Chapter 146 Reinforcements are arriving and the crown is celebrated
Just as Xinqi in the Gong'an City rushed out of the Gong'an City, a Han army of thousands of people was marching rapidly dozens of miles outside the Gong'an City.
This thousands-strong Han army was a reinforcement force led by Li Yan, the auxiliary general of the Han Dynasty, who came to support the public security forces.
Not long ago, Liu Bei led an army of 30,000 to Jiangling City.
After arriving at Jiangling City, Liu Bei first encouraged Mi Fang, and then immediately raised his troops to go north.
But at this time Liu Bei's intention was blocked by two ministers, one of whom was Ma Liang who was accompanying the army.
Ma Liang, whose courtesy name was Jichang, was from Yicheng, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and was Ma Su's brother.
The five Ma Liang brothers are all talented and famous, and Ma Liang is the most outstanding among them.
Because of the white hairs in his eyebrows, he is known as Ma Liang with white eyebrows.
There is often a saying in Jingzhou that "the five constant principles of Ma's family are the best, and the white eyebrows are the best".
In the 14th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei served as the shepherd of Jingzhou and conquered Ma Liang to serve as the prefecture.
In the 16th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei entered Shu, leaving Ma Liang to assist Guan Yu in Jingzhou.
Later, after Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, he conscripted Ma Liang into Shuzhong as a sergeant.
Ma Liang had a very good relationship with Zhuge Liang. When Liu Bei went on an expedition, Zhuge Liang was worried that Liu Bei would advance lightly because of his anxiety.
Therefore, he recommended Ma Liang to be the Sima of Hanzhong and follow Liu Bei to Jing to support Guan Yu.
However, after Ma Liang saw 30,000 troops marching day and night, he was still not allowed to rest. He kept Zhuge Liang's instructions in mind and directly advised Liu Bei:
"Jiangling is only a few days away from Xiangyang. If you travel day and night, you can arrive in the morning or evening."
"However, our army has been on the road for days and is very tired.
If we do not make repairs in Jiangling City, but immediately raise our troops to go north, then the soldiers will be unable to fight and defend, and it will be easy for the Wei army to take advantage of it."
After seeing Ma Liang's words to dissuade Liu Bei, Huang Quan also came out to persuade him, "Now that the king's army has arrived at Jiangling, Cao Cao must have heard about the king's arrival."
"Previously, General Zhang led an army of 10,000 people to reach Xiangyang City. General Huang's vanguard has also reached beyond the Han River. General Guan's troops have reached nearly 40,000 people."
"With an army of 40,000, there is sufficient food and fodder, and there is no danger to our retreat. With General Guan's strategy, we will have no worries about defending Xiangyang."
"If the king wants to switch from defense to attack and repel the Wei army, he should repair the army before heading north."
Under the dissuasion of two important ministers, although Liu Bei was still very anxious, he gradually became hesitant.
Finally, Li Yan even spoke out: "The situation in Jingzhou today is not only critical to General Guan."
"Cao Cao and Sun Quan each raised an army of 100,000 to attack Jing. Among them, Cao Cao's army was blocked by General Guan, while Zi Sheng defended the isolated city with less than 10,000 troops stationed at the public security."
"If the police break through, Jingnan will be lost."
"Once Jingnan is lost, Jingbei's belly and back will be exposed to the enemy's front."
"At that time, Sun Quan will personally lead his army to the north and attack our army from the north and south with Cao Cao. Even though our army is brave, we may not be able to defeat it."
"I also request your Majesty to send troops to rescue the police as soon as possible."
Under Li Yan's reminder, Liu Bei reacted instantly. The situation at the police station was also very critical.
As Li Yan said, as long as there is no guarantee between Xiangyang and Gong'an, then not only the gains and losses of Jingzhou, but also the tens of thousands of Han troops currently in Jingzhou may be directly made dumplings by Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
On the contrary, as long as either Cao Cao or Sun Quan's army is defeated, the other army may retreat directly.
Therefore, it is most correct for Liu Bei to stay in Jiangling and coordinate the overall situation.
When Mi Fang saw that someone finally remembered his son, he immediately cried and worshiped in front of Liu Bei.
