After reading the information, Liu Bei urgently summoned Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to discuss the matter.

Fazheng happily suggested: "Cao Cao first became king and launched an army to attack Jiangdong to establish his power. When the main force of Cao's army was trapped in Jianghuai by Sun Quan, it was a God-given opportunity for our lord to seize Hanzhong."

Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Sun Quan's 100,000 men were defeated by Zhang Liao's 800. Perhaps Cao's thieves can conquer Jiangdong. If Sun Quan fails, Jingzhou will be in danger..."

Zhuge Liang analyzed: "Although Sun Zhongmou is unable to attack, he has a dangerous location to defend. In addition, Cao Cao is not good at water warfare and may not be able to win. I am just worried that Sun Cao's battle will end too soon, and our army will be in trouble if we fail to attack Hanzhong."

, after all, Deng Shizai had only been farming in Zitong for more than a year, and the accumulated grain in the warehouse is probably not enough to support this war."

"Everyone's words are reasonable. The road to Shu is difficult and inconvenient for transportation. If we don't win Hanzhong, we will lose all our achievements in the past two years of recuperation..." Liu Bei frowned.

Fa Zheng argued vigorously: "Cao Cao ordered Hanzhong to surrender to Zhang Lu, but he did not dare to claim power and seek Bashu. The reason why he hurriedly retreated to Yecheng was not because of lack of strength, but because he was being forced by enemies in the rear. Now that Cao Cao has proclaimed himself the king and conquered Sun Quan, it is God's gift to his lord.

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Hanzhong guards Xia Houyuan, Zhang He and other non-general generals will be able to defeat them with the elite troops of Yizhou. Moreover, Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou, a place of life and death. Based on this, Chang'an can advance into the Central Plains, and cannibalize Yongliang and Guangzhou.

Expanding the territory, I can stick to the key points and think it will last. My lord, please investigate carefully and don't miss the opportunity..."

Liu Bei nodded frequently after listening to Fazheng's words, "The words of filial piety and uprightness are very good, so please..."

"Please wait a moment, my lord." Zhuge Liang interrupted and continued: "Now that the war between Sun and Cao is unclear, it is better to send scouts to investigate. We can prepare food, grass and baggage now, and it will not be too late to send troops after the war becomes clear."

"Kong Ming should be cautious, you all go prepare yourself." Liu Bei ordered.

Zhuge Liang and Fazheng immediately began to coordinate grain, armor, and weapons. In particular, armored weapons were insufficient and needed to be built more urgently. Pang Tong was sent to Zitong and Deng Ai to check the grain stocks in the fields. The entire Yizhou suddenly became lively in winter.

After a period of investigation, it was found that the food, grass, and soldiers in the middle of Shu were insufficient. Especially due to the influx of more than 200,000 refugees from Zitong and the consumption of Zhang Fei when he fought against Zhang He in Danqu, sufficient supplies would not be available until at least next year's autumn harvest.

Troops are deployed.

Liu Bei does not engage in unprepared battles now, so he has postponed his plan to capture Hanzhong. However, soldiers from various places have begun intensive training to hone their skills for the future expedition.

In the winter of the same year, Lan Tian's daughter was born in Guangzhou City. After Liu Bei got the news, he sent an Iraqi to congratulate her.

When Yiji set out from Chengdu, the wind was biting, but when he arrived in Guangzhou, he was so hot that he was sweating. He seemed to understand why Lantian was obsessed with Jiaozhou. The winter here was so comfortable.

It just so happened that the New Year was approaching and it was a warm winter. Officials and friends from all levels came uninvited. People came and went at the Prefecture and Shepherd's Mansion in Lantian every day, and the banquets never stopped.

It was already mid-December when I arrived in Yiji. As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I met Deputy Military Advisor Xu Shu.

"Uncle Ji, long time no see." Xu Shu smiled and nodded.

Yi Ji raised his hands and saluted: "Commander Xu is so polite, why are you here?"

Xu Shu explained: "I heard that Guangzhou is warm in winter, so I brought my mother here to spend the winter..."

