The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 738 737 Suicide
Just when Meng Huo was still debating whether to send troops or not to send troops, the Han army was already fighting Zhang Fei's army in full swing.

The North Route Army where Ma Chao, Xu Huang, and Pang Tong belonged finally broke through Zhang Fei's layer upon layer of defenses on the mountain road after a series of continuous attacks. The lack of troops became Zhang Fei's Achilles heel. The loss was heavy, and finally he had to make concessions and retreat to the Jiange.

In this way, the Han army opened up the road to Langzhong. Ma Chao, Xu Huang, and Pang Tong continued to lead their troops to confront Zhang Fei in Jiange, but sent Pang De to lead an army to go straight to Langzhong.

Since Li Yan, who was originally stationed in Langzhong, was transferred to Jiameng Pass, and has been with Zhang Fei's army since then, Langzhong is basically an undefended place, and Pang De was able to enter Langzhong directly without bloodshed.

Afterwards, Pang De divided his troops into several groups, captured the counties around Langzhong, and planted the banner of the Han army all over the northwest of Berkshire.

Coincidentally, Zhang Liao led an army from Jingzhou, sailed up the Shuojiang River, and Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun, led his army to garrison Baidi City in Yong'an, blocking Zhang Liao's marching route.However, Gan Ning, the pioneer, led his [-] troops from Wuling County to the Ba County of Yizhou through the land of the Nanman people. In addition, Gan Ning was very familiar with the local geographical environment, so he avoided the most important and took the lightest. It took more than ten days to take a shortcut and go straight to Jiangzhou, the county town of Berkshire.

The Han army suddenly approached the city of Jiangzhou, and the defenders in the city fought in a hurry. With less troops, Gan Ning led his troops to capture Jiangzhou City in only half an hour, and planted the flag of the Han army in Jiangzhou. State City, and he is like a nail nailed into the heart of Berkshire.

After Gan Ning occupied Jiangzhou, he learned that Yan Yan was in Baidi City in Yong'an, so he left 5000 men to guard Jiangzhou City, while he personally led [-] soldiers, took a boat, and went down the river to attack Yan Yan with Zhang Liao. Yan.

Since Gan Ning's fleet was all going down the river, the speed was extremely fast. They passed through several counties along the way, and they ignored them at all. Instead, they continued down the river. It took only two full days to arrive. Behind the White Emperor City in Yong'an.

At this time, Yan Yan was confronting Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao had been eager to fight for more than half a month, but Baidi City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, while Yan Yan insisted on not fighting, and Zhang Liao had nothing to do with Yan Yan.

However, Gan Ning led [-] men disguised as Sichuan soldiers, saying only that they were reinforcements from Chengdu. , All of them were like gods descending from the earth, brave and unstoppable, they directly rushed into Baidi City.

There was chaos inside Baidi City, Yan Yan hadn't figured out what was going on, his defense zone had already been breached, Gan Ning led his men directly to the gate of the city, fought to capture the gate, and ordered People opened the city gate to welcome Zhang Liao's army to enter.

Seeing the right time, Zhang Liao personally led the army into Baidi City, joined forces with Gan Ning, and after a lot of fighting, finally captured Baidi City.However, Yan Yan, the prefect of Berkshire, was eventually surrounded by the Han army due to the disparity in strength.

Yan Yan is a famous general in Sichuan, and Gan Ning also served under Yan Yan back then. When he saw Yan Yan again this time, Gan Ning tried his best to persuade him to surrender, but it was a pity that Yan Yan was still unwilling to surrender again.Seeing that the situation was over, Yan Yan committed suicide by committing suicide.

Gan Ning asked Zhang Liao to bury Yan Yan outside Baidi City, and Zhang Liao gave permission.

The Han army opened the door to Shu, and Yan Yan's subordinates were killed and wounded. There was no enemy in Ba County, and Zhang Liao's army was able to drive straight in.

At the same time, news of Pang De's occupation of the western part of Berkshire reached Zhang Liao's ears. Zhang Liao sent two generals Wenpin and Li Tong to lead [-] soldiers each to attack the eastern counties of Berkshire. Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others will go to Jiangzhou.

When Zhang Liao arrived in Jiangzhou, he made some adjustments in Jiangzhou, and gained a lot of news from all over Yizhou, so he learned that Nanzhong Menghuo killed Yong Kai, Gao Ding, Zhu Bao and others and replaced them. .

Zhang Yan gave Zhang Liao the right to act first and act later, allowing Zhang Liao to make his own decisions without having to act first in some matters.

Zhang Liao made a summary of the matter in Nanzhong, and felt that the barbarian rebellion by Meng Huo and others was different from the rebellion by Yong Kai and others, and it was likely to endanger the interests of the Han people.Therefore, Zhang Liao wrote a special memorial on this matter, presented it to the court, expounded his views, and informed the court of his plan.At the same time, Gan Ning, who was very active in the battle of entering Shu, also greatly appreciated

After the memorial was written, Zhang Liao sent someone to send it out, and he directly summoned Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan to discuss matters in the hall.

