Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 324: Acting Separately
"Grandma, it's finally down!" Wen Pin couldn't help swearing the moment he stepped out of the cabin and landed on land.Behind him, Sun Fu was directing the soldiers to disembark slowly.Although these people are from Jiangdong and Jingxiang, and their water skills are good, but staying on the boat for so many days, no one can stand it.

It was almost time for the first watch, and although their landing site was a small fishing village by the Bohai Sea, even the most diligent fishermen in the village were still soundly asleep at this time.After assembling the troops, Wenpin counted the number of people a little, and it was almost 4000 people.

"Those two boats sank the night before yesterday, and almost thousands of brothers were killed or injured!" Sun Fu said sadly.Their 4-strong army was used by Zhuge Liang as the final move to raid the hinterland of Jizhou by sea, cut off the connection between Jizhou and Youzhou, raid Youzhou and disturb the hinterland of Jizhou.The 4-strong army at the time of departure, after many days of marching at sea, more than 3000 people were swept into the sea by the wind and waves the night before when the ship hit the rocks. In addition, many people died of vomiting because they were not used to sea navigation. .Just walking to Jizhou in this way, thousands of people were killed or injured just by non-combat attrition.

But it's worth it. Although Cao Wei is being attacked on three sides, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou are all being suppressed and beaten, but this breath has never been completely broken.On the other side of Bingzhou, Cao Hong and Zhang Fei were still fighting with equal strength. Xiahouba and Cao Xiu of Youzhou defended Zhuojun to block Ma Chao and Zhao Yun, and they failed to capture after several attacks.As for Jizhou, under the personal supervision of Cao Pi and the credit of the Beacon Tower, the Yellow River defense line miraculously blocked the Jingxiang Navy's raids again and again.Under such circumstances, if Cao Pi's character broke out and lasted another month, then Liu Bei might really have to withdraw his troops.Of course, Liu Bei is not without gains, at least he has already won most of the territory in Henan, Hongnong and Youbin, but there is still a certain gap between this and the original intention of defeating Cao Wei in one fell swoop.Therefore, at this time, Wenpin's surprise attack is crucial.

"Let the soldiers rest for a while, and then send people to find out the latest news, and then act!" Wen Pin thought for a while, and Sun Fu went to arrange the manpower without mentioning it.In the early morning of the next day, when the people in the fishing village were about to start their day's work, they were surprised to find that there were many more people around.Wenpin ordered the people to be controlled for the time being, and make plans after getting reliable news.

In the evening, the news came that the detectives had already found out. In order to deal with the enemies from the three sides, Cao Wei basically mobilized all the troops and horses that could be mobilized. The states and counties in the hinterland of Jizhou basically had at most a few thousand counties and national soldiers stationed there.The more than 3 elite soldiers under the command of Wenpin and Sun Fu are enough to turn the hinterland of Jizhou upside down.Moreover, according to the Tanmalai report, the grain that Cao Pi transported to Youzhou is basically stored in several large granaries in the Hejian area.Therefore, as long as this place is captured, Cao Xiu and others who are still in Zhuojun, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun are bound to collapse because of the lack of food.If you are lucky, you can easily mess up the entire interior of Jizhou. Cao Pi may have to surrender at that time.

Subduing the enemy without fighting is the highest state pursued by strategists.Of course, what Wenpin and Sun Fu didn't know was that at this time in the west, Huguan had been captured by Zhang Ren, and then Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng were going to completely eat Cao Hong.Of course, Cao Hong would not stand still, and Cao Hong and Cao Zhang broke through the encirclement on the night of the night when they defended according to the mountain.

Cao Hong's breakthrough came suddenly and swiftly.With the tiger and leopard cavalry as the vanguard, they aimed at the direction of Shangdang and charged desperately, and the rest of the troops followed.In order to prevent Zhao Feng and others from pursuing again, Cao Hong and others only ordered the front army to light a few torches, and the rear army all moved after hearing the sound.After all, Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei's troops did not have an absolute advantage, so the encirclement was somewhat loose, and they were actually asked to rush down a part of the mountain at night.In the middle of the night, it is difficult to chase him, and he can only chase him blindly.Seeing this, Zhang Fei couldn't help stamping his feet and cursing wildly.

