Mi Han

Chapter 303 Silent Sobs Wishing You New Year Greetings

Chapter 303 Silent Sobs Wishing You New Year Greetings

Fancheng was an important town for Cao Wei to guard against Guan Yu in Jingzhou, so even after Zhang Liao assembled a large army to attack Guan Yu, he still left about [-] Wei troops in Fancheng to guard.

Three thousand Wei troops may not sound like much, but for a strong city with high walls and thick walls, it is not difficult for three thousand soldiers to defend the city for a short time under the command of a general who knows the art of war.

And the one Zhang Liao left behind to guard Fancheng was none other than Zhao Yan, who was the military advisor of General Zhennan at the time.

Zhao Yan came from a famous family and was familiar with classics and history since childhood.

Because of his good family education, he was one of the Four Famous Men of Yingchuan along with Yangzhai Xinpi, Xuchang Chen Qun, and Dingling Duxi when he was weak.

Zhao Yan is not a person who has made a name for himself.

Before he was 30 years old, he had been dormant in Jingzhou looking for the Ming Lord. Later, after he chose to join Cao Cao, his official position was not high at the beginning.

In the past few decades, Zhao Yan has been promoted from a county magistrate all the way to the current Minister of the Great Wei, the captain of the son-in-law, and the prefect of Nanyang.

In the past days, Zhao Yan did not make any military exploits, but he was able to climb to the current high position based on his political achievements alone, which shows his impressive achievements in political achievements.

And Zhao Yan's most outstanding achievement in terms of political achievements is that he is the most powerful guard in the Cao Wei regime in the history of the Cao Cao era.

The post of guard was first created by Cao Cao, but it was Zhao Yan who made the post of guard shine and established its important position in Cao Wei's military system.

The Battle of Chibi coincided with the period when Zhao Yan served as the guard.

During that time, almost all Cao Wei's generals with different surnames were under his supervision, including the five sons who later became famous all over the world.

At that time, one-third of the military power in the entire Central Plains was in the hands of Zhao Yan.

After Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi, it was Zhao Yan who took care of Cao Cao's rear, so that the situation in the Central Plains would not be corrupted.

It can be seen from this that Zhao Yan's personal martial arts strategy is not bad.

It is precisely because of Zhao Yan's experience that his prestige in the Wei army is not low at all.

When discussing the candidate for Liuzhen Fancheng, Zhao Yan was not so much appointed by Zhang Liao as Zhao Yan was the candidate that all the generals hoped for.

Before the start of the war, Zhang Liao and other Wei generals had great confidence in this general.

It's just that you don't think about winning, you think about losing first.

As a group of Wei generals with rich combat experience, they will definitely also consider the issue of the army's retreat in case their own side is defeated.

And handing over Fancheng, the back route of the army, to Zhao Yan's hands, all Wei generals felt very at ease.

They believed that even if Wei Jun was defeated, with Zhao Yan present, he would definitely find a good way out for Wei as he did during the Battle of Chibi back then.

Zhao Yan did not disappoint the Wei generals.

Although Zhao Yan had full confidence in Zhang Liao's expedition this time, he, who was always shrewd and capable, did not take it lightly.

After Zhang Liao's army left Fancheng, Zhao Yan carefully arranged the defense of Fancheng.

After arranging the defense of Fancheng, Zhao Yan did not enter Fancheng.

He has been standing on the south wall of Fancheng and looking into the distance.

The distance of more than ten miles, and there are many mountains and forests outside Fancheng, so even if Zhao Yan is condescending, he can't see anything with his far-sighted eyes.

But even so, Zhao Yan's eyes were faintly filled with some worries.

This is not the first time Zhao Yan has come to the border of Fancheng.

When Guan Yu besieged Fancheng for the first time, Cao Cao worried that Xu Huang would not be Guan Yu's opponent, so he asked Zhao Yan to serve as Xu Huang's guard and lead the army south with Xu Huang.

When Xu Huang led tens of thousands of Wei troops out of the camp to attack Guan Yu's camp under Guan Yu's plan to lure the enemy, Xu Huang also asked Zhao Yan to stay in the camp.

So today's scene is the same as back then, when Zhao Yan watched the high-spirited Xu Huang lead the army to attack at night, and today Zhao Yan watched the smug Zhang Liao lead the army.

Well, the famous general of flowing water, the iron-struck Zhao Yan.

The reason why Zhao Yan felt a little worried was not because he doubted the fighting power of the Wei army, nor was it because he didn't believe in Zhang Liao's ability.

It's just because Xu Huang back then was quite similar to Zhang Liao today, and Xu Huang's fate back then was not good.

So in Zhao Yan's heart, he was always worried about Wei Jun's expedition this time.

However, there is no basis for this worry. At least from the obvious point of view, the probability of Wei Jun winning this battle is quite high.

What's more, the imperial decree of Wei Emperor Cao Pi has been issued, and no one can defy it.

