Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Thinking of this, cold sweat kept breaking out on Zhang Yun's forehead. Although it is gratifying to be able to defeat Huang Zhong, the merits and demerits may not be equal.

Taking advantage of Cao Hong's silence, Zhang Yun carefully asked: "The grain ship in Mianshui is the last..."

Cao Hong rolled his eyes and thought about how to get the best of both worlds. He integrated the information he had obtained during the siege of Zhang Zhe, and finally answered seriously with a frown: "The general is already late, and dozens of grain ships have been destroyed by Zhao Yun. The rest of the grain ships have returned to Nanzheng."

"Then Zhao Yun..."

"Huang Zhong only brought out [-] soldiers. How many people do you think Zhao Yun has? This general can be regarded as a tie with him, but it is worthwhile to stop him from destroying the grain ship."

Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief. This batch of rice grain was used by Cao Jun for two months. If something went wrong, it would affect the situation of the battle. Seeing Cao Hong's serious expression and a look of resignation, he followed up and said, "Since Huang Zhong only brought Three thousand soldiers were sent out to serve as bait, Zhao Yun's remaining troops should not be too many, the general and I now have tens of thousands of soldiers, how about going back to the east of the division and taking their stronghold?"

Cao Hong shook his head abruptly, "I have seen their camp just now, and it is located on a mountain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There must be other roads connecting with Dingjun Mountain. Now we must go back and report to the King of Wei."

"Then today's battle here..." Zhang Xi was a little worried.

"Zidan and Gongming lost in Jinniu Dao. King Wei is extremely depressed now. I will report to him after returning to the camp. This general will speak well for you. In short, your credit is indispensable..." Cao Hong said flatly.

"Thank you, General..." Zhang He felt reassured.

The two returned to Zoumagu camp with their troops, and saw Guo Huai, Du Xi, Liu Ye and others standing outside the tent again.

"Zi Yang, King Wei..." Cao Hong asked in a low voice.

Liu Ye replied in a low voice: "Today we stopped attacking, but Liu Bei asked the fake son to come to the camp with Xia Houcheng's armor to fight. The king of Wei wanted to send Xu Chu to kill the guy, but in the end Boji (Guo Huai) and Zixu (Zixu) Du Xi) stop it."

"But why?" Cao Hong asked curiously.

At this moment, Zhang He, who was behind Cao Hong, added, "It was Liu Feng who fought in front of the formation at the beginning, and the governor of Xiahou went out of the camp to chase because of anger, but in the end he was caught by Huang Zhong..."

Cao Hong was startled when he heard that, he finally knew why Guo Huai and Du Xi wanted to stop them.

"Who is making noise outside?" Cao Cao scolded from inside the tent.

Chapter 514 Retreating Inclined Valley Zhang Fei wins the level

Cao Hong walked into the big tent under the eyes of everyone. Cao Cao, who had his hands behind his back, turned around. He frowned and looked at Cao Hong and asked, "Is the matter in the east settled? Isn't Zhang He too ugly to lose?"

"Reporting to the king of Wei, although General Zhang failed to kill the general, he defeated Huang Zhong's troops and beheaded more than two thousand ranks." Cao Hong first brought out the credit.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard that, and he danced and said, "That's just what I said. A general who is as famous as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, shouldn't be so mediocre."

"However..." Cao Hong hesitated to speak.

Cao Cao felt his scalp tingle when he heard these two words. Putting the turning point after a good thing means bad news. He hurriedly asked, "But what?"

Cao Hong swallowed his saliva and the grain ship was attacked, and he and Zhao Yun fought fiercely on the south bank of Mianshui. He said that the battle was unbearable, so he understated it. He emphasized that most of the rice grain was still there, but it was temporarily transported to Nanzheng. dock.

After hearing this, Cao Cao frowned and beat the case. What do Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Chen Bing want to do in the east?Other than harassing the grain road, what other plans are there?He immediately called all the people outside the tent to come in.

"Liu Bei divided his troops into Beishan, what do you think of Ziyang?" Cao Cao ordered directly.

Liu Ye looked at the map and calculated the distance. The straight-line distance between Beishan and Dingjunshan was [-] miles. It was actually very easy to echo back and forth. Finally, he frowned and replied: "The Mian River flows through the Beishan area. It is a bend. In addition to the narrow river surface, the current is also fast. Our army's grain ships are going against the current Going west is easy to be harassed, if you want to ensure the smooth flow of grain roads, you must pull them out, the king of Wei should first send people to the north bank to protect the grain, and then send troops to Beishan to conquer Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong."

Cao Cao stroked his beard, frowned and said, "Zi Lian, immediately send someone to Yang Ping Guan to send an order to let Xu Huang return to Shi Nan Zheng Huliang. He should be able to handle it well."

