In the lush mountains and forests on both sides, pairs of eyes looked at Sun Rui's soldiers and horses fleeing north, and the imperial guards who followed them.
After a pause, someone unknown shouted, "I won, I actually won." Immediately afterwards, the people in the forest started shouting: "I won, I actually won!"
In an instant, a large number of people in coarse cloth and linen rushed out from the mountains and forests. They jumped for joy and shouted loudly. They kept mocking and sighing at the soldiers and horses of Sun Rui who fled far away:
"The cavalry and cavalry can't be defeated, and the infantry and infantry can't be defeated. The Chang'an court really has no future. It's right for us to enter Nanyang. Only in Nanyang can we live a good life."
"Haha, Chang'an's soldiers and horses are really not good enough. They were defeated again. This time I want to see who can stop us. Hurry up and pass the customs quickly to get food stamps!"
"The ambushes and thunder bombs are really terrifying. The mountains and the earth were almost shaking just now. Long live the Nanyang court. Let's go to Nanyang together and live a good life!"
"Everyone, please come out, pass the customs together, and enter Nanyang together. You will be able to live a good life in the future. Everyone, come out quickly and join the Nanyang court together!"
"Long live the Nanyang court!"
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Long live the Nanyang court!"
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"..."
Loud shouts rang out.
More and more people are coming out of the mountains and forests, densely packed like a colony of ants.
They pushed the carts, helped the old and the young, with happy smiles on their faces, and kept walking, gathering in the direction of Yaoguan.
They originally thought that the arrival of soldiers and horses from Chang'an would completely cut off their way into Nanyang, but who would have thought that in less than two hours, they would defeat Chang'an's cavalry and elite infantry.
Especially in the battle against the infantry, fire, thunder and bullets fell like raindrops, and explosions occurred one after another, killing the soldiers and horses of Hanting in Chang'an, but they were unable to fight back.
You know, these are the most elite soldiers and horses from Chang'an. If even they are not Nanyang's opponent, it is estimated that no soldiers and horses will be Nanyang's opponent.
Nanyang must win!
Nanyang is invincible!
When more and more people supporting the elderly and the young were moving in the direction of Aoguan with great interest, civil and military officials and Emperor Liu Xie from the direction of Chang'an were also among them.
Xiao Liu Xie was carrying a package and listening to the praises of Nanyang from the people around him, the anger in his heart kept rising. His originally calm mood actually became irritable at this moment.
On the side, Yuan Wei seemed to have noticed the change in Liu Xie's mood, and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers. As long as we can enter Aoguan and successfully reach Wuguan, victory will definitely belong to us."
"Those who achieve great things should have the ambition and magnanimity to achieve great things. They need to be able to remain calm even if the mountain collapses. Now we still have room for maneuver. How can we say success or failure until the end?"
"What the Master said makes sense."
Liu Xie took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm: "The success or failure of the moment does not mean anything. Only the person who laughs at the end is the real winner."
"That's right."
Yuan Wei said softly: "Your Majesty is wise."
Only then did Liu Xie feel relieved and looked at Aoguan in the distance: "Have the things ahead been arranged properly?"
Yuan Wei nodded affirmatively: "Your Majesty, don't worry, everything has been arranged. There will definitely not be any problems."
Liu Xie said with grace: "Okay."
On top of the city.
Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others gathered together and looked at the people gradually coming in like a tide. Even these little guys felt a headache.
Sima Yi was a little older and behaved relatively calmly: "Everyone, His Majesty has now entrusted us with the affairs within the Pass. The goal is to test our abilities. We must not let His Majesty down."
"Sima, don't worry, I promise there will be no problem."
Wen Qin, who was about the same age at the side, patted his chest and promised, "Why don't you just let them in? What's the problem? I'll take people to clean up the battlefield and clear the way."
"It's not as simple as you think."
Before Sima Yi could answer, little Zhuge beside him interrupted: "The people from Chang'an Hanting will definitely come soon. Even if the common people can't see it, they can probably see it."
