Because the strength of the two princes who are now competing in the north and south of the Hanzhong region is stronger than his own, and because his rear is unstable, the king of Hanzhong decided to return to Jingzhou and no longer compete with the Zhao army for the land of Hanzhong. Of course, the land of the three counties in the east is still in its hands, and it will naturally not give up, how to say, this is also the outer defense line in the western part of Jingzhou. Even if the Han army is now 'friendly' with Zhao Jun, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, is also very clear that he and Zhao Jun have always been enemies.

Because it was learned from the intelligence that the southern Shu army sent reinforcements again, the Zhao army of Chenggu and Xicheng counties, as well as Yang Wangqing and others, all needed to go south to Hanzhong City to preside over the attack on the Shu army. Therefore, Yang Wangqing sent a part of the captured armor and equipment of the Shu army to the Han army as his return to Jingzhou and armed armor soldiers for the purpose of taking the place.

In addition, the king of Hanzhong also paid to buy war horses from the Zhao army, and Yang Wangqing took out a thousand of the reserve war horses of his own soldiers and captured the war horses of the Shu army and sold them to the Han army. For the Han army, there may not have been many horses before, but on the boundary of Jingzhou, there are still a lot. You must know that as the Zhao army swept through the north, the war horse resources in the north were out of contact with the south. Unless there is an instruction from the official government of the Northern Zhao State, it is impossible for the southern princes to want war horses.

After settling down with the Han army, the civilian officials who came with the army have also arrived. With the establishment of local government soldiers and county soldiers, Zhao Jun's local government office here has been successfully established, and the rule over the local government has also been formally established. Next, the local government is naturally responsible for the government affairs of these places. With the completion of these affairs, Yang Wangqing, who was officially appointed by King Zhao as the governor of the Hanzhong marching army, and his generals rushed to the outside of Hanzhong City to confront the southern Shu army and the line of Hanzhong, Southern Zheng, and Baishui.

Hanzhong City, the regional center of Hanzhong, is located in the northeast of Nanzheng County. At this moment, this former government office has now become a place where the Shu army and the Zhao army confront. In the entire Hanzhong region, the easternmost three counties were occupied by the Han army, and the remaining nearly two-thirds of the territory had been occupied by the Zhao army. However, most of the more prosperous places are in the south, and now they are in the hands of the Shu army.

Outside the city of Hanzhong, the Zhao army was out of the camp in an orderly manner, as calm as they usually do every day, getting up every morning, eating, leaving the camp, arraying, attacking the city, and then throwing away the mess in the ground, collecting the bones, and returning to the camp. Even if the Zhao army outside the city is not superior, the Shu army inside the city does not dare to go out of the city easily, let alone easily disturb the Zhao army outside the city.

In the intervening days, the two sides were simply like drills, and the two sides confronted each other in the north of the city, and neither side made easy moves. But it was in these few days that the commander of the Shu army was killed by the Zhao army in Xicheng County, and more than 10,000 troops were wiped out by the Zhao army. At the same time, it was also during this period of time that the Zhao army had successfully taken over the land it occupied, and also stabilized the king of Hanzhong, allowing him to return to Jingzhou and give up the dispute with the Zhao army.

However, today, the banner of the Zhao army has changed, and the banner of the governor of the Hanzhong marching army was erected outside the city of Hanzhong for the first time, and inside the city of Hanzhong, the banner of the new commander was also erected on the city. The commanders of the Zhao army and the Shu army arrived at the front line in almost no particular order.

Jiang Poyun, the general of Zhenbei of the Shu army, and Meng Hao, the deputy general, arrived in Hanzhong City with reinforcements first, but the two of them already felt that the generals in the southern counties of Hanzhong did not welcome them. What is the reason, the two of them are also clear, it is related to the former Zhenbei general's seal of the seal. But these things are not something they can decide, so Jiang Poyun and the others can only bear the attitude of these generals. They believed that as the Zhao army approached, all the generals and colonies of the Shu army would focus on resisting the Zhao army.

"Knock knock...... Woo woo woo ...... "The drums shook the sky, and the trumpets continued to sound. Under the sky dome, in the sound of the loud horn and the sound of the 'excited' war drums, thousands of soldiers of the Zhao army lined up in a neat phalanx, shouting the loud horn, stepping on the neat steps and surging forward, the blood was already boiling, and the primitive beast 'sex' was surging in the hearts of the soldiers.

Jiang Poyun, the general of the Shu army in Zhenbei, was already watching from the city wall, seeing the Zhao army's military formation and their majestic momentum, and then looking at the nervous appearance of his own soldiers, Jiang Poyun's heart couldn't help but tighten. His own soldiers are not as good as the other party, and they have been shocked by the other party's momentum.

