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- After the Northwest Field Army established Wuwei in the first battle, its subsequent performance was not brilliant, leaving a dark cloud hanging over the entire Liangzhou.
On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, the guard of Jicheng welcomed Sima Yi, who was tired of life. When Sima Yi asked about the entire Liangzhou war, the guard sighed and immediately informed Sima Yi of the Liangzhou war.
After Sima Yi heard this, he immediately asked the garrison to lead the troops to escort the grain and grass to Shehu Valley, and moved all the people to Shanggui City, leaving only two thousand soldiers to accompany him to guard the empty city of Jicheng.
The twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, early morning.
Sima Yi had just had breakfast when suddenly a scout came to report that a large number of Qiang people had been sighted, heading towards Jicheng, which was less than fifty miles away.
"As expected, the Qiang people really came here for the food and grass in Jicheng City" Sima Yi said with a smile.
Afterwards, Sima Yi asked people to arrange things in the city, and then he asked people to set up a table on the top of the city, took a lyre, and sat on the tower, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Qiang people.
After a while, the forward troops of the Qiang people arrived outside the city of Jicheng. They saw that there were only two small flags on the walls of Jicheng and there were no soldiers on the city tower. They couldn't help but feel a little doubt.
After looking at it, Mi Dang laughed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, the Chinese army must have heard the sudden arrival of my army and did not dare to fight. They were so scared that they peeed and retreated directly. Maybe they even forgot to bring food and grass when they left. Your Majesty, I would like to ask for help. We only need five hundred cavalry to capture the city of Hebei."
Cheriji looked around, feeling suspicious, and said: "The Chinese army's style has always been to not give up an inch of ground. Unless they are forced to do so, they will not retreat. There must be other reasons. Perhaps this is the enemy's intention. Treacherous plot"
While talking. The gate of Jicheng suddenly opened, and a dozen people carrying brooms and shovels came out of the city. They were sweeping the snow at the gate of the city, looking at ease and contented. At this time, a young man walked up from below the tower and walked calmly to the table that had been set up. After sitting down quietly, he began to play the piano. The sound of the piano is melodious and graceful, fresh and refined, and mixed with a softness, as if it has no regard for the Qiang people outside the city.
This strange situation made Cheriji even more suspicious. He said to his subordinates: "The Han people are extremely cunning and accustomed to using tactics. They must have known about the arrival of our army. Knowing that they could not resist, they deliberately arranged it to be so leisurely and pretended that the soldiers were gone." They all retreated, let our army enter the city, and then ambush our army. Hehehehe, I have read Sun Tzu's Art of War for a long time, how can I not know this plan? I want to see how long they can pretend to be! Go down. The army will camp on the spot, and we will fight them. When all our troops arrive, we can spread out our positions and scare them away."
After the order was issued, Mi Dang took his people to set up camp, and all the Qiang soldiers who came from behind were stationed there. Busy setting up camp, only Cheriji led a hundred people, riding on horseback, quietly listening to Sima Yi's music.
Sima Yi sat on the tower, playing the piano and watching the movements of the Qiang people. He sneered a few times in his heart and said: "Cheliji was indeed fooled. I have heard for a long time that King Qiang loved Sinology and studied Sun Tzu's Art of War morning and night. If it weren't for this, I really wouldn't have dared to take such a desperate risk"
On the first day, Sima Yi left after playing the piano and talking for almost half an hour. The people who cleared the snow at the city gate also returned to the city and closed the city gate. However, there was still no change on the tower. Sima Yi even asked the garrison in the city to bury pots to make rice and sleep peacefully.
The next day, Sima Yi continued to do the same, but this time he played the piano for a longer time. He played for more than an hour before leaving. Seeing that the Qiang people outside the city did not do anything, he returned to the city.
After returning to the city, Sima Yi immediately organized his soldiers to make rice and then, after eating, began to prepare to evacuate.
In the afternoon, Cheliji was still resting in the big tent. Suddenly he heard the sound of a war drum coming from outside, so he hurried out of the tent to check. Who knew that there was nothing going on outside.
The sound of drums came from the city. Cheriji was a little puzzled by its meaning, so he called for scouts and sent them out to investigate.
After the scout came back, he reported: "Jicheng has become an empty city. Sima Yi and others have left long ago."
