In October of the tenth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (197), Guo Jia led an army of 15,000, known as 50,000 to the outside world, and attacked Nanyang with great fanfare, trying to contain Ma Yue's 20,000 Liangzhou elites near Wancheng, Ma Yue personally sat in Nanyang to resist Guo Jia's army, and at the same time ordered Fang Yue, Gao Shun, and Xu Huang to launch a fierce attack on Hanguguan and Luoyang respectively to threaten Xuchang.

Almost at the same time as the Battle of Guandu broke out, the Liang army and the Cao army also began a life-and-death struggle.

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In front of Hanya Pass.

Trumpets and drums shook the sky.

The churning black smoke rose in a curling manner, obscuring the remnants of the winter sun, and the sky and the earth were dim.

In the overwhelming shouts, the black-pressed Hanzhong army stepped on the corpses of their companions and swept towards Hangu Pass like a tide, endless arrows poured down from the wall, and the noisy Hanzhong army fell down one by one, however, no one stopped.

Most of the 20,000 Hanzhong troops were believers of the Wudou Rice Sect, these Wudou Sect believers were dressed in tattered cloth armor, most of them were armed with bamboo knives and wooden swords, and only a small number of soldiers had rusty knives and blunt swords.

This group of cultists is not as disciplined and hierarchical as the Liangzhou army, and they also lack basic military training, in essence they are just a gang of farmers, a complete rabble!

However, this group of Five Dou Sect members is not useless, driven by fanatical religious ideas, most of these Five Dou Sect members are not afraid of death. In the Battle of Hanzhong, if it weren't for Zhang Lu's surrender in order to protect the Wudou Mi Sect, this group of Wudou Mi Sect disciples would probably fight to the last man, and even if the Liang army could win the final victory, it would have suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang Lu will be sympathetic to the life and death of the disciples, but the horse butcher will not, and Fang Yue, the horse butcher's subordinate, will not!

The whole thousand Hanzhong troops charged forward fearlessly, and fell in a pool of blood, Fang Yue didn't even blink his eyes, Zhang Wei's heart was so painful that he was dripping blood, but Fang Yue just glared at him coldly: "This is war, how can war not kill people?" ”

"Boom Boom ......"

One after another cloud ladder was erected to the wall of Hangu Pass, the black pressure of the Hanzhong army was like a crazy ant colony climbing up the ladder, rolling wood and stones fell from the wall like rain, the soldiers of Hanzhong fell down, broken tendons and fractures, and hot oil poured down from the wall.

With the accumulation of rockets, the wall suddenly became a burning hell, and in the raging flames, countless Hanzhong soldiers were running helplessly, wailing in pain...... However, no one stopped, the war drums continued, the horns did not stop, and the believers of the Five Doumi Sect would never stop attacking!

"General, please allow the last general to lead the army!"

"General, let the last general come on! The last general is willing to make a military order to capture Hangu Pass before dark! ”

Yang Ren and Yang Ang strode in front of Fang Yue, their eyes were already red, the large number of deaths of the Hanzhong army had aroused the endless killing in their hearts, they could no longer bear the feeling of their soldiers charging in front of them, while they were shrinking in the back and watching coldly.

"No, it's not time for you to fight!"

Fang Yue ignored Yang Ren and Yang Ang's hideous eyes and refused.

……

At the juncture of Hangu, Cao Xiu was covered in blood and stood with a sword.

The raging fire under the wall burned his handsome face red, but his heart was cold, although Cao Xiu was young, he began to follow Cao Xiu when he was young, and now he has experienced hundreds of battles, but Cao Xiu has never seen such an army!

The equipment of this group of "Liang Army" is not even as good as the Qingzhou Yellow Turban thieves who wander Yanzhou, and there is no strict formation, whether it is sword and shield men, or pikemen, or a small number of archers, they have no cooperation and cover with each other at all, and they all rush forward like a swarm.

