The continuous stream of arrows with the support of the military formation can already threaten Lu Bu's safety, so even Lu Bu has to stay away from the Hangu Pass city wall at this time.
After widening the distance from Hangu Pass, Lu Bu couldn't help showing a look of helplessness on his face. He originally thought that his rapid march could catch the Hangu Pass defenders off guard, but if the Hangu Pass defenders were useless, he would be sure to break through.
Hangu Pass, before the arrival of Chu Yi's army, opened this gateway to Chang'an for the imperial army.
But what Lu Bu didn't expect was that a good general like Xu Rong was sitting in Hangu Pass. As a result, he had indeed spent a lot of effort and appeared quietly outside Hangu Pass, but was caught by him.
Xu Rong blocked it.
At this time, Taishi Ci looked at the helpless Lu Bu and stepped forward to comfort him: "General Lu, no one expected that the Hangu Pass guard would have such means. The only thing I can say is our luck.
Too bad.”
In fact, Taishi Ci didn't have much hope in raiding Hangu Pass. After all, how important Hangu Pass was to Chang'an City, I believe Yuan Shao and everyone in the Chang'an court knew this.
Once Hangu Pass is lost, it almost means that the safest portal in Chang'an City is opened, which directly threatens the safety of Chang'an City. As long as they are not fools, then the Chang'an court will definitely arrange a person who can fight well.
A good general came to take command of Hangu Pass.
Although it is said that Yuan Shao was nepotistic and arranged his nephew Gao Gan to be the commander-in-chief of the Hangu Pass garrison, Yuan Shao was not stupid. Just in case, he chose a good general like Xu Rong as the Gao Gan.
Deputy.
Yuan Shao is by no means an ordinary person. He knows exactly what kind of people Li Jue and Guo Si are. Therefore, even if he knows that these two people are very capable, if they sit in Hangu Pass, they can definitely guarantee that Han
Gu Guan is fine.
But Yuan Shao did not trust the two of them, because Yuan Shao was afraid that the two of them would be too smart and eventually lose Hangu Pass.
After all, Hangu Pass City is extremely strong and high, and it is not easy to break it with external force. However, there have always been very few fortified cities that have been breached from the inside. Yuan Shao was afraid of Li Jue, and people with complicated minds like Guo Si were eventually defeated by Chu.
Yi was persuaded and then offered Hangu Pass.
Therefore, even if Yuan Shao was regarded as nepotistic, he still insisted on sending his nephew Gao Gan to Hangu Pass to take charge, and then selected the simple-minded Xu Rong as his deputy.
Looking at it now, there is nothing wrong with Yuan Shao's arrangement. Otherwise, it would be most dangerous to arrange for generals like Li Jue and Guo Si who have no ability but no loyalty to come and guard Hangu Pass.
Lu Bu took a deep breath and said with some reluctance: "Send me an order to order the army to retreat ten miles, build siege equipment, and collect all kinds of siege materials."
Since there was no hope of attacking Hangu Pass, Lu Bu mistakenly fulfilled his duty as a vanguard and prepared for the follow-up army to attack the city next.
Following Lu Bu's order, tens of thousands of soldiers retreated slowly like an ebbing tide. As Lu Bu's army retreated, the senior officials on the city wall, Xu Rong and others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they say they are not afraid, the name of a person or the shadow of a tree give Lu Bu a bad reputation. When facing Lu Bu, senior officials, Xu Rong and others still feel a little bit of pressure in their hearts. After all, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, you will be afraid.
Just in case.
Gao Gan patted Xu Rong on the shoulder and said: "General Xu forced Lu Bu's troops to retreat, which can be said to be a good start. I will personally report the victory to General Xu."
Xu Rong shook his head slightly and said: "This is the result of General Gao sitting in charge and strategizing. How can Xu dare to lead it alone?"
Gao Gan couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said while laughing: "General Xu, you can rest assured. How can Gao be greedy for General Xu's merits? Just leave everything to me."
Yuan Shao commanded hundreds of thousands of troops and arrived in a mighty manner. Because there were Emperor Chariots among the Chinese army, the marching speed of the army was somewhat affected, and they arrived half a day later than expected.
Hangu Pass.
When he saw the mighty army outside Hangu Pass, the senior official couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the imperial army would arrive at Hangu Pass before Yuan Shao and others. After all, he was ordered to sit in Hangu Pass.
Pass, if the Hangu Pass is lost, it will really be impossible to atone for one's sins.
The city gate opened. Gao Gan got off his horse and bowed to Yuan Shao who was riding on his horse. He said, "The general will pay his respects to the general."
