Sun Ce kept his word. After meeting with Deng Zhi, he ordered Sun Fu to release Xiangguan and allowed Deng Zhi, Han Xi, Liu Hu and others to float into Yunmengze. Then he pretended to be the Wu army's flag and from
Jianli transferred to Jiangxia County, then disembarked from Mianyang, changed to the land route, and entered Nanyang County via Anlu. As a condition, Liu Biao's remaining Jingnan ships were all abandoned in Mianyang, and the Wu army was led by Baqiu.
Chang Gu Yong received it.
By this time, it was already the end of June. Continuous rains began to become rare, but autumn tigers began to wreak havoc in Jianghan. The sun was blazing for several days, drying up the puddles formed on the ground, but there was still something in the air.
There was an extremely humid hot steam, which made the Westerners who were accustomed to the dry wind in Guanlong land feel very uncomfortable. The soldiers were sweating all day long and tossed and turned at night, so that many people suffered from fever.
For this reason, someone among the staff once suggested to Chen Chong that since the soldiers were tired and they could not go south to Mianshui to recapture Xiangyang, it would be better to leave a small number of soldiers to guard here while most of them returned to Luoyang to rest. However, Chen Chong thought about it again and again and decided to defend here.
Until late autumn.
He did this mainly for two considerations: First, although Liu Fan's rule in Jingzhou is becoming increasingly stable, there are still mountains in Yidao and Linju in northern Jingzhou, as well as in Ruanling and Fuyi in southern Jingzhou.
If barbarians or bandits make trouble, as long as he is still stationed in Mianbei, Liu Fan will not dare to send a large army to quell the rebellion, which will be enough to delay the Shu people's digestion of Jingnan. Secondly, Chen Chong wants to observe the water conditions of the Han River with his own eyes, and he plans to wait until the autumn flood is over.
Later, when the Han River entered the dry season, how wide the river was and how deep the water was, how many knights could be waded across the river before being discovered by the Shu people on the other side, which was extremely important for the subsequent deployment of troops.
However, as news of Hannan gradually spread across the river, Chen Chong's first idea was shattered. Around mid-June, Yiling where Liu Pan was stationed was captured, and a large number of Shu troops entered the Jianghan Plain.
Then it was divided into two routes, one heading south to the border of Jiuyi Mountain, and one heading east to station on the Huarong Ancient Road. They directly passed the heads of famous water bandits such as Fei Yang and Chen Ao to the border. Such decisive measures made the gang immediately surrender.
.Obviously Liu Fan had made sufficient preparations this time before he moved with all his strength.
Moreover, in addition to military operations, Liu Fan also supplemented it with a considerable range of political offensives: after several years of accumulation in Shu, he not only built a large-scale navy, but also accumulated considerable materials and money, so he
After mobilizing the whole country for the first time, the palace actually had enough energy to announce that the three counties would be exempted from taxes for one year. At the same time, they recruited wise men from the counties, such as the five Ma brothers in Yicheng, the brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun in Zhijiang, Lai Gong in Xiangyang, and Wuling
Pan Jun, Lingling Xiong Shang, etc. were all highly used. All these signs indicate that Liu Fan's rule in Western Hunan and Hannan has been fully established.
It was now August, the temperature dropped rapidly with the autumn wind, and the dry season quietly arrived. The water level of Mianshui River had indeed dropped significantly. Although it was impossible to wade across the river directly like the Yellow River, the water surface had also shrunk to one mile.
Within the area, the building boats had to follow the current and retreat into the river.
Under this situation, Chen Chong ordered Wei Yan to lead 6,000 people to try to cross the Mian River upstream. As expected, they successfully crossed the river, and the defenders of Xiangyang were unable to stop it. Obviously, the idea of attacking Xiangyang in autumn and winter is completely feasible.
.However, if the city cannot be captured before the spring tide comes, the situation will be reversed after the Shu army's ships re-enter the Han River. Chen Chong has no suitable solution for this at the moment.
But for now, the top priority of the national strategy is to pacify Hebei. It is impossible to launch a large-scale attack on Jingzhou for at least three to five years, so Chen Chong is not entangled.
However, as the Nanyang Basin returned to the hands of the imperial court, the country's entire defense system also changed. Due to the existence of Wuguan, Luoyang, Weinan, and Nanyang were connected, and Nanxiang and Xinye became the southern defense system of the entire country.
As the core of the army, it would be inappropriate to place the Nanfu Army in Chencang.
Therefore, Chen Chong ordered the Southern Army Governor's Office to move to Wancheng, and completely transferred the original Chencang defense line to Duan Xuan. Then the 20,000 Jingnan soldiers who were sent in the future were merged into Wei Yan's command, forming a set of front lines with Fancheng and Suixian as the front line, Xinye,
A new defense system with Nanxiang as the hub and Wancheng as the base camp. At the same time, Wei Yan was instructed to try to train the navy in the Huai River area.
After the explanation, Chen Chong learned that Liu Bei was on his way to Luoyang, so he asked Liu Biao and his staff to return to Chang'an first. He took only a dozen students with him, rode through Funiu Mountain, and waited for the Bafu army in Xingyang. p>
At this time, autumn frost has already formed in the fields of Henan. Except for the chirping of sparrows, which are still lively, things in the world always seem to be a bit decayed. This is a sign of the coming winter snow. Fortunately, five days later, on the first
Before the snow fell, Liu Bei's army rushed back to Henan.
When Liu Bei heard that Chen Chong was waiting here, he immediately sent someone to pick him up. The two met in Aocang that day. After sitting down, they had a meal and discussed their respective progress.
