Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 325 Supervising the Battle

At the foot of Guanzi Mountain, on the south bank of the Han River.

Under the sun, the Han River is sparkling and meanders eastward.There are tens of thousands of acres of fertile land on both sides of the bank, green trees, flocks of wild ducks playing and chasing in the water, and a few birds fly past them from time to time.

After descending from Guanzi Mountain, Liu Chan did not rush back to drive but walked on the riverside with everyone.

With his hands behind his back, Liu Chan said to the crowd behind him, "It's the first time I've heard of such a connection between Dao and Qiang."

Liu Yong who was behind him also nodded, and said in harmony, "Same as Your Majesty, this is the first time I've heard of the secret relationship between the two."

Dong Yun, who was closely behind Liu Chan, straightened his sleeves and said slowly: "I have heard the director (Guo Youzhi) mention it before, but it was two or three years ago, and I have forgotten a lot of the content. Your Majesty, if you feel If you are interested, it is better to ask the director to explain the origin of Qiang Yuan in detail for His Majesty after returning to Chengdu."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and told the left and right: "Yes, you can help me write it down. After returning to Chengdu, remind me to call Guo Shizhong to inquire about Dao and Qiang."

"promise!"

Liu Yong was surprised, he didn't expect His Majesty to be very interested in teaching Wudoumi, could it be...

After pondering for a while, Liu Yong cupped his hands to persuade him, and said: "Your Majesty, there are many fallacies in the theory of the five buckets of rice. Please don't indulge in it."

Hearing this, Dong Yunxiao explained to Liu Yong, "Nanhe doesn't know something. Your Majesty listened to what he said about Taoism and Buddha, but he didn't believe it."

Seeing that he had misunderstood the emperor, Liu Yong quickly apologized and said, "I don't know the reason, please forgive me!"

Liu Chan waved his hands with a smile, and said, "What's the use of your crime? Your words are just out of public interest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chan stopped and stood by the bank, pointing to the rice fields on both sides of the bank, and asked, "Nanhe and you have been stationed in Seoul (Mian County) for a long time, do you know how the farming in Mianyang County is?"

Liu Yong pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Since the Northern Expedition garrison repaired the mountains and river weirs (Note ①), Mianyang County has reclaimed nearly [-] mu of fertile land in the mountains and irrigated more than [-] mu of farmland."

Liu Chan nodded and praised: "Very good. Although Mianyang County is a rare flat place in Hanzhong, it has been reclaimed by the people. It is not easy to reclaim [-] mu of farmland from the mountains."

As he said that, Liu Chan asked Dong Yun, "How many farmlands are irrigated by the mountains and rivers in Baocheng and Nanzheng?"

Dong Yun thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Irrigate more than [-] mu of land in Nanzheng County, more than [-] mu of farmland in Baocheng, and if you add more than [-] mu of farmland in Mianyang County, a total of more than [-] mu of farmland will be irrigated. "

In the former Han Dynasty, Xiao He and Cao Can opened mountains and rivers to irrigate Hanzhong's farmland, but Hanzhong was in disrepair for a long time due to the war and it was difficult to use it.It wasn't until Zhuge Liang stationed troops in Hanzhong that the mountains and river weirs were rebuilt to irrigate Hanzhong's good fields and increase nearly [-] mu of paddy fields.Therefore, in the past few years, Hanzhong has accumulated a lot of grain, which is the foundation to support the Northern Expedition.

After all, paddy fields and dry fields cannot be compared. Paddy fields can grow rice with a higher yield; dry fields are different, and can only grow crops such as wheat or millet with a lower yield.

"Fenghou (Xiao He) and Yihou (Cao Can) have contributed to opening the weir, and people today also receive it." Liu Chan said with emotion.

After a pause, Liu Chan ordered: "Nanhe, after the war, you and Pang Taishou (Pang Lin) built long pavilions and tree monuments for the two princes of Feng and Yi on the weirs of mountains and rivers, so as to tell future generations not to forget the two princes of Feng and Yi. The work of opening the weir."

"Nuo, I don't know how to name this pavilion and stele?" Liu Yong asked.

Liu Chan thought for a long time, and said: "The name of the pavilion is Xiaocaoyan Pavilion, and the inscription on the stele is 'Three generations of Han Zuoyan and Longxing, Xiaocao's career is the crown of the county'."

Liu Yong recorded it on the scarf and said in a compliment: "No, your Majesty's words are very good."

The corners of Liu Chan's mouth raised slightly, he was still very keen on leaving his mark on future generations.

Everyone walked west a few more steps. Liu Chan looked in the direction of Maling Pass and asked, "Nanhe, has the second batch of [-] soldiers to support Maling Pass arrived?"

