Resisting the attack of the Xiliang Army, the world-famous Xiliang Army was resisted by them, and the number of soldiers lost by the Xiliang Army was far greater than that of our own side.
Xia Houyuan did not have soldiers as short-sighted as the lower-level generals. In one attack, the defenders had an absolute advantage. Still, 300 soldiers died and more than 500 were injured. Compared with the Xiliang army, it was definitely a little less.
, but the defenders consumed more supplies, huge rocks, arrows, etc. Such consumption meant that they could not hold on to the checkpoint for a long time. When the supplies were exhausted, the Xiliang army attacked the city again and could only engage in hand-to-hand combat with the opponent.
After reorganizing their forces, the Xiliang army launched another attack until 10,000 reinforcements arrived from the pass.
In the successive sieges, the Xiliang army lost nearly 4,000 men, eight Jinglans were damaged, and more than ten Pili chariots were damaged. It can be said that the losses were heavy.
Zhao Yun was a little unable to bear such a result. Before the opponent was completely exhausted, another 10,000 reinforcements came. As expected, these reinforcements must have brought enough food and supplies. The defenders were replenished, and the attack would become more difficult.
The night was like ink, and the level was quiet. There was a camp that was still brightly lit, and five or six generals gathered together, discussing something in a low voice.
"General Zhou, is this plan feasible?" a general whispered.
"Nonsense, we have three thousand people, and the soldiers guarding the gate are also ours. As long as the huge stone on the city gate is removed, the gate is opened, and the Xiliang army swarms in, we are all meritorious officials." General Zhou said lowly.
said the voice.
"Okay, in General Zhou's opinion, Xia Houyuan is very smart. There are too many soldiers patrolling the city. If three thousand people are dispatched, they will definitely notice it, and we will not be spared by then."
"Well, we can dispatch a hundred people at once, slowly move closer to the area where the gate is closed, and try to control the area near the city gate, so that we can open the gate calmly." General Zhou said slowly.
The continuous battles made the defenders a little tired, so when General Zhou proposed to close the door, Xia Houyuan agreed without thinking.
Stones and debris were moved away piece by piece. The soldiers were very fast. They cleared nearly half of it in an hour. It took another hour to open the door. General Zhou seemed to see the door open and the Xiliang army killed.
After entering the pass, Cao Jun fled in embarrassment. He was originally a general of the Yellow Turban Army. Because of his ability, he quickly gained a position in Cao Jun and was ordered to guard the surrounding areas of Luoyang. This time when the Xiliang Army attacked Hulao Pass, he was also
Thinking about making achievements at Hulao Pass, in order to reach a higher position.
But before leaving, he met Yu Dan, the military advisor of the Yellow Turban Army, a native of his hometown. If it hadn't been for Yu Dan, he would have starved to death in his hometown. How could he be in such a prosperous situation today? After hearing Yu Dan's instructions
After thinking about it, he agreed.
Cao Cao incorporated Guo Da's troops, but the veteran generals in the Yellow Turbans had no feelings for Cao Cao. The two sides had fought fiercely at the beginning, and in the hearts of the veteran generals, Guo Da was their leader.
A group of patrolling soldiers walked to the place where the door was closed and stopped. They looked around with vigilance. One hundred or fifty people surrounded the door.
"What are you doing? Why are you stopping here? Why don't you hurry up and go on patrol?" A man who looked like a general said while leading more than 20 soldiers.
"General, let's go on patrol right now." With a wink, more than a hundred soldiers slowly walked towards the visitor.
"Stop." The general realized something was wrong. The patrolling soldiers were basically in teams of ten at most, but there were more than a hundred of them.
Instead of stopping, more than a hundred soldiers rushed towards the general. Their swords had been unsheathed and they attacked the general without hesitation.
The general never expected that Pao Ze would take action against him. When he suddenly woke up, his big head had already separated from his body.
The remaining ten soldiers panicked and kept shouting loudly. The more than a hundred people showed no mercy and quickly killed all the soldiers and then quietly gathered the bodies together.
The commotion here caused many patrolling soldiers to rush over, and some soldiers were even ready to sound the alarm gong.
"It's okay, it's okay, one of my brothers encountered a mouse and was scared." A soldier shouted loudly.
"Look at how stupid you are. A mouse can make you scream, and you still want to kill the enemy." A mocking voice came from not far away.
When the soldiers who gathered heard such a lame excuse, they actually chose to believe that they were all people who had experienced life and death together and didn't take it seriously.
A general walked more than ten steps and stopped. With the breeze, he smelled a faint smell of blood. Although it was not very strong, he was sure it was the smell of blood that had just flowed out. He had experienced many battles and was not familiar with this smell.
Very familiar.
After taking a look at the surrounding soldiers, there were only fifty or sixty soldiers, while the other side had more than a hundred people, and there were many hazy figures not far away. He immediately realized that the troops, the generals, no longer paused, and walked slowly towards the distance.
The more we go, the more urgent we become.
