Zhuge Liang got the war report in Jiangzhou, how could Wuhan, which is located downstream, not receive the battle report from Hanzhong?

Although the waterway between Jiangzhou and Wuhan is thousands of miles long, when the river rises, the journey of thousands of miles comes day and night.

Wuhan, Da Sima Mansion.

Liu Bei reviewed the recital, his expression was sad, and many county guards from all over the country wrote to persuade Liu Bei to cherish the people's power and not to be reckless.

Liu Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, was the most sincere, and he discussed the changes in the number of household registrations of the common people under his rule since he became the Taishou of Changsha.

Since he entered Changsha, he has pacified the scattered people and increased his household registration; After the rule was stabilized, he cracked down on Haoqiang and let the hidden family naturalize. However, in recent years, the people have been fighting for many years, the people have been forced to do more labor, the farmland has been abandoned, and the household registration of the people under his rule has been decreasing day by day, and it has not regained its former prosperity.

Liu Xian believes that the people have become hidden households not because they are stupid and deceived by Haoqiang, perhaps it is the choice of the people to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If the people are too miserable under the government, they will become recluses. If the cost of becoming a recluse is higher than the cost of naturalization, they will choose to naturalize.

Liu Xian hoped that Liu Bei would pay attention to the people's feelings, instead of blindly going to war, which would affect the foundation of Liu Bei's rule.

Looking at Liu Xian's recital, Liu Bei sighed. He was not a blind man, ignoring the suffering of the people and forcibly sending troops to fight. However, he was only forced by the current situation to fight.

Bashu is located in the upper reaches of Wu Chu, Cao Cao got Bashu, and lived under the river, Wu Chu was bound to be difficult to protect. If he wins Bashu, the momentum of the north and the south will be successful, and he will be able to confront Cao Cao in the north and south, advancing and retreating freely. Therefore, no matter how difficult the battle of Bashu is, he must fight it, which is related to his future foundation.

The people of Wu Chu are suffering, and they can only be said to endure and endure after 18 years of Jian'an, and the war may be over.

Liu Bei held a pen to approve Liu Xian's recital, and Yu Shuzhong highly praised Liu Xian's loyalty, mentioning the Yizhou war, saying that the war may end this year, and he will be able to recuperate next year.

When Liu Bei annotated the documents, Wang Cang held the battle report and walked into the hall, his face was full of red light, and he shouted: "Lord, Hanzhong is a great victory!" ”

Liu Bei, who was tortured by the paperwork, raised his head and said happily: "But Zhong Miao has relieved the siege of Weiyang?" ”

"And that's not all!"

Wang Cang handed over the battle report and said with a smile: "Huo Du entered Ba incognito, attacked Hannan by surprise, Xiahou Yuan met the battle, and Huo Du's plan was beheaded by General Huang Hansheng. Cao's army was defeated, and Hanbei was defeated, and Huo Du had relieved the siege of Weiyang! ”

"Color!"

Liu Bei put aside his pen on the case, stood up, and laughed: "The siege of Chuyang, Lone thought it was difficult to solve, but it was easily broken by Zhong Miao. Xiahou Yuan died in battle, and this will break Cao Cao's arm. ”

Saying that, Liu Bei gloated and said, "Xiahou Yuan, the ancestor of the old thief." If this man is killed, the old thief will be furious. Lone seems to see the old thief's head wind relapse, and the appearance of his heart is also painful! ”

Regarding Xiahou Yuan's death, Liu Bei was very happy. Xiahou Yuan is like a brother to Cao Cao. Although it is not as good as Xiahou and Cao Cao's love, it is not much worse. Today, Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan, as if he had slashed Cao Cao in the heart a few times.

"Haha!"

Wang Cang said with a smile: "Rushing to Hannan and commanding the whole army, this Huo Du's work; Kill Xiahou and break the enemy bravely, the courage of this old general, the lord should be rewarded. ”

Liu Bei paced in the hall and said with emotion: "Although Hansheng is old, his courage is not diminished back then, and now he will kill Xiahou and destroy the enemy, so he must be rewarded!" ”

After a little silence, Liu Bei said: "Pass on the order of the orphan, and Qian Han will be promoted to the general of the expedition to the south." The merits of Zhong Miao and the generals will be rewarded together after the Hanzhong War. ”

"No!"

