Wu Yi's 10,000 troops only left 4,000 for Wu Lan, so facing the same number of soldiers Yang Fu could not stop him, but he had the upper hand in terms of momentum and killed more enemies.
When he was hesitating whether to pursue or not, Zhang Fei in the city sent an order to Wu Lan to lead his troops into the city.
Wu Yi, who was waiting for Big Fish at the west gate, did not wait. As a result, Xiaoyu, who was waiting for Bai Qi's hundred-man army, was attacked by Lei Tong and Ren Kui shortly after they escaped from the city gate.
Bai Qi ran into Wu Yi when he was running for his life in a panic. He dropped his weapon with a embarrassed look and was about to dismount and surrender. Wu Yi, carrying a big knife, was hit by a gust of cool wind, and his big head rolled down on the loess.
At this time, Lei Tong and Ren Kui came around to congratulate him. Ren Kui clasped his fists and said, "Looking at this man's well-dressed appearance, he should not be an unknown person. I wish the general a great victory."
"This guy seemed to want to surrender just now, but I ran too fast and couldn't stop..." Wu Yi shook his head.
Ren Kui continued: "If you wait until the wine bag and rice bag die, you will die. If you stay, it will consume our food..."
Wu Yi didn't hesitate. He reined in the reins and saw the flags being changed at the city gate in the distance. He asked curiously: "Is the argument broken so easily?"
Lei Tong clasped his fists and added: "According to the confessions of the prisoners captured at the end, when this remnant army escaped from Xiabian, both the north and south city gates had been breached..."
Wu Yi nodded lightly, thinking that Zhang and Ma Second General were really good. He set up such a big battle to catch the big fish, but only a few small fish and shrimps came in. However, it was still very easy to follow the big man and join the army.
No remaining soldiers escaped from the west gate, so Wu Yi had to organize his troops into the city to return to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei successfully captured Xiabian, and each battalion counted their numbers one after another and counted their military merits. Because Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were too intimidating, the number of enemies killed by their men after they invaded the city was not as many as the Wu Lan tribe at the east gate.
When Wu Yi found out, he wanted to slap himself in the face. He really unintentionally gave up his military glory to Wu Lan.
After entering Xiabian City, Zhang Fei asked Wu Yi to send people out to pacify the people, and then took charge of Xiabian's city defense.
Since the rations he carried had been exhausted, Zhang Fei opened the Benfu treasury and granary, distributed rewards, and held a feast to celebrate his victory.
At the celebration banquet, Wu Yi raised his wine glass and said carefully: "General Yide, Yang Fu, the governor of Wudu, has fled to Hechi, which is less than a hundred miles away from Xiabian. Why don't we take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand food and grass? The food and grass here can only go out but not in." , sooner or later, everything will be in vain.”
"What Ziyuan said makes sense, but the soldiers are tired from traveling far away, so they should eat and drink enough first and then rest for two days. Then I will go and attack the villain myself."
After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he noticed that Wu Yi was holding the wine glass and was frozen in place, so he frowned and asked curiously: "Drink, isn't this Liangzhou wine good?"
"Uh... General Zhang and General Ma are so brave. How can I help you with this mere Hechi? How about I lead the army and go on behalf of the general?" Wu Yi lowered his head to test.
Zhang Fei was not drunk at this time. Hearing this, he understood Wu Yi's intention. He originally wanted to take those Yizhou generals to perform meritorious services.
"Okay, let's drink now." Zhang Fei raised his glass as a gesture.
"Okay...but my lord and the military advisor made an explanation before leaving, telling General Yide not to drink too much..." Wu Yi reminded in a low voice.
Zhang Fei frowned, "If you want to go to Hechi, you can have a good drink with me. I also drank a lot when I faced Zhang He in Danqu. Do you know what it means to 'reject the fate of a foreigner'?"
"Uh... drink... drink..." Wu Yi had no choice but to drink with Zhang Fei.
The next day, all the generals were still asleep. Wu Yi woke up in the evening and went to see Zhang Fei, only to find him drinking in the tent again.
