Xiahou Yuan was trapped in the valley, urgently transferred grain and grass, and the news reached Chang'an, Xiahou Ba was shocked, and hurriedly mobilized troops and horses, preparing to transport grain in person.

Cao Tai persuaded: "The general entrusts us with the great task of Chang'an, and since he should help Zilin Town to guard the capital, he only needs to go to the people to transport grain, why should Zhongquan go in person?" ”

Xiahou said domineeringly: "Don't you hear that the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first? Don't say that my father is on the front line, that is, the rest of the generals, if there is a shortage of food and grass, there will be no doubt that they will be defeated. ”

Xiahou Nan said with a smile: "The two virtuous brothers are too worried, the war is west of the Qinling Mountains, and Chang'an only needs the governor to go all the way, and there are not many people." Liu Qi is fighting against his uncle in the Kei Valley, and this is just when we are making contributions, Zhongquan is both civil and military, if he does not kill the enemy in battle, it is really condescending to stay in the rear. ”

Xiahou Ba was overjoyed and said: "Zilin's words are extremely true, a certain person has been restless recently, his right eye is beating wildly, his father and brother are on the front line, I really can't rest assured, just to help him." ”

When Cao Tai heard that the front line could make contributions, he was also moved, and hugged his fists and said: "In this case, I should go with Zhongquan." ”

Xiahou Ba hesitated: "If only Zilin is left, I'm afraid that Liu Xiong will not be easy to deal with." ”

Xiahou Nan laughed and said: "The two virtuous brothers can't help but underestimate them as brothers, Liu Xiong is just a young man, what is the way?" ”

Recently, the war in Guanzhong and the Central Plains has been unfavorable, and many bandits in the territory have taken the opportunity to make trouble and plunder the people.

In the Central Plains, Luhun Mountain, Funiu Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, and many green forests responded to Guan Yu, and the territory was shaken, and Guanzhong was dominated by Qinling Mountains and Lantian areas.

Among them, Lantian Haojie Liu Xiong is the most powerful, this person took advantage of Li Dao and Guo Yan to make trouble, took the opportunity to raise troops, and was a lieutenant in Xianyang, and then Cao Cao entered the customs to break Ma Chao, Liu Xiong was a guide, and he was promoted to a general.

Now seeing the decline of the Cao family, the morale of the Han army is extremely strong, and the revival of the Han family is hopeful, he immediately turned out of Lantian and fled into Zhongnan Mountain, wanting to go to Wuguan to vote for Liu Qi.

Liu Xiong took the opportunity to demagogue, with his prestige to spread rumors in various counties, calling on the people of Chang'an not to forget the grace of Gaozu, the emperor hometown of Nanyang has risen, and the people of Guanzhong can no longer sleep!

Xiahou Ba instructed: "I will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to support this time, and my brother will strengthen recruitment training, and be ready to support at any time by transporting grain from Luoyang." ”

Xiahou Nan's chest thumped: "Don't worry, you two, although I can't go into battle to kill the enemy, how can I make a mistake in coordinating money and food and dispatching troops and horses?" What's more, there is still Du Taishou as a supplement, and a certain guard Chang'an is more than enough, so the two of them can go with confidence. ”

In Chang'an for nearly half a year, Xiahou Nan was indeed very shrewd in counting money and grain, and there was no mistake, and even Du Xi sighed to himself, which was impressive.

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Chang'an was in the rear, and there was no need to command the troops, so the two led the troops on the same day.

Du Xi returned from Lantian Fumin, and heard that the two generals were transporting grain, leaving only Xiahou Nan to guard the city, and said in shock: "Chang'an is the foundation of Guanzhong, how can you be so careless?" ”

Xiahou Nan said unhappily: "A certain person is enough to guard Chang'an, don't worry about the Ming Mansion!" ”

ordered Du Xi to continue to appease the people, and ordered to recruit troops nearby, replenish the soldiers, and hand them over to his brother Xiahou Ye for training, and secretly cultivate forces in the army.

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In Lantian Pass, the defenders were reprimanded by Du Raid, and they were all depressed.

