Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 456 The wind blows in Jingxiang

Guan Yu's seven armies were flooded, and Cao and Liu knew each other's actions. Cao Cao raised six armies at Mobei to observe Liu Bei's movements and then marched; Liu Bei sent a large army out of Jiangxia to attack Runan.

September, Wancheng.

On the couch, Dongligun, the prefect of Nanyang, looked very sad, troubled by the chaotic situation.

In the early days, Cao Ren was defeated in Zhushui, and Jingxiang was deserted. Under Guan Yu's solicitation, the counties and counties were restless, and bandits were everywhere.

As for Jin and Yan Xing, the seven armies went south and faced Guan Yu for half a year. With the comfort of county officials, the situation was barely stabilized.

In July and August, the Han River overflowed, and Yu Jin and his seven armies were defeated by Guan Yu. The impact of this battle was far greater than the defeat of Zhu Shui.

The previously stable situation has become increasingly chaotic. Due to the heavy labor required to transport grain and grass, many people have fled into the mountains and become thieves. The grassroots level is disordered and strong men are thieves. The current situation is beyond his ability to solve.

However, even so, Dongligun was still loyal to the state affairs and sent guard Hou Yin to attack the mountain people who had defected into the mountains, hoping to use it to dominate the place and stabilize the chaotic situation in Nanyang.

Dongligun rubbed his temples and asked: "Zizheng, your Majesty has sent your right general to the south to help. I wonder where his troops will go?"

Yu Ying, the commander-in-chief of the county, cupped his hands and replied: "I would like to inform you that the troops led by the right general have arrived in Duyang, which is about two hundred miles away from Wancheng. If the right general advances lightly, he can reach Wancheng in three or four days." "

Zong Jin looked outside the palace, fearing that Hou Yin would send people to kill him, so he urged: "Hou Yin is cunning. He wants to capture and kill the king of the mansion. Get out of the city and take refuge immediately!"

Before Dongli Gun could speak, Zong Jin gasped and interrupted: "Master Fu, Hou Yin took more than a thousand people from the mountain and claimed to have been conferred by Guan Yu as General Guiyi. He raised his troops and set up a flag to rebel. Now he has led his people. He pretended to open the city gate and went to the government office to capture and kill the governor."

Then, Hou Yin sent people into the mountains to incite the mountain people to rebel with him, and there were more than a thousand old and weak soldiers.

"Ziqing?"

Hearing this, Dongli Gun looked very panicked and asked, "What should I do now?"

Dongligun was shocked and said: "I ask myself that I govern the people fairly and without any favoritism. How can Bole do the opposite after waiting for Doren?"

Dongligun sighed slightly and said: "Guan Yu is brave, defeated his chariots and cavalry, and surrendered the seventh army. Now the general on the right will send his new soldiers south. If he rushes to rescue, he may be defeated by Guan Yu."

Yu Ying, courtesy name Zizheng. People from Nanyang had little moral integrity and were respected by the locals. When Dongli Gun governed Nanyang, he should be credited with meritorious service.

"Master Fu, something bad is going on!"

Yu Yingxun went out, only to see his colleague Zong Jin running quickly, looking extremely anxious, as if something big had happened.

After Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, Lu Meng once again sent someone to contact Hou Yin. Seeing the turmoil in Jingxiang, bandits rising in droves, and chaos at the grassroots level, Hou Yin decided to rebel after thinking about the pros and cons.

While he was talking, he saw the attendants running in from outside the hall in a hurry, shouting in horror: "Master Fu, Hou Yin has led people to kill outside the mansion, and promised to capture Mr. Fu."

"go!"

"Fu Jun!"

Taking advantage of Dongligun sending him to lead hundreds of people out of the city to conquer the mountain people, Hou Yin promoted rebellious ideas on the way, saying to his left and right that he had been appointed by Guan Yu and was regarded as a general of Guiyi. With the support of the county official Wei Kai, Hou Yin took control of hundreds of people's armed forces.

Yu Ying wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a hurried shout.

With Lu Meng's contact, Hou Yin gradually became interested in rebelling against Wei and wanted to take Wancheng and surrender to Guan Yu. However, due to the difficult situation and no one available, Hou Yin did not dare to raise his troops easily.

Ying Yu helped Dongli Gun up and said: "Master Fu, Hou Yin has always been greedy for money and a vulgar and meritorious person. Now that the situation is turbulent, it is not surprising that he rebels and makes money!"

