Farmer of Shu Han

Wu Qiujian, the governor of Jingzhou, was Cao Rui's literary master in his early years when Cao Rui was only a Marquis of Pingyuan and was still not very popular with Cao Pi, and Cao Rui forged a deep friendship.

It is precisely because of this that after Cao Rui ascended the throne, Guanqiu Jian won the trust of Emperor Wei, and his official career was extremely smooth, and he made great progress all the way.

He successively held important positions such as Shangshulang, Yulinjian, Luoyang Diannong Zhonglang, and then Jingzhou governor.

Even without any military experience, he was later promoted to General Zhengnan, and at the same time supervised all the military forces in Jingzhou.

Over the years, Guanqiu Jian has been guarding Jingzhou and has not moved his position.

Because of Ji Han's huge pressure on the western front, the Wei State, which would conquer Liao a few years earlier in the original history, could not only watch the Liaodong Gongsun family dance between Wei and Wu.

Now even Youzhou, which is adjacent to Liaodong, is desperately shrinking its troops.

In the original history, Guanqiu Jian, who really rose to prominence due to the conquest of the Liao Dynasty, was still just a governor without much military exploits at this time.

Even in the original history, Guanqiu Jian led the army to conquer Liao alone for the first time, but it failed.

So when he learned that Feng Zei, who was famous and fierce, was personally leading the army to Caoqiao Pass, he didn't dare to hesitate at all:

"Come on!"

"General?"

"Prepare the horse immediately, I want to go back to Wancheng."

"Also, send an order to Wancheng immediately to order the soldiers to regroup and go to Caoqiao Pass at any time."

The Han-Wu alliance wanted to pursue the great Wei, which is well known to the world.

Now the whole country of Wu is attacking Wei, and the north bank of the great river is full of Wu soldiers.

And what about Han?

But there was a lot of thunder and little rain.

It is hard to believe that Han, which has been forcing Wei to retreat in succession, would miss this opportunity.

At this time, Guanqiu Jian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he got the exact news from Feng Thief.

It may be difficult to deal with Feng thief, but at least one can be mentally prepared.

If even Thief Feng didn't know where he was, what he was going to do, and would suddenly appear from nowhere, it would only make people more frightened.

Feng thief led the army, always elusive, erratic, and extremely cunning.

But this man is also the leader of the Han Dynasty's thief generals, and he is extremely fierce.

In the battle of Guanzhong, this impression reached its peak in the whole country of Wei, and it is simply unforgettable.

Guan Qiujian, who has no experience in major battles in the military, and has no reputation, naturally had to be extremely careful when he heard Feng Thief coming.

"But General, what should we do over there? Wu Kou is probably not willing to retreat easily."

Hearing that the general was leaving Xiangyang and going to Caoqiao Pass, he couldn't help reminding him with some worries.

Guan Qiujian could guess that Ji Han would take the opportunity to send troops from Wuguan, so how could he not be prepared for this situation?

But seeing him sneer and said:

"Wu Kou Beizu has been making a lot of noise these days, but in my opinion, I'm afraid he hasn't done his best."

Wu Kou in Jingzhou has roughly how many troops. After so many years, Guanqiu Jian is naturally able to do it well.

"So what they want to wait for is probably this moment."

This is a strategy, a half-hearted strategy.

This is also the main reason why Guanqiu Jian did not mobilize all the soldiers and horses of Wancheng to cross the Han River no matter how urgent the battle in Zhuzhong was.

He himself even sat guarding Xiangyang all the time, and never led the army to Tengzhong.

In case of being entangled by Wu Kou's army in the scorpion, and Feng Bandit shows up at this time, Caoqiao will be in danger!

Without Caoqiao Pass, Wancheng would have no danger to defend.

Nanyang is all flat land. When the time comes, the Han army in Guanzhong will come and leave whenever they want.

This is an unbearable burden for Chengwan City.

"Zhuge Jin's name is General Wu Kou, but in fact he is just a scholar with nothing but fame."

