Huang Zhongbing went out of Wuguan and went straight to Lantian, where Wang Ling, the commander of Lantian County, had received a report from Zhang Ji, the commander of Xinfeng County, and was stepping up preparations for war. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Huang Zhong came out of the Qingni Pass, sent someone to Lantian to inquire, and made a detailed report: "Wang Ling is strengthening the city, and it is difficult to storm it. ”

Huang Zhong stood in the camp with a knife, he boasted in front of Lu Bu that Haikou would not lose one person to capture Lantian, if it was a strong attack, there would be countless casualties, he was not good at making a difference, and he felt that his old face was dull, and he had nothing to do about it.

Huang Zhong pressed his troops at the Qingni Pass, and received Lu Bu's attack order three times a day, and Huang Zhong felt very depressed. If Lantian is not conquered, the grain and grass will not be sent to Wei Yan in Huxian County in time, and the attack on Guanzhong will end without a problem.

Huang Zhong was ruthless in his heart, and now he could only take risks, so he summoned the adjutant general and said: "Tomorrow, you will attack the south gate when you see the fire in Dongshan, and you will have your own decision." ”

Huang Zhong selected a hundred warriors from among the guards, disguised as a mountain hunter, and ran around the mountain trail to the north of Lantian County.

"Everyone knocked on the gong and ran in the countryside, saying that Huayin Duan Xuan and Weinan Pei Mao were broken by Zhang Liao's army, and they were robbing in the south, killing people when they saw them, eating human flesh raw, and calling on the people to flee to Lantian for refuge."

Huang Zhong sent disguised soldiers to spread rumors in the countryside. Huang Zhong was not worried that these soldiers would take the opportunity to escape, they were all veterans who had followed him for more than ten years, and even if Huang Zhong died in battle, these soldiers would not escape.

The next day.

Wang Ling didn't see Lu Bu's army attacking the city for a long time, and he was puzzled in his heart.

As soon as the morning dawned, hundreds of people outside the city cried and shouted to enter the city, and the guards hurriedly reported to the county office: "Lord County Order, there are hundreds of people at the north gate who want to enter the city, do you want to open the city?" ”

"Why are so many people suddenly coming into the city at this dangerous time?" Wang Ling was worried that it was a trick by Lu Bu's army, who mixed the soldiers among the people and grabbed the city gate.

"I heard that Duan Xuan and Pei Mao were defeated by Zhang Liao and retreated westward, and the people were terrified when they heard it, so they abandoned their homes and entered the city."

Wang Ling was very displeased when he heard this: "These Diao people, it is fake to come to my Lantian, but it is true to invest in Jingzhou and Hanzhong!" ”

Wang Ling said cruelly: "Send someone to drive this group of Diao people away." ”

In the past, because Li, Guo, Fan and other Xiliang generals were short of food in the army, they allowed the army to plunder the people, causing a more serious famine, and millions of people in Guanzhong fled to starve to death, and moved south to the territory of Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Zhang Lu and others.

"My lord, I can't, if the people enter the city or the people under the rule of the adults, if all the people flee, and there is no one to cultivate under the rule of the adults, and there is no way to collect and give, what can I do?" Cangcao admonished.

"If Lu Bu's army is mixed with the people, how can it be good to be united inside and outside?"

"Your Excellency is too worried, as long as the city guards confiscate all the weapons of the people who have entered the city, and take all the suspicious people into custody, even if Lu Bu lurks in 100,000 people, he will only send the population to the adults."

"Okay, send soldiers to wait at the north gate, and if there is a slight disturbance, there will be no mercy!"

The north gate of Lantian slowly opened, and the people frantically crowded into the city.

"Line up to get into town, line up to get into town!" A column of soldiers was killed in the city, and the soldiers at the front crowded the city gate were slashed. In troubled times, human life is as cheap as grass, and the punishment for killing people is not as great as killing chickens.

The people had long been accustomed to the days of slaughter, and numbly began to line up to be inspected by the city guards, and entered the city in an orderly manner.

