Three Kingdoms King of the North

"The last general takes orders!" After Zhao Yun stepped forward to receive the command arrow, he also retreated to the queue.

After arranging the Western Expedition, Han Zhan announced the end of the discussion.After Wu Chao Han Zhan in the hall bowed his hands and saluted, they left the meeting hall one after another, leaving Zhao Yun alone.

Although Xu Huang had few soldiers and horses, they were all fresh troops, and Li Jue's soldiers and horses were rushed to pieces in one fell swoop.He protected Yang Feng and rushed towards the city gate, trying to retreat into the city first, relying on the tall city wall to resist Li Jue's soldiers and horses.

Unexpectedly, when they rushed near the city gate, they saw that the suspension bridge was put away and the city gate was also tightly closed.Seeing this situation, Xu Huang couldn't help being taken aback. He remembered that when he led his troops out of the city, the city gate was opened and the drawbridge was lowered.Thinking of this, he quickly shouted at the city wall: "Soldiers on the city, listen up, Yang Zhonglang is going back to the city, quickly open the city gate."

Following the shout, countless torches were suddenly lit on the city wall, and a general with a helmet and armour, leaning on the city wall, leaned out half of his body from the crenel and said, "I am Cui Yong under the command of Da Sima. It has already been taken by me. If you dismount quickly and surrender, I can still plead with Da Sima and reward you with a whole corpse."

Xu Huang saw that the city was occupied by Li Jue's men, and there were shouts of killing behind him. Knowing that this place was not suitable for staying for a long time, Xu Huang hurriedly protected Yang Feng around the city and retreated eastward.

Of the 2000 soldiers and horses brought by Yang Feng, after this field battle, only more than [-] people escaped with Yang Feng and Xu Huang.The rest either died in battle or surrendered to Li Jue.

After daybreak, Guo Si finally figured out that the shouts of killing coming from Li Jue's camp were not Li Jue's deceit, but Yang Feng's army attacking Li Jue's camp.But because he never sent troops, the result was Yang Feng's disastrous defeat.Li Jue took in more than 8000 defeated soldiers, making himself even more powerful.

After Li Jue defeated Yang Feng, in order to avoid people like Yang Feng who came to persuade him to make peace again, he ordered Cui Yong to lead [-] troops to garrison in Chang'an City.But he still leads soldiers and horses out of the camp every day, fighting with Guo Bang's soldiers and horses.

Then Han Zhan drew another command arrow: "Where is Zhao Yun?"

"The last general is here!" Zhao Yun also walked out of the queue.

"The Marquis will give you [-] infantry to march westward with Huang Zhong's cavalry."

"The last general takes orders!" After Zhao Yun stepped forward to receive the command arrow, he also retreated to the queue.

After arranging the Western Expedition, Han Zhan announced the end of the discussion.After Wu Chao Han Zhan in the hall bowed his hands and saluted, they left the meeting hall one after another, leaving Zhao Yun alone.

Chapter 274

The guard of Hangu Pass was Zhang Bao, Li Jue's captain of cavalry. Hearing that the man under the gate was Dong Cheng, the patriarch of the city, he quickly ordered someone to open the gate and let Dong Cheng into the city.

Dong Cheng rode his horse through the gate, and when he came to the city, he saw a general standing by the roadside with his hands down, he quickly got off his horse and walked towards him.He and Zhang Bao had met each other a few times before, and they recognized each other as soon as they met, and he quickly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I thought who the guard of Hangu Pass was, so it was Captain Zhang Qi."

"I have seen the head of the country." Zhang Bao bowed to Dong Cheng and said politely: "The head of the country has come from a long way, and he must be exhausted. Please go to the guard's mansion to rest for a while, but the general repelled the invading thieves. Bing, it will not be too late to hold a banquet in honor of the country's father."

Dong Cheng, who was full of smiles, immediately suppressed the smile on his face when he heard what Zhang Bao said, and said: "Lieutenant Zhang Qi's words are wrong. If you are talking about thieves, there was Dong Zhuo who was punished before, and now there is someone who disrupted the capital." Li Jue and Guo Si are the national thieves who endanger the country, and the Jizhou soldiers and horses are going to the capital to seek the thieves."

"Dong Guozhang," Zhang Bao put his hand on the hilt of his sword, looked at Dong Cheng and asked, "Are you here to be a lobbyist for the bandits?"

Seeing Zhang Bao's left hand holding the hilt of the sword, Dong Cheng felt flustered for a while, but he pretended to be calm and said: "The captain of Zhang Qi is different, the old man is not here to be a lobbyist, but to save Riding on the life of the captain."

Zhang Bao was confused by Dong Cheng's words, and he asked in puzzlement, "I don't know what the father-in-law means by that?"