"Be careful, it will be completed in half an hour." Someone said in a low voice.
"General, General Ma is asking for an audience outside the tent." The guard said respectfully.
When Xia Houyuan fell asleep, he had told the guards to report any situation immediately without any delay. This was the critical moment of the war and there could not be any mistakes. Even though Yu Jin had just fallen asleep, the guards still had to bite the bullet.
Came in.
"Well, let him in." Xia Houyuan stood up and rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes.
"General, I have something important to report." General Ma said hurriedly after walking into the tent.
"What's the matter?"
"Beizhi was on patrol just now and found that more than a hundred soldiers had gathered at the gate. He had heard the screams of the soldiers before, and smelled a bit of blood when he arrived. At that time, there were only about fifty people in Beizhong's hands, so he acted rashly.
"General Ma said very quickly.
Xia Houyuan stood up suddenly and said: "Quickly go to the center of the army, order all the troops and horses, and rush to the gate. My personal guards will follow me, and you must be fast."
The 500-person personal guard was assembled immediately. As Xia Houyuan rushed to the pass, even the 500 cavalry in the pass were dispatched. The rumble of horse hooves awakened the defenders in the pass. After receiving the order, they rushed to the pass without delay.
Move closer to the door.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Xia Houyuan asked cautiously. Although General Ma's words made him more vigilant, he still had to wait until the situation was completely clear, otherwise his own side would be in chaos before the enemy troops arrived.
It was a huge blow to the defenders.
Seeing that the matter had been exposed, more than a hundred soldiers immediately rushed forward without any hesitation to buy time for the soldiers at the gate.
Seeing this, Xia Houyuan no longer hesitated, and gave an order, and the five hundred personal guards drew up their weapons. These personal guards were all elite soldiers in Cao's army. They were selected from various ministries. They were not able to resist more than a hundred soldiers.
If it does, it will be defeated.
After hearing the news reported by the soldiers, General Zhou hesitated for a moment and ordered the soldiers to resist.
More and more soldiers are coming in the direction of Xiahou Yuan. General Zhou has 3,000 yellow scarf soldiers, while Xiahou Yuan has only 500 personal guards. He also hopes to capture Xia Houyuan and occupy Hulao Pass.
, this way the credit will be even greater.
"My lord treats you well, why did you betray me?" Xia Houyuan was a little unbelievable. There were so many betrayed soldiers. Although the personal guards were elite, the opponents were so numerous that it was difficult to gain an advantage in a short period of time. Once the door was opened, the Xiliang army
Entering the pass, even if Xia Houyuan has the power to reach the sky, Hulao Pass can only be broken.
"Kill Xia Houyuan and get a hundred gold rewards." General Zhou pointed at Xia Houyuan and shouted loudly.
The two sides fought for about a quarter of an hour before the cavalry from the military camp arrived first. At this time, there was only a short distance left to close the door. As long as the door was opened, they would win.
Xia Houyuan's cavalry arrived, causing General Zhou's soldiers to panic and give way. However, the 500 cavalry were defeated steadily. Xia Houyuan took the opportunity to lead 500 personal guards to charge in. General Zhou could not resist and led the remaining troops to flee.
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After the arrival of the army, the situation was completely stabilized. At this time, the obstacles in front of the gate had been completely cleared. After clearing away the remnants led by General Zhou, Xia Houyuan breathed a sigh of relief. If General Ma hadn't discovered something was wrong, I'm afraid
The Xiliang army has succeeded.
General Zhou was also a character. When he saw something was wrong, he drew his sword and committed suicide.
"Personal guards guard the city gate firmly and seal the city gate." Xia Houyuan ordered with a low expression.
General Zhou's rebellion caused the defenders to directly lose nearly 4,000 people. The strength of the original 20,000 defenders was greatly reduced.
"Torturing the captured generals, whose order gave them the courage to do so?" Xia Houyuan said in a low voice.
The news of the failure of the rebellion in the pass reached Guo Jia immediately. He put down the information with a long sigh and looked at Hulao Pass with confusion. The Yellow Turban Army was the most powerful weapon of the Xiliang Army.
The garrison delivered a fatal blow, but unexpectedly it failed. The garrison in the pass lost more than 4,000 people, which was perhaps the biggest gain.
"It seems that Cao Jun was still underestimated." Guo Jia murmured.
A thousand cavalrymen who were waiting in full formation quietly withdrew from the camp. When they received the news that the operation had failed, Zhao Yun's face didn't look very good.
After this change, the guards at Hulao Pass became more rigorous. The generals guarding the gate were all generals Xia Houyuan trusted. The number of soldiers from each department patrolling at night was also strictly controlled.
In half a month, the Xiliang army dispatched to seize Sishui Pass and the news of the troops approaching Hulao Pass spread throughout the world. The princes who had nothing to do with them were naturally concerned about it.
Not to be outdone, Yuan Shao of Jizhou ordered two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, to lead 50,000 troops to attack Qingzhou.
