The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 424 Invincible

Just when the situation on the battlefield in Jingzhou changed suddenly, when the Taiping Army seemed to be put to death but fought back desperately, the northern Hangu Pass resurged.

Zhang Liao was unable to draw out his troops to set up an ambush on Xiaoshan in order to guard against Luoyang's jaw opening. Ma Chao's soldiers and horses passed through Xiaoshan safe and sound, and his soldiers knocked on Hangu Pass.

To the west of Guancheng, Zhang Liao stood on the tower, looking down at the [-] troops approaching Guancheng from the west.

Zhang Jai of Luoyang in the east had already sent [-] troops to Hangu Pass with Sima Yi, leaving only Gao Lan with [-] troops to guard it.

The heroic Jin Machao rode his horse in front of the formation, pulling the reins and looking up at Zhang Liao on the tower with a smile on his face, attacking and defending, as if confronting each other.

"Brother Wen Yuan, you are safe after a long absence."

Ma Chao shouted loudly, without arrogance.

Zhang Liao supported the stone wall with his hands, also showing a slight smile, and replied: "Meng Qi, you still have the same demeanor."

After all, the two laughed out loud.

This laughter confused Yang Qiuma playing Zhang Hengsan who was following Ma Chao.

What's the matter with these two brothers?

It's not like he wants to put the opponent to death forever.

Ma Chao put away his smile and asked in a deep voice, "How about Luoyang?"

Zhang Liao blurted out: "As expected."

Hearing this, Ma Chao lowered his head and pondered for a while, then nodded slightly and then smiled loudly at Zhang Liao: "In that case, brother Wen Yuan doesn't have to be my prisoner."

Zhang Liao smiled and remained silent.

Seeing this, Ma Chao turned his head and gave Pound a wink. Pound understood, turned around and ordered [-] cavalry to follow him in the opposite direction.

Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, and Zhang Heng were assigned by Ma Chao to train the new army, and the senior military positions in the cavalry were suspended. Now that Pound took fifty thousand cavalry and headed back, the three of them were at a loss.

what happened?

The conversation between Ma Chao and Zhang Liao made them puzzled, but now that Pound left with all the cavalry, Ma Chao only had [-] soldiers left. Can Zhang Liao, who has [-] soldiers, be able to forcibly defeat Zhang Liao?
These are [-] recruits. They have never fought a war, and there may be recruits who have never even seen blood!

Yang Qiu wanted to go forward and ask Ma Chao, but Ma Chao glared at him sharply, and swallowed his words again.

After Pound led all the cavalry to leave, Ma Chao looked up at Guancheng and shouted, "Brother Wenyuan, let's go to war."

Thirty miles east of the Guandong, Cao Wei camped here, and Sima Yi and Zhang Jai waited quietly for the battle in Hangu Pass in the commander's tent.

Due to the terrain around Hangu Pass, it is not easy to know the battle situation in the west of the pass at the first time. The scouts can only observe from a distance to inquire about information, and it is impossible to appear on the sidelines of the battlefield to inquire carefully.

Both Zhang Jai and Sima Yi looked calm, but they had different thoughts in their hearts.

Zhang Jai and Zhang Liao fought like old enemies for more than ten years. From Yuan Shao's command to Cao Cao's tent, Zhang Jai did not get cheap, but he did not reach the point of complete defeat. But this time, the military order given to him by King Wei waited for an opportunity to attack Hangu. Guan, is to take advantage of the opportunity of the battle between Zhang Liao and Ma Chao.

Is this a chance?
Zhang Jaw doesn't know because he doesn't know Ma Chao, let alone speculate on the truth of the situation in Guanzhong. Before that, he only wanted to guard Luoyang, which was regarded as an invincible place, but it was obviously risky to attack rashly. If he won, Cao Weike If you win the pass, if you lose, the consequences will be disastrous.

Sima Yi is still hesitating whether to enter Hangu Pass, it depends on the situation of the battle, Hangu Pass is located in the valley, as long as Cao Wei's troops move forward ten miles, the shouts and noises from the valley can be heard in the distance. into their ears.

