After the Han army's attack was repelled by the Wei army, Deng Zhi rode his horse forward and came to the foot of Dongshan. He clasped his fists and shouted: "I am Deng Zhi, the general of the Han Dynasty conquering the north. I invite General Xiahou Ba to come out and speak."

"A certain family is here. I wonder if General Deng has any advice?" Xiahou Ba took a step forward and shouted through the antlers.

Deng Zhi said: "General Xiahou, you must be aware of the current battlefield situation. Our army of the Han Dynasty has completely grasped the chance of victory, and your army will be defeated in a moment.

Zhi respects the general's loyalty and bravery, but also asks the general to put down his weapons and surrender to the king for the sake of the lives of the thousands of brothers on the mountain. Zhi hereby swears to the sky that the general and his soldiers will be safe."

"Thank you, General Deng, for your kindness. As a minister of the Wei Dynasty, I have been favored by my country and should be loyal to my country. How can I be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? Besides, my father died at the hands of your army back then.

How can I, as the son of man, surrender to the enemy?

I also ask General Deng to turn around and continue to send troops to fight. I, the King of Wei, must fight to the death. If we are really defeated, it will be God's will and we can't blame others."

Deng Zhi still advised: "The general's words are wrong. Your department has done its best since last night's battle until now, and it is fully worthy of the kindness of Lord Wei. At the moment, the general should prioritize saving the lives of the sergeants instead of worrying about his personal reputation.

Although your father did die at the hands of our army in the Battle of Hanzhong, it was a confrontation between swords and guns on the battlefield. The victory or defeat of the two armies depends on their own abilities. How can the general be too obsessed with the entanglement between them?

Speaking of which, His Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, is somewhat related to the general. Her Royal Highness the Queen is the nephew of the Xiahou family. If the general can return to the Han Dynasty anyway, he can not only save the lives of his officers and soldiers, but also establish kinship with our Han Dynasty family. This is

Why wouldn't General do this if he gets the best of both worlds?"

Xiahou Ba was silent when he heard this, and his mind immediately thought of his cousin who was far away in Shu, and he couldn't help but feel longing for her.

Liu Chan's mother-in-law, Xiahou, was the daughter of Xiahouyuan's brother. Xiahou's father died young, so she was brought home by Xiahouyuan to raise her since she was a child.

Xia Houyuan loved his niece very much. He not only regarded her as his own daughter, but also treated her better than his own children like Xia Houba.

At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Xiahou Yuan's hometown, Qiao County, was also affected by the turmoil. In addition, in the first year of Xingping, there was another locust plague in the Central Plains.

However, Xiahou Yuan's family had a large population, with seven sons alone. Adding in Xiahou's niece and other men and women, it was even more difficult to support so many people.

In order to save the orphaned daughter of his deceased brother, Xiahou Yuan even starved his own young son to death so that the Xiahou family could survive. Therefore, the Xiahou family and Xiahou Yuan were as close as father and daughter, and they had a deep relationship with cousins ​​such as Xiahou Ba as if they were biological brothers and sisters.

After Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by the Han army at Dingjun Mountain, the Xiahou family interceded with Liu Bei, collected his uncle's body and gave him a grand funeral.

"How is my sister doing in Shu?"

Deng Zhi replied: “Mrs. To describe the relationship between siblings."

"Oh, as long as she has a good life."

Xiahou Ba whispered softly, recalling the happy time when brothers and sisters played together in his childhood. He had mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't expect that after five years of separation in Jian'an, the siblings actually belonged to different camps. From then on, they were separated from each other and never saw each other again.

"Thank you General Deng for your kindness. The relationship between brother and sister is private and loyal to the country. How can someone dethrone the public for personal reasons? General, please go back. Let's see the outcome in the fight." Xiahou Ba sighed with emotion. Suddenly he put away his thoughts and said firmly.

Seeing that he was very determined to refuse, Deng Zhi knew that he would not be convinced if he continued to talk, so he held up his hands and said, "Now Deng will take his leave." He turned his horse's head and returned to the main formation.

