Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 221 Cao Cao's Chance

(I want to hear more of your voices and receive more of your suggestions. Now search for the WeChat public account "qdread" and pay attention to it, so as to give more support to "Yaping Horse Xiliang"!) Amidst the whistling sound, the remaining The more than two thousand infantry rushed down the mountain in a panic, not caring about dragging away the wounded and still lying on the ground mourning Pao Ze, who was really gutted by the bamboo spear that fell from the sky.

Such a sharp thing, how can the body be able to carry it.

Even the shield was pierced through, so if you don't run, you are waiting to die!
At the foot of the mountain, in front of the army.

"No reason!"

Duan Yan's face was ugly, and he couldn't help but roar.

A general wondered: "How could Gao Shun's army throw long spears? If they threw away all the weapons, what would the soldiers under his command use to kill the enemy? This is really a strange thing. That guy Gao Shun shouldn't be so stupid, right?"

The rest of the generals also showed doubts, because they were far away, no one could see that it was a bamboo spear.

Duan Yan said coldly: "You are not stupid, of course Gao Shun will not be stupid, and it is impossible to throw the spearmen's weapons as throwing guns. These should be a batch of wooden guns that Gao Shun ordered to make temporarily. "

A general suddenly realized this, and then hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, the general does not need to worry. In just a few days, Gao Shun can produce as many wooden guns as possible. At most, one man will be at the end. As long as all these guns are used up Throwing a gun with amazing lethality, our army can fill up the pit and kill it, let's see what else Gao Shun will use to resist our army's attack."

Duan Yan's face turned pale, and he said: "Well, let Liu Xing retreat to the rear to rest, and then send a thousand soldiers up, let the soldiers keep a little distance, don't crowd into a pile, fill up the space as soon as possible. Damn pit."

"Order."

The orderly had already responded loudly and beat his horse to leave.

Soon, the war drum sounded again.

A group of thousands of infantry rushed forward, and quickly rushed up the hillside under the leadership of the military academy.

With mental preparation, this time a thousand soldiers should be more careful. While rushing upwards, they still have to stare at the top of their heads. No matter what, they are a little nervous. The lethality of those damned guns is really terrifying.

"What, it turned out to be a bamboo spear?"

It was at this moment that Duan Yan realized that what Gao Shun threw was a bamboo spear made from bamboo.

Making bamboo guns is extremely simple. You only need to cut off the branches and leaves and sharpen one end. Compared with making wooden guns, you don't know how many times easier it is, and you don't even need the most basic processing.

As long as there is enough bamboo, there is no need for craftsmen at all.

Even ordinary soldiers can cut hundreds of bamboo spears a day.

Duan Yan said with an ugly face: "Damn it, go find it quickly and see if there is any bamboo forest nearby that has been cut down."

"Order."

A soldier agreed, and immediately galloped away.

The rest of the generals also had gloomy faces. When you look at me, you feel a bad feeling in your heart.

There must be a bamboo forest nearby, otherwise, where did the bamboo spear thrown by Gao Shunjun come from.

Right now, I just hope that this bamboo forest is not too big, otherwise it will be a big trouble.Gao Shun's army occupies a favorable terrain. As long as they have enough bamboo spears, they can make them pay a heavy price as long as they throw bamboo spears from top to bottom.

Not long after, scouts returned.

On a hillside five miles away, there is a large bamboo forest, about a hundred acres, which has been cut down.

Duan Yao's face turned extremely ugly when he heard it. There are at least tens of thousands of bamboos in a bamboo forest of hundreds of acres.

If he wanted to use up all the bamboo guns in Gaoshun's camp, he would have to spend the lives of many soldiers.

But the matter has come to this point, the arrow is on the string, and it has come to the time when it has to be launched.

Or quickly withdraw the army now, return to the division Guanzhong, and go to intercept Luo Zheng's more than ten thousand cavalry.But the problem is, once he leads the army to leave, Gao Shun is very likely to take advantage of the situation and seize Long County, and it will be very difficult to get it back at that time.

Either go up the mountain, kill Gao Shun's [-] troops first, and then return to the army to fight Luo Zheng.

Duan Yan bit his teeth, and said decisively: "Order the army to attack, don't give Gao Shun a chance to breathe, the army is divided into three groups to attack in turn, we must smash this damn camp as soon as possible."

"As ordered."

All the generals took orders abruptly, each urging their horses to leave.

