Chapter 241 Withdrawal of troops one after another, Dong Yun loses his composure
Feng Xi was worried about the safety of Hanzhong, so he asked Mi Yang to withdraw his troops.
When Feng Xi came out to make a speech, other generals also agreed with Feng Xi.
As a strategic location with the same status as Jingzhou, Hanzhong's safety concerns almost everyone in Liu Bei's forces.
It can even be said that if Liu Bei knew that Cao Zhen had intentions to harm Hanzhong, Liu Bei would definitely order Mi Yang to withdraw his troops for the sake of Hanzhong's safety.
Feng Xi and other generals thought that Mi Yang had a further attack plan, so they came out anxiously to give Mi Yang advice.
But Deng Ai, who knew Mi Yang's true purpose, was not worried at all that Mi Yang would not withdraw his troops.
Even if Cao Zhen hadn't encircled Wei and rescued Zhao, Mi Yang would have withdrawn his troops soon.
It is already September. This month is not only the harvesting period of crops in Hanzhong and Hanxing counties, but also the planting period of wheat.
At this critical time, the army cannot fight outside for a long time.
Most of the troops under Liu Bei's command were not completely off-duty soldiers. During the busy farming period, the Han army also had to go to the fields to do farm work.
Moreover, when a place is busy with farming, its defenses are at their most lax.
Even if the Han soldiers did not work in the fields, they still had to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the place.
Facing the generals' request to withdraw their troops, Mi Yang did not hesitate. He said to Feng Xi:
"I also ask Xiuyuan to write a report for me, saying that I already know about the matter and the army will be back within half a month."
After hearing what Mi Yang said, the faces of the generals showed joy.
What they were most afraid of was that Mi Yang still wanted to expand his results after a series of great victories. Now that Mi Yang could withdraw his troops without worrying about the safety of Hanzhong, it would be the best thing.
It's just that although Mi Yang has made up his mind to withdraw his troops, he must come up with a charter on how to withdraw his troops.
We have to withdraw, but we cannot withdraw completely.
Mi Yang mainly issued two orders.
Mi Yang's first order was to ask generals Feng Xi, Deng Ai, and Zhang Yi to step up the repairs of Wudang City's defenses.
After receiving Mi Yang's order, Feng Xi and other generals immediately took charge.
They knew that Mi Yang made this move to prepare for Cao Pi's army coming in the future.
Then Mi Yang looked at Zhang Nan, Zhang Bao, and Guan Xing generals and said to them: "You lead your troops and horses, and set off on a certain day to quickly return to Hanzhong."
In the current establishment, the army under General Zhang Nan has nearly 10,000 troops.
As long as these 10,000 troops rush back to Hanzhong County quickly, even if Cao Zhen leads the army from Chang'an at this moment, Hanzhong County's defense will be greatly enhanced.
After all, the terrain in Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
With the city as its backing and the firm control of the Han River, even if Mi Yang only has less than 20,000 Han troops now, Wudang will not be in danger.
After Mi Yang issued the two orders, Feng Xi and Zhang Nan quickly exited the county hall and went to perform their respective tasks.
Soon after, all the generals in the county hall had retreated.
At this time, Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng and asked him to go and summon Yanping.
After Yanping returned to his mansion, he immediately lay down and fell asleep because today's events consumed him a lot.
But before he could sleep for a while, he was awakened from his dream by his wife's push.
After Yanping learned that Mi Yang had summoned him, he stood up from the bed, put on a piece of clothing casually, and followed Ding Feng to the lobby of the county government office.
After seeing Yanping arrive, Mi Yang said something to Yanping with a smile.
"I also ask Yanqing to summon the people in the city to carry one hundred thousand stones of corn to the ship for me."
The reason why Mi Yang summoned Yan Ping was because his purpose was similar to Man Chong's.
Withdrawal means withdrawal, but the food and grass in the city must first be moved back to part of the west city.
But if you want to quickly transport 100,000 shi of grain and grass to the ships on the Han River, it will take a lot of manpower.
Cao Pi's reinforcements may appear outside Wudang City at any time. At this time, Mi Yang cannot use the 20,000 Han troops to transport food and grass.
So Mi Yang thought about asking Yanping to encourage the major wealthy families in the city and use their influence to help him recruit the people in the city to carry grain and grass for him.
There are tens of thousands of people in Wudang City. As long as some of them can be mobilized, the progress of transporting grain and grass will be greatly increased.
After hearing Mi Yang's words, Yanping's thoughts suddenly fell into a downturn.
A doubt arose in Yanping's mind.
Mi Yang had just taken over Wudang City and was about to move away the food and grass in the city. Although he did not want to move all the food and grass, Yanping was very sensitive at this time.