According to the original history, the reason why Xiahou Ba surrendered to the Shu Han nineteen years later was mainly because at that time Sima Yi launched a coup to kill Cao Shuang and took control of the military and political power of Wei. In order to eliminate dissidents and take back all the military power, Sima Yi began to aggressively attack the Xiahou and Cao Cao. powerful people.

In addition, Xiahou Ba's mortal enemy Guo Huai took over the position of his nephew Xiahou Xuanzhengxi General and became his immediate superior. In order to avoid the persecution of Sima and Guo Huai, Xiahou Ba immediately fled to Shuzhong and surrendered to Jihan. .

At this time, the power of the Cao family had not fallen into the hands of the Sima family. As a clan member, the Xiahou family still had a bright future in Wei. Under such circumstances, Xiahou Ba would not easily abandon his family in the Central Plains and surrender to Ji Han. What's more, he still has a backup plan. As long as he persists for a while, reinforcements will come to rescue him.

"Keep the order down in a low voice. General Le Wei's reinforcements will arrive in a moment. Please hold on, brothers." Xiahou Ba whispered to his left and right.

The left and right people immediately took orders and quickly passed on the good news. When the remaining more than a thousand Wei troops heard that reinforcements were coming, their morale gradually recovered, and they decided to live and die with Xiahou Ba and resist to the end.

Of course, while Deng Zhi was persuading Xiahou Ba to surrender, the Han army also completed its personnel reorganization. Zhu Peng personally led a thousand troops to take over the main offensive position from Xiahou Lin, preparing to launch a fatal blow to the Wei army and completely destroy the last line of the Wei army. Antler Line of Defense.

"All the troops follow the order and charge to kill! Kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill..."

Under the cover of archers on both wings, Zhu Peng led a thousand infantry, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, forming several horizontal formations and marching neatly towards the Wei army.

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of strings, bows and crossbows were fired, arrows were flying, inside and outside the antlers, people kept falling in a pool of blood on the mountain and down the mountain, and people kept filling in the gaps in the battle. The fighting between the Han and Wei armies entered the stage. The white-hot stage.

Zhu Peng quickly led his troops to the foot of Dongshan Mountain, and started fighting with Wei Jun's sword through antlers. Xiahou Ba personally came to the battle, took the lead, and kept shouting to inspire the morale of the whole army.

"Brothers, hold on, reinforcements will arrive soon, and we will turn defeat into victory soon!"

Although the Wei army was aroused by Xiahou Ba, they were already hungry and exhausted. At this time, they were no longer able to defeat the Han army with high morale and abundant physical strength. Seeing that Xiahou Ba was about to be unable to resist, he had no choice but to ignore the leak.

Military planes loudly encouraged everyone's fighting spirit with the news that reinforcements were coming.

"Reinforcements are coming? Is Xiahou Ba bluffing to raise suspicion, or is he serious?"

After hearing this, Deng Zhi stroked his beard and began to think. He was about to send more scouts to expand the warning area when he suddenly saw a fast horse galloping from behind the formation.

"Report to General, a large group of Wei troops have been spotted ten miles away from the east, heading towards our army."

Deng Zhi was shocked and said: "What? How many people are there in the enemy army?"

"No less than three thousand."

"Okay, so-and-so knows. You can investigate again and report later."

Deng Zhi saw that although the Wei army was defeated, it was still resisting and it would be difficult to win in a short period of time. He immediately summoned Xiahou Lin and said, "The Wei army has come with reinforcements. It is impossible to capture Xiahou Ba today. You will lead your troops to escort the prisoners first."

Retreat, I will take over Zhu Peng's rear."

"promise."

Deng Zhi immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, took the prisoners, collected the captured goods, and gradually withdrew the momentum. Xiahou Ba was lucky enough to survive, and had no energy left to pursue and delay him, so he had to watch the Han army leave.
Chapter completed!