"Although this matter sounds simple, if you want to prevent the other party from seeing the flaw, you still need some whitewashing methods to dispel the other party's doubts and allow them to all enter the Pass."
"That's right."
Sima Yi nodded in agreement: "Zhuge's words are right. We still have to show what we should show, but the other party will definitely try their best to get in."
"Wen Qin."
Sima Yi turned to look at Wen Qin.
"exist."
Wen Qin bowed his head.
"Let's do this."
Sima Yi was thinking like lightning and made an immediate decision: "Take people down, first to clean up the battlefield, and second, to prevent them from entering the interior of Yiguan and buy us time to prepare."
"good."
Wen Qin nodded: "No problem, just leave it to me."
Sima Yi leaned forward and held up his hands: "In that case, I leave it to you, Zhuge, let's go."
Zhuge Liang nodded: "Yes."
Immediately.
The two of them turned around and went down to the city to prepare for relevant matters.
Wenpin turned his head and glanced at the people who were about to arrive, then turned around and left the city.
As the distance continues to get closer, the people outside the Pass are getting slower and slower, because the battlefield outside the Pass has not had time to be cleaned, and corpses are lying across the wilderness, and the trickling blood has gathered into a stream and spread into the distance.
The people in the front row all showed horrified looks. They were trembling with fear and their expressions changed suddenly. Many people smelled the smell of blood and saw the corpses with severed limbs. They felt their stomachs churning and vomited one after another.
Not to mention ordinary people, even soldiers who have been on the battlefield once or twice may not be able to withstand the visual impact of the bloody scenes in front of them.
At this moment, there was no need for the soldiers and horses in the Pass to take action. The people in Wuyangyang subconsciously stopped outside, too timid to step forward. There were more and more gathering places.
Not long after, a young general walked out of it. Facing a battlefield littered with corpses and rivers of blood, he showed no fear on his face. He directed the soldiers and horses to carry the corpses, his expression extremely calm:
"Your team of soldiers and horses, quickly carry the corpses outside the Pass, take people to dig pits, and bury all the dead soldiers. No one should be left behind."
"And your team of soldiers and horses, quickly get all the weapons and equipment..."
"..."
The young general is none other than Wen Qin.
After arranging the task of cleaning the battlefield, Wen Qin rode his horse and took two steps forward. He glanced at the people who gathered in front of him. Many of them had a faint look of fear in their eyes.
but......
But there are always some sporadic people with piercing eyes, not only without the slightest fear, but even with some indifference of hostility. Obviously, they are most likely to be Chang'an's trustworthy soldiers.
Wen Qin did not expose them. Without their cooperation, the next performance would not be flawless. But with the help of these people, it will be more realistic:
"Fellow folks!"
Wen Qin shouted at the top of his lungs: "As you can see, the battlefield has not been cleaned yet, which is very likely to cause discomfort to everyone. Folks, you may wish to wait. After the battlefield is cleaned, it will not be too late to collect food stamps."
The people around Chang'an hesitated. Look at me, I look at you, and then look at the bloody corpses on the ground. The fear in their hearts became more intense, and they all whispered and talked at random:
"What this young general said seems to make sense. Let's wait. Anyway, Chang'an's troops have been defeated and should not come again."
"Yes, the corpses all over the ground are really scary. It's really impossible for me to walk over here to get food stamps. It would be much better to get them later."
"I thought little general..."
While the people around were talking a lot.
suddenly.
A sonorous and powerful voice sounded loudly: "No! Never!"
Wen Qin suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice. Sure enough, it was one of the people he had targeted in advance.
The people around him also turned to look, and were instantly attracted to this person.
"Although Chang'an's soldiers and horses have left, they are very likely to come back again. You see, even the city gate is broken, so there is no way to stop Chang'an's soldiers and horses. If they don't leave now, they may not be able to leave.
"
"Um...this..."
