Fu Ying prayed for Hou Dayong in the palace, but Hou Dayong, who was far away in Qinzhou, captured Qinzhou, cleared out the defeated soldiers in the city, killed more than 20 rogues who took advantage of the chaos to rob, and quickly stabilized the situation in the city. The Shu Lord lived in a debauchery and ignored the government. He had a heavy tax and service in various places, and the people had long been suffering. Therefore, the people in Qinzhou were calm and joyful, watching the big king flag change on the top of the city.
A few days after the city was broken, Hou Dayong received an order from the commander Wang Jing, asking him to hand over the defense of Qinzhou to the Fengxiang Army, and the Black Diao Army returned to Fengzhou quickly. When Hou Dayong raided Qinzhou, he brought two thousand Fengxiang Army. After the Qinzhou City was broken, Wang Jing transferred two thousand troops from Longzhou to Qinzhou in order to transfer the Black Diao Army. In this way, after the Black Diao Army returned to Fengzhou, there were still four thousand Zhou troops in Qinzhou City, so there should be no problem in defending the city.
In the early morning of July 1st, the Black Eagle Army, who had been briefly resting, quietly headed south to Fengzhou.
In May, the Zhou army sent troops from Dasan Pass. Zhou and Shu armies fought for two months, but the war was still in a stalemate. Wang Jing sent a memorial to Chengdu, spread rumors in Chengdu through various channels, "Li Tinggui, the general of Shu, fearing the enemy like a tiger, and holding troops to watch Qinzhou fall." "Li Tinggui did not think about war, and brought more than a dozen singers in the tent." And other rumors quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys. Li Tinggui was born in martial arts, had a straightforward personality, and offended many colleagues. For a while, there were quite a lot of comments from Li Tinggui. Although Shu Lord Meng Chang trusted Li Tinggui, the rumors came true three times, not to mention that Qinzhou was a fall. Therefore, Shu Lord Meng Chang sent Tongshu to Li Tinggui's army to comfort and supervise the battle.
The debate between the Great Zhou court on the war ended with the breaking of Qinzhou City. Chai Rong became more determined to take back Qin, Cheng, Jie and Fengzhou, and appointed Wang Jing and the envoy of the Southwest Camp. Hou Dayong was also the deputy envoy of the Southwest Camp, and Xiang Xun was also the chief of the army and horses. Under the strict supervision of the court's orders, the grain and grass from Hezhong Prefecture, Jingzhao Prefecture, Qianzhou and other places were transported to Fengzhou one after another, and some of the spare grains in Qinzhou City were also transported to Fengzhou. After having the grain in his hand, Wang Jing and Xiang Xun's anxiety disappeared. The Zhou army re-arranged troops and fought a protracted battle with the Shu army.
Wang Jing ordered the Hei Diao Army to return to Fengzhou quickly. The original intention was to return to the Zhou army stationed in the northeast of Fengzhou. After careful consideration, Hou Dayong made a bold decision. He was preparing to seize Zhangjiaguan, the major transportation route southwest of Fengzhou, cut off the connection between the Shu army in Fengzhou, Chengzhou, Jiezhou, and Guzhen, and cut off the retreat of the main force of the Shu army.
Shi Hu reminded worriedly: "Last time in Huangniu Village, the Jiedushi was a little bit like you. This time he took action first and then reported. I wonder what the Jiedushi's attitude was?"
Hou Dayong smiled and said, "The order given to me by the Jiedushi is to return to Fengzhou quickly. The Black Eagle Army did not violate the order. We are going back to Fengzhou."
Shi Hu was also amused when he heard this and said, "The Jiedushi's order to return to Fengzhou must mean returning to Fengzhou Daying. The Daying is in the northeast and Zhangjiaguan is in the southwest, which is completely different."
Hou Dayong said: "The emperor will not give any orders outside the country. If you want to obtain consent, it will take more than ten days to go and come. At that time, the cucumber and vegetable fields will be cold." In modern society, transportation is convenient, and it is easy to communicate with the head coach. But now, if you have to obtain the consent of the head general in everything, you cannot grasp the fleeting opportunity.
Hou Dayong said again: "If the Shu army still hears that the silk does not move after the Zhangjia Pass is still alive, then the Shu general will be too serious. We will guard Zhangjia Pass for ten days. If the main force of the Shu army in Fengzhou does not move, we will give up Zhangjia Pass and raid the Jiezhou. The Black Diao Army is a cavalry of all kinds, coming and going like the wind, and catching fish in the water is the specialty of the Black Diao Army."
Hou Dayong led the Black Diao Army to the southwest of Fengzhou. Zhangjiaguan was between Fengzhou and Guzhen, and 400 Shu troops were stationed here. Because the main force of the Shu army was in Fengzhou and Zhangjiaguan belonged to the rear, the Shu army guards did not expect that the Zhou army would suddenly appear. The Black Diao Army successfully attacked and easily captured Zhangjiaguan.
Zhangjiaguan was occupied by the Zhou army, and a stone caused a thousand waves. The chief general of the Shu army, Li Tinggui, suddenly became in a difficult situation.
The general memorial sent Yi Shenzheng to the Shu military camp with the will of the Shu lord Meng Chang. On the surface, it was to express condolences, but in fact it was to supervise the battle, implying the dissatisfaction of the Shu lord. The Shu army commander Li Tinggui knew this well. As a famous general in Shu, Li Tinggui knew very well that he could not eat hot tofu in a hurry. He suppressed his contempt for Yi Shenzheng, analyzed the situation of both sides to his former subordinate with a good attitude, and still insisted on the strategy of stabilizing defense.
