The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Just as Chen Ziming was crooked, a guard came to report. When Chen Ziming heard this, he ran out in a hurry.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the messenger of the Protectorate of the Western Regions has arrived outside the door."

Chen Ziming was in a hurry to go out, just to meet the messenger from the Western Regions Protectorate. The Western Regions Protector was established in the Western Han Dynasty and was the highest administrator of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions. However, with the chaos of the Han Dynasty, there has been no Western Regions Protector for a long time. government news.

Today's Protectorate of the Western Regions is like a fake, it has no ability to control this area of ​​the Western Regions, the Western Regions are too big, and the Protectorate is only an official of two thousand shi, how can it be possible to completely control this area.

Chapter 382 Layout of the Western Regions

Chapter 382 Layout of the Western Regions

"Prime Minister, the Mansion of the Chief Envoy of the Western Regions is now established in Loulan, and the Chief Envoy is Mr. Chen Ji. However, because of the civil strife in the Han Dynasty, the roads to the Western Regions are far away, and there is no road to heaven, so the emperor's edict has not been obtained..." The messenger will now be the Chief Envoy of the Western Regions The situation of the government is briefly described.

To put it simply, the current Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions, that is, the former Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions, has existed in name only.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then it was interrupted for a period of time. It was Ban Yong who held the post of ambassador, so he simply set up an ambassador's mansion.

"There are currently 28 countries in the Western Regions, and they are attacking each other, causing chaos. The Minister's Office is no longer able to manage and regulate the countries in the Western Regions. Now only the four countries are willing to obey the orders of the Minister's Office, and the rest of the countries are ignoring the orders of the Minister's Office."

That is to say, the Minister's Mansion of the Western Regions is no longer able to manage the entire Western Regions. They don't care about the account of the Minister's Mansion, and the Minister's Mansion has no support from the imperial court, no soldiers and no food, so it is already very good to be able to protect itself.

"Go down and rest first." After Chen Ziming got a general idea of ​​the situation in the Western Regions, he was going to read what the current Western Regions envoy Chen Ji wrote.

"Hmm...?" Chen Ziming frowned slightly after reading the letter.

"This Chen Ji is not well-known, but he still has some ability. Now he can control the four countries, although they are all very weak countries, and he has made a strong promise that as long as he is given some soldiers, horses, food and grass, he will make all the countries in the Western Regions come back within three years. Obey the orders of the Han court."

"However..." Chen Ziming shook his head lightly. What's the use of such a guarantee? The countries in the Western Regions are in chaos. Even if they obey the imperial court's orders again, they will continue to rebel if there is any change.

"What I want is not a chaotic Western Region. This place should belong to the land of China." Chen Ziming said to himself.

"There are 28 countries in the small Western Region, and there are constant wars, which is really chaotic." The Western Region is only as big as Jingzhou, but there are too many countries.

"Northern Huns, Frost Empire?" From Chen Ji's letter, Chen Ziming knew that both the Northern Huns and the Frost Empire had intervened in the Western Regions, and had also found several puppet countries to serve them.

"This is the territory of the big man. You'd better get out obediently. If you don't want to mess with you now, don't mess with me." Murderous intent flashed in Chen Ziming's eyes. Chen Ziming was ready to take the Western Regions into his hands completely, but he didn't want to have anything else Power is mixed in.

Moreover, Chen Ziming doesn't want to be involved with other forces now, not to mention the Frost Empire, which is powerful and one of the four great empires in the world. As for the Northern Huns, they are just a part of the original Huns and were beaten to the north by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is said that today's Northern Huns are very powerful, and they are not comparable to the Southern Huns who are about to perish.

"Order the Dark Guard Department to establish a branch in the Western Regions, collect all information on the Western Regions, and investigate the situation of the current ambassadorial office in the Western Regions." Soon Chen Ziming made a decision. Although Chen Ji expressed his loyalty repeatedly in the letter, such a Only idiots reply.

At least there is no record of Chen Ji in history, and in the long history of Wei Guo's establishment of the ambassador's office of the Western Regions, Chen Ji was never mentioned.

Chen Ziming has already decided that once the matter in Hanzhong is settled, he will attack the Western Regions. Although the Western Regions are known as 28 countries, they are all very weak.

