Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 498 On Advantage Xiahou Yanji

A month later, Xia Houyuan's scouts brought back a shocking news from the camp on the north bank of Mianshui. Liu Bei's main force had completely disappeared. Huo Jun, the prefect of Zitong.

Huo Jun once defended with [-] soldiers and successfully blocked Liu Zhang's [-]-man attack for a year. At this time, Liu Bei allocated him [-] soldiers, which shows that he attaches great importance to the Mianbei camp.

The Mianbei camp is located at the throat of the Jinniu Road. Once the grain road leading to Dingjun Mountain is lost, it will be cut off. Those soldiers from Yizhou who crossed Micang Mountain and entered the hinterland of Hanzhong will be the same as Zhang Fei who went to Wudu. The army was alone, so Liu Bei sent the experienced Huo Jun to guard it.

No one in Cao's army knew how powerful Huo Jun was, nor did he know whether Liu Bei's sudden disappearance was a strategy of Pang Tong and Fazheng, so he could only cautiously send Guo Huai to test it out.

Xia Houyuan had been on the right side of the tiger before, whether his opponents were Ma Chao, Han Sui or the low-level Song Jian, they were all different from Liu Bei in front of him. This situation was also a severe test that he had never encountered since he was alone.

Afraid of betraying Cao Cao's trust, Xia Houyuan was cautious when using his troops. He was worried that Liu Bei would use tricks and tricks, so he asked Guo Huai to lead [-] soldiers to the Mianbei camp to test, while Huo Jun relied on the narrow geographical environment to fortify layer by layer.

Guo Huai commanded the whole army to attack with doubts. He and Huo Jun fought on the Jinniu Road for more than ten days regardless of the outcome. Because of the narrow geographical environment, the two sides could only engage in small-scale battles every day.

Huo Jun's defense was impenetrable, and Guo Huai suddenly received an order to return to Yangping Pass when he was in a dilemma.

It turns out that Liu Bei's main force has bypassed Micang Mountain, and has already set up camp in Dingjun Mountain, and sent Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others to intercept and kill Xia Houyuan's grain team on the south bank of Mianshui.

Liu Bei's unbelievable behavior surprised Xia Houyuan. He didn't expect Liu Bei to appear behind him. It also confirmed Xu Huang's worries from the side.

Xia Houyuan learned from Guo Huai that the Mianbei camp was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It would be very difficult to cut off Liu Bei's grain road from Jinniu Road, because Liu Bei would cut off the grain road of Mianshui before that.

Supplies at Yangpingguan Pass were originally transported through the Mianshui River, but now Liu Bei lies across the Dingjunshan area. The advantage of convenient transportation by water is immediately lost, and it can only be transported slowly by land on the north bank of the Mianshui River.

The land transportation has overwhelmed the weak people in Hanzhong, because the people in Hanzhong were frightened by rumors a few years ago and fled to the border of Yizhou with their old and young. Now the side effects of relocation are highlighted.

The current situation is not something that Xia Houyuan can face independently. The most correct way for him is to let go of his self-esteem, leave a general to continue guarding Yangping Pass, send people to ask Wudu County for supplies at Yangping Pass, and lead the main force to return. Nanzheng waited for Cao Cao's support.

Now that Liu Bei and the Yizhou people are "coming out", even if Xia Houyuan chooses to temporarily avoid the edge and fight with Liu Bei, Cao Cao will definitely understand and forgive him, but the general Zhengxi who is on the right of Hubu has his own pride.

Xia Houyuan won consecutive battles in Longyou. This continuous victory is a double-edged sword. The victory in the war gave him incomparable self-confidence, and made Xia Houyuan lose his awe.

In the face of Liu Bei who can cook wine with Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan's blind self-confidence and pride are fatal, and he will not and will not adopt such a conservative strategy.

Dingjun Mountain is a branch of Micang Mountain. It is composed of twelve peaks. The peaks are lined up and stretch for more than [-] miles. Therefore, it is also called "Twelve Pearls". The third highest peak is Dingjun Mountain. , there is a unique geological structure in the north, where there are no hills, but a vast plain, and then continue north to the south bank of Mianshui.

Although Xia Houyuan asked for help from both Wudu Cao Hong and Chang'an Cao Cao, he lost his mind and resorted to dizzy tricks one after another.

