War sheds blood, leaves behind the loneliness of the loser, and overflows the ambition of the careerist.

Xiahou Yuan was defeated! All the way back.

Ma Hong ordered Gan Ning and Huang Zhong to lead three thousand light horsemen to chase all the way! Killed more than 2,000 Cao Jun all the way, and chased to Shaanxi County [now Sanmenxia], catching up with Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He and others, due to heavy rain, Xiahou Yuan and others were able to escape.

Ma Hong led the army all the way to Hangu Pass, and Xiahou took Lejin and Li Dian to gather 60,000 soldiers and horses to Hangu Pass; Yu Ban led troops to resist Liu Bei in Luyang.

Liu Bei personally led the army, with generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun. With Zhuge Liang as the military advisor, he attacked the ban.

Cao Cao was besieging Yecheng in Hebei, and he had taken the advantage, and he heard that Xu Du came to report! Xun Yu asked Cao Cao to move his troops back to Xudu as soon as possible. When Cao Cao heard that he had lost most of Sizhou's territory, he was furious and led his army back to Xudu, and the crisis of Yuan Shang was resolved. After Cao Cao withdrew, Yuan Shang immediately regrouped his army and attacked Yuan Tan on the plains.

In order to prevent Ma Hong from breaking through Hangu Pass, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun led their soldiers out of the battle about Ma Hong seven times, and lost more than won in seven battles. Due to the defeat of the Cao army, the morale of the Cao army was low, and most of the temporary recruits of Xiahoudun and Xun Yu were militiamen, and it was difficult to take advantage of the confrontation with Ma Hong's elite professional soldiers. For a time, it was difficult for Xia Hou and the two generals to repel Ma Hong.

On the contrary, Ma Hong led the army to approach step by step, and it was not far from Hangu Pass. After the two armies were entangled for a month, Zhang Xiu led an army of 8,000 to help.

Yu Ban was defeated by Liu Bei and his army in Luyang, and the troops retreated to Xudu. Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang's plan and divided his troops into two routes, one route led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to approach Xu Du, and the other route was led by Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang along the road to capture Liang County and Yique Pass, and marched towards Luoyang. [Luoyang City sanitation four stops, Xiongguan is numerous, the situation is dangerous, around the Hangu, Yique, Guangcheng, Dagu, Yuyuan, revolving door, Mengjin, Xiaopingjin eight passes, collectively known as "Baguan Duyi". Among them, the famous Hangu is in the west, the Tiger Prison Pass is in the east, and the Yique Pass is in the south. 】

Under the city of Luoyang, the smoke rising from the raging war filled the entire city. The word 'Liu' in the wind fluttering in the wind!

"Luoyang! I, Liu Xuande, are back! ”

Liu Bei rode on a horse, looked at Luoyang City and sighed.

Liu Bei set fire to Luoyang City on three sides according to Zhuge Liang's plan, so that the soldiers defending the city did not know where Liu Bei would attack Luoyang from in order to confuse the enemy.

Luoyang, once the first city in the world, the heart of the Han Dynasty, has been dilapidated after Dong Zhuo's rebellion, but the foundation is still there, and it is obviously not easy to break through this fortified city with heavy guards. Liu Bei knew, Zhuge Liang also knew that if he wanted to break through Luoyang City, he had to harass Luoyang before Cao Cao returned, and attracted Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun to divide their troops to guard Luoyang, Ma Hong broke through Hangu Pass, and then joined forces with Liu Bei to besiege Luoyang.

However, Zhuge Liang knew that Ma Hong's intention in provoking this war was probably not to attack Luoyang, but to lead Cao Cao to retreat from Hebei, and this siege of Wei to save Zhao had been successful. At present, Cao Cao has a strong foundation and is the biggest force now, and if he wants to defeat Cao Cao, it is not the time.

Liu Bei entered the vicinity of Luoyang, and with Zhuge Liang's plan, the people near Luoyang were moved to Luyang on a large scale, and a total of more than 5,000 households were removed. Pang Tong suggested that Ma Hong wait and see for the time being, do not storm Hangu Pass, Ma Hong to Pang statistics, sent Huang Zhong to move the people of Hongnong County and Hehedong County to the vicinity of Chang'an, more than 30,000 households were removed in half a month, the war was only for population and territory, Ma Hong was not sure whether he could hold Hongnong and Hedong County, his strategy was to let Cao Cao withdraw his army, and rob Cao Cao of a large number of people.

