After Song Fan sent the heralds, he immediately ordered the whole army to be vigilant, because he still did not know which way the soldiers and horses appeared under the Hangu Pass.

Besides, after Luo Cheng was stationed outside Hangu Pass, he immediately sent someone to ask Wang Kai for help, because he only had 6,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and if he attacked Hangu Pass without defenders, it would be more than enough, but there were obviously defenders in Hangu Pass, and if he used the 6,000 soldiers and horses in his hand to attack Hangu Pass, he would be asking for trouble.

Because Luo Cheng and Song Fan were very careful, neither of them took the lead in making a move, and they were all waiting for their respective fathers' reply.

The first to receive the news was Duan Xuan, who was stationed in Hongnong County.

When Duan Xuan learned that an enemy army had come from the west of Hangu Pass, he was very surprised and said: "There is not even one out of ten people in the great drought in Guanzhong, where did this enemy army come from?" ”

Although Duan Xuan racked his brains, he couldn't guess that it was Luo Cheng under Wang Kai who was in front of the soldiers in front of Hangu Pass because of insufficient intelligence.

In desperation, Duan Xuan had no choice but to give up thinking and quickly organize a large army to start heading towards Hangu Pass, because Hangu Pass was the throat of his retreat into Guanzhong, and he led his troops to Hongnong County just to avoid the drought in Guanzhong, if Hangu Pass was lost, then he would never be able to retreat.

Just when Duan Xuan began to transfer troops, Wang Kai also received a letter of help from Luo Cheng.

When he learned that Hangu Pass was actually guarded by the Xiliang Army, Wang Kai quickly sent someone to summon Xu Rong.

When Xu Rong was urgently summoned by Wang Kai to the palace hall, he immediately saluted Wang Kai.

Wang Kai replied with a sentence of exemption and immediately asked: "Xu Rong, I remember that you once told me that there are no more Dong thieves in the Guanzhong region, but why is there still the Xiliang Army in Hangu Pass?" ”

After hearing this, Xu Rong immediately replied: "Back to the lord, this department should be under Duan Xuan's command." ”

"Duan Xuan?"

"Xu Rong, tell me everything you know."

After a promise, Xu Rong explained.

"Lord, Duan Xuan's department was once stationed near Chang'an, but a few years ago, there was a great drought in Guanzhong, and Duan Xuan's army was in a hurry, so he led the army to leave Chang'an and went to Hongnong County to station, because there are many families in Hongnong County, and he finally got through that difficult period by robbing these families, so far, Duan Xuan has always stayed in Hongnong County, but Duan Xuan has always regarded Chang'an as his territory, and it is natural for him to leave soldiers and horses to garrison Hanguguan."

"I see."

"Lord, the last general dared to ask, but General Luo Cheng met Duan Xuanbu in Hangu Pass?"

"That's right!"

"Lord, then the general is brave, please send troops to help General Luo quickly, once Duan Xuan learns that there is an enemy army in Hangu Pass, then he will definitely raise troops to reinforce, with the strength in General Luo's hands, I am afraid that it is not the opponent of Duan Xuan's army."

"Xu Rong, how many soldiers and horses does Duan Xuan have in his hands?"

"Back to the lord, Duan Xuan robbed the family in Hongnong County, but I'm afraid that his current strength is definitely not less than 30,000 people."

"Thirty thousand? Why didn't you say it earlier. ”

After speaking, Wang Kai quickly gathered all the soldiers and horses left behind in Chang'an City.

After getting rid of the troops taken away by Ma Chao, Wei Chigong and Luo Cheng, Wang Kai was able to mobilize only about 12,000 troops.

With the gathering of more than 10,000 people, Wang Kai immediately led his troops to leave Chang'an.

When Wang Kai led his troops to Hangu Pass in a hurry, Duan Xuan also came to Hangu Pass with an army of 20,000.

When Luo Cheng learned that Wang Kai had arrived with his troops, he immediately went out of the camp to greet Wang Kai.

When Wang Kai saw Luo Cheng, he immediately asked, "Shixin, how is the situation in this Hanguguan?" ”

"Back to the lord, the last general has been standing still since he came to the gate, and the defenders in the city have not moved."