Just when the flames of war were raging in Liangzhou, a huge event also happened in Guanzhong at this time.

At the end of March, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai personally led an army of [-] to Rongyang. Rongyang had only [-] defenders. The guard Dong Xu was Dong Zhuo's nephew. The tiger prison is closed.

Li Jue, who was guarding the Hulao Pass, almost scolded his mother out of anger after hearing the news. If it wasn't for Dong Xunai's nephew, Li Jue would definitely arrest this worthless man who fled without a fight and beat him up before he would be charged with a crime.

A few days later, Liu Dai led his army to the Hulao pass, and set up a camp ten miles away from the pass, and the camp was nearly ten miles away.

A detailed report has been made to the army on the deployment of troops at Hulao Pass.

When Liu Dai heard that there were [-] troops guarding Hulao Pass, he frowned at that time. After discussing with a group of civil and military generals, he planned to wait for the other troops from all walks of life to arrive and join forces before attacking Hulao close.

Otherwise, with only [-] soldiers and horses, how can we forcefully attack the number one pass in the world.

Not to prevent the Xiliang army from going out to steal the camp at night, Liu Dai repeatedly told the generals under the tent to be careful.

A group of generals naturally did not dare to neglect and were always on guard.

After nightfall, the Xiliang army really came out to steal the camp.

Liu Dai had been on guard for a long time, and all the ambush troops came out, which caused the Xiliang army who came to steal the camp to suffer a dull loss.

As a result, the guards of the soldiers naturally relaxed, thinking that the Xiliang Army would not come to steal the camp again.

Unexpectedly, on the evening of the fifth day, Li Jue personally led [-] cavalry out of the city to attack.

Under Liu Dai's carelessness, the camp was destroyed, and the [-] troops directly bombed the camp. After a scuffle until dawn, the generals gathered up the defeated soldiers, but Liu Dai was nowhere to be found. Liu Dai's body was found here.

It turned out that during the chaos, Liu Dai unfortunately died in the chaos.

This is a terrible situation, Liu Dai is dead, the army has no master, and the generals in command are dumbfounded.

Even the master who served him is dead, so what a fool.

Under the suspicion of each other, the generals in charge of the army had no intention of attacking Hulao Pass. They dispersed the next day and divided up the remaining [-] troops. One party went.

When the news reached Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, and immediately issued an edict to grant Li Jue a thousand households in Shiyi, and promoted him to a higher rank.

The rest of the meritorious officers and soldiers were also generously rewarded, and the morale of the Hulaoguan army was greatly boosted for a while.

The other princes who were rushing to raise troops heard the news, but they turned pale with fright. They didn't want Liu Daigui, who was the clan's relative and the first king to raise troops, died in the battle at Hulao Pass unfortunately.

Yongqiu, Cao Cao's camp.

Cao Cao was wearing armor and was about to raise his troops when he saw Cheng Yu's expression changed and he rushed in quickly.

"I have seen the lord!"

Cheng Yu rushed forward and bowed his hands in salute.

Cao Cao sullenly said: "Zhongde is exempt from courtesy, I think Zhongde's expression is different, but what happened?"

Cheng Yu looked around and said in a low voice, "May I take a step to speak, my lord?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and immediately waved his hand, turned around and entered the army tent.

Cheng Yu also quickly followed in, and before Cao Cao could ask any questions, he lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "My lord, I just got the news that Liu Dai's army was attacked by Li Jue at Hulao Pass at night. Dai has died in the chaos."

"what……"

Cao Cao was taken aback, and lost his voice: "Did Liu Yanzhou die in battle?"

Cheng Yuning said: "That's right. I was surprised when I heard the news just now. I didn't want Liu Yanzhou to be so reckless that he was attacked by Li Jue and broke the camp. However, since Liu Dai died, this is a big deal for the lord. It's a great opportunity."

"Ok?"

As soon as Cao Cao's expression changed, he immediately guessed what Cheng Yu was thinking.

Sure enough, Cheng Yu excitedly said: "Nowadays Dong Zhuo is seeking to usurp the throne, and the great man has perished. Although the princes of the world have raised troops to serve the king, they are actually doing their best to win the hearts of the scholars in the world. The heroes of the world are entrusted to others. There is no place to live yet. Now that Liu Dai is dead, my lord, why don't you take advantage of the situation and take Yanzhou as your foundation."

"This……"

Cao Cao's expression changed again, he stared at Cheng Yu, and remained silent for a long time.