But it is such a group of "rabble", but Cao Xiu, who has never known what he is afraid of, feels deeply afraid, this is not a person, not at all, they are a group of beasts, crazy beasts! They never seemed to fear death, and the death of their comrades could not be exchanged for even the slightest hesitation or retreat.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The fierce drums of war stopped abruptly, the desolate trumpets sounded continuously, and the Wudoumi disciples who were crowded under the wall finally retreated like a tide, and in just a few moments, they withdrew from the gate cleanly. Under the Hangu Pass, the corpses were all over the field, the fire was monstrous, and the stench of the burnt corpses was accompanied by a strong smell of blood that filled the sky, and the people wanted to vomit.

"Whew~~"

Cao Xiu looked up to the sky and let out a long breath of turbid air full of blood, looking at the western sky, and finally gradually dimmed, the longest day since he could remember finally passed, Cao Xiu's heart was filled with a sense of relieved exhaustion, and this was something that had never happened before.

"Someone."

Cao Xiu gently wiped the blood stains on Qinghong's blade, turned around and turned back with a grim expression.

"What does the general command?"

The bloodied captain struggled to stand up, trying his best to puff up his chest, but unfortunately his left leg had been injured in the fierce battle just now, and he sacrificed his left leg in order to block a cold arrow for Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu glanced at the left leg of the captain of his own army expressionlessly, and ordered: "Immediately send someone to Luoyang to report the emergency, the offensive of the Liangzhou army is far beyond expectations, according to the current situation of the two armies, Hangu Pass can only hold for three days at most, and it will definitely not last through March, please General Cao Ren send reinforcements quickly." ”

"Yes."

The captain of the pro-soldier said yes and struggled to go.

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Luoyang.

Cao Ren was inspecting the city tower, and suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps from behind him, and he hurriedly turned around to see the captain of his own soldiers rushing up to the city tower, and said to Cao Ren: "General, Mengjin urgently, Pingyin urgently, Hanguguan urgently!" ”

Cao Ren's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Speak." ”

The captain of the pro-soldier said: "The Liang army general Xu Huang led an army of 10,000 to pass Mengjin, and the Liang army general Gao Shun led 20,000 troops to approach Pingyin, the two armies are only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, in addition, General Cao Xiu sent a horse to come to the emergency, the Liang army's offensive far exceeded expectations, and Hangu Pass could only hold out for three days at most!" ”

Cao Ren was shocked, the Liangzhou army came so fast!

It's only been a few days, and the Liangzhou army of the two roads is actually approaching within a hundred miles of Luoyang, especially what makes Cao Ren's heart heavy is that the horse butcher actually mobilized a full 30,000 troops to attack Luoyang, and now there are only 5,000 troops in Luoyang City, and self-protection is still insufficient, so how to transfer troops to Hangu?

A twitch passed the corner of Cao Ren's mouth, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Where is Cao Tai (Cao Ren's eldest son)?" ”

Cao Tai stepped forward and said sharply: "The child is here, what does the father command?" ”

Cao Ren said: "Lead the army of two thousand, and immediately retreat to the Tiger Prison Pass!" ”

"Huh?" Cao Tai lost his voice and said, "Divide the troops and retreat to the Tiger Pass? So how can Luoyang be defended? ”

"You don't have to worry about it." Cao Ren said coldly, "You just need to carry out the military order!" ”

Cao Tai hurriedly said: "Father? ”

Cao Ren shouted: "The military order is like a mountain! ”

Cao Tai had no choice but to take the order.

Seeing Cao Tai go away, Cao Ren said again: "Someone." ”

The captain of the pro-soldier said, "What does the general command?" ”

Cao Ren said abruptly: "Quickly send the horse to Wancheng to report to the military division, now 50,000 Liangzhou army pressed the border, the army is divided into three ways to storm Hangu and Luoyang, Hangu should be lost within three days, Luoyang is also difficult to defend for a long time, Cao Tai has ordered Cao Tai to divide his troops to refuse to defend the tiger prison and guard the last barrier of Xuchang, Ren is determined to defend Luoyang and burn the thief and jade. ”

"General!?"

