As time went into winter, things in Jiujiang were basically sorted out. Although Lu Bu was reluctant to give up, he decided to take Yuan Shu's property to Xiapi to arrange it. It was just a pity that the Jiujiang Palace, even if everything was moved away, he thought
It is probably impossible to build a similar one in Xiapi.
Chen Gong would not agree to such a large-scale construction project in the first place. As for his son-in-law... he would probably give himself some acceptable reasons to give up the idea.
In front of the palace gate, Lu Bu glanced at the palace city again, turned to look at his son-in-law and said, "Zi Yan, what do you think I would build a palace city like this in Xiapi?"
Chu Nan was walking forward and was startled when he heard this. He didn't know why his father-in-law asked this, so he didn't think much about it. He just nodded and said: "If my father-in-law wants it, of course he can."
"But...it's okay?" Lu Bu looked at his son-in-law in surprise. He actually agreed? It was a bit unbelievable: "Zi Yan is not afraid of large-scale construction projects?"
"As long as it doesn't affect people's livelihood, Nan thinks that as a monarch, no matter how much he enjoys his life, there is no need for others to criticize him." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and saw that Chen Gong didn't say much nonsense on this matter and seemed to agree with Chu Nan's point of view.
This is different from what I imagined.
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong, then at his son-in-law. He hesitated for a long time, then shook his head and sighed: "Well, what's the use of building this?"
After saying that, he rode his horse straight out of the city, and Chu Nan saw him off all the way until they stopped ten miles outside Shouchun City.
"Father-in-law, take care. Nanhui will capture Lujiang as soon as possible and then return to Xiapi." Chu Nan saluted Lu Bu and said that he would stay in Jiujiang temporarily. In addition to preparing for next year's spring plowing, he also wanted to capture Lujiang during the winter.
In this way, all the Jianghuai area will be under the rule of Lu Bu, and there will be a deep land.
"Zi Yan, take care of yourself." Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and didn't say anything about the war. He just asked Chu Nan to take care of himself. Now he was gradually unable to live without his son-in-law.
"Don't worry, father-in-law." Chu Nan said with a smile. He couldn't guarantee anything else, but he still had some experience in taking care of himself.
Lu Bu said nothing more and rode his horse to the front of the battle. Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan and said: "This is the first time that Zi Yan has been on his own. Attacking Lujiang is important, but the land of Jianghuai has Cao Cao in the north, Jiangdong in the south, and Jiangdong recently.
There seems to be no obvious turmoil, so Ziyan should not be careless."
"Teacher, don't worry, I understand." Chu Nan sat on the horse and looked at the mighty army leaving in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The road was getting farther and farther, but the burden on his shoulders seemed to be too.
Keep getting heavier.
"Oh? How are you doing?" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan and asked with a smile.
"There are many spies in this area north of the Yangtze River, but there is no need to deploy too many soldiers and horses. Even if Cao Cao sends troops to attack, he will definitely not come with the main force. If he attacks Jianghuai with all his strength, my father-in-law can use the cavalry to harass him from the rear, so
Most likely it will be a partial division of the first brigade, but Jiangdong is good at water warfare, so I need to be more vigilant about Jiangdong's invasion." Chu Nan told Chen Gong his plan as he walked.
In the future, Jiujiang County will mainly focus on defending Jiangdong. My father-in-law treated me well and left 10,000 soldiers and horses for me to distribute. Wei Yue and Cao Xing were also left by my father-in-law to cooperate with Huang Zhong and Wei Yan. They just defended Jianghuai or did
owned.
Chen Gong nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. The disciple's thinking was still very clear. He asked with a smile: "When are you going to attack Lujiang?"
"In the past two days, the Lujiang River has also been a battleground in Jiangdong. If we don't take advantage of the loss of troops and generals in this battle in the east of the Yangtze River to capture the Lujiang River, as time goes by, the variables will inevitably increase." Chu Nan replied seriously.
"That's right." Chen Gong felt relieved and nodded: "In this case, I can leave with peace of mind."
"Congratulations, teacher!"
Watching Chen Gong merge into the crowd, the army quickly disappeared from sight under the leadership of Lu Bu. Chu Nan and Zhou Cang stood there until the army completely disappeared before returning.
"Lord, how are you going to attack Lujiang this time?" Zhou Cang followed Chu Nan, a little excited.
There were wars before, but Chu Nan presided over the battle of Hefei, and basically cooperated with Lu Bu in other fights. This time, Chu Nan led the army alone. This feeling seemed different to Zhou Cang, who was completely independent.
"The old rule is to be courteous first and then fight, and order someone to send a message to Liu Xun to ask him to surrender." Chu Nan turned the horse's head and walked back.
He is now the prefect of two counties, and has the seals of the prefect of Jiujiang and Lujiang counties. In name, Lujiang is under his control. It is very reasonable to ask Liu Xun to surrender.
Of course, things in this world don't just have to be reasonable. In the end, it all depends on fists, but Chu Nan has the right to use troops against Lujiang at any time.
However, his philosophy is that if the problem can be solved without taking action, try not to take action. Using troops is only a last resort.
The whole journey was silent, and when she returned home, Lu Lingqi had already prepared breakfast, which was not rich, including a plate of boiled vegetables, a bowl of rice, two eggs and a bowl of porridge.
Everything else was fine, but the cooking in this era was really hard to his taste. Now that the situation was gradually stabilizing, and Lu Bu's side was no longer beaten to death, Chu Nan felt that it was time to improve his life.
