Chapter 239: Only General Chang can be trusted

Shi Bao was very confident in his knowledge of the art of war before,

All the way to Jingzhou, I was talking to Ma Jian about the art of war.

However, he was no match for Ma Tan at all.

Ma Yan's understanding of military affairs has far surpassed Shi Bao's level, which makes Shi Bao, who is always conceited, almost a little doubtful about life.

Such a fierce man should be the top strategist in the world, and no one can surpass him militarily, right?

When he complimented Ma Jian so much, Ma Yan, who has always been very confident, immediately changed his complexion, saying that he was at most the second level in the world.

His use of soldiers is simply not worth mentioning in front of the world.

Ma Tan said that Liu Chan has the help of the gods, and whenever he anticipates the enemy's opportunity, he either does not make a move, or he is the winner and loser when he makes a move.

Shi Bao was quite unbelievable before, but when he was in Jiangling, he heard that Liu Chan had ambushed Meng Da early, and captured Xu Huang and Xiahou Shang alive with one blow, so he admired it inexplicably.

However, most of this is also Meng Da's good performance.

Who would have thought that Meng Da, who shouted at Liu Feng before, and almost hacked Liu Feng to death, was actually a Han Chunchen......

But this time it's different.

The prince sent Ma Jian to Jiangdong early, and specially named him to find Luo Tong.

At that time, no one could have guessed that the Wei army was making a big fuss in the direction of the three eastern counties and Jingzhou, and the real main force actually stayed in Yangzhou, or it was unusual, passing through the mountains to attack Anhui County......

What's even more terrifying is that the dispatch of 50,000 troops is by no means an overnight achievement.

Cao Wei probably arrived in Yecheng from Cao Cao's coffin this time to make peace with Cao Pi, and began to prepare for this battle.

I didn't expect that in a few months, so many deployments, I was easily defeated by Ma Tan.

Jia Xu's hard-working three-way battle plan was lost because of Liu Chan's intervention-

By the way, at the same time as Cao Cao's death, the prince had already sent Ma Jian and Zhou Qun to Cao Wei.

The name is mourning, but calculate the time of departure, and look at the results of this battle......

Shi Bao's eyes suddenly became solemn.

It's so powerful, I still have to follow the world to have a good experience.

Shi Bud no longer dared to doubt Liu Chan's ability, he sat up straight and respectfully answered every question raised by Liu Chan-

Liu Chan didn't know what to ask the newcomer, so he could only ask him about the process of meeting Deng Ai, and then asked Shi Bao what he had learned before.

Shi Bao didn't dare to say that he could fight, so he had to say some of his own opinions on governing the people.

He believes that Liu Chan needs to carry out a certain amount of trade to replenish military funds in addition to clearing the wasteland.

He pointed out that since Dong Zhuo adopted small money, Dahan's five-baht coin has increasingly lost its credibility and cannot circulate normally in the market.

Cao Cao failed to stabilize prices several times, and now Cao Wei in the north has proposed the abolition of currency and the complete use of barter for trading (of course, history was restored after a few years).

But this method certainly does not stop the profit-seeking nature of businessmen.

They would add water or sand to the dry rice to add weight.

When making cloth, thin silk is also used to make a horse.

This behavior looks good for the time being, but in the long run, it will be difficult to stabilize the economy and ensure the flow of money and goods.

Shi Bao suggested that Liu Chan play Liu Bei, stabilize the value of the currency, and send governors to severely crack down on illegal merchants who use bad money for transactions, so as to restore the credibility of the five-baht coin.

At the same time, it is necessary to increase the trade of goods with Cao Wei in exchange for a large number of high-quality bronze objects, so as to prevent Cao Wei from putting good copper into coinage.

After a long time, the economy under Liu Bei's rule recovered well, the currency circulation was smooth, and the reputation was high, and merchants and people from neighboring countries would also be willing to use this kind of coin.

If all of a country's coins are controlled by an enemy country......

The outcome is naturally conceivable.

Hmm, what else can it be?

Liu Chan has never worried about money since he was a child, and he does not understand the specific relationship between this currency and the economy.

It wasn't until this moment that he knew that there was such a way of fighting in the war.

Use your own economy to disintegrate the local economy, and then slowly build a repressive force.

It is no wonder that in addition to being fed in history, military advisors also needed to use Shu brocade for trade to raise military funds.

Sure enough, in addition to normal food and clothing, all kinds of thoughts are needed to improve people's livelihood.

It's really hard to govern the country.

Thinking of this, Liu Chan sighed a little emotionally.

Poor and cold,

There are really capable people in the cold door.

I don't know what kind of status a poor disciple like Shi Bao has in the dynasty established by the Sima family in later generations.

Anyway, at this point, I decided to put this talent to good use.

Liu Chan made a decision immediately and gave Shi Bao a position he couldn't have dreamed of-

Gangneung County Order!

"Zhong Rong has this great talent, so it is better to show it well in Jiangling.

Gangneung has convenient waterway transportation and is the center of our army.

Hopefully your performance is better than the historical Deng Ai, uh, not ......

I hope you perform better than Deng Ai. โ€

At present, the most important military town in Jingzhou is Xiangyang, and the most critical rear is Jiangling.

Jiangling provided the main food and weapon supplies for the two armies of Guan Yu and Liu Chan, and it was an important lifeline for Liu Chan's future Northern Expedition and Southern Expedition.

Shi Bud never thought that he could occupy a high position at once, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Really!

I have long heard that the father and son of the king of Hanzhong are eclectic in employing people,

I don't know how much time it will take to get ahead in the Wei Kingdom,

Now, I finally have a chance to show what I can do.

By the way, I heard Ma Jian say that the prince once said that there are 28 stars in the sky to help, I don't know if my Shibao is also a star in the sky......

