Han Xiang

Chapter 581 Do you understand the wine-cooking hero?
"Yide stayed in Chang'an. He is the son of Yun Chang, Guan Tanzhi."

"what?"

Just then Liu Bei beheaded the general, but Zhuge Liang was not in the city.

At this time, he had already guessed in his heart that it was Liu Bei who fought tooth and nail to repel the army of senior officials, and Zhuge Liang was moved with eyes full of emotion.

"That was my lord just now."

"It doesn't matter. Although I have been away from the battlefield for a long time, my martial arts skills are still there. I just tried my best, and my swordsmanship is not unfamiliar."

"My lord, you have a body of gold, so you must be careful in the future."

Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei had martial arts skills. Although he was moved, he was not overly entangled and asked:

"How is the situation in Chencang and Yunyang? The Liangzhou generals will only take advantage of the situation. As long as we can block the enemy in the east, they will not attack with all their strength."

Liu Bei shook his head and replied: "I heard that the offensive has been strengthened, but Chencang should be fine. When I returned to Chang'an, Zilong had not asked for help. Yunyang had few soldiers and it was relatively difficult. However, Yuan Wei was sent to reinforce. I asked Yide Sitting in Chang'an is intended to intimidate the generals in Liangzhou."

"It would be good if Ma Teng and Han Sui did not attack in an all-out manner. Fortunately, the ten coalition forces in Liangzhou all have their own agendas. If they really work together to capture the city, Zilong and Wen Chang will have no choice but to retreat to Chang'an. But it is a pity that the food in Guanzhong will be poor this season. How about the people? It’s easy to wait for the harvest, but you don’t expect that your work will be in vain.”

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and shook his head slightly. He spent a year stabilizing Guanzhong and growing crops in the fields, but he never expected such a change.

Liu Bei comforted him and said: "Since they have not bypassed Chencang and Yunyang, the Guanzhong area affected is relatively limited. As long as we repel the enemies on the eastern front as soon as possible, it should be too late to harvest food. Otherwise, if we delay for a while, we will die on the ground." inside."

Zhuge Liang nodded and stroked his beard and analyzed: "His career as a high-ranking official has been dampened by his lord. I guess he will not stay in Linjin and will probably return to Hedong to wait for an opportunity. Bingzhou is only nominally attached to Cao Cao. How can there be any reason to work so hard? "

"How are the enemies at Tongguan?"

"The main generals are Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and several surrendered generals from Hebei. Perhaps the soldiers and horses are all surrendered from Hebei, so they did not attack Tongguan directly. They just sent generals to the pass every day to challenge the battle, and pretended to adjust the ships to cross the river at Tongguan. It seems that they are covering up the senior officials. If Liang hadn't used himself as bait, Tongguan might have been lost. It's dangerous." Zhuge Liang shook his head after saying this.

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought about it, frowned and said, "Cao Hong and Cao Xiu are quite capable of making plans, not incompetent and reckless. My uncle has been working hard defending the city during this period. I plan to rush to Tongguan first to cheer up the soldiers guarding the pass. I told Tanzhi (Guan Ping) on ​​the way that he will listen to the military advisor's instructions when he arrives in Guanzhong, so you can use him to retire. Those five thousand athletes are all elite soldiers of Yun Changlian."

Zhuge Liang nodded lightly: "Liang has seen in the city that General Guan is a true general."

"It won't be too late." Liu Bei held Zhuge Liang's hand, shook it and said solemnly: "I will go to Tongguan to supervise the battle first. I will leave it to the military advisor to pursue the high-ranking officials and report the victory back to Chang'an."

"Don't worry, my lord, Liang will definitely live up to his trust."

The two chatted for a long time at the foot of Huayin City, and then Liu Bei led the guards east to Tongguan.

Huayin and Tongguan are more than [-] miles apart and can be reached in less than half a day.

Liu Bei defeated Gao Gan in the morning and appeared at Tongtong Pass in the afternoon.

When the Tongguan soldiers heard that Liu Bei was coming in person, they all shouted excitedly.

