Zhao Wei was determined to defend, so why couldn't Liu Zhang be determined to attack! He now occupies the territory of Shu County, with a population of at least nearly two million, and he can even kill Zhao Wei!
"My lord, there is another problem at the moment, which requires my lord to coordinate with Wen He as soon as possible."
"you say."
"The food and grass for Zheng Canjun and I are all supplied by Guanghan County and Hanzhong County. It was better in Langzhong and Bazhong before, but now we have arrived in Jiangzhou, and the journey is hundreds of miles. It is better to supply all the food and grass from Chengdu, which will also reduce the burden on Guanghan County.
and the burden of Hanzhong County."
Liu Zhang nodded, but he ignored this matter.
Guanghan County is better, and can be transported to Langzhong by water. Hanzhong County is more difficult, as it has to cross Micang Mountain.
"Okay, I immediately ordered Shu County to prepare grain and grass. If Shu County is short of grain and grass, the grain from Guanghan County will be transported to Chengdu."
Although Chengdu is very far away from Jiangzhou, with the convenience of waterways, transportation efficiency will be greatly increased.
"Lord, there is another problem with water transportation of grain, which needs to be solved immediately."
Liu Zhang was a little inexplicably depressed. He thought that taking Jiangzhou was easy, but now it seems that he is facing a lot of difficulties!
"what is the problem?"
"Zhao Wei has a capable man under his command. This man is extraordinary in martial arts. He once fought with Zhang Liao and had the upper hand. Originally, a general is nothing, but this man is proficient in water warfare. All of the hundreds of soldiers under his command are also very good at water. In the Yangtze River,
It comes and goes without a trace!"
"If we rely on the Yangtze River, we must deal with this person, otherwise the army rations will probably be cut off by him!"
After listening to Xun You's description, Liu Zhang immediately showed surprise.
"Gongda, is this person Gan Ning Gan Xingba, known as the Jinfan Thief?"
"I didn't expect that my lord knew about this person!"
Now it was Xun You's turn to be shocked, and sighed in his heart that Liu Zhang really knew everything.
Liu Zhang did not expect that he and Gan Ning would end up on opposite sides.
In the original plan, Gan Ning was the last person to complement his five tiger generals!
Now times have changed, and Liu Zhang has more and more generals under his command, so Liu Zhang doesn't know how to canonize them.
"Gan Ning had strength as a young man and was a good ranger, so many rangers gathered around him. They wandered around in groups, carrying bows and arrows, with bird feathers on their heads and bells on their bodies. The people were all wandering around.
When the bell rang, you knew that Gan Ning and his gang had arrived. People at that time called them the "Jinfan Thieves"."
"However, when Gan Ning grew up, he stopped misbehaving, read a lot of books, and had the idea of becoming an official."
Xun You and Zheng Du became more and more shocked as they listened. They did not expect Liu Zhang to really understand. They had stayed here for a long time and had never learned so much information.
"It turns out that my lord knows him so well!"
Liu Zhang smiled and nodded, with a look of expectation flashing in his eyes.
"This Gan Ning is not only extremely brave, but also has excellent water skills. He also has a lot of research on naval warfare! If we want to gallop on the Yangtze River in the future and defeat the naval forces of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, we will definitely not be able to do without this person's help.
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Maybe Liu Zhang will not have the idea of invading Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the next few years or even ten years, but it does not mean that he will never do so.
Navy talents are extremely rare, and most of them are gathered in Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places, so Ganning is extremely important.
"Since the lord cares so much about him, why not send someone to recruit him? I believe that with the lord's current status, it will not be difficult to recruit him!"
Everyone knew that Zhao Wei was at the end of his rope. How could Gan Ning not see it because he was quite knowledgeable?
There is nothing wrong with Zheng Du's idea. To recruit and surrender Gan Ning for his own use, the possibility of success is extremely high.
"No, people like Gan Ning must be defeated, otherwise trouble will definitely arise in the future."
Regardless of the reason, it is a fact that Gan Ning rebelled one after another in the first half of his life. If Liu Zhang wanted to use him, he must use an absolutely loyal Gan Ning.
"Okay, let's put Gan Ning aside for now. He cannot pose a decisive threat. Let's discuss the matter in Jiangzhou City."
After capturing Zhao Wei, Yan Yan naturally surrendered, and the entire Ba County was pacified.
The most important thing now is to break Jiangzhou as soon as possible.
At the critical moment of dilemma, Xun You finally stood up.
"Lord, if you want to attack by force, I have a well method. Build a tall well that can crush Jiangzhou City, and let Huang Zhong's martial arts battalion stand on the well to suppress Jiangzhou City!"
"Gongda, do you know how the trebuchet is made?"
Although the well is good, it has a fatal weakness: it is afraid of fire.
Once a fire breaks out, not only the well will be burned, but also all the soldiers above will be destroyed.
It would be different if there was a trebuchet. It could cooperate with the well lantern. If they both attack together, it would definitely get twice the result with half the effort!
"Ashamed, the trebuchet is a secret of the Mo family, I don't know about it."
Xun You looked guilty, and Zheng Du shook his head slightly. It seemed that he didn't know anything about trebuchets either.
Liu Zhang patted Xun You on the shoulder and showed a comforting smile.
"It doesn't matter, it would be great to have a method for making well gates! Gongda, please send someone to build the well gate immediately. Send more people, and be sure to hurry!"
"As you command!"
There were a total of 60,000 troops in the camp. Liu Zhang assigned 20,000 troops to Xun You and began to work hard to build ladders, wells and other siege equipment.
During this period, Liu Zhang besieged Jiangzhou City but did not attack it. He only sent Wu Feng Battalion to demonstrate around the city every day.
The focus of the entire Yizhou, Jiangzhou, the seat of Bajun, gathered nearly 100,000 troops from the two forces. Not only did no fierce fighting break out, but it showed a peaceful situation.
But everyone knows that this peace will not last long. When the battle begins, it will never end!
Half a month later, in the mountains thirty miles outside Jiangzhou City.
Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...
Waves of sweet sounds sounded in the forest. The sound was so beautiful that it made people feel comfortable.
It turned out to be a tall man playing with the bell on his waist.
This man has a three-dimensional face, a certain heroic spirit, and is dressed in gorgeous embroidery. He is dazzling wherever he goes.
If you just looked at this man, you would definitely think that he was a young man from a wealthy family who came to enjoy the scenery.
On the contrary, this man was the general Gan Ning and Gan Xingba whom Liu Zhang longed for!
There were many big men standing next to Gan Ning, nearly a thousand of them. Everyone was equally well-dressed, but the swords on their waists and the murderous look in their eyes showed to outsiders that they were not ordinary guards.
"General Gan, according to the latest news, the enemy troops from Bazhong, Langzhong, and Fujie have now united in one place, no less than 60,000 to 70,000 people. Liu Zhang has ordered that Shu County be responsible for the supply of the army, and the food, grass and baggage should be
Transported directly from the Yangtze River to Liu Zhang's camp."
Gan Ning blinked slightly, his eyes still focused on the bell on his waist.
Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...
"Hmm...Did Liu Zhang send someone to persuade us to surrender?"