Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 829
The 24th year of Jianxing, 246 AD, the first month.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, and heavy snow covered Chang'an City.Amidst the snowflakes flying all over the sky, the civil and military core ministers of the great man braved the wind and snow to come to the gate of the palace. His temples were gray, and the gray-haired veteran was wearing a long-aged cloak, walking along the stone stairs. .

"I've met the great general!" When the servants and generals saw Wang Ping on the way, they all saluted and said hello, and dared not neglect.

In the past 23 years of Jianxing, Hussar generals Wu Ban and Wei Yan died of illness one after another, and Wang Ping has become the only high-ranking general in the Han Dynasty.

However, it is still humble and unassuming.He not only treats himself, but also treats his family members with strictness first.When Wang Ping went to war, his wife, He, bought the land under someone else's name as a home for the family.After Wang Ping came back from the expedition, he found out that he told his wife He that there were thousands of households living in the village, and the family could not spend all of it. Buy other acres.

So he asked his wife He to sell all the land in the family exceeding [-] hectares, and warned the children in the family to abide by the law and not to violate the rules and regulations, which would hurt the Wang family style.

Walking to the gate of the palace, the attendant took the cloak from Wang Ping and said respectfully: "The generals are already in the palace, please come in."

Wang Ping nodded and stepped into the hall, only to see Jiang Wei, Liao Li, Fei Yi and other civil and military officials had arrived in the hall, he was a little behind the others because of the Lantian Camp, but His Majesty had not yet arrived.

After a while, Liu Chan, wrapped in fleece, entered the main hall from the side of the hall and sat on the couch.

When everyone saw this, they knelt down and saluted, and said: "My minister Wang Ping/Jiang Wei, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, and may Your Majesty receive blessings forever, and live happily ever after."

Liu Chan helped everyone out of emptiness and said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone responded and took their seats in order of Gao Jue's rank.

Liu Chan looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Later Han Dynasty and Dong Zhuo's rebellion, there was Jiazi (60 years), and the world has been in conflict for a long time. My big Han has won many victories against Wei and opened up thousands of miles. Today Han is prosperous and Wei is tired. Sima Yi's mutiny seized power, and the people who rebelled against Wei were confused. I went east and surrendered to Luoyang. There is no danger in the Central Plains. It is appropriate to use troops to go north and rule the world. I don't know what strategy you can teach me?"

General Wang Ping straightened his back, cupped his hands and said, "I report to Your Majesty, I have ordered a policy to defeat Wei, and I have gained a little by accepting opinions from all the people. If Your Majesty does not give up, I may lie."

"Please give me a statement!"

"My lord, please open the map of the Central Plains, so that we can talk about soldiers!" Wang Ping begged.

"allow!"

"promise!"

Two attendants opened the curtain on the side of the hall from left to right, and a huge and detailed map of the Central Plains was hung on the wall.

After the unification period of the Han and Han Dynasties, the ability of the Central Plains Dynasty to produce maps has reached a very high level, and various topographic maps, territorial maps, political district maps, city maps, etc. can be produced.

For example, the map of southern Changsha in the early Western Han Dynasty unearthed at Mawangdui in Changsha clearly outlines the terrain and water potential of Xiaoshui, Nanling, and Jiuyi Mountains in the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River, which is roughly similar to contemporary maps.

However, the cartography technology of the Han Dynasty was not without flaws. Due to the different technical experience of different cartographers, there were deviations in the cartographic data. It cannot be compared with the systematic cartography, let alone the maps of later generations with modern instruments such as satellites.

Liu Chan also realized that there was no systematic cartography. He once asked the officials in charge of making maps to integrate the experience of everyone to customize them. Under this situation, the production of Dahan maps was relatively streamlined, but there were still some deficiencies and needed further improvement.After all, cartography is a great subject, and it is not only applied to mathematics, but also to geography and other content. It also requires people to travel long distances and cross mountains and mountains to make a precise map.

And the accurate map of the Central Plains hanging on the wall of the big man was searched by the big man from Luoyang City.When Cao Shuang moved the capital, due to the rush of time, many things were left behind, not only books but also maps, which can be called treasures.

Wang Ping walked up to the map of the Central Plains, and said: "Your Majesty, I think that this time to attack Wei, we can send troops to three routes. The former general leads the soldiers from Hedong and Shuofang to Taiyuan in the north. Go east, pass Shangai in Dongping County, go to Jingxing, enter Hebei, and attack Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties."

