Just when Sun Jian and the others were arguing endlessly and making indecisive moves, Song Xian fled back from the direction of Guangchengguan with the remnants of the defeated army, and the frightened and terrible shouts resounded in the dark night: "The rebels are coming, the rebels are coming......"

The soldiers were frightened and uneasy, and watched in amazement as Song Xian led the defeated army through the camp, running wildly and shouting at the top of their voices: "Go...... Walk...... Everyone, run away......"

Xu Rong didn't wait for the army to be assembled, jumped on the war horse and ran. While running, he shouted loudly: "Go, go, everyone go quickly, go back to Yique, go back to Yique......"

The terrified soldiers let out a cry and fled. I don't want anything, I just run away with my head in my hands.

Sun Jian did not hesitate any longer, and rushed out of the south gate with the army.

Fan Chou was cursing and scolding at this time to gather his army and prepare to retreat. Caught off guard, the army was hit head-on, and the frightened soldiers did not resist at all and fled in a hurry.

At this time, a clear and dense sound of war drums came from the direction of Guangcheng Pass, and it was obvious that the army that had come to the rescue was hurrying to the rescue.

Sun Jian roared angrily: "Kill, chase after me and kill ......"

Zhu Zhi, Zu Mao, Huang Gai and others are all battle-hardened generals, how could they miss such a good opportunity to destroy the enemy, everyone commanded their own soldiers and bravely pursued and killed. Fan Chou's army was bloodily slaughtered, with numerous casualties.

Sun Jian was killing heartily, and several scouts rushed to block his way.

"Lord, Guangcheng Pass is wide open, but there are no reinforcements."

Sun Jian gasped and came out in a cold sweat. He knows. I may have fallen for the trick again.

Sun Jian, who came to his senses, shouted anxiously: "Quick, Mingjin, stop the pursuit." Seize Guangcheng Pass, seize Guangcheng Pass......"

Guangchengguan looked very strange under the reflection of the skyrocketing fire.

Zhu Zhi rushed in with a thousand elites, searching around, but the gate was empty, and there was no one.

The scouts rode out of the customs and galloped ten miles south. Still no trace has been found.

Sun Jian led the army slowly into the pass. He and the generals looked at each other, puzzled. What's going on, could it be that all this was arranged by Xu Rong? One is to kill Fan Chou. The second is to let yourself go? Could it be that Xu Rong also took refuge in Zhu Jun?

"From here, go south to Luyang for one hundred and fifty miles, and only the terrain of Dahuling is very dangerous on the way." Zhu Zhi said worriedly, "If Xu Rong wants to use us to kill Fan Chou first, and then kill us preemptively." Just set up an ambush in this place. ”

Sun Jian consulted with several of his subordinates for a long time.

If Xu Rong really has an ambush in Dahuling. Even if the army is killed, the losses are very amazing, and once it can't be killed, when Xu Rong's whole army catches up after dawn and surrounds the army in Dahuling, it will really be annihilated.

Considering that the army's grain and grass can still support for a few days, Sun Jian feels that it is better to be stable. So he wrote a letter of help to Qiao Rui, who was stationed in Luyang, asking him to come to help quickly with grain and grass.

Previously, the army was besieged in the small city of Yangren. Guangcheng Guan was lost again, and it was understandable that Qiao Rui did not come to the rescue. But now that he is out of trouble, there is no reason for him not to come to the rescue.

"If he doesn't come two days later, I'll personally go to Luyang and kill him." Sun Jian said coldly.

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In April, Nanyang County, Luyang City.

Qiao Rui is in her thirties, tall and majestic, with a pair of red phoenix eyes, three locks of long beard, and a bit of elegance in her martial arts. He is a relative of Yuan Lord, and Yuan Shu is a cousin, and he used to be under Yuan Kui's Taifu Mansion. When Yuan Kui was appointed as a Beijing official, he deliberately asked him to serve as a lieutenant in Runan County and recruit volunteers in the place where Yuan was based.

After Qiao Rui received Sun Jian's second request for help, she immediately discussed with Ji Ling: Should I save Kong Ling or save Sun Jian?

At this time, Kong Ling's fourth letter for help arrived. Kong Ling said that Yingchuan's army guarding Han Yin has not yet returned, and it is estimated that it is trapped in Yangcheng and cannot be counted on. Yang Zhai City has now been surrounded by Zhang Xiu's army for seven days, and the situation is becoming more and more critical, begging Qiao Rui to come to the aid quickly.

Ji Ling thought for a while and said: "The lord has a letter, so that if we can save it, we will save it, and if we can't save it, we must do it, so as not to be honest and hated in the future." I don't think it's good for the reinforcements to not move, so let's make a show. Now that Sun Jian has occupied Guangcheng Pass and has no worries about going south, the reason why he does not dare to retreat is mainly because he is worried that the army will ambush in the Great Tiger Ridge. I think you can just go for it, there is no danger. I didn't go well, and it was embarrassing to meet. ”

Qiao Rui smiled: "Who told you to run so fast?" If you give up Guangchengguan, it is equivalent to pushing Sun Jian into a desperate situation, of course he hates you to the bone. It is very dangerous to save Kong Ling, and it is Zhang Xiu's army that surrounds Yangzhai City, all of which are the elite of the Xiliang army. Are you sure? ”

Ji Ling waved his hand and said casually, "I'll go to the vicinity of Yangzhai City to have a look." Perfunctory Kong Ling. Maybe Zhang Xiu will take the initiative to withdraw when he sees our reinforcements arrive, after all, he has no food and grass to support, and the siege troops are not enough. can only scare and scare people like Kong Ling. ”

Qiao Rui asked again: "You and I have left, who will guard this Luyang?" How many troops to keep? ”

Ji Ling said casually: "Let Chen Lan stay, more than a thousand people are enough." ”

The next day, Qiao Rui took 4,000 men and horses north to Guangcheng Pass to meet Sun Jian, and Ji Ling took 5,000 men and horses east to Yingchuan Yang Zhai City to rescue Kong Ling.

