Chapter 142 Attacking Shangyong
After instructing Captain Wan to kill Zhao Yun, Shen Yi took his personal entourage and went straight to the new city.
The two counties of Shangyong and Wei Xing were positioned in Cao Wei to guard against the Shu Han and serve as the front line to fight against the Shu army. When Meng Da was still in Xincheng, there were as many as 30,000 troops stationed in the three Shangyong counties.
But because the Shu army had never invaded, the garrison establishment here was cut again and again. Coupled with Mengda's rebellion, the military strength of the three Shangyong counties was greatly reduced.
There are currently about 10,000 troops garrisoned here, but they are all arranged to Xincheng County and controlled by the Huainan Military Region. This resulted in Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing, having to go to the new city to move reinforcements when the Shu army invaded.
Fortunately, Shangyong is not far from Xincheng, even if the road is rough, it only takes a few days. He handed over all the troops he had to his captain, believing that he would be able to kill Zhao Yun!
Shen Yi's idea is perfect, as long as we reach Xincheng, everything will be fine.
However, when he was passing through the mountain road with his personal entourage, he was preparing to rush to the new city. Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting in the forest on the roadside, and a large number of arrows flew towards them.
Shen Yi was shocked and jumped off the horse to avoid the arrow. His soldiers were caught off guard and dozens of them were shot to death immediately.
"What's going on? I didn't remember that there were bandits nearby?" Shen Yi was horrified and didn't expect that she would be robbed.
The territory of Shangyong is mountainous, and there are many mountain bandits and mountain people. But Shen Yi, as the biggest local powerhouse, has many connections with them. This is also the reason why Shen Yi dared to take the main road to the new city to ask for help with a hundred people.
But this time he was afraid that he was in trouble, because the people who attacked him were not Shangyong bandits at all.
After a round of arrows was fired, a large number of soldiers in Shu army uniforms shouted out from the mountains and forests. The leader was a skilled general who led the Shu army to attack directly.
"Shu Army!" Shen Yi was shocked after just one glance, especially since the leading Shu general was a familiar face.
"open……"
"Pfft!" The leading Shu general moved quickly, and before Shen Yi could finish speaking, he was already in front of him.
A flash of sword light flashed, and Shen Yi flew backwards. His own soldiers were also overwhelmed by the Shu army at once, and they had no resistance at all.
"Don't stop! Go to Xincheng and ask for help!!"
Shen Yi yelled out the last words with difficulty, then fell to the ground and lost her breath. Blood flowed from the fingertips, pointing in the direction of the new city.
"Fu Jun!"
"Fu Jun is dead!"
The few remaining guards obviously had no ability to run away, and were quickly surrounded by the Shu army and killed them all.
"General Zhang, all the enemy invaders have been killed. We can continue on our way!"
An officer of the Shu army checked and confirmed that no one was alive before he bowed his hands to the leading general and said.
This general is none other than Zhang He, who has died in prison!
Not long after he faked his death, his family was expelled from Luoyang as Zhuge Liang expected.
After all, Luoyang is a high-consumption life, and the reason why I let you stay there was to restrict Zhang He. Now that Zhang He was not only defeated and guilty, but also died outside, the court can no longer give you money for your enjoyment.
So without waiting for Cao Rui to say anything, the Luoyang clan took the initiative and expelled Zhang He's family.
Once out of Luoyang, it will be much easier to get Zhang He's family to Shu without anyone noticing. Zhuge Liang specially sent people to plan for a long time, and finally brought all Zhang He's family back to Chengdu.
Everyone in the family was pulled over, and Zhang He lost his last trace of concern. After Zhuge Liang took Liu Chan to the Chengdu dungeon to persuade him to surrender, Zhang He then asked to surrender to the Shu Han.
He transformed from the right general of Cao Wei to the queen general of Shu Han. Although his status is a little lower, this is Zhang He's starting point!
This battle was Zhang He's first mission when he descended to Shu. As a surprise soldier, he cooperated with Zhao Yun to capture the Shangyong counties.
It's just that Zhang He was lucky. He led 5,000 elite troops over the mountains and crossed the mountains. As soon as they came out of the mountains, they ran into Shen Yi's troops. So Zhang He, who happened to lack military exploits, accepted Shen Yi's head with a smile.
"Let's set off as soon as possible! We must rush to Changwei County before Xincheng Wei Jun receives the news!" Zhang He nodded and looked at Shen Yi with no emotion at all, and even some contempt.
"As long as we occupy Changwei County and intercept the Shangyong Mountain Road, the Shangyong counties can be defeated without attacking. It will not be too late to wait for General Zilong to lead the army and then slowly attack the new city!"
After Zhang He beheaded Shen Yi, he quickly led his troops eastward to attack Changwei County, the easternmost county of Shangyong County.
Although Shangyong County and Weixing County have dangerous terrain. But there are not many soldiers and horses. With Zhao Yun's level, it is not difficult for the lord to conquer this place.
The mission of Zhang He's trip was similar to that of Ma Di's trip to the street pavilion. It was Jueyongdao who blocked Xincheng's reinforcements and cooperated with Zhao Yun to capture Shangyong.
It has to be said that although Zhang He has been targeted and bullied by the superiors in Cao Wei over the years, his prestige is still very high.
When Zhang He arrived in Changwei County with hundreds of troops in the vanguard, the county magistrate immediately lost his fighting spirit and opened the door to surrender when he saw that it was Zhang He. The Shu army surrendered without a fight. Zhang He quickly led his troops to defend the city and sent troops to guard the alleys to prevent the Wei army from sneaking through the new city.
It was not until Zhang He defended Changwei County for three days that the Wei army in Xincheng County received news from the front line.
"What kind of illness does Shu Dog have? It's not enough to fight the rats in Jiangdong, so you want to come and have a chance with me, the great Wei?"
Li Fu, the governor of Xincheng, was Mengda's former confidant and was responsible for the garrison in Xincheng. But don't think that this is Mengda's crony and that he is close to the Shu Han. This is one of the main figures who harmed Mengda.
Meng Da was defeated and killed when he opened the door and surrendered. As a result, Li Fu was promoted and took over the affairs of the new city.
When he heard that the Shu army suddenly came out of Weixing County, he was very dismissive.
"These Sichuan dogs! Why don't you lead them in their caves and come to our Wei territory to beg for food!" Li Fu sneered, pulled out his sword and walked out.
"Let me personally go to the formation to kill the enemy general, and let the Western Shu thieves see how powerful our Wei Dynasty is!"
"General! The Shu army has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and its vanguard is said to have reached Shangyong!" Seeing that the general was careless, the deputy general quickly continued to report.
"Then again, it is too dangerous for the Shu army to attack us head-on. As a general of the Wei Dynasty, I need to learn to defend the city and let the Shu army bleed blood under the city!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Fu had already re-sheathed his sword and turned to get the military talisman.
Even if his Shu army has thousands of troops, if he wants to capture Shangyong, he has to step over my body. "
"General, the commander of the Shu army is the famous general Zhao Yun, and the commander of the partial army is said to be Zhang He..."
"This is a treacherous plan of the Shu army! It is intended to lure us to help Shangyong and catch them all in one fell swoop!"
At some point, Li Fu had sat back down again, slapping the table and yelling.
"We have the duty to guard the new city and we cannot let the Shu army succeed!"
"Pass on my orders. All ministries must abide by them. Anyone who dares to speak out will be killed!"