Lai Hui is the main general in the army, the Western Expeditionary Army under his command, 100,000 soldiers, Gaiyan Department plus Geng Yi's Department, there are also 100,000 soldiers, a total of 200,000 troops, after his death, the dragons are leaderless, in case of mutiny, or ineffective combat, resulting in the defeat of the whole army, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, Lai Shi can only beg Gai Yan to bring all the soldiers in the army back to Luoyang as soon as possible after his death, at least to bring back Sanfu, and ask His Majesty to make a decision.

Gaiyan cried so hard that he nodded again and again, and said, "Come to the general, I know!" ”

Lai Xi looked at Gai Yan, who was crying bitterly, and said angrily: "Seven-foot man, stand up to the sky?

What are you crying about? ”

Gai Yan stopped crying and looked at Lai Su with wet eyes.

He died before he left the school, which made the hero cry.

This poem is the truest portrayal of the coming and going of this moment.

Lai Shu straightened his waist and said to the attendant on the side, "Help me up!" ”

"General!"

"Come General!"

Gaiyan and the others want to stop him.

Lai Shi waved his hand to the crowd and motioned for them not to move, and the attendant supported Lai Shu and carefully helped him to his feet.

After Lai Shu got up, his body shook for a while.

Seeing this, everyone in the camp knelt down one after another, and said in a trembling voice: "General, take care, ......" to stabilize his figure, his cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, and his face was also glowing with an unnatural brilliance.

He pushed away the attendant beside him, faced Luoyang, knelt on his knees, and said, "Weichen is incompetent, and he is ashamed of his great kindness and high hopes.

Weichen is not afraid of death, he only hates that he will not be able to complete His Majesty's entrustment, and let His Majesty and the court be disgraced! ”

Speaking of this, Lai Shu bowed forward and choked up.

When Gai Yan and the others heard this, they couldn't help but cry again.

"Weichen is guilty, he should apologize with death! Die, repay the king's kindness! ”

As he spoke, Lai Shu suddenly stood up, raised his hand to grab the dagger on his chest, and pulled it outward.

Burst! As the dagger was drawn, a bloody arrow spewed out, and immediately after, Lai's body fell straight backwards.

"Come General!"

"General—" Gaiyan and the others stepped forward in unison and hugged Laisu, who was lying on his back.

At this time, the old man had his eyes closed and his breath was gone.

Suddenly, the cries in the tent became one.

Taizhong doctor, Zhonglang general, came to She, and died in Wudu County.

The most suffocating thing is that Lai Xi did not die on the battlefield, nor did he die of illness, but died of assassination.

For a general who commands thousands of troops, such a way of dying is indeed too embarrassing.

In the era of cold weapons, sending assassins to assassinate the enemy's main generals is also one of the most important means to win the war.

Many of the best generals in history died not on the battlefield, but at the hands of assassins, and Lai Xi was one of them.

came to Liu Xiu to have a close relationship, but this relationship did not pave the way for him.

He has always served as a doctor in Taizhong, the official said that it is not big, it is not small, and he has no real power, and his main job is to travel back and forth between Luoyang and Liangzhou to engage in diplomacy for Liu Xiu.

It wasn't until the outbreak of the Battle of Pinglong that Lai, who was already a lot of age, finally stood out among the talented Hanchen and found a place to use.

He was also gradually valued and reused by Liu Xiu, and was appointed as the new chief general of the Western Expeditionary General, and his official position was also promoted to Zhonglang General (oral).

But at this time, there was no seal of General Zhonglang, only the seal of Dr. Taizhong, after his death, Liu Xiu heard the news, and was filled with grief, so that people sent General Zhonglang's seal to the front line barracks overnight.

In fact, since the ability to rank among the 28 generals of Yuntai, it is more than enough.

It's a pity that the time to come to the beginning was too late, and before he had time to show his strength, he was assassinated by the assassins, resulting in too few merits, which also became the main reason why he failed to enter the Yuntai.

Lai She's assassination directly changed the tide of the war.

Gai Yan sent someone to send a letter to Geng Yi, asking Geng Yi to quickly lead his troops to retreat.

