Feng Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the Cao army in Huangxian County had begun to send outposts to sweep the surrounding ten miles, and at the same time, the former army had left the city and came to Longguan.

From this point of view, Zhang He should be planning to attack Longguan.

"Pass the order, let the Dark Night Battalion be careful, just keep an eye on it from a distance, just know the whereabouts of the Cao thief army, don't get too close."

Zhang He's army is indeed very set, and during this period of time, the people in the Dark Night Camp have lost a lot of manpower in order to spy on the news, which makes Feng Yong quite distressed.

Now that I know that the army is coming to Longguan, it means that the matter has become clear, as long as you hurry up and prepare the equipment to defend the city, and wait for the other party to attack the city.

From Huangxian to Longguan, there are two hundred miles, although it is a road that can be driven, but it is also a mountain road, surrounded by dense mountains and forests.

Cao Jun walked very carefully, for fear that there would be some ambush, and the sentry sentry came out in all directions, and it was true that there was no ambush in front of him before he continued to advance.

Although this made the people of the Dark Night Camp unable to find out the situation, it also slowed down their marching speed, and for two consecutive days, they only walked thirty or forty miles a day before they had to stop and set up camp.

When Feng Yong learned of this news, he became more and more sure that Zhang He planned to concentrate his forces to attack Longguan.

Because he came from a long distance, first rested in Huangxian, and then came up at this speed, he was preserving the soldier's physical strength as much as possible, and at the same time he could keep up with the baggage.

Otherwise, even if he could lead the cavalry to the city in one day, what would he do to attack the city?

Unlike Zhang He, who fought steadily and steadily, Wei Zhen of Wudu led 20,000 people and pounced straight down to the debate, as fast as the wind.

Wudu is in the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, with many mountains and mountains, but among these mountains, there is an ancient plank road, called Jialing Road.

There is water coming from the north, passing through Jialing Road, and flowing into the West Han water.

The remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains surround this water, forming a basin, which is a rare fertile plain land in Wudu County, and the river pond and the lower debate are all in this basin, which is only more than 100 miles apart.

Wei Zhen went down the waterway, but in a day and a half, he had already led the army to the city of Xiabian, he believed that the army he led was several times that of the Shu captives, and he actually camped directly not far from the city, and then personally led people to inspect the situation in the city and its surroundings.

When he saw the dwarf and dilapidated city of Xiabian, and then saw the appearance of the defenders on the city running in a panic with untidy banners, he laughed and said to the left and right, "This city will definitely be able to go down tomorrow." ”

"The general doesn't wait for that strong end?"

Left and right asked.

"If this city is difficult, it will naturally have to wait for the Hu people to come and test it first, but now it seems that the morale of the defenders of this city is low, the military discipline is not in order, and when the strong end comes, it will have to be delayed for another day."

"Now that time is pressing, Zhuge Liang is only afraid that he is leading the Longyou army back in a hurry. One day before we break this city, we can be ready to deal with the counterattack of Zhuge Liang's army one day earlier. ”

So he ordered that the siege equipment should be prepared before dark, and the next day on the fifth watch to make food, and at dawn the whole army put on clothes and armor, marched in formation, and prepared to capture the city of Xiabi within one day.

At this time, the sun had just come out, Wei Zhen led the army to the city, and was about to send people to persuade him to surrender, only to see the drums in the city loud, and the city gate was opened, and the Han army with bright clothes and armor rushed out and lined up in front of the city gate.

Wei Zhen was taken aback, raised his eyes, and saw that the Liao character banner at the head of the city yesterday had been replaced with the word Zhuge .

Under the big flag, a person wearing a scarf and holding a feather fan sat on the cart, and said a few words to the armor soldiers beside him, only to see several loud soldiers in charge of shouting at the head of the city shouted in unison, "Cao thief, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty has been waiting for a long time!" ”

The Han army dared to go out of the city to fight was already unexpected, and when he saw the changing banner of the city, he suddenly felt bad in his heart, and now when he heard this again, he was shocked at the moment: "The plan!" ”

Wei Zhen Chushi, as an official, when he came into contact with the military, he was appointed by Cao Cao to participate in the prime minister's military, referred to as joining the army.

