Great Han Empire

Chapter 571: Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Dangerous
In April, Henan Yin, Yique Pass.

Yiqueguan is located at the gate of Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain in the south of Luoyang.Here, the two mountains are facing each other, and the Yihe River passes through it. The terrain is very dangerous. It is the channel for Luoyang to go south and Ru and Ying to go north. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.

On the majestic and towering city tower, big flags fluttered and flags fluttered.The soldiers of the Northern Army stood in line with shining weapons in their hands, all of them looked tense, as if they were facing an enemy.

Lu Bu stood under the banner, looking at the enemy army that was getting closer and closer along the river in the distance, with an extremely stern expression.

"My lord, Sun Jian's army is approaching." Wei Xu said in a low voice, "Should we ask General Li for help again and ask him to allocate food, grass and supplies immediately? Without food, we can eat people, but without weapons, how can we garrison the pass? "

Lu Bu frowned and said nothing.He looked up at the lush and lush mountains on both sides of the pass, and at the big flag flying in the air, and a look of determination suddenly appeared on his face, "Beat the drums, prepare for a bloody battle."

The war drums soared into the sky, shaking the mountains and fields in an instant.

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Wei Xu is in his 20s, tall and burly, with a darker complexion. Probably due to his years in the army, he looks calm and fierce.Wei Xu glared at Lu Bu dissatisfiedly, and glanced at Song Xian beside him.Song Xian is also only in his 20s, not tall, with a thin body, with bumps and spots on his face, and a pair of small slits, he looks very shrewd.He nodded knowingly, approached Lu Bu, bowed and said, "My lord, we retreated all the way, and many of the captive vegetables escaped. If we can't get the military supplies in time, we won't be able to defend Yique Pass."

Lu Bu waved his hand and said loudly, "Send someone nearby to catch some more, in case of emergency."

Song Xian's complexion changed, and he raised his voice slightly and said, "My lord, this place is less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang. If General Li and Master Zhu know that we are robbing near Luoyang, my lord will probably..."

"I retreated without a fight all the way. I gave up Guangchengguan, Liangcheng, Yangren and Xincheng in succession, and retreated directly to Yiqueguan. If it comes to guilt, I can't keep my head." Lu Bu sneered, "If we Didn’t there be [-] soldiers in the world, how can we survive till now? The reason why Dong Zhuo didn’t dare to move us was because we had [-] troops. When Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang a while ago, we couldn’t get enough food, salaries and military equipment. What's more, Dong Zhuo is not in Luoyang now. The food, salaries and military equipment of the imperial court are given to Xiliang soldiers and Gyeonggi soldiers, not to our Bingzhou soldiers and Hanoi soldiers. The more we learn, the more Li Ru will feel the danger and give us what we need."

Song Xian wanted to persuade him a few more words, but seeing Lv Bu's face showing anger, he swallowed the words back.

Since Ding Yuan's death, everyone followed Lu Bu and trusted him.When Lv Bu was the director under Ding Yuan's tent, he had a very good relationship with everyone. Everyone admired his superb martial arts, and also liked his boldness and straightforwardness.After several months of bloody battle at Yanmen Pass, the hundreds of soldiers who survived became brothers of life and death.Later, these people became the main force of the 1 Bingzhou Army built by Ding Yuan.Ding Yuan was transferred to be the prefect of Hanoi, and this army also arrived in Hanoi under the leadership of Lu Bu.At that time, Lu Bu was the captain, and he immediately expanded the army to 1 under the order of Ding Yuan.After Ding Yuan was killed by Dong Zhuo, many officers of the Hanoi Army were filled with righteous indignation, and immediately wanted to raise their troops for revenge.Lv Bu persuaded them, [-] people fought against Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of troops, and there was a dead end.Lu Bu said that we must first live, and then we can take revenge and find a chance to kill Dong Zhuo.If you want to survive, you have to endure it first.But with the changes in the current situation, revenge has gradually become an elusive thing, and even survival is becoming more and more difficult.

Now that Dong Zhuo has arrived in Chang'an, he has conscripted the main force to the west of Hangu Pass, leaving only a few troops such as Li Ru, Hu Zhen, Lu Bu, Wu Qiuyi, Li Meng and Zhang Liao in the direction of Luoyang.Once the main force left, the very small amount of food, grass and weapons were basically given to Hu Zhen and Li Meng's armies.Lu Bu and Zhang Liao had had enough of this kind of discrimination, they were numb, and they stopped asking for it, and simply grabbed it by themselves, taking what they robbed as much as possible.

