After conquering Shouchun, Hefei, Dangtu, Zhongli, and Liyang counties, Chutian considered candidates to serve as the governor of Jiujiang County. It is difficult to conquer the world, and it is not easy to govern the world.

A suitable governor can give Chutian no worries. For example, when Chen Deng defends Guangling, Chutian basically does not have to worry about the loss of Guangling. Moreover, Chen Deng is good at developing Guangling and turning it into a granary.

The land in Jiujiang County is richer than that in Guangling County. The food gained from farming along the Huaihe River can finance hundreds of thousands of troops for the crusade against Jiangnan.

Taking Jiujiang County, Chutian has nine counties.

Chen Deng recommended Liu Fu to Chu Tian, ​​who had heard of this man. Historically, this man should have been a subordinate of Cao Cao. He was listed as the governor of Yanzhou by Cao Cao. He single-handedly came to Hefei Kongcheng to farm fields, build water conservancy projects, and benefit the area.

, deeply praised by the local people.

"I, a native of Xia Pei, escaped from the war in Liyang County and wanted to seek refuge with Tongque, the prefect of Lujiang. However, he suddenly went south to attack Danyang County and was unable to seek refuge. I also heard that the Xuzhou Mu Yingming and Shenwu sent troops to quell Hou Jing's rebellion, so I specially asked Chen Yuanlong to recommend him. Huainan

It has been raining heavily for days and the roads are blocked, so I am belatedly arriving. I am willing to do my best for the Xuzhou herding dogs and horses."

Liu Fu was not a mediocre person. He dared to recommend himself and believed that he had the ability to govern a party.

"Ding! Diamond-level civil servant Liu Fu pledges allegiance to you."

Liu Fu was very direct. A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. Since he decided to take refuge, he would do it simply and without any compromise.

【Name】: Liu Fu

[Talent]: Diamond level civil servant

[Level]:75

【Loyalty】:85

[Commander]: 64 [Force]: 49 [Intelligence]: 74 [Politics]: 87 [Charm]: 85

【Character】: Calm

[Characteristic 1]: Farming (a-level trait, the grain output of the county to which it belongs is +10%)

[Characteristic 2]: Water conservancy (a-level trait, the efficiency of constructing water conservancy projects increases, and the flood disaster of the county to which it belongs is -25%)

[Characteristic 3]: City building (a-level trait, the efficiency of building city fortifications increases, the durability of city fortifications +10%)

[Characteristic 4]: Homecoming (A-level trait, the people's moral support in the county is not easy to decline, bandits, water bandits, and refugees can easily surrender)

Chu Tian just glanced at Liu Fu's panel. He didn't have any expectations at first, but Liu Fu actually had four A-level characteristics, which somewhat surprised Chu Tian.

Liu Fu is simply the perfect candidate for the governor. His ability to farm can increase Jiujiang County's grain production, reduce the frequent floods in Huainan, strengthen defense, and recruit mountain bandits.

"Jiujiang County has entrusted Mr.

Seeing Liu Fu's high loyalty, Chu Tian decided to appoint Liu Fu as the prefect of Jiujiang County.

Liu Fu was the kind of governor and governor who could serve as an official but could not become independent.

"I'm afraid that my talents are limited and I am not qualified for the post of governor."

As soon as Liu Fuge met Xuzhou Mu, Xuzhou Mu planned to entrust Jiujiang County to him, and Liu Fu couldn't help being flattered.

"Huainan has experienced wars for a long time, and there are rogue bandits roaming the mountains and fields. Hou Jing has caused harm to one side. The people of Huainan have been displaced and their lives are in ruins. This is the critical autumn. God sent you to me, so that I can use him. Please give me a lot of help.

Don’t refuse.”

Chu Tian was already familiar with all kinds of talents, and knew that Liu Fu wanted to appease the people, so he used words to impress Liu Fu and work for him.

Liu Fu burst into tears with gratitude and wiped his tears with his robe: "Fortunately, I am appreciated by Duke Ming, and I will be appointed by Duke Ming to appease the people of Huainan and protect the country and the people."

Liu Fu was deeply moved by Xuzhou Mu's status and how much he valued a man living in Yangzhou. Liu Fu's loyalty increased from 85 to 88.

Chutian was very satisfied with Liu Fu's talent as a prefect.

Chen Deng guarded Guangling, Liu Fu guarded Jiujiang, and the Huaihe River area, Chutian could have no worries.

There were no suitable generals in Jiujiang County, so Chu Tian decided to temporarily leave Xu Sheng to guard Hefei, train troops and horses, and form a navy.

Because of the existence of the teleportation array, Xu Sheng could return to the Fubo Army when the Fubo Army went on an expedition, and generals from other counties could also come to Jiujiang County in time.

Liu Fu guarded Shouchun and farmed the fields. Xu Sheng guarded Hefei and defended the enemies in the direction of Lujiang and Chaisang.

The Chutian forces lack naval strength and lack of understanding of the Yangtze River Basin. Therefore, the Huainan area focuses on defense. Unless the Yangtze River is used in the future, Chutian will consider placing the main force in the Huainan area and turning to the offensive.

What Liu Fu faced was Shouchun City that had been damaged by floods.

He was highly valued by Xuzhou Mu, and worked hard to organize the people to eliminate floods, rebuild houses, and clean up the mess left by Chu Tian.

Chutian was able to mobilize the main force and prepare to go to Lujiang County to plunder the population.

Chutian also gave Liu Fu 20,000 men and Xu Sheng 20,000 men to form the Jiujiang Defense Corps. Together with the Guangling Defense Corps, they stationed 70,000 troops to guard Huainan.

