Mi Han

Chapter 138
After Zhang Liao led the remaining tiger and leopard cavalry back to the opposite bank, he looked at the tiger and leopard cavalry who had lost hundreds of horses in the battle with the white scorpion soldiers, and his face could not hide his shame.

Compassion does not command soldiers, and Zhang Liao doesn't care how many people are killed by tigers and leopards.

What Zhang Liao cared about was that after losing hundreds of elite tigers and leopards, he still couldn't take the South Bank for Cao Cao.

Zhang Liao came to Cao Cao and bowed to him, pleading guilty, "I'm incompetent, I can't do anything for the king."

Facing Zhang Liao's challenge, Cao Cao had no intention of punishing him.

Even for Cao Cao, he didn't think Zhang Liao didn't make meritorious deeds.

Cao Cao looked at the tidal flat in front of him with a pair of bright eyes that had experienced the world. Because there was water on the tidal flat, there were horseshoe prints on some ground.

He said to Zhang Liao, "Wen Yuan, you have already made meritorious service."

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Zhang Liao couldn't help being surprised.

Facing the puzzlement on Zhang Liao's face, Cao Cao rode his horse forward to the side of the river, and said to the generals behind him, "Just now, Wenyuan, you have proved for yourself that the islands and tidal flats in the river can be used as a large army. "

"Since that's the case, how can it be considered meritorious service?"

"As long as this place is feasible, more and more water and land will naturally emerge over time.

At that time, how will the enemy prevent our army from capturing the south bank? "

The generals of Cao Wei who were present at the scene originally felt depressed because of Zhang Liao's retreat.

But after being analyzed by Cao Cao, everyone's minds were all cheered up again.

This is the charm of Wei Wang Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who has outstanding military exploits and outstanding achievements, does not need to use heavy rewards to boost the morale of the army like Sun Quan did.

With him around, just one sentence is enough to boost the morale of the army.

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao looked at the opposite side, the general who had just led the troops to arrive.

Times have changed, but the demeanor of the old man remains the same.

But why do you have to be my enemy?
Guan Yu received the news that Zhao Yun's troops were attacked in the camp, and he knew that Cao Cao's general Zhang Liao personally led the tiger and leopard cavalry to attack.

Guan Yu was worried about Zhao Yun's safety, so he hurriedly brought thousands of troops from the camp to help him.

After Guan Yu led his army to the battlefield, Zhang Liao and the tiger and leopard cavalry had retreated in time.

Guan Yu looked at the horses in the river and the corpses left by the enemy, and then observed the corpses left by the Baibing soldiers on the river, and found that the number of Baibing soldiers killed in battle was one-third more than that of the enemy.

It's just that the tiger and leopard cavalry are one of the best cavalry in the world. Under normal circumstances, cavalry and infantry have an advantage in battle, so it is normal to have such a battle loss ratio.

Most importantly, Zhao Yun held his ground.

Otherwise, once the tiger and leopard cavalry of the Wei army rushed ashore, Guan Yu could imagine how serious the consequences would be when he looked at the infantry of the Wei army who had already lined up on the opposite bank.

After Zhao Yun saw Guan Yu leading the army to help, he rode up to Guan Yu and said to him, "Yun Chang, as I expected, the enemy has already tried every means to break through our defense line from other places."

Guan Yu's face was heavy, and he said to Zhao Yun, "If it weren't for Zilong today, the enemy might really be able to do something."

"It's just that for a long time, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it."

When Guan Yu said this, his eyes were fixed on the many horseshoe prints in the river.

Whatever Cao Cao could think of, he would naturally not ignore it.

Just don't ignore so what.

He has too few troops in his hands.

When he sent troops to the Northern Expedition from Jiangling, he only had [-] troops in his hands.

Later, although he counted the enemy troops, most of them won by tricks, and the loss of his own soldiers and horses was not high.

However, after repeated battles, the strength of his troops was also somewhat damaged.

Especially the more than [-] elite soldiers who captured Xu Huang before, so he had to send [-] soldiers to escort them south to Jiangling.

