Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 370 Shen Chen Megatron China
Wars come and go quickly.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, that is, around six o'clock in the evening, the war was completely over.

Xiahou Dun was shot and killed by Huang Zhong, and Cao Jun fell into chaos.

At this time, Huang Zhong opened the gate of Zhuyang City, and the soldiers in the city attacked, and cooperated with Zhao Yun on the river to surround Cao Jun on three sides.

Cao Jun was tired and sleepy at this time, and the main general fell, with almost no ability to resist.

To describe it as a defeat like a mountain is a compliment to them.

Because more than [-]% of the Cao army dropped their weapons and chose to surrender almost the moment the Jingzhou army came to kill them.

The remaining [-]% ​​of Cao's army had sporadic resistance, and some did not want to be captured and chose to throw away their armor and flee.

Some people panicked and ran towards the Qinling Mountains in the west, some subconsciously turned around and wanted to go to Jiangxinzhou, and some even jumped into the water from the riverside, hoping to swim across the river and escape back to Xiangyang.

But these are all in vain, the river is under control, the city is full of Jingzhou army, and the retreat is cut off by the fleet, no one can escape from this net.

Soon Cao's army was wiped out, and all the soldiers who surrendered were captured and detained in a camp outside the city for guarding.

The entire Zhuyang and Yin counties were occupied by the Jingzhou army.Even the reinforcements sent by Xia Houyuan were defeated by Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun's troops on the second day, and even the general Liu Zhu was beheaded by Zhao Yun in the chaos.

Two days later, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun escorted the captives back to Yicheng by boat. Together with the prisoners of Sun Quan's army in Dangyang, more than [-] troops from Cao Sun's army were being held in the two cities.

Such a large number of prisoners not only caused management pressure on the [-] Zhangxiu, Liaohua, and Mengda departments that were in charge of the prisoners of war, but also made the logistics even more tense, so that Shen Chen had to send a letter to Kou Feng who was going to Jingnan, asking him to Collect grain and grass in Jingnan.

Now Jingnan has been regained. Because Sun Quan was eager to go north to capture Jiangling Yidao and Xiakou, he did not have time to carry out sustainable depletion of Jingnan. As a result, Jingnan has not been affected by the war.

People should farm and cultivate, and should live.Although due to the absence of the government, those aristocratic families who were once suppressed by Liu Bei made a comeback, and wanted to oppress the people in Yurou Township.

But as Kou Feng returned to Changsha, officials who fled from all walks of life also returned one after another, and order was quickly restored.

Moreover, Kou Feng has an irritable temperament, somewhat similar to Liu Bei when he was young, and he is jealous of evil. After learning that those aristocratic families have defected to Sun Quan and became the leading party, he immediately purged.

Many aristocratic families rushed to Jiaozhou, Yangzhou and other places after hearing that Lu Meng and Sun Jiao were destroyed. The game changer.

For the former, most of them are family members who are officials in Yizhou and have accepted Liu Bei's official position, status and money in exchange for land and population.

But he is not polite about the latter.

Because he himself is from Changsha, he belongs to a local family in Changsha, and his uncle is also a local family in Changsha. The combination of the two families, together with his soldiers and horses, quickly swept across the entire south of Jing, killing many noble families.

As the bandits went south in September, order in Jingnan was restored in October, and the government resumed operations. Shen Chen could expropriate this year's grain and grass, and then collect corvee to reduce the burden on Yizhou.

A few days later, in mid-October, in just seven or eight days, the news of Xiahou Dun's beheading quickly spread throughout the north. For a while, the entire Han Dynasty was shocked.

You must know that although Xiahoudun had never won a war and was even kidnapped, later generations jokingly called him General Meat Ticket, but he never stopped being promoted.

During Cao Cao's period, he was a former general; during Cao Pi's period, he was even a general.

When he died in history, Cao Pi, who had already usurped the throne and became emperor, personally dressed him in mourning. In terms of status, he was well-deserved in the entire Cao Wei Group, second only to Cao Cao's number two.

The consequences of his beheading were no less than the killing of Guan Yu of the Liu Bei Group.The impact and impact on the Cao Wei Group is incalculable.

However, Shen Chen's battle went from being in a desperate situation in June to the end of August, and then the army went north. In just over a month, Fancheng was flooded, captured in the ban, and Xiahou was killed. The common people in the country all receive its name, and the limelight and prestige are unmatched for a while, so it is called Megatron China.

