Great Han Empire

Chapter 937 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
At the end of May, Yan Liang led the main force to fight hard against the coalition forces on the front line of Luyang, and Wang Dang commanded the forward army of the headquarters to quickly approach Daguguan.

Yuan Shao waited patiently for a few days, and ordered Zhu Ling to intensify his attack on the front line of Yangcheng, hoping that the army from Luyang would be able to re-open the road, but Yuan Shao was disappointed by the letter from Yuan Xi and Kuai Yue.This letter was sent from the direction of Yiyang, and the messenger traveled down the Luo River along the mountains and mountains, and sent Yuan Shao the latest battle situation on the Luyang battlefield.Guangcheng Pass and Huoyang Mountain are firmly controlled by the Northern Army, and there is no possibility of clearing the passage in the short term. Yuan Shao is requested to shrink the defense immediately and block the Northern Army from Hangu, Hulao and other seven passes.

Yuan Shao was helpless, and immediately ordered Zhu Ling to lead his army to retreat to Zhiyuan Pass and stand firm.Order Xin Ping to abandon Xingyang and retreat to Chenggao and Hulao Pass.Order Han Qiong and Zhao Rui to find fighters as soon as possible and drive Sima Yi's army back to the north bank of the Yellow River.

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May, Yizhou, Chengdu.

At the beginning of this month, Liu Zhang, accompanied by Wang Mou, Zhang Song and Dong He, rushed to Luocheng to meet Liu Bei in secret.The two sides discussed in a beautiful mountain stream for a day, and formulated a series of strategies to quickly stabilize Yizhou's Northern Expedition to Guanzhong.

At the time of parting, everyone looked happy and were very satisfied with the results of the discussion. Liu Zhang even bid farewell to Liu Bei as his nephew.Liu Bei pulled Liu Zhang's hand and said emotionally, this country belongs to my big man, this country belongs to my Liu family, and my descendants of the Liu family should sacrifice their lives to save the country.If my descendants of the Liu family are all killing each other, how can the great man have a day of revival?Back then, you and your two elder brothers were imprisoned by Dong Zhuo in the prison of Meiwu and suffered humiliation, but your father never bowed to rebellion for the sake of the dignity of the Han Dynasty.Later, when you arrived in Chengdu, your two elder brothers were brutally murdered for plotting to kill Li Jue and Guo Si.We must have your father's iron bones and the loyalty of your two elder brothers, and we must be like them, willing to die to defend the country.

Thinking of his dead father and brother, Liu Zhang was deeply saddened. He raised his hand and vowed to live and die with Liu Bei, and to save the great Han society.

Pang Yi didn't know anything about this, he led his army and followed Liu Bei all the way to the city of Chengdu unimpeded.Although he felt that the attack was too smooth, but thinking that Liu Zhang was under the attack from the north and the south of the Western Expeditionary Army, the best way was to defend Chengdu, so he didn't think much about it.In the middle of the night, Pang Yi, who was sleeping, was awakened by the earth-shattering sound of war drums, and his subordinate Yan Yan rushed in, "My lord, we are surrounded." Pang Yi didn't react for a long time, "Surrounded? Who surrounded us?" Yan Yan roared angrily, "It's Liu Bei and Liu Zhang. We were fooled."

In the early morning, accompanied by Guan Yu, Liu Bei walked into Pang Yi's camp with ten personal guards.Pang Yi was furious and asked repeatedly.Liu Bei sat there with a stern expression, without saying a word. It was not until Pang Yi was out of breath that Liu Bei asked, "Are you a servant of the great man, or a general of Zhao Wei?" Pang Yi was almost 50 years old. Having been an official for decades, he certainly knew the meaning of Liu Bei's words clearly. Even when he almost lost his mind, he said without hesitation: "I am a courtier of the big man."

"Since you know that you are a courtier of the Han Dynasty, why did you betray Lord Zhou Mu with Zhao Wei? Don't you know that this is a crime of treason?"

"Betrayal?" Pang Yi snorted, "My lord, you may not know about the affairs of Yizhou. Back then, the imperial court sent ministers south twice to serve as governors of Yizhou, but they were all driven away by Liu Yan and Liu Zhang. Who betrayed the big man?"

"Hmph..." Liu Bei sneered, "At that time, the government was first controlled by Dong Zhuo, then by Li Jue and Guo Si, and the emperor was held hostage by rebels. Don't you know about this?"

Pang Yi was furious, and asked loudly: "Today, the imperial court honored Mr. Zhao Wei as the governor of Yizhou. What's the explanation?"

"That's just a delaying tactic implemented by the imperial court to put down the rebellion in Yizhou and kill Zhao Wei." Liu Bei said lightly, "Now you make a decision, if you admit that you are a servant of the great man and are determined to fight bloody to save the country, we will Just like in the past, you are still the great Han’s captive general, and you can still lead the army to go north with me, otherwise..."

Pang Yi had no choice.If you refuse Liu Bei, you and [-] soldiers will be annihilated by Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and you will be charged with treason. But if you surrender, your fate may not be much better. Decapitated.

