Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Wei Yan rode quickly to greet him, and when he saw Deng Ai again, he was indescribably excited.

Deng Ai immediately ordered the villagers to push the carts and continue to move forward. When they arrived at the Weiyan barracks, they began to bury pots and cook rice. The soldiers were almost moved to tears when they smelled the long-lost aroma of rice.

When it was time to eat, the soldiers of each battalion sat on the ground. Wei Yan, Deng Ai, Wang Ping, and Ma Dai held bowls and gathered around the fire to keep warm and enjoy dinner.

According to Wei Yan's instruction, Wang Ping asked Deng Ai how he came out. Deng Ai sat there and did not hide anything, and told all the astronomy and geography he had learned, as well as the villagers who led the way.

After hearing this, Wei Yan was convinced. He and Wang Ping started on the road lightly, and both missed several times in the Ziwuling Mountains, but Deng Ai never made a mistake. Except for the farmer who walked by more than 20 years ago to lead the way, Deng Ai was the main one. Terrible knowledge of astronomy and geography.

"Our marching in the mountains depends entirely on experience. I'm curious about what kind of person General Lan is, who can teach a military genius like General Deng. No wonder the third general never forgets you. Has General Deng learned eight points from General Lan?"

After Wang Ping surrendered to Liu Bei, he stayed under Wei Yan's command in Hanzhong and had no chance to meet Lan Tian. He became very curious about Lan Tian from Deng Ai.

"Eight points? General Wang is laughing at me. My family has learned from the past and the present, and I am still far behind..." Deng Ai shook his head modestly.

"Ah..." Wang Ping was puzzled.

Wei Yanshu had to answer: "General Lan's talent is immeasurable. I heard that Shi Zai liked to set up sand table formations since he was a child, and he has a thorough study of terrain. Perhaps it is this tireless spirit that makes you feel like walking on the ground in Ziwu Ridge... "

"Hehe, did the three generals say it? That's all I like..." Deng Ai admitted with a smile.

"After all, you are the king and they grew up watching..." Wei Yan nodded in affirmation.

Wei Yan envied Deng Ai Youfu from the bottom of his heart. He was a stuttering boy when he was a child, but he immediately "changed his fate" after meeting Lantian. It won't be any worse.

Wei Yan saw Deng Ai's relationship network, but he didn't see Deng Ai's silent efforts since he was a child. His understanding of sand tables and maps is even better than that of Lantian's own sons.

"Although we successfully walked out of Ziwu Ridge, we walked more than ten days longer than planned, and the remaining food is only half a month away. Should we make a plan to surprise Chang'an?" Wang Ping brought the topic back to business. .

Wei Yan put down his bowl and asked Ma Dai, "Bo Zhan used to follow General Ma to attack Chang'an, what wonderful strategy did Bo Zhan use? At that time, Zhong Yao must have been smarter than Xia Houmao."

Ma Dai replied: "At that time, the Xiliang army could not overcome the siege for ten days. Meng Qi (Ma Chao) adopted General Pang's strategy and ordered the army to withdraw suddenly from Chang'an City. Zhong Yao relaxed his vigilance without knowing the plan. There was a shortage of rice and grain in the siege, so we opened the city gates and let the people go out to collect firewood to find food, and then we went back with the Xiliang army, and the people flocked into the city so that the city gate could not be closed, so Zhong Yao had no choice but to retreat..."

"General Wei, can we follow suit?" Wang Ping asked.

Wei Yan shook his head and replied: "In the past, the Xiliang Army had 20 soldiers, but now I only have [-] athletes. I'm afraid it won't work with General Pang's old plan, but Xiahou Mao, who is a man, might escape when he leads the army to the city..."

"Shi Zai, what do you think?" Ma Dai asked Deng Ai.

Deng Ai frowned and replied: "Earlier, it was secretly reported that there were [-] defenders in Chang'an. Whether General Wei's troops can successfully force the surrender depends on Xia Houmao's psychological endurance. The main force of the king should be attacking Chen Cang now. My suggestion is to cut off the wings, Both kindness and majesty."

"What do you mean by that?" Wei Yan asked.

Deng Ai took out the map that he carried at all times, pointed to the surrounding areas of Chang'an and said: "It goes without saying that the city of Chang'an is strong, but counting my villagers, there are only 3 people in total. , A frontal attack will definitely not be able to defeat it.

