Chapter 35: Fame and Prosperity (5)

The army was reorganized for three days, and the troops entered Bishui Pass.

Knowing that Han Lie had really sent troops, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers were surprised, but they all shook their heads and sneered.

Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, who was recuperating from his injuries in Yuan Shujun, learned the news and stroked his palms and praised: "This son is really a unicorn!" ”

Tao Qian and Kong Rong also expressed their worries and respect, and even Zhang Miao also commented on Han Lie's boldness: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Only Cao Cao said to himself with a solemn expression: "This son will become my confidant in the future." ”

After Huaxiong was beheaded by Han Lie, the guard of Bishui Pass was guarded by Xu Rong of Xingyang, and then reported the news of Huaxiong's killing to Dong Zhuo, and personally led the army to garrison Bishui Pass, and Dong Zhuo of Luoyang also reacted quickly.

Directly by way of an edict, Hu Zhen was appointed as the Taishou of Dongjun to protect the capital, and he led 10,000 elite soldiers to supervise the battle at Bishui Pass.

However, the 10,000 elite soldiers led by Hu Zhen this time, including 8,800 foot soldiers, were the men and horses of the former Bingzhou Assassin Shi Dingyuan, and now they are commanded by Lu Bu, the cavalry commander. Hu Zhen, who was dedicated to meritorious service, just came out of Luoyang, he disliked the slow march of the foot soldiers, so he urged Lu Bu to lead the army to slow down a little, and he led 2,000 elite horsemen to rush to Bishui Pass day and night.

However, it is also a coincidence that on the day that Hu Zhen entered Bishui Pass, Han Lie led the front army to also arrive at Guanxia to fight.

It was true that Han Lie came to fight, but he had no intention of attacking the fortifications, on the contrary, Hu Zhen, who had just arrived, observed for a long time at the pass, and saw that the coalition army camp was camped fifteen miles away, but the people who came to fight in front of him only came with less than 6,000 men and horses.

This is undoubtedly a huge temptation for Hu Zhen, who is eager to make meritorious contributions, but Hu Zhen can gain Dong Zhuo's trust, but he is not a mediocre and incompetent person, although he is eager to make meritorious contributions, but on the first day when Han Lie came to fight, he did not respond to the battle, but carried out a reorganization of the army in Guannei.

Hu Zhen first deposed Xu Rong from military power, only retained his right to be the Taishou of Xingyang, and ordered Xu Rong to return to Xingyang to garrison and be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass.

Although Xu Rong is a fierce general who is good at fighting, because this person is a native of Liaodong, he is not trusted by Dong Zhuo, and as a descendant general of the Liangzhou department, Hu Zhen dismissed Xu Rong's military power as soon as he came, and the purpose is very clear, that is, to deter the generals in the army, so as to achieve his goal of rectifying military discipline and ordering the three armies.

Hu Zhen did this, the starting point was not wrong, but it was a little too hasty. In fact, although there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Bishui Pass, among these soldiers and horses, there are troops under the Yuzhou Thorn History Account, troops under Li Min, the Taishou of Yingchuan, and the Xiyuan soldiers recruited during the reign of Emperor Ling in the past.

These soldiers and horses, under Xu Rong's training and rectification, have formed a certain combat effectiveness, and Xu Rong is generous and has the style of a gentleman, so he is quite supported by the sergeants.

As a result, as soon as Hu Zhen came, he dismissed Xu Rong, and then dismissed a number of middle-level generals who Xu Rong had promoted, and installed his own cronies, which naturally attracted the dissatisfaction of a large number of middle-level officers.

The night was calm, Hu Zhen thought he had a plan, and when Han Lie came to fight again on the second day, he still observed for a long time, and saw that the coalition army did not have soldiers and horses to respond, and his greed suddenly grew.

"The order is given, the former battalion general Li Meng will go out of the pass to face the battle." Hu Zhen ordered Li Meng to lead the front battalion to fight, mainly to attract Han Lie's attention, in fact, he didn't expect Li Meng to defeat Han Lie who was fighting.

His real reliance is the two thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry he brought from Luoyang, he is ready to use Li Meng to lure the enemy, once Han Lie is fooled and fights with Li Meng, he will lead the Iron Cavalry to suddenly kill, and eat Han Lie, the lone army that came to fight from the flank.

As for the death or death of the soldiers and horses in the front battalion of luring the enemy, naturally it is not his concern, what he cares about is to eat Han Lie's lone army in this battle and open a good start for himself to lead the troops this time.

