Zhang Quan came to the border and asked the defenders to transport Zhang Xiu's body back to Xuchang.

I met Cao Pi first, and only said that Guan Yu couldn't bear to punish him again because Zhang Xiu was dead, and put him back.

Zhang Quan came to visit Jia Xu again, quietly handed over the bag, told Zhuge Liang's words truthfully, and asked, "What is the meaning of this thing?" ”

Jia Xu looked at the three items, pinched his beard and was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Yan Han has not been destroyed, father and son Angelica!" ”

Zhang Quan was stunned and wondered: "What does Zhuge Liang mean by this?" ”

Jia Xu sighed: "In the past, Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo with a series of schemes, the Xiliang army fled separately, Wang Yun sent troops to chase and kill, in order to protect myself, I advised the people to counterattack Chang'an." Who knows that Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are even more than Dong Zhuo, although I tried my best to maneuver, but after all, it was difficult to recover the situation, so that the Son of Heaven was exiled and made a big mistake......"

Zhang Quan was taken aback, silently looked at the half of the charcoal, and knew that Zhuge Liang meant this, and asked, "What should I do next?" ”

Jia Xu only said: "Ling Zun's corpse is transported back, and it should be buried in the ground first, after all, we are from Xiliang, although we can't return to our hometown, we should also be buried in the West, we can transport the coffin to Luoyang and Xi'an for burial, go and prepare as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang Quan remembered his own situation, and he was sad, and he had no time to care about Jia Xu's affairs, so he said goodbye and came to discuss with Cao Pi again.

Jia Mu walked out of the back hall and asked, "What is the meaning of my father's burial of General Zhang in the west of Luoyang?" ”

Jia Xu didn't explain, but just ordered: "Zhang Xiu and I are in life and death, after all, fellow villagers, when we are funeral for him, you heard that the coffin was out of Xuchang, so you went to ask the prince for an order to mourn in front of the grave." ”

Jia Mu was slightly stunned, although he didn't know what he meant, but he knew that if the old father didn't say much, he didn't need to ask more, and bowed down.

Jia Xu raised his cloudy eyes and looked out the door, a sigh echoing in the room for a long time.

……

When Guan Yu's army advanced into the Central Plains, Liu Qi also led his troops to Keigu, and the heavy snow for half a month made the slope valley road slippery and difficult, and the march was extremely slow.

Yan Yan had been waiting for a long time, and Huang Zhong listened to the achievements of the former army, and they all wanted to fight.

Ma Liangyan said: "Xiahou Yuan is Cao Cao's confidant, he is well versed in strategy, good at commanding troops, leaving his troops in Chang'an to guard against Xiliang, and he has been heavily guarded in January, so what can he do?" ”

Liu Qi frowned and said: "Although Xiahou Yuan is dry, but with Xun Yu as a supplement, it is really difficult to deal with. ”

Huang Zhong hugged his fists and said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, Huang Zhong only needs five thousand elite soldiers to break through the Cao camp and dedicate Xiahou Yuan's head to the tent." ”

Meng Da also listed: "The last general is willing to follow the old general to make contributions and share the worries of the lord." ”

Fa Zheng shook his head and said: "Cao Jun has been operating in Keigu for half a year, the camp is strong, with the courage of Xiahou Yuan and the wisdom of Xun You, the strong attack is not the last time, and it needs to be broken by a strange strategy." ”

Liu Qi nodded and said: "What the military advisor said is extremely true, this battle is related to the situation in Guanzhong, if the army is lost and the army is unable to enter, it will also be a waste of previous achievements." ”

Fa Zheng said with a smile: "Although Xun Yu has a strategy, I expect that Xiahou Yuan is eager to fight, and he is also deeply annoyed by General Yan's strict garrison, this so-called sympathy for the same disease!" ”

Liu Qi's heart moved, and he nodded: "What Mr. said is extremely true, Cao Jun is also eager to find the flaws in our army. ”

A fine light flashed in Fa Zheng's eyes, and he said slowly: "War is like a chess game, it is better to lose a son, not to lose the opportunity, but to take the initiative to seek change and sell a flaw to him." ”

Liu Qi immediately ordered the general to send troops, ordered Huang Zhong to be the vanguard, Meng Da to be the deputy general, and allocated 5,000 elite soldiers to Cao Ying to call for battle first, see the reaction of Cao's army, and then discuss countermeasures with Fazheng.

