Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 301 Send troops to capture Shu
Nanzheng, government office.

On the day he received the letter, Zhang Fei was afraid that Liu Zhang would send the letter to Liu Chan, which would ruin the event.He immediately sent someone to invite Liu Chan and Yan Yan to a banquet tomorrow, saying that they would withdraw their troops and return south soon, and that they would hand over the counties in Hanzhong and withdraw.

The attendants served the banquet with wine and meat, the drummers played drums and sang, and the hall was very lively.Zhang Fei, wearing black Confucian robes, chatted and laughed with Liu Chan and entered the banquet hand in hand.Pang Tong, Lu Xun, Yan Pu and Yan Yan followed behind Zhang and Liu, and everyone took their seats according to their order.

Liu Chan was very surprised and said: "General Zhang has lived in Hanzhong for a long time, why did he suddenly return to Chu?"

Zhang Fei's expression did not change and he said with a smile: "Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Xiakou and moved to Guanzhong to conquer Ma Chao. The Central Plains are empty. Da Sima wants to go north to the Central Plains. Now he has sent Huo Xuzhou to lead his army to the north. He also wants to personally lead the army to go north to Xiangfan. In the way of the tent, There are not enough sergeants, so send my army back south."

Liu Chan felt a little relieved, and it seemed that he might be able to take back Hanzhong in the near future.

"If General Zhang is short of food and grass, Chan can write to Chengdu and ask the counties to provide food to General Zhang." Liu Chan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Second Young Master, for your kindness!"

Zhang Fei picked up the wine bottle and said with a smile: "I have offended many people when I was drunk before. I hope you will forgive me."

Liu Chan also raised the wine bottle and said, "It's just a drunken act. How dare you blame him?"

"Drink!"

Zhang Fei invited everyone to drink. If you don't know the details, you may not think that Zhang Fei sincerely entertains Liu Chan and Yan Yan.

While the banquet was in full swing, the scout hurried in from outside the hall, raised his hands and said, "General, we have an urgent military situation."

The bustling hall instantly fell silent. Zhang Fei looked at the scouts and said in a deep voice: "Report any military information immediately!"

The scout glanced at Liu Chan, lowered his head and said, "I dare not report this!"

Zhang Fei glanced at Liu Chan who put down his wine bottle, and said deliberately: "There are all trustworthy people at the banquet, but it doesn't matter."

"General, Liu Yizhou ordered people to block the passage out of Shu. It seems that he intends to send a large army to conquer our army?" the scout said.

"what?"

Zhang Fei was startled at first, then slammed the wine bottle to the ground, and shouted: "How dare you falsely pass on military reports? Liu Yizhou is friendly to our army, how could he treat me like this?"

After saying that, Zhang Fei pointed at Liu Chan and said, "The second young master is still in Hanzhong. Is there a misunderstanding?"

"Don't dare!"

The scout looked aggrieved and said truthfully: "Yizhou has sent its eldest son Liu Xun out of Zhenjiang Prefecture in order to block our army's passage out of Shu. Now that the troops have set off, I dare not hide it."

Zhang Fei looked at Liu Chan, his face instantly turned cold, and he said angrily: "Have you ever been sorry to your father, Great Sima? Have I not tried my best to conquer Hanzhong for Yizhou? How dare you treat me like this?"

Three consecutive questions made Liu Chan panic, and he explained: "General Zhang may have something hidden, I hope the general will find out."

Fu Kuang was filled with indignation and said: "Hidden secrets? Your father has sent troops to Jiangzhou, how can you hide the secrets?"

With that said, Fu Kuang shouted: "General, kill Liu Chan first and then lead your troops into Chengdu."

"Behead Liu Chan first and then attack Chengdu!" the generals agreed.

"Injustice!"

Liu Chan didn't understand the meaning, so he looked at Lu Xun again and begged, "General Boyan~"

Seeing this situation, Yan Yan held a long sword in his hand and prepared to stand up to protect Liu Chan, but Wu Lan drew his sword to subdue him.

Zhang Fei looked at Liu Chan and Yan Yan, and said in a deep voice: "Yizhou blocked the Shu Road and wanted to harm our army. It's not my fault!"

"Come here, take the second young master down and take care of him."

"promise!"

"General Zhang, there may be a hidden secret in this!"

