Chapter 502: First capture the two thieves and then proceed to the Northern Expedition
More than ten days have passed since that day that will surely go down in history.
For more than ten days, the raging Han River has been noisy in the vast plain outside Nanzheng City, as if it was guided by someone to cleanse away all the filth in the world.
It was only recently that the Han River outside Nanzheng City gradually receded, giving Wei Yan, Zhou Tai, Deng Ai and others the opportunity to come to Nanzheng City in person to return Mi Yang's life.
But at today's Restoration Council, the entire venue seemed very quiet.
This was due to the fact that all the generals and generals present at the meeting looked at and worshiped Mi Yang who was sitting at the top with a godlike look.
Even in future generations with advanced technology, human beings are in awe of fires and floods, how much more so now?
Since ancient times, although there are many famous generals who have relied on the power of heaven and earth to defeat their enemies, often after completing such feats, those famous generals not only gain great fame, but also cast a mysterious color on themselves in the eyes of the world.
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For example, Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army a few years ago.
The result of Flooding Seven Armies cannot be compared with the Battle of Hanzhong.
However, Guan Yu was able to shock China with this battle, and his legends were often circulated among the people even after his death.
Apart from Guan Yu's unparalleled character of loyalty, the biggest reason is that the Seventh Army was flooded, which was a great victory won by Guan Yu with the help of the mighty power of heaven and earth.
We must know that the reason why today's emperor is sacred is due to the Confucian idea of "influence between heaven and man". The emperor is just the spokesperson for the gods in heaven to exercise power in the human world.
The most important thing is that in history, there are many people who have used the power of water to defeat their enemies.
However, there are unprecedented and unique famous generals who can turn things around with the help of water and fire, the two greatest forces in the world, within just a few years.
When it is passed down to later generations, we still don’t know how many literati and poets will become fans of Mi Yang.
Well, just like these people in the hall now.
Everyone's eyes of awe and adoration were very enthusiastic, and Mi Yang certainly could not fail to notice this.
After noticing, Mi Yang looked at Lu Yi helplessly.
The reason why people followed him like this was not only because they were amazed at his achievements, but also because of the painting that Lu Yi painted.
Lu Yi, who turned out to be good at painting, painted the scene of him standing on top of the city with his arms outstretched and laughing while the flood was raging below the city that day.
Needless to say, Lu Yi's painting skills are lifelike.
And it was this lifelike portrait that caused everyone to exclaim after seeing it, and at the same time deepened their awe and admiration for him in their hearts.
Of course it is a good thing to be feared and worshiped by others, but there is a limit to everything.
After finally waiting for the flood to recede, it was now time to discuss the next strategy of our own army. The whole hall was completely silent.
There was no other way, Mi Yang could only cough a few times, and after dispersing some of the silence in the hall, he began to directly ask names by name.
Mi Yang first looked at Deng Ai, who had just arrived from Yizhou, and asked in a deep voice: "How many reinforcements have you brought from Yizhou this time?"
Facing Mi Yang's inquiry, Deng Ai did not dare to neglect. He immediately stood up, bowed to Mi Yang and replied:
"The total number of troops setting off from Jiange is forty thousand.
The number of troops who arrived at Dingjun Mountain first was approximately 20,000."
After the report, Deng Ai expressed his conclusion.
"If there are no mistakes on the way, the remaining 20,000 troops will arrive in Hanzhong by the end of this month at the latest."
After listening to Deng Ai's report, Mi Yang nodded slightly.
The 40,000-strong army was large in number and the mountain road was narrow. No matter how painstakingly Zhuge Liang arranged it, it was impossible to transport all the 40,000-strong army to Dingjun Mountain at once.
However, not all the reinforcements have arrived, but it is not long since the end of the month, so this will not delay his next plan.
After asking about the specific situation of Deng Ai's reinforcements, Mi Yang turned his attention to Lu Yi and asked:
"Have you ever found any trace of Cao Zhen and others?"
When the Han River outside the city showed signs of receding, Mi Yang asked Lu Yi to arrange people to clean up the battlefield.
A very important part of the work of cleaning the battlefield is to find the whereabouts of important generals of the Wei army.
Either death or escape, there must be a general outcome.
After Mi Yang asked, Lu Yi immediately stood up seriously and replied:
"Currently, the bodies of some Wei generals have been found, but Cao Zhen's body has not yet been found."
After hearing what Lu Yi said, Mi Yang pondered for a while.
Cao Zhen's body has not been found yet, which means that Cao Zhen's whereabouts are unknown.
Of course, this does not mean that Cao Zhen must have escaped.
After all, the work of cleaning up the battlefield had just begun, and the city outside the city that had been ravaged by the flood was littered with corpses and ordnance. To truly clarify the results of this battle, it was obviously a arduous and time-consuming task.
But even if Cao Zhen escapes, this will not surprise Mi Yang.
