At Fang Shao's suggestion, Huang Zhong's troops withdrew from the west and defended the northern plains with Fang Shao and Wang Ping.

The situation was as Fang Shao expected, and a day later, Zhang He's troops made a detour from the north of Beiyuan City, and according to the scouts sent to reconnoitre, the total number of infantry and cavalry was about 30,000.

Obviously, this is already the whole of the defenders of Chencang.

Although the Han army occupied the northern plains, the terrain of the small city in the northern plains was not as dangerous as Tongguan, which was only equivalent to setting up a nail on the waterway road from Chencang to Chang'an, and the role of this nail was to make the enemy uncomfortable, and he had to spend a lot of energy to pick this nail.

However, when Zhang He and his 30,000 cavalry swaggered past in front of Beiyuan City, Fang Shao did not dare to give the order to attack to intercept this army that had returned to the east in a hurry, because he knew that with the little force he had at hand, he would not have this strength at all.

However, it doesn't matter anymore, Zhang He can't be stopped if he wants to escape, but the key is that the main force of the Han army can finally step into the Guanzhong Plain.

Just after Zhang He's main force returned to the east, the 3,000 Cao troops who stayed behind abandoned their soldiers, and after being abandoned by the main general, they wisely chose to surrender in Kaecheng. At the same time, shortly after Xu Huang abandoned the defense of Wangxian County, Zhang Fei's Longxi Army also successfully captured the county, and quickly passed through Longshan, and two days later, joined the main army led by Liu Bei in Chencang.

At this time, nearly eight days had passed since Wei Yanqi attacked Tongguan.

At the time of the meeting of Chen Cang, Liu Bei personally led a huge army composed of more than 100,000 foot cavalry and quickly marched east along Weishui.

At dusk on this day, Fang Shao and others finally saw the banner of the Han army coming from the west on the ruined city tower in the northern plains.

At this moment, the soldiers of the whole city were jubilant, and many people were so excited that they couldn't help but shed tears.

The excitement of the soldiers is also reasonable, thinking that they are a partial division, when they go out of the valley, there are still nearly 30,000 people, and the male entanglement is high-spirited, but after so many days of hard fighting, there are less than 10,000 dead and wounded left, the crossbow arrows are used cleanly, and the grain and grass are only enough to support a few days, although there is such a small city to live in, but they can only eat, drink and sleep on the ruins, which is really pitiful enough.

Not only that, but they also had to face unprecedented pressure from the Xiahou Yuan Army, and they were mentally oppressed, and in such a high-intensity environment, the spirit of the soldiers was already on the verge of collapse.

But now, they have finally survived these difficult years and finally ushered in the dawn, and it is strange that they can't help but cheer.

When the army passed through the Northern Plains, the infantry field army of about 50,000 infantry led by Ma Dai, Zhang Fei and Fa Zheng did not stop, but crossed the Northern Plains and continued to advance eastward along Weishui.

Liu Bei led 90,000 Chinese army corps and set up camp outside Beiyuan City in the evening of the same day.

After the hasty arrangement, Fang Shao and the other three went to the camp of the Chinese army to meet the king of Hanzhong in person.

More than a dozen horsemen and horses galloped towards the camp, and before they entered the gate, they saw Liu Bei leading a group of civil and military forces, standing outside the camp gate, waiting for them.

Fang Shao and the others urged the horse to approach, hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, and stepped forward to worship: "Shao has seen the king." ”

Before he could salute, Liu Bei had already stepped forward in a hurry, helped Fang Shao up, and with a look of great relief, stroked his shoulder and said with emotion: "Hurry up and be polite, Zhongzheng, you have all worked hard, let's talk inside." ”

So, Liu Bei carried Fang Shao side by side to show his honor.

In the account, the banquet has already been prepared, several heroes were invited to the seat, Liu Bei raised his glass and stepped forward, and said angrily: "Seize Guanzhong, revive the Han Dynasty, the three Aiqing have made great contributions, this cup is alone to you." ”

Liu Bei's words are sincere, and as the king of Hanzhong, he personally salutes each other, which is a great honor. However, the civil and military forces present did not have a look of envy, and their eyes were also full of sincere admiration, because they all understood how important the merits of Fang Shao and the other three were, and they deserved to be favored by this.

So, the generals also toasted to each other, and Fang Shao and the three of them were also moved in their hearts, so they no longer shirked and accepted this courtesy calmly.

After drinking a glass of wine, Liu Bei turned to Fang Shao with another glass of wine, "Zhongzheng, this time I was able to successfully capture Chen Cang, thanks to your tricks, and if it weren't for your host, Beiyuan might not be able to hold it for so long, this cup of Gu must respect you again." ”

Fang Shao hurriedly said: "In the battle of Beiyuan, Shao is just making a plan, the reason why he has been able to hold on until now is still due to the best efforts of General Huang Lao and Wang Zijun, as well as the desperate battle of the soldiers, if there is no sacrifice of tens of thousands of soldiers, I am afraid that even if Shao has a strategy, he will not be able to meet the king." ”

Listening to Fang Shao's words, Liu Bei carefully inquired about the entire battle of Beiyuan, and when he learned that Fang Shao's 30,000 soldiers and horses died less than 10,000 left, he couldn't help but sigh, so he raised his glass and said loudly: "Come, let us pay tribute to those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, they are the most glorious warriors of the Han Dynasty, and their names will be immortal for ten thousand years like the society of the Han Dynasty." ”

For a time, the crowd in the big tent was excited and proud.

