Xiahou Mao has been worried about losing the city and losing his land since he hid in Nan'an City, one is worried that the emperor will blame him for losing the city and land, and the other is even more afraid that Zhao Shubing is coming to the city, and he has no way to hide. What he never expected was that Cheng Wu, who he looked down on on weekdays, actually gave himself a big good idea before he died. The invited Qiang soldiers were so brave that they defeated the Shu Han general Huan Yi in the first battle, so frightened that Zhao Shu only hung up the battle exemption card for several days, and did not dare to go out of the camp to fight. Now I heard that Zhao Shu had withdrawn, and the Qiang soldiers then pursued, although the victory or defeat was not known, but as long as the Shu army was one step away from Nan'an City, his life would be safe, Xiahou Mao was naturally happy and couldn't close his mouth, and ordered his subordinates to prepare a thick gift first, as long as the Qiang soldiers won, they must be thanked.

On this day, Xiahou Mao was in the city, and he really lived like a year, and he really wanted the Qiang soldiers to come with good news as soon as possible, but there was no news until after the third watch. Xiahou Mao really couldn't stand it, so he turned back to his bed to rest, and repeatedly instructed that if the Qiang soldiers had news coming over, they must be woken up immediately.

Xiahou Mao had just fallen asleep, still in a daze, as if he was not asleep, he listened to Dong Xi shouting all the way from the outer courtyard to the inner house, and there were only four words: "The general is here, the general is here, ......" Although Dong Xi did not say it clearly, Xiahou Mao understood it very well in his heart, and hurriedly turned over and got up, and his coat was not enough to wear, so he came out and said, "Is it good news or bad news?" ”

"Great news." Dong Xi's face was so smiling that he almost wrinkled his nose and eyes together, and hurriedly said: "There is a messenger from the Qiang people, saying that they chased Zhao Shu and won a great victory, and they gained a lot. Now he is returning in triumph, and he will soon be in the city, and he hopes that the governor will prepare cattle and sheep and wine to reward the three armies. ”

"This nature, this nature." When Xiahou Mao heard that the Shu army had been defeated, his heart was immediately overjoyed, and he ordered repeatedly: "Go and prepare a banquet quickly, and the governor of Pontus will personally thank Marshal Yueji and Prime Minister Yadan." Dong Xi received the order, and Xiahou Mao also hurriedly asked people to change his clothes and dress them well, so he led people to the east gate of Nan'an City, ready to greet the Qiang army soldiers in person. The officials in the city received the order of Xiahou Mao, and they all arrived one after another, and when they learned that Zhao Shu had withdrawn from the army, they were not dissatisfied and happy, and congratulated Xiahou Mao vigorously. In the midst of everyone's praise and praise, Xiahou Mao knew that he had no credit for repelling the Shu army, and he couldn't help but flutter, with a smug look, as if the entire Cao Wei Jiangshan was supported by him alone.

Not long after, seeing a fire dragon gradually approaching in the distance, Xiahou Mao knew that it was the return of the Qiang soldiers, so he wanted to go out of the city to greet him in person. It just so happened that Dong Xi had the intention to curry favor with Shangguan on the side, so he said: "Although the Qiang soldiers won, they are the people of Yidi in the end, and the governor is an important minister of the imperial court. The last general can bring people down, and the governor only waits in the city to show the majesty of the court. Now that the Shu army has retreated, there is no need to value it in his heart, and he feels very reasonable, so he ordered him to go, but he was waiting in the city.

Dong Xi successfully slapped his boss's ass again, thinking that Xiahou Mao would return to the dynasty victoriously, and his promotion was only in sight, and he would definitely be able to be promoted several levels in a row, and his heart was indescribably beautiful. led more than ten horsemen to the front of the Qiang army formation, and said loudly: "Xiahou Dudu is far away to welcome the victorious return of Generalissimo Yueji. The Qiang soldiers suddenly flashed a road in front of them, only to see Yadan beating his horse and coming out, and said: "Prime Minister Ben came first, and the marshal led the army to escort the Han army prisoners behind." Fu looked behind Dong Xi and said, "Where is the governor of Xiahou?" ”

Dong Xi did not doubt that he had him, anyway, this Wen Yiwu was a red man in front of the lord of Xiqiang State, and it was the same to greet everyone, and replied: "The metropolitan governor is waiting in the city, and the last general will come first." Although Xiahou Mao didn't greet him in person, Yadan didn't care, and only let Dong Xi lead the way.

