After three hours of fighting, Yang Tongshan succeeded in occupying Wuguan, but the price he paid was not small.
After the war statistics.
More than 800 Han troops were killed in this battle, and nearly a thousand others were injured.
Of the 800 defenders of the Wei army, more than 400 were killed and more than 100 were injured. The rest chose to surrender to the Han army after breaking the city.
Former Wuguan guard Yang Lipu——died in battle.
After Yang Tongshan captured Wuguan, he did not dare to relax at all. He immediately re-defended Wuguan.
Because he knows very well that winning Wuguan does not mean everything will be fine. The real test has just begun.
Because Yang Lipu, the former guard of Wuguan, sent people to Wancheng after learning that the Han army was approaching Chang'an. Although Wuguan has been occupied by the Han army now.
However, the Han army's raid on Guanzhong soon spread throughout the thirteen states of the world.
March 18.
Wuchang.
Sun Quan asked in horror: "The Shu army has really arrived in Chang'an?"
"Yes!" Zhang Zhao confirmed: "This time the Shu army attacked Guanzhong in three groups. Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan, Zhao Yun came out of Jigu, and Zhang Bao came out of Ziwu Road."
Sun Quan really couldn’t believe it.
Everyone said that Kong Ming was cautious and never took risks, but the use of troops this time increased the risks.
Among the three families of Wei, Shu and Wu, Cao Wei is the strongest, followed by Soochow and Shu Han.
But now, the weakest Shu Han has divided its troops into three groups to attack Cao Wei's Guanzhong. Is the Shu Han going to start an all-out war with the powerful Cao Wei?
Although Sun Quan was very surprised.
However, he began to make plans in his mind, and sent someone to recall the Governor Lu Xun that day.
March 19.
Luoyang.
Zhang He, the right general of Cao Wei, was ordered to return to the imperial capital Luoyang from Jingzhou. Originally, he was going to return to Beijing to lead troops into Guanzhong to assist the governor Cao Zhen in resisting Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.
But just when he first entered Luoyang.
Then I learned that the Shu army had arrived in Chang'an.
The ruling and opposition parties of Cao Wei were shocked.
"Your Majesty," Chen Qun came out of the squad and said, "The Shu army attacked our Guanzhong in three groups. One of them went out of Ziwu Road and has already reached Chang'an. This time the Shu army must have wanted to take advantage of our unpreparedness and quickly occupy Guanzhong."
Above the main hall.
All civil and military officials in Cao and Wei knew about the war in Guanzhong, and no one was not shocked by it.
They never dreamed that the Shu army would dare to divide its troops into three groups to attack Wei. How courageous was this?
Cao Rui seemed very calm.
He only learned the news that the Shu army had arrived in Chang'an early this morning. He was shocked at first, but now he is much calmer.
"Preach the message!"
"I ordered the Commander-in-Chief, Cao Zhen, to immediately take charge of the military affairs of Yongliang and Liang. The right general Zhang He led 50,000 elite troops from Tongguan into the pass to assist the Commander-in-Chief in resisting the Shu army!"
"Order Sima Yi, the general of the Hussars, to lead 30,000 troops out of Wancheng and enter Guanzhong via Wuguan."
"I!" Cao Rui suddenly stood up and said loudly to the hall: "I will lead 20,000 elite troops to cross the Yellow River west to join the Grand Governor in Chang'an to attack the Shu army together!"
The imperial chariot marches in person.
Cao Rui had already made the decision when he learned that Zhuge Liang left Qishan in the north. Not long after he ascended the throne, Soochow invaded the country, and now even the small Shu Kingdom wants to provoke the Wei Dynasty.
He is trying to establish his authority with this.
The Shu army suddenly divided into three groups to attack Guanzhong. This may sound shocking, but Cao Rui was not afraid at all.
After all, the Wei Dynasty has a strong army and strong horses, which is not something that a small Shu country can contend with. This time the Shu army entered Guanzhong in three groups, and they must have come out in full force.
If the main force of the Shu army is defeated in Guanzhong, the Wei Dynasty can take the opportunity to go south and destroy Shu.
Since Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty, it has been its mission to unify the world. Now that the Wei Dynasty is in my hands, I will definitely complete this mission.
