Wei Yan successfully took the Wuguan and ordered someone to report to Liu Qi, and brought the Qingyu Sword back by the way.

Wuguan was built for the Qin State to prevent Jing Chu, the mountain road outside the pass is rugged and precipitous, the cliff is high and the valley is deep, narrow and difficult to walk, but the direction of the pass is open, and some of them have galloping roads, it is for the convenience of sending troops to transport grain.

In the dispute between Chu and Han, Gaozu Liu Bang took advantage of the emptiness in the pass, and entered the pass first from Wuguan, and during the Wang Mang period, the rebel army conquered Wuguan and drove straight to Chang'an.

Losing such a dangerous place is like opening the door to the customs, Wei Yan expected that Cao's army would definitely raise a large army to attack and train men and horses to prepare for war.

The next day, Cao's army made a comeback, Wei Yan was quite surprised, Wuguan was nearly five hundred miles away from Chang'an, although there was a gallop road, but it was also built in the mountains, the road was rugged, and the reinforcements came too quickly.

The sound of drums sounded at the juncture, Wei Yan was neatly clothed, and went straight to the west pass from the covered bridge, only to see a team of men and horses outside the city murderous, but the person leading the troops was Xiahou Cun, and he couldn't help laughing.

Xiahou Cun fled to Shang County, sent people to Chang'an overnight, and at the same time mobilized Shang County, Shangluo and the defenders of each post station, and a total of 5,000 men and horses made a comeback.

Taking advantage of Wei Yan's unstable foothold, as long as he stepped up the siege of the city, there were still 5,000 elite soldiers in the pass, and when he learned the news, he could take advantage of the chaos and recapture Wuguan with the outside and the inside.

Seeing Wei Yan appear at the juncture, Xiahou Cun's eyes were split, and he raised his gun and shouted: "Wei Yan dog thief, lie to my city, why don't you come to die quickly?" ”

"As you wish!" Wei Yan snorted coldly and ordered Hu Ji to guard the pass, turn around and go down to the city, and go out of the pass to meet the enemy.

Closing the door, Wei Yan took the knife out of the horse and shouted: "Cao Ren was also captured by me, let you live, you ask for death, and complain that my steel knife is ruthless." ”

Xiahou Cun was anxious to retrieve the pass, and said angrily: "You can't wait to use treacherous tricks, today I will let you know how powerful Xiahou's children are!" ”

After that, he urged the horse to raise his gun and come forward to confront Wei Yan, at this time he had secretly accumulated strength, and he just wanted to kill Wei Yan as soon as possible, so that he could take advantage of the chaos to enter the gate in one fell swoop.

When—

The two horses staggered, and when they heard a loud noise, Xiahou Cun's spear flew out, whined and whirled in the air, and fell into the deep stream.

"Huh? You ......"

Xiahou Cun was shocked, and before he could turn around, he was swept by Wei Yan's backhand and slashed under the horse.

"Kill!" Cao Jun was in a commotion, and before he could react, Wei Yan had already urged the horse to rush over.

At the juncture, the drums became more and more intense, and the order for the whole army to attack was issued, not only did the 1,000 elite soldiers who went out of the city follow Wei Yan to cover the killing, but another 2,000 men and horses were killed in the city.

Suddenly, the sound of killing outside Wuguan City shook the sky, Wei Yan swung his knife and slashed several people in a row, there was no enemy, the Chinese army collapsed, Cao Jun turned around and fled, huddled together, trampled on each other, and suffered countless casualties.

"Those who descend will not be killed!" Wei Yan shouted while chasing with his sword, put down his weapon and knelt on the ground to avoid death.

The battle ended in less than half an hour, with most of the 5,000 Cao troops suffering casualties and more than 2,000 prisoners, and only a few hundred escaped.

The Jingzhou soldiers collected their weapons and retreated into the pass, and the prisoners who were brought back were still placed as before, and a few officials were selected to inquire about the deployment of the post station ahead.

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"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and it is difficult for the strong men to see each other when they go......" Outside Xiangyang City, Liu Qi personally saw off the three of Xiahouba, hugged his fists and said regretfully: "Today's farewell, each is its master, and you can't drink and talk happily!" ”

Xiahou Ba also saluted: "The general is generous and heroic, if he is not reluctant, he is unwilling to be the enemy of the general." ”

Xiahou Nan also said: "General Domeng is kind, if he leads the troops in the future, the two armies meet in front of the formation, and retreat thirty miles to show gratitude." ”

In the past few days, Liu Qi has hospitably entertained the three of them, and sent two more sets of desks, and the large cars and small cars behind him are loaded like a mountain, which is two or three times more than when they came, plus there is a private house in Xiangyang, Xiahou Nan also wants to befriend Liu Qi.