Later, he was transferred to Cao Peng, and when he arrived at Cao Pi, he was appointed as a free cavalry attendant, serving in the middle, and then Cao Rui ascended the throne and was promoted to the right servant of Shangshu.

When Cao Pi inspected Guangling, he accompanied him as a leader in the army, and Cao Xiu sent a stamp, saying that Wu Jun's surrender would confess that "Sun Quan has arrived at the mouth of the water", which was seen through by Wei Zhen.

Therefore, Wei Zhen has some knowledge, but one of the most causing flaws is that he has never personally led troops to fight, and his actual experience is insufficient. If you have the upper hand, this hidden danger will not be exposed.

But now that he saw Zhuge Liang, who was originally far away in Longyou, actually appeared in the city, he was at a loss for a while, and his mind was in turmoil.

At this time, there was a faint shouting of killing on the mountain in the east, and the ambush soldiers had begun to kill his flanks and rear, and the drums of the city in front of him began to shout and step forward.

Wei Zhen's face became more and more pale, his legs trembled, and he forgot to give the order, but fortunately, there were old men who had been in the army for a long time, and he hurriedly dragged him back to the army.

"General, please give a military order quickly!"

Someone shook him awake and said anxiously.

"Yes, yes! Give the military order! Wei Zhen came back to his senses and looked left and right, "What should I do at this time?" ”

Finished!

When I listen to it left and right, my heart is cold!

His Majesty the Emperor actually appointed this person as the general of Zhengshu, just afraid that he would drag down the whole army.

Unbeknownst to them, the young emperor had defeated Sun Quan himself in his first year on the throne, and it was the time of great ambition.

Wei Zhen's strategy of cutting off the grain route of the Shu people, breaking Zhuge Liang's army, and then swallowing Hanzhong, and waiting for an opportunity to attack Shuzhong was really against the appetite of the young emperor who was about to make a career, so he was asked to serve as the general of Shu.

"Shu Yu is approaching step by step, so it is natural to face the battle first, and then think of retreating."

"Okay, fight!"

Wei Zhen barely stood up, he also knew that if he retreated at this time, he was afraid that few people would be able to run out, so he could only hold the camp first, wait for the news to reach back to Hechi, and see if the general could have a child.

Coincidentally, in Luoyang, which is seven hundred miles away, there are also people who are as helpless as Wei Zhen.

Zhuge Liang clearly led the army to attack Longxi County, but in fact, he turned south and returned to Xixian County, and then sent men operating a new type of catapult to Shangqi.

And he himself is here to deal with all parties at any time.

There are Shangqi in the east, Longxi in the west, Ji County in the north, and Qishan in the south, which is the key hub of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

In the case of sealing Longguan, there are only two main threats now, one is Chencang Road, and the other is Liangzhou people.

As long as the Han army held the road of Nan'anqun in the west and Ji County in Tianshui County in the north, the people of Liangzhou would either wander around the periphery of Tianshui or go to support Longxi County to ensure that Longxi was not lost.

But as long as Longdao is blocked, Longxi County will fall into the hands of the Han sooner or later, so Zhuge Liang is not in a hurry.

Cao Wei's Zhang He never appeared, and the prime minister of the Han Dynasty did the same, lurking in Xixian County, waiting quietly.

When he learned that Zhao Yun had returned to Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang knew that Cao Wei was very likely to cut off his grain route from Chencang Dao, so Wei Zhen's army appeared in Gudao County in Wudu, which was expected by the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

The Han does not have as much capital as Cao Thief, Zhuge Liang no longer has a general on hand, and at the same time, in order to defend various important places, the troops in his hands are not too much.

In order to be able to swallow Cao Wei's army that entered the Wudu, he could only be careful in his calculations.

