Mi Han

Chapter 139
In the 24th year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, it was in the east three counties of Yizhou.

The three east counties refer to the three counties of Fangling, Shangyong and Xicheng.

These three counties were originally only three counties in Hanzhong County. At the end of Jian'an, Fangling was changed into a county and belonged to Jingzhou.

In the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, Zhang Lu surrendered, Cao Cao divided Hanzhong into three, and set up Xicheng and Shangyong counties.

And in order to strengthen the threat to the hinterland of Yizhou, Cao Cao placed the three counties of Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling under the jurisdiction of Cao Ren of Nanyang County.

Because these three counties are located in the east of Hanzhong, Yizhou people call them the East Three Counties.

The East Three Counties are surrounded by the Qinling Mountains, Bashan Mountains, Wudang Mountains, and Wushan Mountains. It is a standard four-block land.

However, the Han River runs through its territory, the Nan River, Du River, and Qianqian River connect to the Han River, radiating in the form of a network.

Surrounded by mountains on the outside, the Three Eastern Counties have a dangerous terrain, but inside they have developed water transportation and frequent traffic, making it a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

This year, after Liu Bei completely occupied the entire territory of Hanzhong, in order to complete Zhuge Lianglong's strategic conception, he connected Hanzhong, the three counties of Dongdong and Xiangyang into a line of defense.

He sent Meng Da, the prefect of Yidu, to go upstream and lead an army to capture Fangling County.

Later, under Liu Bei's order, Meng Da sent an army to attack Shangyong County.

Liu Bei was worried that Meng Da would not be able to take on the important task alone, and in order to facilitate the support of Guan Yu from the flanks of the three eastern counties in the later period, he sent Liu Feng to lead Meng Da's army from Hanzhong to the south along the Mian River.

After Liu Feng's army joined Meng Da in Shangyong, they successfully forced the Shangyong prefect Shen Dan to surrender.

Shangyong Shendan was afraid of submitting to Liu Bei's power, so he moved his wife, children and clan to Chengdu as hostages to show his loyalty.

So far, the three eastern counties have all fallen into Liu Bei's hands.

In order to quickly stabilize the situation in the three eastern counties and reward meritorious service, Liu Bei made the following arrangements for the management of the three eastern counties.

Liu Bei appointed Shen Dan as the general who conquered the north, led the prefect of Shangyong, and made Yuan Xianghou.

He also appointed Shen Yi, the younger brother of Shen Dan, as General Jianxin and the prefect of Xicheng, and appointed Deng Fu, a local tycoon in Fangling, as the prefect of Fangling.

As for Meng Da, who contributed the most in this battle, Liu Bei did not reward him.

Liu Bei appointed Deputy Army Zhonglang General Liu Feng as Deputy Army General, led the troops to garrison Shangyong, commanded the three counties, and ordered Meng Da to be his deputy.

Regarding this point, Meng Da has always been quite critical.

But frightened by Liu Bei's powerful power at this time, even if he had some criticisms, he dared not show it at all.

Among the three eastern counties, Xicheng County is the closest to Hanzhong County, Shangyong County is in the middle, and Fangling County is the easternmost and closest to Jingzhou.

At this time, in the Han River in Xicheng County, many warships were swimming downstream, heading towards Shangyong County.

There are hundreds of warships, and there are thousands of soldiers in all the warships.

Among all the warships, there is the largest building ship, which is galloping ahead on the vast Han River.

On the deck of the towering building, there is an eight-foot-long, majestic and mighty warrior.

He was wearing fine armor all over his body, and a pair of tiger eyes were observing his body quickly.

After observing, the tiger general looked at the person beside him and said:
"It is recorded in "Historical Records": Thousands of miles across, mountains and forests are surrounded by mountains and forests, its solid high tombs, if there are houses.

Explain how dangerous the terrain of Fangling County is. "

"Now that I have traveled to Xicheng County, the terrain of Xicheng is roughly the same as that of Fangling.

With such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, Liu Feng and Meng Da were actually worried about the invasion of foreign enemies.

I don't know how this foreign enemy came? "

The tiger general who spoke was none other than Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, the right generals of Hanzhong Wang.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were the first two to follow Liu Bei. Although the three of them did not have an oath of sworn brotherhood, decades of life and death together have made these three feel like brothers.

When Zhang Fei, who was training in Langzhong, received Liu Bei's imperial edict, he immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare for the expedition.