"Wei." Cao Hong clasped his fists and went out of the tent to deliver the order.

"As for the division of troops in Beishan, I always feel that something is not quite right..." Cao Cao shook his head, and then analyzed to himself: "These days of storming Dingjun Mountain have caused huge casualties to our army, but Liu Bei retreated on the mountain with little damage. Divide too few troops to capture Beishan, but divide too many troops and Liu Bei will go down the mountain to counterattack, what a dilemma..."

Liu Ye nodded and responded, "King Wei's concerns are also reasonable, but if we don't send people to conquer Beishan, not only will our food roads be lost, but our army's flanks will also be threatened. That would be too passive."

Cao Cao and Liu Ye are acting as the current ingenuity. When these two feel embarrassed, the rest don't know what to say.

"The King of Wei just sent someone to invite Ziwen Gongzi (Cao Zhang), but it took too long for Hanzhong to go back and forth from Yecheng, and I don't know if the relocation of General Wen Lie (Cao Xiu) is over. In fact, he can be transferred to help in the battle." Guo Huai Speak your mind.

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Wudu has immigrated hundreds of thousands of people. It is not easy for Wen Lie to do well. As for the current Hanzhong battlefield, it has little to do with the number of troops. Besides, Zhang Fei is still making trouble in Wudu..."

Xu Huang and Cao Zhen's attack on Jinniu Road failed, and Cao Cao's chances of defeating Liu Bei became slim. Now Cao Jun's food road has problems again, and adding troops to Hanzhong will increase the logistical pressure.

No countermeasures were discussed, and everyone left the big tent angrily, and Cao Cao left Du Xi alone at the end.

"Wei Wang, do you have something to ask?" Du Xi asked in a low voice.

Cao Cao looked at the backs of those who left, and said with some sadness: "They are no longer as brave as they used to be, and they are old and lonely, but Liu Bei's minion Huang Zhong, who is over [-] years old, can still fight. This land of Hanchuan I'm afraid I can't keep it..."

"Why should the King of Wei belittle himself? In fact, there are countless brave generals in the army, and Mr. Ziwen (Cao Zhang) is also a hero in the world. Just wait for the son to come here, and Liu Feng's heads are not enough." Du Xi comforted.

"Hanchuan was originally a fertile land, but it is a pity that Yang Song took away the people with rumors, leaving this piece of fertile land alone is embarrassing. The garrison here cannot be self-sufficient. If this continues, the Central Plains will be dragged down, Lord Wancheng Although the Yin rebellion was put down by Zixiao (Cao Ren), Hou Yin will not be alone..." Cao Cao's expression was serious.

"You mean..." Seeing that Cao Cao seemed to be withdrawing, Du Xi didn't dare to bring it up.

Cao Cao's eyes gradually became firmer, "Zixu, hurry to Nanzheng to prepare as soon as possible. Since Wudu has already moved the people, the people in Hanzhong can't be given over to Liu Bei. At that time, they will be driven to Guanzhong via Baoxie Road."

"The people in Hanzhong are so old and weak that they may not be able to walk to Guanzhong alive..." Du Xi was a little embarrassed.

"Even if the common people die halfway, they can't take advantage of Liu Bei. This man's wings are already full, and if he doesn't need some thunderous means, the future will be unimaginable." Cao Cao's eyes flashed a stern look.

"only."

Du Xi nodded and left with fists in his hands. Although Cao Cao is really old, he still has a fierce personality.

Cao Cao had the intention to retreat, so he did not divide his troops to conquer Beishan, but strengthened the defense around the camp. The warships that had been docked in Mianshui for a long time were the return route that Cao Jun had reserved in advance.

After Cao Hong was defeated from the Beishan camp, Zhao Yun gathered his men and horses to continue looking for Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong returned from the path behind the mountain during the preparation period.

Because he was defeated by Zhang Xi, Huang Zhong was a little embarrassed to face Zhao Yun, especially knowing that Zhao Yun only led dozens of cavalry and rescued his general Zhang Zhu.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun comforted: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Besides, Zhang Yun has more than twice as many troops as you. Why should the old general care so much? If you hadn't lured away Zhang Yun's main force, how could we have successfully seized the ship and burned food?"

"I heard that only fifty grain ships were sunk, and most of them fled back to Nanzheng. It's a pity that they couldn't be wiped out." Huang Zhong's expression was still serious.

Zhao Yun continued: "The old general doesn't care how many grain ships are sunk, as long as the grain is not transported to Cao Ying, it's fine, no matter what, it's a meritorious service."

