At the end of July, Yan Xing and Han Defei, who stayed in the Hehuang area to find the main force of the Qiang people, sent a message to Li Yi, and the cavalry of Dangdangqiang appeared near Anyi City, asking the lord to rush to support. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Yi was overjoyed and ordered Zhang Liao and Ma Chao to lead the army to penetrate directly into the area of Linqiang City to cut off the retreat of the Qiang people, and ordered Hou Junji and Murong Han to lead the army to Anyi City, drag the main force of the Qiang people, and ordered Zhang Fei, Yu Ban, Yang Qiu and others to lead the infantry army to cross the Yellow River west and rush to the battlefield.

The next day, Li Yitong led the heavy cavalry of the pro-guard army and the rest of the army to leave Guiyi City and gallop across the Huangshui River.

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August of the sixth year of Jian'an (201 AD), Wudu County, Fengting.

Military advisor Liu Bowen, General Li Feng Xie Xuan, and General Dangkou Yang Ye led the 10th Army Corps of the reinforcement infantry to the Chinese army camp in Fengting.

A group of generals, including Zhao Yun, the general of the right chariot, and Yue Fei, the general of the expedition to the west, welcomed the three into the big tent.

"How is the battle of the lord in the western frontier?" Zhao Yun hurriedly asked.

"Won." Liu Bowen said, "I first fought a battle in Kwaiyuan Gorge, and then fought another battle in the Great and Small Elm Valley last month, beheading nearly 15,000 people before and after, and basically gained a foothold in Hehuang." Now, as long as we find a way to completely annihilate the main force of the Qiang cavalry, the war in Western Xinjiang will be over. ”

"So, the lord can pacify the western frontier before the end of the year?" Yue Fei asked in surprise.

"It's hard." Liu Bowen smiled faintly, "It will snow in Western Xinjiang soon, if the Qiang people retreat to the West Sea before the snow falls, the war in Western Xinjiang will drag on until next year." However, after the Western Expeditionary Army took control of Hehuang, the main force of the army basically stopped, and the demand for grain and grass decreased. Therefore, the imperial court decided to continue the attack on Wudu and Hanzhong, and supply us with as much grain and grass as possible. ”

"What if the lord chases after him and kills all the way to the West Sea?" Huang Zhong asked worriedly, "If we withdraw half of the troops this time, our morale will be severely damaged." ”

"Even if the lord pursues him and fights all the way into the West Sea, the army he brings with him is only a limited number of iron cavalry, and it mainly belongs to the Qiang cavalry and some Hu soldiers." Liu Bowen said, "Fighting in winter, especially in inaccessible places like the West Sea, relies on courage and perseverance, and grain and grass are no longer important." ”

"How long does the court give us?" Zhao Yun asked.

"Two months." Liu Bowen raised two fingers and shook them in front of the generals, and said to them, "After we led the Tenth Army into Dasanguan, there were more than 80,000 people on the battlefield in Wudu, and the consumption of grain and grass was very large, and two months was the limit. ”

Zhao Yun asked again, "When will the attack begin?" ”

"Tomorrow." Liu Bowen stood up and walked to the map, pointed to the Liangdangting on the map and said, "From tomorrow, Pengju and Hansheng will lead 30,000 troops to launch a strong attack again, kill Hechi directly, and then divide their troops to attack Xianren Pass." ”

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Wudu County, River Pond.

Liu Bei received an urgent report that the Northern Xinjiang Army was attacking again, and he couldn't help but be worried, and urgently summoned the commanders of all departments to discuss the matter.

Yang Ren didn't say a word, only one word, withdraw.

Zhang Ren bowed his head and was silent, but the look on his face undoubtedly told everyone that he had lost his fighting spirit.

Zhu Ling didn't say a word. Pang Yi, Gan Ning, Yan Yan and others sat around him, frowning one by one.

In the previous continuous battles, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army made the officers and men of the coalition army feel uneasy.

