Lu Xun took advantage of the inertial thinking formed by the Wei State over the years, flicked his empty gun, avoided Hefei and attacked the Lujiang River, and was about to succeed.
I didn’t expect Man Chong to be so bold and not afraid of Lujiang’s mistakes at all.
Instead, he personally led the army in a large circle in order to cut off the Wu army's retreat.
It can be said that this operation by both parties is amazing.
In comparison, the teammates on both sides are somewhat different.
Although Wang Ling and Man Chong were at odds, they were able to lead the army to garrison Hefei as soon as possible.
Although Sun Quan and Lu Xun are close, they are only bluffing at Ruxukou and have not even entered Chaohu Lake.
Lu Xun definitely doesn’t understand the saying that he is not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs.
Even if I understand, I don’t dare to say anything, and I don’t even have the thought of slander.
“General, what should we do?”
Hearing that there was danger on the way back, some people immediately panicked.
If you are on the boat at this time, there is no need to be afraid.
But the riverside is more than two hundred miles behind me.
No matter how much you look down on the Wei thieves, you still have to admit that the only people who can stand up to the elite cavalry of the Wei thieves without falling behind are probably the Shu people.
“Don’t panic.”
Knowing the exact location of Man Chong, Lu Xun's uneasiness disappeared.
Obviously, it was too late to capture Lujiang.
But you can’t just retreat at will.
Otherwise, under the pursuit of the fine cavalry of the Wei thieves, if you are not careful, the army will be in danger of retreating into a rout.
Having figured this out, Lu Xun immediately sent people to the intersection of Xianshui and Xieshui to set up more flags.
At the same time, he led the army to follow closely, making a posture of turning around and heading west to meet the incoming enemy.
When the Wei reinforcements learned of the Wu army’s movements, they were immediately stunned by their menacing momentum!
In terms of leading the army alone, Feng Yong of Shu and Lu Xun of Wu were both deeply feared figures in the Wei state.
Feng Yong is cunning, attacking like the wind, and defending like a mountain.
Lu Xun, on the other hand, is good at laying out the overall situation and is as difficult to know as Yin.
Even in the eyes of Wei Guo, Lu Xun was much more difficult to deal with than Feng Yong.
After all, there was the Battle of Yiling before Lu Xun, and the Battle of Shiting behind him.
Feng Yong, as a newcomer, is naturally not as famous as Lu Xun.
So although Man Chong was caught by surprise this time, when Lu Xun on the opposite side reacted, he did not dare to rush in easily. He first sent out sentries to explore the situation on the opposite side.
What he didn't expect was that when he contacted the defenders of Liu'an City, he discovered that the Wu army had already retreated quietly at night.
The battle between Wei and Wu in December of the 10th year of Jianxing seemed to be quiet, but in fact it was extremely dangerous.
If the Wu Kingdom gets a plan, it can open the door to the Central Plains.
If the Wei State has a plan, it can revive the decline since the Battle of Shiting.
Because of this, the commanders-in-chief of both sides were extremely cautious and showed restraint before they were sure, so that this confrontation did not turn into a real war.
Sun Quan, who had been at Ruxukou, received the news that Lu Xun had withdrawn his troops, so he also crossed the river and returned to Jianye.
After Lu Xun returned to Wuchang, he wrote a letter and sent someone to Shu.
Man Chong, the governor of Yangzhou in the Wei State, also wrote a memorial after returning to Shouchun and sent it to Luoyang.
Compared to Wuchang, which is far away from Shu, Shouchun sent the memorial to Luoyang much faster.
When he learned that Sun Quan was attacking Hefei again, Cao Rui was not too nervous.
Wu Guodu failed to capture Hefei in the Battle of Shiting? Not to mention that it has taken several years to recover now.
Thinking of this? Cao Rui couldn't help but sigh again.
The eight-niu plow that was introduced from the Shu Kingdom to the Wei Dynasty is indeed a good thing? It is most suitable for farming.