"It's okay for this person to be a civil servant. If he joins the army, he can only join the army at most. An Neng leads the army alone? And now that he is old and dying, why should he be afraid?"

Counting Zhuge Jin's achievements since he became an official in Wu Kou, most of them came from other people's expeditions and benefited from the achievements of others.

However, leading the army alone has never won a victory, and has been defeated by the Wei Dynasty many times. This can be said to be ignorant of soldiers.

That's why Guanqiu Jian knew that Wu Jun hadn't done his best yet, but he didn't worry too much about the army led by the general of Wu Guo Zhuge Jin.

"However, Bandit Feng is very different from Zhuge Jin. This bandit has never been defeated since he invaded Great Wei. He is indeed the great enemy of Great Wei."

"Therefore Feng thief led the army to attack, and I will not go to Caoqiao Pass, how can I rest assured? In the war in the middle of the war, as long as the generals are ordered to guard the city, there will be no worries."

Thinking back to the early years, the generals of the Wei Dynasty could come and go freely between Xiangyang and Nanjun.

How can Zhuge Jin in the south help the generals of the Great Wei?

But now, Wei's troops in Jingzhou are actually outstretched, barely coping with the Wu Kou coming from the south.

Even though Guanqiu Jian was single-handedly promoted by Cao Rui, he was a diehard loyalist to Wei, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit of sympathy, thinking that the fate of heaven is unpredictable.

If it weren't for the Han Kingdom in the west, why would the Great Wei come here?

The left and right saw that Guanqiu Jian's mind had been decided, so he suggested another sentence:

"When the Wu people came to attack, the general was more than capable, so there was no need to ask the court for help."

"Now that bandit Feng is coming to attack, the general is facing a big enemy, and Jingzhou is under the enemy's back. If the general doesn't ask the court for help, when will he wait?"

"Xuchang..." Speaking of this, Guanqiu Jian, who had always been confident, fell silent.

There is indeed an imperial army in Xuchang.

It was brought from Luoyang when the first emperor was on his east tour.

Later, when the Jianghuai war was urgent, the chief minister Zhao Yan was ordered in the face of danger and was appointed as the general of hussars. He also led the imperial army to the south to support him.

After the death of the first emperor, this forbidden army has been defending the emperor in Xuchang.

Guan Qiujian finally shook his head:

"The battle on the Jianghuai side is far more intense than in Jingzhou. If His Majesty dispatches the imperial army over, what if something happens to Jianghuai?"

Of course, this is only a superficial reason.

The deeper important reason is that Xuchang and Luoyang are still too close.

Xuchang's imperial army also shouldered the important task of guarding against Sima Yi.

Now that Bandit Feng appeared in Wuguan, the pressure in Jingzhou increased sharply, but in Luoyang, it was greatly relieved.

With this rising and falling, Xuchang's forbidden army, I'm afraid, can't move lightly.

Thinking of this, Guanqiu Jian couldn't help but grit his teeth:

As a veteran of the three dynasties, Sima Yi didn't want to repay the country's favor, but supported the army in order to stand on his own. This can be said to be an old thief rather than a son of man!

It's just that no matter how much you scold Sima Yi, it's useless now.

Since Guan Qiujian had anticipated today's situation, he quickly made arrangements for his departure, and then immediately crossed the Han River to return north.

After returning to Wancheng, he led the soldiers of Wancheng who had been prepared a long time ago without stopping, and rushed towards Caoqiao Pass for reinforcements.

At this time, Feng Duhu had only walked half of the distance.

Late spring and early summer is the rainy season.

There was a severe drought last year, and God seems to want to make up for the rain this year.

Although the Wuguan Road did not encounter the extremely bad situation that Ju Fu said, the Danshui surged and indeed flooded many sections of the road.

Fortunately, with Jufu's reminder, Meng Yan was sent ahead of time as a vanguard, and there was also a special branch of the Han army: the engineering battalion.

Although Feng Duhu does not have a fully organized engineering battalion in his hands at the moment.

