Chapter 52 fight the world

"Jun came back from the front line, Liu Bi and the others heard that Chao Cuo died, do you plan to retreat?" Liu Qi looked suspiciously at Deng Gong, who had just returned from the front line, a servant who was a visitor (Ling Lang Zhongling) The subordinate, rank than Qianshi, commanding the audience) served as the general of the school lieutenant. "Your Majesty, the king of Wu, Liu Bi, has been plotting to rebel for decades. Of course he is extremely angry when you cut his territory. Killing Chao Cuo is just an excuse he keeps talking about. Now that you have killed Chao Cuo, I'm afraid there is no loyal minister who can give you advice." Deng Gong said.

Liu Qi asked, "Why?" Deng Gong replied: "Your Majesty, the reason why Chao Cuo wanted to cut down the vassals was because he saw that the power of the princes and kings was too strong and had already threatened the central government. He cut down the vassals to protect the country of the Liu family. Now You killed him and silenced the loyal ministers internally, but externally you avenged those rebellious princes and kings, Your Majesty's doing this is too unwise." Liu Qi was silent for a long time after listening, and finally said regretfully: "You are right, and I regret it too."

What's the use of regretting now?Liu Qi has become a veritable loner, and he has long since lost his trust in the world.From him, we can see that when a person breaks his promise, it is often because he betrays those who trust him. When Chao Cuo was killed, Yuan An and Zongzheng Liu Tong had already arrived at the Wu Chu army camp. Liu Tong wanted to read Liu Qi's edict in front of Liu Bi, but Liu Bi raised his eyes and said, "I am the Eastern Emperor now. Why do you still need to accept Liu Qi's bullshit edict?" The arrogant Liu Bi ignored Liu Tong at all. At this moment, Wu Chu's army is fighting with the Liang Guo's troops who are desperately resisting.Liu Bi didn't dislike Yuan An at first, but when he saw his old friend coming, he wanted Yuan An to be his general.Of course Yuan Ang would not do it, he knew in his heart that with Zhou Yafu around, Wu Chujun would be a grasshopper after autumn, he would not be able to die in a few days.As soon as Liu Bi got angry, he locked Yuan Ang up, and specially sent a captain and 500 soldiers to watch over him.The distraught Yuan An thought that he was doomed, but he didn't expect to meet an acquaintance suddenly, and things suddenly turned around.

When Yuan An was the Prime Minister of the State of Wu, there was a petty official who had an affair with his maidservant. Because Yuan An wanted to follow the principle of keeping a low profile in the State of Wu, he kept quiet about it.But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Someone told the little official, "Yuan Xiangguo already knew about your affair with his maidservant." The little official was shocked and ran away.After Yuan An knew about this, he personally drove the little official back, and not only gave him his maid, but also let him be the little official. When Yuan An was trapped this time, the little official was serving as Sima under the captain who was guarding Yuan An.It was freezing cold that day, and Sima couldn't bear to see his benefactor suffer.In order to repay his kindness, he sold all his clothes and exchanged them for two stones of good wine for the soldiers guarding Yuan An. When the soldiers were all drunk, Sima picked up Yuan An and said to him: "You If you want to run, run quickly, the king of Wu will kill you tomorrow morning."

Yuan Ang looked at Sima suspiciously, and asked, "What do you do?" Sima said: "You forgot, I am the little official who had an affair with your maid!" Yuan Ang was shocked, and he was very grateful immediately, he said: "No, you have seniors and juniors, I can't implicate your family." Sima said: "Don't worry about running away. I don't want to work under King Wu for a long time. I will arrange my family well. You don't have to worry." Upon hearing this, Yuan Ang got up quickly, after all, saving his life was the most important thing.Sima hacked down the camp tent with a knife, and Yuan Ang passed through the drunken soldiers, ran out quickly, took off the fur ornament from the scepter and put it on his body, leaning on the bamboo pole for seven or eight miles in one breath, It wasn't until dawn that he saw Liang Guo's patrolling cavalry, so he felt relieved, asked Liang Jun for a horse, and rode back to Chang'an.

