Chapter 1236: Cao Cao enters Shu
"Surveillance? How does this mean? I see that he has fewer troops, so I kindly sent someone to help him, why did he ...... "It's really "a dog bites Lu Dongbin, I don't know the hearts of good people", this Ma Chao, hmph, even if he has Ma Wenying's face in the future, he won't help him!
Liu Yu patted Liu Yu's hand to show comfort, and explained with a smile: "Although Ma Chao's troops are small, they are all the elite of our army, although Han Sui has many soldiers and horses, most of them are newcomers who have not been in the army for a long time, and their combat power and morale are not the same.
"What's going on? Is he resentful of me because I underestimated him? Liu Yu still hasn't figured out the real reason.
Liu Yu sighed, shook his head slightly, and said, "Husband, you...... Ma Chao thinks that the two generals, Xu Huang and Wei Yan, are not only reinforcements, but also 'supervising the army'! ”
"I don't think Ma Chao has so many crooked confessions! How could he think I was sending troops to spy on him? Liu Yu was a little puzzled.
"Although Ma Chao is brave and upright, the Ma family is not such a straight person, and they will inevitably think about the intention of Fujun to send troops."
"Oh, then what do you think in the hearts of the Ma family, what do I mean?"
Liu Yu gave Liu Yu another roll of his eyes and said, "What's so hard to guess about this!" The concubine has already said that the Ma family has great influence in Liangzhou. It's not that you want to exterminate it, and the Ma family knows it themselves. The elite soldiers sent by the husband are in their opinion. It's to prevent them from becoming the soil emperor of Liangzhou again! In order to dispel the husband's vigilance, and in order to protect the Ma family from a huge blow, they can only use words like 'dare not be specialized' to show their husband their intentions! ”
Liu Yu said with a headache: "Why are these people's minds so complicated......
Liu Yu gave Liu Yu a big roll of his eyes again: "How can this be called complicated?" It's human nature...... Husband, how do you think this matter should be replied to? ”
Liu Yu sighed silently and said, "Tell Ma Chao that he can make his own decisions about Liangzhou." As for Han Sui, Yan Xing and the like. Just do what he wants, don't worry about me! ”
Liu Yu was slightly stunned, and said hesitantly: "Husband." Don't you think about it anymore? Although Han Sui is now trapped in Jiuquan City, he still has several generals and nearly 40,000 horses under his command......
Liu Yu waved his hand and said disapprehantly: "It's okay, Xu'er." Han Sui and his subordinate Yan Xing and other generals are for me. It's just dispensable. What's more, Han Sui is cunning and fickle. From coercing the kingdom to raise troops against the Han, to cooperating with the Qiang people to raise troops and rebellion, to leading troops to attach to Ma Teng, and finally returning to Cao to attack horses, such a capricious villain, what use do I want? On the contrary, if he can be exchanged for the Ma family's sincere service, it will be a profitable deal! ”
Liu Yu saw that Liu Yu had made up his mind. didn't say anything more, and changed a war report: "Husband." General Huang Zhong of Hanzhong came to report that Cao's army had really gradually withdrawn from southern Hanzhong after the prisoners returned to the camp......"
"It's really gone, what does Cao Cao think?" Liu Yu interrupted Liu Yu's words very suspiciously, and said, "Is there any movement in Cao Jun now?" ”
Liu Yu was obviously a little dissatisfied with Liu Yu interrupting her words, and after glancing at Liu Yu, he said: "The concubine is about to talk about this, but husband, you will start to steal the talk!" ”
Liu Yu scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Hehe, I won't interject casually, baby, you continue!" ”
"The Cao army has now all entered the Jiameng Pass and is now attacking Yizhou."
"Isn't it?" Liu Yu was taken aback and said: "The general of Jiameng Pass is Zhang Ren!" This person is strong in martial arts, outstanding in wisdom, and well-trained. His majesty is well-organized, and he is a handsome man who is both civil and military, and has always been praised as the "No. 1 general in Shu", and he is by no means a wasted name! How could it be captured by Cao's army so quickly? ”
"Jiameng Pass was not breached, but Zhang Ren opened the gate and let Cao's army enter Yizhou!"