Cheriji felt annoyed for a while, regretting that he had not launched an attack earlier. Later, Cheriji ordered the entire army to enter the city and found that there was no food in the city. He was so angry that he almost bled from his orifices. Before he could figure out the whereabouts of the grain, Cheriji had to temporarily stay in Jicheng.
That night, the Qiang people were sleepy and exhausted. They thought that the Chinese army had disappeared long ago, so they relaxed their vigilance. Sima Yi commanded two thousand people to quietly approach the city wall, and then set fire to it at the same time, igniting the fuses that had been buried earlier. After lighting here, immediately evacuate over there.?.
Not long after, explosions were heard in Jicheng City. The whole city exploded, and 140,000 Qiang people rushed out of the city.
Sima Yi buried all the inventory in Hebei City underground. At this time, once it exploded, the soldiers who had originally transported grain and grass to Shehu Valley had returned, which came in handy. He blocked the four city gates tightly and killed anyone who came out. Who knows, the city was blown up, and there were killings and corpses everywhere outside the city.
After the thousands of explosions stopped, the Chinese army outside the city marched into the city. Everyone held a torch and illuminated the city of Hebei. When they saw any Qiang people who were not dead, they would make up their minds. The Qiang people must be killed with one blow, and all available equipment and horses must be taken away.
An hour later, the Chinese army came out of the city, carrying the spoils of war, happily. Unexpectedly, in just a moment, the 140,000 Qiang army was reduced to nothing.
Sima Yi led his troops to leave Jicheng and set fire to Jicheng. The fire soared into the sky and lasted all night. Returning to Shehu Valley, he secretly sent the news to Taishi Ci and Ma Chao.
When the sky was dimming, Xia Houyuan and Xu Shu led the cavalry to arrive here. They saw that Jicheng was in dilapidated condition, and there were still fires outside the city. The smell of gunpowder, blood, and burning were all mixed together, making people cover their noses.
Xia Houyuan rode his horse to the city gate and saw burnt corpses all over the place. The ground inside the city had been blown to pieces, and everything was dark. Looking from a distance, this big city was full of corpses. corpse. There were hundreds of thousands of them. He couldn't help but feel startled and secretly shouted: "The hundreds of thousands of Qiang troops were all wiped out just like that overnight?"
While Xia Houyuan was sighing, Xu Shu rode up to him and saw the devastated Jicheng and the charred corpses in the city. He could probably guess something.
"General, the Chinese army has a very powerful weapon. It seems that someone deliberately lured Cheriji and others into the city and detonated the things originally buried underground. The entire city has become a pile of ruins. Hundreds of thousands of Qiang people It's gone. It seems that there are extremely resourceful people in the Chinese army. Now that our army has lost the opportunity, it can only plunder the people's food along the way for its own use, and then retreat to the Baishi Mountain and Wushu Cave Mountain area. Take a defensive position and wait for His Majesty's reinforcements to arrive." Xu Shu said what he was thinking.
Xia Houyuan still didn't want to believe this was true. Although the Qiang people appeared here unexpectedly, it was not difficult to imagine that the grain harvesting in Jicheng was the foundation of the entire Liangzhou. The Qiang people must have attacked Jicheng for food and grass. . However, it all happened too suddenly. The 140,000 Qiang army was all wiped out overnight. How unimaginable this is. Even if 140,000 people stood in front of you and stabbed them one by one, wouldn't it take you two or three days to stab them?
"It seems that this is the only way to go. Let's withdraw our troops and go back." Xia Houyuan was devastated, having lost Cheriji, a powerful foreign aid. The blow to him was undoubtedly too great.
Xu Shu and Xia Houyuan turned their horses' heads together. As soon as they took a few steps forward, Cao Xiu pointed to the ruins in the city and said, "It's Cheliji!"
This cry made Xia Houyuan and Xu Shu extremely excited, and they hurriedly turned their heads to look over. But I saw Cheriji staggering out of the city under the protection of Midang and Zhiwudai, and then nearly a thousand people suddenly appeared under the ruins of the city. Everyone looked frightened when they appeared. Everything in the city was heartbroken and wailing like crazy.
Xia Houyuan's face was filled with joy. As long as he saw that Cheliji was fine, the Qiang people would always be Wei's foreign aid. The Qiang people had a population of over one million. What does this mean if they die? Moreover, the Qiang people can mobilize all the people. Although all the elite Qiang soldiers are lost this time, as long as they anger Cheliji and mobilize all the Qiang people to fight for Liangzhou, then the entire Qinzhou, not to mention Liangzhou, can be taken back.
