Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 622 Lead the snake out of the hole
Yiyang, Luoshui.

"Yu~"

Hundreds of horses galloped along the north bank of Luoshui, and under the control of the rider, their horses slowed down.

Liu Chan pointed at the tall and majestic city on the south bank of Luoshui River with his whip, and said, "Shi Zai, what is the situation in Yiyang City?"

Deng Ai took the reins and said: "Your Majesty, the city of Yiyang is strong. In the past, Han Wuzi built the city here because he valued that it is located in the center of Sanchuan, with fertile land and dense population. In the east, he can spy on the Zhou family and do the thing of 'coercing the king of Zhou to order the princes'."

The meaning of holding the emperor to order the princes was not only in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but also in the Warring States period hundreds of years ago.Han Wuzi's construction of Yiyang coincided with this statement, but unexpectedly South Korea's move coincided with the statement of "Huaiyu is innocent, but Huaibi is guilty". After that, the three big men of Qin, Wei, and Chu took turns serving South Korea.

"This summer Hou Ba is guarding Yiyang, searching for food and grass from the people for military use, and cutting trees in the mountains for arrows. Before your majesty arrives, I have secretly checked Yiyang several times. Although the city is incomplete, it is accompanied by Yishui, and there are mountains in the east and west. Without a strong attack, Yiyang will have no plans. If it is a strong attack, our army will suffer a lot." Deng Ai said, cupping his hands.

Although Yiyang is next to Luoshui River, its name actually comes from Yishui. Mountains south and waters north are yang, mountains north and waters south are yin. It is located in the north of Yishui, so it is named "Yiyang".And Luoyang is on the north bank of Luoshui, so it is called "Luoyang".

Liu Chan slowed down his horse, looked at the east and west mountains of Yiyang, and asked, "how steep are the east and west mountains of Yiyang?"

Deng Ai squinted his eyes, pointed to the mountain in the west of Yicheng, and said: "The local people called it Lingshan. Longshan sits on the side of Luoshui, and letters between Yiyang and Luoyang pass through the foot of the mountain."

"Let's go! Go to Laolong Mountain to check the terrain."

Liu Chan looked at it for a while, then called out to everyone behind him.

"Your Majesty, Laolong Mountain is behind the enemy's rear, and it may be dangerous." Deng Ai stopped him.

"March and fight, there is no danger. I have tens of thousands of troops out now, if Xia Houba dares to go out of the city, I will admire him."

"Let's go!" After speaking, Liu Chan lightly clamped the horse's belly and left.

Not long after, Liu Chan and others arrived at the riverside facing Laolong Mountain on the north side of Luoshui, and they boarded the boat under the pick-up of the Han army ships going down the river.

The people boarded the boat and moved sideways with the current, the sound of the water followed, and the air was filled with water vapor. The people who were originally feeling hot were also a little cooler.

Liu Chan lowered his waist and stretched out his fingers to fiddle with the water surface. He felt that the river was clear, so he stretched out his hands to hold the water and took a sip, feeling sweet.

Touching his wet hands on his body, Liu Chan said: "Luo water is sweet, if used to irrigate wheat and rice, there will be a good harvest, that's why Luoyang and Yiyang are rich."

Deng Ai led Liu Chan's bloody horse, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are too late. Against the Wei Dynasty in the north, there is a Diannong Zhonglang general in Luoyang beside the Milianggu River, and the farmers are all farming in the city of Yangshi."

"Oh!" Liu Chan watched as he kept approaching the south bank, and asked, "Is there any search for the grain and grass produced here?"

When the boat docked, Deng Ai handed over the reins to Liu Chan, and said: "Xiahouba collects the grain from Yiyang, and I go to Yangshi to collect the grain from the farmers. After observing their hardships, I order him to come to the Lu family and return to my great man." Civilian farming."

Liu Chan got off the boat, got on his horse again, and said with a smile, "Shi Zai is benevolent, good! Good!"

Laolong Mountain is not far away, and after a short ride on horseback, you will reach the foot of the mountain.Liu Chan led the crowd up the mountain, overlooking the north and south banks of Luoshui River and Yiyang City.

Liu Chan held the reins, pointed to the Luoshui River, and said, "Although there is Yiyang in the west and Luoyang in the east, surrounded by Wei Wei, this place can overlook the overall situation and cut off the communication between Yiyang and Luoyang."

Deng Ai carefully checked the surrounding geography, and said: "This place is really a dangerous place. Just as your Majesty said, cutting off the news from Yiyang will surely make Luoyang panic."

Although Deng Ai's troops were near Yiyang, he was not strong enough to surround the city or attack the city, so he could only confront Xiahouba.With the addition of Liu Chan's army, although they can attack the city, it is still very difficult to block the communication between the two places if they want to surround the city.

However, if the mobile army is here, relying on Laolongshan's good vision and key position, it is not difficult to block the communication between Yiyang and Luoyang, but it is easy to fall into the front and back attack.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and asked, "Shizai, if our army moves here, what do you think?"

Deng Ai showed surprise, and said: "According to what your majesty said, our army should be in the enemy's hinterland. If there is a large army to attack, if our army cannot stop it, we will be defeated."