First sent an order to Zhang Bao and asked him to come back to defend Jicheng, and then let Guan Xingling lead the only 2,000 cavalry to interfere with the Liangzhou soldiers and horses, and at the same time retreat all the way to Jicheng.

It was claimed that 3,000 people were left to guard Jicheng, but in fact, 8,000 people were left.

Then he left 2,000 people to guard Luoyang, let Gao Xiang lead 3,000 people to follow him south, and finally let Ma Tan send 3,000 people from Jieting to join forces with the 2,000 soldiers in Luoyang.

Because Feng Yong was blocked on Longguan, there was actually only one direction of threat to Jieting, that is, Cao Jun of Guangwei in the south.

Wu Yi got a new type of catapult, and believed that he would soon be able to capture Shangqi, and then continue to attack Linwei County, the county of Guangwei County.

Therefore, it is too much for the street pavilion to be guarded by 10,000 people, there are 5,000 in Luoyang, and 8,000 in the street pavilion, which is enough to deal with the Cao army in the two directions of Fansu Road and Guangwei County.

Fansu Road is a small road, and without the cooperation of people and horses from other parties, as long as the defenders of Luoyang do not be careless, the Cao army from Fansu Road has no threat at all.

The arrangement of all this looks very good, perfect, and things are indeed developing in the direction of the Han Prime Minister's vision at the beginning.

It's a pity that Zhuge Liang is not a god.

Feng Yong only knew that Ma Jian would go up the mountain and be taken advantage of, he was taken advantage of by this loophole, but there was no way to forcibly reverse Ma Tan's character and thoughts.

Ma Tan was first reprimanded, in order to prevent him from losing his prestige in the army, although it was only done privately in the account, but for the arrogant and anxious to wash away the reputation of the former emperor as "unworthy", this was almost a shame.

And the source of this matter, Ma Jian believes that it is Liu's secret to the prime minister.

At the beginning, you objected to me going up the mountain to set up a village, and repeatedly said that you could only let the partial division stay behind, and when you saw that I didn't listen to you, you were not angry and went to the prime minister, causing me to be reprimanded first, and then deprived of one-third of my military power.

You're a villain!

So when Zhuge Liang sent a military order to divide troops to guard Luoyang, it stands to reason that the first choice should be to let Liu Yin, the deputy general, go, but Ma Tan was unwilling to let him lead the army alone, so he sent Li Sheng to go.

When Gao Xiang guarded the sun, he not only sent people to patrol Fansu Road day and night, but also went to the intersection every day to inspect it.

But after Li Sheng arrived in Luoyang, he felt that if the Cao thief wanted to come to him, he had to pass through Longguan first, and then cross the street pavilion.

Fansu Road is not a small road, and Cao Thief will definitely not dare to take this road nine times out of ten, so he relaxed his vigilance.

It can be seen from Li Sheng's subordinates who harbored and disturbed the people that Li Sheng's army was not strict in governing the army.

Now he has the opportunity to lead the army alone, not only indulging the soldiers, but even taking the lead in playing with it.

Until one day at dawn, Li Sheng, who had been playing all night, was still asleep with the young lady looted by his subordinates, and someone rushed into his room and shouted, "General, it's not good, Cao thief, Cao thief has been killed!" ”

The little lady on the couch screamed, waking up Li Sheng, who was dreaming, but before he could react, he muttered, "What Cao thief?" Where did the Cao thief come from? ”

"Fansu Dao, Cao thief came up from Fansu Dao!"

The general turned pale and said in a panic.

"Fansu Road?" When Li Sheng heard this, he finally woke up in fright, he didn't even wear any clothes on his body, and sat up naked, "How many people?" ”

"I don't know, there are a lot of people, and it's all people who are pressed by the black......"

The general said incoherently.

Li Sheng ran down and dressed haphazardly, "Quick, follow me to the city to have a look." ”

The general couldn't help but glance at the snow white that passed by on the couch, swallowed his saliva, and then hurriedly ran out with Li Sheng.

