Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

Liu Bei quickly asked this question.

Han Cheng said: "This Ma Zhong is not that Ma Zhong. Jiangdong and the emperor's uncle each have a Ma Zhong.

Ma Zhong from Jiangdong is a military general.

Ma Zhong on the emperor's uncle's side was originally named Hu Du, but later he returned to his original name and was called Ma Zhong.

Belongs to civil service.

He can lead troops, but he is not a general."

Only then did Liu Bei understand the twists and turns of things.

At the same time, he also solemnly wrote down Ma Zhong's name...

“Prime Minister Zhuge’s heart lies in the north.

Knowing that the rebellion in the south was a serious problem, he used Ma Su's idea that attacking the heart is better than attacking the city, and psychological warfare is better than military warfare, to convince Meng Huo.

He captured Meng Huo seven times.

Meng Huo and other Yi people began to reflect and decided not to leave.

Meng Huo said: "Sir, it is the power of heaven that will keep the people in the south from rebelling again!"

The army then moved to Dianchi Lake, and the Shu army successfully pacified Nanzhong, and returned to Chengdu in December..."

After hearing Han Cheng's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but say, "Ma Su is also a man of insight.

After returning, if I meet you again, I will definitely make use of you!"

As he spoke, he was about to write down Ma Su's name.

This scene made Han Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang and others feel indescribable.

"Uncle, you don't need to remember Ma Su's name for now.

The main thing is that the matter involving this person is quite complicated.

I'll tell you later, and the emperor's uncle will know."

When Liu Bei heard Han Cheng say this, he was stunned.

He really didn't expect Han Cheng to say this.

Obviously, Ma Su looks really good, doesn’t he?
However, he listened to the advice and did not write Ma Su's name on it.

At the same time, I was a little curious. What did Ma Su do to make Mr. Han Cheng say such words?
Could it be...that he also betrayed us behind the scenes?

"For Prime Minister Zhuge, it is easy to conquer Nanzhong, but it is not easy to govern it well and avoid chaos.

At that time, someone also suggested that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang leave behind troops to garrison Nanzhong.

But the Prime Minister did not agree...

There are three reasons.

First: If you want to keep outsiders, you should also keep soldiers. If the soldiers stay, they will have nothing to eat.

Second: If the barbarians have just been wounded and defeated, and their fathers and brothers have died, leaving outsiders without soldiers will surely bring disaster.

Third: The barbarians have committed the crime of abolishing and killing, and they feel that the crime is too serious. If outsiders are allowed to stay, they will never believe it.

Finally, Prime Minister Zhuge balanced all the conditions and decided to adopt a policy of not leaving any soldiers behind and not transporting any grain.

He appointed Li Hui as the prefect of Jianning and Lu Kai as the prefect of Yunnan, and also accepted the surrender of Cuan Xi, Meng Yan and others.

Together with Meng Huo, he was granted official positions and used to win over the southerners.

Only Ma Zhong was a foreigner, but he was appointed governor of Zangke.
But he still managed to be respected by the barbarians...

Shu Han also moved tens of thousands of elite soldiers and Qing Qiang from southern China to Shu.

They were divided into five groups, called the Wu Dang Flying Army, and they were extremely brave..."

Liu Bei quickly wrote it down.

After a period of adaptation, he has become accustomed to writing on paper with a pen.

At the same time, my heart was filled with emotion.

As expected of Kong Ming, he is both civil and martial, with impeccable abilities in all aspects!

I can write down all of Han Cheng's stories.

Take it as a reference when you return.

Maybe in the future, these can be used to govern South China.

Afterwards, he couldn't help but sigh.

He understood Kong Ming's difficulties.

This is why Kong Ming adopted this method after he pacified Nanzhong.

The most important reason was that he had suffered such a terrible defeat in the previous Battle of Yiling.

All the foundation here has been destroyed.

There is a serious shortage of troops.

Under such circumstances, Kong Ming had no choice but to adopt this method...

"Prime Minister Zhuge has never forgotten your ambition to restore the Han Dynasty.

After his uncle's death, he spent more than two years quickly repairing his relationship with Eastern Wu.

And restore people's livelihood economy.

After stabilizing Yizhou, it took some time to quickly stabilize the south.

