Great Han Empire

Chapter 988 Chapter [-]
August, Chang'an.

At the beginning of the month, He Lin, the special envoy to Hanzhong, finally came back in the anxious expectation of the great Sima Xu Rong, but Xu Rong was disappointed by the news he brought back.

Yang Song rejected Chang'an's request.Now the situation in Longnan has completely changed. Liu Bei may return to Wudu County at any time, and the Northern Army may capture Hechi and Xianrenguan at any time, and the tens of thousands of troops currently on the Wudu battlefield may withdraw to Hanzhong at any time. Letting the Northern Border Army cross the plank road and enter Hanzhong secretly, it is very likely to destroy Hanzhong, turn Hanzhong into ruins, and let hundreds of thousands of people in Hanzhong suffer from the flames of war. Whether it is for his own benefit or for the benefit of Hanzhong, Yang Song has no Any reason to agree to Chang'an's request.

Yang Song suggested that Chang'an increase troops to Wudu County, take advantage of Liu Bei's army and retreat from Longxi, take the lead in capturing Hechi and Xianrenguan, cut off Liu Bei's retreat, and then firmly occupy Yangpingguan and Mianyang himself to ensure Hanzhong. Safety.The premise of Yang Song's return to Chang'an is to ensure the safety of Hanzhong. He will never do anything that may endanger the safety of Hanzhong.

Yang Song's refusal put Wudu in a difficult situation. If Chang'an wanted to quickly achieve the goal of attack, he had to increase his troops, but Xu Rong had one concern, that is, the safety of Hanzhong.The harder the Han army attacked in the direction of Wudu, the faster Liu Bei could withdraw to Wudu, and once the rebels were defeated on the battlefield of Wudu, they would definitely retreat to Hanzhong instead of Bashu, because as long as Hanzhong was not lost, they would be able to retreat to Wudu. It can firmly contain the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Wudu and prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from attacking Bashu.

If the northern army attacked Hanzhong, Bashu could go north to attack and support it; if the northern army attacked Bashu, Hanzhong could attack Hechi and Dashan Pass westward to threaten Chang'an and cut off the food roads of the northern army.Hanzhong and Bashu supported each other, even if they lost the high-rise land in Longnan, they could still support it with all their strength, so Hanzhong must be the first choice for Liu Bei, Zhang Ren and others to retreat.

At this moment, if Yang Song refuses Liu Bei and Zhang Ren's army to enter Hanzhong, the two sides will clash, and the security of Hanzhong is at stake.

"Can Yang Song ensure that he completely controls Hanzhong?" Xu Rong asked slowly after pondering for a long time.

He Lin shook his head and said worriedly: "I stayed in Nanzheng for more than half a month, and found the situation in Hanzhong to be extremely complicated. The Five Dou Rice Road in Hanzhong and some high-ranking families are very dissatisfied with Yang Song, and there are deep conflicts between them. As long as If there is a chance, internal strife will definitely break out in Hanzhong, and the misfortune of Yang Song killing Zhang Lu may repeat."

"You mean, Yang Song might be killed?" Xu Rong asked in surprise, "Is it leaked that Yang Song secretly voted for Chang'an?"

"Whether Yang Songmi voted for Chang'an has been leaked, I don't know at the moment, but the longer it takes, the more likely it will be exposed. In addition, I personally think that even if this matter has not been exposed, his life will not last long." He Lin sneered and said, "Yang Song relied on his own army to do whatever he wanted in Hanzhong, extorting violently, which has already aroused public anger. The reason why he wanted to go to Chang'an was because he had a premonition of the crisis. This time he neither let us enter Hanzhong, and not allowing Liu Bei to enter Hanzhong, is tantamount to pushing Hanzhong to the brink of overthrow, and the Hanzhong people will kill him in all likelihood."

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After sending He Lin away, Xu Rong immediately invited Prime Minister Li Wei and Taiwei Zhang Yan.

Xu Rong plans to increase his troops to the battlefield of Wudu, and occupy the front line of Hechi and Xianrenguan as quickly as possible. "At present, this is the only way. Otherwise, after Liu Bei withdraws to Wudu, even if he is defeated, he will stick to Hanzhong. By then Hanzhong will have many With an army of [-] troops and sufficient food and supplies as support, we will encounter great difficulties whether we go south to attack Bashu or Hanzhong. Capturing Yizhou is the focus of the imperial court's counter-insurgency strategy, and we cannot delay because of the delay in taking Yizhou The entire ZTE cause."

