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Chapter 297
... half a month ago.

Jincheng County has entered midsummer, and the sun is shining brightly.

The weather was not unbearable.

The wind blowing down from the plateau carried the chill on the top of the snow, and it was very cool at Heguan.

And this era is already in the Little Ice Age in history.

"General, the Shu army is dispatched." The scouts came to report.

The key role in this big drama is finally on the stage.

Gathering an army of [-] to [-], plus the original defenders in Hanzhong, food and grass is not a small amount.

The Kingdom of Shu can't hold back.

"Is it Tianshui or Nan'an?" Yang Zheng asked.

"An army of [-] came out of Tazhong, entered Gansong, turned north, and united with the Qiang from Minshan to attack Taoyang."

"Huh?" Yang Zheng was taken aback.

Zhuge Wuhou always used his troops steadily and steadily, but Jiang Wei used his troops quite treacherously, swaying from east to west, left and right, and fainted the Wei army several times.

Taoyang is in the south of Fanghan, and to Deng Ai Guohuai, it is a corner land.

But for Yang Zheng, it was a little uncomfortable.

A not-so-friendly ally gestures in front of the house with a knife, and no one will feel at ease.

Heguan is very close to Taoyang, Jishi Mountain is very close to Taoyang, and Xiping is also very close to Taoyang!

Although they are allies, this kind of behavior itself is too uncertain.

Yang Zheng had to think, what is the Shu army going to do to him?Or play Deng Ai?

Today is an ally, and tomorrow is a life-and-death enemy.

However, Jiang Wei's move attracted Deng Ai, and the army from Wubao in the west of the Yellow River gathered, marched southward with great fanfare, entered Didao, but gave way to Fanghan.

The current Longxi County seems to have become a war buffer zone.

The situation in Longyou couldn't help but make Yang Zheng puzzled, and he didn't know what the two of them were going to do. As a strategically important location, it seemed like they hadn't seen it.

However, the pressure on Jincheng suddenly decreased a lot.

"Jiang Wei is in Taoyang?" Yang Zheng asked.

The scout shook his head, "The main general of Taoyang is Zhang Yi, the great general of the Western Conquest of Shu."

Yang Zheng was taken aback for a moment, it seemed that after Fei Yi's death, the Kingdom of Shu became radical.

Just when Yang Zheng was thinking about whether to demolish the continuous Wubao to the east, news came from the north that Hu Fen had the intention to withdraw his troops.

And very urgent.

According to the recent news from Wuwei, it should be that the rear is on fire.

From the perspective of the entire situation in Longyou, Yang Zheng can only benefit from the north, that is to say, he cannot let Hu Fen go back and put more pressure on Meng Guan and Pang Qing.

The best situation is to break through several cities and sweep a large number of Wuwei's population southward.

As for the south, let Jiang Wei and Deng Ai fight to the death.

On the bright side, Wei and Shu are sworn enemies.

The defeat at the hands of Yang Zheng was an internal struggle, which could be resolved internally. If Jiang Wei took advantage of the loopholes, it would be an invasion by foreign enemies. At that time, Yongliang would be shaken and Luoyang would be furious.

The scene is not easy to clean up.

Sima Shi has just come to power, urgently needs military merits to stabilize the stage, if Deng Ai loses the city and land in the west, where will Sima Shi's face be put?
The pressure has unconsciously shifted to Deng Ai.

In the battle of breaking Qiang, with Sima Yi's prestige, Deng Ai was basically exempted from punishment.

Now that Sima Shi is replaced, if he loses again, Deng Ai's Nan'an prefect will also be exhausted.

"I'll leave the Heguan to you. Don't get involved in the battle of Deng Ai and Jiang Wei. Just guard the south gate and watch the fire from the other side." Yang Zheng instructed Zhou Zhi.

At this moment, he faintly felt that Longxi should not be able to fight.

There are only [-] Shu troops in Longxi, plus the Qiang people, it just looks like a huge force.

