Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 466: You will be at peace when you arrive
Xinye, Zhongjunfu Yamen.

Guan Yu's face was pale, half leaning on the couch, listening to his son Guan Ping's military report.

Guan Ping sat on the side of the couch and said: "Father, according to the scouts' investigation, Xu Huang often closed his tent to recuperate because he was wounded by an arrow. The general's affairs were left to Cao Zhen to take care of. The general who has been confronting our army recently will be tomorrow. He is Xu Huang, but he is actually Cao Zhen."

"Cao Zhen?"

Guan Yu leaned on the cushion and sighed: "In the past, I saw Cao Zhen in Xuchang, but I never thought he had such a strategy. Unexpectedly, in more than ten years, he has such a strategy. It is unexpected!"

As Cao Zhen was in charge, most of Sima Yi's suggestions were naturally attributed to Cao Zhen. Unless they are insiders, most people don't know what Sima Yi did.

Guan Yu was currently resting on the couch, calming down mentally and recalling the reasons for his failure during this period.

He was shocked to find that after his initial defeat at Wancheng, and later his anger due to letters, most of the enemy generals attacked based on their own temperament, which made him feel melancholy. After all, being defeated due to his short temper was something he had never experienced before.

With a sigh in his heart, Guan Yu thought to himself: "You will gain wisdom if you suffer a setback. I hope I won't make the same mistake again."

Reviewing the gains and losses of battles has been Guan Yu's long-standing habit. The reason why he likes to read "Zuo Zhuan" is because he can often learn lessons about gains and losses from the book.

Guan Yu sighed and said: "Ziming ordered Pang De to march west and garrison Hannan. Now that Cao Zhen has increased his troops, he is afraid that Pang De's army will not be enough to defend Zhang He. If the upper reaches of the Han River are lost and Zhang He goes down the river to Xiangfan, all the previous efforts will be wasted. !”

After speaking, Guan Yu was a little worried and said: "It's just that General Ziming entrusted the affairs of the army to Shiren and ordered Shiren to follow the old system."

Guan Yu took the letter from Guan Ping and read the contents.

While the father and son were talking, the attendants walked in, handed over the letter, and said: "For your information, the letter from General Lu has arrived!"

Hearing this, Guan Yu's face darkened and he said: "The battle to conquer Xiang is a battle for the whole country. As a father and a general of the country, how can you ignore the war because of illness!"

From generals who only know how to fight on land, to generals on land and water. It's not that he is born with it, but he always maintains a learning attitude. Jin Xu Huang and Sima Yi took advantage of human weakness to trick him and really taught him a lesson.

"Ignorant boy!"

The Han River runs through Xiangfan from west to east, and then turns south. Therefore, from a geographical point of view, Cao Wei wanted to support Xiangfan only in the west and north directions. Now Xu Huang, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houshang are mainly in the north, while Zhang He and Yang Qiu are the only ones in the west.

Guan Yu frowned and thought, and said: "This must be because Cao Zhen saw that it was difficult to make progress in the new field and wanted to cross from the upper reaches of the Han River to Hannan, or to advance from the west to rescue Fancheng."

"Report!"

"promise!"

"Father, don't worry!"

Nowadays, Guan Yu is worried about gains and losses, fearing that he will make another mistake and lose all the advantages he has accumulated before.

After reading through it from beginning to end, Guan Yu smiled and said: "Zi Ming is steady and knows how strong Zhang He is. Now he leads four thousand troops and horses to the west to join Pang De and guard Zhang He together."

Seeing Guan Yu's silence, Guan Ping continued: "Gai may have learned that his father was wounded by an arrow. In addition to sending people to insult him outside the city, Cao Zhen divided his troops and headed southwest, as if he wanted to reinforce Zhang He's troops."

Guan Ping said nothing in anger, already used to his father's words. In his eyes, his father always puts the war first, and any behavior that undermines the war will be difficult for him to tolerate.

Guan Ping poured a glass of water for Guan Yu and said comfortingly: "General Lu once said that if Pang De is not strong enough to control Zhang He, he will lead his army westward to control Zhang He. My father is in Xinye now, so he should take good care of his health and recuperate, not too much. Thoughts are sad.”

Now Cao Zhen divided his troops to the southwest, and had nowhere to go except to reinforce Zhang and Yang.

Guan Ping looked puzzled and said, "Shi Junyi has been in battle for a long time, so why not let him sit in command of the army?"