In Yancheng, Nanyang, Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang Zangba were the first to learn that Xiahou Dun was killed.

In the Yancheng government office, Xia Houyuan's pupils were scarlet, looking at the information detected by the scouts in his hand, he yelled angrily: "This is impossible, absolutely impossible! Yuanrang has tens of thousands of troops, how can he be killed like this? This must be The fake news released by Shen Chen is to disturb the morale of our army!"

But when he said this, his eyes had already shed tears for some unknown reason, and the tears seemed to be bloodstained. In the end, his whole body was filled with grief, and even though he was holding back, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"General."

Xu Huang sighed and said, "Let's withdraw our troops. What Ling Jun said is correct. Fu Fang surrendered. Shen Chen knew about our entire withdrawal plan. He intercepted and killed the former general, Xiangyang, on the way. We can't save him anymore. We If you don't withdraw your troops, I'm afraid."

"Woo woo woo woo woo. Yuan Rang"

Finally, Xiahou Yuan couldn't help it, and cried out. Although he and Xiahou Dun were not biological brothers, they had always had a deep relationship as brothers. How could they not feel extremely sad when they heard the news of his death?
Zang Ba also persuaded: "General, Shen Chen's morale is very strong now, but just like Lingjun's last words, his rear is also unstable. Even if he wins, it will only be a miserable victory. In the end, Jiangdong will inevitably be destroyed first. We If we retreat to Henan now, we can still save our soldiers and horses."

"I"

Xia Houyuan was in tears, but in the evening, he finally issued an order to withdraw his troops, and Cao Jun retreated in panic as if he was mourning his concubine.

However, Xia Houyuan still did not lose his mind at all. He ordered Xu Huang and Zang Ba to lead 5 people to retreat to Henan, and he led 4 people to go north from Wuguan and return to Shangluo to regain control of Wuguan.

Because if he doesn't do this, then he will hand over the control of Wuguan. Shen Chen is now invincible wherever his troops are heading. If the control of Wuguan changes hands, he can take the control of Wuguan directly from Wuguan and attack Cao Cao. the rear.

At that time, Cao Cao in Guanzhong will also be in danger.

Therefore, Xia Houyuan had to guard the Wuguan pass, and Shen Chen must not be allowed to pass.

In the northern region, the news spread quickly. Sun Lang from Lu Hunmin, Zheng Gan, Lu Shuihu, and Wang Zhao from Guanzhong, Wang Fu from Runan, and countless bandits entrenched in the Dabie Mountains and Funiu Mountains south of Chendu, heard that Hearing the news, cheered.

On the other hand, Cao Pi in Yecheng had a difficult life. The world thought that the Cao Wei Group was powerful and could easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Wuhuan in the north often rebelled, and the various tribes of Xianbei were not unified. There were those who were pro-Wei like Budugen, and some who seemed to be obedient like Kebineng, but in fact they had different hearts.

Therefore, Cao Wei has many garrisons in the north, such as Cao Zhang, Yan Rou, Tian Yu and others are all in Youzhou and other places to guard against the Karasuma Xianbei tribes.

The south is the top priority. Although almost all the soldiers and horses in Huainan, Xuzhou and other places were transferred to Nanyang because of Sun Quan's alliance with it, Cao Cao belonged to multi-line warfare. Shen Chen hit.

If it weren't for Sun Quan's collusion with it, the Huainan area would have more frontlines, so in fact, the Cao Wei Group fought everywhere, the internal military service was serious, and the soldiers and the people rebelled endlessly, which made Cao Pi burnt out.

For this reason, he could only recruit some new recruits in Yecheng, and sent Zheng Hun, Gao Qian, Shi Jian and others to crusade, but Sun Lang Wang Fu and others could not resist, and fled to Nanyang to join Shen Chen.

Guanzhong Liu Bei also got the news soon.

In fact, Liu Bei was at the end of his strength at this time. Historically, he fought the Battle of Hanzhong nearby, which caused instability in the rear and was forced to withdraw his troops back to Bashu to stabilize the rear.

Now he left Hanzhong, entered the Guanzhong area, traveled hundreds of kilometers, and took the initiative to attack Cao Wei's Chang'an City.The logistical supply line was stretched so long, one can imagine the pressure on him.

But fortunately they all survived.

In Liu Bei's barracks in Ganting, they have been confronting Cao Cao for more than three months, and the daily transportation of grain and grass in the rear is extremely difficult. If Zhang Fei's horse and super cavalry had not been protecting the grain road, he might not have been attacked even if the grain and grass were attacked. Forced to withdraw troops.

