Liu Bei looked at the small school in front of him in surprise, and after a while he said, "You mean, Cao Peng has withdrawn his troops?"
"yes!"
The elementary school is full of dust, and I came here from Yiyang.
He took a breath and replied loudly: "Last night, Cao Jun's camp was beating drums all night long, and it didn't stop at Yinshi. General Liu felt surprised, so he sent someone to inquire. Unexpectedly, Cao Jun's camp turned out to be empty! Cao Jun hung a sheep to attack.
Drum, evacuate quietly... General Liu felt something was not normal, so he ordered the villain to come and report to the lord. He has notified General Tai Shici and jointly investigated the enemy's whereabouts."
Hanging Sheep drumming!
Liu Bei suddenly took a breath of cold air.
Ever since he learned the news that Yiyang was besieged, Liu Bei had trouble sleeping all night. Logically speaking, he should be happy now that Cao's army has withdrawn. But for some reason, this heavy feeling in his heart made Liu Bei very uncomfortable. He was already dead
Lu Ji and Xiang Tiao each led an army of troops and rushed to reinforce Yiyang. Unexpectedly, as soon as the reinforcements were sent out, Cao's army withdrew and left in such a strange and hurried manner.
There is a hint of conspiracy in this matter.
Liu Bei sent Xiao Xiao down and ordered people to find Ma Liang and inform Ma Liang of the matter.
"What does Ji Chang think the little thief is trying to do?"
After Ma Liang heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
Zhuge Liang was not in Changsha, so all the burdens fell on Ma Liang. During this period, Ma Liang did not have an easy life, and he looked much thinner.
After he pondered for a moment, he suddenly showed a look of horror.
"Lord, we have been fooled!"
Liu Bei was startled for a moment, then he came to his senses and blurted out: "You mean, Wuxi Barbarians?"
"Exactly!"
After all, Liu Bei has been a soldier for half his life. Although he is slightly weak in the overall view, he is definitely a master in tactics. Otherwise, he would not have been able to deal with Cao Cao for more than ten years with his weak strength. Therefore, Ma Liangyi
reminder, Liu Bei immediately realized something was wrong.
In order to relieve the pressure on Yiyang, Liu Bei invited Wuxi barbarians to join the battle.
But if Cao Peng's goal is not Yiyang, but Wuxi Barbarians...
Liu Bei took a breath of cold air, stood up immediately, and said loudly: "Please come quickly, Yide."
"My lord, I'm afraid it's too late to send the three generals there now... Since Cao Peng has withdrawn his troops from Yiyang, it means he has achieved his goal.
Wuxi barbarians are in danger!
If we rashly order the three generals to take action again, it will not go well, and we will be ambushed by petty thieves.
The top priority is that we should get in touch with the Wuxi Barbarians as soon as possible to find out the information before making a decision. At the same time, the lord should immediately send people to Chenyang to appease the local Feitou Barbarians. If the Wuxi Barbarians are really defeated, I am afraid that
The entire Jingnan mountain barbarians will change their attitude accordingly. That little thief is best at knocking mountains to shake off tigers... He used a good trick this time, and the lord needs to make amends as soon as possible, otherwise something will happen."
"But……"
"Lord, at this point, there is no other choice.
I have a plan that may be able to minimize the losses. There has always been a grudge between the Feitou Barbarians and the Wuxi Barbarians, but due to the strength of the Wuxi Barbarians, the Feitou Barbarians had to retreat to Lingling. Now if the Wuxi Barbarians are defeated,
How about inciting the Feitou Barbarians to go out and annex the Wuxi Barbarians... The Feitou Barbarian King is also a guy who is greedy for money. But I can order my eldest brother to go lobby and order the Feitou Man King to send troops. I don't know what to do?"
Liu Bei was silent!
After a while, he whispered: "At this time, wait a little longer, wait a little longer."
After all, we have been dealing with Wuxi Man for so long. It would be unethical to just give up. Moreover, Feitou Man’s friendship is relatively shallow and he is not a very good partner. If Wuxi Man can be saved,
Then it is best to continue to join forces with Wuximan.
Liu Bei was wandering in the lobby with his hands behind his back.
The night was getting darker, and just when he was hesitating and having trouble making up his mind, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the hall. Following him, a scout stumbled into the hall, knelt on the ground with a plop, and shouted in a trembling voice:
"My Lord, something bad has happened... I just got the news that Samoko, the little king of Wuxi Man, was ambushed by Cao's army at Qiulongtan last night and his entire army was wiped out! Samoke's life or death is unknown!"
