Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

When he thought of his second brother, a smile appeared on Liu Bei's face.

I also became particularly confident.

He was very clear about how capable his second brother was.

With the ability of his second brother and his own attention to him, he will definitely achieve extraordinary success.

As I was thinking this, I heard Han Cheng's voice continue to ring.

Tell him about Gan Ning.

"At the beginning of the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao sent Zhu Guang as governor of Lujiang.

They stationed in Wancheng and opened up large rice fields.

He also sent spies to cross the river secretly, recruiting and luring the forces opposing Sun Quan in Duyang, hoping to attack Sun Quan from both inside and outside.

After learning the intelligence, Lu Meng suggested to Sun Quan: The land around Wancheng is fertile. If it is harvested for one season, Cao Cao's power will inevitably increase. If it is harvested for several seasons in a row, it will inevitably cause great trouble.

In my opinion, it should be removed immediately.

Sun Quan adopted this suggestion.

In May of the 19th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan personally led an expedition to Wancheng.

Sun Quan asked for advice from his generals.

Everyone said that in order to capture a fortified city, they had to build a hill of earth and prepare siege tools.

Lü Meng, on his own, rejected the majority opinion and said: It will take a lot of time to pile up the earth hill and prepare the attacking tools.

Once Cao's reinforcements arrive, it will be difficult to capture Wancheng.

The only way is to attack by force and capture Wancheng in one fell swoop.

Lu Meng recommended Gan Ning as the governor of Shengcheng.

When attacking the city, Lu Meng personally beat the war drum to cheer.

Gan Ning, holding a training rope, led the local soldiers to climb up the city wall, and finally captured Wancheng and captured Zhu Guang.

Zhang Liao heard the news and led reinforcements to Jiashishi. When he arrived, he heard that Wancheng had been lost, so he had to retreat.

After the battle, Gan Ning was ranked second in merit, only after Lu Meng, and was appointed as the General of Breaking the Enemy Path..."

After listening to Gan Ning's stories, Liu Bei liked him more and more.

On my side, I really have to find a way to get Gan Ning in my hands in the future.

It is such a pity that such a person cannot join me in supporting the Han Dynasty.

If you stay in Jiangdong, you will hardly be valued.

Moreover, the people in Jiangdong are all defenders of the land, and there is no one who wants to explore new areas.

The greatest ambition is to establish one's own territory.

I didn't think about fighting for the whole world.

This is partly because Sun Quan is less capable than his father and brothers.

On the other hand, the basic system of Eastern Wu determined that they could not do it.

Many of the soldiers in Jiangdong are private soldiers.

There are a lot of private troops.

It takes truly talented people to bring them together and get things done.

For example, people like Zhou Yu.

If Zhou Yu were gone, it would be very difficult for Jiangdong to find someone who could take charge of the overall situation, issue orders, and convince others.

Basically not very likely.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that Jiangdong is destined to not go far.

It's okay when defending the land.

For example, before, Cao Cao led his troops to cross the Yangtze River and destroy Jiangdong.

It's like hitting you directly at your doorstep.

At that time, Zhang Zhao and many others were ready to surrender.

Later, Zhou Yu and others insisted on going to war.

Kong Ming also went to lobby.

Only then did these people finally become determined and work together to achieve a great victory at the Battle of Red Cliffs.

These soldiers and horses are enough to fight to the death to defend Jiangdong.

However, it is impossible to expect these people to fight for their lives in foreign wars.

If people are not united, they will become a pile of loose sand.

Many people choose to preserve their strength.

So, these are the limits of Jiangdong.

They are nothing but a bunch of despicable people.

It's different for myself.

I want to support the Han Dynasty and make the Yan and Han dynasties revived for the third time.

"...In addition to Gan Ning, there is another person who needs to be promoted and appointed as soon as possible..."

As Liu Bei's emotions were fluctuating, Han Cheng's voice rang out again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei hurriedly listened carefully.

I was very excited.

This adventure really brought me a lot of gains.