Liu Bei fought against Cao Cao almost like walking on thin ice. Under the advice and suggestions of the advisers, he did not dare to make any mistakes. He attacked carefully, defended carefully, and observed everything about Cao Jun carefully.

Cautious to the point of almost distressing.

Because all his counselors and his own heart are telling him - believe in Xiaoqing.

If Shen Chen defeated Lu Meng, went north to flood Fancheng, and was captured alive, Liu Bei was only relieved, then when the news of Xiahou Dun's beheading came, it was enough to make him feel elated.

"Hahahahahaha."

In the main general's camp, all the generals from Yizhou were present, and Guan Yufa was beside him. Liu Bei couldn't restrain the smile on his face, and laughed wantonly.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, and everyone felt happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Although the road from Nanyang to Guanzhong was cut off, Shen Chen sent people to release the pigeons. As early as October [-], Zhuge Liang had learned the news that Xiahou Dun had been killed, so he immediately sent the pigeons to Hanzhong.

Jia Xu was in Hanzhong, but there were no pigeons sent to the front line in Hanzhong, so he made people go out of the praise ramp quickly and handed over the letter Shen Chen sent to Jiangzhou to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong was in the area of ​​Wuzhangyuan to collect food and grass, and immediately sent someone to forward the letter to Xu Shu and Wei Yan in Taiting, and finally sent it to the front line.

Although it took seven or eight days due to the long distance, as the saying goes, "It's never too late for a good meal, and it's never too late for a good word." When the news reached Liu Bei, the morale of the army greatly increased, which cheered up the whole army.

"Your Majesty."

Fazheng saw that Liu Bei was very happy, so he immediately said: "Xiaoqing's great victory has inspired Jingshu, and the whole army should be announced to celebrate."

"Ah."

Liu Bei nodded approvingly, and said, "Then do it this way."

Fazheng said again: "Now Xiaoqing is attacking Sun Quan in the east of Nanyang, defeating Cao Cao in the north, and the rebellion in the rear continues. Cao Cao must be worried that he will take advantage of the situation and attack Henan. Go straight to Huxian County and cut off Cao Jun's retreat."

"it is good."

Liu Bei showed determination, and said in a deep voice: "Cao Cao has been fighting against me for many years, and has been defeated many times. I will make Cao Cao pay the price for this battle!"

Having said that, he began to dispatch troops and generals, but he made Guan Yu the general and took the lead in crossing the river to occupy the river bank.

There are dozens of other generals Pang De, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Huang Quan, Lei Tong, Yang Ren, Dong Jue, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Gao Xiang, Yang Bai, and Yang Ang.

But at this time in Huxian County, Cao Wei Xiangguo Zhong Yao looked at the urgent letter in his hand from Wuguan, with a serious face as if dripping water.

After Xiahoudun was beheaded, due to the long distance, Shen Chen blocked the news. It was not until three days later that Xiahouyuan got the report from the scouts who made desperate inquiries, and quickly sent someone from Wuguan to Guanzhong.

The front line of Xiangfan is more than 500 kilometers away from Hu County. Even if they change horses along the way without changing people, it will take four days to rush to Chang'an, so they get the news, which is not much different from Liu Bei.

Logically speaking, after Zhong Yao got the letter, he should immediately send someone to Chang'an to give Cao Cao a little shock from the southern battlefield.

But this news..

Zhong Yao was afraid that after Cao Cao found out, it would not be a small shock, but a sudden death.

Cao Cao is recuperating in Chang'an now. His headache is getting worse and worse, and the pain is unbearable. He doesn't even come to the front line, which shows the seriousness of his condition.

If you report it, I'm afraid it will be.

Zhong Yao hesitated.

Seeing that his expression was not right, the eldest son Zhong Yu asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

"Ugh."

Zhong Yao let out a long sigh: "Shen Chen killed the former general, and the southern front was defeated."

"what?"

Zhong Yu was shocked and said, "Then why didn't you report to King Wei immediately?"

Zhong Yao smiled wryly and said, "The king of Wei is in poor health, if he gets the news, wouldn't it be?"

"Forehead"

Zhong Yu hesitated and said: "However, it is a great crime not to report it. If the King of Wei finds out about it later, he may embarrass his father."

"never mind."

Zhong Yao waved his hand: "Send someone to deliver it to Dong Zhao, let Dong Zhao and Sima Yi have a headache."

