"Expand territory?" Not only was Lu Bu confused in the audience now, but there was Liu Mang. You should know that in Chen Gong's letter to Liu Mang, there was a possibility that Liu Mang would persuade Lu Bu to chase Sun Ce or directly pull his troops to start a war with the Jiangdong Army. Jiangxia in Liu Biao in Jingzhou had become a mess, so it was difficult to run over and join in the fun!

The rest is to beat Lao Cao! Liu Mang really wanted to go up and touch Chen Gong's mind was dazed. There are only two possibilities to beat Cao Cao. One was to anger Lao Cao, and the other was to anger Lao Cao. In order to prepare for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, Lao Cao personally fought twice, first drove Liu Mang's cheap father-in-law Lu Bu out, and the other was to drive Liu Da'er out. Now Lu Bu is urging his army to attack Cao Cao, so it is not safe to prevent Cao Cao from Guandu and Yanzhou. In anger, he directly fought with Lu Bu again. At that time, Liu Mang believed that Sun Ce from Jiangdong would never mind being attacked by Lu Bu's army when he stabbed Lu Bu's butt.

"It is necessary to fight a war with a broad territory!" Chen Gong smiled and asked back, how could he not know what Lu Bu and Liu Mang thought! It is not the time to fight anyone now. What Lu Bu's army needs to develop now, not to start another war. Although the battle of Wancheng left Sun Ce's 100,000 troops, don't forget that Lu Bu's army also suffered heavy casualties, the city management army was almost eliminated, the Black Chess Army now has only more than 1,000 people left, many of the defenders of Wancheng, and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry also lost more than 1,000 bodies. Also in Shucheng, because of the sudden rebellion of the Zhou family, Chen Deng's army had only less than 5,000 troops left, and he was able to form a battalion, which lost nearly 20,000 people.

There are only tens of thousands of people in Lu Bu's army? He needs to rest and recruit soldiers and horses now, instead of directly pulling them over to start a war. Now these tens of thousands of soldiers can only protect themselves. Fighting still requires food and grass, and early rice is also going to be harvested. Now, should we have to eat in the war next year?

"Then Gongtai, what do you mean!" Lu Bu also wanted to have a larger territory. One Lujiang could not support tens of thousands of troops, and he could not do much.

"Lord, look!" Chen Gong took out a large map. Although the map was made very rough, it was written manually. It only looked rough, but it could still be seen clearly. "We nominally occupy Lujiang, but in fact we only have half of the territory of Lujiang, and the remaining half is no longer under our control!" On the map, the Lu Bu army only had Shishucheng, Qianshan, Shiting, Wuwei, and the current Ancheng city. Lujiang included Lujiang County, Hefei, Gushi, and Anfeng. Chen Gong did not propose it before, because it could not be divided. The Lu Bu army had just taken Wancheng and took half of Lujiang, and they had to wait for the angry attack of the original owner of Lujiang. At that time, the division of troops was really big. Now Sun Ce was beaten back, and he would not have the chance to fight again. Then now he is taking back the entire Lujiang.

Once these four cities are obtained, the entire Lujiang will be in Lu Bu's hands and the territory will be doubled.

"Let Wenyuan and Xuangao send troops to take back these four cities!" Now Zhang Liao and Zang Ba also have Zang Ba's three thousand Taishan Army in Shucheng, the local garrison troops left by 5,000 Chen Deng, and the 15,000 troops who surrendered after capturing Shucheng. It can be said that there are 23,000 troops in Shucheng, which is one point more than the current Anhui City. In the Anhui City, in addition to the 1,500 Black Chess Army, 500 City Management Army, 4,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, 5,000 Clans, 7,000 Ganning Navy Army, and more than 10,000 Sun Ce Army prisoners, including the more than 2,000 Danyang soldiers who were incorporated.

