Mi Han

Chapter 486
The surprise attack of the Han army caused Cao Hong to suffer heavy losses, which made him feel uneasy.

But looking back at Liu Feng, his mood was completely opposite to that of Cao Hong.

Liu Feng didn't know how many soldiers and horses Wei Jun lost that night, but Wei Jun's subsequent reaction let him know that he must have won a big victory that night.

On the second day after Cao Hong learned of the loss, Cao Hong issued an order to withdraw the entire army for five miles.

Originally, the Wei army was several miles away from the Jiange. When Cao Hong ordered to retreat again, the distance between the Wei army and the Jiange reached more than ten miles.

Cao Hong made this move because he was worried that he would be attacked by Liu Feng again when the Wei army's morale was unstable.

After all, if someone who can lead an attack on a snowy night is not guaranteed, he will do something irrational.

And Wei Jun's "retreat" behavior is enough to prove that Liu Feng beat them very painful that night.

Liu Feng was not the only one who could see Wei Jun's reaction. When the Han army on the Jiange city wall saw Wei Jun's disgraceful retreat, they couldn't help cheering loudly on the city wall.

This sense of jubilation spread throughout the entire Jiange at an extremely fast speed.

Liu Feng sat in the big tent, listening to the cheers outside, he did not order the soldiers to keep quiet.

Because at this moment, how could the joy in his heart be less than that of the soldiers outside?
This battle not only caused heavy losses to the Wei army, but also caused a significant difference in the morale of the enemy and us. This is very important for the next move to guard the Jiange.

According to Liu Feng's inference, it would be difficult for Wei Jun to organize a large-scale attack on Jiange for at least a month.

The heart that has been hanging in Liu Feng's heart can also relax a lot.

But before the joy in Liu Feng's heart lasted too long, he received a very unhappy news - Zhuge Liang was coming to Jiange.

As a staunch supporter of Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang is also his biggest political stumbling block!
In March of the fourth year of Zhangwu in the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang, who was in Nanzhong, finally returned to Chengdu after the Han army in Liangzhou had a seesaw with the Wei army for another two months.

Worried about the situation in Liangzhou, Zhuge Liang handed over all chores to Li Hui after arranging the governance strategy of Xiananzhong, and he himself led tens of thousands of Han troops back to Chengdu as quickly as possible.

The first thing after returning to Chengdu, of course Zhuge Liang met Liu Bei first.

Liu Bei was very pleased with Zhuge Liang's return.

Not long ago, he received the news that Zhuge Liang's army was surrounded by rebels, but not long after receiving that news, the news that Zhuge Liang put down the Nanzhong rebellion was also sent to him.

Because of the rapid change in the situation, Liu Bei, who has experienced many battles, was also surprised.

And in that astonishment, Liu Bei was even more aware that Zhuge Liang's military talent was probably not inferior to any famous general in the world.

Without mentioning these personal thoughts, Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong and cleared up troubles for the great man, which is definitely a great achievement.

In order to commend Zhuge Liang's great achievements, Liu Bei personally led a hundred officials out of the city to greet him outside the city on the day Zhuge Liang led his army back to Chengdu.

The emperor greeted him in person, and Jiuqing listed, this is a great honor for a minister.

In addition to giving Zhuge Liang such a great honor, the delighted Liu Bei even announced the award to Zhuge Liang in public.

Needless to say, gold and silver things, in this award, Liu Bei also gave Zhuge Liang a reward that everyone envied-the title of Marquis.

Liu Bei granted Zhuge Liang the title of Marquis of Wuxiang, with three thousand households to eat!
Since Liu Bei established the foundation, he has always kept in mind the lessons of the previous dynasty, and has always been very strict in rewarding the Marquis.

Especially in the aspect of Liehou.

This is in stark contrast to Cao Wei. Cao Wei's Liehou was almost overwhelmed, which caused the gold content of Liehou in Cao Wei to be greatly reduced.

But the big man does not have this phenomenon.

At present, in the minds of the officials of the Han Dynasty, Liehou is still the goal they have pursued throughout their lives.

So after learning that Zhuge Liang had become a lieutenant, all the ministers present were envious of Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang is the only surviving civil servant in Hanzhong today, who was named a lieutenant for his meritorious service!
Faced with Liu Bei's reward as a marquis, Zhuge Liang was also a little surprised.

With a humble personality, he couldn't help but refuse this kindness, but Liu Bei insisted on not allowing it. In the end, Zhuge Liang could only accept Liu Bei's gift.

After welcoming Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei specially held a large banquet in the palace to clean up the dust for the generals who made contributions in the Southern Expedition.

Maybe they want to use this big banquet to clear away the gloomy atmosphere that has been shrouded in Chengdu recently. This banquet is very grand.

