Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

"Report——"

A captain rushed into the tent in a hurry.

"A large number of Shu troops have appeared in the east camp. They are so powerful that they cover the sky and the sun... They have set fire to the surrounding antlers and are about to attack the camp where General Guo Huai is. The bandit army is strong. General Guo Huai urgently asks for help——"

The voice just fell.

"Report..."

There was another long-drawn-out tone, and almost at the same time, another captain rushed into the South Camp tent and said, "General Xiahou, it's not good... This time the Shu army rushed to attack the East Village and dispatched troops including Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and many other famous generals have mobilized their troops bravely... A rough look shows that there are more than 100,000 people, and the entire Ding army is so vast at the foot of Shandong Mountain... The number of enemies cannot be counted, and they are in danger, in danger..."

These two urgent reports immediately made Xia Houyuan very energetic, and he felt like he was sweating on his back.

More than 100,000——

Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun——

It was obvious that this was the general attack of the big-eared bandits. It seemed that they were determined to seize the foot of the east mountain, open a strangling Yangping Pass, and directly attack Hanzhong.

"This damn big-eared thief has been dormant for several days, but he never thought...to recharge his batteries and launch a sudden attack on the foot of the east mountain today!"

Xia Houyuan clenched his fist, and with a "bang" punch, his fist angrily hit the table in the middle of the tent. Military newspapers, papers, pens, and inkstones flew up from the table.

He hates it!
I hate that the big-eared thief miraculously solved the food problem, I hate that... now that his troops are so powerful, now... I'm afraid it's hard to fight!

"Report..."

Another school captain panicked and entered the account: "In the middle of the mountains on the east side... there are still bandits coming and going, it seems... they seem to be assembling siege equipment... The equipment looks like the Thunderbolt Ten Oxen Crossbow, which can be seen in the distance... The Thunderbolt Ten Oxen Crossbow There are fire oil and other things next to the crossbow.”

call…

This report made Xia Houyuan's expression even more solemn.

This is no longer a storm about to come, but a storm is coming... No, the storm has already arrived.

You know, in order to prevent the Shu army from going down the mountain, Xia Houyuan set up camps at the two mountain passes in the east and south... The villages here are not ordinary villages, but fortresses.

Such a fortress is not afraid of swords, guns, swords and halberds, but is afraid of fire attacks.

If the Shu army assembled a thunderbolt chariot, and added strong fire oil, it would be enough to burn the entire fortress.

By the time…

Without guardrails, antlers, and fortresses, how can we defend the south pass of Dingjun Mountain? Use the bodies of soldiers to resist?

Xia Houyuan is still daydreaming...

Sun Li, the deputy general and regular servant of Sanqi, could not help but suggest: "The Shu army has burned antlers and is assembling thunder chariots. They are going to use flint to burn the Dongzhai. At this time, we cannot refuse to defend the stronghold. We should take the initiative." Attack!"

Zhang Ji, the governor of Liangzhou, who was responsible for the supply of army supplies and food for this battle, added: "The big-eared bandit mobilized more than 100,000 troops. How many people did General Guo Huai have in Dongzhai? How can he take the initiative to attack at this time?"

Number of soldiers?
This is an extremely sensitive topic.

In fact, due to his previous miscalculation of the Shu army's food and grass, in the last game with the Shu army, Xia Houyuan could not help but lose the general Zhang He, his two sons Xia Houheng and Xia Houcheng, and even more than 30,000 yuan. The soldiers lost their morale which was not high in the first place.

Based on this, the Dongzhai stationed by Guo Huai only had 30,000 to 40,000 men at full strength, and his fighting spirit was far from high. If he were to take the initiative to fight against a Shu army that was several times his own in a fire, he would undoubtedly die!

However, there is no doubt that Zhang Ji's words reminded Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan immediately ordered, "Where are Xia Houwei and Xia Hourong?"

These are Xia Houyuan's fourth and fifth sons.

Speaking of which, this is a sad story. Since the start of the Battle of Hanzhong, Xiahou Yuan’s eldest son Xia Houheng, second son Xia Houba, and third son Xia Houcheng have all been captured. Considering that the sixth son Xia Houhui and the seventh son Xiahou Monk are still young...

In this battle, these two boys are the only sons Xia Houyuan can rely on and trust!
In fact, if the original trajectory of history is followed, Xia Hourong, a young and talented son who was able to write articles, read scriptures, and have a photographic memory at the age of seven, was in Hanzhong with his father when he was thirteen years old. When his father Xia Houyuan was defeated, he fought bravely and drew his sword, but was eventually killed in battle.

He was given a little for free, but he was still considered a hero.

"Father is handsome..."

