Updated: 2013-10-04

In Hanzhong, after two months of fierce fighting between the Shu army and the Han army, in mid-August, the winner finally began to be decided. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. Even with the support of the Zhao army's armor and equipment, the Qi army, whose comprehensive strength was weaker than the Shu army, still began to show decline.

All the counties in the southern part of Hanzhong were lost again in the hands of the Han army, and the Han army lost more than 50,000 soldiers and more than 30,000 young men in the 'engagement' with the Shu army. It can be said that the Han army transferred to Hanzhong has been folded six or seven out of ten. Of course, the Shu army did not escape well, and also paid more than 50,000 casualties. The reason why the casualties of the Han army were so large was also because after receiving the support of the Zhao army's armor and equipment, they forcibly recruited a lot of 'private' Ding from the hands of the Hanzhong clan.

After receiving the support of Zhao State's armor and equipment, the Han army once entered the city of Hanzhong and almost cleared the Shu army out of Hanzhong. However, Situ Che, the king of Shu, did not let go of the land of Hanzhong, and repeatedly mobilized a large army from the south to counterattack, and finally after a stalemate for two months, the shortcomings of the Han army gradually began to appear.

In the case of the loss of the counties of Chuyang, Baozhong, Chenggu and Anyang in the south and central part of Hanzhong, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, had to lead the people to evacuate to Xicheng in the middle of Hanzhong. Nowadays, only Xicheng and the three counties of Xixian, Shangyong and Fangling in the western part of Hanzhong are still in Situ Fei's hands.

Shangyong, which has now become the temporary center of the Han army. At this moment, the decadent King of Hanzhong and his important civil and military ministers gathered here.

"The rear can no longer continue to provide us with more food and grass supplies, in other words, the battle of Hanzhong, we are about to lose! Ladies and gentlemen, you say, 'What shall we do now?' Looking at the ministers under his command whose faces were also dull, Situ Fei suddenly felt a little irritable.

After a while, the new Zuo Cheng King He Wen said in a deep voice: "My lord, the minister thinks that we can still ask the king of Luoyang for help, at the very least, and the king of Luoyang will provide us with a batch of grain and grass materials to deal with the current predicament." ”

Situ Fei said in a deep voice: "The king of Luoyang has already provided us with a batch, and now, the situation of his Luo army is not better than ours." In addition, even if we have food and grass materials, our current strength will not be able to withstand the attack of the Shu army. ”

Right Cheng Weiping said: "If you let the Luo army send troops to help, how to say, this place in Hanzhong is also the western defense line of Jingzhou, if this place is occupied by the Shu army, it will also be unfavorable to Jingzhou." He, the king of Luoyang, is also the lord of half of Jingzhou, can he watch Hanzhong being occupied by the Shu army, and watch the Shu army 'pressing' Jingzhou? In the past, the Shu army occupied Wuling Mansion in the south of Jingzhou, and the Shu army was a great enemy of life and death with us and him. If the Shu army is allowed to occupy Hanzhong, will Situ Che give up the ** of Jingzhou? ”

"In addition, now the Qi army in the east of Jingzhou is already busy cleaning up the internal 'chaos' army, and has no intention of plotting Jingzhou. The Luo army stationed in Jingzhou can no longer use too many men and horses, and it is completely possible to 'draw' some of them to the west and enter Hanzhong......"

He Jinglin, the general of Hanzhong, said abruptly: "Lord Youcheng, there is no problem to ask the Luo army for help, but most of the Luo army is now in the Shu army in Wuling Mansion in the southern region and the Qi army in the southwest. Although the Qi army now has the idea of attacking Jingzhou again because of the internal 'turmoil' in the east, it will take a long time to 'draw' a large army from the south and then support Hanzhong, especially the logistical problems. And we don't have much time now, Xicheng County is now being attacked by the Shu army, if the Luo army can't arrive in time, I'm afraid that the Shu army will enter the three counties in the east of Hanzhong. ”

Wei Ping said in a deep voice: "Isn't there still thirty or forty thousand Luo troops in the north of Jingzhou, we can let the king of Luoyang first 'draw' the Luo army stationed in Nanyang Mansion." Nanyang Mansion is not far from here, and it is completely capable of catching up with ......"

