Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

In 246 AD, in the 24th year of Jianxing, in October.

The cold wind was bitter, the banners were unfurled, and the soldiers in the camp were solemn and quieter than before.

In front of the gate of the barracks, the big Han generals headed by Huo Yi and Deng Ai stood in silence, but their expressions were somewhat gloomy.

After Wang Ping's death, the battle of the Han army gradually fell into decline. First, it was slightly defeated by Sima Yi's army, and the captured counties were spat out.After retreating to Pinggao, although Huo Yi ordered the army to build a pontoon bridge to connect the north and south of the Yellow River, but because of the scattered forces, Sima Yi seized the opportunity and sent troops to attack the camp where a general was stationed at night, and broke another Han camp and killed the prisoners. Thousands of people.

Under the unfavorable battle situation, Huo Yi and Deng Ai joined forces and took the initiative to shrink their troops. In order to consume the vigor of the Wei army, they let Liao Hua garrison Pinggao alone, and reinforced the barracks on the north side of the Yellow River, which stopped the decline.

At the same time, Huo Yi withdrew Dazhai to the south bank of the Yellow River in order to stabilize the morale of the army and put safety first.On the north bank, only Yuan Hong, Liu Hidden and others were left to guard the camp.Sima Yi sent troops to attack, while Huo Yi mobilized a large army to cross the river from the pontoon bridge to support the north bank and repel the Wei army.After several attacks and defenses, Huo Yi, who was getting used to it gradually, was able to defend well. Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, Sima Yi had to confront the Han army, looking for an opportunity to defeat the enemy.

Seeing that Huo Yi's expression was not very good-looking, Du Yu, who joined the army, asked, "I'm about to enter the camp today, and the army's morale is at peace. I don't know why the commander-in-chief is worried?"

Huo Yi sighed, and said: "Since Yi took over the army, there have been many disadvantages in the war, and I'm really ashamed to His Majesty!"

An army of 10,000+ is not so easy to manage, especially since these 10,000+ troops belong to different units. These soldiers come from Longyou, Bashu, Guanzhong, Jingxiang and other places.Huo Yi was caught off guard and took over. At first, he didn't even know how many generals and schools he had under his command, so he was blinded.

He needed time to get familiar with the army, but Sima Yi would not give him time. He sent additional scouts to investigate the emptiness of the Han army, and sent troops to attack, which made Huo Yi unable to stand up.

Fortunately, Deng Ai took the initiative to help, and the big man fought and retreated, keeping a distance from the Wei army as much as possible.It wasn't until recently that Huo Yi was familiar with the army. Although he could not defeat Sima Yi for the time being, he could still command the soldiers to defend properly under Sima Yi's offensive.

At this time, the emperor who set off from Chang'an was about to arrive in the army, which made Huo Yi, who had only a defeat at the moment, a little ashamed, ashamed to see his childhood, and felt ashamed of Liu Chan.

Du Yu said comfortingly: "Sima Yi is superior in soldiers. He has a good strategy and is good at using troops. The general was ordered to take charge of the army when he was in danger, and he was able to protect the sergeants. It is a great achievement. Your Majesty will reward you when you hear about it. How can you blame the general? "

Just when Huo Yi was about to answer, he rode a fast horse in front of him to report and said, "Your Majesty is coming!"

The generals of the Han army straightened their clothes, divided them into left and right teams according to their official positions, and welcomed Liu Chan's arrival.

Not long after, a sound of horseshoes came from far and near to everyone's ears.In front of their eyes, Liu Chan came on horseback under the protection of a group of Yulin cavalry.

"Minister Huo Yi, Deng Ai...greetings to Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be happy and blessed forever." Under Huo Yi's leadership, all the generals knelt down to welcome the Son of Heaven.

"Free gift!"

Liu Chan got off his horse, helped everyone up, and said, "Thank you, Zhu Qing!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Huo Yi got up, he came up to greet him and said, "Your Majesty~"

Liu Chan walked up to Huo Yi, stopped his pleading, and said, "I am deeply gratified for your meritorious service in protecting the army!"

As Du Yu said, Liu Chan did not blame Huo Yi.Wang Ping died in a hurry. At that time, whoever was in power would be blinded when he was in charge of an army of 10,000+ people. Huo Yi had done everything he could. Although there was a small defeat, he saved the army and the bridgehead of the big man in Hanoi.

After appeasing Huo Yi, Liu Chan met with Deng Ai, Liu Min, Pu Zhong and other high-ranking officials of the Han army, and his words were mostly encouraging.

On the way to the big tent, surrounded by everyone, Liu Chan made a detour and let the soldiers in the battalion know the news that he had arrived at the front line.

