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

Chapter 212: Zhuge Qiao succeeds in the battle with his heart, but Sima Yi's arrogant plan is defeated (seeking for determination)
"Pity!"

Zhuge Qiao sighed lightly, seeming to feel regretful.

There are not many opportunities to kill Hao Zhao.

If Hao Zhao leaves the city, he will lose his geographical advantage.

If Hao Zhao is allowed to escape, even if there are only a thousand Wei soldiers in Chiyang City, it will be enough to hold on.

Therefore.

When Zhuge Qiao chose to attack Hao Zhao's camp, he was destined to share life and death with Hao Zhao.

next moment.

Zhuge Qiao's eyes returned to coldness.

"Pick up Hao Zhao's general's flag and head and rush to Chiyang City."

Wang Ping and Ma Zhong were the first to rush to Chiyang City, carrying Hao Zhao's flag and head.

Zhuge Qiao used Hao Zhao's camp as a temporary residence. While he ordered Jufu and Zhang Yi to take the surrendered soldiers to clean the battlefield, he ordered Mi Zhao and Liu Yin to take the surrendered Puppet Wei general Xiao for interrogation.

"Although you surrender, you may not be loyal to the Han."

As soon as Zhuge Qiao opened his mouth, he scared these dozen fake Wei generals half to death.

"General, we sincerely surrender!"

"General, it is clear that we will be loyal to the Han from now on and will never serve the puppet Wei again."

"General, spare your life. If the general doesn't believe it, we are willing to disarm and return to our fields."

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The pseudo-Wei generals defended themselves and asked for mercy to show their loyalty, fearing that Zhuge Qiao would be killed if he was unhappy.

Zhuge Qiao saw that all the fake Wei generals had frightened eyes and faces, so he softened his tone and said more warmly: "You don't need to panic."

"Since I said I won't kill those who abandon their weapons and surrender, I won't kill you again."

"It's just that your family members are all in the puppet Wei Dynasty. If you surrender, your family members will definitely be held accountable."

"Today's Han emperor established himself with benevolence and virtue before he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor."

"When Your Majesty was in Xinye in the past, counselor Xu Shu's family was captured by Cao's soldiers. For this reason, I bid farewell to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty wishes Xu Shu the utmost filial piety, and feels deeply guilty that Xu Shu's family was captured by Cao's soldiers, so he chose to send Xu Shu away with gifts."

"Although the former Zuo General of the puppet Wei Dynasty surrendered in Jin, his heart was with Cao Cao. Your Majesty will return Yu Jin because of his loyalty."

"Today you were captured by me because Hao Zhao couldn't clearly detect the military plane. You surrendered because of the desperate situation. This is not a crime of war."

"If I force you to stay, your family members will be punished by the superior officials, or demoted to common people, or imprisoned as bailiffs; if I use you to fight again, it is neither a gentleman nor a benevolent act. "

"Including the remaining 1,300 puppet Wei soldiers who surrendered, I will give you a day's worth of dry food and drinking water so that you can have the opportunity to return to Chang'an."

"I won't ask you to be a spy either."

"Only those who are not good at military warfare would think of using internal tactics to seize the city."

"I just hope that I won't meet you again on the battlefield in the future."

"The Han Dynasty is destined to overthrow the puppet Wei. If he wants to gain military merit and become a prince, he can fight the Xianbei and Wuhuan who are wreaking havoc in the south. There is no need to fight against his own people."

"That's all I have to say. I hope that when you return to Chang'an City, you will not be punished by your superiors for this battle."

All the pseudo-Wei generals looked at Zhuge Qiao in shock.

If you don't kill me, why don't you let me go?
real or fake?

Could it be that he pretended to let me go, and then killed me?
It’s no wonder that these fake Wei generals are suspicious, as killing and subjugating soldiers has happened since ancient times.

During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao also killed 80,000 Shao soldiers.

