The forbidden army is the elite army that guards the palace of Chu, with excellent combat power, and it is the elite soldier in the elite soldiers, led by Wang Mastiff, one of the guards of the Nine Qings, and has the four palace guard orders under its banner, which are divided into the eastern, southern, western, and northern four palace forbidden armies, in addition to a bus Sima who is in charge of logistics matters.

It can be said that the East Palace Guard Order is one of the four giants of the forbidden army, but he didn't think about it, but now he followed Xu Shu to the front line, if this matter was known to the ministers of Chu State, they would be stunned.

For Huangfu Li's compliment, Xu Shu smiled slightly, and asked instead: "General Huangfu, how long do you think it will take for the plan to be implemented, if it drags on any longer, I am afraid that the two generals Zhang and Huang will be forced to disobey, which is not what the King of Chu wants to see." ”

"Within three days!" Huangfu Li was very sure, and replied: "Looking at the current situation with the end of the general, plus the understanding of Zong Gu and Zhang Zhe, something will be done within three days." ”

"Hmmm! Very good! Xu Shu smiled and nodded.

Just listening to their conversation, the other person next to him was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a long time, and couldn't help but say: "Queen, this big plan is hidden from General Zhang, but it makes the two generals Zhang and Huang haggard!" ”

"Huh!" Xu Shu smiled and calmly: "If this matter is not hidden, how can the two generals Zhang and Huang do their best." General Zhang loves soldiers like a son, if he knows the beginning and the end, he will inevitably have concerns, not only to minimize casualties, but will not be forced to do his best as he is now, but Cao Jun has a lot of capable people, and he also knows General Zhang very well, if he does that, it will inevitably be seen through, and it will not help the war situation. Since this plan must not fail, it can only be wronged by the two generals for a while! ”

It was no one else who had just interjected. It is one of the two lieutenant generals of the White Tiger Legion, Liao Hua!

Since Xu Shu ordered Zhang Liao to attack that day, he expected that this move would raise doubts. So he summoned Liao Hua and told him everything.

This is not because she believes in Liao Hua more, but because Liao Hua is responsible for the defense of the battalion and does not participate in the front-line supervision!

This matter itself is to inform whoever sits in the rear, so that the general who oversees the war can hide it and always do his best. At the same time, Xu Shu can also make the right control.

Liao Hua is not a foolish person, sighed. I don't know what to say.

"Alas! It's just that after this battle, the last general, who is in the know, really doesn't know how to face them and feels deeply guilty. ”

"General Liao doesn't need to worry too much!" Xu Shu smiled and said with relief: "The two generals, Zhang and Huang, are both open-minded people. To know the beginning and the end. Never to blame! The king of Chu once said that the battle array is ruthless, but people are mortals, and they are ruthless, and sometimes appropriate concealment is the right choice, and it can avoid uneasy conscience. ”

None of them spoke again, looking at the battlefield in the distance wordlessly.

The siege was fierce. Zhang Liao and Huang Quan didn't know the details, so they made up their minds to support them for half a month at most. But during the execution of the order, he really did his best.

Since the beginning of the full-scale siege of the city, Zhang Liao's brows have not been stretched, and even once personally led troops to press the pass, if it were not for Huang Quanquan's persuasion, I am afraid that he would personally go to the city to fight to the death.

Such a fierce offensive also brought tragic casualties, whether it was the Cao army in Hangu Pass or the soldiers of the White Tiger Legion, they all continued to fall under the sound of war drums that shook the sky.

When the evening of the third day came, Huang Quan was a little shaken.

"General Zhang, looking at the fierce battle in the past three days, Hangu Pass is well prepared, there is no chance at all, if the attack continues like this, the casualties are too great, these are our elite soldiers, the lord never wants to see them die so meaninglessly."

"I saw it!" Zhang Liao's brows tightened, and there was no change on his face. "As a general, we should obey orders, and now we are carrying them out, although there are many casualties, but it is not yet time to force us to disobey orders, there are still a few days left, wait a little longer! If there was still no new order from the master at that time, then the general would rather bear the crime of disobedience than protect the safety of my soldiers, and now it is better to do our best to attack the city, and it is our duty to serve our lives with death. ”

"Alas!" Huang Quan sighed helplessly, and didn't say anything more after all.

As the two spoke, a herald suddenly rushed over. "General Zhang, General Huang! General Liao ordered his subordinates to be arraigned! ”

"What?" Zhang Liao asked urgently.

"My subordinates don't know, General Liao didn't say it explicitly, he just sent a letter to his subordinates!"

"Give it to me!"

Zhang Liao hurriedly opened it and checked it, but he was instantly stunned, and even faintly angry.

Seeing this, Huang Quan couldn't help asking, "General, I don't know what's going on?" ”

"See for yourself!" Zhang Liao handed over the letter with a slight anger.

Huang Quan took it suspiciously, but just by looking at it, there was a bit of bitterness, because there was only a short sentence on it.

"Order the army, strengthen the offensive of the city tower and the surrounding area, attack overnight, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!!"

"Alas!" With a long sigh, Huang Quan tore the letter to shreds. "General Zhang, what's wrong with the queen? She wasn't such a reckless soldier in the past! ”

"Whatever the reason, do as you are told!" Zhang Liao's voice was a little hoarse, and he didn't say anything more, quickly summoned the heralds over, and issued a new round of deployment.

