Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Less than two hours after Zhang Guifang led the army back, Huang Zhong returned with the cavalry.

Huang Zhong ordered the retreat because he felt sorry for the casualties, but it didn't mean that his troops didn't have the strength to fight again.

If Zhang Guifang leads the army to pursue, Huang Zhong will drag Wei Jun until the physical strength of the Wei army declines, and then give Zhang Guifang a counterattack.

At that time, the tired soldiers will face the tired soldiers, but the Qin army has the morale and equipment advantages. Even if it has thousands of fewer troops than the Wei army, it is completely sure to defeat it.

However, Zhang Guifang did not pursue him. Huang Zhong also knew that Zhang Guifang also felt sorry for the casualties. After all, the total strength of the Wei army was only so small. If the casualties were too large, there would not be enough troops to defend Yangdi City.

Since Zhang Guifang did not pursue, Huang Zhong naturally planned to retreat to Juntai City first, and then march towards Yangzhai after a rest, but he did not expect to meet Ma Chao's troops who came to support him halfway.

Huang Zhong's troops were the vanguard. According to the time calculation, the main force in the rear should have arrived at Gaoting City, but Ma Chao's troops marched towards Yangdi ahead of time, which made Huang Zhong instinctively feel that something was wrong.

After joining forces with Ma Chao, Huang Zhong found out that Chen Gong, one of the five great military advisers of Cao Wei, had secretly surrendered to Qin, and had already seized control of Yangdi when Zhang Guifang led the army to go out to fight with him, so Ma Chao went to Yang in advance. Zhai's urgent march.

After Huang Zhong learned of this, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, because his withdrawal might put Chen Gong in danger, and Zhang Guifang might take back Yangdi City, which had already been captured.

"Not good, hurry back to Yangdi."

After Huang Zhong screamed, he didn't care about complaining why Chen Gong didn't inform him in advance, he simply explained to Ma Chao, and immediately took all three thousand Qingqi and rushed towards Yangdi at full speed.

When Huang Zhong and Ma Chao arrived at the city of Yangzhai, it was already two hours later, but the city was still in Chen Gong's hands.

Thanks to Chen Gong's witty tricking Zhang Guifang away, otherwise the [-] defenders in the city who have not yet returned to their hearts will definitely not be able to stop Zhang Guifang's [-] Wei troops.

"Mr. Chen Gong, if you had informed me in advance, I would never have withdrawn my troops even if I fought to the last one."

The first time he saw Chen Gong, Huang Zhong couldn't help complaining.

If he knew that Chen Gong was his own and would take the city after Zhang Guifang left the city, no matter how heavy the casualties were, he would not be able to retreat, but the final outcome was still satisfactory.

Chen Gong also couldn't help laughing bitterly: "It's because the palace care is too big, and I underestimated Zhang Guifang."

Ma Chao on the side heard this, but remembered Zhang Guifang's name deeply. After all, this little general repelled Huang Zhong's [-] elite with [-] Wei troops. It is impossible to do this without some real skills of.

After Huang Zhong and Ma Chao entered Yangdi City, they immediately took over the control of Yangdi, and Ying Hao from the rear also hurried to Yangdi to start the next strategy.

On the other side, after Zhang Guifang retreated, he fled to Shucheng in the north, where he waited for the returning army from Laisan Pass.

After Cao Bin learned the news of the fall of Jia County, he decisively ordered to abandon the northwest defense line in order to shrink his troops. However, the troops from the four northwest cities, including Lunshi and Yangcheng, all withdrew overnight to Ebanguan.

Lu Bu and Qin Ji, who were guarding Dagu Pass and Xuanyuan Pass, apparently did not expect Cao Bin to be so decisive. A whole line of defense, four cities, and more than 30 people were abandoned like this.

After reacting, the Wei army had already run far away. Lu Bu and Qin Ji could only take over the city while continuing to march towards the Yansaka Pass. As a result, the army marched to the Yansaka Pass, only to find that the Yansaka Pass was empty. The defenders didn't know where they went.

Lu Bu and Qin Ji looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they had been taking territory all the way, they hadn't fought each other, and the enemy ran away by themselves. There was no sense of accomplishment in winning this battle.