"General, really want to let us go? If you want us to relax our guard before shooting us, there is no need to go to such trouble." A fake Wei general mustered up his courage.

Zhuge Qiao laughed when he heard this: "You have been in the Puppet Wei Dynasty for a long time, do you think that all the monarchs in the world are as cruel as the Cao family?"

"Since I said I would let you go, I will not break my promise. Don't compare me with the Cao family."

"I am the general who assists the Han Dynasty. I was born to support the Han Dynasty. How can I be like a tiger and a leopard who don't know etiquette and only know how to kill?"

"If you want to die, just dig a hole and bury yourself when you leave the camp later. Don't rely on me to get you to hell!"

Zhuge Qiao waved his hand and asked Mi Zhao and Liu Yin to take the fake Wei general away.

After the soldiers had finished cleaning the battlefield, Yao Min and Du Zhen distributed the prepared dry food and drinking water to the surrendered soldiers of the puppet Wei Dynasty one by one.

Then he drove the stunned pseudo-Wei soldiers out of the camp.

"Really, really let me go?"

"You're not going to chase us, are you?"

"I do not know either."

"Why are you thinking so much? Just run away if you don't want to die."

I don't know who roared first. The group of pseudo-Wei soldiers woke up one after another, took steps and ran towards Chang'an City.

Mi Zhao stood beside Zhuge Qiao holding a bow, with a puzzled expression on his face: "General, why do you want to let these surrendered soldiers go? If you are worried about them causing rebellion, just arrange some sergeants to guard them."

Zhuge Qiao shook his iron feather fan and said with a smile: "This is a good idea! Why don't I give you a troop of soldiers and horses, and you can capture all these people, and then you will be responsible for guarding the surrendered soldiers, while the rest will be responsible for seizing the city and performing meritorious service."

Just as Mi Zhao was about to speak, he suddenly heard "The rest are responsible for seizing the city and performing meritorious service." He swallowed the words in his throat and changed his words: "General, I was just joking. Just think that I have been fighting all night, and my brain is full of mush." ”

I think someone else is responsible for escorting the soldiers and capturing the city and performing meritorious service?

I'm not that stupid!

Mi Zhao knew what was interesting and asked no more questions.

Huang Zhong carefully wiped the short blade sent by Huo Yi clean, then put the sword back into its sheath: "Bosong, do you want these soldiers to go to Chang'an City and disrupt the morale of the soldiers guarding the city?"

Generals such as Mi Zhao, Jufu and Zhang Yi also pricked up their ears and looked at Zhuge Qiao.

Although there are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds when marching and fighting with Zhuge Qiao, many generals cannot understand it.

Zhuge Qiao also shared this secret without hesitation: "Some of Hao Zhao's soldiers have already gone to Chang'an City."

"Having learned that Hao Zhao was defeated, the defenders of Chang'an City will strictly inspect the returning defeated troops to prevent our army from doing something subtle."

"If you are the defenders of Chang'an City."

"An hour after the defeated soldiers learned about Hao Zhao's defeat, they discovered that a defeated army of more than a thousand people had gathered outside the city."

"These defeated troops had neither armor, weapons nor banners and documents, and they were shouting outside the city to enter the city with pale faces and full of energy."

"How will you respond?"

Huang Zhong smiled but didn't answer, obviously he understood the truth.

Mi Zhao and other generals took on the role of Chang'an guard and thought carefully.

After a while.

Jufu was the first to speak: "If I were the general of Chang'an, I would not let these unknown people enter the city."

Zhang Ni said: "But these fake Wei soldiers only have one day's rations. If they don't enter the city, they will definitely starve."

"They are soldiers of the pseudo-Wei Dynasty. They were lucky enough to survive because of the general's favor. If they are turned away from the city, they will definitely breed second thoughts."

"What if you yell at Chang'an's general for killing his colleagues and shaking his morale?"

Mi Zhao said: "But if these unknown people are allowed to enter the city, they will have to be guarded by sergeants."