"Hahaha I knew that the Qiang King was so lucky that he would not die" Xia Houyuan hurriedly galloped towards Cheliji, got off his horse, walked directly in front of Cheliji, and said loudly.
With a gloomy look on his face, Cheriji just sighed heavily, said nothing, and ignored Xia Houyuan. He lowered his head and walked outside, probably because he felt too embarrassed.
Mi Dang hurriedly said to Xia Houyuan: "General Xia Hou, don't worry. Our king is secretly regretting that he was fooled by Sima Yi. As a resultif we hadn't reacted quickly at that time and found a cellar and got into it, even if we didn't If you are killed by a bomb, you will also be killed by the Huaxia Army. Last night was really thrilling. The Huaxia Army’s grandma’s bear"
Xia Houyuan saw these people who were still alive, their bodies were unkempt and covered with loess, and he roughly guessed something. He said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you are fine, then what are you going to do now?"What to do? "
"What should I do? Hehehe, of course he is looking for revenge on the Chinese army. The king said that as soon as he returns to the Qiang land, he will immediately issue a war preparation order. All men who are older than fifteen years old and younger than fifty years old will be We all have to go to the battlefield and wipe out the Chinese army with blood" Mi Dang said cruel words.
After hearing this, Xia Houyuan felt happy for a while, and immediately said: "This is the best. Let's join hands and kill the Chinese army without leaving any trace behind."
Mi Dang said: "General Xiahou, we want to borrow some horses and will return to Qiang land"
"It's easy to say, we are brothers and sisters, so it's no big deal." After saying that, Xiahou Yuan asked some of the cavalry to dismount and distributed them to the hundreds of people who escaped from the city. Mi Dang took the place of Cheriji and said goodbye to Xia Houyuan, and immediately returned. .
It turns out that last night Cheliji summoned Mi Dang, Zhi Wudai, Fa Tong, and Mo Zhaozhao to discuss how to find the whereabouts of the grain tomorrow. Suddenly there was a series of explosions. Everyone went out to look around, but they saw explosions extending from the city gate inward. Houses and other objects were blown up into the sky, not to mention people and animals.
There happened to be a few Qiang people cooking in a pot buried in the backyard. They dug out a series of bags from the ground and presented them to Cheriji. After looking at them, Cheriji immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and made a quick decision. The soldier was asked to dig a hole in the backyard where the series of bags were found, and then hid in it with others, thus surviving the disaster. Most of the rest of the people jumped into cellars, wells and other places in order to survive. When the whole city exploded, the group of people hiding in the cave felt the ground shaking, and then the ruins pressed down on the entrance of the cave. Only then did he escape the search by the Chinese army that later entered the city.
In fact, Sima Yi didn't see Cheriji's head last night, but then he thought that it might have been blown to pieces, so he didn't care. To be on the safe side, he doused the whole city with heavy fire oil and set a fire, thinking Even if there is a fish that slips through the net, it can be burned by the fire, but they don't know that Cheriji is well versed in Sun Tzu's art of war. He knew the techniques of hole fighting, so he escaped a disaster.
Even so, it took a lot of effort to get out from the ground where it was suppressed by heavy objects. Since the air underground was thin and there were no vents, many people hiding inside could not survive. However, when Cheriji had people digging the caves, he specially left air holes leading to the ground. Otherwise he wouldn't survive.
Although Fatong and Mozheza were also hiding underground, the area they were in was directly crushed by heavy objects. It's like being buried in the ground and will never survive.
Cheriji led five or six hundred cavalrymen including Madang, Zhiwudai, etc., and drove towards the Qiang area with their heads down. Everyone felt extremely regretful in their hearts.
Especially Cheliji, although he was proficient in the art of war, he could not distinguish the truth from the false, so he fell into Sima Yi's trick. This good opportunity to compete for Liangzhou was lost.
"Midang, have you told Xia Houyuan everything I taught you to say?" Cheliji asked.
"I've said it all. But, Your Majesty, are we really going back this time? Aren't we going to avenge the hundreds of thousands of clan members?" Midang asked doubtfully.
