Chapter 11 The Sunset of the Long River Section 35 August, Chang'an. At the beginning of the month, He Lin, the envoy to Hanzhong, finally returned in the anxious hope of the great Sima Xu Rong, but the news he brought back disappointed Xu Rong.

Yang Song refused Chang'an's request. Now the situation in Longnan has completely changed, Liu Bei may return to Wudu County at any time, the Northern Xinjiang Army may capture Hechi and Xianren Pass at any time, and the tens of thousands of troops on the current Wudu battlefield may also withdraw into Hanzhong at any time.

Whether it was for his own interests or for the interests of Hanzhong, Yang Song had no reason to accede to Chang'an's request.

Yang Song suggested that Chang'an increase the army of Wudu County, taking advantage of the fact that Liu Bei's army had not yet withdrawn from Longxi, take the lead in capturing the line of Hechi and Xianren Pass, cut off Liu Bei's retreat, and then firmly occupy Yangping Pass and Chuyang to ensure the safety of Hanzhong.

The premise of Yang Song's return to Chang'an was to ensure the safety of Hanzhong, and he would never do anything that might endanger the safety of Hanzhong.

Yang Song's refusal put the situation in Wudu in a difficult situation, and Chang'an had to increase its troops if it wanted to quickly achieve the goal of attacking.

But Xu Rong has one concern, and that is the safety of Hanzhong. The more fiercely the Han army attacked in the direction of Wudu, the faster Liu Bei would withdraw to Wudu, and once the rebels were defeated on the battlefield of Wudu, they would definitely have to retreat to Hanzhong, not Bashu.

Because as long as Hanzhong is not lost, they can firmly contain the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Wudu and prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from attacking Bashu.

If the Northern Xinjiang Army fights Hanzhong, Bashu can attack north to support; If the Northern Xinjiang Army fights Bashu, Hanzhong can attack Hechi and Dasanguan in the west to threaten Chang'an and cut off the grain route of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Hanzhong and Bashu support each other, even if they lose the high-rise place of Longnan, they can still do their best to support it, so Hanzhong must be the first choice for Liu Bei, Zhang Ren and others to retreat.

At this moment, if Yang Song refuses Liu Bei and Zhang Ren's army to enter Hanzhong, the two sides will clash, and the safety of Hanzhong will be in jeopardy.

"Can Yang Song ensure that he has complete control over Hanzhong?" Xu Rong pondered for a long time and asked slowly.

He Lin shook his head and said worriedly: "I have been in Nanzheng for more than half a month, and I found that the situation in Hanzhong is extremely complicated, and the Wudou Midao and some Gaomen clans in Hanzhong are very dissatisfied with Yang Song, and there are deep contradictions between them. As long as there is an opportunity, infighting will inevitably break out in Hanzhong, and it may repeat the disaster of Yang Song's killing of Zhang Lu. ”

"You're saying there's a chance that Jansson could be killed?" Xu Rong asked in surprise,

"Yang Song's secret investment in Chang'an leaked?"

"Whether Yang Song's secret investment in Chang'an has been leaked, I don't know at present, but the more time passes, the greater the possibility of exposure. In addition, I personally believe that even if this matter is not exposed, his life will not last long. He Lin sneered,

Yang Song relied on his own army, did whatever he wanted in Hanzhong, and forcibly expropriated and extorted money, which had already aroused the anger of the people. The reason why he wanted to take refuge in Chang'an was precisely because he had a premonition of a crisis. This time, he neither let us enter Hanzhong, nor did he let Liu Bei enter Hanzhong, which was tantamount to pushing Hanzhong to the brink of overturning, and the people of Hanzhong were going to kill him. After sending He Lin away, Xu Rong immediately invited Prime Minister Li Wei and Taiwei Zhang Yan.

Xu Rong plans to increase the battlefield of Wudu and occupy the first line of Hechi and Xianren Pass as quickly as possible.

