Chapter 599: Taking the Yang (5)
Resisting the attack of the Xiliang army, the world-famous Xiliang army was resisted by them, and the number of soldiers lost by the Xiliang army was far greater than their own.
Xiahou Yuan did not have the short-sightedness of the soldiers and the generals at the bottom, a round of attacks, the defenders occupied an absolute advantage, there were still 300 soldiers killed, more than 500 wounded, compared to the Xiliang army, it must be a little less, but the defenders consumed more materials, boulder arrows, etc., such consumption, that is, they are the benefit of the card, and it is difficult to hold the checkpoint for a long time, and when the materials are exhausted, the Xiliang army will attack the city again, and can only meet with the opponent's short soldiers.
After rectifying the situation, the Xiliang army launched an attack again, until 10,000 reinforcements came from the pass.
In the successive sieges of the city, the Xiliang army lost nearly 4,000 people, eight wells were damaged, and more than ten thunderbolts were damaged, which can be described as a heavy loss.
Zhao Yun was a little difficult to bear such a result, he did not consume the other party, and another 10,000 reinforcements came, as expected, these reinforcements must have brought enough food and grass materials, the defenders were replenished, and the attack would become more difficult.
The night was like ink, and the checkpoint was quiet, and there was a camp tent still brightly lit, and five or six generals gathered together and talked about something in a low voice.
"General Zhou, is this plan feasible?" One of the generals whispered.
"Nonsense, we have three thousand people, and the soldiers guarding the gate are also our people, as long as the boulder of the city gate is removed, the gate is opened, and the Xiliang army rushes in, we are all meritorious heroes." General Zhou said in a low voice.
"Okay, in General Zhou's opinion, it's just that Xiahou Yuan is very shrewd, there are too many soldiers patrolling the city, and if he dispatches three thousand people, he will definitely be aware of it, and we will not be spared when the time comes."
"Well, we can dispatch a hundred people at a time, slowly move closer to the closed area, and strive to control the vicinity of the city gate, so that we can calmly open the closed gate." General Zhou said slowly.
The successive battles made the defenders a little tired, so when General Zhou proposed to close the door, Xiahou Yuan agreed without thinking about it.
Pieces of stones and debris were removed, the speed of the soldiers was very fast, nearly half of it was cleaned up in an hour, and it took another hour to open the gate, General Zhou seemed to see the gate open, the Xiliang army entered the pass, and the Cao army fled in embarrassment, he was the general of the Yellow Turban Army, because of his own ability, he soon had a position in the Cao army, and was ordered to guard the perimeter of Luoyang.
But before leaving, he saw Yu Dan, the military advisor of the Yellow Turban Army, the people of his hometown, if it wasn't for Yu Dan, he would have starved to death in the township, how can he have today's beautiful situation, after hearing what Yu Shan ordered, he thought about it and agreed.
Cao Cao incorporated Guo Da's department, but the veteran generals in the Yellow Turban had no feelings for Cao Cao, and the two sides had a big fight at the beginning, and in the hearts of the old generals, Guo Da was their leader.
A group of patrol soldiers came to a stop where the gate was closed, and looked around vigilantly, either a hundred or fifty people, forming a situation of encirclement of the gate.
"What are you doing? How to stop here? Don't hurry up and go on patrol yet. A general-like man led more than 20 soldiers as he walked.
"General, we're going on patrol." With a look, more than a hundred soldiers slowly walked towards the comer.
"Stop." The generals realized that something was wrong, and the soldiers on patrol were basically a team of ten people at most, but there were more than 100 of these people.
More than 100 soldiers did not stop their pace, but hurried towards the general, the ring head knife was already unsheathed, and they did not hesitate to kill the general.
The general never expected that Pao Ze would actually attack him, and when he suddenly woke up, Da Haode's head had already detached from his body.
The remaining more than ten soldiers panicked and kept shouting loudly, and more than 100 people did not show any mercy, quickly killed all the soldiers, and then quietly gathered the corpses together.
The movement here made many patrolling soldiers rush one after another, and some soldiers were even ready to ring the gong.
"It's okay, it's okay, one of my brothers ran into a rat and was scared." One of the soldiers shouted.
"Look at your stupidity, a rat can make you scream and think about killing the enemy." A mocking voice could be heard not far away.
When the soldiers who gathered heard such a lame reason, they chose to believe that they were all people who had experienced life and death together, and they didn't take it seriously.
A general walked forward for more than ten steps, stopped, accompanied by the breeze, he smelled a faint smell of blood, although it was not very strong, he was sure that it was the smell of blood that had just flowed, he had experienced a lot of battles, and he was very familiar with this smell.
Glancing at the soldiers around him, there were only fifty or sixty people, but there were more than 100 people on the other side, and there were many hazy figures not far away, which immediately made him realize that the troops, the general's footsteps were not stopping, and he was walking slowly into the distance, getting more and more urgent.
"Be careful, it'll be done in half an hour." One said in a low voice.
