Chapter 210: Pacify Liangzhou

Hulao Pass.

Zhang Liao had a very clear face and regretted it so much that his intestines were blushed. He was unshirkable for today's defeat. Under normal circumstances, it only takes three thousand cavalry to attack the formation of the eight thousand infantry. Because more cavalry cannot be deployed in the front, it is not that the more cavalry, the greater the killing and damage to the enemy.

But Zhang Liao finally chose to drive 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry to launch an assault at the same time. Zhang Liao's intention to do this was very simple, which was to use 20,000 Iron Cavalry to scatter the enemy's will to resist. When the army that looked like an elite collapsed, Zhang Liao believed that the 18th Kanto Alliance Army would become a real mob.

However, in the end, Zhang Liao's cunning plan failed and even caused a tragic disaster. There were actually not many Liangzhou cavalry who died under the enemy's crossbow arrows. They first climbed the camp and shot and killed the front row of cavalry with giant crossbows. The fallen front row of cavalry formed an obstacle, seriously hindering the subsequent cavalry's assault, which made it difficult for the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to exert its power.

Strictly speaking, the 20,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry was only forced to retreat by climbing the camp first, and did not lead to a defeat.

However, even if he was just forced to retreat, this battle had seriously damaged Dong Zhuojun's morale and morale.

The assault of 20,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry not only failed to destroy the defense formation of the 8,000 Guandong infantry, but was even defeated by the opponent in turn! This was a serious blow to their confidence for the soldiers of Dong Zhuo's army who had always been immersed in the "Weiliang Iron Cavalry is invincible".

On the other hand, the almost miraculous performance of the first camp was a great encouragement to the 18th Kanto Alliance. The soldiers of the 18th Kanto suddenly discovered that the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was not invincible.

Amid the fierce fighting drums, the gate of the coalition forces opened wide, and the confident Kanto coalition forces rushed out like a tide. As one went up and down, the retreat of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry eventually turned into a defeat. The eighteen Guandong coalition forces took advantage of the victory to pursue, not only regained the abandoned camp, but also went further, seizing the two large villages in front of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were forced to retreat into Hulao Pass. This time, Yuan Shao directly drove his troops to Hulao Pass, and surrounded the three floors of Hulao Pass with his strong military advantage.

Liangzhou, Guzang.

Guzang is the county seat of Wuwei County. From Guzang to the left is the desolate Gobi Desert, and to the right is the vast desert. The area around 100 miles in the middle is an oasis, full of vitality. Most of the more than 30,000 people in Wuwei County are concentrated in this oasis.

After defeating Huangfu Jian's 10,000 army, Ma Yue's three thousand iron cavalry rushed to Wuwei County without stopping, and within two days, he advanced hundreds of miles northward. The soldiers forced Guzang City. The three hundred counties and states stationed in Guzang were defeated without fighting. The county officials surrendered, and Ma Yue's army attacked Guzang without bloodshed.

The prefect's office, dungeon.

Ma Yue appeared in the dungeon accompanied by two prisoners. In the wooden fence as thick as a child, a middle-aged scholar sat cross-legged on the dark and damp haystack. The prisoner pointed to the scholar and said to Ma Yue: "Sir, this one is the prefect of Wuwei, Fu Xiefu."

While the prison guard was talking, the prison scholar had turned around and looked.

Ma Yue pretended not to see him and asked knowingly: "Why did Lord Fu go to prison?"

The prison guard said: "It's not that he was killed by the traitor Dong Zhuo's traitor."

"The traitor Dong Zhuo is really worthy of death." Ma Yue said with his teeth, "I will kill him when I am alive."

The prison guard stepped forward and opened the prison door and said to Fu Xie: "Mr. Fu, this is the prince-in-law of the imperial court, and the governor of Liangzhou, Lord Ma Yue."

Ma Yue took a step forward, his eyes were burning and Fu Xie was destined to say loudly: "Come here, please wait for Lord Fu to take a shower and change his clothes quickly."

