It took two days to lay out in advance in Huayin City, and left the lieutenant Zhang Liao to lead two thousand cavalry to the east of the river, and Yan Xing, who had finished arranging the defense, led the army to set off and returned east to Tongguan.

It's just that on the way to Tongguan, Yan Xing, who was next to the night road, actually received an urgent report from Duan Xuan asking for help:

The three generals Yang Ding, Dong Cheng, and Zhang Xiu suddenly attacked, claiming to be ordered to rebel, and faced each other with swords and swords against Hongnong's soldiers, and stormed Duan's camp overnight!

Duan Xuan was shocked by the edict of the Son of Heaven in their hands, and he was also vigilant against the courtiers of the Son of Heaven and the people and horses of the Fuwan Division, so he hurriedly sent envoys to ask for help from Yan Xing outside Tongguan.

When he saw the scribbled military book stamped with Duan Xuan's seal, Yan Xing's eyebrows couldn't help but lock up.

He also expected that Yang, Dong, Zhang and others would be difficult to change in the face of alternating power and unpredictable life and death, and he also set two sets of strategies for this, but he didn't expect Yang Ding and others to be so bold that they would brazenly raise troops and want to attack and kill Duan Xuan.

It seems that he still underestimated the ambition of this class of Xiliang army generals who licked blood, in fact, once an external force touches their core interests, they will be like hedgehogs who originally have a gap with each other, and they will instantly explode like hedgehogs, unite together, and unite with the outside world, even at the cost of fighting to the death.

Although this approach was crazy and adventurous, it also made Yan Xing feel caught off guard for a while.

Of course, Yan Xing believed that Duan Xuan, who was deeply trapped in it right now, would feel even stronger.

Although Duan Xuan has been in the army for a long time, as a veteran general in the army, he is also very wary of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others, but this matter is related to the control of the Son of Heaven, Yan Xing does not dare to only hope that Duan Xuan can solve this thorny problem, nor will he still hold the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight at this critical moment, he must send troops as soon as possible and rush to Tongguan to control the overall situation.

If Duan Xuan is unfortunately defeated and loses Tongguan, then the soldiers and horses of Hedong located west of Tongguan want to capture Tongguan again, it will be very troublesome.

At this time, Yan Xing did not dare to hesitate, urgently summoned the civil and military forces under his command, and ordered Dian Wei and Bao Zhu to lead five hundred light cavalry, and hurried to Tongguan without sparing any horsepower, and must control this pass in his own hands.

He and Yang Feng, Xi Zhicai and others left the camp tent and baggage, and took a large team of horsemen and horses, and also accelerated lightly, and rushed to Tongguan urgently.

Tongguan is the key to victory or defeat in this battle!

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Under Tongguan, Duan simmered camp.

The barracks originally built behind the pass have been burned to ashes by the fire, and the wall barricade after the smoke and fire has become a pile of ruins, and there are many corpses of people and horses on the road, most of which are the Hongnong soldiers under Duan Xuan.

Last night, Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu, Dong Cheng and others raised troops, attacked Duan Xuan's barracks at night, set fire to the wind on the one hand, destroyed the camp, and announced the edict on the other hand, shaking people's hearts, Zhang Xiu personally led the troops to rush and kill, plus some of the original Zhang Ji old troops in the camp were in chaos, and the entire camp was broken through by Zhang Xiu and Yang Ding's men and horses, and suddenly fell into a panic.

The soldiers and horses in the camp were in chaos, unable to resist the influx of enemies from all directions, and soon they were defeated and scattered, while Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu, Dong Cheng and others who were chasing after the tail became more and more courageous, and soon led the troops to seize the grain, grass and armor staff in the camp.

It's just that Yang Ding and Zhang Xiu, who succeeded in the blow and had high morale, then discovered that Duan Xuan and his two thousand elites were not in the barracks behind the pass, but moved to the newly repaired camp under the pass in advance.

It turned out that although Duan Xuan seemed to be smiling and hating on the surface, he had been secretly wary of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others.

After entering Tongguan, Duan Xuan quietly moved his two thousand elites to the camp under Tongguan at night, and guarded the pass of Tongguan from behind the pass, and at the same time, he also stuck the retreat of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others to seize the west of Guanxi.

As long as they arrive in their own Laochaohu County, no matter how unwilling Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others are, they can't afford to make big waves.

turned out to be wrong, Duan Xuan's arrangement can be regarded as saving his life.

Although the Hongnong soldiers and horses in the barracks after the pass were scattered by the chaotic army, and even some of the original Zhang Ji's old troops surrendered to Zhang Xiu, Duan Xuan, who had two thousand elites, had his back against the wall and held on to the barracks, but he could also be stuck in the plan of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others to seize the gate and defend against the Hedong army.

Since Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others decided to raise troops, they naturally knew the success or failure of this battle, and the gains and losses of Tongguan were the key, so they quickly launched an attack on Duan Xuan's new camp after distributing ordnance and grain and gathering troops and horses.

Duan Xuan was in danger, personally went into battle to command, held the camp to the death, and blocked the Yang and Zhang rebels' repeated pounces at night, preventing them from getting closer to Tongguan.

It's just that the edict in the hands of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others, as well as the courtiers of the Son of Heaven who are also in Tongguan and have an unclear attitude, also aroused Duan Xuan's inner vigilance.

Although Duan Xuan was not present in them, he had also heard of them, these seemingly high-sounding courtiers and relatives of the Son of Heaven were secretly ruthless, but they were not inferior to these generals and colonels.

