The stalemate between Han and Wei in Guanzhong was originally a very good opportunity for Wu. Sun Quan could either choose to unite with Wei to attack Shu Han, or he could choose to ally with Shu Han to attack Jianghuai, making it difficult for Wei to take care of himself. He didn't even need to move
With one soldier and one horse, he can profit from it. If he is willing to send troops, he is confident enough to gain more. This is what he did in the past, and he succeeded every time.
It's a pity that this time he can only watch and can't do anything. There is no other reason. It's just because there is a young tiger lying next to him, so he doesn't dare to act rashly. Not only that, he also has to guard against the young tiger attacking him every day.
I was on tenterhooks and trembling, but there was no joy at all. Originally I was sitting on a mountain watching a tiger fight, but now I am sitting on a mountain being watched by a tiger. This feeling has completely changed.
In addition to state affairs, family affairs also made him very worried. After ten months of pregnancy, Sun Luban successfully gave birth to a boy, who was strong and cute. Sun Quan was not short of sons, but his favorite Mrs. Bu could not give birth to a son.
It was his biggest regret. Now that his beloved daughter Dahu had given birth to such a cute child, he was of course very happy and loved it very much. But when he thought of the child's father, he couldn't be happy. In addition, Sun Dahu kept
They were muttering in front of him, asking him to bring Zhao Tong back to get married, which made him even more upset.
Such thoughts were all nameless fire that could not be expressed in words. The nameless fire in his heart made him feel even more uncomfortable and depressed.
Both of these things have an inexplicable relationship with Wei Ba. The young tiger that made Sun Quan sleepless and hungry was Wei Ba, and Sun Dahu's experience was also caused by Wei Ba. If Wei Ba hadn't kidnapped him in Yiyuan
Sun Dahu, how could Sun Dahu become a wound that Sun Quan could not touch? According to Sun Quan's temperament, he would have sent people to destroy Wei Ba and recapture Jiaozhou to relieve the evil in his heart. Unfortunately, not only can he not send troops to attack Wei Ba now, but also
She had to guard against Wei Ba attacking him, and this passive feeling made her and him even more irritated.
Fei Yi had a good idea of Sun Quan's thoughts, so he came to remind Wei Ba not to go too far, so as not to anger Sun Quan, break the current balance, and affect the war situation in Guanzhong - the grain from Jiaozhou still needs to be transported from Jingzhou to Guanzhong.
Wei Ba laughed heartlessly: "It's none of my business, and I have no obligation to make him happy."
Fei Yi smiled: "You don't want your brother to be short of food when he follows Mengda to attack Xiangyang, right?"
Wei Ba's smile became a little unnatural.
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Longguan.
Zhao Guang waved his sword and ran back and forth on the city wall, shouting at the top of his lungs, killing Qiang people one after another. But there were more and more Qiang people, and he could not kill them all. They were like a group of strong ants, constantly
Climb forward and upward, kill one, come two, kill five. Climb up ten, never ending.
Zhao Guang had been fighting hard for three days and barely defended Longguan, but he paid a huge price. Less than 800 of the 2,000 soldiers were left, and there were more and more enemies. He could no longer hold on, so he headed east
I looked at the valley countless times but saw no sign of reinforcements.
"Kill!" Zhao Guang roared angrily, held the knife in both hands, chopped off the head of a Qiang man, and kicked the headless corpse down the city. Because of the excessive force, he almost fell down. Fortunately,
The personal guard grabbed him. He held on to the city wall that was soaked in blood and was slippery and sticky, gasping for air. His legs seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and he couldn't lift them up. He simply sat on the ground. He was everywhere.
It was full of corpses and blood and had no reaction.
"General, if the reinforcements don't come, we won't be able to hold on anymore." A guard said breathlessly as he looked at the Qiang people gathering again outside the city.
Zhao Guang said feebly: "If you can't defend it, you have to defend it. If Long Pass is lost, Guanzhong will be finished. This responsibility is too big and I can't bear it. Instead of going back and being killed by the prime minister, it's better to die here so as not to deceive my father."
shame."
The guards were silent. They knew that Zhao Guang was telling the truth. If they lost Longguan and escaped, Guanzhong would be lost. They definitely couldn't bear this responsibility, and Prime Minister Zhuge would not spare them. That year of Longyouzhi
In the battle, Ma Di was defeated at Mumen and lost his grain and grass, so that Longyou was defeated. Prime Minister Zhuge almost killed Ma Di. The relationship between Zhao Guang and Prime Minister Zhuge was far less close than that between Ma Di and Prime Minister Zhuge, and the responsibility for losing Longguan was also far away.
It is a greater responsibility than losing food and fodder. Comparing the two, Zhao Guang is dead in any case. Even if the Prime Minister can let him go, I am afraid Zhao Yun cannot let him go.
Instead of going back to die, it is better to die in Longguan. This is the portrayal of Zhao Guang's current mood, tragic and helpless.
The war drums sounded again, and the Qiang people began a new round of attacks. Zhao Guang stood up with his tired body and ordered to fight again. Seeing the Qiang people carrying ladders coming from the city, Zhao Guang's eyes turned black.
. He didn’t know if he could survive this time. Death in battle was an inevitable outcome, the only difference was when he died. According to the time calculation, Prime Minister Zhuge had just received his message. Even if the Prime Minister sent reinforcements now, I am afraid that
It's too late.
In the final analysis, it was still my own responsibility. I failed to discover the Qiang people's intentions as early as possible, which led to the fall of Longguan. I made such a big mistake and had no other choice but to apologize with death.