As soon as everyone arrived at the city gate, Wei Yan couldn't bear it anymore behind Yadan, and shouted: "Wei Yan, the general of Han Zhenbei, is here. With the knife in his hand, he slashed Dong Xi under the horse. The left and right Qiang soldiers were all dressed up by the Shu army, and they also launched a ruthless attack together, slashing and killing the guards of the city gate, and soon firmly grasped the city gate. On the one hand, Wei Yan sent people to beckon the rear army to enter the city, and on the other hand, he personally brought people to capture Xiahou Mao.

Xiahou Mao was originally happily watching Yadan enter the city from the city tower, but he didn't expect such a big change to happen all of a sudden, and when he heard Wei Yan's name, his legs suddenly weakened and he fell to the ground. If it weren't for the henchmen on both sides pulling around, I was afraid that I would never be able to stand up again. Fear is fear, escape is still important, Xiahou Mao sent people to stop Wei Yan, and ran west along the city wall. After all, there are tens of thousands of Cao Wei's troops in the city, and although the Shu army has entered the city, there are still many Wei troops organizing resistance. Wei Yan had the intention to capture Xiahou Mao to make meritorious contributions, but in the end he was stopped by a steady stream of Cao Jun and let him escape through the West Gate.

In fact, when Wei Yan seized the city gate, if Xiahou Mao was a good general, he naturally commanded calmly and recaptured the city gate, in terms of troops, it was obvious that the Wei army had the advantage. But Xiahou Mao was an out-and-out idiot and stupid, seeing the Shu army entering the city, and seeing Wei Yan with someone to capture him, he was immediately frightened, and he didn't resist at all, so he thought about running away. Although there were tens of thousands of Cao Wei horses in the city, they were suffering from no one to command, and they fought separately, so they naturally could not compete with the Shu Han army behind. There were more and more Shu troops, and the news of Xiahou Mao's escape gradually spread, and the Wei generals who were still resisting in the city also left or surrendered. Before the sky was bright, Nan'an City completely fell into the hands of the Shu army. And Xiahou Mao used to welcome Yue Ji, Yadan's wine banquet naturally became Zhao Shu's celebration banquet.

Wei Yan made great achievements twice, and he seemed extremely excited during the banquet, and he couldn't stop raising his glass to the generals, ignoring Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu knew that Wei Yan was still dissatisfied with himself in his heart, and seeing that he was in a good mood today, he wanted to take this opportunity to wipe away the unhappiness of the two, and also got up and raised his wine and said: "The great victory in the past few days depends on General Wei's bravery. How about a glass of general Wei? Zhao Shu proposed, and the generals at the table did not dare to disobey, and hurriedly got up and said, "Congratulations to General Wei." ”

Wei Yan is not a narrow-minded person, but many times he can't be angry with Zhao Shu's kindness as a woman. was seized by Guan Xing in the front, and Chen Sheng was released behind without permission, and it was inevitable that he would be indignant in his heart. Now that the Shu army has won a big victory, Wei Yan is full of joy, and he gradually doesn't take these things to heart, but he can't wipe his face. Now that Zhao Shu took the initiative to show goodwill, Wei Yan had no choice but to drink the wine and said, "Thank you to the generals and generals." ”

Although the embarrassing situation between the two was temporarily swept away by victory, Zhao Shu knew in his heart that there was a big gap between himself and Wei Yan's temperament. If the two of them don't change anything sooner or later, there will still be conflicts after all. Now it's just a step, a step.