"Then let me keep the two Zhuge Liang brothers in prison. I want to see what more shocking things Zhuge Liang can do. Literature Museum"
Yan Liang didn't plan to kill Zhuge Liang yet. He hadn't seen enough fun yet. He wanted to keep the corpses of Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin locked up like this.
"Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with Liu Chan's son?" Pang Tong asked, raising his hands.
Pang Tong didn't ask, and Yan Liang almost forgot that he still had Liu Chan in his hands.
Now Liu Bei's wife has become a prostitute for thousands of people, and his concubine Chen has become his plaything. There is also Liu Bei's only son. How can Yan Liang let her go so easily?
"Come here, bring that bastard Liu Chan to me." Yan Liang shouted coldly.
Not long after, several fierce-looking forest sergeants dragged the plump young man into the palace.
Liu Chan's face was full of fear. When he saw Yan Liang, he immediately knelt down on the ground, bowed his head and greeted Yan Liang tremblingly.
Yan Liang waved his hand and shouted: "Tear off this boy's pants, and give him thirty lashes first."
At the order, several guardsmen stepped forward, took off Liu Chan's pants a few times, and started whipping the whips wet with water.
"Ah...Your Majesty, please forgive me...ah..."
Liu Chan's face was distorted in pain, his limbs were kicked wildly, and he howled like a slaughtered pig.
Yan Liang sipped the wine and watched with interest the spectacle of Liu Bei's son being whipped.
In the blink of an eye, thirty lashes were struck, and Liu Chan was so beaten that his skin and flesh were torn, foaming at the mouth, and he almost fainted.
If an ordinary person received these thirty lashes, he would probably die from the pain. But Liu Chan, who had a fat head, big ears, and extremely thick buttocks, actually received these thirty lashes alive.
After finishing the whip, Yan Liang waved his hand to reject the imperial sergeant, looked down at Liu Chan, and said coldly: "Boy, thirty whips is just a small test. I will give you a chance to choose now. Do you want to be cut into pieces or die with a thousand cuts?" Five horses and five corpses die, it’s your choice.”
Liu Chan, who was in agony, was so frightened that he almost lost his breath. He struggled to get up, his fat head banged on the ground, and kept kowtowing to Yan Liang.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I have confessed my crime. Your Majesty, please spare my life." Liu Chan's humble plea resounded throughout the hall.
Everyone present showed disdain, thinking that Liu Bei could be considered a hero after all, but he had raised such an unsatisfactory son.
Yan Liang snorted coldly, "Liu Bei is my mortal enemy. You are Liu Bei's son of a bitch. Why should I spare your life?"
Liu Chan rolled his eyes and said anxiously: "Liu Bei has ruthlessly and unjustly abandoned the villain. The villain has been unkind to him for a long time. The villain hereby swears that he is willing to sever the father-son relationship with Liu Bei. Please have mercy, Your Majesty."
The son of the dignified Emperor of the Han Dynasty actually wanted to sever ties with his father in order to save his own life. Such a ridiculous thing. I am afraid that it will be difficult to describe it in detail throughout the ages.
"Liu Bei has raised a son like you. Like father, like son." Yan Liang said sarcastically with a sneer.
Liu Bei can repeatedly abandon his wife and children. It is said that "a tiger father has no dog sons". It is not surprising that Liu Chan, a son, has severed the father-son relationship with Liu Bei now. This can also prove that Liu Chan is indeed Liu Bei's biological child. .
"Since you are so aware of current affairs, I will give you a chance." A sly smile appeared on the corner of Yan Liang's mouth.
Yan Liang asked Liu Chan to tour Hebei and other places to personally expose Liu Bei's cruelty to the people who originally belonged to the Han Dynasty, and publicly announced that he would sever the father-son relationship with Liu Bei.
Therefore, Liu Chan, escorted by a group of imperial guards, traveled from Yan State in the north to Wei County in the south, enumerating Liu Bei's evil deeds, and announced to the world that he, Liu Chan, would sever ties with this ruthless and unjust father.
Relationship determination.
Yan Liang did this to let the world know that Liu Bei was a man who would betray even his own son, in order to destroy the last remaining bit of Liu Bei's image.
While Liu Chan was traveling around, exposing his own father's face, Yan Liang had already begun to send troops to completely eliminate Liu Bei.
According to the scouts' reports, Liu Bei had already passed through the territory of the Wuhuan people and fled to Changli County.
According to Pang Tong's inference, Liu Bei most likely wanted to attack Goguryeo from the east and west, seize Chu's four Liaodong counties, and use them as a basis to launch a counterattack.
As a result, the pressure faced by Lü Meng's army will inevitably increase sharply.
Of course Yan Liang would not sit back and watch Liu Bei seize Liaodong. He quickly issued an order and ordered the armies to assemble and prepare to continue advancing eastward.
In order to destroy Liu Bei, it is necessary to first eliminate the remnant Wuhuan troops entrenched in western Liaoning and northern Youbeiping, and open up the passage to Changli.
However, just when Yan Liang mobilized his troops and prepared to annihilate the Wuhuan people in one fell swoop, the scouts sent intelligence that the Wuhuan great chanyu Tadun had led more than 100,000 Wuhuan men and women to move northeast and retreat to the
We arrived at the Liucheng area of Changli County.
Naliucheng is located at the westernmost end of Changli County. It was originally the base camp of the Wuhuan people. Later, when the Wuhuan people saw the decline of the Han Dynasty, they took the opportunity to move south and gradually penetrated into the Youbeiping area.
Now that Jixian has been lost and Liu Bei has escaped, Taodun must have been fearing Chu's 200,000 to 300,000 strong soldiers, so he took his tribe and retreated to his hometown of Liucheng before Yan Liang's massive advance.
