Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 747 The Northern Expedition
When Ma Dai arrived, Fei Yao was shocked, not knowing if the Shu army was still in ambush, he hurriedly ordered to retreat.Fortunately, he was worried that he would fall into the trap of the Shu army too soon, so he sent several roads to explore the horses, otherwise it would be even more difficult to save them from the joint attack of Ma Dai and Wei Yan.

Wei Yan ordered Ma Dai to chase after him. Chen Shi was worried that the Wei army would have reinforcements. Wei Yan scolded: "Cao Zhen and Guo Huai are not here. How can reinforcements come? If we don't take the opportunity to march now, let alone when!"

Ma Dai pursued and fought fiercely all the way, but Fei Yao could only retreat steadily, abandoning Wudu and rushing back to Tianshui, Qi Shandao was defeated all the way.Wei Yan sent people to report victory to Zhuge Liang, and wanted to continue to march into Tianshui.

Ma Dai hesitated and said: "The prime minister ordered us to attack Fei Yao, and now that Fei Yao has retreated, should we wait for the prime minister's order? Cao Zhen attacked us in Hanzhong. Although Qishan Road has been defeated, the enemy forces in Chen Cang and Baoxie Road are still there. Why didn't the general come back to help?"

Wei Yan said with a smile: "If it's just for defeating Cao Zhen in Hanzhong, why bother the prime minister to come to Hanzhong in person? It's true that the prime minister came here to plan the Northern Expedition. I expect the prime minister will definitely take Tianshui. Waiting for the prime minister to order again. , why wait for the prime minister's order? If there is a mistake, I will take it on my own, Bo Zhan doesn't need to worry too much."

Ma Dai nodded, and Wen Chang had a good opinion.Chen Shi and Gao Xiang wondered: "The prime minister's northern expedition but he attacked Fufeng County to the east to take Chang'an, why did the general expect to go west instead?"

"Fei Yao is rude, and the prime minister's army is here again. Cao Zhen can't advance and must retreat. In this way, Chang'an and Fufeng are heavily guarded, while Tianshui, Longxi, and Nan'an are weaker, so why go to the three counties first, and then Xu Tu Chang'an." Seeing that the three people were still somewhat puzzled, Wei Yan continued: "Cao Cao left Hanzhong and moved the population to the three counties. At this time, taking the three counties can win the hearts of the people and move them back to Hanzhong. Why not do it? Bo Zhan, think again why the prime minister sent you to go with me?"

"Why?" Ma Dai wondered, the prime minister had told him to make friends with Wei Yan, but there was no specific explanation, did Wei Yan know?
"The three prefectures live together with the Qiang people. Your Ma family has great prestige among the Qiang people, so you are sent here. Also, I have always lacked good horses in Sichuan. The mountains in Hanzhong are good for my infantry to walk, but in Guanzhong we have to rely on horses. The horses are galloping, and taking the three counties will also help me buy horses from the northwest."

The three suddenly realized that it was so.Ma Dai was puzzled in his heart. Hearing that Wei Yan's plan to offer troops to the prime minister was not accepted by the prime minister, he thought Wei Yan would complain about it, but he didn't expect Wei Yan to understand the prime minister's intention.

After Wei Yan left Qishan and captured Xixian County, the four men divided into two groups. Ma Dai attacked Ji County, the prefecture, and Wei Yan attacked Shanggui, an important town.Chen Shi and Gao Xiang stayed in Xi County.

Gao Xiang sighed: "General Wen, too. It's a pity that the first emperor was overshadowed by the two generals Yun Chang and Yi De in Japan. If he guarded Jingzhou, it would not be like this." Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are here, how can anyone else In fact, when Ma Chao came to vote, Guan Yu was about to enter Sichuan to compete with Ma Chao, and Zhuge Liang gave him a good meal to dissuade him, let alone Wei Yan.

Chen Shi smiled back: "Wen Chang's sharpness is too sharp and he doesn't know how to restrain himself. I'm afraid it's not a good thing. You and I just follow the order." Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are dead, Wei Yan will have a chance?Chen Shi doesn't think so, keeping a low profile and concealing one's clumsiness is the way of the whole body.

