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Chapter Thirteen: The Army Goes South

After two days of fierce battle, Yang Ren still failed to defend Dingjun Mountain. After fighting bloody battles, less than 2,000 remaining soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered on their knees.

Yang Ren's army of 10,000 troops were stationed in Dingjun Mountain, killing more than 8,000 soldiers in battle, but killing Xu He and Sima Jun, a total of more than 37,000 soldiers. The battle situation is tragic.

When Xu He and Sima were covered in blood and their weapons and armor were broken and reported to Guo Jia’s tent, the two men who had not closed their eyes for two days were not tired at all. They said to Guo Jia excitedly: “Lord, Dingjun Mountain, taken down!”

"Okay! The banquet will be held to celebrate the two generals! The two generals will go down and have a rest. I will toast the two generals myself later."

Guo Jia, who was overjoyed, personally helped the two of them up, and then asked them to go back and take off their armor and wash away the dirt. After the two left with a gloomy face, Guo Jia turned around and walked towards the commander position.

Xi Zhicai, who was standing beside him, showed a chuckling on the corner of his mouth: Xu He, the loyal soldiers of the Yellow Turban under Sima Ju, have now been mostly gone, and in the future, the soldiers will no longer be loyal to the two of them as before.

After kneeling in the coach's position again, Guo Jia put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yan, Zhang Liao."

The two generals left the line, and Guo Jia immediately ordered: "I ordered you and the two of you to lead your soldiers to set up an ambush at Dingjun Mountain. If there is no large army coming to Hanzhong within three days, you will lead the army to take Hanzhong directly. After capturing Hanzhong, no matter how many soldiers surrendered, Zhang Yan led 50,000 troops to carry Hanzhong food, grass and supplies back to Yangping Pass, and Zhang Liao was in charge of Hanzhong."

The two of them did not hesitate to accept the order, and the other generals had no objection. There was no need to say much about the importance of Hanzhong, and it was reasonable for Zhang Liao to take charge.

But Zhang Baiqi raised his eyes and looked at Guo Jia with deep meaning.

Zhang Yan's command of 100,000 soldiers, only 50,000 were left after returning from Hanzhong...

He stood up from the position of commander again, Guo Jia came to Zhang Liao with a serious expression and said earnestly: "Wenyuan, Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou. If I don't have Hanzhong, it would be a cloud to capture Yizhou. With you guarding Hanzhong, I will have no worries about sleeping and eating."

Zhang Liao was moved. This important task made him deeply understand Guo Jia’s trust and importance to him. Because guarding Hanzhong is not only loyal, but also wise and brave. Zhang Liao immediately clasped his fists and said firmly: "Lord, I am in one day, and Hanzhong will be in the hands of the lord for one day."

The two generals immediately led their troops to Dingjun Mountain to set up an ambush, while Guo Jia held a banquet for Sima Ju and Xu He at Yangping Pass to celebrate the celebration.

From the loss of Yangping Pass to the fact that Zhang Lu sent troops from Hanzhong to rescue Dingjun Mountain, the explorer returned to Hanzhong from Yangping Pass in one day, but Yang Bai's 15,000 army took a day and a half to enter the Dingjun Mountain. In just this half-day gap, Yang Bai not only failed to rescue Dingjun Mountain, which had just fallen half a day ago, but also fell into the ambush of Zhang Liao and Zhang Yan at dusk. More than 15,000 soldiers and horses were lost, and the remaining more than 6,000 fled back to Hanzhong with Yang Bai. On the way, he was chased by Zhang Liao and Zhang Yan. When he entered Hanzhong City, there were less than 3,000 soldiers around Yang Bai.

Zhang Lu, who was worried in Hanzhong, saw Yang Bai leading the remnants back to flee. In addition to his fear, he also knew that the situation was hopeless. Looking at Zhang Liao and Zhang Yan's 110,000 troops approaching the city, Zhang Lu surrendered.

From the beginning of Guo Jia's entry into the Yizhou territory, he quickly captured Hanzhong in just seven days. The army's food and grass were unsustainable, and it was less than three days' worth of food. The victory of Yangpingguan and Hanzhong were all in his hands, which allowed Guo Jia to wander between life and death, survive in a desperate situation, and also had a foothold.