Sure enough!
Liu Bei suddenly turned around and stared at the scout.
After a while, he suddenly said to Ma Liang: "Ji Chang, just follow your plan."
I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Wuxi Barbarians to be useful anymore... How many people were killed or injured in the Qiulongtan battle? It is still unclear. But it is certain that for the Wuxi Barbarians, it will definitely be a severe injury to the muscles and bones, and the vitality will be severely damaged. Again
It is probably impossible to ask Wuxi Man to help. The old Man King is a very cunning old guy. After suffering such a big loss, he will never jump out to help Liu Bei again. It is better to let Feitou Man...
Liu Bei was also a decisive leader and made a decision immediately.
Ma Liang said nothing and stepped back.
And Liu Bei stood in the lobby, looking at the dark courtyard outside the hall, and suddenly murmured to himself: "To have a child, I should follow Cao You's example... To have a child, I should follow Cao You's example!"
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In the battle of Qiulongtan, the Wuxi barbarians' 8,000 warriors were completely wiped out.
The morale of Cao's army was greatly boosted, and they set up camp on the banks of the Yuanshui River. After the Battle of Qiulongtan, Wenpin immediately led his troops back and headed straight for Yidao. He also had another task, which was to cooperate with Wang Wei to intercept Chong County
Chen Dao. Now that Wuxi Barbarians have been defeated, next is Chen Dao, who is in charge of the county.
Jiang Wan, the chief historian of Wuling, led his troops to join Wei Yan and Huang Zhong.
That night, everyone celebrated in the camp until late at night.
Huang Zhong finished drinking and escorted Samoko and other prisoners to Hanshou.
Wei Yan, on the other hand, led his troops and horses, retreated across the Yuan River and set up camp, preparing to return to Lingyang after daybreak.
Jiang Wan was responsible for cleaning the battlefield and cleaning up the follow-up. In the fierce battle at Qiulongtan all night, more than 2,000 Wuxi barbarians died in the battle, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
Summer is coming soon, and the weather will get hotter day by day.
In addition, the climate in Jingnan is humid, and if the corpses cannot be disposed of as soon as possible, it may cause an epidemic. Cao Peng has always taken this kind of thing very seriously. Therefore, he ordered Jiang Wan to clean up the battlefield here to prevent it from happening.
During the epidemic, thousands of corpses had to be spread with lime and then burned into the ground. This project was not small, and it would not be completed in just a few days. To be honest, doing this kind of work was not a thankless job, but Jiang Wan had no complaints... He
He was originally a petty official who was dismissed from his official position, but now he suddenly became a county magistrate.
Under the rule of Wuling County, apart from Cao Peng and Lai Gong, everyone ranked next to him.
Jiang Wan was determined to repay Cao Peng's love for him with his life...
After seeing off Wei Yan, Jiang Wan felt a little tired.
Jiang Wan had put in all his efforts for this war. It seemed that the victory of this war had little to do with Jiang Wan.
But in fact, from the mobilization of ships, to the transportation of baggage, and the placement of soldiers, Jiang Wan almost covered the city alone.
Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and Wenpin, apart from taking action during the battle, hardly expended any effort. Jiang Wan was solely responsible for the material supply of the nearly 20,000 troops. In this battle, Jiang Wan's talents were also fully demonstrated. Everyone knows that
, when the battle in Jingnan is over, Jiang Wan will be of great use.
After taking off his armor, Jiang Wan was preparing to rest.
Suddenly, I heard the principal outside the tent say in a low voice: "Chang Shi, there is an old man outside the camp, saying he wants to see the Lord."
"Well?"
Jiang Wan sat up and asked in a deep voice: "Who is he?"
"The old man refused to say anything. He only said that he would not reveal his identity until he saw the adults."
"Invite him in."
Jiang Wan couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
He immediately put on his long robe and lit the candles in the tent. After a while, the curtain was raised and several soldiers walked into the tent surrounded by an old man.
The old man's hair was black and slightly curly.
He has sunken eye sockets, a flat nose, a big mouth, and a gray-white steel beard.
Judging from his clothes, he was an ordinary old man. But he was walking barefoot...he did not carry any weapons. After entering the tent, the old man knelt down in front of Jiang Wan without saying a word.
