Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Page 222

Because there are many high mountains and valleys in the Shenlangqiang area, and the terrain is dangerous, it is unknown where the pursuit will come from. Cao Hong and Cao Xiu did not dare to march into the mountains easily.

Cao Jun guarded the valley where Zhang Feijun disappeared for two months. Every day there was no sound in the valley except for the howling of wild animals. Cao Hong couldn't hold on and finally chose to return to Xiabian.

Because of Zhang Fei's hidden dangers and threats, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu had no choice but to garrison and dare not evacuate. Zhang Fei's partial division indirectly played a restraining role.

Zhang Fei was still entangled with Cao Hong in Wudu, because Liu Bei was completely unaware of the situation because the news was blocked.

In April of the 23rd year of Jian'an, Liu Bei set off from Baishui Pass to attack Hanzhong.

The soldiers and horses went ahead without moving the grain and grass, but the road to Shu was difficult, and it was even more difficult to transport grain on the road to Shu.

Zhuge Liang, who was in charge of the general dispatch of logistics, handed over the task of transporting grain to the second section of Jinniu Road (from Zitong County to Yangpingguan Camp) to Huo Jun, the prefect of Zitong, and Deng Ai, the captain of Diannong.

The grain, grass and military supplies prepared by Yizhou in the past two years have been transported from various places to Zitong County for unified deployment. The fundamental reason why Liu Bei chose to send troops after April is that Deng Ai wanted to wait until the spring plowing to release the people's power.

The 20 refugees who escaped from Hanzhong at the beginning became the food transporters who took over their homes. Deng Ai divided these farmers into dozens of teams, and transported them to the front line in batches and time slots while taking care of farming.

The recruitment of peasants during the war will result in a lack of labor force and uncultivated land, which will greatly reduce the grain harvest. Therefore, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang carefully prepared for this war.

If the war can be won, Zhuge Liang can use policies such as exempting tax and corvee to restore people's livelihood. Once the war takes a long time and is finally defeated, the result is that the people flee, riot, and rebel due to hunger, which seriously affects the normal order in the state. This can be used to conspire internally and externally to seize Yizhou.

In May, Liu Bei arrived at Xiazhai outside Yangping Pass.

After hearing the news, Xia Houyuan and Zhang Ying, Xu Huang, Guo Huai and others were going to Yangping Pass to resist, and flew to Yecheng to report to Wei Wang Cao Cao.

After Liu Bei set up camp, he wanted to test Xia Houyuan's strength, so he sent General Zhao Yun to fight in Guanxia.

Zhao Yun's silver-helmed white horse was very heroic, he immediately pointed his spear at the pass and yelled: "Changshan Zhao Zilong is here, who dares to come down to fight?"

Xia Houyuan looked around and asked: "Liu Bei's visit is not kind. If he can kill Zhao Yun in the pass, he will definitely be defeated. Who would dare to fight?"

Zhang Ying, Xu Huang and other generals did not respond to the words. Although Zhao Yun was not as famous as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Cao Cao was defeated by Huarong Road and returned to Jiangling in the past. He was chased and intercepted by Zhao Yun and Xu Shu. Dozens of them happened to be Xia Houyuan's generals who were with the army at that time.

"No one dares to go? Junyi, how are you? You can fight back and forth with Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun is nothing to worry about, right?" Xia Houyuan frowned and asked again.

Seeing Xia Houyuan pointing at himself, Zhang He quickly clasped his fists and replied, "Zhao Yun has known him since he followed Gongsun Zan. This man is outstanding in martial arts and has a lot of skills. I don't recommend fighting head-on with him. We have Yang Ping Why bother with natural dangers?"

"Even so, it has fallen to the prestige of the Wei army." Xia Houyuan hesitated.

Zhang He leaned forward and whispered a few words in his ear. Xia Houyuan nodded in affirmation, then walked slowly to the edge of the city wall, pointed at Zhao Yun who was closed and sneered, "Zhao Zilong, right? You should go back to the camp, Chang Shan." Now it belongs to Wei State, so I will not fight a duel with my own people."

Zhao Yun was dumbfounded when he heard it. It was the first time he heard Xia Houyuan refuse with this reason in his military career.

Chapter 485 Yangping Pass Wei Yan Slashed General

Zhao Yun returned to the formation and told Xia Houyuan's reasons, Liu Bei, Pang Tong, Fazheng and others couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that Zhao Yun was downcast, Pang Tong comforted him, "Xia Houyuan is clearly afraid of General Zilong, and this fellow can think of such a reason to avoid the war. I am afraid that he will tarnish the name of General Zhengxi."

