Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 204 Liu Bei comes to Wuzhangyuan in person, Cao Zhang urges troops to Wugong Mountain (additional update for pursuit)

"How did Bo Song capture Chencang?"

Zhang Feihu's eyes widened and he stared at the scout fiercely.

The scout felt a chill coming from the soles of his feet and almost fell off his horse.

"General, at the fourth watch last night, General Fu Han led his troops to surprise Chencang City and used ladders and flying hooks to force the city tower."

"At the fifth watch, the city of Chencang was defeated, and twenty-seven Wei generals including Fei Yao were captured, and one thousand six hundred soldiers were surrendered."

The scout's few words made Zhang Fei a little crazy.

"Fei Yao, you bastard, when we attacked the city, we were as cautious as a tortoise."

"Bossong was negligent when he attacked the city."

Ma Chao carefully questioned the scouts and after confirming that Chencang City had really been taken, he said to Zhang Fei: "Yide, since Chencang has been robbed by Bo Song, we cannot fall behind."

Seeing Zhuge Qiao, Zhang Fei felt depressed and shouted with tiger eyes: "Bosong, do you think that Meng Qi and I can't take Chencang City?"

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao reorganized their troops and returned to Zhang He's camp.

As expected, Zhang He ordered all the soldiers to return to the camp to rest after Zhang Fei and Ma Chao retreated, leaving only a few soldiers and horses to patrol the camp.

Normally, it would be impossible for Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to turn around and rob the camp.

Hao Zhao, who had gathered his defeated troops and returned, hurriedly came to Zhang He and reported: "General, Chencang has been lost!"

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao led their troops back, and Zhuge Qiao led Wang Ping and Ma Zhong out of the city to greet them.

"I was actually tricked by this man who slaughtered pigs and dogs."

In order to trick people and capture them alive, Hao Zhao lost many of his guards.

"This guy is so cheap!"

But what Zhang He didn't expect was that Zhuge Qiao stole Chencang City last night, leaving Zhang Fei and Ma Chao without worries.

"The first person to climb the top of Chencang City was Zhang Bao, the eldest son of General Chariot and Cavalry."

After a night of fighting, Zhang He's soldiers and horses were exhausted, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's soldiers and horses were not much better.

Seeing that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao had withdrawn, Zhang He led his troops back. Seeing the mess on the ground, Zhang He couldn't help but throw his helmet to the ground, furious.

Half an hour later, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao led their troops to retreat again.

Just now.

The tenacity of the Han soldiers made Hao Zhao feel helpless.

"Zhang He actually moved most of the food, grass and baggage away."

"So I took advantage of the chaos and intercepted a small group of Han soldiers, and learned from this small group of Han soldiers."

No one has a good temper, let alone the hot-tempered Zhang Fei!
Immediately.

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "The chariot and cavalry generals are overly concerned. How dare I think so?"

After beating Zhang He, he returned directly to Chencang City, even if he slept all day, he was not afraid of someone coming to attack and rob the camp.

"These soldiers are all veterans who have followed Liu Bei. It is normal not to surrender." Zhang He didn't care about this and ordered: "There should be soldiers and horses escaping in Chencang City. Immediately order the scouts to intercept them. There is no need to know who they are." Stealing Chencang City!"

"After Zhang He is killed, return to Chencang to ask for details."

Because Zhang He was not prepared in advance and was attacked by Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, the Wei soldiers in the camp were panicked, crowded, trampled on each other, and trampled on each other countless times!
Zhang He had no choice but to lead his troops and fight while leaving.

Hao Zhao solemnly said: "Zhang Fei and Ma Chao suddenly came back, I was shocked and confused."

Zhang Fei was angry: "If Bo Song doesn't give me a reasonable explanation, I will definitely not be able to spare him."

Zhang He's expression changed drastically: "Where did you get the news?"

Don't blame Zhang He for being careless.

"Have you ever asked who captured Chencang City?"

Zhang Fei led his troops to burn and kill in the camp. He found that there was very little food, grass and baggage in the camp, and he did not dare to fight in the camp for too long.

