Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

It was night, cold and windy.

In the Wei Yuzhou camp, the tents of the Chinese army were brightly lit.An old man in armor with gray hair, over seventy years old, was sitting on the commander-in-chief, with a cup of hot tea in his hand and a scroll in the other hand, reading military books.

This old man is not for others, but Cao Wei's mainstay Tian Yu who emerged from the crisis in recent years.His style name is Guorang, and he is from Yuyang Yongnu (today's Tianjin) in Youzhou.He followed Liu Bei in his early years, but because of his mother, he had to leave Liu Bei and went to Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao successively.

He has made great contributions to preventing Xianbei from becoming bigger and bigger.However, probably because of his frugality and poverty, his dislike of making friends with powerful people, and his unrecognizable background, Tian Yu's reputation was not obvious in the early and middle periods of Cao Wei, and he was excluded by others.

It wasn't until the Han Dynasty rose in the southwest and successively attacked Longyou, Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Jingzhou and other places, and a large number of Wei army generals such as Zhang Ying, Cao Zhen, Fei Yao, and Xiahou Ru were defeated by the Han people, and Cao Wei's generals gradually withered.

Under this opportunity, Tian Yu's ability was gradually revealed. During his tenure as governor of Yuzhou, he launched the Battle of Anfeng with Cao Rui and defeated Sun Quan's army with cavalry outside the city of Hefei. Cao Rui valued him and promoted him.

Then the Han and Wei dynasties competed for Jingzhou, and they fought against Wei Yan again, regardless of the outcome. Afterwards, Man Chong attacked Duyang, and the troops went to Gualijin. Because Wang Ping's reinforcements arrived, they had to retreat.

In recent years, Tian Yu, who was getting older, hoped that he could resign and return to his hometown. Sima Yi thought about Tian Yu's talent, and thought that Tian Yu, who was 70 years old, could still lead the army to fight in the middle of his life, so he did not agree.He also specially wrote a letter to express the difficulty of the state affairs. Yuzhou is related to the gains and losses of Henan. He hoped that Tian Yuneng would continue to serve as the governor of Yuzhou, and recommended him as the general who conquered the South to control the people of Yuzhou.

Faced with the imperial court's disapproval, Tian Yu sighed, only feeling that his official career came too late.

While Tian Yu was reading the military books, the sound of running could be heard outside the tent. Runan prefect Huan Jia opened the tent and announced, "Just as the general expected, the bandits are attacking our camp tonight."

"Yeah!" Tian Yu didn't raise his head, he responded lightly, and ordered: "Order the former battalion officers and soldiers to be vigilant, and anyone who dares to disturb will be executed immediately."

"No!" The personal guard took the order and went out of the tent to deliver the military order.

Huan Jia showed admiration on his face, and cupped his hands and said: "The general's soldiers surpassed others, and Jia deeply admired him. Dare I ask the general, why do you expect that the thief general Wang Ping will attack tonight?"

Tian Yu put down the scroll in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's not difficult, if you are Wang Ping, you will also attack at night."

"Please tell the general."

Tian Yu stood up, held up a lamp to illuminate the map, and said, "Teacher Huan, look, the soldiers under Wang Ping's command are only tens of thousands, and they are divided into outer cities. If you want to retreat our army, the current strategy is to retreat all the way first. The rear guards his way. Therefore, Wang Ping appeared here and defeated our army's vanguard, and his intention was our army."

After learning that the forward was defeated, Tian Yu immediately had a new judgment on the current situation.Wang Ping wanted to defend the outer city separately and prevent the Wei army from entering, but it was difficult for him to do so with his strength.Therefore, Wang Ping's possible strategy at the moment would be to try to defeat one of them first, and then go to rescue Wuyin City.

Then isn't Wang Ping's goal obvious?If his [-] army is defeated, except for Cao Shuang's troops, the rest of Wang Ling and Guo Huai are basically nothing to worry about.

Thinking about it in this way, in a short period of time, besides the army that can defeat him in frontal combat, isn't there only night attack left?
Huan Jia frowned and asked, "May I ask the general, what does the general mean by saying that most of the enemy is in Wuyin?"

Tian Yu smiled, put one hand on his back, and said: "Without it, it's just a bluff. The crowd in Jingzhou is no more than fifty or sixty thousand people. Now that Wang Ping is present in Biyang, how can he stand alone and stop the general. "

As he said that, Tian Yu tapped Wuyin on the map with his fingers, and said, "Order the scouts to send this information to the general overnight, so that he can attack Wuyin as soon as possible. Yu will use troops here to hold him back." Wang Ping's army. From now on, if Wang Ping goes out to provoke, we will avoid the battle. If Wang Ping wants to move troops, our army will chase him, and we must not let him rescue Wuyin."

