After Zhou Wen paid homage to the general, he led a mighty army of 100,000 Chu troops from Yingchuan County, passed through Liang County, crossed the Luo River, and went straight to Hangu Pass to kill.

Along the way, he attacked county towns and recruited troops. Wherever he went, Zhou Wen would recruit troops aggressively. At this time, the army numbered more than 300,000, and the momentum was huge. Sanchuan County was in turmoil.

At this time, Li You was anxious in the governor's house. Wu Guang had stationed more than 100,000 troops in Xingyang, which made Li You miserable. Although he could eat rice dumplings from Ao Cang nearby, he would not be able to repel the bandit army. After all, he would be restrained and unable to perform his best.

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However, the report of Zhou Wen's attack on Hangu Pass sent Li You into despair. He could not give up Xingyang and still defend Hangu Pass. In that case, Wu Guang and Zhou Wen would join forces and the momentum would be even greater. At that time, he would lose Sanchuan County.

, and if Hangu Pass is lost, he will definitely be punished by the court, and even his father Li Si will be implicated.

Moreover, what Li You couldn't bear the most was that he asked for help from the imperial court five times. Each time, he spoke sincerely and talked about all the interests, hoping that the imperial court could send reinforcements in time.

Fighting on two fronts, it is impossible for him to divide his troops for defense. At present, Li You can only fight fiercely in Xingyang and defend Aocang. There is nothing else he can do.

Just when Li You was sad and angry, deputy general Pang Delong walked in quickly and said anxiously: "Have you heard about it, governor? Zhang Chu's Anxi general Zhou Wen is advancing towards Hanguguan with 100,000 troops!"

Li You sighed: "I just got the news."

"But General, have you ever heard that Zhou Wen recruited more than 300,000 troops along the way? With such a huge army, Hangu Pass will be lost!" After saying this, Pang Delong was furious and continued: "If Hangu Pass is lost,

, our way back...is cut off!"

"Bang!" Li You slammed the table with his right hand. He couldn't help but get up and said angrily: "Your Majesty the Emperor, your land is being devoured by bandits, your soldiers are fighting bloody battles, your people are suffering, and your

Where are the reinforcements? Don’t you want Da Qin Jiangshan anymore!”

Li You shouted, melancholy in his heart. On the side, Pang Delong offered advice: "If the governor is defending Xingyang, once Zhou Wen captures Hangu Pass and returns to Xingyang, we will be trapped here. Please prepare early!"

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"Return to the army?" Li You said a few words to himself, weighing the pros and cons very quickly in his mind. At this time, he couldn't help but sneered: "Zhou Wen's goal is probably Guanzhong. Otherwise, he can join forces with Wu Guang and capture Xingyang.

Then send troops to Hangu Pass, the consequences will be the same."

Speaking of this, Li You had the feeling that he was watching the excitement without fear of chaos, and snorted: "Since His Majesty the Emperor no longer wants the land of Guandong, why don't we just be bystanders and see who wins and who loses in the battle of Guanzhong?"

Seeing that Li You was determined to garrison Xingyang, Pang Delong could only sigh softly and could not say more. At this time, a personal guard rushed in, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "General, Zhang Chu's army is attacking the city again!"

Li You's heart sank. He looked at Pang Delong on the side and ordered: "You go to the north gate and south gate to patrol, I will go to the east gate immediately."

Pang Delong nodded and left. At this time, Li You picked up the sword on the table and walked quickly outside the house.

On the city tower, the drums were beating loudly, and tens of thousands of Chu troops were waiting in formation below the city. In Xingyang, such small-scale offensive battles have become a habit. If one day, Zhang Chu troops suddenly stop attacking the city, they will be

Qin Jun was surprised and felt uncomfortable.

At this time, Li You came to the east gate accompanied by more than a hundred personal followers. He looked down and saw that there were about 30,000 enemy troops. This was no different from previous small-scale wars. Thinking that he had been holding on for the past two years

Xingyang, I really don’t know, is it worth it or not?

