Blood stained the earth red, and vultures hovered in the sky.

Tens of thousands of soldiers endured the churning in their stomachs, quickly moved the corpses one by one, and then burned them intensively.

The battlefield is a human life harvester, ruthless and cold-blooded.

The 300,000 allied troops of the Kwantung princes stormed Bishui Pass, and it didn't fall for half a month, but they suffered heavy casualties. Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, and other princes have built yì to temporarily retreat for ten miles, and then discuss the strategy of breaking the city.

Yuan Shao had no choice but to retreat ten miles to the village and convene all the princes to discuss the strategy of breaking the city.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

The princes had been discussing for several days, but they had not come up with any plan to break the barrier.

Cao Cao sat in the middle of the left side, secretly looking at the princes from all walks of life, and seeing that the time was almost up, he glanced at his friend who was sitting opposite, Jibei Xiang Bao Messenger.

Bao Xin understood, cleared his throat and said, "I have a plan, but I can break the barrier." ”

Yuan Shao was in good spirits at that time, and said happily: "What is the wisdom of Lord Bao, let's try to say it." ”

Bao Xin said: "Now that the winter snow is melting and the water level of the river is rising, why not dig up the water and intercept the flow of irrigation." ”

The princes' faces moved instantly, and their faces moved.

"No!"

Yuan Shaogang wanted to applaud the case, but heard an urgent cry.

The princes hurriedly looked over, but it was Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian who spoke.

I heard Tao Qian say: "This plan has a dry heaven and harmony, and it must not be." If the city is excavated, then the water pass will become a piece of Zeguo within a hundred radius, and hundreds of thousands of people around it will be wiped out. ”

Yuan Shao frowned, it was hard to say anything.

If you directly agree with this plan, I am afraid that you will end up with a reputation for being unkind and unjust.

Yuan Shu disagreed: "How can there be immortals in the war, as long as you can break the Bishui Pass and punish the national thief Dong Zhuo, what is the point of killing a few people, which is more important, the world knows, Lord Tao is too pedantic!" ”

Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao and others hurriedly seconded the proposal.

Cao Cao, Sun Jian and a few other princes were silent, but they just glanced at Yuan Shu a few times with strange eyes.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but glance at Yuan Shu, secretly thinking that the highway was really reckless, how could he say such a thing. Even if everyone has this kind of thought, it is not appropriate to say it, otherwise it will definitely be infamous for not being sympathetic to the people.

However, since someone agrees, it will be easy to do.

Yuan Shao immediately patted the case and said: "Since all the princes have this intention, then dig up water to irrigate the city." ”

The princes from all walks of life were excited and geared up. In this troubled era when human life is like a mustard, the princes from the clan of the gate lords only care about their own officials and future, and no one cares about the life and death of the grass-headed people at all.

As long as you can break the water pass, what is the point of dying a few people.

It is better to let the people die than to let their soldiers die.

Only Tao Qian's eyes were gloomy, and he blamed himself, and for the first time, he was very disappointed with the princes from all walks of life.

Bishui Pass.

The barracks were full of wounded soldiers, and the wails were incessant.

The Kwantung Coalition Army suffered heavy casualties, and the Western Liang Army also suffered heavy casualties.

According to a rough calculation, the casualties are close to 20,000, which is by no means a small number.

With the advantage of fortifying the city, and still suffering such heavy casualties, it can be seen how fierce the offensive of the Kwantung Army was.

Although the Kwantung rebels temporarily retreated, the generals of Xiliang did not dare to relax at all, and while seizing the time to repair the city defense, they rushed to Luoyang with 800 miles, saying that the Kwantung Army was attacking fiercely, and the Bishui Pass was afraid that it would be difficult to defend it for a long time.

Luo Zheng no longer recuperated in the barracks, and went to the Chinese army's tent to participate in the military meeting.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

Dozens of Xiliang generals all looked solemn, and they no longer dared to underestimate the Kwantung Army as a local chicken and a dog.

After half a month of siege, everyone was deeply aware that the Kwantung Army was not a rabble like the Yellow Turban Thieves.

Even if most of them are recruits, their weapons and equipment are uneven, but they are not comparable to the Yellow Turban Thieves.

Hu Zhen was in the main position, and said with a sad face: "The Kwantung Army is attacking fiercely, what can I do?" ”

All the generals were silent, and there was no good way to do anything but defend it.

From the Kanto region, which has been storming Bishui Pass day and night, it is obvious that it is not a temptation, but a way to break through it in one fell swoop.

