Hangu Pass is close to Qinglong Mountain in the south, Tuobi Mountain in the north, sits in the west to the east, the front is near the stream water, there are more "chicken songs" and "Wangqi" two sets in front of the pass, the momentum is magnificent. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The city walls on both sides of the pass meander and meander, reaching the Yellow River in the north and Luoshui in the south, stretching for hundreds of miles, like the Great Wall.

The Northern Xinjiang Army arrived at Guanxia one after another, and the camp was built according to the valley water, stretching for dozens of miles, which was magnificent.

Yue Fei, Xu Da, Huang Zhong, Zhang He and other generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army gathered on a hill outside the pass to discuss the deployment of the attack.

"The lord has repeatedly explained that there is enough time for this attack, and it is necessary to use siege equipment to launch a strong attack as much as possible to minimize casualties." Yue Fei pointed to the Xiongguan in front of him and said loudly, "Don't look at it as solid, in front of me, it's just a pile of stones, and in the blink of an eye, I'll smash it into powder." ”

"Pengju, the car, the chariot, the indignant, the repair of the oar, the ballista, and the catapult have all been transported to the front line, and the soldiers are ready to attack, just waiting for Pengju to give your order." Huang Zhong smiled and asked, "When will the attack begin?" ”

"The thunderbolt hasn't arrived yet, wait." Yue Fei shook his hand and said, "During the Chinese New Year, I heard Mr. Wenhe say that this kind of thunderbolt can shoot about 100 catties of stones, and the range is dozens of steps farther than the past catapults. At the beginning of the war, we first gathered 100 thunderbolts and bombarded them for a day. ”

"The terrain here is narrow, and the attack surface is too small." Xu Da shook his head regretfully and said, "If the terrain is spacious, we can let ten thousand strong archers shoot at the same time." ”

"When you arrive in Luoyang, you can let 100,000 people shoot at the same time." Gao Ran said with a smile, "In order to take the lead in Luoyang and grab this first skill, I think we should speed up the attack." It can be heard from the tone of the lord that he pinned his hopes for breaking through the periphery of Luoyang on the two armies in the southeast. ”

"Li Jing, Chang Yuchun and Gao Shun are the main force, and it is reasonable to break through the tiger prison." Yue Fei pointed at Xu Da, Huang Zhong, Gao Ran and the others and said, "I warn you, don't put the lives of the soldiers at risk for the sake of merit. After the end of the Guanzhong War, although the lord did not publicly criticize us, we all knew in our hearts that the battle was not fought well. The current tense situation in western Xinjiang is directly related to our failure to fight the Guanzhong War well. Let's not make another mistake this time. The lord told us to fight slowly, and we fought slowly. Siege is different from field warfare, you have to use your brains more. ”

"Is there any news on the Yingchuan battlefield?" Huang Zhong suddenly asked, "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei haven't blocked the last passage in Luoyang yet?" ”

"It's been more than a month, and Yun Chang hasn't laid down Luyang yet, it's incredible." Yue Fei waved his hand angrily, "When I get to Luoyang, I want to ask him if he ate too much at home during the Chinese New Year and spoiled his brain, or if he became stupid with Zhang Fei's stupid big man." ”

"The opponents on the battlefield in Yingchuan are Liu Bei, Kuai Yue, Wen Ping, as well as Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi brothers, everyone has been fighting together for several years, and they know the roots, and it is not easy to eat them in one bite." Xu Da shook his head and said, "In my opinion, the Yingchuan battlefield still depends on strength to speak in the end. Whoever has the strongest troops will be able to control the situation of the battle, and there will be no opportunity for opportunistic shortcuts. ”

"If Liu Biao increases his troops in Yingchuan, Yun Chang and Yide are estimated to be in trouble." Gao Ran said worriedly.

The generals looked up at the mountains to the south and were silent.

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"Brother Jingsheng has finally increased his troops." Yuan Shao stood on the "Wangqi" platform in Hangu Pass, smiling and in a very good mood, "Now we can not only hold Luyang, but also have a better chance of recapturing Yingchuan." ”

"The Northern Xinjiang Army doesn't know that we have increased our troops on the Yingchuan battlefield, if Brother Xenodu can take advantage of this opportunity and beat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei by surprise, the tide of the battle will definitely be reversed." Gao Rou said excitedly when she heard this.

"General, how is the battle situation on Mengjin's side?" Zhang Ji asked with concern, "Have you ever found the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army?" ”

"I've rushed to Mengjin three times recently, and I haven't found anything unusual." Yuan Shao's face was gloomy, "Sima Yi is very cunning, beating gongs and drums under the pass every day, looking crowded and terrifying, but as a result, there is no rain and no decent attack." The soldiers on the pass were very tired, and their defense of the Northern Frontier Army became more and more lax. I have already warned Han Qiong, telling him to cheer up and not let Sima Yi take advantage of the loophole. ”

Zhang Ji asked again: "Has Sima Yi repaired the Heyang Bridge?" ”

"It's just a bridge, and it'll be done in no time." Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment, and then said suspiciously, "Sima Yi, this kid doesn't know what the hell is going on, he asked people to tear down the bridge during the day and restore it at night, as if he was secretly transporting something." ”

Gao Rou, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu and others looked at each other and were shocked.

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Hangu Pass.

Former general Yue Fei gave the order to attack.

The northern Xinjiang army used ballistae, catapults and thunderbolts to attack the pass continuously, and the arrows and stones on the Hangu Pass were like rain, covering the sky and the sun, and the deafening war drums resounded throughout Qinglong Mountain.

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Xingyang.

Li Jing, the general of Zhengxi, gave the order to attack.

The Seventh Army attacked the North City Gate under the command of Gao Shun, and the Fifth Army attacked the East City Gate under the command of Chang Yuchun.

