Chapter 96: The Standalone (Part 2)

Yu Si sniffed it with his nose: "There has never been a person who has been beheading the prince to establish his authority since ancient times. Does the Lord of Shu want to imitate the matter of Han Wu?" Emperor Wu of Han accidentally killed the prince Liu Ju in his later years. Yu Si changed his tone and compared Liu Chan to Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, who pursued immortality in his later years and was very happy to be a treacherous minister.

Huang Chong said coldly: "The evidence of Liu Rui's plan to usurp the throne is confirmed. How can he compare with Liu Ju? Our lord and Liu Rui are father and son, and the public are monarchs and ministers. It is unfilial to the father, and it is unfaithful to usurp the throne. Yu Shihong Ru is also a minister, father and son. How dare you argue for these unfaithful and unfilial people! Now that Jiangdong is a hero and noble man gathered together, do you dare to speak wildly if you are loyal and filial, those who are as loyal and filial as you dare to speak wildly?"

When Yu Si heard this, he looked ashamed and sat down. Another voice rang out: "What a clever mouth, Yangping's guards had only 10,000 troops, and Jiange's troops had 30,000 to 40,000 troops. The defeated Shu Lord of Fucheng was broken, and the 50,000 troops were broken. How can he still have the strength to go north in Sichuan?"

If the previous remarks were all controversial words, this question would be a direct exploration of the foundation of Shu Han. If the Wei army retreated and the Shu Han people were unable to go north, the offensive and defensive alliance would be useless. The Wu Kingdom naturally adjusted the strategic deployments in various places according to the situation.

"Why did He Xingbo underestimate the Sichuan Central?" Huang Chong knew that He Shao was different from the previous few people. He was the confidant minister of the Wu Lord Sun Liang, who was in charge of confidential matters. Since this person asked a question, it should be the one that Wu Lord was most concerned about. Huang Chong said seriously: "The army from Han Le and other places in Yangping was 20,000; although the guards of Jiange were 30,000 to 40,000 were all elite troops in Sichuan, and one was worth ten; Badong had more than 30,000 troops, and Nanzhong also transferred 30,000 to the north, and Shu County still had 20,000 elite troops, and such a plan was no less than 100,000!"

When Huang Chong said this, he deliberately paused, his eyes swept over the Lord of Wu Sun Liang, and continued: "Since the implementation of the new policy, there have been 50,000 households in various places, and it is difficult to raise their arms and make another 100,000 troops? If the Wei army retreats, the Shu army will come out of Hanzhong and cover the land of Longxi and Yongliang; Wu will attack Wanluo and Qingxu. This will prevent the north from taking into account both the head and tail, and you will be exhausted and run away. Why worry about major issues!"

Although the monarchs and ministers in Jiangdong heard of the new policy in Sichuan, they never thought that Shu Han's national strength had developed to such a state. Five or six hundred thousand households were more than one million people, and it was not enough to raise 100,000 young and strong people? Seeing that the ministers had no objection, the Wu Lord Sun Liang saw that He Shao and Wang Fan nodded, and he was sure that he formed an alliance with Western Shu to divide the Central Plains together!

The general of Wei protected Deng Ai in a panic and fled for dozens of miles along the way. Seeing that everyone was stained with blood and looked tired, Deng Ai couldn't help but sigh to the sky. Everyone was about to comfort the chief general, but the sound of horse hooves came faintly from the distance. The scout of the Wei army climbed up and looked at it and screamed, but saw about a thousand cavalrymen galloping wildly in the distance.

Deng Ai hurriedly led the troops to lie in the forest for a while. After a while, a team of cavalry whistled by. One of them was a mighty figure wearing a golden helmet and a golden armor. The brave generals around him protected him as the Lord of Shu Liu Chan! Seeing that Liu Chan personally led the cavalry to attack, it was obvious that Mianzhu Pass was already in the fall. At this point, Deng Ai and other Wei soldiers really became an isolated army.

When Liu Chan's cavalry was far away, Deng Ai said, "The Shu cavalry must go back, and we should not stay here for a long time!" So he led everyone to hide in the small paths between the mountains and rivers. He did not dare to bury pots and cook rice, so he had to use wild fruits to satisfy his hunger. However, for a few days, the Wei army was all weak.

