Han Xiang

Chapter 584 Don Quixote Wei Wenchang

Back in Chang'an, the situation on the Western Front has changed.

Zhang Fei sent 2000 reinforcements to Chencang, but Zhao Yun still held on to the city and did not fall.

As for Yunyang, which also received reinforcements, because Yuan Wei's reinforcements were not timely, Wei Yan finally had no choice but to abandon the city and retreat to the mouth of the southern town.

"Good good."

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang said hello three times and looked at Zhang Fei, who looked confused and anxious.

He was fully prepared to ask for a fight, but his confusion disrupted his rhythm. He then pulled Liu Bei's sleeve and asked: "Brother, I heard that the military advisor was surrounded by high-ranking officials in Huayin. Is there any problem in his mind because of the siege?" ?”

"Hey, don't talk nonsense."

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei, then asked Zhuge Liang for confirmation: "Military advisor, according to your thoughts in Zheng County, who should we win from, the Horse or the Han?"

"Of course it's Han Sui."

Zhuge Liang finished speaking confidently, pointed his feather fan at the messenger, and said seriously: "Immediately ask generals Wei and Yuan to abandon the entrance of the valley and retreat to Chiyang to garrison."

"only."

Zhang Fei scratched his head and watched the messenger leave, thinking to himself, did I hear wrong just now?What do you want the military advisor to do if you withdraw before fighting?
do not care.

"Military advisor, since you and my eldest brother are back, I will hand Chang'an back to you and rush to Chiyang to meet the enemy."

"Wait a minute." Zhuge Liang stopped Zhang Fei, "Yide doesn't have to go to Chiyang. You and my lord rush to Chencang overnight to replace Zilong."

"What?"

Zhang Fei felt more and more that his brain was not enough.

I just listened to the conversation between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. They made it clear that they wanted to attack Han Sui, but they left me alone?
"Let's go, third brother. The military situation is urgent. You and I will go into battle lightly."

When Liu Bei pulled Zhang Fei's hand, he suddenly broke away and asked with a surprised look on his face: "Brother, what do you mean by military advisor? Zilong is well guarded in Chencang, do you and I need to replace him? Could it be that he wants to use Zilong Defeat Han Sui?"

"Yes." Liu Bei nodded and explained, "This is the strategy of the military advisor. I will explain it to you in detail on the way, brother."

"Why?"

Zhang Fei had a dark face and looked at Zhuge Liang angrily.

Zhuge Liang comforted him with a wry smile: "Don't get me wrong, Yide. Ma Teng has Ma Chao and Pang De under his command. Only you can control them. Maybe Zilong doesn't have any idea. My lord will explain it to you clearly. You should hurry up and get out of the city."

"Oh"

Zhang Fei was doubtful, and then glanced at Zhuge Liang when he followed Liu Bei out.

Liu Bei returned from Jingzhou to aid Guanzhong, leaving Zhang Fei with more than [-] troops. Most of them were stationed in Chang'an at this time.

Counting Guan Ping who returned from the east, Zhuge Liang's available troops are gradually becoming richer.

With more than 1 people, he was confident that he could repel Han Sui and break the siege of Mahan and Han.

After Liu Bei and Zhang Fei left Chang'an, Zhuge Liang spent most of his time preparing for subsequent battles, in addition to dealing with the backlog of important government affairs.

Chiyang is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an. The surrounding cities are densely populated and the population is gradually increasing.

Zhuge Liang asked Wei Yan to retreat here. Not only was it more convenient to supply grain and grass, but also because the summer harvest had just been completed in the hinterland of Guanzhong, there were fields for drying wheat straw everywhere, which could cover the roundabout movement of the army.

A few days passed in an instant, and Zhao Yun rode back to Chang'an alone.

Zhuge Liang received the battle report at this time. Han Sui, Yang Qiu, Liang Xing, Li Kan, and Zhang Heng combined [-] troops and were following Wei Yan towards Chiyang.

The core official road in Guanzhong, which runs parallel to the Jingshui and Weishui rivers, was completely controlled by Liu Bei at this time.

Cao Cao sent spies to sneak into Liangzhou and took the remote trails in Zuofengyi. The message transmission efficiency was very slow.

Not long ago, high-ranking cadres captured Linjin and reported victory to Han and Ma. The military report was also a one-way transmission. At this time, Ma Teng and Han Sui did not know that the situation had changed.This information gap gave Zhuge Liang the confidence to defeat the enemy.