The road ahead suddenly became bright.
At the same time, I was also curious about who this person Mr. Han was talking about.

“This man’s name is Wei Yan, courtesy name Wen Chang.

Now he is in the Emperor's uncle's army."

Liu Bei was slightly stunned.

I didn't expect that Han Cheng was talking about Wei Yan.

However, he immediately remembered that when Han Cheng talked to him about military advisor Pang Tong, he mentioned that Wei Yan had followed him to attack Shu.

I immediately memorized Wei Yan's name...

“…In the 17th year of Jian’an, the emperor’s uncle broke with Liu Zhang and raised an army to attack Liu Zhang.

He dispatched Zhuo Ying and Huang Zhong to occupy Fucheng together.

At that time, the emperor's uncle's army had less than 10,000 soldiers and was isolated and without food.

However, Liu Zhang refused the tactic of clearing the countryside and sending Liu Gui, Zhang Ren, Ling Bao, Deng Xian, Wu Yi and other generals to lead elite troops to stop the emperor's uncle's army.

The army of the emperor's uncle defeated Liu Zhang's army and finally occupied Chengdu in the 19th year of Jian'an.

Wei Yan was promoted to General Yamen for his many military achievements...

In the 24th year of Jian'an, the emperor's uncle proclaimed himself King of Hanzhong in Mianyang and established his capital in Chengdu.

We should leave a general to garrison Hanzhong.

At that time, most people believed that Zhang Fei should be appointed as the prefect of Hanzhong.

Zhang Fei also felt that this position belonged to him.

However, the emperor's uncle unexpectedly promoted Wei Yan to the position of Governor-General and Prefect of Hanzhong.

And promoted Wei Yan from General Yamen to General Zhenyuan.

The entire army was shocked upon hearing this...

The emperor's uncle gathered all the ministers and asked Wei Yan: I have entrusted you with this important task. What do you plan to say?

Wei Yan replied: If Cao Cao comes with all the strength of the country, I would like to stop him for the king.

If a general comes with an army of 100,000, I ask that you swallow him up on my behalf.

The emperor's uncle was very satisfied after hearing this, and the ministers also praised Wei Yan for his heroic words.

In the first year of Zhangwu, the emperor's uncle proclaimed himself emperor and established Shu Han.
Wei Yan was promoted to General Zhenbei...

In the first year of Jianxing, the emperor's uncle died.

In May, Crown Prince Liu Chan ascended the throne, and Wei Yan was granted the title of Marquis of Duting..."

After listening to Han Cheng's story, Liu Bei understood a lot about Wei Yan's abilities.

However, after hearing that he would be crowned emperor, he still felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

In fact, he really wanted to support the Han Dynasty.

I really wanted to save the emperor, but I never thought that I would end up in this position one day.
But, he became the emperor...

He had also thought about why he had come to this point before.

Now, after listening to what Han Chengzhi said, I suddenly understood a lot.

On the one hand, he occupied more territories, had more capable people under him, and his influence was much greater.

The most important reason is that Cao Ze’s son usurped the throne.

Led to the demise of the Han Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, as the uncle of the Han emperor, I could only inherit the legal system of the Han Dynasty in the name of Han.

Let Yan Han not fall!
And with this as the foundation, we will gather people's hearts and revive the Han Dynasty...

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard the news that he had died and his son had succeeded him.

Liu Bei was stunned.

The expressions on their faces seemed a little dull.

This news came too suddenly.

What the hell is this?
I was listening to what Wei Yan was saying.

How did you make your own death come to be?

Why did he die?
Now I am in a period of good fortune.

After so many years of wandering, I finally see hope and am ready to make great achievements.

But suddenly he heard the news that he was going to die.

This is really exciting!
It’s a little hard to accept just thinking about it.

He really wanted to ask why he died and how many years he lived.

However, seeing that Han Cheng didn't intend to say more about it, he just endured it...

"In the eighth year of Jianxing, three armies of Cao Wei attacked the Hanzhong region of Shu Han.

Two of the routes were cancelled due to heavy rain.

