The guards surrounded Zhang He and left, and Wu Yi had someone help Yan Yan off his horse to rest.
"The old general is so brave, he dazzled us. Please take a rest for the time being. I will call you when Zhang He leaves the city." Although Wu Yi complimented Yan Yan, but from the look on his face, he guessed that Yan Yan should be very tired.
"No need to go to such trouble, bring me a bed. I will wait for him in front of the camp." Yan Yan gasped.
Wu Yi winked, and Yan Yan's soldiers immediately ran to move the bed. Zhang Yi and other generals gathered around to praise him.
Half an hour later, there was no sign of any cavalry in the direction of Chencang.
Wu Yi frowned and murmured: "Isn't Zhang He afraid?"
Yan Yan didn't think so. He stood up suddenly, stroking his white beard and analyzing: "Zhang He is superb in martial arts and has no disadvantage in fighting me. He shouldn't be timid in fighting. Is he deliberately entertaining us?"
"General Ziyuan, why don't you send troops to investigate?" Zhang Yi cupped his fists and offered his advice.
Wu Yi nodded and said, "That's fine. Bo Gong (Zhang Yi) will quickly take three thousand troops to investigate."
"Wei." Zhang Yi clasped his fists and left.
Zhang Yi arrived at Chencang City and saw that the city gate was closed and there was not a single defender on the city. While he sent people to report to Wu Yi, he ordered his soldiers to smash the door and climb the wall.
When Zhang He returned to the city to exchange horses, he had already moved to the north of the city and took a boat to cross the Wei River. He successfully protected the eight thousand defenders from escaping from the siege. However, something happened to Wang Sheng, who was responsible for the east route support.
Wang Sheng led two thousand troops out of the east gate. He slowly marched towards the predetermined position five miles away. When he was about to reach his destination, Huang Zhong followed a circuitous route along the southern mountainside and almost wiped out Wang Sheng's troops. .
Wang Sheng finally struggled to break out of the siege and ran desperately towards the Wei River. Fortunately, he found a small boat. Wang Sheng abandoned his horse and boarded the boat to row towards the north bank. Unfortunately, he had just rowed a few feet away when a flying arrow hit him from behind. neck, and finally fell into the cold Wei River.
Huang Zhong put away his bows and arrows and led his troops to the west. He and Wu Yi captured Chencang, which had a small number of defenders, so that Chang'an, Chencang, and Shanggui were connected in a line. There was no obstacle to the transportation of supplies from Sichuan to Guanzhong, and Cao's army in Yongliang was closed. The dog situation has been established.
Because Chencang Fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack, Liu Bei lost 20,000 soldiers here. Chen Shi and Deng Xian were lost and killed during the siege. If Wei Yan and Deng Ai had not attacked Chang'an, the overall casualties would have continued to increase. Therefore, Liu Bei On the way to Chang'an, he promised to make Wei Yan the general of Zhenbei.
Wei Yan was overjoyed after hearing this. If he kept his current military rank unchanged, he would surpass Gao Shun and become the first general under the generals of the Quartet. Therefore, he reciprocated the favor and kept saying good things to Deng Ai.
Liu Bei and Lan Tian had agreed to proclaim themselves emperor upon taking control of Chang'an. Now that he has achieved this short-term goal and escaped from the small situation where Jingzhou and Yizhou were constrained, he has no intention of showing mercy to younger generations like Deng Ai.
After the army entered Chang'an, Liu Bei held a banquet for the ministers in Weiyang Palace and ordered that meritorious soldiers be rewarded according to their merits. At this time, Liu Bei was more experienced than when he arrived in Chengdu and did not randomly award rewards for temporary happiness.
When they were drunk, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and others were full of pride. They all clamored to take advantage of the victory and continue to march to Tongguan to attack Luoyang.
Liu Bei's eyes were slightly open and he was noncommittal, while Zhao Yun's face was full of solemnity. All the accompanying civilian officials looked at each other. These generals were talking nonsense after drinking too much.