Wu Yi hesitated outside the tent for a long time, not daring to go in. He was afraid that Zhang Fei would drag him to drink until midnight, so he returned to his camp and sighed.
General Wu Lan saw this and asked anxiously: "General, can I request a military order?"
Wu Yi shook his head: "General Zhang is still having a banquet in the camp..."
"Wouldn't it be a waste of time to be so greedy? General, why don't you lead your own troops? We will report to General Zhang after we capture Hechi." Ren Kui beat his chest and stamped his feet.
"No, General Zhang is the main general. We can't kill first and then show off. Besides, our main purpose here is to contain him. General Zhang may have his own considerations, so it's better to wait." Wu Yi sighed.
After occupying Xiabian for three days, Zhang Fei finally stopped the group banquet, and the treasury could no longer hold on to the banquet.
Zhang Fei was full of energy in the military tent. He looked at Ma Chao and Wu Yi and gave the order: "Everyone has almost rested. There are rivers and ponds in the east and high salaries in the west. I want to surround Xia Bian and deal with Cao's army. You all want to go." Where to fight?"
"Hechi." Ma Chao and Wu Yi said in unison.
Seeing this, Wu Yi clasped his fists and explained: "General Ma, Yide promised me three days ago..."
"Forgive me, General Wu. I thought it was General Zhang's drunken words. Besides, I have a blood feud with him, Yang Fu, and now it's time to take revenge." Ma Chao didn't want to lose the opportunity for revenge.
"There is no joke in the army. General Yide has already promised me. How can I change it now?" Wu Yi argued with reason.
The relationship between Wu Yi and Liu Bei was there, and he had the Yizhou gentry as his backer. Although he did not dare to offend Zhang Fei, he felt a sense of superiority in his heart when facing Ma Chao, who went to Shu alone.
Zhang Fei patted his head and said naively: "It seems that I really said, Meng Qi, you should go get Shanglu first. That Yang Fu was almost killed by my arrow, and now I'm afraid he has gone to the Central Plains. We may not necessarily wait for death in the river, but we still have a chance in the long run."
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Ma Chao thought about it and finally agreed, because Ma Chao had a bad reputation in Liangzhou. Shanglu County surrendered after a slight resistance, but Wu Yi encountered resistance when he attacked Hechi.
Hechi County is located at the intersection of Chencang Road. Because it is located on a transportation thoroughfare and is densely populated, the city is very strong with mountains and rivers. However, Hechi County is now like a candle in the wind. A few years ago, Cao Cao went west to conquer Zhang Lu. He encountered fierce resistance from the Di king Dou Mao in Hechi. After Dou Mao was defeated, he was massacred by Cao's army. Cao Cao was worried that the Di people would take advantage of danger to cause trouble again, so he took the initiative to send people to destroy the city defense of Hechi.
Yang Fu retreated to Hechi at this time. Cao Cao reaped the bitter fruits of what he had sown. In addition to immediately calling for help from Guanzhong and Hanzhong, he also mobilized the defenders of the old route in the northeast.
Yang Fu knew the current situation in Hechi and could not defend Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's attack, so he set up traps on a large area along the only way to slow down the enemy's advance eastward. Zhang Fei's rest also made it easier to lay traps. time.
Wu Yi didn't know that Yang Fu had laid a trap in advance. In addition, several Yizhou generals rushed in and encountered an ambush, causing the forward to lose more than 2,000 men. He launched the attack with damaged morale. In the end, it took two days. They didn't even take down the dilapidated river pool.
At night, Wu Yi hesitated to ask Zhang Fei for help, but his general Ren Kui tried his best to stop him: "How can we attack the city without casualties? If the general wants to ask General Zhang for help, it will be difficult for him to have a chance to launch a main attack in the future."
"But right now..." Wu Yi frowned and felt embarrassed.
General Wu Lanjin said: "Although our attack has been frustrated, the Hechi defenders are small after all, and we can take it in two days."
Wu Yi sighed: "There are too many casualties, and there is no point in attacking Hechi."
At this time, the scouts suddenly came to report: "Several generals, dazzling fire was spotted north of Hechi. It should be Yang Fu who led his army to escape. Should we pursue him now?"
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