"That's right!"
Before Wen Qin could open his mouth to refute, another voice sounded from another direction: "I would rather walk through this section of road with my eyes closed, but I must cross the Pass immediately and rush to Nanyang as quickly as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice sounded again not far away: "The corpses of Chang'an soldiers and horses are all lying here now, but if we don't enter the Pass quickly, the ones lying down will most likely be ours."
"You're right, we want to cross the Pass, let us pass!"
“If you don’t leave now, you won’t be able to leave in the future!”
"Let us pass, we are not afraid of these corpses!"
"Yes, I would rather go there than wait!"
"..."
Under the instigation of some people, the common people who did not know the truth became frightened and followed them in shouting to pass through the Pass as soon as possible, even if their feet were dripping with blood, they had no regrets.
Wen Qin quickly identified several of the perpetrators, but did not make any announcement, but continued to persuade: "Fellow folks, don't worry, Chang'an's soldiers and horses have been defeated by us, and they will never dare to come back again."
"I don't believe it!"
In the crowd, the voice of the perpetrator sounded again: "The number of cavalry on the other side is much greater than yours. If they circle back, is it possible for Yaoguan to resist them?"
"That's right, we are going to pass the Pass now. We must not stop. Even if we don't need food stamps, we must pass the Pass, otherwise we will all die here."
"We have to cross the Pass!"
"Cross the Pass!"
"Cross the Pass!"
"..."
The sound is like a bell, and the sound is like thunder.
Even Wen Qin himself couldn't believe that these ordinary people were deceived by traitors so easily and became the targets of their use.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor was not prepared to use force, otherwise under such conditions, he would have been known as a tyrant, and it was not so easy to stop the public.
The common people who don't know the truth are the last weapon in Yuan Wei's hands. He is sure of His Majesty's benevolence, so he dares to be so reckless.
Just when Wen Qin was about to speak and continue to deal with the perpetrators to buy some time for Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang to prepare, at the end of his field of vision, there was suddenly billowing smoke and dust, rushing towards Yaoguan.
"This is......"
Wen Qin was marveling at the other party's methods.
Suddenly, a voice sounded again from the crowd: "Look, everyone, the cavalry from Chang'an is coming. Hurry and cross the Pass, otherwise we will have to die here. Hurry and pass!"
"They are really the cavalry of Chang'an. Everyone, hurry up and cross the Pass, otherwise you will really die here. Rush over. Only by passing the Pass can you save your life!"
"Come on!"
Immediately, the vast army of civilians began to surge towards the gate of Aoguan City.
A second ago, they were still disgusted with the corpse on the ground, but at this moment, they no longer cared so much. With a salute, they rushed towards the city gate with a deep kick and a shallow kick.
Even though Wen Qin was riding a tall horse, he couldn't help being frightened by the momentum. He hurriedly reined in his horse and turned around to leave and return to Aoguan City.
As soon as he stepped into the pass, people rushed in from the back. They didn't bother to ask for the bullshit food stamps, which were not as important as their lives, and rushed forward in a hurry.
Looking at the ranks of common people filing in, Yuan Wei, who was hiding among them, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they could follow this wave and enter Wuguan, the road ahead would be smooth sailing.
As for Chang'an?
Then he left it to Duan Xuan, Shi Sunrui, and Fan Chou. If they could entangle King Hongnong for half a month, I believe that the world at that time would have changed hands. By then, Nanyang would have changed hands and the world structure would have changed again.
"Your Majesty, it's done, let's follow."
"kindness."
Yuan Wei, the little emperor, under the protection of the Huben Army, began to follow the surging crowd and approached the direction of Yaoguan, surrounded by people, all of whom were their protective umbrellas.
Wen Qin returned to Yaoguan and quickly found Sima Yi: "Sima, I really can't stop you. Are you ready?"
Sima Yi nodded: "Don't worry, we have already prepared everything, we just need to make temporary arrangements."
call-
Wen Qin breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his sweat: "Fortunately, nothing happened."