"The crisis in northern Xinjiang is getting bigger and bigger, and the battle against Qiang in western Xinjiang may not end this year..." Zhang Yan frowned and said worriedly, "In my opinion, the war in Wudu can be slowed down, or we should first Concentrate on resolving the crisis in northern Xinjiang."

Zhang Yan suggested that Jinyang Yanwuwei's Fengyun cavalry, Liu Ming's Duliao cavalry in Yunzhong, and Mobei's Ula cavalry from Mobei's iron ax be sent to Jinxueyuan to gather in Jinxueyuan to deter the Hu people in the desert and prevent the Xianbei ministries from joining forces to rebel, causing serious damage to the security of northern Xinjiang. Greater threat.

Xu Rong objected.At this moment, all the three main cavalry are transferred to the desert. Although it can temporarily suppress the ministries of Xianbei and contain the outbreak of conflicts among the ministries of Xianbei, this hidden danger will always exist. If a greater crisis breaks out in Xinjiang, we may fall into a two-front battle. Once the desert is lost and the barbarians continue to invade the frontier, we may no longer be able to go south to conquer. Therefore, although the crisis in northern Xinjiang seriously threatens the security of the frontier, it is also a It is the best time for us to eradicate hidden dangers in the desert and ease the conflicts among the various tribes of the Hu tribe."

"The sooner the crisis in northern Xinjiang breaks out, the better, and the bigger the better." Xu Rong said calmly, "Now that we have ended the war in the south and are trying our best to stabilize the situation in the south, the imperial court can concentrate its forces and financial resources to completely resolve the crisis in northern Xinjiang. Stability The western and northern borders are the foundation of the imperial court's counter-insurgency strategy. If this foundation is not firmly established, we always think about the desert when we go south to conquer, and this will seriously affect our determination and morale to pacify the world."

Li Wei agreed with Xu Rong's opinion, "The imperial court's wealth is seriously insufficient. After tens of thousands of cavalry go north to the desert, if they don't have enough food and supplies, they will be in trouble. If the war in northern Xinjiang must be fought, it will be next year. The most urgent thing is Lord Xianyu, please take advantage of the conflicts between the different tribes of the Hu tribe and let them attack each other. The more fierce the fight between the tribes of the Hu tribe, the better, and the more people die, the better." Li Hong looked at the two and said with a smile, "The tribes of the Hu tribe can't fight each other. It’s moving, it’s not too late for us to come forward and clean up the mess.”

"Aren't you worried that the Xianbei ministries will join forces?" Zhang Yan shook his head and smiled wryly, "Once the situation in the desert gets out of control, and once ambitious people like Fu Luohan take control of the overall situation, we will be in big trouble."

"Even if you are worried, what can you do?" Li Wei spread his hands, looking at Zhang Yan and said helplessly, "The battle in the western frontier is going on, and the imperial court's wealth is insufficient. How can we send troops to the desert? This time the southern war is fought with General Lu Bu in Dang If we have money and food, we can take advantage of the momentum and go south, capture Xuzhou, and march on the Yangtze River, so why do we need to fight rebels like Cao Cao and Liu Biao?"

Xu Rong sighed, "So, the two adults don't agree to increase troops to the Wudu battlefield?"

"October, how about after the autumn harvest in October?" Li Wei repeatedly cupped his hands, "The army of the emperor and the general has already reached Hehuang, which is more than 2000 miles away from Chang'an. The transportation consumption on the road is very alarming. It can only be supplied to them, and other battlefields can be saved as much as possible, and consumption cannot be increased anyway.”

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Recently, due to being too busy with state affairs, Xu Rong was basically dealing with important military and political affairs with the ministers at Shangshutai in the Qilin Hall of Weiyang Palace, and rarely went home.After seeing off Prime Minister Li Wei and Taiwei Zhang Yan, it was already dark.Xu Rong and Shang Shu ordered Tian Chou, left and right servants Sima Lang, and Wang Ling to discuss matters in northern Xinjiang while eating.

