Five days later, news came from Jiangling Camp that Marshal Guan Yu died of serious injuries in Jiangling Camp. The government and the public were shocked. Guan Yu was sixty-five years old when he died. Although he was not in the prime of life, he was still in good health.
Since the founding of the country, he has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and played an important role in important battles such as Longshouyuan, Pingcheng, and Linzi. This year, he took over the Nanfu army, appeased the Nanyang government, and turned the war against Wu from danger to safety, turning offense into defense. Therefore,
He was famous in both the government and the public, and his reputation was extremely high. He was also kind to the soldiers and kind to the people, regardless of his status, so he won the hearts of the people. When he learned of his death, the officers and soldiers of the three armies were all sad, and the people of Jingzhou were also saddened. After that,
Guan Yu's coffin was carried upstream along the Han River. People in white clothes and white hats stood on both sides of the river, and there were hundreds of people paying homage and crying. The imperial court gave him a posthumous title of Wu Mu.
Some time before Guan Yu's accident, he had frequent nightmares. He once dreamed that pigs were biting his feet. He knew it was ominous, so he said to his surroundings: "I am declining this year, and I'm afraid I won't be able to recover!" In the end, during the Battle of Jiangling, he
He was killed by an arrow. At this time, the overall situation in Jingzhou was decided, and the army was about to sweep into Sanwu, but he unexpectedly suffered this accident. It was really regrettable.
But despite the sadness, the war will still continue. The current situation is that the Han army has captured Jiangling, Anlu, Yidao and other important towns, Jingnan, Bashu, and Jiangbei are connected into one territory, and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to Yunmeng
The northern and southern entrances of Zen have been fully occupied, which can be said to be the perfect time and place. According to Chen Chong's original strategy, the Han army only needs to capture the last two cities of Xiakou and Xunyang that Lu Xun currently occupied, and then they can take advantage of the situation and advance directly to Jian.
Industry. With this advantage, regardless of Guan Yu's life or death, the Han army will not stop attacking.
But after Guan Yu, who will serve as the commander-in-chief of the entire army? There was a lot of discussion in the government and the public. According to merit and seniority, it should be the turn of the cavalry general Zhang Fei, or Zhang Ji or Pang Tong as the deputy general. But there are also some people.
It was discussed that Zhang Fei, Wei Yan and others were impatient and not tolerant of others, and Pang Shiyuan was too inexperienced to suppress everyone. It would not be difficult to destroy Wu. However, they were afraid that the generals would cause internal strife due to competition for credit, so it was better to let the prime minister mediate.
, naturally there are no variables. This is very reasonable. Soon, someone in the court proposed that Prime Minister Chen Chong should also serve as marshal to complete the rest of the great cause of destroying Wu.
Chen Chong refused after hearing this. Firstly, he was old and unfit to go to the battlefield. Secondly, he also knew that Yide wanted to lead the army alone. This was probably his last chance, so after a brief discussion, he quickly promulgated
Chen Chong received an imperial edict to appoint Zhang Fei, the general of chariots and cavalry, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, ordering him to defeat Lu Xun, then join up with the Dongfu Army, and finally defeat the Three Wus in one fell swoop and offer him the prisoner Luoyang. In private, Chen Chong also sent Zhang Fei a handwritten letter.
, wrote: "Yun Chang has passed away, and you and I are the only two brothers in the world. We should accomplish this eternal achievement to comfort the spirits of our loved ones in heaven."
After receiving Chen Chong's handwritten letter, Zhang Fei was sad and happy. He sorted out his emotions and quickly began to take action. In mid-March, in addition to leaving 30,000 sergeants to guard the logistics, Zhang Fei personally led the 27th Division of the West and South Prefectures.
The 50,000-strong army continued to advance eastward. Then the troops were divided into two groups, with Nanfu attacking Xiakou and Xifu attacking Chaisang.
At this time, it coincided with the rainy season. Heavy rains poured down and the river surged. Zhang Fei led a group of generals and staff to the shore to observe the enemy situation at Chaisang where Lu Xun was. One of his staff suggested to Zhang Fei that if the river water increased, he might as well follow the method of water attack. As long as he could use water to attack the enemy, he could
Once you enter the city, the city will naturally be destroyed.
Zhang Fei then ordered tens of thousands of people to build weirs day and night. After all, it was the turn of spring and summer, the soil was loose, and there was water seepage in the weirs and dams filled. They tried to build weirs three times in a row, but without success. Zhang Fei was furious and ordered the general to
The soil bearers and soil bags were stuffed into the breach. Pang Tong tried to speak to Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei angrily scolded him for letting Guan Yu down. The others were even more frightened and did not dare to say anything, so they could only continue to build the weir.
In April, after the dam was built, the water gradually rose. Within half a day, it rose to almost the same level as Chaisang City. The city was flooded into a lake, and people clung to the arrow towers or rooftops. In addition, there were mountains of earth in the city.
After dark, Lu Xun and his close associates camped on the mountain. Everyone knew that the city was about to be destroyed, so they stopped resisting. Lu Xun was even more desperate. He knew that he had no physical condition. Before Zhang Fei surrounded Chai Sang, he
The navy sent all the ships downstream.
Then the Han army came by boat, occupied all the walls in Chaisang City, and then dug weirs to release water. With the help of the Han army on the city, the Han army opened the city gates without bloodshed, occupied the entire city, and captured Wu soldiers.
Nearly 10,000 people, including 20,000 civilians. After receiving the news, Zhang Fei immediately ordered that all the prisoners be tied up, and a large pit hundreds of feet wide was dug in the south of the city. Then, on the grounds of paying homage to Guan Yu, he
These prisoners were rushed in together and buried alive. Not only did they include most of the lower-level sergeants and civilians, but even Lu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Wu army who had surrendered, was buried under three feet of loess at this moment.
