Chapter 117 Battle (Part 1)

Suddenly, several Wei troops broke out from behind Chang'an City. These Wei troops were well-clad and had a quick look and they knew they were strong soldiers. The flag of the Wei army said "General Hengye Xiahou Shao", "General Bingzhou Governor Hu Qi", "General Zhenbei Chen Ben", "General Fenwu Zhang Tong", and "General Guardian Xu Ba".

These five people were all generals guarding the north of Cao Wei. Sima Yan stayed in Xuchang with Pei Xiu's plan to mobilize the kings from the north to Chang'an to support Sima Zhao. Most of the five routes had 20,000 or 30,000 people, and a total of more than 80,000 people rushed to Chang'an. They happened to encounter the critical situation of the Wei army, so the Wei generals led their troops to fight overwhelmingly.

With the assistance of these five troops, the Wei army's power was restored, and the Shu army's offensive was set aside. When Liu Chan saw that he was about to split, he ordered Liao Hua to supervise the troops to try his best to intercept the Wei army. He mobilized Wen Yang and other powerful generals, and led five thousand imperial guards to the Wei army to siege, vowing to rescue Liu Qian, Liu Yin and others. Liao Hua also sent all the cavalry in the general to Liu Chan's side to assist Liu Chan's army in the encirclement.

Liu Yin led the Shu cavalry to fight in the Wei army's iron cavalry formation, but Pang Hui was extremely brave. Liu Yin was not an opponent with injuries, so he had to retreat. Pang Hui took the opportunity to enter the Shu army formation and surrounded more than 300 Shu cavalry protecting Liu Qian.

Liu Yin and others were too busy to take care of themselves in the chaos. Seeing that Pang Hui killed his own people and horses, he had no choice but to turn them over. Liu Qian was still in a coma, and the generals of the Shu army sacrificed their lives to protect each other, but it was difficult to hold on for a long time in the end. Pang Hui killed several Shu generals with a big knife, and finally grabbed Liu Qian.

Wang Yue, a powerful general in the South Central, led Tu Sanye, and Xi Jiao first clashed in front, and behind him were Wudang Feijun and Qie armored soldiers. Wudang Feijun was agile and fierce. The Qie armored soldiers were invincible and rampant. This combination of the road was instead separated from the principle of infantry and cavalry restraint and broke through the siege of the Wei army's iron cavalry.

Seeing that his family had opened a gap, Liu Yin's Shu cavalry hurriedly called on the army to continue the attack and recapture Shangdang King Liu Qian. Wei general Pang met with more than 100,000 people fighting on both sides. His cavalry had long lost space to gallop. He rode his horses on the spot and tangled with the Shu army, with many casualties.

So Pang Hui put Liu Qian on the back of the horse, and rode his own sword and led his personal army to withdraw to Chang'an. The Wei cavalry left behind were naturally the main general behind. The Shu army was supported by Liu Chan and others and took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation.

Liao Hua urged all Shu troops to fight with the Wei army at night, and most of the northern Wei army were cavalry. They were fierce on the ground, and the Shu army relied on the formation and Zhuge crossbows to resist, and they were not at a disadvantage for a while. However, the front army was suppressed by the Wei cavalry, and the Wei army's infantry had room for adjustment and cooperated with the cavalry to organize a wave of impact.

Sima Jun even organized the Wei army's crossbowmen to shoot arrows at dense areas of the Shu army. Even if they did not disrupt the Shu army formation, they would cause large-scale killing.

As the two sides were in a row, Liu Chan, the people who were traveling around, became the breakthrough point by taking advantage of Pang Hui's unintentional battle.

As soon as Pang Hui's cavalry retreated, the surrounding Wei troops made corresponding adjustments, and the overall formation moved backward. The Shu army took advantage of the situation and gained an advantage. Liu Chan was determined to save his beloved son and led the imperial guards to sacrifice his life forward. Liu Yin, Wen Yang and other generals were afraid that Liu Chan would go deeper, so they led the cavalry to attack the Wei army before Liu Chan's infantry. Seeing that Pang Hui's cavalry began to retreat into Chang'an City, Liu Chan felt very upset.

