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

After a while.

Xia Houmao shouted again: "No! Pan Jun must be an internal agent, he must be an internal agent! If Pan Jun is not an internal agent, then I will be held accountable."

"General Zhu Ling, immediately inform all the officials in the city that Pan Jun has surrendered to the enemy. Chang'an City is in danger. I want to go to Luoyang in person to ask for help!"

"Please ask General Zhu Ling to lead the officials in Chang'an to defend Chang'an City to the death. If the city is alive and people are alive, the people will die if the city dies."

Zhu Ling's complexion suddenly darkened.

If you want to run away, run away, it's such a high-sounding statement.

Is this "when the city is here and people are here, when the city is gone, people are going to perish" just to restrain us?
Thinking of Xia Houmao's identity, Zhu Ling sighed secretly: "General Anxi, what will happen if you meet Wei Yan again when you leave the city?"

Xia Houmao said sincerely: "I made a miscalculation last time. I should not have taken the carriage, but should have taken a boat directly to Tongguan. It only takes half a day to go down the river!"

"When we get to Tongguan, we can send the messenger to Luoyang in one day. If Luoyang sends troops to Chang'an, it will only take six or seven days to march."

"In ten days at most, reinforcements from Luoyang will reach Chang'an City!"

"General Zhu, I leave Chang'an City to you. Believe me, I will definitely be able to bring back reinforcements!"

"As long as you defend Chang'an City, I will definitely plead for you in front of His Majesty!"

The last time he left the city secretly at night, Xiahou Mao did not dare to walk on the Wei River at night.

If the boat capsizes during the night, we will have to go to the Weishui River to feed the fish.

There was no need to sneak out of the city this time, and it was daytime again, so Xia Houmao naturally had to choose the safest waterway.

Seeing Xia Houmao's firm attitude, Zhu Ling could only say: "General Anxi, if General Zhenxi is really defeated, I may not be able to scare the young man in Chang'an City."

"If we can invite reinforcements, please send someone to let Xingye know. This will help everyone feel at ease."

Xia Houmao vowed: "I am the most trustworthy person!"

Zhu Ling sighed secretly, then prepared a fast boat for Xia Houmao, and arranged a few escorts who were good at water to accompany him.

Xia Houmao's trip to Tongguan went smoothly this time, with almost no obstacles on the way.

Arrive at Tongguan.

Xia Houmao immediately ordered the Tongguan guard to send a messenger to Luoyang to deliver the message at night.

The Tongguan guard did not dare to neglect and selected the most capable messenger and the best horse for long-distance running.

The messenger traveled day and night. Although he changed horses along the way, he almost lost several horses.

Cao Pi was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat when he learned that Guanzhong was in danger.

"Corrupt scholars ruin my affairs!"

Cao Pi had long wanted to conquer it in person, but the ministers in the court opposed it too much.

This back and forth delayed more than half a month. In addition to the preparation of food and army mobilization, Cao Pi's personal army had just reached Mianchi west of Hangu Pass.

This place is still more than five hundred miles away from Chang'an.

Cao Pi urgently summoned Zhonglang general Wu Zhihezhong to lead the army Zhu Shuo.

Wu Zhi was named Jizhong, and Zhu Shuo was named Yancai. These two people, together with Sima Yi and Chen Qun, were known as Cao Pi's four friends, and they had a close relationship with Cao Pi.

Cao Pi went on a personal expedition and left Cao Zhen in Luoyang to supervise the military and coordinate with all parties.

Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo followed Cao Pi to Tongguan to supervise the battle.

After carefully analyzing the urgent report sent by Xia Houmao, Wu Zhi took a look at Cao Pi's face and considered: "Pan Jun's loss of integrity has caused a crisis in the war in Guanzhong."

"However, General Zhenxi has Sima Jianjun and Zhang He, Xian Yufu and other senior generals under his command. Even if there is a temporary shortage of food and grass, it may not be a big defeat."