"Revenge! It's just a gentleman's revenge. Ten years is not too late. Although I have hatred in my heart, I can never bring the Qiang people to the edge of danger. The Chinese army is too powerful. We are not opponents yet. Let's continue to accumulate strength and wait. When we develop weapons as powerful as those of the Chinese army, we will strive to dominate the world. Keep those things and don’t throw them away. Let the Han craftsmen study them when we return to Qiang land and see what happens. Only then can we make something exactly the same." Cheriji said with a flat expression on his face.
“Your Majesty’s insight is extraordinary and cannot be matched by ours. It is really a blessing for our Qiang people.” Mi Dang said with fists in his hands.
"I have always considered myself to be far-sighted. I thought that an army of 230,000 people could permanently occupy Liangzhou. However, in reality, Chelixiang lost his elite iron chariot soldiers, and then Daxia City was defeated, and then I was defeated in Jicheng. , It seems that the Huaxia Kingdom is indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. After returning, he immediately communicated with the Huaxia Kingdom and asked for belonging, temporarily showing weakness to the Huaxia Kingdom in order to protect himself. "
After hearing this, Mi Dang and Zhi Wudai felt ashamed for a while, but both of them understood that Cheriji did this just to preserve his strength.
"Your Majesty, what about the Wei army?" Zhi Wudai asked.
"Let them fend for themselves, they have nothing to do with us anymore!" Cheriji said.
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Xia Houyuan, Xu Shu, and Cao Xiu withdrew their troops from Jicheng and returned to Baishi Mountain. After walking less than thirty miles, they ran into the army brought by Zhang Xiu.
Xia Houyuan was startled, and hurriedly rode forward, came to Zhang Xiu, and asked: "General Zhang, why are you here?"
Zhang Xiu sneered and said:?I'm here to kill you! "
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xiu raised a spear and stabbed Xia Houyuan directly in the throat. Xia Houyuan was caught off guard and hurriedly dodged, but Zhang Xiu's spear also changed its moves, and the tip of the spear sealed Xia Houyuan's body. Xia Houyuan's left arm was stabbed in rapid succession.
Before Xia Houyuan could scream in surprise, Cao Xiu, Xu Shu, Deng Bai, Wen Ji and others immediately led their troops to kill Zhang Xiu until Zhang Xiu rebelled.
Xia Houyuan never expected that Zhang Xiu would suddenly rebel. He was pressed hard by Zhang Xiu step by step, without even a chance to fight back. It was the first time he fought against Zhang Xiu, who was known as the spear king of the North. However, Zhang Xiu made an unexpected move, leaving him defenseless. Not only was he hit in the left arm, but even his sword was knocked away.
"Xia Houyuan!" Suddenly there was a loud shout from both sides of the road. Ma Chao led a wave of cavalry and appeared on the hillside. All the crossbowmen of the Chinese army also shot at the Wei army, blocking the Wei army in the valley. The soldiers behind Zhang Xiu They all rushed forward, attacking the army led by Xia Houyuan from front to back, from left to right, and for a while rocks fell from the hillside, and arrows rained down like rain. Many Wei soldiers were shot and killed.
Ma Chao took the lead and galloped down the hillside with a chirp. The Earth Fire Xuanlu Spear took the lead and galloped towards Xia Houyuan.
Zhang Xiu used the Hundred Birds Chao Phoenix Spear to cover Xia Houyuan tightly until Ma Chao arrived. He immediately shouted: "Brother, I leave it to you!"
Ma Chao had a ferocious face and his marksmanship was trembling. Xia Houyuan had just escaped from Zhang Xiu's northwest wolf, but he was greeted by Ma Chao's fierce tiger. He hurriedly engaged in battle and stood with Ma Chao.
Zhang Xiu led his men and ran towards Cao Xiu and others, spears clearing the way, arrows and rolling stones falling continuously from both sides. For a time, the Wei army suffered heavy losses.
Ma Chao is extremely brave, but he has hatred in his heart. The enemy of the country is at the forefront. Now Wang Shuang has a blood debt, and he must get it back from Xia Houyuan.
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Xia Houyuan lost his sword. Only the saber in his hand took part in the battle, and many curls appeared on the steel blade when Ma Chao hit him with his spear. Even his arms were numb from the shock.
