Du Xi originally thought that Xiahou Mao had learned the true story of the Prime Minister and was training his troops in the rear. Later, when he learned that he had used inducements and inducements, he was shocked and hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
Xia Houmao didn't take it seriously. The governor spent his own money to motivate the three armies. Can you control it?
At this time, Xia Houmao was hiding in his mansion to enjoy himself every day, and Guang Meiji bought more than 20 of them. How similar was it to when Cao Hong was guarding Chang'an?
Thinking again of Prime Minister Cao's affair, which was probably a glorious tradition of the family, Du Xi had no choice but to see that the military's morale was still available, and there was nothing he could do to persuade him. He could only wait for Xiahou Ba to return to the city and make long-term plans.
In fact, Du Xi did not understand that since the fire in Yexian County turned several years of hard work into ashes, Xia Houmao had already realized that the most painful thing in life is to be rich and powerful, but never enjoy it, and become penniless overnight. cents.
Money is something external to the body. If you don’t take it with you in life, you won’t take it with you in death. If you don’t enjoy yourself in time, no matter how much money you have, it will only be in vain!
This day was the Jingzhe. Xia Houmao held a big banquet in his mansion, singing and dancing with his concubines. Everyone was puzzled. Why was he celebrating like this today when he was facing a powerful enemy?
Xia Houmao raised his glass and made bold remarks. Since it was a wake-up call, his snake should also appear, causing all the women's cheeks and necks to turn red, and they covered their mouths and laughed.
That night, while crawling and rolling on the water bed with others, Xia Houmao suddenly heard a burst of muffled thunder. Xia Houmao became energetic and shouted: "The spring thunder will help me with my power!"
While I was enjoying it, I suddenly heard the sound getting louder and louder. It was actually the sound of drums. I was startled. Someone outside the door shouted: "Master, the enemy is attacking!"
"What?" Xia Houmao slumped, knelt on the ground, put on his clothes and went out, asking urgently: "What happened?"
The guard replied: "The situation is bad, the enemy troops have surrounded Chang'an."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Xia Houmao ran out of the door and shouted: "Zhang Fei is still at Lantian Pass, how can the enemy come?"
The guard was sweating profusely: "I don't know, I just said that I came to see the master with a red face and a knife in his name."
"Ah - Guan Yu?"
I took two steps back and leaned against the wall, my lips turned white, and I was full of regrets. I thought to myself, why didn't I just scold you a few times in the first place?
After a pause, he shouted again: "This is impossible. Guan Yu is in the Central Plains, Luoyang is still there, and Tongguan has not been lost. Can Guan Yu fly into Guanzhong?"
The soldiers couldn't answer either. They dressed up to serve Xia Houmao and hurried to Nancheng. When they looked down, they couldn't help but take a breath of air.
I saw only dots of fire outside the city, forming an endless sea along the city. I was surprised and asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there...?"
Du Xi looked solemn, shook his head and said, "If you only look at the light of the fire, it's probably no less than a hundred thousand."
"Hiss——" Xiahou Mao held the city wall tremblingly, looked down, and saw a sword standing on the horse. Under the light of the torch, his face was like a jujube, but it was not Guan Yu. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked: " Who is coming?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Xiahou, you are really a noble man who forgets things!" The man looked sideways at the city head on his horse and laughed: "In the past, Nanyang and his party were escorted by the last general. Do you still remember Wei?"
"Wei Yan?" Xia Houmao was shocked. He looked at Du Xi and asked, "Zhang Fei is still at Lantian Pass. Where did Hanzhong's troops come from?"
Du Xi frowned: "The official is also confused about this matter. It is really unbelievable that a hundred thousand troops came to Chang'an silently."
"You bastards!" Xia Houmao suddenly became furious and pointed at the soldiers guarding the city and cursed: "You only want to receive the reward, but you don't go to investigate the military situation. Why don't you report the enemy when they come to the city?"
The defenders looked at each other in shock. This group of troops came very suddenly. No troops and horses were mobilized in the territory beforehand. However, they were all shocked when they heard that it was Wei Yan, the governor of Chang'an.
