After conquering Shangdang County, the army was divided into three routes: Zhang Xiu commanded 20,000 troops to take Xihe County, Ma Liu commanded 20,000 troops to take Leping Army, Xiao Yi personally led 50,000 main forces to attack Taiyuan County, the core of Bingzhou, in addition, let Song Xian and Wei Xu lead 10,000 troops and garrison them in Shangdang City to ensure the safety of the army's back roads and the smooth flow of grain routes!

Taiyuan County is located in the middle of the state, the governance is located in Jinyang City, here is a basin, the land is fertile, the irrigation is convenient, the agriculture is relatively developed, the population is large, accounting for half of the population of the state, it is said that the prosperity is rich, the high cadres fled to Taiyuan County in the north, is to use the manpower and material resources of this, and finally fight to the death!

Xiao Yi commanded the troops to go north, and he must break Jinyang City and occupy Taiyuan County in order to rule the entire Bingzhou, but this matter is very difficult, Jinyang City is tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, not to mention, if you want to enter Taiyuan County, you must first deal with a roadblock - Hukou Pass!

Hukou Pass is located at the junction of Shangdang and Taiyuan counties, the terrain is complex, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, there are Baigu Mountain in the north, Shuanglong Mountain in the south, a big valley in the middle, the shape is like a kettle, the belly is big, the neck is thin, the mouth is small...... The narrowest place is less than 100 steps, and the level is located at the mouth of the pot, so it is named 'Hukou Pass'.

After Gao Gan fled back to Jinyang City, he mobilized the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan County, a total of more than 30,000 people, and stationed at Hukou Pass, prepared a large number of ordnance, grain and grass, rolling wood, and stones, and prepared to rely on the favorable terrain to fight to the death with Cao's army!

At the same time, Xia Zhao, the guard general of Yanmen County, led 20,000 horses to help, stationed in Baigu Mountain and Shuanglong Mountain, and also built two large villages, forming a full momentum with Hukou Pass, echoing each other and supporting each other, these soldiers were stationed in the frontier, fighting with the nomads all the year round, and the combat effectiveness was very strong!

"Click! -Click! -Click! ”

Xiao Yi led the army to the north, because the mountain road was difficult, it took eight days to reach Hukou Pass, set up camp and build a barrier, and then took Jia Xu, Feng Ji, and Cao Pi ...... and more than 100 personal soldiers, riding up a high slope to observe the situation in person!

Looking at it, the mountains and mountains, endless, cliffs, can be seen everywhere, except for the valley in the middle, there is no road at all, Hukou Pass is like an iron cable, firmly locking the passage, want to break it, I don't know how much blood to shed, how many lives to sacrifice?

"Hukou Pass, Yanmen Pass, and Mayi City are known as the 'three major fortresses of the state', the topography and landform are different, only in terms of danger, Hukou Pass can be called the first!

After the Yuan clan dominated Hebei, in order to rule and merge the state, it spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to rebuild the Hukou Pass, the defense was complete, indestructible, and there was no loophole at all, as long as the grain, grass, and ordnance were sufficient, it could block millions of heroes! ”

Feng Ji has assisted the Yuan family for many years, and knows a lot about the city of Bingzhou, as for this Hukou Pass, the builder has a message: 'If you want to seize the danger pass, occupy the two mountains first!' ’

Make an analogy: Hukou Pass is an iron lock, Baigu Mountain, Shuanglong Mountain, is two iron bolts, they must be pulled out in order to break through the level, the problem is, the two mountains are steep and rugged, the barriers are heavy, and there are 20,000 elite soldiers stationed, how easy is it to pull out?

"The danger of Yanmen lies in the male - the copper wall is ironclad, condescending, the danger of the mouth of the pot lies in the poison - the road is rugged, the people and horses are difficult to walk, the valley mouth is only a hundred steps wide, the army can not be used at all, a maximum of a few hundred people at a time, but they have to be attacked from three sides, such a 'oil fighting', even if it is a million male soldiers, it will be consumed clean!

There is no chance of winning the mountain, the walls are heavy, the heavy defense, the grass and trees near the village have all been cut down, and the mountain spring water has been introduced, whether it is to set fire to the mountain, or to besiege it with heavy troops, all have no effect, the general of the mountain is so powerful! ”

Xiao Yi is an expert in the use of soldiers, and he has clearly observed the difficulties of tackling key problems, and has also calculated several methods, but he has given them all up, either the casualties are too heavy, or the risk is too high, and it is better not to do it as a last resort!

In the original history, after the defeat of the Yuan group, Gao Gan insisted on it for a year by virtue of the Huguan natural danger, and dragged the footsteps of the Cao army.

After more than a year of fierce war, how many soldiers will die, how much grain and grass will be consumed, and how many people will suffer, this kind of protracted war of attrition will deplete the vitality of the nation the most, and it is necessary to reverse the situation and solve the problem quickly!

Jia Xu, Feng Ji, Cao Pi and others are also thinking hard, how to conquer Hukou Pass, as long as this battle is won, and the state will be in hand, then the army will march eastward and encircle the land of Jizhou, and the overall situation of Hebei will be determined, the question is, how to break through this pass?

Someone asked, the road is all strips, extending in all directions, since the Hukou Pass is not easy to beat, isn't it okay to detour, and the state is thousands of miles away, are you afraid that there is no road...... The answer is: there are roads, but they are difficult to walk!

