Kei Pass is located in the Wangwu Mountain system, there are mountains on both sides, and a strong city wall is built between the mountains, which is the dangerous place where a husband and a man can not open, and it is a necessary place to pass from Hanoi to Hedong.

Liu Wei occupied the east of the river, but because of the difficult terrain and the remote mountains in the east, he did not send troops to take the pass, which is still in the hands of the Hanoi army.

When the army arrived near Jiguan, Liu Wei saw from a distance that there were red Han army flags fluttering above the pass.

Hanoi is not far from Luoyang, and Wang Kuang has always been dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, so the official and military banners still use the red battle flag of the Han Dynasty, and they are not like the officers and soldiers of Hedong County, not only the flags have been changed, but even the clothes and armor of the officers and soldiers have also changed the color of their uniforms.

Leading the army to slowly advance towards the Jiguan Pass, which was still two or three miles away, Liu Wei saw two armies with different clothes and armor standing side by side under the pass.

On the left side of the formation, is the vanguard of Liu Bian's army wearing big red armor, Zhou Cang and Han Xian are standing at the front of the queue, looking at the army led by Liu Wei himself.

On the right side, there are Hanoi troops in light blue armor. In front of the Hanoi military array, an officer in scaly armor craned his neck and looked west.

When the official saw Liu Wei's army, he hurriedly turned his head to look at Zhou Cang and Han Xian in front of the array on the left, and his eyes showed an unconcealable joy.

"Taishou, Your Highness is down!" Zhou Cang looked ahead and didn't look at the official, while Han Xian glanced at the official and shouted to him, "Taishou can go with a certain person to meet him!" ”

Before Han Xian's words fell, Zhou Cang had already taken a big step and greeted the main force led by Liu Wei.

It was Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, who lined up at the same pass with Zhou Cang and Han Xian to greet Liu Wei.

Wang Kuang was upright, and during the first siege of Tiger Pass by the princes, his brother-in-law Hu Muban was ordered by Dong Zhuo to come to Hanoi and persuade Yuan Shao, who was stationed in Hanoi.

At the urging of Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang took Hu Muban into custody and beheaded, and when the execution came, he hugged the two young sons of Hu Muban and cried loudly, but he never said a word of plea to Yuan Shao for Hu Muban, and thus offended the entire Hu Muban family, and turned from in-laws to become the most hated enemy of the Hu family.

The princes will be allied outside the Tiger Prison Pass, in fact, it is this Wang Kuang who facilitated it. He has absolute loyalty to the Han court.

Seeing Zhou Cang hurrying towards Liu Bian's army, Wang Kuang and Han Xian hurriedly followed, and more than a dozen Hanoi officials who came to greet him also followed closely behind Wang Kuang, and they did not dare to fall half a step forward to meet Liu Bian.

"Your Highness!" When Liu Wei approached, Zhou Cang and Han Xian clasped their fists and bowed to Liu Wei, and Zhou Cang said to Liu Wei: "When the Hanoi Taishou heard that His Highness was coming, he had already opened the Kei Pass to welcome His Highness's army!" ”

Wang Kuang had served in the past before He Jin's account, and he had also met Liu Wei. However, during the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, he was entrusted by He Jin to return to his hometown to recruit volunteers and prepare to crusade against the Ten Standing Servants.

But before he could recruit all the volunteers, the Ten Standing Servants had already killed He Jin, and Wang Kuang hid back to his hometown, until Yuan Shao raised troops to crusade against the Ten Standing Servants, and he led the soldiers and horses with Yuan Shao, killed the Chengming Hall, and killed the eunuch Gao Wang and others.

Then Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Wang Kuang returned to his hometown and province under the pretext of returning to his hometown, not appointed by the imperial court, and did this Hanoi Taishou, in the name of Liu Wei, and summoned the princes of the Fourteenth Route to crusade against Dong Zhuo, so that there was the battle of Tiger Pass.

Since leaving Luoyang, two or three years have passed in a blink of an eye. Today's Liu Wei is much taller, thinner and stronger than when Wang Kuang left Luoyang.

