On the narrow mountain road, human lives continued to disappear amid roars and lamentations.
Even God couldn't bear to see this rush of limbs flying around and blood and flesh splattering. Many red clouds came from the sky, covering up the light of hope and making the world darken.
It seems that he wants to use the pure snowflakes in the cold winter to cover up the cruelty of the world.
But before the snowflakes fell, the war in Anyang County came to an end.
When the two armies are fighting, they most avoid being attacked from the rear.
Because in the rear are flags, drums, gold orders, etc., the morale of an army lies.
If the rear is lost, the front army will collapse!
Even if Sun Wu comes back to life, he can't save the war.
In order to kill or hold back Wei Yan, Zhou Tai even asked Bu Qu to lead the 300 troops to the front where the two armies were fighting fiercely. How could he resist Guan Xing and Banchen barbarians with only a few messengers left?
Attack?
Moreover, when it comes to fighting in the mountains, who can stop the Banzhen barbarians known as the "Magic Soldiers of Ba County"?
Not to mention, the thundering of war drums and the undulating battlefield of soldiers shouting for death made him realize that there was an enemy attack from the rear. The silent Guan Xing tribe was already more than a hundred steps away from him.
At such a distance, Banzhenman charged forward in an instant.
Zhou Tai didn't even have a chance to mobilize the soldiers from the front to return and form a formation to defend.
Our army was defeated.
He did not think about why there were Han troops in the rear.
There were no angry and angry scoldings, wondering why the scouts who had previously scouted the road did not find out that the Han army was ambushed here.
I just had some realization in my heart, and with the sadness of being helpless, I drew my sword in silence and stood under the general's flag, preparing to face the end of my life.
Of course.
He never thought about surrendering.
First, he rarely has great ambitions, he encourages himself by making achievements, and is not afraid of dying on the battlefield with the army.
On the other hand, since Cao Cao of Wei Wu was surrendered by Zhang Xiu and rebelled, Cao Wei not only tried to win over his generals with kindness, but also established laws to restrain them. Surrendering before the battle will definitely affect the family.
It just so happened that Zhou Tai came from a wealthy family with a very important family background.
Moreover, he was promoted beyond his rank by Sima Yi and entrusted with important tasks. If he surrendered, the consequences can be imagined.
Even if Sima Yi had no intention of causing trouble for the Nanyang Zhou family, the officials at all levels in Jingzhou would take the initiative to flatter him and try their best to suppress the Zhou family's desolation into dust.
If you die in battle, the responsibility for defeat will disappear with your death.
For the sake of your parents, your wife and children, and for your own reputation, why would you want to die?
As the Han army in his eyes got closer and closer, Zhou Tai closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When he opened his eyes again, they were filled with determination.
"kill!"
Spring thunder burst from his mouth, he raised the blade and rushed forward suddenly, like a moth flying into the flames.
However, he did not die.
Wang Ping, the commander of Banzhenman, rushed to the front. When he saw him coming to fight to the death, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
He also ordered the commander beside him, "Capture him alive!"
Therefore, the Qudu rushed forward with more than a dozen of his followers, and they cooperated very well. They used the technique of closing the shield and striking, trapping him tightly, and then knocked him to the ground, twisting his hands and binding him.
Even though his eyes were about to burst and he was cursing furiously, no one would cut him down to avoid making noise.
At the same time, his general's flag was also cut down.
Cao's soldiers, who were fighting fiercely with Wei Yan's troops, were already demoralized when they saw the enemy coming from behind. When Zhou Tai was captured, the tooth flag fell to the dust, and the ice in their hearts melted away.
Some abandoned their weapons and surrendered, some brandished their blades and roared in an attempt to kill the enemy, or some rushed into the mian water, hoping to escape with the current.
It's just that they ended badly.
Guan Xing asked Wang Ping to lead the army in front, and ordered Gofu to lead the army behind with crossbows, sniping and killing every Cao Wei soldier who tried to escape back to the west city.
It was his original intention not to let Xicheng and Sima Yi's troops in Shangyong know the news about this place.
Otherwise, he would not have stayed dormant for so long, waiting for Wei Yandu to take the lead before leading his army to attack.
"The thief has been defeated!"
Wei Yan, who was covered in blood and struggled forward, suddenly felt the pressure in front of him lighten.
Feeling strange in his heart, he raised his head and looked at the battlefield. When he saw that Cao Jun's fang flag was gone, he stood with his sword in his sight, wiped the sticky blood on his face, stroked his beard and laughed loudly.
It had been many years since he had charged forward with a sword so freely and fought to the death.
"Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
"Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
Without Wei Yan's orders, the generals of the Han army at all levels shouted slogans that destroyed the last remaining fighting spirit of Cao's army.
As more and more of Cao's soldiers were helplessly captured, the war drums here fell silent.
Therefore, Wei Yan, who was about to move forward to praise Guan Xing, suddenly stopped.
He heard the faint sound of war drums from behind.
He also suddenly remembered that Zheng Pu in the rear was only given 500 soldiers by him, but he had to hold back three times the enemy led by Shen Yi.
"You stay here and take in the prisoners."
Turning his head and giving instructions to the governor, Wei Yan pulled out the sword inserted into the soil, turned around and strode away, shouting loudly, "Commanders of the left army, follow me to kill the unjust traitor Shen Yi!"
"promise!"
The sound of acknowledging the promise was so loud that even the water in the river could not help but ripple.
There were about six hundred soldiers accompanying Wei Yan, like a dragon winding down the mountain, dragging its long body and galloping forward with the momentum of a thousand troops overcoming difficulties.
In fact, if they had arrived later, Zheng Pu might not have been able to save himself.
The soldiers led by Shen Yi were named Cao Jun, but they were actually members of the Shen family.
Everyone's family members are tenants of the Shen family, and they are all placed in various counties in Weixing County. Life and death are also controlled by Shen Yi's thoughts.
Knowing that reinforcements had arrived, morale was boosted and everyone moved forward bravely.
Zheng Pu only had 500 soldiers, and they were not his own troops.
If a soldier doesn't know his general, it's difficult to command him like an arm.
Moreover, since he wanted to secure the rear for Wei Yan, in order to avoid the passage of Shen Yi's sergeants, Zheng Pu had to give up forming a formation along the mountain and choose to fight on the block road.
There were few soldiers to begin with.
It is even more difficult to spread out the formation across the mountain road, and the military formation does not even have depth.
When Shen Yi and his troops arrived, the two sides were in close combat for less than a quarter of an hour, and Zheng Pu's defense line was in danger.
The only thing I can be thankful for is that Wei Yan treated his subordinates well in the past. These soldiers were very elite and none of them were afraid of death!
And Zhang Yi is quite brave.
Standing in front of the soldiers, fighting with swords and spears in hand.
He inspired the soldiers with his unyielding bravery, and his courage showed no sign of change when the sword was in front of him.
Zheng Pu also fought in person.
It was not that he was rushing forward bravely, but that he, Qi Yacuo and more than 20 retinues were escorting him to resist Cao's army, which had already rushed forward to the general's flag.
Even with his occasional glance, he could clearly recognize Shen Yi's face.
Of course.
In less than three-quarters of an hour, Shen Yi, who was supervising the battle at the rear, followed the vanguard to arrive more than twenty steps in front of the Han army's flag.
The dangers of war are self-evident.
However, Shen Yi, who was almost certain to win, showed no trace of joy on her face.
Instead, he was extremely gloomy, and his eyes almost wanted to burst into flames.
The resistance of this Han army was so tenacious!
After nearly three hundred soldiers died in battle, he cut off the battlefield and rushed to the general's flag.
Look at these Han armies, despite the disparity in strength, they all suffered heavy casualties, but they didn't even collapse in morale or surrender!
If you want to kill them all, you will still have to pay a lot of lives.
How could Wei Wenchang, who came from a humble tribe, have such a military appearance?
Shen Yi was a little surprised.
There are also traces of worry.
To defeat the Han army here, he would have to rush to Wei Yan's main formation and attack back and forth with Sima Yi's reinforcements.
By then, I don’t know how many more troops will be lost in the battle.
well.
He secretly sighed inaudibly.
Shen Yi calmed down and continued to supervise the battle, and planned to let the commander-in-chief of the tribe go forward with his own soldiers and cut down the flag of the Han army.
However, before he could make a sound, he was choked with sobs.
But he was blocked by a high-spirited roar.
"Wei Yan is here, who dares to fight to the death!"
Wei Yan, who led his army from afar, did not arrive, but his voice arrived first.
When the Han troops here heard the sound, they suddenly burst into cheers, and each moved closer to rely on each other to avoid falling at the last moment of rescue.
But they were a little worried.
Shen Yi did not let his troops work hard to completely defeat these shaky Han soldiers so that they could face the coming reinforcements.
Instead, he ordered his soldiers to quickly leave the battlefield and return to Xunkou to garrison the siege.
First, if the battle continues for a long time, the morale of his troops will not be high again.
Furthermore, Wei Yan actually returned reinforcements, which also meant that Sima Yi's reinforcements had been defeated and there was no point in fighting anymore.
"咒~~呲!"
