Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 606 Wuwei
Yushui, the camp of the Han army.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang were pointing and discussing the layout of the water defense line while pointing at the map, and the people around them responded and added from time to time.

Fou River (now Baihe River) originates from Funiu Mountain, flows into Han River through Nanyang and Tang River in Xiangfan.The Feishui River is gentle, with a length and width ranging from tens to hundreds of meters, making it extremely convenient for transportation.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, taxes from Jingzhou and the southeastern region flowed into Xiashui via the Yangtze River, then passed through Qianjiang River, entered Hanshui River, and arrived at Nanyang via Feishui River.How to take the Wuguan Road by land and transport it to Guanzhong. If it is transported to Luoyang, it will arrive at Gualidu via the Feishui River, and then get off the boat and go to Luoyang by land.

And Gualidu is an important place for military strategists. When Liu Bang entered Nanyang and walked Wuguan to break Chang'an, his first stop was Gualidu.Liu Xiu's battle of Kunyang also went north from Gualidu.

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, when Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu, the place where he was defeated was Feishui. Cao Cao took a boat from Gualidu to the north, and he survived.Lao Liu set fire to Bowangpo, and it was from here that he went north to fight against the enemy.

All in all, Feishui and Gualijin are important lines of defense for the Nanyang region against the southward movement of the Central Plains region.Because the big man occupies the initiative on the battlefield, if he sticks to Feishui and Gualijin, it will be enough to force back the rescue of Cao Rui's army.

Liu Chan pointed to the small ferry in the lower reaches of Gualijin, and said, "Has Liu Lin's troops transferred to this place arrived yet? What's the situation of each department?"

Zhuge Liang pointed four places on the map, and said: "Liu Lin, Su Gu, Huo Yi and other ministries have all settled in key areas and built camps in case Cao Rui's army goes south."

As he said that, Zhuge Liang nodded to the north, and said: "Wang Changchu, the vanguard against the Wei Dynasty, fought against Deng Ai. The two armies were tied. Deng Ai has returned to the south bank and surrendered the north bank to Wang Chang."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "If we follow our army's plan and occupy Nanyang entirely, it will not be difficult to force Cao Rui back. But as far as the war is concerned, I am more worried..."

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant Yuan is back!" the personal guard reported.

Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and quickly said, "Xuan! Lieutenant Yuan."

"promise!"

Not long after, a tall figure with ape arms and broad shoulders walked in, and it was Yuan Hong who came.He knelt down and said: "Fenwei Colonel Yuan Hong pays his respects to His Majesty and the Prime Minister."

"Excuse me!" Liu Chan pretended to be displeased, and asked, "Didn't you be asked to inquire about the military situation for the army? Where are you going?"

Yuan Hong stood up and smiled excitedly: "Your Majesty, I have walked around Cao Rui's camp and brought gifts for the country."

As he said that, the guard outside the tent came in with two heads.Pointing to the two heads, Yuan Hong said: "This head is the head of Cao Rui's trusted minister Bian Lan. This is the head of Sima Yi, the nephew of his deputy Sima Yi."

"There are 120 five human ears outside the account. These are all from Wei Zu. Please count them, Your Majesty."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the tent gasped. If Yuan Hong's record was true, it would be too terrifying.The only generals who can achieve such results in the Han Dynasty are Wei Yan and Wang Ping.In addition, a few days ago, Hu Zhi gave Xiang Yu a wave of heads.

However, in terms of the ratio of gains, Yuan Hong's is the highest, as much as 1:2.7, which is shocking.

Liao Li was amazed again and again: "A hero should be a young man. Although it is not as powerful as Huo Hussar's mighty vibrating Mobei, Yuan Fenwei's ability to achieve this feat is also a rare thing."

Zhuge Liang opened the curtain, and sure enough, he saw a bunch of people lined up on the ground, and the officials were counting the number.

"Yuan Fenwei really lived up to the reputation of our army's prestige." Zhuge Liang praised.

Liu Chan couldn't restrain his smile, stepped forward and patted Yuan Hong on the shoulder, and said, "My boy, I underestimated you."

Liu Chan is a good student for Yuan Hong, who in history traversed the northwest and shocked the world, and successively beheaded the four governors of Liangzhou, Hu Lie, Yang Xin, Qian Hong, and Su Yu.

Not only was he awarded "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wei Liao Zi" and "24 Artifacts of War", but he was also allowed to serve Wang Ping and Zhuge Liang from time to time.In order to let him completely belong to the great man and serve him, Qiao Zhou also asked him to give him the thought of being loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

Now it seems to be very successful. After all, in feudal society, where there are ethnic conflicts, it is more of class or survival conflicts.The Yuan family became the relatives of the big man through marriage, and they also became powerful and powerful, so how could they not protect the interests of the big man!

