Although the city gate has been opened, Tian Feng's face at the city gate has become extremely ugly, because what comes out of the city gate is not a welcoming team, but a group of murderous black-armored soldiers, led by one person.
He was tall and tall, with a dark face, and he was holding a single sword in his hand that was much larger than his whole body. Although Tian Feng had never seen this man's dress and appearance before, he had heard about it in the entire Western Qin Dynasty.
There is only one person like this in this land!
"Thieves! Your grandfather Zhou Cang has been waiting for you here for a long time!" Zhou Cang looked at Tian Feng in front of him and the rebels in the distance. He waved the huge single sword in his hand vigorously in the air and shouted: "Do you think we will join the army?
Are you fooled? Hahahahaha! All your arrangements have long fallen into my lord’s scheme! Surrender quickly!”
"Zhou Cang? Why did Zhou Cang appear here?" Tian Feng looked at Zhou Cang who appeared in front of him in astonishment. At the same time, the city that was still quiet just now was filled with people in the blink of an eye.
The sharp arrows of the archers were pointed directly at Tian Feng and others. Tian Feng's face turned a little pale again. He seemed to realize that he had completely fallen into Luo Yang's calculations from beginning to end!
"Sir, sir? What should I do?" The sergeants beside Tian Feng looked at the enemies on the city top and Zhou Cang in front of them with fear on their faces. They couldn't help but swallowed, waiting for Tian Feng's attack.
Instructions. These ordinary soldiers do not understand the righteousness of the Han Dynasty. They only gathered around Tian Feng and others for the generous rewards. But the current situation is much more serious than what Tian Feng said before!
Tian Feng was a little panicked at this moment, but he was an old counselor after all, and Tian Feng quickly regained his composure. According to the intelligence, Zhou Cang was ordered by Luo Yang to lead three thousand troops as a vanguard and set off first, but
Zhou Cang's appearance in Lantian now means that at least the 3,000 vanguard troops that Zhou Cang brought before are in Lantian! Although Tian Feng now has more than 10,000 men, they are on their way one after another. These more than 10,000 soldiers are
Sleepy and tired, there was no way he could stand up to the three thousand Western Qin army who were waiting for work. With this calculation in his mind, Tian Feng immediately made a decision. He suddenly pulled the reins hard, turned around and shouted to the army behind him:
"Retreat! Retreat! Just continue moving forward as planned!"
"Huh!" Seeing Tian Feng's stubbornness, Zhou Cang snorted coldly. He did not rush forward, but swung his sword at the archers on the city wall above his head. Suddenly, a shower of arrows fell, directly attacking the city.
Tian Feng and others who were trying to leave at the door were all turned into hedgehogs! Tian Feng, a great strategist, could not escape death in the end!
Although Tian Feng died tragically, it was a wake-up call for the rebels behind him. When the rebel officers saw this situation, they were frightened out of their wits. They hurriedly led their soldiers and horses to bypass Lantian City and continued towards Qingtian City.
He rushed toward the Ni Pass. As for Liu Xie, he was so frightened that he kept urging the people around him to leave this place as soon as possible!
After seeing the rebels escaping in such a hurry, Zhou Cang did not order a pursuit, but looked at the direction in which the rebels were escaping and sneered, snorting: "A bunch of rabble dares to go against the lord! Come on! Clean up!"
Let's go back to the city!" He ordered the soldiers behind him to clean up the battlefield, then he turned around and went directly back to the city. It can be seen that Zhou Cang has matured a lot in these years. How could Zhou Cang have been so easy in the past?
Spare these rebels?
After waiting for about two hours, another troop of troops arrived outside Lantian City, but it was the Jinyiwei army led by Luo Gan! The Jinyiwei's combat effectiveness may not be inferior to that of the general army, but after all, they have not undergone formal military training. But the speed is far inferior to that of the regular army. So originally the two armies were not far apart, but now they are two hours apart.
Arriving outside Lantian City, Luo Gan frowned as he looked at the seemingly motionless city gate in front of him. The tracking of the Jinyiwei spies could not be wrong. The enemy troops leading the emperor must have arrived here. Could it be that they had entered Lantian City? Immediately Luo Gan turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Everyone is on alert and ready to fight at any time!"
"Here!" When the Jin Yiwei officers heard Luo Gan's words, they shouted in unison, and immediately drew out their weapons. The three combat formations of red, blue, and black formed a battle formation, ready to fight at any time.
"Hahahaha!" Suddenly there was a burst of laughter from the top of the city. Luo Gan immediately looked up at the top of the city and saw a figure emerging from the top of the city. It was none other than Zhou Cang. Only Zhou Cang was seen. Laughing loudly, he shouted to Luo Gan: "Young Master! You are late!"
"General Zhou?" No matter how calm Luo Gan was at ordinary times, he was dumbfounded now. He didn't understand why Zhou Cang, who was originally sent to the border by his father, would appear here. However, Zhou Cang's loyalty to Western Qin, Luo Gan But it was very clear that since Zhou Cang was in Lantian, there could be no enemies in Lantian. Luo Gan immediately waved his hand to the soldiers behind him, telling them to put away their weapons.
