Guilin County, Bu Shan City.
Bu Shan City was located in the middle of Guilin County, and was the largest city in the county. Outside the city was the world-famous Li River. Along the river, the scenery of Guilin was beautiful.
The headquarters of the coalition army was located in Bu Shan City.
As the sweeping operation in the county came to an end, the lords all moved to Bu Shan City.
In the battle of Zhaoqing County, the lords of the [Southern Alliance] followed the army, but in the end, they all committed suicide and returned to the city. From then on, the lords were extremely cautious when it came to following the army into battle.
[South Xiang City State] only had South of Rosy Cloud City, the City Lord of Rosy Cloud City, and another lord named Gu Fenxiao.
Gu Henxiao was the lord of the famous general Li Mu.
As for the North Sichuan Province, because there was no city state yet. Therefore, only a dozen or so lords from the southern part of the province went to the battle. Among them, the representative was called Lord Ximen.
Just like his name, it was rumored that Lord Ximen was a famous playboy in real life. After entering the game and relying on the support of his family, he managed to make a big name for himself.
In the North Sichuan Province, Lord Ximen could be considered a number one figure.
The lords gathered in Bu Shan City this time, in addition to commanding, the most important thing was to discuss the distribution of benefits after the battle. The huge Guilin County was like a piece of fat meat.
After taking it, how to distribute this cake was very important.
In addition, how to arrange the garrison of Guilin County after the battle was also an important topic. Since they had already taken Guilin County, no one would think of leaving after getting a share.
And to manage Guilin County, they naturally needed to station a large army.
Although this time the coalition army had caught Shanhai City off guard, but their fear of Shanhai City had not decreased at all, instead, they would be more vigilant against this fierce tiger.
It was reported that the North Sichuan Province had already started to establish a city state, in order to more effectively fight against Shanhai City.
It was precisely because of this that the coalition army wanted to immediately take down the two passes.
As long as they held Xuan Wu Pass and Gui Ping Pass, Guilin County would be safe. On the contrary, if the two passes were lost, it would take twice the effort to defend Guilin County.
On the morning of the 24th, the battle reports from the two passes were sent to the headquarters.
Xuan Wu Pass was successfully taken, but Gui Ping Pass was held by Shanhai City.
When the rulers received this news, they did not know how to feel. It was as if they had suddenly been stuck in mid-air, unable to go up or down, making them feel quite uncomfortable.
The defeat at Gui Ping Pass made some lords tremble in fear. They were worried that when they woke up, the army of Shanhai City, they would fight to the death with them.
Only one person remained calm. He was the City Lord of Rosy Clouds City — South of Rosy Clouds.
The Governor's residence, West courtyard.
This courtyard was where South of the Rosy Clouds was staying. The courtyard was heavily guarded both inside and outside.
In the main hall, South of Rosy Clouds sat in the middle.
A middle-aged scholar sat below him. His face was fair and beardless, and he had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. That scholar was exactly the Military Counselor Li Mu mentioned. He was also a remarkable figure.
This scholar was Shan was Li Li Li's Shan City.
Zhang Liang, courtesy name Zifang, was an outstanding strategist in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. Together with Han Xin and Xiao He, they were known as the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty. He was born in a noble family. His grandfather and father had been the prime minister of five generations in Yangdi, the capital of Han.
Because Han was destroyed by Qin, Zhang Liang decided to rebel against Qin.
He persuaded Liu Bang to make peace at the Hongmen Banquet to preserve his strength. He also persuaded Xiang Yu's uncle, Uncle Xiang, to help Liu Bang escape. Later, he helped Liu Bang win the war between Chu and Han. He helped Empress Lü support Liu Ying to become the Crown Prince and was conferred the title of Marquis Liu.
Zhang Liang was proficient in the ways of Master Huang and did not care about power. In his later years, he traveled with Chi Song Zi.
Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, commented on him, "A man can win a battle from a thousand miles away. I am not as good as Zhang 'Yang." This showed Zhang Liang's wit and strategy.
Later generations respected him for his outstanding strategy and called him the "Sage Strategist".
Because he was called the Sage of Strategists, Zhang Liang's rating was higher than that of Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Xiao He. He was a Sage-level historical figure.
The fact that South of Rosy Clouds was able to get Zhang Liang's help showed how extraordinary he was.
Although there were many Sage-level figures like Jiang Shang, Sun Wu, Meng Zi, and Mo Zi who settled down in Shanhai City, they were not officials in the real sense. They were different from Zhang Liang.
South of Rosy Clouds was probably the first lord to get a Sage-level figure to work for him.
It had to be said that this person was very shrewd and had hidden himself very well. It was no wonder that he could stand out in the Battle of Julu and become the most dazzling dark horse.