Early in the morning, Lou Gui, under the protection of a team of personal guards, hurried to the south city gate.

In front of the south city gate is the water, the water is turbulent, which is not conducive to the enemy's attack, so Lou Gui did not invest heavy troops on this side, but last night on the other side of the river was noisy, and another army from the north rushed to Xingyang City.

In the distance, the large camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army stretched for several miles, flags were flying, and it was vaguely seen that groups of cavalry were galloping back and forth, and the sound of drums and horns came and went.

Lou Gui's face changed slightly, and the strong feeling of suffocation made him involuntarily open his mouth wide, and he quickly inhaled a few cool river breezes.

"Sir, there are at least fifty thousand horses on the other side." Ma Yan held his battle helmet in both hands and said in a heavy tone, "Together with the enemies outside the east and north gates, Li Yi has invested at least 100,000 troops in Xingyang City. We were hit on three sides, and the situation was very critical. If ......"

He hesitated, looked at Lou Gui, and said in a low voice: "If the Northern Frontier Army decisively occupies the Pavilion and cuts off our retreat to Chenggao, we will be surrounded. ”

"Sir, quickly increase the troops in Yuting, so as not to be trapped and die in Xingyang by the Northern Xinjiang Army." Liang Xi rubbed his hands again and again, and urged anxiously, "There are only 3,000 people from Lu Weikuang in the direction of Yuting, and they can't stop the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

Lou Gui exhaled lightly, tried his best to stabilize his nervousness, and then walked slowly on the city tower behind his back, thoughts rolling in his mind: "At present, there are 2,000 people in Tiger Prison, 3,000 people in Chenggao, 3,000 people in Yuting, and the remaining 15,000 people are in Xingyang. If Xingyang is surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army, the Tiger Prison Pass will be handed over to the Northern Xinjiang Army. I should give up Xingyang now and retreat to Chenggao, but retreating so early, I can't explain to Yuan Shao, and it is more likely that Yuan Shao will take the opportunity to dismiss him. ”

"Reinforcement of the Pavilion." Lou Gui stopped in front of Liang Xi, waved his hand and said, "You personally lead five thousand people to support." ”

"Urgently report to Luoyang, 100,000 northern Xinjiang troops are besieging Xingyang, and the situation is critical. In order to preserve the troops, please consider whether to retreat to the front line of Chenggao and Tiger Prison. ”

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Yingchuan.

The Yingchuan battlefield was at a stalemate, and Guan Yu repeatedly urged Li Yi to lead the main force to besiege Luyang. At present, there is no good way to cut off the gallop between Luoyang and Luyang, and can only fight a decisive battle with the rebels in Luyang City.

If Luyang is stormed, the troops on the Yingchuan battlefield are obviously insufficient, and in the absence of reinforcements, they can only try to reduce the strength of the rebels on the battlefield.

After careful deliberation with Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Zhuge Liang and others, Li Yi decided to attack Suiyang of Chen State in Yuzhou.

Suiyang is the gateway to the Jianghuai River, occupying Suiyang, the army can kill the Huai River along the Suishui, which will pose a fatal threat to Cao Cao. But Suiyang is in Yuzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army fights Suiyang, Cao Cao only has dry eyes, there is no way, he can only ask Yuan Tan for help.

The relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, Li Yi also roughly understands, he estimates that Yuan Shao will definitely ask Cao Cao for help in order to defend Luoyang, and Cao Cao will definitely make some promises to Yuan Shao in order to take advantage of the fire to rob. At this time, if the Northern Xinjiang Army attacked Suiyang and threatened Xuzhou, Yuan Tan would inevitably come forward and transfer part of his troops to defend Suiyang.

Immediately, Li Yi ordered Zhao Yun to take 6,000 cavalry, and ordered Mu Shun, who was stationed in Changyi, to march to Suiyang with 5,000 foot soldiers.

The armies of all the counties in Yuzhou were now on the Yingchuan battlefield, and there were only two thousand defenders in Suiyang City, who panicked and hurried to Yuan Tan for help.

At the same time, Cao Cao of Xuzhou has been paying attention to Suiyang, after all, Suiyang is related to the safety of Jianghuai, and he can't help but guard against it. Knowing that the Northern Xinjiang Army was going to attack Suiyang, he wrote to Yuan Tan in a hurry to defend Suiyang at all costs, otherwise the plan to open up the battlefield on the East Road next year would inevitably come to naught.

Yuan Tan was shocked when he heard the news. Whether it was to defend the gateway of Jianghuai or to hold on to Yuzhou, he had to send troops to support.

Yuan Tan immediately ordered Liu Xian, the chief historian, and Liu Xun, the general, to bring 10,000 troops to support Suiyang and drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Chen.

The army in Yuzhou was only more than 20,000 people, and a considerable part of them were new soldiers who had just been recruited at the beginning of the year, and the army was divided into two, which seriously affected the combat effectiveness, and Yuan Tan had to give up the initiative to attack and turn to the defense on the front line of Linying.

The news of the division of troops in Yuzhou quickly spread to the general. Li Yifeige passed a message to Guan Yu, and the threat in the south of Yingchuan had been temporarily lifted, and he immediately gathered the main force to besiege Luyang.

Immediately, Guan Yu commanded the army to set out from Yangzhai, rapidly advanced two hundred and forty miles, and surrounded Luyang with lightning speed.

At this moment, Yuan Xi's army was in Guangchengguan, Wenpin's army was in Niulan Leiting under Huoyang Mountain, and Lu Jie's army was in Kunyang. The three armies were all a hundred miles away from Luyang, and no one had time to return to help, and they watched Kuai Yue and the 10,000 army fall into the encirclement.