"It seems that Ma Chao is sure to defeat me today" Xia Houyuan faced the battle and noticed that he was surrounded. However, Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao's subordinates no longer looked down upon him, and instead rushed towards Cao Xiu like a flood. , Deng Bai, Wen Ji, Xu Shu and others killed them. The Wei army suddenly suffered an unprovoked attack and suffered heavy losses for a while.
"Fight with me. Do you still have time to look around? It seems that I still haven't put enough pressure on you. I will take your head within ten rounds!" Ma Chao said angrily when he saw Xia Houyuan's absent-minded state.
Xia Houyuan felt miserable in his heart, Ma Chao was like a fierce tiger. Although he himself was a tiger, he was injured. It would be miserable to meet Ma Chao, a hungry tiger. He couldn't eat Ma Chao, but Ma Chao could eat him.
"You can't win with force. I don't have any weapons at my disposal, so it's hard to show my strength" Xia Houyuan suddenly shouted.
Ma Chao said angrily: "You are responsible for Wang Shuang's death. There are so many rules on the battlefield. Just kill the enemy. Xiahou Miaocai, today is your day of death."
As he spoke, Ma Chao increased his speed and strength, and swung his spear in the direction. Xia Houyuan did not dare to resist anymore and could only dodge.
Over there, Zhang Xiu shot a silver snake gun in the darkness. The spear king of the north had never used a gun in five years. At this time, he once again used the silver snake spear that Ma Chao had rewarded, and immediately killed him with overwhelming force. Entered the Wei army's camp. The generals behind Zhang Xiu were all brave, and the 10,000 soldiers were like tigers and wolves.
Cao Xiu led the Wei army to resist Zhang Xiu, and he also fought against Zhang Xiu with a spear. When he met Zhang Xiu, he immediately shouted sharply and asked: "Your Majesty treats you well, why do you want to rebel against me, the Wei Dynasty?"
Zhang Xiu sneered and said, "If it weren't for Suo Xu's persuasion, I wouldn't be willing to surrender. A good minister chooses his master, and I follow the laws of nature. If you surrender on the spot, I will keep you safe!"
"Bah! You are a traitor who only seeks glory. I, Cao Wenlie, am loyal to Your Majesty. How can I betray Your Majesty?" Cao Xiu cursed loudly.
Zhang Xiu didn't even reply, and sneered. The Silver Snake Spear suddenly changed, and the most important shot in the Hundred Birds Chao Phoenix Spear, "Hundred Birds Chao Phoenix", stabbed Cao Xiu directly.
??????????????????????????????????????????????: The shadows of the spears were stacked one on top of the other, and with the sound of the gun breaking through the air, they stabbed towards Cao Xiu as densely as raindrops.
Cao Xiu was shocked. Although he raised his spear, he couldn't tell which one was real and which one was illusory. When he was hesitating, he saw a cold light flashing in front of him, and Zhang Xiu's silver snake spear came out.The assassin hit him in the throat, and the bullet pierced his throat. He couldn't even scream, and he was picked off the horse by Zhang Xiu.
"General Cao!" Xu Shu, Deng Bai, and Wen Ji all shouted out when they saw this.
But the rolling stones and arrows on both sides were still falling continuously, which made the Wei army officers and soldiers a little overwhelmed. In just a short period of time, the death toll exceeded a thousand.
The Wei army was blocked in the central mountain road. The soldiers of the Chinese army began to throw ignited bombs into the center of the crowd. Huge explosions exploded around the Wei army. One package exploded, and more than ten Wei army officers and soldiers were blown away. It kept falling, making the Wei army officers and soldiers frightened.
At this time, Ma Chao shot Xia Houyuan off his horse with one shot. He moved his horse forward and stabbed Xia Houyuan with a shot. The dark red Earth Fire Xuanlu Spear directly penetrated Xia Houyuan's head, killing Xia Houyuan immediately. Ma Chao chopped off Xia Houyuan's head with a sword and held it high with the Earth Fire Xuanlu Spear. The horse jumped up the hillside and shouted loudly: "Xia Houyuan has died in the battle. If you surrender, you can avoid death!"
When Deng Bai, Wen Ji, Xu Shu and many other soldiers saw this, they felt a burst of sadness and anger in their hearts. However, they faced the joint attack of the Huaxia Army and Zhang Xiu. But they couldn't resist it, and the explosions continued, cutting off the Wei army in the middle. The rear army lost command and fell into panic. Many people began to drop their weapons and surrender.
