Zang Gong led the Han army to evacuate Guangdu and Wuyang, and went all the way south to attack Nan'an. Gongsun Shu immediately sent Gongsun Yong and Wei Ke to lead 80,000 Shu troops and went straight to Nan'an.
Gongsun Yong was Gongsun Shu's younger brother, and Wei Ke was one of Gongsun Shu's generals. The two men led an 80,000-strong Shu army to Nan'an and launched a massive attack on Nan'an.
Although the Shu army had a large number of troops, the resistance of the Han army was also extremely fierce. Relying on the Nan'an city defense, the Shu army was given a head-on blow.
Gongsun Yong and Wei Ke led their troops to attack fiercely for three days, but not only failed to break through the Nan'an city defense, but they themselves suffered a lot of losses.
After three days of fighting, Nan'an's moat was almost stained red with the blood of the Shu army.
The main reason why Nan'an is easy to defend and difficult to attack is that it is located at the intersection of three rivers, where the Yangtze River, Yishui River, and Mo River River converge. It has rich water resources, which also makes Nan'an's moat wide and rapid.
A person who falls in, even if the water is good and is not injured, is likely to be drowned in it.
The siege failed and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Gongsun Yong and Wei Ke could only temporarily retreat to Yufujin in the north of Nan'an City.
Yufujin is the ferry outside Nan'an City, and is about ten miles away from Nan'an City. The Shu army retreated to Yufujin, which was equivalent to blocking the Han army's way north.
Gongsun Yong also sent a message to Chengdu and asked Gongsun Shu for reinforcements. With their current troops and horses, it was impossible to capture Nan'an City.
After receiving Gongsun Yong's letter, Gongsun Shu was not stingy and dispatched another 30,000 soldiers and horses to Yufujin. As a result, the number of Shu army in Yufujin was close to 100,000.
Because they had attacked Nan'an before and suffered a huge defeat, now even with a hundred thousand troops, Gongsun Yong and Wei Ke did not dare to attack Nan'an City easily again, and the war between the two sides was thus delayed.
On the other side, Wu Han finally no longer needed to repair ships in Yiling, and the ships he had repaired earlier were now put to use. Wu Han led the 30,000 Han troops stationed in Yiling and marched westward, passing through the Yangtze River waterway and entering Ba
county.
When we walked to Jiangguan, we happened to meet the envoy of Qiong Valley King Rengui.
Ren Gui's envoy originally surrendered to Cen Peng, and he also brought many gifts for the Luoyang court.
Unexpectedly, when the envoy was halfway, he heard the news that Cen Peng had been assassinated and that the Han army had withdrawn from Wuyang. The envoy took these gifts and returned the same way.
When they arrived at Jiangguan, they happened to meet Wu Han. The envoy was overjoyed and took the initiative to find Wu Han to explain his sincerity and handed over all kinds of gifts to Wu Han.
Wu Han would certainly not object to Ren Gui's submission to his own court. He warmly entertained Ren Gui's envoy, accepted all the gifts sent by the envoy, and then sent someone to Luoyang.
Liu Xiu confiscated one of these gifts and transferred them all to Cen Peng's family. In addition, Liu Xiu granted Cen Peng the posthumous title of Zhuanghou, granted Cen Peng's eldest son Cen Zun the title of Xiyang Marquis, and granted Cen Peng's second son Cen Huai the title of Marquis of Xiyang.
, for Guyang Hou.
After passing Jiangguan, Wu Han led 30,000 Han troops to Pingdu by water.
Pingdu has been captured by Cen Peng, but with the assassination of Cen Peng, peace inside and outside Pingdu began to become uneasy.
There are many rumors that the Han army is on its last legs and the Shu army will soon counterattack. Those who surrendered to the Han Dynasty in the past will be in disaster if they do not repent.
Under the threat of these rumors, people inside and outside Pingdu were in panic, and there were bandit troops causing chaos inside and outside the city.
After Wu Han arrived in Pingdu, he learned about the situation in Pingdu from the local county government. He learned that someone was causing trouble in Pingdu and that there were many bandit troops outside the city. Wu Han was not polite at all and immediately
Order the thieves to be exterminated.
The Han army led by Wu Han could not be said to be an elite division. Instead, most of the army was old and weak. The highest-ranking general under Wu Han was not a famous general, but Liu Shang.