At this time, a low horn sound suddenly sounded. Zhang Chujun rushed towards Xingyang with a ladder on his shoulders and shouted. Li You drew his long sword. There were already crossbowmen running behind the wall stacks, drawing their bows and setting arrows.

The crossbow was cocked, and seeing Zhang Chujun getting closer and closer, Li You shouted: "Shoot!"

Thousands of arrows were fired at the bottom of the city. Soon, the screams of Zhang Chu's soldiers were heard, but the arrows could only hurt a few. More Zhang Chu's troops crossed the moat and came to the bottom of the city. The ladders rumbled.

Standing on the tower, Zhang Chujun began to climb up.

Cauldrons of boiling gold juice were poured down, and there were screams below the city tower. Rolling logs and thunder stones were also thrown down the city with the efforts of the people of Xingyang, killing countless Zhang Chujun.

Zhang Chujun was also launching a second wave of attacks regardless of his own safety, and another group of soldiers began to climb the ladder. At this time, on the city tower, the rolling wood and thunder stones were about to run out. Li You decisively ordered: "Throw down the big cauldron!"

After the "boom boom" sound, screams rang out again from the city. Soon, Xingyang City became quiet. A hundred commanders thought that Zhang Chujun had retreated. He curiously stuck his head out to see, but there was a long gun.

It pierced his throat. Chang Ge used all his strength to lift him off the tower. After a period of miserable howling, there was the sound of a human body falling to the ground. The sound was extremely dull.

At this time, a steady stream of Zhang Chu's troops jumped onto the top of Xingyang City. Li You saw that the east gate was about to fall. He drew out his long sword and shouted: "Kill over!"

Tens of thousands of Qin troops waved their weapons and fought hard with Zhang Chu's troops on the city top. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and their blood flowed into a winding river...

The sun slowly set, and at the top of the smoke-filled Xingyang City, the flags of the Qin Army were swaying this way and that. Some Qin Army soldiers were exhausted, lying slanted behind the wall stacks, and the corridors of the city were littered with corpses.

Below the city tower, Zhang Chu's army launched many attacks. Although they had already jumped to the top of the city, they still failed to capture Xingyang. With a tragic failure, Zhang Chu's army retreated quietly.

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The Battle of Xingyang was extremely tragic, with countless casualties, but Hangu Pass also faced a life-or-death decision. Zhang Chu's army came in force from Yingchuan County. At this time, the sound of rumbled war drums was already lingering in front of the pass.

However, Yang Xiong, the guard of Hangu Pass, was not a weak person. At this time, he was inspecting the camps in the pass. He had to report to the pass by his troops. Only then did he realize that Zhang Chu's army had come to kick the camp. Yang Xiong gathered his troops without saying a word.

The horse, already racing as fast as possible, headed towards the outside of the pass.

With a few "squeaks", the gate of Hangu Pass was slowly opened, and the 30,000 Qin troops marched out one after another, setting up a mighty formation in front of the pass. At the front were three thousand chariots, and a thousand cavalry were guarding the chariots on both sides.

On the side and behind were mighty crossbowmen and Ge soldiers, and nearly ten thousand Pu Dao soldiers on both sides. They carried large shields to protect the two wings of the Qin army.

It can be said that the Qin Army's battle formation was very tight. At this time, roaring drums sounded in the Qin Army's formation and at Hangu Pass. When the gate flags were opened, Yang Xiong proudly rode his horse to the front of the formation. He held his spear horizontally.

Looking into the distance, Yang Xiong was stunned for a moment.

The mighty Zhang Chu army, with nearly 300,000 troops, is all over the mountains and plains, with no end in sight. Some of them are holding weapons, some are holding farm tools, and some are sharpening bamboos as weapons. Moreover, the flags of Zhang Chu army are all over the mountains and plains.

You know, you thought there was a fire in the mountains. At this time, the flag fluttered in the wind, showing more majesty.

