Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 794 Appease
Under Liu Chan's aggressive strategy, not only Anyi was conquered, but even Puban, which had been defending for a long time before, had surrendered to the Han.However, Wei general Deng Xian did not surrender, but broke out of the encirclement at night, fled southward to Fenglingdu, and fled back to Wei.

For Deng Xian's move, Liu Chan really has nothing to say.This [-]-year-old boy had no psychological burden when he betrayed his uncle Meng Da, but now he can die for Cao Wei and fight to the death not to surrender to the big man. If people who don't know the depth see it, or think Deng Xian is a loyal man.

Compared to Deng Xian, Li Fu, another twenty-five boy, finally led his army to surrender under Huo Yi's persuasive persuasion.As soon as Li Fu surrendered, apart from the bandits in the mountains, Pingyang County was generally peaceful.

Holding the battle report sent by Huo Yi, Liu Chan was very happy, and said: "Li Fu has surrendered, Anyi and Puban will be restored, and the two counties of Hedong will all be under my rule!"

As he said that, Liu Chan raised the battle report in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's only three or four months since the expedition, and the army has settled down in Hedong, or they may return to Chang'an soon!"

I can't tolerate Liu Chan being unhappy. After fighting for so many years, this time is the easiest.He basically didn't encounter any battles on the way to send troops, except for An Yi's difficult point, which required him to play a trick to break the fighting spirit of the defenders and draw out the leading party, other than that, there was no difficulty.

It seems that I also have the ability to use soldiers!Where is the kind of ordinary general who can only fight dull battles and fight hard.

Liao Li immediately flattered and said: "Your Majesty's military strategy is considered to be a leader. Looking at all the emperors of China, your majesty's military strategy is only second to the ancestor emperor, and the emperor Taizu may not be as good."

Liao Li has served the emperor for so many years, and he knows his temper well.The emperor has great ambitions and wants to dominate the world, so he often compares himself with the two monarchs who pioneered the Han industry.But the Son of Heaven is not an arrogant person, and often praises the Emperor Shizu's ability to use troops.Therefore, if you praise Your Majesty in this direction, Your Majesty will be happy.

Sure enough, upon hearing what Liao Li said, Liu Chan grinned even wider, and said with a smile: "It's too much praise! The ancestors used soldiers, how can I match them; although the ancestors didn't show it, they also had military strategies. How dare we Comparable to these two previous emperors!"

Speaking of this, Liu Chan was melancholy and said: "Even if they are unified, I'm afraid it will be too difficult for me!"

"May I ask Your Majesty, why did you say that?" Liao Li asked rhetorically.

Liu Chan held his hands on his back, walked to the window sill, looked at the blue sky, and said with emotion: "Whether the ancestors or the ancestors, they all have a long way to go. They built the foundation with bare hands and created a prosperous world. However, I am just following the work of the previous emperor. Although I can unify in the future. , but it is also difficult to compare with these two emperors!"

After succeeding to the throne for a long time, Liu Chan has more desires.But it is true as he said, the biggest difference between him and Liu Bang and Liu Xiu is that he is not a self-made man, but inherited the old Liu's family business.In addition to making achievements that far surpassed Liu Bang and Liu Xiu, otherwise they would naturally be inferior to the two in the evaluation of future generations.

Liao Li looked at Liu Chan's tall and straight back, and said respectfully: "I think it's right and wrong, and future generations will have their own comments. Your Majesty has been able to use the southwest corner to this day, and in the hearts of the ministers, His Majesty is already a martial artist. And your Majesty is heroic, It's not like the old minister is old, the merits he built should not only be there!"

Liu Chan smiled slightly and said: "As you said, later generations will have their own comments, but I am obsessed with this way."

After a pause, Liu Chan asked, "Shao Xian persuaded Li Fu to surrender, but what Gongyuan thinks should be the reward?"

After talking for a long while, but there was no answer, Liu Chan coughed lightly as a reminder.

"Report to Your Majesty, I'm thinking about Deng Xian." Liao Li seemed to have come to his senses, cupped his hands and said, "When Meng Da raised his troops, Deng Xian and Li Fu jointly killed Meng Da in order to surrender to Sima Yi. Deng Xian and Li Fu were afraid that my big man would use this to punish them, so they often fought to the death with my big man's soldiers and refused to surrender."

"Li Fu's surrender this time is only due to internal and external difficulties, and the general's good words to comfort him, so he had no choice but to surrender to my great man. Deng Xian was Meng Da's nephew, and he was afraid, and refused to surrender to the Han, so he abandoned the city and left. The old minister thought that Following the example of Yong Chi as a marquis, rewarding Li Fu heavily will not only calm Li Fu's heart, but also soothe General Wei's heart."

