Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 126 Zhuge Northern Expedition
Seeing that Zhuge Liang agreed, Liu Chan was worried about seizing Xicheng County and rescuing Mengda. In history, Sima Yi went to rescue and besiege Mengda himself. An ordinary general must not be able to defeat Sima Yi.

Liu Chan pondered for a long time before he said: "Sima Yi of Cao Wei is in Jingzhou. He is not a good man. Therefore, if I don't send good generals to rescue me, I am afraid that I will not be his opponent. I have thought about it again and again. This plan is offered by all the sons. I don't know the father. How about letting Zijun go to rescue the three eastern counties?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard, pondered for a moment and said: "Zi Jun has always had a general strategy and is cautious. Even if Sima Yi cannot be defeated and Meng Da can be rescued, it must be possible to capture Xicheng."

Liu Chan heard the words, turned to look at Wang Ping, and asked expectantly: "I don't know if you would like to take on this important task?"

Wang Ping did not refuse, and replied in response, "I am willing to accept this order and send troops to the three eastern counties."

At the same time, Liu Chan also said to Zhuge Liang: "Xicheng and Shangyong are far away. If Sima Yi continues to block each other on the way, it may be difficult to rescue him. At the same time, he can order Li Yan to send troops north from Yong'an to rescue Mengda."

After Zhuge Liang bowed his head and promised, he thought of another thing, and said slowly: "National, Sun Quan's letter has not yet specified the time to send troops, but he also promised that I, the big man, will send troops in December at the end of the year."

After hearing this, Liu Chan showed joy and said, "It seems that everything is ready now, and we only have to wait until the end of the year."

"Country, it is the matter of the old minister going to Hanzhong to lead the Northern Expedition." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Liu Chan was a little bit reluctant, and said slowly to Zhuge Liang: "Father Xiang's expedition to the south was a long and difficult journey; he had just returned to the capital, and he had only rested for a few years; now he wants to go to the north again, and I hope that the prime minister will need more time in the army." The body is the most important."

Zhuge Liang bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Thank you for your concern, I am far away from Chengdu. I hope that your Majesty can rest assured and wait for the news of the victory of the army."
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It was Haishi, and the bright moon shone in the courtyard of the mansion, and the courtyard seemed to be full of water and bright.

Zhuge Liang just came back from the palace, but he didn't feel sleepy at all. He walked to the mansion courtyard, thinking deeply in his heart.

Zhuge Liang paced around under the moon, following his shadows. He couldn't help thinking of the time when he and the late emperor fell asleep in Xinye, but now, more than [-] years have passed, and the time is like water; Tuogu entrusted himself with the state affairs of the Great Han Dynasty, and hoped that he would assist His Majesty in rejuvenating the Han Dynasty. It has been more than four years since His Majesty was gifted and intelligent, benevolent and caring for the people, and he is a corporal who is courteous and virtuous.

Zhuge Liang looked up at the full moon, and said with emotion to himself: "Cao Pi is dead now, Sun Wu sent troops to help, Meng Da rebelled, time is not waiting for me, otherwise I will regret it for life."

Zhuge Liang turned back to the room, knelt down in front of the case, wrote on the scarf and silk with a pen, and wrote three characters "Teacher's List" on the top.

"The minister said: the first emperor did not start his business halfway, but the middle way collapsed; today, three points down, Yizhou is gone, this is the autumn of life and death. However, the ministers of the guards are tireless in the interior; the loyal people forget themselves Outsiders: I want to repay your majesty for the special experience of chasing the late emperor."

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"May your Majesty entrust his ministers with the effect of bringing the thief back to life, and if he fails to do so, he will be punished, so as to sue the spirit of the late emperor; if there is no word of revival, then he will be responsible for the counseling of you, yi, yun, etc., so as to show his slowness Your Majesty should also seek advice on his own, in order to consult the good way, examine the elegant words, and pursue the late emperor's last edict. I am so grateful for your kindness! Now you should stay away, and weep at the table, not knowing what to say."

Zhuge Liang knelt in the hall and read aloud, while Liu Chan knelt and sat on the imperial couch, watching his thoughts.

Liu Chan waited for Zhuge Liang to finish reading, got up and went down the steps to help him up, sighed and said: "I heard the watch, but I don't know what to say, and I have so many thoughts in my heart, but I only hope that my father will come back with a big victory, and I will hold a banquet in Chengdu to welcome him." .”

