Looking at Hangu Pass in the distance, Li Dao and Guo Yan groaned for a long time.

If they follow their original plan, they will first block the two ways out of Hangu Pass, so that the people in the pass will not be able to advance or retreat. When the Son of Heaven left Chang'an, he was in a hurry, and he had to carry a lot of things that the royal family had to use, and it was impossible to carry much food.

In addition, there were many people who left with the Son of Heaven this time, and the food they carried alone could not last for a few days. A few days passed, the food ran out, and the people inside were dizzy from hunger, if not starving.

At this time, if troops were sent to attack Hangu Pass, the people in the pass did not even have the ability to resist. Think about it, people who are hungry and can't even climb up, do they still expect them to be able to rise up and resist the Xiliang army that climbed the city wall? I'm afraid they won't even be able to pull their bows when the time comes...

What is the use of even if there are a few who can barely fight at that time? The so-called one man is just a metaphor and description, not that one person can really scare 10,000 people, which is not scientific.

At that point, Li Dao and Guo Yan's soldiers and horses could easily engulf the remaining resistance forces—————— if they were willing to resist at that time...

However, Jia Xu's words made Li Wei and Guo Yan change their minds.

Starving the Son of Heaven and those who dare to betray them first will indeed help them regain the Son of Heaven from the people, and take Hangu Pass by the way. But in that case, if something happens one day, I'm afraid that all the princes in the world will crusade against them, which is undoubtedly not conducive to the lofty ideals of Li Dao and Guo Yan—————— who will eat and wait for death in Chang'an...

Therefore, as a last resort, the two of them can only turn to another plan...

Starve the people inside for a while before you do it...

However, no matter which plan it is, in the end, you need to starve the people in Hangu Pass for a while, otherwise it will be attacked so strongly, and the casualties will indeed be too great...

Thinking of this, the two of them began to send people to camp outside the pass of Hangu Pass. Theoretically, the people in the gate should not be able to hold out for a few days, but who knows about this kind of thing? Perhaps they were carrying a lot more food than expected.

And just a little more, it means they have to wait an extra day in the wilderness.

In this way, a safe and relatively comfortable camp is inevitable. With the orders of the two men, their soldiers and horses also began to camp in place. The materials needed were also solved on the spot, and there was no shortage of wood in the vicinity, so there was no shortage of wood, and after a day, a brand new camp had appeared outside the Hangu Pass, just as it had appeared in the past...

In addition to them, more than 1,000 soldiers and horses on the other side of Hangu Pass also began their actions, and began to set up a simple camp in the most dangerous direction of the pass. On the one hand, because they need to hold out here for a few days, and on the other hand, there is a camp where they can meet the next bloody battle with fewer casualties...

No matter who it is, they don't think that the people on the other side will sit still.

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There is no need for Xu Huang to remind them, everyone including Yang Biao has already understood the sinister intentions of Li Dao and Guo Yan.

"They're trying to trap us in the gate," said a minister next to him, almost trembling.

At this moment, horror was written all over his face.

"Yes, I don't want Li Dao and Guo Yan's intentions to be so sinister and vicious..."Zhong Xuan also said with some shock.

To be reasonable, Zhong Miao can be regarded as a very talented person, the problem is that Zhong Xuan has not been in contact with military affairs now, and he dare not say that he knows nothing about military affairs, but he is definitely not as good as Xu Huang and other generals in the army. At least now he is not the one who asked Cao Cao to entrust everything in Guanzhong later.

(In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Ma Teng and Han Sui lived in Guanzhong at that time. Cao Cao was very worried about this, and after Xun Yu's recommendation, he appointed Zhong Xuan as the commander of the lieutenant in the middle of the service, supervised all walks of life in Guanzhong, entrusted him with rear affairs, and specially granted him the power not to be bound by the system. After Zhong Xuan arrived in Chang'an, he sent a letter to Ma Teng, Han Sui and others, stating the pros and cons for them, and Ma Teng and Han Sui both sent a son to the imperial court as a hostage.