The memorial sent Yi Shenzheng to listen to Li Tinggui's explanation and kept sneering in his heart: "A gentleman takes revenge, it's not too late for ten years. Li Tinggui, Li Tinggui, you have today." Ten years ago, Shu and Jin fought in Weizhou. Yi Shenzheng was a captain under Li Tinggui. Yi Shenzheng was born into a wealthy family, with great ambitions and talent but stubbornness. He did not obey military orders, which led to the loss of Liucheng Town, which led to the overall passiveness of the Shu army. Li Tinggui wanted to kill Yi Shenzheng, but after the prime minister pleaded for mercy, Yi Shenzheng was able to avoid death, but was still beaten fifty whips. From then on, Yi Shenzheng formed a deep hatred with Li Tinggui.
Over the past ten years, Li Tinggui led his army to fight with the Tubo people and the Dangxiang people many times, maintaining the safety of the southwest and northwest borders, and has a great reputation. He has earned all the achievements and has become a famous general of the Shu army. Yi Shenzheng's sister is extremely beautiful and is very favored by the Shu lord Meng Chang. Yi Shenzheng thus rose to the point of becoming a high position as a Tongxue envoy. This time he came to Fengzhou with Meng Chang's secret decree. If Li Tinggui is really afraid of the enemy like a tiger, he will deprive him of command and Yi Shenzheng will be fully commanded by the Shu army.
Before Yi Shenzheng finished listening to Li Tinggui's opinion, he interrupted Li Tinggui and said, "Zhangjiaguan only has two or three thousand Zhou troops, and cannot resist the attack of the army. We cannot shake the determination of tens of thousands of troops to fight because of this small matter."
Li Tinggui looked down on Yi Shenzheng from his heart. Yi Shenzheng was once his subordinate. His ability and character were really not worthy of praise. He suppressed his anger and said, "Cheng, the five thousand troops of the rank army attacked Zhangjiaguan several times, but suffered heavy casualties. The Zhou army's crossbows were very serious. Based on this, we can conclude that the Zhou army that captured Zhangjiaguan was the Black Diao Army, Huangniu Bazhai, and Qinzhou City were all destroyed by the Black Diao Army. This army is actually the elite of the Zhou army, and we must not take it lightly."
Seeing that Li Tinggui and Yi Shenzheng were quarreling, Zhao Chongtao, the envoy of the guest province, came forward to smooth things over and said, "The Shu army confronting the Zhou army can remain unmoved for the time being to avoid being occupied by the Zhou army. Although the Black Eagle Army has suffered great damage, the number is not large. It can be adjusted again. The two armies surrounded Zhangjiaguan, and many other sharp weapons such as stone cannons, bed crossbows, etc. to encircle and annihilate the Black Eagle Army at Zhangjiaguan and destroy a sharp claw of the Zhou army."
Li Tinggui nodded and said, "This plan is feasible, and the main force of the Shu army must not move lightly."
Yi Shenzheng sneered: "Commander Li Du is old. The courage to fight bloody battles with the Dangxiang people came there, but he was scared by the only two or three thousand Zhou troops."
Lee Tinggui said angrily: "We are not a joke about military and national affairs. You are a commissar, not a recruitment envoy. I have the final say here."
Yi Shenzheng had a blue face and suddenly said, "The generals received the order." After saying that, he took out an imperial edict from his arms. After reading the imperial edict, Yi Shenzheng said, "Li Tinggui, the commander of the capital of the sage, was afraid of the enemy like a tiger. He was holding a strong army but did not dare to reinforce Qinzhou. Qinzhou was lost, and Li Tinggui could not escape the blame. His Majesty removed Li Tinggui from his position as a recruiting envoy, and he was later appointed as the recruiting envoy. The other generals remained unchanged, and Li Tinggui followed the army to make meritorious contributions."
After hearing the imperial edict, Li Tinggui's face was ashamed, standing there for a while, sighing, "The Shu army is over, Fengzhou is over." Then he slowly walked out of the camp gate. The originally majestic general, in a blink of an eye, had a somewhat restrained back, with an indescribable aging and sadness.
In the Zhou army camp, Wang Jing and Xiang Xun sat by the map, watching the black dots that had changed a lot, and didn't say anything.
After Zhangjiaguan was captured by the Hei Diao Army, Wang Jing and Xiang Xun closely watched the movements of the Shu army. In the past two days, the Shu army finally began to mobilize. A group of Shu army went to Zhangjiaguan to attack the Hei Diao Army, and Shu army was mobilized frequently in various camps.
Wang Jing first spoke: "According to the news from Chengdu Prefecture, the Shu Lord sent Tong to inform Yi Shen to Fengzhou. The Shu army lost Huangniu Bazhai and Qinzhou City. It seems that the Shu Lord could not calm down. Our chance to fight the Shu army with the Shu army is here."
Xiang Xun said: "Zhangjiaguan was occupied by the Hei Diao Army, and the Shu army has been trapped in a passive position. Based on the information currently under control, the Shu army's old tricks are re-used, and the possibility of attacking our food route is extremely high." Xiang Xun pointed to a map and said: "If the Shu army wants to attack our food route, it must go through in addition."
Wang Jing clapped his hands and laughed: "It's really a hero who sees the same thing."
Chapter completed!