Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Shen Chen sent Ma Chao and Zhao Yun to divide into two groups, from Fukouxing and Jingxing out of Taihang Mountain, and took Zhao Guo and Wei Jun.

At this time, Weijun still had [-] soldiers and horses.

The sudden death of Cao Rui made the city of Yedu full of wind and rain, and made the common people and families panic and uneasy.

Especially the aristocratic families, everyone was panicked, worrying whether Cao Rui's death at this time would cause Cao Wei to collapse.

But fortunately, Cao Zhi ascended the throne. As the adult clan of the Cao family and the second son of Cao Cao, Cao Zhi still has some prestige.

After he came to power, he immediately summoned the representatives of the major families in the imperial court, moved them with emotion, understood them with reason, and barely maintained the hearts of the people who were on the verge of collapse.

In fact, if it was a normal feudal dynasty change, Cao Wei would have disappeared by this time, and the aristocratic families from all over the world would not provide such great support for Cao Wei.

Just as there were very few gentry in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Ming Dynasty who supported the Ming Dynasty, there are countless gentry in the south of the Yangtze River who shaved their hair and served as the leading party of the Qing Dynasty.

In the final analysis, it is still an ordinary feudal dynasties, and the upper-level powers generally do not shake the interests of the landlord class, so that the old dynasties can be quickly cleaned up, and the effect of quickly seizing the country can be achieved.

However, the policy of the Southern Han Dynasty is quite scary. Even the founding emperors of the Western Han and Eastern Han did not have the courage to do so, and directly confiscated the population and land of the landlord class.

And what's even more terrifying is that they succeeded.

The many rebellions of the southern aristocratic families ended in failure. Liu Bei's group won the support of a large number of low-level people and ethnic minorities in the south, and the more they fought, the more troops and land they had, which made them panic.

If this goes on like this, the entire world's aristocratic families will lose the foundation of population and land that they depend on for their livelihood.

So it’s not that the northern aristocratic families are more loyal to Cao Wei, but that the fucking southern great Han will not give them a way out. If the Southern Han Dynasty changes its policy and allows them to keep hermits and fields, Shen Chen, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others will not need to do it. Get rid of Cao Wei.

It's just that land reform is the basic national policy of the great Han in the south, and it is also the beginning of Shen Chen's plan to flex his muscles in the future. Therefore, the national policy is not allowed to be changed. Naturally, the aristocratic families in the north can only follow Cao Wei to the dark.

In August of the first year of Han Jianxing, Cao Wei gathered all the forces that could be concentrated at present, and launched a comprehensive defensive war against the Hebei area. Everyone on both sides knew that this was the last battle.

Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen's soldiers joined together, and Wu Yi's troops arrived at the rear, the total force was about 23.

The commander-in-chief of the Han army is Zhuge Liang, and the deputy commander is Shen Chen. Below him are generals such as Zhang Fei, Wu Yi, Lu Chang, Wenpin, Wu Ban, Gao Xiang, Dong Jue, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and Zhang Ren. Thousands to tens of thousands of people, mighty and mighty, spread throughout Hanoi County.

Hanoi County was a narrow and long terrain in the Han Dynasty, because the Yellow River did not go southeast as in later generations in Han Dynasty, but flowed northeast in the south of Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, passing through the south of Xinxiang City, and the north of the Yellow River in later generations. Yuanyang County, Yanjin County, Fengqiu County, and Changyuan City were all south of the Yellow River in the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Hanoi County in the Han Dynasty was actually Jiyuan City, Jiaozuo City, Xinxiang City, Weihui City, and finally Hebi City in the later generations of Henan Province. Hua County and Jun County, which were relatively close to Hebi City, were all located near the Yellow River at that time. South.

That's why Sima Yi retreated to Dangyin and Chaoge.

Because there are mountains in the west of this area, which were called Heishan and Luchang Mountains in the Han Dynasty, and later became Yunmeng Mountain Scenic Area in Qi County, Henan Province. The east and south directions are the Yellow River. Take Hebei in the direction of the north.

From the perspective of terrain, it is a direction that is more conducive to defense. When Cao Cao attacked Hebei, he crossed the river from the Yanjin area. Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang and others blocked Cao Cao in this direction and were broken by Cao Cao.

At this moment, the Han army spread out in Hanoi and quickly occupied many counties in the southwest of Hanoi. Then the main force gathered in the Ji County area and began to continue to march north.

Now the entire Henan area has been occupied by the Han army, and a large number of Han troops have stationed in Yanzhou. Many officials in Luoyang, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and other areas behind have been assigned to the imperial examination to maintain local order.

At the same time, the food and grass in the rear began to be transported to the north continuously, so as to ensure that the front-line army had enough food to launch a decisive battle against Cao Wei.