Liu Yong nodded, clasped his hands and said, "If it is a normal march, three hundred soldiers have already arrived at the front line of Maling Pass to support General Liu's troops."

Liu Chan turned his head and asked Dong Yun, "Xiu Zhao, if you add the previous soldiers, how many soldiers are there at Maling Pass?"

Dong Yun pondered for a while, and said: "General Po Wei originally had 2000 people under his command. Last time, he dispatched 400 soldiers to support him. He also asked Taishou Yang to persuade Baima Qiang to send troops. At present, the front three or [-] people of Baima Qiang have arrived, and most of them have arrived. Thousands of people followed and will arrive in a few days."

"The battle situation was urgent a few days ago, and His Majesty dispatched 300 soldiers under General Liu to the Maling Pass. If you add up all of them, there are about [-] people on the front line of Maling Pass. If a thousand people from the Baima Qiang arrive, there will be more than [-] people. people. But that doesn’t include the number of casualties.”

Liu Chan nodded slightly. Facing the [-] Wei army, the big man didn't want to adopt tactics of refueling, but the current strength is insufficient, so he had to slowly squeeze some soldiers from various places to the front line to support.

Liu Yong looked at Liu Chan's back, hesitated a little, and asked, "Your Majesty, the battle at Maling Pass is becoming more and more serious, and the Wei army has aggressively attacked the pass for days. Although Liu Powei is brave, he is still young and has not experienced such a major battle. I think that Your Majesty can replace Liu Powei with a good general and make Liu Powei the deputy general."

Liu Chan was silent. The Wei army had just attacked before. Out of consideration for stabilizing the front line, Liu Lin was not adjusted immediately, but let him continue to be the main general and stick to Maling Pass.

However, as the battle progressed, Liu Lin's inexperienced weakness was revealed, and the casualties of his soldiers were too high, requiring Liu Chan to send troops to support him constantly.As far as the current situation is concerned, the big man has no extra soldiers to transfer over.

After all, in the Qiang rebellion in Wenshan County, 200 people were sent from Liu Chan's personal guards to follow Ma Zhong, and the rest of the soldiers were assembled from other places to stabilize the rear rebellion and prevent it from spreading to Chengdu.

Liu Chan, who was silent for a long time, asked: "If you send a good general to replace him, who can take over now?"

Liu Yong, who was familiar with Hanzhong's military affairs, had already been selected, and said, "General Liu Yin, Liu Xiuran, can help Liu defeat Wei."

"Liu Yin?" Liu Chan muttered.

"Exactly, the Liudang Kou guarded Xiguan for a long time, preventing Sima Yi from entering. Last year, he defeated the Xiahou Confucianism from the Great General (Wu Ban) who conquered the East last year. Liudang Kou was good at strategy and bravely won the three armies. Let him guard the horse Lingguan is enough to retreat Wei Zhen, the general of Wei, and keep Chen Cang Dao safe." Liu Yong cupped his hands and said.

Liu Chan nodded. Liu Yin is indeed the most suitable candidate at the moment. The focus of taking over the big man will be in Guanzhong. If Liu Yin is allowed to continue guarding Xiguan, he will be a bit pity. This time, he will be transferred back to Hanzhong and let him take over. Liu Lin, after the war, let him serve as the prefect of one side, to give full play to his merits.

"Yes, just follow Nanhe's words. Urgently summon Liu Yin, the general of the bandits, to Maling Pass, and take over Liu Lin as the chief general, and Liu Lin will let him assist him." Liu Chan said.

"No!" Dong Yun agreed.

At this time, the personal guard reported: "Madam Xiahou asked when your Majesty will leave for Liangshan?"

Liu Chan looked to the west, pondered for a long time, and said, "Let Mrs. Xiahou go back to Liangshan first, and I will continue to patrol west to Wudu to supervise the battle in Chencang."

"No!" The guard replied.

"Wait!" Liu Chan suddenly stopped the guard and said, "Mrs. Xiahou is pregnant, let her go back to Liangshan to rest for a few days, and then go back to Chengdu to raise the baby. There is no need to stay in Hanzhong to accompany her."

"promise!"
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① When Zhuge Liang stationed troops in Hanzhong, he repaired the mountains and rivers.According to Mr. Li Yizhi's investigation, "Shanhe Weir still irrigates more than [-] mu of Baocheng farmland, [-] mu of Nanzheng County farmland, and [-] mu of Jiu County farmland, totaling more than [-] mu." So far. It is still the water conservancy project with the largest irrigation area in Hanzhong.

(End of this chapter)