Zhang Fei was not only Liu Bei's right general, but after Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, he appointed Zhang Fei as the prefect of Brazil.

After Liu Bei captured Hanzhong this year, Hanzhong was Liu Bei's third largest base after Jingzhou and Yizhou, and the candidates for the prefect of Hanzhong also became the focus of attention.

At that time, everyone thought that Guan Yu was appointed to guard Jingzhou and Liu Bei was appointed to guard Yizhou, so the important task of guarding Hanzhong would definitely be handed over to Zhang Fei.

But when Liu Bei's letter of appointment came out, what everyone didn't expect was that Wei Yan was the last prefect of Hanzhong.

But Zhang Fei was appointed by Liu Bei as the prefect of Brazil, stationed in Langzhong.

But in fact, this arrangement does not prove that Wei Yan is more capable than Zhang Fei in Liu Bei's mind, or that he is more reused.

Because in terms of geographical location, the strategic significance of Brazil County is also huge.

In the northern states and counties of Yizhou, the north of Brazil County is Hanzhong, Liu Bei's third largest base, the northwest is Longxi of Cao Wei, the northeast is Dongsan County, and the east is Yufu County, an important town in Yizhou.

From a defensive point of view, Brazil County is the second line of defense and solid backing behind Hanzhong.

In case the situation in Hanzhong is tense, Zhang Fei can quickly rush to help from Brazil County.

And Zhang Fei's military position is far greater than that of Wei Yan. When Hanzhong is in trouble and Zhang Fei leads the rescue, he is the first commander in Hanzhong.

Even if Hanzhong falls, Zhang Fei can still block the momentum of Cao Wei's army going south in Brazil County, and at the same time stop Cao Wei's breakthrough from the direction of the East Three Counties.

And once Jingzhou is in danger, Zhang Fei can go down the river from Brazil to support Jingzhou.

And when Liu Bei is going to send troops to the Northern Expedition to Yongliang, Zhang Fei of Brazil County will become the real pioneer of the Northern Expedition.

Because most of the population in Hanzhong County was relocated by Cao Cao, there is more than enough self-preservation in the short term to attack.

It can be said that Liu Bei handed over the heartland of Yizhou to his "third brother" Zhang Fei to be stationed.

When Liu Bei heard that Guan Yu was in trouble in Jingzhou, he wanted Zhang Fei to send troops from Brazil to support Guan Yu.

However, Liu Bei considered that among the three eastern counties, Meng Da and Liu Feng might have disobedience and might defect to Cao Wei.

The location of the East Three Counties is very important. If Cao Wei took it here, not only would Hanzhong not be safe, but even after Zhang Fei led his army to leave, the Wei Army could go directly downstream from the East Three Counties to attack the hinterland of Yizhou.

So Liu Bei first ordered Zhang Fei to go north to stabilize the three eastern counties.

And just in terms of the speed of the march, it is different from Zhang Fei who can only support Guan Yu in Xiangfan by land after he led the army into Jingzhou.

There is Han River flowing outside Langzhong City where Zhang Fei is stationed. Zhang Fei can lead his army to flow upstream from Han River to Xicheng County for a short period of time, and then go downstream all the way in Xicheng County to Xiangyang City.

In this way, Zhang Fei can not only stabilize the situation in the three eastern counties, protect the hinterland of Yizhou, but also quickly reach the city of Xiangyang to support Guan Yu, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

And on the building boat, the person who was talking to Zhang Fei was Shen Yi, the prefect of Xicheng.

Seeing that Zhang Fei had something to say, Shen Yi asked herself about the topography of the three eastern counties, and he couldn't help showing a guilty expression on his face.

He then clasped his hands and said to Zhang Fei: "The right general sees a little knowledge and has his own opinions. Yi dare not speak nonsense."

Looking at the honest-looking prefect of Xicheng in front of him, Zhang Fei looked at him carefully with his eyes.

Facing Zhang Fei's sizing up like a tiger's eye, Shen Yi was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat in the cold weather.

Zhang Fei fought with Liu Bei for decades, and in his early years he and Guan Yu were called the enemy of ten thousand by the world.

In the first battle of Dangyang, Zhang Fei led more than [-] cavalry to defend Liu Bei against Cao Cao's thousands of cavalry.

