The last three kingdoms

Chapter 222 After Zhongliang
The Wu army's offensive was very fierce. Looking east from the city of Qixian County, it was densely packed, layer upon layer, covering the mountains and plains, covering the sky and covering the earth. The Wu army almost used all its troops in an attempt to break the will of the defenders with continuous impact.

But this seemed to be futile. Under Liu Yin's command, the Shu army guarding the city was united, and their will was stronger than the city wall of Qixian County.

The offensive was frustrated for several consecutive days, and the Wu army was forced to stop the siege operation, and the troops retreated for [-] miles.According to Lu Kang's strategy, it was to show the enemy's weakness, put on a posture of retreating, and then lure the Shu army to pursue it. Only field battles in the plains could give full play to the superiority of the Wu army in numbers.

However, how could Lu Kang's tricks deceive Liu Yin? Although Zhuge Shang, Li Qiu and others strongly called for a battle, Liu Yin smiled and said nothing, but ordered the repair of the city, strengthened defenses, and firmly defended Qi County.

Zhuge Zhan's body was placed in the coffin. Liu Yin asked Bo Chenshou to draft a memorial with the details, and Zhuge Shang personally escorted the coffin back to Chengdu.

On the day of the trip, Liu Yin dressed in plain clothes and saw him off on foot. In this way, he expressed his admiration for this loyal minister who died heroically.The three armies are gone, thousands of people cry together, mourning all over the world.

Yan Yu's body was also put into a thin coffin and returned to Chengdu for disposal by the imperial court.

It can be foreseen that Zhuge Zhan's death will be buried with national ceremonies and admired by thousands of people, while Yan Yu's death will be cast aside by thousands of people, his corpse is thrown into the wild, and even his bones are thrown into ashes.The same death, but different treatment, Yan Yuquan wanted to confuse his heart, and he did not hesitate to go on the road of treason and surrender to the enemy, but in the end he was ruined and died without a place to bury him.

After Yan Yu's death, the commander of the right army was vacant, and before he was appointed by the imperial court, Liu Yin took his place temporarily.The main generals of the You Army, who were also Yan Yu's confidantes, were all killed by swords during the counter-insurgency process. Now the only one who can be regarded as a general of the You Army is Ma Rong, who is not too high-ranking. .

It was precisely because Ma Rong stood up bravely that day that Liu Yin could successfully overthrow Yan Yu and successfully instigated the right army.Ma Rong was injured by Yan Yu's stick, and he will take care of it for a few days. The injury gradually healed. Liu Yin called him to him and said, "Yan Yu's rebellion was solved smoothly thanks to General Ma's coming forward. General Ma came out of the mud and died." Not stained, loyal to protect the Han, the contribution is indispensable, I have already played the imperial court, and I will definitely be rewarded."

Ma Rong said: "Thank you, General, for your help. Rongshi is a minister of the Han Dynasty. How can he join forces with thieves and defect to the enemy? Although Yan Yu threatened and lured him, even forced him to die, Rong did not change his ambition."

Liu Yin nodded approvingly and said: "The time is poor and the festival is now, and loyalty is seen in adversity, but I don't know who is the successor of General Ma."

Ma Rong said: "My late father was Ma Zhong, the Marquis of Pengxiang, the Great General of Zhennan."

Ma Zhong was a well-known general in the middle period of the Shu Han Dynasty. In the battle of Yiling, Ma Zhong was ordered to rescue Liu Bei and was appreciated by Liu Bei. After Zhuge Liang came to power, Ma Zhong served as the supervisor of his family, followed Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition, and made repeated military exploits.Ma Zhong's greatest achievement was to quell the rebellion of Liu Zhou, the head of the barbarians, when he was serving as the governor. During the Nanzhong period, he was decisive in dealing with affairs, standing up to power and grace, deeply loved by the people, and also maintained a stable rear for the Shu Han court.Among the several surrendered governors, Ma Zhong had the highest prestige. Although his successor, Yan Yu, was said to be diligent and capable, he was far from Ma Zhong in terms of merit and talent.

After Ma Zhong's death, his title was inherited by his eldest son, Matthew. Presumably this Ma Rong is Ma Zhong's youngest son.

"After Guo Zhongliang!" Liu Yin praised, "How about this, I will temporarily promote you to be a general in the middle of the line, and lead the right army. After the imperial court rewards you, you will be appointed." After all, the right army is not Liu Yin's direct subordinate. As for the army, he does not have the authority to appoint and remove personnel. Now that the right army is short of generals, only Ma Rong can be used.

On the side of the Chinese army, although the main general Zhuge Zhan was killed in battle, there was no shortage of manpower with Li Qiu, the right governor of Habayashi, and Huang Chong, the middle man of Huben, but the battle of Qingyangpu, the casualties of the Chinese army were extremely heavy, 2 Many people have lost half of them, and the establishment of many trilogy has survived in name only.Taking advantage of the free time, Liu Yin assisted Li Qiu and Huang Chong to complete the reorganization of the Yubayashi Youjun and Huben Army, merged the formation, and enriched the trilogy. Although the size of the two armies was reduced to two battalions, their combat effectiveness could be achieved. significantly improved.

The casualties of the Zuo Army were not too large, and the establishment did not change. As for the lack of personnel, it cannot be replenished for the time being. I am afraid that it will have to return to Chengdu to replenish the shortage of troops.

After completing the reorganization of the three armies, the morale of the Shu army has taken on a new look. Liu Yin is naturally confident in defending Qicheng.However, the failure of Qingyangpu, this kind of loss is irreparable. Now the strength of the Shu army is more than enough to defend, but it is not enough to counterattack. If Zhuge Zhan had listened to Liu Yin's suggestion and insisted on counterattack, perhaps it would not be so. The situation today.

But war has never been assumed, and it is often a wrong step, and the whole game is lost.

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Now Lu Kang is facing a difficult decision. The plan to lure the snake out of the cave has failed. The next step is to continue to attack Qicheng or retreat to Jiangzhou. The generals have different opinions and endless debates.

Liuping and Buchan (after the death of the Buxie, Buchan took over his position and led his troops) strongly supported the plan to attack Qicheng again, believing that the Wu army must take advantage of the opportunity of Qingyangpu victory to take Qicheng in one go It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the city to attack Chengdu. We must seize this opportunity and advance to destroy the Shu Kingdom. Fighting back and retaliating, the state of Wu will never have peace.

Sheng Man held a different opinion, thinking that the sneak attack on the Shu Kingdom ended here. Although many Shu troops were wiped out in the Battle of Qingyangpu, they failed to capture the main force of the Shu army. It is really not easy to take down Qicheng. If the Wu army cannot attack Qicheng for a long time, they will face the danger of being cut off.It's better to close now when it's good, retreat to Jiangzhou, preserve our strength, and wait until the situation in central Shu changes again, it's not too late to march again.

The generals of the Wu army were also divided into two factions, one faction advanced and the other retreated. The two sides fought with red faces and refused to give in to each other.

When the two sides were in dispute, they could only turn their attention to Lu Kang, the supreme commander of the Wu army's front line, who had just been promoted to the general of the town army because of his meritorious service, and the left governor. After all, only Lu Kang had the final decision-making power.

(End of this chapter)