In mid-June, the Yongsan camp.

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After Ping Nan Zhonglang received Zhang Yan from the imperial court, he was very surprised, and he told Xu Rong the order of the Son of Heaven as quickly as possible. Xu Rong didn't say a word, and wrote a word on the back of Zhang Yan's letter: "War." Then he told the horse to bring the letter back.

Zhang Yan and the generals of the Zhenbei General's Mansion looked at each other, and everyone was overwhelmed by the word "war". This is a flagrant disobedience to the Holy Decree. Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is facing internal troubles and is in danger, and what is needed most is a stable northern Xinjiang. Although some border counties have been lost in northern Xinjiang at present, as long as the Great Han Kingdom recovers, it can still be recaptured, but Xu Rong is now determined to fight, and the consequences are difficult to predict.

"Once this battle is defeated and the state falls, other battlefields in northern Xinjiang will be affected, and the entire northern Xinjiang may also be lost as a result." Li Wei said in horror, "Losing Northern Xinjiang, everyone's head loss is a trivial matter, and it is a big deal to bring disaster to the country and the people." ”

Yang Feng sneered: "Lord Li, how do you know that we will definitely lose this battle?" Is it because our Yellow Turban Army is vulnerable? ”

Li Wei shook his hand again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Yang, I don't mean that, I have seen the bravery and good fighting of the Yellow Turban soldiers in Western Xinjiang many times, whether it is the Battle of Yicheng or the Battle of Boluogu, none of the Yellow Turban soldiers have embarrassed my Great Han Kingdom, they are all heroes of my Great Han Kingdom." ”

Although Li Wei didn't admit it, anyone could see his worry in his expression. Yang Feng snorted disdainfully, looked at the generals sitting around, and asked loudly: "Fight, or not, everyone say something." ”

The generals of the Yellow Turban Army looked solemn, and no one answered. The Holy Purpose of the Son of Heaven is not worth bullshit in their eyes, and they are worried about losing the battle, especially some of the generals of the Yellow Turban Army who participated in the Battle of the Pottery, and they still remember the power of the Iron Cavalry vividly, and their hearts are still palpitating. If this battle is defeated, Taiyuan and Shangdang will not be able to be saved, the officers and soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army and thousands of people will flee to Taihang Mountain, and the tragic days will come again. Some people are not only worried about losing the war, but also worried about what they will do in the future if the army is lost after the defeat of the war? Flee like a homeless and be slaughtered? The soldiers' enthusiasm for war is high because they want to keep their land, their families, and the little hope in their hearts, but the officers, especially some high-ranking officers, are not so simple-minded, they think more about their own lives and future.

Wang Dang jumped to his feet and shouted angrily, "Why don't you speak? The Yellow Turban Army can have a bloody battle with the army of the imperial court, why can't it fight with the Hu people? The dog officials of the imperial court don't let us live, do the Hu people want us to live? Where is your blood, your conscience, your courage? The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and suddenly pulled out his war knife, stomped open the table in front of him, and roared loudly, "If anyone doesn't fight, Lao Tzu will split him." ”

The atmosphere inside the tent suddenly became tense. Xiao Lan looked at the murderous Wang Dang, screamed in fright, and threw herself into Li Wei's arms.

"To fight, or not to fight......" Wang Dang stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, raised his knife and roared.

The generals of the Yellow Turban Army looked at Wang Dang, some shook their heads, some snickered, and some looked contemptuous, but everyone stood up one after another and walked to Wang Dang's side.

"Okay, this is the Yellow Turbans. We've been fighting for four or five years, when have we ever backed down? When we defeated the Xianbei people, we can be regarded as repaying the people who have been following us for several years. Yang Feng stood up, waved his hand and said, "There is no difference between today's Yellow Turban Army and the Yellow Turban Army in the past, we used to fight for the people of the world, today we still fight for the people of the world, we used to die for the people of the world, and today we still die for the people of the world." ”

He turned to face Zhang Yan and arched his hand and said, "My lord, please give an order." ”

Zhang Yan stood up silently and handed the seal of General Zhenbei to Zuo Yan, "From now on, I will no longer act as the military representative of General Zhenbei, and I will hand over the General Zhenbei Mansion to Lord Changshi." ”

Li Wei opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Zhang Yan raising his hand, "Master Sima, don't persuade me anymore." Lord Xu has made up his mind, how can I back down? This battle was decided by me Zhang Yan to fight, it was decided to fight by General Pingyan Zhonglang, it was decided by all the officers and men of the Yellow Turban Army to fight, and it has nothing to do with General Zhenbei and General Zhenbei. ”

He faced the generals and said with a firm expression: "Even if the Yellow Turban Army is all over, we must drive the Xianbei people out. ”

"Command the army, set off tonight, and all the departments quickly rushed to Yuanping City and swore to fight to the death."

