Xu Rong is also a veteran who has experienced battles for many years. He is not outstanding under Dong Zhuo's command. No matter whether he is brave or friendly, he is unmatched.
But Xu Rong also has his own advantages, which is stability, which is terrifying.
Li Ru, the evil military advisor and scholar next to Dong Zhuo, once evaluated Xu Rong. He told Dong Zhuo that Xu Rong was not as good as Hua Xiong in beheading the generals and seizing the flag, not as good as Li Jue and Guo Si in driving forward, not as good as Fan Chou in storming the pass and seizing the stronghold, and not as good as Zhang Ji in his desperate counterattack.
But if everyone is thrown into a desperate situation, and among those who finally come back alive, there must be a place for Xu Rong.
From this we can see Xu Rong’s position in Dong Zhuo’s Xiliang Army.
It was precisely because of Xu Rong's terrible stability that he encountered the biggest crisis in his life before Hangu Pass.
Due to the sudden attack of the Pingyuan Army, Xu Rong had no time to respond in detail, so he had to order his generals to resist on the spot and not give the enemy a chance to break through.
Unfortunately, the initial resistance was fruitless. The two wings were quickly broken through. The Zhongzi camp was divided into two. Under the leadership of Uncle Huang and Fourth Master Zhao, it was like a hot knife cutting into butter. The siege was completed in more than half an hour.
Xu Rongbu’s mission.
When Zhang Liao had just broken through, he withdrew from the front line in an extremely anxious manner and broke into Xu Rong's commanding camp.
"General Xu, the situation is not good. We must retreat to Hangu Pass as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late."
Xu Rong didn't know what it meant for the two countries to be broken through. But the two armies had just fought, and if he fled back to Hangu Pass in disgrace, what if he was chased by the enemy and Hangu Pass fell, wouldn't he, Xu Rong, become Xi
Liang Jun’s sinner?
"Wenyuan, don't be anxious. The Pingyuan Army doesn't have many troops to break through our two sides. Besides, their own military strength is weaker than ours. I don't think Lin Feng has such a big appetite to swallow me, Xu Rong, right?"
Zhang Liao was so anxious that he stamped his feet: "General Xu, you don't understand Lin Feng. The rumors outside are not exaggerated. He can do even crazy things."
Xu Rong laughed loudly: "If he is so crazy that he wants to swallow Xu in one bite, then he must be prepared to be restrained by Xu in front of Hangu Pass, and finally trampled to pieces by the Xiliang cavalry."
Zhang Liao was speechless for a moment and had to quickly return to the front line to command and resist the charge of the Pingyuan Army.
After all, he and Xu Rong were not from the same system. Although Lu Bu was favored by Dong Zhuo, it did not mean that the generals who followed Lu Bu and joined the Xiliang Army were also favored.
In Zhang Liao's view, the so-called four commanders under Dong Zhuo, namely Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji, are simply not as good as his fellow Lu Bu subordinates Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cao Xing and others, that is,
Hua Xiong, Zhang Xiu, Xu Rong and others could still be glanced at by Zhang Liogao.
Zhang Liao was actually unwilling to follow Xu Rong on this expedition. He had long been fed up with the arrogance of the Xiliang army. Deep down in his heart, he had always envied his eldest brother Gao Shun, who was given to Lin Feng by Lu Bu. He heard that Lin Feng
He also asked General Lu Bu for him, but unfortunately General Lu refused.
When Xu Rong's troops approached Hangu Pass, Zhang Liao learned that the opponent they were about to face was Pingyuan Lin Zhirou.
The Pingyuan Army is difficult to fight. This is the consensus of the Bingzhou Army under Lu Bu. When they first met Lin Feng a few years ago, they had seen that Lin Feng had a general named Huang who was as good as the flying general Lu Bu. Later, they heard that he came to Bingzhou to trade.
Gao Shun once mentioned that Lin Feng's strong generals came out in droves, and his legion was even more powerful, not inferior to Lu Bu's Bingzhou legion.
As soon as the Xu Rong Army and the Pingyuan Army fought, Zhang Liao noticed Lin Feng's power.
The entire Plains Legion, in terms of equipment, training, and morale, was no different from the most elite legion he knew. In other words, soldiers who could have served as elite legions in other armies were just ordinary members of the Plains Legion.
From this we can see how terrifying the Plains Legion was.
When the trapped camp led by Gao Shun rushed into the Chinese army, Zhang Liao knew that nothing could be done, so he hurried back to Commander Xu Rong's camp again.
But he saw Xu Rong's face turned pale, and he fell down on the handsome chair, with a look of despair on his face.
"General Xu, our front army has been defeated, and the Pingyuan Army has entered the central army. I also ask the general to quickly deploy the entire army to retreat, and ask the Hangu Pass garrison to come out to respond."