The captain of the pro-soldier was shocked inexplicably, and Cao Ren's tone when he said this was simply explaining the aftermath!

Cao Ren said coldly: "Don't go yet!" ”

The captain of the pro-soldier waved his hand, turned and walked away quickly.

……

Wancheng North Effect, Guo Jiajun Tent.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

A suffocating cough sounded, and there was a dead silence in the tent, outside the military tent, Cao Zhen held a fire-painted letter, staggering, I don't know whether to lift the curtain and enter, or turn around and leave?

"Is it Childe outside the tent?"

When Cao Zhen was at a loss, Guo Jia's weak voice suddenly sounded in the tent, and Cao Zhen had no choice but to lift the curtain and enter.

In the military tent, Guo Jiazheng was leaning on the brocade mat tiredly, and he kept warm by the brazier, and when he saw Cao Zhen coming in, he was no longer able to salute, so he only had a wry smile on his face, and said: "Son, I can't salute if I am sick in my lower body." ”

Cao Zhen hurriedly said: "There is no need for a military advisor to be polite. ”

Guo Jia coughed lightly twice and asked, "Childe, is there any movement in the Liang army opposite?" ”

Cao Zhen said: "The Liang army attacked the camp twice in one night, both of which were expected by the military division, and this son followed the arrangement of the military division and had already killed the Liang army. ”

"Hmm." Guo Jia nodded tiredly and said, "Liang Jun is testing the reality of our army, the war has just begun, and the prince must not take it lightly." ”

Cao Zhen hugged his fists and said: "Remember the teachings of the military teacher. ”

Cao Zhen hugged his fist, Guo Jia saw the fire paint book in his hand, and couldn't help asking: "Childe, the fire paint emergency document in your hand?" ”

Cao Zhen was embarrassed: "This ......"

"Childe." Guo Jia said, "When has this been, tell me quickly, what happened?" ”

"Ugh." Cao Zhen sighed, "Uncle Ren sent an urgent letter to the horse, 50,000 Liangzhou soldiers divided into three routes, stormed Hangu and Luoyang, Hangu Pass can only hold three days at most, and Luoyang is difficult to hold for a long time. ”

"Three!?" Guo Jia said miserably, "According to the time, Hangu Pass has been lost now!" ”

Cao Zhen said gloomily: "Military advisor, I'm afraid that Luoyang is no longer guaranteed, and now there is only the last barrier left in the Tiger Prison Pass, if the Tiger Prison Pass is lost again, 50,000 Liangzhou will be able to drive straight in, and the troops will be close to Xu Du!" In this way, the offensive of our army in Nanyang will be meaningless! ”

"Really?" Guo Jia's expression was miserable, and he sighed and said to Cao Zhen, "The Liang army can break through Hangu and Luoyang, which was originally expected by this military division, but what this military division didn't expect was that Hangu Pass and Luoyang would be lost so quickly, and the Liangzhou army of the horse butcher is indeed extraordinary!" ”

Cao Zhen said: "Military advisor, I'm afraid it's too late to go back to Luoyang now!" ”

"Hmm." Guo Jia nodded, and said without thinking, "Childe, quickly send an order to the three armies, and raise troops to withdraw to Yingchuan overnight!" ”

……

Wancheng, Ma Yue's military tent.

"Hahaha......"

When the good news came, Ma Yue, Jia Xu, and Li Su laughed relatively loudly, and the atmosphere in the tent was extremely warm.

Ma Yue slapped the map on the case, and said proudly: "Fang Yue broke through Hangu, Gao Shun captured Luoyang, Xu Huang led three thousand light cavalry to attack the tiger prison in the starry night, once this last barrier falls, the whole Xuchang will be like a stripped-naked girl, **naked under the 'iron gun' of our army!" ”

Li Su continued with a red face: "In this way, Guo Jia's offensive in Nanyang will become meaningless, even if he can contain the 20,000 elites of the lord in Wancheng, but so what? The fall of Xuchang cannot be avoided! Even though Guo Jia is talented and has no last resort, he has never been able to change the huge gap in strength between Cao's army and our army! ”

Jia Xu said: "Yes, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks will be useless. ”

"Guo Ghost is talented and stops this ear!" Ma Yue waved his hand and said loudly, "Cao Ying's defeat is imminent, once this trouble is removed, Gu can finally breathe a sigh of relief, hahaha......"

