Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 235 The Forgotten Person

Surround it, just surround it, Cao Cao has nothing to worry about now.Xuchang's city wall is extremely dangerous, and if I gather it together, I can gather at least 7 horses.Even if Liu Bei wanted to swallow himself in one gulp, he had to pay for his teeth.

As the former capital of Xuchang City under Cao Cao's rule, the stability of people's hearts is not a problem.The hoarded food and grass are enough for the [-] army for half a year.There are many deep wells dug in the city, and there is no shortage of drinking water.Cao Cao had enough confidence to use himself as a bait to attract Liu Bei's siege, and then waited for Xun You and others who stayed behind in Hebei to send reinforcements over. Cooperating with Cao Ren in Liang County, he could defeat Liu Bei from both inside and outside.

As a result, after waiting for a month, there was no sign of half of the reinforcements, and Cao Cao couldn't sit still.Dozens of spies were sent out in a row to inquire about the news, but only two came back after three days, and they all brought him bad news.

What Jia Xu had been worried about finally happened. Liu Bei sent almost all his navy into the Yellow River waterway, in order to block Hebei's support for Yanzhou.In the past, it was only food and grass, but now all the larger piers in the lower reaches of the Yellow River are being guarded by Gan Ning. As long as there is transportation from Hebei, they are all cut off.Just half a month ago, a reinforcement of 2 soldiers sent by Hebei was about to forcibly cross the Yellow River, but Gan Ning rammed the boat into pieces with a scorpion, and more than 5000 people were buried in the Yellow River.

After several failed attempts, Xun You also had to face the reality: under the obstruction of the Jingxiang Navy, forcibly crossing the river was simply asking for death.He had no choice but to send someone to sneak across the river first, and told Cao Ren in Liang County that crossing the river was not realistic now, and he had better go upstream to find a more remote ferry, and then make plans.

"Damn it, navy!" Cao Cao said angrily after throwing the military newspaper in his hand on the table.To be precise, since Gan Ning captured Wuguan, Liu Bei has never confronted Cao Cao head-on with his water army.The result of not being in contact with the navy for a long time was Cao Cao's paralysis, and he was calculated ruthlessly.Now Cao Cao's situation is very passive, and it seems that he can only play by ear.

Cao Cao was unlucky, naturally many people were happy, and of course Liu Bei was the happiest.Although he couldn't swallow Cao Ren in one gulp, considering that his side had the upper hand in the three battles in Guanzhong, Xuchang, and Liangjun, Liu Bei was in a great mood now.Together with Guan Yu, Liu Bei himself led an army of 12 to besiege Xuchang; let Li Tong lead an army of [-] to garrison Wancheng, and Li Yan led an army of [-] to garrison Fancheng to block reinforcements from Sizhou; Wan garrisoned Xu Tian and blocked Cao Ren of Liang County from coming to rescue Cao Cao.There is only one purpose, and that is to trap Cao Cao to death in Xuchang.

"Bo Tao wrote in a letter saying that Cao Cao moved more than [-] people from Longxi to Guandong. As a result, the livelihood of the people in the Anding counties has declined. Now he has been blocked by the Jing River, and it is difficult to take all of Guanzhong for a while!" Liu Bei also sighed after reading a letter from Zhao Feng.Of course, there are more than that in the letter. Zhao Feng also told him that Ma Chao had captured Jincheng just now with the assistance of Fazheng. At present, the entire Liangzhou has been captured by Ma Chao. How to deal with Ma Chao and the entire Ma family, Liu Bei needs to deal with them as soon as possible. get an idea.

Liu Bei's move was quick. Immediately, as the Duke of Qi, without the approval of the court, Ma Chao was directly appointed General Zhengxi, Governor of Liangzhou, and Marquis of Chen Cang;The rest will be handed over to Zhao Feng as soon as he accepts the official position.This long reward order arrived in the hands of Zhao Feng in Jicheng after a long journey eight days later.

"Congratulations!" Ma Chao, who had just arrived in Jicheng, laughed from ear to ear after seeing the award order. Although the name of General Shenweitian is prestigious, it is not an official title after all.Now the Governor of Liangzhou, General Zhengxi, Marquis Chen Cang, etc., are much better than this false name.He was so nervous that he didn't realize that once he accepted the canonization, he would be tacitly acquiescing that he became Liu Bei's subordinate.At least, that's how it looks to others.

"Congratulations, brother, now that you have the conferment of the imperial court, you can justify your name and sit in Xiliang!" Although Ma Dai is a bit smart, there is no need to disappoint at this time, right?What's more, Ma Teng, who was just recovering from a serious illness, also came today. With him, there is no need to tell the truth.

"Brother Bo Tao, now that I'm the governor of Liangzhou, I don't think it's as good as you and me, together with Chuanzhong, Xiliang, and all the horses of the Baqiang tribe, immediately send troops to Guanzhong, and defeat Xiahouyuan in one fell swoop!" Ma Chao's excitement was a little flat After getting down a bit, I also put forward my own suggestions.

"I think so too, but it's a pity that the west of the Jinghe River is deserted. Besides, the food and grass hoarded by Xichuan for many years has been consumed in the previous march. How can we march? Moreover, the former fan Xunyou transferred to Guanzhong With [-] reinforcements, it is difficult for us to win in a hurry!" Zhao Feng smiled wryly.Through this battle, Zhao Feng had a clear understanding of the weak strength of the Sichuan Army.Before organizing them into an army again, Zhao Feng didn't want to rush forward again.This time, if Lu Xun hadn't succeeded in raiding Han Hao in the end, whether he could hold the street pavilion or not is another matter.