The water is closed.

"Ziyang, if you fight like this, will the defenders fight?" Seeing that the sun was rising, and the defenders were facing Liu Bei's soldiers and horses in the front camp, scolding in every way, but standing still, Xu Huang asked with some hesitation.

"If the enemy goes to war, that's a strange thing, and then we'll have to be careful." Hearing Han Lie's answer, not only Xu Huang was stunned, but Dian Wei and Zhang He Gaolan on the left and right were also puzzled.

"Bishui Pass is Xiongguan Pass, with our men and horses, it is naturally impossible, so we must outwit, the battle is just to be an enemy and the adults behind it, as for how to outwit, I haven't found a way for the time being, but I have sent scouts to inquire about the situation nearby, and then decide according to the situation." Facing everyone's suspicious eyes, Han Lie had no choice but to be honest.

Although Han Lie's answer made them a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, everyone also found that the truth is sometimes so straightforward, in the face of such a Xiongguan with heavy guards, it is obviously unrealistic to attack, outwitting is simple, but in actual operation, it naturally takes time to operate, no one is born to know, it is impossible to think of a way to crack it as soon as it is passed, if that is the case, they will feel unreal.

Seeing that noon was coming, Han Lie was about to give the order to gather his position and prepare to eat, but he heard a sudden drum sound in the pass, and the suspension bridge that was hoisted high actually fell slowly.

"The enemy has come to fight?" Seeing this situation, Han Lie and the others in front of the formation all flashed this thought.

"If something goes wrong, it will be a demon." Han Lie's eyes looked at the direction of Qianshui Pass, and immediately said, "Order Liu Bei and let him slowly move closer to us." ”

"Whoa!" The soldiers on standby flew out.

"Gongming, your troops will immediately set up a formation, pikemen will line up, and crossbowmen will prepare." Han Lie then issued a military order to Xu Huang, and when Xu Huang came out of the battle, he said to Dian Wei Zhang He on the left and right: "The middle battalion is in order, and there is no military order, so you must not act rashly." ”

Soon, a group of 5,000 soldiers and horses, lined up in a long snake formation, launched an offensive against Liu Beiqian's camp, which was slowly retreating, without hesitation.

"A long snake formation?" Zhang He, who was on Han Lie's side, saw the enemy's formation, and said in disbelief: "Although the terrain here is not very open, but putting up this formation and pursuing our front camp, doesn't this expose all the left and right flanks?" If this is the right battalion and the middle battalion, we will definitely be able to eat this enemy army in one go. ”

"Oh, Brother Junyi, do you really think so?" Han Lie asked meaningfully.

Zhang He hesitated and said: "If the enemy has no backup, this battle will be won, but ......"

Speaking of this, Zhang He suddenly remembered what Han Lie had just said that if the enemy fought at this time, it would inevitably be strange, and then he thought of the enemy in front of him putting on such a passive and beaten formation, and it was said that there was no trick, but I was afraid that Zhang He himself would not believe it.

However, at this moment, Liu Bei in the front camp violated Han Lie's military order to get closer, and even took the initiative to launch a counterattack against the enemy army attacking the city.

"Ziyang, that Captain Liu actually fought back, what should I do?" Seeing that Liu Bei led the front battalion to suddenly attack on all fronts, Dian Wei suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Zhang He also looked at the expressionless Han Lie with a shocked expression, and then focused on the battlefield, but the next scene couldn't help but make him exclaim.

"Hey, the enemy is retreating?" Just as Liu Bei led the front battalion to counterattack, the defenders who went out of the city collapsed all of a sudden, and in the face of such a strange phenomenon, Han Lie's heart also jumped all of a sudden.

"Send a message to the coalition camp and ask for support." Han Lie tried his best to suppress the restlessness in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Order Xu Huang to attack immediately and snatch the gate." ”

"Ziyang, what about us?" Hearing Han Lie's military order, Dian Wei couldn't help but ask.

"Wait." Han Lie tightened the horse chopping knife in his hand, and his expression gradually regained his composure, at this time he knew that he couldn't mess up, if the enemy army really collapsed, Xu Huang pressed up, it was enough to stabilize the situation, if this was just a trick to lure the enemy, then his own army was the hope of responding to Xu Huang's retreat, on the contrary, if he swarmed up, then once he was hit, the result would really be the annihilation of the whole army.

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