"Governor, general, no!"

"How?" Li Ru and Guo Yan, who were arguing, were already anxious, and when they saw the guards screaming in such a panic, they began to panic a little in their hearts.

"The city gate has been broken, and the rebel Xiang Ao has entered the city."

"Bastard!" When Guo Yan heard this, he angrily threw the leather whip in his hand to the ground and said: "Bring the general's big sword, and the whole army will rush to the city gate." ”

"General Guo, don't be in a hurry!" Seeing this, Li Ru grabbed Guo Yan and said: "The city gate has been broken, General Guo is going, can you be sure to capture and kill Xiang Ao?" ”

Guo Yan paused, and the long legs that stepped out stopped in the air. Guo Yan sighed in his heart, retracted his left leg and said, "I am not sure!" After Guo Yan calmed down a little, Li Ru turned to Guo Yan's personal guard and asked, "Do you know the geometry of Xiang Ao's soldiers and horses?" What kind of class is it? ”

"There are nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I don't know the types of troops, so it seems that we only have infantry for the time being."

"Nearly 10,000?" Li Ru muttered to himself in confusion, his brows furrowed deeply.

"Xiang Ao originally had no more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, but after collecting Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang's soldiers and horses, there were about more than 10,000. After several months of fierce fighting, the Northern Army suffered no more than 1,000 losses. Coupled with the newly recruited soldiers, Xiang Ao should have nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses! Li Ru frowned and analyzed: "Since the sneak attack has sent nearly 10,000 troops, why don't you smuggle all the soldiers and horses across the river?" ”

When Guo Yan heard this, his face was also ugly: "Isn't there a garrison in Xiaopingjin?" ”

"Even if the Xiaopingjin garrison is excluded, there will be nearly 12,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river, and it will never be less than 10,000 soldiers and horses!" Li Ru shook his head firmly and said, suddenly seemed to think of something, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "It's not good, the rest of the soldiers and horses will rush to Pingxian!" ”

"Pingxian? No way! Guo Yan shook his head and said: "There are 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Pingxian County, which is closer to Xiaopingjin. Xiang Ao only sent two or three thousand soldiers and horses to attack Pingxian, if he would have withdrawn some soldiers and horses from Mengjin, plus the support of Pingjin, wouldn't it be a sheep into the tiger's mouth? Xiang Ao is reckless here? ”

"What if Xiao Pingjin is like Meng Jin at this time?" Li Ru blackened his face and asked Guo Yan rhetorically.

When Guo Yan heard this, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "It's not good, I'm afraid that Xia Pingjin has also been lost!" ”

"The grain and grass on the northern front are all in Pingxian, if Pingxian is lost, there will be no grain and grass available, how to fight with Xiang Ao in the northern region?" Guo Yan really panicked at this time: "After leaving more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, drag Xiang Ao, as long as Baoping County is not lost, we can still fight!" Although Li Ru is proficient in strategy, his experience and ability in battle are still much worse than Guo Yan and other generals who have followed Dong Zhuo for many years.

"Then, the responsibility of Meng Jin..."

"Governor, what are you thinking about doing so much at this time?" Guo Yan said with an anxious face: "If Pingxian is lost, when we defeat Xiang Ao, the Northern Regions Army can drive straight into Luoyang and go straight to Luoyang, what will happen to the two of us at that time?" When Li Ru heard this, his heart was cold. Pingxian is lost, even if he can escape from Xiang Ao's clutches and flee back to Luoyang, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will not let the two of them have a good time.

"In this way, I will follow General Guo's will and rush to the aid of Ping County." Li Ru gritted his teeth fiercely, and then said worriedly: "But how long can 10,000 soldiers and horses stop Xiang Ao?" ”

"That's 20,000!" Guo Yan stomped his feet in pain and said: "With a loss of 20,000, there will be 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Pingxian County, and then I will ask Taishi for reinforcements." In this way, it is expected that Xiang Ao will not be able to do anything about Pingxian where we are stationed. ”

"That's all there is to it!"

Seeing that Li Ru had also made a decision, Guo Yan turned to his guards and said, "Send more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to the deputy general of this general, and let him defend Mengjin to the death." ”

"No!" After the guards left, Guo Yan and Li Ru also hurriedly walked out of the tent, gathered soldiers and horses, and prepared to rush to Ping County.

