Chapter seven hundred and seventy second give you a blow
Street pavilion conquered!
Not only Yan Liang, but also all the soldiers around him were in high spirits after hearing this news.
"Zi Qin is worthy of being our most brave general in Da Chu. Good, even good. Send an order to the army to speed up towards the street pavilion." Yan Liang drank happily
More than 100,000 high-spirited soldiers marched toward the street pavilion with agile steps and high morale.
Yan Liang was not surprised by the capture of Jieting. He just had a strong curiosity and wanted to see what was unique about Jieting. This made Cao Zhang and Ma Su in history both make the same mistake and did not attack the street.
When he went to the village, he also chose to camp on Broken Mountain.
The army moved quickly. At nearly noon the next day, the main force led by Yan Liang finally arrived at the street pavilion.
When Wen Chou, Xu Shu, Ma Su and other ministers heard about Yan Liang's arrival, they all came out of camp to welcome him.
In front of everyone, Yan Liang greatly praised Wen Chou and the others, and issued an order on the spot to grant Wen Chou an additional land.
"Your Majesty, I was able to successfully capture the street pavilion this time, thanks to Ma Youchang's advice." Wen Chou did not take all the credit, and generously expressed his credit for Ma Su.
"This is actually happening. I wonder what kind of clever plan You Chang came up with?" Yan Liang asked curiously.
Ma Di hurriedly held up his hands and smiled humbly: "General Hussar's words are serious, I just had an idea and was inspired by chance."
Ma Su was humbled, but Xu Shu next to him smiled and told Yan Liang the whole process of the capture of the street pavilion, as well as the key role Ma Su played.
After listening to Xu Shu's narration, Yan Liang suddenly realized that the doubts in his heart were finally solved.
"Come and take me to the battlefield," Yan Liang said, raising his whip.
So Wen Chou and others led Yan Liang up to Namai Ji Cliff.
Yan Liang inspected the Maiji Cliff and saw the undercurrent, then stopped on the Ma Cliff and looked down at the topography of the entire street pavilion.
At this time, Yan Liang finally understood why Ma Su in history and Cao Zhang today made the same "mistake"
With the low and dilapidated city wall of Jieting City and the wide terrain at the entrance of the avenue, neither Ma Su in the past nor Cao Zhang today would have been able to block an enemy several times their size on the plains if they did not have enough troops.
enemy attack
The undercurrent at Maiji Cliff and the unfavorable terrain of Jieting prompted Ma Di and Cao Zhang to unanimously choose to violate the previous military order and choose to defend Duanshan instead of going down the road.
Ma Su in history did not just talk about war on paper, but sent troops based on the actual situation, and he did it as a last resort, right?
In the past, Zhuge Liang only gave Ma Su some soldiers and horses, but ordered Ma Su to go down to the village at the street pavilion, blocking several times the number of Wei cavalry, and ordered Ma Su to complete this impossible task.
Then, the one who really doesn’t know how to fight should be Zhuge Liang
"Ma Su, Ma Su, if you follow the wrong master, your life will be ruined. Fortunately, you are with the right person now."
Yan Liang sighed with emotion and couldn't help but look at Ma Su's young face. He praised Ma Su greatly and promoted him to General Yamen on the spot.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Ma Su thanked him profusely and bowed his hands in greeting.
Yan Liang nodded slightly, reined in his horse, turned around, looked towards the south, and said boldly: "Pass on my decree, the army will go south and conquer Longxi for me!"
After the imperial order was passed, more than 100,000 troops marched from the street pavilion and marched southward towards Jicheng, the capital of Qin State.
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Cao Zhang suddenly woke up from the nightmare. He gasped violently, struggled to stretch out his hands, and then lowered them. There was a painful groan in his throat, as if something was oppressing his chest.
Ever since he escaped from the Chu army's siege the day before yesterday, Cao Zhang's spirit has suffered a major blow.
Darkness, depression, anger, and all kinds of negative emotions were imposed on his tired body, putting his spirit on the verge of collapse.
The breakout that day was simply a miracle. At that time, he led his remaining soldiers to rush down the mountain desperately, and was about to be strangled by the torrent of Chu troops several times his own. At this moment, an unexpected heavy rain came unexpectedly.
It was this belated heavy rain that revived the spirit of the remaining Qin army, and the rain also slowed down the Chu army's attack. Therefore, Cao Zhang led the remaining soldiers of less than 2,000 people to take advantage of the heavy rain.
Confused, he escaped in one breath
Cao Zhang, who escaped from the street pavilion, did not dare to stop at all, and fled all the way to Lueyang City, dozens of miles away in the south.
Cao Zhang knew that after conquering Jieting, the Chu army's next goal would be to drive southward and directly take the capital of Qin, Ji City, and Lueyang City was the only way for the Chu army to go south.
Cao Zhang fled to the city. While gathering the defeated troops, he sent to Jicheng for help, hoping that the rear could send troops and horses to help him build a new defense line in Lueyang to prevent the Chu army from going south.
Although Cao Zhang knew that once the street pavilion was lost, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops entered the Longxi Plain. It would be difficult for a small Lueyang city to withstand the torrent of Chu troops.
But Cao Zhang didn't retreat anymore. He didn't dare to retreat, and he didn't have the courage to retreat. He was afraid of facing his father Cao Cao's complaining face, and he didn't want to see his brother Cao Pi's gloating eyes.
Thinking of Cao Pi, Cao Zhang couldn't help but think of Wu Zhi again
Later, Cao Zhang learned that Wu Zhi did not even put up a slight resistance when the Chu army attacked, and simply abandoned his camp and fled.
