The royal palace of General Zhengxi's Mansion is located next to the former site of Weiyang Palace.
Xia Houxuan urgently summoned Deng Ai, He Kui, Qian Jia, Qian Hong, Xia Houxian, Xia Houfeng, Fan Can, Le Fang, Yu Huan and other Zhengxi Prefecture staff and prefecture generals from all over Yongzhou to discuss the emergency military situation.
Xiahou Ba, the right general who conquered the Shu army, was stationed at the southern fortress of Yongzhou to defend the Shu army, so he was not present at this moment.
Deng Ai, who was already over fifty years old, rushed from Nan'an County to Chang'an and handed over the defense of Nan'an to his son Deng Zhong and his deputy general, Deng Ai. The coach, who was twelve years younger than him, unexpectedly discovered that Xia Houxuan's original dark hair was now covered with a layer of autumn frost.
In the camp, Xia Houxuan looked around and saw that all the generals were almost here, and then he said:
"Generals, today there is an urgent report from the eight hundred miles border. The Qiang leaders from Longxi, Nan'an, Jincheng, and Xiping counties in our great Wei Dynasty: Hung He, Shao Ge, Fa Tong, Mo Zhe Zai and others are inciting and deceiving the people. , led their tribes to revolt one after another, and now they have begun to attack and surround all the counties and cities in Xizhou of Wei Dynasty! Not only that, Jiang Wei, the general of Shu, suddenly raised his troops to invade the north, and also won over King Hu Zhiwudai in Liangzhou, and King Hu Zhi Wu Dai has mobilized his troops from Liangzhou to attack Xiping County. The situation is critical, what are the generals' countermeasures?"
Since this astonishing news was top-secret military information, no one except Xia Houxuan knew about it in advance. When everyone heard the news, there was a sudden wave of panic in their hearts.
Xia Houxuan heard at this moment that many generals in the tent were complaining about Xia Houxuan's use of military rations to help the Qiang people.
Without waiting for Xia Houxuan to explain, Xia Houxian, the military advisor of Zhengxi Prefecture, spoke directly:
"Generals, please stop complaining. According to the information from the sentry spies, the rebellion by Hung He, Shao Ge, Fa Tong, Mo Zhezhai, and King Hu Zhi Wudai and others was not a coincidence, but Jiang Wei had planned it early in the morning. Fortunately, the governor had previously provided food relief to appease many Qiang and Hu people. Zhi Wudai, Hungry He, Shao Ge and other talents were not able to seduce too many barbarians. If he had previously treated those who lacked clothes, food and clothing If the Qiang and Hu people don't care about drinking too much, they will really cause big troubles. Think about it, if this Qiang rebellion is as big as before, Liangzhou will almost fall by now!"
Everyone in the tent listened to Xiahou Xian's words, thought about it carefully, and understood Xiahou Xuan's good intentions and effectiveness in relieving the barbarians, so they said nothing more.
At this time, Deng Ai, the always resourceful governor of Nan'an, stood up and said in his stuttering accent:
"Qi... reported the expedition to the west. Ai... Ai thought that General Xiahou, the protector of Shu, was currently stationing troops in the southern border. The general could send General Xiahou to lead the army. ...led troops to resist Shu...Shu captured Jiang Wei; Ai...Ai was willing to lead all the generals in his army and wipe out...the rabble in the west... Qiang people; as for King Hu who besieged Xihai, Zhi...Zhi Wudai has always had prestige in Xizhou, so he must be invincible unless he is a general... If he can break it, please ask the general to make a decision."
Xia Houxuan thought for a while and felt that Deng Ai's strategy was very feasible, so after thinking for a while, he issued a military order based on this strategy:
"Pass an order from my general to order Governor Guo to personally lead his troops to march westward. We must defeat King Hu Zhiwudai's troops in one fell swoop and relieve the siege of Xihai and Xiping. We also order the Xiahou Guards to dispatch the elite troops stationed in Weiyi with full authority. We will hold off Jiang Wei south of Weichi for twenty days; Deng Taishou will lead his troops from Nan'an to march westward to attack the Qiang. The governor himself will lead an army of 20,000 Yongzhou troops and rush to help Weichi at starry night!"
"The last general takes command!"
After listening to Xia Houxuan's instructions, everyone in the tent immediately left Zhengxi Mansion to dispatch troops and horses.
When Jiang Wei launched a large-scale attack on Longxi last year, he defeated two generals, Guo Huai and Xiahou Ba, in succession. Although the losses were not large, Jiang Wei Qilin'er's reputation spread throughout Longyou and Guanzhong in an instant, and he was originally serving as the general of Zhenxi. Jiang Wei, the general, was directly promoted to General of the Guard after the battle, second only to the General, General of Hussars, and General of Chariots and Cavalry.