"At present, this is the only way, otherwise after Liu Bei withdraws to Wudu, even if he is defeated, he will defend Hanzhong. At that time, there are tens of thousands of troops in Han, and there are sufficient grain and grass to support us, so whether we go south to fight Bashu or Hanzhong, we will encounter great difficulties. The capture of Yizhou is the focus of the imperial court's counterinsurgency strategy, and we cannot delay the entire great cause of Zhongxing because we cannot take Yizhou for a long time. ”

"The crisis in northern Xinjiang is getting bigger and bigger, and the battle of Pingqiang in western Xinjiang may not be over this year......" Zhang Yan frowned and said worriedly,

"In my opinion, the war in Wudu can be slowed down, and it is better to concentrate on solving the crisis in northern Xinjiang first." Zhang Yan suggested that the fearless Fengyun Iron Cavalry of Jinyang Yan, the Duliao Iron Cavalry of Liu Ming in the clouds, and the Wula Iron Cavalry of Mobei Tieyue should be assembled in Jinxueyuan to deter the Hu tribe in the desert and prevent the Xianbei tribes from joining forces to rebel, which would pose a greater threat to the security of northern Xinjiang.

Xu Rong objected. At this moment, all the three main iron cavalry are transferred to the desert, although it can temporarily suppress the Xianbei tribes and curb the outbreak of contradictions among the Xianbei tribes, but this hidden danger always exists.

"It will take time for us to pacify the world, and if in the future, when the army goes south, an even greater crisis breaks out in northern Xinjiang, we may fall into a two-front war. Once the desert is lost, and the Hu people continue to invade the border fortress, we may no longer have the ability to go south. Therefore, although the crisis in northern Xinjiang seriously threatens the security of the frontier, it is also the best opportunity for us to eradicate the hidden dangers of the desert and alleviate the contradictions between the various tribes of the Hu nationality. ”

"The sooner the crisis breaks out in northern Xinjiang, the better, and the bigger the better." Xu Rong said calmly,

"Now that we have ended the war in the south and are trying our best to stabilize the situation in the south, the imperial court can concentrate its forces and financial resources to completely solve the crisis in the north. Stabilizing the western and northern frontiers is the foundation of the imperial court's counterinsurgency strategy, and if this foundation is not firmly laid, we will always be thinking about the desert when we go south to conquer, which will seriously affect our determination and morale to pacify the world. Li Wei agreed with Xu Rong's opinion,

"The imperial court's wealth is seriously insufficient, and after tens of thousands of iron horsemen go north to the desert, if there is not enough grain and grass to carry it, they will fall into trouble. If the battle in northern Xinjiang must be fought, it will be next year. The top priority is to ask Lord Xianyu to take advantage of the contradictions between the various tribes of the Hu tribe and let them attack each other. The more fierce the fighting of the Hu tribes, the better, and the more people who died, the better. Li Wei looked at the two and smiled,

"The Hu tribes can't move, it's not too late for us to come forward to clean up the mess."

"Aren't you worried that the Xianbei tribes will join forces?" Zhang Yan shook her head and smiled bitterly,

"Once the situation in the desert gets out of control, once ambitious people like Fu Luohan take control of the overall situation, we will be in big trouble."

"What if you're worried?" Li Wei spread out his hands, looked at Zhang Yan and said helplessly,

"The war in the western Xinjiang is being fought, and the imperial court is not rich enough, how to send troops to the desert? If we have money and food, we can take advantage of the situation to go south, seize Xuzhou, and the troops will be on the Yangtze River. Xu Rong sighed.

"So, the two adults don't agree to increase the number of troops on the battlefield of Wudu?"

"October, how about waiting for the autumn harvest in October?" Li Wei gave up his hand again and again,

"The army of the Son of Heaven and the Great General has reached Hehuang, which is more than 2,000 miles away from Chang'an, and the transportation consumption on the road is very amazing. Now the grain and grass can only be supplied to them, and other battlefields can be saved, and the consumption cannot be increased in any case. "Recently, due to too busy state affairs, Xu Rong has basically been in the Qilin Hall of Weiyang Palace and the ministers of Shangshutai to deal with important military and political affairs, and rarely go home.

After sending off Prime Minister Li Wei and Captain Zhang Yan, it was already dark. Xu Rong monk Shang Shu ordered Tian Chou, the left and right servants to shoot Sima Lang, and Wang Ling while eating, while discussing the affairs of the northern Xinjiang.

"My lord, Lord Xu Jing came to write today and asked when you were going to be empty. He has something to discuss with you. Sima Lang suddenly asked,

"Are you free at night?"

"In the evening, I will discuss the affairs of Mingtang with Guo Ce, Tian Yu, and Zhao Jian, about ......" Xu Rong hesitated, and did not say the rest of the words.

After the news of Xu Jing's return to Yingchuan reached Chang'an, the eldest princess immediately issued an order to worship him as the secretary of the Shaofu and respected him very much, but the court understood that this was the eldest princess's intention to compensate Xu Valve.