Hou Yin, courtesy name Bole, was from Nanyang County. He served as the garrison of Wancheng and was controlled by Dongligun. He is a rebellious person, loves fame and is rough in martial arts.

"what!"

With the cooperation of more than a thousand people, Hou Yin returned to the city non-stop, used his identity to deceive Wancheng into leaving, and directly entered the city wall, hoping to occupy Wancheng, thinking that he was an insider.

Yu Ying pulled Dongli Gun and said, "General Right's troops will arrive at Wancheng soon. The Lord of the Palace should flee north of the city and ask for troops to kill the traitor Hou Yin."

"Correct!"

Zong Jin pointed to the back door and said, "The Lord of Fu will leave the city through the back door, and Jin will stay to help the Lord of Fu get out of trouble."

Dongli Gun looked worried and said, "Ziqing may not survive if he stays in the palace!"

Zong Jin pushed Dongli Gun and said, "I have a good relationship with Hou Yinduo. I know his character well and he will not harm me. Now I just hope that the Lord of Fu will leave the city quickly and ask for reinforcements to put an end to the chaos in Wan City." .”

"Ziqing, please take care of yourself!"

Dongligun listened to the noisy noise outside the hall, and without any hesitation, he fled through the back door of the government office under the escort of Ying Yu and his personal entourage.

After a while, I saw a man wearing armor and holding a sword entering the hall. His face was weakened, his eyes were small, and his eyes showed a cruel look from time to time.

Behind him, more than ten attendants in coarse linen and linen clothes were looking at the furnishings of the government office with greedy expressions on their faces.

Hou Yin stood in the hall and looked around. There was no one in the hall. Only Zong Jin was seen, but the prefect Dongligun was not seen. His eyes were slightly narrowed, hiding anger.

Hou Yin asked in a cold voice: "Ziqing, where is Dongligun?"

Zong Jin looked calm and said: "When I arrived, Fujun was no longer here. I'm afraid that Bole's matter has been discovered by Fujun."

Hou Yin walked up to Zong Jin, stared at Zong Jin with murderous eyes, and said with a sneer: "Could it be that Ziqing deceived me like a three-year-old child? I went to the city and went straight to the government office. In the meantime, in addition to sending someone to inform Ziqing , as if no one knows!”

"Tell me quickly, where has Dongligun gone?" Hou Yin asked.

Zong Jin raised his hand to Hou Yin and spoke naturally, saying: "Bo Le obeyed the people because of his hard work as a corvee, and when he promoted important events, he always looked to the wind from far and near. However, the ruler of the government ruled the people generously and treated the people with kindness. The heavy burden of the corvee service was not the fault of the ruler. , is actually due to state-owned tyranny.”

"Bo Le's actions to threaten the ruler of the government will definitely cause resentment among the people. This has no benefit but many disadvantages. The difficulty for Bole today is that Wancheng is isolated and far away. Xu Huang's army is about to arrive, but Guan Yu's army has not yet arrived. Therefore, based on the view of Jin, Bole should recruit a large number of citizens to defend Wancheng, defend the enemy and wait for reinforcements, thinking that it is a big deal, instead of capturing and killing the prefect and ruining his reputation."

Zong Jin's words made Hou Yin look uncertain.

The difficulty he is currently facing is as Zong Jin said. Wancheng is four to five hundred miles away from Xiangfan, and Wancheng is only two to three hundred miles away from Xu and Ying, the important towns of Cao Wei.

Xu Huang has led his new troops out of Xuchang and will arrive in Wancheng soon. While Guan Yu surrounded Fancheng, there was no news that his uprising was successful. His most important thing now is to defend Wancheng and cooperate with him until Guan Yu raises his troops and goes north. If he captures and kills Dongligun blatantly, he will definitely arouse the anger of the people of Nanyang. And he didn't forget that he could serve as the garrison of Wancheng because of Dongligun's promotion. After all, under the eyes of the two emperors and ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hou Yin could not bear the bad reputation brought by capturing and killing his benefactor.

Hou Yinzai looked slightly depressed and asked: "Ziqing is very wise. Now I can follow your advice and not kill Dongligun. But I would like to ask Ziqing to help me. Is it okay?"

Zong Jin bowed and said, "Jin is willing to serve the general!"

Hou Yin helped Zong Jin up and said with a smile: "If I get Ziqing's help, I will definitely succeed!"