Liucheng is far away from the hinterland of Youzhou, more than 800 miles away from Jicheng, and the roads are difficult to travel, so it is not suitable for large-scale military deployment.
At this time, some of the ministers of the Chu State suggested that they should ignore Wuhuan and Liu Bei for the time being, and move their troops to the west first to pacify Sima Yi who was entrenched in Bingzhou, and then start the eastward expedition.
"Bingzhou is a dangerous mountain, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If a large army conquers it, it will take at least about a year. In this year, if Liu Bei joins forces with Goguryeo and captures our four Liaodong counties, then the situation will change greatly.
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Pang Tong stood up and opposed the annexation of the state first.
Fazheng also said: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable. It makes no difference whether Sima Yi is a traitor who is sitting on the defensive, whether he attacks early or late. If Liu Bei takes possession of the four Liaodong counties, it will become a disaster for the northern border of Chu. I also thought that I should be the first to march eastward."
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At this time, Taishi Ci stood up, cupped his hands and said: "I also think that we should attack Liu Bei first, but if our army goes eastward, it can only go along the 400-mile coastal road. However, in the late summer and early autumn, the coastal road is muddy and difficult to travel.
But there is no way for our army’s chariots, horses and baggage to pass through.”
Taishi Ci's words made all the ministers look shocked, and everyone's eyes were focused on the map.
The "Binhai Road" mentioned by Taishi Ci is actually a long and narrow coastal plain, which is the so-called Liaoxi Corridor.
This road starts from Ji and passes through Yutian, Fengrun, Yanshanhaiguan and Jincheng. It is the shortest road to Changli.
However, at this time, the transportation along the coast was extremely underdeveloped. There was no city on this coastal road, and it was impossible for the Chu army to stop and rest.
Moreover, the rainy season has not yet passed, so this road is too shallow for carriages and horses, and too deep for boats. Its road is difficult, even more difficult than the road to Shu.
Taishi Ci once guarded Youzhou and knew a lot about the terrain in this area. Naturally, he knew the terrain of Binhai Road very well.
At this time, the originally heated atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and all the ministers in the hall frowned secretly, as if they were at their wits' end.
Yan Liang stared at the map, searching for those old memories in his mind.
After pondering for a long time, Yan Liang sneered, confidence and determination appeared on his heroic face.
"Wuhuan and Liu Bei thought that the Binhai Road was difficult and I could not destroy them. So I decided to send troops to the east to give them an unexpected surprise." Yan Liang was murderous and no one could stop his fighting spirit.
"Your Majesty, what General Taishi said must be taken into consideration. The coastal road is blocked and the terrain is unfavorable to our army. I think we should be cautious in this battle." Pang Tong, who was originally in charge of the battle, also became cautious at this time.
Yan Liang raised the corner of his mouth: "Who said I would take the Binhai Road?"
Pang Tongyi was stunned, and all the officials were suspicious.
If you want to conquer Changli eastward, where else can you go if you don’t take the Binhai Road?
Unless shipping by sea, shipping capacity is risky after all, and Liu Bei and the Wuhuan people must be well prepared, so taking the sea route is not very reliable.
Under the blank gaze of all the ministers, Yan Liang walked to the map and raised his hand to draw a line on it.
"Binhai Road is impassable, so I will leave Lulongsai." Yan Liang revealed the mystery.
Everyone was startled at first, and then suddenly realized.
The so-called Lulongsai is the area from Xifengkou to Lengshui. After passing through the fortress and detouring for more than 800 miles, you can reach Liucheng from the southeast.
Back then, the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu fought for many years in the Youbeiping area. At that time, Lulongsai was relatively unblocked. However, later when the Huns moved westward and the fighting here gradually subsided, Lulongsai was gradually neglected. Nowadays, when people mention the East
When going to Changli, most people only know Binhai Road, but few people still remember the Lulong Ancient Road.
At this time, Yan Liang suddenly mentioned Lu Longsai, which naturally surprised the ministers present.
No one would have thought that Yan Liang just remembered that in history, Cao Cao took this Lulong Road in his Northern Expedition to Wuhuan.
It is precisely for this reason that Yan Liang, an "outsider" unfamiliar with the terrain, unexpectedly thought of this almost forgotten ancient road.
After being surprised, Taishi Ci said: "There is indeed the old Lulong Road in the north of Youbeiping, but this road is inaccessible and has been cut off for two hundred years. It can be said that this is a road without a road. Our army wants to go around this road to Changli.
, I’m afraid it’s quite difficult.”
All the ministers nodded one after another, mostly agreeing with what Tai Shi Ci said and feeling that it would be too risky to take this route.
Yan Liang sneered and said lightly: "You think Lu Longsai can't leave. Liu Bei and the Wuhuan people must also think that Lu Longsai can't leave. Because of this, I insist on leaving Lu Longsai and kill Liu Bei and Hulu."
Caught off guard."
Unexpected!
These four words instantly shocked the ministers deeply. At this moment, they suddenly remembered that their invincible emperor, from the time he started his army in Runan to this day, was best at taking surprises.
Since the Northern Expedition, Chu's crushing attacks have almost made them forget that the most important thing in using troops is the combination of the right and the right.
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Liu Bei and the Hulu should be killed by surprise. I agree with your Majesty's military strategy." Pang Tong didn't hesitate much and immediately came up with a plan to support Yan Liang.
The other ministers hesitated for a moment, and many of them spoke impassionedly in agreement.
Yan Liang was as bold as fire. He stood up and waved his hand: "Pass on my will, the army will go out of the fortress, follow me to wipe out the barbarians and wipe out Liu Bei!"