Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 501 Dedicated to the Han Huns
With Shen Chen's order, the Han army, which was still recuperating in Luoyang, began to move immediately.

Except for Pang De who led 1 people to guard Luoyang, the rest immediately assembled. Soldiers from all battalions and schools came out one after another, took [-] days of dry food, put on armor, saber, bow and crossbow, and set off lightly.

Their armor is all leather armor, which is not too heavy. Counting the whole body equipment, they are relatively light things, so they reacted quickly, and they quickly assembled at the North Gate of Luoyang.

Then Shen Chen ordered the three armies to run forward with more than 2 people, traveling fifty miles a day, about twenty kilometers to the north.

The soldiers trotted all the way, and Shen Chen also trotted forward on the Yuluo horse. Gan Ning asked next to him, "Governor, why did you suddenly gather troops and horses and go north to raid Bingzhou?"

"Sima Yi wrote a letter to Cao Rui, Yan Ming Xia Houshang was killed by me, and said that he planned to defend Henan to the death. I can still believe that he guarded Henan for three to five months. If he guarded for a long time, could it be that after the food was cut off, he was trapped and died by our army? ?"

Shen Chen replied: "So I guess there must be fraud. I thought that if I was in Sima Yi's position, I would probably choose to withdraw. It's just that I'm not sure when to withdraw. If it were me, I would find a way to see if I can Let’s talk about it after removing the threat behind you.”

"What about Sima Yi?"

Gan Ning asked again.

"Sima Yi probably didn't have the courage to come to trouble me. He felt that he might not be able to defeat me, and there was a threat from the prime minister, so he might just evacuate right now. He has great courage."

Shen Chen sighed: "I think this should be the reason for Xiahoushang's death. Just give up the whole Henan and withdraw to Hebei. If Xiahoushang doesn't die, he will definitely die when he goes back, so he needs someone to take the blame. This person is besides Xiahou There is no one else besides Shang."

"what?"

Gan Ning was shocked and said, "What does the governor mean to say that Xia Houshang was not killed by us, but by Sima Yi?"

"This is the only possibility."

Shen Chen said.

"Unexpectedly, this Xia Houshang is also considered a strong general, commanding well, did not die on the battlefield, but died in the hands of his own people."

Gan Ning gently held the horse's belly and sighed.

Shen Chen had been in Chang'an on the western front for these years. Gan Ning was the first general to follow him, and now he has become a senior officer of the Han Dynasty. He has been serving as a general in the main force of the Han army on the Nanyang front.

Xia Houshang has also been on the front lines in Yingchuan and other front lines for these years. After Xia Houyuan was beaten for a while, he was even the highest general in the southern Cao Wei line.

Therefore, the two parties still have some dealings, and they are not familiar with each other, but they are not strangers.

Although everyone is their own master, Gan Ning and Cao Jun had many small-scale conflicts, and he still saw Xia Houshang's command and dispatch ability in his eyes.

Since Ma Yuan, soldiers have paid attention to horse leather shrouds, and it is an honor to die on the battlefield.Now hearing that this old opponent did not die on the battlefield, but died in internal calculations, Gan Ning is still very emotional.

Shen Chen said: "Cao Wei's high-ranking officials are fighting for power and profit, and the lives of the people are in dire straits. Such a country should perish, and the destiny should also belong to the big man."

"Since Sima Yi intends to evacuate, why do we have to go north to Bingzhou? If we cooperate with the prime minister to intercept them, is there a chance to destroy them?"

Gan Ning asked curiously.

"It's not that easy. Although Sima Yi is good at scheming, he was also a genius at the time. If I were on the same level as his soldiers, I might not be able to defeat him except for the prime minister. The prime minister has more troops than Sima Yi, but four It has been a month, but its shell has not been broken, which is evident."

Shen Chen shook his head: "Now our army is small, if I directly stop their retreat, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop it. The prime minister's army is bloated, and when the enemy retreats, they will definitely find ways to delay their pursuit. We have 3 or [-] people. Against an enemy of more than [-] people, it is like a mantis arm as a chariot."

Zhuge Liang confronted Sima Yi. If Sima Yi suddenly chose to withdraw, although Zhuge Liang would definitely be able to react, the army might not be able to move so quickly.After all, with mental calculations and no intentions, it is unlikely that the Han army can gather so quickly to catch up quickly.

More importantly, with Sima Yi's prudence, there must be a plan when withdrawing troops.For example, burn down the camp to stop the pursuers, or leave the troops behind, or even simply don't pack the luggage lightly for the return journey, and throw the luggage on the road for the Han army to pick up to buy time.

All kinds of means may delay the pursuit of the Han army. If Shen Chen chooses to intercept at the back at this time, he will face at least 10 Cao Wei soldiers and horses. Neither is enough.