Because the Qin army's offensive in Yingchuan was too fierce, it took less than three days after the capture of Jiaxian County. With the help of Chen Gong, they broke through Yangzhai, the important place of Yingchuan, which made the Yansaka Pass completely useless.

Once Yangdi is lost, the western part of Yingchuan will be owned by Daqin. If the defenders of Yansaka Pass do not run away, once Shu City is captured by the Qin army, the Qin army will attack Yansan Pass from front to back. I can't run away even if I want to.

Zhang Guifang was also smart. Realizing that it was too late to recapture Yangdi, he gave the order to the guards at the Yanban Pass as soon as they withdrew, ordering all the tens of thousands of defenders at Yanban to withdraw eastward.

Although Zhang Guifang's move gave the Qin army the majestic pass that Cao Wei spent countless resources and labor to barely build, it also saved tens of thousands of troops for Cao Wei.

Zhang Guifang had only been stationed in Shucheng for half a day, and Feng Lin, the general guard of Yanban Pass, returned with an army of [-] to join forces with Zhang Guifang.

Zhang Guifang was worried that Lu Bu in the northwest would personally lead the cavalry to chase after him, so regardless of the exhaustion of the army, he ordered an immediate retreat to the east and went to Yingyang City for rest.

Zhang Guifang's worries were not wrong at all. After Qin Ji entered the Laisan Pass, seeing that the supplies and food in the pass had not been burned out, he realized that the Wei army should not have run away, so after putting out the fire, he asked Lu Bu to lead three thousand Qingqi went to chase.

On the way to pursue Lu Bu, he encountered another empty city, Yong's City. After leaving [-] cavalry to take over, he continued to lead his army to pursue eastward.

Lu Bu is completely lost now, let's keep chasing, the lone army is easy to fall, and it is easy to run out of food if it is pulled too far. Coupled with the continuous rapid march, the soldiers are already exhausted, so they can only rest in the city of Shu first.

So far, the two defense lines that Cao Wei painstakingly built in the west and northwest of Yingchuan lasted less than ten days, and all eleven cities and one pass in the west of Yingchuan were broken by the Qin army.

The Qin army's offensive was too fierce, and the marching speed was so fast that the logistics troops could not catch up with the large troops. They often arrived at a city, and before they had time to catch their breath, they had to move to the next city.

The same is true for Ying Hao, who stayed in Yangyin City for not even a day, then went to Jia County, and then moved to Yangdi with the Grand Master, spending most of the time on the march.

Now that Yangzhai has been captured, the second stage of the Qin army's offensive against Yingchuan has come to a successful conclusion, and then naturally it can be slowed down, lightly captured in the war, and waited for the logistics to catch up before attacking Xuchang. not too late.

After entering Yangdi, Ying Hao personally received Chen Gong. After all, so far, Chen Gong is the highest-ranking person among the Qin and Wei officials.

"Chen Gongtai, see Your Majesty."

Chen Gong saluted immediately after seeing Ying Hao, but before he had time to kneel down, Ying Hao helped him up himself.

"Mr. endured humiliation and offered Yang Di to save the people of the city from the flames of war. He is a meritorious minister. There is no need to be so polite."

Ying Hao looked at Chen Gong eagerly. Although Chen Gong was a surrender, he was turned against him before the war. Such talents with strong abilities and high awareness should naturally be reused.

"Chen Gong is ashamed, because of someone's negligence, he almost let Yang Zhai return to Wei."

Chen Gong said with a face of shame, but Ying Hao obviously didn't care, after all, in his heart, Chen Gong was not much more important than Yangdi City.

Yangdi is just a city, so what if Zhang Guifang takes it back?In the worst case, just recapture it again, and the significance of a talent of Chen Gong's level returning to Qin is far greater than a mere Yangdi City.

It has to be said that although Cao Cao is unpopular at the bottom, he is still supported by the high-level. Except for Ji Ling and Yuan Huan who surrendered as a last resort, no high-level Cao Wei official has voluntarily surrendered.

There are two reasons for this: one is that Cao Wei has not yet reached the end of the mountain;
The second is that Cao Cao is really good at judging and employing people, and most of the courtiers he uses are fairly loyal, and generally they will not voluntarily surrender.