However, the detailed investigation reports that there are [-] to [-] Shu troops on the first line of Yinping in Hanzhong.

Both Deng Ai and Jiang Wei had their backs, and Guo Huai and Sima Fu were behind them, so there was no need for him to rush forward.

"Your subordinate obeys the order!" Zhou Zhi cupped his hands.

The longer he stayed at Heguan, the more he admired Zhou Zhi. Although this man came from a reckless background, the leader of the army was well-organized, not just brave.

In time, Xiping will have another handsome talent.

The person recommended by Lu Zhi is probably not bad.

Saying goodbye to Zhou Zhi, Yang Zheng led the army to Lingju.

To the east of Wuting against the current, Hu Fen's camp really seemed to be retreating, half of the camp was cleared.

Zhang Te deliberately built three pontoon bridges, pretending to attack at any time, and sent several Qiang cavalry to cross the river without attacking, and wandered outside the camp every day.

Hu Fen also sent Hu cavalry, and the two cavalry strangled and fought against the current along Wuting.

The two sides are evenly matched and hurt each other.

"I want what the enemy doesn't want!" Although Zhang Te didn't know why Hu Fen withdrew, he delayed the enemy very wisely.

Yang Zheng laughed loudly, "That's right, since Hu Fen is here, we can't let him leave so easily!"

"If you don't teach him a lesson, he will really treat us as a bully in Xiping!" Liu Heng also grinned.

After dragging on for a few more days, the Liangzhou army on the other side became a little anxious and began to retreat in batches.

At the same time, there was finally substantive news from the south.

"The [-] troops of Liao Hua, Fu Qian, and Liu Yin of the Shu Army came out of Shiying, broke Dongting, took Iron Cage Mountain, and went straight to Nan'an Zhisao!" Scout Feiqi came to report.

"The Shu Army finally couldn't hold back anymore." Zhang Te said with relief.

Jincheng County faced the two main forces of Hu Fen and Deng Ai, and the pressure on Zhang Te was not insignificant.

But Yang Zheng still had doubts, "Where is Jiang Wei? Is there no news about Jiang Wei?"

The scout replied honestly: "I haven't found out yet."

"Explore again."

"only!"

In such a big battle, Jiang Wei won't play?how can that be?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

The Shu army set off such a massive Northern Expedition, which was inseparable from Jiang Wei.

"General, Hu Fen has retreated!" The voice of a soldier came from outside the tent.

Yang Zheng and Zhang Te went out of the camp immediately, only to see Hu Fenjun on the opposite side packing up their luggage, their chariots and horses rumbling slowly back to the north, a big banner of "Liangzhou Inspector Hu" standing upright behind them, surrounded by more than 1 cavalry .

"Subordinates please order to kill Hu Fen across the river, and capture Hu Fen alive to offer!" Liu Heng said while carrying a newly cast mace.

"The enemy's retreat is not chaotic, and the formation is well-organized, so it can't be attacked." Zhang Te shook his head and said.

If Yang Zheng is willing to spend all his money, it will not be difficult to keep Hu Fen.

It's just that the situation in Yongliang will be rewritten from then on.

From a secret war to an open war.

In order to gain prestige, Master Sima probably did not launch the historical battle of Dongxing, but gathered the elites of Luoyang, combined the power of Yongliang, entangled Qianghu, Xiongnu, and Xianbei, and started a battle of Xiping...

Hu Fen's orders were not accepted by the Qiang Hu people, but they had to weigh carefully what Sima Shi said.

Those who don't plan for the world can't plan for a moment, and those who don't plan for the overall situation can't plan for a region.

In a word, it's not time to turn your face.

"Liu Heng!" Yang Zheng shouted.

"Your subordinate is here!" Liu Heng half-kneeled in front of him with great excitement, his face was full of smiles.

"This will make you cross the river..."

