The Age of Lords Reborn

Chapter 1013 See also the Eight Xings of Taihang (for subscription)

North of the Yellow River, west of Hanoi.

A mixed army of cavalry and horses with no more than [-] people entered the Taihang Mountains as soon as they crossed, and went straight to the east of the river along the southern road.

During the march, several generals leading the army gathered together.

Gongsun Zan, who was full of beards and dressed in Youzhou Beidi's attire, rode his horse forward while looking to his side: "Xuande, in your opinion, can the coalition forces win this battle?"

Xuande, of course, was talking about Liu Bei with big ears.

The future Shu Han emperor with drooping ears and shoulders is still just a little man begging for a living by Gongsun Zan's side. Hearing this, he immediately replied: "As long as our army can quickly pass Ji Pass, even if we can't take Hedong after we leave the mountain, we can take it." Force Dong Zhuo to return to the army to rescue. At that time, the water will not be stable, and many allied soldiers will rush to Luoyang when they overcome the pass."

Surrounding Wei and saving Zhao, this method of warfare is really not new.

But one trick is popular all over the world, and the tactics will not become obsolete, it depends on how the commander uses it.

What Liu Bei said is correct, and passing the Tao is at most a day's work.It's almost half gone now, and the possibility of being stopped is very small.

At this time, a fast horse came running from behind.

On the horse is Cao Cao, who is not out of shape, although he is a little short, but not lacking in heroism.

Cao Cao was urging the troops in the rear to speed up just now, when he came back, he happened to hear Liu Bei's two words, and said with a smile: "Xuande's words are very suitable for me. Dong Zhuo used his confidant son-in-law, Niu Fu, to station troops in Hedong Anyi. This man is brave. And Wumou, how can we be your opponent?"

It is not in vain to say that Cao Cao has been "undercover" under Dong Zhuo for a period of time. Although the assassination was not successful, he has also clearly found out many of Dong Zhuo's confidants.

The most important "old nest", Dong Zhuo did not hand it over to the wise men and brave generals under his command, but chose his son-in-law.

It seems safe, but Cao Cao really has reason to look down on it.

After laughing, Cao Cao also became serious: "What we really need to worry about now is not the Hedong Army, but the former general who helped Dong Zhuo defeat Sun Jian. This person should not be underestimated."

"Meng De said that he will send troops?"

"I hope not."

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, but he wasn't really sure.But the Hulao is impregnable, so if you don't take the risk of rushing in and making a surprise attack, wouldn't it be a joke for 10,000+ coalition troops to go to Sili?
While the three generals were silent, there were also people chatting with each other at the front of the marching formation.

"You little boy, your equestrian skills are not inferior to a certain family."

Zhang Fei, who was eight feet tall and had a pair of leopard eyes on his face, was looking at the young general in white robes beside him with interest: "It's not bad that he can shoot a salvo with such a body."

"Overrated."

The young general seemed to be at the age of a weak crown, with a long spear hanging on his horse's back, and a three-stone strong bow in his hand was still trembling. Hearing Zhang Fei's praise, he immediately replied softly.

At this time, a warrior in front of him ran over on a flying horse, dragging a small roe behind him, and after meeting the two, he smiled and said, "An arrow pierces a bone, Zilong is good at archery."

"It's just a trivial skill, most of us Yi Cong are good at shooting."

The white-robed young general was undoubtedly Zhao Yun, and he responded humbly again at this moment, and then said: "The Ji Pass is not far ahead, do you want to send righteous cavalry to test it first?"

"It's better to check first."

Cao Ren, the general of the Cao family who came dragging the deer, nodded silently. The three of them were the pioneers of this army.

Zhao Yun immediately turned his horse's head, recruited a group of righteous servants, and immediately galloped forward.

After galloping for half an hour, they saw the pass at the end of the mountain road.

It is Jiguan!

