Chapter five hundred and thirtieth IX is not over yet
It was almost mid-July, and after the sun came out, the humidity in the air was still very high. The Hefei New City, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, seemed to be shrouded in vague smoke in the distance. Zhuge Ke couldn't help but rein in his horse and take a closer look.
Compared with its famous name, the scale of Hefei City is indeed a bit disproportionate. It faces the river, the length from north to south is less than one mile visually, and the width from east to west is even less than half a mile. The city walls form an irregular rectangle.
But it's not surprising when you think about it. After all, the city's name is not due to its grand size, but its important location and the battles that took place here.
Zhuge Ke and others arrived all the way to the city gate. The city gate had long been opened, the flag of the Wu army was planted on the city tower, and some soldiers were standing there. When the soldiers saw the arrival of the generals, they raised their weapons and cheered.
But there weren't even any common people around, and wherever you looked, you could see a lot of wasteland. Just some Wu soldiers standing on the city shouting, it really wasn't a lively scene.
Zhuge Ke just rode his horse into the city gate. There were no surrendered generals, and there was no grand ceremony. He had obviously been looking forward to the day when he set foot in Hefei, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
Then he felt that the victory didn't come quickly enough. It was like when he wanted to sneeze, he tried many times and finally forced out "Ache", but the sound was not loud enough!
Deep in a wide galloping road, the tallest building in the city, the attic of the county temple to the north, loomed in sight. Zhuge Ke looked at it for a while, then looked back at the city tower, then turned over and dismounted inside the city gate.
The generals also dismounted one after another and came forward to pay homage: "Congratulations to the general!" "The general defeated Cao's army and captured the city of Hefei. His great achievements are unparalleled." "When the news of the victory is returned to the court, your majesty will definitely praise the general's achievements.
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"Okay, okay, you all have contributed." Zhuge Ke felt better after hearing this and returned the courtesy, "Let's go up to the tower and have a look."
What the generals just said was right. Wu State has never captured Hefei for decades. This matter will be reported to Jianye soon. By then, Zhuge Ke's reputation in the court will be greatly enhanced.
Moreover, the emperor seems to have some obsession with Hefei, or he suffered a big loss at the hands of Cao Wei and Zhang Liao because of a rare personal expedition many years ago. Therefore, this campaign can be regarded as fulfilling one of his majesty's wishes and comforting the emperor of Wu.
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Everyone came to the city tower, and Zhuge Ke looked at the water of the river in the distance. No matter what, they finally stood at the top of the city. Zhuge Ke and others were also filled with emotion.
After his mood calmed down a bit, Zhuge Ke finally couldn't help but expressed the doubts he had been having in his heart for a long time: "Cao Wei gathered so many people in Xiaoyaojin and was very well prepared, as if he knew our army was going to make the Northern Expedition very early.
Is there a traitor in Jianye?"
Lu Kang next to him also said: "What the general said is true. Cao Jun seems to have been prepared for this situation. As a result, our army spent too much supplies and arrows in Xiaoyaojin, the troops were old, and the time was delayed.
It's been too long. If not for this, there are only two to three thousand people in Hefei City. Our army can march directly to the gates of Hefei City, or we can directly enter Feishui and attack Shouchun."
Lu Kang was only in his twenties, but no one dared to look down upon him because his father was Lu Xun.
Zhuge Ke said: "But after the battle of Xiaoyaojin, Wang Feixiao simply abandoned Hefei City. I didn't expect that our army made so many trebuchets in vain."
At this moment, Ding Feng's voice said: "It's a pity that Wang Feixiao was already defeated, but Cao Wei's general Qin Liang didn't come, which is quite a pity."
The generals suddenly burst into laughter.
Everyone knows that the Wu army was able to defeat Wang Feixiao in Xiaoyaojin mainly because of its troops that were far superior to Cao's army. However, on the battlefield, there is no need to stick to fair duels. Make good use of the troops, climate, and terrain to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses, no matter what method is used.
, as long as you can win, that’s all you can do! If you win, you win.
There was nothing to see on the city tower, so Zhuge Ke led the crowd down and then went to settle down in the county temple.
Zhuge Ke had just found a house and wanted to rest for a while, when Shi Bao came with him and asked to see him again.
The two of them were sitting on their knees beside the banquet, and Shi Bao said: "The general previously speculated that Jianye was a spy of Cao Wei. If you have a way, you can try to find out who the spy is."
Zhuge Ke immediately became interested and asked: "How to do it?"
Shi Bao leaned forward and said: "There is a man named Cai Hong who is still in Jianye at this time. He is Sima Ziyuan's confidant. He came to Wu to meet him not long ago because he wanted to ask about the situation of his servants in Wu. Jiang Wei is in Hanzhong
After the defeat, Sima Ziyuan's backing was unstable and he intended to defect to Wu."
He continued, "Cai Hong knows the details of Cao Wei's School Affairs Office, so he can make a promise to Cai Hong, and then ask him to send someone to sneak into Luoyang and contact the people in Cao Wei's School Affairs Office."
Zhuge Ke was overjoyed after hearing this, and suddenly felt that sometimes rebels are more useful than his own people! Because their own people's status is very stable, and rebels need to take the initiative to perform meritorious services.
So Zhuge Ke immediately decided to ask Shi Bao to follow the team of messengers reporting the victory, rush back to Jianye first to discuss with Cai Hong, and then send the details to Luoyang.