"Old man..."
"The people of the mountains outside the mountains do not know the majesty of the Celestial Empire. Offending the general is a real crime of death.
Sha Teng knew that he deserved to die for his crime, but he still risked his life to come here because of his unfilial piety... Please, for the sake of the old age of the wild people, let the dog live. The little old man is willing to die on the dog's behalf. Please show your noble hand."
The old man spoke a Jingnan dialect. If Jiang Wan hadn't been from Jingnan, he might not even be able to understand him.
Moreover, his words were confused and confusing. After being stunned for a moment, Jiang Wan suddenly straightened up.
"Are you Sarten?"
"Exactly."
Who is Sarten?
He was the father of Samoko, the old barbarian king of Wuxi Barbarians.
Jiang Wan had never seen the old barbarian king, but he had heard of his name. He stared at the haggard and weak old man in front of him with wide eyes... After a moment, he suddenly said: "Come here, give it to the old barbarian king."
Take a seat."
A primary school student brought a couch to sit on. Jiang Wan sighed and stepped forward to help the old barbarian king up.
The old barbarian king's eyes were cloudy and he seemed to have lost his life. His beard was trembling, crystal tears were shining at the corners of his eyes, and there was a look of pleading on his face.
Jiang Wan said: "Old Barbarian King, I have heard about your heroic deeds when I was very young.
When the Yellow Turban bandits on the Taiping Road were raging in Jingzhou, it was you who led the mountain people to fight and protected the peace of Wuling County. You are an incredible hero, why are you so confused? You actually helped Liu Bei, the traitor, to resist the imperial army? Now, the general trend of the world has changed.
Mingming, but you have to stand in the way of the car. It's really... I'm very happy that you're here, and I won't embarrass you. But I can't agree to your request.
Unless I don't pity your father-son affection, it's really...I can't make the decision."
Jiang Wan spoke to the old barbarian king in Jingnan dialect.
This also made the old barbarian king feel very friendly, and he nodded repeatedly.
"grown ups……"
"Old Wang, I am not an adult.
In this land of Jingnan, there are only two people who can be called adults, and they do not include Grand Administrator Lai Gong. One of these two people is my son Cao Peng, and the other is the imperial minister Xun Yu and Shamo.
Ke did not die and was captured alive. However, he is not here now and was sent to Hanshou.
Lao Wang, I think you know it too.
What Samoko committed this time was a serious crime!
The only people who can spare his life, or in other words, the people who can give you Wuximan a way to survive, are Shizhong Xun and my young master, and I really can't decide."
"Then, what should we do?"
Jiang Wan wandered in the tent, and after a moment he said in a deep voice: "Old Barbarian King, our current plan is to rescue Samoko, the only way is to surrender.
You, a hundred thousand and five barbarians, have lived in the mountains for a long time, becoming mountain people when you go in, and bandits when you go out, which has affected the pattern of Jingnan. If the old barbarian king is willing to surrender... The surrender I am talking about is different from the previous surrender, but
Genuine surrender. The old barbarian king must not have known how powerful my young master is. He once governed the northwest, which was a bitter and cold place. Now it is a rich and prosperous place, even better than Jingzhou. Under his rule, the Qiang and Hu tribes live in peace, and the government treats them as
The Han people and the Qiang and Hu are one family, and everyone is living a happy life... If the old barbarian king returns, he must lead the Wuxi barbarians to live out of the mountains. However, the old barbarian king does not have to worry about being bullied, my son will give you the best life.
In this way, if you surrender, you will become members of the imperial court.
Not only will Samoko's life not be in danger, he may even be appreciated by my young master, and he will be able to become a general and prime minister in the future, bringing glory to our ancestors.
Old Barbarian King, you can think about it.
If you agree, I will send someone to Hanshou to report to my son."
Return, come out of the mountain?
Sha Teng was stunned for a moment, feeling uneasy in his heart.
Who doesn’t want to live a good life!
Who would want their ancestors to live in the deep mountains and old forests for generations, living like hair and drinking blood?
In fact, Wuling barbarians have wanted to get out of the mountains for generations and live like normal people. However, they bear the name of mountain barbarians and are bullied. Every time they come out, they have to go back in the end. Once or twice
...The barbarians lost confidence after too many times. They would rather rely on their own fists to seize territory and capture the county seat. But every time, they ended in failure.