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"My lord, there are only [-] soldiers from Wen Yuan (Zhang Liao) in the direction of Dagu Pass. Do you want reinforcements?" Wei Xu pointed to the enemy troops approaching the pass, "If Sun Jian entangles us here and Yuan Shu leads the army If we storm Dagu Pass, Wenyuan may be outnumbered and lose the pass."

Lu Bu asked, "Any news about Yuan Shu?"

"No." Wei Xu replied, "After we withdrew from the Yang people, the scout Qu had all withdrawn with the army according to the order of the lord. However, since the lord Xiangguo killed Yuan Wei's family, it is impossible for Yuan Shu not to use all his strength to attack Luoyang. Revenge. Seeing Sun Jian's menacing look, you should know that Yuan Shu will not let it go."

Lu Bu snorted.

"If we want to live and take revenge, we must keep this army." Lu Bu said slowly, "If Dong Zhuo can withdraw from Chang'an, we can retreat to Luoyang. The army has no food and no weapons to replenish. How can I defeat the rebels? Don't worry about Wen Yuan, he will play by ear."

"what do you mean……"

"If Li Ru wants to keep his head, he must defend Luoyang, and he must send his most assured troops to garrison the pass." Lu Bu looked at the suddenly realized Wei Xu and the generals standing around, and waved, "Each of you take a The team is going to loot in the direction of Luoyang, and the momentum must be bigger."

"My lord, Sun Jian has already been killed..." Captain Yi Que Zhang Cheng said in panic, "Your lord is not guarding the gate?"

Lu Bu cast a contemptuous glance at the slowly approaching enemy troops, and said mockingly, "If Sun Jian dares to use 1 people to attack the pass where we have 8000 people stationed, then he is an idiot, and he will seek his own death."

"Beat the drum, use some strength, and eat fresh vegetables at night."

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Sun Jian stationed his horse on the hill, overlooking the majestic Yique Pass, feeling somewhat desolate and helpless.

Faced with such a dangerous hurdle, there is no possibility for his [-] troops to fly over.Hitting is impossible.

"Where did Master Yuan's army go?"

"We've arrived at Yangren." Gongsun said back, "Ji Ling, Chen Lan and Lei Bo each led 2000 men and followed us, but at a very slow pace."

Sun Jian frowned, and asked in surprise, "What about him? Where is Yuan Gonggong himself?"

"He's back to Wancheng." Gongsun Cheng said angrily, "This general is a bit... Master Taifu, his brother, and dozens of members of his Yuan family were all killed by Dong Zhuo. He is not in a hurry to take revenge. , but anxious to succeed the patriarch. I really don’t understand, who is he wearing mourning clothes for every day?”

Sun Jian shook his head and smiled wryly, "I can't blame him, he can't do anything about it. Yuan Shao was famous all over the world. This time, he not only led the army to challenge Dong, but also ruled the world. He became a chariot general, and his prestige reached the extreme. , but he has been adopted by Yuan Feng's elder brother, Yuan Chengzi, and he is regarded as the grandson of the eldest family. Logically, there is nothing wrong with inheriting the head of the family. Therefore, at this time, Brother Gong must strive for the support of the Yuan clan and the Yuan clan forces everywhere. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to take the position of Patriarch. If he is not the Patriarch of the Yuan Clan, even if he is the first to enter Luoyang, Yuan Shao will be credited with his credit. The Patriarch is the Patriarch, and no matter how capable the other brothers are, It cannot be compared with the Patriarch."

Gongsun sighed and said: "The Yuan Clan's power is astounding. At this moment, if there is no Patriarch, it will indeed be very harmful to Dong Daye, but I think that this Patriarch will not be able to take Yuan Shu's turn. His reputation is too bad. Yuan Shao is simply incomparable."

Sun Jian said worriedly: "That's the problem. If Yuan Shu can't succeed the patriarch, the brothers will fight with each other, and then the Yuan clan will also split up. Then the matter of asking for directors will be very dangerous, and it is very likely that they will be abandoned halfway."

Gongsun Cheng smiled: "I heard that Yuan Shu invited many people to Wancheng to discuss the succession of the Patriarch. I hope he can get his wish. It's just that once Yuan Shu leaves, the matter of attacking Luoyang..."

