Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 753 Zhang Lu abdicates, Wang Xingtai's arrangement for the battle
Another late Han hero has fallen!
"Daxingtai! Please take care of Hanzhong!"

People are full of drive when they are young, but the older they get, the more mature they become, and they do things in a stable manner, but this ambition is indeed declining day by day, just like Mr. Cao, as you can see in the last Ruxukou battle, He was eager to unify the country and gain great glory, but he was worried that a desperate attack would destroy the industry he had built with great difficulty, so he withdrew his troops after a 53-day confrontation with Sun Quan.

In this battle of Hefei, although Wei and Wu gathered more than 30 troops, Wang Hou still didn't think that the winner could be determined.

The same is true for Zhang Lu in front of him. He separatized Hanzhong. To the north is the Guanzhong Warlord who surrendered to Cao Cao. , stable and harmonious.

But this time, Liu Bei's Shu army really scared Zhang Lu a little. Under the attack of the light infantry in central Shu, even though they were protected by tortoise shell plate armor produced in Guanzhong, the [-] Hanzhong defenders were still beaten and fled.

If it weren't for the strength of the Flaming Rose Knights, which represents the eternal fire, after the three hundred cavalry were broken, they broke the Shu army's formation twice, and Zhang Lu didn't even come back.

The fierce siege battle for three consecutive days made Zhang Lu restless and nailed to the city wall in a panic. Fortunately, there were many single bows purchased from Guanzhong. With waves of crossbow arrows and the city wall blocking, Nanzheng Only then did the city wall hold.

But after Wang Hou came, he, the governor of Hanzhong, didn't want to do it anymore, and he voluntarily retired. He handed over Nanzheng City to Wang Hou.

"Wang's memorial to the king of Wei for your meritorious deeds has been sent out. According to the merits of the emperor and teacher, at least it is the reward of the feudal lord, and there is a letter sent to the Liaodong Guild Hall in Yecheng. The Chamber of Commerce will donate food. The one who helped you establish the Three Purities Concept, don’t worry, Mr. Wang, in Hanzhong, will definitely stick to it and prevent Liu Thief from succeeding!”

To be honest, the old guy's departure now is also a blow to Wang Hou. After all, Zhang Lu has been in Hanzhong for more than [-] years and has won the hearts of the people. Once he leaves, Hanzhong, which is already panicked, will become more chaotic, but this is also the last time to take over Hanzhong peacefully. The opportunity is here, what if Zhang Lu refuses to give up his seat after Liu Bei is beaten back?

So pinching his nose, Wang Hou had no choice but to admit it.

He looked back gratefully at Nanzheng City, which he had ruled for 20 years, and sighed deeply. Zhang Lu got into the luxurious Liaodong carriage without looking back, while the officials in Hanzhong were looking forward to it. Looking at the wealth accumulated over the years, he rushed north without looking back.

In terms of political wealth, Wang Hou promised a lot of things, but Zhang Lu was definitely worth the price. At this time, Nanzheng still had at least one million shi of food in the city, and there were more than 1 defenders in the city. There were also scattered around the Hanzhong Basin. There are more than [-] "ghost generals", tens of millions of money that Curry can't take away, and the war resources left by Zhang Lu are really quite a lot.

Moreover, the bureaucratic skeleton of Hanzhong, he basically stayed, Zhang Tianshi did not all withdraw, at least Zhang Wei, the old and ambitious "variant ghost general" stayed, and sent his elder brother away with Wang Hou, he On the contrary, he consciously lowered his status and bowed to Dao with the courtesy of his subordinates.

"The two armies of the ten counties in Hanzhong pay their respects to Daxingtai! Please give orders from Daxingtai!"

It was also from Zhang Lu's back that he came back to his senses and glanced at Nanzheng City, which was half blackened by the flames of war. Wang Hou's voice suddenly turned cold.

"The garrison of Nanzheng was handed over to Wei Fang, the school captain of Tuntian. Liu thief has entered Hanzhong. General Zhang Wei, please organize the people in the six counties north of Mianyang County to retreat to Guanzhong, and order Fufeng prefect Zhuge Lie to temporarily resettle them. Zhang Hu Zhonglang will organize the army. Continue to transport grain to Yangping Pass, Colonel Qu Tutong, I will give you a thousand knights, and your followers will send each other! Departure tomorrow!"

