Chapter 106: Advance West (Part 2)

Wen Yang led his army into the boundary of Huaili and galloped towards Huaili City. The fire in the distance made the sky anxious, and saw that the Shu army was anxious. After walking for nearly ten miles, Wen Yang suddenly felt something was wrong. Although the war was raging in Huaili, he could not hear the slightest fighting sound. Could it be that Liu Yin's defenders were all destroyed?

The army was hurriedly ordered to stop, but it was too late. Countless Wei troops broke out from the front and on both wings, swarming in. Wen Yang hurriedly took the Shu army to retreat. The Wei army had been ambushing for a long time, and the Wei generals came to fight bravely. They were chased and killed several people one after another by Wen Yang's big gun, but they were still continuously.

Trapped in the Wei army formation, Wen Yang led the Shu army to fight to the death, trying to fight a path of blood. The Wei army surrounded the Shu soldiers in a flash, with more than ten thousand people.

Following Wenyang was Du Zhen, the guardian of Shu Han. First, he heard that more than ten thousand Wei troops rushed to Xianyang, and then hesitated in the front. Wenyang was trapped by the Wei army for a while. There were only more than a thousand people in his hands, and whether he was going to help Xianyang or rescue Wenyang, he was unable to do so.

There was a different scene in Huaili City. Liu Yin stood proudly at the top of the city and looked at the Wei army gathering grass around the city to set fire. The cold light flashed in his eyes as if he had guessed Sima Zhao's intention.

The loss of attacking Huaili must be significant, so Sima Zhao ordered the Wei army to block the intersections around Huaili and cut off internal and external information. Then he deliberately delayed for several days and caused Xianyang to have the illusion of the Shu army in Wugong, which made him mistakenly think that the Wei army was striving to attack Huaili.

After choosing the day, the Wei army set fires around Huaili. When the fires soared into the sky at night, anyone would think that something was wrong with Huaili. As expected, Wen Yang and Du Zhen were attacked by Sima Zhao's plan to eliminate the Shu army in the wild and have vitality. Then the troops in the city would be reduced a lot and it would be easier to capture. This is Sima Zhao's plan to attract the defenders of Xianyang and Wugong out of the city, and then annihilate the Shu soldiers in the field.

There was a sound of shouting for killing from afar. It was obvious that a Shu army was ambushed by the Wei army. Liu Yin kept thinking in his heart whether he should go out of the city to rescue Wen Yang. If there were fewer troops, he could not rush to the Wei formation; if there were more troops, he could not defend Huaili. Liu Yin planned and looked at the direction of his martial arts, thinking a little.

The fight continued, and the Shu army was at an obvious disadvantage. Even though Wen Yang was very brave, it was difficult to resist the Wei army from all directions. The general of the Wei army was commanded and ambushed. Seeing Wen Yang fighting back and forth in the formation, he felt like he was in a state of no one, and his heart was furious. So Sima Liang ordered the generals to attack together and be sure to kill Wen Yang!

Wei general Lu Cheng and Wei Mao arrived first, and two big knives held Wen Yang's spear and fought together. Wen Yang cheered up his spirit and fought with the gun, which made the general Wei hard to resist. At this time, Wei general Chen Fang and Zhao Yuan arrived on horseback. Two spears came out at the same time, and fought with Lu Cheng and Wei Mao.

Wen Yang was anxious to break through, and then he fought against four, not wanting to get entangled with the generals of Wei. He shouted loudly and poked Zhao Yuan under the horse, pulled out the iron whip behind his back and smashed it hard on Lu Cheng's helmet. Poor Lu Cheng was beaten to his brain and his brain was broken before he could snortically.

Wei Mao felt chill when he saw that, and his hands and feet slowly intersected with Wen Yang's two horses. Wen Yang swept across the iron spear and pulled on Wei Mao's head. The war horse fell to the ground with a whine. Chen Fang, behind, took the opportunity to stab him out. Wen Yang avoided the fatal blow, and his arm clamped the spear with force. Chen Fang was shocked when he saw this, and tried his best to pull the gun but did not move at all.

"Drink!" Wen Yang stopped shouting, scaring the Wei soldiers around him backed up one after another, and actually broke Chen Fang's spear with one arm! Chen was so sarcastic that he pulled out his horse and ran away. Wen Yang didn't chase him, and took the opportunity to fight out a bloody road and galloped towards Xianyang.

