The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 183 Chapter 183
In March of Yangchun, when the grass grows and the warblers fly, the warm sunshine shines on the earth, making people feel warm.

Winter goes to spring, the snow melts, and the slight chill in early spring is now blown away by the spring breeze.

The second year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty, March [-]th.

On this day, Zhang Yan, Tai Shici, Xu Chu and others who had just arrived in Luoyang City did not stop in Luoyang, and continued to lead [-] cavalry to Xin'an County at high speed.

Xin'an County is only seventy miles away from Luoyang, and there is a majestic pass in the territory, called Hangu Pass.It is reported that the emperor returning from the east has already arrived in Xin'an County, only a few miles away from Hangu Pass. Those troops guarding the emperor must have known to occupy Hangu Pass and snipe at the pursuers of Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others.

Therefore, Zhang Yan's goal is Hangu Pass. As long as Hangu Pass is occupied, it will use its dangerous terrain to block the advance of Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others, and prevent them from going further east.

The Hangu Pass here is not the Hangu Pass built by the Qin State during the Warring States Period, but was built in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Hangu Pass in Qin Dynasty is located in the Hongnong area. After the establishment of Han Dynasty, Hangu Pass in Qin Dynasty gradually fell into disrepair. The Kanto was moved more than 300 miles, and a new Hangu Pass was re-established here, while the Hangu Pass in the Qin Dynasty was gradually abandoned and re-established as Hongnong County.

Zhang Yan and others rushed west along the official road without stopping, passing through Henan County and Gucheng along the way, leaving a thousand cavalry stationed for support.

At this moment, fierce battles are taking place inside and outside Hangu Pass. Zhang Yang, Yang Feng, Yang Ding, Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai, Qubei and others lead their troops to stand firm at the west gate of Hangu Pass. Guo Si and Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses blocked the gate, while Dong Cheng led his troops to guard the current emperor, and all the civil and military officials hid at the east gate of Hangu Pass.

Zhang Yang, Yang Feng, Yang Ding and others relied on the dangerous position of Hangu Pass to guard the pass city. They used bows and arrows to shoot arrows at Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others outside the pass. Zhang Ji and others also asked the archers to fight back.

For a time, hundreds of arrows flew back and forth between the two armies, and people were constantly shot to death.However, this side was just shot dead, and the other side was replenished. The area of ​​Hangu Pass is narrow. Ding et al. did not dare to leave easily. The two armies confronted each other with bows and arrows. It had been almost two hours since noon.

Seeing the sunset, the twilight merged, one couldn't get in, and the other couldn't get out, so the two armies were at a stalemate here.

Gradually, the two armies were exhausted, and the archers shot repeatedly, and their arms were tired enough. In desperation, they had to change a group of archers every once in a while.

Just when the two armies were at a stalemate, the thunderous sound of horseshoes approached from far away, and the ground seemed to be trembling. This majestic and magnificent sound, like a blunt weapon, kept beating on the hearts of everyone.

Dong Cheng, who was located at the east gate of Hangu Pass, was the first to feel this change in momentum, and immediately boarded the pass to look east.

But on the narrow official road in the twilight, hordes of cavalry came roaring, extending along the official road for a long, long way, with thousands of horses galloping, endless, endless, and you can't see the end at a glance.

Since moving west to Chang'an, it was the first time that Dong Cheng saw such a majestic army, such an imposing manner, and such a military appearance, which surprised him endlessly.

Dong Cheng watched carefully, and saw a large flag with the word "Zhang" fluttering in the wind. The person rushing to the front was wearing a helmet and armor, his eyes were like torches, and his face was stern. From a distance, he looked mighty and extraordinary.

When he got a little closer, Dong Cheng finally saw this person's face clearly. He who had been worried all the time and didn't know where the soldiers and horses were, suddenly showed a smile of great joy on his face, and couldn't help shouting: "So it's Zhang Yan..."

Dong Cheng never dreamed that Zhang Yan would have such a mighty army. Looking around the world, how many princes could have [-] cavalry under his command?

"The reinforcements are here, the reinforcements are here..." Dong Chengxing shouted happily, and while ordering someone to open the door to let Zhang Yan and others enter the pass, he ran down from the city wall and hurried to see the emperor, and told the emperor the good news information.

The emperor hid in the pass city in despair, surrounded by civil and military officials, everyone was frowning, their clothes were tattered, and their faces were tired.

The screams had been lingering in my ears for a long time. When the hoofbeats came, the emperor and all the civil and military officials felt that the situation was worse. They thought it was the soldiers of Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji who were coming, and they were trembling.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Dong Cheng shouted loudly while running, his face could no longer restrain the joy in his heart, and he ran towards the Son of Heaven quickly.

Liu Xie, who was only 14 years old, is the emperor of the current Han Dynasty. At this time, Liu Xie's face was haggard. In order to escape for his life, he was exhausted physically and mentally. Like a beggar.

However, with his fair complexion, he exuded an air of nobility all over his body, and the clothes he wore were extremely extravagant, and his luxurious status could be distinguished at a glance.

Liu Xie's face was thin and thin, his body was thin, and his stature was relatively short. There were black circles around his sunken eye sockets, which seemed to be the dark circles caused by not having a good rest.