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Huoyang Mountain is located between Guangchengguan and Luyang City, 80 miles away from Luyang City.

When Qiao Rui led the army north along the avenue at the eastern foot of Huoyang Mountain, Zhang Xiu led the army south from the western foot of Huoyang Mountain.

At dawn, Chen Lan, who was asleep, was awakened by the sound of war drums and a huge roar, and he asked the attendants outside loudly, "What's the matter?" ”

"General Chen, Zhang Xiu...... Zhang Xiu's army was besieging the city. The attendant who came to report was sweating profusely and said in a panic.

Chen Lan jumped up in shock and shouted, "Isn't Zhang Xiu in Yangzhai City?" Why did you run to Luyang overnight? ”

"General Chen, it is indeed the Xiliang army outside, and there are tens of thousands of people densely packed." The soldier who reported the news pointed out of the city with a frightened face and said, "They are banging on the door, we can't defend it, we can't hold it......"

Chen Lan didn't wait to put on his battle robe, and ran out with his war knife, asking as he ran, "Is the whole city surrounded?" ”

The attendant replied, "No." They had just arrived, and the west gate had not yet been fenced. ”

Chen Lan raised her knife and roared without thinking: "Let's go, let's go from the West Gate, go from the West Gate......"

The attendant asked in surprise, "General Chen, are we no longer defending the city?" ”

"What city is guarded by a thousand men?" Chen Lan scolded as she flew on her horse, "If you want to die, you can stay here." ”

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Zhang Xiu, surrounded by the guards of the iron cavalry, rode his horse into Luyang City.

At this time, the 6,000 Xiliang army had occupied the entire city, and was confiscating grain and property in the treasury of the government office. Hu Chen'er hit his horse to catch up, bowed down and said with a smile: "General, I didn't catch a battle along the way, but my leg was about to break." ”

"Aren't you riding a horse?" Zhang Xiu pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Is the horse's leg about to break or is your leg about to break?" ”

Hu Che'er laughed. The guards around couldn't help but laugh and laughed.

Hu Che'er touched his bare head and asked, "General, we have defeated Luyang and got food and property, are we going to leave again?" ”

"Yes, leave here immediately and follow Ji Ling to Yangzhai." Zhang Xiu said, "Order all departments to move faster and leave here before dusk." ”

"Dusk?" Hu Che'er lamented, "General, you should let everyone rest for a day." ”

"I can't stop, I'll leave immediately." Zhang Xiu said with a smile, "It's only one or two hundred miles away from Wancheng, Yangzhai, and Guangchengguan, and once we are entangled by them, we will be trapped here." It's okay for us to go it alone, but we can't be too careless. Taking other people's things and sleeping in front of people's houses is too deceitful. ”

"What about bullying him? Could it be that Yuan Shu still dares to hit Luoyang? Hu Che'er smiled disdainfully: "You said that Sun Jian is very powerful, why didn't he dare to cross the Great Tiger Ridge?" As a result, we couldn't ambush us, so we had to run here to rob. This time it was for nothing. ”

Zhang Xiu knocked on Hu Che'er's bald head with the horsewhip in his hand, and said affectionately: "Hu Che'er, there have been many battles, the official has become bigger, and his eyes are up." Isn't it more certain that Zhou Yu and Song Xian ambushed Qiao Rui? As long as they grab the grain and grass, they can still trap Sun Jian. I think it's better to trap Sun Jian than to create Sun Jian. If Yuan Shu didn't have the strength to be strong, what would he do to compete with Yuan Shao? If the Yuan brothers do not fight among themselves, it will be difficult for us to check and balance. As long as Sun Jian can be trapped in Guangcheng Pass for a period of time, Yuan Shu will definitely be in a hurry. ”

Hu Che'er shook his head and arched his hand and said, "It's such a complicated matter, it's better for you to think about it, general." Xu Rong should be attacking Guangcheng Pass now, right? ”

"Almost." Zhang Xiu said, "If Sun Jian retreated resolutely, he would have left, but now he is very troublesome." As soon as Lu Bu hits, Sun Jian will inevitably lose one or the other, and if Qiao Rui loses again, it will be difficult for him to get out calmly. Zhou Yu and Song Xian had 5,000 people, which was enough to defeat Qiao Rui and defend Dahuling. ”

Hu Che'er asked again: "General, when we went to Yangzhai this time, did we fight with the army besieging Yangzhai City from east to west and annihilate Ji Ling?" ”

"It is impossible to annihilate them all." Zhang Xiu said with a smile, "If he can save Kong Ling and leave Yang Zhai City and food to me, I can even stop beating him." ”

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In April, Henan Yin, Guangchengguan.

Sun Jian looked at the scout who was kneeling on the ground, speechless.

He thought that Xu Rong would set up an ambush in Dahuling, but who knew that Xu Rong would not set up an ambush in Dahuling, but in the Rushui River, which everyone thought was the safest.

Qiao Rui was defeated and fled, and the food and baggage were snatched away by Xu Rong's ambush soldiers. After Huang Gai, who rushed to Dahuling to pick up Qiao Rui, received the news, and was about to go over to the rescue, Xu Rong's ambush soldiers killed back at an unbelievable speed, and repelled Huang Gai.

There are indeed ambushes on Dahuling, and there are enough of them.

At this time, Xu Rong outside the pass was commanding the soldiers and horses to attack the city, and the grain and grass in the pass had been cut off.

"Kill it, kill it today......" (To be continued.) )