Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

The sun is getting warmer and sprinkled on everything, retreating from the winter cold.In the Weibei Han army camp, the soldiers and soldiers in the village were strictly organized and patrolled the camp;

In the camp of the Chinese army, Liu Chan stared at the map hanging on the wall with his hands behind his waist.The officials beside him held the military newspapers sent by various ministries, and marked the latest battle situation on the map according to the above content.

Liu Chan looked at Duyang County, which had never changed, and suddenly asked, "How is the situation of Yuan Chen's headquarters?"

Holding vermilion in his hand, Liao Li drew the last stroke on the map and said, "I would like to inform you, Your Majesty, that the later general's troops were stationed in the upper reaches of the Jishui River. Sima Yi's general Guo Huai was unable to attack. There was no new change. The two armies fell into a confrontation." among."

Duyang County (now Linyou County, Baoji) is located in the hilly and gully area of ​​the dry plateau in the north of Weibei, in the upper reaches of Jishui River, with Meiyang in the southeast; Qianxian County and Yongcheng in the west; Meixian County and Qishan in the south;There are beautiful mountains in the territory, surrounded by various waters, vertical and horizontal gullies, gentle slopes and narrow rivers, and few plateaus.

This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. When the Han Dynasty stationed troops here, they could overlook the entire Weibei Plain from a high position. If Sima Yi raised his troops to attack Mei County, Yuan Wei could go straight to the rear of Sima Yi's army, so that he could not take care of both the head and the tail.But it is also limited to the current state of confrontation between the Han and Wei armies.

At the beginning, Sima Yi used Chencang, Meixian, Qianxian and other places to defend the enemy outside the pass, but Du Yang's geographical location was not important.However, following the defeat of Chencang by Xia Houru, Sima Yi had no choice but to withdraw his troops to the east bank of Jishui, giving up the counties of Fufeng County. Sima Yi also gave up this commanding height overlooking the central and western parts of Guanzhong.

After Huang Quan's troops attacked Yongcheng, they saw the importance of Du Yang and immediately captured Du Yang.During Zhuge Liang's garrison, he ordered Yuan Wei, the later general, to protect the place so as to endanger Sima Yi's flank.Therefore, when Sima Yi raised his troops to attack Mei County, he sent Guo Huai to attack Yuan Wei's troops in order to protect his flank.

Liu Chan looked at Yuan Wei's subordinates in Yutu's hand, and emphasized: "General after passing the order, order him to follow the prime minister's military order, stick to it and don't go out, defend it according to the danger, and don't act rashly."

"No!" The servant replied.

Liu Chan pointed to the Han army stationed at Shouyang Mountain and asked, "Last night, the Wei army attacked Liu Lin's troops. How is the battle going?"

Shouyang Mountain is the burial place of Boyi and Shuqi, the two sons of Guzhu King at the end of Shang Dynasty and the beginning of Zhou Dynasty.When King Wu destroyed Yin and Shang, Boyi and Shuqi did not eat Zhou Su, and starved to death on this mountain.Shouyang Mountain and Meixian County, one south and one north, guard the main road to enter Yongcheng. Sima Yi sent Deng Xian to try to attack here at night last night, but was repelled by Liu Lin who was on guard.

Liao Li opened Liu Lin's battle report and said: "Your Majesty, last night Liu Po ​​Wei's troops were on defense, and the Wei army retreated after failing to attack. Our army lost two to 30 people, and the Wei army suffered more casualties than our army. "

Liu Chan nodded approvingly, and said, "Good! The end result is good, the army is well-organized, and the enemy is useless. Pass on my oral instructions to show my encouragement."

"promise!"

While Liu Chan was talking with everyone, Zhuge Liang hurried into the tent with the letter in his hand and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Prime Minister, what's the matter?" Liu Chan turned his head and asked.

Zhuge Liang handed the letter to Liu Chan with some sadness, and said: "Your Majesty! The general who conquered the South yesterday crossed the river and was ambushed by the enemy. Thousands of soldiers were lost. Liu Zhengnan was seriously injured and died of illness last night. The governor of Guanzhong pleaded guilty, and I hope that His Majesty will punish you." .”

...

Liu Chan browsed through Wu Yi's letter of guilt, looked at it for a while, sighed faintly, and said, "It's not good for the battle to lose the general before the battle begins!"

