Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

It was autumn, and there was continuous rain in Guanzhong. Although it was not considered heavy rain, the temperature dropped sharply.At dusk, people feel a chill.

Inside the camp, Liu Chan squinted his eyes and sat on the top chair with a face full of enjoyment. His feet were soaked in warm water, and they rubbed against each other from time to time, which was very comfortable.It would be even more beautiful if someone could rub his feet for him at this time. This made Liu Chan miss Zhang Queen, and he missed her very much after not seeing her for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the prime minister and the charioteer general ask to see you!" the personal guard reported.

"Xuan!"

"Your Majesty Zhuge Liang and Huang Quan pay homage to His Majesty." The two saluted.

"Sit down, please, wait a moment!"

Liu Chan took a towel from his side, wiped his feet, put on his wooden clogs, and signaled his attendants to take down the footbath.

Clogs are not patented by the Japanese. Clogs originated in China. In the Han Dynasty, it was customary to wear clogs. Clogs were even used in military operations. Flat-bottomed clogs were worn to prevent feet from being scratched by thorny weeds.

Liu Chan dragged his wooden clogs, knelt on the mat, brewed two cups of tea, and asked his personal guards to serve Zhuge Liang and Huang Quan.

Holding a warm teacup in his hand, Liu Chan said, "The weather is slightly cold, drink tea to warm up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two thanked each other.

Huang Quan took the teacup, held it in the palm of his hand, and said, "I bid farewell to Your Majesty, and I will return to Chencang camp."

Liu Chan took a sip of tea and said, "Why don't you stay in the big army camp for a day or two to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy?"

Huang Quan arched his hands towards Liu Chan and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Zhen will lead an army of [-] to Sima Yi's camp in a few days. Sima Yi has sent [-] troops to support Xia Houba, and the rest of the reinforcements will be behind. There will be a big battle in Chencang, and I need to return urgently." Stationed in the camp to prepare for the Wei army. As for the strategy of defending against the enemy, does your majesty remember the battle of Changping?"

"Remember!"

Huang Quan stroked his beard and said: "I want to imitate Han Xin and Bai Qi, and use the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep, so as to encircle and wipe out the Wei army."

"Han Xin, Bai Qi? Lure the enemy to go deep?" Liu Chan looked at Huang Quan and asked in bewilderment: "I don't know what Huang Qing wants to do?"

Huang Quan chuckled and said, "When your Majesty arrived at Chen Cang's army, do you still remember to ask where Shizai is?"

When they first arrived at Chencang camp, all the senior generals of the Han Dynasty came to meet him, but Deng Ai was the only one missing.Huang Quan explained at that time that Deng Ai was sent to Zhuge Liang's army.The strange thing is that Zhuge Liang's army is not in Deng Ai's figure either.

At this time Liu Chan was thoughtful for a while, and said: "Could it be that Huang Qing had a plan before I arrived in Chen Cang? Secretly dispatched Shi Zai to plan secretly."

"Exactly!"

Holding the hot tea, Liu Chan murmured for a while and said, "Could it be that Huang Qing imitated the battle of Changping and pretended to be defeated for several battles, and secretly sent soldiers to go around and cut off the way back. At that time, the prime minister sent a large army across the river to attack Sima Yi's camp, so that he could not Xigu?"

Hearing this, Huang Quan and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and they both knew each other.

Zhuge Liang took a sip of his hot tea and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are exactly what the two of us planned. There may be deviations, but the difference is not big."

Liu Chan was not happy to hear Zhuge Liang's words, but said worriedly: "Sima Yi, Zhao Yan, and Xia Houru are not planners. Such a simple strategy may make them notice."

Zhuge Liang put down the teacup and explained calmly, "Your Majesty, do you know what Huang Gongfu did in the Battle of Chibi?"

"Could it be that Qing and others want to resort to the strategy of feigning surrender?" Liu Chan exclaimed.

Huang Gongfu is Huang Gai, a native of Quanling in Lingling.During the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai sent a false letter of surrender. He used dozens of Mengchong and fighting ships, filled with oil-soaked firewood, wrapped in curtains, took advantage of Cao Cao's unpreparedness, burned Wei's ships, and defeated Cao Cao along with Liu Bei and Zhou Yu.

Huang Quan Fuxu smiled slightly and said, "Same work with different ears!"

Liu Chan thought he knew Huang Quan and Zhuge Liang's plans, so he didn't ask for details, but said: "In this case, the battle of Chencang will be a work for Mr. Huang."

As he spoke, Liu Chan stood up, held up the teacup, and said, "I'm here to replace wine with tea, and I'll be waiting for Duke Huang's victory report at Wuzhangyuan!"

Holding the tea in his hand, Huang Quan drank it full, bowed to Liu Chan and said, "I will live up to your majesty's trust."

