Time has passed, and now it is the spring of the fourteenth year of Jian'an (AD 209).
Four years ago, although Jiangdong's army was defeated by Cao's army and had to withdraw from Chengdu, thus losing the opportunity to occupy Yizhou. However, Bajun, which Jiangdong's army had previously captured, was still firmly in its hands. Bajun was southeast of Yizhou
By establishing a barrier and occupying Ba County, the Jiangdong Army would have the ability to attack Chengdu at any time, and even launch an invasion of the entire Yizhou.
Therefore, Li Yan attached great importance to the defense in the south of Chengdu. Several beacon towers were set up within 20 miles to the east, south and west of Chengdu. Once the enemy was discovered, beacon towers would be lit immediately to make Chengdu
The city can have time to prepare for the battle.
In the past four years, Bajun's Jiangdong Army launched several small-scale invasions of Yizhou, but under Li Yan's leadership and Sima Yi's strategy, they all returned without loss of troops.
Jiangdong's army suffered the most severe losses, losing one of its generals, several military commanders, and more than two thousand soldiers died in battle.
Since then, Jiangdong's army has rarely launched attacks on Chengdu.
However, the threats facing Yizhou are not only the Jiangdong Army in Bajun City, but the Nanman are also a serious threat.
During the reign of Liu Zhang, the Southern Barbarians often made trouble for Yizhou, and the cowardly Liu Zhang often promised money and food to quell the troubles. Now that Yizhou has changed hands, neither Li Yan nor Cao Cao will take such grievances seriously.
They went to seek peace with the Nanman in the form of a war, so the Nanman would also launch invasions into Yizhou from time to time.
The soldiers in Chengdu had to defend the Jiangdong Army, and it was difficult to allocate more manpower to deal with the Southern Barbarians, so they had to ask Cao Cao to send reinforcements. Cao Cao intended to eliminate the Nanman scourge in one fell swoop, so he took Xia Houyuan, Cao Zhang and others as generals and led 10,000 troops to wipe out the Southern Barbarians.
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After the army arrived in Chengdu, Sima Yi joined it as a staff officer.
Ten thousand soldiers, a small number, went to fight in an unfamiliar land. It was extremely dangerous and could be said to be a very unwise move. However, Meng Huo was still young and had not yet become the leader of the Southern Barbarians.
He was a mediocre person, and there was no real unity among the various tribes of the Southern Barbarians. Sima Yi used his unpredictable schemes and various means to drive a wedge between the various tribes of the Southern Barbarians, which disturbed the various tribes of the Southern Barbarians. In the end, Qi Bing
As soon as he came out, he pacified the southern barbarians in one fell swoop.
Just like the last battle between Ping and Qiang, during this war between Ping and Qiang, Cao Zhang still performed the most outstandingly. He killed several barbarian generals one after another, including Meng Huo, the bravest among the young generation of southern barbarians.
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After the southern barbarian leader surrendered, he offered his daughter Zhurong as a show of sincerity, and Cao Zhang took her as his concubine.
Cao Zhang made great achievements and won a beautiful woman. He can be said to be the most glorious person in this war.
After returning to Xuchang, Xia Houyuan, Cao Zhang and other generals were rewarded. Cao Zhang was awarded the title of General Weinan and the title of Marquis of Yanling. Although the position of General Weinan was not very high, Cao Zhang was only nineteen years old at that time, so he was definitely
He is said to be young and promising.
You know, Gao Shun, the current top general of Cao's army, was not even a general when he was nineteen years old.
Of course, in today's world, there are a lot of warriors who have been named generals. They are no longer as rare as they were twenty years ago, but most of them are generals. It is unique for Cao Zhang to achieve such a status at such an age.
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In the past four years, an earth-shattering event has happened!
Cao Cao was promoted to Duke of Wei and promoted to King of Wei!
In the first month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, the emperor consecrated Cao Cao as the king of Wei, with a city of 30,000 households. He was placed above the princes and kings. He did not submit to his ministers when performing affairs, and did not worship when ordered to do so. Instead, he worshiped heaven and earth with the emperor's crown, chariot uniforms, banners, rituals and music.
The entrances and exits are called Jingzhi, the ancestral temple, the ancestors, and La are all like the Han system. The capital of the country is Yecheng, and all the princes are granted the title of marquis.
Less than three years after Cao Cao granted the title of Duke of Wei, he was promoted to king. In addition to sighing, people in the world could only succumb to Cao Cao's irresistible power. At this point, there were only a few people who were loyal to the Han Dynasty.
The last illusions in the hearts of the ministers were shattered. Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Wei succeeded Han.
It’s a pity that the general trend of the world is like this, how can it be easily stopped!
In July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, half a year after Cao Cao became king, Sun Jian was not willing to lag behind others. He went to the emperor and said that his contribution to the country was no less than that of Cao Cao, and he asked for the title of King of Wu. Cao Cao was furious when he saw the edict and tore up Sun Jian's request on the spot.
He cursed loudly: "Sun Jian is a man who lives in a corner. He cannot help the monarch to improve the country, and he cannot govern the local area to bring peace to the people. How can he be so virtuous and capable? How dare he compete with me!"
Cao Cao ordered the emperor to issue an edict to reduce Sun Jian's title and title, and called him a "treason". Anyone who clings to Sun Jian is a "rebel"!
When Sun Jian heard the news, he was also furious. In the end, he stopped inviting the emperor and proclaimed himself King of Wu in September.
Before Sun Jian became king, Liu Bei met him and told Cao Cao that proclaiming himself king was a rebellious act and that his lord was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and should not imitate him. Sun Jian was already bent on proclaiming himself king at this time and could not listen to what Liu Bei said.
What's more, Liu Bei's advice itself was extremely selfish, and Sun Jian would not care about it.
Liu Bei repeatedly tried to persuade Sun Jian, but Sun Jian became irritated and angry and reprimanded him loudly. Finally, Liu Bei retreated in panic.