Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 202
"Zhong Zhi!" Seeing his good friend Wu Lan being shot to death, Lei Tong wanted to tear up.Not only him, Meng Da and Zhao Feng were also taken aback by this sudden turn of events.

"General Meng, General Lei, as Dudu Zhang expected, the three really betrayed the Duke of Shu!" Among the two generals on the top of the wall, the one on the left laughed wildly. "Who is he?" Zhao Feng asked in a deep voice while holding Lei Tong who wished to fly to the top of the city to take revenge.

"He is Zhang Ren's general Leng Bao, and the one next to him is Deng Xian." Meng Da beside him introduced in a deep voice, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead.If it had been him calling the door just now, it wouldn't be Wu Lan who died.

"How did this happen? When did they come? When we left Jiameng Pass the day before yesterday, they weren't here!" Lei Tong calmed down a little, muttering in his mouth.Just at this time, Deng Xian's wild voice solved his doubts: "Everyone left Jiameng Pass the day before yesterday, and I will come here later, and I will take over the defense of Jiameng Pass under the command of Zhang Dudu. You betrayed the Duke of Shu, and you want to turn against each other. , It’s really wishful thinking. Right now, my Jiameng Pass guards no fewer than [-] people, do you want to come and try to tackle the pass?”

"Damn it, it's actually Zhang Ren!" Zhao Feng was also filled with resentment when he heard this.Xichuan's No.1 general who shot Pang Tong to death in history is indeed well-deserved.Looking at the gritted Lei Tong and the dejected Meng Da beside him, as well as the demoralized army, Zhao Feng also knew that it would be unrealistic to attack the city now, so he immediately ordered someone to collect Wu Lan's body, and returned to Nanjiang City with the two of them. Besides.

"How could this be?" In Nanjiang City, Fei Shi was also very surprised when he saw this happening. The audience explained the reason before he realized it.Originally thought that Jiameng would be captured, but Wu Lan lost her life. The four of them sat in Nanjiang City, and they couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

"General Meng, there are enough defenders at Jiameng Pass right now, so we can't go down in a hurry. When we betray Liu Zhang, it's a so-called dilemma, what should we do?" Lei Tong couldn't help stamping his feet impatiently.If he had been in such a dilemma, the [-] Sichuan Army under his command would be automatically disbanded in a month or two.Although Meng Da was somewhat resourceful, but this time Zhang Ren took advantage of the enemy's opportunity, so he had no choice.

"Otherwise, you two should return to Hanzhong first and reorganize the armament with me. After I report to my lord, then send troops to attack Liu Zhang in two ways!" Zhao Feng thought for a while, it seems that this is the safest way.

"That's all there is to it!" Meng Da and Lei Tong said sadly.Fei Shi was silent, and suddenly said: "General Lei, General Meng. Although we surrender, I'm afraid that not all of the [-] Sichuan troops are willing to surrender. It would be very inconvenient if we just moved to Hanzhong!"

"That's true!" Both Lei Tong and Meng Da knew that the morale of the army would inevitably be unstable under such circumstances, but they had nothing to do now, they could only hope that the morale of the army would not collapse too much.

"Two generals, I did not have enough food and grass in exchange for Xiliang horses in Hanzhong years ago. You can pick out the strong generals from among the generals and go to Hanzhong to reorganize the army; the rest of the weak soldiers will go to Dazhong, just like the former Hanzhong. Let's set up the army together to supplement the military use, what do you two think?" Zhao Feng said suddenly.

"But according to the general's orders!" Lei Tong and Meng Da had no doubt about him, and quickly agreed.After Zhao Feng pacified Hanzhong earlier, he moved more than 1 Hanzhong weak and weak soldiers to Tazhong to farm.Tazhong belongs to Yinping County, and is located in the three core areas of Longxi, Hanzhong and Xichuan, with Qishan Mountain in the west, Wenshan Mountain in the east, and Hanjiang River in the north. The transportation is inconvenient.Although the land is fertile, it has always been sparsely populated.When Zhao Feng ordered people to garrison the fields, everyone thought he was just trying to reduce the military burden.It was later discovered that there was no deep meaning to this move.