Two days later, Zhang Yan led a 50,000 army to carry food, grass and supplies back to Yangping Pass, which not only allowed Guo Jia's army to provide sufficient food and grass supplies, but also brought Zhang Lu to tens of thousands of armored weapons that Hanzhong planned to expand his army, so that after Guo Jia's army was armed, his combat power would reach a higher level.

Hanzhong was handed over to Zhang Liao. Although most of the food and grass were sent to Guo Jia, as long as you endure it for more than a month, the autumn harvest would be sufficient. Zhang Liao's original army of 10,000 plus the 50,000 left by Zhang Yan, as well as more than 20,000 surrendered soldiers in Yangping Pass and Hanzhong City. In Hanzhong, Zhang Liao had nearly 100,000 people, and it was more than enough to defend Hanzhong.

However, Hanzhong would definitely not be able to support an army of 80,000 or 90,000 yuan. Guo Jia also had other plans. As long as he took Chengdu, he would send his future Hanzhong to lead the army from Zhang Liao to sweep the western Wudu Yinping County.

In the reply sent to Zhang Liao, Guo Jia simply ordered two things. First, after the army rested, the road to the north was cut off, which was to prevent the wealthy family from escaping Yizhou. Second, Zhang Lu was put on the shelf. If this person preached and despised, he would kill him. Zhang Lu's old subordinates could be gradually promoted, and those who had strange intentions or had power to make money would be killed.

After counting the materials and distributing military supplies, Guo Jia prepared to march south after three days of rest at Yangping Pass.

This time, General Guo Jia needed materials and equipment to Gan Ning and others. At present, Gan Ning and Gao Shun had 10,000 soldiers and horses in each hand, Xu Chudian and Wei Zhoutai were already 50,000 soldiers and armored soldiers, and fully armed. In addition, Zhang Yan's 50,000 soldiers, Zhang Baiqi's 25,000 soldiers, Sima and Xu He had a total of 25,000 soldiers, Guo Jia led nearly 150,000 troops to Chengdu!

Guo Jia, who led his army to embark on the journey again, rode on his horse, looking into the distance, looking south, it was the direction of Chengdu, and suddenly turned his head to Xi Zhicai beside him and said, "Zhicai, you are very literary and have a good deal for me to fight. If he surrenders without fighting, I will treat his family well. If I refuse to surrender and fight, when Chengdu is captured by me, I will not stay alone in the Liu family."

Xi Zhicai, who was riding on a horse, nodded. This is a war, and it is common sense to succeed, win, lose, and eliminate the roots and cut off future troubles. There is no objection to this, but his face showed a sad look and hesitated: "If you take the initiative to put down the battle and alarm Liu Yan, it will not be good for the lord to go south."

Guo Jia smiled indifferently and said, "Since Zhang Lu sent troops to rescue Dingjunshan, he must have sent people to Chengdu to bring reinforcements. Liu Yan should have learned that a large army had entered Yizhou at this moment."

Xi Zhicai thought about it again and nodded in agreement, saying, "Since that's the case, it seems that it will take some trouble to enter Chengdu."

Guo Jiashen agreed and said indifferently: "Taking Yizhou, there is only one pass, one road, and one city left."

First Pass: Jiameng Pass.

One way: Jiange Road.

One city: Chengdu city.

In the city of Chengdu, singing and dancing are peaceful, Liu Yan has been in charge of Yizhou for two years. Since secretly sent Zhang Lu to capture Hanzhong, Liu Yan's ambition has been completely exposed. He has used the emperor's rituals to travel and travel, and he has regarded it as unheard of when the Kwantung Army attacked Dong. Even though he let the heroes of Kwantung fight to the death, he will work hard in Yizhou to strengthen his troops and horses, and then make progress in the world.

Liu Yan had ambitions and ability. After entering Yizhou, his political achievements and effectiveness were a hundred times better than the previous Xi Jinping, but he was less vigilant to be vigilant in times of peace.