On the Dangyang Bridge, Cao Cao's army arrived, and Zhang Fei broke the bridge by the water. With a loud shout, Cao Cao's army dared not go forward.

This bought Liu Bei time to retreat. Since that battle, Zhang Fei's reputation for bravery has resounded throughout the world.

After entering Jingzhou, Zhang Fei even defeated Cao Wei's famous general Zhang He in Ba County, not far from the East Three Counties.

In order to escape for his life, Zhang He had to give up his horse and climb the mountain and fled. He only led more than ten men to Nanzheng.

This undoubtedly made Zhang Fei's prestige even more remarkable.

Before facing Zhang Fei's illustrious reputation, even Shen Yi, who was born in a local rich family, did not dare to show any disrespect.

Facing Shen Yi's awe, Zhang Fei, who loves scholar-bureaucrats, didn't make things difficult for him. He just continued to say to Shen Yi on the side:
"From the terrain of the three eastern counties, we can see that what Liu Feng and Meng Da said before, that they did not send troops to rescue the former general because they were worried about the invasion of foreign enemies, is completely nonsense, and their hearts can be punished."

Zhang Fei has a rough face, but he is a meticulous person in his heart.

After he led the army to Xicheng County, Shen Yi, the prefect of Xicheng, was very surprised when facing Zhang Fei's army that suddenly descended.

In addition, Liu Bei was in great power at this time, and Shen Yi had no intention of rebelling against Liu Bei, so after Zhang Fei showed Liu Bei's edict, Shen Yi immediately opened the city to welcome Zhang Fei's army into the city.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei didn't intend to stay, he ordered Shen Yi to come to meet him in the boat, and after Shen Yi did not doubt that he did so, Zhang Fei took Shen Yi directly to Shangyong.

Zhang Fei knew that Liu Bei had ordered him to lead troops to the three east counties in order to stabilize the situation in the three east counties and support Guan Yu.

In order to fulfill Liu Bei's order, Zhang Fei directly took Shen Yi, the prefect of Xicheng, into the army and went down the river.

The Shen family is the largest wealthy family in the three eastern counties. As long as the Shen brothers have no chance of rebellion, the situation in the three eastern counties will naturally be safe.

Zhang Fei's method is very direct, but very effective.

Shen Yi naturally knew Zhang Fei's thoughts, but he had no rebellious intentions at the moment, so he was not dissatisfied with Zhang Fei's actions.

Not long after, Zhang Fei's army had already appeared outside Shangyong City while Zhang Fei's army was driving the warship galloping downstream.

After Zhang Fei's army appeared outside Shangyong City, Meng Da in Shangyong City, after receiving the news, was frightened out of his wits in the face of Zhang Fei's sudden drop.

In the city of Chengdu before, his clansmen secretly sent secret messages for him.

Yan Liu Bei was furious when he and Liu Feng did not send troops to rescue Guan Yu, and had sent the right general Zhang Fei to lead the army to capture him and Liu Feng.

After receiving this letter, Meng Da was naturally terrified.

He knew very well what he had done since taking down the three counties of Shangyong.

A few months ago, Guan Yu sent an envoy to Shangyongzhong, and ordered Liu Feng to send troops to aid him with the power of a false Jieyue.

At that time, Liu Fengfeng already had the idea of ​​sending troops in response to Guan Yu's order.

It was because he hated Liu Feng's invasion of his mausoleum, and in order to frame Liu Feng, he advised Liu Feng to plan for the future, support his own self-respect, and not send troops to assist Guan Yu for the time being.

At that time, Guan Yu played triumphant songs frequently, and on the surface, he didn't need the assistance of Liu Feng's army.

So in the face of Meng Da's persuasion of the prince's temptation, Liu Feng agreed to Meng Da's suggestion like a ghost.

After that, Guan Yu sent envoys several times to urge Liu Feng to send troops, but Liu Feng always refused to send troops, citing internal instability in the three eastern counties.

The reason why Meng Da suggested Liu Feng in this way was not that he had the heart to rebel against Liu Bei, nor did he have any personal grievances with Guan Yu.

At that time, Guan Yu was victorious, and he never thought that Guan Yu would be in danger in an instant.

What Meng Da originally thought was that when Liu Bei found out about this in the future, Liu Bei would punish Liu Feng for this to vent his hatred.

In the case of Guan Yu's victory, Liu Bei's punishment of Liu Feng in a good mood will not implicate him as a lieutenant general.