"Immediately write to Ji Ling and ask him to lead the army to Dagu Pass quickly. As long as our three groups attack Yique, Dagu, and Yuanyuan at the same time, Luoyang Wuqiuyi's army will definitely come to support." Sun Jian waved the horsewhip in his hand, with arrogance, "If this is the case, then Luoyang can go down."

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In April, Henan Yin, Daguguan.

Daguguan is located in the valley between Songshan Mountain and Longmenshan Mountain (now Shuiquan Village, Koudian Township, Yanshi), fifty miles away from Luoyang.The valley is thirty miles long, with criss-cross gullies, gurgling streams, sharp peaks, and overgrown shrubs. On the east and west sides of the pass, there are Niuxin Mountain, Niuzui Mountain, Laoyangpo, Waizui Mountain, Dafeng Mountain and other dangerous terrains.This pass is the first pass in the south of Luoyang, and it is an important gateway to defend Kyoto.

After Ji Ling led his army to the valley between Songshan and Longmenshan, they stopped.

"The terrain here is complicated, and it's very easy to ambush. As long as Zhang Liao lays ambushes on the east and west sides of the mountains, we will suffer heavy losses." Chen Lan pointed to the deep valley and said guiltily, "This has always been the main battlefield for attacking the Kanto, and the ambush failed. There are a lot of them. In my opinion, it is safer for us to garrison outside the valley.”

Ji Ling is in his 30s, with a strong physique, and his tall body looks very mighty against the black armor.He is a native of Runan, Yuan Feng's protégé, who was once appointed to the Taiwei Mansion, and was later recommended by Yuan Feng to serve as the captain of Liang Guo in Yuzhou.He has always had a good relationship with Yuan Shu. This time when Yuan Shu raised troops to challenge Dong's recruitment in Yuzhou and other places, he came to help with 3000 people.

Ji Ling hesitated for a long time.The scouts who went into the valley to investigate the military situation reported back that everything in the valley was normal.

Before Yuan Shu left, he repeatedly asked himself to obey Sun Jian's orders, but Sun Jian's orders to him were very incomprehensible, did he have to obey them?Sun Jian ordered himself to approach Dagu Pass quickly, and quickly launched an attack.This order is very funny, Sun Jian asked himself to lead 6000 troops to attack Daguguan, isn't this intentional to ruin his army?After Zhang Zi's death, Yuan Shu temporarily took control of Nanyang County and took over 2 soldiers from Nanyang County. The army expanded to 6000 people, but casually and meaninglessly buried [-] troops under Dagu Pass. ?I don't want to, and Yuan Shu doesn't want to.

Sun Jian vowed in the letter that he would definitely win Luoyang this time, but Ji Ling just couldn't figure it out, why did he win Luoyang?Even if Zhu Jun meets him in Luoyang, there are 6000 troops from Dong Zhuo and Beijiang concentrated in Luoyang, and [-] troops from Niu Fu, Li Jue, and Guo Si at Hangu Pass. If these [-] troops come back, Sun Jian , Kong Ni, Li Min, and his own three-way army of [-] people can deal with it?Especially in Luoyang, Xu Rong, a general from northern Xinjiang, is in command. He is the famous general who commanded the battle at Yanmen Pass. Can Sun Jian defeat him?

Ji Ling was helpless.

If you don't listen to Sun Jian, you will have a falling out with Sun Jian, which is not good for Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu is now having a lot of headaches about succeeding the Patriarch. If he can take the lead in occupying Luoyang, then the Patriarch will most likely belong to Yuan Shu.Since Sun Jian rushed to Luyang, a great battle broke out on the battlefield south of Gyeonggi, and the situation changed immediately. Yuan Shu's reputation suddenly increased several times.A large part of the reason why many Yuan Clan descendants from Runan, Yingchuan, and Nanyang were willing to go to Wancheng to discuss with Yuan Shu about succeeding the Patriarch was because Yuan Shu not only attacked Luoyang, but also won several battles.On the contrary, Yuan Shao's side not only lost the battle, even the alliance was about to be disbanded.

