Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 326 Huo Du enters Shu
In the 18th year of Jian'an, Wuhan.Winter is about to leave and early spring is approaching.

In the pavilion, Huo Jun and Liu Bei sat opposite each other, looking at the children playing by the lakeside, and laughing from time to time recalling their childhood.

Looking at the children chasing each other, Liu Bei said with emotion: "When I was a child, my father died early, and I relied on my mother to raise me. I made shoes and sold shoes as a profession, and my life was hard. Fortunately, I got help from my tribe."

As he spoke, Liu Bei pointed to the mulberry tree in the courtyard and said: "I still remember that there was a mulberry tree on the fence in the southeast corner of my house, which was more than five feet high. Looking from a distance, it looked like a canopy of a small car. I once said with a smile, 'I You must ride on this Yubao-covered chariot.' At that time, my uncle and my son were respectful and asked me to speak carefully to avoid the disaster of annihilation of the clan."

Under Huo Jun's eyes, Liu Bei's expression dropped and he said: "Today's people did not die because of these words, but because of the war. In today's time of wealth and wealth, the people are separated, and Gu Chang hates this."

Cao Cao had his tribe to help him, so how could Liu Bei not?
Liu Bei was poor when he was young. Fortunately, he was helped by his uncle and relatives, so he was able to study with Lu Zhi.I went to Luoyang, the capital, and got to know a lot of high-class people.

After he launched an army to fight, many people from the same clan as Liu also joined him in the war.However, Liu Bei's experience in the Central Plains was so turbulent and displaced that all the Liu family's descendants were lost in the battlefield.

Huo Jun thought about it and said: "The world was in chaos, heroes and heroes rose up together. Cao Cao raised his troops in Henan, planned strategies, and galloped across China. He governed the country with the methods of Shen and Shang, holding the emperor to order the princes, and doing extraordinary things at extraordinary times. Even Yuan Shao in Hebei cannot reach it!"

"However, the Book of Changes said: 'When the sun is at midday, it will be eclipsed, and when the moon is full, it will be eclipsed.' This is an unchangeable principle in the world. Cao Cao governed the country with the laws of Shen and Shang, and used the emperor to order the princes, and he will eventually suffer the consequences."

"At that time, my lord was prospering in the south of the Yangtze River, winning over people's hearts and traveling across the wilderness. He treated his subordinates with sincerity and kindness, expressed his righteousness to provide peace and stability, and built up armored soldiers. Eventually, he defeated Cao Cao and restored the Han Dynasty. When the time came to restore the land, the lord returned to Zhuojun. , what a joy it is to see my hometown!"

Liu Bei shook his head with a smile and said: "China is a vast land with rich resources and talented people. If we want to prosper the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that the road ahead will be difficult and difficult!"

Huo Jun sighed secretly. Historically, the confrontation between the north and the south was mostly due to the Northern Dynasties dominating the Southern Dynasties. Unless the Northern Dynasties were in chaos, it would be difficult to conquer the North with the South.

Even if the Northern Dynasty was in chaos, they could contain the Southern Dynasty's offensive by holding on to those fortified cities.Ge Gong's military ability was first-rate, but he was eventually killed by Sima Yi in Wuzhangyuan.

Or if Liu Xun were to fight Guan Yu with real swords and spears, he might not be able to hold on for three months.However, relying on the strong city of Jiangzhou, they managed to withstand the ten-month siege by Generals Guan and Zhang.If not for Li Yan's rebellion, Guan and Zhang would not have known how long the siege would have been.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Now my lord is focused on the west. If the west is accomplished, your foundation will be complete!" Huo Jun said.

"good!"

Liu Bei nodded approvingly and said, "I am going to establish a country and establish a foundation. I wonder what position you want to take?"

Huo Jun bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "I hope that your majesty will spread to the world, and that Jun will be able to achieve his meager achievements and leave his fame to Zhuboer!"

"Ha ha!"

Liu Bei laughed a few times, helped Huo Jun up, and said to the people around him: "From now on, I will be called Huo Jun and respectfully called Huo Du. No one can bear this name except Huo Du."

"promise!"

Among all the civil servants, who does Liu Bei admire the most?

It has to be Huo Jun!

Ten years ago, Cao Cao basically owned half of the world, and even the northwest Ma Teng and Han Sui secretly submitted to Cao Cao.

At that time, he was living in the south, with only a few thousand soldiers and horses, and his generals were no longer qualified by Generals such as Guan, Zhang, and Zhao.After the Battle of Bowang, Huo Jun, who was in his early 20s, proposed the strategy of separation between the north and the south with a vision beyond the times.

Thinking about it now, how amazing it is!

Of course, proposing is proposing, and implementing is another matter.

But from today's perspective, Huo Jun helped him go to Jiangdong and take Danyang as his base; when Cao Cao mobilized the Chinese people and marched south to Jianghan, he turned the tide and defeated the Central Plains people in Jinkou; before and after Liu Qi died of illness, Huo Jun pushed him to succeed him Jingzhou.

