Chapter 420: Appeasement

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The defenders of Hanzhong still have 10,000 people, each of the three valleys has deployed about 1,000 people, and the remaining more than 4,000 soldiers and horses, most of them are concentrated in several important cities such as Nanzheng, in addition, Yangping Pass is also stationed with more than 1,000 soldiers and horses of Ma Zhong. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This is Liu Feng's deployment to Hanzhong before leaving, with such a thin force, it was not enough to ensure the safety of Hanzhong, but at present, there is a shortage of soldiers and horses in Guanzhong in the north, and Guan Yu in the east is entangled in Eastern Wu, so Liu Feng dared to leave such a small number of troops in the old nest, and he was relieved to go south.

Liu Feng's previous plan was that if the imperial court drew troops and horses from Zhang Fei of Hongnong and "invaded" Hanzhong on a large scale, he would send troops and horses back to help Hanzhong.

But the current situation is that the imperial court did not transfer a single soldier from the front line, but sent the only remaining part of the Imperial Forest Army to the south, this unexpected risky move made Liu Feng, who was already anxious, seize the opportunity again.

Liu Feng's order quickly spread to Hanzhong, and the troops guarding the Xiegukou were given up and retreated into the nearby county of Chuyang after receiving the order.

The 5,000 Central Army led by Yang Yi successfully entered Hanzhong, and as Zhang Song expected, the first thing Yang Yi did when he entered the Hanzhong Plain was to ask the Hanzhong magistrates to provide his army with enough grain and grass, so that they could smoothly go east to aid Xiangyang.

Everyone knows that Yang Yi is here to quell the "rebellion" of the King of Shu, but at present, the two sides have not torn their faces on the surface, and Yang Yi's request is naturally reasonable in name. Many of the local officials in Hanzhong were loyal to the imperial court, but the military generals in various towns were all Liu Feng's cronies, and under their threat, the officials in each county did not dare to provide Yang Yi with grain and grass.

In this case, Yang Yi moved out of the emperor's edict again, and openly wanted to take over the military power of the various armies in Hanzhong, and the military generals of Liu Feng's cronies in various places naturally refused to obey their orders.

What Liu Feng was waiting for was Yang Yi's turn of face, which meant that the supply of grain and grass for the Central Army had begun to be insufficient, and this was a good time for him to launch an offensive.

So, on the day he received the information from Hanzhong, Liu Feng decisively gave up the attack on the Sword Pavilion, led the whole army to turn back to the north, and prepared to return to Hanzhong through Yangping Pass, and then he could wantonly ravage the central army that was short of 5,000 food.

After three days of rapid marching, Liu Feng's 3,000 light cavalry arrived at Yangping Pass first, and the anxious Liu Feng was eager to enter the pass immediately to exterminate Yang Yi's department, so he personally led the army to the bottom of the Guancheng, shouting for Ma Zhong to let him enter the Guancheng quickly.

The city was silent, and no one responded to Liu Feng's shout.

This solemn atmosphere suddenly made Liu Feng's heart feel a little uneasy, and he vaguely had an ominous premonition.

"This king is here, don't open the city gate quickly!" Liu Feng shouted again at the top of his voice.

At this time, Chengtou finally reacted, but this response surprised Liu Feng a little, because what responded to him was a burst of laughter full of disdain.

Liu Feng condensed his eyebrows and looked closely, but saw that above the city, a figure dressed as a Confucian general was stroking his beard and laughing, this person seemed to be a little familiar, but Liu Feng couldn't remember who it was for a while.

It's no wonder that up and down the Han Kingdom, there are countless Wenchen and military generals, Liu Feng's status is respected, others can't recognize him as abnormal, and it is normal for him to not recognize others.

"Who are you, this king is here, how dare you be so presumptuous, and don't quickly order your general Ma to come down to meet this king." Liu Feng was a little displeased and reprimanded.

The man in the city sneered and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, the last general Yang Yi, has been waiting here for a long time. ”

Hearing Yang Yi's name, Liu Feng was shocked, thousands of thoughts flashed in his mind in an instant, but in the end, he had no solution, he blushed and roared: "Where is Ma Zhong?" ”

At this time, a young general turned out behind Yang Yi, with a solemn face, and said in a loud voice: "Ma Zhong is here." ”

Previously, Liu Feng thought that Yang Yi had broken through Yangping Pass, but he thought about it, Yangping Pass was unstoppable, how could it be broken by just a few thousand soldiers and horses, there must be something strange in it, so he called Ma Zhong's name with suspicion.

Now, Ma Zhong's appearance confirmed the suspicion in his heart, and the moment Ma Zhong appeared, Liu Feng actually had a sense of frustration.

Ma Zhong is Kong Ming's second chess piece, the means of layout, the same as Zhang Yi of Sword Pavilion Pass, if it is replaced by Fang Shao, it is likely to be recognized, but unfortunately, it is Zhang Song who assists Liu Feng, just a second-rate strategist, with his wisdom, it is not enough to see through the game that Zhuge Liang laid out a few years ago.