Can't capture Luoyang?If Yuan Shu can't win Luoyang, then he needs Sun Jian's support even more.The relationship between Sun Jian and Yuan Shu is extraordinary, which can be seen from the fact that he killed two court officials in a row all the way north.He believed in Yuan Shu, disregarded the law, killed two high officials, and shocked the whole country.Based on this relationship, Sun Jian will definitely support Yuan Shu to succeed the Patriarch.The second is Sun Jian's strength.Sun Jian's strength is very strong, which is a great help for Yuan Shu to succeed the patriarch.Among Sun Jian's 1 troops, some of them were warriors who had followed him since Wujun. These people all participated in the Nanyang War to suppress the Yellow Turban Army in the first year of Zhongping, and many of them followed Sun Jian to kill the Wancheng tower Some of them were Zhu Jun’s old subordinates. After Zhu Jun stopped commanding the army, these people continued to follow Zhu Jun. When Sun Jian went to Changsha to suppress the rebellion, Zhu Jun let them go south with Sun Jian; the rest were people from Changsha County. Including the ant thief rebels who surrendered to Sun Jian.Most of Sun Jian's [-] troops are battle-hardened soldiers, and their strength far exceeds Yuan Shu's [-] troops.With Sun Jian's help, even if he slashed with a knife, he could still snatch the seat of the Patriarch.

Thinking of this, Ji Ling waved his hand decisively without hesitation: "The order is for the army to enter the valley and approach the Dagu Pass."

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In April, Luoyang, Bi Guiyuan.

Li Ru is having a hard time these days.

The looting by Lu Bu's army in the counties near Luoyang had angered Zhu Jun, and he ran to Bi Guiyuan again and again to lose his temper.Now some of the refugees have returned to their hometowns and are rapidly starting spring plowing under the organization of local governments. The people in Henan, Gucheng, etc. were robbed and killed by Lu Bu's army, and fled in all directions.The common people dared not return to their homes or plant land, so they ran to Luoyang City, knelt outside the gate of the mansion, beat their chests and stamped their feet, crying loudly.

Li Ru was very angry. He was not angry with Lu Bu, but hated Zhu Jun.Zhu Jun asked for a lot of food seeds from Qiao Mao and Zhang Miao, and through Li Wei's relationship, he allocated part of the rations of Xu Rong's army.The last time Xu Rong fought in Xingyang, he robbed more than 2000 carts of grain and supplies, but Zhu Jun took half of them.Li Ru wanted to borrow some from Zhu Jun, but Zhu Jun refused.Lv Bu's robbing made Zhu Jun anxious. Seeing Li Ru's gloat, he threatened Li Ru, saying, "If you don't get rid of Lv Bu, I will ask Xu Rong to come forward."Li Ruqi, do you think Xu Rong can handle Lu Bu, but I can't?

At this time, Li Ru received a request for help from Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, and he immediately planned to transfer Wu Qiuyi who was stationed in Luoyang and Hu Zhen who was stationed in Yanshi City to Yique Pass and Lu Bu to Dagu Pass.Lu Bu is getting closer to Luoyang, so he must restrain himself a bit now, and in this way, the defensive force at the three passes in the south of Luoyang will reach 3, which is enough to resist the attack of the rebels in the south.

According to the agreement between Xu Rong and Li Ru, the two sides must inform each other about the transfer of troops, so Li Ru also sent a copy of this military order to Xu Rong at Hulao Pass.

Xu Rong immediately wrote back, advising Li Ru not to mobilize the troops stationed in Luoyang, and Wu Qiuyi's 5000 troops should not move anyway.Xu Rong suggested that Hu Zhen, who was stationed in Yanshi City, should be sent to support Lu Bu, and he would lead the army south to attack Yingchuan County.Xu Rong said that the rebels must be hit hard, otherwise when will checks and balances be realized?
What Li Ru was waiting for was Xu Rong's words.He immediately wrote to the guards of the three gates urgently. In order to defeat the rebels, all the troops were temporarily dispatched by General Longxiang Xu Rong. If anyone violated the order, he would be executed.

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On April, Henan Yin, Hulao Pass.

As early as the end of March, Yang Feng urgently wrote to Xu Rong again and again, asking for reinforcements.According to his estimation, after Yuan Shao captured Wen County, he would definitely send Chen Bing to the Yellow River to attack Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.The [-] field soldiers stationed at the two passes are really poor.These field soldiers were temporarily recruited from the victims when the Hussar General went south to threaten Gyeonggi in July last year.After the old field soldiers from Hedong went north to farm in the Hetao area, these people farmed in Hedong. Because they had too little training and no experience in battle, they were really vulnerable. They could escape, but they could never be counted on to fight.

Xu Rong also understood, and the food was extremely tight, so he discussed it with Yang Feng and Li Wei, and then transferred the [-] field soldiers back to Hedong to participate in the spring plowing, and asked Qiangnu Zhonglang to take Sun Qin with Gao Shun , Liang Baiwu, Lin Xun and [-] infantry were stationed in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.In this way, only [-] troops were left in the direction of Hulao Pass.