"It's okay, Third General, we have already dug a deep ditch at the bottom of the mountain, which is enough to stop these people, they can't escape too many people!" Zhao Feng comforted.Fortunately, the two of them knew that Cao Hong had limited rations with the army, and they would definitely run away sooner or later, so they gathered troops to chase as soon as possible.In addition, although he couldn't see at night, he could always hear his voice, and Cao Hong must be retreating to Shangdang, so there was always a general direction for the pursuit, and it would not be chaotic.

Sure enough, not long after the pursuit started, groups of Cao soldiers could be encountered one after another.Some people resisted when they saw the pursuers, but most of them surrendered on the side of the road holding their heads.But Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei led the cavalry to chase for tens of miles, until the sky turned pale, but they failed to catch up with Cao Hong and Cao Zhang.

"These two boys run really fast!" Zhang Fei said angrily, and Zhao Feng comforted him, "Don't worry, Third General, we have captured more than [-] soldiers of Cao Jun after we chased them all the way down. Even if this guy ran back Shangdang has nothing else to do. Just now, justice came to report that he has captured Huguan, I will leave some people here to restrain them, go to Huguan and enter Jizhou, and destroy Cao's lair in one fell swoop!"

"That makes sense!" Zhang Fei nodded. At this time, it was only more than 30 miles away from Shangdang County, and the sky was not yet bright. Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei were afraid that the other party might have an ambush, so they gathered the army horses and controlled the prisoners. , and then wait until the large forces are assembled before making plans.

It was early in the summer, and more than an hour later, the sky was already slightly bright, and Zhang Yi and others who were behind also arrived one after another.Counting the results of the night pursuit, it turned out that [-] Cao troops were killed and captured, and nearly [-] were killed and captured, while their own losses were only a few thousand.

"Three generals, it is roughly estimated that even if Cao Hong and Cao Zhang were stationed in Shangdang, they would not have more than 8 troops. And here, even if Cao's prisoners are not included, there are still more than [-] people. How about it, We will send people to take the captives back first, and then we will leave tens of thousands of people here to contain Cao Hong, and I will rectify the brigade, from Huguan to Jizhou, and go straight to Cao Wei's lair!" Zhao Feng analyzed after thinking for a while.

"That's very good. In this way, we will leave [-] soldiers and horses for Yiyi who is stationed in Huguan, and he will be in charge of the affairs of Bingzhou. I will lead the army, enter Jizhou, and take Yecheng directly!" Zhang Fei immediately Make a decision.Now Zhang Yi was asked to send back the tens of thousands of Cao Jun prisoners he had captured before and after, and then he, Zhao Feng and others went to Huguan.

"Gongyi, now Cao Hong's army is only in the tens of thousands. I will keep 3 troops here with you. You only need to contain his troops. If you have a chance, you can wipe them out in one fell swoop. If you don't have a chance, just contain him and guard Bingzhou. , I will lead the army to attack Jizhou!" On Huguan Pass, Zhao Feng ordered Zhang Ren.

"Don't worry, my lord, I have my own measure!" Zhang Ren nodded.Originally, Zhang Yiren was a little displeased with this arrangement at first: After all, in this way, he will have nothing to do with the great credit for capturing the capital of Cao Jun in the future.But after thinking about it, people from all walks of life went to attack Jizhou. Now that he occupies Huguan, Cao Hongliang Road in Bingzhou was cut off.Even if your own strength is not as good as the opponent's, you can force the opponent to land.In this way, the first achievement in capturing Bingzhou is his own, so it's not bad to think about it.

At that moment, Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei assembled their army and horses, then passed through Huguan Pass and entered Jizhou.Going south from Huguan is Wei County, and then crossing the Zhang River to reach Yecheng directly, the road is very close.At this time, Cao Wei was exhausted in order to deal with the rest of the troops. In the inner area of ​​Wei County, there were only [-] county soldiers and [-] combat legions stationed.Xun Yan, the prefect of Weijun, was the son of Xun Yu and his cousin. When he saw the army approaching the city, he surrendered without hesitation.

"What, Zhuo County has also been breached?" After entering the city, Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng also learned an even more shocking news from Xun Yan.

"Exactly, news came from the north yesterday that General Wenpin of Jingzhou led his troops ashore from the Bohai Sea and raided the hinterland of Jizhou. Zhuo County in Youzhou was attacked from the front and rear, and has been defeated. Cao Xiu was killed and Xiahouba was captured. Now Hejian, Zhongshan The counties of Julu and Julu are all looking forward to the wind, and the court of Yecheng is also battered by this, and I'm afraid they won't be able to support it for long!" Xun Yan replied honestly.