Accompanied by the sharp friction between the sword blade and the rocks, Zheng Pu, who saw Cao Junruo and the tide receding, inserted the long sword deeply into the soil with his backhand and stood upright.
Without any image, he opened his mouth and gasped loudly.
He also looked sideways at Wei Yan, who was getting closer and closer, feeling a little angry in his heart.
He was extremely dissatisfied with this arrangement of fighting to the death, and he never respected it.
Although the battlefield was originally a place of life and death, Wei Yan's tactics were too radical. It was clear that the battle situation had not yet reached the point of putting one's life in danger, but he deliberately took risks.
As a general, how can you be so reckless as to risk everything?
I, a big Han, am on the ground with a small number of soldiers, so I must be cautious in all battles. I would rather go out and return without any advantage.
It is also not allowed to take risks and cause great damage to the soldiers, so that the vitality of the imperial court is seriously damaged.
Gai Yin calculated based on the background of the war, he lost 500 troops and killed 1000 Cao Wei, but our Han Dynasty was still undefeated and defeated!
Why bother?
"Is Zijin okay?"
Wei Yan, who didn't know he was being slandered, ordered his soldiers to take care of the wounded, then walked up to Zheng Pu and asked with a rare smile on his face.
Indeed, he was in a very happy mood.
As the reinforcements sent by Sima Yi were all killed and captured, Shen Yi retreated to the siege of Xunkou alone. The purpose of sending troops this time was almost achieved. There were not many troops stationed in Xicheng below, and for him,
The words are already at your disposal.
"No problem, General, please ask."
Zheng Pu, who was out of breath, straightened up and answered.
"Very good. This great victory is based on Zijin's past plans."
Wei Yan, who nodded and smiled, was about to say something, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a soldier passing by carrying a wounded man on his back, and he suddenly stopped talking.
He stepped forward, protecting the injured person with his hands to prevent the wound from being bumped by the rough mountain road.
When Zheng Pu saw it, his heart felt warm.
It has to be said that Wei Yan, who was born in Buqu, treated his soldiers as well as the Marquis of Guan in the past.
He also eliminated all the dissatisfaction in his heart just now.
Maybe, everyone has different opinions.
He felt that the war situation had not yet reached the point of taking risks to the death, but Wei Yan may have felt that there was no need to delay.
After a short time, all the wounded and soldiers were settled properly, but the Guanxing tribe downstream had already sent people to report, claiming that they had surrendered all the prisoners, and asked Wei Yan when he planned to drive to the west city, move the Guizhou Li people in the city, and plunder the military supplies.
Grain, etc.
Well, Wei Yan, the general who led the troops out of Xicheng this time, did his part.
The Guanxing Department was also ordered by the Prime Minister to be placed under the control of Wei Yan.
However, he didn't expect that because of Zheng Pu's fierce fighting, Wei Yan's attitude changed drastically and he did not immediately decide the military plan.
Instead, he came to look for him and make plans together, "Zijin, I know that the Prime Minister has always said that you are very scheming. This time when you go to Xi County to capture people, how can you avoid being discovered by Sima Yi, who is against Wei?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Pu suddenly frowned.
Shangyong and Xicheng were both counties under Hanzhong County during the reign of Emperor Ling.
The distance between them is not too far.
Although there is no river valley running through the two, the mountain road is rugged and difficult to navigate.
However, if Sima Yi got the news, he would definitely be able to send his troops there within two days, and it would take more than two days for the Han army to move the common people and baggage into a city.
Unless you give up the baggage and food in Xicheng and just go back to the common people.
After pondering silently for a long time, Zheng Pufang raised his head and said softly, "General, if you don't let me try, let's see if I can persuade Shen Yi to surrender."
"Persuade to surrender?"
Wei Yan looked slightly surprised, then rubbed his head and thought.
It is true that if Shen Yi can surrender, the problems faced by the Han army will be easily solved.
Shen Yi served as the prefect of Xicheng (Weixing) for a long time, and all the people in the city bowed their heads and obeyed his orders. He ordered them to move, and provided them with swords and soldiers, so no one dared to delay.
Moreover, he could ask him to send a die-hard loyalist to the army to report to Sima Yi, claiming that this place is as safe as Mount Tai, which would delay the attack for a few days.
However, Wei Yan was very disdainful of Shen Yi as a person.
This thief has never been loyal and has repeatedly rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Now he is trapped and dead in the garrison. The soldiers should take the lead and kill him!
To vent the hatred of losing the three eastern counties in the past!
Naturally, disdain is just a matter of private anger, and all matters of state are the most important.
After pondering for a while, Wei Yan asked, "How sure is Zijin of persuading the traitor Shen Yi to surrender?"