"These people were lucky enough to escape with their lives and were detained by their own people. This will inevitably breed resentment."

Du Zhen pondered: "If we are not in custody, even if we are not careful, as long as these pseudo-Wei soldiers talk about how benevolent our army is in treating prisoners in the military camp, the rest of the soldiers in Chang'an City will definitely be less willing to fight to the death."

The generals talked to each other and found that there was no solution at all.

It's wartime now.

Whether Chang'an's garrison allows these pseudo-Wei soldiers to enter the city or not, they will inevitably make these pseudo-Wei soldiers complain.

I don't think this group of pseudo-Wei soldiers would breed complaints and easily sway the remaining soldiers in Chang'an City from fighting to the death.

Liu Yin suddenly realized: "The general deliberately showed the greatest benevolence and loyalty in front of this group of fake Wei generals in order to form a sharp contrast with the Chang'an guard general."

"With this comparison, these pseudo-Wei soldiers will feel unfair. Once resentment grows, it will be difficult to stabilize the morale of the army."

"This is what the general often said about the art of fighting with the heart."

Generals such as Jufu, Mizhao and Zhangyi came back to their senses one after another and were all amazed.

Zhuge Qiao gently shook his iron feather fan and ordered: "The generals will go back to camp to rest first. When the time is right, I will give you a great victory in seizing the city!"

Hearing Zhuge Qiao's bold promise, the generals were even more excited.

What a great achievement in seizing the city!
If we can capture the city of Chang'an, the Wudang Feijun will be famous all over the world and leave a mark in history!
As generals in the Wudang Fei Army, the generals will not only be crowned princes and generals, but will also leave a mark in the history of history.

When a man is established in the world, who doesn’t want to achieve success and fame?
Just as Zhuge Qiao expected.

When this group of pseudo-Wei generals escaped to Chang'an City, the archers on the city tower drew their bows and arrows, fearful of this unknown pseudo-Wei general.

"I am Du Yu, a subordinate of General Zuo. Please open the door and let me pass."

Du Yu shouted loudly outside the city, and more than a dozen generals who had met Zhuge Qiao with Du Yu also reported their military positions and names.

however.

No matter how Du Yu and others shouted, the guard at the top of the city neither opened the door nor responded, but issued a military order: "Anyone who comes fifty steps closer to the city gate will be killed without mercy."

After a while.

Zhu Ling came to the top of the city and frowned when he saw more than a thousand people under the city.

Zhu Ling, who was experienced in combat, understood at a glance that the dozen generals under the city who claimed to be under the command of Zuo General Zhang He must have been captured and released.

If it was an ordinary rout, Zhu Ling wouldn't mind letting him enter the city to help defend the city.

But this group was obviously captured first and then returned, and Zhu Ling did not dare to let them enter the city easily.

Especially this group of people, all of them looked calm and full of energy. It was hard for Zhu Ling to believe that these people in the city were all Zhang He's subordinates.

"Now that the war situation is unclear, you can go to Wugong Mountain and meet General Zhenxi." Zhu Ling gave a compromise solution.

The entry of these more than a thousand people into the city is very dangerous for Chang'an City.

But when these more than a thousand people went to Cao Zhang's military camp, they were not afraid of causing trouble.

When Du Yu heard this, he suddenly became dissatisfied: "This place is more than sixty miles away from Wugong Mountain. How can we get there without food and water? Is the general deliberately making things difficult for us?"

The sergeants under the city were also dissatisfied when they heard Zhu Ling's words.

Those who can choose to surrender will not be those who fight to the death, but those who want to survive in these troubled times.

Now that I have finally escaped with my life, I cannot return to Chang'an City. How can people accept this?

When Zhu Ling saw that there were more and more insults in the city, a lot of anger arose in his heart: "The distance of sixty miles can only be reached in one day's walking."