So even though he was worried, Zhao Yan did not choose to dissuade Zhang Liao from going out.

He just stood on the southern city of Fancheng with a worried heart, thinking about getting news from the front line as soon as possible.

And just three hours after Wei Jun's expedition, Zhao Yan got the news he had been thinking about all along.

In Zhao Yan's line of sight, many Wei troops in disorderly formations were appearing one after another in the south of Fancheng.

This scene caused a drastic change in Zhao Yan's pupils.

And after those Wei troops ran closer to Fancheng, Zhao Yan could see the state of those Wei troops more clearly.

Covered in blood, incomplete armor, unarmed, and even many Wei Jun's faces were full of horror.

After seeing this scene, Zhao Yan's pupils no longer changed.

His entire face had turned pale, and his body, which was standing upright, was so frightened by this scene that he stepped back several steps in a row, and then bent unconsciously.

Although Zhao Yan has never commanded a specific battle, his understanding of the army is no worse than that of ordinary veterans.

After more and more Wei troops appeared outside Fan in this way, he knew very well what the outcome of the battle between the two armies in Frontline City was.

lost!

Lost!

After realizing this cruel fact, Zhao Yan couldn't help covering his chest with his hands.

Although he was worried in advance, Zhao Yan only thought that it was his own cranky thinking.

So now when the worry in Zhao Yan's heart has come true, Zhao Yan's heart is not prepared as expected, but is full of unbelievable panic.

I thought it was a nightmare, but now the nightmare has come true, how can Zhao Yan accept it.

In the eyes of the already aged Zhao Yan, there was a look of panic like those of the Wei soldiers under the city.

Although he doesn't know the specific battle situation on the front line now, it can be seen from the state of the Wei army below the city that the Wei army on the front line must have suffered a terrible defeat.

Otherwise, at least the Wei army would not have fled back to Fancheng like a defeated army.

But how is this possible?

That is the master of a hundred battles of the [-] Wei Dynasty!

As the cruel facts continued to impact Zhao Yan's thoughts, Zhao Yan's breathing became more and more rapid.

There were even tears in his eyes.

Although Boran has gone through wind and rain, he is crying silently now.

He was grieving for the tiger and wolf teachers of the [-] Great Wei, and he was also mourning for the future of the Great Wei.

It's just that Zhao Yan is not an ordinary person.

Even though his mind was fluctuating violently now, when his personal guards came over to help him, Zhao Yan forced himself to calm down from his panic and sadness.

He knows that he must not mess up now.

Zhao Yan raised his head slowly, he looked at his bodyguard with red eyes, he gently shook off the hand of the bodyguard who wanted to help him.

Zhao Yan straightened himself up, and then he took heavy steps, moving his body to the edge of the city wall step by step.

At this time, more and more Wei troops fled back from the front line under Fancheng.

It looks like there are thousands of them.

Although most of the Wei troops died or surrendered in the main battlefield, after all, the battlefield is extending in all directions, and the tens of thousands of Wei troops collapsed too quickly, so many Wei troops still fled the battlefield.

As for the Wei army who fled the battlefield, their first choice must be to flee back to Fancheng.

For Wei Jun, who has experienced such a terrifying scene just now, there is nothing like the city wall to bring them a sense of security.

Thousands of Wei Jun fled desperately for a long time and finally saw Fancheng, tears appeared in their eyes.

This is the touch of escape.

It's not easy to see a home at last!

Thousands of Wei troops fled from the front line all the way back to outside Fancheng, which already consumed too much energy.

But the moment they saw Fancheng, a final force erupted from their bodies inexplicably.

That force made their speed suddenly increase.

Escape, it will be safe to flee back to Fancheng!

This is the only thought on the minds of all Wei Jun, even those Wei generals who escaped by chance.

But this scene made Zhao Yan, who was standing by the city wall again, frowned deeply.

According to common sense, if one's own army was defeated and returned to the city, then he would definitely open the city gate.

It's just that the current situation of the battle ahead is unclear, and the Wei army outside the city is in a state of rout, and the formation is very scattered.

If when he opened the city gate, the Han army suddenly appeared outside the city gate and took the opportunity to attack the city, then Fancheng might not be safe.

Just as Zhao Yan was standing on the city wall and thinking, Wei Jun, who was running the fastest under the city wall, had already reached the moat.

But after that part of the Wei army reached the moat, they saw that the suspension bridge on the city wall had not been lowered.

Driven by the desire to survive, they couldn't help cursing at their comrades on the city wall.

At this time, most of the Wei troops who were able to flee outside Fancheng had the strongest desire to survive.

For such a Wei army, Fancheng, which obviously protected themselves and could protect them, was right in front of them, but the friendly army in the city wall did not open the city gate to let them enter the city, how could they bear it.

There are still many in this part of the Wei army, who just attacked their own army formation.