"My lord, Mr. Xu Jing came to write today and asked you when you will be free. He has something to discuss with you." Sima Lang asked suddenly, "Are you free tonight, my lord?"

"Tonight, I'm going to discuss Ming Tang with Guo Ce, Tian Yu, and Zhao Jian, probably..." Xu Rong hesitated for a while, but didn't say the following words.

After the news of Xu Jing's return to Yingchuan reached Chang'an, the eldest princess immediately made an order to worship him as the young minister and respected him very much, but everyone in the court knew that this was the eldest princess' intention to compensate the Xu family.Xu Shao and Xu Hun's father and son were implicated in the court battle, and the power of the Xu family was hit by it. Reusing Xu Jing was obviously conducive to the restoration of the power of the Xu family.After Xu Jing arrived in Chang'an, the eldest princess specially invited teacher Xu Shao to Liyang Palace with him, intending to persuade the two brothers to make peace.Xu Shao and Xu Jing have experienced more than ten years of hard times, and now they are old, and many things have become indifferent, and the prejudices and conflicts in the past have also disappeared in the joy of reunion.

If Xu Jing wanted to come to pay a visit to him, he must have something important to do, so don't neglect it, so as not to cause gossip.Thinking of this, Xu Rong immediately changed his mind, and said to Sima Lang, "Please tell Mr. Xu that I will personally visit the mansion later."

It was almost late at night when Xu Rong rushed to Xu Jing's mansion and apologized repeatedly.Xu Jing didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile, "My lord is busy with state affairs, so take care of your health. Recently, I see that your complexion is getting worse and worse. Do you want to increase your rest time appropriately?"

Xu Rong smiled, "I want to sleep more, but I don't have time. The eldest princess just sent an edict telling me to go to Liyang overnight. I can only sleep in the carriage tonight."

Xu Jing looked at Xu Rong respectfully, and stretched out his hand to ask, "My lord, then I won't waste your time, let's make a long story short."

"Master Zhong Yao's youngest daughter has taken a fancy to General Lei Chong..."

Xu Rong was about to sit on the table, but he couldn't help but stand up when he heard this.

There was a hint of nervousness in Xu Jing's eyes, but his face was still full of smiles, and he continued: "Master Zhong Yao attaches great importance to General Lei, and it happened that my daughter was interested, so he immediately sent someone to visit General Lei, but General Lei flatly refused. Master Zhong’s daughter became ill because of this depression. Which parent doesn’t love their child? So Master Zhong wrote me a letter, asking my elder brother Zijiang (Xu Shao) to be a matchmaker, but my elder brother said that this matter would either Please ask the general to come forward, or ask the big Sima to come forward, he is not suitable. Now the general is on an expedition, so I have to ask Mr. Xu..."

Xu Jing was about to bow and salute, but Xu Rong hurriedly stopped him, "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk..."

When Xu Jing said this, Xu Rong had to agree. Isn't it because Mr. Zhong Yao wants to marry his daughter to Lei Chong? Small things are good things. There is no reason not to agree, but Xu Rong dare not agree rashly, because Zhong Yao Now that Yao is marrying his daughter to Lei Chong, there is another deep meaning behind it.

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The war in the south achieved the goal of the imperial court, not only severely damaged the rebellion, but also recovered Yuzhou. The only shortcoming is that the war in Nanyang was defeated.The army has not fought such a disastrous defeat for many years, and this defeat has largely offset the contribution of General Zhong Yao who conquered the South.

Now Liu Biao's army in Jingzhou has retreated to Wancheng; Cao Cao repeated his old tricks, and wrote a letter to plead guilty, saying that he did not accept the enfeoffment of Xiangyang. The two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang were returned, and the two sides were very unhappy; Yuan Tan, with the secret help of Yuan Ba, took advantage of the opportunity that Cao Cao's main force was in Pengcheng, suddenly sent troops to attack Lujiang Shucheng, and captured Lujiang County in one fell swoop. Then he used this as an excuse to lend Lujiang County to Yuan Tan.Cao Cao was helpless, and under Liu Biao's mediation, he gave Sun Quan a large sum of money and returned it to Lujiang County. He planned to stabilize the situation on both sides of the Yangtze River first, and wholeheartedly fight against the northern army. Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Yuan Tan and others also needed Cao Cao Let them withstand the Northern Xinjiang Army in front, so they dare not push too hard, for fear that Cao will be turned against him.

