Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 137 Jiuyuan Jiuhu, Ben Hou is both wise and brave

Taigu Pass.

Xu Rong pondered over the letter in his hand repeatedly.

This letter was sent by someone sent by Lu Zhi. In addition to basic inquiries about the past, the core content is "Qu Yi broke into Gaoguan in three days".

Three days to break through, this is outrageous!

Xu Rong understood what was going on when he saw Qu Yi's record and the time he had passed the level.

Although the distance from Taigu Pass to Chenggao Pass is not close, it is not enough for the guards of Chenggao Pass to wait for three days until Li Jue and Guo Si return.

Based on the time when Li Jue and Guo Si returned to the army, they could reach Chenggao Pass the next day.

Then there is only one reason for the loss of Chenggao Pass, Li Jue and Guo Si gave it up on purpose!
The reminder in the letter also made Xu Rong quite concerned.

If Li Jue and Guo Si deliberately gave up Chenggao Pass, there would be the possibility of framing Xu Rong.

Although Xu Rong could tell at a glance that this was Lu Zhi's estrangement, even if Xu Rong understood clearly, he still had to doubt Li Jue and Guo Si.

Divorce is actually not too subtle a strategy, how many of them are stupid who can reach high positions through their own efforts?

The brilliance of the divorce plan is that even if the person who falls into the scheme knows that it is a divorce scheme, he will choose to fall into the scheme out of the balance of his own advantages and disadvantages!

Dong Zhuo is like this, so is Xu Rong!
"Li Jue and Guo Si, for their own self-interest, even gave up Cheng Gaoguan to frame me!"

"Without Chenggao Pass, Lu Zhi's marching route in Luoyang is hard to predict."

Xu Rong hated Li Jue and Guo Si deeply.

If Chenggao Pass is still there, no matter how Lu Zhi hides his marching route, his ultimate goal is to win Chenggao Pass!

As long as we stick to Chenggao Pass, we can remain unchanged and respond to all changes.

Just like Sun Jian in the south.

No matter how Sun Jian hid his whereabouts or even changed his marching route to confuse Xu Rong, Sun Jian's goal was always Taigu Pass.

As long as he recognizes this core, Xu Rong will be able to defend Taigu Pass, and even lay an ambush on Sun Jian's necessary route.

Sighing, Xu Rong threw the secret letter sent by Lu Zhi into the brazier.

Xu Rong ignored Lu Zhi's persuasion in the letter.

Xu Rong, who was born in Liyang Camp, has engraved the order of respecting the emperor into his bones.

Whether Dong Zhuo was a loyal minister or a treacherous minister, Xu Rong didn't know and didn't want to know.

Xu Rong only understands one truth, obey the orders of the emperor!

Whoever has the order of the emperor, Xu Rong and the soldiers of the Liyang camp at Taiguguan will obey whoever has it.

Obviously, Dong Zhuo now has the order of the emperor, and Lu Zhi, Sun Jian and others are just rebellious ministers!
Therefore, after capturing Yingchuan prefect Li Min alive, Xu Rong directly cooked Li Min to death.

To deal with rebellious ministers, they should be executed by torture as an example. This is also the idea Xu Rong accepted on the first day he entered Liyang Camp.

One of the key reasons why Xu Rongneng defeated Cao Cao in Xingyang and Sun Jian in Liangdong was that the Liyang Camp under his command had a strong belief in loyalty to the emperor.

This belief is no less than Qu Yi's bravery in going to camp first.

a few days later.

Dong Zhuo's reinforcements came to Taigu Pass.

Before Xu Rong could open his mouth, Hu Zhen, the chief protector, immediately began to show his prestige: "Xu Zhonglang, the Grand Master has ordered that this Taigu Pass be taken over by the chief protector!"

"Quickly report the military situation!"

"You can't even deal with Sun Jian, and you have to defend yourself."

These obviously sarcasm words made Xu Rong angry, but Xu Rong didn't say much, but quietly submitted the military report that Hu Zhen wanted.

