Chapter 17 Fraudulently opening the Zhengan Pass, all countries discussed together
Chapter 17: Fraudulently opening the Zheng'an Pass to discuss matters among all countries
King Wuyou appeased the generals in Lu City and asked Prince Duan to quickly take over the defense of Yicheng and Lucheng. He appointed Tang Jinhu as the chief general and Ximenli as the deputy general to reorganize the Shu army in Yicheng and Lucheng and prepare
Take the city directly.
Prince Duan and Tang Jinhu were both shocked when they heard King Wuyou's plan. Prince Duan asked: "Your Majesty, we have occupied Lu City and cut off Zheng'an's food and grass. At this time, we can detour behind Zheng'an Pass and attack Zheng'an.
It would be better for the Yue army to join the Chu army there and then attack Chengcheng. If we leave Zheng'an alone and attack Chengcheng directly, is it too rash to advance?"
King Wuyou waved his hand and said: "Zheng'an is already in our hands now!"
"Ah!" The generals in the tent couldn't help but turned pale and exclaimed in unison. Tang Jinhu stepped forward and asked: "Your Majesty, you are not teasing us, are you?!"
King Wuyou smiled and said: "When I was in Yicheng, I ordered Huo Yuan to lead a Vietnamese army and detour behind Zheng'an Pass. We besieged General Ximen in Lucheng just to buy time for General Huo, otherwise we
Why do you have to wait three to five days before entering the city?"
Prince Duan and Tang Jinhu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that after Li Dian guarded the east gate of Lu City, King Wuyou still refused to enter. The two of them had been suspicious for a long time. It turned out that King Wuyou had already made arrangements.
At this time, Zheng'an Pass, as King Wuyou expected, had been captured by the Yue and Chu armies.
That day, Huo Yuan received the secret message from King Wuyou, and immediately led three thousand Qingqi, quietly bypassing Lu City, and arrived behind Zheng'an Pass. When he received a letter from King Wuyou, he said that Lu City had been besieged by the Dali army.
, Huo Yuancai led his troops, one of them pretending to be the defenders of Lu City, fleeing in front, and the other still dressed as a Vietnamese army, chasing after them.
Huo Yuan arrived at the city gate and shouted to the city to open the door quickly. The soldiers on the city asked why? Huo Yuan said that they were soldiers from Lu City who came to deliver food. They were attacked by the enemy and all the food and grass were taken away. He took these guards with him.
Fight them out, escape here, and report to General Zheng'an. I hope General Zheng'an will send troops quickly to chase down the enemy and regain the food and grass.
When Huo Yuan arrived at the city, the pursuing Vietnamese troops pretended not to dare to come forward and only patrolled in the distance. The soldiers reported to General Liu Qibao. Upon hearing this, General Liu hurried to the tower and saw that the soldiers below were indeed Shu troops.
After dressing up, he asked several questions about Lu City and answered them all. In fact, Li Dian had already told King Wuyou about the information about Lu City in the city. King Wuyou also wrote to Huo Yuan.
Naturally, I know it clearly.
A bloodstained school captain next to Huo Yuan said: "Old general, follow us to pursue the enemy as soon as possible. Those Vietnamese troops have robbed our food and grass and they haven't gone far yet!"
Liu Qibao stood firm in Zheng'an City. He was not afraid of attacks and sieges from the Chu and Yue armies on the other side, but he was afraid that the food supply in the pass would be cut off. He heard that the food and grass had been hijacked by the Yue army and had not gone far. Thinking of the Chu army in front of the pass, the Vietnamese army had no big plans.
Unfortunately, I still have a Qingqi in my city, so I can pursue the Vietnamese army and take back the food.
Thinking of this, he ordered the generals around him to light up two thousand light cavalry and follow him down to the city to pursue the grain and grass.
Huo Yuan waited for Liu Qibao to come out, and then together with him, they attacked and killed the group of Vietnamese troops in the distance. When the Vietnamese troops saw reinforcements coming out of the city, they turned around and ran away. Huo Yuan took the lead and chased after them, shouting:
"You thieves, give me back my food and grass!"
Liu Qibao originally wanted to give chase and return to the city if he was far away from the city. However, he saw that the general escorting the grain and grass was eager to recover the grain and grass and had already rushed forward. He could not leave them alone at this time, so he had to lead the army.
Soldiers rushed to the rear to help.
