The fact that the Suzaku Army stopped firing arrows did not mean that the Fenwu Army was no longer attacking, but that the offensive had reached the white-hot stage of the most intense hand-to-hand combat.

The soldiers of the Fenwu Army who attacked the city wall knew that they had to take the Huguan in front of them, because it was a military order;

And the soldiers of Zhang Yangjun in Huguan knew that they had to hold Huguan, because it was their lives.

At this time, the walls of Huguan were full of soldiers from both sides who had killed red-eyed.

Behind the Fenwu army was a steady stream of sturdy soldiers attacking the city wall;

Behind Zhang Yangjun, the legendary 'friendly army' has not yet arrived, I don't know if it is on the way, or has it not received the news?

Most of the soldiers of Zhang Yangjun were old, weak, sick and disabled, and they were okay at the beginning of the battle, but after less than half an hour, they were unable to do anything, and they were killed by the elite soldiers of the Fenwu Army.

It was under the heroic attack of the soldiers of the Fenwu Army that the place belonging to the Fenwu Army on Huguan became bigger and bigger.

Huang Zhong looked at the soldiers under the city, and roughly estimated that there were probably more than 500 soldiers attacking the city wall, and said silently in his heart: "It seems that the time has come to need yourself." ”

So, General Huang Zhong carried a huge bow on his back and a big sword in his hand, and led the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army to climb the city wall bravely.

At this time, the soldiers of Zhang Yangjun had been forced to the inner side of the city wall by the soldiers of the Fenwu Army who were attacking the city wall, so Huang Zhong and others climbed the city wall without resistance.

As soon as Huang Zhong climbed the city wall, he saw that the fierce Zhenggu led his own soldiers, not far from Huang Zhong's position, constantly slashing and killing the soldiers of the Fenwu Army.

When Huang Zhong saw this scene, he was furious in his heart, and shouted at Zhenggu: "Xiaogu thief, come and die." ”

He was fighting vigorously, and suddenly heard Huang Zhong's loud shouts, and without saying a word, he withdrew with his legs.

After all, he knew that although he was a fierce lord, he was just like a fierce 'cat' compared to General Huang Zhong, who was famous for his two states.

While retreating, he shouted to the remaining soldiers on the city wall: "The whole army retreats, run in the direction of Jizhou to the east of Huguan." ”

Huang Zhong's ears were outstanding, and after hearing Zheng Gu's words, he knew that Zheng Gu was about to retreat, so he ordered the soldiers to shout loudly at the soldiers of Zhang Yang's army who were fighting: "Those who surrender will not be killed!" ”

He has been in Huguan for many years, and most of the strong men in Zhang Yang's army who guard Huguan have been subdued by Hugu and obeyed his orders.

After Su Gu finished shouting, these strong men immediately left their opponents who were fighting, and followed Zhen Gu to flee in the direction of Jizhou, east of Huguan.

The remaining soldiers in Zhang Yang's army are either old or physically wounded, no matter how poor they are, they are also weak and sickly, and they did not get the 'special treatment' of Zhenggu when guarding Huguan, so after hearing Zhenggu's words, he was confused for a while: "If you can't fight and surrender, our family members are all in Shangdang County, what are we going to Jizhou for?" ”

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers of the Fenwu Army on the opposite side, and the sharp-eyed man had already seen that he had led more than 300 sturdy soldiers to run away without a trace, he immediately threw away his weapons and surrendered on his knees.

The main generals have all fled, and they are still spanking.

Huang Zhong saw that the remaining soldiers of Zhang Yang's army had already surrendered on their knees, so he ordered the soldiers to open the city gate first and let his army enter the pass.

After the army entered the pass, Huang Zhong controlled the more than 2,000 captives who surrendered in a certain area, and then ordered the soldiers of the Fenwu Army to take over the defense of Huguan, and at the same time sent a scout horse to inquire in the direction of Zhenggu's escape.

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A day ago, the hall of Yecheng Prefecture in Wei County, Jizhou

The soldiers sent by Zhang Yang for help were kneeling in the middle of the hall, and said to Yuan Shao and the others with tears in their eyes:

"Lord Jizhou, when I came, I had already received the news that the Fenwu Army was heading south.

There are many soldiers in the Fenwu Army, and I am afraid that my family will not be able to resist it for long.

Please send troops quickly to save my family. ”

I saw a middle-aged man sitting at the top, his face was like white jade, his eyes were like Langxing, and his elegant posture was very prosperous, this person was the lord of Jizhou - Yuan Shao.

Since Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zhan, who was proud of the north, under Longcuo City, his momentum has become even more arrogant, like a feeling of 'who else in the world is left to me'.

After all, judging from the power in his hands, Yuan Shao's power at this time was only comparable to his Yuan family's brother Yuan Shu.

Cao Cao, Han Cheng, Kong Rong, Tao Qian and others were completely out of Yuan Shao's eyes.

After listening to the words of the soldiers asking for help, Yuan Shaoxin said: "Shangdang County Taishou Zhang Yang is my 'little brother', this is the news that everyone in the world knows.

Zhang Yang is attacked, if he doesn't save him, then his prestige will be damaged!

However, what if he sent troops to rescue him, would he be considered his own after going to the party county?

Therefore, when saving it, you can slow down, as long as you take the pot off, so that you can not only satisfy your prestige, but also get tangible benefits.

After all, compared with Zhang Yang, Huguan is more important. ”

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao smiled slightly, and said to the people in the hall: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

All the people in this hall are capable people.

