Chapter 51: Yangping Pass

Han Sui was on the way to the southern city wall of Yangping Guan, and thought of a countermeasure: Isn't it just attacking the city on both sides, what is the panic, I can't defend it, what can you do to me? Hum.

Han Sui and others came to the southern city wall, Ma Chao and Ma Dai were already observing the Hanzhong army, and it seemed that there were 30,000 people.

Ma Chao ignored everyone, and Ma Dai asked Han Sui: "Uncle has decided how to deal with the enemy from the south, or to hold the pass?" ”

"Yes, we won't go out of the city to see if they dare to attack the city!" Han Sui replied.

However, it was said that Zhang Quan asked Zhang Ren to guard Hanzhong, and took Wu Yiwen to hire Pang Tong Xu Shu to lead the reorganized 30,000 troops to Pingguan in Yangyang, and saw Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Han Sui and others looking at the pass, but they did not go down to the city to face the battle, which was exactly what he wanted. So he asked the soldiers to go down to the village three hundred steps south of Yangping Pass. At such a close distance, even if Ma Chao led the army to charge, the effect would not be great.

Under Yangping Pass, the soldiers were camping, and Zhang Quan asked Xiang Wenpin:

"Have you made contact with Zilong Xiaozhi?"

"I just got the news that they were outside the Yangping Pass two days ago and are on standby." Wen Ping replied.

"Okay, tell them to stay in the north of Yangping Pass, put pressure on Ma Chao and Han Sui, and only besiege but not attack. Of course, if they can take Yangping Pass together, they will take it directly. Zhang Quan said.

"Yes."

Wu Yi asked:

"Young master, when are we going to start attacking the city?"

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it when our siege equipment is ready." Zhang Quan replied with a light smile, Ma Chao didn't have the patience to wait for the siege equipment to be built, but he was patient.

Therefore, Zhang Quan's army only besieged Yangping Pass, and let the soldiers concentrate on building siege equipment such as wooden beds, chariots, and ladders for siege.

A month later, it had just rained and the air was fresh and refreshing, and Zhang Quan and Pang Tong were playing chess at Yangping Pass.

The horse, who was watching them at the gate, grumbled loudly: "Why don't you attack!" ”

"Ah, brother, why didn't you attack Baizi, you really shouldn't attack, if you attack now, the outcome is still uncertain." Ma Dai said intently as he looked at Go.

"What do you say?" Ma Chao glanced at Ma Dai, who was watching Go, and had nothing to say.

Han Sui lay on the Yangping Pass and looked at Zhang Quan who was under the gate, looking at it, why didn't this little rabbit cub attack the city.

After closing it, Wen Ping came to the table and said:

"Young master, General Zhao Yun's siege equipment has also been prepared."

"Okay, then attack the city at sunrise tomorrow." Zhang Quan replied.

On the second day, when Han Sui was woken up by Ma Chao's screams and the clashing of blades, the soldiers on both sides had already exchanged fierce fire at Yangping Pass. At sunrise, people's tiredness is the strongest, and the soldiers who keep vigil are also sleepy, that is, Ma Chao happened to get up to practice playing guns on the city wall in the morning, and saw the Hanzhong army attacking the city, so as to avoid being attacked and captured by the Hanzhong army.

A giant chariot kept hitting the south gate of Yangping Pass, and the earthquake continued; More than a dozen arrow towers pushed towards Yangping Pass, rockets were fired, and the soldiers on the city wall took refuge.

The sun gradually rose, the shouting of killing became heavier and heavier, Yangping Pass was brushed with blood, more and more Xiliang soldiers joined the battle, and the city wall of Yangping Pass was gradually buried by corpses.

"Mingjin retreats." Zhang Quan said lightly.

In this battle, 10,000 people died.

In Yangping Pass, all the generals gathered in the main house, and Ma Dai said:

"We can't defend Yangping Pass like this, the enemy army has sufficient siege equipment, and if we attack twice like today, our soldiers will die."

"That's true." Han Sui replied slowly.

