On the bank of the Wei River east of Chencang City.
Seeing that Chencang City, the last stop in Guanzhong, was right in front of him, Li Jue felt happy and sneered at Zhang Xiu who was chasing after him because he had already prepared a countermeasure.
As long as five thousand people are left on the south bank of the Wei River to prevent Zhang Xiu from crossing the river, he can safely lead his army to plunder Chencang and return to Xiliang.
snort!
Although Li Jue had never studied, he was not a fool. Naturally, he knew Zhang Xiu's purpose of following him. Wasn't it because he was interested in the treasures and food he had plundered?
"Zhang Xiu, you underestimate me, Li Jue."
Li Jue thought to himself that even if Zhang Xiu had great ability, he would not be able to fly over if he defended the south bank of the Wei River.
Thinking like this, Li Jue's lips curled into a sneer.
A large number of treasures, food and grass began to cross the river in an orderly manner. After all the treasures, food and grass had crossed the river, Li Jue led the men and horses and began to cross the river.
Just after Li Jue crossed the Wei River, there was a sudden violent shaking on the earth.
cavalry!
Li Jue was shocked. He turned around and looked at the south hillside. He was so frightened that he flew out of his mind.
I saw countless cavalry appearing on the hillside, swooping down from the hillside with great speed and fierceness like divine soldiers descending from the sky, their momentum was as overwhelming as a flood bursting a bank.
"Quick! Get your things and go! Hurry, you idiots!" Li Jue's eyes turned red.
However, these Xiliang soldiers who had crossed the river were frightened by Wei Yan who rushed down. They turned around and fled westward. Who would care about Li Jue if their lives were lost?
Those who had not yet crossed the river immediately stopped and did not dare to cross the river.
Li Jue became anxious: "Quick--! Take my things with me and leave. No one is allowed to escape! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
There were a few more soldiers who wanted to escape, but Li Jue struck them with a few swords and beheaded them off his horse, and then ordered: "Who dares to disobey the order?! Take everything with you and leave, and don't leave anything behind!"
The soldiers dared not speak out in anger, and fled eastward as quickly as possible.
But how could their speed compare to the swooping down Wei Yan cavalry?
A few hundred steps away, Wei Yan rushed down at a gallop, raised his sword and attacked the Xiliang soldiers who were fleeing to the west. Those soldiers were threatened with their lives and abandoned their treasures and fled. Li Jue was so angry that he cursed.
Hearing Li Jue's scolding, Wei Yan roared angrily: "Old Li Jue, do you recognize me, Wei Yan of Nanyang?!"
Nanyang Wei Yan?
Li Jue remembered that it was Wei Yan who killed Guo Si with one blow.
He and Guo Si are about the same strength.
Seeing Wei Yan galloping towards him, Li Jue panicked. How could he have time to take care of the treasure and food? He turned around and fled eastward, because the way to the west was blocked by Wei Yanjun who rushed down the mountain.
The rest of Li Jue's army saw that their leader was fleeing eastward, and they followed him one after another. Wei Yan left some of his men to guard the treasure and food, while the others pursued him.
Those who remained on the North Shore were overwhelmed.
He watched helplessly as Li Jue fled eastward.
At this time, they felt that the earth began to shake again, and their hearts were on edge again. They turned around and saw dust flying behind them. Countless cavalry rushed out of the flying dust amidst the sound of horse hooves and headed towards them. Come to kill.
Without Li Jue's command, these people were stunned and at a loss.
Zhang Xiu shouted at them: "I won't kill anyone who surrenders! I won't kill anyone who dismounts and abandons his sword!"
So, all the people shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed!" The combined voice even drowned out the sound of horse hooves, and the majestic sound shocked the bewildered Xiliang soldiers, who dismounted and surrendered one after another.
Zhang Xiu asked Hu Che'er to lead his troops to guard the surrendered soldiers, and then led the rest of his troops across the Wei River to pursue Li Jue.
Xi County.