We must know that when the Western Regions Protectorate was first established, the Han Dynasty only sent a few thousand troops and one protector-level official to control the Western Regions.

If it weren't for the many political turmoil in the Han Dynasty, it would be impossible for the Western Regions to escape from the control of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, from the perspective of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions were only a county, because the highest position in the Protectorate was only at the same level as the county guard.

It is impossible for Chen Ziming to set his eyes on the Central Plains. Although this is the focus and the core, the territory belonging to the Huaxia Empire cannot be lost. The northern prairie and the Western Regions must be in his hands. As for the southwest area In the region, after taking Yizhou, it is not too late to send troops to receive it.

After Chen Ziming arranged the affairs of the Western Regions, he focused his energy on the Battle of Hanzhong. Cao Cao stationed troops in Wuzhangyuan, and Zhang Liao led [-] troops to confront Cao Cao in Wuzhangyuan.

After several minor frictions, the two sides managed well and did not expand the flames of war. Neither side wanted to engage in such a meaningless war of attrition.

Zhang Liao's task was to hold back Cao Cao's army, so he was in no hurry. Of course, if he had the opportunity to kill Cao Cao's men, he could of course make a move, but is it possible?

As for Cao Cao, it's easy to understand, Cao Cao doesn't want to fight Liu Bei immediately, after all, he is at a disadvantage now, and killing Zhang Liao has little impact on Liu Bei, on the contrary, Liu Bei is hot, and millions of troops are besieging Cao Cao at all costs. I can't support it either.

Besides, Zhang Liao can't be killed if he wants to. There is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and they are both elite. Moreover, Zhang Liao is well-versed in military affairs and has Pang Tong's help. It is impossible for Cao Cao to take advantage of it for a while.

"As the prime minister expected, this is the urgent report just sent by the secret guard." Just as Chen Ziming arranged an excuse to attack Liu Zhang in Yizhou, the examiner came in with an urgent report.

"Oh, but Cao Cao has a new move?" Chen Ziming's eyes lit up. The only one who can change now is Cao Cao. Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and Liu Zhang in Yizhou have also done the same, and there is no hope.

"Exactly." The examiner handed the urgent report to Chen Ziming and said, "Half a month ago, General Cao Hong led [-] troops from Shangyong and went up the Han River, and the waterways advanced side by side."

"Half a month." Chen Ziming frowned, and then said: "The time will count. In half a month, Cao Hong's troops should have entered Hanzhong. I'm afraid Zhang Lu will send troops everywhere to stop him."

"Hehe, Zhang Lu is staring at Cao Cao and our soldiers, and most of the troops are deployed in Ziwu Valley, Xiegu, Sanguan, Qishan, Dingjun Mountain and other places. There are not many soldiers and horses guarding against the direction of Han River." Said sharply.

"However, when entering Hanzhong from the Hanshui River, the city must be passed through. This city is the gateway to Nanzheng. The city is high and strong, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I am afraid it will not be easy for Cao Hong to succeed." Chen Ziming smiled and said indifferently.

"But we must guard against it." The judge said solemnly: "If Cao Hong takes the city, Nanzheng will be surrounded by Cao Hong's troops. At this time, if Yang Song and other villains make trouble, Zhang Lu may surrender."

"Hehe." Chen Ziming said with a slight smile, "There are capable people beside Zhang Lu, so Cao Hong's troops should be retreated."

Chapter 383 peace talks

Chapter 383 peace talks

As Chen Ziming expected, under Yan Pu's plan, Zhang Lu directly dispatched [-] troops from Nanzheng to reinforce Chenggu. defense.

Given the danger of the city, it would be a foolish dream for [-] soldiers to take down the city guarded by [-] soldiers, and the most important thing is that in order to relieve this crisis, Zhang Lu, under Yan Pu's suggestion, led his troops to attack the city. Going to Chenggu in person to sit in the town, the morale of Hanzhong soldiers and horses soared, and there were more Wudou Mijiao believers in Chenggu, Zhang Lu shouted, and countless young and strong joined the defense of the city.

