After the Flashy Case, as the offending students were expelled from Beijing one after another, the government and the public remained silent, as if they were half imprisoned. Although there was still a lot of criticism in private, at least for now, the authority of the Prime Minister's Office was once again restored.
Zhang Zhang, no one contradicted Chen Chong face to face, and Dongdu finally entered a rare period of peace. Chen Chong was also able to make personnel transfers as planned and prepare for military training step by step.
For now, the most important task is to train the test planners. As long as they grow up, Pang Tong and others can hand over smoothly, so Chen Chong attaches great importance to this. The day after the flashy case ended, Chen Chong interviewed them one by one.
, testing their talents and experience, it is generally satisfactory. Four of these people are particularly outstanding, namely Zheng Chong, Xun Ma, Lai Zhong, and Du Zhen. Needless to say, Zheng Chong, after the Zhuge Dan case,
He has become a well-known leader of a poor family; Xunyu is the second son of Xun Yu, the former Eastern Dynasty minister, who is knowledgeable and good at debate; Laizhong is arrogant and unobtrusive, but he is well versed in military affairs and can often hit the point.
Du Zhen was silent and kept to himself with the door closed, but he could write a thousand words as if with divine help. Chen Chong had great expectations for the four of them, so he often praised the four of them to others and said: "Seeing these young people, I
You will know that there are successors to the country."
Young people indeed have unlimited possibilities. After two months of familiarizing themselves with the affairs of the government, these newcomers are very familiar with military and political affairs. Compared with Pang Tong and others, they are just less experienced in organizing documents or drafting articles.
That’s all.
Before summer came, General Zhang Fei, the governor of Beifu, led his entourage and rode through the deep forest-covered Zhaoyuze and Yangtou Mountains, heading towards Luoyang from Tianjing Pass. They rushed all the way to Chen Chong's house, and Feng Chen
He jumped off his horse. The mud on the horse's belly was covered with a layer of black mud, as were people's legs, feet and leather boots. Zhang Fei took off his boots and threw them at the door, got into the warm room and sat on the bed.
On the ground, they chatted with Chen Chong, who they called brothers. As for Zhao Qiu, who was good at maneuvering in Luoyang's literary world, he could only serve him buttermilk and arrange wine and food for him.
When Chen Xiu heard that Zhang Fei was coming, she ran in across the hall and threw herself into Zhang Fei's arms. Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said, "What a child, you have grown taller again, and now you are taller than a horse's back!"
When I lead the army to destroy the Wu thieves, I will take you to hunt deer by the river bend." Chen Xiu was very happy and asked again: "Where is A Ce? Why didn't you come here with your uncle?" A Ce is Chen Pei's nickname.
, although Chen Xiu only got along with him for half a year, probably because of the secret influence of blood ties, he still remembered this playmate. After hearing this, Zhang Fei praised Nian Xu: "Well, I care about my relatives and cherish my family. In the future, you
I will live up to my father's honor." Then he said to Chen Chong: "Before departure, I have given instructions to my family. In about a month, Ah Cai will come with his children. Erlang died on the battlefield. Ah Cai
It’s not good to stay at my parents’ house all the time.”
Mentioning the death of Chen Zhang, Zhang Fei was obviously very sad, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes. Chen Chong didn't know what to say, and Zhang Fei raised his voice and said: "Erlang was a very good boy, but he died in the
In the hands of a villain! Brother, after I lead my army south, I will cut him to pieces with a thousand cuts, and all the Wu dogs who resisted will be buried alive! Avenge Erlang!"
Chen Chong said seriously: "Don't even talk about being buried alive! Did you forget how Xuande scolded you back in Linzi?"
Zhang Fei was quite a bit resentful. He was no longer talking about this topic. After a while, everyone else went out. Zhang Fei suddenly straightened up and said to Chen Chong: "Brother, I have heard a lot of gossip along the way. Since last year, Jinyang has There are rumors over there that my brother is not as considerate of the overall situation in politics as he used to be. Are there some villains around him who are slandering us? This world was brought down by heroes like us. It’s okay for my brother to beat him a little, but don’t push it too much. !”
Chen Chong glanced at Zhang Fei and sighed: "How can I compare? As long as they abide by the law, how can I not miss the old relationship?" After that, he saw that Zhang Fei seemed to have something to say, so he tilted his head. Lying on the warm mat, he pretended to be lazy and stopped him in advance: "We haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't talk about these unfavorable things. What are those villains who have done harm to the people of the country talking about?" !”
In the evening, the two drank together. Zhang Fei was not drunk at all, but he deliberately used the drunkenness to say: "To be honest, in the past few years in Jinyang, when I didn't see a few brothers, I often thought of the days when Bafu was still there. At that time, There are so many heroes and good men in Jinyang! Big brother, I, Shize, Gongming, Zilong, Laochang, Xiaozhi, Wenli and others are either heroes who can carry cauldrons, or counselors who plan like gods. As a result, most of them now They are all gone, and there are fewer and fewer people of the same generation around us. The younger generations are still not as good as us back then, but they actually suffered such a big defeat! It’s really discouraging!”
Zhang Fei took the opportunity to say: "You called me here this time and said that you want me to lead the troops south. I am really happy. You don't know, although I often go to Yanmen for hunting, there is no war at all. Many of my old subordinates said that if there were no more wars, I really don’t know who would be able to sell my martial arts skills to anyone! I’ve heard this so much that I feel like I can’t lift a sword! Words can hurt people, and this is true! "
Chen Chong listened carefully and then smiled and said: "Why, Yide is now the same as Lian Po and can't mount a horse to fight anymore?"