Xu Rong and other generals also bowed to Yuan Shao and shouted: "The last general will pay his respects to the general."
Yuan Shao laughed loudly and took a step forward. First he helped the senior officer up, and then he helped Xu Rong up. Then he waved his hand to the other generals and said, "Generals, there is no need to be formal."
As he spoke, Yuan Shao's eyes fell on Xu Rong, and he said with a bit of joy on his face: "Yuan Cai wrote that General Xu sat on the city wall and repelled Lu Fengxian's attack?"
Xu Rong said quickly: "Thanks to the emperor's blessing and the power of the general, the last general was just lucky enough to force Lu Bu back."
Yuan Shao patted Xu Rong on the shoulder and said: "General Xu has indeed lived up to my expectations. He is really handsome and talented. Defeating Lu Bu this time is really a great victory. He should be rewarded heavily."
As he spoke, Yuan Shao turned to Xu You beside him and said, "Ziyuan, please go and see the Emperor and ask the Emperor to grant General Xu the title of Marquis of the Pavilion!"
Xu You immediately bowed to accept the order and said: "I will go to see the emperor and ask for the title of General Xu."
Xu Rong didn't expect that Yuan Shao would grant a reward as soon as he said it was a reward, and immediately make him a marquis. He was not a fool. The Chang'an court was in Yuan Shao's hands. As for the emperor Liu Xie, how could he dare to disobey Yuan Shao's wishes? In other words, he made him a marquis.
The matter was settled when Yuan Shao opened his mouth.
"I would like to thank you, General, and I am willing to die for you."
Seeing Xu Rong bowing down to him with a grateful look on his face, Yuan Shao laughed loudly, and at the same time reached out his hand to help Xu Rong up, who was about to bow down.
At the same time, Yuan Shao grabbed Xu Rong's arm and introduced Xu Rong to the generals present. At the same time, he said solemnly: "I promised today in front of the officers and soldiers of the three armies that in this battle, all those who have meritorious service will be rewarded."
The general will definitely be rewarded."
"General, mighty!"
"General, mighty!"
The sound of shouts echoed within a radius of more than ten miles. From near to far, hundreds of thousands of soldiers gradually began to cry and shout loudly. You can imagine how loud the movement was when hundreds of thousands of troops shouted in unison.
The emperor Liu Xie, who had just settled down, had not yet taken a breath when he heard the shouts coming from all around in the tent, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy and ugly.
Lying in the arms of Empress Dowager Dong, Liu Xie gritted his teeth and said: "Empress Dowager, Yuan Shao... he is so ambitious."
Looking at this posture, the officers and soldiers of the three armies only know the general Yuan Shao, but they don't know the existence of the emperor. As long as they are normal people, it would be strange if they don't have a heart of fear, let alone a gloomy-minded man like Liu Xie.
person.
About ten miles away from Hangu Pass, a military camp was slowly taking shape, and tens of thousands of troops were repairing the camp.
Lu Bu held Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand. Hearing the roaring shouts, he couldn't help but complain and looked in the direction of Hangu Pass. He raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that the traitor Yuan Shao has led his army to Hangu Pass."
Taishi Ci nodded and said: "It's something that was expected. The prince is coming with his army. It would be strange if Yuan Shao didn't come with his army as soon as possible."
As the mighty army entered Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass suddenly became impregnable. At the same time, the army commanded by Chu Yi finally arrived in front of Hangu Pass.
Lu Bu and Tai Shici had already repaired the camp for the army, so when the army arrived, they could quickly enter the camp to rest.
Generals went to arrange for the army to rest, while Chu Yi took Lu Bu and other generals with him, and counselors appeared outside Hangu Pass.
On the high city wall, a group of people headed by Yuan Shao looked at Chu Yi and others below Hangu Pass. Their faces couldn't help showing a bit of arrogance. They looked down at Chu Yi and others. Yuan Shao couldn't help but look at Chu Yi and others.
The man laughed and said, "Thieves of Chu, how are you doing?"
This situation reminded Yuan Shao of the situation when he united with more than a dozen princes to besiege Hulao Pass not long ago. It was Chu Yi and others who were in charge of Hulao Pass, and they suffered numerous casualties but were unable to break through Hulao Pass.
Now they are standing on the high city wall, while Chu Yi and others have become the siege party. How can such an offensive and defensive position be changed, otherwise Ang Yuan Shao feels emotional.
