Sure enough, Guo Huai returned to Jigu Road with his troops and horses, ready to try his luck. In exchange for the pioneer Su Yong, he said: "Shu general Zhao Yun is brave and invincible. You must be careful and watch out. If they retreat, there will be an ambush." He said happily: "If the governor can help me, I will definitely capture Zhao Yun alive." So he led the three thousand troops in front of him and entered Ji Valley. As expected, he caught up with the Shu army. He only saw a red flag and white characters flashing behind the hillside, which read " Zhao Yun".
Su Yong quickly collected his troops and prepared to retreat. After walking a few miles, he suddenly heard a loud shout and a group of men and horses came out to kill him. The man at the head, leaping on his horse with his gun drawn, shouted: "Do you know Zhao Yun?"
Zhao Yun is a famous general in the Shu Kingdom, and he is very skilled in martial arts. How could he not know this? Su Yong sighed in his heart and said: "Isn't Zhao Yun in front, and so is the flag. How come Zhao Yun comes out here?" While thinking, he was caught off guard. He was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun, and the rest of the Wei army retreated.
Zhao Yun advanced slowly, and another group of troops came behind him. It was Guo Huai's general Wan Zheng. Zhao Yun saw that Wei Jun was pursuing fiercely, so he turned his horse's head and stood at the intersection, waiting for the opponent's vanguard to attack. At this time, the main force of the Shu army had traveled more than thirty miles. Wan Zheng recognized the Shu general blocking the road as Zhao Yun and did not dare to advance. Zhao Yun waited until the sky turned dark before slowly leaving and advancing.
Guo Huai's troops arrived. Wan Zheng said that Zhao Yun was very brave and did not dare to step forward. Guo Huai sent soldiers to chase him, and Wan Zheng sent hundreds of strong men forward. When they came to a forest, they suddenly heard a loud shout from behind, saying: "Zhao Yun Here!" All the hundreds of Wei soldiers fell off their horses in fright, and the rest fled over the mountains and ridges.
Wan Zheng reluctantly came to fight, but was hit by Zhao Yun's bow and arrow on his helmet. He was so frightened that he fell off his horse and fell into the stream.
Zhao Yun rode over quickly on horseback, pointed his gun at the opponent and said, "I will spare your life today! Go and call Guo Huai!"
When Wan Zheng returned, Zhao Yun escorted the chariots and men away and headed towards Hanzhong. There was no loss along the way. Cao Zhen and Guo Huai took back all the three groups including Anding and Tianshui as their own merit.
Sima Yi divided his troops and advanced. At this time, most of the Shu army had returned to Hanzhong. In order to eliminate doubts, Sima Yi personally took a group of troops back to Xicheng. He asked the residents who stayed behind and some people who were living in seclusion. They all said that Kong Ming did not have any other troops at that time. , all the military generals were sent out, and there were only 2,500 soldiers in the city. The others were civil servants, old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were no other ambushes. As for the people in Wugong Mountain, they said: "Guan Xing and Zhang Bao each have only three Thousands of soldiers and horses marched around the mountain and shouted, just to set up suspicious soldiers, so they did not dare to fight."
After hearing this, Sima Yi regretted very much. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "It seems that I am paranoid. Kong Ming understands that my evaluation of him is to be steady and steady. Now he has done the opposite and retreated my 150,000 troops in an empty city. This is really smart. I My ability is not comparable!" So he appeased the other officials and people, and returned to Chang'an with his troops and horses to meet Cao Rui, the lord of Wei.
Cao Rui said: "Now we have gained the counties in Longxi again, it's all thanks to you!"
Sima Yi reported: "Now the Shu army is in Hanzhong and has not been completely wiped out. I hope to send troops to take over Xichuan and serve your Majesty."
Cao Rui was very happy and asked Sima Yi to lead the army. Suddenly, a man from the squad came out and said: "I have a plan to pacify Shu and surrender Wu."