Fazheng added: "Cao Cao's original wish was to conquer the west general, but Xia Houyuan once went to the right, after all, he is not an idler, Cao Cao regards this person as another self..."

"General Zhengxi Caohou?" Liu Bei snorted coldly at first, and then made a promise to the generals beside him: "Whoever can kill Xiahouyuan will be Bei's General Zhengxi."

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, all the generals showed excitement. General Zhengxi was a high-ranking officer, and Ma Chao was the only other member of Liu Bei's army. This attraction is not small.

Pang Tong and Fa Zheng looked at each other and smiled. Pang De was promoted too quickly and caused dissatisfaction, but the memory was still fresh. Why did the lord forget himself again?Awarding is also a university question.

"Xia Houyuan didn't dare to fight Zilong. Zhang Yun and Xu Huang beside him are not idlers. Who would like to continue to fight?" Liu Bei saw that no one responded to his promise, so he looked around at everyone to hear the news.

Seeing this, Wei Yan clasped his fists and asked for a job: "My lord, the last general invites you to fight."

"My lord, let me go." Huang Zhong followed to invite a fight.

After someone threw stones to ask for directions, Yan Yan, Wu Ban, Fu Xun, Zhang Nan, Chen Shi, Gao Xiang and other generals were all eager to try, but Liu Bei didn't know who to send to the battle for a while.

Seeing this, Pang Tong called Liu Bei aside, and reminded in a low voice: "Yangping Pass is dangerous and difficult to defend. If you can kill a few generals before the battle, it will be of great benefit to the capture of Hanzhong. Why don't you use tricks to lure them?"

"What's the strategist's plan?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

Pang Tong replied in a low voice: "If you want to catch a big fish, you must be willing to take the bait. Xia Houyuan came up with such a reason to refuse the battle because he was no match for General Zilong. My lord might as well send two members with ordinary martial arts..."

Liu Bei stopped Pang Tong before he finished listening, "Bei knows that the military master is good at using tricks. When I met Liu Zhang in Fucheng in the past, the military master should know that Bei has his own principles. No matter whether the martial arts are good or bad, he is mine. Why do you deliberately Send someone to die as bait?"

"Then my lord will send General Huang to fight. Maybe Xia Houyuan will bully the old man carelessly." Pang Tong continued to offer advice.

Liu Bei hesitated, "I planned to give Wen Chang (Wei Yan) a chance, and he was also the first to ask for a fight just now..."

Pang Tong laughed and said, "It's okay to let General Wei go out first, and General Huang can be behind him. Anyway, there are quite a lot of General Cao in the city, and it's good to kill one."

Liu Bei nodded and walked back to the original position, and told Wei Yan: "Master Wen, you take over Zilong to fight, Xia Houyuan and others are unstoppable, if something goes wrong, you must retreat in time."

"Wei." Wei Yan took the order.

Wei Yan led his troops to seek refuge during the Battle of Chibi. Ten years had passed and he hadn't had a chance to show off. Taking advantage of Liu Bei's attack on Hanzhong, he was going to prove his strength.

Riding his horse and raising his knife to the pass, Wei Yan grabbed the reins and shouted at the city wall: "Wei Yan of Nanyang is here, so it must not be the fiefdom of Wei State, right? Xia Houyuan, why don't you leave the pass quickly and die?"

"Who is Wei Yan?" Xia Houyuan frowned.

"I haven't heard the name much, but the appearance seems a bit familiar." Zhang Hexu looked at it with his eyes on the sidelines. At that time, he fought Zhang Fei in Dangqu, but only had a brief fight with Wei Yan. Because Zhang Fei was in front of him, he was not very impressed. .

Xu Huang stroked his beard with a solemn expression, "This person looks very similar to Guan Yu, but I don't know how much stronger he is than Guan Yu..."

"I also feel familiar. It turns out that this guy is imitating Guan Yu. He must be an incompetent person. Who wants to go out of the city and kill this fake?" Xia Houyuan asked.

Zhang Ying, Xu Huang, Guo Huai and others all disdain to fight, Xia Houyuan frowned when he saw this, "Liu Bei's men have come twice, if you don't fight, you think I'm afraid of him, you can send your generals."

