As the saying goes, stealing the chicken will lose the rice. Cao Rui had such a feeling at this moment; he originally wanted to take advantage of Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang's absence in Chang'an to send troops to capture Guanzhong.
But——
The truth is just the opposite.
Sima Yi sent 100,000 troops, and together with Sun Quan, he also sent 80,000 Wu troops.
As a result, Sima Yi stood still in Wuguan. As for Soochow's 80,000 navy troops, they were defeated by Li Feng in Yufu County, and also lost Zigui. What's more terrible is that Xu Shu asked Li Yi to follow Jianning Send troops to attack Jiaozhou.
Soochow never dreamed that the Han army would send troops from Jianning to the south, first conquering Guiyang County without any bloodshed, and then forcibly conquering Jiaozhou.
This——
Sun Quan's head was about to explode. He joined forces with Wei to attack Shu. Not only did they not gain a single city or territory, but they lost two counties in a row. At the same time, the entire area from the south of Jiaozhou to Jiaozhi County was basically given to the Han Dynasty.
Now Sun Quan just wants to reconcile with the Han Dynasty, because he also wants to return Jiaozhou and Guiyang counties, and at the same time, he also hopes that the Han army will withdraw from these two counties.
Sun Quan can still send envoys to repair it.
Where is Cao Rui?
Go and cultivate with Liu Chan at this time?
Impossible——
Although Sima Yi's army was blocked outside Wuguan City, there were originally 50,000 troops stationed in Luoyang. Previously, Cao Shuang was sent to rescue Hedong with 20,000 elite troops. Now Luoyang only has 30,000 troops left to mobilize.
However, Cao Rui is very willing.
As soon as Cao Shuang left, he personally led the last 30,000 elite troops from Luoyang to the north via the Qingzhang River, and then entered Shangdang County, preparing for a decisive battle with Liu Chan in Jinyang.
238 AD, September 27, noon.
Shangdang County, County Sheriff’s Mansion.
Dozens of civil servants and generals stood in the entire county governor's mansion. They all looked nervous because the place where the county governor used to sit was replaced by someone today.
This person is the emperor of the Wei Dynasty - Cao Rui.
Cao Rui had a gloomy face.
After several days of rapid march, he finally arrived at Shangdang County.
"Zhang Aiqing!"
Cao Rui suddenly called out, which immediately surprised Zhang Hu, the governor of Shangdang County. He quickly stepped out of the queue and bowed: "I am here."
Zhang Hu, the son of the famous Wei general Zhang Liao, was a partial general and was granted the title of Marquis of Jinyang. He is currently the prefect of Shangdang County.
Cao Rui looked at Zhang Hu and asked: "Ai Qing, please tell me, what is the situation in Jinyang now, and where is Liu Adou now?"
"Back to Your Majesty!" Zhang Hu said: "A few days ago, the Han army suddenly sent troops out of Wenshui, attacked Daling County by surprise, and then defrauded Jinyang City..."
Zhang Hu reported to Cao Rui the battle in the Jinzhong Basin these past few days, but by the time he finished speaking, the sweat on his forehead had already fallen like raindrops.
"Sudden...surprise attack...fraud..." Cao Rui said coldly: "Is Liu Adou going to kill me in the hinterland of Wei Dynasty like this?"
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As soon as Cao Rui finished speaking, Zhang Hu and the others who went to Shangdang County Civil and Military Affairs suddenly felt chills running down their backs.
But, he was also very depressed.
Liu Adou arrived too quickly. By the time he knew it, it was already too late to rescue Jinyang.
Moreover, he actually sent troops to rescue.
But when his soldiers arrived at Leping, they found that Leping had been captured by the Han army. What's even more terrible is that the Han army stationed 3,000 light cavalry in Leping, and the 5,000 troops and horses sent by Zhang Hu to rescue were basically Infantry.
Three thousand cavalry against five thousand infantry.
The results are obvious.
The Han army left only a thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, and sent out 2,000 cavalry. Soon, the 5,000 Shangdang infantry were rushed to pieces, and in the end they had to retreat back to Shangdang.
After losing the first battle, Zhang Hu soon received the news.
Jinyang has been captured by Wei Yan. It is already too late for Zhang Hu to rescue Jinyang. After all, the Han army attacking Jinzhong this time is all cavalry.
Zhang Hu did not send any more troops.
