Ji Han Liu Zhang

Changan.

Guo Bang thought that the current situation was getting worse and worse. From the counties in Guanzhong, powerful people from all over the country were returning to Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang one after another, just like a river running eastward into the sea, there was no possibility of stopping it.

He felt regretful and extremely upset.

"If I had known better, I should not have listened to Mr. Jia's plan and led the troops back to Chang'an. He should have been crucified under the city of Chencang. He should have fought to the death with Liu Zhang'er in Chencang, and divided the male and female."

"If we are crucified in Chencang, the wealthy families in the Guanzhong area will not submit to Liu Zhang's son?" Li Jue snorted coldly.

"Guo Aduo, don't you know what people's support is? People like you and I are hated by the emperor, ministers, and common people. In the past, we just relied on our strong soldiers, so no one in Guanzhong dared to disobey you and me... But now that Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, came with his troops, and the wealthy people in Guanzhong had a choice. They naturally betrayed us and joined Liu Zhang, and they couldn't wait for a moment. "

Li Jue said soberly and calmly: "Don't look at how docile the wealthy families in Guanzhong were in the past, but they were just making excuses with us. They appear loyal and obedient on the surface, but secretly they are eager to eat our flesh and drink our blood."

Guo Bang frowned and said: "I know, I know, the wealthy families in this pass are very different from us. They are not the same people. It is only a matter of time before they rebel..."

"But if we hadn't followed Jia Xu's suggestion and retreated from Chencang, they might not have dared to jump out so early, and the jump was so obvious..."

Guo Bang was still complaining about Jia Xu. He felt that there was something wrong with Jia Xu's plan. He did not consider that their return from Chencang to Chang'an would be considered a sign of weakness in the eyes of outsiders, so that the entire Guanzhong was filled with uproar. One after another, the previously docile wealthy families jumped out to oppose them.

Li Jue shook his head heavily: "How could it be possible to be crucified in Chencang..."

"First we failed to attack Chencang City, and then suffered a huge defeat. The morale of the army fell to the bottom. In addition, the grain and grass baggage needed to be transported from Chang'an and Huangbai to Chencang... If we compete with Liu Zhang in Chencang..."

"Ha..." Li Jue sighed helplessly: "Liu Zhang doesn't even need to send troops. As long as he stays behind closed doors and hangs up the no-war card, in a few months, we will not have enough food and grass, and the tens of thousands of troops will be like under the scorching sun. The ice and snow melt away without a trace, and you will be defeated if you don’t fight.”

"The only way is to do as Mr. Jia said, retreat to Chang'an, lure the enemy deep and wait for an opening to break through."

Li Jue was not unhappy with Jia Xu's plan like Guo Si. On the contrary, he agreed with Jia Xu's plan. He believed that it was not a good thing and meaningless for the army to blindly target Chencang, so he returned to Chang'an. Only then will they have a chance of survival.

"That's it." Guo Bang seemed to be convinced by Li Jue, but he still complained: "It's just that our retreat showed that our side is weak and guilty, which caused the neutral forces to go to Liu Zhang's son. , but this is not a good thing.”

"Let them go. Whether it rains or clears up is not something you and I can decide." Li Jue took a very open-minded view, and he considered: "Besides, even if these wealthy families in Guanzhong join us, we are afraid that We also don’t dare to take them in. Who knows if they are Liu Zhang’s spies... It’s a good thing for us that they’re jumping out now. At least we’re on guard now so we won’t be taken advantage of by them for a moment.”

Outside Chang'an City.

The armies of Li Jue and Guo Si were stationed in Chang'an City, but the army of Hussar General Zhang Ji did not enter the city, but stationed troops outside Chang'an City.

What Zhang Ji told Li Jue and Guo Si here is that one inside and one outside, not far apart, can achieve the power of holding hands. When Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, leads his troops to attack Chang'an later, if Liu Zhang attacks the city, Zhang Ji outside the city can harass Liu Zhang's rear. If Liu Zhang attacks Zhang Ji's camp outside the city, Li Jue and Guo Si inside the city can lead troops to attack the Shu army with Zhang Ji.

This is a very simple but practical strategy, so Li Jue and Guo Si did not force Zhang Ji to garrison the city. Instead, they allowed Zhang Ji to garrison outside the city. They only invited Zhang Ji every two or three days. Go to the city to discuss military affairs.

At this moment, Zhang Ji was in the Chinese army's tent outside the city. Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu, Zhang Ji's conspirator, and Zhang Ji's confidant Hu Che'er, etc., gathered in the tent to discuss. The recent situation in Guanzhong.

