Great Han Empire

Chapter 565 Immediately Crossing the Gun
Hu Zhen was so angry that he stood under the city of Xingyang and cursed.

He regretted almost killing himself.Master Xiangguo knew that after he lost Hulao, he would never let him go, this time he was doomed.Although he severely injured Bao Xin near Aocang, compared to the guilt of losing Hulao Pass, this credit is not worth mentioning at all.It never occurred to him that Xu Rong's purpose was not to attack the rebels, but to capture Hulao Pass.Xu Rong fought back and forth for more than ten days, and lost again and again. It turned out that he wanted to lure himself out of the prison.

Complaints come and go, or blame yourself for being greedy for merit.For this credit, I actually transferred 5000 of the other 9000 troops stationed in Hulao overnight, and ambushed 1000 troops in Wucheng on the bank of the Yellow River.I originally wanted to win a beautiful battle with more wins, but who knew that the battle was won, and I was caught in the trick, and the loss was terrible.In order to lure Cao Cao away from Xingyang and make it easier for the army to raid the rebels crossing Bianqu, he also listened to Xu Rong's words and asked the [-] men guarding the pass and Gao Shun's defeated army to pretend to be tens of thousands of troops to attack and kill each other.Cao Cao was in the middle of the trick, but Hulao Pass was also lost.The military Sima who escaped from Hulao Pass told him that the adult confessed before leaving that it was a fake beating and not a real beating, so we were perfunctory and no one was prepared.When Gao Shun rushed up the tower with his men and horses, we were still joking with the Northern Xinjiang soldiers, but in the blink of an eye, the head fell off.

After Hu Zhen received the news that Hulaoguan had fallen, he turned around and went to Xingyang, hoping to take Xingyang City quickly.Xu Rong, Sun Qin and Gao Lan left Xingyang with him.Hu Zhen went to ambush in Wucheng on the bank of the Yellow River. Xu Rong crossed the river overnight with his men and horses, quietly detouring behind the rebels to ambush. At that time, there were only 3000 soldiers of Gao Shun in Xingyang City.Hu Zhen thought that if he occupied Xingyang City, he would block Xu Rong's army to the east of Bianqu, and then try to notify Dong Zhuo, so that Li Jue, Guo Si, who were stationed in Luoyang City, and himself would attack Hulao Pass back and forth. The people and horses are definitely finished.

When Hu Zhen arrived in Xingyang, he found that the gates of the city were closed and the banners were fluttering. The Northern Xinjiang soldiers had already taken the city.Satisfied Wu Xiong stood on the tower and ordered the soldiers to shout together, telling Hu Zhen to take people to Zhiyuan Pass as soon as possible, otherwise you will be finished when General Xu leads the army to kill you.

Although Hu Zhen was furious, he dared not attack the city.Xu Rong made him miserable, this kind of person cannot be beaten, and now the two sides have turned their faces, if Xu Rong really killed himself, and then colluded with the rebels to enter Luoyang City, it would be a big disaster.At present, Lord Xiangguo does not know that Hulao Pass has been lost, and Luoyang has no precautions, and he has no food and grass. It is better to retreat to Zhiyuan Pass near Songshan Mountain and meet Li Meng as soon as possible, and then take Hulao Pass as quickly as possible. It is better to send the lost news back to Luoyang.As for whether he is dead or alive, he has to resign himself to fate.

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At dusk, Xu Rong led his army to Bianqu with thousands of captives and more than 2000 carts of grain and grass.

Wu Xiong hurriedly went up to his grandson who came across the river first, laughed loudly and said: "My lord, after Hu Zhen scolded him, he led the army to the direction of Zhiyuan Pass. How are you doing? We fought a few battles in Yuanyong City ?”

Sun Qin said with a smile: "The mob is not worth mentioning. If we knew it was easy to fight, we should have concentrated our main force in the direction of Xingyang and severely injured Hu Zhen."

Sun Qin immediately talked about the ambush in Yuanyong City.In the early morning, Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, Yuan Yi and others took the lead to retreat to the ambush site with food and grass.The northern Xinjiang army lighted the torches and beat the drums. Before the fight started, the rebels dispersed.Those temporarily recruited and hastily formed rebels had no resistance at all, and the northern Xinjiang army captured a lot of food, grass and supplies without firing a single shot.In the early morning, Cao Cao and Bao Xin also rushed to the ambush site of the Northern Frontier Army. Because Bao Xin's Taishan soldiers fled first, Cao Cao's army was dispersed before they had time to set up their formation.The Northern Xinjiang soldiers followed behind for a while, captured thousands of prisoners, and withdrew.

Wu Xiong looked disappointed, and scolded angrily: "Dong Zhuo's courage is too small, he dare not fight against such a vulnerable army, what a shame."

Sun Qin shook his head and said, "It's not that Dong Zhuo didn't dare to fight, but he couldn't fight for other reasons. We are the same now. Do you dare to go deep into Yanzhou to fight the rebels?"

Wu Xiong waved his hand and said, "My lord, we don't understand this kind of thing, we just want to fight." Then he shouted in surprise, "Master Xu is here..."

