Chapter 486 Zhuge returns to the army and has a clear understanding
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 486 Zhuge returns to the army and has a clear understanding
The surprise attack by the Han army caused Cao Hong to suffer heavy losses, which made him feel anxious and uneasy.
But looking back at Liu Feng, his mood was completely opposite to Cao Hong's.
Liu Feng did not know exactly how many soldiers and horses the Wei army had lost that night, but the reaction of the Wei army coming from the east told him that he must have won a great victory that night.
In the second month after Cao Hong learned of the loss, Cao Hong issued an order to the east for the entire army to retreat five miles.
Originally, the Wei army was several miles away from Jiange. After Cao Hong ordered to retreat, the distance between Wei army and Jiange reached ten miles.
Cao Hong took this action because he was worried that the Wei army would be raided by Liu Feng again due to its unstable morale.
After all, the person who leads the troops to attack on a snowy night is very likely to do irrational things.
And Wei Jun's "flinching" behavior was enough to prove that Liu Feng beat them very painfully that night.
Only Liu Feng could see the Wei army's reaction. When the Han army at the Jiange city wall saw the Wei army retreating in disgrace, they couldn't help but cheer loudly at the city wall.
That feeling of ambition spread throughout the whole sword pavilion at an extremely fast speed.
Liu Feng was walking outside the tent, listening to the cheers outside, but he did not order the soldiers to keep quiet.
Because at that moment, how could the joy in his heart be any less than that of the soldiers outside?
That battle not only caused heavy losses to the Wei army, but also caused significant changes in the morale of both the enemy and the enemy. Is the move of guarding the sword pavilion from the east very important?
According to Liu Feng's inference, it would be difficult for the Wei army to organize a large-scale attack on Cuojiange for at least a month.
Liu Feng's heart, which had been hanging in his heart, was relieved a lot.
If Liu Feng didn't wait for the joy in his heart to last too long, he received a piece of news that made him very unhappy - Zhuge Liang asked to come to Jiange.
As a staunch supporter of Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang was also his biggest political stumbling block!
In March of the fourth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, after the Han army in Liangzhou fought with the Wei army for another two months, Zhuge Liang, who was in Nanzhong, finally returned to Chengdu.
Worried about the situation in Liangzhou, Zhuge Liang handed over all chores to Li Hui after arranging the governance strategy in Southeast China. He himself led the Wanhan Army back to Chengdu as quickly as possible.
The first thing Zhuge Liang did after returning to Chengdu was of course to meet with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was very happy when Zhuge Liang returned.
Not long ago, he received the news that Zhuge Liang's army was surrounded by rebels, but not long after receiving that news, the news that Zhuge Liang put down the Nanzhong rebellion was also delivered to his legs.
Because the situation changed so quickly, Liu Bei, who had experienced hundreds of battles, was also surprised.
In that surprise, Liu Bei realized even more that Zhuge Liang's military talent was unlikely to serve as a nuclear general in the current world.
Putting aside those personal thoughts, Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong and cleared up future troubles for the Han Dynasty. This is definitely a great achievement.
In order to commend Zhuge Liang for his great achievements, Liu Bei personally led all his officials out of the city to greet him in the month when Zhuge Liang led his army back to Chengdu.
The emperor personally welcomes him, and the nine ministers list him. This is a great honor for ministers.
In addition to the great honor given to Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, who was delighted, even read out Zhuge Liang's reward in public.
Needless to say gold and silver, among those rewards, Liu Bei gave Zhuge Liang a reward that everyone envied - the title of Marquis.
Liu Bei granted Zhuge Liang the title of Marquis of Wuxiang, with the title of 3,000 households!
Since Liu Bei was founded, he has kept in mind the lessons of the previous dynasty and has always been very strict in awarding rewards from marquises.
Especially when it comes to Liehou.
This is in stark contrast to Cao Wei. Cao Wei's feudal lords are almost overrun, which has greatly reduced the value of those lords in Cao Wei.
But the big man doesn't have that phenomenon.
Currently, in the minds of the officials of the Han Dynasty, the princes still deny the goal they have spent their entire lives pursuing.
So after learning that Zhuge Liang had suddenly become a prince, all the ministers present felt that Zhuge Liang was envious of him.
Did Zhuge Liang know that he was the only living civil servant in Han Dynasty who was named a lord for his merits?
Zhuge Liang was also a little surprised when he saw the reward from Liu Bei.
Being humble, he could not help but beg to refuse the favor, but Liu Bei insisted not to do so. In the end, Zhuge Liang accepted Liu Bei's gift.
After welcoming Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei held a banquet outside the palace to honor the generals who had contributed to the victory of the Southern Expedition and the Central East.
Do you want to use that big banquet to clear the gloomy atmosphere that has been shrouding Chengdu in recent times? The banquet was very grand.
Deng Ai, as the general who made great contributions to the Southern Expedition in the First Battle of Zhongdong, was of course also included in Liu Bei's banquet.