Immediately, Xia Houwei and Xia Hourong took a step forward.

Xia Houyuan immediately ordered: "I order you two to lead 15,000 vanguard troops each to rush to the aid of Dongying. When you arrive at Dongying, tell Guo Huai not to hesitate and take the initiative to attack...the antlers, guardrails, and city defenses must be preserved... To prevent the enemy from attacking down the mountain!"

"Here——"

Xia Houwei and Xia Hourong immediately accepted their orders.

Xia Houyuan continued to order, "General Sun Li."

"The end will be here."

"You quickly mobilize 30,000 Chinese troops to rush for reinforcements!" At this point, Xia Houyuan added with a cautious tone: "In case the enemy forces ambush, keep a certain distance from my son... and report the situation in Dongzhai at any time. return."

"Here -" Sun Li immediately handed over his hand and was about to order troops.

On the contrary... following Xia Houyuan's instructions, Nanying mobilized 60,000 people on a large scale to Dongying as soon as he opened his mouth.

You know, after the last disastrous defeat, Xia Houyuan only had 100,000 troops left.

Excluding the soldiers and horses stationed in Hanzhong, Yangpingguan and Dongzhai, his Nanzhai originally had only 65,000 people.

This is good, after all the troops and generals were mobilized, there were only 5,000 people in the southern camp...

Jia Xu was the first to realize this problem. He wanted to remind him, but in the end...he hesitated in his heart, and he still had not made a decision in his heart.

All of this caused his originally open mouth to swallow all the words he wanted to say.

He acted like his eyes were watching his nose, and his nose was watching his heart, and it had nothing to do with him.

However, Zhang Ji immediately questioned, "General Xiahou, this is not right. The two young masters dispatched 30,000 vanguard troops, and General Sun Li dispatched 30,000 middle troops. Then...then there are only 5,000 troops left in the garrison of the south camp. ...What if...what if the Shu army comes to attack Nanzhai at this time?"

Following Zhang Ji's reminder.

Jia Xu squinted his eyes and sighed lightly in his heart: "There are always some understanding people in this Wei Dynasty!" 』

Yes, Zhang Ji... This famous official of Cao Wei helped Zhong Yao in charge of affairs inside and outside Guanzhong over the years. He defeated the Song Dynasty in the mighty land of Yongliang, established Lintao, captured Didao, settled the people of the county, and moved the Di people. He was worshiped as Liangzhou governor.

His courage and vision are extraordinary!
Sure enough, following Zhang Ji's order, Xia Houyuan's expression showed a bit of hesitation. He turned his head and looked at Jia Xu, "What do you think of Wen He?"

Jia Xu wanted to prevaricate and answer something like "It's hard to say," but in the end, because of Zhang Ji's knowledge, he realized that maybe... the situation was not so bad.

The Wei Dynasty still had capable ministers——

Yes, the territory is not what the Wei Dynasty relies on, but as long as these old officials and capable ministers are around, the Wei Dynasty can still stand strong!
With this in mind, Jia Xu no longer hesitated. He did not answer Xia Houyuan's question directly, but repeated Zhang Ji's words and asked: "Mr. Zhang's words are reasonable. If the general can use all the 60,000 elites here, how can the Shu army be defeated?" He sent troops to attack and burned the antlers outside the southern camp. At that time... the general only had 5,000 men, so what should he do? "

This…

What does Jia Xu mean? What if the antlers are burned? Should Xia Houyuan save him or not? Should he defend this Nanzhai or not?
Undoubtedly, Jia Xu's words are obviously more important than that of Zhang Ji.

This also made Xia Houyuan hesitate briefly.

If the Shu army came to attack and burn the antlers of his southern village, he... what would he do?

Just when Xia Houyuan was thinking deeply.

"Haha, Gu Lai will answer for Miaocai——"

A deep voice came from outside the tent door. Someone quickly opened the door curtain, and then... a domineering, mighty, but extremely familiar figure appeared in front of everyone.

But the man's majestic tone continued, his voice slowed down, but became more profound.

It seemed like he was sure, as if he was extremely sure and convinced of what he said.

"If the Shu army comes to burn the antlers on the outskirts of Nanzhai——"

"If it was Miaocai, no matter whether there were 5,000 or 50,000 soldiers left, he would definitely lead the army to put out the fire. If so, he would have fallen into the trap of Guan Si. My brother Miaocai, his life is at stake—— "

Xia Houyuan's life is over——

If it were normal times, these six words alone would be enough to convict the person who said these words of "disturbing the morale of the army" and immediately pull him out of the camp and ask for execution.

But...if these words were spoken by Cao Cao, then...that would be another story.