Situ Fei said coldly: "That's the army guarding against the Northern Zhao Army, how can it be easily mobilized." Mo said that he was the king of Luoyang, even if the king was in his position, he did not dare to transfer the last defending army in Jingbei. You don't think that if Zhao Jun and Luo Jun have trade contacts, they really won't go south. Hanzhong has now become like this, if Jingbei is attacked by the Zhao army again, then there is no hope for our Han army and Taluo's army. ”

Looking at the suggestion that Wei Ping said, Hanzhong Wang Situ Fei felt bored for a while. Now he found that these people were far from his former subordinate Lin Shucheng. I can't see it on weekdays, but at this critical moment, I can see the gap between them. But it's a pity that Lin Shucheng has been 'forced' by him to surrender to Zhao Jun, and now he can only regret it. Yes, now Situ Che really regrets that he didn't reuse Lin Shucheng in the past, if he reuses Lin Shucheng, he Han Army, and he Hanzhong King will not be in the bag now.

Look at the current situation of Lin Shucheng in Zhao State, serving as the governor of Yongzhou, responsible for Yongzhou political affairs, and being the feudal official of Zhao State. What's more, the current Situ Fei has seen Lin Shucheng's talent. In just a few months, Yongzhou, which has suffered from the war and chaos, has been very different from before, with a quick recovery, coupled with the system and policies of Zhao, the prosperity of Yongzhou has far exceeded the old days. In particular, the rapid connection of Chidao in various places has made Yongzhou increasingly prosperous.

If he had reused Lin Shucheng in the past, Yongzhou might still be the king's, and under the rule of the king, it might be like this in Yongzhou now. Whenever he saw the northern intelligence sent back by the spies, Situ Fei could only sigh like this.

Jun Sima Tian 'Yu' saw that everyone was silent, and after a while, he said bitterly: "Great King, the minister thinks that the situation is already very dangerous now. Because our comprehensive strength is not as good as the Shu army, although we once had the upper hand and an advantage, it is difficult to last. So, now without reinforcements, our defeat will be a foregone conclusion. In this case, it is better to follow the old plan and pull others to join the land of Hanzhong. Our Han army can't hold Hanzhong, so naturally we can't give it to the Shu army cheaply. ”

"In addition, because of the repeated retreats of our army and the big battles in the past two months, the officers and men of the army are now a little 'commotion' and 'chaos'. Coupled with the orthodoxy of King Shu preached by Situ Che, it had a great impact on our army. Therefore, the minister suggested that the defenders in the north should immediately let go of the first-line fortresses of Meridian Valley, Luogu and Xiegu, and let the Zhao army go south to Hanzhong. In this way, we can still keep the three counties in the eastern part of Hanzhong, which is stronger than falling into the hands of the Shu army. The most important thing is that we can stabilize the morale of the military. ”

The strategy mentioned by Tian 'Yu' was also a last resort set by Situ Fei in the past. In this way, the land of Hanzhong, especially the main jurisdiction of central Hanzhong, will fall into the hands of the Zhao army. Speaking of which, the threat of the Zhao army is even greater than that of the Shu army, after all, the strength of the Zhao army is stronger than that of the Shu army. However, as far as the immediate situation is concerned, the Shu army poses a greater threat to the Han army, which has shaken the morale of the Han army. In addition, if the Shu army was allowed to occupy the land of Hanzhong, the Han army would lose all the territory of Hanzhong. However, if the Zhao army is allowed to occupy here, because it wants to contain the southern Shu army, the Han army can still occupy the three counties in the eastern part of Hanzhong.

Of course, the land of three counties alone was not enough to satisfy the Han army. However, the addition of the Zhao army can stabilize the military spirit of the army because of the long battle and the rumors of the Shu army. For the king of Hanzhong, nothing was more important than securing his army. Therefore, the lesser of two evils, and now the only one who can contain the current situation can only be Zhao Guo, who is eyeing the tiger.

In fact, not only Tian 'Yu' knew that this was the only choice at this moment, and it was also a choice that was 'forced' helplessly, but the other ministers also knew it. However, such a suggestion was a difficult decision for the king of Hanzhong and the Han army. In this way, the land of Hanzhong has nothing to do with the Han army, and has nothing to do with the king of Hanzhong. fell into the hands of Zhao Jun, and the king of Hanzhong had no possibility of getting it back. The Shu army and the Han army fought fiercely for more than two months, and for the Zhao army in the north, they were two months to raise their 'essence' and accumulate their strength.

