Zhang Lu's army stationed at Yangping Pass were basically infantry. The infantry was at a disadvantage against the cavalry. What Zhang Wei relied on was just the advantage in numbers. However, what he faced was Liu Xin's new cavalry. These cavalry
Not only is it equipped with stirrups, but it also uses a new type of saber. Apart from the different styles, there is no difference in the craftsmanship between this saber and the Ba Dao. They are both tough and sharp and can easily split armor. In front of such a powerful cavalry, Zhang Wei's
The infantry had no power to fight back, not to mention that most of the infantry under his command had not even had time to eat breakfast. How could they resist the enemy when they were all hungry? The entire battlefield soon turned into a one-sided massacre.
Zhang Wei is crying now. It is impossible to continue to reinforce Zhang Lu. How can two legs outrun four legs? The only feasible way is to retreat to Yangping Pass. Although the soldiers around him suffered heavy casualties and were no longer in a team.
, Zhang Wei still gritted his teeth and rushed towards Yangping Pass.
Sun Ce used a spear to charge with the cavalry brigade, which looked particularly unusual, and the movement of the spear was somewhat inconsistent with the chopping rhythm of the cavalry. However, Zhang Lu's army outside the city was already in chaos, so Sun Ce simply left the cavalry brigade.
He began to look for the target by himself. He saw Zhang Wei at a glance and galloped towards him.
Seeing this, Zhang Wei's troops rushed forward to stop him, risking their lives. Sun Ce, who had just been mixed in with the cavalry and seemed to be doing nothing, rushed into the enemy formation alone like a fish back into the water, rushing left and right, as if entering a deserted land, and in the blink of an eye,
Soon he arrived in front of Zhang Wei. Seeing that the momentum was not right, Zhang Wei did not dare to think about turning back to Yangping Pass, so he quickly turned his horse's head and fled.
Sun Ce was unwilling to give up, and urged his horse forward, chasing after him. Zhang Biao and Li Sheng led the cavalry and started a killing spree at Yangping Pass. They killed Zhang Wei's soldiers until they cried for their fathers and mothers, and fled in all directions.
Two legs were missing.
Zhang Wei ran all the way, but his men and horses were exhausted, and his soldiers gradually dispersed. Sun Ce peeked behind him, quietly hung up his gun, picked up his bow and nocked an arrow. Hearing the sound of the bowstring, Zhang Wei turned over and fell off his horse. Sun Ce rode forward, and also
Regardless of whether he was dead or alive, he was shot a few more times before taking Zhang Wei's head and reining in his horse.
The battle at Yangping Pass has ended. Most of the 25,000 soldiers Zhang Wei led out of the pass suffered casualties in this battle. The remaining 5,000 people surrendered and became prisoners. Zhang Biao and others led the soldiers to clear the battlefield.
, only then did he realize that Sun Ce was missing. Just as he was about to send people to search everywhere, he saw a horse galloping not far away.
Sun Ce picked up Zhang Wei's head with the tip of his spear and shouted at the bottom of the city: "Listen to the people in the city, your general is dead. Surrendering now can save your life. If we wait for the gate to be broken, everyone will be killed without mercy."
No mercy!"
The soldiers on top of the city could clearly see the massacre at Yangping Pass just now. They had been stationed here all year round and had seen the fierceness and bravery of the Xiliang cavalry, but compared with the cavalry in front of them, they were far inferior.
But not at all. Hearing Sun Ce's harsh words below the city, the soldiers on the city began to waver. After all, there are only a few who are truly fearless of life and death. What's more, their families are still in Hanzhong. Looking at this situation, Hanzhong is still there even now.
In the hands of Zhang Lu, it was only a matter of time before it fell.
But the two captains on the top of the city didn't think so. It was true that their families were in Hanzhong, but they were actually held hostage by Zhang Lu. If Hanzhong was not conquered by Liu Xin, but they surrendered, then their families would
There was no need to think about surviving anymore. Seeing that many soldiers around were ready to move, the two captains waved their riding whips and tried their best to suppress them. One soldier was even pushed to the bottom of the city by them and fell to death. Seeing this, the city
The initial commotion among the soldiers above finally turned into a riot. Everyone turned back and chopped the two captains into pieces.
The gate was immediately opened wide, and Sun Ce entered the city first. The impregnable Yangping Pass was actually attacked by a cavalry of 5,000 people. If he told it, who would believe it? Sun Ce knew that Liu Xin's target for this Northern Expedition was Dong Zhuo.
Whether Yangping Pass can be defended is crucial to the development of the battlefield situation in the future. He did not dare to trust these surrendered soldiers, so he simply drove all the nearly 20,000 surrendered soldiers out of Yangping Pass and asked them to set up camp in the south of the pass and wait.
Liu Xin arrived and made another move. However, all the troops he led entered the pass, and the north and south gates were locked together. The cavalry abandoned their horses and boarded the city, and instead became infantry to defend the city.
Liu Xin arrived at Jianmen Pass on the seventh day of the first lunar month and captured Jiameng Pass on the eighth day of the first lunar month without any bloodshed. Only one day later, Sun Ce had already stood on the top of Yangping Pass. This speed was not unpleasant.
At this time, 10,000 troops led by Xu Huang personally had also besieged Zhang Lu in Hanzhong City. Since the logistics and transportation could not keep up for the time being, Xu Huang ordered to use local materials to make simple siege equipment while sending people to the city.
He shouted and urged Zhang Lu to leave the city and surrender.
Zhang Lu paced anxiously in the hall. Liu Xin's army came so fast that he had no time to react. He was ambitious, but not ambitious. He did not expect to compete for the world.
I just want to be able to be the King of Hanzhong safely. However, judging from the current situation, it is obviously difficult to realize such a small wish.