Xu Shao, Xu Ming's father and son were implicated in the court battle, and Xu Valve's power was hit as a result, and the reuse of Xu Jing was obviously conducive to the restoration of Xu Valve's power.

After Xu Jing arrived in Chang'an, the eldest princess specially invited her teacher Xu Shao to Liyang Palace with him, intending to persuade the two brothers.

Xu Shao and Xu Jing have experienced more than ten years of hardship, and now they are old, many things are downplayed, and the prejudices and contradictions of the past have also disappeared in the joy of reunion.

Xu Jing wants to come to visit him, there must be something important, and it is not good to be lazy, so as not to cause gossip. Thinking of this, Xu Rong immediately changed his mind and said to Sima Lang: "You write to Lord Xu, I will go to the house to visit me later." It was almost late at night, and Xu Rong hurried to Xu Jing's mansion and apologized repeatedly.

Xu Jing didn't care, and said with a smile,

"Your Excellency is busy with state affairs, so take care of your health. Recently, I see that your face is getting worse and worse, are you appropriately increasing your rest time? Xu Rong smiled,

"I want to get some sleep, but I don't have time. The eldest princess has just sent an edict asking me to go to Liyang overnight. I'll have to sleep in the carriage tonight. Xu Jing looked at Xu Rong respectfully, stretched out his hand and asked,

"My lord, then I won't delay your time, long story short."

"Lord Zhong Xuan's youngest daughter has taken a fancy to General Lei Chong......" Xu Rong was about to sit on the seat, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but pause, and slowly stood up again.

Xu Jing showed a hint of nervousness in his eyes, but he still had a smile on his face, and continued: "Lord Zhong Xuan attaches great importance to General Lei, and it just so happened that the little girl was interested, so he immediately sent someone to probe General Lei's tone, but General Lei refused. Lord Zhong's daughter became depressed and sick because of this. What parent doesn't love their child? So Lord Zhong wrote a letter to me, wanting to ask my brother's eldest son General (Xu Shao) to be the matchmaker, but my brother said that it was not appropriate for him to either ask the general or the big Sima to come forward in this matter. Now that the general is on a campaign, he has no choice but to ask Lord Xu to ......" Xu Jing was about to bow and salute as he spoke, but Xu Rong hurriedly stopped,

"Sit down and say, sit down and say......" Xu Jing said this, and Xu Rong couldn't help but agree. Isn't it that Lord Zhong Miao wants to marry his daughter to Lei Chong, a trivial matter, but also a good thing, there is no reason not to agree.

But Xu Rong didn't dare to agree rashly, because Zhong Miao is now marrying his daughter to Lei Chong, and there is another deep meaning behind it.

The war in the south achieved the goal of the imperial court, not only severely damaged the rebellion, but also recovered Yuzhou, the only flaw was that the battle of Nanyang was defeated.

The army had not suffered such a heavy defeat for many years, and this defeat largely offset the merits of Zhong Xuan, the general of Zhengnan.

Now Jingzhou Liu Biao's army has retreated to Wancheng. Cao Cao's old trick was repeated, and he wrote to ask for guilt, saying that he did not accept Xiangyang's partition, and that the court had wronged him, and once again asked for peace.

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu of Jiangdong took the opportunity to blackmail Cao Cao and demanded that he return the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang, and the two sides had a very unpleasant quarrel.

With the secret help of Yuan Ba, Yuan Tan took advantage of the opportunity that Cao Cao's main force was in Pengcheng, and suddenly sent troops to attack Lujiang Shucheng and captured Lujiang County in one fell swoop.

Sun Quan then used this as an excuse to lend Lujiang County to Yuan Tan. Cao Cao had no choice but to give Sun Quan a large sum of money under the mediation of Liu Biao and returned Lujiang County, intending to stabilize the situation on both sides of the Yangtze River first and fight against the Northern Xinjiang Army wholeheartedly.

And Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Yuan Tan and others also needed Cao Cao to give them to resist the Northern Xinjiang Army in front, so they didn't dare to force it too hard, for fear of forcing Cao Cao back.

The situation in Xu and Yang has gradually stabilized, and the situation in Yuzhou has also gradually stabilized. Zhong Xuan used this precious time to quickly adjust the deployment of troops, but he immediately encountered a serious problem, insufficient troops.