Now he is only a few steps away from the goal of dividing the north and the south. How can this not make people sigh!

Some of the above achievements cannot be expressed explicitly, but for those achievements that can be expressed clearly, he will give Huo Jun as generous treatment as possible.Therefore, in terms of actual power position, Huo Jun is above the generals and below him.

Of course, it's more than that. Huo Jun knows how to advance and retreat, neither humble nor arrogant, and rarely arrogant.This gave him a lot of peace of mind as a monarch, and he no longer had to be overly suspicious of Huo Jun.

While the monarch and his ministers were in harmony, the attendants were walking quickly in the corridor, holding scarves in their hands.

"Lord, Hanzhong and the police are urgently reporting."

Liu Bei frowned slightly, reached out to take the towel, spread it out and browsed it.

While Liu Bei was browsing, Huo Jun followed the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers and drank tea with his head down.

Liu Bei put down his scarf and said, "Zhongmiao, according to Boyan's report, Xia Houyuan has raised troops from Longxi and taken the Qishan Road to capture Hanzhong; Yi Feng has reported that Cao Ren has sent troops from Xiangyang and has arrived at Gong'an City. He wants to defeat Gong'an. Enter Jiangling with troops."

After a pause, Liu Bei said worriedly: "As Kong Ming expected, Cao Cao raised his troops to go south. However, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan as the vanguard, and the troops marched into two places. I don't know where the main force is? Could it be that Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of the army's westward advance to attack the enemy? Enter Jianghan, cross the river and go south."

"What's Zhong Miao's opinion?"

"What do you think, my lord?" Huo Jun asked.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "There are eight thousand soldiers in Gong'an City and ten thousand soldiers in Jiangxia. Combined, there are more than twenty thousand soldiers from all places. If you stand firm without fighting, you will be able to occupy the enemy; in Hanzhong, there are twenty thousand old and weak soldiers and horses." Everyone, although Boyan is a Confucian scholar, he also knows how to fight. With Yangping Pass firmly defended, it is enough to repel Xia Houyuan's troops." "However, I am afraid that Cao Cao's army will follow and take Hanzhong, and Hanzhong will be in danger; Hanzhong is in danger, and Bashu may not be able to retain it. If I am afraid that the current troops and horses will not be enough to take advantage of the public security, and Jianghan will be massacred by the war. I am summoning Zhongmiao back to Wuhan now because I want to use you to guard Cao."

"Lord!"

Zhou Buyi, who was standing in the pavilion serving Zhu Gongan, interjected: "As far as I know, Zhu Zhi, Zhu Gongan's former adoptive father, served under Cao Ren. If Zhu Zhi expresses kindness to Zhu Gongan, I am afraid that the city of Gongan will be damaged. !”

Liu Bei's face darkened, and he scolded: "Don't be suspicious of generals for no reason. Don't doubt the people you employ, and don't use the people you doubt. If you treat a righteous man with sincerity, how can a righteous man betray you?"

"Yifeng's surname is not Zhu, but his surname has been changed to Shi. The relationship in the past was just a personal relationship, what does it have to do with official affairs now?"

"No!" Zhou Buji took a step back, not daring to speak again.

Liu Bei had great trust in Shi Ran and never had any doubts.After all, if these old members of the Sun family wanted to surrender and rebel long before the Battle of Chrysostom, how could they wait until now?Even if Rui Xuan led his sergeants to defect, it was because Liu Bei wanted to deprive his tribe of private soldiers.

When Shi Ran returned to surrender, there were not many troops under his tent.Under Liu Qi's account, Shi Ran was not reused.It was not until Liu Bei came to power that he recruited Shi Ran, Lu Xun and others as his confidants, appointed military officials and people, and made important use of Jiangdong scholars, so that he could achieve his current status.

From this point of view, there is no possibility of Shi Ran surrendering to Cao Cao.Naturally, Liu Bei would not be suspicious of the generals for no reason, but instead caused everyone in the Sun family's old generals to feel in danger.

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "With Zhongye and Yi Feng firmly guarding Jianghan, there should be no worries. If Jun's prediction is correct, Cao Cao will send his troops to invade Hanzhong."

"Oh!"

Liu Bei cheered up and said, "Please Zhongmiao, please speak carefully!"

Huo Jun organized his thoughts and said: "Bashu people go up to Longyou and connect to Wu and Chu in the east. Cao Cao takes it, and he can hope for Wu and Chu. If the lord takes it, the north and south will be determined. This is the current situation in the world. The lord knows it, and in order to How can you not know the wisdom of Cao Cao?"

"In the past, Cao Cao went from the north to the south and was defeated by Jianghan. Ruxu couldn't resist. Cao Cao must have learned a lesson. Now that he has sent his troops south, how dare he attack Jianghan again?"

