Xu Liang led 6,000 Liang troops to march for two days, and when he arrived at the territory of Fengxiang Mansion, he got an unexpected piece of news.

Hanzhong Mansion fell.

Xu Liang was slightly stunned, and then suddenly, and then only sighed.

The fall of Hanzhong Province is not a matter of probability, but of time. After all, there are only 5,000 Ming troops stationed in Hanzhong City, and there are no less than 100,000 rebel troops under Hanzhong City, and it is not easy for Hanzhong City to hold out for so many days.

Since Hanzhong City has fallen, it is only a matter of time before the entire territory of Hanzhong falls. Xu Liang was still considering whether to lead the Liang army to move forward.

At this time, another military order came, ordering Xu Liang to lead the Liang army to march to Hutou Pass and participate in the Battle of Hutou Pass.

Hutou Pass is a pass in the north of Hanzhong City, the pass is not dangerous, but the strategic position is very important. Capturing the Tiger Head Pass can be regarded as choking the gateway for the rebel army to go north.

Xu Liang led the Liang army on a rapid march, and after a day and a night, he rushed to Hutou Pass.

Looking at the situation outside Hutou Pass, Xu Liang and the 6,000 Liang soldiers were stunned.

The camp tents of the Ming army were built outside the Hutou Pass, and thousands of camp tents were lined up in all directions. When I entered the camp, I saw the Ming soldiers who hurriedly shouted and walked, and in the first few rows of white tents, the smell of blood and herbs was mixed together, so strange that before I got close, I could hear the screams in the tent one after another. The military doctors of the Ming army were wandering between the camps of the wounded soldiers, and in the cold winter, the military doctors were covered with beads of sweat on their foreheads. Wounded soldiers were constantly brought in from outside the camp and carried into the camp tents of the wounded soldiers, and wounded soldiers who died after ineffective treatment were carried out of the camp tents.

The smoke of gunpowder billowed under the tiger's head, and the sound of killing was in the sky. Looking from a distance from the tent, I saw the towering tiger's head closed. The dense rebel army constantly used arrows and rocks. The wood blocked the attack of the Ming army, and the two ladders that were finally built on the city wall were finally built. Lifted up by the rebel army in the city, it fell to the ground, and in the process of falling, the Ming soldiers who climbed to the top of the ladder fell like dumplings in a pot of boiling water, screaming and falling down, and finally fell into a pile of mud.

There was the sound of artillery from the camp of the Ming army outside the pass, and the cannonballs with heavy black smoke flew to the city wall of Hutou Pass, on the city tower, and under the corner of the city. In exchange for a few screams of the rebels, a large or small pit was smashed out. Xu Liang is very familiar with the sound of this cannon, it is the Tianzi No. 135 general cannon, which is used to siege the city, and it is extremely deterrent.

Xu Liang was stunned and looked at the siege of the Ming army in the distance, listening to the deafening sound of killing and cannons. came back to his senses and looked at Luo Rucai, Xing Zhongshan, who went out with the army. Dai Yingying and the others saw a look of horror on their faces.

Xu Liang came back to his senses, didn't care about setting up camp, and rushed to Hutou Pass with 6,000 Liang troops. Line up the phalanx. Amid the cheers of the Ming army, Xu Liang walked towards the Chinese army.

In front of the Chinese army, the marching commander He Huchen did not have his former calmness. There was a look of anxiety on his frowning face, but he hid it very well. It's hard for the average person to notice.

Xu Liang is not an ordinary person, since the cultivation of the Great Prajna Gong. Xu Liang's insight is far beyond the norm.

"General He! This official led 6,000 Liang troops to join the general! Xu Liang walked in front of He Huchen and said loudly.

"Lord Xu has worked hard all the way!" He Huchen nodded and said, "Let's rest for a while, and see how He Garrison breaks through." ”

Xu Liang nodded when he heard the words and stepped aside. Secretly said, it turned out that it was the men and horses of Qingyang who were guarding He Renlong who were fighting fiercely with the defenders of Hutou Pass in front. Xu Liang searched carefully, but did not find the He guard for a while.

After looking at it for a while, Xu Liang asked Wang En, the general soldier of Ningxia on the side, and said, "General Wang, what is the current situation?" How did our army get stopped outside the Tiger Head Pass by the rebel army? ”

Although Wang En is also the chief military officer of the second grade, the Ming Dynasty has always emphasized literature and light on martial arts, and Wang En is not very valued as a general soldier, so Wang En does not dare to put up a fight against Xu Liang, a high-ranking official in the fourth rank red robe, who is too young in front of Ken. He said with a smile: "Hanzhong City was breached, more than 100,000 rebel troops attacked Hanzhong City, seized the granary in Hanzhong City, and the rebel army became stronger and stronger. Marshal He commanded the group to attack for two days in a row, but Hutou Pass could not be defeated. ”

Xu Liang looked at Wang En's general soldier smiling and groaning on the ground, and couldn't help but sneer: The Ming army fought so hard, with countless dead and wounded soldiers, how could Wang En still laugh at such a tragic thing?

Although Wang En had never heard Xu Liang's slander, the rest of his eyes caught a look of displeasure from the marching marshal He Huchen, and Wang En realized that there was indeed something wrong with the occasion when he was laughing.