So now he has only about [-] troops left in total.

In order to prevent Cao Cao's [-] army from going south smoothly, he relied on the natural defense line Hanshui outside Xiangyang City in the past to resist the [-] Wei army with more than [-] troops in his hands.

But now, with the gradual reduction of the water volume of the Han River, the defense line of the Han River has gradually lost its effect.

Zhao Yun followed Guan Yu's worried gaze, and he knew what Guan Yu was worried about.

But the time of day cannot be reversed by manpower.

At this time, Guan Yu saw a man wearing a crown on the other side watching him. Guan Yu rode forward and came to the bank to look at him.

Thinking of all the things back then, Guan Yu immediately bowed to Cao Cao from afar.

Although the camps are different today and they are fighting on the battlefield, Cao Cao had the grace to support and take care of him back then.

He has repaid Cao Cao's kindness.

Now he can only repay this love by bowing from a distance.

From then on, there was no love between the two, they were just enemies.

When Cao Cao saw Guan Yu bowing to him, he couldn't help laughing immediately.

This is the Guan Yunchang he has been asking for all along.

The grievances and grievances are clear, and loyalty comes first.

After laughing, Cao Cao took out an official seal from his bosom, which he had bestowed on Guan Yu.

When Guan Yu left him to look for Liu Bei, he put this official seal at the gate of his mansion.

And since that day, he has been carrying this official seal with him.

Holding the official seal that he had carefully carved for Guan Yu in his hand, and looking at the three characters "Pian General" engraved on it, Cao Cao's eyes changed from warmth at the beginning to coldness.

He threw the official seal to the other side.

Guan Yin lost power from mid-air and landed in the river, before Guan Yu's eyes.

At this moment, Cao Mengde, who couldn't love Guan Yunchang, was no longer there.

The only thing left is Cao Cao, the king of Wei who was about to capture and kill Guan Yu, the former general of the Han Dynasty, and guard the great Wei Sheji.

After Cao Cao finished this move, he ordered the generals behind him to camp here, and then he himself returned to the camp under the escort of Xu Chu.

It is also a great fun in the world for an old friend to become an enemy.

After Cao Cao left, Guan Yu looked at Cao Cao's back, and he also resolutely turned his head to Zhao Yun and said, "In less than half a month, our army and the Wei army will definitely have a fierce battle."

"We must urgently report to the king, and ask him to lead the army to help."

In December of the 24th year of Han Jian'an, Yufu County, Berkshire.

Liu Bei just led his army to Yufu County last night.

After arriving in Yufu County, because he was worried about the military situation in Jingzhou, Liu Bei, who had not rested for an hour, called the generals who are now in Yufu County to discuss matters.

Berkshire is close to Jingzhou. When Liu Bei led the army to Yubu County, the information about the battle situation in Jingzhou suddenly increased.

At this time, in the council hall of the Yufu county government, Liu Bei, King of Hanzhong, was sitting at the top looking at the information in his hand.

And the officials from Chengdu that he brought this time, as well as the generals who were summoned by his king's order to come to Yubu County first, are all gathered below him at this moment, waiting for his next king's order.

Because the police are farther away from Yizhou, what Liu Bei is looking at now is the battle report of defeating Sun Huan sent by Mi Yang not long ago.

After watching Mi Yang's battle report, a smile finally appeared on Liu Bei's worried face all day long.

He said to Xu Jing who was at the side, "Qing really knows people."

When he was outside Sheshan in Chengdu, Xu Jing once praised Mi Yang to Liu Bei: he is smart and changeable, and he knows the opportunity by seeing things.

The battle report sent by Mi Yang now describes in detail how he led the army to fight Sun Huan.

And in the eyes of Liu Bei, who knows the soldiers, Mi Yang is worthy of Xu Jing's praise.

Now Liu Bei loves Mi Yang more and more.

Before he was worried that the Mi family would fail after his death, so he brought Mi Yang by his side to train him since he was a child, hoping that he would make some achievements when he grew up.

