On the Han River, hundreds of boats were vying for the current, and the boats were going straight down. Sun Quan, the commander-in-chief, lay on his bed for a long time and couldn't sleep. The waves came one after another throughout the day, which made him feel a little exhausted mentally and physically, and he was no longer as high-spirited and complacent as before. Full of looks.
Zhu Ran and Zhou Tai listened to Sun Quan's uncontrollable sighs through the cabin window, and they felt confused in their hearts. None of them expected that the fight on the Xiangyang front line would take a turn for the worse, so that the king would finally decide to withdraw.
Xiangyang urgently reported that Sima Yi, the general of Cao Wei's Fu army, suddenly dispatched from Wancheng and defeated Zhuge Jin's army in one fell swoop. He killed more than a thousand people under Wu general Zhang Ba, thus breaking the siege of Xiangyang. Zhuge Jin's army could not stand still and had retreated to Nanjun.
After Sun Quan learned the news, he made up his mind to withdraw his troops and return to Wuchang. Both armies suffered defeats, and chaos broke out in the capital. It was impossible to attack by force. The only way to preserve their strength was to retreat.
A few days later, Sun Quan finally returned to Wuchang, and immediately came up with political strategies to calm people's hearts. Soon after, the whole story of Han Zong's defection was found out.
It turned out that the reason why Han Zong defected was because he was afraid of being held accountable by Sun Quan for his misdeeds and serious crimes, so he led his family to Wei with his heart.
In order to seduce people's hearts, Han Zong, a thief, also threatened and lured his subordinates, and married his relatives and aunts to his generals. Han Zong also gave his own maids and concubines to his close confidants, and then killed cows, drank wine, and sworn their blood to make an alliance. Only then did he succeed. He took thousands of people to defect to Cao Wei.
After Sun Quan learned the whole story, he secretly sent school officials to supervise the work of the generals and ministers, and also issued an explicit edict, saying that those who could capture and kill Han Zong would be granted a title of marquis and given gold, which showed that he wanted to kill Han Zong and then be happy.
Three days later, the news from Yangzhou made Sun Quan even more depressed. Cao Xiu, the general of the Wei clan, killed the general Shen De who was stationed in Anhui City in one fell swoop, and surrendered the Wu general Zhai Dan and others. Among them, Han Zong, whom Sun Quan hated most, was also appointed as a general by Cao Wei and granted the title of Guang Guang. Yanghou.
Sun Quan became even more angry when he found out, and immediately wanted to personally lead an army to attack Yangzhou to kill Han Zong, but the ministers tried their best to dissuade him, so he gave up the idea of raising troops.
After the news of the Wu army's defeat came back to Luoyang, Cao Rui was overjoyed. This was his first victory since he ascended the throne, which consolidated the throne in one fell swoop. So he feasted on the soldiers and rewarded the meritorious officers one by one. joy.
It was already October of the fourth year of Jianxing when Yang Qing learned the whole story of the defeat of Soochow. After reading the secret military report sent by the imperial court, he shook his head slightly, thinking that he would not be able to defeat Sun Quan in front of the two armies. They were repulsed by Cao Wei without any gains, which was a waste of the advantages of the water network and convenient supplies.
However, Soochow did not gain anything, Yang Qing was still happy in his heart. In his opinion, it would be best for Wei and Wu to fight to the death, but Sun Quan still ended up with an anticlimactic ending. It was both unexpected and unexpected. It makes sense, and one has to smile helplessly.
Of course, Yang Qing had long known that there was no big war between the Han, Wei and Wu kingdoms in the fourth year of Jianxing, so he could basically accept the result. Now his focus is still on Hanzhong and Mianyang.
Baoxie Road, with a total distance of more than 500 miles, starts from the entrance of Baoguchi in Hanzhong in the south and ends at the mouth of Xieguchi in Mei County in the north. The entire road mainly follows the two valleys of Xieshui, a tributary of the Weishui River, and Baoshui, a tributary of the Han River, so it is named Baoxie Road.
And because the exit is located at the entrance of the Xiegu, it is also called the Xiegu Road. This road is the main road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong and was opened in the pre-Qin period.
Baocheng County, a subordinate county in Hanzhong, is located at the mouth of Baogu Valley, guarding the main road of the river valley. It is located in a strategic and strategic location. That's why Yang Qing sent his trusted general Liu Yin to serve as the county magistrate of Baocheng. Today, Liu Yin has basically mastered the important military and political affairs of the county.
"Xiuren, how is Pu Gong doing now?" On the Baoxie Road, Yang Qing and Liu Yin walked side by side, slowly moving forward.
Liu Yin leaned forward and replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Fu. Ever since Pu Gong arrived in Baocheng, Yin has cooperated fully. Whether it's craftsmen or money, he will be fully supplied. He and Mr. Fu will not miss anything important."
