Pang Tong has been missing for a long time, and Liu Bei, who is in Xiangyang, can't wait...
It was impossible for him to wait for him to return to Jingzhou to reuse because of his reputation as Pang Tong and Fengchu.
Not to mention that his subordinates were unhappy with their civil and military affairs, I am afraid that Liu Bei himself would not agree.
When I visited Zhuge Liang three times, there was really nothing I could do.
The lack of a planner around him who coordinates the overall situation and makes suggestions make Liu Bei feel that the future is bleak and he has to find ways to make up for the gaps.
But the situation is completely different at this time!
Taking over Xiangyang and Nanjun, a group of talents from Jingzhou came to invest, and the key is that Zhuge Liang is enough.
Even Liu Bei did not want another planner of Zhuge Liang's level, or who could have a great reputation.
Since Pang Tong has not appeared for a long time, he is too lazy to wait and directly starts to plan to annex Yizhou.
When he summoned his core civil and military personnel to reveal the news, it naturally caused a wave of echoes.
Although they occupied Xiangyang and Nanjun, they had no room for expansion when they looked around.
Especially the development momentum of the Jiangxia army is too strong, even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who have never paid attention to government affairs, have a very clear sense.
Yizhou is a good place, especially when there is an internal response.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were all confident, feeling that Yizhou had no existence that could stop them from moving forward.
It is enough for an old Huang Zhong to appear in Yizhou, otherwise it would be impossible for another old Huang Zhong to live a life?
I have never heard of the existence of peerless generals in Yizhou, nor have I heard of the many elite troops in Yizhou, so the two brothers are all full of confidence.
As for the rugged and difficult roads in Yizhou, there is no obstacle in front of peerless generals.
After seeing how the Jiangxia army built Lupu Bridge, they can always imitate it?
The roads and bridges in the four counties in Jingnan and Cangwu County are not much less difficult than those in Yizhou, but the Jiangxia army can still easily settle them?
In the past, no one would have thought of using the generals who practiced Qi to form a gang to take charge of the hard work of building roads and paving bridges, but the Jiangxia army set such a precedent.
They don’t take the generals who practice Qi to become Gang seriously. When they need them, they charge to the front line. They either use their sword energy to open up the road directly, or they pick up 10,000 kilograms of huge rocks to serve as bridge piers.
It can be said that the reason why the roads and bridges in the four counties in Jingnan were built quickly was that the successful generals in the army who trained Qi to become Gang played a huge role.
At that time, when Liu Bei's group heard the news, it caused a lot of noise, especially the military generals were talking about it, which felt incredible.
Even, they once thought that the Jiangxia army might have a mutiny.
How expensive are the generals who practice Qi to become Gang? How could they be used so wasteful?
For a period of time, Liu Bei's group privately mocked Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia, and even prepared to accept Jiangxia's generals and surrender.
But the result was shocking. The Jiangxia general was useless and was not angry at all, and wanted to vote for another wise leader.
Such a strange situation also attracted Liu Bei's personal attention.
Later, the senior executives of Liubei Group realized that Liu Qi was prepared for a long time.
The generals of the Jiangxia army were ordered as animals. Not only did they not get angry, but they were all full of energy and fighting spirit.
Among them, Wei Yan, who already has the strength of a first-class general, was the most active. He led thousands of elite troops to repair 500 miles of high-standard official roads in one day.
To be honest, when I heard the news, the senior executives of Liubei Group were not surprised.
You should know that the high-standard official roads of the Jiangxia Army are not inferior to the Chi Dao in the pre-Qin period.
But when the pre-Qin period was built, how many civilians were exhausted and labored?
However, the Jiangxia Army was the main construction force in Jingnan and Cangwu County. The most difficult and difficult official roads and bridges were properly built. The remaining official roads were handled by the rural militia at the village level and could still be dealt with.
It must be very appropriate.
Don’t mention the envy, jealousy and hatred of Liu Bei’s group.
Because of the need to popularize the vehicles of the government agencies, the quality requirements of the official road are not low. Liu Bei Group spent a lot of effort to repair the main official road, barely meeting the requirements for opening traffic.
Military generals led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not want to be as proactive as the Jiangxia generals.
If Liu Bei had not personally urged him, they would not have participated in the construction of roads and bridges.
Sometimes Liu Bei is really depressed and doesn’t know how Liu Qi, who is in charge of Jiangxia, operates, and can actually make his generals so obedient?
Of course, when it comes to a critical moment, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will not be stingy either.
For example, after entering Yizhou, the two brothers had already made up their minds. When they encountered rugged mountain roads that were difficult to walk, they directly opened up the mountains and opened the road with their strong strength.
Of course, the premise is that the Yizhou army does not have a powerful general who can threaten their lives and safety, otherwise they would not dare to be so arrogant.
Since his generals were extremely determined to fight, Liu Bei naturally began to prepare.
Zhuge Liang was helpless and worthy of helping to enter Yizhou to make preliminary preparations.