It may be because of what Xu Huang said, Xia Houyuan transferred Xu Huang back to Nanzheng to supervise the grain, and left Guo Huai to guard Yangping Pass. He and Zhang Yun led the main force to cross Mianshui to the south and stationed on the plain north of Dingjun Mountain. He did not allow Liu Bei to occupy such a crucial point.

After Zhang Xi saw the terrain, he felt bad. Even with such a doggy character, he couldn't help admonishing him: "General Miaocai, Liu Bei is condescending and occupying a good location. The art of war says 'the enemy's occupation is dangerous and invincible'. Defend the fortifications, and wait for the reinforcements from the King of Wei to come before fighting Liu Bei."

"What does it mean that the enemy's territory is dangerous and invincible? Where I am, there is a narrow pass. In short, I have the advantage. Liu Bei sent someone to kill my beloved son first, and secretly occupied Dingjun Mountain by tricks. After that, the king of Wei entrusted Hanzhong to me. How can you allow this guy to make trouble in Dingjun Mountain?" Xia Houyuan glared angrily.

Zhang He was taken aback when he heard that, Yuan Shao's arrogant tone when he participated in the Battle of Guandu in the past was exactly the same as Xia Houyuan's now.

"Think twice, general." Zhang Yun bit the bullet and clasped his fists before persuading him.

At this moment, Xia Houyuan calmed down a bit, and he said coldly: "It's up to the general to decide whether to attack or defend. I will personally set up defenses against Liu Bei on the north side of Dingjun Mountain. General Zhang will go to Dingjun Mountain to set up a siege to ensure our army The safety of the Mian Water and Food Road also prevents Liu Bei from going down the mountain along the Dingjun Mountain to attack Nanzheng."

"Wei." Zhang He let out a long breath of relief.

Although Xia Houyuan was not forgiving, he was still willing to heed Zhang Yun's advice and took the initiative to set up a large area in the north of Dingjun Mountain to slow down the condescending momentum of Yizhou soldiers.

Seeing that the weather was getting colder, Xia Houyuan confronted Liu Bei at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, trying to fight Liu Bei's consumption with convenient supplies.

After Cao Hong received Xia Houyuan's request for help, he immediately sent Cao Xiu to Yangping Pass to support him with grain and grass. After Cao Cao got the news in Chang'an, he appointed Cao Zhen as the guard for the conquest of Shu, and led [-] troops directly to Yangping Pass to take over the command.

Cao Hong's garrison in Wudu was suddenly transferred away, and Shanglu, Hechi and other counties were successively harassed by Han and Qiang rangers. Cao Hong led troops to rescue him, but was unfortunately defeated by Zhang Fei.

Cao Zhen, who originally sent troops to aid Yangping Pass, had no choice but to return to Wudu. Cao Xiu, who had already transported grain to Yangping Pass, put down the grain. Because he was worried, Cao Hong had no choice but to set off and go back to Xiabian. Before leaving, he asked Guo Huai to ask for grain from Nanzheng.

After Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu returned to Wudu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao hid in the mountains again, which repeatedly made Cao soldiers in Wudu itch with hatred.

Within half a year of participating in Langqiang, they directly conquered the nearby Qiang and Di tribes and recruited thousands of Qiang and Di warriors by virtue of Ma Chao's reputation as a mighty general and Zhang Fei's exaggerated force value.

The news of Zhang Fei was brought to Nanzheng by soldiers hammering grain, and was obtained by Song Chen, who was disguised as a grain man. He took advantage of the opportunity to transport grain and grass to Zhang He's camp, and sneaked over the fence to Dingjun Mountain in the dark.

Liu Bei was ecstatic when he heard the news about Zhang Fei. When he was excited, he hosted a banquet to share the joy with all the soldiers. Song Chen, who was a hero in inquiring about intelligence, was also invited into the big tent to drink.

At that time, Deng Ai's villagers sent winter clothes to keep out the cold, and they were distributing them one by one to the civil servants and military generals who were having a banquet in the big tent.

Not long after Song Chen settled down, a villager rushed over excitedly.

That thin face was full of anger, he ignored Liu Bei's presence, pointed at Song Chen and yelled, "Three years, do you know how I have lived these three years?"

(End of this chapter)