The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"Twenty thousand elites came with me, and now most of them are dead..."

Statistics after the war made Chen Ziming feel distressed for a long time. There were only [-] soldiers left from the [-] imperial guards, only [-] soldiers from the [-] Xiliang cavalry, only [-] soldiers from the [-] heavy cavalry, and all the heavy armor was lost. Of the [-] elite cavalry of the Liao Army, there are only a thousand left.

In other words, of the 5000 elite cavalry, there are now only more than [-] left, and many of them are wounded, and their combat effectiveness has reached the lowest period.

The 1000 soldiers brought by Zhang Xiu also lost more than [-] people in the battle outside Xianyang City. Fortunately, they got rid of Cao Hong's pursuers, and now Chen Ziming can be regarded as a real escape.

Chen Ziming created a miracle in this battle. With [-] troops, he stirred up the entire battlefield in the north and burned Cao Cao's Shouyang Mountain granary, which forced Cao Cao to slow down his plan to attack Liangzhou.

Rampage at Cao Cao's home, mobilized the Cao army in the entire Sili Prefecture to run around, causing the entire Sili Prefecture to be in chaos, and threatened Cao Cao's base camp Luoyang many times, causing Cao Cao's morale to drop.

You must know that Sili Prefecture is not only Cao Cao's base camp, but also the backing of the northern battlefield. With Chen Ziming's interference, Sili Prefecture cannot effectively support Cao Cao's northern battle.

Moreover, forcing Yu Jin's army to return to encircle and suppress Chen Ziming, the price he paid was very high.

Because Chen Ziming came to Silizhou for a visit, he held back Cao Cao's pace. Cao Cao's main goals were originally Liangzhou and Hanzhong, and he was absolutely sure to win these two places, but he was disturbed by Chen Ziming and lost the ability to continue to attack. Liangzhou Zhao Yunbu got a respite.

Cao Cao's [-] army, plus Yu Jin's [-] army, had no ability to continue to attack before Nanyang's grain and grass arrived. It is not so easy to transport grain and grass from Nanyang. The consumption along the way is a very scary figure. .

What's more, the food road is too far away, there are too many uncertain factors, and the army needs too much food and grass. If you don't pay attention, the food will run out, which will bring a lot of trouble to Cao Cao.

Chapter 459

The reason why Cao Cao built a granary in Shouyang Mountain was to ensure the smooth progress of the army's northern expedition. Unfortunately, everything was destroyed by Chen Ziming, and the best opportunity was lost, which ruined Cao Cao's plan for the northern expedition.

Before the war, Cao Cao had already calculated that it would take at least three months for Liu Bei to alleviate the shortage of food and grass in various places and suppress the rebellion in the north. This is Cao Cao's best chance. He only needs to defeat Zhao Yun within three months and occupy Liangzhou. At that time, even if Liu Bei leads an army to attack, Cao Cao is confident that he can stop it.

However, Huang Zhong, who lost Liangzhou and guarded Hanzhong, fought alone. Failure is a matter of time. Cao Cao, who lost Liangzhou and Hanzhong, definitely has the ability to compete head-on with Liu Bei.

More importantly, once Liangzhou and Hanzhong fell into Cao Cao's hands, how could Liu Zhang, who was trapped in Yizhou, block Cao Cao's attack? At that time, Cao Cao occupied half of the Han Dynasty, and his strength would swell to a terrifying level.

At that time, it is hard to say who owns the world. Liu Bei will pay a heavy price if he wants to defeat Cao Cao. It is even unknown whether he can rule the world in his lifetime. After all, Cao Cao was too strong at that time.

This is why Chen Ziming risked his life to delay Cao Cao's attack on Liangzhou, because once Liangzhou was captured by Cao Cao, the consequences would not be acceptable to Chen Ziming.

"Damn Chen Ziming!!!"

Cao Cao, who was far away in Wugong City, was furious when he learned that Chen Ziming had escaped. Chen Ziming's trip completely disrupted his plan.

"My lord, it will take half a month to mobilize food and grass from Nanyang, and at this time Chen Ziming has entered Liangzhou to preside over the battle..." Hua Yun's words made Cao Cao calm down his anger, and began to think about what to do next things.

"Where is the Wenpin army now?" Now that Liangzhou's opportunity to attack has run aground, there will not be much war in Liangzhou until Nanyang's grain and grass arrive. Cao Cao set his sights on another major battlefield, the Hanzhong battlefield.

Wenpin became famous in the first battle, brave and resourceful, able to recruit and fight well, he is a rare handsome talent, he was reused by Cao Cao, and now he is leading an expedition to Hanzhong alone, which shows how much Cao Cao values ​​​​Wenpin.

