Chapter Ninety-Two: Hanzhong

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The corpses of the Shu army floating in the water of the Han River and the arrows floating on the water all tell the tragedy of this battle. Approaching the surface of the Han River, you can still see a thin blood color, which flows into the distance with the river and slowly fades.

The 20,000 soldiers led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun have been crossing the Han River for several hours, and because the north bank of the Han River is defended by the 10,000 Cao army led by Guo Huai, the Shu army has not taken advantage of this period of time, and the number of soldiers lost by the Shu army is also thousands. On the other hand, the Cao army on the north bank did not suffer many casualties during this period of time.

During this period of time, the Shu army also successfully crossed the Han River, but due to the large number of Cao troops on the other side of the river, the Shu army that landed on the bank was quickly surrounded and wiped out by the Cao army.

"General Zhang, we have been crossing the river for several hours in a row, can we let the soldiers rest first?" Zhao Yun looked at the Han River in front of him, and the soldiers of the Shu army had crossed the river for the fifth time at this time.

"Yes. I think it's okay too. We have now pinned down all of Guo Huai's soldiers on the other side of the river, and presumably the Shu army on the other side has also begun to cross the river.

However, General Zhao, we still need to send some soldiers to make a posture of crossing the river at any time, so that the Cao army on the other side knows that we will start crossing the river at any time, so that they cannot send soldiers to other places, so as to ensure the safety of the Shu army on the other road. Zhang Fei said to Zhao Yun.

On the other hand, the 20,000 Shu army, under the leadership of Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and others, took advantage of the night to start building bridges on the Han River, and the invention of the bridge gun made the speed of the Shu army build bridges a lot. At this time, the 20,000 Shu army led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also began to attack the Cao army on the other side of the Han River, and the fierce attack attracted all the Cao soldiers on the other side of the river, so the Shu army was not disturbed at all when crossing the river, and occasionally some Cao soldiers were also wiped out by the Shu army. So it didn't take long for all the 20,000 Shu troops along the way to cross the Han River.

After crossing the Han River, Guan Xing and others led the army to march quickly to Nanzheng according to Shi Yuan's order, because Nanzheng was closer to Hanshui than Hanzhong City.

At this time, there were only a few hundred defenders in Nanzheng, and most of the troops were sent by Guo Huai to defend Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun's Shu army. Therefore, after Guan Xing brought 20,000 Shu troops to the city of Nanzheng, the Cao army in the city was wiped out after a little resistance. After occupying Nanzheng, Guan Xing left Lei Tong and 5,000 men and horses to defend Nanzheng, and he and Zhang Bao and others led the remaining 15,000 Shu troops to Hanzhong City.

Hanzhong City, like Nanzheng, was also guarded by only a few hundred Cao troops, so it didn't take long for Hanzhong City to be occupied by the Shu army.

As for Yangping Pass and the Cao army under the debate, they were also firmly restrained by the Shu army led by Wei Yan and Huang Zhong. Because Yangping Pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there were 10,000 Cao soldiers guarding the pass, Wei Yan made little progress along the way. On the contrary, the Shu army led by Huang Zhong gained a lot, and with the help of the local Qiang people in Wudu County, they actually recaptured Xia Wei.

After Huang Zhong led his army to occupy Xiabian, he left 1,000 soldiers to defend Xiabian, and then led the remaining Shu army to Yangping Pass with Li Hui to join General Wei Yan.

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"General, general, no, general, Hanzhong City has been broken by the Shu army." A guard came to Guo Huai in rags and stumbled and said.

"What, what did you say?" Guo Huai snorted and stood up.

"The Shu army took advantage of the general's absence in the city to attack Hanzhong City, and at present, Nanzheng and Hanzhong City have been occupied by the Shu army."

Guo Huai was stunned in place, not moving, and the news hit Guo Huai's head like a thunderbolt from the sky. It is my responsibility to defend Hanzhong City, and now that Hanzhong City is broken, I ......

"Come on, gather all the soldiers and horses, and kill Hanzhong City with me." Guo Huai woke up, and then hurriedly shouted loudly.

"You immediately go to Zouma Valley and report the news to General Xiahou Yuan, so that he can immediately lead his troops back to help." Guo Huai said to a lieutenant general next to him.

Under Guo Huai's orders, all the Cao troops began to act. The movements of the Cao soldiers were quickly discovered by the Shu soldiers on the other side, and then the soldiers reported the news to the two generals, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.

"Haha, it seems that the soldiers of our army on the other side have taken Hanzhong City." When Zhang Fei heard the news, he laughed happily.

After Zhao Yun heard the news, he was also very happy. Now that Hanzhong City has been taken, and Cao's army on the other side of the Han River has also retreated, it is time to hurry up and cross the river.

"General Zhang, since Guo Huai led his troops to retreat, then we should also let the soldiers cross the river."

"Yes, yes. Immediately order the soldiers, and the whole army immediately crossed the river. Zhang Fei said.