Seeing Liu Wei on horseback, Wang Kuang's eye sockets were rolling with bright tears, he bent his legs, knelt in front of Liu Bian's horse with a "poof", first wept loudly, and after a while, he stopped crying and shouted to Liu Bian: "The criminal minister is incompetent, he failed to kill Dong Zhuo's old thief, and he will suffer under His Majesty!" ”

The officials of Hanoi County who followed Wang Kuang all fell to their knees, prostrated themselves, and wept.

Since crossing into Liu Bian, he has been running around almost every day for how to keep his life and strengthen his strength, and now Liu Wei has experienced life and death, and there are countless people who plan and calculate him, especially Dong Zhuo wants to put him to death as soon as possible.

Now that he has seen Wang Kuang and other loyal courtiers, even though Liu Wei is a person who has crossed over after two thousand years, he still has the memories of not crossing in his mind, and he is also sad in his heart, so he hurriedly turned over and jumped off the horse, supported Wang Kuang's arm with both hands, helped him up, and said to him: "Don't be too sad, isn't this king standing in front of you now." ”

When Wang Kuang was picked up, Liu Wei then said to him: "Too loyal, this king knows it." It's just that I've gone through a lot of things, and now this king has taken the throne lightly. If Taishou has a heart, he only needs to call this king His Royal Highness in the future. The world is big, but there can be no two monarchs in the country, from today onwards, Taishou and this king work together to support today's majesty! ”

When Liu Wei said this, Wang Kuang was stunned for a while, and after a while, tears welled up in his eyes, and he said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, and the sinners are deeply moved. Your Highness, please! ”

As he spoke, Wang Kuang stood sideways and instructed the Hanoi officials who came with him: "Order the soldiers guarding the customs to welcome His Highness into the customs!" ”

"Welcome Your Highness into the customs!" After receiving the order, a military attache who accompanied Wang Kuang to greet him quickly ran in the direction of the pass, shouting loudly as he ran.

The vanguard of Liu Bianjun, who was lined up in a neat phalanx, raised his sword high and shouted in unison after hearing the shouts of the Hanoi officers: "Your Highness is mighty! ”

As soon as the officers and soldiers in the red-clothed array shouted, the head of the city and the Hanoi military formation that went out of the city to greet Liu Wei all shouted.

Accompanied by the shouts of the officers and soldiers, Liu Wei, accompanied by Wang Kuang and others, led the army towards the Jiguan Pass.

Although Liu Wei had the intention to continue the march and rush to Yanzhou as soon as possible, it was already twilight, and Liu Wei had to order the army to be stationed in Jiguan temporarily.

Liu Wei's army marched to Keiguan, and several quarters were paying attention to the momentum of his movements, and the next night, they received reliable information.

In the Xu County Mansion, Cao Cao sat in the study, and in his study, there were two strategists.

The strategist sitting on the left-hand side, about thirty years old, has a big face with Chinese characters, and at first glance, it gives people a sense of simplicity and simplicity. But his eyes were shining with wisdom, betraying the simplicity of his face.

This person is none other than Xun Yu, who defected to Cao Cao from Yuan Shao's account. Sitting on the right is Xi Zhicai, who looks slightly older than Xun Yu.

At present, although Cao Cao is said to be full of generals and strategists in front of Cao Cao's tent, there are only these two people who are really relied on by him.

Xun Yu's planning is a little insufficient, but he is very knowledgeable. Xi Zhicai, who was sitting beside him, was the strategist he recommended to Cao Cao's account.

Sitting in the room, Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai's eyes stayed on Cao Cao's face, waiting for him to speak first.

