Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 187: Quickly break through Wuguan, Liu Feng's troops head for Guanzhong (6k)

It was March, the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming.

Wuguan Shang.

Xiahou Meng and his beautiful concubine looked out at the towering mountains in front of the pass.

A curvy figure, a delicate face, and gorgeous and soft clothes
The Wei army soldiers stationed at Wuguan were envious.

Wang Chong couldn't help swallowing.

People are more mad than people.

Also guarding Wuguan, Wang Chong and other soldiers had to not only not have women, but also had to eat poorly, dress poorly, and always remember military regulations.

Let’s look at Xiahou Mao again.

Good wine in hand and beautiful woman in arms.

They eat wild barbecued meat, drink aged wine, wear gorgeous Sichuan brocade clothes, and hug enchanting beauties.
【Dog is cunning】

Wang Chong cursed inwardly, his eyes wandering to Xiahou Meng's beautiful concubine, then looking away with difficulty.

Every time he looked at him, Wang Chong felt his body getting hot and uncomfortable, and he became even more jealous and envious of Gou Haohua.

Xiahou Mao was not surprised by the looks from the soldiers around him.

In the past in Chang'an, many soldiers cast the same look at Xiahou Mi.

Not only was Xiahou Mao not annoyed, but he felt a special kind of joy in his heart.

The feeling of superiority that I have something that you don't, and I am enjoying it while you can only stare at me, can give Xiahou Mi more spiritual comfort.

How else to say it.

Most of the royal relatives are evil.

Especially for a royal son-in-law like Xiahou Meng, who is controlled by the royal women on weekdays, and away from the control of the royal women when he is away from home, he has some psychological problems.

Although Wuguan is remote, it is quite enjoyable to change the environment occasionally.

Ordinary people laugh at me, Xiahou Mao, for not knowing how to fight and only managing my family business. But I laugh at a bunch of cheap people who only know how to brandish swords and guns, and leave the wine and beauties alone to enjoy.
The so-called achievements and achievements that go down in history are nothing but lies that fools use to comfort themselves. How can it be more satisfying than enjoying life in the moment? 】

He pinched the concubine's delicate cheek, and the concubine let out a scream, which made Xiahou Mi laugh even more.

The eyes of the Wuguan soldiers around them became even more fiery.

During the music session.

One after another, baggage carts came from the south.

Judging from its size, it stretches like a snake, with at least 200 vehicles.

The knight guarding the baggage wagon at the front carried a large flag with the word "Xu" written on it.

Xiahou Mao narrowed his eyes and called over his lieutenant Wang Chong: "Do you recognize that flag?"

Wang Chong took a closer look and his face lit up with joy: "It's the convoy of the Xu brothers from Nanxiang."

Xiahou Mao lifted his chin and recalled: "Is it Xu Xin who sent a cart of Shu brocade to General Zuo in order to secretly sell it?"

Wang Chong nodded: "That's the person."

After a pause, Wang Chong added, "General Zuo has already given the entire cart of Shu brocade to the Crown Prince, and has not kept any for himself."

Xiahou Mao glanced at the somewhat nervous Wang Chong and smiled playfully: "General Wang, you are overly suspicious. The Crown Prince has great trust in General Zuo, so how could he suspect that General Zuo secretly accepted bribes?"

Wang Chong was a little embarrassed when his thoughts were spoken: "Then, shall I go and let Xu's convoy pass first?"

Xiahou Mao frowned instantly, then smiled and said softly, "The Crown Prince ordered you and me to guard Wuguan Pass. Not even a mouse can be let into Wuguan Pass, so how can you let Xu's convoy in?
If something goes wrong, can you bear the consequences?"

Wang Chong was frightened by Xiahou Meng's sudden change of expression and was at a loss for words. He quickly apologized and said, "I spoke out of turn. Please give me your instructions, General."

Xiahou Mao looked back at the convoy outside the pass, his eyes unable to hide his greed: "Go tell the leader of the convoy that the person stationed at Wuguan has been replaced. The one stationed at Wuguan now is General Anxi Xiahou Mao, the son of the late general of Wei, the son-in-law of the late Emperor Wu, and the closest person to the current emperor."

