Huang Zhong and Fa Zheng stationed troops at the Dingjun Mountain Pass and sent people to quarrel at the foot of the mountain every day.

Xiahou Yuan's camp was halfway up the mountain and had all the advantages of the land. Naturally, he would not be scolded and went down the mountain to fight Huang Zhong desperately, but just ignored it and couldn't stand it.

Huang Zhong wanted to attack the camps on the mountain, but the mountain road was rugged and difficult to move. Moreover, the lethality of thunderstones and rolling wood was huge, so his troops were still at a disadvantage and he dared not act rashly.

Huang Zhong set up a camp to guard the Dingjun mountain pass, but he did not find anything. It blocked the way down the mountain by Xiahouyuan's army, which was equivalent to cutting off his passage to support Zhang He.

Xiahou Yuan selected the camp and laid it on the hillside because there was a spring there, enough water for tens of thousands of people to drink, so he was not afraid of the enemy's cut off the waterway.

After Huang Zhong blocked his way, Xiahou Yuan's life was not easy.

Not only is he very embarrassed, but he can only barely maintain drinking water. The daily toilet water for military soldiers is very scarce.

What Xiahou Yuan couldn't stand the most was that Huang Zhong cut off the channel for mutual support between him and Guangshi and Zhang He, and he was also afraid that he would be defeated by Liu Bei and could not allow him to hold on any longer.

Cao Cao trusted Xiahou Yuan very much, and it was not the first time he appointed Mu Shou's side. Despite his eagerness to make contributions, Xiahou Yuan still kept the defensive arrangements.

When Xiahou Yuan received Cao Cao's official documents, he needed to repay Cao Cao's trust with a victory.

At the beginning, he wanted Zhang He, who was not inferior to his martial arts, to send troops, not only did he make contributions, but he could also make his merits and demerits worthy of them.

But Zhang He seemed to be afraid of being beaten and was determined not to fight.

Xiahou Yuan could not force others to do anything, so he simply divided his troops to him, so he let him firmly guard Guangshi and relieve his own worries.

Huang Zhong, who was at the foot of the mountain, had not decided who to send to war, so he suddenly reported that Cao's army Xiahou Shang led his troops down the mountain to fight.

Huang Zhong was overjoyed and wanted to lead the army to fight in person. General Ren Gui stood up and asked:

"As the main general, the enemy's main general has not yet appeared and cannot move lightly, and is willing to lead the army to fight Xiahou Shang."

When Huang Zhong heard what he said was reasonable, he turned to Fa Zheng. Seeing that he nodded in agreement, he ordered Ren Gui to lead a thousand troops from his subordinates to come out of the mountain pass to fight.

Xiahou Shang led his troops to the scene, and the Pegasus came out to confront Ren Gui.

Both of them were young and energetic, and they had a real fire as soon as they came up. After more than ten rounds, Xiahou Shang pretended to be defeated and left.

Although Ren Gui's martial arts skills were good, he did not gain the upper hand in the battle. He was eager to make contributions and was about to use his unique move to defeat Xiahou Shang.

Who knew that if Xiahou had foresight and was defeated in time, it would make him unable to use it. It was very regrettable.

This was Ren Gui's first time leading troops to fight. He was able to replace his dead cousin Ren Kui's position, mainly because Fa Zheng took care of the Ren family.

Fa Zheng was also afraid that Ren Gui would have an accident again, so he simply brought him with him.

Although Huang Zhong patted his chest and said that he only brought three thousand men, Liu Bei did not dare to let Fa Zheng take risks, and added two thousand men, of which one of Ren Gui's 1,000 were called by Fa Zheng himself.

Fa Zheng also wanted Ren Gui to make contributions. He thought that the enemy general whom he was against was Xiahou Shang, who was younger than him, and Huang Zhong was behind him, so he nodded in agreement.

Xiahou Shang retreated, and Ren Gui then chased after him. Halfway through the way, he saw two mountains fighting wooden cannons and stones, and the generals came down. The soldiers were in chaos and they all scattered and dodged.

Ren Gui was about to lead the army to retreat, but Xiahou Yuan, who was ambushing the back slope of the mountain, led his troops to protrude.

Ren Gui was born with a calf and was not afraid of tigers. He fought. In less than three ways, he was captured by Xiahou Yuan and returned to the camp. His soldiers fled in all directions.

Huang Zhong, who was watching the battle at the entrance of the village, saw Ren Gui win and turned around and returned to the village.

Not long after, the defeated soldiers fled to return Huang Zhong, saying that Ren Gui was captured by Xiahou Yuan.

After hearing about it, Fa Zheng's face turned pale in an instant.

