Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 325 Three Armies Take Shu
The 18th year of Jian'an, the first month of 213 AD.

Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Mi Fang and other dozens of civil and military officials to Shu as the third batch of people entering Shu.At the same time, the Shu army that conquered Jiangzhou also successively captured the three counties of Brazil, Ba, and Badong.

Jiangzhou, Yitang.

In the hall, Guan Yu has the highest status, followed by Zhuge Liang.Pang Tong, Fazheng, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and other civil and military officials were seated according to their official titles.

Guan Yu looked around at the crowd and saw that all the civil and military forces were gathered to attack Shu. He signaled to Zhuge Liang and said, "Military advisor, all the civil servants and generals are here. Please give me your orders."

Zhuge Liang nodded to everyone and said, "My lord heard about your achievements in Wuhan, and I was very happy. Before leaving, my lord told Liang that I would like to meet you all in Chengdu this year, and I will share all the money in the treasury with you." Sir, I hope you will encourage me."

Everyone was excited and said with cupped hands: "We will definitely go to Bashu this year to repay the lord's kindness."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said, "Liang Liang has entered Shu with the emperor's command. He will start a three-pronged march today."

"Please tell the sergeant!"

Zhuge Liang spread out his cloth and said: "The troops will be divided into three groups, and we will march according to the three rivers of middle, inner and outer Shu. From the middle water (Fujiang), go northeast, take Fujian County, and take Luoxian County below. Arrive at Chengdu. This route will be led by General Guan, with Fa Zheng as military advisor and [-] troops under his supervision."

"General Guan, Liu Zhang heard that our army was invading, and Liang was afraid that he would surrender to Cao Cao, so he opened Baishui Pass and led Cao Cao's army south. Now that the army is entering Zhongjiang, General Guan will go up to Baishui Pass and go down to the capital. This is the most important thing for our army to seize Shu. There’s no room for error.”

"I wonder if General Guan has any objections?"

Zhuge Liang was well aware of Guan Yu's psychology. In terms of task assignment, he not only gave Guan Yu the most difficult task, but also emphasized the importance of the task, showing that he was the core and main force of the Third Route Army.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard with his hand and said: "Please rest assured, military advisor, Yu is aware of the seriousness of the water. Yu's army is divided into two groups, leaving soldiers to cut off the Yinping road and never allow Cao's army to go south. I will lead the army to Chengdu. To destroy Shu."

"good!"

Zhuge Liang continued to follow the layout on the silk and gave instructions: "The troops and horses along the inner water (Tuojiang River) will be commanded by Yide, and Pang Tong will be the military advisor. He will supervise tens of thousands of troops. They will break through Han'an and reach Dianjiang River, and the troops will surround Chengdu."

With that said, Zhuge Liang looked at Pang Tong and said: "Shi Yuan, the Yang family in Shu has wanted to join our army for a long time. I used to contact you in the past. Now I will go to Chengdu via Neijiang to see if I can get Yang Han to help me. I will go down to Bieling Gorge early." Jinkou.”

Bashu waterways are difficult and dangerous. In addition to the precipitous Three Gorges, there is also a section of waterway in the Neijiang River that is also extremely precarious. It is called the Little Three Gorges, namely the Bieling, Mingyue and Jiulong Three Gorges. In the gorge area, there are towering mountains and steep cliffs.

As a surname in Shu, Yang Han controls Bieling Gorge.With his help, the Three Gorges of the Neijiang River was defeated, and Zhang Fei's troops should not encounter many difficulties.

Pang Tong bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang and said, "Tong has a strategy to win. Please rest assured Kong Ming."

"General Yide, when you enter Shu this time, you must not relax your military discipline, and you must also stop drinking, so as not to miss important events." Zhuge Liang warned.

After breaking through Jiangzhou City, soldiers looted and looted.In fact, it was not Guan Yu's intention to indulge, but the soldiers and horses under his tent were mixed, including soldiers from Wu and Chu, soldiers from Hanzhong, and soldiers from Bashu.After being besieged for a long time, the soldiers became resentful and looting inevitably occurred.

As for the verbal conflict between Pang Tong and Guan Yu, it was just a quarrel between the two parties due to their concepts or due to their appearance.Within a few days, the two resumed their relationship as colleagues.After all, it is impossible for everyone to live in harmony. Pang Tong and Liu Bei also had quarrels in history.

"Please rest assured, military advisor, Fei will keep this in mind." Zhang Fei replied with a smile.

"Ok!"

Seeing Gan Ning who was eager to try, Zhuge Liang gently stroked his feather fan and said: "The troops and horses along the outer water (Minjiang River) are commanded by General Zilong."

"Ok?"

Gan Ning straightened his back suddenly, wanting to say something.

Zhuge Liang interrupted with a fan and said comfortingly: "There is no rush to achieve hegemony. The important task you shoulder is not comparable to the conquest of Chengdu."

Gan Ning saw Zhuge Liang say this and sat down holding the handle of the knife.

"General Zilong?"

