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Chapter 222: Zhong Yao¡¯s worries

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    After Li Yan left Wei Xing, he followed the mountain trails, camping during the day and marching at night. Seven days later, he arrived outside Wuguan without knowing anything.

    The area from Jing Zhaoyin to Yongzhou has been called Guanzhong since ancient times.  Because there are Xiaoguan in the north, Wuguan in the south, Tongguan in the east, and Sanguan in the west, it is among four dangerous passes.

    Only by occupying these four dangerous passes can we firmly control the pass.

    In order to guard against the mediocre Liu Cong, Cao Cao had Zang Ba stationed in Wei Xing, so Wuguan became unimportant.

    Li Yi, the general guarding Wuguan, never dreamed that Zang Ba¡¯s army stationed in Wei Xing would be wiped out, and no news came.

    When he heard the cry of killing in the middle of the night, Li Yi woke up from his sleep and hurriedly came to the critical moment and found that the Han army had already attacked.

    Although he resisted vigorously, there were too few soldiers and he was caught off guard. It didn't take long before he was defeated.  Li Yi died in the rebel army, other soldiers died and surrendered, and Wuguan was occupied by Li Yan.

    After Li Yan cleared the battlefield, he left three thousand soldiers and horses to garrison Wuguan, and the rest of the army was stationed under the pass.

    "Zhengfang, why don't you take advantage of the victory and go straight to Chang'an?" Huang Zhong asked with some confusion.

    "Zhong Yao had 20,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an. When Li Jue and Guo Si were stationed in Chang'an, they made the city wall taller and thicker, making it easier to defend and harder to attack. If Zhong Yao's soldiers and horses were not mobilized, it would be difficult for us to attack Chang'an.  "

    "Then how can Zhong Yao's troops be mobilized away from Chang'an?" Huang Zhong asked.

    "Han Sheng doesn't have to worry, someone will naturally transfer Zhong Yao for us."

    "who?"

    "Liu Bei!" Li Yan smiled, "My lord has captured Yuzhou and pinned Cao Cao's army in Yanzhou and Xuzhou. How could Liu Bei miss such an opportunity? He will definitely send his troops out of Xie Valley or Ziwu Valley to arrive  Then Zhong Yao will definitely not be able to sit still!"

    "What a good plan!" Huang Zhong admired Li Yan even more after hearing this.

    "Actually, these lords have already calculated it, you and I are just implementing it!" Li Yan said with a smile.

    Chang'an City, Zhong Yao's Mansion.

    Since Ma Teng and Han Sui sent troops, Jing Zhaoyin has been in chaos.

    Zhong Yao was highly regarded by Cao Cao and held the military and political power of Jing Zhaoyin, so he was very busy.

    Cao Cao led his army to capture Chencang, Tianshui, and Ma Teng's forces were almost wiped out. Zhong Yao just breathed a sigh of relief when the war in Nanyang started again, which made him nervous again.

    With the fall of Yique Pass, without the barrier of Luoyang, it would be easy for Liu Cong to invade Chang'an.  So Zhong Yao immediately sent Wu Dun to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to guard Tongguan to prevent the Han army from attacking from the east.

    "Report to your lord, Guan Yu is leading his army through Ziwu Valley and is almost at the mouth of the valley!" Zhong Yao was patrolling at the top of the city when a scout came to report on Pegasus.

    "Guan Yu, how many troops does he lead?"

    "About five thousand!"

    "Five thousand?" After hearing this, Zhong Yao felt a little relieved. The five thousand soldiers and horses should be just for containment. Liu Bei's army was obviously about to leave Xiegu.

    But Guan Yu cannot be underestimated. Who should he send to stop him?  After much deliberation, I can only go there in person, and I am afraid that no one else can be Guan Yu's opponent.

    Zhong Yao ordered 5,000 soldiers and horses, handed over the matter of defending the city to Sun Kang, and was about to set off. Suddenly, another scout came to report that Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang led an army of 30,000 people out of Xiegu and were attacking Xicheng.  Yicheng was in danger, and the guard Zhang Ji sent people to ask for help.

