Chapter 283: Hangu Pass falls

"Guan Yu!?" Ma Yue said in a deep voice, "So it's you?"

"Hmph." Guan Yu sneered, "Ma Butcher, is it good to be flooded?"

"Haha, that's OK." Ma Yue picked up a white yellow river carp from the water and said to Guan Yu, "Do you want a yellow river carp? It tastes so delicious."

"Hmph!" Guan Yu groaned and said coldly, "It's all about death, and he's still talking."

"Just with you, hundreds of school knives, want to save the life of this general?" Ma Yue's face darkened, he suddenly straightened his body, and said coldly, "It's still far from it!"

"General~~"

"General, we are here."

While the two armies were confronting each other, dozens of rafts suddenly appeared behind Guan Yu's army. More than 300 Liangzhou soldiers were crowded on the raft. At this moment, they had already targeted Guan Yu's five hundred school swordsman, which was the remaining soldiers under Wang Fang. The battle situation took a sharp turn, and Guan Yu's five hundred school swordsman was immediately in the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy in the north.

It turned out that last night, Guan Yu killed Wang Fang, the chief general of the Liangzhou Army with one sword. In addition, it was dark again. The Liangzhou Army lost the command of the chief general and quickly dispersed. It was not until dawn that it gathered again. At this time, the Yellow River embankment had been dug up by Guan Yu, so he cut wood and rafts to search for the Ma Yue army along the waterway, and did not want to cut Guan Yu straight here.

Guan Yu's face changed, and he looked around and found that there was a "small island" not far from the left. He ordered the Five Hundred School Knifeman: "Give up the raft immediately and go to the small island to form an array to fight the enemy!"

With Guan Yu's order, the five hundred school knife hand immediately rafted the raft and leaned on the island.

In the Liangzhou army, Li Meng turned around and asked Ma Yue, "Lord, will you attack?"

Li Su also said: "Lord, Guan Yu is a powerful general in the world. If he can kill him, he will definitely defeat the spirit of Cao's army."

"No need." Ma Yue said coldly, "It may be Cao Cao or Guo Jia's idea to flood the water with Xiahou Dun and the eight thousand Cao troops, but Guan Yu has taken the blame. Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun and the clans of the Xiahou family can't spare him! It's better to leave his life back to Xuchang and make trouble with these clans, hum."

"Master!" As soon as Ma Yue finished speaking, Dian Wei suddenly pointed to Dongfang and shouted loudly, "Look, General Ju Tu and General Zhang Bao are here!"

"oh?"

Ma Yue turned around suddenly and saw more than a hundred large and small ships slowly sailing from the eastern water surface. The first big ship stood side by side with Jutu and Jiangxia thief Zhang Bao. Behind him, more than 300 murderous Jiangxia thieves and more than 500 Liangzhou soldiers stood on the side of the ships of more than a hundred large and small warships behind him.

Jutu, Zhang Bao saw the butcher horse from afar as if he was embarrassed. Most of the soldiers around him were dressed in disarray. All the Liangzhou soldiers on dozens of rafts were added to only six or seven hundred cavalry. He knew that something had happened. He couldn't help but feel panic and knelt down on the bow of the ship and said in a panic: "I will wait for the rescue to come late. Please forgive me!"

According to the original plan, Zhang Bao collected ships of all sizes and large in advance and lurked in Xingshui, fifty miles south of Sishui Pass, and stood by (even if this ship could be moved to Sishui Pass, it would be difficult to prevent it from being destroyed by huge waves. Of course, it would be necessary to find a safe river to hide it. It would be unfair to blame the butcher Ma to be prepared for flooding but not preparing the ship). Once the Yellow River breaks, the butcher Liangzhou cavalry will seize the high ground in advance. At this time, the entire east of Sishui Pass will become a country, and Zhang Bao's Jiangxia thieves can come to pick up the butcher Ma to take a boat to pick up the butcher Ma.

Unfortunately, the butcher Ma did not expect that Guan Yu's five hundred school knife hands would suddenly come out from the north bank of the Yellow River. He caught him off guard and even his 4,000 Liangzhou soldiers were trapped in. This made people feel insincere. The butcher Ma wanted to play with the big ones, but he also piled up Cao Cao in Sishui Pass. He never thought that Cao Cao had not trapped him but lost all his capital.

There is a saying that if the clay pot is broken by the well, the general will inevitably die in the formation!

Although Ma Yue is now a vassal prince, and his subordinates rule millions of subjects and tens of thousands of miles of territory, he is still the butcher who gambles with his life during the 800 bandits! The only difference is that in the past, Ma butcher won the bet, but he lost the bet.

Fortunately, the butcher Ma is now very costly, and even if he loses ten or eight, he will not lose all his capital.

