Cao Jun's high-level shock, only one Xiliang Army, it is enough for Cao Jun to be busy, and now there is Yuan Shao from the chaos, after a year of recuperation, Cao Jun recovered a little, still can't withstand such a war, once the war starts, not only is it as simple as mobilizing the army, but also needs food and grass materials to be in place quickly.

Old opponent Yuan Shao, Cao Cao knows his strength very well, and he must spare no effort to attack Qingzhou, and when facing the Xiliang Army, Cao Cao does not have so much confidence, Cao Cao also thought that the Xiliang Army would attack Luoyang, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, before the Liang Wangfu was still preparing for the water army with great fanfare, and even reduced all the taxes on the land, so that the pressure on the development of the Xiliang Army will be greater, Cao Cao even thought that Jia Rong in order to win over the people, regardless of his own strength, this kind of ridicule, When the Xiliang army used a large force to attack Luoyang, it broke instantly.

At the same time, there were two sides to start the war, Cao Cao began to transfer troops and send generals, the stability of the Tiger Pass is undoubted, there is no need to send more soldiers and horses to go, the focus is on Yuan Shao's attack on Qingzhou, but also the news of General Zhou's rebellion did not reach back to the top of the Cao army, otherwise Cao Cao would not have so much confidence.

Jia Rong led 30,000 soldiers and horses, came to the Tiger Prison Pass, and showed with his actions that the imperative to Luoyang must be won, Luoyang is in the world, after occupying Luoyang, you can further win the Central Plains, and the prosperity around Luoyang, better than Chang'an, densely populated, more conducive to the long-term development of the Xiliang Army, if you want to win the world, you can't stick to one place, even in the most difficult time, Jia Rong has never given up the pace of attack, the consumption of the war is huge, and it brings more profits.

"Lord, now there are more than 13,000 people in the Tiger Prison Pass, and under the strong attack, the soldiers have lost a lot, and our army has lost nearly 5,000 people in the attack of half a month." Zhao Yun gave a simple explanation of the situation in the Tiger Pass, attacking the Tiger Pass, the soldiers guarding the pass and the army attacking, the loss was about one to three.

Jia Rong nodded slightly and said: "Tiger Prison Pass, Luoyang, you must get it in your hands, raise soldiers for a thousand days and use soldiers for a while, no matter how strong Tiger Prison Pass is, you must take it." ”

"No." The generals in the tent clasped their fists and said in unison, a strong battle intent flashed in their eyes, Jia Rong's words seemed to let them return to the battlefield and regain their self-confidence, no matter how strong the enemy was, how could the Xiliang army be afraid.

"Tomorrow's army will attack Tiger Pass." Jia Rong ordered.

The flag danced, the war drums thundered, three thousand soldiers were invested at one time, and the attack on the Tiger Prison Pass was launched, Jia Rong personally sat in the Chinese army, leaving not a lot of time for the Xiliang Army, and the war in Qingzhou could pull the Cao Army to a certain extent, once they reacted, they placed heavy troops in the Tiger Prison Pass and Luoyang, even if they attacked, the Xiliang Army was also broken.

The ballista was aimed at the city, and after Jia Rong's order, he launched it without hesitation, and the attack distance and lethality of the ballista greatly suppressed the defenders on the pass, making them dare not raise their heads easily.

One by one, the ladders were quickly erected at the head of the city, Jia Rong supervised the formation behind, and the soldiers burst out with strong combat effectiveness, scrambling to climb the ladders.

After many days of consumption, there are not many sassal boulders that can be used in the pass, even the arrows, which are only enough for three days, the sparse rain of arrows did not stop the pace of the soldiers' attack, and soon there were soldiers on the city wall.

The frenzied attack of the Xiliang army made Xiahou Yuan a little tired to deal with, and he used all the reserve teams to barely suppress and resist the Xiliang army.

In a round of attacks, nearly 1,000 casualties were killed and wounded on both sides, which was also the best result achieved by the Xiliang army since the siege of the city.

Jia Rong frowned, constantly thinking about countermeasures, at the beginning of the march, he and Guo Jiajia Xu and others decided that Wang Yue would assist the army to capture Bishui Pass, and if he was unprepared to attack it by surprise, he would definitely be able to succeed, and if he could not take the opportunity to sneak attack the Tiger Pass, he would be led by the Yellow Turban General to open the gate and let the Xiliang army enter the city.

The two strategies all failed, attacking the Tiger Prison Pass with a tough attitude, even Jia Rong was a little reluctant, these soldiers were not easy to train, they were all tough guys who came out of the tempering of the war, died on the siege of the city, some nests, good steel should be used on the blade.

"Zhang Xiu, what are the chances of success in the sneak attack on the Tiger Prison?" Jia Rong asked in a low voice.

"Fifty percent." Zhang Xiudao.

Jia Rong nodded slightly and shook his head slightly, how much effort did it take to cultivate the lone wolf soldiers, and the loss of one of them was heart-wrenching.

"Assassination captures Bishui Pass, killing fifty members." Jia Rong said.

"Xiahou Yuan's own martial arts are not bad, and the gate has been sealed, we are in the internal response, there are only a few hundred people in our hands, no better than General Zhou, and there are three thousand soldiers and horses in our hands who can influence the situation." Zhang Xiudao.

