Chapter 708: Sitting on the Throne
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The current Hanzhong and Yizhou are the last two variables in the world, Liu Yi is not ignorant of Liu Zhang's weakness and incompetence, and he knows what he is doing in Shuzhong at the moment, but the key is that at this time, he is really powerless, and he wants to seek the land of Hanzhong in order to solve this matter faster. After all, he still has plenty of excuses to attack Zhang Lu, but he has scruples about using troops in Yizhou, Liu Bei has at least one reason to send troops to help, and Liu Yi's intentions are the same, his focus is on Hanzhong first and then Shuzhong, only after he can get Hanzhong can he open the door to Shuzhong, and at that time it is a crime to add to it. However, all this can only be carried out after his strength is restored, and the two-year strategy is basic.
This is also a general truth in the hearts of the ministers in Shuzhong, everyone knows that the power of King Yan is the strongest today, but the gap between Han and China is also a reality, and the most important point is that Liu Yi has always been extremely supportive of Liu Zhang's brother, and they still lack the courage to make a fuss here, it seems that King Yan has always despised those who betray the master, so their minds are used elsewhere, I am afraid that even if Liu Yi learns at this time, he will feel that the will of heaven is unpredictable.
Soon after the Western Regions envoys arrived in Beiping, Wei Yan was ordered by Gan Ning to rush to Kyoto, Xingba originally attached great importance to this person, and even more so after getting the letter from his eldest brother, Liu Yi's vision is undoubted, and the people he valued for more than ten years have made great achievements in various fields, which is what Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others are well aware of. Cao Cao also specially looked for Zhuge Liang's traces after taking Jingxiang, that is because Xun Yu told him that Guo Jia had many meetings with young people in Xiangyang City, which shows the importance of it, Guo Fengxiao's move is mostly from Liu Yi's instructions, and the talent he likes will definitely not be wrong, Cao Mengde's reaction can be regarded as very smart, but the sky does not obey people's wishes, Zhuge family has long been missing, and when he learned that the plan to cultivate the darkness was from this person's hands, you can imagine his regret.
The majesty of Beiping City made Wei Yan also sigh very much, of course, the most exciting thing for him was that he could see the King of Yan of the Han Dynasty here, Liu Yi, the first general of Fengyun, that is, the lord he is now serving. And Liu Yi's way of treating him is also quite special, no one knows what King Yan talked about with the young man sent by the second general in the handsome tent of the guard battalion that night, only that Liu Yi appointed him as the deputy commander of the guard battalion after an hour, responsible for the training and reorganization of the whole army. This appointment is to put him in the position of the highest military commander of the guard battalion, at this time the commander of the guard battalion is Guan Hai, but he is more of a guard for the king of Yan, the appointment of this deputy commander plus the actual authority has declared the status of this person in the heart of the king of Yan.
Unlike Liu Bei's appointment of Wei Yan back then, no one in the guard camp would question King Yan's decision, General Xu Gongming's words are still in his ears, Liu Yi's vision of people is never wrong, they will only feel very curious about this young man, and they also want to see what he can make King Yan appreciate, which undoubtedly makes Wei Yan feel grateful and bear huge pressure at the same time, if he can't prove himself, not only will it be difficult to convince the public, but it will also have an impact on King Yan's reputation! He never wanted to be that exception, so he had to work hard to realize his value in the army.
Therefore, the heavens will descend to the Si people, must first suffer their minds, work their muscles and bones, empty their ......bodies, since they are generals, they have to press the burden, after talking with Wei Yan, Liu Yi made this decision, he believes in the records of the history books but believes in his own vision, Wei Wenchang in front of him not only has the potential to become a general, but also has the will to persevere, the pressure will only make him forge ahead, of course, he also needs to mention himself, so that he can grow rapidly.
Let those generals contained in the history books shine more brightly for Liu Yi is a very rewarding thing, since the beginning of the army, it is not the same, it is also fruitful, the two righteous brothers are the biggest example, at this time in the hearts of Liu Yi and everyone in the world, Gan Ning Zhao Yun is definitely an indispensable general of the Youzhou Army, so put aside their identities regardless of their ability to command the army and brilliant military exploits are by no means under Xu Huang Zhanghe, and if it is according to the records of the history books, In addition to Wu Yong and Courage, the two still can't be compared with Cao Mengde's five good generals.
There are more examples of the rest, Tai Shici, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Guan Hai, they have also made great progress compared to another time and space, Liu Yi is convinced that Wei Yan will never be an exception, and even have more room for improvement than the previous ones. Of course, he was also quite curious about the famous anti-bone remarks, but after extremely careful observation, he didn't find anything abnormal, could it be that Kong Ming's eyes still have a perspective function? Or is it Luo Dada's trickery?
August 15 of the first year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, at this time the custom of moon cakes and reunion dinner has become a folk practice, people in the city gather in the courtyard to drink and feast and enjoy the bright moon, the farmers in the countryside and fields will also have a hearty dinner in the open space in front of their homes, in addition to the beautiful moonlight, those strong crops in the farmland will also make them have a kind of joy from the heart! It can be said that at this time, the people of the Han Dynasty are enjoying the joy.
