Chapter 292 Liu Wu was not dead yet, but the land was divided.

Chapter 292: Liu Wu was not dead yet, but the land was divided.

The city of Ulei,
The yellow sand was flying all over the sky under the convolution of the strong wind.

Liu Bao took a sip of strong liquor, endured the severe pain, and pulled out the feather arrow from his body.

His eyes were filled with sadness...

Under the city of Yishi in Dayuan, armies from all sides gathered, and even the Northern Huns showed up.

The Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu were originally one family, but later split into north and south. The Southern Xiongnu surrendered to the Han Dynasty and were allocated land with abundant grass and water along the Great Wall, and they became loyal lackeys of the Han Dynasty.

Under the continuous attacks of the Han Dynasty, the Northern Huns became increasingly weak and continued to migrate to the northwest.

In Dayuan, the Han Dynasty's King of Chu, Liu Wu, and the Han army under his command became their common enemy. The Northern and Southern Xiongnu once again joined forces and formed an alliance with their former enemy, the Dayuezhi, now the 200,000-strong army of the Kushan Empire, and fought a decisive battle at the city of Yishi.

Unfortunately, times have changed and the Huns are no longer the same as they used to be. After the Kushan Empire was defeated by the Han army, the Huns in both the north and the south also suffered a major defeat.

Ten thousand Northern Xiongnu cavalrymen fled to the northwest but were intercepted by troops from the Wusun, and only one in ten survived.

Although Liu Bao's troops managed to escape, they only had five or six thousand cavalrymen left with them, and they suffered heavy casualties, so they had to stop to rest.

On the way back east, they passed by the city of Wulei, which was once the site of the Western Regions Protectorate. It had not yet been repaired and there were only a few hundred Han soldiers stationed there, so the Huns captured the city.

however,
Just this short day of recuperation ended Liu Bao's last chance of survival.

Wulei City was surrounded...

Han soldiers, vassal troops, and the coalition forces of the northern and western regions...

Gathering from all directions, rushing in.

A huge flag was looming in the wind and sand, like a dormant dragon, waiting for an opportunity to open its bloody mouth.

【Protector General of the Western Regions】

Under the big flag, Zhou Gongjin rode his horse and whipped the horse, full of high spirits, driving the coalition forces of various countries forward continuously.

Today, Zhou Yu can be said to be the overlord of the Western Regions. His territory and slaves have doubled after the Battle of Dayuan.

The reason was that the Han Dynasty and Wusun divided all the population, land, money and grain of Dayuan equally.

As a result, a population of 150,000 and more than 30 cities were incorporated into the Western Region Protectorate...

Moreover, after the battle of Dayuan, the countries in the north and south of the Western Regions no longer dared to think of not submitting. Therefore, as soon as the letter from the Protector-General arrived, the countries in the north sent troops one after another.

When the sun is at its zenith,
The number of troops gathered outside the city of Wulei has reached 60,000.

Zhou Yu rode his horse past the armies of various countries. Wherever he passed, the rulers of various countries led their soldiers to salute him as a sign of respect.

A moment.

He rode forward and said to the city of Wulei: "Liu Bao, you are just a running dog under Cao Mengde. Have you ever heard of my name, Zhou Gongjin?!"

Liu Bao on the top of the city wall did not show anger, because he knew that he had no right to be angry now, and the person in front of him was of noble status, and he might not be able to curry favor with him even if he tried to curry favor with him: "The former Grand Commander of Jiangdong, the Grand Protector of the Western Regions today, who in the world doesn't know Zhou Gongjin?"

"I, Liu Bao, have long been a household name."

"Is it……"

"The Battle of Red Cliffs changed the world's situation and stopped Cao Mengde's 800,000 troops on the Yangtze River. Who doesn't know about it?"

"Since you already know my reputation, why don't you leave the city and accept my surrender?"

"Liu Bao is willing to surrender, and only asks the Grand Commander to give our Erlangs a chance to survive..."

That day,

Liu Bao went out of the city to accept the surrender, and Wulei City fell without a fight.