In addition, Jiang Poyun was also worried about Zhao Jun's huge number of various instruments. Behind the various military formations, there were ballistas. These ballistae were covered with iron sheets on the outside and had two huge wheels on either side that looked like upside-down wheels. But Jiang Poyun knew that those were the runners used for winding. These crossbow carts have different 'firing' ranges, ranging from 300 paces to 100 paces closer, at intervals, and the speed of their 'shooting' is very amazing. Zhao Jun's various equipment, whether it is civilian or military, is famous all over the world, and Jiang Poyun is also clear about these.

Behind the ballista were tall catapults, each ten paces apart, and dozens of soldiers were in charge. Behind each thunderbolt cart were two carts transporting stone bullets, taking turns to supply stone bullets and clay pots filled with oil in a timely manner. Of course, if necessary, Jiang Poyun believes that the other party's 'shot' is also likely to be a sky-shaking thunder.

Zhao Jun's catapult and the earth-shaking thunder brought about the effect is obvious, from so many legends about Zhao Jun's earth-shaking thunder, this 'mix' combined offensive and defensive mode is also famous. In addition, although Jiang Poyun had only arrived here for two days, he knew it from the guards in the city. After so many days of attacking, these ballistas and catapults of the Zhao army pose a considerable threat to the defenders. Although in the past few days, Zhao Jun has no meaning at all for going to the city. However, under the blow of stone bullets, the walls of Hanzhong City were devastated. In addition, the blow to the morale of the soldiers is also quite powerful.

Xiao Yuanlin, the Taishou of Hanzhong, looked at the Zhao army lined up outside the city, and his face couldn't help but twitch for a while. The daily attack and defense of the city had made him tired, unable to sleep at night, and his eyes were black every day. In particular, every time the Zhao army went out, the defenders were not sure whether they really wanted to attack the city, so the defenders had to brave the crossbow arrows of the Zhao army and the cobblestones thrown by catapults to appear on the city wall to prevent the Zhao army from attacking the city.

"General, the strength of the Zhao army has increased again compared to a few days ago, and it seems that the reinforcements of the Zhao army have arrived again." Xiao Yuanlin said with a solemn face, although he was dissatisfied with the new general who took over the position of his former boss Feng Yanzhang, but he also knew that if Hanzhong City was lost, it would be a big deal. Public and private, he still knows which is more important.

Jiang Poyun said in a deep voice: "That's because the commander of Zhao Jun has arrived!" Looking at the banner on the opposite side, he couldn't help but say to himself in a cold voice, "The governor of the Hanzhong marching army, such a big name, when did this land of Hanzhong become the jurisdiction of your Zhao army." “

"When the Zhao army was 'approaching', you should have attacked, contacted the surrounding defenders, and fought back together. At that time, the Zhao army was newly arrived, the troops were insufficient, and their main forces were all 'fighting' with General Feng in Xicheng County, you could completely defeat the Zhao army, at the very least, it would also force the Zhao army to retreat. In this way, it can also provide assistance to General Feng. It's a pity that because you were afraid of the Zhao army on the opposite side, you didn't take immediate action and sat back and watched the Zhao army defeat the main force of General Feng, who was alone and weak. ”

"Now, the Zhao army has taken the eastern part of Hanzhong, stabilized their flanks, and expanded the depth of the rear area of the Zhao army, so that the Zhao army can continue to move south from the north and continuously transport grain and grass materials to a safe place in the rear. This battle is not easy to fight, and it is not easy for the Zhao army on the other side. ”

Seeing Jiang Poyun say this, the faces of the generals around him were very ugly. They all knew that what Jiang Poyun said was indeed reasonable, when Feng Yanzhang was not there, the Zhao army attacked, and even broke the cities north of Hanzhong City, and after the soldiers came outside Hanzhong City, all the generals in the city did not dare to fight. Coupled with the lack of troops, they could only be trapped in the city.

However, to the surprise of the defenders, the Zhao army did not attack the city this time. After the army was 'approaching', the Zhao army sent more than 100 people, each holding a simple loudspeaker, to appear outside the city at a stone's length.

Then, the situation that made Jiang Poyun's face change greatly. The Zhao army began to persuade them to surrender, and they began to persuade them to surrender because they were released by the Zhao army, but were arrested by the Shu army for colluding with the Zhao army and being arrested for the crime of the Zhao army.

Think about it, Feng Yanzhang would rather die than turn his back on Situ Che, the king of Shu, but in the end, he was deprived of all his merits by Situ Che, and almost even his family was deeply trapped. And those officers and soldiers who were released by Zhao Jun, some of them were not embarrassed by Zhao Jun, but were taken to prison by their own side. The soldiers of Zhao outside the city took this as an example, and persuaded the soldiers of the defenders in the city to surrender to the Zhao army.

