Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

The news that the great Han surrendered Soochow also gradually spread to Cao Wei in the north.

On the Jingbei battlefield, the army led by Man Chong has already gained a clear advantage on the battlefield. Relying on the superiority of its troops, it is crushing Jufu, Liu Yin, Zhoutai, Xiang Yu and others.However, the hammer returned to the hammer, but Ju Fu Yiwan City, unfolding the layout, still managed to maintain the situation in Jingbei.

The Wei army also went south to threaten Jiyang. Fortunately, Lu Zhi, the governor of Nanyang, arrived in Jiyang with more than a thousand tribes of Nanyang gentry and tribesmen.

Fortunately, at this time, [-] elite soldiers led by Wang Ping also rushed to Jiyang and defeated the Wei army who had penetrated into Jiyang.Then Wang Ping seized the time to go north again, arrived in Wancheng, and took over the war in Jingbei.Although Man Chong didn't know how the war between Jing and Chu was going, he also guessed that the one-year war between Han and Wu was over. In order to seize the last chance, Man Chong launched the best attack.

Wang Ping was not to be outdone, and the two armies fought fiercely near Gualidu. The two armies fought against each other regardless of the outcome, and it was difficult to find a good opportunity, so they led their troops back to the camp.Each lost hundreds of soldiers and dozens of horses.

Seeing that there was no opportunity to find a fighter, Man Chong was extremely shocked by the news that Soochow was defeated and surrendered to the great Han.He scolded Sun Quan for his incompetence, and he was annoyed that he couldn't take the opportunity to help Wei Lue land.

Finally, after more than ten days of confrontation, waiting for the end of Liu Chan's military parade, Man Chong led his army back to the country angrily, and went to Yecheng to plead guilty for his inability to return to the land.

Wang Ping also sent his troops to the north, taking advantage of the situation to regain Bowang.When he continued to go north to regain Duyang, he suddenly found that Wei Hu, the governor of Duyang, was still holding on to the city.

On the top of the city, Wei Hu and the remnant soldiers under his command looked at the flag of the big man and cried directly.They persisted for more than half a year, but it was too difficult.

The city of Duyang, which has experienced little war, is not high, and the grain and grass hoarded are only about a year old. There are only [-] soldiers in the city, led by Wei Hu.Faced with the enemy's heavy siege and dozens of strong attacks, the soldiers almost despaired of seeing reinforcements for a long time.Thanks to Wei Hu's firm belief and bravery in battle, he repelled the Wei army's offensive several times before he managed to hold on.

Seeing that the city could not be breached, Man Chong detoured south and attacked Bowang, Wancheng and other places.It was also because of Wei Hu's tenacious defense that bought time for Jufu's arrangement and also restrained Cao Wei's tens of thousands of troops, which enabled the early Jingbei defense line to hold on with fewer troops.

Wang Ping was greatly admired when he saw it, and went up to Wei Hu to show his merits. According to his suggestion, he deployed and replaced some soldiers into the city, and Wei Hu continued to guard Duyang City.Jufu served as the governor of Nanyang, and Liao Hua led the prefect of Yiyang, and did not change his post.

When the news of Man Chong's retreat and Soochow's surrender to the great Han reached Yecheng, it shocked the already fragile Wei Ting.

In the Taifu's mansion, all the former emperors and veterans gathered together in private to discuss the court situation.

Jiang Ji sat on the couch with an angry look on his face, and said: "The people Cao Shuang employs are all mediocre people! Today, Wu and Shu are still alive, and the country's laws and regulations can only be edited and passed on to future generations by those who help the world. Is it possible for mediocre people to change it? It should be harmful to the people now, and it should not be beneficial to the country."

Jiang Ji is extremely dissatisfied with Cao Shuang's actions in recent years since he took office.First, he seized his position as the leading general and sent himself to a high-ranking lieutenant, so that he lost his command over the Chinese army.Then he appointed Bi Gui, who was impeached and dismissed by himself, as the lieutenant of Sili. During his tenure, he was extravagant and extravagant.

Zhao Yan sighed, and said comfortingly, "Cao Shuang is powerful now, so let's bear with it for now. What Xia Houxuan did is also beneficial to the country and good soldiers, so we can't talk about it together."

Jiang Ji also remained silent, Xia Houxuan was indeed the person in charge, but unfortunately he came too late.If Cao Rui had been promoted earlier and entrusted with important tasks, it would not be Cao Shuang's turn to take charge of the government now.

Zhao Yan looked at Sima Yi who did not speak, with a worried look on his face, and asked, "Teacher, Sun Quan surrendered to the bandits to claim his vassal status. Besides, the Shu bandits have won the land of two states, what should we do now?"

