On the Wei River Avenue in July of the fifth year of Zhang Wu, many people living on both sides of the strait saw a scene they would never forget in their lives.
Under the illumination of the sun, they saw countless red-armored guards advancing in an orderly manner along the rushing Wei River and directly crashing into their sight.
On this day, they seemed to have seen a huge red dragon.
The tens of thousands of alien elite riders in front of the team are the sharp horns of this red dragon.
One hundred thousand energetic Han troops are the thick trunk of this red dragon.
And the endless grain transport convoy behind the 100,000 Han troops is the hard scale armor of this red dragon.
When this huge red dragon appeared on the banks of the Weishui River, the sound of the rushing Weishui water hitting the rocks was like the high-pitched roar of this huge red dragon.
The eyes of the people living on both sides of the Wei River were filled with a red color that was both shocking and yearning.
It has been more than two hundred years since the founder of the Han Dynasty changed the official color of the Han Dynasty to red.
More than two hundred years have been enough for red to become a symbol of the Han Dynasty, and it is also enough for any common people in the world to think of two words in their hearts when they see red - Yan Han!
Is the big man back?
When they first saw this huge red dragon, this question appeared in the minds of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Weishui River.
As time went by, especially after seeing hundreds of gilded war flags with the word "mi" appearing, the minds of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Weishui River changed:
The big man is back!
Even though Cao Wei officials deliberately concealed the news of several major defeats on the front line in recent years, there were very active commercial and trade activities between Cao Wei and the Han people.
Under the proud spread of those traveling merchants from the Han Dynasty, there is no guarantee in other places, but in the Guanzhong area not far from Hanzhong, Mi Yang's glorious deeds have long been spread all over the world.
Those glorious achievements not only strengthened Mi Yang's prestige in Guanzhong, but also made the people of Guanzhong completely associate the word Mi Yang with the Han Dynasty in their hearts.
After all, without those glorious achievements, under the official restrictions of Cao Wei, it might be difficult for them to hear anything about the Han Dynasty again.
The tens of thousands of people who realized that the Han had returned had complicated emotions in their hearts.
On the one hand, they have expectations in their hearts, and on the other hand, in fact, they have indeed betrayed the big man. Maybe they did it for their own family, but they also inevitably have fear in their hearts.
If General Mi can really regain Guanzhong in the end, will he let go of everything in the past?
Just when the tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Wei River felt uneasy about this, Mi Yang, who was riding on a horse, also noticed the people on both sides of the strait watching the Han army.
After noticing this, Mi Yang quickly ordered someone to summon Huang Quan, and then told Huang Quan one thing.
Huang Quan, who received Mi Yang's instructions, quickly left to make arrangements after understanding.
After Huang Quan arranged everything, there was a commotion in the long queue of 100,000 Han troops, as if they were preparing for something.
Then not long after, tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Weishui River heard a loud shout that resounded in the sky blasting in their ears:
"Together we will establish the honor of being a diligent king, and we will lead the mountains and rivers together!"
"Together we will establish the honor of being a diligent king, and we will lead the mountains and rivers together!"
The roar was for the red dragon, and the content of the roar of the red dragon was clearly transmitted to the ears of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Weishui River.
The most important thing is that tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Weishui River know that the Red Dragon in their eyes is currently controlled by Mi Yang.
Therefore, the roar that Chi Long made now was naturally Mi Yang's declaration, or promise, to them.
What does this promise mean?
Among the tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Wei River, there are many descendants of the gentry.
Ordinary people may not understand what Mi Yang means, but those descendants of the noble family do.
This sentence comes from the Northern Expedition published by Mi Yang at the beginning of this year, and the meaning of this sentence is also very simple. When translated into vernacular, it means:
Next, follow me and work together, you will only have merit but no fault!
Under the explanations of the surrounding gentry children, more and more people understood Mi Yang's promise to them.
Mi Yang's promise not only calmed the worries of tens of thousands of people, but also caused a faint impulse to rise in their hearts.
This is the promise made by the victorious General Mi!
The impulse in my heart, the loud shouts in my ears, are getting stronger and stronger - which man in this world is not a passionate person?
What's more, don't forget that many years ago, the Liangjiazi in Guanzhong had always been the direct troops of the Han Dynasty official army.
Hundreds of years ago, it was the ancestors of these tens of thousands of people who followed the imperial twins on an expedition to Mobei and defeated the arrogant Xiongnu to pieces!
Hundreds of years may hide the honor flowing in the blood, but it will not disappear.
Isn't it always the duty of the men in Guanzhong to fight for the Han Dynasty?
Mi Yang was not a god, and he could not completely guess the thoughts of the tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Wei River who were paying attention to the 100,000 Han troops.
