Chapter 1182: Differences between Monarchs and Ministers
The Han army won a great victory in Wuyang, and then continued to move north without stopping, easily capturing Guangdu.
At this point, the gains lost due to Cen Peng's assassination had been recaptured by Wu and Han, and the Han army had once again arrived in Chengdu.
At this point in the battle, the Chengdu Imperial Court had used all the strategies it could think of, and finally got rid of Cen Peng, and as a result, a more powerful Wu Han came.
In fact, up to now, Chengdu is not without the strength of a war.
At present, there are nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses hoarded in Chengdu, and the Han army led by Wu Han is less than 50,000.
In terms of troops, the Shu army occupies an absolute advantage and initiative, but in terms of morale, the Shu army is far from the Han army.
Guangdu, the camp of the Han army.
For the upcoming battle of Chengdu, all the generals of the Han army were very nervous, and Wu Han, Liu Shang and other Han generals gathered together to discuss the next tactical arrangements.
Wu Han's injuries were not healed, he was still wearing a robe on the outside, shirtless inside, and he could see a thick bandage wrapped around his waist.
Wu Han stood in front of the sand table, his head bowed, and he was silent.
The topography of Chengdu is not much precipitous, but there are many rivers and rivers around, such as the Tuojiang River and the Maoshui River gather here in Chengdu, forming a natural river barrier for Chengdu.
With the current strength of the Han army, it is too difficult to forcibly capture Chengdu.
The only way for Wu Han to think of was to lure the enemy out of Chengdu first.
But in order to succeed in luring out the enemy army, he had to take a risk.
Liu Shang looked at Wu Han and said: "Da Sima, in the opinion of the last general, our army needs to attack Chengdu in two ways, all the way to fight a water battle with the enemy, and all the way to a land battle with the enemy, so that there is a possibility of victory!" β
The generals of the Han army present nodded one after another, indicating that Liu Shang had a point.
A Han general frowned and said, "However, there are not many sailors in our army!" β
Gongsun Shu's navy is still very powerful, it is said that the Chengdu navy has more than ten layers of big warships, if the news is true, as far as their own warships, I am afraid that they will be hit by others and will be gone.
Another Han army general said worriedly: "If the Shu army retreats in Chengdu and closes the city, our navy will be useless!" β
While they were talking, one of the soldiers intervened outside the tent and said, "Reportβ" "Come in!" β
Wu Han raised his head and said.
The soldier walked into the camp tent, handed out a delicate bag forward, and said, "Da Sima, letter from Luoyang!" β
Wu Han was stunned, took the bag, looked at it over and over, and in the corner of the bag, he found that it was embroidered with three small characters of 'Yunxi Pavilion'.
Oh?
It turned out to be someone from Yunxi Pavilion! Wu Han asked, "Who sent this bag?" β
"Returning to Da Sima, the person who delivered the letter is outside the camp!"
"Bring it in, I'm going to ask you personally!"
"Whoa!"
The soldier agreed, walked out quickly, and after a quarter of an hour the soldier led the three robed men to the door of the tent.
Wu Han looked outside, then beckoned, motioning for the soldiers to bring all three of them in.
The three men, almost from head to toe in their robes, pulled off the hoods of their robes in unison, revealing their true appearances.
Of the two men, Wu Han didn't know any of them, but when he saw the woman among the three, Wu Han couldn't help but be taken aback, and then hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "It turned out that the flower beauty was coming, and Weichen was disappointed, and I asked the flower beauty to forgive me!" β
This woman is none other than Hua Feiyan.
Hua Feiyan returned the salute to Wu Hanfu and said softly: "Wu Gong is polite!" β
Wu Han was full of doubts, how did this flower beauty not stay in the palace, why did she run to Shu and come to the front of the two armies?
Before Wu Han could ask, Hua Feiyan took out a yellow handkerchief from his cuff, handed it to Wu Han, and said, "Duke Wu, this is the edict of the Son of Heaven!" β
Wu Han and the generals in the camp had the same face, and looked at the yellow handkerchief with a brush, Wu Han put the robe on his body, sorted it out, wiped his hands again, and then took the edict and took it out to look at it carefully.