This move made the people in the city who were calling for war wonder, are you having a seizure today?

The sergeant led Liu Bei to the pass, and Chen arrived in full armor to salute.

"Lord."

"Uncle, no courtesy is required. Tongguan is the gateway to Guanzhong. There must be a lot of pressure on you. How are you now?"

Liu Bei's question was difficult to answer. Chen Dao thought for a while before clasping his fists and saying: "Although Cao Hong has thirty thousand soldiers and horses, most of them are soldiers from Hebei. Although there are future challenges every day, they are just pretending to put some pressure, including adjusting The same is true when ships are coming to cross the river. The general has ordered all the troops to wear earphones, and those dirty words and insults should not be heard."

The telescope sent by Long Xiang was limited and had to be distributed among Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Xu Shu and others. Although Chen Dao was guarding the important town, he did not distribute it, but Tongguan was located high up and it was convenient for observation.

"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Bei patted Chen Zhi on the back, and then walked towards the city wall.

When Chen Dao appeared on the edge of the city wall, the generals and soldiers under the city immediately insulted and ridiculed him.

"Chen is a child and is timid."

"Chen is such a kid, he's so shy."

"Chen Dao, it's useless for you to defend. Bingzhou soldiers have crossed the river from Pubanjin and will soon go around the pass. You are so afraid of death, why not lead the troops and flee back to Chang'an?"

"Your lord, fellow countryman Shiren, has surrendered. You, the general who is following you, will never be able to get ahead in this life. Why are you so insistent?"

"Chen Dao, do you dare to come down and fight Nai Gong?"

"Chen arrived, Liu Bei has already died in Jingzhou, why don't you surrender early?"

Liu Bei originally took it as a joke, but suddenly heard someone mentioning himself. He took two steps forward and shouted to Guan Xia in a deep voice:

"It's full of nonsense and makes you laugh when you think about it. Is this what Cao Cao taught you? Liu Bei himself is here."

"Liu Bei?"

"real or fake?"

Those who yelled and cursed after being shut down were speechless on the spot.

Why did you scold Liu Bei?Is this person real or fake?

Someone immediately went to the camp to ask for instructions.

Not long after, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Zhang Xiu all arrived at Guanxia, ​​and they saw that it was Liu Bei himself.

Cao Hong believed that he had more troops, so he said in a deep voice:

"Liu Xuande, you ran very fast, but you came back very irrationally. Can a 12-strong army stop you? What's the point of staying here? Could it be that Chang'an has fallen and there is no way out? Then I would like to remind you warmly. The confidant Shiren has abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side, Gao Yuancai's troops have captured Linjin, and will soon cut off the retreat from Tongguan, which is already a dead place."

"Huh, is it?"

Liu Bei smiled jokingly and responded coldly: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. Chang'an is still safe and sound at this time. Ma Teng, Han Sui and other ten soldiers and horses are still blocked from Chencang and Yunyang, and you give me Gao Yuancai, who has high hopes? He was easily defeated by me in the morning. The so-called 12 army is just a ragtag army."

"how come?"

Cao Hong was stunned for a moment, then grinned and sneered: "You must be bluffing, I'm afraid you are at the end of your battle. Liu Xuande, you don't have that fate, why are you still fighting?"

"Oh, how can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? Cao Mengde once cooked wine with me, how can you, a common man, understand? Just wash your neck and wait for it. Sooner or later, I will leave Guandong and welcome the emperor back to the old capital. I will never be deceived again. Traitors persecute.”

Cao Hong failed to ridicule Liu Bei, but was choked and uncomfortable by the opponent. He pointed his whip at the city and shouted angrily: "Liu Bei, don't talk nonsense. If you have the courage, come out to fight. How dare you call yourself a hero if you are timid? Don't be too cowardly like Chen." Head turtle.”

"Do you want to die so much?"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he turned and looked at Chen Dao: "Uncle Zhi, are you confident that you can come out of seclusion and fight?"

Chen Daoxian clasped his fists and reminded: "My lord, the military advisors have warned me many times that the general must never leave the seclusion at all."

(End of this chapter)