Immediately prepare for the Northern Expedition, want to restore the Han Dynasty and return to the old capital!
In the fourth year of Jianxing, Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, died and Cao Rui succeeded to the throne.

Prime Minister Zhuge felt that they could take this opportunity to march towards Cao Wei.

In the fifth year of Jianxing, he submitted a memorial to Liu Chan titled "The Memorial on Starting the War".

Then he and Zhao Yun led troops into Hanzhong.

He appointed Wei Yan as the Sima of the Prime Minister's Office to prepare for the upcoming Northern Expedition.

Speaking of this, I have to talk about the "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" for my uncle.

After all, a successful military campaign made him famous in the world, and who can be compared to him in the next thousand years?

The late emperor died before he could complete his career. Today the world is divided into three parts and Yizhou is exhausted. This is truly a critical moment for our survival.

However, the ministers who serve as guards at home are working tirelessly, and the loyal and dedicated men are willing to sacrifice themselves outside, all because they are grateful for the special treatment shown by the late emperor and want to repay it to Your Majesty.

It is truly appropriate to open up the imperial ears, glorify the virtues of the late emperor, and boost the morale of the people with lofty ideals.

It is not appropriate to belittle oneself, draw inappropriate analogies, and block the way for loyal criticism...

... The Minister of the Court and the Minister of State, Guo Youzhi, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, etc., are all good and honest people with loyal and pure intentions. That is why the late emperor selected them to bequeath to Your Majesty...

...General Xiang Chong is kind and fair in nature, and is knowledgeable about military affairs. He was tried in the past, and the late emperor called him capable...

...I hope that Your Majesty will entrust me with the task of defeating the enemy and restoring the country. If I fail, please punish me and report to the spirit of the late emperor.

If there is no talk of promoting virtue, then you should blame Youzhi, Yi, Yun and others for their slowness and expose their faults.

Your Majesty should also make your own plans, seek good advice, listen to kind words, and follow the late emperor's will. I will be deeply grateful for your kindness.

Now that I am leaving, I burst into tears as I write this letter, and I don’t know what to say…”

Han Cheng was here, reciting the letter of departure verbatim.

The memory of the dead is attacking him...

After all, this was a must-remember thing back then.

When Liu Bei heard the memorial to the emperor, he felt extremely complicated for a moment.

My eyes were a little wet.

I now deeply understand why Han Cheng said, "When he sets out on his expedition, he will become famous throughout the world. Who can be compared to him in the next thousand years?"
Kong Ming's sincere loyalty to the Han Dynasty is fully revealed here!

In this "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital", we can see Kong Ming's earnest teachings to A Dou, just like a kind elder.

He was also a loyal minister who was devoted to the Han Dynasty and committed to the Three Rejuvenations of the Han Dynasty...

He could also see the pressure Kong Ming was under.

I was right about the person and I was lucky enough to meet Kong Ming!

It is really my greatest luck!

It is also the luck of the Han people!
Not only Liu Bei, but Zhu Yuanzhang's expression also changed.

I couldn't help but wonder, how great it would be if he could have a Prime Minister Zhuge here?
Who wouldn’t envy such a wise minister throughout history?
Originally, he had thought that Li Shanchang was his Prime Minister Zhuge.

But facts have proved that Li Shanchang was not.

Everything is done in an excessive way.

They are arrogant and domineering, forming cliques and groups.

Especially later on, it became more and more excessive.

How can he be Prime Minister Zhuge?

It's obvious that he wants to be Sima Yi!
"Kong Ming..."

Liu Bei wiped his eyes with his sleeve and shouted.

The rest of the words are all stuck in my heart, I can't say them...

"In the sixth year of Jianxing, Prime Minister Zhuge believed that the time was ripe and officially sent troops to Wei. Wei Yan believed that Xiahou Mao, the commander of Guanzhong in Cao Wei, was cowardly and unwise, so he suggested to Prime Minister Zhuge that he lead 5,000 elite troops and march eastward from Baozhong along the Qinling Mountains.

Go north of Ziwu and launch a surprise attack on Guanzhong.

Just like Han Xin did back then, he met Prime Minister Zhuge Liang at Tongguan.

However, Prime Minister Zhuge believed that such an advance was too dangerous and did not adopt Wei Yan's strategy.