After finishing all these things, I finally got news from Pang Tong, but unfortunately it was not good news.
Pang Tong, a talented man known as Feng Chu, has defected to Jiangxia Prefect Liu Qi.
"What a pity, it's a pity!"
In private, Zhuge Liang felt very sorry and felt that missing the talent of Pang Tong was not a good thing for Liu Bei Group.
Mrs. Huang didn't care and said funny: "Pang Shiyuan is arrogant and may not be willing to fall behind!"
Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly, how could he not hear the profound meaning of his wife's words?
There are struggles in places where there are people, not to mention that the Liu Bei group has several vassal forces in the world, and has passed this stage of seeking talents.
He recognized Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan's talent, but the rest of the members of the Liubei Group may not necessarily recognize it.
The key is that because of his appearance, Pang Shiyuan's nature is a bit extreme and stubborn. Once he gets stuck, he is not a joke.
When Liu Bei's group was booming, it was impossible for Zhuge Liang to abdicate easily, and Liu Bei would not agree.
"I don't understand Pang Shiyuan very much, why did he defect to Jiangxia and Liu Qi?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and chuckled helplessly: "This Liu Jiangxia doesn't look like an ambitious person!"
"I'm afraid it's this Liu Jiangxia, it's not easy!"
Mrs. Huang had another opinion: "The current Jiangxia forces are probably stronger than those of Xuandegong, but they are still unknown!"
Speaking of this, he shook his head and said leisurely: "This method of keeping one's low profile is really admirable!"
Zhuge Liang was silent and pondered for a moment and smiled bitterly: "Madam reminded me that Liu Jiangxia's performance was too mediocre, and sometimes Liang simply ignored it easily!"
Speaking of this, his face gradually became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "No matter whether it is a traitor who seems loyal or a wise man who is foolish, you should not be too contempt!"
Of course, the relationship between the two families is very close at the moment, so there is no need to talk about these things to Liu Bei specifically to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts.
Zhuge Liang did not inform Pang Tong of whereabouts, and Liu Bei did not care.
He was afraid that he had already put this Feng Chu behind his head.
As for Pang Tong himself, after carefully examining the situation of the four counties in Jingnan and Cangwu County, he was full of admiration and took the initiative to join the prefect of Jiangxia.
After careful investigation, Pang Tong was very optimistic about Jingnan's situation.
When talking to Liu Qi, he even said that the four counties in Jingnan have great development potential, and if they operate well, they will become the most solid backing of the Jiangxia army.
Liu Qi smiled but said nothing. He just built the fish and rice land of "Huguang is mature and the world is full" according to his thoughts.
If it is in a normal historical world, limited to people's strength and technology, he would not dare to do anything like this.
But this is the world of Gaowu Three Kingdoms, so the situation is different.
The people's power here is not just a joke, it is definitely comparable to the mechanical power of the 1920s and 1930s.
Moreover, there is also the powerful power bonus of practicing Qi to become a military general, and the spiritual and soul methods of practicing with the help of the literati, which can definitely be quite amazing.
In this way, the difficulty of developing Jingnan is not as great as imagined.
Coupled with the emergence of government agencies and vehicles, the entire Jiangxia military system has been connected together, and the economy and people's livelihood have not been a problem due to the consumption of people's power, so there is nothing to worry about.
As for Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan's active joining, Liu Qi expressed his welcome, but that's it.
He did not let this guy be the county magistrate, and it was even more impossible for him to become the magistrate of a county, which was simply a mess.
Liu Qi asked him to work in the secretary team around him, first understand the specific situation of the entire Jiangxia territory, and show enough talent when he is almost familiar with it, and then make specific arrangements.
He explained his thoughts clearly, and Pang Tong did not object, and he was very pleased to join the staff of the prefect's office to do things.
As a result, the first thing I encountered was the news from Xiangyang: Liu Bei's army was interested in the imperial guards in Yizhou!
"Enter Yizhou?"
Liu Qi's expression was mediocre, without any curiosity or surprise.
He just summoned his aides and his confidant civil and military officials to figure out the specific intentions of Liu Bei's group.
"I'm afraid I'm going crazy if I want to expand, right?"
"That is, Yizhou's mountains are high and dense forests are integrated into one, is it so easy to target?"
"I just don't know what Xiangyang's plan is?"
"I didn't say much, are they making small fuss or launching full swing?"
"Did Duke Xuande want to give up his foundation in Jingzhou?"
"Impossible. Didn't Xiangyang disclose the news? It's likely that we are waiting for our reaction!"
"What can we do to react? It's impossible for them to help them guard the house, right?"
"You may be sure that Duke Xuande really thought so, otherwise how could such a confidential matter suddenly come to our ears? Are you afraid that the news will be leaked?"
"Who knows what Xiangyang plans? We should do it to keep changing things in a constant way, so as to avoid being self-indulgent and making people laugh!"