Cao Zhen glanced at Zhang He and laughed at himself: "Wise? We are being driven here and there like cattle and sheep, how can we talk about being wise? Now that Liu Bei is in full swing, it is estimated that the recovery of Guanzhong has been in vain, but our existence is of great significance to the Wei State. As long as they stand on the fertile land west of Hexi, Liu Bei's main force will not dare to leave Guanzhong easily."
Zhang He rolled his eyes and praised excitedly: "Wonderful, our army is backed by the fertile soil of Hexi and has sufficient supplies. However, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei came all the way from Guanzhong. On the contrary, it was inconvenient for them to supply, and the offensive and defensive momentum was instantly switched. Liu Bei felt like giving up. We are ignoring our divisions, and when the Han army in Guanzhong attacks the Central Plains, that will be the day we retake Guanzhong."
"That's it. Jun Yi quits his hard work and immediately purges his troops. The whole army will set off tomorrow morning." Cao Zhense said.
"Wei." Zhang He first responded with clasped fists, and then reminded in a low voice: "Tens of thousands of troops retreated, taking away countless baggage. The general should leave a small number of troops to bluff, as long as it can delay the opponent's attack rhythm. Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun have thousands of troops. Cavalry, no one will have big problems later."
"Well said." Cao Zhen nodded happily, then patted Zhang He on the shoulder and said: "Yidao (Hu Zun) is a stable person. He is quite famous in the local area. I left three thousand soldiers and horses with him to assist Cui Liang in guarding Lin. Jing, I believe I can hold off Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun."
"Is this county person willing to defend the enemy with all his heart?" Zhang He looked suspicious, saying that people's hearts are unpredictable, and asking Anding people to defend Anding is not the same as sending the city away.
"Yidao (Hu Zun)'s family members will leave first with the front army. General Zhang must have confidence in General Hu." Cao Zhen said meaningfully.
"The general is more confident now." Zhang He hurriedly answered with his fists clasped.
Cao Zhen then told him: "General Hu alone is worried that he will not be able to withstand Zhao Yun. We need to leave a general to guard Xiaoguan in the north until the main force is far away from the Han army. General Junyi must be you. I will stay." Plenty of food and grass.”
"Well, I will obey my orders at the end." Zhang He shot himself in the foot and could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. However, Yongliang did have too few generals available, so it was basically a certainty that he would be left behind.
Xiao Pass is one of the four major passes in Guanzhong. When Zhang He was guarding Xiao Pass, only Gaoping (Guyuan) could provide supplies. Once the food supply ran out, he would have to go to the barren loess to the north and have to go hundreds of miles away to get supplies from a big city. Therefore, after Zhang He said goodbye to Cao Zhen, I kept thinking about how long I would last.
Cao Zhen withdrew quietly, which was beyond Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's expectation. The Han army easily solved the 'refugees' in Yinpan County, which was beyond Zhang He's expectation.
In addition to the ships on the Jinghe River, the Han army's supplies included thousands of civilians on land carrying luggage. Zhao Yun knew what was happening when he entered Yinpan County. He recruited all the men in the city to become civilian husbands, leaving a small amount of rations for his wives and children in the city. They promised to let them back after the war was won, and there would also be a certain amount of food as compensation.
There were thousands of households left in Yinpan County, and they were on the verge of starving to death. Zhao Yun's behavior was like timely rain. The people were grateful and rushed to sign up. Households without children, men, women, old and young were all willing to go out with the army, and the Han army In this way, thousands of people were added for nothing.
Two days later, the Han army came to the city. Cui Liang and Hu Zun mobilized the people to defend the city. In order to have enough to eat, the exploited people had to put on soldiers' uniforms and pretend to be Wei soldiers.
Huang Zhong had superb archery skills and a sharp vision. He found that the defenders on the city wall were not standing upright and had a look of horror on their faces. It was obvious that they had been brought to the defense without training.
"Zilong, Linjing seems to have a lot of defenders, but in fact there are a lot of people pretending to be there. I suspect it's mostly ordinary people who are pretending." Huang Zhong frowned.
Zhao Yun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Cui Liang was so bold just now, saying that he would kill us in Linjing. He was just so bold. Look at my clever plan to destroy his city."
"Continue to set up the pot?" Huang Zhong asked tentatively.
