Tiger Prison Pass.

Zhang Liaotie's face was blue, regretting that his intestines were blue, he had an unshirkable responsibility for today's fiasco, under normal circumstances, the formation of the assault 8,000 infantry army only needed 3,000 cavalry was enough, because more cavalry could not be deployed in the front, not that the more cavalry, the greater the damage to the enemy.

But Zhang Liao finally chose to drive 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry to launch an assault at the same time, Zhang Liao's intention to do this is very simple, that is, to break the enemy's will to resist with 20,000 iron cavalry like a mountain of assault, when the army that looks like an elite in front of him collapses, Zhang Liao believes that the 18th Kwantung coalition army will become a real rabble.

But in the end, Zhang Liao's cunning did not succeed, and even caused a tragedy. There were not many Liangzhou cavalry who really died under the enemy's crossbow arrows, and the first battalion only shot the first few rows of cavalry with a giant crossbow, and the fallen front row cavalry formed an obstacle, seriously hindering the assault of the follow-up cavalry, so that it was difficult for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to exert its power in the assault of the world.

Strictly speaking, the 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry were only forced to retreat by the first camp, but did not form a rout.

However, even if he was just forced to retreat, this battle had seriously dampened Dong Zhuojun's morale and morale.

The assault of 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry not only failed to break the defensive formation of 8,000 Kwantung infantry, but was even defeated by the opponent in turn! This is a serious bruising on their self-confidence for the officers and men of Dong Zhuojun, who have always been intoxicated with "the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is invincible and unfavorable".

On the other hand, the almost miraculous performance of the first camp was a great encouragement to the Eighteenth Route Kwantung Coalition Army, and the Eighteenth Route Kwantung soldiers suddenly discovered that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was not invincible.

In the fierce sound of war drums, the coalition army opened the door, and the Kwantung coalition army, which had recovered its self-confidence, came out like a tide, and the defeat of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry eventually evolved into a rout, and the 18th Kwantung Coalition Army took advantage of the victory to pursue, not only recaptured the abandoned camp, but even went further, seizing the two big villages of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao in front of the Tiger Prison Pass.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were forced to have no choice but to lead the army to retreat into the Tiger Prison Pass, this time, Yuan Shao directly drove his troops to the Tiger Prison Pass, and surrounded the Tiger Prison Pass with a strong military advantage.

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Liangzhou, Guzang.

Guzang is the county of Wuwei County, from Guzang to the left hundred miles is the desolate Gobi Desert, to the right hundred miles is the vast desert, the middle radius of about 100 miles is an oasis, full of vitality, Wuwei County more than 30,000 people are mostly concentrated in this oasis.

After Ma Yue's 3,000 iron cavalry defeated Huangfujian's 10,000 army, he attacked Wuwei County non-stop, and rushed north for hundreds of miles within two days, forcing Guzang City, and the 300 county soldiers stationed in Guzang were defeated without a fight.

Taishou Mansion Ya, dungeon.

Ma Yue appeared in the dungeon accompanied by two jailers, in the wooden fence as thick as a child's arm, a middle-aged scribe sat cross-legged on the dark and damp grass, the jailer pointed to the scribe, and said to Ma Yue: "Lord Thorn Shi, this one is Master Wuwei Taishou Fu Xie. ”

While the jailer was talking, the prison Chinese had already turned his head to look.

Ma Yue pretended not to see it, and asked knowingly, "Why did Master Fu go to prison?" ”

The jailer said: "It's not that he was killed by the traitor Dong Zhuo to annihilate the party. ”

"The national thief Dong Zhuo is really innocent." Ma Yue gritted his teeth and said, "In my lifetime, I will cut it." ”

The jailer stepped forward to open the cell door and said to Fu Xie: "Master Fu, this one is the Imperial Court Commander and Master Ma Yue, the Liangzhou Thorn Shi. ”

Ma Yue took a step forward, his eyes were burning Fu Xie, and he said loudly: "Come on, quickly wait for Master Fu to bathe and change clothes." ”

Fu Xie let out a long sigh, gave Ma Yue a long stroke, and said loudly: "Xiaguan Fu Xie, see your lord." ”

Although Ma Yue is ambitious and famous, he has also been a thief and has done great rebellious things, but after all, he was born in a famous family, and the first emperor has pardoned his past.

Now, Ma Yue has saved Fu Xie, both public and private, Fu Xie feels that Ma Yue is his natural boss, he has no choice, and there is no need to choose, after figuring this out, Fu Xie's heart suddenly brightened, and he calmly threw himself to the ground towards Ma Yue.

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Liangzhou, Longxian.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed, after tragic repeated battles, Xu Rongjun has never been able to cross the thunder pool half a step, Xu Huang's three thousand remnants are like an iron nail, firmly nailed to the wall of Longxian County, no matter how fierce Xu Rongjun launched, they are always immovable.