Everyone was in a heavy mood and could not be happy.

Of course, it's not impossible, it's just that everyone is afraid to say it.

It is to lead the army to retreat and retreat to the Tiger Prison Pass to make plans again.

After all, Tiger Prison Pass is known as the world's first male pass, and it is the gateway of Luoyang, with a high city and a thick pool. If you concentrate your forces and rely on the danger of the Tiger Pass, you can choke the throat of the Kwantung rebels' eastward advance.

It's just that no one dares to bring it up until the moment of life and death.

Retreating without a fight is a capital offense.

No one can afford such a big responsibility, not even Hu Zhen.

Although all the generals of Xiliang had such ideas, none of them dared to put it forward.

After discussing it for a long time, I didn't come up with a result.

Hu Zhen was a little irritable, so he had to end the inconclusive military discussion.

For three days, the Kwantung coalition forces did not move.

While the generals of Xiliang breathed a sigh of relief, they were secretly puzzled, and they couldn't understand what the Kwantung Army was doing.

Luo Zheng was secretly vigilant, judging from the Kwantung Army's fierce attack on Bishui Pass a few days ago, it was obvious that it was to break through the pass in one fell swoop, not a temptation or pretentiousness, but now it has died down, which is really strange.

If things are abnormal, they must be demons, otherwise it will not be explained why the Kwantung Army is so calm.

Luo Zheng was a little uneasy, so he asked Hu Zhen's permission and went out of the city to inspect the enemy situation in person, but he didn't find anything abnormal.

But the anxiety in my heart is even worse, as if something bad is about to happen.

After dark, Luo Zheng took dozens of cavalry out of the city to investigate, and found that the large battalions of the Kwantung Coalition Army were quietly moving, all of them moved to higher ground, and they were scattered everywhere, no longer in a pile.

"What is the Kwantung Army doing?"

Luo Zheng was a little puzzled, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately thought of a possibility, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

"It's not good, I'm afraid the Kwantung Army is going to flood the water pass."

Luo Zheng's cold light was erected, and he couldn't care about anything else, so he immediately greeted him, and Pegasus ran back.

Hu Zhen had just finished paying the public rations and was about to rest, when suddenly a personal soldier came to report, and Luo asked for a meeting, and he was a little unhappy.

In the middle of the night, he still disturbs people's dreams, this kid is a little unknowing.

If it's just a trivial matter, I'll definitely give this kid some color when I look back.

Hu Zhen turned around a few thoughts, ordered his soldiers to bring Luo Zheng in, and then got up and came to the side hall.

"General, it's not good."

Luo Zheng entered the side hall, and said quickly: "I'm afraid that the Kwantung Army is going to dig up the embankment of the Bishui River and flood the pass. ”

"What?"

Hu Zhen was taken aback, almost jumped up in surprise, and said sharply: "This is true, don't disturb the morale of the army." ”

Luo Zheng hurriedly said: "Eight or nine is not far from ten, and the general will go out of the city to investigate, and found that the camp of the Kwantung rebels is moving to a high place at night, and it is very scattered, so I suddenly thought of this possibility." The general imagined why the Kwantung rebels would have dispersed their battalions and moved to higher places if they had not been digging up the flooded pass. ”

Hu Zhen is not a stupid person, he immediately believed eight or nine points when he heard the words, and his face became very ugly.

Luo Zheng saw that he was still in a daze, and hurriedly said: "General, the only way to do this is to order the army to withdraw from Bishui Pass as much as possible, how much can be withdrawn, and it will be too late Wow, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Hu Zhen shuddered, and suddenly came back to his senses, but he was still a little hesitant, and said in a condensed voice: "You can't joke about such a big thing, if the Kwantung Army does not dig up the water and flood the pass, our army will abandon the pass and flee, and it will be impossible to escape the death penalty." ”

Luo Zheng hurriedly said: "The last general dares to guarantee with the head of the item, there will be no mistake in this matter." ”

Hu Zhen hesitated again and again, if this matter is true, not only will the Bishui Pass be lost, but he is afraid that his own life will be worried. If only the army withdrew from the Bishui Pass, and the Kwantung rebels did not dig the water and flood the pass, there would still be a chance to live.

Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate at the moment, and immediately ordered his soldiers to convene the generals and the Chinese army to discuss the matter.

Soon, all the generals and colonels above the rank of lieutenant were gathered in the military tent.

The military conference lasted for a short time, and it was over in less than twenty breaths.

