Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Cao Pi angrily slammed the [-] urgently sent Army Information Pond report on the dragon case, and shouted: "Our reinforcements could have rushed to Fangcheng today, and the Liang army who has penetrated into the hinterland of our Wei state will be in desperation soon." Why can't the defenders of Fangcheng even last two days? In this way, one hundred thousand Liang troops are about to flood into the Central Plains, what should I do!"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, all the ministers were silent like cicadas, and there was silence.But soon a voice sounded in the hall: "Your Majesty, the fall of Fangcheng is exactly what I expected. The Hongnong defenders failed to stop the Liang army that penetrated into our territory, and did not follow them. Fangcheng is doomed." It is very likely that it will fall under the attack of the Liang army from the north to the south. This is exactly the purpose of Xia Houyuan and Zhang Yan, who had previously advocated the garrison of Hongnong, to attack Tongguan. It is just that Fangcheng fell so quickly. As for the reason, we have to wait Only after finding Sima Fu and Xu Huang can we understand the original situation."

Everyone looked around, and it was none other than Sima Yi, who was speaking.Only he dared to say these words in Cao Pi's anger.What Sima Yi said obviously meant to excuse Sima Fu and put the blame on Xia Houyuan.

After Sima Yi finished speaking, Cao Pi fell silent and didn't respond temporarily, and people already understood.Cao Zhen, standing in the crowd of generals on the right, snorted coldly, and said, "The grand master's words are wrong. The duty of the commander of the Hongnong garrison, Xia Houyuan, is to guard Hongnong and ensure that Luoyang will not be attacked by the Liang army. This is a defense. The Liang army marched into the Central Plains along the Yellow River. However, Hongnong is not an important place like Tongguan in Fangcheng. It is impossible for the defenders to intercept every enemy army that penetrates into the hinterland of our territory. Solitary troops. Solving these tasks of harassing the enemy should be the responsibility of all defenders in the harassed area.”

Cao Zhen paused for a moment, seeing that Sima Yi did not immediately refute, he continued, "However, Fangcheng is such an important pass. Since the first emperor, Wei has invested countless manpower, money and food in it. As long as you can get a little refreshment, even if you are attacked by things , this fortified city guarded by more than [-] elite guards will not be breached in a day." As soon as he finished speaking, there were whispers of discussions in the hall, and some people even started arguing quietly, and The tone is getting louder.

At this moment, Sima Yi raised his downcast eyes, and was about to refute Cao Zhen.Cao Pi suddenly said at this time: "Okay, now the fire is imminent. We don't need to argue about who is right and wrong at this time, and who is responsible. Now we should think about how to deal with this imminent crisis!"

The hall suddenly fell into silence again. After waiting for a few breaths, Sima Yi said again: "Your Majesty, we still have to wait for the battle report from Tongguan. As long as Xia Houyuan captures Tongguan as scheduled, the situation in the world can basically return to a balanced state..."

Before Sima Yi could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a servant who hurried into the hall.

"Report! Yiyang's 5000 urgent military situation! Liang Guo's army is about [-] to [-] people, with hundreds of large and small boats, going down the Luoshui, it seems that they intend to attack Luoyang. The Yiyang defenders are trying their best to intercept and delay."

In the hall, including Cao Pi and Sima Yi, everyone turned pale with shock.But what shocked them was still behind, and another servant was ordered to run into the hall to report:

"Report! Luoyang's tens of thousands of urgent military situations! Liang Jun broke through the outer city of Luoyang yesterday. Our soldiers in the city retreated into the inner city to stand firm and wait for reinforcements."

When everyone heard the news, the noise in the hall suddenly disappeared and became silent.Shaoqing Cao Pi thumped the dragon case and said: "Didn't Xia Houyuan's army go to attack Tongguan? Fangcheng was just captured by the Liang army. Then where did this Liang army come from!?"

Chapter 659 Unwanted Victory

Facing Cao Pi's fury, Sima Yi remained calm and indifferent.He asked the servant in charge: "It was said in the previous military report that Liang Jun came down from Luoshui by boat?"

"Exactly, according to the letter of military affairs, 5000 people from the Liang Army traveled down the Luoshui in hundreds of large and small boats. The Yiyang garrison is trying to stop and delay the advance of the Liang Army."

