Just as the Wei army on the east road was getting closer and closer to Wu Jun's trap, the Han army in Liangzhou in the northwest also made big moves.
On this day, the Han army's camp in the north of Bidao City was covered with banners and trumpets. Tens of thousands of soldiers stood solemnly in the camp and were ready to go.
On the general stage, the expressions of all the high-ranking officials and generals were both solemn and excited, especially Wei Yan who was the most excited.
He was neatly dressed, with a sword hanging on his waist. A breeze came and blew the fiery red cloak behind him, making him look majestic.
Not long ago, the 5,000 former troops who originally returned to Hanzhong for rest finally arrived in Nan'an. The strength of the army attacking Liang has reached 14,000. With the advantage of the Qiang and Hu troops inside and the strong response, these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses Enough to sweep the seven counties of Liangzhou.
In addition, after the war between Wu and Wei on the eastern front, the Wei army in Liangzhou became even more isolated and helpless. Now that the time, location, and people are all on Jihan's side, it is the time to send troops to return to Liangzhou. Therefore, Wei Yan, Yang Qing, Fei Yi and others had already decided to take the oath to fight today.
The army attacking Liang was led by Wei Yan, Ma Dai was the vanguard, and Chen Shi was the rearguard. Fei Yi followed the Chinese army to liaise with the martyrs and military counselors, while Yang Qing was stationed in Longyou to mobilize military resources. As for the transportation of grain and grass to the front line, it was from Nan'an. The prefect Liang Xu was in charge.
On the day when the army took the oath, Yang Qing also rushed over from Shanggui. Seeing that everything had been arranged, he said to Wei Yan beside him: "General Wenchang, is it time to set off?"
Wei Yan nodded, took three steps forward, drew his sword and pointed it at the sky, shouting: "Go to war."
As soon as the military order was issued, the drums were beating loudly, and tens of thousands of soldiers lined up in four columns and set off in sequence under the leadership of the leading general.
"Mingzhi, if that's the case, then I'll take my leave." Wei Yan slightly cupped his hands.
Fei Yi and others also said goodbye: "Shijun Yang, let's take our leave."
"Have a safe journey, everyone. Qing is waiting at Longyou for news of your victory." Yang Qing returned the greetings one by one.
Jincheng County was established relatively late. It was established by Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty in the sixth year of the First Yuan Dynasty. It initially governed the nine counties of Jincheng, Yunwu, Yuzhong, Lingju, Yunjie, Paohan, Zhiyang, Haomen and Baishi.
The county government was first in Jincheng County, and later moved to Yunwu County. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Jincheng County was briefly merged into the nearby Longxi County. Later, Emperor Ming separated Jincheng County, but the number of counties under its control was reduced, from nine counties to seven counties.
Up to now, the county under Jincheng County has been reduced by one, leaving only six counties: Jincheng, Yuzhong, Lingju, Yunjie, Zhiyang, and Haomen, and the administrative office has also been moved to Yuzhong County.
Although the territory of Jincheng County is getting smaller and smaller, its status is still important. It borders Nan'an County and is the east gate of Liangzhou. It is also the first line of the Wei army to resist the invasion of the Han army. Its position is crucial.
If Jincheng is lost, Wuwei County, the core of Liangzhou, will have to face the sword of the Han army. Therefore, the safety of Jincheng County is related to the entire war situation in Liangzhou. Otherwise, once the Han army attacks the city of Guzang, Xu Miao and others will People have no way out.
Therefore, when the news of the invasion of the Han army reached Yuzhong, Jincheng Governor Jia Chun sent an envoy to report to Guzang, and at the same time reduced his troops, abandoned other counties, and concentrated on defending Yuzhong City.
Since Jia Chun and Li Mai were defeated by Yang Qing who returned from Longxi County during the invasion of Nan'an, there are currently only more than a thousand veterans of the county soldiers guarding the city, and the others are not The new recruits added later were Minzhuang recruited in recent months, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the elite divisions under Wei Yan.