Because he was still a little worried, worried that if he sent troops to rescue Jinyang, the Han army would take the opportunity to seize his Shangdang County. If that happened, he would really be doomed.
Moreover, in the past few days, he also received news that the Han army was attacking Hedong County again.
What to do?
Zhang Hu, who only has more than 10,000 troops, what should he do?
Seeing all the civil and military personnel in Shangdang County bowing their heads and saying nothing, Cao Rui paused for a moment and did not pursue anyone's responsibility.
Because of the war in Jinzhong, he actually knew about it before he even left Luoyang.
This Liu Chan doesn’t play by common sense.
When the Wei Dynasty attacked Wuguan, you did not send troops to Wuguan for rescue, but you took the opportunity to rush into Jinzhong. The defenders of the cities in Jinzhong were unprepared and were caught off guard again.
"Ahem!" Cao Rui coughed twice and then said: "My personal expedition this time is to have a decisive battle with Liu Adou in Jinyang."
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Decisive battle——
As soon as Cao Rui finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.
Of course, they all understood that Liu Adou really made Cao Rui anxious.
Cao Rui still looked at everyone with a gloomy face: "You guys all listen to me, Jinyang, the whole of Jinzhong must be taken back by me."
"No!"
The generals immediately agreed.
Cao Rui really planned to give Liu Chan a decisive battle this time. He couldn't wait any longer and was unwilling to wait any longer.
If Liu Adou is allowed to continue to develop, I am afraid that the Wei Dynasty will have to be destroyed by him sooner or later.
As the most powerful entity among the Three Kingdoms, even if Han and Wu joined forces, the Wei State might not be able to shake it. However, it has hit a wall repeatedly in recent years.
Liu Adou——
This time there is you but not me.
Cao Rui immediately ordered: "Zhuge Dan and Xia Houhui, I will give you 10,000 elite troops and immediately raise troops to attack Leping. The passage into Jinyang must be opened within three days."
"No!"
Zhuge Dan and Xia Houhui agreed in unison.
Then, Cao Ruicai said: "The rest of the generals will follow my troops to Jinyang in three days."
Cao Rui needs time now, he is waiting for someone.
This person is naturally Sima Yi who was in Wuguan.
Because Liu Chan in Jinyang now has more than 20,000 elite cavalry, while Cao Rui currently only has 30,000 infantry cavalry. If the two armies are really fighting like this, Cao Rui cannot guarantee that he will win.
But Sima Yi has an army of 100,000.
When he left Luoyang, he had already ordered Sima Yi to withdraw from the Wuguan battlefield immediately and rush to Jinzhong to join him. Cao Rui was waiting for Sima Yi to arrive.
As soon as Sima Yi's army arrives, he will have enough confidence to defeat Liu Chan outside Jinyang City, and may even directly capture Liu Chan alive.
Captured alive——
I want to capture this Liu Adou alive.
However, what he didn't know was that Sima Yi, who was in Wuguan, was speechless after receiving the emperor's edict.
"General!" General Yingyang Wen Qin, the governor of Lujiang, asked: "General, do you really want to withdraw your troops to Jinzhong?"
"???" Sima Yi was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "According to Zhong Ruo's plan, does it mean that I should resist the decree and disobey it?"
"No!" Wen Qin said again: "As the saying goes, the general will accept and receive the orders of the foreign king. This time our troops entered Wuguan and attacked for several days, with initial results. If we withdraw from Wuguan at this time..."
Wen Qin seemed to feel a little pity.
From the time the army began to attack Wuguan, the Wei army had been stagnant because its bed crossbows did not have the same range as the Han army's bed crossbows.
However, it has been clearly discovered in the past few days.
The Han army's crossbow shooting is no longer as frequent as before. Perhaps the arrows in Wuguan City are no longer sufficient. It is also for this reason that the Wei army has repeatedly attacked the city in the past few days and has attacked Wuguan City many times.< /p>
If we continue to attack for a few more days.
Perhaps Wuguan can be breached.
But——
At this juncture, Emperor Cao Rui suddenly issued an edict to withdraw the army from Wuguan and rush to the battlefield in central Jinxi.
This~
Wen Qin felt a little pity anyway.