"I can't surrender to Liu Zhang." Pang Yi made the only request, "Either Liu Zhang leaves Yizhou, or I go north to Guanzhong with the general."

"Okay." Liu Bei had expected this kind of ending a long time ago, and he could get [-] troops and a group of powerful Yizhou generals without any effort, which was extremely beneficial to the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong and the retreat to Yizhou in the future.Liu Bei stood up, faced Pang Yi, Yan Yan and other Yizhou generals, and solemnly swore, "From now on, we will be brothers who treat each other with sincerity. As long as I, Liu Bei, live, I will never let anyone hurt my brother. With this oath, heaven and earth will perish.”

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In the early morning, Dong He and Zhang Fei led their troops to surround the Jingzhou Army.Yiji, Gan Ning, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other Jingzhou officials were dumbfounded, and the world was turned upside down overnight.The four walked into the Chinese army's tent in fear.Liu Bei did not give any explanation, he only said one sentence, the purpose of the Western Expedition is the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, and the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong needs the stability of Yizhou.I will use any method to stabilize Yizhou in the shortest possible time, without any reason.

Yiji was horrified, and could only say respectfully, everything is up to the adults.

In the morning of the same day, Liu Zhang led Yizhou civil and military officials out of the city to welcome Liu Bei, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, into the city.

Three days later, Zhang Ren led his army to withdraw from Guangdu City.Liu Pan and Zhao Wei led their troops to the city and rushed to the camp of the Chinese army to meet Liu Bei.As soon as Zhao Wei walked into the gate, he was thrown to the ground by a group of wolves like tigers and tied up.Before Zhao Wei's personal guard could react, they were swallowed by arrows all over the sky, and more than 100 people turned into souls in an instant.

Liu Pan and Kuai Liang's souls flew out of the sky. This astonishing turn of events made the two of them terrified and at a loss for a moment.

Zhao Wei was dragged into the tent.Liu Bei sat behind the table and looked at him coldly.Zhao Wei gritted his teeth and cursed loudly.

"I must kill you." Liu Bei said lightly, "As long as I get your head, I can end the three years of war in Yizhou."

Zhao Wei's head fell to the ground.Until his death, he didn't understand how he suddenly lost his head with a [-] army in his hand.

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Zhao Wei's army was surrounded by groups.

Wang Mou, Lai Min, Zhang Ren and other Yizhou officials worried that the 2 horses would also fall into Liu Bei's hands, and tried their best to persuade Liu Zhang to launch an attack first and take the opportunity to take the prisoners to strengthen his strength, but Zhang Song, Huang Quan, Dong He and others But strongly discouraged.At present, Liu Bei is determined to march north and needs an army. Once he is angered and uses this as an excuse to attack Chengdu, Yizhou is very likely to be lost.The Northern Expedition is related to the rise and fall of the great Han Dynasty, and we cannot ignore the safety of the country because of our own selfishness. It is the best policy for everyone to work together to resonate the country.In addition, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong has always been our confidant, if we use Liu Bei's hand to eradicate Zhang Lu this time, and then help Liu Bei seize Guanzhong, wouldn't it be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?

Liu Zhang accepted the suggestion of Zhang Song and others and stood still.Liu Bei, together with Pang Yi and Yan Yan, persuaded Zhao Wei's old army to put the interests of the country first, abandon the previous suspicions, and fight together to save the great man.Zhao Wei's men had no choice but to work under Liu Bei's account.

At the end of May, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, and Liu Pan discussed the Northern Expedition in Chengdu.

At this moment, Liu Bei has [-] troops and is powerful. After joining forces with Liu Zhang, the food, grass and supplies of the Western Expeditionary Army are guaranteed again, and the Northern Expedition has no worries.Liu Zhang used Liu Bei's power to quell the Zhao Wei Rebellion that had plagued Yizhou for many years, stabilized the situation in Yizhou, and firmly controlled Yizhou counties.Liu Pan is very depressed. He has no military advantage now, and Yizhou is firmly controlled by Liu Zhang. Zhao Wei's strength is also taken by Liu Bei. This trip was for nothing. Liu Bei and Liu Zhang took all the benefits. If you go, Jingzhou will suffer a lot.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Kuai Liang decided to retreat to Jiangzhou. This is the only benefit Jingzhou can get at present.

Liu Zhang once again took control of Yizhou's military affairs, which had a great impact on the success of Liu Bei's Northern Expedition.If Liu Zhang cut off the supply of food and grass at the critical moment of the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei would be finished, so Liu Bei must find a way to check and balance Liu Zhang.

It was impossible for Liu Zhang to allow Liu Pan to lead his army into Chengdu, and it was impossible for Liu Pan to return to Jingzhou empty-handed, so when Kuai Liang proposed to station troops in Jiangzhou to continue to provide food and grass for the Western Expeditionary Army, Liu Bei agreed without hesitation, but Liu Bei Liu Zhang's acceptance must be considered. After all, Liu Biao of Jingzhou was eyeing Yizhou, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou was also coveting Jingzhou. Neither side was willing to give up Jiangzhou (now Chongqing), an important military location.