But what I never expected was that the subsequent series of developments far exceeded Meng Da's expectations.

In the end, he and Liu Feng completely angered Liu Bei because of their selfish actions, leaving him and Liu Feng with no room for change.

Thinking that Zhang Fei's army had already arrived outside the city, Meng Da was anxious like ants on a hot pot.

After receiving the report, he thought about putting himself to death and surviving, but Zhang Fei came too fast, and his arrangement hadn't been completed yet.

Now Shen Dan, the prefect of Shangyong, is loyal to Liu Bei, and most of the military power in the city is in Liu Feng's hands.

Launching a rebellion rashly at this time, without the cooperation of Shen Dan and Liu Feng, is simply seeking death.

Thinking that Fazheng was still there, Meng Da immediately ordered his nephew Deng Xian to fetch the twigs.

In the deputy general's mansion in Shangyong City, there was a young general in his thirties who was enjoying music in the hall of the mansion.

This young general is none other than Deputy General Liu Feng.

Liu Feng has a strong personality and considers himself the son of Liu Bei, so he has always been arrogant.

After he and Meng Da pacified the three eastern counties together, Liu Feng despised Meng Da a lot because he was a surrendered general.

With contempt in his heart, Liu Feng used his identity to invade the mausoleum.

Not long ago, Liu Feng forcibly snatched Meng Da's advocacy band.

Meng Da is the same as Fazheng, although he fled from Guanzhong to Yizhou because of asylum, both of them are descendants of a family in Guanzhong.

As a son of a family, Meng Da settled down in Yizhou, based on his past memories, he worked hard and spent a lot of money to build a band that is good at music.

And Liu Feng came from a low family background. He fell in love with Meng Da's advocacy band after he heard Meng Da's advocacy team play once in Meng Da's residence.

In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, Liu Feng relied on his own identity to snatch Meng Da's advocacy for self-entertainment.

When bursts of melodious music reached Liu Feng's ears, a look of intoxication appeared on Liu Feng's face.

Because he was intoxicated by the sound of music, Liu Feng temporarily forgot his resentment at losing the crown prince.

But when Liu Feng was intoxicated, his personal guard suddenly stumbled and broke in from outside the hall.

"It's not a big deal, General."

After Liu Feng's personal guard broke into the hall, he immediately shouted at Liu Feng.

Liu Feng, who was intoxicated by the interruption, instantly showed anger on his face, and he angrily shouted at the guard, "Why are you so panicked!"

Even in the face of Liu Feng's reprimand, Liu Feng's personal guard still couldn't hide the frightened look on his face when he thought of that person coming.

He knelt on the ground and reported to Liu Feng: "The right general led the army to rush in!"

"The right general was ordered by the king to capture the general!"

After hearing what Qin Wei said, Liu Feng also had a look of surprise on his face.

"Uncle, uncle!"

At this time, the personal guard boldly suggested to Liu Feng to lead the army to resist, otherwise everything would be over if it was too late.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Liu Feng got up and drew his sword to kill the guard. He said bitterly, "How can my son betray my father!"

After hacking the personal guard to death, the door outside the hall was knocked open instantly, and hundreds of elite soldiers rushed in outside the door, and it was Zhang Fei who led the hundreds of elite soldiers.

After Zhang Fei broke through the door, he immediately saw Liu Feng standing with a knife in the hall, and the band that had just finished playing in the hall.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Fei thought that Guan Yu was still fighting bloody battles in Xiangfan, while Liu Feng, who was regarded by Liu Bei as a reinforcement, was living and dying here.

A cold look appeared on his face, and he said coldly to Liu Feng, "Feng'er is too happy?"

At this time, behind Zhang Fei, Meng Da, who was naked and carrying thorns, took a step forward and pointed at the drum in the hall, whispering something to Zhang Fei.

After listening to Meng Da's story, the chill on Zhang Fei's face became even worse.

And Liu Feng, who had no rebellious heart before and after Zhang Fei had led the troops to him, did not resist.

He dropped the long sword in his hand on the ground, then knelt down straight in front of Zhang Fei.

In December of the 24th year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Fei, the right general of the Han Dynasty, came to the three eastern counties in person and captured Liu Feng and Fu Mengda.

In the same month, Zhang Fei rectified the soldiers and horses of the three eastern counties, and combined the troops and horses of the headquarters with a total of more than [-] elite soldiers.

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