As Fa Zheng expected, Xiahou Yuan was restless in the camp, wanting to send troops but had no chance to take advantage of it, and the narrow valley was useless.

At this time, the war in Xiliang was unfavorable, the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong had killed Qishan, Ren Yang and other Tianshui Hao clans responded, and the crowd welcomed into Shangqi, Liangzhou Thorn Shi Weikang could not resist, retreated to Jicheng, and the war was critical.

Xiahou Yuan even planned to withdraw his troops, lure the enemy out of the Qinling Mountains, run off food in the Qinling Mountains, and engage them in the Weishui area, but was persuaded by Xun Yu and could only wait for the fighters.

When he was helpless, suddenly the drums outside the camp sounded loudly, and the defenders came to report, Liu Qi sent troops to attack the camp, and immediately put on the battle and came to meet the enemy.

The first general urged the horse to shout: "The Han general Meng Da is here, and the anti-thief Cao clan will die quickly." ”

"Unknown people dare to shout?" Xiahou Shang was furious and patted the horse to fight Mengda.

Since the last time he was attacked in the camp and escaped from the water, Xiahou Shang has been laughed at since he returned to the camp, thinking about the shame of the snow, and finally waiting for the enemy to kill, and shouting so loudly, he couldn't hold back anymore.

Xiahou Yuan was watching the battle from the sidelines, and when he saw another veteran coming from the rear, he frowned and said, "Liu Qi's subordinates are really unavailable?" ”

Huang Zhong also looked at Xiahou Yuan on the horse, thinking that if he could kill the generals in front of the battle, the Cao army would be defeated without a fight, and he could take Jigu in one fell swoop, enter the pass, and seize Chang'an.

The two watched separately, Meng Da and Xiahou Shang clashed, and the two generals were also meritorious, fighting more than 20 times without winning or losing.

Xiahou Yuan couldn't hold it back, and stepped forward and laughed: "Liu Qi has no one available, so he has repeatedly sent old soldiers to the battle, and he quickly moved Guan Yu." ”

Huang Zhong raised his knife and shouted angrily: "Although I am old, the sword is still sharp, and this sword is just the right thing to behead you." ”

"My sword is not a disadvantage!" Xiahou Yuan was furious and slapped his horse to take Huang Zhong directly.

Huang Zhong hated others the most that he was old, and when he saw Xiahou Yuan slashing at him, he didn't avoid it, raised his knife to parry, and caught his blade steadily.

"The old thief still has some strength!" Xiahou Yuan was secretly shocked in his heart, and laughed: "It depends on how many times you can hold up?" ”

"Try a knife!" Huang Zhong shook his spirits and slashed down with a backhand.

Xiahou Yuan was not to be outdone, he raised his big knife to defend it with all his might, and the two of them each raised their blades, and the war horses kept spinning in circles.

When wrestling, only to hear a loud sound, Huang Zhong's blade slashed over, with a string of sparks, and the tip of the knife swept in front of Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan didn't expect that Huang Zhong would suddenly increase his strength at this time, and hurriedly tilted his head back to dodge, and a cool breeze blew through his neck, arousing goosebumps all over his body.

"Despicable old thief, dare to deceive!" Xiahou Yuan was furious, and roared to change his tactics to fight, wanting to behead Huang Zhong under his horse.

The two sides fought again, Huang Zhong's moves changed, and a knife flew up and down, like a dragon making trouble in the sea, no matter how Xiahou Yuan attacked, he was always helpless against the other party.

Xiahou Yuan was already irritable, and when he saw that more than ten times he couldn't take a veteran, he felt that he had lost face, and he became more and more annoyed, roaring again and again, killing moves frequently, and his moves were wide open and closed, eager to split Huang Zhong in half.

Huang Zhong was not to be outdone, the two of them were like fierce tigers facing each other, not giving in to each other, and the killing was inseparable.

Unconsciously thirty times over, Xiahou Yuan vented his anger, but he still couldn't help the other party, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked in his heart, knowing that Huang Zhong's strength was not bad.

When he was about to compete with him in physical strength, Huang Zhong saw that Meng Da was a little defeated by Xiahou Shang, and ordered him to retreat, Xiahou Yuan was about to catch up, and the sound of gold sounded in the camp, so he had to stop first.