Ma and Cao fought in Guanzhong for several months, and the soldiers were in chaos, although it was not like the history of tens of thousands of people who went south to Hanzhong, but there were also more than 10,000 households of Guanzhong people who ran from Guanzhong to Hanzhong along the Qinling Mountains to take refuge.

Tens of thousands of people went south, and Lu Xun, who was the Taishou of Hanzhong, led the soldiers to meet at the crossing, and let the officials be resettled.

Since Liu Bei's war against Shu, each general has been appointed. For example, Lu Xun was appointed as the Taishou of Hanzhong, Zhang Fei was the Taishou of Brazil, and Gan Ning was the Taishou of Qian.

At noon, the sun was in full swing and the heat was unbearable.

The people of Guanzhong who fled south hid in the shade of trees on both sides of the road to rest, or wept for the uproot, or sighed sadly for the next life, or looked for relatives and friends who were lost on the road.

Lu Xun was dressed in regular clothes, leading dozens of people around him and walked through the forest.

"Fujun, according to the scouts and the people, Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops from Guanzhong, surrendered Ma Chao and Han Fu, and left Xiahou Yuantun to guard Chang'an." Zong pre-reported.

Zong pre, the word Deyan, Nanyang An people. Zhang Fei and Lu Xun led the army into Shu, and Zong Pre followed the army as the main book, and when fighting for Hanzhong, Zong Pre made meritorious achievements and was valued by Lu Xun, so he stayed in Hanzhong and assisted Lu Xun.

Lu Xun stopped on the hills, frowned and asked, "Ma Chao, Yan Xing and other generals in Guanzhong, why should Cao Cao treat them?" ”

Zong Yu pondered for a while and replied: "Ma Chao followed Cao Cao to the east, and his subordinates stayed in Huaili, and they were temporarily under the command of his younger brother Ma Dai. Han Sui's old ministry Yan Xing temporarily appointed Jincheng Taishou, and Cheng Gongying returned with Cao Cao. As for the assassin Shi Weikang, Cao Cao allowed to stay on Longyou, but entrusted Yang Fu to serve as the Taishou of Wudu. ”

"Cao Cao is so arranged, or there is a peep into Hanzhong and the meaning of going south to Shu!"

Lu Xun, looking at the refugees in Guanzhong who were escaping the summer in the forest, sighed and said: "The next time Cao Cao goes west to Guanzhong, he will take Hanzhonger!" ”

Zong Pre's face changed slightly, and he said, "How can the prince of the palace conclude with this? ”

Lu Xun put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and analyzed: "Since Han Fu and Ma Chao surrendered, Longyou will be determined, and the rebels are only Xiping Guo Xian, Longxi Song Jian, Anding Yang Qiu, Wuwei Zhang Meng and other Kou. However, most of the above troublemakers are people who live in a peaceful land. ”

"Cao Cao surrendered Guanzhong, the army has been formed, and he threatens Guanyou. If you don't march to Longyou, you will have to return east because the capital overseers broke Hefei and shocked Jianghuai. ”

Even so, Cao Cao also had a backhand, and commissioned Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He to stay in Chang'an, in order to look at Longyou. From time to time, Yan Xing, Yang Fu, Ma Dai and others helped, Xiahou Yuan leveled the right side, what is the difficulty! ”

Zong Yu frowned and said, "Now our army is besieging Jiangzhou and is fighting with the Shu army. If according to what the prince said, wouldn't Cao Cao be a two-tiger race for food. When the two tigers were tired, they led the army south to Hanzhong and entered Bashu. ”

As he spoke, Zong Yu gasped and said, "In that case, Cao Cao may have sent an envoy to contact Liu Zhang and ask for an alliance. ”

Lu Xun spat out and said, "Not perhaps, but inevitable." ”

Zong Yu's brows became more and more depressed, and he said: "Isn't it that my Hanzhong will be attacked in the near future, with the current 15,000 soldiers in my Hanzhong, when Cao Cao invades Hanzhong in the south, how will he be the army of the Central Plains." ”

"If the prince of the government is not to go to Wuhan, let the lord send people to support Hanzhong." Zong pre-suggested.

Lu Xun shook his head and said: "Cao Cao is going east, Jianghuai will inevitably be tight, and soldiers and horses will inevitably be in short supply. And to encircle Bashu, it is necessary to have heavy troops. Therefore, Wu Chu has no soldiers, only relying on Han Zhonger! ”

"What then?" Zong Yu was at a loss and asked.

Lu Xun's expression was heavy, and he said: "The only way to do this is to recruit troops, build a city and accumulate food, just in case." ”

"Please command!" Zong Pre said.

