Chapter 470: People's hearts changed and he became a general
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 470: People's hearts changed and he became a general
Fa Miao's writing style is not as good as that of Mi Yang and Lu Yi, but in his day and age, he was of a good standard even though he came from a well-known family.
With his writing style, it would take almost no time to write a battle report.
And with his writing style, it would not be easy to make the battle report have an inspiring effect.
After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the Han army's results in that battle at Yangpingguan were undoubtedly brilliant.
Nearly ten thousand Wei troops were killed, and Wei general Cao Zhen was seriously injured and retreated. Those two facts alone could give a strong shot in the arm to the sluggish people of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Cao Zhen, who had been hurt beyond words, no longer wanted to stay in the sad place of Yangpingguan.
To the east of his command, it didn't take long for thousands of Wei troops to escort him and slowly retreat towards Xingshi City.
After the Wei army outside Yangping Pass retreated, the news of the Han army's victory at Yangping Pass was like the first ray of sunshine in spring, spreading throughout Hanzhong County at an extremely fast speed.
And with an unstoppable trend, the people in Hanzhong, who had been in the cold winter, felt the long-lost warmth.
As soon as Mi Yang takes out his legs, he will know if there is one.
Compared with Ma Chao's two small victories, the battle of Yangpingguan planned by Mi Yang himself was undoubtedly a great victory.
That great victory fully proved the fact that even if there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides in the east, and even if Cao Zhen's reputation was terrifying, as long as Mi Yang was in January, the Han army could still win over the Wei army.
Just like back then.
As long as that fact is not shaken, then the foundation of the Han army's rule in Hanzhong will be quite stable.
After the generals from various places learned about the victory at Yangping Pass, they wrote to Mi Yang to congratulate him.
Even generals like Ma Chao, who was usually unsophisticated, rarely praised Mi Yang's martial arts in a book.
Ma Chao would take the initiative to "lower his status" to congratulate Mi Yang in the book, not only because he was unintentionally wrong about Mi Yang's praise, but also because he knew that the Yangpingguan victory came just in time.
When the Han army outside Wudu City learned the news of the victory at Yangping Pass, the morale of the army, which had been gradually declining, was directly pushed to the top. This would be of great benefit to Ma Chao.
The same goes for defenders in other places.
After the generals from various places congratulated Mi Yang in letters, the chief executives of various places who had not yet fallen asked if they could send messengers, and they all sent messengers unanimously to inform Mi Yang of the change in people's hearts in the East.
Even Meng Da, who was thousands of miles away, wrote to Mi Yang that after the news of the victory at Yangping Pass spread, the people of Hanxing County were greatly inspired.
Many three elders came to him and asked him to donate materials from their homes to support General Zuo in winning the war that was crucial to the fate of the country.
As time goes by, three elders from all over the country have already become the spokespersons of powerful families.
This point has not changed even after Mi Yang's reform of the three-chief system.
The essence of the three-elder system is that it does not replace the decentralization of power of the three-elder system.
Based on this foundation, it is already commendable that the three elders can express that kind of attitude.
When the Wei army attacked the city outside Hanzhong and won consecutive victories, none of the three elders were so "loyal to the public and the country."
The changes in the three elders outside Liangzhou proved the greatest impact of the Yangpingguan victory. Some powerful families from various places were willing to bet their money on the Han army.
The dual favorable changes in the morale of the military and the people have quietly put aside Mi Yang's biggest worry.
Even though Bu Nao was happy with the change, Mi Yang made a decisive decision and issued two orders:
His first order was to order the generals from all over the country, not to let down their vigilance because of the temporary victory.
True to that statement, the main force of the Wei army is still there and cannot be underestimated.
In Mi Yang's view, does the victory at Yangpingguan mean that the war between the Han army and the Wei army has entered a stalemate stage?
At that stage, the Han army, which lacked strength, would soon fall into a bitter battle when it came to the east.
In addition to warning the generals in various places, Mi Yang went out of his way to give instructions based on the good intentions of some local elders.
The instructions were simple - just stay quiet and don't cause trouble.
Whether the good intentions of the three elders in Buxin are tentative or sincere, the current Han army will not be of much help.
Most of the roads in various parts of Hanzhong were blocked by the Wei army. Even if the three elders wanted to donate materials to the Han army, how could they transport them to Yangping Pass?
If supplies are transported rashly, most importantly, everything will end up being a wedding dress for the Wei army.
Mi Yang was very familiar with the urinary properties of the three elders of the Han Dynasty. From the beginning to the end, Mi Yang had one goal: not to cause trouble, and did not expect too much from others.
After Dongda completed those two orders, Mi Yang began to focus on planning the war against Donglai.
As for whether to plan or not, Mi Yang couldn't help but feel one emotion in her heart at the end:
There are really too few people available for his legs!