"The most important thing right now is to send people into Guanzhong to spread the news of His Majesty's personal expedition, so that Liu Bei will not dare to act rashly."

"Your Majesty temporarily abandoned the army and only led the imperial guards to enter Tongguan to supervise the war in Guanzhong."

Zhu Shuo also said: "Ji Chong's words are reasonable. As long as His Majesty appears in Tongguan, the soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong will not panic; Liu Bei certainly did not expect that His Majesty would personally conquer Guanzhong."

Cao Pi adopted the advice of Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo, and led the guards' cavalry to Tongguan with General Xu Chu.

Wu Zhize, together with Zhu Shuo, Guanqiu Xing, Yan Rou and other generals, led the army and the baggage and grain and fodder behind.

Two days later.

When Cao Pi arrived at Tongguan, he sent Le Jin's son Le Wei and more than a hundred riders to Guanzhong to spread the news.

"Cao Pi personally led an army of 100,000 to Tongguan?"

Zhuge Qiao was slightly surprised after finding out the information.

soon.

Zhuge Qiao made another judgment: "No, it's not right."

"Not to mention that Cao Pi did not have an army of 100,000 in Luoyang. Even if he did, he would not have appeared in Tongguan with an army of 100,000."

"It is estimated that Xiahou Mao of Chang'an City sent people to Luoyang to ask for help. Cao Pi's army has not yet arrived, and he deliberately used this trick to confuse people's hearts."

"How can you hide such tricks from me?"

Huang Zhong said worriedly: "Bosong, although Cao Pi's army has not yet arrived, Cao Pi will definitely send an army to support Guanzhong after hearing the news."

"The guards of Chang'an City have received the news and will definitely defend Chang'an City. It will be even more difficult to break through Chang'an City."

Zhuge Qiao shook his fan and laughed: "Don't worry, old general."

"I originally wanted to wait a few more days for the military and people's morale in Chang'an City to be a little lower before raising troops to attack the city."

"But I never thought that Cao Pi would send people to spread false news."

"Although the people who offer advice to Cao Pi know strategy, there are not many."

"If Cao Pi suddenly appears in Chang'an City, he will catch me off guard."

"Now, it will only accelerate his demise!"

"Instruct all the troops to abandon their baggage and supplies, bring only dry food and water for one day, and hurry to Wugong Mountain!"

Huang Zhong was surprised: "The food and grass here are enough to feed the Wudang flying army for two months, and you gave up all of it?"

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Even if I leave the food here, no one will dare to snatch it! Before Cao Pi's army arrives, we must defeat Wugong Mountain Cao Zhang first."

Zhuge Qiao acted decisively. After simply explaining to Huang Zhong, he led five flying troops to Wugong Mountain.

at the same time.

Wei Yan, who was hiding his troops in Huaili, also received the information that "Cao Pi personally led an army of 100,000 to Tongguan".

"It must be Xia Houmao who secretly left Chang'an City again." Wei Yan keenly guessed the reason.

Wei Chang frowned: "If Cao Pi arrives at Tongguan, the guards of Chang'an City will defend it, and our efforts in the past few days will be in vain."

Wei Yan sneered: "The battlefield is inherently uncontrollable, and any accidents may occur."

"A general must be good at responding to any changes on the battlefield and make decisive choices."

"The news that Cao Pi arrived at Tongguan may be true, but the news that his 100,000 troops were at Tongguan must be false."

"Soldiers are cunning. The more superficial the information is, the more likely it is to be false."

Wei Chang asked: "How should we choose?"

Wei Yan looked in the direction of Wugong Mountain: "Your Majesty has been attacking Cao Zhang for several days. If we attack Cao Zhang's rear at this time and falsely claim that Chang'an City has been captured, we will definitely be able to frighten Cao Zhang."

"Since we can't take Chang'an City, let Cao Zhang suffer a defeat first."

