Chapter 37: Persuasion before the battle
The early larks sang in the half-light and half-dark clouds, the silver-white dawn gradually turned crimson, the morning glow reflected on the window sashes of thousands of households, and in the distant sky, a huge morning star was staring, like a lonely eye. People are bowing their heads and talking about the war ahead, and the huge land of Kyushu has instantly returned to its former bustle.
Under the bright and bright sun, Hangu Pass, like a sleepy ancient beast, stands here. The wall that is more than seven zhang high, exposed to the wind and sun, but it still stands, and it is still full of traces of war, swords and guns. The closed city gate, made of unknown black black wood, is indestructible and as stable as Mount Tai.
In the era of cold weapons, Hangu Pass is the only throat fortress leading to the eastern part of Qin, when the nine countries in the East joined millions of troops, under the leadership of Xinling Jun wanted to attack Qin, the Qin people switched and extended the enemy, and the princes did not dare to advance, and finally broke up, breaking through for the Qin army, which shows the importance of the strategic location of Hangu Pass.
Facing the Hangu Pass thousands of kilometers away, Liu Xieqin led the army, with more than ten generals such as Lu Bu and Huangfu Song on his side, and 170,000 soldiers waiting behind him.
Hanya closes the main entrance.
The Xiliang soldiers on the city tower looked panicked, and timidly watched the 170,000 troops in front of the city pressing the border, and the momentum was like a monstrous wave, how magnificent.
The entire Hangu Pass has been covered by a dense army of black armor, and as far as the eye can see, thousands of banners with the word "Han" written are hunting in the wind, showing the supreme power of the Han Empire.
"This ...... How many soldiers are there?"
"It's so possible, this army is so imposing..... Impossible, impossible?"
Li Wei, the guard at the main gate, looked at the Han army below in fear and thought secretly.
Not only him, but also the thousands of Xiliang troops on the city tower were also nervous, and their eyes revealed fear.
"The little emperor and his army are thousands of meters away, and they are about to attack, what should we do?" Li Dao and the others looked at the dense human head phantom thousands of kilometers away, and the strong and bone-eating oppressive aura made him feel his scalp tingle.
"Hold on!"
"The order is given, and the whole army cannot hold out. The general didn't believe it, and with the Hangu Pass and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the city, he couldn't stop a little emperor. Li Dao's face turned cold, and he ordered.
Looking at it with the eyes, on the wall of Hangu Pass, there are dense archers, as well as hot oil, all of which are defensive weapons!
Regarding the news of Dong Zhuo's death, it was discussed before Li Dao and others evacuated Sizhou, blocked the news, and kept it secret.
Dong Zhuo has supported the army for decades, and although he has committed unspeakable crimes, he has quite a prestige in the Xiliang Army, and can be said to be the backbone of the Xiliang military and political institutions. If the news of Dong Zhuo's death comes out, the morale of the Xiliang army will be shattered and morale will be lost, and Hangu Pass will naturally be self-defeating at that time.
Therefore, Li Dao and others lied that Dong Zhuo had returned to Liangzhou, but he was seriously injured by Lu Bu's sneak attack, but his life was not in serious trouble.
As for Liu Xie's personal expedition, the imperial army came to the city. Li Dao and others made up nonsense, and directly changed it to Lu Bu's treachery, kidnapped the Son of Heaven, and led the army to attack, so that the soldiers in Chang'an City could rest assured.
"Will ..... General, if Lu Bu attacks the city, I ..... Can we stop it? That's Lu Bu, the world's number one fierce general!" A partial general glanced apprehensively at the imposing imperial army in front of him.
"Don't panic, there are a total of 130,000 soldiers and horses in our city, and there are also 20,000 elite soldiers of General Zang Ba echoing us on the Hangu Ancient Road. Even no matter how strong Lu Bu's combat strength is, he can't break through the city gate with the courage of one person. Li Dao said.
A loud and urgent horn, the imperial army then set out, long black like a pine forest, the banner hunting in the wind, the army is divided into various formations, the first is the cavalry, followed by the heavy infantry, as if the black tide swept over the ground, and then there are the archers.
At this moment, the front military formation of the imperial army was already less than 800 meters away from Hangu Pass.
"Archers prepare. When Li Dao saw this, he immediately mobilized the archers in place.
Thousands of archers immediately skillfully bent their bows and arrows, locked the imperial army under the city, and only waited for the army to enter the range of bows and arrows, and fired ten thousand arrows in unison.
"The army stops!"
The breeze froze, and in the middle of the Han army, a big hand was raised towards the sky, and I saw Liu Xie waving his arm majestically, and there seemed to be a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
The Son of Heaven commanded, and all beings surrendered.
The soldiers under his command are all obedient.
Brush, brush, brush....
The flag danced, the horn was low, and the Han warriors got the order, and they suppressed the war horses under their crotches, and kept a distance of about 100 zhang from Hangu Pass, and stopped moving. At the same time, it also opened a way for Liu Xie.
"Who is this man, and how powerful he can be?"
On the tower of the city, Li Dao looked at Liu Xie, who was surrounded by ten thousand armies, and there was a trace of awe in his heart.
Practicing the "Son of Heaven Wangqi Technique", he has the majesty of the emperor to bless his body.
Although Liu Xie has not yet condensed the national fortune and established the Yun Dynasty, but as the lord of a country and the supreme son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, after practicing the "Son of Heaven Wangqi Technique", the national luck has been imperceptibly affecting the momentum on his body, invisibly condensing the emperor's might, which can be felt at a glance.
The army is settled.
Although Lu Bu, Huangfu Song and other generals who were standing next to Liu Xie, wanted to go to the front of the battle to call the battle, but in order to better protect Liu Xie's safety, they still chose to press the formation for Lu Bu.
Then.
"Your Majesty, please go and call the battle. Lu Bu immediately took the first place and asked Liu Xie for his life.
"Yes. Lu Bu immediately rode away, holding the world's unparalleled Fang Tian painting halberd, driving a red rabbit horse as red as a flame all over his body, and galloped towards Hangu Pass with one person and one horse.
When he arrived less than 100 meters in front of the city, Lu Bra grabbed the horse rope and stared coldly at the top of the city tower.
"The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty drove his own expedition and killed the traitor. I am Your Majesty's edict to Fenwu General Lu Bu, who dares to fight with me!" Lu Bu waved the Heavenly Painting Halberd in his hand, pointing to the top of the city tower, his eyes full of contempt.
"Lu Bu.... Is it really Lu Bu?"
"Lu Bunai is the world's first-class fierce general, who is his opponent?"
Hearing the name of Lu Bu, the Xiliang soldiers on the city tower were crowded for a while, and there were many discussions.
When Dong Zhuo's soldiers came to Luoyang, Lu Bu was Ding Yuan's general, and he killed dozens of generals of the Xiliang Army with the power of one person and one halberd, and no one in the Xiliang Army had the strength to fight back, and in the end, it was because of the troops