A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 465: The tragedy shows the plotting of military power, and God will punish him for his scheming
May 20

Zhao Tong was in charge of the camp. A school captain discovered that the general Zhao Tong and his men had not returned all night, so he found the partial general Zhang Nan.

"What? General Zhonglang hasn't come back yet? It's impossible. General Zhonglang led his troops out of the camp last night to inspect, maybe he was resting in some camp."

"But General Zhonglang has never returned from the camp. In the past, he patrolled the camp at night and returned before dawn in the morning. It couldn't be that something happened."

"Okay." Zhang Nan sternly stopped the captain's speculation: "Maybe Zhonglang will have other things to do. Since we haven't sent any cavalry, it should be fine. You go down first. We will send scouts there. Investigate, wait until General Zhonglang comes back in the evening."

"Okay, okay, I'll retire." The captain retreated. Zhang Nan looked at his figure and sneered secretly.

Zhang Nan was born in the Zhang family in Hanoi. He was a son of an aristocratic family. He was married to the Sima family in this county for generations, and his wife was the daughter of the Sima family.

It was getting dark.

In the morning, the captain found Zhang Nan again, and also brought other captains, Sima, Junjun, etc. with him.

Because now that Zhao Tong has left the camp, the person with the highest military rank in the camp is Zhang Nan.

"Since everyone is a little worried, let's report it to Da Sima first."

"General Zhonglang has been out of contact for nearly a day now. He may have encountered some danger. The military situation is extremely urgent. When the order from Da Sima arrives, the day lily will be cold."

One of Zhao Tong's confidants, Sima, was anxious and said this.

"Huh, if you move troops out of the camp without any military orders, then the Grand Sima will blame you. Will he chop off your head or mine?

Besides, I have sent out scouts many times to search, but all of them have disappeared. This must be a strategy of the Yi invaders to lure the enemy. How can we be fooled? "

That Sima's face was red and he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, you all should disperse. When Grand Sima's military orders arrive, I will lead my troops to search."

The generals had no choice but to leave.

That night, Sima Yi's military order was sent to the camp, requiring troops to be immediately sent to search for the whereabouts of General Zhao Tongzhonglang. They wanted to see his body alive and his body dead.

He also dispatched Zhonglang General Guo Huai as the leader to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the southwest camps on Zhao's behalf.

May 21

Zhang Nan asked the guards of the camps along the way one by one, and they all said that Zhao Tong had been here. Until he got to the camp in front of Zhang Zun's camp, the guard said that he saw firelight in Zhang Zun's camp in the distance the night before.

But Zhao Tong said that no matter what happened, he was not allowed to leave the camp without authorization. Besides, it didn't take long for the fire in the sky to disappear.

The defender thought he had seen through the Yi soldiers' plan to lure the enemy, so he has been holding the camp to this day.

Soon, Zhang Nan arrived at Zhang Zun camp with hundreds of people. They saw corpses all over the ground, and Han and Yi soldiers were mixed together. Since there were no people in the past two days and there were many wild animals, the stench spread for several miles.

Zhang Nan was very frightened and hurriedly dispatched a knight beside him: "Quickly, report the information about this to Da Sima."

He ordered the rider to turn his horse's head and leave quickly.

Here Zhang Nan and others also quickly found Zhao Tong's body, as well as Zhang Zun not far away.

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"What, Zhao Tong is dead? Where are the barbarians?" Sima Yi shouted in the military tent to the cavalry sent by Zhang Nan.

"General Zhang said that the Yi bandits may have escaped from Zhang Zun's camp."

"You bastard, Zhao Tong didn't regret his death and actually let the barbarians go. I gave my orders many times and reported them immediately as soon as there was any enemy situation. Could it be that just because he is the emperor of Yuan Rong, he can ignore my military orders like this?"

Sima Yi kept scolding Zhao Tong in front of the generals, causing some of the generals who were Yuanrong and later buried their heads in shame.

"Zhang Nan, did you tell me where the Yi invaders fled?"

"Reporting to Da Sima, the general said that the barbarians may have gone south." Just when the commander told Zhang Nan's guess, another commander came to report.

"Inform Grand Sima, Guo Zhonglang will find the traces left by the barbarian bandits along the Ma Zi River. The barbarian bandits may have fled to the south bank of the Ma Zi River."

Sima Yi kept pacing and suddenly thought of something:
"Not good, generals Guan and Guo are in danger."

Then several commanding cavalry were called:

"You guys immediately went to Wandu and North Korea to tell the two generals that the barbarian bandits secretly escaped from Qianshan and went there, so that they could be careful of barbarian bandits attacks."

"Order!"

These knights took Sima Yi's token and left immediately.

"Da Sima, since the barbarian invaders have fled back to the country, why don't we mobilize all our troops to pursue them to support the two generals."

Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that we don't chase, but that we can't chase. Yesterday we rewarded the army, but now many soldiers are allowed to fall into hangovers. Why send troops in this state?"

The generals looked at each other in confusion. Sima Yi thought hard and made a plan:

"In this way, five thousand people from Guo Huai's headquarters are stationed at the ferry on the north bank of the Mazi River. We must prevent the Yi bandits from killing them. The remaining generals will immediately return to camp, reorganize the military, and send out troops as soon as they are ready."

"Yes."

May 23
While Guan Ping's army was still besieging the city, suddenly a dense crowd of Yi bandits appeared behind them and crashed directly into the back of the Han army.

The Han army was in chaos. It felt like there were barbarians everywhere, and they suffered heavy casualties. Guan Ping looked at this scene and was frightened: "Where did the barbarians come from?"

A member of the generals came galloping:

"General, retreat quickly. The army has been defeated. Now there are only 300 people in the guard camp who can still fight. I will wait for the guard general to break out."

