The trial miscalculated, and the Northern Frontier Army attacked overnight, not giving him any chance at all. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The next day, the Northern Frontier Army continued to attack.

On the third day, the Northern Frontier Army was like going crazy, and it still bombarded wildly.

The defenders of the city were in despair. They couldn't imagine that the chariot battalion soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army could support it for three days in a row. Are they all iron men? Don't sleep and don't eat?

On the fourth day, the 5,000 catapults of the Northern Xinjiang Army were still bombarding. The defenses on the four walls of Luoyang City were almost all destroyed, seven of the gatehouses of the twelve gates were destroyed, and four of the urn cities were destroyed, and Luoyang City was in danger.

Yuan Shao suffered a severe stroke, half of his body was paralyzed, and his memory, intelligence, and language abilities were almost completely lost. Although the healers tried their best to diagnose and treat him, the effect was very small, and he could only barely keep him alive.

After careful deliberation by Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhong, Feng Ji and others, they convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to solemnly announce that Yuan Shang would succeed him as Duke Zheng, and the new generation of Yuan lords would lead the army to continue to hold Luoyang City.

Yuan Shao's sudden serious illness made the people of the army panic and their morale was greatly damaged.

On the night of the fourth day, the Northern Frontier Army began to attack the city with flint shells.

The firewood and grass in the trench in front of the "Fu Yan" were the first to be ignited, and then the houses close to the city were also smashed one after another, many houses were on fire, and the flames in the city were lifted into the air, and thick smoke was billowing out. Most of the shacks on the crossbow platform in the city were also hit and set on fire, and the archers on the crossbow platform retreated in panic.

Feng Ji, Xian Pei, Gao Rou and others commanded the soldiers and people to fight fires everywhere. Once the fire in the city burns, not only Luoyang City will be destroyed, but 260,000 people will also be killed in the fire.

Feng Ji was so angry that he scolded. Li Yi was mad and wanted not only to kill, but also to burn Luoyang City.

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Guanzhong, Chencang.

Since Hao Zhao received Li Yi's letter and learned that the rebels in the direction of Nanyang had begun to attack Wuguan, he sent a large number of scouts into the area of Longnan to investigate the enemy's situation, and always guard against Zhang Lu, Liu Bei and Yizhou Liu Zhang's army from attacking Guanzhong from Chen Cangdao.

It turned out that some time ago, Liu Bei received the allegiance of a top strategist Pang Tong in Jingzhou, and then he sent Pang Tong to Yizhou, and Liu Zhang sent the general Zhang Ren to lead 50,000 Yizhou troops out of Sichuan, and attacked Guanzhong with Liu Bei and Zhang Lu.

The scouts returned, and Liu Bei's army entered Longnan from Baogu and was rushing along the Chencang Road.

Hao Zhao urgently reported to Li Yi and Hanyang Pang De and Hua Xiong, and personally stationed 3,000 men and horses in Dasanguan, and asked the deputy general to lead 2,000 men and horses to garrison Chencang.

Dasanguan is forty miles away from Chencang, the pass is located on the Dasanling, there is Qingjiang River in front, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. After Hao Zhao arrived at the pass, he immediately burned the wooden bridge over the Qingjiang River, buried the horse rejection on the front slope of the Dasanling, dug a trench to protect the pass, and laid wooden thorns in the trench, and waited for the battle.

Cao Bao and Pang led 10,000 horses to take the lead in capturing the old road, and the troops were on the pass. Cao Bao tried to erect a pontoon bridge several times, but was shot back condescendingly by the archers commanded by Hao Zhao.

Liu Bei, Zhu Ling, Zhang Ren and others captured Hechi and besieged the city under the rule of Wudu County.

Wei Duan, the Taishou of Wudu County, had a good relationship with Yang Song in Hanzhong, and Yang Ren took Yang Song's letter to the city to persuade him to surrender.

This Wei Duan is Han Sui's best friend, Han Sui's strength was greatly damaged after the defeat in Guanzhong, the Western Xinjiang was in chaos, and the Qiang people were in Koubian, which made him extremely hateful to Hebei. It is Hebei's sin to think that Western Xinjiang fell under the iron hooves of the Qiang people.