Huang Zhong, who was hidden among the people, instructed his subordinates: "Go and light the fire prepared by Dongshan, and let my battalion of soldiers feint to attack the south gate." ”

"Knock knock knock......" There was an urgent drum sound at the south gate.

"Where's the drum?" Wang Ling asked in surprise when he heard it.

"It seems to be the South Gate, could it be that Lu Bu's army has attacked the city?" A general replied.

"Support the South Gate! Close the gates and stop entering the city! Wang Ling immediately ordered the 800 soldiers who were in the north gate to be transferred to the south gate.

The soldiers on both sides of the gate were ordered to slash the people lining up at the gate in order to drive them open and close the gate.

"They're all in town, why can't we? We're going into town! "An old man with a wheelbarrow, white hair and white beard, and an old man with a dragon bell stepped forward to reason with the city gatekeeper.

"The old guy is so old, and he is still greedy for life and afraid of death, so labor and management will give you a ride today!" The city gate guards despised Huang Zhong who stepped forward, and they didn't notice that the god of death was quietly approaching them.

"Hengzhi is a death, fight with them!" In the eyes of the city gatekeepers, the old guy dodged the several large knives at an incredible angle, grabbed a hundred blades with one hand, and grabbed the neck of the city gatekeeper with his ligature arm, twisted it hard, and clicked.

"He's numb, doesn't he want to rebel?" Several soldiers behind him saw their comrades die and attacked at the same time.

"It's out of water...... Gone out of the water...... Get out of the way! Behind Huang Zhong, several soldiers in disguise rushed towards the city gate with a burning wooden cart.

"Kill!" These soldiers approached the gate hole, and at the same time drew their war knives from the cart, and instantly overturned the city gate soldiers.

"Listen to a certain general! Attack the enemy! If one is killed in battle, the rest will be punished! Huang Zhong did not forget his bold words.

Wang Ling had just taken away the guards, Lantian was already a small county, if it wasn't for pinning his hopes on Zhong Xuan, Wang Ling would have surrendered a long time ago. Huang Zhong suddenly broke the city, and before the city guards could react, the north gate was about to be broken.

Seeing that there were Diao people attacking in the city, Sima Guarding the city brought 200 people from the city to rush down to support, and wanted to close the city gate as soon as possible.

"The general Huang Zhong under the account of the auxiliary general is here, and the thief will be killed!"

Hearing the sound of a bowstring, Sima of the city gate was shot out of his mouth by a sharp arrow, clutching his neck and falling to the ground.

The surrounding people rushed into the city at the same time, and Huang Zhong's soldiers mixed in with the crowd to charge the defenders. The city guards did not know how many enemy troops there were, and they panicked.

Huang Zhong led his soldiers to kill in the city, killing people whenever they could, the people who entered the city set fire to all sides, and the fire at the north gate spread, and the situation was far beyond Huang Zhong's control.

When Wang Ling came to the south gate, he saw that although the drums outside the city shook the sky, there was no thief attacking the city, and he was very puzzled.

"The north gate is broken, please send troops to support the county commander!" A fast horse came from afar, and the knight reported from afar.

"What! The North Gate is lost? Hit the trick! Wang Ling panicked and led the men and horses towards the north gate to kill.

"Gather! Gather ......" Huang Zhong sent his soldiers to run back and forth in the streets, gathering all the people who had entered the city in the streets, and then lined up his personal guards in a straight line at the front and guarded the north gate.

Wang Ling rushed to the north of the city with eight hundred soldiers, and gasped when he saw an army of thousands lined up in front of him. Wang Ling only saw the soldiers neatly lined up in front of the formation, and if he looked closely, he would definitely find that behind the soldiers were a group of terrified ordinary people.

"A certain general Huang Zhong under the account of the auxiliary general is also, the general is also a common name, is it a battle or a surrender?" Huang Zhong held the big knife and looked at Wang Ling with contempt.

"Xia Guan is the commander of Lantian County, Wang Ling, willing to surrender." Wang Ling hurriedly instructed the soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender on their knees.

