Chapter 447: All the way west, all the way with emotion
Of course Liu Xiang recognized Yiyang Wei Yan and said he was Guan Yu's son, but it was just a joke.
In fact, saying that he was from Yiyang should be due to loose records. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Yiyang was not a county, but just a township. It was under the jurisdiction of Fuyang County and was the junction of Nanyang County and Jiangxia County.
In the late Cao Wei Dynasty, it was upgraded to a county. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Nanyang County was divided into north and south parts with Xinye as the boundary. The north side was called Nanyang County and the south side was called Yiyang County.
That's why there is a record in the Three Kingdoms that Wei Yan was from Yiyang.
If he was really born in Yiyang Township, he should be from Fuyang during the late Han Dynasty, located in modern Xinyang City, Henan Province.
His and Guan Yu's face shapes are still different. Wei Yan has an oval face, maybe he is not old yet, and does not have a beard. Guan Yu has a Chinese character face and a beard that is two feet long, but he is more than two meters tall and has a reddish bronze face.
The skin color, at first glance, looks really similar. If they say they are father and son, many people will definitely believe it.
Hearing the ridicule, Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled. He didn't suffer any loss anyway, and Wei Yan didn't have any shy reaction. He smiled stupidly, and it seemed that he was misunderstood.
"When I was leading my army through Xinye, Wei Yanlai surrendered to the army. Although he was only eighteen years old and was not old enough for our army to recruit soldiers, he was tall and strong. He couldn't bear to be buried in the grass, so he took him as a personal guard by his side.
"Guan Yu explained the origin of Wei Yan.
Liu Xiang nodded: "Then you should train him well, he is a good child."
Wei Yan was a famous general in the middle and late Shu Han Dynasty, but he was still young and probably didn't even know how to read. He came from a humble background. According to the official history, he should have joined Liu Bei's army during the years when he was stationed in Xinye. He started from the bottom until he
It was more than ten years later that he came to prominence when he entered Sichuan.
There are so many things this guy needs to learn. He can slowly level up with Guan Yu. As for being born with a traitor in the back of his head, Liu Xiang doesn't believe it. As long as he has the upper hand and the price of betrayal is too heavy, then most people will
They will all be loyal ministers and good generals.
"Yun Chang will stay in Runan for a while. In the short term, the focus of our army's attack will be on the west. You have to help me defend this place. Not long after Ping'er was born, you have to be stationed outside for many years. It's hard work.
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Guan Yu's eldest son Guan Ping has been born and is not yet one year old.
"Fighting for the Lord is a matter of duty. Don't worry, Lord, but with the presence of a certain person, Runan will not lose an inch of territory."
Liu Xiang shook his head: "I came here specifically to tell you not to care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, but to preserve your vitality. You must know that if you lose people when you save land, you will lose both people and land. If you save people and lose land, you will lose both people and land."
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There was no danger to defend Runan, and the place was newly occupied. He had to rush back to the army. Before he could digest it, Yangzhou in the south still had 60,000 troops. The Seven Kingdoms Alliance behind him had more than 40,000 troops, and Guan Yu had 20,000 troops.
Here, it will be very dangerous if you try to consume it.
When we first went south, our original plan was to defend Yingchuan and confront Cao Cao and others. However, the war on the southern front was going too smoothly. A large area of territory was suddenly acquired. We were not well prepared. The western front fighters had arrived and we could not miss them. Therefore, there was a flaw here.
Not small.
Good fortune and misfortune depend on it. Too much success is not always a good thing. Guan Yu's temperament is extremely arrogant, so he is really worried.
But here in Runan, there is no better candidate. Even if he is trusted and capable enough, the only one who is suitable to stay is Guan Yu.
I couldn't help but tell him again: "I will keep Youjun Xi Zhicai to assist you. He is good at military planning. You should get along well with him and restrain your temper. Being too arrogant is not a good thing."
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Guan Yu was still very obedient under Liu Xiang. In the Anping army, in terms of performance, seniority and status, there were several who could overpower him. Although he had a proud temperament, he did not have the bad habit of being the first general of Shu Han in history.