Wang Chong originally thought that Xiahou Mao was unwilling to let Xu's convoy in, but he understood immediately after hearing this.

It's not that they are unwilling to let it go, it's obvious that they feel uncomfortable about not getting any benefits.

He immediately understood and said, "I understand what the general means."

Looking at Wang Chong who hurried down the gate tower, Xiahou Mao sneered and patted his concubine's cheek again: "I am tired of seeing your brocade clothes. Today I will pick out some top-quality Shu brocade for you."

The concubine was surprised and delighted. She nestled in Xiahou Mao's arms, looking at him with eyes full of tenderness and charm. She slid her soft fingers gently over Xiahou Mao's body and said in a charming voice, "Thank you, General, for your mercy and reward."

Xiahou Mao laughed out loud and once again felt the comfort that he had never felt with Princess Qinghe.

Close it.

A middle-aged "businessman" greeted Wang Chong with a smile.

"I am Xu Zhong from the Xu brothers in Nanxiang. I received a reply from my second brother Xu Xin saying that General Wang of Wuguan is a heroic man. After meeting him today, I found that General Wang is indeed a man of noble bearing and noble character. He will surely have a prosperous career in the future. In the future, the Xu family's business route will have to rely on General Wang's care. This is just a small token of my respect."

Ask the etiquette room.

Xu Zhong slid the silver bag from his sleeve into Wang Chong's hand. The whole process was extremely smooth, and it was obvious that he was an old hand.

Wang Chong squeezed the silver bag calmly, a smile forming on his face.

[As expected of someone who dares to secretly sell Shu brocade to the north, he is really generous. 】

After receiving the benefits and thinking about Xiahou Mao's intention to close the pass, Wang Chong reminded him, "Brother Xu, I could have let your caravan pass directly, but the commander of Wuguan Pass has been replaced.

He is the son of the late general of the Wei Dynasty, the son-in-law of the late Emperor Wu, the closest person to the current Majesty, and General Anxi Xiahou Mao.

If you want to enter the pass, Brother Xu must give General Xiahou a gift."

Xu Zhong's face froze, and he lowered his voice and asked, "I wonder if General Xiahou is easy to talk to?"

Wang Chong remained noncommittal: “It’s hard to say.”

Xu Zhong cursed inwardly and could only let the convoy wait while he followed Wang Chong into the pass alone.

And behind the convoy was a dense forest.

A troop of soldiers was hidden inside.

It was Liu Feng, Fa Zheng and others who were ordered to launch a surprise attack on Wuguan.

Upon learning that Xu Zhong entered the pass alone, Fa Zheng could not help but frown: "I didn't expect that the person who replaced Wuguan would be Xiahou Mao. This person is the son of Xiahou Dun. Wuguan will be difficult to take."

However, Liu Feng's expression looked a little weird, and he couldn't help but sneer.

Xiahou Mao?
The Xiahou Mao who was jokingly called "When I let go of Xiahou Mao, it was like letting go of a duck ear; now that I have got Bo Yue, it is like getting a phoenix"?
The lineage of Xiahou Dun is really weird.

Xiahou Dun was nicknamed "never won a battle, but kept getting promoted." He was even captured alive by soldiers sent by Lu Bu to pretend to surrender. As a result, Cao Cao added a new military law: "Anyone holding a hostage should be attacked together, regardless of the hostage."

Xiahou Dun's sons, Xiahou Zizang and Xiahou Zijiang, did not follow etiquette. After being reprimanded by Xiahou Mao, they colluded with Princess Qinghe to frame Xiahou Mao, which made Cao Rui so angry that he almost chopped Xiahou Mao to death.

Xiahou Mao, who was framed by his wife and brother, was naturally not a wise man. Not only did he not understand military strategy, he also liked to keep concubines behind Princess Qinghe's back. He couldn't even manage his own household, let alone govern the people, the army, and the country.

Hearing Liu Feng's sneer and seeing the contempt he showed, Fa Zheng was somewhat surprised: "Why is your Highness laughing?"

