Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 804 Another Suspicious Strategy
"Guan Yu is fighting in Nanyang, Zhang Fei is fighting in Tianshui, and Liu Bei is attacking Chencang. Where did Chang'an's army come from? Could it be the witchcraft in Shu?" Xia Houru didn't believe it at all.

Yang Qiuxu squinted his eyes: "General Junlin brought [-] soldiers, why don't you lead them to take a look? Wei Yan and the others go deep alone. If Liu Bei can't take Chen Cang in a short time, he can definitely gather soldiers from all over the place to take it back, and even take Liu Bei and others. All locked up to death."

Xia Houru nodded, "The Marquis of Linjing is right. Wei Yan's solitary army has not gained a firm foothold in the distance. If His Majesty sends troops from Luoyang to support and attack General Zidan on both sides, it will be hard to say what will happen next. Then we will rush to Chang'an immediately. Let’s see if there are [-].”

Yang Qiu's heart was pounding now. After all, what he saw in the west of the city might indeed be the other party's bluff. He followed Xia Houru silently, but he soon felt relieved, because he was a disarmed general. , Xia Houmao is the coach of Chang'an.

Xia Houru led the army to Chang'an. Since Yang Qiu told Liu Bei that there were "10 people" there, he was worried that he would be ambushed by the enemy during the march, so he deliberately controlled the marching speed and sent dozens of sentries to scout ahead.

At this time, Wei Yan had not long entered Chang'an, and the control of such a large city could not be sloppy. While taking over the city defense, they wiped out the remnants of Xia Houmao, and at the same time issued a list to calm the people and stabilize the law and order in the city.

After working for several hours, before Wei Yan and the generals had time to celebrate, suddenly the scouts outside the city came to report urgently, saying that Wei Jun had gone and returned and had crossed the Wei Bridge.

Wei Yan urgently summoned all the generals to discuss, "Xia Houmao was already frightened and retreated. It is intriguing to go back and forth at this time, and he brought more troops than when he retreated. I can't figure out their purpose. Is it the reinforcements from Chang'an who have arrived? , or is it a trap set by Xia Houmao? Let’s talk freely and share our opinions, take the initiative or stick to Chang’an?"

Wang Ping clasped his fists and replied: "General, we only have [-] soldiers. Chang'an has just been breached, and now our foothold is not stable. If we choose to take the initiative to attack, the old department in Xiahoumao city will suddenly respond. What should we do?"

"Zijun suggests defending the city?" Wei Yan stroked his long beard.

Wang Ping nodded and said: "The scouts say that Wei's army is at least [-]. The enemy is outnumbered and we can only rely on the favorable location. The last general has sealed off the Chang'an government treasury. There is enough grain and rice in the treasury. It can last for half a year. I suggest defending the city and waiting for help. Your Majesty will break the old warehouse in a short time."

"My meeting with General Wang turned to the left. I was able to scare Xia Houmao away with suspicious tactics before, so why don't I use it again now? What's more, Zhang He, the famous general of Wei State, is in charge of Chencang. This person is more difficult to deal with than Xiahoumao. Your Majesty may not be there. If it goes so smoothly, we should quickly stabilize Chang'an, and it is the best policy to rush to Chencang to help, otherwise it is only a matter of time before we are alone in the isolated city." Deng Ai cupped his fists and raised different opinions.

Although Deng Ai was not very old, everyone was impressed by the wisdom he displayed. Hearing his new idea, Wei Yan leaned over and asked, "Shi Zai went on, how can you use another trick of suspicion? Counting your [-] tun The population is only [-], so I'm afraid it will not be easy to scare away the new Wei army, so we can't recruit people from Chang'an to make up the number?"

Deng Ai waved his hand and replied: "The art of war pays attention to the false and the real. We can't just give it to the Wei army. General Wen Chang can gather your [-] people. I will draw [-] people from the villagers to make [-]. The remaining [-] tun If the people stay in Chang'an to defend the city, you can take the initiative to attack with [-] soldiers. As long as the general shows enough confidence, Xia Houmao will definitely believe that there are many people in Chang'an, and the Wei army will not dare to continue forward to die."

