Great Han Empire

Chapter 985 Chapter [-]
Ever since Zhang Ren and Yang Ren led their troops back to Bashu, Han Yi was in trouble. He was unable to attack Jincheng from the west. The fighter plane slipped past him quietly.Liu Bei brought more than 4 troops to Liangzhou, plus thousands of troops from Weiduan in Wudu County, plus more than 2 troops from Xiliang. The amount of grain and grass that can be supplied is too small to be almost negligible.Bashu couldn't afford it, so Liu Zhang ordered Zhang Ren and Yang Ren to withdraw their troops, and also reduced the number of civilians to save money to the greatest extent. The frontier fortress was recovered.

The Xiliang soldiers became more and more angry. Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi and others kept complaining, thinking that Han Yi had misunderstood Yang Fu and Wei Kang's words and thought that Liu Bei and the Bashu people would help him drive away the Qiang people and regain Liang. Prefectures, counties, now it seems that these are all lies. The purpose of Liu Bei and the Bashu people is only to occupy Longxi and Longnan to ensure the safety of Bashu. They have no intention of helping Xiliang people regain their territory. Xiliang people have been fooled.

Han Yi regretted too much. Seeing that the soldiers were starving, full of resentment and low morale, he had no choice but to thicken his skin and send Ling Ru and Zhang Ji to sneak to Chen Cang to ask Huangfu Li and Pang De for help.Huangfu Li and Pang De ignored the previous suspicions and went to the court, hoping that the court would accept Han Yi's repentance, help the Xiliang people at this critical moment, and then pull the Xiliang people over.At that time, the situation in the court was relatively tense. For the sake of the safety of the capital, Xu Rong accepted Han Yi's plea form and begged the eldest princess to issue an order to appease him.

The Xiliang army got the food and was safe for the time being, but Liu Bei, Wei Duan and others learned about it immediately, and they questioned Han Yi.Han Yi repeatedly explained that this was his own expedient measure.Liu Bei was worried, worried that the capricious Han Yi would stab him in the back, so he hurriedly sent Yan Yan, Cao Bao, Pang Tong, Li Jun and others to Hanyang to garrison in order to keep an eye on the people of Xiliang and block the westward advance of the northern army. the road.

The contradictions between Han Yi, Liu Bei, and Wei Duan are getting bigger and bigger, and the conflicts are becoming more and more intense.The Xiliang general said that Liu Bei didn't give us food, and he didn't help us attack the Qiang people. On the contrary, he pointed at us and asked us to help him block the northern army. Why should he?The emperor and court in Xiangyang are not as good as a bag of grain in our eyes.

It was this bag of grain that ignited the conflict between the two sides.The amount of food Chang'an sent to the Xiliang army was not much, only enough for the Xiliang army to maintain their livelihoods, but Yan Yan and Cao Bao's army was also full and hungry, and they barely supported it. Naturally, this food became the object of contention between the two sides.Yan Yan hoped that Han Yi could give him some food, but Han Yi flatly refused, saying that if you bring the army back to Wudu, the soldiers will be full, so why stay in Hanyang and starve?Yan Yan was helpless, and entrusted Yang Fu and Wei Kang to persuade him.Han Yi was hesitant because of his face, but Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi and others couldn't take it anymore.They surrounded Yang Fu and Wei Kang, pointed at their noses and yelled at them. They listened to your words and fell into your tricks to make us Xiliang people rebel against each other and push Xiliang people into the abyss. Now we are not only unable to regain the western border, but we can't even eat food.We shamelessly went to Chang'an to beg for some food, and you came to grab it again. Are you human?Is there any humanity left?Liu Bei is your own father, you want to work hard for him like this?

Han Yi stood up to dissuade them, saying that everyone is from Xiliang, so don't turn against each other for the sake of outsiders.Yang Qiu pointed at his nose and cursed, who wanted to kill Ma Chao back then?who is it?Now if you listen to Yang Fu and Wei Kang again, don't blame our brothers for being heartless and ungrateful.Speaking of this, Han Yi had no choice but to lower his face and drive Yang Fu and Wei Kang out.

Yan Yan was furious, believing that Han Yi was capricious, and he took refuge in Chang'an, so he decided to attack and kill the Xiliang army, but he was short of troops, so he asked Pang Tong for advice.Pang Tong said that since the death of Bian Zhang and Han Sui, the people of Xiliang have no wise people. We only need to set up a small divorce scheme to make the people of Xiliang kill each other and suffer a crushing defeat.

That night, Cao Bao led a team of troops to ambush on the mountain between Yicheng and Wangyuan City, and at noon the next day, under the banner of Wei Kang's Wudu Army, attacked the Xiliang Army's grain transportation convoy.

When Han Yi heard the news, he was furious, and rushed to Wangyuan City with a team of bodyguards, intending to turn against Wei Kang and grab the food back.Wudu's army was stationed in Wangyuan City, but Han Yi was attacked by Cao Bao before he arrived at Wangyuan City.This time Cao Bao led a group of fierce soldiers dressed as refugees, and launched an attack when Han Yi was completely defenseless.Han Yi was shot by an arrow and died on the spot.