That's kicking the ball.

He gave the news to Dong Zhao and the others, and Dong Zhao and the others had to hesitate whether to report it to Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao died because of this matter, it is none of his business.

So uncomfortable is uncomfortable, but Zhong Yao felt that even if the southern line was defeated, the Liu Bei Group and the Cao Cao Group would be very tight in the rear, and Shen Chen would probably not be able to go north, so let's do it first.

At that moment, Zhong Yu obeyed his father's order and sent someone to pass the letter to Chang'an immediately.

But not long after, another news came.

Liu Bei's army was dispatched, and began to give up sticking to the camp, and took the initiative to attack, crossed the waterlogged water, and came towards Hu County.

Zhong Yao had no choice but to abandon the psychological blow caused by the defeat on the southern front, encouraged the soldiers to cheer up their morale, and ordered all the troops to be serious and wait for Liu Bei's attack.

It's just that what Zhong Yao didn't know was that Cao Cao's head was a little better these days.

Early this morning, after getting out of bed and walking around, Cao Cao felt that he could do it again. Worried about the situation on the southern battlefield, he decided to set off back to Hu County and continue to conquer Liu Bei himself.

Just after Yuzhong in the morning, Cao Cao rode out of the south gate of Chang'an with the tiger and leopard, and set off for Haojing in the southwest direction of Chang'an.

Huxian County is located in the southwest of Haojing. If Liu Bei breaks through Huxian County, then Chang'an will have no danger to defend. If you go all the way to the northeast, you can go outside Chang'an City. Therefore, Cao Cao had to sit in the town himself to resist Liu Bei's attack.

But at this time, before he reached Haojing, he saw several knights galloping from afar, and the two sides met on the road.

Cao Cao knew that they were his frontline soldiers and scouts when he saw their attire, so he ordered Cao Chun to call those scouts over and ask about the situation on the frontline.

Soon those soldiers came over, they were messengers sent by Zhong Yao to deliver a letter to Chang'an.

After coming over, Cao Cao asked, "What are you planning to do?"

The messengers squeaked and said hesitantly: "Back to the king of Wei, it is the prime minister who ordered us to send the letter from Nanyang to Chang'an."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao regained his spirits immediately, thinking that Guo Jia's strategy had taken effect, and Xiahou Dun successfully withdrew to Nanyang, so he smiled and said, "Let me see."

"This"

The messenger hesitated for a while, Zhong Yao specifically asked them not to hand over to Cao Cao, but to Dong Zhao.

"Ok?"

Cao Cao looked at them with raised eyebrows, "Didn't you hear the widow's order?"

"bass!"

The guards such as Cao Chun and Xu Chu immediately drew their swords.

The Wei army was strict in governing the army. If a subordinate dared not listen to his superior, the superior had the right to kill the opponent.

As soon as they moved their swords, the messengers kowtowed in panic and said, "King Wei, please forgive me. It was Xiangguo who asked us to give the wine to the army instead of showing it to King Wei."

"bring here!"

When Cao Cao heard this sentence, he immediately realized that it was not good, and severely reprimanded him.

"only."

The messenger did not dare to neglect, so he had no choice but to enshrine the letter with both hands.

Cao Cao took the letter and saw Xiahouyuan's name on it, without Xiahoudun and Guo Jia, he immediately felt bad. When he opened it, the first sentence that caught his eyes was the news of Guo Jia's death.

"Feng Xiao!"

Cao Cao felt dizzy and almost fell off his horse.

"King Wei."

Next to him, Xu Chu, Cao Chun, Sima Yi, Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji and others rushed to support him.

"It's okay."

Cao Cao was slowly helped off the horse, waved his hands to soothe his mind, then picked up the letter and continued to read it.

Later, I saw Xiahouyuan wrote in the letter that Guo Jia died of illness and Fu Fang defected, so that the plan to cover Xiahoudun's retreat failed. Shen Chen sent Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun to intercept Xiahoudun, and Xiahoudun was shot and killed by Huang Zhong in the rebellious army.

"Yuan Rang, Yuan Rang."

This time Cao Cao couldn't hold on any longer, he felt a tightness in his chest, and blood spurted from the corner of his mouth, staining the white paper scarlet.

"King Wei!"

Everyone rushed to support him.

Cao Cao only felt a splitting headache, his eyes darkened, and he fainted. Before he fell down, he only left one sentence: "Let Zhong Yao withdraw to Chang'an!"

(End of this chapter)