Liu Qi's troops marched out of Xiegu and confronted Xia Houyuan in Jigu. Wei Yan stayed in Hanzhong while Zhang Fei recuperated. However, the two men arrived in Guanzhong at the same time, which was obviously Liu Qi's conspiracy.
"This must be Liu Qi's plan to attack the east and attack the west!" Du Xi sighed: "He personally sent troops to lead General Xiahou deep into the Qinling Mountains, but then made a surprise attack from Wuguan. General Xiahou was in a hurry and could not save him. Now the general is outside and all his elite troops are out. What should we do? good?"
"What should we do?" Xiahou Mao smacked his lips as he looked at Wei Yan below the city. This man's martial arts skills were as good as those of his uncle Xiahou Dun. He did not dare to go out of the city to fight. He smacked his lips and thought for a while, then resolutely said: "Retreat!"
"Ah?!" Du Xi was shocked and looked at Xiahou Mao in disbelief: "Chang'an is the foundation of Guanzhong. Now all the troops are fighting on the front line. The governor retreats. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have nowhere to go. Guanzhong will be lost. How about this? Make it happen?”
Xiahou Mao said angrily: "Wei Yan is a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. The city is full of new soldiers. The swords are not stable and the arrows are not accurate. Who can resist the enemy?"
"This..." Du Xiyan said: "This army came unexpectedly. I suspect there is a deceit in it. The governor must not retreat lightly, so as not to affect morale and dampen the morale of the army. The Prime Minister and the Crown Prince entrust Guanzhong to you and me, and we must protect it to the death. , just stick around and wait for help!"
Xia Houmao said angrily: "Dian Man must have been plotted by Zhang Fei again, and the whole army was wiped out, but we didn't know anything about it. The battle ahead is unfavorable, and a hundred thousand troops are surrounding the city. Are you going to be a prisoner of the rank?"
Du Xiku advised: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. The life and death of the governor is at stake. The safety of the imperial court is at stake. When facing the enemy, the only option is to fight to the death. Kill yourself to become a benevolent person, and your reputation will be immortalized!"
Xiahou Mao snorted coldly: "My father was plotted by Liu Qi back then and was deeply humiliated. He did not dare to lead troops in the Central Plains anymore and settled in Huainan. I must not make the same mistake again. Doesn't the Xiahou family want to become a joke forever?"
Du Xi couldn't stop him, but he heard Wei Yan laugh and say: "Mr. Xiahou, the Xiangyang Courtyard has not returned for a long time. Your brother-in-law will arrive tomorrow with the army. Can you stay and meet me, and take a few months' rest in Xiangyang?"
"Wei Yan, don't go too far!" Xia Houmao was in a desperate situation at this time. He thought that if he ran away, he would be laughed at by others. He might as well be more generous and laughed loudly: "If you want me to surrender, you can't wait until dawn!"
Wei Yan wondered: "Why do you have to wait until dawn? Do you think the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow?"
"You can daydream after dawn, hahaha!" Xia Houmao was very proud, pointing at the angry Wei Yan and yelling: "I hate red-faced people the most in my life. You and Guan Yunchang are both red-faced and black-hearted, ruthless and meaningless. I will never surrender."
Wei Yan said angrily: "Xiahou Mao, do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
Xia Houmao curled his lips and sneered coldly. He was about to retreat when he suddenly heard the sound of killing at the north gate. The defenders came to report that there was a spy sneaking into the city and someone captured the north gate. He immediately waved and said: "Let's go!"
Du Xi was moved by Xiahou Mao's impassioned speech just now, thinking that he knew his shame and became brave and determined to defend to the death. Hearing this, he hurriedly grabbed the sleeve of Xiahou Mao's robe and said: "Captain, although the outer city is lost, there is still an inner city, why retreat? "
"If you want to die, don't hold me back." Xia Houmao opened his sleeves and saw Wei Yan leading his troops to the north and striding towards the east gate.
Du Xi chased after him and persuaded him: "The governor followed the prime minister to learn the art of war and strategy. How could he leave without fighting?"
Xia Houmao didn't even look back and said loudly: "Don't you hear the thirty-six strategies and walking is the best strategy?"
