The last three kingdoms

Chapter 958
In the past few years, Zhong Hui has also been using troops in the direction of Nanyang, trying to open a passage to the north. Sun Hao is obsessed with sensuality and has no intention of going north, but Zhong Hui has no such hobby. The only thing he pursues is power.

Of course, Zhong Hui has a very clear view of the situation in the world. Now the main forces of Jin and Shu are placed in Jizhou and Bingzhou, and the entire Central Plains is empty. As long as he can seize the opportunity and go straight to Luoyang, Zhong Hui will ascend The dream of the Ninth Five-Year Plan is no longer far away.

However, if Zhong Hui wants to win Luoyang, he must get rid of Du Yu in Nanyang. Du Yu is a stumbling block in his way.

The personal relationship between Zhong Hui and Du Yu was actually very good. Zhong Hui served as the general of Zhenxi when he conquered Shu, and Du Yu was the history of the general's mansion, which was equivalent to Zhong Hui's secretary-general. Later, Du Yu was transferred to be General Annan. Cai and Zhonghui parted ways.

After Du Yu became the governor of Nanyang, Zhong Hui wrote a letter to Du Yu, asking him to sacrifice the city and surrender. When Luoyang is captured in the future, Du Yu will be the founding hero.

Of course Du Yu was unmoved. Not only did he not agree to Zhong Hui's request to persuade him to surrender, but he also reprimanded him in his letter, saying that he would fail in the future and die without a place to die.

Zhong Hui was furious. He used to be a small subordinate, but now he dared to teach him so aggressively. He really didn't know what it means.Zhong Hui immediately sent troops to Nanyang, vowing to destroy Du Yu.

Zhong Hui looked down on people like Du Yu, and thought that when he was in charge of the military power and launched an army to attack Shu, Du Yu was just a small long history, and the only ones who could be called his opponents were Deng Ai, Sima Fu, etc. Liao Liao several people.

And Deng Ai Sima Fu has long since "passed away", and there is no other Wei general who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him at the same time. Zhong Hui sent his troops straight to Nanyang, just to teach Du Yu a lesson and see if he dares Don't dare to be disrespectful.

Although Du Yu did not have many troops, he still defended Nanyang tenaciously, because Du Yu knew that if Nanyang fell, there would be no barriers to the south of Luoyang, and Zhong Hui could lead his army to take Luoyang directly, and the consequences would be terrible. It was disastrous. In order to ensure the safety of Luoyang, Du Yu had to defend Nanyang City even if he was killed.

The two sides had been in a stalemate in Nanyang for a year. Zhong Hui tried his best, but failed to conquer Nanyang, so he had to retreat in resentment.

This time, Yang Hu was appointed as the governor of the Southern Conquest, and he led an army of [-] to crusade. After Zhong Hui heard the news, he scoffed. The upper position seems to be inseparable from his status as a relative of the emperor.

"A nepotism guy, let me see if you have real skills!" Zhong Hui would not take Yang Hu seriously, and he sent Hu Lie to garrison Xinye to prevent Yang Hu from going south to attack Xiangyang.

Although Hu Lie was not Du Yu's confidant, Sima Liang, the king of Fufeng, died at the hands of Hu Lie. Although Hu Lie also did it under forced circumstances, it was not important to Sima Yan. What matters is the result. The person who killed Sima Liang was Hu Lie. If Hu Lie had a chance to be caught, even if he was killed by a thousand swords, it would be difficult to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Just like that, Hu Lie was tied to Zhonghui's chariot, no matter whether he was willing or not, in order to survive, he had to fight for himself.

The three brothers of the Hu family were well-known in the Wei and Jin dynasties, but their endings were tragic. Hu Shi died in Chang'an, Hu Fen died in Bingzhou, and Hu Lie was charged with treason and was forced to serve as Zhong Hui's son. Serving his life, one can imagine the pain in his heart.

After Yang Hu arrived in Nanyang, he joined forces with Du Yu. Du Yu handed over the command of all the troops to him. He guarded Nanyang for many years. After all, Du Yu only had 10,000 in his hands. With this little force, he blocked Zhonghui's [-]+ army, and managed to secure Nanyang with less, which is commendable.

Du Yu introduced the military situation in Jingzhou to Yang Hu in detail. Xinye is the gateway to Xiangyang. If you want to take Xiangyang, you must first conquer Xinye.

When he learned that Hu Lie was the guard general of Xinye, Yang Hu stopped his troops instead. This made Du Yu and others very inexplicable. At that time, defeat the Xinye defenders as soon as possible, and take advantage of the situation to open the door to Jingzhou.

As a rule, Xinye has the north gate of the nine counties of Jingxiang. As early as the end of the Han Dynasty, when the heroes were fighting for hegemony, Liu Biao separatist Jingzhou, and Liu Bei, who had fled from defeat, was used as the dog to guard the gate. It has continued since the year of the Battle of Guandu. In the year of the Battle of Chibi, the time span was as long as eight years.If it wasn't for the chaos in Jingzhou after Liu Biao's death, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun supported Liu Cong, and turned against Liu Bei who supported the eldest son Liu Qi, whether Jingzhou would fall would be a big question mark.

The reason why Xinye is famous all over the world is inseparable from Zhuge Liang. The first battle when he was a fledgling was to burn Xinye. The battle for laying the foundation of the world, from then on, the world will be divided into three parts and stand on top of each other.

The current situation is vicissitudes, and Xinye, which has not been warped for decades, has returned to people's sight. This time, it is not a battle between Wei and Shu, nor is it a battle between Wei and Wu, but a struggle within Jin.

Du Yu then persuaded Yang Hu to march immediately: "There are only more than 2 Hu Lie guarding Xinye now. If the governor takes advantage of the situation and advances, he will be able to take Xinye in one fell swoop. If it is too late, there may be changes."

Yang Hu chuckled, and asked back: "General Du has been in Nanyang for a long time, and has fought against the rebels for a long time. I don't know if he has opinions on Hu Lie?"

Du Yu didn't expect him to ask this question. After thinking for a while, he said truthfully: "Although Hu Lie is brave and lacks strategy, when it comes to fighting, he is a rare hero. , among the generals under Zhong Hui, he should be the number one person."

Yang Hu said: "The three generals of the Hu family are all loyal and good, why is Hu Lie so willing to serve Zhong Hui wholeheartedly?"

Du Yu said helplessly: "This can only show that Zhong Hui's methods are relatively high. It is rumored that King Fufeng died in the hands of Hu Lie because he was coerced by Zhong Hui. Hu Lie had no choice but to do so in order to protect himself." After the death of Fufeng King, His Majesty was furious, and he personally issued an order to kill the whole family of Hu family. Fortunately, all the ministers asked for help, and Hu Shi and Hu Fen sacrificed their lives for the country one after another. Hu Lie's way back is blocked, he has to work hard for Zhong Hui."

(End of this chapter)