But Sima Yi had to get further information before making a decision.

Zhang Liao had [-] soldiers and Ma Chao had [-] soldiers and horses. The result of the two tigers fighting each other should be one death and one injury, and this process is bound to collapse.

If the battle report is just a small fight, the road ahead is dangerous.

What level of competition should be, and what kind of magnificent process should be.

The sky was getting late and the sun was setting in the west, all the scouts sent back to the camp to report to Sima Yi and Zhang Jai one by one the information they had obtained.

The sound of killing in Hangu Pass is loud and noisy, and occasionally there will be huge shocks.

The soldiers on the east tower all looked nervous, turning their heads to look from time to time.

But an hour ago, thick smoke rose from the sky above Hangu Pass, and fires appeared everywhere in the pass, and the sound of fierce fighting in the city became louder and louder.

After analyzing the information together, Sima Yi turned his head to look at Zhang Jaw, and said in a deep voice, "The west side of Hangu Pass was breached by Ma Chao."

Zhang Jai was thoughtful, and after a while he asked back: "How could Zhang Wenyuan be so vulnerable?"

When he thought about it, even if Ma Chao had a strong army, how could he break through the city gate in one day?
That's Zhang Liao who refused Lu Bu's trustworthy hand!
Sima Yi fell silent, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "There are three reasons. First, since the fall of Chang'an, Hangu Pass has run out of food and grass, and has become a lone army. It is inevitable that the army's morale will be shaken. Ma Chao can mobilize no more than [-] troops in the first battle. Third, Kansai is different from Kanto, and Ma Chao coming from the west is not as difficult to shake as attacking from the east."

These three reasons were heard by Zhang Jaw, and they were not far-fetched. Each reason would be a factor that would lead to a disadvantage in the war. He could not refute it, so he could only choose to remain silent.

There is already a fire in Hangu Pass. Obviously Ma Chao invaded the pass. The fire in this pass may not have the potential to burn the city, because this is a strategic location, not a civilian residence, and it will not be densely populated like Luoyang. Dong Zhuo set fire to it It can burn the whole city, unless Zhang Liao commits suicide by burying kerosene coke in Guancheng and waiting to be buried in the sea of ​​flames.

The fire is to create chaos so that Ma Chao's soldiers and horses can kill the enemy. After the battle is over, it is easy to put out the fire.

Now, when the defense of Hangu Pass is at its weakest, Sima Yi made a decisive decision and ordered: "The whole army will move out and attack Hangu Pass in one fell swoop."

Cao Pi gave Sima Yi the right to command the army, and Zhang Jai could only listen to his orders.

Cao Bing [-], under the leadership of Sima Yi Zhang Jai rushed to Hangu Pass in the evening.

At the end of summer, the residual heat was still there. When Sima Yi and Zhang Jai led their troops to the gate east of Hangu Pass, they could already feel the heat wave of fires everywhere in the pass.

Seeing the incoming army from the east, the defenders on the Guancheng immediately rang the alarm bell, shouted on all sides, and at the same time they all got ready nervously. He hesitated to shoot an arrow.

Seeing this, Sima Yi sighed and said: "Zhang Wenyuan knows the importance, knows the advantages and disadvantages, he is a rare general. Guo Jia entrusted him with a heavy responsibility not because of personal feelings. I hope to capture this man alive and persuade him to serve Your Majesty."

Obviously, there was the sound of fierce fighting in the pass, but the guards at the east gate did not relax in the slightest. Sima Yi expected that Zhang Liao also knew that throwing Hangu Pass to Cao Wei would be better than throwing it to Ma Chao. One light and one heavy, one advantage and one disadvantage. The clues can be seen in the arrangement.

Zhang Jai had no time to pay attention to Sima Yi's sigh, and immediately ordered to attack the city.

This time Cao Wei was fully prepared. Although it was difficult to transport large-scale engineering equipment, the siege equipment such as ladders and cars were well prepared.