Runan of Yuzhou and Shouchun of Yangzhou were fertile lands, and Emperor Wu left behind a foundation for farming.
After using the eight-oxen plow, not only can more wasteland be opened up, but also fewer villagers can be used, which is really a good thing.
Just remembering that this thing was made by Feng Yong, Cao Rui felt like a huge stone was pressing on his chest.
“Why don’t we, the great Wei Dynasty, have such talents?”
Although he was usually scolded by Feng thief and Feng thief, in the bottom of his heart, Cao Rui thought about it more than once, how great would it be if Feng Yong could abandon the thief and join Wei?
It can be said that I hate deeply and think deeply.
Cao Rui didn't know what he was thinking at this time, but after reading Man Chong's memorial, he frowned.
The memorial described the battle in detail, and also included a suggestion:
Hefei City is bordered by rivers and lakes in the south and Shouchun in the north. The thieves are attacking and besieging it, so they have to rely on the water as a force. To save the city, the officers and soldiers must first defeat the larger group of thieves, and then the siege can be relieved.
It is very easy for the thieves to escape, but it is very difficult for the soldiers to rescue them. It is advisable to move the troops in the city to the west of thirty miles, where there are strange dangers to rely on, and then build the city to defend it.
If the new city is built, it can be connected to the Lujiang River. This will lead the thieves to the ground and lead their way back, which will be convenient for planning.
Man Chong took the current conflict between Wei and Wu as an example and said that the city of Hefei was on the edge of Chao Lake, which allowed the Wu people to take advantage of their boats.
If a new city is built far away from Chao Lake, if the Wu people want to go north, they must leave their boats and go ashore.
The Wu people are not good at land warfare, but on land they can take full advantage of Wei's elite cavalry. This will make Hefei easy to defend, and there will also be a chance to defeat the Wu captives.
At the same time, by moving the city of Hefei to the west, it can also be on the opposite side of the Lujiang River. Whether the Wu captives invade Hefei or attack the Lujiang River, the two places can easily coordinate with each other.
After reading it, Cao Rui felt that what Man Chong said did make some sense.
Just from east to west, Hefei, Xiangyang, and Qishan have always been barriers to thieves.
The loss of Qishan has caused the Wei Dynasty to lose Longyou first and then Liangzhou. Now even Guanzhong is under its threat.
If we retreat thirty miles to the west to build the new city of Hefei, if something unexpected happens, then Wu and Shu will attack from the east and west, and the Wei Dynasty will be in danger!
After much thought, Cao Rui could not make a decision, so he summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
Jiang Ji, the general of the army guard, learned about Man Chong's intention and was the first to stand up and object:
“Wu Lu’s northern invaders have just retreated, and Manchong is about to hand over Hefei. This is not only a sign of weakness to the world, but also more like leaving in the hope that the thieves will destroy the city with beacon fire. This can be said to be the thieves’ self-defeat without attacking.”
“This will only encourage the thieves to commit crimes in the north, and the thieves’ looting will only increase their selflessness.”
Chiang Jinai was a veteran of three dynasties and was good at judging military affairs.
When Cao Rui heard this, the balance in his heart tended to be worse than movement, so he issued an edict saying that he must stick to Hefei and not move the city.
Man Chong received the edict and did not give up. He went up again and said:
“Sun Tzu said: ‘Soldiers are deceitful, so they show their incompetence when they are able. They use arrogance to gain advantage, and show them to frighten them.’ This is because the form and reality do not necessarily correspond to each other.”
"It is also said: 'Those who are good at tempting the enemy will shape it.' Today, the thieves have not yet arrived, but they have moved inside the city. This is called luring them by shape. Lure the thieves away from the water, choose the advantage and move them, move them outside, and happiness will be born inside. !”
Just show that you are weak to the thief, attract the thief to attack, avoid the enemy's strength and make use of your own strength. This is the key to the art of war.
Although Cao Rui is young, he also knows that it makes sense for Man Chong to say that Wei and Wu each have their own strengths.
