Zhuge Liang did not look at Wei Yan's expression. He was already anxious, but he looked calm on the surface.
"Your Majesty is now going deep alone," Zhuge Liang said calmly: "Cao Wei's reinforcements will soon encounter your Majesty!"
All the generals nodded in approval after hearing the words.
Zhuge Liang continued, "Your Majesty is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and there is no room for any mistakes. If your Majesty makes any mistakes, the Han Dynasty will be in danger."
"Everyone will obey the order!"
"No!"
All the Han generals immediately stood up and listened to Zhuge Liang's instructions. At the same time, they all felt that this matter was very difficult.
"Wu Yi, Li Sheng!"
"You two will lead 10,000 troops to garrison Qishan to prevent the Wei army from Longyou from taking the opportunity to enter Guanzhong."
"No!"
The two of them accepted the order, and Zhuge Liang said again: "Wang Ping and Ma Su, you two will lead 10,000 troops and go to Wuguan to replace Yang Tongshan to garrison Wuguan. When your Majesty withdraws from Tongguan, you can take a detour and return to Hanzhong."
"No!"
"Gao Xiang, Zhang Xiu, you two will lead five thousand troops to Pubanjin Ferry and take over from Guo Wei to garrison Pubanjin. When His Majesty returns safely from Tongguan, you two can try to retreat back to Hanzhong."
"Wei Yan!"
Zhuge Liang had just called Wei Yan, but he suddenly paused and said: "Chang Wen, if my prediction is correct, your Majesty should have captured Tongguan, and Cao Wei's reinforcements should arrive at Tongguan City soon."
Having said this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but become a little nervous. After all, Qishan is too far away from Tongguan, and Luoyang is only more than 200 miles away from Tongguan. If the cavalry works hard, they can reach Tongguan in two days.
Your Majesty, you have to hold on.
Of course, Zhuge Liang hoped that Shen Ji'an could ride back quickly enough to persuade Liu Chan to leave Tongguan early.
If not——
"I will give you five thousand elite soldiers. You can quickly rush to Tongguan with light armor. Your Majesty now has five thousand soldiers in Tongguan. It is unknown how effective they are in combat."
"You can either defend or withdraw based on the actual situation in Tongguan. Whether you defend or withdraw, you must protect His Majesty."
"I then led the army to Tongguan to support them."
Zhuge Liang looked at the generals in front of him, and now he could only place his hope on Wei Yan, hoping that he could reach Tongguan as quickly as possible.
After all, he had proposed the Ziwu Dao conspiracy before.
He must want this strategy to succeed more than anyone else. Now that Liu Chan has captured Tongguan, Wei Yan must feel that there is hope for taking the opportunity to capture the Guanzhong area.
The result was as expected, Wei Yan was overjoyed and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, Yan will rush to Tongguan day and night, but as long as Yan is here, Tongguan will not be lost."
Zhuge Liang ignored Wei Yan and continued to make arrangements: "The messengers informed General Zilong that only a small number of troops were left to defend Jigu. General Zilong immediately attacked Xi County to contain Cao Zhen's troops and horses. Don't let Cao Zhen have a chance.
Zeng Bing Changan."
"Other generals, come with me to Tongguan to meet His Majesty."
"No!"
After everything was arranged, the generals prepared to set off. The first to set off was Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei.
Wei Yan is more positive than ever.
At the Qishan Camp, while Zhuge Liang was busy mobilizing troops into Guanzhong to rescue Liu Chan, the Wei army in the Guanzhong area was also very busy.
The first is Cao Zhen who is stationed in Yi County.
A few days ago, Zhao Yun marched out of Baoxie Road with great fanfare and seemed to be attacking Guanzhong. Cao Zhen was ordered to lead an army of 30,000 to stop Zhao Yun.
However, when Cao Zhen arrived, Zhao Yun did not fight him. On the next day, he learned that Zhuge Liang had led his army out of Qishan.
Cao Zhen immediately understood that Zhao Yun's attack on Guanzhong was false, but Zhuge Liang's plan to capture Longyou was true.
Then Cao Zhen immediately sent someone to notify Guo Huai, asking Guo Huai to lead his cavalry to contain Zhuge Liang. At the same time, he sent someone to quickly return to Chang'an and asked someone to inform Luoyang that Zhuge Liang's troops were leaving Qishan to capture Longyou.