Liao Li's words contained a lot of information. Deng Xian and Li Fu were the chief culprits who killed Meng Da. The reason why they did not surrender to the big man was because they were worried that the big man would pursue the past.Now that Li Fu finally surrendered, the big man should appease him.

As for how to appease, Liao Li gave his answer, suggesting that Liu Chan follow Liu Bang's example of making Yongchi a marquis and reward Li Fu heavily.

At that time, Liu Bang did not entrust his heroes and generals for a long time. Zhang Liang suggested that Liu Bang make his enemy Yongchi a Marquis, so as to appease the grievances of the generals and school.Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's strategy, and the heroes and generals saw that Yong Chi was already a marquis, so they no longer worried.

The situation faced by Dahan is different from that of Liu Bang at that time, but the inner meaning is the same.Some of the civil and military ministers of Cao Wei, taking Deng Xian as an example, did not want to fight to the death for Cao Wei, but worried that Liu Chan would liquidate their past sins after he ruled the world, so they dared not turn to the big man.

Now if the big man can reward a rebellious person like Li Fu heavily, those who are worried about seeing a person like Li Fu can be rewarded, or even heavily rewarded, so why worry about being liquidated!

Liu Chan nodded, and said: "What Gong Yuan said is quite reasonable. Pass down the order to confer Li Fu the title of Marquis of the Capital, and accept the title of Governor of Qinghe to show my tolerance."

"promise!"

The period of the Three Kingdoms was not the time when the feudal lords came together. The power of the countries in the Three Kingdoms gradually stabilized. Since the great Han wanted to unify the world, he had to accept the good or bad things left by Wei and Wu.

For Liu Chan, if his big man is not as deformed as the Western Jin Dynasty, maybe after the pacification of the two kingdoms is the beginning of his real governance of China.Conquering the world is difficult, but ruling the world may be even more difficult. Li Fu and Deng Xian are just appetizers.

Just as Que was working hard to write an imperial edict, Liao Li took the opportunity to present Jiang Wei's memorandum, and said, "Your Majesty, Jiang Bingzhou asks for a conquest of Taiyuan."

"Oh!" Liu Chan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Didn't Sima Yi enter Yicheng? Why did Boyue ask for a plan to attack Taiyuan?"

"Jiang Bingzhou said that Sima Yi's troops retreated to the Bishui area, relying on the mountains to build camps, and stopped their troops; Pingyang and Hedong were all attached to the rebellious Wei. That's why Jiang Bingzhou thought that when Fenyuan was victorious, Sima Yi When retreating, quickly go north to attack Taiyuan to see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of."

Liu Chan pondered for a while, and said: "Pingyang is hundreds of miles away from Taiyuan, and the road is inconvenient. Boyue wants to lead his army northward to attack Taiyuan, but it will be difficult! And if he leads his troops northward, Shangdang's soldiers will march westward, or How about it?"

It's not that Liu Chan is not optimistic about Jiang Wei's advance, but that the city of Taiyuan is high and strong. In history, many famous generals were blocked under the city of Taiyuan, and it was difficult to succeed.

Liao Li stroked his beard and said: "Jiang Bingzhou said that he will try to contact Zuo Xianwang Liu Bao when he goes north to see if he is willing to serve our great man. If he is willing, Jiang Bingzhou will unite with the Southern Huns to conquer Taiyuan; , it should be used as a strategy to attack Taiyuan to explore the depth."

"Unite the Southern Huns?"

Liu Chan looked at Taiyuan County on the map, and thought about it: "In this case, let Jiang Wei lead 5000 people to go north to Taiyuan to test it out. Then let Huo Yi lead [-] troops to guard Pingyang and Yicheng. Be careful. Soldiers of the Shangdang."

"promise!"

"That's right!" Liu Chan looked at the map, and suddenly remembered Guo Huai's troops who had gone to Zhemenxing, and asked, "How is the situation of reinforcements in Sizhou against Wei?"

"Your Majesty, General Yuan led troops to defend Hengling Pass. Guo Huai was unable to break through our pass, but General Yuan led his troops to raid it. Now it has withdrawn to the vast place of Zhemenxing. Looking at the situation of the battle, what Guo Huai did The Ministry may withdraw its troops!"

Liao Li pointed to the southern part of Luoyang on the map again, and said: "General Cheqi, the former general led the men of Jingchu to attack Kunyang from the north, or the battle is urgent. Guo Huai is the governor of Sizhou, but it will not be long before he withdraws his troops to help Kunyang. .”

Liu Chan stared at the map and said with a smile: "The north and the south echoed each other, and Wei Wei was exhausted. If there is no sudden change, the war will end soon."

(End of this chapter)