Seeing Wu Xiong, Xu Rong immediately asked, "How's Hulao Pass? Can Gao Shun and Liang Baiwu have any news?"

"Hulao Pass has been captured." Wu Xiong said excitedly, "Hu Zhen must have gone mad and left cursing."

Xu Rong's expression relaxed, and he turned his head and said to the messenger behind him: "Order Gao Shun, immediately send someone to Hedong to report, and also, tell him to send all the grain in the pass to Xingyang."

"Urgently report to Lord Xiangguo about the great victory in Xingyang. General Hu Zhen of Zhonglang disobeyed the military orders and abandoned Hulao Pass to lead the army to attack without authorization. I have already driven him to Zhiyuan Pass. Hulao Pass is now in my hands and he is safe and sound."

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In March, Hanoi.

Yang Feng sent people to contact Li Su who was stationed in Mengjin and Zhang Yang who was stationed in Xiaopingjin, described his attack strategy in detail, and asked them to cross the river for help.The two dared not make their own decisions, and hurriedly asked Dong Zhuo for instructions.Dong Zhuo said that crossing the river to attack is fine, but you two must leave one guard to ensure the safety of Luoyang.Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Zhang Yang to send troops to help Li Su to garrison Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.

On the fifth day of March, Yu Po and Sui Gu, the leaders of the Yellow Turbans in Taihang Mountains, suddenly led their troops down the mountain to attack Yewang City, threatening Wang Kuang's retreat and the army's food road.Wang Kuang was very panicked and wanted to withdraw his troops, but Yuan Shao did not hesitate and immediately ordered Wang Kuang to retreat.

As soon as Wang Kuang retreated, Yang Feng launched an attack.Wang Kuang had no choice but to stop and fight.Without saying a word, Yang Feng turned around and ran away without fighting.Wang Kuang withdrew again, and Yang Feng chased after him.It was only sixty miles from Heyang to Wen County, yet Wang Kuang traveled for three days.Wang Kuang was very angry, and together with Liu Xun and Zhu Han who were stationed in Wen County, besieged Yang Feng from three sides.Yang Feng's speed of chasing the enemy was very slow, but his escape speed was very fast. In less than two hours, he fled to the bank of the Yellow River with his army.Wang Kuang, Liu Xun, and Zhu Han chased after them all the way.At this time, Zhang Yang, who was ambushing near Mengting, suddenly rushed out.After chasing for tens of miles, the rebels were exhausted and caught off guard. They were immediately killed and defeated.Yang Feng and Zhang Yang then concealed the killing and pursued closely.

In the middle of the night, Wang Kuang and others fled into Wen County. Yang Zhen, who was among the deserters, led a hundred guards and rushed in taking advantage of the chaos, and took the opportunity to occupy the west gate.Yang Feng and Zhang Yang immediately led their troops in, while Wang Kuang, Liu Xun and Zhu Han fled in panic.

Yang Feng said that it depends on the first battle to pursue the victory.Zhang Yang disagreed, saying that the poor should not chase after him, and it would be pointless to chase him any further.Yang Feng refused to listen, and led his army across the Jishui River overnight, and continued to advance.

The next morning, Zhang Yang was woken up from his sleep by the guards.

"My lord, we are surrounded by rebels."

Zhang Yang didn't react, and was stunned for a long time, "We...are surrounded...who surrounds us?"

"My lord, there are Jizhou soldiers, Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan, and Wang Kuang, Liu Xun, and Zhu Han. There are about 3 to [-] soldiers."

Zhang Yang shuddered all over, and rushed up to the tower with his helmet in hand.The tens of thousands of troops under the city are rapidly forming formations, and soon Wen County will be completely surrounded.Zhang Yang was shocked, thinking that Yang Feng must be finished, told him not to chase, but he insisted.Also nine-headed bird, I think he is a crow.Zhang Yang immediately ordered several of his personal guards to rush out of the siege with a letter of plea for help, and asked Li Su for help.

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Xiaopingjin Pass.

Yang Zhen came across the river with hundreds of defeated soldiers.Yang Zhen was very embarrassed, his helmet had fallen off early, his hair was disheveled, and there were two long arrows stuck in his back, and he was cursing angrily.Sima of the army stationed in Xiaopingjin knew Yang Zhen.Some time ago, Yang Zhen often went to Xiaopingjin Pass to discuss matters with Zhang Yang.As soon as the door was closed and opened, Yang Zhen rushed in first, raised his hand and chopped off the army Sima.That person didn't understand why Yang Zhen wanted to kill him until his death.Northern Xinjiang soldiers rushed in and killed all around.At this time, more soldiers from northern Xinjiang crossed the river from the opposite side of the Yellow River.

Yang Zhen stretched out his hand to take the helmet from the attendant, and shouted, "You pulled the arrow off my back." Then he cursed angrily, and said with great heartache, "How dare you give me such a good pair of leather armor?" It’s a pity to poke two holes. Who told you to poke the hole so big? Isn’t it just to hang two arrows, so you need such a big hole?”

The attendant smiled and said, "My lord, these Northern Army's ordnance are good, not to mention the leather armor, there are a lot of armors, just change one."

