Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 452
Liu Bei read the information and urgently called Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to discuss.

Fazheng happily suggested: "At the beginning of Cao Cao's proclaimed king, he raised troops to attack Jiangdong to establish his prestige, and only waited for the main force of Cao's army to be trapped in Jianghuai by Sun Quan. This is a good opportunity for the lord to take Hanzhong."

Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Sun Quan's [-] troops were defeated by Zhang Liao's [-]. Perhaps the Cao bandits can destroy Jiangdong. If Sun Quan fails, Jingzhou will be in danger."

Zhuge Liang analyzed: "Although Sun Zhongmou is powerless in attacking, he has a dangerous position to defend. In addition, Cao Cao is not good at water warfare and may not be able to win. I am just worried that the battle between Sun and Cao will end too soon. Our army will be in trouble if we attack Hanzhong. After all, Deng Shizai has only been farming in Zitong for more than a year, and the accumulated grain in the warehouse is probably not enough to support this war."

"Everyone's words are justified. The road to Shu is difficult and inconvenient to transport. If there is no certain victory to win Hanzhong, the two years of recuperation will fall short." Liu Bei frowned.

Fazheng argues with reason: "Cao Cao ordered Hanzhong to descend to Zhanglu, but he dared not claim power in Bashu. The hasty retreat to Yecheng was not because of lack of strength, but because there was a threat from the rear. Now Cao Cao is called the king and conquered Sun Quan, which is a god-given lord. machine;
The defenders of Hanzhong, Xia Houyuan and Zhang Yun, are not talented generals, and they will be able to overcome them with Yizhou's elite conquest. Besides, Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou, a place of life and death. Based on this, we can plan Chang'an to enter the Central Plains, and the Central Plains can nibble away at Yongliangguang Expand the territory and soil, and you can hold on to the key points for a long time.Please, my lord, check carefully and don’t lose the opportunity.”

Liu Bei nodded frequently when he heard Fazheng's words, "The words of filial piety and straightness are very kind, so I invite you all."

"My lord, please wait a moment." Zhuge Liang interrupted and continued: "Now that Sun Cao's battle is unknown, it is better to send scouts to investigate. We can prepare food, grass and supplies first, and it will not be too late to send troops after the battle is clear."

"It's better for Kong Ming to be more cautious. You should go prepare yourself," Liu Bei ordered.

Zhuge Liang and Fazheng immediately began to coordinate food, armor, and weapons, especially armored weapons that were not enough and needed to be stepped up. Pang Tong was sent to Zitong and Deng Ai to count the grain stored in the farmland, and the whole of Yizhou suddenly became lively in winter.

After a period of investigation, the food, grass, and armor in Sichuan are insufficient, especially the influx of more than [-] refugees in Zitong, and the consumption of Zhang Fei when he meets Zhang He in Dangqu. At least there will be enough after next year's autumn harvest. Troops set off.

Liu Bei is not going to fight unprepared now, so he postponed his plan to capture Hanzhong, but soldiers from all over the country have begun intensive training to hone their skills for the next sunrise.

In the winter of the same year, Lantian's daughter was born in Guangzhou. Liu Bei sent Yiji to congratulate him after receiving the news.

When Yiji set off from Chengdu, the wind was biting, but he was sweating in the heat when he arrived in Guangzhou. He seemed to understand why Lantian was so attached to Jiaozhou. The winter here is really comfortable.

Coinciding with the end of the new year and the warm winter, officials and friends at all levels came uninvited. The State Shepherd's Mansion in Lantian came and went every day, and the banquets were never stopped.

It was already mid-December when Yiji arrived, and he met Xu Shu, the deputy military adviser, as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"Uncle Ji, long time no see." Xu Shu smiled and nodded.

Yiji cupped his hands and saluted: "Mr. Xu is very polite, why are you here?"

Xu Shu explained: "I heard that Guangzhou City is warm in winter, so I specially brought my mother here to spend the winter."

"Guangzhou city is really warm. It doesn't look like winter at all. I want to stay here for the winter and go back to Chengdu when spring blossoms in Yizhou." Yi Ji responded with a smile.

