Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 158 An Ren takes it!

Not to mention that Huo Jun took one day to capture Jingkou City.In the hinterland of Wuhui, Liu Bei and Liu Qi's attack went very smoothly, and Yuhang, Qiantang, Yuqian and other counties were captured by Jingzhou's army.

After the troops entered Qiantang (Hangzhou), in order to prevent Kuaiji from sending troops northward and attacking the front and rear of the army, Guan Yu led five thousand troops across the Qiantang River and attacked Shanyin, Shangyu and other places in Kuaiji County.Liu Bei went north to attack Wucheng, defeated Cheng Pu's troops, captured Wucheng, and approached Taihu Lake.

"Ha ha!"

Liu Bei sat on the couch, feeling very happy and said: "Jiang Qin and Cheng Pu were defeated by our army in succession. Now that our troops have reached Wucheng, Sun Quan will be defeated soon!"

After saying that, Liu Bei looked at Liu Qi again and said with a smile: "Bo Wei, if Sun Quan is defeated and Wu County is captured by our army, then all the six counties in Jiangzuo will belong to Boy Wei."

Although Liu Qi was also smiling happily, he held Liu Bei's hand and said, "Don't worry, uncle, Qi will never forget what he said in the past. Qi has few talents and little knowledge, and the governance of Jiangzuo will depend on my uncle."

The two Liu looked at each other and smiled, their meaning unclear.Obviously Liu Bei is reminding Liu Qi, I will help you get Jiangdong, and you must not forget to promise me.Liu Qi also understood everything and told Liu Bei that he had not forgotten his promise.

Liu Bei held Liu Qi's hand and said, "After the war, Bei Tun Danyang will serve as a barrier to the east of the Yangtze River."

"Thank you, uncle!" Liu Qi said gratefully: "In the future, everything in Jingzhou will depend on my uncle."

"rest assured!"

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Brother Jingsheng is well prepared, and Bo Wei is very close to me. How can I bear to see the foundation of Jingzhou fall into the hands of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, causing the traitors to cause chaos."

Liu Qi tapped the letters on the desk with his hand and said angrily: "If Yi had not sent letters to Jiangdong, Qi Shang would have been kept in the dark by the Cai family. It is really disgusting to hide the battle reports, obliterate the letters, and deceive his father."

After returning to Xiangyang last time, Liu Qi and Liu Bei deliberately asked Yi Ji to stay in Xiangyang to pass on the inside of Xiangyang in order to prevent their own eyes and ears from being obscured.

Recently, letters from Yiji came from Xiangyang, explaining the current changes taking place in Xiangyang.After Liu Qi left, Liu Biao's condition worsened. On his bed, Cai used his identity to intercept all battle reports from Jiangdong and conceal the situation in Jiangdong.It was also at that time that Cai Mao cut off Liu Bei's winter uniform.

It wasn't until the great victory happened and Liu Biao's condition improved that he couldn't keep it secret before he published the battle report.When Liu Biao learned that Danyang and Wanshui were victorious, Liu Qi and Liu Bei declared him a general of chariots and cavalry. They were very happy and personally arranged the rewards for the soldiers, and allocated a large amount of money and grain to Jiangdong for the purpose of laboring the army.

Later in the year, Liu Biao's condition became serious again, and Cai began to intercept news that was unfavorable to Liu Cong.Cai Mao took advantage of Liu Biao's appointment as General of Chariots and Cavalry and became the military advisor of the General of Chariots and Cavalry, taking complete control of the defense of Xiangyang in Jingzhou.

Yiji, on the other hand, was excluded from the inner circle and inquired from everyone on the left and right before he found out the information.After getting the information, Yi Ji immediately sent a letter to Jiangdong.

"Not urgent!"

Liu Bei comforted Liu Qi and said: "Although the matter in Jingzhou is serious, it is a distant concern. At present, Sun Quan of Wu County has a short-term concern and has to get rid of it."

Hearing this, Liu Qi looked expectant and said: "Zhongmiao is still in Wancheng, following the arrogant enemy's strategy. I don't know when we can conquer Jingkou. Now that our army has arrived in Wucheng, we have won consecutive battles. I don't know what our army can do." Should we take the lead in entering Wu County? Or wait for Zhongmiao to arrive and the two armies will march together as one."

Liu Qi's tone was mixed with a sense of helplessness.