Finally, Zhang Lu dispatched Junshan and Brazilian soldiers to come to reinforce Chenggu with great fanfare, as if he wanted to leave Cao Hong outside Chenggu.

Seeing this, Cao Hong sent troops to tentatively attack Chenggu City several times, and decisively led the army to withdraw from Hanzhong. As a general in charge of the army, he still has this right. After all, he must ensure the safety of his own troops. Reward him, not punish him.

As soon as Cao Hong retreated, Zhang Lu immediately ordered the soldiers from all walks of life to retreat and garrison. After all, in Zhang Lu's view, Cao Cao and Chen Ziming were the biggest threats in Hanzhong.

As for the direction of the Han River, with this lesson learned, how could it be possible not to take precautions? Zhang Lu not only built a few simple checkpoints on the Han River, but also left [-] soldiers and horses to garrison Chenggu, even if it was [-] troops. The army is coming, and it is impossible to take down the city easily.

"My lord, Chen Ziming personally sits in Liangzhou. Apart from involving Cao Cao, he is likely to come here for Hanzhong." After Cao Hong's troops retreated, Zhang Lu called everyone to discuss and decided to strengthen Hanzhong's defense. Adviser, Yan Pu spoke first: "Now both Liu Bei and Cao Cao have set their sights on Hanzhong, and my lord has enmity with Liu Zhang. Now Hanzhong is surrounded by enemies."

"My lord." Yang Ren, the No. 1 general in the Hanzhong military, came out and said, "There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Hanzhong, and the people in Hanzhong are all believers in the Five Dou Rice Religion. As long as the lord shouts out, hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Hanzhong will be defeated." The letter will fight for the Lord."

"Of course!" Yang Song is very good at finding opportunities, and is good at observing words and expressions. Seeing that Zhang Lu did not intend to surrender, he immediately stepped out and said bravely and loyally: "My lord has won the hearts of the people in Hanzhong, and he is the king of Hanzhong. Back then, the ancestors of the Han Dynasty fought here, and finally won the world of the Han Dynasty. This is the land of Longxing. The Lord has this place now. .”

"My lord." Yan Pu didn't care about Yang Song at all. After Yang Song boasted about it, he didn't give Zhang Lu time to be complacent, and immediately came out and said, "Yizhou Liu Zhang is nothing to be afraid of. It only takes a general to stop him. But Cao Cao and Chen Ziming must be guarded, their strength is far above Hanzhong, if they gather troops to attack, Hanzhong may be in danger."

Zhang Lu was not fooled by Yang Song's clever words, and immediately asked Yan Pu for countermeasures.

"There are many checkpoints in Hanzhong, so we can divide our troops to guard them." Yan Pu hurriedly said the solution he had thought up a long time ago: "Cao Cao and Chen Ziming are not in harmony, and the two are restraining each other. As long as the two sides do not break the balance, Hanzhong will have no worries."

"The lord should gather the young and strong of Hanzhong, form a new army, and strengthen the strength of Hanzhong, so that it can be used in emergencies..."

When Zhang Lu was arranging the defense of Hanzhong, Chen Ziming found Jia Xu, because he really couldn't think of any good excuse to attack Yizhou. After all, if the general excuse is too bad, if it can't deceive Zhang Lu, it will have no effect.

"It's difficult." Jia Xu also frowned and thought hard. Attacking Yizhou is not a trivial matter. After all, Yizhou is Liu Zhang's local strength. Once it is touched here, it will mark the official break between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and the two countries will go to war.

This righteousness must be justified, otherwise it will be very unfavorable to Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang are both clan relatives of the Han Dynasty in name, and their emperors are not so legitimate.

"It's better to ask the emperor to issue an edict directly..." In the end, the only way Jia Xu could think of was this, which was to let Liu Bei issue an edict to the world in the name of the Son of Heaven to crusade against Liu Zhang.

But in this way, there will be a full-scale war between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and there will be no room for relaxation, and everything will be put on the bright side.

Chen Ziming only nodded in agreement, and immediately wrote a letter to Liu Bei, specifically to plan a strategy for Hanzhong, and at the same time attack Yizhou, so that Zhang Lu believed that Chen Ziming was really attacking Yizhou, which was the key to the whole plan.