The situation in Xu and Yang gradually stabilized, and the situation in Yuzhou also gradually stabilized.Zhong Yao used this precious time to quickly adjust the deployment of troops, but he immediately encountered a serious problem, the lack of troops.

Peng Lie was restrained by the left guard general Lu Bu, and accepted Lu Bu's dispatch. After the battle in Yuzhou, he led his army back to Yanzhou with Lu Bu, and stationed troops in Chenliu.

Lei Chong was restrained by Wu Meng general Wu Xiong. After the battle in Yuzhou, he was ordered to return to Xingyang to garrison, but Zhong Yao wrote to the court asking him to stay.

Yingchuan has an army of 1. In this war, more than 1 people were lost on the Nanyang battlefield, and more than 1 people were also lost on the Yuzhou battlefield. Although He Kui, Liu Xian, Chen Lin, Liu Xun and others offered their cities and surrendered successively, there were only more than [-] soldiers who surrendered, which was not enough to supplement the damage.In the past, [-] troops guarded a Yingchuan, but now [-] troops guard a Yuzhou, the strength is definitely not enough.Yuzhou was attacked on three sides, and at least [-] troops were needed to defend it.Zhong Yao's request was very reasonable, so the court agreed to his request and left Lei Chong's army in Yuzhou, but the proposal to expand the army by [-] was rejected.

Lei Chong didn't want to stay in Yuzhou. He appealed to the court again and again, asking to go back to Luoyang, or go to Yanzhou to serve under General Lu Bu. In short, he didn't want to stay in Yuzhou.The consequences of Lei Chong's reluctance to stay in Yuzhou were serious, because among the five generals in Yuzhou, Zhang Xiu, Lei Zhong, Lu Mian, Li Yun, and Zhao Hu, only Lei Chong was born in the Yellow Turban. The possibility of the imperial court agreeing to increase troops in Yuzhou was completely lost.Now Xu Rong and Zhang Yan are in charge of military affairs in the court, and they will not give Zhong Yao a chance to cultivate his own strength.If the Yuzhou Army wants to expand to [-], there are only two ways. One is to keep Lei Chong, and the other is to return Zhong Yao to the court, and the court will send another general as the commander of the Yuzhou Army.

Before leaving, the general made it clear that Zhong Yao would continue to lead the army in Yuzhou, so Xu Rong and Zhang Yan did not agree to Lei Chong's request.

At this moment, Zhong Yao is marrying his daughter to Lei Chong. Apart from wooing Lei Chong, the most important thing is to get the opportunity to increase troops through Lei Chong.If Yuzhou wants to stabilize completely, increasing troops is the only way. The court also knows this, and the court is also trying to find a way, but Zhong Yao doesn't want this matter to be delayed indefinitely, he wants to solve it as soon as possible.

Xu Rong knew what Lei Chong was thinking, and asked him to marry Zhong Yao's daughter. As long as three people could do it, they would be the general, Zhang Yan and himself. question.Zhong Yao's real purpose is to have an army, not to marry a daughter.

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Xu Jing understood Xu Rong's difficulties, he asked Xu Rong to think carefully for two days, and then give himself an answer.

After Xu Rong came back from Liyang, he found Zhang Yan immediately, "It's better to answer this matter as soon as possible. The new land system is being implemented in the counties and states of Yuzhou. If there are more troops, the newly added military households can get the land immediately, but if we If it has been delayed for a long time, the issue of land allocation for new military households in the future will be a big trouble."

"Do you have a solution?" Zhang Yan asked.

"The southern county of Yuzhou is very close to the Yangtze River. The people there should be more adapted to the climate in Jingxiang, Jianghuai, and Jiangdong than the people in the Central Plains and Hebei. If they can be recruited in large numbers, this army can become the main force in the south to counter the rebellion. "Xu Rong said slowly, "So I think Zhong Yao can be authorized to increase troops, and at least [-] more troops."

"Fifty thousand?" Zhang Yan was taken aback. "Yuzhou now has 13 troops. If there are [-] more troops, it will be [-]. Zhong Yao has too many troops."