Fu Xie sighed, bowed to Ma Yue very much, and said aloud: "Sir Fu Xie, please see the Lord."

Although Ma Yue was ambitious and famous, he had been a bandit and did tyrannical things, but after all, he was from a famous family and the late emperor had already pardoned his past. Now Ma Yue is not only the prince-in-law granted by the court, but also the undisputed governor of Liangzhou.

Now, Ma Yue saved Fu Xie. For both public and private, Fu Xie felt that Ma Yue was his boss, and he had no choice and no choice. After understanding this, Fu Xie suddenly felt enlightened and bowed to Ma Yue calmly to the ground.

Liangzhou, Longxian.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed. After tragic repeated struggles, Xu Rong's army was unable to cross the thunder pool. Xu Huang's three thousand remaining soldiers were like an iron nail, firmly nailed to the wall of Long County. No matter how fierce the Xu Rong's army launched, they remained unmoved.

The head of Longxian City.

Xu Huang was patrolling the city tower accompanied by more than a dozen primary schools.

As far as the eyes were seen, the city tower was covered with wounded soldiers. Seeing Xu Huang appear, the wounded soldiers struggled to stand up and gave their gaze to their chief generals. Xu Huang strided heavily and walked past the wounded soldiers. There was no sadness or deflation in his eyes, only high fighting spirit and scorching murderous intent!

There is no need for sadness, the war is far from over, and it is not yet time to be sad!

If you cannot be discouraged, it means giving up, it means defeat and death! As the chief general who defended the city, Xu Huang would never allow Longxian to fall from him. Moreover, Xu Huang did not want to die in battle, and he would not want his three thousand Hedong elite soldiers to die in Liangzhou. It is very difficult for these three thousand elite soldiers to survive such a tragic fierce battle.

"All up, stand up, if you are a man, don't lie down like a dead dog." Xu Huang waved his fists and encouraged the soldiers with his unique passionate voice. "It's better to stand and die like a man than to lie down like a dog to survive. Do you want to be scolded as a dog?"

"General~~" a young soldier opened his tired eyes and said weakly, "The brothers have not closed their eyes for three days, and now I want to have a good sleep."

"As long as you win this battle, you can sleep as long as you want." Xu Huang said, "But~~ it won't work now!"

"General~~" a soldier cheered, "Brothers want to drink, eat meat, and sleep with women."

"Okay! When I win this battle, I will talk to my lord. Even if the lord cuts off my general's head, I will definitely let my brothers have wine, meat, and sleep with women!" Xu Huang said this and suddenly cursed loudly, "But, the ugly thing is to say, if I can't win this battle, don't blame me for being rude and chopping down the big and small heads of you bastards together."

“Hahaha~~”

The soldiers burst into laughter and finally recovered a little of their energy and strength.

Outside Long County.

Xu Rong stood on the observation platform with Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin and other generals, watching the military situation. Seeing the scene on the Long County wall, Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin ate at the same time, "Are these Hedong soldiers all monsters? Our army has 30,000 people, and they are so tired that they still have the energy to joke?"

Xu Rong looked solemn and said slowly: "Hedong soldiers are not monsters, but their chief general Xu Huang is indeed a difficult opponent! I thought that sticking to Xu Huang's limit was Xu Huang's limit, but now it seems that he may not be able to conquer Longxian in another three days! Xu Huang is indeed a rare general, but unfortunately such a general mistakenly voted for the horse butcher."

Yang Qiu said: "Fortunately, there is also a surprise attack plan from Lord Zhong Yao, otherwise, there would be no way to deal with Xu Huang."

"At this point, I can only rely on Lord Zhong Yao's surprise attack." Xu Rong nodded slightly and suddenly asked, "Is there any abnormal movement of the butcher's army?"

