It turns out that after Xia Houyuan was killed in Dingjunshan, Cao Cao personally led an army to compete with Liu Bei for Hanzhong. The two armies fought dozens of times and still couldn't decide the outcome. So the battle ended in a stalemate, and the key to victory or defeat became the fate of both sides. Grain Road.
Once, Huang Zhong went to the Beishan stronghold to seize the Wei army's rations but failed to return after the due date, so Zhao Yun led dozens of cavalry out of the camp to respond.
Unexpectedly, he happened to encounter a large army sent by Cao Cao. Zhao Yun could not avoid it and had to fight and retreat. He broke through several layers of Cao's army and returned to the camp. He did not want his general Zhang Zhu to be trapped in Cao's army because of his injury.
So Zhao Yun once again galloped back and went deep into the siege to rescue Zhang Zhu. At this time, Cao's army had chased to the front of the Han army's camp. Zhang Yi, who was left behind in the camp, saw a large number of Cao's troops approaching and wanted to close the door and refuse to defend.
After Zhao Yun entered the camp, he ordered the camp gate to be opened wide, and then ordered all the troops to cease their activities, but he stood alone outside the gate. Upon seeing this, Cao Jun became suspicious and suspected that there was an ambush in the camp, so he retreated.
At this time, Zhao Yun seized the opportunity to let all the troops beat the war drums in unison, and ordered the sergeants to go out of the camp to chase Cao Jun and kill Cao Jun with crossbow arrows. Cao's army was frightened and trampled on each other. Many people fell into the Han River and drowned.
"Later, someone heard that Liu Bei personally came to Zhao Yun's camp the next day to inspect the place where yesterday's battle took place. He praised Zilong for his courage! So from then on, the Western Shu army often called Zhao Yun General Huwei." After Cao Zhen finished speaking, his face The color of memories can't help but appear on the screen.
After hearing this, the deputy general understood the meaning of Cao Zhenshi's words and said, "General, is Zhao Yun really doing his old trick again?"
"Eighty percent yes." Cao Zhen said: "Although this man is old, he has always been confident and brave. He certainly has the courage to create suspicions and create dangers to scare people." After saying that, he said to himself: "I, Cao Zhen, will not be fooled by this again this time. ”
"Call the troops to come forward, capture and kill Zhao Yun in one fell swoop, and break through the Sichuan village."
After hearing this, the deputy general advised: "General, if there are really a large number of ambushes inside, wouldn't we have fallen into a treacherous plot?"
"Hmph, Zhao Yun's stay here is just to cut off the rear. How can the whole army stay to fight with me? What's more, even if there is an ambush inside, what do we have to fear with tens of thousands of troops?" Cao Zhen said firmly: "I have made my decision. Decide, you don’t need to persuade me anymore, just give me the order.”
"Promise." The deputy general said nothing and waved the flag in his hand to give the order to attack.
In an instant, the Wei army swarmed up and attacked Zhao Yun and the Han camp. Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun sneered, rode back to the camp, and winked at the sergeants who were ambushing on both sides. Then the war drums sounded in unison, and bows and crossbows fired.
The Wei army who rushed at the front suddenly fell to pieces, and all the soldiers were shocked and stopped and did not dare to enter the camp.
Cao Zhen shouted from behind: "There is no need to be afraid, all the troops. There are only a thousand Shu troops inside, so how can they defeat my army of tens of thousands. If there are those who capture and kill Zhao Yun when we rush in, I will ask the emperor for merit, and I will guarantee you a promotion and a title."
The troops were so excited after hearing the reward of nobility and lordship that they no longer feared the ambush in the camp and rushed forward first. Seeing this, Zhao Yun sighed secretly: "The old strategy really didn't scare Cao Zhen, but my original intention was not to scare away the Wei army."
The Wei army's offensive was very fierce, and Zhao Yun would not fight with it. He gave a greeting to the troops to retreat from the back door, and ordered dozens of people from the rear to set fire to the camp as planned.
In an instant, the entire camp was surrounded by fire. The Wei soldiers in the camp were unable to escape, and hundreds of them were burned to death. The Wei soldiers in the rear group hurriedly withdrew outside.
"Humph, I see, with the arson attack again, Zhao Yun seems to be at his wits' end." Cao Zhen shouted with a sneer.
The deputy general asked: "General, I'm afraid it will take another hour or two to put out this fire. By then, the Shu thieves will have gone far away. Do our troops still need to pursue them?"
"Of course we have to chase. The Baoxie Road is rugged and difficult to walk. In addition, after fighting all night, the Shu army will definitely not be able to move quickly." Cao Zhen said: "Besides, my soldiers in the middle camp did not fight much and have plenty of physical strength. After the fire is extinguished, I will personally lead The middle camp will take the lead to catch up with the Shu army, and you will lead the army behind."