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere in the tent grew stronger, and everyone drank bitterly.

At this time, Fang Shao suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly reminded Liu Bei: "King, now that Wei Wenchang is still holding on to Tongguan, for the sake of today's plan, we should also march quickly and quickly pacify Guanzhong." ”

At this time, Pang Tong said: "With Wei Wenchang's ability, it will not be a problem to hold on to Tongguan and wait for the rescue of our army." I'm worried that Xiahou Yuan saw that Guanzhong couldn't be defended, so he moved all the people in Guanzhong to Kanto. As a result, we have only been given an empty pass, and I don't know how long it will take to recover to the point where we can provide backup for the army to enter the Central Plains. ”

Pang Tong's reminder shocked Liu Bei's slightly proud spirit, what Pang Tong said was right, the reason why Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was able to annex the world was because he occupied Guanzhong, the richest base in the world, and if the population of Guanzhong was evacuated by Cao Ying, the value of it would be greatly reduced, which was of course what Liu Bei did not want to see.

Liu Bei hurriedly asked, "Then according to the opinion of the military advisor, what should we do next?" ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Don't worry, the king doesn't have to worry, Xiahou Yuan's little ability, how can he escape the grasp of Tongzhi, this time he will be asked to lose all his old capital." ”

Liu Bei's face was happy, "I don't know what the military advisor has to do?" ”

The corners of Pang Tong's mouth raised a weird smile.

………… At the head of Tongguan City, the banner of the Han army is still waving in the wind.

The current Xiahou Yuan wanted to vomit when he saw the banner of the Han army.

This is the fifth day of his attack on Tongguan, and there is still no progress at all. In fact, he should have thought that with the 10,000 people in his hand, he couldn't even conquer a small Beiyuan, so how could he get Tongguan, which is known as the world's hero.

What made Xiahou Yuan vomit blood the most was that there were hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass at that time, which were intended to be transported from Luoyang to the front line in Guanzhong, and the grain transport team happened to pass through Tongguan that day, so the grain and grass were also stored in Tong, and they were going to be transported to Chang'an early the next morning, but unfortunately, they encountered a surprise attack by the Han army on the same day.

Don't look at the Han army in Tongcheng is a lone army trapped inside and outside, but the people's little people live a chic life, don't worry about food and clothing, as long as you rely on the high and thick Guancheng every day, you can easily spend the day with a few arrows.

After a few days of fighting, Xiahou Yuan gave up the idea of retaking Tongguan with his own strength, and he could only hope that Cao Ying, who was in the eastern part of the country, heard the urgent news, and immediately raised a large army to march westward, and under the internal and external attacks, he might be able to behead the hateful Wei Yan to vent his hatred.

However, just when Xiahou Yuan was making a wishful thinking, Xu Huang's arrival shattered all Xiahou Yuan's hopes.

After learning the news that Zhang He had abandoned Chencang, Xiahou Yuan was extremely angry, so he ordered Xu Huang to guard the army of Tongguan on his behalf, and he rushed to Wugong in the starry night.

At this moment, Zhang He had already led 30,000 tired troops to retreat to the front line of Wugong, and the pursuing Han army was still two days away from him, during which time he could calmly deploy his army on the front line of Wugong to resist the attack of the Han army along Weishui, and then he could take time to state his next response to Xiahou Yuan.

And just when Zhang He just took a breath, Xiahou Yuan had already rushed to the martial arts in person.

Hearing that General Xiahou had arrived, Zhang He hurriedly led the generals out of the gate of the official office, and when he saw Xiahou Yuan, he bowed his hand and saluted: "He has seen Xiahou ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xiahou Yuan snorted coldly, without looking at him, he brushed his sleeves past him and walked straight into the official office.

Zhang He was stunned for a moment, and his face couldn't help but show embarrassment, at this moment he felt Xiahou Yuan's strong anger, and he couldn't help but feel secretly worried in his heart, so he and the generals followed in uneasily.

Xiahou Yuan stepped down with the wind, went straight into the lobby and sat on the main seat, unloaded his sword and slammed it on the case, glanced around at the generals, and shot straight at Zhang He with a torch-like gaze, and shouted: "Zhang He, the general ordered you to defend Chen Cang, but you dared to disobey the general's order and abandon the pass without permission, what crime should you be guilty of!" ”

Xiahou Yuan's questioning made Zhang He realize the seriousness of the problem, but he was confident and reasonable, and he was not too afraid, and hurriedly said: "General Xiahou, He did not deliberately disobey the general's order. It's just that the Beiyuan army was broken, Chencang was short of grain and grass, and the soldiers heard that the east was lost, and the morale was already weak, and Chencang City could no longer be defended. He was afraid of losing these 30,000 valuable fresh troops, so that General Xiahou was unable to support until Duke Wei led reinforcements into the pass, so after weighing it repeatedly, he had to make this decision, and hoped that the general would learn from it. ”

Xiahou Yuan was furious, where could he listen to Zhang He's explanation, and he took the case and reprimanded angrily: "Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, they still dare to quibble, come on, push Zhang He out and behead me, with the right military law!" ”

(To be continued)