Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 43

"Han Ji Guangwen Emperor Ji" in the second year of Zhangwu, Liezu was besieged by Lu Xun in Ma'anshan. Zhongzu was [-] years old, and rescued Sun Huan with his powerful soldiers. When Sun Huan was trapped, Zhongzu broke through the encirclement and advanced, shooting at it, invincible everywhere. Zhongzu raised his bow and shot at the tooth flag a hundred steps in order to surrender the Wu army, and the sound of the flag fell.The soldiers in the battalion were all startled, Wu General Sun Huan sighed, "General Tianwei!"

At night, a cold wind blew up Ma'anshan. Liu Bei held a torch in his hand to illuminate the mountain path ahead. Liu Bei walked to the foot of the mountain and looked at the camp of Sun Huan's army through the night with the help of the moonlight.

When Liu Chan was holding Wu Banhan on his arm, he watched the fire dragon shuttle on the Ma'an Mountain. Liu Chan smiled at the crowd with his finger on the mountain: "Your Majesty!"

Liu Chan took the lead in the middle, headed by Zhao Yun, governor of Jiangzhou on the left, and Wu Ban, the foreign relative on the right, and accompanied the army officers and officials to stand on both sides of Yamen to welcome His Majesty Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei came, everyone saw the leader, seven feet five inches long, dressed in a crimson bright armor, with a noble air, and everyone was silent. Liu Chan stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "I bring the governor Zhao Yun and the general Wu Ban. , Ma Dai; respectfully welcome the father."

Liu Bei couldn't help but went up to help Liu Chan, patted Liu Chan's hand and said with emotion: "Good! Good! Good! Please rise up, Zilong and all the pillars!"

Liu Bei held Liu Chan's arm in his right hand, and said cordially, "Adou, it's been a lot of hard work since then to go east to work in the army!"

Liu Chan couldn't help being influenced by his predecessor's emotions, and moved back: "Adou is not bitter, the two younger brothers miss their father very much."

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan and greeted him cordially, "How are Li'er and Yong'er these days? Are you naughty? You seem to have grown taller!"

Liu Chan cupped his hands and replied, "Second and third brothers are very obedient, and my son is seven feet and five inches."

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan, who was almost taller than himself, and sighed: "A few years ago, you came to my armpit, and now you are standing shoulder to shoulder with me. You can't accept it!"

Liu Chan said with relief: "Emperor Taizu Gao was more than fifty years old to order the world, and sixty to quell the chaos, and the father still has the world to be unsettled, how can we say old?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said nothing, just looked to the north, then thought of the Gan family, and slowly said to Liu Chan: "I have moved back to Yizhou for your mother's tomb. You can go to Yizhou to pay homage this time."

Liu Chan couldn't remember Gan's appearance, the child didn't remember anything, only remembered that she was a woman with long flowing hair and white skin like jade, but still nodded in agreement, Liu Bei patted Liu Chan's hand and entered the camp in comfort.
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At the foot of Ma'an Mountain in the starry night, Sun Huan's camp of the Wu army has been occupied by the Han army. The camp of the Chinese army includes Liu Bei, Liu Chan and other generals.

Liu Bei first talked with the generals, and then asked them how they were doing.

Mi Wei took the lead to report the military situation and said, "I was ordered by His Highness to burn the forest to stop Han Zong's department. The fire is not big, and Han Zong's department is putting out the fire. Your Majesty please make a decision."

Ma Dai stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Luo Tong's troops tried to cross the swamp, but my cavalry stopped them. There were many casualties in the Wu army, so there was no movement. They may come by detour from Ma'anshan."

Liu Bei's calm face made it hard to see what he was thinking, Liu Bei asked Zhao Yun calmly, "What's Zilong thinking?"

Zhao Yun stepped forward and clasped his hands solemnly: "Your Majesty, our company battalion was attacked by the Wu army and suffered heavy losses. Your Majesty's central army was besieged by Lu Xun and its morale was low. It has just been relieved. The navy retreated most of the losses to Zigui to save General Huang Quan. , Now the situation is unfavorable, His Majesty needs to return to the country, cultivate and regenerate, restore vitality, and raise troops again."

