After the battle at Baishan Mountain, the Easterners burned their camps and fled to Juyongguan. However, after the Westerners' great victory, their soldiers were exhausted, so they did not take advantage of the victory to pursue them. They only built a camp two miles away from Juyongguan after occupying Daijun and Shanggu counties. A city inscribed with merit as a commemoration of Baishan’s great victory.
Cao Ren's troops, which were hovering in the meander of the river, only learned of the news of Cao Cao's defeat and retreat five days after the battle. In addition, after Kebineng was defeated and retreated, there were no remaining soldiers left in Yunzhong, Wuyuan, and Shuofang counties. Liu Bei took Zhang Fei as his special general and led 20,000 troops to the west, easily regaining the three counties and leading more than a thousand people to blockade Hu. Ze, cut off the return route for people from the east. This made Cao Ren shocked. After discussing with Zhu Ling and Zhang He, he finally chose a few people to take the small road back to Hebei, while more than 10,000 of his elite cavalry and the captives of the Xiongnu kings all stayed in Meiji.
Regarding the remnants of Kebineng in the north, Guan Yu was the main general in the Western Dynasty, and Tuoba Liwei was the assistant on the left, leading 20,000 cavalry towards Danhan Mountain. Kebineng was unable to fight anymore, so he could only abandon Danhan Mountain and lead the remaining troops. Rushing to Mobei, there were as many as sixty-two Xianbei tribes who had surrendered.
At this point, the thirteen-year war in Yanxing has come to an end. The Western Army captured 30,000 Xianbei and 80,000 Eastern Army soldiers at the cost of nearly 50,000 soldiers, and killed countless of them in formation. More importantly, the country restored the entire territory of Bingzhou and occupied the Xianbei royal court. This was the first time since Tan Shihuai led the rise of Xianbei. After this battle, although they could not boast that they could quickly destroy the Eastern Dynasty within two or three years, the absolute superiority of the Western Army was irrefutable.
After arranging for the prisoners to be transported to Jinyang, Liu Bei stayed in Pingcheng for a while, for no other reason than to have a banquet with the armies. Even though the army's rations were already somewhat tight, he still asked Chen Chong to squeeze out a batch of cattle and sheep to slaughter to feed the entire army for three days. He himself held a banquet in the new canal of Wuchuan and summoned Lieutenant General Zuo to join him in the banquet.
It was the middle of the day, and the banquet had been laid out by the river. Fazheng saw that what was on display were all ordinary food. The wine was bland and tasteless. Although a lot of beef and mutton were roasted, the smell of mutton was still there. It was very heavy, and even though some pepper that was unique to the Western Regions was sprinkled on it, he still frowned. Although meat is not pleasing to the eye, fortunately there are grapes and round melons, which are paid tribute to the Bafu by merchants from the Western Regions. When the fruits are ripe, they cover the fruits with soil, and when they want to use them, they break the mud cover and take it out. It can keep the fruit from going bad for two months. So Fazheng picked some grapes and found someone to drink with him.
Liu Bei raised two yellow dogs. At this time, they were already very strong and almost two feet tall when they stood up straight. He then asked people to let the yellow dogs out, cut off a few large pieces of unroasted mutton, and threw them on the open ground to feed them. The two dogs rushed forward and quickly bit and finished eating. Then someone threw two more powerful hares into it. Everyone laughed and laughed as they watched the yellow dog and the hare chasing back and forth across the field.
At this time, Chen Chong suddenly heard the sound of sobbing beside him. When he looked carefully, he saw that it was Wei Yan, the governor of Chencang. When he saw Chen Chong looking over, his voice began to sob. Chen Chong asked him, "Why, I remember you didn't shed tears after the defeat in Bohai, but you are sad today?"
Wei Yan stopped and replied: "I was thinking of Yuan Zhi (Xu Shu). He was the same age as me. He joked with me in private and said that he must have been the governor before me, but now I have become the governor first, but he But I can’t see it!” As he said, he kept pouring wine into his mouth.
When Liu Bei heard this, he was also very sad. He clapped his knees and said, "In the sixth year of Yanxing's reign at Beipi, Yuan Zhi risked his life to the rear. It was seven years ago."
Everyone present also expressed regret and emotion. Duan Yan on the side comforted him and said, "Fortunately, we have won now. Our generation can still see the country being unified, so young people like Yuan Zhi deserve to die."
Unexpectedly, at this time, I heard Chang Xi's rough voice, as if he was talking to himself: "If young people could understand the general situation like Yuan Zhi, know how to advance and retreat, and are not afraid of death, why would we still be drinking here? They have already reached Zhuojun!"
After finishing speaking, Chang Xi glanced at Fazheng, then turned back and continued drinking. The scene was a little awkward for a while, and everyone could see that he was a little dissatisfied with Fazheng. Probably because although the victory was great, there were also many casualties. Chang Xi may have regarded Fazheng as the culprit of the war. Therefore, Liu Bei calmed down the atmosphere and said, "Lao Chang drank too much again and started to complain."
Chang Xi shouted at him: "Who said I drank too much? How can today's young people compare to our generation!" As he said this, he lifted up his clothes, revealing a dark mass of hair on his chest and underneath. His stomach was covered with scars.
Ma Chao smiled and said to him: "I also have scars. In a few years, they will be more scars than yours."
