Cao Liang did not return to Luoyang after the Battle of Xiling. Although Xiahou Xuan, Huan Fan, Pei Xiu and other ministers repeatedly submitted a letter to request Cao Liang to return to Beijing to visit the matter, Cao Liang ignored it and stayed in Jiangling, and continued to be his boss.

The reason why Cao Liang has been stranded in Jingzhou is because of his strategic considerations.

After destroying the Wu Kingdom, there was only one Shu Kingdom. According to the ideas of other ministers, they used troops for years and were exhausted and the people were poor. It was time to rest and recuperate. What's more, the mountains of Shu Kingdom were dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If they were anxious, they would probably not be able to gain. So they should take a few years to wait for the Wei army to be fully fed, and it would not be too late to carry out the conquest.

However, Cao Liang was obviously unwilling to wait. Among the Three Kingdoms, Wei was the strongest, Wu was second, and Shu was the weakest. Now the Wei army even destroyed the strong Wu, leaving only the weakest Shu Kingdom. It was time to take it down while the iron was hot, so why did you have to wait for three or five years?

Cao Liang's determination to unify the world is very strong now, and no one has any strength to stop him from achieving this feat.

The unification of the world and the peace of the world have always been Cao Liang's long-cherished wish. Now that his long-cherished wish is about to be fulfilled, how can he give up easily?

As for the government affairs in the court, Cao Liang thought it would be enough to hand it over to Xiahou Xuan and others. Anyway, since Cao Liang ascended the throne, he basically only cared about military affairs and not government affairs. After being the boss for a long time, Cao Liang had no intention of governing the government. All his focus was on pacifying Wu, deciding Shu, and unifying the world.

Moreover, Xiahou Xuan and others were in good order in handling the government affairs. Cao Liang, based on the principle of doubting people and not using them, gave them all matters in the government affairs to them. Naturally, there was nothing to worry about.

If Xiahou Xuan and others really have the intention of rebelling, Cao Liang has nothing to worry about. After all, the power of the world's military power is firmly in Cao Liang's hands. Whoever dares to rebel can destroy it in a short time of command.

Cao Liang always believed in one sentence: truth is always within the range of bows and arrows. As long as he firmly grasps the power of the troops, no one can cause trouble.

After the Battle of Xiling, the remaining power of Wu State was left in Jiaozhou, but Cao Liang believed that Yang Hu should be able to settle Jiaozhou quickly, so Cao Liang basically didn't need to worry about the matter in Jiaozhou.

Moreover, the road in Jiaozhou is long, and it will take half a month to deliver a message back and forth. It is not realistic for Cao Liang to command battles remotely, so Cao Liang simply let Yang Hu go and fight, so he can do everything cheaply.

Cao Liang did not rest in Jingzhou. In addition to urging Du Yu's right army to advance in Yong'an, Cao Liang also had to comprehensively consider the strategic arrangements for the battle to attack Shu.

The attack on Shu is really a big project. Whether it is the planning of the offensive route, the arrangement of troop deployment, or the issue of logistical support, Cao Liang needs to make comprehensive considerations.

This battle will be the last battle for Cao Liang to pacify the world and unify the Jiuzhou, and it is also a crucial battle. If you win from now on, the world will be peaceful and the rivers are clear and the seas will not be won. The separatist forces of Shu will definitely exist for a long time and will completely destroy Cao Liang's plan to unify the world.

So even in the last battle, Cao Liang must do his best and not be relaxed at all.

Although Cao Liang and Jiang Wei fought against each other twice in Guanlong and Xiling, both of them won, Jiang Wei's military strength was not too great. In fact, Sima Lun and Lu Kang surrendered to Shu one after another, which greatly increased the strength of Shu Kingdom. Now Shu Kingdom's military strength is even surpassing its peak period. Compared with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, he was still strong in his troops and horses, and his strength was catching up with Liu Bei's emperor when Shu Han was founded.

After Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao in Hanzhong, he had a great momentum and also supported Jingzhou. He brought hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers, and he had the capital to compete with Cao Cao for the world.

It was the most glorious time of Shu Han, but then it became prosperous and declined, and joy became sad. Guan Yu lost Jingzhou and lost Maicheng, Liu Bei was defeated by Yanting and died in Baidi City, and Shu Han also went downhill from then on.

Even though Zhuge Liang, a genius, turned the tide, his strength was very different, and he had no success in the six attacks on the Central Plains, and the final star died in the Five Stars.

The Shu Han regime was shaking in the storm, but it was only because of the civil strife of Wei State that it survived. However, as Cao Liang pacified the Central Plains and rose strongly, the doomsday of Shu State also came.

Jiang Wei was the mainstay of Shu after Zhuge Liang. If it were not for Jiang Wei, it would be hard to say whether Shu could last until now.

Cao Liang was naturally very cautious about opponents like Jiang Wei and did not dare to look down on them at all. Even if Cao Liang owns most of the prefectures and counties in the world, he was not proud and arrogant because he knew very well that he would travel a hundred miles and a half ninety years old. Until the last moment, Cao Liang did not dare to relax.

After Jiang Wei's two armies of Sima Lun and Lu Kang, his strength increased greatly, and his troops nearly doubled, from more than 100,000 to 200,000.

As for the tax revenue in Yizhou, it would be difficult to support a 200,000 army. However, when Sima Lun and Lu Kang entered Shu, they still brought a large amount of food, grass and supplies, which could ensure the normal supply of the army in a short period of time.

In the face of a great enemy, Jiang Wei did not dare to reduce his troops easily, but if such a huge military system is continued, it would be a result of overwhelming the economy and people's livelihood of Shu Kingdom.

However, Jiang Wei also has another method, which is military farming, which is also an effective way to solve the problem of food and grass in the army that Shu Kingdom has been commonly used since the Zhuge Liang era. Yizhou is known as the country of Tianfu. The most lacking is land, and the most lacking is labor. Due to the insufficient population, a large amount of land is abandoned. Military farming can not only solve the problem of food and grass in the army, but also reclaim wasteland. Even if you return farming to the people in the future, it will still be fertile land.

After Jiang Wei retreated to Yizhou, he adopted the method of placing the stewardship and farming, that is, part of the army guards the border and some of the army stationed the farm. When the war comes, all the troops will be recruited to participate in the war. This will not only ensure that there are people on duty at the border, but also obtain a large amount of food and grass to supplement the army.

Because Jiang Wei didn't know how long this war would last. Shu Kingdom was always threatened by Wei Kingdom and could not relax in combat readiness. As a general, Jiang Wei had to consider comprehensive issues. He had to make proper military arrangements and consider national economy and people's livelihood. Therefore, Jiang Wei always maintained a balance so that the state machinery could operate effectively.
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