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Jia Xu said slowly: "I was wondering why the main force of the Xiongnu army stationed troops in Diaoyin County and refused to go south. If the 50,000 troops went south directly to Luochuan Road, a small Yiyun Fort could not stop the iron hoof of the Xiongnu army. What are they waiting for?"

A sentence reminded Liu Jing. He suddenly remembered the conversation with the guards at Laoyeling, and then walked quickly to the map and stared at the map for a long time. Liu Jing pointed to Diaolingguan in the southwest of Diaoyin County and said: "Is it that the five thousand vanguards of the Huns just a cover? Their real purpose is to attack the straight road and then go south from the straight road."

Jia Xu nodded, "I also doubt this. Although there are many passes on the straight road, there are many passages between the straight road and Luochuan Road. The Huns could completely go around from Luochuan Road to the rear of the straight road. In this way, the passes on the straight road will be useless."

"Then why there was no such precedent in the past"

Fa Zheng asked in confusion: "It is recorded in the records of the Grand Historian that in the year of Emperor Han, the Xiongnu Right Xian King entered Henan and plundered Shangjun, but failed to continue south along Luochuan Road. It is said that because the Han Emperor sent Prime Minister Guan Ying to lead the army from the straight road to fight against the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu Right Xian King quickly withdrew from Henan to ensure the safety of Guanzhong. But I don't understand why the Xiongnu did not insert the straight road from Luochuan Road"

Jia Xu smiled and explained: "Although there are small paths, there are many ravines and many forks in Wuling. Without excellent guides, it is difficult to find these small paths. Moreover, most of these passages were built by Emperor Guangwu. Therefore, it was normal for the Huns to enter the west during the Han Dynasty. Now the Huns have occupied the pass for many years and are well aware of the terrain of Wuling. If the Huns have a surprise soldier and penetrated directly behind Diaolingguan, they can easily seize Diaolingguan."

"Why is there no movement in Diaolingguan so far?" Fa Zheng continued to ask, but he still didn't believe that the Huns would go straight.

“They are waiting”

Jia Xu sneered: "Using five thousand troops to attack Yiyun Fort, attracting our main force to Luochuan. The Huns then seized the Diaoling Pass and headed south in large numbers. As long as the Diaoling Pass is lost, it will be difficult to defend the several passes behind. If we rushed to the aid road, we may be afraid that another Hun army will attack Luochuan Road again. This is called the virtual ones that are real, and the real ones that are empty are empty. There are talents in the Xiongnu army."

At this time, Wei Yan next to him said, "I learned from the prisoners of war that Liu Qubei had a Han aide named Li Ling, who was very powerful. This time the Hun army went south and was said to be Liu Qubei as the main force. Bei Zhi suspected that this was Li Ling who came out to make suggestions later."

"It turned out to be him." Jia Xu was slightly surprised.

"The military advisor knows this person," Liu Jing asked.

Jia Xu sighed slightly, "This person is Li Ru's nephew. When Dong Zhuo was in power, this person often came to me to ask about military tactics. I found that he was indeed a little capable, so I recommended him to Dong Zhuo, but soon Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun and Lu Bu, and Li Ru ran away. Li Ling didn't know whereabouts, but he didn't expect to join the Huns."

Liu Jing snorted heavily, "I am willing to be an alien hawk. Even if he has the talent of heaven and earth, he is still a national scum."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing turned around and said to Wei Yan: "This Li Ling must have followed the army south too. You can send a few smart and capable scouts to wait for an opportunity to assassinate this person."

"Abide by the orders of low duties"

Liu Jing said to Fa Zheng again: "Liu Hu's tens of thousands of reinforcements still ordered him to support Luochuan Road, but he could send a pigeon letter to Chang'an immediately and order Wu Yi to lead another 20,000 troops to the original straight road, and in addition, Yan Yan first sent 5,000 troops to Pinghu Pass, so that the Huns could not break through the straight road defense line in any case."

Fa Zheng nodded and immediately went to pass the military order. At this time, Jia Xu smiled faintly again: "Your Highness, if the Huns' army really goes south, you will give the Huns some sweetness. In addition, you can let Long lead the Han army out of Xiaoguan. Isn't this the main duel that the Huns dream of?"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and suddenly understood what Jia Xu meant. He couldn't help laughing, "The military advisor's strategy is always unexpected."