This edict is a personal letter written by Liu Xiu to Wu Han.
The main content is to warn Wu Han that although he has now won successive battles and has come to Chengdu, he must not underestimate the enemy army, and the defenders of Chengdu are still close to 200,000 people, and compared with them, their own strength is too inferior.
At the back of the letter, Liu Xiu also specially warned Wu Han that he must not lead the army to go deeper, otherwise, there would be a danger of annihilation of the whole army.
Wu Han read Liu Xiu's letter and handed it to Liu Shang.
The latter hurriedly took it, looked at it carefully from beginning to end, and then handed it over to the rest of the generals to circulate.
Hua Feiyan said: "Your Majesty is very concerned about the battle in Shudi, especially the upcoming battle of Chengdu.
Whether my Han family can subdue Yizhou and pacify the rebels in Shu depends on this battle! β
Wu Han Zhengse said: "Please also ask the flower beauty to tell Your Majesty, please rest assured, Han will do his best to win the battle of Chengdu!" β
Hua Feiyan nodded with a smile and said: "Your Majesty confessed, Duke Wu only needs to lead his troops to be stationed in Guangdu, and Gongsun Shu will definitely lead the army to attack. β
Liu Shang and the others were overjoyed, and they all arched their hands and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! β
Wu Han frowned secretly, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Weichen knows!" The flower beauty came from afar, the boat is tired, please go and rest first! β
Hua Feiyan looked at Wu Han with an indifferent expression, and said lightly: "Thank you Duke Wu for your understanding, I'm not tired." β
Wu Han shrugged his shoulders, although there was an outsider like Hua Feiyan present, Wu Han felt quite awkward, but he couldn't force Hua Feiyan out.
He walked back to the sand table, and all the generals gathered one after another, standing around the sand table, and people's eyes fell on Wu Han in unison.
Now that the Son of Heaven has asked Hua Meiren to pass the decree, he does not have to send troops north to capture Chengdu, as long as he is here in Guangdu, he can wait for work.
In this case, there is nothing to discuss now, so I will rest here in Guangdu and wait for the enemy to come over.
Wu Han lowered his head, his eyes swept around on the sand table, and after a while, he said faintly: "Zang Gongbu defeated Yancen and Wang Yuan in Guanghan County, and the army is about to arrive in Chengdu from Guanghan County. β
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.
If this is the case, then Zang Gongbu will have to face the 200,000 Shu army in Chengdu alone! Wu Han glanced at everyone and said: "Therefore, our army must not stay in Guangdu now, and we must go north to Chengdu to lead the soldiers and horses of the capital!" β
Before the generals of the Han army could speak, Hua Feiyan said lightly: "Duke Wu, Your Majesty's edict, your troops need to stay in Guangdu and stay still, so this is the safest way to fight!" β
Wu Han Zhengse said: "Flower beauty, on the battlefield, the situation is thousands and ever-changing, and there is no most secure tactic at all.
"Your Majesty is now far away in Luoyang, and you can't grasp the battle situation in Chengdu in time, so the safe tactics that Your Majesty thinks are not necessarily safe for our army!"
His words made Hua Feiyan's brows tighten, and General Liu Shangzhu was also secretly grinning.
Liu Shang cautiously rubbed against Wu Han, secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes, and signaled him to be cautious.
Hua Feiyan and Wu Han looked at each other for a while, and asked, "Wu Gong wants to resist and disobey?" β
Wu Han said categorically: "Outside, the king's order is not affected!" β
After speaking, Wu Han no longer paid attention to Hua Feiyan and said: "I led 20,000 soldiers and horses to cross the Tuojiang River, go to the east bank, and camp twenty miles south of Chengdu.
Liu Shang! β
"The last general!"
"You led 20,000 troops and stationed on the west bank of the Tuojiang River.
Between you and me, lay a pontoon bridge with the river, so that no matter which side changes, the other side can make reinforcements at the first time! β
Wu Han said.
