August 9, the first year of Zhongping (AD 184), is destined to be remembered by everyone.
On this day, after the Yanmen Army defended for five days, Yanmen Pass fell to the hands of the Xiongnu again.
But that night, also at Yanmen Pass, another major event happened that shocked the world and was destined to go down in history.
At this time, clouds were floating above Yanmen Pass, and the bright moon was completely wrapped in black clouds. Darkness enveloped the earth for hundreds of miles, and no light or shadow could be seen.
Outside Guangwu City.
At this time, 30,000 Yanmen fighting troops and 10,000 Bingzhou cavalry, and a total of 40,000 allied troops, were all ready. They only waited for the commander-in-chief Qin Hao to give the order and immediately sent troops to Yanmen Pass.
The Bingzhou Army had internal objections to starting the war so soon. After all, the Bingzhou Army had just arrived in Guangwu during the day, and the war was about to start at night. It was indeed a bit too hasty.
Qin Hao once said that the war would start in the near future. Most people in the army thought that it would take a few more days, but who knew that this 'not day' turned out to be 'that night'?
Many people are opposed to sending troops at this time, thinking that Yanmen Pass was lost only in the daytime, and if they go into battle without adequate preparation, it is unlikely to win Yanmen Pass.
But the general Qin Hao still insisted that he had met, and the general Lu Bu of Bingzhou did not object. Even if other generals had opinions... it was useless.
But how could these opponents know Qin Hao's difficulties? Yanmen Pass is too close to Guangwu, and the cavalry can reach the gate of Guangwu City in an hour at full speed.
The reason why the Xiongnu did not pursue the victory and attack Guangwu was because they believed that the Yanmen army was insufficient and Guangwu could easily obtain it, so there was no need to rush.
Although the Xiongnu troops are large, they will be exhausted under the high-intensity continuous siege, so they temporarily go to Yanmen Pass to rest and wait for reinforcements.
Qin Hao and Wang Meng concluded that at dawn tomorrow, the Huns' hundreds of thousands of cavalry troops would rush directly to Guangwu City, and tonight was the Yanmen Army's only chance to defeat the enemy.
"Report... young master, the current commander in Yanmen Pass is the Xiongnu Zuoxian King Huchuquan. There are nearly 90,000 Xiongnu in the pass." A spy reported loudly.
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but look troubled. All the Huns who had previously attacked the city actually entered the city. The Huns were really cautious. There was not a single soldier stationed outside the city, and they didn't give the Yanmen Army any chance at all! p>
Now, the Huns as the defenders have 90,000 troops, but the coalition forces as the attackers only have 40,000 troops. The attackers are less than half of the defenders.
And in this situation, how can the young master defeat the enemy? The generals are full of doubts!
Lu Bu looked at Qin Hao, who still looked calm, with interest. He already knew that Yanmen Pass was deliberately thrown to the Xiongnu, but he didn't know Qin Hao's follow-up plan.
We have already placed such a heavy bait, but if the fish does not take the bait, the needle will be... embarrassing!
"Where is Yuvluo now?" Qin Hao asked.
There was no hint of panic in his cold voice. Qin Hao's calmness also infected the generals, and the restlessness in their hearts calmed down a little.
"Yufuluo is in the camp where the Xiongnu originally set up fifty miles outside Yanmen Pass."
Qin Hao frowned when he heard this. This was a bit inconsistent with the plan, but it did not hinder the implementation of the overall plan!
Wang Meng on the side saw this and immediately said: "Young Master, Yu Fuluo should stay and wait for reinforcements. As soon as the 40,000 Xiongnu reinforcements arrive, they will immediately join Huchuquan in the pass and kill directly at Guangwu.
City."
"Hmm. Will Yuvluo's absence at Yanmen Pass affect some of the plans?"
Wang Meng said confidently: "No, just use the Huns in Yanmen Pass as bait, and Yu Fuluo's 40,000 reinforcements will also be eaten together!"
One thing Wang Meng didn't tell Qin Hao was that when Yanmen Pass had just begun to be rebuilt, Wang Meng discovered a detail that no one else had discovered, and that's when this shocking plan began to take shape!
Success or failure depends on this one move! Qin Hao thought to himself, then pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed it directly in the direction of Yanmen Pass and shouted: "The enemy will be defeated tonight, send my general order, and send troops to Yanmen Pass!"
"We must win, we must win..."
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Yanmen Pass.
Hu Chuquan had been busy all day and finally finished handling the affairs in Yanmen Pass. However, at this time, instead of showing any trace of fatigue, his face was full of excitement.
The capture of Yanmen Pass this time was a huge profit for the Xiongnu. Because Yanmen left in such a hurry, many supplies did not even have time to be burned, and all of these supplies naturally fell into the hands of the Xiongnu.
Yanmen Pass, as the Yanmen Army's forward position to resist the Xiongnu, naturally reserves a large amount of military supplies. Although the previous defense of the city consumed a lot, the remaining quantity is still huge.
After counting, the Xiongnu had 100,000 loads of grain and grass, 10,000 steel knives, 20,000 spears, 8,000 long bows, 5,000 shields...
The grassland is strong but iron-clad, and the equipment is not well-equipped. With these equipment, the Huns can expand their army by at least 30,000 people, so Huchuquan can't be happy.
Huchuquan now understands why Shanyu is so persistent in going south. It is because the Han people are too rich, and one Yanmen Pass is enough to recover half of the previous losses.
Yanmen Pass, which was the first battle in the south, had such a big harvest, but what about Guangwu City and Jinyang City? The wealth must far exceed that of Yanmen Pass! Thinking of Huchuquan makes my heart get hot.
"Report...report to King Zuoxian that the Yanmen Army has come to attack the city."
"At this time, attacking the city?" Hu Chuquan was stunned, then sneered: "It seems that Qin Hao is also too anxious to jump over the wall. How many people are here!"
"It's too dark to count at all, but looking at the number of torches, there are about 40,000 enemy troops!"
"Impossible." Hu Chuquan denied it without even thinking.
"If the Yanmen Army had so many troops, Yanmen Pass would not be lost. This must be Qin Hao'er's plan to mislead the enemy!"
Although he said firmly, he had not witnessed it with his own eyes after all. When he came to the tower behind Yanmen Pass and looked at the torches everywhere below, Huchuquan sneered and at the same time confirmed what he was thinking.
It has to be said that Qin Hao's trick to deceive the enemy was played out so realistically by Yue Fei that the Xiongnu thought that Yanmen's troops were almost completely depleted. So now when Qin Hao actually led 40,000 troops to the city, Huchuquan actually all
I don’t believe my eyes anymore!
The Art of War goes like this: Use the imaginary to make the real, the real to make the imaginary, true and false, false and true!
Yanmen Pass is built on the mountain, with Yanmen Mountain to the east and Longshan Mountain to the west. It has only two gates, the north and the south. The north can resist the Huns' invasion from the south, and the south can also resist the Yanmen Army.
Seeing Huchuquan appearing on the tower behind Yanmen Pass, the Yanmen troops under the pass began to yell and curse under Qin Hao's instructions.
"Huchuquan, if you are a hero, you will go out of the city to fight. What kind of hero can you be if you stay in the city?"
"Huchuquan, you little turtle, you are not a man at all."