Chapter 185: Storming Hangu Pass
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Seeing Wei Tuo and Mo Feng away, Wu Wei said to Xiang Ye, who was standing beside him and looking at Wei Tuo's back, "What does the general think Zhao Tuo is here for?" ”
Xiang Ye shook his head, his brows furrowed. At present, the Chu army is getting closer and closer to Xianyang, and this time is even more sensitive than the period of the battle of Qin-Chu Julu. At this time, if South Vietnam stood on the side of the Qin Dynasty, although the final outcome of the entire Central Plains battlefield would be Chu victory and Qin death, the situation would become much more complicated.
Although he hopes that history will change, what Xiang Ye hopes is to change within the scope of his control, and he does not want such a big change as South Vietnam's 'meddling' in the Central Plains War. Because there are too many unknowable factors in such a change, and it is difficult to say whether the final outcome will develop as he expected.
"If I'm not mistaken, Zhao Tuo should want to be crowned king!" Wu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Xiang Ye: "From the fact that he closed the road of Nanyue to the north to aid Qin, it can be seen that he has no loyalty to the Qin Dynasty, and he himself is a native of Zhao, and it is time to let go and do something big in Nanyue." 'Interfering' in the Central Plains War, I don't think he would be so stupid, they may have thought about it before they came, and they would use 'medicine' materials to exchange their titles. ”
"Oh!" Xiang Ye nodded, if things were really as Wu Wei said, he might as well give it a try. Zhao Tuo said that the king should be three years later, and he has not been divided by anyone, if Xiang Yu can be allowed to bring him this when he is crowned king in the future, Xiang Yu will also have one more help in the future Chu-Han dispute.
"If Zhao Tuo just wants to be crowned king, I don't mind introducing them to the general." The corners of Xiang Ye's mouth tugged upward, and he said with a smile that was difficult for others to detect: "Not to mention helping them this little favor, I will get so many good 'medicine' materials from them in the future." ”
Wu Wei smiled slightly and said, "Yes, with those 'medicine' materials, Mr. Han Xian will definitely be very happy." It's just that the general has ever thought about being crowned king in the future? ”
Hearing Wu Wei say this, Xiang Ye was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at him and said, "Sir, think I can also be crowned king?" ”
"Why not?" Wu Wei looked at Xiang Ye and said to him: "In this western expedition, the general has made countless military exploits, and he should be crowned king in terms of merits. Looking at the general trend of the world, after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the general is very likely to become the lord of the world. ”
"How to prepare?" Xiang Ye frowned, he faintly felt that Wu Wei's words implied an inexplicable meaning, and hurriedly said: "Sir, don't take precautions to tell me about the plan, and I will prepare early." ”
"Marry Xiang Qing as soon as possible!" Wu Wei smiled slightly, and said to Xiang Ye: "The rest of the things, the general just needs to 'hand' them over to me!" ”
Xiang Ye's brows were tightly locked, Wu Wei said that he was very depressed, he always felt that if he followed this strategy, it seemed that he was not relying on his own strength to become the king, but on Xiang Qing's nepotism.
When Xiang Yu's Chu army 'advanced' to Xianyang, Liu Bangjun had already taken advantage of the greed for money and righteousness of the guards of the pass to outwit the pass, and then attacked Xianyang.
After being stationed in Xianyang, Liu Bang changed the "fault" of greedy for money and good "sex" in the past, made three chapters of the law with the people of Xianyang, and ordered the army not to "disturb" the people of Xianyang, and treated the princes and ministers of the Qin Dynasty with courtesy and did not harm them at all.
However, while doing this, he also followed the advice of his staff and sent Sima Cao to lead an army to garrison Hangu Pass without injury to prevent Xiang Yu and other princes from entering the pass.
Soon after Liu Bang settled all this, Xiang Yu led an army of 400,000 princes to Hangu Pass.
When the army arrived at Hangu Pass, seeing that the pass was closed, Xiang Yu frowned and ordered Yingbu to go and call the pass.
Yingbu got the order, and a war horse rushed to the pass, and shouted to the Chu army on the pass: "The general is here, why don't the soldiers guarding the pass open the 'door' quickly?" ”
Cao Wuxian, who was in charge of guarding the pass, heard someone calling the pass below, and hurriedly stretched out his head to look down, and saw Yingbu standing at the pass, he arched his hand towards Yingbu and said: "The last general was ordered by Pei Gong to close the pass, just to prevent the general and all the princes from entering the pass, how can the pass be opened?" The general should please go back, please tell the general, if it is not that the last general is unwilling to open the pass, it is really a Pei Gong military order, and the last general is helpless! ”
Yingbu looked up at Cao Wuxian, who poked his head out from the gate, raised his gun and pointed at him and said, "What does Liu Bang's child 'want'?" When the general came here, he actually sent troops to garrison the pass, didn't he want to rebel? ”
Cao Wuxian didn't speak, but just kept an arched posture at Yingbu's fist. Seeing that he was reluctant to open the pass, Yingbu was also very helpless, so he had to turn his horse and turn around and walk towards Xiang Yu.
"How? When do they switch on? Seeing Yingbu coming back dejectedly, Xiang Yu faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and hurriedly asked him.
