Chapter 197: Balance

"My general is taking a nap, please wait for the old thief Xiahou to wait under the city for half an hour. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "A fluttering voice came from above the city, making Xiahou Yuan's face turn purple by the way. Xiahou Yuan also worked as a ranger when he was young, and he had a violent temper on his body, and he could still hold it when he heard this.

"Siege." Xiahou Yuan gave the order to attack the city, and the soldiers of Cao's army set up a ladder and attacked the city one after another, but in the face of Liu Biao's army, which had been prepared, they could not take advantage of it.

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In the city lord's mansion at the head of the Tiger Prison Pass, Liu Pan was drinking wine with a handsome and handsome man who looked like a fairy, and the two of them were very happy to change their glasses. When Liu Pan knew that Xiahou Yuan's face was purple with anger, a hearty voice resounded throughout the room. At this time, Liu Pan looked at the heroic man beside him, and the more he looked at it, the more pleasing it became, and he smiled and said, "If Zhongda can repel Xiahou Yuan this time, you should take the lead." "It turned out that when Liu Pan attacked Xiahou Yuan's camp yesterday, Sima Yi came to the aid of Tiger Prison with 10,000 horses, although these 10,000 people were useless, but they were the only soldiers and horses in Luoyang City.

Liu Pan put this army of soldiers and horses in the city, Liu Pan, who originally handed over his rear to Sima Yi, still had some doubts in his heart, and Liu Pan, who faced Sima Yi's soldiers and horses in Luoyang, had already ambushed the soldiers and horses, but now, Liu Pan's ambush soldiers could be withdrawn, because Luoyang City no longer had the strength to let him look at it squarely.

The battle at Tiger Prison Pass lasted for half an hour, and there were casualties on both sides, and Xiahou Yuan withdrew his troops.

Xiahou Yuan returned to his camp with his men and horses, but at this moment Xiahou Yuan was disheveled, because when Xiahou Yuan withdrew his troops, a number of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared on his left and right flanks, causing him to lose a lot of soldiers.

This ambush was laid by Sima Yi and Liu Pan a long time ago, and although the ambush could not defeat Xiahou Yuan's army, it could make Xiahou Yuan's flesh hurt. Seeing Sima Yi's plan take effect, Liu Pan was of course overjoyed, he personally poured wine for Sima Yi, and his expression was very enthusiastic.

"It would be nice if he helped my uncle to serve the military plane." Liu Pan looked at Sima Yi and said secretly in his heart.

After Xiahou Yuan returned to the camp, he immediately ordered a retreat of thirty miles. This made Sima Yi feel puzzled, Xiahou Yuan's person Sima Yi had already investigated, this person was familiar with the art of war, had a strong personality, and was by no means the kind of person who gave up lightly when he encountered a small setback, at this time he led the troops to retreat Sima Yi felt extremely strange, but strange is strange, Sima Yi did not intend to tell Liu Pan his thoughts, because the forces of Cao and Liu need to be balanced.

"Where are Shang'er's soldiers and horses?" Xiahou Yuan's big tent, at this time, Xiahou Yuan had already taken off the armor on his body, and his expression was very casual.

"The eldest brother's soldiers and horses have lurked near Mengjin, and they can take Mengjin Pass at any time." It was Xiahou Yuan's nephew Xia Houen who spoke, and at this time he had already walked out of the shadow of being attacked by Liu Pan, with a touch of confidence in his expression.

Xiahou Yuan sighed softly, but the bright color in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

Although Xiahou Yuan was confident that he could take the Tiger Pass, the price to be paid was too great, so today he pretended to fail to retreat from the siege, confusing Liu Pan in the Tiger Pass, and covering Xiahou Shang's army with a veil.

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Mengjin Pass, at this time, Mengjin Pass has been controlled by Jingzhou soldiers, because of the battle against Xiahou Yuan, the general of the Cao army, so Liu Pan will most of the elite soldiers have fallen away, and most of the soldiers and horses left in Mengjin Pass are only old, weak, sick and disabled.

The biting cold wind made the Jingzhou soldiers from the south scold the ghost weather, and I don't know what's wrong, after the Cao and Liu sides entered a state of war, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the soldiers of Jingzhou wear winter cotton jackets and hide in the nearby farmhouse to keep warm, which makes the guards of Mengjin Pass very lax.

"Where are the enemy forces now? are all confronting their generals in the Tiger Pass, the current Mengjin Pass is safe, and staying in Mengjin Pass is also a beautiful difference, after all, the vicinity of Luoyang is very rich.

Winter nights are always dark very early, and today is no exception, and the Jingzhou soldiers guarding the city can't help but play a Hache, looking very lazy.

Looking at such a lazy Jingzhou soldier, Xiahou Shang, who had been hiding under the city, couldn't help but shake his head.

"So the soldiers can fight against my army."

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Xiahou Shang felt that the time had come, so he ordered to attack the city.

The soldiers of Jingzhou soldiers are like a layer of tofu scum in front of the elite soldiers of the Cao army, and they will be broken with one blow, and under the command of Xiahou Shang, the banner of Xiahou characters flutters in the air and stands at the head of the city of Mengjin Pass.

Looking at Mengjin Pass, which had been completely mastered, Xiahou Shang couldn't help but have a little smug on his face, and he instructed the soldiers beside him: "You hurry up and write to my father, let him bring troops to Mengjin, and then we will take Luoyang in one fell swoop."

After knowing the news of the loss of Mengjin Pass, Sima Yi's face showed a decisive expression, now that Mengjin Pass is lost, that is to say, Luoyang City has been exposed in front of Cao Jun, and now there is only one way to keep Luoyang, that is, to fight a decisive battle with Cao Jun and defeat Xiahou Yuan's troops in one fell swoop, but it is difficult to completely defeat the Cao Army led by Xiahou Yuan with the strength of Jingzhou soldiers, so it is necessary to give some assistance to Jingzhou soldiers to make the strength of the two sides balance again.

Sima Yi walked towards Liu Pan's city lord's mansion like an ant on a hot pot, Liu Pan's face was also very gloomy at this time, Mengjin Pass is also a natural danger, even if it is not as good as the Tiger Prison Pass, it should not be lost so easily.

"General, yesterday Cao's army made a surprise attack on Mengjin Pass. Meng Jin was lost, and Luoyang was already exposed to Cao Jun. Sima Yi had an anxious look on his face, and walked in front of Liu Pan, which made Liu Pan very unhappy.

Looking at Sima Yi like this, Liu Pan sighed and said: "The only way to do this is to retreat to Luoyang and base Cao's army." ”

Sima Yi nodded seriously and said: "This is the only way to do it for now, but Luoyang could not have imagined that it would be devastated by war like this for thousands of years." ”

Sima Yi's words made Liu Pan feel a little irritable, because Liu Biao had said before he set out on the expedition that he would take Luoyang completely, and this completeness contained a lot of meanings.

"Zhongda, how many soldiers can you draw on your hands now." Liu Panmeng's words froze Sima Yi in place. After a while, Sima Yi thought about it seriously, and then said: "There are still 10,000 armor and 10,000 spears in the Luoyang Mansion treasury, and after equipping, plus the soldiers and horses here, I think I can transfer 20,000 soldiers and horses." (To be continued.) )