The combat effectiveness of the Hanzhong Army was so low that it could be said to be vulnerable. The Dingjun Mountain Camp and Tiandang Mountain Camp, which Yang Ang had high hopes for, were defeated in less than three days by the Daqian Army.
During this period, Yang Ang led an army to meet the soldiers in the Tiandang Mountain camp and wanted to rescue some soldiers. However, Ma Chao led the army to defeat Yang Ang's Hanzhong Army. Three army commanders of the Hanzhong Army died in the hands of Ma Chao, and even Yang Ang. They almost died at the hands of Ma Chao.
That is to say, he has a special status and is Yang Song's younger brother. Wei Yan led an army to meet Yang Ang and rescued him from Ma Chao.
However, Ma Chao's bravery in this battle completely destroyed the morale of the Hanzhong Army, and no one dared to speak of the battle between Yangpingguan and Daqian Army.
Ma Chao's bravery in this battle was even rewarded by Liu Shi. He smiled and said: "The Han army has thousands of enemies, and there are many powerful generals, especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Our army died in the hands of two people. Thousand stones of Sima have exceeded With the number of ten, this time our army has finally produced such a powerful general. Meng Qi is worthy of being a descendant of General Fubo. Fight this battle well and conquer Hanzhong. I recommend you to go to Mayi Military Academy!"
Ma Chao was surprised and assured Liu Shi: "I will definitely live up to the general's expectations. When I invade Hanzhong, I will definitely kill Liu Bei under his horse!"
Sometimes he laughed out loud when he heard this, and acknowledged Ma Chao's wish, saying that he would find this opportunity for him.
There was a reason why Liu Shi was so happy. Over the years, the Da Gan Army had won many battles against the Han Army.
But it is not without its disadvantages. First, their navy suffered a loss not long ago. Fan Xian was beaten by Guan Yu and fled. The Jiujiang County and Lujiang County that could have been captured were once again taken back by Guan Yu, and they launched a large-scale attack. Yangzhou's strategy has been seriously hindered!
The second is that the Han army has so many powerful generals. In the original battle of Yuzhou, the Daqian army was obviously stronger, but it was Zhang Fei who boosted morale on the battlefield and killed two and three captains of their Daqian army. Army Sima, so that the morale of the Han army was greatly shaken, and the Daqian army was driven back, allowing them to flee back to Nanyang.
On the battlefield behind, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and other powerful generals emerged. They led their actions to kill left and right on the battlefield, which was unstoppable. The Han army clearly did not have the advantage on the battlefield, but they relied on forcefully. These powerful generals regained a lot of advantages on the battlefield. The Daqian army surrounded the Han army many times, but these powerful generals and their personal guards forced their way out of the way, allowing the Han army to escape. .
It is not that the generals of the Daqian Army could not stand the behavior of the Han generals, but when they led people to rob and kill these powerful generals, it became an act of sending people to death, so that Xu Wei specially issued an order, and the rank of captain was Military generals will no longer be allowed to charge on the front line.
At the same time, he also ordered the generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan who were seen on the battlefield not to be allowed to lead the charge, but to lead the army to surround and kill him.
When Xu Wei issued this order, he didn't have much deep meaning. He wanted to reduce the losses of his mid-level generals. After all, he was deeply influenced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He still knew that the bravery of Guan Zhang, Zhao, Ma, and Huang were all due to the value of force. There are more than 90 top generals, but he only has third-rate generals like Zhang Baiqi, Yang Feng, and Wang Dang who give away experience, and even the second-rate generals whose names will not appear. The two sides are going to face each other. There is no need to think about it. The loser must be his own side.
But it is difficult for the military in Daqian to accept such an order. Xu Wei issued such an order, which means that his generals cannot defeat Liu Bei's generals. In this era, even if generals command large armies, they still have to charge on the front line. After all, there are only a few Confucian generals who are both civil and military like the Three Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty. Whether they can fight is also an important indicator of a general.
Xu Wei's order was like announcing to the world that they could not fight. This made Zhang Baiqi and other generals feel deeply humiliated. However, they knew Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's bravery clearly. There really aren't any generals who can match him among the Qian army, so if you rashly confront them, you'll only end up losing your life.
Therefore, the generals on the large cadre side can only say: "The people who guard Zhang, Zhao, Huang, and Wei are just ordinary men. Real generals still have to compete with each other to command the army and win or lose the war."
But Xu Wei's order still made Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others famous all over the world. Even the world's overlord Lei Gong was afraid of the mighty general. He naturally became a hero on the side of the Han Dynasty. He was warmly welcomed and fanatically worshiped, and became a hero of the Han Dynasty. the savior.
The military of the Daqian Army can only find ways to find some strong generals to compare with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Now Liu Shi sees that the young general Ma Chao has some such potential. If Ma Chao is allowed to grow up for a few more years, he may not be able to defeat them. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were killed by their horses.
The words are divided into two parts. At this time, there is an atmosphere of despair in Yangping Pass! These actions of the Hanzhong Army have dragged down Wei Yan to death. After experiencing these two defeats, there are only more than 3,000 troops left in Yangping Pass, and their morale is low. And he is about to face The opponent had a large army of 30,000 elite troops, and the opponent also had the advantage of artillery. This battle made it impossible for Wei Yan to fight.
Liu Shi was also unyielding when he had the upper hand. After knowing that he had the advantage in troops and artillery, he placed the mortar battalion at the front of the army after eliminating the threats on his left and right, and then dozens of The mortars continued to bombard the Han army on the opposite side. The explosions made the Han army in Yangping Pass frightened and their morale was low. Soldiers continued to surrender to the Daqian army.
Faced with such a critical situation, Wei Yan could only keep asking for reinforcements and artillery from Liu Bei in the rear. Even if there was no artillery, some thunder cannons and trebuchets would be fine. Without long-range weapons, Wei Yan and the others were always being suppressed. Basically. They have no power to fight back. In this situation, no matter how dangerous Yangping Pass is, they cannot hold it for long!
The news from Wei Yan made Liu Bei frown. Now there is a crisis everywhere in Hanzhong, but Yangping Pass is the most dangerous place. Once Yangping Pass is broken, Hanzhong will no longer be in danger. But at this time Liu Bei There were no soldiers or generals around to support Wei Yan, and artillery was on the march.
Now Liu Bei only has more than 30,000 new soldiers, but he dare not drag these soldiers onto the battlefield again.
Zhang Lu has managed Hanzhong well over the years, and it can even be said to be a paradise in troubled times, but this has also caused an extremely serious consequence.
While the feudal princes of the Han Dynasty were fighting fiercely, the people of Hanzhong were enjoying peace. While the princes of the Han Dynasty were thinking of ways to increase the combat effectiveness of the army, the Hanzhong army relied on its geographical advantages and spent more than ten years of troubled times leisurely. The only achievement of the Hanzhong Army during the year was to repulse the attack by Liu Zhang Hanzhong, but other than that, it had no other outstanding achievements.
So when Liu Bei arrived, he took over a Hanzhong that was extremely poorly equipped. The combat effectiveness of Hanzhong's army was not even as good as the militia of the Jingzhou Army, and the people of Hanzhong did not have the tension of troubled times at all. Even if Liu Bei recruited them into the military camp, they
There was no tense atmosphere at all. How dare Liu Bei let them go to the battlefield under such circumstances!