Shu Chen

Chapter 420 It's Too Late
Zhuge Ke is not bloodthirsty.

There is a reason for the execution of the death-death soldiers who have already surrendered.

One is to think long-term for oneself.

His words of surrender, such as forgiving the rebels and asking for forgiveness of their families, were expedient measures, and Sun Quan did not agree with them.If the death-death soldiers were spared and the matter leaked, even if Sun Quan was not guilty, he would still have an excuse to make his own claims.He has long been designated as the prince Zuofu and is highly regarded by Sun Quan. He does not want to leave a stain on his official career that will be attacked by political dissidents in the future.

Secondly, it is to win the hearts of the soldiers under his command.

In order to motivate the soldiers to work hard, he made a promise to make all the tribes of Shanyue take revenge before the battle.If he breaks his promise and becomes fat, he may lose his prestige and the soldiers will no longer love him.

Moreover, the credit for killing Han Zong alone is different from the complete annihilation of the defecting army.

Not only can you get more rewards from the temple to give to the soldiers, but you can also demonstrate your ability to control and consolidate the foundation for you to lead the army in battle in the future. Why not do it?

In the end, all the soldiers who dared to die were awarded the head, and they deserved what they deserved.

These soldiers and their families were treated favorably by Sun Quan before, but they defected with Han Zong, and frequently entered the territory of Wu to kill the people and disrupt the people's livelihood.
To punish them all now is actually to follow the mandate of heaven to get rid of the culprits.

Why not!

After the slaughter was exhausted, Zhuge Ke asked the governor of Buqu to send the heads of Han Zong and the death-defying soldiers to Ruxuwu for credit, while he himself stayed in the valley to urge the soldiers to build fortifications, in case Wei Guo might be attacked. Another attack.

Be prepared.

According to common sense, now that the army of the State of Wei is stationed in Xiashikou, Shu County, it is impossible for Cao Rui, against Wei, to make Han Zongbu come to Ruxuwu alone.
Naturally, when cleaning the battlefield and building fortifications, he took advantage of the situation and asked the soldiers to collect the dead soldiers' corpses and build a temple on the spot to showcase Wu's martial arts.

The battle was soon known to both armies.

After Sun Quan learned that Wei Guo's attack on Lujiang County was false, but the real intention was to take the mountain road to attack Ruxuwu, so he came back by light boat.

At that time, he immediately ordered Han Zong's head to be sent to Xiaoyaojin, intending to hang the head of the old city of Hefei after the reconstruction of the old city of Hefei to warn others, and ordered all ministries to rest and prepare for war.Inevitably, he not only commended Zhuge Ke by writing a book himself, but also ordered Gu Li to send the Qingqu Gai he drove to Zhuge Ke's department as a token of merit and joy.

When Cao Rui heard about it, his eyes were full of melancholy.

It is not a pity that Han Zong died, but his own strategic intentions were stillborn.

Moreover, because of the delay in implementing this plan, Jiang Ji's remonstrance that "the whole army can be driven to Hefei New City to fight fiercely with the bandit Wu" no longer has the opportunity to implement.

It's late winter in December, and it's been about four months since Hefei New City changed hands!
After such a long period of time, no matter how incompetent the thief Wu was, he had already prepared the defensive deployment properly. Even if the whole army of Wei army came to the city, it would be difficult to take back the city.

There are only two choices left for him.

One, regaining the words of full favor, using Shouchun City as a barrier against the thief Wu, and the remaining cavalry frequently harassed and sent all the soldiers back to rest, and then make plans when the time is right.

On the other hand, the whole army returned to the city of Shouchun, fighting fiercely with the main force of the thief Wu, fighting against the opportunity of being encircled and sent for reinforcements.

Huainan's ownership is determined by the outcome of the decisive battle.

As for crossing Xiashikou and continuing to attack Wancheng with Xiahou Ba's troops, he no longer thought about it.

The repeated defeats in the battles made him lose confidence, and he dared not put all his eggs in one basket to bet on whether the "Battle of Shiting" would repeat itself.

Of course, he has another choice.

