Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 642
Xiangyang County, Shandu County.

On the vast plain in the south of Shandu County, soldiers of the Han army buried the soldiers of the Wu army who died in battle, and packed up the weapons and armor on the battlefield so that they could be sent to Nanyang for recasting.

As the leading metropolis in the Han Dynasty, Nanyang experienced the decline of the end of the Han Dynasty, the agriculture was not prosperous, and the water conservancy was blocked, but its iron smelting industry was well preserved due to the frequent wars and the need to forge a large number of soldiers.

Nanyang's smelting industry can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Xunzi once commented on Nanyang's weapons, saying: "It's like a huge iron hammer, but it's as miserable as a bee gnat."

During the Western Han Dynasty, the ironware produced in Nanyang supplied one-tenth of the country's output.In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Du Shi, the prefect of Nanyang, invented water drainage and used water conservancy to smelt iron.

Therefore, the Shu Han captured Nanyang and not only obtained a large granary comparable to the Guanzhong Plain, but also obtained the Chengdu Iron Smelting Center comparable to the central Sichuan.After Nanyang was completely pacified, it took several years to manage and dredge the gully, and with the return of people from Jingbei in the Shu Han, it is presumed that Nanyang will be prosperous again in the near future.

However, the most important thing now is to rescue Xiangyang and defeat the Wu army so that the next eastward expedition can attack Jingzhou.

As the leading general, Wu Ban sat under the big tree, opened the letter sent by Zhuge Liang, and saw the words: "Wei Yan went south, the king attacked the mountain capital, and the soldiers could move." '

Wu Ban smiled slightly, stuffed Zhuge Liang's letter back into his bosom, and called a few cronies to formulate the next battle plan.

The battle to rescue Xiangyang was personally commanded by Zhuge Liang because he was familiar with the geography of Xiangfan. As for His Majesty Liu Chan, he was in Nanyang to handle state affairs and appease the hearts of Jingbei.

The next day, Quan Cong's army entered the camp of the Chinese army.

Therefore, it is not difficult for them to guess that waiting for their end, there is a high probability that they will be assigned as official slaves, hard work, and no one knows when it will end.

Zhu Quan and the others came to their senses, and took advantage of the time when the surrounding Han troops were fighting the fire, they searched for the dark place and left.After escaping from the camp, they were even lucky enough to pick up a few war horses, and rode on the horses and fled westward desperately, for fear of being captured by the Han army again.

"It's water!" The Han soldiers outside the tent ran and shouted, causing a commotion in the camp.

Under the light of the orange flames, Zhu Quan's face was shocked again. The Han people were indeed planning to break through the Wu army's defense line from the upper reaches of the Han River, but they didn't know if General Wei Quan Cong knew about the situation here.

Before seeing the situation clearly, they only felt the heat wave coming.Looking up again, it turned out that the forage field was on fire.

But Zhu Quan's joy came immediately, as the fire was approaching, the Han soldiers guarding them disappeared.

The soldiers of the Han army who were in charge of guarding rushed into the account and called Zhu Quan and others to come out.In order to avoid the fire, Zhu Quan and others hurried out of the camp.

Marquis Wu Jun also found out, patted Zhu Quan on the shoulder, and said: "Brother Zhu, the thief guarding us has left, and I will sneak back to our army at night."

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Fei Yao's group of Wei troops who surrendered in an organized system, they will be broken up and organized into domestic states and counties, directly become citizens, and let them farm and live.

"promise!"

"Hey~" Everyone in the tent sighed.

Zhu Quan put his hands on his head, looked at the top of the tent, sighed and said: "I have been captured by the Han people, and my life and death are unknown. I am afraid that I will be separated from my wife and children, separated by thousands of miles."

It was night, the stars were dim, and the wind was cold.The camp of the Han army fell into silence. Several Soochow prisoners captured by the Han army today were imprisoned in the camp, lying on the pile of straw, tossing and turning sleeplessly.

……

Zhu Quan and others also saw the soaring fire outside through the white tent, and couldn't help but feel happy.Zhu Quan took the opportunity to spy on the situation outside through the tent door, and saw a large number of soldiers carrying buckets, rushing here from the surrounding area.

"Okay, pass this news on to General Deng and report to the Prime Minister." Wu Ban stroked his beard and ordered.

Um!Lao Cao has done it, incorporated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and selected its elite "Qingzhou Army"; in the Battle of Guandu, Lao Cao captured [-] to [-] Hebei soldiers and killed them all.

"Go to the water!"

This is why Quan Cong led his army to garrison the west side of Xiangyang, just to prevent the Shu people from taking the opportunity to cross the river from Shandu.