The cities and villages around Chang'an are densely populated. Although there are not many troops stationed in those places, once we form a joint force, it is difficult for our lone army to fly, so we have to cut off the surrounding wings so that we can also get some supplies. "

"Wonderful, then let's divide our troops into two groups. Zijun (Wang Ping) and I attack Chang'an directly, while Shi Zai (Deng Ai) and Bo Zhan (Ma Dai) are responsible for sweeping the surrounding areas." Wei Yan nodded appreciatively.

"General, remember to act quickly, and don't let the wind leak. If the defenders of An Ding and Tongguan are attracted, our surprise attack will be useless." Deng Ai reminded.

"I know in my heart that Xia Houmao can abandon the city and escape, but the scouts want to go out of the city to deliver the letter? Absolutely impossible." Wei Yan's face was stern.

The generals' collegial meeting ended, and the regular army and the Tuntian soldiers parted ways after dinner.

Wei Yan's [-] troops marched to Chang'an. Due to the small number of people, they only surrounded the southeast two gates. Xia Houmao was still immersed in the gentle village at that time.

Xia Houmao was roughly interrupted by the guards. He put on his winter clothes and almost went into a rage, but when he heard that Wei Yan was approaching the city, he showed an incredulous expression.

"What did you just say? Wei Yan appeared in Chang'an? Why didn't you say that Liu Bei broke the Chencang? This winter is such a pastime for my son-in-law?" Xia Houmao angrily scolded.

The guard bowed his head and replied, "You will find out when you go to the city tower and have a look..."

"Hmph... If Wei Yan isn't here, just wash your neck and wait." Xia Houmao cursed and left his warm residence.

As soon as he climbed up the tower, he saw a neat army, with the characters Wei written on the flag, if not for the different clothes, Xia Houmao thought it was his own.

"Where is Wei Yan?" Xia Houmao ordered the defenders to ask.

Wei Yan walked to the front of the formation with a big knife in his hand, stroked his long beard and replied contemptuously, "Is Xiahou's son-in-law in the city? Wei Yan is here."

"What is the general here?" Wei Yan once showed his face in the Battle of Hanzhong, and the Wei people had already remembered his appearance in their hearts. Xia Houmao immediately locked on the opponent, but he uttered a stupid sentence.

"Of course it is to take back the city for the king. If you knew the current affairs, you would have surrendered earlier. General Yide could have let you go. I, Wei, would not be so easy to talk to." Wei Yan replied coldly.

"How did you get here?" Xia Houmao asked, swallowing his saliva.

Wei Yan heard the fear from Xia Houmao's voice, so he was going to continue to scare the other party, "Does the son-in-law know where the King of Hanzhong is? Wherever he came from, I will come from wherever..."

"Chen Cang is broken?" Xia Houmao was shocked.

"Now that the general situation in Guanzhong is gone, the son-in-law should give the city to the city as soon as possible, so as not to burn everything after the city is broken." Wei Yan played tricks and did not respond directly to the other party.

"Hmph...Chang'an is here, if you want the city, you can get it yourself." Xia Houmao left in a hurry after saying a harsh word.

Wei Yan looked at Xia Houmao with admiration, and said that he had to attack for this reason, but due to the lack of people, he only temporarily besieged the city, and ordered people to cut down trees to make equipment, as if he wanted to attack by force.

Chapter 799 Disarmed Veteran Marquis of Linjing

Xia Houmao said harsh words, but his heart was very empty. He was dealt with by Zhang Fei in Tianshui, and he knew that Wei Yan was not easy to mess with, so he didn't have the courage to fight recklessly.

Zhang Fei has continued to make troubles in Tianshui for the past few years, successfully attracting Cao Zhen's attention, so that there are not many troops stationed in Yongzhou, and Chang'an guarded by Xia Houmao has only [-] soldiers.

Although General Anxi was hanged, Xia Houmao was unable to challenge Cao Zhen. He was far away from the political center of Luoyang, and raised concubines in Chang'an to enjoy life. He had no military pursuits.

Not long ago, when Liu Bei invaded Chencang with heavy troops, Zhang Yun urgently asked for help from Chang'an. Seeing that he "surrendered" to him for the first time, Xia Houmao sent his general Yi Biao to rescue him with [-] troops without hesitation. Will this person reciprocate in the future?

As a famous general of the Wei State, Zhang He was restrained by Xia Houyuan in the past, but now he only recognizes the commander-in-chief Cao Zhen. He has always regarded General Anxi's "mascot" as a joke. If he hadn't felt Liu Bei's pressure, he would never have asked Xia Houmao for help. .