Two lights flashed in Sima Yi's eyes, and he said to Cao Pi, "Your Majesty, from this point of view, the Liang army must have set out from Shangluo. The upper reaches of the Luoshui River originated from Shangluo, but I didn't expect Liang Jun's warships to pass through like that." Shoals and rapids in mountain waterways. This is my fault."

Cao Pi waved his sleeves impatiently and said, "Grand Master, don't say anyone's fault now, the most urgent thing is to come up with a way to deal with it! Once Liang Jun's [-] troops enter the Central Plains from Fangcheng, they will be out of control. gone."

Sima Yi did not directly answer Cao Pi's words, but continued to ask the servant in command: "Who signed this military situation, and who is the guard in Yiyang?"

"Reporting to Grand Master, Yiyang's guard is a captain, surnamed Deng and named Ai. This military report is sent in his name." Sima Yi quickly remembered Deng Ai in his heart.Then he turned his head and said to Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, the two urgent military reports just now did not say that Yiyang had been captured, nor did they say how many Liang soldiers attacked Luoyang. According to Chen's estimation, Deng Ai should now He still defended Yiyang, otherwise, with his ability to guard against the Liang army in advance, even if Yiyang was lost, he would be able to send military information to the court in time. In this case, it is the small Liang army that invaded Luoyang at most. The army has very few troops, and it is impossible to fully defend such a large city with a radius of tens of miles, so it is not surprising that the Liang army invaded the outer city. They just broke the city and robbed and harassed them, and there was no real threat. The court At present, a small number of soldiers and horses are raised in Hanoi, Hebei, and led by good generals, and they go south to the Yellow River to drive out this group of Liang troops. If Xia Houyuan can break through Tongguan again, then we can still overcome this crisis."

Cao Pi rubbed his hands, and said with a bitter face: "Master, our Great Wei now claims to have 60 to [-] troops, but most of them are auxiliary soldiers from various counties and counties. Our main force has been compromised in a series of previous defeats. There is nothing left. Now Beiping and Liaodong have to guard against Lu Bu's southward movement, and more than half of the remaining troops are at Xiahouyuan's side. You want me to gather another army, this... this..."

Sima Yi immediately replied: "Your Majesty, there is a ready-made army in Ye City, which is Your Majesty's [-]-strong Habayashi Army."

Cao Pi was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Sima Yi to have his idea of ​​the Yulin Army.The Habayashi Army of the Wei State originally had less than 6000 people, and some of them were taken out by Cao Cao at that time. Therefore, there were only [-] or [-] people in the Habayashi Army in Yecheng.However, when Cao Pi returned to Yecheng from Fangcheng to ascend the throne, he brought back tens of thousands of Wei troops from Jiangdong who came to support Fangcheng, and used this to supplement and expand the strength of the Habayashi Army, making the Wei army, which only obeyed Cao Pi's orders, as high as [-] troops. people.

Cao Pi thought for a long time, and finally he chose the latter among the choices of releasing part of his military power or solving the current crisis.

He was about to say: "Okay, I will dispatch five thousand..." When another servant in charge came to report with a happy face: "Report! Great victory, great victory. Xia Houyuan, General Zhang Yan returned to Luoyang. General Dunbing The Liang army under the city of Yiyang is besieged by the Luoshui River, the outer city of Luoyang has been recovered, and the Liang army in the city has been driven out."

Cao Pi leaned back on the dragon couch and let out a long breath.Among the ministers, many of them also talked happily.Only Sima Yi slapped his thigh and shouted: "Who wants this Xia Houyuan to return to Luoyang!? The situation of our Great Wei is also in danger."

Cao Zhen stood up and said with a sneer, "Isn't the Grand Master so serious? Is it necessary to recruit the holy Habayashiro for your use in order to solve the crisis?" Anyone can hear what he meant.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Cao Pi waved his hands and said, "It's meaningless to argue. Since Xia Houyuan has returned to Luoyang and surrounded part of the Liang army in Yiyang, it's pointless to ask him to turn around and attack Tongguan now." Well, it’s better to simply let him wipe out the besieged Liang army. My great Wei needs a victory to boost morale, otherwise, if this continues, our Wei army’s generals will hear the Liang army coming, just like hearing a tiger descending..."

