Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Since Cao Wei responded to Sun Wu's request to send troops to rescue, the country responded quickly.Chen Tai, governor of Bingzhou, joined forces with Sun Li, governor of Hedong, and raised [-] troops to attack Guanzhong from Hedong.Wei Yan led the soldiers from the Northwest, settled in Linjin County, and confronted Chen Tai and Sun Li, avoiding the battle.

Attracted by Wei Yan as the main force, Jiang Wei sent troops from Xihe County and entered Luliang for the third time, targeting the Huns in the southern part of Puzi County.

Liu Bao, the Xiongnu on the left, led the Xiongnu cavalry south to defend with great scheming, intending to surrender the southern Xiongnu during the war, so as to unify the five tribes of the southern Xiongnu.

After receiving this news, Chen Tai was very energetic. After thinking for a long time, he decided to divide his troops to rescue the southern Xiongnu, so as to prevent Jiang Wei from defeating the southern Xiongnu, and also to deter Liu Bao, the wise king of Zuo who had distracted thoughts.

At the same time, if Jiang Wei can be defeated, he can also cross the Yellow River from the upper reaches, thereby bypassing the Hexi counties guarded by Wei Yan, and attacking Guanzhong in the south.

As soon as he said it, Chen Tai personally led an army of more than [-] people to go north, and ordered Sun Li, the governor of Hedong, to lead [-] people to confront Wei Yan to see if he could find a good opportunity.

Faced with Jiang Wei who came to aid from both the north and the south at the same time, he thought that if he went north to attack Liu Bao, Chen Tai would surely save him.But if he attacked Chen Tai, Liu Bao might not save him.

So Jiang Wei boldly appointed Wang Si to build a camp to block Liu Bao's attack from the north.And he led most of the troops to the south, and confronted Chen Tai in the Luliang Mountain area.

Jiang Wei's [-] soldiers and Chen Tai's [-]-odd soldiers fought several times in the mountains.

Jiang Wei did not dare to fight for a long time due to insufficient troops, so he bullied Chen Tai for not knowing the terrain of Lvliang Mountain shortly after he took office, and led Chen Tai and Lvliang Mountain in a circle.

As for Liu Bao, Jiang Wei's judgment was correct.Liu Bao came from the north and sent forward to attack Wang Si. Wang Si shot them with a bow and crossbow, causing many casualties.

Regarding Liu Bao's behavior, Chen Tai was very angry and annoyed, but because of the war, he needed to rely on the strength of the Southern Huns, so he couldn't say much, so he could only bear his anger.

The weakness of the Wei state was undoubtedly revealed in the Bingzhou area. The relationship between Cao Wei and the Southern Huns itself was inherited from the legacy of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, Cao Wei’s policy of governing the Southern Huns was basically derived from the policies of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Several decades ago, Cao Cao divided the Southern Xiongnu into five tribes to guard against the Xianbei tribe in the north.When Xianbei was strong, the Southern Xiongnu and Cao Wei joined forces to keep warm, and unitedly resisted the Xianbei Shanyu Ke Bineng.

In the process, because Liu Bao, who led the left, was powerful, he made friends with the nobles in Bingzhou and the Han people.

With the help of the gentry in Taiyuan, even the Southern Huns completed a name Sinicization campaign during the Cao Wei period. Shanyu Tongtong, who originally came from the Shuda family, was changed to the Liu family, and other Xiongnu nobles were also changed to Hao, Li and other Han surnames.

At the same time, Liu Bao, who had a good relationship with the Han people, performed well in the fight against Xianbei, and gradually won the hearts of all the tribes of the Southern Huns.

As for why Liu Bao was able to win the hearts of the various ministries of the Southern Huns, the reason is also very simple.

The Xiongnu Baosai in the south of the Eastern Han Dynasty did not disrupt the social organization structure of the southern Xiongnu, but retained its customs.In the period of Cao Cao, although the Huns were divided into five divisions, they still started to attack the grassroots structure of the Southern Huns, and they were still autonomous, and the dispatch of troops was under the command of Bingzhou.

As a result, Liu Bao, who had a good relationship between Han and Hu, gradually became stronger, and now he has gradually merged the five departments into one.

And Liu Bao's ability to become bigger has a lot to do with the big guy.When the power of Cao Wei was strong, the Southern Huns often obeyed, but as the power of Cao Wei weakened, they needed to rely on the Southern Huns to fight against the Han.There is no doubt that the right to speak of the Southern Huns has increased, and Liu Bao has become a beneficiary in the process.

With Jiang Wei in check, Wei Yan could pull out his hand and order people to go south to support Jufu.

After Man Chong succeeded Sima Yi as the commander-in-chief, he rushed to Henan, joined Guo Huai, Tian Yu, Xia Houba and other generals, and led an army of [-] to the south to attack the Jingbei area.

