"I, Jiang Wei, will never let my mentor and brother down!"
Although the young Jiang Wei did not suffer the hardships in history, he was more calm and confident.
Due to Liu Mang's intervention, Jiang Wei became a disciple of Zhuge Liang in advance and received a good education, which perfectly made up for his political shortcomings.
Jiang Wei was a brat, so he accompanied Liu Mang and Zhuge Liang on their expedition to Nanzhong, and made many military exploits.
It's a pity that Ma Chao was in Hanzhong for a long time and didn't know the value of Wolong's disciples.
"My mentor is Prime Minister Zhuge, and my senior brother is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Bo Yue will definitely have a smooth journey."
Ma Chao made a casual remark, and his words were full of ridicule.
Jiang Wei frowned and said nothing. He recalled what Zhuge Liang had said to him, and he must not be rude.
After all, Ma Chao is also a direct descendant of his senior brother, and the two sides must have a good relationship.
How to make Ma Chao change his attitude? All he needs to do is achieve one thing - gain military exploits!
Ma Chao originally thought that the young man would retaliate, but he didn't expect that Jiang Wei just smiled jokingly and didn't take it seriously.
"Forget it, why should I be as knowledgeable as a child?"
Ma Chao took Jiang Wei back to the army and ordered: "Arrange separate military camps for the Prime Minister's disciples."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Wei refused directly.
"General Ma, I'm here to help fight, there's no need to do anything special."
"Just let me live with the soldiers."
"I will obey my mentor and assist General Ma to resist the Huns!"
Ma Chao waved his hand. Since the other party asked for it, he would definitely satisfy it.
Ma Chao wanted to see how far Jiang Wei could endure it.
The harsh environment in the military is not something a young man can endure.
Jiang Wei carried his luggage and walked into the military camp thanks to the arrangements of the soldiers.
"Little brother, don't blame the general."
"Ling Ming and Bo Zhan were injured just now. The general wanted to attack Chang'an to avenge them."
"But the Prime Minister suddenly asked us to go to Wuzhangyuan tomorrow. The general is also in trouble."
Guard Ma De helped Jiang Wei hold it and saluted, and said with a smile: "We Xiliang people have been fond of wielding swords and guns since we were young, but we can't compare with noble children like you!"
Jiang Wei laughed when he heard this, "Brother, I am also from Liangzhou! I am Jiang Boyue in Tianshui!"
"Going to Wuzhangyuan is to protect the army's partial troops. What's more, if the Huns are not equal, why do they call home?"
"We can also accomplish great feats by killing the Huns!"
Ma De heard that Jiang Wei was from Liangzhou and immediately felt close to him.
The two soon chatted together, and Jiang Wei also had a certain understanding of Ma Chao's army.
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Han army camp.
"Prime Minister, I want you to be the bad guy again this time."
Liu Bei sighed: "With Jia Xuzhi as a person, I think he will definitely find ways to provoke our army."
"Ling Ming and Bo Zhan are injured, and Meng Qi is undoubtedly the one who is most anxious now!"
Zhuge Liang nodded, "What your Majesty said is true, so as a general in this battle, Liang recommends Zhang Junyi!"
Zhang He?
This was Liu Bei's former enemy. He was in Cao Cao's camp and brought trouble to Liu Bei.
Since defecting to the Han army, Zhang He did not perform well even when he went to the Nanzhong battlefield.
If Zhuge Liang had not mentioned Zhang He, Liu Bei would have almost forgotten this man.
"Prime Minister, Zhang Junyi was an old minister of Cao Cao after all!"
A trace of worry flashed in Liu Bei's eyes. Zhang He also changed jobs many times and his resume was somewhat bad.
He became an official from Han Fu and became the four pillars of Hebei under Yuan Shao.
After the Battle of Guandu, he defected to Cao Cao and became one of the famous five good generals.
In the Battle of Hanzhong, he decisively defected to Liu Bei.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Zhang He's family has been rescued by Fei Yu a long time ago."
"What's more, this man is best at choosing trees for good birds to roost in. Now that Cao Cao is dead, the only hero in the world is Your Majesty!"
Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei relieved.
"Then we will follow what the Prime Minister said and make Zhang He our general!"
The next day.
Ma Chao led the Xiliang cavalry to Wuzhangyuan, and Zhang He took office and became a general here.
Just as Zhuge Liang said, Zhang He remained calm and ordered his sergeants to garrison the fields.
Farming under the city quickly stimulated the Chang'an garrison.
Jia Xu had no idea that Zhuge Liang would be so shameless!
In the past, Cao Wei was a powerful country and had never been treated like this.
Zhuge Liang's move was clearly to bully Cao Wei for lack of food and grass!
The Han army is not afraid of fighting a protracted war!
Grain can be transported from Hanzhong and Liangzhou. When the summer grain matures, this army can even be self-sufficient!
Now it was Jia Xu who was anxious. The Han army had not attacked the city for a long time, which made him feel confused.
Take out Ma Teng's body!
Jia Xu personally went into battle and whipped Ma Teng's coffin body. He thought Ma Chao would come, but he didn't know that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already foreseen it and transferred Ma Chao away.
"Zhang Junyi! I whipped Ma Teng's corpse like this, but you can still sit still?"
"Jia Wenhe, are you stupid? That's not my father."
Zhang He was calm and composed. Even if it was his father whom Jia Xu whipped, he would never be fooled.
The living are always more important than the dead.
"You...how do you have the face to attack the city?"
"Have you forgotten the kindness Emperor Wu showed you?"
Jia Xu cursed loudly, trying to make Zhang He feel guilty, but in the end he underestimated Zhang He's face.
"That day Guandu surrendered and turned the tide of the war. I have repaid Cao Cao's kindness."
"After that, I fought even more bravely in the south and north, and I no longer owe Cao Cao anything."
"Jia Wenhe, please don't use your little tricks on me."
Zhang He looked indifferent and did not take Jia Xu seriously at all. He still ordered the soldiers to farm.
He even personally raised his shield to resist the arrows fired by the Chang'an defenders.
"By the way, my prince once gave me a saying - if you have no shame, you will be invincible in the world!"
"Jia Wenhe, to a certain extent, you and I are the same kind of people."
"We are all here to pursue our own interests, and no one is nobler than the other."
Zhang He laughed loudly at this time and said: "It's just that now I am fighting for the Han Dynasty, but you are a usurper and traitor!"
Jia Xu was furious. We were together in Cao Ying before, but we didn't expect Zhang He to be so thick-skinned!
Now the Han army will definitely not take the initiative to attack the city, and the Wei army has no better way.
They had no choice but to defend to the death. The two sides seemed to be in a stalemate, but in fact the initiative was already in Zhuge Liang's hands.
"King of Ren City, it is really not easy for the Han army to attack the city now."
"Only by using cavalry to attack their partial divisions can the Han army be thrown into disarray."
"Huchuquan is now being kept in Yecheng by His Majesty. It is just right for him to be used as a hostage and order the Huns to come!"
Jia Xu's words won Cao Zhang's heart.
Fortunately, Cao Pi had anticipated this situation in advance. The bald Xianbei was just a probing horse, and it was the Huns who really wanted to attack the Han army!
"Captain Jia, my eldest brother has sent King Youxian of the Xiongnu to Qubei and his younger brother Pan Liuxi, King of Youguli, to help."
"I would like to see if the Xiliang cavalry can withstand the elite cavalry of the Xiongnu Chanyu!"
Cao Zhang sneered: "When the partial division is attacked, that's when our army will break out of Chang'an!"