Huang Zhong nodded and stroked his white beard. His face looked very kind and kind. He sighed and said, "The old man feels better after Zilong said that. I'm seventy-one now. I don't know how long I can go to the battlefield." Once, I’m already this old, I just want to go wild a few times, don’t blame the old man for competing with you for the leader..."

"The general is serious. Lian Po is eighty and still able to fight, so why underestimate yourself." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

After hearing this, Huang Zhong shook his head with a wry smile, "You, Zilong, are just too upright, but I like it."

"Let's not flatter each other. Cao Cao's grain ship was destroyed, and Cao Hong was defeated by me later. We must report to the lord and the military adviser as soon as possible." Zhao Yun reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes, the master and the military adviser control the overall situation." Huang Zhong echoed.

After Liu Bei received Zhao Yun's battle report, he and Fazheng personally went to the Beishan camp to reward them. In the end, they not only sent more troops to Beishan, but also sent Liu Feng down the mountain to fight.

In April of the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao left many empty camps in Zouma Valley, and the army secretly withdrew to the north of Mianshui, intending to return to Chang'an through Baoxie Road.

In order to prevent Liu Bei from pursuing from behind, Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhen to continue to hold Yangping Pass until Liu Bei's army could not defend it, and then returned to Guanzhong via Chencang Road.

As soon as the tens of thousands of troops entered Xiegu, news came from behind that Cao Zhen also retreated to Xiegu.

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard the news, and lamented that Liu Bei's marching speed was too exaggerated. He ordered Zhang Yun to guard the entrance of Xiegu, and fled forward in panic.

When Cao Zhen entered Xiegu, the truth surfaced: Yangping Pass was opened by Nei Ying, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, who were entrenched in Wudu, took the opportunity to occupy the city, and Yizhou's logistics supplies could directly enter Hanzhong from Yangping.

Chapter 515 Tuntian breaks the walls and clears the fields

Liu Bei was greatly surprised by Cao Cao's decisive retreat. Looking at the empty camp in Zou Ma Valley, he couldn't help sighing: "I never thought that Cao Mengde would have this day."

"My lord, the general trend has come, and even Cao Cao can't stop it." Pang Tong said firmly.

Liu Bei was bold and generous: "Two military advisers, Hanchuan is already under our feet, where should we go next?"

"It's not too late. We should capture Yangping as soon as possible. Cao Cao will definitely keep his troops in check. Only when the food road is smooth can we take Nanzheng without any worries." Fazheng analyzed.

"I'll let Zilong and General Huang come to meet you." Liu Bei nodded in response.

Liu Bei didn't put on any pretense when crossing the river this time. They quickly set up rafts to cross Mianshui, and then marched mightily to Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass was closed quietly, and Pang Tong didn't know who Cao Cao left to guard, so he sent Wei Yan to fight in front of the pass. At this time, a head with a silver helmet and jade face protruded from the city wall.

"General Wei." Ma Chao cupped his fists and saluted.

Wei Yan was very surprised to see Ma Chao, he stammered: "Ma...General Ma..."

While the two were exchanging greetings, Zhang Fei opened the city gate and rushed out astride the Wuzhi.

"Hahaha, Wenchang didn't expect that, did he?"

"Three Generals..."

Liu Bei seemed to have known him before the battle, but Wei Yan stood there unmoved. He ignored Pang Tong and Fazheng's dissuasion, and rushed forward with whip.

"My lord..."

Zhao Yun and Chen Dao exclaimed in unison, and then chased after Liu Bei, and when they got close, they realized that the man was really Zhang Fei.

"Big brother..."

"Third brother..."

The two Taoyuan brothers got off their horses and embraced each other. They hadn't seen each other for too long, and the burning brotherhood became more sincere.

Zhao Yun and Chen Dao also got off their horses, and at this time Pang Tong and others also followed. Zhang Fei's appearance was really gratifying.

"Third brother was making troubles in Wudu, why did he suddenly appear at Yangping Pass?" Liu Bei held his black hand for a long time and didn't let go.

Zhang Fei looked at the smiling faces around him, turned to Liu Bei and said, "Brother, this is not a place to talk, let's talk slowly after entering the customs."

"The third brother is right." Liu Bei held Zhang Fei's big hand, and the two strode forward.

When everyone entered Yangping Pass, Zhang Fei had already set up a feast for the gathering, and then gave Liu Bei the host.

Dozens of people accompanying the army were lined up. Zhang Fei pointed to Song Chen in the corner and said, "If Captain Song hadn't taken advantage of the chaos to open the city gate, it might take some time for Meng Qi and I to capture Yangping Pass."

"Lieutenant Song has made a lot of contributions. After Hanzhong is completely pacified, Bei will definitely reward him for his merits." Liu Bei looked at Song Chen and smiled kindly.