As a general who made great contributions in the First Battle of the Southern Expedition, Deng Ai was of course also included in Liu Bei's banquet.

However, Deng Ai was not at all interested in the delicious food and wine at the banquet.

It's not that he doesn't love these worldly beauties, it's just that he has been entangled in one thing in his heart.

On the way back to Chengdu with his army, Deng Ai received a lot of news about Liangzhou one after another.

From the many news, it can be seen that the current situation in Liangzhou is very bad.

Most of the cities in Hanzhong fell. Judging from the situation presented by those news, Mi Yang is in a dangerous situation.

Every time he thinks that Mi Yang is in danger, every time he thinks that his homeland is about to fall into the hands of the enemy, how can Deng Ai have the mood to enjoy worldly beauty?
Not only Deng Ai had such an idea, but all the Liangzhou generals in the hall had the same idea as Deng Ai.

Zhuge Liang valued Deng Ai very much, and he arranged Deng Ai's seat not far from Liu Bei.

Originally, Zhuge Liang's move was to let Liu Bei pay more attention to Deng Ai, but now his move made it easy for Liu Bei to see the expression on Deng Ai's face.

Seeing that Deng Ai, the good general recommended by Zhuge Liang, had something on his mind and couldn't get into tonight's banquet, Liu Bei didn't say anything to blame.

What is on Deng Ai's mind, how could he not know?

And isn't he worried about the situation in Liangzhou and Mi Yang's safety?

But he is the emperor, and the emperor must act with the overall situation in mind.

The Battle of the Southern Expedition lasted for a year. Even if the Han army had won a complete victory at the moment, tens of thousands of Han troops were exhausted after a year of expedition.

Physical exhaustion is secondary, and the most important thing is mental exhaustion.

Under such circumstances, even if he wants to let the tens of thousands of Han troops rush to Liangzhou, he must first re-motivate the morale of the tens of thousands of Han troops with rewards.

Otherwise, if a Han army with tired veterans arrives at the front line, it will not be of much use, and it may even lead to bad results.

Tonight, he is not only rewarding the generals of the Southern Expedition, but also the tens of thousands of Han troops stationed outside the city. Under his arrangement tonight, they will receive many rewards allocated from the treasury.

However, being able to express his dislike on occasions proves that Deng Ai's loyalty to Mi Yang is very high.

As Liu Bei, it is of course impossible for him to explain to Deng Ai himself.

But in order to appease the hearts of the generals in Liangzhou, under Liu Bei's arrangement, the toolman prince Liu Chan raised the wine glass in his hand and came to the bottom of the hall to pay respect to those generals who made great achievements in the Southern Expedition.

Seeing Deng Ai's generals showing panic and surprise under Liu Chan's respect, Liu Bei also looked down from below.

The moment his gaze was withdrawn, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but glance at each other.

It was at this glance that both of them read the solemn meaning from each other's eyes.

As time goes by, no matter how big a banquet is, there will be a moment when it ends.

When all the ministers who participated in the banquet retreated, Liu Bei left Zhuge Liang behind and took him to a side hall.

Regardless of the fact that the protagonists of tonight's banquet are Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, both of them have concerns, and they didn't drink much tonight.

After the noise dissipated, both of them had worried expressions on their faces.

For the two most powerful men in the Han Dynasty to have such expressions, it shows that what they are worried about is the war in Liangzhou.

After bringing Zhuge Liang into the side hall, Liu Bei retreated left and right.

Immediately, his first question to Zhuge Liang was: "Liangzhou is in danger, what is Kong Ming's plan to defeat the enemy?"

At present, the Southern Expedition Army has returned, and this year is a new year, food, grass and troops can be replenished in Yizhou.

But now Yizhou is not a problem of no soldiers to send, no food to transport, but a problem that Yizhou's support forces cannot reach Hanzhong.

Although Liu Feng recently sent a good news of a big victory, at most this good news only hurt Cao Hong, making him dare not take a peek at Jiange rashly.

Cao Hong's army is still stationed outside the Jiange, which also means that Mi Yang in Yangping Pass cannot get support from Yizhou.

As long as this remains unchanged, the situation in Liangzhou will not fundamentally change.

Leaving aside the battlefield in Nanzheng for the time being, according to reports from spies, the Yinping Han army gradually felt powerless in the face of the Wei army's onslaught.

Liu Bei, who had experienced many battles, even directly asserted in front of Zhuge Liang: If Liangzhou does not get the support of Yizhou within half a year, no matter how good Zisheng is at fighting, Liangzhou will definitely not be able to keep it.

How could Zhuge Liang not know what Liu Bei knew?
But no matter how strategic he is, it is impossible for him to create a lifeline out of thin air in a short time to send support to Mi Yang.

The predicament that existed in reality made the pair of monarchs and ministers feel helpless for a while.