This time, Minister Zhao Zi agreed with Man Chong's statement.
At the same time, he wrote:
“If your Majesty is worried that the new city has not yet been completed and the Wu captives are coming again, there is no need to worry. Lu Xun has just been forced to retreat by Manchu, and he will not invade the north again in a short time.”
“And when Your Majesty ordered Man Chong to supervise Yangzhou’s military affairs, didn’t he value his talents? Man Chong was confronting Wu Lu at the front, so he naturally knew the situation better than the rear.”
“Since he has repeatedly written to express his opinion on this matter, it means that he must have given it careful consideration.”
It suddenly dawned on Cao Rui that he issued an edict for the second time and agreed to Man Chong's approach.
At this time, the eleventh year of Jianxing has quietly arrived.
At the beginning of the spring of the 11th year of Jianxing, the letter written by Lu Xun finally arrived in Hanzhong.
The ice and snow in Liangzhou have not yet melted and the roads are difficult to travel, so Feng Governor has stayed in Hanzhong.
As soon as the spring semester started, the Emperor and Empress of Han came to Nanzhong in person.
In the presence of all teachers and students, and presided over by the Emperor of Han Dynasty and the Queen of Han Dynasty, Nanxiang Academy was officially changed into the Royal Academy of Han Dynasty.
After ten years of hard work, Nanxiang Academy has finally grown from a small thatched cottage to an officially recognized institution of higher learning.
Feng Yong is still the headmaster of the college, but the students who come out of the college have an additional identity: disciples of the emperor.
There are some of the most famous scholars of Han Dynasty such as Xiang Lang and Xu Ci sitting in the college.
The knowledge that the students learned included the sect's knowledge passed down by Feng Jishi, as well as the classics compiled by the imperial court over the years.
Whether it is in terms of teachers or knowledge, the Royal Academy is extremely valuable.
Coupled with Nanxiang's papermaking and printing technology, the college has the world's top teaching resources.
It is said that on the day the Emperor's Academy was founded, someone heard the howling of mountain ghosts in the mountains of Shu.
Nanxiang was filled with thick smoke, as if countless evil spirits were rushing out of the ground.
At night there are ghosts all over the place crying miserably...
“Your Majesty established a college and Cheng Cangjie coined the Chinese characters? Why didn’t they just say that ghosts were crying and souls were howling?”
When Governor Feng learned about these rumors, he couldn't help but cursed:
“These little bitches have reached this point, and they still want to struggle. Why don’t they just lie down?”
In the past few years, the conservative family was financially defeated.
The establishment of the college officially broke the monopoly of aristocratic families in terms of intellectual resources.
To say that the aristocratic family is willing to do so is just joking.
What can I do if I just don’t want to give in?
Zhuge Cunfu and Feng Wenhe, these two unworthy sons, do not care about human affairs!
So I had to use some unscrupulous means to make me feel sick and vent my anger.
After Cangjie created the characters, ghosts were afraid of being imprisoned by the writing, so he cried at night.
When people in the world are literate, they know fraud and fraud. When fraud arises, the roots will fade away and farming will be abandoned. God knows that they will be hungry, so they become rain millet.
It can be seen from this that the people’s wisdom cannot be developed.
Feng Jishi then said "hey" to the noble family, and then spit out a mouthful of phlegm.
Without enlightening people’s wisdom, why don’t your family use illiterate people to manage the plantation, workshop, and pasture?
What's the point of trying to cram people into schools all over the place all day long?
Although the emperor and the empress of the Han family who were sitting on the throne did not understand what "dog stuff" meant, Feng Mingwen was scolding the family, so he thought it was a vulgar language.
For anyone else, this would be considered a disgrace.
But when it came to Feng Mingwen, the emperor and the empress felt happy.
What does this mean?
This shows that Feng Mingwen showed his true temperament and did not regard the royal family as an outsider.
"If someone wants to be a ghost, let him go."
