Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 130
When Shen Yi stepped out of the camp, it was snowing in the sky, and the snowflakes fell all over the sky, like goose feathers, flying one after another.

Wang Ping was alone in the tent, fiddling with warm wine on the table, waiting for Shen Yi to arrive.After a while, Shen Yi opened the curtain and entered, and the two nodded.

Wang Ping smiled kindly, picked up the jug, and poured wine for Shen Yi, a gust of heat steamed from the wine glass.

Wang Ping observed Shen Yi, but saw that she was on guard. He didn't dare to touch the warm wine on the case, and said with a chuckle, "Don't worry, general, the wine is non-toxic. The general ruled the west city for more than ten years. Rely on the general."

When Shen Yi heard this, her originally serious expression slowed down a little, and said with a light smile: "The wine is hot, wait until it cools down before drinking, there is no rush."

Wang Ping lifted the wine glass on the table, raised his head and drank it, and then said in a gentle tone: "I visited my sister-in-law and my nephew in Chengdu before I left for the expedition."

When the Shen family returned to Shuhan, the first emperor Liu Bei worshiped his brother Shen Dan as the general who conquered the north and led Shangyong as the prefect; Shen Yi was the general of Jianxin and the prefect of Xicheng.But the clan of the Shen family, as well as Shen Dan's wife and son moved to live in Chengdu.

The Shen brothers returned to Cao Wei, Shen Yi, who was pro-Wei, continued to lead the prefect of Xicheng (Weixing), and Shen Dan, who was pro-Shu, moved to live in Nanyang.

Shen Yi finally relaxed, pondered for a long time, and opened her mouth to ask: "I wonder how the two of you are doing in Chengdu?"

Wang Ping raised his hand to signal him to drink, and raised his glass in respect. Shen Yi raised his glass and cupped his fists, and the two drank the warm wine with their heads raised.

Wang Ping put the wine glass lightly on the table, looked at Shen Yi, and said calmly: "The general and his elder brother's wife and children are in Chengdu as before, and there is no shortage of life. It's just that his family misses the general very much and hopes that the general will return to the country. reunion."

After hearing this, Shen Yi sighed, and said slowly: "The former lord is kind, and did not hurt my wife and children because I betrayed Wei. Yi is deeply ashamed."

Listening to his words, Wang Ping knew that Shen Yi intended to surrender, and he was secretly happy.

So Wang Ping bowed his waist, raised his hand to pour wine for him, and took the opportunity to say: "The general is defeated today, the food and grass are cut off, and he is trapped to death. Sima Yiyuan is attacking the city in Shangyong, and An Neng will send reinforcements to save the general. The general can't support it for so long with food and grass. I hope the general will make a plan earlier?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Yi fell into silence, and stepped forward to hold the wine glass tightly with her right hand, feeling the warmth of the warm wine.

Wang Ping stared at Shen Yi for a long while, knowing her mentality, and said to him with a smile: "If the general does not return, the current strategy is to break out at night, is there any other plan?"

"Besides, what is the foundation of the general's life? Does the general not know? There are too many casualties among the soldiers under his command. I fear that the Wei Congress will follow the example of Qing and Xu Erzhou's heroes and treat the general, and move the general far away. He will not return to his hometown when he dies. General Shen's family Wealth and honor end here.”

Shen Yi subconsciously clenched her right hand, and after thinking for a while, raised her wine glass and drank with her head raised.

Shen Yi put down her wine glass, stared at Wang Ping, and asked in a low voice: "If I surrender, I don't know the general, how should I treat him?"

Wang Ping raised his eyebrows, and said slowly: "I don't know what official position the general is in Wei?"

Shen Yi showed embarrassment, and said: "The prefect of Xicheng, Marquis of Zhenxiang."

"Don't worry, general. When the general returns to the country, he will be enfeoffed as a marquis, and his treatment will not be weaker than that of Wei Guo." Wang Ping said with a light smile.

Seeing that Wang Ping said nothing, Shen Yi hesitated.

Seeing this, Wang Ping appeased Shen Yi and joked, "If I promise you a reward lightly, how dare the general believe it. Ping is just a mere general who is begging for bandits. How can you promise a reward if you haven't been named a marquis yet?"

