"Wei Yan? But that General of Jingzhou? Why did he lead his army to Wuguan to defect to us?"
Affected by Yuan Shu's butterfly effect, Wei Yan was appointed as the governor of Changsha by Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. However, since the rebel Dou Jiande was born, Jingzhou has been plunged into endless wars. Changsha County changed hands several times and was eventually taken over by other forces. Liu Biao was furious after learning the news, and immediately sent Wenpin and Cai Mao to lead an army to hold Wei Yan accountable!
Cai Mao has always been at odds with Wei Yan. If he were to escort Wei Yan back to Liu Biao, Wei Yan would probably be in trouble. Fortunately, Wei Yan and Wenpin had a good personal relationship. After Wenpin learned that Liu Biao was going to hold Wei Yan accountable, he immediately sent someone to Changsha to notify Wei Yan!
After Wei Yan learned that Liu Biao sent Cai Mao to hold him accountable, he couldn't help but feel disheartened, so he took the initiative to lead his direct troops to withdraw from Changsha County, and announced that he would withdraw from the Jingzhou Army with immediate effect.
Wei Yan, who led his direct troops to leave Changsha County, marched from south to north. On the way, he was intercepted several times by Zhang Yun, Liu Pan, Cai Zhong and Cai Mao. After several battles, Wei Yan's army suffered heavy losses. But fortunately, they finally broke free from the shackles of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao and successfully withdrew from Jingzhou.
After withdrawing from Jingzhou, Wei Yan was not sure for a while which force was better to join. In his original thought, it might be a wise move to join Yuzhou Mu Yuan Shu, but after his subordinates Zhu Hai, Wei Wuji, and Deng Qi, he After his persuasion, he finally decided to join the Shu army who was fighting against the Dong thief forces in Xiliang!
The main reason why Wei Yan gave up Yuan Shu and turned to Liu Bang was that Yuzhou Mu Yuan Shu had many elite soldiers and strong generals. If Wei Yan and the others led their troops to join Liu Bang, they would end up with the position of idle general, and then be appointed to some inconspicuous position. They are ordinary guards in the county. They are not needed in big battles, and they are not needed in small battles...
On the contrary, if Wei Yan leads his army to join Liu Bang's Shu army, as long as Liu Bang is willing to accept them, they will immediately be entrusted with important tasks and directly participate in the subsequent battle against Dong.
The surrender to the Shu army was the final result of Wei Yan, Wei Wuji, Wei Dingguo, Zhu Hai, and Deng Qi after weighing the pros and cons. When they led their army to Wuguan and shouted the words "Lead the army to surrender", it meant that they From today on, he has become a member of the Yizhou Shu Army!
"General Wei Yan led his troops to surrender, which is really a great blessing for our Shu army. How can we turn them away?"
Guan Ying, the general of Shu, had admired Wei Yan for a long time. Before he attacked Qingni Pass, he had learned clearly about the events in Jingzhou during this period through various channels. Then Wei Yan could not be blamed for the fall of Changsha County!
At that time, the anti-thief Dou Jiande was strong and had many elite soldiers and generals under his command. However, Wei Yan, the governor of Changsha County, had only a few soldiers (most of the soldiers were transferred to other counties by Liu Biao) and was isolated and helpless. He had no ability to resist the enemy day and night. Non-stop fierce offensive. Rather than continue to hold on and make unnecessary sacrifices, they might as well preserve their strength and retreat first, and then retake Changsha County after recuperating in the future!
This is what Wei Yan and others thought at the time. They planned to conserve their strength first, and after the army's strength recovered, they would then unite with the nearby Wenpin, Su Fei, and Yang Jian armies to outflank Dou Jiande's forces. Unfortunately, it backfired. Cai Mao and Cai Zhong were at Liu Biao's place. Liu Biao turned his back on Wei Yan, causing him to blame Wei Yan, which eventually led to Wei Yan leading his army to flee.
Thinking of this, Guan Ying really felt worthless for Wei Yan and the others. Liu Biao had a treasure mountain all his own, but he didn't know how to dig it out. He even believed the slander and threw away the treasure mountain like garbage!
"How can Liu Biao be so short-sighted as to be worthy of the talents of Wei Yan and other generals? As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses his master to serve. The generals have already done their best to Liu Biao, and now it is really wise to turn from darkness to light. Lift."
Guan Ying communicated with Wei Yan for a long time. During these rounds of conversations, he roughly understood the strength of the direct army brought by Wei Yan. First of all, this army had a total of 5,000 people. More than 2,000 people were lost during the journey north. In the end, they survived and successfully arrived at Wuguan. Only 2,000 people were left to join the Shu army with Zhu Hai and Wei Dingguo. More than 800 people.
More than 2,800 warriors who have fought hundreds of battles, coupled with the two powerful generals Wei Yan and Zhu Hai, and the three powerful generals Wei Dingguo, Wei Wuji, and Deng Qi, this army
The strength cannot be underestimated!
"General Guan Ying, the fire in Wuguan Pass has been extinguished. We can lead our troops to enter it and recover for a few days before going to support the lord and others at Hangu Pass."
After Guan Ying heard Wei Yan's suggestion, he immediately waved his hand and ordered his officers and soldiers to lead the army to station in Wuguan. He would rest and recover in Wuguan for three days before going to Hangu Pass to support his lord Liu Bang.
Three days flies by!
"Wuguan is the key to our advance and retreat, and we need this general to personally lead the troops to guard it. As for supporting the lord's troops, I'll leave it to you, General Wei Yan!"
Guan Ying was in high spirits, with the corner of his mouth raised slightly, and saw him reaching into his inner armor, taking out a few military talismans and throwing them to Wei Yan, ordering him to bring more than 2,800 direct troops and 8,000 Shu army warriors to the front. Go to Hangu Pass to support your lord Liu Bang, there is no mistake!
"The general will obey your orders!"
Wei Yan was very excited. When he saw him bowing respectfully and then saying goodbye, he turned around and strode towards the military camp. He ordered the general to lead the troops and set off immediately for the expedition.
The army led by Wei Yan was slowly moving towards Hangu Pass, and while he was leading his army on the way, in the direction of Hangu Pass, Liu Bang launched a fierce attack on Hangu Pass again!
"Ding! Sheep power, tiger power, deer power skill effects are activated..."
"Ding! Fan Kuai's skill effect is activated..."
"Ding! The effect of the giant spirit god's skill is activated..."
The generals of Shu activated all their skills, but the general guarding Hangu Pass was Wang Feng, a well-known and fierce general in Xiliang who could defeat ten thousand enemies. With him as the main general responsible for defending the city, and with his deputies Wang Xian, Lin Chong, Wang Li, Wang Gangchang and others, It is undoubtedly difficult for the Shu army to capture Hangu Pass.
"Guardian of Hangu Pass! Liu Bang of Yizhou is here, do you dare to leave the pass to fight with my Shu army? If you dare not leave the pass and are just willing to be a coward, then just pretend that I have never said this. Already."
The siege was extremely brutal, and the Shu army suffered heavy casualties. Liu Bang had no choice but to take this strategy. He wanted to use provocation to force Wang Feng and his troops to lead their troops out of the border to fight. Only in this way could the casualties of the Shu army be reduced to a large extent. .
All the generals in Xiliang knew that Liu Bang was using a provoking method, and they chose to ignore it. However, when the general Wang Feng saw the fiery eyes of the army sergeants, the generals realized that Liu Bang's provoking method was completely useless. Explanation, if we do not lead the army out of the pass to fight, I am afraid that the morale of the Xiliang defenders will drop significantly, and going out to fight is playing into the hands of the Shu army!
