Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 67 64. Reactions from all parties (510)
The messenger carried Feng Xi's order to all the camps. The generals had different reactions.

Although generals like Zhao Rong and Xiang Chong who had dealt with Feng Xi before did not know Feng Xi's intentions, out of respect for military orders and trust in Feng Xi's abilities, they still carried out Feng Xi's orders meticulously, asking the soldiers to dig more fire-prevention trenches, keep a little distance between tents, and remove all objects that might cause fire.

There were also some generals who disagreed, but due to Feng Xi's title as the Grand Commander, they had to pretend to do so, but the actual effect was just so-so.

The other two were Liu Ning and Du Lu. They felt that Feng Xi was just making a mountain out of a molehill and looking for trouble. Your Majesty had finally understood the situation and allowed the troops to rest for a while, but Feng Xiuyuan, this villain, still made so many precautions. Wasn't he just looking for trouble?

No matter what everyone thought, the military camps were all moved into the forest according to Lao Liu's request. After Feng Xi and Ma Liang's desperate persuasion, Lao Liu finally agreed to symbolically ask Zhuge Liang for his opinion and let Ma Liang return to Shu to seek advice.

Feng Xishang felt unsafe, so he wrote two letters himself. One letter explained the current situation in detail and asked Ma Liang to take a fast boat upstream to send him back to Shu and hand him over to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, hoping that Zhuge Liang would write back to persuade Liu Bei. The other letter was sent to a crucial person as a backup and insurance.

In addition, Feng Xi also asked the messenger to meet Zhang Nan immediately to inform Zhang Nan of his arrangements and make contingency plans for some possible events.

At the same time, in the Wu army camp, the huge movement of the Han army could naturally not be concealed from the Wu army's scouts, who immediately reported to Lu Xun and the generals.

"General, if you don't send troops now, when will you?"

Zhou Tai clasped his fists and challenged Lu Xun to a fight.

"The time has not come yet. The Shu army has only moved its camp, and each unit is taking turns to attack in an orderly manner. If our army rushes out rashly, we will be entangled by them and unable to escape. By then, our army may be doomed to destruction."

Lu Xun directly rejected Zhou Tai's advice. At this time, the Han army, under the command of Feng Xi, moved their camps in turn and took turns to guard against the attack of the Wu army. In addition, the Wu army had been defeated by the Han army for more than ten battles, and its morale and manpower were far inferior to those of the Han army. At this time, a sneak attack would not only fail to achieve success, but might even cost them everything.

"But the Han Emperor will eventually lose his temper. How can we make a camp on the grass when marching to war? Generals, please don't be impatient. Within ten days, the Shu army will have a flaw. When the time and people are right, our army will be able to turn defeat into victory."

Lu Xun also continued to appease the generals. Lu Xun at this moment was different from the historical one. Because of the defeat of Han Dang and other generals, he had been deeply distrusted by the Wu generals, so Lu Xun had to prove himself as soon as possible. He had no time and opportunity to fail again.

The Han army had been camping in the forest for several days. Not only the Wu army, but also the Wei spies were keeping an eye on the Yiling battlefield and reporting the Han army's movements to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi laughed after reading it, and the ministers were puzzled and asked about it. Cao Pi asked the guards to read aloud the information sent by the spies, and the Wei ministers were all in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Shu army's generals do not know the art of war and will be defeated by the Wu army sooner or later."

Wang Lang stepped out and said.

"No, no! This is not the plan of the Shu generals. Rumor has it that it was decided by Liu Da'er himself! The Shu generals and counselors all advised him not to move. Liu Xuande does not know the art of war. How could he station troops in a place with dangerous obstacles like Baoyuanxi? This is a taboo in the art of war. You all wait for the news. I dare to assert that within a month, the Shu army will be defeated by the Wu army!"

All the ministers praised the Emperor of Wei for his wisdom and intelligence, and said that he was a wise and capable man. Only one person stood aside, his face was calm, but there were ripples in his heart.