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On the banks of the Luoshui River not far from Yiyang City, Dian Wei and nearly three thousand Liang troops were surrounded by a small mound that was only five battles high.Yesterday, the scouts patrolling the surrounding area immediately discovered Xiahou Yuan's tribe who had returned to Luoyang, and immediately reported to Dianwei.Dian Wei did not dare to be negligent, and immediately gathered his troops and retreated.

But Dian Wei's Viking ships were blocked in the waterway by hidden reefs, so they could only go up against the water but not down the water, so they had to retreat on foot.And Xia Houyuan's vanguard --- the three thousand Wei cavalry, including tiger and leopard cavalry, came too fast.In the end, Dian Wei, unable to get away, could only find this small mound with high terrain on the spot, dig trenches and build fortifications, and stand by for help.

At this time, Dian Wei sat on the edge of the trench, looking thoughtfully at Wei Qi who was cruising around in the distance.Those Liang soldiers under him were not as calm as he was, and most of them looked extremely nervous.When Wei Feng attacked Luoyang, most of Dianwei's troops were heavy soldiers and a small number of spearmen and longbowmen.

Suddenly, a muffled summer thunder sounded from a distance.Hundreds of Wei cavalry gathered and galloped towards Liang Jun's position, led by Zhang Yan.

Dozens of archers of Liang Jun on the top of the mound fired their arrows together, and dozens of heavy arrows shot at the thousands of Wei cavalry.The Wei Jun rider who was hit by the arrow fell off his horse and was immediately submerged by the torrent of cavalry behind him, but this did not affect the speed of the cavalry's charge in the slightest.

The cavalry of the Wei army rushed up the mound with sparse arrows.The terrain of the mound finally slowed down their cavalry speed.The fortifications that the Liang soldiers relied on were a three-foot-deep trench, and the outer edge of the trench was a two-foot-high barrier.Therefore, Liang Bing, who is of normal height, can hide his head under the barrier by half squatting, and when he stands up straight, he can expose the parts above his chest to fight.

A tiger and leopard cavalry straightened their spears towards the barrier, and the beam soldiers in the trench charged at them. The sharp spear blade pierced through the opponent's shield and pierced into the opponent's chest.But his mount was also immediately pierced through the thigh by a spear protruding from behind the rampart.The rider neighed and knocked him off his horse. Before he could get up, another spear pierced his head.Another Wei cavalry leaped to the ramparts and tried to jump directly over the ditch, but was shot through his chest by a heavy arrow.

The two sides fought fiercely, and in less than a while, the inside and outside of the barrier trenches were full of corpses.Zhang Yan was afraid that there would be too much damage, and there would not be enough cavalry patrolling at night, so Liang Jun could sneak away, so he had to order the troops to withdraw.

Chapter 660 Stay up all night

Night fell, and it was pitch black.Liang Jun on the mound and Wei Jun under the mound did not light up bonfires in order not to expose their targets.Both sides are lurking in the dark, one is on guard against the other's attack, and the other is waiting for an opportunity.

Dian Wei saw that the Wei army had not moved for a long time, so he ordered the soldiers to rest in shifts.But at this moment, there was the sound of rolling horseshoes in the distance, and a fire appeared in the dark night.That was Wei Qi attacking with a torch!

"Enemy attack! Be alert!" Dian Wei shouted loudly.The soldiers had no choice but to cheer up, stand upright and stand up, ready to fight.However, those Wei riders galloped under the mound, but suddenly turned around and left.Obviously, this is just Wei Jun's strategy to exhaust the enemy.

Next, Wei Qi used this trick repeatedly, harassing every half an hour or so, forcing Liang Jun to keep everyone on alert and unable to rest.Dian Wei didn't dare to take the risk of betting that Wei Jun would feint every time he attacked.When Liang Jun occasionally showed slack, these Wei cavalry would rush to the mound and fight all the way to the front of the barrier and trench.

After tossing like this all night, at dawn, Dian Wei observed the distribution of Wei's army under the mound with bloodshot eyes.A row of flags suddenly rose on the horizon in the distance, but the sound of horses neighing and people shouting.When the group got closer, Dian Wei took a closer look, and his heart felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.That's the arrival of Xia Houyuan's main force!