Guan Ping hurriedly mounted his horse and headed north with three hundred guards.

Although there were many people in the barbarian army, they could not stop them. Guan Ping and his men pierced through them and flew away. The barbarian bandits had few horses and could only look at the ocean and sigh.

May 24
Guan Ping arrived at the south bank of Mazi River with dozens of remaining defeated generals. He saw a Han army sentry post with more than a hundred people defending here, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Guan Ping walked up to them, held up his talisman and said, "I am the later general Guan Ping. We are crossing the river today. Where is the ferry?"

A general came out and saluted respectfully: "Zhonglang General Guo Huai pays homage to the general."

Guan Ping asked doubtfully: "Aren't you with Sima Yi? Why are you here?"

"It's a long story. I'd like to ask the general to come on board, and I'll tell you in detail."

Because the boats were small, Guan Ping's men divided them into dozens of boats to transport them.

After the boat sailed, Guan Ping didn't see Guo Huai for a long time. He was confused. When he got out of the boat, he saw Guo Huai standing on another boat and asked in confusion:
"Why would Zhonglang take another boat?"

Guo Huai did not reply, but just looked at him quietly.

Guan Ping felt great uneasiness in his heart. At this time, soldiers came to report that the ship was leaking and could not be stopped, and it was about to sink.

Guan Ping glared at Guo Huai: "You want to kill me!"

Guo Huai saluted respectfully and said, "General Guan, go slowly."

Guan Ping pointed at him angrily and said, "So that's it. When Sun Wu was marching south, the person who informed him was Sima Yi. Is that right?"

Guo Huai did not answer or deny.

Guan Ping laughed angrily: "The Prime Minister is right. If the spies don't come out, the southern expedition is hopeless, and the Han Dynasty is even more hopeless. At the beginning, Sima Yi led Emperor Cao Han to surrender to the late emperor in Yedu.

But in front of everyone, he swore loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, regarded himself as a Han minister, and was a treacherous person, and everyone despised him. "

Guo Huai said: "In this world, there are winners and losers. As long as you have ability, what does credibility mean? The only ones who are trustworthy are the Bai family. Aren't the rest of them just you lying to me and me lying to you?"

Guan Ping pointed at Guo Huai and cursed: "Sima traitor, God will not let you go, and the Bai family will not let you go. You have destroyed the faith of the Han Dynasty, and God will punish you."

After that, he picked up the knife, jumped into the water, and swam towards Guo Huai with his soldiers.

Guo Huai knew he was no match, so he ordered his men to fire arrows.

Soon, corpses were floating on the water of Ma Zi, and the water was dyed red with blood. This situation also happened in other ships.

After doing this, Guo Huai led his people back to Nan'an, trapping and killing all the more than a hundred people in Nan'an, leaving only dozens of diehards behind him.

May 25
Zhonglang General Guo Huai reported that there was a war on the south bank of the Mazi River. A squad of 100 people stationed by him was annihilated by the barbarians. He led people to support him, but it was too late.

By the way, the body of the rear general Guan Ping was also discovered. He was forced into Mazizui by the barbarians and died. It has been fished out and is being transported to the main camp.

May 27
Guo Zhang's army attacking Wandu was attacked by the Goguryeo army. Former general Guo Zhang fled into a valley and was pierced by thousands of enemy arrows and died.

When Sima Yi learned the two bad news, he burst into tears on the spot and frankly said that he had killed the two generals.

Then he ordered the entire army to guard the defense line and not move out, and then began to report to Luoyang.

First, he explained his mistakes. In order to maintain military morale, he privately ordered to reward the entire army, but unexpectedly made a big mistake. Then he placed the blame for letting the barbarians away on Zhao Tong, the general of the Dian army.

It is also said that Guan Ping and Guo Zhang were stabbed in the back by the barbarians. Guan Ping died crossing the river, and Guo Zhang also died in the ambush. He requested the court to punish him.

However, now that Liaodong County and Xuantu County have been recovered, and more than 20,000 people have been beheaded, if they want to march again and recover Liaodong, they may not have enough troops.

Please ask the imperial court to send more reinforcements to quell the Liaodong barbarian invaders in one fell swoop and ensure the stability of the Han border.

The apology form arrived in Luoyang.

Although Liu Xuan was saddened by the deaths of Guan Ping and Guo Zhang, she also understood the cruelty of war and that anyone could die.

And the table also said that it was mainly Zhao Tong's fault. Furthermore, he recovered Liaodong and Xuantu counties, so he did not blame Sima Yi too much.

Instead, he sent an additional 30,000 soldiers and horses to him, and appointed Weiwei Zhonghui as the general of the Liao Dynasty. As the commander-in-chief of the 30,000-strong army, he should obey Sima Yi's orders when he arrived in Liaodong.

He also wrote to Sima Yi, asking him to lead his troops with peace of mind, and that domestic affairs would be taken care of by himself. This time, the chaos in Liaodong must be completely quelled, just like when Zhuge Liang pacified Yinan, so that the court would have the energy and time to attack Sun Wu without having to worry about his back. unstable.

July
When the imperial reinforcements arrived in Liaodong County, Sima Yi took Zhong Hui, who had brought the troops, as his deputy general and asked Zhong Hui to lead 20,000 troops to attack Goguryeo; he himself led 30,000 troops to attack North Korea.

September
While the Liaodong war was still going on, the Jianghuai war had already ended. Hefei guard Deng Ai successfully resisted Sun Quan's attack for two months and successfully waited for reinforcements from the imperial court.

After Sun Quan returned to China, he was still worried about Hefei and the deceased Zhang Liao. It didn't take long before he became seriously ill and was on the verge of collapse.

(End of this chapter)