"Since you are defeated, you should bear the punishment of defeat. I have shown mercy to you without asking any questions, but you are still here to insult me." "Do you really think that I dare not punish you with military law?"

"Archers obey orders, if anyone dares to approach the city gate, they will be killed without mercy!"

Done.

Zhu Ling ignored the soldiers under the city and turned around to leave.

Du Yu and others were so angry that their lungs almost burst.

"It's really abominable that General Zhu neglects us like this! If I had known this, I might as well have stayed in Chiyang."

"Zhuge Qiao is benevolent and loyal to us, but General Zhu treats us as traitors, which is abominable."

"We are not coming back to serve as Zhuge Qiao's liaison. Why should General Zhu doubt us?"

"Even if we are asked to go to Wugong Mountain, at least prepare some dry food and water for us!"

"Zhuge Qiao prepared a day's supply of dry food and water for us. He was afraid that we would not be able to return to Chang'an City, but General Zhu treated us like this. It's really frustrating!"

"Is it because we don't want to fight to the death? We also surrendered after a desperate battle, but we didn't surrender from the beginning. What's more, Zhu Ling followed Yuan Shao before, so didn't he also surrender to the late emperor?"

"General Right and General Zuo are both demoted generals, so why should they be so harsh on me?"

As soon as this resentment increases, the military morale becomes angry.

Du Yu glanced at the archers at the top of the city and said viciously: "Since Zhu Ling is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

"If you go to Wugong Mountain, you will definitely be punished and suspected. None of you are human anymore. It's better to go back to Chiyang and join Zhuge Qiao."

"If you are willing to leave, come with me!"

He could only starve if he stayed under Chang'an City, and all the soldiers agreed.

Everyone endured hunger and fatigue and walked towards Chiyang.

Just halfway through, the smell of rice came.

Everyone walked away smelling the fragrance, but saw several sergeants standing at the entrance of the road. The first sergeant cupped his hands and said: "By the order of General Fu Han, I have prepared meat soup and rice for you. Please use it with caution."

Du Yu and other generals were all stunned. When the meat soup meal appeared in front of everyone, everyone believed it was true.

"Why did General Fu Han do this?" Du Yu resisted the temptation.

The sergeant smiled and said: "General Fu Han was worried that the defenders of Chang'an City would not let you enter the city, so he ordered us to prepare meat soup meals here."

"In addition, we have prepared a day's supply of dry food and water for you, which is enough for you to go to Cao Zhang's camp."

Du Yu was deeply moved: "General Fu Han would treat us so kindly. That Zhu Ling really doesn't deserve to be a son of a man and only treats us as rebels. It's really abominable!"

"Please tell General Fu Han that we are willing to serve General Fu Han and will surrender sincerely!"

The sergeant pondered for a moment and said: "General Fu Han has expected this, and asked me to tell you that if you really want to submit to the Han, you can go to the puppet Wei general Pan Jun."

"Pan Jun was arranged by His Majesty to be the internal correspondent of the puppet Wei Dynasty. He was originally supposed to cooperate internally and externally with General Fu Han."

"It's just that for some reason, Pan Jun is not in Chang'an City, and General Fu Han doesn't know whether Pan Jun has turned traitor."

Du Yu immediately understood Zhuge Qiao's intention, and was even more moved in his heart, and promised: "General Fu Han is willing to tell you confidential things, how can we not reciprocate the favor."

"Please tell General Fu Han that I will attach myself to Pan Jun later, and I will definitely find out whether Pan Jun has turned traitor for General Fu Han."

"If we sincerely submit to the Han Dynasty, we will definitely assist General Han to capture Chang'an City!"

The sergeant cupped his hands and said: "In this case, we will leave first; if there is any news, we can send someone to Chiyang."

After the sergeant left, Du Yu and others quickly shared the broth and rice.

No matter how aggrieved I was at Zhu Ling's place, I felt so free and wanton at this moment.