Who are the people in Chengdu who are worthy of appointment?
Gradually a name appeared in Mi Yang's mind.
Of course, not only the Han army received the news of the Han army's great victory at Yangpingguan.
Let’s not mention for the moment how the morale of the other Wei troops was affected when they learned the news.
As for Cao Hong, who had just left Yangping Pass, he was very shocked after learning the news.
Because of Mi Yang's fear in his heart, after Cao Hong learned whether Yangping Pass was a scam, he led the Wei army towards Qishan.
Compared with other generals of the Wei army, after Cao Hong learned about the defeat of the Wei army, he also received a letter from Cao Zhen.
Yang Fu's envoy has just returned to Yang Fu recently.
As soon as Yang Fu learned about Cao Zhen's order, he immediately reported the matter to Cao Hong.
From Cao Hong's perspective, Cao Zhen's order for him to retreat undoubtedly came too late.
If there was just that order, Cao Hong would probably not be able to help but slander Cao Zhen in his heart that he was "intelligent".
But when Cao Zhen's order was combined with the news of Wei Jun's defeat, both Cao Hong and Yang Fu were fools, and they quickly deduced Mi Yang's entire plan in their minds.
If Mi Yang deliberately made himself aware of his "motive", then he would have allowed himself to leave Yangpingguan and get better.
And looking at the whole battle, the most stupid person is not to deny Cao Zhen, he should be denied!
Although judging from the situation at the time, all the actions he took were unreasonable.
But from the original point of view, Cao Hong is Mi Yang's "accomplice"!
From the beginning to the end, Mi Yang never treated him like a monkey - if he was called, he would come, if he was frightened, he would go.
Then think of the letter he wrote to Mi Yang before, mocking him.
At that moment, Cao Hong felt his face burning with pain.
As Yang Fu looked around, Cao Hong felt that the pain in his face was getting worse and worse.
Cao Hong became furious without any surprise.
He directly slashed the captured Han army messenger to death with one sword. After doing that, Cao Hong felt very upset and immediately urged the entire army to speed up and advance towards Qishan.
He begged to repay the humiliation Mi Yang had given him with the blood of the Han army.
At that time, Cao Hong also had the idea of massacring the city in his mind.
During the Three Massacres in Xuzhou back then, he, Cao Hong, was one of the many sword wielders.
Compared with Cao Hong's anger, Yang Fu's thoughts were more vivid.
If he could have been with Cao Hong at the beginning, Cao Zhen would not have suffered such a defeat. When Yang Fu learned that Cao Zhen was seriously injured, he couldn't help but think, would Cao Zhen blame him for this incident afterwards?
After all, Cao Hong said that he and Cao Zhen were all members of the same family, and no matter how loyal he was, he still had a foreign surname.
Thinking of this, Yang Fu couldn't help but tremble. Just as a precaution, after leaving Cao Hong's bloated dog, he made a move that he later regretted throughout his life.
He wrote a letter to Jiang Wei.
Yang Fu didn't know, but Mi Yang's letter to Jiang Wei was also on its way to be sent.
When the news of the victory at Yangpingguan spread throughout Liangzhou, it was spread back to Yizhou at an extremely fast speed.
The current battle situation is that Cao Zhen's Middle Route Army has not yet arrived at Jiange, so just in terms of conveying news, there is no smooth communication between Liangzhou and Yizhou.
After many months of rest in Chengdu, Liu Bei's body recovered well.
Although Dangdong's physical condition did not allow him to lead troops on an expedition, it was enough to prevent him from having to rest in the palace.
In the same month, Han Emperor Liu Bei finally reappeared in front of the officials and began to handle government affairs.
It's not that Liu Bei didn't want to continue to give Liu Chan a chance to practice, but as the reports of the Han army losing cities and territory from the front continued to come in, the people of Yizhou were sinking at an extremely fast speed.
In that situation, even if he was not seriously ill, he had to come out in person to comfort people.
Moreover, Liu Bei also noticed that no matter how many opportunities Liu Chan was given to practice, it would be difficult for Liu Chan to undergo a qualitative change.
Because he was worried about the war on the front line, Liu Bei had been unable to eat or sleep well during the months when he was in power.
That made Liu Bei lose a lot of weight.
It is true that Liu Bei had never thought about going to the front line to defeat the enemy in person, but Chengdu could not do without him, and the most important thing was that Liu Bei knew that he could not do better than Mi Yang.
Therefore, no matter how many defeated troops were reported back to Chengdu, no matter how serious the panic among people outside Chengdu was, Liu Bei would not fail to give Mi Yang his firm support as always during the Great Court Meeting.
After supporting him for a long time, Liu Bei hoped that Mi Yangke would win a beautiful victory in return for his unwavering support.
