Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Prefectures and counties, camps of the Han army.

The sky is sunny and slightly cloudy, with a cool breeze.After Wang Ping crossed the Yellow River, before the troops of Qingzhou and Xuzhou reached the front line, he ordered his generals to lead their troops to attack, broke through the two camps set up by Sima Yi, and captured the prefectures and counties in Hanoi. Huai County, the base camp where Sima Yi sits.

The main force of the Han army also gathered in the prefectures and counties one after another. Under Wang Ping's military order, the soldiers either set up camp here, or received the military order to cut firewood, or went to the river to fetch water. Everything was orderly and orderly.

At this time, Wang Ping was wearing armor and was leading a sergeant to patrol the camp and inspect the camping situation of various ministries.

"The ravine here should be dug deeper, and spears should be placed on the trees in the ravine to prevent the night attack by Wei Wei." Wang Ping walked to the outskirts of the barracks and pointed out to the soldiers in charge of guarding the outskirts.

"promise!"

Walking slowly from the outside to the inside, Wang Pingfan will pay for any projects that do not comply with the regulations, and ask them to correct and amend them, which is very strict.

"Go to the water!"

"Go to the water!"

When patrolling the military equipment, grain and grass camps, Wang Ping inspected them carefully.However, when he was inspecting, in the direction where the army food and grass were placed, there was a shout of 'running water', which was quite hurried.

He looked along the prestige, and saw thick black smoke curling up, and then, the sound of everyone's firefighting sounded in an endless stream.

Wang Ping led his bodyguards and walked quickly. Along the way, there were people running to and fro, either looking for water sources, or on the way to rescue them with water basins. The scene was chaotic.

After grabbing one person, Wang Ping asked, "What's going on?"

"General Qi, a pile of grain and grass in front is on fire. The fire is quite big. We are waiting to put out the fire." The soldier replied.

Wang Ping turned to the guards behind him and ordered, "Li Fan, lead one of the troops to quickly go to Camp A. There is a lot of clear water in Camp A, which can be used to put out the fire; Zhang Duo, lead the other one and lead the people to dig the fire on the spot." Dust, which can be used to extinguish fires."

Zhang Duo hesitated for a moment, then said: "If I wait to leave, what will happen to the general's safety?"

Wang Ping waved his hand and said, "What's the danger in the Han camp today? Just keep two people, and the rest will do what I ordered as soon as possible to put out the fire in the granary."

"promise!"

After giving the order, Wang Ping went to the burning granary.The deeper the scene became, the more chaotic it became, and Wang Ping's expression became more and more displeased.He has already recognized that this is the granary that Dong Lixiong is in charge of. Its law enforcement is strict, but good officials, if they are on fire now, how can the scene be so chaotic, he has repeatedly warned him in the past.

Under the guidance of the soldiers, Wang Ping entered the crowd and was going to look for Dong Lixiong.

After he pushed away a bewildered soldier, suddenly, a cold light pierced the air from the soldier's back and came towards Wang Ping's heart and lungs. The speed was so fast that Wang Ping couldn't react at all.However, Wang Ping, who has experienced many battles, subconsciously blocked it with his gauntlet.

"Bah!"

The cold light was blocked downwards, deflected, and then pierced into the upper right abdomen.Blood splashed out along the sharp dagger, Wang Ping only felt a huge pain hit his heart, and his whole body seemed to be going limp.However, under the stimulation of the pain, like a twilight lion exhausting all his strength, he separated the assassin's hand from the dagger, and captured the assassin with his backhand.

All this happened in the blink of an eye, and the two personal guards guarding Wang Ping immediately rushed forward and subdued the struggling assassin.

At this time, Wang Ping's body was already lying on the ground, the dagger was stuck in his upper right abdomen, and warm blood kept gushing out.

Seeing this, a personal guard shouted hoarsely: "General!"

Immediately, he rushed forward, covered Wang Ping with his body, and helped Wang Ping up.

Wang Ping felt that the power was constantly peeling away from his body, gasped heavily, and called out in a low voice: "The organs are seriously injured, and he will die soon. Send Huo Yi here."

"promise!"

The personal guard hugged Wang Ping already weeping, but nodded in response.

And everyone also discovered that the assassin who assassinated the general was none other than Dong Lixiong, the army chief in charge of food and grass.

Not long after, Huo Yi, who heard the news, rushed to the tent with a few guards, and saw Wang Ping lying on the couch with a pale face, plopping on his knees, tears streaming down his face.

Enduring the pain, Wang Ping reprimanded, "How dare you act like this! I have been injured by an assassin and cannot serve my country, so I called Qing to come and entrust the army to you. Instead, you are acting like a son and daughter. Although I am seriously injured, An can use the marching method without killing you?"

Huo Yi stopped his tears, calmed down his emotions, and said: "Please show me the general!"

