There were logs everywhere in the mountain, and soon someone came down from the mountain carrying thick logs and began to break into the village gate.
The village gate made of wood creaked and was about to be knocked open. Everyone's eyes in the Han army were square-shaped, ah, no, they were shining with ecstasy.
They faced the arrows shot out from inside, and no one retreated. They shouted slogans and banged on the door.
With a "boom", the village gate finally fell down, kicking up a burst of dust.
"careful!"
There were shadows of people in the dust. Someone noticed something was wrong and quickly reminded him.
The sound of horse hooves sounded like a storm, and a group of men and horses rushed out. The Han army, which was about to swarm in, was unable to get out of the way. Some people were knocked into the air, vomiting blood in their mouths, their muscles and bones were broken, and they fell to the ground again. Can't get up.
The cavalry who rushed out were all wearing leather armor, and the weapons in their hands were all made of iron. They were the strongest personal guards.
They increased their speed to the extreme in the shortest possible time, broke through the encirclement, and even the barbarians who stood in front of them were hacked to death by them, and then ran towards the lower reaches of the river.
Before they could reach the mouth of the valley, crossbow arrows like locusts suddenly flew over from the front. The wave of people rushing at the front screamed in agony, including the horses and men. The horses rushed out a distance with inertia before they died. Then he threw the person out hard.
Since the Han army had ambushed here early, how could they not block the intersection?
"Dismount and go up the mountain!"
The strong end screams.
Although there were Han troops all over the mountains and plains, most of them had already ran down the mountain to encircle them, and there were not many Han troops left on the mountain.
In addition, the Di people live in the mountains all year round, so they have many advantages over the Han people in the mountains.
After hearing the command, the guards quickly dismounted and started running towards the mountain.
The mountains and forests here are dense, and it is impossible for the Han people to seal every corner. As long as they find a gap and climb over the mountain, it is impossible for the Han people to catch up with them.
It's a pity that Qiang Duan's group was extremely conspicuous among the chaotic Hu people. Anyone who was not blind would know that this must be a leader of the Hu people, so the Han troops who had the strength to catch up followed them closely.
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of him, Qiang Duan ordered his followers to flee in all directions to distract the Han army. Then he saw the right direction and went into the forest with his personal bodyguards.
After stumbling for an unknown amount of time, he felt that the shouts of killing had been far behind him. Only then did Qiang Duan dare to stop for a moment, hold up the mountain spring and drink several sips.
After drinking the cold mountain spring, Qiang Duan felt that he had regained some strength.
At this time, a sound suddenly broke through the air!
I heard someone from the bodyguard shout, "Your Majesty, be careful!"
At the same time, he rushed forward to protect the strong end, and with a "chi" sound, an arrow shot through the guard's chest.
The remaining people quickly drew their swords and came up, surrounding Qiang Duan.
A lot of people appeared not far from the opposite side, all holding crossbows and pointing them in this direction. When Qiang Duan saw the leader, his eyes were splitting: "Yang Pu!"
Servant Yang stood in the middle, chuckled, and said loudly, "Why did King Mighty come so late? I have been waiting here in vain for so long."
Qiang Duan is a local snake, he knows where there are trails to walk, but Yang Pu was also the Di King of Wudu. He is more familiar with Wudu than Qiang Duan, the Di King of Yinping, so he is most likely to pass by Qiang Duan early. I waited at the right place and found a big fish.
"Why?" Qiang Duan stared at Yang Pu, the anger in his eyes almost bursting out, "I have no grudge against you, why did you harm me?"
Yang Pu sneered and didn't answer his words at all. He waved his hand and more than a hundred people around him fired arrows. The last few followers around Qiang Duan only had time to rush forward a few steps before they were shot into honeycombs.
Even Qiang Duan was hit by several arrows. He originally had an iron armor that he got from the Han people, but unfortunately he took it off and threw it away when he ran away.