"This ......" Liu Shang shrunk his neck, and looked dazzled meaningfully.
His Majesty has issued an edict, and Hua Meiren also came to the front of the two armies in person, so that his own Yu Guangdu did not move, but why do you still want to enter Chengdu?
Isn't this Chengxin and His Majesty doing it?
Seeing that Liu Shang didn't dare to answer for a long time, and glanced at Hua Feiyan with his residual light, Wu Han's heart was on fire, and he asked slowly: "General Liu has been in the army for too long, and he hasn't seen a woman for a long time. β
As soon as Wu Han's words came out, Liu Shang's head buzzed, his legs weakened, and he almost knelt on the ground.
When he looked at Wu Han, his facial features were twisted, and he almost cried on the spot.
Da Sima, can you talk nonsense?
You want my life! He shook his head again and again, and said urgently: "The end of the end of the general......" "My military order, have you heard?" β
"Hear it!"
Liu Shang stammered: "The end of the end will obey the order!" β
Wu Han glared at him again, his gaze fell on another Han general, and said, "General Li, you are responsible for laying the pontoon bridge on the Tuojiang River!" β
"The last general obeys!"
With Liu Shang's unlucky guy in front, the general surnamed Li promised to call it a simple.
Hua Feiyan's eyes showed anger, stared at Wu Han, and said in a deep voice: "I will arrange Wu Gong's troops and report it truthfully to Your Majesty!" β
Wu Han said loudly: "Since Your Majesty has set the capital of Luoyang, those who have made slanderous rumors to Your Majesty and want to move to my Wu Han are like carp crossing the river. β
To impeach me to Your Majesty, you spend more than one non-smoke, and you spend a lot less, will you be afraid of me Wu Han?
A layer of sweat appeared in Liu Shang's head, and he pulled Wu Han's shirt vigorously on the side, so let's say a few words! Hua Feiyan is not an ordinary harem concubine, she is in charge of Yunxi Pavilion, and she is one of His Majesty's most important staff.
Besides, even if Hua Feiyan is an ordinary concubine, how you, as a courtier, and the concubine are-for-tat, it is also very disrespectful! Hua Feiyan was so angry with Wu Han that his face turned red, and he didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out of the camp.
Wu Han looked at her departing back, and said to Liu Shang, who was still holding his shirt on the side: "Ah Shang, go and arrange the residence of the flower beauty, don't be lazy." β
"Yes, yes, yes! It's not ......" Liu Shang first nodded again and again, and then said with a constipated expression: "Duke Wu, Hua Feiyan came by edict, you just ...... Also...... It's too ......" "It's too ruthless, isn't it?" β
Wu Han snorted coldly and said: "Leading the troops to fight is our man's business, she is a woman's family, and what is she blindly involved in?" β
His Majesty said that he should stay in Guangdu, which is indeed justified by His Majesty, but he believes that with the current situation, he should take the risk of marching into Chengdu.
On the issue of military affairs, Wu Han is very serious and rigorous, not to mention that Liu Xiu is not in Shu now, even if he is in Shu, in front of Wu Han, when it comes to military affairs, Wu Han will also fight on the basis of reason.
As the commander of the whole army, any order may determine the success or failure of the war and the life and death of the soldiers.
He had to make decisions that were best for the situation and for his own soldiers.
Seeing that when Wu Han spoke, he looked like he should have taken it for granted and didn't care, Liu Shang sighed, didn't dare to persuade anything more, and said, "The last general is going to entertain the flower beauty!" β
"Hmmm! Go ahead! β
Wu Han nodded to Liu Shang, then looked at the rest of the generals, and asked in a shocking voice: "Have you heard my order clearly?" β
"Whoa!"
"Chengdu is close at hand, the battle of Pingshu, success or failure in one fell swoop! I also hope that all of you brothers can work together with my Wu and Han to unite as one, to break through Chengdu, to level the Shu thieves, to make immortal feats, to go down in the history of the Han family, and to create the great cause of the Han Dynasty! β