Shu Chen

Chapter 111
The sound of war drums came to my ears.

On the narrow mountain road, human lives are constantly disappearing amidst roars and mourning.

Even God couldn't bear to watch the haste of limbs flying and blood splattering, and many red clouds were drawn from the sky, covering the light of hope, making the world dark.

It seems that they want to use the pure snowflakes in the cold winter to cover up the cruelty in the world.

But before the snowflakes fell, the battle in Anyang County came to an end.

When the two armies fight, it is most taboo to be attacked from the rear.

Because the rear is the flag and drum gold orders, etc., where the morale of the army lies.

If the rear is lost, the front army will be defeated!

Even if Sun Wu comes back to life, the battle cannot be reversed.

In order to behead or hold back Wei Yan, Zhoutai even asked the governor of the three hundred songs around him to go to the front of the fierce battle between the two armies.With only a few messengers left, how can they resist Guan Xing's attack from the banyan barbarians?
Moreover, when it comes to fighting in mountainous areas, who can stop the barbarian who is known as the "Soldier of Berkshire"?

Not to mention, the thunderous battle drums and the undulating battlefield of soldiers screaming to kill made him realize that when there was an enemy attacking from behind, the Guan Xing tribe who came silently was already more than a hundred steps away from him.

Such a distance, but in an instant, Ban Chuman charged forward.

Zhou Tailian mobilized the soldiers in front to return, and there was no chance to form a defensive line.

Our army was defeated.
He didn't think about why there were Han troops behind him.

There was no anger and scolding, why didn't the scouts who explored the way before find out that the Han army was lying here.

It's just that he has realized something in his heart, and with the sadness of being unable to return to heaven, he draws his blade in silence and stands under the banner, ready to meet the end of life.

Of course also.

It never occurred to him to surrender.

First, he has little ambition, he encourages himself with meritorious deeds, and is not afraid of dying in battle with the army.

The other is that since Wei Wu Cao Cao was surrendered by Zhang Xiu and rebelled, Cao Wei not only wooed the generals with kindness, but also established laws to restrain them.Surrendering in front of battle will affect the family.

It just so happened that Zhoutai came from a rich family with a strong family background.

Moreover, he was promoted by Sima Yi and entrusted with important tasks. If he surrendered, the result can be imagined.

Even if Sima Yi had no intention of making things difficult for the Nanyang Zhou family, officials at all levels in Jingzhou would take the initiative to flatter and flatter the Zhou family, trying their best to suppress the Zhou family into the dust.

The responsibility for death in battle and defeat will disappear with the death of the body.

For the sake of the elders in the family, his wife and children, and for his own reputation, why should he die evil?

As the Han army in his eyes got closer, Zhou Tai closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, he was full of determination.

"kill!"

With spring thunder bursting from his mouth, he raised his blade and rushed forward, like a moth to a flame.

However, he did not die.

Wang Ping, the leader of the board, rushed to the front. Seeing him coming desperately, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Likewise, he commanded the trilogy supervisor beside him, "Keep him alive!"

That's why, the governor of that song rushed forward with more than ten followers, and they cooperated very tacitly. With the skill of combining shields and striking, he was tightly trapped, and then fell to the ground, twisting his hands and binding him.

Even though his eyes were tearing apart and he cursed furiously, no one would go down with a knife to avoid making noise.

At the same time, his general flag was also cut down.

The soldiers of Cao Jun, who fought like glue with Wei Yan's troops, lost their morale when they saw the enemy coming from behind.When Zhoutai was captured and the tooth flag fell to the dust, all of them lost their hearts and melted away.

Some abandoned their weapons and surrendered, or some brandished their blades and roared, wanting to die with the enemy, or some rushed into the water, trying to escape downstream.

It's just that they didn't end well.

Guan Xing asked Wang Ping to lead the army at the front, while Ling Jufu led the army to hold the crossbow at the back, 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 tribe in Shangyong know the news of this place.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have hibernated for such a long time, waiting for Wei Yandu to take the lead before leading his army out.

"The thief is defeated!"

Wei Yan, who was drenched in blood and struggling forward, suddenly felt the pressure in front of him lighten.

Strange in his heart, he raised his head and looked at the battlefield. Seeing that Cao Jun's tooth flag had disappeared, he stood with his sword, wiped the sticky blood on his face, stroked his beard and laughed loudly.

It had been many years for him, and he had never rushed forward with the blade so heartily, fighting to the death.

"Whoever descends shall be spared death!"