As of today, their army has almost reached Sun Quan's hometown.The latest news Liu Qi received from Wancheng was that Huo Jun was still in Wancheng, lingering with Bu Lianshi.Huo Jun was one of his confidants and the core person who promoted the strategy of marching to Jiangdong. Liu Qi didn't know how to criticize Huo Jun for slacking off on the military.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "The entrance to Jing is strong, with a beacon tower as a warning and heavy troops guarding it. Kong Ming said that Zhong Miao is worried about this. Looking at it with the reserve troops, even if Zhong Miao can't follow the arrogant enemy's strategy, it will be difficult to defeat him. Jingkou. Zang Ba’s troops have arrived at Chaohu and are eyeing the Lujiang River. Even if Zhongmiao wants to send troops, the rivers are thousands of miles apart, making it easy for Zang Ba to take advantage of the situation."

It's not that Liu Bei said good things for Huo Jun, but that the difficulties faced by Huo Jun were not small.Wancheng was more than a thousand miles away from Jingkou, so a large-scale troop dispatch would be easily detected by Zang Ba.Although Zang Ba is a minor prince and has recently surrendered to Cao Cao, it does not mean that Zang Ba is unwilling to take credit.

As long as Huo Jun stayed at Jingkou City for a long time, Zang Ba would definitely cross Chaohu Lake and attack the empty Lujiang River.Unless Huo Jun can capture Jingkou before Zang Ba can react, thus integrating the forces of Jiangnan and Lujiang to fight against the enemy.

It can only be said that running thousands of miles to attack Jingkou and seizing all the beacon towers in one day is really too arrogant to command operations.Unfortunately, they were too far apart and Liu Bei and Liu Qi had no idea about the battle situation on Huo Jun's side.

"What about my uncle's opinion?" Liu Qi asked.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Zhongmiao will not be able to conquer Jingkou in the short term. If our army can capture Wu County, Jingkou will surrender without a fight."

"Yes!" Liu Qi stood up and said goodbye, "In that case, I'd rather trouble my uncle to direct the troops."

"Walk slowly!"

After Liu Qi left, Zhuge Liang walked out from behind the screen and sighed: "The eldest son has a kind and honest temper, which is rare in the world!"

"Bo Wei has an honest nature and a benevolent and filial piety. Therefore, when Wei Shuo and Xian He persuaded Bei to seize Bo Wei's inheritance, Bei Yu felt uneasy!"

Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to sit down and sighed: "A certain person entered Xiangyang with only a reputation. Brother Jing Sheng was afraid of him. Fortunately, Bo Wei trusted him and went down to Jiangdong with Bei to help him break free from the prison and spread his wings."

"If we seize it now, we will gain the foundation of Jiangdong, but Bei will already be a dishonest person. Will An have the face to see Brother Jing Sheng and his son in the future?" When the war was progressing smoothly, Liu Yan and Jian Yong proposed to capture it before After Wu County, Liu Bei attacked Liu Qi, seized Liu Qi's troops and horses, and occupied Jiangdong as his foundation.

But Liu Bei couldn't bear to take it, so he rejected their suggestions on the grounds that he couldn't bear to take it.Liu Yan also said that he was worried that after taking Jiangdong, Liu Qi, who had established a firm foothold, would turn his back on others and refused to recognize anyone else, and tried his best to persuade Liu Bei to think carefully.

Liu Bei was not sure, so he invited Liu Qi for a secret talk today to test Liu Qi.Now he tried to test Liu Qi with words, but Liu Qi showed no sign of regret and still treated him sincerely. This made the jealous Liu Bei feel deeply ashamed.

Zhuge Liang knelt down on the couch, poured a cup of tea for Liu Bei, and said: "My lord is a man of benevolence and righteousness, and is not comparable to Cao Cao or Gongsun Zan. Today, the eldest son will not change the contract and treat the lord with sincerity. To protect Cao Cao, he raised his troops and went south. Or if treacherous people are trying to create a rift, the lord should be on good terms with the eldest son, so as not to allow outsiders to succeed in estrangement.”

In Zhuge Liang's view, if Liu Bei does not seize Liu Qi's foundation, then his relationship with Liu Qi should become closer.After all, some people advised Liu Bei this way, but it was inevitable that no one would do this to Liu Qi.

Liu Bei sipped his tea and said, "Although Bo Wei and I are not from the same clan, we do have the same surname. If we want to make friends with each other, we can't."

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "My lord and the eldest son have the same surname but they are not married. However, the two generals Guan and Zhang are brothers and sisters with my lord. Isn't their daughter the daughter of my lord?"