Zhang Yan rode his horse to Xia Houyuan's side, clasped his fists and said to him with a proud expression, "Commander, I have already surrounded the Liang army horse regiment here. Last night, I sent some cavalry to harass them all night, let them Don't rest and sleep. You must be exhausted right now, and we can wipe them out in one go."

Xia Houyuan nodded in satisfaction, and was about to send an order for the army to launch a general attack.At this time, a soldier came to report: "Report to the commander, Yiyang County Lieutenant Deng Ai asked to see the commander, saying that he has something important to tell."

Xia Houyuan frowned and said: "A small county captain asked to see the commander-in-chief. He was just trying to get close to him, hoping to find a position in an official position for future promotion. This person also doesn't have good eyesight, and he doesn't look at it. When. See you!"

The soldier made a promise and retreated.Not far away, Deng Ai was waiting for Xia Houyuan's interview, but what he was waiting for was the words of Ling Bing's refusal.Deng Ai said anxiously to the soldier: "Brother, please go and report again. This Liang army is not only this group of soldiers, but also a group to attack Luoyang. This group of soldiers will definitely return to help this The besieged Liang army. General Xiahou should dispatch some troops to set up an ambush to annihilate this Liang army that has returned to aid!"

The soldier rolled his eyes, and said with a polite but blunt smile: "Lord Captain, don't be embarrassed. You want someone to pass on your words and teach the commander how to march and fight? You said, after this, someone will be in the army. Do you still want the future in the middle?" After speaking, he ignored Deng Ai, turned his head and walked straight away.Deng Ai took a few steps forward and tried to stop him, but Xia Houyuan's personal soldiers who were on guard outside stopped him with their weapons...

In the sound of drums and the morning sun, Wei Jun launched an attack on the mound again.This time the Wei army did not use cavalry, but infantry.Under the cover of the shield wall, the huge infantry phalanx moved rhythmically and quickly towards the mound, stepping on the beat of drums, and countless arrows continuously shot towards the mound from behind the phalanx.Those longbowmen who were standing on the top of the mound to snipe the enemy could only squat in the shallow pit of the pre-arranged earth barrier to avoid the attack of the Wei army's arrows.

There was a look of despair in Dian Wei's eyes.He waved the halberd and shouted: "The whole army is ready for battle! The giant ape soldiers are also engaged in battle!"

The thirty giant ape warriors in Dian Wei's hands are his treasures at the bottom of the box, and he will not take them out until the critical moment, so he can only go all-in this time.These thirty giant apes did not participate in the battle during the constant harassment by Wei Qi last night, and slept soundly all night, maintaining a good condition.

The Wei army's infantry phalanx advanced all the way to the foot of the mound, and Lu did not encounter any resistance from the Liang army.It wasn't until they started up the slope that spears were thrown one after another.In a short time, the large shields in the front row were filled with javelins thrown by Liang Jun.But the infantry of the Wei army also advanced beyond the barrier and trench, and Rulin's spear came out from behind the shield wall and hung in the air.

More than a dozen Viking sailors from the two armies jumped up the barrier and tried to jump into the Wei army's phalanx, but they were immediately stabbed into honeycombs by random guns.The rest of the Liang soldiers could only curl up in the ditch behind the barrier, not daring to poke their heads out.

When the first row of soldiers of the Wei army climbed onto the earth barrier holding their heavy shields filled with javelins, the soldiers of the Liang army in the trench suddenly stood up, and stabbed them with spears in the blink of an eye.The Wei soldiers used shields to block them, but their heavy shields have become extremely heavy, so there is no way they can block them.In an instant, hundreds of soldiers of the Wei army were stabbed and knocked to the ground.

There were several long howls in the trench of Liang Jun, and dozens of huge figures suddenly appeared in front of Wei Junmen. They were all giant ape soldiers. Several iron towers stood on the military defense line.

The second row of the Wei Army phalanx fell down suddenly because of the first row, and it was too late to put together the shield wall, revealing countless flaws and gaps.Taking this opportunity, with the loud popping sound, the giant ape soldier stabbed the long-handled straight knife into the Wei army's phalanx, and then vigorously stirred it left and right.The neighboring Wei soldiers were all disemboweled and died on the spot.Of course, there were some lucky ones, but the arm and shield were cut off by the tungsten steel blade, and they cried out in pain.

