Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 115
Guan Yu's heart is very heavy now, and he is also very upset.

After leading the army to the west, there were ten rooms and nine empty rooms along the way, and starvation everywhere.At that time, the lands of Runan and Ruyin, which were quite prosperous under the management of myself, Li Yan, Chen Jiao and others, now seem to have just suffered the Yellow Turban Rebellion.Seeing the arrival of his army, the hungry people rushed forward as if seeing a savior, begging the army to feed them.Not only that, under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the army's supply team became the main target of the victims.As the saying goes, the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Now the supply team is having a hard time, and the speed of their own army has also been slowed down.If this continues, when will we be able to get through the three counties and march into Jingxiang?
Cao Cao's actions were indeed ruthless. Most of the people in the three counties of Runan had been forcibly moved to Yanzhou by him, leaving only more than [-] people.But with such a small group of people, eating is also a big problem.Cao Cao's strategy of using the disaster victims to drag down Guan Yu seems to be relatively successful now.

Guan Yu wanted to be ruthless and ignore it, but it was very difficult to do.Once you manage it, your own advance will be affected, which is really helpless.

"Your Majesty, now Cao Cao wants to use these hundreds of thousands of disaster victims to drag us down and slow down the Marquis' advance to Jingxiang. Since this is the case, then we can't make more entanglements here." Zhuge Liang calmly analyzed the current situation.

"I also know this, but how can I ignore it?" Guan Yu's most troublesome problem is this problem.

"I have a plan, and it may work. You can ask your lord to send more than ten thousand county soldiers here, and then issue an edict, telling the victims that the victims will provide relief in various counties, so that they don't want to harass the transport team. The king led the army to go Jingxiang, let people lead the county soldiers to stay in the three counties to preside over disaster relief." Zhuge Liang said slowly.

"That's enough? What if we still harass the supply team?" Guan Yu asked with some uncertainty.

"Hehe, at that time, those who are still harassing the transportation team will most likely be Cao Cao's people. Why should you be polite?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly.After thinking about it for a while, Guan Yu understood the key point: ordinary people attacked the convoy just to survive.Now that various counties have begun large-scale and orderly disaster relief, how many of them are willing to grab military food if they have a way to survive?Cao Cao is the only one who is still persevering in the delivery team.Wanting to understand this, Guan Yu let go of the big stone in his heart, and hurriedly wrote to Liu Bei, asking him to quickly allocate grain and rice and county soldiers to listen to it, and issued an edict to let the victims go to Ruyin and other counties to receive grain and rice .A few days later, all the food and grass arrived, along with Zhang Zhao, who was sent by Liu Bei to preside over the disaster relief.Under Zhang Zhao's dispatch, the disaster victims in each county also received relief in an orderly manner, and the situation gradually stabilized.At the same time, Guan Yu's army also marched westward, passing through Cai County and the ancient city, entering the border of Nanyang County in Jingzhou, and then passing through Lushan, Anle and other counties west of Mioshui and south of Huaihe River, until they went south to face Fancheng across the water. Xinye and Yiyang counties.As for the luggage team, it was escorted by Zhou Tai who led the rear.Although some youngsters wanted to sneak attack, they were all repelled.

"Second General, there is Xiquepo in front of you, and the counties in Xinye to the south are already under the rule of Li Zhengfang. Once you pass the Confusion River, you will be able to join forces with Li Taishou in Fancheng, and go south across the Xiangshui River to attack Xiangyang directly! "Passing Lushan, Zhuge Liang pointed to Xinye City Road, which was already faintly visible on the horizon ahead.

"Very good, when we arrive in Fancheng, we will work together with Li Zhengfang to go straight to Cai Mao's lair!" Guan Yu said in high spirits.At this moment, there was a sudden confusion in the rear army. Guan Yu hurriedly sent people to investigate, but Zhou Cang ran back panting and said: "Your Majesty, just now a group of thieves came to rob the food and grass. The leader and Zhou Cang General Tai fought fiercely for dozens of rounds, and General Zhou was shot twice. I fought with General Chen Wu of the Chinese Army, but failed to win. This group of thieves took about [-] to [-] percent of food and grass, and fled!"

"What?" Guan Yu was also very surprised when he heard the words, and then he said angrily: "Who dares to rob me of food and grass." While getting angry, he was also puzzled: Although Zhou Tai's martial arts is not as good as his own, he is also a rare fighter in the world.He was shot twice in dozens of rounds. It seems that this person is not easy to shoot.

Not long after, the soldiers came to carry the injured Zhou Tai on a stretcher. The latter saw Guan Yu struggling to get up to speak, and Guan Yu quickly motioned him not to move lightly. "Your Majesty, the general is incompetent and has been robbed of food and grass, please punish him!" Zhou Tai said dejectedly.

"Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, You Ping, who is it that can hurt you?" Guan Yu asked hastily.

"That guy didn't say a word and just focused on fighting. I asked him several times but he didn't pay any attention. This guy is very good at marksmanship. I was shot twice in less than [-] rounds with him. If it wasn't for Captain Zhou and General Chen Hurry up, I'm afraid they are already dead. What's more, the thousands of people under his command are all cavalry, and they left after grabbing food and grass. The rear army couldn't catch up even if they wanted to, and they just went north." Zhou Tai said bitterly.

"Cavalry? Go north?" Guan Yu murmured in his heart after hearing this. "It seems that Zhang Xiu from Wancheng is here. He has thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry under his command, and it is very convenient for surprise attacks in field battles. Right now, our army is rushing to Jingxiang to harass our army's food and grass." Zhuge Liang said with a dignified expression.