In September, Zhuge Liang was surprised by the secret confidence of Wei Yanzhan and Ma Dai at Yangping Pass. His intentions were completely seen through, and he was slightly displeased.The reason why I insist on going to Qishan Mountain is that the roads are smooth and it is convenient to transport grain, and the other is that if the eastward movement is blocked, I can win people and horses in the northwest.

As expected, Cao Zhen was unable to attack because of the defeat of the West Route Army and the favorable terrain occupied by the Shu Army. The more important reason was that he heard of the chaos in Sizhou, so he dared not stay in Hanzhong anymore, and withdrew his troops back to Guanzhong after a few days.

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately dispatched his troops to Liu Chan for the Northern Expedition. He left Li Ping to guard Hanzhong to deliver food and grass for the army, and he himself led the army to Tianshui.

Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang had a word beforehand that if Cao Zhen retreated without damage, he would not use troops, but Zhou Cang's attack on Sizhou gave Zhuge Liang the best excuse: the Central Plains changed, and it would be too late to regret not taking the opportunity to seize Guanzhong at this time.And Wei Yan had already attacked Tianshui, so Zhuge Liang had to send troops. This was Zhuge Liang's second reason.The Southern Expedition obtained enough supplies to supply the Northern Expedition, the Qishan Road was victorious, the morale of the soldiers was high, and the soldiers were grateful for the special encounter of the late emperor, and the soldiers used their lives to repay Liu Chan.

Holding the list of teachers, Liu Chan was very emotional. Those who wrote to dissuade the Northern Expedition were all detained by Liu Chan and ignored them.

Cao Zhen was unwilling and unwilling to retreat.He wrongly underestimated the intricate terrain of Hanzhong from the beginning, and was blocked by Wei Yan's 3 people. He hoped that Fei Yao would be able to threaten Hanzhong through Qishan. Cao Zhen suddenly changed from active to passive.

Guo Huai showed Cao Zhen the letter from his father Guo Yan. Cao Zhen didn't care too much about Zhang Jai and Xu Huang's attack on Hanoi at the beginning. General Cao Ren was in Dongjun, Guo Yan and Xia Houba were guarding Hanoi, and Hanoi's defenses were intensified. Very tight, no major problems.However, a few days later, Du Ji from Hedong sent people again. The general Qu'a suddenly plunged into the east of the river. Jia cavalry rushed into chaos, and Qu'a besieged him with [-] Bingzhou cavalry. Less than [-] people survived, so Du had to retreat westward to Wangwu Mountain and asked Cao Zhen for reinforcements.

Du Ji reminded Cao Zhen that the black cavalry of the Han army were all wearing heavy armor, which was difficult to resist once they were pushed, but they were less flexible, while the light cavalry of the Han army were well-equipped, and they used throwing axes and spears instead of bows and arrows, which was hard to defend against.

It doesn't take much thinking to know that Qu'a wants to cut off the connection between Luoyang and Chang'an, and coordinate Zhang Jai and Xu Huang's attack on Hanoi.Cao Zhen gasped, Fei Yao on the western front was retreating steadily, and Hedong on the eastern front was tight, what should we do?

Joining the army, Jiang Wei suggested: "Hedong is an important place that cannot be lost. General Boji is resourceful and calm in times of crisis. If he can go to the rescue, Hedong can be saved."

Cao Zhen nodded and said: "That's exactly what I mean. Zhuge Liang, Wei Yanye, and Bo Yue are from Tianshui and know geography. I want to send you and Wang Shuang to Tianshui. I don't know what to do?"

Jiang Wei clasped his hands and said: "The general will follow orders. However, Fei Yao said that Wei Yan's army is advancing very fast. I am worried that Ji County will be lost before reaching Tianshui. Therefore, the general has a plan to defeat Zhuge! Shangyong Mengda rebelled against Liu Bei and joined His Majesty, Your Majesty Treat him very kindly, he still has nearly 3 horses under his command, if Meng Da assists the attacker to interrupt Zhuge Liang's return, discipline him whether he comes back or not."

Cao Zhen was overjoyed: "If Boyue hadn't reminded me that I almost forgot, I would immediately report to the emperor."

(End of this chapter)