Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 282 Inviting troops to enter Shu
Longyou, Jincheng.

Han Sui was about sixty years old, with gray beard and hair and thin cheeks.This overlord of Longyou, who had experienced the second emperor Huan Ling, started the Longyou Qiang rebellion, and then sat back and watched the changes in the world, is now old.

However, although Han Sui is old, his eyes are so profound that it is difficult to fathom.Sitting on a couch made of tiger skin and leopard felt, a Han sword was placed next to his hand.During the gaze, few people dared to look at him.

Yan Xing secretly defected to Cao Cao, which was not an accident.But as Han Sui got older and the north was initially settled, its deterrent effect on the chaotic northwest became less and less. It is human nature for the generals and commanders under his command to consider their own wealth and future.

Han Sui looked at Yan Xing and asked, "Yan Ming has been in Yecheng for a long time. I wonder how Duke Cao is doing?"

Yan Xing lowered his head slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Although Duke Cao was defeated by Jinkou and suffered heavy losses, with approximately eighty or ninety thousand men, most of them were Jianghan soldiers, so there were about forty or fifty thousand soldiers killed or injured under Cao Gong's account. "

"However, Duke Cao is in great power in China. He has a well-established household registration and abundant food and grass. Now his army has returned to its former glory. When he heard that Liu Bei had occupied Wu and Chu, Duke Cao wanted to raise troops to fight against it and restore peace to the world."

Han Sui sighed and said: "With a big family and a big business, it is inevitable to lose one or two armies. It is surprising that Liu Bei can sweep Wu Chu!"

During the reign of Emperor Ling, Han Sui visited He Jin in Luoyang.At that time, he knew Cao Cao and met Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was young at that time. In order to fit into the circle of rich brothers like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, he liked brocade clothes and loved dogs and horses.Although he has integrated into the second-generation circle of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he is at the lower level of the circle.

At that time, Han Sui didn't have much impression of the inconspicuous big ears, but he had deep memories of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.Unexpectedly, after Yuan Shao died, his former younger brother Liu Bei rose to prominence.

"Is there any letter from Duke Cao, or an edict from the emperor?" Han Sui asked.

Yan Xing took out the scarf from his arms and said: "Cao Gong wrote to the general, saying, 'The general was forced to raise troops due to the current situation. Cao Gong knew the difficulties in the past. Now that the north is calm, I hope to see the general in Yecheng soon.'" Cao Gong thought Xing's father is old and has been given the rank of an official and has entered China as an official. Now the general's youngest son has been given the rank of Cavalry Commander and has been given the title of a noble lord."

Han Sui took the letter, frowned and said, "I have already sent my eldest son to Yecheng. Why does Duke Cao want my youngest son to go to Yecheng now?"

On the eve of the Battle of Chrysostom, under Zhang Ji's persuasion, Ma Teng took his two sons to Yecheng. Han Sui was less threatened by Cao Cao in Longyou, so he only sent his eldest son to Yecheng, leaving his youngest son by his side. .

While talking, Han Sui opened the letter and saw Cao Cao's letter and the edict to confer the title of governor of Yizhou.

"Dong Cao wants to make me the governor of Yizhou?" Han Sui said in surprise.

"Exactly!"

Yan Xing explained: "Gong Cao said that Liu Bei had caused rebellion in Wu and Chu, and now he had to fight against it. However, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei in Yizhou had an alliance with each other, and they were causing chaos in Bashu. The soldiers and horses in the Central Plains were hard to escape. They wanted to send generals to conquer Zhang with Na Ma Mengqi. Lu, Liu Zhang.”

"Huh~"

Hearing this, Han Sui sneered and said: "Cao Mengde is very scheming. He wants us to conquer Bashu. He will act like a mantis stalking the cicada behind him, and the oriole behind him."

Cao Cao's plan was not only seen through by Ma Chao, but also by the scheming Han Sui.

Yan Xing gritted his teeth and advised: "This is the general's plan. In the thirty years since the general raised his army, the people of Jincheng have been in decline, the soldiers and horses are exhausted, and the territory they occupy is small. If we don't join Duke Cao today, we must also plan for the future of the general." "

"Bashu is rich, Liu Zhang can bully it, and the only thing he fears is the way of Shu. If the general can raise troops to invade Bashu, wealth and honor will be at his fingertips. The general can also take the land as a foundation, or leave it to his heirs, or get a high official."

