Guan Xing received Zhuge Liang's order four days ago, when the battle at Longguan had not yet begun. When Guan Xing and Zhang Wei rushed to Malu Gorge to set up an ambush, the place was still so peaceful that Guan Xing and Zhang Wei secretly
Li believed that the prime minister deliberately kept them away from them and prevented them from participating in the battle to kill Cao Zhi.
However, they soon met the messenger sent by Zhao Guang to Qian County and learned about the situation at Long Pass. When they learned that tens of thousands of Qiang people had gathered in front of Long Pass, they were shocked and admired the prime minister. You must know that the Qiang people
It is a normal phenomenon for people to wander around in spring and summer. Being able to smell danger in advance, whether it is foresight or caution, the prime minister's actions are perfect.
When the messengers sent by Zhao Guang became more and more intensive, and the messages they delivered became more and more urgent, Guan Xing and Zhang Wei did not dare to slack off any more. According to Zhuge Liang's arrangement, they sent the messengers on the third day after the Longguan Battle began.
Zhao Guang was notified that he could retreat. By this time, Zhao Guang could no longer hold on. In fact, if he hadn't persisted, Longguan would have been lost long ago. At this point, the casualties of the soldiers and the damage to the city walls were real.
Here, there is no pretense, even the shrewd general can't find any flaws, everything is so real and natural.
Because this is true. Except for Zhuge Liang who could predict in advance that the Qiang people would attack Longguan and arrange for Guan Xing and Zhang Jiao to lead 5,000 people to set up an ambush in Malu Gorge, no one expected this scene. According to normal conditions
Starting from the time when Xiahou Ru's troops arrived at Long Pass, Zhuge Liang should have just received the news and had no time to send reinforcements.
It was precisely because of this that Xia Houru ordered the pursuit of Zhao Guang, denying him a chance to breathe and counterattack. Unexpectedly, he ran into the ambush set by Guan Xing and Zhang Wei.
Countless stones rolled down from the hillside and flew in the air, smashing the Qiang people's heads and blood and breaking their bones. They no longer cared about the formation, crying and looking for a hiding place everywhere, no matter how fierce they were.
Warriors can't fight against these falling stones. Anyone who is hit by them will either die immediately or be seriously injured. Even a slight scrape can remove a large piece of flesh.
Nearly ten thousand Qiang people collapsed at the first touch. In less than one meal, the canyon became quiet. The Qiang people poked their heads out from their hiding places. They looked at the messy canyon. They were shocked. After another moment, there were sounds of crying and moaning.
It rises everywhere like a sad dirge.
Zhao Guang found Xia Houru, who was pale behind a boulder. Xia Houru's left leg was broken, exposing the bones. The delicate helmet was scratched, and blood flowed from his forehead, on his pale cheeks.
It flows windingly up.
Following Zhang He's orders, Xia Houru spent several months gathering more than 30,000 Qiang people and fought fiercely at Longguan for three days. More than 10,000 Qiang people died in the battle. Xiahou Ru left a small number of people to guard Longguan.
Then he led more than 20,000 people to pursue Zhao Guang, preparing to enter the pass in one fell swoop, and to coordinate Zhang He's entry. He did not expect to be ambushed. Those who could follow without falling behind were all elites, and now they were all captured by Zhao Guang and others.
As for those Qiang people who were exhausted and still lagging behind, there was even less hope. Without him to coordinate and direct, those Qiang people would be a mess, and would only be defeated one by one by Zhao Guang and others.
The Longguan route had failed, and Xia Houru regretted it. He believed that since Zhao Guang's retreat was premeditated, Longguan would probably be taken back by Zhao Guang.
Xia Houru's guess was absolutely correct. When Zhao Guang and Guan Xing fought their way back to Longguan, a fire suddenly broke out in Longguan, burning more than two thousand Wei troops who were preparing to defend the pass.
Unable to bear it, he abandoned the pass and left.
Zhao Guang recaptured Long Pass almost without a fight, Zhang Jing stayed behind to guard the pass with him, and Guan Xing returned to Qian County with more than 10,000 prisoners.
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The rocks in Malu Gorge are pierced through the sky, and the waves in Ji Valley are crashing on the shore.
One after another, long and narrow boats loaded with food are ready to go. As long as the ropes are loosened, these boats will go down the river, pass through the turbulent Ji Valley, and enter Guanzhong.
Hao Zhao did not issue an order for a long time. He looked at Shanggui City in the distance, pinched and released with his fingers, released and pinched again.
"Is the general worried that these ships will capsize?" Ma Jun asked, rubbing his sour eyes. These ships were specially made by him. The Jigu Valley is narrow, the water is fast, and there are many rocks, so the big ships cannot sail at all. He is Fufeng.
He was very aware of this situation. After being ordered to Longyou, he designed this kind of slender boat based on the special conditions of Ji Valley, which could travel through Ji Valley.
Everyone thought he was in Tongguan or Wancheng, but they didn't know that he braved the heavy snow to come to Ji County last winter.
Now, the ship is built, and the grain collected by Hao Zhao is also loaded. Just wait for the cables to be loosened and shipped, and the soldiers and grain can enter the pass. Hao Zhao doesn't know why, but he hasn't given the order yet. Instead, he keeps watching.
I went to the city of Gui and fell into a trance.
"No, Ma Jun's boat is well built, and there will be no problem crossing Jigu." Hao Zhao twirled the tip of his beard and muttered: "I just feel something is wrong."
