The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1312 The Battle of Xiling

But he was walking at the back, and he was one of the few ministers who did not express his opinion. Just as he stepped out of the hall, Su Qiu, the servant of the Huangmen beside Liu Chen, approached him quietly, and said in a low voice: "But Waiter, walk slowly, His Majesty has a call."

"Oh." But he stopped, and after all the officials left, he followed Su Qiu to the apse. At this moment, Liu Chen had also retreated, changed his clothes, and was walking forward. He said: "I see Your Majesty."

Liu Chen waved his hand and said, "This is the harem, but you don't need to be polite if you love Qing, just sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." But Zhengzheng bowed in a proper manner, and knelt down on Liu Chen's lower head.

As a servant and a regular servant on horseback riding, he is undoubtedly the most respected minister around the emperor, not to mention that he also has the title of recording Shangshushi. Among them, Liu Chen is still a pivotal figure, Liu Chen relies on him very much, and he will always negotiate with him individually on any important matters.

This has become a custom, so after hearing Liu Chen summoned, it was not surprising at all, he came to the apse as usual, and sat quietly in his seat.

Liu Chen said: "But Aiqing, what's your opinion on today's matter?"

But Zheng said: "Then who does His Majesty prefer to go out?"

Liu Chen frowned slightly, and said: "If Wenxuan is here, he is naturally the best choice for this expedition to Xiling, but now that Wenxuan has returned to CD Dingyou to observe the funeral, there is no other way, and I don't want to bother The document has been announced. It’s just that the Southern Expedition is of great importance. Although Hu Ji intends to go to the Southern Expedition, he is old and hasn’t set out for a long time. I really don’t know if he is qualified for this position?”

But he said solemnly: "King Yong's meritorious service is naturally irreplaceable, but has your Majesty ever thought that without King Yong, the Han army will really have no leader? I know that His Majesty and King Yong's siblings Love is deep, but has your Majesty ever heard the saying of the master of meritorious service? King Yong’s meritorious service is already great enough, and it can even be said that without King Yong, there would be no great man today, but the Lord of the world is Your Majesty after all. Great, he can only be a courtier, but King Yong's meritorious service has reached the point where he can no longer be granted and rewarded, how will His Majesty deal with it?"

But he asked Liu Chen three questions in one breath, leaving Liu Chen speechless and thinking silently...

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Hu Ji didn't expect Liu Chen to agree to his request for an expedition soon. After all, in the court, the voices of opposition seemed to be stronger than the voices of support, which made Hu Ji very depressed.

At any rate, Hu Ji was also a famous general who was called one of the Four Governors of Central Shu along with Ma Zhong, Zong Yu, and Yan Yu. He lived in Hanzhong for a long time, and he and Jiang Wei made several northern expeditions to the Central Plains. How can Hu Ji not be angry if he is questioned as a mediocre person who can't lead an army to fight.

However, the long-sparse battle formation mentioned by Zhang Zun is probably true. Since Jiang Wei implemented the plan of "gathering troops and gathering valleys" in Hanzhong 20 years ago and moved the Hanzhong Dudu Mansion to Hanshou, Hu Ji basically has no What kind of soldiers have you led, what battles have you fought, so Ji Han's brilliant achievements today have nothing to do with him, Hu Ji.

Among the four Governors of Central Shu, Hu Ji was the youngest. Now the other three have passed away, only Hu Ji who is over [-] years old is still alive. The title is a general, but there is no permanent establishment under his command, it is a position that is no longer vain.

It stands to reason that at Hu Ji's age, there is no need to fight for any credit, and it is perfect to stay in Luoyang to take care of his life.

But as a general, he naturally has the arrogance of a general. He has no battle to fight for 20 years, and he can only be a long-term companion to the king. Hu Ji's depression can be imagined. This sudden incident in Xiling seems to have given Hu Ji a heart attack Chance to prove yourself.

Therefore, Hu Ji stood up at the first time and took the initiative to ask Ying to go out.

Although Liu Yin was not in the court, there were still many ministers who supported him, which made Hu Ji very angry. Could it be that the majestic man, apart from Liu Yin, no one can fight anymore?
Back at the mansion, Hu Ji was still filled with anger, the remaining anger still persisted, he was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner, and sat in the study all night.Unexpectedly, the imperial edict was issued in the early morning of the next day, and Hu Ji was appointed as the governor of the Southern Expedition, and he restrained all the soldiers and horses, and set off to Xiling.

Hu Ji's heart immediately burst into joy, and when he shouted "Thank you Lord Long En", he almost shouted "Your Majesty the Holy Spirit".

This majesty is really wise. Thinking of what Hu Ji thought in his heart, he appointed Zhengnan's commander-in-chief to him. When the eunuch who announced the decree left, he whispered: "General Hu, please act with your heart and don't take responsibility." His Majesty wishes."

"Please return to Your Majesty, father-in-law. Hu Jiding, my minister, will die with his life, and will not live up to the reputation of the saint." Hu Ji respectfully said.

After Hu Ji took the order, he immediately mobilized troops and horses to prepare for the southern expedition.After Liu Yin returned to Luoyang, the Right Army Corps stayed in Youzhou Jizhou, while the Central Army Corps and Left Army Corps brought back to Luoyang and stationed in the suburbs of Luoyang.But Hu Ji did not mobilize ready-made troops, but mobilized [-] soldiers and horses from Yuzhou and Jingzhou to form a new army, which went south recently and reached Xiangyang.

Hu Ji's approach is very puzzling. Most of these newly deployed troops are national soldiers from various counties. In terms of combat power, they are far inferior to field troops such as the Central Army and the Left Army. However, Hu Ji has Hu Ji's considerations and plans. That's why he started all over again.

This time Hu Ji's main attack target was Xiling, but when he arrived at Linju, Zhou Chu, the governor of the state of Wu, had already taken the lead and led his troops to attack from Wuchang, surrounded Xiling and launched a fierce attack.

After Cen An descended to Han, he soon received the title and conferment from Ji Han. In this regard, the Ji Han court was still very generous. He made Cen An the governor of Jingzhou's military forces, Marquis of Yidu, General of Zhennan, and Yitong. The third division is added to the waiter.

But in the face of Zhou Chu's all-out counterattack, Cen Anke didn't need these things. He was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and what he was waiting for was the reinforcements from the Han army. If Xiling City hadn't been built very solidly, it might not be able to stop Zhou Chu's attack at all.But if the battle situation continues, if the reinforcements from the Han army do not arrive, Cen An will have to sit still and wait to die.

But fortunately, when he was lying on the pins and needles, Cen An finally heard a piece of good news. Hu Ji, the governor of Ji Han's expedition to the south, led his troops to Linju, and it was not far from Xiling. Cen An let out a sigh of relief. Finally he was saved!

(End of this chapter)