Fortunately, in the past few months, Jia Chun led the army and the people to continuously build fortifications and strengthen the city walls, and also conducted basic military training for Minzhuang. This allowed the Wei army to barely withstand the Han army's attack and not collapse at the first touch.
At the foot of Yuzhong City, the Han army finally reached Jincheng County after retaking several cities without bloodshed, thus ushering in the real first battle.
Just listening to the sound of golden drums, the soldiers who attacked the city retreated again. This was the third defeat in two days, and the originally high morale dropped somewhat.
However, Wei Yan, who was standing in front of the battle, did not look disappointed. He squinted his eyes and glanced at the Wei army on the opposite city. When he saw them cheering for repelling the Han army just once again, he couldn't help but sneered in his heart and said to himself: "First of all, I'll be proud of you for a while, and I'll argue with you again tonight."
Thinking of this, he turned to Fei Yi and asked, "Wen Wei, are you ready for tonight?"
"Don't worry, Sir Wei, everything is ready. A signal will be sent out in the city at three o'clock tonight." Fei Yi leaned on his horse and replied.
Since entering the territory of Liangzhou, Fei Yi and others have changed the title of Wei Yan from the original general to the envoy, because from this moment on, Wei Yan, the distant governor of Liangzhou, finally became an actual official. After all, there are currently several cities. After being recaptured by the Han army, he, the governor, had the land under his control.
Of course, this title was very useful to Wei Yan. Even though it was not the first time he heard it, he still felt quite proud at this moment, so he smiled and replied: "Very good, if this comes true, I will remember you for your great contribution."
"Thank you very much, envoy."
Fei Yi thanked him with a courtesy and reminded him: "But envoy, although the Zhao family and the Wang family have submitted letters of surrender to us before, showing enough sincerity, it is inevitable that there will be no fraud, so tonight the army will enter the city." You must be careful at this time to avoid falling into the Wei people’s tricks.”
"Well, Wen Wei reminded me very much." Wei Yan nodded, and said proudly: "I have my own arrangements for the night. As soon as the city gate opens, there is a fraud, and I will let him make the lie come true."
"Yes, everything is at your command."
Soon, at three o'clock in the evening, a group of people holding sharp knives suddenly appeared on the streets of Yuzhong City. Judging from their number, there were no less than two hundred people.
When the Han army invaded, a curfew was strictly enforced in Yuzhong City. Every street would be patrolled by sergeants at night. Once suspicious characters or spies were found, the patrol sergeants had the power to kill them immediately.
However, when more than two hundred people were walking on the street, they did not encounter a group of sergeants for questioning. It was not until they came to the west gate that they were discovered by the Wei army on duty.
"Whoever is coming, stop immediately. Don't get close to the important city gate." The commander on duty vaguely saw a figure shaking two hundred steps ahead and shouted repeatedly.
"Brothers, charge forward, open the city gate, and welcome Master Wang into the city!" The visitor did not answer directly, but there was a cry of killing.
The Qu Chang secretly screamed something bad and quickly ordered: "There are thieves seizing the city gate, the crossbowmen are ready, let go..."
Before he could say the word "arrow", the composer suddenly felt his voice hoarse and a cramping pain came from his abdomen. He slowly lowered his head and saw a steel knife piercing his stomach.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the music leader turned around hard. Finally, at the last moment before losing consciousness, he saw clearly his murderer, who was one of his own commanders.
"Zhao Guan, what are you doing? You...you dare to kill Qu Chang." At this time, a Wei army commander who heard the sound saw his own Qu Chang lying in a pool of blood and couldn't help but point out Zhao Guan shouted angrily.
Zhao Guan sneered and laughed loudly: "What are you doing? Of course we are raising righteousness to welcome Master Wang into the city!" After that, he looked at the people on the left and right and said: "Brothers, take action!"