Looking at the world situation, Dong Zhuo secretly occupied Longting and poisoned the court, becoming a public enemy that everyone in the world could kill. The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. Except for the desolate Jiaozhou in the southernmost part and Yizhou surrounded by mountains and steep mountains, all other states had princes participating in the battle to attack Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Liu Yan sent Zhang Lu to capture Hanzhong to give himself an excuse to separatist and independent, but he had no idea of ​​preventing foreign enemies from invading.

Although Liu Yan is old, he still has ambitions and ambitions. When he is strong enough, he will inevitably leave Yizhou and attack Jingzhou or Guanzhong. At present, he is firmly in Yizhou and dreams of the emperor, because Nanhua Xianchang said that Yizhou can nourish the emperor's aura.

When the battle watch handwritten by Xi Zhicai was sent to Chengdu City to present it to Liu Yan, Liu Yan was furious after reading it, and threw the battle watch to the ground, pointed at the battle watch and roared: "Little Guo Jia, you are so arrogant! You are so arrogant! I will definitely crush you and get ashes!"

In the lobby of the prefecture-government government, counselors and generals stood with their hands hanging down. At this moment, they were all shocked without even breathing.

Liu Yan was furious, his face turned red, and his white hair was shivering.

Looking around everyone, Liu Yan said with grips: "Guo Jia claimed to lead 400,000 troops to Chengdu. What are your strategies to retreat to the enemy?"

As early as three days ago, they had already received news of the fall of Hanzhong. At that time, they thought that Zhang Lu was careless and lost his territory, but they did not expect that Guo Jia would dare to come straight to Chengdu as soon as he captured Hanzhong, and he was known as an army of 400,000.

Is it bluffing? If you bluff it, the army of 400,000 will be split in half, and there will be 200,000. If you split in half, it will be at least 100,000.

If he was not sure about attacking Chengdu, how could Guo Jia have made a rampant battle form?

Immediately someone came out and whispered: "If the lord doesn't want to fight, then he will negotiate peace with Guo Jia. Guo Jia is a criminal offender and is also a criminal invader of the court. The lord is a relative of the Han Dynasty. If Guo Jia is pardoned by the power of the state governor and he is allowed to occupy Hanzhong, if Guo Jia knows the current affairs, he will definitely be grateful to Zaide to return to Hanzhong."

The fall of Hanzhong is a foregone conclusion. At present, Chengdu is in crisis. There are two roads to war and harmony. If there is a war, Chengdu originally had a 100,000 army. Half a year ago, Zhang Lu took away 30,000, but now there are only 70,000 troops. How can we resist Guo Jia’s claim to be a 400,000 army?

Liu Yan stared at the battle table that he had thrown to the ground with a gloomy expression, and finally gritted his teeth and ordered: "Send someone to discuss peace with Guo Jia. Wu Yi, Jiameng Pass has 20,000 troops. If you lead another 30,000 troops to defend the Jiange Road, be sure to stop Guo Jia from going south. If he retreats back to Hanzhong, he will just go south. If he insists on going south, Jiange Road will be where he is buried."

Wu Yi, the capable general who followed Liu Yan into Yizhou, stepped out of the line and held his fists to take the order.

Guo Jia had just led his army to Zitong County. Jiameng Pass was less than a hundred miles away, and the envoy Liu Yan's peace agreement also arrived.

Looking at the letter written by Liu Yan by the messenger in his hand, Guo Jia smiled so hard that he was so sad that he threw the letter on the messenger's face. His face suddenly changed and he was full of anger.

"Is Liu Yan so confused? Hanzhong is mine! It's mine. If I have appointed me as the prefect of Hanzhong, I want me to withdraw my troops? I need him to enthrone it? Go back and tell Liu Yan that if he doesn't surrender when my army arrives in Chengdu, he will bear the consequences!"

The messenger was so scared that he escaped from the tent. Xu Shu followed him in, picked up Liu Yan's letter and looked at him, shook his head, looked at Guo Jiashi and asked, "Lord, is this Liu Yan really waiting to die?"

Guo Jia said solemnly: "Liu Yan's letter has two purposes. One is to let me retreat, and the condition is to help me clear my name. Second, I show weakness to me and make me underestimate the enemy, thinking that he will not dare to go to war with me. If Liu Yan sent all the Chengdu Zhongda Army to defend Jiameng Pass and Jiange Road, I am afraid I will have to retreat to Hanzhong."
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