Dong Bai, who was accompanying Zhang Fei, poured wine for Zhang Fei and said with a smile: "How can you say that? I have heard in Luoyang that my uncle used to fetch water in the mansion to practice in his spare time. There are more than ten water tanks in the mansion. Being filled up by my brother-in-law is not like you. Even in ten years, my brother-in-law will be the enemy of thousands of people."
Zhang Fei laughed again after listening to Dong Bai's compliment. He immediately stood up, took down a three-stone bow from Chen Chong's wall, slowly pulled it to the full moon, and then slowly put it down. He boasted to Chen Chong: "How is it? Although he is a little inferior to his prime, killing those Soochow children is nothing more than a trivial matter."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing him like this, Chen Chong couldn't help laughing. He clapped his hands for Zhang Fei to sit down, then knocked on the desk and said: "You have passed this test, but If you go to the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River, you will not only have to bow and dance, but you will also have to be able to swim and sail. If you fail to pass these two tasks, I will remove you from your post and let Wei Wenchang do it!" Although this is a joke! However, Zhang Fei could not help but not take it seriously. He immediately replied: "Brother, don't worry, I have been prepared for this. So every year when the Fen River rises, I take people to swim. Now, I only swim two It doesn't take much effort to go back and forth!" At this point, the two brothers laughed again. Since then, Zhang Fei has been living in Chen Chong's house, presiding over Sizhou's military recruitment while discussing the details of the plan to conquer Wu with Chen Chong.
During this period, Wu Jun actually also found out about the Han army's military expansion and training, so it has been intensively preparing for war and attacking. However, unknowingly, as the strength of both sides gradually increased, the offensive and defensive posture also quietly changed.
In April of the fifth year of Yanxi (AD 225), Guan Yu led his army southward from Suixian County. On one side, he divided his troops to occupy Green Forest Mountain, and on the other side, he ordered Jiang Wei to surround Anlu. Anlu was Lu Xun's base camp in Jingzhou for ten years, and was also an important military town.
Xiakou is adjacent to Xiakou. Once it is lost, the Han army will cut the Wu people's river defense into two sections. Not only will they have an additional place to enter the river, but they can also wait for opportunities to influence the south of the Yangtze River. In response to this situation, Lu Xun, the governor of Wu, indeed mobilized heavy troops from Jingzhou to fight and will
Jiang Wei forced Jiang Wei out of the city twenty miles north, and then the two sides faced off from the north to the south on the east bank of Jianshui River. They continued to add troops to harass. In the end, both sides gathered their troops to the limit. Guan Yu sent people to call for formation several times in front of the formation, but Lu Xun did not respond.
He sent the remaining naval forces northward via the Mian River in an attempt to get behind the Han army and launch a surprise attack. However, fortunately, Guan Yu personally sat at Green Forest Mountain and forced the Wu people back to the Han River, so the Wu people's intention failed.
However, Lu Xun was frustrated and still tried his old tricks. After all, the Han army did not have a naval force that could compete with them. They could only watch the Wu invaders repeatedly, disturbing the Han army's rear and causing a shortage of supplies. Guan Yu
There was no idea of a decisive battle with the Wu people. By the end of August, the Han army began to retreat to Fancheng. However, unlike Lu Xun's attack on Mianbei, although Guan Yu's attack in the east of Han was frustrated, he did not disturb the people and instead led his army.
When retreating, all the baggage that could not be taken away was distributed to the local people. The people were very grateful for this and called the place where Guan Yu withdrew his troops "Jie Jia Ping".
In the direction of Huainan, Wu Jun was still provoking. However, what was different from before was that the former Huainan governor Lu Meng died of illness. Sun Quan actually transferred Sima Yi, who was deeply working in Ningzhou, back and put him in charge of the Huainan strategy. After the news came out, Huainan
On the other hand, the Han army was very angry and took the initiative to ask for orders to fight Sima Yi, but Zhuge Liang forced him to suppress it. He said to everyone: "I have not yet completed the navy, and the time has not yet come, so we might as well see how he does first."
And Sima Yi's move was indeed unexpected. He tried every means to transport ten elephants from Yunnan to the army, and then he gave up the navy and took the initiative to lead the army to surprise Lu'an! The Lu'an defenders were caught off guard, and when Wu Junzhong returned, he
There was a monster hidden there, so he would inevitably lose his soul, so he captured it in one fell swoop. Then Sima Yi returned to the east, intending to ambush the Han army who came to rescue from Hefei. As long as he succeeded, he would take advantage of the victory and occupy Hefei. Who knew that he would wait and see?
, five days later, an urgent report from Liyang came.
It turned out that after Zhuge Liang learned that Lu'an had been lost, he did not send troops to rescue him. He thought that the rescue might be aborted, so it was better to attack the empty Liyang area first, and force Sima Yi to withdraw by encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao. This judgment hit the mark.
In the case of Hefei, Sima Yi did not dare to occupy Lu'an for a long time. He beheaded all the prisoners and left hastily. Zhuge Liang slowly retreated and moved all the people of Liyang back to Lu'an. After going back and forth, the Han army actually had the upper hand. But Sun Quan
Seeing Sima Yi's extremely rare attack on the city and territory, not only did he not blame him, but he even tried to comfort him.
Overall, it seems that everything is going in a good direction.