Since ancient times, the art of mental warfare has been tried and tested.

For ordinary sergeants in the feudal dynasty, talking about national affairs is too empty. Only real benefits are the most touching.

not to mention.

Today's battle between Han and Wei is just a battle between orthodoxy, not an ethnic battle with the barbarians beyond the Great Wall. Who is to follow is not sacrificing one's life?
At this moment, Pan Jun didn't know that a crisis of trust was coming quietly.

Cao Zhang's military camp.

Sima Yi carefully analyzed Liu Bei's stronghold at Wugong Mountain. After repeated discussions with Zhang He, Sima Yi concluded: "General Zhenxi, Liu Bei has become a arrogant soldier, and his morale is also decreasing day by day."

"As long as we wait three more days, Liu Bei's troops will be exhausted."

"If we then lead troops to rob their food routes, we will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

Sima Yi was very convinced.

Liu Bei's reaction was more arrogant and arrogant than Sima Yi expected.

Although the stronghold in Wugong Mountain is very strong, there is not much vigilance behind Wugong Mountain.

Zhang He also agreed with Sima Yi's judgment: "Although Liu Bei's camp at Wugong Mountain was well-organized, it can still be seen that Liu Bei's camp was mainly for offensive purposes and was deployed to facilitate the army's cover-up."

"With Liu Bei's character, it's not surprising that he underestimates General Zhenxi. As long as General Zhenxi fights steadily, he will definitely defeat Liu Bei."

Sima Yi and Zhang He were also cautious when making suggestions.

The words were also a bit tactful to prevent Cao Zhang from wanting to compare with others and to attack Liu Bei's camp and give up his good plan of robbing his food routes.

Cao Zhang was very pleased with what he heard. He put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Liu Bei has been a proud soldier for most of his life and doesn't take me seriously. But he doesn't know that he has already violated the taboo of military strategists: arrogant soldiers will be defeated!"

Just when Sima Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Xian Yufu came hurriedly: "General, Chang'an City was attacked by Liu Bei's troops yesterday!"

"The one who attacked Chang'an City was Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei under Liu Bei, with about 4,000 men!"

Cao Zhang's expression changed, he stood up and shouted: "This is impossible! Liu Bei's troops and horses are all at Wugong Mountain, how could Wei Yan go to attack Chang'an City?"

Sima Yi and Zhang He also looked surprised and suspicious.

With Cao Zhang's current deployment, it would be impossible for Liu Bei to secretly send troops to Chang'an City without being noticed.

Xianyu Fu said calmly: "The news cannot be false. This is the messenger sent by Zhu Ling of Chang'an City."

"The scouts I met were not sent by Zhu Ling last night, but set out from Chang'an City at noon today."

"This is already the fourth wave of messengers, and three of them were intercepted on the way here!"

"The most important thing is: this wave of messengers is not here to report the attack on Chang'an City, but to report the defeat of Hao Zhao in Chiyang!"

The generals all changed their colors one after another.

Zhang He took a step closer and asked: "Who defeated Hao Zhao?"

Xian Yufu's tone was solemn: "It's Zhuge Qiao, the pseudo-Han's auxiliary general of the Han Dynasty!"

Cao Zhang's tone became more angry: "Hao Zhao ruined my big job! Five thousand soldiers and horses occupied the favorable location of Chiyang, but they were defeated by Zhuge Qiao's partial army!"

Even though Sima Yi was calm-minded, he felt a little more panicked at this moment.

"Get the map quickly!"

The sergeant did not dare to neglect and quickly hung up the military map.

Sima Yi carefully observed the map for a while, and then said in a more horrified tone: "I know what's going on. Wei Yan came from Ziwu Valley!"

When he heard about Ziwu Valley, Cao Zhang's expression changed: "The Ziwu Valley is steep, how could Wei Yan get out of the Ziwu Valley?"

When Meng Da was there, there were troops stationed in Ziwu Valley.