There are many handsome talents around Cao Cao. Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Zhen, Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, etc. from his own family are all rare handsome talents, and there are also many handsome talents with foreign surnames. Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian, etc. .

Take a look at Cao Cao's current generals in charge of all parties. Cao Ren is in Yanzhou, and Cao Hong is in Silizhou. One of these two prefectures is the place where Cao Cao started his family, and the other is the current headquarters. Cao Cao's most trusted general is in charge.

Le Jin is based in Yuzhou, Li Dian is in Jingzhou, and Yu Jin is in Tongguan. It is also Cao Cao's way to check and balance the generals in the clan by giving the generals with foreign surnames the opportunity to dominate one side.The rest, such as Cao Chun, Cao Zhen, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan, Xu Chu, Lu Bu and other fierce generals all followed Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was relieved to have these capable fierce generals follow him.

From this, it can be seen how much Cao Cao trusted Wenpin. Hanzhong was one of Cao Cao's main goals in launching this war. Cao Cao let Wenpin lead the army, which shows Cao Cao's recognition and trust in Wenpin's ability.

"General Wenpin led the army out of Nanyang, crossed Nanxiang, Shangyong, and attacked Hanzhong along the Han River. Now the army is still more than two hundred miles away from Hanzhong and Nanzheng, and the march is slow, but the [-] troops are not damaged at all." Hua Yundang About to tell Cao Cao the current situation of the Wenpin army.

"General Yan Yan of Yizhou commanded [-] generals of Yizhou to go out of Jiameng Pass, attack Hanzhong, and attack all the way. They have already reached the outside of Nanzheng City. Now they are attacking Nanzheng. However, the defender of Hanzhong Huang Zhong is very good, and Nanzheng is easy to defend. Difficult to attack, the progress of the Yizhou army is slow."

As soon as Hua Yun's voice fell, Man Pang said: "General Wenpin's plan is very fast. First, let Yizhou's soldiers and horses fight with Huang Zhong. When both of them are hurt, it will be the day when General Wenpin seizes Hanzhong. At that time, Wenpin The general can not only capture Hanzhong, but also preserve his strength and prevent Liu Zhang from sending troops to attack."

After seizing Hanzhong, the matter is not over yet. Liu Zhang will not watch the gate of Yizhou fall into the hands of others. Whether it is Liu Bei or Cao Cao who gets Hanzhong, it is not a good thing for Yizhou.

"Wenpin leads the army, my heart is at ease." Cao Cao nodded slightly after hearing this. Although the war in Liangzhou did not go according to the original plan, Hanzhong was progressing well. According to Wenpin's plan, it should not be difficult to capture Hanzhong.

"Prime Minister, according to Zhuowei's secret report, it is a lie that Sun Quan sent the governor of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu, to command troops to attack Xuzhou, and it is true that he wanted to send troops to attack Yizhou." The existence of Yizhou is no longer a secret. Not happy for a long time.

"Little Sun Quan, you are looking for your own death." After hearing this, Cao Cao shook his head steadfastly. Cao Cao looked down on such a small gesture. In Cao Cao's view, the situation of the big man is very delicate now. If he does not take the initiative to attack, he will only have to wait for death.

Cao Cao believed that the most important thing Sun Quan should do now is to mobilize all forces to attack Liu Bei, and cooperate with him to kill Liu Bei to have a chance of survival. Otherwise, when Liu Bei overcomes this difficulty, neither Cao Cao nor Sun Quan will have good fruit to eat.

Even if Sun Quan doesn't attack Liu Bei with all his strength, the next best thing is to send troops to attack Yizhou. With Liu Zhang's current strength, he can't stop Sun Quan's attack at all. Moreover, neither Liu Bei nor Cao Cao has the ability to contain Sun Quan. This is the best way for Sun Quan to take control of Yizhou Chance.

It's a pity that Sun Quan neither attacked Liu Bei with all his strength, nor did he attack Yizhou. do you live?

Besides, Liu Bei's intelligence network and its terror, Cao Cao's muddy guards can detect Sun Quan's small movements, but Liu Beihui's hidden guards will not be able to find out, here and there are going to sneak attack, it is simply looking for death.

"Sun Quan is incompetent. When I rule the north, I will destroy it with my army." Sun Quan is still very strong, and only a hero like Cao Cao looks down on Sun Quan today, but then again, compared with Cao Cao, Sun Quan is indeed inferior Quite a few, at least Cao Cao confronted Liu Bei, especially this time, when he dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Liu Bei.

"Is there any movement from the Xianbei soldiers?"

Finally, Cao Cao set his sights on another ally of his, or the cannon fodder he found.

