Mi Han

Chapter 409
At the end of October in the second year of Zhangwu in the Han Dynasty, Yong Kai, a wealthy family in Yizhou County, murdered the prefect Zhengang in Dianchi Lake, and raised troops to occupy Yizhou County in the name of "the side of the Qing Dynasty" to cause chaos.

Meng Huo, the commander-in-chief of the county, also gathered his troops to join Yong Kai's rebellion.

And in the next month, a larger-scale rebellion was staged in Nanzhong, Yizhou.

In November of the second year of Zhangwu in the Han Dynasty, Zhu Bao, the prefect of Zangke County, ordered to close all traffic arteries in the county, and hunted and killed officials who were loyal to the Han Dynasty.

In the same month, Gaoding, the old man of Yuexi County, led his troops to attack the county mansion, killed the county general Jiao Huang, and captured the prefect Zhang Yi, responding to Yong Kai's rebellion with practical actions.

By mid-November in the second year of Zhangwu, three of the four counties in Nanzhong clearly raised the flag of rebellion.

Only the situation in Yongchang County is still unclear, and the rebellion in these three counties is gradually uniting.

In just one month, there was such a large-scale rebellion in Nanzhong. It was because after Yong Kai got the news of Zhuge Liang's southern expedition, he immediately sent his cronies to contact the rebels in the various counties of Nanzhong. thief.

In the past, the four counties of Nanzhong were often regarded as a whole, because of the close ties among the local wealthy families in the four counties of Nanzhong.

Even as early as the beginning of Liu Bei's entry into Yizhou, Yong Kai and the local tyrants in other counties secretly reached a political alliance.

Under such a raging rebellion situation, in just one month, the entire vast southern border of Yizhou was almost out of the control of the Han court.

After the rebellion broke out in the counties of Nanzhong, all kinds of critical news were sent from all over the country to Zhuge Liang, who was leading the army southward.

After receiving the numerous urgent military information, Zhuge Liang, who had just led the army to Nan'an, immediately ordered the generals to be called to discuss matters.

Nan'an is a county in Qianwei County, which is a county in the north of Yizhou.

During the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, Yizhou and Jingzhou were generally divided into two parts, the north and the south, whether for the convenience of political management or according to the local conditions and customs.

The northern part of Yizhou is the rich area of ​​Yizhou, while the southern part of Yizhou usually refers to the four counties of Nanzhong.

Qianwei County is the county closest to the four counties of Nanzhong among the counties in the north of Yizhou. When the four counties of Nanzhong happened in the past, the army often used Qianwei County as a base to calm down the turmoil in Nanzhong.

And Nan'an is a county where water and land meet in Qianwei County.

Therefore, when Nanzhong was unstable, Liu Bei let Zhao Yun lead the army to station here.

After Zhuge Liang led five thousand Liangzhou troops into Qianwei County, he immediately went south to join Zhao Yun's army outside Nan'an County.

But what Zhuge Liang didn't expect was that those rebellious officials and thieves in Nanzhong would move so fast.

As soon as he arrived in Nan'an County, he learned that all the three counties in Nanzhong had rebelled.

Calculated by time, this means that not long after he led the army to leave Chengdu, the traitors in Nanzhong got the exact news that he led the army to the south.

Otherwise, it is not enough to explain why all three counties in Nanzhong rebelled by such a coincidence.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang felt a little chill in his heart—it seems that his cleaning activities in Chengdu were not thorough enough.

But now is not the time to think about this. Faced with the reality that almost all of Nanzhong is rebelling, Zhuge Liang, the coach of the Great Han Nanzheng, must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if the rebellion in the four counties of Nanzhong is not contained, the rebellion in the four counties of Nanzhong will spread to the northern counties of Yizhou in a short time.

This is the last thing Zhuge Liang wants to see.

Under Zhuge Liang's call, all the civil servants and generals gathered in Nan'an came to Zhuge Liang's main tent.

After everyone arrived, Zhuge Liang ordered Ma Di, who was with the army, to read the military information he had received in front of everyone.

Among the civil servants and military generals in the main account, some received some news in advance.

But most of them had just followed Zhuge Liang to the south, so after they had just listened to Ma Di's reading of the military situation, almost everyone present had a serious look on their faces.

It can be seen from the intelligence that only Yongchang County in the four counties of Nanzhong has not yet received clear news of the rebellion.

One of the four counties did not participate in the rebellion. This news sounds good, but those who can follow Zhuge Liang's southern expedition have a certain understanding of the four counties in Nanzhong.

Among the four counties in Nanzhong, Yongchang County is the bottom of the four counties no matter from which aspect.

And his bottom position does not mean that he is 01:30 points behind other counties, the gap between them is actually very large.

It can be said that if Yizhou and other three counties are considered barren, then Yongchang County can almost be called a place where birds don't shit.

