Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 173 167. Huang Yuan Rebellion
A few days later, Feng Xi and Zhuge Liang had discussed most of the issues, and both sides agreed to have regular messenger exchanges every month to confirm each other's situation.

After everything was ready, everyone returned to their respective hometowns. Feng Xi led his personal soldiers down by boat, preparing to return to Jiangling, while Zhuge Liang and his men would also ride horses and take cars back to Chengdu.

However, compared to Feng Xi's ease, Zhuge Liang's side still had some problems. Hanjia prefect Huang Yuan still acted as in the original timeline. He learned that Liu Bei was seriously ill and Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others were all on the expedition, so he could not wait to rebel against Hanjia County and march eastward, preparing to go down the river and capture cities.

Yes, because of Feng Xi's wings, many people and many things were indirectly or directly influenced, including Ma Chao.

First of all, no matter whether it is Ma Chao in the original timeline or the present timeline, he is somewhat frustrated. On the one hand, he is not actually Liu Bei's confidant. Although Liu Bei values ​​him very much, he also has the intention of winning over the people of Liangzhou.

As the mighty general of Xiliang, Ma Chao has a special reputation among the Qiang people and the local people. Lao Liu's method is still very clever, and it has a bit of the flavor of "spending a thousand gold coins to buy horse bones" in the old days.

However, Ma Chao was not a fool. After wandering for so long, he could still realize that although Liu Bei valued him, there were still many gaps between them. Therefore, when Peng Ying contacted Meng Da to rebel, he also came to Ma Chao and said something like "You are on the outside and I am on the inside. The world will never be stable."

It can be said that anyone with a little insight could see that Ma Chao was not living a good life.

In the original timeline, there was a great defeat at Yiling and there were no soldiers available in Sichuan. Although Ma Chao did not have strong political ability and did not know how to use tricks, he could fight.

With Ma Chao's insight, he could see that because of the defeat in Yiling, Ji Han in the original timeline had only one in ten soldiers left in the country, and was simply unable to launch a northern expedition in the short term, let alone reach Liang Province.

Therefore, Ma Chao died of depression in his prime years. It may also be because he became discouraged and died of depression when he discovered that his future was blocked.

But now, because of Feng Xi's changes, the Eastern Expedition has turned from a great defeat into a great victory, and has won battles one after another since then. Ma Chao, who was originally a little depressed, couldn't help but feel cheered up when he heard the news.

The Han army won a great victory and even fought back to Jingzhou, so going north to Liangzhou was no longer a dream.

Feng Xi himself did not expect that what he did in Jingzhou would indirectly affect the mood of Ma Chao who was still in Sichuan.

Later, Cao Pi transferred Zhang He from Guanzhong to the south to contain Shangyong, making it difficult for Shangyong to support Xiangfan. Feng Xi once asked Liu Bei to put some pressure on Guanzhong by Hanzhong, and it would be best to drag Zhang He back.

After receiving the letter, Zhuge Liang handed the task to Ma Chao and Ma Dai. The two were both powerful cavalry generals, and Ma Chao had great deterrence. As soon as the two set out from Hanzhong, they marched toward Guanzhong via the Baoxiade Road with thousands of troops. Guo Huai, the Chang'an defender left by Zhang He, could no longer sit still.

Although it was impossible for Ma Chao's several thousand cavalrymen to attack Chang'an, if Ma Chao went directly west and went into Liang Province to start stirring up trouble, it would be a pipe dream to stop Ma Chao with only the limited military force in Liang Province.

Therefore, Guo Huai immediately notified Zhang He, who was still glaring at Li Yan in the mountains of Shangyong, and requested him to lead his troops back immediately to rescue Guanzhong.

Because Zhang He led his troops south to Guanzhong, Guo Huai's troops were more than enough to guard Chang'an, but it was impossible for them to leave the city to intercept Ma Chao, so this was also a helpless measure.

Fortunately, the Battle of Xiangfan ended faster than anyone expected. Before Zhang He made up his mind, he learned of Cao Ren's defeat. Then it would be meaningless for him to contain Li Yan, so he simply withdrew his troops back to Guanzhong.

Ma Chao had no choice but to return because Zhang He had come back to help. After all, if he continued to charge into Zhang He's army with his few men, he would be courting death. However, even if he returned empty-handed this time, Ma Chao's depression was much less. The road to his hometown in Liangzhou was already in front of him, at least he still had hope while he was alive.

Ma Chao's trip to Hanzhong to carry out the containment mission indirectly gave Huang Yuan courage. Guan Yu of the Five Tiger Generals died in battle, Huang Zhong died of illness in Chengdu not long ago, Zhang Fei followed the army to the east, Ma Chao went to Hanzhong, Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang went to Yong'an together, and there were almost no big names in Sichuan. Huang Yuan was therefore greatly emboldened and dared to raise the banner of rebellion.

But Feng Xi was too lazy to even think about it. Huang Yuan's rebellion had lasted for several months before it was settled. Now Ji Han's situation was much better than before. Huang Yuan was probably like a mosquito and would be crushed to death in no time.

However, Zhuge Liang was still concerned about the situation in Chengdu and Liu Chan. Hanjia County was located in the southwest of Shu County. If Huang Yuan was so bold as to lead his troops directly to Chengdu, Zhuge Liang would probably feel guilty if something happened to the young emperor.

However, things did not go beyond Feng Xi's expectations. The situation on Huang Yuan's side was not optimistic.

Less than ten days after Huang Yuan raised his army, he took advantage of the lack of defense in central Sichuan and rampaged across the country without restraint, and in a blink of an eye he reached the city of Linqiong.

It is almost exactly the same as the original timeline. Linqiong City itself is located in Shu County, which is considered the rear area of ​​the rear area. How could it be prepared to resist Huang Yuan’s rebellious army?
However, the governor of Linqiong refused to surrender. Huang Yuan's troops were originally at a high level, but they suffered a setback at Linqiong, which caused their morale to drop a bit, making Huang Yuan very angry.

However, although the Linqiong prefect was courageous, his courage did not bring any miracles in the face of absolute strength. Within two days, Linqiong was breached by Huang Yuan's army of thousands of people. The unyielding Linqiong prefect was still cursing Huang Yuan's ungrateful and shameless behavior even after he was tied up by Huang Yuan's soldiers and brought in front of Huang Yuan.

Huang Yuan was so angry that he killed the governor of Linqiong with his own hands, and then ordered his men to burn down the city of Linqiong in revenge.

Even though Chengdu was slow to react, it understood what was happening. The new crown prince Liu Chan was extremely panicked, fearing that Huang Yuan would do the same thing and attack Chengdu and kill him as well.

"What should we do... What should we do? If the traitor Huang attacks Chengdu, our lives and property will be in danger..."

Liu Chan, with a childish and chubby face, walked back and forth in the conference room with fear in his eyes, without any calmness or sophistication at all.

The ministers below were also at a loss. After all, those with some military talent were either sent out or had other things to do, and Chengdu was basically full of scholars who could talk about military affairs on paper, but when it came to really asking them to repel the enemy, everyone was in a dilemma.

"Don't panic, Your Highness. Chengdu is surrounded by high walls. There are thousands of elite soldiers inside the city, as well as servants from various mansions. I don't think Huang Yuan will dare to attack."

At this time, the news of Liu Bei's death had not yet spread back to the city, so this man was called Liu Chan, which was still the title of the prince.

"What does Ji Xiu have to teach me?"

When Liu Chan saw someone talking to him, he immediately asked as if he had found a life-saving straw.

(End of this chapter)