Without Wu Zhi's escape, the dark water source would not have been cut off, and Cao Zhang would not have been in trouble. At this moment, the flag of Da Qin would still be flying over the street pavilion.
"Wu Zhi, this bitch Wu Zhi, wherever he is, I will definitely ask my father to get involved in him and sentence him to death for escaping from battle!" Cao Zhang gritted his teeth with hatred.
"Your Majesty, the general heard that Wu Zhi had fled all the way to Jicheng after retreating from the street pavilion," the deputy general said.
Jicheng? This timid son of a tortoise actually ran faster than a rabbit and fled back to Jicheng.
Cao Zhang knew that Wu Zhi was afraid that his anger would kill him, so he fled back to Jicheng, hoping to seek asylum from Cao Pi.
Thinking of Cao Pi, Cao Zhang's heart suddenly shook, as if he suddenly thought of something
"Wu Zhinai is a close confidant of the second brother. He asked my father to fight and followed me to guard the street pavilion. Could it be that he was instructed by the second brother and deliberately wanted to interfere with it?"
This astonishing idea flashed through Cao Zhang's mind for an instant, but then, Cao Zhang was shaken again.
"Even if the second brother wants to compete with me for the crown prince's position, the battle at Jieting is related to national affairs. Could it be that the second brother is doing it for his own selfish interests and ignoring the overall interests of the country?"
Cao Zhang had doubts in his heart, but he had no choice but to write a petition for participating in Wu Zhi, and sent someone to bypass Jicheng and go directly to Qishan to report to his father, Emperor Cao Cao.
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The capital of Qin State, Jicheng
In the Jin Palace, Cao Pi stood there with a gloomy face and his hands behind his back, his eyes flashing with shock and anger.
The disgraced Wu Zhi knelt down in front of Cao Pi, feeling terrified and ashamed.
After a long while, Cao Pi turned around, glared at Wu Zhi and scolded: "Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi, what do you want me to say about you? You can escape from the battlefield, but you can do it. Do you know what your crime is?
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"The King of Liang disobeyed the imperial edict and moved his camp to the mountain without authorization. I only had three thousand weak soldiers, but I was attacked by ten times the Chu army. I wanted to fight but was defeated, so I had no choice but to retreat. Please give me a warning, your Majesty." Wu Zhi defended himself aggrievedly
"My younger brother is really self-righteous. How could he disobey my father's will and change the battle plan without authorization?" Cao Pi turned the target of his complaint to Cao Zhang
Wu Zhi, who was kneeling on the ground, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and winked at Zhu Shuo who was standing aside.
"Your Majesty, it was wrong for Ji Zhong to withdraw his troops without permission, but he did try his best. In the final analysis, the loss of this street pavilion was caused by King Liang's disobedience to the emperor's will," Zhu Shuo advised from the side.
Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo were both close confidants of Cao Pi. Cao Pi usually relied on these two for every plan.
After Zhu Shuo's persuasion and Wu Zhi's self-defense, Cao Pi's resentment finally subsided.
"Get up." Cao Pi waved his hand.
Wu Zhi took a long breath and stood up, standing aside without daring to say a word.
At this time, Zhu Shuo lowered his voice and said: "Actually, the loss of the street pavilion is not necessarily a good thing for the king."
"A good thing?" Cao Pi frowned, "How do you say this?"
Zhu Shuo smiled slightly and said: "The King of Liang disobeyed the imperial edict and lost the key pass of the street pavilion, which put the country in danger. If Your Majesty knew about it, even if he did not punish the Liang Kingdom, he would be greatly disappointed. And the King of Liang lost power.
Isn’t it the king who benefits the most from this?”
Cao Pi's expression perked up. Zhu Shuo's words woke him up, but he actually saw the benefits from this failure.
After pondering for a long time, Cao Pi nodded slightly, "Zi Wen is a younger brother, but he insists on competing with me, the eldest son, for the position. He really doesn't know the importance. Now that Jieting has been defeated, he should really suffer."
Cao Pi acquiesced to Zhu Shuo's proposal, and Zhu Shuo took the opportunity to say: "Zhuo thought that after the defeat of King Liang, he would definitely shirk the responsibility on Jizhong. What the king has to do now is to write a letter immediately and consult with King Liang before he does.
A copy of this book will make it difficult for him to speak."
"Well, you are right. I will repair the book right away." Cao Pi didn't have time to think too much and quickly picked up the pen to repair the book.
After thinking about it for a long time, Cao Pi wrote an urgent memorial and ordered his trusted aides to ride out of Jicheng and go straight to the front line of Qishan Mountain.
One day later, the messenger arrived at Qishan Camp
At this time, Cao Cao was leading an army of 40,000 to fight against Lu Xun's 30,000 Sichuan army.
Although Lu Xun was handsome and talented, as Yan Liang said of him, he was good at defense but not good at defense. After several head-to-head confrontations, Lu Xun was defeated.
Lu Xun, who had been defeated in consecutive battles, could only order the camp gates to be closed tightly and hold on, not daring to fight Cao Cao again.
Cao Cao, who had won consecutive victories, was so confident that he planned to prepare a strong attack to completely defeat Lu Xun and eliminate the threat from the south.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Jicheng~~" the scout rushed forward and handed over the urgent document.
"What's going on in Jicheng?" Cao Cao, in high spirits, asked casually.
The scout said in a trembling voice: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin urgently reported that the King of Liang was in a disadvantageous position in the battle. The street pavilion was captured by the Chu army the day before yesterday."
In an instant, a thunderbolt fell on Cao Cao's head (To be continued...)