"Liang Suwen General Guan has a girl at his knees. Her temperament is..."

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang didn't know how to praise Guan Yu's female character. After all, it was not good for a daughter to resemble her father.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhuge Liang said: "With a pure temperament, and knowing the Book of Songs and Confucianism, it is feasible to marry the son of the eldest son."

Hearing this, Liu Bei had a strange expression on his face and said, "Bo Wei's son has a weak temperament. If he is matched with Yun Chang's daughter, it will be difficult for the family. Besides, Yun Chang's daughter is still young, so this is not appropriate!"

After saying that, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked curiously: "Is Zhong Miao's words true?"

"All Zhongmiao is talking nonsense!"

Zhuge Liang said vaguely, "I'm afraid General Guan won't want to marry his eldest daughter to the son of the eldest son."

Liu Bei pondered for a long time and said: "If I open my mouth, Yun Chang will definitely agree, but I don't know what Bo Wei wants, and whether his son is married."

In fact, Zhuge Liang's suggestion made Liu Bei very excited. Liu Biao often suspected that he had evil intentions and was worried that Liu Qi would be difficult to control.If Guan Yu's daughter is betrothed to Liu Qi's son, and the relationship between Liu Qi and Guan Yu becomes closer, Liu Biao can also feel relieved.Moreover, after Guan Yu pacified Jiangdong, he could also rely on Liu Qi's relationship to obtain an official position with real power.

After a pause, Liu Bei said: "We can wait until we ask Yun Chang and Bo Wei about their intentions before discussing the matter in depth. The war is imminent, so let's discuss the military first!"

"Kong Ming, I want to lead the army deep into Lize, what do you think?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang stroked his feather fan, frowned slightly and said: "Since our army entered Wuhui, all counties have surrendered, and both Cheng Pu and Jiang Qin were defeated. From Liang's perspective, it is too smooth, which is quite strange."

"For example, the two counties of Wuhui are the foundation of Sun Quan. Now Sun Quan cannot afford to fight with our army with large troops, but gathers troops and horses around Lize. However, Jiangdong is good at water warfare, so Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's actions are considered normal."

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang said worriedly: "My lord has conquered Wucheng, which is only a few dozen miles away from Lize. If we easily penetrate deep into Lize now, and the enemy comes ashore from Lize to attack Wucheng, our army's retreat will be cut off. Look at it with Liang." , our army should be cautious, enter slowly, and observe Zhongmiao's movements. After all, if Zhongmiao's navy cannot enter Lize, it will be difficult for our army to defeat Wu's army."

Liu Bei also frowned and said: "Zhongmiao was overrun by Zang and restricted by Jingkou. How should we solve the problem now?"

Spreading out the map, Zhuge Liang pointed at the map with his feather fan and said: "It's not like this. My lord marches northeast from Wucheng and arrives at Qiucheng. Although Qiucheng is dilapidated, it has Bian Mountain as a fortress on its back. My lord camped around Qiucheng. With our backs facing the lake, we ordered people to explore Lize to know the depth of Jiangdong's army. If Zhongmiao can break through Jingkou and enter the Dantu Waterway, he can respond to it."

Lu Fan then pointed to Wucheng and Qiantang, and Zhuge Liang said: "Wucheng is where our army's retreat is, and we need trustworthy people to garrison it. Qiantang City is where our army's food, grass, and baggage are, and it is also the link between our army and Yunchang." Wherever you are, you can order the general to guard it."

Listening to Zhuge Liang's analysis, Liu Bei hugged his knees and asked, "Does Kong Ming have anyone to choose as a general?"

"My lord, please order General Zilong to guard Wucheng and General Zhongye to guard Qiantang." Zhuge Liang recommended.

Liu Bei nodded slightly and asked thoughtfully: "Why is it arranged like this?"

"General Zilong has a stable temperament, superb martial arts, knows land warfare, and can guard Wucheng for the Lord; General Zhongye is loyal and available, is good at military strategy, and is familiar with the methods of water and land. He must guard the important place of Qiantang." Zhuge Liang analyzed. .

Qiantang (now Hangzhou) is located on the Qiantang River, not far from the entrance to the sea.Boats can pass through the sea and go up the Qiantang River to the city.Therefore, Qiantang is an important waterway, and those who do not know the methods of water warfare cannot hold on. Looking at the army's lieutenant generals, only Wenpin is suitable.

"it is good!"

Liu Bei patted the case and said, "It will be arranged according to Kong Ming's arrangement."

"promise!"

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