Chapter 238: The Battle of Hangu Pass

When Luoyang got the news of Dong Zhuo's attack, Nanyang also got it. Intelligence news, He Xian has never relaxed. Xu Yu, that is, Xiao Yu'er, Xu Shu's younger sister, has become the eldest sister of the He family's intelligence system, and all the information about the caravans coming and going from the south to the north is in her hands.

After Dong Zhuo agreed to the matter, he persuaded Han Sui and Ma Teng to join him at the cost of the pastor of a state. Subsequently, he designed to lure Lu Zhi out of the city and ambush him.

When He Xian got the news of Dong Zhuo's collusion with the Liangzhou rebels, Lu Zhi may not have died. But Nanyang is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and when He Xian wanted to send someone to inform him again, the daylily was cold.

Sure enough, just one day apart, a flash came from the direction of Chang'an: Lu Zhi died in battle, and Chang'an City fell!

The slogan on the side of Qing Jun, He Xian's side is still in the exciting stage, but Dong Zhuo has already tied it to the battle flag and used it to kill people and plunder the land. Dong Zhuo originally had 10,000 Xiliang Jingqi and 10,000 Huangzhong righteous servants. Huangzhong is a place name in Liangzhou, probably located in what is now Xining City, Qinghai Province. Righteous obedience is a voluntary military service, with the meaning of dependence. Most of the Huangzhong Yicong under Dong Zhuo are Qiang people, and their combat power is strong. Although the rebels of Han Sui and Ma Teng have 100,000 people, the actual elite combat strength is only about 30,000. With 50,000 elite cavalry, plus about 100,000 auxiliary soldiers, Dong Zhuo, known as 200,000 troops, set out from Chang'an City and entered Hangu Pass.

Dong Zhuo dared to raise troops to rebel with such fanfare, and it was definitely supported by someone in the DPRK and China. Thinking of Dong Zhuo's army, Liu Wei immediately released Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng, and added officials to the two of them, so that they could come out to stabilize the dynasty. The ghost knows that Dong Zhuo has a greasy relationship with these people. But Liu Wei really doesn't dare not use the two Yuan now, because Liu Bei was also defeated!

Hangu Pass, because in the valley, deep danger such as the letter and get the name. From Kunshan in the east, Tongjin in the west, Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north, it is one of the earliest Xiongguan fortresses built in China. Founded in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it is the throat of Luoyang in the east and Chang'an in the west, known as "the Tiankai Hangu Zhuangguan, the dust of the valley to the north sky", "the twin peaks towering beside the river, a battlefield in the Hangu Valley since ancient times", since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight. In the third year of King Zhou Shenliang, King Huai of Chu raised the army of the Six Kingdoms to attack Qin, and Qin relied on the natural danger of Hangu, so that the army of the Six Kingdoms "ambushed millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting". In the sixth year of Qin Shi Huang, the armies of Chu, Zhao, Wei and other five countries committed Qin, "to Hangu, they were all defeated". "Liu Bang guards the pass and rejects Xiang Yu", all happened here.

However, although Hangu has natural risks, it can't stand the internal response in the pass.

Late at night on the third day when Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to enter Hangu Pass, Li Su, the former guard of Hangu Pass, secretly communicated with Dong Zhuo and opened the gate. Dong Zhuo's five fierce generals, Hua Xiong, Guo Yan, Li Dao, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou, each led a thousand elite soldiers and entered Hangu Pass.

The Han army was in chaos, and the soldiers did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers. Liu Bei saw that the general trend had gone, and took the Chang'an sergeants of the three thousand descendants under his command to retreat in the direction of Luoyang.

Unexpectedly, under the guidance of Li Su, Hua Xiong and others persevered and vowed to kill Liu Bei, the general of the left.

"Second brother, you take your eldest brother first! After a certain break! "Liu Bei's Chang'an army is mostly foot soldiers, how can it outrun the Xiliang cavalry. Seeing this, Zhang Fei immediately made a decision, led a thousand soldiers under his command, and turned around and broke off!

"Third brother!" Before Liu Bei could speak, he was stopped by Guan Yu: "Big brother! The third brother is strong in martial arts, even if he can't stop the Xiliang thieves, he should have no worries about saving his life! I'll wait or go! Don't waste the opportunity created by the third brother! ”

When Liu Bei heard that what he said, he gritted his teeth and continued to flee to Luoyang. After a stick of incense, the people and horses of Hangu Pass neighed, and the Xiliang army chased after them!

