Yang Qing smiled and agreed: "Yes, Anguo, General Rugui hasn't come back from chasing the fleeing enemies, maybe he will have some unexpected surprises there.

In addition, Xia Houru and Guo Huai's 30,000 cavalry were almost completely wiped out by us. Even if they had the ability to reach heaven and earth, they would not be able to make any trouble in a short time.

They are our defeated generals. Are we going to be afraid of them next time we meet? Let Xia Houru and Guo Huai run away this time. There will be another chance in the future."

"What brother said is that if there is a chance to trap these two people next time, I will definitely keep an eye on them and never let them escape again," Guan Xing said.

Yang Qing nodded and smiled, patting him on the shoulder. Liu Yin asked again: "Your Majesty, what should we do with Hao Zhao?"

"Is he willing to surrender to me, a big man?" Yang Qing asked.

Liu Yin said: "The last general mentioned it once, but this man was very stubborn. Not only was he unmoved, he even cursed. He only wanted to seek death so that he could be loyal to the false emperor Cao Rui."

"He wants to clear his name, how can he do such a good thing?" Yang said: "Bring Hao Zhao over, I want to meet this man."

"promise."

After a while, Liu Yin escorted Hao Zhao into the tent. Yang Qing looked around and saw that although Hao Zhao was covered in blood and disheveled, his mighty and resolute demeanor was not diminished at all. He secretly admired him and said with a smile:

"General Hao, I have admired your name for so long. I never expected that you and I would meet here today. Isn't it God's will?"

"Huh, who is your Excellency?" Hao Zhao raised his head with a look of contempt.

Liu Yin on the side shouted hurriedly: "This is Yang Shijun, the governor of Yongzhou, haven't you seen him yet?"

"Are you Yang Qing?" Hao Zhao was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Yang Qing with a very complicated expression, as if he wanted to deeply imprint the appearance of this enemy who had repeatedly caused his own huge defeats into his mind.

"How outrageous, the name of my envoy is something you, a defeated general, can call me? Why don't you kowtow and apologize?" Zhou Xing angrily rebuked.

Hao Zhao put away his surprise and replied arrogantly: "Humph, I am a general of the imperial court, how can I bow down to a traitor?"

"presumptuous!"

"Be bold!"

"What, you're still not convinced?"

...

When Guan Xing and others saw how arrogant he was, they were furious and yelled and cursed. However, Yang Qing didn't care, waved his hand to signal everyone to silence, and said slowly: "Who is the traitor between me, the Han Dynasty, and Cao Wei? The people of the world have to decide for themselves."

To be honest, the general also understands in his heart that we don't need to have more verbal disputes here. Come on, let General Hao loosen his bonds."

"Your Majesty, this..." Liu Yin hesitated.

Yang Qing waved his hand gently, and Liu Yin no longer hesitated and winked at the two sergeants behind him. The sergeants understood and stepped forward to loosen Hao Zhao's bonds.

As soon as the rope was removed, Hao Zhaodun felt that the pain in his hand was much lessened. He moved his wrist and felt relaxed all over his body. After receiving the favor, the hostility in his eyes could not help but dissipate.

"General Hao, you are guarding Hexi. You are a powerful force among the Qiang and Hu people, and I have always respected you. The battle at Huaili was not your fault. It was actually the result of our great man fighting against rebellion with justice, and in line with the will of God and the people. Now that you have fallen into the hands of our army,

General, are you willing to return to the Han Dynasty anyway?"

Hao Zhao clasped his fists and said: "Thank you General Yang for your kindness. As the saying goes, loyal ministers do not serve the two masters. I have been greatly favored by the Emperor of Wei and will never do anything unfaithful and unjust. General, don't try to persuade me anymore. Zhao only wants speed."

die."

"Well, since the general is unwilling for the time being, I can't force him, so I'll ask the general to rest in martial arts first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Yang Qing looked at his expression and knew that Hao Zhao was the kind of person who was very strong-willed and difficult to persuade, so he stopped wasting words and told Liu Yin: "Xiuren, take General Hao back, take good care of him, don't wait too long."

"yes."