Wei Chang was surprised: "But there are less than four thousand of us, how can we frighten Cao Zhang?"

Wei Yan believed and smiled: "Who said there are less than 4,000 of us? General Fu Han is in Chiyang, and he must have got the news before me."

"I expect General Fu Han will also lead troops to attack Cao Zhang's main stronghold. When the two armies join forces, the nearly 10,000 troops will be enough to scare Cao Zhang."

Wei Chang was surprised: "General Fu Han will also come?"

Seeing that Wei Chang still didn't understand, Wei Yan sighed softly: "Chang'er, you should study more."

"Since Cao Pi sent people to spread the news about Cao Pi in Tongguan under Chang'an City, he will definitely try to let Cao Zhang know about it."

"Even if I wait here to intercept the messengers, I may not be able to intercept them all."

"If one of them is exposed and we don't know about it, then we will really become a turtle in the urn."

"Therefore, we must create the illusion that Chang'an City has been breached before Cao Zhang learns the news!"

"Don't be suspicious. You will understand naturally when you meet General Fu Han."

Regardless of Zhuge Qiao or Wei Yan, their reactions were very sharp.

From the moment they learned about Cao Pi's false information, they all unanimously made a choice of tactical objectives.

Although Zhuge Qiao was far away, Zhuge Qiao set off one step ahead of Wei Yan, and Wei Yan deliberately waited for Zhuge Qiao, so the march was slower.

Coupled with the fact that Wudang Feijun was the best at marching, the two troops arrived at the rear of Cao Zhang's main stronghold almost at the same time.

Zhuge Qiao and Wei Yan joined forces and exchanged information with each other.

Wei Yan escorted Pan Jun out again: "I'm lucky, I captured Pan Jun alive."

Pan Jun was tied up tightly at the moment, his hair was disheveled, and he was very embarrassed.

When he saw Zhuge Qiao, Pan Jun's eyes flashed with hatred, and he turned his head to the side.

For Pan Jun, Zhuge Qiao is the nightmare of life.

"Pan Chengming, I haven't seen you for three years. It seems that your time in Wei was not as wonderful as you expected." Zhuge Qiao looked at Pan Jun jokingly.

The grudge between Zhuge Qiao and Pan Jun is not about right or wrong, but more about stance.

The moment Pan Jun chose to rebel against the Han and surrender to Cao Cao, Zhuge Qiao had already regarded Pan Jun as a must-kill target.

Pan Jun snorted coldly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I have nothing to say. If you want to kill, just say it. Why talk more!"

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Why rush to seek death? I have to treat you as a favor anyway. I am very interested in the utilization of waste."

Pan Jun looked at Zhuge Qiao with even more hatred: "Zhuge Qiao, don't be proud."

"Although you have made many achievements before you were twenty, which is comparable to Huo Qubing in the past, but even Huo Qubing died young."

"The destiny of seizing heaven is destined not to last long; after your death, your Zhuge family will surely be destroyed like the Huo family."

"The emperor is ruthless. Unless you are willing to usurp the throne and stand on your own, your Zhuge family is destined to be eliminated by Liu Bei and his son."

Wei Yan's expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously pressed the handle of the knife with his right hand.

Zhuge Qiao laughed: "Pan Jun, I, Zhuge Qiao, was born to win the destiny of heaven, otherwise I would not have come to this world."

"As for whether I can last long, you can't guess, and I can't guess either."

"But if you want to say that after my death, the Zhuge family will be destroyed like the Huo family, then I can only say that you underestimate the trust between people."

"Not everyone is like you, focusing on selfish desires over kindness."

"The world is so big, so big that you can't imagine it, and my capacity is as broad as this world."

"You'll never understand!"

Seeing that Zhuge Qiao's expression was as usual, Pan Jun knew that what he just said failed to shake Zhuge Qiao's heart, so he snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Zhuge Qiao waved his hand, and the sergeant escorted Pan Jun down.

