Han Xiang

Chapter 585 Han Sui’s verbal battle with Zhuge Liang

Han Sui's five troops had more than [-] men. Zhuge Liang would suffer a lot if he faced the enemy head-on, so he let Wei Yan deliberately commit suicide to seduce him.

In this way, not only Liang Xing's and Zhang Heng's armies were led to Anling, but the Liangzhou soldiers who stayed in Chiyang were also dispersed again, making it easier to defeat them one by one.

One night passed, but Yuan Wei did not surrender at all. Someone kept watch on the city all night long.

early morning.

Han Sui, Yang Qiu, and Li Kan made fires to cook in each camp, preparing to take advantage of the cool weather in the morning to take Chiyang City in one go.

Smoke rises and food goes into the pot.

The soldiers who had been hungry all night were waiting for this bite of food to satisfy their hunger.

The rice was only half cooked when Li Kan suddenly heard the noise outside the tent, which became louder and louder.

I thought the soldiers were rushing for food, but when I walked out of the tent, I saw smoke billowing from the south, and countless people running in the dust.

This is the enemy?

"Instruct all battalions to pick up their weapons and prepare to face the enemy."

Li Kan gave the order sonorously and forcefully, immediately returned to his tent, picked up his weapon and axe, and started to assemble the team with his guards and military flags.

The originally orderly camp suddenly fell into chaos, and many cooking pots and cauldrons were kicked over to the ground.

If there is an enemy situation, there will be no food to eat.

But when Li Kan simply finished reorganizing his army, he discovered that under the smoke and dust were Zhang Heng's defeated troops.

what's the situation?
Li Kan hurriedly went to confirm, and happened to meet Zhang Heng who looked embarrassed.

"General Zhang? What are you doing?"

"Where is General Han?"

"He is at the west gate or north gate of Chiyang, who do you think he is?"

"Ma Teng betrayed us, run for your life."

"What?"

Li Kan was stunned and froze on the spot. When he regained his consciousness, Zhang Heng had already galloped away. What was going on in his mind?
After being stunned for a moment, he followed up and wanted to find out what happened.

Zhang Heng was quickly overtaken by Li Kan because his mount was tired.

"General Zhang, don't be so panicked. Tell me clearly if you have anything to do."

"Did I not make it clear enough? Ma Teng has been instigated by Zhuge Liang to rebel. His son has followed Zhao Yun to kill him. Liang Xing has died at the hands of Ma Chao. Do you want to die here too?"

"Zhao Yun? Ma Chao?"

Li Kan looked confused when he heard this and thought to himself: How is this possible?

Zhang Heng rode away again, while Li Kan returned to the camp with doubts and ordered the soldiers to pack their bags and prepare to evacuate.

Li Kan didn't know whether the information was true or false, but even if Zhang Heng's news was true, Li Kan would not only take away a large amount of the camp's luggage, but also the food he needed to survive.

After a while, Zhao Yun led his army to kill him.

The silver spear and the white horse are particularly eye-catching.

The tens of thousands of soldiers under his command are all in high spirits.

Facing four to five thousand exhausted and hungry enemies.

Even before the war started, the outcome was already decided.

Due to the double crushing of troops and momentum, Li Kan's troops were instantly defeated, and then it became a one-sided pursuit.

Yang Qiu from the east gate heard the news and rushed to reinforce. Seeing the friendly troops collapsed like the Yellow River bursting its banks, he suddenly felt that it was almost impossible to restore the decline if he led the army forward.

When a disaster comes, it is human nature for everyone to fly away, so Yang Qiu decisively chooses to lead the army north.

Li Kan lost reinforcements and fell into a bitter battle. Thousands of his soldiers died or surrendered. He himself was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun in the chaos.

Zhang Heng led the remaining troops to the west gate of Chiyang. Han Sui was so shocked that he almost didn't close his jaw when he got the news.

Ma Teng showed repeated behavior, which did not surprise Han Sui.

After all, this is the characteristic of border military commanders. They can be brothers today and mortal enemies tomorrow.

Han Sui relied on his large number of troops and did not panic. He sent scouts to contact Yang Qiu and Li Kan, while he assembled his army to prepare for the battle.Not long after, the sentinel from the south reported in a panic, saying that Li Kan's troops had been defeated.

Li Kan was relatively weak among the five generals, but he was defeated by Zhao Yun as soon as they fought, which Han Sui never expected.

Based on Zhang Heng's description, Han Sui gave up the idea of ​​rescue after a brief hesitation.