"What's wrong?" General Wei Ping asked in confusion. He had followed Hao Zhao for many years and admired Hao Zhao's battlefield experience. After many battles, sometimes judging the battle situation does not rely on the situation, but on intuition. This kind of
The development of intuition requires experience, and it is also a kind of talent. Someone who has been fighting for a lifetime may not be able to have such intuition.
"Shanggui is too quiet." Hao Zhao pointed to the city of Shanggui in the distance: "No matter how timid Wang Ping is, he will not dare to go to war, otherwise what is the point of guarding Shanggui? If he closes the city and does not leave, he will not go out.
It is unreasonable for us to enter Guanzhong. Unless..."
"Unless he wants us to enter Guanzhong." Wei Ping said uncertainly.
Hao Zhao nodded: "It's easy for us to enter Guanzhong, but it will be difficult to get out of Guanzhong. When the time comes to go upstream and Wang Ping forms his formation at the mouth of the valley, our entire army will be annihilated. And entering Guanzhong, even with our military strength, we can't
We have marched straight in, there are soldiers at Linwei and Chencang, they will not let us pass easily."
Wei Ping blinked: "What should we do? King Chen is still waiting for us in Guanzhong."
"I'm afraid King Chen can't wait any longer." Hao Zhao sighed. He knew that Cao Zhi had entered Guanzhong, and he also knew that Cao Zhi was marching towards Chencang, but he did not think that Cao Zhi would attack Chencang. Cao Zhi came in a hurry and did not have large siege equipment.
Attacking the city would definitely take too much time. For Cao Zhi who had no logistical equipment, attacking the city was very risky. It would be better to look for an opportunity to fight Zhuge Liang in the field. Moreover, the communication between him and Cao Zhi was inconvenient. One trip and one trip would take seven or eight days if everything went well.
, if you are intercepted by the Shu Han army's scouts, it is normal for you not to receive news for half a month. They cannot cooperate closely at all, and I believe Cao Zhi will not place his hope on him.
Just as he would not place his hopes on Cao Zhi.
His original intention was to lure Wang Ping from Shanggui City to attack. He used 5,000 infantry to transport grain, deliberately busy in the east of Shanggui City, and then ambushed 2,000 cavalry in the west of Shanggui City. As soon as Wang Ping left the city, he would
With two thousand cavalry coming out, Wang Ping would have no chance to go back. When the time comes, he would storm Shanggui City and decide whether to enter Guanzhong.
But Wang Ping never came out. He defended Shanggui City tightly, giving him no chance to seize the city. Wang Ping would not leave the city, even if he had ten thousand people, even if he knew that the defenders at Shanggui City would not exceed
Even with three thousand men, he could not conquer Shanggui.
Hao Zhao hesitated for a long time and decided to follow his intuition and postpone entering Guanzhong.
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Wang Ping stood at the top of the city, watching the Wei fleet slowly heading west. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, loosened his tightly held hands, and quietly wiped the sweat from his hands on his shirt.
Captain Feng Xian noticed Wang Ping's nervousness and asked quietly: "General, aren't we going to pursue him?"
Wang Ping glanced at him, angry and funny: "Chasing Hao Zhao? Others don't know, and you don't know this Hao Bodao. If I chase him out, he will definitely have a big hole waiting for me. Do you believe it or not?"
Feng Xian touched his nose and said nothing. Unlike other generals under Wang Ping, he was originally a Wei general and was no stranger to Hao Zhao. As Wang Ping said, Hao Zhao would never be without follow-up means.
"What I'm worried about is that he enters Guanzhong." Wang Ping regained his composure and said calmly: "According to the time, Cao Zhi should be confronting the Prime Minister. If he enters Guanzhong with food, Cao Zhi will be able to hold on longer.
The longer it takes, the more detrimental it will be to our army."
Feng Xian did not answer Wang Ping's words. He did not know the situation in Guanzhong. He had only heard some rumors about Cao Zhi's entry into Guanzhong. He had guessed it from Xiang Lang leading troops to support Prime Minister Zhuge, but the specific situation was not clear.
Obviously, Wang Ping did not want too many people to know about this matter, so as not to shake the morale of the army.
There are only two thousand people in Shanggui City, and there are many people who are still loyal to Wei. Once they know that the situation in Guanzhong is unstable, who knows when it will be revealed to Hao Zhao in Ji County.
Hao Zhao's return to Ji County was undoubtedly good news for them. But what Feng Xian didn't know was that the reason why Wang Ping dared not to go to war, even if Hao Zhao did enter Guanzhong, was because he had received Zhuge Liang's order. Zhuge Liang did not
He said why, he just asked him to guard Shanggui, the fortress of Longyou, and prepare for the next counterattack.
Wang Ping didn't know where the Prime Minister's confidence came from, but he chose to believe in the Prime Minister. Of course he knew the serious consequences of Hao Zhao's sudden invasion of Guanzhong, but he knew even better that if he attacked, not only would he not be able to stop Hao Zhao, but
Shanggui might be ruined. Since the prime minister asked him to guard Shanggui, he would just guard Shanggui.
Sometimes it is better to be obedient and make mistakes than to be disobedient and make meritorious deeds. This is the survival experience Wang Ping gained from his years of traveling between the Han and Wei dynasties.
"Call the scribe. I want to write a military report for the Prime Minister." Wang Ping's face darkened and he said dullly. Writing a military report was a relatively painful task for him. Who asked him to read less?
I can't write it. For this matter, he was despised by many people, and it also seriously affected his promotion. Because of this, he was very angry with Zhuge Liang, who gave him a chance to be promoted and transferred Xiang Lang away to give him a chance to be his own man.
He was full of gratitude and obeyed his advice. The prime minister asked him not to attack, so he refused to attack.
.(To be continued..)
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