Where did the Imjin Pass defenders expect that a team of men and horses would suddenly come from the north, after all, the north is still their own territory. All along, the threat to Imjin Pass has been to protect against the south. Of course, the biggest reason for this is that the guards here are not capable enough, otherwise, they will inevitably take precautions first. But it's too late to say that now.

The attack from the south suddenly became fierce, and for a time the defenders there could not mobilize to the north to support. And in the north, after Hu Tian killed the head of the city, although he faced the siege of many enemy soldiers, with his ability, no one really could hurt him for a while.

In this way, he bought a lot of time for the soldiers behind him. When the people at the head of the city were numerous, the defenders were defeated and retreated. Taking advantage of this, the north gate was opened, and more than 1,000 people waiting outside the city immediately entered the city.

The Huashan army entered the city and immediately went straight to the south. Killed all the way, and soon killed under the south gate, and joined the soldiers outside to open the city gate. As a result, the defenders in the city suffered many casualties, and in the end, the remaining hundreds of people simply surrendered directly!

It took less than two hours for Zhou Tong to take the Imjin Pass. But for this operation, it took a lot more time to prepare.

After entering the city, Zhou Tong and Hu Tian quickly converged together, and soon took control of the entire Imjin Pass!

"Lao Hu, without further ado, we have to take advantage of the fact that before the enemy can react, we must quickly go north and take several other county seats. In this way, once Zhang Ju's retreat is cut off by us, he will definitely not dare to stay in Xiping County anymore. When the time comes, we can directly take Xiping County! ”

"Then let's go now! Here, leave five hundred soldiers and horses to guard, and at the same time, guard the captives! According to the previous plan, let's go and take the county seat of Baitu County first, and then continue to the north to take the last Yunjie County and Haokang County of Jincheng County! Hu Tian nodded and said immediately.

After the two discussed and decided, they immediately made arrangements, handed over the Imjin Pass to a deputy general to guard, and immediately led their troops across the Yellow River. Then, taking advantage of the night, he went straight to Baitu County.

This Baitu county town is very close to Imjin Pass, less than twenty miles away. As soon as the army crossed the river, it sped up and finally reached the outside of the city before the hour.

The Baitu county town was completely defenseless, and he didn't expect that the Huashan army would actually kill the city at this time. After all, Imjin Pass in the south is considered by most people to be very safe and secure.

Zhou Tong discussed with Hu Tian, and then assigned soldiers and horses to surround the four gates of the county. As soon as the hour arrived, they immediately launched an attack. Since the enemy has no defenses at all, and this county town is not particularly tall! Therefore, this Baitu county town was very easy to take down.

When the Baitu County Commander was captured, he was still dreaming on the bed~ who would have thought that he would become a prisoner in the blink of an eye! Since Zhou Tong and the others didn't have much effort to deal with the affairs here, they had to temporarily detain the officials and guards in the city.

That night, everyone rested for a while, and when it was dawn, the army set out again and slaughtered the last two counties.

Yunjie County and Haokang County, these two counties are not far apart, both are located in the southeast of Xiping County, north of Huangshui, on the bank of the Gemen River, that is, the later Datong River. These two counties are located in remote areas, and the population is not large today, so the defense force is relatively not particularly strong.

But these two counties are right on the road from Jincheng County to Xiping County, and from Xiping to the east, bypassing the Qilian Mountains and entering the Hexi Corridor must also pass through here. Whether it was Niu Ba's army before or Zhang Ju's army later, they actually passed through here.

These two places were also used as grain and grass storage places for Zhang Ju's army, which was used to support his army's westward attack on Xiping County. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, if he wants to return to Wuwei County, he basically has to pass through here.

Even if you don't pass through these two counties directly, you can't get around it in Yunjie County.

After leaving 500 soldiers and horses to guard Baitu County, Zhou Tong and Hu Tian led the remaining nearly 6,000 men and horses to quickly go north. It took a day, and at dusk it finally arrived in Yunjie County, and at this time, many people in the south of Jincheng County already knew about the Huashan Army.

But the north side didn't know yet, which gave Zhou Tong a chance. When their soldiers and horses appeared outside Yunjie County, the people in the city were startled, and before they had time to close the city gate, Zhou Tong and they led people to rush in directly.

In this way, Yunjie County fell into the hands of the Huashan Army. Although it is said that Haokang County is fifty miles away, the soldiers are too tired because of the day of traveling! Therefore, the army had to rest in Yunjie County.

