I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 182
"My lord, I believe that Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai are enough to handle this matter well. As long as our army can stabilize Guanzhong and Sili headquarters, we will not be far from victory." Jia Xu still said calmly.

"I hope so." Li Shimin said leisurely.

Outside Yixian County, Zhuojun County, Youzhou, in Gongsun Zan's camp, rows of knives and axes flashed bright swords, cold light flashed, and looked murderously at the frail scholar in front of him, as if he would chop him into flesh if he disagreed with him. mud.

The terrifying coercion kept rushing towards the scholar in front of him, but this scholar looked weak, but he was completely fearless, proud, majestic, and frank.

The scholar said mockingly: "General Gongsun, what? This is how your army treats guests? Could it be that they couldn't defeat our army on the battlefield and wanted to kill me to vent their anger, haha, ridiculous."

This person is Xi Zhicai who went to Youzhou alone as an envoy alone.

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Although Bauhinia Pass is not like Yanmen Pass, it is dangerous and difficult to attack. Moreover, Zhang Liao has an army of [-] to [-], so it is more than enough to defend such a pass.

After Zhang Liao's army arrived, they remained silent and hid in the dark. On the surface, the defenders seemed to have only a thousand men. The purpose was to give Gongsun Zan the illusion that the defenders were weak and vulnerable.

This trick has indeed deceived the enemy's spies.

Until the eve of the attack, Gongsun Zan didn't know that Zhang Liao's army had arrived ahead of time, and thought that his actions were secret and flawless, and he was ready to go all out and fight down.

Moreover, according to previous investigations, there were less than 3000 defenders of Zijing Pass, and there were still some recruits. This greatly increased Gongsun Zan's confidence, thinking that he would definitely be able to win this pass in one battle.

Early the next morning, Gongsun Zan led his troops to the Zijing Pass. There were so many soldiers that they couldn't see the edge at a glance, hairpin tassels fluttered, and long halberds stood everywhere.

Seeing the "panicked" defenders at the top of the city from a distance, Gongsun Zan was extremely proud, obviously feeling that he had the chance to win.Immediately beating the drums and marching, "Boom, boom, boom..." The strong and long drums rumbled.

Gongsun Zan drew out his sword, drew it upwards, and shouted with pride: "Soldiers, attack, take down the Bauhinia Pass, and kill."

The [-] soldiers of the front army shouted and launched a charge. Because Gongsun Zan estimated the situation too optimistically, the front army didn't even send out shield soldiers to cover it. The infantry, unprepared, directly carried the ladder and rushed to kill.

The defenders hidden under the city walked up to the top of the city quickly, and five thousand crossbowmen lined up densely in front of them. The defenders who were ready opened their bows and waited. One by one, they pointed their arrows at the screaming enemy below the city, preparing to attack the enemy once. A lesson learned.

The enemy is getting closer and closer, and seeing that he has reached the attacking position, he shuts the guard and shouts: "Attack, shoot the arrow!"

Thousands of arrows were fired from the guards of the pass, coupled with the roar of the powerful bed crossbow, the dense rain of arrows hit the charging enemy head-on like raindrops.

"Kill." Countless enemy troops also appeared on the valleys on both sides of the pass, shouting, waving flags and fighting flags. The momentum was huge, and it seemed that there were more than ten thousand people.
In an instant, countless enemies fell to the ground, and the horrific wailing was endless. Under the dense rain of arrows, the enemies had nowhere to hide, and the thin armor could not prevent the sharp arrows at all. Most of the soldiers fell down, which can be described as heavy casualties.

Gongsun Zan, who was standing in the distance watching the formation, saw that the enemy had already made preparations, and his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. He was shocked and shouted, "Hurry up, call the gold and withdraw the troops, call the gold and withdraw the troops!"

"Dang, clang, clang..." The rushing sound of gold ringing echoed in the narrow pass, constantly circling and agitating, but none of the soldiers escaped by chance.

A fiasco, a fiasco for sure.With the loss of nearly ten thousand people, Gongsun Zan, who fought in the first battle, lost confidence, and even had a way out for a while.

Seeing this disastrous defeat, he suffered a lot of losses. Knowing that he underestimated the enemy, he immediately led his troops back to the camp to study countermeasures.

After the army returned to the camp, Gongsun Zan, who was extremely angry, immediately ordered the execution of the former spy commander. He didn't know that Li Shimin's army had arrived, damn it!
Immediately, he asked his generals: "Everyone, what is the best plan for everyone?" In fact, Gongsun Zan at this time was also helpless, and he didn't know what to do.

At this time, Tian Kai stood up and said: "My lord, the enemy is unknown right now, so it is not appropriate to attack rashly. Judging from today's attack, the enemy's strength is at least [-], and there may be more. Bauhinia Pass is steep and easy to defend." Difficult to attack, our army will surely suffer heavy casualties under a strong attack, the gain outweighs the loss.”

This is exactly what Gongsun Zan is worried about. At present, the enemy's situation is unknown. If the enemy has [-] to [-] troops, it is purely a daydream if he wants to win the Bauhinia Pass. up.

"Could it be that this is going to come back in vain?" Gongsun Zan said bitterly.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other in blank dismay, and they were at a loss for a while. The outcome of the battle was uncertain, and it was meaningless to continue to stick here. The army was caught in a dilemma.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a report came from outside the tent, "Report...Master, there is a man outside the door who claims to be the envoy of the Bingzhou Army, Xi Zhicai, came to see him."

"Bingzhou Army, Xi Zhicai? What's his purpose here?" Gongsun Zan murmured.

"My lord, why don't you send him in and see what he's up to? We can make plans." Tian Kai stood up and said.

Gongsun Zan nodded and said, "Come on, bring people in."

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This also led to the previous scene where the swordsman arranged by Gongsun Zan was going to give him a blow.

"Mr. Xi, are you here to laugh at us? You don't have a good style, sir." Gongsun Zan said dissatisfied.

"Haha, General Gongsun, I'm giving you a gift." Xi Zhicai said leisurely.

"Oh, a gift? What gift, sir?" Gongsun Zan asked curiously.

"My gift is Jizhou. Right now, Yuan Shao's army is in Hanoi County. They are entangled by our army. Jizhou is empty. This is a god-sent opportunity. The general might as well join hands with our army to destroy Yuan Shao and divide Jizhou equally. I don't know what the general thinks ?" Xi Zhicai looked at Gongsun Zan, and said calmly.

"Hiss... to send troops to Jizhou to take advantage of the situation? This is an excellent time, perhaps an opportunity." Gongsun Zan brushed his beard in thought.

Seeing that Gongsun Zan was a little moved, Xi Zhicai continued: "Our army and your army have no grievances or enmities, and we face the threat of Xianbei together. We have a common enemy, so it can be said that we share weal and woe. Jizhou, which originally belonged to the general, is really treacherous, why should there be any kindness to such a person?"

(End of this chapter)