Needless to say, Chen Chong's arrangements in Nanyang have been described in the previous article, but on Liu Bei's side, the situation is quite strange and difficult to understand.
Liu Bei's siege progress this year has been pretty smooth. This year he has captured five counties: Dongjun, Jibei, Shanyang, Rencheng, and Dongping. It can be said that except for Taishan County, which has the most complicated terrain, most of Yanzhou has returned to the imperial court.
In hand. After counting the household registration, it can be seen that the country gained 180,000 new households and 940,000 people, which is enough to call it a great victory.
But what puzzled Liu Bei was that the Xindu court took no action from beginning to end. Cao Cao neither sent reinforcements to cross the river to support nor made preparations for large-scale relocation. However, he learned from the captives from the East that before the siege, the East
The Marshal's Mansion simply ordered the defenders to hold on to the wall and clear the country, saying that if they persisted until this winter, the situation might turn around.
Suspicious for a while, Liu Bei discussed with the Bafu's staff and concluded that with Cao Cao's wisdom, he would not understand the current situation of a strong west and a weak east, and it would be almost impossible for the cities of Yanzhou to hold on for a year without reinforcements.
It is a kind of political suicide to lose the foundation of the country to the Westerners so easily.
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There are only two explanations left: one is that Cao Cao has lost his ambition to fight with the Westerners again, and the so-called turning point is just an excuse; the other is that Cao Cao has internal connections unknown to the Western Dynasty, which allows him to launch a counterattack in winter and
To regain the lost ground. But both explanations are extremely far-fetched, and Liu Bei has difficulty convincing himself.
Chen Chong said with a smile: "Whatever comes, take it easy. If one side has the advantage, the other side will inevitably behave at a loss. This is completely natural. As long as you follow the steps and are not fooled by the enemy, there will be nothing you can do if Cao Cao makes various plans."<
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Liu Bei nodded slightly, and turned to look out the window. The moonlight was slightly rippled, and the shadows of leaves were still swaying slightly in the wind. This suddenly made him fall into a brief silence. This also made Chen Chong feel something. He knew that Liu Bei was not because of
Cao Cao's movements and doubts, but there is one thing that has been lingering on my mind for a long time, and I don't want to express it.
Sure enough, when Liu Bei turned around, he solemnly said: "Ting Jian, do you know how old I am this year?"
Chen Chong did not answer. Because he and Liu Bei were the same age and were both born in the third year of Yanxi. However, Liu Bei was born in March and Chen Chong was born in April, so he considered Liu Bei his brother. This was something everyone knew. But Liu Bei knew the truth and asked.
, obviously the next words are more important.
Liu Bei did not wait for Chen Chong to answer, but drew out his sword, lowered his head to the sword's edge, stroked his gray temples, and then said: "This year, you and I are both forty-eight. In a few months, when the new year is over, you
I will soon be at the age where I know my destiny. Time is like water. I remember when you and I first met, you and I were only nineteen years old. After that, we fought on the battlefield and traveled north and south. In the blink of an eye, it has been thirty years. Back then, we were in Zhuo
The people who shoot and hunt in the county gradually disappear like leaves falling in the wind."
He put down the edge of his sword and looked at Chen Chong. Chen Chong returned his calm gaze, which made Liu Bei smile. He continued to say unhurriedly: "I often dream about them when I fall asleep, like Deran, Yi Sheng,
Shiping, they all still looked like they were young, and then I rode horses in the mountains with them, shot geese and hunted rabbits. But when I woke up, I realized it was just a dream. Then I had a premonition that I would soon
I will go with them."
When Chen Chong heard this, he found that he gave a rare sigh and said sadly: "Ting Jian, we are all old!" Liu Bei stood up slowly, with tears in his eyes, he said: "Brother Chang passed away.
At that time, I was just sighing, but just this year, Xianhe also contracted the epidemic and couldn't get out of bed for two months. You didn't know, right? I asked someone to visit him, and he said he was as thin as a bone and was just waiting for his death.
Got it!"
Chen Chong was very surprised. Xianhe was Jian Yong, and he had been following them since the four brothers became sworn brothers. Chen Chong always thought that Jian Yong would accompany everyone until they grow old, but unexpectedly he was walking in the front.
Liu Bei paused and suddenly recited: "The white rabbit is walking around. The clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as before."
He turned to face Chen Chong directly and said in words: "Ting Jian, I don't want to wait any longer. I plan to order Gongda and others to come up and ask me to be crowned king after this class."
The content of the words was informing, but the tone was pleading. Chen Chong knew that Xuande had probably reached the limit of his patience. He just knew that he hated fame and fortune, so he delayed the matter again and again. But as he said, his age made him worry a lot, so in
Before reunification, this must be done in advance no matter what.
Chen Chong couldn't help but wonder, why do he hate this? Is it the teacher-student relationship between Gu Nian and Liu Xie? In fact, it has long since disappeared. Maybe he thinks that the throne or the throne is guilty of original sin, and is trying to achieve an illusory personality myth! But
It is difficult to be perfect in life, and it is precisely because of this idea that I encountered many obstacles in my early years, and even now I am frustrated by Sun Ce.
Chen Chong suddenly understood that over the years, the reason why he chose Xuande was because Xuande always cared about his strange self-esteem. Others envied Xuande for having him to help him, but in fact, only Xuande knew that he was
What a difficult person to get along with.
Thinking of this, Chen Chong smiled, stood up, and said to Liu Bei: "You and I have made an appointment to bring peace to the world. You will neither let me down nor will I let you down."