Sima Yi helplessly shook his head and said: "Although what Zhong Ruo said is reasonable." He paused before saying: "It's just that this time the Shu army reached Jinzhong, the emperor personally marched against the enemy, and the Wei army The main force is all in my hands..."
Sima Yi also had some difficulties.
"If I refuse the edict and disobey it..." Sima Yi sighed and said, "If the emperor encounters something unexpected in Jinyang... Even if Yi is killed, he will still be responsible..."
Sima Yi's worries are not unreasonable.
Cao Rui Yujia personally conquered Jinyang, and Emperor Liu Chan of the Shu Kingdom also arrived in Jinyang. According to Tanma's news, Zhuge Liang, who had previously conquered the Tang Dynasty in the west, has also led his army to return for reinforcements and will arrive in Guanzhong in the near future.
If Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Chan was going to fight Cao Rui in Jinyang, Sima Yi would not have to think about it. Zhuge Liang would definitely send troops to Jinyang to fight with Liu Chan.
If Zhuge Liang leads the army to Jinyang, Cao Rui will be defeated.
What's more, Wuguan is still strong and it will take some time to break through.
Sima Yi said helplessly: "Instruct the three armies to leave 10,000 troops and horses to continue pretending to attack Wuguan. The rest will follow me to help Jinyang."
Wen Qin wanted to speak again, but Sima Yi had to swallow the words that were already on his lips.
But Sima Yi said calmly: "The emperor's safety is greater than the heaven."
"No!"
Wen Qin nodded slightly and agreed.
That night, Sima Yi led the main force of the Wei army to quietly withdraw from Wuguan, leaving only 10,000 people behind, led by Zhang Qian, who continued to pretend to attack Wuguan every day.
But——
As the saying goes, water far away cannot quench thirst nearby.
Sima Yi withdrew from Wuguan and rushed to Jinzhong in a hurry, but the journey was relatively far. He could not compare with Xu Shu who came straight from Guanzhong to Hedong.
Xu Shu mobilized an army of 40,000, divided into two groups, and attacked Hedong County from Tongguan and Pubanjin. Xu Shu personally led an army of 20,000 to Pubanjin and took the lead in advancing into Hedong County.
There are actually not many troops stationed in Hedong County. Except for the 10,000 Wei troops in Anyi City, the other cities are only guarded by 3,000 or 2,000 county soldiers. Not to mention Xu Shu's 20,000 troops, even Zhao Tong's 10,000 cavalry were closed. Close your home and dare not go out of the city to fight.
Xu Shu was naturally a little impatient, so he didn't bother to pay attention to these county towns, but went straight to Anyi City to kill them.
That is to say, when Cao Rui arrived at Shangdang County, Xu Shu led the army to Anyi City. At this time, a fierce battle was going on in Yuan County to the east of Anyi City.
Cao Shuang led 20,000 elite troops to rescue Hedong County.
But the Yuan County in front of him was already occupied by the Han army.
"Xiahouba!" Cao Shuang said seriously: "I will give you one day to conquer this Yuanxian county."
Xiahou Ba naturally obeyed the order, originally thinking that it was just a small county town, how could it block the elites of the Wei Dynasty?
But——
Xiahou Ba led eight thousand Wei soldiers to attack Yuan County for a whole day and night. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the small Yuan County was still in the hands of the Han army.
"Brother!" Gongsun Wang said worriedly: "With such a strong attack by the Wei army, this Yuan County may become our grave."
"Hahaha!" Xiahou Ze laughed loudly and said: "It is really a blessing to die in battle for the general." After saying that, he glanced at the Wei army camp outside the city and sneered: "Even if the two of us die in battle,
, we must also drag the Wei army to be buried with him."
Three thousand people resisted eight thousand people and attacked for a whole day and night; nearly two thousand people of the Han army died in the battle, and almost three or four thousand people of the Wei army died.
If we only count the number of casualties.
Xia Houze and Gongsun Wang have made great contributions.
After all, Yuan County is still in their hands at this time.
Gongsun Wang, who was a little worried at first, smiled when he heard what Xia Houze said and said: "Okay, it is really a blessing in this life to be able to die in battle with my brother!"
While the two were talking, Wei Jun, who paused for a moment, launched another attack.
"Get ready to meet the enemy!"
Xiahouze immediately stood up and gave serious orders to the Han troops at the top of the city.
Maybe——
This will be their last fight with the Wei army.
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This chapter has been completed!