The first battle of the Yizhou Army ended in failure.

The loss sounds nicer and has a bit vague taste.

To put it bluntly, or to be honest, the Yizhou Army returned from a great defeat in the first battle.

In this battle, the nominal deputy general of the army and the actual commander of the army, Zhang Ren, was captured alive by the veteran Xiliang general Huang Zhong in front of the formation, which shocked the generals of Yizhou inexplicably. Before he could come forward to rescue, Huang Zhong took Zhang Ren, his cavalry and weapons away, and quickly returned to the formation.

Afterwards, no one in Yizhou general dared to challenge, while the Xiliang army, which had a victorious flag, took advantage of the situation to attack, and 50,000 cavalry swept over.

If the Yizhou military formation was not under the walls of Yangping Pass, and more than 10,000 defenders on the top of the city saw that the situation was not good, they immediately fired arrows to cover it, afraid that the Yizhou army would be annihilated by the Xiliang army in one fell swoop.

Even so, just the charge of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry and the return army to cover the killing when they were avoiding arrows, they forcibly dispersed 20,000 Yizhou troops and defeated thousands of Hanzhong soldiers under Zhang Lu's command.

According to post-war statistics, after this battle, the Xiliang army killed more than 11,000 enemies, captured more than 10,000 people, and defeated more than 24,800 enemies.

At this point, the troops of the Yangping Pass garrison dropped sharply by 30%. There were originally 70,000 troops, but now the number of troops is less than 50,000, and its strength is greatly damaged.

After the defeat in the first battle, the Yangping Pass defenders no longer dared to go out of the city to fight, and defended the death to the death, confronting the Xiliang army, which was obviously trying to slowly consume the food and supplies of the Xiliang army. When the Xiliang army was not able to maintain food and grass but could not conquer the pass, they would naturally retreat. In this way, the Yizhou army and Zhang Lu from Hanzhong could win without fighting and resolve the current crisis.

Three days later, on a thunderstorm night, the Xiliang army suddenly attacked Yangping Pass at night and attacked the city.

This night attack. There was no sign in advance, and the scouts and Seizure received no news. They encountered a night of lightning and lightning. Therefore, the defenders in the pass did not expect that the Xiliang army would attack the city at night.

Fortunately, the defenders in the pass did not dare to slack off at all under the coveted Xiliang army and were well prepared. Although they were caught off guard by the Xiliang army, they also fought back and fought bravely.

The night attack lasted only half an hour, and then the Xiliang army withdrew its troops.

In this way, although the Xiliang army had a fierce offensive, it did not shake Yangping Pass, and the pass was still firmly controlled by Zhao Wei.

This night attack was at best a false alarm. The Xiliang army came in a fierce momentum. Seeing that the night attack failed, they withdrew their troops and left with a slight tail. However, more than a thousand corpses were left on the city tower and under the city wall. The Xiliang army and the defenders in the pass each accounted for half. This shows that the Xiliang army did have a fierce offensive, and the defenders caught the defenders off guard, so that the casualties were even equal to the Xiliang army that was siegeing the city, and no one took any advantage.

It is worth mentioning that during the night attack, more than 1,000 Xiliang soldiers climbed the city tower and fought fiercely with the defenders. The battle lasted for half an hour, and in the end more than 300 Xiliang soldiers escaped unscathed.

When the Xiliang army withdrew, the wind stopped and the rain stopped. Thunder and lightning finally thrust and lightning broke out, and then disappeared. Everything calmed down and returned to silence.

Since this night attack, Yangping Pass has completely calmed down. For more than ten days, the Xiliang army has not come to attack the city. The two armies confront each other from afar, and they hear each other, but they will never interact with each other.

Even so, the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to relax for a moment, and they were tense all day long and stared at the city, fearing that the Xiliang army would raid again.

The days flow slowly in strange calm, but the defenders in the pass were suffering, so many Yizhou soldiers were nervous all day long, one by one, one startled, often woke up from their sleep, without any food or sleep, and always looked forward to the end of this war early.

Indeed, for the relatively peaceful Yizhou soldiers, they had long been used to the comfortable days of getting paid by soldiers. Most of them joined the army not for fighting, nor for defending the territory, but for collecting wages and supporting their families. That's all. Yizhou has been peaceful for a long time. Even the quelling of rebellion when Liu Yan entered Shu, and even the Yellow Turban Rebellion, were all local wars or internal strife and struggles, and did not affect the entire Yizhou area.

Therefore, there is a reason why Yizhou is called the "Nation of Heavenly Mansion" by the world. The so-called country of Heavenly Mansion is not only rich in resources and vast territory, but also includes: the people in the country live and work in peace and contentment, good public security, no natural disasters, stay away from war, etc. This is an ideal country for people and a refuge in troubled times, which is desirable.

However, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and you will lose it.

The peace in Yizhou has long been accustomed to a comfortable life, lacking fighting spirit, and has the momentum of "swords and guns entering the warehouse, and horses are released to the south of the mountain". Because of this, the barbarians in the southern border of Yizhou have repeatedly robbed the border and attacked them. However, the governors of Yizhou and the governor of the state have all treated headaches and treated them with headaches, and they are just a matter of being able to pass through and let them go. After Liu Yan took over Yizhou, he implemented "torture and harsh policies" in order to strengthen the "dictatorship" rule. After his status was stable, he died without success. Moreover, he did not rectify his military equipment, reorganize the army, and prepare for war. Even Liu Yan was like this, and Liu Zhang didn't have to say that his talents were not a little bit worse than his brother Liu Yan. The gap was far from that, and it was not comparable.