Soon, Xu Rong received a letter from Li Ru.Li Ru said that he agrees with the general's strategy, and the details have been reported to the guards of the three gates, so the general can go south.

Xu Rong then ordered Gao Lan to lead 900 men to garrison Hulao Pass, Yang Chun led 100 men to guard Xingyang, and took two generals, Wu Xiong and Li Yun, with [-] troops, to go south to Yingchuan.

Gao Lan, the general of Wuyi Zhonglang, was very worried. He said to Xu Rong, "Your Excellency, you should bring more troops to the south. Give me 500 people, and I will be able to guard Hulao Pass and Xingyang."Xu Rong smiled and said, okay, it's up to you.With Zhengqing guarding the Hulao, everything will be safe.

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In April, Henan Yin, Yique Pass.

Hu Zhen led [-] troops to the pass.Hu Zhen was very dissatisfied with Lv Bu's losing streak, but since they were both generals, he couldn't scold them directly, so he made a big fuss by taking advantage of Lv Bu's sergeant and soldier's wanton looting, forcing Lv Bu to execute him for disobeying orders. Soldiers.

Lv Bu was furious, kicked the table in front of him away, pointed at Hu Zhen's nose and cursed: "If you dare to touch a hair of our lieutenant, I will cut off your leg."

Hu Zhen has been in the western border for more than ten years, so he would draw his sword to face him on the spot.The generals and personal guards on both sides pulled desperately, and finally pulled the two away.Hu Zhen roared, as long as I catch something that violates the order this time, I will definitely kill a silver seal and green ribbon.The silver seal and green ribbon were worn by the officials of Two Thousand Stones, and Hu Zhen was so deceitful that he wanted to kill Lu Bu by name.

Lu Bu was so angry that he was about to burst into tears. With a loud roar, he kicked the wall.

"boom……"

He kicked a big hole in the one-foot-thick wall, and broken bricks roared in all directions.Lu Bu was still puzzled, followed up and stomped his foot again, the house trembled instantly, and half of the wall collapsed.

Lu Bu rushed out covered in dust and brick crumbs.

Hu Zhen and the generals in Western Xinjiang changed their colors in shock.

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In mid-April, Henan Yin, Daguguan.

Overnight, a dense crowd of soldiers from the Northern Army suddenly appeared on Dagu Pass, and the battle flags of Li Ru, Hu Zhen, and Niu Fu surrounded the Dagu Pass and fluttered high.At the same time, the scouts reported that the northern Xinjiang army was found on the mountain road outside the valley, and their own army might be surrounded.

Without further ado, Ji Ling ordered to retreat.

"Urgently report to Mr. Sun that the main forces of the Northern Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army have appeared in the direction of Daguguan. We will withdraw first."

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In mid-April, Yuzhou, Yingchuan County.

Outside the city of Yangzhai, Yingchuan's prefecture, a large army from northern Xinjiang suddenly appeared.

Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, was playing the piano and singing in the hall. When he heard the news, he was shocked and the strings of the piano broke.He was stunned for a long time, then suddenly said with a smile: "This is a rumor in the countryside, it cannot be believed."

Those who came to report the news, don't be in a hurry, and shouted loudly: "General Longxiang Xu Rong has already approached the city, please make a decision early, whether to withdraw or defend?"

Kong Ni was stunned for a long time, and then said: "Urgently report to Lord Li Min (min) of Yangcheng, Lord Qiaorui (rui) of Luyang City, Lord Yuan Shu of Wancheng, and Lord Sun Jian who is attacking Yique Pass, please They came quickly to help."

The worker agreed and quit in panic.

Kong Ni sat there and thought for a while, then turned to the little boy standing behind him and said, "burn the incense, take the qin, I want to play another song."

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One hundred miles north of Yangdi City is Yangcheng, and fifty miles north of Yangcheng is Yuyuan Pass.

Yingchuan prefect Li Min and captain Zhang An led five thousand troops to Yangcheng and stopped there. It is definitely impossible for 5000 troops to attack Shuyuan Pass, but it is more than enough to threaten Shuyuan Pass and contain the guard Li Meng's troops to cooperate with Sun Jian and Ji Ling's attacks in the other two directions.

