One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 324 Move to Tianjing Pass

Qin Yi drank a pot of wine with Hua Xiong, and let Hua Xiong rest.

Walking out of the tent, Qin Yi saw that Zhao Yun and Xu Huang were outside the tent.

"Brother, third brother, what are you..." Qin Yi asked in surprise.

Xu Huang said: "I heard that you came to visit Hua Xiong. My third brother and I were worried, so we came over to take a look."

"Big Brother and Third Brother have a heart." Qin Yi was greatly moved, "Someone wants to persuade Hua Xiong to surrender."

"Then is he willing to surrender?" Zhao Yun asked immediately.

Qin Yi nodded, then shook his head immediately, and said: "I have reached an agreement with him. If our army can defeat Niu Fu, Hua Xiong will surrender; if our army is defeated, Hua Xiong will be released."

"He actually wanted to surrender so soon?" Xu Huang asked in surprise, "Could it be a fraud?"

Qin Yi said: "He just intends to surrender. Whether he will surrender or not is up for debate. However, if we can defeat Niu Fu, he will surely keep his promise."

"I'm afraid he still won't surrender when the time comes." Zhao Yun said.

Qin Yi shook his head: "No. Hua Xiong was born for the battlefield. If he can't lead troops to fight in the future, it will be more uncomfortable than killing him. Besides, he was originally Hu Zhen's general. After Zhen was shot to death by me, he was transferred to Niu Fu by Dong Zhuo. Niu Fu didn't think much of him, and he was very unhappy. If we can defeat Niu Fu and use him again, he will definitely surrender sincerely. "

"Hua Xiong is extraordinary in martial arts. It would be a good thing for us if he can really surrender." Xu Huang nodded, and then asked Qin Yi: "Second brother, how do you plan to arrange him? Send him back to Zhangzi County , or take him to the courtyard gate?"

Qin Yi thought for a while and said: "I really want to send him back to Zhangzi County, but this man is very skilled in martial arts. If there are fewer people escorting him, I'm afraid we won't be able to see him. But we have drawn too many troops to escort him , It's too wasteful. So, let's take him to the courtyard. Let him see with his own eyes that we are the ones who defeated Niu Fu."

"That's fine, taking Hua Xiong to Tianjing Pass will also boost morale," Xu Huang said.

Qin Yi's eyes lit up: "Yes, why didn't I expect Hua Xiong to have such a magical effect!"

"Hahaha, second brother, you... If Hua Xiong finds out, and we use him as a captive to boost morale, he probably wants to die."

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Qin Yi and Yang Feng's troops stayed on the banks of the Fen River for another night. Early the next morning, they collected all supplies, escorted the prisoners, and retreated to Xiangling City.

Because they brought too much luggage and were tied down by captives, their marching speed was very slow. It took them more than half a day to arrive after a distance of thirty miles.

After returning to the city, Qin Yi immediately called a military meeting.

The content of this military discussion is very simple, that is, the matter of moving to Tianjing Pass.After a brief discussion, it was finally decided that Qin Yi would lead 4000 soldiers from Shangdang County, plus [-] cavalry from Yang Sui's command, for a total of [-] people to go to Tianjing Pass.The accompanying generals included Xi Zhicai, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, and Pei Ji from Qin Yi's headquarters, as well as Li Le and Yang Sui.

On the side of Xiangling City, 4000 people were left to guard it, and Yang Feng personally sat in it.All the captured war horses belonged to Qin Yi, while the captives, military equipment, food and grass remained in Xiangling City.However, because Hua Xiong was captured by Zhao Yun, naturally he cannot be equated with other captives, and is still at Qin Yi's disposal.

This military meeting also mentioned the Black Mountain Army.Xi Zhicai said that just yesterday, he received a letter from Zhang Yan to Qin Yi and Yang Feng.The Black Mountain Army has captured Yangyi County in Taiyuan County, and is planning to go north to threaten Jinyang County.However, Taiyuan prefect Wang Zhi has also dispatched troops to strengthen the defense of Jinyang.

Yangyi County was breached by the Black Mountain Army once last year, but that time, the Black Mountain Army just looted and then withdrew again.However, this time, Zhang Yan planned to occupy Yangyi County and did not leave.He was stimulated by Qin Yi and Yang Feng, and he also planned to attack the city and occupy the territory, and make him a prefect.Taiyuan County became Zhang Yan's target.