At this time, the gate of Lantian also slowly opened, and Zhou Cang shouted to Luo Gan from the top of the city: "Young Master! Come to the city and rest first! Don't worry, everything has been arranged by the Lord!" Although he still doesn't understand what happened. What happened? But since Zhou Cang said so, Luo Gan waved his hand and led his troops into the city.
Three days later, at Qingni Pass.
As the passage from Jingzhou to Yongzhou, this pass is extremely important. However, both Jingzhou and Yongzhou are now under the jurisdiction of the Western Qin Dynasty, so there are not many soldiers and horses guarding this Qingni Pass. And it is precisely because of this. , Tian Feng’s plan would locate the escape route from Western Qin here. According to the previous plan, Sun Ce would send troops to Sizhou, pretending to attack Hangu Pass, but secretly came to respond. These plans Tian Feng had previously informed some senior officers in the army, so even though Tian Feng was dead now, these officers still led the rebels and escorted Liu Xie's family to proceed as planned.
However, the defeats that started from Chang'an along the way had a great impact on the rebels. When they followed Liu Xie to Lantian, there were still more than 10,000 rebels. But after these three days, there were almost every moment. Deserters. There were more than 10,000 rebels now, but now there are less than 8,000 left.
Looking at the narrow Qingni Pass in front of him from a distance, and then looking at the tired soldiers on the left and right, Liu Xie didn't look very good. Fortunately, as long as he passed the Qingni Pass, Liu Xie could escape from the control of the Western Qin Dynasty. Thinking of this, Liu Xie also cheered up and said to the officers on his left and right: "Give the order to advance! There should be only about a hundred soldiers guarding the Qingni Pass. Just take it down in one go!"
"Here!" After so many things, those who can still stay with Liu Xie are naturally loyal to the Han Dynasty and the emperor like Tian Feng. Although the current situation of the rebels is not very good, these officers are still
He saluted Liu Xie very respectfully and then carried out Liu Xie's orders. As the military order was passed down, the soldiers of the rebel army also began to march slowly towards Qingni Pass.
The terrain of Qingni Pass is indeed very steep, with Qinling Mountains to the south and Huashan Mountain to the north. Qingni Pass is actually a long and narrow passage sandwiched between Huashan and Qinling Mountains. Although it is such a steep passage, it is
It is very important. After all, this represents the only flaw in the Hangu Pass, the first pass in the world. Back then, Luo Yang ordered people to march from this road and broke Dong Zhuo's Hangu Pass defense line! After so many years, Liu Xie has to rely on this
A passage to separate from Luo Yang!
Faced with such a dangerous passage, Liu Xie was cautious and asked a few rebel officers to take the troops to take a step forward to explore the reality. Not long after, the officers who were exploring the path in front sent someone to inform Liu Xie.
It was said that the pass in Qingni Pass had been abandoned long ago. When he heard the news, Liu Xie couldn't help but was stunned, but he quickly figured it out. After all, although Qingni Pass is important, it is not important for the Qingni Pass.
For Luo Yang, who had already commanded Jingzhou and Yongzhou, it was of no use. Luo Yang had no need to waste his troops here. Besides, the plan that Tian Feng had made previously was also very secretive. Luo Yang would not have guessed them.
You know how to walk through Qingni Pass!
It can be seen from Liu Xie's thoughts that although Liu Xie's ambitions are great, his talents are very different. If Tian Feng or Ju Shou were here now, they would think that since Luo Yang could lay an ambush in Lantian,
How could you not guess their plan?
At this time, on the mountains on both sides of the Qingni Pass, thousands of armored soldiers were lying in ambush in the weeds on the mountains, staring closely at the rebels who were slowly entering the pass. Among the crowd, two warriors wearing fine armor
They discussed in a low voice with excitement on their faces. These two people were none other than Liu Pi and Gong Du, who were the first generals to follow Luo Yang and were now ordered to garrison Jingzhou!
Over the years, as more and more generals followed Luo Yang, Liu Pi and Gong Du became increasingly inconspicuous. However, relying on their status as senior members of the Western Qin army, they became more and more important in the Western Qin army.
There are not many people who dare to be disrespectful to Liu Pi and Gong Du. However, Liu Pi and Gong Du also knew that their abilities could no longer help Luo Yang, so they consciously asked Luo Yang for orders and asked to be transferred to the local area.
Guarding one side for Luoyang. So for the past ten years, Liu Pi and Gong Du have been guarding the rear for Luoyang in Jingzhou.
Although Liu Pi and Gong Du were much less talented than Luo Yang's important ministers, they were better at handling things steadily. In addition, their prestige among the Western Qin army was very high, so over the years, Jingzhou was also governed by them.
Yes. But this time, Liu Pi and Gong Du received a secret letter from Luo Yang, which asked them to lead the army and complete an extremely important mission for Luo Yang.