Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

In the early morning of February 22th, [-]nd year of Jianxing.

It was supposed to be the spring plowing season, but the farmland and villages around Pingyang were rarely populated.The place where the common people lived has become a battlefield for the Han and Wei dynasties.The common people have suffered continuous years of wars, and they either ran into the mountains, or protected themselves, or hid and prayed that the flames of war would not affect themselves.

In the mist, the scouts of the Han army rode their horses in the Fenshui Valley, between the flat roads.The leader of the scout, Jia Rong, whistled to signal to his subordinates to scatter to investigate the enemy's situation, and agreed to meet here in half a quarter.

"嘚~"

Holding the reins, Jia Rong is a tall man, wrapped in leather armor, holding a riding bow, spying on the movements around him, and jotting down geographical points.

He is the eldest son of Jia Yan, a lieutenant of Xuanwu School of the Great Han Dynasty, and his character is Daihua.One of his cousins, named Jia Liang, was stationed in Jingzhou with his father Jia Yuan.And he and his father Jia Yan followed Shuofang Governor Jiang Wei to conquer Hedong. He was also good at riding and shooting, with a delicate mind and a rough reading of military strategies, so he was also appointed as the chief scout to investigate the enemy's situation.

"Ah Rong, look!"

Jiao Da, a Qiang rider beside Jia Rong, pointed to Dongchai Mountain in the east and shouted.

Jiao Danai, a Qiang from Longxi, was sold as a slave because of tribal conflicts.When the Jia brothers moved to Tianshui, because there were too many acres of land, some servants were bought for farming, and Jiao Da was one of them.Jia Yan valued Jiao Da's excellent riding skills, so he hired him as a part of the show because of his favor, and Jiao Da also ran around for him.

Jia Rong looked intently and saw the banner of the Wei army flying in the wind on Dongchai Mountain, and a large number of Wei troops were building camps on the mountain, building fortifications in full swing.

Dongchai Mountain is said to be a mountain, but it is actually just a ridge. It is located to the west of Pingyang City and is a rare highland in the Fenshui Valley.Occupying this ridge, you can look down at the Fen River Plain in Pingyang.

"Yesterday there was no Wei army, and today when our army is approaching, we just arrived here. Could it be that we deliberately blocked our army?" Jiao Da said worriedly: "There are enemies stationed in Dongchai Mountain, occupying a dangerous position. It may not be easy for our army to pass through. .”

Jia Rong shook his head and said, "Let's approach and check carefully, see how many people are there, and then report back to the military situation."

"promise!"

……

"Report!" Jia Rong galloped his horse, arrived in front of the Chinese army, rolled over, and reported: "General Zheng Bei, according to our investigation, Dongchai Mountain has been occupied by the Wei army, and its leader is Chen Tai. There are twenty-five thousand, six thousand, or more, and their strength is greater than that of our army."

The generals and schools near the Chinese army were shocked when they heard the words. They didn't expect that Chen Tai not only expected them to attack Mashou Mountain, but also guessed their attack on Pingyang this time, seeing through their strategy.

Jiang Wei, who was still talking and laughing just now, suddenly turned cold, and he gripped the horsewhip in his hand more and more tightly. Chen Tai was sure that the enemy had a hand, and he was able to guess a certain person's mind so accurately.

"General!" Hu Zun looked at Jiang Wei with a questioning look and shouted.

The generals and schools in Hubu and Liangzhou that were not under Jiang Wei's subordinates all looked at Jiang Wei with doubts. The strategy was formulated by Jiang Wei, and the strategy was also proposed by Jiang Wei. Now Chen Tai has seen through it twice.Everyone couldn't help but feel a little anxious, could it be that their own general is not as good as Chen Tai?
This is the difference between the offensive side and the defensive side. The offensive side seems to have the initiative, but in fact it does not have much advantage.Especially in terms of the geography of Shuofang and Hedong, if Taiyuan is not attacked, the targets of Banluo Jiang Weineng's attack are Linfen, Pingyang, Pi's and other places.

Feeling everyone's questioning eyes, Jiang Wei was deeply annoyed. He knew that he could not show any emotional fluctuations at this time, otherwise he would only make his subordinates lose confidence in himself.

