Fei Qian and Zhang Liao hid behind the bushes, looking at the Hangu Pass city wall that was burned to pieces by Fei Qian's fire.
In order not to let the people at Hangu Pass notice, Zhang Liao's large army was still behind, but Zhang Liao and Fei Qian quietly sneaked closer with their guards to observe.
Just as Fei Qian didn't expect to encounter Zhang Liao's troops so soon, Zheng Ke naturally didn't expect that Luoyang's troops would come so soon.
After all, in the original plan, if an army wanted to pass through Gucheng, Lieutenant Yang would send people to give an early warning. But now that Lieutenant Yang has been killed by Zhang Liao, it is naturally impossible to send any information, so now Zheng
I am confident and bold as I wait for the people from the west of the city to enter the city...
When Hangu was closed, the turret of the weather tower had completely collapsed, and there were piles of broken bricks and rubble. Civilians were slowly cleaning it up. The rooster crow tower had also been affected to some extent, but the turret had not completely collapsed.
It is supported by several wooden pillars and is also being repaired...
The rivets and iron bars on the east city gate were burned and twisted. Most of the wooden door has been carbonized and cannot be used. The craftsmen are dismantling the city gate, removing the iron bars and rivets, and re-installing the gate.
Zhang Liao looked at the burnt-black city walls and the dilapidated city gates, and couldn't help but said: "Zi Yuan set the fire well!"
"Haha, those kerosene were originally prepared to deal with you..."
"Zi Yuan's fire is really good!" Zhang Liao twitched the corner of his mouth and repeated it. Although the words used were the same, the underlying tone was different.
"How's it going?" Fei Qian pointed to the half-broken East City Gate and said, "It looks like it may be completely restored today. If you want to take action, you need to seize the opportunity!"
After all, the army was led by Zhang Liao. Although Fei Qian really wanted to fight back to Hangu Pass to retrieve the tablets, he naturally still needed Zhang Liao's nod of approval.
The city gate has always been the weak link of the city gate. Fei Qian burned the east city gate to carbonization, but for something like this, there must be spare wood. He can drag it out and re-screw it with rivets and iron bars, and replace the burned parts.
This time, the fire set by Fei Qian burned a large area, and even the government offices in the inner city were affected, so some craftsmen were transferred to repair Zheng Guanling's mansion, even if the repair speed on the barriers was slower.
Accept it, you can't let Tangtang get a detention order and not even have a place to live, right?
Attacking a Hangu Pass with one watchtower missing and a damaged city gate and an intact Hangu Pass are two completely different concepts. Zhang Liao quickly made up his mind. As Fei Qian said, this
This opportunity is fleeting. If it is delayed for another two days to allow these city gates and other facilities to be completely repaired, the price to be paid for another attack will definitely be greater.
More importantly, Zhang Liao was also a little worried. If Hangu Pass was really occupied and blocked the way to move westward, would Li Ru send Xiliang soldiers to take the lead?
We must let the Luoyang Northern Army and the Bingzhou Army be the vanguard first!
When that time comes, how many of his men will he have left?
You must know that military law is strict, and those who fail to conquer or die in large numbers must be held accountable. Maybe even if your own life is not committed on the battlefield, you will be beheaded under the gate and drum!
So it is better to take advantage of this opportunity and seize Hangu Pass first!
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Four or five miles west of Hanguguan City, Yu Fuluo looked at the tribesmen behind him. There were a thousand people when they crossed the river, but now only about five hundred people were left. There were nearly a hundred people who were brought with them. With that kind of injury, as for other people...
In exchange, they received twenty carts of grain and grass, five hundred sets of soldiers and armor, and some equipment seized during the battle. In addition, the money calculated on a per capita basis was also exchanged for daily necessities such as salt, oil, cloth, etc.
Is it worth it?
Yu Fuluo asked himself silently.
If I was still King Youxian, I would definitely say it was worth it without even thinking about it, but when I became a Chanyu and saw my clan members die one by one, it was really difficult to say whether it was worth it...
Yu Fuluo turned the horse's head, whipped it up, and shouted: "Hold the plow! We are going home!"
