After Xiahou De was killed and Tiandang Mountain was captured by the Han army, Xiahou Yuan was no longer able to take the initiative to attack Yizhou and had to retreat to Yangping Pass.
Especially hearing that Zhang He was slacking off made Xia Houyuan even more angry.
"Zhang Junyi, I will report this matter to King Wei truthfully!"
Xia Houyuan glared at Zhang He, who looked at him calmly.
"General Xiahou, your nephew did not listen to dissuasion and fell into Liu Mang's trap, which resulted in Han Hao being defeated and killed. If I had not saved him, he would have been killed by Liu Mang long ago."
Zhang He said bluntly: "As for Xiahou De, he was headstrong and thought he was Liu Mang's opponent. In the end, he failed to care about one thing and was killed by Yan Yan!"
"Two old soldiers are invincible, let alone Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others!"
Xia Houyuan was furious and immediately shouted: "Someone, drag Zhang He out and behead him in public!"
Xu Huang, a general with a different surname, couldn't help but persuade him: "Jun Yi, you were disrespectful to General Xiahou just now!"
"General Xiahou, Jun Yi is outstanding in ability, and Liu Mang is cunning. This is not a crime of war!"
Yu Jin also couldn't help but said: "General Xiahou, General Zhang has made great military exploits since he took refuge with the King of Wei. How can you blame him because Xiahou Shang was defeated and Xiahou De was killed?"
Seeing that Xu Huang and Yu Jin were all interceding for Zhang He, Xiahou Yuan did not want to push too hard.
"Zhang He has no loyalty at all."
"If you continue to press, you will choose to surrender."
"It's better to keep it with you to see the effects!"
Xia Houyuan sneered and said: "Zhang He, since Gong Ming and Wen Ze plead for you, I will spare your life!"
"He will make great military exploits and atone for his sins!"
Seeing that Zhang He was indifferent, Xu Huang quickly reminded: "Junyi! I haven't thanked General Xiahou yet!"
For the sake of Xu Huang and Yu Jin, Zhang He reluctantly spoke.
"He, thank you General Xiahou..."
Xia Houyuan waved his hand, and he wanted to ask his nephew Xia Houshang how he was defeated by Liu Mang one after another.
Cao's army was at a disadvantage before, whether it was pacifying Qingzhou, fighting against Lu Bu, or resisting Yuan Shao.
They are always able to keep a low profile and never look down on their enemies.
On the other hand, Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes and control the power of the Han Dynasty, and his generals became increasingly arrogant.
He just defeated Wuhuan in the north and thought he was invincible, which led to the defeat of Chibi!
One Han is worth five barbarians!
The martial virtues of the Han Dynasty are so abundant!
"Jun Yi, why are you angry with Xia Houyuan?"
Xu Huang smiled bitterly and said: "The King of Wei trusted us, so he said that the best generals in the world should be the five sons first!"
Yu Jin remained silent while Zhang He laughed at himself.
"Gongming, how can we talk about trust?"
"The military power will always be in the hands of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, that's all!"
"I was asked to deal with the difficult bones, but they are picking up the credit behind me!"
"Xia Houshang is just a junior, he can still look down on me! Let alone that guy Xia Houyuan."
Zhang He sighed and said: "What Duke Cao said that day is to only promote talents, regardless of origin or moral character!"
"But what about now? Born in the Xiahou family of the Cao family, no matter what kind of wine bag or rice bag you have, you can lead troops in battle!"
Xu Huang was unable to refute for a moment.
Yu Jin was even more aware of the shortcomings in Cao Cao's army.
Once the Cao family and the Xiahou family become weak, the power of the army will fall into the hands of the gentry.
Generals with foreign surnames who were loyal to the Cao family had no chance of touching military power.
"Gongming, you are a Baibo thief. You have a share of the credit for saving the emperor that day. Now you are not obeying orders under Xia Houyuan?"
