The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

The charge of the Han army completely removed the obstacles on the road in front of Xianglin County.

Shi Wu rushed into the city and immediately led his soldiers to the county magistrate's mansion to capture Qu Lian who pretended to be the king.

"How dare you, a mere county official, call yourself a king?"

Qu Lian was captured by the Han army and said: "Are kings, princes, generals and ministers of different species?"

"I just want to be like Emperor Gaozu and be called the Great King!"

There is no regret, but a sense of relief after accepting defeat.

Even Shi Wu had to admit that if a person like Qu Lian lived in the previous chaotic times in the Central Plains, he might really be able to achieve something great.

The soldiers cut off the heads of Qu Lian and his clan's wives and daughters, and packed them together so that they could be presented to the emperor in the future.

And Mrs. Li witnessed this war of annihilation from beginning to end.

A war involving thousands of people and more than ten thousand people on two sides is enough to become an epic in some places and continue to be passed down.

But in the eyes of the Han army soldiers, it was just an ordinary battle...

For a moment, Mrs. Li had a new understanding of the power of the Han Dynasty, and she was more eager to go to Chang'an to meet the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Just when Shi Wu was about to return, Shi Xie in Longbian sent him a letter:

"Jiangdong, is he really going to rebel?"

……

"Jiangdong, is he really going to rebel?"

After the Lingqu Canal was blocked by the army of Jiangdong and the connection between Jiaozhou and Jingnan was cut off, Yi Ji, who was in charge of trade with Jiaozhou, was the first to discover the matter and reported it to Gan Ning, who was in charge of the navy.

After hearing this, Gan Ning did not dare to be careless. He sent a small boat to travel along the Lingqu Canal. When he found that the roads between the two places were indeed blocked, he was a little surprised!
The Han Dynasty today is already nominally unified.

Although the top leaders knew that there would be a war between Jiangdong and the imperial court, for ordinary people, peace had been restored in the Han Dynasty.

In particular, the merchants and fishermen in Jingzhou and Jiangdong had deepened their exchanges with each other. As a result, Jiangdong dared to attack Jiaozhou in defiance of the world?

"court death!"

Upon seeing this, Gan Ning personally led his troops to stop in Lingling County, and at the same time passed the information to Wen Pin who was guarding Jiangxia, preparing to rescue Gan Ning.

But after waiting for more than ten days, the message from Wen Pin was not to let Gan Ning go to Jiaozhou, but to let Gan Ning turn around and return to Jiangxia immediately!
"Wen Pin's courtesy name, Zhongye, are you going to abandon Jiaozhou and Jingnan again?"

Gan Ning had complained about Wen Pin's fighting style last time. This time, when he saw Wen Pin continue to ask him to defend, he became even more furious!
After thinking about it, Gan Ning did not dare to disobey the military order after all, but he took the opportunity to leave half of the navy in Jingnan, and then led the other half back to Jiangxia to confront Wen Pin.

"Zhongye! What's the reason this time? Do you think Jiangdong will attack the imperial court from both Jiaozhou and Jingzhou at the same time?"

Wen Pin's face was solemn and resolute. He ignored Gan Ning's ridicule and said seriously, "It's not two directions, it's very likely three directions!"

"News came from the east that Sun Quan suddenly headed from Wuxian to Lujiang, and he seemed to be planning to attack Hefei!"

Three sides?

After hearing this, Gan Ning looked at Wen Pin with a surprised look, as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

It was not until Wen Pin handed Gan Ning the letter personally delivered by Guan Yu of Yuzhou that Gan Ning dared to believe that Sun Quan actually sent troops to three places in Jiangdong!
"Is Sun Quan crazy?"

"Not crazy, and his mind is clear."

Wen Pin took out another letter.

A letter from Guan Yu of Yuzhou.

"Sun Quan would never attack from three sides at the same time. This is the art of war, the way of the false and the real."

"Huainan in the direction of Hefei."

"Jingzhou in the direction of Jiangxia."

"Jiaozhou in the direction of the South China Sea."

"Of these three directions, only one is Sun Quan's real main attack direction!"

Gan Ning also frowned, obviously not expecting that Sun Quan would set up such a huge maze.

"Which side do you think Sun Quan is really going to attack?"

Wen Pin pondered for a while and then shook his head.

“It’s possible on all three sides.”

"If we can take Hefei, Jiangdong can control the Huaihe River area and make Jiangdong completely secure."

"If we can capture Jingzhou, Jiangdong will have the entire natural barrier of the Yangtze River and can force its troops into Shu."

"If we take Jiaozhou... although Jiaozhou's status is far inferior to Huainan and Jingzhou, it is still a state after all and can provide a lot of money, food, and population."

"That's why I said that all three places are possible!"

What the court needs to do now is strategic defense rather than tactical defense.

Huainan, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou.

Decisions must be made as soon as possible in these three directions, troops must be mobilized there, and then tactical defense must be carried out.

Among these three directions, Jiaozhou is the least important, so even if Jiaozhou is abandoned, it is necessary to stabilize Jingzhou and control the Yangtze River waterway.

Gan Ning, who was originally filled with righteous indignation, was also persuaded by Wen Pin.

Compared with Jingzhou, Jiaozhou is not worth mentioning, but at least it can be abandoned.

But Gan Ning was still indignant: "What on earth does Sun Quan want to do?"

"You have a peaceful life, but you insist on seeking death!"

Not seeking death, but seeking life...

Wen Pin silently responded to this sentence in his heart, but did not speak out.

