Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

It was just dawn in Guanzhong, and mist shrouded the banks of the Weishui River.

Indistinctly, more than a hundred ships descended from the upper reaches of the Weishui River, their white sails looming in the morning light, guided by the tall buildings on the river bank, slowly sailing along the river to the shore.

The Longxi soldiers carrying their bags on the side of the ship got off the ship in an orderly manner amidst the shouts of their officers, and gathered in the vast open space.At the same time, a large number of wrestlers moved a large number of military supplies such as grain, felt cloth, rain gear, weapons, and armor in the cabin to the Weishui River one by one.

Beside the Xinfeng Port is the thoroughfare post, from time to time there are horses and horses passing by, and a cavalry team of hundreds of people from Annan County came in a mighty way.In front of this team, there is also a cavalry team from Tianshui County. There are as many as a thousand people. Except that they are not wearing armor and equipped with bows and crossbows, everything is ready, and they seem to be ready to fight at any time .

Standing on the head of Xinfeng City, Prince Liu Sui looked down at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty's edict, the warriors from the northwest rushing to the sea like a stream, is really magnificent."

As he said that, Liu Sui couldn't help but tighten his hand on the city wall, and asked himself in his heart: "Will this future be a lonely world?"

Deng Zhong looked curious, pointed at Dui Luo in the distance, and asked, "What is this prince?"

Deng Zhong followed Deng Ai's side and was active in the south all year round. He had never heard of such a rare thing as a camel.

Liu Sui narrowed his eyes and said: "This is a camel, a unique riding animal in the northwest and Youhe. It is good at running on sandy and dry land. Your Majesty once wrote a poem, "A camel is just a strange animal, and a meat saddle is a quilt."Quickly rush to quicksand, show off your achievements.The source of subconsciousness is very little. "The current Luo team should be used by the Northwest Hu tribe, or from Liangzhou."

Liu Sui spent a period of time in the Northwest in the early years, and that experience had a great influence on his thinking, and he also recognized different customs and styles.Although he seldom studied the scriptures, he was not a traditional Central Plains person.Moreover, Liu Chan himself promoted many Hu Feng movements in order to control the Han Hu.

As the camel caravan in the distance is getting closer, as Liu Sui said, they are all Xianbei people with braided hair, hundreds of camels carrying food and grass, and various military supplies, and a large group of horses behind them , the flock.

"What is this for?" Deng Zhong asked again.

Liu Sui followed Zhuge Liang's side, saw such a scene, and explained: "This is the Yuan family of the Hu people in Hehuang who sent grain and pawned sheep and horses for the battle."

The barbarian with braided hair saw the white banner hanging on the head of Xinfeng City, and everyone cheered in unison: "Long live Shan Yu!"

Qiao Zhou, who was standing beside Liu Sui, looked at the scene with goosebumps, and sighed, "Even Qin Emperor and Han Wu could not make Qiang Hu so effective."

Qiao Zhou also boasted that Liu Chan's Taoist policy was only implemented among the Qiang Hu in the Hexi Corridor, Xitao Plain, and Hehuang Valley, and it was just a corner of the vast grassland.

Moreover, these people were originally surrendered to the banner of the great Han. Liu Chan just changed his skin, implemented the national road policy, and forcibly intervened in the governance of the tribe.At the same time, in order to reduce the resentment of the Hu people, he just pretended to be Shan Yu.

These Qiang Hu Yuan clans from the Hehuang Valley can be so excited, a large part of the reason is that they are relatives of the Han Dynasty, so they are so loyal to Liu Chan.However, as the big Han moved its capital to Chang'an, in the future visible to the naked eye, the big Han's control over the Hu people in the northwest will be further strengthened, and they will be able to Sinicize these Hu people more deeply.

Of course, the scene of this scene is enough to make those big Han scholars who don't know the details both terrified and proud.

Looking at the dark crowd in the distance, Liu Su pressed the soil with his fingers on the city wall, and said silently: "This world is a lonely place!"

Following the order of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers of the three prefectures of Qin, Liang, and Yi of the Han Dynasty were all mobilized. Whether they were Hu people in the northwest or Bashu Han people, they were ordered to rush to Guanzhong to serve the emperor.

At the same time, war was brewing in Jingzhou, and rescue troops from all over the Han Dynasty rushed to the battlefield one after another.The boundary line of the Han and Wei Dynasties, which was more than a thousand miles long, became extremely lively for a while, and it was only a matter of Soochow entering the game.

