Shuhan

Jinche Township is a place where troops are stationed.

Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, conquered Yingchuan, but failed to capture Fucheng, so he stationed his troops in Jinche Township.

"This is where Emperor Guangwu captured Feng Yi. I wonder if we, the Great Wei, can defeat the Han army now."

Zhang Liao sighed on the side.

Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, captured Feng Yi in Jinche Township and immediately pardoned him and employed him.

From then on, Feng Yi became Liu Xiu's powerful assistant, and wrote a beautiful story of the encounter between the monarch and his minister, and eventually became the seventh of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai.

From then on, Jinche as a place name became as famous as "Liu" where Liu Bang and Zhang Liang met.

"Although the Han army is powerful, we are all united, so why should we fear the Han Kingdom? Our Great Wei is located in the Central Plains. After a few years, why should we fear the fake Han?"

This time, Xiahou Ba followed Zhang Liao to Jinche Township and served as the military commander.

Speaking of which, in the original history, Xiahou Ba joined Shu Han because he was afraid of being retaliated by Sima Yi, but this time he was full of passion and had no fear at all.

On the contrary, Zhang Liao felt sad.

He is not young anymore and has made many military achievements.

He died on the battlefield, wrapped in his horsehide.

Maybe this is his destiny?
Zhang Liao sighed and said, "Send out scouts to gather intelligence, but don't act rashly."

If you don't move, you won't make mistakes.

If you act on your own, you will most likely fall into the trap set by the Han State.

"The Wei army has arrived at Jinche Township."

As soon as the Wei army arrived at Jinche Township, Guan Ping received relevant news from the scouts.

"Any action?"

"We only sent scouts to the front of Kunyang City, and no other actions were taken." The messenger answered truthfully.

"Wei's scouts can be placed outside Kunyang City, but they must not be allowed to pass through Kunyang City."

The slower the Wei army learns of the Han army's march south, the more time he will have.

"promise!"

The messenger immediately took the order and headed out of the city.

At this time, Wuyang City was already engulfed in war.

The number of Wei troops in Wuyang City was limited, and the Han army was very familiar with the situation in Wuyang City, and there was also a heavy internal support.

In just three days, Wuyang City was recaptured by the Han army.

"No need to delay, continue the attack."

After Wuyang City was captured, the next target was Xiping.

Time is life. Even if Yingchuan cannot be taken down in the end, as long as Runan is completely under our control, it will not be a complete loss.

in this way.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

By the fifth day, Zhang Liao had finally figured out the strength of the Han army.

"General, most of the Han army has moved south and has captured Wuyang. They are now besieging Xiping. There are only a few thousand people under Guan Ping in Kunyang City. We need to quickly capture Kunyang and then move south to support Runan!"

After learning the whereabouts of the Han army, Xiahou Ba could not wait any longer.

"General, send out the troops!"

Zhang Liao's eyes flickered. Although the situation was clear now,
"Guan Ping refused to defend Kunyang and has been repairing the city in the past few days. With my thousands of troops, it will be difficult to capture it. Although the main force of the Han army has gone to the south, there is still a part of the Han army in Ye County. If I go to attack Kunyang with these thousands of people, and this part of the Han army suddenly attacks, General Xiahou, do you think my troops will lose or win?"

Xiahou Ba was speechless.

After a moment, he said, "Then let the general send someone here quickly."

In terms of marching and fighting, Xiahou Ba was naturally inferior to Zhang Liao. Although he was a relative, Zhang Liao was a giant in the army and could not give him any face.

Although Xiahou Ba was the son of Xiahou Yuan, he could not rely on Xiahou Yuan's reputation to scare Zhang Liao.

And
Even if Zhang Liao sent troops under his coercion, if he was defeated, when it came down to it, would it be Zhang Liao's fault or Xiahou Ba's?
Zhang Liao's caution lasted for another five days.

Five days later, Cao Zhen led most of the Wei army directly to Jinche Township.

"In Kunyang City, the Han army is well prepared. We can just surround it but not attack it, Wenyuan."

"The end will be here."

"You have the courage of a flying general. I order you to lead your troops south to Wuyang and harass the Han army."

"The last general takes command!"

"Sun Li!"

"The general is here!"

Sun Li was from Rongcheng County, Zhuo County, and now he has white hair.

After Cao Cao pacified Youzhou, Sun Li was recruited as a military adviser to the Sikong Army. He was later appointed as the prefect of Hejian County and promoted to the commander of Xingyang. Later, Sun Li was transferred to be the prime minister of Lu. He served as the governor of Shanyang, Pingyuan, Pingchang, and Langye counties.

Originally he was going to go south to work under Cao Xiu, but Cao Zhen took a fancy to the 1,000 elite cavalry under his command, so he wrote a letter to Cao Xiu and detained Sun Li under his command.

"You lead your elite cavalry to Nanyang and harass the Han army's rear food supply route!"

Going deep behind enemy lines is definitely a very dangerous move.

But Sun Li had confidence in his cavalry.

The war horses his troops rode were Wuhuan horses, although the Han cavalry in Guanzhong had become very powerful.

The Han army's cavalry in Nanyang was just average.

Even though some war horses were transported from Guanzhong, the number was not large.

Compared with the elite cavalry of Wei State, they are still inferior.

This is the advantage of the Wei army in Yingchuan. They discovered this advantage and then used it to deal with the Han army.

"promise!"

Sun Li accepted the order immediately!

The war in Yingchuan is in full swing.

On the other side, Runan had already learned of the whereabouts of the Han army.

In Nandun city, the night deepens, the moonlight sprinkles on the ancient city walls like water, and the mottled stone bricks reveal the vicissitudes of time.

On the city wall, the figures of patrolling soldiers could be vaguely seen; the sound of armor and weapons colliding echoed in the silent night sky, adding a bit of solemnity.

In the center of the city, the General Cao Xiu's residence was brightly lit. In the lobby, Cao Xiu sat on the main seat, with a trace of worry between his brows. Beside him, the generals and staff were talking about the news of the Han army's southward march.

"Report--" a scout rushed into the tent, "The Han army has captured Wuyang and is now heading to Zhuoyang!"

As soon as these words came out, the tent fell silent. Cao Xiu's face became more and more solemn. He knew that the loss of Wuyang meant that the Han army had already pointed to Zhuoyang, and the situation was precarious.

"Everyone," Cao Xiu said slowly, his voice revealing determination, "Although the Han army is brave, we are no ordinary people. Nandun City has strong walls and sufficient food and grass. We have the ability and confidence to resist the attack of the Han army."

The generals calmed down a bit after hearing this. However, one of the staff members said worriedly: "General, the Han army is going south with great momentum this time. We have to be on guard."

Cao Xiu nodded, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes: "That's right. Pass the order down to strengthen the patrol of the city wall to ensure that nothing goes wrong. At the same time, we must be prepared for a long-term battle with the Han army."

"The Han army is heading south, Pang De will definitely make a move, we have to be on guard!"

Cao Xiu's eyes flickered as he said, "The Han army's offensive is swift and fierce, and our Wei Kingdom is unable to resist. We have sent messengers to Wu. Now the three kingdoms are in a tripartite situation, and the Han Kingdom is powerful, while Wei and Wu are in a desperate situation. If we do not send troops to attack Han now, I am afraid we will not have this opportunity in the future."

Only by dragging the State of Wu into the water can we defend Runan!

The current situation has changed drastically. (End of this chapter)