In addition, Zhao Jun also told the various policies of the Zhao State Government to govern the local government in public, and also promised the tax exemption policy for the prefectures and counties in Hanzhong, so that the soldiers and soldiers defending the city and the people of Hanzhong City would accept the rule of Zhao Jun as soon as possible and enjoy Zhao Jun's policy of benefiting the people. In addition, the soldiers of Zhao also talked about the treatment of the officers and soldiers of the Zhao army, the treatment of their families, the welfare and other outstanding military policies of the Zhao army, so as to encourage the defenders in the city to surrender.

What made Jiang Poyun feel a little frightened was that the Zhao army preached outside the city that even if it was inconvenient for the defenders to surrender, they only needed to reduce their strength in the 'engagement' with the Zhao army...... Jiang Poyun could clearly feel that many of the soldiers around him had begun to whisper quietly. What's even more serious is that some archers involuntarily lowered the arrows in their hands that were originally aimed at the Zhao soldier who was shouting outside the city.

"Shoot the arrows! 'Shoot' me! Jiang Poyun didn't wait for Zhao Jun to continue shouting, and immediately ordered angrily.

"General, our archers can't 'shoot' at the opponent's position. In addition, there is a giant shield in front of the opponent's soldiers, and our crossbow arrows will not be effective. The generals around him reported in a deep voice.

"Drumming, beating the drum, didn't you hear Zhao Jun shouting? Don't you feel that our soldiers have been affected? Jiang Poyun's face was 'pale' and 'gloomy', and he ordered angrily.

Suddenly, the drums on the city wall continued to beat and resounded through the four fields, which forced the Zhao army outside the city to shout and persuade the soldiers to withdraw to their own formation. In addition, Sergeant Zhao did not continue the offensive today, but returned to the camp.

"Xiao Taishou, the Zhao army released a group of prisoners of our army, have any of them been taken into the city by you?" Back in the city's Taishou Mansion, Jiang Poyun's face was solemn, and he asked Xiao Yuanlin, the Taishou of Hanzhong beside him. Although Taishou was a civil official, with the death of Feng Yanzhang and various senior officers under his command, this Xiao Yuanlin turned out to be the highest official in the southern counties of Hanzhong. In addition, Xiao Yuanlin was also a military general, and he was able to serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong, and he was also temporarily appointed by Feng Yanzhang, and he was not an orthodox civil official. In Feng Yanzhang's plan, temporarily appointing the generals under his command as local officials can assist him very well, and when the land of Hanzhong is occupied by the Shu army, it is natural that the king of Shu will be re-appointed as officials.

Xiao Yuanlin said in a deep voice: "There are about 6,000 prisoners of our army who were released by the Zhao army and came back smoothly, and they have all been incorporated into the defenders of Hanzhong City, Nanzheng, and Baishui respectively. ”

Jiang Poyun sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can you integrate them into the defenders? Aren't you afraid that there will be problems? ”

Xiao Yuanlin said in a deep voice: "They are all soldiers who accompanied the general on the expedition, can we still ignore them?" In addition, they are all exchanged for the 'sex' life of the Feng general, our robe. What the general was worried about, we naturally took into account, and when they were first recruited, a thorough investigation had already been carried out, and in addition, the officers among them had been resettled, and the non-commissioned officers had been scattered and incorporated into the various armies, so that there would be no danger left behind. Even if some of the soldiers were bribed by the Zhao army, after being dismantled, they no longer had much of a threat. ”

Jiang Poyun's face stiffened, and he said in a muffled voice: "No threat? The fact that these soldiers who were captured by the Zhao army and were incorporated into the army by you will only allow these soldiers to spread their fear of the Zhao army to other soldiers, and at the same time, inform others of what happened to them in the Zhao army, so that they can know that surrendering to the Zhao army will not be in danger of their lives, but will fight against the Zhao army and die on the battlefield. ”

"Didn't you feel that our soldiers had wavered in the face of Zhao's persuasion? Don't you feel that the soldiers have nothing but fear when they gather with the army? General Feng Yanzhang can still fight to the death with the Zhao army, could it be that this kind of 'spirit' spirit and will no longer exist in the Shu army in Hanzhong? ”

"You inspect these soldiers, you isolate these officers who were released by the Zhao army, and you break up these soldiers and organize them into the three defenders. It seems that everything is the most reasonable arrangement, but your every move has already fallen into Zhao Jun's expectations. These soldiers released by the Zhao army can not only spread the fear of the Zhao army to the defenders everywhere, but also let them stir up the whole army because of your arrangement for them, and they will be dissatisfied with the entire Shu army and the king. ”