Liu Chan was pulled by his attendants and continued to explain.

Seeing Liu Chan being pulled down, Yan Yan glanced at Wu Lan again, couldn't help but sneered, and said sarcastically: "Zhang Yide, you should know whether I, Yizhou, have any harmful intentions for you. Liu Bei peeked at Bashu, and because of the steep road to Shu , I will send you to Shu. The matter is urgent and must be carried out. Do you feel at ease to find this poor excuse to cause chaos?"

"It's pity that my lord doesn't realize Liu Bei's ambition. He invites tigers into Sichuan, and a military rebellion will break out in Yizhou!"

Yan Yan's old face showed regret, and she was very angry at Liu Zhang's incompetence.

Zhang Fei was very angry when he saw Yan Yan talking like this, and said: "How dare you humiliate my brother? Take him down and behead him!"

Yan Yan showed no fear, spat and said, "Beheading, what's there to be afraid of?"

"You have betrayed your trust and invaded our state and counties. We have beheaded generals but no surrendering generals!"

After speaking, Yan Yan stood up and walked out of the banquet without hesitation.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Fei felt admiration in his heart when he saw that Yan Yan was so generous and unafraid of life and death.

Quickly getting down on the bed, Zhang Fei pushed aside the attendant who was escorting Yan Yan, and dragged Yan Yan onto the bed with one hand.Under Yan Yan's confused gaze, Zhang Fei poured a bottle of wine.

Holding the wine bottle, Zhang Fei brought it to Yan Yan and said with admiration: "I have always heard about the generosity and loyalty of the old general. In the past, when I fought with Han Sui and Ma Chao, it was thanks to the old general's control of the grain road that I was able to defeat the enemy. Today Words that offend are often offended." In Yan Yan's surprised look, Zhang Fei added: "The old general is a heroic man, Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, why is it worthy of the general to repay him with his life!"

"Today, Cao Cao is in the north and Liu Gong is in the east. May I ask the old general, who can Liu Zhang defeat? Even if my brother does not take Shu, Cao Cao will go south to Bashu."

"Cao Cao is a traitor to the Han Dynasty. He is cruel and cruel and kills loyal and worthy people. Letting him enter Shu will really bring disaster to the people of Badi."

"Mr. Liu, the prince of the imperial family, is a man of great power and generosity, and he treats others with kindness. May I ask who the general wants to let take over Bashu?"

"This?" Yan Yan hesitated a little.

Zhang Fei handed the wine to Yan Yan's hand and said warmly: "It would be a great blessing for Fei to be able to work with the old general. I hope the old general will not give up!"

Seeing that Yan Yan was still indifferent, Zhang Fei knelt down on one knee, raised his hands and said, "I hope the general will think of the people of Badi and help Fei and Liu Gong."

Seeing Zhang Fei's great gift, Yan Yan stood up and helped Zhang Fei up, saying, "The general is so powerful that he doesn't need the help of an unknown general?"

As he spoke, Yan Yan sighed and said: "Yan Yan has been favored by the state. If he works for Liu Gong now, how can he have the face to meet his fellow generals?"

Zhang Fei held Yan Yan's hand and said sincerely: "If the old general will not give up, Fei is willing to treat him as a distinguished guest. This will not violate the general's faith and protect the people of Badi."

The guests are the doormen.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, retainers appeared due to institutional reasons. At that time, the nobles and nobles also found it easy to maintain retainers.The retainers serve the nobles and are not sent by the emperor.

Zhang Fei introduced Yan Yan as a retainer, which was actually a step down for Yan Yan.Liu Bei broke the agreement and took Shu, but Zhang Fei saved Yan Yan's life.Yan Yan does not need to work for Liu Bei, but in order to repay Zhang Fei, he can become Zhang Fei's retainer.

The core reason why Zhang Fei treated Yan Yan so politely was that Yan Yan was from Ba.Hanzhong is separated from Jiangzhou by a Baxi county. How can we march without Ba people who are familiar with the geography as a guide?

Yan Yan hesitated for a long time, then nodded and said, "Since General Zhang has treated me so courteously, Yan is willing to be the general's guest. Please give me an order from the general. After entering Ba, the sergeants are not allowed to invade the people."

"As it should be!"

