How could Xu Rong not understand the thoughts of the generals? He had this idea, and even said with a wry smile: "Everyone! We can't do this! There must be no loss in Chang'an City! If something happens to Chang'an City, my lord
But things are at stake! Don’t think about it, let’s get ready to set off!”
"Wait a minute!" It was Li Jue who spoke this time. Li Jue put down the letter for help in his hand with a gloomy look on his face and said, "General Xu! Then we just give up on Hangu Pass? What if Luo Yang takes the opportunity to follow Hangu Pass?
If we marched straight into Guguan, wouldn't we have put the enemy into Yongzhou?" Although Li Jue's tone was not good, he was right! The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to block the attack of the heroes of Guandong five years ago was to let the heroes of Guandong know
A large part of the reason why he retreated was because of the natural danger of Hangu Pass! If Hangu Pass fell into the hands of the enemy, it would be very bad for Dong Zhuo! And the most important thing is that Hangu Pass
If Guan falls into the hands of the coalition forces, it will be difficult for Dong Zhuo to take it back in the future!
"Of course not!" Xu Rong shouted in a deep voice, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, and then said: "Send the order! Pile hay and wood at Hangu Pass for me! And those gatekeeping equipment that cannot be taken away.
And grain and grass! When we leave tomorrow, we will burn all these things with a fire! I have no habit of leaving things to the enemy!" In order to defend Hangu Pass this time, Dong Zhuo specially equipped Xu Rong with many weapons.
The lack of food is enough for Xu Rong's 100,000 troops to defend Hangu Pass for a year! Transporting this food and grass cannot be accomplished overnight. Xu Rong is leaving in such a hurry, so he is destined to leave a large amount of food and grass behind. Xu Rong
I don’t want Luo Yang to be so advantageous! Besides, burning Hangu Pass like this will definitely hinder Luo Yang’s army from pursuing it and buy time for Xu Rong to assist Chang’an.
Hearing what Xu Rong said, those Xiliang generals were not good people. They just accepted the order and left. In this way, the grain and grass that were extremely precious in the troubled times at Hangu Pass were laid waste to the Xiliang army.
The ground is covered with kerosene, just waiting to be lit on fire when leaving tomorrow, and it will be burned!
The Xiliang army moved very quickly, especially with a hundred thousand troops acting together. Hangu Pass was immediately cleaned up. Those who could be taken away were all taken away, and those who could not be taken away were smashed.
It had to be smashed to pieces, lest the fire would not burn it clean. The next day, under Xu Rong's order, this pass, which had stood for hundreds of years, was suddenly submerged in a sea of fire. But the Xiliang army, who was the culprit,
Under the leadership of Xu Rong, they left Hangu Pass and headed straight for Chang'an!
It takes at least two days to travel from Hangu Pass to Chang'an. The journey on the first day went very smoothly. The Xiliang Army passed directly through Huayin City without a moment's pause. By the evening of the first day, the Xiliang Army had already
Rushed to Weinan City. Immediately, Xu Rong decided that the army would rest in Weinan City not far away and wait until the next day to go to Chang'an! Because if they rush all night, it will also consume a lot of physical strength of the soldiers.
By the time they arrived at Chang'an City, the soldiers no longer had the energy to fight. Wouldn't they rush to die?
Since it had been decided to rest in Weinan City, the army did not bypass Weinan City, but marched directly to Weinan City. By the time they arrived outside Weinan City, the sky had completely darkened, and only the top of the city remained.
The firelight illuminated the city. Xu Rong glanced at the quiet city with a tired face, and made a gesture to the soldiers behind him, indicating that he would come forward and call the door. The soldiers took the order and stepped forward, facing directly
The top of the city shouted: "Is there anyone on the top of the city? General Xu Rong is here! Why don't you open the city gate quickly?"
This soldier is Xu Rong's confidant. With Xu Rong's status in the Xiliang army, they usually show off their power, so naturally they don't need to be polite to the Weinan City guards. According to the soldier's idea, he is so
After shouting, those city guards would definitely rush to open the door! But after waiting for a long time, let alone the city gate, there was no movement at all even on the top of the city! This made the soldier
His face was a little helpless, and he shouted angrily: "Damn it! Is there anyone alive on top of the city? Why don't you open the door quickly?"
But after he yelled and cursed like this, there was still silence on the top of the city, and not a single figure appeared. Xu Rong behind him immediately frowned, obviously a little dissatisfied, and snorted coldly, saying: "This
The city guards in Weinan City are so shameless! Why aren’t there even people guarding the city?"
"That's wrong!" At this time, Guo Bang rushed behind Xu Rong on horseback, looked at the city in front, and said in a deep voice: "General Xu! Why do I feel that the movement on the city is abnormal!"
"Uh!" Xu Rong was shocked. He just didn't think about it before. After Guo Bang reminded him, he raised his head and looked at the top of the city. Sure enough! What if there is no one on the top of the city?