Han Yi's death angered Xiliang soldiers, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi and others disregarded Ling Ru and Zhang Ji's dissuasion, and led the army to kill Wangyuan.

Ling Ru and Zhang Ji believed that Yan Yan killed Han Yi in order to let the Xiliang people kill each other, and then helped Liu Bei take Liangzhou.They quickly strengthened the defense of Yicheng, and ordered Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Liang Qing and others to assemble an army to keep a close watch on Yan Yan's army, preventing them from taking advantage of the opportunity to attack and kill them and profit from it. Pang De and Huangfu Li rushed to support.

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General Qu Yi called Yushi, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Pang De, Wei Jun, Hua Xiong, Huangfu Li, Ma Chao and others to discuss.

First of all, it is necessary to determine the truth of the matter. If Han Yi is really dead and Hanyang is in chaos, then the Western Expeditionary Army must attack immediately. One is to take the opportunity to recover Hanyang, the other is to keep the Xiliang Army, and the third is to besiege Liu Bei and Wei Duan's rebels , but if this matter is false and is a trap set by the Xiliang people and the rebels, then the Western Expeditionary Army will be ambushed if they attack rashly.

Huangfu Li believed that this matter was absolutely true, and he should dispatch troops quickly.So far, because the imperial court has continued to use troops against the rebellion in the south, the rebel army obviously did not pay enough attention to the Han army's attack on the western border. In addition, the mobilization of various ministries is very confidential when the army gathers in Chencang. The rebels may not know that there are heavy troops stationed in Chencang area. They knew for sure that the Chang'an court was going to attack the western borders this year, so they would not dare to take such a risky plan. This kind of trick to lure the enemy was too clumsy.

Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and others took a negative attitude towards this.

As early as the beginning of this year, Yang Song, the prefect of Hanzhong, sent people to Chang'an secretly to present a confession, requesting the surrender of the city, and agreed to attack Wudu County and kill Liu Bei.At that time, the imperial court was not sure of Yang Song's sincerity, and sent people to Hanzhong via Ziwu Valley to investigate Yang Song's real purpose.The imperial envoy returned at the beginning of this month and confirmed that Yang Song was not entrusted with Xiangyang because of his meritorious deeds in killing Zhang Lu. Feeling the crisis deeply, Yang Song decided to seek refuge in Chang'an.

The imperial court then sent people south to Hanzhong to discuss with Zhang Lu about attacking Liu Bei.If all goes well, the special envoy will return to Chang'an around mid-June, and bring back Yang Song's strategy of attacking together. Therefore, the time for the army's westward expedition is set by the court in mid-June.

If the Western Expeditionary Army attacks now, and it is in the melee of various armies in Hanyang, Yan Yan's army is very likely to escape our siege and withdraw to Wudu. In this way, the number of rebels in Wudu will reach more than 3 People, and the number of our army attacking Wudu is 4, and we have no advantage in terms of strength.The terrain of Wudu County is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once the army fails to conquer Hechi and Xiabian, and cannot quickly cut off the rebel army's retreat to East Wolf Valley and Baogu, then the rebel army can retreat to the front line of Yangping Pass at any time. Make sure you have a way out.

At present, we have no way of knowing Yang Song's offensive and defensive strategies, but one thing is for sure, our attack on Xijiang in advance, and causing Liu Bei's army to quickly withdraw to Wudu County, will make the situation in Hanzhong suddenly tense. For the safety of Hanzhong, Yang Song, They may categorically give up the idea of ​​joining us, and instead concentrate their efforts to help Liu Bei defend Wudu County and secure Hanzhong.

"In our opinion, the main purpose of Yang Song's defection to Chang'an is to keep Hanzhong, but Hanzhong now has Zhang Ren's army. He wants to cooperate with us to attack Liu Bei, and he must first solve Zhang Ren. Therefore, his strategy may want us to send An army secretly entered Hanzhong from Baoxie Road and Ziwu Road, and together with the Hanzhong army besieged and killed Zhang Ren. After Zhang Ren was solved, Liu Bei's way back to Hanzhong was cut off, so that Liu Bei could be surrounded and wiped out in Wudu County." Jiang Ji explained, "So, I don't think it's appropriate to send out the large army at the moment, and let all parties in Hanyang fight. If the Xiliang army is wiped out, Yan Yan and Wei Kang's rebels will also lose their strength. With their strength, They are powerless to stop our attack. In addition, even if they retreated to Wudu County at that time, it would be useless, because we have already joined forces with Yang Song to kill Zhang Ren and cut off Liu Bei's retreat, and they are dead."

Jiang Ji's suggestion was approved by some generals, but Qu Yi, Huangfu Li, Pound, Ma Chao, Hua Xiong, Fu Gan and others who were born in Xiliang firmly opposed it.

