On May 14, the second year of Xingping of the Han Dynasty, the Northern Xinjiang Army launched a fierce attack on Hangu Pass. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Chun Yuqiong and the generals braved the arrows in the sky and commanded the defenders to defend to the death.

"General, look, what is the Northern Frontier Army doing?" Captain Zhao Fu bent over, ran to Chun Yuqiong's side, pointed to the outside of the city wall and shouted, "The Northern Xinjiang Army seems to be filling in the moat." ”

Chun Yuqiong was taken aback and hurriedly looked outside the gate. I saw that under the cover of dense long arrows, thousands of soldiers and soldiers in northern Xinjiang were divided into two columns on the left and right, holding their shields high and carrying straw bags, rushing towards the moat.

"Xiu Xiu ......" The ballista under the city let out a roar, and rows of crossbow arrows roared. Chun Yuqiong and Zhao Fu shrank their heads in fright, and hurriedly hid behind the battlements of the city wall.

With a loud bang, a boulder fell from the sky and smashed into the city tower, screaming and sawdust everywhere.

Chun Yuqiong scolded hatefully: "Last time, I asked the lord for a gun truck, but he just didn't give it, and he had to deploy it in Luoyang City, and as a result, I was now beaten by the Northern Xinjiang Army and couldn't raise my head." ”

"We also have a gun carriage?" Zhao Fu asked in surprise.

"It's been there for a long time." Chun Yuqiong said, "What can be built in northern Xinjiang, of course we can also build it." However, I heard that there are not many of them, and they are currently only in Luoyang City, and their power is not as strong as that of the Northern Frontier Army. ”

After all, catapults are not high-tech means, and the Northern Xinjiang Army has been equipping them into the army for several years, and in the battle with Yuan Shao and others, it is inevitable that catapults will fall into their hands. Even if it is a gourd to draw a scoop, it is enough for them to imitate it for so long.

However, after all, it is an imitation, and there is no full set of technology, which leads to the catapult in the hands of Yuan Shao and others, not only the output cannot go up, but the performance is much worse than that of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

But even so, Yuan Shao still regarded these catapults as treasures, as the trump card for the defense of his old nest Luoyang.

As Chun Yuqiong spoke, she cautiously poked her head out again and again, carefully checking the movements of the Northern Frontier Army.

Suddenly, there was dust in the distance, and an army of iron cavalry galloped along the gallop road, and then a huge battle flag was erected in the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army, which was the battle flag of the great general Li Yi.

Chun Yuqiong's face was shocked, and he shouted loudly: "Quick, report to Luoyang urgently, the general has come to Hangu Pass, the follow-up army of the Northern Xinjiang Army has arrived at Hangu Pass, I want reinforcements, I want reinforcements......"

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Li Yi's arrival made the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang thunderous. Over the years, Li Yi has led them to fight in the north and south, invincible and invincible, and has long been regarded as an invincible god in the minds of these soldiers. His personal presence was a silent encouragement to the officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the morale of the officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army was instantly bursting.

The white dragon horse flew like four hooves, carrying Li Yi through the camp and heading straight to the front of the battlefield.

Yue Fei, Gao Changgong, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang and others paid a big salute to the generals of various departments, and Li Yi helped them up one by one, and after a little greeting, he immediately asked, "Did the attack go well?" ”

"The moat is being filled." Yue Fei pointed to the two long lines of long dragons rushing back and forth, and introduced, "We plan to build two high platforms in the middle of the left and right sides of the city wall, and then condescend to suppress the attacks of the enemy troops defending the city with a dense array of arrows, and cover the siege of the city. ”

Li Yi asked again: "When will the high platform be built?" ”

"About two days." Huang Zhong replied.

"It's too slow, overnight." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Order the soldiers of all departments to take turns to go into battle, day and night." ”

Yue Fei hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Lord, if the soldiers don't get enough rest, the casualties during the siege will increase......

"We are tired, and the enemy is even more tired." Li Yi immediately interrupted Yue Fei's words, waved his hand vigorously and said, "Order the pro-guards, don't rest, immediately carry the straw bag and build a high platform." ”

Dian Wei, Yuwen Chengdu and Lu Wenlong agreed, and galloped away.

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On the night of May 14, Luoyang.

Fu Zhu and Xu Yu disagreed, and the two refused to give in to each other, and they fought for each other.

"We were fooled, Li Yi actually didn't care about Guanzhong at all, what he wanted was Guandong and Luoyang, so that he could go out of the Central Plains, and attack the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Jizhou before and after, and join the Central Plains." Xu You said excitedly, "In this way, most of the world will fall into his hands, and we still have a chance to defeat him?" ”

"Ziyuan, think about it carefully, if the lord withdraws from Guanzhong at this time, Li Yi will be able to occupy Guanzhong without much effort, and the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be able to quickly cross Tongguan and attack Luoyang from Guanxi." Fu Zhi patiently dissuaded, "At that time, the lord's army had not yet returned to Luoyang, and the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army had already killed Luoyang City first, so the army in Guanzhong could not be withdrawn no matter what. ”

"Don't fight, I think you can let Hanoi Zhang Yang and Yuzhou Yuan Wei rush back to help." Feng Ji Lala Xu You, signaling him to be a little calm, "According to my estimate, Hebei's wealth cannot support two battlefields at the same time. In other words, the Northern Frontier Army in Jizhou is not capable of crossing the river and heading south under today's circumstances. Even if they reluctantly crossed the river and headed south in order to contain our troops, they would not attack deeply into the hinterland of the Central Plains, let alone fight violently until the Tiger Prison Pass, so I think that the two armies of Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei can confidently and boldly lead the army to support in the eastern part of the country, and there is really no need for the army in Guanzhong to retreat. ”