If Cao Zhen wanted to flood Nanzheng, he would definitely arrange for people to build ships in the camp for subsequent siege.
When Wei Yan led his army to seize the dike, some Wei troops fled back to the camp, which shows that Cao Zhen most likely learned the news before the Han River poured into the Wei camp.
According to a normal person's thinking, after hearing the news, the first reaction must be to run away, or else stay and wait to die?
Perhaps Mi Yang wanted to kill Cao Zhen at first, but when more than 100,000 Wei troops were wiped out, Mi Yang's goal changed.
Besides, if Cao Zhen is alive, it will be good for Mi Yang.
Losing a bad wolf but gaining a young lin is a sure-fire deal no matter how you look at it.
Thoughts flashed through her heart quickly. After thinking about this, Mi Yang told Lu Yi:
"The first thing: We must send people to burn the bodies of Wei Jun as soon as possible."
"The second thing: The dams of Han River must be repaired as soon as possible."
Diseases often occur after wars and disasters. This is mainly because human corpses exposed to the wild for a long time will breed a lot of bacteria.
In addition, human corpses will be eaten by many birds and beasts in the wild, and living people will capture those birds and beasts for food, and diseases will arise due to cross-infection.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The best way to prevent this is to burn all the corpses.
As for the second point, it is also a major matter related to people's livelihood.
When the Miyang River flooded the Wei army, the main task was to dig out the dikes built by the Wei army. However, when the flood was released, many of the original dikes along the Han River were also washed away.
Now that the floods outside the city are gradually receding, the repair project of the Han River dam must also be put on the agenda.
After all, it is still the rainy season.
If the original dam of the Han River is not repaired as soon as possible, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the people's livelihood in Hanzhong.
After Lu Yi listened to Mi Yang's instructions, he also understood the importance of these two things, so he nodded solemnly.
Anyway, although many people in the Wei army were drowned, many were captured, so they were used as coolies to complete these two important tasks.
After Lu Yi sat down, Wei Yan saw that Mi Yang had already arranged the corresponding matters related to people's livelihood, so he stood up and spoke to Mi Yang:
"Did you turn a blind eye to the two thieves in Liangzhou?"
Wei Yan's remarks aroused laughter from everyone present.
Who are the two thieves in Liangzhou that Wei Yan refers to?
It's just Guo Huai and Cao Hong who don't know yet.
Among the two men, Cao Hong was deceived by Zhuge Liang's trick of suspecting soldiers, and now he is still thinking about holding on to the camp to buy time for Cao Zhen to capture Nanzheng.
However, Guo Huai's Wei army was attacking Yinping day and night. If troops were not sent to help as soon as possible, Ma Chao and Zhang Yi might be in danger.
The reason why Wei Yan's words aroused laughter from everyone present was because of his phrase "turn a blind eye."
Mi Yang will naturally not forget the two Wei armies of Guo Huai and Cao Hong, and to defeat those two Wei armies, he will of course send generals there.
Therefore, what Wei Yan said about "turning a blind eye" is essentially a self-recommendation.
General, you can't turn a blind eye to your subordinates' desire for war!
Wei Yan's eager request for war not only aroused everyone's laughter, but also aroused the desire for war among many generals present.
Moments after Wei Yan finished speaking, more than a dozen generals in the hall stood up and expressed their intention to fight to Mi Yang one after another.
Wei Yan's face turned red with anger as he looked at the competitors around him.
Why didn't I see you get up just now? Now that I'm the first to ask for a fight, you get up to seize the opportunity with me. This is so unkind.
Facing Wei Yan's "glaring eyes", Deng Ai, Ding Feng, Ding Feng, Fu Qian and others also looked back with a look of determination to win.
Who cares about such things as face when you have done great work!
Seeing the invisible exchanges between the eyes of the beloved generals in the air, Mi Yang was both satisfied and a little embarrassed by the scene in front of him.
Guo Huai and Cao Hong are just two people, how can we tell them apart?
Finally, Mi Yang came up with a compromise.
"Guhui will personally attack the two thieves Guo Huai and Cao Hong."
After hearing what Mi Yang said, the generals in Liangzhou no longer looked at each other. They all looked at Mi Yang in surprise.
You have made such a big contribution, how come you have the nerve to compete with us for such a "small credit"!
Although the generals were surprised, they did not dare to directly object.
In the end, Wei Yan's mind was racing. He took a step forward, deliberately revealing the wound cloth tied to his hand, and then looked at Mi Yang with pleading eyes - I have shed blood and been injured for you, can you turn a blind eye to this?
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Wei Yan's performance aroused the generals' surprise. Is this okay?
But after Mi Yang saw Wei Yan's actions, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After laughing, Mi Yang reiterated his decision.
Mi Yang's decision shattered the expectations of Wei Yan and others. Even if they were able to achieve military exploits with the army under Mi Yang's personal expedition, such military exploits would not be as great as defeating the enemy on their own.
