The last three kingdoms

Chapter 839
Liu Yuan had walked through Huguan Pass many times, but as soon as he entered the pass today, Liu Yuan felt his hair stand on end, and a chill came out from the bottom of his heart.

This kind of chill has nothing to do with the weather. Although it is early winter, Liu Yuan is wearing the most expensive fur robe, so he should not feel the cold.

He looked up and saw that the steep cliffs were as sharp as knives and axes. The trees on the top of the mountain had lost all their leaves and looked very sparse. However, from the angle Liu Yuan was standing at, there was no one person to be seen. of.The entire hilltop of Huguankou looks empty and lonely, and the winding and deep valley road is covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves.

It stands to reason that this place is quite quiet, so quiet that there is no sound, but it is this kind of quietness that makes Liu Yuan alert, because he thinks it is unbelievably quiet here.

"Order all the troops, strengthen your guard, and be careful of ambushes!" Liu Yuan gave the order in a deep voice.

He is very clear that if the Shu army wants to ambush, Huguan Pass is undoubtedly the most ideal ambush location. The mountains here are high and the roads are steep, so it is very suitable for an ambush, so Liu Yuan has no choice but to pass through Huguan Pass Be less cautious to guard against the sneak attack of the Shu army.

Although there seemed to be nothing abnormal, the marching speed of the Xiongnu army slowed down, especially the vanguard, with full energy, carefully marched towards the Huguan Pass.

All the Xiongnu soldiers focused on it. If the Shu army set up an ambush, it would definitely be on the mountain. As for the roads in the pass, no one noticed anything unusual.

Suddenly, a war horse neighed loudly, raised its front hooves high, lifted the Hun soldier on the horse's back, and smashed it heavily to the ground.

The sudden situation made everyone's eyes focus on this place, but seeing that the horse was startled, the others didn't care.

Horses are often startled, and there is nothing unusual about it, but the Hun soldier who sat on the ground howled in pain, which made the surrounding Hun soldiers look contemptuous. Who has never let the horse fall, Is it necessary to use such a big reaction?
The soldier got up from the ground and pouted his buttocks for everyone to see. Only then did everyone see that there were two thorn-like things stuck on one side of his buttocks. The Hun soldier's pants were already dripping with blood. No wonder he was in so much pain.

Everyone thought he was just stabbed by an ordinary thorn, and laughed, but soon a soldier pulled the thing out, and the Huns discovered that the thing was made of iron. Only then did they realize that the situation was not good, and quickly Reported to Liu Yuan.

"The horse nail?" Liu Yuan took it in his hand, slightly surprised.

Liu Yuan is well-informed, and he actually recognized this thing as a horse nail. This has a lot to do with him staying in Luoyang for a long time.The cavalry of the Wei army suffered from the inverted horse nails many times, so the Wei State has detailed records of the inverted horse nails. Liu Yuan has also witnessed the real thing. The thing in front of him is the same as the inverted horse nails he has seen before. There is no doubt that it was produced in Shu.

The sight of the inverted horse nails of the Shu army at Huguankou proved that the Shu army had indeed set up an ambush at Huguankou. Liu Yuan immediately ordered the Huns to seize the high ground on both sides, and at the same time ordered the infantry to clear the inverted horse nails on the valley road.

Although the inverted horse nails are not fatal, they will seriously slow down the advance speed of the Huns. In this terrain between two mountains and a valley, it is easy to be ambushed. If they cannot pass quickly, they are likely to be attacked by the enemy. blow.

Liu Yuan ordered the Xiongnu soldiers to seize the high ground on both sides, with the intention of preventing the Shu army from attacking, but Liu Yuan was still a step too late. Just when the Hun soldiers were struggling to climb the cliff, there was a loud rumbling sound on the top of the mountain. With a loud sound, the Xiongnu soldiers looked up and saw rolling logs as thick as their waists rolling down from the top of the mountain, falling down in a mighty manner, with astonishing power.

Those Hun soldiers who climbed on the half slope were the first to suffer. When they saw the rolling logs falling, their first thought was to turn around and run, but those rolling logs were so fast that they whizzed down. How could people run on two legs? , Those Hun soldiers were hit by a rolling log, and they were immediately photographed into meatloaf, bloody and bloody.

The hillside at Huguankou is extremely steep, and the speed of the rolling logs is getting faster and faster, rolling down from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley.

Because the inverted horse nails were all over the valley, most of the Huns were trapped in the valley. The narrow roads made the Huns crowded together almost densely. Suddenly, the Huns were swept away almost in pieces, with heavy casualties.

After the log, a dense rain of arrows fell on the heads of the Xiongnu soldiers. Those Hun soldiers who were lucky enough not to be hit by the log were shot with arrows one after another, and there was a lot of grief.

"Quick retreat!" Seeing this, Liu Yuan immediately ordered the Xiongnu army to retreat. If they were still in the valley at this moment, they could only be beaten passively and had no power to fight back.

In the chaos, countless people were crushed to death by rolling logs, shot to death by random arrows, and trampled to death. The Huns fled out of the valley in embarrassment, leaving behind countless corpses.

Liu Yuan withdrew from Huguankou, which was considered to be a stable position.Liu Yuan didn't expect that before he returned to Huguan City, he would be slapped by the Shu people. His face turned livid. After gathering his soldiers and horses, Liu Yuan decided to attack Huguan Pass from the outside to show the Shu people some color.

Cui You advised: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Now that the Shu people are in danger of occupying the Huguan Pass, if they attack by force, they will inevitably lose their troops. It is better to wait until King Youyu Lu sends troops to attack from both sides. It is not too late to attack."

Liu Yuan listened to Cui You's advice. As the top counselor beside him, Liu Yuan still trusted him quite a bit. Of course, Liu Yuan knew very well that if he attacked Huguankou by force, the gain would outweigh the gain. In this case, it would be better to wait for Liu Jing to send troops to attack from both sides, so that the possibility of capturing Huguankou would be great. Anyway, starting from Huguan City, it would only take a day's journey at most.

So Liu Yuan set up camp in front of Huguan Pass, waiting for reinforcements from Huguan City.

After Liu Jing received the scout's scout report in Huguan City, he was shocked, and immediately ordered 1 horses, and went out of the city to Huguankou to meet Liu Yuan.

Less than a day after starting from Huguan City, Liu Jing led his army to Huguan Pass. In order to meet Liu Yuan's entry, Liu Jing immediately launched an attack on the two highlands at Huguan Pass.

Liu Yuan was shocked when he learned that Liu Jing led his troops to kill, and immediately sent troops to attack, but when they reached the top, they found that the Shu army had long since disappeared, and the mountain at Huguan Pass was empty.

(End of this chapter)