At this time, under Xia Pingjin, Li Dao had already been captured by Zhao Yun and guarded, and he led thousands of soldiers and horses to sweep away the remaining remnants of Xiao Pingjin. Compared with Xiang Ao's strategy, Zhao Yun is more thorough. After touching the river, Zhao Yun led his troops directly to the south of Xiaopingjin, cut off Li Dao's back road, put up a formation, and had a Tang and Tang Zhengzheng siege battle with Li Dao.

Since it is a siege war, it is indispensable to fight generals. Li Dao, who was conceited and brave, was already a little resentful about the last time he chased and killed Wang Kuang and withdrew when he met Xiang Ao, but now he was quietly besieged by Zhao Yun in Xiaopingjin, and Li Dao was even more angry. After Zhao Yun scolded under the city, Li Wei, who couldn't help it, went to the meeting alone and fought with Zhao Yun under the city.

Calculated or unintentional, the reckless Li Dao did not survive twenty moves, and was captured by Zhao Yunsheng under the Xiaopingjin City Tower. After that, Zhao Yun recruited Dong Jun in the name of Zhenguo Gongxiang Ao and easily took Xiaopingjin. It is not the elite soldiers and horses of the imperial court who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and Deputy General Li Dao of Xiaopingjin surrendered so easily, first, he was a meritorious soldier of the imperial court in the past; second, Dong Zhuo's recent behavior made the deputy general not optimistic about Dong Zhuo; Three, it is to occupy where it goes.

To the north is the Yellow River, and there are still coalition troops in Hanoi, and it is difficult to do anything to escape. After the south was cut off by Zhao Yun, Xiaopingjin had no supplies, how could he confront each other for a long time? As for the fourth point, it is the name of Xiang Aozhen Guogong, which is canonized by the imperial court, and the name is justified. As for Dian Wei, who attacked Ping County, it was much more lively.

Dian Wei led the elite of 'Feather Killing', pretending to be city bandits, and under the defenselessness of Pingxian County, he also entered the city with a flying hook, found Dong Jun's grain and grass, sprinkled tung oil, and set them all on fire. It is also a coincidence that after the jealous and hateful Dian Wei burned the heavy grain and grass, he met Haoqiang and oppressed the people at the beginning of the day. In a fit of rage, Dian Wei didn't think much about it, and led the 'Feather Kill' to slaughter all the Haoqiang family, and plundered a lot of gold and silver treasures.

After earning the benefits, he was out of control, and he didn't stop doing anything, and Dian Wei, who had green eyes, took two thousand 'feather kills' in just one hour, slaughtered more than a dozen powerful households, and after winning countless money, he made a detour towards Mengjin.

"Xiang Gong, it is not the Xiliang soldiers and horses guarding Mengjin, it seems to be the elite of the Eighth School of the West Park in the past." After falling into the street battle, Xiang Ao was no longer in a hurry, and slowly devoured Guo Yan's soldiers and horses. However, Han Hao saw the clue and came to Xiang Ao to admonish.

Han Hao clenched his fists and said to Xiang Ao, who was surrounded by dozens of guards: "Now there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city. In Hao's opinion, Guo Yan and others should have led most of them to escape Pingxian, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind just wanted to hold back Xiang Gong's footsteps. ”

"Besides, such a street battle, not to mention the cost of troops, will waste a lot of time for Xiang Gong and delay King Qin. Dong Zhuo is perverse and brutal, why didn't Xiang Gong stop the name of the Duke of the Kingdom and surrender the elite of Xiyuan who were still resisting? Han Hao's eyes were determined, and he was convinced of what he said: "The elite of the West Garden was created by the first emperor, and they will definitely be loyal to the imperial court. ”

When Xiang Ao heard this, his eyes lit up, he patted Han Hao's arm, and said in appreciation: "Yuan heir, if the persuasion is successful, it will not only reduce the losses of our righteous army, but also strengthen the prestige of our coalition army." Wonderful, wonderful! ”

"Xiang Gong praises!" Xiang Ao saw that Han Hao was modest, and he didn't say much, so he immediately ordered his corporal to retract the offensive and persuade him to surrender.