In the ninth year of Jian'an, in May, Cao Cao returned to Xudu, sent Cao Ren to lead the army to stop Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and then personally led the army to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei had already prepared and led the army to withdraw to Luyang. Cao Cao left Zhang Liao to garrison near Luyang to prevent Liu Bei from attacking again. Cao Cao led the main army to Hangu Pass, intending to fight Ma Hong.

When Ma Hong heard that Cao Cao led the main army to help in the battle, he laid three ambushes along the road to Hongnong in advance, and then withdrew.

Cao Cao's main army did not arrive, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan saw Ma Hong's withdrawal, did not listen to Xun You's strategy, ordered a pursuit, first in the Ganning ambush, thousands of dead and wounded, after the defeat and retreat, Xun You suggested to pursue again. Xiahou Yuan took Xun You's suggestion and continued to pursue Ma Hong's army, but was ambushed by Wei Yan's army in Xin'an, and Xiahou Yuan's army suffered more than 8,000 casualties and retreated again. Cao Cao led the army to Hangu Pass, gathered 80,000 troops, 10,000 cavalry, and thousands of chariots, with Xu Huang and Le Jin as the vanguard, and marched towards Hongnong County.

Ma Hong sent Gan Ning and Wei Yan to engage Xu Huang Lejin outside the city of Hongnong County, but the battle was unfavorable, and Gan Ning and Wei Yan were defeated and retreated to Hongnong County. Cao Cao's army advanced to Hongnong County, Ma Hong led the main army to retreat to Huayin (near Huashan), Yang Fu led an army of 10,000 from Chang'an to help the battle, Ma Hong and Pang Tong camped in Huayin for ten miles, and Huang Zhong was stationed in Tongguan.

In June, Cao Cao led the army to Tongguan, Xu Huang and Le Jin attacked Tongguan for 20 days, Ma Hong ordered Huang Zhong to abandon the pass and withdraw his troops, Huang Zhong withdrew to Huayin, Cao Cao continued to march towards Huayin after taking Tongguan, and wanted to fight a decisive battle in Ma Hong.

In July, Ma Hong led the main army of more than 20,000 people, Yang Fu led more than 10,000 militiamen, and Jiang Xu brought 10,000 Qiang soldiers from Xiliang to Huayin, a total of more than 40,000 people to confront Cao Cao.

Cao Cao collected 20,000 troops from Luoyang and other places, a total of 100,000 people entered Huayin, and the battle of Huayin began.

Cao Cao attacked!

Ma Hongshou!

In January, Cao Cao led his troops to break through Ma Hong's seven camps, and Ma Hong ordered Yang Fu to build 30 camps.

The two armies continued to fight until January, and on the first day, Cao Cao sent someone to summon Ma Hong to meet.

Ma Hong met with Cao Cao under the escort of Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Pang De, and Wei Yan.

The two armies are in front.

As soon as Ma Hong saw Cao Cao, he laughed and said: "Gong Cao, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss Wancheng very much." ”

Cao Cao looked at Ma Hong and said loudly: "Milky boy, just because you also want to be my Cao Cao's enemy?" ”

Gan Ning and Wei Yan are both swords out of their sheaths, ready to take precautions at any time. Le Jin's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the sword held by Gan Ning was Cao Cao's saber Yitian Sword, so he said to Cao Cao: "Lord, your Yitian Sword is in the hands of that red-robed general." ”

Cao Cao asked Xu Chu to confirm, and Xu Chu nodded and said, "This is the lord's sword." ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said to Ma Hong: "Ma Hong, return the lonely Heavenly Sword." ”

Ma Hong was stunned, he didn't know that the sword he gave to Gan Ning was the Heavenly Sword, but when he saw that Le Jin's eyes had been staring at Gan Ning's hand, he understood that the sword he had taken from Xu Shu was Cao Cao's Heavenly Sword. So he laughed and said, "Gong Cao, if you want a sword, you can come and grab it!" ”

Le Jin whispered to Cao Cao: "Lord, the last will take the sword for the lord." ”

Cao Cao nodded in agreement.

Le Jin slapped his war horse out of battle, waved his gun and pointed it at Gan Ning, and shouted loudly: "Le Jin came to get a sword, can you dare to fight?" ”

"Lejin?" Ma Hong looked at Le Jin's face, listened to the voice again, and remembered that he was shot in the shoulder by a general when he ambushed Cao Cao in Wancheng, and now he can be sure that it was Le Jin who shot him, Ma Hong touched his shoulder and said to Gan Ning: "Xingba, this guy shot and injured me, kill him!"

(To be continued.) )