Chapter 92 The end is more than the war
"Quick, speed up the time to repair the floating bridge!" Cao Zhen was really anxious this time. It can be said that everything was not going well for him to send troops this time, and God repeatedly went against him. However, at this moment, a cheer was heard on the other side of the city. When Cao Yan heard the noise, he couldn't help sinking in his heart and knew that it was not good.
Now there is no other reason for the enemy's cheering, only the reinforcements have arrived. It seems that in order to confirm Cao Wei's current vision, more and more people appeared in the city at this time. It's the Yizhou Army.
"Zhao Botao's reinforcements have arrived. It seems that there is nothing to do!" Cao Chan muttered. At this moment, the gate of Pujin Pass opened, and a big man came out of it. The leader was Zhao Feng, and their target was Cao Hong's unprepared less than 10,000 soldiers under the city.
"Brothers, kill me!" After roaring, Zhao Feng was the first to rush to Cao Hong. Don't let him say more. The more than 2,000 people who have survived have been worried these days, and they feel aggrieved. Now when my reinforcements arrive, the other party is blocked in front of the gate because of the natural disaster [***]. If you don't kill it again, when will it be better? Under the crazy leadership of more than 2,000 people, except for 4,000 people who were responsible for the vigilance at the head of the city, the 20,000 reinforcements who had just arrived followed up and sacrificed their lives to fight with Cao Hong, a lonely army stranded in Hexi. The number of Cao's army was already small, and he did not fight to the death as bitterly as the other party. He was immediately caught off guard and retreated.
"How could this happen?" Cao Hong and Cao Xiu looked at each other. Happiness went too quickly, and disaster came too quickly. Half an hour ago, I was majestically commanding people to attack the city, but now it's my turn to be bullied. Cao has tens of thousands of troops in the air, but he can only watch the play across the river.
"Sect someone to pick up Zilian!" Cao Jian saw that he could not do anything. When the pontoon bridge was repaired and sent reinforcements, I'm afraid it would be the year of the monkey. Now he can only use the boats by the river to take over Cao Hong and other important generals. At present, more than ten boats crossed the river in the wind and waves, and Cao Jun to the east of the river also shouted to remind Cao Hong to prepare to escape.
"Wen Lie, let's go!" Cao Hong, who had retreated to the river, saw that a boat not far away had rowed not far away, and jumped directly into the boat. Seeing this, Cao Xiu also concocted it in accordance with the law. The escape of the general naturally attracted the imitation of the soldiers. These Cao soldiers jumped to the boat one by one, but more than a dozen small boats could accommodate how many people. Cao Hong and Cao Xiu hurriedly ordered people to row quickly. At this time, more than 9,000 Cao soldiers suddenly understood that they had become abandoned children.
There are not many abandoned sons who will have the will to work for those who abandoned them again, so after the three generals, including Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and Zhang Hao, escaped, most of them wisely chose to give up resistance. Zhao Feng and others did not do much for themselves. After collecting them, after disarming them, Zhang Yi was sent more than 7,000 prisoners to Wuguan to prepare to meet with Liu Bei.
After receiving the support of Hao Zhao, the garrison of Pujin Pass has exceeded 20,000. With sufficient troops, there are more things to do. At present, Zhao Feng sent people to the ferry of the Yellow River to dig soil and build a city by the river to prevent the enemy from building a pontoon bridge. At the same time, people were sent to raid Sima Yi's military village nearby, collect food and fodder and prepare to defend, so as to deal with Cao Jian's next attack.
Cao Yan did not withdraw his troops. After learning about a series of movements of the other party, Cao Yan, who was unwilling, fell into a dilemma. Fight, no chance of winning; retreat, unwilling. In terms of Tongguan, Xu Huang sent someone to send the news, saying that he even attacked Tongguan, but it had little effect. On the side of Yecheng, Xun You sent someone to tell Cao Qian that it was best to solve the war as soon as possible, because there were already insufficient food and fodder, and there were already signs of emergency. Therefore, Cao Wei is really crazy now.