"King Hongnong has already entered the Kei Pass." Looking at the two strategists sitting in the room, Cao Cao said to them: "On that day, a certain person participated in the Sour Jujube Alliance, and it was precisely because there was no one in the Han family that the princes from all walks of life scattered away. Now that King Hongnong has arrived at Jiguan, he is wondering whether he should go to greet him, and after annihilating the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, he once again calls on heroes from all walks of life to crusade against Dong Zhuo! ”

"Ming Gong misses the crusade against Dong Zhuo day and night, but has he ever thought about it!" As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Xi Zhicai clasped his fists with both hands, arched at him and said, "After Qiao Mao died, Wang Qiu took over and became the Taishou of Dongjun. But Wang Qiu was incompetent, and he couldn't govern Dongjun well, so Ming Gong replaced him. At present, the Ming Duke is in Yingchuan, but he is in Dongjun, which is a generous gift from the general trend of the world to the Ming Gong. ”

"What is the plan of Zhicai, only come through the pipeline!" After listening to Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "Didn't Zhicai think that Dong Zhuo shouldn't be crusaded against right now?" ”

"In today's situation, only those who are strong and heavy will be relied on by the imperial court!" Xi Zhicai put down his fists and said to Cao Cao: "The subordinates don't want Ming Gong to send troops immediately, because they expect that Liu Dai must be afraid of King Hongnong's blame and forcibly send troops, and he will eventually be killed by the Yellow Turban!" Dare to ask the world, except for Ming Gong, who else dares to take over this Yanzhou? Wang Kuang is loyal to King Hongnong, and now he and King Hongnong are close at hand, once he is elected as the pastor of Yanzhou, the past income of Ming Gong is probably all for others......"

When Xi Zhicai said this, Cao Cao's brows tightened.

He didn't speak, but there was a little doubt in his eyes, after all, the current situation in Yanzhou is chaotic, and if you take one wrong step, you may lose everything.

"Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and others have a deep impression of Ming Gong, and Ming Gong can plan with him to cut down the Yellow Turban!" Xi Zhicai's eyes narrowed slightly, he groaned for a while, and said to Cao Cao: "In addition, the subordinates learned that the relatives of Hu Muban, whom Wang Kuang killed earlier, have always taken killing Wang Kuang as the first priority, and it is only because their own strength is not strong that they intend to unite with outsiders to get rid of Wang Kuang. Duke Ming can secretly send someone to contact him, and for the time being, Mo Ti will kill Wang Kuang, only so that the relatives of the Hu Muban have expectations. In this way, the back hand has been prepared, and the Ming Duke only needs to wait for Liu Dai's defeat before sending troops to Yanzhou, why worry that this Yanzhou will not fall into the hands of the Ming Gong? ”

Bowing his head and muttering for a moment, Cao Cao nodded, and said to Xi Zhicai: "What Zhicai said is true, I will immediately go to handle everything according to Zhicai's plan!" ”

As soon as Liu Wei was greeted in Jiguan, Wang Kuang's heart was full of joy, leading Liu Bian's army into Jiguan, he ordered the Hanoi Armament Office to eat meat, and treated all Liu Bian's officers and soldiers, and Liu Bian and several main generals were invited by Wang Kuang to a big mansion in the pass.

This mansion is only more than a mile away from the camp in Jiguan, leading Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others, with the same team of personal soldiers who are guarding, Liu Wei accompanied by Wang Kuang and more than a dozen Hanoi officials, to the front of the house.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the house, Liu Wei did not get off the horse immediately, but looked up at the door of the house, saw that there was no plaque hanging on the door, and said to Wang Kuang on the side: "Since Wang Taishou has set up another courtyard here, why not repair the door?" At the very least, a plaque should be hung. ”

"Don't dare to deceive Your Highness!" Liu Bian talked about the door, Wang Kuang also looked up at the bare place without a plaque under the eaves, and said to Liu Bian: "This house was built by his subordinates for the town to guard Jiguan, except for some servants and servants, there are only a few dancers, and there is no need to be so extravagant. ”

"Wang Taishou is a good official!" Turning his head to look at Wang Kuang, Liu Wei smiled at him and said to him: "Today, evil officials are rampant, and the powerful and powerful occupy one side, and it is really rare to see someone who is so loyal to the Han family and is diligent and honest for the people!" ”

"Your Majesty is terrified!" After being praised by Liu Bian, Wang Kuang hurriedly turned over and got off the horse, knelt on the ground, and said to Liu Bian: "I heard that His Royal Highness and the princess broke away from Luoyang that day, and His Majesty sent people everywhere to look for him, but he was not a person, so he saw His Highness today." His Royal Highness has not surrendered, and His Majesty is already very uneasy, how can he still be praised so much! ”