"Father, my son is willing to go to the city to fight." Xia Houyuan, the third son of Xiahouyuan who accompanied the army, asked for a battle with his hands clasped together.

"Young general can shoot tigers, maybe he can kill that fake Wei Yan." Zhang He complimented.

Xia Houyuan knew that fakes were usually not strong, but Wei Yan's appearance was very oppressive, and he was unwilling to let his son take risks.

"Why are you so strong? General Gongming also has juniors present, so you have to learn to be humble, understand?" Xia Houyuan scolded.

"My child understands." Xia Hou said clasped his fists and retreated to the side.

The younger generation Xia Houyuan spoke of was named Xu Wei, who was the adoptive son of general Xu Huang in the north, and he was standing among several young generals at the moment, not knowing what to do.

"Do you dare to fight?" Xu Huang turned his head and asked.

"Dare to go." Xu Chen's eyes were firm.

Xia Houyuan said happily: "General Xu, go and come back quickly, and beheaded this fake. I will take credit for you in front of King Wei."

"Wei." Xu Chen's heart ignited with passion.

Xu Wei floated away from the pass with a gun in hand, and his adoptive father Xu Huang had a serious expression on his face.

Xia Houyuan comforted: "Why does Gongming have to look sad? General Xu is very good at bow and horse. A few years ago he performed martial arts in Tongque Terrace and defeated Dianman. With such martial arts, killing a fake is not a problem, right?"

"General Dian Wei's son is naturally not bad, but I think Wei Yan looks good..." Xu Huang shook his head.

"Sooner or later the chicks will fly to the sky, don't be so timid." Xia Houyuan sighed.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes was heard, and Xu Wei pointed a gun at Wei Yan and shouted: "Wei Yan, who pretended to be Guan Yu, Xu Wei is here to take your dog's life."

After hearing this, Wei Yan had question marks on his face. Although people often said that he was similar to Guan Yu, it was the first time he was said to be a fake. He stroked his long beard and raised his knife, and said coldly: "Unknown, it takes two to kill you. Knife, I don't have the ability."

"Insanity."

Xu Wei was furious and galloped on his horse, Wei Yan's eyes flashed like a storm whizzing by.

At this moment, Zhang Yun on the top of the wall suddenly remembered something, he pulled Xu Huang's arm and said excitedly: "Let the little general come back, this guy is not a fake at all..."

"You said this is Guan Yunchang?" Xu Huang's eyes widened.

"No... I read it wrong... I just think Wei Yan is not simple..."

Zhang Xi stopped abruptly in the middle of his speech. He didn't report it clearly when the army was defeated. After all, it is not easy to publicize embarrassing things.

Xu Huang didn't know what Zhang He was talking about. When he turned his head, he felt the shouting stopped. Xia Houyuan, Guo Huai and others showed surprised expressions.

"Can this level of martial arts be a general?"

Wei Yan held Xu Wei's head in one hand and taunted the city. He really ended the young man's life with just one knife.

"Wei Yan kills my beloved son, and now only you die." Xu Huang was furious like a lion.

Wei Yan raised Xu Wei's head and sneered: "Then come down, I will reunite you father and son."

Xu Huang turned around angrily and strode away. Xia Houyuan wanted to dissuade him but felt that it was unreasonable, so he frowned and shouted at the drummer: "What are you looking at? Beat the drums to cheer me up."

Dong dong dong

With the sound of drums and thunder on the city wall, Xu Huang went straight to Wei Yan with a big ax in hand.

Chapter 486 A Dangerous Mistake Huang Zhong Appears

Xu Huang's weapon is a big axe, which needs to be strong to swing it freely. It is a weapon between a blunt weapon and a sharp weapon. When he is furious, his hand movements are not messy.

Chopping, chopping, chopping, wiping, smashing, hugging, the proper skills and ruthless moves, they blasted at Wei Yan in turn with the anger of bereavement.

After all, Wei Yan is not someone who is waiting for nothing. He raised the wind mouth knife and fought with Xu Huang inextricably. Xu Huang regarded him as Guan Yu many times.

The two fought for [-] rounds in front of Yangping Pass, and Xu Huang's head, which was swollen with anger, became more and more sober.

At this time, Xu Huang's anger has completely disappeared. After all, it is common to die in a horse leather shroud on the battlefield. How can Xu Wei's immature martial arts be able to defeat Wei Yan?

Although Wei Yan's martial arts is not as good as Guan Yu's, his proficient sword skills are enough to be famous all over the world.

