Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

That morning, the sky was clear and the wind was gentle. Outside the city of Chang'an, the army was lined up, with flags covering the field and a forest of spears and halberds. Cao Zhen was wearing fine armor and riding a good horse from the Western Regions. He looked high-spirited and majestic.

"Set off!"

Seeing that the time had come, Cao Zhen drew his sword, pointed to the sky, and issued the order to march. The more than 100,000 Wei troops immediately divided into two groups, heading south toward Ziwu Road, and heading west toward Wugong. In an instant,

Dust was flying outside Chang'an City, and the noise was overwhelming.

The central army led by Cao Zhen himself was the main force of the Wei army, with 20,000 elite cavalry and 80,000 infantry. With Xiahou Ba as the vanguard, they opened roads across the mountains, built bridges over water, and headed towards the north entrance of Ziwu Road.

Cao Zhen and Liu Ye were in charge of the central army, Zhang He was in the rear, and Zhang Hu, Le Wei, Qin Ji, Xie Wei and other generals were accompanying them.

Zhang Hu is the son of Zhang Liao, a famous general of Cao Wei. He is good at riding and shooting, and has wisdom and strategy. He inherited his father's rank and became a general. Le Wei is the son of another famous general of Cao Wei, Le Jin. He is decisive and brave, and has the style of his father. He is also the same now.

The official holds the position of general.

Although the two are the sons of generals, their current official positions are not very high. In order to revitalize their family and not lose the reputation of their father's five sons as good generals, they followed Cao Zhen on the expedition, hoping to establish some achievements on the Western Front battlefield.

Cao Wei's Western Route Army was commanded by Xia Houru, and its generals included Guo Huai, Fei Yao, Hao Zhao, etc. Although this army only had 30,000 people, they were all cavalry, and their combat power should not be underestimated.

Xia Houru took Fei Yao as the vanguard and Hao Zhao led the rear. He and Guo Huai were in charge of the central army. The cavalry galloped very fast. However, the main task of the West Route Army was to contain Yang Qing's troops. Therefore, Xia Houru was very cautious in using his troops and rushed to Huaili.

After that, they stopped moving and sent additional scouts to investigate the martial arts first.

Yan Fei, the prefect of Jingzhao, commanded more than 10,000 troops to stay in Chang'an. General Zhou Zhuo, the commander of Diannong, and Wang Duan, the magistrate of Chang'an, assisted Yan Fei in defending the city and were responsible for recruiting hundreds of thousands of civilians to transport grain and grass for the two armies.

As for other places in Guanzhong, Qixian County in the north was the most important. Cao Zhen still ordered Dai Ling to lead five thousand troops to guard the city and block the way for Wu Yi's tribe to go south.

The Wei army dispatched in large numbers, and a scouting horse quickly reported to Zhuge Liang and others. Wu Gong was the closest to Chang'an, and Yang Qing, who was stationed here, immediately received the news that 30,000 Wei cavalry had entered Huaili, and immediately summoned the generals to discuss the military plan.

When all the generals arrived, Yang Qing stopped talking and said straightforwardly: "Everyone, the spies are here to report that more than 100,000 Wei troops from Chang'an were dispatched two days ago. Cao Zhen personally led the main force of the Wei army to attack Hanzhong southward via Ziwu Road.

Xia Houru, Guo Huai, Fei Yao and others have led 30,000 fine cavalry to attack our martial arts. They have arrived at Huaili and will soon be able to kill the city. So everyone, the battle is coming. I hope you and others will do your best.

Perform your duties and be ready."

"I will obey your orders," the generals replied loudly.

They had been waiting for this day for a long time, and now that the war was finally about to begin, everyone was very excited.

Guan Xing said: "Brother, just give the order, we will die if we don't obey."

"Please give me an order, and I will not hesitate to wait until ten thousand people die." Wang Ping and others also agreed.

Yang Qing nodded slightly, stood up and nodded, "Where is Wang Ping?"

"The end will be here."

Yang Qingdao: "I order you to lead five thousand Wudang flying troops to garrison the East Village."

"It's an order."

Yang Qing continued to point out generals: "Where is Liu Yin?"

"The end will be here."

"I order you to lead five thousand state troops to garrison Nanzhai."

Liu Yin bowed and accepted the order: "I have the order."

The Dongzhai and Nanzhai are both camps built outside Wugong City, one in the East City and the other in the South City. They are close to the city wall and form an angle, echoing each other with the defenders in the city.

"Anguo, I will leave you with full authority to take charge of the city's defense."

Guan Xing cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, there are fifteen thousand elite soldiers in and outside the city, plus there are fortified fortresses to defend us, the location is advantageous, and the people and people are all on our side, so even this little brother can't stop me."