"Forget it." Ma Yue waved his hand and signaled Ju Tu. Zhang Bao stood up and said calmly, "Today's defeat has nothing to do with you, it's because the general is careless. What's more, this time, he also destroyed Xiahou Dun's eight thousand Cao's army. Xiahou Dun is the number one general under Cao Cao's command. Being able to kill him can also be considered as a blow to the spirit of Cao's army. The sacrifice of more than three thousand soldiers is worth it!"

Jia Xu also said: "General Zhang Bao, let your people clear the battlefield as quickly as possible and save all the undead brothers on the ship."

Zhang Bao asked: "What should I do if the Cao army soldiers who are not dead? Should I be captured?"

"No." Ma Yue said, "Everyone is beheaded!"

"Where is that group of Cao's army?" Zhang Bao stretched out his hand and pointed at Guan Yu's army on the island and asked, "Do you want to destroy him?"

Ma Yue shook his head and said, "That group of Cao troops is a tough guy, but someone will deal with them on our behalf, so let it go this time."

"Affect the order."

Zhang Bao agreed and took the order.

Luoyang, Li Dian official residence.

Since Xiahou Dun led the 8,000 troops back to Xuchang, only Li Dian's two thousand soldiers and horses remained in Luoyang City. In addition, only Hulao Pass also stationed two thousand soldiers and horses of Xiahou Dun's younger brother Xiahou Lian. Apart from these 4,000 troops, there were no more Cao's army around Luoyang.

When Li Dian was worried about the war in Xuchang that day, the school suddenly entered the hall panting and said quickly: "General, something big happened."

Li Dian's heart was thrilled, and suddenly stood up and said sternly: "What's wrong?"

The little school looked anxious and said in a trembling voice: "General Xiahou's eight thousand army was flooded by the butcher Ma! "

Since the Yellow River completely flooded the abandoned Sishui Pass, the only passage from Luoyang to Xuchang was completely cut off. It was difficult for the Cao army stationed in Hulao Pass, and it was difficult for the Cao army in Luoyang to obtain news about the Cao army in Yingchuan in a short period of time. It was not even known that the four thousand Xiliang cavalry of Ma Butcher's Ma was also flooded by the flood.

"What?" Li Dian was shocked, grabbed the collar of the school and shouted, "Is this true?"

The little school student said in a trembling voice: "It's true."

"General Li Dian! Where is General Li Dian?"

As the school finished speaking, a panic sound suddenly sounded outside the hall. A figure flashed at the door, and Xiahou Lian's figure had already rushed in and said anxiously: "General Li Dian, you should have known the news that my elder brother and the eight thousand troops were drowned?"

Li Dian took a deep breath, calmed down quickly, and said in a deep voice: "The last general already knows, but the general is not in Hulao Pass, what are you doing in Luoyang?"

"Hey, outside Hulao Pass, it has become a country of marshals. What's the point of guarding or not?" Xiahou Lian said, "Now the connection between Luoyang and Yingchuan has been completely interrupted. Luoyang has become an isolated city. Moreover, there are only two thousand defenders in the city. In addition, the two thousand defenders of the last general are only four thousand. Since the Ma Butcher flooded my elder brother's eight thousand army, he will definitely take advantage of the situation to seize Luoyang. What should I do?"

"Yes." Li Dian said worriedly, "I'm afraid this Luoyang can't be defended."

Xiahou Lian said: "General, why not abandon the city."

"Abandon the city?" Li Dian frowned, "Where to go?"

Xiahou Lian said: "Go south to Nanyang and return to Yingchuan."

"This matter must not be done!" Li Dian said decisively, "How can we give up halfway by the general of Yuanzhang and shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending Luoyang?"

"What should I do?" Xiahou Lian said anxiously, "When the brigade of Liangzhou rebels arrives, you and I will be unable to fly."

A trace of madness flashed through Li Dian's eyes and said in a deep voice: "At this point, there is no other way, I can only take the risk and take a chance!"

"Adventure?" Xiahou Lian said, "How to take risks?"

"A surprise attack on Hangu Pass!" Li Dian said coldly, "As long as you take Hangu Pass, you can firmly jamm the throat of the Liangzhou rebels. Even if the horse butcher has 100,000 soldiers, it will be difficult for him to cross the line!"

"Are you crazy?" Xiahou Lian said anxiously, "Two years ago, the twenty-three coalition forces, more than 300,000 troops attacked Hangu Pass and returned in vain. At present, there are only 4,000 new soldiers in Luoyang City. It is still insufficient to defend the city, but you still have to attack Hangu Pass? Isn't this seeking death?"