Longxian Chengtou.

Xu Huang was inspecting the city tower accompanied by more than a dozen junior colonels.

As far as the eye can see, the city tower is full of wounded soldiers, seeing Xu Huang appear, these wounded soldiers struggled to stand up, and they all saluted to their main generals, Xu Huang strode forward, walking past the wounded soldiers, there was no sadness in his eyes, no discouragement, only high fighting spirit and scorching murder!

There is no need to grieve, the war is far from over, and it is not yet time to grieve!

Don't be discouraged, discouragement means giving up, it means defeat, it means death! As the chief general defending the city, Xu Huang would never allow Longxian to fall from him. Moreover, Xu Huang didn't want to die in battle, and he didn't want his 3,000 Hedong elite soldiers to die in Liangzhou, it was not easy for these 3,000 elite soldiers to survive such a tragic battle.

"Get up, stand up, if it's a man, don't lie down like a dead dog." Xu Huang waved his fists and cheered up the soldiers with a unique impassioned voice, "I'd rather die standing like a man than lying down like a dog to survive, do you want to be scolded as a dog?" ”

"General~~" A young soldier opened his tired eyes and said weakly, "The brothers haven't closed their eyes for three days, and now they want to get a good night's sleep." ”

"As long as you win this battle, you can sleep as long as you want." Xu Huang said, "But ~~ Not now!" ”

"General~~" a soldier coaxed, "the brothers want to drink, eat meat, and sleep with women." ”

"Good! When this battle is won, the general will go and tell the lord that even if the lord cuts off the general's head, he will definitely let the brothers have wine to drink, meat to eat, and women to sleep with! Xu Huang said this, and suddenly scolded loudly, "However, if you can't win this battle, don't blame General Ben for being unkind and cutting off the big and small heads of a few of you bastards." ”

"Hahaha~~"

The soldiers burst into laughter, and finally regained some mental and physical strength.

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Outside Longxian County.

Xu Rong, accompanied by generals Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin, stood solemnly on the lookout platform to inspect the military situation, and witnessed the scene on the wall of Longxian County, Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin said at the same time: "This~~ Are these Hedong soldiers all monsters?" There are 30,000 people in our army, and they are already too tired to take turns in battle, and they still have the physical strength to laugh? ”

Xu Rong's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "Hedong soldiers are not monsters, but their main general Xu Huang~~ is indeed a difficult opponent!" originally thought that holding on for three days was Xu Huang's limit, but according to the current situation, it may not be possible to capture Longxian in another three days! Xu Huang is indeed a rare good general, but it is a pity that such a general mistakenly voted for the horse butcher. ”

Yang Qiu said: "Fortunately, there is still Lord Zhong Xuan's surprise attack plan, otherwise, there is really no way to take Xu Huang." ”

"Now, I can only hope for Lord Zhong Xuan's surprise attack." Xu Rong bowed slightly, and suddenly asked, "Is there any change in the army of horse butchers?" ”

Yang Qiu responded: "Tan Ma reported, the flag of our army is still planted at the head of Lintao City, it should be that the city has not fallen, but the army of the horse butcher has surrounded Lintao City, and it is impossible to sneak into the city, so I don't know the exact situation in Lintao City, but with the ability of General Dian Ling, he should be able to hold on for a few more days than Longxian." ”

Cheng Yin echoed: "As long as the Qiang soldiers of Yunnan Ling can hold out until the general takes the lead in breaking through Longxian, the army of the horse butcher will be cut off from retreat, and thus fall into a dilemma." ”

Xu Rong did not echo Cheng Yin's opinion, and asked again: "Is there any news about Lord Huangfu's North Road Army?" ”

Yang Qiu said: "There is no news yet. ”

"Really?" Xu Rong was stunned when he heard this, his thick eyebrows were already frowning, and he muttered, "It's been three days, and there hasn't been any news, this matter is very abnormal." ”

"Report~~" Xu Rong's voice fell, and suddenly a small colonel panted and climbed the lookout platform, and said quickly, "Wuwei is urgent." ”

"Wu Wei?" Xu Rong's face sank, and he said quickly, "Speak!" ”

The little colonel gasped and said: "Wu~~ Wuwei County Zhigu Zangcheng has been captured by the horse butcher. ”

"What!?" Rao is Xu Rong has been on the battlefield for a long time and has seen countless winds and waves, so he couldn't help but be taken aback at this time, and said in a lost voice, "This is impossible, the army of the horse butcher is still attacking Lintao in Longxi, how can it suddenly appear in Wuwei County?" And also captured Guzang City! It's impossible. ”

Wuwei County was captured by the horse butcher, and the consequences will be a disaster! Because Wuwei County borders Hetao, if Wuwei falls, even if Xu Rong captures Longxian and cuts off the main road for Ma Yue's army to return to Hetao from Hanyang County and Xiaoqingshan, Ma Butcher can also get supplies from the cities and counties of Wuwei County, and then return to Hetao through Wuwei, Juyanhai, and then from Mobei.