Therefore, whether Yongchang County participated in the rebellion is not a matter of consolation at all.

Even if Yongchang County is loyal to the great Han, no matter how many loyal ministers there are in Yongchang County, they can't provide any assistance to the imperial court's southern expedition army.

From the actual situation, the rebellion of the three counties of Yizhou is tantamount to declaring that the entire territory of Nanzhong has rebelled.

It is not easy to travel thousands of miles south, but now they have to face such a difficult situation, and no one present will feel worried.

After Zhuge Liang saw the worried expressions on everyone's faces, he didn't say anything to comfort them.

The current situation in Nanzhong is indeed quite difficult, and it is gradually changing towards the situation he least wants to see. Under such circumstances, it is normal for everyone to be worried.

Only when you are worried can you be cautious, and only by being cautious can you not let go of big mistakes. The big battle is imminent, Zhuge Liang thinks this is very important.

It's just that Zhuge Liang still looked at a heroic general in white robes present, and then he asked:
"Zilong has led the army to guard Nan'an for a long time, and he must have a good understanding of the various forces in Nanzhong. Now that the rebels in Nanzhong are powerful, can Zilong have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

The person Zhuge Liang asked was Zhao Yun, General Zhao Yun who had been stationed in Nan'an for the past year.

After Zhao Yun heard Zhuge Liang's question, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

But after thinking for a long time, Zhao Yun finally straightened his body, bowed to Zhuge Liang and replied: "I don't have a good plan for a while."

Hearing Zhao Yun's answer, Zhuge Liang just waved his hand and continued to let Zhao Yun sit down.

Although Zhuge Liang was expecting Zhao Yun to give him some good ideas, he would not be too disappointed if Zhao Yun had nothing to do.

Everyone has their strengths. Zhao Yun has followed Liu Bei for many years, and he has been appreciated by Liu Bei for his four words of "stable nature".

With Zhao Yun's character like this, defense is his forte, but offense is not his forte after all.

After seeing that Zhao Yun had no good strategy, Zhuge Liang looked around at the generals in the main tent again.

Although he didn't bring too many soldiers and horses to the south this time, he did bring a lot of talents.

Li Hui, Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong, Ma Su, Yang Yi, etc., are all well-known heroes of the moment.

But after these heroes saw Zhuge Liang's expectant eyes, they couldn't help avoiding Zhuge Liang's eyes.

It's not that they have ghosts in their hearts, it's that they don't have a good response to the current difficult situation in the South China Sea.

After seeing the subconscious reactions of all the heroes, Zhuge Liang did not get angry. He then said to everyone present:
"I intend to lead the army to continue going south and station in Bodao. What do you think about this move?"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's intention, dissuasion immediately appeared on the faces of all the generals present.

It was the new governor Li Hui who came out to dissuade Zhuge Liang first.

Li Hui, courtesy name Deang, was born in Yuyuan County, Yizhou County.

When Liu Bei conquered Yizhou in the 18th year of Jian'an, Li Hui believed that Liu Zhang would be defeated after hearing the news, so he voluntarily abandoned everything and went north to join Liu Bei.

Li Hui's voluntary defection made Liu Bei appreciate him very much.

When Ma Chao was willing to submit to Liu Bei, it was Li Hui who persuaded him as a lobbyist.

Later, after Liu Bei took Yizhou, because of Li Hui's contribution, he promoted Li Hui to work in Yizhou Biejia.

After Liu Bei took control of Yizhou at the beginning, because Longzhong had a strategy of "Fu Yiyue in the South", he set up the post of Tuojiang Governor to manage all important military and political affairs in Nanzhong.

But at the beginning of this year, Deng Fang, the first governor of the Tuo surrendered, was seriously ill. Liu Bei wanted to choose a new governor of the Tuo surrender, so he asked Li Hui for his opinion on the matter.

After hearing Liu Bei's inquiry, Li Hui recommended himself as willing to replace Deng Fang as the post of Tuojiang Governor.

Facing Li Hui's self-recommendation, Liu Bei smiled and agreed.

However, because the movement in Nanzhong this year aroused Liu Bei's suspicion, although Liu Bei bestowed Li Hui with the status of Talisman Festival and Tuojiang Governor, he never let Li Hui take up the post.

He just let Zhao Yun lead the army to go south to garrison Nan'an to deter Nanzhong.

And this time when Zhuge Liang marched south, considering Li Hui's identity, he brought him into the army of the southern expedition.

And because of Li Huizhen's status as a subdued governor, he can be regarded as the fourth person in the current account after Zhuge Liang, Yu Jin, and Zhao Yun.

When Li Hui came out, all eyes in the tent were on him.

What Li Hui said next also represented the aspirations of most people in the tent.

"I heard that the ancient sages who led the army in battle all considered the retreat route of the army before deciding on the attack strategy. This is the principle of invincibility.