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Under the city of Duyang, the army camp of Wei Sizhou.

"General, the city of Duyang is strong, and Wei Hu is brave. Our army has been attacking for days, and the soldiers have suffered a lot. What should we do now?" Wang Ji said, "And there are bandit troops wandering around. I am afraid that reinforcements from the bandit army are coming. It is difficult to have a chance to fight today, so our army might as well withdraw."

Hearing this, Guo Huai looked sad, and said: "I know that blocking Yang is difficult to overcome, and I want to withdraw. However, the general is unwilling and insists on marching. There is nothing I can do."

For Guo Huai, this battle itself had the color of taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to surprise Jingzhou.Now, because of Wang Ping's well-organized arrangements, the outer city defenders are sticking to their battles. It is no longer a surprise attack, but caught in a siege battle.It's fine to fall into a siege battle, but it's a pity that the reinforcements of the Han Dynasty continue to come to support, and the Wei army has lost its upper hand. If this continues to fight, it will fall into an anxious battle, and may even be defeated, so it is better to withdraw the army.

Guo Huai thought so, but Cao Shuang, Deng Yang, Li Sheng and others didn't think so.

Deng Yang gave Cao Shuang an analysis from a political point of view. He said that this time he raised 15 troops to attack Jingzhou, and Wang Ping kept the army at the periphery.Not only did he not go deep into the hinterland of Jingzhou like Manchong, but he also didn't achieve any victory. Apart from spending a lot of money, food and materials, he didn't gain anything.

If he just dismissed his troops and returned to the army, Cao Shuang would not only fail to achieve his goal of gaining military exploits and improving his reputation, but his own reputation would plummet due to his futility, which would be detrimental to his governance.Therefore, at this time, we should continue to fight in order to seek opportunities, and we should not withdraw our troops.

In terms of military and political considerations, the crony Cao Shuang decisively adopted Deng Yang's opinion, rejected Guo Huai's proposal to withdraw troops, and let him continue to besiege Duyang City.

Wang Ji frowned, and asked: "Dare to ask the general, is there any words in the Taifu's letter?"

Guo Huai shook his head and said, "The Grand Tutor only told me to be careful, and he also thought that our army should retreat first. However, whether to retreat or not depends on the general's will."

Wang Ji sighed, and complained: "The general raised his troops to attack, but he didn't know how to use them. The advance and retreat are disorderly, how can we break the enemy!"

After a pause, Wang Ji suggested: "General, our army has only [-] troops, but we are besieging the city. If the bandits arrive, our army will be defeated due to the dispersion of our troops. We need to take precautions."

Guo Huai pondered for a while, then said: "Your words are right, order the sergeants to withdraw from the city of Duyang, retreat back to the camp, and send scouts to the south to scout for the bandits to prevent reinforcements from arriving. .”

"If the general knows the general's military order, I'm afraid he will be unhappy." Wang Ji said hesitantly.

"It's all right! You will be away, and your order will not be tolerated." Guo Huai said.

"promise!"

Today's Guo Huai didn't even want to besieged, so he directly withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. He turned a blind eye to Cao Shuang's order to besiege Duyang City, and was perfunctory.

It cannot be said that Guo Huai fought passively, it can only be said that Cao Shuang's military order is really unpopular.After all, at the beginning of the war, Guo Huai also attacked and blocked Yang for a long time, but with the unfavorable battles in various quarters, the Han army came to help one after another, and Cao Shuang commanded blindly.With the possibility of his troops being defeated, he naturally couldn't abandon the army and ignore it, so he could only deal with Cao Shuang with an attitude of obedience and disobedience.

With the withdrawal of Guo Huai's troops from the battlefield, the pressure on the big man dropped sharply.

Fu Xun and Liu Yin, who were originally planning to support Du Yang, saw that there was no opportunity to defeat Guo Huai, so they gave up the idea of ​​supporting the whole army.Instead, he ordered Ju'an to lead the old and weak in the five thousand passes to Duyang, thinking that he would echo Wei Hu.The two of them led [-] elite soldiers and rushed to Wuyin during the starry night, preparing to join Deng Ai.

I don't know if Guo Huai did it on purpose or not.Anyway, Guo Huai escaped because of his timely withdrawal, but Cao Shuang may put his troops in a more dangerous situation because of his move.

Wang Ping, Deng Ai, Fu Xun, Liu Yin and other generals, as well as soldiers and horses gathered from various states, all took aim at Cao Shuang and his army.

(Today’s condition is not good, the writing may be unsatisfactory)