In fact, during the Battle of Julu, South of Rosy Clouds had already triggered Sage of Strategists Zhang Liang's mission. It was not until the end of the Battle of Julu that South of Rosy Clouds experienced many twists and turns in the wilderness and went through many difficult tests before he truly got Zhang Liang's favor.
The hardships involved were not something that a lord like Ouyang Shuo, who easily subdued historical figures, could understand. After all, whether it was on the battlefield or in the wilderness, as long as they were people that Ouyang Shuo fancied, they would not have to go through many twists and turns.
The only exception was probably Jiang Shang.
This old man had made Ouyang Shuo put in a lot of effort before he agreed to become the principal of Southwest University China Hall.
Apart from him, there was also Fan Li.
It was unknown whether the Black Snake Guards had found Fan Li or not.
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"Zi Fang, we did not successfully take down Guiping Pass this time. Do you have any plans to remedy this?" It was because it was not easy to obtain that South of Rosy Clouds listened to Zhang Liang's words and trusted him unconditionally.
Hearing this, Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. It is not surprising that we did not take down Guiping Pass. It is still within my expectations. After all, our opponents are not ordinary people. "
"So, Zi Fang already has a plan?" South of Rosy Clouds asked.
"Yes. It is not difficult to take down Guiping Pass. We only need to build another large pass at the entrance of Guilin County. This way, we can also achieve our goal of defending against the enemy. "
"Great plan!" South of Rosy Clouds was overjoyed.
"But regarding Xuan Wu Pass, my lord, you must not let your guard down." Zhang Liang changed the topic. "Xuan Wu Pass is not a dangerous place to begin with. If we can easily take it down, the army of Shanhai City will naturally be able to take it back. Therefore, the most important thing now is to strengthen the garrison at Xuan Wu Pass. "
"That makes sense. I will arrange it in a moment." South of Rosy Clouds nodded and said, "The army responsible for sweeping through Guilin County has already completed their task. We can arrange for them to garrison at Xuan Wu Pass."
"Increasing the garrison is only a temporary solution. If we want to truly defend Xuan Wu Pass, we need to transform it into a sturdy fortress. Only then can we ensure that nothing goes wrong," Zhang Liang added.
"Building two fortresses at the same time will probably cost a lot of money."
Hearing this, South of Rosy Clouds revealed a troubled expression. It was obvious that she had something she could not say.
Zhang Liang was very smart. Seeing this, his expression changed. He had already guessed the gist of it. He asked, "But do the other lords have any different ideas about the post-war plan for Guilin County?"
According to Zhang Liang's plan before the war, the Northern Sichuan Province and Xiangnan City State had joined hands to take down Guilin County while Shanhai City was unprepared. The main purpose was not to occupy territory, but to obtain a strategic buffer zone between Shanhai City and the two provinces.
After all, for the lords of the two provinces, except for Rosy Cloud City, the other territories were still at the county level. For the time being, there was no problem of insufficient territory.
Just within the provinces alone, there was enough territory for them to play around.
Therefore, if it was just to occupy territory, there was really no need to make such a big fuss.
Capturing Guilin County was the most fundamental consideration from a strategic point of view. After all, if Shanhai City successfully took down Guilin County, the territory of Shanhai City would directly border the two provinces.
How could they allow others to sleep next to them? At the thought of such a ferocious tiger sleeping next to them, none of the lords of the two provinces dared to sleep in peace.
It was precisely because of this that the war had occurred.
If the allied forces took down Guilin County, the situation would be completely different.
If Shanhai City wanted to attack the two provinces in the north, they would not be able to pass through Guilin County. That way, the two provinces would have enough time to react and deal with the situation calmly.
Apart from that, starting the war in Guilin County would also achieve the strategic goal of keeping the enemy outside of their territory, and the flames of war would not spread to the two provinces.
This could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, before the war, the allied forces had a clear plan for Guilin County after taking down Guilin County. That was to divide Guilin County as a whole into a common military area, and the revenue generated by Guilin County would all be used to support the allied forces stationed in Guilin County.
That way, they could not only support a large allied force, but also not cause additional financial burden to the various territories. It was equivalent to spending other people's money to support their own army.
It could be said that whether it was the layout before the war or the arrangements after the war, the whole set of plans was interlinked, and it was very operable and forward-looking.
And the person who made this plan was the Sage of Strategists, Zhang Liang.
It was this set of plans that moved the lords of Xiangnan City, and it also moved the lords of the North Sichuan Province represented by Lord Ximen.
But what Zhang Liang did not expect was that when they really achieved the results of the war and picked the fruits of victory. In the face of huge benefits, some lords could not sit still.
In other words, on this matter, the lords became selfish.
In fact, before South of Rosy Clouds came to see Zhang Liang, they had already met with the other lords. The lords wanted to divide up the loot they had plundered in this battle, with each person getting a portion first.
Because of this, South of Rosy Clouds found it difficult to build two strongholds at once.
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