After Yang Feng entered Xiaopingjin Pass, he immediately received news from the north bank of the Yellow River that Zhang Yang was trapped in Wen County by the rebels.

"Yuan Shao moved fast enough, and surrounded Zhang Yang in a blink of an eye." Yang Feng repeatedly patted his forehead and celebrated, "It's a good thing we ran fast, otherwise Xiao Pingjin wouldn't be able to get it. It's so dangerous..."

"We are soldiers in the field. We can't fight. We have to run on two legs." Liao Lei laughed, "We lost more than 1000 people in this way.

"What are we going to do next? Are we taking the opportunity to capture Mengjin Pass?" Li Yao asked incredulously, "Li Su only has 5000 people, and we have wiped out the 2000 people stationed in Xiaopingjin, and there are 3000 left. Should we fight or not?" cheat?"

Yang Feng thought for a while and said: "Go and cheat him out. Yang Zhen, you should go."

Xiaopingjin Pass is [-] miles away from Mengjin Pass, and we will arrive at the same time with great speed.Yang Zhen was covered in blood and entered the gate panting.Li Su heard that Yang Feng and Zhang Yang were trapped in Wen County, so he hurriedly reported to Dong Zhuo.He said to Yang Zhen, I have few troops and I have to guard the pass, so I am powerless to help.Yang Zhen said with a bitter face, I understand your lord's difficulty.Since my lord is powerless to help, please lend me something.Li Su asked strangely, what does your lord want to borrow?
Yang Zhen grinned and said, "Your head." Before he finished speaking, the saber was already on Li Su's neck.

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Yang Feng led an army to successfully occupy Mengjin.

Li Su was very angry, and asked loudly, "Are you colluding with Yuan Shao to deliberately frame Zhang Yang?"

Yang Feng sneered and said, "What is Yuan Shao? I don't know it. It has nothing to do with Zhang Yang being trapped. After I led the army out of the city, I turned around and ran away. How did I know that Yuan Shao's reinforcements came so quickly? Don't worry about Zhang Yang's business." He has no food, he can't last for a few days, and he will surrender sooner or later. What should you do? Follow us, or go back to Luoyang and follow Dong Zhuo?"

Li Su didn't speak.

Yang Feng said: "When we left Hedong, Master Li Wei once confessed that General Hushi treated you well and always regarded you as a friend. If anything happens, I hope we can keep you. Now Meng Jin You have lost both Xiaopingjin and Dong Zhuo, no matter what, Dong Zhuo will never let you go. You have to think about whether you want to go back to Luoyang or not."

Li Su bowed and said: "My lord, please report back to General Huqi for me. I, Li Su, thank him. I have been with Lord Xiangguo for more than ten years, and I will not betray him. Whether it is life or death, I admit it. I will return to Luoyang .”

Yang Feng looked at him with great admiration, cupped his hands and said, "Okay, you take your troops back to Beijing. Please present to Mr. Xiangguo, and let him rest assured that as long as Meng Jin and Xiao Pingjin are in my hands, the rebels will never be able to survive." Yellow River."

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In March, Luoyang.

Xu Rong's urgent report made Dong Zhuo furious.Once the tiger prison is lost, Luoyang has no danger to defend, and half of Kanto has been controlled by the Hussar General.

While he was discussing countermeasures with Li Ru and others, Li Su led his army to Luoyang in a hurry.He pleaded guilty to Dong Zhuo.Dong Zhuo heard that Meng Jin and Xiao Pingjin were lost, and Zhang Yang was trapped in Wen County, so he was so angry that he wanted to kill him on the spot.Li Ru, Tian Yi and others tried hard to dissuade them.

Li Ru said that it wasn't Li Su's fault, but that the General Hussars was too powerful.The situation in northern Xinjiang is very bad now, and the general Hussars probably couldn't hold on anymore and was about to fall to the side of the rebels.

Dong Zhuo said bitterly: "Although Guandong is not the focus of our defense at the moment, the loss of the eighth pass will have a great impact on us. Our main force has moved westward to Chang'an, Tongguan and Hangu Pass. Once Xu Rong, Yang Feng and the rebels join forces, Luoyang will be lost soon."

Just when everyone was worried, Hedong Niufu urgently reported that the army was surrounded by Yan Liang in Hebei City in Hedong and could not move.The defenders of Pubanjin, Fenglingdu and Maojindu were all arrested by Yushi.

Dong Zhuo turned pale with horror.The General Hussars turned his face when he said he would turn his back on him, it was a quick cut.

"Chang'an..." Li Ru said worriedly, "My lord, hurry up and write to Chang'an, and tell Dong Min and Dong Yue to pay close attention to the direction of Feng Yi County, so as to prevent the northern border cavalry from falling. Once the Son of Heaven is taken away by him, we will be finished. "

Lu Bu urgently reported that Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, suddenly appeared in Luyang. He joined forces with Yuan Shu and stormed Liang County with an army of [-].Liang County fell.

The situation in Gyeonggi suddenly changed, and the situation was very unfavorable to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Burn Luoyang, and we will retreat to Chang'an."

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(End of this chapter)