allendalepharm Chapter 154
Chapter 154
The proposal to move the capital went so smoothly, which surprised Cao Cao a little, and at the same time he was in a good mood.
Of course, this is related to the current situation, the cavalry of Jingzhou can reach Xudu in a blink of an eye, and the entire Yingchuan County is not under the iron horse of the people. The interests of the family are important, but life is more important!
"How many soldiers and horses should Luoyang send to guard the town, and who will let the town guard, what do you think?" Cao Cao's biggest headache was the Luoyang problem.
Listening to Cao Cao's words, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Huang in unison.
Although Xu Huang was defeated in Nanyang, everyone understood that this was not a war mistake. Xu Huang's plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain is perfect, and he has also successfully transferred Wei Yan from Wancheng and Ma Yan from Xincheng, originally everything was under control, but who would have thought? Liu Jun actually crossed the Flying Tiger Mountain, approached Runan, and advanced to Yingchuan, threatening Xudu. This forced Xu Huang to withdraw his troops, only to be taken advantage of by the Han army to capture Yique Pass.
And at this time, Xu Du, only Xu Huang can take this role.
"Lord, the last general is willing to make meritorious contributions and guard Luoyang!" Xu Huang came out of the column and said loudly.
"Gongming Town guards Luoyang, King Ben is very relieved!" Cao Cao was satisfied, and the most suitable general in his mind was also Xu Huang, "Just how many soldiers and horses are needed?"
"This..." At the mention of the soldiers and horses, Xu Huang was a little hesitant.
When Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, Western Liang soldiers plundered Luoyang and its surroundings, which is now sparsely populated and dilapidated.
Jingzhou soldiers and horses out of Yique Pass, can quickly reach Luoyang City, if there are fewer soldiers and horses, obviously they can't hold it, but if there are more soldiers and horses, where should they be transferred?
"Lord, my subordinates think that Luoyang doesn't have to guard!" Suddenly, Sima Yi came out of the queue and said in a loud voice.
Cao Cao listened to Sima Yi's words and was a little puzzled, but a smile appeared on his face.
Sima Yi was known as the Qilin of the Sima family in Hedong, and Cui Yan, the Taishou of Yingchuan, recommended him as an official, but Sima Yi was reluctant to serve because of his illness. Cao Cao originally thought that Sima Yi was just a disgrace fisherman, and he had no real talent, for fear of being seen through by himself.
However, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu later said that Sima Yi was a great talent, and Cao Cao forcibly conscripted him as a literary scholar and served in the prime minister's mansion, now in the Wei palace.
Today, Sima Yi was able to take the initiative to express his point of view, which made Cao Cao very happy, and he could measure Sima Yi's talent well.
"Zhongda has any opinion, but it doesn't hurt to say!" Cao Cao said with a smile.
Many people wondered in their hearts, Luoyang is a heavy place, connecting Si Subordinate and Jing Zhaoyin, how can it not garrison? They also all wanted to hear Sima Yi's point of view.
"Lord, Liu Jun has taken the Yique Pass, and it is very difficult for us to garrison. If there are fewer troops sent, it may be attacked by Liu Jun, but if there are more troops sent, not to mention that the strength of other places will be weakened because of this, even the supply of food and grass is also very difficult. But if we don't garrison, this problem will be thrown to Liu Jun!
"This difficult problem to Liu Jun?" Cao Cao frowned.
"Master, Zhongda's words are indeed wonderful!" Xun Yu suddenly realized. "Around Luoyang, in addition to Yique Pass, there are seven Xiongguan Passes, including Dongling Pass, Hujiao Pass, Xianshui Pass, Tonggu Pass, Hangu Pass, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin, and it is very difficult for Liu Jun to send troops in any direction. And if he wants to hold Luoyang, he also faces such a problem, because our army can enter the pass at any time and attack Luoyang at any time, how can he hold it? Therefore, his subordinates thought that if we did not send troops to garrison Luoyang, Liu Jun would not occupy Luoyang, and he would also prevent us from sneaking up on Yique Pass!
After Xun Yi's words, everyone understood, and at this time, many people were amazed at Sima Yi's talent, including Cao Cao.
"Well, in this case, we don't have to worry about Luoyang for the time being, Changwen is responsible for moving the capital to Yecheng, and everyone else has to help!"
"No!"
Sure enough, Sima Yi did not expect badly, and Liu Wei did not send troops to occupy Luoyang. However, 20,000 soldiers and horses were stationed at Yique Pass, with Wei Yan as the main general and Ma Chen and Niu Jin as the deputy generals.
With the Yique Pass, the Cao army could be blocked north of Nanyang, so Wancheng and Xincheng no longer needed to station soldiers and horses, and Liu Jun's class returned to Xiangyang.
The Nanyang Battle between Cao Cao and Liu Jun, which lasted for nearly two months, finally came to an end.
In this battle, Cao Cao lost nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses, and Xiahou Yuan and several other generals were killed in battle, and Yique Pass was lost.
Liu Jun won a complete victory, completely dispelled the threat north of Jingzhou, and obtained three generals, Zhang Xiu, Guo Huai, and Wang Ping.
The name of Zhang Xiu, the gun king of Beidi, is well known to the people of Jingzhou, after he captured Wancheng, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao sent large armies to fight several times, all of which ended in failure. Moreover, Cao Cao also sent troops to Nanyang twice, resulting in the loss of troops and generals. Therefore, Zhang Xiu's return, for Liu Jun, it was like a tiger with wings. However, in order to prevent Zhang Xiu's family from being brutally killed by Cao Cao, Jingzhou announced that Zhang Xiu died in battle.
Guo Huai and Wang Ping, others may think that they are just military simas and captains, but Liu Wei knows the abilities of these two, they are the real famous generals of the Wei and Shu countries in the post-Three Kingdoms period!
Xiangyang City was very lively, Liu Jun rewarded all the soldiers who participated in the battle, and held a celebration banquet, which was lively for three days, and the entire Xiangyang City was filled with cheerful sounds and the mellow smell of fragrant wine.
After the reward and celebration were over, Liu Jun began to make a large number of ministers.
First made Liu Pan a general of Zhenguo.
General Zhenguo is only one grade lower than General Zhennan, and it stands to reason that General Zhennan's Mansion has no right to seal it. It's just that now the imperial court's decree can't come out of the palace, and powerful princes can be rewarded.
There are few people in the Liu family, and Liu Pan must reuse Liu Pan, because he knows that Liu Pan is loyal to him, and no matter where he goes in the future, with Liu Pan there, the rear is absolutely at ease.
Then came the Siping generals, Gan Ning as the Pingdong general, Deng Ai as the Pingxi general, Huang Zhong as the Pingnan general, and Wei Yan as the Pingbei general.
Among these four, Deng Ai was the first to follow Liu Qi, and Deng Ai contributed a lot to winning the place of Yong.
Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were distinguished in battle. Pang Tong was somewhat different from Gan Ning's reward, but Liu Jun insisted that Gan Ning not only escorted himself back to Jingzhou, but also brought 5,000 sailors and nearly 100 warships. With these, there is no need to worry about Zhou Yu in Jiangdong.
General Siping is the fourth grade, and in the past, even generals such as Huangpu Song and Lu Zhi were difficult to get such a reward, because the Great Han has always valued civility over martial arts.
Therefore, whether it is Huang Zhong, who has fought for half his life, Wei Yan, who has never met before, Gan Ning, who used to be a thief of Jingfan, or Deng Ai, who is only a teenager, they are both excited and grateful, and they are all honored and honored, but the martial generals chase the honor of a lifetime!