So it doesn't make much sense to stay in Henan.

"Then we are going north now, where is this?"

Gan Ning asked again.

Shen Chen said in a deep voice, "I'm fighting for time with Sima Yi."

"Quick time?"

"That's right. Sima Yi's letter is full of falsehoods. There must be fraud in it. He said that he would stick to Henan, but I don't believe it unless he wants to sit and wait for death. So I think this letter is so fake that it can't be faked. , then it is probably planning to withdraw troops.”

"I understand. He withdrew his troops to go back to Hebei. Let's go to Hanoi County to block his retreat, so that he can't walk across the river."

"If he wants to go back to Hebei, he doesn't have to go to Henan County. He can go to Yanjin, Baima and other ferries. Besides, Cao Rui will definitely criticize him when he goes back to Hebei. In addition to putting the blame on Xia Houshang, he must make at least one contribution. , Is there any greater contribution than rushing to the rescue of Guanqiu Jian and Bingzhou?"

"Sima Yi wants to help Guanqiu Jian?"

Gan Ning was shocked.

"Yes."

Shen Chen nodded: "This is the only answer."

Deng Ai who was on the side couldn't help asking: "Great Governor, what if he did this on purpose to lure us to go north?"

Playing an anti-logic, right?

Shen Chen frowned slightly, and after a while he calmed down and said: "He deliberately did this to lure us to go north, which means that he still has to withdraw his troops. Now that he withdraws his troops to go north, there is still a chance to rescue Wuqiu Jian. If it is too late, Guanqiu Jian will die. One. You don’t care if he did it on purpose, anyway, the prime minister will help us watch over him, what are you afraid of?”

The biggest problem in the letter Sima Yi wrote to Cao Rui is that Xia Houshang was not killed by him, which shows that this letter is false and true, and the true content is open to question.

If the news that Xia Houshang was killed by him is false, Sima Yi's intention to stick to Henan is probably also false.

But in case he doesn't plan to withdraw his troops now, but uses this letter to trick Shen Chen into going north, so as to relieve his worries and leave calmly, then Shen Chen will choose to go north, deal with Wuqiu Jian and get Bingzhou, he Nothing to lose.

At this point, Sima Yi was basically insane. Selling Guanqiu Jian directly was obviously a huge defeat for Cao Wei as a whole, and it was no different from collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

Thinking about it, Sima Yi shouldn't be that stupid. Putting Shen Chen himself in his position and withdrawing his troops immediately to prevent the Han army from encircling him after rectification is the best strategy.

The Han army galloped all the way, and arrived at Mengjin Ferry within a day.

There are many ferry boats at Mengjin Ferry. After the Han army took control of this place, they collected some boats to cross the river. This place was guarded by the defenders. After arriving at the ferry, before it was dark, Shen Chen ordered to cross the river immediately.

The 2 horses passed by one after another, just as the sky had already darkened. The soldiers rested overnight in Zhancheng on the other side of the river, and continued to set off the next day, heading straight for Taihangxing.

At this time, on the east bank of Qinshui in the northwest of Gaodu County, Bingzhou, Guan Qiujian stood on the high oar in the camp, overlooking the situation on the other side.

This is the second time that Guan Qiujian has returned to the east bank of Qinshui.

According to the original plan, he camped on the east bank of Qinshui, and when the Han army came to attack, he would pretend to be invincible and retreat to Gaodu County, allowing the Huns to camp outside the city.

After that, the Huns pretended to be rebellious and joined the Han army. When the Han army came to attack the city, they suddenly counterattacked the Han army.

As a result, he was stationed on the east bank for half a month, but he didn't see any action from Shen Chen's army, so he settled down on the west bank of Qinshui, as if he was on a tour.

Afterwards, Guan Qiujian asked Liu Bao and the others to write letters to the other side to attack, but "Shen Chen" on the other side kept replying, but there were many excuses, such as the timing was not ripe, the food and grass had not arrived, the lack of ordnance and other messy reasons.

There was no other way, Guanqiu Jian could only withdraw his troops back to Gaodu County first, to see if the Han army came to pursue them.

He had to.

The reason is that if there is a "rebellion" under the nose of the Han army, it is impossible for the Huns not to attack his camp. Only when they return to the county town and let the Huns camp outside the city, can the Huns and the Wei army not fight. possible.

If this plan is used directly in the field, the Han army on the other side is not an idiot. They see the Huns surrendering ostentatiously, and the Wei army will watch by, and they will not attack, or the Huns will defect, and they will not attack the Wei army. It will definitely not work to fool the Han army as idiots.

So Guanqiu Jian had no choice but to withdraw, but the Han army continued to station on the west bank of Qinshui. Anyway, they couldn't even cross the river, let alone attack the county seat.