"When Zhang He saw our army retreating, he would never have thought that our army would turn back and fight back. While the soldiers' energy was still there, he could fight back in one go and achieve great results."

Zhang He even woke up from his sleep, put on his armor in a panic, and cursed: "My mother! Zhang Fei, a common man who butchers pigs and dogs, how dare you play such a trick on me."

Suddenly seeing Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fighting back, the group of Wei soldiers panicked.

Zhang Fei suddenly felt a suffocation in his throat, and looked behind Zhuge Qiao angrily, only to see Zhang Bao hiding behind Zhuge Qiao like a mouse.

Zhang He did not dare to be careless and asked his soldiers to retreat ten miles to form a stronghold.

After marching for ten days, they arrived at Chencang and fought against Chencang for another ten days. However, Zhuge Qiao stole Chencang.

Zhang He's eyes suddenly turned cold: "No wonder Zhang Fei and Ma Chao dared to lead their troops back to fight. This guy is confident that he has captured Chen Cang."

Hao Zhao nodded and personally led the scouts to inquire.

the other side.

Hao Zhao shook his head and sighed softly: "After the fake Han junior high school realized that I was lying, he stopped talking and refused to surrender until the end of the battle."

Therefore, Zhang He judged that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao would only return to the camp to recharge their batteries.

"Xingguo, come out!" Zhang Fei shouted.

Zhang Bao then shrank his neck and walked out: "Father——"

Zhang Feihu's eyes widened: "There is no father or son in the army, so call me General Chariot and Cavalry!"

Zhang Bao knew that he was wrong, so he saluted and shouted: "The last general, Zhang Bao, has seen the chariot and cavalry general."

Zhang Fei was furious: "Tell me clearly, how did you get to Chencang City in the first place?"

Zhang Bao glanced at Zhuge Qiao and said bravely: "Three days ago, Bo Song came to see me and asked me if I would like to be the first to get there."

"Who wouldn't want the credit for getting there first? If Bosong wants to give it, I will definitely not refuse."

"Bosong told me that if the generals of chariots and cavalry and generals of hussars go to rob Zhang He's camp, they must ask for orders to stay in the camp and send someone to report it."

"After I stayed in the stronghold, I sent someone to inform Bosong. Bosong then led troops to join me and told me that Chencang's defense must have been negligent last night."

"As expected by Bo Song, when Fei Yao saw General Chariot and General Hussar leading their troops away at the top of the city, he ordered the soldiers to take the opportunity to rest."

"I led our troops and Bo Song's Wudang flying army to take the opportunity to attack. Fei Yao had no time to organize a defense, and Chen Cang was captured."

After Zhang Bao's explanation, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao also understood.

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao went to rob the camp, and they couldn't hide the mobilization of troops and horses from Fei Yao.

Fei Yao relied on his intelligence to judge the intentions of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, so he chose to seize the time to recharge his batteries.

But never thought about it.

There is also a yellow bird hidden on the long trail.

This oriole is still an insidious sixth man. He is so insidious that he even deceived Zhang Fei and Ma Chao.

Cleverness can lead to mistakes. If Fei Yao had not been so clever in judging Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's intentions, he would not have been surprised by Zhuge Qiao last night.

however.

If Fei Yao was not smart, he would not be able to stop Zhang Fei and Ma Chao from attacking in ten days.

Zhuge Qiao was sending Fei Yao who was defending the city, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao who were attacking the city. The hearts of the three of them were all figured out.

What made Zhang Fei angry and helpless was that Zhuge Qiao actually let Zhang Bao win the first place!
Zhuge Qiao's meaning is very obvious: It is your son who came to report the news, and the first credit was given to your son. Do you still want to blame me for interfering in the Chencang war?

"General Chariot and Cavalry, why should you care about these details."

"I won't take credit from you."

"After fighting all night last night, all the soldiers must be exhausted."

"I have prepared meat soup meals in the city so that all the soldiers can have a hearty meal."

"I know that both the Chariot General and the Hussar General are good at wine. There is good wine in this city, and I am ready for it."