"No hurry." Jiang Wei ignored the eyes of the generals of the Liangzhou and Hubu armies, and said calmly: "Order the soldiers to station there. Chen Tai rushed here, and as expected, our army may defeat the enemy soon."

"No!" The generals glanced suspiciously at Jiang Wei, and clapped their hands in response.

After the generals left, Jiang Wei found a secluded place and sat down, looking at the sunset in the sky, angrily threw the whip to the ground, sulking alone.He only hated himself for being so incompetent, Chen Tai knew all kinds of strategies, let alone attack Linfen for His Majesty.

Thinking of the letter sent by His Majesty before the expedition, in the letter he used the Chu bird as a metaphor for himself, saying that this battle was a time for him to become famous, and after he succeeded, he would wait for the former general to sit empty.Now that he was trapped in Luliang Mountain by Chen Tai, he could hardly tell, Jiang Wei felt both ashamed and helpless.

"Hey~"

After exhaling, Jiang Wei, with a firm mind, quickly stepped out of self-doubt.

He picked up the horsewhip and encouraged himself, saying: "Mencius said: "Heaven will send a great mission to man. He must first suffer from his will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, cut down his body and walk in vain, and don't mess with his actions. So tempted to endure, Zeng benefited what he couldn't. "Poor and strong, a man should not fall into the blue sky, Bo Yue still needs to encourage himself!"

Jiang Wei rubbed his tired face, took out the map of Hedong from his arms, and rethought the strategy of defeating the enemy.Tapping Linfen with his fingers, he muttered: "I wanted to break through Pingyang first, and then join Huo Yi in Linfen as scheduled, but I'm afraid it will be impossible now. I don't know if Huo Yi will go to Linfen as scheduled."

After staring at the map for a long time, Jiang Wei suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Linfen?"

"Run to Linfen, maybe we can defeat the enemy!"

Jiang Wei took a breath, reorganized his thoughts, and said calmly: "Chen Tai is accurate in predicting the enemy and has the intention of defeating me, but he doesn't know that Huo Yi will go to Linfen. At this time, his heart is still arrogant, so why not?" The plan was followed, the flaws were exposed, the army rushed to Linfen, led it out, fought Chen Tai in Linfen, defeated his army, and captured the city."

As he said that, Jiang Wei showed excitement, looked at the darkened sky, and shouted to his attendants: "Order the generals and schools to come quickly to listen to the order, there must be a plan to defeat the enemy."

"Promise!" The attendant clasped his hands and said, "It's time for dinner, the governor wants to eat."

"You can heat it up, and heat up a few more copies. After the military discussion, let the generals of the army keep it for use." Jiang Wei ordered.

"promise!"

After a while, generals and schools of various armies headed by Hu Zun, Meng Yan, and Wang Si gathered one after another.

Beside the burning bonfire, Jiang Wei spread out the map by the orange light, and said to the generals: "Chen Tai mobilized his troops to Pingyang in order to defeat our army. Therefore, as Wei expected, the city of Linfen must be empty. It is better for our army to rush along the Fen River and capture Linfen. What do you generals think?"

Hu Zun frowned, and said: "If you dare to ask the governor, you know that Chen Tai will not see through our army's strategy again. Besides, the city of Linfen is strong, how can Chen Tai be defenseless?"

Jiang Wei stared at the jumping Mars, and said with a sneer, "I want Chen Tai to see through my plan!"

"Huh?" Hu Zun put a question mark on his head and asked in doubt, "What does the general mean by this?"

Jiang Wei picked up the bonfire and said: "Chen Tai has seen through a certain strategy many times, his heart must be proud, and the rest will defeat me. If I go south to Linfen and go deep alone, he will definitely come. Our army should join forces with the general later. Defeat Chen Tai together. If Chen Tai loses, Hedong will be pacified."

Hearing this, Hu Zun took a breath and said in surprise: "It's not a good strategy to take risks like this and put our army in a dangerous place! Moreover, our army is short of food and grass, and when Chen Taibing arrives, our army may be defeated Under the city of Linfen."

Shuofang basically couldn't support the food and grass of the [-] army. The food and grass of the [-] army basically came from Guanzhong and were transported by the Han and Hu people in Shuofang.When soldiers entered Luliang Mountain, Jiang Wei's logistics became difficult.If you travel long distances and go deep into Linfen, you don't need to consider logistical supplies, you can only carry food for a few days.

