Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 39

The sun withdrew its dazzling light and turned into a golden ball, the surrounding clouds became more colorful, and the towering hills in the distance seemed to be coated with a layer of gold powder under the setting sun, making them look extraordinarily magnificent.

Liu Chan and the others walked on the rough and winding mountain path. The road was rugged and difficult to ride on horseback. Standing on a high place, through the gaps in the pine forest, Liu Chan could see the endless Han soldiers walking through the forest like a long dragon. .

Liu Chan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hands, and led the crowd forward, panting and said: "This road is difficult to pass, no wonder there are so few people walking on it, by the way, Huang Qing, how do you know this small road, if this small road is not a local I'm afraid I don't know!"

Huang Quan was dressed in strong clothes and a crown on his head, and said with a light smile, "Your Highness doesn't know anything. When I was crossing the river, I asked Shao Xian what he knew."

Liu Chan patted his forehead, and suddenly said: "I almost forgot that Shaoxian is from Zhijiang, Nanjun, and Xiu Zhaoxianyan is also from Zhijiang, Nanjun, right?"

Huo Yi led the horse, and said sadly: "I used to live in Zhijiang when I was young, but my memory of Zhijiang is very hazy. This way is when I first joined the army, and I have the habit of writing down the nearby terrain and how to arrange it every time I go to a place. The formation of soldiers is in the book, which is very detailed."

Dong Yun said with a smile: "First, I moved from Zhijiang to Shuzhong, and I don't remember anything." Although Dong Yun refuted in his account that Liu Chan could not go to the expedition, but when Liu Chan went to the expedition, Dong Yun asked for orders to follow.

Liu Chan pointed his horsewhip in the direction of Zhijiang in Nanjun, and said with a heroic smile: "When I rule the world, Huo Yi, you will be the Marquis of Jiang, and Dong Yun will be the Marquis of Zhi, and the county of Zhijiang will be divided into two, and I will serve you two. .”

Huo Yi jokingly said, "Your Highness, is this the County Marquis or the Township Marquis?"

Liu Chan looked sideways at Huo Yi and joked, "Marquis of Changping (Wei Qing) has [-] households in Shiyi, how many households can you take?"

Huo Yi held the rein in his hand, and said solemnly: "The Marquis of Changping has [-] households, and I am willing to take over [-] households."

Liu Chan asked with a smile: "What kind of achievements do you have, so you can speak with evidence in the future."

Huo Yi pointed to the north, and said in a loud voice: "Marquis Changping, he won seven battles and seven victories. He expanded the territory and collected Heshuo and Hetao. Yi is willing to lead [-] soldiers to attack Cao Wei for your majesty."

Seeing that Huo Yi was so serious, Liu Chan said seriously, "How do you make an oath?"

Huo Yi said without fear: "One word from a gentleman is hard to follow. High fives are an oath."

Huo Yi raised his palm and hit Liu and Chan's palm together with a "slap".Sealing ten thousand households with one word is nothing more than a real man!

Liu Chan didn't care either, he didn't even know if he could unify the world, if he could really wipe out Cao Wei, it would be worth a lot for a prince of ten thousand households to exchange for a whole world!

Seeing this, Huang Quan joked, "There are few people who are so loyal in the world. Have you ever heard, Your Highness, that the reincarnated Han Xin does not seek to be king, but to be a prince of ten thousand households?"

Everyone laughed seeing Huang Quan compare Liu Chan to Gaozu and Huo Yi to Han Xin, Huo Yi and Liu Chan looked at each other and laughed.

Just as everyone was laughing and walking along the mountain path, Zhao Yun came galloping ahead.

Seeing this, Liu Chan put away his smile and asked sternly, "Captain Zhao, is there something important?"

Zhao Yun cupped his hands profusely in sweat and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has an urgent military notification, and we need to discuss it urgently!"

Liu Chan raised his hand to signal Zhao Yun to continue, and ordered his followers to bring a clean water bag to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun took the water bag and took a sip of his saliva, then said slowly: "Your Majesty, the military situation has been announced, and Sun Huan's army will be attacked tonight."

Liu Chan was surprised when he heard the words, and asked, "Night attack?"

Zhao Yun nodded solemnly and said, "Yes."