The group of Vietnamese soldiers disappeared after turning around in the forest. Huo Yuan led the group of soldiers and chased them in. Liu Qibao hesitated, stopped the soldiers, and walked forward slowly. After turning around the woods, he was far away.
He could see the back of the escorting Shu army, and Liu Qibao saw that there was no ambush in the forest, so he urged his men and horses to continue pursuing.
After chasing for more than ten miles, Liu Qibao just looked at the back of the Shu army from a distance. The more he thought about it, the more wrong he became, so he hurriedly asked the soldiers to stop, thought for a while, and said: "No, one of us
It’s a plan, go back to the city quickly!”
Liu Qibao and his soldiers were about to reach the woods in front of them. Not far away, they saw flags flashing faintly in the forest, and the sound of people and horses neighing. Liu Qibao hurriedly stopped the troops and looked at the woods in front. He thought to himself:
"It seems that this is a trick of the Vietnamese army. They let themselves go out of the city to pursue them, but they ambush them in the forest. When they can't pursue them, they will sneak attack when they return when the troops are tired. Unfortunately, I noticed it in time, and the Vietnamese army has not completely ambushed them yet.
Okay, I was discovered by myself."
Thinking of this, Liu Qibao ordered his soldiers to divide into three groups, going around from the left side of the forest and from the right side. He led the Chinese army to guard the place. The enemies in the forest were surrounded by Shu on both sides.
The army drove them away, and then led the men and horses to attack from the front.
The Shu troops on both sides quickly surrounded the two wings, and then charged in. The shouts of killing were loud for a while, but the Shu troops on both sides met in the forest. Apart from some flags and horses, there was no soldier or soldier.
At this time, faint shouts of killing continued. But they came from the direction of Zheng'an Pass.
Liu Qibao said: "Not good! Not good!" He quickly urged his soldiers to march towards Zheng'an City with all their strength. When Liu Qibao and his soldiers arrived at the city, they saw that the flag of Qi had been hung on the city. The escort
General Liangcao was standing on the tower, looking at Liu Qibao and shouting with a smile: "Old General Liu, you went to chase the Vietnamese army, have you ever caught up? I have already entered the city first!"
Liu Qibao asked angrily: "Who are you? You actually used a trick to open my city gate!"
Huo Yuan smiled and said: "I am Huo Yuan, the deputy commander of the army in front of the King of Yue's tent. I have been ordered by the King of Yue to seize Zheng'an City from you."
Liu Qibao nodded and said: "You are Huo Yuan. I have heard of your name before. You are the son of Prince Huo of the Yue Kingdom. You are favored by the King of Yue. Why did you rebel and surrender to the Qi Kingdom and become a traitor!"
Huo Yuan said: "Old General, I still protect the King of Yue and lead the Yue army. There has never been any treason against the country or against the ministers."
Liu Qibao knew that now was not the time to argue. He saw that Zheng'an City had fallen into the hands of the Vietnamese army. There were still sounds of fighting in front of the city, but now it had gradually subsided. It seemed that the Vietnamese and Chu troops had occupied Zheng'an City. He
If you continue to struggle here, you will be surrounded instead. Since the city is lost, you should quickly go to Wucheng and join Marshal Yang Yun. Thinking of this, Liu Qibao stopped talking and commanded the troops to set out an evacuation line to Wucheng.
Huo Yuan did not pursue him, but simply wiped out all the Shu troops in the city. In the city, the Yue and Chu troops quickly escorted five to six thousand Shu troops to one place. King Huo asked if anyone who was willing to surrender could be incorporated into the army.
In the army, those who did not want to surrender were detained in one place and guarded together. Then the news of Zheng'an was reported to King Wuyou and King Shun.
When King Wuyou got the news about Huo Yuan, he told Prince Duan and Tang Jinhu, and everyone was amazed. Dali's troops were also ready to go. After receiving the military order, Tang Jinhu led 10,000 surrendered Shu troops, and Prince Duan led two soldiers.
Thousands of Dali troops and a total of 30,000 troops and horses on both sides marched towards the city of Shu.
Huo Yuan occupied Zheng'an and divided his troops into two groups. Dongfang Yi led 30,000 Chu troops to attack Wucheng in sympathy with King Shun. Huo Yuan personally led 30,000 Yue troops to join Prince Duan's army and march towards Chengcheng.
Attack. Zheng'an handed over his general to lead 10,000 Vietnamese troops to garrison, and another 10,000 Vietnamese troops were transferred to Lucheng under the command of King Wuyou.