Unexpectedly, Chang Xi sneered and didn't answer. He turned away, grabbed a melon from the table, and asked himself to peel it. Cang Tou took out a knife to peel the melon, and the peeled skin fell to the ground. Chang Xi picked it up again and saw that the skin was too thick and there was still flesh on it, and he couldn't help but get angry. He casually took off his deerskin boots and threw them towards Cang Tou. Then he picked up the melon rind on the ground and ate it again.
Ma Chao was puzzled, thinking that I wasn’t familiar with him and I hadn’t offended him, right? Why is he angry with himself? Could it be that he looks down on Liangzhou people? While he was sulking, Chen Chong came over, took Ma Chao's arm and said, "I heard that Meng Qi's archery skills are very good, and several of my students are trying to shoot. You can give them a lot of experience."
Ma Chao was flattered and agreed repeatedly. He followed Chen Chong into the forest and saw a bear's head hanging on the tree. The servant was pulling out the arrowhead, while Zhuge Liang and Deng Zhi were test-firing. When the bear's head was put back on, Kong Ming stood fifty steps away, nocked the arrow with force, aimed at the target, and shot the arrow with a sharp stroke, hitting the bear's nose. The onlookers nearby cheered. Chen rushed up and said with a smile: "Come on, let Meng Qi try it, so that you can see the real archery skills!"
Ma Chao was quite embarrassed, so he took the bow and said, "I'd like you to praise me." But when he drew the arrow and set the string, his expression suddenly became serious. Everyone saw that he had a green jade bracelet on his left thumb. The last faint hook mark surrounds it, which is the mark left by the long-term hooking of the string. When Yujue drew the string, he didn't use much force. He stretched the bow a little, raised his right hand upwards, and without pausing at all, quickly released the string with his left hand. The sharp arrow flew out quietly and shot in from where Kongming's arrow was. The two arrows touched and then made a snapping sound.
Before everyone could calm down, Liu Bei had already shouted loudly: "What a great arrow! With such a calm expression, only Huang Hansheng and Taishi Ziyi can match him in the army. Meng Qi is really a hero in Longshang!" After hearing this, Kong Ming and others also applauded continuously.
Amid people's admiration one after another, Ma Chao quickly saluted Liu Bei and said: "Superior skills are nothing more than small tricks. I used to live in Longshang and did not know the heroes of the Central Plains. This time I will follow the dragon head and the general." Only when I came here did I realize what it means to be a human being and a heaven beyond the sky." He paused here for a moment and then bowed and said: "I would like to follow the general in front of the saddle, fight against the injustice, and wipe out all the ugly people."
Liu Bei was overjoyed and quickly asked Ma Chao, "How dare I not reuse Meng Qi Yingjie?"
When everyone saw this, they thought: Although Liangzhou has surrendered to the country, the three towns on Longyou are like independent kingdoms, and it is difficult for the court to intervene. Now that Ma Chao is willing to bend the knee to the general, that means he recognizes him as the master, and the foundation of the Bafu will surely be strengthened. Deep.
While he was thinking about it, Chen Chong had quietly left the archery range and returned to the banquet to find Chang Xi. He found that he was still drinking alone. He couldn't help patting Chang Xi on the back and asked with a smile: "What happened to Chang Xi today?" Feeling sulky?"
Chang Xi glanced at him and complained: "When Xuande was in Dongping, the people who followed him were all knights and heroes, and the people who came and went were all righteous Hansheng. Drinking was just a pleasure. But today, the house is full of distinguished guests. It makes me exhausted.”
Chen Chong suddenly became enlightened and knew that he could not see the behavior of famous disciples such as Fazheng and Ma Chao. In fact, he quite agreed with it, but he still said: "We have worked hard for half our lives, isn't it just so that the people of future generations don't have to endure hardship? If we fight After half a lifetime of fighting, nothing has changed in the end, isn’t it unfair?”
Chang Xi's face became better. Duan You sat over and smiled at Chang Xi: "Speaking of which, Jing'an, you were so impressive when you showed off your scar. Why don't you compare with me?" Chang Xi agreed happily. , the two began to lift up their clothes to test the scars, and before they knew it, it was evening.
In the end, it turned out that Chang Xi had two more scars, and he finally laughed and forgot all about his unhappiness. At this time, bursts of golden autumn wind blew along the water surface of Wuchuan. The autumn mood is getting stronger, making people feel a little cooler.
By the time the banquet broke up, Chang Xi was already very drunk. He didn't wear a hat and only used a turban to wrap his hair. A stream of cool wind blew across his forehead, making him feel the alcohol coming up. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and he quickly lay down and vomited. People said: "General Jing'an is drunk. Please find a bullock cart to take him to rest."
Chang Xi raised his head and waved his hands repeatedly, ordering Cang Tou to bring his mount over. He was a big man, and he was staggering and couldn't get on the horse. The two pale heads supported him on their shoulders and supported him on the horse's back with great difficulty. He used his riding crop to drive away the crows, not forgetting to say goodbye to everyone, then whipped his mount and trotted away.
The two old men quickly mounted their horses and followed him. As the sky gradually darkened, the horse entered a jujube forest and began to run inexplicably. Chang Xi's tall body was seen undulating on the saddle, obviously unable to keep up with the horse's rhythm. As soon as he came out of the forest, Chang Xi rolled off his horse. His left foot was hanging in the stirrup. After being carried more than ten steps by the horse, his left boot was torn off and he rolled to the ground.
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In the middle of the night, people carried him back to the government office using door panels. At dawn, he gradually stopped breathing.