Liu Yin clasped his fists to accept the order, and waved his hand: "Take him away." Two sergeants escorted Hao Zhao back.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Hao Zhao is a die-hard loyalist to Cao Wei. There is no use in keeping him alive. Should he..." Wang Ping made a beheading gesture.

Yang Qing smiled and said: "No need. Being a die-hard loyalist in the past does not mean that you are a die-hard loyal now, and being a die-hard loyal now does not mean you will be a die-hard loyal in the future. Keep him under good care, maybe it will be useful in the future."

"Yes, Ping understands." Wang Pingruo had some realization.

After a while, Tao Gong chased and killed the remaining enemies and returned to the camp. Although he made some gains, he found no trace of Xia Houru, Guo Huai and others.

Yang Qing no longer dwelled on the matter and led his army to leave Huaili and kill Chang'an on the morning of the next day.

The Ru tribe of Xiahou suffered a devastating blow. Except for Chang'an City, there were no large Wei armies in the vast area south of the Wei River. Now it was time to regain Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty.

Two days later, Yang Qing led more than 20,000 cavalry and successfully joined Wei Yan's 5,000 troops at the foot of Chang'an City.

Another day later, Feng Chong led his troops and horses also returned from Feng Yi Commandery. As a result, the total strength of the Han army gathered outside Chang'an City reached more than 30,000.

Although there are many Han soldiers and horses, there are still tens of thousands of Wei soldiers in Chang'an city. In addition, three generals, Xia Houru, Guo Huai, and Fei Yao, have returned to Chang'an to take charge. The resistance and fighting ability of the defenders in the city cannot be underestimated.

, this fortified city is not that easy to win.

Therefore, Yang Qing, Wei Yan, and Guan Xing discussed and decided to temporarily encircle Chang'an without attacking. During this period, they would only conduct small-scale harassment. After Zhuge Liang led the Hanzhong troops to arrive, they would launch a fierce attack on Chang'an.

"Now that Zikou Pass has been occupied by our army, Cao Zhen and others in Ziwu Valley are unable to advance or retreat. They are almost like turtles in a jar.

However, this turtle will not sit still and wait for death. It will fight back with all its might. Therefore, our top priority right now is to guard the pocket of Zikou Pass and never let Cao Zhen's army escape.

General Wenchang, please remind Mr. Ling to be careful. Cao Zhen and Zhang He are both famous generals in the world. There is no guarantee that they will not come up with any escape strategies. You must not be careless and you must strengthen the prevention of Zikou Pass."

"Don't worry, Mingzhi. I told Wei Zhang before he left. He knows what to do. We don't need to worry about Zikou Pass for a while." Wei Yan said proudly, stroking his beard.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Que quickly stepped into the tent and reported: "Your Majesty, I have an urgent report at the pass. Zhang He led tens of thousands of Wei troops to come back to seize the pass. The offensive is extremely fierce. Although our army can still withstand it, it was only yesterday."

More than 300 people were lost in the first battle, so General Wei Zhang asked us to send troops to support immediately."

"You can't support yourself even if three or four hundred people die? Are you so anxious to send people for help? Huh, Wei Zhang is really incompetent." Wei Yan said angrily.

His face turned white and red from time to time, and his expression was extremely ugly. But thinking about it, just now he was making sure for his son, how could he have thought that he would be slapped in the face the next moment, how could Wei Yan not feel embarrassed and angry?

Yang Qingdao: "General Wenchang does not need to be angry. As we just said, Zhang He is not an incompetent person. It is normal for the young master to feel a lot of pressure when fighting with him.

Furthermore, Zeqing felt that Mr. Ling did not rely on his superiors and did the right thing by sending someone to call for help in time. We learned of the danger as soon as possible, and then we had a lot of room for maneuver in dealing with it."

"Haha, what Ming Zhi said does have some truth to it. Wei Zhang is indeed not wrong about this." Wei Yan's face softened slightly when he heard this.

Yang Qing nodded slightly, and then said: "Zikou Pass is in an emergency, and reinforcements must be sent." Looking around the people in the tent, his eyes rested on Yu She, the Wudang Flying Army General, and said: "General Bogui, you have two thousand troops.

There is no need for the flying army to rescue Zi Kou Guan."
Chapter completed!