The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 457: Advance into Tongbai Mountain

After Zhang Liao defeated Sun Ce in Hefei, he immediately reported the news to the emperor in Pengcheng.

"Now Xuzhou and Runan have been conquered."

Liu Xie gathered everyone in the city.

"Although Sun Ce has retreated, if my guess is correct, he should just be hiding from the enemy for now and heading west to Jingzhou."

"This time, the threat to Jiangdong is mainly from the navy led by Zhou Yu!"

Inside the account.

Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang both agreed with the emperor's opinion.

"Is the emperor going to Jingzhou?"

Now Xuzhou has been conquered.

And for some reason, Yuan Tan in Qingzhou did not make any movement at all. He just hid in the territory surrounded by the Great Wall of Qi, as if he had really become the King of Qi. He did not even launch a tentative attack on the outside world...

Qingzhou is already in our hands. As long as we can prevent Jiangdong from launching a surprise attack on Jingzhou, this expedition will have achieved its goal.

"Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are coming with the entire Jiangdong army to attack. Who do you think can stop them?"

Liu Xie asked everyone, and Zhuge Liang was the first to recommend: "General Guan Yu is the closest to Jingzhou, so let him set off immediately and go to Jingzhou!"

Guan Yu had been stationed in Jingzhou before and was familiar with the geography and hydrology of Jingzhou.

In addition, Guan Yu had worked with Wen Pin and Gan Ning before, so sending Guan Yu to help defend Jingzhou was a convenient move.

Sima Yi also agreed with this.

Nowadays, most of the court's military forces are concentrated in the north. Even Lu Bu has to be responsible for guarding Xuzhou, and Zhang Liao has to guard Jiangdong in Huainan. It is difficult to mobilize other troops to Jingzhou. It is indeed right to ask Guan Yu to lead the troops to provide support.

"His Majesty."

Just when Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang were agreeing, an inconspicuous person in the tent suddenly spoke.

When everyone looked, they found that it was this year's top scholar, Lu Xun, Lu Boyan.

Lu Xun is like an invisible person on weekdays. Unless someone remembers him or suddenly calls him, I'm afraid everyone will forget the existence of such a person.

But it was quite novel that he actually spoke on his own initiative today.

When Liu Xie saw Lu Xun standing up, his eyes lit up: "Bo Yan, just speak freely."

After hearing this, Lu Xun came to the front of the military tent without any hesitation.

"Your Majesty, when I was in Jingzhou before, I visited the famous mountains and rivers in Jingzhou in my spare time."

“If General Guan wants to reach Jingzhou from the Central Plains, he must first go northwest, bypass Tongbai Mountain and Fangcheng Mountain, pass between Wuyang and Ye County, enter Nanyang, and then go south and follow the Han River to Jiangling.”

"Traveling like this is actually time-consuming and laborious, and it is also easy for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to notice."

"But actually..."

Lu Xun waved his hand and pointed to the south side of Tongbai Mountain.

"Between the Tongbai Mountains and the Dabie Mountains, there is a mountain road through Yiyang. Although it is rugged and difficult to travel, it can go straight through and reach Anlu in Jiangxia County!"

"If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu take the initiative to attack Jingzhou, they will definitely mobilize a large number of troops to attack Jiangling! By then, Jiangxia will be empty. If we can send troops here and cut off their retreat, we can trap Sun Ce and Zhou Yu between Jiangling and Jiangxia!"

At this moment, Lu Xun was full of ambition and enthusiasm. How could he look like an insignificant person as usual?
At this moment, Lu Xun seemed to realize that he was too excited, so he smiled shyly and tried to hide himself in the crowd.

"Tongbai Mountain?"

Zhuge Liang, who had lived in Jingzhou for a long time, suddenly looked at the map and asked, "Could it be that what Bo Yan was talking about is Wusheng Pass?"

Wusheng Pass, formerly known as Wuyang Pass.

The so-called "Qing divides Henan and Chu, its pressure is on Songshan and Hengshan, and it controls the three rivers."

Wuyang Pass is located between Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain and has long been famous in the Central Plains.

However, Zhuge Liang also said: "With Zhou Gongjin's wisdom, it is unlikely that he would not send soldiers to defend this place!"

Lu Xun, who was about to hide in the crowd, argued quietly: "It's not Wusheng Pass, but there is a rugged mountain road next to Wusheng Pass..."

Liu Xie was touching his chin at this moment.

Only then did he remember that the so-called Wuyang Pass seemed to be one of the future "Three Passes of Yiyang".

But these "Three Passes of Yiyang" are not taken seriously now...

Because for the "Three Passes of Yiyang" to really play a role, their value could only be demonstrated when the North and the South were divided.

But in the past few hundred years, has there ever been a scene of division between the north and the south?

Therefore, since the three passes of Yiyang have not been fully taken seriously, it does not seem to be a problem to leave some mountain roads?

"Bo Yan."

"Woo..."

Lu Xun looked at the emperor nervously, and suddenly regretted interrupting him, thinking that the emperor was going to reprimand him.

"Bo Yan, let me ask you, if I let you go to Jingzhou now, can you find that mountain road?"

Lu Xun widened his eyes: “Of course you can!”

Liu Xie nodded, and looked at another person——

"Ling Ming."

"The general is here!"

Pound stepped out.