"How is this possible?" Liu Yu was taken aback again: "Zhang Ren is a character called 'loyal and righteous' by Xu Shao, how could he betray Liu Zhang?" Could it be that Xu Shao looked away? ”
Liu Yu sighed slightly and said, "Xu Shao didn't look away. prompted Zhang Renjuguan to take refuge in Cao Cao, and he was serious about his loyal nature! ”
Liu Yu asked very strangely, "What do you say?" Could it be that Liu Zhang's guy was burned and confused, so he made him switch and surrender? ”
"It was not Liu Zhang who made Zhang Renswitch surrender, but Tong Yuan!" Liu Xuan's expression was a little helpless.
"Tong Yuan?" I was a little puzzled, did the gun king have such a great charm: "What does this have to do with him?" ”
Liu Yu shook his head lightly and said, "Tong Yuan has two major disciples, one is Zhang Xiu, and the other is Zhang Ren. ”
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment before he said, "Could it be that in Zhang Ren's mind, the master is far more important than the lord?" ”
"At least in Zhang Ren's mind, it's definitely like this!" Liu Yu nodded and explained: "It is said that Zhang Ren was brought up by Tong Yuan, and he can be said to be both a master and a father. Therefore, in Zhang Ren's mind, no one is as important as Tong Yuan. Therefore, just with Tong Yuan's words, Jia Mengguan changed his surname to Cao! ”
"In this way, Zhang Ren's 'loyalty' is his master, and 'righteousness' is his junior brother!" Liu Yu was very emotional. He also made up his mind in his heart, and was ready to let several intelligence agencies under his command check the mentorship of the generals under his command. If there are people who are close to hostile forces, they will be immediately included in the surveillance, Liu Yu doesn't want to have a few Liu versions of "Zhang Ren" at a critical time!
Liu Xuan was also sighing: "If Jia Mengguan is lost like this, Yizhou will be completely exposed to Cao Jun's eyes." With Liu Zhang's cousin's ability, I'm afraid he can't keep it! ”
Looking at his baby's slightly frowning appearance, Liu Yu couldn't help but comfort: "Er, don't worry. Although Yizhou is lost, we can at least try to save Liu Zhang's life! ”
Liu Yu's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "That's right." As long as the husband puts pressure, even if Cao Cao catches his cousin, he will not dare to kill him at will! Thank you, husband! ”
"Baby, don't tell me these unfamiliar words, we're a family!"
"Well, the concubine knows. Husband......"
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Almost a month passed, and the fighting on all fronts was over.
Ma Chao enabled the Ma family's secret son, and the inside and outside should be combined to break through Jiuquan. Han Sui was killed before the city was broken, and his family was beheaded by Ma Chaoman, and only Yan Xing escaped the siege with martial arts, and he was nowhere to be found. An army of 40,000 under Han Sui. After the city was broken, there were nearly 30,000 left. All of them have surrendered to the Han army.
Cao Cao had withdrawn all his troops from Hanzhong, and even Shangyong City was occupied by Wenpin. It seems a bit inappropriate to say that it was occupied, because in fact, Shangyong was ceded to Liu Yujun by its occupant, the Yang family, following Cao Cao's orders. And the Yang family and its subordinates have all followed Cao Cao into Shuzhong. In addition to them, there were six families in the entire Hanzhong, with a total of 38,000 soldiers and civilians accompanying them.
This makes Liu Yu very strange! Cao Cao has been operating in Yongzhou for nearly ten years, but no local wealthy family is willing to follow him, but he is for Hanzhong. It's just an invader, why are so many family members willing to leave their homes and go with him?!
"Lord Wang. The two prefectures of Yongliang and the counties of Hanzhong and Shangyong have been pacified, and now it is time to arrange town officials. I don't know what you mean......" Guo Jia asked excitedly.
Liu Yu glanced at him and said, "Are you happy because of the victory of our army, or are you happy because you have a son?" "Two days ago, news came from Luoyang Guo Mansion that Guo Jia's wife gave birth to a big fat boy for him, and as a result, he has been happy since that day.
"Hehe, it's all there, it's all there."