"The county order is really a handsome man who knows current affairs, and he must recommend ......" Huang Zhong said as he approached Wang Ling, and suddenly burst into shouting: "Bold! ”

Huang Zhong didn't finish shouting, his hand raised his knife and fell, cutting the confused Wang Ling into two pieces. Huang Zhong only had a hundred soldiers who could really fight, and in order to prevent Wang Ling from regretting after seeing through the truth, Huang Zhong used the excuse to kill him on the spot.

"The thief wants to deceive me and destroy my life!" Huang Zhong framed Wang Ling with a furious look, and said to Wang Ling's soldiers: "Although you and others have been guilty of being a thief, they will not be held accountable, and you can rest assured." ”

Huang Zhong took Lantian and counted it, except for a few guards who were injured, not a single soldier was broken, and said happily: "Live up to the old man's words." ”

So he took the pen to write a good news to Lu Bu.

Lu Buzheng led the army to Wuguan halfway, and received a report from Huang Zhong to recruit Zhang Xiu and said: "The veteran Huang Zhong has lived up to his trust and has captured Lantian. Can General Zhang dare to send troops to Xinfeng County and pull out the last nail in the south of Chang'an? ”

"The last general will not accept the general's entrustment, and he is willing to destroy the enemy with blood!" Zhang Xiuzheng was worried that he couldn't lead the army and couldn't make contributions.

"You must be careful, Zhang Jiqi is not a mediocre person, he cares for the people and rejuvenates the government, repairs water conservancy, reclamation fields, Xinfeng County is under his governance The people are solid, the soldiers are strong and strong, Xinfeng County is under his governance, and it ranks among the richest counties among the three auxiliary counties." Lu Bu admonished.

"The last general is also willing to make a military order, if you can't conquer it, please behead someone!" Zhang Xiu said confidently.

"Very good. Why don't you let Jia Wenhe walk with you? Lu Bu was still not very relieved, and suggested.

"The general underestimated a certain family. Mr. Wenhe's family is still in Huayin, and in order to ensure his safety, it is not appropriate to show his face. Zhang Xiu said.

"Do you want Xu Yuanzhi and Chen Gongtai to walk with you?"

"This army dispatch, the Wuguan Ancient Road is five or six hundred miles deep, and countless soldiers are needed to command the soldiers to pass, and the generals and subordinates are lacking, and the two of them are afraid that they will also lack skills." Zhang Xiu knew Lu Bu's current situation very well.

"You take my general order to go to Wuguan to pick up the 3,000 troops in Lu Meng's hands, and then go to Lantian to let Huang Zhong divide your 2,000 soldiers and raise 5,000 soldiers to attack."

The soldiers are very fast, and it will take more than half a month for the army to pass through Wuguan Dao, and Lu Bu can't afford to wait. He asked Zhang Xiu to go to Wuguan lightly to take away the troops, and he led the army to Wuguan to fortify.

Lu Bu didn't know who Zhang was, but Zhang Ji's evaluation in history was very high, and Cao Pi once commented: If it is not Zhang Ji, he can not settle Liangzhou.

Zhang is good at strategizing and driving troops quickly.

Lu Bu didn't know that Zhang Xiu's trip had lost his troops, and he was marching out of Wuguan Road with all his might, on the one hand, he had to step up the transportation of grain and grass, and on the other hand, he urged the army to march. The Wuguan Road is narrow and dangerous, and it is impossible for grain and grass trucks to pass through at all, and in many places soldiers carry grain bags by bag, and the speed is very slow.

In some places, there is an abyss at the foot of the road, and if you are not careful, a soldier will stumble and fall off the cliff, and the army marches very carefully.

In front of him is a plank road dug in the middle of a cliff, Lu Bu's height can only bow into, and there is only a road more than a foot wide under his feet, and there is no guardrail. The soldiers looked at the cliff beneath their feet and felt dizzy.

Over the Qinling Mountains, the closer to Wuguan, the temperature dropped suddenly, in the inner countryside only wearing single clothes do not feel cold, now the breeze blows, a chill, Lu Bu suddenly panicked, he actually ignored that the soldiers under his command are all southerners, and Guanzhong belongs to the north, the huge temperature difference will make the soldiers not adapt to the water and soil, if this is sick, the future is worrying.