"yes."
As Cao Zhen watched the sergeants extinguish the fire, he thought: "Although defeating two strongholds and repelling Zhao Yun can be considered a victory, it is far less meritorious than annihilating them all.
Now that the counties in Longyou have been lost and all the armies have suffered successive defeats, the emperor must be extremely unhappy. We, the Wei Dynasty, need a victory to cheer us up. As long as he could severely damage this Shu army, he, as a general, would be able to explain himself to the emperor and the court. "
"Report, General, General Qin's men are here." Just as Cao Zhen was calculating the gains and losses of this battle in his mind, a scout stepped forward to report.
Cao Zhen came back to his senses and said, "Oh? I really want to know where Qin Ji and the others have gone. Let him come over."
Soon the envoy was brought to Cao Zhen, and Cao Zhen immediately asked: "Why don't your troops besiege the Shu army in Jigu? Where have they gone?"
"Back to the general, last night our army fell into the trap of the Shu thieves and was defeated by Zhao Yun. General Qin took us back to the depths of the small valley in Suiyang. Now the army is resting in the valley road seven or eight miles away from here."
"Hmph, the five thousand army's attack on Jigu failed but was defeated. You General Qin did a good job." Cao Zhen suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "How many troops do you have now? Where are your General Qin soldiers? Don’t you dare to come and see me?”
"Back to the general, I still have two thousand soldiers and horses...more than two thousand people. General Qin, in order to make up for his mistake, took five hundred sergeants over the mountains and ridges and circled behind the Shu army a few hours ago. He Let the villain tell the general that he will fight to the death to hold back the Shu army to atone for his previous sins," the messenger replied.
"Humph, half of the five thousand army was lost. Your general is indeed guilty. But he is not too stupid. He knows that the Shu army is about to withdraw, but how long can five hundred people detour to block it? When he comes back, I will I will punish him severely."
Cao Zhen sounded serious on the surface, but he was still a little relieved in his heart. His carefully cultivated clan brother finally made amends, giving him a reason to forgive him, otherwise Qin Ji would really be severely punished this time.
"Send an order to the deputy general who stayed behind and let him lead the army to withdraw from the valley road and return to Xicheng to rest and recuperate." Cao Zhen ordered the envoy.
The envoy quickly accepted the order and went to Suiyang Valley to notify the two thousand soldiers who were resting there to withdraw.
But he said that Zhao Yun led a thousand soldiers to pursue Deng Zhi and others. He thought that Deng Zhi and others had already gone far away, and it would probably take him several hours to catch up. Unexpectedly, he saw the main army after only thirty or forty miles. figure. While he was rejoicing, he heard a sound of fighting coming from ahead.
"There are actually Wei troops blocking the way in the valley ahead? How many troops are there?" After learning why the army stayed here to fight, Zhao Yun approached Deng Zhi and asked.
Deng Zhi replied: "There are only a few hundred people, but the valley is extremely narrow and is not conducive to the deployment of the army. The Wei army occupies a dangerous and high place, and we cannot break it for a while."
"This is not good. If Cao Zhen comes after us, we will be surrounded. By then, we may be in danger of annihilation." Zhao Yun said with a serious face: "But there are other ways to go around the mountains. , only by attacking from the front and back can this Wei army be quickly eliminated."
Deng Zhi shook his head slightly: "Zhi thought so at first, but after exploring the surrounding roads, there was no other way around. He could only hope that the front troops would discover the situation, and they could turn back and attack from the flank. It was just a certain legato drum horn, There was no response, so I thought they had gone far away.”
The front troops Deng Zhi was talking about were the Jigu soldiers and horses who were the first to evacuate. When the Wei army circled the valley, they had already passed by, so they only stopped Deng Zhi and the others.
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows quickly...Brothers, the time has come for us to establish great achievements. The general will be here soon. As long as we can hold back the Shu army, a certain Paul and others will be promoted and given titles." The mountain on the left Shang Qinji waved his sword and kept shouting.
Although he was repulsed by Zhao Yun, he expected that the Han army could not defend in the end. In order to offset his merits, he decisively led five hundred of his most elite soldiers over the mountains and ridges and inserted them behind the Han army through the trail. Unexpectedly, Deng Zhi's tribe was really captured by him in this valley. stop.
They had one man to guard the pass and ten thousand men could not open it. Although their troops were small, they occupied a dangerous position and prevented the Han army from passing through.
Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi had no other choice but to urge the troops to attack. But after attacking for another hour, the Wei army in the valley was still not wiped out. Instead, many soldiers were lost.
Seeing that time passed little by little and the army was still left here, even Zhao Yun, who had always been calm and calm, started to panic at this moment. He looked behind him at the plank road on the cliff, with a fierce look in his eyes.
