Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 99 Before the Great War
Maotouling, the camp of the Han army.

The night falls quietly, the crescent moon in the sky is like a hook, the insects are singing crisply, and the cold moon is twinkling with a few stars.As the light breeze blew, the bright brazier lamps lit up everywhere in the camp reflected Wang Ping's resolute cheeks.

"Xiaoxing, has the secret whistle been deployed tonight?" Wang Ping looked at the rebel camp in the distance, and said to the person behind him.

"General Qi, Fu Gang's inspection is over. The light and dark sentries are all in place, and the password has been changed every day." The tall young man clasped his hands and replied.

This person is Jufu, the master of Weiyi in Baijia, named Xiaoxing.

When Wang Ping was in Hanchang County, he enlisted the local 賨 people to make up the guards. After learning the surnames of the people in the county, they joined the Baijiawei.Wang Ping interviewed the people one by one and talked with them, and found that Ju helped him to practice martial arts since childhood, and he was brave and good at fighting;

After Wang Ping talked, he reported to Liu Chan and ordered Jufu to be the lord of the town.Sure enough, Jufu lived up to Wang Ping's great trust, handled affairs mildly in the army, and enforced the law impartially.Share joys and sorrows with the soldiers, treat the soldiers well, and have a high prestige in the army.

After a pause, Gou Fu asked: "General, the invincible army has been attacking at night, can you reduce the number of night watchmen tonight?"

Wang Ping shook his head and warned: "Don't take chances. Military affairs are impermanent, so don't ignore them. Everything should be arranged according to the arrangement to prevent night attack. As a general, caution is paramount. The lives of soldiers are all tied to the general. The loss of one person is the price of the lives of hundreds of soldiers behind the scenes. Remember not to rely too much on it!"

Hearing this, Fu Fu replied seriously: "No, thank you General for teaching, Fu will keep it in mind."

After finishing speaking, Gou Fu hesitated for a while, and then asked curiously: "General, the prime minister asked the general a few days ago where the place he must save, why didn't the general tell you?"

Wang Ping smiled and said, "How do you think I will know?"

Ju Fu thought for a while, then slowly said: "The general told Fu before that attacking Weng Jin is sure to save, how can you say you don't know?"

"Haha, Xiaoxing has a heart. Do you know why I didn't say it?" Wang Ping laughed.

"But because the prime minister is here, you have to give up the credit to the prime minister?" Ju Fu said in a deep voice.

Wang Ping shook his head and said with a light smile: "Wrong! In the Han court, the prime minister is under one man and above ten thousand, so why does the prime minister need any credit?"

"General, why?" Ju Fu asked curiously.

"Yang Yi joined the army, Ma Di, the prefect of Yuexi, and Deng Ai, the governor of the sect. Duke Wei is narrow-minded and has a quick temper; when he was young, he thought highly of himself and boasted; Shi Zai was an upright man with a strong heart for fame and fortune. All three wanted to show themselves, Why did I dare to stop them? I spoke out for the sake of the country." Wang Ping looked up at Mingyue and sighed.

Ju Fu said angrily: "If the general does not show his talent, how can the prime minister and your majesty promote the general?"

"Haha, Jane is just in the heart of the emperor. The prime minister was just there to test everyone." After speaking, Wang Ping went to check the night defense to prevent Weng Jin from attacking at night.

Ju Fu looked at Wang Ping's back and felt admiration. Since he followed the general to the south, the general has been patrolling like this every night, and the general has managed the army so steadily.
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At noon, Beishui Valley, Hanzhong military camp.

Zhuge Liang lowered his head to deal with the official documents, and asked Yang Yi when he was dealing with them: "Duke Wei (Yang Yi's character), can you come back from Maotouling?"

Yang Yi lifted the curtain of the camp, saw Wang Ping was talking with Deng Ai, turned her head and said: "Prime Minister, Zi Jun has arrived, and the rest of the generals have also arrived."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang raised his head and turned his stiff neck, and said slowly: "Order all the generals to enter the account, and discuss the military discussion together."

