Xiahou Yuan gave the order to kill, and the generals present changed their complexions when they heard this, and Zhang He was also taken aback, and hurriedly argued: "General Xiahou, I just imagined the overall situation, how could you kill me without permission." ”

"I was ordered by the King of Wei to supervise the troops of Guanlong, and I have the right to cut first and then play, you violated my general's order and withdrew the troops privately, if you don't kill you, how to deter the army. Come on, don't push the sin out of Zhang He. Xiahou Yuan flicked his sleeves and shouted categorically.

Hearing the order, several sergeants rushed in, and in a few clicks, Zhang He was put up.

Zhang He's surname is straightforward, and he is also quite popular in the army, and the generals present are more friendly with him, and when they saw that Zhang He was about to be beheaded, they stood up to intercede for him.

Guo Huai also said: "General Xiahou, General Zhang violated the general's order, and he did have his responsibility, but it was also forced by the situation and had to do it. Now the thief army of more than 100,000 troops is approaching, and the momentum is aggressive, and the heart of our army has long been unstable. ”

After the defeat of the Beiyuan army, Zhang He faced the predicament in Chencang, Xiahou Yuan actually knew it, in fact, he was attacking Tongguan, and after hearing the defeat of the Beiyuan army, he already had the idea of ordering Chen Cang to withdraw his troops.

It's just that Zhang He was too anxious to take matters and withdrew his troops without waiting for Xiahou Yuan's general order to be issued, which naturally damaged Xiahou Yuan's face, so he was furious.

Moreover, the series of defeats suffered by Guanzhong can be regarded as a loss of face for Xiahou Yuan, and in today's unfavorable situation, Xiahou Yuan, as the main general, is to blame. Now that Zhang He disobeyed the general's order and withdrew his troops privately, Xiahou Yuan just seized the opportunity and found someone who could share the responsibility with him.

Now, under Guo Huai's hard work, Xiahou Yuan's face has steps to go down, and most of his anger has disappeared.

At this time, Guo Huai hurriedly gave Zhang He a look and signaled him to take the opportunity to beg for mercy.

was scolded and frightened by Xiahou Yuan in front of the generals, Zhang He was also full of grievances, but he was suffering from inferior official positions, and his surname was in the hands of others, although he was holding his breath, he had to choose to bow his head.

So, he lowered his head and said sullenly: "He is indeed guilty, and I ask General Xiahou to give me a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

Zhang He's soft suit, Xiahou Yuan can go down the steps smoothly, so he shook his head and sighed, waved his hand and said, "That's it, send your head first." I hope that you will change your mind in the future, and make meritorious deeds, if not, I will take your head sooner or later. ”

Xiahou Yuan's tone and words looked high, and Zhang He's heart was not happy, but he had to whisper and say: "Thank you for the general's grace not to kill, and you must keep in mind the general's admonition." ”

Xiahou Yuan killed the chicken to show the monkey, and temporarily subdued the generals, and then said: "Now that Chen Cang has been lost, Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of troops have entered the Guanzhong Plain, and they are swarming to kill in the direction of Chang'an, and Tongguan is difficult to capture for a while, and the reinforcements of the King of Wei will not be able to go to Tongguan in five or six days at the earliest, so you can have any good countermeasures." ”

Guo Huai said: "There are only 50,000 or 60,000 elites in Guanzhong, and there is no danger to defend along the Weishui line, with this strength alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the attack of Liu Bei's army of more than 100,000 morales." As for the Kwantung reinforcements, if they can't capture Tongguan, then they can only cross the river and have Pubanjin detour into the pass, which goes back and forth, even if it is day and night, it will take at least 20 days. At that time, I am afraid that the entire Guanzhong and the five or six hundred thousand people in Guanzhong will have been obtained by Liu Bei. ”

Xiahou Yuan's brows couldn't help frowning, "Then what if you think so?" ”

Guo Huai said: "According to Huai's opinion, while our army is sticking to the front line of martial arts, we should quickly move all the households in the Sanfu area from Pubanjin to Hedong, so that even if we can't hold Guanzhong in the end, then Liu Bei will get an empty wasteland, and there is no food for the people, even if Liu Bei temporarily occupies Guanzhong, he will not be able to gain a foothold for a long time, as long as the army of King Wei arrives, he can calmly recover the lost territory." ”

At this time of the war, the competition was already the economic strength of all parties, and in the era of cold weapons, the greatest economic strength was nothing more than grain, and the key to producing grain was naturally the amount of arable land and the number of people.

The success or failure of the battle of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu in history, and the defeat of Shu and Wu, were not so much lost in strategy and tactics, but rather in economic strength.

For Liu Bei, Guo Huai's plan is indeed poisonous enough.

After hearing this, Xiahou Yuan pondered for a while, and a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, "Liu Bei, Liu Bei, don't you want Guanzhong, okay, Lao Tzu will give you an empty Guanzhong, so that you can rejoice empty." ”

Xiahou Yuan then obeyed Guo Huai's plan, and ordered all the counties in Guanzhong, especially the rich land of Sanfu, to quickly move the households to Hedong, and transport the grain and grass away.

The wind in Guanzhong is surging, and the situation is changing rapidly, which can be described as unpredictable.

