Chapter 336: Withdrawing troops from Luoyang (Part 2)
Seeing Jia Rong get up and leave, Zang Ba struggled to get up to see him off, but Jia Rong pinned him down on the bed again.
"We must cure General Zang's injury!" Jia Rong ordered in a low voice.
Although Zang Ba was not reused in Dong's army, he was always a general promoted by Ding Yuan. He had a certain prestige in the Bingzhou army. It is not as good as adding icing on the cake to providing help in the snow. When Zang Ba was being suppressed, showing concern would definitely make him feel better.
Grateful, Zang Ba had no feelings for Dong Zhuo, so it was not a matter of kindness, and changing the family was a matter of course.
Cao Xing snorted coldly and muttered: "Hypocritical benevolence and hypocrisy!" The look he looked at Zang Ba also contained a trace of resentment.
Jia Rong's behavior was artificial in the eyes of Dong Jun generals, but Jia Rong won the hearts of most Dong Jun soldiers. After such a long period of cooperation, Dong Jun had long heard of Dong Jun's treatment of the Xiliang army. The soldiers were divided into
Ranks 369 and 369 have different treatment, different clothing, different military pay and rights, and various rules are spread through the mouths of Xiliang Army soldiers in Hulao Pass.
Many soldiers even asked Dong Jun soldiers to see their rank. In the Xiliang army, this is also an honor.
What makes Dong Jun's soldiers yearn even more is that every soldier in the Xiliang Army is registered, including all the soldiers' information. They will not consider dying in battle at all. Jia Rong will arrange everything on his own. This is subtle.
Trust is just like on the battlefield. Jia Rong can make the Xiliang army roar forward without too many words. Just one word.
Zhang Liao was extremely anxious when he saw all this. While reporting everything in front of him to Luoyang, he continued to win over the soldiers and comforted the injured soldiers and lower-level generals. With the cooperation of Li Suniu, Fan Chou and others, there was not much trouble. However,
The various soldiers of the Xiliang Army will not forget that they can stay safely in the Dong Army because the opportunity is not there.
Outside Hulao Pass, Cao Cao looked at the scene of the Allied camp, and couldn't help but feel anxious. Although the losses of the Allied forces were heavy, the defenders of Hulao Pass were not much worse. As long as the princes could launch another attack with the same intensity as before, Hulao Pass would be defeated.
The barrier will surely be broken.
One slap could not make a sound, and there were not many princes with fighting spirit among the Allied forces.
"Report, General, that Pingjin Pass was captured by the Allied Forces, and General Li Ji of Dong Army was defeated and retreated to Luoyang."
Even though he was mentally prepared, Jia Rong still frowned. The defeat of Pingjin meant that the princes outside the pass could directly attack Luoyang City, thus losing the meaning of continuing to defend Hulao Pass.
"I know, retreat." Jia Rong said calmly.
Jia Rong had already received this news through Jia Xu, but the generals in Guan Nei had just received it.
The generals under the tent were buzzing with discussions. The news that Pingjin had been captured was like a bolt from the blue.
Zhang Liao took a step forward and said: "General Jia, if the princes conquer Pingjin, they can march directly to Luoyang City. If Luoyang is defeated, our army will be in danger. General, please make a decision early and return to Luoyang to aid."
Jia Rong was unhappy because Zhang Liao's words seemed polite and no different from giving orders to him. He didn't like this feeling very much.
Zhao Yun shouted: "Our army has been ordered by the emperor to guard Hulao Pass. How can we retreat lightly without an order from the emperor?"
Among the eight passes, Hulao Pass does not have the largest number of troops, but it has the strongest combat effectiveness.
Jia Rong stretched out his hand to stop the discussion among the generals in the tent, and said slowly: "Luoyang City has high walls and thick walls. Even if the Allied forces have tens of thousands of troops, they will not be able to capture it easily. If our army retreats, Hulao Pass will inevitably be defeated."
If there is a void, the princes will take advantage of it and move in, and the forces of both sides will join forces in Luoyang. That is when the danger will come."
Zhang Liao was shocked. He didn't expect Jia Rong to analyze the situation so clearly. Moreover, after Jia Rong got the news, he just frowned. Zhang Liao did not see this kind of mentality in Ding Yuan that the mountain collapsed but did not change.
arrive.
"The princes outside the Pass will definitely attack the city in a big way when they get the news that Pingjin has been conquered. You all need to work together to give the princes outside the Pass a deep impression so that they dare not underestimate the power of our army and discuss the retreat before it is too late!"
Jia Rong said impassionedly.
Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and other generals of the Xiliang Army all made the promise, and General Dong Jun was also very excited. Hulao Pass has been replenished and is unbreakable. Giving up for nothing is equivalent to destroying the results of previous efforts. There is a little bit of unwillingness in his heart.
Seeing that the military's morale was available, Li Su winked at General Dong Jun and acquiesced to Jia Rong's approach.
The princes from all walks of life received the news that Pingjin had been defeated. The entire Allied camp cheered. Since the launch of the army, the Allied forces have been invincible. All the counties and counties along the way got out of the way when they heard about the arrival of the army. Unexpectedly, they were blocked by the small Hulao Pass. Every time
All the princes had a little bit of anger in their hearts, but this anger collapsed in front of the powerful combat power of the Xiliang Army. They were as docile as a Siberian tiger that a vicious dog saw, and wished it could touch the tiger's butt with the dog's face.
In the main camp of the Chinese army, after Yuan Shao made some speeches, he loudly said: "Pingjin has been defeated, Dong's thieves will undoubtedly die. Tomorrow you will work together to break through Hulao Pass and march to Luoyang."