Peng Lie was restrained by the Left Guard general Lü Bu and accepted Lü Bu's dispatch. After the end of the battle in Yuzhou, he led his army and returned to Yanzhou with Lü Bu, and stationed troops in Chenliu.

Lei Zhong was controlled by Wu Xiong, a general of Wumeng, and after the battle in Yuzhou, according to the order, he was to return to Xingyang to garrison, but Zhong Xuan wrote to the imperial court and asked to leave him behind.

Yingchuan has 70,000 troops, this battle, the Nanyang battlefield lost more than 10,000 people, Yuzhou battlefield also lost more than 10,000 people, the main loss is from Dangxian, Xiangxian area of the tug of war.

Although He Kui, Liu Xian, Chen Lin, Liu Xun and others surrendered one after another, there were only more than 10,000 troops surrendered, and it was not enough to supplement the damage.

In the past, 70,000 troops guarded one Yingchuan, and now 60,000 troops defend one Yuzhou, and the troops are definitely not enough.

Yuzhou was attacked on three sides and needed at least 100,000 troops to defend it. Zhong Xuan's request was very reasonable, so the imperial court agreed to his request and left Lei Chong's army in Yuzhou, but the proposal to expand the army by 100,000 was rejected.

Lei Chong was reluctant to stay in Yuzhou, so he went to the imperial court three times and twice, asking to return to Luoyang, or go to Yanzhou, and serve under General Lu Bu.

In short, he was reluctant to stay in Yuzhou. The result of Lei Chong's reluctance to stay in Yuzhou was very serious, because among the five generals of the unified army in Yuzhou, Zhang Xiu, Lei Chong, Lu Mian, Li Yun, and Zhao Hu, only Lei Chong was born in the Yellow Turban.

Now the DPRK and China are in charge of military affairs by Xu Rong and Zhang Yan, and the two of them will not give Zhong Xuan a chance to cultivate his strength.

If the Yuzhou army wants to expand to 100,000, there are only two ways, one is to leave Lei Chong, and the other is for Zhong Xuan to return to the dynasty, and the imperial court will send another general to serve as the commander of the Yuzhou army.

When the general left, he clearly said that he wanted Zhong Xuan to continue to lead the army in Yuzhou, so Xu Rong and Zhang Yan did not agree to Lei Chong's invitation.

At this moment, Zhong Miao married his daughter to Lei Chong, in addition to wooing Lei Chong, the most important thing is to get the opportunity to increase troops through Lei Chong.

If Yuzhou wants to completely stabilize itself, increasing troops is the only way, and the court also knows this, and the court is also thinking of a way, but Zhong Miao doesn't want this matter to drag on indefinitely, he wants to solve it as soon as possible.

Xu Rong knew Lei Chong's mind and asked him to marry Zhong Xuan's daughter, and only three people could do it, that is, the general, Zhang Yan and himself.

However, using this method to leave a heavy mine still cannot solve the problem of increasing troops in Yuzhou. Zhong Xuan's real purpose is to have an army, not to marry a daughter.

Xu Jing understood Xu Rong's difficulties, and he asked Xu Rong to think carefully for two days before giving himself an answer. After Xu Rong came back from Liyang, he immediately found Zhang Yan,

It is better to reply to this matter as soon as possible. The counties and states of Yuzhou are implementing the new field system, and if the troops are increased, the new soldiers will be able to get the land immediately. However, if we delay for a long time, the issue of land allocation for new military households will be a big problem in the future. ”

"Do you have a solution?" Zhang Yan asked.

"The southern counties of Yuzhou are very close to the Yangtze River, and the people there should be more adapted to the climate in Jingxiang, Jianghuai and Jiangdong than the people in the Central Plains and Hebei. Xu Rong said slowly,

"So I think that Zhong Xuan can be authorized to increase his troops, and at least 50,000 more troops."

"Fifty thousand?" Zhang Yan was taken aback,

"There are now 80,000 troops in Yuzhou, and if there are 50,000 more troops, it will be 130,000 people, and the army in Zhong Xuan's hands is inevitably too much."

"This is to prepare for the southward attack on Jingxiang and Jianghuai, and 50,000 people is not more, but less." Xu Rong said with a smile,

"In the future, with these 50,000 people charging in front, then the follow-up army can win more time to adapt to the climate on both sides of the Yangtze River, and reduce the losses caused by the army's lack of adaptation to water and soil." Zhang Yan understood Xu Rong's thoughts,

"Do you want Wu Xiong to lead the army north to Jizhou?"

