Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 439 Digital Secret Report
Cao Cao went to Luoyang to take office, Liu Hebiao and Zhuge Jin were the governors of Qingzhou, Guan Yu was the governor of Xuzhou, and Tai Shici was the governor of the navy.

Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin each lead a water army, and Chen Yu joins the army. He uses Yuzhou Island as a base to train the water army and is ready to go south at any time.

The best candidate to guard Shouchun is of course Cao Ren, with Man Chong as the military advisor, and Zhang Liao in Hefei to support him, it can be said that there is nothing wrong with it.

Sun Ce's attack on Jiangxia was frustrated and he withdrew his troops from Chai Sang. Liu He hoped that he could turn to Huainan.

In addition to the officials assigned to various places, others returned to Yecheng temporarily. At this time, news also came from Xiliang that Ma Chao was attacking Jincheng and defeated Han Sui in Jicheng. He was beheaded and became famous in Xiliang from then on.

At this time, Ma Chao was stronger than in history. With Ma Teng as his backing and Tian Yu as his army, his opponent was no longer a master like Cao Cao.

All the battles went smoothly, except for Liu Bei, who dispatched troops from Chang'an to Chencang, three months later, he was unable to attack Yangping Pass, and with Xu Shu in the army, he was unable to take down Zhang Lu, which is really puzzling. .

Although Liu Bei's current combat strength is slightly discounted without Guan Zhang, there are also generals like Wei Yan, Wen Pin, and Li Yan who are more than enough to deal with Zhang Lu. I thought his way was the easiest, but there was no progress.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "It's not that Liu Bei can't attack Yangping Pass, but it's just that he is unwilling to do his best. He only has Chang'an. Once he enters and exits Yangping Pass, if the general sends troops to attack Chang'an, he will be in a dilemma and suffer a crushing defeat."

Liu He sighed: "It turns out that Liu Xuande is still wary of me, worried that the old nest will not be guaranteed. If Zhang Lu doesn't stabilize Hanzhong, it will cause trouble for a long time. What should I do?"

Guo Jiayan said: "This is quite simple. Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu have a grudge. The general can order Liu Zhang to send troops from Yizhou. At the same time, Ma Chao will be promoted to a noble rank and ordered to take Hanzhong from Tianshui. Liu Bei will definitely use all his strength to send out troops." Go here to capture Hanzhong."

Liu He laughed and said: "This plan is very clever. Liu Bei wants to occupy Chang'an, but also covets Hanzhong. If there are people vying for it, he will naturally not be willing to lag behind. If Hanzhong is taken by others, the plan of Guanzhong will be completely ruined, and there is nothing else he can do! "

The two discussed for a while, and Liu He immediately went up to the table and appointed Ma Chao as General Fubo and Marquis Dong Ting, and ordered him to lead troops to Hanzhong to attack Zhang Lu. At the same time, he also issued an edict to Liu Zhang to send troops to support Liu Zhang, and all three groups went out to attack Hanzhong.

Just as he was about to send someone to deliver the decree, Fan Yang suddenly sent a secret report. Cheng Yu held a finger that was about two fingers wide, and came to Liu He with a frown, saying that the words on it were weird and he didn't know what it meant.

Liu He unfolded it and couldn't help laughing. There was a string of numbers written on this piece of paper, which was the latest secret report sent by Zhuge Liang. Cheng Yu and the others had never even seen the numbers, let alone deciphered them.

"This is the top secret in our army. Only Kong Ming can understand this cipher text."

Liu He was very proud, shaking the note to Guo Jia and others, and just put it on the table, not afraid that they would see it, turned around and took a newly published "Historical Records" from the shelf.

Guo Jia and others were very curious. They gathered around and looked at a series of numbers and asked: "With these weird symbols, can we find out the news from the book?"

"That's natural!" Liu He was very proud, flipping through the book and unconsciously humming a tune that the world had almost forgotten.

This is the most successful thing Liu He has done with his own strength since he came to this world. It is also a secret that he single-handedly cultivated Zhuge Liang and shared with Kong Ming. I feel excited when I think about it.

"Well..." Liu He flipped through the pages of the book, compared the page numbers and word order, and introduced to several people: "These are connected together. The first one is the word 'speed'."

In fact, this is the simplest coded message in later generations, but it seems very mysterious in this era, and numbers are not even invented in the West, so no one in the world can decipher them.

"The second word...'Lu'."

"The third...'back'."

"General, is your news accurate? When you put these three words together, it doesn't make any sense!"

Seeing Liu He flipping through the book casually, Guo Jia wrote a word on the paper, expressing his deep doubts.

"Wait until I finish deciphering it!" Liu He rolled his eyes and continued to check the words on the code. The remaining words were "Gong, Ben, sick, mourning, and death."

"Hiss..." After writing the words on the paper, Liu He was also stunned, and his smile froze on his face. This was completely nonsense, and he muttered, "What's going on? Could it be a mistake?"

"Huh?" Cheng Yu happened to be standing on Liu He's right hand, and suddenly saw the clue, turned the note upright, and read: "Grand Lu died of illness... hurry back to the funeral!"

"What?" Liu He's hand trembled and his pen fell on the table. He turned the note over and saw that it was indeed these words.

"Haha - uh, cough, cough -"

Guo Jia wanted to laugh, but felt that he shouldn't laugh at the news. He covered his mouth and turned red, and it was very difficult to bear it.

"Okay, Zhuge Liang, is it necessary to make a secret report to report the funeral?" Liu He gritted his teeth angrily.

The few words he translated just now were written horizontally on the paper, which made it difficult to read smoothly, but from Cheng Yu's perspective, they connected perfectly.

I originally wanted to show off my new invention, but I didn't expect that the first letter was actually a funeral letter. It was really dumbfounding.

"Ahem, it seems that this secret security needs to be improved." Liu He concealed his embarrassment, rolled up the note in his hand, threw it into the wastebasket, and waved to Guo Jia, who was still giggling: "Let's go!" Let’s go back to Fan Yang!”

Although Lu Zhi died of illness, he has been ill for half a year. In addition, he is already old, so he is at the end of his life. Everyone has been mentally prepared and will not be overly sad.

On the contrary, Lu Zhi fulfilled many wishes in the second half of his life, and personally persuaded Gongsun Zan to submit to him. He has no regrets in this life. To be able to spend his old age in peace and see the hope of rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty is the best ending for him.

When they heard that Lu Zhi died of illness, Cai Yong and others sighed deeply. They were old and the weather was freezing, so they could not travel long distances to pay homage to the coffin.

He traveled day and night to Fan Yang. After worshiping in front of the soul, Lu Jun took out a suicide note. It was not addressed to the Lu family or Liu He, but to Liu Bei.

It turned out that Lu Zhi thought of Liu Bei's ending from Gongsun Zan. Today, Liu He occupies half of the country and is basically invincible. Liu Bei is another favorite student of his. Lu Zhi does not want to see him like Gongsun Zan, ignorant of current affairs and stubborn to the end.

Liu He didn't expect that the old man was still thinking about the big man in the end. Sure enough, the person who once stood at the top has extraordinary height and foresight in doing things.

The general trend, coupled with Lu Zhi's suicide note, made Liu He more confident in persuading Liu Bei to surrender.

(End of this chapter)