The torches in the distance are getting closer and closer, and the sound of horse hooves is getting louder and louder.
The Wei army at the head of the city immediately became nervous.
"Quick!"
"Go and notify the county magistrate!"
The small school hurriedly urged a soldier to report the news. Perhaps they had lived a stable life for a long time, and suddenly saw the enemy troops coming, so they naturally seemed a little panicked.
It was at this time.
Xiahouze hurriedly ran to the city, raised his head and shouted loudly: "General, open the city gate quickly and let us in."
"The Han army is too numerous, and we are no match for them."
"Let us enter the city and increase the number of troops defending the city."
Xiahou Ze's words shocked the Chengtou primary school, and another primary school student next to him added fuel to the fire, saying: "He is right, our army is not strong enough now. If we wait for the Han army to come, Yuanxian County will be defeated."
It will soon be defeated by the Han army."
"But——"
"What if they are also Han troops?"
"Probably not!"
"Look at them in such a mess, how could they be Han troops?"
"If they are the Han army, they can come with the army to attack our Yuan County;" another junior colonel added: "Why do they pretend to be our army here?"
After listening to what this junior high school student said, that person also felt that there was some truth to it.
Although Yuan County is located in a choke point, it was still within the territory of the Wei Dynasty in these years, and not many troops were stationed.
If not for the fact that Emperor Liu Chan of the Shu Kingdom sent his troops out of the Ziwu Valley a few years ago and seized Tongguan, Wuguan, and Pubanjin, which ultimately led to the loss of Guanzhong, the imperial court would not have stationed many troops in places like Yuan County.
But even so, there are only two thousand defenders in Yuan County at this moment.
"Kaicheng!"
The junior high school student thought for a moment and finally believed that Xiahou Ze outside the city was the Wei army who had retreated from Anyi City.
After all, looking at the number of people, there must be more than a thousand people.
With these more than a thousand people, plus the two thousand Wei troops in the city, they have more than three thousand people. Even if the Han army comes to kill them, they still have enough strength.
At least we can hold on until reinforcements from Luoyang arrive.
"Thank you, General!"
Xiahouze raised his hands towards the city.
I was immediately overjoyed.
But on the surface, he seems very anxious.
Not long after.
When the city gate slowly lowered, the small school at the head of the city hurriedly urged: "General, enter the city quickly, the Han army is coming to kill them."
While urging his soldiers to enter the city, Xiahouze looked at Gongsun Wang who was running in the distance. He began to look forward to it, hoping that Gongsun Wang could run faster.
"Hurry! Hurry!"
Xiahouze suddenly got on his horse and urged his soldiers.
"The Han army is coming."
"Quick!"
Just——
When hundreds of people in front of them just passed through the city gate, they immediately let out a harsh roar: "Kill!"
Hundreds of Han troops immediately flew their sabers and started to kill the Wei troops in the city. Then, the Han troops who continued to pour in from behind also killed them wantonly.
At this time, the small school guard who was guarding the city suddenly turned pale with fright and said in panic: "Close the city gate quickly, they are Han troops!"
"It's too late to find out now."
Xiahouze, who had just stepped onto the suspension bridge, laughed loudly, and then ordered the soldiers around him to cut off the ropes of the suspension bridge, and at the same time, he quickly poured into the city gate hole and firmly controlled the city gate.
And at this time——
Gongsun Wang, who was galloping, also hurriedly urged his soldiers to speed up the march, because the shouts of death from the city in front had told him that the gate of Yuan County had been opened.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
In an instant, more than a thousand Han troops in the city were screaming and killing the Wei troops in the city. Gongsun Wang outside the city also came to kill him with lightning speed.
The Wei army in Yuan County only had 2,000 people.
Although they tried their best to resist, it was difficult for them to resist the well-prepared Han cavalry. After half an hour of fighting, most of the two thousand Wei troops were killed or wounded. The remaining more than a thousand Wei troops faced the numerically superior Han army.
Finally, I chose to lay down my arms.