Two hundred and eighty-seven miles south of Yangping Pass is where the city of Hanzhong is located, under the light of the full moon, this vast city is covered with a halo, quiet with peace, although the city is not as good as the imperial atmosphere of Beiping but it is also a stable and rich scene, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion Zhang Lu benefited from the state assassin Liu Yan's order to come here to quell the chaos has been more than ten years, under his careful governance the wealth of Hanzhong is by no means under Xuzhou and Jingxiang, and the unique geographical environment makes this place easy to defend and difficult to attack, When Liu Yan was alive, Zhang Lu was already the de facto master of Hanzhong.
As the highest military and political chief of a place, Zhang Gongqi's reputation among the people and the army can almost be compared with Liu Yi, the king of Yan, in addition to his excellent political ability, the identity of the Heavenly Master of the Wudoumi Sect is his greatest reliance, when a religion is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people somewhere after getting the faith of the people, they can burst out at any time unimaginable power, which is also what distinguishes Zhang Lu from other heroes in the late Han Dynasty, so in Liu Yi's heart, the use of troops in this place is only a strategy.
At this moment, in the Taishou Mansion in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu is sitting alone in the hall, the family banquet has just dispersed, and after the family left, his expression changed, the laughter on his face disappeared, and what he stayed up was a kind of solemnity! Just three days ago, Cui Yan, an envoy of the imperial court, arrived in Hanzhong to meet him and informed him of the intention of King Yan. When he said that King Yan wanted to let himself send his son to the court, Zhang Lu had the urge to draw his sword for a moment, even if you Liu Yi is now in power, you don't put me Zhang Gongqi in your eyes, of course, he didn't have such an impulse, but treated Cui Yan well, and placed him in the post house, bluntly saying that the matter is big, and he still needs time to think about it, etc., because he has not understood Liu Yi's intention for a while!
If it had been a year ago, I'm afraid he would never have been so calm, but the loss of tens of thousands of elites in the Battle of Sizhou made him have to think about the consequences after completely turning against Liu Yi! On that day, he agreed to send troops, although there were factors instigated by Cao Cao's extremely own brother Zhang Wei, but in fact, there was still an ambition in his heart, if he could successfully take Sizhou, he could get the support of Xiliang soldiers and use troops against Yizhou, even if Liu Yi wanted to retaliate ahead, but there was Han Sui in the way, and if it was not good, they still had Xiongguan such as Hangu and Yangping as a barrier, Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, and if he got the land of Yizhou, he could sit and watch the Central Plains fight and benefit from it.
The wishful thinking in his heart played quite loudly, and he also made certain predictions about the endings, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Liu Yi's response was so fast, but under that disadvantage, he was able to stabilize the situation in Sizhou through the sudden trick of the alien cavalry, and in the months of confrontation, the advantages of the coalition army were eaten away little by little, and finally more than 200,000 coalition soldiers were annihilated in Sizhou with a thunderous momentum, which I am afraid no one could have thought of before the war, but Liu Yi really did it, Looking at its use of soldiers, it can really be said that the clouds and rain have been turned upside down!
This battle allowed Zhang Lu to truly understand why Liu Langsheng had the reputation of being invincible in a hundred battles, and from then on he had a sense of awe for him, and got the news that the coalition army was annihilated and his brother was beheaded, Zhang Lu only had remorse in his heart, 70,000 elites, and the loss of 70,000 elites would take at least five years for Hanzhong to digest it, but who would give him five years to recuperate? If Liu Yi doesn't make a move, he will kill it all! But even Zhang Lu himself was a little surprised, it was difficult for him to have hatred for Liu Yi, in addition to regretting his greed, his hatred was used on Cao Cao and Tianji, if it weren't for these two, where would he have today's situation?
The news of Liu Yijun's general Zhang Liao's capture of Hangu made him restless, here, Chang'an seemed to be weak in front of the Youzhou army, and the existence of Ma Chao, the son of General Wei Ma Teng, and the loss of the Xiliang elite in the battle of Sizhou also made Liangzhou no longer able to resist Liu Yi's strength, since the army, Liu Langsheng is invincible, Sizhou can still be reversed by him, Hangu Pass is even easier to lose, the steep Yangping Pass can no longer bring any sense of security to Zhang Lu, In the period before Cui Yan came, he could be said to be restless, for fear that one day he would receive a military information from the front, and Liu Yi personally led a large army to take Hanzhong!
After a little analysis, Zhang Lu knew that the biggest beneficiary of this matter was Liu Yi, and even decided in his heart that this was his doing, but what if it was so? King Yan's strength has reached the point where he is not afraid of rumors, and Liu Yi was still fighting in Sizhou at that time, he has countless reasons to easily shirk this matter, and wanting to profit from this is tantamount to a fool's dream! When Cui Yan said King Yan's intentions, although Zhang Lu was angry in his heart, he also felt a little relaxed, after all, this ending was much better than his own army coming.
Pacing back and forth in front of the hall a few laps, Zhang Lu's eyes fell on the white silk on the case, which was Liu Yi's handwriting and his handwriting!