Tokto City.

Gao Ran returned to the city with 3,000 cavalry. As soon as he entered the house, Hu Chuquan greeted him, and then asked how the situation was.

Gao Ran briefly told the story of the Yin Pavilion City being attacked by the Yellow Turban Army. Then he said: "That Jia Xu lost his grain and grass, and after losing his soldiers and horses, he was afraid that he would not be able to explain to the general, so he urged me to ask about the return of Tuoketuo City." ”

"Oh, then I don't know how General Gao answered?" After hearing that the situation had changed, Hu Chuquan's face became much more serious. If this is the case, then it is true that the Yellow Turban Army has robbed grain.

"How can I answer, of course, that I have to pay it back, but it's just a matter of coping." Gao Ran shook his head as he spoke, indicating that he would not return the city.

"Hmm. Tuoketo City can't be returned no matter what, this was originally the territory of our Xiongnu. I think in order to prevent the general from dreaming too much at night, we should speed up our movements. Now that we have prepared for a storm, I have contacted the people of the former tribe, who are willing to open the door for the entry of our army. Hu Chuquan knows that the situation is critical now, if he is holding on, it is likely that Jia Xu will threaten to ask for the city with force, if so, it is equivalent to not even having a foothold. If you want to quell the chaos, it will be even more difficult.

The method of calling the kitchen spring made Gao Ran's eyes shine. When he heard that the Huns had been contacted, they could deal with Yasi and the others from the inside and outside, and immediately rejoiced: "This is very good. As long as we can put down the rebellion, then we can occupy Dingxiang, and then we will have a rear base, and then we can deal with the Bingzhou army, and once our reinforcements arrive, the whole of Yanmen may be ours. ”

Gao Ran made a decision, and after discussing it, the two men raised their troops three days later and headed for Dingxiang City, which was only defended by a thousand soldiers.

Only a thousand soldiers were left, which Gao Ran never thought that Jia Xu would dare to take the city by force.

It was just that Gao Ran and Hu Chuquan had just left with an army of 27,000 people, and Jia Xu took Huang Zhong and Tai Shici into Tuoketuo City.

With the help of the members of the Heavenly Eye in the city, the east gate was opened as soon as night, and the army entered the city, and thousands of Yuan Shao soldiers became prisoners before they could resist.

"The good ones treat these captives well, and they must not be injured or surrendered." Jia Xu saw the overall situation and made up his mind, so he gave an order.

After all, these people are Yuan Shao's soldiers, and now that Zhang Chao and him have not completely turned their faces, Jia Xu will naturally not do anything, and as long as he does not hurt his people, everything has room for maneuver.

Gao Ran and Hu Chuquan didn't know this, he Ping led the army to Dingxiang City, and with the help of Nei Ying, he really opened the city gate. It's just that I didn't think that Zhang Da had been prepared, and the two armies fought hard in front of the city gate.

Yasi and Ada's reign was still too short in the end, and when they saw Hu Chuquan leading a large army to the city gate, the leaders of many small forces in the city rebelled. Although they are few individually, they are still a force to be reckoned with when they are combined. Eventually, Yass was killed, and Ada fled with the remaining thousand cavalry.

Although Hu Chuquan said that it was a victory, it was also a tragic victory. There are less than 3,000 of the 15,000 cavalry around him, and there is only a fraction of the 12,000 infantry that Gao Ran originally followed.

The two took the remaining 5,000 men with them, and they were ready to rule Dingxiang. It's just that the reason why the leaders of those small tribes helped Hu Chuquan was because they thought that he had the support of the Han Yuan Shao, so they were afraid in their hearts. But when they saw that their strength was less than 5,000, everyone discussed it and turned against it again.

Without preparation, Hu Chuquan and Gao Ran were defeated, not only did the remaining men and horses change from 5,000 to less than 2,000, but even Hu Chuquan's son Liu Bao was killed.

After being blasted out of Dingxiang City, the two retreated towards Tuoketuo City with less than 2,000 soldiers, all they had to do was to stabilize first, and when the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao arrived, they would kill them together to avenge their blood hatred.

However, when the two of them returned to the front of Tuoketo City with the remnants of the army, they saw that the flag on the city gate tower had already been changed and changed to a big letter.

In front of the north city gate, Gao Ran rode on a horse and looked up at the top of the city tower, and saw Jia Xu with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Jia, what do you mean by this?" Seeing that the city was taken away, Gao Ran asked angrily.

"Don't you know General He Yigao? The month period has long passed, and now it is just a matter of returning things to their original owners. Jia Xu looked at Gao Lan, who didn't even have a helmet because of the escape under the city, and laughed.

Before ceding the city was the first step, in order to give Gao Ran hope and no worries, so that he could fight with the Xiongnu army; Grabbing food is the second step, forcing them to fight hard; used the method that Zhang Chao had used before, so that the soldiers were dyed with chicken blood and duck blood, in order to clean up the food robbery with himself, and at the same time, it was also to reassure the other party that he could concentrate all his strength to attack.