The Wei army will no longer be able to lead an army in the future."

"Haha, I am confident in your ability, but we cannot underestimate the enemy. Guo Huai, Fei Yao, and Hao Zhao are all famous generals in Wei. Although Xia Houru is not well-known, he has been training troops and farming in Guanzhong this year.

He is good at raising soldiers, and this person is not a mediocre person, so we still have to deal with him carefully."

Guan Xing said: "Brother told me, I will remember it."

"Cai Yan, Yin Yun."

The second general stood up hurriedly and agreed: "Yes."

"You two immediately rush back to Yi County and Chencang to defend the city and guard the grain road."

"It's an order."

Yang Qingdao: "Tao Gong led five thousand state cavalry and followed me across the Wei River to station in Meiyang."

"Follow the order." Tao Gong bowed and responded.

Guan Xingdao: "Brother, according to the previous strategy, aren't you going to stay in Wugong and defend the city with us? Why do you want to suddenly go north to Meiyang?"

"At this time and that time, we expected that the enemy troops that we would kill would be at least a considerable part of the infantry, but now the Wei army is almost entirely cavalry, which greatly enhances the Wei army's mobility.

If they suddenly change the direction of their attack and attack the cities north of the Wei River, or even attack the city of Mian, our army will most likely be unable to catch up if we gather all our troops south of the Wei River. Therefore, we must detach a force to guard the north of the Wei River.

I led the army to station in Meiyang. Firstly, it can block the Wei army from marching to the northwest. Secondly, it is the best military strategy to defend the city and not stand alone. By dividing the troops outside, the Wei army will not dare to attack with all its strength. Moreover, Meiyang is less than a hundred meters away from the martial arts.

Here, if something happens to Wu Gong, the cavalry can arrive within a day." Yang Qing explained.

Guan Xing nodded and said: "I see, my brother is still thoughtful."

"Without further delay, I will lead the army to set off immediately, and I will leave the martial arts to you."

Guan Xing cupped his fists and said, "Brother, don't worry, I have my little brother here, and I won't let the Wei thieves run wild."

"That's good."

Yang Qing patted Guan Xing on the shoulder, exchanged a few words with Wang Ping and Liu Yin, and then led five thousand state soldiers across the Wei River towards Meiyang.

Fangling is named after its thousands of miles of mountains and forests, and its high-mounted mausoleum, which has houses. It was originally the county seat of Fangling County, one of the three eastern counties. After Mengda defected to the Wei Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty merged with Fengling, and Shangyong County became the new city.

County, Fangling is the administrative center of Xincheng County.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At the end of the fifth year of Jianxing, Ji Han launched a campaign to regain Dongsan County. Meng Da returned to the Han Dynasty anyway, so Ji Han restored Shangyong County and Fangling was subordinate to it. Therefore, there is no Dongsan County now.

The name of the county is only Dong Er County.

Fangling is close to Jingxiang and is the east gate of Hanzhong. Its location is very important. However, at present, Fangling is almost undefended. There is not a single soldier on the city wall and the gates on all sides are open. This strange scene makes just

The 30,000 Wei troops who arrived here were shocked.

"Report to the general, there is no ambush in the city. According to the people, the two thousand Shu troops originally stationed here had withdrawn three days ago." A group of scout horses galloped out of the city, and the leader hurried to

Sima Yi reported in front of the formation.

Sima Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, seemed to open and close, and did not respond immediately. He raised his head and looked to the west, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said to the deputy general Niu Jin beside him: "Send the troops to camp outside the city.

, I led 2,000 Chinese troops into the city to rest."

"General, is there any fraud?"

Sima Yi said: "There can be no deception. The Shu army in Fangling should have withdrawn to Shangyong. Li Yan wants to shrink his troops to confront our army in Shangyong."

"I see, the general has seen it clearly." Niu Jin raised his hands and praised.

Sima Yi asked: "Is there no news from Da Sima?"

"It should be soon. We have already reached Fangling. It's time for Da Sima and the others to move out." Niu Jin said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a detective horse came galloping from the north: "Report to the general, the Chang'an army has been dispatched. The Xiahou Governor led an army of 30,000 troops to attack Hanzhong directly, and the Grand Sima led an army of 100,000 troops to attack Hanzhong from the south of Ziwu Road."

"Okay, they finally moved. If they don't move, it's really hard for us to continue to advance."

Niu Jin said: "General, how should we advance the army from now on? Should we rest for a night and then kill Shangyong?"

"There is no rush. The soldiers have been traveling for more than ten days and are exhausted. Let's rest in Fangling for a few days to see how the situation develops before we make any calculations."
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