Not long after, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan all came to the hall, and after exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Liao said straight to the point: "The reason why you are in such a hurry to call everyone here is because there is something very important to tell you. I just received the news that Yong Kai, Gao Ding, Zhu Bao and others who rebelled in Nanzhong had surrendered to the imperial court and were entrusted with important tasks by the imperial court, but they were killed by Meng Huo and replaced by Meng Huo. He is a barbarian with great ambitions, and he even has the heart to annex Yizhou and live in the southwest. Although Zhang Fei occupied the land of Shu, but due to the short time, the people were not convinced. The Lu army was confronting Zhang Fei in the Jiange, and among them, Pound's troops occupied Brazil, and our army also achieved excellent results, occupying Berkshire. Zhang Fei sent Wu Yi, Wu Ban led an army of 1 to block the route from the south to the north, Wu Yi led an army of [-] to garrison Qianwei County, and Wu Ban led [-] to block the Lingguan Road. Now the heartland of Shu is empty of troops. With the strength of our army, it is not difficult to capture Chengdu if we want to take the edge of the sword. But the difficulty is that once our army captures Chengdu, I am worried that Wu Yi and Wu Ban will join forces with Meng Huo and use the strength of the barbarians to counterattack , At that time, bloody battles in Yizhou will definitely be inevitable, and its people will also be endangered, which I don't want to see."

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan frowned tightly and said nothing.

Zhang Liao went on to say: "So, I decided to change our marching route, first eliminate Wu Yi in Qianwei County, then eliminate Wu Ban in Lingguan Road, and finally let our army block the road from south to north to Chengdu , completely trapped Meng Huo in Nanzhong, making it impossible for him to do anything. Then, our army sent another army to march north into Chengdu, and approached the city. I believe that Chengdu will definitely surrender without a fight. Go ahead and attack Zhang Fei together with the Northern Route Army to complete the task of destroying Zhang Fei. After we have eliminated Zhang Fei, we will join forces with the Northern Route Army to attack the rebellious barbarians in Nanzhong and completely suppress the rebellion. Only in this way can the world be truly unified. I wonder what the three generals think of my proposal?"

Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan didn't have anything to say, they all felt that Zhang Liao's thinking was very clear and straightforward, and they didn't have any objections.

But not long after, Huang Zhong said: "The general's idea is very good, but the last general thinks that with the current strength of our army, we can completely separate our troops. Let the general lead the army to destroy Wu Yi and Wu Ban's troops." , to block the route from the south to the north, but it is also possible to send an army to advance directly to Chengdu, and then cooperate with the North Route Army to attack Zhang Fei.

Zhang Liao thought for a while, and felt that what Huang Zhong said was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "What the old general said is not unreasonable, but I'm worried that if Wu Yi knows that we have an army going to Chengdu, Wu Yi will take the initiative. Retreating to Chengdu, in this way, gave the Yi people a chance to advance northward. Moreover, the Yi people have a strong army, about 20 people. Our army is already small. If we divide our troops again, I am worried that if the Yi people attack by force It may be difficult. However, General Huang’s proposal is very good, as it happens that Pang De of the Northern Route Army is in Brazil, or he can lead the army to bypass the Jiange and go straight to Chengdu.”

Wei Yan said: "Our army does not take such credit, but gives it to the North Route Army, isn't it a bit..."

He stopped abruptly just halfway through his words. He looked at Zhang Liao with a pair of fiery eyes, paying attention to Zhang Liao's every move.

After Zhang Liao heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "They are all doing things for the imperial court. If you blindly grab the credit and don't take the overall situation into account, if the barbarians enter the country and cause chaos in Yizhou, I'm afraid it won't be settled overnight. Ladies and gentlemen General, I hope you can still focus on the overall situation. Besides, the credit for quelling the southern Zhongyi rebellion is no less than that of capturing Chengdu. Moreover, the regent wants Zhang Fei's head, not Chengdu. Even if Chengdu is captured , and it is not as important as getting Zhang Fei's head. In addition, the North Route Army restrained Zhang Fei's main force, and our army was able to attack Yizhou so smoothly. Speaking of which, our army should also thank the soldiers of the North Route Army. If our army had attacked Yizhou first, and the North Route Army had attacked later, we might not have achieved such gains."

Gan Ning said: "What the general said is true. Wu Yi is a veteran general in Sichuan, he is both civil and military, and he is very good at fighting. At the end of the year, he and Wu Yi had met on several occasions. At the end of the year, the general was willing to go to Qianwei County to persuade Wu Yi to come. Surrender, if Wu Yi surrenders, then we don't have to worry about Nanzhong anymore, the general can lead an army to capture Chengdu, and then attack Zhang Fei with the North Route Army and take Zhang Fei's head."

Zhang Liao knew that Gan Ning had served as an official in Yizhou, and after hearing Gan Ning's suggestion, he asked, "Is General Gan sure to persuade Wu Yi to surrender?"

"It's only [-]% certainty, but it's up to people to plan and God to make things happen. Although there is only [-]% certainty, you can try it. If it succeeds, it will save a lot of trouble and the suffering of swordsmen." Gan Ning replied.

Zhang Liao said: "In this case, I would trouble you to go there. To be on the safe side, I will lead the army to set off later, and be prepared. If Wu Yi does not surrender, our army can launch an attack within a few days."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)