It also made Zheng Pu's teeth glow, "It's 90% good to return to the general."
Well.
Nine is the greatest number.
Zheng Pu said 90%, which is an absolute certainty.
Therefore, Wei Yan was speechless at first.
Immediately, he laughed sternly and said, "Good! Zijin can go quickly, I will send troops to protect him."
"promise!"
After bowing his hands in salute, Zheng Pu strode away with his followers.
When they arrived at Xunkou and garrisoned the siege, they wrote a letter and asked the soldiers to shoot arrows into it.
The book says:
"The prefect is defeated now and is trapped to death. All the reinforcements from the Wei army have been killed. Our army is going to break through the west city and pull out all the common people and move them back to Hanzhong. Among them will be the governor's family members. The morale of the army will be in turmoil at that time. Can we defend the siege safely?
Furthermore, even if our army does not pull out Xunkou and garrison the siege, the prefect will have no way to survive. That Sima Yi lost his troops and his beloved general in order to save the prefect, so he will not be spared. Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to roost. In Chengdu, Shu, the prefect
The clans are all here, why not come out of the garrison and surrender?"
Shen Yi got the book. After reading it, he closed his eyes and raised his head, sighing loudly.
Just as Zheng Pu said, he had no way out.
Even if Sima Yi would not kill him for any reason, the Luoyang Temple would still fight because of this and seize his title and move him to his left, thus reducing him to a commoner.
After all, all the common people in Xi County were moved away by the Han army. As far as Cao Wei was concerned, the existence of the Shen family had no meaning.
In particular, under the control of the powerful families in the world, they are all benevolent but powerful.
Because there are many shortcomings in people's hearts, if you treat them with kindness, there will be many people who have a heart like a wolf.
And because of his great authority, he held the lives of his subordinates' families in his hands, so few dared to rebel.
However, now the Shen family members are about to fall into the hands of the Han army.
If he does not surrender, when the soldiers in the garrison see their family members being driven past, how can they conspire to use their swords to take his head and surrender?
Alas, that’s all.
After surrendering, he was still granted a sinecure by Bashu, protecting the family's peace, doing his job regularly, and then dying in mediocrity.
After much thought, Shen Yi finally led the soldiers, abandoned their weapons, left the garrison and surrendered.
The ambition of monopolizing the three eastern counties in the past has completely turned into a passing smoke.
In Shangyong City, the prefect's office.
Sima Yi sat leaning on the case, his eyebrows were relaxed and he was writing quickly with ink.
He was giving a description of the battle to Cao Rui of Luoyang.
On the 16th day of the siege, Mengda's nephew Deng Xian and his general Li Fu opened the city and surrendered, allowing Cao's army to break through the city and kill Mengda. They also wanted to send a message to Luoyang as a warning to others.
However, after the book was handed over to the minor officials, Sima Yi frowned again.
It has been two days since the ceremony, and no one has sent a letter to report the war.
Although the last time he reported something, he claimed that with the arrival of Zhou Tai's army, he had restrained the Bashu army's attack after receiving reinforcements.
He vowed to do so, saying that the garrison at Xunkou was impregnable.
However, Sima Yi, who had been busy attacking Shangyong, now that he had relaxed his mood, suddenly realized why Zhoutai didn't send anyone to report the war?
With Zhoutai's temperament, how could An be so negligent?
"Here comes someone."
Sima Yi, who had been brooding for a long time, summoned his followers and asked him to rush to Xunkou to garrison and investigate.
However, as soon as the retinue arrived at Xicheng, they turned around and returned.
Xicheng is empty!
Sima Yi was shocked when he heard this.
He quickly brought his troops and horses in person and rushed along the road to Xunkou to garrison the siege.
After seeing that the Xunkou garrison had been razed to the ground, he closed his eyes and sighed.
Without thinking too much, he could roughly deduce the beginning and end of the war here just by looking at the vague traces along the road. He was full of strategies.
It's just that he doesn't have it, and he is too angry and angry at the repeated rituals.
Or maybe Zhou Tai and more than a thousand soldiers were lost in this battle.
Instead, he frowned and thought: Bashu came to help. Since the victory was great, why not come to Shangyong to save Mengda?
Naturally, Mengda was betrayed by his nephew and his generals, and he did not expect it when he oversaw the attack on the city. Bashu could not have foreseen the defeat of Shangyong City in advance!
When troops are sent out, they seek sharp ears.
If Bashu does not save Mengda, his plans will be even bigger.
Thinking of this, Sima Yi suddenly opened his eyes and said in silence, "No, Bashu generals have sent out their troops!"
