Mi Han

Chapter 427 The soldiers are divided into two routes to send the soldiers to the state
Zhuge Liang's request for Meng Huo's assistance was related to a letter he had received before.

From the content of that letter, Zhuge Liang learned that Sun Quan would use his power to support the rebels in Nanzhong to succeed.

According to the calculation of time, Sun Quan's funding will arrive at Nanzhong in the near future.

The letter did not state how Sun Quan would fund the Nanzhong rebels, money, food, or both?
Even sending troops directly into Nanzhong.

Based on Zhuge Liang's understanding of Sun Quan, he believes that Sun Quan is likely to have all three.

After all, Sun Quan is different from Cao Pi. Cao Pi's sphere of influence does not border Nanzhong, and the only way he can support the Nanzhong rebels is in name.

Although Sun Quan's main sphere of influence is in the Jiangdong area, everyone knows that Jiaozhou has been included in his rule not long ago.

Jiaozhou is bordered by Zangcang County in Nanzhong, especially Jiaozhi County, the base camp of Shixie, is not far from Zangcang County.

If Sun Quan could speak to move Shi Xie, then with Shi Xie's power in Jiaozhou for many years, he would have a way to mobilize an elite army to fight in Nanzhong.

This is what Zhuge Liang is most worried about at present.

As for this matter, Zhuge Liang had already had a countermeasure in mind, and this countermeasure was to divide the troops.

At present, among the four counties in Nanzhong, only Yizhou County and Zangcang County have not yet been pacified.

As Yizhou County is the most developed of the four Nanzhong counties, even if Yong Kai suffered heavy losses in today's war, it should not be underestimated.

After all, being severely injured also means that Yong Kai will be more cautious in the next battle. If Yong Kai wants to fight in the field, Zhuge Liang is not afraid. What he is worried about is that Yong Kai is dedicated to defending the city and deliberately delaying time.

Because of this level of worry, Zhuge Liang is bound to lead the main force of the Han army all the way south to attack Yong Kai, so as not to let him have a chance to breathe.

The possible enemy reinforcements in Jiaozhou should not be underestimated.

Under such circumstances, dividing troops is the best strategy for the Han army.

Zhuge Liang even thought about the candidate for the leader of the other army, and that person was Deng Ai who had already made an outstanding performance once.

But Deng Ai was not from Nanzhong after all, and the terrain of Nanzhong was very complicated, so Zhuge Liang thought about asking Meng Huo to be Deng Ai's guide.

In this way, Zhuge Liang can really rest assured.

After Meng Huo clearly showed his surrender, Zhuge Liang informed Meng Huo of his plan.

After Meng Huo learned that Zhuge Liang wanted him to be the guide of a Han army, Meng Huo naturally had no reason to refuse such a simple matter.

Seeing that Meng Huo had agreed to the matter, Zhuge Liang asked the generals and Meng Huo to retire, leaving Deng Ai alone.

After everyone left, Zhuge Liang told Deng Ai all the thoughts in his heart.

When Zhuge Liang asked Meng Huo to act as a guide just now, he did not say clearly in front of the generals that he was doing this to guard against Sun Quan.

So far, Sun Quan is still humble to the big man on the surface. In the case that Sun Quan has not made any clear rebellion, Zhuge Liang does not want to rashly arouse the hostility of the generals towards Jiangdong.

The Northern Expedition is imminent, and in the next few years, the great Han still needs Sun Quan's "surrender".

But the generals didn't know, Zhuge Liang thought that Deng Ai would know his inner worries.

Sure enough, after Zhuge Liang told Deng Ai the overall plan in his mind, Deng Ai immediately expressed his attitude to Zhuge Liang:

"The prime minister has a long-term vision, and Ai is willing to lead other troops to fight against the rebels in Cang County."

Deng Ai knew that Mi Yang sent him south to help Zhuge Liang settle the Nanzhong Rebellion as soon as possible. In this case, of course he would not refuse Zhuge Liang's trust.

Seeing that Deng Ai accepted the task without hesitation, Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

Although Deng Ai's personal morality is deficient, he never backs down when it comes to major festivals.

However, Zhuge Liang, who is cautious by nature, still told Deng Ai: "I can't give you too many soldiers and horses, you can only lead the five thousand Liang troops from your headquarters.

And you also know that on the surface, the battle of Zangcang was to deal with Zhu Bao, but in fact it was to deal with the enemies from Jiangdong.

Jiang Dong has so many talents, no one can compare with Zhu Bao, you have to be more careful, don't be careless. "

Facing Zhuge Liang's instructions, Deng Ai bowed solemnly and proclaimed Wei.

After instructing Deng Ai, Zhuge Liang asked Deng Ai to retreat first.

Soon his commander-in-chief will naturally be sent to Deng Ai.

After Deng Ai left, Zhuge Liang looked towards the east, and he murmured:
"If it's not for the overall situation!"

Zhuge Liang didn't say the second half of the sentence, but he could vaguely feel a bit of chill from his tone.

How could Zhuge Liang not feel disgusted by Jiangdong who had broken his promise several times?

In the first month of the third year of Zhangwu in the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang led the army to Qiongdu County.