As a man from Hedong, he rose from an unknown to a world-famous general, not because of his unparalleled talent, but because he was always able to learn.

"Benefiting Zhang He?"

Guan Yu rested his head on the soft cushion and said worriedly: "Although Shiren has experienced many battles, he is vulgar and has no strategy, which may ruin Xiangfan's military."

Guan Yu was very nervous at the moment. He knew that Xiangfan could not make any more mistakes. If there were any more deviations, Zhang He or Xu Huang would be allowed to kill Xiangfan. When the defenders see the reinforcements, their morale will be greatly boosted. If they want to capture the second city, they will have to start over.

While thinking, Guan Yu asked: "Huaihan, where is Pang Shiyuan now?"

Guan Ping pondered for a while and said, "According to the scouts, Governor Pang will arrive in the next day or two."

After a pause, Guan Ping asked: "But with the arrival of Pang Du's troops, will the current difficulty be solved?"

"Correct!"

Guan Yu handed the letter to Guan Ping and said: "Pang Shiyuan has ten thousand people on foot and cavalry under his rule. They are the army of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. They have been trained by Huo Zhongmiao and are very elite. Of course, it is not only this. Pang Shiyuan's arrival in Xiangfan can not only slow down the strength of the troops In the event of a shortage, we can also let him supervise the siege of Fancheng in order to get out of the second city as soon as possible."

Due to the defeat of Wancheng and the reinforcements led by Xu Huang and Zhang He, Guan Yu and Lu Meng's troops were insufficient. After all, both to surround Xiangfan and to block reinforcements from all directions, the number of troops required cannot be met by 30,000 to 40,000 people.

"I hope Commander Pang will arrive early!" Guan Ping agreed.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the hall again. Guan Yu leaned on the cushions, looking for the sound, but it was Liao Hua. I saw Liao Hua smiling and looking happy, as if someone important was coming.

"Yuan Jian is so happy, but something happy happened?" Guan Yu asked.

Liao Huaqi walked into the hall, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Governor Pang has entered the city from the south gate and is preparing to come to see you."

"Shi Yuan has arrived?" Guan Yu was surprised at first, then overjoyed, and asked: "Why did Shi Yuan suddenly arrive at Xinye? Didn't he say that he still had one or two days to go?"

Liao Hua explained with a smile and said: "Dudu Pang heard that the prince was seriously injured and left behind, so he led his cavalry to rush to see the prince in case something bad happened."

"quick!"

Guan Yu reluctantly climbed up from the couch, called to Guan Ping and said, "Ping'er is changing clothes for his father!"

"promise!"

While Guan Yu was changing his clothes, Pang Tong came in wearing armor and holding a whip, followed by two attendants holding swords. Pang Tong, who was wearing armor, lost some of his elegance and became more capable.

The Southern Han Dynasty was different from the Northern Wei Dynasty, whether it was because of Liu Bei or something else. There were few simple counselors in the Southern Han Dynasty, and they were often part-time counselors.

What is a part-time counselor? For example, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is in charge of internal affairs and is also a counselor; Shangshu Ling Fa Zheng is in charge of inner court affairs and is also a counselor; Governor Pang Tong is in charge of military affairs in the Jianghuai River and is also a counselor.

It has always been Liu Bei's plan to let Pang Tong take up the military post. For example, in history, Pang Tong was responsible for supervising the troops to attack Luocheng, but unfortunately he was killed by an arrow. In this dimension, Liu Bei asked Pang Tong to serve as Shangshu Ling in the early years. From the current perspective, it is more of a transitional nature rather than letting Pang Tong serve as a civil servant for a long time.

Before Lu Su died of illness, Liu Bei planned to let Pang Tong go to Shu as the governor and transfer Gan Ning back to Wuhan. However, Lu Su suddenly died of illness, which disrupted Liu Bei's plan, so he had to transfer Pang Tong to the position of deputy governor of Jianghuai.

"Greetings to the Lord!"

Pang Tong saluted Guan Yu and said with a smile: "Your Majesty flooded seven armies, surrendered to the ban, beheaded Yan Xing, and shocked China. He was the leader of the Jianghuai River and heard about it. He was greatly admired. Today's small defeat does not harm the overall situation. I hope your Majesty will be at ease." "

"Thank you Shiyuan!"

Guan Yu, with strong fighting spirit, invited Pang Tong to sit down and said with a smile: "I thought about when Shi Yuan would arrive in Xinye, but unexpectedly Shi Yuan arrived suddenly. It is said that when Shi Yuan arrives, he will arrive in person."