"Ah oh oh..." the Huns cavalry roared one after another, followed Yu Fuluo, and drove the cart away.
Zheng Kui stood respectfully next to an old man, watched Yu Fuluo go away, and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"How can I, the Yang family of Hongnong, be an untrustworthy person?" Although the old man did not look at Zheng Kui, he seemed to have seen his expression. He said slowly, as if he was talking about Yu Fuluo of the Southern Huns, and also seemed to be facing him. What Zheng Kui said.
"Wei!" Zheng Ke quickly and respectfully responded. Although the elder of the Yang family in Hongnong does not hold any official position in the court, Zheng Ke knew that the old man in front of him also had a lot of resources in the Yang family. Although he was Hangu Pass Order, but in front of this elder, it really means nothing...
This time, the Hongnong Yang family worked together in the middle to plan a big show, just for Hangu Pass.
Originally, Guo Pu was in the pass, controlling the military power and guarding the city gate. Even if Zheng Ke had any intention, he could not do anything. But now it is different. Guo Pu was lured out of Hangu Pass and died on the battlefield. , Zheng Kui alone has the final say at Hangu Pass, and now there are two thousand "yellow scarf thieves" lined up on the roadside, standing neatly...
The elder of the Yang family said: "Zheng Guan ordered, two thousand soldiers are now delivered to you. After two days, we will add three thousand more troops! The responsibility of guarding the pass is very heavy, so please pay more attention." In order to avoid causing Dong Zhuo's garrison in the Mianchi Camp as much as possible. Please note that Hongnong Yang's private troops were gathered secretly, so they could only be sent to Zheng Kui in batches.
Anyway, Hangu Pass is now under control, so there won’t be much of a problem in the morning or evening.
Zheng Ke quickly raised his hand again and said: "Wei! You should try your best and don't dare to make any mistakes!"
Elder Yang nodded, and then asked casually: "There was a fire in Hangu last night, is Guan Yu okay?"
Zheng Ke lowered his head and replied: "I dare not hide it. It is slightly damaged, but it will be restored today. It should be no big deal."
Elder Yang said "hmm" and said, "Well, I'll take my leave now. As for Zheng Guanling and Mianchi, you don't need to worry, there will be others to deal with it. You only need to hold off the Luoyang army for one month, and you can count on your first achievement!"
Zheng Kai bowed again, and Wei Wei responded: "I will guarantee that Han Gu will be safe!"
The old man smiled slightly, mounted his horse, raised his hand to Kui, and then left with twenty personal guards, handing over the command of the two thousand "yellow scarf thieves" to Zheng Kui.
Zheng Ke kept standing respectfully until the elders of the Yang family could no longer be seen. Then he walked up to the two thousand soldiers and coughed twice. Before he could say a few words, he suddenly saw a cavalry running towards Hangu Pass.
Come!
Zheng Ke's heart sank involuntarily!
"Report——" The soldier almost rolled off his horse and reported, "Report to Guan Order, Dong Zhuo's army suddenly appeared in the east of the city and are rushing to attack the east gate! We can no longer defend it! Please send reinforcements quickly!"
Zheng Ke was shocked and turned pale. How could Dong Zhuobing come so quickly?
Where did the soldiers come from?
Why didn't the early warning message come from Gucheng?
Besides, I had just made a promise to the elders of the Yang family, and now Hangu Pass was attacked in the blink of an eye!
What should I do if something goes wrong?!
Zheng Kuai hurriedly ordered the entire army to rush to Hangu Pass at full speed. They must block Dong Zhuo's army outside Hangu Pass!
Cao Cao was devastated by the loss of Guo Jia and asked Xun Yu for help...
Xun Yu calculated with his fingers and said that there is a powerful person in Longzhong, and he needs to go to the Lord personally to hope to be able to log in...
Cao Cao then went to Longzhong in person, and had a very pleasant conversation with Zhuge, which increased their intimacy a lot, and they made an appointment to meet again the following ten days...
The next ten days, Cao Cao went there again and was told by the boy in the thatched cottage: "Due to script requirements, Mr. Liu Huangshu has logged in..."