Looking at Ma Chao who was somewhat disappointed, Zhao Feng comforted him: "Now the lord's army has besieged Cao Cao in the land of Xuchang, and the land of the Central Plains is just around the corner. Now that the people's livelihood in Yongliang is dying, I will stop the army for the time being to recuperate, and wait until the next day." Second decisive battle!"

"Forget it!" Ma Chao said angrily.Although Han Sui had already fallen into his own hands, the culprit of this mutiny was Cao Cao.In addition to myself, my sister and my father, everyone else in the family was killed by Han Sui.Sooner or later, I will avenge this revenge.

Wait, Han Sui, Ma Chao thought of this, and hurriedly said to his father, "Father, Han Sui and Han Qi have been captured alive by me. What will father do?"

"What else can I do, kill!" Ma Teng snorted.Everyone also knew that when things got to this point, Ma Teng and Han Sui were already dying, and it was too unrealistic not to kill Han Sui.At present, Ma Chao returned to Jincheng first, but Ma Teng stayed and began to discuss the specific matters of Liangzhou with Zhao Feng.

It's not that they are idle, but because there are too many messes in Xiliang.Especially in the area of ​​Longxi, the four counties of Wudu, Longxi, Tianshui, and Anding belong to either Liangzhou or Yongzhou. The Han Dynasty has not been stable for 400 years, and Wudu County is where the Di people live. .Now that Ma Chao is the governor of Liangzhou, it is best to clarify now how these four counties are counted.

Contrary to Zhao Feng's expectation, Ma Teng offered to transfer these four counties into Yongzhou, and only recommended some candidates for officials, which was quite beyond Zhao Feng's expectation.But it's normal to think about it. It is really difficult to compete with Cao Cao in a small corner of Xiliang, so he simply found a big tree to lean against.

Ma Teng gave up the ownership of the four counties, but these four counties plus the two counties of Yinping and Weiguang, after this big battle, these six counties are really desolate.Zhao Feng's experience in governance after the war was quite rich, but this time the situation was a bit too serious. More than 30 people were forcibly relocated by Cheng Yu. The entire land of Longxi is now extremely desolate.

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang is a talented person. With him, Zhao Feng can entrust these matters to him.Zhuge Liang's ability in civil affairs is by no means overshadowed. After receiving Zhao Feng's news, Zhuge Liang immediately started to transfer more than 4 households from Hanzhong and Xichuan to Longxi, and started military settlements with the local garrison first.It is estimated that it will take a period of one or two years to restore [-] to [-]% of its vitality here.Of course, there is still a long way to go in order to fully recover.

Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang have entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the Central Plains are still fighting, and Xun You and others who stayed in Hebei are doing their best to rescue Cao Cao.Intentionally or not, they all ignored one person.

"Mr. Gongda, something is wrong!" In Yecheng today, the young Xia Houba hurried over, his face full of anxiety.

"General Zhongquan, what's the matter?" Xun You saw that the always young and calm Xia Houba was so anxious, and suddenly realized that the matter was a little serious, and asked hastily.

"This is the military report from Uncle Yuan Rang!" Xia Houba trembling, handed a copy of the military report to Xun You.Xun You took a look and was also shocked: "Yuan Tan led an army of tens of thousands of soldiers to invade Youzhou, and has already captured Youbeiping County?"

"That's right!" Xia Houba said aloofly.Since Yuan Tan was beaten back to Liaodong three years ago, he has been nesting there all these years. Unexpectedly, he would come to take advantage of the fire and rob him now. This is really hard to guard against.

"Yuan Tan is nothing to worry about, but he has Ju Shou, Tian Feng and Guo Tu as his assistants, so he shouldn't take it lightly!" Xun You mused.As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that the current manpower shortage was too short. Apart from himself, there was no one else who could deal with Jushou and Tian Feng.But once he leaves Yecheng, who will sit in defense?Xun You began to miss his deceased uncle a little bit.

"Gongda, wait for me to go to Youzhou and help General Xiahou to block Yuan Tan!" Accompanied by a somewhat tired voice, a shaky figure appeared at the door.

"Feng Xiao, why are you here?" Xun You almost didn't scare himself when he looked like Guo Jia, who had nearly died of illness.Guo Jia's face was already flushed abnormally, but he still forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I understand my own illness. Instead of lying at home and waiting to die, I might as well help you." His tone was indescribably calm .

"No, with your body, I'm afraid you will die before you reach Liaodong. I can't let you take this risk!" Xun You objected without doubt.

"But apart from me, who can help General Yuan Rang deal with Ju Shou Tian Feng? Youzhou was originally the foundation of Yuan Tan, if he takes Youzhou, I'm afraid there will be no peace in northern Xinjiang in the future!" Guo Jia Some helplessly said.Not waiting for Xun You to object again, Guo Jia said again: "Now the lord is trapped in Xuchang, who can sit in Yecheng without you? I, Guo Jia, are just a counselor, so Yuan Tan will leave it to me to deal with it!"

"Okay!" Xun You finally sighed after looking at Guo Jia.The next day, Xun You asked Xiahouba and Cao Zhang to lead [-] Jizhou troops to Youzhou to help Xiahoudun to ward off Yuan Tan. Guo Jia, a counselor who had been seriously ill for a long time, also went out with the army to learn about the military.

And this time, he never came back.

(End of this chapter)