Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chen Cang, Jingshui Basin (now Jinling River).

Huang Quan, who was originally in Chencang City, led dozens of people, and under the guidance of local guides, they set out from the lower reaches of Jingshui to the upper reaches.

Near Chencang City, there are two rivers that flow into Weishui not far apart, one is Jianshui and the other is Jingshui.Compared with Qianshui, Jingshui is more unknown. It is located on the left side of Qianshui, close to Longshan Mountain, originated from Wushan Mountain, and is formed by the combination of two rivers.

There are also rumors that Wu Taibo went to Jingman not to Jiangdong and other places, but to Baijing Mountain and Wu Mountain near Chencang (Note ①).

Huang Quan leaned on a wooden stick and stepped on the hillside named Shizuitou, watching the rivers on the left and right of the foot of the mountain converge to form Jingshui, which flows southward and flows into Weishui.

The mouth is the confluence of two rivers.

Huang Quan wiped the sweat from his head, looked at the mountains in the distance, and said with a sigh: "The scenery is beautiful, and it is really a place to spend time in spring!"

Deng Ai was a bit stingy, and said: "If there are enemies around, this slope is suitable for stationing an army."

Huang Quan stroked his beard, laughed, and said: "Shi Zai is a wonderful person. He travels with me, but he always keeps mountains and rivers in his heart. If you don't become a general, the world will lose a general!"

Deng Ai said modestly: "Don't dare, Ai Wei has made great achievements, how dare he call himself a famous general."

Huang Quan leaned on a wooden stick and walked to the Beichuan River, which is a branch of Jingshui on the right. Looking at the broad riverbed at the foot of the mountain, but the small river, he said with a smile: "The time has not yet come. When I wait for the old minister to die of illness, I will be stationed at the border. It is your responsibility to lead the army to fight and bring peace to the world. At that time, the soldiers will have their own place to use their talents and show their talents."

As he spoke, Huang Quan recalled: "A certain man lived in Yizhou for decades, doing nothing. Fortunately, he met the former master and planned the battle of Hanzhong for him, so that he could display his talents. Shi Zai was still young, and he had many military exploits. Talents also, if they are lucky, they will be famous all over the world after the first battle."

Deng Ai supported Huang Quan, and said: "There are many deficiencies, and Huang Gong still needs a lot of pointers."

Huang Quan patted Deng Ai's palm with a smile, pointed to the opposite mountain, and asked, "Where can we reach after crossing this mountain?"

The guide glanced at it and said, "Crossing this mountain, you can reach the Qianshui. The Qianshui section of the river flows slowly. From there, you can cross the river to the east bank of the Qianshui."

Deng Ai said thoughtfully: "Isn't it possible to ford across the river and go around to the upper reaches of the bandit army?"

After finishing speaking, Deng Ai looked at Huang Quan, trying to know if Huang Quan had what he wanted, but unfortunately, after hearing this, Huang Quan just smiled lightly, leaned on crutches, walked on the mountain road, and looked at the surrounding scenery , Looking at the river at the foot of the mountain from time to time.

Huang Quan seemed to be aware of Deng Ai's intentions, looked at the green trees in the distance, and said with a smile: "Today's trip is just for spring, not about military affairs."

As he said that, Huang Quan looked at the Jingshui River and sighed: "It's strange! After Shizuitou, the Jingshui River is narrow and deep. However, there is not much water flowing upwards from Shizuitou, but the river is so wide that it can be turned into farmland. "

It is said that Deng Ai has also discovered that generally speaking, in river areas, the upstream water flow is not strong, and the river channel should be narrow and long, while the downstream water volume is abundant and the river bed is wide.But Jingshui is the opposite, the downstream river is narrow and long, and the upstream riverbed is wider.

"Oh!" The guide saw that the two were surprised, and explained: "The two generals don't know that every summer, when there is heavy rain, the water and soil on both sides of the river will be washed down, so the upstream river is wider. In addition, Jingshuikou is low. The upper reaches are high and prone to floods. In the past few years, there was heavy rain in the summer, and Jingshui flooded, destroying houses and countless farmlands.”