Yang Qiuying said: "I still had our army's flag on the top of the city, but the city had not been trapped. However, the army of the horse butcher had surrounded Lintao City and could not sneak into the city. So I don't know the exact situation in Lintao City. However, with the ability of General Dianling, he should be able to hold on for several days more than Longxian."

Cheng Yin echoed: "As long as the Qiang soldiers of Dianling can persist until the general takes the lead in capturing Long County, the Ma Butcher's army will be cut off from retreat, and thus fall into a dilemma."

Xu Rong did not agree with Cheng Yin's opinion and asked again: "Is there any news about Lord Huangfu's northern army?"

Yang Qiu said: "There is no news yet."

"Is that true?" Xu Rong was stunned when he heard this, his thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he murmured, "It has been three days, but no news has come. This matter is very abnormal."

"Report~~" As soon as Xu Rong finished speaking, the school suddenly climbed up to the observation platform panting and said quickly, "Wuwei urgently reported."

"Wuwei?" Xu Rong's face darkened and he said quickly, "Speak!"

The school gasped and said, "Wu~~ Wuwei County Guzang City has been captured by Ma Butcher."

"What!?" Even though Xu Rong had been through the battlefield for a long time and had seen countless strong winds and waves, he was shocked at this time and said in a lost voice, "This is impossible. Ma Butcher's army is still attacking Lintao in Longxi. How could it suddenly appear in Wuwei County? And it also captured Guzang City! This is absolutely impossible."

The consequences of Wuwei County being captured by Ma Butcher Ma will be disastrous! Because Wuwei County borders Hetao, if Wuwei falls, even if Xu Rong captures Long County and cuts off the main road of Ma Yue's army from Hanyang County and Xiaoqingshan to Hetao, Ma Butcher Ma can obtain supplies from various cities and counties in Wuwei County, and then go back to Hetao from Mobei through Wuwei, Juyanhai, and then return to Hetao from Mobei.

The little school ate and said, "General, the butcher Ma only brought a small group of cavalry to attack Wuwei County!"

"What! Small cavalry? Small cavalry can capture Guzang City, Wuwei County!?" Xu Rong said with a loud voice, "Where is Huangfu Jian? The 10,000 troops on the North Road gathered in Wuwei County and had not yet gone south to Hanyang County. Why not attack the small cavalry that destroyed the horse butcher~~uh, can it be~~"

The junior school's tone turned dim and said dejectedly: "Yes, Lord Huangfu's 10,000 troops have been defeated by the small group of cavalry of the horse butcher in the horse wasteland. Now the defeated troops have been scattered and fled, and they all have returned to their county."

"This Huangfu Jian!" Xu Rong said angrily, "The 10,000 army cannot defeat a small group of cavalry. Why did Huangfu Song give birth to such a son!"

"General~~" When Xu Rong was furious, he suddenly saw Zhong Yao coming and said loudly, "The tunnel has been dug into Longxian City (Liangzhou is located on the Loess Plateau, which is conducive to digging tunnels). Just wait until it gets dark to dig through the ground and send surprise troops to grab the city gate!"

"Okay." Xu Rong said angrily, "Even if the small cavalry of the Ma Butcher defeated Huangfu Jian's 10,000 troops, and even if the Ma Butcher has attacked and occupied Wuwei County, as long as our army can attack Long County tonight, the situation in Liangzhou will still be possible. It is still unknown who will kill him! Where is Yang Qiu?"

Yang Qiu took a step forward and said proudly: "The last one will be there."

Xu Rong said: "Snap 800 elite soldiers quickly, have a full meal, and prepare to seize the city."

Yang Qiu said: "The last general will take the order."

"Report~~" Before Yang Qiu could leave, a shrill long howl sounded again, and the school came up onto the observation deck panting and said quickly, "General, Chang'an urgently reported!"

"Well, Chang'an urgently reported?" Xu Rong's face became more and more gloomy. The army general who had always been calm and calm finally couldn't help but be angry and shouted loudly, "Tell me quickly!"