As the actual person in charge of Jingbei's defense line, Jufu asked Liao Hua to lead 5000 troops to Wuyang to help him from the west at any time.Ju Fu led 3000 troops to the south of Duyang, guarding the main road into Jingzhou, and increased his troops to Duyang City to [-], led by Duyang Governor Wei Hu.At the same time, he also sent his own layout and Wei Jun's military situation to Zhuge Liang in Longzhong and Wei Yan in Guanzhong.

As early as when Liu Chan sent troops, he ordered the Jingbei and Guanzhong defense lines to transfer troops to support each other.And before leaving Chengdu, he ordered someone to issue an edict to Wei Yan, asking him to serve as the supervisor of the Jingbei and Guanzhong wars, and assist the actual person in charge to guard Nanyang.

Therefore, Wei Yan, who received the letter, saw that he still had more soldiers to transfer, and appointed Liu Yin to lead an army of 5000 people to Wuguan to support the soldiers in Jingbei.

When it entered June, Man Chong led an army of [-] to Duyang City, knowing that the matter was urgent.Instead of besieging Duyang, Wang Chang was left to lead [-] people to surround Duyang, defend the grain road, and besiege Duyang.He himself led an army of [-] troops into the hinterland of Jingbei, trying to break through the sentence and capture Jingbei.

However, Ju Fu was not unprepared, since he took office as the prefect of Nanyang and supervised the war in Jingbei.First of all, the Nanyang Basin was discovered, with many tunnels and flat terrain, lacking defensive depth.

So Jufu adopted the strategy of building a large depth, taking Blocking Yang as the first line of defense, and guarding the main road from Luoyang to Jingbei.The second line of defense is on Bowang Slope, relying on Manshan, to construct fortifications.

The third line of defense is to build a line of defense in Guarijin and rely on the water to defend.

Therefore, when Jufu saw that the Manchong soldiers were in the crowd, he did not adopt a head-to-head approach. Instead, he joined Liao Hua's 5000 people, a total of [-] people, and launched a confrontation in the Bowang area.

In the camp of the Han army, Ju Fu looked down, watching the action of the Wei army to invite the battle before the battle, and said worriedly: "A few days ago, Man Chong led the army to storm the camp and failed. In recent days, Man Chong has not moved, only to invite the battle In order to help fear that Manchong has other strategies, he has already attacked other places."

After the confrontation between the Han and Wei armies, Ju Fu was unable to avoid the battle, and Man Chong led his army to storm the camp, but failed several times.Recently, however, Man Chong did not make another violent attack, but instead ordered someone to invite a fight and lured him to fight.

Liao Hua frowned and said, "Nanyang is flat, and it's like dispatching troops to the south. The only way is to bypass us and lead the elite to go south to attack the Gualijin Ferry. After breaking the Gualijin Ferry, you can send your troops to Wancheng. Break Wancheng, and we will be cut off from the back."

After a pause, Liao Hua added: "However, there is Liu Xiuran (Liu Yin) leading the guard at Gualijin Ferry. From Hua's point of view, our army's retreat is safe."

Liu Yin was sent by Wei Yan to support Jing Bei, but Ju Fu didn't let him join him, but put defense first, and asked him to guard the third line of defense, Gua Lijin.

That is to say, the current line of defense in Jingbei is Wei Hu guarding Duyang, Ju Fu and Liao Hua guarding Bo Wang, and Liu Yin guarding Gua Lijin.

Ju Fu pondered for a long time, and said: "Yuan Jian's words are not unreasonable, but although Gualijin is guarded by Liu Yin, he may be lost. I don't know if Yuan Jian is willing to lead two thousand cavalry to go south. If there is danger, you can take the opportunity to save it. If the soldiers of the Wei army are unable to conquer Gualijin, Yuan Jian can lead the cavalry to take advantage of the opportunity and defeat the Wei people."

Liao Hua's face was solemn, and he cupped his hands and said, "How can Hua not want to!"

"Good! Yuan Jian can set off at night and head south. A certain person is here to guard the camp to occupy the army." Ju Fu said.

"promise!"

"Report!"

When the two were talking, the scout sent a message and said: "Report to the governor, according to the report from General Liu. Man Chong ordered Xiahou Ba to lead his elite troops to go south and cross the upper reaches of the Fei River. Now they have captured Xi'e and headed south. They want to attack Wancheng. General Liu has led his soldiers to defend on the spot."

The faces of the two of them changed. Gualijin was only one of the crossings of the Feishui River, but because it was close to Wancheng, it was regarded as an important crossing.And Xi'e County is in the north of Gualijin, on the west side of Feishui, and there is also a ferry here.

Wei Jun crossed the river from here, basically bypassing the frontal Guaritzin defense line.Without the barrier of Yushui, it will be much more difficult for Liu Yin to stand firm.

Liao Hua didn't say much when he heard the words, he cupped his hands and said, "General Ju, the situation is urgent now, and there is no room for loss in the Guali area. I will set off as soon as it gets dark, and rush to help Liu Xiuran."

"I'm sorry, General. Don't put Wan City in danger. If you hold on for a few months, our big man will break through Dongwu and take Jingchu. At that time, the Wei army will retreat by itself, and our army will be relieved of its difficulties."

"promise!"