As for his appearance, he is extremely handsome, he can be regarded as a young boy.

Hearing Dong Cheng's yelling, Liu Xie, who was already hungry, asked weakly: "What happened outside the pass?"

Dong Cheng knelt beside Liu Xie with a face of joy, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, our reinforcements are here..."

"Reinforcements?" Liu Xie was taken aback when he heard these words, and became much more energetic. He hurriedly asked, "Where did the reinforcements come from?"

"Your Majesty, Zhendong General Zhang Yan personally led thousands of troops to rescue him. Now that he is outside the closed gate, I have already opened the closed gate. Your Majesty no longer has to worry about not being able to return to Luoyang!" Dong Cheng was excited. road.

"What you said...is it true?" Liu Xie asked suspiciously.

"What I said is absolutely true, there is absolutely no falsehood. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, then go and have a look outside the closed door with Weichen."

All civil and military officials, hearing the good news Dong Cheng said, all the sorrows on their faces disappeared, followed Liu Xie, and walked towards the east gate of Hangu Pass together.

At this time, the east gate of Hangu Pass was wide open, and Zhang Yan led the cavalry, leading the horse and the soldiers, rushing to the front, seeing that the gate was wide open, he rode his horse into the gate without hesitation.

As soon as he entered the closed gate, Zhang Yan hastily reined in his horse, stopped at the closed gate, and arrogantly shouted at the soldiers guarding the closed gate, "I am Zhang Yan, General Zhendong. Where is Your Majesty now?"

Zhang Yan's voice was still spinning in the air, but he saw a 14-year-old boy walking out of Guancheng surrounded by a group of people in tattered official robes, and Dong Cheng even supported the boy.

Zhang Yan saw that this boy was wearing a dragon robe and a crown on his head. If he wasn't Liu Xie today, who would he be?

Therefore, Zhang Yan immediately turned over and jumped off the horse, walked straight in front of Liu Xie, knelt on the ground on one knee, clasped his fists in both hands and said: "General Chen Zhendong Zhang Yan, the rescue is late, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Liu Xie saw that Zhang Yan was tall, strong and mighty, so he immediately helped Zhang Yan up, and said with a smile on his face, "Aiqing, quickly get down, Aiqing came at the right time, there is nothing wrong Not too late."

Zhang Yan stood up from the ground, and Tai Shici and Xu Chu led the cavalry to arrive respectively, directly blocking the pass city.

Seeing that all the cavalry under Zhang Yan's subordinates were strong and strong, Liu Xie was overjoyed, thinking that with Zhang Yan's help this time, there was hope for returning east.

Zhang Yan glanced at the huge Hangu Pass City, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I have brought eight thousand fine cavalry, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are behind. Hangu Pass City is too small for Your Majesty to stay here. Please also lead your Majesty to lead the civil and military forces." Hundreds of officials moved to Gucheng, where the minister led the army to block the troops of Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji."

Liu Xie nodded again and again, grabbed Zhang Yan's hand, and said tremblingly: "My life is entrusted to Ai Qing!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already prepared everything in Gucheng. I will send someone to escort Your Majesty first. After I repel Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others, I will go to Gucheng to have a round with Your Majesty!"

"So good."

Therefore, Zhang Yan sent a thousand fine horses to escort the emperor Liu Xie, Dong Cheng, and all the civil and military officials, all the way east, towards Gucheng.

Zhang Yan led Tai Shici, Xu Chu and seven thousand cavalry into Hangu Pass.

Although Hangu Pass City is narrow, it is long enough, several miles long from east to west, built on a narrow strip, enough to accommodate seven thousand elite riders.

As soon as Zhang Yan entered Hanguguan City, he went directly to Ximen.

At this time, near the west gate of Hangu Pass, the fighting between the two sides was no longer so intense, but they continued to fight. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the two sides had no intention of stopping.

Outside Hangu Pass, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji were all running around in a hurry. Hangu Pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Everyone came in a hurry, and they didn't carry siege weapons. They couldn't attack for a long time. Dare to relax a little bit, for fear that something will go wrong.

"Attack for me, keep attacking, no matter what, we must break through this pass!" Li Jue waved his spear and directed the soldiers to fight, shouting hysterically.

On the city wall of Hangu Pass, Zhang Yang, Yang Feng, Yang Ding and others all fought against the same enemy. With the help of the high wall, they defended desperately, and no one dared to back down.Because they know that Hangu Pass is their last line of defense. Once they are breached, there will be plains to the east. If they want to confront Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, it will be like sending them to death!

However, the soldiers were exhausted, and the repeated battles for several days also caused the soldiers to complain. Most of the soldiers were injured, and their defensive strength was getting weaker and weaker.

At this moment, thunderous horseshoes sounded in the city of Hangu Pass, making Zhang Yang, Yang Feng, Yang Ding, Li Le, Hu Cai, Han Xian, Qubei and others very nervous, and their hearts were filled with fear. They were all thinking to themselves, could it be that Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses bypassed Hangu Pass and came from behind?
(Note: The Hangu Pass mentioned later in this article is the Han Dynasty Hangu Pass in Xin'an County, not the Qin Dynasty Hangu Pass in Lingbao, Sanmenxia City. Please do not use the same number, and hereby indicate.)
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