Zhao Yun smiled mysteriously, "Didn't Yinpan recruit a lot of civilians? Let them come out and talk about the behavior of the Wei army. Does the old general think the people in the city are still willing to defend the city?"
"Zilong is good. I didn't realize you were so resourceful." Huang Zhong praised him greatly.
"Haha, I can't compare to a few military advisors." Zhao Yun shook his head modestly.
The Yinpan civilian husband appeared below the city to give his own explanation. Zhao Yun had Zhang He's evil deeds compiled into catchy short sentences and sung. Thousands of "refugees" sang at the same time below the Linjing city.
The great Wei, the great Wei, knelt down when seeing Han people, relied on their words when going into battle, and became bandits when they returned to the city;
The small town is gloomy, the people and families are poor, the Wei soldiers are short of food, and they are robbing light and dark;
The common people are not as good as livestock, and if they are Wei people, they are not as good as dust;
Hu Zun and Cui Liang jumped up and down when they heard this. The people on the city wall were forced to do so, or in order to promise a mouthful of food. Now that they heard about the suffering of the people in Yinpan, they all looked at the Wei soldiers with strange eyes. Soon some people threw weapons, Taking off his military uniform, Zhao Yun was delighted by the chaotic scene.
Seeing that the anti-Wei sentiment among the people was rising, Cui Liang was worried that something big would happen if he left things alone, so he personally led his guards to kill people to establish his authority. As a result, he was beheaded by the general Yang Ling who came for reinforcements as soon as he walked down the city wall and chased him to the street.
Yang Ling then opened the city gate to welcome the Han army into the city. Hu Zun was captured alive by Zhao Yun while escaping, and Linjing easily fell into the hands of Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.
Zhao Yun heard that Hu Zun was from a prominent family in stability. In order to stabilize the regained area as soon as possible, he personally surrendered but failed. Then he imprisoned him in the city and prepared to continue to march towards Xiaoguan.
Yang Ling, the surrendered general, was very satisfied with beheading Cui Liangzhi, and took the initiative to ask Ying to fish in troubled waters to earn Xiaoguan. After hearing this, Zhao Yun encouraged him and agreed happily.
When Huang Zhong saw Yang Ling going out, he asked with some concern: "Zhang He is not an ordinary person. Can Yang Ling really help us earn a living?"
"I heard a strategy in the martial arts hall. It is the most difficult to guard against the virtual and the real, especially when there is reality in the virtual, and there is a virtual in the reality." Zhao Yun replied meaningfully.
"Zilong, please make it clear." Huang Zhong looked anxious.
"Yang Ling was originally a Wei general. Zhang He had no reason not to open and release him, but people other than Yang Ling must be selected as our elite. As long as the gate of Xiaoguan is wide open, it can no longer be closed. I am also among them." Zhao Yun smiled slightly.
"Zilong is the commander-in-chief. Let me handle this kind of thing. I will disguise myself and blend in with the crowd, and maybe I can sneak attack Zhang He." Huang Zhong replied seriously.
"Well, remember not to expose yourself too early. I will lead the main force to support the rear. As soon as the front is secured, I will lead the army to advance into Xiao Pass. In order to save military supplies, Cao Zhen only left five thousand defenders for Zhang He. How could he Can you hold it? Hahaha." Zhao Yun raised his head and laughed.
"Then we'll set off right away?" Huang Zhong asked.
"We have to rest for a day. The Jingshui River turns westward into the mountains at Xiaoguan. The supply ship can no longer continue. We need to recruit some civilians in Anding. After leaving Xiaoguan and Gaoping (Guyuan), there are mountains for hundreds of miles. , loess, there is no place to look for supplies, so we have to rely on them to transport food." Zhao Yun explained.
Huang Zhong thought of the people in Yinpan and wondered, could this be destiny? So I couldn't help but sigh: "God bless this man."
"Cao Zhen only left three thousand defenders, so the old general can pick two thousand elite troops. You must bring water bags and compressed food. Now Zhang He is far away from the main force of the Wei army. If he can be captured alive or surrendered, Cao Zhen will leave the remaining troops in Yongliang. Then it can be broken." Zhao Yun told him earnestly.
"Is there any use for Zilong to keep him?" Huang Zhongxin said that this guy is an enemy.
(End of chapter)