There were delicious wine and delicious food at the banquet, and the birds were singing and dancing, but Deng Ai was not interested at all.
It's not that he doesn't care about the worldly beauty, but his heart has always been tied up by one thing.
While leading his army back to Chengdu, Deng Ai received a lot of news about Liangzhou.
It can be seen from the numerous news that the current situation in Liangzhou is very bad.
Most of the cities in Hanzhong fell. Judging from the situation presented by the news, Mi Yang was in a dangerous situation.
Every time he thought that Mi Yang was in danger, every time he thought that his homeland was about to fall into the enemy's lap, how could Deng Ai be in the mood to enjoy worldly goods?
Not only Deng Ai had such an idea, but all the Liangzhou generals outside the palace also had the same idea as Deng Ai.
Zhuge Liang valued Deng Ai very much, so he arranged for Deng Ai's banquet to be held not far from Liu Bei.
Originally, Zhuge Liang wanted Liu Bei to pay more attention to Deng Ai, but his actions allowed Liu Bei to easily see the look on Deng Ai's face.
After seeing that Deng Ai, the good general recommended by Zhuge Liang, had something on his mind and would not fit into tomorrow night's banquet, Liu Bei did not blame him.
How could he not know what Deng Ai was thinking about?
And isn't he worried about the situation in Liangzhou and Mi Yang's safety?
But he is not an emperor. An emperor must act with the overall situation in mind.
The Southern Expedition lasted for a year. Even if the Han army in the east achieved a complete victory, after a year of expedition to the east, all the Han troops in the east were already very exhausted.
Physical fatigue is secondary, and the most important thing is psychological fatigue.
In that case, even if he asks for permission from the Wanhan Army to rush to Liangzhou, he must first re-energize the military morale of the Wanhan Army with rewards.
Otherwise, if a tired and tired Han army arrives at the front line, it will not be of much use, and may even cause serious damage.
Tomorrow night he will not only reward the generals of the Southern Expedition, but also the Wanhan Army stationed outside the city. He will also receive many rewards from the treasury according to his arrangements tomorrow night.
Bu Nao could easily show his displeasure on the occasion, which proved that Deng Ai and Mi Yang were very loyal.
As Liu Bei, of course he could not personally explain to Deng Ai.
But to appease the hearts of the Liangzhou generals, under Liu Bei's arrangement, the tool prince Liu Chan raised the wine glass in his lap and came to the east of the hall to salute the generals who had made great contributions to the Southern Expedition.
Seeing that Deng Ai's generals showed panic and surprise when Liu Chan paid homage to Dongfang, Liu Bei also withdrew his gaze from Dongfang.
The moment their eyes were withdrawn, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but take a wrong look.
Just from that glance, both of them could read the solemn meaning in Fang Fang's eyes.
As time goes by, no matter how big the banquet is, there will be a moment when it comes to an end.
After all the officials attending the banquet retreated, Liu Bei left Zhuge Liang alone and took him to a side hall.
Regardless of whether the protagonists of the dinner party were Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, they both had something to worry about and did not drink much wine that night.
After the noise subsided, both of them had worried looks on their faces.
But for the two most powerful men in the Han Dynasty to have such expressions, it shows that they are worried about the war in Liangzhou.
After bringing Zhuge Liang into the side hall, Liu Beiping retreated.
Then his first words to Ruan Geliang were: "Liangzhou is in danger, what is Kong Ming's plan to defeat the enemy?"
At present, the southern expedition army has returned. In addition to the new year next year, Yizhou can be replenished with food, grass and troops.
But now there is a problem that Yizhou has no troops to send, no food to transport, and there is a problem that Yizhou's support force cannot reach Hanzhong.
Although Liu Feng recently sent a good report of a great victory, the good news only hurt Cao Hong so much that he did not dare to peek into Jiange rashly.
Cao Hong's army is still stationed outside Jiange, which means that Mi Yang outside Yangping Pass cannot get support from Yizhou.
As long as that point remains unchanged, then the situation in Liangzhou will not fundamentally change.
Let's not mention the battlefield in Nanzheng for the moment. According to reports from spies, the Han army in Yinping was facing the fierce attack of the Wei army to the east, and gradually felt that it was unable to cope with it.
Liu Bei, who had experienced hundreds of battles, would not have directly asserted in front of Zhuge Liang: If Liangzhou does not receive support from Yizhou in half a year, no matter how good Zi Sheng is in fighting, Liangzhou will definitely not be able to defend it.
What Liu Bei knew, how could Zhuge Liang not know it too?
But no matter how strategic he is, he can't create a lifeline out of thin air in a short period of time to provide support for Mi Yang.
The real dilemma made both the emperor and his ministers feel helpless for a moment.
When he was helpless, Zhuge Liang could hold a candle on his legs, go to the map hanging outside the side hall, and carefully look for a way to break the game.