The crossbowmen of the Wei army in the rear hurriedly shot all the arrows at these giant ape soldiers, as if they were shooting on an iron tower. With the sound of clanging, almost all the arrows were bounced to the ground .

A group of Viking sailor soldiers jumped onto the barrier again, threw their throwing axes at the Wei army who had already opened the empty door, and then jumped directly into the Wei army's phalanx, brandished their battle axes, and slashed and killed with their broad swords.

Caught off guard, Wei Jun's formation suddenly became chaotic, and more and more Wei soldiers were hacked to the ground.But under Zhang Yan's own command, these Wei troops stabilized their minds, and attacked and killed the sailors who broke into the enemy's formation from all directions.Relying on their absolute superiority in strength, the Wei army chopped down the sailors who jumped out of the trench one by one in the fierce fighting.

After smashing Liang Jun's counter charge, Wei Jun pressed against the barrier and trench again.This time they learned their lesson and rushed forward with swords and shields holding short blades, and pushed the shield with their left hands almost against the ground.The tactics of Liang Bing hiding in the trench to attack their lower body with spears suddenly lost their effect.He had no choice but to draw out a two-foot-long boshou knife to prepare for the fight.

Chapter 661

The bloody battle on the mound has entered a white-hot stage.Wei Bing, who rushed to the top of the two-foot barrier, suddenly threw away his bulky shield, and jumped directly into the trench with a steel knife in his hand to fight with Liang Bing, who was also holding a short knife.

A Wei soldier had just jumped into the ditch when he was stabbed in the chest by a short knife.But the soldier of the Liang army who stabbed him was pierced through the body by two sharp knives, one in front and one in back.Before the two Wei soldiers who killed him had time to draw their swords, they heard two puffs, their heads had already been sliced ​​open by the giant ape soldier's sharp axe.

The two short-handled halberds in Dian Wei's hands danced like hot wheels.After he cut down the two Wei soldiers again, he took a glance around and realized that there were not many Liang soldiers left around him.Only two giant ape soldiers are still fighting, and one of them still has a broken spear stuck in his body.In the trench, the corpses of both sides on the ramparts were piled up like mountains.Although the Wei army also suffered huge losses, outside the barrier, there are still black masses of human heads surging towards this side like a tide.

Dian Wei thought he would die today, he sighed and raised his halberd again.At this time, he heard a loud shout: "The Liang generals in front will be killed." He raised his eyes, but it was a Wei general charging at him with a gun, surrounded by a group of armored soldiers who were clearly different from ordinary Wei soldiers. Wei Bing.

It was Wei Jun general Zhang Yan who came, surrounded by his personal soldiers.Seeing that the Liang army was about to finish, Zhang Yan wanted to grab some extra credit, and it was also for the capital to show off in front of his colleagues in the future, so he wanted to kill an enemy general with his own hands, so he carried the sword and went into battle in person.

It's a pity that Yan voted Cao Cao late, so he didn't know Dian Wei.Otherwise, knowing Dian Wei's bravery, he would never have done such a stupid thing.Dian Wei was overjoyed when he saw that a general from the Wei Army came to his door.Dian Wei held two big halberds in his left hand, and threw flying halberds with his right hand, knocking Zhang Yan's soldiers to the ground one after another.Only when Zhang Yan's spear came, did he hold the two halberds in his hands again, and with a light strike in a leisurely manner, he blocked Zhang Yan's spear.And lock the gun barrel.

Zhang Yan retracted the spear forcefully, but the spear remained motionless as if rooted.Shocked, Zhang Yan quickly let go of the gun, and touched the handle of the waist knife with his right hand.It was too late and then it was too late, Dian Wei approached Zhang Yan with a stride, and the halberd in his right hand swung away, Zhang Yan's head jumped into the air.Dian Wei pointed the tip of the halberd in his left hand towards the air, and the human head just landed on the tip of the halberd with a pop, and it was inserted firmly.