"Yanren Zhang Yide is here, who dares to fight me to the death!" Zhang Fei took advantage of the narrow Hangu Road, and the horizontal spear was immediately blocked in the middle.

"Zhangye Guo Yan, come to take your dog's life!" In Dong Zhuo's army, Guo Yan, who was at the forefront of the charge, held two knives in his hand and rushed towards Zhang Fei!

Zhang Fei shouted "Ahhh And when the two of them were staggered, the eight-zhang snake spear was like a poisonous snake and went straight to Guo Yan's front door. Guo Yan was shocked, and hurriedly turned around with a big double knife, separating Zhang Fei's fatal blow!

With a loud sound of "bell", Guo Yan suddenly felt that his hands were numb!

"It's not good, it's a good idea! Come and save me! ”

Zhiran, surnamed Li Mingdao, joined Dong Zhuo with Guo Yan, and was like a brother. Hearing Guo Yan's shouting, Li Wei hurriedly slapped his horse and arrived, but in his hand was a big knife with a skull.

With Li Wei's help, Guo Yan's pressure was greatly reduced. After the two fought with Zhang Fei for more than a dozen rounds, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou also arrived with their troops.

"Captain Hua, Guo Yan, Li Dao and the enemy generals blocked the way, what should we do?" Zhang Ji asked with a fist in question.

Fan Chou said: "This is the honor of the martial arts world, I might as well wait for them to divide the victory and defeat, and then it is not too late to investigate!" ”

"No!" Hua Xiong said negatively: "The general ordered us to kill the left general Liu Bei!" The military order is heavier than Mount Tai, and the glory of the military generals ...... Don't do it yet! ”

"Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, meet the enemy with a certain one!" Hua Xiong waved the big knife in his hand, slapped his horse and rushed into the battle circle.

Fighting more and fighting less is really a shame for martial artists. Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are both second-rate generals, and they are very proud, and they are categorically unwilling to do so. But this is a war, since the main general has issued a military order, his subordinates have to obey!

Zhang Ji and Fan Chou glanced at each other, clenched the weapons in their hands, and followed Hua Xiong to join the battle group.

Zhang Fei fought Guo Yan alone, and Li Dao and the two of them could still play with ease and delay for some time. But after Hua Xiong and the other three joined, the battle situation immediately tilted. As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. What's more, Zhang Sanye is facing five second-rate generals, and Huaxiong's level is even quasi-first-class, how can he fight?

Zhang Fei took advantage of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou to join the battle group, the formation overlapped a little, and a false spear attacked Hua Xiong, Hua Xiong held a knife to block, Zhang Fei's eight-zhang snake spear suddenly changed direction, sweeping towards Guo Yan on his side. Guo Yan knew Zhang Fei's great strength, and he didn't dare to fight hard, so he dodged with the horse. It was at this gap that Zhang Fei slammed his legs on the horse's belly, broke away from the encirclement of the five people, and rode his horse to the side hillside to escape.

As soon as the sergeant Chang'an under his command saw that the master began to flee, he also fled to the hillside.

Guo Yan and Li Wei wanted to lead the army in pursuit, but were stopped by Hua Xiong: "This defeated army is not a cause for concern!" The head that the general wants is Liu Bei, the left general! I'm waiting to catch up! ”

"No!" The generals clenched their fists and took orders, abandoned Zhang Fei, and continued to pursue.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu had just separated from the Hangu Mountain Road, but they saw the rumbling sound of horses' hooves behind them, and knew that it was Dong Zhuojun chasing after them again.

"The enemy is coming so fast!" Guan Yu exclaimed, "Big brother, go away!" Here's a fight for a while! ”

"Second Brother ......"

"Doesn't the eldest brother believe in Yu's martial arts?" Guan Yu asked angrily.

Liu Bei burst into tears and said: "The third brother doesn't know if he lives or dies...... The second brother must take care of his life, if he can't do anything, don't do it, don't fight to the death! ”

"Big brother, don't worry! Yu Province! Guan Yu clenched his fists, knocked the war horse lightly, and led the sergeant under his command to turn around and greet him.