Xi County is south of the Wei River, which is where Dong Zhuo established Xiwu. Xiwu was burned down after Dong Zhuo was killed, leaving many ruins and broken walls. Li Jue led his army to flee eastward. When Tong came after him, he got into Xi County.
When Zhang Xiu came after him, the combined troops of Li Tong and Wei Yan had already surrounded Yi County.
When he came to the gate of Yi County, he shouted: "Li Jue, answer the question!"
Li Jue stood up on the city and looked at the majestic Zhang Xiujun below. He knew that he might not be able to escape this time, so he shouted: "Xuanhou! You and I are both fellow villagers of Xiliang. I am on good terms with your uncle Zhang Ji." , We had no grudges in the past and no grudges today, so why send troops to kill me?"
Zhang Xiu sneered: "You kidnapped His Majesty and persecuted the people. You are a traitor to our great Han Dynasty. Now I am adhering to God's will and obeying the people's will, so I send troops to fight against him. Li Jue, your strength is about to be exhausted. I advise you to surrender quickly to avoid the sword." Join me."
"Will Marquis Xuan allow it?!"
Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment: "Is this guy really going to surrender?" '
If Li Jue really surrenders, it will be difficult. This person has no loyalty and credibility at all, but if he surrenders, you can't kill him easily. You might as well wait for Pang Tong to come and push him out.
So he said: "I won't tolerate it, just because your sins are so serious. Only death can appease the people of the world."
Li Jue cursed angrily: "Ah! My son Zhang Xiu, you are so vicious, I, Li Jue, will die with you! You have come so far without food today, let's see how long you can besiege the city."
Zhang Xiu burst out laughing: "Chen Cang paid a lot of grain and grass!"
"Yeah! Yeah~!" Li Jue shouted angrily, "Zhang Xiu, you bullied me too much! If you dare to touch my food, grass and treasure, I will let you off!"
Wei Yan sneered: "How capable you are, I would like to learn from you."
Seeing that it was Wei Yan who spoke, Li Jue shut up.
He didn't know how strong Zhang Xiu was, but Wei Yan couldn't beat him anyway.
Zhang Xiu ordered Li Tong to lay siege to the city and not attack, waiting for Pang Tong's infantry to arrive. At the same time, he asked Wei Yan to lead his army to seize Chencang City, then occupy Dashan Pass to guard the entrance to Hanzhong. Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang went west and occupied Xiao Pass to block the entrance to the north.
In this way, the entire Guanzhong Plain fell into Zhang Xiu's hands.
The entire goal of occupying Yongzhou has not yet been completed. Going west to Tianshui County will involve the interests of Ma Teng and Han Sui. Tianshui County is now in the hands of Ma Teng. If you want to send troops to capture Tianshui County, you must consider it before taking action, because the east side is Cao Cao is about to recover.
After the autumn harvest, Cao Cao will definitely take action. It is hard to say whether it is Lu Bu in the east or Zhang Xiu in the west. In either case, Zhang Xiu cannot form an alliance with Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang now, otherwise he will be attacked on both sides. .
Moreover, it will take some time to digest such a huge territory in the Guanzhong Plain. After all, one bite cannot make a big fat man. If you rush to eat the Guanzhong Plain before it is fully digested, you will definitely be starved to death. Don't be impatient.
After Zhang Xiu issued the order, he asked Hu Che'er to escort the surrendered soldiers back to Chang'an City.
Leave other things to your subordinates.
We cannot hold on to power too tightly. We must give these talented generals space to display their talents. Otherwise, what is the use of them?
Zhang Xiu has had enough of riding a horse. When he returns to Chang'an this time, he must find a comfortable carriage seat. According to the memory of later generations, it will be difficult and impossible to achieve, but a more comfortable carriage is still possible.
Furthermore, military expansion is imminent.
Now Zhang Xiu's 60,000 soldiers and horses are completely insufficient. He plans to recruit 50,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and then form a 50,000 cavalry corps and 50,000 infantry corps.
Facing Xiliang and Cao Cao, we must prepare in advance.
