In the early years of Jian'an, because of the disturbance in Guanzhong and famine, he was forced to enter Shu through Hanzhong with his friend Meng Da in the same county, and went to take refuge in Liu Zhang - it is estimated that if he leaves a few months later, he will be caught by Shixun, who was ordered to pacify Guanzhong. Therefore, for him, fighting against Xiahou Yuan west of Chang'an is almost a home battle, plus he is proficient in the art of war and is good at calculation, it is really not too difficult to guess where Xiahou Yuan's main force is stationed.

This is also one of the important reasons why Liu Bei has a deep reliance on Fa Xiaozhi - after that guy is finished as the Yizhou Leading Party, he can continue to be the Guanzhong Leading Party, which is really useful!

So Fa Zheng guessed that Xiahou Yuan was either in Qishan or in Beiyuan, what are the facts?

Xiahou Yuan's troops, including 4,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry and auxiliary soldiers, were stationed at the eastern foot of Qishan Mountain, paying close attention to the situation in the west. From here to Yongxian, a lot of forts were set up on the road, Hou Liang and Yi Lian troops formally attacked Yongxian, or there was the meaning of going south to Chencang, that is, burning beacon fire, Xiahou Miaocai could lead the army west to Chongqing, destroying its forts, burning its grain, and even blocking the retreat of the coalition army. If the coalition forces turn around and respond, the Wei army will fly away, and then it will inevitably decline; If the long drive goes straight, there are still key passes such as Yixian and martial arts to the east of Yongxian, and the end of the strong crossbow and Lu Min do not wear it, they will not be able to see Chang'an City, and they will be defeated.

Xiahou Yuan does not have to fight against the main force of the coalition army, he only needs to move and harass, so that he has no basis for retreating and no gain, and if it drags on for a month or two, Cao Cao will inevitably lead his division into the pass, and at that time, not only can he protect the pass, but even have the opportunity to annihilate the stubborn enemy in one fell swoop.

If the main force of the Chen Palace fell here, would Lu Bu dare to go against the imperial court again? If Liu Bei's main force suffered a heavy setback. Then I took the opportunity to go south and take Hanzhong, and I was not embarrassed.

This is the second set of plans tailored for Xiahou Yuan in advance by Anyi, especially after the battle of Longguan and the basic detection of the enemy's situation, Xiahou Miaocai is also full of confidence. It will work. Because although the Shu army endured hard fighting, the war horses in the army were too scarce, and it was difficult to capture their main cavalry on the Great Plains; And Chen Gong's department only has a partial division in Liangzhou, less than 3,000 horsemen, and the equipment is poor, if you dare to chase it alone. and they shall be captured by me.

The coalition forces were naturally aware of this dangerous situation, and if there was no Cao Cao as the enemy's foreign aid, they would only need to move forward slowly, fight steadily, and take advantage of the superiority in troops. It's okay to defend the back road, and there is no need to worry about Xiahou Yuan's movement war. But the problem is that Cao Cao may soon lead his division into the pass, if he can't break through Xiahou first, he may be difficult to gain a foothold in the pass, and even risk being surrounded and annihilated. What should I do? Liu Bei still pinned his hopes on Fa Zheng, and Fa Xiaozhi also lived up to his favors - "Please send a letter to General Zhang, like this, you can capture Xiahou!" ”

South of Yongxian County. There are two "General Zhang" who are facing each other, one is the Wei general Zhang He, and the other is the Shu general Zhang Fei. When Fa Zheng said "send a letter to General Zhang", he naturally said the latter one.

However, at this time, Zhang Fei was not under Chencang City, but forty miles to the east, on the south bank of Weishui, a place called Diaowei Village - it is said that the Taigong fished Weibin and was visited by King Wen. It is in this place. However, according to the "Historical Records": "Zhou Xibo hunted, and the fruit met the Taigong in Weizhiyang...... "In theory, the Taigong should be fishing in Weibei.

Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide are cruising Weinan at the moment. Went to Diaowei Village and rested for a while, and got off the horse. Sitting on Zhang Xiaohu's bed, looking at the surging water in the distance, pinching the small branches in his hands, and subconsciously drawing circles on the ground.