After discussing with Yang Feng, Qin Yi wrote a reply letter to Zhang Yan.In the letter, Qin Yi expressed his gratitude to Zhang Yan, and at the same time, he also informed Zhang Yan of the battle situation on the southern front.He reminded Zhang Yan that the first thing to do is to contain the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan County and prevent them from going south, and the second is to attack the city.The walls of Jinyang City are high and thick, and there are many troops stationed there. Zhang Yan should attack carefully.

For Zhang Yan, Qin Yi just fulfilled his duty of reminding, as for whether Zhang Yan would listen or not, it was beyond his control.Anyway, Zhang Yan sent troops to Taiyuan County as promised, which was enough for Qin Yi.

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After staying in Xiangling City for one night, Qin Yi led four thousand soldiers and horses to set off for Tianjing Pass the next day.These four thousand soldiers and horses all had horses to ride on, which greatly increased the speed of their march.

Hua Xiong was also brought into the army by Qin Yi.Although he is still a prisoner, because he has reached an agreement with Qin Yi, Qin Yi will no longer let him be bound, so Hua Xiong will follow the Chinese army.Hua Xiong was also very honest along the way, eating when he needed to, sleeping when he needed to, and had no intention of running away at all.

He couldn't run even if he wanted to, because Qin Yi's soldiers were all around him.The mount Qin Yi allocated to him was just a reining horse used to pull carts, and it couldn't run fast at all.

After marching for two days, we arrived at Guishi County.Han Siam, who stayed behind in Suishi County, went out of the city to meet Qin Yi's army.Qin Yi asked Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, and Yang Sui to organize an army to camp outside the city to rest. He, Xi Zhicai, and Li Le followed Han Siam into the city.

After arriving at the second hall of the county government office, Han Xian insisted on asking Qin Yi to take the master seat, while he accompanied him in the guest seat.Now, Qin Yi and Yang Feng formed the coalition army, Qin Yi served as the commander of the coalition army, and although Han Xian stayed behind, he could also be regarded as Qin Yi's subordinate.He let Qin Yi take the main seat, which is also a basic etiquette.

"Shuai Qin, I was just about to send someone to deliver a message, but I didn't want Shuai Qin to lead the army to the Gui family." After taking his seat, Han Xian said straight to the point.

"But there is a change in the courtyard gate?" Qin Yi guessed.

Han Siam is located in Guishi County, which is in the middle of Tianjingguan and Xiangling County, and Jishi County has become a material transfer station and an information transfer station.Therefore, when Qin Yi heard Han Xian's words, he guessed that it was the information sent by Tianjingguan.

Han Xian nodded and said, "Cao Ren sent someone to deliver a letter saying that Wang Xu from Hanoi County asked for help from Xiangdang County. After Niu Fu set off from Luoyang, he originally marched southwest, but when he reached Pingyin County, he suddenly turned around. The road went south and entered Hanoi County. Wang Xu thought that Niu Fu was only passing through Hanoi County and would not disturb the place. But who knew that Niu Fu actually led troops to attack the city and seize the territory, and captured Zhi County in just one day.

"Then, Niu Fu did not continue to march, but stayed in Zhi County for two days. He only led Zhang Ji and sent 1000 people from Luoyang into Zhi County. Niu Fu continued to march eastward and threatened Bo County. Wang Xu panicked and concluded that Niu Fu wanted to attack the counties in Hanoi, so he immediately dispatched messengers to ask for help from Yecheng and Shangdang respectively."

Hearing Han Xian's words, Qin Yi was taken aback: "It is reasonable for Niu Fu to attack Zhe County. However, Zhang Ji actually sent troops to occupy Zhe County? Didn't he bring [-] troops from Chang'an to Luoyang? Where did he go?" Can the surplus troops come to occupy Zhe County?"

Xi Zhicai thought about it, and said, "Maybe, Chang'an secretly dispatched troops to Luoyang again."

"What does Mr. Xi mean?" Qin Yi quickly looked at Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai said: "We all underestimated Dong Zhuo's appetite. He not only wants to control Bingzhou, but also wants to annex Hanoi County together!"

(End of this chapter)