Yang Song knew that the people of Western Xinjiang loved their homeland, so he said to Wei Duan in his letter: "The main purpose of the chariot general Liu Bei led the Northern Expeditionary Army west into Liangzhou, and its main purpose was to kill the Qiang people and recapture the border counties. You should help Liu Bei pacify the Western Xinjiang and attack and kill the rebels in Guanzhong, so that you can not only defend the Western Xinjiang, but also avenge Han Sui, and work hard to revive the Han Dynasty, with both loyalty and righteousness. ”

Wei Duan thought about it all night and hesitated.

Who is Liu Bei, he has heard a little, at this moment Liu Bei rushed thousands of miles from the Central Plains to Hanzhong and rushed to Longnan, his purpose was definitely not to pacify the western Xinjiang, but to aim at Guanzhong.

Han Sui and Yuan Shao teamed up and failed to keep Guanzhong, what big thing can Liu Bei do in Guanzhong? Liu Bei was defeated in Guanzhong, and he was definitely going to be attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and he might even implicate Han Yi, so he couldn't make up his mind for a long time.

Liu Bei didn't have time to wait, and the next day he ordered the siege of the city, but Zhang Song, the chief strategist of Yizhou, blocked him and said, "You give me an hour, and I will persuade again." ”

Liu Bei knew that Zhang Song was very strategic, especially eloquent, and had a fight with his current military advisor Pang Tong, so he agreed to Zhang Song's request.

After Zhang Song saw Wei Duan, he explained the situation in the world, which means that the Northern Xinjiang Army has been committed to going south to Jingxiang and Jianghuai to quell the rebellion in the past few years, and will not take into account the western Xinjiang, and the western Xinjiang is finished. The western frontier is over, the Qiang people will soon be able to kill Longnan, you Wei Duan and the three thousand men and horses of Longnan will be scattered in a blink of an eye, and tens of thousands of people in Longnan will become slaves of the Qiang people. If you are willing to make Longnan a ranch for the Qiang people, then you can wait for death.

Wei Duan couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Liu Bei really wants to recover Western Xinjiang?" ”

Zhang Song asked rhetorically: "Do you think Liu Bei can beat Guanzhong and hold Guanzhong?" Han Sui was defeated by the people of Northern Xinjiang, how many days can Liu Bei support it? ”

Wei Duan asked again: "Why did Liu Bei recover Western Xinjiang?" ”

Zhang Song said: "Why? Just because my lord supported him. ”

Wei Duan sneered: "Who is Liu Bei?" Is he willing to give you Bashu a nursing home? ”

Zhang Song scoffed and said, "Do you have any brains?" Liu Bei is the general of the Han Dynasty, he is not to give me Bashu to take care of the home, but to save the Han Sheji. You have been following Han Sui for decades, and you have read books to your stomach, and you don't even understand such a little truth? ”

Wei Duan was scolded by Zhang Song, and immediately offered the city, expressing his willingness to respect the Son of Heaven and the court in Xiangyang.

Liu Bei was very happy and asked him if he would be willing to help the army attack Longxi. Wei Duan didn't say a word and agreed.

To be honest, what Wei Duan is most worried about now is not the Northern Frontier Army, but the Qiang people in Longxi. If you let the Qiang people come in, you will have to flee to Hanzhong with the people of Longnan. Now that he has the opportunity to attack and kill the Qiang people to recover the western frontier, of course he is willing.

Wei Duan said: "I immediately sent someone to Yicheng to contact Han Yi and ask him to focus on the western frontier and join forces to attack the Qiang people." ”

The next day, Zhu Ling, Pang Ji, Zhang Song and others set off with an army of 20,000 and went to Longxi.

Zhang Ren and Yang Ren led their men and horses to quietly kill Hanyang County, and attacked Ji County and Shangti, accompanied by Wei Duan's son Wei Kang and two thousand Longnan troops.

Liu Bei asked Jian Yong, Sun Gan, and Wei Duan to take 3,000 men and horses to sit in Longnan to transport grain and grass to the various armies, and he led 8,000 troops to quickly kill Dasanguan.