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Diaoling Pass is located about ten miles southwest of Diaoyin County, surrounded by steep mountains. The Qin straight road emerged from the mountains. The project volume is so large that it is eye-catching. Despite this, this straight road, twenty meters wide, still crosses the mountain and leads directly to Diaoyin County.

Diaoling Pass is a majestic pass built on the mountain with the steep mountains. The straight road passes through the pass, making Diaoling Pass a must-pass for the straight road to go south. It is also the first line of defense to defend the northern Huqi cavalry and go south along the straight road. The pass pass is wide and tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are a thousand Han troops stationed.

That night, the Lord of Guan City, Jiang Yi, patrolled the city as usual. He had received information. The 50,000 Xiongnu army stationed in Diaoyin County, which made Jiang Yi very worried. The 50,000 enemy troops were just ten miles away. If the Hun army attacked, how could he resist it? Although the terrain of Diaolingguan was dangerous and the city was strong and tall, the other side was a 50,000 army, and they only had one thousand people. The huge difference in military strength could not be defended even if the pass was strong.

It was already early, and the night was dark, and the north wind was strong, making the flags on the flagpole slam. It was not cold during the day, but at night, it became completely cold. It was late September, and at most half a month, it was about to start winter. Jiang Yi couldn't help but whisper: "Why haven't these damn Xiongnu people withdrawn back to the grassland yet? Do they want to freeze to death in the south?"

"General"

A soldier rushed over and raised a tube of eagle letter in his hand and said, "It was a eagle letter sent by General Yan."

Jiang Yi is a tooth general, under the jurisdiction of Yan Yan. When he heard that there was news of the main general, he hurriedly took the Yingxin. A soldier came to him with a torch in his hand. Jiang Yi looked at the Yingxin in the fire. Yan Yan reminded him that the pass might be attacked by the Xiongnu army, but at the same time he did not have to defend the pass to death. If the Xiongnu army attacked in large quantities, he could give up the pass and lead the army to evacuate.

Jiang Yi was overjoyed. With Yan Yan's order, they could evacuate in time. Jiang Yi immediately ordered: "Let all brothers get up and don't sleep anymore. There may be a sneak attack by the Huns."

His orders were passed down, and the officers woke up their subordinates, ordered them to put on armor and prepare to stand by at any time.

At this moment, in a huge gully about five miles south of Diaoling Pass, a large group of Xiongnu soldiers were gathering together to wait for the order to attack. This group of Xiongnu soldiers was as large as 10,000. He was led by Liu Qubei, the right wise king of the Xiongnu. According to the combat plan they agreed in advance, Liu Qubei led tens of Xiongnu cavalry to attack the straight road in an empty manner, while Shanyu Huchuquan led an army of 50,000 along Luochuan Road.

Liu Qubei knew the terrain of this area very well. He led his army to bypass a small path on Luochuan Road and directly behind Diaoling Pass. Liu Qubei had been waiting here for two days. In the past two days, he was waiting for the opportunity. Once Hu Chuquan led the army to Diaoling Pass, he would take it down with one move.

Just in the afternoon, Liu Qubei received news that Hu Chuquan had led ten thousand troops to Diaoyin County. The time was finally ripe. At this time, Liu Qubei stood on a hill and stared at Diaoling Pass several miles away. The pass was pitch black and could only vaguely see a contour. They are now behind Diaoling Pass, and the terrain is not as steep as in front. You can directly climb the city city with a siege ladder.

"Your Majesty, we are ready." A ten thousand cavalry leader ran forward and bowed to Liu Qubei.

Liu Qubei nodded and said coldly: "Captain the city of Guan with thunder, and kill all the enemy troops in the Guan."

Ten thousand Huns' troops suddenly launched. They stopped riding horses and carried dozens of siege ladders and rushed towards the back city of Diaolingguan like a tide. Ten thousand troops were getting closer and closer, and finally alarmed the defenders on the top of the city. Several sentries found countless black shadows and ran towards the back city. They shouted in horror, "There is an enemy situation, the enemy attacked from the back city."

