Chapter 35 Section 4 Guanzhong is in sight

In the southern theater where Feng Yi is located, the battle is progressing rapidly.As for Deng Yu on the western front, although there were minor setbacks, it was still progressing smoothly in the end. In the first month of this year, Deng Yu attacked Hedong County from Jiguan. The governor of Hedong guarded Jiguan. Anyi held firm, and Deng Yu fought for several months, but could not conquer it.Gengshi General Fan Can led tens of thousands of troops and rushed across the river to rescue Anyi.Deng Yu led an army to meet Xie Nan, defeated them, and beheaded Fan Shen.Wang Kuang, Cheng Dan, Liu Jun and others combined an army of more than 100,000. They came to rescue Anyi again and fought Deng Yu, who was defeated.At dusk, both sides went on strike.

Deng Yu's generals, Han Xin and others, saw that the army had been destroyed, and advised Deng Yu to break out of the siege at night, otherwise when the day dawned, the enemy's army would attack in large numbers, and the entire army might be wiped out. Deng Yu didn't listen. Deng Yu has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He is proud and arrogant, and never knows what failure is.Since defecting to Liu Xiu, he has been relied on by Liu Xiu as a thigh, the most trusted confidant.Liu Xiu entrusted him with full power in the Western Front Theater, which is not only his trust in him, but also his cultivation.When leaving, Liu Xiu personally sent him all the way to Ye Wang, which shows that he has high expectations for him.

He would rather die than accept defeat. The next day, the sun rose irretrievably and illuminated the earth. The rare good weather is the most suitable for attacking. Deng Yu's entire army stood and watched with bated breath, waiting for the enemy's barrage of guns and arrows. However, there was no movement in the enemy camp. Speaking of which, it was also Deng Yu's luck.This day, according to the calendar of the heavenly stems and earthly branches, is Guihai Day.From the day of Jiazi to the day of Guihai, it happens to be a calendar cycle, and the day of Guihai is the last day of this cycle, which is the so-called "Liujia Poor Day".The ancients were superstitious, and it was generally believed that this day was unlucky and everything was inappropriate.

The enemy's commander Wang Kuang and others felt that they had a chance to win. Seeing that it was a poor day in Liujia, they felt that it was not bad anyway, so they rested for a day. It was also this day's delay that gave Deng Yu a rare breathing room, and took the opportunity to organize his troops to rein in the crowd and repair the attacking equipment. The next day, Wang Kuang sent all his troops to attack Deng Yu.Deng Yu ordered the army not to move rashly, and when Wang Kuang's army rushed to the front of the camp, the drums sounded like thunder, and all the generals advanced together, defeating Wang Kuang.Wang Kuang abandoned his army and fled. Deng Yu led his light cavalry in hot pursuit. He beheaded Liu Jun, the governor of Hedong, Yang Bao, and the general of Chijie Zhonglang. He captured six scepters, five hundred seals and innumerable weapons.

Taking advantage of the great victory, Deng Yu sent troops to Fenyin, where the vast and fertile land of Guanzhong was within sight across the river.