I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 448: All surrender to the Han?
As we all know, since ancient times, the absent person takes the blame.

The core of Xu Yang's battle was the fight for Ruxuwu. Chen Qian was defending Ruxuwu. Now that Ruxuwu was lost, Hefei was also lost.

Therefore, it is all Chen Qian's responsibility.

There is cause and effect, and the logic is self-consistent.

Cao Wei and Yangzhou quickly reached an agreement.

Next, someone plans to start with Chen Qian’s family.

Who is Chen Qian's father?
Chen Jiao, a famous minister of Cao Wei!

Chen Jiao has passed away. He was a Situ during his lifetime. The Chen family has high prestige in Luoyang.

But no matter how high it is, it may be doomed this time.

Cao Wei's successive military defeats forced him to adopt a new political approach: strengthening internal control.

What's even more terrible is that as early as September 22nd, before Guan Qiujian led an army of 10,000 to Lujiang County, he told his son: After I set off, you will find a way to escape Shouchun and escape towards Hefei. .

Guanqiu Jian also had a good relationship with Cao Shuang.

Master Sima was furious with anger. He remembered that before Guanqiu Jian left, he swore to him: General Wei, please give me 10,000 troops to take back Lujiang County!

And his Sima Shi also vowed: Okay, General Guanqiu understands the righteousness, I will give you 10,000 elite troops, you go and take back Lujiang County.

As a result, on September 27th, Sima Division suddenly received another report: Guanqiu Jian had surrendered to the enemy!

Now that Hefei, one hundred and fifty miles to the east, has been captured, the Han army stationed in Lu'an no longer has to worry about logistical supply problems.

After all, Chen Qian's hat has been slapped, and the charge of surrendering to the enemy has been submitted to Luoyang.

Well, now not only Hefei is in hand, but also Lu'an.

For the Sima family, there are now two terrible enemies.

The first is Ji Han from the outside.

He was greatly shocked and immediately sent Guanqiu Jian to lead an army of 10,000 to Lujiang to attack.

Guanqiu Jian was worried that Master Sima would blame him because of this incident.

For example, Sima Division, who had just reorganized his defense in Shouchun for a few days, suddenly received a report: Wen Qin, the governor of Lujiang County, had surrendered to the enemy!

The sonorous and powerful voice was still echoing in my ears, and it turned out that the person had already delivered it!

Sima Zhao cleaned up Luoyang, but it didn't mean that everything was fine inside.

Lu'an is the seat of Lujiang County. Is this location strategically important?
It can be said that it is second only to Hefei.

The second is the dissatisfied internal resistance forces.

Wen Qin's reason for surrendering to the enemy was actually Wen Qin's close relationship with Cao Shuang. Since Cao Shuang was killed, Wen Qin has been uneasy in Lujiang County.

With the current political situation, it is difficult for the Chen family to fly.

Because it is located on the bank of the Xianshui River, which is a branch of the Huaihe River, you can take a boat directly to the Huaihe River from the Xianshui River.

But there is a disadvantage. Lu'an is too far away from the Yangtze River. If Hefei, which is on the right of Lu'an, is not captured, and Lu'an is attacked directly, the supply line is too long and the retreat is easily cut off by the Wei army.

On the first day of October, Li Heng, who was still in Hefei, read Zhuge Ke's letter and laughed.

He didn't expect Wen Qin to vote so quickly, and he didn't expect Guanqiu Jian to vote soon after.

It seems that these two guys must have contacted each other privately before.

"It is Zhuge Yuanxun's credit that Wen Qin and Guanqiu Jian came to vote, but his letter was full of complaints." Li Heng said with a smile.

"Why?"

"Zhuge Yuanxun said that he had always wanted to fight Wen Qin. He thought that taking Lujiang County was too easy and failed to show his fighting ability." Everyone looked at each other.

"General, Wen Zhongruo and Wuqiu Zhonggong are waiting outside."

"Let them in quickly."

Not long after, Wen Qin and Guanqiu Jian came in.

"In Wen Qin, see General Han."

"I'm here, Guanqiu Jian, to see General Han!"

"You two don't need to be polite." Li Heng immediately stepped forward, holding Wen Qin's hand with his left hand, and Guan Qiu Jian's hand with his right hand, "I have heard about the names of these two generals for a long time, and I am lucky to meet you today!"

Wen Qin and Guan Qiujian did not expect Li Heng to be so polite. They immediately said: "Don't dare, we are nothing compared with the general."

"Let's sit down and talk, please."

"please."

Li Heng immediately asked people to prepare wine and food.

The people from Cao Wei and Sun Wu who surrendered to him were all worthy of united warfare.

Whether externally or internally.

He must show full respect, at least on the surface.

"General, the Sima family has gone against the grain in the Central Plains. People's hearts are broken. The world has been waiting for the king for a long time." Wen Qin said.

"Alas!" Li Heng picked up the wine and sighed, "In the past, the Han Dynasty declined, and the Prime Minister and I have gone through many years to reach this situation. However, there are millions of soldiers in the Central Plains, and I can't immediately send troops to the north. Thinking of The people are still suffering, and I feel very tormented.”

Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin were stunned again.

Listening to the general speak, it feels like a spring breeze!

But some words seem a bit official, but if you listen carefully, they seem extremely sincere!

Is Li Jian really selfless and dedicated to the world?
"The general is worrying too much." Wen Qin said with a smile, "Now Cao Wei is about to fall apart."

"Oh, Zhong Ruo, how can you say this?"

"Not long ago, King Cao Yu of Yan in Luoyang joined forces with Zhao Yan to denounce the Sima family. Although they were pacified by Sima Zhao, the people of Luoyang have collapsed at this time. If Master Wang can take the opportunity to go north, he will surely regain the Central Plains."

Guanqiu Jian also said: "The old thief Sima is dead, and the prestige of the Sima brothers is not enough. If you send troops to the north now, you can take over the Central Plains."

Zhu Ju also expressed his position: "I think the Northern Expedition should be carried out!"

"But our elite troops also suffered a lot of damage in Xuzhou." Lu Kang said, "I think we should rest for a while."

Li Heng did not express his position, but what Lu Kang said was reasonable. The strength of the elite Han army was greatly damaged. Now the Northern Expedition will inevitably face the entire nation of Cao Wei.

If anything goes wrong in the Northern Expedition, the success will definitely fall short.

People who have reached this stage do not care about when the goal is accomplished, but how the goal is accomplished without causing a big mess.

Let’s just talk about whether the surrenders of Cao Wei and Sun Wu are in harmony with each other?
Are the Jingzhou bureaucracy and the Yangzhou bureaucracy in harmony?
Will there be a situation like when Fu Jian went south in history?
You know, a team that has not experienced deep integration will have no problem playing smoothly, but if the situation is slightly unfavorable, it will easily collapse immediately.

"This matter is serious and I will discuss it with the Prime Minister." Li Heng said.

Wen Qin said again: "General, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"I got news from Luoyang. The price of salt in Luoyang has increased a lot. Luoyang gave an order to Southeast to transport salt from Southeast to Luoyang to balance the price of salt." Wen Qin said, "In the past, Cao Wei would buy salt from Jianye every year. "If the general blocks the sale of salt now, it will definitely hit Luoyang even more."

Li Heng glanced at Lu Kang, who said, "I do buy it every year. After all, there are many counties in Cao Wei and they consume a lot of salt."

(End of this chapter)