"No. No!" Chen Gong shook his head. If he just took over these cities, why would he have to directly talk about it? Just send troops to garrison these cities. Even if they are all subdued, there is only one complete Lujiang! How can one Lujiang compete with the world? Sun Ce next to him owns the entire Jiangdong, which is half of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, Cao Cao has half of Yuzhou and the entire Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and Liu Biao also has Jingzhou and half of Yuzhou.

Lu Bu will sooner or later be swallowed up by a Lujiang County. When these people come to their senses, Lu Bu's army will be sad. Sun Ce's army must go to Lujiang to enter the Central Plains, and Cao Cao must go to Lujiang to go to Jiangdong. Lu Bu can never beat Cao Cao with the entire Xuzhou. Xuzhou has ten counties including Donghai, Xiapi, Langya, Dong'an, Licheng, Dongcheng, Pengcheng, Guangling, Dongguan and Chengyang. How can one county fight now?

"My lord, you see it!" Chen Gong pointed his finger at the top of Lujiang. "We not only want to take down the entire Lujiang, we also want to take down Shouchun and Chengde, so that the entire Huainan will be in our hands, and we can also have the capital to compete with these neighbors around us!" Taking down Shouchun and Chengde, then Chen Gong is equivalent to taking down half of Yangzhou, so that we can develop and grow, wait for the arrival of the general trend, and then strive for the world.

"Shouchun!" When Lu Bu and his friends came to Lujiang, they were all in Shouchun. They met Yuan Shu there and fought Chen Lan Leibu on Bagong Mountain. But Shouchun is not a ruined city now, so what's the use of him? He was defeated by Yuan Shu and the people ran away a lot.

"Shouchun is dilapidated and the people have also left a lot, but lord, don't forget, Shouchun is still here!" Chen Gong explained to Lu Bu and others, "Shouchun is the capital of the entire Yangzhou and the center of Huainan. The reason why he chose such a place is because he leaned against the Huai River and Yingshui to the east. This place is a place with fertile land, and it is fertile land within a thousand miles. Wherever he planted food, there is no problem with our army's military rations!" Shouchun was the capital of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The reason why Chu chose such a place is because Shouchun has a good terrain and fertile land. It can be said that most of the soldiers of Chu came from Shouchun.

As for the people! As long as Shouchun is restored, the people who have left their hometown will naturally come back! With Shouchun Lu Bu’s army, they can support the army, and they can recruit soldiers and horses with enough food and grass, and their territory has been doubled!

"And Shouchun, lord, you can still have waters to raise waters!" Lu Bu's naval army was a shortcoming. Although he destroyed 30,000 Sun Ce's army outside the Dazhai of the Wancheng Naval Army, it is hard to say once Sun Ce's entire army comes. What can the seven thousand naval army do?

"Wenyuan and Zangba are not enough!" Lu Bu also frowned. If Shouchun is really so important, then Wenyuan and Zangba are not enough, because Shouchun is almost equivalent to Lu Bu's territory and occupy half of its importance. It is not enough to garrison there. It is also necessary to capture the military and political forces. This person must be able to lead the army, and be able to govern politics and govern. Among the Lu Bu army, only Zangba has been a prince for a period of time. It can be said that he can govern one side and command the other side.

But an important question is to release Zang Ba. Who do you shoot to assist Zang Ba? Send Zhang Liao? Zhang Liao's status in the Lu Bu army is only higher than Zang Ba. You can't let Zhang Liao surrender to Zang Ba! Gao Shun is OK. But Gao Shun can only fight and knows nothing else.

Huang Zhong and Gan Ning, the two of them who were already rebellious, were willing to surrender to Zang Ba? It would be nice not to fight. The newly acquired Liu Kai? How could he be willing to go to Shouchun when his hometown is in Wancheng! Chen Gongtai Wancheng has not been cured yet! Lu Bu cannot do without Chen Gong's advice.

That's all, Lu Bu turned his attention to Liu Mang, and at this time Chen Gong also looked at Liu Mang.

