Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 296

Come one step too late!
This was the first conditioned reflex in Zhong Yao's mind after he saw the urgent letter sent by Sima Yi.Just now, he sent a 5000-strong reinforcement army led by Xia Houlan to tell him that Pujin Pass and Tong Pass have all been occupied by Liu Bei's army, and his number is too small to recover the pass. Report to him first when you come back.At the same time, the urgent document sent to him by Sima Yi also arrived.

"My lord, my lord, you probably didn't expect that Zhao Botao's troops came out of Ziwu Valley not for Chang'an, but for Pujin Pass and Tongguan!" Zhong Yao sighed, if Zhao Feng really came to Chang'an, Zhong Yao would be disappointed Don't be afraid, there are still 4000 defenders in the city, plus some private soldiers sent by the major families, you can also gather [-] people.Taking Chang'an as a strong city, if these soldiers defend the city, if there is no internal response, Zhao Feng's tens of thousands of people can only look at the city and sigh.But he never expected that Zhao Feng's troops would come out of Meridian Valley, he just made a big detour, ignored this ancient Han Dynasty, and then went straight to Tongguan and Pujinguan.

Zhong Yao thought about it, and felt that it was really difficult to send troops to rescue Pujin Pass or Tongguan with the troops he had now. He could only send troops to inform Sima Yi first, and then stick to Chang'an by himself, allocating food and grass to supply the scattered Guan's Du Xi.On the other side, Ma Chao also attacked quite vigorously.

And at this moment, in front of Qingni Pass, Zhu Ran, Zhang Ren, and Hao Zhao looked at the ruins of the camp that were still smoking, and they were also in a good mood. "General Zhu, if it weren't for your fire, I'm afraid it would be a bit difficult for us to capture this green mud pass today!" Hao Zhao smiled and looked at the Guanzhong army camp that had been burned to nothing.It turned out that Zhu Ran was ordered to support Zhang Ren and Hao Zhao to capture the Qingni Pass, only to find out that the Qingni Pass was called a pass, but it was actually a camp set up in a dangerous place.It was very inconvenient for Zhang Ren and Hao Zhao to attack from the east from bottom to top.But Zhu Ran, who came from the west, did not have this problem.However, Zhu Ran saw that the enemy army was all camps, so he ordered people to condescend and throw fire objects, which ignited the enemy army camp. As a result, the Guanzhong army was in chaos.

"Ashamed, ashamed, if the two of you hadn't restrained the enemy army, how could I have played tricks behind their backs like this!" Zhu Ran was rather modest. What's the next step?"

"General Zhao said that the next step is to take advantage of the weak forces in Guanzhong, and my 4 troops will attack Chencangcheng and Xiegu Pass respectively. After taking these two passes, Sima Yi's army will be completely trapped. In Hanzhong!" Zhang Ren explained.This move is not poisonous. Right now Sima Yi in Hanzhong still has [-] to [-] troops, which is almost half of his net worth.If he was trapped to death in Hanzhong, then Sima Yi would be under the attack of Xichuan and Guanzhong in the future, and his destruction would be a matter of time.

"This plan is very good. These places are currently empty of defenses. How about this? I am willing to lead an army of [-] to attack Chencang City and cut off Sima Yi's escape route!" Zhu Ran first asked Ying.

"I would like to lead an army to take Xiegu Pass, only five thousand soldiers and horses are needed!" Hao Zhao, not to be outdone, followed closely behind and asked for Ying.Zhang Ren looked at the two of them, but in the end he couldn't help laughing and said: "Why are you two so anxious, even if we want to take these two places, we have to wait until we get out of this Wuguan Road, and then divide up our troops!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Ran and Hao Zhao couldn't help laughing when they heard the words, a little funny at their eagerness.No wonder they were not in a hurry, taking Guanzhong so quickly was definitely a great achievement, no one would not be excited.Now that the entire plan has been implemented more than halfway, it depends on whether the last few steps can be successful.The three of them didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly led the army to various passes without mentioning it.