Mi Yang's move made Yanping think that he was going to lead an army to leave Wudang City.
But if Mi Yang leaves, what will I do?
Yanping's face was originally full of flattery, but now his face was full of surprise.
In order to help Mi Yang capture Wudang, Yanping did something like attack Man Chong.
Once Mi Yang's army withdrew from Wudang, Wudang was recaptured by the Wei army.
So Yanping can still have a way to survive?
Emperor Wei will definitely eat him alive, and will also annihilate his three clans as punishment.
Yanping, who misunderstood Mi Yang's meaning, immediately cried and knelt down in front of Mi Yang.
Yanping, who was crying bitterly, said to Mi Yang: "The people of Wudang have admired the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty for a long time. How could the general abandon me and ignore me?"
Yanping suddenly knelt down and cried bitterly, which surprised Mi Yang.
But then he realized that Yanping had misunderstood what he meant.
He couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
He asked Ding Feng to help Yanping up, and then said:
"The Han Dynasty was in ruins and was in urgent need of food to calm people's hearts, so it was necessary to transport the corn from Wudang City to the West City.
And I will continue to lead the army to guard Wudang, so why should you be afraid?"
Seeing that Mi Yang was not going to abandon him, a big stone suddenly fell in Yanping's heart.
The look of surprise on his face slowly disappeared.
Mi Yang saw that one of his requests had caused Yanping to misunderstand. He just realized that the wealthy families in Wudang City might be as frightened as Yanping.
After having this guess in his mind, Mi Yang said to Yanping: "The autumn moon has arrived, and the busy farming season is approaching. I will dispatch an army of 10,000 people to return to Xicheng. Therefore, our army is short of manpower. I hope you can help me."
Hearing what Mi Yang said, a calm look appeared on Yanping's face.
Yanping couldn't guarantee anything else, but it couldn't be easier for him to use his influence to encourage the people in the city to carry corn for Mi Yang.
Yanping, who had no way out, was happy to help Mi Yang's request.
As long as Mi Yang can stay in Wudang City, even if Emperor Wei himself comes with an army in the future, Yanping will feel very at ease.
The reason why Mi Yang wanted to tell Yanping that part of the Han army would withdraw was because once Zhang Nan's 10,000-strong army began to leave, Yanping, a local snake, would definitely know the news as soon as possible.
If he didn't tell Yanping the "truth" in advance, then if Yanping made random guesses due to his sensitive psychology, causing some rumors in Wudang City and destabilizing people's hearts, it would be detrimental to his subsequent rule of Wudang.
Although Mi Yang planned to withdraw his troops, he would not give up Wudang after finally capturing Wudang.
Wudang City was the bridgehead for Nanyang County to resist the Han army, and it could naturally also be used as a base for Mi Yang to march into Nanyang County in the future.
Mi Yang had no reason to give up on such a strategically important land.
For this reason, it is important to appease the local wealthy families.
After appeasing Yanping, Mi Yang asked Yanping: "How long will it take for you to transport the 100,000 stones of corn in the granary to the ship?"
Facing Mi Yang's inquiry, Yanping said with a confident smile on his face: "General, please sit down in the county mansion. Within three days, Ping will transport all 100,000 stones of corn to the general's warship."
After saying this, Yanping bowed respectfully to Mi Yang, and then hurriedly left the hall to summon other wealthy clan leaders.
He must do everything Mi Yang asks him to do beautifully.
Looking at Yanping's leaving figure, Mi Yang had a smile on his face.
Local wealthy families are a double-edged sword. Sometimes, as long as they are used well, they can play a very big role.
In the ninth month of the first year of Emperor Yankang of the Han Dynasty, in the palace of the King of Hanzhong in Chengdu.
Liu Bei is processing a memorial.
This letter was written by Liao Li, the prefect of Xianxian County, and it was a report of auspiciousness.
After learning about Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty and the possible death of Emperor Liu Xie, there were always ministers in Chengdu trying to persuade Liu Bei to join him.
Chengdu was the political center of Liu Bei's power. When the news of the ministers' persuasion spread from Chengdu, there were gradually many people in various places in Yizhou, and they found that the auspicious memorials were spread to Liu Bei's case.
In this memorial written by Liao Li, he mentioned that a white deer had recently appeared in Xianggao County drinking water by the water, which attracted the attention of the people in the county.
There are many types of auspiciousness in ancient times, which can be roughly divided into five types, that is, five levels.
In ancient times, it was called "Lin, Phoenix and Five Spirits, the King of Kings." It is the highest level of auspicious omen.