This series of actions and incidents only happened in the blink of an eye, Zhang Yan's body hadn't fallen yet, but the spears in the hands of the two soldiers behind him had pierced Dian Wei's left and right ribs.When the two spear points were within a few inches of Dian Wei's body, they suddenly turned outward.Their masters, the two Zhang Yan soldiers were picked up into the air by two giant ape soldiers, one on the left and one on the right with long knives.At this time, Zhang Yan's body just fell down with a bang, and a giant ape soldier also fell straight to the ground due to excessive blood loss. Along with it, the long knife fell to the ground, and the long knife on the long knife fell to the ground. The body of Wei Bing.

Dian Wei jumped onto the rampart piled up on the mountain of corpses, raised the halberd with the human head up high and said: "General Wei is dead, if you don't retreat, you will all be ashes!" Those Wei soldiers were stunned for a while, and after a while, these Wei soldiers shouted in unison and continued to rush towards the barrier.

Dian Wei, who had already exhausted his strength and had few soldiers left, was really desperate at this moment. At this critical moment, people shouted and neighed suddenly from behind the Wei army.Wei Feng finally led his men who harassed Luoyang back here.

Wei Feng ordered Qingqi Feiyu and longbow chariots to shoot at the Liang army on the outside, while the heavy cavalry covered the ostrich infantry and attacked the mound.At the moment, amidst the screaming and neighing, the frightened "mounts" of the ostrich infantry pressed their heads to the ground one after another.The infantry had to abandon them and fight on foot.

More than a hundred Qingqi Feiyu and more than a dozen longbow chariots have already started to shoot at the Wei army.Arrows fell from the sky like a torrential rain, and the Wei soldiers with their backs facing the Liang army were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another.The heavy cavalry took the opportunity to ride their horses and gallop, and launched an attack on the Wei army who surrounded the mound, and the infantry who had disembarked the ostriches tried their best to follow behind with strides.

Under the high-speed impact of more than a hundred heavy cavalry, the Wei Jun army formation that had been shot by Liang Jun's arrows was crushed into a gap several battles wide in the blink of an eye.Those Wei soldiers who stood in front of the heavy cavalry were either pierced by cavalry spears, smashed the sky cap by maces, or were knocked away by armored horses and trampled by iron hooves a few battles later.

Xia Houyuan, who was watching the battle from a distance, turned pale.In just a quarter of an hour, he lost a general and was attacked by Liang Jun from behind.Before Xia Houyuan had time to order a response, the hundred or so heavy cavalrymen of the Liang army dug through the formation of the Wei army, and went up to the mound with the two thousand Liang army infantry, joining forces with Dian Wei.Dian Wei wept with joy when he saw Wei Feng as if he had come out of a desperate situation, and shouted, "Brother, I, Lao Dian, almost won't see you!"

But after all, Liang Jun was facing tens of thousands of Wei Jun. After a while, Wei Jun's crowd joined together again, and the gap that was cut through just now disappeared without a trace, and the mound was still besieged from three sides. Surrounded to death.

A small number of Liang Jun's light cavalry flying feathers and longbow chariots continued to harass the Wei army on the periphery. Although these did not play any decisive role, the continuous damage to the Wei army still caused Xia Houyuan a headache.

Xia Houyuan was silent for a moment, and shouted angrily: "A certain military order, all the tiger and leopard cavalry in the whole army will attack the light cavalry and chariots of the Liang army on the periphery. The rest of the troops will continue to attack the Liang army on the mound, and they must be wiped out today."

Following Xia Houyuan's military order, the tiger and leopard cavalry rushed out of the Wei army's formation, killing the light cavalry flying feathers and chariots of the Liang army.Seeing this situation, the latter naturally ran away by virtue of their speed advantage, and continued to shoot these tiger and leopard riders while running.

However, Xia Houyuan had already achieved his goal. For the time being, he only needed to drive away this annoying Liang army. His most important goal was to eat the Liang army on the mound.

As the drums and trumpets of Wei Jun sounded again, the reorganized phalanx of Wei Jun continued to rush towards the mound.The combat effectiveness of the Tugangliang Army, which had obtained two thousand fresh troops, was significantly improved. With intensive javelin projection, longbow sniper shooting, intensive long spear stabbing, and close combat in the trench, they tenaciously sniped at the steady stream of Wei troops.With the cooperation of these Liang troops riding flying feathers on the periphery and the constant harassment of longbow chariots, they finally delayed the battle until dark.Xia Houyuan had no choice but to withdraw his troops temporarily, and ordered nearly [-] troops to camp directly while maintaining the formation of the army.