Then Zhao Yun squatted down and drew a picture on the ground with a dagger to explain: "I heard what your Majesty's confidantes said, that Sun Huan's troops were besieged by His Majesty a few days ago, and many soldiers were lost in the battle. Today, they sent infantry to attack our army in Ma'anshan. The soldiers in the army have repeatedly Mutiny, low morale, and west of Ma On Shan."

"Our army can go out by a small path, or go straight into its back. Your Majesty will attack from the inside. Sun Huan's army will be defeated, and our army will join His Majesty." Zhao Yun looked at everyone solemnly after finishing speaking.

Huang Quan lowered his head to look at the map drawn by Zhao Yun through the setting sun through the gaps in the pine forest. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, looked at Liu Chan and said, "Your Highness, if it is true as His Majesty said, Sun Huan's troops are doomed. Our army can select elite soldiers to quickly Go to the vicinity of the mountain pass, and the rear army will set up a stronghold in the narrow place of the pass, and after the breakthrough, we will lead the troops back to the new camp.”

Everyone looked at Liu Chan, and Liu Chan seemed to feel everyone's eyes and said slowly: "Yes, I will lead the army personally, and Huo Yi will guard me."

Dong Yun seemed to want to persuade, Liu Chan waved his hand to signal to wait a moment, and said resolutely: "In the past, Cao Cao personally attacked Wuchao to burn food, and he won the victory at Guandu. Since I personally lead the army, why don't I go forward now? Don't tell me I'm a big man!" Erlang is not as good as a traitor! Besides, don't worry about Huo Yi guarding by my side."

Liu Chan then ordered the crowd to say: "Choose three thousand elites, and Dudu Zhao will be the main general. I will follow Dudu Zhao's orders. Ma Dai, Mi Wei, and Huo Yi will go with the troops. Huang Qing, you know your soldiers well. Select the elite soldiers and deliver them to the army. Commander Zhao, and Dong Qing will set up camp at a suitable place, waiting for me and Your Majesty to return to the camp!"

Everyone bowed their hands to receive the order and returned to the department to prepare. For a while, the army's waiting cavalry shuttled in the formation, the flags waved, and the troops gathered under the flags.
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It is said that at the foot of Ma'an Mountain, the camp of Wu Jun's middle army and Lu Xun's camp, only Lu Xun and his confidants are listed.

Seeing that all his close relatives were there, Lu Xun did not hide it. He told everyone the contents of Sun Quan's letter and said slowly: "Your Majesty refused Cao Pi to make Wang Shizi a hostage. Cao Wei was displeased with traces of mobilizing troops. Cao Wei in Jiangbei is ready to move; Cao Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Zang Ba have been ordered. Near the entrance of the cave; Cao Ren rushed from Luoyang to Huainan; Cao Zhen, Xia Houshang, Zhang He, and Xu Huang were watching fiercely in Jiangbei. The king's letter only talked about war, not rescue, what do you think?"

The generals pondered, Sun Huan came out and cupped his hands, and said anxiously: "The governor, the king did not say that the war is urgent and we don't need to rescue, so I think we need to capture Ma'anshan as soon as possible, the old captives are captured, and the Han army is in chaos. , If you don’t flee or surrender, our army can take advantage of the situation and advance westward to Zigui.”

Lu Xun didn't speak when he heard it, waiting for others to speak.

Luo Tong clasped his hands confidently and said, "Commander, no matter whether Liu Bei is dead or not, our army will hardly continue to advance westward. Cao Wei in the north of the Yangtze River is eyeing a tiger, and there are more than ten thousand soldiers from Zhao Yun, Liu Chan, and Huang Quan in Zhuoxiang. They can advance or retreat. It is more than enough to retreat to Zigui."

"Although Your Majesty did not say that the battle in Jiangbei is urgent, Cao Ren has already set off from Luoyang, which means that Cao Wei's attack will only take ten months. Our army needs to end the battle in Yiling as soon as possible and stick to Jiangbei. At present, the most important thing is to prevent Liu Bei from fleeing at night. If Liu Bei If you don’t run away, the formation will be broken tomorrow, and if Liu Bei is captured, then Yiling will be over.”

Lu Xun finally accepted Luo Tong's words and ordered the generals to return to the camp to prepare, and to stick to the camp at night to be careful of Liu Bei's escape at night.

(End of this chapter)