The husband and wife each sat behind a table and had breakfast.
"There should be an attack on Lujiang in the next few days. Madam, do you want to participate?" Chu Nan peeled off the eggshells and asked casually.
Lu Lingqi looked at Chu Nan, nodded silently and said: "If my husband agrees, I will certainly be willing."
Now Lu Lingqi is a little entangled with these things. What she wants most now is to give birth to a son and a half for Chu Nan. After all, although the relationship between the two of them is harmonious, if they have nothing to do, nothing else.
, she would also feel ashamed that Chu Nan loved her so much.
On the contrary, the thing that I always wanted to go to the battlefield became somewhat insignificant in front of this matter.
As if he realized the change in his wife's words, Chu Nan smiled and comforted: "Madam, you and I are still young. There is no need to rush. There will always be a way."
In fact, the best way is for Lu Lingqi to completely control her flames and not spray them randomly, even in an extremely excited state, but this seems difficult.
Thinking of the ridiculous scene last night, Lu Lingqi couldn't keep her coolness, her cheeks felt a little hot, and she lowered her head to eat in silence, as if she didn't hear anything.
Chu Nan subconsciously looked at his wife's state of mind, but what appeared was the scene from last night.
Cough~
Chu Nan coughed lightly, took a sip of the porridge, and turned his eyes to the side.
What did he say just now? Did he remind his wife of this?
How do you behave in broad daylight?
Lu Lingqi looked at her husband with some confusion. His expression was a little strange, but at this time she had something on her mind and didn't want to think about why her husband suddenly became weird.
After eating a simple breakfast, Chu Nan continued to do his own thing and wrote a letter to Liu Xun. In fact, he did not expect Liu Xun to surrender as soon as he saw the letter. But now, Liu Xun's only choice is to hold on or to
It's just surrender. Chu Nan wrote this letter just to express his attitude. Lujiang must be captured. You can weigh it yourself whether you can hold it.
After sending someone to deliver the letter, Chu Nan summoned the generals to discuss how to use the troops.
"I have sent a letter to Liu Xun, but most of them will not agree." Chu Nan looked at the generals and said, "So let's make preparations in advance."
"My lord, it's just Lujiang. Why do you need me to do it myself? The last general with two thousand troops can conquer the Lujiang River!" Wei Yan stood up and saluted Chu Nan.
"Lord, I'd like to give it a try!" Huang Zhong stood up immediately.
This time, they defeated Guangling first and then Jiujiang. The two of them achieved a lot of meritorious service. Now that the main force has left, the two of Chu Nan's side have naturally become the main generals, and they no longer have to serve as auxiliaries as before.
"It's too risky to take one man and horse." Chu Nan shook his head, looked at the generals and said, "We will definitely fight. I am calling all the generals here today because I want to discuss with you how to fight! Come here!"
With that said, Chu Nan waved his hand, summoned the map, pointed to the location of Lujiang County and said to everyone: "The terrain here is different from that of Jiujiang. The mountains and rivers have changed, and it is relatively complicated. The county is Shuxian and Chaohu Lake are connected by water veins.
Among the fourteen counties, Shuxian, Linhu, Xiang'an, Juchao and Wanxian are must-win areas. Lujiang's population and cultivated land are mostly concentrated here, but according to detailed reports, Liu Xun's main force is stationed here."
Chu Nan used a red pen to draw a circle around Shu County, which was not only the headquarters of Lujiang County, but also the place where Liu Xun garrisoned heavy troops.
"My lord, I think that Xiang'an and Linhu will be left alone for the time being. Our army can lead the army to directly attack Shu County. As long as Shu County is defeated and Liu Xun is captured, the rest of the county towns will naturally surrender." Wei Yan saluted Chu Nan.
road.
"Otherwise!" Huang Zhong pointed to the position near the lake and said, "If our army goes straight to Shu County and Linhu, Xiang'an's troops can attack our rear and harass our rear..."
At this point, Huang Zhong cupped his fists at Chu Nan and said: "My lord, although Jiangdong suffered heavy losses in this battle, we must not prevent them from coming to help at Liu Xun's invitation. If Linhu and Xiang'an do not impose restrictions,
Not only may our retreat be cut off, but it is even more likely to attract troops from Jiangdong. We also need to prevent Jiangdong’s troops from taking advantage of our army’s attack on Lujiang to capture Hefei.”
Chu Nan nodded and said: "Hefei really needs a general to guard it, Cao Xing."
"The general is here!" Cao Xing bowed and said.
"You have a calm personality and are not alarmed by changes. Now before General Wenyuan comes, you will be the one to guard Hefei. I can only garrison 2,000 people in Hefei with you. Remember, if the bandit army comes, just guard the pass and wait for reinforcements. Don't rush it.
Set off for the expedition." Chu Nan pointed to the location of Hefei and looked at Cao Xingdao.
"General, take your orders!" Cao Xing nodded.
"What Han Sheng said is true. The rear must be guarded. So the veteran general will lead his troops to capture Linhu and stabilize our army's rear path. I will personally lead the main force to capture Shu County." Chu Nan took out a command arrow and handed it to Huang.
Loyalty.
"General, take your orders!" Huang Zhong took the command arrow with both hands.
"Wei Yan." Chu Nan took out another command arrow and said, "We will attack Shu County. You will be the vanguard."
"The last general takes orders!" Wei Yan took the order arrow and said loudly.
"Wei Yue and Zhou Cang will lead the army with me to go on the expedition. They will go to prepare for the expedition tomorrow!"