Now that the Shu army has arrived in Chang'an, if nothing unexpected happens, they will soon send troops to seize Tongguan, Wuguan, and Pubanjin.
It's not too late now.
The Shu army is divided into three groups, can't we, the Wei Dynasty, divide our troops into four groups?
Cao Rui had previously learned that the total strength of the Shu army in this Northern Expedition was about 100,000, of which only 20,000 were cavalry, and the rest were all infantry.
Even though the Shu army has 20,000 cavalry, their war horses are Shu horses that are more suitable for mountain transportation and cannot be compared with the war horses of the Wei Dynasty.
Moreover, Cao Zhen in Guanzhong had three thousand cavalry at this time, and Guo Huai also had five thousand cavalry.
There are still 30,000 cavalry in Luoyang.
Guanzhong is a large plain with thousands of miles of fertile wilderness.
The Wei Dynasty mobilized nearly 40,000 cavalry, which was not comparable to the 20,000 Shu horses of the Shu army.
Moreover, at this time, even if the county soldiers stationed in Guanzhong are not included, the Wei Dynasty still has nearly 40,000 troops. Now it has added 70,000 troops from Luoyang and 30,000 troops from Wancheng, a total of nearly 100,000 people, but the Shu army can resist it. .
But——
This is all the troops and horses that Cao Rui's Wei State can mobilize now. As for the nearly 200,000 troops stationed on the front lines of Jingxiang, Yangxu and Xu, and the 100,000 troops and horses in the north, Cao Rui does not dare to move any of them now.
Just when Cao Rui was dispatching troops in Luoyang, Guanzhong also entered a critical moment. Zhao Yun, who traveled day and night from Xi County, finally caught up with Cao Zhen, who was returning to Chang'an, fifty miles away from Xianyang.
Cao Zhen's army has a total of 20,000 Wei soldiers, of which 3,000 are cavalry, while Zhao Yun's army has a total of 6,000 soldiers, of which 2,000 are cavalry.
See Zhao Yun chasing after him.
Cao Zhen was overjoyed.
Previously in Jigu, he had gone to challenge Zhao Yun several times, but Zhao Yun just wouldn't come out to fight.
This time he returned to Chang'an, but Zhao Yun took the initiative to pursue him. This also proved that the Shu army in Chang'an was just a cavalry force, not the main force of the Shu army.
Guo Huai had been dispatched to return to Chang'an before, and yesterday Guo Huai also sent a message to him. The Shu army outside Chang'an City was less than 10,000 and did not attack Chang'an.
Guo Huai suggested that the main force of the Shu army be led to the Guanzhong Plain to encircle and annihilate it, so as to prevent the Shu army from having the opportunity to retreat to Hanzhong.
Cao Zhen accepted this suggestion and immediately sent an order to the entire prefectures and counties in Guanzhong. If they encountered the Shu army, they would just stay at home without engaging in battle.
Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Yun who came first.
The two armies have just joined forces.
Cao Zhen did not attack with a large army, but instead fought and retreated. He seemed to be unable to withstand Zhao Yun's attack, so he allowed Zhao Yun to win a few small battles.
However, Cao Zhen retreated very slowly. It took almost two days for the 20,000-strong army to retreat to the outskirts of Chang'an.
Also during these two days, the Shu army that followed continued to approach Chang'an, and the first to arrive was General Wei Yan.
Wei Yan led 5,000 soldiers and horses, who were the elite of the Shu army, and all of them were cavalry. He was rushing to Tongguan to meet the emperor Liu Chan.
But when he just arrived in Chang'an, he met Zhao Yun who was fighting with Cao Zhen.
Zhao Yun's troops were not as numerous as Cao Zhen's. After several battles, Zhao Yun's troops were clearly at a disadvantage, but Cao Zhen did not intend to directly destroy them.
Cao Zhen’s purpose is very simple.
Zhuge Liang, who was following behind, felt that the Shu army still had a chance, so he could run faster.
However, before Cao Zhen could wait for Zhuge Liang, the main force of the Shu army, he was caught off guard by Wei Yan who suddenly came out.
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This chapter has been completed!