Xiao Yuanlin and several other Hanzhong generals also understood the problem at this moment, and after a while, Xiao Yuanlin said in a deep voice: "What the general said, how can we not know. However, in just a few days, the army that entered the land of Hanzhong was already two towns, that is, 50,000 soldiers. It was outside the city of Hanzhong, from the beginning of the four or five thousand people to soar every day, and by the time these captives were released, the Zhao army outside the city had received reinforcements, as many as more than 10,000. In the entire southern counties of Hanzhong, our soldiers are no more than 10,000 people. Including the local garrison, it is only 20,000. Even so, he is responsible for the defense of the city in various places. In this case, what can we do if we don't integrate these soldiers who were released back by Zhao Jun into the army? ”

Xiao Yuanlin's words suddenly made Jiang Poyun speechless. The invasion of the Zhao army was too rapid and too sudden, and the army of Feng Yanzhang went east to conquer the Han army in central and eastern Hanzhong, which resulted in the Zhao army being cut off from the back road, and the whole army was destroyed in the area of Xicheng and Chenggu. The southern region of Hanzhong was originally the rear of the Shu army, and if it were not for the deterrence of the local area and the Han army of the Eastern Expedition of Fengyanzhang, it did not need too many manpower, but I am afraid that the situation would be worse.

Meng Hao said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, general, our follow-up reinforcements have already set off from Yizhou, and it won't be long before they arrive here." ”

Jiang Poyun and Meng Hao naturally did not set off with the army, because Feng Yanzhang was killed and the Zhao army was attacking, so Jiang Poyun and Meng Hao naturally rushed to the north, after all, the Shu army in Hanzhong was already a group of dragons without a leader. As for the army, it was naturally followed by support. The mobilization of the army is not a simple matter. Especially now that the Shu army has suffered serious losses in Hanzhong, it is not easy to 'draw' people from Yizhou. In addition, the mobilization of large armies, armor and equipment, and food and grass materials all need to be urgently prepared, which is not a simple matter. The Han people mobilized the army, the more people, the more troublesome, generally Dongjun, food, grass materials and armor equipment need to be prepared several months in advance.

Outside the city of Hanzhong, in the camp of the Zhao army, Yang Wangqing, the governor of the marching army, and Zhao Kang, the general of the first town army of the forbidden army, who came from the reinforcements, gathered here.

"Governor, why don't you just attack the city? We have more troops than theirs, and the previous persuasion to surrender has played a great role, and we can completely storm this city. In addition, the new general Zhenbei of the Shu army has just arrived in the city, and at this moment, I am afraid that he will not be able to fully control the Shu army in Hanzhong. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us! Duan Yan, the deputy general of the eighth town, who was originally responsible for containing the Shu army in Hanzhong City, said worriedly.

Yang Wangqing said with a smile: "This Hanzhong City, as the seat of Hanzhong, is not so simple to break the city. Although there are not many troops in the city, there are many people in the city, and they can gather casualties at any time. In addition, the food and grass materials and armor equipment hoarded in the city are sufficient, so they will not be in trouble because of the problem of food and grass. In addition, according to the report of the Shadow Division, the reinforcements of the Yizhou Shu army have already begun to be in Guangyuan County, which is the closest to the southern part of Hanzhong. ”

"Therefore, we can't confront the Shu army here, we have to give full play to our strengths. Although we have many advantages over the Shu army, the Shu army is also exhausted by months of war. However, fighting with them is the best way to play. Come to think of it, you don't want to let your subordinates suffer any heavy losses. ”

Zhao Kang asked in a deep voice: "What does the Grand Governor mean that we will not attack Hanzhong City?" ”

Yang Wangqing said with a smile: "If we don't attack, we have a great advantage in the southern part of Hanzhong, so there are many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized." This time, we first took Baishui County in the western part of Hanzhong, where the Shu army did not have many troops, and it was the first place where the Shu army went north to Hanzhong and the reinforcements arrived. As long as we attack here, whether it is Hanzhong City or the Shu army in Nanzheng, they will support this place. And so our opportunity has come. ”

Qin You said with a smile: "The intention of the Metropolitan Governor, we will attract the Shu army from Hanzhong and Nanzheng and annihilate them outside the city?" ”

"Not only that, our biggest advantage now, the strength of the Shu army is far less than mine, in addition, the Shu army prisoners we released back are already among the Shu army here, and they have a deep influence. Therefore, I want to wipe out the Shu army in Nanzheng, Baishui, and Hanzhong City before the Shu reinforcements arrive, and in addition, it is best to occupy these areas. If the Shu army in Hanzhong is completely wiped out, even if Situ Che sends more reinforcements, it will be useless and he will lose any right to compete for Hanzhong. ”