Chu Yi looked at the change in Yuan Shao's expression and could naturally guess what Yuan Shao was thinking at this moment. He raised his riding whip and pointed at Yuan Shao on the city wall: "Yuan Benchu, do you think you can stop the imperial army with the help of the Hangu Pass natural barrier?"
Are you out?"
Yuan Shao laughed and said: "The natural danger of Hangu Pass is here. If you have the ability, you can just send someone to get it. Yuan wants to see how many people you plan to kill or injure before Hangu Pass."
Chu Yi just looked at Yuan Shao and suddenly said: "Yuan Benchu, I will break Hangu Pass within three days!"
As soon as Chu Yi said these words, all the generals and Yuan Shao above Hangu Pass were stunned. After realizing it, Yuan Shao couldn't help but slap the city wall and laugh, as if he heard something ridiculous.
Like a joke, he laughed and pointed at Chu Yi and said: "Chu thief, did Yuan hear you right? You said you will break through Hangu Pass within three days?"
Chu Yi said seriously: "That's exactly it!"
Yuan Shao shouted at Chu Yi with disdain: "If you can break through Hangu Pass within three days, Yuan will kill himself here."
Chu Yi didn't say anything. He had an indifferent look on his face, which made people subconsciously think that Chu Yi really had a way to break through Hangu Pass.
You must know that Huang Zhong and others, as well as counselors such as Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Lu Su, who were beside Chu Yi at this moment, also had expressions of astonishment on their faces.
Even these so-called resourceful people looked at the towering Hangu Pass and the countless armies in Hangu Pass, but there was nothing they could do.
It is such an important pass, no matter how resourceful it is, as long as Yuan Shao doesn't have water in his head and runs out to die on his own, there is absolutely no way he can lose Hangu Pass.
It can even be said that even if Yuan Shao was stupid and came out to fight with them, as long as there were soldiers and horses stationed in Hangu Pass, he would not be able to conquer Hangu Pass.
In the view of Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others, if they want to break through Hangu Pass, simply attacking by force is definitely the worst way and the most difficult way to achieve it.
When conquering a fortified city, attacking the city is the first priority and attacking the heart is the first priority. Anyone who has read a little bit of military books and strategies will have common sense. Especially for a powerful pass like Hangu Pass, even if there are only more than 10,000 defenders, it is not that difficult.
It can be easily broken, not to mention that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in and behind Hangu Pass.
Now Chu Yi actually said in front of the soldiers of the three armies that Hangu Pass would be conquered within three days. Not to mention Yuan Shao's people, even Huang Zhong and Jia Xu couldn't believe Chu Yi's words and thought Chu Yi
This is nonsense.
With a slight cough, the kind-hearted Lu Su cupped his hands towards Chu Yi and said, "Your Majesty..."
Obviously Lu Su wanted to remind Chu Yi, but Chu Yi knew what Lu Su wanted to say, and when Lu Su spoke, he shook his head slightly and said: "Zijing, there is no need to say more, I know what I am talking about!
"
Lu Su sighed slightly. Even if everyone wanted to speak, they all consciously closed their mouths when they saw Chu Yi and Lu Su talking.
At this moment, on the high city wall, Yuan Shao even leaned out to look at Chu Yi and said: "Chu thief, the general has already written down your words. I will wait for you to come and take Yuan Xiang's head in three days."
,Hahaha……"
Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals who were standing next to Yuan Shao were shocked when they saw Yuan Shao's upper body sticking out of the city wall, and quickly moved closer to keep a close eye on the people below.
You must know that Yuan Shao's move is quite dangerous. If a strong man like Huang Zhong or Lu Bu suddenly shoots an arrow, it may not be impossible to kill Yuan Shao.
Of course, it was simply impossible to shoot Yuan Shao under the noses of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and so many other generals, so Huang Zhong, Lu Bu and other generals just glanced at Yuan Shao and had no intention of taking action.
Chu Yi glanced at Hangu Pass, turned around and left surrounded by people. Chu Yi, who returned to the Chinese army's camp, sat in the Chinese army's tent, and below were a group of civil and military personnel sitting in the tent.
Both sides.
At this moment, everyone looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, Huang Zhong, the highest-ranking general among the military generals, stood up and saluted Chu Yi: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Chu Yi raised his head, glanced over the group of people, half-smiling but not smiling, and finally looked at Huang Zhong and said, "I thought how long you would have to endure it before speaking."
Listening to Chu Yi's words, many people present showed a look of confusion on their faces. Huang Zhong also showed a rare look of embarrassment. He was the one with the highest status among the generals present, so he could only
He was the first to speak.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Zhong looked at Chu Yi and said seriously: "Is it true that what the prince said before is true?"
