Sure enough, in less than a stick of incense, another Dharma Realm general arrived as a scout as quickly as possible.
The Great Shu Dynasty sent out all its troops. Shu Emperor Liu Bei personally led the expedition, leading famous generals such as Silver Dragon Zhao Yun and Wolong Fengchu to attack Kuiguan. The troops pointed at Badong Prefecture and Baidi Prefecture.
In addition, Guan Yu, the martial sage, sent his troops out of Bashu and along the Han River to attack Shangyong Mansion in the northwest of the Eighteen Prefectures in Xiangyang. They even defeated several cities and Shangyong was in danger.
Yi Hou Zhang Fei sent his troops out of Wuxi, entered the Yi Road, forcibly crossed the Tianjiang River, and invaded Xiling Mansion (the prefecture west of Jiangling Mansion). Fortunately, there were natural dangers in Tianjiang and Xiling Mansion noticed it in time, but the situation was not optimistic and reinforcements were needed.
The Great Shu Dynasty was even more ruthless than the Great Wu Dynasty, trying to destroy the Eighteen Houses of Xiangyang in one go.
The Wu army had just sent out troops all the way, but the Shu army was personally mobilized by the Emperor of Shu. The generals and divisions all sent out together, and the troops were divided into three groups, attacking from the south, north, and center.
The only thing worth celebrating is...
There is no information coming from the Wei Empire and Tiandu area. It seems that the Wei Empire did not make a surprise attack on Tiandu.
Of course, this may also be due to distance and time. It is not that the Wei Empire did not take action, but that the information has not yet arrived.
It is normal that the Wei Empire did not fight. With Wei Emperor Cao Cao's great talent and strategy, he was not necessarily willing to do thankless things.
Tiandu Xiongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is an ancient capital-protecting formation. Even if the Wei army captures Xiongguan at all costs, there is nothing they can do with the capital-protecting ancient array, just to occupy the Tiandu Guard City? Why bother...
As for Yuan Long and Yuan Shao in the northeast, they are quite far away from Dali and have no border with each other. They will have to divide their troops to garrison in two places if they fall. In all likelihood, they will not take action!
…
In less than half an hour, a battle broke out at the south gate of Fancheng.
The Xinwuwei and Dali generals who were mixed up in the defeated Yuan army rose up and launched an attack. They shot and killed the Yuan army defenders at extremely fast speeds and defeated the Yuan army defending the city.
Then, Xu Chu led 20,000 Xinwu guards to guard the south gate. Wang Bodang, Cheng Yuanzhi and other generals led the remaining 30,000 Xinwu guards to attack the main palace of Fancheng.
Yuan Shu originally wanted to withdraw a little distance to avoid Li Huang's sharp edge, but as soon as he retreated... he retreated again and again, aiming to retreat into Fancheng.
Before his butt was warmed up, there were shouts of killing. It was reported that the Li army had entered the city and was approaching the city lord's palace. Yuan Shu was so frightened that he sent people to operate the city defense formation and led his guards to evacuate again.
The city lord's palace retreated to the east city gate, intending to escape again after seeing that the situation was unfavorable...
Fancheng is an economically important city comparable to Xiangyang Fucheng. Although the city defense formation is powerful, it is basically for the outside world, not the inside. It can stop the army from leaving the city, but it can't stop the army from leaving the city!
More than half an hour later...
The main palace of Fancheng fell, and the city defense formation was closed. The deserting army, which had been prepared for a long time, was led by the blood-devouring warriors and the moon-worshiping disciples, followed by the rest of the army, who swarmed in.
Yuan Shu, who had already retreated to the east gate of Fancheng, seemed not to be too surprised. He led his troops to leave "calmly" and retreated to Dengcheng in the northeast.
Before Yuan Shu arrived in Dengcheng, he received dozens of urgent military reports...
The Wu Dynasty's troops were divided into three groups, from Jiangxia Prefecture, Chaisang Prefecture, and Jianye Prefecture, and went north to invade Yuan Shu's territory.
In the Wei Empire, Emperor Cao Cao of Wei personally conquered. There was only one way to cross the Tianhe River and forcefully board Guandu, but it was even more fierce. The four war kings of the Wei Dynasty came out together. As soon as they landed at Guandu, their troops were divided into five groups, spread out, and attacked Zhongmou.