"Whoever descends shall be spared death!"

Without Wei Yan's order, the generals of the Han army at all levels yelled out slogans that disintegrated the last trace of fighting spirit of Cao's army.

As more and more soldiers of Cao Jun had no choice but to be captured, the drums of war here also fell silent.

Therefore, Wei Yan, who was about to step forward and praise Guan Xing, stopped suddenly.

He heard the urging sound of war drums from behind, faintly heard.

He also suddenly remembered that Zheng Pu in the rear was only awarded [-] soldiers by him, but he had to hold back the three times the enemy led by Shen Yi.

"You stay here and take the prisoners."

Turning his head to the governor of Buqu, Wei Yan pulled out the saber that was inserted into the soil, turned around and strode away, and said in a high-spirited voice, "Generals of the left army, follow me to kill the unrighteous thief Shen Yi!"

"promise!"

The tidy and loud promises made the water in the water ripple.

About [-] soldiers followed behind Wei Yan, like a dragon winding down the mountain, dragging its long body, galloping high-spirited and galloping with the momentum of thousands of troops.

In fact, if they came later, Zheng Pu might not be able to recover.

The soldiers led by Shen Yi were ordered to be Cao Jun, and they were actually part 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 mind.

Knowing that the reinforcements have arrived, the morale is greatly improved, so everyone moves forward bravely.

And Zheng Pu had only [-] soldiers, and he was not a soldier of the headquarters.

Soldiers do not know the generals, it is difficult to be as commanding as the arm.

Moreover, since Wei Yan was going to occupy Wei Yan, in order to prevent Shen Yi from sending soldiers to pass, Zheng Pu had to give up forming an army on the mountain and choose to fight on the foreshore.

I was originally outnumbered.

It is even more stretched to spread out the formation across the mountain road, and the army formation does not even have depth.

When Shen Yi led his troops to arrive, the two sides fought hand-to-hand for less than a quarter of an hour, and Zheng Pu's line of defense was in jeopardy.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Wei Yan treated his subordinates kindly in the past. These soldiers are very elite and they are not afraid of death!

And Zhang Ni is quite brave.

Standing in front of the soldiers, fighting with swords and spears in hand.

With the bravery of not giving up an inch, the soldiers are inspired by the courage of the blade and the face without any difference.

Zheng Pu also fought in person.

It's not that he rushed forward bravely, but he and Qi Yacuo and other more than [-] retinues guarded against Cao Jun who had already rushed to the general flag.

Even with his occasional sneaky glances, he could clearly recognize Shen Yi's face.

Of course also.

In less than three quarters of an hour, Shen Yi, who was in charge of the battle, followed the vanguard to more than [-] steps in front of the general flag of the Han army.

The danger of war is self-evident.

However, Shen Yi, who was almost sure of winning, had no joy on her face.

On the contrary, it was extremely gloomy, and his eyes almost burst into flames.

The resistance of this Han army is too tenacious!

Let him die nearly [-] times in battle, then cut off the battlefield and rush to the general flag.

Let's look at these Han troops, despite the huge disparity in their strength, they all suffered heavy casualties, and they didn't have their morale collapsed or surrendered!

If you want to kill them all, you still have to pay a lot of lives.

That Wei Wenchang, who is only from a vulgar background, can have such a military appearance?
Shen Yi was a little surprised.

There are also strands of worry.

To defeat the Han army here, he had to rush to Wei Yan's main formation, and flank Sima Yi's reinforcements back and forth.

At that time, I don't know how many parts will be lost in battle.

Ugh.
He secretly sighed inaudibly.

Shen Yi calmed down and continued to supervise the battle, and planned to let the Buqu supervisor lead the soldiers to cut down the Han army's general flag.

However, before he could make a sound, he choked up a sob in his throat.

It was blocked by a high-spirited roar.

"Wei Yan is here, who dares to fight to the death!"

Wei Yan, who led an army from afar, came here, but the voice came first before anyone arrived.

Let the Han army here suddenly burst into cheers when they heard the sound, and each leaned closer to each other to rely on each other, so as not to fall at the last moment of rescue.

But they were a little overwhelmed.

Shen Yi didn't let the trilogy work hard to completely defeat these crumbling Han soldiers, so as to face the coming reinforcements.

Instead, he ordered the soldiers to quickly leave the battlefield and return to Xunkou to garrison the siege.

For one thing, the morale of his subordinates could no longer be high after a long battle.

Furthermore, the fact that Wei Yan actually returned to aid also meant that Sima Yi's reinforcements had been defeated, and it would be useless to fight any more.