At the beginning, Liu Bang intermarried with the Xiongnu, but he hoped to Sinicize the Huns, but unfortunately they all overestimated the ability of Huaxia Han, how could it be possible to Sinicize the Huns by intermarriage of a mere woman.If you want to Sinicize, it is best to change customs.If you want to govern the grassland, you still need to rule the Hu people with the Hu system.

Liu Chan pressed the long sword in his hand, looked at Yuan Hong with relief, and said to the crowd: "You think Yuan Fenwei is a general?"

Guan Xing clasped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, I think that Colonel Fenwei is extremely tough and formidable in future generations. He should be the successor general of my great man, and he will not be inferior to Huang Gong and the former generals in the future."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and commented appreciatively: "Bo Shuo (Yuan Hong character) is smart in combat, brave and decisive, good at using cavalry, and is an enemy of ten thousand people. Comparable to the two princes Guan and Zhang, his victory is also great. Impossible, be Ji Hanhuo's hussar."

"Haha!" Sitting on the couch, Liu Chan asked, "What do you think?"

Yuan Hong showed arrogance, and cupped his hands and said: "Although I admire Huo Qubing and make him a wolf, I don't want to do it for him."

"how you said that?"

"After the death of Huo Huoqi in the world, no one can be Huo Huoqi. In this world, there is no one else who can be Yuan Hong!" Yuan Hong said proudly.

Liu Chan applauded and said: "Bo Shuo's ambition is to become the cloud of the nine heavens. I originally wanted to make you the champion, and then Huo Huoqi. But listen to your words, and choose another reward. What do you want to be called today?" ?”

Yuan Hong pondered a little, and said: "The minister is from Xiping. If your majesty wants to be named, it is better to choose a county in Xiping as my food town."

"Okay!" Liu Chan nodded in agreement, and said, "In this case, I will change Anyi to Wuwei, make you Marquis of Wuwei, and move you to General Anhan."

The Great Han had successively served as General Anhan as Mi Zhu, Li Hui, Deng Ai, and Jiang Wei, and now Yuanhong is named General Anhan, which shows Liu Chan's expectations.

Hearing this, Yuan Hong was very happy, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Yuan Hong and the others dispersed, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Hong was born as a barbarian, his soldiers are slightly better than others, and he is good at riding and shooting. This roundabout outflanking and penetrating into the enemy's territory is very human. It's just that I am worried that Yuanhong will make great achievements in battle in the future, and will make him rebellious, and I am afraid that no one will be able to obey your Majesty in the future."

"In the meaning of the father?" Liu Chan asked while holding his belt.

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "You should carve out one or two of its character before you can use it, so as to avoid future chaos."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "You can follow the words of Xiangfu, and try to improve it in the future."

After a pause, Liu Chan recalled the thoughts interrupted by Yuan Hong, and said, "As for the battle in Nanyang, I worry that Soochow will take action."

Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang who was thinking, and said: "I thought that now I am fighting with the Wei people, and Sima Yi is on an expedition to Liaodong. Hefei and Shouchun are empty. Why don't you send an envoy to talk about Sun Quan and let him send troops to Hefei and Shouchun? He will surely gain something. .”

Zhuge Liang frowned and said: "Your Majesty's words are not unreasonable, but I'm afraid that the people of Wu will miss Jingbei and be dissatisfied with me for taking Nanyang."

Liu Chan stroked his smooth, beardless jaw, and said, "It's better to take advantage of Jingzhou in the early years, and after our army conquers Luoyang or Bingzhou, donate Jingbei to Sun Quan, so as to lure him to send troops."

"To Jingbei?" Zhuge Liang asked suspiciously.

Liu Chan sorted out his thoughts and said, "Exactly, first use this name to calm Sun Quan's heart temporarily. After I conquer Bingzhou, I will see how the situation in the world will be. It may be possible to go south to take Jingzhou and take the shame of Xueyiling."

Only then did Zhuge Liang understand what Liu Chan meant. Liu Chan wanted to use the name of sending Jingbei to temporarily stabilize Sun Quan in exchange for him sending troops to Hefei and Shouchun.When Bingzhou is in hand, the big man is in danger of the Three Jins, and Guanzhong is solid. After that, Shunyizhou went east, Nanyang went south to attack Jingzhou, and turned against Sun Quan.

Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty's words are not unreasonable. I don't know who to send as an envoy to Soochow."

"Liao Li."

(End of this chapter)