Yingbu sighed first, and then said to Xiang Yu: "Liu Bang is very rude, he actually sent people to guard the pass and did not allow the general to enter the pass!" ”
"What does Liu Bang want to do?" Xiang Yu frowned, and said to Yingbu: "Yingbu, you immediately lead the army to attack Hangu Pass, if they dare to resist, after breaking the pass, all the personnel guarding the pass, regardless of officers and soldiers, will be killed!" ”
"Order!" As soon as he heard that he was going to forcibly break through the pass, Yingbu suddenly became interested, hugged his fist at Xiang Yu, and beckoned the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to kill Hangu Pass.
At the Hangu Pass, Cao Wuxian was looking down with both hands on the battlements, and the black pressure of the Chu army was 'pressing' close to the pass, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"General, it seems that the army under the pass is about to break through the pass, what should we do?" When the partial general standing behind Cao Wushu saw that the Chu army of Yingbu under the city was ready to attack the city ladder and forcibly break through, he said to him: "It won't really be your own family to fight your own family, right?" ”
Cao Wuxian wrinkled his brows, and after a while, he said to the general: "You go and order the whole army, as long as Yingbu starts to attack the city, wherever he hits, we will withdraw the defense and put on a defensive posture, but don't really engage with them!" ”
"But what should Pei Gong say?" After receiving the order, the general hesitated and did not move.
"Do you think we can stop Inbu?" Cao Wuxian glared at the general and said to him: "Even if we really fight hard, it will be a matter of time before we break through. Does Pei Gong dare to turn against Xiang Yu now? When the time comes, we'll be the ones who will be the substitutes! ”
"The last general is stupid, and the general will understand it as soon as he says so!" After being reprimanded by Cao Wuxian, he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and told the guards not to really resist, just to make an appearance.
"Attack!" Yingbu led his troops and horses to Guanxia, and he did not make much deployment, and directly ordered the army to start attacking the city.
Just when the Chu army began to attack the city, Guanshang 'shot' countless arrows, and these arrows flew towards the Chu army under Yingbu.
"Damn, you really dare to do it!" Seeing the arrows flying down from the pass, Yingbu scolded hatefully, and then shouted to the officers and soldiers: "Attack me, before it gets dark today, you must take Hangu Pass for me!" ”
The Chu army of Yingbu rushed towards the pass with a siege ladder, and an officer of the Chu army with a spear in one hand and a ladder in the other, was directing his subordinate soldiers to rush towards the pass, and a row of arrows flew towards him.
He hurriedly swung his spear to block, but the spear was not a shield after all, and after he blocked most of the arrows, he still received a few arrows on his body.
To his surprise, the arrow that 'shot' him did not pierce his body, but fell to the ground after hitting his armor.
The officer let go of his hand holding the siege ladder and crouched down to pick up an arrow from the ground, and he was shocked to find that the arrow that had fallen on the ground did not have an arrowhead.
The pace of the Chu army's attack gradually slowed down, and many people who were 'shot' by the arrows discovered this situation, and immediately someone reported to Yingbu that the arrows 'shot' were not arrowheads.
Yingbu clutched the bare arrow shaft in his hand, his brow furrowed into a big pimple, and after a while he said to the officer who reported the situation to him: "Tell the soldiers that although the defenders at the gate have pulled out the arrows, they should be careful, in case they are just a 'yin' plot to paralyze our army, and if they are careless, the consequences will be unimaginable."
The officer answered, turned and relayed Yingbu's order to the whole army.
After such a fuss, the attack on Hangu Pass became a little dramatic. The defenders on the pass kept 'shooting' arrows downward, and the attacking Chu army unhurriedly put the siege ladder to the wall and climbed up to the pass in a leisurely manner.
The attacking Chu army landed at the pass, thinking that the defenders would symbolize 'sexual' resistance, but what they didn't expect was that as soon as the defenders saw them climb up, they immediately coaxed them to disperse.
Those who didn't have time to escape squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, peeking at the Chu army who had just landed at the pass.
"Squat for me!" A Chu army officer shouted at the defenders who were squatting on the ground with a sword in his hand: "When the general came to the gate, he dared to close the 'door' and refuse to greet him!" How many heads do you have? Be careful with Lao Tzu, wait for the general to enter the customs and see how he cleans you up! ”
The battle for Hangu Pass ended dramatically with no casualties on both sides. Xiang Yu led an army of 400,000 to enter the customs.
As soon as Yingbu broke through the pass, he arrested Cao Wuxian, and when Xiang Yu entered the pass, he asked Cao Wushu to kneel at the pass to welcome Xiang Yu.
"Cao Wuxian, you are not small!" Arriving at the pass, Xiang Yu sneered twice at Cao Wuxian, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Knowing that I came to the front of the pass, I still dare to retreat, who gave you the courage?" ”
Cao Wuxian knelt on the ground, and when Xiang Yu asked him, he trembled with fright, and replied with a trembling voice: "It's Pei Gong, Pei Gong wants me to guard the Hangu Pass here, and not let the general and all the princes enter the pass!" ”
Xiang Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and then glared at Cao Wuxian and shouted, "Get out!" ”
Cao Wuxian, who was scolded by Xiang Yu, knelt on the ground like a 'amnesty', kowtowed to Xiang Yu twice, got up and fled in disgrace. ~