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With so many capable ministers, Liu Chan finally got rid of the dilemma of being surrounded by brains and monsters when he first sent out the army.

At this time, Zhuge Qiao and the others were already in good health, and they supported each other to thank Liu Chan.

Liu Chan saw that everyone's health had improved a lot, and he read out Ma Tan's achievements to everyone aloud.

Hearing that Liu Chan actually saw through the Wei army's plan to go south, and sent Ma Tan to firmly block the Wei army's army, everyone was very happy, and they had a little more confidence in restoring the Han Dynasty.

is worthy of being the prince of the world, and the seemingly powerful Cao Wei is also so vulnerable in front of the prince.

It's ridiculous.

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Liu Chandu received the news of the defeat of Cao's army, and the important ministers of the Han Dynasty in Luoyang City also received the news early.

Unlike the cheerful Gangneung, the city of Luoyang is quiet and fearful.

Whether it is a high-ranking official or an ordinary person, everyone does not dare to make a sound when they walk on the street.

Even the child's cry was deliberately suppressed by the parents, for fear of arousing the anger of a certain big man in Luoyang City.

This time, the Wei army attacked on three fronts at the same time, and the combined number of troops dispatched was as high as 80,000, plus the people, even close to 200,000.

Originally, Jia Xu's design was very ingenious and efficient, and even achieved good results for a time.

Even when Wen Ping was initially captured, Cao Pi did not think the plan had failed.

The troops who retreated to Xinye and attacked the three eastern counties retreated in an orderly manner towards Nanxiang or Guanzhong, and Guan Yu and Liu Chan were greedy and would definitely actively confront Cao Wei's defenders in Jiangbei.

They could not support Sun Wu, as long as Cao Xiu suddenly attacked, Sun Wu would definitely be powerless to resist and would be cut in half at once.

When Cao Pi received the news that Han Zong, Jin Zong, and Zhai Dan rebelled to welcome the arrival of the Wei army, he laughed loudly, as if he saw Sun Quan kneeling in front of him trembling, begging for mercy.

never thought that the next day he would receive the news that Meng Da had surrendered and rebelled.

This despicable Menda deceived almost everyone with rhetoric,

He contacted Shen Tan, the local snake of Shangyong, so that all the sentry posts of the Wei army were ineffective, and even Xu Huang, who had experienced a hundred battles, was captured alive.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Pi received another message,

Cao Xiu, who was supposed to break through Anhui County early and capture Wankou, actually fell into trouble in the battle to attack Dongshan in Anhui County.

He did not follow Jia Xu's tactics of advancing and retreating like the wind, and wasted a lot of time by doing his best for a small mountain.

After receiving the news, Cao Pi, who was shocked, immediately dispatched the newly appointed Yecheng to order Jia Kui to go to the front line to urge Cao Xiu to act according to Jia Xu's plan.

But Jia Kui had just walked to Jiashi, and the Wei army on the front line had already been defeated.

Fortunately, there are not many people in the Wu army, and there are no ambushes in the Jiashi area.

Otherwise......

The Wei army is almost completely annihilated!

When Cao Pi received the news, he immediately spit out a mouthful of blood.

Why did Luo Tong appear there?

And I heard that the person who gave him advice in his army was actually Ma Yan, who had just come to Yecheng to mourn Cao Cao!

How is this possible!

If something is abnormal, it will be a demon.

Jia Xu's strategy was approved by Cao Cao.

At that time, Xiahou Shang was also by Cao Cao's side and witnessed the process of Jia Xu's design from beginning to end.

In order to keep secrets, Cao Pi has reduced the scope of information as much as possible.

This military transfer was only known to the confidants of the Cao Wei clan.

Why did Liu Chan always anticipate the enemy's opportunity, and actually arranged for Meng Da to deliberately rebel, Ma Tan had just returned to Jiangling as an envoy, and Liu Chan arranged for him to go to Soochow immediately.

Cao Pi put his hands behind his back and coughed while spinning back and forth.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was extraordinary.

Liu Chan seemed to open a big hand, and slowly tightened it,

The great cause founded by his father Cao Cao, along with Cao Pi himself, was held in the hands of this naughty boy.

The big hand slowly tightened, extinguishing Cao Wei's breath little by little.

Slowly, Cao Pi was out of breath.

There must be an inner ghost.

When Ma Tan went on an envoy, Liu Chan went to Yizhou,

Later, Liu Chan returned quickly, apparently receiving a message from Ma Yan.

There must have been an inner ghost who learned about his father's plan with Jia Xu when he was dying, and passed the matter to Ma Yan.

Liu Chan should have learned of this deployment in Yizhou, and preemptively ordered Meng Da to surrender, and hurried back to Jiangling, and hurriedly arranged for Ma Tan to send an envoy to Eastern Wu.

This person must be an important person in the clan, and he must hate himself to the core, and he must ......

Quite knowledgeable.

These three points were mixed together, and a majestic figure had slowly emerged in front of Cao Pi.

"Ahhhhh......h

Cao Pi let out a high-pitched long roar,

He drew his sword in his hand, and slashed everything he could see.

Everyone in the mansion trembled with fright in front of the angry Cao Pi, and hurriedly retreated to the side.

This made Cao Pi even more annoyed in his heart.

I, Cao Pi, am the one to whom the destiny of heaven returns,

Liu Adou plays with witchcraft, how can he fight me?

This time...... This time it's just an inner ghost,

How could I, Cao Pi, lose to Liu Chan Xiao'er!

"Order, summon General Chang Diao!"

At such a time of crisis, among the generals with foreign surnames, only Chang Diao is the most brave and loyal, and it is worth entrusting him with great things.