Dangdangdang's rushing sirens were particularly harsh at night, and the whole city was in chaos. No one expected that the Huns' army would attack from behind. Jiang Yi was so anxious that he shouted, "Go to Houcheng and go to Houcheng to defend."

The soldiers rushed to the back city, and the beacon fires were lit. The huge flames soared into the air, which was particularly bright in the night sky. Soon, the beacon fires at Juyuan Pass in the south were lit. News of the Huns' attack on the straight road quickly spread to the south.

Ten thousand Xiongnu troops rushed to the city, dozens of siege ladders were erected, and soldiers flocked to the city. Arrows shot down like rain on the city. The Huns soldiers screamed and fell from the city one after another, but the soldiers behind were not affected at all and rushed towards the city like crazy.

A thousand-man commander jumped onto the top of the city, stabbed a spear in his hand into the chest of a Han soldier, and took him down the city. More than a dozen Han soldiers on both sides killed him, and several Hun soldiers climbed the city, and the two sides fought fiercely.

Jiang Yi led several soldiers toward the south city. At this time, a military marquis ran upside down and said to him: "General, the situation may not be good."

Jiang Yi was stunned, "What do you mean?"

The military marquis pulled Jiang Yi to the side and whispered: "The enemy came from the back city and cut off our retreat. How can we retreat?"

Jiang Yi was stunned. This was indeed a serious problem. He originally planned to wait for the Xiongnu army in Diaoyin County to attack the city in large numbers, so he gave up the city and evacuated south. However, the Xiongnu army actually came from the south and cut off his retreat. What should he do now?

Jiang Yi felt confused. After a while, he asked, "What should we do in your opinion?"

Junhou continued to whisper: "Since General Yan allowed us to abandon the pass and retreat, it means that the above know that the Huns' army will attack the Diaoling Pass, and there is no need for us to defend the pass. We should go out of the north gate and retreat westward before the Xiongs' army in the north came. There may be a glimmer of vitality. Once the Huns' army in the north also came and we were blocked from the front and back, then everyone will be dead. General, go quickly."

Jiang Yi finally realized that their only chance of escape was that the Huns' army did not cooperate in time in the north and south. This was very tight, and it would be too late to leave. At this moment, a scream came from the city south, and a soldier shouted: "The Huns attacked the city."

Jiang Yi was anxious and ordered loudly: "Retreat from the North Gate"

The north gate opened, and the Han soldiers ran away outside the north gate. At this time, the south gate was also opened by the Xiongnu soldiers. The Xiongnu soldiers rushed into the city like a tide. Liu Qubei rushed into the city by horses, and some soldiers reported to him, "King, the Han army escaped from the north gate."

Liu Qubei was furious and shouted: "Kill me."

Ten thousand Hun soldiers shouted to kill to the north gate. In the dark night, an army came from outside the north gate. The two armies fought together, but in just a moment, Liu Qubei found something wrong and ordered people to light a torch, but found that the army that was fighting with them was his own people, his subordinates who attacked from the north.

The other party also found out that he killed his own person and stopped fighting one after another. Liu Qubei was so angry that he whipped the other party, "Barewell, are you blind?"

The leader of the army was so scared that he didn't dare to look up. He said for a while: "I just intercepted a Han army, and they fled westward. Bei Zhi wanted to chase him, but he saw countless troops escaped from the city. Bei Zhi was eager to kill the enemy, but he didn't expect it to be the king."

Liu Qubei snorted heavily. Actually, it was no wonder that he attacked the city from the south gate, but then rushed out from the north gate. In the darkness, it was easy to be misunderstood by the army picked up by the north to escape the enemy. Liu Qubei no longer bothered about this matter and said to the guards beside him: "Go to Diaoyin County to report to the Shanyu that we have seized the Diaoling Pass."

The next morning, Liu Qubei led tens of cavalry to run south along the straight road. At noon, he arrived at the second pass of Juyuan Pass, the straight road. Juyuan Pass was a small pass, with only five defenders. They had learned that Diaoling Pass had lost, and they heard that tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops were heading south. The pass guards knew that they could not defend, so they gave up the pass and retreated south. The Hun army occupied Juyuan Pass without bloodshed. The army continued to go south and rushed into the first pass.

The iron hooves of the Huns cavalry were getting closer and closer to Guanzhong.
Chapter completed!