"It is precisely because of this that the surprise attack on Hangu Pass has a chance to succeed!" Li Dian said coldly, "As the saying goes, this moment, that moment! The military strategy is unexpected and the attack is unprepared. The Hangu Pass defenders thought that our army was not enough to defend the city and would never be able to take the initiative, but our army did the opposite and would definitely be caught off guard!"

Xiahou Lian shouted, "General Li Dian, you are gambled by the lives of the soldiers of the three armies! If you want to go, you will go by yourself. The generals are unwilling to accompany you to die."

Li Dian said: "In this way, please lead the general to stay in Luoyang. The last general will only lead the two thousand troops of the headquarters to seize the pass."

After saying that, Li Dian did not hesitate anymore and turned around and left.

"Crazy." Xiahou Lian looked at Li Dian's back and murmured, "This guy must be crazy. I will not stay in Luoyang and wait for death."

Before the Sishui Pass.

After clearing the battlefield, Zhang Bao led the Jiangxia thieves to catch up with Ma Yue's team and joined forces to drive towards Guandu Port.

"Stop, stop the boat."

Jia Xu suddenly raised his right hand and signaled Zhang Bao to stop the boat.

"Wenhe?" Ma Yue turned around and looked at Jia Xu in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Lord, Guandu Port can't go to Guandu Port anymore." Jia Xu said, "Since Cao Cao and Guo Jia asked Guan Yu to dig the Yellow River embankment, it would be impossible for Guandu Port to have no arrangements. If our army hits it head-on, wouldn't it be a trap? After all, there are less than a thousand cavalry left under the lord, and they are single and lonely."

"Well, it makes sense." Ma Yue turned around and said to Zhang Bao, "Zhang Bao."

Zhang Bao quickly stepped forward and said quickly: "The last one is here."

Ma Yue said: "Take a dozen brothers with you and take a small boat (the Yellow River is a river on the ground, and carrying a small boat from the plain is not a problem. If you want to get a big boat up, it will be difficult) and go to Guandu Port and ask General Ganning to immediately lead his army out of Guandu Port and come to the Sishuiguan River section to meet him."

"As for the order." Zhang Bao agreed, jumped onto a small boat, shouting to the dozen Jiangxia thieves on the boat, "Go to the Yellow River."

Hangu Pass, Wu Xi’s official residence.

When Wu Xizheng was inspecting the wall, a small school suddenly rushed up to the city wall and shouted: "General, good news, great news!"

Wu Xi stopped and asked, "What good news?"

The school gasped and replied: "Just just now, the lord dug the Yellow River embankment at Sishui Pass, drowned Cao Cao's number one general Xiahou Dun and the eight thousand Cao troops. Now the Cao army in Luoyang City is already in trouble! Xiahou Dun's younger brother Xiahou Lian and Li Dian had a big fight, and led the army to Chen Ji in Nanyang, and Li Dian..."

Wu Xi said anxiously: "What's wrong with Li Dian?"

The little school said: "Li Dian also led his army to leave Luoyang. It seems that he is going to Hedong to join Zhang Ji."

"No way?" Wu Xi said, "The tree fell and the money scattered? Could it be that... the lord's army has captured Xuchang and captured Cao Cao alive?"

"I don't know much about this." The school shook his head, "I only know that Luoyang has become an empty city. If the general divides his troops to take it at this time, this credit will be within reach!"

Wu Xi's eyes showed yearning. Obviously, this credit had a fatal temptation for him. However, in the end, Wu Xi just shook his head and sighed and replied: "Forget it, there are only two thousand defenders in the pass, and they cannot divide the troops. What's more, the lord had a strict order before going to war. The general's duty is to guard Hangu Pass, rather than attack Luoyang!"

The junior student said anxiously: "General, it's a rare opportunity. What a pity if I missed it."

Wu Xi's face darkened and he shouted, "What if this is Cao's army's trick?"

The little school urgently said: "With the villain's familiarity with Luoyang City, can Cao's army not detect it if there is an ambush in the city?"

"Okay." Wu Xihuo said, "Don't say anything more."

Xuchang, Prime Minister’s Mansion.

When Guo Jia's figure walked into Nanshu's study, Cao Cao couldn't help but stand up suddenly and asked impatiently: "Fengxiao, what's wrong?"

A gloomy look flashed across Guo Jia's face and said tragically: "Lord, General Yuan Rang and 8,000 soldiers were all killed, while the rebels in Liangzhou moved to the high ground because of timely obtaining the news, and only more than 3,000 cavalrymen, butcher horses, Jia Dushi and some major generals were all survived."

"ah?"

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and a heart-wrenching pain came. He immediately fell back to the table. After a while, Cao Cao came to his senses and held his head with his hands and sobbed: "Yuan Rang, Yuan Rang, wuwuwu~~"

Guo Jia said sadly: "Please mourn the lord."
To be continued...