"Okay!" Before he finished speaking, Liu Heng jumped up, his neck was flushed with excitement, and he turned around and was about to rush out.

"What's the rush? I didn't finish my sentence." Yang Zheng had always suspected that he was sick, so irritable, "I ordered you to bring three hundred gong drummers across the river, and follow behind with drums and gongs, farewell all the way!"

"This... this..." Liu Heng opened his mouth wide.

Everyone around covered their mouths and laughed.

Zhang Te couldn't help but laugh too.

"If there's not much movement, I can only ask! Why, dare not cross the river?" Yang Zheng held back the smile in his heart and said with a straight face.

"Bah, I, Liu Heng, am so old, I don't know what it means to be afraid!" Immediately, carrying a mace, he walked out of the camp aggressively.

Yang Zheng also led [-] cavalry to follow, Zhang Te led [-] sharp infantry behind, surrounded by Qiang cavalry.

After a while, on the banks of the Wuting against the water, the gongs and drums shook the sky, but there was also a miasma of smoke.

Liu Heng slammed a big gong on his shoulders and yelled at the top of his voice: "Liangzhou Hu Shijun, go south to violate our territory, don't beat Shu people or thieves, go all the way to the dark... Hehehe..."

He recited a sentence, and the three hundred gong drummers also recited a sentence, beating and pausing, which was quite rhythmic.

What the professional team makes is different.

The cavalry behind laughed loudly.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but smile, who knows who came up with the trick.

The effect is also immediate.

A group of men and horses on the opposite side couldn't bear it, and just about to rush out, they were stopped by more than a dozen riders.

But at the same time, there was confusion in the opponent's camp.

If this continues, morale will collapse sooner or later.

The other party obviously knew this too, set up an array, re-camped, and set up a line of spears as repelling horses, standing in front of the array.

More than a hundred riders rushed out, and a voice came from a distance, "Jincheng prefect Yang Zheng, what do you want to do?"

Yang Zheng recognized that it was Hu Fen's voice.

The cavalry did not bring spears and bows, but each carried a long shield to protect Hu Fen in the middle.

Yang Zheng also led more than a hundred horses forward, "My subordinates have heard that the Wuwei rebellion is raging, and they are willing to go back with Hu Inspector to quell the chaos!"

Hu Fen looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Xing Yun accepted it with good intentions, but your wolf ambition is more harmful than that of a thief."

His self-cultivation has always been very good, but he didn't expect to tear his face directly today.

It can be seen that he is really angry.

Yang Zheng also laughed out loud, "Haha, the surname Cao in this world is not yet Sima, who is ambitious!"

The current Sima Shi is still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from usurping the throne.

As long as the world is still surnamed Cao, any behavior of Yang Zheng is reasonable.

Cao Shuang's trilogy, Xia Houxuan's son-in-law, looking at Cao Wei, is already the most authentic guardian of the Wei Dynasty.

Sure enough, Hu Fen was speechless and opened his mouth.

"General, two hundred steps, subordinates can take them with bows and arrows!" Lin Sen whispered behind him.

Yang Zheng looked at the opposite side. Hu Fen himself was wearing a set of Mingguang armor, which shone golden under the summer sun, and there was a soldier holding a shield beside him.

The sneak attack was successful, but it was nothing.

If it fails, it will be a bit embarrassing, after all, they were considered friends before.

"Forget it, it won't help if you shoot him dead. The Sima family will send someone again." The Sima family was tied to the gentry, and most of them worked for them.

"Xing Yun, you attracted me here, do you think that Wei Guan and Xu Zhi really can't deal with you?" Hu Fen said suddenly.

Yang Zheng was taken aback. This sentence contained a lot of information. First, Hu Fen knew his purpose and was prepared.

Second, Wei Guan and Xu Zhi stayed behind!

One sinister, one brave.

The two work together, are Meng Guan and Pang Qing opponents?
Yang Zheng felt his scalp tingle.

(End of this chapter)