Chapter 903: Chang'an
Lu Bu killed Guo Yan with a flying halberd, and immediately frightened the soldiers of the two armies around him.
Especially the generals of the Xiliang Army.
Although they are fierce and good at fighting on weekdays, they can't help but feel a chill in their hearts when the Lord is about to be killed.
Although they have been in battle for a long time and are bloodthirsty, they are all human after all.
Faced with the threat of death, bloodlust slowly evolved into fear in an instant.
Lu Bu was not in a hurry, he came to Guo Yan's body, stretched out his hand and pulled out the halberd on his body, and then slowly glanced around, his eyes were like knives, and whoever fell on his body was a cold trembling.
Finally, Lu Bu looked at Li Dao who was lying on the ground again.
Li Dao was so frightened that he turned over in a hurry, kowtowed vigorously to Lu Bu, and shouted: "Wen Hou, Wen Hou spare his life!" Spare your life! The last general is willing to surrender, willing to surrender! Please also ask Wen Hou to look at the old friendship, spare my life, spare my life......"
As soon as the words fell, he saw a cruel smile on Lu Bu's face, he pulled the reins of the horse, and then raised the halberd in his hand vigorously, aimed at Li Dao's head, and stabbed it viciously.
Before poor Li Dao could finish speaking, he was stabbed by Lu Bu through the heart.
Li Dao and Guo Yan died in battle, and the Xiliang soldiers under their command were immediately scattered, and under the command and attack of Zhang Liao, the dead died, the defeated were defeated, and the fleeing escapes were scattered in an instant.
And the princes of Guanzhong were also beaten and scattered and fled, and the princes from all walks of life led their troops to retreat one after another.
But it's a pity that Hangu Pass has been conquered by Zhang He and Gao Ran at this moment.
Because Hangu Pass was not defended by the princes of Guanzhong and the troops were insufficient, the Jinling army suddenly killed a horse pistol, and Hangu Pass was taken in an instant.
And Zhong Xuan, who was in charge of Hangu Pass, had no choice but to admit defeat because he did not have enough troops to defend.
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At dawn the next day, the generals returned to Luoyang and reported to the Tao Shang that they had fought the war, and of course Ah Fei, who took down the princes of Guanzhong, and LΓΌ Bu, who killed Li Dao and Guo Yan, were the most prominent.
After recording the exploits of the war, the potter, accompanied by everyone, came to Hangu Pass.
After the Hangu Pass, to the west is the endless land of Guanzhong, and now the big city where the princes of Guanzhong are stationed is Chang'an City.
Chang'an, the most important one, is equivalent to the gateway to Guanzhong.
"The next step is to conquer Chang'an, but it may be much more difficult to conquer Chang'an than to conquer Luoyang." The potter stood on the Hangu Pass, looking westward, and said with emotion.
Xu Chu stood behind the pottery merchant, patted his chest very confidently when he heard the words, and said loudly: "How can the prime minister increase the morale of the enemy army and destroy his own prestige, a Luoyang and Hangu Pass have been easily conquered by us, and now the enemy army has lost troops and lost generals, how difficult can Chang'an City be?" β
The potter turned to look at him and said with a smile, "Is Zhongkang so confident?" β
Xu Chu laughed, he raised his head, and said loudly: "That's natural!" The last general is not talented, but he is also willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses to fight Chang'an City. β
The potter was silent.
Xu Chu saw that the potter didn't speak, and then said: "The prime minister can't believe Xu?" β
The potter patted the wall buttress on the Hangu closed with his hand, and said: "It's not that I can't believe you, but this matter is really difficult to do, according to the personnel of the school office, the general responsible for the defense of Chang'an City is Hao Zhao, the new general under Cao Cao, although this person is young, but the ability to defend the city is very powerful, if there is no suitable strategy, I am afraid that we will temporarily stop in front of this Chang'an City." β
Obviously, Xu Chu didn't believe the potter's words, he just snorted, obviously sneering at Hao Zhao.
"Why should the prime minister grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige? Forgive such a little-known boy, what are you afraid of? β
On the other side, Zhang Liao, who was with Xu Chu at the head of the city and accompanied the pottery merchants, said: "Prime Minister, General Xu is right, no matter whether this Hao Zhao really has the ability or not, the door of Guanzhong has been opened by us, this Chang'an City is easy to fight, and it must be beaten, it is not easy to fight, but it is also more necessary, General Xu has this ambition, and Liao agrees very much." β
Xu Chu glanced at Zhang Liao gratefully, and his face was about to bloom.
The more he looks at Zhang Liao now, the more pleasing he becomes.
The potter pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "In this case, the two of you might as well go to Chang'an first, test the reality of Chang'an's city defense, and see how much defense they have." β
When Xu Chu heard this, he hurriedly said: "Prime Minister rest assured, the last general will definitely take Chang'an down for you!" β
After that, he turned his head to Zhang Liao and said, "With General Zhang's help, a certain family can be regarded as an additional arm!" β
Xu Chu was happy, but saw that the potter suddenly reached out and twisted his head right, making him look at himself.
The potter and Xu Chu looked at each other.
He looked at Xu Chu seriously, and said with a smile: "Zhongkang, you seem to have misunderstood, the main person who went to Chang'an this time will be Zhang Liao, and the deputy will be you, you have to listen to Zhang Liao's words." β
Xu Chu's smile stiffened suddenly.
Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, General Xu is the prime minister's personal general, and his position is also above the last general, how can he make it ......?"
"Urgently?" The potter smiled and said, "Of course, if you think Xu Chu is not easy to manage, I can also let him go." β
"Don't!" Xu Chu hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Don't, don't!" No, you don't need to! Isn't it just to be a lieutenant? It's not that hard! β
After saying that, he saw Xu Chu say to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, a certain family obeys your dispatch." β
Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." β
The potter looked at Xu Chu seriously for a while, and said, "What you said is true?" β
Xu Chu nodded vigorously: "Naturally, it's true." β
"Okay, then the two of you will lead the troops and horses of your headquarters to Chang'an to set up an outpost, and report the specific information to me afterwards, and everything will be dispatched by Zhang Liao."
"No!"
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Zhang Liao and Xu Chu immediately set off, and the two led their troops straight to Chang'an City.
When he came to the magnificent Chang'an City, Xu Chu immediately asked to attack, but was stopped by Zhang Liao.
Xu Chu asked him suspiciously, and Zhang Liao's answer was: "Let's take a closer look." β
Zhang Liao and Xu Chu immediately led a team of cavalry and carefully observed the city for a long time.
Xu Chu didn't see any fame, just yawned vigorously.
Zhang Liao became more and more in a state of mind the more he looked at it, and dense beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
At noon, after the two of them finished observing around the city, Xu Chu immediately asked Zhang Liao, "How is it?" After watching it for a long time, you can be regarded as understanding, right? When will the siege begin? β
Zhang Liao shook his head vigorously and said, "Don't fight, withdraw the army." β
"What?!"
Xu Chu was stunned when he heard this, he clasped his ears vigorously, and said, "What did you say?" You repeat? β
"I said that the city would not be fought, and the troops should be withdrawn."