On that day, Zhuge Liang sent soldiers to spread Gaoding's head to the whole county.

When the news of Gao Ding's death was known by the counties in Yuexi County, all the counties in Yueyi County changed their banners one after another and were brought back into the embrace of the big man.

The speed at which they changed their flags was as fast as the speed at which they were put under Gao Ding's command.

At the end of the month, after the territory of Yuexi County was reincorporated into the Hanzhong, some ministers suggested that Zhuge Liang should liquidate the county magistrates who were attached to him.

In troubled times, killing to stop killing is a very often used deterrent method.

But in the face of this commonly used deterrent method, Zhuge Liang did not adopt it.

It's not that Zhuge Liang doesn't have such a heart, it's just that Zhuge Liang, as a political master, knows that Nanzhong is different from the northern counties of Yizhou, and the high-pressure policy here will only cause endless backlash.

After Zhuge Liang vetoed the suggestion to stop killing by killing, someone proposed to Zhuge Liang to garrison troops to stay behind.

Everyone knows that the rebellion in Yizhou County and Cang County has not yet been put down, and Zhuge Liang will definitely continue to march south.

After Zhuge Liang led the army to leave Yuexi County, the local situation may fluctuate, so everyone thought it was necessary to leave a certain number of troops in Yuexi County.

At least one trustworthy foreign general should be left behind.

This can be regarded as the consensus of the generals.

However, in the face of this consensus, Zhuge Liang has a different view:

"If you keep outsiders, you should stay as soldiers. If you stay as soldiers, you will have nothing to eat. It's not easy."

"Jia Yi is newly wounded, father and brother are dead, and those who leave outsiders without soldiers will surely become disasters, and the two are not easy."

"I also worry about the crime of rebellion. I think it's serious. If I keep outsiders, I won't believe it. It's not easy."

Zhuge Liang vetoed the consensus of the generals with the view of three difficulties.

Then Zhuge Liang made his arrangement: "Worship Li Hui as the governor of Yueyi, and Lu Kai as the governor of Yongchang."

Li Hui's original official position was the governor of the Tuo, and now Zhuge Liang has added a post of Yue Yu's prefect to him.

And Lu Kai, whose name is Jiping, is from Buwei County, Yongchang County.

Lu Kaichu was appointed as the meritorious service officer of the five officials in Yongchang County.When Yong Kai led the rebellion, both Yuexi and Cangzhou counties responded to his rebellion. Only Lu Kai was firmly loyal to the great Han and closed the border to resist Yong Kai.

Lu Kai led and encouraged the officials and the people together with the Fucheng Wang and his wife to close the four territories to resist Yongkai. Such deeds also spread to Zhuge Liang's ears after he took Yueyi County.

For such a loyal minister, Zhuge Liang had no reason not to reward him.

Of course, the reason why Zhuge Liang promoted Lu Kai and let Li Hui concurrently serve as the prefect of Yueyi was related to his policy of governing Nanzhong.

This political policy is "rule the south with the south".

Both Li Hui and Lu Kai were born in Nanzhong, and they already had a high reputation in Nanzhong.

Appointing these two as the prefects of the two counties of Nanzhong can stabilize the situation in Yueyi and Yongchang to a large extent, and can also make the two counties that have just been pacified stop the turmoil.

After roughly arranging the government affairs of the two counties of Yueyi and Yongchang, Zhuge Liang led the remaining ten thousand Han troops to continue marching towards Yizhou County.

Not long ago, Deng Ai and Meng Huo had led five thousand Liangzhou troops towards Zangcang County.

The division of troops is not only a practical need for Zhuge Liang to guard against Sun Quan, but also a manifestation of his psychological appeal to quickly quell the Nanzhong rebellion.

It's just that whether his division of troops can make him fulfill his wish depends on the further development of the situation in Nanzhong.

When the armies of Zhuge Liang and Deng Ai were heading towards their destinations, the Jiaozhou army led by Shi Hui, Sun Huan, and Yu Fan arrived outside Qieran County in Zangcang County one step ahead of schedule.

As the seat of Zangcang County, Qilan is the headquarters of Zhu Bao, the prefect of Zangcang.

After learning that Shi Xie sent troops to support him, Zhu Bao happily led the army ten miles outside the county to meet him.

As the leader of the East Gate of Nanzhong, Zhu Bao had a private connection with Shi Xie long ago.

In the history of the Nanzhong Rebellion, Shi Xie had the effect of clamoring and guiding behind the scenes.

Without the support of Shi Xie and Sun Quan behind him, Yong Kai would not have rebelled against the great Han so decisively in history.

From this point, it can be inferred that the private contact between Shi Xie and Nanzhong not only started very early, but also reached a very deep level.

Shi Xie can be said to be a staunch political ally of the southern and central powers.

Faced with the behavior of political allies sending troops to support, how could Zhu Bao not be happy?

Especially not long ago, he had already learned the news of Gao Ding's death.

After hearing the news, the sorrow of the rabbit dead and the fox is the best portrayal of Zhu Bao's mood.

But this mood gradually disappeared after the arrival of Shi Hui's leader.