Liu Shang, the general of Wuwei, was a clan relative of Liu Xiu. In the Luoyang court where the stars were shining brightly and all the heroes gathered together, Liu Shangzhen was one of the unknown ones.
It was not until recently that Wu Han was transferred to Nanjun to Pingshu by Liu Xiu, and Liu Shang finally managed to get through
On that day, he was appointed as Wu Han's deputy and followed Wu Han to Nanjun.
Even Liu Shang, who was inconspicuous in the Luoyang court, was not an ordinary person. Although he had not done much in the past and was not highly used by Liu Xiu, he was definitely a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
Moreover, Liu Shang had a particularly good relationship with Wu Han. He never regarded himself as a clan relative, but considered himself superior to others. He followed Wu Han in everything. When Wu Han said something about the East, he would never say anything about the West. When Wu Han said he wanted to move forward, he would never say anything about the West.
Not to mention retreating.
Wu Han felt quite comfortable having such a deputy general by his side. For a small matter like defeating a thief in Pingdu, Wu Han would not personally take action, and the matter would naturally fall on Liu Shang's head.
Liu Shang led his army and wiped out all the bandits around Pingdu in just two days. He killed hundreds of people and captured thousands of people. Through interrogation of the captured bandits, he learned that there were many more bandits in Pingdu City.
The big players serve as their internal agents.
When Wu Han learned about this, he became furious and led his troops into the city. They pulled out all the conspirators who had been told by the bandit army from one family to another. Everyone except children under the age of seven was executed.
Cen Peng's method of governing the local area is more like Liu Xiu's. He aims at being gentle and benevolent, killing as few people as possible, preferably not killing people, and turning a blind eye to those who can be tolerated.
Wu Han was completely different. Wu Han was famous for his dirty tricks. He was the one who massacred the city in Xinye, which then aroused public anger and could not be ended.
When the Pingdu County Government saw Wu Han leading troops into the city to kill so many people, the county magistrate almost fainted from fright. He led a group of county officials to find Wu Han and begged him for mercy.
Some large households have liaisons with the bandits outside the city, which is really a helpless act.
No one wants to be a faggot, but the current situation is like this. The king's flag changes at the city wall. Today the Luoyang court is in charge, and tomorrow the Chengdu court may be in charge. Who knows which side he should be on?
For safety reasons, we can only try our best not to offend both sides, and fall to whichever side the wind is strong.
Wu Han couldn't listen to this at all. Seeing Pingdu Ling repeatedly interceding for those big families, Wu Han wielded his mighty silver halberd, glared at Pingdu Ling, and asked: "You also want to betray the Han Dynasty and start again?"
To seek refuge in Chengdu?”
Pingdu Ling's three souls and seven souls were almost frightened and flew away. How could he dare to say one more word of advice? He drooped his head, shrank his neck, and did not dare to speak any more.
Without the Pingdu Order to stop him, Wu Han issued a beheading order!
All families who had an affair with the bandits, even through letters, were executed except for children. For a time, mourning broke out in Pingdu City, and nearly a thousand people were beheaded.
Wu Han went on a killing spree in Pingdu, which greatly shocked the counties in Bajun, and the unrest among the people was brought under control.
After leaving Pingdu, Wu Han led his army to Huangshi again. He stayed with Huangshi for one day and then set off for Jiangzhou.
The main force of Cen Peng's troops was in Jiangzhou, and the Han army led by Feng Jun was still besieging Jiangzhou City. After Wu Han led his troops to Jiangzhou, Feng Jun hurriedly brought his generals to greet them.
After entering the Han army's camp and arriving at the central tent, Wu Han sat in the general's position without hesitation. He was so rude that no one felt inappropriate or dissatisfied.
Wu Han is the Grand Sima, and he is also personally appointed by His Majesty, and is the legitimate commander-in-chief of the entire army.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Wu Han turned to look at Feng Jun and said, "General Feng!"
"The general is here!" Feng Jun hurriedly raised his hands and saluted.
"How is the battle situation here in Jiangzhou?"
Feng Jun said seriously: "Reporting to Da Sima, Jiangzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are many soldiers and horses in the city, and there is sufficient food and grass. It will be difficult for our army to conquer Jiangzhou in a short time, uh..."
At this point, he suddenly paused, looked at Wu Han, and stopped talking. Wu Han waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it!"