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In mid-June, Yanmen Pass.

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The Xianbei people heard through various channels that the Yellow Turban Army had gathered in the Longshan camp, which made them feel the crisis, and immediately stepped up their attack. If the court of the Han people tamed the Yellow Turban Army and drove them to Yanmen Pass, no matter how much army of 100,000 people had to fight the pass. After all, the siege of the city is different from the decisive battle of the plains, and the more people who defend the city, the more difficult it is to fight. Although Murong Feng repeatedly sent people to contact, saying that there was Zhang Chun's internal response in the Yellow Turban Army in Bingzhou, and as long as the Yellow Turban Army arrived at Yanmen Pass, the pass could be lowered, but Tuoba Feng thought that the Han people were Han people, and who knew if these people would change their hexagrams, or rely on themselves. The Xianbei army, under the command of Kuitou, Tuoba Feng and Luoluoluo, attacked fiercely. By mid-June, the cap was finally in sight. The Han Chinese suffered heavy casualties, and their defenses became weaker and weaker, and they could no longer hold on.

The leader summoned Tuoba Feng and Luo Luo to discuss the actions after entering the customs. According to the information gathered from various sources, there are no reinforcements in the state now, except for the vulnerable Yellow Turban Army.

In their eyes, the Yellow Turbans are a group of outcasts, without any fighting power. I think that Huangfu Song, the general of the Han people, used less than 50,000 ordinary Han troops to defeat Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and the hundreds of thousands of Jizhou Yellow Turbans led by him, and killed more than 100,000 of them in one battle. The leopard was even more powerful, he only used 10,000 iron horsemen to defeat Zhang Niujiao's army of more than 200,000 under the city of Gall, and now Zhang Yan, the great leader of the Yellow Turban in Bingzhou, is a survivor of that great battle. With such an army, it is no wonder that the court of the Great Han Kingdom called them ant thieves, thieves like ants, when they fight, they all rely on the number of people to rush up, how can these people be the opponents of Xianbei Iron Cavalry? The Xianbei Iron Cavalry swept across the desert and killed the Huns who had dominated the prairie for hundreds of years without a trace, even if they fought against the powerful Han State, they also won more and lost less, and tens of thousands of Xianbei Iron Cavalry killed hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, which was not a trivial matter to be captured. The Xianbei people never took the Yellow Turban Army to heart.

"After two and a half months of siege battles, we have lost a total of more than 23,000 people, including more than 11,000 Xianbei people and more than 12,000 Han slaves." Tuoba said with a smile, "At present, according to our estimates, there are at most more than 2,000 Han troops left in Yanmen Pass, especially in Gouzhu Pass, which is only more than 200 at most. Tomorrow, we will gather all our forces and attack in an all-out way, and the main direction of attack will be chosen in Gouzhuguan. Once the Hook Pass is won, the Yanmen Pass will basically be ours. ”

"A few days ago, we saw Xu Rong's battle flag, and we thought that he brought the Yellow Turban Army, but now it seems that he did not bring the Yellow Turban Army, but brought the last bit of the remaining troops from the Zhenbei General's Mansion. Xu Rong was the left-behind general of the acting Zhenbei General's military, and he personally rushed to Yanmen Pass, indicating that the Han people had no backup at all. Although he still had thousands of cavalry in his hands, they were all Xianbei people, and he didn't dare to use them at all, so he could only send them far away to the east of the river. ”

"The question now is, after we take Yanmen Pass, whether we will go south to attack Jinyang in batches, or will we go south to attack Jinyang together." Tuoba Hui pointed to Jinyang City on the map and said, "After going out of Yanmen Pass, go south along the Chi Road, pass through Loufu, Beishan, Wushan to Yuanping City, the whole journey is about 100 miles, the terrain of this 100 miles is more complicated, surrounded by mountains, and it is easy to have accidents." When you arrive at Yuanping City, there are still three hundred miles away from Jinyang, these three hundred miles are easy to walk, the closer to Jinyang, the flatter the terrain, and the iron horse can fall down without any obstacles. ”