From Shi Hui's prior notification, Zhu Bao knew that Shi Hui had brought an army of tens of thousands this time.

This tens of thousands of troops is Shi Xie's capital for decades in Jiaozhou, so how could Zhu Bao not be happy when such strong reinforcements arrived?
Because of the joy in his heart, the moment Zhu Bao saw Shi Hui, his good friend, he stepped forward excitedly and hugged Shi Hui's shoulder.

Shi Xie had sent Shi Hui to contact Zhu Bao before, and after going back and forth, Zhu Bao and Shi Hui got along well.

In the face of Zhu Bao's intimate hug, Shi Hui did not resist.

After a simple greeting, Shi Hui introduced Sun Huan and Yu Fan to Zhu Bao.

Zhu Bao was not interested in Yu Fan, but after he learned of Sun Huan's identity, a look of excitement appeared on his face.

Zhu Bao couldn't help but cupped his hands and thanked Dongfang: "Master Wu's kindness of helping today, Bao will always remember it in his heart."

Regardless of whether Zhu Bao really thought so in his heart, he did a good job on the surface.

At least Sun Huan was satisfied with Zhu Bao's performance, but Yu Fan, who had gone through the world, was not so easy to fool.

After successfully receiving the Jiaozhou army, Zhu Bao originally wanted Shi Hui to station his army outside the city, and then Shi Hui brought people into the city to participate in the banquet he had prepared long ago.

But facing Zhu Bao's idea, Shi Hui declined it with a smile on his face.

You can hug him, but if you want to separate him from your own army, there is no door.

After being rejected by Shi Hui, Zhu Bao understood Shi Hui's concerns.

People's hearts are not ancient in the troubled times. Are there still few people who die at the hands of allies in this world?
It's just that Zhu Bao didn't point out this layer, he just smiled and took the army of Shi Hui to the barracks that had been prepared, and then he, Shi Hui, Sun Huan, Yu Fan and the others each brought some cronies, and went to the barracks with them. A banquet was set up between the city gates.

After drinking for three rounds during the banquet, Zhu Bao saw that the three of them were all in good spirits, so he thought about it and told the news he had received not long ago.

This news happened in the Battle of Qiongdu half a month ago.

When the three of Shi Hui learned that Gao Ding had died in battle, and that Yuexi County and Yongchang County had fallen into the hands of the Han army, the smiles on the faces of the three of them disappeared instantly.

The situation in Nanzhong is changing too fast.

The reason why Shi Xie agreed to send troops to support Nanzhong was that on the one hand, he was afraid of the might of the Han army, and on the other hand, when he made this decision, he received information that the Han army led by Zhuge Liang was struggling to advance in Bo Dao.

Such good news, so what are you waiting for?
Shi Hui thought that their actions were fast enough, but what they didn't expect was that the Han army moved even faster.

When learning that the current situation in Nanzhong is dominated by the Han army, how can the three Shihui maintain a good attitude?
Zhu Bao saw that Shi Hui and the other three had expressions of displeasure after hearing the news, and he also sighed in his heart.

From his point of view, it is best for him to conceal the news.

But Zhu Bao knew that Shi Xie not only had a close relationship with him in Nanzhong, but also had an inseparable relationship with Yong Kai of Yizhou County, not to mention the spies that Shi Xie had deliberately sent into Nanzhong.

This matter cannot be concealed, since it cannot be concealed, it is better to tell it frankly, so as not to arouse Shi Hui's resentment anyway.

Just as Zhu Bao expected, the reason why Shi Hui and the other three looked gloomy was not to blame him, they were thinking about what they should do next in the current situation.

Among the three, Yu Fan is the most rational. Since the current situation in Nanzhong is not good for them, they should withdraw in time.

So Yu Fan withdrew to Shi Hui's side and whispered something to him.

Yu Fan is famous in Jiangdong for his erudition, but he also has a lot of knowledge in military affairs.

He believes that his proposal to withdraw troops is the most suitable strategy for them at the moment.

Unexpectedly, after Shi Hui listened to Yu Fan's suggestion, he shook his head at Yu Fan.

His behavior proved that he did not agree with Yu Fan's suggestion.

After realizing what Shi Hui meant, Yu Fan was puzzled. He wanted to persuade Shi Hui again, but at this time Shi Hui made a promise to Zhu Bao first.

"Even if the current situation is not good for us, I will not retreat easily."

Shi Hui's statement surprised Yu Fan and delighted Zhu Bao at the same time.

In fact, neither Yu Fan nor Zhu Bao understood why Shi Hui decided to stay and fight against the Han army. This was because they did not consider the issue from Shi Hui's perspective.

Judging from the performance of Shi Hui in history, he is a very ambitious person.

As early as when he led the army to leave Jiaozhi, Shi Xie revealed to him that this was a test for him.

What is the test?
The test is nothing more than whether Shi Hui has the ability to inherit his power in Jiaozhou.

You must know that Shi Xie has more than one son, Shi Hui, so such a test is very important for Shi Hui.

For his own future, it is impossible for Shi Hui to give up this opportunity easily.

(End of this chapter)