In the previous series of battles, especially Yang Ren's Hanzhong army and Zhang Ren's Bashu army suffered the greatest losses, and they didn't want to fight.

But Liu Bei couldn't help but fight. He had nowhere to go, and if he was defeated, it would be impossible for Zhang Lu to let him retreat to Hanzhong, because Liu Bei was the king of Qin, and Zhang Lu was just a taishou under Liu Zhang. Liu Bei, with the advantage of the army in his hand, could completely drive away Zhang Lu and take Hanzhong.

As for Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, he would not let him retreat to Chengdu. Liu Bei is an outlaw with no way out, and Liu Zhang, for the sake of his own net worth, will not accept Liu Bei no matter what.

When Liu Bei retreated, Pang Tong once said that if you want to survive, you must take Hanzhong. With the land of Hanzhong, and then supporting each other with Bashu, we can ensure that Yizhou as a whole is not lost, block the road of the northern Xinjiang army to the south, and thus ensure the north-south confrontation strategy formulated by the Xiangyang court.

Liu Bei returned to Wudu in mid-June, and in the past two months, Jian Yong, Pang Tong, Liu Yan and others tried all means, but they were not absolutely sure of capturing Hanzhong.

The premise of Hanzhong must ensure that Hanzhong is not chaotic, if Hanzhong is chaotic, there will be an attack by the Northern Xinjiang Army outside, and there will be fierce fighting inside, and in the end it must be a situation where jade and stone are burned, and no one can survive.

Now that the Northern Frontier Army has been supported, it has begun a fierce attack again. However, Liu Bei has not yet found a way to seize Hanzhong, and many generals in the various departments of the coalition army have lost confidence and courage, and the result of the re-battle is very likely to be defeated.

Liu Bei was at a loss, and ordered Zhou Cang and Gan Ning to stick to the front line of Guting, and he and his strategists came up with a countermeasure as soon as possible.

Although Wudu County is located between Guanzhong, Longxi, Bashu and Hanzhong, its road to these four places is difficult and difficult. The Northern Xinjiang Army went out of Dasanguan from the direction of Guanzhong to attack Wudu, which was actually a road, attacking all the way. Whoever is powerful, this place is whoever's.

Jian Yong said: "If we can block the Northern Xinjiang Army in Hechi and drag out the war until it snows, then we will still have enough time to seek Hanzhong." ”

As soon as Jian Yong's words came out, he immediately felt that something was wrong. This sentence makes no sense. It snowed in the Qinling Mountains, the mountains were covered by heavy snow, and the roads between Wudu and Hanzhong were also cut off, and even if there was a chance, Hanzhong could not be taken.

"If you want to win Hanzhong, you have to rush before the snow, otherwise we are finished." Pang Tong said unceremoniously, "Zhang Lu is a villain, he will definitely surrender to Li Yi when he sees that we are cut off." ”

Liu Bei sighed and said helplessly: "It's really not good, we will forcibly attack Yangping Pass." ”

"Zhang Lu has more than 20,000 people on his hands, in addition to Yang Ren's army, there are 5,000 people from Yang Ang in Yangping Pass, and more than 10,000 people in Nanzheng, Xicheng, and Shangyong. And without the grain and grass in Hanzhong, relying only on the grain and grass supplied by Bashu, the army will soon run out of food, and we will die. Pang Tong shook his hand again and again, "If you want to take Hanzhong, you must start from the inside of Hanzhong, let Hanzhong chaos first, and then we will take advantage of the situation to rush in and clean up the mess." ”

Just when everyone was thinking about it, someone suddenly came to report that the grain and grass in Hanzhong had been delivered, and Cao Peng Shi Shentan, the Hanzhong Mansion Cang, who came with grain, asked to see Liu Bei.

Shen Tan turned out to be the order of Shangyong, and Zhang Lu heard that he had close contacts with Nanyang, and was worried that he would sacrifice Shangyong and make Hanzhong lose the barrier to the east, so he immediately transferred him back to the government. From the county order of an important county, it has become a business with little real power, which makes Shen Tan very dissatisfied.