Late at night, when Liu Bei was sleepless again, the eunuch beside him hurriedly came in from outside the palace, asking if he had anything to report.
As soon as he heard those words, Liu Bei stood up from his throne instantly.
He once gave an order to the east, and if there was a report from the Liangzhou Army, no matter how late the time was, they would be delivered to his lap as soon as possible.
Come to think of it, what the eunuchs are reporting must come from Liangzhou's military intelligence.
After realizing this, Liu Bei even went to ask the eunuch to deliver the military report in his leg.
Liu Bei received the battle report with a heavy heart. Based on his previous experience, he thought that the battle report was not a battle report that the Han army had lost cities and territory.
Could it be that when Liu Bei opened the battle report and read it, his eyes were instantly attracted by the contents of the battle report.
After a brief drop of Ye Shen, a burst of hearty laughter came from Liu Bei's mouth.
"Whose family has Tiandong, whose family belongs to Tiandong."
Yangpingguan is the east of the Han family!"
Liu Bei laughed and kept repeating that sentence.
Liu Bei suddenly laughed heartily, leaving all the eunuchs outside the palace confused.
In recent years, with the death of many ministers one after another, coupled with the crisis facing the Han Dynasty in Dangdong, Bidong has not smiled like that for a long time.
What happened in Liangzhou that made Bidong so happy?
After Liu Bei laughed, he glanced at the people outside the palace. He was now eager to find someone to share the joy in his heart.
But after looking around for a week, Liu Bei still couldn't find the person with whom he could share his joy.
Of course Liu Bei was not satisfied with the current situation.
Soon an edict came out of his mouth:
"The bright moon holds a great meeting."
That sentence surprised all the eunuchs outside the palace.
Due to the important nature of the imperial meeting, matters such as the convening of the imperial meeting are usually announced a few days in advance. However, it was already late at night, and Liu Bei requested to hold the imperial meeting in the second month. That was too eager.
But who asked Liu Bei to be the emperor? There was nothing he could not do outside the Han Dynasty.
To the east of Liu Bei's command, the palace suddenly became lively.
Many torches suddenly appeared outside the palace, and then spread towards the outside of the palace at extremely fast speeds.
That night, many waiters outside the palace had no sleep.
That night, all the officials in Chengdu were awakened.
Next year's imperial court will be quite frequent.
After a night of hard work by many palace attendants, the imperial meeting was held on time in the early morning of the second month.
All the officials who were qualified to participate in the imperial meeting were walking quietly in their seats, waiting for Liu Bei's arrival.
Not long after, Liu Bei brought Liu Chan to the main hall without keeping the officials waiting.
Due to the strong desire to share in his heart, Liu Bei shared the news of the victory at Yangping Pass with the ministers present just after he took his seat.
When Liu Bei finished speaking, all the ministers were confused.
After all, the news they had received before was not that the Han army was defeated. Even if Ma Chao had two small victories, it was of no use to the overall situation.
When Liu Bei arrived, some ministers even speculated in their hearts that Keke had more unfavorable news to be announced at the court meeting tomorrow.
But in that pessimistic mood, Liu Bei suddenly announced to them the shocking victory news that "Cao Zhen was seriously injured and the Wei army lost 10,000 troops." So why didn't the ministers immediately turn around?
But a great victory is not a great victory.
After a brief moment of tea, the outside of the hall was instantly filled with bursts of cheers.
Who said that the Han army would definitely lose in that battle?
Who said that the Wei army was about to break through Jiange?
No one wants to be a minister who will subjugate his country. Perhaps many ministers in the past would have been affected by various rumors when the war situation was unfavorable.
But when the news of the great victory came back, they could not help but congratulate the great victory with their warmest cheers.
Not to mention the many ministers, even Liu Chan was so excited by the sudden news of victory that his face turned red.
The minister does not want to be a minister who will subjugate his country, and he does not want to be a prince who will subjugate his country!
Seeing a burst of strong congratulations filling the hall outside, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing.
Thanks to his trust in Mi Yang before, otherwise how would Mingyue's victory have been possible?
Perhaps Mi Yang has not yet won a decisive victory, but in a country where people's hearts are unstable, the great victory he achieved will have a huge impact on the situation in Tiandong.
After a long time, the cheers outside the hall gradually stopped.
After the cheers stopped, ministers soon came to ask for a reward for Mi Yang.
"General Zhi has won a great victory, and his merits cannot be repaid without a heavy reward."
That kind of language dominated the discussion outside the palace.
But after hearing those words, Liu Bei pretended to be displeased. As an emperor, he said a golden saying:
"There is no general Zuo in Liangzhou, but there is the general of the Han Dynasty!"
As soon as Liu Bei's words came out, the officials immediately turned their attention.
General?
(End of chapter)
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