Hanzhong's natural and dangerous pass, Hanyin City, is the official pass into Shu. It is north of the Han River, so it is called Hanyin, and the Han River flows through it.
This was built by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, after he followed Liu Bei to Shu. It was the city protection gate for entering Hanzhong.
In the early morning, Liu Zhang, the newly promoted governor of Yizhou, led a group of soldiers and climbed up the wall ladder to Guancheng. They inspected the slightly dilapidated city defenses of Jianmen Pass and looked at Liu Zhu in the distance through the crenellations of the city wall. Army.
It was August, the beginning of autumn, and in the clear blue sky, flocks of birds flew over from time to time, landing in the distant foothills to rest and feed among the trees.
"Prefect, Deputy Commander Zhang sent someone to report that Hanzhong has been deployed and the pit has been dug for the old turtle to enter." The deputy general hurriedly walked up to the city gate tower and reported to Liu Zhang, who was looking into the distance.
"According to the speed of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xue, it's almost time." Liu Zhang nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face. As he spoke, he looked around at Hanyin City, which was still somewhat dilapidated after repairs. , sighing: "This is a prosperous city, but because of Liu Zhu's rebellion, it attracted bandits. If Liu Zhu can be blocked here and trapped outside the pass, Hanzhong will not have to suffer any war."
The deputy commander next to him said: "Prefect, even so, Hanyin is still too small. If Liu Zhu attacks with all his strength, it will cost us a lot."
"Besides, this is not the only way to enter Hanzhong. Liu Zhu has been in control of Shuzhong for many years, so he must know some small ways."
Liu Zhang nodded, patted the crenellations of the city wall, and said coldly: "Yes, Liu Zhu is benevolent and righteous on the surface, but he is also imitating Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, but he is not as real as the benevolent and righteous Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. He has dominated Shuzhong in these years. , I want to take it as my own, even though I have managed Shuzhong very well, I should not, absolutely should not, have thoughts that I should not have at this time."
"He advocated the construction of Shu roads, and Hanyin City was also expanded. This person must know all the roads in and out of Shu."
"We have been trapped for a long time and have attacked several times. Since we can't attack for a long time, we must think of another way."
Naturally, he had the people in Shu in mind and did not want to put the battlefield in Hanzhong.
But he wanted to catch Liu Zhu and completely quell the war.
There is only one way to catch a turtle in an urn.
Although Hanyin City has high walls and strong walls, Liu Zhu also has elites. If the opponent insists on having his own way, there is still a way to take down Hanyin City.
The lieutenant general muttered: "Now that the Prince of the Supervisory State has pacified Xixia, this is something that has never happened since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Daqian is still strong. Longyou Road has been suffering from drought for several years, and the people have already been miserable. The land of Longyou Road is almost full of ten houses and nine houses." Kong, now the Prince of the Supervisory State is governing Longyou Road with benevolent policies. I heard that the people of Longyou Road are living a good life now."
"Since the world is at peace and everyone has enough food and clothing, who would think of working hard to survive?"
This was what Liu Zhu had been preparing for several years and had trained an elite army with generals like Ma Chao and Wei Yan, as well as counselors such as Fazheng, Sun Qian, and Gu Yong. However, after raising the flag of righteousness, he was instantly defeated. It became the reason for losing the family dog.
To put it bluntly, the people are living a good life, who is willing to follow him through life and death?
Liu Zhang waved his hand, frowned, and warned: "Don't say such words in the future. His Royal Highness the Prince of the Supervisory State is a rare hero and wise master. The future Daqian will surely have an unprecedented prosperous era."
"I should do my best and do my own thing well."
It is taboo to discuss the government's affairs unreasonably.
The deputy general nodded and stopped talking.
While the two were talking, Liu Zhang looked startled and suddenly asked: "What sound? Did you hear anything?"
The lieutenant listened carefully and heard some noises.
Liu Zhang looked at the plain land in the distance, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Liu Zhu can't wait any longer."
The deputy general immediately frowned and said, "I don't know how many people there are. If Liu Zhu insists on going his own way and wants to enter Hanzhong from Hanyin City, given our current situation, it will be difficult to defend him."
Liu Zhu said in a deep voice: "Send the order, the whole army is on alert!"
Even if it’s not easy to keep, you have to keep it.
General Yue Hongling of the Daqian Yulin Army was behind Liu Zhu, and they had to flee without a fight.
The scout's loud but brief voice sounded under the city wall, saying: "Prefect, the enemy is attacking. There are about 30,000 people."
The scout standing on the watchtower saw the dust flying in the distance.
"Thirty thousand people?"
Liu Zhang thought for a moment and said: "It seems that Liu Zhu is really planning to enter Sichuan via the trail."
Thirty thousand people. Does a Hanyin city need 30,000 people?
But Liu Zhang felt that this was not necessarily the case. With Liu Zhu's temperament, these 30,000 people must be a cover-up to drag down the defenders of Hanyin City.
Sure enough, within a moment, the more than 30,000 people rushed forward in great force.
But Liu Zhang had already been on guard here, and he was condescending. As long as there were enough arrows, he could defend himself.
Liu Zhu's army outside Hanyin City was indeed riding away quietly at this moment.
The tent of the Chinese army camp is still there, but there is no one inside.
Liu Zhu asked Fazheng beside him: "I'm afraid Hanzhong is now a more dangerous place. What should we do?"
