Chapter Eighty-Six: Initiative

The news that Liu Bei led his troops to Guancheng was quickly sent to Xiahou Yuan in Yangping Pass, Xiahou Yuan also had some complications in his heart after receiving the news, and he was surprised that Liu Bei's army finally came out of Pujia Pass, so that he had the opportunity to fight with it head-on, Xiahou Yuan still believed in the strength of his army's head-on battle. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info But Xiahou Yuan still has some worries, that is, there are only 100,000 people in the Wei army in Hanzhong today, and there are no more people than the Shu army, and the numerical advantage is negligible, and it is not comparable to the Shu army in terms of generals.

Later, Xiahou Yuan sent guards to inform Cao Hong, Cao Zhen and others who were far away in Wudu County, and then sent guards to inform General Zhang Jaw who resisted Zhang Fei on the Micang Road, Xiahou Yuan wanted to concentrate all the forces in Hanzhong, and then seek the main force of the Shu army in Hanzhong to fight a decisive battle with it as soon as possible, because Hanzhong is too far away from the Central Plains, and there are many mountains, rivers and lakes in the middle, and the transportation of military grain is very inconvenient, and the longer the battle of Hanzhong drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the Wei army. After Xiahou Yuan thought of this, he wanted to find the main force of the Shu army in Hanzhong as soon as possible, and then fight a decisive battle, and settle Hanzhong in a battle. Now that Liu Bei led the army out of Pujia Pass to Guancheng, Xiahou Yuan faintly felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity for a decisive battle.

The purpose of Liu Bei's army coming to Guancheng was not clear to Xiahou Yuan, but Xiahou Yuan knew that Guancheng would not be able to garrison 40,000 troops, so the 40,000 troops led by Liu Bei would definitely be stationed outside Guancheng. Xiahou Yuan is worthy of being a generation of famous generals, he knows that Liu Bei led 40,000 troops to Guancheng, there must be some plan, otherwise he would not come out, as for what the plan, Xiahou Yuan still can't think of it, is it to attack Yangping Pass, Xiahou Yuan very much hopes that Liu Bei will lead the army to attack Yangping Pass, because Xiahou Yuan knows how easy and difficult to defend Yangping Pass, and his 20,000 soldiers defend Yangping Pass, not to mention that Liu Bei leads 40,000 people, even 100,000 people may not be able to take Yangping Pass; Or to cross the Han River, Xiahou Yuan also felt that this was unlikely, because it took a long time to cross the river, especially now that the water flow of the Han River is very turbulent, which increases the difficulty of crossing the river, 40,000 soldiers crossing the river will not be completed in a few days, if Liu Bei really wants to lead the army to cross the river, then he can wait for Liu Bei to cross the river halfway, and lead the army to kill, and then it can be said that the victory is in hand. Since it is not clear what the Shu army is going to do, then send scouts to keep an eye on the Shu army at all times, and report it as soon as there is news, which is exactly what Xiahou Yuan did.

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The north bank of the Han River.

After Shi Yuan accompanied Liu Bei and 40,000 soldiers to the north bank of the Han River, he immediately ordered the soldiers to hurry up and cross the river, and at the same time, Shi Yuan also gave a death order to the generals, that is, the whole army must cross the river within one day, only in this way can it have a surprise effect.

Because of the warmer weather, the Hanshui River is now much wider than in winter, and the current is also very turbulent, which makes it difficult to cross the river, but in order to win the war, Shiyuan must give death orders to the generals.

After the military order was issued, I saw the soldiers take out the bridge guns one by one, and began to skillfully build bridges on the water surface of the Han River, and some soldiers built the bridge guns into rafts, ready to take the raft to the other side, seeing the soldiers busy one by one, Shi Yuan also had some joy in his heart, although his own practice belongs to stealing the achievements of others, but this can significantly strengthen the strength of the Shu army, increase the hope of victory, reduce the number of soldiers killed and injured in battle, and let Liu Bei dominate the world as soon as possible. It is also very necessary to let the people of the world no longer continue to suffer from this war.

"Shi Yuan, after our army crosses the river, the Wei army will definitely cross the river, I don't know what Shi Yuan's plan is for this?" Liu Bei turned his head to Shi Yuan and said.

"The lord doesn't have to worry, if the Wei army doesn't cross the river, my strategy may not be successful, if the Wei army crosses the river, I dare to guarantee that the Wei army will not be able to come and go." Shi Yuan said to Liu Bei.

"Two days ago, I received a letter from my third brother, which said that he is currently in a state of stalemate with the 20,000 soldiers led by Zhang Jaw, and neither of them can help the other, and asked me if I can send reinforcements to help him, I don't know what Shiyuan thinks about this?"

"Lord, now the Wei army's troops in Hanzhong are divided into four parts, one part is Cao Zhen, Cao Hong's 30,000 people are attacking Wudu County, one part is Zhang Jaw's 20,000 people in Micang Road, part is Xiahou Yuan's 20,000 people in Yangping Pass, and the remaining 30,000 people are in Hanzhong City, after my 40,000 troops cross the Han River, they can go directly to Micang Road, and then Zhang Jaw's army will be attacked from both sides of our army, so I expect that after the Wei army learns that we have crossed the river, Zhang Jaw will inevitably lead the army to Hanzhong City, In this way, the situation faced by General Zhang Fei will be easily solved. ”

After Liu Bei heard Shiyuan's words, he turned his head to look at Hanshui, at this time there were already soldiers who began to cross the river, and there were some soldiers sitting on the raft built by the bridge gun, who were struggling to row to the other side of the river, looking at the soldiers in front of him, thinking about his achievements and status now, Liu Bei suddenly showed a smile on his face.