Pang Tong put the riding whip on the case and said with a smile: "I think the prince is worried about the situation in Xiangfan!"

"Oh?"

Guan Yu looked at the left and right and said, "But the people on the left and right told Shi Yuan?"

"No!"

Pang Tong shook his head and smiled, and said: "The thieves were blocked in Xinye, so they must change their route and march to solve the siege of Xiangfan. On the way, Tong heard about what happened in Wancheng and Xinye, and he expected that the thieves would definitely go to Nanxiang. Now the king is in Xinye, Looking at the generals in the army, only Lu Ziming can defend Zhang He."

"The Xiangfan army has neither a prince nor a general named Ziming, so there is no general to control the army. Moreover, the strength of the bandits is increasing day by day, and the army of the princes is neither increasing nor decreasing. Therefore, it is expected that the princes are worried about the lack of generals and soldiers. I don't know what happened. Are words what the king thinks?"

"Ha ha!"

Guan Yu covered his chest and laughed, sweeping away the accumulated sorrow in his heart, and said with a smile: "When you arrive in Jingxiang, the situation will be safe!"

"Don't dare!"

Pang Tong saw that Guan Yu's face was pale and said, "Your Majesty was wounded by an arrow. Your Majesty heard that he was very worried. Your Majesty now appoints Huang Quan and Wenpin to stay in Jiangxia and lead the main force of soldiers to march westward. They will arrive in Xinye soon!"

When Liu Bei learned that Guan Yu had been hit by an arrow in his chest, he was so worried that he didn't even think about food or tea. After discussing with Fazheng, Liu Bei left Huang Quan and Wenpin to guard the three passes of Yiyang. He and Fazheng led the army to quickly move westward and rushed to Xinye to join Guan Yu.

After hearing this, Guan Yu looked moved and sighed: "Your Majesty led the troops to attack Runan and took the westward route. It was probably someone's fault!"

"No!"

Pang Tong smiled and said: "Your Majesty is raising troops to attack Runan in order to support the princes in the northern expedition to Xiangfan. Now that there are changes in Xiangfan, it is inevitable that your Majesty will change the route and march westward."

After saying that, Pang Tong asked: "The situation is changing now. I don't know where the emperor should go to rescue the emergency. Stay in Xinye, or go south to Fancheng?"

Guan Yu calmed down his mind, hid his moved feelings, and said: "Now Ziming leads his army to the west, joins Pang De, and controls Zhang He together. The Xiangfan army is here to guard the people. Many people are not at ease. Please invite soldiers now." Yuan marches south, unites the people in Xiangfan, and quickly descends to Fancheng. Your Majesty will lead his troops to the west, and Cao Cao will be behind him."

"good!"

Pang Tong stood up and held his hands in his hands, saying, "May I ask you, sir, if the new country needs reinforcements?"

"Need not!"

Guan Yu stood up with the help of Guan Ping and said confidently: "Although the tiger is sick, it cannot be bullied by chickens or dogs. I am holding on to the new field and not leaving, which is enough to make the bandits have nothing to do. And your majesty is approaching soon, and the new field will be unstoppable." Worry!"

"A certain soldier is ruthless and careless, and will not be able to supervise the army. Now Xiangfan cannot be surrounded for a long time. I only hope that Shi Yuan will go south to Xiangfan and conquer Fan City as soon as possible. If it is difficult to conquer the city after a long battle, Cao Cao will definitely lead the Chinese army to come, which will be detrimental to our army. you!"

"Please rest assured, Lord!"

Pang Tong said goodbye to Guan Yu, saying: "Today there is an urgent matter in Xiangfan, so it is better not to delay. Soldiers say that soldiers need speed. I will lead my troops south immediately. Please take care of yourself."

Seeing that Pang Tong was about to leave, Guan Yu admired him a little more, took a few steps away, and said, "I have a lot of money to run around!"

"Your Majesty, stay!"

Looking at Pang Tong's retreating figure, Guan Yu said with emotion: "Pang Shiyuan is a fast scholar!"

During the Battle of Jiangzhou in the past, Guan and Pang still had minor conflicts, but now both Guan and Pang put the war first. And now that he saw Pang Tong acting vigorously and resolutely, Guan Yu had long forgotten the unpleasantness in the past, and instead developed a lot of affection for Pang Tong.

(End of this chapter)