Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 309
Jian'an 17 years, spring.

Wuhan, the state capital.

In the corridor, Liu Ji held the bamboo slips in his hand, lifted the hem, and walked into the hall quickly. When he saw Liu Bei flipping through the bamboo slips, he said happily: "My lord, what a great victory!"

Liu Bei raised his head and saw Liu Ji so excited and asked, "Jingyu, is this the war in Hefei?"

"Exactly!"

Liu Ji presented the bamboo slips and said excitedly: "Huo Xuzhou's army defeated Hefei, killed Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Wu Dun, and captured more than [-] people. Xiahou Dun saw that the situation was not good, so he accepted Sun Quan's plan and retreated to Shouchun. Huo Xuzhou has asked the four generals Huo Du, He Qi, Gao Xiang, and Zhao Yun to take over the four counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang, Guangling, and Xiapi."

"what!"

Liu Bei suddenly stood up, his movements were too fast, and he knocked over the inkstone, spilling ink on his outer robe without even caring.

"Lord!"

The attendant wanted to wipe Liu Bei's outer robe, but Liu Bei pushed the attendant away, took the bamboo slips himself, and began to read them.

"color!"

Liu Bei held the bamboo slips and praised: "In the past, Guan Ying went south and swept through Chu, and Zhong Miao crossed the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers in the north. Their achievements were comparable. However, Guan Ying followed Han Xin to defeat Xiang Yu, and Zhong Miao defeated the powerful enemy alone. His achievements are difficult to achieve compared to Ying."

As he spoke, Liu Bei sighed and said: "Zhongmiao established the strategy of sparing the Huaihe River in Wuhan, but he thought it would be difficult to achieve. Unexpectedly, for those who are determined, things come true. He killed three generals, Zhang, Li, and Wu, and restored the land of Huainan. Lai Zhongmiao is here!"

After hearing the news, Zhuge Liang walked into the hall, bowed his hand to Liu Bei, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, lord, we have conquered Huainan before we even set foot in Bashu!"

Liu Bei burst into laughter and said: "It is a double happiness. The only generals Cao Cao relies on are Jin, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other disciples. Now that Zhang Liao is killed in battle, Cao Cao must be furious. How dare he stay in Guanxi for a long time?"

Li Dian and Wu Dun were both ordinary generals in Liu Bei's eyes, but Zhang Liao's bravery was the only one he feared.In the battle of Tianzhu Mountain, Guan Yu was sent to deal with Zhang Liao, which shows that Liu Bei attaches great importance to Zhang Liao.Now that Zhang Liao died in battle, it was enough to make Cao Cao feel distressed.

"Come here, move Zilong as the general to protect the army, and add [-] households to the city." Liu Bei ordered.

"Lord, where is Zhongmiao?" Zhuge Liang reminded.

Liu Bei laughed a few times and said: "Zhongmiao has been serving as the general of Zhengbei for several years, and now it is time to move his position. I will worship Zhongmiao as the general of Zhengbei, increase the number of households in the city by [-], and supervise the military affairs in Jianghuai. As for the rest, Generals, official titles and titles also have rewards,"

"No!" Liu Ji responded after taking the order.

Liu Ji, courtesy name Jingyu.After Liu Fei, he was the eldest son of Liu Yao, the shepherd of Yangzhou.When Liu Yao died, Liu Ji was only 14 years old, but he managed it well and mourned Liu Yao normally.

After his father's death, Liu Ji was afraid of Sun's jealous revenge, so he lived in seclusion in the countryside, farmed and studied in the fields, and managed his family well.

When Liu Bei succeeded Yangzhou as pastor, he appointed Liu Ji as an official.After taking charge of Wu Chu, Liu Ji entered the chariot and cavalry general's office.Since taking office, Liu Ji has been an organized director and has been highly valued by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Ji coming out of the hall, he smiled and said, "Jingyu is very ambitious and rigorous in his administration. Now that the Jianghuai River has begun to fall, the counties and counties are in disorder, so why not let Jingyu govern on behalf of the lord."

Liu Bei paced slightly and said: "There are hundreds of miles between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. There are few people and the villages and counties are deserted. It is probably not easy to manage the Jianghuai River!"

Zhuge Liang stroked his feather fan gently and said: "If the Jianghuai River is not prosperous, why should we expedition to the north?"

"Every time there is a war in the Jianghuai River, military rations need to be distributed to the left side of the Yangtze River. However, it is more than [-] miles away from Shouchun to the east of the Yangtze River. How difficult is it to mobilize military rations? Now we should appoint talented officials to take charge of the Jianghuai area to promote farmers and stabilize the people, so as to revitalize the Jianghuai area."

For Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the declining Jianghuai River is a place where input exceeds output.In order to maintain the front line, troops need to be continuously sent to the border to guard the border, and food must be transported hundreds of miles to the front line.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Does Kong Ming have any strategy?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "The hundreds of miles between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River are not the place for war and war. The east is safe in the west, and the south is safe in the north. Therefore, from Liang's perspective, Guangling County should be safe now. Why not appoint Liu Jingyu as the prefect of Guangling? , people gathered in the fields hundreds of miles between Jiangbei and Huainan to restore vitality."

Although Zhuge Liang is far away in Jianghuai, he also knows a lot about the situation in Jianghuai.Cao Cao's core strength was in the three states of Yan, Henan, and Hebei, and Xuzhou was handed over to semi-independent warlords such as Zangba and Sun Guan as agents.The area north of Hefei and south of Shouchun may become a new point of contention between Cao and Liu.

Therefore, from an overall perspective, for hundreds of miles in Huainan, the pressure in Huaixi is greater than that in Huaidong.Because Guangling County in Xuzhou is far away from the battle line of the Huaihe River, it can become a rare peaceful area in the Huaihe River area.

"What should we do with Chang Xi? Gu Zeng made him the governor of Guangling." Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "I was promoted and conferred a title, and was appointed as the governor of Xiapi. I will follow Zhongmiao's orders and garrison him in a dangerous place."

Changxi once belonged to the Xuzhou warlord system. After being moved south by Huo Jun, he settled in Jiangdu and became a semi-independent warlord affiliated with Liu Bei.It is not impossible to let him station at the Huaihe River border in Xuzhou, as long as he is given enough honor and treatment.

"According to Kong Ming's wishes!"

Liu Bei retreated from excitement, only to find that his clothes were stained with ink. He smiled and said, "I was happy to hear about the war, but I unexpectedly lost my composure."

"Change your robe for the Lord!"

"promise!"

Liu Bei spread his arms, asked his attendants to change his clothes, and said with emotion: "If the war in Jiangzhou goes as smoothly as the war in Hefei, I am afraid that I will have already entered Bashu to care for the people."

Zhuge Liang sat on the side table and said with a smile: "The war in Jiangzhou is different from that in Hefei. Hefei hangs alone in the north of the Yangtze River, two or three hundred miles away from the Central Plains, and it is difficult to rescue in a hurry. However, Jiangzhou is the gateway to Bashu, and Liu Zhang gathered all The power of the state is strong. Unless the soil is built into a mountain and the car is driven against the door, it will be difficult to break it."

Liu Bei seemed to realize that he had said something wrong and said with a smile: "If Liu Zhang surrenders easily, why would I need to send the three generals Guan, Zhang and Gan to lead an army into Shu? Let's wait for the news of the battle of the three generals."

The war between Bashu and Bashu was not without progress. Zhang Fei's troops entered Brazil County, and Pang Xi, the governor of Brazil, surrendered.When Zhang Fei forced into Jiangzhou, Guan Yu and Gan Ning led their navy to march westward. With the help of Meng Da and Fazheng, they successfully passed through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

The three generals arrived at Jiangzhou City one after another and began to besiege Jiangzhou City.

Liu Zhang's eldest son, Liu Xun, guarded Jiangzhou City with his troops. He appointed three generals, Zhang Ren, Liu Huang and Leng Bao, to go out to defend the enemy and disperse all the money in the treasury in order to win over people's hearts.

Under Liu Xun's desperate resistance, the three generals failed to attack. They adopted the suggestions of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng, and then besieged the city, built forts, and used engineering equipment to attack the city.

When Liu Zhang learned that Zhang Fei had attacked Brazil County and Liu Bei had broken the alliance, he was extremely angry.In addition to ordering his son Liu Xun to defend the city, he also ordered generals Deng Xian and Wu Yi to lead ten thousand people to support Jiangzhou City.

Guan Yu personally led Lu Meng into battle and defeated the two generals.Deng Xian retreated to Jiangzhou City, and Wu Yi led his army to surrender to Guan Yu, staying under his tent to supervise his use.

All in all, the current Bashu battlefield is heading in a good direction, but as Liu Bei said, if Jiangzhou can be successfully captured, the Bashu war will be much easier to fight.

"My lord is wise!"

Zhuge Liang bowed his hands in admiration and said, "I wonder if my lord can answer the questions that Liang has in his mind today?"

Seeing Zhuge Liang's solemnity, Liu Bei raised his hand and said, "Kong Ming, please speak!"

"Now that my lord's foundation is about to be completed, I will seize the throne in the south. I don't know if I want to make Gongzi Feng as his heir, or to make Gongzi Zen as his heir. Gongzi Feng is the eldest son of the lord's righteousness; Gongzi Zen is the eldest son of the lord's concubine. Each has its own merits, so please invite the lord. Determine early." Zhuge Liang asked.

"Does Kong Ming intend to be a slave?" Liu Bei asked.

"Of course!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Gongzi Zen is the son of the lord's blood. He is smart, kind, respectful and filial. When he grows up, he should be able to succeed the lord."

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "Gu Yiyi is a slave, but the slave is young, so let Gu observe a little."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)