Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 317 Return to Chutong River
Hefei, Dashu Mountain.

"Captain, Cao's army has retreated!"

Jiang Ji walked to his side and whispered: "According to Shouchun's report, the emperor used Wang Lang as his envoy and issued an edict to make Cao Cao the Duke of Wei and the ten counties of Jizhou as the Duke of Wei. After Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Xun Yu was seriously ill and stayed in Shouchun for recuperation. , but due to serious illness, he died of illness the night before yesterday. Sun Quan supervised Xun Yu’s funeral."

Huo Jun looked at the fertile water at the foot of the mountain and said with emotion: "Xun Yu was the king's weapon and had a noble temperament. However, he became famous because of Cao Cao and died because of Cao Cao. It's sad!"

Regardless of his political philosophy, Xun Yu was indeed highly praised by many scholars for his moral cultivation and conduct in the world.Even though Huo Jun was in an enemy country, he had heard praise for Xun Yu.

Today Huo Jun sighs for Xun Yu, mostly because of the story between him and Cao Cao.The chief hero who had assisted him for most of his life was just given to death by the emperor.

When he first got Xun Yu, Cao Cao called him "my son-in-law"; now due to conflict of interests, his son-in-law died, which makes people feel sad.

Under the sigh, Huo Jun thought about Liu Bei's character and felt a little happy in his heart.

From a monarch's point of view, Liu Bei had many shortcomings, which made it difficult for him to become an excellent monarch.

For example, Liu Bei's core officials often only rewarded but not punished. During the Xiangshui Alliance, Lu Su attacked the south wall of Jingzhou. For the loss of half of Jingzhou, Liu Bei should have punished Guan Yu, Liao Li and other responsible persons, but he chose not to care about it.

Huo Jun chose Liu Bei because of his heroic habits such as being kind and being kind.However, throughout history, Zhu Yuanzhang is perhaps the only mean founding monarch.As for the great ancestor Liu Bang, except for Wang with a different surname, almost all the heroes died well.

Feeling a little touched, Huo Jun said: "Ji Chang, send the Shouchun news to Wuhan so that the Lord can know the progress of Cao Cao's actions."

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Cao Cao declares himself a duke. I'm afraid my lord will be displeased upon hearing this. The matter of ascending to the throne may be on the agenda."

Huo Jun shook his head slightly and said: "Cao Cao takes Longyou and pacifies Guanzhong before he dares to ascend the throne. Although the current lord has Wu and Chu, he has not made any new achievements, so he may not dare to be king. If he conquers Bashu, he will confront Cao Cao from the north to the south. , it will be a matter of course for me to ascend to the throne!"

The current plane and history have changed a lot. In Huo Jun's opinion, it is mostly due to the butterfly effect caused by Han Sui being killed by Zhang Fei.

Han Sui had a strong foundation in Longyou. After the Battle of Guanzhong, Han Sui relied on his reputation to recruit tens of thousands more Qiang soldiers, scaring Xiahou Yuan from advancing westward.But now Han Sui is dead. With only Ma Chao's reputation, after being defeated by Cao Cao, he can no longer retreat to Longyou and has no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao.

Ma and Han, one died and the other surrendered. In addition to the four counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan, and Zhangye in the northwest corridor, Guanzhong and Longyou have been taken over by Cao Cao.Nowadays, Cao Cao's reputation is greatly improved, and he gradually regains the reputation of the Battle of Chrysostom.

Cao Cao, who has such a great reputation, only proclaimed himself duke. How dare you ask Liu Bei to proclaim himself king?

Now that Liu Bei knows the news about Cao Cao, he may not be worried about becoming king, but is worried about how to capture Yizhou.

From the first month of this year when troops were sent to attack Shu to the current October, the three armies of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Gan Ning were blocked by Jiangzhou for seven or eight months. During this period, except for the surrender of Wu Yi, there was almost no progress. Have to be anxious.

If the war against Shu drags on for a long time, in addition to the change in people's hearts in Bashu, even Cao Cao will get involved in the war between Liu and Liu.

After being reminded by Huo Jun, Jiang Ji came to his senses and said, "What the governor said is absolutely true. Now I should worry about the war between Bashu and Bashu."

