On the day when Sima Yi's army set off for the expedition, Emperor Cao Rui, in order to encourage the three monarchs, forcibly supported his sick body, led the emperor's chariot, Qi Wangfang, Qin Wangxun and other civil and military officials to send the army out of the suburbs of Ximingmen, and then returned to the palace. .
Taiwei Sima Yi, together with his two sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, as well as deputy generals Hu Zun and Hu Fen's father and son, deputy general Niu Jin, as well as Xiahou Xuan's 200 Xuanjia guards and 500 Yulin Lang, and Cao Xi's 1,000 Wuwei troops, led They gathered a total of more than 40,000 troops and marched northward at thundering speed.
Sima Yi's younger brother, Duzhi Shangshu Sima Fu, even accompanied him all the way to the Sima family's hometown: Wen County. Sima Yi, Sima Fu, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and others gave all the grain, silk, cattle and wine given by the emperor to the old people in Wen County. Not only that, the emperor also specifically allowed the army to have a banquet and rest in Wen County with Sima Yi brothers and his son for several days.
During the three days he stayed in Wen County, Xia Houxuan seemed to see another side of Sima Yi, the big devil in his heart. This is a rare side where Sima Yi opens his heart.
In the past few days, Sima Yi took off all disguises and feasted happily with the folks in Wen County, revealing his scenery, fears, and difficulties over the years. Some of Sima Yi's words made many people, including himself, feel a little emotional. Feeling sad, Sima Yi improvised a poem that day:
"The sky and the earth are opened, the sun and the moon are shining brightly. When encountering an unexpected encounter, I will work hard to reach the far side. I will sweep away the filth of the people and return to my hometown. I will purge thousands of miles and clear up all the eight wastelands. I will return to old age after my death, and I will dance in the sun when I have punished myself!"
When Xia Houxuan listened to Sima Yi's desolate and majestic singing, for no reason, he thought of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the previous dynasty, and Emperor Wu, the great ancestor of the current dynasty.
Three days later, under the reluctant farewell of Wen County folks, the army continued its journey north.
After more than three months, the 40,000-strong army finally arrived in Liaodong in the summer of June.
Before Sima Yi went on the expedition, he told the emperor that his expedition would take a hundred days, a hundred days of expedition, a hundred days of return, and a rest of sixty days. He expected to return to Luoyang in one year. Now, in just over ninety days, Sima Yi arrived in Liaodong. On the battlefield, and the army had stayed in Wenxian for three days before, Hu Zun, Niu Jin, Xia Houxuan, Cao Xi and others had to be convinced by such a rapid use of troops. Sima Yi's tactics were already extraordinary, and his use of troops was so magical, which made Xiahou Xuan and Cao Xi even more fearful.
After hearing the news, Guanqiu Jian, the governor of Youzhou, also led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Youzhou Infantry and Cavalry Headquarters to join forces with Sima Yi, Hu Zun, Xia Houxuan, Cao Xi and others in Liaodong.
When Guanqiu Jian met his two friends Xia Houxuan and Cao Xi, they naturally had a happy gathering. However, the war was tense, so a few people only took the time to gather for a short time, and there was no drinking or feasting.
The next day, Sima Yi beat drums in the military tent to summon the generals, including Hu Zun, Niu Jin, Xia Houxuan, Cao Xi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Hu Fen and other generals.
In the military tent, Sima Yi, whose beard and hair were already gray and looked a little old, was wearing a fish scale armor with a sword hanging on his waist. He was not showing any sign of decline. There was no trace of sinisterness in his aura or eyes. He is worthy of his title of "Tatsuka Tiger".
After roughly discussing the military situation with the generals, Sima Yi pointed at the map with his sword and said with a smile:
"If Gongsun Yuan abandons the city and leaves beforehand, it is a good plan; if he defends Liaodong to resist our army, it is a middle plan; if he sits and guards Xiangping, it is a bad plan and he will be captured by us!"