"Well, be careful, there is still General Niu in the city to answer, act cheaply, if you can't succeed, don't force it." Jia Rong admonished.

"No, the humble post will definitely take the tiger prison." Zhang Xiu said in a firm tone.

Jia Rong nodded slightly and motioned for Zhang Xiu to leave.

The lone wolf was forced by the current situation, and the Tiger Prison Pass was an insurmountable natural danger, and if you wanted to attack Luoyang, you had to spend it, and with tens of thousands of troops to attack, the losses were too great, and the strength of the Liang army in the west was difficult to support for too long.

The fierce offensive of the Xiliang army made Xiahou Yuan busy, constantly strengthening the city defense, and the soldiers slept on the gate at night, anyway, it was summer, and there was no need to worry about the cold, the continuous progress of the war made every soldier feel very tired, coupled with the strict guards on the pass, but there was no worry that the Xiliang army would take the opportunity to attack the city, not to mention anything else, just the boulder near the gate, it would take two hours to clean up, and for such a long time, the army in the pass had already known.

Dozens of figures appeared under the Tiger Prison, the torches were turned off, and there were not a few soldiers patrolling, but they did not find these people.

After observing the pass for a long time, Zhang Xiu waved his hand, some people were on guard, and some people began to prepare to enter the city.

Take out the crossbow arrow, on which there is an iron hook specially made for lone wolf soldiers in the craftsman's workshop, which can hook the city wall and climb it silently, ready to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

Zhang Xiu took the lead and rushed forward, Xiangxia made a gesture, and dozens of black shadows immediately moved.

At this time, it was already late at night, and the soldiers on patrol were also a little sleepy, but they did not dare to disobey the orders from above, so they had to patrol over and over again.

Zhang Xiu hid in the shadows under the battlements, motionless, until the patrolling soldiers walked by, he got up, his face was solemn, the situation at the city gate, he already had a general understanding, not to mention more than ten lone wolf soldiers, that is, all the lone wolves were dispatched, and it was not easy to open the tiger prison.

Dozens of black shadows headed in the direction of the barracks, and under the cover of darkness, no soldiers noticed anything unusual.

"General Niu." Zhang Xiu shouted in a low voice.

General Niu jumped up, picked up the saber beside him, and was about to shout, but Zhang Xiu covered his mouth.

"How are you?" After seeing the faces of the people who came, General Niu's wide eyes gradually returned to normal, and his heart trembled.

"What? General Niu was surprised to see General Ben coming? Zhang Xiu said.

"No, General Zhou, he"

"I already know about this matter, it has nothing to do with you, as long as you do your business well, you don't have to worry, General Ben will also say a lot of good things for you in front of King Liang." Zhang Xiu waved his hand.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you." General Niu repeatedly took the lead.

"Take me to Xiahou Yuan's tent." Zhang Xiu said coldly, when he came, he made the worst plan, even if he put his life on the line, he would take the tiger prison.

"My lord, no, there are five hundred guards around Xiahou Yuan, all of whom are the elite of the army, and the five hundred cavalry are in the barracks, ready to fight at any time, which is very dangerous. General Niu hurriedly said.

"I think it's because you're cowardly and don't dare to make a move, so Xiahou Yuan can succeed so easily, with your position in the army, can you rule the army?" Zhang Xiu asked.

"Impossible, I'm just a lieutenant general, I have 2,000 soldiers and horses under my command, but this time I only brought 500 people, I was originally secretly supporting General Zhou, who wanted to expose the matter, so I had to do this."

"If Xiahou Yuan dies, who will take over the Tiger Prison Pass?" Zhang Xiu asked.

"Adjutant General Zhou Xing." General Niu said.

"Okay, take me to Zhou Xing's tent." Zhang Xiudao.

Seeing that Zhang Xiu did not recklessly break into Xiahou Yuan's camp, General Niu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, life is like this, one wrong step is wrong for life, General Niu was also dragged onto the thief ship because he inadvertently discovered the correspondence between General Zhou and the Xiliang Army, and most of his family members were placed in Chang'an City, if he dared to make any small moves, the first unlucky one was his family, and in the face of the cruel display, he chose to give in.

The more you know, the greater the awe of the Xiliang Army, General Niu is soft-spoken in the army, but he is very cautious in doing things, when General Zhou opened the city gate to welcome the Xiliang Army in, he was just watching in secret, so he survived the accident in the Guannei and preserved his strength.

There are five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry in the barracks, that is, under the leadership of General Niu, they are still being checked twice and three times, and around the camp tent of the deputy general Zhou Xing, the tightness of the guards is much looser than that of Xiahou Yuan.

"General Zhou, General Niu asks to see." The guard went in and said.

Zhou Xing asked, "Which Niu general?" Although there are only more than 10,000 soldiers in the Guan, Zhou Xing can't know them all, especially the later reinforcements, which are all unfamiliar faces to Zhou Xing.

"I don't know about my humble position, he said that he wanted to see the general and had important matters to discuss." The guard said.

"Let him in." Although it was late at night, Zhou Xing still didn't sleep, the Xiliang army outside the gate was too strong, if it weren't for Xiahou Yuan, I am afraid he would be the first to escape, no one could understand his fear of seeing the soldiers of the Xiliang army.