"Argh~~rr!"

Accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of the sword blade rubbing against the rocks, Zheng Pu, who saw Cao Jun as if the tide had receded, inserted the long sword deeply into the soil with his backhand and stood upright.

With no image, he opened his mouth and panted heavily.

He also looked sideways at Wei Yan, who was getting closer and closer, feeling a little annoyed in his heart.

He was extremely dissatisfied with this kind of dispatch of fighting to the death, and he never admired it.

Although the battlefield was originally a place of death and life, Wei Yan's tactics were too radical.Obviously, the situation of the battle has not yet come to the point of death, but he is deliberately taking risks.

As a general, how can he recklessly throw all his eggs in one basket?

I am a big man with few soldiers on the ground, so we must be cautious in every battle, and I would rather go out and return without profit.

It is also not allowed to take risks and greatly damage the soldiers, so as to seriously damage the vitality of the court.

Because of the calculation based on the background of the war, if you lose five hundred soldiers and kill Cao Wei one thousand, I am still undefeated and defeated!
Why bother?

"Is Zijin okay?"

Unaware of being slandered, Wei Yan ordered the 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.

Following the reinforcements sent by Sima Yi, they were all killed and captured, and Shen Yi retreated into the siege of Xunkou alone, so that the purpose of sending troops this time was almost achieved.For him, the West City, where there were not many troops stationed below, was already at his disposal.

"No problem, the general asked."

Panting, Zheng Pu straightened up and answered.

"Very good, this big victory, and Zijin's plan in the past"

Wei Yan, who nodded and smiled, was about to say something, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a soldier passing by with the wounded on his back, so he stopped talking.

And he stepped forward, protecting the wounded with both hands, lest the wound would be bumped by the rugged mountain road.

It also made Zheng Pu see him, and he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart.

It has to be said that Wei Yan, who was born in a trilogy, treats soldiers comparable to the former Marquis Guan.

Also dissipate all the dissatisfaction in my heart just now.

Maybe it's because everyone's opinion is different.

He felt that the situation of the battle had not yet reached the point of risking life and death, but Wei Yan probably felt that there was no time to delay.

When he was young, all the wounded and soldiers were settled properly, but the Guan Xing Department downstream sent people to report, claiming that all the captives had been surrendered, and asked Wei Yan when he planned to drive to the west city for a long time, move the Li people in the city's head of Guizhou, and search for the army's supplies. Grain and fodder, etc.

Well, Wei Yan, the main general who sent troops out of Xicheng this time, will certainly do his part.

The Guan Xing Department was also ordered by the prime minister to be dispatched by Wei Yan.

But I don't want to, I don't know why Zheng Pu fought hard this time, Wei Yan's attitude changed drastically, and there was no immediate military opportunity.

Instead, Nai came to find him and made a plan together, "Zijin, I know that the Prime Minister has always said that you are scheming. This time, I went to Xi County to take the people back as captives. How can I avoid being scouted by Sima Yi, who rebelled against Wei?"

Hearing and asking, Zheng Pu's eyebrows suddenly condensed into rivers.

Before Shangyong and Xicheng, during the period of Emperor Ling, both counties belonged to Hanzhong County.

Between each other, the distance is not too far.

Although there is no river valley running through the two, the mountain road is rugged and difficult.

However, if Sima Yi had heard the news, he would definitely be able to drive his troops there within two days, and it would take more than two days for the Han army to move a city of Li Shu and its luggage.

Unless, giving up the supplies and supplies of the west city is just to pull out the Li people and return.

After silently pondering for a while, Zheng Pu raised his head and said softly, "General, if you don't let me try, see if I can persuade Shen Yi to surrender."

"Persuade to surrender?"

A little surprised, Wei Yan rubbed Hu 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 (Wei Xing) for a long time, and all the people in the city bowed their heads and obeyed his orders. He ordered him to move, and he was accompanied by swords and soldiers. No one dared to delay.

Moreover, he can send a loyal person to the army to report to Sima Yi, claiming that this place is as safe as Mount Tai, and it can be delayed for several days.

However, Wei Yan disdains Shen Yi for being a human being.

This thief has never had faith and has repeatedly betrayed the big man. Now he is trapped to death in the siege, let the soldiers step up to the front and kill him!
To vent the hatred of the three east counties in the past!

Naturally, disdain is selfish anger, and all state affairs are the most important.

After pondering for a while, Wei Yan asked aloud, "How sure is Zijin of persuading the traitor Shen Yi to surrender?"