Surrender!
As soon as the magistrate of Yuan County left the county office, the Han cavalry had already arrived.
Gongsun Wang didn't care whether he surrendered or not, he would just chop him down with his sword.
The county magistrate was killed.
It was announced that Yuan County had been captured by the Han army.
Then Xiahou Ze quickly led his troops to take control of the county seat of Yuan County, and at the same time deployed troops and horses at the head of the east gate city.
It is easy to capture Yuan County, but it will not be that simple to defend Yuan County.
"Good brother!" Xiahou Ze said: "I am stationed here. Good brother, please quickly order people to appease the people in the city and prepare the equipment to defend the city."
"No!"
Gongsun Wang did not shirk, he immediately responded to the order and went to prepare.
Outside the east gate is a wilderness, which is also the passage for the Wei army from Luoyang to enter the east of the river. In addition to placing more than 2,000 Han troops to guard the city, Xiahouze also sent more than 100 people to leave the city overnight and set up anti-horse stakes and other things outside the east gate.<
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Because he knew very well that Luoyang would soon send reinforcements to Hedong.
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Early morning on the 23rd.
Luoyang Imperial Palace.
"Cao Shuang!" Cao Rui said loudly: "I will give you 20,000 elite troops and rush to the aid of Hedong County immediately. I will arrive soon."
"No!"
Cao Shuang heard the promise and agreed.
The entire hall suddenly fell into a state of anxiety.
No one among the civil and military officials dared to speak.
The Han army marched into Hedong.
Cao Rui suddenly went crazy.
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan's absence in Chang'an, so he asked General Sima Yi to send troops to Wuguan, then enter the pass and regain the lost territory.
However, Sima Yi has been blocked from Wuguan and unable to move forward.
Now the Han army actually took advantage of the fact that the main force of the Wei Dynasty was in Wuguan and took the opportunity to send troops to attack the Hedong area.
Cao Rui naturally knew that once Hedong was captured by the Han army, they would soon march into the Jinzhong Basin. If even Jinzhong was captured by the Han army.
Da Wei will stop playing.
However, Cao Shuang had just left Luoyang with 20,000 elite Wei troops, and the news of Jinyang's fall was delivered to Cao Rui.
Cao Rui suddenly turned pale.
"Liu Chan!"
"Liu Adou!"
In the royal study, Cao Rui threw the battle report on the ground with a snap.
He was originally planning to lead the Luoyang garrison, personally conquer Hedong, and encircle the Han army in Hedong. But now he discovered that, let alone encircling and besieging the Han army, it was still unknown whether the Wei army could repel the Han army.
After all, Luoyang's standing army only has 50,000 people.
Cao Shuang had just been asked to lead 20,000 people away, and now there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in Luoyang.
However, there are Han troops in Hedong.
Jinyang was also captured by the Han army.
"Come here!"
Cao Rui roared.
When I was young, a eunuch ran in from outside. Seeing the emperor so angry, he was so frightened that he trembled all over.
"Your Majesty!"
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, Cao Rui said hurriedly: "Pass the decree! Pass the decree!"
"Quickly kill Sima Yi!"
"Order Sima Yi to withdraw from Wuguan immediately and rush to help Bingzhou."
Now Cao Rui can't think of any other way. The territory of the Wei Dynasty is too large, and the north and south need to be heavily guarded. Naturally, he can't mobilize troops from the north and south. What's more, even if he mobilizes troops from the north and south now, I'm afraid it will be too late.
After all, Jinyang has been captured by the Han army. When troops and horses are mobilized from the north and south fronts, Liu Chan may have occupied all the land in Bingzhou.
Sima Yi——
Now we can only place our hopes on Sima Yi. He still has an army of 100,000 and is also the closest force to Hedong.
"No!"
The eunuch immediately agreed and was about to leave when Cao Rui said again: "Also, let all officials from the central and central government enter the palace to see me immediately."
"Go quickly!"
Cao Rui is really anxious this time.
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This chapter has been completed!