After a pause, Wang Ping continued: "However, His Majesty promised Meng Da to be the governor of Jingzhou, the general who conquers the east, and the title of Marquis of the capital. Presumably the general will return, and the country will treat him favorably."

After Shen Yi heard about it, she was overjoyed and immediately agreed to surrender.

Then Shen Yi returned to the camp, and after discussing with the people, he led the soldiers, abandoned their weapons and left the camp to surrender.

Leave more than a thousand returned soldiers and Shen Yi to let them go down the river with him to the west city, and send Ju Fuqian to guard Shen Yi's remaining returned soldiers.

Originally, Xicheng County only governed two counties, Anyang and Xicheng. Because Anyang was too close to Hanzhong, the people were moved to Xicheng County.Later, Xunkou Tunsuo (now Xunyang County) was set up at the confluence of Xunshui River and Hanshui River, and Shen Yi moved the county government to Xunkou Tunsuo, taking Xicheng County as the front line to resist the Han army.

With the help of Shen Yi, Xicheng and Xunkou surrendered, and the entire Xicheng County was easily captured by the big man.

After Liu Chan got the report, he summoned Shenyi to Hanzhong on the grounds of a reward, and made him the prefect of Nanyang (Nanyang was in the hands of Wei Guo), the Marquis of Duting, and accompanied him in Hanzhong.

When Wang Ping was about to continue marching along the Han River to rescue Mengda, he was blocked by Zhoutai who had just arrived at Mulansai.

Therefore, Wang Ping took advantage of Taigang, Taizhou, and Mulansai, where his foothold was not stable, and sent Li Qian to lead the white armor guards to attack and break through the stronghold.

Zhou Tai was defeated, and the defeated troops gathered at Xunguan, where the Xunshui River and the Han River meet, and received reinforcements sent by Sima Yi, and set up a camp at Xunguan (Note ①).Prevent Wang Ping from breaking through Xunguan to reach the water blocking, and then go north along the blocking water to rescue Shangyong.

After Wang Ping arrived at Xunguan, he was blocked by its dangerous position and couldn't even attack.Wang Ping stood on the top of a nearby mountain, looking at the water blockage not far behind Xun Pass, and sighed facing Xun Pass.

At this time, Li Yan, who set off from Zigui, sent Chen Dao and his white-eared soldiers as vanguards to march along the Xiangxi River Valley (Note ②), but was blocked by the Wei army sent by Sima Yi in the valley.

Li Yan led the army to attack for several days, but they still remained motionless and were blocked in the valley.Because of the rugged valley and overlapping mountains, the white-eared soldiers were unable to circumvent the mountains, so they fell into a stalemate.

At this time, Meng Da had already been defeated and died, and Sima Yi only took nine days to reach Shangyong City, which caused the soldiers who were strong to be the first, and those who were tired were the last.Most of the troops were still behind. Under such a situation, Sima Yi ruthlessly destroyed the wooden fence outside the moat first, and made a forceful attack on the sixteenth day.

Under the crisis, the hearts of the people in Shangyong City were fluctuating, so Meng Da's subordinate Li Fu and his nephew Deng Xian surrendered.

Li Yan heard the news of Meng Da in the Xiangxi River Valley, tears streaming down his face, regretting the death of his friend, so he led his army back to Shu.

After Wang Ping heard the news, he moved the people of Xi County (now Baihe County, Ankang City) to Xunkou, and personally led an army to build a pass in Xi County to prevent Sima Yi from attacking.

Sure enough, after quelling the Mengda Rebellion, Sima Yi rested for a whole day and took the opportunity to attack the West City, but was blocked by Jufu from entering Xixian County.Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, Sima Yi led his army back to Jingzhou, and moved more than [-] households of Mengdabuqu and his family to Youzhou.

After Liu Chan got the news, hundreds of people from Shenyi's clan, disciples, and cronies moved to Chengdu, leaving [-] households in the west city, and appointed Jufu as the prefect of the west city to guard against the enemies in the east.
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① Yunguan was one of the five major military fortresses in the early Western Han Dynasty: Yunguan (Jiangguan, now Fengjie County, Chongqing), Wuguan, Hanguguan, Pujinguan, and Yunguan.

②Wang Zhaojun often washed Xiangluopa in the stream before leaving the fortress, and the stream was named after the fragrance.

(End of this chapter)