"Damn it, Zhao Botao, if he hadn't intervened here, I would have entered the customs!" Hearing a series of unfavorable news, Cao Shen said with hatred. In fact, Cao Qian was unwilling to Zhao Feng, and there was still a trace of doubt in his heart. Even if he knew how Zhao Feng entered the gate, he didn't expect that he would go straight to the important juncture of Pujin Pass. Ordinary people will only notice Tongguan and Wuguan, and they will relatively ignore the ferry of Pujinguan. However, as a time traveler, Zhao Feng knows how Ma Chao was defeated in history. How dare he turn a blind eye to it? Just this time, Cao's wishful calculations were empty.
"It seems that this dispatch of troops is ultimately empty!" Cao Yan was a little lonely, and with his white hair, he looked even more bleak. Just then, an emergency military report from Yecheng was sent outside the gate. Cao Wei took it apart and took it apart. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"Lord, what's the matter?" When Jia Xu saw Cao's expression, he also knew that something must have happened. Cao Yan took two deep breaths, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Linzi is lost!"
"What, Linzi lost?" Jia Xu was also shocked when he heard the words. At this time, General Cao Yan reported to everyone. It turned out that after Xiahou Dun captured Linzi, he sent General Jiao Chu to guard it. However, the night before yesterday, Wei Yan from the North Sea suddenly led a man and horse to take a boat by sea to raid Linzi City. The defenders were caught off guard by Wei Yan, and Jiao Chu was beheaded by Wei Yan. After Linzi was lost, Wei Yan took the opportunity to go to Zhangqiu and Le'an. South of the Yellow River in Qingzhou has been obtained by Wei Yan. Cao Wei still occupied only half of the plain county north of the Yellow River.
"Yuan Rang misleads me!" Cao Yan said with hatred, "I know that Liu Bei's water army is sharp, but he is not wary of the sea at all, so that Linzi is lost." Everyone saw that Cao Yan was furious and rushed to the crown, and they were all so cold that they didn't dare to be bored at this time. For a long time, Jia Xu tried to say, "Lord, you can't blame General Xiahou Zhengdong. Now it's time for spring and summer, and the wind and rain are changeable. It's really unexpected that Wei Yan dares to take the sea to raid.
"There are Zhao Feng first, then Wei Yan, and there are so many good generals under Liu Daye!" Cao Wei sighed. " At this moment, there were several other detectives to report that there was an emergency, and Cao Wei hurriedly let them in.
"I told the lord that Gan Ning, the general under Liu Bei, led the sailors out of Guandu and attacked the land of Hongnong from time to time. General Xu Huang could not defend against it, and it was also difficult to attack Tongguan urgently, so he asked the lord to retreat!"
"I'd like to your father-in-law that Guan Yu led tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops. He has entered Guanzhong from Wuguan Road and taken over all places. Liu Bei personally led tens of thousands of troops and also arrived in Nanyang, ready to enter the customs.
"Tice to the lord, Yanzhou Li Yan led tens of thousands of troops to march into Xingyang, and intended to enter the prison of Kouhu at any time. General Yu Jin also asked the lord to make a decision as soon as possible!"
"Report to the Lord, Xun Sinong came to report, and the guests in Changshan, Renqiu, Fanyang and other places were in chaos again. Da Sinong has sent troops to appease the place, and please return to the army as soon as possible!"
Looking at the four colonels kneeling in front of him, Cao stood up tremblingly, and his lips trembled for a long time, but he still couldn't say a word. "Lord?" It was Jia Xu who first found that there was something wrong with Cao Qian, so he hurried forward to hold him and asked.
"Lonely, Lone's head hurts so much!" Cao Yan screamed, and then his straight body softened and fell down. "Lord!" Cao's camp was suddenly in chaos.
Next time, Zhao Feng, who was holding on to the Pujin Pass, received a report from the horse early in the morning, saying that the Cao army on the other side of the river was completely clean overnight. Zhao Feng was quite surprised. Although his troops were already abundant after receiving Hao Zhao's assistance, Cao Qian was strong after all. How could he withdraw so simply?