With them stationing troops in Huainan, Chutian can focus its troops in the north in the next few years to attack Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Mingguan and other northern princes.

Chutian Army and Chen Deng Army joined forces in Hefei City, joining Yang Ye and Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc was seriously injured, and Chu Tian went to express condolences. After making sure that Joan of Arc would not die due to serious injuries, he felt at ease. After all, Joan of Arc is one of the best legendary heroes in France.

Seeing Chu Tian's arrival, Joan of Arc turned her face away, not daring to face Chu Tian, ​​thinking of the fact that she had been scolded by Chu Tian for personally charging into the battle.

"You are a free citizen, and the Servants are slaves who are lower than the free people. You only need to treat them as cannon fodder without taking risks yourself."

Chutian knew that Joan of Arc wanted to make more military exploits and returned to France early.

But it was impossible for Chutian to let her go back.

No matter how many achievements she made, it would still be impossible.

Joan of Arc still looked sideways and hesitated: "I...I will pay attention to it in the future."

"Li Lan, take care of her and make sure nothing happens to her."

Chu Tian handed over the task of taking care of Joan to Li Lan.

"Please rest assured, my lord, Miss Joan of Arc's vitality is very strong."

Li Lan became a disciple of the miracle doctor Hua Tuo, and is now a senior physician. From a junior physician to a senior physician, Li Lan is considered a special talent who has followed Chu Tian since Xia Cun, but he usually has no sense of presence.

Chutian's troops attracted Hou Jing, the main force from all over Lujiang, so Chen Deng's Guangling defense army captured Liyang County and other places with almost no effort.

Regarding Chen Deng's recommendation of Liu Fu, Chutian commended Chen Deng. He could also share part of the credit for recommending talents.

Chutian also commended Yang Ye and Joan of Arc for their contribution to the robbery of Hefei, and asked people to record their military exploits for future promotions.

More than 100,000 troops were gathered in Hefei.

So Chutian continued his offensive and went to Lujiang. To be precise, he went to Lujiang to rob the population.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the most important resource was not land, but population. Without population, how could we cultivate land?

Hefei and Shouchun experienced many wars and bandits, and the population dropped sharply. On the contrary, Lujiang County, under the governance of Tongque, the prefect of Lujiang, had a large population and the support of the people.

Since Chutian has transferred the army to Hefei, he must grab a group of people and send them to Jiujiang County. This is not a loss.

"Try to attack Shu County in Luzhou. If Shu County cannot be captured, we will divide our troops to plunder the population in various places."

This is not the first time that Chu Tian has robbed people. Last time in Qingzhou and Beihai Kingdom, Chu Tian robbed 800,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army soldiers and returned to Langya Kingdom. This time, he also wanted to rob tens of thousands of households and bring them to Hefei.

Under Chu Tian's signal, all generals already understood the combat objectives. More than 100,000 troops entered Lujiang County, and the people of Lujiang County were panicked!

The Xuzhou Army suddenly invaded Lujiang County, alarming all the princes!

Everyone thought that Xuzhou Mu's rebellion against Hou Jing would be over, but Xuzhou Mu's ambition seemed to be even greater, and he actually invaded Lujiang County!

Xuzhou Mu already has nine counties. If Lujiang County is captured again, Xuzhou Mu's territory will have ten counties!

When Tongque, the prefect of Lujiang, attacked Shouchun in Chutian, he had captured Qu'a County in Wu County. Liu Laozhi, the fierce general of the Beifu Army, killed the lord of Qu'a County in the rebel army.

Tongque originally planned to attack Wu County (Suzhou), but was shocked when he heard that Hefei was occupied by Xuzhou Mu and the Xuzhou Army invaded Lujiang.

"Go back to Lujiang!"

Before conquering the south of the Yangtze River, Lujiang was his stronghold. Once the Lujiang River was lost, Tongque's power would be severely hit, and he would also lose his last territory in the north of the Yangtze River.

We have lost Shouchun and Hefei, but we cannot lose Shu County and Wan County again.

The Beifu Army quickly returned to its headquarters.

Cao Cao and the governor of Runan, the lords of Pei, Liang, Chen, the governor of Qingzhou and other princes around Xuzhou heard that Chutian's army had penetrated into Huainan, and they were ready to move at the same time.

As suggested by Guo Jia, now is indeed not the time to capture Lujiang. The people of Lujiang are at ease. Once his main army of 100,000 is delayed in Lujiang, Xuzhou will be in danger.

"Give up attacking Shu County and plunder the population. We will take as many people as we can!"

Chu Tian estimated the time for the Lujiang Prefect's Beifu Army to return to their divisions, and they must safely evacuate Lujiang before the Beifu Army's return.

After Huan Wen and Zu Ti were defeated in Hefei, they knew that Xuzhou's 100,000-strong army was no match for a field battle, so they concentrated their main forces and retreated to Shu County to protect the most important city and wait for their lord to return.

However, the Xuzhou Army did not attack Shucheng as they imagined. Instead, they used part of their troops to contain the Shucheng defenders, while other army units divided their forces to loot various places and move the population to Hefei.

"As long as you capture more than 20,000 households, you will make a profit."

Chutian distribution index.

Huan Wen and Zu Ti retreated to Shu County, and the Xuzhou Army marched unimpeded in Lujiang County. Mi Fang was not good at fighting hard, but his ability to rob people was first-rate. His Donghai Defense Army quickly drove 9,000 households to Hefei.

The White Robe Army took advantage of the cavalry to penetrate into Lujiang County and attack various villages and towns.

"Let's go to Wancheng!"

Chen Qingzhi had a sudden idea.
To be continued...