While crying, he told Liu Bei how difficult it was for his son to stay alone in the isolated city for several months.
In the past, under the reports of Mi Yang's defeat of Sun Huan, Liu Bei and his ministers had somewhat forgotten Mi Yang's age.
Now after Mi Fang's tearful complaint, everyone realized that Mi Yang was only twenty years old this year.
For such a young man, cut off from the inside and outside, and staying alone in a lonely city for several months, the internal dangers are unknown.
Facing Mi Fang's cries, Liu Bei, who was full of emotions, couldn't help but lift Mi Fang up from the ground and said to her as she cried: "Zisheng, Gu's son and nephew, how can I not feel sorry for Gu?"
The monarch and his ministers cried to each other, which made all the ministers present feel sad.
In the past, Mi Fang's reputation among ministers was not good.
But who would have thought that it would be Mi Fang and Mi Yang's father and son who would step forward when Jingzhou was in crisis?
Compared with Shiren who betrayed his master and surrendered to the enemy when facing danger, compared with Liu Feng and Mengda who did not save him when facing danger.
The loyal and courageous performance of Mi Fang and his son during the Jingzhou Rebellion arouses the utmost admiration in everyone's heart.
It can be said that the current situation in Jingzhou is not corrupt, and it is entirely due to Mi Fang and his son.
Among them, Mi Yang took the greatest credit.
If it hadn't been for his reminder, Jingzhou might have been captured by Sun Quan long ago, and Guan Yu might have been dead. How could he have waited until Liu Bei's reinforcements arrived today?
Before, Liu Bei ignored Mi Yang from the police just because he was worried about Guan Yu.
Now that he had been reminded by his ministers and that Guan Yu was fine for the time being, he immediately made a decision.
He gave up his plan to immediately go north to support Guan Yu, and ordered his army to rest and regroup in Jiangling City first.
Then he asked the ministers present who would be willing to be the vanguard to go south for rescue.
Liu Bei knew that the public security city was currently cut off from inside and outside, and there was no news.
He didn't know much about the situation in the Public Security City, so he should first send a vanguard south to inquire about the situation, and then make his next plan based on the information.
Moreover, when an isolated city is under siege, the worst thing to do is lose sight of hope and lead to a decline in morale.
Now, the safest way is to send a vanguard army south first, which can not only inquire about the public security information, but also inform the people in the city that reinforcements have arrived.
After Liu Bei's question came out, all the generals in front of him all went out to request to go south.
Even because there were so many people coming out at once, the hall was full, causing some generals to feel regretful that they did not come out in time.
Mi Fang was stunned by this scene.
Is his son so popular in Yizhou?
In fact, the reason why so many people came out to be the vanguard to rescue Mi Yang was partly because Mi Yang was well-liked in Chengdu, and partly because of his special status.
Liu Bei's subordinates can be roughly divided into four factions, one is the Yuancong faction, the other is the Jingzhou faction, the other is the Yizhou faction, and the third is the Dongzhou faction.
It goes without saying that the Yuan Cong Sect has Mi Yang as their core second generation. When Mi Yang is in trouble, they cannot remain indifferent.
The representative figure of the Jingzhou faction is Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang have a master-student relationship. Because of this, many people in the Jingzhou faction have a good impression of Mi Yang.
In addition, without Mi Yang, their hometown Jingzhou may have been lost long ago. Faced with such a great favor, they will definitely not ignore Mi Yang.
As for Li Yan and others of the Dongzhou faction, the current leader of the Dongzhou faction is Fazheng
The last Yizhou faction had a bad feeling about Mi Yang, but the problem was that they had no military power. In this case, they had no business asking for orders.
All the generals were willing to be the vanguard. After weighing the situation, Liu Bei appointed General Li Yan, who was assisting the Han, to lead his troops to the south as the vanguard.
And he also assigned several people to rescue the young general who was most enthusiastic and went south with Li Yan.
These young generals are: Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Zhao Tong.
After a night's rest, Li Yan felt that there was no need to delay, so he quickly ordered all the troops in his headquarters and took Zhang Bao and several other young generals to the south for the police.
After three days of marching, this reinforcement force with 5,000 soldiers and horses was very close to Gong'an City.