...In addition to the Wu army on the front line who rushed to send people back to report the victory, Wang Feixiao on the Wei army side also rushed to Luoyang to report the news that he would abandon Hefei.
Not long after, many people in the Wei court knew that it was General Qin Liang who ordered the abandonment of Hefei!
Now that Qin Liang had decided to lead his army south, Chang Shi Yang Hu proposed a way to deal with public opinion, which was to write a letter immediately, advocating that he should counterattack the Wu army and attack Dongguan in the autumn and winter of this year. The memorial was passed by the Shangshu Province, and not only the Queen Mother Guo
Seeing this, the courtiers will naturally understand that the Battle of Huainan is not over yet.
After Yang Hu came up with the idea, he went home. On the same day, the two siblings went to their uncle's house again, and they often came here. Because Yang Hu and others lost their father in their early years, and the orphans and widowers of the Yang family relied on their uncle to protect them.
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The Yang Huiyu siblings had just arrived at their uncle's house, and even their aunt Xin Xianying also talked about recent events: "Hefei has always been an important town in Huainan during the Wei Dynasty. It has not been lost for many years, but it was suddenly occupied by Soochow. There was a lot of discussion between the government and the public.
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Yang Hu then said: "The military order has been sent out a long time ago, and the servants have also signed and sealed it. There is no problem in this matter. If the general had not given the order, Wang Gongyi (Wang Feixiao) might have fought to the death with the Wu army on Shishui River, which was three times his own, and the loss would have been
A large number of troops, but of little benefit. Because Wu has a large trebuchet, our army can no longer defend the city with Hefei New City alone."
He paused for a moment and then continued, "But once the flood season is over, the Wu army will not be able to defend Hefei New City. What's more, the general has decided to go south to attack Wu this year. When my army arrives in autumn and winter, at least Hefei New City will change hands immediately!"
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Yang Hu thought for a while and admitted: "But the current public opinion is indeed unfavorable."
At this time, Yang Dan, who was beside Xin Xianying, turned around and asked, "That day, you went to visit the general. What did you think?"
Xin Xianying actually smiled: "I heard my uncle say earlier that the general has a good appearance. I knew he was good-looking before I met him, but I didn't expect him to be very handsome."
Yang Dan just responded with a smile. The couple were quite old, so he didn't mind when he heard his wife praising the general's appearance.
On the other hand, Yang Huiyu, who was silent next to Yang Hu, heard this and calmly raised his eyes and glanced at his aunt quickly.
Xin Xianying put away her smile and said seriously: "Later I found out that on the day we met, it was when General Qin Zhongming received an urgent report from Yangzhou and ordered the abandonment of Hefei. But I didn't notice it at all! Qin Zhongming's expression at that time was
As usual, very calm."
Yang Hu nodded and said: "The general is that kind of person, he is also very calm on the battlefield."
Xin Xianying said: "I didn't expect Qin Zhongming to be calm at such a young age."
Her husband Yang Dan's voice said: "Isn't my uncle also a young man?"
Xin Xianying said: "That's true." She pondered for a moment and then said: "But the first time we met, Qin Zhongming actually beat me up secretly!"
Yang Hu also made a curious voice: "Oh?"
Xin Xianying said: "First he talked about my evaluation of scholars. Then he said that being generous to others depends on who they are. People in the Sima family don't think he is generous."
Yang Dan suddenly said: "Is this a reminder to the Xin family that the Yang family should not go against the General's Mansion? But my uncle and your brother are both subordinate officials in the General's Mansion."
Xin Xianying said: "Later Qin Zhongming also specifically mentioned that he and Tai Yong had a good relationship and a very deep friendship."
At this time Yang Hu said: "The general treats the Yang family well."
Aunt Xin Xianying's expression became more relaxed as expected, and she nodded and said: "Qin Zhongming is a very responsible person. He is not in Yangzhou himself, so Wang Gongyi should be responsible for the affairs of Hefei. But he issued a military order and relieved Wang Gongyi of his responsibilities.
Already."
Yang Hu didn't say anything at this time.
Huiyu almost agreed with her aunt's words, but then she felt it was not appropriate, so she held back her words. Whenever the topic of Qin Zhongming was brought up, she seemed taciturn.
In fact, Huiyu has long believed that Qin Liang is a reliable person. For example, she and Qin Liang are already close to each other, but now several years have passed, but no news has spread, and even Yang Hu has no idea about it.
Hearing that his aunt Xin Xianying spoke highly of Qin Liang, Yang Huiyu had mixed feelings in her heart.
At this time, Xin Xianying said again: "Qin Zhong knows that soldiers are good at fighting, but I don't know if he can win again in this year's attack on Dongguan. He has just become a general and has not long been given the power to assist the government. If he loses consecutively, it may not be a good thing.
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Everyone knows that Qin Liang is good at fighting, but it is difficult for Wu and Shu to fight. Otherwise, how could the three parties have been at odds for decades?
Yang Dan also echoed: "Those who know the military in the court say that there are waters nearby in Dongguan, the terrain is very complex, and the situation is different from Hanzhong. The difficulty in Hanzhong is that it is not easy to pass. And the strength of Wu State is greater than that of Shu Han.
It is stronger, has more troops, and has the advantage of naval forces. It can reinforce Dongguan quickly. It just depends on the general's good strategy."
Although my uncle and aunt were a little worried, they mainly had good intentions. As my uncle said just now, some people from the Yang family and the Xin family accepted the conquest of the General's Mansion.