Liu Chan smiled and said: "Our army has many elites. The cavalry gallops along the gentle banks of the Luoshui River. Wei has no army of [-] and can't defeat me. Now that the news of Yiyang going to Luoyang has been cut off, Luoyang is panicked and must be dispatched. Sergeants come to attack. At that time, our army will fight with them here, and if the battle is broken, we can enter Luoyang."

That's right, Liu Chan just wanted to encircle and fight for aid. He deliberately set up the camp on the main road to block the communication between the two places, making Luoyang think that Yiyang had fallen, so he mobilized Luoyang's army to fight against his elite Shu Han. With his bravery, after defeating the enemy, he can take Luoyang directly and force Cao Wei's army to return to the division, thus withdrawing from Luoyang.

After all, there was no modern communication equipment in ancient times, and communication between the two places was difficult.Once the information was cut off, and the cavalry sent by the Shu Han harassed the surrounding areas of Luoyang, which caused shocks among the ministers, Luoyang was of great significance as the capital of Cao Wei.

Moreover, Liu Chan didn't think that Cao Rui could send more than [-] troops back to Luoyang. After all, Zhuge Liang was in Nanyang, and Cao Rui sent too many troops.

Hearing this, Deng Ai took a peek at His Majesty, thinking to himself that His Majesty's battle is so aggressive, it's not like his previous style at all.Moreover, His Majesty's strategy hits the enemy's vital point, and he has a unique vision.Deng Ai also thought that His Majesty had a clear understanding of the pattern and geography of the world in the past, so it is not surprising to have this strategy.

For Liu Chan, the ability to have this strategy is also the result of his many years of fighting with the army and combining the cases of later generations.After all, our army doesn't like to encircle and fight for reinforcements the most, and Zhuge Liang's strategy of attacking east and west is also the same.

"How?" Liu Chan asked again.

Deng Ai calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty said that I think it is feasible. Our army will camp here, attack the place that must be saved, and attract Wei to attack."

The mountain wind blew up Liu Chan's cloak, and he commanded vigorously, "Okay! Order Wang Ping to move a large army to Laolong Mountain for defense, order the cavalry to cruise eastward to endanger Luoyang, and bribe the local people to think of our army's eyes and ears."

"promise!"

Liu Chan squinted his eyes and looked at Luoyang, but he didn't know who the snake was.

……

Luoyang, the camp of the Wei army.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Sima Yi bowed his head to deal with the official documents, and from time to time asked the people beside him about the situation in the camp.

After Sima Yi finished annotating the list of rewards, he asked, "Gong'e, do you have all the money?"

Sima Chen Gui checked the data and replied: "I have reported to the general, and all have arrived. Among them, there are more than [-] palace maids, who are divided into wives and concubines according to their merits."

These maids came from Cao Rui's harem of ten thousand people. It was not easy for Cao Rui to release [-] handsome palace maids.If it wasn't for the fact that the Shu Han was approaching Luoyang and the soldiers who conquered Liaodong were in urgent need of rewards, otherwise, how could he be willing!

Of course, it is ugly and old, he is willing to release it to the soldiers as wives, it is the kind whose quality is so low that the soldiers of the Wei army can't help complaining.

"Report, General. Luoyang has urgent orders, Yiyang has no news, and a large number of Shu cavalry attacked the city. Now the army has been rewarded and rested. I ordered the general to go to Yiyang and take care of the military affairs in Anxi." The attendant crossed the tent and reported. Said.

Sima Yi took the military report from Luoyang, read it for a long time without saying a word, but stroked his beard and pondered.

Seeing this, Chen Gui, his confidant, asked in a low voice: "The army is ready, I don't know why the general didn't fight? Could it be that it's not the right time yet?"

Sima Yi pondered for a while, and replied: "The false emperor Liu Chan personally led the army to Yiyang. His soldiers are in full swing, so they cannot be forced to attack. But the city of Yiyang is strong, and Xiahouba is not an unmanned general. He is extremely brave. I wanted to let Shu When a man attacks Yiyang, he exhausts his vigor, avoids his sharpness, waits until he is exhausted, and then attacks with sharp and brave troops, and he will surely be defeated."

"But I didn't expect Yiyang to be cut off today. I don't know what the situation is. Should I surrender or stick to it? And the cavalry arrived in Luoyi. The situation is not optimistic."

Sima Yi didn't look anxious when he spoke. His plan was to let Xia Houba consume the morale of the Shu army. Although the news of Yiyang was cut off, he was still not in a hurry.Instead, they want to wait for the Shu army to approach Luoyang again. At that time, it will be very convenient to defeat the Shu army by virtue of the home court advantage, or to force the Shu army back.

It's just that the political significance of Luoyang is greater than the geographical significance. If I ignore it, I don't have to think that Cao Rui will come immediately. If I still ignore it, I will basically change the commander.

"In that case, what does the General mean?" Chen Gui asked.

Sima Yi put down the letter in his hand, smiled and said: "Zhuge Liang is not here, Liu Chan and Deng Ai have nothing to fear. Besides, my army has returned from an expedition to Liaodong. The Shu army and others don't know the bottom line of our army. The enemy is clear and we are dark. How can we not win?" and also."

As he spoke, Sima Yi stood up, strode out of the tent, and shouted: "Order the whole army to prepare for battle, and move westward tomorrow, against the Luo River."

"promise!"

As soon as the voice fell, Wei Jun began to move very quickly.

(End of this chapter)