Baigu Mountain, Shuanglong Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, the cliff is precipitous, high and unclimbable, isolating the north and south of the state, if you want to detour, there are two routes:

One is to go west to Xihe County, enter the grassland of the Hu and Qiang people, march hundreds of miles to the north, turn around and attack Mayi City, from north to south, directly take Taiyuan County, as long as Jinyang City is broken, Hukou Pass is useless!

The second is to march eastward, along Leping, Changshan, Yunzhong counties, until the Saibei grassland, through the territory of the Huns, and then turn around to attack Yanmen Pass, and then enter Taiyuan County......

Two marching routes, the road is far away, not to mention the difficulty of supply, and you have to deal with Qianghu and Xiongnu, if you can't meet each other in battle, you live or die, the risk is too high, it is better to attack Hukou Pass!

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"Woo! - Woo! Woo! ”

"The defeated generals and the guts of the rats are the braves, can you dare to go out of the battle?"

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As the saying goes: If you have dates and no dates, you can test the truth and reality even if you can't achieve your goal, and on the second day of camping, Xiao Yi sent troops to challenge, shouting and scolding, tempting the enemy to go out of the decisive battle!

Not to mention, after scolding for a while, the enemy really responded, not the high cadres on the pass, but Xia Zhao on the mountain, leading a team of soldiers to rush down and set up a formation at the foot of the mountain!

Unlike Gao Gan's rash dispatch of troops, Xia Zhao's purpose in going out to fight was also to test the enemy's situation, as for the two mountains, arrangements had already been made, and nothing went wrong!

"In the lower town to guard the Yanmen Pass, I have heard the name of 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang' for a long time, today the two armies are facing each other, but you have the courage to fight a battle, if you dare not fight, immediately retreat and go back, and send it back to Shangdang City!"

Xia Zhao is in his early thirties, nine feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing a stainless steel armor, and carrying a Liuhe broadsword, he is really majestic, because he has a sallow complexion, sword eyebrows, and tiger eyes, and is brave and good at fighting.

"The little enemy general, I don't know how thick the sky is, why do you need the big Sima to make a move, wait for the last general to step forward and cut off his head!"

Before the words fell, the big bull carried a mace and went straight to the other party, the same burly figure, the same heavy weapon, quite a bit similar!

"General Dangkou - Yanmen Taishou - Xia Zhao!"

"General Fuwei - Akagi Pavilion Marquis - Niu Wei!"

The mountain road is rugged, it is difficult to gallop, the two give up their mounts, directly step down to fight, after exchanging names, wielding weapons to fight in one place, instantaneous, the sword light flickered, the stick shadow flew, the dust flew, and the gravel flew wildly......

The two of them are strong and do not lose, they are the way of Mount Tai to the top, the weight of the weapon is also heavy, from time to time they hit together, sparks splashed, the sound was like thunder, and the ears of the people roared, it was really the tiger on the mountain met the tiger on the mountain, the dragon in the cloud met the dragon in the fog, a dragon fight!

"Good! Good! …… General Xia is mighty! ”

"Good! Good! …… General Niu will win! ”

The soldiers waved flags, shouted loudly, cheered for their respective generals, many people were fascinated by it, such a wonderful fight, it is rare to see on the battlefield!

Fifty rounds, eighty rounds...... In the blink of an eye, a hundred rounds have passed, and the two of them have no choice but to win, dismount and fight on foot, which consumes a lot of physical strength, plus the heavy armor, both sides are out of breath and sweating profusely!

"The armor is cumbersome, and it is difficult to enjoy it, will the enemy general dare to remove the armor?"

"Huh! - If you take off your armor, you will remove your armor, who is afraid of whom? ”

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At this point, both of them were really angry, took off their heavy helmets and armor, covered their bodies with only single clothes, and fought fiercely again, and it was another hundred rounds, and there was still no winner or loser!

"When the two tigers fight, there will be an injury, and they can't fight anymore, Mingjin will withdraw his troops!"

Under the banner of Daxu, Xiao Yi immediately watched the battle, holding the bow and arrow tightly in his right hand, for fear that Da Niu would make a mistake, he immediately came to the rescue with an arrow, or found an opportunity to shoot the enemy general with a cold arrow, but now, he has changed his mind, such a tiger general, he should take it for his own use!

"Ding! -Bite! -Bite! ”

The crisp bell rang, and the two generals who had been fighting for a long time took back their weapons at the same time, glanced at each other, hugged their fists and saluted, and returned to their own formations.

After the battle, everyone was quite surprised, Xia Zhao is strong in martial arts, and proficient in the way of using soldiers, but he is a good general, fortunately, Yuan Shao uses nepotism, abandons good generals and uses stupid talents, if Xia Zhao replaces Gao Gan, and is in charge of the power of the state, the difficulty of this Northern Expedition may be increased several times!

Similarly, Xia Zhao is also afraid, about the prestige of 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang', his ears are grinding out of cocoons, and the 'Jingguan' outside Yanmen Pass is often seen, under today's competition, a big bull is difficult to deal with, how powerful Xiao Yi is in the back, it can be imagined, the first warrior of the Han Dynasty - really deserves its reputation!

After some temptation, the two sides collected their troops and returned to the camp to discuss military aircraft, and one side swore to defend the city to the death, not giving an inch; One side is bound to win, never give up, who wins and who loses, it depends on the level of strategy and means!

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