Wei Yan stopped talking and thought about his words: "General Fu Han, I should have killed Pan Jun directly." Zhuge Qiao didn't take it seriously: "Adou is my sworn brother, how can I do it because of Pan Jun's words? And you are afraid of me?"

"As for whether there will be troublemakers in the DPRK in the future, Adou will deal with it for me without me taking action."

"Don't worry about such a small thing."

"The top priority is to give Cao Zhang a fatal blow, enter Chang'an with a great victory, and prevent Cao Pi from even taking a step out of Tongguan!"

Before Cao Pi spread the news, Zhuge Qiao was preparing to slowly weaken the morale of Cao Zhang and Chang'an City, so as to minimize casualties.

The cost of casualties in a storming attack was too great, and it was not the best strategy for the Yan Han, who already had few soldiers.

Although he cannot use the best strategy, it does not mean that Zhuge Qiao will not use forceful attacks.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is impossible to follow Zhuge Qiao's script.

The competition is who is better at adapting to the situation and who is better at seizing opportunities!

Immediately.

Zhuge Qiao asked Mi Zhao to lead his cavalry around Cao Zhang's camp to exchange information with Liu Bei. After a short rest, he split into two groups with Wei Yan's troops and appeared behind Cao Zhang's camp.

This bluff is also indispensable.

"Chang'an City has been destroyed, why don't you surrender quickly!"

Waves of calls for surrender came and went.

The news quickly reached the Chinese army commander's tent. Cao Zhang was already annoyed by Liu Bei's several days of strong attacks. When he heard the news that "Chang'an City has been broken", Cao Zhang almost didn't catch it.

"How could Chang'an City be destroyed?"

"You dare to mess with our military morale?"

Cao Zhang glared angrily at the principal who reported the news, making the principal's legs tremble with fear.

The colonel quickly defended: "General, it's the Chinese dogs in the rear who are shouting. I don't know if it's true."

Sima Yi asked in a serious voice: "Did you see the flag clearly? How many soldiers and horses are there?"

The principal said: "They are General Zhuge Qiao who assists the Han Dynasty, General Wei Yan who Zhenbei, General Huang Zhong of Wei, General Wang Ping who is loyal and loyal, and General Ma Zhong who is loyal and righteous. I didn't see the rest clearly."

"I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are, but it will never be less than five thousand."

Sima Yi's expression changed: "Zhuge Qiao and Wei Yan are all here! Damn it, something must have happened in Chang'an."

"General, we can no longer confront Liu Bei here. We must break out and go to Chang'an City as soon as possible."

Cao Zhang hesitated: "We are not defeated yet! As long as we defeat Liu Bei, even if Chang'an City is really captured, we can take it back again."

Sima Yi said anxiously: "General Zhenxi, our army's food and grass can only last for a few days!"

"If we don't break out, all these tens of thousands of troops will be lost here when the food and grass are cut off!"

"Which is more important? Can't General Zhenxi still see clearly?"

"Only by returning to Chang'an City can we find a chance to fight back!"

Seeing that Cao Zhang still refused to give the order, Sima Yi took out the imperial edict given by Cao Pi from his arms and shouted: "Your Majesty has the edict, and everyone will listen to it!"

Cao Zhang's expression changed drastically: "Sima Yi, do you want to seize power before the battle?"

Sima Yi snorted coldly: "General Zhenxi, I had no intention of arguing with you, but you always want to confront Liu Bei head-on."

"Even when the late emperor was here, he didn't dare to underestimate Liu Bei. Why do you have to succeed?"

"The use of troops is a major national matter and is related to the safety of the entire country. We must not ignore it!"

"I don't want to use the imperial edict. I hope that General Zhenxi will be kind to you, but you insist on having your own way."

"Today I have to use the imperial edict to prevent you from continuing to make mistakes!"