If Yongzhou fails, the restructuring reforms that are being implemented throughout the country will probably die immediately.
Because of this, everyone from Xia Houxuan to Xia Houba, Xia Houxian, Xia Houfeng, He Kui, Yu Huan and others felt a huge pressure in their hearts.
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For wings.
After receiving the order from the commander Xia Houxuan, Xia Houba, the Shu-conquering army stationed here, intensively deployed military camps and fortifications to resist the Shu captives.
"Work harder, we must make this place an insurmountable iron gate for the Shu army to march north!"
Wearing a large black armor made of iron fish scales, and carrying a huge ring-headed sword that was larger than the normal size on his waist, Xiahou Ba looked majestic at the moment, like a black iron tower, which was intimidating. At this moment, he was leading his soldiers to personally repair the antlers, thorns, pits and other barrier fortifications in the southern part of Weiyi.
More than three hours later, through the concerted efforts of the entire army, the territory covering a radius of more than ten miles was covered with insurmountable obstacles.
But this did not dilute the serious tension in Wei Jun's heart.
The more it is at such a last moment, the easier it is for the soldiers to become nervous. Not only the soldiers, but also Xiahou Ba, who had experienced hundreds of battles, could not avoid this mentality.
Last year, when Guanqiu Jian was pursuing death in the north and marching to Liaodong, Jiang Wei took advantage of the emptiness in Longyou and suddenly sent troops to launch a raid on the border of Yongzhou. Although the gains in this battle were not big, he defeated Guo one after another. The two veteran generals Huai and Xiahou Ba were caught off guard, allowing the Wei army to have a new understanding of the abilities of Jiang Wei and Jiang Boyue, a rebel general of the Wei Dynasty and a rookie of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Xiahou Ba was naturally aware of Jiang Wei's terror, so he, who had always been calm, felt so nervous at this time.
Three days later, Jiang Wei led his army to the border of Wei.
Xiahou Ba, who had been preparing for the battle for a long time, left enough troops to defend the fortress, and then ordered three thousand elite soldiers under his command to go south to fight against Jiang Wei.
This is not because Xia Houba is reckless, but because Xia Houba understands that only by doing this can he slow down the Shu army's offensive and buy enough time for Xia Houxuan's urgent reinforcements to march.
When Jiang Wei and his group of elite soldiers who were as bright as blood appeared, Xiahou Ba's pupils suddenly shrank, and he heard him shout loudly:
"Jiang Wei has arrived, sons and daughters, follow me and guard as your wings, kill!"
Although Jiang Wei had long expected that the Wei army might send troops to intercept, when he suddenly saw Xiahou Ba's tooth flag, his heartbeat speeded up involuntarily.
Xiahou Ba, who had always had a reputation for bravery and had vowed to avenge his late father Xia Houyuan, seemed to be a tough nut to crack in Jiang Wei's eyes at this moment.
In an instant, the two armies were fighting together like water and fire!
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Just as Xiahou Ba was building fortifications, the troops led by former general Guo Huai also successfully arrived at Xihai, Liangzhou. Although King Hu Zhiwudai and Bai Huwen were famous for a while, Guo Huai never expected that the other tribes would actually So fragile, the Wei army and the poorly equipped and undisciplined King Hu's tribe only had a brief contact with the Wei army and completely collapsed like a river bursting its embankment.
The Wei army was all elite soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp steel blades. As for the soldiers of King Hu's tribe, except for a few soldiers who barely had some iron pieces hanging on their bodies, most of the soldiers even had armors made of animal skins, which greatly reduced their defensive power. nor.
As for the actual usable iron tools in their hands, they were very few. What most people held in their hands were mostly wooden sticks cut down by the roadside and slightly processed.
As for the lineups of the two armies, they are even more different. The Wei army ranks neatly and has a well-organized advance and retreat, just like a python that swims flexibly. However, the soldiers of King Hu's tribe who have not experienced much formal training are more like a group of chaos at this moment. A caterpillar crawling and running around.
It is for these reasons that King Hu's tribe collapsed and soon became a plate of loose sand that was about to be washed away.
Zhi Wudai and Bai Huwen, who were originally a little arrogant, finally realized the power of the Wei Dynasty. Only then did they understand that Guanqiu Jian was able to sweep the eight kingdoms of Liaodong. In addition to his personal military strategy, he relied on Wei's majestic strength is definitely not a fluke.
The collapsed King Hu tribe was like a flock of frightened sheep, running madly towards the west, discarding their armor and fleeing.
After Guo Huai's troops pursued happily for thirty miles, they stopped advancing westward.
The defeated King Hu Zhidai and Bai Huwen had no choice but to lead the remaining defeated generals under their command and flee towards their base camp in Liangzhou.