At present, Lei Tong and Meng Da have assembled the soldiers under their command, a total of more than 4000 soldiers.Among them, about [-] strong and strong soldiers entered Hanzhong together, and the remaining more than [-] weak soldiers were all led by the lieutenant general to Tazhong, and the garrison captain Lu Dai who had already been there arranged to garrison the fields.Zhao Feng wrote another memorial, describing the cause and effect in detail, and ordered Fei Ge to send a letter to Liu Bei, waiting for his further actions.After all, it is really a bit overbearing to want to take down Xichuan with only a few people on your own.

A few days later, Zhao Feng's autographed letter appeared in front of Liu Bei in Shouchun City.Liu Bei was also taken aback after seeing it, and quickly ordered people to invite Shouchun's civil and military advisers to discuss it.

"It's no wonder that the Shu army increased its troops in Bajun and Baidi City the day before yesterday. It turned out to be an enemy of General Zhao, so they increased their troops in these places to prevent our army from attacking." Zhuge Liang thought about the previous things, and suddenly realized.Seeing Zhao Feng's autographed letter describing the cause and effect in detail, Zhuge Liang also sighed: "Liu Jiyu forgot his righteousness when he saw a small profit, and actually wanted to take Hanzhong by relying on the Hongmen Banquet. It is really wishful thinking, but he sent [-] Sichuan troops for nothing."

"It's a pity that General Zhao failed to capture Jiameng Pass in one fell swoop, otherwise, he would have pushed into Chengdu!" Pang Tong sighed pointedly.Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and then said again: "Now Liu Zhang has failed to plot against General Zhao, and the name of his kindness and revenge has spread all over Xichuan, which has greatly damaged the morale of the army and the people. My lord, I don't want to send a general from Fuling to Sichuan to interact with General Zhao. What about echoing to break Liu Zhang?"

Liu Bei hesitated for a while when he heard the words, and finally sighed: "Bei was grateful for the kindness of his uncle in the past, but now he wants to make his son an enemy. Bei's life is based on benevolence and righteousness, so ungrateful, I really don't want to!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help having a headache when he heard the words, knowing that Liu Bei was hesitating again in the name of his benevolence and righteousness, he turned his head and saw Lu Su also had a wry smile on his face.Fortunately, the most indispensable thing in this world is excuses, especially for people like Zhuge Liang, finding an excuse is easier than eating.Now shaking his goose feather fan, Zhuge Liang said in a earnest manner: "My lord, although Liu Yan had a great favor with the lord in the past, he has already reported to him for helping him destroy Zhang Lu. Now Liu Zhang is ungrateful and suddenly He plotted. If General Zhao was not vigilant, and Meng Da and the others still had a bit of conscience, they would probably use the land of Hanzhong as their own. Liu Jiyu is cowardly by nature, so he would not provoke easily. It was caused by Ren, Huang Quan and others. After Xichuan was captured, the lord can wipe out the traitor party, which can not only keep Xichuan safe, but also help Liu Jiyu kill the traitors. The so-called kill two birds with one stone. Wouldn't it be wonderful, and there would be no harm What about the Lord’s benevolence and righteousness?”

If Zhuge Liang is worthy of being the No. 1 fool through the ages, with a mouth full of white teeth, he would have invaded Xichuan nakedly, saying that he was helping Liu Zhang wipe out the traitors.Hearing these words again, Liu Bei immediately felt much more pleasing to the ear.At the moment Pang Tong also remonstrated: "The reason why Duke Jing Sheng entrusted Jingzhou and the lord in the past was because he knew that he was unable to control Jingxiang. If he tried his best, he would inevitably bring disaster on himself. For him, Jingxiang is really a disaster. Today Liu Jiyu is not as talented as Liu Jingsheng, if he sits in Xichuan, he will be in trouble sooner or later. My lord helps him to pacify Xichuan, in fact he is saving his people. If Xichuan falls into Cao Cao's hands in the future, Liu Jiyu will die without a whole body."