Zhang Xiu took the lead and fought through the center of the Wei army. He led the cavalry behind him to fight a bloody path. Deng Bai and Wen Ji could not resist. Zhang Xiu used a gun to knock Xu Shu off his horse and were captured one after another. Xu Shu raised his sword to resist, but Zhang Xiu shot the weapon away from his hand. Before Xu Shu could react, Zhang Xiu stretched out his long arm and caught Xu Shu directly under his arm. , Qu Yan, He Luan, Jiang Shi and others all broke into the Wei army. Killing the partial generals and the supporting generals, the generals of the Wei army were dead for a while. The captured prisoners were traumatized by the offensive of Ma Chao and others, and the last group of people surrendered.
As soon as the battle here ended, Sima Yi rushed over with his army and saw that Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao had already taken control of the situation. He rode his horse to Ma Chao's side and asked, "General Ma, is there anything in the Wei army that has slipped through the net?"
Ma Chao said: "The entire Wei army is here. More than 8,000 people were killed or wounded. The remaining 20,000 people were afraid of our army. They all surrendered."
Sima Yi knew that the battle was won when he saw Xia Houyuan's head stuck on Ma Chao's gun. At this time, Ma Chao introduced Zhang Xiu to Sima Yi. They met and exchanged a few words with each other. Only then did Sima Yi know the conspiracy between Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao and couldn't help praising Ma Chao for his wisdom and courage.
Ma Chao was not humble, so he had Deng Bai, Wen Ji, Xu Shu and other prisoners brought up. He sat down on a rock and forced them to kneel down before him. Then he called for the sword and axemen. Then he was ready to start beheading these old troops of Xia Houyuan.
Seeing this, Sima Yi hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "General Ma, Xia Houyuan and Cao Xiu are dead. If these people intend to surrender to our Chinese army, wouldn't they come in handy? Please keep them under the sword!"
"Bah! I would rather die than surrender!" Xu Shu said unyieldingly.
"Master Sima, you have heard it. It's not that I don't want to keep them, it's that they are not willing to surrender at all, especially this Xu Shu, who should be killed the most!" Ma Chao pointed at Xu Shu and said.
When Sima Yi saw Xu Shu for the first time, he immediately took a look and saw that Xu Shu was indeed a strong-willed man, so he said: "Let's do this, let me kill Xu Shu, how about it?"
"Yes, Sir Sima, please." Ma Chao nodded.
Sima Yi looked at Deng Bai and Wen Ji and said, "Leave these two to me. General Ma's killing of Xia Houyuan is already a great achievement. I came all the way here. It's not easy. Anyway, How many heads are you going to take back?”
Ma Chao was already in high spirits at this time, and he didn't know that the Qiang people were defeated by Sima Yi in a single battle, so he said: "As Sir Sima does, Xia Houyuan's head is far more than theirs."
Sima Yi smiled and said, "Thank you so much, General Ma."
After saying that, he asked the people behind him to take Xu Shu, Deng Bai, and Wen Ji away. When he arrived safely in his army, he said to Ma Chao: "General Ma, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, Cheriji and others have all been buried in Jicheng. Now Jicheng has become a ruin. Now that Liangzhou has been basically pacified, it is time to report to General Taishi, who will then write a victory report to the emperor together. You see how?"
Ma Chao was startled for a moment, and now he regretted handing over Xu Shu, Deng Bai, and Wen Ji to Sima Yi, because the Qiang people had accomplished a great feat, far more than killing Xia Houyuan. Although he didn't know what strategy Sima Yi used to kill so many Qiang people, he firmly believed in Sima Yi's words.
He did not answer, but frowned and looked at the captives and himself at the bottom of the hillside.The result of these days of bloody fighting, the combined credit seems not to be as great as Sima Yi's credit for conquering hundreds of thousands of Qiang people overnight.
Sima Yi saw Ma Chao's thoughts and said with a smile: "General Ma gave me a big gift. He handed over Xu Shu, Deng Bai, and Wen Ji to me. I also want to give General Ma a big gift. In the battle of Jicheng, I have sent someone to inform General Taishi about the death of all 140,000 Qiang people in the name of General Ma"
"Master Sima, what do you mean? It's obviously your fault, why should you give it to me?" Ma Chao asked in confusion.