"What does General Guan say?" The only one who can support Jingzhou in the shortest time is Guan Yu in Yuzhou.

But also…

The person who could provide support to Hefei in the shortest time was Guan Yu, who was also in Yuzhou.

Guan Yu must make a decision and then provide support!

"General Guan has already made the decision. For the time being, let General Lu Meng lead 5,000 infantry and cavalry to Hefei."

After hearing Guan Yu's decision, Gan Ning frowned slightly, but he had to admit that compared to Jingzhou, Huainan's position was more important.

After all, if Jiangdong's troops were really allowed to advance to Huainan, they would be able to threaten Xuzhou and even the Central Plains areas such as Yanzhou and Yuzhou!

"Sun Quan, damn it!"

He cursed again.

"When I reach Wu County, I will skin Sun Quan alive!"

……

The news that Jiangdong was going to use military force spread.

The people of Jingzhou also denounced Sun Quan, and at the same time had to temporarily stop their fishing boats for a few days, waiting for the Han army to set up defensive measures in both places on the Yangtze River.

In the crowd, a slightly panicked team was moving northward.

Rich lady Li.

When Shi Wu learned from Shi Xie that Zhu Huan was leading troops to attack, he immediately returned to Jiaozhi and sent an envoy to Jingzhou to get reinforcements.

By the way, he also brought the Kushan merchant Li Fu Po along to fulfill his promise.

After Mrs. Li set foot on the heartland of the Central Plains, she could not stop exclaiming in amazement!
The intersecting paths and paths fill in the farmlands between the mountains like color.

Cutting through mountains and splitting rocks, using human power to overcome natural river dams.

Iron farm tools, oddly shaped curved plows, and the occasional sound of recitations...

"Is this the most prosperous place in Chang'an?"

"No! Jingnan, like Jiaozhou, is a poor and remote area of ​​the Han Dynasty."

The Han Dynasty people are deceiving me again...

Mrs. Li insisted that the Han people were deceiving her.

It was not until he finally arrived at the truly big and wealthy county of the Han Dynasty, Changsha County among the four counties of southern Jing, that he finally shut his mouth.

The Xiangjiang River and the Yangtze River meet here, making the trade here more prosperous than ever before!
Goods from Jiaozhou, Shu, Central Plains and Jiangdong all gathered here.

Even Mrs. Li saw a lot of Kushan goods appearing at the ferry in Changsha.

"It must be something from the Kushan Empire that was shipped over from the Annan Protectorate!"

After crossing the Yangtze River and arriving at the north bank of the Yangtze River, and seeing the more prosperous Jiangxia County, the wealthy woman Li was completely silent...

"Isn't this Chang'an?"

"It's early!"

"..."

Mrs. Li had lost the ability to speak and to doubt. She just wrote furiously, recording the prosperity of the Han Dynasty on paper at the fastest speed of her life.

There is no other use.

The only thing was to let the people in his hometown know that the Han Dynasty not only existed in reality, but was also a huge and prosperous country that far exceeded their imagination!

The envoy from Jiaozhou left Li Fu Po in the city, and he quickly met Wen Pin and told him all about the situation in Jiaozhou. At the same time, he cried and asked Wen Pin to send troops to rescue!

Wen Pin and Gan Ning looked at each other and both felt that the problem suddenly became difficult!
Jiaozhou can be abandoned.

From a military perspective, there is no problem.

But now, it is no longer just a military issue.

When Jiaozhou was invaded, Shi Wu was leading the soldiers of Jiaozhou to attack Linyi in the south according to the order of the emperor!
If Shi Wu, the governor of Nanhai, had not gone to Linyi, Zhu Huan might not have been able to march straight into Jiaozhou and easily take over half of Jiaozhou.

Moreover, they actually defeated Linyi, put down the rebellion, and maintained the territorial integrity of the Han Dynasty!

Now, they have just helped the Han Dynasty to deal with the rebellious Linyi, and even lost their home for it. And now you say you want to give up Jiaozhou?

Not to mention that others felt uncomfortable after hearing these words, even Wen Pin and Gan Ning felt chilled after putting themselves in their shoes!

"We must send troops to support Jiaozhou!"

If Jiaozhou is not rescued, the prestige of the Han Dynasty will be completely lost!

Wen Pin hesitated for a while, but finally decided to ask Gan Ning to go to Jiaozhou quickly while sending a rescue letter to Guan Yu and the court.

The soldiers of Jingzhou are indispensable!
Otherwise, the Jiaozhou incident cannot be justified in any way!

……

Guan Yu, who was in Yuzhou, frowned after seeing the urgent report sent by Wen Pin!
Wen Pin’s judgment was indeed correct.

If we don’t save Jiaozhou this time, there will definitely be huge problems!

But if Jiaozhou was saved, what would happen to Jingzhou, whose military strength would become weak?
Now Sun Quan is deploying troops on three fronts, and any direction could be real.

Although ranked from a strategic perspective, Huainan is larger than Jingzhou, and Jingzhou is larger than Jiaozhou.

But as a general and pillar of the Han Dynasty, how could he sit idly by and watch the territory of the Han Dynasty being invaded by foreign enemies?

"In this case, I'm afraid Guan will have to go to Jingzhou in person!"

Guan Yu stood up and stretched his arms, and there was a sound of cracking bones!
"Guan Ping, prepare your horses! Write another letter to your uncle Wenyuan, telling him about the situation in Jingzhou... If Sun Quan really attacks Hefei, he will have to stop him!" (End of this chapter)