The little colonel said in a speech: "General, the horse butcher only brought a small group of cavalry to attack Wuwei County!" ”

"What! A small force of cavalry? A small force of cavalry can capture Wuwei County Zhigu Hidden City!? Xu Rong hissed, "What about Huangfujian?" Didn't the 10,000 troops on the north road gather in Wuwei County and have not yet gone south to Hanyang County, why don't you destroy the small cavalry of the horse butcher~~Uh, is it~~"

The Colonel's tone darkened, and he said dejectedly: "Yes, the 10,000-strong army of Lord Huangfu has been defeated by the small cavalry of the horse butcher in the Horse Wasteland, and now the defeated army has scattered and fled, and each has returned to his own county. ”

"This Emperor Fu Jian!" Xu Rong said angrily, "An army of 10,000 can't win against a small group of cavalry, how could Huangfu Song give birth to such a son!" ”

"General~~" When Xu Rong was furious, he suddenly saw Zhong Xiang Shi Shi coming, and said loudly, "The tunnel has been dug into Longxian County (Liangzhou is located on the Loess Plateau, which is conducive to digging tunnels), just wait until it gets dark, you can dig through the ground and send surprise soldiers to snatch the city gate!" ”

"Okay." Xu Rong said angrily, "Even if the horse butcher's small force of cavalry defeats Huang Fujian's 10,000 army, even if the horse butcher has already attacked and occupied Wuwei County, as long as our army can attack and occupy Longxian County tonight, the situation in Liangzhou will still be promising, and it is still unknown who will kill the deer!" Where is Yang Qiu? ”

Yang Qiu took a step forward and said proudly: "The last will be there." ”

Xu Rong said: "Quickly select eight hundred elite soldiers, have a full meal, and prepare to capture the city." ”

Yang Qiu said: "The last general will take the order." ”

"Report~~" Before Yang Qiu could leave, a terrible long howl sounded again, and another junior colonel panted onto the lookout and said quickly, "General, Chang'an is urgent!" ”

"Hmm, Chang'an Urgent?" Xu Rong's face became more and more gloomy, and the army general, who had always been calm and calm, finally couldn't help but be angry, and shouted, "Speak quickly!" ”

Seeing Xu Rong's fierce face, the little colonel was shocked and replied uneasily: "Ma ~~ Ma Butcher's subordinate general Gao ~~ Gao Shun led 20,000 iron cavalry (in fact, only 8,000, bluffing) through Gao Nu and south out of Shangjun, and drove straight into more than 1,000 miles within ten days, and the troops approached Gaoling (Zuo Feng Yizhi) and Chang'an to report urgency. ”

Xu Rong's eyes shrank instantly, and he was speechless for a long time.

Yang Qiu and Cheng Yinzhu lost their color one after another, and said in a loud voice: "What? Gao Shun's 20,000 iron horsemen are already approaching Gaoling? ”

"Chang'an is in a hurry!?"

"General, it's bad, Gao Shun is a famous fierce general under the command of the horse butcher, and the camp led by him is even more brave, our army left in Chang'an and Sanfu only has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses of General Zhang Xiu to fight, and the rest are vulnerable county soldiers, even if there is a strong city to defend, I am afraid that it will be difficult to block the attack of Gao Shun's army!"

"Yes, General, if Chang'an and Sanfu fall, General Guanzhong will no longer be owned by the lord, and Luoyang will become an isolated city, how can you resist the attack of the Eighteen-Way Kwantung Alliance?"

"It's over, it's all over now~~"

Seeing that the generals were incoherent and frightened, Xu Rong's face turned from blue to white, and then from white to blue, and suddenly shouted: "Shut up!" Shut up! ”

The generals were silent, and there was a dead silence on the lookout, only the heavy gasps of the crowd could be heard. After a long time, Captain Zhong Xiancai of Sili said stubbornly: "General, if Chang'an is lost, the big thing will be suspended, and in comparison, Liangzhou is not so important, why don't you return to Chang'an quickly?" ”

Xu Rong Huo Ran looked back, staring at the majestic city outline of Longxian not far away, the tiger's eyes revealed indescribable loss and unwillingness, the tunnel has been dug into the city, and in half a day, Longxian will be able to fall, but unfortunately~~ There is no chance, and Xu Rong believes that he is afraid that there will be no chance in the future.

The fall of Liangzhou was inevitable.

Three days of bloody battles, the blood and lives of thousands of soldiers, as well as Xu Rong's painstaking loneliness and dismal management, all efforts were in vain at this moment.