The guard general Cao Yong is even more angry, although Liu Xiong is his general, but the hearts of the people are separated from the belly, and people want to rebel, what does it have to do with themselves?

When he was discussing, he suddenly reported that an enemy army had come from the direction of Wuguan, and it had arrived at Crouching Tiger Ridge, and the defenders did not dare to fight, so they rushed to ask for help.

Cao Yong said angrily: "The generals rebelled, the county guards complained, and now even the Wuguan garrison dares to dispatch, can't I use troops to deceive me?" ”

The Wuguan garrison has not seen any movement for more than a year, and when they sent troops at this time, it was clear that they heard Liu Xiong's news and came to test the truth.

All the generals were angry, and they all asked to fight, and one said: "In the past, General Cao and Xu Gongming were defeated in taking Wuguan, if the general can kill the enemy and recapture Wuguan, wouldn't he become famous in a battle?" ”

Cao Yong's eyes lit up and asked, "Who is leading the troops?" ”

The scout replied, "It's Fu Wei, the guard general of Wuguan." ”

"What a guts!" Cao Yong looked up to the sky and laughed: "Fu Tong was as timid as a mouse before, and he couldn't shrink out, since he came to take the initiative to send him to death, let him know that I am very powerful." ”

The county commander hurriedly said: "The Han army has not seen movement for a long time, and at this time, I am afraid that there will be tricks, and the general cannot go to war easily, so he should ask Chang'an for help." ”

Cao Yong sneered: "Fu Wei is an unknown person, how can he be enough? Du Taishou just scolded us and others, if we can't even cope with the generals, how can we guard this pass? ”

The county order persuaded: "Liu Qi is quite able to know people, leave this person to guard the pass, there must be something outstanding, and the general should not underestimate the enemy." ”

"Shut up!" Cao Yong said angrily: "This son came to take the pass alone, it is obvious that he is deceiving no one in our army, a certain dignified son of the Cao clan, just taking the lead, sharing worries for the prime minister, the eldest husband is indecisive, and he misses the opportunity!" ”

The rest of the generals also shouted to fight, eager to vent their anger at being scolded, if they can kill Fu Wei and take advantage of the emptiness of Wuguan to win this level, they will definitely be rewarded.

Cao Yong was full of confidence, put on a battle, and said to the county order and officials: "You can rest assured that you are waiting for my news. ”

The distance between the two places was only fifty miles, Cao Yong led the troops to arrive, and saw that there were only 3,000 men and horses outside the city, so he fought out of the pass without resting and set up a position to fight.

When Fu Wei heard the news, he immediately sent an order to send troops, and the drums in the army shook loudly, so he immediately went out and shouted: "Who is coming?" ”

Cao Yong scolded: "Cao Yong is also under the command of Duke Wei, you don't measure yourself, you dare to go out of the customs and come to death quickly." ”

Fu Wei sneered: "Cao thief usurped, especially Dong Zhuo, Cao's qi is exhausted, and defeat is imminent, why is Xiao'er so ashamed?" ”

Cao Yong was furious, raised his knife to urge the horse to kill, Fu Wei raised his gun to meet him, the two horses intersected, the two fought in front of the pass, the sword and gun were raised, and more than ten of them did not distinguish between victory and defeat.

Cao Yong thought that Fu Wei was an unknown general, and he must have been captured, and he was killed by Fu Wei before he took the move, so he knew that this person was strong in martial arts.

Barely fighting to twenty times, he fled, Fu Wei chased after him, but fortunately, Cao Jun guarded it in time and shot back his arrows.

Cao Yong escaped death, sweating profusely, and returned to Guanzhong in embarrassment, remembering Fang Cai's bold words, he felt shameless to face the defenders, and stationed a part of the men and horses on the low hill next to him.

The adjutant general said: "The enemy army is afraid to come prepared, so Fu Wei is unavoidable, how can he go out and camp?" ”

Cao Yong was annoyed and ashamed, and scolded: "Wait for An to know the art of war? If he comes to attack the pass and kills him from the mountain, he will be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. ”

The adjutant general could not be dissuaded, so they had to camp together on the mountain, prepare more bows and arrows and wood, and light torches at night to illuminate the surroundings to prevent the enemy from attacking.