"Big...brother, aren't you in Chang'an? Why did you suddenly...come...here suddenly?"

"How come there is...no communication at all?"

Accompanied by Xia Houyuan's stumbling sound.

The outline of the person coming became clearer and clearer, and although he was old, his steps were still sonorous and powerful, making people intimidated.

This old man with cold eyes...is none other than Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao had already pressed his hand hard on Xia Houyuan's shoulder. His voice was cold and decisive, but also filled with a bit of happiness.

"After all, it's not too late for Gu to come!" "My brother is so talented... If Gu had not come, I'm afraid you would have died in Dingjun Mountain in vain——"

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The foot of the mountain on the east side of Dingjun Mountain is the key point on the way down the mountain. It is already extremely difficult for Guo Huai and Wei Jun Dongzhai.

"Pull the strings full——"

"shoot--"

Following Zhao Yun's loud shout, another round of fire arrows shot towards the antlers in front of the military stronghold.

The flames shot up instantly, illuminating the darkness after dusk and turning the faces of the soldiers red.

Zhang Fei looked at the burning antlers, a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and he shouted: "Zilong, keep burning, these antlers will turn into ashes, let's rush in, this Wei army camp? Who can stop it?"

The flames jumped in the night, and the antlers gradually turned into charcoal in the fierce fire. The increasingly intense flames pushed the battle line forward step by step, and had already pushed it to the Wei army's fortress.

However, the strange thing is that not a single soldier in the enemy camp went to rescue the antlers. It was as if the antlers were allowed to burn, and all the soldiers of the Wei army turned a deaf ear and ignored them.

So much so... that the reinforcements that came out from Nanzhai mentioned in "Yun Farewell" didn't even have a shadow!

Zhang Fei frowned and couldn't help but murmured: "What's going on? I heard that Guo Huai is also a fierce general, but this Wei Jun...how did he become such a shrinking tortoise?"

Ma Chao replied directly: "It seems that the beating we gave is not painful enough..."

Ma Chao's words reminded Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei's leopard eyes widened and shone fiercely in the night. His tone increased and he shouted loudly, "Where is the fierce fire oil?"

Someone handed over a heavy clay pot filled with fire oil.

Zhang Fei took the pot, sneered, and ordered: "Look at me!"

With a sound of falling, he used both arms to smash the can of fierce fire oil against the wall of the enemy's village.

"Just like me, throw it over there——"

After giving the order, countless cans of "fierce fire oil" were immediately thrown at the enemy's stronghold. Zhang Fei roared again: "Fire arrows, shoot -"

In an instant, a dense round of fire arrows burst out...

boom…

Rumbling--

In an instant, the entire wall of Wei Jun's East Village was ignited by fire, and flames shot into the sky.

In fact, there has long been chaos in Dongzhai...

"General...general..."

A soldier quickly reported to Guo Huai, "The fire, the fire has been ignited to the stronghold wall... If... if we don't attack again, after the stronghold wall is burned down, the Shu army may... I'm afraid they will come directly in."

"Then we can't attack..." Guo Huai stood up against everyone's opinions. He raised his hands angrily and asked the soldier with an angry roar, "What? The outer walls of the village have been burned down? The enemy is about to attack, right? "?"

"no no…"

"That means all the antlers on the outside have been cleared away, and the enemy's army of more than 100,000 people has captured it, right?"

"It's not..."

"Then let me guard it, General!" Guo Huai showed his tough guy side, and he ordered sternly: "Send the order, and everyone should guard the important points. If anyone is found to leave the city without permission, kill him on the spot without reporting..."

"Here...here——"

Following the soldier's response, the messenger was already on his way without stopping.

Guo Huai, on the other hand, looked calm on the outside, but he was also turbulent in his heart.

Huh...huh...

Gasping again and again made Guo Huai feel extremely heavy, and he could only comfort himself in his heart.

——"This Dongzhai is so important, General Xiahou...will never ignore it!" 』

at this time…

Outside the village, Zhang Fei's earth-shattering roar sounded again, "Burn it, burn it for me. I don't believe it. These turtles would rather be cooked than huddled in their shells! Come on, Fierce fire oil, fire arrow...smash it over, shoot...shoot——"

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The Bashan Mountains range from Gaomiaozi to the plains, with twelve beautiful peaks rising up.

From "Shi Yuanzi" to "Yuanshanzi" is known as the "Twelve Mountains", and to the east is the solitary peak of Dangkou Temple, which stretches for more than ten miles from west to east, like a dragon playing with a pearl, so it is called "Twelve Mountains with a Pearl" "Reputation.

Dingjun Mountain is the highest among the main peaks. From the mountainside, you can overlook the mountain and have a clear view of the situation at the foot of the mountain.

