Xun You turned around and made arrangements.

Zhou Yu sat down, looked at the map, looked at it for a while, and shook his head gently.

Wei Yan stood aside and couldn't help asking: "Governor, is there any problem with Military Advisor Xun's plan?"

Zhou Yu looked at Wei Yan, waved his hand, and signaled him to get closer, and turned the map in a direction so that Wei Yan could see. Wei Yan came over and looked at it for a while, but still couldn't see any problem. Xun You had two plans just now, one to the south and the other to the north. Is there any other options?

"Please give advice from the governor."

Zhou Yu crossed his fingers, held his knees with his hands, looked at the mountains in the distance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Wei Yan was a generation who grew up bathing in the new policy. He first started his education in Nanyang Kindergarten, then went to the martial arts hall to study, and then joined the army as his attendant, and walked step by step very solidly. He had no doubt that Wei Yan would become a qualified general in the future, and there was no problem in commanding tens of thousands of people to fight. But if he wanted to become a general who commanded tens of thousands of people, or even the governor of the Duzhen side, his current knowledge was not enough. His biggest shortcoming was lack of knowledge outside of military affairs, especially history.

After kindergarten, he should go to county school and study for another three years, which may be better.

"Wen Chang, how much do you know about this land?"

Wei Yan touched his head. "Does the governor talk about geography?"

"What do you know about geography, humanities?"

"Geography is the information found by the scouts, the map drawn, and the mountains and rivers mentioned by the governor when discussing with the military advisor. However, those maps that can only be seen in roughness are limited. As for humanities, there are even fewer. Are there any famous scholars and wise ministers in Nanzhong? Even if there are, they are not worth mentioning in front of the governor and military advisor."

Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing, and raised his hand to pat him lightly. "At a young age, I learned to flatter. This is not a good habit. Although Nanzhong is remote, people are not as good as Zhongyuan, and they cannot be compared with Dixiang, you should not underestimate this place." He put away his smile and pondered for a moment. "I'll say two things. Think about it carefully before answering my questions."

Wei Yan was overjoyed and bowed to salute him. This was Zhou Yu who wanted to give him some advice. Although Zhou Yu always cared for the people around him and gave advice whenever he had the opportunity, he always discussed the matter and rarely analyzed it, especially for a person alone.

"The first thing was that Zhuang Zhuang entered Yunnan. Zhuang Zhuang was ordered by the King of Chu and led his troops into Guizhou and advanced all the way to Dianchi Lake. Do you know his offensive route?"

Wei Yan shook his head repeatedly.

"It is our route to enter the Jingke. He landed in Qilan, then marched on land, and headed south to Dianchi Lake. King Qingxiang of Chu was fighting with Qin at that time to avenge his father, and sent Zhuang to Yunnan, not only to enhance the strength of Chu, but also to attack Bashu from the flanks. Unfortunately, by the time he took Dianchi Lake, Chu had been defeated by the Qin army, Yingdu was destroyed, and he had to move the capital to Chen. Zhuang's retreat was cut off and could only become the king in Dianchi."

"So that's how it is." Wei Yan was thinking, but couldn't explain it clearly for a moment.

"The second thing is that when Gongsun Shu was separating Bashu, the great clan of Kyushu held troops to occupy the county to prevent Gongsun Shuran from being guided. The place where the battle was at the time was in the area of ​​Xi County, and the frontier position might be in Loushan, which is now near Louguan."

Wei Yan's eyes lit up. "Governor, I understand. If we go south, in order to defend the rear road, we have to leave more troops. In this way, the troops going south are insufficient and there may not be enough troops to conquer Nanzhong. Therefore, it is better to go north and repel Cao Cao first, seize Louguan, and block Cao Cao's way south so that he can advance and retreat with great success."

"I know one." Zhou Yu smiled and expressed satisfaction, but Wei Yan heard it was dissatisfied. Obviously, Zhou Yu wanted to hear the second, but he didn't say it. He smiled twice ashamed. "I think about it again, I think about it again." As he said that, he walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, and his posture was a bit similar to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu did not disturb him. From Wei Yan, he saw the shortcomings of the graduates of the martial arts lecture hall. To make up for this, some measures must be taken. Wei Yan is already an adult and cannot go back to school to study again. He can only urge them to read more books in daily life. Maybe Xun You should ask him to list a book list and provide guidance. However, Xun You is cautious and may not be willing to accept this task that is easy to attract suspicion. He Qi and Zulang may not have the intention. They are still satisfied with their own efforts, so how can they cultivate more competitors?

The military lecturers are all over the army, and it is a force that cannot be ignored. Many generals who are not graduates of the martial arts lecturers are a little worried. Especially in Zhou Yu's army, most of these people graduated from the Nanyang martial arts lecturers and are Yin Duan's disciples and belong to the Jingzhou family.

Zhou Yu was thinking that someone was walking quickly from the bamboo forest. Zhou Yu turned around and looked at it. Seeing that it was Deng Fang, he couldn't help but frown. Deng Fang was He Qi's Sima and was stationed in Xi County with He Qi. Why did he come suddenly? He looked so anxious?

Deng Fang quickly walked to Zhou Yu and bowed to Zhou Yu. He was the general promoted when Zhou Yu was stationed in Nanjun and was always respectful to Zhou Yu.

"Kongshan, why did you come suddenly?"

