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This is the most glorious time of Qin Zongquan, without spending a single soldier, he captured Hukou Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also the only barrier to Yongzhou, and the whole process is only a short hour.

As the gate of Hukou Pass opened, Lao Zhang and the two thousand defenders put down their weapons and knelt at the pass, welcoming Qin Zongquan's army into the pass.

Qin Zongquan rode his horse forward, while informing the scouts to report the victory to Fa Ying, and on the other hand, he led his troops to enter Hukou Pass.

"Subordinate Zhang Ting, see General Qin!"

When Qin Zongquan rode his horse into the customs, Lao Zhang took the initiative to kneel down and show goodwill.

Qin Zongquan looked at the Shu soldiers who were crawling all over the ground, nodded and said: "Very good, the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, you have made the right choice, General Ben is very satisfied, get up and talk, don't kneel." ”

"Thank you, General Qin......" Zhang Ting got up and stood aside timidly, and whispered, "General Qin, you promised us that as long as you are willing to surrender, you will not embarrass us." ”

Qin Zongquan waved his hand and said: "That's natural, General Ben has always been good at talking, I think you are a good person, so lead me to lead the way, and be familiar with the situation in Xiaguan." ”

"Subordinates obey."

Zhang Ting tiptoed to the war horse that Qin Zongquan was riding, grabbed the reins of the horse's head, and led Qin Zongquan and tens of thousands of Chu troops into Hukou Pass.

After entering the Hukou Pass, when Qin Zongquan looked at Zhu Xuan, who was tied up by five flowers, he couldn't help frowning, leaned over and asked Zhang Ting: "Who is this?" ”

Zhang Ting said: "General Qin, don't blame, this is our deputy general Zhu Xuan, because he couldn't accept General Qin's arrival for a while, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble, so his subordinates tied him up." ”

When Qin Zongquan heard this, he turned over and dismounted, walked straight to Zhu Xuan, folded the horsewhip in his hand, held her chin and asked, "Are you unwilling to surrender?" ”

"Phew!" Zhu Xuan immediately spit on Qin Zongquan's face with a mouthful of saliva, and scolded loudly: "As a Han Chen, how can the last general wag his tail and beg for mercy from a thug like you? Do you want me to surrender to you thieves? You might as well kill me! ”

Qin Zongquan was furious when he heard this, and whipped Zhu Xuan in the face, and his cheeks were opened.

"When you die, you dare to be hard-mouthed? Hmph, haven't you heard of my Qin Zongquan's reputation? Qin Zongquan said viciously to Zhu Xuan.

Zhu Xuan sneered: "A brute who was beaten by our Han army and was embarrassed like a lost dog, of course General Ben is like thunder." ”

"Presumptuous!" Qin Zongquan was furious, and slapped Zhu Xuan with another whip, "Now that your Han army has not been defeated by me, who is the dog who lost his family?" I ask you who is the lost dog! ”

Qin Zongquan went crazy, the horsewhip kept pumping on Zhu Xuan's body, and after a while, the leather armor on his body was gradually deformed and dried up.

Zhang Ting couldn't bear it, so he hurriedly stopped Qin Zongquan and persuaded: "General Qin, you have a lot of adults, don't meet with Vice General Zhu anymore, let me persuade him again, okay?" ”

"Get out!"

No, Qin Zongquan, who was furious, directly kicked Zhang Ting to the ground, and continued to whip Zhu Xuan several times before he came to his senses.

The next moment, he threw the horsewhip into the hands of his own soldiers, glanced at Zhang Ting, who fell to the ground, and said with a light snort: "General Ben was too excited just now, don't take it to heart, since you said you want to persuade, then persuade your former boss." ”

After speaking, he glared at Zhu Xuan gloomily, and then turned around to inspect other places.

Even though he had armor on his body, under Qin Zongquan's violent leather whip, Zhu Xuan still grinned in pain, and at the same time, his bloodshot eyes were locked on Qin Zongquan's back.