At this time, Wei Yan also led a detachment of troops westward into Qiang territory and attacked the Liangzhou area of ​​Cao Wei.

Wei Yan led his troops to the Yangxi area, where he encountered the army of Cao Wei's rear general Fei Yao and Yongzhou governor Guo Huai.

The two armies fought, and Wei Yan defeated Fei Yao and Guo Huai.

Wei Yan, who won a great victory, was promoted to the position of former military advisor and General of the Western Expedition.

He was also granted temporary authority and was promoted to Marquis of Nanzheng.

In the ninth year of Jianxing, Prime Minister Zhuge launched the fourth Northern Expedition and confronted Sima Yi.

According to the "Han Jin Chunqiu", Sima Yi sent Zhang He to attack Wang Ping in Nanwei.

He personally led the main force to engage in a head-on battle with Prime Minister Zhuge.

Prime Minister Zhuge sent Wei Yan, Gao Xiang and Wu Ban to fight back, and the Wei army was defeated.

Three thousand heads of armor were captured, and Sima Yi was able to protect the camp..."

Wei Yan is indeed brave!
This is the admiration that arose in Liu Bei's mind.

Getting Kong Ming is truly my greatest blessing!

After his death, Kong Ming did not forget his ambition to restore the Han Dynasty.

In order to achieve this ideal, he sent troops to the north again and again.

I want to return to the old capital.

The Kong Ming he knew now was particularly capable in many aspects such as governing the local area, treating illnesses, handling government affairs, ensuring logistics, and planning strategies.

However, Kong Ming had little experience in leading troops to fight.

But it can be seen from Han Cheng's few words.

Kong Ming led his men on repeated northern expeditions.

He raised the banner of restoring the Han Dynasty.

Although Han Cheng didn't explain in detail.

However, it can also be seen how capable Kong Ming is in leading troops in battle.

This aspect proves Kong Ming's talent.

On the other hand, it also proves that Kong Ming became like this because he was forced by the current situation.

Caused by his own death.

Let Kong Ming, a scholar, take charge!
For a moment, my heart felt heavy...

“…Every time Wei Yan followed the army to the north, he asked Prime Minister Zhuge to give him command of 10,000 soldiers.

He attacked the Ziwu Valley and finally met with Prime Minister Zhuge at Tongguan.

Just like the example of Han Xin, a general of the Han Dynasty.

But Prime Minister Zhuge has always refused.

Therefore, Wei Yan often said that Prime Minister Zhuge was timid and hated that his talents could not be fully utilized.

According to "Wei Lue", when Prime Minister Zhuge Liang launched his first Northern Expedition, Wei Yan made suggestions at the military meeting?

Because the Chang'an defender Xiahou Mao was cowardly and had no strategy, he was willing to request 5,000 elite soldiers to attack Chang'an directly from Ziwu Valley.

They believed that Xiahou Mao would definitely abandon the city and flee, but Prime Minister Zhuge believed that this plan was dangerous and would not be used...

Wei Yan was good at taking care of his soldiers and was extremely brave, but he was also arrogant and had a very bad temper.

Everyone avoided it.

Only Yang Yi disdained Wei Yan and became hostile to him.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang admired Yang Yi's talent and also relied on Wei Yan's bravery, and often hated that the two could not get along well.

But he could not bear to neglect either of them, so he wrote "Gan Qi Lun" for this purpose.

But the two felt nothing.

Wei Yan even took out a knife and pretended to kill Yang Yi.

Yang Yi burst into tears.

Fei Yi often mediated between the two, so when Prime Minister Zhuge was alive, the two were able to make full use of their talents..."

How could Wei Yan be so bold?

Do you still dare to say that Kong Ming is timid?
How brave!

Although Liu Bei has not yet arrived in Guanzhong.

The situation over there is not very clear.

But I have also heard of the difficulty of the road to Shu.

Especially the Ziwu Valley, which is even more difficult to travel.

That's simply not the way for human beings to walk.

Not to mention marching.