The important ones in the east and west are none other than Yangping and Sword Pavilion, and choking these two passes is equivalent to choking the lifeblood of Yizhou's throat, that is to say, there is no need for such elaborate and cumbersome deployment, Zhuge Liang only arranged two people, and it disintegrated Liu Feng's ambition that had been carefully brewing for many years.

"Ma Zhong, this king treats you well, why did you betray me?" Liu Feng couldn't help but shout angrily at Guan Shang, this question had also been asked to Zhang Yi when he was in the Sword Pavilion, although he knew that the response was the same, he still couldn't help the anger in his heart.

Ma Zhong said lightly: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, between treason and betrayal of you, of course I, Ma Zhong, choose the latter." Now that the general trend is gone, the last general advises you to turn back early, maybe there is still a glimmer of life, if you continue to be so insistent on making mistakes, no one will be able to save Your Highness. ”

A mere tooth keeper dared to talk to him in such a lesson-like tone, and Liu Feng at this moment was even more furious, and immediately ordered the siege of the city.

The result can be imagined, with Liu Feng's ability, even the Sword Pavilion can't be broken, let alone Yangpingguan, the first danger in the world. The siege of the day ended in a setback, but Liu Feng was still unwilling, and after joining up with the army that came later, he launched another onslaught at Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass already had thousands of soldiers, plus more than 4,000 soldiers and horses that Yang Yi had served, the total number of troops was close to 6,000, and Liu Feng's troops were only about 30,000. When Liu Bei attacked Zhang Lu, he attacked Yangping Pass, which was garrisoned by less than 10,000 people, with an army of 150,000, and he was helpless in the face of Xiongguan, not to mention Liu Feng today.

After seven days of tackling key problems, Liu Feng ended in failure.

At the same time, the guards of Hanzhong, after hearing that Ma Zhong "betrayed" and Yangping Pass fell into the hands of the imperial court, they were naturally greatly shocked.

The surrender of Chuyang was like a fuse, quickly causing a chain reaction, more and more guards declared their allegiance to the imperial court, and broke with the king of Shu, half a month later, the southern Zheng shou general captured Liu Feng's family and also declared submission to the imperial court. Liu Feng has worked hard to run Hanzhong for many years, but he abandoned him in just half a month.

According to Zhuge Liang's instructions, Yang Yi comforted the Hanzhong generals who returned to the imperial court, clearly announced that the imperial court would not blame the past, and also made them settle down.

At the same time, in order to crack down on the rebels who were still resisting west of Yangping Pass, Liu Feng deliberately took a large number of rebels' families to Yangping Pass, and let them shout to the rebels outside the city all night and night on the Guancheng.

This move is naturally very useful, Guan Yu in history had the opportunity to lead the army to recapture Jingzhou, but it was Lu Meng's move that easily broke his military heart, and now Liu Feng is no exception.

Soon, the rebels began to defect, at first only a dozen people, then hundreds and hundreds, and then they were uncontrollable, thousands of people fled, and in less than half a month, Liu Feng's 30,000 army fled to less than 10,000.

Liu Feng knew that the defeat was decided, and in desperation, he also had to preside over military affairs, and then make any plans, just drinking and worrying about it.

This time, he was drunk again, and he fell asleep until he woke up on the third pole. Liu Feng, who was dizzy, turned over and wanted to sit up, but with a sudden force, the whole person rolled off the couch.

This fall woke Liu Feng up completely, and he found that his hands and feet had been tied tightly, he was startled, and shouted angrily: "What's the matter, come here, come ...... someone"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw that there were still several people in the tent, and they seemed to be staring at his embarrassment indifferently.

Liu Feng raised his head with difficulty, and only then did he see clearly that the people in the tent were Zhang Song and the rest of the generals, who were staring at their gaze as if they were looking at a fat prey.

In an instant, Liu Feng suddenly understood, and his heart, which was already shattered, was suddenly shattered into ashes.

"Zhang Song, why did you betray me too?" He gritted his teeth and said the sentence word by word, and a mouthful of steel teeth creaked, almost bitten by him.

Zhang Song sighed and said helplessly: "King, you can't blame me. I, Zhang Songnai, am Wang Zuozhicai, I wanted to assist you in achieving a great cause, but unfortunately you are stubborn and self-serving, and always do not listen to my advice. ”

"Shameless, greedy for life and afraid of death, you must not be ......"

"Shut his mouth and send him to Yangping Pass as soon as possible." With a flick of Zhang Song's sleeves, the generals blocked Liu Feng's mouth with a cloth, and then lifted him up and carried him to the prisoner car that had been prepared long ago, and the group went to Yangping Pass without weapons.

This mutiny had long been expected by Yang Yi, so he immediately ordered the city to be opened and let this cadre enter the customs.

"General Yang, the king of Shu conspiracy to make trouble, we were forced to coerce, and now fortunately General Yang arrived in time, we just got the opportunity to capture him and dedicate it to the general, congratulations to the general for this miraculous feat." Zhang Song stepped forward with a smile and complimented.

Yang Yi sneered and shouted: "Come on, take down the minister Zhang Song for me, and behead it on the spot!" ”

(To be continued)