After listening to Sima Yi's analysis, Xia Houxuan was convinced. He had to say that Sima Yi's military talent was indeed admirable. While Sima Yi was observing the map, Xia Houxuan also thought of a strategy. At this moment, he stood up and bowed to Sima Yi and said:
"Taiwei, Xuan also has a plan that can complement Taiwei's strategy!"
Sima Yi raised his eyebrows, nodded and said:
"If Taichu has any clever plan, please tell me quickly!"
Xia Houxuan stood up, pointed at the march map hanging in the tent, and said to Sima Yi and the generals in the camp:
"The Monan Xianbei clan has been in a state of decline since it was defeated by the Wei Dynasty in the Qinglong Year. The remaining forces in the eastern Xianbei have been deeply oppressed by Gongsun Yuan. As far as I know, the leader of this eastern Xianbei is named Mo Huba , this person has always admired my Chinese majesty, so he gave himself the Chinese surname "Murong". In addition, the country of Gaoguli has been deeply oppressed by the Gongsun family for a long time. Now we, the Great Wei, have raised troops to conquer Gongsun's rebellion. Thief, these two tribes can be used by me!"
When Sima Yi heard this, he admired Xia Houxuan a little more in his heart. He patted his thigh and said:
"The Marquis of Changling has a very clever plan. I am sending an envoy to contact Murong Xianbei Mo Huba and King Gaoguli's palace!"
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Just after the Wei army came to the front line with thunderous momentum, the Yan army in Liaodong was naturally shocked. Gongsun Yuan originally thought that the Wei state was empty, and the thousands of miles of expedition would inevitably lead to exhausted veterans. In addition, he named General Guanqiu after defeating the Wei state. Jian pretended to be brave and called him King of Yan, but he never thought that Sima Yi would use his troops so quickly.
In a panic, he hurriedly dispatched two Liaodong generals, General Bei Yan and vanguard general Yang Zuo, to lead more than 50,000 Yan troops on foot and cavalry to garrison the Liao Tunnel City. They dug more than 20 miles of trenches around the city and carried out tight defense to fight against the enemy. The Xiangping City where they are stationed is at odds with each other.
Gongsun Yuan's defense in this way was originally a clever move, but he never expected that a few days later, bad news came from the northern border. Murong Xianbei, who had always been suppressed by him, was actually led by his leader Mo Huba. The whole clan led 30,000 Xianbei cavalry from the north into the hinterland of their own Yan Kingdom. At the same time, King Gaoguli's high position palace also led a personal expedition and led an army of 50,000 soldiers from the whole country to storm the border of his own Yan Kingdom from the east!
It turned out that Mo Huba, the leader of the Xianbei tribe, and Gao Gong, the king of Gaoguli, were just as Xia Houxuan expected. They had long been unable to stand the oppression and power of the Gongsun family over the years. Now that Wei is sending troops, his family is naturally unwilling to let go of this golden opportunity.
Gongsun Yuan was completely panicked now. He immediately sent his eldest son Gongsun Xiu to mobilize the 40,000 troops from Beiyan's Liao Tunnel Camp and go north to resist the two-nation coalition. In this way, Beiyan and the Liao Tunnel Camp led by Yang Zuo were Only 10,000 people remained.
Due to the participation of Xianbei and Goguli in the war, a large number of Yan troops were restrained. Therefore, the main force of the Yan army could only deal with the Wei army led by Sima Yi in the small space near the Liaohe River. Gongsun Yuan felt truly panicked at this moment. .
Not only that, what made Gongsun Yuan feel even worse was that Guanqiu Jian, who had been forced to retreat due to heavy rain, now led 20,000 cavalrymen from Youzhou headquarters to kill them from the northwest. Gongsun Yuan was very anxious. Next, he had no choice but to mobilize his 20,000 troops in Xiangping City to resist. After dividing his army one by one, Gongsun Yuan had less confidence left in his heart.