Zhuge Qiao's smile was like a spring breeze, which made Zhang Fei's anger gradually disappear.

"Hmph! I want to drink as much as I can. If the wine runs out, you're the only one I can ask questions about!" Zhang Fei snorted coldly, which was considered as exposing the matter.

Ma Chao shook his head, but he didn't have much resentment about this.

Originally, when Ma Chao saw that the siege of the camp failed, he had the idea of ​​asking Zhuge Qiao to come for support. Now that Zhuge Qiao has captured Chencang City, it suits Ma Chao's wishes.

Return to the city.

Zhuge Qiao held a banquet to reward the three armies.

In Shanggui and Linwei, Lu Yi, the governor of Tianshui County, and Liu Qian, the governor of Guangwei County, were also organizing labor to command the merchant ships from Yizhou.

Time is a fighter.

After capturing Chencang, we had to quickly build the dangerous granary in Wuzhangyuan.

A large number of merchant ships appeared on the Weishui River. Zhang He had already guessed Liu Bei's purpose without asking too much.

"No wonder Liu Bei wants to go to Chencang quickly!"

"This is to transport grain via the Wei River!"

Zhang He was experienced in fighting for a long time, and he could guess Liu Bei's intentions based on the available intelligence.

Liu Bei is determined to capture Chang'an.

If Liu Bei did not use the Wei River to transport grain, and the plank roads of Chencang Road, Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road were dangerous, Liu Bei would have no choice but to fight in a hurry.

If the urgent battle fails, they will have no choice but to retreat to Hanzhong.

Transporting grain via plank roads was not only slow, but also required a large number of laborers.

Even Liu Bei would not be able to recruit laborers for several months to transport food.

"Bo Dao, send this battle report to Chang'an immediately."

Zhang He didn't dare to neglect, and he didn't even bother to pay attention to who stole Chen Cang.

Both Cao Zhang and Sima Yi were shocked when they learned that Chencang had been lost and that Liu Bei had taken the Wei River to transport grain.

"Liu Bei really wants to station troops at Wuzhangyuan!" Sima Yi's eyes became solemn.

After hearing that Liu Bei was going to fight in person, Sima Yi made a judgment on Liu Bei's war intentions.

If Liu Bei stationed his troops in Wuzhangyuan, it meant that Liu Bei had to fight steadily; if Liu Bei led his troops in Yi County, it meant that Liu Bei was prepared to fight quickly.

Sima Yi naturally hoped that Liu Bei could lead troops to Yi County.

As long as Liu Bei is prepared to fight quickly, Sima Yi can manage to drag Liu Bei to death, forcing Liu Bei to retreat due to late pressure.

And now.

Liu Bei chose to transport grain via the Wei River, and was preparing for a war.

But Sima Yi was very curious, where did Liu Bei get the military rations?

We only fought against Longyou last year, can we have another big battle this year?
Will the wealthy families in Yizhou willingly give food to Liu Bei?

Sima Yi himself was from a wealthy family.

If there are not enough benefits, no wealthy family is willing to provide food.

The military rations for the war were either cultivated in the fields or recruited from the homes of ordinary soldiers and civilians.

Want to use the food of a wealthy family?

If you move too hard, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao will appear again.

"General Zhenxi, I will immediately send troops to Yi County to help Xiahou Ba defeat Zhao Yun, and then lead the troops to seize Wuzhangyuan."

"Liu Bei cannot be allowed to build a dangerous fortress of grain and grass in Wuzhangyuan, otherwise it will be difficult for us to repel Liu Bei."

Sima Yi quickly analyzed the situation in front of him and spoke calmly. Cao Zhang had also experienced many battles, so he naturally understood the consequences of Liu Beiruo's building a dangerous granary in Wuzhangyuan.

Now that Longyou and Chencang have been seized by Liu Bei, the disadvantage of transporting grain via plank roads no longer exists.

Cao Zhang made a decision immediately: "Xiahou Mao left five thousand soldiers to guard Chang'an, Pan Jun led five thousand soldiers to escort the grain and grass, and the rest of the generals came with me to Yi County!"