Liu Chan hated Deng Ai deeply, and was afraid that Pang Hong and others would not be able to withstand the Wei army. So he ignored the obstruction of his ministers and personally led 1,500 cavalry to Fucheng and Jiangyou. Pang Hong annihilated all the remaining Wei army and chased Deng Ai, but unfortunately it was too late. The two met in the middle, and Liu Chan felt sad when he heard that Dong Jue had died in his country and couldn't help crying.

Deng Ai hid in the mountains, but survived. Liu Chan put state affairs first and reluctantly handed over the task of arresting Deng Ai and others to Zhang Wei. He led his army to Yangpingguan and sent someone to contact General Jiang Wei to discuss the Northern Expedition.

After Jiang Wei defeated Zhuge Xu in Dazhong, he led his troops to Didao to continue pursuing the Wei army. Zhuge Xu was killed by Jiang Wei and did not dare to fight and flee back to his own garrison with Taoshui to block the Shu army. It was not until this time that Zhuge Xu discovered that the Shu army had not been chased out, and he had withdrawn his troops. In anger, Zhuge Xu did not dare to act rashly, so he had to mobilize troops to guard Didao.

After receiving Liu Chan's letter, Jiang Wei looked happy and all the generals around him were happy to see him. General Wei has been frowning since he was stationed in the fields. He practiced men and horses every day and was very laborious in martial arts. He did nothing but the Northern Expedition.

The Northern Expedition was now in great importance. Jiang Wei left his men and horses to station in Dazhong, and transported military rations from the rear to replenish supplies. He took more than ten cavalry to Yangping Pass to meet the Emperor Liu Chan of the Shu Han Dynasty. Liu Chan heard this and led his ministers out of the pass to greet him for five miles. The king and his ministers held their hands tightly, and the past agreement could finally be fulfilled.

The banner of the Shu Lord Liu Chan appeared at Yangping Pass, and the life and death of Deng Ai's army in Sichuan was no longer doubted. Xuchang's edict had arrived, and Xuan Zhonghui immediately withdrew his troops and returned to the country to aid. Zhong Hui was confused and had to calm down and arrange for the troops of various troops to slowly withdraw from Hanzhong.

The Shu army in the Han Le City and Huangjin Village along the way, when they saw the Wei army begin to retreat, their morale was greatly boosted. Unfortunately, the number of people was disparate, so they dared not go out of the city to pursue the Wei army. Liu Chan and Jiang Wei stood at Yangping Pass and watched the Wei army retreat. They saw that the Wei army's power and responsibilities were clear, and the front and back were orderly. Nearly 200,000 people were in order and impeccable. Jiang Wei said: "Xiahou Zhongquan once said that Zhong Shiji's ability is, but I don't believe it. Today I look at it as a real enemy!"

The Wei army gradually withdrew from Hanzhong, and all the troops from Sichuan were gathering. Huo Yi, the surrendered governor of Nanzhong, led 45,000 elite troops from Nanzhong to go north to reinforce. Yang Xi mobilized troops in China to organize a new army of 30,000 to 40,000. With these two reinforcements, the Shu Han army was growing more and more. After Liu Chan and Jiang Wei, Fan Changsheng, Yan Yu, Pang Hong, Yang Xi and others planned, they began to arrange the Northern Expedition.

All the affairs in the south were entrusted to Zhuge Zhan, and the affairs in foreign countries were jointly managed by Zhang Yi and Ma Cheng to ensure peace. The fifth prince Liu Chen was concise and wise, and the crown prince stayed in Chengdu, while the seventh prince Liu Qian was named King Shangdang and also stayed in Chengdu.

The surrendered governor Huo Yi was appointed as the General of the Cavalry, and the Secretary of the Shangshu was appointed as the General of the Cavalry. The Secretary of the Shangshu Ling Fan Jian, the Guanglu Dafu Qiao Zhou, the Shizhong Xi and others assisted the prince in government affairs. The Tingwei Yang Xi and the Great Honglu Zhang Shao were responsible for planning military logistics and supplying the army to the Northern Expedition. Luo Xian was also appointed as General Andong and led Yong'an to guard the East; the Guanghan Prefect Zhang Wei was appointed as General Anhan, and left to Brazil; the Changshui Prefect Hu Bo, General Suiwu General Jiang Bin, and the two places of Yangping; the military supervisor Zhang Van was appointed as the prefect of Hanzhong.