Seeing Xu Rong's seriousness, the school was shocked and replied anxiously: "Ma~~Ma butcher's general Gao~~ Gao Shun led 20,000 iron cavalry (actually only 8,000, bluffing) through Gao Nu, went south to Shangjun, and drove forward for more than a thousand miles within ten days. The troops headed straight to Gaoling (Left Fengyi Governor), and Chang'an was in a hurry."

Xu Rong's eyes contracted instantly, and he was speechless for a long time.

Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin and other generals were all faded and said repeatedly: "What? Gao Shun's 20,000 cavalry have approached Gaoling?"

"Chang'an is in urgent need!?"

"General, this is a bad thing. Gao Shun is a famous general under the command of Ma Butcher. The camp he led was extremely brave. Our army stayed in Chang'an. The Sanfu's army was only more than a thousand soldiers of General Zhang Xiu could fight. The rest were vulnerable county and state soldiers. Even if there were strong cities to defend, it would be difficult to block Gao Shun's army's attack!"

"Yes, General, Chang'an, if the three servants fall, Guanzhong General will no longer be owned by the lord, and Luoyang will become an isolated city. How can we resist the attack of the 18th Guandong Alliance?"

"It's over, now it's all over~~"

Seeing that the generals were incoherent and frightened, Xu Rong's face turned from blue to white, and then from white to blue. He suddenly shouted: "Stop your mouth! Stop your mouth!"

The generals were silent in awe, and the observation deck suddenly became silent. Only the heavy breathing of the crowd could be heard. After a long time, the Sili-Captain Zhong Yao said with a tough forehead and said, "General, if Chang'an is lost, the major matter will be over. In comparison, Liangzhou is not that important. Why not return to Chang'an quickly?"

Xu Rong looked back suddenly and stared at the majestic city blocks of Long County not far away. Indescribable loss and unwillingness were revealed in the tiger's eyes. The tunnel had been dug into the city. In another half a day, Long County would be able to capture it. Unfortunately, there was no chance anymore, and Xu Rong believed that he was afraid that there would be no chance again in the future.

The fall of Liangzhou is inevitable.

Three days of bloody battle, the blood and lives of thousands of soldiers, as well as Xu Rong's painstaking efforts and miserable management, all efforts were wasted at this moment.

"Oh~~" Xu Ronghaoran sighed, and when he turned back, his face had returned to his usual calmness, and his black eyes had also returned to his previous depth. He turned to Yang Qiu beside him, and Cheng Yin and other generals said, "Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin, each led the cavalry of the headquarters to cut off the rear. Zhang Heng and Li Kan, candidates led the cavalry of the headquarters to the left and right of the army to strengthen their vigilance. The other units immediately set up camp and camp and return to the division Chang'an."

"Affect the order."

The generals agreed.

On the banks of the Weishui River, the ancient Chang'an Road.

Che Zizi and horse Xiaoxiao, and Xu Rong's more than 20,000 troops were driving towards Chang'an along the official road, and the rolling smoke and dust almost covered the entire sky.

"Report~~" Xu Rong was looking forward with a tent, suddenly a horse galloped over, "General, I found two forks ahead, with smoke and dust rolling across the road on the south side, and a scattered cavalry wandering around, as if there were ambushing soldiers."

"Oh?" Xu Rong asked again, "Where is the North Road?"

Tanma said: "Nothing is abnormal."

Cheng Yin said: "The pursuit of the horse butcher came so quickly!"

Yang Qiu said: "General, there are ambushes on the southern road, so why not take the northern road."

"No." Xu Rong shook his head and said, "The military strategy is solid, and the weak is solid! The horse butcher set up a suspicious formation on the southern road, but there were actually no ambushing troops, and the northern road was nothing abnormal, as if it were empty but solid, and there must be a large army ambushing. He ordered the entire army to go straight to Huaili along the southern road."
To be continued...