As the sky grew darker, the offensive became more violent, especially near the castle towers, which fell into fierce battles.

The dragon head rushed to destroy one after another, the arrow towers and siege vehicles were more and more damaged, and both armies fell into pieces of soldiers.

From time to time, the sky flew with shining rockets, not to kill, but after dark, both sides should use this way to illuminate certain positions of the other party, so as to observe the deployment of the other party, after all, dark places, often hide deadly killing opportunities.

"General Zhang! General Zhang! ”

A familiar call attracted Zhang Liao's attention, and he looked back at Liao Hua, who was running to the front, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Yuan Jian, why did you come to the front line?" ”

Liao Hua smiled heartily and stopped his horse: "General Zhang, the last general is here by order." ”

"What does this mean, Mistress?" Huang Quan asked inexplicably.

Liao Hua glanced at the two of them meaningfully, and said with a smile: "The master mother ordered a decisive battle tonight, if you can't take Hangu Pass, you will retreat immediately!" ”

"Tonight?" Huang Quan was stunned and shook his head resolutely: "It is impossible to take Hangu tonight!" ”

"General Huang doesn't need to worry too much, the master mother has already made arrangements, and now he just needs to let all the soldiers who are taking turns to rest be dispatched and prepare for a full-scale attack." Liao Hua continued.

Zhang Liao and Huang Quan were so astute that they immediately heard the meaning of their words.

"Did the master mother really make arrangements?" Zhang Liao said happily.

"Yes! Now that the time is ripe, we just need to attack and we don't need to be involved. Liao Hua replied.

"Good!" Zhang Liao immediately raised the Wentian spear and shouted loudly: "Order the whole army, all departments are in place, and prepare for a comprehensive decisive battle!" ”

"Wait!" Huang Quan thought more, and hurriedly interrupted: "General Zhang, no matter what, it's better to leave 10,000 people as a preparation, be prepared!" ”

Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and nodded in approval. "Then you will leave 10,000 people as a backup to prevent accidents."

"No!"

Whether emotionally or intellectually, Zhang Liao is more inclined to choose to believe in Xu Shu, after all, the queen of Chu has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he would rather believe that he is wrong, than believe that there is a problem in the Xiangyang Dynasty, and there is no way to retreat, he is unwilling to disobey, not to mention Liao Hua's attitude.

On the city tower at this moment, Zhong Miao was frowning and worried.

The high-level civil and military beside him were talking about it and asking each other from time to time.

"Is this Zhang Liao crazy? He has no chance, why is he still fighting so hard? ”

"I'm afraid it's a calculation!"

"How to calculate, this Hangu Pass is already impregnable, Zhang Liao's methods are all broken by Zhong Taishou, how can there be a way to do it?"

The sound of everyone's discussion came into Zhong Xuan's ears from time to time, which also made him a little uneasy.

Seeing this, Cao Zhen on the side couldn't help but whisper: "Zhong Taishou, is this Zhang Liao fraudulent?" ”

"Hard to say!" Zhong Xuan shook his head, staring at the fierce battle at the juncture, as if answering, and as if talking to himself. "Zhang Liao is a famous general in the world, he shouldn't do useless things, but now that he is in shape, it is indeed difficult for him to do anything, and it is really difficult to determine."

"Could it be that he received Wang Xu's death order and must take my Hangu Pass?" Cao Zhen asked.

"It's possible!" Zhong Xuan nodded: "Looking at his use of troops these days, it can be said that he has done his best to seize Hangu, and there is no clumsiness in it. ”

"In that case, it's up to each other, and there's nothing to worry about." Cao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief.

"I don't know why, the old man always has a bad feeling, it seems that he has missed something?" Zhong Xuan was not as optimistic as him.

"Maybe Zhong Taishou is tired for days and is a little worried." Cao Zhen couldn't bear to worry too much, and spoke of relief.

Zhong Xuan smiled slightly, although he did not refute, but he did not put his mind at ease, and after pondering for a while, he asked solemnly again: "Is there any omission in our preparations in the pass, is there any possibility that the other party is planning?" ”

Cao Zhen knew what he meant, and replied with certainty: "Zhong Taishou rest assured, near the gate of Guannei, there are all the henchmen of the last general, and all the key areas are also restrained by each other. Moreover, the officials and officers of the Guan, large and small, but all those who are in charge of important tasks, are under the control of the last general, and if the Jingzhou army wants to make trouble from the inside and deal with the enemy army outside the Guan, it is absolutely impossible. ”

"That's it!" Zhong Xuan finally relieved himself slightly, and felt that he might have been overly worried.

But at this moment, a deafening shout suddenly sounded from the east of Hangu Guan, that is, in the direction of Luoyang behind him.

"Kill!"

"Kill into Hangu and capture Zhong Xuan alive!"

"Capture Zhong Xuan alive!"

The dense and thick sound of rushing and killing made people hear it instantly, and the number of people was definitely not less than a few thousand, or even more.

Almost after a moment of stunnedness, Zhong Xuan was shocked and asked, "How can there be enemy troops in the direction of Luoyang?" ”

Cao Zhen was also dumbfounded, looking at the fire that rose into the sky in Kanto, he was dumbfounded: "Luoyang lost? Or has Yingchuan's side been defeated? Impossible, impossible, some time ago, General Xiahou just came with good news, no matter what, it can't be so fast! (To be continued......)