Now our army is located in Nan'an, where the water and land meet. If you advance, you can deter the rebels in Nanzhong, and if you retreat, you can protect the northern counties of Yizhou. This is the "invincible place" mentioned in the Art of War.

And Bodao is located in the southern border of the county, separated from Nanzhong by a river.

In winter, the waterway on Bodao Road is not smooth, and Bodao Road is more than a thousand miles away from Nan'an, so it is very inconvenient to transfer grain and grass.

If our army has an offensive strategy, it doesn't matter if we enter Bodao.

But now our army has no good strategy to defeat the enemy, but hastily go south and go deep. Once our army is disadvantaged, it will be difficult for our army to retreat safely at that time.

Therefore, I hope the prime minister will think twice about our army stationing in Bodao. "

After listening to Li Hui's words, most of the people present showed approval on their faces.

They are not afraid of the enemy, but rather than rushing south, they are more inclined to stay in Nan'an and wait and see the development of the situation.

Stopping with stillness is what the predecessors did when they quelled the rebellion and turmoil in Nanzhong.

After Zhuge Liang listened to Li Hui's dissuasion, he did not rush to veto Li Hui's dissuasion.

Li Hui was born in Nanzhong, and he was the one who knew the terrain of Nanzhong best among the generals present.

From the perspective of geographical factors alone, what Li Hui said is very reasonable.

But the reason why Zhuge Liang rushed to lead the army to enter Bodao naturally had his reasons.

"Although De'ang's words are reasonable, if the Nanzhong rebels do not stick to the border, but lead their troops northward, then Bodao will not have a large army to garrison, and the northern counties may be invaded by the flames of war."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Li Hui was taken aback for a moment.

Indeed, as he said, Bo Dao is too close to Nanzhong, if there are disadvantages if a large army enters Bo Dao rashly, it will be a very dangerous thing.

But the same thing is, because Bodao is close to Nanzhong, as long as most of the Han army enters Bodao, then Bodao will become a sharp sword hanging on Nanzhong's head at all times.

Before this sharp sword was broken, the Nanzhong rebels would not dare to rush northward.

Why is Zhuge Liang so worried about the Nanzhong rebels going north? That is because once the Nanzhong rebels go north, the counties in northern Yizhou will suffer.

The northern counties of Yizhou are the essence of Yizhou. In the past, the military rations of the Han Dynasty in several wars were mostly obtained from the northern counties of Yizhou.

At present, it is the season when the winter wheat has just been planted in the counties in northern Yizhou. Once the Nanzhong rebels go north to destroy the newly planted winter wheat, the consequences will be very serious.

Perhaps based on Zhuge Liang's understanding of Yong Kai and others, they did not have such insight.

But Zhuge Liang knew that there was a shadow of rebellion against Wei behind the Nanzhong rebellion.

The rebel leaders such as Yong Kai did not expect it, but it does not mean that Wei Wei did not expect this. Not to despise any enemy is the first creed of Zhuge Liang leading the army to fight.

That's why Zhuge Liang thought about entering Bodao as soon as possible.

But not everyone understands Zhuge Liang's worries.

Just like Li Hui.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's worries, Li Hui said incomprehensibly, "The Nanzhong rebels always value the location, so how could they easily leave Nanzhong and go north?"

Not only did Li Hui not understand, most of the people present also thought that Zhuge Liang was a little too cautious.

Seeing everyone's incomprehensible expressions, Zhuge Liang was about to open his mouth to explain further, when a stuttering voice suddenly sounded in the main tent:

"Thieves, the bandit army will definitely go north."

When the stuttering sound sounded, everyone immediately realized who the owner of the sound was.

Besides Deng Ai, Liyi Lieutenant, who else could there be?
Deng Ai, who replaced Mi Yang and led the army southward, attracted the attention of various forces from the day he arrived in Chengdu.

Deng Ai didn't have a good reputation, but his lord's reputation was too great.

Against the background of Mi Yang's fame, many people thought that Deng Ai was also an extraordinary person at first, otherwise how could Mi Yang let him lead the army south?

But after they deliberately made friends with Deng Ai and found out that he was a stammer, many people were quite disappointed with Deng Ai.

It is a truth that everyone understands not to judge people by their cover, but how many people can do this?

What's more, Deng Ai is not bad-looking, he is disabled.

But what everyone never expected was that when most people were quite disappointed with Deng Ai, Deng Ai took the initiative to speak in front of everyone today.

And what he said is still certain.

Without sufficient strategic support, even if General Zuo is here, he would not dare to say "certainly" lightly in the war.

So everyone subconsciously focused their attention on Deng Ai.

Even Zhuge Liang is the same.

So far, Deng Ai is the only general in the tent who can keep up with his thinking.

But Zhuge Liang also wanted to hear whether the general sent by his good apprentice had something that made him more worthy of attention.

　There is another chapter in the morning.

　　I will work overtime to write.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)