"It's a pity that brother doesn't have many cavalry. This time he sent troops with only [-] light cavalry. How can he compete with them?" Guan Yu was also a little helpless.Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's better to spread out in two ways at the moment. First, send a partial division to assist Li Taishou, and then the Marquis will lead the army to capture Wancheng. What is your plan?"

"Kong Ming, our army is no more than 3 horses right now. If we divide our forces again, how can we calm down Jingxiang as soon as possible!" Guan Yu obviously didn't like Zhuge Liang's suggestion.

"Your Majesty, the reason why Cai Mao Kuai Yue dared to commit rebellion is because of Cao Cao. If Cao Cao aids the two thieves right now, he will go to Wancheng and attack Fancheng. Besides, the Xiliang iron cavalry under Wancheng Zhangxiu's command may harass us at any time. If we don’t get rid of the rear of the army as soon as possible, once the food and grass are cut off when our army fights Cai Mao, wouldn’t it be chaos?” Zhuge Liang said carefully.Guan Yu thought for a while when he heard the words, but still sighed: "What Kongming said is not without reason, but the walls of Wancheng are dangerous, so what can I do?"

"Don't worry, my lord. Although the walls of Wancheng are high and dangerous, Zhang Xiu is a brave man. You only need to lure him out of the city, and you can take Wancheng lightly." Zhuge Liang said with confidence, and then whispered in Guan Yu's ear A few words, Guan Yu nodded again and again.At present, Guan Yu sent Chen Wu to lead an army of [-] to reinforce Fancheng first, while he and Zhuge Liang planned to break Zhangxiu first.

Liu Pan's army was blocked in Yidu County, and after Guan Yu crossed the Confusion River, he divided up [-] troops and carried rations with the army, and Chen Wu led an urgent march to Fancheng.I and Zhuge Liang led an army of [-], together with Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, and supplies, to get rid of Zhang Xiu first.

Among the three armies, the most successful one was Zhao Feng's.After arriving in Bian County, the guard Deng Zhi surrendered as Wenpin expected.Zhao Feng left 2000 troops to be garrisoned by Feng Xi, while he himself led the army to continue to Yicheng County.

"General Zhao, the guard of Yicheng County is Song Zhong. This person is Cai Mao's best friend, and he will never surrender." Deng Zhi said with certainty after surrendering.

"Song Zhong (death)?" Zhao Feng was also very speechless about this name, which was even more ruthless than Cao Bao back then, clearly cursing himself nakedly. "Bon Miao, don't worry, wait for me to let him taste the trebuchet." Zhao Feng found that he is becoming more and more cruel now. He used to like to subdue the enemy without fighting, but now he also likes to watch the rocks startling the sky occasionally. scene.

However, Deng Zhi's surrender can be regarded as a surprise, this man is only in his 20s now.But Zhao Feng knew that in history, he was a pillar figure in the late Shu Han period.During Jiang Wei's period, Wang Ping, Deng Zhi, and Ma Zhong were the most important generals under his command.Deng Zhi guarded Jiangzhou to guard against Soochow, Ma Zhong guarded Nanman, and Wang Ping guarded Hanzhong.Relying on these three uncles, and Zhang Yi and his ilk, the Shu Han actually lingered on for more than 30 years after Zhuge Liang died, so they cannot be said to be waste.Especially Deng Zhi, who has a bit of talent in diplomacy and internal affairs, can be regarded as a copycat version of Li Yan.

"Catapult?" Deng Zhi was a little surprised when he heard the words, and Wen Pin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Bo Miao, you'll know when you look at it!" At this time, both Bian County and Hanyang County belonged to Zhao Feng, and the next thing is this Yicheng, which was guarded by Song Zhong.To Zhao Feng's surprise, the defenders took the initiative to challenge the army as soon as they arrived in Yicheng County.

"Who is coming, dare to invade our Nanjun territory!" Under Yicheng County, a general led more than a thousand people to form an array to meet the enemy, and he took the lead in bragging and shouting.

"The nameless rat has such a loud voice these days!" Zhao Feng sighed, and then asked Wenpin: "Zhongye, do you know this guy?"

Wenpin took a closer look, and then stepped forward with a sneer and said, "Isn't this Lieutenant Chen Ying from Lingling? Why did you come to Yicheng County to die? Now our army has suppressed the rebels so far, why don't you return early, and want to do that innocence?" Head ghost?"

"Wenpin, others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you. Let the world know today that you, the No. 1 general in Jingxiang, have earned your name!" After Chen Ying finished shouting, he patted his horse and raised his gun and stepped forward to take Wenpin. hire.Wenpin smiled angrily and rushed to meet him.

"The ignorant are fearless!" Zhao Feng shook his head and said, taking advantage of Wenpin and Chen Ying's battle, Zhao Feng looked up at the head of Yicheng County, where there was a deer-headed and mouse-eyed civil official hiding behind the parapet to watch the battle of World War II. It must be Song Zhong, and he knew that this guy was not a good guy.

"Ah!" Chen Ying yelled suddenly and turned his head away, Wen Pin snorted coldly and rode after him.Chen Ying ran for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and let go, two steel forks shot straight at Wenpin.This move was really fast and urgent, seeing that the deadline for Wenpin was inevitable.

"Hey!" Seeing that there was no time to dodge, Wen Pin simply slammed his palm on the saddle, and he flew into the air, with two steel forks gliding across the soles of his feet.Chen Yingwan didn't expect that his unique skill would not work, and he was bullied by Wen Pin in a daze, and he was knocked off his horse with a single shot.

"Tie it up!" Wenpin put the tip of his gun against Chen Ying's throat, and several guards behind him rushed forward with the prepared thick hemp rope to tie him up.It was only then that Wenpin felt that the soles of his feet were a little cold, and he took the time to see that the soles of his boots were actually scratched by that blow just now.

(End of this chapter)