The two fought for another ten rounds. Xia Houyuan in the city was afraid that Xu Huang would lose his money and withdraw his troops. When they parted, Wei Yan returned Xu Wei's head to Xu Huang, and his body was snatched back by the soldiers covering the city.

Wei Yan beheaded the young general Xu Wei with a single blow before the battle, and fought inextricably with Cao Wei's famous general Xu Huang. After returning to the camp, his colleagues all came to congratulate him one after another.

Liu Bei encouraged people to register credit, saying that he would reward him well after the war.

"Thank you, my lord, Wei Yan can't repay me for being so dazed. I'll get some heads back for my lord tomorrow." Wei Yan said excitedly.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong quickly interrupted: "Chang Wen is tired today, and it will be my turn tomorrow."

"Old general, I'm not tired." Wei Yan argued.

"You're really tired..." Huang Zhong said earnestly, and kept winking at Wei Yan.

Everyone in the tent couldn't help laughing when they saw the two fighting for merit. At this time, Pang Tong stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Wen has already done well today. I think that even if Xia Houyuan dares to fight tomorrow, he will find a reason not to fight with you. But to confuse the other party, there may be unexpected gains."

"Listen, all of you, the military division has already gained some insight, so don't argue with me." Huang Zhong quickly complimented, like an old urchin.

Liu Bei and Fazheng looked at each other with a smile, and then said to Wei Yan and Huang Zhong: "Tomorrow, Chief Wen will go out first. After Xia Houyuan finds an excuse, it won't be too late for General Huang to go out again."

"But Junshi Pang just now..." Huang Zhong hesitated to speak.

"Don't worry, old general, you will get what you want tomorrow." Fazheng nodded and stroked his beard very firmly.

"The French military division won't lie to me, right?" Huang Zhong asked.

Fazheng shook his head, "There is no lie."

"Alright then." Huang Zhong was dubious.

Liu Bei and Xia Houyuan got off to a good start in the first battle. Compared with the laughter and laughter in the Liu camp on Jinniu Road, the mood of the Yangpingguan soldiers was much lower.

Xu Huang's righteous son's face was very bad. In order not to distract himself from the battle, he buried Xu Wei by the Han River overnight, and Xia Houyuan, Zhang Yun and others accompanied him to see him off.

On the way back to Yangping Pass, Xia Houyuan said with some self-reproach: "Gongming, please mourn, today is my fault..."

Xu Huang shook his head lightly, "What's wrong with the general? This is why I underestimated the enemy, but he's not as skilled as others, so there should be such a calamity..."

Zhang Yun walked behind Guo Huai, he was a little worried that Xu Huang asked him to ask questions, after all, he commented on Wei Yan on the city wall during the day and said a few irrelevant words.

Xu Huang clearly distinguishes between public and private, he suppressed his grief and said: "Wei Yan's martial arts are not inferior to mine, we are all deceived by his appearance, we must be careful when fighting him in the future, if he comes to fight again tomorrow, I will compete with him again .”

Xia Houyuan waved his hand in response, "We'll talk about it tomorrow, and I'll bring you some fine wine to relieve your worries."

"Thank you, General." Xu Huang cupped his fists.

At night, Xia Houyuan really sent a good amount of wine, and asked Guo Huai to drink with him until late at night. Both of them missed the next day's battle because they were drunk.

In the early morning of the next day, Wei Yan went to the front of the pass to challenge again.

"Xu Huang, do you still dare to fight?" Wei Yan shouted.

Xia Houyuan poked his head out: "General Xu lost his son and was hungover. The two of them were exhausted from the battle yesterday. You should go back to the camp for future battles. I, Xia Houyuan, will not take advantage of you..."

"Hmph..." Wei Yan snorted coldly, thinking that the military division's guess was really accurate.

When Wei Yan turned to leave, Xia Houyuan did not forget to remind: "Forget about that Changshan Zhao Zilong..."

Wei Yan was very speechless, Xia Houyuan was picky and picky, and Huang Zhong was already eager to try when he returned to the formation.

Receiving the signal from Liu Bei's eyes, Huang Zhong squeezed the horse's belly with his legs and rushed out. Because he was too excited and exerted too much force, the horse under him fell down in front of the pass. Fortunately, Huang Zhong controlled it with the rein.

Huang Zhong almost stumbled, and this move frightened Liu Bei directly.