Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 465 Shiren leads the army
In October, Guan Yu confronted Cao Zhen and Sima Yi in Xinye.

Wei Zuo General Zhang He wanted to cross the Han River and reach Hannan to relieve the siege of Xiangyang. However, the Han general Pang De followed Lü Meng's orders and entered Tungu City in order to stop Zhang He from advancing to the north of Han Dynasty.

Zhang He's large number of troops deceived Pang De's small number, and ordered Yang Qiu to bluff and pretend to be the main force, crossing the Han River from the lower reaches of Gucheng.

Pound was deceived by Zhang He and led his troops downstream to attack Yang Qiu. However, Zhang He led the main force to cross the river from the upper reaches of Gucheng. Taking advantage of the empty and unprepared Gucheng, he sent troops to attack directly.

Pang De was horrified when he heard this, and hurriedly sent a letter to Lu Meng asking for help. He led his 3,000 cavalry troops to retreat to the lower camp of Huangban, hoping to hold on to the danger and block Zhang He's efforts to rescue Xiangyang City.

Outside Fancheng, the Han army camp.

In the big tent, Lu Meng browsed Pound's letters, lowered his head and sighed slightly.

He originally wanted to use Pang De's bravery and his elite infantry to temporarily block Zhang He in the north of Han Dynasty. However, it was a pity that Pang De had few troops and it was difficult to take care of the Han River defense line after the water level dropped.

Worried, Pound was fooled by Zhang He's bluff and led his troops to garrison downstream. Unexpectedly, Zhang He crossed the river from the upper reaches and directly captured the empty Gucheng.

Now that Gucheng was captured, Zhang He led his army across the Han River. His troops were only a hundred miles away from Xiangyang. Calculating based on the distance traveled, Zhang He could reach the foot of Xiangfan City in three or four days of normal march and one day of urgent march. Outside Xiangyang City, there were only thousands of soldiers and horses of the Han army, stationed on the dangerous fortress of Xian Mountain to monitor the Xiangyang defenders.

Today Huangban cannot afford to make any mistakes. Once Huangban is broken through by Zhang He, let him kill him at the gate of Xiangyang City. By then, the Southern Han Dynasty would launch the Battle of Xiangfan for more than a year, which would probably end in failure. And if this battle fails, it will be even more difficult for the Southern Han Dynasty to win Xiangfan in the future.

Fei Yi frowned and thought, and said: "The two cities of Xiangfan will not surrender for a long time, and their determination to hold on is very strong. The army dare not withdraw, so they can only block the enemy outside Xiangfan."

Compared with the early siege of Fancheng, which was a priority, now the Northern Wei Dynasty mobilized its troops to counterattack, in order to break through the outer defense line and relieve the siege of Xiangfan, it should be to stop the enemy as a priority. Therefore, once Zhang He could not be stopped and the Northern Wei soldiers were allowed to rush to Xiangfan City, the situation would change suddenly.

Lu Meng paced and sighed slightly, and said: "It is difficult to push forward Xiangfan, and the enemy's momentum is very urgent. The current situation is not important in Xiangfan, but in Huangban and Xinye. Zhang He is not an ordinary general, and his soldiers are very wise. Today's Huangban If it falls and Zhang He reaches Xiangyang, the situation will be beyond our control."

Feeling the eager gazes of everyone, Lu Meng paced in the tent with his hands behind his waist and said: "Zhang He uses military maneuvers and is good at predicting the terrain of the battle. He is a famous general who is a thief, and cannot be controlled by General Pang. As I said in the past, I want to lead the army to the west and guard Zhang He exclusively."

Perhaps they knew that the war situation in Xiangfan was not optimistic, and Shiren, Fei Yi and other civil and military officials all looked worried.

Fortunately, the journey from Gucheng to Xiangyang was not without danger. The more than 100 miles of road were mostly mountains and hills, and Huangban, where Pang De retreated, was one of the most dangerous places.

While Fei Yi was speaking, he and everyone could not help but look at Lu Meng. After Guan Yu went north to Xinye, Lu Meng was already the commander-in-chief of Xiangfan's army and was responsible for the siege of Xiangfan. There is a flaw in the western defense line today, and he must find a way to solve it.

As the general second only to Guan Yu, Lu Meng must judge the current situation and what is the most important.

Hearing this, Fei Yi frowned more and more and said: "The prince is sitting in Xinye. If the general leads the troops to the west, who can lead the Xiangfan army? In Yi's view, Xiangfan will not be defeated and the war will continue. Now the general is better to appoint a partial general. Advance the army westward. The general will take charge of the central army and attack the two cities of Xiangfan."

"otherwise!"