Reining in his horse and watching from a distance, a fellow villager Yi Cong who was beside Zhao Yun said, "Brother Yun, it seems that no one is closed? Even the gate is open."

"Get off your horse and take a closer look."

Zhao Yun raised his hand to give an order, signaling half of the people to stay behind and the other half to follow him.

After dismounting, Zhao Yun led the other half to climb the steep climb ahead, and there was no need to climb too high, just a few hundred meters away.

It's just that after Zhao Yun looked at it for a while, he also felt that something was wrong.

It stands to reason that Niu Fu, even if he is an idiot, should know the importance of Jiguan in the current war between Sili and Li.

No one is guarding it?

"Could it be a scam?"

Hearing the doubts of his fellow countrymen, Zhao Yun did not judge lightly, but shook his head and said, "Go back, I will be responsible for scouting the way, and report the truth."

It is Zhao Yun's advantage not to speculate on anything, and to complete it in a straightforward manner.When he rushed back with the news, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan also narrowed their eyes.

Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan didn't speak. Cao Cao stroked his chin and said with a smile, "This is a simple matter. Let my troops go and investigate."

When Liu Bei heard this, he shook his head quickly: "No, in case there is a fraud"

Cao Cao directly interrupted his dissuasion, and said: "So what if there is fraud? The horses I recruited are brave men from Danyang. If it is really an ambush, it is no problem to fight to the death. And the two generals can lead the northern elite to forcefully take the pass. , as long as we win this pass, what does it matter if I, Cao Mengde, lose some soldiers and horses?"

"Brother Meng De, you're so brave!"

Gongsun Zan clasped his fists immediately when he heard the words, Cao Cao had already lost his soldiers and generals in several battles at Sishuiguan, but his expression remained unchanged.

Even a northern hero like him has to be impressed by Cao Cao's grandeur.

After the three of them made up their minds, the army began to change slowly.

The newly recruited Cao family's Danyang soldiers took the lead, Bai Ma Yi followed behind, and the rest of the troops led the battle.

Seeing this formation change, the eyes of Zhao Yun and the others also changed.They may still be teenagers at the moment, but their eyesight is not bad, and they all know what this arrangement means.

Especially, the leading general of this Danyang army.

It is also Cao Cao's family brother, Cao Hong and Cao Zilian.

As the Danyang soldiers gradually approached the pass, everyone's attention was focused.

Cao Hong entered the customs immediately, but he was ready to act as a bait, but he did not find any signs of ambush after entering the customs.

People, there are.

But instead of standing, they all lay on the ground.

"Quickly, go and tell the lord."

"This place has been captured, someone has reached Jiguan before us."

When Cao Hong said these words, he also let out a sigh of relief.After all, if he could survive, he still didn't want to seek death so quickly.

After a while, the army slowly pulled out and entered the pass.

Seeing at least hundreds of corpses lying in disorder in the pass, the expressions of Cao Cao and the three became even more strange.

What does this mean?
Someone clear the way for me?
Seeing that Jiguan had been obtained so inexplicably, Gongsun Zan said with a smile, "It seems that we are the savior of the heavens, and the chance of winning this time is [-]%."

Liu Bei followed up and said, "Should we ask the soldiers to clean up and spend the night here tonight?"

"No, keep going!"

Cao Cao raised his hand to interrupt Liu Bei's suggestion, squinted his eyes and said, "I didn't come here just for Jiguan, now that Jiguan is at your fingertips, let's quickly advance troops and capture Hedong."

"A soldier's speed is valuable, and a late change will make a difference. What Meng De said is true, let's continue on our way!" Gongsun Zan, a veteran general from the North, immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that both of them said that, Liu Bei didn't say any more.

However, none of the three of them knew that their every move at this time was actually under the gaze of thousands of pairs of eyes.

In the sky, Mo Xiaobai looked at the army that passed through the border directly, and said with a smile: "As expected, they chose to continue on their way."

(End of this chapter)