Sima Yi was about to speak but stopped.

After the generals retreated, Sima Yi admonished: "General Zhenxi, General Xiahou Mao of Anxi is a young man with military strategy and good family fortune. I might not be right to let him guard Chang'an."

"Fenwei General Pan Jun is well versed in civil and military matters. Last year he saw through Ma Chao's plan to lure the enemy. If Pan Jun stays in Chang'an, Chang'an can be protected."

Cao Zhang snorted coldly: "Supervisor, even if Xiahou Mao is not knowledgeable in military strategy, he is still my brother-in-law. He only defends the city and does not have to go out to fight."

"Pan Jun has too many selfish desires. Although he saw through Ma Chao's plan to lure the enemy last year, he also used Ma Chao's help to get rid of Yang Qiu."

"If Yang Qiu is incompetent, that is what the late emperor valued, and it is not something that Pan Jun can handle without authorization."

"If it weren't for the fact that he is a close minister of His Majesty, I would have punished him long ago."

"If Pan Jun is left to guard Chang'an City, I won't be able to sleep well!"

Sima Yi was silent.

Pan Jun's method of killing people with a borrowed knife could be concealed from ordinary people, but not from a battlefield veteran like Cao Zhang.

"If you don't keep Pan Jun, it's better for me to stay in Chang'an City." Sima Yi advised again.

Cao Zhang frowned: "How can your majesty be reassured if the supervisory army is not in the army? If the supervisory military committee is really worried, I can ask Zhu Ling to help Xiahou Mao defend the city."

Zhu Ling is also a veteran who follows Cao Cao.

After thinking about it carefully, Sima Yi stopped trying to persuade him.

As Cao Cao's bravest son, Cao Zhang's favorite thing is to crush with brute force.

Just arrived in Xi County.

Cao Zhang directly used his military superiority to force a war with Zhao Yun.

If I have more people, I will be a cow.

Do you dare to trade with me?
Faced with Cao Zhang's arrogant style of play, Zhao Yun and Wu Ban Wu Yi briefly discussed and then went to Wuzhangyuan to fight and move forward, gradually lengthening Cao Zhang's battle line.

Aware of Zhao Yun's intentions, Sima Yi once again advised: "General Zhenxi, Zhao Yun has signs of tempting the enemy, so don't be careless."

Cao Zhang snorted coldly: "I have an army of 60,000, and Zhao Yun only has 10,000 soldiers and horses. So what if I lure the enemy? If he wants to retreat step by step, I will camp step by step to see who can fight the other!"

Advancing all the way to Wugong Water on the east side of Wuzhangyuan, Zhao Yun no longer retreated, but formed a formation on the east bank of Wugong Water.

"Array with your back against the water?"

"Do you really think that everyone is like Han Xin and can put himself to death and survive?"

Cao Zhang scorned Zhao Yun's formation against the water and urged his army to cover up the attack, vowing to annihilate Zhao Yun's troops.

Sima Yi climbed up and looked up, and saw the clues of Zhao Yun's formation: "This is not like arranging with your back to risk death, but more like Zhao Yun is waiting for reinforcements,"

"Liu Bei is coming!" Sima Yi's eyes became sharper and he guessed the reason why Zhao Yun formed the formation with his back to the water.

Sima Yi did not try to persuade Cao Zhang anymore, and he also reminded Cao Zhang.

not to mention.

It is not easy to set up an ambush here, and even if Liu Bei comes, it is impossible to defeat Cao Zhang.

What Sima Yi is more worried about now is that Liu Bei is coming faster than expected!
This means that Liu Bei wants to build a granary and dangerous stronghold in Wuzhangyuan, and Cao Zhang can no longer stop him.

"He is worthy of being a contemporary hero who can compete with the late emperor. His military skills are not comparable to those of General Zhenxi."

Although Yu Jin's arrival helped Cao Zhang reorganize the newly trained troops and increased the fighting spirit of the soldiers, this only stabilized the morale of the soldiers and could not make up for the gap between Cao Zhang and Liu Bei.

Just as Sima Yi expected.

