Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 120
Li Xian's note in "Book of the Later Han·Biography of Southwest Yi": Lushui, whose name is Ruoshui, comes out of Yanniujiang, passes through Zhuti and ends at Bodao, and enters the river, in the south of today's Xizhou.There is a special miasma, and menstruation in March and April will lead to death.After the fifth month, the traveler will be harmless.Therefore, Zhuge Liang said, "We will spend the fifth month in Lu", saying that it was difficult.

Compared with Gaoding, the king of Yi who led Zhuge Liang's troops across the Lu River to conquer Yueqi County in the hottest month of May, when the sun was the hottest in history, Liu Zhang set foot in Nanzhong in August when the sky was clear and the wind was refreshing. In terms of the season and climate, Liu Zhang had a slight advantage in conquering the Soyi in Nanzhong.

Not to mention that the Shu-Han Nanzhong rebellion lasted for two or three years in history. It can be said to be a protracted period. The rebellion was huge and deeply rooted.

As for the Nanzhong Rebellion that Liu Zhang faced, a group of bandits had only been in rebellion for a few months, and had not reached the level of a tree with deep roots.

Secondly, Gao Yi, the prefect of Yizhou County in the south, guarded Dianchi Lake. Lu Kai, the prefect of Yongchang County, closed the territory to calm the people and did not interact with the rebels. Jing Yi, the prefect of Xangchu County, upheld his loyalty and would not open his eyes to the rebels even if he died. There are forces loyal to Liu Zhang everywhere in Nanzhong.

Finally, the Nanzhong bandits in front of Liu Zhang had no foreign aid. As in history, Yong Kai, a rebel bandit, had contact with Sun Wu, and Sun Wu appointed Yong Kai as the prefect of Yongchang.

Generally speaking, the Nanzhong rebellion that Liu Zhang faced was much less difficult to conquer than the Nanzhong rebellion that Zhuge Liang faced in history.

Therefore, although Liu Zhang did not have Zhuge Liang's military talent and ability, he still easily defeated the Yi King Gao Yuan of Yueqi County and led his troops to advance to Qiongdu City, the county seat of Yueqi County.

Currently, Liu Zhang was riding a horse from Liangzhou, surrounded by a group of knights, and explored the Qiongdu city in front of him.

"Historical Records of the Southwest Yi Biography" records: There are countless kings from the north of Yunnan, and the Qiongdu Kingdom is the most powerful.

However, no matter how powerful the Qiongdu Kingdom is, it is nothing more than an ant in front of the giant dragon of the Han Empire.

In the sixth year of Yuanding reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu sent Sima Xiangru as his envoy to build Qiongdu and set up Yuexi County, which governed fifteen counties and belonged to Yizhou. Qiongdu was included in the territory of the Han Empire.

Qiongdu City is a city built by the Han people, and because it is located in a place where there are many people and barbarians, it seems that the defensive facilities are very complete.

Qiongdu City brought running water from Qiong Pool as a moat, which was about four to five feet wide. On both sides of the river guarding the city, there were traces of earth and stone turning. It must have been widened a lot recently.

As for the city wall, there are all kinds of pheasant dishes, female walls, and sheep and horse walls.

What's more, in front of the moat are scorched and dark ruins. It was originally the residence of the Han people. It was burned to death by the Yi King Gaoyuan and became completely empty. Looking down from the top of the city, I think the view is extremely broad and there is no trace of anything. of obstruction.

Liu Zhang looked around the city for a while, then turned to a knight beside him and said: "Qiongdu is really a fortified city. It seems difficult to take it. If you want to take it, I'm afraid it will take a long time." The city has been besieged for several months, maybe one or two years."

"Ming Gong, I don't think so. I think Qiongdu City is easy to move." The knight responded with his hands raised, actually rejecting Liu Zhang's idea.

"Oh, if De'ang has any opinions, please tell me." Liu Zhang looked at the knight.

The knight's surname was Li Minghui and his courtesy name was De'ang. He was the nephew of Cuan Xi, the minister of Jianling, and he served as the county captain under Cuan Xi.

