Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 950

Yanzhou fell, and Hebei was shaken.

Da Sima and General Cao Hong seemed to be a different person. He took out all the family property that Cao Rui gave back, and reorganized the tiger and leopard cavalry and the heavy infantry.

In addition to stationing Jizhou soldiers in Liyang and Pingyuan, Cao Hong also set up beacon towers in the lower reaches of the Yellow River to closely monitor the Han army's rush to cross the Yellow River.

Although Cao Pi treated Cao Hong poorly, the state of Wei was on the verge of life and death. Cao Hong remembered Cao Cao's last words and the hard-won state of Wei, so he stood up at the critical moment.

Although Cao Hong doesn't know how to use soldiers, he has been with Cao Cao for many years, and he has learned a little bit about defense.

The morale of the Wei State is currently low. Although Cao Hong is a senior official and lacks prestige in the army, there is someone to help him at the critical moment. Wu Zhi, who was stationed at Chaoge, neglected military affairs, and Cao Hong just used his head to establish his prestige.

Wu Zhi is bohemian, pretentious, and domineering. Cao Pi still relied on him when he was the emperor, but no one spoke for him when he was out of tea. Cao Rui thought he deserved to die when he knew about it.

Through these series of actions, Cao Hong gradually stabilized the decline of Wei's army and established his absolute prestige in the army. The soldiers obeyed orders and actively assisted Cao Hong in defending Guan Yu.

Guan Yu occupied Yanzhou in a hurry. When the Wei army fled north, they took all the boats with them. Now there is not a single fishing boat on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The hearts of the people in the newly occupied area are not stable, and Yanzhou is an area closely controlled by Wei State. If Guan Yu immediately conscripts the people to build ships, it is likely to affect the follow-up governance, and it is very easy to stir up civil uprisings.

At present, the most convenient method is to transfer the naval warships of Lu Xun and Gan Ning to enter the Yellow River from Yingshui, Suishui, Langtang Canal (artificial canal) and other tributaries of the Huai River.

At present, Qingzhou is still undecided south of the Yellow River. There are 2 to [-] defeated soldiers from Xu, Yu, and Yan prefectures. The [-] soldiers of Zhao Yun and Wei Yan alone are not enough.

In the spring of the second year of Yanyao (227), Guan Yu mobilized his warships to move northward as the Great Sima, and ordered Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, and Lu Xun to send troops to Qingzhou, and asked Guan Ping to lead [-] troops out of Jinbei and south of the Yellow River Completely return to the rule of the Han Dynasty.

More than [-] Han troops from the four routes attacked. Except for the counties and counties near the sea in Qingzhou, there were wars in the northwest, southwest, and south of Qingzhou.

Because Xia Houru was cut off from Hebei by Guanping, and there was no large ship to go back to Hebei from the sea, he could not surrender and could only grit his teeth and persist. Although the remnant army in Qingzhou had 6 to [-] people, their morale was low and they collapsed in the first battle. The result is that the number of soldiers is getting smaller and smaller, and the territory is getting smaller and smaller.

At the end of May, Xia Houru was forced to retreat to the vicinity of Dongmou County, Donglai County, with only [-] veterans brought from the Northwest Battlefield around him.

"It's not that Xiahouru is incompetent, it's because the heavens do not bless us, Great Wei. Let's go away separately. If the general can't surrender, he will die for the country with his own body." Xiahouru said impassionedly, and ran towards the sea without looking back. middle.

Xia Houru threw himself into the sea to die for his country, Zhao Yun, the governor of Qingzhou, settled in and governed, Gan Ning, the governor of Yuzhou, and Lu Xun, the governor of Xuzhou, returned to the army.

Since the states have just been taken back from the Wei State, it will take some time to stabilize the hearts of the people, and they cannot all be piled up on the south bank of the Yellow River.

When the first batch of warships arrived at the Yellow River, Guan Yu tried to cross the north bank, but Cao Hong was like a mad dog sniping, and he tried several times during the day and night without success.

Seeing that the morale of the Wei army had recovered, Guan Yu would have suffered huge losses if the Han army had landed on the beach at all costs. Moreover, the front line had been extended several times compared to before, and supplies from Jingzhou, Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, and Yizhou were difficult to transport.

After weighing the pros and cons, Guan Yu chose to postpone the attack on Hebei. While he was resting with the people, he trained his soldiers to reorganize the navy, and planned to march after he was fully prepared.

At the end of the second year of Yanyao, Lan Yuan, the prefect of Langya, came to Beijing by order. Liu Wan gave birth to a son and he has not returned home. Now his son is two and a half years old, and he only has the baby name of Lan Tian.