Yang Yi nodded, went out of the tent and shouted: "The prime minister has an order, all generals enter the account, and discuss military discussions together."

All the generals filed in, and Zhuge Liang sat in the army's big tent.

Zhuge Liang saw that all the generals had arrived, and said with a smile on his face: "Repay each other carefully, and the rebels are fighting among themselves. Yong Kai, the leader of Yizhou County, rose up to help Gaoding, the king of Yi, but was beheaded by Gaoding's subordinates. Yizhou County's reinforcements have retreated. , Yi Wang Gaoding personally went to Maotouling to relieve Weng Jin's siege."

As soon as Zhuge Liang's words came out, the soldiers in the tent talked a lot, Yang Yi saw this and shouted in a deep voice: "Silence!"

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Zhuge Liang continued, "The thieves are here right now."

All the soldiers clasped their hands and shouted in unison: "Prime Minister, please give an order."

Zhuge Liang looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "The Maotou Road along the road from Beishui County to Maotouling is full of valleys. In the battle in the valley, the brave must take the lead, so it is necessary to send a strong general to take the lead. I wonder which general is willing to take on this important task?"

When Wu Ban in the queue heard this, he went out and clapped his hands and said proudly: "Prime Minister, Ban is willing to take on this important task."

Zhuge Liang praised Wu Ban's aura of giving it up to me, nodded and said: "Yuanxiong can choose elite soldiers, fighting in the valley is no small matter, there is no retreat."

Wu Ban said solemnly: "Ban remembers it in his heart, and the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road." After speaking, Wu Ban stepped forward to receive the order.

Zhuge Liang held the command arrow and said slowly: "The enemy army is walking along the valley. Our army can pretend to fight to exhaust their minds, and then pretend to be defeated to lure them deep. I don't know which general is willing to take on this important task?"

"Ai is willing to take on this important task and fulfill his mission!" Deng Ai said first.

"Yes! Shi Zai remember to plant flags along the way." Seeing that it was Deng Ai, Zhuge Liang was not worried about handing over the token to him directly.

"No!" Deng Ai stepped forward to receive the order and replied.

"Zijun, how are the Maotouling rebels doing recently?" Zhuge Liang thought about the rest of the rebels, and asked with a stroke.

Wang Ping's face was calm, and he clasped his hands and replied: "The enemy broke through the encirclement many times, but was stopped by our army. Ping thought that when the enemy came to rescue, it was his last battle."

"Is there any difficulty in handing over the Maotouling rebels to Zijun?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"There is no difficulty, Ping takes the order." After Wang Ping finished his answer, he stepped forward to take the military order.

Zhuge Liang saw that everything was well arranged, and finally said: "The remaining soldiers, after the enemy's defeat, immediately attack Beishui County. Go down and prepare!"

"No!" Everyone applauded.

All the people poured out of the tents, went back to their respective departments, and rectified the soldiers. There was an endless stream of people walking and running in the camp.

Deng Ai trotted back to the camp, notified the soldiers to assemble, went to Maotou Road, and prepared relevant matters in advance.

The soldiers currently led by Deng Ai are the Chijiawei who were recruited in Jiangyang County a few years ago.

Su Gu, who was resting in the tent, heard the voice of Deng Ai's assembly, hurried out of the tent and asked excitedly: "There is a war in Shi Zai, I want to wait to fight."

Deng Ai ordered everyone to pack up the military flags and weapons, and perfunctorily said to Su Gu: "Yes, but the prime minister asked me to wait until we defeat Zhan."

Su Gu was very surprised when he heard that, he directly shook his head and said in dissatisfaction, "I don't know how to fight against defeat."

Deng Ai stopped his movements, and said helplessly, "It was arranged by the prime minister. The defeat was to lure the enemy deeper. I will tell you the details on the march."

Su Gu said with a smile: "Okay, okay. If there is a war, you can fight." After finishing speaking, Su Gu helped Deng Ai direct the people to pack up military supplies, food and grass.

(End of this chapter)