magic high school

Chapter 78: A Swift Strike at Chang'an, Without a Twist

In March of 264 AD, Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui secretly plotted a rebellion to establish their own empire. However, their plan was leaked, and Hu Yuan and Hu Lie led their armies out in a clamor. Jiang Wei, leading Zhong Hui, fought on both sides, killing five or six men with his own hands. Just as he was about to commit suicide, several young generals suddenly appeared, as if Emperor Guangwu had descended to earth. A meteorite struck the city, pacifying Hu Lie and his sons, and they said, "Old general, do you recognize Cao Ziyin of Shanyang?"

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In Sichuan, the entire city of Chengdu was plunged into chaos and war.

Although the Wei army surrendered and dared not act rashly after Hu Lie and his son were killed, Zhong Hui died in the chaos of battle. Both Jiang Wei and Li Ge knew that these hundreds of thousands of Wei soldiers were actually a huge powder keg.

One wrong move and this powder keg could explode.

Now, this powder keg has only been temporarily calmed down by Valerie's two pony explosions and the deaths of Hu Lie and his son.

However, both Li Ge and Jiang Wei knew that if Zhong Hui were alive, he could barely become a patch-up artist, mending and patching to temporarily appease the hundreds of thousands of Wei soldiers. But after Zhong Hui died, could Jiang Wei, a general of Shu Han and a newly surrendered general, control these hundreds of thousands of terrifying Wei soldiers?

impossible!

They're only stunned by the two small flashbangs right now. Once they recover in a few days, these Wei soldiers will naturally rebel. As long as a mid-level general raises his arms and gives the order, Li Ge and everyone else will be in deep trouble.

After all, these Wei soldiers were from the Central Plains, and their wives, children, and elderly parents were all in the Central Plains. After the victory in the conquest of Shu, the greatest wish of the 200,000 Wei soldiers was to return to their hometowns in the north and reunite with their families, carrying with them their war merits and rewards.

So now, Jiang Wei has gathered Zhong Hui's former subordinates and had his personal guards briefly appease them before hurriedly pulling Li Ge and the others aside to discuss the situation.

For some reason, despite the strange attire of these people, Jiang Wei couldn't hide the admiration in his eyes when he looked at Li Ge. This white-haired old general was as if he were seeing his former self.

At this moment, Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi, Jiang Bin, Jiang Xian and a few other civil and military officials of Shu Han knelt together, while Li Ge knelt on the other side with difficulty. He did not expect that the kneeling etiquette was still used in this era, and he was suffering a lot.

As for Yi Lian and the others, they were not used to kneeling, so they simply stood and acted as Li Ge's guards.

Li Ge, being very sensible, immediately cupped his hands and said, "My name is Cao Ge, courtesy name Ziyin. I am a wandering knight under the command of the Duke of Shanyang. My ancestors were a branch of the Cao family of Qiao County, but the young Cao Pi weakened the imperial clan, almost causing my father's generation to starve to death. Fortunately, we received assistance from the Duke of Shanyang and his relative Cao Jie. My father was a minor official in the State of Shanyang, but he passed away early. We wandering knights volunteered to maintain order in the State of Shanyang and later joined the army to aid in the conquest of Shu Han. Now, we are here to seek the Duke of Shanyang's favor and to restore the Han Dynasty!"

Li Ge quickly recounted his life story and his purpose.

In short, although my surname is "Cao", I am a man of Liu Xie and I have come to support the Han Dynasty.

At that moment, Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi, and the others were all shocked.

Although their generation had little contact with Liu Xie, the foundation of Shu Han was the imperial uncle status granted to Liu Bei by Liu Xie, as well as Liu Xie's edict in the belt. It can be said that Liu Xie's significance to Shu Han was second only to Liu Bei.

Now, upon hearing that people from Liu Xie's side had come to help restore the Han Dynasty, and that they were even members of the Cao Wei imperial family, although their strength was limited, it still meant that the whole world was turning against the Sima clan. Several civil and military officials of Shu Han wept uncontrollably.

