"Is this rumor really from His Majesty?" Wei Yan asked incredulously.
"Of course."
Guo Huai nodded and said: "I was chatting with His Majesty yesterday when I was playing chess. Your Majesty once recited this ballad when he was in a mood." As he said that, he glanced outside the pass and said with a smile: "At this time, our army is fighting with the Wei army. Maybe we can use this ballad."
, Huaite spread this rumor to his subordinates, not wanting it to come in handy today."
"Hahaha!"
Wei Yan burst out laughing when he heard this. He did not expect that this ballad was actually composed by Liu Chan.
The one who was surprised was actually Guo Huai.
Yesterday he played chess with Liu Chan and talked about the battle with Zhang He. Liu Chan smiled and said: "When the battle is about to end, I will send Zhang He a ballad as a commemoration."
Then he recited the song.
Guo Huai also didn't expect that Zhang He actually stopped attacking the city today, but instead formed a formation and yelled curses. This was not in line with his character.
"General Wenchang!" Guo Huai suddenly became serious and said: "Logically, Zhang He should continue to attack the city today, but he came to call for formation. Our army only needs to hold on to the dangerous pass, and we will not be fooled. Zhang He naturally knows this."
Wei Yan also nodded when he heard this: "There must be a hidden secret in this. Bo Ji is so familiar with it. Do you know what kind of tricks he will use?"
Zhang He led Cao Wei's elite troops to attack Tongguan in order to open up the connection between the Central Plains and Guanzhong. He would never give up attacking Tongguan easily.
Time——
Now it is not only important to the Han Dynasty, but also very important to Cao Wei.
Zhang He came to call for formation, which was a waste of time.
Is he stupid?
Definitely not.
He must have wanted to use other strategies to seize Tongguan because the force attack failed. Guo Huai was originally the governor of Yongzhou in Cao Wei, and he was also a colleague of Zhang He.
Maybe he should know something about Zhang He.
But Guo Huai shook his head: "Although Huai and Zhang He once served Cao Wei together, Huai lived in Yongliang for a long time and had little contact with Zhang He."
"This time our army has occupied the three passes of Tongguan, Wuguan and Pubanjin. If the Wei army wants to pass the pass, they can only attack Tongguan. There is no other way."
Guo Huai is also really puzzled.
If Wuguan or Pubanjin were still in Cao Wei, perhaps Zhang He's move would be understandable. For example, sending another group of troops from Wuguan or Pubanjin into Guanzhong, and then detouring to the west of Tongguan, could form a two-sided attack on Tongguan.<
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Before that, he hurried to Tongguan, thinking that if Tongguan was lost, he could attack Tongguan with the reinforcements from Luoyang.
But he fell into Wei Yan's trap and was attacked by Wei Yan and Liu Chan in the Forbidden ditch.
What exactly is Zhang He going to do?
Guo Huai and Wei Yan fell into deep thought. Anyway, they both could feel that Zhang He's move would not be that simple.
Later, they reported the matter to Liu Chan, who knew about these conspiracies. There is no record in history of how Zhang He attacked Tongguan.
Because in history, Liu Chan did not lead troops to raid Guanzhong. For the current war, he can only rely on Wei Yan and Guo Huai.
"Two generals," Liu Chan said: "No matter what tricks Zhang He plays, our army only needs to strictly guard the pass and not give him any opportunities. Even if he has all kinds of tricks, what can he do to me?"
Although Liu Chan's words have no constructive effect, they are still the only choice at the moment.
Be yourself and don’t give your opponents a chance.
Subsequently, Wei Yan strengthened the defense of Tongguan. Regardless of whether the Wei army attacked the city or not, the Han army always maintained a high degree of vigilance. Even late at night, more troops would be deployed to patrol the city.
On March 26, Zhang He called for formation but was scolded back by the Han army. On March 27 and 28, the Wei army did not call for formation again.
Until the morning of March 29th.
The Wei army, which had rested for three days, once again arrayed under Tongguan City.
However, Zhang He rested for three days, which gave the Han army a chance to breathe. After all, the Han army in Tongguan only had seven or eight thousand men.
On the 25th, Zhang He attacked the city six times in a row, causing the Han army to lose more than a thousand soldiers.
If Zhang He continued to maintain this high-intensity siege in the past three days, even if the Han army could hold Tongguan, there would probably not be many troops left today.
Precisely because Zhang He rested for three days, the Han army in Tongguan not only got a chance to breathe, but also yesterday evening, Liu Chan's long-awaited reinforcements finally arrived at Tongguan.
Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, arrived at Tongguan with 20,000 Han troops and generals such as Zhang Bao, Ma Dai, and Liao Hua.
On March 14, Zhuge Liang traveled all the way from Qishan Daying along the Wei River, traveling day and night, and finally arrived at Tongguan in half a month.
Along the way, Zhuge Liang was anxious every day. He was afraid that by the time he arrived, his ungrateful emperor would have already passed out.
Fortunately, there was no delay along the way. We only briefly stayed in Chang'an for more than two hours two days ago, because in the Guanzhong area at this time, only Chang'an still had the troops to fight the Han army.
Cao Zhen——
That's right, it's Cao Zhen.
After the battle with Wei Yan and Zhao Yun that day, Cao Zhen led more than 10,000 troops and entered Chang'an to wait for reinforcements.
As a result, he waited for several days and did not receive the reinforcements he wanted. Instead, he waited for Zhuge Liang, who led an army from Qishan.
As soon as Zhuge Liang's troops arrived, he immediately joined forces with Zhao Yun and Lu Peng to surround Chang'an City.
However, Cao Zhen did not panic. There were nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Chang'an City at this time, and there was sufficient food and grass. Even if Zhuge Liang led a large army to kill, it would be difficult to capture Chang'an City in a short while.
He only needs to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements from Luoyang to arrive, and the siege of Chang'an can be lifted.
What he didn't know was that Luoyang's reinforcements had already set off, but Zhang He was blocked at Tongguan and Cao Rui was blocked on the other side of the Yellow River. As for the hussar general Sima Yi, he was also busy cleaning up the Xincheng rebel general Meng Da. .
Also, Zhuge Liang surrounded Chang'an, but he did not immediately start to attack the city. That night, he withdrew 20,000 troops and horses to Tongguan.
The evening of the 28th.
Zhuge Liang finally arrived at Tongguan and met Liu Chan, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Chan is still alive.
Moreover, Tongguan is still in the hands of the Han Dynasty.
Zhuge Liang was worried and finally relaxed.
After briefly deploying defenses at Tongguan, Zhuge Liang met with the Han Emperor Liu Chan alone.
"Your Majesty!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang opened his mouth, Liu Chan, like a child who had done something wrong, said aggrievedly: "I'm sorry, Xiangfu, I was wrong. It was my recklessness that made Xiangfu worried."
Liu Chan took the initiative to admit his mistake to Zhuge Liang, and the current situation was in favor of the big man. The resentment Zhuge Liang originally suppressed in his heart has actually been relieved a lot.
After all, he came to Tongguan all night long not to scold the emperor, but because he was worried about Liu Chan's safety.
Compared with Liu Chan's safety, other things are no longer that important to Zhuge Liang.
"I hope your Majesty is fine," Zhuge Liang said with a charitable look on his face: "If your Majesty has any ideas next time, you can discuss it with the old minister first and never put yourself in danger again."
"Okay, I will listen to my father-in-law." Liu Chan chuckled and said, "I promise there will never be a next time. If there is a next time, I will definitely discuss it with my father-in-law first."
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This chapter has been completed!