Liu Feng did not hide it: "Xiahou Mao is a figurehead without substance, timid and without strategy. I laugh at Cao Zhen for appointing Xiahou Mao as the commander of Wuguan Pass. Even his son Cao Shuang would be stronger than Xiahou Mao."

There was a pause.

Liu Feng held his chin and thought, "No, that's not right. With Cao Zhen's ability, he should know Xiahou Mao's talent. Could it be that the commander of Chang'an has been replaced?"

It was expected that Zhang He would be transferred away from Wuguan.

Liu Feng was surprised that Xiahou Mao was transferred to Wuguan.

Liu Feng had fought with Cao Zhen before. Combining the historical records and the evaluations of the fight, Liu Feng expected that Cao Zhen would not make such arrangements.

Therefore, during this surprise attack on Wuguan, Liu Feng not only brought Fa Zheng, but also sought out the Xu brothers who were smuggling Shu brocade.

The fact that the Xu brothers were smuggling Shu brocade had long been discovered by Liu Feng's spies.

Liu Feng actually did not try to stop the smuggling.

If you want the horse to run, you also have to let it eat grass.

When Liu Feng was trying to take over the southern counties in Fangling, he also used Shu brocade to open the way and bribed a large number of southern powerful people.

In other words: Rather than saying that the Xu brothers were smuggling Shu brocade, it would be better to say that Liu Feng was deliberately guiding the Xu brothers to smuggle Shu brocade.

If there were no smuggling by the powerful, how could Liu Feng infiltrate the north with the help of the powerful?
Zhang He was able to kill Liu Feng's spies and hang them by the sword, but he could not kill the local tyrants who spontaneously smuggled Shu brocade.

Since ancient times, borrowing money from merchants has been common.

The reason why the "Crossing the River in White Clothes" was criticized was not because the merchant strategy was useless, but because Liu Bei and Sun Quan were allies at the time.

The Baiyi Crossing the River caused the normal friendly trade between the two sides to become tense.

If they were hostile countries from the beginning, then Lu Meng's crossing the river in white clothes would be no less brilliant than his secret plan of crossing Chencang.

And trade with hostile countries has always been prohibited.

For example, Cao Rui once issued an edict advising "Gentlemen, it would be better to buy less Shu brocade."

When things are out of the ordinary, accidents are likely to happen.

Liu Feng did not know that the main general in Guanzhong had been replaced by Cao Rui from Cao Zhen, and that Cao Zhen had already gone to Anding County to quell the rebellion, so he was both disdainful and suspicious of Xiahou Mao's transfer to Wuguan.

About half an hour later.

Xu Zhong at the front sent back a message saying that "Xiahou Mao needs to seize twenty vehicles of Shu brocade" before allowing the convoy to enter the country tonight.

"How greedy! Xu Zhong only brought 200 carts of Shu brocade, but Xiahou Mao wanted 20!"

"If you're not greedy, the team won't be able to enter the customs."

Liu Feng and Fa Zheng smiled at each other.

Although Xu Zhong did not send back more useful information, Xiahou Mao was willing to allow these 200 Shu brocades to enter the pass, and Liu Feng's plan to seize the pass was half completed.

In order to avoid being noticed.

Liu Feng did not seize the pass when the caravan entered.

The road in front of Wuguan was narrow, and the baggage carts loaded with Shu brocade occupied half of the road, making it unsuitable for a large army to break in.

not to mention.

Liu Feng was not sure either, but Xiahou Mi at Wuguan was 100% sure to have fallen into the trap.

As the 200 baggage carts loaded with Shu brocade entered the pass, the sky grew dark.

Xiahou Mao ordered the gate to be closed tightly, and then hosted a banquet for Xu Zhong inside the pass.

The twenty carts of Shu brocade were obtained by Xiahou Mi through coercion and inducement.

Seeing Xu Zhong having to put on a smile even after losing twenty pieces of Shu brocade, Xiahou Mao felt more happy.

This is the taste of power.

So what about the powerful people in the south?
Don't you have to look at my, Xiahou Mao's, mood to be qualified to smuggle Shu brocade?
If I, Xiahou Mao, give you food, you will be a wealthy businessman who runs rampant in the two countries; if I, Xiahou Mao, do not give you food, you will be just a spy of the pseudo-Han.