Liu Chan stood on the steps with a serious expression, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "Today's Northern Expedition, this matter is related to our Great Han National Games. We can only win, not lose. When the first emperor conquered Hanzhong, Yang Zheng (Yang Hong) once said: "The land of Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou, the key to the survival of our great Han. If there is no Hanzhong, there will be no land of Shu. This is a disaster for the family. In today's affairs, men should fight and women should be lucky." That's why, We can defeat Cao Wei only if we are united as a fortress."

"However, in today's Northern Expedition, I can also say: 'The land of Longyou is the hope of the revival of our great Han, the key to the prosperity of our great Han. If you win Longyou, you can go to Guanzhong, and Liangzhou is also at your fingertips. Therefore, in this battle, I will also To be blunt, in today's affairs, men should fight and women should be lucky. If I don't go to Longyou, I will not retreat."

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan drew out his waist sword Han Jian, cut off the front corner of the case, and said sharply: "During the war, those who violated military orders and edicts in the Han Dynasty are like this case, and they will be killed immediately."

The ministers were shocked by Liu Chan's determination, looking at His Majesty who has always been gentle, now bursting out with a moving spirit.

Everyone responded in unison: "No!"

Liu Chan stood there with a sword in his hand, and raised his voice and said: "The great cause of the Northern Expedition is an affair of our Han Dynasty, but it is also an affair of the Liu family. It is a pity that it is not convenient for me to conquest. Therefore, my second brother Liu Yong, king of Lu, and my nephew Liu Lin, went out with the army. Concubine of the harem For concubines, brocade weaving works on their behalf."

Liu Chan looked at the crowd and said solemnly: "This is in response to what I just said. Men should fight and women should be lucky."

All the ministers gasped, just now Liu Chan drew his sword to settle the case, and everyone was shocked by his determination, but now it is horrifying, if not for jokes, his heart is comparable to jade.

Of course, the officials in the palace don't know how to think about Liu Chan.As for why this is so, Liu Chan just doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of history. If he fails, all his previous hard work will be in vain.I may also be like Liu Chan in history, who will be ridiculed by later generations as "I don't want to miss Shu".

227 AD, March 6.

Zhuge Liang led an army of 120,000 to Hanzhong, where he joined Huang Quan, who had already led an army of [-].With a total strength of [-], the big men came out in full force.

Before setting off, Liu Chan, like Zhuge Liang's southern expedition, gave him a golden axe, a curved cover, and a front and rear feathers. Hu Benlang 60 people.Go out on behalf of the imperial court, and leave everything about the Northern Expedition to Zhuge Liang to decide.

At the same time, with Zhennan General Zhao Yun as the forward, Pan Jun as the military adviser of the inner government, Ma Liang as the rear military adviser, Xiang Lang as the long history, and Cuan Xi as the marching army...

Liu Zhangyi served as the governor of Liufu, Yang Hong worked for the inner government, and Jiang Wan joined the army to assist Zhang Yi.

In the seventh month, when Zhuge Liang arrived in Hanzhong, Huang Quan went out of the city for more than ten miles to meet him. Zhuge Liang invited Huang Quan to board the car.

In October, Wei Emperor Cao Rui, who was in Luoyang, heard that Zhuge Liang had appeared in Nanzheng, and was preparing to make a northern expedition to Guanzhong; Han general Wei Yan would send troops to Ziwu Valley to attack Tongguan.

Someone proposed to send troops to attack Zhuge Liang, but Cao Rui wanted to send troops to attack, but he was not sure whether it was feasible, so he asked Sun Zi.

Sun Zijin said: "When Emperor Wu conquered Nanzheng in the past, he said many times that it was difficult and dangerous. 'Nanzheng is directly in the heavenly prison, and the Xiegu Road is five hundred miles away from the ear of the stone cave'. Allocating troops to defend the Eastern Wu, it takes fifteen out of ten troops to conquer the army, and it will take a lot of effort to go on an expedition, and the world is bound to be in turmoil. It looks like your majesty is thinking carefully."

"If I waited for Zhuge Liang to attack Guanzhong in the north, the defense would require no more than [-] troops. Now we only need to order and mobilize soldiers to guard Guanzhong, and appoint good generals to guard the fortress, which is enough to deter powerful enemies and the people to recuperate. But the national power has won."

Cao Rui adopted Sun Zi's opinion and took it as Cao Wei's national policy, "defend from the west and attack from the east".

(End of this chapter)