"Ahem...... We will send our relatives as promised, and say goodbye! ”

Xiahou Ba hurriedly interrupted him and said goodbye to Liu Qi, this guy doesn't know how to speak, the confrontation between the two armies is a major national event, how can it be child's play?

Zhang Fei also laughed and said: "If the three brothers want to relax, even if they come to Jiangnan, I will be waiting for you at any time." ”

Xiahou Nan nodded and said, "It must be!" ”

Wouldn't he be a captive again?

Xiahou Ba looked embarrassed and said with a dry smile: "Take care of my sister." ”

said goodbye to Xiahou Juan again, and hurriedly urged Xiahou Nan to get on the horse and set off, and then greeted him, maybe he said something again.

The sound of the car was reeling, Xiahou Ba and his entourage returned with a full load, Cao Tai personally escorted the vehicle behind the palace, and Zhang Wei accompanied the general at home, focusing on a few marked carriages.

The furniture on the car was inspected in the courtyard and then disassembled and loaded, and the gold was packed in batches in the furniture and waterbed, and sure enough, no one noticed anything unusual.

Looking at the people behind him waving from afar, Cao Tai sneered: "I'm waiting to transport away three thousand taels of gold from Jingzhou, but it's ridiculous that Liu Qi is still in the dark, and he actually sends it away, what kind of son of golden scales, I can't see it as a stupid person!" ”

Zhang Wei nodded and said: "Liu Qi's gains outweigh the losses, and he will definitely become a joke in the world in the future. ”

Cao Tai laughed and said: "These gold are enough to cover the losses of the Battle of Nanyang, and Zhang Gongzi has also contributed a lot, and he will be reused by the prime minister when he arrives in Xuchang!" ”

The road in Xiangyang is flat and wide, and Liu Qi sent people to guide in front, all the way is smooth, and it is close to Hanshui at noon.

When the convoy came to rest on the shore, Zhang Wei had already asked his acquaintances to find a fleet, although most of them were fishing boats, but they were enough to carry goods.

Xiahou Ba and his entourage were afraid of seasickness, so they specially arranged a big boat, and when they saw Zhang Wei's skill, they all praised him endlessly.

"I found the man!" When Xiahou Nan boarded the ship, he looked at the two proudly, raised his chin slightly, and pursed his lower lip.

On weekdays, all his peers look down on him, but this time without his visit to the Qinglou, how could there be such a miracle?

The servant moved the furniture to the ship, and the accompanying officials took the convoy to leave, and when they arrived in Jiangbei, they hired another carriage to transport it.

The beginning of winter has passed, the river wind blows people to the bone, everyone goes to the cabin to take shelter, and Zhang Wei beckons the fleet to cross the river.

While they were eating and drinking, suddenly the hull of the boat shook violently, and they heard the sound of shouting outside, and the three of them hurried out, but they saw that a strong wind was blowing at some point, and the waves on the river were rolling.

"This ...... How can this be? Xiahou Ba clung to the side of the boat and felt a little dizzy.

"Oh no, the boat capsized!" Cao Tai pointed to the undulating fishing boats on the water and shouted.

The cold wind was howling, the turbid waves were wave after wave, and one of them had been overturned by the waves and disappeared into the river in an instant.

Xiahou Nan felt a pain in his flesh, stumbled to the stern of the boat, and shouted: "Retreat, go back!" ”

The boatman was struggling to take the helm and said loudly: "The boat is in the middle of the river, and there is no way to retreat!" ”

At this time, the roar on the river continued, and two more fishing boats capsized, and tarpaulins and furniture parts floated on the water, drifting with the current.

"Get in the water, go down and get me up, and get the furniture back." Xiahou Nan's eyes were red, and he screamed.

Xiahou Ba and Cao Tai also rushed over, and the big boat was also shaking violently, panicking in their hearts, where could they care about anything else, and shouted: "Boat man, row the boat and dock!" ”

The boatman said loudly: "Don't worry, three sons, my boat is notoriously fast!" ”