The dim light did not hinder Zhuge Liang's thinking. Whether Mi Yang could be saved, let alone the Han Dynasty's foundation, Zhuge Liang's Crouching Dragon Wisdom was constantly at work.
As Zhuge Liang's thoughts continued to diverge, a bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
Although that idea was bold, it gradually made Zhuge Liang's vision firmer.
He turned around and looked at Liu Bei, who had a troubled face, and said to Liu Bei by mistake: "Your Majesty, I would like to go to the Jiange Pavilion with my party!"
Liu Bei heard Zhuge Liang's words unexpectedly. Unable to follow Zhuge Liang's thoughts, Liu Bei subconsciously wondered:
"Um?"
If the way to break the situation has not yet been found, what is the use of going to Jiange.
unless
Thinking of that, Liu Bei suddenly stood up excitedly.
unless!
It has been some time since Mi Yang led his army back to Nanzheng.
After he led his army back to Nanzheng, the Wei army's actions did not exceed his expectations.
At first, the Wei army was attacking other counties in Hanzhong steadily, and after basically taking over the other counties in Hanzhong except Xingshi and Hancheng, Cao Zhen finally set his sights on Nanzheng.
Just in Yue Miyang, he received intelligence that two groups of Wei troops in Lecheng were marching towards Nanzheng.
As if they were worried that Mi Yang would find an opportunity to defeat the enemy, the two Wei armies were not advancing very fast.
The two Wei armies strictly abided by Cao Zhen's orders. While marching, they constantly maintained the consistency of the march of the two armies, and sent scouts along the way to explore the enemy's situation.
That kind of marching method not only greatly reduced the marching speed of the Wei army, but also greatly ensured their safety.
At least after hearing the Wei army's cautious march, even Wei Yan, who had always been impulsive, did not suggest sending troops to attack the invading Wei army.
Although the Eastern Wei army had not completely completed the encirclement of Nanzheng, judging from their marching speed, it was only a matter of time.
To the east of that inference, recently in Nanzheng City, as far as Fa Miao and as far east as the common people, there seems to be a dark cloud lingering in their hearts.
The silence before the storm has no trace of locust lawsuits.
Mi Yang, who was the hope in the hearts of all the subjects of Southeast Zheng at that time, seemed to have lost the resourcefulness and judgment of the past during that period, and could continue to watch the Wei army approaching step by step.
The only thing Mi Yang did during that period of time was to constantly patrol and survey the Nanzheng city defenses, just like he did when he was in the police.
The common people may be confused, but Fa Miao and others, as Mi Yang's confidants, cannot understand the helplessness in Mi Yang's heart.
He has done everything he needs to do, and he has done it well.
But a good woman can't make a meal without rice, and a commander like Sun Quan is rare in a hundred years. When facing a famous general like Cao Zhen, Mi Yang has not many legs that can be used.
Just in the bright moon, Fa Miao, who was originally handling official duties, suddenly received a summons from Mi Yang.
Mi Yang's sudden summons surprised Fa Miao.
In the past, Mi Yang rarely summoned his ministers, and more often he visited Nanzheng Foreign Affairs with his personal guards.
Will Mingyue Miyang's sudden call mean anything?
Even though he had doubts in his heart, Fa Miao quickly arrived in front of Mi Yang.
Mi Yangquan summoned Fa Miao at the city wall.
When Fa Miao saw Mi Yang, he saw a letter in Mi Yang's leg. The letter was exactly what Zhuge Liang had written to Mi Yang.
After saluting, Fa Miao asked Mi Yang why he had been summoned.
Facing Fa Miao's inquiry, Mi Yang did not respond immediately, so he pulled Fa Miao to stand by the city wall and looked at the south of Nanzheng City.
"Do you remember what I said to you on that city wall when the bandits first arrived?"
Seeing what Mi Yang said, Fa Miao Yidongzi remembered the past events of that month.
That past event was also very simple. It was nothing more than Mi Yang and him looking forward to the process of the Yidong ancestors taking over the Eastern Han Dynasty.
At that time, Mi Yang specifically pointed to Junshan from afar, with a look of longing on his face.
Mi Yang brought up the past again, making Fa Miao wonder if Mi Yang wanted him to go and appease the people outside the city. However, Mi Yang's words from the east made Fa Miao look at Mi Yang with an expression of disbelief.
"Back then, Bidong made a surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain and established the foundation of the King of the East.
Why can't Mingyuegu no longer rely on Dingjun Mountain to help his army survive the desperate situation?
The reinforcements from Yizhou cannot come in from other places, but what if they come from Dingjun Mountain?"
Having said this, Mi Yang's face showed a bright smile.
Looking at Fa Miao's unbelievable expression, Mi Yang raised his head slightly - did you really think that he could simply inspect the city defense during that time?
There is a chapter in the early morning.
It will be late, don't wait.
(End of chapter)
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