Gao Ran sent 10,000 people to advance quickly.

In the beginning, it was indeed under heavy attack.

Cause certain casualties.

But crossbow arrows and throwing stones, after all, are limited in number, and Cao's army did not participate in many battles. Although the battle was fierce, the speed of the army's advance did not slow down in the slightest.

Yuan Xi rode around to find the King Kong Giant Ape and ordered: "You go to the mountains on both sides and destroy all the enemy's weapons." ”

Roar...

Yuan Xi made a temporary decision to let the King Kong giant ape participate in the battle.

There may be danger, but for the sake of winning the battle, there is no need to care about that much.

Two giant apes, going in two ways.

One goes north.

One goes to the south.

The mountains on both sides were not too dangerous, and the giant ape climbed up easily.

Yuan Xi followed behind Gao Lanjun, not only paying attention to the battlefield, but also the situation of the giant apes.

Once you find that something is wrong, evacuate in time.

Roar...

The voice of the Vajra giant ape was heard far away.

Cao's army, located halfway up the mountain, is launching a thunderbolt to attack Gao Lan at the bottom of the mountain. Hearing the roar of the giant beast, I subconsciously looked around. I saw the great ape running towards them.

"It's a giant ape..."

The soldiers of Cao Jun did not expect that the giant ape would come from the mountain.

Their thunderbolt catapults don't work at all.

The ballista is also unable to cut through the woods and attack the Great Ape.

I watched the giant ape run closer and closer, and finally came to them.

Boom boom...

The great apes heading to the south were the first to reach the front, and went down with two sticks to smash the thunderbolts.

The soldier in charge of controlling the thunderbolt tried desperately to escape, but before he could take two steps, he was chased by the giant ape and thrown to the bottom of the mountain.

If you fall down from such a high mountain, you will definitely die.

"Soldiers, rush over..." Gao Ran saw that the King Kong giant ape was on the mountain, and he had smashed a lot of ballistas and thunderbolts, which was a good opportunity for him to break the formation.

"Kill..."

The soldiers charged with all their might.

Soon.

An army of 10,000 crossed the mountain road smoothly.

On the other side of the trail, however, the situation is even more dangerous.

I saw that the plain ahead, full of potholes, made it difficult for the army to walk. Every 150 meters or so, arrow towers were built. If he came down and rushed in, he would be immediately shot with a bow and arrow.

The most terrifying of all are the craters, which will slow down the advance of the army, so that the enemy's arrow towers can exert the maximum effect.

If it drags on, there will be huge casualties.

Boom boom...

At this moment, Gao Ran heard a violent explosion.

The explosion was coming from behind.

"Not good!" He looked back. I saw that on the mountain road behind, there was an explosion, countless soldiers were thrown into the sky, and then the battlefield became a sea of fire.

"The enemy deliberately let me over, and then ignited the fire oil on the mountain road and inflicted heavy losses on the army." Gao Ran instantly understood.

It's just a little late to understand.

The army has already suffered heavy losses.

"Brothers, don't mess around, stay where you are..." Gao Ran calmed the emotions of the soldiers while rushing to the rear.

Whoa...

When he arrived at the rear army, the judge had already brought a waterwheel made of a steam engine and forcibly extinguished the fire.

Such a large fire is still ignited with kerosene and is difficult to extinguish.

But there are a lot of pumps, and so is the water.

After continuous washing, the fire on the mountain road was extinguished.

Yuan Xi flew down and said: "Cao Cao is really cunning, first let us go, wait for our army to crowd here, and then ignite the fire oil, which will cause heavy damage to our army." ”

"This round of explosions just now, and the people who were burned to death... Probably no less than two thousand. Gao Ran estimated and said, "The last general thinks that the attack should be postponed and these two mountains should be controlled as soon as possible to prevent Cao Cao from coming back to seize them." ”

"Hmm. It is your duty to arrange the troops, and if you think it is important, send troops to defend it. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes."

Gao Ran departed.

.........

This battle was completely unexpected by Yuan Xi.

originally thought that the position of Guandu was within easy reach, but now it has become a roadblock for the Hebei Army to advance. With every step forward, there is the potential to pay the price of blood.

This made Yuan Xi a little uneasy.

Even this small place can't be broken, can this large-scale military operation really succeed?

Thinking that Liu Bei and Sun Quan had not yet participated in the war, they were a little involved, and the situation was even more dangerous.

Gao Ran sent troops to capture these two mountains.

The army was deployed in place.

After camping.

Yuan Xi called for the trial and said, "I thought about it just now, Cao Cao sent troops to Luoyang, is he going to go to Banpujin by water?" ”

"Itapo Kim? What did he do in Banpo Kim? ”

The trial didn't react.

He took out the map and looked at it, then said, "What does the lord mean... Cao Cao wanted to occupy Banpujin and prevent our army from going to the Wei River? In this way, Liu Bei's army can go to Guanzhong smoothly? ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi said: "That's what it means. What do you think? ”

The judge said: "There is such a possibility. But... The lord said during the day that Cao Cao sent more than 50,000 soldiers and horses to Xiaopingjin, so his purpose was not only to capture Banpujin, but also the entire Hedong County. ”

Yuan Xi and the trial have speculation.

It's just that they all underestimated Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's purpose was not Banpujin, nor Hedong County, but the entire annexation of the state. Not only that, but he also wants to bloom in Hebei's backyard and make a big fuss.

Also, the soldiers and horses who went to Xiaopingjin were not 50,000.

It's a full 150,000!

"I don't know what happened to Jiang Wei there, whether he rushed to Weihe. If he encounters Cao Jun, will he be delayed to go to the Weihe River to set up defenses. Yuan Xi thought of Jiang Wei, and then said: "Immediately send Jiang Wei and tell him that if he sees a large-scale Cao army and goes to Banpujin, he doesn't have to worry about it, and I will mobilize local forces in Hedong and Hanoi to entangle with Cao." His task was still to garrison the Wei River, and Liu Bei could not be allowed to cross there. ”

"Yes."

Match the notes down.

"I'm still not at ease..." Yuan Xi paused and said, "What we just said is just speculation, and there is no definite evidence to prove that Cao Jun went to Xiaopingjin. Also, I'm not sure if the enemy is 50,000. Because the Aeolian pterosaur didn't tell me the actual number, I guessed it myself. ”

"That's it, Mr. Zhengnan, you lead the army here first, let Gao Ran and open their jaws, march steadily, and don't take risks. I'll go to Luoyang and I'll be back in about three days. We'll try to break the formation then. ”

"Let the Lord decide."

The trial is not at ease, it just so happens that Yuan Xi has four inconsistencies, the flight speed is fast, and it won't take long to go to Luoyang.

A day later.

Yuan Xi rushed to Xiaopingjin on the north side of Luoyang and joined Hao Zhao.

When he saw the elite of the Cao army of more than 100,000 people, attacking Xiaopingjin, Yuan Xi couldn't help but be shocked.

Seeing that Hao Zhao was about to arrive and couldn't arrive, Yuan Xi immediately decided to let him retreat to Liyang.