"Envoy Liu... why are you doing this? Is it really God's will that the Han Dynasty will be destroyed?" Ma Liang also knew that this matter was of great importance. After getting off the boat, he rode his horse at full speed and hurried back to Chengdu in less than seven days. He went to the prime minister's residence to see Zhuge Liang without even having time to wash up.

"Why is Ji Chang here? Is there any news from the front line?"

Zhuge Liang had a good relationship with Ma Liang, and was quite curious to see Ma Liang hurried back to Chengdu.

"Prime Minister, something is not going well. Although our army is unstoppable, General Feng Xi first served as the vanguard and wiped out more than 5,000 vanguards of Wu General Sun Huan. Later, His Majesty ordered him to join General Feng and appointed General Feng as the commander-in-chief of this Eastern Expedition. General Feng and the commander-in-chief of the navy, General Zhang Nan, have successively defeated the Wu army and have now reached the Yiling and Xiaoling areas. But...but..."

Ma Liang didn't know how to express it, so he simply handed Zhuge Liang the terrain map drawn by Feng Xi and the migration and deployment map of the Han army.

Zhuge Liang was horrified after reading it. He threw the Han army deployment map on the table and asked angrily:
"Who offered this strategy to Your Majesty? It's ridiculous! He should be executed! I thought Feng Xiuyuan, as the Grand Commander, must know the art of war. Why didn't he dissuade Your Majesty? Or was this strategy designed by Feng Xiuyuan?"

Zhuge Liang was immediately disappointed. Wasn't this just waiting for the Wu army to set fire to the camp? There were many generals who were proficient in military tactics in this Eastern Expedition. How could they come up with such a bad plan? Feng Xi didn't look like a fool. Could it be that Feng Xi, as the Grand Commander, couldn't see such an obvious taboo in military strategy?

"It was not proposed by Commander Feng! This strategy was... Your Majesty's own plan... Commander Feng and I tried to persuade Your Majesty, but Your Majesty insisted on doing so. So Commander Feng sent me back to Chengdu on horseback, hoping that the Prime Minister would write a letter in person to clarify the pros and cons and persuade Your Majesty not to do so."

As soon as Ma Liang said this, Zhuge Liang understood that his Majesty seemed to be getting carried away. The successive victories in the Eastern Expedition had made Liu Bei forget himself again. This was also a rare old problem of Liu Bei. The last time he was sick was when he went to Dongwu to marry Lady Sun, and he was also very happy and didn't want to go home.

"I'll write a letter right away. Ji Chang, does Feng Xiuyuan have any other plans?"

"Commander-in-Chief Feng told us civil officials to move to his Shenwu Camp or Wu Yuanxiong's camp, saying it would be safer. He also told all units to prepare for fire. His own Shenwu Camp was like a solid wall. He even ordered his soldiers to smear wet soil on the tents and keep them moist every day."

Zhuge Liang felt relieved after hearing this and sighed.

"Liang is far away in Sichuan and I am afraid I cannot give advice to Your Majesty. I can only try my best to persuade Your Majesty. You can only rely on Ji Chang and Xiu Yuan for the battle. I see that Xiu Yuan has many ingenious strategies and unique tactics in this eastern expedition, and he seems to be well prepared for Your Majesty's actions. Ji Chang can work with Xiu Yuan when necessary."

Zhuge Liang also remembered the weird things Feng Xi did every day when he was in Shuzhong, and the Shenji Camp that made strange noises from time to time. Anyone who could act like this must not be a stupid person.

He had to stay in Chengdu, and he didn't know the current situation in Yiling. He could only hope that Feng Xi and Ma Liang could adapt to the situation.

Ma Liang also clasped his fists and accepted the order. After Zhuge Liang finished editing the letter, he immediately turned around and left. He did not even have time to rest in Chengdu and rushed back to Yiling.

After all, Ma Liang also knew that the sooner the better, otherwise things would get worse.

(End of this chapter)