Zhang Heshou Chen Cang, just like this circle, round and majestic, so that people have no place to speak. Zhang Fei and the deputy general Chen to the same time, the rations of the month, from the old road to the Qinling Mountains from the dispersal of the old road, first of all, the first to uproot the narrow mouth of the more than a dozen Weijia forts, Zhang He led the army to cross the Wei to fight, the enemy retreated, and since then the Chencang City has not come out. Chen Cang is in the north of Weishui, built near the river, and the south bank is a narrow flat land sandwiched between the mountains.

Crossing the Wei and fighting, whether it is upstream or downstream, Chen Cang City can be seen, but you can send troops to resist in time, and the Shu army will all return with feathers. wanted to follow Weinan to the east, but was preemptively controlled by Su Ze, the guard general of Yixian County, and choked the Wuzhangyuan in the west of Baochuan Road. Seeing that tens of thousands of Shu soldiers were about to be trapped and killed in this narrow strip of land that was only sixty miles east and west and only five miles north and south—Zhang Fei pondered, if I didn't get any more news of Liu Bei's entry into the customs, I would have to go back the way I came.

Zhang Yide is accustomed to breaking the formation first, bravely rushing to kill in front of the army, he is invincible, and he has never encountered such a bad strategic situation, the enemy is in front of him, but he can't kill it. He is a northerner, not accustomed to water warfare, even if he has the strength to use it across the Weishui, as for Wuzhang Yuan, there has already been a fortress built, a husband guards the danger, ten thousand people do not do, he is indeed brave, but he is not a horseman, it is impossible to waste the lives of soldiers.

Besides, if you really want to hit your head and bleed under Wuzhang Yuan, after Zhang He suddenly crossed Wei to plagiarize me, isn't that a fatal situation?

So, what to do? The more Zhang Fei thought about it, the bigger his head became, and he deeply regretted receiving this order. I knew that I would have let Guan Yu come to fight this way, so I would change with him, follow the river, and disturb Xiangyang. At this time, there is no news that Jiangling has changed hands, just knowing that Guan Yu and Gan Ning have been stationed in Wuxian County, and they are fighting a lawsuit with Liu Qi. Zhang Feixin said that Guan Yu can fight better than himself, but there are many problems, one is that his eyes are higher than the top, and he is not respectful to doctors, and the other is that he is too obsessed with the words sincerity and righteousness. If he changes himself, Liu Qi will agree to what conditions first, if he really takes over the Cao family's city, where is it so easy to let himself vomit!

Guan Yu is "a villain first, then a gentleman", the words have to be made clear first, if I swear, I will not betray the alliance. Zhang Fei felt that there were no villains and gentlemen on the battlefield? Winning the battle and seizing the territory is the most important thing.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Yide couldn't help but sigh lightly, stood up, and threw the branch far away. The soldier led the horse and then stooped down. Zhang Fei looked at the newly made iron stirrups on the saddle, and said in his heart that this is really a good thing, and if there is this thing, it can be doubled. It is said that this thing was invented by Xun? It's no wonder that gentleman was only a state official when he first met, and within a few years, he was ranked 2,000 stone and became an important minister of the imperial court. It's a pity that the lord failed to entrap this person back then, and Cao Cao got it, but he was able to Xizhen Guanzhong and Beiding Youping.

Moreover, the stirrup is also very convenient for getting on and off the mount, but as a general, if you don't step on the shoulders of the minions and get on the horse, it will not be majestic enough......

