"Expand the territory?" Now there is not only Lu Bu who is suspicious, but also Liu Mang. You must know that in the letter from Chen Gong to Liu Mang, there is a letter asking Liu Mang to persuade Lu Bu to chase and kill Sun Ce or directly pull Buqu and Jiangdong. The possibility of the army going to war, Jiang Xia's place in Jingzhou Liu Biao has already become a pot of porridge, so it is so difficult to run over to join in the fun!
The rest is to beat Lao Cao! Liu Mang really wanted to go up and see if Chen Gong was in a daze. Now there are only two possibilities to fight Cao Cao, one is to make Lao Cao angry, and the other is to make Lao Cao angry. Lao Cao is preparing for the decisive battle with Yuan Shao However, after two personal conquests, Liu Mang’s cheap father-in-law, Lu Bu, was kicked out first, and Liu Daer was kicked out, and Lu Bu is now sending troops to attack Cao Cao. In a fit of rage, he directly fought Lu Bu again. At that time, Liu Mang believed that Sun Ce in Jiangdong would never mind stabbing Lu Bu's ass, but he would really be attacked on both sides. .
"War is necessary to expand the territory!" Chen Gong smiled and asked Lu Bu and Liu Mang, how could he not know what Lu Bu and Liu Mang thought! Now is not the time to fight anyone. What Lu Bu's army needs now is development, not another war. Although Sun Ce's 100,000 troops were retained in the First Battle of Wancheng, don't forget that Lu Bu's army also suffered heavy casualties, and the city management army was almost wiped out. The black chess army now has only more than a thousand people left, many defenders in Wancheng have died, and more than a thousand corpses have been lost by Bingzhou wolf riders. Also in Shucheng, because of the Zhou family's sudden rebellion, Chen There were less than 5,000 people left in the 15,000-strong army, just enough to form a battalion, and nearly 20,000 people were lost around this time.
Lu Bu's army is only a few tens of thousands of people? What he needs now is to rest and recruit troops instead of directly pulling them over to go to war. Now the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can only protect themselves. The war still needs food and grass. The early rice is also harvested. Now go to the war and do you want to eat in the coming year? .
"What do you mean by Gongtai!" Lu Bu also wanted to have a larger territory. Lujiang River could not support tens of thousands of troops, nor could it do much.
"Look, my lord!" Chen Gong took out a large map. Although the map was very rough, it was written on by hand. It only had a general appearance but could still be seen clearly. Lujiang, but actually only half of Lujiang's territory, and the remaining half is no longer under our control!" On the map, Lu Bu's army only has Jiashi Shucheng, Qianshan, Shiting, Wuwei, and the current Wancheng. There are several cities, and the entire Lujiang River includes Lujiang County, Hefei, Gushi, and Anfeng. The Lujiang River needs to wait for the wrath of the original owner of the Lujiang River to attack. At that time, it was really fun to divide the troops. Now that Sun Ce has been beaten back, he will have no chance to fight back in a while, so now the entire Lujiang River is taken back.
Once these four cities are obtained, the entire Lujiang River will be in Lu Bu's hands, and the territory will double.
"Let Wenyuan Xuangao send troops to take back these four cities!" Now Zhang Liao and Zang Ba also have Zang Ba's 3,000 Taishan Army in Shucheng, 5,000 local garrison troops left by Chen Deng, and others. Of the 15,000 soldiers who surrendered after defeating Shucheng, it can be said that there were 23,000 soldiers and horses in Shucheng, which is one point more than the current Wancheng. The Black Chess Army, the 500-man Urban Management Army, the 4,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, the 5,000 Suppressed Camp, the 7,000 Ganning Navy, and more than 10,000 prisoners of the Sun Ce Army, including the more than 2,000 captured soldiers. Danyang soldiers.