Deng Fang looked around and saw that Wei Yan was the only one who knew that he was Zhou Yu’s trusted attendant. He was not polite and said straight to the point: “Governor, something happened in Xi County.”

"Don't be anxious, just talk slowly." Zhou Yu waved his hand and signaled Deng Fang to be calm.

Deng Fang calmed down and told the story. During the New Year, many locals returned from Chengdu and brought some news. He Qi was worried that there would be some meticulous acts, spread rumors, strengthened control, and hosted banquets from local tribes many times, taking the opportunity to promote the new policy to them so as not to be bewitched by people with ulterior motives. However, they were not afraid of being defensive. Some people took out some articles saying that the King of Wu, like Wang Mang, were powerful ministers of usurping the country, and said that Zhou Yu and others led their troops into the Kwan Ke, who were secret orders of the King of Wu to kill those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty. And that was what they did in Jingzhou. The Wuling clan and the leader of the Wuxi barbarians were killed by them, and blood flowed into a river.

For a moment, the people of Xi County were in panic.

After hearing the news, He Miao summoned various families to discuss matters and wanted to explain in person, but unexpectedly it caused even greater chaos. Those people said that He Miao wanted to lure them, so they gathered their troops and surrounded He Miao's camp. They also sent people to Louguan to contact Xiahou Dun and Zhang Ren. When He Miao saw that the situation was wrong, he immediately sent Deng Fang to lead some elite troops to break through and report to Zhou Yu.

After listening to Deng Fang's narration, Wei Yan was stunned, but Zhou Yu was very calm and could not see any uneasiness. Wei Yan suddenly felt a move in his heart, and he understood what Zhou Yu wanted to say. Since the great clan of the Kan Ke could have troops to fight against Gongsun Shu two hundred years ago, their strength was evident. Zhou Yu had been in the country for so long, and they had not come to pay their respects. It was obvious that they were suspicious and did not trust Zhou Yu. In this case, whether to go south or north, Kan Ke was in danger of losing control. Especially Xiangnan, they were probably like Zhuang Shu, and they could not come back after going.

"Is He Gongmiao dangerous?" Zhou Yu signaled Wei Yan to invite Xun You, and then signaled Deng Fang to sit down and talk, asking lightly.

"This won't happen." Deng Fang shook his head and said, "General He is on the front line and dares not relax at all. He has been preparing for war. He has never dared to relax on the first day of the first lunar month. Although there are many tribes in the county, it is not that easy to break through General He's camp. However, if Xiahou Dun and Zhang Ren from Louguan lead their troops to attack, General He will be short of troops, and even if he can win, the losses will not be small."

Zhou Yu frowned. "I didn't dare to relax on the first day of the first lunar month...What does it mean?"

Deng Fang sighed. "In order to shock the little ones, General He did not dare to act rashly, he spent the military on the first day of the New Year to exercise outside the city. Deng Zhi and I were worried that we would be against each other and advised him not to do this. He refused to listen and said that we should do both kindness and power to shock people's hearts. As a result..."

Zhou Yu didn't say anything else. He stared at Deng Fang for a long time, and showed regret for the first time. "Kong Shan, tell me the truth, are you and Bo Miao closer?"

Deng Fang was stunned for a moment, his expression was a little shy. His eyes rolled, trying to shake his head to deny it, but under Zhou Yu's stare, he finally did not dare to lie and nodded embarrassedly. "Governor, our surname is Deng, we are all closer than others, but we..."

"Kongshan, do you really don't know what He Gongmiao is taboo?" Zhou Yu lowered his face and shouted angrily. "If you don't say anything else, you are Sima, you are not very close to the master general, but you have close contact with the military officers around the master general. Is this appropriate? If you were He Gongmiao, what would you think?"

Deng was red and did not dare to argue. Zhou Yu was very angry and did not give Deng Fang any good expression. He paced back and forth a few steps. Seeing Xun You and Wei Yan coming from a distance, he frowned slightly and turned to Deng Fang and said, "Come back to the Central Army, be demoted to one level, and be a captain."

Deng Fang's face turned pale, but he said nothing. At this time, he was demoted from Sima to the commander, which was equivalent to taking on most of the responsibility for the change of Xi County. This would be written into his resume and would affect his future in the future. If someone else ordered it, he would definitely not accept it, at least he would argue with reason. However, Zhou Yu was the one who recommended him to serve in the officialdom. Even if he had any grievances, he could only bear it.

Not long after, Xun You walked up to him. Zhou Yu asked Deng Fang to say what happened again. Deng Fang was in a bad mood, but he still tried to calm down. He repeated what he had just said to Zhou Yu, but he just hid his accusations against He Qi. At the same time, he criticized himself a few words, and admitted that he did not fulfill his responsibility to assist He Qi.

As Sima, he does have a responsibility. However, this responsibility can be big or small, and no matter how heavy it is, he will not be demoted. After all, Xun You sighed. "If you want to talk about responsibility, Deng Zhi's responsibility is greater. As a military member, even if he can't stop He Gongmiao, he should report to the Central Army as soon as possible. How can he watch the situation deteriorate? Governor, I will explain the situation to the Military Advisory Office and punish Deng Zhi."

Deng Fang's heart sank. He realized that he had been fooled. He and Deng Zhi were both fooled by He Qi, and were easily squeezed out of He Qi's camp.
Chapter completed!