Now the arrow wounds on his body were enough to kill him. He was lying on the ground, eyes wide open, holding on for his last breath and unwilling to swallow it.
"Why?"
There was a dark shadow above blocking his sight. His lips moved, and he used the last bit of strength in his body to murmur and repeat the question.
Yang Pu knelt down and said with a cold expression, "For the wool. King Qiang, in the past two years, the life of my people in Ji County has become increasingly difficult."
"The land allocated to us by the emperor of the Han Dynasty in the north has been continuously annexed by the Han people in recent years. Especially in the past two years, they have farmed their own land while stealing our land and forcing us to give them sheep."
"The Han prime minister in the south promised me that if I am willing to help, he can set aside a place in Longyou and let the Han people teach us how to cultivate pastures, and we can stay there and graze in peace."
"You can also exchange wool for grain, salt, woolen cloth, anything. King Qiang, you should know how much benefit there is in cooperating with the Han people."
"Now you have all the benefits, so you hope that Longyou and Wudu will remain the same. But for me, only when Longyou and Wudu change can my people have a way out. Do you understand? "
After listening to what Yang Pu said, he forced his throat and shouted twice, trying to speak, but he couldn't speak anymore, and the light in his eyes finally dimmed.
In the distant valley, the battle finally came to an end.
This battle not only captured a large number of Di people, but also harvested a lot of horses, cattle and sheep.
The whole valley was filled with joy.
"King Yang, after this battle, there will be no one here who can stop you from returning to Yinping and becoming King of Di again." Gao Xiang looked at Yang Ju, "Wudu is connected to Longyou to the north, Hanzhong to the east, and Bashu to the south. This is the key point. place."
"What the big man needs is a calm Wudu Yinping, and he doesn't want a strong person like him to appear again. Do you understand?"
"The villain understands."
"Okay, then go ahead."
"promise."
Yang Ju clasped his fists heavily, and then left with the others.
"Every mountain road leading to the north must be strictly guarded. No one is allowed to escape, so as not to leak the news."
Gao Xiang ordered again to the person next to him.
"promise!"
Just when Qiang Duan was ambushed in the valley, Cao Zhen finally led his army to Gudao County and attacked Hechi County where Zhao Yun was stationed.
Zhao Yun relied on the danger to defend, and repeatedly repulsed Cao Zhen, preventing Cao's army from crossing the pass and threatening Yang'an Pass in the east and the Jinniu Road leading to the middle of Shu.
Cao Zhen suffered a small loss from Zhao Yun at Jikou, and now he ran into a wall here. He attacked for two consecutive days and lost some men and horses, but all returned without success, and he couldn't help but feel a little irritable.
Just when his heart was burning with anger, Wei Zhen, the general who conquered Shu, entered the tent and said, "General, there is news from the strong end in the south."
"Oh, where is the strong end?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhen asked hurriedly.
Now that he is blocked here, he can only rely on the cooperation of the strong end and attack from both sides.
It would be best if the Shu captives' food route could be cut off. If not, it would at least force them to return to defense and relieve the pressure on Longyou.
"When the general was patrolling in the west, he caught a spy. He claimed to be sent here by Qiang Duan. He also said he knew the general, so the general brought him here. Does the general want to meet him? "
"Let him in quickly."
A foreigner entered the tent and saluted Cao Zhen, "Young servant Yang has seen the general."
Cao Zhen looked at Yang Pu with some doubts, "I do think you look familiar, but where have I seen you before?"
A respectful smile appeared on Yang Pu's face, "The general defeated the Shu captives in Xiabian ten years ago. The villain raised his troops to respond to the Wei Dynasty and was commended by Emperor Wu. Later, the villain joined the clan again, and the emperor refused to give up and moved to The clan members live in Ji County."
During the Battle of Xiabian that year, Cao Zhen served as a partial general and followed Cao Hong and Cao Xiu to defend Xiabian.
When Cao Zhen heard this, he remembered, "Oh, no wonder, I remember that you sent dozens of cattle and sheep to the army as military rations."