At that time, unless the army breaks through Linfen and can obtain food and grass, it will basically fall into a state of food shortage.If Chen Tai's troops arrive at this time, the army will be defeated due to hunger and cold.This kind of combat is too dangerous, it can't even be said to be dangerous, but walking on the verge of death.

Jiang Wei pinned his hope of winning or losing on Huo Yi, who had not known the situation so far, and bet that Huo Yi would arrive in Linfen as scheduled.If Huo Yi breaks his oath, the army will be defeated, and the battle in Hedong will be reversed.Liu Chanqi's previous advantage in playing out of Hedong will be ruined by explanation.

Hu Zun waved his hand quickly and advised him: "Jiang Zhenbei, if the later general breaks his oath or delays his arrival, our army will be close to death. After all, our army's actions have changed, and the later general was stopped by Li Fu. The two armies lost news about In recent months, the strategy formulated before the dispatch of troops is completely different from the current one, and it may be difficult to guarantee the arrival on schedule."

As he spoke, Hu Zun sighed, and said: "I know that the general is eager to make contributions, and wants to find a chance to break the thief. However, the lives of [-] soldiers are innocent. I hope the general will think about it."

Jiang Wei, who was picking up the bonfire, couldn't help being taken aback, his eyes showing a hint of confusion.

Hu Zun looked at Jiang Wei, who was in deep thought, and said seriously: "The general has the ambition to make contributions to the east of the river, but military matters need to be prudent, and don't be in a hurry. If the army is defeated today, not only will the general's painstaking efforts in Shuofang for many years be torched." , even the victorious results obtained by His Majesty's surprise attack on Hedong have become a phantom."

yes!If Huo Yi broke his oath not to come to Linfen, what should he do?

The hard work I have accumulated for eight years in the valley of Shuofang will also go to waste.

Could it be that he is really just doing it for making meritorious deeds?Disregarding the lives of soldiers and soldiers, just fulfilling personal desires?
No!It should be done by the Xingfu Han Dynasty. If Hedong is not conquered, how far will it be for the great Han to conquer the world.

Before the restoration of the Han Dynasty, everything can be abandoned, including a certain life.

Jiang Wei quickly came out of the confusion again, and said decisively: "Your Majesty entrusts great things to Wei. Now Anke fears the defeat of the army and sits on the east side of the river to be occupied by the Wei Wei? If our army does not capture Linfen and cut off the traffic, the borders of Hebei and Bingzhou will be destroyed. Soldiers can continue to rush to Hedong from Shangdang, which is different from the present."

As he said that, Jiang Wei stood up abruptly, clasped his fists firmly and saluted everyone, and said: "The land of Hedong is related to whether we, a big man, can conquer Bingzhou and decide the world. Your majesty is so brave, he found a good opportunity, and raised his troops to enter it. If you I missed the opportunity of a surprise attack, and I know when I can go to the east of the river, and I hope that all the troops will follow Wei to fight bravely."

Linfen is too critical. The traffic between Hedong and the outside world is gathered in Linfen. If Linfen can be captured, the north can block the soldiers of the Dai Dynasty, and the east can block the soldiers of Hebei.If you can't take it down, Cao Wei's reinforcements can reach Hedong continuously, and the Hedong battlefield will fall into anxiety again.

"And Wei Su knows that the Empress General is a man, he is loyal to state affairs, and he is an officer. If our army does not come, he will come. It is because I wait until Linfen, can our army abandon the Empress General and ignore it?"

Jiang Wei's words were powerful and powerful.

"Or can we wait for the post-doctoral general to arrive at Linfen as scheduled? If not, Wei will plead guilty to His Majesty with his life. If the army arrives, the east of the river can be flattened, and Wei and everyone can rejuvenate the Han Dynasty!"

As Jiang Wei's words fell, everyone was extremely silent, only the crackling sound from the bonfire.

As Jiang Wei said, Huo Yi might be on his way to Linfen. If his own army doesn't arrive, he might abandon Huo Yi's army and fall into danger.And if you can't win Linfen, you will fall into a passive state.

While breathing, Xihe prefect Wang Si stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Si wishes to go with the governor."

