The guard of Hangu Pass was Zhang Bao, the cavalry captain under Li Dao, and when he heard that the person under the city was actually Dong Cheng, the national abbot, he hurriedly ordered someone to open the city gate and put Dong Cheng into the city.

Dong Cheng rode through the doorway, and when he came to the city, he saw a military general standing on the side of the road with his hands down, and quickly turned over and dismounted and walked towards the other party. He and Zhang Bao had a few encounters, and as soon as they looked at each other, they recognized each other, and hurriedly smiled and said: "The old man thought that the guard of Hangu Pass was who, it turned out to be Captain Zhang Qidu." ”

"I've seen the country." After Zhang Bao bowed to Dong Cheng, he said politely: "The abbot has come from afar, presumably he is sleepy, please go to the general's mansion to rest for a while, but the last general repelled the thieves who came to attack, and it is not too late to set up a banquet to entertain the abbot." ”

Dong Cheng, who was full of smiles, immediately restrained the smile on his face when he heard Zhang Bao say this, and said, "Captain Zhang Qidu's words are wrong. If you are talking about thieves, there was Dong Zhuo who was ambushed in the past, and now there are Li Dao and Guo Yan who are in turmoil. They are the national thieves who endanger the society, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhou went to Beijing to beg for thieves. ”

"Dong Guozhang," Zhang Bao put his hand on the hilt of the sword, looked at Dong Cheng and asked, "Aren't you here to be a lobbyist for the thieves?" ”

Seeing Zhang Bao's left hand holding the hilt of the sword, Dong Cheng's heart was also panicked, but he pretended to be calm and said: "The difference between Zhang Qidu, the old man is not here to be a lobbyist, but to save the life of the Qidu Captain." ”

Dong Cheng's words confused Zhang Bao, and he asked puzzledly: "I don't know what Guozhang means by this?" ”

"According to Chang'an's informant, Li Dao and Guo Yan fought every day, and there were many casualties." Dong Cheng looked at Zhang Bao and said: "In time, when the soldiers and horses of the two are almost consumed, even if Jizhou can't afford to raise troops, the princes of the relevant will raise troops to crusade against Li Dao and Guo Yan." If after the two of them were defeated, the cavalry captain stayed in this Hangu Pass, even if there was a natural danger to rely on, but if the money and food were cut off, how long do you think it would be able to support? ”

Regarding Dong Cheng's statement, Zhang Bao muttered in his heart: Although Hangu Pass is a natural danger, if he is cut off from money and food, even if he has the heart to stick to it, the soldiers in the pass will mutiny. Thinking about it like this, he couldn't help but be scared out of a cold sweat. He hurriedly grabbed Dong Cheng's arm and asked nervously: "Dong Guozhang, what is the clever plan to save the last general's life." ”

"Jizhou soldiers and horses are just outside the gate." Dong Cheng pointed to the outside of the pass and said, "If the cavalry captain doesn't want to bury Li Dao, open the city gate and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the customs." Jizhou pastoral people are loyal, if you know that you take the initiative to dedicate the customs, I think you will be reused in the future. ”

After Zhang Bao listened to Dong Cheng's words, he stood in place for a long time. Seeing that he was already a little moved, but he couldn't make up his final decision, Dong Cheng struck while the iron was hot and said: "Captain Zhang Qidu, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, if you miss this opportunity, even if you want to return to Jizhou Mu in the future, you may not be reused." ”

After Dong Cheng's words were finished, Zhang Bao finally made up his mind, he stomped his foot violently, and said: "Since the national abbot said so, then the general will listen to you, and dedicate Hangu Pass to Jizhou Mu to seek a career for the future." Then, he instructed the soldiers, "Open the city gate and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the city." ”

Huang Zhong and Xun You rode horses and stood a stone's throw away from Hangu Pass. Huang Zhong looked at the high city wall and asked Xun Yu with some concern: "Gongda, do you say that Dong Guozhang can persuade the guards?" ”

"If Li Guo and the two thieves did not turn against each other, it is estimated that Dong Guozhang's persuasion would have no effect." Xun You analyzed Huang Zhong and said: "But now Li Guo's rebellion has put everyone under the two of them in danger. If there is a lord who can take refuge, those people will not hesitate to abandon Li Dao and Guo Yan and switch to the new lord. If Xun's judgment is correct, it will take a stick of incense to close the door and it will open. ”

As soon as his words fell, the door of Hangu was opened, and then a group of people came out of the pass, and it was Dong Cheng and a military general with a helmet and armor who walked in the front. Xun You smiled at Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, it seems that things are going more smoothly than we expected. ”

Huang Zhong straightened up on horseback and shouted loudly behind him, "Enter the city!" ”

The cavalry brigade entered Hangu Pass, and Huang Zhong, Xun You, and Dong Cheng followed Zhang Bao to the Guard's Mansion. Xun You saw that Zhang Bao looked nervous, so he comforted him with a few words, and then sent someone to report to Han Zhan in the back, saying that he had obtained Hangu Pass.