"Report the ......" When Ma Yuezheng was laughing, he suddenly stepped into the tent, knelt on the ground and said quickly, "Lord, Cao Jun pulled out the camp overnight and retreated to Yingchuan!" ”

"Guo Jia wants to run?" Ma Yue's expression was fierce, and he said coldly, "There is no door, where is Dian Wei?" ”

Dian Wei stepped forward and said sharply: "What does the lord command?" ”

Ma Yue said: "Order, the whole army immediately assembles and pursues Cao's army!" ”

Li Su said: "My lord, our army has attacked twice overnight, and the soldiers are extremely tired. ”

"It doesn't matter! Cao Jun has no intention of fighting even if he retreats, so he can rest assured that he will pursue! Ma Yue said this, his eyes showed a palpitating essence, and he sneered, "This God-given opportunity, hehe, how can you let Guo Jia retreat?" Even if he desperately loses 20,000 troops, he must capture Guo Jiasheng alive! ”

Jia Xu thought deeply and said: "If Guo Jia dies, Cao Yingdun is like a bird of prey and folds its wings, and there is no need to be afraid!" ”

Ma Yue waved his hand and said sharply: "Immediately gather the army and chase!" ”

……

Yingchuan, Guan Yuzheng led a thousand light horsemen south to Xuchang.

When Guan Yu was riding his horse at a gallop, the sound of hurried horse hooves suddenly sounded behind him, and when he turned around, Xia Houde chased after him surrounded by more than a dozen horsemen, and shouted: "General Guan Yu, stay!" ”

Guan Yu stopped and asked, "What does General Xiahou command?" ”

Xia Houde stretched out his hand and pointed to the east and asked, "Is General Guan Yu on the wrong path?" To go to Mangdang Mountain, you should take the official road, but this official road is to Xudu! ”

"That's right." Guan Yu's beautiful hair under his chin is windless and automatic, "Guan Mou is walking this way." ”

"Huh?" Xiahoude frowned and said, "General, what do you mean by this?" ”

Guan Yu's slightly closed phoenix eyes opened, and in an instant, the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand had turned into a green rainbow, and lightning swept over Xia Houde's neck, Xia Houde opened his eyes in an instant, looking at Guan Yu in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe all this until death, Guan Yu dared to kill him!

"Poof!"

Xiahoude's head leaned forward, the bones rolled to the ground, and a pool of fierce blood splashed up from the neck of the headless corpse, turning into a blood mist in the sky, reflecting a poignant beauty under the light of the winter sun, Xia Houde's dozen cavalry soldiers woke up in horror, and when they were about to fight back, Guan Yu's personal soldiers had already swarmed up and slashed together!

Guan Yu gathered all the five hundred cavalry brought by Xiahoude, and then showed the heads of Xiahoude and more than a dozen cavalry soldiers, and shouted: "Xiahoude conspiracy to betray the prime minister, and now he has been beheaded by Guan, from now on, you need to obey the general's military orders, violators...... No mercy! ”

Guan Yufeng's eyes widened angrily, and the murderous intent in his eyes was revealed, and the five hundred soldiers were frightened, and they expressed their willingness to surrender.

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Guandu.

Cao Ying had Xu Yu to provide information, knowing that Yuan Shao's military rations were in Wuchao, so he ordered the general Zangba to stick to the camp, and he personally led 5,000 light cavalry to kill Wuchao overnight to burn Yuan Shao's grain and grass, and the Wuchao guard general Chun Yu Qiong heard that Cao Ying personally led the elite soldiers to attack Wuchao, and urgently sent the fast horse to the camp for help, Yuan Shao heard the news and urgently convened the strategists and generals to discuss countermeasures.