Faced with Wei Yan's threat, Xia Houmao regretted his swollen face to pretend to be a fat man to help Zhang Yun, and sent half of the defenders in Chang'an at once. Now the strength of the troops in the city is equal to that outside the city, and he has no confidence to challenge the opponent at all.

Just when Xia Houmao was at a loss, the guard sent a message at the door: "My son-in-law, please see me, Marquis of Linjing."

"Please." Xia Houmao turned his worries into joy, as if he had found a life-saving straw.

Yang Qiuyuan, Marquis of Linjing, was one of the chiefs of the ten tribes in Kansai. He followed Ma Chao in decisive battles with Cao Cao in Tongguan and Weishui.

There are too many generals who surrendered in Wei State, but most of them are not highly valued. Yang Qiu was very popular in Wei State. When he persuaded Cao Pi to proclaim himself emperor, he ranked No. Eight, ranked before Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Zhang Liao, Zhang Yun, Xu Huang, and Zhu Ling, and they were already township lords at that time.

Two years ago, bandits in Liangzhou rebelled, and Yang Qiu was ordered to fight with Guo Huai and they won a complete victory. Yang Qiu was promoted to the general who fought against the bandits and was granted the title of Marquis of Linjing.

Yang Qiu was just over [-] years old at this time, and his colleagues thought he would be promoted, but Yang Qiu retired bravely to retire. If he hadn't heard that Wei Yanbing was coming to the city, he might still be a rich man in Chang'an.

"It's good that the Marquis of Linjing is here, but Wei Yan's soldiers suddenly came to the city, threatening that Liu Bei has taken down Chencang, and my son-in-law's position is in chaos..." Seeing Yang Qiu's appearance, Xia Houmao expressed his worry like beans falling from a bamboo tube.

Yang Qiu held Xia Houmao's hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, son-in-law, Chang'an city is very strong, and it will be impossible to attack for a while."

"Does the Marquis of Linjing have any countermeasures?" Xia Houmao pinned all his hopes on Yang Qiu, after all, he didn't have much military talent.

Yang Qiu looked at Xia Houmao's expression, and couldn't help teasing in his heart, if it weren't for the friendship with His Majesty, you would not be qualified to be a school captain with your current mental quality.

"The last general has removed his armor last year, so I can only help the son-in-law analyze and plan, and you have to make up your own mind..."

"Okay, okay, what do you think we should do?" Xia Houmao asked urgently.

Yang Qiu had to answer: "Chencang is an important town on the Weishui River, and General Zhang is still stationed there. Even if Liu Bei has a large number of troops, it is impossible to break through the city so quickly. Wei Yan may have come by detour, and the solitary army has no supplies to go deep. "

"Then what should we do?" Xia Houmao asked like a student.

"Chang'an City has [-] defenders. It's easy to defend Wei Yan's attack. We just need to guard against him failing to cheat the city and instead looting nearby counties and villages. It's best to send people to Anding and Tongguan to call in reinforcements."

When Yang Qiu said this, he suddenly remembered the past. Liang Xing, one of the original ten chiefs, was defeated in Weishui due to lack of food and plundered Feng Yi, and was later defeated and beheaded by Xia Houyuan. This ending.

"The general of the upper army is in charge of the military affairs of Yongliang. I can't mobilize the soldiers and horses of Taishou Cui. I have reported the situation of Chen Cang to His Majesty a few days ago. Maybe it is not appropriate to go to Tongguan to urge reinforcements at this time? After all, it is the defense zone of Sili. ..." Xia Houmao looked forward and backward, fearful, Yang Qiu couldn't help but slander him when he saw his appearance, what's the use of making you General Anxi?It's useless at critical moments.

Yang Qiu frowned and asked again: "Wei Yan only has [-] people, so he couldn't besiege the four gates of Chang'an, right?"

"Only surround the southeast two gates..." Xia Houmao replied truthfully.

Yang Qiuxu raised his eyes and said: "Since Wei Yan didn't completely besiege the city, the son-in-law must report the military situation to everyone. Whether to send troops or not is someone else's business. Whether to do it or not is the son-in-law's business. Then Cui Liang, the prefect of Anding, has an old relationship with me. I am very good at writing a book, and I believe he will send troops."

"That's great." Xia Houmao was overjoyed.

"I heard that Yi Biao brought tens of thousands of people to save Chencang, and the son-in-law can send scouts to investigate. In fact, it is easy to expose Wei Yan's lies. By the way, he sent orders to the surrounding counties to recruit villagers to fight bravely. I believe the siege of Chang'an will be untied soon." Yang Yang Qiu once again offered advice.

