I Am the Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

"For today's plan, I feel that I have to hurry up and transport the grain from Jingzhou." Wang Lei said.

"That's not the way."

Zhuge Liang shook his head slowly and said, "Jingzhou has always had food and grass brought in, but the consumption is too great."

During the war between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, food and grass from Jingzhou had already begun to be shipped in, but the journey was long and rugged, and often a soldier needed more than three times the food and grass he usually consumed. rely.

What's more, after Liu Bei seized Yizhou, he felt that there was no need to bring in grain from Jingzhou. It was interrupted for a period of time. After Liu Zhe came, he had to order people to bring in grain from Jingzhou, but in fact it was not much.

Now even if you want to bring in more grain and grass, it is useless. The road is just like that. There are more people and more consumption. In a word, far water can't save near fire.

"When will King Chu defeat King Liu Zhe of Yan?" Dong He simply asked.

This question, Zhuge Liang also felt very heartbroken, he was difficult to answer.

If Liu Zhe is really about to be easily defeated, then Liu Bei doesn't need to take people directly to Fucheng to fight, let alone the generals under his command who have been captured repeatedly.

"How is Nanzhong?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked such a question.

"Nanzhong?" Dong He and Wang Lei looked at each other.

Wang Lei understood what Zhuge Liang meant, and he asked, "Does the Prime Minister want to collect grain and grass from Nanzhong?"

"Yes."

"This, I'm afraid it's a little difficult." Dong He said.

Nanzhong, later Yunnan, Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan and northern Burma, where barbarians and Han people lived together.

When Liu Yan and Liu Zhang governed Yizhou, they did not have much control over Nanzhong. They ruled Nanzhong more through the tyrants of Nanzhong, and the two sides were more of a joint relationship.

When Liu Bei invaded Yizhou, Liu Zhang also dispatched troops from Nanzhong to deal with Liu Bei, but Nanzhong's response was mediocre.

After Liu Zhang surrendered, the prefects of the prefectures in Nanzhong also expressed their surrender to Liu Bei.

It seemed that the counties in Nanzhong had surrendered and accepted Liu Bei, but Zhuge Liang knew exactly how much control Liu Bei had over Nanzhong.

Zhuge Liang looked at the map of the counties in Nanzhong, and he knew that this piece did not really belong to Liu Bei.

"Send someone to tell the prefects of the counties and cities in Nanzhong, and ask them to mobilize food and grass to come." Zhuge Liang said lightly.

"Prime Minister, this may be difficult."

Dong He said, "If the tyrants are displeased and the barbarians are dissatisfied, there may be a rebellion."

Now Liu Bei is fighting against Liu Zhe in Fucheng. If there is a rebellion in Nanzhong, it will have a great impact on Liu Bei, and there will even be rebellions in other parts of Yizhou.

"Prime Minister think twice."

Wang Lei also persuaded Zhuge Liang. He was speechless to Zhuge Liang. Liu Zhe hadn't figured it out yet, so he went to provoke the people in Nanzhong. Is this to kill Liu Bei?

Once Nanzhong rebels, the consequences will be quite serious.

"It's okay."

Zhuge Liang, however, had his own ideas. He said, "Just send someone to give orders. Ben Cheng has his own opinions."

"Prime Minister, what if the people in Nanzhong refuse?" Wang Lei asked again.

"Yeah, even if Nanzhong agrees to levy grain and grass, how much grain and grass can there be?" Dong He also said.

Neither he nor Wang Lei had confidence in how much grain and forage could be collected from Nanzhong.

Zhuge Liang fell silent, he thought for a long time, and finally said, "Let's go and see, how long can Yizhou's food and grass last."

Finally, Zhuge Liang looked at the long white clouds outside the door, and said slowly, "Ben Cheng, I have to go to Fucheng in person."

"The prime minister is going to Fucheng?" Dong and Wang Lei were surprised.

"Yes."

Zhuge nodded his head and said, "Ben Cheng is going to help the King of Chu to see if he can defeat Liu Zhe."

Zhuge Liang was at a loss, no matter how confident he was in his abilities, he still had no confidence that he could help Liu Bei defeat Liu Zhe immediately.

"Prime Minister."

Wang Lei stared at Zhuge Liang and asked directly, "What if there is no way to defeat Liu Zhe? What does the Prime Minister plan to do?"

Wang Lei didn't have so many scruples. He was not like other people. Even if he was worried, he didn't dare to ask aloud, for fear of offending Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

"So, Ben Cheng wants Er and the two to find out how long Yizhou's food and grass can last."

"Look how much time we have left."

"What if time is running out?" Wang Lei asked again.

This time Zhuge Liang was silent. He had an idea in his heart, but he couldn't say it, at least not in front of Wang Lei.

"So be it."

Zhuge Liang avoided talking about this issue. He said to Wang Lei and Dong He, "During the time when Ben Cheng was not in Chengdu, I will leave everything to the two of you."

After speaking, Zhuge Liang bowed to the two of them, and asked Dong He and Wang Lei to hurriedly say, "What the Prime Minister said, I'll just wait for the two of them to do their best."

After Dong and Wang Lei retired, Zhuge Liang called Wei Yan.