Lu Bu killed Guo Si with a flying halberd, and immediately frightened the surrounding soldiers of both armies.
Especially the soldiers and generals of the Xiliang Army.
Although they were usually fierce and good at fighting, when their general was killed, they couldn't help but feel fearful in their hearts.
Although they are battle-hardened and bloodthirsty, they are still human after all.
Facing the threat of death, bloodthirsty slowly evolved into fear in an instant.
Lu Bu, however, was not in a hurry. He rode up to Guo Bang's body, reached out and pulled out the halberd on his body, and then slowly glanced around, his eyes like a knife, whoever it fell on.
, who is a cold war tremor.
Finally, Lu Bu looked at Li Jue lying on the ground.
Li Jue was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He hurriedly turned over, kowtowed to Lu Bu, and shouted: "Marquis Wen, Marquis Wen, spare your life! Spare your life! The last general is willing to surrender, and he is willing to surrender! Please take care of it, Marquis Wen."
Regarding our old friendship, spare my life, spare my life..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Bu saw a trace of a sinister smile on his face. He reined in his horse, then raised the halberd in his hand vigorously, aimed at Li Jue's head, and stabbed it viciously.
Poor Li Jue, before he could finish his words, Lu Bu stabbed him to the core.
Li Jue and Guo Si both died in battle. The Xiliang soldiers under their command suddenly became like birds, beasts and fish. Under Zhang Liao's command and attack, they died, were defeated, and fled. They were defeated in an instant.
scattered.
As for the princes in Guanzhong, they were also beaten and fled in all directions, and the princes from all walks of life retreated with their troops.
But it is a pity that Hangu Pass has been captured by Zhang He and Gao Lan at this moment.
Because Hangu Pass was not defended by the princes in Guanzhong and lacked troops, the Jinling Army took the time to suddenly kill Hangu Pass, and Hangu Pass was captured in an instant.
Zhong Yao, who was in charge of Hangu Pass, had no choice but to admit defeat because he did not have enough troops to defend.
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At dawn the next day, all the generals returned to Luoyang and reported their battles to Tao Shang. Of course, A Fei, who had taken down the princes in Guanzhong, and Lu Bu, who had killed Li Jue and Guo Si, had the most outstanding military exploits.
After recording his military exploits, the pottery merchant came to Hangu Pass accompanied by everyone.
After passing Hangu Pass, you can see the endless land of Guanzhong to the west, and the big city where all the princes in Guanzhong are now stationed is Chang'an City.
Chang'an, which is the most important, is equivalent to the gateway to Guanzhong.
"The next step is to conquer Chang'an, but conquering Chang'an may be much more difficult than conquering Luoyang." The pottery merchant said with emotion while standing at Hangu Pass, looking westward.
Xu Chu stood behind the pottery merchant. When he heard this, he patted his chest confidently and said loudly: "How can the Prime Minister increase the morale of the enemy and destroy his own prestige? Luoyang and Hangu Pass were captured easily by us. Now the enemy
If the army loses soldiers and generals, how difficult can it be to defeat Chang'an City?"
The pottery merchant turned to look at him and said with a smile, "Is Zhong Kang so confident?"
Xu Chu laughed loudly, raised his head and said loudly: "That's natural! The general is incompetent, but he is willing to lead an army to attack Chang'an City."
The potter was silent.
When Xu Chu saw that the pottery merchant was silent, he immediately asked: "Is it possible that the Prime Minister cannot trust Xu?"
The pottery merchant patted the wall on the wall of Han Valley with his hand and said: "It's not that I don't believe you, but this matter is really difficult to handle. According to the report from the personnel of the school affairs office, the general responsible for the defense of Chang'an City is...
This is Cao Cao's new general Hao Zhao. Although this man is young, his ability to defend the city is very powerful. If we don't have a suitable strategy, I'm afraid we will temporarily stop in front of Chang'an City."
Obviously, Xu Chu didn't believe what the potter said. He just snorted, obviously scorning Hao Zhao.
"Why does the Prime Minister need to embolden other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige? What should I fear from such an unknown brat?"
On the other side, Zhang Liao, who was accompanying the pottery merchant at the top of the city with Xu Chu, said: "Prime Minister, General Xu is right. Regardless of whether this Hao Zhao is really capable or not, the door to Guanzhong has been opened by us. Chang'an City
If it is easy to fight, we must fight. If it is difficult to fight, it is more important to try. General Xu has this ambition, and Liao strongly agrees with it."
Xu Chu glanced at Zhang Liao gratefully, his face almost bursting with joy.
Now he is really looking at Zhang Liao more and more pleasing to his eyes.
The potter pondered for a while and suddenly said: "In that case, you two might as well go to Chang'an first to test the strength of Chang'an's city defense and see how much defense they have."
When Xu Chu heard this, he hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, the general will definitely capture Chang'an for you!"
After saying that, he turned to Zhang Liao and said: "With General Zhang's help, a certain family can be regarded as having an extra arm!"
Xu Chu was overjoyed when he saw the pottery merchant suddenly stretched out his hand and turned his head straight, making him look at him.
Tao Shang and Xu Chu looked at each other.
He looked at Xu Chu seriously and said with a smile: "Zhongkang, you seem to have misunderstood something. The chief general going to Chang'an this time is Zhang Liao, and the deputy general is you. You have to listen to Zhang Liao."
Xu Chu's smile suddenly stiffened.
Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, General Xu is a close general of the Prime Minister, and his position is above that of the junior general. How do you do this..."
"Is this an urgent order?" Tao Shang said with a smile: "Of course, if you think Xu Chu is difficult to manage, I can ask him not to go."
"Don't!" Xu Chu hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Don't, don't! No, no need! Isn't it just to be a deputy general? It's not difficult at all!"
After saying that, Xu Chu said to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, a certain family will obey your orders."
Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it."
The pottery merchant looked at Xu Chu seriously for a while and said, "Are you telling the truth?"
Xu Chu nodded vigorously: "Of course it is true."
"Okay, then you two will lead your troops and set up an outpost in Chang'an, and report the specific information to me afterwards. Everything will be arranged by Zhang Liao."
"promise!"
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Zhang Liao and Xu Chu immediately set off, leading their troops straight towards Chang'an City.
Arriving at the magnificent Chang'an City, Xu Chu immediately asked for an attack, but was stopped by Zhang Liao.
Xu Chu asked him doubtfully, and Zhang Liao's answer was: "Let's observe carefully before talking."
Zhang Liao and Xu Chu immediately led a group of cavalry and observed carefully around the city for half a day.
Xu Chu couldn't see any clues and just kept yawning.
Zhang Liao became more and more emotional as he watched, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
At noon, the two of them finished observing the city. Xu Chu immediately asked Zhang Liao, "How was it? After watching it for a long time, you can understand it, right? When will we start to attack the city?"
Zhang Liao shook his head vigorously and said: "No more fighting, withdraw the troops."
"What?!"
Xu Chu was stunned when he heard this. He clasped his ears hard and said, "What did you say? Say it again?"
"I said we should stop fighting in this city and withdraw our troops."