Liu Bei must listen to the words, if before sending troops, Liu Bei would definitely scold Zhao Yun, but after experiencing the fire attack in Yiling and the siege of Ma'anshan, although he was dissatisfied, he was still able to accept it.

Liu Bei asked Yu Liu Chan again: "Gongsi, this rescue is up to you to decide. Tell me what's next?"

Liu Chan came out of the row and bowed his hands to salute and pondered for a while, then said: "Father, I said from the captured Wu army soldiers that the rebel Cao Pi launched his army in Jiangbei, Cao Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Zang Ba garrisoned at the entrance of the cave; Cao Ren went to Huainan; Cao Zhen, Zhang He, and Xu Huang were in the army. Jiangbei is eyeing the tiger. Our army is not strong enough to compete with Lu Xun, so why don't we go to Zigui for now, and look at the two tigers competing for food, and our army can reap the benefits of the fisherman." Liu Chan thought over and over again, but did not say the following words.

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan with both eyes, and said slowly: "Gongsi, you can talk about your thoughts, don't worry."

Liu Chan bravely said: "Father, Jingzhou is hard to come by. No matter whether it is Wu Sheng or Wei Sheng in the future, it will be difficult for us to make progress. If we want to revive the great man, we need to find another way."

Liu Bei got up and asked excitedly, "Why?"

Liu Chan cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Father, our army has more than [-] soldiers in the battalion (more than [-] barbarian soldiers in Samok), not counting barbarians, but there are more than [-] soldiers lost. Our army is injured in this battle. It will be difficult to recover for countless years. Wu Sheng, our army is still blocked by Yiling and it is difficult to advance an inch. Wei Sheng, how can we go east with our army of more than [-] troops?"

Liu Bei sighed, and asked Yu Liu Chan, "Gongsi and Zilong are right, but shall we ignore the enmity between Yunchang and Jingzhou?"

Liu Chan cupped his hands and continued to say in a deep voice: "In the past, Goujian, king of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, lived on his salary for ten years before he could conquer Wu and dominate; The siege of the high emperor Baideng is a shame. The two emperors, Jingwen and Jing, ruled for decades. Only then did Emperor Wu conquer the Xiongnu in the north and expand the territory. Today, the next three points, I, the great Han, should rule the middle of Shu to wait for the world to change. to rule the world.”

"The situation in China today is changing rapidly, and it is necessary to respond to all changes with the same. After the Battle of Chibi, Soochow feared that the traitor Cao Wei Bingfeng would exchange Nanjun for my big man and Jiangxia. After my great Han captured Hanzhong, the army was greatly strengthened, and the traitor Cao Wei regarded our great Han as a deadly enemy, and lured Eastern Wu to seize our three counties, causing the princes and princes to die in battle. This is the current situation."

"Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu was short-sighted and had no foresight. He didn't know that if he captured Jingzhou, he would be a thorn in the eyes of the rebels. The current situation is indeed the case. The rebels are preparing to march south in the north of the river, and Sun Quan is terrified. In the future, the conflict between the Eastern Wu and the rebels will inevitably continue. The rebels are still there. It is difficult to capture Soochow, and the two countries will inevitably be in a stalemate, this is a good opportunity for me, a great man!"

"As for Guan Junhou, all his life he wishes to help the great man for his father and emperor; if my great man dominates the world in the future, the enmity of the king and the prince will definitely be avenged. Besides, "Gongyang Zhuan" says: 'Is it possible to take revenge in the ninth generation? Although it can be done in a hundred generations Also.'If Your Majesty is hopeless in this life, I am hopeless too, but my children and grandchildren must hope."

Hearing this, Liu Bei showed a look of relief on his originally calm face, and praised: "My son is strong! Although I am a big man who was defeated in Yiling, I am a big man who is happy to win Mingjun. Gongsi remember what you said today, and you must not Forget. If you can rule the world in the future, you will avenge this big man!"

Liu Chanxing bowed his hands and replied solemnly: "The heir will live up to today's words."

(End of this chapter)