Prime Minister Zhuge ordered Zhao Yun to lead a decoy force out of Baoxiade, occupy Jigu, and feign an attack on the Guanzhong area of ​​Wei.

Attract the attention of Wei's main force.

Prime Minister Zhuge himself led the main force and marched into Qishan.

As the Wei State was caught off guard, they were suddenly attacked by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's army, which resulted in the three counties of Nangan, Tianshui and Anding in Longyou being unable to resist.

The governors of Tianshui and Nangan even abandoned their cities and fled eastwards. The Wei defenders of Tianshui, Jiang Wei, Liang Xu, Yin Shang, Shangguan Yan and others surrendered to Prime Minister Zhuge.

Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, retreated to Shanggui to hold on and wait for help.

In an instant, three of the five counties in Longyou surrendered to Prime Minister Zhuge, and only Guangwei County and Longxi County refused to surrender.

Longxi County Governor You Chu resisted resolutely, and the entire Cao Wei court was terrified.

Just as Prime Minister Zhuge was leading the Han army to triumph and capture cities and strongholds in Longyou.

Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, who was far away in Luoyang, led a large army to rescue and personally went to Chang'an to take charge.

He sent General Cao Zhen to lead the army to Mei County to defend against Zhao Yun.

Zhang He led his army to resist Prime Minister Zhuge.

Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou in Cao Wei, also sent his military officer and the governor of Jincheng to lead an army to counterattack Nangan County.

Prime Minister Zhuge knew that Zhang He was a famous general of Wei, and that he would definitely come with his troops to take Jieting, the throat of the Han army.

When Prime Minister Zhuge was about to send a general to guard Jieting, he suddenly heard the military officer Ma Su asking for orders.

He was to lead an army to guard Jieting, the vital throat of the Han army.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang ignored the doubts of other generals and promoted Ma Su to guard Hanzhong.

Ma Su was Prime Minister Zhuge's confidant, whom he treated as a disciple.

Prime Minister Zhuge was afraid that Ma Su would be in danger and Jieting would be lost, so he gave repeated warnings.

Tell Ma Su about the importance of Jieting to the Han army and the deployment to guard Jieting.

He also asked Ma Su to draw a geographical map of Jieting's mountains and rivers, as well as the location for setting up camp, immediately after arriving at Jieting.

Prime Minister Zhuge also sent General Wang Ping as Ma Su's deputy general to assist Ma Su in guarding Jieting.

To be on the safe side, Prime Minister Zhuge ordered Gao Xiang to lead an army to station at Lieliu City, north of Linwei and left of Jieting, to support Ma Su.

He also ordered Wei Yan to lead an army to the valley to the right of Jieting to support Ma Su.

As Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had expected, Zhang He led a large army to take Jieting.

However, Ma Su did not follow the deployment arranged by Prime Minister Zhuge before the troops went out.

He also ignored the advice of his deputy general Wang Ping and insisted on stationing the army on an isolated mountain.

Do not set up camp in dangerous places on the road.

As a result, they were surrounded on the mountain by Zhang He, who sent people to cut off the Han army's water supply.

The Han army fell into civil strife due to lack of water.

Ma Su abandoned his army and fled.

Zhang He took advantage of the situation to attack, the Han army was defeated and Jieting was lost.

Only Wang Ping led a thousand men and beat drums to defend themselves.

However, Zhang He suspected that the Han army had an ambush and did not pursue them.

So Wang Ping gathered the scattered troops and retreated towards Prime Minister Zhuge's army.

Gao Xiang's army in Lieliu City was defeated by Guo Huai again.

Wei Yan was blocked by Zhang He in a valley and could not move forward.

In order to avoid being surrounded, Gao Xiang and Wei Yan retreated...

At the same time, Zhao Yun's military operations at Baoxiade were also unsuccessful and he was defeated by Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen then led his army northward to attack Anding County, which had surrendered to Shu Han...

With the fall of Jieting, the Shu army lost all its favorable conditions.

Prime Minister Zhuge captured more than a thousand households in Xi County, and then led his troops back to Hanzhong.

The first Northern Expedition, which had a great impact on Cao Wei, failed..."

With a bang, Liu Bei punched himself hard.

Seems particularly angry and regretful!

This Ma Su really deserves to die!
In name only! Arrogant and arrogant!
Kong Ming devoted himself to sharpening his sword for several years, and as soon as it was unsheathed, its sharpness shocked the world!

