Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 458
At the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, the north wind is bleak, the vegetation is withered, and the cold air is oppressive.

Liu Chan and the others stood on the hillside upstream of Luogushui, watching the battle at the Luogushui camp from afar.

Since the day when Cao Rui arrived, the Han army took the opportunity to capture the Wei army camp at Luogushui, which made Cao Rui feel ashamed, so he ordered all the elite troops to besiege the Luogushui camp, vowing to drive the Shu army out of Luogushui, and personally supervise the battle .

Facing the Wei army's struggling siege, this made Wei Yan, who lived in the Luogushui camp, feel great pressure.Under such circumstances, Liu Chan led the crowd to inspect the battle ahead to determine follow-up matters.

Liu Chan climbed up and looked at Wei Yan's troops who were fighting hard, and asked, "How about the Luo Gushui battle?"

It was cold in the forest, Zhuge Liang wrapped the wolf-hair jacket around him, and said: "Your Majesty, against the Wei Dynasty, we mobilized an elite army to besiege on three sides, and sent generals to go deep into Chengguoqu and other places to harass our camp. The attack is quite fierce."

Liu Chan smiled, supported the trees in the forest, and said: "The generals in the Guanzhong of the Wei Army have been guarding for a long time, and their hearts are depressed. In addition, the false emperor Cao Rui has lost face. This is a good opportunity, and we must not miss it. Therefore, we must gather elites to besiege Luo Gushui. Try to turn defense into offense and drive our army out of Guanzhong."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable. Now that the puppet emperor is stationed in Guanzhong, the bandit army is in full swing, and all the Luoyang Chinese troops under his command have come out, and all the elite are there. It is cold today, and most of our soldiers in Yizhou have frostbite. Invincible, our army should avoid its edge."

What Zhuge Liang said is true. The elite soldiers of the Great Han Dynasty were composed of Tiger Infantry, Sanwei, Wudang Feijun, and Qiangdi.Facing the severe cold weather in Guanzhong, Wudang, Sanwei, Hubu and other armies from Nanzhong and Bashu areas directly turned off their fire. They were all afraid of the cold and were far less brave than they used to be.

If the current state of the Shu Han army fights against the Wei army, whether it can win the Wei army is not discussed for the time being. Even if it wins, it will kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.After all, the Shu Han has a vast territory and a sparse population, so it cannot be compared with Cao Wei who occupied the Central Plains.For example, in the battle of Chencang, Cao Wei's 8000 army only had [-] people returning to the camp, and Cao Rui could still pull out an army to resist the big man.And if the big man loses [-] troops, he will just lie down on the spot.

Liu Chan stepped on the dead leaves that fell on the ground and said, "I have heard what the prime minister said, but do you want to order Wenchang to withdraw from the Luogushui camp to avoid the attack of the Wei army?"

"Exactly! The enemy's battle lines are tight and powerful, so we should avoid their sharp edge. When the Wei army's strength is scattered and morale is slack, it will not be too late for our army to wait for an opportunity." Zhuge Liang said.

Hearing this, Liu Chan looked at the dark Wei army in the distance, and said thoughtfully: "Maybe it was like in the battle of Yiling back then, Lu Xun could not hold out, and used the city to defend me. When our army is exhausted, we will find a fighting opportunity and win with one blow. Straight to the heart of our army."

Liu Chan's memory of the battle of Yiling is still fresh. If he hadn't gone to Yiling to rescue the Chinese army and generals under Lao Liu's command, otherwise the Shu Han would not have recovered so quickly and would have achieved today's situation.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chan, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and what you said is right on your mind."

After pondering for a while, Liu Chan asked, "I don't know what the Prime Minister thinks the Cheqi General said?"

Liu Chan was referring to the fact that when Huang Quan was greeted, Huang Quan believed that the army had been fighting for a year now, and that the Han army was at the end of its strength, and snow was coming.It is better to rest on the spot, give the soldiers annual leave, and let the soldiers return to their hometowns in batches to relieve their homesickness.

