...half a month ago.

Jincheng County has entered midsummer, and the sun is shining brightly.

The weather was not unbearable.

The wind coming down from the plateau carries the chill on the snowy tops, and it is very cool when it reaches Heguan.

And this era is already in the Little Ice Age in history.

"General, the Shu army has moved out." The scout came to report.

The key role in this drama finally appears.

With an army of 60,000 to 70,000 assembled, plus the original defenders of Hanzhong, the amount of food and grass is not a small amount.

The Kingdom of Shu can't keep up its consumption.

"Is it Tianshui or Nan'an?" Yang Zheng said.

"Twenty thousand troops came out of Tazhong, entered Gansong, turned north, united with the Qiang people in Minshan, and attacked Taoyang."

"Huh?" Yang Zheng was stunned.

Zhuge Wuhou always used his troops to fight steadily, but Jiang Wei's troops were quite treacherous, swaying east and west, swaying left and right, and stunned the Wei army several times.

Taoyang is located in the south of Wuhan, and for Deng Ai and Guo Huai, it is a corner place.

But for Yang Zheng, it was a little uncomfortable.

An unfriendly ally holding a knife and gesticulating in front of the house would make no one feel at ease.

Heguan is very close to Taoyang, Jishishan is very close to Taoyang, and Xiping is also very close to Taoyang!

Although they are allies, this behavior itself is too uncertain.

Yang Zheng had to think, should the Shu army attack him? Or should they attack Deng Ai?

These days, we are allies today and enemies to death tomorrow.

However, Jiang Wei's move attracted Deng Ai, and the armies from the Wubao fortresses west of the Yellow River gathered together and marched south with great fanfare, entering Didao, but gave way to Panhan.

Now Longxi County has become a war buffer zone.

The situation in Longyou couldn't help but make Yang Zheng confused, and he didn't know what the two of them were going to do. As a strategically important place, they didn't seem to see it.

However, Jincheng's pressure suddenly became much lighter.

"Is Jiang Wei in Taoyang?" Yang Zheng asked.

The scout shook his head and said, "The general of Taoyang is Zhang Yi, the general of Shu's expedition to the west."

Yang Zheng was stunned. It seemed that after Fei Yi's death, the Shu Kingdom became radical.

Just when Yang Zheng was thinking about whether to dismantle the continuous Wubao in the east, news came from the north that Hu Fen intended to withdraw his troops.

And it's very urgent.

Based on the recent news coming from Wuwei, there should be a fire in the rear.

Judging from the overall situation in Longyou, Yang Zheng can only benefit from the north, which means that he cannot let Hu Fen go back and increase the pressure on Meng Guan and Pang Qing.

In Yang Zheng's plan, the best situation is to break through several cities and sweep a large number of Wuwei's population southward.

As for the south, let Jiang Wei and Deng Ai fight to the death.

On the surface, Wei and Wu are mortal enemies.

What Yang Zheng has in hand is an internal fight. If Jiang Wei takes advantage of it, it means an invasion by foreign enemies. When the time comes, Yongliang will be shaken and Luoyang will be furious.

The situation is not so easy to clean up.

Sima Division had just come to power and needed military exploits to stabilize his position. If Deng Ai lost the city and territory in the west, where would Sima Division's face be?

The pressure unknowingly shifted to Deng Ai.

In the Battle of Po Qiang, with Sima Yi's prestige, Deng Ai was basically exempted from punishment. Now if it is Sima Shi, if he is defeated again, Deng Ai's Nan'an governor will also be in trouble.

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"The river pass will be left to you. Don't get involved in the battle between Deng Ai and Jiang Wei. Just guard the south gate and watch the fire from the other side." Yang Zheng said to Zhou Zhi.

At this time, he vaguely felt that Longxi would not be able to fight.

A detailed investigation revealed that there were 60,000 to 70,000 Shu troops on the front line at Yinping in Hanzhong, while there were only 20,000 troops in Longxi. Including the Qiang people, it only seemed to be a huge force.

The rafters at the top rot first.

Deng Ai and Jiang Wei both had backup, as well as Guo Huai and Sima Fu behind them, so there was no need for him to rush forward.