Zhao Guang smiled bitterly and raised his sword.
A personal guard hurried over and shouted a few words loudly in Zhao Guang's ear. Zhao Guang's eyes lit up and he hissed: "Really?"
"How dare you deceive the general about such a big matter?" the guard said, "the messenger is waiting for you below the city. There is an order from Prime Minister Zhuge himself. General, please go down and have a look."
Zhao Guang ordered his men to prepare for war and hurriedly walked down the horse path. In the doorway of the east gate, he saw the messenger sent by Zhuge Liang. As soon as the messenger saw him, he immediately stepped forward to salute and took out a military order with both hands.
Zhao Guang checked the seal and then opened the envelope with trembling hands.
After a moment, a happy smile appeared on his blood-stained face.
"The Prime Minister really has a clever plan."
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When night fell, the Qiang people once again rushed to the city wall. The Shu Han army could not resist and was finally defeated. Under the command of Zhao Guang, the Shu Han army withdrew from Longguan, leaving the corpses on the ground and fled.
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After capturing Longguan, the Qiang people were so excited that they ran back and forth on the city wall, making strange howls like wolves. In three days, with more than 10,000 casualties, they finally captured Longguan and opened the door to enter the pass.
They have settled in Guanzhong. They have no reason to be unhappy and have no reason not to burst into tears.
Looking at the ecstatic Qiang people on the top of the city, Xia Houru was overjoyed and a little regretful. However, at this moment, the most important thing was to enter the city, occupy Longguan, and pursue Zhao Guang. Although Longguan was successful, he still had to enter Guanzhong.
There are still more than a hundred miles of mountain road to travel, and there are many places suitable for blocking. If Zhao Guang is allowed time to arrange his arrangements calmly, they will have to pay even greater casualties.
Xia Houru left some people to guard Longguan and led the main force of the Qiang people to pursue immediately. The Qiang people seemed to see the land in Guanzhong waving to them, and they rushed out of Longguan without Xiahou Ru mobilizing. Zhao Guang held a torch and fled in front.
, the Qiang people held up torches and chased behind, looking at each other, sporadic battles broke out from time to time, Zhao Guang led his guards to cut off the rear, and fought and retreated. The Qiang people pursued relentlessly, fought bravely, and left a trail on the mountain road.
All corpses.
The battle was bloody and short. Zhao Guang did not have the city wall as a cover and could only use the terrain everywhere. However, the Qiang people did not take advantage. Zhao Guang escaped very quickly and there was no time for them to outflank them. Moreover, the mountain road was narrow. They
The advantage of the large number of people could not be used at all. Those in the front and Zhao Guang fought with blood and blood, but those in the back could only watch and could not help. When they rushed to the front after all the hard work, Zhao Guang threw another
He got off the battlefield and ran away.
Fortunately, they pursued closely and did not leave Zhao Guang ample time to prepare, otherwise they would have suffered greater casualties.
One escaped and the other chased them. Overnight, they ran more than fifty miles. At dawn, Zhao Guang entered a canyon called Malu Gorge.
After a night of fighting, both sides were exhausted and their speed had obviously slowed down. Zhao Guang was surrounded by well-trained guards. Although they were tired, they could barely maintain their formation. Most of them followed, but the Qiang people
But they no longer had a formation. They were like a group of wild wolves that did not belong to each other. They only knew how to chase their prey and did not care about the position of their companions. A large number of soldiers fell out of the team. When they were chased out from Longguan, there were nearly 20,000 soldiers.
, less than half followed Zhao Guang into the Malu Gorge in time.
Fortunately, Zhao Guang only had a few hundred men, and they had also been running all night and were exhausted, so they still had enough strength advantage. Seeing Zhao Guang stop in front and hurriedly preparing a temporary position, the Qiang people laughed and hit each other.
Qi slowly gathered in the canyon and rushed towards Zhao Guang's position, preparing to fight again.
Zhao Guang also laughed. He raised the battle flag and shouted: "Blow the drum, call Guan Dingguo, and Zhang Ziwang to get up. I have been running around all night, it's time to let them move around."
The soldiers around him showed sinister smiles and suddenly beat the war drums. The sound of the war drums vibrated back and forth in the canyon, and the ground shook.
After a while, majestic war drums also sounded in the valley, echoing Zhao Guang's war drums.
The Qiang people were shocked. They raised their heads, looked at the flags fluttering on the hillside, and couldn't help but take a breath.
Guan Xing stood on the hillside on the left, slowly pulled out his sword, stretched out, and cursed with a smile: "Zhao Zhongde, this guy, runs really fast. It's really hateful to disturb people's dreams so early in the morning. Treat me like this."
Kill all these Qiang people and then settle the score with them. Come here, push down all those stones."
On the other side, Zhang Jiao shook his head lazily: "Did this Zhu retreat without receiving the Prime Minister's order? Why did he run so fast? Well, after this battle is over, we have to ask him carefully.
, General Zhao has lost all his face. Such a person can be a brother-in-law with Wei Ziyu. Why is there such a big gap between people?" He glared at the soldiers who were looking at him: "Look.
Why don't you just push those rocks down and save them for breakfast?"
The soldiers did not dare to neglect, and worked together to push the stones that had been prepared for two or three days down the hillside.
Suddenly, large and small rocks rolled down the hillside, rolling faster and faster, with a loud rumbling sound, and hit the stunned Qiang people.