"Dividing the land and building a militia is a top priority. If there are any obstacles, they will be beheaded. Don't worry. Those princes and kings in the Seven Kingdoms Alliance must treat each other with courtesy. They can be used but cannot be trusted. Do you understand?"
"Guan knows."
"On the Xuzhou side, I will ask Wen Yuan to exterminate the Yellow Turbans. On the Jingzhou side, Guo Dian and others will go south to conquer the area. Unless there is an emergency in Xiangyang, you should ignore the rest. Runan is the focus of the southern defense line."
"I will follow your lord's teachings."
The army was about to set off, and Liu Xiang was also very busy. After saying a few words, he hurried back to the camp.
The next day, 60,000 troops broke out of camp and headed north. When they crossed Yingchuan, Xun Yu was moved to the official position of Cao Shangshu, and he was ordered to return to Ye County to preside over government affairs.
book.
Zhang Liao was ordered to lead his army south to destroy the Yellow Turbans, and was told not to be impatient.
Send a message to Liu Chong, asking him to send troops to assist the Yellow Turban Army in attacking Xiapi and Guangling.
It was not that Liu Xiang was anxious to exterminate the Yellow Turbans and expand his territory, but that he wanted to find something to do for Liu Chong's army and reduce the threat he posed to Runan.
Go slowly to suppress the bandits, so as not to have other thoughts. The autumn harvest has just been completed, and you have food in your hands. Don't let him consume it, which will make you feel uneasy.
The army did not stop at Yingchuan, continued to move north, turned at Xingyang and headed west, intending to take the south bank of the Yellow River and march towards Sanfu.
Marching like this has three purposes.
The first is to clean up the bandits around Luoyang along the way, if there are any, to lay the foundation for the subsequent reconstruction of Luoyang.
The second is to open up the ancient Xiaohan Road and establish a backup supply route for the capture of Sanfu in case of unexpected events, while also occupying the territory of Hongnong County.
The third was to capture Taolinsai, which was later known as Tongguan, and block the eastward advance of the Guanzhong Plain.
Xingyang had been abandoned. Liu Xiang and Cao Cao sighed for a long time at the ruins of the city. They then took Su Wei to the northeast for a while and saw Aocang built in Aoshan.
It was also burned down and abandoned.
Aocang was once the largest granary around Luoyang, where it is located in the modern Taohua Valley of Sanhuang Mountain. To the north is the natural danger of the Yellow River. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was used to support the war in the north.
"Mengde, Aocang still needs to be rebuilt."
"Yes, it must be rebuilt."
Looking at the ruins, neither of them talked about sex. They sighed for a moment, caught up with the troops and continued westward.
To the west of Xingyang was Chenggao, which was also burned down. Cao Cao stood near the ruins for a long time and cursed angrily: "Qiao Yuanwei is as timid as a mouse!"
Liu Xiang understood his resentment. When the princes attacked Dong, Qiao Mao corrected the Three Dukes' edict and attacked Dong Zhuo, so he stationed troops in Chenggao. Less than twenty miles to the west is Xuanmen Pass. Not many people may know about Xuanmen Pass.
, when it comes to Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass, everyone has heard more about it, right?
Xuanmen Pass is Hulao Pass. After the Tang Dynasty, it was called Sishui Pass. In the Han Dynasty, the place name was Xuanmen Pass.
"The Biography of Emperor Mu" records: The emperor was hunting in Zheng, and there was a tiger in the river. The soldiers of Qicui captured it and offered it to the east of Guo, so it was called Hulao. That is to say, King Mu of Zhou came to hunt nearby, and he was by the water.
A tiger was found in the reed swamp, and seven of the emperor's guards captured the tiger alive. King Mu was very happy and built a zoo on Xuanmen Mountain, so that place was called Hulao.
The naming is so random.
If Qiao Maofan had been bolder and seized the revolving door instead of retreating, perhaps history would have changed.
Liu Xiang complained about this matter several years ago, and it must be the same thing that makes Cao Cao angry now.
There were overgrown weeds and ruins along the way. There was no one inhabited by the Han Dynasty, so it was strange to feel so good. Not to mention Cao Cao, who was familiar with Luoyang, he sighed, and Liu Xiang, who had already been there once, couldn't help but feel depressed.
It is so easy to destroy, but so difficult to rebuild!