Hulao Pass, this majestic pass that has stood for thousands of years, was not broken by Zhang Jiao's hundreds of thousands of troops, but was destroyed by Qin Wen.
The reason why Qin Wen did this was actually a helpless move. If he didn't block the road, how could he safely withdraw under the claws of the tiger?
Hulao Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Qin Wen relied on the danger of this pass to block Zhang Jiao's hundreds of thousands of troops from the pass. No one is willing to destroy such a fortress easily.
But if Hulao Pass is in the hands of the Yellow Turbans, it will be difficult to recapture the huge gold force in the future, so it is better to burn it now.
Although Qin Wen burned Hulao Pass, he did not burn Dago Pass.
Of course, it's not that Qin Wen didn't want to burn it, but after burning a huge Hulao Pass, when he came to burn the Dagon Pass, Qin Wen found that there were not enough materials to start the fire.
In desperation, Qin Wen had no choice but to destroy all the defensive equipment at Dagu Pass, and then withdrew to Luoyang with the Duanhou troops.
Before Qin Hao left, there were nearly 95,000 defenders at Hulao Pass, but this time Qin Wen withdrew with an army of 750,000.
It can be seen that after Qin Hao led the army to leave, the battle at Hulao Pass was still fierce, and nearly 20,000 people died in the defense.
When Yuan Shao defended Xiaopingjin, he had 50,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 new soldiers, totaling 100,000 defenders.
But until Xiaopingjin was breached, Yuan Shao only held on for more than a month, and only more than 30,000 elite soldiers were actually withdrawn. The other 70,000 defenders either died in battle or surrendered.
Yuan Shao and Qin Wen, one was defeated at the pass and fled back hastily with the remaining troops; the other was a heavy blow to the enemy, gave up defense, and calmly withdrew back with the main force.
Comparing the two, the gap is obvious, and the difference is not just a tiny bit.
Luoyang originally had 30,000 troops from Yuan Shao, but with the arrival of Qin Wen's 70,000 troops, 50,000 from Guanzhong and 100,000 from Yizhou, a total of 150,000 reinforcements were added, plus Qin Hao's 35,000 cavalry.
, now Luoyang’s military strength is close to 300,000.
Facing the 700,000-strong Yellow Turban Army, 300,000 Han troops may not be aggressive enough, but under the command of the famous city defender Qin Wen, it is still possible to defend Luoyang.
But will the new commander Qin Wen really only fight a defensive war?
Qin Hao led his army from Xuanyuan Pass, through Guangcheng Pass and back to Luoyang, which took less than a day.
The first news Qin Hao learned after entering the city was that the flames at Hulao Pass had been extinguished, and the Yellow Turbans had passed through Hulao and taken over Dagu Pass.
What does this information mean?
This means that after the four passes in the east and northeast are lost, the entire Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou can march into Sili at will, and Zhang Jiao and Xiang Yu will also join forces.
When he thought that the Yellow Turbans alone had 700,000 active troops, Qin Hao felt extremely stressed. Now he could only place his hopes on Guiguzi's plan.
Otherwise, once the Yellow Turbans take over the world and the world is in chaos after Zhang Jiao's death, even if Qin Hao finally unifies, all he will get is a broken endgame.
As soon as he returned to Luoyang, Qin Hao found that Luoyang today was different from before, and the entire city of Luoyang was filled with a kind of sadness.
But think about it, a full 100,000 people died in the Battle of the Yellow River, and another 150,000 were massacred by Xiang Yu. Most of them were Luoyang people.
Xiang Yu killed nearly half of the young people in Luoyang in one battle. Most of the families in Luoyang either lost their sons or husbands. It is conceivable that the people of Luoyang hated Xiang Yu and wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
Qin Wen also discovered this, so he decided to take advantage of the hatred in the hearts of the people of Luoyang and fully mobilize the people to help him defend the city. He prepared to fight a people's war that he was best at in Luoyang.
When the Yellow Turbans arrive in Luoyang, the top brass of the Yellow Turban Army will find that no matter where they attack, the people cheering and actively killing officials and offering sacrifices to the city will no longer be seen.
What awaits them will be the anger of the people they think they are fighting for.
After returning to Luoyang, Qin Hao did not take any rest, and then ushered in the pre-war meeting.
The initiator of the meeting was naturally the coach of this battle, Qin Hao’s father Qin Wen.
The conference hall was basically full of old faces. After such a brutal battle, not a single prince in the original history died. Qin Hao didn’t know whether to say they were greedy and fearful of death, or that they were tenacious.
But if we really want to talk about new faces, there are still a few, but the only one who impressed Qin Hao was Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian.
As the father of Sun Ce, the overlord of Jiangdong, and Sun Shangxiang, the concubine of the Qing Dynasty, Sun Jian is undoubtedly a middle-aged handsome boy, and he is no less impressive than Qin Wen.
Faced with his superiors who were much higher than him, Sun Jian showed no fear at all. His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was also able to talk eloquently, fully express his views in front of the generals, and gain a strong sense of presence.
"Test Sun Jian's five dimensions." Qin Hao ordered.
"Sun Jian has reached his peak. The current five dimensions are: Commander 94, Force 96, Intelligence 75, Politics 69, Charisma 95."
Qin Hao nodded. The specific values of Sun Jian's attributes were similar to what Qin Hao had in mind.
Looking at Cao Cao who took over Sun Jian's topic and continued to speak, Qin Hao ordered again: "Continue to test Cao Cao's five dimensions."
"Cao Cao's peak five dimensions: 98 commander, 84 force, 98 intelligence, 100 politics, and 98 charisma. Currently, Cao Cao has not reached his peak. The current five dimensions are: 93 commander, 80 force, 94 intelligence, 96 politics, and 95 charisma."
"Old Cao is Lao Cao. He is worthy of these five dimensions. He is a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times. This is the evaluation." Qin Hao thought secretly in his heart, and then continued to order: "Don't stop, continue to test Yuan Shao."
"Yuan Shao has reached his peak now, with five dimensions: 84 commander, 83 force, 85 intelligence, 92 politics, and 96 charm."
Seeing this, Qin Hao shook his head and sighed: "Yuan Shao did not lose unjustly in the Xiaopingjin battle. The peak commander is only 85, so how can he be the basic commander of 98, and he has Xiang Yu's opponent with the blessing of commander skills."
After winning such a huge decisive battle, Qin Hao estimated that Xiang Yu's five-dimensional skills would have reached their peak.
And Xiang Yu's peak commander is 98. Coupled with the skills of army breaking and infantry commander 4 commander's blessing, Xiang Yu's commander can directly exceed 100.
Facing Xiang Yu, who was in command of 102, Yuan Shao not only persisted for more than a month, but also brought back more than 30,000 troops, which is already impressive.
"Continue to detect Yuan Shu's five dimensions."
Speaking of Yuan Shu, Qin Hao had a conflict with him on the streets of Luoyang before. The angry Qin Hao didn't like Yuan Shu at all, so he didn't test his fifth dimension.
Thinking about it now, Qin Hao found that he was a little inflated. Yuan Shu had been a prince after all. How could he underestimate him just because of what he saw?