Sword and shield soldiers, archers, first ascending troops and rushing troops rushed to Hangu Pass in an orderly manner.

The war broke out, arrows were densely covered, dazzling, screams and roars intertwined, seeing that the defense of the Taiping Army was far inferior to the posture when Yuan Shao led the army to attack. At that time, the Hangu Pass that Zhang Jaw faced was eight The wind is as steady as Mount Tai. Now, the defenders at the top of the city are in a hurry and panic. The troops who climbed the ladder first climbed up the ladder like a dozen poisonous snakes. As it gets bigger and bigger, it is conceivable that Cao Bing will invade the pass in a short time.

"Ma Chao and Zhang Liao fought fiercely for half a day, and we must have exhausted our soldiers and horses. Our army took advantage of the victory to attack. Hehe, Jun Yi, what chance do you have?"

Sima Yi rode his horse forward slowly, Zhang Jai actually disliked Sima Yi's appearance that he was sure of victory, maybe Sima Yi wanted to make meritorious deeds and was eager for quick success, but Zhang Jai just couldn't understand his attitude that was above war.

"Who wins the game is still unknown."

He opened his jaw cautiously and did not overdo it, although in terms of actual situation, Cao Wei was definitely the one with the upper hand.

The first ascending troops rushed to the tower, and the gate of the Guancheng was also declared to be lost. After a loud noise, the east gate of Hangu Pass was knocked open, and it was torn apart.

"Then Junyi and I will go together to reveal the answer."

Sima Yi smiled slightly, patted his horse and galloped towards Hangu Pass, and Zhang Jai quickly ordered the whole army to charge into Hangu Pass.

When Sima Yi and Zhang Jai led the army into Hangu Pass, suddenly, the world was silent, and all the clamor and shouts of killing stopped.

Under the night, the scattered houses in Hangu Pass were burning with fire, illuminating the road. In the dim light of the fire, Sima Yi and Zhang Jai were shocked.

The inside of the pass is facing the road, and there are raging fires on both sides, the flames are flying, and they are raging wildly.

But in the distance, the densely packed silhouettes loomed neatly and neatly.

Sima Yi and Zhang Jai were puzzled, only to hear a deafening cry from the opposite side.

"kill!"

The sound of killing was overwhelming, at least tens of thousands of people shouted in unison.

"Not good! Hit the trick!"

Sima Yi cried out in surprise and was about to turn his horse's head around, but he suddenly saw two people rushing towards him from the opposite road.

On the left, the white horse and the silver gun.

On the right, the dark horse with the golden gun.

The two heroic and extraordinary generals galloped on horses, and rushed towards them in the furious environment of the pass.

"Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

"Xiliang Brocade Ma Chao!"

Zhang Jaw looked at the two men who came galloping forward with incomparable momentum, and was dumbfounded in shock.

"kill!"

Behind the two tiger generals who charged in front, Zhang Liao led an army of 12 to occupy all the roads, rushing eastward like a tide.

"Get out!"

For the first time in Sima Yi's life, he fell into endless fear and panic. Even when facing Cao Cao's conquest, he used tricks to evade it, and he was not as frightened as he is now.

The soldiers beside him fired arrows to fend off the enemy. In the rain of arrows, Zhao Yun's eyes were firm, and he locked on the enemy's general with his jaws open, blocking left and right to avoid the rear, and stepped on the vanguard of Cao's army!

With the shield in front of him, Zhao Yun's speed did not slow down, Zhui Fengliang's silver spear stabbed with all his strength, and hit the center of the shield. Cao Bing, who was holding the shield, staggered back and knocked down a group of soldiers behind him.

The gunshots burst out, and Zhao Yun's killing moves were frequent. Wherever he passed, the enemy soldiers fell down one after another, some were killed or injured.

Seeing Zhao Yun's attack, Zhang Jaw hastily drew out his weapon to fight with him, but within a short while of fighting together, Zhao Yun quickly shot Zhang Jaw down.

(End of this chapter)