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go straight out of the city to meet the enemy!" Ma Chao shouted as he looked around at everyone.

Han Sui looked at everyone and said:

"That's all there is to it."

The next day, Ma Chao led 8,000 troops and horses out of the north gate to deal with Zhao Yun, and Han Sui led 12,000 troops and horses out of the south gate to deal with Zhang Quan.

Zhang Quan led 20,000 horses to fight against Han Sui, and saw that Han Sui's army was in strict formation, the military flag was fluttering, and the soldiers all had the posture of tigers and wolves, and each person had a horse under his crotch, and the horse's roar and wheezing were constant, which really made Zhang Quan envious.

Although Zhang Quan used infantry against cavalry, but now the two armies are close to each other, and Zhang Quan's army is full of spearmen, halberds, and archers, and he is not afraid of hard fighting, but Zhang Quan thought of Cao Cao's method of dealing with Han Sui and Ma Chao, and couldn't help but tremble.

Zhang Quan rode forward alone, Wen Ping wanted to protect him, Zhang Quan waved his hand to let him go back, went to the center of the two armies, and shouted:

"I am Zhang Xiu's son Yizhou Xinzhuquan, please General Han Sui come forward and talk to me!" The voice was a little small, Zhang Quan thought after speaking.

Han Sui stepped forward immediately.

Zhang Quan bowed to him slightly on his horse, and then said:

"When I was a child, I often heard my father tell me that my uncle was not only mighty, but also virtuous." Zhang Xiu is a person from Xiliang Wuwei, and when Zhang Quan talked to Han Sui, he didn't know if he knew Zhang Xiu.

Your father? Zhang Xiu, uh, I've seen that little guy, it was when Dong Zhuo hadn't rebelled yet, oops, many years have passed. No, no, this is on the battlefield.

"Uh." Han Sui replied, speechless, how could the two armies fight as mentioned above.

"A few years ago, when my father discussed Dong Zhuo's traitor with me, he also mentioned my uncle, and my father said at that time, I already knew that Dong Zhuo's thief would be defeated, but I still messed with him, just because Lord Han Sui also followed him!" Zhang Quan talked eloquently, and the more he talked, the more relaxed he became.

"Yes." Han Sui said.

"My father also said that what the god of war Lu Bu is nonsense, if General Han Sui didn't sit in Xiliang, he would also go outside the pass. Now it's time for the Three Heroes to fight Han Sui! Zhang Quan said.

"That's it." Okay, you can say whatever you like, I think you don't want to fight this battle today, it's just right not to fight.

"Uncle Gui Geng?" Zhang Quan asked cordially.

"It's still a year away from being full. (fifty-nine years old)" replied Han Sui.

"Fifty-nine?" Zhang Quan was surprised, in fact, Han Sui looked very age-appropriate, his brows were wrinkled, and his complexion was the old red unique to the elderly.

"Huh?" What do you think, Han Sui glanced at Zhang Quan.

"Uncle looks younger than my father!" Zhang Quan said, "I think I am exactly forty years old. ”

Han Sui couldn't help but be happy, thinking of Ma Chao, if you look at Zhang Quan, they all call uncle, why are people's mouths so sweet.

So Zhang Quan and Han Sui chatted and chatted about some family life, Zhang Quan kept complimenting Han Sui, and Han Sui gradually believed it, Han Sui said:

"When I started the army at the same time as Dong Zhuo's fat man, I waved my hand and said, you lead the troops to Luoyang, don't come back to see me if you don't take Luoyang. I didn't expect that the dead fat man was not angry and messed up. Otherwise, how can there be Yuan Dazui and Cao Xiaozi now. ”

Zhang Quan was sweating and his throat was dry after listening to it, so he said:

"Uncle has talked so much, probably his mouth is dry! Then uncle, let's say goodbye today and talk about it tomorrow? ”

"Okay!" Han Sui saluted his juniors goodbye, and then led the army back to Yangping Pass, and suddenly thought:

No, now that we are enemies, why is this kid Zhang Quan talking to me so much?