After Shen Tan saw Liu Bei, he said in an astonishing voice: "King Qin is about to be defeated, and his life is in danger. ”

Liu Bei thought to himself, do you want to say this? I'm worried about this.

Liu Bei didn't care, he was very polite, and thanked him for sending food.

Shen Tan said another astonishing sentence: "Zhang Lu took refuge in Li Yi." ”

"Accurate message?" Liu Bei was horrified.

"This is the last batch of grain and grass." Shen Tan said, "After the Northern Xinjiang Army reaches Hechi, Zhang Lu will find an excuse to transfer Yang Ren's army back to Yangping Pass to garrison, and then General Han will no longer provide grain and grass to the army." ”

Liu Bei was shocked into a cold sweat and didn't speak for a long time.

"Does General Shen have a way to save him?" Liu Bei suddenly thought that this person was Zhang Lu's subordinate in the past, and he personally rushed to Hechi to call the police, maybe there was a solution. Whether he can enter Hanzhong or not probably depends on whether he is willing to help.

Shen Tan hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "As early as the beginning of the year, after the holy decree of the imperial court came down, Zhang Lu saw that he had nothing, so he immediately had the idea of rebellion and sent someone to Luoyang to offer a guilty table. At present, I know very little about the situation, and it is estimated that winter is coming, and Zhang Lu will use the heavy snow to close the mountain as an excuse to cut off the king's grain and grass and send the king to a dead end. If the king wants to take Hanzhong, time is running out. ”

Liu Bei listened silently, his expression unusually calm.

"If the king takes Hanzhong, how will he deal with Zhang Lu?" Shen Tan suddenly asked.

"Kill the Nine Clans." Liu Bei said word by word, coldly.

"What does the king say?" Shen Tan was a little uneasy and asked.

"I swear." Liu Bei immediately swore a poisonous oath.

Shen Tan took a long breath, suddenly stood up, took out a silk map from his arms, handed it to Liu Bei, and said: "I am loyal to Zhang Lu, but he has always refused to trust me, under his hands, I have no future, so I am willing to help the king capture Hanzhong." ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed and bowed down to thank him.

The offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army was like a tide, Zhou Cang could not resist it, and retreated to Hechi, at this time there was an amazing scene on the battlefield, and the Northern Xinjiang Army divided its troops again. Huang Zhong commanded a large army to kill the Immortal Pass.

At this moment, the main forces of the coalition forces are distributed in Hechi, Xiaban and Xianrenguan. The Northern Xinjiang Army's blocking of Xianren Pass is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of more than 70% of the coalition army.

Liu Bei thinks that the people of Northern Xinjiang are either crazy or arrogant to the extreme. He did not hesitate at all, while commanding the army to resist Yue Fei's attack, he ordered Zhu Ling and Pang Yi, who were stationed in Xiajiao, to lead the army to kill the Xianren Pass and surround the army of the Northern Xinjiang Army attacking the Xianren Pass.

After Huang Zhong led his army to Xianren Pass, he did not launch an attack, but set up a defensive position on a hillside three miles away from Xianren Pass, supplemented by various chariots, and waited for the battle.

Zhou Cang and Pang Yi led 15,000 men to kill and immediately attacked. At this time, Zhang Ren, Yang Ren, and Yan Yan in the Immortal Pass also led 10,000 troops to kill, and the two sides attacked back and forth, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce.

At dusk, Zhao Yun and Xie Xuan led an army of 40,000 to kill Guting.

Xie Xuan led an army of 10,000 to attack the south gate of Hechi City, cutting off Liu Bei's way to retreat south. Zhao Yun and Yang Ye led an army of 30,000 to rush towards the Immortal Pass.

Liu Bei in the city looked at the columns of northern Xinjiang troops rushing towards the Immortal Pass with murderous violation, desperate, and hurriedly ordered: "Withdraw, retreat to the next level." ”