In late August, Liu Bei commanded an army of 18,000 to attack Dasanguan.

Hao Zhao led the defenders to not retreat an inch according to the terrain advantage.

The more Liu Bei fought, the more anxious he became. Zhou Cang's army attacked Chang'an from the meridian road, and the grain and grass were very small, and even the large siege equipment was not brought.

Wei Duan's long history Zhao Ang and Gongcao Li Jun advised Liu Bei not to worry, the Dasan Pass was too steep, and the Northern Xinjiang Army had already prepared, and the losses of the strong attack were too great, so it was better to wait for Zhang Ren to succeed on the front line of Yicheng and Shangqi, and then attack back and forth, and fight down.

Liu Bei asked suspiciously, "Could it be that Wei Duan can really convince Han Yi?" ”

Zhao Ang smiled: "Wei Yuanjun is Han Yi's father-in-law, do you think he can convince Han Yi?" ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized.

Zhao Ang continued: "For us people in Western Xinjiang, the top priority is to drive out the Qiang people and recover their homeland. Since the people of Northern Xinjiang have given up Western Xinjiang, why should Han Yi and Ma Chao continue to submit to Hebei? ”

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Western Xinjiang, Hanyang County.

Zhang Ren and Yang Ren's troops, under the guidance of Wei Kang and Yang Fu, quietly entered the Tiger Shooting Valley.

Wei Kang rushed to the county seat of Ji and asked to meet Han Yi.

When Han Yi heard the news, he personally rushed outside the city to greet him.

After seeing Wei Kang, he hurriedly asked, "Why did my grandfather come here?" Could it be that something happened to Longnan? ”

After receiving the news that Liu Bei's army appeared in Hanzhong, Han Yi wrote to Wei Duan three times and twice to tell him that he must be careful and take precautions, but who knew that things had changed amazingly.

Wei Kang smiled: "Something happened to Longnan, but it's a good thing." We'll talk about it when we get home. ”

Back at Han Yi's mansion, Wei Kang carefully explained what had happened.

Finally, Wei Kang said: "Brother, my father thinks that starting from the situation in Western Xinjiang, we should now respect the Son of Heaven and the imperial court in Xiangyang, so as to get the help of Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, drive out the Qiang people, and recover Western Xinjiang." ”

"If my brother can recover Western Xinjiang with the help of Liu Bei, he can not only regain his strength to confront the Northern Xinjiang Army, but also avenge Mr. Wenyue, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, why not? If the elder brother continues to follow the Northern Xinjiang Army, not only will he see all the Western Xinjiang fall under the iron hooves of the Qiang people, but he will also not be able to avenge Mr. Wenyue. Please think again, brother. ”

Han Yi slapped his palm on the table and said angrily, "What do you have to think about twice?" Li Yihong and I have a deep enmity like the sea, if it weren't for the invasion of the Qiang people this time, the western frontier was powerless to resist, how could I be willing to devote myself to the northern frontier? ”

Han Yi urgently summoned Yang Fu, Zhang Ji, Zhang Meng, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin and others to the mansion to discuss secretly.

Han Yi and Wei Duan's strategy of recovering Western Xinjiang surprised and delighted everyone.

Yang Fu, Yang Qiu, Zhang Ji and others were extremely cautious, and they carefully inquired about Liu Zhang's and Yang Song's attitude towards the recovery of Western Xinjiang, the goal of Liu Bei's army to the north, and so on, and finally unanimously decided that this was the best strategy to recover Western Xinjiang in the shortest possible time.

At present, the Qiang cavalry in Hexi is fighting hard with the northern Xinjiang army in the Tianqiong Desert, and there are only a small number of Qiang cavalry in Jincheng and Longxi, which is the best opportunity to recover Jincheng and Longxi and drive away the Qiang people.

However, the problem is that if Liu Bei is stationed in Xijiang for a long time, Xijiang will confront the northern Xinjiang army head-on, and Xijiang will not be able to achieve the maximum benefits in the situation of confrontation between the north and the south, which will be very bad for the future of Xijiang, and Xijiang will fall into continuous wars and disasters, and there will be no time to recuperate.