Yuan Long and Yuan Shao, who were also members of the Yuan clan, also divided their troops into three groups and attacked Dongjun Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, and Le'an Prefecture respectively, and the army went south.
When he heard this information, Yuan Shu turned pale in an instant, spurted out a mouthful of blood, fainted and fell to the ground...
I don’t know if I should regret fighting Da Li in the future. Even if I don’t, it seems that Yuan Shu can’t stop the siege of the three major forces!
No difference!
Is this a heavenly death spell?!
…
Fancheng.
The bright moon rises in the middle, and the moonlight is like water.
Fancheng, an important city in the south, changed hands, but did not experience much bloodshed. There was only the battle at the South Gate and the street where Xinwuwei attacked the city lord's palace.
This time, Yuan Shu was frightened and retreated very quickly and consciously. Therefore, the change of ownership of the important city did not have many twists and turns, and it did not cause much damage to the buildings in the city, the people's livelihood and other people's livelihood.
At the east city gate, Wu Xin stood in front of the city gate tower, looking at the Yuan army evacuating like a wave over the mountains and plains. He did not let the Li army pursue him, and he was not excited. Instead, he frowned with thick eyebrows and his face was full of worry!
"Lord! Yuan's army in the city has been basically eliminated, either killed or surrendered, and the whole city is under control!"
Zhang Mancheng, who was stained with a lot of blood, strode over excitedly with several soldiers, and kept reporting.
"Let's take a rest and take the prisoners of Yuan Army to Dengcheng..."
Wu Xin nodded, without much surprise or excitement, and ordered in a calm tone, paused, and sighed with some reluctance:
"Let's make peace!"
Everyone present looked unwilling. According to this situation, if the Li army catches up, they might be able to seize the opportunity to capture Deng City and then threaten the ancient capital of Jingzhou... Nanyang City, also known as Wancheng.
By then...
The biggest goal of this war has been achieved. The Tiandu area and the Eighteen Prefectures of Xiangyang have been completely connected. With the five rivers and mountains as a screen, it has become a country of its own. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating!
It's a pity that everyone was unwilling to do so, but no one objected or refuted, but silently accepted the order.
Shu Wu invades and a powerful enemy comes to attack. What can we do if we don't talk about peace?
A three-way war?
"This place! This city! This matter! King Wu Cheng is responsible for it. The other generals should rest and reorganize the army as soon as possible, and return south overnight to rush to help everywhere!"
Seeing that the generals had no objections, Wu Xin ordered again. The generals still had no objections and accepted the order one after another.
Negotiating peace in a timely manner is not just about worrying about a three-party war.
What's more important is that the army gathered this time needs to rush to support various places. Xiangyang's Eighteenth Mansion has been preparing quietly for three years, but even if the war continues, the army is still far from enough!
"Don't worry, sir! It will be fine..."
While Wu Xin frowned in thought, he put a warm and soft little hand in his hand, and Dugu Jialuo comforted him in a soft and distressed voice.
"Well! Of course it's okay. Anyway, we have the capital of heaven nearby and the mainland far away. What should I be afraid of?"
Wu Xin's heart felt warm, he returned his small hand and said bravely, then smiled and continued: "The most important thing is... I have you here with me, so what do I have to fear?!"
Dugu Jialuo's pretty face turned red, and he glanced shyly at Wu Xin, but didn't move away...
She knew very well that the pressure on Emperor Li and Wu Xin was huge at this time, and the situation in Dali was very dangerous at this time. The man in front of her was obviously trying to hold on!
The faces of all the generals present were normal, and no one was making fun of or being surprised. Isn’t that normal? Everyone has seen that for a long time...
"Jialuo has always been very wise. Do you have any ideas about the situation at hand? Is there any solution?"
After thinking hard for a long time to no avail, Wu Xin asked casually, brainstorming, it would be nice to get some inspiration!
"Yes! It's very effective and easy to solve! But the young master doesn't know how to use it..."
Dugu Jialuo seemed to be well prepared and answered without hesitation, his tone was quite confident and affirmative.
"ah?!"
Not only Wu Xin, but also Zhang Mancheng, Xu Chu and others also looked at Dugu Jialuo in surprise and confusion.
Looking at the world, who else can resolve the current crisis?
It’s a dead end that cannot be saved by gods!
"What can I do?!"
"It's very simple! Contact the fifth lady and lead the Beiyuan cavalry south..."
