Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 239 Siege and Rescue

In 229 AD, the seventh year of Jianxing, May.

Wudu County, Chencang Road, Shuanghekou.

After Liu Chan received the report from Huo Yi's army, he led 500 people and marched along the Western Han River, and joined Wang Ping within a few days.

Huo Yi also led [-] soldiers from the south, sandwiching Fei Yao's [-] troops in the north and south with Wang Ping.

By the mouth of the Shuanghe River, the camp of the Han army and the big tent of the Chinese army.

Inside the tent is a terrain model from Sanguan to Malingguan, surrounded by Liu Chan, Wang Ping, Huo Yi and others.

This object is a military sand table made by Wang Ping according to the general terrain of Chencang Road, piled up with soil to form a mountain.

In the past, when Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty conquered Kuihuo in Longxi, Ma Yuan gathered rice into a mountain and pointed out the situation in Longyou, which was clear at a glance.

Liu Chan pointed to the sand table and said with a smile: "In the past, there were horses who gathered rice to form valleys and helped Guangwu to break the hustle and bustle; now there are princes who pile up soil and form mountains to help me break Wei, and all of them should be my general Fubo! "

Wang Ping cupped his hands, and raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, General Fubo is Guangwu, he defeated Longqiang in the west, conquered Jiaozhi in the south, and attacked Wuhuan in the north. I wish to rule the world for your majesty, and bury him wrapped in horse leather."

Liu Chan shook his head with a smile, and jokingly said, "Where did Zi Jun say something? You should be Wu Ziyan (Wu Hanzi) instead of Ma Fubo!"

Wu Han died of illness on the couch. Before his death, Liu Xiu went to visit him in person, instead of dying of illness like Ma Yuan on the journey.

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan changed the subject and asked, "How is the current battle situation?"

Wang Ping sorted out his thoughts for a while, pointed to the sand table, and said, "Please look, Your Majesty. After Shaoxian ran out of food, he surrounded Fei Yao with his ministers. After Fei Yao noticed it, he retreated from Maling Pass to Shuanghekou, trying to rely on the mountains to retreat Our army."

Shuanghekou is where the Western Han River and its tributary, the Heishui River, meet. The two rivers are shallow, with gentle surroundings and a hill rising from the center. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Wang Ping looked at Liu Chan and continued to introduce, and said: "Fei Yao's 6000 troops are stationed on the hillside, and traps are set up on the hillside along the way to guard against danger. Our army of [-] people is divided into two armies, one army led by Shao Xian with [-] people. The armored soldiers stationed in the north; the minister led [-] soldiers and stationed in the south by the Western Han River."

Liu Chan pondered for a while, and said: "I brought 500 people to help, and the total army is 500 people. The enemy is outnumbered, and the Wei army suffers from food shortages. I don't know how Zijun plans to fight the enemy?"

Liu Chan also directly handed over the war to Wang Ping. After all, Wang Ping knew far more about the Hanzhong war than Liu Chan did, and Liu Chan didn't think that he, who had little experience in war, could match Wang Ping, who had experienced war.

Wang Ping pointed to the Wei Army logo on the sand table, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Fei Yao is at the end of his rope! Fei Yao thinks highly of himself, and his army went deep into Chencang Road alone, and even failed to attack Maling Pass, and the morale of the soldiers is low. At present, there are few soldiers. They were trapped on the mountain for only a few days, and when they ran out of food, they would naturally lead their troops to break through."

Liu Chan hesitated for a while, and said, "If Fei Yao can persist until the Wei army comes to help, and then break through, what should we do?"

Huo Yi took the words, cupped his hands and said: "I have captured the soldiers of the Wei army and interrogated them. I learned that Fei Yao's army food is almost exhausted. If we save food, it will only take ten days at most. Unless within twenty days, the Wei army can lead the army to go south to rescue Fei Yao, otherwise Fei Yao Will definitely die."

Wang Ping pointed to the front line of Sanguan to Beishui City, and said: "At present, Beichuan City has been returned to my big man. I think we can send a thousand people to garrison it, and keep the main road short so that the Wei army can't pass through it."

Dong Yun poked his head out, looked at the sand table full of curiosity, and asked, "With a thousand soldiers stationed in Beichuan City, can their strength hold back the Wei army?"

Hearing this, Wang Ping smiled and said: "Xiu Zhao is now and then. Previously, Fei Yao led more than ten thousand soldiers to attack, and Beichuan City was naturally difficult to defeat, but now the Wei army wants to immediately mobilize the army to go south. How difficult is it? It's only a few thousand Wei troops coming to help, and a thousand people are enough to defend Beichuan City!"