"The general has a good memory!"
Yang Pu complimented again.
When he remembered who Pu Yang was, Cao Zhen's eyes showed suspicion again, "Since you have moved your entire family to Ji County, why are you here again?"
"Back to the general, after the city of Hebei was defeated by the Shu captives, the villain was afraid of being harmed by the Shu captives because he had raised troops to respond to Emperor Wu, so he led his tribe to flee back to Wudu and seek help from King Qiang."
"King Qiangqiang heard about the arrival of the Wei army a few days ago. He has already raised his troops from the Qiang Road, crossed the Qiang River, and marched towards Xiabian. At the same time, he sent a small man to report to the general, hoping to echo the general from the north to the south."
Qiang Duan beheaded the Shu general Wu Lan and sent him to Emperor Wu's camp in person. Later, Yang Pu became a member of the entire clan. They were all sincerely loyal to the Di king of the Wei Dynasty. Cao Zhen had dealt with them all. .
Now when he heard Yang Pu's words, he was overjoyed and said, "You are indeed loyal people! Let me ask you, do you know how many Shu captives there are over there?"
"Back to the general, the enemy of Xiabian originally had only 3,000 people. Later, when the Shu captives from Qishan City heard that the general was coming from Chencang Road, they sent another 2,000 people. So now there are a total of 5,000 people, guarding Xiabian City. With Gushan.”
"But I heard that the reinforcements from Longyou are rushing to rescue them. Their number is unknown. General, if the Shu captives from Longyou turn around, it will be difficult to capture Xiabiao."
"King Qiang is now waiting eagerly on the south side of the Western Han River. As soon as the general's army arrives, King Qiang will cross the Western Han River north. Please send troops to defend as soon as possible, and attack from the north and south to cut off the retreat of the Shu captives."
Wei Zhen, who was on the side, heard this and saw the pensive look on Cao Zhen's face. He was a little anxious at the moment. Why was the general hesitant at such a great opportunity?
This time he entered Wudu to cut off the food routes of Shu captives, which was his own initiative. If he succeeded, he would be expected to make an immortal contribution.
If you lose the opportunity because of hesitation, you don't know when you will have such an opportunity in the future.
Thinking of this, Wei Zhen came up and persuaded him softly, "General, this is a rare opportunity! If we don't divide our troops and let him lead ten thousand people to the east and attack the Di king from the north and south together, the five thousand Shu captives will not be able to defend for three days. "
"Not only will Longyou be saved by then, but the Shu army in Longyou will also be destroyed soon."
Cao Zhen raised his head and glanced at Wei Zhen, then ordered, "Come, please send King Yang down to rest first."
After Yang Pu left, he said with some embarrassment, "I don't know how rare the opportunity is. It's just that although Yang Pu is an old man, you can't trust his words alone. You have to be careful. "
"General, Zhuge Liang personally leads the army in Longyou. Even if someone sends him a message from the day we arrive in Gudao County, it will take at least half a month before he leads the army to come over."
"Unless Zhuge Liang had expected in advance that we would enter Wudu via Chencang Road and immediately lead his army back after defeating Ji County, otherwise he would definitely not be able to come here in time. The remaining Shu captives are not enough in number, so what should we fear? ?”
"It's been eight days now, and we still have seven days. The terrain at Hechi Pass is dangerous, and the guard opposite is Zhao Yun. We may not be able to get there in seven days."
"How about we divide our troops into two groups and stay here to watch over Zhao Yun, then go all the way to the southwest and attack Xiabian with the strong troops. As long as one of them is broken at Hechi and Xiabian, it will be a big deal!"
Cao Zhen was a little moved at first, but now after hearing Wei Zhen's words again, he thought to himself that this indeed makes some sense. As long as the army of Shu captives in Longyou did not come back in time, there would be thousands of Shu captives, and the army would have more soldiers. Why fear an ambush?