Hearing this, Xu Rong interjected: "Lord, it seems that this Hangu Guan Guard is going to report to Duan Xuan. "Wenxin School

Seeing Xu Rong speak, Luo Cheng suddenly said to Xu Rong: "Xu Rong, didn't you say that there are no Dong thieves in the Guanzhong region?" Why is there another section of simmer? ”

"Although this Hangu Pass guards Guanzhong, it does not fall within the jurisdiction of Guanzhong."

Seeing Xu Rong say this, Luo Cheng suddenly exploded.

At this time, Wang Kai spoke.

"Okay, what Xu Rong said is right, Shixin, don't say it again, I'm afraid that Duan Xuan's army should have already arrived at Hangu Pass, if our army can't capture Hangu Pass, then the Guanzhong area will always be exposed to other people's noses, which is not good for me to recover Guanzhong, the top priority is to think about how to break the pass!"

Seeing that Wang Kai spoke, Luo Cheng and Xu Rong had no choice but to stop arguing.

After Wang Kai's army entered the camp, Duan Xuan's army also entered Hangu Pass.

When Song Fan, the guard of Hangu, learned that Duan Xuan had arrived, he immediately met with Duan Xuan.

When Duan Xuan saw Song Fan coming, he immediately asked out loud, "Song Fan, can you find out who the army outside the city belongs to?" ”

When Song Fan heard this, he immediately replied: "General Hui, the last general has already found out clearly, and the enemy army outside Hangu Pass is led by Luo Cheng, a general under Wang Kai. ”

"Luo Cheng? Is that Luo Cheng who is undefeated in the battle against Lu Bu Lily? ”

"General Hui, this is the person."

Duan Xuan, who was very surprised, calmed down a little before he spoke: "How could Luo Cheng suddenly appear here in Hangu Pass, could it be that Wang Kai killed Guanzhong from Hanzhong County?" But those places on Meridian Road are not easy to walk! ”

At this time, Song Fan answered again: "General, the minister has already sent someone to inquire that Wang Kai was killed from the Guanzhong region, and now all the 38 counties of the three counties in Guanzhong have fallen into the hands of Wang Kai. ”

"What? Wang Kai dare to rob my territory? ”

Seeing that Duan Xuan didn't believe it, Song Fan had no choice but to reply: "General, this is what I heard from the merchants in the past, and now the Guanzhong region is indeed owned by Wang Kai. ”

Duan Xuan, who slowly believed, suddenly scolded Wang Kai, because if he didn't lead the army to evacuate Chang'an, where would it be Wang Kai's turn to occupy the Guanzhong region.

After scolding, Duan Xuan quickly asked Song Fan to take him to the city tower to watch.

When Song Fan found out that Luo Cheng's military camp had expanded, he was very puzzled and said, "Why did Luo Cheng's military camp suddenly expand?" ”

After hearing this, Duan Xuan immediately continued: "It seems that Luo Cheng's reinforcements have arrived." ”

"What? Luo Cheng even called for reinforcements. ”

"Song Fan, you send spies out to investigate, I want to see how many soldiers and horses Luo Cheng has."

Song Fan immediately promised after hearing this.

Night.

Song Fan took advantage of the night to immediately send several groups of spies out of the customs to investigate, but after Wang Kai arrived, the camp was arranged impenetrable, and the spies sent by Song Fan could not find out the specific situation at all, and they could only speculate through some clues.

In the end, these spies roughly estimated the strength of Wang Kai's camp and quickly returned to the pass.

Seeing the spies returning, Song Fan immediately asked: "Have you ever found out how many soldiers and horses there are in the camp outside the Guanwai?" ”

After hearing this, the spies summed up with each other and reported 20,000 people.

After Song Fan got the information, he quickly rushed to report to Duan Xuan.

When Duan Xuan learned that there were more than 20,000 people in the camp outside the city, he suddenly said: "Luo Cheng has more than 20,000 people, then I can't fight hard, Song Fan, give me an order, don't let anyone go out to fight, I will wait until Luo Cheng is sleepy and tired before sending troops." ”

After receiving the order, Song Fan quickly passed the order.