"That's good. It seems that we should go south to Yecheng as soon as possible to join His Majesty and the others!" Zhao Feng nodded.At present, Ma Zhong was left to garrison Wei County, Zhao Feng himself and Zhang Fei went south to attack Yecheng.All kinds of news came along the way. After Youzhou was captured, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and Wenpin joined forces and swept across the northern Hebei, reaching Pingyuan County. You can form a siege of Yecheng with your own troops.

And that night, another news came.Under the pervasive attack of the Jingxiang Navy, the defense line of the Yellow River, which was riddled with holes, was finally densely sparse. Gan Ning raided Hanoi County, and then Liu Bei's army continued to kill him.Liu Bei sent Huang Zhong and Wei Yan to lead the army to pacify the land of Sili, and he personally led an army of 20 to attack Yecheng together with Guan Yu.So far, the three armies have all achieved the expected results, forming a tendency to encircle Yecheng.Although there was Jia Xu's ingenious plan to let Cao Hong lead his army back to Hebei, but now it seems that it is still a drop in the bucket.

In the autumn of the first year of Zhang Wu, in 214 A.D., Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao joined forces at the foot of the city of Ye and surrounded the capital of Wei with 30 people.At this time, there were only 4 or [-] defenders in the city, and there were only tens of thousands of troops left in Shangdang and Hebei in the outskirts.

Under the city of Yecheng, the three armies surrounded Yecheng together.In the golden military tent in the middle, Liu Bei personally received the meritorious ministers who sent troops this time. "Third brothers, Bo Tao, Zilong, Meng Qi, and Zhongye, you have lived up to my expectations this time. You have taken the land of Youhe and Jizhou. This is the first achievement. Come, let's drink this cup together!" After Liu Bei raised his wine glass, everyone did not dare to neglect and drank the wine one after another.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince of Chang'an City urgently reports!" At this moment, the guard delivered a military newspaper, Liu Bei took it and opened it, but he laughed and said, "It seems that I really don't want to be lonely!"

"What did your Majesty say?" Zhuge Liang seemed to have expected something, and asked quickly.

"The day before yesterday Sima Yi sent general Wang Shuang out of Hanzhong to attack Xichuan, but was repelled by Lu Boyan and others. It seems that Sima Yi, the king of Hanzhong, is really loyal to Cao Pi!" Liu Bei laughed.

Everyone smiled when they heard the words, Sima Yi was not strong enough, even if he made a fuss, he couldn't make a name for himself, and now this can only be regarded as a dying struggle.Moreover, he attacked Xichuan only for his own benefit.Zhao Feng shook his head, but then he said with a thought: "Your Majesty, I would like to lead the troops to wipe out this Sima Yi!"

"Bo Tao, why are you in such a hurry? Sima Yi is trapped in Hanzhong with only tens of thousands of troops, and sooner or later he will be wiped out." Liu Bei was surprised to see Zhao Feng's eagerness to deal with Sima Yi.No one knew why Zhao Feng was so impatient with Sima Yi who was already in the net.After much deliberation, everyone guessed that it was because he seized Hanzhong while taking advantage of the chaos, which made Zhao Feng unhappy.

No one knew how afraid Zhao Feng was of Sima Yi.In history, he was able to escape from such a dangerous environment in Shangang Valley.Although it is now entrenched in Hanzhong, the Sima family is a famous family in Hebei, with big roots and deep roots.In case, after the overall situation is settled, he will play it by ear and surrender again, and this disaster will definitely be left in the future.Just in case, Zhao Feng still wanted to take advantage of the fact that everyone was focusing on Cao Pi's skills, and go and kill Sima Yi, the scourge himself.In order to be able to achieve his goal, he doesn't care about the credit for breaking Yecheng.

Of course, it is difficult for Zhao Feng to say these things clearly, and he just said in empty words: "Your Majesty led the army to besiege Yecheng, General Huang wiped out the land of Sili, Cao Pi's fall is inevitable. If so, there are so many people here. He is a general, and he doesn't have one more minister, so it's better to take the opportunity to kill Sima Yi. The so-called flies can't kill people, but they are annoying. Besides, the minister's food is still in his hands! If you don't get it back as soon as possible, what will you do? Make a living!"