Seeing that Sima Yi dared to seize power, Xiahou Ba shouted angrily: "Sima Yi, do you know that changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists?"

"Shut up!" Sima Yi's eyes were as sharp as an eagle: "Xiahou Ba, I asked Xianyu to assist you because I didn't want to accidentally kill Pan Jun under unknown circumstances."

"But you still chose to fight Pan Jun's soldiers and horses when Pan Jun repeatedly forbeared. You fell into the thieves' trick and didn't even know it."

"If I were Wei Yan, I would definitely capture Pan Jun and then defraud Chang'an City. You don't know how to reflect, and you dare to speak arrogantly again!"

"You are a reckless man and you know nothing about the taboos of a military strategist!"

Sima Yi was excited and his tone became stern.

Zhang He took a step closer: "I am willing to listen to the orders of the prison army!"

As soon as Zhang He opened his mouth, Su Ze, Li Fu, and Deng Xian expressed their opinions to Sima Yi.

Su Ze, in particular, was very dissatisfied with Cao Zhang's stubbornness in confronting Liu Bei at Wugong Mountain.

If Cao Zhang was willing to retreat outside Chang'an earlier, how could he be in the current danger?
Xian Yufu, Dai Ling, Liu Ruo and other generals hesitated for a while and then expressed their stance to Sima Yi.

For a moment.

Only Cao Zhang and Xia Houba refused to obey orders in the entire commander's camp.

Sima Yi no longer paid attention to Cao Zhang and Xiahou Ba, and sent his generals to the ban.

After Yu Jin was banned by Cao Zhang, he had been idle in the military camp. Now that Sima Yi had taken the imperial edict to seize power, he would naturally not forget Yu Jin, a veteran general.

When Yu Jin arrived, Sima Yi quickly issued a military order: "Zhang He, listen to the order. Your soldiers and horses are the most elite. Regardless of life or death, tear apart the formations of Zhuge Qiao and Wei Yan and cover the retreat of the army!"

Zhang He raised his hands and said, "I will obey the order of the supervisor!"

Sima Yi looked at Yu Jin again: "Yu Jin listens to the order and gives you five thousand sharp soldiers to cut off the rear."

"I don't know and don't want to know what other people think of you."

"I only know that I recommended you to His Majesty, and I don't want to hear you surrender again."

"It's time for you to repay the late Emperor's kindness!"

Yu Jin's spirit was shaken, and his gray hair seemed to be a lot brighter: "I will finally be in Jin, and I am willing to go through fire and water for the Cao family for generations, no matter what!"

Sima Yi issued military orders one by one, and arranged the military orders in an orderly manner, such as breaking through the siege, breaking off the cover, and so on.

At last.

Sima Yi looked at Cao Zhang and Xiahou Ba again: "Cao Zhang obeys the order!"

Cao Zhang stared at Sima Yi angrily and refused to accept the order.

Sima Yi snorted coldly: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you if you don't want to take the order. The Huang Xuer in the late emperor's mouth is nothing more than that."

"It's a shame that I recommended you to His Majesty and asked you to come to Guanzhong on your own, but it turns out that you can't even distinguish between private and public matters of family and country."

"The late Emperor has really brought shame to the late Emperor by having a son like you!"

Being provoked by Sima Yi, Cao Zhang could no longer maintain his arrogance and snorted: "Sima Yi, don't provoke me. If you have any military orders, just tell me."

"If I frown, I am not worthy to be a descendant of the Cao family!"

Sima Yi ordered: "I will give you five thousand cavalry, with Xiahou Ba as the deputy general, to attack Liu Bei's rear army and cooperate with the forbidden rear."

Xiahou Ba said angrily: "Sima Yi, you are asking me to wait and die!"

Sima Yi didn't even look at Xiahou Ba, just stared at Cao Zhang's eyes.

Cao Zhang clenched his fists: "General Cao Zhang, take your orders!"