That is to send an edict to Guanzhong, and order Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, to lead the army out of Wuguan and go to Jiangling City. Taking advantage of the fact that Wei Guo does not need to guard against Bashu now, he will follow the example of Cao Pi in the past and attack Wu in two fronts. Wu was overwhelmed and unable to continue, so he voluntarily gave up Hefei Xincheng and returned to Jiangdong.

It is difficult to make this choice.

Gein Wei Guo is no longer the Wei Guo when he succeeded to the throne!

Going all out with the current national power, if you are not careful, you will step into the abyss of eternal doom.

The defeat and loss of soldiers is still light. The terrible thing is that the first attack against Shu has no results and then the thief Wu Wugong will make the people of the world question the theory of Wei's destiny. Dissidents and rebellions rise up, and the country will lose the country!

Yes, Cao Rui can't afford to lose either.

And he is now undisputed.

Needless to say, Man Chong, Jiang Ji, Wang Ji and others had reached a conclusion during the previous discussion and would not change course; while Sun Li hoped that he would be able to return to his birthday.
It is even more inadvisable to go to Luoyang to return to Luoyang.

Just a few days ago, Luo Yang sent a letter to report that Sikong Chen Qun, an important assistant minister, had passed away.

Although he heard Wu Zhizhi's words and issued an imperial edict against Chen Qun, it is undeniable that Chen Qun is popular in Anjingji court.

Gain Chen Qun is Xun Yu's son-in-law and the third-generation leader of the faction of Yingchuan scholars.

At the beginning, Wei Wu Cao Cao started his business, using Yingchuan scholars to make suggestions and pacify the local area; he used the Qiaopei clan to command the troops, conquering non-officials and guarding one side.Although later, with the continuous expansion of Cao Wei's foundation, talents from various states and counties were recruited for use, but Yingchuan scholars still had a very important voice in Luoyang Temple.

For example, when Wei Wen and Cao Pi were in the Han Dynasty, it was Chen Qun who promoted the nine-rank official system to appease the aristocratic family.

Now that Chen Qun is mourning, Sima Yi is out in battle, and Luoyang Temple will be headed by Sun Zi, Liu Fang, Cui Lin and others. It is fortunate to maintain the stability of the situation, so why do we expect them to discuss military affairs?
If not, write a book and ask the general about it?

Cao Rui, who had been thinking about it for several days without hesitation, quietly had this thought in his heart.

But soon, he gave up his intentions, and under the escort of hundreds of tiger and leopard riders, he rushed back to Shaopi and went to Huaikou to find Man Chong: the messenger came to report that there was another big movement in the Jiangdong army.

Lu Xun and Zhu Huan, who besieged Shouchun City, have all returned to Hefei New City!
Even the Quan Cong troops who were stationed at the garrison point in Chengde County and at the mouth of Shaopi in Dongfeishui have also transferred to Xiaoyaojin!

Is this the rebellion in the hinterland of Jiangdong, Jingnan or Jiaozhou?

Or in other words, the thief Wu knew that I intended to attack Ruxuwu, so the thief's descendant Sun Quan dispatched all his troops back, intending to fight our Wei army in Nanfeishui?

Regarding Jiangdong's sudden rescue and the loss of Huainan's meaning, Cao Rui was puzzled, and it was difficult to come to a conclusion.

But Man Chong's guess made him suddenly stunned.

"Your Majesty, the old minister secretly thought that it was because Jiangdong had repeatedly used swords and weapons in the past few years, so that the soldiers were exhausted and the stock of food and fodder was unsustainable. Based on the calculation of time, the old city of Hefei should have been built, so the thief Wu I have the idea of ​​stopping the army to take a rest, and I will gather my strength to attack the country again in the future."

This answer made Cao Rui secretly annoyed.

If it was as Man Chong said, no matter whether he adopted Man Chong's plan or Jiang Jizhi's words that day, there would be a great chance of forcing Jiang Dong to strike.
Now, it is too late.

Gein Jiangdong has already repaired the fortifications and has a city to rely on, so it is impossible to fight Wei Guo in the wild.

(End of this chapter)