Stepping into Hangu Pass, Zhang Jaw had mixed feelings.

He should be excited to capture Hangu Pass, but at the moment he is worried.

Zhang Liao took the initiative to evacuate Hangu Pass, rather than exhausting his troops and horses.

What caused Zhang Liao to give up resistance?

Is Guo Jia unwilling to lose his troops?

Or is there another conspiracy?

Zhang Jaw couldn't guess, but there was an inexplicable worry lingering in his heart.

Wen Chou came to Zhang Jaw extremely excitedly, and congratulated him with a hearty smile: "Jun Yi has made this miraculous achievement, and the lord will definitely reward Jun Yi when he learns it." ”

Zhang Jaw reluctantly humbled a few words, and then saw a soldier under his command striding up to him to report.

"General, there are fire oil and coke hidden in the buildings in the pass, if the general did not order his subordinates to carefully investigate the movements in the pass, I am afraid that the enemy army will be in a big fire, and our army will be in an unimaginable situation."

Wen Chou was shocked and shouted: "Zhang Liao'er is so cunning!" Set a trap and wait for me. ”

His face eased, and Wen Chou smiled at Zhang Jaw again: "It's still Jun Yi who is thoughtful, and he will investigate first when he enters the customs, otherwise he will fall for Zhang Liao's poisonous plan." ”

Zhang Jaw's expression was stunned.

Poison scheme?

Is this also called a poison scheme?

Guo Jia was almost buried in Jingzhou back then, didn't Liu Biao use this flame to burn the city against him?

Could it be that Zhang Liao is really following the trap set by Liu Biao in Jingzhou back then?

This consequence, Dong Shi followed suit, did Zhang Liao miss a move and didn't succeed?

Zhang Jaw did not put down all the preparations, he entered the Hangu Pass, he was cautious, three days, he lost 20,000 soldiers and horses, Zhang Liao broke 10,000, now Zhang Liao has 20,000 left, and he still has 30,000 soldiers and horses, into the Hangu Pass, Zhang Jaw is also the first to let 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed outside the pass, 10,000 soldiers and horses into the pass to investigate first.

At this time, the situation was very different from when Guo Jia was calculated in Jingzhou.

At least if there is a fire in the pass, there is a way to retreat, enter the pass from the east, and then withdraw outside the pass.

"Zhang Liao may be trying to delay our army by doing this."

Jaw opened softly.

Soon after Zhang Liao withdrew his troops, he went west, the exit was Tongguan, and further west, it was the land of Sanfu where Chang'an was located.

Wen Chou listened, his eyes rolled, his heart moved, and he asked Zhang Jaw: "Jun Yi, Zhang Liao hurriedly withdrew his troops, he must want to garrison Tongguan to block our army, and now to the west of Hangu Pass, there must be enemy troops who he left behind to set fire to the houses in the pass, it is better for me to lead the army to pursue Zhang Liao overnight and kill him by surprise." ”

Wen Chou is essentially not lower than Zhang Jaw's status, Zhang Jaw was designated by Yuan Shao to fight Hangu Pass, now Han Gu Pass has been in hand, the task has been completed, Wen Chou wants to pursue the enemy army can lead the army himself, the so-called general will not be subject to the order of the monarch outside, as long as Wen Chou kills the enemy meritorious, no one will investigate whether he got Yuan Shao's order to act.

Zhang Jaw knew that Wen Chou was eager to make meritorious contributions at this time, especially after Hangu Pass was breached.

However, Zhang Jaw was restless, and the joy of capturing Hangu Pass did not fill his heart, but there was a haze.

Because this scheme of burying fire oil and coke in the pass is too superficial, it is obviously not very good to use it here in Hangu Pass, if Zhang Liao really wants to block his way with fire, he can directly set fire to it when the army is withdrawn.

"General Wen, let's wait for the lord to lead the army to Hangu Pass before making a decision, Zhang Liao withdrew his army to the west, I am only afraid that Guo Jia will lead the army to aid him, General Wen will go to pursue, if you meet the combined army of Guo Jia and Zhang Liao, I am afraid that it will be in vain."