"At that time, Duke Cao wanted to make Ma Teng the governor of Yizhou and Ma Chao the prefect of Hanzhong. I fought hard with words and deeds, so that Cao Cao could change the title of general to the governor of Yizhou. I hope the general can make plans for his subordinates and think about the great cause."

Han Sui secretly weighed the gains and losses in his heart, and thought deeply about Yan Xing's words.

After hesitating for a while, Han Sui said: "Let me think deeply about what it means to watch the horse and meng rise!"

After Yan Xing retreated, Han Sui looked at Cheng Gongying again and asked: "Bojie, what Yan Ming said is reasonable and he is a close confidant of mine. Now Cao Cao sends me south to conquer Yizhou. I am hesitant. I don't know if I can ask for it." ?”

Cheng Gongying pondered for a while and said: "Although Yan Ming is planning for the general, he has many selfish motives and speaks mostly to Cao Gong. Ying secretly thought that the general could conquer Bashu, but he could not do his best to conquer it."

Han Sui stroked his beard and said thoughtfully, "What does this mean?"

Cheng Gongying carefully considered his words and said: "The general's land is small and the people are tired, and the road to Shu is difficult to travel. The general can use the name of conquering Bashu to invade Wudu and take the people's capital of Wudu for his own use. If Hanzhong can be broken, divide it. ;If it cannot be broken, it can also be made rich.”

"If Cao Cao is behind, the Ma family in Guanzhong will be the first to bear the brunt. The general is located on the right side of Long, taking the capital of Wudu and Hanzhong, and befriending the soldiers of the Qiang and Di. At that time, the Long Mountain is steep, and the Ma family is the vanguard. The general imitates the Dou of the Han Dynasty. In the event of Rong and Weihuo, it is also feasible to form an alliance with Liu Bei and Liu Zhang and occupy the northwest."

Dou Rong, the king of Liangzhou who was entrenched in Liangzhou at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, when Liu Xiuping was in Guandong and conquered Longyou, Dou Rong asked for orders to surrender and entered the court as a minister.

After a pause, Cheng Gongying reminded: "The general is based in Longyou. He has a good relationship with the Qiang and Hu. He greets his old friends and gives up his money and resources to others. He can be successful! However, the general has defeated Hanzhong and wants to enter Bashu, but it is absolutely impossible!" Han Sui thought thoughtfully and said: "The false way of attacking Guo, in the name of conquering Bashu, took the people's assets of Hanyang and Wudu counties, and divided the wealth and honor of Hanzhong. At that time, Ma'er was destroyed, and he occupied Longyou and Hanzhong, or with Ma'er Mutual alliance to protect Cao Cao?"

The Han family and the Ma family have different foundations. Han Sui started his army early and has been entrenched in Longyou for many years. He has a close relationship with the Qiang and Hu and is based in Longyou.

Ma Teng raised his army late and traveled between Guanzhong and Longyou. Han Sui drove him to Huaili, Guanzhong, and settled in Guanzhong to expand his power.

Ma Chao longed for the soldiers, horses and money of Hanzhong to help him get rid of his shackles, swept Longyou, and became a figure like Wei Xiao in the late Western Han Dynasty.

Cheng Gongying's suggestion was to let Han Sui play a false strategy of conquering Guo, using the name of the southern expedition to Hanzhong to extract people's capital from Wudu County, thereby expanding his power.

As for Wudu County, it is located to the west of Hanzhong, south of Longyou, and is located on the main road into Shu.Han, Qiang, and Di people occupy it, with a population of 30 to [-].Although not as good as Hanzhong, Wudu County can be said to be a rare rich land in the barren northwest Lianglong land.

After pondering for a long time, Han Sui said: "Since you want to attack Bashu, you must not send your son."

Han Sui is already old. Now he has to go through a lot of troubles and cannot send his son to Yecheng again.Otherwise, he will have no one to succeed him in a hundred years.

In the winter of the 15th year of Jian'an, Prime Minister Cao Cao issued an order to worship Han Sui as the governor of Yizhou, Ma Chao as the prefect of Hanzhong, and Yan Xingqian as the prefect.Zhong Yao, the lieutenant of Sili School, wrote a letter to all the generals in Guanxi and sent troops to Sichuan to attack the demon Zhang Lu and the traitor Liu Zhang.

Han Sui and Ma Chao discussed the expedition to the south in Chencang, and they agreed that Han Sui would start from Longxi and take the Qishan Road, pass through Wudu, and attack Yangping Pass; Ma Chao would go south from Guanzhong, take the Baoxie Road, and attack Hanzhong.

