Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 858
In 247 AD, the 25th year of Jianxing, February 21st.

The battle of Hanoi, which determined the ownership of the Central Plains, came to an end. Remnants of limbs and dead bodies were piled up everywhere in the field. Sweat and blood had already soaked the land.The crows circled and danced in the sky, making a shrill cry.

In the field after the war, the auxiliary soldiers of the Han army cleaned up the battlefield, took in the remains of the dead soldiers, collected the abandoned weapons and armor on the battlefield, and remade them.Or search for the wounded and send them to the camp for doctors to treat them.

During the hard work, I saw the cavalry in the distance with a captured Wei soldier, casting envious eyes.These auxiliary soldiers are all doing coolies in the army. Although they don't have to risk their lives to kill the enemy, it also means that they have few opportunities to make meritorious service.

However, it is not that they have no chance to make a fortune, for example, taking advantage of the opportunity when no one finds out, they take some belongings from the body of the dead Wei Jun.As for the ear-cutting due to military exploits, they were already cut off by those soldiers, so how could it be their turn.

Of course, there will be lucky things occasionally, such as picking up Wei Jun Wenwu who was injured and fainted, and they can be counted as captured people, but such lucky people are always in the minority.

With the general clearing of the battlefield completed, a large number of soldiers of the Wei army were captured, and the military affairs of various ministries were arranged.The senior generals of the Han Army gathered in Liu Chan's tent of the Chinese Army to discuss the next military tasks.

But before that, Liu Chan was summoning Wenqin and his son who had surrendered.

The tents of the Chinese army were brightly lit, Liu Chan sat on the couch, and the generals of the Han army sat on both sides.

Wen Qin, who was always unruly and rude, rarely lowered his head, knelt down and said: "Wen Qin, the guilty general, does not know the destiny of heaven and recklessly defies the heavenly soldiers. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Wen Yang also knelt by his father's side, begging the big man to surrender, and he was no longer brave enough to rush to kill the enemy.

After a while of silence, just as Wen Qin was frightened, Liu Chan finally spoke, jokingly said: "The general is brave, and your son is the enemy of thousands of people. It really makes our soldiers a headache!"

Hearing this, Wen Qin felt even more terrified and spoke more humbly, and said, "Your Majesty, Miao Zan! The crime will be no more than the courage of a man, and I will be driven by your Majesty from now on."

Liu Chan smiled slightly, and did not give a clear answer, but said: "Everyone is the master, the general's intention, I really know! The general can rest assured, let's step back and rest now!"

"promise!"

Although Wen Qin didn't get Liu Chan's clear attitude, he also heard that Liu Chan would not pursue his past affairs.He let out a long breath in his heart, and retreated with his son Wenyang.

After Wenqin left, Huang Chongjin said, "Your Majesty, Wenqin is violent and rebellious, and the people of Wei cannot tolerate him. Although he surrendered today, he fears that there will be chaos in the future."

Liu Chan disagreed, and said: "Wen Qin is rude. He harmed our officers and men. His crime should be punished. However, his father and son surrendered with troops. Today, the world is not peaceful. If they are killed easily, it may make the people of Wei timid and fight hard. The big man can tolerate Wanmin, can't you tolerate even a single piece of evil?"

After the Wei army retreated, Wang Ji and Lu Zhao managed to escape, Xu Zhi was injured and captured, and Jiang Ji died in the arrows.Wen Qin originally wanted to escape, but he didn't expect to be targeted by Han Qi, so he had no choice but to lead the crowd to surrender to the big Han.

After a pause, Liu Chan ordered: "The decree entitles Wenqin to be the governor of Pingzhou, and the township lord of the capital; his Wenyang is the partial general and the lord of Guannei, to show my kindness as a great man."

"promise!"

Pingzhou is in the area of ​​Liaodong and Sanhan, and it is still in the hands of Cao Wei. Liu Chan canonized Wenqin as the governor of Pingzhou, which is undoubtedly a vain job. In addition, without the title of general, Wenqin is basically a famous person in the Han Dynasty.For his son Wenyang, Liu Chan still gives him a chance, hoping that he can continue to play for the big man.

As the advantage of the big man dominating the world becomes more and more prominent, now surrendering to the big man, judging from the treatment of surrender, not to mention the promotion, it is good if you don't demote the official.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the virtue of my great man needs not only to benevolent to Wenqin, but also to benevolent to the soldiers of the Wei army. When I inspected the camp today, I found that many of our soldiers whipped the captured Wei soldiers. This should not be done!" Joining the army Du Yu said.

Liu Lin frowned, and said: "Your Majesty, our soldiers have enmity with the Wei soldiers. Although whipping the Wei soldiers is against benevolence, it is also human nature. If our army stops it, I am afraid that we will lose the morale of the army. Du Canjun's words cannot be accepted by me."

Du Yu was not afraid of Liu Lin, and counterattacked: "How many soldiers in our army are former Wei soldiers? Who knows how many captured Wei soldiers will join our army. Not to mention whether they will be incorporated into our army or not. How many rumors will it cause when he returns home, I hope the general will clarify."