After a pause, Jiang Ji suggested: "Captain, since Cao Cao is returning to the north, he has no intention of taking Hefei. We, Jianghuai, guard the three cities of Sheyang, Liu'an and Hefei, which are enough to hold the enemy. Why not let Zilong and Han The two promoted generals led the Chinese army back to Wuhan to show that the governor has the overall situation in mind."

Before the Northern Expedition to Hefei, Huo Jun had more than 5 troops and horses. With the captured Cao Jun and the 5000 reinforcements from Lu Su, the Jianghuai troops swelled to about 6.

Now that Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops, the pressure on the Jianghuai River has been greatly reduced. If he does not march towards the Huaihe River and uses troops, he will only use the three cities of Lu'an, Hefei, and Sheyang as strongholds, and there will be no need for an army of [-].

Huo Jun frowned slightly and said: "Huaidong, guard Sheyang City, with ten thousand soldiers and horses, which is enough to defend against the enemy. Guard the two cities of Lu'an and Hefei, with more than [-] people guarding each other, so Huaixi has nothing to worry about. . The remaining sergeants returned to Jiangdong to rest and recuperate for rotation purposes."

"With this arrangement, Jianghuai will be well defended. Zilong and Hansheng can lead their troops back to the army so that the lord can send more troops to Bashu."

Seeing that the troops and horses were sufficient, Huo Jun ordered: "Zitong, according to the above arrangements, let the two generals return to Wuhan to resume their duties."

"No!" Jiang Ji replied.

After a while, Sima Zhi climbed up from the mountain road panting and said: "Captain, Zhi has discovered the water channel."

Today, Huo Jun took advantage of Cao Cao's withdrawal and went out to climb mountains in order to find the old river channel of Fertilizer and Shi Ershui and see if it could be dredged.

Huo Jun called to the left and right to bring water to Sima Zhi and asked: "Zihua, can the fertilizing water and fertilizing water be used?"

Sima Zhi drank some water and said: "Guoru Zitong said that there is an old river between the two rivers of Fei and Shi. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the fertilizers and water from the north and the south gathered together, and the money and grain from the Jianghuai River and the leather wood from Wu and Yue were connected through the river. Everybody."

The ancients gave names to cities, often in a simple and crude way in order to make them easy to distinguish.Most of them are named after mountains and terrain.For example, the name Luoyang comes from the fact that the city is located to the north of Luoshui River; the name Xiangyang comes from the fact that the city is located to the north of Xiangshui River.

The name Hefei also comes from Feishui.Xinan Feishui and Dongfeishui converged, and the city was built nearby, so it was named Hefei.However, with the changes of the times, the river channels that allowed the two rivers to communicate with each other have disappeared and dried up. Only by dredging it again can the name of Hefei be restored.

As he spoke, Sima Zhi broke off the branches, sketched the river channel on the ground, and said: "Captain, although the Shi and Fei rivers are only separated by Jiangjun Ridge, the mountains in between are steep and difficult to dredge and dig. Zhi visited for a long time and observed the old river channel. I thought we should communicate at Yanghu." "Yanghu?"

Huo Jun thought for a long time and said, "Yang Lake is located in the northeast of Shi Shui. The two rivers are far apart. How can it be passed through?"

"otherwise!"

Sima Zhi drew Shaopei on the ground and said: "Yanghu Lake can be connected with Shishui, and the water channel in it is called Shishui Zhijin. Yangquan is not connected with Feishui, but there is Yanjian water in it, and Yanjian water comes from Shaopei." "

"When Sun Shu'ao was here, he built Shaopei and diverted Yanjian water into Yanghu Lake. Shishui supported Tianjin and connected with Yanghu Lake. Therefore, passing through two rivers and one lake, Shishui and fertilizer water are accessible. Then passing through Shaopei, you can reach the vicinity of Shouchun."

"However, since the war, Shaopei has been silted up and the Yanjian water has dried up; the Shishui River has rarely been repaired, and the Shishui Zhijin River has become less and less full, so the river has been abandoned for decades!"