When Liu Zhang arrived at Qiongdu City, Li Hui stood at the military gate with his sword and brought good news to Liu Zhang. The Cuan clan, a wealthy family in Yizhou County, kept their integrity and did not go along with the traitors when the Yong family was wreaking havoc. That’s all.

Regarding Cuan's behavior, Liu Zhang did not blame him. As long as he did not seek rebellion, he was a good man, and it was not a crime to compromise with traitors and delay time.Liu Zhang's comforting words to Li Hui at that time made Li Hui quite surprised. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to be so broad-minded. He had already prepared a manuscript and planned to use it to persuade Liu Zhang, but he didn't expect Liu Zhang to be so open-minded about such a thing. He didn't care at all and didn't take it to heart at all.

'True is the Lord of Ming. 'This was Li Hui's true inner thought at that time.

But what Li Hui didn't know was that Liu Zhang didn't care whether the Cuan family was rebellious. If the Cuan family was rebellious, he could just send a brigade of troops to discuss it. If the Cuan family was not rebellious, it would naturally be a happy event. , but both are trivial matters.

How could he compare to Li Hui, the second commander-in-chief of Shu Han in history?

Historically, the Shu Han Dynasty had six surrender commanders who guarded Nanzhong and brought down the barbarians.And Li Hui was the first Gajiang Commander-in-Chief whom Liu Zhang met after being the shepherd of Yizhou for so long. The other five people, such as Deng Fang, the first Gajiang Commander-in-Chief, were from Nanjun and were still in Jingzhou. The remaining four were either He is young, or has never been famous, and there is no trace to follow.

This makes Li Hui important. Although Li Hui is still young now, he can be trained and experienced well. If someone is left to guard Nanzhong in the future, Li Hui can be said to be the best choice.

Regarding Liu Zhang's rhetorical question, "Why is the capital of Qiong so easy to capture?" Li Hui answered bluntly: "Normally, if you want to defend the city, you need to send people out of the city to set up battle formations. One is to build momentum and show bravery; the other is to express There are enough troops in the city and there is quite a bit of spare power.”

"But now that Ming Gong led his troops to Qiongdu City, the city did not send a single soldier out of the city. Instead, the city gate was tightly closed and the suspension bridge was retracted. It can be seen that the bandits were timid and did not dare to confront Ming Gong's heavenly soldiers."

"Secondly, the thieves and bandits gathered in the city without dividing their troops to set up strongholds outside the city. They formed a horns with Qiongdu. This is the so-called isolated city."

"The thieves are timid, and they lose ground when advancing or retreating. They have a strong city to defend, but they have no intention of holding on. They just sit back and wait for death."

Li Hui was a courageous man, so when he talked with Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd, he was very polite and there was nothing cowardly about it.

But more importantly, Liu Zhang's impression on Li Hui in the past two days made Li Hui dare to refute Liu Zhang's words in front of Liu Zhang.

After saying this, Li Hui looked at Liu Zhang. He felt that Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd, was a bit strange. On the one hand, he was tolerant and indifferent to the arrogant behavior of his uncle Cuan Xi and Yong Shi. He did not mind.

On the other hand, Liu Zhang didn't seem to have any idea of ​​showing off his majesty in front of the envoy sent by the Cuan family. When talking to him, he was like two friends on the same level. He didn't care about others' refutations of his words. He was not like ordinary people. He looked shy and angry when retorting, but he calmed down and thought about it, which was very different from ordinary people.

The most extraordinary thing is that Liu Zhang had no precautions against him. Although he had a document and seal to prove his identity, he was still an outsider. However, Liu Zhang took him with him and led him to observe the situation in Qiongdu City. city ​​defense.

This reminded him of a person, Gao Emperor Liu Bang.

"What De'ang said makes sense." Liu Zhang, who thought about it for a moment, nodded and acknowledged Li Hui's words with a smile.

"The thieves are so cowardly that even if they trample the city, because the river is a pond, they occupy the city hundreds of millions of meters long, and they are facing an unpredictable abyss, they will still be defeated by me in the end."

(End of this chapter)