"Moreover, if the lord wants to conquer the north, he must capture Yongliang. If he wants to capture Yongliang, he must march from Hanzhong. However, relying on the land of Hanzhong alone, he can raise up to [-] soldiers. Even if you add the three eastern counties, it will only be [-] to [-] soldiers. If To mobilize troops from Jingzhou, firstly, the Daba Mountain road is rough, and secondly, Jingzhou troops still need to enter Sizhou, so it may not be possible to mobilize them. Xichuan is known as the land of abundance, and it is enough to raise [-] troops. If Xichuan can be captured, it will be easy to attack Yongliang Already!" Lu Su also took advantage of his overall view and began to make suggestions.

Under the education of his three most foolish advisers, Liu Bei finally let go of his psychological burden.But after pondering for a while, Liu Bei thought of another question, and couldn't help frowning: "How can I go to fetch Xichuan again when the Northern Expedition is imminent?"

As soon as Liu Bei said this, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others all sighed, and finally Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, from a bright perspective, this year's Northern Expedition may not be possible."

"Why is this?" Liu Bei was a little confused, why did he suddenly stop doing the Northern Expedition?
"Since the beginning of spring, there have been continuous spring rains. The Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Xiangshui River, Ganshui River, and Confucian River have all risen sharply. Liang estimates that if the spring rain lasts for another half a month, it may cause floods." Zhuge Liang said sadly.Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words. He knew that Zhuge Liang was proficient in astronomy, and it should be true that he said such things.

"Is there a plan to deal with it?" Liu Bei asked with some difficulty.In fact, he also knows that there is probably no way to deal with this kind of thing, after all, natural disasters cannot be alleviated by manpower.The best we can do is to strengthen preventive measures.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang, who has always been confident, said cautiously this time: "Liang has sent special personnel to reinforce the dams everywhere, hoping to withstand the flood. At the same time, he is also stationing troops on the dams to guard the dams and prevent Cao Jun from taking the opportunity to destroy them."

"Cao Cao will take the opportunity to sabotage?" Jian Yong did not quite believe Zhuge Liang's words.

"Cao Cao has always used all means to attack his opponents. If he digs a dam and floods the people, it is not impossible." Zhuge Liang sighed.As a personal experiencer of the Xuzhou massacre, Zhuge Liang has always hated Cao Cao.

"However, my lord, there is no need to worry. There is plenty of rain this year. Not only under my lord's rule, Yanzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou are also conservative and continuous spring rain. The water conservancy measures of the prefectures under Cao Cao's rule are far inferior to my lord's. If there is a flood, Cao Cao will definitely support it first." Don't stop!" Seeing Liu Bei's solemn expression, Zhuge Liang comforted him.

"I hope so, it's just a pain for the common people!" Liu Bei sighed, and then cheered up and asked: "From what you see, should I send troops to Xichuan at this time?"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang and the others nodded.Liu Bei settled down, and then asked: "I don't know which general is willing to lead troops into Sichuan?"

"Brother, when I enter Sichuan, help you catch Liu Jiyu and take him to Jingnan to accompany Liu Jingsheng!" Zhang Fei said a little spoofly, everyone couldn't hold back their belly laughs, and Liu Bei couldn't help but smile too.At this time, Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, the terrain of Xichuan is dangerous. If we only march from Jingzhou, it will be too difficult. In Liang's opinion, we should send three armies to attack Shu with all our strength. Only then can we achieve full success."

"Three-way army?" Liu Bei was a little surprised when he heard this, and quickly motioned Zhuge Liang to continue.

"The three-way army, the first way is to take the land route, enter Sichuan through Fuling, and then go straight to Chengdu after conquering the important areas of Berkshire; Entering troops from Hanzhong. With such a three-way army advancing side by side, only Yan Yan and Zhang Ren are the famous generals in Sichuan. They can defend against two lines at most, so Chengdu is just around the corner. It's just that this year's spring water has soared, and the waterway is impassable. Only by surveying the water regime can we make a decision!" Zhuge Liang said softly.