"The general is wise!" Huan Jia said, clasping his hands.

Soon after, the abnormal noise outside the village subsided, Tian Yu yawned, and fell asleep on the couch with a tired face.

Under the same night sky, Wang Ping was wearing a cloak and looked at the Wei army camp. He was slightly disappointed to see that the Wei army was well-organized and orderly.

Liao Hua held the Han sword in his hand, climbed up the hill, cupped his hands and said, "General Chariot and Cavalry, the Wei camp is fortified, and it is difficult for our army to attack."

Under the light of the torches, Wang Ping turned around and went down the mountain, saying: "Tian Yu is not a man without strategy. Although he seldom fights against us, he is still a strong enemy and should not be underestimated. He leads the army strictly, and he will not be inferior to Zhang Yun. Night attack No, you should hurry to Wuyin."

As he said that, Wang Ping pulled Liu Min over, and told him again: "Biyang City is not as difficult and dangerous as Wuyin City. If Tian Yu sees through your bluffing strategy, you can just retreat to Biyang. Remember, the governor of Lu's conquest of Ding Zhuang is already on the way. On the way. And as expected, Deng Xiangzhou has led his troops to Jingzhou, the shortest is January, the longest is February, and reinforcements are coming."

"No!" Liu Min replied.

At the foot of the mountain, a total of 9000 Han troops formed several long formations. Knights and infantry held torches high. After Wang Ping issued the military order to advance, they all headed towards Wuyin.The crowd was silent, without any words, only the rustling footsteps and the dull sound of iron hooves, winding northward among the plains and hills.

Wang Ping grabbed the reins and looked at this elite army. He was extremely clear-headed. Whether he could finish the procrastinated Cao Shuang's task still depended on his own soldiers and horses of the Han army.

Although there were only 5000 people in Jingzhou, half of them were soldiers from the Wei army.However, the [-] soldiers of the Wei army were natives of Jingzhou. These people were not soldiers who did not go to war, but were stationed in the southern border all the year round, fighting against Soochow.

After they surrendered, the big man issued the land to them according to the land system.Although they are not comparable to the elite Bashu soldiers of the Han army today, they are still reliable to a certain extent, and there is no problem in using them to defend cities.

However, once their family members fall into the enemy's hands, I am afraid that they will not be able to use them. It is like the big man occupying Jingzhou, and all Jingzhou soldiers in Wuguan City surrendered to the big man; military order.

This is also the reason why Wang Ping refused to shrink his troops to defend, because the family members of soldiers native to Jingzhou must be within the safe area, so that those soldiers can have the heart to stand firm.At the same time, Wang Ping also inserted some old soldiers of the Han army between different cities to stabilize the morale of the army.

Although the big Han did not have many soldiers stationed in Jingzhou, but considering the border, the troops in front of Wang Ping were all elite soldiers from various states.These people included cavalry pawns from the northwest, infantry pawns from Badi, and even a white-armored left guard.

Wang Ping glanced at the torch that shone like stars, lifted the reins lightly, and rode his horse northward.

"drive!"

……

On Zhongyin Mountain, the Han army's big banner was raised straight up, and a large number of genuine Han troops lined up on the mountain, which was overwhelming.At the same time, there are looming soldiers of the Han army shuttling through the woods on the mountain, with the same momentum as before.

In the formation of the Wei army, Cao Shuang was riding on a tall horse, looking at Zhongyin Mountain in surprise.

"Tian Yu's letter did not say that Wang Ping led the main force in Biyang, but that Wuyin was a bluff, and asked our army to quickly attack Wuyin. It was for us to hold back Wang Ping's main force. How strange it is that there should be tens of thousands of soldiers under its banner when it is no less than ten thousand."

"Could it be that Tian Yu's words are false, or Tian Yu's guess is wrong. Both Wuyin and Biyang City are garrisoned by the majority of the Han army. If so, the viper's affection is lost, and Jingzhou can't handle [-] people." Cao Shuang Shaking his head, he asked in both doubt and surprise.

Not only Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan was also very puzzled.

Two days ago, they received a letter from Tian Yu, stating that Wang Ping's large army haunted Biyang, killed their own vanguard, and attacked their camp at night.Judging from Wang Ping's behavior, he most likely wanted to defeat his own army and go north to support Wuyin.Or according to the army deployed by Cao Wei in Jingzhou in the past, the number of soldiers and horses of the Shu Han in Jingzhou must not exceed [-] to [-]. Therefore, Wang Ping is in Biyang, and there must not be many Han troops in the direction of Wuyin. Thousands of people are likely to be bluffing.

But judging from the arrangement of the Han army on Zhongyin Mountain, it is not like the bluffing crowd as Tian Yu said, but the real Han army.