At this time in Jinniu Road, Sima Yi secretly heaved a sigh of relief seeing Lu Xun who had already retreated, and then ordered the army to move out and return to Guanzhong quickly.At the same time, Guo Huai also sent someone to report that it was Yan Yan who suddenly withdrew to the East Three Counties overnight. Guo Huai felt that something was wrong, so he quickly sent someone to inform Sima Yi, and at the same time led his army northward to take the Xiegu Road to rescue Guanzhong.

"Boji handled things properly, if not, Guanzhong would be over!" Sima Yi said happily.However, he did not expect that the current situation in Guanzhong would be so complicated.Seeing that Guo Huai had led his army back to Guanzhong, Sima Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered the whole army to move out and slowly retreat from Chencang Road to Guanzhong.

Among the several valley roads from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, although the Xiegu Road is a bit steep, it is shorter; the Chencang Road is a little more convenient, but it is a bit of a detour.To be on the safe side, Sima Yi decided to take Chen Cang Road in order to take care of the clearance.What he didn't expect was that it was this mistake that ruined his last hope of saving the situation in Guanzhong.
When Sima Yi withdrew his troops, it was the time when Zhang Ren, Hao Zhao and others left Wuguan Road and entered Lantian County.Just when they were about to divide their forces, they suddenly received an urgent military report from Wang Ping of Tongguan, claiming that Cao Cao led the army to attack Guanzhong on a large scale, and the defenders at Pubanjin and Tongguan were insufficient, and they should send reinforcements to support immediately.When Zhang Ren and others heard the news, they were shocked.

"I really didn't expect Cao Cao to intervene at this time, what should I do!" Zhu Ran was a little panicked when he heard the words, and Hao Zhao's expression turned pale.After all, Zhang Ren is Xichuan's No.1 general, so he is relatively calm at this time.He lowered his head and thought for a while, then Zhang Ren raised his head and said: "Cao Cao's army must attack aggressively. If he is allowed to attack Guanzhong, everything will be over! Sima Yi's army is stranded in Hanzhong at this time. If he is allowed to return to Guanzhong, the strength of the troops will be different. The trend is bound to reverse. If I wait for some clever tricks, a month of hard work will be in vain!"

"What trick does General Zhang have?" Hearing what Zhang Ren said, Hao Zhao didn't mind it. After all, Zhu Ran and him had known each other for a while, and knowing what he said, he must have had a plan.Zhang Ren nodded, and then arranged in detail: "The purpose of our plan is to seize Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong falls into our hands, Xichuan and Guanzhong will attack Hanzhong in the future, and Sima Yi's fall is inevitable. Therefore, no matter what We must also stop Sima Yi and Cao Cao. Tongguan is a dangerous pass, and one man is the pass. Ten thousand men cannot open it. The princes are all good at defending the city. Tongguan has [-] defenders. I will send another [-] troops to help the battle, and I will be able to defend it."

"Okay!" Zhu Ran and Hao Zhao nodded in agreement. At this time, someone needs to come out to make a decision. With Zhang Ren's arrangement, everyone has a lot of confidence.

Zhang Ren continued: "As for Sima Yi's army stranded in Hanzhong, the fierce battle in Longxi is raging right now. If he wants to return to Guanzhong, he must take Xiegu Road or Chencang Road. I will lead an army of [-] to take Chencang, and Yifeng will lead you to lead an army of [-] to take Xiegu Road." Guguan and the rest of the army were all transferred to help General Zhao defend Pujin Pass, what do you think?"

"The general's arrangement is very clever. Now that Cao Cao has dispatched troops, we need to inform the Lord as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be very disadvantageous for me to wait for tens of thousands of horses to fight with Cao Cao and Sima Yi at the same time!" Zhu Ran finally made some comments. Ren Zi had nothing to do, so he quickly took out the pigeons accompanying the army and reported to Liu Bei, asking him to dispatch troops to enter the pass from Wuguan Road as soon as possible, and then help everywhere.As for the more than 4 people at hand, according to the arrangement just now, Zhang Ren led the army to take the farthest Chencang, Zhu Ran went to take Xieguguan, and Hao Zhao personally led the rest to support Tongguan and go Support Pujin Pass.