Tuoba Hui turned his head to look at Kuitou, Tuoba Feng and Luoluo, and then looked at the generals, and said with a bitter smile: "We were defeated in Western Xinjiang, and if we suffer, we will suffer on the terrain. Liupan Mountain terrain is dangerous, the gallop road is narrow, at that time we thought that the division of troops to the south can support each other, the result of the army because of the speed is different, resulting in too large a distance, but was ambushed by the Han army, one by one broken, however, at that time, if we go south together, there is also a problem, that is, the gallop road is narrow, everyone is crowded together, if the Han army is surrounded by superior forces, the casualties will be more heavy. ”

Luo Luo sneered: "At that time, the strength of the leopard was not superior. He glanced at Tuoba Feng, who had a grim expression, and said mockingly, "The defeat of the Western Frontier is all because of the improper use of troops, so many of you veterans on the battlefield have made such a fatal mistake, why?" ”

He was in his fifties, tall and sturdy, with a long beard, a wide forehead, and a pair of shining eyes, looking very scheming.

Tuoba Feng snorted coldly and ignored it.

The head hurriedly said: "I won't talk about the West Xinjiang today. This time, as long as Taiyuan and Shangdang are captured, we can make up for all the losses in Western Xinjiang overnight, so let's work together to fight the battle in front of us. Haoshuai, you go on. ”

"We can't afford to guard against the Yellow Turban Army's assembly in Jinyang, although the Yellow Turban Army's force is not worth mentioning, but if they set up an ambush between Beishan and Wushan, we will be in trouble. In the mountainous battle, the Yellow Turban Army still has a certain advantage, especially since they have a large number of people, and it takes a lot of effort to fight. In order to prevent such an accident, I planned to take a team of 5,000 horsemen, each team ten miles apart, and go south in echelons. In this way, our southward army can not only support each other but also preserve the overall strength of the army, in addition, the army is more than 100 miles apart, that is to say, when our front army arrived at Yuanping City, our rear army is still in Yanmen Pass, such a long distance, the Han army even wants to ambush and can't find a place to start, and once the Han army attacks us, it will be surrounded by us immediately, and we can't escape if we want to. ”

The evil returned to the rebellion and smiled: "Hao Shuai, you are too careful. In my opinion, the Yellow Turban Army will not go to the area of Yanmen Pass to ambush, they can rely on the advantage of being outnumbered, relying on the tallness and solidity of Jinyang City, and defending the city. Defending a city is much safer than fighting an ambush. ”

Tuoba Yan shook his head and said: "Yesterday, we got news from Jizhou that the Yellow River in the Great Han Kingdom had burst its banks, and the water was thousands of miles, and there were as many as seven affected counties, and millions of people were displaced and homeless. At this time, the top priority of the Great Han Kingdom was to make all-out efforts to provide disaster relief, not to fight us in northern Xinjiang. The food and salary of the Han army in various parts of northern Xinjiang will be in short supply immediately, and the Han army will retreat immediately, so the Yellow Turban Army will not defend Jinyang, first, they can't beat us, and secondly, they have no reinforcements and food, in this case, they will only flee to Taihang Mountain to avoid disaster. If they wanted to defend the city, they would have already arrived at the Yanmen Pass. Guarding Yanmen Pass can keep Taiyuan and Shangdang, but guarding Jinyang can't save anything, not even their lives. ”

Hearing that the Yellow River of the Great Han Kingdom burst its embankment, the big tent suddenly cheered, and everyone looked excited, as if they had laid down the Yanmen Pass.

"No wonder the king is in a hurry to take Yanmen Pass, it turns out that the Han Kingdom has suffered a disaster, and it is really heaven's help."

"This time, we can not only avenge the fiasco in Western Xinjiang, but also occupy Taiyuan and Shangdang. And the state is ours, and we are rich. ”

The boss was overjoyed. Lay down the Yanmen Pass and occupy the entire state, and since then, he has been a myth on the grassland. The Xianbei Kingdom suddenly became so powerful in his own hands, and such world-famous feats must be unprecedented, and no one can compare with them. He stood up, raised his hand and shouted, "Tomorrow, take Yanmen Pass." ”

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Xu Rong ordered a retreat.