After Cao Zhang came to Chang'an, he canceled the garrison in Ziwu Valley.

In addition to being dissatisfied with Meng Da's appearance in seizing military power in the past and his contempt for Meng Da's loss of troops and generals, Cao Zhang believed that even if someone could really get out of Ziwu Valley, they would be seeking death.

Therefore.

Cao Zhang gave up the garrison in Ziwu Valley.

There is actually no problem with Cao Zhang's deployment. Not to mention that Cao Zhang was planning to destroy Liu Bei at Wuzhangyuan from the beginning. Even if he retreats to the outside of Zhouzhi City, Cao Zhang is not worried about Han soldiers in Ziwu Valley.

In fact, Wei Yan indeed failed to capture Chang'an City.

It's just that in the current situation, Wei Yan is not the only one who has special forces, but Zhuge Qiao is also there!

Zhuge Qiao first defeated Linjing and then Chiyang. Now he was less than thirty miles away from Chang'an City.

Cao Zhang was not afraid of only Wei Yan's four thousand soldiers.

Zhuge Qiao only has five thousand soldiers, and Cao Zhang is not afraid.

But now.

Together, these two extraordinary troops amounted to nearly 10,000 Han soldiers, enough to threaten Cao Zhang!

Imagine.

The Han and Wei armies were confronting each other. Suddenly, nearly ten thousand Han soldiers came around to the rear of the Wei soldiers, blocking communications and cutting off grain routes. Who wouldn't be afraid of the danger of being attacked from both sides?
Cao Zhang's face turned ugly.

I was careless!
The Han soldiers went to Ziwu Valley not to seize Chang'an City, but to surround our army.

"We must send generals to support Pan Jun immediately, otherwise the food route will be blocked and we will have to retreat to Chang'an City!" Sima Yi quickly analyzed the current situation and gave Cao Zhang advice.

Before Cao Zhang could give the order, Xian Yufu spoke again: "Supervisor, there is one more thing. I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Sima Yi frowned: "The military situation is urgent. No details can be missed. If you have anything to say, speak up."

Xian Yufu took a breath: "Pan Jun, it is very likely that he is an insider!"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhang, Sima Yi, Zhang He and other generals were shocked.

"Impossible!" Sima Yi quickly reacted and denied: "Pan Jun is a close minister of His Majesty, how could he be Liu Bei's internal correspondent?"

Xian Yufu said in a deep voice: "General Zhu is cautious, worried that the messenger will be intercepted and killed, and he also carefully explains the fourth wave of messengers."

"Wei Yan thought Pan Jun was guarding the city and wanted to cooperate with foreign forces to capture Chang'an City at night. However, because Pan Jun was not there, he failed to capture Chang'an City."

Sima Yi wondered: "How could the messenger know so clearly?"

Xian Yufu's tone was a little strange: "The messenger said that General Zhu had already given instructions. If we have any questions about this, we can ask General Anxi privately afterwards."

Cao Zhang understood what was going on as soon as he heard it.

One's own family knows one's own affairs.

Immediately.

Cao Zhang slammed the case: "Sima Supervisor, fortunately I asked Xia Houmao to defend the city instead of Pan Jun, otherwise Chang'an City would have been captured by Wei Yan."

"Xiahou Ba, you immediately lead your troops to look for Pan Jun. When you see Pan Jun, arrest him immediately and be sure to send the grain and grass to Dazhai."

"If Pan Jun dares to resist, shoot him directly!"

Sima Yi was shocked and said: "General Zhenxi, this matter is still unclear, so don't be impatient."

Cao Zhang snorted coldly: "Sima Supervisor, don't forget! The army has less than three days of food and grass. If the food and grass transported by Pan Jun is lost, we will all have no way to return!"

　Something happened at home recently, and only I, a freelancer, have time to deal with it. Updates are irregular, and updates are written in the evening.

I'll be able to recover once I'm done with it.

　
(End of this chapter)