"I think that if the Marquis of Linjing decides to command, why not go to the consort's mansion as a military counselor? I have all kinds of singing and dancing girls and concubines..." Seeing that Yang Qiu is a talent, Xia Houmao made up his mind.

"Thank you son-in-law for your appreciation, but the old man is old and has many old injuries on his body, please be considerate..." Yang Qiu politely refused.

"Uh...that's a pity...but if there is something unresolved in the future, I will still invite you." Xia Houmao left a way out.

"Okay." Yang Qiu didn't dare to speak too harshly.

After Yang Qiu left, Xia Houmao deployed one by one according to the other party's suggestions. He thought he would have to wait a long time before asking Yang Qiu for advice, but the irony was that he only persisted for three days.

Yang Qiu came to Anxi General's Mansion anxiously, and Xia Houmao was more anxious than three days ago.

"The son-in-law urgently summons the last general, has something serious happened?"

Xia Houmao nodded and replied: "The scouts sent to Chen Cang and the surrounding area all escaped back..."

"Today I went to the southeast two gates to investigate, and found that Wei Yan's troops were attacking the city with all their strength. What frightened our scouts?" Yang Qiu asked with a question mark on his face.

"Yi Biao led tens of thousands of people to aid Chencang. It is said that they were ambushed by Huang Zhong and Yan Yan. The tens of thousands of soldiers were almost wiped out. Yi Biao led hundreds of defeated soldiers and fled to the west of Chang'an [-] miles yesterday. After being ambushed by Liu Bei's army, Yi Biao was beheaded by the enemy general Ma Dai, and only three of his troops escaped back, and..." Xia Houmao couldn't bear to continue.

"And what?" Yang Qiu asked.

"The scouts who fled back reported that several troops of unknown number swept all the surrounding villages and cities in two days. Chang'an has now become an isolated city..." Xia Houmao replied with difficulty.

Yang Qiu was dumbfounded when he heard this. Three days ago, he was full of confidence, but now he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After a long time, he murmured: "It's because the old man was shallow before. Wei Yan didn't The lone army goes deep, they are planning to attack Chang'an, maybe Chen Cang is really lost, otherwise why are there all enemies around Chang'an?"

Chapter 800 Suspected Soldiers Frighten Xia Houmao Away

"Then what should we do?" Xia Houmao was bewildered.

Yang Qiu shook his head and replied: "Liu Bei came to take Yongliang with all his troops, how could this son-in-law be able to resist it? Even General Zidan couldn't face it alone. The ministers in the court didn't see the situation clearly, and now they haven't seen Luoyang." reinforcements..."

"It's a done deal now, Marquis Linjing help me make an idea..." Xia Houmao was completely flustered, and had no idea at all.

"Before I heard that Zhang Fei sent his troops out of Mount Qi, and now that Chencang is occupied by Liu Bei, if General Zidan can see through the trick earlier and dispatch troops from Longshan Road to help Chang'an, or Luoyang reinforcements can arrive within a few days, maybe we can still hold on... ..." Yang Qiu only talked about the facts and not the results, because once he said the words of abandoning the city, he might be implicated in the future.

"The general of the upper army (Cao Zhen) was caught by Zhang Fei. Even if we really divide our troops to help Chang'an, I don't think there will be too many troops. There is no news from Luoyang, and the reinforcements may not be so fast..." Xia Houmao said as he spoke. Walking around in place, he suddenly looked at Yang Qiu solemnly, and asked tentatively, "Why don't we retreat from Chang'an tactically before Liu Bei's main force arrives?"

"Uh...you can keep it, you can retreat..." Yang Qiu replied ambiguously.

Just when Xia Houmao was hesitating, the guards outside hurried in and said in a panic, "My son-in-law, the flags and flags outside the southwest are covering the sky, and the sky is covered with smoke and dust. There are countless soldiers and horses approaching. The gates of the two gates in the southwest Lieutenant, I request the son-in-law to immediately increase the garrison..."

After the guard finished speaking, he decided to stay where he was and wait for an answer. Xia Houmao glanced at Yang Qiu first, and then said in a deep voice, "You ask the two guards to step up their guard first. Marquis Linjing and I are discussing the deployment..."

"Wei." The guard then turned and left.

"The sky is covered with flags and the sky is covered with smoke and dust. That must be Liu Bei's main force. The big-eared thieves are coming too fast. If we don't take action, we won't be able to leave..." Xia Houmao rubbed his hands anxiously.