Seeing Wen Yang killing four generals in a row, Sima Liang was stunned and said, "Is there such a fierce general in Shu?" The Wei soldiers did not dare to stop Wen Yang, and the generals of Wei were afraid to avoid it. They watched Wen Yang break through and then remembered to chase. At this time, all the Shu soldiers in the formation were killed. Sima Liang said a hatred and ordered the troops to kill Wen Yang!

Under the city of Xianyang, more than 10,000 Wei troops rushed to the city. The leader of Wei general Sima Jun ordered people to call the Xianyang Shu army and surrendered. As a result, the Shu general who was left behind in Xianyang City cursed and returned. Sima Jun was furious and commanded the troops to attack the city. The city was short of troops and had to rely on Zhuge crossbows to resist the Wei army. However, the number of Wei soldiers was large, but the Shu army could not take care of them. Soon after, Xianyang City was in danger.

Wen Yang shot out of the siege and fled in a hurry. The Wei army behind him chased him reluctantly. After chasing for a while, the general of Wei gradually eased his fear when he saw Wen Yang running for the death. How powerful his personal force is ultimately the courage of an ordinary man. Nearly 10,000 Wei soldiers were chasing, and there was nothing scary at all. It was just that simple thing to catch up and then kill him.

After running for more than ten miles, countless torches flashed in front of him, and I don’t know which army it was. Wen Yang was overjoyed when he walked closer. Opposite was the Shu soldiers of the guard Du Zhen. Seeing Wen Yang escape alone, Du Zhen hurriedly called Wen Yang into the formation.

Sima Liang, who was chasing behind, couldn't help but smile when he saw it, "There are few soldiers from Shu, and he is suspicious of it. Can't I be deceived?" Seeing the commander's general say this, the Wei army bravely moved forward.

Seeing that the Wei army had seen through their own strategy, Du Zhen's face turned heavy and he took a move to retreat to Xianyang. The Wei army then covered up the killing, and the Shu army lost many soldiers.

When he chased to Xianyang, he could hear the noise under Xianyang city, and he kept shouting. Sima Liang said, "Have you taken down Xianyang yet?" Sima Jun is Sima Yi's seventh son. Sima Liang is the fourth son, and they are all powerful generals in the Sima clan.

Uneasy, Sima Liang urged the Wei army to run to Xianyang City to see what was going on. When Sima Liang arrived at the city, he was shocked and saw that tens of thousands of Shu soldiers besieged Sima Jun in Xianyang City. Sima Jun led the Wei army to support it in a difficult situation. Sima Liang hurriedly led the army into the siege to rescue Sima Jun, Wen Yang and Du Zhen gathered together the Shu soldiers under Xianyang City and joined the battle. There was a melee between the two sides. The Sima brothers led more than 10,000 Wei troops to break through the siege and retreat to Huaili.

Wen Yang and Du Zhen were very excited when they saw the Shu soldiers, especially the veteran Liao Hua. As soon as they asked the reason, the Shu lord Liu Chan concentrated more than 10,000 troops in Luo Gu, and then took a detour to Qishan to assist Liao Hua. During this period, they contacted Zhao Tong, the general stationed near Qishan. The Wei garrison in Qishan had never thought that the Shu army had the spare strength to divide the troops and attacked each other. Under the combined attack of Liu Chan, Liao Hua and Zhao Tong, he lost and lost, and withdrew from the Qishan boundary.

After lifting the siege of Qishan, Liu Chan and Liao Hua divided their troops to rescue the three cities. Liao Hua led one army to take the Xianyang to cut off Sima Zhao's return, but he didn't expect to meet the Wei general Sima Jun who attacked the city. Xianyang, Huaili, and the three martial arts were all under the control of the Wei army. When did he think about killing 20,000 Shu soldiers out of thin air... Poor Wei army suffered this accident and completely failed.

News from Huaili came back one by one. Pang Hui, who was ambushing his martial arts, was defeated by Liu Chan, who was descending from the sky, and retreated in a panic. Sima looked up at Liu Yin, the general of Shu in Huaili City, secretly praised him for his calmness. Seeing that his army was still in a ruthless way, he could still stand still.