King Wuyou led more than 10,000 newly arrived Vietnamese troops to sit in Lucheng to ensure that the food and grass they obtained were safe. Yicheng was garrisoned by the Dali army.
Yang Yun in Wucheng was still in a stalemate with King Shun, but he received news one after another that Yicheng guard Tang Jinhu surrendered to Qi, and Lucheng chief Ximen Li was defeated and killed. Then he met Liu Qibao, the guard who had escaped from Zheng'an.
Yang Yun knew that Zheng'an had also been lost. Two of the four defensive link points he had deployed had been lost.
Tan Ma then reported back: The Dali army and the Shu army that surrendered to Qi, led by Prince Duan and Tang Jinhu, headed towards Chengcheng; the Vietnamese army, led by General Huo Yuan, also headed towards Chengcheng, with a total of more than 60,000 people in both armies;
The Chu army, led by Dongfang Yi, had already attacked Wucheng. It seemed that the intention was to cut off the connection between Wucheng and Yucheng, and form an encirclement with the Qi army attacking from the front.
Yang Yun looked at the current situation and saw that Wucheng had become an isolated point. Once the Chu army intervened, he would not be able to escape. He could only be besieged and wait for death. So Yang Yun discussed with the supervisors to abandon Wucheng and quickly return.
They drove to Yucheng and fought against the Qi and Chu armies in Yucheng. At the same time, the Shu army that had retreated to the city quickly returned to defend the city to ensure the safety of the city. The supervisor was only loyal to the king of Shu and knew little about marching and fighting. He just kept saying
agreed.
Yang Yun got the consent of the supervisor and quickly led the Shu army to retreat to Chongqing overnight. The next day, King Shun found that Wucheng was an empty city. After occupying Wucheng, he quickly sent troops to pursue the Shu army. Yang Yun led the army
Already fled far away.
King Shun arranged for the garrison to garrison Wucheng, and he personally led an army of 60,000 towards Yucheng. The Chu army led by Dongfang Yi also received military orders at this time, and did not need to intercept the Shu army, but directly marched towards Yucheng in the northwest.
Meet the Qi army at the foot of Chongqing City.
Yang Yun retreated to Yucheng and counted the troops. He found that there were still more than 40,000 soldiers. So he assigned city defenses to various parts of Yucheng, thinking of defending against the Qi army and the Chu army.
The Qi army, the Chu army, the Yue army, and the Dali army fought against Shu, and there was a stalemate at first. After the battle at Yicheng, Tang Jinhu surrendered, and then captured Lu City, Zheng'an, and Wucheng. The Shu army was defeated across the board, and the Shu Kingdom
The situation is precarious. Qin, Chen, and Yan, who originally wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, can't sit still. The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Qi has already occupied Yue. If it takes over Shu again,
Then the entire southwest belongs to Qi State. Qi State's national power has greatly increased, and the next targets will inevitably be Qin State, Chen State and Yan State.
The three countries quickly reached an agreement and jointly submitted letters of credence to the King of Qi, asking Qi to stop invading Shu. All countries went to Dadu to discuss matters, stopped fighting, and stopped fighting.
The King of Qi was already aware of the battle on the front line in Lu City. The armies were progressing smoothly and were approaching the capital city of Shu and the strategically important city of Chongqing. At this time, the letters of credence from the Three Kingdoms were also sent to Lu City. The King of Qi summoned King Ping.
, discussing how to deal with it. King Ping suggested: The war has been going on for a long time, the army is exhausted, and the newly occupied Shu land is not stable. It will not be a day to attack the city of Chongqing. It is better to talk to other countries first and see what they want.
, and at the same time, it also stabilizes the territory it occupies.
The King of Qi thought this was very good, so he replied to the envoys from various countries. Qi State agreed to cease the war and sent important ministers to Dadu to discuss important matters.
After receiving such a reply from the King of Qi, all the countries breathed a sigh of relief. The King of Shu even applauded when he heard the news.
King Shun in the Kingdom of Shu also received the decree and secret letter from King Qi, and King Shun naturally understood it. He immediately stationed an army on the spot and continued to form a siege situation around Chengcheng and Yucheng. The coalition forces in the occupied territories quickly appeased the people and suppressed them.
Defeat the remaining troops and consolidate the city defenses in various places. At the same time, expand the number of troops in the territory and strengthen the military strength.