"Alas~~" Xu Rong Haoran sighed, and when he turned around, his face had returned to his usual calmness, and his dark eyes had also returned to their previous depth, turning to Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin beside him, "Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin, after the cavalry of each headquarters is broken, Zhang Heng, Li Kan, and the candidates will lead the cavalry of the headquarters to the left and right, strengthen the vigilance, and the rest of the departments will immediately pull out the village and set up camp and return to Chang'an." ”

"Yes."

The generals agreed with a bang.

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On the bank of the Weishui River, Chang'an Ancient Road.

Xu Rong's army of more than 20,000 people was marching towards Chang'an Haohao along the official road, and the rolling smoke and dust almost wanted to cover the entire sky.

"Report~~" When Xu Rong was looking forward with a canopy in his hand, a horse suddenly galloped over, "General, there are two forks in the road, there is smoke and dust on the south road, and there are scattered horsemen who swim out bravely, and there seems to be an ambush." ”

"Oh?" Xu Rong asked again, "What about the north road?" ”

Tanma said: "There is nothing abnormal. ”

Cheng Yin said: "The horse butcher's pursuers came so fast!" ”

Yang Qiu said: "General, there are ambushes on the south road, so it's better to take the north road." ”

"No." Xu Rong shook his head and said, "The art of war is real and virtual, and virtual is real!" The horse butcher was suspicious on the south road, but there was no ambush, while the north road was unusual, it seemed to be false and real, and there must have been an ambush. Ordered the whole army to go straight to Huaili along the southern road. ”

"Yes."

Yang Qiu's generals were ordered to leave, and in less than a moment, the army marching in Haohao changed the direction of the march and marched forward along the official road on the south bank of Weishui.

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Luoyang, the official residence of Situ Wangyun.

Under the osmanthus tree in the backyard, Wang Yun looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and did not say a word for a long time, and the concubine Cicada gently picked up a cup of wine and handed it to Wang Yun, and said softly: "Master, drink a glass of wine to relieve the heat." ”

Wang Yun took the wine cup, looked at the bright moon in the sky for a long time and never brought the wine cup to his mouth, sighed for a long time, and said: "Dong Zhuo's thieves are arrogant, and there are Lu Bu and Zhang Liao's tiger and wolf disciples as their minions, and the eighteen-way Kwantung coalition army has been defeated in successive battles in the Tiger Prison Pass, and the major events are in danger. ”

Concubine Cicada said: "Concubine Wen Liangzhou assassin Shi Ma Yue is leading the army to attack Liangzhou, the camera plots Guanzhong, Dong Zhuojun seems to be a thief, but in fact, the foundation has begun to shake, as long as the 18th Kwantung Coalition Army can break the Tiger Prison Pass and force Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's army will collapse without a fight." ”

"The Eighteenth Route Kwantung Coalition Army seems to be huge, but in fact, it is not subordinate to each other, and it is bound to be difficult to work together, and it is not easy to break the Tiger Prison Pass." Wang Yun shook his head and said, "And Ma Yue and Dong Zhuo have the same wolf ambitions, the two of them are the same dog, and let the horse butcher take Liangzhou and Guanzhong, but I am afraid that it is another Dong Zhuo." ”

The concubine Cicada was speechless.

Wang Yun lowered his head, looked at the beautiful flowers of the concubine Cicada and was stunned for a while, and suddenly got up and waved towards the cicada, Cicada was taken aback, hurriedly left the table to dodge, and said in a panic: "Why is the master like this?" ”

Wang Yunyi said solemnly: "Today, the country is in trouble, Yun has nothing to do, he is ashamed of the Son of Heaven, he is ashamed of the people, he is really afraid, there is a plan today, or he can get rid of the national thief, but ~~ just ~~"

The concubine Cicada said: "The concubine was originally a dusty woman, and the master did not give up the redemption and got the bed, and I am really grateful." The lord has a reprimand, although the cicada is a woman, she also knows the truth of knowing the kindness of retribution, and there is no reason to let it go. ”

Wang Yun said angrily: "The cicada woman doesn't let her eyebrows, she really shames the old man." ”

The cicada bowed down and said crisply: "The cicada is on the orders of the master." ”

"Okay." Wang Yun stepped forward to help the cicada and said in a condensed voice, "I have a plan today, which is a serial plan!" The national thief Dong Zhuo, the minion Lu Bu are all hungry ghosts, I intend to first marry you with Lu Bu as a wife, and secretly dedicate it to Dong Zhuo's mansion, you can take something from it, Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu will inevitably turn against each other, so Dong thief can be eliminated. ”

Cicada was stunned for a while, and then responded: "For the sake of the master, Cicada is willing to serve the tiger with her body." ”

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(To be continued)