Chapter 662: Dark Scars, Who Belongs to the Three Prefectures (24)
The judge obviously left a hand, and the guard was Cao Cao, who had a really bad reputation. emphasized that the people in the city made an appointment with themselves, and the time and number of times were right before they opened the door, which was regarded as adding a talisman to themselves. In addition to making Cao Cao feel annoyed, he was hindered by the weight of the kettle, and there was no other way for a while. can only be left to him for the time being, only hoping that what this villain said is true, and he can take the pot pass without blood, and he can meet the heroes of the former tiger prison for a while.
The judge didn't notice the good cold light killing intent hidden in Cao Cao's narrow eyes, and thought that he had pinched Cao Cao's life. The action just now, especially the humiliation caused by Cao Chun's ruthlessness, has been firmly remembered by the judges. Since he was treated like this, the original intention of the judge to use this pot in exchange for the rank of entering the body was weakened, and he had to take this breath after all. If Cao Cao knew that he was invincible, this trick of beating a stick to give a sweet jujube did not play an expected role in the judge, would he have changed his style for this villain.
It's July now, and the day is dry and windless, hot like a fire, and it doesn't feel cool until night. Above the cloak close, the torches sandwiched on the lookout holes in the women's wall illuminated as daylight within twenty paces of the gate. Huguan is in the middle of the mountain recess, the two sides into the shape of the pointed shape of the wall and built, the mountain pass is narrow, condescending, even said that only one hundred and ten people, can block thousands of soldiers can not enter the end of the danger is incomparable.
It's just that the only disadvantage is that the mountain road in front of the westward pass to the state is steep and narrow, and the slope is extremely steep. The day is fine, but at night it is more than thirty steps away due to the sight. It affects the line of sight very much. And at this moment, the thousand pioneers led by Cao Cao ordered Cao Chun to be ambushed here.
Now the soldiers in Huguan include the original Yuan soldiers. Coupled with the soldiers brought by Guan Yu, the total number has exceeded 10,000, which shows the importance that Yuan Shangtian Feng and the latecomer Liu Bei attach to the land of Huguan. It was only because Huguan could not accommodate so many people that at least half of the soldiers had to set up camps on the slope behind the pass. In this way, although it is enough to ensure that the Huguan guards are abundant, if the Huguan is lost. It is very likely that they will injure themselves because of the defeat of the army. It's just that whether it is Yuan Shang, Tian Feng and Liu Bei, they seem to have deliberately ignored this. After all, Huguan is the only gateway connecting Jizhou and Bingzhou, and the east of Huguan is the Jizhou Great Plain, which is extremely flat. There is simply no danger to defend. Even if there are more soldiers guarding it, it is useless to try to resist the enemy army attacking from the high mountain road. It is better to concentrate all the advantages, and the steep and solid Lai Huguan is strong. It is more reliable to defend against the enemy outside the customs.
The time agreed between the judge and his companion was on the fourth watch. The reason why this time period was chosen. This is because often this is the time when people are asleep and difficult to wake up. Guan Yu has been fighting with Liu Bei for a long time, especially now that he has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, it is impossible not to be careful about the night defense of Huguan, and only at this time can there be a trace of laxity.
I have to say that after all, this person is from the Hebei giant clan, although he is only used as a guard of the Huguan, but in the matter of guarding the pass. There are also quite a few things to learn. Cao Cao's army probe the horses, and the exploration of Huguan every half an hour. This is also evidenced. Since the unitary time, the number of guards on the pot has not decreased, but has increased a lot, presumably Guan Yu's strict countermeasures. It wasn't until just after the third watch that the summer sky was slightly white, and the anger gradually wore off a lot, and the pot was closed and some calm was restored.
"It's almost time, right?!" Cao Chun with the selected 1,000 pioneers, has been lying in the low-lying place all night, mosquito bites needless to say, although it is summer now, the night wind and dew are also tormenting, and can not move lightly, all the soldiers are wet and itchy, if it is not for the strict military law, it is impossible to get up and move to soothe and soothe. Cao Chun looked at the sky, thought for a moment, and said to the deliberations of the same crime.
"Almost! Almost! In fact, the judge has long been unable to endure this inhuman suffering. This is a pampered judge, even when he was the guard of the pot gate, he was also comfortably served by his subordinates, where would he lie here in the middle of the night to blow the wind and feed the mosquitoes? Coupled with the strong smell of sweat from the thousands of people on his side who had been steamed from the geothermal heat accumulated for a day, the deliberation was like falling into hell, if it weren't for Cao Chun's early dispatch of several soldiers to "protect" at all times, this business and judge would have been a little reluctant to do it. At this moment, Cao Chun asked, where is there any reason not to respond immediately.
"Ignition! Three on the left, one on the right, two times up and down! Cao Chun gritted his teeth and took the contact code he had just obtained from the inquisition, and whispered to the soldiers to light the torches that had been tightly wrapped in sheepskin for a long time, and send a secret signal to Huguan City.