"Here!" Zhuge Liang stroked his feather fan gently and said: "Among the three rivers, the outer water is the farthest. General Shi Zilong and Zhengfang led more than [-] soldiers to the outer water, broke through Jiangyang, entered Nan'an, and took Chengdu to the north. Don't underestimate it. This road needs to pass through Jiangyang and Qianwei counties. Therefore, you two should make peace with each other to prevent chaos in the place."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang reminded: "Cheng Ji, the governor of Jiangyang, is a strong man, loyal to state affairs, and has many virtuous names in Shu. When Zilong enters Shu, he should treat famous people with courtesy and select loyal and good people to Jiangzhou. Liang sits in Jiangzhou, Wait for the report from Zilong's army."

Cheng Ji, courtesy name Jiran, was from Langzhong, Brazil.In the past, Pang Xi was afraid that Liu Zhang would attack him, so he used Cheng Ji's son as a threat and asked Cheng Ji for soldiers.However, Cheng Ji would rather let Pang Xi kill his son than send troops to Pang Xi.

Cheng Ji is a strong-willed person and has a hard core.When he met Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Cheng Ji angered them and was afraid that he would be defeated and die, so the probability of surrender was low.If Zhao Yun leads his troops there, the probability of surrendering to Cheng Ji is not small.

Zhao Yun stood up from the couch, raised his hands to Zhuge Liang and said, "Please rest assured, military advisor, Yundang will work together with Zhengfang to conquer the two counties and meet up with the two generals in Chengdu."

Zhuge Liang looked at Li Yan beside Zhao Yun and said, "Since Zhengfang is the prefect of Jianwei, after breaking up Jianwei County, I will trouble Zhengfang to take charge of Jianwei, collect county taxes, and send them to Jiangzhou."

"promise!"

Seeing that Zhuge Liang had finished his instructions, Mi Fang raised his hands and said, "Military advisor, Fang is the governor of Nanzhong. May my lord have any other orders?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Captain Mi can follow the Lord's instructions before leaving. Liang has no military orders to contact the Governor. The Governor may go from Zilong's headquarters, break Jiangyang, and go south to Zhuti."

"No!" Mi Fang responded.

After Huo Jun explained Nanzhong in an in-depth and simple way, Mi Fang asked Liu Bei to be the governor of Nanzhong.Liu Bei promised to make his brother-in-law Mi Fang General Anyuan, governor of Nanzhong, and governor of Zhu Ti.

Zhuti County is the old land of Qianwei.

What is a vassal state?

The vassal system originated from the Qin and Han Dynasties, which centralized the management of ethnic minorities. The vassal captain served as the chief executive. There were vassal soldiers to govern the subordinate countries. However, it had a taxation and legal system different from that of counties and counties, and had strong autonomy.

However, the Qianwei vassal state had been established for hundreds of years, and a large number of Han people migrated south, or the barbarians were Hanized.At this time, Liu Bei believed that it was no longer necessary to establish a vassal state, so he changed the vassal state into a county, which was governed by officials appointed by the central government.

Zhuge Liang gave some more details, and then asked Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun to retreat.

After everyone retreated, Gan Ning, who could no longer hold himself back, approached Zhuge Liang and asked, "Commander, the three troops have been ordered to go down now. Is there any important position more important than entering Shu as a general?"

Seeing that Gan Ning was unhappy, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The merits of Shu will be divided among the three generals. I wonder how much Xingba can get?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his feather fan gently and said: "Although Sanba has surrendered, there are disobedient people in the county, or bandits are entrenched in the countryside, or there are people who have strongholds and refuse to obey orders. Liang wants to allocate taxes, but he is afraid of difficulties and hegemony in the Sanba has a great reputation, and now that you are helping us, no one in Sanba dares to disobey!"

Seeing what Zhuge Liang said, Gan Ningran felt depressed and said: "An ordinary general can do such a thing, so why do we need Ning!"

Zhuge Liang laughed a few times and said: "How come Xingba doesn't know the changes in current affairs? Our troops have entered Sanjiang and Liu Zhang is in danger. How can Cao Cao sit idly by and watch."

"From what Liang can see, Cao Cao's army will soon march into Hanzhong, or Cao Cao's troops will attack Gong'an. At that time, Hanzhong and Gong'an's troops were outnumbered, and the general led his troops in Jiangzhou to aid Hanzhong from above and save Gong'an from below. The achievements of Yu Cao's army are, Compared with the achievement of conquering Shu, it must be the achievement of Yucao."

Gan Ning looked thoughtful and said: "Looking at the current situation, Liu Zhang will be captured soon. However, the Hanzhong Public Security Bureau may not be able to defeat Cao's army, and they will withdraw troops from Shu and return to the army. It will be a failure!"

"Xingba already knows how important it is to be in charge of Jiangzhou!"

Zhuge Liang smiled while stroking his fan, and said, "Does Xingba still have any questions?"

Gan Ning shook his head and said excitedly: "Ning has no doubts in his heart and is willing to listen to the military advisor's orders."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said: "My lord knows that Xingba is from Bajun, and now I have specially appointed Xingba to be the governor of Bajun. Although this violates the three mutual laws, my lord promises Xingba to return home in fine clothes."

Gan Ning bowed his hands to the east and said with emotion: "Ning has been away from home for 18 years, and now he returns to Ba County. It's all thanks to the Lord."

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