"This is to prepare for the southward attack on Jingxiang and Jianghuai. The 5 people are not too many, but too few." Xu Rong said with a smile, "In the future, if these 5 people will charge forward, then the follow-up advancing army can win more More time to adapt to the climate on both sides of the Yangtze River, and reduce the losses caused by the army due to acclimatization and other reasons."

Zhang Yan understood Xu Rong's thoughts, "Do you want Wu Xiong to lead the army north to Jizhou?"

"Yes, guarding the frontier requires not only iron cavalry, but also a huge infantry army." Xu Rong sighed, "In these years, we have pulled all the troops in Hebei across the Yellow River in order to attack the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Luoyang. Now let them go back."

"Okay, good idea." Zhang Yan said happily, "The situation in northern Xinjiang is getting more and more critical. If those barbarians are allowed to take advantage of the chaos and rush into the border counties, we will bear the blame. Let them go back as soon as possible. Brother Yuxing (Xian Yufu) urgently needs troops to protect the frontier pass, and with the support of tens of thousands of troops, his words will carry more weight in the desert."

The two discussed some details, drew up a proposal, and then invited Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Li Wei, and Yushi doctor Xun You to discuss it together.After the five prime ministers agreed, Xu Rong went to Liyang again to ask the eldest princess to comment.

The eldest princess naturally agreed to increase troops to fight the rebellion in the south, but she was a little confused about Xu Rong's other request.

"Master Zhong married his daughter to General Lei Chong, do you want me to come forward in person? Don't Master Zhong want to?"

Xu Rong smiled slightly, and briefly explained the many reasons, "Master Zhong insisted on marrying his daughter to General Lei Chong in order to increase his troops, and General Lei Chong seemed to have a prejudice against Master Zhong, so he didn't intend to Take this favor."

"Now, I have transferred all the troops from Luoyang and Kansai to Hebei. Wu Xiong, Xu Yan and others have all gone to fight in northern Xinjiang, but I have left General Lei Chong alone in Yuzhou and asked him to recruit and train new soldiers. Of course, he is very dissatisfied with the heavy responsibility of Luoyang, so he needs the consolation and appeasement of the court. As for Mr. Zhong Yao, he must also be very angry, because now the responsibility of defending Luoyang has all fallen on his shoulders, and he wants to deploy troops to guard Luoyang. The imperial court allowed him to increase his troops by 5, but these 5 are new recruits who need time to train, so for a long time, the number of troops he can really use is only more than [-], so His Highness should express his comfort .”

The eldest princess suddenly realized, pointing to Xu Rong and said with a smile: "Master Zhong had good intentions and wanted to find himself a son-in-law who would ride the dragon fast, but you took the opportunity to trick him, and he was in a desperate situation. Looking at the face of my son-in-law, you are really..." The eldest princess shook her head, unable to laugh or cry, "Aiqing, if Yuzhou is lost, I will only ask you..."

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At the end of August, the imperial court ordered Li Wu General Peng Lie and Wu Meng General Wu Xiong to lead an army of [-] troops northward to garrison Jizhou and Youzhou, and accept the dispatch of Hussar General Xian Yufu.

The imperial court decreed that Zhong Yao, the general who conquered the South, should also be in charge of Luoyang's defense, and immediately dispatched General Zhang Xiu of Wu Rui and General Li Yun of Wu Ya to lead [-] troops to garrison Luoyang.

The imperial court decreed to enlist [-] military households in Yuzhou, increase the number of troops by [-], and turn Bai Leizhong into General Dangkou, commanding ten battalions of recruits and responsible for their training.Under the restraint of the imperial court, General Lei Chong led a total of [-] troops of [-] recruits and [-] veterans to station in Xuchang, serving as the court's mobile force to support the southern battlefields at any time.

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After the edict was passed to Yuzhou, Zhong Yao was so angry that he was dizzy and didn't know what to scold.

The troops in Luoyang and Guanxi have all left, and there are good reasons. The northern border is in chaos, and there is going to be a war, and the army is needed. Then the responsibility of Luoyang's defense has become Zhong Yao's.

The imperial court increased its troops by [-] at one go, but the [-] army is not controlled by Zhong Yao, but an army controlled by the imperial court itself, and it can support wherever it is needed. Even if there is a war in Yuzhou, Zhong Yao wants to Calling this army also needs to rush to the court.Zhong Yao could only watch, but not use, there was nothing he could do.