Wang Ping tried his best to put the tiger talisman he had held for a long time in Huo Yi's hand, and said weakly: "I was ordered by Your Majesty to lead an army of more than [-] troops to destroy Wei. This is the soldier of my great Han and the whole country, and it concerns us." The survival of a great man should not be entrusted to others, only you can take charge. This army must be preserved, and it must not be defeated by Sima Yi."

Huo Yi wiped away his tears, knelt down and took the tiger talisman, and said, "I respect the order of the great general!"

Wang Ping nodded, and with the support of his attendants, he sat down in front of the case, and tremblingly wrote on the blank note: "I follow your majesty's edict to raise troops to hunt for thieves, but when I was running, Stabbed by Dong Lixiong. At the time of my life and death, I only wish I could repay Your Majesty's kindness, but I am ashamed of the court."

"The minister is just a vulgar and barbarian. Fortunately, His Majesty pulled him out, so that he is today. The husband who governs the country appoints a virtuous person, Jingzhou Governor Lu Zhi, who is loyal and loyal; Weiyuan General Zhoutai, who knows how to fight well, may your majesty check him. I am afraid that I will be punished in the end, I hope Your Majesty will show mercy and always supervise him."

The moment Wang Ping stopped writing, his whole body was exhausted and he fell onto the table.

"General!"

"Snapped!"

The pen in Wang Ping's hand fell to the ground, the nib stained the ground, and black ink splashed everywhere.

"General!"

Seeing this, all the military officials around were crying. Although Wang Ping was strict and rigid in his army, he had no pretensions. He always took care of his subordinates. He had commanded the army for more than ten years and won the support of everyone. Now he was assassinated and died, so what? Don't be sad about it.

Holding the tiger talisman, Huo Yi looked at the panic-stricken and weeping crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Secret the news of the general's death, everyone must not mourn for the general, and everyone should perform their own duties. Order the rear army to stop camping, and lead the army back to Pinggao to build fortifications. "

"No!" Everyone barely stopped their grief and did things in response.

But at this moment, Deng Ai quickly walked into the tent, and when he saw Wang Ping covered with a white cloth, he was taken aback, sighed deeply, and then asked, "Where is the general's tiger talisman?"

The atmosphere in the tent was condensed, all the military officials looked at Huo Yi, and Deng Ai followed everyone's gaze to Huo Yi.

Huo Yi met Deng Ai's gaze, raised the tiger talisman without fear, and said: "The general died suddenly, and here is the tiger talisman he granted. I wonder what General Wei means by asking this?"

When the two looked at each other, Liao Hua, Yuan Hong, Liu Yin and other generals of the Han army entered the account one after another, as if they couldn't speak, they remained lonely.

Du Yu in the tent shouted in a rough voice, "I haven't paid my respects to the marshal yet."

"Join the army Du Yu and meet the marshal!"

With Du Yu's voice, everyone suddenly realized that Huang Chong, Yuan Hong, and Liao Hua immediately paid homage to Huo Yi, while Liu Yin also hesitated for a moment, and saluted Huo Yi.

Under the general situation, Deng Ai also lowered his head, bowed to Huo Yi, and said: "General Wei Deng Ai pays his respects to the marshal."

Huo Yi raised his heart, and then he was relieved, and said: "Everyone, please forgive me!"

After leaving the account, Liu Yin and Deng Ai walked together, quite dissatisfied, and said: "The general has fought in all directions, his military achievements are outstanding, but Huo Yi's military achievements are not up to the mark. Now the general is injured and entrusted to the military. Shouldn't the general be awarded the tiger talisman? Why? Give it back to Huo Yi?"

Deng Ai pressed his long sword, and reprimanded him in a cold voice: "Shuo Ran, how can you speak nonsense, and you must never mention it in the future."

Seeing Deng Ai's stern face, Liu Yin didn't dare to say anything more.

How could Deng Ai not know the reason, the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Northern Expedition were all dispatched from the Tiger Talisman, which is the foundation of the country.When Wang Ping was seriously injured, the first thing to do was to ensure that the army would not fall into the wrong hands, so as to prevent them from doing evil, and the strategy of using troops was the second.

This is why when Zhuge Liang died of illness, he did not give military power to Wei Yan, but to Yang Yi, Fei Yi and the generals.The same is true for Wang Ping, he has to consider who is the most loyal to Liu Chan, not who is the most capable of using troops.

Of course it didn't mean that Deng Ai was not loyal, but under the circumstances at that time, Wang Ping could only choose the person he thought was the most loyal and least likely to cause trouble, and Huo Yi was his first choice.

Huo Yi grew up with Liu Chan since he was a child, and he is loyal.In terms of being a general, in addition to running the army well, he also has occasional flashes of inspiration. Overall, he is not as good as Deng Ai, and it is difficult to be called a famous general.But it is enough for him not to make mistakes, he is stable and reliable, and he does not expect too much.