Chu Feng's voice sounded again.
"In the twenty-second year of Jian 'an, after Cao Cao conquered Hanzhong, he left Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He to guard it before leading his army to retreat.
After receiving the news, Fa Zheng came to see Liu Bei alone.”
On the screen, Fa Zheng came in front of Liu Bei and bowed,""My lord, Cao Cao broke through Hanzhong, but he didn't take advantage of our unstable footing to attack Yizhou. There must be some internal changes.
Xia Hou and Zhang He are both generals and lack strategy. It is relatively easy to seize Hanzhong from them. We should immediately send troops to seize Hanzhong.”
Liu Bei hesitated," We have just taken over Yizhou. We have yet to settle the internal problems of Yizhou and have yet to calm the hearts of the people.
Isn't it too hasty to send troops now?"
Fa Zheng said seriously,"My lord, we must take down Hanzhong."
There were three meanings to occupying Hanzhong.
First, it can be used to attack Cao Cao's rebels in the north and carry forward the power of the Han Dynasty.
Second, we can look forward to Liangzhou and Si Li, open up the territory and expand the territory;
Third, they could defend the key areas of Yizhou and fight any prolonged battles.”
"Xiaozhi is right."
Liu Bei agreed.
So he personally led his generals to attack Hanzhong.
Liu Bei led his army to Hanzhong and clashed with Cao Cao's army.
But this time, Liu Bei was not fully prepared, and the situation was not ideal.
"Lord, let's retreat first."
Huang Zhong and the others advised.
"Since I'm here, why should I retreat?”
Liu Bei refused to withdraw his troops, and no one dared to continue to persuade him.
The Cao archers took turns to attack, and a rain of arrows covered the sky.
Many of the arrows had already landed in front of Liu Bei's warhorse. The situation was extremely dire.
Seeing this, Fa Zheng walked up and stood in front of Liu Bei.
A few arrows landed beside Fa Zheng's feet, but his expression remained unchanged and he did not waver at all.
Seeing this, Liu Bei quickly shouted,"Xiaozhi, dodge the arrow!" Xiaozhi dodged the arrow!"
Fa Zheng turned his head and said,"My lord is not afraid of this rain of arrows, so what should I be afraid of?"”
Liu Bei sighed and said,"Forget it, Xiaozhi, return quickly. I will retreat with you."”
Fa Zheng turned around and left with Liu Bei.
Seeing this, everyone was amazed at Fa Zheng's courage.
Not an ordinary person could remain calm when the rain of arrows approached.
If those sharp arrows were to move forward a little more, they would be enough to turn Fa Zheng into a porcupine.
But even so, Fa Zheng's expression remained indifferent.
This courage was admirable.
"What a good Fa Xiao Zhi.”
In Anxi County, Liu Bei looked at Fa Zheng on the screen and was very happy.
"This Fa Zheng really knows how to seize the opportunity. However, he still underestimated Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He's abilities.”
Chen Liu, Cao Cao muttered to himself.
At this moment, Chu Feng's voice sounded again.
"In the first month of the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei once again led his troops into Hanzhong.
After the army crossed Mianshui, they were stationed at the foot of the mountain between Dingjun Mountain and Xingshi Mountain.
There were two strongholds to enter Hanzhong from here.
The eastern stronghold, Guangshi, was guarded by Zhang He.
The southern stronghold, Zouma Valley, was guarded by Xiahou Yuan.
Fa Zheng wants to use a diversion to defeat the enemy.”
On the screen, Fa Zheng said to Liu Bei,"My lord, you can send ten elite troops, each with more than a thousand men, to attack Guangshi in the middle of the night."
They would use this method to exhaust the energy and strength of Zhang He's army. When they could not hold on any longer, they would definitely ask Xia Hou of the Horse Valley for help.
Once Xiahou Yuan divided his forces, they would attack him with all their might and defeat him in one fell swoop.”
"Alright, we'll do as you say.”
In the end, Liu Bei agreed to Fa Zheng's plan and sent ten thousand-man teams to take turns attacking Guangshi.
Zhang He led his soldiers and fought desperately. Although they managed to hold the stronghold, Liu Bei's army took turns to attack day and night. In the long run, it would be difficult to hold the stronghold.
In order to stop Liu Bei's army, Zhang He had no choice but to ask Xiahou Yuan for help.
After Xiahou Yuan received the news, he immediately sent half of his troops to reinforce Guangshi.
The scouts who had been monitoring Xiahou Yuan reported the news back to Liu Bei's camp. Liu Bei followed Fa Zheng's plan and sent troops to attack the Rushing Horse Valley.
He also set fire to the defensive fortifications in front of Xiahou Yuan's camp.
Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan had no choice but to personally lead the army out of the camp to put out the fire and repair the antlers.
"My lord, the time has come. The moment to defeat the enemy is now. We should attack with all our might and defeat him in one fell swoop.”
Fa Zheng hurriedly said to Liu Bei.
"Good! Han Sheng, you lead the army and attack from behind.”
Liu Bei ordered.
"Yes!"
Huang Zhong led the army away, defeated the Cao army, and killed Xiahou Yuan.
Not long after, Cao Cao led his troops to Hanzhong.
Fa Zheng suggested to Liu Bei,"My lord, Cao Cao's army is too strong. It's not wise to confront them head-on."
We only need to hold the fort. After a long time, the Cao army will run out of food and retreat.”
Liu Bei adopted Fa Zheng's suggestion and did not confront Cao Cao head-on.
As expected, a few months later, Cao Cao led his army to retreat.
Liu Bei had successfully occupied Hanzhong and called him the King of Hanzhong. He had also given Fa Zheng the title of Shangshu Ling and General of the Army.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian 'an, Fa Zheng died.
He was forty-five years old.
Liu Bei cried for several days in grief.
Later, he was awarded the title of Lord Wing.
Later, in order to avenge Guan Yu, Liu Bei led his army to crusade against Sun Quan. Most of the civil and military officials tried to dissuade him, but Liu Bei did not listen.
In the second year of Zhangwu, the Battle of Yiling broke out between the Shu Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom. The Shu army was defeated and retreated to White Emperor City.
Zhuge Liang looked at the defeated soldiers and sighed,""If Fa Zheng is here, he can definitely dissuade my lord. Even if he couldn't stop it, he could have followed his lord to the Eastern Expedition. No matter what, it wouldn't have ended like this.”
The scene froze.
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