Zong Jin came from the Zong family of Anzhong in Nanyang. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been thirty to forty ministers to him. Even though the Zong family is currently weak, it is not comparable to that of Hou Yin. If he wants to defend Wancheng now, in addition to holding on by himself, he also needs to rely on local snakes like Zong Jin.

"Don't dare!"

Zong Jin looked humble and suggested: "There are few soldiers in Wancheng now, and the general is not strong enough to defend Xu Huang. The general immediately sent people to the rural pavilion and plundered the surrounding people into the city for the purpose of building up his power. And send a messenger south to ask for help. Guan Yu sent troops to support."

Hou Yin held Zong Jin's hand and said with a smile: "The city's treasury is short of food, and I may need Ziqing's help."

"General, don't worry now. Jin has summoned all the surnames in the city to collect military supplies for the general." Zong Jin said very actively.

"good!"

Hou Yin seduced more than a thousand mountain people to rebel, and separatist Wancheng rebelled. They went into the countryside and raped more than 2,000 young men. Under Zong Jin's ill-intentioned suggestion, they searched for money and food from prominent people in the city. At that time, there were many strongmen and thieves, and the discipline of the soldiers under Hou Yin's tent was ruined, which caused many complaints from the people in the city.
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Xu Huang's troops were not far from Wancheng, and they were the first to learn of the news that Hou Yin had occupied Wancheng and rebelled.

Hearing that Hou Yin was raising troops to rebel, Xu Huang, who had reached Bowang, summoned Zhao Yan, Sima Yi and others to discuss matters.

In the big tent, Dongligun, who had escaped from Wancheng, was sitting on the top chair. His bun is messy, his uniform is dirty, and he no longer looks like a king of Nanyang Prefecture. His expression showed both the joy of escaping and the pain of his death.

On the surface Hou Yin promised Zong Jin not to pursue Dongligun, but secretly Queli sent his subordinates to pursue Dongligun. Fortunately, Dongligun was able to save his life from the hooves of his pursuers thanks to the brave fighting of Yu Ying and his entourage, as well as his past reputation.

"General Xu, Wancheng was occupied by Hou Yin. He gathered the mountain people and thieves to rebel, thinking he was echoing Guan Yu."

Dongligun begged and said: "Now we should ask General Xu to quell Hou Yin first, and then relieve the siege of Fancheng. If Wancheng is occupied by Hou Yin for a long time, Jingzhou will not be the home of our great Wei Dynasty!"

From the Han Dynasty to the present, the governors of prefectures and counties have the responsibility of guarding the territory. Anyone who abandons the city and flees will be dismissed from his official position at the least, and sentenced to death at the worst. In order to save his life and official position, Dongligun must capture Wancheng, the seat of government, as soon as possible.

"My lord, you have been running away so far. It has been very hard. Now you can retire and rest for now. Let me discuss the matter of Pingwan with all the generals." Xu Huang said.

"promise!"

Seeing that Dongligun had important matters to discuss, it was inconvenient to stay for a long time. Then follow Xu Huang's words and retreat from the tent to rest.

When Dongligun retreated, Xu Huang looked worried and said, "Your Majesty ordered Huang to break the siege of Fancheng. However, before Fancheng arrived, there was a rebellion in Wancheng. What should we do now?"

After a pause, Xu Huang said: "Jingxiang is in turmoil, and Wancheng cannot be unjust. Without Wancheng, there would be no Jingxiang. The siege of Fancheng needs to be lifted, and the rebellion of Wancheng needs to be quelled. This is the most important problem today. "

Listening to Xu Huang's words, everyone in the tent fell silent.

Hou Yin rebelled in Wancheng, Guan Yu surrounded Cao Ren in Fancheng, and they only had more than 10,000 new soldiers. Facing such a corrupt situation in Jingxiang, they really felt like their scalp was numb.

There was silence for a while, Zhao Yan stroked his beard and frowned, and said: "Guan Yu built a long siege outside Fan City and trapped Cao's chariot and cavalry. Our army was outnumbered and rushed southward. Even if we joined forces with the chariot and cavalry, it would be difficult to defeat Guan Yu. Surround."

"In Yan's view, it is better to lead a large army to attack Wancheng, attack Pingwan City first, send messengers south, shoot the letters into the city with bows and arrows, and encourage the soldiers to persevere. At that time, the general defeated Wancheng, and all the troops were expected to arrive. Together. All the troops will go south and attack the thieves below Fan City, attacking both internally and externally. We should be able to break the siege of Fan City!"