"Wen Ze, I, Gong Ming, and Wen Yuan are all surrendered generals, so forget it if we can't lead the troops! But you and Le Wenqian are subordinates of the King of Wei, and you still have to serve as deputy generals for the Cao family and the Xiahou family!"
Yu Jin frowned and said nothing. He knew how to train troops and fight, but he had never had the opportunity to lead an army alone.
Even if the enemy army is defeated, most of the credit still belongs to Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and others.
"Junyi! I have never seen you so out of sorts!"
"Gong Ming! That's because you didn't do business with two idiots Xiahou De and Xia Houshang!"
Zhang He smiled bitterly and said: "With that said, I will show the loyalty of the King of Wei!"
After that, Zhang He returned to the military camp alone.
Yu Jin looked intently at Zhang He, who was also a general with a foreign surname, and he was already deep in thought.
"Gongming, if one of us falls into the hands of the enemy, will the King of Wei treat him like a brother like Liu Bei treated Guan Yu and do whatever it takes?"
"this……"
"Okay, I already know the answer! Don't worry, Gong Ming."
Zhang He's incident hurt the hearts of the other two generals.
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Jiameng Pass.
Liu Bei personally led the army, and the road to Hanzhong was extremely difficult and dangerous.
Logistics also poses a huge challenge.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang and Liu Ba had good arrangements. Once Zhibaiqian was launched, it was warmly welcomed by the people.
Profiteers can no longer control market prices. The government has implemented macro-control to control prices while also making direct money more credible.
Liu Beijun exchanged one baht of copper for the common people's five baht of copper. In this way, the treasury was quickly filled.
This is not a blind harvest, but a guarantee of the credibility of Liu Bei's power so that the people will no longer suffer from profiteers.
"Manger!"
Liu Bei was followed by Liu Feng. Since Luofengpo was blocked, Liu Feng had obviously kept a low profile.
"Dad, why are you here? Didn't I tell you that I just need to bring the soldiers, horses, food and grass over here? You don't have to come over!"
"Rebellious son! My father said that I would personally defeat Cao Mengde!"
Liu Bei was trembling with anger. If it weren't for the fact that his traitorous son won another battle, he would definitely show his majesty as a father!
"My lord, Zhang He has been defeated and Tiandang has fallen. If my lord takes advantage of this moment and raises a large army to conquer it in person, Hanzhong can be defeated."
Fazheng bowed and saluted, and looked at each other with Liu Mang. The monarch and his ministers had already decided to use troops in Hanzhong to completely drive out Cao Cao's forces!
"Establish Hanzhong, then train your troops and accumulate grain, watch for quarrels and wait for opportunities. If you advance, you can attack the thieves, if you retreat, you can defend yourself. This is the right time, and it cannot be lost."
This time Lu Xun also stayed in Chengdu to help Zhuge Liang and Liu Ba, staying behind to ensure logistics.
Fazheng held Fuchen in his hand and said proudly: "In this battle, I am willing to be the mastermind of the young master!"
Liu Bei pointed at himself, and Fazheng pretended not to see.
"Lord! There is something I want to report to my lord!"
Meng Da took one step forward and immediately told Liu Bei that Yan Yan had taken him hostage and seized the military power at Jiameng Pass.
Obviously he wanted to take the opportunity to complain.
"Meng Dapifu! If you weren't stubborn and didn't listen to the master's orders, would Lao Yan hold you hostage?"
Huang Zhong took action decisively and spoke for Yan Yan, who was also a veteran.
"Old General Huang, don't you hear military orders like mountains? If everyone is as unruly as Yan Yan, wouldn't our army be in chaos?"
Meng Da snorted coldly, then looked at Liu Bei, waiting for the master to speak.
Fazheng was a little puzzled and advised in a low voice: "Zidu, since we are both serving the lord, why should we do this?"
Meng Da frowned and said, "Xiaozhi, you won't even help me?"