"General, do you want to pursue Zhi Wudai and Bai Huwen's remnant army?"
After hearing Guo Tong's words, the wily Guo Huai smiled meaningfully, then shook his head and said:
"There is no need to worry about the remnants of the barbarians without Dai. Send an order to the three armies to march into Jiazhong, make some repairs, and then go south to Taoxi Longyou to assist General Xiahou Ba!"
Guo Huai was sure that Jiang Wei and Xiahou Ba were fighting fiercely at this moment. If he went south immediately, he and Xiahou Ba would be able to defeat the enemy easily.
However, he did not do this. Instead, he chose to leisurely and slowly enter Jiaozhong to rest, and then slowly transferred his troops to the south.
The reason why Guo Huai did this was of course because of his selfishness.
He wanted to use Xiahou Ba as a shield to resist Jiang Wei's attack first. When both Xiahou Ba and Jiang Wei were defeated, he would quickly go south. By then, not only would his political enemy Xiahou Ba be severely weakened, but he could also sit back and take advantage of the situation. With the advantage of a fisherman, he easily won without any blood and won Xiahou Ba's victory in resisting Shu.
Soon after, Guo Huai knew that the time had come, so he led his troops south and slowly went to meet Xiahou Ba.
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Longyou and Taoxi. This is already Xiahou Ba's eighteenth day as a wing.
The shouts in the valley were loud at this moment. The Shu Han army led by Jiang Wei was engaged in a bloody battle with the defenders under Xiahou Ba.
Although Xiahou Ba is good at running the army, Wei has always been good at cavalry. At this time, the two armies were fighting in the valley, and the cavalry was inconvenient. The crossbowmen and infantry of the Shu army were extremely brave and powerful, so even though Xiahou Ba, who was as brave as a tiger, took the lead, Even though he fought bloody battles in person, it was difficult to change the fact that the Wei army was at a disadvantage at this time.
Taichu, why don’t you come...
Xiahou Ba's face was covered with blood at this moment, and the thick refined iron fish scale armor on his body was shot like a hedgehog by the Shu army's bows and arrows. He struggled to wave the huge ring-headed knife in his hand, slashing in front of him one after another. The Shu army was like a steady stream of red flames coming towards their faces.
At this time, Jiang Wei seemed to have seen the victory that was about to belong to him, just like the victory felt by the old general Huang Hansheng in the battle at Dingjun Mountain many years ago. Jiang Wei, who was charging into the battle with a spear, couldn't help but smile excitedly when he thought of this.
"Soldiers, defeat Cao Ni, conquer the Central Plains, and return my old capital!"
After the bloody battle of the Shu soldiers heard Jiang Wei's shouts, their morale suddenly increased several times. Xiahou Ba, who was covered in wounds, looked at Jiang Wei who was advancing in the distance, and his heart was full of despair.
Is he really going to die from this?
My father Xia Houyuan once died on the battlefield against Shu. Will I follow in my father's footsteps today...
Just when Xiahou Ba and the Wei army under his command were about to be defeated, there was a sudden loud sound of drums on the hillside, and then the black and yellow flags that blocked the sun instantly caught the eyes of Jiang Wei and Xiahou Ba.
Xia Houba raised his eyes and felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart. The army on the hillside was the Wei army led by Xia Houxuan himself and came to the rescue!
The Shu army, which was originally confident of victory, was instantly attacked by the Wei army like a black tide. It was attacked from both sides and became embarrassed.
Jiang Wei, who was disrupted, was furious at the moment. His sharp eyes like a falcon swept towards the Wei army's banner in the distance, and suddenly he saw the big tooth flag with the words "Wei Zhengxi General Changling Marquis Xiahou" in the distance. Under He Ya's banner, Xia Houxuan is wearing a large silver fish scale armor, holding a long spear in his right hand, and brandishing a "Quality" sword in his left hand, and his demeanor is different from ordinary people.
Jiang Wei, who had no fighting spirit, suddenly seemed to have been given a shot of blood at this moment, and his eyes became red.
If he could capture Xia Houxuan, the commander-in-chief of the western part of Wei and the governor of Yongliang, alive in front of the three-army formation, wouldn't the northwest of Wei become a mess?
Thinking of this, Jiang Wei could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He stood up on his horse, raised his gun, shouted loudly, and then led his soldiers to rush towards Xia Houxuan!
Although Xia Houxuan was leading his troops with all his strength to help Xia Houba break out of the encirclement, his quick eyesight and quick hands did not ignore the flame-like whirlwind on the hillside in the distance.