Liu Bei listened to his words a little dazedly, and when he heard the last sentence, he calmed down and said helplessly: "Bo Tao is really joking, now that you are a prince, you still care about such a small thing. Is it a place?" After speaking, he shook his head again and again, disapproving.The Shiyi mentioned by Zhao Feng refers to the Shiyi he used to be the Marquis of Wuxiang.But now that he has been entrusted with the throne, there is a whole county in Guanghan, so why is he so fussy about his former title?So this last excuse is really a bit of a spoof.

But at this time, Fazheng, who was with the army, also said: "Your Majesty, what King Guanghan said is not unreasonable. This Sima Yi has repeatedly committed crimes. It is indeed too hateful. Besides, the military supplies are now shipped from Henan. We need a lot, why not send some people back first, go to Jingxiang and Guanzhong to eat to relieve the pressure on the army, and wipe out Sima Yi along the way!"

If you want to say who under Liu Bei's command has the deepest resentment towards Sima Yi, it is basically illegal and righteous.I think that when Xianbei invaded Xiliang, Fazheng assisted Zhao Yun to assist Ma Chao to destroy Xianbei.He didn't want to run into trouble with Sima Yi, cut off the Longxi Mountain Road, and was forced to stay in Xiliang for several years, drinking a meal of northwest wind for nothing.If he hadn't walked through the Wenshan Road later, he would have had to drink for a few more years.Therefore, Fazheng's resentment towards Sima Yi is indeed overwhelming.Although I don't know why Zhao Feng wants to get along with Sima Yi, Fazheng still supports him.

Hearing Fazheng's words, Liu Bei was also a little surprised, and immediately understood that whether the military rations needed by the army were transported from Guanzhong, Jingxiang, or the Central Plains, they had to go through the Yellow River waterway.Even if the Jingxiang navy is responsible for the transportation, it will be a bit laborious.That being the case, it is better to send some people back to kill Sima Yi by the way.

Wanting to understand this, Liu Bei nodded and said: "In that case, Bo Tao, I will cooperate with your [-] troops to cooperate with the stranded troops in Shangyong, Xichuan, and Guanzhong to destroy Sima Yi!" Just go to select the army horse and prepare to kill Sima Yi.

Not to mention that Sima Yi's fall is imminent, Yecheng is already in chaos.The enemy's soldiers approached the city, which fully showed that Cao Xiu and others were hopeless.Now there are only tens of thousands of people in the city, and it is unrealistic to defend the city.Could it be that he is really at the end of his rope?

"My lords, now that Liu Bei is besieging the city, what can you do?" In the palace, Wei Wendi Cao Pi asked anxiously.Different from his panic, a group of ministers were noncommittal like sculptures.After all, in such a bad situation, unless it is a reincarnation of a god, it will be difficult to make a fortune.

"Taiwei, what strategy do you have to save the defeat?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Cao Pi could only ask Jia Xu for help.But to his disappointment, Jia Xu just shook his head slightly, with a helpless expression on his face.When things got to this point, even Jia Xu was helpless.

"Could it be that I, the great Wei, is exhausted and will be destroyed just a year after the founding of the country? Is it possible that I, Cao Pi, are so useless that I can't do it in Pian'an?" Countless thoughts flooded Cao Pi's mind, and they all turned into helplessness in the end. meaning.Looking at the ministers in the hall, many people's eyes were already flickering.Cao Pi knew that they should be thinking about how to surrender!
Can I surrender myself?Cao Pi asked himself, and felt that even if he surrendered, he was afraid that he, a traitor who usurped the Han, would not end well.Before Liu Bei's Northern Expedition, he made it clear that he was the murderer who killed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and if he was caught, he would die.In a word, even if I want to surrender, I have to ask others to accept it.

Hua Xin noticed the hesitation on Cao Pi's face.He was good at figuring out what he wanted, and he immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, the enemy army is coming so fiercely that we cannot match it. In this case, I would like to be an envoy to meet Liu Bei and discuss peace as an expedient measure. "

If you want to say that Hua Xin really knows how to behave and speak, he doesn't talk about surrender, but talks about making peace.In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cao Wei now has no capital to negotiate peace with Liu Bei.The key to this, Cao Pi naturally knows it well.It's just that he really didn't have the courage to commit suicide, so facing Hua Xin's suggestion, Cao Pi nodded in agreement after a long silence.

But at this time outside the city, Zhao Feng had already adjusted his troops and was ready to return to the army to deal with Sima Yi.After he picked out his men and horses, Liu Bei actually came to see him off in person.

(End of this chapter)