"I don't worry about this, but Pu Gong is a bit weird. I'm afraid you will suffer a little bit." Yang Qing smiled slightly.
Liu Yin thought of Pu Yuan's ordinary behavior and smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, although this official behavior is a bit weird, Yin really likes his innocent heart that does not lag behind external things, so these days we are It’s quite a pleasure to get along with you.”
"That's great. I was afraid you might be a little overwhelmed." Yang Qing said, "By the way, how far is Red Cliff?"
Liu Yin looked at the surrounding terrain and replied: "Jun Fu, there are still more than ten miles."
After Pu Yuan arrived in Hanzhong, he first stayed in Nanzheng for a few days, and then he felt that he could not stay idle, so he begged to go to Mianyang. Seeing that he was very motivated, Yang Qing agreed wholeheartedly.
After Pu Yuan arrived in Mianyang, he wanted to set up a foundry on the spot, but after looking around, he couldn't find the most satisfactory place. Later, he heard that there was a secret and steep place in the Baoshui River Valley in Baocheng County, and the water quality was good, making it an excellent place to build an outpost fortress, so he went to Baocheng to find Liu Yin to help build the workshop.
"I heard that Chiya is an excellent outpost. Your Baocheng County is jointly building a fortress with the Hanzhong Governor's Office?" Yang Qing asked casually.
Liu Yin explained: "Exactly, not long ago, the Governor of Wei Yan sent me a letter saying that he was planning to build a fortress at Chiya and asked me to assist Baocheng County. Yin did not dare to make his own decision, so he immediately wrote to Nanzheng to ask the governor to make a decision. But I haven’t heard from the county government for a long time, and the governor’s office has started construction over there, so I have no choice but to mobilize soldiers and civilians to cooperate.”
Yang Qingdao: "Well, I went to Chenggu for inspection at that time, and I didn't have time to reply to this matter. Since the location of Chiya is suitable, there is no harm in starting the work first, and you don't have to worry about it."
"Yes, Yin understands."
Later, Yang Qing was also quite dissatisfied with this matter. The Hanzhong Governor's Office and the local government jointly handled official affairs and should have informed the county government first. Unexpectedly, Wei Yan actually bypassed him and issued orders directly to the subordinate counties. In fact, he was in a battle with himself.
He originally wanted to launch a counterattack to correct his behavior, but after seeing that Chiya was indeed an excellent military location, he had to praise Wei Yan's vision, but he was only slightly dissatisfied and tolerated it for the sake of the country.
It's just that Yang Qing hopes that there won't be a next time for Wei Yan, otherwise he won't tolerate it considering the finally eased relationship.
"Is Mingzhi coming?" Pu Yuan said hello to Yang Qing on the river valley, and then stretched his hand into the river.
Yang Qing asked in confusion: "What are you doing, sir?"
Pu Yuan sighed: "I thought this water of praise was strong enough, but I didn't expect it to be dull and weak. It is not the best quenching water!"
"According to your wishes, the water quality of this praise water is not suitable for quenching?" Yang Qing asked thoughtfully.
Pu Yuan replied helplessly: "It's not suitable, it's not suitable!"
Having known each other for many years, he probably knows that Pu Yuan attaches great importance to water quality when casting weapons. If he wants to create extremely sharp magic weapons, in addition to the popular method of casting iron and forging steel, Pu Yuan's exclusive secret is to choose the most suitable water for quenching. If the water quality is not good, the quality of the weapons will be greatly reduced.
Yang Qing thought for a while and then asked: "Is there no suitable water quality in Hanzhong?"
"No, all the water in Han Dynasty is weak in nature. If it is an ordinary sword, it will be enough. However, if you want to forge a magical weapon, it will not be quenched well and it will be difficult to achieve." Pu Yuan said slowly.
Yang Qing thought for a moment and smiled: "Since the Han River is not good, why not use other water to quench the fire? Divine soldiers are already scarce, so we should do something special."
"Haha, Mingzhi, I've been waiting for your words." Pu Yuan laughed loudly.
Yang Qing was shocked when he heard this and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"If you want to refine magic weapons, water from the Shu River is the most suitable. However, it is a long and expensive journey south to Chengdu to get water. I am afraid that your subordinates will not agree easily. I am waiting for your words before I can implement it." Pu Yuan He looked at Yang Qing for a while and Liu Yin for a while, and said with a smile.
Yang Qing smiled helplessly: "It turns out that Mr. Yang is here waiting for Yang. It doesn't matter. Since I have fallen into the trap, I will not regret it." He then ordered Liu Yin: "Xiuren, you will arrange for someone to go to Chengdu to get it now. The water from the Shu River comes to create magical weapons."
"promise."