"No, no!" Chen Gong shook his head. If he only wanted to take over these few cities, why did he just bring them up? Just send troops to garrison these cities. A complete Lujiang River! How can a Lujiang River compete with the world? Sun Ce owns the entire Jiangdong, which is more than half of Yangzhou plus a Jiaozhou. Cao Cao has half of Yuzhou plus the entire Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Liu Biao also has a Jingzhou plus a small half of Yuzhou.
And Lu Bu is relying on Lujiang County to be swallowed up sooner or later. When these people come back to their senses, then Lu Bu's army will have a sad life. Going to Lujiang, Lu Bu couldn't beat Cao Cao by relying on the whole Xuzhou. Xuzhou has ten counties including Donghai, Xiapi, Langye, Dong'an, Licheng, Dongcheng, Pengcheng, Guangling, Dongguan, and Chengyang. , and now how to fight in one county.
"My lord, have you seen it?" Chen Gong pointed his finger towards the top of the Lujiang River, "We not only want to take down the entire Lujiang River, we also want to take down Shouchun and Chengde, so that the whole of Huainan is in our hands." , we can also have the capital to compete with these neighbors around us!" If Chen Gong wins Shouchun and Chengde, it is equivalent to winning half of Yangzhou, so that he can develop and grow stronger. Waiting for the arrival of the general trend, and then map the world.
"Shouchun!" When Lu Bu and the others came to Lujiang, they left Shouchun, met Yuan Shu there, and went to Bagong Mountain to file Chen Lanlei's book, but Shouchun is not a dilapidated city now. What's the use, he was defeated by Yuan Shu, and many people ran away.
"Shouchun is ruined, and many people have left, but my lord, don't forget that the land of Shouchun still exists!" Chen Gong explained to Lu Bu and others, "Shouchun is the seat of the entire Yangzhou. It is also the center of Huainan. The reason why such a place was chosen is because it is adjacent to the Huaihe River and Yingshui River to the east. This place is a fertile land, and it is fertile within a thousand miles. Where is it? Plant food, and our army’s rations will have no problems!” Shouchun was the capital of Chu State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. The reason why Chu State chose such a place is because of the good terrain and fertile land in Shouchun. It can be said that Chu Most of the country's soldiers' food and grass come from Shouchun.
As for the people! As long as Shouchun is repaired, those people who left their hometown will naturally come back! With Shouchun Lv Bujun, the army can be fed, enough food and grass can be recruited, and the territory has more than doubled!
"And Shouchun, my lord, you can still have water to raise a navy!" Lu Bu's navy is weak. Although Sun Ce's 30,000 navy was wiped out outside the stronghold of the Wancheng navy, once Sun Ce's entire army came, it would be too late. It's hard to say, what can the seven thousand navy do
"Wen Yuan Zang Ba is not enough!" Lu Bu also frowned. If this Shouchun is really so important, then Wen Yuan and Zang Ba are not enough, because Shouchun is almost equivalent to Lu Bu's territory and occupies half of it. Important surnames, it’s not enough to garrison the army there, but the military and government must catch him. This person must be able to lead the army, politics, and governance. Among Lu Bu’s troops, only Zang Ba and Zang Ba have worked for a period of time. It can be said that the princes who can govern one side can also command one side.
But an important question is to release Zang Ba, who will you shoot to assist Zang Ba! Send Zhang Liao? Zhang Liao's status in Lu Bu's army is not lower than that of Zang Ba. You can't let Zhang Liao be inferior to Zang Ba! Gao Shun is fine, but Gao Shun can only fight and nothing else.
Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, who are already rebellious, are willing to succumb to Zang Ba? It's not bad if you don't fight, the new Liu Kai? How could his hometown in Wancheng be willing to go to Shouchun! Chen Gong? Gongtai Wancheng has not been cured yet! Lu Bu could not do without Chen Gong's advice.
Then only, Lu Bu cast his eyes on Liu Mang, and at this time Chen Gong also looked at Liu Mang.