On the day of the fall of Tongguan, a messenger had been galloping on the post road in the Central Plains, not daring to stop for a moment, and three days later, the messenger arrived in Xudu.

At this moment, Cao Ying, the king of Wei, is on the outskirts of Xudu, conducting a grand military parade, and the army being reviewed is the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry in the world commanded by Cao Chun, Cao Xiu and other clan generals.

When the 10,000 cavalry troops, dressed in excellent armor and armed with sharp weapons, bright and bright, majestic and majestic, passed by the review stand in a mighty manner, Cao Ying's face was filled with incomparable pride and pride.

"There is a lonely tiger and leopard riding in his hand, Liu Bei is so full of words, hehe-" Cao Ying smiled left and right, and his words were full of pride.

In fact, this military parade is not a blind toss of Cao Ying's idleness, labor and money, but a certain political purpose.

As for the two Huai lines, although they are temporarily stable, the 100,000 troops of Dongwu have been assembled in Chaohu for a long time, and they are obviously preparing to move unbridled.

The grim situation in the border area made those recalcitrant people loyal to the Han family in the Central Plains ready to move. Although it is said that Cao Ying has taken the opportunity to become king before, he has already washed away the remnants of the Han family, but those remnants are still a trouble.

Therefore, at such a delicate moment of the external situation, Cao Ying needs to use such a way of showing off his force to suppress the conspiracy of those who are not subservient.

Cao Ying's complacent remarks naturally attracted a chorus of voices, and many boasters even said that as soon as the tiger and leopard rode out, it would be a matter of minutes to destroy Liu and Wu.

However, there are also many wise people who maintain a cautious attitude and do not dare to speak rashly.

"Ziyang, how is the war in Nanyang?" The typhoon was strong and the autumn cold was already heavy, Cao Ying wrapped his robe tightly and asked seemingly relaxedly.

Liu Ye hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The two lines of soldiers and horses have been forced to Fuyang, forming a three-sided attack on Guan Yu's forward, but Guan Yu's fighting spirit seems to be very strong, not only did he not take a step back, but then he increased more than 10,000 horses, and now there are as many as 60,000 Jingzhou troops gathered on the front line of Fuyang. ”

"Well, it seems that Guan Yu really thinks that after he captures Xiangfan, he will be able to shock Huaxia, and he will pass the order and transfer another 20,000 troops into Nanyang, and the battle of Fuyang will never be defeated." Cao Ying waved his hand to make a decision, and then asked, "What is the movement of the thief army in the direction of Shangyong?" ”

"Well...... The thief generals Wei Yan and Meng Da originally claimed to attack Nanxiang in the north, but they have not been able to take actual action recently. The terrain in the Shangyong area is difficult to navigate, and our detailed work has not yet sent back the latest information. ”

Before the words fell, an attendant hurriedly stepped forward and handed over an urgent battle report from the direction of Tongguan.

Cao Ying stretched out his hand from his robe, lazily removed the information, squinted and looked at it, and in an instant, his whole face became extremely shocked. Then, his whole person seemed to freeze, and he didn't move for more than ten seconds.

"King, is there any military intelligence report from General Xiahou in Guanzhong?" Liu Ye asked cautiously.

Cao Ying seemed to have thawed from the ice, and it took a while for him to recover, but he only snorted slightly, closed the information, and said disapprovingly: "It's nothing, it's just a trivial matter, continue to read and review." ”

Cao Ying acted as if nothing had happened, and watched the grand parade with a smile on his face. However, those who have keen insight can see that under Cao Ying's pretending to be nothing, there must be something important hidden.

Sure enough, after finishing the parade and returning to the Wei Palace, as soon as Cao Ying entered the lobby, his entire leisurely face became iron-blue.

"King, isn't there something unfavorable about the war in Guanzhong?" Liu Ye asked again.

Cao Ying threw the information on the ground angrily, and the whole person was so angry that he couldn't say a word. Liu Ye picked up the information and unfolded it to read it with all the important ministers, and everyone immediately became shocked.

"The thief general Wei Yan succeeded in the surprise attack on Tongguan from the Meridian Valley, and the situation in Guanzhong is in danger, please ask the king to quickly raise an army to support Guanzhong."

In just a few lines, Xiahou Yuan's urgency and the tension of the situation in Guanzhong were already expressed, and everyone was so shocked that they couldn't say a word.

"How is it possible, how is this possible, Tongguan, Tongguan......" Even Liu Ye was so shocked that his mouth began to knot.

At this time, Sima Yi stood up and said with a flat expression: "It seems that this is Liu Beibing's dangerous move, now that Tongguan has been lost, the avenues inside and outside the pass have been blocked, and the situation in Guanzhong must be chaotic. ”

Cao Ying said angrily: "Liu Bei Xiao'er, dare to tease Yu Gu again and again, Gu will fight with him this time!" Sent an order to the army of Luoyang, telling them to prepare immediately, go to Luoyang immediately, and personally lead the army to recapture Tongguan. ”

Cao Ying angrily gave the order for a decisive battle, but Sima Yi said: "King, Yi thinks that if the king leads his army to attack Tongguan, then he will fall for Liu Bei's tricks again. ”

(To be continued)