Just when Zhang Bao was about to set up a banquet to entertain Huang Zhong and others, someone suddenly came to report: "Qiyu is riding the captain, thousands of people and horses have come from outside the gate, and they are calling the door." ”

When Zhang Bao heard such a report from his subordinates, he thought it was the follow-up of Jizhou, so he smiled and said: "We have returned to Jizhou Mu, so immediately open the city gate and let Jizhou's soldiers and horses enter the city." ”

"Captain Caidu," the soldier replied with some embarrassment when he heard Zhang Bao say this: "It is not the Jizhou soldiers and horses from the east who come, but the Beijing division from the west." ”

"What, from Jingshi?" When Zhang Bao heard the soldier say this, he immediately jumped up from his seat and asked nervously, "Can you see who is the leader?" ”

"The little one only saw the word 'Li' on the flag." The soldier replied, "But I don't know who the Lord is coming?" ”

Xun You saw Zhang Bao's flustered look, so he took the initiative to say: "Captain Zhang Qidu, we might as well go up to the city wall to see who is coming." ”

"That's very good." Zhang Bao regretted it in his heart at the moment, he had just returned to Jizhou, who knew that there was another army from the Beijing Division, and he didn't know if he could cope with these soldiers and horses in the pass. Hearing Xun You say go up to the city wall to have a look, he agreed along the way.

The group came to the top of the city wall and looked down at the battlement. I saw a military general riding a red horse shouting at the city wall: "I am Li Ying, the brother of the Great Sima, quickly open the city gate and let us enter the customs." ”

"It's Li Ying's younger brother Li Ying," Zhang Bao was still scared and sweating profusely after learning that it was Li Ying who came. While raising his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, he asked Xun Yu nervously: "Mr. Xun, what should we do?" ”

After hearing this, Xun You just smiled faintly, turned to Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, this person is Li Wei's brother, I don't know if you can deal with it?" ”

Huang Zhong looked at Li Ying outside the gate, and said with a sneer: "I look at Li Ying, like inserting a label to sell the first ear!" ”

Although Xun You knew that Huang Zhong was superb in martial arts, he was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy too much, so he reminded him: "Han Sheng, don't underestimate the enemy." ”

The guard of Hangu Pass was Zhang Bao, the cavalry captain under Li Dao, and when he heard that the person under the city was actually Dong Cheng, the national abbot, he hurriedly ordered someone to open the city gate and put Dong Cheng into the city.

Dong Cheng rode through the doorway, and when he came to the city, he saw a military general standing on the side of the road with his hands down, and quickly turned over and dismounted and walked towards the other party. He and Zhang Bao had a few encounters, and as soon as they looked at each other, they recognized each other, and hurriedly smiled and said: "The old man thought that the guard of Hangu Pass was who, it turned out to be Captain Zhang Qidu." ”

"I've seen the country." After Zhang Bao bowed to Dong Cheng, he said politely: "The abbot has come from afar, presumably he is sleepy, please go to the general's mansion to rest for a while, but the last general repelled the thieves who came to attack, and it is not too late to set up a banquet to entertain the abbot." ”

Dong Cheng, who was full of smiles, immediately restrained the smile on his face when he heard Zhang Bao say this, and said, "Captain Zhang Qidu's words are wrong. If you are talking about thieves, there was Dong Zhuo who was ambushed in the past, and now there are Li Dao and Guo Yan who are in turmoil. They are the national thieves who endanger the society, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhou went to Beijing to beg for thieves. ”

"Dong Guozhang," Zhang Bao put his hand on the hilt of the sword, looked at Dong Cheng and asked, "Aren't you here to be a lobbyist for the thieves?" ”

Seeing Zhang Bao's left hand holding the hilt of the sword, Dong Cheng's heart was also panicked, but he pretended to be calm and said: "The difference between Zhang Qidu, the old man is not here to be a lobbyist, but to save the life of the Qidu Captain." ”

Dong Cheng's words confused Zhang Bao, and he asked puzzledly: "I don't know what Guozhang means by this?" ”

"According to Chang'an's informant, Li Dao and Guo Yan fought every day, and there were many casualties." Dong Cheng looked at Zhang Bao and said: "In time, when the soldiers and horses of the two are almost consumed, even if Jizhou can't afford to raise troops, the princes of the relevant will raise troops to crusade against Li Dao and Guo Yan." If after the two of them were defeated, the cavalry captain stayed in this Hangu Pass, even if there was a natural danger to rely on, but if the money and food were cut off, how long do you think it would be able to support? ”

Regarding Dong Cheng's statement, Zhang Bao muttered in his heart: Although Hangu Pass is a natural danger, if he is cut off from money and food, even if he has the heart to stick to it, the soldiers in the pass will mutiny. Thinking about it like this, he couldn't help but be scared out of a cold sweat. He hurriedly grabbed Dong Cheng's arm and asked nervously: "Dong Guozhang, what is the clever plan to save the last general's life." ”