There was a large army of Shu Han in Wugong and Xianyang, so at least the Wei army in Qishan was defeated by the Shu soldiers. Although the Wei army did not suffer any losses, it would be very dangerous if the retreat was cut off by Liao Hua. So Sima Zhao had no choice but to order the three armies to advance in sequence, retreat to Chang'an, and then move westward.

The Shu army did not dare to pursue the Wei army. Sima Zhao still had 10,000 cavalry in his hands. If he fought in an open land, he might not be able to keep the Wei army. Moreover, Liu Chan and Liao Hua's army fought continuously, and their military strength was exhausted and their combat effectiveness was much weaker than usual.

Sima Zhao led his army to retreat into Chang'an City, thinking about how to open up the Western Front along the way. Entering the city, he saw Pei Xiu, who was staying in Xuchang, had been waiting for a long time.

Sima Zhao was overjoyed and said, "Ji Yan is very good here, so you can teach me a way to defeat the enemy!"

Pei Xiu had already finished saying: "Showing two military information, please ask Duke Jin to make a judgment!"

Sima Zhao was even more happy when he heard this: "But Shouchun has a result?"

Pei Xiu praised: "Mr. Jin is like a god! Sima Wang, Wang Ji and Wang Jing attacked several times, and fought against the Wu army in Shouchun. The Wu army suffered losses and lost its troops and retreated to the new city."

"Hahahahahahahaha, it's as I expected. After Lu Xun, Jiangdong will have no commanding talent, and even if the army is under pressure, it will be difficult to last." After being defeated by the Shu army, Sima Zhao was temporarily relieved of the danger on the eastern front and was immediately cheerful.

Pei Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "There is still a military situation that we have to report to Duke Jin."

Seeing that Pei Xiu had a different expression, Sima Zhao suspected: "Is it because the Wu army in Jingzhou came to attack?"

Pei Xiu said: "Zhong Shiji is planning and it is difficult for the Wu army to land. Instead, the Shu army came out from Wei Xing and Xinping, threatening the Wan and Luo areas, and found that there was a whereabouts of Shu army in the valley, as if they were coming to Chang'an."

"What?!" Sima Zhao shook his body and felt dizzy when he heard this. Wei Xing and Xinping were actually occupied by the Shu army. If Shu soldiers could directly penetrate the key areas of Sili. Chang'an, Wancheng, Luoyang, Xinye and other places were all within the attack range of the Shu army. All the famous generals in Sichuan were on the western front. Although Wei Xing and Xinping had not many defenders, they were enough to protect themselves. What kind of capable people in the Shu army would lead their troops to offer suggestions?

Originally, the Wei army had heavy troops to resist Wu and Shu in Shouchun, Xinye, Jiangxia, Chang'an, Qishan and other places. Although Qishan was destroyed, Chang'an still had Chang'an to defend. Chang'an was the capital of Yongzhou. As long as Chang'an was not lost, it could at least protect the inner city from the Shu army. The Wei cavalry in Guanlong was sharp, and the pressure on the eastern front could be reduced to summon heavy troops to recover the lost land. Therefore, Shouchun's repelled Wu army made Sima Zhao very happy. Without the east support of Jingzhou, the Wu army would not dare to act rashly. In this way, the troops could be drawn to deal with the Shu army on the western front.

However, the defeat of Wei Xing and Xinping changed the situation. Zhong Hui, who was stationed in Wancheng and Chen Qian, who was stationed in Xinye, worked together to defend the north bank, making Jiangdong's troops afraid to land. The launch of the Shu army undoubtedly disrupted the deployment of the Wei army. Whether the Shu soldiers went to Chang'an or to Luoyang or Wancheng, Zhong Hui and Chen Qian must divide their troops to guard the dangerous route and block the Shu soldiers' march.

This move undoubtedly weakened the military strength of the riverside defense, especially the Wu army in Xiangyang could take a boat to Xinping, and then follow the Shu army by land to attack the heartland of the Central Plains, which was even more deadly.

If it were Wei Xing and Xinping, the Shu soldiers from Xinping did not go to Luoyang, but instead attacked Chang'an, it would be even more troublesome. Chang'an's retreat and supplies were within the opponent's attack range, and Chang'an would become an isolated city by that time.
Chapter completed!