Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 457 Is this still a human being?
Xing Daorong defeated Liu Ye but had no time to rest.

Only an hour later, Sima Yi launched another attack.

This round-robin battle... Xing Daorong almost couldn't hold on.

Xing Daorong didn't care about holding back any strength at this moment, and used whatever defensive fortifications were available.

All the rolling logs and hot oil left in Tongguan were thrown down, and only then did they withstand the round-the-clock attack.

But in fact, it cannot be said that it was the fierce resistance at the pass that withstood Sima Yi's attack. It was mainly because...

There was no news from the east, which was beyond Sima Yi's expectation, and he was not sure what was going on for a while.

So after half of the fight, he decided to back off, which allowed Xing Daorong to take on the fight.

When he returned to the camp, Sima Yi couldn't help but look unhappy.

It was rare for Sima Yi to show his emotions on his face. He said gloomily, "Where is Liu Ye? Didn't we capture the pass? Where did he go?"

Although Sima Yi could hear the sounds of killing and then the battle died down on the other side, he had no idea what was going on because of the Tongguan Pass.

Generals such as Yu Jin were also confused.

Even if Liu Ye failed to capture the city at that time and had to retreat, he should have counterattacked when he heard that the troops at the pass were in chaos. Why didn't he take any action at all?

Yu Jin immediately said: "Liu Ye delayed the opportunity to fight, and he should report it to His Majesty!"

Yu Jin was very angry because he failed to seize the opportunity, and he took some of his anger out on Liu Ye.

Yu Jin's temperament has changed drastically since he was put in solitary confinement by Cao Pi last time.

He was very strict about military matters.

Zhang He, who was standing by, heard this and quickly advised, "Perhaps something unexpected has happened. Ask someone to bypass the pass and agree on a time with Zi Yang to attack the pass together."

However, Yu Jin was a little bit unwilling to give in, and continued: "Even if something unexpected happened, it was still a failure. Xing Daorong has only a few troops at the pass, and there is no reinforcement from outside. What unexpected thing could have happened?"

"This is Liu Ye's fault!"

Sima Yi felt unhappy when he heard this.

In his mind, everything had been arranged properly, so when Liu Ye came, he didn't have to do anything but cooperate with him to overcome the difficulties.

As a result, I can't even do this little thing well!

Is it a human?
Sima Yi just wanted to ask if this could still be a human being!
But no matter how unhappy I was, I couldn't get angry at this moment.

He could only patiently say, "That's right. Let's have people bypass Tongguan and go to Liu Ye's camp. We will make an appointment to attack the pass at noon two days later."

It takes two days to go around Tongguan, which is quite stressful for those who go there.

It is not easy to bypass Tongguan. Two days is a bit difficult.

But Sima Yi had no choice.

Liu Bei's army has moved, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei are also heading towards Tongguan, and Sima Yi doesn't have much time left!

If we still can’t take Tongguan... everything will be back to square one.

Although it is normal for wars to repeat, for Sima Yi, everything will be in vain if Chang'an cannot be defended.

All the calculations in his mind...will also come to nothing.

...

Sima Yi was a little upset because he failed to capture Tongguan that day, but he still had to figure out what was going on with Liu Ye.

As a result, before he could get accurate information from Liu Ye, the news was spread out by people in Tongguan themselves.

It was mainly because of the achievements of their own general that people could not help but praise him, so the news was spread.

"Xing Daorong's 200 elite soldiers broke into the enemy camp."

"Liu Ye's 20,000 troops returned without success." "Strike a mighty blow at Tongguan!"

After Sima Yi heard the news from Tongguan, he became even more upset!

Two hundred people took the initiative to go out, killed Liu Ye who led 20,000 people, and ran away... This Xing Daorong is not a human being!

It’s just that this matter came out from Tongguan, and although subconsciously it makes people feel that it is suspected of bragging, but... everything makes sense.

Why did Liu Ye quit?
It must be because they were beaten back!
But there are ways to be beaten back. If they were beaten back by two hundred people, it would have a huge impact on morale. Needless to say, anyone can understand.

Just think about Zhang Liao's status towards the Eastern Wu. He was the nightmare of the Eastern Wu. Mentioning him could suppress the morale of the Eastern Wu.

Sima Yi did not want Xing Daorong to become Cao Wei's nightmare.

His face turned cold and he said, "Whether this news is true or false, we will talk about it in detail later. The most important thing now is to take Tongguan."

"As long as Tongguan is pacified, there is no need to mention the God of Killing and the God of War. They will just disappear with the wind."

"If we fail to take it down, the three words Xing Daorong will be like a mountain weighing on us in the future. It is uncertain when we will be able to overturn this mountain!"

The generals nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Everything else Sima Yi said was nonsense, but his last sentence was so true!

If we cannot catch Xing Daorong in this situation today, it would be hard to imagine when we can catch him again.

It is a huge mountain weighing on everyone.
...

However, when Sima Yi sent someone to Liu Ye's camp, Xing Daorong finally got a chance to catch his breath.

The soldiers inside the pass knew that the crisis in Guanzhong had not been resolved because of Xing Daorong's heroic feat of defeating an army of 20,000 with only 200 men, but their morale was still high.

But for the other person inside the pass, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Who?
Of course it was Zhong Yao who was fooled by Xing Daorong!

In fact, when Liu Ye arrived, Zhong Yao felt that Xing Daorong was doomed. What he was worried about was nothing more than what Xing Daorong said, that Liu Bei would avenge him and cause great suffering to the people.

Of course, Zhong Yao was not worried about the people, but about the collapse of the "aristocratic family politics" as Xing Daorong mentioned.

Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Xing Daorong burst out with great energy.

He actually relied on two hundred people to defeat Liu Ye's army.

This reminded Zhong Yao of the "General Ode" written by the Kuai family for Xing Daorong after the Battle of Hanzhong.

It sounded a bit exaggerated at the time, but now I think it is a bit conservative.

Inspired by this, I wrote another poem while I was in Tongguan, for Xing Daorong, who was still my enemy.

"The clouds float for thousands of years, the mountains and rivers are eternal, they are the pure land of the heart."

"Gong Gong came to break it, Nu Wa came to mend it, and men of noble character and lofty ideals and benevolence swept away the dust and dirt, drove away the old and the rotten. They fed me with rain from heaven, and filled my fields with wheat and millet."

"To guide water, there is Dayu's hoe; to split mountains, there are the five axes; to discuss heaven and earth, there is the Tai Chi diagram of the door to all wonders; to support heaven and earth, there is a man of proud character."

"Only the sun and the moon are advancing, waiting for the river to clear its limit. Don't you see that a hundred years have a cycle of cold and heat, a hundred years have endless withering and flourishing, a hundred years of jade and silk have turned into drums."

"To find the saints who can bring peace to the world and the good plans for governing the country, there is the long journey of Qu Yuan, and to pray deeply for the prosperity of the country and the people, and for the clear sky and the revival of the earth."

"I have seen Xing Daorong clapping his hands and singing songs, with the wind rolling up and the clouds spreading; I have also seen him sailing on the waves, with the sky looking down on Wu and Chu."

"There is no general better than Xing Ziyuer throughout the ages."

...

A poem titled "Ode to Generals Throughout the Ages" written by Zhong Yao will surely be passed down through the ages if he can survive the war in the future!

Let future generations know what a hero our General Xing was.

(End of this chapter)