Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 237: Conspiracy against Jianghan
"Ah!"

Huo Jun rubbed his nose. He had sneezed a lot since Cao Cao's defeat.Either he caught a cold, or he had rhinitis, or Cao Cao was thinking about him.

"How is Zhongmiao's health? Do you want to call the doctor?" Liu Bei asked with concern.

Liu Qi was also worried and said: "Zhongmiao's health is important, so he must not catch the cold. If not, it is better to bring his family members into the army to take care of Zhongmiao."

After experiencing the Battle of Chrysostom, Huo Jun's status in Wu and Chu's family further improved and became a treasure level.Nowadays, no one in the army is dissatisfied with Huo Jun, and no one is afraid of Huo Jun.

Cao Cao raised his troops to go south, while Huo Jun raised two armies to outnumber the many. He actually defeated Cao Cao within two months, which shocked everyone.

Who is Cao Cao?The tiger occupies the Central Plains. Since the war, few have been defeated. Now they are defeated at the hands of Huo Jun. They flee in confusion and are in panic all day long.This battle broke the southerners' fear of the northerners and also broke the southerners' influence among the northerners.Huo Jun, who defeated Cao Cao with his own hands, also reached the pinnacle of his life.

The 30-year-old Huo Jun is too young. Except for Han Xin in the early Han Dynasty, there seems to be no one who can compare with him.Today, Huo Jun is highly praised. Except for the three generals Han, Bai and Wu, there are almost no others.

"No need!"

Huo Jun shook his hand and said, "Thank you very much for your concern. Cao Cao's troops have been seriously damaged this time and he was defeated in Xiangfan. It's not easy for him to be afraid. Cao Ren doesn't know what Cao Cao is doing and is very frightened. Therefore, it is better to go to Jiangling early in the morning to avoid changes later." .”

Liu Bei frowned slightly and said: "Jiangling has a heavy city, and Cao Ren has nearly [-] troops. Our army is divided into four counties in Jingnan. There is a huge disparity in strength. It may be difficult to break through Jiangling quickly."

After defeating Cao Cao, Huo Jun and Liu Bei did not pursue Cao Cao, but chose to attack Jiangling City.After learning of Liu and Huo's movements, Cao Ren welcomed his troops and retreated to the city.

Today, Huo Jun and Liu Bei have [-] troops facing off against Cao Ren, who has nearly [-] troops.Liu Qi, who received Liu Bei's letter, led [-] Changsha soldiers and horses northward.

At the same time, the 6000 people who had stayed in Jinkou and 2000 in Shaxian were left in the camp. Lu Su and Chen Yue led [-] sergeants to join the army.At present, there are about [-] soldiers and horses stationed outside Jiangling City.

Judging from the strength comparison between the offensive and defensive sides, it follows the combat formula of 'encircle it if ten, attack it if it is five, and divide it if doubled'.Jiang Zuo's soldiers and horses want to break through Jiangling City quickly, but it may not be that simple, and Jiangling City is very strong and unusual.

Huo Jun pondered for a long time and said: "Sun Tzu said: 'The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and then the second is to attack the city. The method of attacking the city is the last resort.' Now there is a good opportunity. Maybe we can attack Jiangling City without having to force it. Gangneung.”

"Ok?"

Liu Qi looked up at Huo Jun and asked, "I wonder what Zhongmiao's plan is?"

Huo Jun raised the corner of his mouth slightly, pointed at Xiangyang, and said: "General Guan reported the battle, he killed Le Jin, and Cao Cao was defeated and fled Dangyang. At Dangyang, there was General Zilong waiting with his cavalry. Even if Cao Cao managed to escape, his troops would still be weak. There’s a lot of damage.”

"Therefore, Xiangfan is now empty. Today Jun is willing to lead [-] naval troops to attack Xiangfan in order to scare Cao Cao and his Central Plains soldiers and horses. The second prince can lead [-] soldiers and horses to garrison at the mouth of Youjiang River in the south of the Yangtze River and look for opportunities to encircle the outer city of Jiangling... …”

Although I don't know what Cao Cao's current situation is, judging from the current situation, Cao Cao is much more miserable than the Battle of Chibi in history. There are not many soldiers and horses left on the left and right.

Therefore, Huo Jun will naturally not use Zhou Yu's tactics to fight against Jiangling, and then fight Xu Huang, Man Chong, Li Tong and others to play Jue Beidao.

After Huo Jun thought about it, he thought that Jiangling's troops and horses were not affected at the moment, but Xiangfan was empty.Cao Cao was defeated and fled Xiangfan, and he led his army north to attack and harass him. He must have been frightened.If Jiangling is attacked by the Second Liu Dynasty again, Cao Cao will generally not choose the historical approach of Baonan County, but may abandon Jiangling and choose to preserve Xiangfan.

With such great results, Huo Jun did not want Jiangling to become the front line of the confrontation between the north and the south like in history, and Cao Cao was asked to relocate hundreds of thousands of people, creating a no-man's land of seven to eight hundred miles, leaving the Jianghan Plain broken and the people withered.

Huo Jun looked at Liu Qi, raised his hands and said, "I wonder if Jingzhou is willing?"