But there is a human nature, and Mi Yang knows it.
This is the natural tendency of this person - to surrender to the strong.
The reason why Mi Yang asked the 100,000 Han troops to shout that declaration in unison was not to immediately make the tens of thousands of people surrender. This is unrealistic.
Mi Yang wanted to plant a seed in their hearts.
As long as the Han army can continue to win in the following battles, then under the constant watering of his reputation and the name of the Han Dynasty, this seed will soon break through the ground and become a big tree in the sky.
The khaki flag currently covering the heads of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Wei River was smashed into pieces.
What makes Mi Yang even more excited is that although only tens of thousands of people heard his declaration today, he believes that with the word of mouth passed down by these tens of thousands of people, millions of people in Guanzhong may also hear it soon. this matter.
Even if millions of people can't hear it, the wealthy families in Guanzhong, who are always sensitive to news, will definitely know about it soon.
So.
Mi Yang is digging for Cao Wei's roots in Guanzhong!
According to Mi Yang, today is a very fruitful day.
But for Hao Zhao today, this was not the case.
When one hundred thousand Han troops entered the Weishui Avenue, it meant that they were not far from Chencang.
Hao Zhao was a prudent man. He sent scouts to patrol around the Weishui Avenue early in order to receive news about the Han army as soon as possible.
Hao Zhao's arrangement indeed allowed him to receive first-hand news about the Han army.
But after receiving the news, Hao Zhao faced the horror of Mi Yang for the first time.
According to the scouts:
"Today, one hundred thousand Han troops shouted with one voice, "Together we stand for the honor of being a diligent king, and we jointly refer to the mountains and rivers!" "."
"Today, tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Wei River have expressions of emotion on their faces."
Hao Zhao knew the soldiers well. After learning these two pieces of news, he thought about it and figured out the purpose of Mi Yang's actions.
In the art of war, attacking the heart is the most important!
Why did Hao Zhao still have the confidence to defend Chencang for Wei after he learned that there were 100,000 Han troops approaching Chencang?
It's not that he is arrogant, it's that he knows his own advantages.
Leaving aside the fact that Chencang City is tall and thick, and the troops are well-equipped and well-supplied, the most important point is that Chencang City is on our own territory.
The Han army was a guest army coming from an expedition. For the guest army, they could not get food supplies around Chencang, nor would they get the support of the local people.
This will make every move of the 100,000 Han troops outside Chencang City difficult.
The geographical advantage, the people and the people are all in his own hands. Why does Hao Zhao have no confidence in defending Chencang?
But Mi Yang also knew this, so he used a cunning strategy today in order to gradually disintegrate Wei Jun's home field advantage in Chencang.
Once Mi Yang's heart-attacking plan is successful, then of the three items of favorable weather, location, people and people, he will be the only one left with favorable location!
Realizing this, Hao Zhao was so anxious that he immediately sat down and wrote an urgent report.
This urgent message is for Cao Zhen.
In the emergency report, Hao Zhao detailed Mi Yang's sinister intentions, and emphatically reminded Cao Zhen that Mi Yang would definitely attack Chen Cang next, so that he should not worry too much about Chen Cang's future.
If there are reinforcements, they can be sent to Chencang as soon as possible.
After writing this urgent report, Hao Zhao ordered his people to quickly send it to Chang'an with the urgent report in hand.
Hao Zhao had a hunch in his heart that if he didn't send the message in time today, he might not be able to send it tomorrow.
Hao Zhao's hunch was right.
On the second day after the messenger left Chencang City, tens of thousands of Han soldiers, led by Ma Chao, arrived at Chencang City.
The vanguard army alone has tens of thousands of people. Ma Chao has never been so wealthy since he joined the Han Dynasty.
So on the day he led his army to Chencang, Ma Chao led tens of thousands of Han cavalry to gallop back and forth outside Chencang City.
Ma Chao did this on the one hand to allow his cavalry to block Chencang City's external communication routes, and on the other hand to promote military power and thereby lower the morale of the Wei army in Chencang City.
The news of Ma Chao's arrival was soon known to Hao Zhao.
Hao Zhao came to the tall city wall with guards on the left and right. He saw that the main road from Chencang City to Chang'an was controlled by tens of thousands of Han army cavalry, which made his face look a little ugly.
And after learning that the man leading the tens of thousands of cavalry troops was Ma Mengqi, who was famous in Guanzhong in previous years, Hao Zhao's face became even more ugly.
General Shenweitian, is he now only qualified to be Mi Yang's vanguard in the Han army?
So when Mi Yang arrives with the main force of the Han army, what kind of luxurious lineup will he come up with to attack Chencang City?
