The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 82
After two days of fierce fighting, Yang Ren still failed to defend Dingjun Mountain. After the bloody battle and died in battle, the remaining less than [-] soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt down and surrendered.

Yang Ren's [-]-strong army was stationed at Dingjun Mountain, and more than [-] soldiers died in battle, but Xu He and Sima Ju killed more than [-] soldiers in total. It is conceivable that the battle was tragic.

When Xu He and Sima Ju came back to Guo Jia's tent covered in blood and broken weapons and armor, the two who hadn't closed their eyes for two days showed no signs of fatigue, and excitedly said to Guo Jia: "My lord, please be sure." Junshan, take it!"

"Okay! Close the banquet and celebrate the achievements of the two generals! The two generals will go down to rest for a while, and I will personally toast the two generals later."

Guo Jia, who was overjoyed, personally helped the two of them, and then asked them to go back and take off their armor to wash off the dirt. After the two left with bright faces, Guo Jia turned around and walked towards the commander.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth: Xu He, most of the loyal soldiers under Sima Ju's Yellow Turbans are gone now, and the supplementary soldiers in the future will no longer be loyal to only two of them as before.

After kneeling on the handsome seat again, Guo Jia put away his smile and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Yan, Zhang Liao."

The two generals went out, and Guo Jia immediately ordered: "Order the two of you to lead the soldiers under your command to go to Dingjun Mountain to set up an ambush immediately. If there is no army from Hanzhong within three days, you two will lead the army to go straight to Hanzhong. After capturing Hanzhong No matter how many soldiers are sent, Zhang Yan will lead [-] soldiers and horses to escort Hanzhong's grain, grass and luggage back to Yangping Pass, and Zhang Liao will sit in Hanzhong."

The two accepted the order without any hesitation, and the other generals had no objections either. There is no need to say anything about the importance of Hanzhong, and it is reasonable for Zhang Liao to sit in command.

But Zhang Baiqi looked up at Guo Jia with deep meaning.

Zhang Yan has [-] soldiers, only [-] left after going to Hanzhong...

Standing up again from the commander-in-chief, Guo Jia came to Zhang Liao with a solemn expression, and said earnestly: "Wen Yuan, Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou. If I don't have Hanzhong, it would be a cloud to capture Yizhou. With you guarding Hanzhong, I don't have to worry about eating or sleeping."

Zhang Liao was very touched. This important task made him deeply aware of Guo Jia's trust and importance to him, because guarding Hanzhong requires not only loyalty, but also wisdom and courage. Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said firmly: "My lord, if I live in Hanzhong, Hanzhong will be in my lord." One day in hand."

The second general immediately led his troops to Dingjun Mountain to set up an ambush, while Guo Jia held a feast for Sima Ju and Xu He at Yangping Pass to celebrate their achievements.

From the fall of Yangping Pass to when Zhang Lu sent troops from Hanzhong to rescue Dingjun Mountain, Tanqi returned to Hanzhong from Yangping Pass in one day, but it took Yang Bai's [-] troops a day and a half to enter the boundary of Dingjun Mountain. With a gap of half a day, Yang Bai not only failed to rescue Dingjun Mountain, which had just fallen half a day ago, but also fell into an ambush by Zhang Liao and Zhang Yan at dusk, losing more than [-] of the [-] soldiers and horses, leaving [-] Yu fled back to Hanzhong with Yang Baiben, and was chased and killed by Zhang Liao and Zhang Yan countless times on the way. When he entered Hanzhong City, there were less than [-] soldiers left around Yang Bai.

Zhang Lu, who was in fear in Hanzhong, saw that Yang Bai led the remnants of the army to flee for his life. Apart from being terrified, he also knew that the situation was over. Seeing Zhang Liao and Zhang Yan's 11 troops approaching the city, Zhang Lu surrendered the city.

Counting from the time when Guo Jia stepped into Yizhou, Hanzhong was quickly captured in only seven days. The food and grass in the army were unsustainable, and it was less than three days. Wandering in a circle between life and death, he survived a desperate situation and gained a foothold.