"It's reasonable!" Liu Bei also felt that this kind of marching strategy was very safe.Thinking about the candidates for the three armies, it goes without saying that the Hanzhong route is naturally led by Zhao Feng; the candidate for the commander of the water route is also very good, Gan Ning is the No. It is logical for the navy to enter Sichuan; who should be in charge of the last land route?
"Brother, let me go!" As if guessing what Liu Bei was hesitating, Zhang Fei volunteered again.Liu Bei looked at his adopted brother, and if he had to say that he was indeed courageous and resourceful, it was just that he was too hasty and had good wine, which made him feel uneasy.

"The third brother can go, but the third brother is too impatient and needs someone to help him to keep safe." Liu Bei thought for a while.Zhang Fei was not surprised either. The last time he fought in Qingzhou, he had Chen Gong's help.It's just that Chen Gongyuan is in Beihai now, is it necessary to transfer him again for this matter?After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Fei also knew that this was unlikely, and besides, there were many talented people under Liu Bei's account, so it was enough to find anyone to be a counselor.

"My lord, Liang is willing to enter Sichuan with the army and help the three generals to pacify Xichuan as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang volunteered.Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang, and knew that he was one of the best men under his command in terms of strategy. With his help, Zhang Fei was safe and sound, so it was decided that Zhang Fei would be the general, Zhuge Liang would be the military adviser, and lead a group of ten civil and military men. Jingzhou sent troops to attack Xichuan.It's just that when discussing how many troops to dispatch, it's a bit difficult.

Liu Bei's five prefectures plus Hanzhong and half of Qingzhou now have a population of about 980 million and a military strength of nearly 60.Among them, there are 15 Xuzhou Army, 12 Jingzhou Army, 80 Yangzhou Army, 30 Yuzhou Army, [-] Jiaozhou Army, [-] Qingzhou Army, and tens of thousands of Hanzhong Army.Including the reserve county soldiers and field soldiers, there are almost [-] troops.With such an advantage in military strength, there is no other battlefield to fight. According to Zhang Fei's character, at least [-] troops will be needed to conquer Shu to be enjoyable.Liu Bei originally agreed, but Zhuge Liang objected.

"My lord, in the middle of Sichuan, the roads are rough and the spring rains are continuous, so it is very inconvenient to transport grain. If you use large troops rashly, the food and grass will be consumed and it will be unsustainable. In Liang's opinion, dispatching an army of [-] is enough!" Zhuge Liang remonstrated.

"Xichuan also has no less than [-] troops. If only [-] troops are dispatched, it may not be enough?" Chen Qun frowned upon hearing this.

"The combat strength of the Sichuan army is not as good as that of the Hanzhong army. Although it has a large number of people, it is not to be feared. Moreover, the former General Zhao has recruited 5 soldiers, and there are still two divisions in the navy and Hanzhong. Thousands of old, weak and disabled soldiers are enough!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile, his tone was very confident.Everyone thought that Zhuge Liang's words were exaggerated, but Liu Bei firmly believed, and everyone sighed secretly.If they knew that Liu Bei used less than [-] horses to take Sichuan in history, they might feel even more helpless about the weak combat power of the Sichuan army.

"By the way, Bo Tao said that there are many mountainous roads in the middle of Sichuan, so it is best to send out the Mountain Yue Army or the Wudang Flying Army. I don't know what you think?" Liu Bei asked suddenly.

"That's very good. The Wudang Flying Army and the Shanyue Army are the former troops of General Zhao. It will be more effective with less effort!" Pang Tong laughed.Intentionally or unintentionally, there is a pun again.Zhuge Liang couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, and finally sighed softly.Liu Bei didn't seem to care, and immediately sent people to Kuaiji to call Gan Ning to listen to him and prepare the navy to enter Sichuan, but he ordered He Qi to lead 5000 million Danyang elite troops into Hanzhong to help Zhao Feng enter Xichuan.

(End of this chapter)