After taking a rough look at the military report, Hu Zhen quickly made a decision: "Soldiers are precious, so send troops immediately!"

Xu Rong's eyelids twitched, and finally he couldn't help persuading him: "General Guard, your soldiers and horses are exhausted after days of galloping, you should rest at Taigu Pass for a few days before dispatching troops."

Hu Zhen's eyelids twitched: "You are the guardian of the capital and I am the guardian of the capital? I don't know if the soldiers and horses are tired? Soldiers are expensive and fast. There is a Guangcheng pass near Yangren City. Rectify the soldiers and horses."

After a pause, Hu Zhen emphasized again: "This is the marching plan formulated by the grand master. If you don't understand it, don't command it randomly!"

Xu Rong clenched his fist subconsciously.

But behind Hu Zhen, Lu Bu's generals showed contempt on their faces.

As early as the first day of Chang'an dispatching troops, Hu Zhen boasted about Haikou, threatening to kill a Qingshou in this expedition.

In the Han system, officials with a rank of more than two thousand stones were all printed with silver and green ribbons.

Although Hu Zhen didn't say it clearly, the only person outside Taigu Pass who can rank more than two thousand stones is Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou who was played by Yuan Shu.

Obviously.

Fleeing without a fight when fighting against Sun Jian last year made Hu Zhen suffer too much.

If he can't show his shame, Hu Zhen won't be able to sleep peacefully.

Hu Zhen's big words spread to Dong Zhuo's ears, and Dong Zhuo was helpless, worried about Hu Zhen's bad things, so he gave Hu Zhen an order to let Hu Zhen go to Guangcheng Guan near Yangren City to recharge his horses and recharge his forces, and then marched into the army at night. , Siege at dawn.

"Since the guard is going to Guangcheng Pass, I will be stationed at Taigu Pass." Xu Rong didn't want to pay any attention to Hu Zhen.

Hu Zhen snorted coldly: "You guard the gate, you can't trust me at all."

Xu Rong finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked angrily, "Prince Guard, what do you mean by that?"

Hu Zhen said contemptuously: "If you hadn't lost Chenggao Pass, why did you let the guard come all the way?"

"Xu Zhonglang, you are from Youzhou, and Lu Zhi is also from Youzhou. Most of the knights in the Liyang Camp are also from Youzhou."

"Could it be that you colluded with Lu Zhi, that's why you deliberately transferred Li Jue and Guo Si to Liangdong to fight Sun Jian, so that Lu Zhi could take the opportunity to attack Cheng Gaoguan?"

"Chenggao Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it was breached by a three-day man named Qu Yi. This is simply a humiliation to the Grand Master."

"You are guilty and you don't know it, yet you dare to threaten to guard Taigu Pass?"

"If I wait to go out to beat Sun Jian, and you hand back Taigu Pass to Lu Zhi, wouldn't we be dead without a place to die?"

Xu Rong is so angry.

I have never been so humiliated in my life.

"Prince Guardian, is there an order from the Grand Master?" Xu Rong suppressed his anger.

Hu Zhen raised his head: "There is no transfer order! But the grand master has an order. All the generals in Luoyang, including Li Jue, Guo Si and you Xu Rong, must be dispatched by the guardian."

"From now on, you lead your Liyang Battalion to Yique Pass, and you are not allowed to send troops without an order!"

"After all, Sun Jian from Yangren City may also surprise Yique Pass, and Yique Pass is also very important."

Xu Rong clenched his fists, his heart was already on fire.

That fierce look seemed to devour Hu Zhen.

"Xu Zhonglang, are you trying to kill this Duhu?" Hu Zhen was also not to be outdone, the killing intent in his eyes was equally fierce.

a long time.

The fierce light in Xu Rong's eyes dissipated, and he clasped his fists to accept the order: "The last general dare not! Go and lead the Liyang camp to Yique Pass!"

After Xu Rong left, Hu Zhen selected the elite from Taigu Pass, and rushed to Guangcheng Pass with five thousand pacers.