But after taking Yunjie County, strategically speaking, the Huashan Army has already taken the initiative. At this time, it is already in the back of Zhang Ju's way, and the remaining Haokang County is not so meaningful, and he is not in a hurry to take it into his hands for a while!

At this time, the news that the Huashan Army had taken Jincheng County quickly spread to Zhang Ju and Niu Ba, who were attacking Xiping County in the west, and at the same time, Zhang Qian in Guzang County.

Not long after Hu Tian set off from Jincheng, Sun Tie, who was far away in Wushi County, finally received the letter. After learning that he had started to act, Sun Tie also set off immediately. At the same time, someone was sent to quickly send the news back to Guanzhong to let Li Xin know. After all, he is the closest to Chang'an here.

In Chang'an City, Li Xin, who got the news, was already in the evening of the same day. Hearing that the plan was officially launched, he immediately decided to rush to Wushi County overnight!

Hurrying up, the next morning, he rushed to Wushi County and personally sat in the county seat. This is also to be able to get as close to the front line of the battlefield as possible and to be able to grasp the news on the battlefield faster.

Sun Tie led 3,000 soldiers and horses to the north along Xiluoshui, and the road was relatively smooth. Therefore, Li Xin is not too worried about them. What he was worried about was actually Zhou Tong's side, because they didn't have many troops at their disposal.

Although he is not afraid of a real battle, if the two sides fight, the next thing is very likely to drag the entire Huashan Army into it. It would be great if the other side could withdraw without a fight!

Outside Xidu County, Zhang Ju has led his troops to attack for four days, and I have to say that the resistance of the defenders in this city is still very fierce. After a few days of fighting, although the city has suffered heavy losses, it is still resisting.

"Continue to attack the city tonight, and we must take down this Xidu County. As long as Xidu County is won, the remaining two counties basically don't have to be too troublesome! Zhang Ju, who was supervising the battle outside the city, had already vaguely felt the hope of victory at this time, and decided to work hard to the end!

"It's all the general's resourcefulness, otherwise, how could this rebellion be put down so quickly!" When the people around him heard this, they hurriedly patted their ass.

"Yes, yes! If it weren't for the general himself leading the army, I don't know how long this rebellion would have to go! Others chimed in.

As Zhang Jun's younger brother, Zhang Ju's status in Liangzhou is not ordinary, especially in the foreseeable future, I am afraid that this power will become more and more heavy! If you don't hurry up and get along with each other at this time, then how can you do it!

"General! Checkmate! Oh no! The Huashan army suddenly fought out from Lao Yabao and Jincheng County, and had already captured Imjin Pass, as well as Baitu County and Yunjie County, which were also in the hands of the enemy! Just when everyone praised unanimous and Zhang Ju was very beautiful in his heart, a fast horse suddenly ran from behind, and immediately a soldier shouted.

"What? Yunjie County is lost? Zhang Ju, who was happy, almost fell off his horse after hearing this. After being shocked, he hurriedly asked: "Why did the Huashan Army suddenly send troops at this time, and when did this happen?" ”

The surrounding generals were also stunned at this time, and they were still looking forward to the victory and returning, but they didn't expect the reality to immediately give themselves a loud slap in the face.

"Three days ago, Zhou Tong and Hu Tian first took Imjin Pass, then took Baitu County overnight, and went north the next day to take Yunjie County. Now, they are afraid that they are already heading towards Haokang County. Please also make a quick decision! The soldier who delivered the letter replied while wiping his sweat.

"Damn, this Huashan army will not come sooner or later, but we are about to kill it when the rebellion is about to be quelled, there must be a conspiracy in it!" Hearing this, Zhang Ju couldn't help but say angrily.

"General, I don't care if there is a conspiracy or not. The important thing now is that our back road has been cut off by the Huashan Army, and the grain and grass materials are all in Yunjie County. If we don't make a decision early, if it takes a long time, I'm afraid that we will be in chaos! The general beside him hurriedly said to him.

"The only way to do this is to take Xidu County, in this case, the grain and grass in the city should be enough for us to support for a while! Or, let's go back immediately, fight with the Huashan army, and recapture the county, in this way, it can be regarded as a great achievement! Zhang Ju's face was gloomy, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly.

"By the way, how many soldiers and horses does the Huashan Army have this time?" When one of the generals heard this, he asked the messenger.

"I don't know the details for the time being, but according to the people who escaped from the city, the number of troops in Yunjie County alone is no less than five thousand!"

"Only five thousand?" Hearing this number, Zhang Ju couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but then he pondered. Obviously, this number of Huashan troops may have been a bit out of his expectations.