Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 876
The second year of Yanxi, June

At midnight, everything was silent.In the Chang'an Palace illuminated by the bright moonlight, the soldiers in the deep palace patrolled the corridors in a "squeaky" manner, guarding against people with ulterior motives sneaking into the palace.

When the patrolling soldiers saw lanterns lit in the dark corridor, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, they immediately asked, "Who is in front?"

"it's me!"

Chen Zhi pierced through the night and appeared in front of everyone, and replied.

"Chen Shangshu entered the palace late at night because there is something urgent?"

In order to prevent emergencies, the Han court also arranged for Shangshu Ling, Xuancao, Wubing, Duzhi Shangshu and other Shangshu to take turns. Tonight it happened to be the turn of Erqianshi Cao Shangshu and Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi held the scarf in his hand, and asked anxiously, "The Goguryeo army from Pingzhou is here to report."

Hearing this, the soldiers quickly moved out of the way and said, "Please!"

Under the low voice of the court lady, Liu Chan, who was sleeping soundly, gradually woke up, broke Xiaoyin's arms around her, and got out of bed secretly.

"His Majesty!"

Xiaoyin's white shoulders were bare, her eyes were blinded by the candlelight, and she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Emergency military, you sleep peacefully."

Under the service of the maid, Liu Chan put on her clothes and went out.

Along the way, Liu Chan kept yawning.As he grows older, his energy also decreases year by year.In the past, it was no problem to travel long distances for days, but now it takes a long time to get up late at night.

Walking to the side hall, Chen Zhi, who had been waiting for a long time, came up and said, "Your Majesty, Yan Yu, the governor of Pingzhou, has reported that [-] soldiers from the king of Dongchuan in Goguryeo have invaded Daifang, Lelang and other counties. Du Yu and Liu Mao stick to the city. Thousands of soldiers in Liaodong have been led to support."

Liu Chan looked at the battle report on the scarf, frowned, and said with a sneer, "Goguryeo has harassed the frontier for a long time, but I didn't send troops to attack, but instead he came here."

Liu Chan originally wanted the world to be settled for the first time, and temporarily focused on recuperating and recuperating. He thought that when the Central Plains was completed, the great man would also recover his national strength.Then sent troops to conquer the Quartet, but I didn't expect Goguryeo to take the initiative to come to the door.

Holding the scarf, Liu Chan paced around and asked, "What are you generals busy with today?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the great Sima is busy with the formation of the Han army, the great general is dealing with the garrison of the Shuo, Liang, and other northern frontier troops, and the general hussars is teaching the generals in the lecture hall."

After the establishment of the Privy Council Office, Huo Yi served as the Grand Sima and the Privy Council Envoy, and took charge of the military affairs of the Han Dynasty.Deng Ai served as the Deputy Privy Envoy to assist Huo Yi in handling military affairs.Right now, under the order of Liu Chan, the Privy Council is deploying the defense system in northern Xinjiang to prepare for the recovery of the old land in the future.

And Jiang Wei was arranged by Liu Chan to hold a lecture hall to train young generals in the Han army, teach military art, and learn the idea of ​​​​loyalty to the emperor.

Liu Chan stopped in his tracks and said in a deep voice: "It's been a few years since the war started, and my Han province has merged with the army, and I have trained soldiers. It's time for me to meet the elite of my Han soldiers."

Chen Zhi heard the murderous intent in Liu Chan's tone, and immediately expressed his opinion: "Goguryeo, the clown who jumped on the bridge, has been spying on us for a long time. The big man Daifang has been enjoying himself for a long time. Now it is time to attack, destroy his ancestral temple, capture his people, and destroy his country. I am a big Han Guowei."

Liu Chan was very satisfied with what Chen Zhiying had done, and ordered: "It is said that the generals such as the Great Sima, the General, and the Hussars will enter the palace at dawn, and I will select generals to conquer Goguryeo."

"promise!"

……

In the early morning mist, Jiang Wei got up early to practice martial arts.

The servant girl with deep eyes and high nose entered the martial arts arena and said: "My lord, Goguryeo attacked Pingzhou. Your majesty called the lord into the palace to discuss military affairs."

Jiang Wei stopped what he was doing, and said with great joy: "Gaoguryeo is seeking its own death. At the beginning, a certain Pingzhou settled down and wanted to go north, but because the soldiers' morale was low, they had no choice but to withdraw. Today's eastward campaign against Goguryeo, who else would I have?"

"Come on! Overcoat, lead the horse."

Impatiently, Jiang Wei threw the long sword in his hand to the attendant's hand, calling out to everyone.

"promise!"

There has been no war for several years, and Jiang Wei is itchy all over.Hearing that there was a battle to be fought today, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Soon, Jiang Wei arrived at the palace.At the same time, on the road, he also saw a group of generals with bright eyes, who were eager to try, expressing their desire to lead the army in their words.