Cheng Yu faced each other calmly, and said quickly: "I am willing to run for my lord to lobby the officials and gentry of Yanzhou."

Seeing that Cheng Yu wasn't tempting with words, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice, "Liu Yanzhou fought to the death for it, but Cao took advantage of others' danger. It's inevitable that people in the world will criticize him, which is not beautiful."

Cheng Yuning said: "My lord, those who achieve great things don't care about small things, they should stop and stop, and they will be chaotic! What's more, when Dong Zhuo was in chaos in the capital, the lord once issued an appeal, inviting the princes to raise troops against Dong, spreading righteousness to the world, and fulfilling the responsibilities of ministers to the emperor. Now that Liu Dai is about to die, it is a matter of course for the lord to take control of Yanzhou. Scholars all over the world will compete to vote, so how can they criticize him with words and pens?"

Cao Cao is also a decisive person, so there is no reason not to be indifferent. After a moment of pondering, he said decisively: "Forget it, but the righteousness comes first, and you can't give up halfway. This matter is Xin Zhongde."

Cheng Yu said calmly: "My lord, don't worry, go ahead and raise troops to serve the king, and leave the matter of lobbying the officials and gentry of Yanzhou to my subordinates."

Cao Cao said solemnly: "Zhong De cherishes it!"

Cheng Yu also cupped his hands and said, "My lord, take care."

Qingzhou, on the official road from Pingyuan to Gaotang.

Liu Bei led [-] soldiers and horses and was slowly heading south. Hundreds of steps away from the left side of the official road, there was the rolling river.

"Brother, hurry up!"

Zhang Fei rushed to Liu Bei's side and said loudly, "When will we be able to reach Hulao Pass with such a slow pace!"

Liu Bei said slowly: "What's the rush? I'm waiting to go to Qin Wang, not rushing to reincarnate. No matter how far away the tiger prison is, I will finally arrive. It's Yide, you have such a frizzy temper. Change it, otherwise how can you take on the big responsibility."

Guan Yu next to him also stroked his beard and said, "Brother is right, Yide, you need to change your temper!"

"Hey, second brother, why do you say that too!"

Zhang Feibao's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Pingyuan is thousands of miles away from Hulao Pass. Since the eldest brother is going to King Qin, why didn't he arrive at Hulao Pass earlier? If he has to leave so slowly, he is really anxious to death."

An inexplicable light flashed in Guan Yu's long and narrow Danfeng eyes, and he said, "Stop whining, Yide. Since brother is not in a hurry to get to Hulao Pass, and since he has his reasons, you should obey your brother's orders." , why worry."

Zhang Fei couldn't get the answer he wanted, so he waved his arms vigorously with a "hey", rode his horse forward, and rushed to the front alone. After running in front for a while, he ran back helplessly and continued. Noisy in Liu Bei's ear.

Thirty o'clock west of Chencang, on the narrow official road.

More than ten thousand cavalry formed a long snake formation, and were slowly moving eastward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

There are many mountains in the northwest, leaving Chencang from Hanyang, it is necessary to cross the branch of the Qinling Mountains, which is very unfavorable for the army to pass.The more than ten thousand cavalry could not let go of their speed and marched, so they could only form a long snake formation and crawl slowly on the mountain road.

The two thousand cavalry of the front army have come to an end, and the rear army has just set foot on the mountain road.

Yan Xing led two thousand vanguard iron cavalry to open the way for the army, and he did not dare to neglect at all.

Tens of thousands of cavalry were crowded on the mountain road in a long snake formation. Once they were attacked by surprise, they would be in great trouble.Therefore, whenever encountering a deep ditch and dense forest, Yan Xing must order his soldiers to search carefully for ambushes, so as to prevent them from being attacked by the army behind.

In the past, Yan Xing was just a general in Han Sui's army. After Han Sui's defeat and defected to Luo Zheng, he was not only promoted several ranks, but also became a school lieutenant alongside Li Meng and other Luo Zheng's old troops. General, how can you not do your best.

In front of the Chinese army, Luo Zheng walked slowly while riding his horse, while looking up from time to time to scan the mountains on both sides.

Although this mountain road is not long, it is extremely dangerous and cannot be careless.

Not long after, a scout on a scout horse galloped towards him, and he reined the horse violently when he got close. The horse under his crotch immediately stood up with a long hiss, and then his two front hooves fell down, slamming on the ground. On the ground, showing superb riding skills.

(End of this chapter)