Wang Cang took out two more letters and said, "Lord, Huo Du and the military advisor each have their own letters, and they should be read by the lord." ”

Liu Bei opened Huo Jun's letter and took out the scarf, but saw the content on it.

In the letter, Huo Jun said that Xiahou Yuan was killed in battle, and he occupied Hannan in danger, as long as the soldiers and food were sufficient, even if Cao Cao was in person, he would be helpless.

In the second half of the letter, Huo Jun vaguely mentioned that Liu Bei held Wu Chu on his left, and although he repeatedly retreated from Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, he did not make any special achievements. Today, Cao Cao will go south in a few days, and Hanzhong is urgent; The war in Yizhou went well, but Liu Zhang was not convinced, hoping that Liu Bei could lead the army to aid Bashu and solve the urgent needs of Hanzhong.

Looking at Huo Jun's seemingly contradictory words before and after, Liu Bei couldn't cry or laugh, he swore in front that Hanzhong was fine, but in the back he strangely said that Hanzhong was in danger and needed Liu Bei's support.

The deep meaning of Huo Jun's letter, how could Liu Bei not understand?

Liu Bei took over Jingzhou from Liu Qi, no matter what, he couldn't get out of Liu Qi's shadow. Some scholars gossip, and often start with this aspect, criticizing him for his improper career, which is far inferior to Cao Cao in the north.

If he takes Bashu, retreats to Cao Cao in the north, and surrenders to Liu Zhang in the west, the group of scholars will have nothing to talk about. It can also make him convince Wu Chu and convince the southerners.

Liu Bei felt more and more in his heart that Huo Jun knew how to advance and retreat, and was sensible.

"Lord, what did Huo Du say in the letter?" Wang Cang asked.

Liu Bei put away the letter with a smile and said vaguely: "Cao Cao may go south to Hanzhong in the near future, and Zhong Miao will send a letter asking for help!" ”

There are some things that can be tacitly understood between the monarch and the minister, and if everything is known to the inner servants, it will be unseemly.

Then, Liu Bei opened Zhuge Liang's letter again.

Zhuge Liang did not like Huo Jun to let Liu Bei enter Shu because of the crisis in Hanzhong, but hoped that Liu Bei would enter Shu on the grounds of coordinating the war in Yizhou.

In the letter, Zhuge Liang talked about the trade-off between Hanzhong and the war against Shu, and believed that the priority of the war in Hanzhong was higher than the war against Shu. It is suggested that Guan Yu should lead the sergeants to the new capital, and he will eat Shu outside Chengdu. Zhao Yunke led his army into Shu to support the battlefield in Hanzhong.

He had asked Zhang Lu to mobilize the people of Bazhong Hanyi to transport grain for the Hanzhong soldiers, and Wu Chu's grain and grass were transported to Jiangzhou.

However, Zhuge Liang said that the Shu army and the Hanzhong army were not under each other's control, and now there was no governor in Yizhou to deploy the two armies, and he hoped that Liu Bei could enter Yizhou and lead the battle of Bashu.

"My lord, what is said in the military advisor's letter?" Wang Cang couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked again.

Liu Bei handed Zhuge Liang's letter to Wang Cang and said: "The military adviser said that in the battle of Bashu, it was difficult for the various departments to coordinate, so he asked to enter Shu to take charge of the army. ”

Wang Cang browsed the letters, frowned and said: "Today, Cao Ren threatens Dangyang, and the lord enters Shu, and I am afraid that Wuhan will be uneasy!" ”

Cao Ren was instructed by Cao Cao to lead his army south to invade Gong'an. Liu Bei personally went to the battlefield, led Wen Ping and 10,000 soldiers to fight, attacked the east and west, and burned Cao Ren's boat. Cao Ren had no boat, feared the Han sailors, retreated to Xiangyang, and peeked at Dangyang.

Liu Bei took his hand behind and said: "Cao Ren's attack on the soldiers, the disease of scabies, it is difficult to become a big trouble. ”

After reading the letters of Huo and Ge, Liu Bei's heart longed to enter Shu. He knew that if he entered Shu, he would not only gain political prestige, but also better coordinate the second army.

Bashu, as his Liu Bei's founding battle, how could he be missing.

"Lord, why don't you besiege Wei and save Zhao, Cao Cao will attack Hanzhong, and the lord will send troops to attack Xiangyang." Wang Cang didn't understand Liu Bei's mind and persuaded.