The Grand Protector cut off Liu Bao's head, covered it with lime, and sent it to the Central Plains.

Then he divided his troops, and Zhou Yu took away 50% of the Xiongnu cavalry to serve as the Protectorate General to check and control the Dayuan slaves.

The other 50% of the Xiongnu cavalry were divided among the remaining twenty countries.

……

...Xuchang.

Sima Mansion,

"Run, you little bastard. I'll let you run again..."

"Brother Zhao, keep an eye on it. This little Hun is about to run away."

Sima Zhao and Sima Shi were playing and teasing their junior fellow apprentice, Liu Yuan, the eldest son of the left commander of the Xiongnu.

After the Chengguang Palace Incident, Liu Yuan was sent directly by Cao Cao to Sima Yi as an apprentice, so that Sima Yi could teach him etiquette.

"Hmph, you are going too far. I came to Sima Mansion to learn poetry, books and etiquette, not to hang out with you. Let me go, let me go!" Liu Yuan was still young at that time, while Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were almost adults. How could they be a match for the Sima brothers?
"Stop shouting!" Sima Zhao kicked Liu Yuan on the butt before letting him go.

"Things without a father..."

"Don't complain, do you understand?"

original,

It was their father Sima Yi who returned.

There are guests,

It was their uncle, Sima Fu.

Cao Mengde was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but Cao Pi defected to Liu Han.

Sima Fu was a loyal minister of Cao Wei, but Sima Yan deserted Cao Wei.

Until the moment Liu Yuan rebelled, the world thought he was a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, until he rose up and led the Xiongnu south to compete for the Central Plains...

In the lobby of Sima Mansion, Sima Yi and Sima Fu sat down, and their concubines served them tea and food.

Then the brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao came out and entered the hall, kneeling and bowing to Sima Fu: "Greetings, uncle!"

Sima Fu nodded approvingly and said, "Shi'er, Zhao'er is already grown up, so he is not in a hurry to enter the government. After all, it is still unclear who will win between the King of Wei and the King of Chu."

"However, the Central Plains has been peaceful for a long time now. If there is no major turmoil in the next period of time, studying abroad can be put on the agenda..."

"Ok?"

"Why haven't I seen this child before?"

Sima Fu noticed Liu Yuan, who was following behind Sima Shi and Sima Zhao. He was also kneeling behind them. "Little boy, what's your name?"

Liu Yuan looked up and said, "My name is Sima Yuan, uncle."

……

……

In the residence of the Prince of Wei,
The atmosphere was more serious than ever before.
"Liu Zilie will fight against various forces in Dayuan."

"There are two hundred thousand Kushan troops, and the combined forces of the Northern and Southern Xiongnu. It is hard to say whether Wusun is a friend or an enemy..."

"I have discussed with many gentlemen and advisers for several days and decided to take the initiative."

"Whether Liu Zilie wins the battle and returns, or dies in defeat in Dayuan, we just need to do our job and seize the current opportunity!"

Cao Mengde looked serious because he knew that the period before Liu Wu's return would be his last window.

If he fails to seize this opportunity or misses it, then he will never have another chance in his life, and the only fate that awaits him in the future is to be crushed.

"Look, this is the land that Liu Wu occupies now..."

"The entire territory of Jingzhou, part of Jiaozhou, half of Huainan, the entire Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and the twelve counties of Liangzhou."

"Hanzhong is very tempting to Liu Bei. If he occupies Hanzhong, Liu Bei will have the opportunity to go north. After all, it was from Hanzhong that Emperor Gaozu sent his troops northward, thus unifying the country."

"I intend to give him the land of Hanzhong and Guanzhong, and lure him to attack Hanzhong first."

"Jingzhou is what Jiangdong has always dreamed of. If we can have Jingzhou, Sun Zhongmou will monopolize the southern country. I can give them both sides of the Yangtze River, the four counties in southern Jingzhou, part of Jiaozhou, and even Hefei... I only want Nanyang County and the two cities of Xiangfan."

(End of this chapter)