Ren Gui is not a famous general. Even if he is killed by the formation, it will have no impact on the entire battle situation.

But Fa Zheng was a little depressed because this time, something happened to the Ren family's young player under his nose.

After all, Fa Zheng was resourceful. After careful consideration, he decided to make a plan and sent his confidant to inform Liu Bei, preparing to attack on both sides and lure Xiahou Yuan down the mountain to fight.

In the first month of the 24th year of Jian'an (219), Liu Bei received Fazheng's plan and personally led his troops south to the Han River, set up camp in front of Dingjun Mountain, and attacked Zhang He at night.

Zhang He was not on guard seriously and was successfully attacked by Wei Yan's army.

Zhang He had a bad first battle, suffered a lot of losses, and his morale was sluggish, so he had to ask Xiahou Yuan for help.

Fa Zheng knew that Liu Bei was very anxious to attack Zhang He, so he said to Huang Zhong:

"General Huang can motivate his soldiers, draw the camp and advance to the mountain, step by step, and inspire Xiahou Yuan to come to fight. This is the method of turning the guest as the leader."

Huang Zhong was obedient to Fa Zheng, rewarding all his possessions with all his money and property. The soldiers were filled with joy and willing to fight to the death.

Huang Zhong immediately set up the camp and advanced step by step. Each camp stayed temporarily for several days and advanced several miles to the mountain, but he did not face Xiahou Yuan's camp, so he could not use the crossbows and rolling stones and wood he prepared.

Seeing that Huang Zhongjun was about to reach the same height as his camp and had no better place, Xiahou Yuan wanted to fight to drive away Huang Zhong, and the general Du Xi advised:

"This is a plan to turn against the enemy. If the general cannot fight, there will be mistakes in the battle."

Because Zhang He was in a hurry, Xiahou Yuan could no longer bear it. He thought for a while and felt that the passage should be opened to support Zhang He, so he asked the generals in the army who would like to fight. Sima Dianman from another army was willing to go.

Xiahou Yuan was afraid that something might happen to Dianman, so he ordered him to lead three thousand troops to fight. Dianman went straight to Huangzhong Village to fight.

Huang Zhong brought his sword and rode his horse out to greet him. He only joined Dian Man and captured Dian Man alive and returned to the village. The defeated army was rewarded by Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan was no longer calm now and hurriedly sent someone to Huangzhong Village to write a letter, saying that he would use Ren Gui to exchange for the full text.

Huang Zhong knew that Fa Zheng had always been worried about Ren Gui's safety, so he naturally had no objection and agreed to change his generals in the future.

The next day, both armies arrived at the vast valley and formed a formation.

Huang Zhong and Xiahou Yuan each immediately stood under the flag of our formation gate. Huang Zhong led Dianman and Xiahou Yuan led Ren Gui, each wearing robes and armor, only thin clothes were covered.

With a drum sound, Ren Gui and Dianman looked back at their own formation.

Fa Zheng was about to anger Xiahou Yuan, and when Dian Man was about to enter the formation gate, he asked Huang Zhong to shoot the arrow and hit his left shoulder. Dian Man returned with the arrow.

Dian Man was injured. Although he had no worries about his life, Xiahou Yuan was still angry. He didn't want to be ashamed of the King of Wei again.

Back then, Cao Cao wanted to repay Dian Wei's grace for sacrificing himself to save him, and intentionally married Xiahou Yuan's niece Xiahou Juan to Dian Man, but was snatched away by Zhang Fei, which made Xiahou Yuan feel guilty all the time.

Later, Dianman also got married and had children. He practiced the martial arts secrets left by his father Dian Wei day and night. He realized that he had achieved success in martial arts practice, so he proposed to Cao Cao that he would make achievements in the army.

Seeing Dian Man so motivated, Cao Cao was very happy and decided to appoint Dian Man as a Sima of another department. He originally wanted to keep him by his side, but Dian Man was looking for an opportunity in Hanzhong, which was starting a war.

Cao Cao thought that with Xiahou Yuan's care, there should be no accident, so he let his subordinates in Hanzhong obey the orders, so that he could get a chance to make meritorious deeds and then get a legitimate reward.

When Xiahou Yuan saw Huang Zhong’s secret arrows hurt people, he naturally refused to give up. He picked up the sword and took the horse directly to take Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong was trying to incite Xiahou Yuan to confront him and test his martial arts skills, so he came to greet him with a knife.

The two generals fought with each other, and fought for more than twenty rounds, without a winner.

Xiahou Yuan originally looked down on the old Huang Zhong who was not famous, but when he saw that his martial arts skills were not inferior to him, he put away his underestimation and fought against Huang Zhong.
Chapter completed!