Until September, the Han army had already arrived in the area of ​​Chaoge, the rear army of the Han army was still in Ji County, and the main force of the Chinese army was in the south of Luchang Mountain, which is almost the area of ​​Andu Township in Weihui City, Henan Province. And the [-] troops led by Zhang Fei from the former army have reached Muye, south of Chaoge.

The Ma Chao tribe of Bingzhou went out of Jingxing to Xiangguo, which is Xingtai City in later generations. The Wei army of Xiangguo guarded the city and did not dare to go out of the city to fight to the death with the Han army.And Zhao Yun's department came out of Taihang Mountain from Fukouxing, and was launching an attack on Sheguo.

Xia Houyuan retreated from Runan to Xuzhou on the Eastern Front, and then withdrew from Xuzhou to Qingzhou. At that time, Guan Yu had already gone north to occupy Xuzhou. Xia Houyuan knew that he would not be able to defend Shandong, so he withdrew to the north of the Yellow River and crossed the river from Gaotang County in Pingyuan State. As far as Qinghe State, I want to defend the southeast of Wei County.

While Guan Yu sent people to recover Qingzhou, he himself led the main force. With Lu Xun as his staff and general Wei Yan as the vanguard, he crossed the Yellow River from Baima County in Yanzhou to Leping and Liaocheng in the north of the Yellow River in Baima County. , Weixian, and Fanyang areas launched an offensive.

From the second half of the first year of Jianxing, from late autumn to early winter, the power of the entire Cao Wei Dynasty began to shrink significantly, and almost all the troops began to huddle in the surrounding areas of Yecheng. For this reason, it can be said that There is no difference with death.

And in October, Liu Chan went to Luoyang to supervise the battle at the suggestion of Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others.Although the capital was not moved from Xiangyang to Luoyang immediately, the recovery of the two capitals of the Han Dynasty has given great spiritual encouragement to the people of the Han Dynasty in the south.

On October 20th, early winter, the temperature in Hebei dropped sharply. A few days ago, it was able to maintain at more than [-] degrees. It dropped all the way until the end of September. Now it can reach more than [-] degrees during the day, and the temperature at night is very low.

Weixian County, located in the east of Weijun County, is probably in the area of ​​Daming County, Hebei Province in later generations. At this moment in Weixian County, Xia Houyuan is looking at the east from the top of the city.

He is only a few years younger than Cao Cao, and he is over 60 now, but his face is as old as 80, with gray temples, gray and black hair, deep eyes but with a touch of sadness, as if thinking about What.

As the hinterland of Cao Wei, as well as the base of population and land, the wilderness of Hebei in early winter should not be considered desolate. There are countless people living inside and outside the towns and pavilions of the counties.

Normally, the fields outside the city should be busy with farmers. During the Han Dynasty, millet and wheat were planted alternately in the Hebei area. Millet was planted in May and June, and harvested in October. Then wheat was planted in November, and harvested in April and May of the next year. This is the source of Sumai that is often said in ancient books of the Han Dynasty.

But at the moment, outside Wei County, there is a deserted area, with dilapidated villages and uncultivated farmland. Only occasionally old people and women who can't fight can be seen walking through the countryside, barely plowing some fields and vegetable fields to make ends meet.

Cao Wei has fought too many wars these years, and the young and middle-aged have suffered a lot, and even the hinterland has been depopulated.Now even aristocratic families are short of labor, let alone ordinary people.

"Father."

Behind Xia Houyuan came a tall and straight young man slowly, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, handsome face, quite elegant and dignified.

"Children's rights."

Hearing the young man's words, Xia Houyuan turned his head, glanced at him, and sighed slightly: "Guan Yu is approaching."

The young man's name is Xia Hourong, and he is one of the famous child prodigies of the Three Kingdoms.

During the last battle of Ziyun Mountain, Xia Hourong happened to follow Cao Pi back to Luoyang and was not in the army. Xia Houyuan was very regretful because Xia Houyuan was ambushed by Zhuge Liang when he was retreating.

Later, Xia Houyuan was re-enabled by Cao Rui, and he stayed with his father all the time, wanting to help his father as a military adviser.

It's a pity that when he came, Cao Wei had suffered serious losses in several wars, and the situation was already declining. Even if Han Xin came back to life in vain, there was nothing he could do.

Xia Hourong walked to Xia Houyuan's side, looked at the east, and saw countless figures on the distant horizon, densely packed like a black torrent, slowly appearing at the end of their field of vision.

There are villages and fields outside Wei County, and some people live there. However, at the front of the army, some cavalry scouts scattered into the village, shouting: "Xuande Gong's benevolent and righteous army attacked the traitors in the north, and the people did not pay their food." , No corvee, no crime in the army, please don’t panic.”

Before the army arrived, the scouts who explored the road in front of the city had poured into the pavilions and villages outside the city. Originally, the people were hiding in their homes and panicked, and some even fled early. Started not to run away anymore.