"Reporting back to Grand Sima, the General once told the last general to attack Jiangzhou with the main objective of trapping it. Our soldiers suffered too many casualties, and the gain outweighed the losses. As long as Jiangzhou is trapped, given time, our army can defeat it without any bloodshed.
Jiangzhou,
I deeply agree with the words of the general." It was somewhat not good to praise Cen Peng in front of Wu Han, which was also the reason why Feng Jun hesitated to speak.
He thought Wu Han was stingy.
The candidates for Da Situ and Da Sikong were constantly changing, but Wu Han was as stable as a mountain in the position of Da Sima and never wavered. Why?
In addition to his extraordinary abilities, Wu Han is also broad-minded and has never been a jealous person.
When he believed that Cen Peng was more suitable to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army than himself, he took the initiative to give up the command of the entire army to Cen Peng and let Cen Peng capture the city while he stayed behind to repair the ships.
Regardless of whether Wu Han is happy or unhappy when he does this, the fact that he can do this is enough to prove Wu Han's broadmindedness.
Wu Han looked at the cautious Feng Jun and said, "I deeply agree with General Cen's opinion. Let Tian Rong continue to be his coward in Jiangzhou City!"
When Feng Jun heard this, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that as soon as Da Sima took office, he would change all the general's tactics and plan to attack Jiangzhou by force.
Jiangzhou is indeed difficult to defeat, and the cost of a strong attack is too high. After defeating Jiangzhou, we may not be able to advance further in Yizhou.
Wu Han said: "General Feng, most of the soldiers and horses I command are old and weak. I will leave these 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangzhou. Can you please give me 30,000 elite soldiers from the army?"
Feng Jun blinked and asked in a low voice: "Is Da Sima going to do it?"
Wu Han said: "Now General Zang is leading his troops in Nan'an, and one hundred thousand Shu troops are stationed in Yufujin, watching with eager eyes. I will lead my troops to assist General Zang and defeat this Shu army!"
Feng Jun frowned and said: "General Zang has only 50,000 troops and horses, and the army led by Da Sima only has 30,000 troops. A total of 80,000 troops and horses will defeat 100,000 Shu troops. This... I'm afraid
It’s not easy!”
Wu Han raised his head and smiled disapprovingly, and said: "One hundred thousand Shu army children are just a bunch of rats who don't know whether to live or die. I can take them easily when I go this time!"
Gulu! Feng Jun couldn't help but swallowed his saliva. Only Da Sima dared to say this kind of thing. If it were someone else who said it, he would probably be laughed out of his mouth.
Feng Jun cleared his throat and advised: "Da Sima must not underestimate the enemy!"
Wu Han waved his hand and asked, "Can General Feng mobilize 30,000 elite troops?"
"Yes!" Feng Jun nodded immediately without even hesitating.
"Very good! Give me 30,000 soldiers tomorrow, and I will set off for Nan'an the day after tomorrow!" Wu Han said firmly.
"I will obey your orders!" Feng Jun stopped persuading and bowed in response. Who is Wu Han? He is a master who will not look back even if he hits the wall. However, no one can change the decision he makes, and no one can change it.
It cannot be said that no one can change Wu Han's decision. The only one who can change Wu Han's decision is the emperor.
Wu Han passed by Jiangzhou and rested for two days in Jiangzhou. In two days, his men underwent a major blood change. Thirty thousand old and weak men were replaced by thirty thousand young and strong elites. Then,
Wu Han led 30,000 fresh troops out of Jiangzhou and continued on the Yangtze River waterway to Nan'an.
On the way to Nan'an, Liu Shang asked Wu Han: "Da Sima, when we arrive in Nan'an, will we fight the rebels on land or by water?"
Wu Han smiled and asked: "Does General Liu want to fight a land war or a water war?"
Liu Shang thought about it carefully, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "To be honest, Da Sima, the last general wants to fight in the water more?"
When Wu Han heard this, he was quite surprised. Liu Shang was a landlubber just like him. He had never been involved in a water fight before. Unexpectedly, he was more willing to fight in the water. He couldn't help but ask: "Why is this?"
Liu Shang said: "Think about it, Grand Sima, we have been studying water warfare in Yiling for so long. If we don't apply it once in actual combat, wouldn't all this time be in vain?"
"Haha--" Wu Han looked up and laughed, patted Liu Shang on the shoulder, and said: "I really like what General Liu said! In fact, I also want to have an upright water battle with the bandit army and win a victory.