This was the first time for Yang Xiong to see such a huge formation. At this time, he had to bite the bullet and came to the front of the two armies to fight back against Zhang Chu's army. However, Zhou Wen did not send any generals on the opposite side. The stalemate lasted for about a long time.

In half a minute, Zhou Wen sneered and drew his sword, swung it forward, and Zhang Chujun shouted and rushed towards the Qin army.

Three hundred thousand Chu troops came over the mountains and plains like a flood breaking the embankments. Yang Xiong turned his horse around like a bereaved dog and ran towards Hanguguan without looking back. The powerful Qin army formation did not move its chariots.

The crossbow formation has begun to fight back, hitting Zhang Chujun like raindrops.

The biggest weakness of Zhang Chu's army was that they did not have enough shield soldiers. They all held weapons with their bare hands and used their courage to attack the Qin army's formation. At this time, soldiers on the first chariot were constantly hit by arrows and fell.

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Zhang Chujun, who was riding behind, suffered countless casualties. Zhang Chujun's serious setback made the Qin army once again powerful. Everyone raised their weapons and shouted "mighty."

Yang Xiong, who had just rushed back to the formation, also gave up his plan to escape back to Hangu Pass. He waved his spear, pointed forward, and the chariots and cavalry were instantly launched to kill Zhang Chu's army, but the powerful crossbow formation did not make any move.

To stop, the Qin soldiers repeated the same action over and over again, pulling the string, loading the arrow, preparing, and shooting.

However, although the lethality of the Qin army's crossbow formation was astonishing, they only shot one percent of the 300,000 Chu troops. The rest of the troops still continued to rush forward, although some people continued to be killed by arrows.

But there will be more people rushing over, and with people chasing people and squeezing people, every soldier of Zhang Chu's army has no way out.

Soon, the vanguard of Zhang Chu's army met the chariots of Qin's army. The two sides fought fiercely. The Qin army's wheels had winches and gun heads. Every time they passed by, Zhang Chu's army would be seriously injured and fall to the ground. However, Zhang Chu's army relied on their morale.

The high altitude and large numbers also knocked down many Qin troops.

Soon, the spear soldiers of Zhang Chu Army arrived on the battlefield. They brandished their spears and stabbed the chariot drivers. The driver was hit by the spear and died, and some were picked off alive. Moreover, the spear soldiers of Zhang Chu Army also quickly came to kill them.

, they continued to rush forward together. At this time, the distance between the two armies was less than a hundred steps, and Zhang Chu's army was approaching step by step.

The Qin army began to commotion, and some crossbowmen began to flee before the battle. People were panicked. Even Yang Xiong realized that Zhang Chu's army was unstoppable and invincible. He immediately turned his horse's head and shouted: "Retreat!"

The Qin army retreated like a tide, and Hangu was closed. The Qin army wanted to close the city gate, but the defeated army was crowded, and many people were pressed together, unable to get in or get out. In this way, Zhang Chu's army was gradually approaching.

Inside the city, Yang Xiong ordered to kill the Qin soldiers near the city gate and close the city gate. Many Qin soldiers raised their long swords and stabbed at the Qin soldiers at the city gate.

The civil war broke out before the enemy army arrived. Many Qin soldiers were killed at the gate of the city, but after a group died, a new group came in. They were eager to enter the pass and survive, but outside, Zhang Chu's army also arrived.

, they waved their spears and attacked the Qin army in front of the gate. In this way, the Qin army under Hangu Pass was attacked from both inside and outside. In less than half an hour, all of them were dead or injured.

However, the momentum of Zhang Chu's army's attack on the city did not decrease because of this. They continued to approach the pass. Yang Xiong ordered the gate to be closed several times, but failed. Moreover, the number of Zhang Chu's army increased and they soon broke through Hangu Pass. Angry

Zhang Chu's army spread to all sides, and Hangu Pass finally fell after holding on for nearly a day.
Chapter completed!