They did not doubt Li Ge, because the momentum of him charging straight into their midst last night, and the miraculous appearance of Guangwu, made them believe in Li Ge's identity.

After all, without their help, they would have been dead long ago. So these wandering knights wouldn't lie to them, otherwise what would they be after?

Furthermore, just by looking at Li Ge and his companions, they realized that even within the academy, their looks were top-notch. In this era, they were simply handsome and dignified.

Although it might seem like judging people by their appearance, this was almost the early Jin Dynasty, an era when people were judged by their appearance.

So these Shu Han generals, who had nothing left to lose, even if it meant deceiving themselves, they had to believe that what Li Ge said was true and risk everything.

When Jiang Wei heard that even now, Liu Xie's people were still willing to help them, the former emperor's ministers, he was deeply grateful. However, he sighed and said, "Because of my misfortune, Prince Liu Xuan died tragically in the chaos of war, and the little boy Zhong Hui is already dead. We are like a lone boat; one wrong step and we will be doomed forever."

The old general sighed deeply. More than thirty years had passed since Zhuge Liang's death and Jiang Wei's rise to power in Shu Han.

Even if we manage to complete the first step of the plan now, Zhong will die, and all subsequent plans will be ruined.

Jiang Wei still felt very sad at this time. He still couldn't see any hope for the restoration of Shu Han. He even resented his own lack of talent and learning. If the Prime Minister were here, he would definitely be able to restore Shu Han.

The other Shu officials also sighed, as they didn't know what to do next.

Li Ge took a deep breath and said, "General, I have a plan that can restore the Han Dynasty from its slumber!"

At that moment, everyone, including Jiang Wei, looked at Li Ge with great surprise, and then at the old and frail Jiang Wei.

"You..." Jiang Wei stretched out his hand, then said excitedly, "Please speak quickly..."

Jiang Wei had already disregarded etiquette and was even rambling incoherently.

"This plan is called Blitzkrieg. We will strike Hanzhong at lightning speed, recapture Hanzhong, and then, from Baoxie Road, strike Chang'an!" Li Ge immediately pointed to the map and said.

Seeing the instant disappointment on their faces, Li Ge smiled and immediately explained, "The so-called blitzkrieg means launching an attack with these hundreds of thousands of Wei troops as quickly as possible. They'll naturally be confused once they figure it out, but we won't give them time to think it through. We'll distribute all of Shu Han's money and provisions as generous rewards and immediately send troops to blitzkrieg Chang'an! We'll catch Sima Zhao completely off guard!"

However, Jiang Wei's expression still betrayed his disappointment. He could only sigh deeply. At this moment, Zhang Yi said, "My lord, this plan is rather impractical. Sima Zhao and his army have already blocked Hanzhong and Jiange. Even if we send troops, we will be trapped and die at Jiange, let alone Hanzhong and Chang'an!"

Not only Zhang Yi, but Jiang Wan's eldest son Jiang Bin also said: "Putting aside Sima Zhao's troops stationed at Jiange, His Majesty is still in Luoyang at this time. If we mobilize our troops, wouldn't we be putting His Majesty in danger? Moreover, we cannot control these hundreds of thousands of Wei troops."

Very well, the Shu Han side has raised the question, but Li Ge is not angry at all; instead, the corners of his mouth are turned up.

Yi Lian was already stunned, let alone Valerie and Xiao Ye. Valerie even whispered to Xiao Ye, "That Li Ge is such a show-off!"

Hidden in the shadows, Xiao Ye listened silently to Li Ge's eloquent speech, a slight smile playing on her lips. This guy was just fooling people again.

Li Ge temporarily ignored these unreliable friends. The translation module automatically converted "Li Ge" into "consonant", so at most it was just these wandering knights who were indulging in their recklessness.

He immediately pointed to the people behind him and said, "General, these are my companions from my childhood days as a wandering knight. Each one of them is an unparalleled master, each with their own unique skills and special techniques. Their fighting spirit and patience are truly astonishing!"