Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 617 Wu Rebellion
In August, Nanyang County, Wancheng.

Zhuge Liang knelt on the couch, flipping through the frontline battle reports, very leisurely.

After more than a month of conditioning, Zhuge Liang's body has just recovered, and the complexion on his face has also returned to normal, but it is definitely not as good as it was a few years ago.His energy is not as strong as before.

"Prime Minister, urgent military report~"

The attendant trotted in from outside the house and shouted.

Zhuge Liang put down the battle report, frowned and asked, "What's the urgency? So flustered?"

"Zhu Ran led his army northward against the Han River and arrived outside Xiangfan City. Pu Zhong, the city guard, said that the situation was urgent and he wanted to sacrifice the city and our country."

"What?" Zhuge Liang stood up suddenly and took Pu Zhong's letter.

After a few glances, Zhuge Liang couldn't control the anger in his heart. He slapped the letter on the desk and said, "What is Zhu Ran's intention? Leading the army to the north, instead of using troops to Jianghuai, he ignored the diplomatic relations between the two countries. "

In Zhuge Liang's eyes, although the current battle situation is anxious, it is still moving closer to the Shu Han.Although Xiangyang County has not been conquered, like Nanyang County, it is basically going to be in the pocket of the big man.Unexpectedly, Soochow used troops to attack Xiangyang County in the north, but did not send troops to Jianghuai.

Even if Sun Quan has a dispute over the territory, he should send envoys to communicate with him instead of marching to Xiangfan without saying a word.

"Prime Minister~"

After hearing the emergency military report, everyone flocked from other places.

Zhuge Liang suddenly felt dizzy, and he took a moment to hold on to the case, and asked, "Is there any news about Liao Li and Zhuge Qiao?"

The attendant shook his head and said, "There is no news about these two people."

Zhuge Liang slowly sat back on the couch, rubbed his temples and said: "The people of Wu are afraid that they have betrayed the alliance, and they don't want to help me, a big man, to conquer Nanyang."

"Why did the prime minister say that?" Xi Zhong asked.

Zhuge Liang, who came over slowly, pointed to Pu Zhong's letter, and said: "Pu Zhong's letter has something to say, and Zhu Ran held Cao Rui's letter to order him to surrender. Now he is unwilling. He wants to dedicate the city to our country, and he does not want to go south to Soochow."

"Moreover, our country and Sun Quan have made an alliance for more than ten years, and there are many letters of war between the two countries. Today, Sun Quan sent Zhu Ran to attack Xiangfan, but he did not send envoys or letters. Liao Li and Zhuge Qiao were nowhere to be seen when our country went to Jiangdong. Sun Quan It must be dissatisfaction with our country's attack on Nanyang, or fear of our country's current prestige."

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but panic, and some didn't know what to do.

Xi Zhong took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Since Pu Zhong wants to surrender, please send troops to capture Xiangfan, the prime minister, in order to resist Zhu Ran's army."

Zhuge Liang sighed, yesterday he was still thinking about Liao Li persuading Sun Quan to attack Jianghuai and rejuvenate the situation.Now the situation changed suddenly, the Wu people turned to the Wei people, and the two armies attacked the Shu Han.

Zhuge Liang didn't answer, but stood up and greeted him: "The battle is urgent, and we need to discuss with His Majesty. Someone prepare a car and go to the camp."

Wancheng is less than a day's journey from Gualijin Ferry.In such an urgent situation, he cannot decide by himself, and must be analyzed in conjunction with the situation of the Han army camp on the front line.

After reading Pu Zhong's letter, Lu Zhi, the governor of Jingzhou, quickly realized that something was wrong. He caught up behind Zhuge Liang and said, "Prime Minister, please order Wu Ban and Jufu Er to be on guard in the Hanshui area of ​​Nanxiang to prevent the Wu people from capturing Xiangfan. , took the opportunity to go up the river and cut off the way of our army's three eastern counties."

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized that he was right again and again, and greeted him: "Quickly tell Wu Ban and Jufu the information, and prevent Wu Jun's navy from going north, so as to prevent our big man from contacting the three eastern counties."

"promise!"

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liang thanked Lu Zhi and said, "If it wasn't for Shiying's persuasion, I would have forgotten."

"I don't know if Lu Jingzhou is willing to accompany a certain person to meet His Majesty?"

"Follow the public order." Lu Zhi replied.

……

Gualijin Ferry, Wei Army Camp.

Cao Rui is discussing the military report sent by Xia Houba with Jiang Ji, Wei Zhen and other confidants.

After Xia Houba was defeated by Deng Ai, he was worried about the enemy, so he led his army to retreat to Lushi County, and submitted the battle report to Cao Rui to see his next plan.

When crossing Funiu Mountain, Deng Ai's army pursued them, with the two pawns of Jian and Ge as the vanguard, the Han pawns as the rear, and Xiahouba's rear army was defeated.When he gathered his soldiers and horses, Deng Ai pursued him again and defeated Xiahouba's troops for the second time. Fortunately, Xiahouba led [-] soldiers to fight and successfully retreated.