When Guo Huai led more than 10,000 Cao soldiers to Nanzheng City, Lei Tong had already led his troops to prepare, and the city walls were full of thunder stones and rolling wood, so there was no progress in Cao's army attacking Nanzheng for two hours. Moreover, Guan Xing, who was in Hanzhong City, immediately led 10,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Nanzheng after learning that Guo Huai led his troops to attack Nanzheng; The Shu army led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also led the army to quickly cross the Han River without the interference of the enemy, and then also marched to southern Zheng.

After all, Guo Huai is also a battle-hardened general, although after learning that the Shu army occupied Hanzhong City, he was very angry, but the battle was still very appropriate, when Guo Huai led his troops to attack Nanzheng, Guo Huai sent part of the troops to monitor the Shu army in Hanzhong City and the Shu army led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. Therefore, after learning of the movements of the Shu army on these two routes, Guo Huai immediately ordered the whole army to retreat to Yangping Pass, thus avoiding being attacked by the Shu army on three sides.

Soon after Guo Huai retreated, the Shu army led by Guan Xing and the Shu army led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun all came to Nanzheng, and after everyone discussed together, it was decided that Lei Tong and Chen Shi would each lead 5,000 soldiers to defend Nanzheng and Hanzhong City, and Guan Xing and Zhang Bao would lead 10,000 Shu troops to attack Yangping Pass, so as to form an encirclement of Yangping Pass. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun led 15,000 soldiers to the shore of the Han River to guard against the Cao army led by Xiahou Yuan on the other side of the Han River.

After Xiahou Yuan decided to continue to attack the peak where Zhang Ren was located, he ordered Cao Zhen and Cao Hong to lead the soldiers to attack the Shu army on the mountain peak continuously.

Around midnight, an army appeared between the two peaks of Dingjun Mountain, and quickly headed eastward, seeing that the direction of its march was the peak where Liu Bei was located, that is, the highest peak of Dingjun Mountain.

Judging by the speed at which this unit walked, it was obvious that they were very familiar with this road. It didn't take long for the troops to reach the foot of the highest peak, and one of the leading men took a pair of bows and arrows from his side, and then set the arrows on fire, and then tightened the bowstring, and a rocket flew into the sky.

After a while, a rocket appeared on the mountain peak and flew into the sky. After the leaders saw the rocket, they were all very happy, you look at me, I look at you, and they all laughed softly.

After a while, the troops of several hundred people came down from the peak of the mountain and quickly came to the foot of the mountain, not far in front of these people.

"But General Zhang Ren and Liu Feng?" Said one of the generals.

"Exactly, are you General Yan Yan?" One of the leaders said.

This force was the unit led by Zhang Ren and Liu Feng to defend the mountain peak. It turned out that a few days ago, Zhang Ren and Liu Feng had received a message from Shi Yuan, asking them to hold on for a few more days, and then leave this mountain peak at night tonight to go to the peak where the lord Liu Bei was.

"General Yan Yan, presumably our army has taken Hanzhong City now, right?" Liu Feng asked.

"Yes, I have received news from General Guan Xing that Hanzhong City has been taken by our army yesterday. Ha ha! ā€

"Haha. I don't know what Xiahou Yuan will be angry like when he learns this news! It's a pity we can't see it! Zhang Ren also said happily at this time.

"Yes! However, General Zhang Ren has made a great contribution this time! The lord and the military advisor have been praising you all the time! Let's go, generals, please follow me to the lord's military tent, the lord and the military advisor are waiting for you. Yan Yan said.

After dawn, Cao Hong led tens of thousands of Cao troops to rush to the first mountain peak again. One hundred steps, eighty steps, sixty steps, forty steps, it is getting closer and closer to the camp of the Shu army, but the doubts in the hearts of the soldiers of the Cao army are getting stronger and stronger.

The charging Cao soldiers slowly slowed down their pace, slowly moving forward step by step. There were less than twenty steps left, and everything in the Shu army camp could be seen clearly at this time.

"There was no one in the camp. The enemy retreated. A Cao soldier shouted loudly.

The news of the retreat of the Shu army on the mountain peak soon spread to Xiahou Yuan. When Xiahou Yuan learned about it, he came to this peak with all the generals of the Cao army.

"Finally stomped it underfoot." Xiahou Yuan said with some excitement.

The other Cao army generals also had happy smiles on their faces at this time. But only Cao Zhen had a worried look on his face, and Cao Zhen vaguely felt that there was something unusual about this matter.

Just when everyone was happy, a horse under the mountain peak galloped quickly towards the peak, and the horse's attire knew that this person had been hurrying all along. Coming to Xiahou Yuan and other generals, the people on the horse hurriedly jumped off their horses, and then knelt down and said to several generals:

"General, the Shu army attacked Hanzhong City, and now Hanzhong City has been occupied by the Shu army."