Not long after Wei Yan and Yuan Wei retreated to Chiyang, they received new orders from Zhuge Liang.

The order required Yuan Wei to defend the city, and Wei Yan took the initiative to rob the enemy camp. At the same time, he asked Wei Yan to deliberately defeat the enemy and lead the enemy troops to Anling in the south.

Wei Yan knew that Liu Bei had returned to Guanzhong and carried out the military orders without hesitation.

The more than a thousand soldiers under his command were like following the knight Don Quixote, attacking Liang Xing's army who was encamped head-on.

Although Han Sui and others were in charge of their own affairs, when they saw Wei Yan abandoning the city and acting like a chariot, Zhang Heng and Li Kan both sent troops to encircle him.

After being stopped by the unknown Wei Yan for a month, these people were all holding back some energy.

It has been a long time since we came out of Liangzhou. Whether it was the food and grass brought by each ministry or the food grabbed on the spot in Guanzhong, it was almost consumed at this time. I was planning to replenish it in Chiyang, but I didn't expect Wei Yan to take the initiative to deliver it. .

Wei Yan just wanted to lure the enemy. When he saw the enemy troops moving from all directions, he decisively withdrew southward as planned.

During the Yunyang confrontation, Liang Xing's troops suffered the greatest losses.

Seeing Wei Yan at this time, he was extremely jealous, and he thought that if he had to give up, he would just keep his life. What does half-heartedness mean?Then he led his troops to pursue him, and his friend Zhang Heng also led his army to follow.

Han Sui and Yang Qiu came after hearing the news. Liang Xing and Zhang Heng's troops had already chased them far away, leaving Li Kan's troops unmoved.

"what's the situation?"

Facing Han Sui's question, Li Kan pointed his whip to the south and said: "Wei Yan suddenly led troops to rob the camp. General Zhang and I rushed to help, but the man suddenly chose to retreat, and Generals Liang and Zhang pursued him. It seems that there is no chance to return to Chiyang."

Yang Qiu asked: "How many people did Wei Yan bring?"

"How many can there be?" Li Kan spread his hands and showed disdain: "No more than a thousand people."

"More than a thousand people? How dare you come to rob the camp? Is Wei Yan crazy?"

Yang Qiu's doubts were also those of Han Sui. He frowned and murmured: "After this period of confrontation, Wei Yan doesn't look like a simple man, but why is he so impulsive today?"

"Why?" Li Kan sneered, "The senior officials captured Linjin a few days ago. I'm afraid Tongguan has been lost now, and others may have already reached Chang'an. It's normal for Wei Yan to be confused."

"Yeah, it makes sense, but..."

Han Sui frowned and changed the subject, saying seriously: "I don't know about Gao Gan and Cao Hong, but Chencang is guarded by General Zhao Yun, and Ma Shoucheng seems to have not made any progress yet."

"Isn't that good?" Li Kan reminded: "If we attack Chang'an first, we can share more money, food, and women."

Han Sui was noncommittal after hearing this. He glanced at Chiyang City in front of him on the left, then looked at the backs of Liang Xing and Zhang Heng's troops, and said softly: "If Wei Yan wants to return to Chang'an, he can just lead his troops away, but He decided to rob the camp first because he always felt that something was wrong."

"General Han, don't be suspicious, I don't think anything is bad."

Hearing the sarcasm in Li Kan's words, Yang Qiu also reminded Han Sui: "Even if Wei Yan cheats, he only has more than a thousand people, while Liang and Zhang have [-] people. This means that there are fewer defenders in Chiyang. The three of us Just take the city and resupply it, and then march directly to Chang'an."

"I agree."

Seeing both of them saying this, Han Sui could only nod in agreement, but also put forward his own point of view.

"We're tired from traveling today and it's getting late. Let's attack the city early tomorrow morning. Each of you can choose a siege. Maybe Yuan Wei will surrender directly, so we can save some energy."

"Then I choose the south gate."

"I'll just go to the east gate."

Han Sui had the largest number of soldiers and horses. Originally, both northwest gates could be surrounded, but the north gate was still left open.

The classic tactic of surrounding three and missing one can be used at any time.

Unfortunately, not only did Yuan Wei refuse to surrender, Chiyang City was like a sharp blade, forcibly dividing several troops so that Zhuge Liang could defeat them one by one.

(End of this chapter)