But Deng Ai still did not let Xiahouba go, and selected hundreds of soldiers such as elite Han and Ge to take the path and arrive at the Xishui River Valley first.When Xiahouba was crossing the river, he launched an attack, and with the main force of the Han army pursuing him, the Wei army was defeated.Xia Houba led the army to the back of the palace again, and the two armies retreated until it was dark.

After three battles between Deng Ai and Xiahouba, all three were victorious. When the troops were in full swing, they crossed the Xishui River Valley, entered the boundary of the Hongnong Lu family, arrived at the Luoshui River, and approached Luoyang.

Luoyang shakes!

The retreating Xia Houba deployed defenses along the Luoshui area, and urgently asked Cao Rui's army for help, and deployed surrounding troops to confront Deng Ai.

The Han army continued to fight for more than ten days, and Deng Ai had no energy to continue marching. He rested in place and waited for further replenishment of supplies and troops.

"What does Jiang Ji think?" Cao Rui asked weakly.

Jiang Ji frowned tightly, as the Wu people turned their backs on the Shu Han and Zhu Ran entered Xiangyang, everything was changing for the better.However, the Han people were surprising. After defeating Xiahouba, their troops went straight to Luoyang.

From a strategic point of view, the land of Luoyang is not urgently needed for the big man.But from a political point of view, there is no place in Cao Wei that can compare with Luoyang.

Therefore, this move of the Han people will directly poke Cao Wei's heart!Disrupting Jiang Ji's arrangement, if it is not handled properly, and soldiers enter Luoyang, the reputation of the Great Wei will inevitably be affected.

Jiang Ji looked up at Cao Rui and said, "Your Majesty, look at it from the perspective of the situation. The defeat of the Shu people is only a moment away, but it is really a dangerous game for their troops to reach Luoyang. If our Great Wei can hold Yiyang, it will be difficult for the Shu people to go east. Come in, and when Lu Xun's soldiers arrive, the Shu people will retreat without fighting."

Wei Zhen pondered for a while when he heard the words, and said, "What Jiang Gong said, the ministers have different opinions. Now that the Wu people are going north, the Han people have no way to retreat. I am afraid that they will put all their eggs in one basket and send a large army north to attack Luoyang."

Cao Rui smiled on his haggard and pale face, and opened his mouth to say: "Xiangfan was captured by the Wu people, and the Han people have no danger to defend. If the Han people do not retreat to Wuguan, they will be outnumbered if they attack from the north and the south. If they divide their troops into Luoyang, How difficult it is."

The second city of Xiangfan is a key point, once it is captured by the Wu people, plus the Wei army in the north.On the vast Nanyang Basin, the Han army could hardly find any defensive points to hold on to.If you want to force them to stay and fight, basically divide the troops into two groups and stick to the north and south.Judging from the current strength of the Shu Han, it is difficult to do it, let alone divide the troops to Luoshui.

After a pause, Cao Rui tapped on the case and said, "However, Luoyang is a very important matter, so we must guard against it. I don't know if there are any candidates who can drive out Deng Ai and this bandit for our Great Wei?"

In the early years, Wang Ping and Wei Yan were commendable.In recent years, Huo Yi and Deng Ai have become famous, but Jiang Wei has become unknown.

In this way, Deng Ai also caught the eyes of Cao Wei's high-level officials, and Sima Yi commented that "combining civil and military skills, the strategy of a general." '

Facing such an enemy, Cao Wei had to defend, especially when he defeated the veteran Xiahouba.

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The one who broke Deng Ai first arrived in the Central Plains. Why did your majesty seek others? The general crossed the sea and arrived in Yanzhou. The [-] troops were not long from Luoyang. An edict from your majesty We can send a general to Luoyang to fight Deng Ai, the general of Shu. We are outnumbered, so he will retreat."

Sima Yi's 4000-strong army went on an expedition to Liaodong, removing three to 60 casualties and thousands of people stationed in Liaodong to maintain stability.On the way back to the army, he showed kindness to more than a thousand veterans over 3 years old to return to their hometowns.He has about [-] soldiers at his disposal.

Cao Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "The general just crossed the sea and arrived in Yanzhou. He has been fighting for nearly ten months. Letting him fight again now, without rest, may cause resentment among the soldiers."

"Great General Tu Xiangping has stabilized the morale of the army. If His Majesty can reward him heavily, whether it be money or women, the [-] troops will surely serve His Majesty to the death." Jiang Ji said.

Cao Rui pondered for a long time, then said in a deep voice: "It is ordered to reward the soldiers of the Liaodong Expedition, and let the handsome women in the palace be matched with outstanding generals and soldiers, so as to encourage their hearts and work hard."

As he said that, Cao Rui chuckled a few times, and said, "Reward the general's eight court ladies to show his outstanding achievements."

Jiang Ji and Wei Zhen looked at each other, quite speechless, they were going to die at their age.Whether it can be hard is a question, what's the use of rewarding a woman.

"promise!"

After leaving the camp, Wei Zhen sighed, and said to Jiang Ji: "Your Majesty's body is difficult to recover, and his condition keeps recurring. I'm really worried."

Jiang Ji glanced around, and said in a low voice: "For the immediate matter, retreating to the Shu army is the first priority. As for your Majesty's condition, there should be medicine and stones to heal, so don't worry too much."

(End of this chapter)