Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 801

Wei Yan rode quickly to greet him, and when he saw Deng Ai again, he was indescribably excited.

Deng Ai immediately ordered the villagers to push the carts and continue to move forward. When they arrived at the Weiyan barracks, they began to bury pots and cook rice. The soldiers were almost moved to tears when they smelled the long-lost aroma of rice.

When it was time to eat, the soldiers of each battalion sat on the ground. Wei Yan, Deng Ai, Wang Ping, and Ma Dai held bowls and gathered around the fire to keep warm and enjoy dinner.

According to Wei Yan's instruction, Wang Ping asked Deng Ai how he came out. Deng Ai sat there and did not hide anything, and told all the astronomy and geography he had learned, as well as the villagers who led the way.

After hearing this, Wei Yan was convinced. He and Wang Ping started on the road lightly, and both missed several times in the Ziwuling Mountains, but Deng Ai never made a mistake. Except for the farmer who walked by more than 20 years ago to lead the way, Deng Ai was the main one. Terrible knowledge of astronomy and geography.

"Our marching in the mountains depends entirely on experience. I'm curious about what kind of person General Lan is, who can teach a military genius like General Deng. No wonder the third general never forgets you. Has General Deng learned eight points from General Lan?"

After Wang Ping surrendered to Liu Bei, he stayed under Wei Yan's command in Hanzhong and had no chance to meet Lan Tian. He became very curious about Lan Tian from Deng Ai.

"Eight points? General Wang is laughing at me. My family has mastered the past and present, and I am still far behind." Deng Ai shook his head modestly.

"Ah, here." Wang Ping was puzzled.

Wei Yanshu had to answer: "General Lan's talent is immeasurable. I heard that Shi Zai liked to set up sand tables since he was a child, and he has a thorough study of the terrain. Perhaps it is this tireless spirit that makes you walk on the ground in Ziwu Ridge."

"Hehe, did the three generals say it? That's all I like." Deng Ai admitted with a smile.

"After all, you are the king and they grew up watching." Wei Yan nodded in affirmation.

Wei Yan envied Deng Ai Youfu from the bottom of his heart. He was a stuttering boy when he was a child, but he immediately "changed his fate" after meeting Lantian. It won't be any worse.

Wei Yan saw Deng Ai's relationship network, but he didn't see Deng Ai's silent efforts since he was a child. His understanding of sand tables and maps is even better than that of Lantian's own sons.

"Although we successfully walked out of Ziwu Ridge, we walked more than ten days longer than planned, and the remaining food is only half a month away. Should we make a plan to surprise Chang'an?" Wang Ping brought the topic back to business. .

Wei Yan put down his bowl and asked Ma Dai, "Bo Zhan used to follow General Ma to attack Chang'an, what wonderful strategy did Bo Zhan use? At that time, Zhong Yao must have been smarter than Xia Houmao."

Ma Dai replied: "At that time, the Xiliang army could not overcome the siege for ten days. Meng Qi (Ma Chao) adopted General Pang's strategy and ordered the army to withdraw suddenly from Chang'an City. Zhong Yao relaxed his vigilance without knowing the plan. There was a shortage of rice and grain in the siege, so we opened the city gates and let the people go out to collect firewood to find food, and then we went back with the Xiliang army, and the people flocked into the city so that the city gate could not be closed, so Zhong Yao had no choice but to retreat.”

"General Wei, can we follow suit?" Wang Ping asked.

Wei Yan shook his head and replied: "In the past, the Xiliang army had 20 soldiers, but now I only have [-] athletes. I'm afraid it won't work with General Pang's old plan, but Xiahou Mao, who is a man, might escape when he leads the army to the city."

"Shizai, what do you think?" Ma Dai asked Deng Ai.

Deng Ai frowned and replied: "Earlier, it was secretly reported that there were [-] defenders in Chang'an. Whether General Wei's troops can successfully force the surrender depends on Xia Houmao's psychological endurance. The main force of the king should be attacking Chen Cang now. My suggestion is to cut off the wings, Both kindness and majesty."

"What do you mean by that?" Wei Yan asked.

Deng Ai took out the map that he carried at all times, pointed to the surrounding areas of Chang'an and said: "It goes without saying that the city of Chang'an is strong, but counting my villagers, there are only 3 people in total. , A frontal attack will definitely not be able to defeat it.

The cities and villages around Chang'an are densely populated. Although there are not many troops stationed in those places, once we form a joint force, it is difficult for our lone army to fly, so we have to cut off the surrounding wings so that we can also get some supplies. "

"Wonderful, then let's divide our troops into two groups. Zijun (Wang Ping) and I attack Chang'an directly, while Shi Zai (Deng Ai) and Bo Zhan (Ma Dai) are responsible for sweeping the surrounding areas." Wei Yan nodded appreciatively.

"General, remember to act quickly, and don't let the wind leak. If the defenders of An Ding and Tongguan are attracted, our surprise attack will be useless." Deng Ai reminded.

"I know in my heart that Xia Houmao can abandon the city and escape, but the scouts want to go out of the city to deliver the letter? Absolutely impossible." Wei Yan's face was stern.

The generals' collegial meeting ended, and the regular army and the Tuntian soldiers parted ways after dinner.

Wei Yan's [-] troops marched to Chang'an. Due to the small number of people, they only surrounded the southeast two gates. Xia Houmao was still immersed in the gentle village at that time.

Xia Houmao was roughly interrupted by the guards. He put on his winter clothes and almost went into a rage, but when he heard that Wei Yan was approaching the city, he showed an incredulous expression.

"What did you just say? Wei Yan appeared in Chang'an? Why didn't you say that Liu Bei broke the Chencang? This winter is such a pastime for my son-in-law?" Xia Houmao angrily scolded.

The guard bowed his head and replied: "You can go to the tower and have a look."

"Hmph, if Wei Yan isn't here, just wash your neck and wait." Xia Houmao cursed and left his warm residence.

As soon as he climbed up the tower, he saw a neat army, with the characters Wei written on the flag, if not for the different clothes, Xia Houmao thought it was his own.

"Where is Wei Yan?" Xia Houmao ordered the defenders to ask.

Wei Yan walked to the front of the formation with a big knife in his hand, stroked his long beard and replied contemptuously, "Is Xiahou's son-in-law in the city? Wei Yan is here."

"What is the general here?" Wei Yan once showed his face in the Battle of Hanzhong, and the Wei people had already remembered his appearance in their hearts. Xia Houmao immediately locked on the opponent, but he uttered a stupid sentence.

"Of course it is to take back the city for the king. If you knew the current affairs, you would have surrendered earlier. General Yide could have let you go. I, Wei, would not be so easy to talk to." Wei Yan replied coldly.

"How did you get here?" Xia Houmao asked, swallowing his saliva.

Wei Yan heard the fear from Xia Houmao's voice, so he was going to continue to scare the other party more, "Does the son-in-law know where the King of Hanzhong is? Wherever he came from, I will come from wherever."

"Chen Cang is broken?" Xia Houmao was shocked.

"Now that the general situation in Guanzhong is gone, the son-in-law should give the city to the city as soon as possible, so as not to burn everything after the city is broken." Wei Yan played tricks and did not respond directly to the other party.

"Hey, Chang'an is here. If you want the city, you can get it yourself." Xia Houmao left in a hurry after saying a harsh word.

Wei Yan looked at Xia Houmao with admiration, and said that he had to attack for this reason, but due to the lack of people, he only temporarily besieged the city, and ordered people to cut down trees to make equipment, as if he wanted to attack by force.

(End of this chapter)