"Oh, I also act in accordance with the imperial edict. This is the emperor's wish."
"What does the Emperor mean?"
"Yes, the emperor has always felt that he has treated General Ma too badly. So"
"It turns out that the emperor has been thinking about me, I" Ma Chao was deeply moved, with a hint of sobs in his voice, and tears gradually filled his eyes.
Sima Yi hurriedly said: "General Ma, I have temporarily moved the county and city of Liangzhou to Shanggui. Xiangwu is the emperor's hometown. This city will definitely prosper in the future. General Ma can temporarily return to Xiangwu to garrison. I don't know who the general is. mean?"
"That's it. Then I will return to Xiangwu immediately, but the food and grass needed by the army still need to be transported by someone, and there is not much food left."
"Don't worry about this, I will definitely send someone to transport it."
Sima Yi took his leave first and left with Xu Shu, Deng Bai and Wen Ji.
After walking for about ten miles, Sima Yi asked the army to stop. They brought Xu Shu, Deng Bai, and Wen Ji over and asked, "I rescued you from Ma Chao's hands. You have narrowly escaped death. Are you willing to submit to our Huaxia Kingdom?"
"I would rather die than surrender!" Xu Shu said, still neither humble nor arrogant.
"What a pity. I have heard of Xu Yuanzhi's name a long time ago. I have followed Cao Cao for some years, but he has always been in a position of neither advancement nor inferiority. Now Cao Cao is gone. Don't brother Yuanzhi understand the principle of good ministers choosing their masters?"
"A loyal minister will not interfere with the two masters!" Xu Shu said.
After hearing Xu Shu’s answer, Sima Yi smiled and said: “In that case, I will help you. Come here!”
"What are your orders, sir?" A captain came over and asked, clasping his fists.
"Untie Xu Shu and let him go." Sima Yi gave the order.
The captain was shocked and froze, asking: "Sir, do you really want to let him go? Xu Shu is a great military advisor in the Wei State. Letting him go is like letting the tiger go back to the mountain!"
"What? Do you want to teach me a lesson for not knowing the pros and cons?" Sima Yi turned to look at the captain.
"My subordinates don't dare!"
"You can let me go if I ask you to. Where did you get all this nonsense?" Sima Yi said sternly.
The captain was helpless and did not dare to disobey the order, so he immediately released Xu Shu from his bonds.
Xu Shu looked at Sima Yi. Said: "Don't think that if you let me go, I will be grateful to you. If we meet again someday, I will still be your enemy."
Sima Yi sneered and said, "It's up to you, go ahead!"
Xu Shu didn't say anything, turned around and walked away without looking back.
Sima Yi didn't ask any questions, turned to Deng Bai and Wen Ji and said, "Are you willing to surrender?"
Although Deng Bai and Wen Ji were Xiahou Yuan's old subordinates, Xia Houyuan was dead and all Wei's territory was lost. The two men had no contact with Cao Cao. Considering the strength of Huaxia, even if they met on the battlefield again in the future, they might not be able to do so. The Lord who can withstand. The two of them tacitly bowed their hands and said, "We are willing to surrender."
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Very good, from now on, you two will be my second generals. In the Chinese army, you will definitely stand out one day."
"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Deng Bai and Wen Ji said in admiration.
Sima Yi then turned his head, glanced at Xu Shu who had walked not far away, and thought secretly in his heart: "Xu Shu, Xu Shu, I want to wipe away the things in your bones bit by bit, let you know, let you live , more uncomfortable than death"
"Withdraw the troops and return to Shehu Valley!" Sima Yi got on his horse and ordered loudly.
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Hanzhong, Nanzheng.
The big flag with the word "Wei" on the city wall was fluttering in the wind, and the city was extremely quiet. Wang Lang, the prefect, was sitting in the prefect's mansion, studying Chinese books. Suddenly he saw a soldier rushing over with a look of joy on his face, and he asked Said: "Why are you so happy?"
"My lord, Zhang Meng, the magistrate of Chenggu County, wiped out a group of local bandits and is escorting them here to claim credit." the soldier replied.