When Cao Zhang led his army to attack Zhao Yun's army, a troop of soldiers and horses came north along the river from the south of Wugong River.

The first general is none other than Huang Quan!

After Huang Quan, Zhang Nan, Chen Shi, Zhao Rong and other generals also arrived one after another. The last ones to arrive were the Baijie soldiers commanded by Liu Bei and Chen Dao.

From Youzhou to Jizhou, from Jizhou to Qingzhou, from Qingzhou to Xuzhou, from Xuzhou to Yuzhou, from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, from Jingzhou to Yizhou.

Liu Bei's footprints traveled almost all over the Han Dynasty.

And this is the first time Liu Bei has set foot in this place in Guanzhong!
"In the past, the great ancestor came out of Qinchuan to establish the foundation of the Han family."

"Today I also leave Qinchuan to restore the Han family's foundation."

Looking at the mountains and rivers east of Wugong River, Liu Bei was filled with emotions.

Seeing Cao Zhang's banner, Liu Bei couldn't help but sneer, and there was contempt in the emperor's eyes: "Cao Cao's Huang Xuer can actually lead the army?"

"If Cao Cao was still here, you Huang Xu'er could still be a fierce dog charging into battle. Now that Cao Cao is gone, you Huang Xu'er are just a puppy with no claws."

"Send my order and cross the river!"

Liu Bei also did not play any tricks with Cao Zhang. With the addition of 20,000 fresh troops, he directly crossed the martial arts river and joined forces with Zhao Yun.

Regardless of Liu Bei's small number of soldiers, these 30,000 soldiers are all experienced soldiers.

Although Cao Zhang has an army of 60,000, half of them are newly trained soldiers, so he does not have an advantage in military strength.

Liu Bei's arrival made the morale of Zhao Yun Wu Ban and Wu Yi's soldiers extremely high.

Fighting in person is a great boost to morale!

Seeing that the Han soldiers were becoming more and more fierce, Cao Zhang had no choice but to order the gold to retreat.

Cao Zhang was confident that he could defeat Zhao Yun's 10,000 soldiers; but facing Liu Bei's newly added 20,000 soldiers, Cao Zhang was not arrogant enough to defeat Liu Bei as well.

Liu Bei also did not order to pursue the enemy.

The purpose of coming here is not to compete with Cao Zhang for a temporary victory. The core is still the dangerous granary stronghold of Wuzhangyuan.

"His Majesty!"

Zhao Yun, Wu Ban and Wu Yi all saluted forward.

Liu Bei comforted them one by one and asked: "Zilong, you have been confronting Wei soldiers for many days. Have you found anything unusual?"

Zhao Yun said solemnly: "Cao Zhang's troops have many newly trained soldiers."

Liu Bei sneered: "Cao Pi misused Meng Da so much that he lost his troops and generals. He deserves to have such consequences."

There was a pause.

Zhao Yun added: "In addition, I met Xian Yufu on the battlefield. Cao Pi seemed to have transferred many veteran generals to Guanzhong."

Hearing Xian Yufu's name, Liu Bei was slightly stunned, and a figure appeared in his mind.

When Liu Bei was in Xudu, he had some friendship with Xian Yufu, who was also from Youzhou.

Thinking of Xian Yufu, Liu Bei thought of Xian Yufu's good friend Tian Yu, the Youzhou hero who took the initiative to support Liu Bei when Liu Bei first took charge of the army.

Unfortunately.

Liu Bei was in bad luck and Tian Yu couldn't bear to leave his mother behind. In the end, the two had no choice but to part ways.

In the past, Xian Yufu was hesitant about whether to defect to Cao Cao or Yuan Shao. It was Tian Yu who persuaded Xian Yufu to defect to Cao Cao to assist the court.

This person gets nostalgic easily when he gets old, and so does Liu Bei.

"Can the state minister be in the army?" Liu Bei asked softly.

Zhao Yun shook his head: "Xian Yufu said that Tian Yu is now the captain of Wuwan, and Qianzhao and Xie Jun are both the captains of Xianbei."

It's an old friend who cut his throat in the past.