Now it seems that every step has succeeded. Now that everything has settled, whether it is the Huns, Gao Ran and Huchuquan, they have all been hit hard, and Jia Xu naturally wants to stand up and pick up the bargain.

Gao Lan'er, who was riding on the horse, heard Jia Xu say that the return date had arrived, and immediately said stiffly: "Didn't I promise to return it?" It's just that you just have to prepare for it, or you can't be in such a hurry. ”

"No, our lord has already been angry, and it is not okay not to be in a hurry. By the way, the 1,000 soldiers left by General Gao in the city were not damaged at all, they were waiting outside the southern city, and the general could take them away at any time. At the same time, please send a message to Pastor Yuan, we have no intention of being an enemy of him at all, and please think twice before doing something. Jia Xu pointed to the southwest direction and smiled.

The city gate was taken away, and Gao Ran knew that it was impossible to come back, and besides, this was originally borrowed by him. The so-called heroes don't suffer immediate losses, that is, if they have a way to live, they will go first.

Gao Ran was helpless, so the cavalry wanted to leave with Hu Chuquan. But it was soon discovered that the gates of Tuoketo were wide open, and General Huang Zhong rushed out with 5,000 cavalry.

"What does that mean?" Seeing the five thousand cavalry in high spirits, Gao Ran's face showed horror for a while.

"It's not interesting, it's just that on the orders of the lord, I will clear the hidden dangers of my Han's borders." Jia Xu, who was standing on top of the city tower, smiled and waved his right arm, and immediately Huang Zhong surrounded General Hu Chuquan, who was only with a very small number of Hun cavalry.

Huang Zhong and the others were just targeting Hu Chuquan, and Gao Ran was still fine. Not only that, but there were also soldiers who sent some grain and grass.

This kind of treatment makes Gao Ran really speechless. He can't protect himself now, and he can't help Hu Chuquan's situation.

Under the city of Tuoketuo, at the moment when Huchuquan was captured, an army of Han people also came outside Dingxiang City.

A full 30,000 cavalrymen, all in pitch-black armor, the sharp blades in their hands glittered under the reflection of the sun, and the person at the head was Tai Shici with an iron spear.

He was ordered by Jia Xu to come to receive Dingxiang City. After coming to the city, he did not immediately attack the city, but shouted loudly, "I am the general Tai Shici, the general under the seat of the great general, this time I came to receive Dingxiang City on the order of the lord, and asked the steward of the city to open the city gate." ”

After a burst of shouting, there was no movement at the city gate, but many figures could be seen flowing on the tower, apparently they were all observing every move outside.

Tai Shici's shouts were repeated over and over again, which also made the people above the city tower more dense. Seeing that the time was almost up, Tai Shici shouted again, "Brothers upstairs, don't have any ideas, I'm here to bring you a good life." If you don't believe me, please look behind me, the 30,000 cavalry are all Hun brothers, they are all people who have followed Yu Shan Yu Yu Fuluo, and now Shan Yu has been sent to Jinyang City to live a good life, they have also joined our army, and obtained excellent equipment, and their families have been able to live a safe and landed life, from beginning to end, their treatment is the same as our Han army. Our great general is committed to the great unity of all nationalities, and as long as we are like-minded people, we will not distinguish between each other, and we are all good brothers. As for the brothers, the general will divide the fields, houses and livestock, so that he can live a good life. On the other hand, if it is an enemy, then no matter where they flee to, or what kind of dependence they have, they will become the ones who must be killed, even if they flee to the ends of the earth. Now the choice is in front of you, whether you are friend or foe is up to you. I have given me two hours, and if the time comes, and the gates are not opened, then we have chosen to be our enemy, so that we will not only attack the city, but will not be soft on the enemy, including his family. ”

Riding on the brown shadow horse, Tai Shici shouted this again, and then returned to the cavalry of the Chinese army, he did according to the words of the military advisor Jia Xu, and the next choice depends on the Huns in Dingxiangcheng.

As soon as Tai Shici returned to the Chinese army, several Hun generals rushed together, and they all applied to come forward to persuade him to surrender.

These people, their families are all in Dingxiang City, and they want to influence their family and friends through their influence to let them open the city gates.

This is a good thing, Tai Shici agreed, so there was a very lively scene under the city, what I saw was that batches of Hun cavalry came to the city, reported their names and shouted to the people in the city, talking about their current life and persuading each other to surrender.

30,000 cavalry turned upside down, and it looked like it was very lively.

The city is lively, and the city tower is even more chaotic. When they saw their relatives and friends below, and one of them was eating with red faces, and it didn't look like they had been wronged in the slightest, their hearts began to waver. Although the leaders of some small tribes in the city were unwilling, they saw that the 30,000 cavalry under the city were well-equipped and full of combat power, and they knew that there would be no good results if they continued to fight.

An hour later, as soon as the time specified by Tai Shi Ci arrived, the south gate of Dingxiang City was opened from the inside.