In view of the fact that Lao Cao had always had many tricks, Zhao Feng did not dare to be careless. He scattered the scouts far away, checked the movements of soldiers and horses, and carefully guarded the city at night. At noon that day, Wang Ping from Tongguan came to report that Xu Huang had also retreated. He stuck to the pass, but he did not catch up. And Liu Bei also sent a flying pigeon biography, saying that he led the army and then arrived.
After the third day, Guan Yu's 40,000 horses went out of Wuguan Road and officially stepped into Guanzhong. As soon as Guan Yu entered the customs, he sent Liao Hua to lead 10,000 cavalry to help him, and then personally led the army along the Weihe River line. Chang'an and other places, which were still watching, saw that the general trend was gone and surrendered one after another. Zhang Ren and Zhu Ran of Chen Cangcheng were also relieved after receiving Guan Yu's assistance. In the martial arts city, under the persuasion of his fellow friend Zhao Yun, the general Xia Houlan also led the last 10,000 people to surrender to Kaicheng. So far, Guanzhong can be said to have been completely paced by Liu Bei.
After a few days, the general Du, who had been insisting on, attacked. In the absence of food and fodder, the army's heart collapsed. Finally, Ma Chao broke through the pass and was completely defeated. In this way, the front line from Xiliang to Guanlong to Guanzhong has been completely opened up and connected, all for Liu Bei. Sima Yi was suppressed in the Han Dynasty, while Cao Jian retreated to Hebei and could only rely on the danger of the Yellow River to defend himself. Of course, in front of Jing Xiang's sailor, what kind of self-containing can only be full of loopholes.
After another five days, Liu Bei personally led 60,000 troops into Guanzhong and was stationed in Chang'an, the western capital. Zhao Feng, who was in Pujin Pass, also received a message from Liu Bei to temporarily hand over the defense to Liao Hua and come to Chang'an to meet him.
After Zhao Feng arrived in Chang'an, he found that not only Liu Bei, but also Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Xu Shu and all other heavyweights of Liu Bei's group went 20 miles east of Chang'an City to greet him.
"The lord kills the peak!" Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was so popular. Zhao Feng quickly got off the horse and ran forward to salute. However, to his surprise, Liu Bei saw Zhao Feng, but he said solemnly, "Butao, you have won the Guanzhong this time and restored the capital of the Han Dynasty. The revival of the Han Dynasty is waiting, and I am very grateful! On behalf of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, the whole world, thank you very much!" After saying that, he bowed to the ground.
"The Lord's words are heavy!" Zhao Feng hurried forward to stop Liu Bei. As a joke, Lao Liu said differently now. If he was worshipped by him, he would be really impatient. When the group entered Chang'an City, Zhao Feng paid attention to it all the way. After a long time of war, although it was ruled by Zhong Yao, it was already dilapidated. At least it must not be as prosperous as Chengdu or Xuchang.
After entering the city, Liu Bei personally led everyone to pay tribute to the dilapidated imperial mausoleum of the Han Dynasty, and then held a banquet in a relatively intact partial hall to celebrate Zhao Feng. During the banquet, Liu Bei asked Zhao Feng to tell the whole plan. When everyone learned that Zhao Feng had seized the customs with such a complex and ingenious plan, they were also amazed.
Liu Bei also sighed. After drinking a glass of wine, he said, "In this time Bo Tao's march, everyone thought that Bo Tao intended to seize Hanzhong. Only Kong Ming and I knew that Bo Tao's entry into the army would be taken. Now that Guanzhong has gained for me, Sima Yi is trapped in Hanzhong, which is naturally not enough to worry about. Even Cao Mengde can only retreat to Hebei!" After saying that, everyone persuaded him to drink again, and there was an image of singing and dancing.
To be honest, although there is a precedent for Xingyang to save Liu Bei, Zhao Feng's performance has indeed been mediocre in recent years. At least, compared with him who swept Sun Quan in those years, it is indeed much more insipid. However, as the saying goes, the soundless has been amazing. Now the clever plan to seize the barrier makes people dare not look down on him again. Everyone persuaded him to drink again and again and again, flattering. Even if Zhao Feng's drinking capacity is amazing, he can't stand it.
At this moment, a small school came to report, saying that there was an emergency military report. Liu Bei was in a good mood and hurriedly asked someone to come in.
(to be continued)