Zhang Fei held Yan Yan's arm and laughed, saying, "With the help of Lord Yan, it's easy to take Ba Di!"

The first month of the 17th year of Jian'an.

In the name of Liu Zhang closing the way to Shu, Zhang Fei captured Liu Chan, surrendered Yan Yan, obtained Shu soldiers and horses, and captured the elite of Hanzhong, a total of 5000 people.

Lu Xun supervised two generals, Wu Lan and Yang Ang, and 5000 people stayed in Hanzhong.Zhang Fei led 2 people, led Feng Xi, Yang Ren, Pang Tong, Yan Pu and other civil and military officials, took the Micang Road southward, captured Brazil County, and marched directly to Jiangzhou.

Wuhan, government office.

"Military advisor, urgent report from Wu County!"

Ma Su hurriedly walked into the hall holding a slip of paper in his hand.

Zhuge Liang was immersed in the documents. Hearing that there was an urgent report from Wu County, he reached out and took the document from Ma Di.

Zhuge Liang checked the mud seal on the slip, then cut the mud seal with a knife, untied the knotted rope, spread the slip and looked at it.

"Where is my lord?"

"In the backyard." The attendant replied.

Zhuge Liang immediately got up from the couch, held the slip in his hand and went to ask to see Liu Bei.

In the backyard, Liu Bei heard that Zhuge Liang asked for an audience, so he handed his youngest son Liu Yong to his maid and invited Zhuge Liang to enter the hall.Since Liu Bei took control of Wuhan today, he has given birth to a boy and a girl in the backyard.

Seeing Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang presented a slip and said: "My lord, there is a sudden change in Yizhou. Liu Zhang sent his eldest son Liu Xunyi to attack Jiangzhou, and ordered Fazheng and Mengda to seal the Shu road to prevent our army from entering. Yide has already In the name of Liu Zhang closing the Shu Road and cutting off his return route, we raised an army to conquer, and now we are taking the Micang Road, heading straight towards Jiangzhou."

Liu Bei took out the map of Bashu, found Jiangzhou on it, and said: "If Wu Chu wants to enter Bashu, he must break Jiangzhou. Now Yide is going south, which should be in response to our army. We should send troops into Shu quickly and don't let Liu Zhang deploy his defenses in place. .”

"Exactly!"

Zhuge Liang gently stroked his feather fan and said calmly: "Cao Cao is conquering Ma Chao in Guanxi. If he is allowed to gain the northwest territory, he will spy on Bashu. My lord, it is best to capture Bashu early to prevent Cao Cao from going south to Bashu after gaining the advantage."

"South Bashu?"

Liu Bei hesitated a little and asked, "Who is in charge of Hanzhong?"

"My lord's son-in-law, Lu Boyan, is stationed in Hanzhong." Zhuge Liang said: "Boyan is capable of both literary and military skills. He will be stationed in Hanzhong for a short period of time. I am afraid that if the war lasts for a long time, Boyan's army will be outnumbered and it will be difficult to hold him for a long time." .”

Liu Bei got up from the couch and asked, "How is the situation in Hefei?"

"Zhongmiao built a weir on the river in order to divert fertile water to the city. Zhang Liao led his elite troops out of the city many times to destroy the weir, but they all returned without success and were repulsed by Han Sheng and Zilong."

Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "If Zhong Miao defeats Hefei, he may be able to turn Cao Cao's attention eastward."

Liu Bei paced with his hands behind his back and said, "Let's not care about the war in Hefei. Today, Jiangzhou is the most important. I will appoint Yunchang as the commander, Xingba as the deputy general and vanguard, and supervise [-] troops to enter Jiangzhou by water."

"and many more!"

Liu Bei stopped Zhuge Liang, who was about to retreat, and said: "Kong Ming, you mobilize ten thousand people to Wuhan. In an emergency, Kong Ming can also lead his army into Shu. Wuhan is the center of the city, and no one dares to leave it lightly, lest Cao Cao sends troops to attack. .”

"promise!"

He divided his troops to take Hefei and Yizhou to the west. He sent out about [-] troops, leaving Wu and Chu empty.Wuhan is adjacent to the border, the middle area between Wu and Chu, and Liu Bei has been in charge of Wu and Chu for a short time, which makes him dare not leave Wuhan lightly.

(End of this chapter)