Xu Zhong smiled, but he was cursing in his heart: Laugh, laugh, you won't be able to laugh tomorrow morning.

Thinking of Liu Feng's promise, Xu Zhong felt a surge of joy in his heart again.

Liu Feng's promise was simple: How much money can you make from smuggling? If you conquer Guanzhong, you will be the exclusive distributor of Shu brocade in Guanzhong! You can also make your descendants a marquis for their merits and start a career in the government.

Liu Feng promised them all: money, power, fame and fortune. Is there anything more profitable than this?
True.

There would be great risks in helping Liu Feng. For example, Xu Xin, who was still in the north, might be detained and questioned.

But compared with the benefits promised by Liu Feng, Xu Xin's risk was insignificant.

Smuggling is like putting your head on your belt.

If Xu Xin did not help Liu Feng, he would also be detained and interrogated.

It's just a weighing of the pros and cons.

In order to make tonight's plan successful, Xu Zhong flattered Xiahou Mao while getting close to Wang Chong.

He even said that he would not resent Wang Chong just because Xiahou Mao forcibly took twenty carts of Shu brocade. As long as Wang Chong stayed in Wuguan in the future, he would always be a friend of the Nanxiang Xu family.

Wang Chong also took advantage of his drunkenness to secretly reveal that Xiahou Mao would not stay in Wuguan for too long and would not deduct 10% of the Shu brocade every time.

Drinking till midnight.

Xiahou Mao hugged his beautiful concubine and crawled into bed.

Although it is the warm spring season in March, the nights in Wuguan are still chilly.

Xu Zhong seized the opportunity, said he wanted to give Wang Chong a small gift, and took Wang Chong to the motorcade.

Wang Chong did not suspect anything and followed Xu Zhong drunkenly to the caravan's camp.

"I am not bragging. From now on, I, Wang Chong, will definitely become the commander of Wuguan Pass. There will be neither General Zuo nor General Anxi. When I become the commander of Wuguan Pass, your Xu family's convoy can pass through Wuguan Pass whenever they want. Even in the middle of the night, I can open and close the gate for you."

While Wang Chong was boasting, he looked around with his big belly, and when he saw the carts full of Shu brocade, he couldn't help swallowing again.

Suddenly.

A teasing voice sounded in my ears.

"General Wang, you just said that the door can be opened in the middle of the night. Is that true?"

Wang Chong laughed: "Of course! I am Wang Chong. Hmm?"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Chong felt something was wrong and subconsciously pressed the hilt of the knife. Just as he was about to turn around, a cold knife was placed on his neck.

"General Wang, you fled in fear of punishment in the past, bringing shame to His Majesty. Do you know your guilt today?" The teasing voice sounded again.

Feeling the blade at his neck, Wang Chong felt cold sweat all over his head and feet. "Brother, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand. Brother Xu, is this the gift you want to give me?"

Xu Zhong spread his hands and said, "General Wang, I'm sorry that I lied to you. I am a Han Chinese and will not associate with Cao Cao. Considering that General Wang is my friend, I am willing to save his life."

Wang Chong finally reacted and frowned as he asked, "Whose subordinates are you? Since you don't want to kill me, we can discuss everything."

Seeing that Wang Chong did not shout, the joking voice behind him also stopped laughing: "You are quite sensible. I am Li Ping, General of the Northern Expedition and General of Chariots and Cavalry of the Han Dynasty, and General of Breaking the Enemy under the command of the Prince of Yan. His Highness has ordered that those who are willing to surrender will be pardoned."

Wang Chong's pupils shrank: "King Yan? Isn't he in Wancheng?"

Li Ping's voice turned cold: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, otherwise your life will be in danger. If it weren't for Xu Zhong, I would have cut your neck with a knife just now.

Without you, it would be a little harder at best, but it wouldn't mean I can't open or close the door."

Wang Chong's body became even stiffer, and he said hurriedly, "Swords have no eyes, General Li, don't get excited. I didn't mean to betray Your Majesty, but Li Yan's intimidation was too great, so I had no choice but to do this."