Two days later, Zhang Yan led an army of [-] to escort grain and grass back to Yangping Pass. Not only did Guo Jia's army have enough grain and grass supplies, but he also brought tens of thousands of armored weapons that Zhang Lu had hoarded in Hanzhong to expand his army. Power to another level.

Hanzhong was handed over to Zhang Liao. Although most of the food and grass were sent to Guo Jia, as long as he endured for more than a month, when the autumn harvest came, there would be enough food and grass. As well as Yangping Pass and Hanzhong City, there are more than [-] soldiers. In Hanzhong, Zhang Liao has nearly [-] people, more than enough to stick to Hanzhong.

However, Hanzhong absolutely cannot afford to support an army of [-] to [-]. Guo Jia also has another plan. As long as Chengdu is captured, he will send Hanzhong to lead the army from Zhang Liao to wipe out Yinping County, the western Wudu.

In the reply sent to Zhang Liao, Guo Jia simply ordered two things. First, after the army rested, cut off the road to the north. This was to prevent the rich and wealthy from fleeing Yizhou.Second, put Zhang Lu in a high cabinet. If this person preaches and confuses people, he will be killed.Zhang Lu's old department can be gradually promoted, and those who have dissatisfaction or use power to make money will be killed.

After inventorying supplies and distributing military supplies, Guo Jia was ready to send his troops south after resting at Yangping Pass for three days.

This time, General Guo Jia gave priority to Gan Ning and others for the supplies he needed. Right now, Gan Ning and Gao Shun each have 15 soldiers and horses, and Xu Chudian, Wei Zhou Tai have [-] soldiers and horses each. , In addition to Zhang Yan's [-] soldiers, Zhang Baiqi's [-] soldiers, Sima Ju and Xu He's [-] soldiers, Guo Jia led an army of nearly [-] soldiers to go south to Chengdu!

Guo Jia, who led the army to embark on the journey again, rode on the horse and looked to the south, which was in the direction of Chengdu. Suddenly he turned to Xi Zhicai and said, "Zhicai, you have a good literary talent, please write to Liu Yan for me. A battle list, if he surrenders without a fight, I will treat his family well; if he refuses to surrender and fight, when Chengdu is captured by me, I will not leave the Liu family alone."

Xi Zhicai, who was dangling on the horse, nodded. This is war. The winner and the loser are common sense. There is no objection to this, but his face was sad and hesitantly said: "If you take the initiative to fight It is not good for the lord to go south if he disturbs Liu Yan."

Guo Jia smiled calmly and said, "Since Zhang Lu sent troops to rescue Dingjun Mountain, he must also send people to Chengdu to rescue them. Liu Yan should have heard the news that there is a large army entering Yizhou by now."

Xi Zhicai thought about it for a second, and nodded in agreement, "Since this is the case, it seems that if you want to enter Chengdu, you will have to go through a lot of trouble."

Guo Jia took it for granted, and said indifferently: "To take Yizhou, there is only one pass, one road, and one city left."

One pass: Jiameng pass.

One: Sword Pavilion Road.

One city: Chengdu City.

In the peaceful city of Chengdu, Liu Yan has been in charge of Yizhou for two years. Since he secretly sent Zhang Lu to capture Hanzhong, Liu Yan's ambitions have been fully exposed. , He is even more unheard of, even if the heroes of the Kwantung and Dong Zhuo fight to the death, he will work hard in Yizhou to make his troops strong and strong, and then enter the world.

Liu Yan is ambitious and capable. After taking control of Yizhou, his political performance is a hundred times better than that of the previous Qiejian, but he lacks the vigilance to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Looking at the situation in the world, Dong Zhuo stole the Dragon Court and poisoned the court, and became a public enemy that everyone in the world can punish. The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, except for the most desolate Jiaozhou in the south and Yizhou surrounded by high mountains, other states have princes to participate The battle against Dong Zhuo, so Liu Yan sent Zhang Lu to capture Hanzhong to give himself an excuse for independence, but he never thought about the possibility of preventing foreign enemies from invading.