Now that this kind of thing has been done, of course he has the courage to insult Zhao Yan on the city wall and the Wei army guarding the city.

What's more, in this part of the Wei army, there are still many Wei generals who survived the catastrophe.

For example, Zhu Shuo and others are among them.

In the chaotic army just now, even Zhang Liao, Cao Xiu and other famous generals could not stabilize their formation, let alone Zhu Shuo, who is good at playing tricks and tricks.

Almost at the moment when the formation of his own army was disrupted by the rout, Zhu Shuo led a group of personal guards and fled from the battlefield.

Zhu Shuo's character is irritable, and he always thinks highly of himself, and looks down on anyone except Cao Pi.

With such a personality, Zhu Shuo doesn't care whether Zhao Yan, who is guarding the city, is a prestigious veteran. Now in his eyes, Zhao Yan is an enemy who wants to put him to death.

Compared with the yelling of the defeated Wei army without specifying the target, Zhu Shuo directly pointed at Zhao Yan's nose under the city wall and insulted him.

Zhu Shuo knew why Zhao Yan hesitated to open the city gate, but because he knew, he was even more afraid.

The longer the time drags on, he doesn't know if something will happen to Fancheng, but he will definitely be able to if he loses the protection of the city.

His future is still bright, and he must not die here.

It's just that no matter how the thousands of Wei Jun below insulted him, Zhao Yan pretended not to hear it.

Even though he was pointed at his nose and scolded, his heart was filled with shame and anger.

But out of his own sense of responsibility, Zhao Yan would not open the city gate easily.

He also saw Zhu Shuo below the city.

It's just that although Zhu Shuo was deeply loved by Cao Pi, he was just a lucky minister.

For such a person, as long as he can defend Fancheng, coupled with his own prestige in the Great Wei, even if Zhu Shuo joins him in front of Cao Pi in the future, Zhao Yan will not be afraid.

And because of Zhao Yan's prestige in the army, even though he was insulted by his colleagues under the city wall in every possible way, Wei Jun in Fancheng had a look of shame on his face, but Wei Jun never disobeyed Zhao Yan's order to lower the suspension bridge.

But with the passage of time, more and more Wei army routs below Fancheng gathered more and more Wei generals.

Finally, when Cao Xiu appeared under the city wall, the thousands of Wei troops under the city wall were defeated as if they had found their backbone.

Thousands of defeated Wei troops slowly swarmed around Cao Xiu, asking him to order Zhao Yan on the city wall to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate.

As the deputy general of this battle, Cao Xiu is currently the highest commander of the Wei army inside and outside Fancheng when the main general Zhang Liao is nowhere to be seen.

Sure enough, when Cao Xiu began to issue orders to Zhao Yan on the city wall, a look of hesitation began to appear on Zhao Yan's face.

And because of Cao Xiu's appearance, Wei Jun in Fancheng also showed hesitation on his face, and they all looked at Zhao Yan.

In terms of leadership, they should obey Cao Xiu's command.

And because of Cao Xiu's support, the insults of the thousands of defeated Wei troops under the city wall became even higher.

In such a situation of internal and external difficulties, Zhao Yan thought of Cao Xiu's status as unusual.

Zhu Shuo was not from a noble family, and he was just a lucky minister, while Cao Xiu is one of the representatives of the current Cao clan.

Even because of Cao Cao's appreciation for Cao Xiu when he was alive, his prestige in Wei Guozhong is very deep.

If such a person was killed by the Han army because he did not open the city gate and let him live outside, Zhao Yan could not bear the consequences.

So even though he was worried in his heart, Zhao Yan finally gritted his teeth and gave the order to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate.

It's impossible for him to worry about anything, so just come.

When the wide suspension bridge was lowered with a loud "quack" sound, the faces of thousands of defeated Wei troops outside Fancheng all showed joyful expressions.

This means they are saved!

But just when thousands of Wei troops were defeated and excited, they began to cross the suspension bridge.

Behind these thousands of Wei soldiers, about [-] elite soldiers wearing Wei military uniforms began to slowly appear from the mountains outside Fancheng.

These three thousand elite soldiers were the Han army led by Mi Yang himself.

Seeing that the suspension bridge in Fancheng in front had been completely lowered, and many Wei soldiers were defeated and started to cross the bridge, Mi Yang raised his right hand.

On his right hand, a red cloth is tied.

And the same is true of the three thousand Han troops behind him.

Seeing that some of the fastest-running Wei troops had begun to enter the city gate, a smile appeared on the corner of Mi Yang's mouth.

Old dog, that's it?

I thought you weren't going to open the door.

But since you've opened the door to welcome guests, I'll go to Fancheng to give you "New Year's greetings"!

　In the past few days, let’s start with one chapter a day.

The first month is busier than the Chinese New Year.

Soy Sauce borrows this chapter at the same time, like book friends all over the country to wish a new year.

I wish you all a prosperous and happy life in the new year.

(End of this chapter)