And now Mi Yang has really made some achievements according to the expectations in his heart.

It is difficult for others to understand the sense of joy and satisfaction in Liu Bei who feels that he has cultivated a talented person by himself.

At this time, a general came out from the hall and said to Liu Bei:
"My lord, the ancients said that if you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you have done something wrong, you will be punished. This will motivate the soldiers to be omnipotent."

"At present, the general's master book first has the merits of the public security in eliminating traitors, and then has the merits of defeating Sun Huan. Such great achievements cannot be without rewards."

The person who came out to ask Liu Bei to reward Mi Yang was Li Yan, who is currently serving as General Fu Han.

Li Yan, courtesy name Zhengfang, was born in Nanyang, Jingzhou.

Li Yan was a full-time official in the county when he was young, and he was famous for his talent.At that time, Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, asked him to serve in various counties in the county.

When Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou, Li Yanzheng was the county magistrate of Zigui. Because he did not want to surrender to Cao Cao, Li Yan went west to Shu.Liu Zhang used him as the county magistrate of Chengdu, and Li Yan gained a good reputation during his tenure.

When Liu Bei attacked Yizhou, Liu Zhang appointed Li Yan as the guard to resist Liu Bei in Mianzhu.

Knowing that Li Yan was defeated, he led his men to surrender to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei appointed him General Pi.

After the pacification of Chengdu, Li Yan was appointed by Liu Bei as the prefect of Qianwei and the general of Xingye

Later, Liu Bei appointed General Zhuge Liang, General Yangwu and Shu County Prefect Fazheng, General Zhaowen Yiji, General Zuo Xicao, Liu Ba, and Li Yan to formulate "Shu Ke".

Last year, the thieves Ma Qin, Gao Sheng and others raised troops in Qi County, recruiting tens of thousands of troops, and attacked Zizhong County.At that time, Liu Bei was in Hanzhong, and the troops in Shuzhong were empty.

Li Yan did not choose to wait for reinforcements. He only led 5000 soldiers from his county to crusade and killed Ma Qin, Gao Sheng and others.The rest fled for their lives in all directions and went home to serve the people.

Soon after, Yishuai Gao Ding of Yuejuan County led an army to besiege Xindao County, Li Yan went to rescue the siege, Gao Ding was defeated and fled.

Because of these military exploits, Liu Bei named Li Yan the general of the auxiliary Han Dynasty, and concurrently served as the governor of the original county as before.

Li Yan made great achievements in the prefect of Qianwei. Not long ago, Liu Bei heard that Jingzhou was in trouble. As a precautionary measure, he summoned the generals of Yizhou to Yubu County to stand by.

Li Yan was also included in Liu Bei's recruitment because of his previous military exploits.

Li Yan has a lonely personality and is difficult to get along with ordinary people, but he still has a few friends in Yizhou, such as Fazheng, who is also from the Dongzhou sect.

Li Yan will now take the initiative to come out and advise Liu Bei to reward Mi Yang, more because Mi Yang is a disciple of Fazheng.

After Liu Bei listened to Li Yan's suggestion, his face also showed a look of consent.

He said to Li Yan: "Zheng Fang's words are reasonable."

Liu Bei agreed with Li Yan's suggestion, one is because Mi Yang's establishment this time has made military exploits.

The other is that now that Jingzhou is in danger of being attacked, and the enemy is strong, in order to stabilize and inspire people, he wants to set up a model before the war.

And this typical, Mi Yang is the most suitable candidate.

Liu Bei brought Xu Jing, who was not well versed in military affairs, into Jing with him, in order to use his reputation to stabilize the hearts of the Jingzhou family.

As for Guan Yu besieging Xu Huang and defeating the Wei army, his contribution is undoubtedly greater. Why didn't Liu Bei choose to reward him?
That's because in terms of status, Guan Yu's former general is already the respected general.

In terms of power, Guan Yu was stationed in Jingzhou and served as the governor of one party.