As he said that, Du Yu stood up from the end and said, "Your Majesty, today's peace is just around the corner. However, Hebei is vast and has been ruled by Wei Wei for a long time. The people's hearts are in the hands of thieves, not in Han. Today, my great Han wants to rule the world uniformly, and take Hebei Heart, it will start from today's move!"

Seeing the junior Du Yu pointing at him, Liu Lin said angrily, "The desire to surrender is unpredictable! How can you easily let him go back to his hometown? Just like in the past, he was ordered to stay in the army before he was released."

The big Han will be kinder to Cao Wei's surrendered soldiers. In the past, they were allowed to stay in the army, and then they were allowed to register as householders, and they would also serve in the military.Of course, they will also be demoted to official slaves, but there is only a limited number of years, so that those Wei soldiers have hope.

"For the matter of surrendering, let's do what Du Canjun said first!" Liu Chan raised his hand to stop the dispute between the two, and explained: "In the past, the Wei soldiers were ordered to settle the army because they were not from Bashu, and because of the urgent need for food and grass in the war, it was a last resort. For that. But how is it now? Our army will settle in Hebei, and these captured Wei soldiers will have to return home, so it should not be compared with the past!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"promise!"

Liu Chan glanced at the general of the Han army and sighed in his heart.Today, the situation facing the big man has changed. Although the battle must be fought, it is no longer the main thing.Next, governing the world is the main theme of the great man. Du Yu is aware of this, but some generals have not yet turned the corner. I hope that with the end of the war, they will be able to realize this.

With a light cough, Liu Chan continued: "Now that the main force against Wei has been wiped out by our army, I should have sent troops north to Jizhou to destroy Wei. However, Sima Yi has not been captured yet. I am afraid that he will cause more trouble. Where to send troops?"

Cao Wei occupied the lands of Ping, You, Ji, Bing, Qing, Xu, Yan, and Henan. Hebei had the four prefectures of You, Ping, Hebei, and Bing, and Henan had the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, Yan, and Henan.

On the Hebei side, Jiang Wei had pacified most of Bingzhou, and now he also entered Hebei, recruiting and surrendering Changshan, Zhao Guo, Zhongshan and other counties and states, but was blocked by Sima Shi in Bairen.

Liu Chan defeated Sima Yi, and the army stationed in Hanoi, and was about to march to Yecheng.

On the Henan battlefield, Yan, Qing, Xu, Yu and other prefectures were not peaceful. Xia Houba controlled Xingyang and confronted Yanzhou governor Wang Chang; Jufu and Deng Zhi sat in Yingchuan to contain Wang Ling and Guan Qiujian's Jianghuai troops.

It can be said that after the big Han has defeated Hebei, Henan still needs to be pacified, and it is not so easy to swallow Cao Wei.

Deng Ai pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I secretly think that the most important thing at the moment is to go north, and the center of Yecheng returns. With the edict of the false emperor Cao Fang, most of the world can be settled. Although Sima Yi is here, it is useless. , to be named officials and nobles, and those who do not follow will send troops to quell the chaos."

"As for the strategy of using troops, I thought that the troops could be divided into two routes, one route to the north to capture Yecheng and capture the false emperor; the other route to the east to capture Guantao, Pingyuan, Bohai and other counties to pacify the eastern counties of Jizhou. When Jizhou subsides, the troops will be divided. Passing the river, going south to Henan, so the world can be settled."

After a pause, Deng Ai added: "This is when the general was alive, and I discussed with my ministers the strategy of marching after victory. It can still be used today."

When Wang Ping planned to attack Wei, it can be said that the possibility of each plan was considered, and various follow-up plans were also included in it, which can be said to be extremely detailed.

"Yes, use the troops according to the previous strategy." Liu Chan ordered, "Where is Liao Hua?"

"Chen is here!"

"Now I lead a large army to the north, and divide [-] troops with you to pacify the counties in the eastern part of Jizhou."

"No!" Liao Hua replied gratefully.

Sending Liao Hua out to attack the eastern counties was actually Liu Chan looking at his achievements in breaking the left formation and changing the situation of the battle, and gave him another share of military exploits.With all the achievements made together, Liao Hua should be granted the title of county marquis after the war.

……

The next day, Huo Yi led the army from the north to arrive, and at the same time presented Sima Yi's head and the captured Wei soldiers.

Liu Chan was overjoyed, and learned after careful inquiry.After Sima Yi died in the cave, his subordinates took his head and asked Huo Yi for credit and reward.Liu Chan, who was relieved, was also unambiguous, and rewarded his trilogy heavily.However, because there were too many people, it was impossible to confer the Marquis of Thousand Households, so Liu Chan evened it out, and all of them were conferred the Marquis of Guannei.

After rectifying for two days, Liu Chan left some soldiers to guard the prisoners, and then led an army of [-] to go north to Yecheng.

(End of this chapter)