The flood that the guide said in the past few years was the one when the Wei River flooded during the Han Dynasty's northern expedition to Liangzhou.

Huang Quan nodded slightly, leaning on a wooden stick, and said, "So that's how it is!"

Hearing this, Deng Ai said in a low voice: "Could it be that Mr. Huang wants to attack by water?"

Huang Quan pointed to the sky and said helplessly, "It's autumn now, why is it raining so much? Today is just a trip, not talking about military affairs."

Deng Ai showed a hint of embarrassment, and said, "No! Mr. Huang forgive me."

While the two were talking, the personal guard climbed up from the foot of the mountain out of breath, and said, "Report to General Cheqi, send a letter from the prime minister!"

Huang Quan took the letter, opened it and read it, and saw that Zhuge Liang said in the letter that Wang Ping's war in the second east county and the progress of the Soochow ministries were not going well, and Sun Quan withdrew his troops to station on the south bank of the Han River.

Deng Ai poked his head over to look at the letter, and said with a sigh: "The former general will seize the second east county, which is my great fortune. The former general is a famous general in the world because of his skillful use of troops and strategizing."

Compared with Deng Ai's attention to Wang Ping's war, Huang Quan paid more attention to the movements of Soochow's army.

Huang Quan looked at it for a while, stroked his beard and said solemnly: "No, the Wu army will withdraw in September!"

Deng Ai looked puzzled, and asked curiously: "The letter said that the Eastern Wu's war is not good, and the Lord Wu also stationed troops on the south bank of the Han River to besiege Xiangyang. I don't know why Huang Gong said that the Eastern Wu will withdraw its troops next month?"

Huang Quan closed the letter, leaned on his crutches, and explained: "In summer, the river and the Han River rise sharply, and Sun Wu can separate the boatmen from the north and the south of the Han River. It is already August, and the summer will be over, and the water of the Han River will gradually weaken. If it comes to September , the Han River is falling, and the big boat is difficult to move, and Sun Wu's naval forces will lose their benefits, and the Wei army can cross the Han River to rescue Xiangyang. Sun Wu is shorter than cavalry, and the army will retreat!"

"If Sun Wu's war goes well, maybe he will persist. If he loses today, he must withdraw his troops to protect Jiangxia. The prime minister wrote this letter to someone to tell us that if there is no progress in our army's war, the next war will become more and more serious. Difficult. Sun Quan's strike, Cao Rui's army may rush to Guanzhong to help Sima Yi."

Deng Ai also realized that once Sun Quan withdrew his troops, the big Han would face Cao Wei's Central Plains troops alone. At that time, the Wei army would have more troops, while the Han army would have fewer troops, and the two sides would switch roles.

Deng Ai looked at Huang Quan's back, and said: "Dr. Huang, Sima Yi can't stand it and wait for Cao Rui to defeat Sun Quan. He wants to combine the strength of the two armies to defeat my big man."

"Sima Yi may have such thoughts!" Huang Quan said.

As he said that, Huang Quan looked at the blue sky and said: "Your Majesty is not lucky enough to be in the east, just as the war is about to start, maybe the turning point of the battle in Guanzhong is at this moment."

"At this moment?" Deng Ai asked.

Huang Quan went down the mountain leaning on a wooden stick, and said: "If the enemy can't hold out, our army has nothing to do. If the enemy goes out to fight, we can take advantage of it. Although the enemy is outnumbered, we are not afraid!"

""Wu Zi's Art of War" (Wu Qi) said: Where soldiers fight, where corpses are erected, if they must die, they will live; If you can't plan, the brave can't be angry, and you can suffer from the enemy."

"Back to camp!"

"promise!"

Deng Ai nodded thoughtfully and replied.
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① "Historical Records Wu Taibo Family" said: "Taibo ran to Jingman, and he called himself Wu"