Wang Enzhi immediately changed his mistake, hurriedly restrained his smile, and said to Xu Liang again: "The general of the rebel army guarding the Hutou Pass here is called Gao Yingxiang, known as the King of Chuang!" Just listening to this name, I guessed that this person must be a character like a pioneer, and he thought that this bastard would actually defend the city like this. ”

Wang En pointed to the upper floor of Hutou Pass, half indignant and half admiring: "Judging from the siege of the city in the past two days, the defenders in the pass are less than 20,000 people, but this King Gao Yingxiang really has some ability to use soldiers. ”

Xu Liang sighed in surprise, and said: "I can't imagine that in the recklessness, there are people who use soldiers so much. ”

"Not really." Wang En sighed, he approached Xu Liang's side, and whispered sneakily: "Lord Xu, you are late, I don't know." Qingyang garrison He Renlong, as the pioneer, encountered an ambush of three rebel armies when he entered Hanzhong, and lost a lot of manpower. Now that he has reached the Tiger Head Pass, He Ningbei is fierce for some reason, and he insists on taking the Tiger Head Pass down. This is the third time that He Garrison has led his troops to charge, and if he continues to fight like this, the Qingyang Garrison Battalion will be out of soldiers! ”

Wang En whispered, faintly gloating.

Xu Liang smiled slightly, and secretly said that I worked so hard to push He Renlong to the position of the vanguard officer, and the purpose of fighting was to consume the strength of He Renlong as much as possible, and now the worse He Renlong fights, the happier Xu Liang is. Hearing that He Renlong was miserable like this, Xu Liang was unconsciously refreshed.

Xu Liang was about to inquire about something more, when he suddenly heard the sound of a whining horn in the camp of the Ming army.

That was a signal to retreat.

The Ming army retreated sharply and retreated into the camp of the Ming army. As soon as the besieging side withdrew, the defending side was naturally happy. There was a brief lull in the battle.

Qingyang garrison He Renlong held a blood-stained helmet in one hand, and a matching sword in the other, panting like a cow, he walked in front of He Huchen, his face was full of resentment, and he hugged his fists and arched his hand at He Huchen: "Marshal, the general's garrison battalion has lost nearly eighty percent, and the combat strength has dropped sharply, please allocate some more men and horses to me, I will definitely take this pass!" ”

He Huchen did not respond in a hurry, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then opened his eyes and said: "He Garrison has fought repeatedly, and the soldiers are exhausted. Now that Lord Xu led the 6,000 Liang troops to arrive, He Garrison temporarily retreated to the side to rest for a while. In the next battle, Xu Liang's Liang army will go into battle to fight. ”

After that, He Huchen put his eyes on Xu Liang and said kindly: "Lord Xu, the next battle will be attacked by the Liang army, what does Lord Xu think?" ”

Wang En, He Renlong and the others all looked at Xu Liang in unison. He Renlong tugged at the corners of his mouth, grinned, and said: "Lord Xu has finally arrived, this general has not seen Lord Xu arrive with troops for a long time, and he thought that Lord Xu was afraid of the rebel army and did not dare to bring reinforcements." ”

Xu Liang stood up straight, listened to He Renlong's words, lowered his eyelids, did not get angry, and said in a deep voice: "This official wants to return to Pingliang City to prepare for the march of grain and grass, battle armor, horses, and so on, and the affairs are complicated, and he can't prepare enough grain and grass for a while, so he has put it off for some time. ”

"Lord Xu arrived four days late, and this speed is really fast!" He Renlong sneered and said. Since becoming this vanguard officer, He Renlong's people have been ambushed by the rebels three times, and before they have arrived at the city of Hanzhong, they have lost thousands of men and horses. Xu Liang vigorously held himself as a pioneer officer, I am afraid that he has no good intentions.

Yes, when He Renlong saw Xu Liang and Liang Jun who were slowly swallowing up, his heart was full of anger, and between the three words, he was full of anger and sarcasm.

"Our Liang army lacked war horses, and rushed from Pingliang City to Hutou Pass, relying on a pair of soles of the soldiers' feet, all the way over. The snow is covered and has not yet melted, and the hardships of this road, General He sits on horseback all day long, and he must not be able to understand it. Xu Liang didn't seem to be angry, and replied expressionlessly, but the meaning in his words was very clear, Liang Jun had come all the way, and there was no passive slacking behavior.

Seeing that Xu Liang and He Renlong didn't say a few words, they were about to make a stalemate, and He Huchen, as the commander, hurriedly stood up to play a round.

"Alright, alright. He Shoubei and Lord Xu both said less. He Huchen said: "Lord Xu came all the way in a hurry, and the hardships naturally need not be said, and this general understands it." And He Shoubei couldn't stop fighting for a long time, and it was inevitable that he would be angry, but it was not aimed at Lord Xu, Lord Xu, please don't care. ”

Xu Liang bowed his head slightly towards He Huchen, looking at He Huchen's face, he didn't want to entangle anymore, but Qingyang garrison He Renlong snorted coldly in his nostrils, and said, "Originally, Lord Xu came on a hurried march?" I see that Lord Xu's robe is shiny and spotless, so I can't see how urgent it is. ”

Xu Liangden was furious, and sneered at each other: "He Shoubei couldn't attack the tiger's head for a long time, and he was angry!" It's a man who led the army back to fight again, and ran back to say some cool words, what kind of hero is it?! ”

He Renlong was also angry, his eyes widened and he shouted: "General Ben has attacked three or four times in a row, and the soldiers are tired, so it is naturally not suitable to fight again!" Lord Xu has also rested long enough on the side, and let General Ben open his eyes to see what Lord Xu's Liang army is capable of! ”

Xu Liang sneered, squinted his eyes at He Renlong, and mocked: "Are you as an official with the same developed limbs and simple mind as you?" I can't beat it once or twice, but I still have to fight three or four times? Your soldiers under this officer are as worthless as the soldiers in your garrison battalion, and you don't feel sorry for dying in vain?! (To be continued......)