Zhuge Liang smiled: "Tell me what you saw."
"good."
Wen Qin nodded and explained honestly: "They are among the common people. There are many of them, and they are all elites. They are definitely not comparable to the group that attacked the city before."
"Your Majesty predicted it very accurately. They must want to take the people hostage, successfully cross the Wuguan Pass, and then seize the empty Nanyang as quickly as possible, so as to steal Nanyang and replace it."
Zhuge Liang nodded graciously: "The idea is indeed very bold, but unfortunately, it has been fully controlled by His Majesty, but I don't know how many people they have in their hands."
"don’t worry."
Sima Yi was full of confidence: "Pang Tong has followed General Dian to infiltrate the ranks of the people. They will definitely show their flaws along the way. With Pang Tong here, we will definitely be able to find out their details."
Zhuge Liang said softly: "That's all we can do now."
Wen Qin asked: "Where is your Majesty?"
Sima Yi looked at the mountain peak: "You should be watching a show."
Wen Qin smiled: "Your Majesty is really laid-back. He didn't personally take charge of such a big event, but actually gave us students with an average age of no more than 14 years old to practice."
"yes."
Even Zhuge Liang himself couldn't help feeling stressed: "After all, this matter is related to the safety of the imperial court, but your Majesty dares to let us handle it. It's unbelievable!"
"What do you know!"
Sima Yi glanced at the two of them and said proudly: "Your Majesty has absolute confidence and can control the battle situation. If we are given the opportunity to practice our skills, we must control them carefully, carefully feel every link, and understand His Majesty's methods."
Wen Qin and Zhuge Liang both glanced at Sima Yi: "We don't understand the truth?"
Sima Yi wilted: "Okay."
now.
Halfway up the mountain.
Liu Bian stood in the wind and looked at the people pouring in below. He felt very happy and thought to himself: "Judging from the scale alone, there should be at least 50,000 or 60,000 people, right?"
“Absolutely more than that!”
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Based on the flow rate in the direction of the city gate, from the beginning to now, about 20,000 people have entered. But look at the back, there are still so many people coming."
"According to experts' conservative estimates, I am afraid that there will be at least 70,000 to 80,000 people this time. As for how many Yuan Wei's troops and horses there are, it is not clear for the time being."
"This needs to be differentiated slowly after entering Wuguan Road before we can judge it. I estimate that Pang Tong should have a reply in two or three days."
"But there is no doubt..."
The Alliance of Military Advisors said with absolute certainty: "This must be Yuan Wei's last resort. If this attack on Wuguan fails, then he will be completely defeated and will undoubtedly die."
Liu Bian naturally agrees with this point, but Liu Bian still has other doubts: "Teacher, there are probably tens of thousands of people in Wuguan Road. Will Yuan Wei use the people as a shield?"
"possible!"
The Alliance of Military Advisors did not hesitate, and said with absolute certainty: "It is not only possible, but extremely possible. After all, this is a time of life and death, and it is not surprising to resort to any means."
"Therefore, our actions should also keep up. We should leave some dragon cavalry to deal with the Xiliang Xiaoqi in Chang'an, and leave some people to guard the Pass. The rest of the troops will fight back and copy Yuan Wei's retreat."
"If he didn't hold the people hostage, he would have just killed himself. Once he started to hold the people hostage, these people also have certain abilities to rescue the people and even turn the tide."
Liu Bien nodded loudly: "That's all we can do now. Seventy or eighty thousand people have already exceeded our expectations. It proves that Nanyang's appeal to the people of Chang'an is still very great."
"That's right."
The Military Advisor Alliance deeply agreed: "If this were not the case, they would not take such a big risk and rush to Nanyang. And judging from the current proportion, it is estimated that there will be many people who want to rush to Nanyang in the future."
Liu Bien said: "Leave this matter to Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. They will settle the people of Chang'an well. We can't take away time from Guanzhong Chang'an just because of Nanyang."