A few days later, Sima Yi led the generals and the army to approach the Liao Tunnel Camp of Yan State General Bei Yan and pioneer Yang Zuo. Gongsun Yuan was fainting from eagerness at this moment. He thought that the Wei army must be exhausted, so he forcibly ordered General Bei Yan to retreat. He immediately led his troops out of the city to fight back, hoping to frustrate the Wei army's vigor in a single battle.
But what Gongsun Yuan didn't expect was that Sima Yi publicly ordered Hu Fen, the son of Hu Zun, to be the vanguard and placed some old, weak, sick and disabled people under the city to seduce him, but in fact, he secretly ordered Hu Zun, Xia Houxuan, and Cao Xi to the east of the city, and Niu Jin , Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao led an elite army to ambush in two dense forests in the west of the city, and Gongsun Yuan, Bei Yan, and Yang Zuo fell into this plan.
On this day, Bei Yan, the general of the Yan army, wore a sixty-pound black iron leaf armor, held a black lacquer horse spear weighing more than twenty kilograms, rode a black black horse, and led eight thousand underestimated enemies. The careless soldiers of the Yan Army marched out of the city in a mighty manner and pounced on the lazy-looking old, weak, sick and disabled people under Hu Fen's command. Just when the two armies were about to meet, there was a sudden burst of gongs. The sound of the drum startled Bei Yan, and he saw Hu Zun, Xia Houxuan, and Cao Xi each leading 5,000 Wei army cavalry, 700 Changling Houfu Xuanjia guards and Yulinlang, and 1,000 Wuwei troops, from the east forest of the city. Zhong was killed and rushed out. Niu Jin, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao led 10,000 Wei cavalry and rushed out from the west of the city. The Yan army, which had underestimated the enemy, was suddenly ambushed, and naturally chaos broke out in an instant!
In a trance, Bei Yan saw a young general with a white helmet and white armor, holding a silver blade, a white horse under his crotch, and white robes flying. He suddenly remembered that this was the man who came to Liaodong on behalf of the Wei Dynasty to enthrone his own king Le. Xiahou Taichu, a descendant of the Xiahou family who holds the title of Duke of Lang and serves as the prefect of Liaodong, is the Marquis of Changling Most of it was damaged.
At this moment, Xia Houxuan held the "Quality" sword in his left hand and a silver pure steel divination iron halberd in his right hand. Riding on Baique, he led a group of wolf-like and tiger-like Xuanjia guards and Yu Linlang. Yan was in a panic. The soldiers rushed left and right in the formation, just like wolves entering a flock of sheep, as if entering a deserted land.
Cao Xi, on the other hand, was wearing black fish scale armor, riding a black horse, and holding a dragon scale sword. He led a group of black armored and black horse guards to charge left and right, and he was also invincible wherever he passed.
General Niu Jin, who has always been known for his fierceness, is now also with the help of Sima Shi, Sima Zhao brothers, Hu Zun, and Hu Fen father and son, armed with iron guns, slaughtering the Yan rebels outside Liao Tunnel City.
After Xiahou Xuan fought for a long time, he saw Bei Yan, the general of the Yan army, who was fighting with his spear in the distance. He wanted to capture the thief first, so he immediately took off the long bow from his waist, put on the white feather long arrow, and whizzed The sound was diffracted towards Bei.
There was a loud clang sound, and the white-feathered long arrow penetrated the armor and wounded Bei Yan's right arm. When Xiahou Xuan saw the arrow hit, he immediately led his men Qian Jia, Qian Hong, Yu Huan, He Kui and other warriors toward him. Bei Yan rushed over in the direction of Bei Yan. Bei Yan's right arm was in severe pain, so he had no choice but to abandon the black paint spear. Under the cover of his personal followers, he withdrew his troops and fled back to the city. Hu Zun, Xia Houxuan, Niu Jin, and Cao Xi Generals , Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, and Hu Fen were waiting to catch up, but they saw the Yan Army's vanguard general Yang Zuo leading his crossbowmen to prepare in a tight formation on the Liao Tunnel City, so they immediately stopped.