"Yes, guarding the frontier requires not only iron cavalry, but also a large army of foot soldiers." Xu Rong sighed,

"Over the years, in order to fight the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Luoyang, we have pulled all the troops in Hebei across the Yellow River, and now we should let them go back."

"Okay, great idea." Zhang Yan said happily,

"The situation in northern Xinjiang is becoming more and more critical. If we let those Hu people take advantage of the chaos to kill the border counties and destroy the lives of the people, we will not be able to escape the blame, so let them go back as soon as possible. Brother Yu Xing (Xian Yufu) now urgently needs the army to protect the border pass, and with the support of these tens of thousands of troops, his words will have more weight in the desert. The two discussed some details, drafted a bill, and then invited Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Li Wei, and Imperial Historian Xun You to discuss together.

After the five auxiliary ministers agreed, Xu Rong went to Liyang again and asked the eldest princess to approve the performance. Increasing troops to fight the rebellion in the south, the eldest princess naturally agreed, but she was a little puzzled by Xu Rong's other request.

"Lord Zhong married his daughter to General Lei Chong, do you want me to come forward in person? Isn't Lord Zhong willing? Xu Rong smiled slightly, and briefly said the many reasons,

"In order to achieve the purpose of increasing the army, Lord Zhong has to marry his daughter to General Lei Chong. And General Lei Zhong seems to have a prejudice against Lord Zhong and does not intend to accept this love. ”

"Now, I have transferred all the troops of Luoyang and Guanxi to Hebei, and Wu Xiong, Xu Yan and others have gone to fight in northern Xinjiang, but I have left General Lei Chong alone in Yuzhou, and let him take on the heavy responsibility of recruiting and training new soldiers. As for Lord Zhong Xuan, he must have been very angry, because now the responsibility of guarding Luoyang fell on his shoulders. Although the imperial court allowed him to increase his troops by 50,000, these 50,000 people were new recruits and needed time to train, so for a long time, he could really use more than 50,000 people, so His Highness should express his comfort. The eldest princess suddenly realized, pointed at Xu Rong and said with a smile: "Lord Zhong has a good intention, I want to find myself a fast son-in-law who rides the dragon, but you took the opportunity to trick him, and he is in a desperate situation, in order to defend Yuzhou and Luoyang in the future, he has to look at his son-in-law's face, you are really ......" The eldest princess shook her head, laughing and laughing,

"Aiqing, if Yuzhou is lost, I want you to ask ......" Under August, the imperial court issued an order to order Li Wu General Peng Lie and Wu Meng General Wu Xiong to lead 50,000 troops north to Jizhou and Youzhou to garrison, and accept the dispatch of Hussar General Xian Yufu.

The imperial court issued an edict ordering Zhong Xuan, the general of Zhengnan, to lead the defense of Luoyang, and immediately dispatched Zhang Xiu, a general of Wurui, and Li Yun, a general of Wuya, to lead an army of 20,000 to garrison Luoyang.

The imperial court issued an order to recruit 50,000 soldiers in Yuzhou, increase the number of troops by 50,000, and turn Bai Lei Zhong as the general of Dangkou, commanding ten battalions of recruits and being responsible for the training of recruits.

General Lei Chong was controlled by the imperial court, and led 50,000 recruits and 20,000 veterans with a total of 70,000 troops to be stationed in Xuchang, as a mobile force of the imperial court, to support the southern battlefields at any time.

After this holy decree was transmitted to Yuzhou, Zhong Xuan was so dizzy that he didn't know what to scold. The armies of Luoyang and Kansai are all gone, and the reasons are very good.

Northern Xinjiang is in chaos, there is going to be a war, and an army is needed, and then the responsibility of Luoyang to defend will become Zhong Xuan's.

The imperial court has increased its troops, and it has also increased its troops by 50,000 in one go, but these 50,000 troops are not controlled by Zhong Xuan, but the army controlled by the imperial court itself, and it will support wherever it is needed.

Even if there is a war in Yuzhou, Zhong Miao wants to mobilize this army, and he still needs to rush to the imperial court. Zhong Xuan can only watch, can't use, there is no way at all.

At present, the Yuzhou army of more than 80,000 people has to allocate 20,000 people to defend Luoyang, and the 20,000 horses of Lei Chong are controlled by the imperial court, and Zhong Xuan can actually command only more than 40,000 people.