Since they knew that Kong Ming was launching a Northern Expedition, how could the people of Cao Wei not be on guard?
As long as there are a few people guarding the entrance of Ziwu Valley, they can be stopped completely.

Let them not come out.

It was also heard that Wei Yan and Yang Yi were not getting along, and Kong Ming was mediating between them.

He really felt sorry for Kong Ming in his heart.

How many things does Kong Ming have to do alone!
Wei Yan's character flaw is quite significant.

I also heard Han Cheng say that when Kong Ming was around, the two of them could make the best use of their respective abilities.

A bad thought suddenly arose in Liu Bei's mind.

This... couldn't be after Kong Ming's death.

The two of them have caused a big mess, haven't they?

"In the autumn of the twelfth year of Jianxing, Prime Minister Zhuge's condition worsened.

He secretly arranged the withdrawal of troops after his death with the Chief Clerk Yang Yi, the Military Adviser Fei Yi, the Guard General Jiang Wei and others.

Order Wei Yan to cover the rear, and if Wei Yan disobeys the order, the army will retreat on its own.

Prime Minister Zhuge's death was kept secret.

Yang Yi ordered Fei Yi to go and test Wei Yan's intentions.

Wei Yan replied: Although the Prime Minister is dead, I am still here. How can the affairs of the world be neglected because of the death of one person?

Besides, who am I, Wei Yan? How could I be manipulated by Yang Yi and become the rear guard general?
Therefore, he worked with Fei Yi to make arrangements for the deployment and retention of troops.

He asked Fei Yi to write it down and sign it with himself, and then tell all the generals under him.

Fei Yi lied to him and said: I should go back and explain your opinion to Yang Changshi.

The Chief Secretary is a civil servant and does not understand military affairs, so he will definitely not object to your opinion.

As soon as Fei Yi left Wei Yan's camp, he rode away on his horse. Wei Yan immediately regretted it, but it was too late to chase him...

Wei Yan sent people to observe the movements of Yang Yi and others, only to find out that they were all preparing to retreat in turn according to the plan arranged by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang before his death.

Wei Yan was furious, and he traveled day and night to get ahead of Yang Yi's army, burning all the roads wherever he passed.

Yang Yi and Wei Yan both reported to Liu Chan that the other was plotting a rebellion.

Liu Chan asked Shizhong Dong Yun and Liufu Changshi Jiang Wan who wanted to rebel.

Both Dong and Jiang vouched for Yang Yi and suspected Wei Yan.

Wei Yan first occupied Nanguyukou and led his troops to attack Yang Yi's army.

Yang Yi ordered Wang Ping to go to the front to resist Wei Yan.

Wang Ping scolded Wei Yan's vanguard troops: Prime Minister Zhuge has just passed away, and his body is still warm.

How dare you do this! ?
The army knew that the fault was Wei Yan's, and they disobeyed his orders and scattered like birds and beasts.

Only Wei Yan and several of his sons escaped to Hanzhong.

Yang Yi sent Ma Dai to catch up with Wei Yan, behead him, and present his head to Yang Yi.

Yang Yi trampled on Wei Yan's head and cursed:

Can you do evil again?

Wei Yan's three clans were brutally exterminated..."

Han Cheng's words shocked Liu Bei a lot.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Kong Ming...Kong Ming actually died?

This was the news he least wanted to hear.

Although he knew that everyone is destined to die, he still felt heartbroken when he heard that Kong Ming had died.

I also heard that Wei Yan and Yang Yi had indeed caused such a thing after Kong Ming's death.

I felt both hatred and regret in my heart.

Our own strength is not strong.

The death of Kong Ming was an even heavier blow.

It's fine if these people don't want to stabilize the situation.

Such a big commotion was caused even before Kong Ming's body was cold.

Lead troops to attack each other.

Although Wei Yan was executed, wasn't this a huge loss for his side?

Why can't Yang Yi and Wei Yan tell the difference?

Can't we just get along well?

After a moment of silence, Liu Bei looked at Han Cheng and said, "Mr. Han, please tell me about my second brother." (End of this chapter)