"The city of Guangzhou is indeed warm. It doesn't look like winter at all. I want to stay here for the winter and return to Chengdu when the spring flowers bloom in Yizhou." Yi Ji responded with a smile.

"I'm afraid your lord will be worried if you linger too long. Uncle Ji is here to congratulate Ziyu, right? I'll take you to the back house to meet him. Ever since Mrs. Lan gave him a daughter, I heard that I haven't been to the front yard for twenty days.

.." Xu Shu smiled bitterly.

Yi Ji nodded in admiration, "General Lan is such a sweetheart..."

Xu Shu and Yi Ji walked side by side to the back house. The warm sunshine shone in the small courtyard, and the table was filled with fruits that could comfort your mouth.

A group of people gathered around Lan Tian with smiles on their faces. The pink and jade-carved baby in his arms was Lan Qing, the daughter Lu Lingqi gave birth to last month. There is a meaning that green comes from blue and is better than blue.

"Ziyu, look who's coming?" Xu Shu waved and shouted.

Lan Tian looked up and saw that he was originally from Yi. He immediately picked up Lan Qing and greeted him: "Mr. Ji Bo has come from afar, please forgive me for not being able to leave my house to greet him..."

"I came here by order of my lord to congratulate the general on the joy of making the tiles..." Yi Ji then presented Liu Bei and Gan Qian's gifts.

Lan Tian smiled and said: "Uncle Ji will stay for a few more days this time. I will ask people to prepare more abalone, sea cucumber and other seafood so that everyone in Yizhou can have a share."

"General Yide wrote a special letter to my lord, asking the general to prepare more good things to send. In addition, last year Zhuge Military Advisor issued IOUs to many people, and this year he will use things to redeem the IOUs." Yi Ji joked.

"Hahaha, no one can be left out without Yide." Lan Tian laughed heartily.

While talking, Gao Shun came over and asked: "Sir, is your arm sore? If so, I will take care of you for a while..."

"Sour? How much does Qing'er weigh now? I haven't hugged you enough." Lan Tian refused.

Gao Shun lowered his head and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, you have to be a little concerned about the young masters' feelings. It has been more than ten days since Zhong Ling (Lan Ji) and Yuan Zhi returned to Guangzhou City, and you haven't spent time with him yet..."

Lan Tian asked doubtfully: "Zhong Ling is already so old, and there is Boyang to play with him. I didn't play much with them when they were young."

"It was different back then. After all, the children were all about the same age at that time. Now you care a little too much about Qing'er, so you ignore the feelings of those two children." Gao Shun explained.

In the original world, Lan Tian was an only child and could not understand the feeling of favoritism between parents. Lan Yuan and Lan Ji had conflicts when they were young. He adopted the approach of not helping each other. But now that he has a daughter, Lan Qing, he has indeed invested more time than the two boys.

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After Gao Shun's heartfelt reminder, Lan Tian finally woke up with the baby in his arms. He walked quickly to the bedroom and handed Lan Qing to Xu's mother, and then hurried to Lan Yuan's room with Gao Shun.

Xu's mother had nothing to do while she was in Guangzhou. She happened to meet Lu Lingqi who was in confinement after giving birth. She was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to help. Although she was too old to do any heavy work, she could talk to Lu Lingqi to prevent her from getting cold when she went out because of boredom.

As soon as Lan Tian and Gao Shun walked out of the window, they heard the conversation between the two brothers in the room.

Lan Ji was the first to ask: "Brother, does my father really like his daughter? He hasn't looked at me seriously in the past few days..."

Lan Yuan asked back: "It's a good thing that my father is happy. Are you jealous?"

"My uncle said that I might be taller than him, and my little sister will be about the same as my mother in the future, so why should I be jealous?" Lan Ji snorted.

Lan Yuan: "I forgot to ask you these days, what have you learned from my uncle? I heard that his sword skills are unparalleled in the world."

"My uncle only taught me strength and boxing. As for weapons, he asked me to learn the Lu family's halberd technique in the future. Brother, you won't be secretly learning it during this time, right?" Lan Ji's words were laced with doubts.
Chapter completed!