When all the generals heard Hu Zhen's order, they were a little puzzled. And after listening to Luo Zheng's explanation, one by one, they were immediately frightened, and they dared to hesitate, and immediately rushed back to the camp to gather the army.

Soon, the water pass was boiling, and the chaos was indispensable.

The soldiers were woken up from their sleep, dressed and armoured, and quickly assembled in formation under the shouts of the officers.

Hu Zhen and a group of generals led 20,000 cavalry out of the city first, and they did not dare to raise torches, so they rushed in the direction of Tiger Prison Pass in the dark.

However, tens of thousands of troops went out of the city, and they had to go in the dark and sneak, and they couldn't get up quickly.

The front team had already run ten miles, and the back team had just left the city.

Luo Zheng's luck was not bad, because he found out that the conspiracy of the Kwantung Army was meritorious, and he was summoned to his side by Hu Zhen.

As he was walking, he heard a loud bang, and a rumbling sound sounded under the night sky, like thousands of horses galloping, and the ground shook.

"It's not good, the Kwantung rebels really dug the embankment."

Hu Zhen was so shocked that he didn't have time to think about it, and as soon as he pulled out the horse's head, he rushed down the official road and ran to the mountain next to the road.

The generals and cavalry behind him were also frightened and chose high ground to avoid.

The rumbling sound became louder and louder, like a landslide, and everyone's hearts were beating wildly.

Luo Zheng secretly wiped a cold sweat, fortunately he found it early, otherwise this time it would be really dead.

It's hard to walk on the mountain, and there's no way to go.

The generals and cavalrymen immediately dismounted, lit torches, and pulled their horses up the hill.

The army was in disarray, and some cavalry did not even want their horses, so they threw away their weapons and ran for their lives.

Luo Zheng sighed, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

Even if you can get away with it, it is still a dilemma whether you can return to the Tiger Prison Pass smoothly.

If the army is still there, there will be no problem.

But in this situation, the army's morale has been dispersed, and the people's hearts are panicked, and they can't control it at all.

The only way to do this is to wait for dawn and then think about it in the long run.

The quiet night sky was shattered, and the rumble was getting closer, mixed with the screams of soldiers and the long neighing of war horses.

The water pass was already boiling, and the soldiers were in a mess, running like headless flies, completely blowing up the pot, and constantly running to the ground, and then trampled to death by countless big feet.

Soon, a huge wave rushed down and slammed into the strong walls of Bishui Pass.

In the screams one after another, Bishui Pass completely turned into an ocean, and there was no longer peace.

Soldiers and horses swept away by the flood struggled desperately in the waves, howling weakly, and then smashed into pulp by the oncoming boulders or broken logs, and life was so fragile at this moment.

In the face of natural disasters, manpower has no way to resist and can only wait for death.

The night passed, and the day was soon dawning.

The flood has receded, but within a radius of dozens of miles, it has become a flooded country.

The village was in ruins, and mutilated corpses were everywhere.

The Kwantung coalition army had already moved to high ground without losing a single soldier. It's just that all the land within a radius of dozens of miles has become a Ze country, and although tens of thousands of Xiliang troops have been drowned, they can't send troops to pursue them.

Halfway up the mountain, more than ten miles west of Bishui Pass, Hu Zhen and a group of generals looked down the mountain, their eyes glazed.

If it hadn't escaped last night, even if there was no corpse cold at this moment, I am afraid that it would be difficult to escape from Bishui Pass, thinking of the tens of thousands of troops who did not have time to escape, my heart couldn't help but feel sad.

Hu Zhen thought about how to stay on the main bus after going back.

Luo Zheng saw that Hu Zhen was still in a daze, and immediately said: "General, this place is not suitable for a long time, and the last general thinks that it is the best policy to quickly gather the scattered soldiers, leave this place as much as possible, and rush to the Tiger Prison Pass." ”

Hu Zhen came back to his senses suddenly, and said repeatedly: "This is very true, this place is really not suitable for a long time. ”

Guo Yan glanced at Luo Zheng, there was a strange color in his eyes, and secretly thought that this kid had quite a bit of brains, and he could actually detect the plans of the Kwantung rebels, so that he wanted to find an opportunity to win over and use it for his own use.

Because of the early departure of the 20,000 cavalry, although a small part of them were scattered, there were still 18,000 people.

By the time the defeated troops were gathered, it was already noon.

Hu Zhen didn't care about the emptiness in his stomach, so he immediately took 18,000 cavalry and went straight to the tiger prison.

The Kwantung Coalition Army was blocked by Zeguo and could not pursue, so they could only watch the Western Liang Army leave.

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