The camera turned to Chang'an again, and Zhou Yafu, the "big killer weapon" sacrificed by Liu Qi, was already on the way from Chang'an to the front line of Xingyang in the "Six Vehicles".Regarding the biography of Liucheng, some people interpret it as a carriage with six horses, and others interpret it as a carriage that needs to change horses six times on the way. In short, it is a kind of high-speed transportation.Zhou Yafu was going to take the main road to pass Xiaoshan and Mianchi, when suddenly a man named Zhao She jumped out, and he warned Zhou Yafu: "Wu and Chujun must have known that the imperial court would send you to the front to lead the army, and they are also afraid of you." I presumably set up an ambush in front of Xiaoshan and Mianchi. You can't fall into the trap yourself. The most important thing about marching is mystery, and you can only catch them by surprise. I think you should go out of Wuguan from Lantian to Luoyang, General. Although it will be a day or two late to go this way, the Wu Chu army will never know when you arrive in Luoyang. At that time, you will give the soldiers weapons and attack the Wu Chu army by surprise. They were terrified."

Zhou Yafu finally listened to Zhao She's advice, and when he arrived in Luoyang, he sent people to search around Xiaoshan and Mianchi. The Wu Chu army's ambush was still there, and Zhou Yafu happened to catch him. Zhou Yafu met the great ranger Ju Meng in Luoyang, and when he saw that such talents as Ju Meng could still appear in front of him alive and kicking, he felt relieved all of a sudden. Rangers are characters who walk on the fringes of the government and the people. The most prominent feature of these people is that they rob the rich and give to the poor. Although sometimes they are not very reasonable, they belong to groups outside the government that maintain social justice.Rangers often have unique skills, some are good at martial arts, and some are superior in intelligence. In the early Han Dynasty, Wang Ling, the prime minister, was born as a ranger. Liu Bang also admired ranger in his early years.Ju Meng's influence is very great. When his mother died, thousands of cars came from all over the country to follow him to the funeral.Liu Bi wants to raise an army, and talents like Ju Meng should be recruited under his command, and he must control it so that he will not be snatched away by the court.But now that Ju Meng is still wandering around Luoyang, it can be seen that Liu Bi has not been able to recruit any talents, so Zhou Yafu is relieved at once, and he is sure to start a fight with Liu Bi.

Zhou Yafu met Deng Gong again in Huaiyang County. Deng Gong was originally a guest of Zhou Bo’s family, so Zhou Yafu knew him very well. Zhou Yafu asked Deng Gong for advice. The Chu army does not seem to be that strong. Although they are fighting bravely at the moment, it is estimated that this momentum will not last long. I am now thinking from your standpoint, and I think the best combat arrangement is to lead the troops to the east. Stick to Changyi County (now Changyi City, Shandong Province), so that Wu Jun will spend all his energy fighting Liang Jun. If Wu Jun wants to attack Liang Jun with all his strength, he will definitely not care about fighting with your army, General. , to secretly send troops to control the intersection of Huai River and Surabaya River (in the west of Hongze, Jiangsu today), thereby cutting off the connection between Wu Jun and the rear base camp, and cutting off its food and grass supply. Wu Jun spent too much energy on Liang Jun, and there was no food and grass To add, the morale of the army must be in turmoil, and when our army goes all out to fight it, it will be easy to put down the rebellion."

After hearing this, Zhou Yafu knew that this was a good strategy, so he did not change Deng Gong's plan, and deployed his own troops according to it. The Wu army also made arrangements. The general Tian Lubo suggested to the king of Wu: "It is very difficult to concentrate our forces to fight westward. I request that I take 50,000 people along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River to the west. Changsha Kingdom, and then enter Guanzhong from Wuguan to join forces with you, this is an unexpected way of fighting." Although Tian Lubo had a clever plan, but in the eyes of Liu Bi's family, power is the first and their amulet, so Liu Bi's prince stood up and objected: "Father, you raise an army. To put it bluntly, this is rebellion. It’s not justified, so it’s better not to divide the army and let others take power, otherwise you will rebel, and others will rebel, and it will be troublesome.” Liu Bi suddenly realized when he heard this, fully affirmed his son’s opinion, and finally The opportunity to win was missed in vain.