Xia Houxuan took a closer look and saw the bright-eyed general of the Shu army rushing towards him from a distance. He was wearing a fish-scale armor with a collar decorated with red scarf ropes and a heavy headgear with a red helium tail. Holding a red-tasseled 4-foot-long steel spear made of thick iron, and a charcoal-like Liangzhou horse under his crotch, you can tell at a glance that he is a powerful general who is accustomed to charging into battle!
No need to guess, Xia Houxuan also knew that the person coming must be Jiang Wei and Jiang Boyue, who was famous in the northwest and known as 'Liangzhou Sergeant and Tianshui Qilin'!
Xia Houxuan saw that the man was about to blow in front of him like the wind. If he rashly turned around and retreated, it would definitely be detrimental to his own morale. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he could only lead his group of soldiers with good martial arts skills to rush towards Jiang Wei. !
In the blink of an eye, the two men's soldiers surrounded each other and fought fiercely together. Xia Houxuan, who was wearing a white helmet and white armor, a white horse and a silver sword, like a snow-white phoenix, and Xia Houxuan, who was wearing a red armor and riding a red horse, like a fire. Jiang Wei, who was as majestic as a unicorn, quickly handed over the horse in the first round.
Just hearing a muffled sound of "dang", the two people collided with each other, and soon passed on the wrong horse!
Jiang Wei's arm went numb slightly, and he was instantly impressed by Xia Houxuan, who looked delicate and elegant and was always famous for his talk about metaphysics.
In the first round, Xia Houxuan, who had started to use the Jiaxin Technique and used his eight successful powers, could barely control the buzzing and trembling Changshan who was hit by Jiang Wei's move!
Xia Houxuan thought to himself, this Jiang Wei really deserves his reputation!
At this moment, Xia Houxuan knew that he was outmatched and wanted to retreat, but after he glanced at Xia Houba and the Wei army forward in the distance who had successfully improved their fighting spirit and were about to break through, he knew in his heart that as long as he lasted for another moment and a half, he would be able to entangle Jiang Wei. Yes, Xiahou Ba will be able to break out of the encirclement immediately.
Thinking of this, Xia Houxuan mustered up his courage. After shouting loudly, he summoned up enough energy to wave the long spear in his hand, and actually took the initiative to ride towards Jiang Wei!
Jiang Wei did not expect that Xia Houxuan would have the courage to take the initiative to attack. He was slightly surprised and did not dare to underestimate the enemy. He immediately used 100% of his strength to attack Xia Houxuan in the direction of his attack!
The two horses intersected, and their long limbs were like two dragons emerging from the water, stabbing each other's heart at an extremely fast speed. However, the two people with extremely fast movements escaped each other's seemingly fatal blow at the same time. He struck and blocked the opponent's killer move with his own long spear!
But after Jiang Wei exerted all his strength, it was obvious that Xia Houxuan was no longer his opponent. Jiang Wei, who had not succeeded as expected, was now feeling numb in his hands and was surprised again. At the same time, Xia Houxuan, who was trying his best, felt a sharp pain in the tiger's mouth of his hands. He relied on the spiritual Baique Divine Horse to constantly adjust his posture to prevent him from being knocked off the horse!
In the past five years, Jiang Wei had rarely encountered an opponent who could catch his full blow. At this moment, he was very curious about Xia Houxuan's strength. He was aroused to fight and smiled excitedly. Jiang Wei gave a ferocious smile and then He tightened the iron gun in his hand and rushed towards the frightened Xia Houxuan again!
Xia Houxuan suddenly recalled the battle between his master Yu Gui and the barbarian king Mosake more than thirty years ago for no reason at this moment. The master's strength is quite inferior to that of the Barbarian King, but the Barbarian King's body skills are far less flexible than the master. The master sacrifices his own shortcomings and exploits his own strengths, and finally successfully defeats the brave and invincible Barbarian King Moshako!
Although Xia Houxuan had not seen this battle with his own eyes, his master had mentioned it to him more than once. At this critical moment of life and death, Xia Houxuan suddenly remembered his master's warning.
Although Jiang Wei's bravery and agility are superior to the Barbarian King, Xia Houxuan, who has mastered the family's "Yun Xing Yu Step" light skill over the years, is confident that he can restrain Jiang Wei's speed.
Xia Houxuan, who had calmed down, calmed down instantly. He raised his numb hands and held the Changshan in his hands tightly. After shouting again, he urged the white bird to rush towards Jiang Wei!
Xia Houxuan, who had not mustered up his inner strength and full of brute strength this time, naturally did not dare to confront Jiang Wei head-on, but the angle and speed of his attack really shocked Jiang Wei. This time, the long distance between the two did not When they collided, Jiang Wei was so embarrassed that he almost twisted his waist in order to avoid Xia Houxuan's tricky thrust!
The two now have a new understanding of each other's strength. At this moment, they are like two tigers and wolves facing each other, staring at each other eagerly!