Upon seeing this, Fazheng stood up and loudly reminded Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, although Chang'an has been captured, the military threat from Yongliang is still there. The three generals have not defeated Cao Zhen's forces. Most of the counties and counties are under the control of Wei, and the troops in Luoyang are also under the control of Wei." An attack will come at any time, we must first establish a firm foothold, and we must not aim too high."
Fazheng's deafening voice quickly calmed down the noisy palace. Liu Bei opened his eyes and nodded and said, "Xiao Zhi is right. Now is just the beginning. Let's get a firm foothold first. We can't slack off."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I am always at your service." Huang Zhong stood up and clasped his fists.
Liu Bei gently waved his hand to signal those who wanted to stand up to express their determination to sit down, and then said seriously: "We must clear out the remaining enemies around Chang'an as soon as possible and cut off the connection between Cao Jun and Yongliang in the Central Plains. The Wei State occupies the Tongguan natural barrier in the east. Cao Pike can It is easy to send troops into Guanzhong, but it is difficult for us to cross Tongguan."
"The relevant generals are restrained in Nanyang and Nanxiang. Even if Cao Pi sends troops, the troops will be very limited. The king can send a general to station in Huayin, use Huayin as a military buffer zone for Chang'an, seize the time to pacify Yongliang, and then rest and recuperate. The original picture." Fazheng replied.
"After all, the second brother only has tens of thousands of soldiers. It would be okay if Sun Quan wins in Huainan. If Huainan wins with Wei in the end, the pressure on Jingzhou will be too great." Liu Bei frowned.
Fa Zheng consoled him: "Your Majesty, destiny will be on our side. General Lan took action against the Shi family last year. I believe that after completely pacifying Jiaozhou, he should be able to spare his energy to help General Guan."
Liu Bei nodded, "We can't let Ziyu be too 'idle'."
On the way from Wei Yan to Chencang, Xia Houmao rushed to Luoyang day and night. At that time, the people of the Central Plains were celebrating the New Year, and all counties and counties were in a peaceful and festive atmosphere.
The war on the three fronts in the east, middle and west of Wei State was under great pressure. Although Guan Yu behaved aggressively in Nanyang and Nanxiang, most of the time it was only on a small scale. The largest battle occurred in Nanxiang County. Huang Quan, Liu Feng and Meng Da were restrained by Guan Yu. After capturing Nanxiang, Xu Huang finally retreated to Shunyang to join forces with Zhang Liao's troops.
Because of rumors that Liu Bei was leading Shu lieutenant generals down the Han River, General Cao Xiu rushed from Luoyang to the front line to supervise the battle. However, after 'Liu Bei' arrived at the Jingzhou battlefield, he did not organize a larger offensive.
News from the Western Front battlefield came slowly, and Guan Yu repeatedly struggled with the central battlefield. What pleased Cao Pi the most was the Eastern Front battlefield.
Cao Ren initially suffered several defeats in Junqiu County, but he lured Jiangdong soldiers and horses away from Shishui and Chaohu. Later, reinforcements from Zang Ba and Man Chong arrived and pushed back Soochow with their absolute superiority in military strength.
Jiangdong soldiers were on land and at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. They were no match for the Wei army. They lost ten battles in a row and fled back to the ship. More than 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers died directly in the battle. Sun Quan died in Junqiu County in battle.
At this time, Cao Ren gathered troops from all walks of life to attack Ruxukou, with the intention of completely driving the Soochow people out of Huainan. Sun Quan was in danger and Lu Xun was forced to stop him.
The joy of the Wei monarchs and ministers did not last long, because Xiahou Mao brought shocking news to Yongliang. Liu Bei led the main force of Yizhou to capture Guanzhong.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Cao Pi stood up in shock, and then angrily scolded Xiahou Mao: "Nanxiang and Nanyang both said that Liu Bei was in Jingzhou, how could he split himself in half? What does Cao Zidan do for food? What do you do? food?"
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Linjing can testify that I really tried my best." Xia Houmao felt as wronged as a child.
(End of chapter)