And when Pujin Pass was closed, Zhao Feng looked at the Yellow River in the east, and he was also secretly glad in his heart.The soldier told him just now that the Yellow River will freeze for dozens of days this winter, and if Cao Cao comes in winter, no matter how hard he tries, he will not be able to prevent him from crossing the Yellow River.At that time, I will be surrounded by 5000 Cao Jun at Pujin Pass, and as long as one farts, I can smoke the [-] people to death.

Putting aside the spoof thoughts in his mind, Zhao Feng also made up his mind and prepared to guard Pujin Pass.According to the latest Malai report, Cao Cao has captured most of Hedong County and is advancing rapidly here.Sima Yi's garrison in Hedong County was almost vulnerable, and he failed to slow down Cao Cao's pace much.

"Grandma, I actually hope that Sima Yi's defenders will be stronger, isn't that too spoof!" Zhao Feng smiled helplessly.The current battle is also the most difficult and dangerous moment he has encountered in his life.Now the 5000 people under his command are almost all Danyang elite soldiers.In history, Li Ling used [-] Danyang elite soldiers to defeat [-] Huns cavalry.Now that I am fighting to the death like this, I am repeating the story of my ancestors.Besides, now I can hold on to the pass, which is much stronger than Li Ling's field battle.

"General, just now Captain Niu came to report that he has confiscated all the ships within [-] miles upstream and downstream on both sides of the strait. Besides, the ferry has also been burned down." Just when Zhao Feng was lost in thought, Zhang Ni rushed over report.Zhao Feng woke up when he heard the words, and asked immediately, "How long will Cao Cao arrive?"

"According to the report from Tanma, Cao Cao's troops arrived in Anyi last night. March early tomorrow morning, and arrive at Hedong tomorrow afternoon!" Zhang Ni said not optimistically.Zhao Feng nodded, and then asked, "How are you doing what I asked you to do?"

"It's all ready, General, can this thing be useful?" Zhang Ni asked hesitantly.At the moment of life and death, although Zhao Feng was still calm and composed, he seemed a little worried.

"Of course it is useful, at least it can stop Cao Cao for half a day!" Zhao Feng said lightly.In this extraordinary period, he will always be calm and composed in front of the soldiers.Only when he is alone, there will be a trace of confusion or confusion on his face.

Compared to Zhao Feng's bewilderment and perplexity, at this time east of the Yellow River, Prime Minister Cao was quite high-spirited. After an army of 13 entered Hedong County, Cao Cao showed no mercy to those who had betrayed him.Every time a city was broken, all the males over 13 years old were slaughtered, and those under [-] years old were used as slave labor. In addition, all the women were used as official slaves.The magistrates of all counties were all executed by Ling Chi.

On this day, Anyi County was finally captured. As long as they cross the Yellow River tomorrow, they can attack Pujin Pass and enter the pass.Cao Cao knew that now that Sima Yi's main force was attracted to Guanzhong, it might be difficult for Xu Huang to attack Tongguan, and it shouldn't be a big problem to win Pujin Pass by himself.

So in Anyi County, Cao Jun was a scene of singing and dancing. The soldiers who had just been rewarded were full of wine and food. The concubine is having fun.

He likes to play with other people's wives, this is Cao Cao's half-open secret within his group.However, just when he felt very comfortable, a burst of untimely footsteps sounded outside the tent.Through the curtain, Cao Cao heard Cheng Yu's voice.

"Zhongde, what's the matter?" Cao Cao asked as he continued to fight, and the alluring woman under him was beaten back by the mighty prime minister, so he could only beg for mercy.

"My lord, I just visited Ma to report that Pujin was closed, and Liu Beijun's banner was replaced! Looking across the river, it turned out to be Zhao Botao!" Even through the curtain, Cao Cao could hear the surprise in Cheng Yu's words.

"Zhao Botao?" Cao Cao was also surprised when he heard the words, he couldn't help but stop his movement, and then he ejaculated and shot.

(End of this chapter)