"What is this?" Xu Shu looked at the place where Ma Qiang pointed, and found that it was almost the southernmost end of Xizhou, two or three thousand miles away from Liangzhou.

Putting the state capital there...isn't it too biased?

“Most of the land in Xizhou is deserted, but there are exceptions.

This is a river valley plain with a relatively low terrain. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south. There are rivers passing by, and it is surrounded by mountains, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Not only that, the land here is fertile and is a rare place to farm on the snowy plateau. Moreover, there is plenty of sunshine and it will definitely become the center of Xizhou in the future.

Of course, there may be nothing here now, and you need to build and reclaim it bit by bit.

To the west of here, there is a plain like this, which has deep soil, pleasant climate, sufficient water sources, and can be cultivated. If the army is stationed in the future, it will be where it will be.

If you control these two places, most of Xizhou can control it."

"The General knows this place so well, I wonder what it is called?"

Ma Qiang refers to Lhasa in later generations, but this Lhasa means goat land in Tibetan. He thought about it and said, "Just call it Yangcheng, Sunshine City."

"promise!"

"In addition, the southernmost tip of Xizhou is snow-capped mountains that are thousands of meters high, but don't think that these snow-capped mountains are the end. As long as you cross the snow-capped mountains, the altitude will drop rapidly and a fertile land will appear.

The southwest direction of this land is Kushan!

It was a big country with a population of over 10 million, with great combat power.

Therefore, whether it is to protect Xizhou or to prevent Kushan, this land must be in the hands of our great men. This is not a snowy plateau, but a plain that can breed people and cultivate food! If we occupy this place, we have the initiative!"

Xu Shu looked at the large tract of land representing Kushan on the map and said, "Shu understands!"

When Xu Shu left, Ma Qiang looked at the last place he pointed at on the map.

It was a piece of lost land that Ma Qiang had not completely recovered when he left. I hope that this world will always be filled with the flag of China.

Ma Qiang had been staying in Luoyang for several days. Since Xu Shu had arrived, he set off again and headed for Chang'an.

After passing Chang'an, Ma Qiang will arrive in Liangzhou, and Zhang Liao and Cao Cao are both waiting for his arrival.

——Wuling

Wuling, which had been completely controlled by Liu Biaojun, has settled down.

Lu Su sat in the boat and looked at the surrounding mountains and terrain.

"Jingnan is full of mountains, roads are difficult to open, with sparse population, and often floods. You can only stick to it and fight for hegemony. If you can defeat Ma Ziyu in Xiakou, you will still have to grab Jingbei back then.

However, Jingzhou is well-connected and must occupy Yizhou as its foundation to achieve hegemony.

I just don’t know if Liu Jingsheng has this ambition.”

Lu Su sighed in his heart. He was now Liu Hu's planner, that is, Liu Biao's subordinate. He was planning his own affairs in his position, so he naturally had to plan for Liu Biao's power.

The counties of the Han Dynasty have one characteristic, that is, the north is small in the north and the south is large. Because the south was not developed much during the Han Dynasty, the population was mostly concentrated north of the Yangtze River, so after crossing the Yangtze River, each county was scary in size.

This is true for Wuling County. It has 1,3400 miles from Chanling County, the northernmost to Hancheng County, the southernmost. However, although the area is large, the population of Wuling County is not large. The registered population was only 250,000 at its peak, and now it has dropped to less than 200,000.

Such a large territory can certainly support more than 200,000 people. The reason for so few is that there are still a large number of non-registered Nanman living in Wuling County at this time.

The southern barbarians of Wuling are divided into many branches, the strongest of which are Wuxi barbarians gathered near Xiongxi, Chunxi, Wuxi, Youxi, and Chenxi.

Lu Su visited Wuling County this time to lure Wuxi barbarians with Jin Jinjue to help the battle.

"Sir! Sir! There are barbarians appearing by the water!!"

When Lu Su heard the yell of the soldiers outside, he immediately walked over and looked at the lush grass by the river. Sure enough, there was a figure moving quickly.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooo~"

After a scream like ghosts and wolves, dozens of barbarians in turf clothes surged out of the plants.

These barbarians held homemade bows and arrows and short blades, roaring to demonstrate to the fleet where Lu Su was located.

"Wuxi Man?" Lu Su asked in a low voice.

"Yes, they are Wuxi Man!"

The soldier guarding Lu Su said vigilantly at the barbarians by the river.

"Han people! What are you doing here in our Bizka?"

"Bitzka?" Lu Su looked at the sergeant in confusion.

"The Wuximan's claim to be!"

Lu Su immediately understood that the man was originally derogatory. The Han people called them Wuxi Man, so of course they would not call themselves that.

Bizka means natives, that is, natives.

That's right, Wuxi Man is the predecessor of the Tujia clan in later generations.

"I am Sima Lusu, a member of General Liu Hu of Nanjun, and is also a friend of the Ma family of Xiangyang. There are tokens here as evidence. I would like to see the elite man of the Hubang!" Lu Su shouted with a jade sign.

The Jingfu is the title of the chief of the Southern Barbarians, just like the Shanyu on the northern grassland.

"Token? Take it up and take a look!" a young barbarian in the lead shouted loudly.

Lu Su handed the jade plaque to the sergeant beside him, and the sergeant beside him changed to a small boat to the barbarian.

"Okay, the thing is right, you guys go ashore and follow me!"

Seeing that the jade plaque was very useful, the stone in Lu Su's heart was considered to have fallen.

Sima Hui was right, the Ma family in Xiangyang had a close relationship with these Wuxi barbarians.

"Here, you are waiting outside the village!"

Lu Su couldn't help but feel admiration when he looked at the castle in front of him.

This village is located on a hill, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is quite large in scale. From time to time, the people of Wuxi barbarians come in and out. These people of Wuxi barbarians are very curious when they see Zhuge Jin dressed in Han people.

Faced with these curious eyes, Lu Su could only look at him without squinting, as if he could not see anything.

There is no way, because of the lack of fabric and for the convenience of labor, most of these Wuxi people have bare arms and thighs, even girls. They are covered in white in every move. As an orthodox Confucian scholar, Lu Su is not as shameless as Gan Shi.

"The elf lets you in!"

When Lu Su walked into the city, he found that the houses here were different from those of the Han people. Most of the houses were leaning on the ground, while the other three sides were hung in the air, supported by pillars, forming two upper and lower floors.

The lower layer is not without objects, but either raises livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs, and cattle, or piles up with various debris.

The strange building that Lu Su saw later became an image-stilt house.
Chapter completed!