Wang Ping moved the thin rod down to Yingchuan, and said: "The soldiers in the south will be commanded by General Wei. He will lead the troops from Jingxiang to Yingchuan. I will sit in Luoyang and help General Wei to break through Yingchuan. Stay behind the soldiers and horses. , ordered General Wei to lead his soldiers northward to join his ministers."

"And the minister led the main force of the middle road to go east, first broke through Xingyang, entered Bianshui, attacked Aocang, crossed the big river northward at Guangwu, and entered Hanoi. After joining with General Wei, they defeated the main force of Wei Wei. At that time, the soldiers will pass Chaoge and besiege Yecheng."

As he said that, Wang Ping bowed his waist and cupped his hands towards Liu Chan, and said proudly: "At that time, Hebei will be in my pocket, and the world will be peaceful like this! As for the You and Yan prefectures in Hebei, and the four prefectures of Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu in Henan, it will be passed on." It's safe, nothing to worry about."

Regardless of Cao Wei's occupation of the Central Plains, the territory is so large, but the core area is only Yanzhou, the land of Longxing, and Jizhou with many household registrations.If the great Han can directly take Cao Wei's capital Yecheng, Cao Wei can basically declare the country to be destroyed, and the remaining governors and generals of the local states and counties, or send envoys to return them, or send troops to use force to solve the problem.

Hearing this, Liu Chan's spirit was a little excited, he couldn't help getting up and staying in bed, walked to the map, and asked: "If our army invades Hebei, how should the soldiers against Wei in Henan deal with it?"

Wang Ping pointed to Yingchuan County and said: "Your Majesty, after General Wei defeated Yingchuan, General Zuo led Xiangzhou soldiers to station in Yingchuan to take the two states of Yanyu and fight against the Wei army in Henan. The main force of our army is assembled, To face off with the army led by Sima Yi, he should be in Hanoi, and he will complete his meritorious service in one battle."

Guan Xing thought for a moment, then asked: "Dare to ask the general, why didn't the former general lead his soldiers to go to Hedong, Guanxing, enter Hanoi, and join the general, but ordered the former general to take Jinyang from the north, go to Dongping, and go to Dongping?" Jingxing, soldiers into Hebei. Or attack Shangdang, take Yecheng directly."

In Wang Ping's plan, Jiang Wei led Shuofang and Hedong troops to attack Jinyang in Taiyuan to the north, and then directly entered Hebei from Dongai (now Yangquan City), attacked Changshan (now Shijiazhuang) in Hebei, and abandoned Attack on Shangdang's plan.

Wang Ping did not answer, but Jiang Wei explained aloud: "Sima Yi took into account the dangerous situation of Shangdang, so he specially fortified the camp, and the soldiers were heavily defended. It is really difficult to break through! But the attack on Jinyang is different. It has the Southern Huns inside. Or there is an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"After Wei broke Jinyang, all the people in Hebei went south to resist the general's army. At that time, Jingxing, Changshan, Julu and other places had no battles for many years, so they were bound to be empty. , lead the people to the south to encircle Yecheng, or cooperate with the general to encircle and wipe out Sima Yi's troops." Jiang Wei said.

If Wang Ping leads the army to defeat Sima Yi's plan A and fails, then Jiang Wei's subordinate is the plan B of the Northern Expedition. He will start from Hedong, detour thousands of miles, and attack the empty Jizhou with his back.

As for why Jiang Wei was not allowed to send troops from Zhiguanxing, it is also clear at a glance. If the three armies of Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, and Deng Ai all converged in Hanoi, as long as Sima Yi's army was blocked, the strategy of the Northern Expedition would return in vain.

Liu Chan licked his lips, his adrenaline was soaring, it was indeed the crystallization of the wisdom of the generals of the Han Dynasty, and almost all factors were taken into consideration.

Liu Chan stared at Yecheng on the map and asked, "How many troops are needed for this battle?"

Wang Ping turned to Liu Chan and said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that 20 troops are needed, and it may take 50 to [-] to gather civilians to destroy Wei in one fell swoop."

Hearing the number of soldiers and horses, Liu Chan fell silent instead. The 50 to [-] males are almost one-tenth of the total population of the Han Dynasty. Victory is the unification of the world, risks and opportunities coexist.

(End of this chapter)