The Feishui Canal was greatly affected by the Shaopei water. Before the Sui Dynasty, Shaopei had abundant water, which could ensure the passage of the Feishui Canal.But after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the water level in Shaopi dropped and the Feishui Canal was gradually abandoned. Even if the river channel was repaired, it could not be used.

Huo Jun stared at the waterway map on the ground and said: "If we can divert the Shaopi water to Yanghu, so that the Erfei water can be reached. If the Yangtze River boatgege goes from Chaohu to Feishui, and from Feishui to Shapi, we will be able to reach Shouchun. That’s it!”

Huo Jun pulled up Sima Zhi who was squatting on the ground and said with a smile: "Huaidong leads to Hangou, and Huaixi opens the old road. During the Northern Expedition, Wu and Chu's military supplies could be transported to the Huaihe River by boat, and the Central Plains would not be safe!"

"Exactly!"

Sima Zhi nodded excitedly and said: "If the waterway is accessible and the navy boats enter Shaopei, the enemy will be afraid of our navy and will not dare to march south easily. Liu'an and Hefei will be safe!"

Wherever Wu Chu's boats can go, there is the front line of Jianghuai.If the Feishui old river channel is dredged, it means that the naval boats can sail to Shaopi, a naval base can be built in Shaopi, and the Jianghuai front can advance more than a hundred miles north from Hefei.

In addition to being affected by the drop in water levels in winter, Huo Jun can attack Shouchun whenever he wants.The initiative in the entire Jianghuai battlefield will be controlled by Huo Jun, and Xiahou Dun will only be beaten.

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "Since Zihua discovered the repair of the river, he will be responsible for it, and Jun will send sergeants to help. The river must be dredged as soon as possible."

"promise!"

During the conversation, the attendant announced: "The Commander-in-Chief, the Colonel of Tuntian wants to see you!"

Huo Junshun went out and saw Huo Fan, wearing armor and sword, waiting for the summons more than ten steps away.

"Let him come here!"

"promise!"

"Fan was ordered by the governor to cross the river to recruit people. Now he has recruited more than [-] people from the Jianghuai River and Huaihe Rivers. He went back and forth to report to the governor." Huo Fan said with his hand in hand.

The Jianghuai River was in decline, in order to restore production.Huo Jun wrote to Wuhan that Huaidong and Huaixi would each recruit tens of thousands of people for farming purposes.Huo Jun entrusted Huo Fan with the task of farming in Huaixi.

Huo Jun saw that Huo Fan had completed the task and was getting stronger. He said with satisfaction: "It's just the right time for Mr. Zihua to dredge the Feishui River. You lead the villagers to live by the Shishui River and help Mr. Zihua dredge the waterway." , and cultivated the fields. Are you willing to accept the order?"

"Fan is willing to accept the governor's order." Huo Fan said seriously.

"good!"

Huo Jun patted Huo Fan on the shoulder and warned: "Waterways and farming are no small matter. Any general who uses troops must not know the power of waterways and the convenience of boats to transport troops and grain. The world is in chaos and the people are in decline. It is often difficult to deliver military grain to the front line. The sergeants' settlement can be prepared for unexpected needs and can also reduce the burden on the country. I hope I can realize this."

Huo Fan's expression relaxed and he said: "Fan should remember the words of the governor. The governor leads the people to farm and can also hone his ability to lead the army. Fan dare not forget the governor's teachings."

Huo Fan, Guan Ping, Liu Feng, Tai Shi Heng and others can be said to be the older ones among the second generation. Except for Huo Fan, who often transported grain for the army or worked in farming, the other second generation generals had already commanded the army. campaign.

Although Huo Fan envied those people, he also knew the profound meaning of Huo Jun's arrangements and could always remember the instructions and calm down to do things.

Looking at Huo Fan's retreating back, Sima Zhi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The governor is good at both civil and military affairs. If a scholar has the governor's teachings, he will become a great person in the future."

Huo Jun put his hand on the hilt of the sword and said with a smile: "Shizai has been studying with you since he was a child. To become a great weapon must be attributed to Mr. Shizai. Now that Mr. Shizai is supervising the troops to dredge the river, he should teach Shizai more. After his success, Jun should teach him The lord recommends sir."

"Don't dare!"

　The battle of Jiangzhou tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)