Lu Xun sorted out his thoughts and said: "The people of Guanzhong have been war-torn and have nothing to eat in Hanzhong today, so you have recruited 5,000 soldiers among the refugees and people in Guanzhong, and led 5,000 new soldiers to become solid in Dongtun to increase the garrison in Hanzhong." ”

After a pause, Lu Xun drew his long sword, outlined the map of Hanzhong on the ground with the tip of the sword, and said: "Hanzhong is located between two mountains, and the Han River flows through, so it is divided into north and south. The enemy who defends the west of Hanzhong only relies on Yangping Pass; If Yangping Pass is broken, it is often difficult for Hanzhong to hold on. ”

"However, the enemy came from the north, only to guard the Qindao Pass, and Yangping Pass could not be controlled. Xun pondered the arrangement of Hanzhong and thought that Yangping Pass alone was not enough to suppress the enemy. If Yangping Pass is lost, Hanzhong only has two cities, Weiyang and Chenggu, which can delay the enemy's troops. ”

"Therefore, when Cao Cao went south, Jiangzhou came into my hands. Our army retreated to the two cities of northern Han, making it difficult for the enemy to take Hanzhong completely, and when the Qin road was steep and it was difficult to supply grain and grass, it could make the enemy starve and trap in the plain. The reinforcements went to Hannan, and there were two cities in Hanbei to hold on, and Hanzhong could be lost and recovered. ”

In short, Lu Xun was deeply worried about Cao Cao's army moving south, and he had prepared a two-tier defense system for Hanzhong.

The first layer of fortifications, based on Yangping Pass and Qinling Pass, resisted Cao Cao's troops, and the steep and difficult Shu Road was difficult to travel, and the grain was difficult to supply the army, forcing Cao Cao back.

If the periphery could not be defended, it would be transferred to the second layer of defense, and Lu Xun led the army to retreat to the two cities of Chuyang and Chenggu north of Hanshui, and further took advantage of the steepness of the Shu Road, so that Cao Cao was trapped by grain and grass, in order to wait for Liu Bei's army to come to help.

"Under the Ming Mansion, the monarch has the enemy's strategy!" Zong Yu arched his hand and said: "Ranfu Jun needs to report this enemy's strategy to Wuhan, so as not to Cao Cao to go south and my Hanzhong is isolated!" ”

"It's inevitable!" Lu Xun bowed slightly, and said: "The matter of Chenggu will be handed over to Deyan." ”

"No!"

Although Lu Xun is nearly thirty years old today, he is not as experienced as in history, but he has a few levels at his peak. If you practice for a few more years, you will definitely become a general who sits on one side.

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For example, the discussion of Lu Xun and Zong Pre is similar, Cao Cao led his army to leave Guanzhong, which does not mean that he gave up the plan of attacking the northwest, but handed over the task of attacking Longyou to Xiahou Yuan.

And before leaving, Cao Cao sent an envoy to take Yinping Avenue (Baishui Road) into Shu according to Jia Xu's previous strategy, and wrote to Liu Zhang.

Yinping Avenue is different from the Yinping Trail that Deng Ai walked. The avenue is named after the Wudu to take the white water into Shu, and the Yinping Trail is to walk 700 miles into Shu.

Chengdu, the state capital.

In the hall, Liu Zhang, who was anxious about the war, couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed as he browsed the letters sent by Cao Cao.

Putting the letter on the case, Liu Zhang said: "Cao Gong sent a letter, saying that Liu Bei raised troops to offend me for no reason, and now let me Yizhou not worry, and he will lead troops to the south to help in the near future to relieve my Yizhou's predicament." I don't know what you think? ”

Huang Quan sighed and said, "Envoy, Liu Bei is a tiger wolf, and Cao Cao is also a tiger wolf. Cao Cao relieved my Yizhou soldiers from the trap, intending to peek into the land of Bashu. I hope that you will be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Liu Zhang stroked his beard and said sadly: "Liu Bei and Cao Cao are both heroes in the world, how can you not know it." However, Jiangzhou was in an urgent situation, and Liu Bei sent troops to attack Jiangzhou. If you don't solve the predicament of Jiangzhou, when Jiangzhou City is broken, my Bashu is the door is wide open, what will be good? ”

Liu Ba pondered for a while and said: "Envoy, Cao Gong is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and he has leveled the thieves in the pass, and the soldiers are mighty. Today's alliance with Cao Gong will definitely make Liu Bei jealous. When Cao Gong's soldiers were in the Huai River and Jiangxia, Liu Bei was worried about Wu Chu's affairs, and he drew troops back to help, and my Bashu soldiers surrounded or could be solved. ”

"Exactly!"

Zheng Dujin said: "Envoy, now I am difficult to retreat from Bashu, Zhang Erjiang, Du steals that he thinks that he can retreat Liu Bei, and there is only Cao Gong in the world." However, it is also necessary to take Zhang Fei's incident as a lesson, close the Baishui Pass, and do not allow Cao Gong's soldiers and horses to enter Shu. Offering the map of Hanzhong and persuading Cao Gong to take Hanzhong can solve the difficulties of Jiangzhou's soldiers. ”

Seeing that everyone in the hall had persuaded Liu Zhang to restore the alliance with Cao Cao, Zhang Song sighed secretly. As a strong recommendation for Liu Bei to enter Shu, he has now been suspected by Liu Zhang, and it is difficult for Liu Bei to speak.

All he can do now is to report to Liu Bei, and be more careful, so as not to be almost discovered by his brother like last time.

"Ziqiao, what do you think?" Liu Zhang's eyes glanced at Zhang Song and asked.