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When the army of Fa Ying arrived at Hukou Pass, it was already evening, and he didn't expect that Hukou Pass would be taken so easily, and it was originally planned that such a pass with natural danger would be possible in three or five days at the earliest.

It's just that when he saw the flag of the Chu army waving in the wind at the mouth of the pot, he had to believe that all this was true.

"The last general will wait here for the prime minister for a long time......"

The mouth of the pot was closed, and Qin Zongquan knelt on the ground like a dog to welcome the arrival of the martingale.

Fa Ying hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, nodded and said: "General Qin, in this Northern Expedition, you have made the first contribution, and when the class teacher returns to the court, the prime minister will personally recommend your merits to the emperor." ”

Qin Zongquan was excited, and hurriedly said: "Everything is planned by the prime minister, and the last general will not dare to take credit." ”

Fa Ying: "General Qin should not be modest, I will establish the country by law, rewards and punishments are clear, and I will never be greedy for the merits of any soldier, so quickly take the prime minister into the customs to inspect." ”

Qin Zongquan bowed down and said, "Please come with the last general." ”

Hukou Pass is not big, under the leadership of Qin Zongquan, Fa Ying quickly had a comprehensive understanding of Hukou Pass, and finally leaned on the head of the city, looking at the direction of Yongzhou and couldn't help sighing:

"Such a pass set up by relying on natural hazards, if it is attacked, it will definitely cause a huge obstacle to our army's strategy, and I don't want to take the Hukou Pass without blood, which shows that Liu Ce's control of Shu is not tight."

Luo Song said: "What the prime minister said is reasonable, if the Han army guarding here is the central army, I am afraid it will be another result." ”

Fa Ying patted the battlement city wall and said: "Anyway, today's flag is victorious, and there will be no obstacle to attacking Yongzhou, and when it dawns tomorrow,

The army continued to march towards Yongzhou, and it was absolutely impossible to give Yu Jie any time to react.

As long as the counties of Yongzhou are exhausted, the purpose of this Northern Expedition will be achieved, and the next step is to advance or retreat, and the initiative is in the hands of our Chu army. ”

In fact, Fa Ying wanted to march at night very much, but the conditions did not allow it, and the soldiers of the Chu army generally had night blindness, and the consequences were unimaginable in case of an interception by the Han army.

At this time, Luo Song raised a doubt: "Prime Minister, Yongzhou is only thirty miles away from here, and Guo Hou must have heard of the loss of Hukou Pass.

In case he summons the soldiers of the whole state to resist, I am afraid that it will not be easy for our Chu army to go to the entire territory of Yongzhou. ”

When Fa Yan heard this, he shook his head: "Guo Hou has no ambitions, and there are less than 20,000 defenders in Yongzhou City, and the armament is not as good as Hukou Pass.

And all of them are newly recruited young and strong, and they have no combat power at all, and in five days at most, our army will be able to successfully take Yongzhou City. ”

Luo Song arched his hand and said: "Then I will go to settle the soldiers, and we will march to Yongzhou at dawn." ”

Martingale nodded in acquiescence......

At the same time, Yongzhou Taishou Fu......

After Taishou Guo Hou learned from Ning Sui that the Chu army had invaded Hukou Pass in a big way, it can be said that he was unable to sit still, and on the one hand, he ordered people to strengthen the defense of the city wall, and on the other hand, he ordered people to inquire about Hukou Pass to confirm the battle situation of Hukou Pass.

"Newspaper~"

Just as Guo Hou kept pacing back and forth in the mansion, the person sent to investigate the situation of the battle at Hukou Pass came back.

Guo Hou hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is the battle ahead?" ”

The subordinate replied: "Back to Taishou, the flag of the Chu army has been hung on the Hukou Pass, and the Hukou Pass has been lost......"

"Huh?!"

When Guo Hou heard this, he staggered back a few steps, and finally sat down on the stool placed on the edge of the table, his face full of sluggishness.