Sima Jun was secretly happy when he saw Pang Hui succeeding. He saw that the Han Emperor Liu Chan was in his own formation and followed the plan. After a series of mobilizations, 20,000 to 30,000 Wei cavalry changed direction and rushed to Liu Chan who was deeply involved in the Wei formation. Liao Hua commanded the troops to intercept, but the mobility of the infantry was really not as good as that of the cavalry. Moreover, after the Wei cavalry retreated, the infantry immediately launched a fierce charge, firmly holding the Shu army in place and unable to move.

Seeing that the Wei army was frequently mobilized, Pang Hui took Shangdang King Liu Qian into Chang'an again, so he rode his horse to Liu Chan and persuaded Liu Chan to withdraw his troops first. Liu Chan was in an emotional state and bravely commanded the army to fight. Until Liu Qian was plundered into Chang'an, his heart could not hold on and tears were pouring like a spring.

After hearing Wenyang's dissuasion, Liu Chan knew that he had gone deep into the road alone, so he nodded but burst into tears. Wen Yang sighed inwardly, so he ordered someone to send a military order, and Liu Yin and other injured generals led the retreat. The Imperial Guard, the Vine Armor, and the Wudang Flying Army protected Liu Chan immediately afterwards, and the remaining infantry and cavalry were led by Wen Hu and Wen Yang brothers in charge of the rear of the palace.

The Shu army was fighting for the first time, but the nearby Wei army had already loosened its formation and showed signs of retreating. Unexpectedly, the Shu army suddenly changed its direction and retreated at full speed! The Wei army was unable to react and was instantly thrown away by the Shu army. The pressure of withdrawal decreased, and the speed became faster. Liu Yin of the front army had already returned to the original formation.

Wen Yang and Wen Hu brothers led elite infantry cavalry to resist the Wei army. Suddenly, they found that the undercurrents in the Wei army formation were surging, as if countless troops were rushing towards this side. The two brothers looked at each other and saw the surprise in the other's eyes. In the melee, so many troops could still be mobilized to rush to this side, and it was obvious that Liao Hua's Shu army was at a disadvantage.

The situation was unfavorable, and the Wen brothers urged the three armies to retreat quickly. The Shu army abandoned the Wei army in the battle and ran towards their own camp. Countless Wei soldiers took the opportunity to rush up and tried to get a bargain. Wen Yang jumped on a horse and shook his gun, pulled out the iron whip behind him and killed several Wei generals in a row; Wen Hu rode his horse and raised his sword, and a big sword killed Wei soldiers crying for their parents.

Seeing that the generals of Shu were brave, the Wei army could not help but restrain themselves. The Wen brothers also stopped when they saw the opportunity and did not dare to fight and retreated with the army.

Liu Chan was sad and unwilling to fight, and the Shu army could not gain the advantage of the Wei army. At this time, the Shu army was able to maintain a uniformity with the Wei army, thanks to Sima Jun's withdrawal of tens of thousands of cavalry to attack Liu Chan's troops. Thanks to Wen Yang's discovery in time, the Wei cavalry had not arrived yet, and the Shu army had already protected Liu Chan from the dangerous area.

Seeing that His Majesty had successfully withdrawn, Liao Hua was unwilling to get involved with the Wei army, so he commanded the three armies to start retreating. With Zhuge crossbows and a large number of crossbowmen, he was responsible for breaking the rear and then cruising with cavalry. Although the Wei army had tens of thousands of cavalry, he did not dare to risk huge casualties to pursue them too much.

Shangdang King Liu Qian was robbed by Pang Hui, and the purpose of this battle had been achieved. Sima Jun saw that the Shu army was withdrawing without panic and orderly, and when he saw that it was better, he led his army into Chang'an.