It is indeed as Wang Ping said, even though Cao Wei currently has [-] troops in Longyou, it is very difficult for Cao Zhen to mobilize the army to go south immediately, and there are only a few thousand people who can come to support them now.

Liu Chan was a little relieved. Sure enough, the situation was relatively optimistic, as long as the war was not protracted.

Liu Chan looked at Wang Ping and said, "I don't know who Zijun thinks can re-guard Beichuan City and use it to help the Wei army."

Wang Ping pondered for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Ke Zhong (Liu Lin) can take on this important task."

Liu Chan nodded, agreed and said, "Ke is familiar with the inside and outside of Beichuan City, and has experience in resisting the enemy, so he can go to Beichuan City."

After a pause, Liu Chan continued: "This battle will be handed over to Zijun. After a few days, when Fei Yao runs out of food and the Wei army's morale is shaken, I will send someone to recruit Fei Yao."

"No!" Wang Ping answered with cupped hands.
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Fufeng County, Guanlong Road, the front line of Longshan.

At noon, the weather was hot. Cao Zhen wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Is there any news from the governor of Liangzhou?"

"Reporting to Chief Sima, Governor Guo came to fight and reported that Wu Yi's troops of the Shu army have been found in the Huangshui area, and they will attack the Shu army when the weather clears." The personal guard responded.

Cao Zhen wiped the sweat from his temples again, and said, "Order Guo Inspector to pay attention to Wei Yan's subordinates."

"No!" The guard agreed.

"Is there any progress in the Wating Road battle?" Cao Zhen asked, putting away the towel.

The personal guard shook his head and said: "Our army is blocked by Shu general Gao Xiang."

Hearing this, Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little depressed, Longshan is really difficult to attack, the Shu army is condescending, and the Wei army is attacking the Han army's camp with their backs, and the soldiers of the Wei army suffered heavy casualties.

Moreover, the general of Shu, Huang Quan, was also really difficult to deal with. Facing the attack of his own army, he just said "defend". Once he attacked the pass, Huang Quan would use the tributaries of the Wei River and the mobility of his horses to arrive quickly, and cooperate with the local defenders to defend the fortress. .

Cao Zhenxin sighed quietly, no wonder Guangwu attacked Longxi, it took several years of hard work and the power of the whole country to put it down.

"Great Sima, General Hao is asking to see you," said the guard outside the tent.

Hearing this, Cao Zhen was startled, isn't Hao Zhao under Fei Yao's account?
Could it be that Fei Yao's army is in danger!

"Quick, please come in Bodao." Cao Zhen said.

Hao Zhao stepped into the tent, knelt down and said, "Hao Bodao pays homage to Da Sima, and hopes that Da Sima will send troops to rescue General Empress."

Cao Zhen helped Hao Zhao up, and quickly asked, "What happened to the general's army later? Why did Bodao come here?"

"Great Sima, Huo Yi, the general of Shu, lured the enemy to go deep, and attracted the latter general to go deep into Chencang Road, circled the back and outflanked, and escorted the grain and grass to be ambushed at the time, and escaped by chance.... General Fei's army was short of food, and was flanked by the Shu army. Please, Grand Sima Send reinforcements as soon as possible to rescue General Fei." Hao Zhao explained the situation one by one.

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Zhen almost lost his temper. He didn't expect that his subordinates who had been fighting with him for many years underestimated the enemy and went deep alone.

However, Cao Zhen, who had experienced great storms, did not care about pursuing responsibility. Now he must rescue Fei Yao's army immediately. Otherwise, when there is a shortage of food, [-] Wei troops surrendered to Xishu, and the loss of an army of [-] people was enough to make Wei's heart ache.

Cao Zhen took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "The latter general is dying, I will save him, please rest assured."

Cao Zhen pondered for a while, and said: "Bo Dao is familiar with the situation of the Shu army and the terrain of Chen Cang Road. I wonder if Bo Dao is willing to lead the army to rescue the general?"

Hearing this, Hao Zhao clasped his hands and said, "I would like to go there. I wonder how many soldiers and horses Da Sima can send to rescue Zhao?"

Cao Zhen opened his palm and said: "At present the army is fighting at the Longshan pass, I can only send [-] soldiers to accompany Bodao to rescue, and I will send as many troops as possible to Chencang Road to help Bodao one after another. I don't know if Bodao can .”

Hao Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "How dare Zhao not follow suit!"

Cao Zhen held Hao Zhao's hands and said sincerely: "Wang Bodao rescued the general after as much as he could. At the same time, the general ordered the general on the right to attack Hanzhong, so that the Hanzhong Shu army was in short supply, so we carried out the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)