Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 300 Vigilance
In the eighth year of Jianxing, Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty, in June.

The summer was hot and the heat was overwhelming. Liu Chan and the others deliberately moved to the small courtyard of the thatched cottage where Zhuge Liang used to give military lectures to escape the heat.

Outside the courtyard, cicadas are singing and bamboo shadows are whirling; inside the courtyard, there are books and books, and the cool breeze is blowing.

Liu Chan sat on the futon, and everyone sat in a row to deal with government affairs and military affairs.In the past, Dong Yun, Liao Li, and Zhuge Qiao accompanied him, and recently Ma Zhong joined to assist Liao Li in handling military affairs.

Dong Yun held a pen on the scarf and dealt with relevant government affairs related to the recent famine in Guanzhong, and the victims fled to Hanzhong.After a while, he put down his pen on the case, rolled up the scarf, summoned his attendants, and issued the edict to Pang Lin, the prefect of Hanzhong.

Pang Lin, the younger brother of Pang Tong, Liu Bei treated him favorably because his brother died in the attack on Yizhou.Pang Lin also lived up to his trust and was very talented.

During the Battle of Yiling, he accompanied the army to the east, served as the governor of Jingzhou, and served as Huang Quan's envoy, and crossed the river with Huang Quan to return to Han.Huang Yuan, the prefect of the Later Han Dynasty, rebelled. After the Great Han was pacified, Zhuge Liang appointed him as the prefect of Hanjia.

Because of his meritorious service, Lu Yi was promoted from the prefect of Hanzhong to the governor of Liangzhou.Zhuge Liang transferred Pang Lin to Hanzhong to serve as the prefect. Although his salary did not change, he was indeed promoted.

Dong Yun straightened his back, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the edict to appease the disaster victims in Guanzhong has been issued."

"Hmm!" Liu Chan put down the scroll and asked, "How many refugees from Guanzhong have gone to Hanzhong recently, is there any statistics?"

Dong Yun recalled a little, and replied: "At present, there are three thousand people, including old and weak, women and children, and there are about four hundred households."

Liu Chan closed the scroll and said, "I don't know how the prefect Pang will arrange for the more than [-] households who have returned to the Han Dynasty?"

Dong Yun thought for a moment, then replied: "I have talked with Prefect Pang, and we plan to move these four hundred households to Wudu County to fill the population of Wudu County. Prefect Yang treats them with the policy of relocating people from the middle of the country. Tax exemption for one year, and land distribution according to the population of each household."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "It's enough to arrange it properly. The officials in Wudu County are ordered not to bully the returnee Han people, so that they can settle down the more than [-] households and divide them into various counties. The strategy of living together in large groups and in small clusters. "

"No!" Dong Yun cupped his hands in response.

Ma Zhong on the side arched his hands, and said: "Your Majesty, there are people's words among the people returning to the Han Dynasty. It seems that Ni Wei has sent a large army into the pass again, but I don't know where to go?"

Hearing this, Liu Chan frowned and asked, "Is there any more details, have our army scouts sent out to investigate the change of the Wei Wei army?"

Ma Zhong nodded, cupped his hands and said: "There is no specific battle report. After discussing with the governor of Guanzhong, I have sent scouts to cross the Qinling Mountains and go to Guanzhong to investigate the military. Presumably, there will be news in a few days."

Liu Chan pondered for a moment, then asked: "With the abilities of the ministers, is it possible to guess where this army is going?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell into silence and meditated alone.

Only Dong Yun raised his head and blinked his eyes, as if it had nothing to do with him. After all, he didn't understand military affairs and dared not speak nonsense.

Liu Chan set his sights on Ma Zhong and Liao Li, waiting for their opinions.

After a long silence, Ma Zhong analyzed and said: "Your Majesty, when the Wei army entered Guanzhong, it was nothing more than going north to support Cao Zhen, going west to Longshan to attack Long, and going south to Qinling to attack Hanzhong. There are only three situations. The current battle situation is unknown. If you want to try In other words, I think there may be two."

"First, the situation in the war against Wei is critical, so Cao Rui will send a large army to support it; second, it is also possible to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and force the prime minister to return to the army. Where should the encirclement be? Or Longyou, or Hanzhong."

Liu Chan said thoughtfully: "If you follow what Dexin (Ma Zhongzi) said, no matter what, the situation in the first city of Gaoping against Wei is not optimistic, so you will send reinforcements into Guanzhong to support Cao Zhen in the battle."

Ma Zhong said in a deep voice, "Exactly!"

Liu Chan glanced at Liao Li and saw that he was proudly stroking his beard with a confident attitude, so he knew that Liao Li had a different opinion.