Now the Yuzhou Army of more than 8 people has to allocate 2 people to defend Luoyang, and Lei Chong's 2 troops are controlled by the court. Zhong Yao can actually command only more than 4 troops.At this moment, if the rebels came in and Lei Chong refused to send troops, Zhong Yao would be finished.

Zhong Yao held back and didn't yell at him.The imperial court did not make a decision, the eldest princess personally issued an order to Zhong Yao, tried her best to comfort her, and said that she would personally act as a matchmaker and marry her daughter to Lei Chong.Lei Zhong has [-] veterans in his hands, and he is good at training new soldiers. The soldiers trained by him are brave and good at fighting. He is a brave and brave fighter.With this son-in-law who commanded an army of [-] troops sitting in Yuzhou, it was equivalent to having a solid backing, and Yuzhou was considered impenetrable.

With such a result, Zhong Yao couldn't scold him even if he wanted to.Yuzhou is his base. If he is allowed to develop and has an army of 10,000+, it will be difficult for the imperial court to control him in the future. In order to prevent problems before they happen, the imperial court also took great pains and came up with such an incredible method.

The eldest princess issued an imperial edict to Lei Chong, bestowing marriage, and choosing a day to marry.

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Zhong Yao played back, thanked the eldest princess, and wrote to Xu Jing, asking him to thank Da Sima Xu Rong on his behalf.

Xu Jing was very happy, so he chose a date to entertain Grand Sima Xu Rong, Grand Tutor Yang Biao, elder brother Xu Shao and others to accompany him.Xu Rong couldn't refuse, so he left in a hurry.As soon as the wine bottle was picked up, Chang Shi Chen Wei rushed in sweating profusely, "My lord, General Yan Liang hastened to report, it's urgent..."

Xu Rong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he was suffocated for a while, and the hand holding the wine bottle trembled involuntarily.

"My lord, Liu Bei has withdrawn his army..." Chen Wei leaned into Xu Rong's ear and said hastily, "Tun cavalry general Kuji and five thousand soldiers from the Tun cavalry battalion ambush in the middle of the Immortal Pass, and the entire army was wiped out. Wu Feng general Liang Baiwu Breaking through with all their might, they were seriously injured, and more than half of the Wu Feng Battalion was lost."

Xu Rong's complexion changed slightly, and his thick eyebrows were slightly frowned, "Please prime minister, Taiwei, Lord Yushi, and Lord Guang Luxun Zhao to wait for me at Shangshutai."

Chen Weifei left.Yang Biao, Xu Jing, Xu Shao and others looked at Xu Rong nervously.

Xu Rong slowly put down the wine bottle and stood up. With a forced smile on his face, he cupped his hands at Xu Jing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Then he said to Tai Fu Yang Biao, "My lord, we will enter immediately. palace."

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Shangshutai.

Taiwei Zhang Yan held the battle report in his hand, his face was as frosty, and he stood in front of the map without saying a word.Zhao Yun folded his arms and looked at the blue sky outside the window with a look of grief and indignation on his face.

"Hutou is too careless, too careless..." Li Wei shook his head again and again, "He should consider that Liu Bei may withdraw his troops at any time, and may appear on the battlefield of Wudu at any time. How can he divide his troops to attack when he has no advantage in strength? ?”

"Taking the Immortal Pass is equivalent to cutting off the enemy's escape route. This temptation is too great." Minister Tian Chou sighed. As long as the two armies can support each other, there is nothing wrong with him choosing to attack Xianrenguan with all his strength. If Liu Bei's army hadn't come out suddenly and split Hutou's army in two, this battle..."

"Dividing troops to attack is definitely a mistake." Zhang Yan turned around abruptly, and slammed the battle report in his hand on the table, "The imperial court has told him to save his strength and keep attacking the rebels. If he If you are not greedy for merit and the army is tightly hugging you, how could you fall into the trap? Even if you fall into the trap, how could you suffer such a disastrous defeat?"

There was silence in the house.

"When will the reinforcements leave?" Zhao Yun walked up to Zhang Yan and asked in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer, let's see if the general makes progress on the Hehuang battlefield." Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "If the general still can't find the main force of the Qiang people for a decisive battle, you can bring [-] reinforcements and enter Wudu. Kill the enemy bandits."

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