"Boom!"

The march of more than 100,000 troops was really extraordinary, and the Xiliang soldiers standing on the wall of Tongguan saw the black soldiers in the distance, and they couldn't help but feel a little frightened in their hearts, and their hands holding weapons trembled a little.

"Humph! There are more than 100,000 troops, and they also want to break through my Tongguan? It's ridiculous! ”

Just when the soldiers were a little flustered, a neutral voice came from the wall. Hearing this familiar voice, the fear in the hearts of all the defenders instantly diminished. With General Xu Rong here, what are they afraid of?

In the Xiliang Army, although Xu Rong was not very popular with Dong Zhuo because of his integrity, he was still an out-and-out general. It is Li Dao and Guo Yan who are all convinced by three points.

This person is rigorous in governing the army, especially good at sticking to the city fortress, and his ability to guard the customs is definitely among the top three in the world, no less than Cao Ren under Cao Cao. In history, he has defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian, which shows how strong this product is.

Feeling the tense atmosphere in the air, Xu Rong did not feel the slightest joy, but shook his head secretly. When did the Xiliang elite, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, been corrupted into what it is now?

Wine is a poison that pierces the intestines, and the color is a steel knife that scrapes bones. Over the years, the comfortable environment has caused these Xiliang soldiers who were killed from the sea of corpses and blood to be quickly corroded. Today's Xiliang soldiers are no longer the elite who could rank among the first-class legions with a spear in their hands.

Xu Rong's soldiers had just been taken over by him for a few months, and although Xu Rong trained them strictly, it was impossible to take shape in such a short period of time. In addition, there are many recruits among them who have never seen blood at all, and now the combat effectiveness of the 30,000 army in Tongguan is really worrying in Xu Rong's heart.

"Alas! If the elite of Xiliang was here, why should I be so intimidated? 20,000 elites are enough to break the idea of attacking the city head-on. Xu Rong sighed lightly in his heart.

The adjutant general standing behind Xu Rong looked at the enemy soldiers in the distance, his heart was timid, and he said in a little panic: "General, the enemy army in front of the pass is probably no less than 200,000 soldiers, should we ask Chang'an for some rescue?" I'm afraid I can't hold it with these 30,000 troops alone! ”

Xu Rong said without looking back: "No! The situation in Chang'an is also very serious, and if I can't hold this Tongguan with an army of 30,000, then there is no need to send troops to the rescue. ”

Defending the city head-on, Xu Rong was not afraid of the enemy in front of him, but he was afraid of some intrigues and tricks on the other side. Without Li Ru, Xu Rong really didn't dare to jump at all, and he was so obscene. Before, Xiahou Yuan led 10,000 soldiers to show off his might in front of Tongguan and scolded him, but Xu Rong was stunned and didn't say a word. Except for ordering some arrows to be shot when the opponent was close to the city wall, there was no movement, and there was no idea of getting out of the customs at all.

Although Xu Rong felt that Xiahou Yuan was so alone that there should be no reinforcements behind, but in line with the idea of being cautious, Xu Rong still refused to send troops out of the pass. Just let the other party go down to the village not far from the gate, waiting for the arrival of Cao Liu's army.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei each rode out of the battle and came to Tongguan and looked at Xu Rong above Tongguan from afar.

"Xu Rong! Do you remember Cao? Cao Cao shouted.

"Cao Mengde, who was defeated by me back then, how can I forget? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been promoted by half a rank. How? Now that my position is too low, do you want to give me credit and let me be promoted? Thank you in advance! Xu Rong sneered.

The soldiers on the city wall laughed when they heard this, and the huge pressure in their hearts instantly disappeared.

"Haha! General Xu said very well, a certain year was defeated by the general, and he admired him very much. But there is one thing that the general said wrongly, it is not the general who should be thanked, but Cao. If it weren't for the help of the generals back then, how could there be Cao Cao today? Cao Cao didn't look angry at all, but said very open-mindedly.

"General Xu's kindness Cao remembered all his life, and he only hated it and couldn't repay it. Why don't the generals lead the army to surrender Cao, and Cao will definitely treat the general well in the future, and ask the general to be in a strong situation now? Good birds choose trees to perch, please think about them. ”

"Delusional!" Xu Rong scolded directly without hesitation: "Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters, how can a certain person do such a thing that violates loyalty!" Besides, Cao Mengde, you are just a eunuch, how can He De let someone work? With me Xu Rong here, you don't want to take Tongguan! ”

In the face of Xu Rong's abuse, Cao Cao's face finally couldn't hang up. After the eunuch! It was said that this touched Cao Cao's reverse scales.

"Good! Since the general is determined to accompany Dong Zhuo's funeral, Cao is not easy to stop. But I don't know if the general will be so calm when Tongguan changes hands! "In the end, he is an immortal hero, although he wants to cut Xu Rong with a thousand knives in his heart, Cao Cao still speaks calmly, without a trace of shame.

Liu Bei watched from the sidelines, and it was not a big deal. Fortunately, he didn't persuade Xu Rong to surrender like Cao Cao, otherwise he would have been a mat weaver and a thief pretending to be a thief of the royal family.

Feeling the decisiveness and firmness in Xu Rong's words, Cao Cao directly extinguished his thoughts of persuasion.

"Yuan Rang, you come forward and call the battle!" Cao Cao ordered.

Xiahoudun, who couldn't wait for a long time, heard this, his eyes lit up, and he shouted happily: "No! ”

Xiahou Dun rode his horse to Tongguan, and shouted at the soldiers on the city wall looking up to the sky: "Peiguo Xiahou Yuan is here, which of the rats in the city dares to fight with me?" ”

The sound was like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth. The soldiers on the city wall felt Xiahoudun's momentum, and their hearts tightened.

Xu Rong on the city wall snorted lightly: "A reckless man, don't pay attention to him." ”

Seeing that no one responded, Xiahoudun looked up to the sky and laughed: "Is there no one in Xiliang?" A group of rats, none of them dared to fight me, and they were really all rubbish. ”

"General, the last general is invited to fight!"

The Xiliang soldiers were already irritable, and when they were so provoked by Xiahoudun, many people immediately couldn't help it and asked Xu Rong to fight.

"No, anyone who tries to get out of the city wall will be shot to death with arrows! Win or lose. Xu Rong said in a cold tone, extremely firm, without the slightest room for maneuver. He knows Xiahoudun's combat power very well, and no one under his command can compete with him, so going down to fight alone is completely giving away people's heads, so he simply strictly forbids it.

As soon as Xu Rong's words came out, a basin of cold water was immediately poured on the heads of all the Xiliang soldiers who were eager to try. Winning or losing is death, who dares to go out?

Xu Rong looked at Xiahoudun who was performing alone in front of the pass with such great interest, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Old-fashioned tricks, am I really stupid? There's a kind of you coming up to fight.

Seeing this, Cao Cao had to temporarily let him retreat, and instead said to Xi Zhicai: "Zhicai, is the catapult assembled?" Why don't we try the power first? ”

Xi Zhicai swept back and said with a smile: "It's almost." This is a long-lost siege weapon, and if it weren't for the coincidence that I learned from an ancient book that its manufacturing method is really difficult to make. Let Xu Rong see its power today! ”