He led his troops to slowly withdraw to the northwest, intending to leave Chiyang before making further plans, and waited for Yang Qiu to follow and join him.

Han Sui's own troops numbered ten thousand. Taking into account Yang Qiu's troops and Zhang Heng's remnant troops, the total strength was more than twenty thousand.

He didn't believe that Zhao Yun could fight from Anling to Chiyang and defeat them in consecutive battles.

As for whether Ma Teng would send troops to help, Han Sui still had a question mark in his mind, and he only remained skeptical until he saw the real person.

Ma Teng and his family were not the only ones besieging Chencang. If everyone surrendered to Liu Bei, Zhang Heng would not see so many people.

Zhao Yun quickly defeated Li Kan, and the besieging Liangzhou army heard the news and fled.

According to Zhuge Liang's pre-war deployment, Zhao Yun's goal had been achieved, so he did not continue to pursue.

While ordering the battlefield to be cleaned, he also ordered people to bury pots and make rice.

Starting from the Anling ambush yesterday afternoon, Zhao Yun and Guan Ping's soldiers pursued them all night. At this time, they all showed fatigue after the battle.

So before Zhuge Liang arrived, he took time to rest and eat to replenish his strength.

Since Zhao Yun did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, Yang Qiu and Han Sui were able to rejoin Han Sui smoothly.

Seeing the dusty Chiyang in the distance, Han Sui felt empty for a moment. Returning to fight, he felt that the winning rate was no longer high, but he felt unwilling to return to Liangzhou inexplicably.

After discussion, several people unanimously decided to withdraw to the mouth of the valley first.

If Zhao Yun does not continue to pursue, they will send scouts to take a detour to Chencang to figure out the situation.

After all, it was dark at the time, and Zhang Heng might have misjudged the person, so he could not hastily conclude that Ma Teng had surrendered to the enemy.

The Liangzhou army moved forward slowly, mistakenly thinking that Zhao Yun was not following.

But there was a sentry team a few miles away, which was Zhao Yun's personal soldiers. One of them was holding a telescope and secretly observed the movements of the Liangzhou army.

The five generals left Liangzhou together, but Liang Xing and Li Kan died in the battle.

The three of them, Han Sui and others, were sentimental and led their troops to the mouth of the valley before dusk.

At night, the meal has just been served.

Another urgent report came from outside the door, saying that there was a strong fire in the southeast, and it was suspected that Zhao Yun was chasing him to the mouth of the valley.

When the three generals heard the words, they suddenly felt not hungry. They came to the city to watch, and saw the fire getting closer and closer like a dragon.

It was hard to see how many men and horses there were at night, but they could only feel the glare of the fire, and they were countless. However, it was impossible to evacuate at this time, so we could only bite the bullet and wait. After all, it was easier to defend the city than to attack it.

After waiting for a long time, the two of them rode to the bottom of the city to call for formation.

One person is wearing silver armor and a white horse, and the other is wearing a feather fan and silk scarf. They are none other than Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang.

"Where is the Korean date? Come up and talk."

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Han Sui took the initiative to step forward and asked in a deep voice even though he knew who it was: "Who is the general? Why are you calling Han?"

"I am Changshan Zhao Zilong."

After Zhao Yun announced his family status sonorously, he pointed at Zhuge Liang and introduced: "My military advisor has something to say. General Han should listen carefully."

This Zhao Yun is so arrogant!
Han Sui was slandering, but Zhuge Liang had already bowed his hands in greeting. He frowned and asked, "General Han is an important official of the imperial court. How dare he invite bandits to invade the country and harm the people? I am besieging you here today. What can you say?"

"A bandit? A crime?"

Han Sui couldn't help but sneer: "You have driven away Zhong Yuanchang and established yourself as Sili Xiaowei. How dare you think of yourself as an official or an army? It's true that thieves cry out to catch thieves. We are following the imperial edict to punish thieves. It's not whoever besieges the city who has the right."

"You are a mess with your troops, but you have a sharp mouth."

Zhuge Liang stared at Han Sui and said righteously: "The so-called imperial edict was only from the hands of the traitor Cao Cao. This thief deceived the emperor and stole the country. The people and gods were angry, but General Han actually regarded him as a model?
After my lord becomes the emperor, there is also a blood edict written by the emperor himself. If you are loyal to the Han Dynasty, you should not join Cao Cao's traitors. It is not too late to abandon the secret and surrender to the bright side. "

"Persuade to surrender? Haha."

Han Sui smiled without comment, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Han has something unclear, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhuge for advice."

(End of this chapter)