Liu Qi nodded, looked at Liu Bei again, and asked, "I wonder what uncle thinks?"

Liu Qi asked Liu Bei, it's not that Liu Qi didn't believe Huo Jun.But now there are [-] soldiers and horses, and both families are sending troops. Liu Qi cannot make the decision alone.Liu Bei thought for a while, took out the letter from his sleeve, and said: "Kong Ming's letter talks about the war in the Jianghuai River. Since Cao Cao went south, Zang Ba, Lu Qian, Sun Guan and other generals followed their troops southward. They first attacked Ruxukou Bubu, and then captured Jiangdu. Chang Xi was afraid of the incoming invaders and led his people across the river."

"At that time, Zang Ba was more courageous than others. Knowing that our army was empty, he crossed the river on bamboo rafts and robbed and killed the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Fortunately, Kong Ming was vigilant and sent out water troops to defeat them. More than a thousand enemy invaders died in the belly of the fish. Kong Ming learned that our army had won the victory at Chrysostom. , please support us with troops, hoping to defeat the Taishan bandits, and see if you can conquer Hefei."

Liu Qi thought that Liu Bei did not want to split his troops with Huo Jun, but wanted to lead his army back to Jiangzuo to capture Hefei in the north of the Yangtze River. His eyebrows were furrowed and he looked unhappy.

Liu Bei seemed to feel Liu Qi's gaze and explained: "Bo Wei, today's war should be divided into serious and serious. Jiangling is the most important and Hefei is the light. However, the troops in Jiangbei are too few, only ten thousand people. Bei wants to mobilize Yunchang to Jianghuai. Raise a small force and pretend to attack Hefei to take the pressure off our army in Jingchu and drive away the Taishan bandits."

"However, if Yunchang leaves Jiangxia, there will be no generals available in Jiangxia. For the purpose of Xiakou City Wall, Bo Wei can recruit a good general and serve as the governor of Jiangxia."

Huo Jun responded and said: "What Jingzhou and Yangzhou said makes sense. Jianghuai is Cao Cao's weakest point. If he raises his troops to attack it, Cao Cao will panic and must divide his troops to rescue him. Cao Cao's division of troops to rescue him will be beneficial to our army's plan to capture Jianghan."

Since the two Liu met, the work of mutual representation has been completed. Liu Bei officially became Yangzhou Mu and Liu Qi became Jingzhou Mu.

As for the General, not only did Liu Bei show humility, but Liu Qi himself also showed humility to Liu Bei.Therefore, the chariot generals were divided into left and right chariot generals. Liu Bei was the right chariot general, and Liu Qi became the left chariot general.It is completely different from the generals of Wei and Generals of Chariots and Cavalry that Liu Beichu discussed before.

Liu Qi understood what Liu Bei meant and asked, "I wonder what the position of Yun Changtiao is?"

"Prefect Danyang!"

After exchange of official positions, Liu Qi temporarily handed over Kuaiji County, Mi Zhu was transferred to be the prefect of Kuaiji, and the vacated prefect of Danyang was handed over to Guan Yu.

Liu Qi's eyes fell on Huo Jun and asked: "The land of Jiangxia is a battleground for military strategists. Zhong Miao has led the army for many years. I wonder who in the army can be used as a general?"

"Wen Ping!"

Huo Jun said: "In Jingzhou, Wen Zhongye is loyal to state affairs, dedicated to his service, very capable of military strategy, and resourceful. In such an important place, no one but Wen Zhongye can be appointed as the general."

"Wen Ping?"

Liu Qi muttered a few times that he also had a good impression of Wenpin.In addition to Wenpin's outstanding achievements in quelling bandits when he was guarding Wu Hui.On that day, Wenpin also performed well in fighting against Cao Shang and advocated the war.

"Can!"

Liu Qi, who had deep faith in Huo Jun, immediately made the decision and said: "Since Zhong Miao has appointed Zhong Ye, how can Gu not obey? He is appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia to succeed Guan Jiangxia and guard Xiakou."

After a pause, Liu Qi continued: "Yun Chang is in charge of our army in the Jianghuai River. Zhongmiao can follow his previous words and lead the navy to march north to Xiangfan. Moreover, in the Battle of Chrysostom, Zhongmiao made an unparalleled contribution. The king is represented by the imperial court as the governor of Nanjun, temporarily supervised by Poyang County, appointed as the general of the northern expedition, and promoted to the title of marquis of Yunyang Township, with a settlement of [-] households."

Huo Jun has made great progress in both his official position and his title.Nanjun, the largest county in Jingzhou, let Huo Jun serve as the prefect of Nanjun. It is better to say that it is a check for the future. The temporary supervision of Poyang County also ensures Huo Jun's current interests.

As for the general who conquered the north and was a provincial prince, it can be said that Huo Jun has become second only to Liu Bei and Liu Qi in Wu and Chu, and the other generals are almost incomparable.

Huo Jun immediately saluted and said in a deep voice: "Thank you Jingzhou for your kindness. This battle will live up to Jingzhou's expectations. We will do our best to repay the kindness and we will definitely win Jiangling."

Liu Qi helped Huo Jun up and said, "Whether Jingchu can be at peace depends on Zhongmiao."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)