Therefore, although Duan Xuan held the camp, he still urgently asked for help from the Hedong soldiers and horses outside the Guan, and he knew that at present, he had to rely on Yan Xing's Hedong army to re-stabilize the situation in the Guannei, which was already out of control.

Outside the camp, Zhang Xiu, who had been fighting all night, had red eyes and looked at Duan Xuan's camp that had not been captured for a long time.

Although he did not avoid arrows and stones and took the lead in charging, Duan Xuan in the camp also knew that there was a situation of death and no life at the moment, and as a veteran, he still insisted on putting on his armor and commanding in person, inspiring his corporal to fight to the death and not retreat.

The guards in the camp are all elites under Duan Xuan, who are deeply favored by the main general, and are willing to serve Duan Xuan, plus there is no way to avoid retreating, and they are also bloody battles to the end, blocking the enemy army from the camp to the death.

Even though Zhang Xiu is an iron body, he can continue to fight with armor and soldiers, but the soldiers under his command can no longer support it, at this time they have been fighting all night, the men and horses are tired, after Yang Ding ordered Mingjin, they have taken off their armor, retreated to the rear to eat some dry food to eat their stomachs, rest and recover their strength.

In this period of time when he was suspended, Zhang Xiu almost went violently, refused the bag of dry food handed by his own soldiers, and just poured a few mouthfuls of water into his mouth at will.

If they can't capture this barracks, they won't be able to kill Duan Xuan, and if they can't kill Duan Xuan, they won't be able to control Tongguan behind the barracks.

The restless Zhang Xiu soon walked in front of Yang Ding, who was resting, after a night of fighting without removing his armor and unsaddle, Yang Ding, who was already a veteran, was also exhausted, and had to stop to rest and eat at this time.

"Yang Gong, after fighting all night, our soldiers are tired, but the Duan thieves in the camp are even more exhausted, we must work hard to attack the camp as soon as possible, kill the Duan thieves, and capture Tongguan!"

Yang Ding, whose eyes were bloodshot, heard this, smiled bitterly, pointed to the soldiers beside him, and sighed and said:

"Virtuous nephew, I know that you are eager to win, but look at it, my sons and daughters have been fighting all night, and they are already hungry and thirsty, and they are exhausted and unbearable, if they don't rest and eat, how can they support it."

Zhang Xiu stomped her feet, changed color suddenly, and said urgently:

"I can't wait any longer, there is still a soldier and horse from Hedong outside the pass, all of them are elite soldiers under the command of the Yan thief, I am afraid that at this time they have already received an urgent report from the Duan thief, and they hurried to the pass, if they arrive, we will definitely die!"

When Yang Ding heard the word "death", his face changed slightly, his heart was excited, and the hard wheat cakes that were still half eaten in his hands were broken, looking at the wheat cake fragments that fell on the ground, Yang Ding's temples on both sides beat violently.

He thought of the situation of the iron cavalry charging in Hedong, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of cold air, and made a decision in an instant, struggling to throw the remaining wheat cakes at his feet, Huo Ran got up, and said:

"You're right! Can't rest any longer, Duan Xuan in the camp will only be more tired and sleepy than us at the moment, we must go all out and fight into the camp, this battle, the whole army is up and down, and then there are those who retreat and hesitate! ”

Zhang Xiu saw that Yang Ding also made up his mind to die, and his spirit was even more excited, he looked around, and asked vigilantly:

"General Dong, if you want to break the camp and seize the pass, the soldiers and horses under his command are indispensable!"

"Oh, the Son of Heaven saw the fire and the army was in turmoil last night, and he sent a messenger to inquire early in the morning, ordering the two sides to cease fighting and truce, and not to fight again, Lao Dong took people to deal with the messenger sent by the Son of Heaven."

Last night, Liu Xie, Fu Wan and the courtiers who were in another camp, of course, heard the chaotic fighting of men and horses outside the camp, and the firelight illuminated the distance and near, Fu Wan hurriedly put on armor and held a sword, gathered soldiers and horses, and rushed to the guard outside the tent of the Son of Heaven.

Liu Xie met with the courtiers, and soon learned from the mouth of the servant that Yang Ding, Dong Cheng, Zhang Xiu and other generals found that Duan Xuan was holding soldiers and horses, and he had to fight up and try his best to eliminate the great trouble for the imperial court.

The monarch and the ministers knew this very well, where was the rebellion and rebellion, it was clear that the contradictions between the generals of the old and new factions broke out, and the soldiers met each other.

Although the old and new generals fought each other, it was true that the Son of Heaven could reap the benefits of the fisherman, but now it has also shaken the foundation of the Chang'an Imperial Court's foothold and stability.

We can't let these arrogant soldiers mess up anymore!

It's just that the night is dark, the soldiers outside the camp are in chaos, and the Son of Heaven does not dare to risk opening the camp gate, so he can only order the troops to strengthen the vigilance and guard the camp after the ambush, so as not to let the chaotic army rush in.

But in the current situation, how can the Son of Heaven stop the sword soldiers with an edict.

Yang Ding and Zhang Xiu turned a blind eye to this, gathered men and horses again, inspired the soldiers, and prepared to launch a strong attack, and attacked the camp in one go.

Only this time, in the face of the soldiers and horses of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others, the Duan Xuan soldiers in the camp no longer blindly defended, but moved away from the horse and deer antlers, opened the camp gate, lined up to fight, and came out with a noise.

"General Pingbei has arrived!"