The allocation of internal affairs has been decided, and the army is mobilized. This northern expedition to Shu Han divided into four groups. Jiang Wei personally led 30,000 elite troops from Shu Han to Didao, cross Taoshui, and descended to Jincheng, aiming to be in Liangzhou. The veteran Liao Hua led 12,000 partial troops to Qishan to threaten Tianshui, Nan'an and other places; the right army was the emperor of Shu Han, Liu Chan, personally led 50,000 troops to Luogu to attack Wugong and other places. These three routes totaled 100,000 Shu soldiers, and attacked various places in Longxi, Wei State, and must not take into account both the head and tail. Liu Chan and Liao Hua's armies attracted most of the defenders of Wei State as a guise, and all the real elite troops were handed over to Jiang Wei to capture Liangzhou.

The fourth route was led by the right general Yan Yu, and Pang Hong led 25,000 troops to return to Fuling, attacked Weixing and Xincheng. The two counties were once Shangyong County.

Before leaving the army, Liu Chan issued an order to mourn the casualties, posthumously named Hu Ji, Dong Jue, Liu Yao and other ministers who died during this period. He also rewarded the civil and military officials who had made great contributions. Among them, General Jiang Wei of the Guards planned to defend and restore the position of general; Jiang Bin and Zhang Feng refused the enemy's merits and were demoted to common people in prison, and released Jiang Xian and Zhang Yu, who were demoted to common people in prison, and re-employed them.

The plan was decided, and the monarch and ministers were each doing their own things. Yang Xi, Huo Yi and others saw that Liu Chan insisted on the imperial army to protect him, but Liu Chan entrusted the state affairs to everyone and kept a secret edict. If he had any accidents, his ministers would accept Liu Chen as the emperor of Shu Han ascend the throne!

As the army was about to advance north, Huang Chong returned from his envoy to Wu. The envoy of the Wu Kingdom who accompanied him to visit was Shi Wei. Seeing that the Shu Han soldiers were full of food and the army was full of strength, Shi Wei couldn't help but praise him. Liu Chan held a banquet in Hanzhong to entertain Shi Wei and his party, and signed a secret agreement with Eastern Wu to divide the Central Plains equally.

The next day, Liao Hua, who was promoted to General of the Cavalry, took Wenhu, Wang Han, Jiang Shu and others as generals, and led 12,000 people to Qishan. He spread all the banners along the way and spread rumors, claiming that the power of 30,000 Shu soldiers was shocking. When the Wei army's Qishan garrison Huangfu Kai heard this, he urgently sent people to report to the surrounding counties for support.

After Zhong Hui led the army to withdraw to Chang'an, he transferred the power to Chen Tai, and he brought 80,000 troops to Xuchang to report. Deng Ai went deep into Sichuan and lost more than 20,000 people, and 50,000 or 60,000 people died in the Wei army in Jiange, Zhuge Xutun. Although Zhong Hui left most of the troops, he seemed to have weak troops for a while.

Before the troops in Jiangdong were retreating, Chen Tai was afraid that the Shu army would take the opportunity to go north, so he dispatched troops to leave troops to guard the situation. In the past, the army in Guanxi was 70,000 to 80,000 people were enough to defend, but now when he heard that the Shu general Liao Hua had 30,000 people went north, Chen Tai couldn't help but think deeply. The only one who could fight in Shu was Jiang Wei, and the rest of the mediocre people were not afraid. Western Shu took the opportunity to counterattack, so Liao Hua was the reason why Liao Hua was the vanguard? This move must be a doubt about the troops! So Chen Tai ordered the Wei army in Longxi to go to Qishan to support Huangfu Kai, and the other troops remained silent and watched the changes.

Liao Hua's army stationed near Qishan and sent people to inquire about the strength of the Wei army. Huangfu Kai was just a general. Guanxi's generals followed Deng Ai to Shu and most of them died. Shu's generals could not help but feel impetuous. Liao's transformation has experienced many battles and is experienced. When Guan Yu was killed, Liao transformed into Guan Yu's chief clerk and surrendered to Dongwu, looking for an opportunity to escape back to Xichuan. This incident shows his scheming.

Qishan is an important place in the western frontier. If you open the Qishan Mountains and then you can march into the Longxi Road, you will fight to the death with the Wei army. Shu Han inherited the mantle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was naturally the orthodox of the times. However, the three kingdoms are now united as orthodox, but there is no clear distinction. Huangfu Kai has never been famous for his general, but Chen Tai is a very difficult person. If Huangfu Kai does not have the ability, how could Chen Tai make this person guard the Qishan Mountains?
Chapter completed!