Wang Lang said: "They are just a group of bandits. There is no need to mobilize the troops like this."?He came to take credit in person? Is this Zhang Meng making too much of a fuss? You go deal with it and give Zhang Meng something as a reward. I don't want to see him. "
The soldier walked to Wang Lang's side and said: "Sir, this time is different. The bandits are not ordinary bandits, but former officials of the Shu Han Dynasty. They fled to Chenggu County and became bandits. The leader is still a bandit. What is the name of General Zhendong of the Shu Han Dynasty"
When Wang Lang heard this, he immediately put down the Han Shu in his hand. A glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, as if he saw a hope, and he hurriedly asked: "Zhang Ren?"
"Yes, yesthat's the name, and he also captured many old officials of the Shu Han Dynasty, including Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Liu Wei, Deng Xian, etc., so he came to take credit in person"
Before the soldier could finish speaking, Wang Lang said, "Where is Zhang Meng?"
"We are just waiting outside the city gate. It is not peaceful these days, so the city gate is always closed. We dare not let anyone in without the order of the prefect."
Wang Lang laughed and said: "Great, this is a great achievement. Your Majesty's army is on its way back, and now it has captured the fugitive Zhang Ren. Not long ago, your Majesty also sent an imperial decree asking me to arrest Zhang Ren." Wait for someone to avoid causing trouble. It’s just not long since we captured Zhang Ren. It’s so exciting. Come on, let’s go out and have a look.”
"No!"
Wang Lang was originally the governor of Kuaiji in Yangzhou. After being defeated by Sun Jian, he fled to the sea, and later moved to the Wei State. After the Wei State was destroyed by the Yan State, he luckily escaped to Jingzhou, and from Jingzhou to Hanzhong, temporarily He became a chief clerk under Suo Xu of the State of Qin. Later, Suo Xu surrendered to Cao Cao, and he belonged to the Wei State. After all, this guy ran all over the country and became a minister of the Wei State again.
When Cao Cao led his army into Sichuan, Suo Xu recommended Wang Lang to be the governor of Hanzhong, and Cao Cao naturally agreed.
Wang Lang is indeed competent enough. There are not many soldiers and horses left in Hanzhong, only 10,000, but they are scattered to various cities and dangerous passes to guard, and there are only 3,000 left in Nanzheng. A few days ago, Xia Houheng, members of the royal family, and the families of many ministers had just been welcomed. The soldiers who had gathered to support Chang'an retreated. In this way, Nanzheng City became the temporary capital of the Wei State. .
In order to ensure the safety of the royal family, Wang Lang mobilized all his troops and horses. Except for the dangerous pass, the rest of the troops and horses were in Nanzheng City. The number of soldiers also increased to 8,000. Xia Houheng temporarily assumed the position of general. Sooner or later, Discuss with Wang Lang.
Wang Lang was overjoyed when he heard that Zhang Meng had captured Zhang Ren and others, because he wanted to get ahead of Xia Houheng. If Xia Houheng found out about it, then he would lose all the credit. As a foreign minister, if he wanted to climb Higher, we need different methods.
Not long after, Wang Lang arrived at the north gate of Nanzheng City. He saw Zhang Meng escorting more than 200 prisoners under the city from a distance. He smiled and immediately had the city gate opened.
Zhang Meng stood outside the city, with Fazheng behind him. The two of them saw the city gate slowly opening, and they were very happy in their hearts.
"County Magistrate Zhang, be careful not to reveal your flaws and act in accordance with the original plan." Fazheng reminded.
"Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion." Zhang Meng said.
After the city gate was opened, Wang Lang personally led a group of people to greet him.
When Zhang Meng saw Wang Lang coming out, he dismounted from his horse, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "My subordinate Zhang Meng, the magistrate of Chenggu County, comes to see the Grand Administrator."
Wang Lang personally helped Zhang Meng up, glanced at the prisoners escorted behind Zhang Meng, and said kindly: "Thank you for your hard work, County Magistrate Zhang"
His eyes scanned the crowd, and when he saw Zhang Ren, his eyes rested on Zhang Ren, and he said with great surprise: "It is indeed Zhang Ren!"
Zhang Meng saw a trace of greed in Wang Lang's eyes and said hurriedly: "Master Taishou, it's really not easy for me to catch these thieves. Not only am I injured, but I'm also"
Wang Lang had no intention of listening to how Zhang Meng captured Zhang Ren and others. What was important was that Zhang Ren was indeed captured. He hurriedly raised his hand, interrupted Zhang Meng, and said: "Okay, I understand, Zhang Ren What is the county magistrate planning to do with them?" (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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