Zhuge Liang must have known about this, and said: "The minister thinks that General Cheqi's strategy is very good, so I have ordered Weigong and Chengming to plan the return of all the troops to their hometowns."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said with concern: "Your Majesty has been away from Chengdu for nearly a year. If it is hard work, it is better to return to the capital for now. Wait for Guanzhong to settle down, or until next spring. Your Majesty can go north to Guanzhong again to appease the hearts of the people in Guanzhong."

Liu Chan put his hands behind his waist and said in a deep voice: "All the generals are staying in Guanzhong. How can I abandon the army and return to the capital? I will share the joys and sorrows with the generals and conquer Guanzhong. Besides, the Queen Mother is in charge of everything in the palace. There is also Jiang Changshi in power, so Chengdu has no worries! Compared with Chengdu, Guanzhong needs me to sit in the town to boost morale."

Due to the perennial Northern Expedition, Liu Chan's governor was away.The political system of Dahan has already adapted to this situation, and unless it is an emergency, he will not report to Liu Chan.

"Your Majesty is wise, this move will definitely inspire our soldiers and boost morale." Zhuge Liang said happily.

Liu Chan waved his hand and said with emotion: "This is what I should do. I have ordered Lianglong officials to buy sheep, dogs, chickens and other raw poultry and send them to the army to comfort the homesickness of soldiers who have not returned home in the first month of this year. At the same time You can choose people who are good at art and tour the various ministries to celebrate the first month."

It is impossible for the Han army of more than [-] to allow everyone to go back. They can only select some soldiers to return to their hometowns.Liu Chan can only learn from some labor practices of later generations, and use food and talents to make the soldiers forget their homesickness.

While speaking, the Wei army who besieged the Luogushui camp retreated with the sound of horns, and the Luogushui camp was held by Wei Yan again, standing tenaciously by the Luogushui River.

Seeing this, Liu Chan couldn't help but patted the tree trunk, and exclaimed: "Wen Chang is really a tiger general!"

Zhuge Liang ordered the left and right, saying: "Order Zixu to lead the army to meet Wen Chang."

"No!" The guard replied.

Zhuge Liang pointed to the way down the mountain and said, "Your Majesty, Chief Wen withdraws his troops. This place is in danger, and we cannot stay here for long."

Liu Chan walked down the mountain carefully holding the tree trunk along the path.With the help of his personal guards, Liu Chan crossed the ravine, reached out to hold Zhuge Liang's arm, and went down the mountain with difficulty.After descending the mountain, a personal guard left the brigade and headed for the distance.

Liu Chan turned on his horse and said, "Father Xiang ordered Wenchang to withdraw the army. I don't know where it will go?"

Zhuge Liang shook the reins lightly, pondered for a while, and said: "I think our army can retreat to the vicinity of Meixian County and Wuzhang Plain to defend against the bandit army. After winter, we will look for opportunities to defeat the enemy."

Zhuge Liang's idea is actually to find a way to defeat the enemy by lengthening the Wei army's front and waiting for the right opportunity.After all, Cao Wei has [-] main forces of the Chinese army rushing to help Guanzhong. If it is head-to-head, it is not good news for the currently weak Han army.

The big man still needs to avoid his sharp edge and hold on. Relying on the Chengguo Canal built by Sima Yi, he will station his army on the spot and hold a deep base to drain his morale.

Liu Chan was silent for a while, and said with emotion: "The national power against Wei is still better than my big man. In this battle, the Wei army's army is pouring out of the country. It is very difficult for my big man. I thought that we can find foreign aid to defend against the enemy, just like sending envoys." Soochow, knowing the advantages and disadvantages, ordered it to send troops."

Zhuge Liang kicked the horse's belly lightly, and said with a smile: "There is no need to do this. Soochow captured Jiangxia this year, and it has already benefited. Soochow knows that Cao Rui's army is stationed in Guanzhong, and without my big man as an envoy, Soochow will still send troops to attack against Wei. "

"What Xiangfu said is right!"

(End of this chapter)