But even sending out twenty or so skilled backbones and dozens of interns would still be able to help a lot.

Therefore, although the road was difficult and the march was not fast, after five days, Feng Duhu finally led the army out of the mountains and entered the small valley basin where Caoqiao Pass was located.

Meng Yan, who came here two days in advance, greeted him at the mouth of the valley:

"Guardian of the Central Capital!"

Feng Duhu nodded, walked to the water's edge, rubbed the soles of his boots a few times, then took turns dipping his feet into the water, and shook them hard a few times.

Along the way, there was a rain, the road was muddy, the soles of the boots were full of mud, and it was still that kind of thick sticky mud.

Each of the boots seems to weigh several kilograms, not to mention uncomfortable, even when walking on the road, I feel that the soles of the boots will stick to the ground every step of the way, and I have to use force to lift my feet, which is extremely inconvenient.

"What happened to the thief Wei on the other side?"

Seeing that the thick layer of mud on his boots had not been shaken off, Feng Duhu simply squatted down, picked up a thin piece of stone, and began to shovel off the mud with water.

"The scouts who will be dispatched at the end of yesterday saw that there are Wei thieves, and it seems that reinforcements have arrived."

Meng Yan didn't feel that Feng Duhu's informal appearance was deliberately rude to him.

In the early years, he worked with Feng Duhu in Yuexuan, and he knew very well that this person's reputation of "speaking and charming" was not just a name.

If he is polite to you, then he doesn't treat you as his own.

Just like in the Northern Expedition to Longyou, it was so nice to say at that time, thanking myself for helping to find some poisonous weeds to make poisonous juice.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he led the army and sneaked towards Hanzhong. When he realized it, he was almost at Jincheng!

Alas, forget it, don't mention it, it's all a thing of the past.

Feng Duhu didn't care about Meng Yan who was thinking wildly, he shoveled off the thick mud on his boots, and put his feet in the water again to rinse them off.

Well, it's clean, I feel comfortable on my feet, and I feel comfortable in my heart.

Then Feng Duhu turned around, with a relaxed smile on his face:

"Oh? Speaking of which, the reaction of the traitor Wei on the other side was quite quick. Who is the guard, have you found out?"

The boots entered the water, and when I stepped on them, they creaked, but it felt much better than before.

Meng Yan followed behind and quickly replied:

"I'm not sure yet, but the general heard from the scouts that the banner on the top of the city seems to have been replaced with the word 'Wu'. Could it be Wuqiu Jian, the Jingzhou guard of the Wei thief?"

"Wuqiu Jian?" Feng Duhu paused for a moment, with a strange expression on his face, "If it's really him, then it's no wonder."

When Meng Yan heard this, she was a little surprised:

"I didn't expect the Central Guard to know this person?"

"I don't know him, I just heard his name."

Although Guanqiu Jian was not well-known at this time, Feng Duhu still had some impressions of the biggest rebellion in the history of the Three Kingdoms—the Three Rebellions in Huainan—such a major event.

Among the three rebellions in Huainan, Wang Ling in the first rebellion surrendered without a fight, and Zhuge Dan in the third rebellion was always besieged.

Only Guan Qiujian, the second traitor, was able to lead the army northward, forcing Sima Division to mobilize most of Wei's troops to encircle and suppress.

At the same time, this battle also made Wen Qin's son Wen Yang the name of a brave general.

"Whoever can enter the ear of the guardian of the capital, could it be that this person is really superior?"

Feng Duhu smiled lightly:

"So what if he is superior? Can he still stop the menacing world?"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and ordered: "Come on, bring your horse over here."

"General Meng, why don't you accompany me to observe the other side?"

"How dare the last general disobey his orders?"

There is no need for Feng Duhu to worry about things like setting up camp, and Ju Fu's ability can still be trusted.

Under the escort of their personal guards, Feng Duhu and Meng Yan rode to the west bank of Danshui, looking at Caoqiao Pass on the other side.