After surrendering to Jin and his seven armies, Guan Yu adopted Lu Meng's suggestion and took precautions against Cao Wei's reinforcements. He built a tight siege to defend Cao Ren from the north and trap Cao Ren from the inside.

Xu Huang had more than 10,000 new soldiers under his command, plus the thousands of people in Cao Ren's hands. If he wanted to defeat Guan Yu and lift the siege of Fancheng by fighting alone, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Previously, Guan Yu was still afraid of the elite seven armies under the forbidden tent and lacked the confidence to defeat the reinforcements. Now Guan Yu hopes that Xu Huang will lead the reinforcements to attack as soon as possible so that he can defeat Cao Ren and Xu Huang's armies in one go and capture Fancheng.

Zhao Yan's strategy is not outstanding, but it is suitable for Xu Huang to solve the current corrupt situation.

Xu Huang nodded slightly and said: "The intention of Governor Zhao is actually a good idea."

As he said that, Xu Huang looked at Sima Yi and asked: "Ran Huang is afraid that Guan Yu will know that I am going south, so he will raise a large army to besiege Fancheng. In an emergency, Huang is afraid that Cao's chariots and cavalry will not be able to support him for a long time. I wonder what you think about joining the army?"

After thinking for a while, Sima Yi looked up at Xu Huang and said: "Your Majesty gathered all the troops from the world at Mobei to compete with Liu Bei for Xiangfan. The current general's troops are only the front army, the soldiers and horses from Guanxi, the Huns from Bingzhou, and the Xiongnu from Youzhou. Wuhuan, Jizhou's soldiers, are coming from all directions in a few days."

"Hou Yin is a greedy villain who does not understand the direction of people's hearts. He rashly raises mountain people to fight against the heavenly soldiers, which is a way to get killed. Guan Yu is proud of his bravery and relies on his reputation for bravery to use troops unexpectedly. How is he compared to Xiang Yu? ?”

"The reason why Cao Cao's chariots and cavalry are guarding the city today is not because Fancheng is strong and has many soldiers. In fact, it is because he is a clan general and knows that your majesty has the intention to help him, so he defends the city wall to the death."

Sima Yi directly pointed out Guan Yu's intention of using troops and said: "If Guan Yu wanted to break Fancheng, he would surround Fancheng with three troops and one of them would be missing. He would send troops to storm the city wall and force Cao Cao's chariots and cavalry to flee out of the city. The long siege built today is to prevent the city from being broken. Meaning. Most of its meaning is to trap the defenders inside and attack reinforcements from outside, frustrate Cao's chariots and cavalry's determination to defend for a long time, and consume the food and grass in the city."

"Now we can follow the strategy of Governor Zhao and send troops to Pingwan City and send people to deliver a message to Fancheng to temporarily suspend Cao's chariot and cavalry's fear of the enemy. Send people to Mobei to ask for a strategy for conquering Nanyang and let your Majesty make a decision."

"As for the rebellion in Wancheng, Hou Yin has not won the hearts of Wancheng, and his footing is unstable. Most of the soldiers under his tent are strongmen and thieves. They gather because of profit and disperse due to defeat. The general led his army to Wancheng in a hurry and showed kindness. Send troops to attack the city, and the thieves will be defeated!"

"But if Guan Yu knows that Hou Yin is occupying Wancheng and our troops surround Wancheng, what should we do?" Xu Huang thought about the situation and asked: "It is expected that Hou Yin has sent people south to ask Guan Yu for help!"

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment and then fell into thinking.

Zhao Yan took the opportunity to add, saying: "When Wancheng was occupied by Guan Yu, it was hundreds of miles away. It would take less than ten days for the troops to be sent out. Now that Hou Yin has occupied the city not long ago, the general will send out troops to attack fiercely, and he will definitely be able to break the city!"

"What the warlord said is very reasonable!" Xu Huang said.

Sima Yi thought about what he had learned and said with a smile: "As General Xu said, Guan Yu led his troops to the north, someone may have a plan to defeat Guan Yu!"

Xu Huang cheered up and said, "Where does the plan come from?"

"General, don't be in a hurry!"

Sima Yi stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "Let's go to Wancheng first!"

(End of this chapter)