The Luoyang Chinese Army is the most elite unit of Cao Wei, and the one who can be picked out by Zhang He is the elite of the elite.

And the original elite of the Han Dynasty was lost in the loss of Jingzhou and the Battle of Yiling, and Liu Bei handed over all the remaining remnants to Li Yan.

Today's Northern Expedition army was cultivated by Zhuge Liang in recent years, and it is not as good as the elite of the Chinese army of Cao Jun.

In addition, with Li Sheng's connivance, the military discipline was lax, and even the necessary city garrison was not fully prepared.

Cao Jun had already come to the city of Luoyang, and the defenders had just woken up from a dream, their armor was not neat, like frightened rats.

Li Sheng climbed up to the top of the city and saw Cao Jun standing there in the dark, the people and horses did not move, as if solidified, and the murderous aura that rushed to the sky was approaching the city, and his legs were weak in fright.

"Quick, quickly send someone to tell General Ma and ask him to come to support quickly!"

Li Sheng's first reaction was not to rectify the soldiers and defend the city, but to ask for help.

Originally, Luoyang City was originally a strong city, but there were Qiang and Hu troubles in Liangzhou all the year round, and when Cao Wei's main army withdrew from Liangzhou and Longyou, he deliberately destroyed part of the pass city, so as not to appear Han Sui and Ma Chao again.

The city of Lüyang happened to be within the range of destruction.

So at this time, the city was already in ruins, and although Gao Xiang had slightly repaired it, it could only make it defensible.

At this time, Li Sheng stood at the head of the city, first looked at the city wall under his feet, then looked at the panicked soldiers, and then remembered that he had come, and did not care about the preparation of the city defense equipment at all, and finally looked at the Cao Jun who was neatly groomed by the army below, and there was no trace of blood on his face.

How could Zhang He, who had fought all his life, not notice the panic in the city?

He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face, "Longyou is in danger, and I came here in danger, so I really had to do it as a last resort." ”

"I thought that the Shu people would seize the pass quickly, but this time it was just a battle against the water, but I didn't expect God to bless me Dawei!"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the ragged people next to him, "This time, Master Wang can restore Longyou, you have a great credit, and you will have a reward at that time!" ”

"Thank you general, I just hope that the general can expel the thief as soon as possible and return the villain to a peaceful life."

"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed!" Zhang He laughed, drew his sword and shouted, "The people's heart is in me, Dawei Wansheng!" ”

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

The soldiers and soldiers behind shouted along, and the sound was like a storm crashing on the shore, whistling past the head of Luoyang City.

Li Sheng swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and almost fell to the city wall unsteadily.

Wei Zhen was designed under the city of Xia Bian, with Zhuge Liang's army in front of him, Gao Xiangche's flank in the east, and Liao Hua on the back road in the northwest, and the 20,000 horses and horses were annihilated, and Zhuge Liang drove the army north, preparing to cut off Cao Zhen's back road.

At the same time, Li Sheng, who was guarding Luoyang City, faced Zhang He's thousands of elite soldiers, and gritted his teeth to defend the city for half a day, barely repelling Zhang He's first temptation.

The news reached the street pavilion, and Ma Tan heard that Zhang He personally led the army from Fansu Road, so he wanted to lead the army to Luoyang to rescue.

When Liu Yin learned about it, he hurriedly ran over and persuaded him bitterly, "General, now that the situation in Luoyang City is unknown, the messenger sent by General Li only said that Cao Thief had a large army coming from Fansu Road, but did not say how many people there were, so the general easily led the army away, just afraid that there would be danger." ”

"That Su Dao, but it can pass through three or five thousand people, how can it be said that there is an army? General Li's forces are not inferior to those of the other party, and he has a city to rely on, so he only needs to hold on for a few days, and then the Cao thief will have no food and go deep into the dangerous place alone, and he will definitely retreat by himself. ”

"The street pavilion is the safety of the back road of Longguan, and it is a key place to prevent the Cao thieves of Guangwei County in the south, and the general must guard this place and not leave lightly."