Xiahou Ba said anxiously: "General——"

Cao Zhang stopped Xiahou Ba, gritted his teeth and said: "Sima Supervisor is the commander in chief, I just have to obey orders."

Seeing that Cao Zhang had also received the military order, the generals looked at Sima Yi with a little more awe.

Sima Yi's eyes were as bright as a torch and his face was stern.

Although it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals before the battle, it can also lead to scoring situations.

Cao Zhang's stubbornness has long caused dissatisfaction among the generals. If the generals are not replaced, it will be difficult for the generals to work together.

Although the military orders issued by Sima Yi lacked sharpness, they were cautious and methodical and could preserve military strength to the greatest extent.

Evaluating whether a general has the ability to lead troops often does not depend on how many battles the general can win, but on how many troops the general can preserve in a big battle.

Like the kind of person who kills one thousand enemies and loses eight hundred to himself, even if he wins, it will be a loss of the country's national strength and people's support.

Who wants to fight with a general who often kills people?
Sima Yi looked in the direction of Wugong Mountain, and his heart became extremely calm: From now on, it is the real military war!

Wugong Mountain.

Mi Zhao rode his horse to see Liu Bei and exchanged information with Liu Bei.

Hearing that Cao Pi personally marched and spread the news that a hundred thousand troops had entered Tongguan in Guanzhong, Liu Bei's eyes instantly turned cold: "Cao Pi also has capable people around him. In this way, he will not be able to use deceptive means to seize Chang'an City." ”

Fazheng analyzed: "Cao Pi's use of this trick also means that his army has not yet reached Tongguan."

"Bosong and Wen Chang saw through Cao Pi's trick, so they chose to attack Cao Zhang's camp."

"While Cao Zhang still doesn't know the true situation of Chang'an City, your Majesty can urge the army to attack."

"At the same time, send people to Nanzheng to inform the prime minister of Cao Pi's personal expedition."

"Since you dare to come to Guanzhong, don't think about leaving easily!"

Liu Bei sneered: "Cao Pi wants to compete with me for supremacy, and I also want to see what these Cao brothers can do."

"Send the order to all the generals to attack Cao Zhang's stronghold. Do not retreat without orders!"

"Whoever breaks the stronghold first will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

Wanhu Hou is the highest-ranking Hou, which represents status, wealth and power.

Liu Bei was determined to break Cao Zhang's stronghold.

Even Ma Chao and Zhang Fei couldn't help but get excited. Wanhuhou, that is the highest honor for a military commander.

Military positions cannot be inherited, but marquisships can be passed down to future generations.

"Brother, I want to be a pioneer!" Zhang Fei was the first to ask for orders.

Even if Zhang Fei and Liu Bei go through life and death, they cannot be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households due to insufficient military merit.

Now that he had the opportunity, Zhang Fei would not give it to others.

Ma Chao was not willing to lag behind: "Your Majesty, in terms of being brave and good at fighting, who else would you rather me! As a vanguard, I will definitely be able to defeat the stronghold first!"

Zhang Feihu's eyes widened: "Meng Qi, do you want to compete with me? Why don't you and I have a fight first?"

Ma Chao also stared: "Just hit me, will I be afraid of you?"

When Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei and Ma Chao arguing, he shouted: "With the war going on, how can we have time for you two to compete?"

"You two are both vanguards and can defeat the stronghold and kill the generals. If you work together to break the stronghold, you will both become the marquis of ten thousand households."

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao did not dare to argue anymore, so they clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Liu Bei then looked at Zhao Yun, Zhang Nan and other generals and ordered: "I also know that the soldiers attacking the stronghold are exhausted these days. As long as this stronghold is broken, I will definitely receive a generous reward."

"Command to all armies, I will personally beat the drum to support you today!"

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty personally beat the drums to cheer up. This is so exciting.

All the generals clasped their fists and responded: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!" (End of this chapter)