It seemed that a good situation was about to take shape.

In the end, it was destroyed by a bastard like Ma Su!

How could he not be angry?!

If Ma Su had acted according to what Kong Ming said, even if he had listened to Wang Ping's advice, he would not have done like this!

It was also at this moment that he suddenly understood why Han Cheng had stopped him when he wanted to write down Ma Su's name before.

Ma Su is really not worthy of being appointed to important positions!
He could have died in battle there, but he abandoned the army and ran away!

What the hell is this?!
"Is Ma Su dead?"

Liu Bei looked at Han Cheng and asked.

There was resentment in his voice.

Han Cheng nodded and said, "Dead.

After returning to Hanzhong, Prime Minister Zhuge imprisoned Ma Su, who had escaped from the battlefield and abandoned his soldiers, and executed him to thank the people.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang himself wrote a letter to demote himself by three ranks and made self-criticism, which was accepted by Liu Chan.

However, he still appointed Prime Minister Zhuge as the Right General to perform the duties of Prime Minister.

Zhao Yun was also demoted to General Zhenjun, but was highly praised by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang for his achievements in guarding the city.

Later, someone advised Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to launch another northern expedition.

But Prime Minister Zhuge believed that the soldiers needed to be trained more and made to forget the failure before they could proceed again...

After the Han army withdrew, Cao Zhen and Zhang He quickly pacified the three counties of Tianshui, Nangan and Anding.

Cao Zhen also believed that the Han army's attack on Qishan had failed, as the Baoxiade Road had been burned by Zhao Yun and eroded by floods.

Next time, the meeting would target Chencang, and send generals Hao Zhao, Wang Shuang and more than a thousand people to station troops in Chencang and rebuild the city of Chencang...

And the fact is just as they thought, the prime minister led his troops to the north again.

That winter, Cao Wei general Cao Xiu was defeated by Eastern Wu general Lu Xun at Shiting.

Prime Minister Zhuge heard that the Wei army was advancing eastward in a large scale, leaving Guanzhong with a lack of troops.

So Prime Minister Zhuge wrote to his brother Zhuge Jin:
There is a small valley called Suiyang. Although the cliffs are extremely steep and the water is crisscrossed, making it difficult to march through, it was an important road for scouts to pass through in the past.

Now if we order the vanguard army to repair this road and head towards Chencang, it will be enough to connect with the enemy and prevent them from splitting their forces and marching eastward.

So Prime Minister Zhuge led tens of thousands of troops to attack Chencang Road and besieged Chencang.

Although there were only a thousand soldiers in Chencang at that time, Hao Zhao had already built defenses.

Prime Minister Zhuge sent Hao Zhao's fellow villager Jin Xiang to lobby Hao Zhao to surrender outside the city several times, but Hao Zhao firmly refused.

Prime Minister Zhuge then led his troops to attack Chencang City.

The Han army attacked, using ladders and battering rams to attack the city.

Hao Zhao then shot rockets at the ladders, and when the ladders burned, the people on them were burned. He then tied a millstone with a rope and dropped it off the city wall, crushing the battering ram.

Prime Minister Zhuge then used the well railing to shoot arrows into the city from a hundred feet away, covering the soldiers who were filling the moat with earth and trying to climb the city wall directly.

Hao Zhao then built an inner wall, rendering the well guard ineffective.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang dug another tunnel in an attempt to launch a surprise attack on the city, but Hao Zhao dug a horizontal trench inside the city to block the tunnel.

Since Cao Wei had made sufficient preparations in Chencang in advance, and Chencang was in a strategic location that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, the two sides fought fiercely for more than 20 days without a clear winner.

Cao Zhen sent Fei Yao and others to lead an army to rescue, and Emperor Ming of Wei also summoned Zhang He to go and fight against Prime Minister Zhuge.

At this time, the Han army was running out of food and supplies, and hearing that Wei reinforcements were about to arrive, they had no choice but to retreat back to Hanzhong.

On the way back, he successfully killed the Wei general Wang Shuang who was chasing him...

This attack was more of a gesture by the Prime Minister...

Later, the Prime Minister launched three more northern expeditions against Cao Wei, a total of five..."

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

Kong Ming actually led five northern expeditions? !

What about the last three times?

(End of this chapter)