General Huan, a young general from the state of Wu, suggested to Liu Bi: "Our Wu army is mainly infantry, and the Han Dynasty is full of chariots and cavalry. Our troops are suitable for walking in places with steep terrain. You can't beat the central army. So I suggest to you, the king, let go of the towns that can't be beaten, and go to seize the Luoyang arsenal and Ao Cang first. With weapons and food in hand, you can rely on the dangerous terrain of the Taihang Mountains and the Yellow River to defend. Even if you can't pass the time, the general trend of the world will basically follow you. If you are always dragging your troops because you are attacking the city, and wait until the chariot and cavalry regiments of the imperial court gather on a large scale, then we will Ruined."

As a result, Liu Bi turned around after hearing this and went to consult the opinions of a group of veterans in the Wu Kingdom. It seems that Liu Bi has been running the Wu Kingdom for so many years and has not found any talents. The stubborn and ignorant old guys have a very unified opinion: firmly oppose. The old people like to rely on the old to sell the old. They said to Liu Bi: "Young people are restless. It's just that they are impatient and aggressive. How can these young men think long-term? Jiang is still old and spicy. You still have to listen to our arrangements. , that's right." Liu Bi finally gave up General Huan's strategy in vain. As mentioned earlier, Liu Bi is most afraid of dividing troops and power, so that as long as someone rebels, he, Liu Bi, will be finished.In order to avoid the division of troops, he gathered all the troops under his direct command; in order to avoid the separation of powers, he named his guests as Sima, general, and lieutenant early on. He is already busy conferring officials and titles on his subordinates.This trick seems to be able to win people's hearts, but in the eyes of shrewd people, it is clearly a manifestation of Liu Bi's own lack of self-confidence. turmoil. Wu Jun's savior was a man named Zhou Qiu from Xiapi County, Donghai County.He was one of the Han Dynasty criminals recruited by Liu Bi's men. Zhou Qiu was drunk and crazy. Liu Bi had always looked down on this man, so he was not considered when he was appointed as an official this time.However, Zhou Qiu was very dissatisfied in his heart, and he wanted to prove to Liu Bi that he was capable.He took the initiative to find Liu Bi, saying that he didn't want to be a general and didn't want to lead troops, but as long as he was given a Han Dynasty envoy's talisman, he could help Liu Bi accomplish a great event. The Han Dynasty talisman is really not worth mentioning to Liu Bi. It is estimated that a lot of them were seized during the march, and it is not a big deal to just give one.As a result, Zhou Qiu took the talisman and ran back to his hometown Xiapi overnight. First, he baited and killed the county magistrate, and then he encouraged his neighbors to rebel, and a mighty team of 30,000 people was assembled.On the one hand, he sent people to inform Liu Bi, and on the other hand, he led the army to fight against Chengyang Kingdom not far from Xiapi, and defeated Lieutenant Chengyang's army. At this time, Lieutenant Chengyang should be the one in front of Liu Qi Deng Gong who pointed out that he killed Chao Cuo by mistake and advised Zhou Yafu in Luoyang. After the Chengyang Kingdom was conquered, Zhou Qiu's army had already numbered 100,000. If Liu Bi could cooperate with him in the battle at this time, the entire Wu Chu Seven Kingdoms Rebellion would be reversed.But the problem was that when Zhou Qiu excitedly rampaged in Qi, the news of Liu Bi's defeat came.Unable to withstand the blow, Zhou Qiu broke out with a malignant sore on his back, and died suddenly on the way back to the army to Xiapi.In addition to regretting, we can't help but ask, how can Liu Bi lose when he loses?