After entering the palace, the generals will sit in order.

There was a map of Liaodong on the table in front of Liu Chan. When he saw all the generals gathered, he said, "Today, [-] soldiers from the King of Dongchuan in Goguryeo have invaded the territory. I want to fight back. I don't know what you think? Da Sima?"

"exist!"

Holding the wat board in hand, Huo Yi said: "Your Majesty, I discussed with the Privy Council all night, and thought that we could send out an army of 5000. Among them, we selected 2000 soldiers from the Hu cavalry battalion, [-] from the infantry battalion, and [-] soldiers from the Dai State. There are [-] soldiers in Erzhou, [-] soldiers in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou, and more than [-] soldiers. The [-] guards in Pingzhou can reach [-] people. Pingzhou."

Although the Great Han Dynasty ruled the Central Plains from the west and reduced the army of the Central Plains, they actually still retained, but the number was not large.Under the huge number of counties and counties, a certain number of soldiers can still be recruited.Take Jizhou as an example, there are 5000 counties under its rule, and according to the fifty brave soldiers taken by the county, Jizhou can produce [-] brave soldiers.

As for Youzhou, it cannot be compared with Jizhou.Especially in the frontier, the number of local troops remained at around [-].

Liu Chan nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the generals, and asked: "The soldiers and horses are all ready, I don't know which general, would you like to lead the army?"

Deng Ai took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, my minister Ai is not talented, and I am willing to lead the army to fight for Pingzhou and stabilize Liaodong."

Jiang Wei, who was about to go out, saw that Deng Ai took the lead. He beat his palms angrily, and said, "Your Majesty, although the general is proficient in the art of war, the affairs in the northern border are heavy, and it may be difficult to get out. Moreover, Liaodong is remote. , the weather is bitter and cold, and the terrain is unique.”

In the eyes of Deng Ai who wanted to kill, Jiang Wei continued: "Outsiders are not used to entering Liaodong for the first time, and I have experience in conquest. I will live up to your majesty's entrustment and wipe out Goguryeo."

Ma Su, with half-white hair, also stood up and went out to fight, saying, "Your Majesty, General Hussars is the great general of the country. Today Goguryeo is nothing more than a clown who kills chickens with a bull's knife. Chen Su is willing to lead the army to fight to determine Liaodong. Since I have lived in the bitter cold of Hehuang for a long time, there is no problem in conquering Liaodong."

After Ma Di resigned from the position of the governor of Hehuang, due to the illness of General Cheqi Jufu, Liao Hua, the right general, was promoted to General Cheqi, and Ma Di was also promoted to the right general.His elder brother Ma Liang was named Taiwei, but due to his illness, he didn't show up for a long time.

Seeing that it was Ma Di, Liu Chan said, "East Liaodong is four to five thousand miles away from Chang'an. At the age of [-], Qing may not be able to adapt to the labor of going out. It's better to wait until the war in the Northwest, and Qing will go out again."

Ma Di was indignant and said: "In the past, I guarded Hehuang, but Your Majesty never said that I was old. It has only been four years now, and His Majesty despises my old age and infirmity. Your energy is not inferior to when you were guarding Hehuang."

Liu Chan smiled wryly and said, "I don't mean that."

"The war horse I brought with me when I left Hehuang is already ten years old this year. But whenever it runs past, it still neighs and paws the ground with extraordinary bravery. This horse is also like this!" Ma Di said emotionally. .

The lifespan of a horse is about 20 to 30 years old. It becomes an adult at the age of five, reaches its peak at the age of seven, and enters old age at the age of 16.The energy of a ten-year-old horse is actually declining, and its energy is not as good as that of a seven-year-old horse.

Liu Chan looked at the volunteers, pondered for a while, and said, "Deng Qing is busy with military affairs in the northern border, and it's hard to escape. It's better to let Jiang Qing and Ma Qing lead the troops and horses to go out."

"I thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Wei and Ma Su knelt down to accept the order, and Deng Ai returned to his seat a little disappointed.

After a long while, he was holding the edict he had just written, and read it out: "By the order of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei, the hussar general, will be the governor of Liaodong to command all armies to conquer Dongyi; the right general Ma Di will be the governor of Henan. The deputy commander of the army; Wei Hu, the governor of Youzhou, and Yan Yu, the governor of Pingzhou, commanded the army..."

"promise!"

Liu Chan raised his finger slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I still have an edict for this expedition."

"Please show your Majesty!" Jiang Wei said holding the imperial edict.

"I want you to cut off the head of King Dongchuan and fight northward, as far as you can, in the name of my big man."

"I take orders!" Jiang Wei replied solemnly.

(End of this chapter)