Sure enough, Guo Huai returned to Jigu Road with his troops and horses, ready to try his luck. In exchange for the pioneer Su Yong, he said: "Shu general Zhao Yun is brave and invincible. You must be careful and watch out. If they retreat, there will be an ambush." He said happily: "If the governor can help me, I will definitely capture Zhao Yun alive." So he led the three thousand troops in front of him and entered Ji Valley. As expected, he caught up with the Shu army. He only saw a red flag and white characters flashing from behind the hillside, which read " Zhao Yun".
Su Yong quickly collected his troops and prepared to retreat. After walking less than a few miles, he suddenly heard loud shouts and a group of men and horses came out to kill him. The man at the head, leaping on his horse with his gun drawn, shouted: "Do you know Zhao Yun?"
Zhao Yun was a famous general in the Shu Kingdom, and he was very skilled in martial arts. How could he not know this? Su Yong sighed inwardly and said: "Isn't Zhao Yun in front, and so is the flag. How come Zhao Yun came out here?" While thinking, he was caught off guard. He was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun, and the rest of the Wei army retreated.
Zhao Yun advanced slowly, and another group of troops came behind him. It was Guo Huai's general Wan Zheng. Zhao Yun saw that the Wei army was pursuing fiercely, so he turned his horse's head and stood at the intersection, waiting for the opponent's vanguard to attack. At this time, the main force of the Shu army After walking more than thirty miles, Wan Zheng recognized the Shu general blocking the road as Zhao Yun and did not dare to advance. Zhao Yun waited until the sky turned dark before slowly leaving and advancing.
Guo Huai's soldiers and horses arrived. Wan Zheng said that Zhao Yun was very brave and did not dare to come forward. Guo Huai sent soldiers to chase him. Wan Zheng sent hundreds of strong men to move forward. When they came to a forest, they suddenly heard a loud shout from behind, saying: "Zhao Yun Here!" All the hundreds of Wei soldiers fell off their horses in fright, and the rest fled over the mountains and ridges.
Wan Zheng reluctantly came to fight, but Zhao Yun's bow and arrow hit his helmet. He was so frightened that he fell off his horse and fell into the stream.
Zhao Yun rode over quickly on horseback, pointed his gun at the opponent and said: "I will spare your life today! Go and call Guo Huai!"
When Wan Zheng returned, Zhao Yun escorted the chariots and men away and headed towards Hanzhong. There was no loss along the way. Cao Zhen and Guo Huai took back all the three groups including Anding and Tianshui as their own merits.
Sima Yi divided his troops and advanced. At this time, most of the Shu army had returned to Hanzhong. In order to clear up doubts, Sima Yi personally took a group of troops back to Xicheng. He asked the residents who stayed behind and some people who were living in seclusion. They all said that Kong Ming did not have any other troops at that time. , all the military generals were sent out, and there were only 2,500 soldiers in the city. The others were civil servants, old, weak, sick and disabled, and there was no other ambush. As for the people in Wugong Mountain, they said: "Guan Xing and Zhang Bao each have only three Thousands of soldiers and horses marched around the mountain and shouted, just to set up suspicious soldiers, so they did not dare to fight."
After hearing this, Sima Yi regretted very much. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "It seems that I am paranoid. Kong Ming understands that my evaluation of him is to be steady and steady. Now he has done the opposite and retreated my 150,000 troops in an empty city. This is really smart. I I can't compare with you!" So he appeased the other officials and people, and returned to Chang'an with his troops and horses to meet Cao Rui, the leader of Wei.
Cao Ruidao: "Now we have gained the counties in Longxi again, it's all thanks to you!"
Sima Yi reported: "Now the Shu army is in Hanzhong and has not been completely wiped out. I hope to send a large army to take over Xichuan and serve your Majesty."
Cao Rui was very happy and asked Sima Yi to lead the army. Suddenly, a man from the squad came out and said: "I have a plan to pacify Shu and surrender Wu."
