After dealing with Yu Ji's matter, Yuan Fang's eyes quickly shifted to Hanzhong.
In order to force Zhang Wei, who was trapped at Yangping Pass, to surrender, Yuan Fang set out westward the next day, approaching Yangping Pass along the Mianshui River.
The cities and counties we passed through had already received the news that Nanzheng had fallen and Zhang Lu had surrendered. When Yuan Fang's army passed by, they all turned their backs on the wind.
Yuan Fang passed through various counties without entering. He only sent people to appease these local officials and took over key areas. The army rushed straight to Yangping Pass without stopping.
A few days later, the army arrived at Yangping. At this time, the number of Qi troops gathered on the east and west wings of Yangping Pass reached more than 100,000.
Zhang Wei was desperate, but his will to resist collapsed. Under the threat of Yuan Fang's powerful military force, he had no choice but to surrender.
Yang Pingguan, Sui Ke.
The conquest of this first heroic pass in Hanzhong meant that Yuan Fang¡¯s soldiers and grain no longer had to take the three rugged valley roads, but could take the Chencang Avenue and smoothly transport them to Hanzhong.
Although Yuan Fang has powerful transportation tools like wooden oxen and horses, the transportation capabilities of wooden oxen and horses are still much inferior to ordinary transportation on Chencang Avenue.
That night, Yuan Fang¡¯s army stationed at Yangping Pass and joined Zhuge Liang¡¯s 60,000-strong army.
In the palace hall of Guancheng, Yuan Fang held a banquet to celebrate the official capture of Hanzhong.
"Ah Liang, you fought well in this battle. If you hadn't succeeded in the surprise attack on Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu would not have sent Han Sui's troops to the west. How could my king's main force easily kill Han Sui and seize the Xie Valley? This glass of wine is a tribute to you."
Yuan Fang to his apprentice. Don¡¯t hesitate to express your words of appreciation and raise your glass happily.
Zhuge Liang smiled, raised his glass and said, "If it hadn't been for the master's explanation in advance, how would Liang have thought of attacking Dingjun Mountain by surprise? When it comes to the credit, it should be the master's."
Yuan Fang laughed heartily and drank happily with Zhuge Liang.
After drinking for a few rounds, Zhuge Liang said: "Now that Yangping Pass has been conquered, Hanzhong has been acquired by Daqi. Master only needs to station troops in Nanzheng. After appeasing people's hearts, we can go south to compete with Cao Cao for Yizhou."
Yuan Fang nodded slightly, and just as he was about to speak, Gao Shun hurried in. His expression was quite solemn.
"Your Majesty, Xichuan Xizuo has just received the urgent military information. Not long ago, Cao Cao has captured Chengdu and Liu Zhang has been destroyed. All the counties in Xichuan are looking forward to surrendering to Cao."
Gao Shun¡¯s piece of information immediately silenced the entire hall, and everyone present was surprised.
Yuan Fangye frowned slightly, took the information, looked at it carefully for a while, and sighed: "We are still a step too late."
"Isn't Chengdu known as a fortified city? Doesn't Liu Zhang still have tens of thousands of soldiers in the city and enough food and grass for several years? How could Cao Cao conquer it so quickly?" Ma Chao questioned, not believing it.
"See for yourselves." Yuan Fang showed the information to everyone.
When Ma Chao and other generals took a look, they suddenly realized.
It turns out that the city of Chengdu was not forcibly breached by Cao Cao, but Zhang Song, Liu Zhang's chariot in the city, secretly surrendered to Cao Cao, mobilized the soldiers guarding the city, secretly opened the city gate and surrendered to Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao's army could successfully enter Chengdu.
Seeing that the situation was over, Liu Zhang could only hand over his seal and reluctantly surrendered to Cao Cao.
As soon as Chengdu was defeated and Liu Zhang surrendered, Mianzhu's general Li Yan, Liu Zhang's general Zhang Ren, and the previously captured veteran general Yan Yan all surrendered to Cao Cao.
