Yan Xing's shocked expression was not contagious to Han Sui, but instead made the latter sneer repeatedly.
"Nothing is impossible. You don't know how terrifying Jia Xu is! The previous serial scheme in Meiyang City was carried out by this person! We must be extremely careful!"
"And we only agreed to attack Hanzhong, but we didn't say we had to capture Hanzhong! These 100,000 people are all our support. Once defeated, will Ma Teng still be brothers with us?"
Yan Xing slightly nodded with understanding. He originally thought that with the large army on his side, he would be unstoppable, but he didn't expect that after a night of fighting, he didn't even open the gate of Hanzhong County!
"Lord, if we can't break through Yangping Pass, is it worth spending time here?"
Han Sui had no dispute at all and answered Yan Xing happily.
"It's worth it! He Jin's offer is too high, we can't refuse!"
"But if He Jin fails, then we are just trying to draw water from a bamboo basket?"
Yan Xing had this question before, but at that time he thought that the attack on Hanzhong would go very smoothly. Even if He Jin miscalculated, his side would still have to occupy a county.
It's a pity that things went against expectations. Hanzhong County saw this and couldn't attack it without paying a huge price! If He Jin gets there again and miscalculates, all his hard work will be in vain!
Han Sui didn't have any worries about this, but had a joking look on his face.
"Don't worry, Luoyang City will soon gather a hundred thousand troops. Liu Zhang's wish to change the situation with one person is simply wishful thinking!"
Early the next morning, Han Sui launched an attack. This attack was also very fierce and lasted for several hours. Both sides suffered casualties.
Jia Xu occupies a favorable geographical location and has sufficient supplies. The casualties are not very large and within the acceptable range.
Han Sui's Xiliang army was not so lucky and could only be described as suffering heavy casualties.
Yangping Pass connects two peaks, and the attack range is very large. However, the disadvantage of attacking up the mountain is also very obvious. Not only does it have to go from bottom to top, but it also needs to face the counterattack of the defending soldiers.
Han Sui only deployed a small number of troops on both sides, so naturally he couldn't make much progress!
Most of the troops of the Xiliang Army were still deployed at the pass at the foot of the mountain. The terrain here is flat, which is naturally more conducive to attack than the mountain.
However, the foot of the mountain is not wide, and can even be described as narrow! Therefore, no matter how many troops Han Sui arranged, he could not swarm up and could only watch batches of soldiers move forward.
The attack lasted for seven days, but Han Sui's attack became less and less powerful. In the end, he only sent people to conduct a symbolic test.
The main reason was that the casualties were too great, and Han Sui couldn't bear it anymore! In seven days, nearly 30,000 people had been killed or injured! This was without an all-out attack later!
In the past few days, Han Sui also completely understood the naked reality. Even if all the 100,000 people were compensated, it would be difficult to pry open the door of Hanzhong!
After that, Han Sui never took the initiative to attack Yangping Pass again. Instead, he stationed himself at the Qishan Pass and has been intimidating Yangping Pass. The purpose is also very obvious, which is to prevent you from withdrawing the troops here!
This time the battle with the Xiliang army came to a brief end. Jia Xu fulfilled his promise and Han Sui never dared to face Yangping Pass again!
Jia Xu did not take the initiative to attack, but severely beat Han Sui in defense.
Three months later, in April 189 AD, Si Li was assigned to Luoyang, General Wei's Mansion.
Liu Zhang received the bamboo slips from Jia Xu of Hanzhong County and immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.
"Everyone, it turns out that when we relaxed our vigilance to spend the New Year, Hanzhong County was experiencing a war! Military Advisor Jia was afraid that I was worried about the safety of Hanzhong County, so he did not report to me immediately, but waited until the danger was completely eliminated before telling me!
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Jia Xu described in great detail how Han Sui attacked Yangping Pass and how Jia Xu mobilized his troops and generals to respond.
Liu Zhang was very lucky to have Jia Xu in charge of Hanzhong, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel scared!
If Yang Ping Pass was garrisoned by Yang Lin arranged by himself, would it have fallen? If Huang Zhong didn't care about the missing soldiers and didn't order the soldiers to prepare for battle in advance, would there be a different ending?
Of course, there are no what-ifs. The reality is that Han Sui was defeated by Jia Xu, and he never dared to think about Yangping Pass again!
But all this is worthy of Liu Zhang's reflection. The enemy will appear when you least expect it! Liu Zhang also realized this!
"If it hadn't been for Military Advisor Jia to replace Huang Zhong and Wushe Battalion to garrison Yangpingguan in advance this time, and without Military Advisor Jia's urgent decision, I believe our base camp would have been poisoned by the Xiliang Army! Our three years of hard work would have been in vain!"
"Although we won this time, I am responsible. I was too careless! I never thought that Han Sui would dare to attack Yangping Pass!"
The more Liu Zhang talked, the more excited he became, and the more he talked, the angrier he became, not only towards Han Sui, but also towards himself!
Why are you so stupid? Han Sui has already undergone serious changes from history. Why do you think that Han Sui will attack Chencang?
Xun You couldn't bear Liu Zhang's reproach to him, so he couldn't help but stand up and comfort him.
"My lord, you don't have to be like this. There will always be a gap in a hundred secrets. It's really surprising that Han Sui will invade Hanzhong!"
The more Liu Zhang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. What reason did Han Sui have to attack Hanzhong?
"Gongda and Wenhe said that Han Sui led an expedition of 100,000 troops to Hanzhong. Not to mention whether he had enough food, grass and equipment, wasn't he afraid that Huangfu Song would march from Chencang and Dong Zhuo would march from Meiyang to attack Liangzhou from both sides?
Four counties?”
Liu Zhang believed that this army of 100,000 was definitely the majority of Han Sui's troops, and it also included countless Qiang soldiers!
"My Lord, how is your Majesty?"
Xun You did not answer this question, but asked about Liu Hong's situation.
Seeing Xun You asking about Liu Hong, Liu Zhang was still a little embarrassed. He had previously vowed that Liu Hong would die in February, but he didn't expect that it was already April and Liu Hong was still alive!
But he was still alive, just hanging on for a breath. Liu Zhang had been in and out of the palace very frequently recently, and seeing Liu Hong, he was getting out more and less in.
"Your Majesty will definitely not last much longer. I think this month will be difficult!"
Xun You no longer looked sad, but instead showed a sneer.
"My lord, it seems that someone must have given Han Sui significant benefits! And Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song must have been ordered to stand still!"
"There is no basis for what you say. Why does Han Sui believe that Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song will stand still?"
Liu Zhang still couldn't believe it. Han Sui was so thoughtful, so he wasn't afraid that Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song would not keep their word?
"Haha, my lord, have you forgotten the friendship between Han Sui and the general?"
"It's He Jin!"
Liu Zhang exclaimed, if it was He Jin, everything would make sense! As a general, He Jin naturally had absolute rights. Coupled with his old friendship with Han Sui, He Jin was the guarantee, plus he had major interests.
, it is inevitable that Han Sui will not be tempted!
"It seems that our general can no longer hold himself back!"
Liu Zhang sneered, with a deep look of disdain on his face.