"Huang Gong, go slowly!" Liu Chan said as he stood up and stepped on his wooden clogs.

"Your Majesty, please stop."

With that said, Huang Quan bowed his hands to Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang, opened the tent and came out.

Liu Chan walked out of the tent, looked at Huang Quan's figure in the distance, and murmured, "Look at the Guanzhong early!"

Zhuge Liang who was beside him comforted him and said: "Gongheng has been planning this battle for a long time, and I think Gongheng's plan is very good, and the plan will not include the battle of Hanzhong!"

"I hope so!" Liu Chan stepped on his wooden clogs, returned to his seat, and said, "Xiangfu, judging from the current situation of the battle, I think that even if the chariot generals surrounded and wiped out Chencang's reinforcements, Sima Yi still had tens of thousands of troops in his hands. Difficult to get off. The army will spend the winter in Chang'an, I don't know if there is a shortage of cotton clothes, food and grass for the army?"

The battle of Guanzhong was not easy. Since Cao Wei's army was divided into two parts, if Huang Quan's strategy can be successful, he can only eat the Wei army in Chencang.You must know that Sima Yi has nearly [-] troops in his hands to guard against Zhuge Liang.That is to say, the big man can gain a foothold in Guanzhong only after Chen Cang is laid down.

If you want to capture Chang'an, you have to confront Sima Yi further, and then it will be winter again.If it is early, the war may not be decided until next spring; if it is late, it may not be until next summer and autumn.

Zhuge Liang pondered a little, and said: "During the period when I was stationed in Wuzhangyuan, I ordered the soldiers to farm nearby. There is no shortage of food and grass, and they are quite rich. At the same time, the grain and grass transported by Bo Song (Zhuge Qiao) will be on the road, and there should be no problem to support it until next year. .”

"As for the cotton clothes, Liang has ordered Gong Yan (Jiang Wan), Ji Chang (Ma Liang), and Ji Yang (Lv Yi) to each produce cotton clothes. The Wei River goes southward to prepare food and pay for the army."

Liu Chan nodded and said, "It's enough for Xiangfu to arrange it properly. I'm here at the beginning of Donger County. I don't know how Xiangfu will arrange it?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and said in a deep voice, "The land of the Second East County and the land of Ankang can be regarded as the same place, hanging outside Hanzhong, connected to Nanxiang County of Niwei Wei in the north, and bordered with Jingzhou of Dongwu. There must be an admiral Guard this place, retreat to the north against the rebels against Wei, join Buzhi and Zhu Ran in the east, and comfort the people of the three counties in the interior, to stabilize the army and the people, and those who are not loyal and upright cannot be appointed!"

The land of the three eastern counties is located to the east of Hanzhong, and it belongs to the prominent part of the territory of the Han Dynasty. Not only is it blocked by the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountains as a whole, the transportation to Yizhou is extremely difficult, and the interior of the three counties is also blocked by mountains, which is very difficult.

In particular, the three eastern counties border on Jingbei of Cao Wei, and are also connected with Jiangling under the control of Sun Quan. They can be regarded as independent small kingdoms.Even if Zhang Lu controlled Hanzhong at the beginning, he lost control of the three eastern counties due to external forces.

Liu Chan covered the mouth of the cup with his hand, signaled to the attendants that there is no need to make tea, and said: "What Xiangfu said is very true, the three counties in the east are isolated, and the west is only connected to Hanzhong. I think we can set up a governor's mansion here to govern the three counties. To suppress its outside, not to let it invade inside. Choose wise and brave men and entrust them with heavy responsibilities. I watch the army from top to bottom, and I will help them live in peace and health for a long time. He is loyal and brave, and he may be appointed as a governor."

Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan kept emphasizing that the reason for choosing wise, brave and loyal men to guard the three eastern counties was to learn from the lessons learned by Liu Feng and Meng Da, who were appointed by the Shu Han.

"Jufu!" Zhuge Liang muttered, knowing that Liu Chan wanted to arrange for his confidants, and said, "You can follow your majesty's wishes."

"Father Xiang has no objection. I issued an imperial edict to Jufu and named him the governor of Ankang, governing the three counties of Ankang, Fangling, and Shangyong, and governing Shangyong, which is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Hanzhong." Liu Chan said.

There are quite a lot of considerations in the establishment of Ankang Dudu. If Guanzhong is defeated, Hanzhong Dudu may be revoked, and the replacement of Hanzhong Dudu bordering Wei is Dongsan County and Guanzhong, namely Guanzhong Dudu and Ankang Dudu.

In other words, after this battle, Wang Ping may not have the title of Governor of Hanzhong, and he has also greatly lost his right to control the three counties of Wudu, Ankang, and Hanzhong.But maybe promotion is waiting for him, after all, it is impossible for this general in the army not to be responsible for the region.