At noon on the same day, a Jieshi river patrol fleet returned to Hanguguan with the news that Xu Shu had landed on the left bank of the Yellow River. At the same time, in the battle report delivered by Xu Shu, he worriedly asked for a quick solution, and the soldiers of Shuofang County were all urgently assembled, and they did not have time to carry enough warm equipment, and marched all the way along the way, and the non-combat attrition was extremely serious.

"The lord gathered a large number of ships at Hangu Pass, no matter how weak he showed at Hangu Pass, the Xiliang soldiers were in a state of panic, and our army mobilized so quickly than expected. At present, the enemy commander is chasing all the way, and it is not yet believed that the lord can gather a heavy army in such a short time. In the bitter cold of winter, the enemy will inevitably want to seize the place where he has landed, and once he launches an attack, he will go all out. And once the battle is engaged, the strength of our army will inevitably be unable to conceal it, and I hope that the lord will see it clearly. ”

Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu's letter over and over again: "The non-combat attrition is extremely serious, since Xu Shu is complaining, the situation must be very serious, it is possible, once the enemy turns around and attacks his camp, he will definitely not be able to stop it." In this way, let the warship work hard again, transport some supplies, inform him that our whole army will attack early tomorrow morning, and ask him to stick to the camp and pay attention to cooperation. ”

Liu Bei put down Xu Shu's letter, was stunned for a long time, and ordered: "Order the fleet at Hangu Pass to leave the port by night tonight, and then sail back after noon tomorrow." When the ship leaves port, try to be as sneaky as possible. ”

Looking up in the direction of the gate, the corners of the house blocked Liu Bei's vision, shaking his head, Liu Bei muttered in a low voice: "The iron nail thing, the Xiliang soldiers definitely don't have it, and the ladder tied up with a rope can't be built much in a day and a night." Xiliangbing's temptation just now was a demonstration, and in the face of such a strong city, it must be a headache, and it is better to build a ladder than a raft. As long as the fleet left the port, the Xiliang soldiers would inevitably drift down the river on a raft and attack from behind Hangu Pass. Lao Cao, Lao Cao, don't think about your Yanzhou soldiers tomorrow......"

The next morning, the sky was overcast, the bitter cold wind was howling, the dead branches and the corners of the houses were covered with white frost, and the hot breath exhaled by the soldiers was quickly swallowed up by the cold. The various departments in Qingzhou began to make fires for cooking, and outside the wall, the Liangzhou barracks were also busy. Liu Bei was dressed in armor, standing on top of the wall, and the generals of Qingzhou surrounded him on the left and right, constantly hiding his feet and holding his hands.

Cao Cao climbed the city tower with his armor on his head, followed by Cao Hong, who had a blue nose and swollen face. As soon as he saw Liu Bei's head, he asked: "Xuande, where was our army in line when it went to war?" I'm worried that the Xiliang soldiers will smuggle across Hangu Pass on a raft, and I will leave a legion outside the pass, so I can only send one legion to you. ”

Liu Bei nodded appreciatively and said, "Why don't the two legions stay outside the pass?" ”

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei silently, ruthlessly, and said bluntly: "Xuande Gong, I Yanzhou reform the military system, but the combat effectiveness has always not improved much, today my Yanzhou army participated in the war, just to ask Xuande Gong for advice on the way of conquest and killing." ”

Liu Bei smiled secretly in his heart, in his opinion, Cao Cao's military reform was a success. His army takes the clan as the fighting group, the outstanding ones in the clan serve as captains, and each unit is a fellow villager, which is similar to the manor main army in Western Europe in the Middle Ages, and the combat effectiveness is far more than other troops, but this army encountered the absolute superiority of the Qingzhou soldiers in the first battle, and the two competed, no wonder Cao Cao lacked confidence.

"If a soldier can't even use the spoils of his own conquest and killing, how can he make a soldier brave?" Liu Bei said the weakness of the Yanzhou soldiers.

Cao Cao's eyes rolled and he was silent.

"Has Your Majesty eaten it?" Liu Bei asked.

Cao Cao replied unrelentingly: "It's already finished, and the ministers are complaining about Xuande Gong, why did you leave the port yesterday, can't you take the emperor out of danger first?" ”

Liu Bei sighed deeply: "Brother Meng De, you also need to strengthen your troops after the pass. In this way, I only need you a division is enough. ”

Cao Cao replied proudly: "The Xiliang soldiers can fight because of their riding skills, and now he is coming by boat, and I am guarding the shore, can a legion still not be able to stand a section of the riverbank?" Xuande rest assured, I will personally go to the riverbank to command. The First Army of Yanzhou is commanded by Cao Hong, and it is all deployed by you. ”

At this time, the Xiliang soldiers outside the wall began to leave the camp, and a ** cavalry walked out of the camp, and the bow and arrow range were out of range, and the position was stationed. Behind the cavalry, countless infantry dozens of people carried thick logs in groups and slowly advanced.