In addition, it is divided into four levels: Dali, Upper Rui, Middle Rui and Lower Rui.
And Bailu is in the level of Shangrui.
In addition, animals like deer sometimes represent the highest power in the world, so whenever ministers want to persuade people to enter, they always like to use the appearance of a white deer as a means of persuading people to enter.
Liu Bei knew very well whether the auspiciousness mentioned in these reports was indeed true.
It's just that things in the world are like this. Even if Liu Bei knows the truth, he will not be disgusted by it.
But he didn't like this kind of thing either.
After reading Liao Li's memorial, Liu Bei closed the letter in his hand with a silent expression and put it aside.
But not long after, Liu Bei opened Liao Li's memorial again.
Liu Bei did this not because he wanted to reply to Liao Li, he just thought of a person because of the White Deer Xiangrui mentioned in this memorial.
Liu Bei stretched out his hand and touched his waist. In addition to a blood edict, there was also a memorial to the young talent he valued most.
When he touched the memorial, Liu Bei's eyes showed a look of thought.
Nearly half a month has passed, why has there been no news from Hanxing County?
According to the distance between Hanxing County and Chengdu, news about the outcome of Zisheng's battle should have come in the past few days.
Although Liu Bei knew Mi Yang's plan, and in order to support Mi Yang's actions, he temporarily gave Mi Yang great power.
But in order to ensure the success of Mi Yang's plan, Liu Bei only informed Zhuge Liang of the matter before.
He didn't mention any of the other ministers, including Mi Zhu and Mi Fang.
If the king is not secretive, he will lose his country; if the minister is not secretive, he will lose his identity.
Nowadays, there are many Yizhou ministers in Chengdu who are interested in the north. Once any trace of Mi Yang's plan is leaked, all the hard work of Mi Yang will be wasted.
In order to prevent Mi Yang's plan from being leaked, Liu Bei never sent any envoys to Hanxing County except for secretly issuing a royal edict.
Therefore, Liu Bei currently does not know the situation in Hanxing County.
Liu Bei looked at the two characters "White Deer" on Liao Li's watch. He stood up with some worry.
Liu Bei's worry is not because he doesn't trust Mi Yang. On the contrary, his previous actions reflect his huge trust in Mi Yang.
One of the reasons why Liu Bei was worried was because there had been no news from the front line and he didn't know the situation.
Another reason is that Mi Yang is not only his minister, but also his nephew.
Worry comes from the concern of the elders for the younger ones.
Under normal circumstances, Liu Bei kept his emotions and anger in plain sight.
So even though he was worried at this time, his face showed a normal look.
This left Liu Bei's courtiers in the hall confused.
They didn't know why Liu Bei suddenly stood up and started pacing with his hands behind his hands.
Just when Liu Bei thought that today was another day without news, Dong Yun, Liu Bei's servant, held a wooden box in his hand and hurriedly walked towards the main hall.
Dong Yun's anxious look was not because he had received any bad news, but because he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.
His face was filled with excitement that could not be concealed.
Dong Yun has always given people the impression of being unsmiling, steady and decent in Chengdu.
So in the past, it was difficult for him to have such emotions on his face.
As Dong Yun walked towards Liu Bei's hall, the ministers on the road looked at him with surprised eyes.
What kind of good news did Dong Shilang receive today that he was so happy?
Could it be that a rare auspicious sign like the Kirin appeared outside Chengdu?
Dong Yun ignored the strange looks from others. He just wanted to quickly send the wooden box and a battle report to Liu Bei.
In an anxious mood, Dong Yun quickly arrived at the door of the hall.
As Liu Bei's close advisor, he could enter the main hall without being summoned.
When Dong Yun's figure appeared in the hall, he quickly came to the steps in front of Liu Bei, then he bowed to Liu Bei and said loudly:
"Your Highness, Mi Hanxing defeated Cao Ren!"
When Liu Bei, who was still pacing, heard Dong Yun's excited shouting, he immediately turned his head and looked at Dong Yun.
At this time, the worry hidden in Liu Bei's eyes had completely disappeared under Dong Yun's words.
An expression called joy began to appear on Liu Bei's face.
Finally, when he received the news that he had been thinking about for a long time, the emotional Liu Bei found it difficult to control his emotions.
But now he was the king after all. Liu Bei suppressed his inner excitement and sat on the throne.
But his eyes were always fixed on the wooden box in Dong Yun's hand, because there was a battle report placed on the wooden box.
Looking at the battle report, Liu Bei's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Mi Yang's battle reports never let him down.
And this battle report is the auspiciousness he has been looking forward to!
good night everybody.
(End of chapter)
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