Will you light these torches? There is something wrong with Weinan City! When he thought of this, Xu Rong quickly shouted to the soldiers who were still shouting in front: "Come back quickly! Something is wrong!"
"Ah?" When the soldier heard Xu Rong's words, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xu Rong, his face full of confusion. But at this moment, he heard a sharp whistle through the air, and a black track flashed past.
, the soldier's whole body froze immediately! On his neck, an arrow was piercing horizontally from the left to the right, shooting straight through! The face of the soldier still retained the confusion from before.
His expression was completely frozen, and he slowly fell off the horse!
"There's an ambush!" Xu Rong shouted in shock. At the same time, a bang was heard on the top of the city. Suddenly, the number of torches that were already numerous suddenly doubled, directly illuminating the top of the city.
It is as bright as day!
"General Xu Rong! I've been waiting here for many days! I wonder if General Xu Rong still remembers me after all these years?" As a cold voice sounded, countless figures appeared on the top of the city.
But at the very center of the city, stood a middle-aged general, Gao Shun, the former general of the Bingzhou Army and the current deputy commander of the Maoyan Army!
When Gao Shun was still under Lu Bu, he met Lu Bu and Xu Rong several times, so Gao Shun and Xu Rong were considered acquaintances. Immediately, Gao Shun looked at Xu Rong and a group of Xiliang generals outside the city, and said:
He shouted: "General Xu Rong! Now Weinan City has been captured by me! This time the general wants to go to Chang'an for rescue, but I'm afraid it won't work!"
After Xu Rong was briefly surprised, he immediately returned to normal. He naturally recognized Gao Shun on the top of the city, and shouted in a deep voice: "Gao Shun! You betrayed the lord and dared to come here today.
?”
"Hahahaha!" Gao Shun smiled up to the sky and shouted: "I, Gao Shun, have never recognized Thief Dong as my master! Now I am a subordinate of the Hanzhong County King! I am here to wait for you on the orders of my lord.
! If you are smart, surrender as soon as possible! Otherwise, you will die with no body intact!"
"Extremely arrogant!" Xu Rongna screamed angrily! Then he shouted to the left and right: "Why are you all still standing here? Why don't you attack the city quickly! Humph! Gao Shun! How many people can you have in Weinan City? How can you withstand the attack of my 100,000 Xiliang army? I will attack Weinan City tonight! Gao Shun! When the city is broken, I will cut off your head!"
Gao Shun was not afraid of Xu Rong's threat. He laughed and shouted: "It's useless to talk! If you have the ability, come and attack! Fall into camp! Prepare! Defend the city!" Gao Shun waved his hand. The soldiers in the trapped camp on his left and right have set up their formations at the top of the city and are ready!
If the Xiliang army is the strongest army in the world, then the trapped camp is the strongest army! Although the trapped camp only has less than 3,000 people, under the training of Gao Shun, these 3,000 people have the ability to fight individually. It has already surpassed the Xiliang Army! If the number of people trapped in the camp had not been increased, I am afraid that the throne of the strongest soldier in the world would not have been occupied by the Xiliang Army!
"General Xu, think twice!" Guo Bang, who was standing next to him, saw that Xu Rong seemed to be driven crazy by the other party. He quickly stepped forward to dissuade him and said, "It's already dark now. If we attack the city at night, I'm afraid I The losses of the army are too great! Even if we can successfully capture this city, the gains will not be worth the losses!"
"Hmph!" Regarding Guo Si's kind reminder, Xu Rong looked at him with contempt and said, "How could I not know about this? But have you ever thought about it, General Guo? Gao Shun actually appeared at this time. Here, it means that our action to rescue Chang'an has long been expected by the other party! Gao Shun's purpose this time must be to delay our action! If Gao Shun cannot be repelled as soon as possible, I am afraid that the lord will It’s even more dangerous over there!”
Hearing what Xu Rong said, Guo Si was stunned. He originally thought that Xu Rong had been provoked by Gao Shun and lost his mind. Unexpectedly, Xu Rong ordered to attack the city, but he had a deeper meaning. Although Xu Rong's words People may not listen to what they say, but Guo Bang had to admit that they were indeed inferior to Xu Rong in terms of marching and fighting. No wonder Xu Rong was able to be reused by Dong Zhuo! Immediately, Guo Bang gave Xu Rong a fist and said expressed my admiration for Xu Rong.
But Xu Rong didn't have the leisure to say anything to Guo Bang, so he shouted to the soldiers on his left and right: "Don't be in a daze anymore! Charge! Charge! Take the city head! Everyone. I rush!"
On the top of the city, when Gao Shun saw the order issued by Xu Rong outside the city, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he said to himself: "Humph! Xu Rong is indeed the most skilled general under Dong Zhuo! It's still a little bit... He’s capable! Okay! That’s what makes it interesting! Someone come! Send the signal!”