Is it really possible to walk out of the mountains?
The old barbarian king was a little moved, but he couldn't believe Jiang Wan's words...
"Old Wang, I know you can't make up your mind right now.
How about this? I still have about 800 captives of the barbarian soldiers here. You can take them back and think about them carefully.
If you make a decision, send someone to tell me. I will stay here for ten days. After ten days, I will return to Linyuan County... However, I will also send someone to Hanshou to ask my young master to stay here temporarily.
I will spare Samoko's life and wait for your answer."
Jiang Wan released his kindness as much as possible.
After thinking twice, the old barbarian king decided to follow Jiang Wan's advice and go back to discuss with his tribe first.
When bidding farewell to the old Barbarian King, Jiang Wan suddenly remembered something, "Old Wang, there is one more thing you need to be more careful about. Your Wuxi Barbarian's defeat will inevitably be spied on. After you go back, you'd better do something early.
Plan and be careful to avoid being taken advantage of."
The old barbarian king heard this and thanked him repeatedly.
Under the personal escort of Jiang Wan, he left Cao Jun's barracks and rushed to the Wuximan camp in Hutou Mountain.
After seeing off the old barbarian king, Jiang Wan could no longer sleep. He thought about it in the tent and suddenly made a decision! He sent people across the river overnight and found Wei Yan in the barracks on the other side of the river.
"General Wenchang, I have something important to do. I need to rush back to Hanshou immediately and report it to the Young Master.
But someone still needs to be in charge of the affairs here. So Wan took the liberty to ask the general to stay for a few days...it won't be too long, three days! I will definitely come back within three days, I wonder if the general can..."
Jiang Wan's attitude was very humble, which made Wei Yan quite proud.
"It's all official business, why bother?
Since Gong Yan has important matters, just go ahead. Zhong Ye has returned to Yi Dao and joined Wang Wei, so there must be nothing serious in Ling Yang. I will stay here for the time being. But as agreed, it will only be three days... three
When the weather comes, I must return to Lingyang."
Wei Yan readily agreed, making Jiang Wan overjoyed.
He didn't even bother to rest. Before dawn, he hurriedly boarded the boat and went down the river straight to Yuannan.
After daybreak, Jiang Wan disembarked from the boat on the other side of the Yuannan River. He changed into horses and drove slowly and hurriedly. When it got dark, he finally arrived at Hanshou.
But Jiang Wan did not expect that he did not see Cao Peng.
In the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Wan unexpectedly saw Xun Yu, who was supposed to be in charge of the Tang Dynasty.
"Xun Shizhong."
"Gong Yan, why are you here?"
Xun Yu was a little surprised, but he was very polite to Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan said: "May I ask the servant, where is the Grand Governor?"
"Grand Governor?" Xun Yu glanced at Jiang Wan, hesitated for a moment and then said, "Youxue is not in Hanshou now. Is there anything wrong with Gong Yan?"
"Not in Hanshou?"
Jiang Wan suddenly became anxious, "Then I dare to ask the Grand Governor, when can I come back?"
"this……"
Xun Yu smiled and said, "Don't ask about this matter! It will take some time for the Grand Governor to return. If there is anything important, you can tell me first. If I can make the decision, I will do it for you first.
Make the decision, and if I can't make the decision, I will report it to the Prime Minister."
Speaking of this, how could Jiang Wan not understand the meaning?
It’s not that I won’t tell you, but that you are not yet qualified to know where Cao Peng is!
There is action!
Jiang Wan understood immediately.
This is a big move... It seems that the battle of Yiyang is just the beginning, and it is far from the end. So, Jiang Wan hesitated for a moment, and then related the matter of Sha Teng, the old barbarian king of Hutou Mountain, to
Xun Yu said it again.
"I know that among the three strategies of the Grand Governor Jingnan, the mountain barbarians are the most important.
Now that Sha Teng has surrendered, it is an excellent opportunity. If the Wuxi barbarians can surrender, the Jingnan mountain barbarians can be defeated... Therefore, Wan rushed back overnight, hoping that the governor could spare Samoko's life, so as to save his life as soon as possible.
Get in touch with Wuxi Man."
Xun Yu's eyes lit up and he nodded slightly to express his appreciation.
"What Gong Yan said is absolutely true, now is the best time to conquer Sha Teng.