This expedition to the east of Weidong did not yield any results, and Zhang Fei was forced to return to the base camp south of Chencang. As soon as he entered the Yuanmen, the deputy general Chen Zhi came forward, holding a board in his hand, and handed it to Zhang Fei: "The lord is suitable to send people to cross the Wei and cross the mountains to pass this military order." ”

Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this-he finally got in touch with the lord, and since he said that he had crossed the Wei and crossed the mountain, then the army must have entered Guanzhong, as long as it was dealt with from the north, it would no longer be a fantasy for the army to break through Chencang. hurriedly opened the seal to see, but the more he looked at it, the more he frowned. Chen Zhi asked him the reason, and Zhang Fei suddenly looked around: "Uncle Zhi, the law is so filial that I don't want to make meritorious contributions?" ”

Chen Zhi was stunned when he heard this: "Why did the general say this?" Zhang Fei handed him the board and said slowly: "Filial piety is plotting, and if you want to break Xiahou, you will make me wait for me to return, and Yun will slow Chen Cang also." However, I waited for hundreds of miles to come, but I didn't get an inch of land, that is, I returned the original way, but it was for its Shu people to be suspicious? ”

Of course, Fa Zheng is not a Shu person, but in the eyes of Zhang Fei and other generals who originally benefited from Liu Bei, anyone who surrenders in Shu, I don't care where your ancestral home is, and all of them can be seen by Shu people - that is, indigenous. The natives have always looked down on us outsiders, Wen has Fazheng, Li Yan, etc., Wu has Meng Da, Wu Yi, all day long with a shy face to the lord's side - we followed the lord from Youzhou to fight in most of China, loyalty, which is comparable to these newcomers?

Do you say that in order to please the lord and then seize power, you deliberately want us to return empty-handed?

Chen Zhi is an honest man, not as many fancy intestines as Zhang Fei - don't look at General Zhang's round face like a doll, he seems to be honest, but in fact, he is scheming and not under those scribes - for fear that the lord will disobey because of this, he hurriedly explained: "An has this intention, the general should not speculate." We must not disobey the command, and we will ......."

Zhang Fei waved his hand and interrupted Chen Dao's words: "That is, the law of filial piety wants to achieve great merit alone, and since it is passed down from the Lord's order, how dare I disobey it?" However, as the saying goes, 'the general is outside, and the king's order is not affected', depending on the time and the situation, the way of the generals is also. In my thoughts, why do you ...... like this?"

Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi discussed properly, and immediately cleaned up the soldiers and horses, collected grain, and retreated at night. The next morning, Zhang He got up, and a small colonel came to report: "The enemy in front of him has retreated." Zhang He didn't dare to believe it, and hurriedly sent people to cross Wei to investigate, and the sentry spies ran all the way to the Shu army's hometown, but saw that there was a wooden fence in the sky, but there was no horse alone, and continued to the outpost, but saw the flag fluttering in the old road of Sanguan, and gradually moved away. When he came back to report, Yun: "The enemy's homeland has horse bones, and the flesh is cut off, and the remaining glutinous balls are half wheat and half chaff." ”

Zhang He was overjoyed: "This is the retreat of the food, there is no doubt about it!" Then he slapped his thigh in frustration: "It's a pity that I was too cautious and didn't have time to chase after me." "Hurriedly sent someone to report to Xiahou Yuan at the eastern foot of Qishan Mountain.

Xiahou Yuan received three reports in succession. The first two were sent by Zhang He and Su Ze, confirming that Zhang Fei's department had retreated, and the third was from the beacon from Yongxian County, saying that the enemy army had approached the city and had the intention of attacking the city - of course, more accurate information, a simple beacon fire could not be transmitted at all.

Fortunately, the Liang and Yi coalition forces did not surround the Yongxian county, and the next day the county magistrate Feng Yin came with the exact news, saying that the enemy army was cutting down trees and building attack tools, and it was estimated that within three days, the county town would be attacked. At the end of the article, he also begged bitterly, asking the general to quickly lead the army to rescue!

Xiahou Yuan smiled coldly, and said in his heart, who will save you? Although Feng Yin is a county order, but only in charge of clerical affairs, the guards of Yongxian County are responsible for their own military academy, and it is estimated that there is no problem in carrying it for five or six days - if the enemy army is stupid, it will not be difficult to defend for half a year in terms of grain and straw. He immediately summoned Sima Guohuai and other generals and said to them: "If the enemy enters the valley, I will lead the army to take the valley mouth and cut off its way back!" (To be continued) R580