Therefore, although Yizhou is rich, with sufficient money and food, and full of weapons, the combat power of the soldiers of Yizhou is really unsatisfactory. Not to mention that compared with the Western Liang army, even compared with the Hanzhong army under Zhang Lu, the gap is obvious and not as good as that of Zhang Lu. This is the direct reason why Zhang Lu in Hanzhong dared to challenge Liu Zhang with just one county's army.

However, the generals and civil servants of Yizhou did not think that the army was not as good as they were, and they despised the world. They thought that as long as the army was dispatched, they would be bound by thieves and invincible. Not only did the members of Yizhou have this idea, but even Zhao Wei, who claimed to be extremely wise, always regarded this. After all, the Yizhou army was equipped with armor, sharp weapons, and the soldiers were all big and round waists, and burly figures. They were all strong men, so how could they not win?

Zhao Wei may have never heard of this sentence, but he also understood this truth. This time he was proud to lead his troops to the ground, thinking that he could use his mighty Yizhou army to shock the Xiliang army, and it would be best to directly force the Xiliang army to retreat.

However, if you don't fight, you won't know. After you fight, you will be shocked. After you really confront the Western Liang army, Zhao Wei realized that he took it for granted and underestimated the Western Liang army that was terrifying the world. The result must be a painful and profound lesson that will be enough to remember him for life. The Western Liang cavalry is too powerful. It is just a charge and will sweep 20,000 Yizhou troops and destroy thousands of Hanzhong soldiers and horses. Faced with the ferocious Western Liang cavalry as fierce as a tiger, the Yizhou soldiers had no power to resist at all. No matter how good the armor was, they could not keep their necks, and no matter how sharp the weapons were, they could not cut off the enemy. No matter how strong the soldiers were, they could not stop the war horses that were sprinting. What if it did?

After the defeat in the first battle, Zhao Wei and a group of Yizhou generals were in a panic. The arrogant attitude of the previous one quickly disappeared, and they completely put down their airs and corrected their attitude. At this point, they no longer thought about defeating the Xiliang army in one fell swoop. Instead, they were thinking about how to ensure that Yangping Pass was not lost. In addition, they had the most urgent but inconvenient idea, which was to leave Hanzhong as soon as possible, return to Yizhou, and stay away from the Xiliang army, otherwise their own safety would be threatened at all times and would be unable to sleep or eat!

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In Nanzheng City, there is a large mansion at the entrance of the alley that is separated from the county magistrate's mansion. The gate is one foot shorter and seven inches narrower. The door plaque reads: "Yang Mansion".

Outside the side hall gate, Yang Song hurried over and stepped across the threshold. Before entering the room, he said anxiously: "Second brother, second brother, I'm back to see you for you!"

Three days ago, the housekeeper Yang An went to Yangpingguan to report, claiming that his second brother Yang Ang had escaped from the Xiliang Army and brought Yang Ang's handwritten letter. Yang Song believed this and immediately asked Zhang Lu for leave, and rushed back on the pretext that there was an urgent matter in the mansion that needed to be dealt with.

"Uh! Who are you? Why are you in Yang's mansion? Where is my second brother Yang Ang?" Yang Song was stunned when he walked into the hall quickly and immediately asked sternly.

But I saw a brocade-robed scholar sitting in the lobby, and two strong men in gray-robed clothes stood behind me, obviously the followers of the scholar.

Seeing Yang Song entering the door, until he shouted loudly with anger, the brocade essayer was as stable as a rock, with a faint smile on his face, and he savored the tea slowly. He was really calm and calm, and he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

"Brother Gongzhi (Yang Song) is fine? After years of separation, has it been a good thing? Is it because my brother has left his old friend behind?"

"Oh?" Yang Song was surprised and immediately browsed, his anger was instantly restrained, and he squeezed out a smile, and stepped forward slowly, saying suspiciously: "Brother Tai is indeed a bit kind of good-looking, and seems familiar, but he can't remember the name of Brother Tai for a moment, so please give me advice."

"Haha! Brother Gongzhi, you are polite. You and I haven't met for six or seven years. No wonder you don't remember the name you are in. I dare not ask if you ask. Pei Qian from Xiahedong, whose courtesy name is Wenxing, is now a general under the tent. He has traveled here a few years ago and has had many troubles with him."

"Ah! Pei Qian from Hedong?" Yang Song responded in shock, then connected the young boy seven years ago with the brocade scribe in front of him, and laughed: "It turns out that Brother Wenxing is a virtuous brother! Brother Yu didn't know what his brother was going to visit. I hope he can be more polite. Brother Yu is waiting for him, so Brother Yu then ordered him to hold a banquet to welcome him!"

After saying that, Yang Song turned his head and whispered to the butler Yang An, and Yang An took him to the door when he went out.

After the guest and the host sat down, Yang Song seemed to suddenly remember something, and his expression changed suddenly, and he said in surprise: "My brother just said, 'He is now engaged in the statute of the general,' but now the general is confronting my master, why did he come to Brother Yu's house with his son Yang Ang's famous kan?"

"Brother Gongzhi, don't worry, General Yang Ang is now the General Pinghan under the command of the general, and is appointed as the Marquis of Duting. Everything is fine, and you don't have to worry about your kindness." Pei Qian said with a smile.

"Ah! My second brother has become the general and is appointed as a marquis?" Yang Song said anxiously in surprise.

"That's right." Pei Qian smiled and nodded, and immediately waved his hand to move the followers behind him to two extremely exquisite large wooden boxes placed at the corner of the lobby, and placed them in front of Yang Song.

"This is a gift specially prepared by the General for Brother Gongzhi. I hope that the brother can join hands with his brother General Yang Ang again and fight side by side. Please accept it with your brother."

Yang Song stared at the dazzling gold and silver in the box, his eyes glowing with a faint green light, and his eyebrows opened and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's easy to say, everything is easy to say. Hahaha."

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