??The Yizhou Kingdom of Tianfu, which the Liu family and his son had run for decades, fell apart and everyone surrendered.
"Cao Cao has already captured Yizhou, and our army has newly captured Hanzhong, and the hearts of the people are not attached to it. It seems a bit too hasty to forcefully go south at this time. Master, should we push back the plan to go south."
Zhuge Gao¡¯s proposal seemed to be in line with the principles of military use, and several generals expressed their approval.
Yuan Fang pondered for a moment, but then said decisively: "I am new to Hanzhong, and Cao Cao is new to Xichuan. They are also not attached to the hearts of the people, and their footing is not stable. There is nothing to be afraid of. This king wants to go to Xichuan." It¡¯s impossible to argue with him.¡±
Yuan Fang's arrogant spirit made Zhuge Liang's expression change, and all the generals in the hall were immediately aroused by him.
Yuan Fang is not just crazy, but has his own judgment.
He is familiar with history and remembers that Cao Cao in history, after taking Hanzhong, did not take advantage of Liu Bei's unsteady foothold to go south to fight for Yizhou. As a result, Liu Bei was given a breathing space to wait for him to secure Yizhou. Cao Cao was severely defeated.
How can Yuan Fang repeat the mistakes of history?
Furthermore, there was another thing that gave Yuan Fang a bad premonition, prompting him to speed up the pace of unifying the world
"The king is right, it is better to use troops against Cao Cao now than to wait for him to secure Yizhou before using troops."
Fazheng was the first to stand up and support Yuan Fang's decision.
He jumped up, pointed at the map and said: "Your Majesty, please look at it. From Hanzhong to the south of Xichuan, the most important thing is Jiange and Jiameng Pass. If these two passes are occupied by Cao Cao, our army will not want to go south again." , it will be very difficult.¡±
After a pause, Fazheng said confidently: "Although Liu Zhang surrenders now, he may not have time to control the cities north of Chengdu. The generals in these places must still be in a state of uncertainty. For this plan, the king will immediately be rash. The army goes south and seizes these two passes before Cao Cao's direct troops come to take over. Even if they can't seize Jiange, they must at least seize Jiameng Pass. "
Jiameng Pass!
Yuan Fang's eagle eyes narrowed, and his sharp gaze suddenly shot towards the map, locking on the word Jiameng.
"Fazheng is right. Even if I only capture Jiameng Pass, I still have a chance to go south. If Cao Cao takes over both dangerous passes, it will not be easy to go south"
His thoughts whirled and he pondered for a moment, Yuan Fang slammed the table with a bang and said boldly: "According to the principle of filial piety, I will lead my light army south to seize the second pass. Cao Cao, I want to see it. Which one of us can move faster?"
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Chengdu City.
In the splendid state capital, Cao Cao was enjoying fine wine, embracing beauties, and enjoying everything that originally belonged to Liu Zhang.
"Liu Yan, an old thief, built his state capital so magnificently that it was comparable to the palace in Luoyang back then. No wonder there were rumors at the time that Liu Yan, an old thief, wanted to proclaim himself emperor. It seems that was indeed the case
With a sarcastic sneer at the corner of his mouth, Cao Cao drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then forcibly kissed the beautiful woman in his arms.
The beauty¡¯s name is Wu, she is the sister of Liu Zhang¡¯s general Wu Yi and Liu Zhang¡¯s widowed sister-in-law.
Cao Cao was a good woman. After conquering Chengdu, he felt satisfied for a moment and sent people to secretly search for beautiful women in the city to come to him.
Zhang Song, who had made great achievements by surrendering to the city, went to Cao Cao's liking and secretly told Cao Cao that Liu Zhang's widowed sister-in-law, Mrs. Wu, was extremely beautiful and charming.
Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he ordered Dian Wei to lead his troops, forcefully break into Liu's house, capture the Wu family, and force him to live happily.