Tian 'Yu' finished speaking, Situ Fei's face was 'pale' and 'gloomy', and he was speechless for a long time. However, Situ Fei also knows that now he has no choice. The sergeant in the army is unstable, especially after Situ Che spreads rumors, the situation in the army is even more serious, if it continues like this, he Situ Fei will become the next prince to be removed.

......Before Situ Fei could make a decision, a soldier came to report outside the "door".

"Say, what's wrong?" After letting the soldiers in, Situ Fei found that the other party was a messenger sent back from Xicheng, Situ Fei couldn't help but feel nervous, and asked urgently.

"Back to the king, Xicheng was attacked by the Shu army, our army resisted the suffering, and General Fang sent a small one to ask for help."

When Situ Fei heard this, he immediately said to Wang Hewen in a deep voice: "Feige passed the book to the guards of the Sangu border gate, and asked them to immediately give up the border pass city and let the Zhao army enter the country." At the same time as giving way to the customs, he sent people to contact the Zhao army in the north and let them enter the country quickly. However, Zhao Jun must ensure that these soldiers can return smoothly. ”

Situ Fei finally made a break and let Zhao Jun enter the country. It's not that he is willing to do this, but now that the Shu army is 'pressing' step by step, he has no extra choice.

"He Jinglin, immediately gather your men and horses and gallop to the aid of Xicheng. Before Zhao Jun enters, it is necessary to ensure that this place is not lost. ”

Since the Zhao army was to enter the land of Hanzhong to contain the Shu army, it was natural that the Shu army could not be allowed to take away the land of the three counties in the eastern part of Hanzhong before the arrival of the Zhao army. These three counties are far away from the central part of Hanzhong and closer to Jingzhou, and they are the western defense line of Jingzhou, and the king of Hanzhong will naturally not let them fall into the hands of other princes. Whether it is the Zhao army or the Qi army, they are all their own enemies, and they all have ambitions for Jingzhou. In addition, as long as these three counties are kept, even if he is the king of Hanzhong, he has not lost all the land of Hanzhong, which will also be of great help to stabilize the morale of the army.

Zhao Jun has always been paying attention to the battle situation in Hanzhong, and in addition, Zhao Xun also personally gave orders to the Eighth Town of the Forbidden Army stationed in Jingyang Mansion in the north of Hanzhong and the First Town of the Forbidden Army stationed in Jingzhao Mansion, so that they should always pay attention to the battle on the southern front and be ready to act at any time.

Therefore, after the Han army in the south passed the message to him, Qin You, the general of the eighth town army of the forbidden army, immediately ordered the army to move south and began to enter the northern part of Hanzhong. At the same time, he immediately reported the situation to Chang'an and Luoyang where Zhao inquired. In addition, in order to achieve the fastest speed to the south, Qin You also agreed to the request of these Han troops, waiting for the Zhao army to occupy the northern part of Hanzhong in the future, and allow them to leave freely.

When the Han army was losing and retreating, it never gave up its control of the northern cities, nor did it give up its control of the northern checkpoints. In order to prevent the northern Han army from jumping over the wall in a hurry and letting the Zhao army enter, the Shu army has not attacked the north. It was just to cut them off from the Han army headquarters in eastern Hanzhong and send people to say surrender. It is hoped that the Han army in the north can be persuaded to surrender, take the entire land of Hanzhong smoothly, and block the Zhao army from outside the boundary, so as to prevent the Zhao army from participating in it.

But the general of the Shu army didn't expect that even so, the king of Hanzhong had a strong control over the defenders of the northern cities, and they didn't expect that Situ Fei had already made up his mind and let the northern tiger Zhao army in.

With the development of the situation, it became more and more beneficial to the Shu army, so the Shu army, under the strict order of Situ Che, stormed the city of Xicheng in the middle of Hanzhong, wanting to take Xicheng and take advantage of the situation to advance eastward and seize the three counties in the east of Hanzhong. If the Xicheng and even the three eastern counties can be captured, the Shu army will occupy the entire territory of Hanzhong. The remaining cities in the north naturally became lonely cities. At that point, it will be much easier to say that they will be subdued.