It also made Zheng Pu's teeth bright, "It's [-]% going back to the general."

Uh.
Nine, the one with the highest number.

Zheng Pu said that [-]% is absolutely sure.

Therefore, Wei Yan was dumb first.

Immediately, he burst out laughing, "Good! Zijin can go quickly, and 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 the siege at Xunkou, they wrote a letter and asked the soldiers to shoot arrows into it.

The book says:

"The prefect is now defeated and trapped to death. All the reinforcements against the Wei Dynasty have been executed. Our army will go to the west city and remove all the Li people and return to Hanzhong. There must be many family members of the prefect. At that time, the army will be in turmoil. Will the siege be safe? Furthermore, even if our army does not pull out Xunkou to defend the siege, the prefect will have no way to survive. Sima Yi, in order to save the prefect, if he loses his soldiers and loses his beloved general, he will not be spared. Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to live in. In Chengdu, the prefect of Sichuan, the prefect The clans are all there, why don't you come out of the siege and surrender?"

Shen Yi got the book, and after reading it, she closed her eyes and raised her head, sighing a long time.

Just like Zheng Pu said, he has no way out.

Even if Sima Yi didn't use excuses to kill him, the Luoyang temple would still fight because of this, seize the title and move him to the left, and thus become a commoner.

After all, Li and Shu in Xixian County were completely relocated by the Han army. For Cao Wei, the Shen family had no meaning of existence.

In particular, under the control of the wealthy families in the world, they are all kind and dignified.

Because there are many deficiencies in people's hearts, treat them generously, and there are also people with hearts like wolves.

And prestige, holding the lives of the family members of the people under his command in his hands, there are few people who dare to betray.

However, now the family members of the Shen family trilogy are about to fall into the hands of the Han army.

If he doesn't surrender, when the soldiers in the siege see their family members being driven past, how can they conspire against those who wield their knives and take his head and surrender?

Alas, that's all.

Surrendered, and still be able to be given a idle job by Bashu, to protect the family's peace, to work on time, and to die in mediocrity.

After a lot of thinking and thinking, Shen Yi finally led the soldiers, abandoned their weapons, came out of the siege and surrendered.

The ambition of monopolizing the three eastern counties in the past has completely become a passing cloud.

In Shangyong City, the Prefect Office.

Sima Yi sat by the desk, his brows stretched out, and he wrote with ink.

He is making a statement about this battle to Luoyang Cao Rui.

On the [-]th day of the siege, Meng Da's nephew Deng Xian and his general Li Fu surrendered, allowing Cao Jun to break through the city and kill Meng Da.And it is necessary to pass on the first Luoyang, so as to warn others.

However, after the book was passed on to the little official, Sima Yi frowned again.

It has been two days since Shenyi, and no one has sent a letter to report the war.

Although the last time he reported the matter, he claimed that with the arrival of Zhoutai's army, after he got reinforcements, he contained the Bashu army's attack.

He vowed to say that the siege of Xunkou is as solid as gold.

However, Sima Yi, who had been busy attacking Shangyong all this time, now felt relieved, and Fang suddenly realized why Zhoutai didn't send anyone to report the war?

With Zhoutai's temperament, how could An be so negligent?
"Come on."

Sima Yi, who was meditating when he was young, summoned his followers and asked him to rush to Xunkou to encircle and inquire.

However, as soon as the subordinate rushed to the west city, he turned back.

West City is empty!
Sima Yi was shocked when he heard about it.

He quickly led the soldiers and horses in person, and rushed along the road to Xunkou to encircle him.

Seeing that the siege of Xunkou had been razed to the ground, he closed his eyes and sighed.

Without thinking too much, just looking at the faint traces along the road, he, who is full of strategies, can roughly infer the beginning and end of the battle here.

It's just that he didn't have anything, and was angry with Shen Yi for repeating too much.

Or, Zhoutai and more than a thousand soldiers were lost in this battle.

Instead, he frowned and thought: Bashu came to help, since he won a big victory, why didn't he drive to Shangyong to save Mengda?
Naturally, Meng Da was betrayed by his nephew and generals, and he, who was the warlord who attacked the city, never expected it, and it was even more impossible for Bashu to predict the collapse of Shangyong City in advance!

Soldiers sent out, seeking benefits.

If Bashu doesn't save Mengda, the plot will be bigger.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi suddenly opened his eyes, and said in a broken voice, "No, Bashu generals are out!"

(End of this chapter)