I think if Youxue were here, he would agree with your suggestion. Well, I'll leave it up to you to arrange this matter and get in touch with Shaten as soon as possible.
I will order Lai Gong to fully cooperate with you. If there is less killing in this land of Jingnan, then there will be less killing.
Hmm... Regarding the surrender of the Wuxi Barbarians, you can flexibly control the various provisions by referring to the regulations drawn up by Youxue in Hexi County. The safety of the Wuxi Barbarians must be guaranteed. If necessary, you can let Wen Chang
He Zhongye sends troops to assist you.
Gong Yan, do you dare to take on this important task?"
Jiang Wan was overjoyed when he heard this.
"For a humble job, you must do your best."
"In that case, you go and have a rest first...I will then send someone to bring you the regulations that Youxue drafted in Hexi County, so that you can think about it."
"Here!"
Jiang Wan quickly bowed to obey the order and retreated.
Xun Yu watched Jiang Wan leave and suddenly smiled...
"Youxue, you are really lucky. No matter where you go, you can find suitable candidates."
He muttered to himself and walked out of the room with his hands behind his hands.
Standing on the steps, Xun Yu looked up at the sky, and after a while he sighed: "But that's fine, this just shows that with the passing of time, the power of this imperial court is really coming to an end... What a pity, what a pity, what a pity!"
After saying that, he shook his head, turned around and returned to the house.
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On February 23, the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao suddenly ordered an attack on Jiangxia.
He divided his troops into three groups, with Li Tong as the left army, attacking Xiyang from Pingchun, from north to south, approaching Xiling, where Jiangxia was governed; he ordered Xu Huang and Cai Mao to be the right army, advancing by land and water, and attacking the prefecture.
Ling and Shaxian; Cao Cao led his own army, with Xu Chu as the vanguard, conquered Yundu and approached Anlu. Anlu is the western gate of Xiling County. If Anlu is defeated, Xiling will become an isolated city and Jiangxia will perish.
Liu Qi was shocked and ordered Liu Hu to defend Xiyang to block Li Tong's troops.
Then he ordered Liao Hua to garrison Zhouling to resist the attacks of Xu Huang and Cai Mao. Liu Qi originally wanted to lead the troops in person and supervise the battle in Anlu. However, his body was weak and he had not recovered since falling ill at the end of last year. Guan Yu therefore dissuaded Liu Qi from leading the pass.
Ping went to Anlu to resist.
The Jiangxia War has begun.
For a time, Jiangdong was in turmoil, and people in Changsha County were even more panicked.
Liu Bei couldn't care less about causing trouble to Cao Peng and hurriedly mobilized his troops to support Liu Qi.
Jiangxia and Changsha have a close relationship. If Jiangxia is lost, Changsha County will also face a huge threat. At the same time, Liu Bei once again sent envoys to Jiangdong and Xichuan to plead for reinforcements. At Ma Liang's suggestion, Liu Bei wrote another letter,
He was sent to Wudu County, hoping that Ma Chao could send troops from Wudu County to cause some trouble in Guanzhong and the northwest. Then, he ordered people to go to Bingzhou and begged senior officials to take action.
However, high-ranking cadres now seem to be unable to protect themselves.
After Deng Ji became the governor of Hedong, he joined forces with Wei Qiang and other major Hedong clans to imitate Cao Peng's measures against Mobei. He first ordered people to cross Tongtian Mountain and set up four military towns at the foot of Tongtian Mountain, and recruited refugees on a large scale.
He encircled and suppressed the local foreign barbarians as military slaves and stationed them in military towns. Then, Deng Ji activated Cao Peng's military system in Hexi County and implemented the policy of integrating soldiers and farmers, and integrating soldiers and livestock. In the huge northwest
With the financial support and the help of the wealthy families in Hedong, in just one year, Deng Ji expanded his jurisdiction by 800 miles to the north, causing panic in the entire Bingzhou...
A high-ranking cadre who has too much time to take care of himself.
Whether Ma Chao sends troops or not is still controlled by Zhang Lu.
Liu Zhang?
Distant water cannot quench near thirst.
The only hope is Sun Quan of Jiangdong.
But the question is, in the current situation, how much help can Jiangdong give? Not to mention, while Liu Bei supported Jiangxia, he also had to guard against Cao Peng of Wuling. Although Yiyang was not lost, the failure of Wuxi Man