At this time, the wooden bridges that were originally erected on both banks had already been dismantled by the Wei army, and even the bridge piles were burned.

Coupled with the rise of Danshui, the water surface is much wider than usual.

The roaring water flowed out from the mountains in the west, turned a nearly ninety-degree turn south here, and rushed straight to the mountains in the south.

Then it was blocked by the mountains in the south, and turned again to the east, forming a notch.

And Caoqiao Pass is located in the notch, blocking the throat of Guanzhong and Nanyang.

Watching Feng Duhu stationed by the Mashui, without saying a word for a long time, Meng Yan took the initiative to say:

"Guardian of Zhongdu, according to the general, Caoqiao Pass is not as dangerous as Wuguan, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"Plus, we are not familiar with the water flow in this place. If we want to cross the water, we need to be careful and make more preparations."

Feng Duhu nodded:

"What General Meng said is true."

With that said, the two rode their horses and walked along Danshui for a while.

The location of Caoqiaoguan City is estimated to be the easiest place to cross the water. The terrain is flat and the water is slow.

Otherwise, the original wooden bridge would not have been built there.

Even so, the Wei thieves were on the east bank, still centered on Caoqiaoguan City, and built a line of defense along the bank.

Every distance, you can see a dock.

The easier it is to cross the water, the bigger and denser the docks will be.

Feng Duhu circled around, came to the former site of Caoqiao again, looked at the Guancheng towering opposite, and said:

"General Meng, I would like you to send a letter to General Wei on the opposite side in my name."

Although I don't know why Zhongduhu can't write it himself, but if he can write a letter for Zhongduhu, how can Meng Yan refuse to do so?

"The last general is in command. Dare I ask the Central Guard, what should I write in the letter?"

"Just write a sentence: Do you know the old story of Qin Wang Jian's army leaving Wuguan and destroying Chu?"

When Meng Yan heard it, her heart skipped a beat: "Here!"

Guan Qiujian, who arrived at Caoqiaoguan one day earlier than Feng Duhu, sneered after receiving the letter from the other side:

"Tie Feng speaks so loudly, how dare he compare himself to Wang Jian!"

It is said that Feng Zei is the top of both civil and military affairs, but looking at the handwriting now, it is nothing more than ordinary, far from being famous.

Guanqiu Jian wrote on the spot:

"Wang Jian led 600,000 troops, but I think Feng Jun's troops are only 20,000. How dare you compare yourself to Wang Jian?"

"Frugal but not talented, I still remember that Li Xin led an army of 200,000, and finally returned with the disabled."

When Qin Shihuang wanted to destroy Chu, the old general Wang Jian bluntly said that "600,000 people must be used", while the new cutting-edge Li Xin believed that "no more than 200,000 people" would be enough.

Qin Shihuang thought that Wang Jian was old and cowardly before fighting, while Li Xin was strong and brave.

So Li Xin and Meng Tian were sent to the south to attack Chu with 200,000 troops.

Unexpectedly, Li Xin won first and then lost. Xiang Yan, the general of Chu, defeated the two battalions of the Qin army and beheaded the seven captains of the Qin army.

Qin Shihuang knew his mistake, so he went to Wang Jian's hometown in person, asked Wang Jian to come out of the mountain again, and entrusted 600,000 soldiers from all over the country.

Wang Jian lived up to everyone's expectations, and as expected, he destroyed Chu, and even Xiang Yan was defeated and killed.

Feng Duhu wrote a letter saying about Wang Jian's matter, just to tell Guanqiu Jian that the destruction of Wei State is inevitable.

But Guan Qiujian's reply was that Feng Duhu was too arrogant, but he was just Li Xin's generation.

"Chuhu, this thief is really too arrogant, he doesn't know the current situation!"

When Ju Fu and Meng Yan learned of the content of Guan Qiujian's reply, they were all full of anger.

Feng Duhu didn't care, his eyes stopped for a while on the signature of the letter, and then he said in a flat tone:

"It really is Wuqiu Jian!"