"Brother! Four brothers, four brothers, they all died in the battle!" Xue Xiantu, Xue Rengui's cousin, said, holding back the grief in his heart.
Suddenly hearing such a piece of news, Xue Rengui felt a buzzing in his head, which almost made him unable to stand. How could the brotherly relationship for more than ten years be fake? He lost four brothers at once, and Xue Rengui couldn't help but feel nervous.
The feeling of sadness deep in my heart came one after another.
"Who did it?" Xue Rengui grabbed Xue Xiantu's shoulder and asked bitterly.
"Brother, these are the two thieves Gongsun Shu and Yuan Mujue!"
"Gongsun Shu, Yuan Mujue."
Xue Rengui roared angrily, his eyes filled with hatred, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I, Xue Rengui, will fight with you until death."
"Send my military order and the entire army returns to Huguan!"
Although Xue Rengui felt sad in his heart, he would not let hatred blind him at this moment. A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. With their current situation, it is impossible for them to go back and seek revenge immediately.
Xue Rengui has finished fighting here, but he is depressed in other places.
Xiaopingjin and Guo Ziyi hurried here, preparing to board Han Shizhong's boat from the Yellow River to Huguan, and cooperate with Xue Rengui in a pincer attack.
However, before they boarded the ship, news came that Xue Rengui had finished the battle. From the perspective of Xue Rengui and Lian Po, they had lost that battle.
But it was different in Guo Ziyi's eyes. After all, he didn't know the specific process of that battle, but the final result was that the coalition forces of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao arrived with less than 80,000 people and left with less than 30,000 people. The threat of Huguan had already been
It was completely lifted, and even Gongsun Zan himself was dealt with.
However, Xue Rengui and the others had settled the matter themselves, so wouldn't their troops have been in vain! What they originally thought was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds turned out to be a wasted trip. How could Guo Ziyi and the others be willing to do so?
But now that the danger of Huguan has been resolved, there is no use for them to go there. Instead of doing this, it is better to take some credit elsewhere. After Guo Ziyi and Ma Yuan Shangyi passed by, they finally set their target on Yue Fei.
Therefore, Guo Ziyi and Ma Yuan temporarily ordered Ma Xiong to lead 10,000 troops to Huguan. After all, although the war there was over, it was true that the troops were insufficient. Although these generals wanted to take some credit on other battlefields
, but that was only under the condition that Huguan was safe. Just in case, Ma Yuan asked Ma Xiong to lead his troops to Huguan and take a rest.
As for generals such as Guo Ziyi, Ma Yuan, and Ju Yi, they led the remaining 20,000 troops and stationed themselves at Xiaopingjin. They had already sent people six hundred miles away to report to their lord Li Xiang, but they did not get permission.
They didn't dare to really send troops like that before.
Although the general will be outside, military orders will not be obeyed. But you must ensure that your master does not care, or your actions can really solve a major crisis. Otherwise, if you play with generals easily, military orders will not be obeyed.
This is the way to go. Even if the battle is won, there may not be any benefits. The most important thing is not to violate the wishes of the people above.
The reason why they chose to go to Yue Fei's place instead of Wei Qing's place was because Guo Ziyi and the others had already received news when they arrived that Guangping Pass had been lost.
Although Cen Peng was a good general, he was not as scheming as Fan Zeng after all. Moreover, this time it was not only Fan Zeng who took action, but also Liu Yu, who was a guest in Xiang Yu's army. These two people worked together to design, and Cen Peng did not lose unjustly.
Unfortunately, Li Zhu and his troops who were led out of the city eventually fell into Fan Zeng's trap and were wiped out.
Cen Peng's troops were already at a serious disadvantage. This time, Fan Zeng had deceived nearly half of his troops at once, making it impossible to continue the game.
In the end, Cen Peng was at the end of his rope after holding on for six days. However, if the Xiang clan invaded so quickly, Sizhou would be in danger. After all, it would take time for Yue Fei's reinforcements to arrive from Guanzhong.
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In desperation, Cen Peng used the old method that Cao GUI had used before Meng Jin, and directly lit the Guangping Pass on fire. Using this fire can hold on for one more day, and if you can hold on for one more day, there will be a glimmer of hope, and
In the end, the Jin army that followed Cen Peng withdrew from Guangping Pass only had a thousand people left.
Although Cen Peng lit Guangcheng Pass on fire, making people like Xiang Yan, Fan Zeng, and Liu Yu very angry, he could only be angry for a while. No matter how resourceful Fan Zeng was, he could not make a rain out of thin air to extinguish Guangcheng Pass.
into a closed fire.
It has to be said that although Cen Peng was derelict in his duty when he lost Guangcheng Pass, he was also very decisive in burning Guangcheng Pass. Because of the two-day delay in setting up a raging fire at Guangcheng Pass, the Flying Tiger Army, as the vanguard,
He finally caught up and caught up with and intercepted Xiang Yu who was about to attack Hulao Pass.
Yue Fei thought well. After taking Guangcheng Pass, the Xiang family actually chose to divide their troops into two groups. One group organized the army at the ruins of Guangcheng Pass and prepared to march to Luoyang. Of course, this group was also for Xiang Yu.
To attract attention. Xiang Yu led three cavalry groups, Tenglong, Hubao, and Leiying, with a total of 6,000 men to raid Hulao Pass, preparing to lead Yuan Shao and Cao Cao outside Hulao Pass into Sizhou.
Fan Zeng also had other intentions here. In addition to targeting Li Xiang, his target this time, he also targeted the three old rivals, the Liu brothers. Although they had temporarily become allies, they still plotted to death when it was time to plot.
Even if the Xiang clan conquers some territory in Sizhou, they will never occupy it. Jingnan, where the Xiang clan is located, is not adjacent to Jiaozhou and Sizhou. Even if they conquer it, it will only be an enclave, and in the end they can only
Leave it to their old rivals, who are also this time's allies, the three Liu brothers.
Under this situation, if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are also introduced to Sizhou, then Sizhou's territory will inevitably be shared by these two people. Now that they have to deal with Li Xiang, the princes will naturally not easily start any civil strife. But
When this war ends, how can the three princes living in the same state live in harmony? By then, Sizhou will become a quagmire for the three Liu brothers, indirectly bringing benefits and opportunities to them and the Xiang family.
What's more, if the three Liu brothers occupy Li Xiang's territory, how can Li Xiang feel relieved in the future?
If the fashionable and immature Yu Ji wanted to weaken and strengthen the Jin Dynasty by joining forces vertically and horizontally, then the wily Fan Zeng had more things to consider. While trying to find ways to weaken Li Xiang, the largest prince in the world,
It also secretly weakened the three Liu brothers as neighbors, providing opportunities for its own future development and growth.