"Therefore, judging from the current situation, Xiangfan must be surrounded, and Zhang He must be blocked. Our troops are limited now, and the prince is in the north. What should we do?"

"At the beginning, Xu Huang and Cao Zhen came with great force. They first defeated our army in Wancheng, and then went south to Xinye. The prince led his army to block it, and the situation was unfavorable. Now Zhang He and Yang Qiu went down to Gucheng, crossed the Han River south, and led their army. Approaching Xiangyang. If we don't stop it, Zhang He will break the siege of Xiangyang, and our army's previous efforts will be wasted!"

"General marching westward, who will be in charge of Xiangfan?"

Nowadays, the peripheral defense line is important. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Lu Meng must lead his army to move westward and personally stop Zhang He, instead of squatting in Fancheng and gnawing at the city.

"General, now that we have left for Huangban, who will be in charge of the Xiangfan army?"

Fei Yi looked anxious and said: "As the general said, the current priority is Xinye and Huangban, followed by Xiangfan. However, Xiangfan is also the foundation. If Xiangfan is not defeated, the war will be difficult to end. If the war in Xiangfan changes, then Another change has occurred!" Lu Meng hesitated a little and said: "According to the schedule, Governor Pang will arrive in Xinye soon. Now we can write to the princes and let them decide whether to let Governor Pang go south, take charge of Xiangfan, and command the soldiers to attack the city. .”

Then, Lu Meng added: "I will lead the troops to march westward. Before the general arrives, General Junyi can take charge of Xiangfan and arrange it according to the old times."

"General Junyi?"

Fei Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shiren.

"Ok!"

Lu Meng bowed his hands to Shiren and said, "General Shi has been following your Majesty for a long time and has experienced hundreds of battles. After I leave now, General Shi will lead the troops to besiege the city according to my old arrangement. Is it okay?"

The gray-haired Shiren stood up hurriedly and replied: "Since General Ziming has entrusted me with my request, how dare you disobey me!"

Shiren was the governor of Yidu. Although he was under the control of Guan Yu, he had long-term disagreements with his superior Guan Yu. Fortunately, Lu Meng was a kind-hearted person, with a chest that could hold things, and he had a good relationship with Shiren. When Guan and Shi had conflicts, Lu Meng often came forward to smooth things over and ease their relationship.

In this different world, in history, the talents of the Southern Han Dynasty are far superior to those of the Shu Han Dynasty. Liu Bei was well aware of the character flaws of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so he equipped them with many deputies. For example, Liu Bei is Guan Yu, and he is paired with Lu Meng, Fei Yi, and Wen Wu to try to ease the relationship between Guan Yu and his colleagues.

Therefore, although Shiren was dissatisfied with Guan Yu, with the cooperation of Fei Yi and Lu Meng, he could do his best for Guan Yu. Although Guan Yu was dissatisfied with Shiren, he thought that they could get along with Shiren because he was a Yuan Cong, and he could also inquire about his official position.

"I wonder if General Lu has any other instructions?" Shiren asked.

Lu Meng said with a smile on his lips: "You can just stick to the old arrangements of Mongolia. The troops in the long siege cannot be withdrawn."

"Good!" Shiren responded.

Lu Meng and Shiren talked about some key points, and then asked Shiren and the generals to retreat.

When Shiren retreated, Fei Yi stroked his beard and frowned, and said: "General, Shi Junyi is rough and martial, and has no vision. Xiangfan is related to the gain and loss of this battle. How can the general leave such an important matter to Shi Junyi?"

Lu Mengchang exhaled and said helplessly: "Except for Shi Junyi, there are no generals available in the Xiangfan army. Although Jun Yi is rough and martial, he is a close confidant of His Majesty. We don't need him to attack Fancheng now, but use him to attack Fancheng. His old name is temporary military control. When Governor Pang arrives, the Xiangfan army can be handed over to him!"

After saying that, Lu Meng warned Fei Yi, "Since Wen Wei is joining the army, he should supervise you more."

"promise!"

Fei Yi said that scholars were rough and fond of martial arts but had no talent as generals. How could Lu Meng not know this?

It's just that there is no third person available in the Xiangfan army except Guan Yu and him, so the general affairs can only be handed over to qualified scholars.

Even though Shiren did not have the skills of a general, he was still a veteran after fighting for so many years. It might be difficult for him to attack Fancheng, but it was not that difficult for him to besiege the city according to the old system.

After Fei Yi received the order to leave, Lu Meng returned to the couch and started writing with a pen. In order for Shiren not to make any mistakes, Lü Meng wrote down his troop arrangements and handed them over to Shiren.

Then, Lu Meng also wrote a letter to Guan Yu, telling him everything about what happened in Xiangfan!

(End of this chapter)