Then, Liu Chan closed the letter, and said in a deep voice: "Although the battle is ahead, the army is on time to employ people. But if there are mistakes that need to be punished, it should not be underestimated. This is the way to govern the army. However, when the governor of Guanzhong is in Chencang, it is also If there is meritorious service in defeating the enemy, the merits and demerits are equalized, neither reward nor severe punishment. Punishment of their salary is for punishment, and ten sticks of the army are used as a warning to the generals in the army."

"Your Majesty is wise, although the governor of Guanzhong should be punished for his crimes, he can be retained." Zhuge Liang agreed.

Liu Chan looked at the situation in Weinan, which was at a disadvantage on the map, and said worriedly: "The enemy is strong and we are weak, but I don't know if General Cheqi can break the siege of Wuzhangyuan."

As far as the current battle situation in Guanzhong is concerned, although Sima Yi stationed heavy troops in Weibei, he has few elite men under his command, and the threat to the big man is not great.On the contrary, on Cao Rui's side, once Wuzhangyuan is captured, they can attack the Han army with Sima Yi, which is a great threat to the big man.

Even so, the strength of the Han Dynasty is only 70,000, and they live in two places.There are 20,000 people in Weibei, deployed in various places, more than enough to resist Sima Yi, and [-] people in Weinan, Wei Yan and Wu Yi each lead [-] people, it is difficult to resist Cao Rui's army.Therefore, Huang Quan will lead [-] Longyou soldiers to cross the river to resist Cao Rui's army.

Zhuge Liang pondered a little, and said: "Your Majesty, even if it is difficult for General Chariots to break the siege of Wuzhang Plain, with General Zuo's [-] people and the army rations in the camp, relying on the hardships and dangers of Wuzhang Plain, he can stick to Zijun and [-] people come to help. It should be doable."

In terms of the current anxious situation, Zhuge Liang has no good ideas.After all, the military power gap between the Han and Wei armies is quite large, and it will always be a small probability event that the weak will defeat the strong.

In terms of the current plan formulated by the great Han, Wang Ping led the reinforcements from Hanzhong, took the Tangluo Road, inserted behind Cao Rui's army, dispersed his troops, or forced him to cross the river to get closer to Sima Yi.

"Where did General Cheqi arrive?" Liu Chan asked.

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and said: "The front part of the chariot general has crossed the river under the support of the governor of Guanzhong, and most of them are still on the way. I am heading for the camp..."

"Report to Your Majesty, General Chariot and Cavalry seeks an audience." The personal guard reported.

"The chariot general is here!"

Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and chuckled.

"Xuan!"

Huang Quan hurriedly entered the tent, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has seen you."

"There's no need to be too polite." Liu Chan looked at Huang Quan, and asked in a gentle voice, "Qing and the people are about to rush to Weinan, do you have any important matters to see me?"

Huang Quan straightened his back and said in a deep voice, "I would like to report to Your Majesty that I am going to fight in Weinan, thinking about the elite bandits. I don't know if we can send our elite cavalry under my command to help me resist the bandits and break the siege of Wuzhangyuan."

Hearing this, Liu Chan showed a slight smile, nodded and said, "According to what you said, are you quite confident in solving the siege of Wuzhangyuan?"

"The ministers only have some income. Although the army against the Wei Dynasty is elite, the people who ruled it were not good generals. Cao Rui was wise and decisive, but he used less troops. He was able to lead the army because he was a false emperor and was not a brave and strategic general. Although Weinan was in the north Depending on the Wei River, the south is close to the Qinling Mountains, and the terrain is vast."

Huang Quan took a step forward, pointed at Wuzhang Plain on the map, and said with eloquence, "But this time, Cao Rui's march is in the narrow and long Weinan, and it's not a good location. I don't dare to say that I can defeat the enemy, but I can enter." If you break the siege of Wuzhang Plain, you can protect Wuzhang Plain without losing it.”

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and said with a smile: "What General Cheqi saw, I also quite agree with it. I don't know what cavalry General Cheqi wants to be his pawns?"

Huang Quan chuckled, cupped his hands towards Liu Chan and said, "I beg Qing Jiawei!"

Qingjiawei, as one of the three guards, can only obey the emperor.Zhuge Liang was able to command in the past because of Liu Chan's orders.Huang Quan wanted Qingjiawei, so he could only ask Liu Chan.It seems that when Qingjiawei reinforced Huang Quan, he was attracted by him.

"Yes! I transferred Xiang Yu and the cavalry of the Qingjiawei to join the general of the chariot and ride under the command of the general, and obey the general's order to fight."

With that said, Liu Chan took out a talisman from his bosom and gave it to Huang Quan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"