There was a pause.

Wang Chong continued, “Xiahou Mao had just arrived and his military prestige had not yet been established. He also often played with his beautiful concubines at the Pass, which made many officers and soldiers at the Pass dissatisfied.

If General Li is willing to trust me, I will personally go to the gate to welcome the Prince of Yan into the pass."

Li Ping then put down his knife, took out the Zhuge Crossbow, and shot an arrow at the ground in front of Wang Chong.

"This is Zhuge Crossbow. It can shoot ten rounds per crossbow. Killing a person within fifty steps is as easy as taking something out of a bag. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

Looking at the crossbow arrow half-buried in the ground, Wang Chong felt even colder and said hurriedly, "General Li, rest assured, I have no second thoughts!"

Subsequently.

Wang Chong brought Xu Zhong, Li Ping and others to the gate and shouted at them to open it.

The garrison commander at the door asked in confusion, "General Wang, it is already late at night, the doors cannot be opened without permission."

Wang Chong yelled, "Don't I know that you can't turn it on and off late at night?
General Anxi got twenty carts of Shu brocade by himself, but he refused to share any of them with us. Aren't you angry?
Brother Xu knows how hard we work, and he has hidden some good things outside the pass to give to us."

The garrison commander was even more suspicious: "But we didn't see any vehicles outside the pass during the day?"

Wang Chong scolded, "You can only be a poor garrison commander. Don't you know that there is no business without fraud?"

Wang Chong seemed to feel that it was not a good idea to scold Xu Zhong in front of him, so he turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, please don't blame me, I am not scolding you."

Xu Zhong said he didn't care.

The commander scratched his head, not being able to hear what was wrong. He also saw that Wang Chong was a little irritable after drinking, so he thought for a moment and decided to open and close the door.

Wang Chong called on Xu Zhong to hurry up: "Brother Xu, if General Anxi finds out about opening and closing the door late at night, I will be punished too. Hurry up."

The garrison commander standing by saw that Wang Chong was also anxious, and thought to himself that he was overthinking it, and stopped doubting it.

Li Ping glanced to his left and right, raised the torch and waved it outside the pass.

"It's done!"

Wang Ping, who had been lying in ambush outside the pass, came quickly with the Dian cavalry.

As the horses' hooves were wrapped with cloth and their crotches were tied, and it was late at night and visibility was difficult, the Wei soldiers at Wuguan did not notice anything unusual even from a distance.

When they came into view, the Yunnan cavalry were less than a hundred steps away!

The sharp-eyed garrison commander was horrified: "General Wang, the enemy soldiers are advancing, quickly enter the pass!"

Wang Chong pretended not to know: "What are you yelling about? Where did these bandits come from? This is the warhorse Brother Xu gave me."

Tunjiang’s forehead is full of question marks?

A gift of war horse?

Do you think I'm blind?
Seeing that the garrison commander was about to draw his sword, Li Ping turned around, drew his sword and chopped the garrison commander, and shouted to Wang Chong: "General Wang, what are you waiting for?"

Seeing their general being hacked to death, the surrounding Wei soldiers looked at Li Ping in horror, and so did Wang Chong.

Hearing Li Ping's shout again, Wang Chong knew that there was no way to end this peacefully, so he could only bite the bullet and shout: "General Wang Chong is under the command of the King of Yan of the Han Dynasty. The King of Yan ordered me to lie in wait for many years, and today I finally found the opportunity. All of you follow me to capture and kill Xiahou Mao, and share the wealth and honor!"

When Wang Chong defected, Liu Feng had little reputation and Liu Bei had just taken over Western Sichuan.

There is no such thing as lurking.

Wang Chong was quite smart. He knew that being fickle was the most criticized thing, so this shout immediately established his status.

From now on, everyone knows that Wang Chong is not a fickle person, but a spy planted in Cao Wei by Liu Feng a few years ago. He did not flee because of fear of crime when he offended Li Yan, but was instructed by Liu Feng.