Liu Chan also took it for granted, tapped on the table and said, "Gong Yuan has different opinions, but we can share them together."

Liao Li Fuxu chuckled, and said proudly: "Your Majesty, what Dexin said is true. But from a standpoint, Cao Wei's army will go to the Qinling Mountains, attack Hanzhong in the south, and encircle Wei to save Zhao."

Hearing this, Liu Chan couldn't help asking in surprise, "Oh! Why did Gongyuan say that?"

Everyone present looked at Liao Li curiously, but Ma Zhong bowed his head in thought, as if he had missed some incidents.

Liao Li pondered for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "In May, heavy rain fell from the sky, the river swelled, and the people in Guanzhong suffered disasters. And the food for Cao Zhen's army was supplied by Guanzhong, and it was difficult for the prime minister to supply food, let alone Cao Zhen's army .”

"At that time, both Han and Wei's armies will be short of rations. Against the Wei state, we must think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy. Someone should offer a strategy to cut off our army's rations, so as to force the prime minister to withdraw; or implement a strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, and let the prime minister return to the army for rescue."

Liu Chan nodded slightly. The main force of the Han army was in the hands of Zhuge Liang. There was a very high probability that he would encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and let him return to the teacher to rescue.

"As for why Wei Wei must go south, take the roads of the Qinling Mountains, and attack Hanzhong, it is because it is impossible to go north or west."

Liao Li was so excited when he talked, he couldn't help getting up and pointing out.

"It rains heavily in May. If you go north to support Cao Zhen, it will be difficult to transfer food and grass, so you can't do anything; as for attacking Longyou in the west, the chariots and cavalry will stick to Longyou for a long time. The Longshan camp has been repaired, and there are thousands of soldiers on hand. Supporting the Longshan pass, if you want to use the strategy of attacking the west, it will be very difficult!"

"The attack on Hanzhong is different. The roads of the Qinling Mountains are in the south of Guanzhong, and they are close at hand. The military supplies in Guanzhong can be easily transported. Moreover, there are many roads in the Qinling Mountains. It is difficult to be found when walking among them. There is a limit for advancing and retreating. In addition, General Zhao died of illness. There are still deficiencies in the temporary supervision of the Central Capital Governor."

Liao Li said decisively: "Therefore, it is most likely that the army against Wei will go south to attack Hanzhong."

Hearing this, Dong Yun couldn't help applauding and said: "Gongyuan is a great talent, Yun Shen thinks so!"

Ma Zhong couldn't help but admire him, he clapped his hands for Liao Li, and said repeatedly: "Beautiful! Beautiful! Colorful!"

Liu Chan was very indifferent to this, and asked slowly: "Does Gong Yuan know how the army against Wei will attack Hanzhong?"

Liao Li, who was full of smiles, froze in an instant, pondered for a long time, and said: "There are so many roads in the Qinling Mountains, Li really can't guess."

Seeing Liao Li restraining his sharpness, Liu Chan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, Dexin is very tired. He will meet with the governor of Guanzhong and ask him to supervise all the ways to prevent Wei Jun from smuggling."

"No!" Ma Zhong replied.

Liu Chan smiled and said: "Gongyuan's meritorious deduction will be counted as military merit and will be rewarded after the battle."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liao Li bowed his waist and replied.

After a pause, Liu Chan thought of something and said, "It doesn't have to be like this, it's just that the rewards and punishments are clear. I don't know if Soochow has written letters recently, saying when Lord Wu will attack Hefei in the Northern Expedition?"

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Liao Li's mouth, and he said, "Soochow wants to attack Wei in July, and attack Hefei."

Liu Chan sneered, Sun Quan really deserved to be Sun Quan, and asked him to respond to the incident together, but pushed back and blocked, acting like a yellow bird catching cicadas.

Waving his hand, Liu Chan said: "Don't count on Sun Wu, let him do as he pleases, Fa Liang wants my big Han army to come by himself."

"Han Ji·Jiang Fei Dong Liao Lu Biography": In the eighth year of Jianxing, the prime minister raised a large army to attack Liang, Cao Rui sent Wei Zhen into Guanzhong, and Zhongzu was stationed in Hanzhong, with few soldiers. I don't know where the Zhen soldiers came out. I asked Yu Li , Li said: "There is a great hunger in Guanzhong, and there is not enough food and grass. You can only go south to inspect the roads and prepare for the enemy." The consequences are as Li said.

At the beginning, Li Zi said that his talent should be named as Zhuge Liang's second, and his personality was arrogant to others, but only Zhongzu could bear it, Li Zi felt his heart, and followed Zhongzu around.

(End of this chapter)