"I obey the order!" Zhou Zhi said with cupped hands.

The longer he stayed in Heguan, the more he admired Zhou Zhi. Although this person was from a rough background, he led troops and deployed defenses in an orderly manner. He was not just brave.

As time goes by, Xiping will gain another handsome talent.

The people recommended by Lu Zhi are probably not bad.

After bidding farewell to Zhou Zhi, Yang Zheng led the army and rushed to Lingju.

To the east of Wuting against the river, Hu Fen's camp really seemed to be retreating, half of the camp was cleared.

Zhang Te deliberately built three pontoon bridges and sent several Qiang cavalry righteous followers across the river. They did not attack and just wandered outside the camp every day.

Hu Fen also sent out Hu cavalry, and the two cavalrymen strangled and fought against each other along the Wu Pavilion.

Both sides are equally matched and hurt each other.

"I want what the enemy doesn't want!" Although Zhang Te didn't know why Hu Fen retreated, he had a very strategic vision and delayed the enemy.

Yang Zheng laughed loudly, "Yes, since Hu Fen is here, we can't let him leave so easily!"

"If you don't teach him a lesson, he will really think that we in Xiping are easy to bully!" Liu Heng also grinned.

After a few more days of procrastination, the Liangzhou Army on the other side became a little anxious and began to retreat in batches.

At the same time, substantial news finally came from the south.

"The Shu army of Liao Hua, Fu Qian, and Liu Yin's 20,000 troops came out of the stone camp, broke Dong Pavilion, took Iron Cage Mountain, and went straight to the Nan'an Administrative Station Bi Road!" The scouts came to report on flying cavalry.

"The Shu army finally couldn't hold it any longer," Zhang Te said with relief.

Jincheng County faced the two main forces of Hu Fen and Deng Ai, and the pressure on Zhang Te was not small.

But Yang Zheng still had doubts, "Where is Jiang Wei? Is there no news about Jiang Wei?"

The scout replied honestly: "I haven't found anything yet."

"Explore again."

"only!"

In such a big battle, Jiang Wei won't take part?

How is this possible?

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

The Shu army launched such a massive Northern Expedition, and it was inseparable from Jiang Wei.

"General, Hu Fen has withdrawn his army!" the voice of a soldier sounded outside the tent.

Yang Zheng and Zhang Te immediately left the camp, and saw Hu Fenjun on the opposite side packing up his gear, his carriages and horses slowly retreating to the north. A large banner with "Liangzhou Governor Hu" standing behind him, surrounded by more than 10,000 horsemen.

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"I ask you to kill Hu Fen across the river and capture him alive as a sacrifice!" Liu Heng said, carrying the newly forged mace.

"The enemy's army retreated without disorder. Their formation was strict and invincible." Zhang Te shook his head and said.

If Yang Zheng is willing to spend a lot of money and fight to the death, it will not be difficult to retain Hu Fen.

It’s just that the situation in Yongliang will be rewritten from now on.

From covert warfare to open warfare.

In order to establish his prestige, Sima Division would probably not launch the historical Battle of Dongxing, but instead mobilize the elite from Luoyang, join forces with Yongliang, unite the Qiang and Hu, Xiongnu, and Xianbei, and start a Battle of Xiping...

The Qiang and Hu people did not accept Hu Fen's order, but they had to carefully consider Sima Shi's words.

Those who do not plan for the eternity will not be able to plan for a moment, and those who do not plan for the overall situation will not be able to plan for a region.

In a word, it's not time to fall out yet.

"Liu Heng!" Yang Zheng shouted.

"My subordinate is here!" Liu Heng half-knelt in front of him in great excitement, with a smile on his face.

"I will let you cross the river..."

"Okay!" Before he finished speaking, Liu Heng jumped up, his neck red with excitement, and turned around to rush out.

"Why are you so anxious? I haven't even finished what I said." Yang Zheng always suspected that he was sick, "I order you to take three hundred gongs and drummers to cross the river, and follow behind with the gongs and drums to see him off all the way!"

"This... this..." Liu Heng opened his mouth.
To be continued...