Cao Cao's Yue Zhong explained: "When the Allied troops approach Luoyang, the defenders in the pass will definitely lose their fighting spirit and their morale will be low."
At this time, the princes were in a state of excitement and agreed one after another. In their opinion, if Pingjin was defeated, Dong Zhuo would definitely transfer the garrison of Hulao Pass back to Luoyang. The Allies only needed a little effort to defeat this troubled city.
After many days of hard work, the pass was captured.
The next day, the sky was a little gray, and Yang Guan was hiding among the dark clouds, as if he didn't want to see the scene under Hulao Pass.
The fighting spirit of the princes is high, but the soldiers are still afraid of Hulao Pass. In the battle a few days ago, countless soldiers were injured. Many soldiers died in pain due to lack of treatment. Morale is low. Although the wall of Hulao Pass is only that high.
, but out of reach in the eyes of all soldiers.
The thumping of war drums sounded, and the only three Jinglans left among the Allied forces slowly moved towards Hulao Pass.
Hulao Pass was full of swords and guns, and the morale was like a rainbow. It seemed that they had not received the news that Pingjin Pass had been breached, and they were even more noncommittal about Yuan Shao sending soldiers outside the pass to shout slogans of surrender without killing.
Jia Rong held the green sword in his hand and stood proudly on the city wall, looking flatly at the densely packed coalition soldiers outside the pass.
"Let go!" Jia Rong gave an order and closed the crossbow arrows fired first. They were fired from a huge bed crossbow. They roared towards the densely packed coalition soldiers. Each arrow penetrated at least three soldiers and three wells.
Two of them fell down, and the high-spirited princes seemed to be strangled by a pair of invisible hands. The resistance in Hulao Pass was even more fierce than before.
Compared to the tens of thousands of coalition forces, these dead soldiers were nothing. The surrounding soldiers who witnessed this scene were afraid of the crossbow arrows that looked like babies' arms. When they charged, their eyes were fixed on Hulao Pass.
After the bed crossbow, there was a cross attack of crossbows and bows. The soldiers behind the gates swung their arrows freely, and the three-stage attack made the attackers feel threatened from the city at all times. The occasional bed crossbow even brought out a touch of fire.
Blood, causing a bloody case on the battlefield.
Before they even got close to the city wall, the Allied soldiers had already killed and wounded thousands of people.
Cao Cao glanced at the battle situation in the distance and couldn't help but sigh. The fighting spirit of the garrison at Guan Guan was higher than before. The sluggish coalition soldiers could not attack at all, which only increased casualties. His respect for Jia Rong increased by more than one level again. He was powerful.
With unparalleled cavalry and countless means of defending the city, Cao Cao had a feeling that if the coalition forces could not completely eliminate Jia Rong this time, they would become everyone's formidable enemy in the future.
Huge boulders of wood and boiling oil poured down desperately, and the Allied forces encountered stronger resistance than ever before.
The sun slowly revealed half of its face from the dark clouds. After taking a careful look, it walked out with confidence. Under the Hulao Pass, there were densely packed corpses of coalition soldiers. The battle on the battlefield came and retreated quickly. Although the princes from all walks of life
Although he was determined, the soldiers under his command did not sacrifice their lives, and all three wells were destroyed. The only means of siege by the Allied forces was the human sea tactic.
After winning the victory and counting the losses, Jia Rong began to arrange the retreat of the defenders to Luoyang.
It is impossible for Jia Rong to directly give Hulao Pass to the princes for nothing, and he will definitely keep the defenders. Regarding the issue of leaving generals, there was a dispute between the Xiliang Army and Dong Army. Neither side was willing to leave generals to guard it. Who knows?
What will happen in Luoyang, leaving a narrow escape from death?
As an old general in Dong's army, Fan Chou Niufu will naturally not be left to guard Hulao Pass. The only remaining generals are Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cao Xing and others who have just joined Bingzhou. Li Su's status in the army is beyond the reach of these generals.
Although he was shocked, Li Su handed over this difficult matter to Zhang Liao.
"General Zhang, in your opinion, which general is more appropriate to leave to guard Hulao Pass?" Niu Fu turned to Zhang Liao and asked.
Zhang Liao looked at the generals on the left and right, and said slowly: "General, I humbly suggest that General Zang Ba be left to guard Hulao Pass. General Zang Ba is a prudent man. Hulao Pass is a big pass. The princes have been beaten and are afraid, so they will not take it lightly."
Talk about war."
Hao Meng and Cao Xing agreed, as long as they were not left to guard the pass, it would be fine.
"I agree with General Zhang." Hao Meng and Cao Xing looked at each other and said in unison.
Niu Fu nodded and said: "In this case, if you leave a thousand troops and horses for General Zang Ba to stay at Hulao Pass, I will definitely ask for credit for General Zang in front of the Grand Master."
A look of gloating flashed through Hao Meng's eyes. The princes outside the pass had tens of thousands of troops and left a thousand defenders behind. It was clear that they wanted to punish Zang Ba. He remembered that Jia Rong went to visit Zang Ba a few days ago. The generals present felt that
Of course, I was secretly glad that I didn't show my kindness to the Xiliang army short-sightedly.
Unlike Dong Jun, when Jia Rong in the Xiliang Army told the story, it immediately aroused fierce competition among the generals present, and everyone wanted to stay.
Jia Rong thought for a long time and said slowly: "Brother, how about I leave you and Hua Xiong and Li Shun to guard Hulao Pass?" Guo Si was a calm man and had a long history of strategy. He was quite prestigious in the army, as was Hua Xiong.
They are old partners, so the two of them are absolutely foolproof when working together. With Li Shun in the trap, they are a perfect defensive combination.