"Have you really decided to use 'Guo Yi' as your son's name?"
"It's a good name, it's not the same!"
Sure enough, it is Guo Yi in history! Hey, another talent! If you focus on training since childhood, will he be more glorious than the fandom in history?
"Lord Wang, who do you think should be the assassin and general of Yongzhou?"
Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "The assassination history of Yongzhou will be handed over to Gu Yong, and Zang Ba will serve as the general of Yongzhou." The positions vacated after their transfer, if you discuss with the DPRK and China before sending people, you don't need to notify me again! ”
Gu Yong is the apprentice of Liu Yu's father-in-law Cai Yong, and he has a good relationship with Liu Yu, and his ability is the best choice, so he can rest assured that Liu Yu will govern Yongzhou. Zang Ba is a "veteran" who has been with Liu Yu since the beginning of his army, he has always been loyal, and his ability is also good. Although his martial arts and strategy are a little worse than Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao and others, there are no strong enemies around Yongzhou, so it is still enough for him to guard Yongzhou.
Guo Jia nodded and responded: "Okay, Lord Wang, Weichen has written it down!" So, how should Liangzhou be arranged? ”
"The history of Liangzhou is served by Tian Chou, and the general of Liangzhou is served by Ma Chao."
Tian Chou is both civil and military, and has been training in Youzhou for several years, and I believe that in the multi-ethnic area of Liangzhou, he will be able to do a good job. As for the reason for choosing Ma Chao, there is no need to say more. With the momentum of the Ma family in Liangzhou, I believe that it will be able to make it stable.
Although Liu Yu's idea is good, Guo Jia disagrees: "The Ma family is already deeply rooted in Liangzhou, if Ma Chao is allowed to lead an army to guard here, I am afraid that Liangzhou will become a country within a country that cannot be reached by the imperial order!" I hope the prince will think twice! ”
Liu Yu waved his hand disappreciably and said: "Tian Chou is thoughtful, think twice and one step, even if Ma Chao has anything abnormal, he can find out in advance." Without the support of money and food, even if Ma Chao has any bad intentions, he will not be able to become a climate! You're relieved! ”
Seeing that Liu Yu had made up his mind, Guo Jia didn't say anything more. continued: "What should Hanzhong do, pay off the prince's instructions. ”
Hanzhong...... Liu Yu thought for a while and asked first, "Did Zhang Lu make any requests?" ”
"Yes, my lord." Guo Jia nodded and said: "Lord Zhang Lu doesn't want to hold any military and political positions anymore, he hopes to carry forward the 'Five Dou Rice Sect'. Therefore, I would like to ask the prince for permission to send his disciples to preach in various places. ”
Liu Yu has a good impression of Zhang Lu. As soon as he has a good reputation in history, not only has he never done anything angry and resentful, but the "Five Bucket Rice Sect" he founded is even more innumerable. Second, he has always been quite respectful to Liu Yu. is a handsome man who understands current affairs.
"If you tell Zhang Lu, you will say that I will not only agree with him to send disciples to preach in various places, but also ask the emperor to crown him as a national teacher, so that his sect will become the state religion of my Han Dynasty."
Liu Yu said it happily, but Guo Jia was dumbfounded when he heard it, and stammered: "Lord Wang...... This...... Such kindness...... Isn't it too heavy? ”
Liu Yu glanced at him and smiled treacherously: "Hehe." Of course, such kindness will not be given to him directly! He had to promise me two conditions: first, let him first change the name of the 'Five Doumi Sect' to the 'Heavenly Master Sect', and then move the main altar to Longhu Mountain in Yangzhou; He must compile the classics in the religion as soon as possible, and those classics must pass the examination and approval of the propaganda departments of the DPRK and China, and delete all those that cannot be used by our Han dynasty. As long as he can agree to these two small conditions. And I gave him such kindness. Let his 'Heavenly Master Teaching' be passed on from generation to generation! If he doesn't agree, the consequences, hehe......"