But at this moment, Li Yan ordered the army to stop and stop advancing towards the police.
As soon as he received the news that the army had stopped advancing, Zhang Bao, who was walking at the front of the army, immediately came to Li Yan.
After Zhang Bao bowed to Li Yan, he asked: "The police are so close, why did the general stop marching?"
Zhang Bao's tone was quite respectful, but the anxious look on his face could not be concealed no matter what.
Zhang Bao is the son of Zhang Fei and was born as a general. When Liu Bei decided to send troops to Jingzhou, he voluntarily gave up his comfortable life in Chengdu and voluntarily asked to accompany the army.
Guan Xing and Zhao Tong also made the same choice as Zhang Bao.
Because he liked Zhang Bao and others' concern for the country and the people, Liu Bei appointed these three people as commanders of other departments to accompany the army on the expedition.
The commander-in-chief of the other departments does not belong to the general military system. As a rule, each of them has hundreds of soldiers and horses under his command.
Therefore, the three young generals Zhang Bao alone had nearly 2,000 soldiers and horses.
Because of his friendly relationship with Mi Yang, Zhang Bao is one of the people who most wants to rescue Mi Yang.
When he saw that the police were almost there, but Li Yan gave the order to stop, of course he would be anxious.
Facing Zhang Bao's inquiry, Li Yan had a heavy look on his face.
He knew that Zhang Bao had an extraordinary background and his future development would not be low.
He wanted to teach Zhang Bao, so he said to Zhang Bao: "According to the previous intelligence, the Wu army outside the public security area is besieging the city on all sides."
"Our army went south from Jiangling to support us. The Wu army should have taken precautions against this."
"But now, our army is approaching the police station, but we don't see a single scout from the Wu army, and we don't hear a single cry of death from the Wu army."
"When something goes wrong, there must be something mysterious."
"I'm worried that Wu Jun will set up an ambush."
After Li Yan said this, Zhang Bao understood the stakes.
A veteran is a veteran, and he is very considerate.
Although he was very anxious, Zhang Bao knew that the overall situation was of paramount importance, so he did not rush Li Yan.
After Li Yan ordered the army to camp on the spot and arranged all defensive facilities, he immediately sent out a team of scouts to explore the surrounding areas.
Not long after, the scout team sent by Li Yan captured a "spy."
The spy was seen wearing a Han army uniform. After being captured by Li Yan's scout team, he was still struggling and claimed that he was a messenger sent by the public security to report victory.
But Li Yan's scout team only listened to what he said as a joke.
The police were besieged and there was no way around them. Where could they send a courier?
What's more, the messenger also said that Mi Yang led his troops to a great victory over the Wu army not long ago, and the public security siege had been lifted.
How is this possible?
I think this person must be a "spy" who seduced our army.
After the scout team brought the "spy" to Li Yan, they handed a letter found from the "spy" to Li Yan.
This courier from the Public Security City is also innocent. He is one of dozens of couriers sent by the Public Security City.
Originally, his mission was to go to Jiangling City, which was the easiest.
Unexpectedly, he was arrested by his own family before he even left the county territory of the police.
Originally, the letter in his arms could prove his identity, but the people in this scout team were still illiterate.
What a disaster.
Li Yan took the letter handed over by the scout. He saw that the letter was sealed with wax, and the cover of the letter also had a secret code unique to the Han army.
When he saw this, he already had some confidence in his heart that the person in front of him was his own messenger.
But just to be on the safe side, he still opened the battle report and read it.
After reading it, Li Yan, who had seen many storms and waves in his life, had a really good look on his face.
Li Yan called Zhang Bao and others beside him and handed the battle report in his hand to Zhang Bao and others to read.
After Zhang Bao and others read it, their eyes widened with disbelief on their faces.
Holding the last doubt in his heart, Li Yan asked Zhang Bao, "Is this Zi Sheng's handwriting on it?"
Zhang Bao, who is a good friend of Mi Yang, is naturally familiar with Mi Yang's handwriting.
He then nodded blankly.
After confirming this, Li Yan no longer had any doubts in his mind.