Zhang Fei's behavior can be described as shocking. The Han army has always been known for its strict military discipline and benevolence. Since the founding of the army, there has never been atrocities such as massacres and killings. After Zhang Fei gave the order as a marshal, he immediately
There was an uproar in the army. Generals such as Pang Tong, Jiang Wei, and Li Hui repeatedly tried to persuade them, but Zhang Fei finally suppressed them. After the disastrous defeat in Jianye a few years ago, the Han army generally hated the Wu people.
Although it caused a lot of criticism, it was successfully implemented in the end. Since Emperor Gaozu established Chaisang City, Chaisang has been the essence of Yuzhang County for four hundred years. Who would have expected that in just a few days, Chaisang City would
The city was reduced to a white field, and there was no longer any sound of chickens or dogs inside or outside the city. After hearing the tragic situation of Chaisang being destroyed, Xiakou City was frightened and immediately surrendered to the Han army.
But when the good news came back to Luoyang, Prime Minister Chen Chong could hardly believe it. He repeatedly confirmed whether the news was true or false, and then felt deeply depressed. He understood Yide's thoughts and emotions, but this approach was completely unreasonable for him.
It is absolutely unacceptable, and he believes that Yun Chang cannot accept it. After so many years of fighting, everyone has experienced battles more tragic than the Battle of Jiangling, such as the Battle of Bohai, the Battle of Huoshibu, the Battle of Pingcheng, etc.
Wait, there are countless dead and wounded soldiers, but they have never massacred the city to express their anger. What did they do? It is nothing more than a desire to benefit the common people externally, but not living up to their own conscience internally. Unexpectedly, at the end of the day, the success is about to be achieved.
It turned out that the evening festival was not guaranteed, and Chen Chong was troubled and troubled by it.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! According to the military law established by Chen Chong when he founded the army, once a general massacres a city and kills him, he must be dismissed from the military and his title revoked. But what should be done now?
Speaking of which, when Xuande led his army to besiege Linzi, Yide, because the battle was not going well, then sent his troops to kill the prisoners. When he was planning to kill the soldiers and civilians of Linzi, it was Yunchang who stepped in to stop him, and this prevented him from being buried alive.
Xuande then forced Yide to garrison in the north and refused to see him even before he died, just to teach Yide a lesson. Unexpectedly, after so many years, he still did not change.
Chen Chong thought over and over again and thought that even if he was not dealt with according to military law, Zhang Fei should no longer be the commander-in-chief of the former army. Otherwise, he would continue to condone Yide's command of the army. After Jianye, there would be another burst of burning, killing and looting, and not only would Jiangnan be greatly lost.
People's hearts and minds, as well as military discipline and law, have also been completely corrupted.
This is a difficult decision. Chen Chong knows full well how much harm this decision will bring to Zhang Fei, but this is not only responsible for the people of Jiangnan, but also for a peaceful and peaceful future. After more than thirty years, there have been too many
Many people have died with their eyes open, and the Yangtze River has feasted on the blood of too many people. He does not want this river to turn into a bloody chasm in the future, allowing people to continue fighting each other, so Chen Chong must make this decision. But wait until Yide sees the order
When you are young, what do you think about yourself? Unsentimental and unjust? Hypocritical to have a good reputation? Chen Chong doesn't want to imagine it, but he also knows that it is inevitable.
After Chen Chong raised the matter at the court meeting, the courtiers could not say anything. There are two reasons: first, the court changed commanders not long ago, and now they have changed commanders again, which may not be good for the morale of the army and will also have one or two variables in the war; second, handsome talents are rare
Now that Zhang Fei has been dismissed from his post, who should be the new commander-in-chief? Should we let the prime minister go to the front line in person? According to Wei Xi's intention, he might as well issue a text to reprimand Zhang Fei. There is no need to do it again.
Change coach.
Chen Chong was greatly disgusted by these words. Isn't this the attitude of Emperor Guangwu towards Wu Han's massacre of Shu? He had criticized Guangwu's hypocrisy in front of Xuande. Could it be that he wanted to repeat Guangwu's old ways? Therefore, Chen Chong immediately rejected it.
This suggestion, against all opinions, advocated that after Zhang Fei was replaced, Zhuge Liang, the governor of Huainan, would be responsible for the subsequent war to destroy Wu. This made the officials couldn't help but secretly discuss that Zhuge Liang could not be said to have no talent, but in terms of qualifications and Zhang Fei
It is incomparable. And he alone commands the three armies, with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command, can he really conquer the masses? However, Chen Chong insisted, believing that Zhuge Liang was both civil and military and capable of shouldering this task. In the end, he still passed this
Xiang Zhao Ling.
In this way, in late April, Zhuge Liang led the Dongfu Army to Xunyang. After joining Zhang Fei's army, Zhang Fei was dismissed and returned to Luoyang, and Zhuge Liang officially took over the command of the army that destroyed Wu. Zhuge Liang was forty-six years old at the time
Although he was no longer young, his ability to control such a large army still made the officers and soldiers suspicious. However, Zhuge Liang did not defend himself. Instead, after half a month of reorganizing his army, he led his army eastward and advanced to the Ruxukou area.
On the south bank of Jianye, the last Soochow Navy was gathering at Niuzhuji. Thanks to the two changes in commanders of the Han army, Sun Quan had enough time to mobilize all the ships from Jingzhou, Huainan, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou here.
There were thousands of boats and boats stretching along the shore for nearly thirty miles, and the Wu people still had their last 110,000 troops. At this time, they all gathered on the shore, hesitating. Their commander at the moment was coming from the north.
The surrendered general who came here is now Sima Yi, the governor of Huainan.
The river where the two armies were going to fight was the battlefield where the entire Han army was destroyed last time.