Xu Rong shook his head: "There are no reinforcements. I just received an urgent report from the rear army. The Pingyuan Army has surrounded our army. Now we have no wings to fly."
Zhang Liao pulled up a chair and sat down slowly in disappointment.
After a long while, he asked: "I'm afraid the defenders at Hangu Pass have realized something is wrong. As long as our army can hold on for one day, the capital will definitely send reinforcements to help. If not, we can attack from both sides and attack the Pingyuan Army severely."
Xu Rong raised his head and glanced at Zhang Liao: "I regret not listening to Wen Yuan's words. If I had sent people to Hangu Pass for help earlier, I would not have made such a big mistake."
Zhang Liao suddenly trembled: "The general means..."
Xu Rong covered his face with his hands: "Someone just came to report that a certain messenger sent to Hangu Pass to ask for help was used by the Pingyuan Army. At this time, the flag of the Pingyuan Army has been planted at Hangu Pass."
The handsome tent suddenly became quiet, and neither of them knew what to say for a moment.
Not long after, Lin Feng received the news that Xu Rong's army had been wiped out, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.
"Great, prepare your horses quickly, I want to see Zhang Wenyuan for the first time."
Xu Rong's army was completely wiped out, the natural danger of Hangu Pass fell, and Lin Feng's extraordinary troops descended from the sky, cutting off the connection between Luoyang and Longxi in one fell swoop.
This news quickly spread throughout the capital, Luoyang. Dong Zhuo was so frightened that he fell off the soft couch. Regardless of his disgrace, he hurriedly summoned all his soldiers to discuss retreat.
The enemy's strategy.
Li Ru, Jia Xu, Lu Bu, Hua Xiong and others hurried to the Taishi Mansion.
Before everyone could sit down, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to shout: "What strategies do you have for retreating from the enemy? Who can defeat Pingyuan Lin Zhirou?"
Lu Buyu's face sank, and he pursed his slender lips and frowned: "Father, I have an old relationship with Zhirou. I am confident that if I send him a letter and promise him some benefits, I can do it without any troops."
He was ordered to give way to Hangu Pass and return to Hukou Pass."
Li Ru analyzed from the other side: "Father-in-law, from what Ru saw, what Feng Xian said is absolutely true. Lin Pingyuan was willing to take extraordinary risks and passed four passes along the Taihang Mountains. There were only less than 40,000 soldiers and horses to storm the naturally dangerous Han Valley.
Guan, what he did does not seem to be for the purpose of grabbing credit or so-called enforcing the law of heaven and clearing the emperor's side, but he must have other plans."
Dong Zhuo was very surprised: "Why did Wen You say this? You can tell me in detail."
Li Ru, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. Please explain it carefully.
After Li Ru nodded to Lu Bu, he continued to explain: "My father-in-law, Ru has concluded that the Pingyuan Army does not really want to defend Hangu and block our Xiliang Army's return to Long. There are two reasons for this. First, the Pingyuan Army does not have enough troops. If we
However, Luoyang ignored the army camp and the whole army pressed forward to attack Hangu Pass. Even if Lin Feng had three heads and six arms, he could not hold Hangu Pass with more than 30,000 plain troops. In the end, he could only make wedding clothes for the coalition forces in the east.
Second, if our army ignores the Pingyuan Army at Hangu Pass and attacks the allied forces to the east with all its strength, once our army wins, the Pingyuan Army will not be able to retreat completely. I believe that the Pingyuan Army’s surprise attack on Hangu Pass will be inevitable.
If you have good ministers planning for you, you will never see the situation unclearly."
Dong Zhuo immediately felt relieved: "Wen You means that Lin Feng will not hold Hangu Pass for a long time. As long as he gets what he wants, he will definitely return to the Hukou Pass area?"
Li Ru nodded, Lu Bu said nothing with a cold face, and Jia Xu lowered her head and played with her fingers, as if she didn't want to participate in the discussion.
Dong Zhuo stood up and laughed: "It's good to ask for anything, I'm afraid he has nothing to ask for. Come, ask Pingyuan Lin Zhirou what he wants, as long as it's not too much, give him whatever he wants, but he must withdraw as soon as possible
Hangu Pass opens up the main connecting road between Luoyang and Longxi."
Lin Feng did not climb Hangu Pass at all, and even his tent was pitched in a sunny place in the valley in front of the pass.
At this time, Lin Feng was in the commander's tent, drinking with Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.
"Wenyuan, as early as two years ago, I asked Brother Fengxian several times to ask for permission to marry you, but unfortunately Brother Fengxian never let go. Now, it's better. You and I finally meet each other. It's better to have Wen Yuan's service than anything else."
Look at this attribute, the commanding force is 90+, which is not inferior to Taishi Ci. In fact, as long as you are willing to completely trust Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, this will definitely stabilize the level of a side's commander.