"It's really wonderful." Wei Yan stood up suddenly, and then said to himself: "Our regular army is fighting in the front line, and the villagers are in the rear shouting and shouting. Then Xia Houmao must not be able to see it. Shizai is worthy of Xuan Disciple of Mr. Owl."

"I will go out of the city with the general to fight, and just leave General Ma or General Wang to defend the city." Deng Ai continued to offer advice.

Wei Yan quickly shook his head: "Shizai has a delicate mind and has a high prestige in the hearts of the villagers. You stay in Chang'an to defend, and I will fight with them out of the city. We are not on a firm foothold now, and the people in the city may not be convinced, so it is better to be safe."

"Alright." Deng Ai nodded.

After a brief discussion and a plan, Wei Yan immediately assembled [-] soldiers and horses, marched out of the North Gate of Chang'an, and headed straight for Weiqiao.

Ten miles north of Chang'an, Wei Yan and Xia Houru encountered each other.

The generals of the two armies held their ground, and Wei Yanyao fought in front of the battle, "Xiahou rats have gone and returned, do you want to be my ghost under Wei Yan's knife?"

Xia Houru looked into the distance and saw that the opponent's army was in order. He roughly estimated that there were about [-] soldiers. At this moment, he couldn't guess how many people there were in Chang'an. ?”

"Uh yes." Yang Qiu cupped his fists and rode forward.

Even though Yang Qiu was a county magistrate who had disarmed, he did not dare to disobey the orders of the real power figures in the Xiahou family, but he felt contemptuous of this guy in his heart. He did not believe that Chang'an had many soldiers, but now he was too cowardly to go out before the battle. .

"It is rumored that Xiahou's son-in-law has a beautiful face. He turned out to be a rough-faced man. Thief Cao has a unique eye for choosing a son-in-law. The Shu men behind me are all suitable. Does Cao Pi have any sisters or daughters? They can all be satisfied." Wei Yan He mistook Yang Qiu for Xia Houmao, and made a lot of sarcasm when they met.

"Vulgar bastard, you actually insulted the late emperor and His Majesty before the battle. I am the general Yang Qiu who is begging for the bandits. How can you see Xiahou's son-in-law?" Yang Qiu yelled with a gun.

Wei Yan spat in disdain, and sneered: "I bah, Cao Cao is a recognized traitor in the world, and Cao Pi's arrogance and proclaiming himself emperor is a sinner through the ages. All Han people in the world are willing to eat his flesh and sleep his skin. Now the King of Hanzhong led his troops to break into the city." Chang'an, how dare you offend Tianwei? Do you want to test the sharpness of my sword?"

"Liu Xuande is really in Chang'an?" Yang Qiu frowned mottled eyebrows.

"Our military secrets, how can we appeal to others? General Yang was originally from the old Guanzhong, and he used to fight against Cao Cao with General Ma. Now that he is an official in Wei, isn't it the same as admitting a thief as his father? General Meng Qi is now under the command of the King of Hanzhong. Why not follow suit? What?" As soon as Wei Yan finished speaking, he turned around and called out: "Bo Zhan, come quickly."

Ma Dai was ordered to come to the front of the battle, and continued to persuade Wei Yan: "General Yang, don't come here unharmed? Cao's father and son are dangerous, but they are not masters, and Xia Houmao is even a fatuous talent. Can you follow them and die well? Why don't you switch to Hanzhong?" Wang, my brother and I can guide you."

"Shut up, I, Yang Qiu, have been greatly favored by His Majesty, how can I allow you to talk nonsense? Liu Bei weaves mats and sells shoes, how can His Majesty and the late emperor have such great talents? You waited thousands of miles to enter the Guanzhong, seemingly gaining power, but actually caught in a net, If you return to Shu, you may be able to linger on your last breath."

Seeing that Ma Dai's words were getting more and more outrageous, Yang Qiu immediately cut off the topic to show his loyalty. He didn't want to be liquidated after taking off his armor.

"It's useless to talk too much, who dares to fight me, Wei Yan?"

(End of this chapter)