Jiang Ji's suggestion has a fatal point, that is, will Yang Song let the Han army enter Hanzhong?If he is unwilling to let the Han army enter Hanzhong from the plank road, and the Xiliang army is wiped out, the Western Expedition will be greatly affected.In the imperial court's Western Expedition strategy, the Xiliang Army is an important force to pacify the Western Frontiers. Without the Xiliang Army, the battle to pacify the Qiang will be even more difficult.

In fact, Yang Song has more troops than Zhang Ren, and he can completely solve Zhang Ren by himself.In addition, once the Han army entered Wudu, Zhang Ren would not just sit idly by, and would definitely unite with some Hanzhong troops to provide immediate support. Therefore, Qu Yi and others believed that Jiang Ji's guess lacked sufficient basis.

If Yang Song's purpose is to defend his own Hanzhong, then he may turn his back on his words and stick to the front line of Yangpingguan. Instead of joining hands with us to implement a strategy of attacking and killing Liu Bei, he may secretly support Liu Bei to defend Wudu, so that Liu Bei and We fight to the death, and he himself takes advantage of the opportunity.

Hanzhong was not Liu Bei's only way of retreat. Liu Bei could also return to Bashu through dangerous roads such as Xihan River and Yinping Road.Once Liu Bei is defeated, Bashu will be in danger. In this case, the importance of Hanzhong is self-evident, and Yang Song can take the opportunity to blackmail Xiangyang to get enfeoffment.If you can't be the King of Hanzhong, you can at least be the Duke of Hanzhong.

Fu Gan thought that Yang Song was unreliable. Since he could kill Zhang Lu, why couldn't he deceive Chang'an?
The two sides argued fiercely, and the focus of the debate was whether to keep the Xiliang Army.

Qu Yi slapped the table with his palm, and said loudly: "The main purpose of the Western Expedition is to stabilize the western border, not to capture Wudu and Hanzhong, so the Xiliang Army must keep it, there is no doubt about it. Send my order, The three generals Pang De, Ma Chao, and Wei Jun immediately led their iron cavalry to the west to help the Xiliang army attack and kill the rebels. If my decision is wrong, I am willing to bear all the responsibilities."

Babaili Kuaiqi sent Qu Yi's memorial to Chang'an overnight.

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On May 26, Pang De, the general who conquered the west, Wei Jun, the general of Xiangwu, and Ma Chao, the general who protected the Qiang, led [-] cavalry and rushed to Liangzhou.

On May 27, the imperial court decreed that all parts of the Western Expeditionary Army launched an attack immediately, and the emperor and the general led the Huben Yulin Army to follow up.

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On May 28, the chariot general Qu Yi and the former general Yushi led the northern army Yueqi, Huqi, the third infantry battalion and Huangzhong Qiang iron cavalry to march towards Liangzhou.

On the same day, General Yan Liang on the left and General Wen Chou on the right led the Northern Army's Fourth Battalion of Zhongba, Tunqi, Huben, and Shesheng, as well as the four battalions of the Town Army General Hua Xiong, Wu Feng General Liang Baiwu, Huwei General Sima Yi, and Huya General Wei Yan's four battalions. Tan arrived at Dasan Pass.This army was originally commanded by the right guard general Zhao Yun, but because Cai Yong died of illness and there was a funeral at home, the commander of the army was immediately changed to Yan Liang.

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On May 29, the front line of Yicheng, Wangyuan, and Shangyu (gui) was like thunder, and the three armies were entangled together, fighting bloody battles.

Yang Qiu completely lost his mind, and the warlord stormed Wangyuan City, and ordered Bian Yan and Zhou Yi who were stationed in Shangyu to lead the army to help, attacking from left to right.After Bian Yan led an army to the city, he got in touch with Wei Kang and Yang Fu in the city as quickly as possible, but no matter what Wei Kang and Yang Fu explained, no matter how Bian Yan tried to persuade them, Yang Qiu, the veteran general of Xiliang I can't even hear it.Han Sui is dead, Han Yi is also dead, the people of Xiliang have lost their support, where is the way out?
After receiving Wei Kang's request for help, Yan Yan led the army to attack Yicheng without saying a word.Ling Ru, Zhang Ji and the others had long been prepared. One of them stood firm in the city, while the other launched a blockade outside the city. All their anger was poured out on the bloody battlefield.

Pang De led the army to kill, and [-] iron cavalry crossed Shangyu in a mighty way, rushed over Wangyuan, and charged Yan Yan overwhelmingly with the momentum of thunder.

Yan Yan was shocked when he got the report, and ordered Cao Bao to block the attack, and he led the army to quickly retreat into Shehu Valley, and retreated to Wudu County by a small path.Cao Bao was outnumbered and was killed by random arrows. The entire army of 3000 horses was wiped out.

Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Wangyuan City.

Persuaded by Pang De and Ma Chao, Yang Qiu calmed down a little and led his army back to Yicheng.Wei Kang and Yang Fu led their troops to surrender.

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On May 29, the Han army walked out of Dasan Pass, crossed Huangniuling to Huanghuachuan, and collided head-on with Zhang Fei's army.

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