"Jizhou soldiers and horses are just outside the gate." Dong Cheng pointed to the outside of the pass and said, "If the cavalry captain doesn't want to bury Li Dao, open the city gate and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the customs." Jizhou pastoral people are loyal, if you know that you take the initiative to dedicate the customs, I think you will be reused in the future. ”

After Zhang Bao listened to Dong Cheng's words, he stood in place for a long time. Seeing that he was already a little moved, but he couldn't make up his final decision, Dong Cheng struck while the iron was hot and said: "Captain Zhang Qidu, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, if you miss this opportunity, even if you want to return to Jizhou Mu in the future, you may not be reused." ”

After Dong Cheng's words were finished, Zhang Bao finally made up his mind, he stomped his foot violently, and said: "Since the national abbot said so, then the general will listen to you, and dedicate Hangu Pass to Jizhou Mu to seek a career for the future." Then, he instructed the soldiers, "Open the city gate and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the city." ”

Huang Zhong and Xun You rode horses and stood a stone's throw away from Hangu Pass. Huang Zhong looked at the high city wall and asked Xun Yu with some concern: "Gongda, do you say that Dong Guozhang can persuade the guards?" ”

"If Li Guo and the two thieves did not turn against each other, it is estimated that Dong Guozhang's persuasion would have no effect." Xun You analyzed Huang Zhong and said: "But now Li Guo's rebellion has put everyone under the two of them in danger. If there is a lord who can take refuge, those people will not hesitate to abandon Li Dao and Guo Yan and switch to the new lord. If Xun's judgment is correct, it will take a stick of incense to close the door and it will open. ”

As soon as his words fell, the door of Hangu was opened, and then a group of people came out of the pass, and it was Dong Cheng and a military general with a helmet and armor who walked in the front. Xun You smiled at Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, it seems that things are going more smoothly than we expected. ”

Huang Zhong straightened up on horseback and shouted loudly behind him, "Enter the city!" ”

The cavalry brigade entered Hangu Pass, and Huang Zhong, Xun You, and Dong Cheng followed Zhang Bao to the Guard's Mansion. Xun You saw that Zhang Bao looked nervous, so he comforted him with a few words, and then sent someone to report to Han Zhan in the back, saying that he had obtained Hangu Pass.

Just when Zhang Bao was about to set up a banquet to entertain Huang Zhong and others, someone suddenly came to report: "Qiyu is riding the captain, thousands of people and horses have come from outside the gate, and they are calling the door." ”

When Zhang Bao heard such a report from his subordinates, he thought it was the follow-up of Jizhou, so he smiled and said: "We have returned to Jizhou Mu, so immediately open the city gate and let Jizhou's soldiers and horses enter the city." ”

"Captain Caidu," the soldier replied with some embarrassment when he heard Zhang Bao say this: "It is not the Jizhou soldiers and horses from the east who come, but the Beijing division from the west." ”

"What, from Jingshi?" When Zhang Bao heard the soldier say this, he immediately jumped up from his seat and asked nervously, "Can you see who is the leader?" ”

"The little one only saw the word 'Li' on the flag." The soldier replied, "But I don't know who the Lord is coming?" ”

Xun You saw Zhang Bao's flustered look, so he took the initiative to say: "Captain Zhang Qidu, we might as well go up to the city wall to see who is coming." ”

"That's very good." Zhang Bao regretted it in his heart at the moment, he had just returned to Jizhou, who knew that there was another army from the Beijing Division, and he didn't know if he could cope with these soldiers and horses in the pass. Hearing Xun You say go up to the city wall to have a look, he agreed along the way.

The group came to the top of the city wall and looked down at the battlement. I saw a military general riding a red horse shouting at the city wall: "I am Li Ying, the brother of the Great Sima, quickly open the city gate and let us enter the customs." ”

"It's Li Ying's younger brother Li Ying," Zhang Bao was still scared and sweating profusely after learning that it was Li Ying who came. While raising his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, he asked Xun Yu nervously: "Mr. Xun, what should we do?" ”

After hearing this, Xun You just smiled faintly, turned to Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, this person is Li Wei's brother, I don't know if you can deal with it?" ”

Huang Zhong looked at Li Ying outside the gate, and said with a sneer: "I look at Li Ying, like inserting a label to sell the first ear!" ”

Although Xun You knew that Huang Zhong was superb in martial arts, he was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy too much, so he reminded him: "Han Sheng, don't underestimate the enemy." ”

Huang Zhong looked at Li Ying outside the gate, and said with a sneer: "I look at Li Ying, like inserting a label to sell the first ear!" ”

Although Xun You knew that Huang Zhong was superb in martial arts, he was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy too much, so he reminded him: "Han Sheng, don't underestimate the enemy." ”