Sure enough, before the time of the incense, I saw that a torch was also lit on the closing of the pot. It's just that the pressure of this torch is extremely low, and the response time is extremely short, if you don't look closely, it is really difficult to notice in the early morning when there is already a fish belly on the horizon.
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Seeing that the pot was closed and the fire was lit up, the judge became excited, and was immediately pressed by Cao Chun. It's just that this time the interrogator was not annoyed, after breaking the pass, Cao Cao and Xun Yu promised a high-ranking official, and a bright future is just around the corner, and the sin of this night is not in vain. As for Cao Chun, what is it compared to the wealth that is almost at his fingertips? What's more, now you still need this stupid big man to fight with his life, so why bother to make trouble with the person who helps him rise to the top? Isn't there time in the future? Which is more important is naturally weighed by the judges.
"There is movement in the closing of the pot, it seems that the person who answered it inside has to accept it, quick, brothers come with so-and-so!" Soon after seeing the fire on the Huguan extinguished, at the Huguan City Gate not far away, there was a faint sound of squeaking and dumb turning, which seemed a little harsh in the early morning silence. Cao Chun didn't hesitate any longer, and even though he shouted and shouted that he had been waiting all night, the soldiers of his own army, who had long been impatient, rushed towards the gate of the pot with his waist bent.
"Quack Ya ......" It seems that the person left by the Inquisitor to cooperate with the sale of the Huguan is very effective, and the opening of the Huguan gate did not attract the attention of the guards in the pass. Reflecting a touch of morning glow on the horizon, when Cao Chun and more than 1,000 others had already rushed to the door of the Huguan, the door of the Huguan was already wide open.
"Huh!? Not good! Hurry back! Seeing the door open widely, Cao Chun, who had always been unsmiling, couldn't help but have a little expectation on his face. As long as the pot is successful, Jizhou behind it is a horse Pingchuan, even if Yuan Shao and Liu Bei have more troops, with the elite of Cao's soldiers, it will also be at your fingertips. At that time, whether it is to wave the elite of the state to the north to Youzhou to pacify Hebei, or to drive the people of Jizhou to attack Lu Bu in the east, they will have the absolute initiative. can see Cao Cao's successful unification of Hebei, and Cao Chun is also honored. It's just that this excited look of anticipation didn't stay on Cao Chun's face for long, just at the moment when the city gate was opened, Cao Chun suddenly found that the scene in the Huguan Gate did not seem to be the empty door hole that he had expected to lead directly to the hinterland of Huguan, but instead there were rows of elite soldiers covered in armor and holding sharp blades ready to attack. That is, Cao Chun just sent soldiers to "help" in order to speed up the closure of the door because he was worried about disturbing the guards, so that he was not exposed in front of the coming knife, but even so, Cao Chun was also shocked into a cold sweat, and the warning voice became a little hoarse because of anxiety.
"Thieves and rats, even dare to learn from people who should cooperate with outsiders? It's hard to lie on your stomach all night, right!? Listening to Cao Ren's shout, Guan Yu's face flashed with contempt, and with a knife he picked up the Cao soldiers who were about to rush over and cut off the horse's legs, and said with a sneer.
"Guan Yu!" Cao Chun's eyes were dumbfounded, seeing that the robe was picked up by the small blade of Guan Yu's famous weapon, the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and was split in half by Guan Yu in mid-air, if anger could kill people, it was estimated that Guan Yu would have been shattered into tens of millions of pieces.
"How so! How so!? "The most unrestrained by Guan Yu's aura in the field is probably the only one who is already dumbfounded. Guan Yu's appearance, doesn't it mean that his henchmen who stayed in Huguan have either been captured and killed, or they have betrayed themselves, at least they already know what they are planning, so that Guan Yu will wait here early and wait for work. Now it's okay, Guan Yu is definitely going to kill himself, and the high-ranking officials who were promised by Xun Yu and Cao Cao before will not be in vain, and they will be hated by Cao Cao because of the loss of a thousand elites carefully selected by Cao Chun. Even if you don't talk about these far away, Cao Chun, who is close at hand, has been fooled like this, and the robes around him have been killed one after another, whether he can resist Guan Yu and support Cao Cao's army in the rear is a problem! That is, all the attention of Cao Chun now is on Guan Yu, if he comes back to his senses and sees himself, won't he be able to escape death?
The Judge is now completely numb! If he knew this, he shouldn't have listened to the words of those old guys in the family, and despised Lu Bu, who could compete with Cao Cao, but was only from a low background. If this can enter Lu Bu's forces by virtue of the relationship between trial and matching, even if he can't get high-ranking officials, it is at least better than saying that he will lose his life immediately, right?
"Guts bandits! Kill them some! "The judge is still in the mood to suffer from gains and losses here, but Guan Yu doesn't have so much nonsense, seeing that Cao Chun is about to lead the crowd to leave when he sees that the situation is not good, where can he tolerate the soldiers to come and go so calmly? At the moment, there was a shout, and the Youzhou soldiers who were already in ambush at the gate of the pot gate poured out, shouting and killing Cao Chun's subordinates, who were already in chaos! (To be continued......)