Chapter 368

During the Battle of Dingjun Mountain in history, Xia Houyuan didn't need to defend Dingjun Mountain to the death at all.

But he believed that Dingjun Mountain was a very important strategic stronghold and must not fall into the hands of the Liu Bei army.

Therefore.

Xia Houyuan insisted on taking his personal guards to repair the deer antlers that were damaged by the rain at the foot of Dingjun Mountain.

This led to him finally falling into Fa Zheng's trap and being beheaded by Huang Zhong, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, at the foot of Dingjun Mountain!

And the death of Xia Houyuan had a significant impact on the Cao army on the western Hanzhong battlefield.

If it weren't for Zhang He, Xu Huang, and others standing up in time to maintain military discipline.

I fear it is possible that the Cao army would have collapsed directly.

And nowadays.

Xia Houyuan, as the defender of Runan.

Seeing that the city could no longer be defended, he still didn't want to retreat.

Still wanted to fight again.

This undoubtedly laid the groundwork for his ending.

Soon.

With the entry of the large army led by Gu Yi.

The Cao army in Runan City became more and more difficult.

The number of soldiers beside Xia Houyuan also became fewer and fewer as they fought.

Although Xia Houyuan himself did not want to retreat.

But this does not mean that other soldiers under his command did not want to retreat.

After learning that Xia Houyuan had no intention of retreating, the morale of the defenders in Runan City further declined.

As the saying goes.

How much salary you get, how much work you do.

Ordinary Cao army soldiers have no obligation to bury their lives here.

Therefore.

Of the 50,000 Cao army soldiers, more than half chose to surrender actively under the intentional guidance of the Dong Zhuo army.

One hour later.

The Runan city gate and the city had been completely lost.

Xia Houyuan had to take the remaining few troops and retreat to the City Lord's Mansion.

Under Gu Yi's command, many great generals such as Hua Xiong, Fan Chou, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu led troops from different directions to surround the City Lord's Mansion.

Xia Houyuan, who retreated to the City Lord's Mansion, had only the last two hundred people left who could fight.

Gu Yi did not rush to launch an attack, but came to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion under the arch of the generals and invited Xia Houyuan:

"General Miaocai, are you willing to come out and talk?"

"Cao Hong, who is locked in my Chang'an prison, misses you very much."

Hearing this, Xia Houyuan couldn't help but turn red with anger.

After the last coalition crusade against Dong Zhuo failed, Cao Hong, Kong Rong, and Zhang Yang were all captured.

You can think with your toes that Cao Hong's life in Chang'an prison must be quite difficult.

Seeing that Xia Houyuan still had no intention of coming out.

Gu Yi smiled:

"Since General Miaocai is unwilling to come out, then I will go north in victory and continue to attack Yanzhou!"

"I heard that General Miaocai's niece Xia Houjuan, and Cao Mengde's concubine Lady Bian, are both beauties of Yanzhou."

"Tsk, General Miaocai, you also know that my biggest hobby is beauties."

"Xia Houjuan and Lady Bian will surely be deeply loved by me."

"You!!!"

Before the words fell.

Xia Houyuan was already so angry that he couldn't help but want to rush out and kill Gu Yi.

But the reason remaining in his heart told him that what Gu Yi said was indeed very likely to become reality!

Yanzhou is located in the northeast of Yuzhou and is Cao Cao's lair and place of origin.

Nowadays.

Because Cao Cao led his army to the east to conquer Xuzhou, Yanzhou did not have many troops left for defense.

This actually cannot blame Cao Cao for being negligent.

After all, if Gu Yi wants to attack Yanzhou, he must first capture Yuzhou.

Yuzhou has Xia Houyuan's 50,000 troops and the 70,000 reinforcements led by Yuan Tan, even if they can't defeat Gu Yi, blocking Gu Yi should be no problem, right?

But now it's good!

Before the 70,000 soldiers under Yuan Tan arrived here, Xia Houyuan's 50,000 Runan defenders had already been annihilated!

Runan City is about to fall into Gu Yi's hands.

At that time.

The initiative of the war will also be completely controlled by Gu Yi.

To the north, he can attack Cao Cao's lair, Yanzhou.

To the east, he can support Xuzhou.

As for Yuan Tan and the 70,000 Yuan troops.

Xia Houyuan does not think that relying on them, they can block Gu Yi.

You must know.

What the Dong Zhuo army is best at is not siege warfare, but field warfare!

Facing 100,000 Dong Zhuo troops on the plain, 70,000 Yuan troops are simply not enough to look at!

That is to say.

Gu Yi really might take the opportunity to go north and destroy Yanzhou.

Thinking of some of Gu Yi's hobbies...

Xia Houyuan already dared not imagine what would happen if Yanzhou was captured by Gu Yi!

At least it is certain.

Xia Houyuan's niece Xia Houjuan and Cao Cao's favorite concubine Lady Bian will definitely fall into Gu Yi's hands!

Just saying Xia Houjuan, she might not be very famous.

But when it comes to her deeds, they are familiar.

This woman is the only daughter left in the world by Xia Houyuan's deceased elder brother.

Xia Houyuan, this uncle, cherished his niece Xia Houjuan far more than the children he gave birth to himself.

In history, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Xia Houyuan took several sons and his niece to escape famine.

Because there was not enough food to eat, Xia Houyuan left the rations of one of his sons to his niece Xia Houjuan, which led to the starvation of his own son.

It can be seen from this.

In Xia Houyuan's heart, his niece Xia Houjuan is cherished like a treasure.

But not long after the Battle of Guandu.

When Xia Houjuan went out to pick mulberry leaves.

She was taken away by Zhang Fei, the old six, and brought home to be his wife.

Later, she gave birth to two daughters, Empress Zhang of Liu Shan and Zhang Xingcai.

It is conceivable.

In history, Xia Houyuan was undoubtedly the person who wanted to kill Zhang Fei the most!

But it is very ironic.

Because of this relative relationship of Zhang Fei, Shu Han finally became the protective umbrella for Xia Houyuan's son Xiahou Ba.

After Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Incident.

Xiahou Ba, fearing that he would be harmed by Sima Yi, walked thousands of miles from Chang'an to Shu Commandery.

He transformed and became Liu Shan's elder, and was named General of Chariots and Cavalry.

(Xia Houjuan is the mother of Liu Shan's empress, and Xiahou Ba is Xia Houjuan's own brother.)