Chen Gong nodded to Lu Bu, Yes! It was Liu Mang! Only Liu Mang met such a requirement. He could not say good or bad in command of the troops. Sun Ce's 100,000 troops failed to take much advantage in Liu Mang. In terms of political governance, Liu Mang could also put forward many useful insights such as recruitment orders and reputation! Gan Ning, Huang Zhong and Xu Sheng were both very convinced by Liu Mang, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and Zang Ba, and other old people had also seen the magic of Liu Mang and were very respectful to Liu Mang. There was another important one.

The point is that Liu Mang is Lu Bu's son-in-law. Isn't the foundations that Lu Bu has built all of them? Liu Mang is the young lord of Lu Bu's army, which is recognized by everyone. He has an advantage that others do not have, that is, he is Lu Bu's closest relative! Lu Bu can almost unconditionally believe him! If it were others, Lu Bu could still be suspicious, because according to Chen Gong's plan, Shouchun would almost have to be independent from Lujiang and form a system of its own. If he had a little unfair intention, it would be bad!

But Lu Bu was reluctant to let Liu Mang go out! When Liu Mang went out, Lu Bu felt a little empty. Lu Bu had no son, so he almost treated Liu Mang as his own child.

"My lord has decided!" Chen Gong could see Lu Bu's hesitation and he stepped forward to strengthen his confidence. "A jade cannot be made into a weapon without being carved. No matter what, he still needs to be his own side! Otherwise, who will the ruler you have built will teach you to govern!"

"Yes!" Lu Bu nodded heavily. He had already made a decision and waited for Liu Mang to accept his fate next.

"Okay, the problem is over! Lord, we should also reward the meritorious ministers in this Lujiang Battle!" Chen Gong reminded that if it weren't for these people present, Lu Bu's army would have to leave in shame.

"Okay!" Lu Bu stood up and said, "Where is Gan Ning and Gan Xingba?"

"The last one is here!" Gan Ning said to Lu Bu with one knee and clasped his fists.

"Ganning and Ganxingba, if it weren't for your navy to destroy 30,000 Jiangdong naval troops in this battle, the Ancheng City might have been lost! Maybe today we would have to retreat in Shucheng and wait for Sun Ce's army's counterattack! So you should remember the first merit in the Battle of Ancheng! "If Ganning hadn't destroyed 30,000 Jiangdong naval troops, it might be Sun Ce who was stationed in Ancheng City. After the difficulty, the Jiangdong army would have poured into Lujiang with Ancheng as a springboard, and the Lu Bu army lacked food and could only retreat! So Ganning made great contributions!

"If you don't dare to be greedy for merit, I will not dare to be greedy for me. Without the young lord's weapon, I will not be able to do this!" Gan Ning also knew that without the crossbow given by Liu Mang, it would be impossible for him to defeat the enemy in the end if he fought for 7,000 and 30,000 yuan!

"Han Yang?!" Lu Bu also knew that Liu Mang's contributions to protecting Wancheng and protecting Lu Bu's family were all Liu Mang's contributions, but Lu Bu was not good at rewarding him! You must know that Liu Mang is already the King of Shu, and he is even higher than Lu Bu with the General of the Conquest South. How can you give Lu Bu rewards? Fortunately, Liu Mang is Lu Bu's son-in-law, so Lu Bu doesn't need to reward him. In the end, they are all Liu Mang's!

"General Xingba, do you think the young lord still needs these rewards!" Chen Gong said with a smile.

"Yes. Why not!" Liu Mang shouted in his heart, he wanted Lu Bu to give him a place to take a concubine and He Yu a title, but he didn't dare to say now that if he angered this father-in-law, he would be unable to be relieved of a blow!

Gan Ning understood, but he still didn't want to accept this first merit and shook his head, "Lord, this first merit is still not allowed! The last merit is trying to ask for merit for someone!"

"Please give merit for others!" Lu Bu knew who Gan Ning was talking about, but that person was dead! Do you really want to give your first merit to a dead person!

Looking at Gan Ning's firm eyes, Lu Bu could only nod!
Chapter completed!