Guangcheng Pass is also one of the eight passes in Luoyang. It is located in the southwest of Yangren City, less than [-] miles away from Yangren City.

There is not much problem with Dong Zhuo's deployment.

After recharging their energy at Guangcheng Pass, they marched at night and could attack the city at dawn.

Although the soldiers who march at night will be exhausted and hungry, the soldiers defending the city are also hungry and hungry.

Suddenly encountering a surprise attack, it is difficult for the soldiers defending the city to gather in a short time. This is Hu Zhen's opportunity to break through the city!
But Hu Zhen's way is too rampant, which has caused dissatisfaction among the generals.

therefore.

As soon as Hu Zhen led the army to Guangcheng Pass, Lu Bu began to give Hu Zhen bad ideas: "The general guard, the soldiers are very fast, if I wait to rest at Guangcheng Pass, what if Sun Jian hears the news and runs away?"

"It's better to surprise Yangren City tonight and catch Sun Jian by surprise."

When Hu Zhen heard this, he suddenly felt that what Lu Bu said was very reasonable, so he ignored the fatigue of the soldiers and marched into Yangren City overnight.

But when he arrived at Yangren City, Hu Zhen found that Yangren City was heavily guarded and it was impossible to surprise him, so he was stunned.

"Lu Bu, is this what you mean by catching Sun Jian by surprise?" Hu Zhen was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword.

I believed Lu Bu in a daze, but it turned out to be a waste of time.

Now that the soldiers are tired and hungry, and their morale is low, how can they attack the city?
Just when Hu Zhen was about to withdraw his troops and return to Guangcheng Pass, Lu Bu began to fool him again: "General Protector, don't forget that Sun Jian is best at bluffing!"

"What is heavily guarded? It must be the same as last time, it's all an illusion!"

"This Marquis thinks that the soldiers can take off their armor and rest for a while, so that our army can recharge their energy and store up energy under the city, but the defenders of Yangren City dare not rest. This is a strategy to exhaust the enemy."

"Wait until dawn, and then attack the city with an army, and we will definitely win in one battle."

"But if we go back to Guangcheng Pass, Sun Jian will definitely run away tonight."

"Prince Guard, don't miss this opportunity!"

When Hu Zhen heard this, he immediately hesitated.

After all, last time he was scared by Sun Jian's bluff and ran away without a fight. If he was scared away again this time, would Hu Zhen still have the face to hang out in the Xiliang army?
Immediately, Hu Zhen gritted his teeth and agreed to Lu Bu's proposal.

"According to Du Tinghou's plan, order all the soldiers to take off their armor and rest!"

Hu Zhen was in a gloomy mood, and asked his personal guards to set up a handsome tent, and fell asleep.

On the other side, Lu Bu gathered the soldiers of Bingzhou, separated from Hu Zhen's camp, and ordered the soldiers not to disarm.

Wei Xu wondered: "Marquis Du Ting, the soldiers are already exhausted after marching for days, why don't you let them take off their armor and rest?"

"Rest?" Lu Bu sneered, "If you want to stay and be killed by Sun Jian, you can just rest."

Wei Xu was taken aback: "What does Marquis Du Ting mean, that Sun Jian wants to rob the camp?"

Zhang Liao on the side reacted: "Remove your armor and rest in front of Sun Jian. If Sun Jian was afraid, he would naturally not leave the city. But judging from Sun Jian's past battles, he is very adventurous."

"Even if you know it's a trick to lure the enemy, you will go out of the city to try it out!"

Lu Bu looked at Hu Zhen's handsome tent with contempt: "You don't need Sun Jian to test, this Marquis will make Hu Zhen's camp mess up first."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng looked at Lu Bu in astonishment.

Is this to use Sun Jian's hand to kill Hu Zhen?
"Marquis Du Ting, Sun Jian is brave, if Hu Zhen is defeated, our strength may not be won." Zhang Liao persuaded worriedly.

Lu Bu crossed his arms and leaned against the tree trunk, with a fierce look in his eyes: "Hu Zhen is the guardian of the capital, and this Marquis is just the cavalry governor. As long as he can guard Taigu Pass, this Marquis will be innocent."