Although Liu Yan is late, he still has great ambitions. When he is strong enough, he will definitely go out of Yizhou and attack Jingzhou or Guanzhong. Now, he is living in Yizhou, dreaming of the emperor's dream, because Nanhua Xianchang said However, Yizhou can raise the spirit of the emperor.

When Xi Zhicai’s handwritten battle watch was sent to Chengdu City and presented to Liu Yan, Liu Yan was so angry after reading it that he threw the battle watch on the ground and roared, “Guo Jia, you are so rampant! You are so defiant! I will crush you to ashes!"

In the meeting hall of the State Shepherd's Mansion, counselors and military generals stood on both sides with their hands down. At this moment, they were all stunned, not daring to breathe.

Liu Yan was so angry that he couldn't calm down, his face turned red, and his white hair was messed up, but he didn't notice it.

Looking around at the crowd, Liu Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Guo Jia claims to lead an army of 40 to press towards Chengdu. What's your plan to retreat from the enemy?"

As early as three days ago, they had already received the news of the fall of Hanzhong. At that time, they only thought that Zhang Lu had lost his territory carelessly, but they did not expect Guo Jia to come straight to Chengdu as soon as Hanzhong was captured, and he claimed to have an army of 40 .

Bluff?No matter how bluffing, if the 40 army is split in half, there will be 20 people, and if it is split in half, there will be at least [-] troops.

If he didn't have the confidence to attack Chengdu, how could Guo Jia have made a bold statement?
Immediately someone came out and said in a low voice: "My lord, if you don't want to fight, then you can make peace with Guo Jia. Guo Jia came from a humble background and was a criminal committed by the imperial court. My lord is a member of the Han family. If Guo Jia is pardoned with the power of the state shepherd, let him If Guo Jia is entrenched in Hanzhong, if he knows the current affairs, he must be grateful to Zaide for returning to Hanzhong."

The fall of Hanzhong is a certainty, and now Chengdu is in an emergency. The two roads are war and peace. If there is a war, Chengdu originally had 40 troops. Zhang Lu took away [-] half a year ago. Now there are only [-] troops. What should I do? Resist Guo Jia's so-called [-] army?
Liu Yan stared at the battle form that he threw on the ground with a cloudy expression, and finally gritted his teeth and ordered: "Send someone to negotiate peace with Guo Jia. Wu Yi, there are [-] defenders at Jiameng Pass, and you lead the army again." Thirty thousand guard the Jiange road and must prevent Guo Jia from going south, if he retreats to Hanzhong, it will be fine, if he insists on going south, the narrow road of Jiange is the place where he will be buried."

Wu Yi, the powerful general who followed Liu Yan into Yizhou, stepped out and took the order with fists in his arms.

Guo Jia had just led his army into Zitong County, less than a hundred miles away was Jiameng Pass, and Liu Yan's envoy for peace had also arrived.

Looking at the letter written by Liu Yan brought by the envoy in his hand, Guo Jia laughed so hard that his teeth hurt, and threw the letter at the envoy's face, his complexion suddenly changed, full of anger.

"Has Liu Yan lost his mind? Hanzhong is already mine! It's mine, and you want me to retreat if you make me the prefect of Hanzhong? Do I need him? Go back and tell Liu Yan that when my army arrives in Chengdu, if he If you don't raise the city to surrender, you will bear the consequences!"

The envoy fled out of the handsome tent in fright, Xu Shu followed closely, picked up Liu Yan's letter, read it, shook his head, then looked at Guo Jia with a solemn expression, and asked, "My lord, is this Liu Yan the real one?" Are you sitting still?"

Guo Jia said solemnly: "Liu Yan's letter has two purposes. One is to get me to retreat, and the condition is to help me rectify my name. The other is to show me weakness and make me underestimate the enemy, thinking that he would not dare to fight me. If Liu Yan If we send all the troops from Chengdu to defend Jiameng Pass and Jiange Road, I'm afraid I will have to retreat to Hanzhong."

(End of this chapter)