Chen Gong nodded to Lu Bu, yes! It's Liu Mang! Only Liu Wei met such a requirement. He could not say whether he was good or bad, and Sun Ce's 100,000 troops could not take much advantage of Liu Wei's hands. In terms of political governance, Liu Mang can also put forward many useful insights, such as recruitment orders, and reputation! Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Xu Sheng are very convinced of Liu Reck, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zang Ba, these old people have also seen Liu Reck's magic and are very respectful to Liu Reck, and another important point is that Liu Reck is Lu Bu's son-in-law, Lu Bu Isn't all the foundation laid by Liu Mang! Liu Mang is the young master of Lu Bu's army. This is recognized by everyone. He has an advantage that others do not have, that is, he is Lu Bu's close relative! Lu Bu can trust him almost unconditionally! If it was someone else, Lu Bu would still be suspicious, because according to Chen Gong's plan, Shouchun would almost be able to learn from Lujiang, forming a system of his own, and it would be bad if there was a little bit of disagreement!
But Lu Bu was also reluctant to let Liu Mang go out! After Liu Mang went out, Lu Bu felt a little empty. Lu Bu had no son, so he almost treated Liu Mang as his own child.
"The lord has decided!" Chen Gong could see Lu Bu's hesitation, and he took a step forward to give Lv Bu firm confidence, "No matter how hard it is, he needs to be alone! Otherwise, my lord, who will teach you to govern the country you laid down?" Woolen cloth!"
"Yeah!" Lu Bu nodded heavily, he had already made a decision and was waiting for Liu Mang to accept his fate.
"Okay, the problem is over! My lord, we should reward the ministers who have made meritorious service in this Lujiang battle!" Chen Gong reminded that if it weren't for these people present, Lu Bujun would have to be disheartened in this Lujiang battle. left.
"Okay!" Lu Bu stood up, "Where is Gan Ning and Gan Xingba!"
"The last general is here!" Gan Ning knelt on one knee and cupped his fists and said to Lu Bu.
"Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, if your naval forces hadn't wiped out 30,000 Jiangdong naval forces in this battle of Wancheng, Wancheng might have been lost! Maybe today we will retreat to Shucheng and wait for Sun Ce The army counterattacked! Therefore, you should remember the battle of Wancheng first!: "If Gan Ning hadn't wiped out the 30,000 Jiangdong water army, maybe Sun Ce is stationed in Wancheng now, and the Jiangdong army will continue to flow after the disaster. Wancheng poured into the Lujiang River as a springboard, and Lu Bujun had no choice but to retreat because of lack of food! So Gan Ning has contributed a lot!
"Report to the lord, the general dare not be greedy for merit, without the sharp weapon of the young lord, the general can't do this!" Gan Ning also knew that without the bed crossbow given by Liu Mang, it was impossible to defeat the enemy in a battle of 7,000 to 30,000 military!
"Han Yang?!" Lu Bu also knew that Liu Mang's contribution to protecting Wancheng and Lu Bu's family was Liu Mang's contribution, but it's not easy for Lu Bu to reward him! You must know that Liu Mang is already the king of Shu, and he has General Zhengnan on his body, which is higher than Lu Bu. How do you ask Lu Bu to reward him? Fortunately, Liu Mang is Lu Bu's son-in-law, so Lu Bu doesn't need to reward him. Aren't they all Liu Mang's
"General Xingba, do you think the young master still needs these rewards!" Chen Gong said with a half-smile.
"Yes. Why not!" Liu Mang shouted in his heart. He wanted Lu Bu to give him a concubine and He Yu a title if he didn't want anything else, but he didn't dare to say it now, if he angered this father-in-law My lord, a painful meal cannot be avoided!
Gan Ning understood, but he was still unwilling to accept this first merit and shook his head, "My lord, I still can't take this first merit! The final general wants to ask for merit for one person!"
"Pray for someone!" Lu Bu knew who Gan Ning was referring to, but that person was already dead! You really want to give the first merit to a dead person!
Looking at Gan Ning's firm eyes, Lu Bu could only nod his head! (To be continued.)