Fa Zheng replied: "My lord, if Zhang Lu and others had not rebelled at this time or that time, we could naturally retreat to the center of Shu to defend ourselves. Now we can only use this blind method to drag Yue Hongling and the Jianmenguan garrison by surprise. , Back in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu is arrogant and arrogant. We will be stationed for a day, just in time to wait for work."
"Zhang Lu wants to blockade us and swallow us up in Hanzhong. We can use his plan to lure Zhang Lu into battle, surround Wei and rescue Zhao, so that the army in Hanzhong City can escape. When the time comes, the two armies will join together and jump out of Hanzhong directly to Yizhou! "
In fact, Liu Zhu wanted to abandon his troops to save his chariot, abandon Wei Yan in Hanzhong, and go directly to Yizhou.
Yizhou was originally the capital of the Shu Han Dynasty, also called Chengdu.
Once here, guard a few gates.
The Daqian Forbidden Army will not be able to break through the barrier in a short period of time.
However, Liu Zhu knew that if he said that he gave up Wei Yan, he would definitely chill the hearts of his subordinates who followed him.
For the current plan, the only way is to use the plan to make a surprise attack into Hanzhong, rescue Wei Yan, and go south to Chengdu.
One day and one night passed.
Outside Hanzhong City, Zhang Lu camped.
Zhang Lu asked: "Where is Thief Liu?"
The deputy general replied: "Deputy commander, according to the report from the scouts, we have arrived at Baoshan and are now crossing the Qingshui River."
Zhang Lu was so excited that he immediately said: "Vice-General Zhang, you lead a thousand cavalry and hide in the woods in the northeast. After our cavalry fights with the enemy, they will charge out from behind the hill behind the bandits."
The lieutenant bowed and said: "Here!"
Zhang Lu then said to the deputy general next to him: "Zhang Wei."
"The end will be here."
Zhang Ludao: "You lead the remaining old and weak as the vanguard, use the old army to paralyze the Liu thieves, and let them slowly reach the east of the city."
Zhang Wei cupped his hands and said, "Here."
The hole has been dug.
The reason for the current arrangement is that Liu Zhu did not come from the southeast to cross the Han River, but chose to cross the Han River early and then cross the Qingshui River from the northeast. In this way, he could avoid fighting across the river.
Zhang Lu took a deep breath, his eyes flashing.
Make great achievements now!
His plan was simple, let Liu Zhu arrive in Hanzhong and lure Wei Yan out of Hanzhong City.
At that time, Fanqi deputy general Pu Hu led his men to attack from the north city gate and took advantage of the opportunity.
In this way, Hanzhong City can also be captured.
Join forces again and besiege Liu Zhu outside the city.
This is called catching a turtle in a urn.
About half a day passed. Because of running all night and approaching Hanzhong City, Ma Chao led 3,000 cavalry and 7,000 infantry and gradually approached at a not too fast horse speed.
Ma Chao had excellent eyesight and saw Hanzhong City in the distance. He also saw a camp with flags flying in the north of the city.
There should be the camp set up by Zhang Lu and others.
Ahead, the enemies were already arrayed in order.
"kill!."
The cavalry led by Ma Chao first followed Liu Zhu's army, then accelerated their speed and quietly reached the east of the city.
Then he immediately found a place to hide and repair it first.
After Liu Zhu's army arrived, they rushed on the road together. When they finally approached Hanzhong City, they launched an attack.
Ma Chao also knew that Hanzhong at this time must be a dangerous place.
They traveled all night again. This time they failed to make any achievements in Shu, and suffered heavy losses. They were beaten by Bai Qi and almost lost their armor.
In the end, they were pursued closely by Yue Hongling until they reached Hanyin. Finally, they gave up their baggage and directly bypassed Hanyin with light equipment and raided Hanzhong.
This is already considered a last-ditch battle.
They don't even have food for tomorrow.
soon.
Ma Chao's vanguard army collided with the vanguard army arranged by Zhang Lu.
"Woooo..."
The horn sounded.
On the top of the city gate, "dong dong..."
The drums were beating, as if to cheer for this battle.
Wei Yan stood on the watchtower, looking at the battlefield in front of the city.
He looked at Ma Chao's banner and then at Zhang Lu's army in the north of the city.
Now is not the time to leave the city.
Zhang Wei was sitting upright on his horse at the moment, leading a large group of cavalry behind him, charging towards the cavalry led by Ma Chao. The combat effectiveness of these veterans is actually not bad, but their performance skills are also not bad, otherwise, they would not be on the battlefield. If you survive, you will not become a veteran.
Soon, there was chaos on Zhang Wei's side. The horses and people were restless, and some people just abandoned their armor.
Zhang Wei immediately ordered a retreat.
Ma Chao waved his hand to stop the pursuit.
He looked towards Hanzhong City ahead.
The road ahead is clear.
He can go into town.
However, Ma Chao did not enter the city, but stayed there to be on guard.
Just a moment.
Liu Zhu's Chinese army finally arrived.
The baggage was abandoned.
Naturally, it is impossible to set up camp.
The camp where Zhang Lu's army was located had always been strictly guarded, and the entire battlefield was surprisingly quiet.
But the more this happened, the more worried Liu Zhu became.
Therefore, the Chinese army was stationed ten miles away from Hanzhong, which meant that the entire army was directly repairing on the spot.
Ma Chao kept staring at Zhang Lu's camp.
“Rumble….”
After a while.
Just when Liu Zhu's army began to repair, there was a sudden earth-shaking sound near the Han River in the south.
Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed out of what was once a piece of grass.