Moreover, Liu Bei has already bestowed on Guan Yu the right to fake a Yue. In the absence of Liu Bei, Guan Yu can act as king, so how can this be rewarded.

Liu Bei will help him remember all the achievements Guan Yu has made this year.

When that day comes in the future, one of the most respected positions must be given to Guan Yu.

After speaking, Liu Bei began to think about what reward should be given to Mi Yang.

But before Liu Bei could think about it, Chen Dao, the fish belly guard, came to the hall with a letter.

Liu Bei saw that Chen Dao's face seemed anxious, which immediately made his face heavy.

Chen Dao's impression of Liu Bei has always been calm and stable, and it is rare for him to show his current expression.

Liu Bei's etiquette officer was about to reprimand Chen Dao for entering without notification, but before he could speak, Liu Bei stared back.

After staring at the ceremony officer, Liu Bei immediately asked Chen Daodao, "Did Yun Chang come to report?"

Chen Dao nodded when he heard the words, and seeing this, Liu Bei quickly got up from his seat and came to Chen Dao, and couldn't wait to take the latest letter from Guan Yu from him.

After opening the letter, Liu Bei read it at a glance.

Guan Yu made it clear in the intelligence that he is currently facing a critical situation.

And Guan Yu, who had a premonition that he might not be safe, finally said in the letter:
"My brother's more than [-] athletes are desperately resisting the enemy, the enemy's offensive has not subsided, and the future is uncertain.

If Xiangyang exists, my younger brother will return to see his elder brother alive.If the Han River falls, the younger brother will die on the battlefield, his body anointed with wild leather.

If the elder brother can repel the strong enemy in the future, he will lead the troops to the side of the Han River.

If there are waves like mountains, it means that the younger brother has come to see the elder brother. "

After reading the last sentence, a look of panic and worry appeared on Liu Bei's face. He stood in the hall, stomping his feet anxiously.

This is the first time since the accident in Jingzhou that Guan Yu called himself a younger brother in a request for help.

"Why is this, why is this!"

"Brother is here!"

Liu Bei received his first request for help from Guan Yu in November.

In order to support Guan Yu as soon as possible, when he was in Chengdu, he issued an edict almost every day urging the counties and counties not to delay the date of dispatching troops.

During that time, Liu Bei almost lived in Shangshutai.

It was only December now, and he had already summoned [-] troops to Yufu County, not far from Jingzhou.

Guan Yu also wrote a letter before saying that there is no danger of defeat in the short term with the Han River blocking the Wei army's cavalry.

But despite what Guan Yu said, Liu Bei did not delay for a day.

Unexpectedly, the situation on the front line changed so quickly.

Liu Bei couldn't care less about rewarding Mi Yang at this time, and he immediately ordered to the officials in the hall, "Send troops to Xiangyang immediately!"

After Liu Bei issued this edict, one of the ministers in the hall came out and said:
"The northerners are fighting fiercely. The army should have a vanguard to find out the enemy's situation. I invite you to be the vanguard and be the bandit. The king should be the back town."

The person who came out to speak out was Huang Quan, styled Gongheng, who is currently working in Liu Bei's administration.

Huang Quan's proposal is very pertinent.

Unexpectedly, after Huang Quan's remonstrance, Liu Bei immediately rejected the proposal.

"My brother is in trouble, how can I wait!"

"You don't need to be my vanguard, if my brother is in trouble, my elder brother should be my vanguard!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei waved his king's sleeve, and he said to all the generals present: "Call the army immediately! Go to war immediately."

"Anyone who dares to neglect military plans will be executed."

Knowing that he couldn't do it, Liu Bei was not afraid of taking risks in order to save Guan Yu.

Not long after, Huang Zhong, who had just arrived in Yidu County, received Liu Bei's imperial edict.

"Regardless of everything, recently arrived at the city of Xiangyang."

　The first order plus more is completed.

　　I'm going to sleep, it's still three o'clock today.

　　It is estimated that it will be updated at night, and the climax will come next, so I have to keep my spirits up and write well.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)