"I'm afraid my lord will be worried for too long. Uncle Ji is here to congratulate Ziyu, right? I'll take you to the back house to meet him. Ever since Mrs. Lan gave him a daughter, I heard that I haven't been to the front court for 20 days." Xu Shu wry smile.

Yi Ji nodded in admiration, "General Lan is really kind."

Xu Shu and Yi Ji came to the back house side by side, the warm sunshine shone in the small courtyard, and the table was full of melons and fruits that could coax one's mouth.

A group of people gathered around Lantian with smiles on their faces. The baby carved in powder and jade in his arms was Lu Lingqi's daughter Lanqing who was born last month, which meant that blue came from blue and was better than blue.

"Ziyu, look who's coming?" Xu Shu waved his hands and shouted.

Lan Tian looked up and saw that it was Yi Ji, he immediately picked up Lan Qing and went up to meet him: "Mr. Ji came from a long way, sorry for not being able to go out of the house to meet him."

"I am here to congratulate General Nongwa on the orders of my lord." Yiji followed and offered gifts from Liu Bei and Gan Qian.

Lan Tian smiled and said, "Uncle Ji will stay for a few more days this time, and I will ask people to prepare more seafood such as abalone and sea cucumber, so that everyone in Yizhou can have a share."

"General Yide wrote a letter specifically to instruct my lord to prepare more good things to send. In addition, military division Zhuge issued IOUs to many people last year. This year, I will use things to redeem the IOUs." Yi Ji joked.

"Hahaha, Yide is indispensable to everyone." Lan Tian laughed loudly.

While talking, Gao Shun came over and asked, "Sir, is your arm sore? If it's sore, I'll take care of you for a while."

"Sour? How much does Qing'er weigh? I can't hug enough." Lan Tian refused.

Gao Shun lowered his head and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, you have to be a little bit concerned about the feelings of the young masters. It has been more than ten days since Zhong Ling (Lan Ji) and Yuan Zhi returned to Guangzhou City, and you haven't spent time with him yet."

Lan Tian asked suspiciously: "Zhongling is already this big, and Boyang plays with him, and I didn't accompany them much when they were young."

"It was different at that time. After all, the children were about the same age at that time. Now you care too much for the young children, so you ignore the feelings of the two children." Gao Shun explained.

Lan Tian was an only child in the original world, so he couldn't feel the partiality of his parents. Lan Yuan and Lan Ji had conflicts when they were young, and he adopted the method of not helping each other. But now that he has a daughter, Lan Qing, he really puts in more time than the two boys. .

After Gao Shun earnestly reminded Lan Tian, ​​who was holding the baby in his arms, he finally came to his senses. He quickly walked to the dormitory and handed Lan Qing to Xu's mother, and then hurried to Lan Yuan's room with Gao Shun.

Xu's mother had nothing to do when she was in Guangzhou, and happened to meet Lu Lingqi who was confinement after giving birth. She was very enthusiastic and came to help. Although she was too old to do any heavy work, she could talk to Lu Lingqi to prevent her from getting bored and catching cold when she went out.

As soon as Lan Tian and Gao Shun walked out of the window, they heard the conversation between the two brothers in the room.

Lan Ji was the first to ask: "Brother, does father like his daughter very much? He hasn't looked at me in the past few days."

Lan Yuan asked back: "It's a good thing that father is happy, aren't you jealous?"

"Uncle said that I may be taller than him, and my younger sister will be about the same as my mother in the future, so why should I be jealous?" Lan Ji snorted.

Lan Yuan: "I forgot to ask you these few days, what have you learned from my uncle? I heard that his sword skills are unparalleled in the world."

"Uncle only taught me strength and punching. As for weapons, I will learn the Lu family's halberd technique in the future. Brother, you will not steal it during this time, right?" Lan Ji said with doubts.

Lan Yuanqian replied: "My mother said that I will study together when you come back, and I have memorized "The Analects of Confucius" for my brother in the past six months."

(End of this chapter)