This battle report contains the unique secret code of the Han army, as well as the official seals of Mi Yang and Guan Ping. It was written by Mi Yang himself, so it cannot be a fake.
Li Yan ordered people to untie the messenger in front of him.
Then he wax-sealed the letter again and handed it to the messenger.
He also ordered someone to protect the messenger and go to Jiangling, where he personally handed the battle report into Liu Bei's hands.
After doing all this, Li Yan ordered the army to break camp.
At this time, Zhang Bao asked Li Yan blankly: "General, is what Zi Sheng said true?"
Facing Zhang Bao's questioning as if in a dream, Li Yan looked indifferent, and then he said calmly, "It is impossible for Zisheng to write a letter to deceive the king."
After saying these words, Li Yan immediately turned his back and commanded the army to set off.
And the moment he turned around, he could no longer hold back the expression on his face.
For a moment, his face was full of shock, appreciation, and deep depression.
This depressed look was because he was annoyed. Why didn't he compete with Xiaozhi when the king chose Mi Yang's teacher?
I regret it.
After Li Yan left, Guan Xing next to Zhang Bao coughed a few times and pushed Zhang Bao to wake him up from his daze.
But when Zhang Bao woke up, his head was still a little confused.
Mi Yang had already defeated the 100,000 Wu army, so why did they go south with their thousands of reinforcements?
Help him clean up the battlefield?
Originally, Liu Bei appointed Zhang Bao and others as commanders of other departments, which made Zhang Bao feel that his position was not much different from Mi Yang's.
But once the news of Mi Yang's victory reaches Liu Bei's ears, Mi Yang will be at least a general with his military exploits.
Thinking of this, Zhang Bao felt miserable.
Mi Yang, who is also the prince's four friends, is about to open a palace, and he is still serving as a Sima.
At this time, Zhang Bao found that only Guan Xing was left beside him, so he asked, "Where is Brother Tong?"
The relationship between the prince's four friends was very good. In the past, they were mostly treated as brothers.
When Zhang Bao asked about Zhao Tong, Guan Xing shrugged and replied: "After he read the letter, he immediately led his troops southward."
Zhang Bao was puzzled: "Why?"
Guan Xing replied: "He said: No matter how late it is, all the credit will be Zisheng's!"
Hearing what Guan Xing said, Zhang Bao just woke up from a dream.
He was angry with Zhao Tong for his lack of loyalty, and then he immediately helped Guan Xing onto his horse. He rode with Guan Xing and led his troops towards the police at a gallop.
The reason why Guan Xing could still stay and talk to Zhang Bao was not because he was not impatient.
It was because of his recent relapse of illness that he could only ride with Zhang Bao.
If it weren't for this, he would definitely run faster than Zhao Tong.
Soon after, Liu Bei, who was discussing matters in the main hall of Jiangling City, received Mi Yang's battle report.
When he heard that it was not Li Yan who sent the battle report, but Mi Yang, Liu Bei immediately realized a bad result.
Could it be that the police lost it? Zi Sheng wrote this battle report to him after he broke out of the siege?
When the ministers in the hall heard that Mi Yang had sent the battle report, most of their faces showed heavy expressions.
But they didn't think much of blaming Mi Yang. After all, it was his first time to lead the army, and it was rare for him to be able to guard the police for such a long time.
Liu Bei had a heavy heart, and he had already prepared for the worst outcome in his heart.
But not long after, Liu Bei, after reading the battle report, stood up from the throne because he was surprised.
Liu Bei's hearty and proud laughter suddenly sounded in the hall.
As Liu Bei's laughter sounded, the crown jewels on his head, which represented the majesty of the king, were also shaking at this moment.
The pearls collided with each other and let out a sweet song of victory.
As if congratulating Mi Yang.
All the gloom on Liu Bei's face was wiped away at this moment.
"Our army is victorious! Sun Quan is defeated and flees!"
"Zi Sheng! Zi Sheng!"
"Recall him back to Jiangling quickly. I want to see him!"
There is one more chapter before 12 o'clock.
Is there any in the early morning? It depends on whether I can write at that time.
Whether there is any will be explained in the 12 o'clock chapter.
I'm a little frustrated that I can't reply to comments.
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!