After a pause, Zhao Yan said in a low voice: "Everyone in the country is uneasy, and there are a lot of discussions!"

When the news that the big man had seized the two states of Jingjiao spread to Yecheng, the whole Yecheng officials were in a state of excitement.Soochow, which they had fought for many years and had not conquered, was actually beaten by the big man this time, and they paid tribute to become ministers, surrendered the title of king of Wu, and even drove for the emperor of the big man, which can be described as shocking news.

Everyone whispered, wondering whether Liu Chan really has the destiny in his hands, and will be like Guangwu ZTE, a great man of three prosperity.But fortunately, now that the capital has been moved to Yecheng, far away from the border, everyone will not be too frightened, they are just discussing it.

When Sima Yi heard this, he was silent for a long time, and said: "It is a pity for our country that Man Chong failed to capture Jingbei. After today, the Shu people are prepared, the general Wang Ping is guarding Nanyang, and Jingchu is there to rescue. No matter how difficult it is to overcome the thorn soil."

"If our Great Wei wants to fight against the enemy, we still need to recuperate, build cities, train soldiers and horses, and prepare for the people of Shu. And in the country, we should stabilize the hearts of the people and the people, and do not send troops and horses indiscriminately, laboring the people, and emptying the treasury. If the people of Shu Being blocked by our army several times, the people in the country should calm down."

Sima Yi is still a veteran, and he has seen the current situation clearly.Now that the Shu Han army has returned to the division, Cao Wei in Jingzhou has no chance.

As for the fluctuation of people's hearts, it was only caused by Cao Wei's unfavorable record and the proud results of the Shu Han.If Cao Wei can stop the Northern Expeditions of the Shu Han several times in the future, the people's hearts will naturally be stable. After all, all this stems from military inadequacies.

Therefore, Sima Yi also explained very clearly how Cao Wei could block the attack of the Shu Han, refining his internal skills, calming the people and governing the army, and repairing the city.With these, Cao Wei faced the attack of the Shu Han, as long as he stood firm in the city and stationed troops to fight, unless the Shu Han had a talented military strategist, it was basically difficult to win.

Zhao Yan nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Teacher's words are indeed good words, so I will remonstrate with you again, I hope Cao Shuang will know about this matter."

"I hope so!"

After everyone left, Sima Yi sighed alone, and said: "Cao Zidan is a beautiful woman, how can there be such a mediocre person. Don't take advantage of the Shu people to conquer Dongwu in the south and send heavy troops. Choose good generals to attack them, and instead choose full favorites to lead the army. From now on, the people of Wu must You will hate me, Great Wei, its soldiers are in the south, and the people of Shu are in the west, and the frontiers of our Great Wei will be in trouble!"

"If I had commanded the troops at that time, how could it be like this!"

Just as what Sima Yi said, in Sun Quan's view, it was you Wei Guo who instigated our two countries to attack Shu Han together, but the emperor Cao Rui fell ill and died!I was beaten by the Shu Han.Now that the Shu Han has raised troops to attack him, your Wei State is useless, but I have to cede land for peace and compromise.

In this reality, if he wanted to take revenge on the Shu Han, Soochow couldn't beat him, and if he couldn't beat the country, he would perish. Therefore, Soochow held a fearful attitude towards Shu Han.But Wu Guo transferred his dissatisfaction with the Shu Han to Cao Wei. After all, you dragged me into the water, you are fine, and I suffered. This made it difficult for Sun Quan not to put his resentment on Cao Wei.

In the general's mansion, Cao Shuang looked at the battle report on the case, sighed and looked depressed.He thought that if Man Chong led the army to attack Jingbei, even if he could not capture the city, he could still restrain the Shu Han's attack on Soochow.Unexpectedly, now that the city has not been taken down, the Shu Han has captured more than a dozen counties in Jingjiao, and its power has greatly increased.

It can be said that his decision-making problem this time is very big!
He Yan, his confidant, pondered for a while, and said with relief: "General, my army going south today is not victorious, not because of the general, but because of the favor of the man! His commanding army was blocked by three thousand people from Duyang, and he could not go south by detour. For this reason, the general added [-] troops to help, but he still cannot win, which shows that he is full of favors and incompetent."

As he said that, He Yan pointed to Man Chong's confession, and said: "Man Chong also knows that he is guilty, so please punish him on the table. The general can punish him in Shiyi, remove him from his official position, and rectify the law of the country."

Cao Shuang, who had a big head, saw that there was a countermeasure, so he nodded in agreement and said, "You can do what you said."

Xia Houxuan frowned, unable to say anything. For this matter, Cao Wei really needed a scapegoat.