After Geng Yi received Gai Yan's letter, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, one was to sigh at Lai's assassination, and the other was to sigh that he had missed a good opportunity.

But before he died, Lai Xi had left his last words, telling the whole army to retreat, Lai She was the chief general in the army, and Geng Yi couldn't help but listen to his dying orders.

Gai Yan and Geng Yi led 200,000 Han troops to retreat to Sanfu, which directly led to the abrupt end of the northern war in Yizhou.

Gongsun Shu, who was originally suffering from enemies on both sides, cut down a strong enemy at once.

Lai She's death and the retreat of the Han army in the north made Gongsun Shu, who was anxious in Chengdu, overjoyed, and was so excited that he almost jumped high.

He hurriedly asked Mo Yan to come and praised Mo Yan for recommending Xuan Ci and Xuan Miao.

Mo Yan didn't think so, and didn't take Gongsun Shu's praise to heart, he said lightly: "Xuan Ci is dead. ”

"Huh?"

Gongsun Shu, who was on the rise, was dumbfounded and looked at Mo Yan in surprise.

Mo Yan said: "After Xuan Ci successfully assassinated Lai She, he planned to assassinate Gai Yan again, but as a result, the assassination failed and Gai Yan counter-killed. ”

Gongsun Shu was stunned for a moment, stomped his feet again, beat his hands again, and said bitterly: "Oh, it's a pity, it's a pity, such a talent died like this...... If he can come back alive, I will make him a marquis! ”

Mo Yan shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "If you die, you will die, you want to become a fat man in one bite, but you were supported to death." ”

It's not enough to be sorry that this kind of fool is dead.

Gongsun Shu sighed: "Fortunately, the thief army in the north has retreated, and Mr. Xuanci's death is still worth it!" ”

Mo Yan bowed and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true! ”

Gongsun Shu suddenly thought of something, and asked nervously, "Mr. Mo, what ...... Will there be variables on Mr. Xuanmiao's side? ”

Mo Yan waved his hand and said confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Xuan Ci's death will not affect Xuan Miao, even if it does, it will only make Xuan Miao more cautious!" ”

Gongsun Shu nodded again and again, and sighed: "I hope so!" ”

Liu Xiu was very saddened by the assassination of Lai She, especially after seeing the assassination of Lai She, when he was dying, Liu Xiu couldn't help but burst into tears.

The minister did not dare to deplore himself, and deeply hated that he had failed to fulfill his duty and brought humiliation to the court.

'Governing the country is based on being able to appoint talents, and Duan Xiang, the Taizhong doctor, is upright and strong, and can be reused, and I hope Your Majesty will rule clearly.

In addition, the brothers of the ministers are not virtuous, and I am afraid that they will be punished in the end, and I ask Your Majesty to have mercy on them, and always supervise them.

In the end, Laishe's body was transported back to Luoyang, and Liu Xiu, wearing filial piety clothes, went to the funeral in person, and posthumously named Laishe as the marquis.

In addition, Liu Xiu ordered that the Western Expeditionary Army be temporarily stationed in Chang'an, Geng Yi led his troops to retreat to Luoyang, and Gai Yan concurrently served as Zuo Fengyi, leading his troops to garrison Sanfu.

The Han army marching from Liangzhou to Yizhou, just like that, because of the accidental assassination of Laishe, all military operations were terminated.

The Han army on this side stopped attacking Yizhou, while the Han army on the side of Wu Han and Cen Peng did not stop the pace of attacking.

Cen Peng led the generals Zang Gong and Liu Xin to lead the naval army, and went west along the river to take Jiangguan.

Jiangguan is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, the west of Jiangguan is Yizhou Ba County, and the east of Jiangguan is Jingzhou South County.

The geographical location of Jiangguan can be said to be very important, it is the gateway of Ba County, the gateway of Shu, if Jiangguan is lost, the Han army sailors, can drive straight in, along the Yangtze River, attack the hinterland of Bashu.

Cen Peng led the main force of the Han army, preparing for the upcoming battle of Jiangguan wholeheartedly, and what was Wu Han doing?