"It is true as Mr. Li said that after Li Jue and Guo Si led their troops back to Chang'an, the heroes in Guanzhong thought that Li Jue and Guo Si were too weak to compete with Liu Yizhou, so they each expelled the officials appointed by Li Jue and Guo Si. According to the There are counties and counties, which are subordinate to Liu Yizhou."

When Zhang Ji saw the hostile Shu army flourishing, he became happy.

"In three to five days, most of the counties in the Guanzhong area will definitely use the banner of Liu Yizhou to draw a clear line between them and Li Jue and Guo Bang."

"What my uncle said is that Liu Yizhou has a 70-80% chance of winning this game." Zhang Xiu, who had a delicate face, echoed: "Now, should we send someone to communicate with Liu Yizhou about surrendering?"

"It's time." Zhang Ji nodded, but he did not make a decision now. He turned to look at Jia Xu, whose eyes were half-closed and seemed to be recuperating, and asked: "Mr. Jia, what do you think? "

When Jia Xu heard the question, he half-opened his eyes, a pair of eyes full of wisdom, and after opening, there was a gentle light in them: "General, now is the right time. You can send a skilled person to Liu Yizhou to show him our intention to surrender, so that we can abandon the dark and join the light and do something."

"Yes." Zhang Ji nodded in agreement, but here he still had one more thing to do for Jia Xu: "Sir, I would like to trouble you to write down the document of submission to Liu Yizhou. I am good at fighting on the battlefield, but I am not good at writing. If the words written in the document are not satisfactory and affect Liu Yizhou's acceptance of you and me, then it will not be beautiful. "

A smile appeared at the corners of Jia Xu's lips. He did not answer immediately. He just took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Ji. At the same time, he said: "I have already written a document of surrender, general." You can review one or two to see if there is anything that needs improvement.”

"Sir's writing style, of course, cannot be described, but there is no need to review it." Zhang Ji saw that Jia Xu had already prepared a document, and he did not look surprised. After all, with Jia Xu's resourcefulness, if he had not prepared in advance, Well, that's the weird thing.

"Hu Che'er, please take this letter and run to the west tonight when no one is watching. Tell Liu Yizhou what my husband and I are thinking. Let Liu Yizhou know that the Liangzhou general is still loyal. Cheese."

Zhang Ji carefully instructed his confidant Hu Che'er.

……

With all the heroes in Guanzhong responding and sending people to submit, Liu Zhang led the army, starting from Chencang, and advancing steadily towards Chang'an while ensuring the safety of both wings.

At this moment, he arrived at Wuzhangyuan.

Wuzhang was originally located to the east of Chencang. It is still the boundary of Chencang. The terrain is relatively flat and the overall area is very small. The distance from north to south is only about four kilometers, and the distance from east to west is less than two kilometers. It seems to be just a place in Sanfu area. An ordinary plain.

But when Liu Zhang arrived at Wuzhangyuan and explored it with great interest, he understood why Zhuge Liang sent troops to Wuzhangyuan during his last northern expedition. Wuzhangyuan is adjacent to the Loess Plateau to the north and the Qinling Mountains to the south. The Wei River flows through it. It surrounds Chang'an City with Hongguyuan and Bailuyuan. The terrain is very important and can be regarded as a battleground for military strategists.

Moreover, Wuzhang was originally a plain, but it was a closed military space. It was connected to the Wei River to the north and the Wugong River to the east. In addition, it was bordered by the Qinling Mountains to the south and was surrounded by the north, south and east, forming an angle.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang stationed troops in Wuzhangyuan and did not have to worry about being attacked on many sides. In addition, Wuzhangyuan was located at the northernmost exit of Baoxie Road, so the distance for food and grass transportation was relatively short, making it convenient to transport food and grass from Hanzhong to supply the army.

There are just pros and cons.

Liu Zhang sighed softly. The terrain surrounded by Wuzhangyuan on three sides, and there were deep ditches on the east and west sides. In this case, it was indeed beneficial for the Shu soldiers to resist Cao Wei's elite cavalry, but it was not convenient to attack other places from Wuzhangyuan. .

For example, crossing the Wei River to the north is not a simple matter with thousands of soldiers and horses crossing the river. The old turtle Sima Yi stationed troops on the north bank of the Wei River for day and night defense, preventing Zhuge Liang from having the opportunity to cross the Wei River to the plains, and even led troops to the northern mountains to isolate the Long River. The Tao shakes the people and barbarians.

Neither Wei nor Shu could defeat the other. In the stalemate, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to camp on the spot and fight a protracted war. At this time, it was the end of the day and the star fell on Wuzhangyuan.

Liu Zhang felt nostalgic for history, and he couldn't help but feel a little sigh of relief along the way.

Wu Ban, who was beside him, looked puzzled as to why his Ming Gong looked a little melancholy at the moment, not as sharp as before, as if he was sentimental about something.