Shangdang King Liu Qian was tied to the horse's back and fell to the ground with the horse. After repeated tossing by the Shu army and the Wei army, he was seriously injured at this time. After Pang Hui entered the city, he quickly summoned doctors to treat Liu Qian quickly. This is an important bargaining chip. Living is always more valuable than death.

After a diagnosis by a doctor from Wei State, Liu Qian suffered multiple injuries on his body, and was seriously injured between his waist and abdomen, and his injuries were quite serious. Fortunately, there is still a possibility of cure, and the drug storage in Chang'an City is abundant and sufficient, providing convenient conditions for treating the injured to the greatest extent.

When Sima Jun returned to Chang'an, he led the Wei generals who came to support from Jizhou and Bingzhou to visit Liu Qian first. Seeing that Liu Qian was still in the treatment, he held a banquet in his mansion to entertain the generals of the Wei army, and at the same time rewarded the soldiers of the three armies.

"If you don't have General Pang, you will not have the achievements you have today. Everyone should respect General Pang for a cup!" Sima Jun raised his glass and said with a smile during the banquet.

Pang Hui stood up and said humbly: "If several generals had not come to help, how could Pang have the chance to steal people? This cup of Pang is respecting all the generals!"

General Chen Ben, the general of Zhenbei, smiled and said, "It was the general's intention to win this battle, and the soldiers' lives are used. We should congratulate you together."

Sima Jun laughed loudly when he heard this and drank it all with the generals. A maid filled the wine bottles for everyone. Bingzhou Governor Hu Qi raised his glass and said, "I heard that Duke Jin led his army south, here we should wish Duke Jin to return victoriously and lead us to eliminate the thieves in Shu!"

All the generals in the hall were smiling, raising their glasses and drinking, and celebrating with joy. There were words praising Sima family in their words, and they took the opportunity to flatter Sima family. Sima Jun was one of the mainstays of the Sima family. Seeing that the generals returned, they would naturally drink happily.

General Chen Ben of Zhenbei is the elder brother of Chen Qian, the general under Sima Zhao. His younger brother was valued by Duke Jin. His older brother was also responsible for military affairs in the north. He can be said to be a brother in charge of military power and is extremely honored. The governor of Bingzhou Hu Qi is the brother of Hu Fen, the governor of Xuzhou. The Hu family has been the focus of Sima since the Sima Yi era, and now he is actually working hard for the Sima family.

The status of the generals such as Pang Hui was not so good, and they even followed the three of them. Only General Xiahou Shao, the Hengye, also had a celebrating with everyone, but he didn't speak much and had a lot of thought.

The Cao family and the Xiahou family were both royal relatives and nobles, and were clan forces of the Great Wei Dynasty. According to the principle, they should be highly dependent ministers in the Wei Dynasty. However, for many years, the ministers and generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family were killed and assassinated by the Sima family, and their talents were withered and they were no longer able to defend the royal family.

The root of all this seems to be that the Cao family and the Xiahou family have no successors, and are not Sima Yi's opponents. In fact, it is just an inevitable development of history and has nothing to do with whether the Cao family and the Xiahou family have talents. After Cao Cao's death, in order to become emperor in the Han Dynasty, Cao Pi agreed to the ninth-rank official law proposed by Chen Qun, a representative of the Chen family of the Central Plains clan, which was also called the Ninth-rank Zhongzheng system.

The Nine-rank official law says it is a system for selecting talents, but it is actually just a tool to safeguard the interests of the gentry. Once the Nine-rank official law is implemented, it will be recognized that the gentry monopolizes the bureaucratic group. Scholars are born and divided into ninth gentry, and then they serve as officials. Regardless of their talents and virtues, they only need to be gentry.

Such behavior was equivalent to handing over the country to the gentry. The civil and military officials in the court, the governors and county magistrates in each state and county were all gentry. It was precisely because of this benefit that the Central Plains gentry decided to support Cao Pi to usurp the Han Dynasty and become emperor. In order to ascend the throne, Cao Pi agreed to exchange the support of the Central Plains gentry for himself.
Chapter completed!