Zhang Song lowered his head and arched his hand and said: "Qi Qi envoy, Song thinks that there is no disadvantage to the alliance with Cao Gongmeng, if you can retreat Liu Bei, it will be a blessing for me to benefit Yizhou." ”

"Good!"

Liu Zhang pondered for a while and said: "Although Cao Gong peeked at my Bashu, he is the only one who can retreat Liu Bei today." Now I will send someone to envoy Cao Gong to say that I Bashu surrenders. However, Cao Gong is also the hero of the world, and he must not let his soldiers enter Bashu. Please send troops to Jiangxia and Jianghuai to relieve our Yizhou predicament. ”

"No!"

After a pause, Liu Zhang asked, "How are the soldiers and horses preparing today?" ”

"Enlighten the envoy, 10,000 soldiers and horses are ready, I don't know who the envoy wants to entrust to go on the expedition?" Huang Quan asked.

Liu Zhang pondered for a while and said, "Entrust Li Yan to serve as the protector and supervise the army." Fei Guan joined the army and reinforced Jiangzhou. told the two of them that Cao Gong was about to march south, and the danger of my Yizhou soldiers was gradually resolved, so that the two of them could fight. After the war, there will be a big reward. ”

"No!"

Li Yan entered Sichuan when Cao Cao went south, and his roots were not deep, and he was trusted by Liu Zhang. Fei Guan entered Shu with his brother Fei Boren in his early years, and had a kinship with Liu Zhang, and was deeply respected by him. Now Liu Zhang's confidant and second general went out to fight, which was also to avoid surrender and defection.

Zheng Du stepped out of the seat and said: "Qi Yu envoy, Wu Yi and Deng Xian went to battle, Wu Yi was defeated and surrendered, and Deng Xian led the remnants of the army into the city. Today, I implore the envoy to execute Wu Yi's family members to set an example, so as not to demote the generals. ”

Liu Zhang's face was angry, and he said: "Although Wu Yi has surrendered, his family is the relatives of the lonely brother, and if he is executed from your words today, the lonely general will be caught in injustice." ”

"Envoy, if you don't punish the rebel generals today, dare to ask the envoy why he let the generals fight to the death!" Zheng Du was not afraid and said.

"Presumptuous!"

Liu Zhang stood up straight and said in a cold voice: "Lone Wen rewards the generals, and he can let him serve Lone and resist the enemy." But I haven't heard of vendetta and killing relatives, so that the generals can be lonely and strong. ”

"This policy will not be successful, if you say it again, you should be left to the official position, and you will never be hired." Liu Zhang threatened.

"Envoy~"

Seeing that Zheng Du still dared to speak, Liu Zhang threw his sleeves angrily and ordered: "Come on, drag Zheng Du down and remove him from his official position." ”

"No!"

Seeing Liu Zhang's attitude, Huang Quan deeply sighed that Liu Zhang was too benevolent, and he was not the master of the troubled times in the world.

"Heyang Guozhi Wei Xianzhuzhi": "In the seventeenth year of Jian'an, the first lord descended to Ma Chao and Han Fu, and Guanzhong was attached. However, the governor Huo Jun broke Hefei, beheaded Zhang Liao, Jianghuai was shaken, and the first lord supervised Guanzhong with Xiahou Yuan, and led the division to return to the east. ”

"Emperor Shi sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to cut down Shu urgently. Jia Xu admonished the ancestors, saying: 'Bashu, the upper reaches of Chu, if you get Bashu, Wu Chu can be expected; If Bashu is lost, the southerners cannot be controlled. The first lord accepted the words and sent an envoy to restore Liu Zhang. Zhang Yuezhi, please relieve the Yizhou soldiers. First of all, too. ”

"Han Ji Huo Da Sima Family": "In the tenth year of Yanxi, the Zhongshu supervisor Yi Shang Shu said: 'Since the end of the Middle Han Dynasty, Ji and Liao have repeatedly divided their territories, loyalty and treachery are difficult to distinguish, and the scholars are uneasy. 'Gao Zongzhun Zhi, but ordered Lang Sima Zhao and others to revise the "Heyang National Chronicles", which was completed in five years. …… Gaozong Guanzhao's National Chronicles, seeing that the pseudo-Wei lord's words were treacherous and displeased, he said that the Zhongshu supervisor Yi said: "Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by. So he ordered the priest to be imprisoned for the crime. ”

"Sima Zhao was detained, and his son Langzhong Sima Yan said in the "Chen Qing Table": 'Fu Wei Shengchao established the world with loyalty and filial piety, and the ancestors of the former ministers were thieves, and they were stupid, but those who were foolish and loyal were not loyal? Today's minister's father is straight, which is also called foolishness, but the foolish believer is not said to believe? 'The emperor was furious, and he wanted to sin, and the secretary of the book said that it was impossible, and said, "The foolish and loyal, Yi, the foolish, the Zhao, the foolish, the filial piety, the Yan, although Sima Yimen is a thief, but the loyal and filial piety are foolish and not guilty." 'Please re-note the national will with Chen Shou, and Gaozong will accept it. ”

(End of chapter)