As a female, the Wu family dared to resist, so they could only force a smile and let Cao Cao manipulate them.
"The girls from Sichuan are the most beautiful and affectionate. Who doesn't admire a hero like Cao Gong? If Cao Gong is still interested, Song also knows several beautiful women."
At the bottom of the stairs, only Zhang Song, who was accompanying the wine, smiled and spoke to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao laughed loudly and did not answer directly. He only said four words: "The more, the merrier."
"Song understands." Zhang Song understood immediately, with a wicked smile on his lips.
When the two principals and ministers were drinking to their heart's content, soldiers outside the palace came to report that it was the military advisor and general Pang Tong who wanted to see him for something urgent.
"Chengdu has already fallen, and that boy Yuan Fang is still being dragged by Zhang Lu. What emergency can there be"
Cao Cao looked a little displeased that his "elegant mood" had been disturbed, but he still invited Pang Tong in.
When Cao Cao was defeated by Yuan Fang and fled Jingzhou, it was Pang Tong who took the initiative to surrender and offered him a plan to seize Sichuan.
The capture of Xichuan this time was thanks to Pang Tong's planning. Although Cao Cao was dissatisfied with Pang Tong's interference, he could not ignore it.
After a while, Pang Tong entered. Feng Cao Cao was so drunk that he couldn't help but frown secretly as he looked like he was sitting next to a beautiful woman.
"Shi Yuan, you came at the right time. This time we took Sichuan, Shi Yuan, you took the greatest credit. I haven't had time to thank you yet. Come, let's drink them happily today." Cao Cao said with a smile.
Pang Tong said sternly: "Lord, we have just arrived in Xichuan now. The hearts of the people are not yet attached, and our footing is not yet stable. There is Yuan Fang looking at us from the north. We all think that now is not the time for your lord to drink and celebrate."
Hearing Pang Tong's words, Cao Cao's mouth was filled with displeasure, and his face, which was smoky with alcohol, immediately showed some displeasure.
"Shi Yuan is exaggerating. Yuan Fang is still being dragged down by Zhang Lu. He first appeases the people of Xichuan, and then takes advantage of Yuan Fang's old city to send his troops north to defeat him, and then capture Hanzhong in one fell swoop. Isn't this exactly what we have planned in advance? Strategy?" Cao Cao asked sullenly.
"I'm afraid, our strategy must be changed."
Pang Tong's expression suddenly became solemn, his voice rose an octave, and he said in a deep voice: "Tong has just received the latest information from the Central Intelligence Agency. Not long ago, Yuan Fang killed Han Sui, and Zhang Lu surrendered without a fight, including Nanzheng. All important places in Hanzhong, including Yangping Pass, have been captured by Yuan Fang."
"What!"
Cao Cao screamed, pushed Wu aside in his arms, jumped up, and the smell of alcohol on his face disappeared in an instant.
"Hanzhong has the fortification of Yangping Pass and the danger of the Qinling Mountains. Even if that boy Yuan Fang has extraordinary abilities, how can he capture Hanzhong so quickly? How is this possible?"
Cao Cao asked excitedly and sternly, as if he couldn't believe it was true.
Pang Tong said solemnly: "Yuan Fang somehow managed to create a kind of grain transport tool called a wooden ox and a flowing horse. He just overcame the difficulty of transporting grain and grass on the Qinling Valley Road. Tong really didn't expect that he actually had such a hidden treasure." One hand."
A wooden cow or a stray horse?
Hearing this unheard-of thing, Cao Cao was stunned and confused. At this time, his face that was originally high-spirited actually showed a bit of bewilderment.
At this time, Pang Tong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Fang has captured Hanzhong, and I'm afraid he will go south in a blink of an eye. My lord, without further delay, please lead your troops north immediately to rob Jiange and Jiameng Pass." , if these two gates are captured by Yuan Fang first, the consequences will be disastrous!" (To be continued)