Then Meng Yan, the Hubu supervisor, also stood up, and said in a deep voice: "I am not going for the general, but for your majesty. Your majesty's promotion and reuse, Yan should repay it with his life. And your majesty has an order, and I am ordered to fight with the general. .”

Under Jiang Wei's rule, there were three armies of Hubu, Liangzhou, and Shuofang, with a strength of [-].What Jiang Weineng can control is Shuofang's army, and the remaining Hubu and Liangzhou are still in charge of Hu Zun and Meng Yan.And Jiang Wei's position is only the governor of Shuofang. Although he is the general of Zhenbei, before the war, Jiang Wei had to unify the ideas of the other two.If it doesn't work, then sacrifice the talisman and forcefully use military orders to unify the thinking.

Hu Zun licked his dry lips. As a surrender general, he resolutely refused to surrender for ten years, but His Majesty still reused him and appointed him as the governor of Liangzhou.I really don't want to disappoint His Majesty. Since I joined the army, I have assisted Jiang Wei in governing the army and never disobeyed orders.

But this time it is too dangerous for a lone army to go deep into Linfen, can anyone guarantee that Huo Yi will arrive as scheduled?Once he breaks his oath, he and the army behind him may lose their lives.

Forget it, return it to wrap the corpse in horse leather.Licking blood at the edge of a knife itself entrusts one's life to the Nine Netherworld, seeking wealth and honor in danger, so why not die!

Jiang Wei glanced at Hu Zun, saw that he was hesitant, with an angry look on his face, and was about to sacrifice the talisman bestowed by the emperor, and forced Hu Zun to send troops.

Hu Zun, who had been silent for a long time, did not wait for Jiang Wei to speak, got up and said: "I have no troops from Liangzhou, only relying on the two armies of Shuofang and Hubu. I would like to go to Linfen with the general.”

"Ha ha!"

Jiang Wei laughed a few times, ordered someone to take the festival talisman, and said in a strict voice: "In this case, let Chen Tai's troops deliberately know that our army is rushing to Linfen. This battle should follow the military order, and those who violate it will be executed."

"No!" Everyone responded solemnly.

Jiang Wei waved his hands and shouted, "Order someone to serve hot food, and I will share it with all the generals."

"promise!"

Jiang Wei looked around the generals present with a smile on his face, and said: "You generals have worked hard, it's getting late today, someone has ordered someone to heat up the food, why not use it together, and then go back to the camp and set off. How about it?"

"Thank you, General!"

Everyone's favor towards Jiang Wei skyrocketed. It's not that everyone couldn't afford a meal, but Jiang Wei's caring attitude made his subordinates and others very useful.

It was night, and the Han army, carrying food for several days, quietly turned around and headed south.

And in the Wei camp in Dongchai Mountain, Chen Tai, who was sleeping peacefully, received the scout's report about the Han army's change, got up quickly, washed his face with cold water, and summoned the scout in with great energy, and listened to his report.

"southward?"

Chen Tai was wearing a robe, looked at the map of Hedong, and muttered, "Jiang Wei is really able to go. He has just arrived in Pingyang and led his army to the south?"

Chen Taineng arrived in Pingyang earlier than Jiang Wei, and the speed of the march had nothing to do with the army on the plain.Otherwise, simply rushing on the road may not be faster than Jiang Wei, who often fights guerrillas.

"Linfen?"

Chen Tai stared at Linfen on the map, and said to himself: "Our army has arrived in Pingyang, Linfen is empty, Jiang Wei must go south to Linfen, and seize the city to resist the enemy, it will not be as he wants."

"Jiang Wei's going here is far away from Shuo. The food and grass are not enough, and it is against the taboo of military strategists to go deep into the enemy's territory. The western thieves can come to help the army, but because the road is dangerous and our army sticks to it, it is difficult to arrive quickly. Perhaps this is the place where Jiang Wei died. , our army should be able to defeat Jiang Wei here and turn the tide of battle in Hedong."

Chen Tai tapped the map with his fingers excitedly, and shouted: "Order all the troops to quickly assemble the army, catch up with Jiang Wei by boat, arrive in Linfen, and fight Jiang Wei."

Pingyang is close to Fenshui, and Linfen, as the name suggests, is also close to Fenshui. Compared with Jiang Wei's walking on feet, Chen Tai can use ships to quickly transfer troops.

"promise!"

(one more chapter)