After entering the camp of the Chinese army, Liu Chan sat on the top chair, threw the whip in his hand on the desk, and asked: "The general is assassinated by gangsters under the watchful eyes of everyone. I don't know how you control the guards?" Although you are dead, but you are still waiting, why is it difficult to restore the morale of the army?"

Everyone was a little ashamed and lowered their heads.After Wang Ping's death, not only ordinary generals panicked, but even they were at a loss.To be honest, when Huo Yichu came to power, they felt a little conflicted in their hearts.

Huo Yi pursed his lips, and went out to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, the general entrusted him at the end of his life, and Yi was ordered to take over the position of Marshal. In fact, it is because I have little talent and little learning, and it is difficult to command an army. Please blame me now."

When all the generals saw Huo Yi's confession, they all responded and pleaded guilty.

Seeing this, Liu Chan's tone also slowed down slightly, and said: "Recently, anyone who violates the law and discipline will be given a higher level of crime and dealt with strictly; those who have made great achievements will be rewarded twice to promote their merits."

"promise!"

Then, Liu Chan glanced at the generals in the tent, and said, "Where is Liu Min, the guard?"

"The end is here!"

"Qing managed the military situation and made great contributions to appease the army. He was named General Anhan and supervised Huang Chong, Hu Lie and other ministries."

"promise!"

……

"Where is General Wei Deng Ai?"

Deng Ai came out in response and replied: "The end is here!"

"Qing Zuo Huo Yi is in charge of military affairs and has made great achievements in leading the army to fight against the enemy. He is specially moved to the general of chariots and cavalry." Liu Chan said.

"promise!"

Liu Chan cast his eyes on Huo Yi, and said in a deep voice, "The rear general Huo Yi obeys orders!"

"The end is here!"

"Your Majesty helps the poor, protects the army, and defends against the enemy well. Now I am a hussar general."

Huo Yi hesitated a little, and replied: "I take orders!"

Punishment belongs to punishment, but in the current situation, people need to be encouraged and let them devote themselves to the next battle.Moreover, after Wang Ping's death, these people were really well-mannered, and they should also be rewarded with official titles to show the merits of everyone.

There is not much to say about the rewards given by everyone.After Wei Yan, Wang Ping, Wu Ban and other generals passed away successively, Deng Ai and Ma Zhong have become rare veterans, and it is logical for them to be promoted to generals of chariots and cavalry.

Only Huo Yi was promoted the most, and he was directly transferred from the rear general to the fake hussar general.Such a span is too large, but it also fits the current situation.Huo Yi was ordered by Wang Ping to lead the army, and his rank was already higher than Deng Ai. After being promoted, it is unreasonable to put Huo Yi under Deng Ai.

However, Huo Yi's merits are only in preserving the army, and other military achievements are not obvious, so it is difficult to convince the public.Taking this into consideration, Liu Chan appointed Huo Yi as the acting general of Hussars, to see if he was qualified to be Generals of Hussars in the future.

The hearts of the people were soothed, Liu Chan also needed to think about the current situation, and asked: "The current situation is not good for our army, I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

Hearing this, Deng Ai thought it over and said, "Your Majesty, before Sima Yi's army was pressing, our army shrunk and led them deep into the surrounding area of ​​Pinggao, so its flanks were empty. Your Majesty might as well order the soldiers to cross the river from Aocang and rush to Huaihuai. County, but can Sima Yi's grain road be broken?"

This was Wang Ping's foresight to capture Xingyang and Aocang first. Aocang and Huai County faced each other across the Yellow River. Sima Yi led the army to approach Pinggao, which actually exposed the flanks and rear.The big man can cross the Yellow River from Aocang, and then he can insert himself into the back of the Wei army.

Liu Chan thought for a while and said, "We can take this strategy for now and see how Sima Yi responds."

Liao Li, who was with the army, suggested: "Your Majesty, Sima Yi sent people to assassinate the general. Why don't our troops also send assassins to assassinate Sima Yi. If Sima Yi dies, the Wei army will disperse, so don't worry about it!"

Liu Chan frowned and asked, "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think this strategy is unacceptable!" Du Yu came out and replied: "The way of assassination is really a small way. Our army is afraid of losing people's tongues and it will be difficult to convince them. Besides, Sima Yi can carry out such a despicable strategy. And there is no way to prevent it.”

It is too difficult to assassinate Sima Yi. Dong Lixiong only succeeded in ambush the big man for more than ten years.It is not easy for a big man to assassinate in a hurry, and with Sima Yi's character, he must be cautious.

"Yuan Kai's words are reasonable, the assassination of Sima Yi will be discussed for now."