"According to Chang'an's informant, Li Jue and Guo Si fight each other every day, resulting in numerous casualties." Dong Cheng looked at Zhang Bao and said, "In time, when the soldiers and horses of the two are almost exhausted, even if Jizhou Mu can't afford soldiers, The relevant princes will also send troops to attack the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si. If after the two are defeated, the captain of the cavalry guards in this Hangu Pass, even if there are natural dangers to rely on, but if the money and food are cut off, how long do you think you can last? ?”

Regarding Dong Cheng's statement, Zhang Bao murmured in his heart: Although Hangu Pass is a natural danger, if they are cut off from money and food, even if they want to stick to it, the soldiers in the pass will rebel.Thinking of this, he couldn't help being frightened into a cold sweat.He quickly grabbed Dong Cheng's arm, and asked nervously: "Dong Guozhang, do you have any tricks to save the life of the last general?"

"The soldiers and horses of Jizhou are just outside the pass." Dong Chengchao pointed to the outside of the pass and said, "If the captain of cavalry doesn't want to be buried with Li Jue, he can open the city gate and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the pass. Guan, I think it will be of great use to you in the future."

After listening to Dong Cheng's words, Zhang Bao stood there for a long time in a daze.Seeing that he was already a little moved, but still unable to make a final decision, Dong Cheng said while the iron was hot: "Captain Zhang Qi, don't come again if you miss this opportunity, even if you want to submit to Jizhou Mu in the future, Probably won't get reused either."

After Dong Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Bao finally made up his final decision. He stomped his feet and said, "Since the head of the country said so, then the general will obey you and dedicate Hangu Pass to Jizhou Mu for the future. Once born." Then, he ordered the soldiers, "Open the city gate, and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the city."

Huang Zhong and Xun You stood on horseback a stone's throw away from Hangu Pass.Looking at the high city wall, Huang Zhong asked Xun You worriedly: "Gongda, do you think Dong Guozhang can persuade the guards?"

"If the two thieves, Li and Guo, hadn't turned against each other, it is estimated that Dong Guozhang's persuasion would have no effect." Xun You analyzed to Huang Zhong: "But the current chaos between Li and Guo puts everyone under the two at risk. If possible The lords who have taken refuge, those people will abandon Li Jue and Guo Si without hesitation, and switch to the new lord. If Xun's judgment is correct, the closed door will be opened within a short time."

As soon as his words fell, the gate of Hangu was opened, and then a group of people came out from the gate, and the ones walking in the front were Dong Cheng and a general in armor.Xun You smiled at Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, it seems that things are going more smoothly than we expected."

Huang Zhong straightened his body on horseback, and shouted loudly behind him: "Go into the city!"

The cavalry brigade entered Hangu Pass, and Huang Zhong, Xun You, and Dong Cheng followed Zhang Bao to the guard's mansion.Seeing Zhang Bao's uneasy look, Xun You comforted him with kind words, and then sent someone to the back to report to Han Zhan, saying that Han Gu Pass had been captured.

Just when Zhang Bao was about to host a banquet for Huang Zhong and others, someone suddenly came to report: "Qiqi Duwei, thousands of horses and horses have come from outside the pass, and they are calling for the door."

Hearing this report from his subordinates, Zhang Bao thought it was Jizhou's follow-up troops, so he smiled and said: "We have surrendered to Jizhou Mu, then open the city gate immediately and let Jizhou's soldiers and horses enter the city."

"Captain Rider," the soldier replied with some embarrassment when he heard Zhang Bao say this: "The soldiers and horses from Jizhou who came from the east did not come, but from the capital from the west."

"What, come from the capital?" Zhang Bao immediately jumped up from his seat when he heard the soldiers say that, and asked nervously, "Can you see who is the leader?"

"The little one only saw the word Li on the flag." The soldier replied, "But who is the general who will come?"

Seeing Zhang Bao's flustered expression, Xun You took the initiative to say, "Captain Zhang Qi, why don't we go up to the city wall to see who is here."

"It's so good." Zhang Bao regretted it very much at the moment. He had just returned to Jizhou, but who knew that another army came from the capital, and he didn't know whether he could handle it with the troops in the pass.Hearing that Xun You said to go to the city wall to have a look, he readily agreed.

A group of people came to the top of the city wall, leaning on the crenel and looking down.I saw a general riding a bay red horse shouting towards the city wall: "I am Li Ying, the younger brother of Da Sima. Quickly open the city gate and let me enter."

"It's Li Ying's younger brother Li Ying," Zhang Bao was still sweating profusely from fright after learning that it was Li Ying who came.He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and asked Xun You nervously: "Mr. Xun, what should we do?"

After hearing this, Xun You just smiled lightly, turned to Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, this man is Li Jue's younger brother, I wonder if you can handle it?"

