"Bowen's plan is very clever!" After hearing Liu Bowen's plan, Li Xiang nodded slightly and said.
In any case, it is much easier to plot against Yang Yong than against Yang Jian.
However, for this plan to succeed, the prerequisite is for Yang Jian to leave Chang'an. If they want to do this, Tongguan must work hard.
Originally, Li Xiang planned to gather all the prisoners in the two places and form an initial army before attacking Tongguan. But now that Liu Bowen has come up with this strategy, his steps should be faster.
It may take some time to transport the prisoners from Bingzhou, but in the Sizhou area, especially the counties near Tongguan, if you are in a hurry, they can arrive in a few days.
In this case, we can only rely on the prisoners from Sizhou to get on first. When this batch of people is almost consumed, the batch from Bingzhou should also be transported.
In troubled times, no matter whether there are bandits or bandits, there is no shortage of prisoners in prisons everywhere. In fact, some people who are really unable to live in poverty will actually commit some crimes on their own initiative and then be imprisoned in order to survive.
Stay alive.
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Huguan.
Xue Rengui learned that the enemy Gongsun Zan and Yuan Chonghuan under Yuan Shao's command had an invading army of 80,000 troops. He did not choose to remain silent, but instead planned to take the initiative to attack.
Although Xue Rengui was one of Li Xiang's earliest generals and Li Xiang's earliest general who commanded the army, over the years, Li Xiang's generals who could lead troops in battles have emerged one after another, from Su Lie and Li Jing at the beginning to the rise in recent years.
Yue Fei, Bai Qi, Wei Qing and other generals.
Moreover, Xue Rengui knew that although Lian Po, the guard in Hu Pass, was not famous, his ability was not bad at all.
After all, Lian Po was Xue Rengui's deputy general at the beginning, and he was recommended and promoted by Xue Rengui. Xue Rengui knew Lian Po's abilities thoroughly.
Even Xue Rengui didn't dare to say that he was more than half sure of winning when he was facing Lian Po. How could one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period just talk about it?
According to the information they received, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Chonghuan led 20,000 troops led by Yuan Hong and Gongsun Mei as the vanguard, and they led the generals Gongsun Yang, Gongsun Shu, Jin Dasheng, Dai Li, Zhu Zizhen and other generals to follow.
Sixty thousand cavalry followed, and Xue Rengui's target was the 20,000 vanguard.
Although according to the news from the lord Li Xiang, the strength of Yuan Hong, the number one general under Yuan Shao's command, is unfathomable and may even be higher than that of Yuwen Chengdu and Ran Min, Xue Rengui is not too worried.
Although the enemy is strong, the lineup behind him is not bad. Lian Po, Ran Min, Hou Yi, Yue Lun, Yang Zaixing, Nangong Shi, Yan Chengfang, Di Lei and other generals are no match for Yuan Hong even if they fight alone.
But tigers can't hold off too many wolves.
As long as he can defeat this vanguard army, it is no less than cutting off an arm of the enemy, and Xue Rengui will be able to relax a lot.
What's more, although Li Xiang explained Yuan Hong's strength in his letter, as a military general, how could he think that he was inferior to his opponent before they actually fought.
Especially Ran Min. As a divine general and one of the top ten military generals, Ran Min naturally had a lot of arrogance in his heart.
This time, Ran Min heard that Yuan Hong was among the generals coming to fight, and he was already rubbing shoulders with each other, preparing to compete with him. Seeing that the other side had some tricks, he actually let his lord claim this.
A person's strength is greater than his own.
"Where are Lian Po, Hou Yi, and Di Lei!" Xue Rengui ordered.
"The final general is here." The three generals stood up together. Hou Yi and Di Lei were both a little excited, thinking that they would be the ones to fight. Especially Di Lei, who has been active in northern Xinjiang these years, this time
How could you not be excited when you have the opportunity to play against famous players from China?
"You and the other three are responsible for guarding Huguan, and there must be no mistakes."
"Uh, Nuo." Hou Yi and Di Lei thought they were going to fight at first, but they didn't expect that Xue Rengui didn't follow the routine and chose the defensive character first. Naturally, they were a little disappointed.
However, compared to Hou Yi and Di Lei, Lian Po was quite calm. Among the generals, the ones most capable of leading the army were Xue Rengui and himself. One of them must stay in charge of the pot.
Off.
After all, their first task is to guard Huguan, the gateway to Bingzhou. Otherwise, if Huguan is gone, even if Xue Rengui succeeds in his attack this time, it will only be in vain.
Therefore, Lian Po had already been prepared for Xue Rengui's order.
In addition, Xue Rengui didn't give Lian Po any more instructions. Xue Rengui knew the other party's abilities very well. Even if he didn't give instructions, Lian Po would not miss anything.
"Where are Ran Min, Yue Lun, Yang Zaixing, Nangong Shi, and Yan Chengfang?"
"The end is here!"
"You and the others will attack together with me!" Xue Rengui ordered solemnly.
Not counting himself, Ran Min and Yue Lun were the two most powerful generals in Huguan. In order to deal with Yuan Hong, these two men must be brought along.
At first, Xue Rengui was surprised by Yue Lun's strength. Without the use of bows and arrows, Xue Rengui believed that if they fought, he would not be able to take advantage of the opponent at all.
Xue Rengui believed that no matter how strong Yuan Hong was, with him, Xue Rengui, Ran Min, and Yue Lun, there were three strong generals in total, and the opponent would not be able to make any trouble.
As for Gongsun Mei, with Yang Zaixing, Nangong Shi and Yan Chengfang taking action, they are definitely well prepared. Even if any one of these three takes action, Gongsun Mei will be in considerable trouble.
In fact, the reason why he chose the candidates for the battle was because Xue Rengui didn't really understand Hou Yi's combat effectiveness. If Hou Yi wanted to engage in a close battle, let alone compare him with Ran Min, even when he had competed with Yue Lun before,
It's a pity to lose.
Of course, if he had a bow and arrow in hand, Yue Lun would not be Hou Yi's opponent. But in Xue Rengui's heart, Hou Yi could not rise to the level of Ran Min. The reason for this is that Hou Yi had never exposed his power before.
A killer move.
Facing Hou Yi's killing move, it would kill someone. Moreover, since it was a killing move, it must not be easy to use. How could Hou Yi use it in daily sparring with his own people.
It was precisely because of this that Xue Rengui underestimated Hou Yi's actual combat power.
There were 30,000 Huguan troops. Xue Rengui left behind Lian Po, Hou Yi, and Di Lei to lead 12,000 troops to guard the gate. He personally led 18,000 troops, as well as Ran Min, Yue Lun, Yang Zaixing, Nangong Shi, and Yan Chengfang.
The five generals, plus the eight gang leaders under him, went straight at night and day to the vanguard of Gongsun Mei and Yuan Hong as quickly as possible.