Therefore, Feng Yanzhang, the chief general of the Shu army in charge of the war in Hanzhong, began to storm Xicheng. However, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, also knew the importance of this Xicheng to him, so he did not give up on him easily. In other words, abandon him when the Zhao army enters the territory of Hanzhong. Therefore, the two sides fought to the death in the land of Xicheng. Although the Shu army occupied a great victory, the Han army occupied a favorable position, and the Han army did not retreat, and for a while, the Shu army failed to take Xicheng.

Although the Han army desperately defended the city, the situation was still gradually moving closer to the Shu army, especially among the Han army, some officers quietly went out of the city to surrender to the Shu army, which made the situation of the Han army extremely bad.

Seeing this, Feng Yanzhang, the commander of the Shu army, did not continue to attack again, but after besieging Xicheng, he began to persuade him to surrender every day. Every day, he observes the movements of Xicheng outside the city, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

On this day, Feng Yanzhang took his generals outside the city to continue to observe Xicheng, and said with a smile: "It seems that this Xicheng is about to die, look at their soldiers, it won't be long before we can take this city, enter the eastern counties, take Hanzhong, and make great contributions......

Suddenly, the sound of hurried horses' hooves interrupted Feng Yanzhang's laughter, and a fast horse rushed to Feng Yanzhang with a scout, and reported in a sharp voice: "Report!" General Qiyu, there was an urgent report from Chenggu that the Zhao army had entered Hanzhong, captured Baocheng, and killed outside Chenggu. ”

Feng Yanzhang was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react for a while, and he was stunned and pointed to the city in front of him. After a while, his face changed, and he hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" Zhao Jun? How did Zhao Jun appear in Chenggu? And Baocheng was captured by the Zhao army, what is going on? ”

The generals and colonels around Feng Yanzhang also changed their faces sharply, and Zhao Jun entered Hanzhong...... The Zhao army has already taken Baocheng and attacked the central part of Hanzhong, how is this possible?

"General Hui, three days ago, the Zhao army came out of the checkpoint under the jurisdiction of the Han army in the north, raided Baocheng all the way at night, and went straight to Chenggu. And all the cities along the way, because there was no army to garrison, they were taken by the Zhao army before they could react. Now there are only 5,000 defenders in Chenggu, and it is still an important place for our army to hoard grain, General Chu is worried that Chenggu will be difficult to resist, so he asked the general for help. ”

When Feng Yanzhang heard this, his face turned pale for a moment. Chenggu is located in the west of Xicheng and is the county seat taken by the Shu army earlier. Now, it is a place where the Shu army hoards grain and grass materials. Now 10,000 Shu troops are storming Xicheng, and the defenders of the city are only about 5,000, if the Zhao army is allowed to occupy this place...... Feng Yanzhang couldn't imagine such a situation.

As for why Zhao Jun appeared in Hanzhong, it goes without saying that it was put in by the Han army. This is also the problem that the Shu army is worried about, so for a long time, the Shu army has not dared to easily 'force' the checkpoints occupied by the Han army in the north too much, for fear that these Han troops will take the risk of giving up the northern checkpoint and letting the Zhao army come in. Unexpectedly, this fear turned out to be a reality.

"How could the Han army let Zhao Jun enter the country? How could it be ......" For a moment, Feng Yanzhang's eyes were lost and he muttered to himself.

"General, now it's not that I'm worried about why the Han army will let the Zhao army enter, but to guard against the loss of the city. If this city is occupied by the Zhao army, our army will be attacked from behind. What's more, the food and grass of this 10,000-strong army are completely gone. The adjutant general said urgently.

"That's right! Right! To ......" Feng Yanzhang suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly asked the messenger: "How many Zhao troops are coming?" ”

"General Hui, judging from the information from Shuangxi City in the north, it is the army of the eighth town and one town of the Zhao army's forbidden army that entered Hanzhong this time, and there are all soldiers who marched to Chenggu."

"A soldier? The Zhao army is composed of 5,000 people. The strength of the Zhao army is on par with the Chenggu, and it stands to reason that the Chenggu can occupy a favorable geographical position, and it can also recruit the young and strong in the city, and there is no problem in resisting the Zhao army. However, our army has been fighting for a long time and the soldiers are tired, while the Zhao army is fighting, with high morale and abundant 'spirit' strength. Therefore, the superiority of our army is not obvious. ”