Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 433 General Xing Daorong
After Liu Bei became emperor, everyone was promoted to a higher position one by one.

However, even Xing Daorong was shocked by the official position he obtained!
"Xing Daorong is well versed in classics and history, knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and has made outstanding contributions and a brilliant record in battle."

"Based on your performance, I hereby appoint you as the general and bestow upon you the general's sword. You will govern the country and conquer the barbarians. Your power will spread to all quarters. I deeply respect your heroic deeds and make your achievements known to China!"

General!
Throughout the Han Dynasty, the greatest pursuit of generals was nothing more than this!
Han Xin, Dou Ying, Wei Qing, Huo Guang.
Looking at these names, Xing Daorong felt that when he stood with them, he indeed had not reached that level yet.

but
Since Liu Bei gave him such a position, Xing Daorong had no reason to refuse it!
He immediately bowed and took the title.

But he said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will repay you with my death!"

The person who came to confer the title was also an old acquaintance, Fa Zheng.

However, Liu Bei asked Fa Zheng to confer the title, which also showed how much he valued Xing Daorong. Seeing Xing Daorong's determination, Fa Zheng smiled and said, "General. No, great general, Zi Yu, you deserve it. Everyone in the army respects you. There is no need to do this!"

Xing Daorong heard that everyone was convinced, so he couldn't help but ask, "What official positions did General Guan and General Zhang get?"

Fa Zheng replied, "General Guan is the General of Cavalry, and General Zhang is the General of Chariots and Cavalry."

That's it!

Although these two people also hold high positions, they are definitely inferior to the generals.

Xing Daorong still had some concerns about the thoughts of Liu Bei's two sworn brothers, so he asked, "So, do the two generals have any complaints?"

Fa Zheng knew what Xing Daorong was thinking, and he quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, Ziyu. The two generals said that the reason why Your Majesty can have the current situation today is entirely due to Ziyu's victory in every battle."

"If anyone else had been appointed as the general, they would have been absolutely unwilling to accept it. Only Zi Yu accepted the position without saying a word."

Xing Daorong felt relieved after hearing this.

Xing Daorong was still a little excited just to become a general like this.

Even feel
The fate of the entire China is actually closely related to oneself, and is entirely in one's own hands.

It is good for Xing Daorong to have this feeling, because now he can indeed change the destiny of a nation.

Of course, his power alone is limited, and he cannot completely decide the direction of China.

It’s just that I am indeed a part of the wave.

After accepting the appointment as the general, Xing Daorong was no longer so leisurely.

Although Liu Bei had long planned to lead the Northern Expedition to Chang'an in person, the number of troops and the arrangement of food and supplies had to be decided by General Xing Daorong.

It’s just that Xing Daorong is now quite experienced when it comes to matters on the battlefield, but it would be too difficult for him to be in charge of commanding the entire army!
so.
Xing Daorong brought several people to help.

Fortunately, Xing Daorong is very popular, and there are many people who help him!
After all these arrangements, it is time for the Northern Expedition!
The first year of Zhangwu.

After Cao Pi and Liu Bei successively proclaimed themselves emperors, Liu Bei mobilized the Yizhou army, marched out of Hanzhong, entered Guanzhong, and headed straight for Chang'an.

It was Liu Bei who came in person to attack, and he was followed by General Xing Daorong, General Zhang Fei, General Ma Chao, General Huang Zhong, General Zhao Yun, and General Wei Yan.

Since Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, Zhao Yun and others were naturally promoted one by one.

It is worth mentioning that our General Bao Long was also promoted to General Zhengdong today! This is a matter of course. Just the fact that he captured Cao Zhen is definitely enough to upgrade.

Without further ado, Liu Bei came in person to fight, and he was followed by the general and the generals from all directions, and he raised 50,000 troops from Yizhou. At this moment, he captured Dasan Pass and prepared to enter Chencang to face Chang'an City.

When Cao Pi received the news in the north, he was terrified, but he immediately appointed Sima Yi as the commander of the army and headed to Chang'an to deal with Liu Bei's attack!
In this way, Sima Yi once again took charge of the army, and took Xu Huang and Yu Jin, whom he strongly recommended, together with generals such as Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhang, Zhang He, Hao Zhao, and Xiahou Shang, to Chang'an to meet the enemy.

This war is about to break out!
Chang'an is the city of Liu Bei's dreams and also the city of Xing Daorong's dreams.

In 202 BC, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu. Lou Jing suggested making Guanzhong the capital, but most of the ministers came from the east and opposed it.

Liu Bang consulted Zhang Liang, who said, "Although the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was better than the Qin and Jin Dynasties, the city walls of Luoyi were only a few hundred miles long, the farmland was too thin, and the four sides were flat, making it easy to be attacked. On the other hand, Guanzhong has Hangu Pass and Longshu, which have fertile fields of thousands of miles, the prosperity of Bashu in the south, and the convenience of Hu people's livestock in the north. We can defend on three sides and contain the princes in the east. As long as we hold the Wei River to transport goods to the capital, when there is a change in the east, we can go downstream. As the saying goes, a golden city of thousands of miles is a land of abundance. What Lou Jing said is right."

So Liu Bang decided to make Chang'an the capital.

At this point, Chang'an was the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties from the Western Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties!

At this moment, Xing Daorong, as the general, still went to the outside of Chang'an City in person to look at the arrangements on the city.

The City of Chang'an is majestic and magnificent. Its towering city walls are like immovable mountains. They have gone through many vicissitudes of life but remain even more solid.

On the top of the city wall, a large vermilion flag fluttered in the wind, with the words "Da Wei" written on it.

These words are really too glaring to read!

Pain!

It hurts so much!
When Xing Daorong looked at this Da Wei, his heart ached!
The sight of this flag indicated that this land had fallen into the hands of the rebels.

Looking up, the palaces and towers in the distance are stacked up layer by layer, with eaves flying uphill, like a bridge between heaven and earth.

There were a few thin clouds floating in the sky, and the sunlight shone through the clouds, shining on every corner of Chang'an City, making this thousand-year-old city look exceptionally brilliant, as if every brick and tile told of the past glory and present tranquility.

However, after Xing Daorong admired it for a while, his mind was no longer here.

He was a little surprised and said, "That's strange. We are coming here in such a big way, but they didn't even set up a military camp in front of Chang'an City. Are they planning to let us attack the city directly?"

Defending the city.
Generally speaking, a layer of isolation is first built outside the city.

Otherwise, if we attack the city directly, it will not be a solution to defend it for long. If something goes wrong, there will be no room for maneuver.

So generally speaking, unless the difference in strength between the enemy and us is too great, we will always have to leave the city to fight the enemy.

At the moment, Xing Daorong saw that Chang'an City was extremely quiet. Even though the army had arrived, there was no movement at all. Naturally, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

Ma Chao, who accompanied Xing Daorong to investigate, said, "I'm afraid he is afraid of our troops, that's why he did this!"

"Humph, Cao Pi's courage is far inferior to that of his father. If that old thief Cao was here, he would definitely send troops to fight the enemy."

Naturally, it was impossible for Ma Chao to hear a good word from Cao.

What you call Lao Cao a thief is already being polite.

(End of this chapter)