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Cao Cao held Yuan Shao in Guandu, and Zhong Miao sent 2,000 horses to supply the army. Cao Cao said in a letter to Zhong Xuan: "The horses sent are very urgent in response to the urgent needs of the troops. The Guanyou region was pacified, and the imperial court did not worry about the west, which was a meritorious achievement. Back then, Xiao He Zhen guarded the pass, and the grain and grass were sufficient, so that the victory of the army was only equivalent to your credit. ”）

After arriving at Hangu Pass, he was as satisfied with the safety here as everyone else. Of course, the more important reason is that he is too tired, Zhong Xuan is still very young at this time, and the number of chariots brought out by the Son of Heaven this time is very small, and a considerable part of them need to transport classics, ritual weapons, goods and a series of other more important things, and only a few carriages can be used to pull people. Most of them were members of the royal family, and only a small number of older ministers were qualified to be called carriages.

Zhong Xuan is still very young now, so naturally it is impossible and not so cheeky to grab the carriage with these old ministers, so he can only walk, although he is still very young all the way, he is tired and about to lie down.

Although someone once said that the mind will be more sensitive when exercising, it will definitely not include Zhong Xuan's current situation. In addition, Hangu Pass is indeed a difficult Xiongguan to break, and Zhong Xuan relaxed, but he didn't expect that he only relaxed for a short while, and it actually led to such a troublesome situation.

Thinking of the result of his group being trapped in Hangu Pass, Zhong Xuan suppressed the shock in his heart, and said to Xu Huang next to him and Yang Feng and the others who rushed over after hearing the news.

"Generals, if you are trapped in the pass like this, it is tantamount to waiting for death, the best way at the moment is to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Xiliang army in the east direction, and immediately launch an attack, as long as they are repulsed, we still have a way to live!"

"Yuan Chang's words are reasonable!" Yang Biao also agreed when he heard this, but after finishing speaking, he still glanced at Xu Huang. "I don't know what General Xu's plan is?"

Obviously, Yang Biao still values Xu Huang very much in his heart, especially Xu Huang's performance along the way is really refreshing.

"Lord Hui, at present, we only have two choices, one is to send troops immediately, as Lord Zhong said before, take advantage of the unstable foothold of this group of Xiliang military horses, and defeat them first, so that we can calmly rush to Luoyang. The second is to hold on to help..."

"Hold on and wait for help..."Hearing Xu Huang's words, the minister next to him frowned slightly. But the direction of Luoyang has been deserted, and there is no one who can help us at all......... Or are you talking about the princes of the Kanto region? Obviously, although this minister is a little dull, at least he is not stupid, and he finally understands what Xu Huang means.

Nodding approvingly, Xu Huang said/"It is the reinforcements of the Kwantung princes, and the envoys we sent out have been for a long time, and the reinforcements of the Kwantung princes should already be on the way at this time." If we have their help, we only need to hold on for a while, and then we can defeat the Xiliang army blocking us from the inside and outside..."

"It's just..."

Xu Huang glanced at Yang Feng and the others, this was just a very ideal result in theory, they all knew that the envoy had been sent out for a long time, and the Kwantung princes should be almost there according to the time. But the question is, what if the Kwantung princes didn't send reinforcements? Now that the majesty of the Han family is about to be swept away, it is very reasonable for the Kwantung princes to not send reinforcements in this case.

In other words, there are only two options left before them. One is to wait, wait for the reinforcements of the Kwantung princes to arrive, and the other is to send troops out immediately.

They all knew very well that with the terrain of Hangu Pass, there would be many casualties and how small the chances of victory would be if they rushed out like this. The question is whether the Kwantung princes will arrive, and if they do, it will be easy and easy, but if they don't, they will lose their only chance...

Just keep waiting, and the other party's guards will only become more and more stable. At that time, it was even more impossible for them to break through the opponent's defenses, in other words, they were really trapped here.

"The last general is willing to lead the army!" There was no need for Yang Feng or Xu Rong and others to signal, there was already a general who stood up and hugged his fists.

"Good! General Zhao, I will give you 2,000 soldiers and horses, and be sure to talk about the enemy army in the east to repel it! Seeing that someone stood up, Yang Feng said with great joy.