"General, General Ma is asking to see you outside the tent." The guard said respectfully.
When Xiahou Yuan was asleep, he had instructed the guards that if there was any situation, it must be reported immediately, without the slightest delay, this is the critical moment of the war, there can be no mistakes, even if Yu Ban just fell asleep, the guards still walked in.
"Well, let him in." Xiahou Yuan got up and rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes and said.
"General, there is something important to tell you about your humble position." General Ma hurriedly said after entering the big tent.
"What?"
"When the lowly party was on patrol, he found that more than 100 soldiers had gathered at the gate, and he heard the screams of the soldiers before, and he smelled a little blood after he went, and there were only more than 50 people in the hands of the lowly officials at that time, regardless of rash actions." General Ma said very quickly.
Xiahou Yuan Huo Ran got up and said, "Go to the army and gather troops and horses, rush to the gate, and the guards will go with me, and the speed should be fast." ”
The 500-strong personal guards were assembled at the first time, and as Xiahou Yuan rushed to the gate, even the 500 cavalry in the gate were all dispatched, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves woke up the defenders in the pass, and after receiving the order, they urgently approached the direction of the gate.
"Who are you? Why here? Xiahou Yuan asked cautiously, although the words of the general surnamed Ma made him more vigilant, he had to wait until the situation was completely understood, otherwise the enemy army would not arrive, and his own side would be in chaos first, which would be a great blow to the defenders.
Seeing that the matter had been revealed, more than 100 soldiers did not hesitate at all, and immediately stepped forward to buy time for the soldiers at the gate.
Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan no longer hesitated, and with an order, five hundred guards pulled out their weapons, these guards were all elite soldiers in the Cao army, and the elites selected from various departments were not more than a hundred soldiers who could resist, but after a while, they were broken.
Hearing the news reported by the soldiers, General Zhou hesitated for a moment and ordered the soldiers to resist.
More and more soldiers came in the direction of Xiahou Yuan, the Yellow Turban soldiers in General Zhou's hands were 3,000 people, and Xiahou Yuan's personal guards were only 500 people, he also thought that he could capture Xiahou Yuan and occupy the Tiger Prison Pass, so that the credit would be greater.
"The lord treats you well, why betray you." Xiahou Yuan was a little incredulous, there were so many soldiers who betrayed, although the guards were elite, but the other party was numerous, and in a short period of time, it was difficult to occupy an advantage, and once the gate was opened, the Xiliang army entered the pass, that is, Xiahou Yuan had the ability to reach the sky, and the Tiger Prison Pass could only be broken.
"Kill Xiahou Yuan and reward 100 gold." General Zhou pointed at Xiahou Yuan and shouted.
After about a quarter of an hour of fighting, the cavalry of the barracks arrived first, and at this time there was only a short distance left to close the gate, as long as the gate was opened, they were victorious.
Xiahou Yuan's cavalry killed, so that General Zhou's soldiers panicked and avoided one after another, but let the five hundred cavalry fight and retreat, Xiahou Yuan took the opportunity to lead five hundred guards to kill, General Zhou could not resist, led the remnants of the army to scatter and fled.
After the arrival of the army, the situation was completely stabilized, and at this time, the obstacles in front of the gate had been completely cleared, and after the remnants led by General Zhou were cleared, Xiahou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, if it wasn't for the general surnamed Ma who found out that something was wrong, I am afraid that the Xiliang army would have succeeded.
General Zhou is also a character, seeing that he can't do anything, he draws his sword and commits suicide.
"The guards firmly guard the gates and seal them." Xiahou Yuan ordered with a gloomy face.
General Zhou's rebellion caused the defenders to directly lose nearly 4,000 people, and the strength of the original 20,000 defenders was sharply reduced.
"Torture the captured generals, whose order is it, so that they have such courage." Xiahou Yuan said in a deep voice.
The news of the failure of the rebellion in the Guannai reached Guo Jia's hands for the first time, he put down the information with a long sigh, and looked at the eyes of the Tiger Prison Pass became a little confused, the Yellow Turban Army is an extremely powerful killer weapon of the Xiliang Army, and it gave the defenders of the Guannai a fatal blow at the critical moment, but I didn't expect it to fail, and the defenders in the Guannai lost more than 4,000 people, perhaps the biggest gain.
"It seems that Cao Jun is still underestimated." Guo Jia muttered.
The thousand cavalry who were waiting for the battle quietly withdrew to the camp, and when they got the news that the operation failed, Zhao Yun's face was not very good-looking.
After this change, the guards of the Tiger Prison Pass have become more rigorous, and the generals guarding the gate are all generals that Xiahou Yuan trusts, and the number of soldiers patrolling at night is also strictly controlled.
In half a month, the Xiliang army dispatched to seize Bishui Pass, and the news of the soldiers coming to the Tiger Prison Pass also spread all over the world.
Not to be outdone, Yuan Shao of Jizhou ordered two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to Qingzhou.