Military advisor Tian Feng said: "My lord, the grain and grass of Wuchao are very important, and we should quickly punish the heavy troops to rescue them." ”

Zhang He also persuaded: "What the military advisor said is extremely true, and the black nest must not be saved." ”

The strategist Feng Ji's eyes rolled, and he suddenly had a plan and said to Yuan Shao: "Lord, since Cao Ying personally led the elite cavalry to attack the black nest, the Guandu camp will inevitably be empty in defense, why don't you take this opportunity to storm the Cao army camp?" Cao Ying's camp is tight, and he is bound to report to Cao Ying, Cao Ying is afraid that the camp will be lost, and he will return to the army to rescue, and the siege of Wuchao can be solved without a fight! ”

The judge also said: "This plan is very good, the lord should send heavy troops to storm the Cao army camp, instead of having to go far to rescue Wuchao." ”

Yuan Shao saw that his subordinates had different opinions, and hesitated for a while, but the strategist Xin Ping came in from outside the tent, and suddenly his eyes lit up and asked: "Zhongzhi (Xin Ping) came just in time, Cao Ah concealed that the elite cavalry attacked Wuchao, should Lone send troops to rescue Wuchao, or should he take advantage of the weakness to attack Guandu Cao's camp?" ”

Xin Ping thought for a while and replied: "Wuchao is guarded by 20,000 elite soldiers of General Chunyu, even if Cao Ying personally mentions the fine cavalry to attack, he may not be able to succeed, the lord might as well send a partial division to Wuchao, cut off the retreat of the Cao army, and then send heavy troops to attack the Cao army camp by taking advantage of the weakness, so Cao Ying is difficult to take care of and will definitely be defeated!" ”

"Good!" Yuan Shao struck the knot and said, "According to what Zhongzhi said, Zhang He, Jiang Qi, and Han Meng listened to the order!" ”

"The last general!"

Zhang Hesan will take a step forward and stand side by side in front of Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng on the side shook his head, his eyes were gloomy, and now Yuan Shao was becoming more and more unable to listen to his persuasion.

Yuan Shao said sharply: "Each led 30,000 elite soldiers to attack the Cao army camp from the north, west, and east directions at the same time, and it is necessary to break through the Cao camp before Cao Ying's army breaks through the black nest, and force the Cao army to return to the division to save itself!" ”

"Yes!"

Although Zhang He opposed taking advantage of the situation to attack the Cao army's camp, since Yuan Shao had already made a decision, he could only act on orders.

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Xuchang.

When Guan Yu led a thousand light cavalry to appear outside the north gate, claiming to return to Xuchang on the order of Xun Yu, the captain of the city gate opened the city gate without thinking, but was split in two by Guan Yu with a knife! The school knife hand that followed was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, slashing and killing the guards of the city gate who were caught off guard.

The sneak attack on the north gate was successful, Guan Yu turned back to his son Guan Ping and said, "Guan Ping listens to the order." ”

Guan Pingce immediately stepped forward and responded: "The child is here, what does the father command?" ”

Guan Yu said: "Lead five hundred cavalry to kill the 'palace', rob the Son of Heaven (this is the time of the last dynasty, the civil and military officials are standing above the court) and the civil and military officials will go out of Xuchang to the south, if anyone dares to stop them, they will be killed!" ”

"Yes!" Guan Ping clenched his fists, turned around and pulled the long knife in his hand forward, and said sharply, "Brothers, come with so-and-so!" ”

Suddenly, five hundred cavalry followed Guan Yu to the "palace", and Guan Yu turned back to the remaining five hundred cavalry and said: "The rest of the soldiers, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion with this general, kill!" ”

"Kill, kill, kill~~"

Five hundred cavalry responded with three calls, and followed Guan Yu behind him to kill Cao Ying's prime minister's mansion like a wolf and a tiger.

……

(To be continued)