Huang Zhong looked at Li Ying who was outside the pass, and said with a sneer, "I look at Li Ying as if he were selling his ears!"

Although Xun You knew Huang Zhong's superb martial arts skills, he was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy, so he reminded him: "Han Sheng, don't underestimate the enemy."

The guard of Hangu Pass was Zhang Bao, Li Jue's captain of cavalry. Hearing that the man under the gate was Dong Cheng, the patriarch of the city, he quickly ordered someone to open the gate and let Dong Cheng into the city.

Dong Cheng rode his horse through the gate, and when he came to the city, he saw a general standing by the roadside with his hands down, he quickly got off his horse and walked towards him.He and Zhang Bao had met each other a few times before, and they recognized each other as soon as they met, and he quickly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I thought who the guard of Hangu Pass was, so it was Captain Zhang Qi."

"I have seen the head of the country." Zhang Bao bowed to Dong Cheng and said politely: "The head of the country has come from a long way, and he must be exhausted. Please go to the guard's mansion to rest for a while, but the general repelled the invading thieves. Bing, it will not be too late to hold a banquet in honor of the country's father."

Dong Cheng, who was full of smiles, immediately suppressed the smile on his face when he heard what Zhang Bao said, and said: "Lieutenant Zhang Qi's words are wrong. If you are talking about thieves, there was Dong Zhuo who was punished before, and now there is someone who disrupted the capital." Li Jue and Guo Si are the national thieves who endanger the country, and the Jizhou soldiers and horses are going to the capital to seek the thieves."

"Dong Guozhang," Zhang Bao put his hand on the hilt of his sword, looked at Dong Cheng and asked, "Are you here to be a lobbyist for the bandits?"

Seeing Zhang Bao's left hand holding the hilt of the sword, Dong Cheng felt flustered for a while, but he pretended to be calm and said: "The captain of Zhang Qi is different, the old man is not here to be a lobbyist, but to save Riding on the life of the captain."

Zhang Bao was confused by Dong Cheng's words, and he asked in puzzlement, "I don't know what the father-in-law means by that?"

"According to Chang'an's informant, Li Jue and Guo Si fight each other every day, resulting in numerous casualties." Dong Cheng looked at Zhang Bao and said, "In time, when the soldiers and horses of the two are almost exhausted, even if Jizhou Mu can't afford soldiers, The relevant princes will also send troops to attack the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si. If after the two are defeated, the captain of the cavalry guards in this Hangu Pass, even if there are natural dangers to rely on, but if the money and food are cut off, how long do you think you can last? ?”

Regarding Dong Cheng's statement, Zhang Bao murmured in his heart: Although Hangu Pass is a natural danger, if they are cut off from money and food, even if they want to stick to it, the soldiers in the pass will rebel.Thinking of this, he couldn't help being frightened into a cold sweat.He quickly grabbed Dong Cheng's arm, and asked nervously: "Dong Guozhang, do you have any tricks to save the life of the last general?"

"The soldiers and horses of Jizhou are just outside the pass." Dong Chengchao pointed to the outside of the pass and said, "If the captain of cavalry doesn't want to be buried with Li Jue, he can open the city gate and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the pass. Guan, I think it will be of great use to you in the future."

After listening to Dong Cheng's words, Zhang Bao stood there for a long time in a daze.Seeing that he was already a little moved, but still unable to make a final decision, Dong Cheng said while the iron was hot: "Captain Zhang Qi, don't come again if you miss this opportunity, even if you want to submit to Jizhou Mu in the future, Probably won't get reused either."

After Dong Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Bao finally made up his final decision. He stomped his feet and said, "Since the head of the country said so, then the general will obey you and dedicate Hangu Pass to Jizhou Mu for the future. Once born." Then, he ordered the soldiers, "Open the city gate, and invite the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to enter the city."

Huang Zhong and Xun You stood on horseback a stone's throw away from Hangu Pass.Looking at the high city wall, Huang Zhong asked Xun You worriedly: "Gongda, do you think Dong Guozhang can persuade the guards?"

"If the two thieves, Li and Guo, hadn't turned against each other, it is estimated that Dong Guozhang's persuasion would have no effect." Xun You analyzed to Huang Zhong: "But the current chaos between Li and Guo puts everyone under the two at risk. If possible The lords who have taken refuge, those people will abandon Li Jue and Guo Si without hesitation, and switch to the new lord. If Xun's judgment is correct, the closed door will be opened within a short time."

As soon as his words fell, the gate of Hangu was opened, and then a group of people came out from the gate, and the ones walking in the front were Dong Cheng and a general in armor.Xun You smiled at Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, it seems that things are going more smoothly than we expected."

Huang Zhong straightened his body on horseback, and shouted loudly behind him: "Go into the city!"