The person who gave Cao Rui advice was none other than Shangshu Sun Zi. Cao Rui asked, "What good idea do you have?"
He replied: "In the past, when Emperor Taizu Wu conquered Zhang Lu, he often told his ministers that Nanzheng is like hell, and the Zhongxie Valley Road is like a cave of five hundred miles. It is not a place to use force. If now
If we send all the soldiers and horses in the world to attack Shu, then Soochow will attack us again. It is better to use the current soldiers and horses to attack Shu.
Hold on to various dangerous places and recharge your batteries. In just a few years, the strength of the Central Plains will further increase. Then there will definitely be discord between Wu and Shu. Now a war has broken out in Xiangyang City. This is an example. When that happens,
When the time comes to make plans, how can there be no chance of winning? I hope His Majesty can make a decision."
Cao Rui asked Sima Yi: "What do you think of this idea?"
He replied: "It is very appropriate."
Cao Rui obeyed and appointed Sima Yi to guard the dangerous place with all his troops, leaving Guo Huai and Zhang He to guard Chang'an. He rewarded the three armies and then returned to Luoyang.
It is said that after Yu Yi left Xiangyang City, he went all the way north, hoping to join Kong Ming in Qishan to discuss the plan to further attack Chang'an. As a result, he heard a lot of news on the way. First, Sima Yi led troops out of Luoyang to attack Jieting, and Kong Ming general
Ma Su was sent to guard, and soon Liucheng and Street Pavilion fell. Then the Wei army marched straight in. Kongming retreated from the empty city, and then transferred the personnel of the three counties and returned to Hanzhong.
Yu Yi sighed and had no choice but to go to Hanzhong instead. After entering Hanzhong, he found that many people had moved to the streets, and all the soldiers, horses and generals from the Northern Expedition had also returned.
When Kong Ming heard that Yu Yi had returned, he personally went to greet him with hundreds of officials. After the meeting, he was in great pain and said: "I have committed a serious crime, please punish me!"
Yuyi felt strange and asked, "What crime did you commit?"
He replied: "The loss of the street pavilion resulted in the interruption of our food routes. This is all the fault of my poor employment of people. Now that the Northern Expedition has failed and the three groups have fallen, please punish me!"
Yu Yi sighed and asked, "Who do you want to guard the street pavilion?"
He replied: "He is Ma Liang's younger brother, his name is Ma Di."
Yu Yi thought for a moment, finally called the number, and asked: "I have met Ma Di before, and my impression is not bad. How could the street pavilion be lost?"
Kong Ming bowed and said, "Please wait until he comes back to report the details."
Yu Yi stepped forward to help Kong Ming up and said: "Winning or losing is a common thing for military strategists. There is no need for the Prime Minister to blame himself. Now our troops have all returned to Hanzhong. If we missed this opportunity, we can attack again next time."
Kong Ming wiped his tears. At this time, soldiers came to report that Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi were missing.
Kongming was very worried after hearing this, and quickly sent Guan Xing and Zhang Bao with a group of troops to respond. Yu Yi said: "Zhao Yun is a very important general in our Western Shu. There must be no mistakes. If not, I will bring a group of troops to respond."
Everyone hurriedly tried to dissuade them, but suddenly soldiers from outside came to report that Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi had arrived, and that they had not lost one person or one of their horses, and that they had also seized many equipment.
Yu Yi was very happy after hearing this, and took Kong Ming and hundreds of officials out of the city to greet him personally. When Zhao Yun saw Yu Yi coming, he quickly dismounted and bowed down and said, "How dare you, the defeated general, trouble your majesty to go out of the city to greet you?"
Yu Yi hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, held his hand, and said, "I have heard about the matter, but I never thought that General Zhao Yun is a rare general with great martial arts skills and resourcefulness."
Kong Ming added: "It was my failure to recognize Zhao Yun's talent that led to this situation. Now we are losing troops everywhere, but Zhao Yun has not lost a single person and has also captured some baggage. Why is this?"