Ma Chao left Pang Rou to guard Huaili, and summoned Cheng Yin, Li Kan, and Zhang Heng to gather troops with the emperor's edict, promising heavy profits, and discussed conquering Hanzhong.

Pang De said that the Ziwu Valley is steep and there are few people guarding it. The people in Guanzhong took this road and fled into Shuzhong.Zhang Luyao said, "I have experienced little war, and I will be frightened when I hear about the invasion of Guanxi."

At that time, Han Sui attacked Yangping Pass. The general took the Baoxie Road, and Zhang Lu divided his troops to defend it.There will be no heavy troops in Ziwu Valley. De please lead 3000 partial troops to go to Ziwu Valley, with a thousand horses carrying grain, and be the general to capture Zhang Lu.

Ma Chao agreed and gave him three thousand elite soldiers and two thousand horses.
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When the news that Han and Ma made an alliance in Chencang and wanted to conquer Bashu reached Chengdu, Liu Zhang was panicked.

In the hall, Zhang Song saw that Liu Zhang was panicking, so he took the opportunity to put pressure on him and deliberately said worriedly: "The elite soldiers in Guanxi used to cause chaos in Liangzhou, and it was difficult for the Han Dynasty to quell them. After years of war, Guanxi is in decline and it is difficult to mobilize troops. Now Ma Ma , Han is marching south under Cao Cao's order, if he gets Zhang Lu's money and food, and then takes Bashu, I dare to ask the envoy, who in Shu can stop him?"

Liu Zhang put down his turban and said worriedly: "I am deeply worried. Dong Zhuo is causing cholera in Han Dynasty, and Guo and Li are causing chaos in Guanzhong. Their soldiers and horses are so powerful that Shu soldiers cannot stop them. But I have nothing to do!"

Liu Zhang couldn't even defeat Zhang Lu who was separatist in Hanzhong. It was really difficult for him to dare to deal with Ma Chao and Han Sui.

Zhang Song smiled lightly and said: "Liu Cheqi is a member of the same clan as the emperor and the enemy of Duke Cao. He is sitting on Wu Chu, with more than [-] soldiers, and under his command are Huo Jun and Guan Yu, both famous generals in the world, and brave generals such as Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Gan Ning. , enough to defeat the soldiers of Guanxi."

"In the past, my envoy wanted to do good to the three families, so he sent Meng Da and Fazheng to lead their troops out of Sichuan to help the two families. Now Liu Chaiqi will repay the envoy to you!"

Zhang Song made an idea to consider for Liu Zhang and said: "You can ask Liu Cheqi to send troops to Shu and ask him to attack Zhang Lu in the north. If Hanzhong can be defeated and Yizhou is strong, even if Cao Gong comes personally, the envoy will not fear."

Liu Zhang frowned and asked, "I'm afraid Liu Xuande doesn't want to and wants to occupy Yizhou."

Now for Liu Zhang, in addition to Zhang Lu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are big bosses, and he can't afford to offend them.Not only do we have to worry about Cao Cao's attack, but we also have to worry about Liu Bei's westward advance.

"otherwise!"

Zhang Song knew his plan well and said: "Liu Cheqi is a man of faith, and Liu Qi entrusted him with Jingchu. He treated Qi's son as his own son, and gave him great rewards. Now that he is in charge of Wu and Chu, which is thousands of miles wide, how can he distract himself from looking westward at Bashu." "

"And Liu Cheqi sent generals to conquer Bashu. The grain, grass and roads are all in the hands of the envoy. If there is any rebellion, his military supplies will be cut off and he will be overthrown by the envoy."

Unlike in history, Liu Bei's status today is far from comparable in history.He will definitely not enter Shu personally, but will send generals to Shu.Both Zhang Song and Liu Zhang thought the same way.

Seeing Liu Zhang's worries, Zhang Song suggested: "Today, Yizhou's generals Pang Xi and Li Yi are arrogant and have evil intentions. If there is no external help, if they are invaded by horses and Han from outside, and there are generals who cause chaos inside, Yizhou will not do anything. Make it yours."

After a pause, Zhang Song said sincerely: "If the envoy will not give up, Song is willing to send Liu Cheqi as the envoy to reiterate the alliance between the two families and invite troops to attack Zhang Lu in the north and return peace to Yizhou."

"good!"

Liu Zhang relaxed his brows and said, "In that case, I have Lao Ziqiao to send an envoy to Wu Chu."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)