However, the people sent to Chang'an to report the news found that the Han army had already arrived outside Chang'an City.
The man was so frightened that he immediately returned to Yi County and reported the situation in Chang'an to Cao Zhen.
Cao Zhen was frightened. He originally thought that Zhuge Liang from Qishan was the main force, and his purpose was to attack Longyou and seize Liangzhou.
But now the Han army appears in Chang'an.
Don't think too much, this time the Shu Han is dividing its troops into three groups to attack Guanzhong. As for Zhao Yun in Jigu and Zhuge Liang in Qishan, I'm afraid they are all suspicious soldiers.
In other words, Zhuge Liang is not in Qishan at all.
So he immediately informed Guo Huai, who was originally going to Qishan to stop Zhuge Liang, to immediately lead his army back to Chang'an to aid Chang'an.
Because compared to Longyou, Chang'an is more important.
If Xijing falls, the government and the public will be shaken.
Moreover, Shu Han is very likely to quickly send troops to attack Tongguan. Once Tongguan fails, the connection between Guanzhong and the Central Plains will be cut off by Shu Han.
As long as Guanzhong is defended, a large number of reinforcements will come from the Central Plains. The Han army in Qishan and Zhao Yun in Jigu will no longer be a threat.
At the same time, Cao Zhen sent people to Luoyang and asked Emperor Cao Rui to quickly send troops to support Guanzhong.
Because the Wei army in Guanzhong now has limited strength.
The entire Guanzhong originally did not have many troops stationed there. Each county only had a few thousand troops, and some small counties even had less than a thousand troops.
The real mobile power is the 30,000 people he has and the 5,000 cavalry in Guo Huai's hands.
Although the Qishan camp seems to be a suspicious force now, its strength will definitely be much larger than that of the Han army in Jigu, at least 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Now that Chang'an is being attacked, it is still unclear whether Luoyang can rescue them in time. After all, Chang'an only has 5,000 defenders, so it is basically impossible to defend Chang'an.
Guo Huai had already led his troops to Chang'an, but Cao Zhen was still a little worried. At noon on March 13, he left 10,000 troops to garrison Xi County to contain Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi, while he personally led 20,000 troops to rush to Chang'an.
In an instant, the Han and Wei armies continued to send troops towards the Guanzhong Plain.
Guo Huai is a cavalryman and he is the fastest.
Next is the Han army led by Wei Yan. They marched day and night, and then took small roads to avoid encounters with the Wei army.
In the afternoon of March 14, Guo Huai led 5,000 cavalry and rushed to Chang'an. Lu Peng, who was still calling for battle in the south of the city, suddenly felt something bad and hurriedly withdrew his troops and returned to the camp to display a no-war sign.
Facing Guo Huai's 5,000 cavalry and only 2,500 Han infantry, Lu Peng knew very well that if there was a head-on confrontation, his number would not be enough for Guo Huai to charge.
For the time being, we can only rely on the camp to switch from offense to defense, which is what Liu Chan told him before leaving.
There is no chance of an army in Chang'an, so you can call for battle all day long.
If reinforcements come to rescue you, immediately close the stronghold to avoid fighting and wait for Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's reinforcements to rescue you.
Guo Huai also thought about attacking Lu Peng by force, but Lu Peng held on to the camp. If he attacked by force, although he could win, the loss of his five thousand cavalry would not be too small.
The crisis in Chang'an City is resolved.
These Han troops were trapped to death.
At the same time, the troops led by Yang Tongshan arrived at Wuguan City on the evening of March 14.
Yang Tongshan is not as lucky as Liu Chan and Guo Wei.
The general of Wuguan should have received the news.
Because the gate of Wuguan was closed tightly and the guards strung their bows and stringed their bows, Yang Tongshan immediately shouted: "We are the subordinates of the Grand Governor Cao Zhen. We are here to help guard Wuguan on the orders of the Grand Governor. Open the gate quickly."
But——
But the general guarding the pass laughed and said: "When you go back and tell the governor, Wuguan is as solid as a rock and there is no need for the governor to worry about it. Tongguan was deceived by the Shu army yesterday. As the guard of Wuguan, I will definitely not be deceived by the Shu army again."
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This chapter has been completed!