In recent months, due to the looting and looting by the soldiers of the Northern Army for hundreds of miles in this square garden, there is no one here.After Li Min arrived in Yangcheng, he repaired the city wall and recruited the refugees at the same time.He wanted to remove all the refugees stranded on the nearby mountains, so that the soldiers of the Northern Army who lacked food could not even eat.At this time, Li Min received a letter from Kuaima saying that Yangdi City was surrounded by Xu Rong.Li Min was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the army to retreat overnight to help.Once Yangdi City fell, he would not even be able to return home.

Li Min led the army to rush along the Yingshui River, and when they reached Xiaoniu Mountain, about sixty miles away from Yangzhai City, they fell in ambush.

The Northern Xinjiang army suddenly came out.Captain Wu Xiong and Li Yun each led [-] troops and attacked from east and south.This time they were attacked, Yingchuan soldiers were startled and frightened, and after running for forty miles in a row, they were already too tired to stand still, the army suddenly collapsed and scattered.To the west is the Yingshui River, so I have to turn around and escape to Yangcheng.Li Min took the lead and ran towards Yangcheng.The Yingchuan soldiers were miserable. Some of them were killed by Beijiang soldiers, some of them jumped into the river and drowned, and some surrendered.

After nightfall, Li Min and Zhang An finally fled to Yangcheng with hundreds of people in a panic.Before Li Min and others could call for the door, the city tower suddenly burst into flames, and the city gate suddenly opened.

Li Meng Zhuma stood at the foot of the city, and laughed loudly: "Master Taishou, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

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In the middle of the night, surrounded by a group of personal guards, General Long Xiang rode his horse into the burning Yangcheng.

On the square in Yangcheng City, dozens of cauldrons were set up, including a large cauldron, and thousands of soldiers surrounded them screaming wildly.There was a raging fire under the pot, and there were living people in the pot. Hot water vapor and thick black smoke rose into the sky, accompanied by screams that shook the sky, and rushed straight into the darkness.

Li Meng happily ran over, "My lord, we are having dinner..."

Xu Rong glared at him, wanted to scold but didn't know how to speak.Most of the soldiers around were skinny, with sunken eye sockets, making one want to cry just looking at them.This is the Northern Army of the Han Kingdom.

Li Meng's smile faded, and he said awkwardly: "My lord, we have known each other since we were in Xijiang, and you know who I am. I am not that kind of villain, but what should I do now? My five thousand soldiers have been eating weeds for seven days. and bark, I'm really hungry."

"Okay, okay..." Xu Rong waved his hand to stop his explanation, "Master Li Ru and Li should guarantee the rations of your guards, what about the food?"

Li Meng cursed bitterly: "Hu Zhen and Li Jue snatched it all away. I asked Mr. Li for it, and Mr. Li said, my body is barely passable. If you want to eat it, eat me." "

Xu Rong smiled wryly, "Where's Li Min? This man is still useful, you didn't boil him, did you?"

Li Meng stomped his feet remorsefully, "It's cooked, he is the one who cooks in the big cauldron. This man is fat, and the captain Zhang An is also fat. Before they dismounted, they were killed by soldiers They swarmed up and grabbed it and cooked it, it is estimated that it is almost cooked."

Xu Rong lowered his head in anger, and slammed into the horse's neck.

"Leave his head, pickle it with salt, and give it to Yuan Shu." Xu Rong said helplessly, "You can't eat this, you know?"

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In mid-April, Yin, a small town in Yangren, Henan.

After receiving Ji Ling's urgent report, Sun Jian retreated in a hurry.The army rushed 120 miles to Guangcheng Pass, only to find that the pass had already been captured by Zhang Liao.

Sun Jian cursed loudly.Ji Ling only wanted to escape by himself, and he didn't even want Guangchengguan.Once Guangcheng Pass was lost, with Rushui River in front and pursuers behind, Sun Jian had nowhere to escape, so he could only retreat into the small town of Yangren and wait for help.

Hu Zhen and Lu Bu then led the army to arrive and surrounded the small town.At the same time, Xu Rong's army was rushing from the direction of Yangcheng.

(Guangchengguan is located in the south of Guangchengyuan, which was built by Emperor Guangwu, so it is called Guangchengguan. It is called "two mountains and one river". In the northeast, there are Changchong Mountain, Niangniang Mountain, Heshang Mountain, Baiyun Mountain and Panlong Mountain. There are Dama Mountain and Dahuling in the southwest, which have been the fortresses leading to Jingchu since ancient times. There is also Guangchengze near Guangchengguan, with a circumference of [-] miles. The water flows out of Langgao Mountain and flows into Rushui in the southeast.)
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