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Chapter 436 Capture Nanzheng City
Chapter 436 Capture Nanzheng City
Huang Zhong knew that the battlefield in the rear was at a critical moment, and he must not let Xiahou Dun's [-] cavalry pass. Otherwise, Cao Hong's [-] infantry would cooperate with Xiahou Dun's cavalry, and they might be able to hold out until the next wave of reinforcements arrived.
Although Xu Shu had many troops, he had no cavalry. If Xiahou Dun tried his best to use up all the [-] cavalry, he might be able to delay the arrival of reinforcements sent by Cao Cao, and then all these days of hard work would be in vain.
Huang Zhong personally drew the bow and shot, and the arrows shot without fail. He shot and killed ten Cao soldiers in a row. Cao Jun was terrified and frightened.
Zhang He was furious and killed two cowering soldiers in a row, and then charged forward with a shield in one hand and a knife in the other.
Huang Zhong also personally led the troops to greet him, and at the same time said to the deputy general Zhuo Ying: "Don't worry about me, as long as Xiahou Dun dares to lead the cavalry to charge, shoot hard at the opponent's cavalry."
When Xiahou Dun and Zhang He saw Huang Zhong working so hard, it must be that Nanzheng was at a critical juncture. Perhaps Cao Hong could no longer hold on, so they rushed forward as hard as they could.
But the five thousand crossbowmen on the other side are too sharp, relying on the terrain, they are arranged on the hillsides on both sides of the road, covered by rocks and condescending.Huang Zhong led [-] infantry to line up to block the road, with shield bearers in front and spearmen behind, especially the veteran Huang Zhong, who was over seventy years old and still had the courage of ten thousand men.
The two sides confronted each other for two days, but Xiahou Dun was still unable to break through Huang Zhong's line of defense.
Just when Xiahou Dun was extremely anxious, reinforcements came from the opposite side.
It turned out that after the city was broken, after fierce street fighting, Cao Jun finally completely collapsed under the siege of [-] troops. Du Xi, Xia Houshang, Han Hao and others died in battle, and Cao Xiu was injured and captured.Of the [-] Cao soldiers, [-] died in battle, and the rest discarded their weapons and surrendered. Cao Hong and Guo Huai fled with only a few dozen cavalrymen abandoning the city.
Cao Hong wanted to flee to Yangping Pass and continue to defend with Zhang Yun, but Guo Huai expected that with Xu Shu's wisdom, he would definitely send troops to wait for them in advance, and they would definitely not be able to reach Yangping Pass alone.So Cao Hong had no choice but to follow Guo Huai's advice, continue to flee north, and then take the Bao ramp to pass.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Xu Shu continued to wipe out the remnants of Cao's army in the city, and at the same time ordered Li Yan to lead [-] troops to support Huang Zhong.
Xiahoudun and Zhang He were immediately upset when they saw that the other side had come for reinforcements. Since the other side's reinforcements had arrived, it meant that the war on Nanzheng's side had ended. The result was obvious. Cao Hong must have been defeated. Nanzheng The city is lost.
In desperation, Xiahou Dun and Zhang He had no choice but to retreat back to Yangping Pass, hoping to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
At the same time, Li Yan brought Xu Shu's military orders. If Xiahou Dun retreated, he would go to Yangping Pass and go to the stronghold after resting, waiting for the main force to come to join him.
Two days later, Xu Shu restored the order in Nanzheng and basically pacified the counties in Hanzhong, and Pang Tong and Guan Yu also led their troops to Nanzheng.
Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Fazheng and others agreed that although Nanzheng had been occupied and the entire Hanzhong was basically in their hands, there was still a hidden danger, that is, Yangping Pass was still in the hands of Cao Jun.This is the west gate of Hanzhong. If you don't take it back as soon as possible, it's hard to say whether Hanzhong will be able to defend it when Cao Cao personally leads the army.
Therefore, the Chu army should take down Yangping Pass as soon as possible, so that Cao Jun can be completely blocked out.However, leadership needs to be established before the next step in military action can be taken.
At this time, among the generals and advisers of the Chu army on the western front, Ma Chao had the highest official rank, but Guan Yu must have the highest status in the Chu army, because he was not only the Marquis, but also Zhang Wu's second uncle.Although Zhang Song's rank is not low, he is a civil servant and cannot intervene in military affairs.
Among the three military divisions Pang Tong, Xu Shu and Fazheng, Pang Tong is the number one military division as a military division offering wine, but Zhang Wu has long made it clear that the military commander of the entire western front is Xu Shu, and Xu Shu has the final decision on all military operations Therefore, everyone agreed to accept Xu Shu's command.
Therefore, Xu Shu ordered Zhang Song, Fazheng and Wu Yi to lead [-] troops to stay in Nanzheng, continue to track down the hidden Cao army's defeated troops, transport food and supplies, treat wounded soldiers, and so on.
Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Guan Yu, Zhang Ren, Li Yan, Pang De and others led an army of [-] to attack Yangping Pass.
Although after a long period of fighting, the soldiers of the Chu army were very tired, but as the saying goes, it is necessary to strike while the iron is hot. It is necessary to take advantage of the victory and the high morale to take down Yangping Pass in one go, giving the whole Hanzhong battle Come to a perfect ending.
After Zhang Wu stayed in Huainan for a period of time, he left Gan Ning to lead [-] sailors to defend the Huai River defense line. Su coordinated and handled the political affairs in Huainan.
Most of these people were born in Huainan, and they have a close relationship with Jiangdong. They can coordinate the relationship between the two sides very well, which is conducive to the rapid stabilization and digestion of Huainan.
Zhang Wu also transferred one person to Gan Ning's command, that is his brother-in-law Ma Su.It has been two years since Ma Di followed He Qi to conquer the Shanyue tribe, and he has grown taller and stronger again. After two years of training, he is really good at both civil and military skills, and he is much more mature and stable than before.
General He Qi of Pingnan spoke very highly of Ma Di, saying that Ma Di had the talent of a general and his future achievements would be limitless.Ma Di was trained by Zhang Wu since he was a child. He was taught by Ni Heng, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others in turn.
In Zhang Wu's plan, after taking Huainan, the Eastern Front will not use troops for a few years, because crossing the Huaihe River to the north is a flat river, and it is impossible to fight against Cao Jun without strong cavalry. Make trouble and harass Xuzhou eastward.
Therefore, it is relatively safer to arrange Ma Di here, and there is also a chance to exercise. By the way, let Ma Di be familiar with water warfare.Moreover, Ma Di is Zhang Wu's brother-in-law, and his sister is Zhang Wu's official wife. Everyone knows that as Zhang Wu becomes stronger and stronger, Ma Di's future will be limitless in the future, so it may be inconvenient for someone to arrange it elsewhere.
But Gan Ning was Zhang Wu's sworn brother and the number one general in the army. He had watched Ma Di grow up, so he naturally had no worries about disciplining Ma Di.
Zhuge Liang returned to Jianye to guard against Zang Ba in Guangling together with Ding Feng and Lu Xun. Zhang Wu planned to wait for the Hanzhong battle to be completely over before rescheduling Zhuge Liang's work after a while. He knew that what Zhuge Liang was best at was actually being at the center to coordinate the overall situation .
Then Zhang Wu took Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wenpin, Wei Yan, Liu Pan and other generals back to Xiangyang, and the rest of the troops returned to Chaisang, Jiangxia and other places.It's been a year and a half since he left home, and he can finally go back to reunite with his wife and children. He misses the beauties and wives day and night, but as a man, he still puts his career first.
(End of this chapter)