Liu Bei proposed a compromise.

In Chengdu, set up a chariot and rider general Xingyuan, and Zhenxi General Liu Pan sat in the Xingyuan to raise food and grass for the Northern Expedition Army.Liu Pan's 3000 troops were stationed outside the city.

The prefect of Bajun was from Yizhou, the captain of Bajun was from Jingzhou, and Jiangzhou was garrisoned by an army from each of the three parties.This kind of arrangement is for the Northern Expedition, and everything is focused on the country, and the interests of all parties are temporarily put aside.

After some bargaining, the three parties finally reached a consensus.Dong He served as the prefect of Berkshire.Li Yan became the captain of Berkshire.Mi Zhu, a Zhonglang in the general's mansion of Cheqi, was the food supervisor of the Western Expeditionary Army.Each of the three parties sent [-] troops to garrison Jiangzhou.

Liu Bei wrote the memorial and sent it to Xiangyang urgently.

In terms of the composition of the Northern Expedition Army, Liu Bei's 5000 men all went north.Kuai Liang, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning of the Jingzhou Army led 5000 troops and marched northward.Liu Zhang first planned to send [-] troops, but under Liu Bei's glare, he quickly changed his mind and agreed to send [-] troops, led by Zhang Ren, Deng Xian, and Leng Bao.

The [-] troops of the Northern Expedition rushed to Mianzhu and Fucheng one after another to assemble, and when the food and grass were ready, they went north from Jinniu Road to Hanzhong.

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In May, Xiliang.

The three Qiang armies of Tang Xiao, Li Cai, and Lei Biao launched round after round of attacks on the Han army standing in the Hehuang area.At the same time, the Hexi Qiang army of Hongri, Tietou, and Storm also crossed the Yellow River and launched an attack on Yunwu, the governor of Jincheng County.

In May, Ma Chao, the general protecting the Qiang, received a letter from Jia Xu in Yuzhong, saying that the people of Xiliang had basically evacuated, and the army could retreat to the front line of Pingxiang to stop the enemy in order to reduce casualties.Ma Chao immediately reported to Pang De and Han Yi, asking them to quickly withdraw from Hehuang and Yunwu.

Han Yi, Yang Qiu and others were held back by the Qiang people and were unable to retreat for a long time, but Pang De, Nie Xiao, Baili Yang and others couldn't hold on anymore. They thought that Han Yi had already evacuated first, so they retreated to Jincheng, Yuzhong line.

Pang De's army withdrew from the Hehuang area, and the flanks of Yunwu City were immediately exposed. Li Cai and Lei Biao led the army to attack quickly, encircling the Xiliang Army in Yunwu City.

The Qiang army joined forces, and [-] cavalry surrounded Yunwu City tightly.The Qiang people recommended Hongri, the commander of Qiang Qu, as the commander-in-chief, leading the army to attack.Hongri sent people to recruit Han Yi.

Han Yi was furious, chopped off the messenger's head with one knife, and hung it high above the city tower.

The Qiang army attacked violently.The Xiliang army defended the city, eagerly looking for reinforcements, but for five days in a row, there was not even a shadow of reinforcements.Han Yi didn't know whether Pound's army had safely evacuated, but he knew that Ma Chao was on the line between Jincheng and Yuzhong, more than 200 miles away.Ma Chao did not have many troops, but at this moment, as long as Ma Chao's battle flag could fly on the battlefield, the Xiliang army would be able to muster enough courage to break out of the encirclement.

Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin, Cheng Yi, Liang Xing and other Xiliang veterans lost confidence, and they advised Han Yi to surrender.In Xiliang, if the Qiang people want to gain a foothold, they cannot do without the help of the Han people.The Qiang people need Han Yi very much now. As long as Han Yi surrenders, he can even regain the military and political power in Xiliang.

Han Yi flatly refused, "I am different from my father. In my father's time, Xiliang people had no way to survive, and they needed to use the strength of the Qiang people to survive, but now Xiliang people not only have no way to survive, they even have a place to die. They are all gone. This land is the territory of the great Han and our homeland, whether we live or die, we must shed our last drop of blood on this land."

The people of Xiliang vowed not to surrender.

On the eighth day, Ma Chao's battle flag was finally raised on the battlefield, and the passionate horn sounded through the clouds and rocks, and went straight to the sky.

In an instant, the Xiliang people roared like thunder, and the army rushed out of the city like a torrent, breaking through bravely with an invincible momentum.

"Burn, burn the city for me, and never leave a single plant or tree for the Qiang people." Han Yi shouted wildly, "As long as we live, we will regain our homeland one day."

Yunwu City was engulfed in flames, thick smoke covered the battlefield, and the Qiang people panicked.

When Pang De arrived, he led his army around behind the Qiang people, and dealt a fatal blow to Zhong Cun and Mi Tang Qiang.The Qiang people were in chaos.

The Xiliang army successfully broke through.

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