Liu Bei shook his head and vetoed, and said: "Cao Renbing has 30,000 people, sticking to Xiangfan, with Wu Chu's troops now, how can he break it?" ”

In short, Liu Bei had no troops in his hands, Jiangbei and Jiangnan barely scraped together 30,000 people to garrison, and they were powerless to raise troops to attack Xiangfan; On the Jianghuai side, more than 30,000 soldiers were distributed within a few hundred miles, and the defense was more than enough, but the attack was insufficient. Jianghan and Jianghuai went to 60,000 people.

If you ask where Liu Bei's soldiers went, they naturally entered Shu.

Guan, Zhang, and Zhao will attack Shu, and the soldiers will be divided into three routes and 40,000 soldiers. Huo Jun, Gan Ning, Lu Xun and other Hanzhong generals had 40,000 soldiers. With the soldiers and horses stationed in Bashu, there are at least 90,000 soldiers in Yizhou.

150,000 soldiers is already the limit of Liu Bei's support, otherwise Liu Bei would not have let Huo Jun lead the Bai Yu forbidden army into Shu to relieve the siege.

Bashu is a battle for Liu Bei to establish a country, sending such a large number of soldiers, and his henchmen and civil and military personnel enter Shu in batches, the core is to be foolproof.

Whoever moves Bashu, Liu Bei will fight with whom!

"This~"

Hearing Liu Bei's firm determination, Wang Cang asked: "If the lord enters Shu, who can stay in Wuhan, and who will be in charge of the sergeants?" ”

Saying that, Wang Cang pondered and said: "The lord enters Shu, or maybe the general will be transferred back to Chu to sit in the town." ”

"Huh!"

Liu Bei thought a little at first, then smiled and said: "Yun Chang has made outstanding achievements since he entered Shu, and now the army has arrived in Chengdu, and it will be a great success. And Wuyun Chang sits in Shu to deter Liu Zhang, and I am afraid that the war in Shu will be difficult to settle! ”

Guan Yu, as the commander of Shu, gnawed Jiangzhou for so long, and broke through the pass along the way, and now he has arrived in Chengdu, and will soon be in Keyizhou, which makes Guan Yu return to Wuhan, and he can't accept it with his temperament.

After a pause, Liu Bei read Zhuge Liang's letter, which talked about the arrangements of Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, but did not say where Zhang Fei went.

After a little silence, Liu Bei said: "Alone in Shu, north aid Hanzhong." Wuhan can be controlled by General Yide, and there are two generals, Zhongye and Zijing, which are enough to secure the border. At that time, Zhong Xuan will live in Wuhan, and he should persuade Yide more to avoid drinking and making mistakes! ”

"No!"

Hearing that it was Zhang Fei, Wang Cang couldn't help but be happy, and said: "Please rest assured, the lord is studying in the Cang Mansion, and General Yide will listen to Cang's advice." ”

Among the scholars, Zhang Fei licked Wang Cang the most. Wang Cang is from the Central Plains, and Cai Yong has an old relationship, and Liu Bei's scripture and poetry should be given to Wang Cang first.

Zhang Fei spent a lot of effort to send his son Zhang Bao to Wang Cang's mansion to learn from his teacher.

Liu Bei stroked his beard and said with a light smile: "Lonely and into Shu, Wuhan is consuled by Xu Shu, Zhang Zhao, Mi Zhu, and Jian Yong, and if the four have objections, they will be dominated by Yuan Zhi." Qing contemporary alone with a pen, drafting documents, and persuading Yide! ”

"That's right!"

Liu Bei shouted to Wang Cang and commanded: "General Zhuge Liang, the military division, entered Yizhou to assassinate the history, lived in Jiangzhou, and was in charge of military and political affairs." The officials of Bashu County can be appointed by Zhuge Liang. ”

"Lord, this time you will enter Shu, who will accompany you to Shu?" Wang Cang asked.

"Let Feng'er follow the lonely into Shu!" Liu Bei said

"No!"

Wang Cang responded.

Liu Bei paced to the windowsill, looked at the river scenery in the distance, and squinted slightly.

"Bashu, the foundation of an isolated country, must not be lost."

"Cao Mengde, loneliness is coming!"

ps: In the Han Dynasty, it was different from kilometers, from Jiangzhou to Chang'an, it was about 2,000 miles (Tang Dynasty) to take the Lychee Road.

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