Condescendingly, Liu Bei saw all this in his eyes, and calmly ordered: "Raise the flag, open the gate, and prepare to attack." ”

There was a loud sound of military trumpets, and the battle flag was raised on the flagpole next to the Hangu Gatehouse. First of all, the appearance is the crimson Guards flag, on which the black thread embroiders a silly bear. Subsequently, Guan Yu's Flying Tiger Flag, Zhang Fei's Flying Leopard Flag, and Dian Wei's Rock Flag followed. When Liu Bei's flag was raised to the top of the pole, on the flagpole next to it, the battle flags of Gao Shun and Tai Shici of the Youzhou Army were raised.

This is the first time that the military flag was displayed on the wall of Hangu Pass, Liu Bei's banner was suddenly closed, and the advance pace of the Xiliang soldiers was paused, and the soldiers of the Di nationality, the Qiang nationality soldiers, and the Qian nationality soldiers talked in a low voice: "Big bear, it is the big bear from Liaoxi who is coming." How could he be here? ”

After a period of commotion, a desolate and sad voice sang: "Death of my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals will not rest; I have lost my mountains, and my women have no color. ”

Gradually, more and more Liangzhou soldiers responded to this song and joined the chorus, and the desolate and sad voice was like a whimper, like an irrepressible cry. The morale of the entire Xiliang soldier camp was shocked, and it was full of consciousness that there was no return.

In the past, after Huo Qubing captured Yanran Mountain in the Western Regions of the Xiongnu, the Huns sang this song sadly. A hundred years later, they made a comeback, and the five great Hu tribes sang this war song and occupied the fattest and creamy land of the five great rivers of the Han Dynasty, of course, they put on a deferential posture and obtained the legitimate land. Now, the plague caused by the Xiongnu broke out again in the south, and more than 90% of the Han people in the south will die from the plague, and Liu Bei also drove some of the Hu people out of their homes in this year, and some of the remnants of the Hun soldiers and Xianbei soldiers who were exiled to Liangzhou sang this song again.

Perhaps, without Liu Bei, they would have completed their plans for recuperation and recuperation in a few decades, rushed into the homes of the Han people, took the property of the Han people for themselves, destroyed the Han cities, and overgrown the streets of the cities with weeds so that they could graze cattle and sheep......

The singing outside the gate became louder and louder, and the smile on Liu Bei's face became stronger and stronger: "Come on, urge the Holy Ascendant to go to the city to point the school." Generals, get ready to fight. ”

Amid the rumbling drums of war, the closed door slowly opened.

The emperor climbed the city tower with the support of Lu Zhi and others, and a loud military horn sounded, and the neatly arranged soldiers on the Guannei Avenue all stood on the ground with their guns and let out an angry roar: "Hey! ”

As the military horn sounded, Liu Bei's flag slowly lowered half a square, and on the main flagpole in the center, the dragon flag representing the emperor slowly rose to the top of the pole. The soldiers cheered in unison: "Hooray!" ”

This dragon flag was made overnight, and the emperor fled for his life alone, and all the honor guards were lost. Liu Bei found a piece of yellow silk and asked Lu Zhi to draw a dragon on the flag with dansha as the emperor's military flag. This is the first time in hundreds of years that the Han Dynasty has raised the imperial flag in the army since Liu Bang. At that moment, several old ministers burst into tears, forgetting Liu Bei's recklessness and disrespect.

The emperor reluctantly took the sword presented by Liu Bei, and waved weakly to the army.

Liu Bei took a step forward and ordered in a loud voice: "Drum up." ”

The drums rumbled, the soldiers began to stand still, and the first page "rattle". In the interval between the drums, Liu Bei raised his right arm, clenched his fist with one hand, and loudly declared: "My emperor has an order, there is no advance or retreat!" ”

All the armies responded in unison: "There is no advance and no retreat!" ”

Liu Bei waved his hand: "The wolf rides the left forward and fights!" ”

Tai Shi Ci shook his spear, let out a long howl, and led the wolf rider to roar out.

Liu Bei shouted again: "My emperor has an order, and I am invincible!" ”

All the armies responded in unison: "I am invincible!" ”

Liu Bei pointed at Guan Yu: "The right forward of the First Guards Division, go out!" ”

Guan Yu didn't say a word, urging the horse to lead the 1st Guards Division to rush out of the gate and line up on the right flank.

Under the command of Liu Bei, Zhang Fei led the Third Guards Division, Dian Wei led the Second Guards Division, and the Yanzhou First Army led by Cao Hong came out of the customs one after another and was listed in the center. The heavily armored Lei Cai, under the cover of the soldiers in front, hid in the Chinese army.

Several guards were still waiting for Liu Bei to go down, facing the cold winter day, Liu Bei made a few chest expansion movements, and exhaled a hot breath: "What other exercise is more exciting than fighting in this winter morning." ”

In the consternation of the ministers, Liu Bei opened his arms outside the pass and shouted feverishly: "All the achievements in the world are insignificant compared to war. Father, I love war to death. ”

Without waiting for the ministers to react, Liu Bei took the battle helmet handed by the guards, tapped his chest with his right hand, gave a military salute to the emperor, and rushed down the wall with a gust of wind, and the crazy look fell deeply into the minds of the emperor and the ministers.