Seeing the disappointed expressions of the generals, Mi Yang couldn't bear to dampen their enthusiasm and explained to Wei Yan and Deng Ai:
"Gu Fei wants to take credit, but he actually has other important matters to entrust to the Second Minister."
Mi Yang's words once again caused strong desire to appear in the eyes of Wei Yan and Deng Ai.
There is no need for Mi Yang to lie to them.
Mi Yang faced the longing looks of Wei Yan and Deng Ai and expressed her plan.
"Gu Yu asked the two of them to lead five thousand troops each and go to Luo Valley and Xie Valley entrance respectively to capture these two fortresses for Gu."
Mi Yang's words made Wei Yan and Deng Ai suddenly realize that this matter was not simple.
As we all know, when Cao Zhen's army entered Hanzhong, they mainly passed through Luo Valley and Xie Valley.
After leading the troops into Hanzhong, the Wei army built fortresses at Luo Valley and Xie Valley entrance respectively to store large amounts of military rations shipped from Chang'an.
Thinking of this, Deng Ai couldn't help but ask aloud: "Does the general want to seize the rebel army's food reserves?"
Deng Ai was astute, and his guess was not wrong, but he was only half right.
Mi Yang smiled and asked someone to carry a new map. When the large map was hung behind Mi Yang, everyone in the hall couldn't help but breathe quickly.
Many people even stood up involuntarily.
Everyone had this reaction, it was at this moment that they seemed to have a glimpse of what the blueprint for hegemony in Mi Yang's heart was.
What hangs behind Mi Yang is not the map of Liangzhou, but a brand new map of Guanzhong!
Mi Yang suddenly ordered someone to hang up the map of Guanzhong. Isn't his intention obvious?
Northern Expedition!
Mi Yang's next words confirmed everyone's suspicions.
"Now that Cao Zhen is defeated, the two thieves Guo Huai and Cao Hong are just dead bones in the grave. Their defeat is only a matter of time and there is nothing to fear.
But Your Majesty and the Prime Minister have devoted all the national strength of Yizhou and summoned tens of thousands of troops for Gu. Can Gu just repay Your Majesty and the Prime Minister with the results of defending Liangzhou?
After our army defeated the armies of Guo Huai and Cao Hong, the Wei army in Guanzhong was left with only ten elite field troops. At this time, it was the time for our army to launch a large-scale northern expedition to regain the country.
It is better to use your remaining courage to chase the poor bandits, and not to use your reputation as an academic overlord!"
When saying the last words, Mi Yang slammed the general's seal in his hand heavily on the case in front of him.
The gold general seal collided with the bookcase, making a clear and loud sound, and this loud sound was like morning bells and evening drums, shaking the hearts of everyone in the hall.
The eight words "launch the Northern Expedition and regain the country" are like the best nourishment in the world, completely stimulating the ambition in everyone's hearts.
This is what a strong man should do!
Under the strong excitement in their hearts, everyone in the hall paid homage to Mi Yang with great enthusiasm.
At this moment, Wei Yan and Deng Ai also knew how important their mission was.
Yizhou is short of food, but if they can capture the Wei army's two grain and grass bases, then the Han army's biggest shortcoming will be made up for in an instant.
By then, the Northern Expedition will definitely not be a loud slogan, but something that can be put into action immediately.
While everyone was thinking about clearing out the bandits within the territory, Mi Yang had already thought about the Northern Expedition. This was the pattern that a great general of the Han Dynasty should have.
Wei Yan and Deng Ai no longer had any reluctance in their hearts. After receiving Mi Yang's general order, they went to order all their troops and horses with great joy under the envious eyes of the generals.
After Wei Yan and Deng Ai left, Mi Yang arranged all the matters for the expedition in a few days and ordered the generals to retreat.
But Fa Miao, Lu Yi, and Zhou Tai stayed on their own initiative.
These three people stayed behind to fight over writing a battle report for Mi Yang.
The joint camp of Wei troops was flooded for dozens of miles, and more than 100,000 Wei troops were wiped out in a chat and laughter. What a great victory.
And what an honor it is to personally write the battle report for this great victory that will go down in history?
Although they, as civil servants, cannot compete for merit on the battlefield, they must compete for the glory off the battlefield no matter what.
In order to win this honor, Fa Miao and Lu Yi each moved out of their own private cars and established their own identities, hoping to prove the legitimacy of their battle reports.
As for Zhou Tai, although his status was not as high as theirs, he used the fact that he personally broke the embankment as a bargaining chip to fight against each other. With the three of them refusing to give in to each other, it was hard to tell the winner for a while.
Mi Yang looked at the three quarrels, and felt a little headache. He could only ask the three of them to write a battle report and submit it, and then choose the best one.
Later, Mi Yang chose the battle report that was the best among the three, and then ordered people to copy multiple copies and send them out quickly at a speed of hundreds of miles.
A few days later:
The ten thousand rivers of Han are led by the gods, and a feather sends shock to the world!