Three Kingdoms Summoning: Peak Resurgence

Chapter 296 Wei Xiaokuan VS Xiang Yan
"Oh, what a pity!"

On the other side, Zhang Jiao saw that Wang Yu refused so decisively. Although he had expected it in his heart, he was still a little disappointed and couldn't help but sigh.

If possible, he would never want to attack Hulao Pass by force, and he also really valued Wang Yu's ability. After all, being able to make Huang Chao suffer twice in a row is not something that ordinary people can do.

Moreover, Wang Yu has the Wang family behind him, which has a very deep foundation. His second grandfather, Wang Ming, is the supreme elder of Confucianism. In fact, if he is willing to join the Yellow Turbans, it will become much easier for the Yellow Turbans to destroy the Han Dynasty.

It’s a pity that things don’t always go as planned.

No matter what, Wang Yu was born into a noble family and it was impossible for him to go the same way as the Yellow Turbans.

Just as Zhang Jue was sighing, Li Jin and other generals behind him were furious and wanted to take this opportunity to capture Wang Yu alive.

The people who came out from Wang Yu's side naturally saw this scene. Without him even giving any orders, Ran Min and Feng Xinglie took the initiative to stand in front.

Li Cunxiao, Gao Chong and Lu Bu followed closely behind.

"Come back here, everyone. The Yellow Turbans won't be in such a mess." Zhang Jue shouted. A hint of paleness flashed across his old face. Although it disappeared quickly, it was still discovered by Wang Yu.

It seems that Zhang Jue has lost a lot of life over the years. Even if the Yellow Turban Rebellion was finally successful under his leadership, he would not have many years to live.

As for what Zhang Jiao said just now, Wang Yu just smiled. If Zhang Jiao had not been cautious enough towards him, he would have guessed that since he dared to send several of them to protect him, he must have made a worst-case plan.

That's why Zhang Jue stopped Li Jin and the others.

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"Strange, something is wrong."

On the wall of Hulao Pass, Qin Hao watched Zhang Jiao and others going away, an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness lingering in his heart.

According to Xiang Yu's personality, he should have been the first to come out and fight the generals, thereby undermining the morale of the Han army. Why is he so quiet?

Qin Hao was very puzzled by this.

Not only Qin Hao was puzzled by this, but also Li Cunxiao and other subordinates of Wang Yu. In terms of generals, they had Ran Min and Gao Chong joining them, and they were not afraid of the current Xiang Yu. However, the Yellow Turbans did not know the existence of Ran Min and Gao Chong.

Besides, as far as Li Cunxiao knew, the Yellow Turbans not only had Xiang Yu, the best general in the world, but also his uncle, Zhang Churang, the Northern Spear King, and they were not afraid of the Han army at all.

Moreover, there are probably more than just a few of them who are truly powerful generals in the Yellow Turban Army.

Why would the Yellow Turbans give up such a good opportunity to undermine the morale of the Han army?
Li Cunxiao and others were very confused.

However, no matter how confused they are now, it doesn’t matter, because the Yellow Turban Army’s attack has arrived!

"Report... Report to the Grand Commander, Zhang Jue has appointed Xiang Yan as the commander-in-chief of the siege, and he will lead 50,000 troops to attack the city." A messenger reported to the commander-in-chief Wang Hongdao.

"Is Xiang Yan the commander-in-chief of the siege?"

Wang Hong still highly values ​​Xiang Yan, who was once the most famous general of the Yellow Turbans, especially the military formation he arranged, which basically had no flaws.

This time, Zhang Jue sent him as the commander-in-chief of the siege, which was enough to prove his determination to attack Hulao Pass. However, it was just the beginning, so Wang Hong would not use his trump card right away.

Therefore, he did not give the task of defending the city to his fourth brother Wang Jian (Jian), but gave it to Wei Xiaokuan, who had fought against Xiang Yan many times and assisted Wang Yu in Changsha and defeated him.

Wang Hong did this for his own purposes. He knew Wei Xiaokuan's loyalty to his son and their friendship, which was why he valued Wei Xiaokuan so much.

After all, in a battle to defend a city, as long as you defend the city stubbornly, the attacking generals will be useless even if they have hundreds of strategies. Just like Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition in history, no matter what strategy you use, I will retreat in the city and make you retreat voluntarily.

This was exactly what Wang Hong planned, to slowly deplete the strength of the Yellow Turban Army.

Therefore, this time he directly sent Wei Xiaokuan, who was very good at defending the city, to serve as the commander-in-chief of the city defense.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Hong immediately looked at Wei Xiaokuan who was standing beside him, his eyes full of sharpness, and then he said, "Where is Wei Xiaokuan?"

"I am here." Wei Xiaokuan agreed immediately.

"Wei Xiaokuan, this governor orders you to be the commander-in-chief of the city defense, and Wang Gui and Wang Wei to be your deputy generals. You must guard Hulao Pass for me." Wang Hong suddenly changed his usual amiable demeanor, and said in a serious voice.

Wang Wei is Shang Jiawei, the son of Wang Hong's cousin Wang Hai. He is a man of both courage and resourcefulness, a rare hexagonal talent.

Wang Hong let him serve as one of Wei Xiaokuan's deputy generals, so that he could learn something by Wei Xiaokuan's side, get better training and growth, and help Wang Yu govern Bingzhou and even the whole world in the future.

Wang Yu naturally also had the idea of ​​training his cousin Wang Wei, after all, the latter had very comprehensive abilities.

[Ding Dong, Wang Wei's current five-dimensional attributes are Command 93, Military Strength 98, Intelligence 90, Politics 95, Charisma 89;]

Although Wei Xiaokuan's basic commandership is only 98 points, he is not weaker than some gold commanders when it comes to defense. With him defending Hulao Pass, even if the enemy's siege general is Xiang Yan, he will never be able to gain the slightest advantage.

After all, the Battle of Changsha a year ago had already witnessed this result.

Therefore, Wang Yu naturally did not raise any objections.

Hulao Pass is the gateway to Luoyang, and this is not an exaggeration. After all, its geographical location is very advantageous. It is connected to Mount Song in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are crisscrossed, forming a natural barrier.

It has the momentum of "one man guarding the pass, ten thousand men cannot break through", so it has been a place fought for by military strategists throughout the dynasties.

Therefore, the reason why Hulao Pass is called a heroic pass is because it has a very special terrain, which prevents the attacking side from fully deploying its forces, thus preventing the opponent from forming a certain advantage in force.

Especially when the defenders have sufficient troops.

Zhang Jue was well aware of this, so when he attacked Hulao Pass this time, he only brought an army of 250,000, and did not bring more people. After all, it would be useless to bring too many people, as they would just block the pass and waste food.

"Brother Yan, the task of attacking Hulao Pass is now left to you." Zhang Jue handed over the command of the army to Xiang Yan, and then said solemnly.

[Ding Dong, Zhang Jiao's skill "Wise Mentor" effect 2 is activated. When Zhang Jiao designates a general to lead the army, the general's command attribute will be randomly increased by 1 to 3 points. The maximum upper limit of this effect is five people.

Currently Zhang Jiao designates Xiang Yan as the leader, so Xiang Yan's current command is +2, the basic command is 97 (+1), and the current command rises to 99;]

(End of this chapter)