Guo Jia is such a smart person, he has fully understood what Liu Yu means, and he can't help but praise: "The prince is really far-sighted, and there are many Weichen." Wechen believes that under such temptation. Zhang Lu will definitely agree, I am a big man from now on. There will inevitably be another weapon of faith! ”
Liu Yu smiled proudly, and then specially advised: "This matter must be carried out secretly before it is completed, and the news must not be leaked!" ”
"Don't worry, the prince can save it! Weichen will be personally responsible for this matter, and he will definitely not leak it! Guo Jia responded solemnly, and then asked, "Lord Wang, ...... Hanzhong?"
"Hanzhong is located in a basin, the access is inconvenient, and the scope is vast, almost half the size of Xuzhou. What I mean is that Hanzhong and Shangyong were combined with the Dongchuan counties that had fallen into the hands of our army to form a new state, which was called 'Liangzhou'. Do you think it's going to work? ”
Guo Jia thought for a while before nodding and saying: "The prince's move is really wonderful, Weichen absolutely agrees, and I believe that no one in the court will oppose it." So who are the prince's favorite assassins and generals? ”
"The history of Liangzhou is served by Yan Pu, the former minister of Zhang Lu, as for the general of Liangzhou, it will be handed over to Xu Huang!"
Yan Pu was already talented and highly respected in Hanzhong, so it was really suitable for him to serve as the assassin of Liangzhou. Xu Huang can rank in the top ten under Liu Yu in terms of martial arts or strategy, and he has been guarding Hangu Pass for many years, and he has great experience in defense.
"Yes, Lord Wang, then Weichen will go down and send an official letter of order!" Guo Jia wanted to say goodbye and leave.
"Wait a minute."
"What else does the prince command?"
"I want to re-establish the Protectorate in the Western Regions and appoint the Governor of the Western Regions."
"Ah...... Does the prince want the hundred countries of the Western Regions to rejoin my Han? ”
"Not bad."
"But, my lord, the countries of the Western Regions have not paid tribute to my Han for nearly thirty years. I heard that there are also constant disputes there, and in Weichen's humble opinion, a long history of the Western Regions appointed by the upper kingdom may not be able to suppress those small countries in the Western Regions that have become accustomed to it! Guo Jia was obviously worried.
Liu Yu smiled disapprovingly and said, "I'm not just setting up the Long History of the Western Regions, but I'm also going to set up an additional General of the Western Regions." Changshi was used to mediate disputes in the Western Regions, deal with various affairs along the Silk Road, and convey the edicts of the kingdom. The generals of the Western Regions rely on force to deter the countries of the Western Regions, and those who are hostile can be punished with small punishments, and those who are stubborn can be directly destroyed. ”
Guo Jia relieved himself and asked, "So, is there a suitable candidate in the prince's mind?" ”
Liu Yu nodded and said, "The long history of the Western Regions is served by Cao Jiangyin, the Tianshui Gong who surrendered to our army, and the general of the Western Regions is served by Zilong. ”
Jiang Yan had already been charmed by Liu Yu and was absolutely loyal to Liu Yu, so Liu Yu would put him in the Western Regions, where the emperor was far away. I believe that when he is there, he will definitely complete all the things that Liu Yu explained without discount. Zhao Yun is Liu Yu's apprentice, he can be called loyal and brave, and he leads the troops, Liu Yu is naturally extremely relieved. In fact, the reason why Liu Yu asked Zhao Yun to hold this position was also to cultivate Zhao Yun. He is the future leader of the army that Liu Yu has set! For several years. Although he has traveled to various places and has a lot of combat experience, it is the first time that he has been the commander of the first army. Let those small countries in the Western Regions train him!
Guo Jia saw that Liu Yu had already made a decision, so he didn't say anything more, retired and went to convey the order.
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After more than a month, just as Liu Yu was about to return to Luoyang, Guo Jia actually came to Liu Yu with a bitter face.
"What's wrong, what are you?" Liu Yu felt a little strange: "I'm going back to Luoyang to see your big fat boy soon." Why are you still sad? ”
"Lord Wang, Weichen really can't stand it!" As soon as Guo Jia opened his mouth, he began to complain.