Wu Han is very relaxed now, and he is repairing ships in the rear with twenty or thirty thousand old and weak Han troops! The Cen Peng water battle was really good, and he captured the three cities of Wuxian, Yiling, and Lingdao in one fell swoop, and also cut off the back road for the expiration of his term, causing the expiration of his term to be trapped in Yiling and die in the chaos.

In the battle led by Cen Peng, no one could find any fault, Wu Han sighed in his heart, and at the same time, he didn't go to compete with Cen Peng for the position of coach, and took the initiative to stay in the rear and repair the ship for Cen Peng.

Wu Han is showing his attitude to Cen Peng with practical actions, you Cen Peng can rest assured and boldly charge in front, as the chief general of the whole army, I will not compete with you, I am willing to retreat to the second line.

When Cen Peng led his troops to attack Jiangguan, Xuan Miao also arrived at Jiangguan, but Xuan Miao did not find a chance to attack Cen Peng, in his mind, Cen Peng was only a secondary target, and his main target was Wu Han.

Although Cen Peng is also an important minister in Luoyang, he is really not as good as Wu Han, Wu Han is a big Sima, and Cen Peng is just a big general, and the official positions of the two are a little different.

Wu Han is currently in Yiling, sometimes in the city, sometimes out of the city to inspect the progress of repairing ships.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Han was also actively learning the structure of ships, the tactics and knowledge of water warfare.

Water warfare is Wu Han's shortcoming, and it is precisely because he does not understand water warfare that even if His Majesty appoints him as the chief general of the whole army, he does not dare to accept the post of chief general, so he can only let Cen Peng do it.

In terms of performance, Wu Han looked completely indifferent, but in fact, he was holding his breath in his heart.

During this time, Wu Han has been making up for his knowledge of water warfare, and plans to take back the position of chief general from Cen Peng after he is proficient in water warfare.

Wu Han had done his best to study water warfare, and when he was quite satisfied with his progress, a battle report suddenly came back from the front, and Cen Peng defeated the Shu army and captured Jiangguan.

The local people, after the Han army captured Jiangguan, sent beef and mutton and wine, and they were very excited.

The people don't care which of you is the emperor, as long as you can make my life good.

Gongsun Shu was in Yizhou, with one state, against Liu Xiu's twelve states, to feed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the weight of taxes can be imagined.

On the other hand, Liu Xiu's Han court implemented a thirty tax of one, and compared with the two, the people were naturally more willing to be Han people, and no one was willing to be a citizen of the Chengjia court.

But let the people rebel against Gongsun Shu by themselves, they didn't dare, and now the Han army is running the Shu army and implementing the Han system, and the people are naturally very welcome.

When the news of Cen Peng's capture of Jiangguan came, Wu Han was stimulated, and he went crazy with the knowledge of the evil water replenishment war, and the news reached Luoyang, giving Liu Xiu and even the entire imperial court a shot in the arm.

In the morning of the next day, Liu Xiu commended Cen Peng's merits and canonized Cen Peng as the pastor of Yizhou, and also the Taishou of each county in Yizhou.

It means that you Cen Peng is in Yizhou, and you will be the Taishou of which county you can take.

If you have the ability to lay down all the counties in Yizhou, you are the Taishou of all the counties in Yizhou, and you are also the pastor of Yizhou.

Looking at Liu Xiu's will, it is simply incredible, and it is not difficult to see how excited Liu Xiu was after Cen Peng defeated Jiangguan.

At the time of the victory at Jiangguan, Lai She had just been assassinated in Wudu County, Liu Xiu was very sad, the government and the opposition were shocked, and the military operation of the Han army in the north of Yizhou had to be forced to be suspended.

At this juncture, Cen Peng opened the door of Xishu and attacked Shu in one fell swoop, which was too exciting, and the Luoyang Imperial Court needed such a morale-boosting victory too much.

Therefore, Liu Xiu's commendation and canonization of Cen Peng should be regarded as unprecedented and unprecedented.

He is not only the governor of the state, but also the governor of all counties.