Even if we can't attack Xiabian this time, we can still force the Longyou army of Shu captives to turn back.
More importantly, he participated in the battle of Xiabian back then, and he knew that the terrain of Xiabian was far less dangerous than Hechi, otherwise Zhang Fei would not have dared to threaten to station troops to solidify the mountain and cut off Xiabian's retreat.
Think about it, Zhuge Liang is just a villager. I once defeated Ma Chao and Zhang Fei in a debate. How can I still be afraid of a mere villager? Let's see how I can defeat this Shu army again!
After thinking this, he finally nodded, "That's fine. I'll give you 20,000 people. You must be careful along the way."
"The Hu people are mostly a mob. If it is beneficial, they will swarm forward. If it is not beneficial, they will scatter. To defeat the enemy, you can only trust yourself and not entrust it to the barbarians. Also, there are many dangerous roads in Wudu, and the army is moving forward. Remember a lot. Send out sentries."
Cao Zhen warned again carefully.
"I will finally understand!"
Wei Zhen said with great joy.
Feng Yong, who was far away in Guan Mountain, naturally didn't know everything that happened in Wudu.
Now he is like a deaf and blind man.
After losing nearly ten Dark Night Hunters, the exact number of Cao's troops in Qian County was still not confirmed, which made Feng Yong worried. In the end, he had no choice but to order the Dark Night Battalion to closely monitor every move of Cao's troops in Qian County.
It's just that the person sent to deliver the message to Zhuge Liang never came back, which made Feng Yong a little suspicious. This shouldn't be the case. Even if he couldn't find the whereabouts of the old demon Zhuge Liang, the messenger should at least come back with a message!
Could it be that something happened to Longyou?
This shouldn't be the case. If something unexpected happened in Longyou, Jufu, who led 3,000 people to garrison in Jicheng, would definitely send the news over according to the pre-agreed method.
"General, early this morning, another group of Cao's troops entered the city in Qian County."
Wang Han's life was very hard these days. He was running up and down the mountains, and sometimes he had to go back and forth once a day.
"how many people?"
Feng Yong handed over a bowl of water and asked.
"Three thousand or so, I will count them myself."
Wang Han finished speaking breathlessly, and then drank it gurglingly.
"If there were 30,000 Cao thieves in the city originally, and adding those who have entered the city these days, there should be almost 50,000, right?" Feng Yong was a little confused, "Am I really wrong?"
In the Battle of Jieting in history, everyone was praising Zhang He's lightning speed. Could it be that he was blown away?
"These days, the general has renovated the city. Even if there are really 50,000 people, they can't easily capture Longguan. Why should the general worry?"
Zhang Yi said from the side.
The pass is not flat. If hundreds of people can attack the city at a time, it is considered crowded. Fifty thousand people are attacking the city. Even if Zhang He divides the people into a hundred teams and takes turns to attack, there is no need to worry if he wants to overwhelm himself.
Now there are three thousand people in Guancheng, Wang Ping's three thousand people on the top of Guan Mountain, and four thousand people in the valley behind Guancheng, ready to respond. Who will fall first?
Feng Yong felt a little relieved when he learned that Qian County now had nearly 50,000 people in the city.
As long as Zhang He didn't send anyone to Chencang, Cao Zhen's men plus the troops brought by Cao Rui, at most 30,000 people could enter Wudu. Mr. Zhao led 20,000 people to defend Hanzhong, what was he afraid of?
It’s not certain who will cut off who’s escape then.
Thinking of this, Feng Yong became suspicious again. Could it be that Cao Wei was waiting for the troops from Guandong to arrive and was preparing to fight a war of attrition?
If this is really the case, I wonder what Cao Rui's face will be when he knows that the food in Guanzhong has been emptied by wool in recent years?
Feng Yong chuckled: Xia Houmao, who was originally stationed in Chang'an, liked money and was good at managing his family property. He has been eating very well in the past few years, but he just doesn't know how much food he will be able to lose by then?