Yang Qiu saw that Xia Houmao wanted to abandon the city, but doubted that Liu Bei would march so fast, so he clasped his fists and said: "The guards of the various gates like to exaggerate, we still have to go to the top of the city to check in person, otherwise we may be punished by Your Majesty if we leave rashly. "

"Yes, we need to hurry up." Xia Houmao urged.

Yang Qiu then went straight to the west of Chang'an with Xia Houmao. After a while, the two climbed to the top of the city and looked into the distance. The scene was indeed that the sky was covered with flags and smoke and dust. What a pain.

This army is the villagers brought by Deng Ai from Mianyang. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the regular army, they are good at marching in formation. Deng Ai arranged for people to deliberately raise smoke and dust in the rear, and concentrated all the flags in the faintly visible area. In the dust, the militia team, which originally had only [-] people, looked like there were nearly [-] people.

"The other party is making the final assembly and deployment, and it is estimated that they will soon encircle Chang'an. If the son-in-law has any ideas, he should do so as soon as possible. Wei Yan is aggressively attacking the south today, and we don't have much time left..." Yang Qiu said loudly based on his experience. remind.

"Then what are you talking about? Get out of Chang'an North as soon as possible before the big-eared thieves encircle." Xia Houmao punched a nearby pillar.

"Alright, we can temporarily abandon Chang'an, and then go to Anding to station, waiting for the reinforcements from General Zidan and Luoyang. Liu Bei is far away from food and grass, so let Guanzhong be his cage." Yang Qiu continued to offer advice.

"Marquis Linjing said it well, take a step back and open up the sea and the sky."

Xia Houmao ignored Yang Qiu's armor and took him with him when he left Chang'an. Xiahoumao was worried that Liu Bei's army would be chasing him, so he didn't inform the guards of all gates to withdraw together. He only took five thousand away without deploying defenses Mission soldiers.

The so-called one leaf knows the autumn, the huge movement in Chang'an city cannot be kept hidden for a long time, and soon Xia Houmao's escape spread everywhere, and those Wei soldiers who defended stubbornly had to open the city and surrender.

In late December, Wei Yan, with the help of Deng Ai's suspicious strategy, successfully scared away Xia Houmao and occupied Chang'an, the western capital, and the conspiracy of Ziwu Valley became a reality.

Xia Houzhen abandoned Chang'an and went north to cross the Wei Bridge. Because he was worried that Wei Yan would pursue and destroy the bridge, Yang Qiu stopped him and said, "This is a tactical retreat. If the son-in-law demolishes the Wei Bridge, won't it prevent Liangzhou from reinforcements?"

"If it wasn't for Marquis Linjing's reminder, my son-in-law would almost have a major accident. Yes, we are only retreating tactically, and we will come back in the future..."

Because he was in such a hurry to leave, the concubine Ji he raised didn't have time to settle down, and he didn't know how Liu Bei would deal with it. Xia Houmao felt a little lost when he thought of this.

Knowing the situation of Xia Houmao, Yang Qiu thought it would be troublesome to bring this person on the road, so he offered a plan: "Liu Bei's all-out troops are planning to plot Guanzhong. With Yongliang's existing garrison, it is difficult to regain the lost land. The son-in-law and I should divide the troops into two groups. At the end of the day, the general went north to Anding to seek the help of Cui Taishou, and the son-in-law followed the Weishui River to the east to Tongguan and Luoyang. Only when you walk in front of His Majesty, those important officials in the court will pay attention to Guanzhong..."

"It makes sense." Xia Houmao nodded straightly, Yongliang was not as prosperous as the Central Plains, and now Liu Bei beat him to Chang'an, and he still hid back to the Central Plains for safety.

Xia Houmao then assigned a thousand soldiers to Yang Qiu, and the two parted ways on the north bank of Weiqiao.

Yang Qiu knew that Xia Houmao was too mediocre to be Liu Bei's opponent at all, and he was afraid that he would never be seen in Yongliang in this life.

Looking at Xia Houmao's back, Yang Qiu couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, then led his troops northwest to Anding.

Just after marching to the boundary of Anling, the scouts reported a group of men and horses to the west. Yang Qiu galloped to the flank to watch, and saw the two big characters of Xiahou on the flag in the distance.

Xiahou?Thinking that it must be the army of Wei State, Yang Qiu immediately went up with the guards, and when he got close, he realized that it was Xia Houru, the guard of Zhengshu.