Chapter 663 The Fat Meat To The Mouth

At dawn, Xia Houyuan, who was sleeping soundly, woke up suddenly. He heard the noise in his temporary military tent, and asked what was going on.The personal guard said: "That Yiyang county lieutenant came to make trouble again, wanting to see the general without reason. He also said that if the general doesn't see him, disaster will happen!"

Xia Houyuan was already annoyed when he was woken up from sleep, and when he heard this, he became even more angry, and shouted: "Come here, tie this Deng Ai to the commander first, and then bring him up. The commander wants to see what kind of person it is!" Madman!"

After a while, Deng Ai was tied up by several Wei soldiers and brought up.Xia Houyuan looked at Deng Ai and snorted coldly: "It turns out that you are a baby, why do you disturb my sleep in the middle of the night? This commander can punish you for making noise and causing trouble in the army!"

Facing the angry Xia Houyuan, Deng Ai did not show any fear, but said loudly: "General Xiahou, you must withdraw the army as soon as possible! The main force of the Liang army is about to come from Fangcheng. The main force of Liang Jun in the army!"

Xia Houyuan's face changed immediately and he said: "Nonsense! How could Liang Jun break through Fangcheng so quickly?"

Deng Ai yelled again: "It's absolutely true, the Liang army broke through the fortress of Fangcheng three days ago, it was the Liang army that went around from Ruyang and joined forces with the Nanyang Liang army to break through Fangcheng in a short time. Now there is a commander going north, heading straight for Luoyang."

Xia Houyuan's face suddenly darkened, and he pulled out his waist knife and put it on Deng Ai's neck with a choke, and shouted: "But how do you, a little captain, know about this? Mo Feier has defected to Liang Guo, so it's impossible to come here to deceive the commander-in-chief." ?”

Deng Ai smiled wryly and said: "The news of Liang Jun's capture of Fangcheng was reported to someone by the court of Yecheng, and the news that Liang Jun's army is attacking here is the scout sent by the last general in Rushui Valley, sixty miles away. They only found out by squatting at the exit of the land. They are now camping at a place more than [-] miles away from here."

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Xia Houyuan's forehead inadvertently.He wriggled his mouth, and when he wanted to continue questioning Deng Ai, Deng Ai continued anxiously: "General, don't hesitate. If you still don't believe the general, you can send scouts to check with the general's entourage. Thirty They can make a round trip in one hour. The Liang army will set up camp at dawn tomorrow, and they will be able to arrive here early in the morning. If the general makes a decision after an hour, it will be too late! General, please give an order quickly."

Xia Houyuan's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of mung beans. He whispered a few words to the guards around him, and the soldiers hurried out.In about an hour, his personal guards broke into the military tent and hurriedly reported to Xia Houyuan: "To the commander, our army's scouts indeed found the place where the troops of the Liang Army brigade were stationed [-] miles away. camp!"

The muscles on Xia Houyuan's cheeks trembled, and he was stunned for a few moments before asking, "How many troops does Liang Jun have?"

"This... the scouts couldn't see clearly because of the dark night. But it must be a large number of people, and the tents they built stretched from sky to earth."

Xia Houyuan suddenly shouted loudly: "Let the soldiers get up immediately and withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

Nearly [-] troops, how could they withdraw as soon as they said they would withdraw.The drums and trumpets of the Wei Army suddenly sounded in the dark night, and the soldiers of the Wei Army who had been fighting for a day stood up reluctantly from the leather felt and straw mats, rubbed their sleepy eyes, and formed a formation after the generals scolded them.It took them less than half an hour for some of the Wei troops to barely line up, and under the guidance of the generals of the various ministries, they drove to the distance one after another.

Wei Jun's movements naturally caught the attention of Dian Wei and Wei Feng.The two guessed in unanimous agreement that the sudden retreat of the Wei army at this time must be because the main force of the Liang army had broken through Fangcheng and was heading towards Luoyang.