"Definitely not."
There was a hint of smile in the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance: "Master Bian, we will go down later. We will understand the specific situation first, and then adjust our strategy in a timely manner based on the situation."
"good."
Liu Bian agreed.
immediately.
He turned around and told Zhu Tong: "Let's go and get ready to go down the mountain."
Zhu Tong leaned forward and raised his hands: "Here."
*****
Guanzhong.
Near Chang'an.
A long team is like a giant dragon, lying on the ground in Guanzhong, moving forward slowly.
In front of the team, a large banner with black characters on a yellow background fluttered in the wind, with a big "Liu" character written on it, which was particularly eye-catching.
That’s right!
This team was Liu Bei's army coming from the direction of Shaanxian County.
Now, Liu Bei and Guan Yu join forces again and march towards Chang'an in Guanzhong.
"Good guy."
In the team, Zhang Fei couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and he was beaming: "Three armies are rushing to Chang'an. I'm afraid it will take 60,000 to 70,000 people, and there will also be fire and thunder to help. It is difficult not to win this battle."
ah."
"yes."
On the side, Guan Yu held his long beard under his chin and was equally excited: "With the help of Fuhuo Thunder, it is equivalent to eliminating the need to attack the city. Our troops have an absolute advantage. How can we be invincible?"
At the beginning, Liu Bei received an order to attack Hangu Pass, rush towards Chang'an from the direction of Hangu Pass, gather with Ma Teng, Han Sui and the emperor at the city to prepare for a general attack.
Originally, they were a little confused about the Fire and Thunder, and it always felt like they were bragging, but who would have thought that when the shocking explosion happened in front of everyone, everyone was stunned.
Even Liu Bei, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't help but widen his eyes at that moment and marveled that His Majesty the Emperor was truly a god, otherwise how could he have mastered the power of fire and thunder.
"Victory will naturally lead to victory."
Ma Chao on the side rode his horse forward and said loudly: "However, our marching speed is a bit too slow. If we continue like this, I'm afraid the battle will be over by the time we reach Chang'an."
"kindness."
Zhang Fei deeply agreed: "It makes sense, it is true, brother, let's seize the time and march."
Liu Bian frowned, pondered for a moment, and nodded slowly: "Okay, pass on the order, speed up the march, and try to reach the outside of Chang'an City before nightfall and set up camp."
All the soldiers responded in unison: "Here."
The messenger flew out on horseback and shouted loudly:
"The general has orders to speed up the march."
"The general has an order..."
"..."
The next second.
The team that was originally walking began to trot.
I ran for about half an hour.
suddenly.
A long announcement sounded from the front:
"Report—!"
Liu Bei and others looked up.
But when he saw his own scout Juechen approaching, he looked slightly panicked. He galloped forward on his horse, and after a moment he raised his hand and said, "General, there is a cavalry pursuit about twenty miles outside Chang'an City."
"cavalry?"
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment.
There is no doubt about it.
The ones who develop the fighting will definitely be Chang'an and Nanyang.
However, it is not clear yet which team is from Nanyang.
But no matter what, as long as there is a battle, how can Liu Bei be left behind: "Yun Chang, Yide obeys the order."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately rode forward: "The final general is here."
Liu Bei did not dare to hesitate at all, and gave a sonorous order: "Quickly lead the cavalry under your command to fight. If the cavalry is coming from the direction of Chang'an, it must be defeated without any mistakes."
The two of them raised their hands together: "Here."
At this moment, Ma Chao and Yan Xing also rode forward: "Uncle Liu Huang, since the battle is in the direction of Chang'an, it is very likely that the soldiers and horses of Xiliang Xiaoqi will be involved. My father may be involved, so the two of us request to go out to fight."
Liu Bei pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay! You can go to war."
Ma Chao and Yan Xing were overjoyed: "Thank you very much, Uncle Liu Huang."