Chang'an Palace.
"My good uncle, if it weren't for you, would I be the emperor who lost my land!" Cao Rui looked at Cao Zhen, His Highness kneeling, and said angrily, "When the late emperor was here, you were a famous general who conquered the Western Regions. Why? I can't even tell you that I'm attacking in the east or west today! Where is Xia Houmao? Where are the others?"
Cao Zhen knelt down and said, "I am incompetent. That Xiahou Mao Xing fled to Nan'an at night. How could he have encountered a group of invulnerable armored cavalry and captured him?"
"My Yongliang Governor has become a prisoner! What use are you people? And didn't Zhang He say that the street pavilion can be broken down in three days? How come it took more than ten days?"
Just as Cao Zhen was about to speak, he saw a messenger walking in quickly.
"Report! Your Majesty, Sima Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, was ambushed in Liliucheng! The entire army has returned to Chang'an safely."
Cao Rui obviously put away his temper at this time and sighed longly: "Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang. The gods and ghosts can only use soldiers like this. In the street pavilion, you can still mobilize a stable ambush, that's all. Now Jigu's suspicious soldiers are already Now that we have seen through it, Jieting Longcheng cannot be captured for a long time, what other suggestions do you have?"
Cao Zhen cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, now that Liangzhou has been lost, Chencang City is the top priority. Once Chencang is lost again, Chang'an will be in danger. Now General Zhang He has stationed 100,000 troops to garrison Chencang. Zhuge Liang should be there soon." If you can't get it, please return to Luoyang, Your Majesty, and don't go to dangerous places in person."
Cao Rui was too lazy to pay attention to Cao Zhen and only said: "Go and call Sima Yi."
Sima Yi walked into the palace step by step, bowed his head and knelt with Cao Zhen: "Your Majesty, call me, what do you mean?"
"Capturing and beheading Meng Da was a great achievement for Governor Sima. Now I want to ask you. Now that Li Xian has defeated Long Dao and Yongliang has been lost, what is our army's next plan?" Cao Rui asked.
Hearing this, Sima Yi quickly glanced at Cao Zhen, who was looking at him angrily, and then he raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I am the governor of Jingzhou. I am... not familiar with Yongliang's military, so please let the general make his own decision."
"I want you to say it!" Cao Rui shouted sharply.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Zhuge Liang has easily conquered three counties and defeated the Long Road. Now that the military front is in full swing, our army can hold on to Chencang. When it loses its vigor, we can then send troops from Chencang and order a general to march out of Chencang Road. The Jieting garrison was pinned down, and the other army detoured to the west city to cut off the Shu army's retreat, and then ordered the general to attack Anding with his army, so that the three counties could be recovered."
After hearing this, Cao Rui nodded, then frowned and asked, "Don't you understand Yongliang military affairs?"
"I'm afraid!" Sima Yi quickly bowed his head and said.
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Longcheng Camp.
After Li Xian bid farewell to his father, he stood under the banner of the mainstay. For a moment, countless pride arose spontaneously. Looking at the neatly lined up vine-armored generals, Li Xian pulled out the sword on his waist and shouted loudly: "Conquer the Central Plains." !”
"Conquer the Central Plains!"
The shouts of these soldiers circled back and forth between the two mountains of the street pavilion, and could not disperse for a long time...
Later Chen Shou recorded in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms: "Li Xian, the general who conquered the east, stopped Zhang He at the street pavilion. He marched to Yongliang and was invincible. This battle was called the Battle of Jue Longdao." A later novelist named Luo wrote: "Zhang He stopped at the street pavilion. When I encountered an ambush, I thought of the friendship between my master and my uncle and gave him a righteous explanation. This time I shouted, "The prince is far away beating the drum and fighting in the street pavilion, Li Han Xingyi is responsible for the explanation of Zhang Junyi!"
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It is said that Li Xian's troops had rested in Longcheng for three days. They followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and returned to Nan'an. They ordered Xiahou Mao to be escorted back to Chengdu. As soon as they arrived in Nan'an, the imperial edict arrived. The imperial edict probably meant to set up a governor's palace in Nan'an. Li Xian is responsible for all internal affairs in Nan'an City and will not interfere with him. If there is a war in Yongliang, he can do it easily.
Li Xian was about to receive the order, but the person delivering the order suddenly stopped and said, "General, don't panic, your Majesty has something to ask you."
Li Xian quickly knelt down and said, "Please tell me, sir."
"Your Majesty asked me to ask the general about his ambitions." The person delivering the order paused.
Li Xian bowed his head and replied: "My ambition in this life is to help the Han Dynasty. I would like to guarantee to Your Majesty that wherever the sun and moon shine, and wherever rivers reach, it is Han territory. Anyone who offends our powerful Han will be punished no matter how far away!"
The person who delivered the order nodded and immediately handed the order to Li Xian. He turned around and said, "General, please don't forget your majesty's kindness today."
"I will never forget this!" Li Xian knelt down to see the person delivering the order. After he had completely left, he stood up and let out a long sigh of relief.
Tian Dali raised his hands and asked, "General, why are you sighing?"
Li Xian's thoughts moved slightly, but he said nothing. He just said: "Nothing, you have captured Xia Houmao alive. It is a great achievement. I will give you fifty jars of the wine rewarded by your majesty."
Unexpectedly, Tian Dali waved his hands quickly at this moment: "General, I can't do it. I can't drink in these days."
Gong Jie was also curious for a moment: "That's strange, Dali, don't you usually like to drink the most?"