Cao Cao bowed down to the emperor and said goodbye: "Weichen is also going to command the battle outside the gate." ”

The crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded under the gate, and Liu Bei rode a maroon war horse, with a red helmet and red armor, and a red cloak fluttering in the wind, like a cloud of fire rushing into the Chinese army.

"***, this is a war, do you still need to queue up? Why didn't the left and right flanks attack? Order the left striker and the right striker to rise. Liu Bei scolded rudely.

The trumpets sounded, and the left and right wings were electrified, moving quickly towards the enemy's flanks. The Xiliang Soldiers divided into two cavalry armies to meet Liu Bei's left and right fronts. Tai Shi Ci whistled, and the wolf cavalry drew a large oblique bend, leading the cavalry away from the battlefield. Guan Yu let out a deep sigh, and collided with this cavalry with a hard bridge, strangled together. Liu Bei patted Gao Shun on the shoulder: "This place is under your command, and I will lead away the main force of the enemy." ”

"The 3rd Guards Division, come with me." Liu Bei waved his horsewhip, jumped out of the battle, and the guards followed closely with the flag held high. Zhang Fei roared like thunder, urging the Third Division to follow.

Liu Bei's horse whip pointed to the left side, Zhang Fei willed, and the spear pointed obliquely at the right flank of the enemy army exposed by Tai Shici's leading away soldiers, thousands of horses galloped, swords and guns were shining, and the soldiers were murderous.

The Xiliang soldiers had no choice but to attack. As soon as Liu Bei flicked his whip, the soldiers adjusted their direction again and cut to the right side of the enemy. In this way, Liu Bei did everything possible to go around the enemy's flank and flank the enemy's formation, and the intercepted enemy army repeatedly adjusted its direction and tried its best to block it, and the two armies went around in circles, getting farther and farther away from the battlefield.

Gao Shun saw that there was an opportunity, and immediately ordered the Yanzhou Army to launch a frontal attack, attacking the enemy's main formation, and the front of the battlefield suddenly fell into a fierce battle.

At this time, Guan Yu's guards army gradually gained the upper hand, and the enemy's left flank retreated step by step. The commanders of the Chinese army, Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji, added troops twice in a row, but they were all entangled by Guan Yu.

"With a little more effort, we can defeat that red-faced man, and we will be able to outflank the enemy head-on. At that time, victory was expected. Zhang Ji suggested that the left wing be added again.

"No, the left flank is close to the riverbank, the battlefield is narrow, the troops can't be spread, and there are no more troops." Li Wei replied.

Guo Yan ordered: "Release the boat, order the soldiers to bypass the wall of Hangu Pass, take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and capture Hangu Pass." ”

Li Dao and Zhang Jilian echoed: "If you want to break the deadlock, this is the only way." ”

At the sound of an order, hundreds of rafts flowed down the river, only on the east side of the Hangu Pass. After a while, the shouts of killing sounded, and Cao Cao and the Liangzhou soldiers who rushed to the river bank exchanged hands. For a time, inside and outside the Guan, the shouts of killing in the Kanto and Kansai were all in one piece, and the ground shook.

On the wall, the young emperor turned pale, and repeatedly asked Lu Zhi: "Lu Aiqing, Hangu Pass is surrounded on both sides, and the battle outside the gate is so fierce, do we want to close the gate temporarily?" ”

"Lu Aiqing, what do you think our odds are?"

"Lu Aiqing, Liu Bei and Cao Cao have all gone to war, and there is only one unknown general (Zhou Cang) and six hundred soldiers left in the pass, is it safe here?"

Lu Zhi stroked his beard with his hand and replied with confidence: "Xuande fought on the battlefield, after more than 100 battles, the battle will be won, and the attack will be won." Today, he will fight in person, and he will definitely be fine. Besides, there is still the 2nd Guards Division and the Thunder Cavalry Regiment in front of the gate, and this place is as safe as Mount Tai. ”

As he was talking, the Yanzhou Corps could not stop the continuous attack of the Liangzhou Army, and the entire formation was crumbling, and with an order, the Second Guards Division moved forward.

Huangfu Song saw that the emperor was becoming more and more flustered, and comforted him: "The ministers have been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and they have never seen such a fierce scene, and the soldiers on both sides will not give an inch, and the killing is so difficult to solve. It is really surprising that the Yanzhou soldiers can have such combat effectiveness. However, I heard that the Qingzhou soldiers were even more fierce than the Yanzhou soldiers. The brave general who is now transferred, I think he is Liu Xuande's personal attendant, and he will definitely be able to stabilize his position if he steps forward. ”

Under the gate, Dian Wei, who was wielding two large iron axes in his hands, seemed to confirm Huangfu Song's words with his roar. The front of the Liangzhou soldiers seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer, and they suddenly stopped their advance, staggered, staggered and gradually retreated, and the critical battle situation forced the Liangzhou army to add troops again.

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