremely deep, and the hiding is also very deep, no wonder he can stand out in the battle of the giant deer and become the most dazzling dark horse.

In fact, during the Battle of the Giant Deer, the South of Caiyun triggered the task of subduing the saint Zhang Liang, and until the end of the Battle of the Giant Deer, the South of Caiyun experienced a lot of twists and turns in the wilderness, and after several difficult tests, it really got Zhang Liang's favor.

The hardships in it are not something that a lord like Ouyang Shuo, who easily subdues historical talents, can understand. After all, whether it is in the battle map or in the wilderness, all the talents in Ouyang Shuo's picture basically did not take many twists and turns, and they were relatively smooth to win.

The only exception is probably Jiang Shang.

This old man, but Ouyang Shuo tried his best to agree to the position of president of Southwest University Hall.

In addition, it is the recent Fan Li.

I don't know, whether the Black Snake Guard found Fan Li or not.

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"Zifang, this time Gui Pingguan did not go smoothly, what remedy do you have?" It is precisely because of the hard-won that for Zhang Liang, Caiyun Zhinan can be described as obedient and almost unconditional trust.

When Zhang Liang heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "The lord doesn't have to worry. Gui Pingguan didn't take it, it's not an accident, it's still in my expectation. After all, our opponents are no ordinary people. ”

"So, the ovary already has a solution?" Caiyun Zhinan asked.

"Not bad. Guiping Pass was not taken, this is not difficult, we only need to build a large pass at the entrance of the mountain road in Guilin County. In this way, the purpose of keeping the enemy out can also be achieved. ”

"Brilliant plan!" The south of the clouds is overjoyed.

"But for Xuanwu Pass, the lord must not take it lightly." Zhang Liang's words changed, "Xuanwu Pass is not precipitous, we can easily take it, and the army of Shanhai City can naturally easily recapture it again." Therefore, the top priority at the moment is to strengthen the garrison at Xuanwu Pass. ”

"That makes sense, I'll arrange it later." Caiyun Zhinan nodded and said, "The army responsible for sweeping Guilin County has completed its task at this time, and it can be arranged for them to be stationed in Xuanwu Pass." ”

"Increasing the garrison is only a palliative measure, if you want to really hold the Xuanwu Pass, you have to transform the Xuanwu Pass into a strong fortress, so that it can be foolproof." Zhang Liang added.

"Building two fortresses at the same time is probably a huge cost."

When Caiyun Zhinan heard this, there was a look of embarrassment on his face, obviously with an unspeakable secret.

Zhang Liang is so smart, seeing this, his expression moved, and he had already guessed a rough idea, and asked: "But what different ideas do the other lords have about the post-war planning of Guilin County?" ”

According to Zhang Liang's plan before the war, the northern Sichuan Province and the [Xiangnan City-State] joined hands this time to take Guilin County while Shanhai City was not ready, mainly not to occupy territory, but to obtain a strategic buffer zone between Shanhai City and the two major provinces.

After all, for the lords of the two major provinces, except for Caiyun City, the other territories are still in the county stage, and there is no problem of insufficient territory for the time being.

Just inside the province, there is enough territory for them to toss.

Therefore, if it is only for the purpose of dominating the territory, there is really no need for such fanfare.

The capture of Guilin County is fundamentally from a strategic point of view. After all, if Shanhai City is allowed to successfully take Guilin County, then the territory of Shanhai City will directly border the two major provinces.

On the side of the couch, you will not allow others to snore. At the thought of sleeping such a tiger beside them, none of the lords of the two major provinces dared to sleep in peace.

It is in this way that this great war took place.

When the coalition forces take Guilin County, the situation will be completely different.

If Shanhai City wants to attack the two major provinces in the north, it will not be able to cross the pass of Guilin County. In this way, the two provinces will have enough time to react and then respond calmly.

In addition, waging a war in Guilin County can also achieve the strategic purpose of defending the enemy outside the territory, and will not burn the flames of war to the two major provinces.

This move can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Therefore, within the coalition forces before the war, there was a clear plan for Guilin County after the capture of Guilin County. That is, Guilin County as a whole will be divided into a military condominium area, and all the financial revenue generated by Guilin County itself will be invested in supporting the expenses of the coalition troops stationed in Guilin County.

In this way, it is possible to support a large coalition army without creating an additional financial burden on the territories. It is equivalent to spending other people's money to supply your own army.

It can be said that whether it is from the pre-war layout to the post-war arrangement, the whole set of plans is interlocking, with strong operability and forward-looking.

And the formulator of this plan is none other than Zhang Liang.

It was this plan that moved the lords of the [Shonan City-State], and also the lords of the northern Sichuan Province represented by the Ximen Daguanren.

It's just that what Zhang Liang didn't expect was that after the real results were achieved and the fruits of victory were picked. In the face of huge interests, some lords can't sit still.

In other words, in this matter, the lords have selfish intentions.

In fact, before Caiyun Zhinan came to see Zhang Liang, he had a meeting with other lords. The meaning of the lords is to divide the property looted in this battle directly, and each person will divide it first.

It is precisely because of this, I heard that if two fortresses are to be built at one time, it will be difficult for the south of Caiyun.