"Who said that this Marquis must defeat Sun Jian in this expedition?"

"If you win against Sun Jian, the Marquis will have to go back to Chang'an to serve as a guard for your adoptive father, and you can only wait for the boring training in Chang'an every day."

"Only Hu Zhen's big defeat, and Benhou's small defeat due to lack of troops, can the foster father be disappointed with Hu Zhen, and then he will pay more attention to this Marquis."

"This Marquis is not Xu Rong, who will be ridden on the shoulders of an incompetent person like Hu Zhen."

A ruthless person who dares to kill Ding Yuan to vote for Dong Zhuo, and who can recognize Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father, is not a stupid person.

How can you gain Dong Zhuo's trust without any scheming?
Five generals Zhang Liao suddenly realized.

They didn't like Hu Zhen, Hu Zhen died as soon as he died.

Since Lu Bu recognized Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father, their group of Bingzhou warriors, like Lu Bu, had no chance to fight.

If a general cannot kill the enemy and make meritorious service on the battlefield, how can he be promoted and rewarded?

"Marquis Du Ting, when will you do it?" Song Xian was gearing up for it, with a venomous tone.

If you are not ruthless, how can you make meritorious service!
None of this group of Bingzhou military generals is good.

Those who can grow up in the harsh environment of Bingzhou all have ruthless and ferocious personalities like wolves.

Only by being more ruthless than your opponent can you win fame!

"Don't worry, give that Sun Jian some time!" Lu Bu closed his eyes slightly, resting his mind on the tree trunk.

In Yangren City, the news of the incoming soldiers and horses also reached Sun Jian's ears.

However, Sun Jian was amazed by the information obtained: "Camp outside the city? Are you so arrogant?"

If the surprise attack on the city was unsuccessful, they would generally retreat and set up camp in a safe area, so as to prevent the defenders in the city from suddenly leaving the city to rob the camp.

But the soldiers and horses outside the city camped directly outside the city!
If it is not too stupid, there is another mystery.

Cheng Pu said cautiously: "My lord, if something goes wrong, there must be deceit. Xu Rong camped outside the city so blatantly, it may be a trap."

Because Hu Zhen didn't show his banner, Sun Jian and Cheng Pu only thought that the soldiers who came were Xu Rong from Taigu Pass, and only Xu Rong from Taigu Pass dared to attack Sun Jian at this time.

Han Dang also said: "Xu Rong is treating the prince as a fool, dare to use such a clumsy trick to lure the enemy?"

Huang Gai glanced at the sky: "Could it be possible that they are just tired and want to rest for a while, and then attack the city after dawn? If I wait and let the soldiers guard here, they will definitely be exhausted by dawn."

Sun Jian's eyes lit up: "Grand Fu's words are justified, gather troops and horses, and prepare to go out of the city to rob the camp!"

Cheng Pu was taken aback: "You can't do it, if this is a trick of the bandits to lure the enemy, wouldn't they be ambushed?"

Sun Jian laughed loudly: "A plan to lure the enemy? This is Yangren City, my city, Sun Jian's! Are you still afraid that he will lure the enemy? The revenge I ambushed last time will be avenged tonight! Send an order and get ready. Huh?"

Before Sun Jian gave an order, he saw fires starting to appear in Hu Zhen's camp, and then the voices of "Sun Jian came to rob the camp" came and went, and Sun Jian and others in the city were stunned for an instant.

"What's the situation? There is also an envoy outside the city?" Zu Mao asked naively.

Sun Jian's eyes turned cold in an instant, and he slapped the bricks at the top of the wall suddenly: "Interesting! It seems that the person who came this time is not Xu Rong."

Sun Jian, who has been through battles for a long time, has already seen the clues.

But no matter who came and why they burned the camp, Sun Jian would not give up this opportunity.

"Soldiers, follow me and leave the city!"

　The third watch is still at four o'clock, and something happened in the morning recently.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)