[This fellow is quite cunning. ]

Li Ping looked at Wang Chong with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Originally, Li Ping wanted to kill Wang Chong as well. Since he was afraid of being punished and fled to Cao Wei, and betrayed Xiahou Mao to open the gates, he would definitely rebel against Liu Feng again.

Li Ping killed Wang Chong in private, and at most he would be reprimanded and punished by Liu Feng in public, but secretly he would still be trusted and respected by Liu Feng.

Just like when Xu You was killed, history records the crime as "relying on old friendship and being disloyal", but in fact it was Cao Cao who just found this excuse.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is more vivid. Xu Chu killed Xu You with one sword, and Cao Cao symbolically punished Xu Chu.

After Wang Chong's shout, Li Ping had no choice but to take action.

Because Xiahou Mao was drunk, the deputy general Wang Chong defected, and the garrison commander at the gate was killed, Wang Ping's cavalry was no longer blocked and rushed into the pass.

Subsequently.

Liu Feng led a large army to charge in again.

The Cao Wei soldiers at Wuguan were suddenly thrown into chaos.

Some fought desperately, some fled in panic, and some knelt down and surrendered.

Some officers also went straight to Xiahou Mao's residence, urging him to take charge of the situation and resist Liu Feng.

Upon learning that Liu Feng was leading his troops into the pass, Xiahou Mao was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and all the alcohol disappeared.

Thinking about the 200 pieces of Shu brocade that Xu Zhong brought into the pass today, Xiahou Mao also figured out the cause and effect.

[Got to run! ]

Xiahou Mao had only one thought in his mind at this moment.

Take charge of the overall situation and resist Liu Feng?

I am not good at military strategy, but I am not stupid!

If I could stop Liu Feng, the General of the Western Expedition would not be Cao Zhen but me.

Xiahou Mao has self-knowledge and knows his own strengths and weaknesses.

The most important thing is: if you are caught by Liu Feng, you will definitely die!

Xiahou Mao was not as powerful as Cao Ren, who could not make Cao Pi compromise and cede land in exchange for prisoners.

If Xiahou Mi were really captured by Liu Feng and taken to Chang'an, Cao Rui would definitely shoot him to death with one arrow.

Don’t be fooled by Cao Rui’s seemingly amiable appearance; he had been following Cao Cao since he was a child.

There will be no mercy when I get ruthless!
It is more likely that the late emperor once said, "If anyone holds a hostage, they should all be attacked together, regardless of the hostage."

Seeing Xiahou Mao running away, the officer who reported the news was stunned.

General Anxi ran away, what should we do?
The lieutenant looked around, gritted his teeth, and fled after Xiahou Mi.

Only three stone of corn a month, what’s the point of playing with life!
Less than half an hour.

Wuguan was captured by the Han army, and more than a thousand surrendered soldiers were captured.

"This guy Xiahou Mao ran away quite quickly!" Liu Feng didn't care too much when he learned that Xiahou Mao had escaped.

There's not much use in keeping a duck.

Now that he had taken Wuguan, Liu Feng had a springboard to enter Guanzhong.

After learning that the commander in Chang'an was Cao Rui, Fa Zheng could not help but be surprised: "I didn't expect that even Cao Zhen was not in Chang'an. It must be God's help that we can achieve this great success."

Subsequently.

Fa Zheng immediately proposed: "Your Highness, although Wuguan has been breached, the mountain road from Wuguan to Chang'an is steep, and there are many checkpoints, pavilions, and post stations.

Now that many Wei soldiers from Wuguan have escaped, the checkpoints in the rear will surely hear the news and take strict precautions.

Speed is of the essence in war. While Cao Zhen and Zhang He are not in Chang'an, we can quickly send elite light troops to attack, break through the checkpoints along the way, and advance into Yaoguan."

Liu Feng also knew that speed is of the essence in war.

It took Liu Bang's light troops seven days to march from Wuguan to Chang'an, but the Red Eyebrow Army took fifteen days because of their heavy baggage and were ambushed.

Now is the time to race against time.

Liu Feng did not hesitate and immediately ordered Generals Wang Ping and Li Ping to lead 2,000 infantry and cavalry to advance first.

(End of this chapter)