Deng Yang, who always considered himself to be extremely intelligent, also had a headache, and directly suggested: "General, why don't you attack the mountains and see what the enemy is like, to see if it is true what Tian Zhengnan said. Besides, it has been ten days since the soldiers arrived at Wuyin City. Don't delay for too long, or the rebel army will soon come to reinforce you."

Cao Shuang glanced at Xia Houxuan who was still confused, and heeded Deng Yang's strategy decisively, and ordered loudly: "Order Xu Zhi to lead the people to climb the mountain and attack the camp."

"promise!"

Accompanied by the sound of the horn, a large number of soldiers of the Wei army marched out towards Zhongyin Mountain.And in the middle of the Han army formation on Zhongyin Mountain, the sound of military drums also sounded, and they lined up in the mountains.

Soon the two sides fought together, but the soldiers of the Han army, relying on their geographical advantages, insisted on withstood the enemy's onslaught several times, and used bows and crossbows, causing a large number of casualties to the soldiers of the Wei army.

The mountain road was covered with the corpses of the soldiers of the Wei army, and the blood stained the hillsides on both sides, but it did not shake the Han army's formation at all.On the contrary, the generals of the Wei army couldn't bear the casualties, so they couldn't help but retreated.

Seeing this, Cao Shuang could only sigh helplessly, and ordered the whole army to retreat.

The sound of ringing gold resounded through the sky, and the soldiers of the Wei army on the mountain road retreated down the mountain one after another, feeling lucky for themselves today.On Zhongyin Mountain, the soldiers of the Han army also took a long breath and began to clean the battlefield.

Inside the camp, Cao Shuang sat on the couch, looked at the bewildered crowd, sighed, and asked, "Most of the bandit army is here now, what should we do now?"

Cao Shuang's head is very big now. According to their plan in advance, the 15 Han army should be defeated by the offensive of the [-] army.But the fact now is that there are more than [-] Han troops, they have not been defeated, and they are sticking to the front, and their own army is blocked by danger.

"Xuan Mao, do you have a good strategy?" Cao Shuang asked.

Deng Yang bit his head and said: "General, no matter what, the bandit army has fewer soldiers than ours. Now that the enemy army is commanding, it is difficult for our army to attack by force. Therefore, it is better to let the army continue to march and attack Wuyin by force. Divide elite soldiers to garrison At the foot of the mountain, repair the ravine to prevent the bandit soldiers from descending the mountain and take the opportunity to attack our siege soldiers."

Yang Wei resolutely vetoed it, saying: "The bandits of Zhongyin Mountain and Wuyin City are fighting against each other. If the bandits of Zhongyin Mountain are not destroyed now, how can they easily attack the city. Deng Yang's words must not be followed."

Hearing Yang Wei calling his name directly and rejecting his plan, Deng Yang said angrily: "Yang Wei, is your strategy the best one? Zhongyin Mountain is dangerous, and there are many thieves stationed there, with strong bows and crossbows, making it difficult to attack by force. I don't know how many soldiers will be lost before Zhongyin Mountain can be conquered."

Not to be outdone, Yang Wei replied sarcastically, "Deng Yang, what experience do you have in combat, you dare to speak nonsense here. A certain man followed the Taifu to conquer Gongsun Yuan, and the rebels from Shu were in Hedong. Don't you know where you are?"

Deng Yang was furious, and sarcastically said: "If you wait so hard, why are you still beaten by the Shu thieves? Sima Yi fears the enemy like a mouse, and Zhuge Liang gave him a woman's ornament, but he still refused to fight and retreated to the camp In order to harm Xiahou Confucianism and defeat Huang Quan's hands, and also caused the late emperor to be trapped in Xinling, this is a great crime."

Yang Wei suddenly turned his face, threw the wine bottle in his hand at Deng Yang, and cursed: "Deng Yang, who did I think you were? Sima Taifu ran thousands of miles to attack Mengda, and expedition to Liaodong to destroy Gongsun Yuan. You can easily humiliate this feat. ?”

"Be old and never die, because..." Deng Yang sneered.

"Shut up!" Cao Shuang stood up from the couch holding the hilt of his sword, and scolded, "Yang Wei, since you are a senior official in the army, how can you call him by his name directly, and how can you be rude and directly reprimand others."

After finishing speaking, Cao Shuang looked at his friend and wanted to blame him, but thinking about the past and his relationship with him, his tone softened, and he said, "Xuan Mao, Yang Changshi is an elder in the army. How can you offend me? Besides, Tai Tuo and Da Wei have made great contributions, so how can you be rude."

Yang Wei wrinkled his nose when he heard Cao Shuang's favoritism towards his own people. He cupped his hands and said, "General, Wei is not feeling well, so I'm resigning."