Zhang Xingcai said with a smile, "Cangjie is an ancient saint. They say that ghosts are crying and souls are howling, but they compare your majesty to a saint. I don't know what their intentions are?"
When Adou next to the Queen heard this, his little chubby face was so happy that his eyes were squeezed into slits:
“How dare I compare myself to the saint? It’s too much!”
From the little fat man's point of view, Feng Mingwen's return to Hanzhong this time is a great good thing.
Not only did he persuade the Prime Minister to delegate part of his power to the Chancellor, but he also put the school under the royal name. He was very loyal!
Therefore, after the establishment of the Royal Academy, the emperor and the empress did not return to Nanzheng immediately. Instead, they stayed in Nanxiang for a longer period of time, and often invited Governor Feng to accompany them in the name of family banquets.
Even veteran ministers like Xiang Lang only received some special treatment when the emperor hosted a palace banquet for the ministers.
Feng Jishi was the only one in the world who could be invited by the emperor to have family banquets from time to time.
Hearing what the little fat man said, Governor Feng quickly said seriously:
"After the restoration of the Han Dynasty, if the Royal Academy can print all the books in the world and spread knowledge widely, so that scholars all over the world no longer have the pain of reading books, then Your Majesty can also be a saint!"
Wanted to promote printing throughout the world, completely break the knowledge monopoly of aristocratic families, and improve the quality of the social workforce.
The fastest and best way and channel is to rely on the government.
If Adou could really accomplish this, and with the blessing of his status as emperor, it would be no exaggeration for later generations of literati to call him a saint.
After all... wasn't the emperor of the Tang Dynasty called a saint?
The Queen is a flatterer, Governor Feng is a flatterer, and they make Adou feel comfortable.
He drank the glass of wine in his hand, and then laughed:
“If we really follow what is stated clearly, the first thing to do is to revive the Han Dynasty.”
As he spoke, he poured himself another drink, raised his glass and said to Feng Yong:
"When it comes to strategizing and governing the world, I am not as good as my father-in-law; when it comes to training troops for battle and decisive battles, I am not as good as plain writing. What I can do is to trust others."
"If we can get good ministers and tiger ministers to help us, and the Han Dynasty can prosper, then the world will be very lucky, and the people will be very lucky, and I will thank you!"
I am a little fat, but my words are quite heroic.
After all, he is still a young monarch, and the situation is favorable. At this time, Adou should naturally be more ambitious than in history.
It has nothing to do with having no ambition, and just wanting to enjoy yourself cannot hold up the wall and stick to the mud.
Feng Yong also picked up the wine glass:
"Your Majesty, if you trust me, I will do my best to eliminate the evildoers, revive the Han Dynasty, and return to the old capital!"
“Cai!” Zhang Xingcai also picked up the wine glass, “Your Majesty and I would like to pay tribute to the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty!”
We were having a good time drinking at the family banquet. During the light smoke, someone from the small yellow door quietly came over and told Adou:
“Your Majesty, the Prime Minister’s Office sent someone over and said that it was the State of Wu that sent the credential.”
When Adou heard that someone was coming from the Prime Minister’s Mansion, he immediately sobered up and said, “Let someone come in quickly.”
After a while, Xiaohuangmen led someone in. Feng Yongding took a look and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
The person who came was none other than Li Yi.
Li Yi stepped forward and saluted Adou and Zhang Xingcai without squinting.
"Qi. Li Canjun, is your father-in-law still in good health?"
“Your Majesty, the Prime Minister’s health has improved a lot.”
Adou nodded:
“That’s good, please hand over the letter.”
Han and Wu countries have one very coincidental thing in common, that is, under the monarch, there is a minister who can issue a letter of state on behalf of the emperor.
It goes without saying that the Han Dynasty had Zhuge Liang, while the Wu Kingdom had Lu Xun.
Because Sun Quan had someone carve a jade seal of his own and put it at Lu Xun's place.
So the documents Lu Xun wrote to the Han Dynasty represented Sun Quan's meaning to a large extent.