The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 596 Outside Lujin Pass
Originally, Liu Bei led an army of one million to conquer himself, and the power of thunder would overwhelm Cao Cao. After all, Liu Bei is much stronger than Cao Cao.

But from the beginning of the war to the present, two months have passed, Cao Cao not only blocked Liu Bei's attack, but also did not lose an inch of land, which forced people to re-evaluate Cao Cao's strength.

Of course, the four armies that attacked Cao Cao were not without achievements. At least the Yizhou Huangzhong Army had occupied the Chengdu Plain and drove Xiahouyuan to the edge of Yizhou.

However, this was only a superficial phenomenon. The reason why Huang Zhong easily won so many territories was because Xia Houyuan had already started to shrink his troops to the rear before Huang Zhong sent troops.

In other words, although Huang Zhong occupied a large amount of land, he did not cause substantial damage to Xia Houyuan. The soldiers and horses in Xia Houyuan's hands did not suffer any losses, and their combat power was still there.

At this time, Xia Houyuan had led the army to retreat to the junction of Yizhou and Jingzhou, where there were several dangerous passes, such as Wu Gorge, Baidi City, Jigui, etc., all located in this area, and the most dangerous one was Kui Pass.

Although this pass is not as good as Jiange, it does not fall in the gates of Yizhou such as Jiameng Pass and Yangping Pass. Huang Zhong will soon face Kui Pass guarded by Xia Houyuan's [-] troops. The most important thing is that the pass is connected to Jingzhou , the [-] Cao troops staying in Jingzhou can reinforce Xia Houyuan at any time.

Although Liu Bei attacked Cao Cao with the banner of exterminating the rebels, Cao Cao won the hearts of the people under his rule and the support of the army. Huang Zhong did not have much advantage in the sky.

As for the geographical advantage, not to mention Xia Houyuan has an absolute advantage, without a conspiracy, it is almost impossible for Huang Zhong to conquer the pass.

Looking at Renhe again, although Huang Zhong commanded 15 troops, Xia Houyuan was not bad, with [-] elite guarding against danger, and [-] troops behind him for reinforcements at any time. Grain is not a problem either.

So Huang Zhong seemed to have won a big victory, but facing Kui Pass guarded by Xia Houyuan's [-] troops, Huang Zhong's situation was not much better than that of Zhao Yun and Tai Shici.

"Huh!" Angrily, Huang Zhong returned to the camp, scolding Xia Houyuan for being cowardly.

"Don't be in a hurry, general." Zhuge Liang, the military adviser, said with a slight smile, "We have already expected that Xia Houyuan will defend against the danger, and it will be difficult to break through, so why get angry."

Huang Zhong looked at Zhuge Liang with a calm expression in his eyes, calmed down his furious mood, and then asked in a flat voice: "Does the military commander have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head lightly and said: "Xia Houyuan is a veteran in the battlefield, and he can be fooled by a simple plan, and with Dong Zhao's help, it is difficult to break Kui Pass."

"What to do, the Prime Minister won't let me use the Thunderbolt Army, otherwise it will be easy to break through..." Huang Zhong couldn't understand why Chen Ziming issued such an order, and the Thunderbolt Army was to break through this dangerous barrier It was prepared, but now it is not allowed to use it.

"The prime minister has his own plans, I'll wait for orders to act." Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly, Huang Zhong's temper became more and more irritable, which is not something a leader can do.

Huang Zhong walked back and forth for a few steps, and then said: "We can spend some time here, and tomorrow I will personally lead the army to attack the pass."

Huang Zhong didn't know what happened to the other routes, but he had received an order from Liu Bei to attack Jingzhou within three months, and his time was running out.

"I don't know what's wrong with Xiaozhi?" Zhuge Liang walked to the map, looked at Lujin Pass in the southernmost part of Yizhou, and whispered to himself.

However, Huang Zhong could hear very well, he probably heard what Zhuge Liang was saying, and immediately said: "Xia Houyuan only left [-] troops to guard Lujin Pass, and General Gao Shun's [-] troops are enough to break it."

At the beginning of the war, Xiahouyuan retreated to the pass, and Huang Zhong divided the army into two. He and Zhuge Liang led the army to attack Xiahouyuan, and ordered generals Gao Shun and Fazheng to continue southward with [-] soldiers and horses to capture other cities. The gateway to the south of Yizhou is also the final destination of Gaoshun.

Lujin Pass must be captured, only then can Yizhou be considered in his hands. Fortunately, Xia Houyuan only left a small number of troops in the south, so [-] soldiers and horses in Gaoshun are enough.

As Huang Zhong said, Gao Shun easily captured all the cities in the south of Yizhou, and if he did not have more ranks, he would be able to march outside Lujin Pass. After Lujin Pass, [-] Cao troops were waiting in full force. Don't dare to surrender.

First of all, they are still very loyal to Cao Cao. They are soldiers and they will not surrender casually.

Secondly, their young and old are all under the rule of Cao Cao. Who knows if they surrender, Cao Cao will destroy the nine clans.

"Look, general, there are soldiers and horses approaching!"

When Lujin Pass was closed, Cao Jun's guard, Wang Fang, stared at the soldiers and horses he saw, and at the same time asked the archers to get ready.

"It's our men."

There were only a few hundred people coming, the formation was chaotic, and the clothes were disheveled. Many of them did not have weapons in their hands, but they were dressed in Cao Jun's costumes so that the guard at Lujin Pass could easily recognize that they were soldiers from his own side.

"General Wang, the last general Lin Lu, we are the defenders of Luzhou, open the city gate quickly, let me wait in, the enemy is about to chase." The leader saw Cao Jun on the pass pointing arrows at them, and shouted While being surprised, he hastily reported his identity.

"General, this person will not be recognized by the general. He is Captain Lin Lu who stayed behind in Luzhou." At this time, the lieutenant beside Wang Fang carefully identified the person who was shutting down and yelling, and said to Wang Fang affirmatively.

"It's him. This general has seen this person before. Let's see if there is someone he knows by his side." The school lieutenant is also considered a middle-level general. Wang Fang also met Lin Lu, and he immediately felt relieved, but he was still a little worried. .

"The sky is too dark to see the face clearly, but Lin Lu is here, so there should be no doubt." It was already evening, and they looked down from Gaoqiang, and they couldn't see the front of Zhengzheng below.

"Put down the hanging baskets, lift them up one by one, make sure you are upright, and then put them into the pass." Now that the city gate is opened, Wang Fang is worried, so he hangs up one by one. Although it is troublesome, it is safe.

"Look, general, there is an enemy attack!"

Wang Fang Wenyi hurriedly looked around and saw countless black spots approaching in the distance, and there were quite a few of them. While shocked, he also decided that it must be the enemy army, because apart from them in the south of Yizhou, there were not so many Cao troops at all. .

"General, open the city gate quickly, the enemy army is coming!"

"General help!"

"General, let me wait in."

"Open the city gate quickly!!"

The sound of rumbling horseshoes was getting closer and closer. Cao Jun, who was shutting down, also heard the arrival of the enemy, and began to shout at the same time in a hurry. .

"General, if you don't open the door to let them in, it will be too late." The deputy general couldn't bear to see the scene below. If they didn't prevent them from coming in, they would definitely die.

(End of this chapter)