"Yes!"

The general said happily, and immediately led the two thousand soldiers and horses promised by Yang Feng out of the customs.

This is not to say that Yang Feng can't give this person more soldiers and horses, it's not, in fact, there are still plenty of soldiers and horses in Hangu Pass. The problem is that the terrain of Hangu Pass restricts the use of soldiers and horses, and no one can use more soldiers and horses here, and there is not much difference between a thousand people and ten thousand people.

Looking at the soldiers and horses out of the customs, Xu Huang hesitated, but there was nothing he could do, because this was already the best solution at present. If they can defeat the Xiliang army blocking the exit of Hangu Pass, then they all have a way to survive, otherwise...

They're going to be trapped here...

And there is actually another advantage to doing this, which is that it can consume some people...

Originally, whether it was Xu Huang or others, they were worried that there were too few of them, because the soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army had too much advantage, and what about their soldiers and horses?

But now, Hangu Pass was originally a Xiongguan, and a small number of soldiers and horses could ensure that they would not be breached. The problem lies in the food, the more people, the more food is consumed, according to the original design standards of Hangu Pass, he should be supported by Luoyang behind him in the case of foreign enemies, so that there is no need to worry about the problem of food and grass, and the soldiers and horses in the pass only need to keep a large number of enemy troops out.

As for the enemy army crossing over? This is simpler, a small number of enemy troops in Luoyang can be completely sent to solve it, for example, like more than 1,000 people this time. As for the large number of enemy troops? That's almost murder.

It is not easy to climb over mountains, as anyone who has climbed outdoors knows this, especially on such a steep mountain.

First of all, you can't carry too much of it, don't think about the siege ordnance, it's impossible to carry something so huge over the mountains. Not even a ladder. Not only that, but the soldiers could not wear armor, only their most basic weapons, and they could not carry too much food or rations on their bodies, at best, the amount of several days was already sky-high, otherwise they would not be able to climb over the mountains.

If the number is small, say more than 1,000 people, people from the other direction of Hangu Pass can also be transported by crossing the mountains. But if there are too many of them, you know, climbing over the mountains itself is also dangerous, and you can't carry too much food, and the more people you have, the greater the consumption of food.

If you really get 10,000 people to pass, the food can't be transported at all, and then you don't even need the so-called Luoyang side to send troops, half a month's effort, these people are afraid that they will starve to death—————— of course, you can also use war to feed the war, take food on the spot, this is also the most commonly used method, but the problem is that usually speaking, 10,000 soldiers and horses can not pose a threat to Luoyang, even if Luoyang has a problem, it is impossible for the huge Luoyang to not even have 10,000 soldiers and horses?

It's just that...

This time it's different, the current Luoyang has been completely deserted, and they can't count on reinforcements from the direction of Luoyang, which means that they can only rely on themselves...

At the exit to the east of Hangu Pass, the general in charge of leading the army was arranging for his subordinates to camp, and at this time he heard a movement from Hangu Pass. However, he didn't panic, just sneered.

The reaction of the defenders in the pass did not surprise him, to be exact, it was not beyond Jia Xu's expectations, they had long expected that the defenders in the pass would not sit still.

If it was a battle on the plains, maybe his more than 1,000 soldiers and horses would not be the opponent of the other party, but...

You know, this is in Hangu Pass, the number of soldiers and horses is not much use, even if it is a thousand people, you can rely on the terrain advantage to resist the attack of tens of thousands of people, and even if it is 100,000 people, it is not impossible.

"Okay, those traitors in the customs did not surprise Mr. Jia, they really came out of the customs to find death, since they want to consume some mouths to eat, then let's help them!" As he spoke, he pulled out the spear that was stuck in the ground next to him, and the general straightened his helmet.

Hearing his words, the soldiers who were still busy camping also stood up one after another, and formed an army in a hurry.

Since they can be sent by Li Dao and Guo Yan to carry out such an important task, of course, they are the most elite soldiers and horses under the two of them. For this little battle in front of them, to be honest, they really don't pay much attention to it...