"What's going on here, Shen Chen is in Henan?"

At this moment, Guan Qiujian looked at the official document in his hand, and shouted angrily: "The "Shen" flag on the other side is not Shen Chen himself at all. These days, the people on the other side have been using Shen Chen's seal to reply to Liu Bao and the others. He's fooling us!"

The deputy general Wang Xiu said: "General, Shen Chen is not here. He went to Luoyang, which means that he did not want to join forces with the Huns. Maybe the Huns still wanted to defect and leaked the news to him."

"Ah."

Guanqiu Jian said coldly: "Come here, kill Liu Bao, Liu Xuan, Liu Qubei and others, and wipe out their people!"

"only!"

The guard next to him took the order and left.

At this moment, Liang Xi, governor of Bingzhou, said quickly, "Wait a minute, general!"

"Ok?"

Guan Qiujian looked at him and said, "What's the matter with you?"

Liang Xi said: "The general has already known about the defection of the Huns. If they dare to disclose it, they will die and their family will be wiped out. This is not in line with common sense."

"Well."

Guanqiu Jian is also a smart person, but he just lost his mind for a while, and only when Liang Xi reminded him that something was wrong.

Liang Xi continued: "That's why I think it's very likely that Shen Chen doesn't trust the Huns at all, so he just went to the west, regardless of whether the Huns live or die, and won Luoyang first. It's just that Hu Chuquan escaped, and His Majesty asked the defenders to find him. , it was Shen Chen who caught the opening."

"Um"

Guan Qiujian nodded slightly, Liang Xi made a lot of sense.

Liang Xi finally said: "What's more, there are tens of thousands of Huns stationed outside the camp. If the general beheads their leader at this time, I'm afraid they will mutiny immediately, and it will be a big disaster."

"Zi Yu's words are very reasonable, I almost missed the matter."

Guanqiu Jian broke out in a cold sweat, and then asked: "Then according to Zi Yu's words, should I deal with the Huns?"

Liang Xi said: "The general should be reasonable to them and tell them that Shen Chen ignored them and never cared about their lives. Only in this way can the hearts of the Huns be stabilized, so that even if Shen Chen's army comes to kill us, we will still be safe." The advantage of the number of soldiers and horses."

"Well, then do as Zi Yu wants."

Wu Qiujian nodded.

A few days later, Guanqiujian invited Liu Baoliu to a banquet with Bei Liuxuan and others. At the banquet, he said something that made them completely disappointed in the Han army, so he patted his chest and assured Guanqiujian that he would be loyal to Wei No two.

However, while the guests and hosts were having fun at the banquet, a messenger suddenly came to report that Shen Chen's army had gone north from Taihangxing, broke through the Tianjing Pass, and went straight to Gaodu County.

When Guanqiujian learned of this, he was shocked and turned pale, and quickly ordered the withdrawal of troops and returned to Gaodu County to guard.

And Liu Bao and others also returned to the camp to leave the camp.

But after returning, the three of them also held a small meeting. Inside the tent of the Huns, Liu Bao frowned, clapped his hands and said, "Uncle, I shouldn't have listened to you and surrendered to the Han army. Being detained by them, what should I do?"

Liu Qubei also complained: "Yes, uncle, if you didn't listen to you back then, at least your family members are still there. At worst, we will go north and flee to Taiyuan County or even Yanmen County. Now we can't leave, and we have to fight if we don't want to fight." gone."

"No!"

Liu Xuan shook his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with surrendering to Han. Didn't you hear that just now? General Shen has already taken down Luoyang, cutting off Sima Yi's retreat. Now Sima Yi and Xia Houyuan are at a loss. It won't be long."

"It's right to surrender the Han, but the question is, even if the big Han can still dominate the world in the future, what should we do?"

Liu Bao spread his hands and said, "Now Cao Wei forces us to accompany them to die!"

"Then you must not accompany them to die."

Liu Xuan pondered and said: "General Shen did not go south to attack Sima Yi with Prime Minister Zhuge, but went directly north to take Bingzhou, which means that he wants to take Bingzhou first as soon as possible, and then threaten Cao Wei's Yecheng. If we help the Han army If it wasn't for the Wei army, they could quickly take Bingzhou, and then go straight out of the Five Elements Mountain to the Wei country!"

"What about our family?"

Liu Qubei said: "Our family members are all in Yecheng. Even if we help the Han army to kill Yecheng, our family members are all there."

Liu Xuan was silent for a long time.

I don't know if it was 1 minute or a few minutes, and no one in the venue spoke.

At the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Why would a man not have a wife? Hundreds of members of Ma Chao's family died, and we lost our wives and children. Besides, if we fight fast, they may not necessarily die!"

(End of this chapter)