"General, that Zhang He is very cunning. He sent a partial army to confuse us, while he led his troops to sneak away quietly."
"I sent soldiers everywhere to look for his traces, but contrary to expectations, he still escaped!"
Wei Yan showed an angry look on his face and cursed: "Could this He belong to Loach? He is too cunning. If I meet him next time, I will definitely chop off his head and present it to the Prime Minister!"
Zhao Yun looked indifferent. He had fought with Zhang He several times in his life. Although he won every time, Zhang He could always escape smoothly.
How should I put it? A superb general always has one or two skills that he is good at.
And Zhang He is good at escaping.
Zhao Yun could only comfort him: "You don't have to blame yourself, Chief Wen. Our army has already won a great victory. It is certainly best to capture Zhang He, but if we fail to capture him, it will have no impact on the war."
Since the disastrous defeat of the Wei army, the Shu army has been advancing with great success to regain the fallen cities. All five counties in Longyou have been recovered. The Shu army is marching towards Yongzhou, with the intention of taking Yongliang area in one go.
This achievement is unprecedented!
Zhao Yun felt emotional in his heart. After the First World War in Hanzhong, the men of the Shu Han Dynasty fought and the women took the luck, and they managed to win Hanzhong with great difficulty. However, at that time, Cao Wei moved the population of Hanzhong, and what the Shu Han got was almost an empty city.
Later, Guan Yu lost Jingzhou carelessly, and Jingzhou's military power was exhausted.
In the Battle of Yiling, Lu Xun burned Liu Bei's 700,000-strong army, and the power in Shu was almost exhausted.
After the prime minister took over the affairs of the Shu Han Dynasty, he repaired internally and externally, stabilized the government and stabilized the country. After several years of recuperating, he assembled an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people and set out from Qishan to seize the five counties of Longyou.
Fortunately, it worked!
That amazing young man!
In Zhao Yun's mind, the figure of Jiang Tuo appeared again. It was he who provided the Shu army with almost unlimited supplies of food and grass, and also helped the Shu army build equipment. This allowed the Shu army to calmly defeat the Wei army.
Otherwise, after Jieting's defeat, the Shu army would go back in despair.
What a magical boy sent from God!
However, Zhang He was really unwilling to let him escape.
Zhao Yun regained his composure, stood in front of the map, marked the advancing positions of various Shu armies, thought for a moment, and then said: "Now, as we regain the lost ground, our troops are beginning to be stretched thin."
"The Prime Minister has planned a military expedition to the area west of Tianshui to pacify the people. However, there is a vacancy in the area east of Tianshui. If the Wei army reacts quickly and advances from the east, our army will be in danger."
Wei Yan nodded at the side and reminded: "General, do you mean that we attack eastward?"
"Yes." Zhao Yun pointed at the location of Sanguan: "We should first defeat Sanguan, and then form a closed-door and dog-fighting trend against Yongliang's defenders. The geographical location of Sanguan is very important. It is located at the strategic point between Yongliang and Guanzhong. It is the throat of water and land entering and exiting Yongliang."
"By laying down Sanguan, we will completely cut off the connection between the Yongliang defenders and Chang'an, and then annihilate the Yongliang defenders on the spot. Then... from Liangzhou to Yizhou, this vast land of thousands of miles will all belong to me, the Shu Han!" "
Zhao Yun has been in the army for more than thirty years, and his strategic vision has become extraordinary. He can see the importance of dispersing the customs at a glance.
Now he and Zhuge Liang are on two battlefields, fighting on their own and can only make decisions on their own.
Wei Yan immediately called for battle and said: "Okay, give me five thousand soldiers and horses, and I will lead the army to capture Sanguan immediately!"
"I'll go with you!"
"General Zhao, your body?"
Zhao Yun smiled and shook his head: "I have rested for a few days, and my body is no longer serious. The separation is related to the overall situation, and there is no room for mistakes. It is better to be safer and lead an army of 10,000."
"yes!"
Zhao Yun immediately ordered 10,000 soldiers and horses and marched towards Sanguan. The journey was very slow, mainly because the soldiers were exhausted physically and mentally after dozens of days of fighting, and they were given time to rest.
Moreover, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack if the pass is separated. I am afraid this will be a tough battle.
No carelessness is allowed.
Zhao Yun sent scouts to investigate the surrounding situation. He was worried that the Wei army would set up an ambush at Sanguan to ambush the Shu army led by him.
Wei Yan didn't understand at first. He felt that the Shu army had won great victories in recent days, and the Wei army almost fled. What should be cautious about? He rushed straight to Sanguan and captured it quickly!
Hearing these remarks, Zhao Yun was very serious and immediately reprimanded: "As the saying goes, a arrogant army will be defeated. Those who walk a hundred steps are half-ninety! Our army has not yet succeeded, how dare we be careless?"
"Isn't it true that General Guan's lesson back then was not profound enough? Do you want to destroy this Shu army?"
Wei Yan suddenly woke up. He took a deep breath and asked, "General, how should we attack Sanguan?"
"It is easy to defend but difficult to attack because of the high city walls. If a thousand people defend the city, ten thousand will be needed to attack." Zhao Yun carefully analyzed: "If the siege lasts for a long time, the Wei army will definitely come to help."
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yun didn't come up with any good ideas. He could only rush to Sanguan first and then make a decision.
Twenty miles away from Sanguan, the Shu army set up camp, and a scout came to report: "Reporting to General Zhendong, there has been no situation in Sanguan in recent days. There are no soldiers training in the city, and there are no soldiers patrolling."
"What's going on? The scattered defenders are slack and ignore military affairs?" Wei Yan asked in shock.
Zhao Yun shook his head.
The Shu army and the Wei army fought in the Yongliang area in a dark and dark manner. Even if the news is not well-informed, it should have reached Sanguan, right?
Don't you have any precautions when leaving the customs?
Isn't that too careless?
"General, do you think that there is a fraud in Sanguan? Is this deliberately staged to confuse us?" Wei Yan guessed again.
Zhao Yun thought for a moment and said, "Don't think too much. Let's make a feint attack tomorrow and find out what's true. Whether it's really slack or there's an ambush inside, Sanguan must be taken down!"
"yes!"
There was no words for the night, and the next day, after the Shu army built their siege equipment, they began to prepare for the siege.
As for Jiang Tuo, who had dispersed, he also learned about the movements of the Shu army.
"You mean...the Shu army is coming?" Jiang Tuo asked happily.
"Yes, they camped twenty miles outside the city."
Jiang Tuo stood up and rubbed his hands. He had been waiting for so many days for the Shu army to finally arrive: "Okay, tell all the soldiers to go out of the city gate to meet the Shu army!"
"yes!"
When Zhao Yun's party was preparing to attack the city, they were surprised to find that the Sanguan gate was opened...
Rows of soldiers ran out and lined up in several rows. There were about two to three thousand soldiers in the crowd.
Zhao Yun and Wei Yan were stunned, and the other soldiers were not much better, talking to the soldiers at the gate of the city.
"They...are not going to fight with us?"
"Wei Jun has lost his mind and gone crazy? He has a strong city wall that is not in use, so he comes out to fight with us in the field? This world is too magical. Am I blinded or have I drunk too much?"
"Snapped!"
"Does it hurt?"
"I didn't dream either!"
Next, something even more surprising happened to everyone. They only saw a young man at the gate of the city waving and shouting: "Hey, come into the city quickly, come into the city quickly!"
Wei Yan turned his head: "Prime Minister, what is going on?"
Zhao Yun looked at the young man from a distance, and the more he looked at him, the more familiar he became. Then he patted his thigh and said with great joy: "Fuck, it's him!"