"What's wrong? Can't stand anything? ”
Guo Jia put on a bitter and hateful look, and complained: "Since Weichen conveyed the personnel transfer order appointing General Zhao Yun as the general of the Western Regions. Many young generals in our army have applied to join Zhao Yun's army and crisscross the Western Regions. ”
Raising his eyebrows, Liu Yu understood: "Aren't these generals who want to be transferred to harass you?" ”
"The prince is wise!" Guo Jia had a headache: "Most of the generals submitted applications. Although many times a day can be up to several times. But it's all relatively easy to deal with. However, there are also a few generals who are extremely difficult, in addition to submitting the application, they also personally went out to block Wechen in the office and force Wechen to agree to their transfer request! ”
Liu Yu asked with a slight surprise: "You are also one of the top five figures in our army, who has the courage to dare to persecute you?" ”
Guo Jia glanced at Liu Yu with some resentment. Whispered, "Who else?" Isn't it your baby apprentice Huang Xu Huang Wengong? ”
It turned out to be this bastard boy, Liu Yu couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Huang Xu is not only the longest-standing disciple of Liu Yu. He is the only son of Huang Zhong, the first general in the army, and he can be described as a noble person, and he dare not be easily provoked by idlers. And he almost grew up watching Liu Yu and others, and he can speak well in front of Liu Yu's wives, and sometimes even Liu Yu can't suppress him, which naturally fuels his arrogance even more. It is not incomprehensible to take the lead in messing around with military power figures like Guo Jia! Liu Yu shook his head and sighed, and asked, "Who are the people who are making trouble with him?" ”
"In addition to Huang Xu, there are also Tai Shici and Wei Yan."
Liu Yu nodded unexpectedly, and said, "Apart from them, who else is most eager to go to the Western Regions?" ”
"It's General Chen Zhi." Guo Jia said without hesitation: "He is the most diligent general who submits applications, and he has submitted six applications in one day!" ”
Hehe, it seems that Chen Zhi is also in a hurry. In this war that lasted for nearly a year, he did almost nothing, and he had been guarding Tongguan, and he could only watch his colleagues kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. Although he didn't have any complaints, Liu Yu knew that he must not have a good taste in his heart. Now that he has the opportunity to go to the Western Regions to expand his territory, of course he is not willing to give up! The enthusiasm of young people cannot be suppressed casually, so let's fulfill them! "In that case, okay, transfer Huang Xu, Wei Yan and Chen Zhi to Zhao Yun's account and listen to it!"
"Okay, lord." Guo Jia paused and asked again, "That...... What about General Tai Shi Ci? ”
"Him?" Liu Yu smiled and said, "If he has any objections, then you can tell him whether he will marry Lin Lin or not!" ”
Guo Jia was slightly stunned, and then said, "Hehe, Weichen knows what to do." ”
Liu Yu took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and asked again, "How is the situation in the south now?" ”
"Because Cao Cao has Zhang Ren, a person with high prestige in the Yizhou army, as the vanguard, he can be said to be overwhelming and irresistible along the way, and has now taken the Yizhou Plain, where Chengdu is located. Cao Cao divided his troops into four parts:
In the first part, Zhang Ren led the 50,000 elites of the original Yizhou Army from Ba County to the east, intending to capture Badong County in order to open the passage into Jingzhou.
In the second part, Cao Ren, the first guard general under Cao Cao, led 30,000 foot soldiers to guard Jiameng Pass to prevent our army from attacking.
In the third part, Cao Hong led 50,000 elite cavalry of Cao's army to guard the Yizhou Plain and clear out the hostile forces in the occupied area.
In the fourth part, Zhang Xiu led 30,000 Cao troops and 50,000 Yizhou troops to cross the river to attack Nanzhong. Because of the complex terrain and many ethnic groups in Nanzhong, Cao Cao also specially asked his first army division Xi Zhicai to go out with the army. ”
Cao Cao is really lucky! After obtaining Zhang Ren, the difficulty of seizing Yizhou dropped by at least 50 percent. However, I heard that the barbarians in Nanzhong have nearly 200,000 soldiers, and if they come by force, I am afraid that Zhang Xiu and Xi Zhicai's 80,000 soldiers and horses will not be pleased...... (To be continued.) )