Therefore, if the news of officials at the level of Chen Gong surrendering to Qin, if it spreads completely, it will definitely make Wei Guo not considered a strong barrier, and cracks will appear from the inside out, thus luring more officials to surrender to the Great Qin.

This is much more important than capturing a city.

"There is no gold, no one is perfect, no matter how perfect a plan is, it will eventually have flaws, and it is normal for some mistakes to occur, as long as they can be corrected in time, besides, in my heart, Mr. Yangdi is much more important than a mere Yang Di." .”

Ying Hao looked at Chen Gong with burning eyes, as if he was thirsty for talents, and this naturally moved Chen Gong very much.

"Your Majesty, although Qin's army conquered Wei, although the Qin army won consecutive victories, the foundation of Cao Wei still exists. Chen Gong is willing to return to Wei State to create a fighting opportunity for Great Qin."

Chen Gong said with a serious face, as if looking at death as if he were at home.

"what?"

Ying Hao suddenly showed surprise. After all, it was okay before he rebelled. Even if Chen Gong has not been fully exposed now, he will definitely be suspected by many parties when he goes back.

"It's not right, it's not right, many people have already known about the dedicating of the city, sir, and there must be no return to this matter."

Hearing Ying Hao's words, Chen Gong said meaningfully: "Who knows? It was Zhang Hu who surrendered, so what's the matter with me, Chen Gong?"

Ying Hao was taken aback, yes, who would know?All they know so far are people from Daqin, so it is completely possible to block the news of Chen Gong's surrender.

But Ying Hao still shook his head and said: "Mr. Chen Gong, even though that is the case, it is still too risky. Mr. helped me to capture Yang Di. You have worked hard and done a lot. There is no need to take this risk again."

However, Chen Gong cupped his hands and bowed: "As long as you can help Your Majesty end the chaotic world, rule the world, and return the people to peace and tranquility, Chen Gong is willing to die, go to the fire, die without regret, and ask Your Majesty to help."

"This"

Looking at Chen Gong who relied on you to treat death like home, Ying Hao was only shocked and moved.

This kind of righteous man who does not seek fame and fortune and does not seek power, but regards the common people in the world as his own responsibility, is a rare existence in any era, and he is also the most admirable existence.

Chen Gong has long since realized that he sacrificed his life for righteousness. He is not loyal to a certain person, but is fighting for the righteousness in his heart. Such a righteous man cannot stop Ying Hao, so it is better to fulfill him.

"Mr. Gao Yi, I admire you. I have agreed to Mr. Gao Yi's request, but how to implement it needs to be planned again. We must ensure Mr.'s safe return."

Ying Hao said with a serious face, and he already had a plan in his heart.

It is fine to ask Chen Gong to go back, but he can't just go back like this, there must be a reasonable reason.

After all, if Chen Gong was allowed to go back like this without a reasonable excuse, even if Zhang Guifang didn't doubt him, Cao GUI would definitely.

As long as Cao GUI had any doubts about Chen Gong, he would stare at Chen Gong to death. If Chen Gong couldn't move, there would be no point in going back.

Therefore, Chen Gong can go back, but how to go back still needs to be planned again.

Ying Hao is going to take advantage of Cao Wenzhao after being captured.

After Cao Wenzhao was captured, even if Ying Hao personally persuaded him to surrender, he would still rather die than surrender, and even asked for death on his own initiative. It was Ying Hao's persuasion that made him give up the idea of ​​asking for death.

After all, Ying Cao and his family are relatives, and they used to have a very good relationship.

Cao Shuang, Cao De and others died on the battlefield, but after Cao Wenzhao was captured, it would be a bit unfeeling for Ying Hao to kill him because he refused to surrender.

Of course, although Ying Hao is not going to kill Cao Wenzhao, he is also going to use him to release Cao Wenzhao first and let him go back with a letter of persuasion to make reasons for releasing Chen Gong later. This can also protect Chen Gong to the greatest extent. palace security.

"Sir, go to the prison to be a companion with Cao Wenzhao first, and gain Cao Wenzhao's trust first. After I find an opportunity to release Cao Wenzhao first, I will find another opportunity to send you, sir, back to Wei."

Hearing Ying Hao's words, Chen Gong couldn't help but nodded. After all, it was indeed much safer than going back directly. Although he was not afraid of death, he didn't want to seek death either.