Dian Wei stroked his beard and said, "Brother, we can't just let them slip away like this, otherwise it will be too cheap for them."

Wei Feng said coldly: "Sneak? It's so easy to slip. Don't we have a light cavalry force outside, ask someone to rush out with heavy cavalry, contact that team, track and bite them. You will contact us from the other side The main force of the city, and then follow the message left by someone, and wait for the opportunity to wipe out Xiahouyuan's troops."

Dian Wei nodded and said, "That's very good, let's act accordingly!"

A moment later, under the leadership of Wei Feng, more than a hundred heavy cavalry from the Liang Army jumped out from the mound, and charged at the Wei Army soldiers who were caught off guard.These Wei soldiers were still busy arranging troops, how could they have expected that Liang Jun, who could only protect himself, dared to rush down the mound and attack them proactively.The lances of these heavy cavalry had already been used up in daytime combat, and now each of them had a mace for the first time.With big sticks, iron horses kept sweeping or knocking down Wei soldiers, and then trampled them to pieces with iron hooves.

Wei Feng easily broke through the area controlled by Wei Jun. His commanding soldiers took out their horns and blew... woo... woo... three times in a rhythm of two shorts and one long.Soon, the small group of light cavalry flying feathers and longbow chariots hiding nearby galloped out to join him.This small fast force with less than 300 people immediately followed the fleeing Wei army.

The sky in the east had turned pale. Dian Wei, who hadn't slept all night, had already squatted in the ditch and dozed off. Most of the rest of the Liang soldiers were the same as him. Only a few Liang soldiers with red eyes continued to guard and watch.The Wei army under the mound has long since disappeared.

Dian Wei, who was sleeping, was suddenly awakened by a hand. He opened his eyes suddenly, and exclaimed cleverly: "What! Wei Jun is here again?"

"General, it's not Wei Jun who is here, it seems that our own troops are here."

A carp in Dianwei jumped up and flew to the top of the mound to look southwest. He saw countless banners and red spears rising from the horizon on the other side of the Luoshui River.The red and black canopy he was familiar with also caught his eyes, Dian Wei did not expect that Feng Yu, the Emperor of Liang, would also come with the army.Liang Jun was divided into two groups in Fangcheng, one was led by Zhao Yun with [-] troops to take Xuchang, and the other was led by Feng Yu to take Luoyang.

Soon, Dian Wei met Feng Yu.After the two met with the courtesy of a monarch and minister, Dian Wei seized the time to truthfully report the current situation of the Hongnong, Yiyang, and Luoyang wars to Feng Yu one by one.

After hearing this, Feng Yu said to the generals around him: "Since Xiahouyuan's piece of fat is already on our lips, we have no reason to let it go. Don't hesitate to order the whole army to chase Xiahouyuan's troops at full speed. Be sure to wipe them all out here!"

Under Feng Yu's edict, he ordered the cavalry to go out, and soon his military order was conveyed to the various ministries of the 4 horses.After a while, a large number of light cavalry flying feathers, heavy cavalry, and longbow chariots galloped out from various ministries. After reorganizing the formation, they chased east...

Chapter 663

Xiahouyuan's army, which meandered for more than ten miles, rushed towards Luoyang in the face of the rising sun.Originally, he planned to temporarily hide in Yiyang.

But Deng Ai persuaded: "General Xiahou, a small city like Yiyang cannot accommodate an army of tens of thousands of people. Moreover, Liang Jun is not far from them, so it is unlikely that he will have time to build a camp outside Yiyang City to fight with him." Yiyang City echoes. Therefore, retreating to Yiyang is also easy to be besieged."

Xia Houyuan's eyes moved, and he asked back, "You mean the army should retreat to Luoyang."

"Exactly..." Deng Ai's throat moved, but he swallowed the second half of the sentence.In fact, the second half of his sentence was, "Even Luoyang, it might not be able to keep it."

Xia Houyuan stood on his horse, took out the map from his pocket, looked at it, and said, "Okay, let's retreat to Luoyang, anyway, it's not far from Yiyang." As soon as his words fell, the place several miles away could be vaguely heard. The sound of horses neighing...

The Wei army's rear army who was marching heard the sound of horseshoes coming from behind.However, the leading generals did not seem too panicked.