After Wu Ban speculated for a while, he concluded that Ming Gong came here because he raised troops. He remembered the deeds of Emperor Gao in the past. Emperor Gao also set out from Chencang to pacify the Three Qin Dynasties, and then went east to fight for the world. The face is melancholy.

But Wu Ban couldn't ask Liu Zhang what he was feeling and melancholy about. After checking the sky, he started doing his job: "Ming Gong, it's getting late. It's time to go back to camp."

Liu Zhang nodded, feeling sad about the past and thinking about the present for a while. His elegance was expressed. Even though it was getting late, it was time for him to return to camp. He was not in the mood for a night out.

The horses were turned back to the camp, and the horses galloped.

Not long after, Liu Zhang returned to the camp erected on Wuzhangyuan.

"Is there any movement in the direction of Chang'an?" Liu Zhang washed his face, and the hard work of running around was wiped away, and he asked Xun You, the chief clerk.

Xun You shook his head: "There was no movement from Li Jue and Guo Si, and there was no sign of mobilizing the army. It seems that Li Jue and Guo Si have made up their minds to hold on to Chang'an and lead our army to attack Chang'an, but they have no intention of stopping me. The army marches eastward."

"How cowardly!" The Lieutenant General of the Fu Han complained to Gan Ning. In the past, he had heard a lot about Liangzhou's elite soldiers, but after seeing them before and after, he had nothing to do with the world-famous Liangzhou elite cavalry. I don't take it seriously anymore.

However, despite his disdain, Gan Ning still treated military affairs with caution: "If Li Jue and Guo Si insist on holding on to Chang'an, we will not be able to capture them for a while. I am afraid that we will be unable to fortify the city and the division veterans will be exhausted." risk."

Xun You smiled slightly, and retorted to Gan Ning: "Don't worry about helping the Han Dynasty. Li Jue and Guo Bang have no strong support from outside, and the food and grass inside can only last a few months. How can we sit down and hold on in Chang'an City?" Too long."

"In my humble opinion, Li Jue and Guo Bin should hold on for a few months, then march out with their troops to fight our army. The victory will be determined in one battle."

"If Li Jue and Guo Si want to hold on to Chang'an, let them hold on. We won't attack." Liu Zhang would not do what would make Li Jue and Guo Bang happy. He did the opposite.

"As long as Li Jue and Guo Si wait patiently in Chang'an City, we will first divide our troops and attack the counties in Guanzhong, eliminate Li Jue and Guo Si's influence outside Chang'an City, cut off their wings, and eliminate their strength. , and then destroy it in one fell swoop.”

As far as the art of war is concerned, Liu Zhang is not the type of person who likes clever plots. He prefers to defeat his opponents with serious soldiers.

Although Ge Yin's plan is good, if it overturns, the loss will be huge, and his opponents Li Jue and Guo Bin are both Liangzhou generals who are experienced in using troops. In the past, Zongzheng Liu Ai said that Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from Jiangdong, was not as good as Li in using troops. Jue and Guo Si must be more careful when facing cunning opponents like Li Jue and Guo Si.

What's more, Liu Zhang here believed that he would push forward all the way and approach the enemy with a serious force, and he would have a good chance of victory.

However, if there is an opportunity to use Qimu, Liu Zhang is willing to do it. After all, Qimu costs a small amount of chips, and after the Qimu is successfully implemented, he can win more chips.

As night fell, the sounds of insects and frogs came and went, forming a symphony of nature. Following the sounds of insects and birds, Liu Zhang and everyone dispersed to their tents after some discussion.

Lying on the couch, Liu Zhang slept with his clothes on. He was half asleep and half awake. He listened to the metallic sound of the night guard's armor and scales rubbing from outside the tent from time to time, while thinking about the current situation.

The current situation can be said to be smooth sailing for him, and his prospects look good. However, at times like this, he needs to be more cautious. After all, the real strength of the opposing parties Li Jue and Guo Si has not yet been determined. After receiving a big blow, Li Jue and Guo Si still have a lot of energy.

But the situation in front of him is also worth being happy about. He has almost forced Li Jue and Guo Si to only a few isolated cities. In this huge place in Guanzhong, they are all under his banner. he.

The night was getting dark, Liu Zhang stopped thinking, and he fell completely into sleep. Although military affairs were urgent, rest was also very important. Without a good spirit, he would never be able to command the army in battle.

Liu Zhang, who was sleeping soundly, heard a call coming from outside the tent in the middle of the night.

"Ming Gong."

Liu Zhang woke up alertly. Based on that statement, he asked outside the door: "Yuanxiong, what's the matter?"

"A general from Liangzhou sent an envoy to ask for an audience." (End of this chapter)