The Strongest Overlord of the Three Kingdoms

He left the army guarding the entrance to the mountain to prevent Liu Bei's army from breaking out.

And he took a small number of soldiers and quickly returned to Nanzheng to report the battle situation to His Majesty.

Liu Ke was overjoyed when he saw Ling Tong's achievements, and at the same time received Ling Tong's military order from Xun Yu.

Facing the whole hall of civil and military officials, he said: "Everyone is here to witness that today I will honor this military order with Gongji."

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In Nanzheng City, all the soldiers were immersed in laughter, among which Ling Tong was the happiest.

Because according to the military order he made before, all the cities in the entire Hanzhong Plain will be taken within ten days.

Today, only seven days have passed, and all of them have been taken except for Baozhong City.

It's not that he didn't attack Baozhong, but because Liu Ke had already captured it when he was chasing Liu Bei's fleeing army.

Therefore, the entire Hanzhong Plain is now in Liu Ke's hands.

You must know that although the land of Hanzhong does not seem to be large in the world.

However, there is a natural shield between this plain and the outside world. The existence of Qinling Mountains and Micang Mountain prevents the turmoil that detonated the world before from affecting this place.

There are even people in middle-level areas who relocate here voluntarily to avoid the war.

Therefore, when Liu Ke checked the household registration register in Hanzhong, he was surprised to see the numbers on it.

"Unexpectedly, the land of Hanzhong is so rich!"

It turns out that there are more than [-] households in the Hanzhong Plain alone, and tens of thousands of hectares of arable land, and all of them are fertile land irrigated by the Han River.

In addition, whether it was Zhang Lu, Cao Cao or Liu Bei before, they all attached great importance to Hanzhong after they got it.

Adopting a loose policy of light corvee and low tax and benefiting the people's livelihood, the treasury of the counties in Hanzhong is full, the food and grass are abundant, and the lives of the people are far better than those in other places.

More importantly, Hanzhong's geographical location is important. It is not only a barrier in Guanzhong, but also a bridgehead for attacking Yizhou.

So Liu Ke also attaches great importance to this.

"Han Sheng, Zhong De, I ordered you two to be in charge of Hanzhong and prepare for my next great cause of conquering Shu.

Huang Zhong and Cheng Yu hurried forward to take orders.

Others also envied the two of them for receiving such a good job.

Liu Ke naturally noticed everyone's performance.

He smiled slightly and said: "Everyone, don't be envious, I'm not biased towards Han Sheng and Zhong De.

It's just because the two of them are the most suitable for guarding Hanzhong, regardless of their military exploits or internal affairs.

As for all the lovers, don't worry, there is still Shu and Jingzhou that have not been settled, and you are still making great achievements with me.

If anyone doesn't want to go with me, he can take the initiative to propose, I'm afraid Han Sheng is also very willing to exchange with him. "

The last sentence, Liu Ke was naturally joking.

In fact, it doesn't need to be said by him, who in the crowd would not want to follow him?

After hearing this, Huang Zhong quickly said: "Your Majesty is right. If that colleague wants to stay in Hanzhong, I will definitely exchange it with him.

We want to follow His Majesty all the time! "

Under Liu Ke's answer, all the ministers roared with laughter.

"I want to follow His Majesty Ding, and I won't exchange it with the General!" After Dian Wei said this, everyone laughed even more happily.

Then came the rewards for the merits of the Battle of Hanzhong.

Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Ling Tong made the most contributions, followed by generals Zhang Liao and Dian Wei, who received particularly generous rewards.

Others also received different rewards according to their contributions.

After the celebration banquet, Liu Ke got up early the next day and came out.

To his surprise, Zhuge Liang had already gotten up and was calculating something on the stone table in the yard.

Liu Ke couldn't help sighing in his heart: "Kong Ming is really working hard!"

So he took the initiative to go up and said, "Kong Ming, did you start working so early?"

When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Ke, he got up and was about to salute, but Liu Ke stopped him.

Seeing that the other party was curious, he quickly bowed and explained: "Your Majesty, I am now thinking about the next goal."

When Liu Ke heard it, his eyes lit up instantly, and he said with interest: "Oh? Kong Ming, please tell me carefully!"

"Please look, Your Majesty. Going eastward from the Hanzhong Plain, you will find Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling, collectively known as the three eastern counties.

These three counties are surrounded by mountains, lack of resources, and dangerous terrain. After Liu Bei escapes there, he will not live for a long time.

As far as I can see, it must be going south through Shangyong and returning to Shu along the river.

Therefore, if you want to completely defeat Liu Bei's forces, it is easier to go south from Hanzhong and enter Shu via Jinniu Road and Micang Road. "

Liu Ke nodded slightly, approving Zhuge Liang's analysis.

However, Zhuge Liang suddenly changed the subject and continued: "It's just that I still have something to decide, please Your Majesty."