"Hanzhong is the northern border of Yizhou. If you get it, you can enter Bashu. Cao Cao has always had the ambition to sweep the world, how can he not long for Bashu? At that time, Cao Cao occupied Bashu and had both the Central Plains and the power of the land. Wu and Chu would be in panic all day long. That’s it!”

"In Hanzhong, Lu Boyan came out of the town. He was not famous and was often seen as a Confucian scholar. Although Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan were wary of him, they did not trust him enough. In addition, Hanzhong had [-] old and weak soldiers, far away from Wuhan and adjacent to the Central Plains. At that time, they used troops to fight. Land. Therefore, according to Jun’s opinion, Cao Cao will definitely take Hanzhong, and most of the public security soldiers are partial troops!"

Although Cao Cao asked Cao Ren to send troops to attract attention, after careful speculation, it is not difficult to guess that Cao Cao will march towards Hanzhong.

If Cao Cao attacked the police, even if the city was destroyed, they would still reach the gates of Jiangling City.However, Cao Cao's navy was unable to cross the Yangtze River.Even after crossing the Yangtze River, the soldiers and horses in the upper reaches of Bashu could easily cut off Cao's army's retreat if they returned.

In the land of public security, there is not much worth doing.Then the only place worthy of using troops is Hanzhong.

Hanzhong is thousands of miles away from Wu and Chu. It used to be isolated from Wuhan, but now it is connected with Hanzhong after conquering Jiangzhou.

Even according to China Unicom, Hanzhong is thousands of miles away from Jiangzhou and thousands of miles away from Wuhan.Hanzhong is hundreds of miles away from Guanzhong and Longyou, and is adjacent to the Central Plains.From this point of view, Hanzhong is conducive to Cao Cao's use of troops, but not conducive to Liu Bei's troops.

If Cao Cao captures Hanzhong, he can echo Liu Zhang in Shu and attack Liu Bei's army from both sides.After Liu Bei is expelled, Cao Cao may be able to annex Bashu through his prestige or political or military means.This is far more reliable than marching from the police.

Liu Bei hugged his knees and pondered, and said: "Kong Ming was afraid that Cao Cao would go south to Hanzhong, so he persuaded him to stay alone in Wuhan and come to Jiangzhou to manage politics. Now the war in Hanzhong is about to break out, which may show Kong Ming's foresight!"

After a pause, Liu Bei said worriedly: "Hanzhong has the Qinling Mountains in the north and mountains in the south. The roads are rugged, making it difficult for soldiers to travel and forage. At this time, the three armies are advancing westward to Shu. This battle will be detrimental to our army!"

"With Bo Yan's ability and the troops under his tent, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat Cao Cao's generals. I wonder if Zhong Miao can lead the troops to take over the war in Hanzhong and lead the troops to defeat Cao Cao?" Liu Bei asked.

Under Liu Bei's expectant gaze, Huo Jun straightened his back, raised his hands and said, "Jun is not talented, but he is willing to go to Hanzhong to serve as an imperial minister!"

"I wonder how many troops my lord can send?" Huo Jun asked.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time and said: "Today, 2 troops have taken Shu, and [-] people have been stationed in Jiangzhou. I have led Han Sheng and Shu to the second general to supervise more than [-] troops. When I went to Hanzhong to supervise the battle, I could only fight with [-] people from Zhongmiao. . But when Zhongmiao enters Ba, he can recruit new soldiers, with no limit on the number of soldiers."

Now that Liu Bei's stall has been expanded, 4 to 2 people are left to guard Jianghuai, and more than 5 people are guarding Jianghan, so [-] people have left.In addition to the troops and horses used to defeat Shu, there are really not many mobile troops for Yucao.

Huo Jun frowned. Lu Xun had 2 old and weak men, [-] people were stationed in Jiangzhou, Huang Zhong and Chen had [-] people, and [-] soldiers and horses guarded Hanzhong. If it was just for defense, it would not be impossible.But I was afraid that Cao Cao would attack Hanzhong City and it would be difficult to fight.

Can Hanzhong afford another [-] troops?It is definitely impossible to support them, and they must rely on Badi’s food and grass support.But I am afraid that Badi will not be able to supply food and grass for the army conquering Shu at the same time, and at the same time supply food and grass for the army in Hanzhong.

Perhaps knowing that this battle far away from Wu and Chu would be difficult to fight, Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "If it is difficult to control Cao Cao, Zhongmiao can join Boyan's troops and withdraw into Badi and blockade the road to Shu. After Shu is pacified, Guqin will lead The whole country's troops marched north to Hanzhong."

Huo Jun thought for a long time and said: "My lord, I ask Zhang Lu and Yan Pu to accompany the army. With these two people accompanying the army, they should be able to guard the lord's cao."

"good!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "Zhang Lu is in Wuhan now and can follow Zhongmiao into Shu. When Cao Ren's troops retreat, he will enter Shu alone and supervise his troops to go north to reinforce Zhongmiao."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)