"I am relieved that Guorang and Zijing are not in Cao Zhang's army." Liu Bei sighed.

If Tian Yu and Qian Zhao were also in Cao Zhang's army, Liu Bei would be very confused.

"If you encounter Xian Yufu in the army, avoid him if you can."

Xian Yufu was willing to tell Zhao Yuntian the current situation of Tian Yu and Qianzhao, but he was more or less concerned about his friendship with Liu Bei.

It's just that now everyone has their own master, and there are many things that they can't do anything about.

Liu Bei asked Zhao Yun Wu Ban and Wu Yi to still station troops on the east bank of Wugong River, and then led the troops westward to Wuzhangyuan and sent people to inquire about the battle situation in Chencang.

The spy did not go far before he returned: "Your Majesty, General Hussar has already established a stronghold in Wuzhangyuan."

Liu Bei was slightly surprised: "Meng Qidu is already building a stronghold? When did he capture Chencang City?"

The spy shook his head: "The Cavalry General did not tell you."

Liu Bei and Fazheng then led their guards to see Ma Chao.

Seeing Liu Bei's arrival, Ma Chao greeted him respectfully at the gate of the village.

"Meng Qi, where is Yide?" Liu Bei was a little surprised that he didn't see Zhang Fei.

Ma Chao reported: "Yide is confronting Zhang He outside Chencang City, and he cannot find time to come to Wuzhangyuan for the time being."

"Zhang He also guarded the camp outside Chencang. I saw that the camp was difficult to break, so I came to Wuzhangyuan to build a warehouse and establish a camp."

Ma Chao briefly reported to Liu Bei how to defeat Chencang.

When he heard that Zhuge Qiao had stolen Chencang City like a yellow bird outside Chencang City, Liu Bei couldn't help stroking his beard and laughed: "I promised Bosong the right not to be subject to military orders, and Bosong gave me a big gift backhand."

"By saving ten days, I will have ten more days to compete with Huang Xu'er."

When a large army goes on an expedition, it consumes a lot of food and grass every day. Saving ten days of time is equivalent to saving ten days of food and grass.

What can you do with ten days of food?
Sima Yi marched urgently on the 8th, and on the 16th he broke into the city and captured Mengda.

If he was short of ten days of food and grass, Sima Yi could only stare at Meng Dagan.

"Where did Bo Song go?" Liu Bei asked again.

Ma Chao shook his head: "Shortly after taking Chencang, Bo Song returned to Ji County. He just left Feng Xi and Zhang Yi in charge of rhyming grain and grass."

Liu Bei was slightly surprised: "Will Bo Song return to Hebei County honestly?"

Feeling that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were too slow to defeat Chencang, Zhuge Qiao deceived Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Chencang Fei Yao, and then stole Chencang City.

Liu Bei did not think that Zhuge Qiao would return to Hebei County honestly.

Fazheng guessed Zhuge Qiao's whereabouts: "If my prediction is correct, Bosong should go to attack Anding County."

"Zhang He led a large number of troops to rescue Chencang, and now he is confronting Zhang Fei outside Chencang. Bosong will definitely not give up the opportunity to seize Anding County."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Bosong seems to be calm in his use of troops, but in fact he is most happy and surprising."

"If we can seize Anding County and go south via the Jing River, we can reach Chang'an City directly!"

"If Zhang He hears that Anding County has done something wrong, he will definitely not dare to stay in Chencang anymore."

"In this way, the food route along the Wei River will be safe."

Liu Bei and Fazheng guessed very accurately.

It is impossible for Zhuge Qiao to stay in Ji County honestly.

After handing over the defense of Chencang to Zhang Fei, Zhuge Qiao led five troops of Wudang Fei Army to go north to Lueyang to attack Anding County.

To avoid accidents.

Zhuge Qiao retained Jiang Wei to oversee military affairs in Ji County.

Huang Zhong followed Zhuge Qiao to Anding County with more than ten old soldiers.

Liu Bei promised Zhuge Qiao that he would not be subject to military orders and that Zhuge Qiao would make his own decisions on how to act.

(End of this chapter)