"You estimate? Do you estimate useful? Can you compensate the entire Kanto region with one head, and can you compensate the lord's tyranny? Xu You scolded angrily, "Once Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei's army leaves Hanoi and Yanzhou, as long as the Northern Xinjiang Army sends a large army into Hanoi and another army to sweep Yanzhou, the Kwantung will be completely lost, even if the lord returns to help, it will be too late." ”

"Ziyuan's words make sense." Chen Lin said, "Before Li Yi did not come to Hangu Pass, we always believed that the goal of the Northern Xinjiang Army this year was to capture the Central Plains. If our estimate is correct, then we can say with certainty that the current tension in the Guanzhong and Kwantung battlefields was deliberately created by Li Yi, and his purpose was to force us to withdraw the army of Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei, and then he could occupy Hanoi and the Central Plains at a very small cost. Once Hanoi and the Central Plains are lost, even if we occupy Guanzhong, Kansai and Kanto, it will be difficult to defeat Li Yi in a few years. ”

"Yes, Kong Zhang's guess is very correct." Fu Zhu pointed to Luoyang City on the map and said, "Now the situation is obvious, if we withdraw our troops from Guanzhong, Li Yi will occupy Guanzhong, and we will let Zhang Yang and Yuan Wei return from Hanoi and Yanzhou to help, then Li Yi will occupy Hanoi and the Central Plains, so Li Yi's goal is either Guanzhong or the Central Plains, and it will never be Luoyang." ”

"But once Luoyang is lost, the consequences will be very terrible......," Xu Yu patted the case and said loudly, "None of us can afford this crime." ”

"The terrain of Hangu Pass is dangerous, Luoyang is tall and strong, Li Yi wants to occupy Guandong, it will take time, and the lord has such a long time, which is enough to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army and occupy Guanzhong." Fu Zhu explained, "As long as we get Guanzhong, the army can immediately leave Tongguan and attack Guanxi. The Northern Xinjiang Army suffered from the enemy on its back and could only withdraw its troops. Fu Zhi said resolutely, "Defending the Kanto region can completely change the situation." ”

"What if the lord is defeated in Guanzhong?" Chen Lin asked suddenly.

He was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, looked up to the sky and sighed: "If the lord is defeated, of course Kanto will not be protected, and the world will be Li Yi's." Even if we can last a few more years, failure is inevitable. ”

"This matter is very important, and none of us have the right to decide, so let's let the lord make a decision." Xu You said categorically, "Don't delay, report to the lord immediately." ”

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In mid-May, the armies of all parties on the battlefield in Guanzhong seemed to have gained some kind of tacit understanding and fell into a stalemate.

Li Wei's envoy saw Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue and begged the two to lead the army to attack, but Yuan Shao hesitated on the pretext that Han Sui and Ma Teng were watching from the side. Although Kuai Yue had the intention to attack, he did not dare to attack rashly in the face of the iron cavalry of the Northern Frontier Army.

After Han Sui and Ma Teng led their troops back to the vicinity of Chang'an, they immediately seized the rare opportunity of the confrontation between Yuan Shao and the Northern Xinjiang Army, and sent a small team of iron cavalry to attack, requiring them to quickly occupy more than a dozen cities in Fufeng County. No matter who occupies Guanzhong in the end, he will never give up Fufeng County again.

Zhenxi General Xu Da invited Han Sui to meet near Weiqiao. Xu Da's request is very simple, now the situation in Guanzhong is complicated, and the Xiliang army should remain neutral from the consideration of its own interests, so as not to offend both ends and harm Xiliang.

"Yuan Shao formed an alliance with you because Yuan Shao didn't want to fight with you. The two of you are a dozen, and it is me who profits, so he gives you money and food and gives you many promises, but Yuan Shao's ambition is too great, he will not be satisfied with just one pass, he will drive you out sooner or later. Xu Da looked at Han Sui with a smile and continued, "General Han should think about it, in the past two years, who has sent relief money and food to Guanzhong?" Where did the relief that Xiliang got come from? Yuan Shao refused to pay taxes to the imperial court, but gave you money and food, the purpose of which was to use Xiliang's force to help him seize Guanzhong, but once he got Guanzhong, would he fulfill his promise? Between the Great General and Yuan Shao, how should General Han choose? ”

Han Sui smiled but didn't answer, Xu Da didn't ask, turned around and said goodbye.

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Yuan Shao was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

The army of Li Dao and Guo Yan was short of food, and once they were cornered, they would definitely fight back. As long as the remnants of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Western Liang Army fight, the army can attack.

Several urgent reports from Luoyang were insignificant in Yuan Shao's opinion, and he decided that Yue Fei's attack on Hangu Pass was just a feint, so he replied to the letter and told him to defend it according to the danger, waiting for the good news from Guanzhong.

However, in late May, there was a sudden torrential rain in Guanzhong, flash floods broke out, and many parts of the road were destroyed, and the transportation of grain and grass encountered great difficulties.

Yuan Shao was a little anxious.

At this critical juncture, Luoyang sent another urgent report, Hangu Pass was lost, and the Northern Xinjiang Army killed Luoyang.

Yuan Shao was shocked and immediately prepared to withdraw his troops. (To be continued.) )