The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1318
The shock caused by the defeat of Xiling this time in the Luoyang court is self-evident. Over the past ten years, Ji Han's military victories can be said to be extremely brilliant. While getting used to victory, People seem to have forgotten the taste of failure again and again, so the defeat in the Battle of Xiling this time seems to be difficult for Ji Han's people to accept.

Although Hu Ji found many objective reasons for his failure, as the coach, he is still to blame. However, Liu Chen was extrajudicial and only demoted him to a first class as punishment. The big character of the general was canceled, and he was demoted to the general of the auxiliary country, and he was fined for one year.

Fu Qian was also implicated. Because he was not good at attacking Jiangling, he was fined for half a year. However, his title did not drop, and he was still the general of hussars and the governor of Pingnan.

Regarding this, Zhuge Shang was indignant: "This Hu Ji is too shameless. He even shirked responsibility and said that you failed to take Jiangling, the governor, and did not play a role in restraining Zhou Chu, which led to the defeat of Xiling. He also Don't think about it, if the governor hadn't sent me to rescue him, he would have died without a place to bury him, so ungrateful, he is simply inferior to a beast."

Fu Qian smiled lightly. He has worked with Hu Ji for many years and knows Hu Ji very well. This person is best at shirking responsibility. During Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition, he agreed with Hu Ji to meet in Shanggui. Jiang Wei Arrived first, but couldn't wait for Hu Ji, and was defeated by Deng Ai in Duangu.Afterwards, when he was held accountable, Jiang Wei was demoted because of his defeat, but Hu Ji was promoted to General of the Right Hussars because he did not lose a single soldier. His reason was also high-sounding. Jiang Wei marched alone before waiting for his men to arrive, and it is not surprising that he lost the battle.

What Hu Ji is best at is letting other people take the blame. Jiang Wei, who was so powerful in the world back then, was like this. Today, it is not surprising that he shifted the responsibility to Fu Qian and the bad weather.

Fortunately, Liu Chen is a wise king, and it is clear who is responsible. Hu Ji was demoted and punished, and he deserved it. Fu Qian was a little implicated, but it is also common sense. He still cares about half a year's salary.

However, Fu Qian was still deeply worried. In the past few years, the Han army had maintained enough pressure on the Wu army's Yangtze River defense line and had the upper hand in terms of momentum. Soaring, Fu Qian's hard work in the past few years is about to come to naught.

How to continue to suppress the state of Wu and maintain military pressure, Fu Qian had no good solution for the time being, so he had to report to Liu Yin in detail what happened on Xiling and the changes in the situation of the two sides.

On the court side, there were also two different opinions. One faction believed that Ji Han must send troops immediately to crusade against Soochow in order to avenge Xiling, while the other thought that he should recuperate and wait for the opportunity.

The two factions held their own opinions and argued endlessly, causing Liu Chen to have a headache.

Whether it's war or peace, Liu Chen can't make up his mind. At this time, Dr. Guanglu Yang Hu suggested that he should consult Liu Yin's opinion. After all, Liu Yin has the most say in military affairs.

Liu Chen was also very distressed. For so many years, he had completely relied on Liu Yin for military affairs. Now, except for Liu Yin, no one else in the middle school seemed to be able to provoke the leader. This time Hu Ji just showed his head and was beaten back. It's true, there is really no one available in this court.But now that Liu Yin was not in the court, others could not provide any good advice on the strategy of defeating Wu. Liu Chen could only send a messenger to CD to seek Liu Yin's opinion.

Although Liu Yin did not participate in this battle of Xiling, he still watched closely from the beginning to the end. Hu Ji's defeat in Xiling really made Liu Yin very sad. Fifty thousand soldiers of the Han army were lost in Xiling for nothing. , Such a tragic loss has not happened again for a long time, probably as far back as the Battle of Yiling. The same place, the same fiasco, has become a pain that will never go away in the hearts of the Han people.

The reasons for this Xiling defeat are also very complicated, but Hu Ji is at least [-]% responsible. At the beginning of the expedition, he did not mobilize a group of soldiers from the prefectures instead of the central army or the left army with outstanding combat power. It was purely Hu Ji's selfishness. Most of the soldiers in the county were eliminated from the original Jin army and recruited recruits. Their combat effectiveness was not high, and they were completely unable to meet the requirements of the Xiling War.

Secondly, Hu Ji is eager for quick success and quick profit, and is eager for quick success. He just blindly attacks and ignores the defense against the enemy. Such a fiasco.

Of course, Liu Yin was more concerned about the situation after the Battle of Xiling. Strictly speaking, the Battle of Xiling did not improve the military strength of the Wu army. It was just a rebellion. During this internal friction, the loss of Wu's troops must be inevitable. Later, although the Han army was hit hard, it killed a thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses. Therefore, this time the battle of Xiling, The loss of Wu Guo is actually not small.

But this kind of big victory is extremely boosting for the whole country of Wu. There is no doubt that after Soochow's victory this time, it will greatly improve the morale of the army.Originally, after Lu Kang suffered a defeat in the Central Plains, Wu State lost its territory north of the Huaihe River, and its entire momentum was controlled by Ji Han, but now because of Xiling's victory, the entire Wu State's momentum has been raised.

This is exactly what Liu Yin is most worried about. Wu Guo has replaced a new emperor, and Zhou Chu, Lu Ji, and Lu Yun are a generation of talents. If such people are in charge of Soochow, if they are allowed to develop, within a few years, It will become a terrible opponent. At that time, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, Wu Guo will definitely have the capital to rule the river with Ji Han.

So Liu Yin decided to start ahead of time, launching a war against Wu to dominate the world.

At this time, the special envoy sent by Liu Chen arrived in CD to ask Liu Yin for his opinion on the current situation.Liu Yin then wrote a long memorial. In the memorial, Liu Yin stated his interests, analyzed the cause and effect, and expressed his support for sending troops to destroy Wu by force to completely unify the world. His words were sincere and his attitude was firm. Yin said that now that the army is full and everything is ready, the matter of defeating Wu is as close as an arrow, and it has to be launched. If there is no delay, there will be endless hatred in the future.

After Liu Chen received Liu Yin's memorial, he no longer hesitated, and gave Liu Yin an order to recover from his feelings, restore his official post, take over the power of the world's soldiers and horses, and attack Wu.

(End of this chapter)