After Lanyuan returned to Beijing, Liu Bei hosted a banquet for Lantian's family in Changqiu Palace. Prince Liu Chan, Zhang Xingcai and his wife, Lu Wang Liu Yong, and Liang Wang Liu Li were all present.

Liu Chan and Lan Yuan were childhood playmates, they hadn't seen each other for several years and had endless conversations, Zhang Xingcai also asked Liu Wan to chat about family affairs, and the newly married Guan Yinping took care of Lan Qing.

Liu Bei saw that the juniors were chatting happily, nodded to Lan Tian and said, "It's a pity that Zhong Ling, Qing's tiger son, is not here, otherwise your Lan family would be all here. I didn't expect Cao Hong to be so tenacious."

Lan Tian replied solemnly: "Jizhou has not had a war in recent years, and has preserved a solid foundation, otherwise Cao Pi would not have moved the capital. It is right that Yun Chang did not choose to rush. One battle will determine the universe."

"The Prime Minister also said the same thing. Now there are not enough officials, so we can only use some old Wei officials. It would be great if we fully adopted the Jiaozhou system." Liu Bei shook his head lightly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this matter has to be done slowly, just like Luling and Jiangdong, let the water flow forever." Lan Tian nodded slightly.

Liu Bei affirmed: "Ziyu wrote a letter a few days ago. Jiang Dong is developing towards Ziyu's layout. He admires you very much."

"Uh," Lan Tian responded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, today is a family banquet, so you and Da Sinong don't talk about state affairs." Empress Wu Cheng reminded in a low voice.

Liu Bei laughed and said: "I forgot, Ziyu and younger siblings will come here often, Qing'er, don't be cautious."

"Qing'er can't." When Lan Qing was smiling like a flower, she was glared at by Lu Lingqi, complaining that the other party answered the words carelessly, thinking that the palace is no match for home.

"Qing'er doesn't know the rules, Your Majesty, please forgive her for being rude." Lan Tian looked embarrassed.

Liu Bei frowned, smiled at Lan Qing and said, "How can there be any rules? Qing'er, don't listen to your father, his biggest shortcoming is humility."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance." Lu Lingqi also echoed Lan Tian in thanking Liu Bei.

"Madam Lan is so polite. Your Majesty and General Lan are inseparable. In addition, Qing'er is very smart. I remember that she was born in Jian'an in the 21st year. So she is one year younger than Li'er." Wu Cheng wanted to change the topic, but Lan Tian , Liu Bei's brows twitched slightly at the same time.

Liu Bei interrupted, "It's rare for Ziyu's family to come together. Let's talk about other important things, such as Yang'er's name. Have you guys made up your mind?"

"I let Bo Yang decide for himself." Lan Tian pointed to Lan Yuan.

"Uh, I didn't think it would be better to ask His Majesty to give you a name." Lan Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment. For the past two years, he has been fighting in the army abroad. When he was free to think of a good name, he found that he had read so many books. It was so hard to find the perfect one, and I got delayed when I got entangled.

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "Your father has the merits of bringing peace and stability to the country. My grandson should follow the example of Zi Yuzhi in governing the world and governing the country. I will use governance as the name. How about the word Jingguo?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name." Lan Tian and Lan Yuanqi thanked each other.

Liu Bei said with a leisurely smile, "Haha, as long as your father and son agree, don't blame me for doing it for you."

Because Liu Bei didn't put on the emperor's airs at all in front of everyone in the Lan family, everyone was talking and laughing during the family banquet. It wasn't until the Lan family and Liu Bei's children left the palace that Liu Bei's smiling face became serious.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Wu Cheng carefully asked.

Liu Bei looked at her and replied seriously: "Queen, don't get Lan Qing's idea, I have my own opinion about Li'er's marriage."

"I just want to be a concubine"

Wu Cheng wanted to say that Lan Yuan married Liu Wan, and then let Liang Wang Liu Li marry Lan Qing, the relationship between the two families would be closer, and he could repay the kindness recommended by Lan Tian.

"Don't even think about it." Liu Bei left four words, and strode away from Changqiu Palace.

Lan Tian will definitely assist Liu Chan in the future. If he marries his daughter to Liu Li again, it will leave hidden dangers for Liu Chan in the future. Liu Bei's political sensitivity is very high.

　After writing about the Nanyang War, the war part will not be written in detail. There are three reasons: 1. The military economy can already be pushed horizontally, and it is impossible to write the feeling of pulling; , It feels bad to write repeated tactics; 2. The book is ending as planned, and it is really impossible to write about war in a large space.Sorry for any inappropriateness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)