In the final analysis, Liu Bei himself has a great reputation in the north. He was able to take risks all over the world, and finally established a foundation in troubled times, relying on his well-known popularity at home and abroad and his extremely high personal charm.

In addition, both Liu Bei and Shen Chen are kind to the people in the north.

The plague that swept the world that year was not just as simple as the death of Tai Shici in the south, Lu Su in Jiangdong, and Li Dian in the north.

These are only the famous historical figures who died of illness in the plague. Those unknown people, the head of Guizhou, even poor families, and dignitaries are countless. Even Cao Zhi wrote in his article that the number of deaths from the plague was tens of millions. It can be seen that this The harm caused by the plague.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhongjing, a genius doctor under the Liu Bei Group in the south, worked hard for many years and wrote "Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases". In addition, Hua Tuo left the "Book of Qingsang" before his death, and Shen Chen bribed the jailer to send it over to strengthen the disease. Plague protection.

After the plague in the south gradually subsided, Shen Chen sent a large number of doctors with experience in treating the plague to the north to help them go to Henan, Hebei and other places to help the plagued people, and left behind the reputation of Liu Bei and Shen Chen.

Since then, the people in the north are full of gratitude to Liu Bei and Shen Chen.

Therefore, with the blessing of Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness and his kindness to the people in the north, wherever the troops of the great Han in the south went, they were almost wholeheartedly welcomed by the people, and the state of vigor and vitality spread all over the north.

At this moment, outside the city of Wei County, as the scouts sent by Guan Yu made a lot of publicity, the originally nervous people gradually calmed down, and some even came out boldly to watch the situation.

After the main force of the Han army arrived in the village outside, Guan Yu dismounted himself and talked with the respected elders in the township pavilion to calm their emotions.

Xia Hourong was young and had very good eyesight. Standing on the city tower, he could see some common people standing on the side of the official road several miles away, eating pots of oatmeal.

Some generals of the Han army got off their horses and chatted with them, and the atmosphere on both sides was very pleasant. The Han army even started to build a camp near the village, preparing to attack Wei County. The people also helped them cut down trees and build walls.

"The People Outside the City"

Seeing this scene, Xia Hourong frowned and said, "Since you are the people of Wei, are you flattering the bandit master?"

Xia Houyuan said bitterly: "Now in the hearts of the common people, I'm afraid we are the thieves."

"It's just a group of fools who will please whoever is strong."

Xia Hourong snorted coldly.

Xia Houyuan shook his head: "Youquan, you are wrong, the only way to please whoever is strong is the nobles of the family, not the common people."

"Isn't this already proven outside the city?"

Xia Hourong pointed to the distance and said.

"You do not understand."

Xia Houyuan looked into the distance and said softly: "My father has followed Meng De to fight north and south since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He has met too many people on the road he traveled. Most of the people are simple and simple. Whoever gives them a pot of water and a mouthful of food will make them happy. I am grateful to him. Zhang Jiao can cause chaos on his own, isn't that the case? After all, it is Meng De's actions that are unpopular."

"Father."

Seeing Xia Houyuan's face full of hesitation, Xia Hourong suddenly remembered that when they were in Qingzhou, because the army lacked food and the court did not send food and grass, they had no choice but to plunder the supplies of the people, killing and injuring them. A lot of civilians.

Maybe who is the official and who is the thief, at that time, it is already clear at a glance.

Xia Houyuan sighed and said: "I am not ashamed of Meng De, but I am ashamed of the people of the world. Maybe the Great Wei has reached the current situation, and the heavens are going to punish us. Youquan, do you think we have a chance of winning?"

Xia Hourong hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Nothing."

Although Xia Houyuan had about 6 people on hand before, in fact there were only more than 4, because when he evacuated from Runan, Xuzhou and other places to the north, there were already a large number of deserters on the road.

Many low-level soldiers did not want to continue fighting. No matter how Xia Houyuan restrained and killed many fleeing soldiers, it was gradually difficult.

So they managed to survive all the way, more than 1 people fled, and only about 4 people retreated back to Hebei.

Moreover, most of these 4 people are Hebei soldiers. If they were not from Hebei, I am afraid that they would have basically run away on the road. No one would be willing to serve such a nearly collapsed Wei Dynasty. .

Therefore, with Xia Hourong's intelligence, he should naturally understand that the odds of winning against the Guan Yu Han army with more than 4 people and high morale can be described as slim.

"Do your best, and obey the destiny."

Xia Houyuan looked into the distance with vicissitudes of life, and said: "If you die in battle for your father, you must remember to surrender obediently and stop making fearless resistance. Your brother sent some letters from home. He met your sister Juan. It was also settled well in the south, at least our family surrendered there, and it wouldn’t be too bad.”

After finishing speaking, he raised his head and looked at the sky in a daze, with the will to die already in his heart.

It is not ashamed to have friendship with the Cao family and the Xiahou family for the rest of their lives to show their aspirations through death.