Song Chen clasped his fists and replied: "The last general didn't fight bloody battles, but just cooperated with some intelligence work. My lord still rewards the frontline soldiers a lot."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Ziyu once said in the martial arts hall that intelligence should be at the top of the list in warfare. Captain Song doesn't have to be humble."

"Brother is right. It is very useful to talk about the things taught in the martial arts hall. Meng Qi and I can gain a foothold in the martial arts capital, all thanks to Ziyu's strategies and tactics. He is worthy of reward in terms of meritorious deeds." Zhang Fei said solemnly.

Liu Bei laughed loudly: "Third Brother, even if I don't tell you, I know that you and Meng Qi have made great contributions. Would you like Ziyu to send you some oysters?"

"Is there still this season?" Zhang Fei asked suspiciously.

"I heard from Shi Zai (Deng Ai) that Ziyu sent a lot of seafood to Chengdu last winter. With Kong Ming's ingenuity, he will definitely keep it properly." Liu Bei replied affirmatively.

Zhang Fei was overjoyed: "Then we have to find someone to go to Chengdu to report the victory."

Liu Bei and Pang Tong looked at each other with a smile, and then said happily: "Shi Yuan has sent someone to Chengdu to report. I believe Kong Ming will get the news soon. Fortunately, we defeated Cao Cao in Hanzhong, and Yizhou's efforts over the years were not in vain."

"Already sent someone away? Did you explain clearly? Do you want me to..."

Halfway through Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei interrupted: "If the third brother is really worried, why don't you go to Jiaozhou by yourself, Ziyu should do a good job of being a landlord."

"How can I do that? I know the priorities. Before Cao Cao came to help Hanzhong, he moved people in Wudu. Giving up Hanzhong now is equivalent to giving up Wudu. When the elder brother takes over the land of Hanzhong, I will take back Wudu with Meng Qi." Zhang Fei said seriously.

Pang Tong agreed with the answer: "If you lose Hanzhong Wudu, you can't hold it. Cao Cao moved his people first because he was timid before fighting. The three generals and General Ma fought in Wudu for a year. It is easy to get back the 'old place', but the general Don't worry too much."

"Why?" Zhang Fei asked for knowledge.

Pang Tong explained: "The people in Wudu have been removed countless times, and the open space left behind is equivalent to Hanzhong under Cao Cao's rule. The more troops garrisoned, the more they need supplies from the rear. Cao Cao wants to use Wudu to consume us if we don't keep them all."

"Cao thief is so insidious?" Zhang Fei scratched his head.

"Hehe, isn't it the first day that the three generals knew Cao thief? However, Cao Cao's strong walls and clearing the field will not work for the lord. As long as you send General Lan or Deng Shizai to the front line to farm, the population will slowly recover, and you will be self-sufficient in a few years. " Pang Tong said leisurely.

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up when he heard it: "It's great that Ziyu can come, but he is guarding the border in Jiaozhou and he has to take care of his second brother in Jingzhou. It's better to ask Deng Shizai to come to farm."

Liu Bei nodded slightly: "I plan to let Deng Shizai farm in Hanzhong first, and spread to Wudu after Hanchuan restores people's livelihood."

"My lord's words are true." Pang Tong agreed.

Fazheng followed up and said, "Let's take a rest at Yangping Pass, and we will start to advance eastward tomorrow. Cao Cao likes to plunder people so much, and the tens of thousands of old and young people left in Hanzhong may also be sent to pass. "

Liu Bei shook his head and smiled wryly: "Tie Cao retreated so calmly, I'm afraid they have already moved the people of Hanzhong..."

Seeing this, Pang Tong comforted him and said, "My lord, don't be disappointed. Grain rains have passed at this time, and the rainfall will increase significantly. Cao Cao's tens of thousands of defeated soldiers, tens of thousands of Hanzhong people, and a large number of grain transporters, they all rushed into the slope. On the narrow plank road in the valley, the result can be imagined..."

"Isn't this Cao Cao shooting himself in the foot?" Liu Bei was very pleasantly surprised.

"Anyway, there is no good result." Pang Tong responded with a smile.

"Hey, you deserve it." Zhang Fei took a sip of wine.

Everyone knows Zhang Fei's jealous character. At this time, he scolded Cao Cao, which caused a burst of laughter in the hall. Liu Bei then asked: "Yide and Mengqi, this year's experience should be very exciting. Why don't you take this opportunity to tell everyone about it?" ?”

"Excellent is exciting." Zhang Fei scratched his head and smiled, then looked at Ma Chao and said, "General Ma, why don't you tell me?"

Ma Chao hastily declined: "It's still General Zhang."

"Uh...then let me tell you." Zhang Fei raised his head to organize his thoughts.