Scribes include Tian Feng, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xu You, Xun Chen, Chen Lin, Xin Ping, Xin Bi, Dong Zhao, etc.;

The generals include Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Ju Yi, Gao Lan, Guo Yuan, Gao Huai, Lu Kuang, Jiao Touch, etc., and Lu Bu, who had just defected from Zhang Yang.

It's really a scene of talent.

Yuan Shao's strategists have always been at odds, but after hearing the question of the lord Yuan Shao this time, they didn't argue, and agreed that troops should be sent to rescue Zhang Yang.

Yuan Shao saw that there was no opposition to the argument among the strategists, so he gave his favorite strategist Guo Tu a look.

Guo Tu saw Yuan Shao's eyes and said understandingly:

"Han Cheng's men and horses dispatched by Bingzhou must be cavalry, and the speed of the southward movement is fast;

And our Jizhou army is mainly infantry, even if we send troops at the same time, when Han Cheng takes Shangdang County, our Jizhou men and horses may not be able to reach the territory of Shangdang County.

If our army is to storm the city after a long journey, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us.

Therefore, I think the focus of our troops this time should be on Huguan, as long as our vanguard army wins Huguan, Han Chengcheng will throw a mouse bogey, and he will not easily attack Shangdang County.

This is also the strategy of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao'.

Of course, after the vanguard army occupied Huguan, it could save the publicity of Shangdang County; If we can't save it, we've done our best. ”

Yuan Shao saw that after Guo Tu finished speaking, all the generals in the hall looked suddenly enlightened, gave Guo Tu an approving look, and then ordered:

"The vanguard army has the general Gao Ran as the main general, Han Xun and Lu Kuang as the deputy generals, and ordered 10,000 cavalry, and quickly rescued Zhang Yang according to the public policy, and must take Huguan."

Gao Lan's martial arts are strong, and in the battle with Youzhou Gongsun Zan Army in the past year, because of his bravery, he took the lead, and was deeply loved by Yuan Shao.

At the same time, Gao Ran also faintly became the fourth person in Yuan Shaojun's army after Ju Yi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou.

However, Yuan Shao took into account Gao Lan's impatient personality, so he ordered: "Feng Ji is the military advisor of the vanguard army and moves forward with the army." ”

And turned his head to Gao Ran and said, "Before you make a decision, you must listen to the opinions of the military advisor Fengji." ”

As for Yuan Shao himself, he led an army of 40,000 and led the generals, and then came.

Gao Ran acted resolutely, and after receiving the military order, he greeted Han Xun and Lu Kuang, then turned around and walked out of the hall and gathered the cavalry.

After a day of hurrying, Gao Lan's vanguard army was less than fifty miles away from Huguan.

At this time, the Tanma who was inquiring about the news in front reported: "There is a scattered infantry of about 300 men and horses, which is coming in their direction. ”

Gao Ran immediately ordered: "The whole army rests, and the 1,000 cavalry of the first battalion will go to the front to see the situation." ”

When Gao Ran saw the solidity, he knew the news of the loss of Huguan.

So after Gao Ran led Zheng Gu and others back to the army, Gao Ran directly ordered: "The whole army will attack quickly, and take advantage of the fact that the Fenwu Army has just entered the pass and the situation is unstable, and take Huguan in one fell swoop." ”

Feng Ji knew the cause and effect of the incident through Su Gu, and after hearing Gao Ran's military order, he said in his heart:

"Fortunately, the lord let him accompany the army, if he let Gao Ran come by himself, it is estimated that the blood will flow like a river under the pot."

With a worried face, he said to Gao Ran: "General Gao, slow down!" I have something to say. ”

Gao Ran still had great respect for Feng Ji beside Yuan Shao, and said with a calm face: "Does Feng Junshi have different opinions?" ”

Feng Ji said: "General Gao, our army has marched all the way to this point, and the soldiers are already extremely tired. If you rush for another fifty miles now, in the attack on Huguan, I am afraid that the physical strength of the soldiers will not be able to bear it.

Besides, we are here with cavalry, which is not suitable for siege warfare.

Why don't we march slowly, arrive at a distance of twenty miles from Huguan, set up camp, and wait for the arrival of the army led by the lord. ”

Gao Ran saw that what Feng Ji said made sense, and he had just made the mistake of being impulsive, and said to Feng Ji with a guilty face: "Fortunately, Feng Junshi came with me, otherwise, I would have delayed the big event." ”

After that, he ordered the army to march according to the words of the discipline.

In Huguan, the scouts sent by Huang Zhong came to report: "Inform General Huang that the 10,000 vanguard troops of the Jizhou Army have set up camp twenty miles east of Huguan. Three large flags were erected in the camp, with the three characters 'Gao', 'Han' and 'Lu' written respectively.

After the vanguard army, there were 40,000 troops led by Yuan Shao himself, and they came from the mighty Ruhu Pass. ”

Huang Zhong replied: "Got it." He arranged for Kuaima to report the news to Han Cheng.

Huang Zhong knew that now was not the time to hold the Huguan, and he would not be able to hold the Huguan with only the more than 9,000 Fenwu troops and the more than 2,000 'old, weak, sick and disabled' captives in Huguan.

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At this time, Han Cheng was leading people in the county town of Changzi to take stock of the harvest of this battle, and after hearing the news from Huang Zhong, after thinking about it, he immediately ordered: "Captain Zhang He is leading 8,000 soldiers to take charge of all matters in Changzi County. ”

After the arrangement, Han Cheng led his Heavenly Dragon Guard, five thousand Green Dragon Army, and six thousand Sharp Sword Army to go straight to Huguan, after all, the most important thing now is to protect Huguan first.