Two months later, Chengdu was filled with joy as news of the success of the southern expedition spread frequently.
The armies of Zhang Liao and Lu Su were divided into two groups, with Pan Feng leading an army of 5,000 to attack the kingdom of Shu. Zhang Liao, Zhang Ren, and Yan Yan, with Lu Su and Zheng Du as their military advisers, led an army of 30,000 and marched along the waterway from Bodao
Qian is a vassal state.
Lu Su planned to raid Zhuti City, and Liu Zhang's army descended from the sky like a magic weapon!
The few defenders of Zhu Ti were frightened and surrendered without any resistance.
After Zhu Ti was pacified, Lu Su and Zheng Du had the same opinion. Both believed that the troops should be deployed quickly, and they took advantage of the fact that Yuexi County and Zangqi County were unprepared to launch another surprise attack.
Yan Yan was left to lead his army to continue to guard Zhu Ti, and by the way, after conquering the remaining two counties of the Qianwei Kingdom, Lu Su, Zhang Liao and their ten thousand men attacked Qiongdu, Yueqi County. Zheng Du and Zhang Ren led their ten thousand men to attack
Qielan, Zanggao County.
At the same time, five thousand troops led by Pan Feng attacked Hanjia directly from Linqiong.
Han Jia was unprepared and was directly broken through by Pan Feng!
Pan Feng's troops then divided into three groups and took Tuxian, Yandao and Yanniu.
In just two months, all four counties of Shu County surrendered.
Shu County, Chengdu, Prefectural Mufu.
"Zi Yang, I didn't expect that the first person to pacify a county was Pan Feng!"
Liu Zhang was strolling in the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, and he was extremely happy with the good news that came frequently.
"My lord, it seems that General Pan's journey is not an easy one..."
Liu Ye has been learning about the experiences of all the civil servants and generals in Liu Zhang's group during this period. Pan Feng, as the pioneer of the Southern Expedition, is naturally within his scope of attention.
Liu Zhang also patiently told Liu Ye some of Pan Feng's experiences.
From challenging Dian Wei with a wooden ax in front of Hulao Pass, to later surrendering to Liu Zhang and changing his mind, and finally using his body to save Liu Zhang's life in Langzhong!
It can be said that Pan Feng's growth is obvious to all. Although Wushuang Admiral is a joking name, Pan Feng has been working hard in this direction.
Maybe he would never reach this height in his lifetime, but Pan Feng never gave up.
"Wushuang's talent is limited, so we can't have too much hope in him, so hiring according to his ability is the key!"
Using the right talents in the right position is a talent that Liu Zhang must possess as a monarch, and he has been studying hard.
"Zi Yang, it seems that the big families in Zangqi County and Yuexi County are more aware of current affairs. I believe it won't be long before the two counties are completely under their control."
Perhaps he had overestimated the difficulties before setting off for the expedition, so that the smooth progress now made Liu Zhang a little unbelievable.
I thought that the big clans of the two counties would unite with the southern barbarians to resist stubbornly, but now it seems that it will take more than a month at most.
"Lord, there are Lu Su and Zheng Du in Nanzhong, so there shouldn't be anything wrong. But..."
"What's wrong, Ziyang?"
Liu Zhang looked at Liu Ye strangely. Since he said that, he must have discovered something wrong.
"Lord, during this period, Biejia and I learned in detail about Yizhou's deployment."
"Is there any omission?"
Liu Ye thought for a while again and finally nodded.
"Yes, my lord seems a little too relieved about Hanzhong."
Hanzhong County, if Liu Ye hadn't mentioned it, he would have never cared about it for a long time.
Hanzhong County not only has 10,000 county soldiers commanded by Yang Lin and Xia Hanlan's battalion of 5,000 soldiers and horses, but also a forgotten cavalry battalion.
With sixteen thousand troops and Guoyuan serving as the governor, there really was nothing for Liu Zhang to pay attention to.
Perhaps the only time Liu Zhang thought about Hanzhong was to ask how much grain and grass was produced!
"Zi Yang, what threats can Hanzhong pose?"
"My lord, an army of 300,000 troops can be raised north of Hanzhong at any time. After the three eastern counties are relocated, the enemy can also move upstream along the Han River. Is it really enough to only arrange 16,000 troops?"
Liu Zhang was slightly stunned. He really hadn't thought about this problem. Because in Liu Zhang's mind, there would never be an invasion of Hanzhong!
"Zi Yang, are you worrying too much? Han Sui once made a sneak attack on Hanzhong, but in the end he lost his troops and returned to Liangzhou in disgrace. It has been several years."
"The 300,000 troops you mentioned must include Li Jue and Guo Si, right? What reason do they have to provoke me? I'm afraid they are already fighting for power in Chang'an at this time, and there may be a big fight!"
"As for the three counties in the east, that is even more impossible! Ever since the Han River was rerouted, the current has been extremely turbulent. Without a strong navy, it is absolutely impossible to go upstream. Will Liu Biao attack us? Even if he does, it should be to attack Yufu.
Bar?"
After much thought, Liu Zhang did not think there was any danger in Hanzhong.
Although Hanzhong itself had insufficient troops and was surrounded by powerful enemies, Liu Zhang still felt that Hanzhong was impregnable!
Liu Ye shook his head. He completely disagreed with Liu Zhang's point of view.
"My lord, the art of war is to take the enemy by surprise and attack him unprepared. If Ma Teng and Han Sui from Liangzhou, Li Jue and Guo Si from Guanzhong, and Liu Biao from Jingzhou jointly invade Hanzhong, how long can Hanzhong's defense force be able to sustain it?"
"this..."
Liu Zhang was at a loss for words. If there were three simultaneous attacks, or even a surprise attack on Hanzhong, then Hanzhong would be lost!
Neither Yang Lin nor Xia Houlan, the Hanzhong defenders, were generals capable of acting alone.
Now that Liu Zhang is leading the Hanzhong defense like this, one can imagine what Yang Lin and Xia Houlan would think.
"Zi Yang, even if that's the case, how can these people unite? I don't think they will offend us at this time. After all, our army of 100,000 is not a vegetarian!"
It's not that Liu Zhang looked down upon them, it's that these people were not worthy of Liu Zhang's attention at all.
Li Jue and Guo Si are both cowards. If Liu Zhang didn't trouble them, Li Jue and others would have to burn incense. How could they take the initiative to provoke Liu Zhang?
Han Sui and Ma Teng occupied Liangzhou. They looked like brothers, but in fact they had their own agendas and wanted to annex each other's power. In such a complicated environment, how could they invade Hanzhong and offend Liu Zhang?
Finally, there is Liu Biao, which is also the route that Liu Zhang is least worried about.
Liu Biao must be thinking at this moment, Liu Zhang must not leave Sichuan and enter eastward!
How could a Liu Biao, who had no ambitions and was a household dog, take the initiative to provoke Liu Zhang?
"Have you forgotten, my lord, that there is a person in the world who has a hatred for my lord as deep as the sea, and his hatred for my lord is like a torrential river? It can be said that he hates him to the bone! Now that my lord is so proud, can he sleep well?"
Liu Zhang felt embarrassed after hearing this. To be honest, there should be quite a few people in the world who hate him.
For example, the princes from various towns outside Hulao Pass, including Lu Bu and so on...
But Liu Zhang has disappeared from everyone's eyes for so long, so he can't hate coming to Yizhou, right?
"Zi Yang, you're not talking about Yuan Shao, are you?"
After Liu Zhang thought about it, only Hebei Yuan Shao would hate him all day long.