The person who gave Cao Rui advice was none other than Shangshu Sun Zi. Cao Rui asked, "What good idea do you have?"
He replied: "In the past, when Emperor Taizu Wu conquered Zhang Lu, he often told his ministers that Nanzheng is like hell, and the Zhongxie Valley Road is like a cave of five hundred miles. It is not a place to use force. If now If all the soldiers and horses in the world are sent to attack Shu, Soochow will attack us again. It is better to guard the current soldiers and horses in various dangerous places and recharge their batteries. In just a few years, the strength of the Central Plains will further increase. Then Wu There will definitely be discord between the Shu Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom. Now a war has broken out in Xiangyang City. This is an example. If we wait until then to plot, how can we have no chance of winning? I hope your Majesty can rule."
Cao Rui asked Sima Yi: "What do you think of this idea?"
He replied: "It's very appropriate."
Cao Rui obeyed, and appointed Sima Yi to guard the dangerous places, leaving Guo Huai and Zhang He to guard Chang'an. He rewarded the three armies and then returned to Luoyang.
It is said that after Yu Yi left Xiangyang City, he went all the way north, hoping to join Kong Ming in Qishan to discuss the plan to further attack Chang'an. As a result, he heard a lot of news on the way. First, Sima Yi led troops out of Luoyang to attack Jieting, and Kong Ming general Ma Su was sent to guard, and soon Liucheng and Jieting fell. Then the Wei army marched straight in. Kongming retreated from the empty city, and then transferred the personnel of the three counties and returned to Hanzhong.
Yu Yi sighed and had no choice but to go to Hanzhong instead. After entering Hanzhong, he found that many people had moved on the streets, and all the soldiers, horses and generals from the Northern Expedition had also returned.
When Kong Ming heard that Yu Yi had returned, he personally went to greet him with hundreds of officials. After the meeting, he was in great pain and said: "I have committed a serious crime, please punish me!"
Yuyi felt strange and asked, "What crime did you commit?"
He replied: "The loss of the street pavilion caused our food route to be cut off. This is all the fault of my poor employment of people. Now that the Northern Expedition has failed and the three groups have fallen, please punish me!"
Yu Yi sighed and asked, "Who do you want to guard the street pavilion?"
He replied: "It's Ma Liang's younger brother, his name is Ma Su."
Yu Yi thought for a moment, finally checked the number, and asked: "I have met Ma Di before, and my impression is not bad. How could the street pavilion be lost?"
Kong Ming bowed and said, "Please wait until he comes back to report the details."
Yu Yi stepped forward to help Kong Ming up and said: "Winning or losing is a common thing for military strategists. There is no need for the Prime Minister to blame himself. Now our troops have all returned to Hanzhong. If we missed this opportunity, we can attack again next time."
Kong Ming wiped his tears. At this time, soldiers came to report that Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi were missing.
Kongming was very worried after hearing this, and quickly sent Guan Xing and Zhang Bao with a group of troops to respond. Yu Yi said: "Zhao Yun is a very important general in our Western Shu. There must be no loss. If not, I will bring a group of troops to respond."
Everyone hurriedly tried to dissuade them, but suddenly soldiers from outside came to report that Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi had arrived, and that they had not lost one person or one of their horses, and had also seized many equipment.
Yu Yi was very happy after hearing this and took Kong Ming and hundreds of officials out of the city to greet him in person. When Zhao Yun saw Yu Yi coming, he quickly dismounted his horse and bowed down and said, "How dare you, the defeated general, trouble your majesty to go out of the city to greet him?"
Yu Yi hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, held his hand, and said, "I have heard about the matter. I didn't expect that General Zhao Yun is a rare general with great martial arts skills and resourcefulness."
Kong Ming added: "It was my failure to recognize Zhao Yun's talent that led to this situation. Now we are losing troops everywhere, but Zhao Yun has not lost a single person and has also captured some baggage. Why is this?"
