Chapter 875: Chaos in Hanzhong

"If I meet Jia Xu again, I will kill him!"

There are only a few thousand remnants of soldiers around Lu Bu, and entering the difficult and dangerous Meridian Road, marching all the way may lose some soldiers and horses.

Meridian Road near Chang'an City, you can go to Hanzhong.

During the Shu Han period, Wei Yan once planned to attack Chang'an City along the Meridian Road.

In fact, Cao Zhen, the general of Cao Wei, really tried to attack the Shu Han via the Meridian Road, but in the rainy season, it took Cao Jun a month to walk half of the distance, and Cao Zhen was ordered to retreat.

One of the reasons why Zhuge Liang rejected Ziwu Dao's conspiracy is probably that Ziwu Dao is not easy to walk.

Lu Bu and Li Yuanhao fled into Ziwu Valley to avoid Chutian's Bingfeng and Xuanna.

"The only one you can rely on is me. When we arrive in Hanzhong, we can make a comeback!"

Li Yuanhao still did not give up.

There are cliffs on both sides of Ziwu Road, connected by ancient or even damaged plank roads, some of which are even suspended on the mountainside, surrounded by clouds and mist.

In Hanzhong County, the terrain is closed, but the wind is surging, and it has become a competition field for all forces.

The leader of Hanzhong advocated that he was suffering in his heart and could not tell.

He helped Chutian send troops to attack Xiliang, and now Hanzhong has become a refuge for some ambitious generals, and it is in chaos.

No matter how closed the terrain was, the beacon fire finally burned from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.

The rebels of the Di people had already invaded Hanzhong from Wudu County. Fu Jian, the leader of the Di people, was unable to get off the tiger, and he faced Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the generals of the Hanzhong army.

The main generals of the Hanzhong Army, Li Zicheng and Zhang Jiao, resisted Yang Su's offensive, but Chen Sheng and Wu Guang could only resist the Di rebels who invaded Hanzhong.

The generals of Hanzhong did not know how many soldiers and horses came from Wudu County, and who led them.

In addition to the large number of low-level peasant troops, Zhang Dao did not have many first-class commanders. He had to send Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to command more than 100,000 peasant troops.

The peasant armies of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang outnumbered the Di rebels who entered Hanzhong.

However, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang did not know that they were at a disadvantage.

Di people are brave and aggressive,

There are also fierce generals leading the team. Although Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are the leaders of the peasant army, they may not be qualified commanders.

"Deng Qiang, Zhang Hao, do you dare to go with me and break the enemy's formation?"

The Di people fiercely led Lv Guang to fight against the 20,000-strong enemy.

"Why don't you dare!"

Deng Qiang holds a spear and has a majestic build.

"Happy to accompany you!"

Zhang Hao swung his spear.

Before rushing into the battle, Deng Qiang said to his lieutenant general Xu Cheng: "Take care of my lord, don't let him get hurt."

"yes."

On the surface, Xu Cheng was responsible for protecting Fu Jian, but in fact he was also monitoring Fu Jian.

Fu Jian tends to Sinicize, but Lu Guang, Deng Qiang and others want to become kings on their own, want to conquer Hanzhong, merge with Wudu County, and establish a kingdom, and these generals will become the rulers of Di Kingdom.

Fu Jian lacked the force to protect himself, so he could only let Lu Guang, Deng Qiang and others command the troops.

Three fierce generals, led about 20,000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry as backup, only 30,000 troops, and took the initiative to attack Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's more than 100,000 people!

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's army of more than 100,000 troops was overwhelming.

However, with a population of several million in Hanzhong, it is impossible to produce iron armor enough to equip hundreds of thousands of troops in a short period of time.

Therefore, the armor of most of the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang armies is only leather armor, or even no armor. The elites who are really equipped with iron armor are mainly half body armor.

Facing the Diren cavalry who were fewer than themselves but took the initiative to attack, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's army had no intention of retreating at all!

"Di people don't take us seriously!"

"Princes and generals are kind to each other!"

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang seemed to be provoked by the generals of the Di people. The opponent attacked more with less, which meant they looked down on Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. Therefore, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang took the initiative to form a formation to meet the rebels of the Di people!

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have the ability to boost morale. Before the decisive battle, their legions worked hard, their morale was high, and their combat power rose to the peak!

The infantry in the front row is holding a cowhide shield, and the infantry in the rear is holding a spear, forming a dense spear phalanx!

The front is defended with an indestructible spear phalanx, and a large number of crossbowmen are supplemented on both sides in an attempt to suppress the Diren cavalry!

The war horse galloped, and Lu Guang was not afraid of the majestic peasant army at the end of Qin Dynasty!

Among the peasant armies at the end of Qin Dynasty, the two armies Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were really strong, while Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were a bit weaker and were suppressed by the reacting Qin army.

If they were facing Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the Di rebels would not dare to be so arrogant.

Facing Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, they galloped on their horses and charged!

Lu Guang was responsible for the frontal breakthrough, while Deng Qiang and Zhang Hao cooperated tacitly, each leading a cavalry, separated from the main force of the Di people's rebel army, and attacked Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's flanks!

The three fierce generals joined forces, and the Diren cavalry rolled up billowing dust!

They have the ability to weaken the morale of the opponent. When the Di cavalry launched an attack, the morale of the originally high-spirited peasant army began to drop rapidly!

Deng Qiang had already fought fiercely with the peasant army on the left wing. From time to time, horses fell to the ground after being shot by bows and arrows. Deng Qiang completely ignored the casualties of the cavalry under his command. The horses trampled on the large cowhide shields. Deng Qiang swept away!

Relying on his own strength, Deng Qiang forcibly opened a small breakthrough for the Diren cavalry in the rear!