In desperation, Zhuge Liang could only hold a candle, and came to the map hanging in the side hall, carefully looking for a way to break the situation.

The dim light did not hinder Zhuge Liang's thinking. In order to keep Mi Yang and even the foundation of the great man, Zhuge Liang's wisdom of Crouching Dragon was constantly being activated.

And as Zhuge Liang's thinking continued to diverge, a bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

Although this idea was bold, it gradually made Zhuge Liang's eyes firm.

He turned to look at Liu Bei who was full of distress, and said to Liu Bei, "Your Majesty, I want to go to Jiange!"

When Liu Bei heard Zhuge Liang's words suddenly, he couldn't keep up with Zhuge Liang's thinking, and subconsciously wondered:

"Ok?"

The way to break the game has not been found yet, so what's the use of going to Jiange.

unless
Thinking of this, Liu Bei suddenly stood up excitedly.

unless!

It has been a while since Mi Yang led his army back to Nanzheng.

After he led his army back to Nanzheng, Wei Jun's actions did not exceed his expectations.

At the beginning, the Wei army was still attacking other counties in Hanzhong steadily, but after basically taking down other counties in Hanzhong except Xingshi and Seoul, Cao Zhen finally set his sights on Nanzheng.

Just last month, Mi Yang received information that the two Wei armies of Xingshi and Lecheng were marching towards Nanzheng.

It seemed that they were worried that Mi Yang would find an opportunity to defeat the enemy, and the two Wei armies were not moving fast.

The two Wei armies strictly obeyed Cao Zhen's orders. While marching, they continued to maintain the consistency of the march of the two armies, and sent scouts to investigate the enemy's situation along the way.

This way of marching greatly slowed down the marching speed of the Wei army, but it also greatly guaranteed their safety.

At least after hearing that Wei Jun was marching so carefully, even Wei Yan, who has always been impulsive, did not propose to send troops to attack the invading Wei Jun.

Although the Wei army has not yet completely completed the encirclement of Nanzheng, it is only a matter of time, based on their marching speed.

Based on this inference, there seems to be a dark cloud lingering in the hearts of the people in Nanzheng City, from Fa Miao to the common people.

No one wants to experience the silence before the storm.

And Mi Yang, who is the hope in the hearts of all the subjects of Nanzheng, seems to have lost his resourcefulness and determination during this period of time, and can only sit and watch the Wei army approaching step by step.

The only thing Mi Yang has been doing during this period of time is to constantly patrol and survey Nanzheng City Defense, just like when he was in the public security.

The common people may be puzzled, but Fa Miao and others, as Mi Yang's confidantes, understand the helplessness in Mi Yang's heart.

He has done what he needs to do, and he has done it well.

But it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it's rare to see a commander like Sun Quan in a hundred years. When facing a famous general like Cao Zhen, there are not many means that Mi Yang can use.

It's just that today, Fa Miao, who was originally acting as an agent for official duties, was suddenly summoned by Mi Yang.

Mi Yang's sudden call surprised Fa Miao.

In the past, Mi Yang seldom summoned his courtiers, and more often he took his personal guards to inspect Nanzheng inside and outside.

What could be the reason for Mi Yang's sudden call today?
Even though he had doubts in his heart, Fa Miao quickly came to Mi Yang.

Mi Yang summoned Fa Miao on the city wall.

When Fa Miao saw Mi Yang, he saw that Mi Yang was holding a letter in his hand. This letter was written to Mi Yang by Zhuge Liang before.

After saluting, Fa Miao asked Mi Yang why he was summoned.

Facing Fa Miao's inquiry, Mi Yang did not respond immediately, he just pulled Fa Miao to stand beside the city wall, looking at the south of Nanzheng City.

"Do you still remember what I said to you alone on this city wall when the bandit army first arrived?"

Seeing what Mi Yang said, Fa Miao suddenly remembered the past of that day.

That past event is also very simple, it is nothing more than Mi Yang and him looking forward to the process of his predecessors taking down Hanzhong.

At that time, Mi Yang specially designated Junshan from afar, with a longing look on his face.

Mi Yang brought up the past again, making Fa Miao think that Mi Yang wanted him to go to appease the hearts of the people in the city, but Mi Yang's next sentence made Fa Miao show an unbelievable look at Mi Yang.

"Back then, His Majesty raided Dingjun Mountain by surprise, and thus established the foundation of the king and hegemony.

Why can't Gu take advantage of Dingjun Mountain today to save our army from desperation?
Yizhou reinforcements can't come in from other places, but what if they come from Dingjun Mountain? "

Speaking of this, a bright smile appeared on Mi Yang's face.

Seeing Fa Miao's unbelievable expression, Mi Yang raised his head slightly - did he really think that he was simply inspecting the city defense during this time?
　There is another chapter in the morning.

　　It will be late, don't wait.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)