Guo Yun didn't leave, he said that he had no face to go back, and he was going to die in Yanmen Pass, so as not to humiliate his ancestors. Xu Rong heard the report of the guards and walked up to the city tower.

Inside the house, Guo Yun was lying on a stretcher, and Ding Yuan was squatting beside Guo Yun, talking non-stop. Guo Yun had tears in his eyes, a long sword in his arms, and a resolute expression. Xu Rong waved his hand to avoid the soldiers in the house.

"Lord Xu, Your Majesty has repeatedly issued orders for you to recruit the Yellow Turban Army to hold the Yanmen Pass, why do you insist on resisting the order? Could it be that Zhang Yan and his Yellow Turban Army have fled to Taihang Mountain? When Guo Yun saw Xu Rong, he couldn't help but ask in a loud voice, "You ordered to give up Yanmen Pass, you were going to be killed by the Nine Clans, why did you do this?" If the Yanmen Gate can't be guarded, can Jinyang be able to hold it? ”

"We don't keep Jinyang." Xu Rong said calmly.

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan were shocked, the two glared at Xu Rong, and shouted in unison, "You want to escape?" ”

Ding Yuan was furious, suddenly drew his long sword, pointed at Xu Rong and shouted: "Xu Rong, you immediately order to give up the retreat, otherwise, I will kill you." ”

Xu Rong took a step back and said unhurriedly: "Zhang Zhonglang has gathered an army of 200,000 and is preparing to fight to the death against the Xianbei people in Yuanping. ”

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan were shocked again, and the two looked at Xu Rong in disbelief and didn't speak for a long time. Ding Yuan slowly put down his long sword and asked, "Why did Lord Xu tell us now?" ”

Xu Rong was silent.

Guo Yun suddenly pointed at Xu Rong, his eyes were about to split, and he opened his mouth and roared: "Lord Xu, you have 200,000 troops in your hands, why don't you come to guard Yanmen Pass?" Why? The soldiers at Yanmen Pass are all dead, and you still don't send reinforcements, why? ”

Ding Yuan put his sword back into the sheath and said angrily: "Lord Xu, you have gone too far, Lord Guo and I are going to impeach you in a book, and we want to impeach you." Thinking of the Hanoi soldiers he brought were all dead and wounded, and the cavalry that he regarded as treasures was almost finished, Ding Yuan couldn't help but raise his hand and roared, "I want to impeach you." ”

Xu Rong was expressionless and silent.

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan vented, and their mood gradually calmed down. Guo Yun raised the long sword in his hand and pointed it at Xu Rong, trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked, "Lord Xu, why are you willing to ask for difficulties?" Why don't you guard Yanmen Pass and fight a decisive battle with the Xianbei people in Yuanping? The 200,000 Yellow Turban Army may not be able to stop the iron hooves of the Xianbei people, once defeated, the situation in northern Xinjiang will be unimaginable, and we will not be able to excuse our guilt even if we die. ”

Xu Rong said lightly: "Holding Yanmen Pass will not help improve the crisis in northern Xinjiang, only defeat the Xianbei people." ”

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan looked at each other and had an epiphany in their hearts.

"Lord Xu, your heart is really ruthless, in order to lure the Xianbei people into the pass, you watched thousands of Han soldiers fall in a pool of blood and were indifferent, your heart is really ruthless." Ding Yuanyu was still angry, glared at Xu Rong, gritted his teeth and said, "You trust the Yellow Turban Army so much? Are you so sure you can defeat the Xianbei people? ”

Xu Rong didn't answer, he looked at Guo Yun and asked in a low voice, "My lord, can you go?" ”

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The Xianbei people occupied Yanmen Pass.

The pass was littered with the corpses of Han soldiers, and on the trail behind the pass, the fire was raging and smoke was billowing out.

"The Han people were so frightened that they ran faster than rabbits, and they didn't even bury the bodies of the fallen soldiers." Luo Luo shook his head and said, "Despicable and shameless Han people. ”

"This fire is not small." Tuoba Feng smiled and said, "The Han people are piled up with trees on the galloping road, and it is a joke to think that this fire can stop us from going south quickly. ”

"Order Hannu to clear the gallop immediately."

"Order all the departments to rest on the spot and leave tomorrow morning."

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