He didn't move Zhang Lu's old troops, but only deployed his own troops to defend the key positions. Hearing that Zhang Wei and many other officials in Hanzhong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, they held their fists together and bowed heavily.

"The last will obey!"

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The battle seems to have returned to the situation before Xia Houyuan was defeated. Liu Bei occupied the southeast bank of the Han River, and the vast Hanzhong Plain in the northwest was still Wang Hou's territory. , and the grain in Mianyang County was burned by the Shu army, and now there is only one grain road on the Han River that supplies the front line of Yangping Pass.

This place belongs to the land shared by Wei Jun and Shu Jun!

In terms of military strength, Wang Hou is also at a disadvantage. Even if he recruits [-] knights, he can ride and walk, and the fighting style of a master of the family with more than ten members of his own clan and trusted tenants is strong enough. The army is [-], and he has only [-] troops, while Liu Bei has [-] troops, and it is still increasing.

Moreover, comparing the Wei army with the Shu army, it really feels like Tian Ji horse racing. The [-] troops from Guanzhong are high-end horses, and the Hanzhong friendly army is absolutely inferior horses.
The defenders at Yangping Pass cannot move, otherwise the Shu army, which is still blocked outside Yangping Pass, will continuously transport food, salaries and war materials into Hanzhong as if they had opened up a highway. Transporting logistics supplies across mountains and ridges, three stones of grain departed from Chengdu, and it took less than one stone to reach Dingjunshan Daying.

However, the local defenders of Nanzheng City can’t beat the Shu army. If they can’t stay here with enough strength, Nanzheng City will be lost, and Wang Hou’s army rations will be lost. It's too big, and Wang Hou himself is afraid that he will be dragged down in the quagmire of war.

And if Nanzheng is obtained, the Shu army can gradually encroach on the Hanzhong Plain along the mountains like playing checkers, and even invade Wang Hou's retreat to Guanzhong.

In this case, the strongest spear in Liaodong had to become a nanny!

Thanks to cement and binoculars, Wang Hou mobilized civilians from Nanzheng City along the Han River for more than 100 miles. Wang Hou quickly built 25 small three-story plain towers. An observation post, and then pay on the top of the tower, the observers on the tower kept observing the [-]-mile Han River within their field of vision.

The nearly [-] Hanzhong Knights were divided into five divisions, one stationed every [-] miles, and each division had three regiments. Once the flames ignited, the nearest cavalry rushed out to support.

In this case, although there are still a lot of losses, the grain road on the Han River has stabilized anyway.

On the other side, Yangping Pass!
There is steam in the cauldron, and the Northeast Chaotic Stew of later generations shines in this military camp. The military rations sent by Nanzheng are sent by Guanzhong. On weekdays, the citizens of Chang’an are tired of eating canned sea fish, canned Liaodong pork, and kang. All kinds of dried vegetables that were too dry and could no longer be dried were all thrown into the pot.

A pot of stewed mixed vegetable porridge, those Xiahouyuan remnants who had been out of food for several days, and even gnawed on the bark of mice, almost swallowed their tongues, stayed nearby, and were tired for many days in Guanzhong The conscripted knights showed contempt on their faces, and at the same time they were pawing at the bowl.

The military supplies stabilized, and the morale of the army, which had just experienced a major defeat and labor, gradually rose back.

"Thank you Daxingtai!"

Guo Huai is a straight-hearted person. Seeing that his subordinates were full and eating the Liaodong army rations they envied before, this fellow from Bingzhou, Wang Hou, couldn't help but bowed heavily with his fists in his hands.

However, Zhang Jai’s expression is not so happy. As the Jizhou faction, the general sent by Yecheng to Guanzhong to guard Wang Hou, the current defeat makes him really worried. Zhang Jaw not only needs to consider the war, he also has to consider the issue of balance .

With a gloomy face, he also asked for instructions with his fists in his hands.

"Daxingtai, I don't know the next battle, how do you plan to fight!"

Wang Hou didn't answer him for a while, holding up his binoculars, he kept looking at the turbulent Han River, and the Micang Mountain, which was still densely vegetated in September and almost October.

It is only now that I wake up, Liaodong still lacks a mountain infantry!
　I wish everyone a happy National Day (>▽<) and a happy Mid-Autumn Festival
　　
　
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