Looking at Yang Wei's back, Deng Yang said with a sneer, "To grow old and not die is to be a thief. Confucius knew this truth well, and there are still people who don't know it."

Deng Yang's words had a double meaning, and he didn't know whether he was scolding Yang Wei or Sima Yi who was far away in Yecheng.

Not long after, Sima Zhao rushed into the tent holding a sword, glared at Deng Yang angrily, and asked, "Deng Yang, but you just insulted my father."

Deng Yang looked at Sima Zhao, who was aggressive and holding a sharp sword, and couldn't help feeling afraid. He leaned back, lost his balance, collapsed to the ground, and looked at Sima Zhao in a panic.

"General, General Zhengxi." Deng Yang asked for help.

Seeing the farce, Xia Houxuan got up to stop Sima Zhao who was trying to go forward, and said, "Sir, please stop, this is a verbal dispute among the army, and you need to calm down."

As he spoke, Xia Houxuan retracted the sword in Sima Zhao's hand into its scabbard, and signaled Cao Shuang and Deng Yang to say something.

Deng Yang came back to his senses, cupped his hands and apologized, and said: "A certain word was inappropriate, it offended me a lot, Sima Zhengshu please forgive me."

Cao Shuang also came out to play haha, saying: "General Sima, Xuan Mao's words were too aggressive, so someone fined him a month's salary, thinking it as a warning, and putting big things first."

Sima Zhao snorted coldly, put his sword back into its sheath, cupped his hands and said, "General, Zhao Duo has been rude. Zhao asked to be the food supervisor, thinking that he would protect our army's food and grass."

"But also!"

"Thank you, General!"

Looking at the unhappily broken meeting, Xia Houxuan stomped the ground fiercely with his foot, flung his sleeves and left the camp, and Cao Shuang still called him without looking back.

Looking at the sun setting in the west, Xia Houxuan complained helplessly: "At the beginning of the war, the generals were out of balance, and there were contradictions inside, so how can things be done."

Xia Houxuan was also speechless, before the battle started to be fought seriously, this kind of situation happened internally, and Deng Yang ruined his relaxed atmosphere.Moreover, what Cao Shuang did was not a matter of personnel. In this case, even if he didn't scold Deng Yang angrily, at least he should have a bowl of water.

Now that it's done, Sima Yi, headed by Sima Zhao and Yang Wei, doesn't want to contribute any more. If Cao Shuang and others are relied on in the future, it will basically not be able to achieve any major events.

For the next few days, Wei Jun didn't do anything, and Cao Shuang didn't know what to do just because of the conflict there.However, the Han soldiers on Zhongyin Mountain and Wuyin City are hurrying up to prepare for the next offensive.

But until one day, Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan and others discovered that the Han soldiers on Zhongyin Mountain had retreated to Wuyin City.

Then, they received Tian Yu's military report, and Tian Yu made a move.

Wang Ping led his army to leave Biyang City, leaving Liu Min to bluff.In order not to expose himself, Liu Min did not go to the Wei camp to provoke him for several days. Tian Yu felt strange and sent a large number of scouts out of the camp to investigate the situation of the Han army.However, they found that the Han army camp was empty, and at this time they received a questioning letter from Cao Shuang.

After thinking about it for a while, Tian Yu wanted to understand Wang Ping's general strategy. Wang Ping must be in Wuyin City.Appearing in front of him in advance was just to show his face, making himself think that he and the army were here, and then he rushed to Wuyin City to create the illusion that there were armies in both places.

Tian Yu, who had been delayed by Liu Min for seven or eight days, did not hesitate any longer, and immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to besiege the Han camp.Seeing that the strategy had been seen through, Liu Min resolutely abandoned Tongshan and led his army back to Biyang.Lu Zhi, governor of Jingzhou, had already arrived in the city to meet Liu Min.

Tian Yu's [-] troops surrounded Biyang City tightly, built siege equipment, and ordered people to persuade the Han army to surrender into the city.In the city, Lu Zhi and Liu Min led [-] Han troops and [-] strong men to defend Biyang City, and rejected Tian Yu's persuasion to surrender.

When Wang Ping heard the news, he was worried that his troops would be isolated, and he also thought that he had already fought for the reinforcements for about half a month to 20 days, and completed the basic goal.

Now it will take about half a month to a month, or even longer, to add the Wei army to besiege the city and build siege equipment.Calculated by time, the reinforcements had almost arrived, so they abandoned Zhongyin Mountain and led the army back to Wuyin City.

After Cao Shuang's army heard the news, under Xia Houxuan's help, they cooperated with each other again and worked together to surround Wuyin City and prepare to storm the city.

(One more chapter tonight)