The Diren cavalry then came, and a large number of cavalry rushed to the breach. After hundreds of Diren cavalry were shot and killed by crossbows, Deng Qiang's cavalry tore apart the left-wing peasant army!

The 10,000 cavalry forcefully broke through the formation with the impact of their horses!

Tens of thousands of peasant troops were crushed by the war horses. The high morale bonus brought by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang soon disappeared, and the formation of the peasant army collapsed.

"Go forward and fight the enemy soldiers!"

A general of the peasant army drove the reserve team forward to block the advancing Deng Qiang.

However, the reserve team of the Peasant Army hesitated, and the ferocity of the Di people's cavalry made them fear and panic.

Deng Qiang's war horse did not know when it had arrived. The horse's hooves of the war horse were raised high, Deng Qiang was condescending, and nailed the peasant general to the ground with a spear!

The sharp spear pierces through the armor of the generals of the Peasant Army almost effortlessly!

Kill it with one spear!

Deng Qiang stretched out his hand again and pulled out the spear, which was covered with blood.

"hiss……"

The surrounding peasant soldiers were even more terrified. Deng Qiang's bravery was beyond their imagination.

"Who dares to fight?!"

Deng Qiang yelled, and the ring-shoulder knife in the hand of a peasant soldier fell to the ground. He was frightened by Deng Qiang and dropped his weapon.

On the front, Lu Guang used light cavalry to interfere with the formation of the peasant army, and then used heavy cavalry to attack Chen Sheng's peasant army in turns. Lu Guang charged back and forth four times with spears among the peasant army, and Chen Sheng's peasant army collapsed.

"The Di people are fierce and invincible!"

Chen Sheng was gradually unable to control the peasant army. Once the morale of the peasant army was broken, it would be powerless to recover.

It seems that the peasant army has an advantage in strength, but most of the peasant army is a low-level unit recruited by Zhang Dao with the characteristics of explosive soldiers. They lack experience and are attacked by the experienced Di cavalry, and they are defeated for thousands of miles.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang fled.

The Di cavalry took advantage of the situation to pursue, expanded the results of the battle, and occupied the surrounding cities and villages.

"This is a complete betrayal of the Han Empire, it's hard to deal with..."

Facing the tricky situation, Fu Jian had no choice but to restrain his subordinates.

When the troubled times lost order, these out-of-control warriors acted according to their own preferences, and as leaders, they could only follow the trend.

"In this battle, 20,000 people were beheaded, 40,000 people were captured alive, and the rest of them ran away. What a joy!"

After defeating Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, Lu Guang, Deng Qiang, Zhang Hao and other former Qin generals gathered around the fire.

It was the end of the twelfth year of the feudal lord's calendar, and the cold winter had already begun, and Hanzhong was also full of chills.

The Diren cavalry did not fight well with Xu Fengnian's army, but they were invincible after entering Hanzhong. It also indirectly shows that the Hanzhong peasant army is quite different from the brave and combative army brought back by Xu Fengnian from outside the pass.

"My lord, in less than a day, we will be able to march to Nanzheng County. By then, you will be the Heavenly King of the Di Kingdom, the Great Chanyu, and the King of Hanzhong."

Lu Guang, Deng Qiang, Zhang Hao and other generals congratulated Fu Jian in advance.

Fu Jian was forcibly pushed to the top by his subordinates, with a bitter face.

Zhang Dao was still fighting the invading Yang Su army in the south of Hanzhong. Hearing that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were defeated, he frowned.

Although Zhang Dao still has the status of a prince, his situation is the same as that of Zhang Lu in history.

The population of Hanzhong is really not enough. A few million people have to block the attacks of princes with a population of tens of millions.

At present, Li Zicheng is still Zhang Dao's number one military general, and there is a big gap with Yang Su and others. Yang Su was the number one commander of the Sui Dynasty, and he was also resourceful, which is really not comparable to Li Zicheng.

Zhang Dao could still rely on the steep terrain between Hanzhong and Chengdu to defend, but Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were defeated, and the Di rebels looted everywhere, and Hanzhong was in danger.

"The situation in Hanzhong is out of control. The troops sent by the teleportation array are limited every day. If they don't retreat in time, they may be besieged in Hanzhong."

Zhang Dao learned that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were defeated, and he lacked the strength to resist Yang Su's entry. He knew that he had to give up Hanzhong, which he had been running for a long time.

Hanzhong became a dangerous place.

At present, Yang Su, Fu Jian, and Lu Bu are attacking Hanzhong from three different directions. Zhang Dao is outnumbered with two fists and four hands. He is tired of coping and simply preserves his strength.

After Yang Su used assassins to assassinate Liu An, the lord of Baishuiguan, he tried to use assassins to assassinate Zhang Dao's generals.

Assassins have limited effect on a prince of Chutian's size, but for Zhang Dao, who has a population of several million, assassination is not a small deterrent.

After all, Zhang Dao didn't have Dian Wei's level of guards, so he needed to be careful to guard against assassins.

Zhang Jiao asked Zhang Dao, "Master, shall we withdraw to Guanzhong?"

"No, Nanzheng County may be attacked by soldiers, and the teleportation array is lost. We cannot use the teleportation array in Nanzheng County to escape. If we take the mountain road to Guanzhong, we will definitely lose a lot. It is better to withdraw Shangyong City."

When Zhang Dao was running Hanzhong, he also prepared a back road for himself, that is, the three cities of Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng, among which Shangyong City has a teleportation array.

Zhang Dao lost 100,000 soldiers and horses in Mianyang County, and had to lead the remaining troops down the Han River.

In the severe winter of the 12th year of the feudal lord's calendar, soldiers and horses from all walks of life entered Hanzhong, causing chaos in Hanzhong. Zhang Dao, the original prefect of Hanzhong, was forced to retreat to Shangyong City.