    "Zhuge Liang?" Zhong Yao was very uneasy.  Although Zhang Fei is brave, Zhang is not afraid since he is defending the city, but Zhuge Liang's talents are very clear to him.  In the Battle of Chibi, without his help, it would have been very difficult for Zhou Yu to win.  Moreover, Xiahou Dun once led an army of 30,000 people and was severely defeated by Zhuge Liang in Xinye. Almost the entire army was wiped out. Zhang Ji was obviously no match.

    This stumped Zhong Yao. After careful consideration, he decided to let Sun Kang lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to Huayin to stop Guan Yu, while he personally led 10,000 troops to Xicheng.

    Guan Yu¡¯s attack must be just a feint, and as long as Tongguan is defended, Chang¡¯an will be safe even without troops.

    As soon as Zhong Yao led his army to Xianyang, he received a battle report. Xicheng was lost and Zhang Ji died in the battle. Hanzhong soldiers and horses were divided into two teams. Zhang Fei led an army of 20,000 and headed east towards Chang'an.  Zhuge Liang personally led an army of 10,000 to attack Chencang in the west.

    "De Rong" Zhong Yao sighed. Zhang Ji's death caused him to lose his left and right arms.  At that time, Ma Chao led an army of 40,000 to attack Yicheng. There were brave generals and wise men like Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying under his command. They were all blocked by Zhang Ji and could not advance even an inch.  Ma Chao wants to send out surprise troops from Yongcheng, but was discovered by Zhang Ji and defeated, and finally had to retreat.  Unexpectedly, Zhang Ji died on the battlefield now.

    But Zhong Yao knew that now was not the time to regret, so he immediately deployed defenses in Xianyang City to block Zhang Fei's army.

    The next day, Zhang Fei's army arrived at the city and set up camp.  Seeing the camp outside the city, Zhong Yao calmed down a lot.  Zhang Fei claimed to have an army of 20,000, but in fact he only had 15,000. It seems that he also lost a lot of troops in Yicheng.  Now he has an army of 10,000, which can completely block it, but he is a little worried about Sun Kang.

    As for Chencang, Zhong Yao is not worried at all. Xiahou Dun has an army of 20,000, and Chencang and Sanguan each have 5,000 troops. Even if Zhuge Liang is as smart as a monster, it is impossible to capture Chencang.  What's more, Xiahou Dun has suffered huge losses from Zhuge Liang before, and he will definitely not take it lightly now.

    On the second day after arriving in Xianyang, Zhang Fei led five thousand soldiers and horses to the city.  On top of the city, Zhong Yao was dressed in military uniform and holding a sword at his waist.

    Although he is a scribe, many of the scribes of the Han Dynasty are good at martial arts. Although they are not as good as those generals who fight in front of the battle, they are not afraid of facing the army.

    As soon as Zhang Fei urged his horse, he came to the front alone, pointed at Zhong Yao at the top of the city with the snake spear in his hand, and shouted loudly.

    "Zhong Yao, listen, my second brother will soon conquer Chang'an, and Xianyang will become an isolated city. If you know the truth and open the city to surrender, my eldest brother will make you famous and maybe give you an official title. If you don't  If I know practical things, I can break through the city in an instant and leave you alone!"

    "Butcher Zhang Fei, don't utter such arrogant words!" Zhong Yao said with a livid face, "Liu Bei is a man who weaves mats and sells shoes. I am ashamed to be with him. If you have the ability, come and attack the city. If you don't have the courage, give me  Get back as soon as possible!"

    "Common man!" Zhong Yao's words immediately angered Zhang Fei. Calling him a butcher already made him unhappy. His eldest brother Liu Bei was the person he respected the most. Zhong Yao actually scolded his eldest brother Liu Bei. How could Zhang Fei endure it?  "Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, attack the city immediately!"

    "General, Zhong Yao has been prepared for a long time, but our siege equipment is not complete yet"

    "Bold!" Zhang Fei became angry, "If I tell you to attack the city, attack the city. If you push back and block the city, we will engage in military law!"

    "No!" (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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