The actions of the Han army did not exceed the guesses of the high-level officials of Soochow. The Shu people lacked naval forces, but because of the winter, the water level of the Han River dropped.In their deduction, there is a high probability that the Shu people will go upstream in order to cross the river and tear their defenses from the flanks.

Even the Shu Han, who often regarded itself as benevolent and moral, did not treat the defeated Wei soldiers much better. In the early years, they would treat them as official slaves and farm in Longyou, and most of the grain and grass they produced would be provided to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

In today's battle, Wu Ban crossed Shandu County, successfully broke through the camp on the west side of Eastern Wu, and beheaded Wu general Zhang Xing.

Just when three or four Wu Jun prisoners were sighing and feeling desperate for their future, there was a burst of harassment from outside the tent.

In Wei Yan's words, he went directly south from Dongxiang to attack Liqiu City east of the Hanshui River, and also tried to threaten Soochow's rear from the flank.As for Deng Ai's troops, it is a surprise army, which will penetrate directly into the core of Wu Jun's abdomen.

Quan Cong stroked his beard and nodded slightly, not particularly surprised.

Soldiers captured in battles in the past dynasties rarely ended well. In the best case, they were recruited by the enemy and used as cannon fodder to expand the army. For example, Liu Xiu broke the bronze horse thief in Nanyang and recruited them.If the situation is bad, these captives will be killed. For example, in the Battle of Changping, 40 soldiers were killed in vain.

At this time, Zhu Quan and others heard the whispers of the generals of the Han army, and they said worriedly: "The prime minister led the army to come here soon, but our army ran away and burned a large amount of fodder. The prime minister governed the army strictly, and he will surely Punish me for waiting."

Hearing the footsteps outside the tent, Wu Ban put down the military book in his hand, raised his head and asked, "How is the situation?"

As for the state of Wu, it is basically the division between Sun Quan and the generals. For example, Zhuge Ke forced tens of thousands of mountains and mountains to surrender.

Zhuge Liang calculated that Soochow would not want to withdraw troops. He first sent Huo Yi to keep Fancheng and contain Zhu Ran's troops, and then asked Wu Ban to cross the Han River from Shandu County on the west side, making a breakthrough from the flank of the Han River. Defensive move.

In the Han army camp, Wu Ban sat in the tent of the Chinese army camp, reading military books calmly, not in a hurry for the forage field to run out of water.

However, Liu Chan, who came from later generations, was quite soft-hearted. After the Guanzhong was pacified, they were exempted from their status as official slaves and transferred to village households.Han takes [-]% of the grain and grass produced by it, and keeps [-]% for himself. The contract period is five years.Five years later, the village households will automatically be transformed into local peasant households, and they will be collected according to normal taxes. This is a benevolent move.

Zhu Quan, who had been running for hundreds of miles, stood in front of Quan Cong with a tired face, and said with cupped hands, "General Wei, Wu Ban led an elite raid on our army, and Zhuge Liang led an army behind him, and he was about to cross the river. Fortunately, Quan took advantage of the Han camp to leave. Only when there is water, can we escape back and pass the information on this army to the general.”

As a gust of wind roared past, the flames engulfed towards the direction of the camp where Zhu Quan was imprisoned.

Zhu Quan, a descendant of the Zhu surname in Wu County, served as the school captain, and was dispatched by Quan Zong to assist Zhang Xing this time.

The Marquis next to him was also very sad, and said: "My wife just gave birth to a son, and she wanted to go back to the country to see him after the war, but now she was captured."

The attendant bowed his waist slightly, cupped his hands and said: "General Qi, the four captured generals of the Wu army have escaped from the camp and are riding eastward on their horses."

After interrogating Zhu Quan and the other four, Quan Cong believed the news that the main force of the Shu army crossed the river from the upper reaches, and was overjoyed, saying: "Give your Majesty the information about this army, and Yan will lead the main force to march westward to resist the aid of Shu general Wu Bandong." trend."

"promise!"

Since Huo Yi led the troops to rescue Fancheng, the Shu Han army has not appeared on the frontal battlefield, which made the generals of the Wu army a little uneasy.Now that Zhuge Liang's army appeared in his field of vision, how could Quan Cong be unhappy, so he should lead his troops to stop Zhuge Liang and prevent him from rescuing Xiangyang.

After all, as long as Zhuge Liang's rescue is blocked, Xiangyang City will see no reinforcements outside, and it will not be far from surrendering.As soon as Xiangyang surrendered, 90% of Soochow's goal of going north was completed, and the Shu army was basically about to retreat.

(End of this chapter)