Watching the fire in the east stronghold of the Wei army soaring into the sky and the fire spreading, I also watched the southern stronghold of the Wei army remain calm and unmoving.

Halfway up the mountain, Liu Bei and Fazheng on a hillside couldn't help but show a little hesitation.

Liu Bei put down the "Thousand Mile Hope" in his hand and spoke first, "If according to the records in "Yunbie Zhuan", Xiahou Yuan should send the main force to the East Village now, and there are only 5,000 soldiers left in the South Village... But now..."

When he said this, he glanced at the foot of the east mountain. The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the battle was getting more intense. But the foot of the south mountain... was like a dormant beast, motionless, as if fast asleep.

"Ugh…"

Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh, "Is there something wrong somewhere? Or has our plan been seen through? Xia Houyuan didn't send anyone to support us!"

Indeed, tonight the Shu army seemed to launch a general attack on Dongzhai with great fanfare, but in fact, it was with heavy thunder and little rain. The total number of soldiers and horses participating in the attack was only 20,000, and more soldiers and horses were waiting, waiting. ...The mobilization of the Wei army in the southern camp, and then the army's assault, using the absolute strength of the army to draw out the firewood, capture the thieves and capture the king!
This is... recorded in "Yunbie Zhuan", and it is also the dispatch of large armies in the strategic field that Fazheng is best at!

But now...

The southern camp of the Wei army was eerily quiet!
Except for a few scouts who broke into the big account to report news, it was too peaceful here.

"Lord, you might as well... wait a little longer!"

Fazheng squinted his eyes, and he also moved Qianliwang away from his eyes, but he pondered for a moment, and then continued, ""Yun Farewell" was written by Yun Qi. Taking into account the previous "Fighting God of War" and the Xiangfan battlefield, So far in the Battle of Wu, Yun Qi has never made any mistakes. Just because of his past achievements, we should wait and persevere. "

Having said this, Fazheng paused for a moment. He seemed to be thinking further, "Compared with Nanying, I'm more worried about... Chang'an!"

Liu Bei understood the meaning of Fa Zheng.

According to the current strength comparison on the Hanzhong battlefield, tonight... no matter whether Xia Houyuan rushes to aid Dongying or not, the Shu army's superior strength is enough to push the battle forward, bypassing Yangping Pass, advancing into Hanzhong, and then in the mountains surrounded by Hanzhong. Pingyuan and the Wei army had a showdown.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the Shu army has superior strength.

It is precisely based on this that Fa Zheng set up countless spies in Hanzhong and placed countless spies in the Qinling Mountains to prevent the Wei army from secretly luring Chang'an's soldiers and horses here.

"According to the news from Xizuo, the troops in Chang'an City have been led by Cao Zhen, with a total of more than 100,000 yuan leaving Tongguan and rushing to Wuguan..." Liu Bei reminded: "This is Cao Cao's desperate use of troops. He is still too afraid of my second brother. They are father and son. In this case, Cao Wei has almost no troops to mobilize in Guanzhong, and Hanzhong only has these hundreds of thousands of troops! "

"As for these hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Xia Houyuan has to guard Hanzhong and Yangping Pass, as well as take care of Jinniu Road and Chencang Road, so there are not many soldiers and horses around him. This is also mentioned in "Yunbie Zhuan", we You can take advantage of Xia Houyuan's weakness, dispatch their troops on a large scale, and defeat the enemy with one strike!"

Speaking of this, Liu Bei was particularly worried. He asked Jian Yong beside him, "Among the recent news coming from the eyes, is there any news about the increase of troops in Hanzhong?"

"Replying to my lord, there is no..."

Jian Yong replied categorically: "Since I started handling intelligence, I have never heard about the increase of troops in Hanzhong... Could it be that Military Advisor Xiaozhi is overly worried?"

——‘Are you worried too much? 』

Fazheng's eyes flashed...

He also hoped that this was unnecessary worry, so, that being the case...

Fazheng once again mentioned the Thousand Miles View, his eyes focused on the battlefield at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, they have no reason to retreat. They should trust Guan Lin and wait... let time prove everything——

As everyone knows, at this moment... the Shu army's plan in "Yunbie Zhuan" is being narrated by Cao Cao in the Chinese army's tent in the Wei army's southern village.

"Speak in the east and attack in the west, draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, capture the thief and capture the king——"

Cao Cao's hoarse tone came out, "The Shu army will definitely do this. Their goal in this battle is not Dongying, but you - Xiahou Miaocai!"

Cao Cao's words were extremely restrained, but also extremely determined and convinced——

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…(End of chapter)