The news of crossing the river Shi Yuan knew that there would be a scout of the Wei army to inform Xiahou Yuan soon, Shi Yuan was not worried that the enemy would know the news, on the contrary, Shi Yuan also hoped that the enemy would know the news, when Xiahou Yuan learned that our army would all cross the Han River so quickly, he would definitely be very panicked, because after crossing the Han River, our army could avoid Yangping Pass, and when the time came to go west along the Han River, you could see Nanzheng after walking a short distance, and after crossing the Han River again, you could go directly to the city of Nanzheng, Xiahou Yuan definitely did not want to see this scene, Therefore, Shi Yuan believed that when Xiahou Yuan learned the news, he would lead his army to cross the Han River, and Xiahou Yuan definitely didn't want to do this, but the situation forced him to do so.

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In fact, everything was as Shiyuan expected, just when the Shu army had signs of crossing the river, the scouts of the Wei army reported the news to Xiahou Yuan in Yangping Pass, Xiahou Yuan learned the news, and immediately scoffed, thinking that the generals and strategists of Shu were nothing more than that, and then Xiahou Yuan ordered the army in Hanzhong City to stand by and prepare to set off, part of the army went north along the Han River to attack the Shu army that had not yet crossed the river, and part of the Wei army went north along the Han River to eliminate the Shu army that was crossing the river, and the Shu army was defeated by attacking from both sides. Xiahou Yuan felt that his strategy was perfect.

But half a day later, when the scout came again to report that nearly half of the soldiers of the Shu army had crossed the river, Xiahou Yuan was stunned, stunned again, how could it be so fast, how could it be possible to cross the river so fast, and if it went on like this, the Shu army would be able to cross the Han River in one day, which was too terrifying, Xiahou Yuan didn't dare to imagine. Immediately, Xiahou Yuan hurriedly asked the guards to pass the news to Cao Hong and Cao Zhen of Wudu County, Zhang Jaw of Micang Dao, especially the 20,000 people of Zhang Jaw, Xiahou Yuan immediately ordered Zhang Jaw to retreat, so as not to be attacked by the Shu army from both sides.

Cao Hong and Cao Zhen, who were far away in Wudu County, were also shocked after receiving the news from Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Yuan also asked them to lead the army back to Hanzhong as soon as possible, but Cao Hong and Cao Zhen were a little unwilling, and they had been attacking Xia Zhi for so long, and they were about to take Xia Zhi, and now that they had withdrawn their troops, it would be even more difficult to take Xia Zhi in the future. However, if Hanzhong is not rescued, then there may be a crisis in Hanzhong, and the two of them don't know what to do for a while.

After a while, Cao Zhen, who had only listened, spoke:

"Zilian, you said that Liu Bei led the army to cross the Han River, Huang Zhong, who is in the next discernment, should also know it!"

"Of course you know, Zidan, what do you mean?" (Cao Hong's word Zilian, Cao Zhen's word Zidan)

"Since that's the case, then we might as well ......" Cao Zhen moved to Cao Hong's ear and whispered a few words, Cao Hong laughed when he heard it, and even said that it was good, not bad.

After Zhang Jaw in Micang Road learned the news, he took advantage of the night to lead the army to retreat, leaving Zhang Fei with an empty camp. After dawn, when Zhang Fei found that Zhang Jaw had retreated, and it was no longer in a hurry to pursue him, Zhang Fei ordered the soldiers to pack up some useful things in the Wei army camp, and then led the army to set off in the direction of Hanzhong.

After a day's time, under the continuous urging of the generals, all 40,000 soldiers crossed the Han River, and after crossing the Han River, Liu Bei led the army to Dingjun Mountain to camp in accordance with Shi Yuan's strategy. Why Shi Yuan also chose Dingjun Mountain is because Shi Yuan knew that Liu Bei killed Xiahou Yuan in Dingjun Mountain in history, laying the foundation for taking Hanzhong in one fell swoop.

40,000 soldiers set up camp on Dingjun Mountain, and after night, countless bonfires rose in the camp to light up the dark night, as if lighting up this troubled world, pointing out a way forward for the people in the world.

After dinner, Shi Yuan accompanied Guangyou out of the camp, and admired the Han water illuminated by the bonfire at night, compared with the daytime, the Han water at this time was so quiet, like a sleeping beauty, and the water surface illuminated by the bonfire was like a beauty's face, extremely clear. Shi Yuan looked at the scenery in front of him, and had a feeling of intoxication, and unconsciously opened his arms, eager to hug the sleeping beauty in front of him.

After seeing Shi Yuan's actions, Guangyou was shocked, yes, Guangyou is still a child, and he will definitely not be able to appreciate the beautiful scenery in front of him. Moreover, Shi Yuan had almost never seen such a clear river in his later life, so he was naturally more likely to be intoxicated by the scene in front of him.

Guangyou stretched out his hand and pulled Shi Yuan out of his intoxication. Shi Yuan turned his head and touched his head, and looked at Han Shui in front of him again. The whole army crossed the Han River, and Shi Yuan knew that the initiative in the battle of Hanzhong was already in his hands.