Wen Chou waved his hand indifferently and said, "If I really encounter Guo Jia's army, I will withdraw to Hangu Pass." ”

After that, Wen Chou led 10,000 soldiers and horses out of the pass and pursued westward without waiting for Zhang Jaw's consent.

In the west, Wen Chou did encounter the Taiping army, only 500 archers were lighting fires, trying to shoot rockets at the pass, Wen Chou saw that his expectations were not bad, and it took less than half an hour to kill these 500 archers without leaving a piece of armor.

After that, Wen Chou ordered a rapid march to pursue Zhang Liao.

In Kunshan, Guo Jia once came here to set up an ambush one step ahead of Dong Zhuo, and the time difference was that Dong Zhuo traveled west with millions of people and hundreds of officials of the Son of Heaven, and the marching speed was too slow, and Guo Jia's ability to maneuver thousands of light horses was far faster than Dong Zhuo's mighty army, so he took the lead.

Zhang Liao did not follow Guo Jia to set up an ambush to intercept Dong Zhuo in Kunshan Mountain, but this time, at the suggestion of Jia Xu, he went out of Hangu Pass to the west, so he set up an ambush in Kunshan and waited for the pursuers.

Jia Xu expected it to be true, there were indeed chasing soldiers, and as he said to Zhang Liao, it would not be Zhang Jaw, but Wen Chou.

When Wen Chou led an army of 10,000 through the ancient road of Cuihan, countless enemy troops suddenly appeared on the mountain, bows and arrows and crossbows were fired together, the ancient road was narrow, and the army set up by Zhang Liao in ambush was condescending, shooting and killing the pursuers was like slaughtering pigs and dogs, not only relaxed, but also unscrupulous.

In the dark night, the ancient road of Cuihan, the screams broke through the sky, one after another.

Wen Chou has no master in the chaotic army, and he wants to escape for his life, but he is caught in the army by his own people.

Zhang Liao stood on the high place of the mountain forest and asked Jia Xu expressionlessly: "Military advisor, why do you expect that the general who came to pursue must be Wen Chou?" ”

In fact, Zhang Liao prefers to open his jaw.

He and Zhang Jaw are indeed heroes, but they prefer to put each other to death on the battlefield, each with different positions, and it is their urgent desire to compete on the battlefield.

In the battle of Hangu Pass, Zhang Liao admitted that Zhang Jaw's tactics made him helpless, and the situation of the enemy's strength and weakness was also difficult to reverse, Zhang Liao should have been proud, after all, he used 10,000 troops to lose in exchange for more than 60,000 casualties of the Yuan army.

However, he was not reconciled, although the evacuation of Hangu Pass was a strategy that Guo Jia had already set, and when the time was ripe for retreat, Yuan Jun must be given a chance to enter the pass.

Jia Xu turned his body to stare at Zhang Liao, and only after a long time did he say lightly: "General, a qualified commander, should not be swayed by emotion. ”

Zhang Liao woke up like a dream, closed his eyes and sighed, and then bowed his hand to Jia Xu without saying a word.

He shouldn't be obsessed with separating the winner from the open jaw, if he is too obsessed, he will mislead himself and others.

Jia Xu then turned his eyes to the scene of the slaughter of the ancient road under the mountain, and said lightly: "Conquer Hangu Pass, Wen Chou has not made an inch, he is Yuan Shao's favorite general, Zhang Jaw can wait for Yuan Shao to come at Hangu Pass, but Wen Chou can't, he wants to make contributions, the general withdrew from Hangu Pass, Wen Chou thought that Yuan Jun was a big victory, at this time the pursuit of our army will be able to fight again, and Zhang Jaw can not come, Zhang Jaw and Wen Chou, there must be one person to stay in Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass is the top priority for Yuan Shao to sweep the pass. ”

Zhang Liao nodded silently.

A general like Wen Chou has courage but no strategy, Zhang Liao has no sense of accomplishment no matter how many kills he has, and Lu Bu, the most famous person among the brave generals, was also a defeated general under Zhang Liao a few years ago.

In the selection of opponents and the evaluation of the opponent's level, Zhang Liao has long not only looked at the bravery of the generals, but also the generals.