"Your soldiers are good at crossing mountains and ridges. Do you have the confidence to cross Tongbai Mountain and cut off Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's retreat?"

Upon hearing this, Pang De immediately knelt on one knee and said, "I will do this at my own risk! If I fail, I will bring my head to you!"

At this moment, Pang De's face was red and swollen. Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, Pang De.

Among the generals who followed the emperor at the beginning, only Pang De had not yet obtained the position of pillar of the country!
Moreover, in the Battle of Hebei, Pang De was careless and caused Ma Chao to lose the opportunity to kill Zhang He, which prevented Ma Chao from regaining the merit of being a pillar of the country in a short time.

As the pace of unification accelerated, Pang De had fewer and fewer opportunities to achieve success.

Now that the emperor has entrusted him with this crucial task, Pang De knows that he must not mess it up!

Moreover, in Pang De's view, the opportunity given by the emperor was tailor-made for him!
Because most of the soldiers under Pang De were actually Qiang people who had been sinicized.

These people had already proved their suitability for mountain roads when they followed Liu Bei along the Yinping Trail and pacified Shu!
For Pang De, walking along the mountain path again was a piece of cake!
"Lingming, Boyan."

"You two lead 7,000 soldiers to Runan. After you meet Yunchang, have him take the main road from Nanyang and have him attract Zhou Yu's attention for you."

Letting Guan Yu take the main road from Nanyang was also to support Jingzhou.

The purpose of the troops led by Pang De and Lu Xun was to turn the defensive battle into a war of annihilation against Jiangdong.

In battle, you must first put yourself in an invincible position, and then think about how to defeat the enemy.

In other words, you need to do a good job of defense first, and then think about how to attack.

But while defending, he was also playing a trick on Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

They thought Guan Yu's army was real, but as long as Pang De and Lu Xun could reach Jiangxia, Guan Yu's army would be fake.

If they thought that Guan Yu's army was fake, Guan Yu actually led his troops to Jingzhou and became a substantial force in defending Jingzhou.

The transformation between reality and illusion happens in just a moment.

Whether this idea can be achieved depends on whether Lu Xun's strategy works!

"Here!"

……

This military meeting in the tent was seen exactly by Cao Cao, who had just surrendered to the court.

Not bad.

Even though Cao Cao had just surrendered, the emperor still allowed him to come to the tent to listen to the military secrets of the Han Dynasty.

After this complete military meeting, Cao Cao was deeply touched.

"I thought that the simultaneous appearance of Sima Zhongda and Zhuge Kongming was a rare sight in the Han Dynasty."

"Now it seems that although Lu Xun and Lu Boyan have some flaws in their personalities, they are not inferior to those two in terms of strategy..."

Sima Yi!
Zhuge Liang!
If an ordinary prince has one of them, he will be invincible!
But under the imperial court, there are three of them!

This is just what Cao Cao saw!

That is Pang Tong, the "Phoenix Cub" who is as famous as Zhuge Liang!
That's Yang Xiu, who was the same minister as Sima Yi!

And now Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao who are in charge of the center...

And these are just civil officials!
Regarding military generals.

Not to mention Lu Bu's peerless weapon.

Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, and Pang De in front of him, which one of them is not a general who can stand on his own?

Such a force might not be defeated even if Emperor Taizu was resurrected and brought Yuntai Twenty-Eight with him, right?

Even the more legendary Emperor Gaozu would not dare to guarantee that he could defeat the Han Dynasty led by the Son of Heaven, right?

What surprised Cao Cao even more was that there was also the emperor.

When discussing countermeasures, be able to humbly accept everyone's opinions.

But after deciding on the tactics, he would execute it without hesitation and unconditionally trust the person who gave the advice.

Even though Lu Xun was just a young man who had just started out, the emperor still chose to trust Lu Xun.

Not only that…

The generals sent by the emperor seemed random, but in fact they had deeper meanings.

Although Cao Cao had never heard of Pang De's deeds, he could feel the surging fighting spirit in Pang De!

With this fighting spirit, let alone the small Tongbai Mountain, I'm afraid you can even cross the Qinling Mountains and Taihang Mountains!
Moreover, the emperor himself was very skilled in the use of military tactics, and he could make the transition from real to fake with ease, and he was extremely experienced!
"Big man, you really don't need people like me anymore."

Cao Cao sighed.

Only by looking at the current court can he realize how backward the way he insists on is.

The imperial court implemented the imperial examination system, and talented people appeared in large numbers in the emperor's bowl. People like Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Xun all took the initiative to jump in front of the emperor and begged him to choose them.

Think about yourself again...

Often, in order to recruit some great talents, one would have to issue special documents to invite them to join the government.

When he met some people who were seeking fame and reputation, they even stepped on him to increase their fame...

Even so, the talents Cao Cao gathered were of varying quality and needed to be carefully selected before they could be entrusted with important tasks.

Where else can one use the system like the emperor does to make talented people jump into his arms on their own initiative?

"Ugh……"

And just when Cao Cao was sighing, Cao Pi was actually right next to him.

When Cao Pi heard Cao Cao praising the Han Dynasty for its abundant talents, he immediately started to show off!
"Even though there are so many talented people, I only ranked second in the imperial examination!"

"Dad! You can rest assured and take care of yourself in your old age after you return to Chang'an! The rise of the Cao family in the future depends on me!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)