"Qiu Liju sent people to ask for food many times to no avail, and he has led the army to retreat slowly, intending to break away from the prime minister." Hua Yun immediately said: "If there is no accident, Qiu Liju may lead the Xianbei army to plunder Liangzhou."

"Huh!" Cao Cao snorted dissatisfiedly, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and then said: "Order Yu Jin to lead the troops back to Tongguan."

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"Your Majesty, the great victory in Yizhou, the Jiangdong navy is completely wiped out, and the threat from Jiangdong is gone." Liu Bei, who was sitting in Linzi, convened a group of counselors to discuss the matter, and Chen Gong was talking about the current situation in various aspects.

"Yizhou urgently reports that this year's grain is ripe early, and harvesting has already begun. It is expected that a large amount of grain will be shipped to Linzi in half a month."

"In addition, Cui Jun, the Ministry of Agriculture of Yizhou, said that the climate in Yizhou is suitable, the grain is harvested twice a year, and the output is quite high, but there is a shortage of people. There are many fertile lands in Yizhou that are not cultivated. It is a waste. I want your majesty to recruit people. Go to Yizhou."

As soon as Chen Gong finished speaking, everyone was talking about it. The complete annihilation of the Jiangdong Navy was no longer their concern. Yizhou's grain harvest was the most important thing. Now the big man has no shortage of soldiers, no lack of land, and what he lacks is food. After all, all parts of Dahan are in urgent need of a large amount of food to alleviate the predicament.

"As for the transfer of the common people, I will discuss with you and dispatch the common people to Yizhou as soon as possible." Yizhou's grain production was so abundant that Liu Bei was so excited that he immediately made a decision and agreed to Cui Jun's request.

"Your Majesty, there are constant wars in various parts of the Han Dynasty, the population has dropped sharply, and many places are uninhabited. It may be difficult to recruit people." Sun Qian is now in charge of the farming affairs of the Han Dynasty, and he is very familiar with the distribution of the people under Liu Bei's rule. After listening to Liu Bei If so, quickly point out the difficulties.

"Now that the Jiangdong navy is gone, there should be no danger of war in Yizhou. But Yizhou is far away overseas, and the people are ignorant, so they don't want to go there." Chen Gong also understands the current situation in the world, especially the border between Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Fighting endlessly, those places are truly uninhabited.

Moreover, in the last years of the Western Han Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, the people of the Han Dynasty dropped sharply, the court was chaotic, and then the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world's heroes rose together, and many people were slaughtered.Fortunately, Liu Bei rose up suddenly, ruled half of the world, saved many people, and kept the foundation of the great man.

But even so, compared with the Western Han Dynasty in its heyday, the number of people in the Han Dynasty is only five or six floors. It can be said that there is a lack of people in all parts of the Han Dynasty, and many lands are deserted.

"Your Majesty, General Guan has come to report that the rebellion in Jizhou and other places has subsided, and many judges and their family members have been arrested. I don't know how to deal with them. Why not transport all these criminals to Yizhou for resettlement." Jian Yong immediately proposed a feasible solution. And there is a precedent for this. When Fuzhou was first conquered, there were no common people. At that time, this method was used, and now it seems that the effect is good.

"No." Chen Gong objected: "Yizhou is no better than Fuzhou. Yizhou is fertile and has a suitable climate. It is the granary of the Han Dynasty. There must be no loss. We should send people loyal to His Majesty there."

Yizhou is far away from the mainland. Although the navy is strong and can completely control Yizhou, no one can tell what will happen in the future.Jizhou didn't belong to the big man in the first place, and it wasn't long before Liu Bei took it down. The people there didn't really belong to the big man.

Not to mention those people who once rebelled, if a large number of rebels are transported to Yizhou, once the Han court is in turmoil and cannot completely control Yizhou, those rebellious people are likely to rise up and get rid of the control of the Han.

"Your Majesty, since the land in Yizhou is fertile, the climate is suitable, and there is no threat of war, it is really a rare place to settle down. Why not settle the heroes there and give them more care." Guo Jia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly made a suggestion and immediately Get everyone's support.

"Order all the prefectures in Yizhou to build houses and prepare the necessary things." Yizhou is indeed a good place, and it is not bad to settle the families of heroes, especially the soldiers who have been injured and retired. They are loyal to Liu Bei and let them Going to Yizhou to settle down, Liu Bei also felt relieved.

Years of fighting, I don’t know how many disabled soldiers, these soldiers who fought for Liu Bei, Liu Bei is easy to resettle, and there are countless soldiers who died in battle. Every year, Liu Bei will give a lot of money to the descendants of those soldiers who died in battle.