The Cuihan Ancient Road suddenly became noisy at night, but after two hours, it was quiet again.

Zhang Liao and Jia Xu continued to evacuate westward with their soldiers and horses in a calm and orderly manner, aiming at Tongguan.

How many Yuan Jun died on the Cuihan Ancient Road, and whether Wen Chou died here, Zhang Liao and Jia Xu didn't care.

From Jia Xu's point of view, Wen Chou's death will anger Yuan Shao, which will be beneficial and harmless to Guo Jia's strategy, Wen Chou will not die, and Wen Chou's willingness to ask Yuan Shao for revenge is also in the middle of his heart.

Anyway, regardless of whether Wen Chou lives or dies, this ambush has achieved the expected goal.

Of the 10,000 pursuers, only about 2,000 fled for their lives after the attack and returned to Hangu Pass.

Zhang Jaw was shocked when he got the news, and this time he led the remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses out of the nest.

Since Zhang Liao had already been ambushed, there would not be a second time, and Zhang Jaw led his troops and horses to the west to search for Wen Chou.

The more than 2,000 people who fled back to Hangu Pass were stragglers, there was no general commander, Wen Chou was nowhere to be found, and Zhang Jaw knew that something was wrong, so he led the army to find it.

Wen Chou, the top three generals under Yuan Shao!

Life to see people, death to see corpses!

The night is vast, and at the foot of the quiet Kunshan Mountain, he dismounts and walks on foot, and everywhere he passes, the corpses are full of eyes, and there are no stumps and broken arms, and the dead are all stuck with arrows, which are obviously killed by long-distance shooting, not melee fighting.

Looking up at the forest scene of Wangshan Mountain, the ominousness in Zhangjaw's heart became heavier and heavier.

It's a natural graveyard!

"General!"

Soldiers shouted at the open jaw from the pile of corpses in the distance.

Jaw stepped forward with heavy steps, took the torch to illuminate the corpse, and Jaw closed his eyes in pain.

Wen Chou's whole body was full of arrows, and the silver light armor did not make Wen Chou die with dignity, but was covered with bruises.

Zhang Jaw was in a lost mood, and his mind seemed to be simulating the scene of Wen Chou's death.

The general on the horse, the armor is majestic, the cloak is fluttering, such a figure is definitely the most eye-catching live target of the enemy.

No matter how powerful the generals are, they can't stop the arrows from firing at once.

Wen Chou, dead.

He died very badly.

He didn't kill a single enemy.

Hebei famous generals were buried in the ancient road of Cuihan.

Zhang Jaw stretched out his hand to cover the ugly eyes that had been dimmed but unwilling to close them, and personally reached out to pull out one arrow after another from his body.

He and Wen Chou are not brothers and sisters, but they respect each other in the past, and the love of colleagues is accumulated over time.

After the thirty-seven arrows were pulled out one by one, Zhang Jaw picked up Wen Chou's corpse, gritting his teeth with hatred and wanting to split.

"Zhang Liao! If I don't take revenge, I swear not to be a man! ”

Open jaw roared loudly.

Regardless of whether he and Zhang Liao respect each other or not.

They are hostile.

If Zhang Jaw is indifferent to Wen Chou's death, then Zhang Jaw is not a true man with affection and righteousness.

The antagonism of camps is the best source of hatred.

If Zhang Liao is killed by Zhang Jaw today, Xu Chu Dianwei, Gan Ning Gao Shun and others, who are under Guo Jia's command and have a love affair with Zhang Liao, will definitely hate Zhang Jaw to the core.

After removing his armor, this cloak was given by Yuan Shao to Zhang Jaw, the workmanship was exquisite, and the fine silk cloth was used, and now, Zhang Jaw used this cloak to wrap Wen Chou's corpse.

Maybe it should be a horse leather shroud, but Zhang Jaw doesn't want Wen Chou to be so shabby after his death, Wen Chou likes to be extravagant in his life, so Zhang Jaw will let him be more decent.

Carrying Wen Chou's corpse, he returned to Hangu Pass with a sad face.

(To be continued)