At this moment, if the rebels come in and Lei Chong refuses to send troops, Zhong Xuan will be finished. Zhong Xuan held back and didn't scold.

The court did not do anything wrong, the eldest princess personally sent an edict to Zhong Xuan, tried her best to comfort her, and said that she would personally be the matchmaker and give her daughter a marriage to Lei Chong.

Lei Chong has 20,000 veterans in his hands, and he is good at training new soldiers, and the soldiers trained under him are all brave and good soldiers.

In addition, Zhong Xuan also saw Lei Zhong in this Yuzhou War, and knew that he was a fierce general with both wisdom and bravery.

With this son-in-law who commands an army of 70,000 sitting in Yuzhou, it is equivalent to having a solid backing, and Yuzhou can be regarded as impregnable.

can have such a result, Zhong Xuan can't scold if he wants to. Yuzhou is his foundation, if he is allowed to develop and has an army of more than 100,000, it will be difficult for the imperial court to control him in the future.

In order to prevent trouble before it happens, the imperial court also took great pains to come up with such an unbelievable method.

The eldest princess is heavily edicted, gives marriage, and chooses a day to marry. Zhong Xuan replied, thanked the eldest princess, and wrote to Xu Jing, asking him to thank the great Sima Xu Rong on his behalf.

Xu Jing was very happy, picked a day, feasted on the big Sima Xu Rong, and invited Taifu Yang Biao, brother Xu Shao and others to accompany him.

Xu Rong couldn't refuse, so he went in a hurry. As soon as the wine bottle was served, Changshi Chen Wei rushed in sweating,

"My lord, General Yan Liang is in a hurry, 100,000 are ......urgent" Xu Rong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he was suffocated for a while, and his hand holding the wine bottle trembled involuntarily.

"My lord, Liu Bei has withdrawn his troops......" Chen Wei leaned into Xu Rong's ear and said hurriedly,

"The Tun cavalry general Ku Chief and the five thousand soldiers of the Tun Cavalry Battalion ambushed in the Xianren Pass, and the whole army was annihilated. Wu Feng's general Liang Baiwu desperately broke through and was seriously injured, and Wu Feng's battalion lost more than half. Xu Rong's face changed slightly, and his thick eyebrows furrowed slightly,

"Please wait for me at Shangshutai with the Prime Minister, the Imperial Captain, the Imperial Historian, and the Guangluxun Zhao." Chen Wei flew away.

Yang Biao, Xu Jing, Xu Shao and others looked at Xu Rong nervously. Xu Rong slowly put down the wine bottle and stood up, barely squeezing out a smile on his face, and arched his hand at Xu Jing,

"It's rude, it's rude......," and then said to Taifu Yang Biao,

"Boss, let's enter the palace immediately." Shang Shutai. Tai Lieutenant Zhang Yan held the battle report in his hand, his face was frosty, and he stood in front of the map without saying a word.

Zhao Yun clasped his arms and looked at the blue sky outside the window, his face showing sadness and indignation.

"The tiger head is too careless, too careless......" Li Wei shook his head again and again,

"He should take into account that Liu Bei may withdraw his troops at any time, and he may appear on the battlefield of Wudu at any time. When there is no superiority in troops, how can he divide his forces to attack? ”

"Taking the Immortal Pass is equivalent to cutting off the enemy's retreat, and this temptation is too great." Shang Shu Ling Tian Chou sighed,

"Hechi is only forty miles away from Xianren Pass, Hutou surrounded Hechi with one part, and attacked Xianren Pass with the other, and the two armies could support each other, so there was nothing wrong with him choosing to attack Xianren Pass with all his might. If it weren't for Liu Bei's army suddenly killing and splitting the tiger's army into two, this battle would ......"

"It is definitely a mistake to divide the troops to attack." Zhang Yan turned around abruptly and smashed the battle report in his hand on the case.

"The court has already told him to conserve his strength and keep the constant attack on the rebels. If he is not greedy for merit, how can the army be firmly embraced? Even if you win, how can you suffer such a heavy defeat? "There was silence in the room.

"When will the reinforcements leave?" Zhao Yun walked up to Zhang Yan and asked in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer, let's see if the Great General can make progress on the Hehuang battlefield." Zhang Yan shook her head and said,

"If the general still can't find the main force of the Qiang people for a decisive battle, you will take 40,000 reinforcements to fight into Wudu and slaughter the enemy." Jump to