The effect of persuasion was as Han Hao speculated, and the effect was immediate. Originally, many elite soldiers in the West Garden didn't know what this battle was, and it was completely meaningless. Now Xiang Ao once again stated Dong Zhuo's crime, and surrendered in the name of Zhenguo Gong, in less than half a day, the remaining elite captains of Wanxi Park all put down their weapons and rushed to Xiang Ao's words to surrender.

As a result, the elite soldiers and horses who were originally brutal in street fighting were angry, but then they became like acknowledging relatives. However, the statistics after the war did make Xiang Ao happy. If you don't follow Han Hao's strategy, I'm afraid that even if the elite soldiers are as strong as 'Feather Kill', I'm afraid there won't be much left.

The two armies fought for only two hours, most of them were street battles where you were hiding and hiding, Xiang Ao's soldiers and horses lost nearly two thousand, including hundreds of 'feather kills', and the elite soldiers and horses in the West Garden of the imperial court made Xiang Ao have to look sideways. After going back and forth like this, Xiang Ao's command is now 25,000 soldiers and horses. Among them, there are more than 2,000 'feather kills' and more than 10,000 elites in the West Garden. The remaining thousands are also growing, and after this discussion of Dong, they must also be strong soldiers among the elite.

"Xiang Gong, General Dian Wei has rushed back!"

"Oh?! Hurry up! ”

After Dian Wei rushed back to Mengjin, he had taken off his disguise and changed back to the Xuanjia unique to the soldiers of the Northern Regions.

"Awei greets the lord!"

"Awe doesn't have to be polite!" Xiang Ao stepped forward to help Dian Wei and said, "Has the grain and grass in Pingxian County been burned?" ”

"Don't worry, lord!" Dian Wei grinned and said: "Ah Wei probably counted, about more than 100,000 stones of grain and grass, and the burning one is prosperous." ”

"Hey... It's a pity that with so much food and grass, how many fleeing people can be saved! Han Hao was beside him, his face was unbearable, and he looked even more heartbroken.

Xiang Ao patted Han Hao on the back and comforted: "It's not a crime of war!" Only by bringing peace to the world as soon as possible can we let the people live in peace! Hearing this, Han Hao nodded in a gloomy mood. Han Hao also understood the reason, but it was a pity to see so much grain and grass being burned.

"Lord, I also robbed a lot of money!" Dian Wei's face was resentful at first, and then his expression fluttered and he talked about what he had done in Pingxian. However, the more Xiang Ao listened, the darker his face became, and the anger in his eyes couldn't stop spewing out.

"Get on your knees!" Xiang Ao shouted angrily, startling Han Hao, Dian Wei and several relatives in the tent. Dian Wei, who reacted, was even more cold sweat, and he was only happy, but now he remembered how Xiang Ao treated the people on weekdays. Even if the family is evildoer, they will not be convicted arbitrarily and affect the whole family.

"My lord! Avei was wrong! Dian Wei was covered in cold sweat, even if his knees hit the ground, everyone could notice that Dao Dian Wei's legs were trembling.

"Knowing the mistake!? Yes! "Xiang Ao snatched the whip from the guard, and with all his strength, he slapped Dian Wei hard." Syllable! With a crisp sound, several pieces of scale armor fell off Dian Wei's body in response, which showed Xiang Ao's anger.

"How does Ben teach you on weekdays? Thou hast given birth to Ben today to think about. ”

"What should we do if we bully women and children, the old and the weak?"

"Kill!"

"What about those who offend the people?"

"Kill!"

"What should be done to those who rob the people of their wealth?"

"Kill!"

Xiang Ao's eyes glared angrily, and the green tendons in his right hand holding the horsewhip burst out, as if he wanted to kneel in front of him Dian Wei Cinnabar. Dian Wei was a little scared, and his face gradually became ashamed.

"Lord, Awei deserves death for his crimes, please punish the lord, Awei has no complaints!"

"No complaints?" Xiang Ao roared again: "What about the complaints of the person who died in vain? And to whom do they avenge their grievances? Xiang Ao, who was furious, roared, and whipped Dian Wei a few times in the back.

"Ah Da, is it a capital crime committed by General Dian?"