In order to prevent Ma Chao's arrival from affecting the morale of the Wei army on the city wall, Hao Zhao comforted himself on the city wall before returning to his mansion.
But a piece of news received the next day brought Hao Zhao to the city wall again.
Compared to yesterday's fear, Hao Zhao now felt awe in his heart.
I saw large amounts of dust rolling in the air on the official road outside Chencang City.
Covered by large amounts of dust, Hao Zhao, who had just arrived at the city wall, could not see anything from his sight for the first time.
But in Hao Zhao's ears, he heard a sound that made his heart beat faster.
From the distant horizon, there was a sound of footsteps hitting the ground and the collision of armor, which spread to Hao Zhao's ears with the help of the sound of wind.
And as the dust quickly approached, the sounds became louder and louder.
At the end, the loud sounds seemed to turn into rolling thunder, which suppressed Hao Zhao and the Wei troops on the city wall and knocked them out of breath.
Hao Zhao, who has been in the army for many years, knows that such a loud marching sound cannot be made without a large number of soldiers.
One hundred thousand Han troops have arrived, Mi Yang has arrived!
After the large piece of dust arrived at the foot of Chencang City, as a drum sounded, the large piece of dust stopped moving forward.
As the hundreds of thousands of Han troops stopped, the dust covering them gradually dissipated between heaven and earth.
The true appearance of the last 100,000 Han troops also came into the eyes of the Wei troops on the city wall.
Densely packed spears stood under Chencang City, and countless red colors shone in the sunlight.
At this moment, Hao Zhao truly understood what tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Wei River felt that day.
But what concerned Hao Zhao even more was the dazzling battle flag with the word "mi" on it.
Logically speaking, the general's battle flag does not need to be prepared too much, but Mi Yang almost allowed his flag to be planted almost everywhere in the military formation of 100,000 Han troops, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was coming.
Mi Yang's approach was effective.
When the thousands of Wei troops on the city wall saw the battle flag with the word "Mi", fear inevitably appeared on their faces.
It is not shameful to be afraid of Mi Yang. In this world, it is already a kind of human nature.
After noticing the reaction of his soldiers, Hao Zhao quickly spoke to comfort him.
But compared to yesterday, Hao Zhao's comforting time seemed quite long today.
Fortunately, Hao Zhao had considerable prestige in the army, which allowed him to finally appease the military morale of many Wei soldiers.
What Hao Zhao didn't know was that while he was looking at the Han army under the city, Mi Yang in the Han army's formation was also looking at Chencang City.
This was the first time Mi Yang saw Chencang City with his own eyes, but it was this first meeting that made Mi Yang secretly praise the strong defense of Chencang City.
It is simply the same as the Public Security City back then.
But Mi Yang, who had other plans in mind, didn't pay much attention to this.
He just ordered the entire army to camp outside Chencang City, assuming a posture of fighting a protracted war.
But after issuing this military order, Mi Yang secretly summoned Ma Chao and Zhao Yun.
As the two most powerful tiger generals in his army, Mi Yang has an important task for them next.
After Ma Chao and Zhao Yun arrived, Mi Yang asked Ma Chao to hand over the more than ten thousand elite cavalry under his command to Zhao Yun.
Although Ma Chao was a little puzzled by Mi Yang's arrangement, he didn't think too much about it.
Based on Mi Yang's previous performance, Ma Chao is not worried that Mi Yang will not give him a chance to make meritorious deeds.
Mi Yang transferred his cavalry to Zhao Yun. Perhaps he planned to let him lead the Han infantry and then conquer the city first?
Tiger General, isn't that what it is used for?
At this time, neither Ma Chao nor Zhao Yun knew what Mi Yang's real purpose was.
Therefore, after Zhao Yun took over the military power of tens of thousands of cavalry troops, he asked: "General, do you want me to continue to block the main road from Chencang to Chang'an?"
After hearing Zhao Yun's question, Mi Yang had a smile on his face and replied:
"It's not a blockade, it's a fast attack and a slow one, breaking through all the way!"
Since he originally planned to ask a symbolic question, after listening to Mi Yang's words, Zhao Yun subconsciously wanted to bow down and accept his order.
"Leader."
But before the last word was spoken, Zhao Yun suddenly realized something was wrong.
Breakthrough, where to break?
Seeing surprise on the faces of Ma Chao and Zhao Yun, Mi Yang pointed in a direction - Chang'an.
Mi Yang's distant finger made Ma Chao and Zhao Yun shocked after looking at each other.
Breakthrough to Chang'an?
Isn't it because you are too old that you misunderstood?
There is another chapter in the early morning.
(End of chapter)