Unexpectedly, Tian Dali's face turned red at this moment: "To be honest, you two, the wife of our family is happy. She can't smell the alcohol on my body and will vomit if she smells it."
Li Xian's eyes widened: "When did you get married?"
"It was the day after your Excellency left for the expedition. The county guard insisted on marrying his daughter to me and said that he would rely on me in the future. I couldn't refuse, so I agreed." Tian Dali's face became redder and redr as he talked. Such a big and strong man The general was as shy as a girl for a moment.
"Well, Tian Dali, let's work our butts off in the front, and you can enjoy the happiness and freedom in the back." Gong Jie pretended to be angry for a moment.
Na Tian Dali also knew it was a joke, so he just laughed.
Li Xian also stopped smiling and raised his hand to stop: "Okay, by the way, where is Dr. Chen?"
Tian Dali then raised his hand and said, "General, Doctor Chen will start practicing horse riding when he arrives in this city. He accidentally fell down yesterday and will be lying down in his camp to recover from his injuries."
Li Xian nodded: "By the way, speaking of horses, I have one thing in mind. Have you noticed that the number of stables in Nan'an city is almost more than that of the three counties of Shangnanzhong?"
The second general nodded and asked in unison: "Does the general still want to form a cavalry?"
Li Xian nodded and said: "Now that the Wei Dynasty is in the north, it is famous for its cavalry. If we can treat others in their own way, it will be very satisfying. I wonder if you two have any ideas. "
Hearing this, Gong Jie waved his hand and said: "General, I have always only been in charge of archers. As for this cavalry, I really have no experience. Why don't you let General Tian lead another one?"
Li Xian shook his head again and said: "A strong military establishment will obviously be added, but what we need now is the support of the local nobles in Liangzhou so that we can have more troops and talents. This general has just arrived in Nan'an. As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and the first fire must naturally be started by the local nobles."
Tian Dali cupped his hands and said: "General, if you talk about nobles, I know one. I have often heard from my father-in-law these days that there is a Liang brother in Liangzhou. The eldest one is named Liang Xu and the younger one is named Liang Qian." , are all prominent figures in Liangzhou. Could it be that the general wants to invite them to Nan'an? '
Li Xian was a little hesitant about these two people, because no matter what historical data they were, there was indeed very little information about these two people, and he had never known what kind of characters these two people were from the history books.
"Well then, Gong Jie, you will hold a banquet in Nan'an today for all the famous people in Nan'an City. I will see who is willing to give face and who is unwilling to give face." Li Xian gently placed the tea cup in his hand on the table. above.
"Yes, General Mo, go get ready right now." Gong Jie handed over his hands and walked out of the camp gate.
"You go down too. By the way, if you don't want to drink, just go get some Shu brocade and make some clothes for your wife." Li Xian looked at Tian Dali and said.
When Tian Dali also resigned, although the Governor of Nan'an was an honor he had never had before, this place was indeed a headache. At this moment, there were almost no talents available here. Even the so-called Liang Xuliang Qian The two brothers were really here, and he didn't know whether he could trust them. The most famous person in Liangzhou during this period was Jiang Wei, who had already been taken away by Zhuge Liang. It was extremely difficult to find talents at this time. , when I was having a headache, I saw a familiar name from the list of prisoners: 'Guo Xiu'
Li Xian was a little confused. Although he had never met this person before, why was his name so familiar? He must have appeared somewhere. He searched hard in his mind until an idea flashed and he said: "I know, that's it." This brat assassinated Fei Yi!" Without waiting for anyone to react, Li Xian immediately had Guo Xiu brought up.
"Guo Xiu! I would like to ask you, your Guo family has always been a loyal minister of the Wei State, but now you are a prisoner, are you willing to do so?" Li Xian asked.
Guo Xiu was startled at first. In this kind of situation, he would usually first ask if he is willing to surrender. Why should he ask himself if he is willing to surrender? Then he hesitated for a moment: "Sin will... be willing to..."
Li Xian sneered: "You are unwilling and still hesitant." '
Guo Xiu then adjusted his rapid breathing and said: "General, I...are not willing to accept it? The general is the mainstay of the Han Dynasty, and I have nothing to say to become his prisoner."
"No, you have something to say, and a lot of it. Guo Xiu, what are you actually thinking in your heart? Do you think I don't know the general? You thought you would be a prisoner anyway, and you would pretend to surrender when the time comes, and wait for an opportunity to create unrest in our country in the future. The bigger the better, it counts as serving the country, yes or no!" Li Xian asked sharply.
Guo Xiu was startled at first, then collapsed to the ground, as if all the secrets in his body were about to be seen through. He still managed to keep up his energy and said: "General... General... I am already a prisoner under the rank, and again How can you create turmoil?"
Li Xian sneered and flew out with a punch, hitting Guo Xiu directly on the abdomen. A shiny dagger slipped out from the prison uniform. He hurriedly stepped forward and kicked the dagger away, quickly suppressing Guo Xiu.
"How do you know! I have a dagger. I, Guo Xiusheng, am from the Wei Dynasty. I am the ghost of the Wei Dynasty when I die!" After Guo Xiu said this, he hit the long sword on his neck. At this time, it was too late to take action. Li Xianben also returned I wanted to persuade him to surrender, but he was too strong-willed and died in the Nan'an Governor's Mansion.
"General, there is something written on the dagger, written as a gift from Jiang Wei..."
"Shut up! No one is allowed to spread this matter today. Once it is revealed, he will be killed immediately!" Li Xian scolded.
The people on the left and right remained silent and hurriedly cleaned up the blood stains in the Governor's Mansion. Li Xian naturally put away the dagger and went to the military camp.
