The Battle of Princes Worldwide Online

Chapter 73
The situation in Wuyang City has not changed much, and the population has only recruited less than 2000 people in the past two months. Now the total population of Wuyang City is only 3000 to [-] people.

It wasn't that Lucheng didn't want to recruit more people, but at that time the grain harvest hadn't been bumper, and the granaries were already running out, so 2000 people was already the limit.

After checking the population, the rest of the changes were even smaller, and Lucheng also glanced at it and stopped looking.

Standing up and stretching, Lu Cheng motioned for the guards to lead the way, then got up and walked to the study.

The area of ​​the study is very small, less than fifty square meters, but for a long time, Lucheng has been used to thinking in the study.

When he came to the desk and sat down, Lucheng waved away the guards around him, and stayed alone in the study.

The surroundings were quiet, and in this small space, Lucheng tried to clear his mind.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. As Lucheng, as the authority, if he cannot reflect on himself from time to time, it is inevitable that he will not be able to recognize the situation clearly.

As soon as this head came to his senses, Lu Cheng could not help but take a deep breath.

At this time, he took out a sealed document from the drawer, with a flicker in his eyes.

This document was the answer that Fazheng gave him yesterday, but Lucheng kept it in the drawer but did not check it.

A few days ago, Fazheng asked himself two questions.

The first is to ask about ambition, and the second is to ask about practice.

Lucheng also answered one by one.

The first is about ambition.

When Lucheng heard this question, he didn't answer immediately.

After being reborn, although Lucheng is still afraid of death in his heart, there is a bit of stinginess in his character.

This kind of emotion is mixed together, which is extremely contradictory, so after thinking about it, Lu Cheng's answer is also quite "arrogant", since he has lived a new life, why not make a career out of it.

Although he didn't say the words "princes and generals, I would rather have a kind", but the meaning is similar.

And the second question, how to do it.

Lucheng's answer is quite satisfactory, nothing more than three points: eliminating foreign aggression, accumulating food and grass, and making plans slowly.

Although this answer is not wrong, it is not high enough and not specific enough.

There is no accurate idea of ​​what kind of foreign aggression to eliminate, how to accumulate food and grass, and how to grasp the timing of the gradual plan.

After all, this is an unqualified answer.

At this time, the document was spread out, and Lucheng also saw the answer Fazheng gave him.

For the first point of ambition, Fazheng praised himself a lot. For such words, Lucheng just listened to him. Fazheng is the civil servant he summoned. Even if he answered that he wanted to be a rich man, he would probably agree. .

The key is the second point, practice.

Lu Cheng sat on a chair and watched carefully.

It took a long time before he moved his eyes away from the paper.

On the second point, Fazheng drew himself a marching route map.

In the road map, the development direction of Wuyang City is clarified. The first step is to first attack the five counties of Nan'an, Wuyang, Zizhong, Han'an, and Niudang, and occupy the northern part of Qianwei County.

Then, with the five counties as the foundation to nourish and strengthen the strength, wait for the opportunity to attack the Deyang and Guanghan counties of Guanghan County in the east, and then use the two counties as the frontier to enter Berkshire until it occupies Hanzhong County.

Looking at his marching route map, it turns out that Hanzhong County is the final goal.

"Hanzhong County?" Lucheng glanced at the road map again, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

It was clear from the map that the terrain of Hanzhong County was extremely dangerous.

From a defensive point of view, if the Shu land wants to defend, it must leave enough room for maneuver, and this space is Hanzhong County.

If you occupy Hanzhong, you can share the risk of the Qinling Mountains with Guanzhong, with the insurmountable Qinling Mountains as the first line of defense, Daba Mountain and Micang Mountain as the second line of defense, and Jianmen Pass as the last gate.

Once Hanzhong is lost, the enemy will directly approach Jianmen Pass, and Shu will have no danger to defend.

In other words, Hanzhong controlled the traffic arteries between Shu and Guanzhong.

And if you think about it from an offensive point of view, Hanzhong is the frontier base out of Yizhou, you can tackle key problems in the north, and you can enter Longyou in the west, and you will find that the space suddenly increases.

It has to be said that this is indeed a good place, but it is not without great powers, and Zhang Lu, the master of heaven, is one of them.

There is no need to repeat how powerful Zhang Lu is. At the beginning, Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, occupied most of the essence of Shu, but he was still defeated by Zhang Lu many times, and finally he took the land of Berkshire.

This also led to Liu Zhang having to ask for help from the outside world, inviting Liu Bei, who was still in Jingzhou at the time, to enter Shu.

This is tantamount to leading a wolf into the house. Not long after entering Shu, Liu Bei counterattacked, killed Liu Zhang and replaced him.

It can be said that the existence of Zhang Lu changed the fate of Liu Zhang and Liu Bei in a certain sense.

And this person is also very disgusted with Liu Bei. The words "I would rather be Cao Gong's slave than Liu Bei's guest" came from his mouth.

But no matter how you say it, the pressure facing Zhang Lu is far less than the pressure facing the big forces in Shu County, or even Liu Bei.

And this is also the only way to gain a foothold in this Shu land.

After reading it, Lucheng also admitted in his heart that the level of thinking of this Fazheng is indeed much higher than his own.

I only know about development but don't have a main axis, but Fazheng has provided me with a clear direction of development.

After putting away the document, Lucheng did not leave, but stayed in the study for another hour.

The next day, Lucheng summoned the military generals and civil servants in Wuyang City to discuss matters in the lord's mansion.

In the meeting hall, Lucheng immediately accepted his fate as the commander-in-chief. Guan Hai, Yu Dayou, Leng Tianlu, Bian Xi, and Hu Dawei were five generals, leading the Dangkou Army and Yingyang Army with 100 soldiers each, and the Huwei Army with 30 soldiers. 230 people attacked Yuncheng, the four surrounding cities.

At the same time, according to the situation, attack the cities in the south of Wuyang County.

This is a military operation with the largest scale and the most targets since the establishment of Wuyang City.

Now, all the territories are ushering in the harvest season, and it is easier to recruit soldiers and buy horses when there is no shortage of food and grass.

Before it develops and grows, it is the right time to attack it first.

On the second day after Lucheng accepted his fate, the entire army of Wuyang City began to mobilize.

All armies prepare their armies, select elite soldiers, and overhaul their weapons and equipment.

When everything is over, on August 27 of the second year of the new calendar, that is, the third day when Lucheng decided to attack.

Fazheng led the 230 soldiers and generals out of Wuyang City.

Two months later, Wuyang City used troops abroad again. Judging by its momentum, it was actually going to swallow the southern part of Wuyang County!

And the major forces also got the news almost at the same time, and all of them began to strengthen their defenses.

All of a sudden, spies from all walks of life ran back and forth between the various forces, and there was a faint tendency to form an alliance.

(End of this chapter)