Upon seeing this, counselor Yan Pu advised: "My lord, Yan has something to tell you. Liu Xin's army is approaching the city with great momentum. It is really difficult for our army to stop it. If we continue to hold on, we will only die. This is the plan now.
, there are only two ways to go, one is to abandon the city and go to Xiliang to join Dong Zhuo, the other is to open the city gates to welcome Liu Xin into the city. Where to go, please make a decision early."
Zhang Lu shook his head and said: "Dong Zhuo is cruel and unkind, and the palace is filthy. If I surrender to him, I will be despised by the world. If I surrender to Liu Xin, I'm afraid I won't be able to see my face. That's all, that's all. I will seal the treasury and resign with my title tomorrow.
, hide in the countryside."
Yan Pu thought for a while and said: "If Liu Xin really refuses to see his face, even if my lord hangs up his crown and leaves, he will be left alone and without support, which will make him more vulnerable to humiliation. It is better to surrender as soon as possible."
Zhang Lu sighed and was speechless. Early the next morning, he ordered the city gates to be opened. He personally held the seal of the Hanzhong prefect, knelt outside the city gate to greet Xu Huang's army, and vowed to send people to Yangping Pass to recruit Zhang Lu.
Wei, Yang Ang's men and horses, he still didn't know that Yangping Pass had been lost at this time, Zhang Wei and Yang Ang had both lost their heads.
Xu Huang didn't know the situation at Yangping Pass, so he was overjoyed after hearing Zhang Lu's words. He asked him to write a book to inform Yangping Pass and other counties to urge its early surrender, and ordered people to escort Zhang Lu and his family to Jiameng Pass.
In fact, before Zhang Lu's messenger arrived, the counties had already been reduced and destroyed. When Zhang Lu arrived at Jiameng Pass, the news from Sun Ce had also been sent, and he realized that Yangping Pass had been destroyed the day before.
It had been captured by Liu Xin, and his compatriot Zhang Wei and general Yang Ang had both died. However, Liu Xinian pardoned Zhang Wei and other family members for his voluntary surrender, and sent Zhang Lu to Xiangyang to live with his mother.
Reunion, this result can be regarded as a gain and a loss for Zhang Lu.
But it was said that Li Ru was sitting at home in Chang'an City that day when he suddenly saw the housekeeper Li An hurried in, holding a piece of cloth in his hand, and said in a panic: "Master, a pigeon really flew back, and it was tied to his leg."
Please take a look at this, sir."
By chance, Li Ru saw the servant Li Yang's ability to tame pigeons, and heard him say that pigeons could not only fly long distances, but also accurately recognize targets. He suddenly had the idea to ask Li Yang to train pigeons to deliver messages. Of course.
, Li Ru didn't take this matter to heart, he just let Li Yang quietly enter Jiameng Pass, and let the pigeons come back as soon as there was news that Liu Xin had attacked Jiameng Pass. After more than a year, Li Ru almost wanted to take this matter away.
I forgot about it, but I didn’t expect that news would come back today.
When he saw the words "Jiameng Pass has been lost" on the banner, Li Ru's heart skipped a beat. The scene of meeting Liu Xin outside Yique Pass appeared in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but shudder.
Liu Xin captured Jiameng Pass, and it would be easy to capture the entire Hanzhong. If Liu Xin captured Hanzhong, he could go straight to Chang'an by going north, and threatening Dong Zhuo's foundation Xiliang by going west.
Thinking of this, Li Ru couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and quickly ordered the car to be prepared. He was going to the Grand Master's Mansion to see Dong Zhuo to discuss countermeasures.
Dong Zhuo is cruel and murderous, and he is not stupid, otherwise he would not be able to get to where he is today. After listening to Li Ru's report, Dong Zhuo keenly felt that Liu Xin was not just trying to deal with Zhang Lu this time.
The targets were probably herself and Liu Xie, because Liu Xin had always threatened to get rid of Dong Zhuo and abolish Liu Xie, but Dong Zhuo never took his words seriously.
Lu Bu saw the worried look on Dong Zhuo's face and said disapprovingly: "Father, don't worry. Since ancient times, soldiers will block you, and water will cover you. A little Liu Xin is nothing. With the child here, I don't think he can even step into Chang'an City!"
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On the way here, Li Ru had already thought of a countermeasure and said with a smile: "Marquis Wen is brave and invincible in the world. However, if the villain Liu Xin is not eliminated, how can the Grand Master sleep peacefully? Although Liu Xin took Jiameng Pass, Zhang
Lu, however, will not be captured without hesitation, and there will be a fierce battle between the two sides. Why not send a general to march directly into Hanzhong, so that a fisherman can profit."
Dong Zhuo raised his head, glanced at his generals, and asked, "Wen You's words are reasonable. Which one of you is willing to lead the troops to Hanzhong?"
Lu Bu cupped his hands and said, "My child is willing to go!"
Zuo Zhonglang, General Liu Fan, came out and said: "The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. I am willing to fight to the death with Liu Xin!"
Liu Fan was the eldest son of Liu Yan. He originally served in the imperial court. Because Liu Xin captured Chengdu, he and his second brother Liu Dan defected to Dong Zhuo's family in anger, vowing to avenge their father's death. This ambition was compared to
His two younger brothers were much older, but unfortunately their talents were limited and they were not reused under Dong Zhuo.
As expected, Dong Zhuo was not interested in Liu Fan's request for battle, but he turned to look at the other generals. When the Kwantung princes invaded Hulao Pass, all the generals enthusiastically asked for battle, but today, except for Lu Bu and Liu Fan, no one took the initiative to stand.
Come out. The people are still the same, but their identities are different now. Each of these generals is wearing his own little ninety-nine. They are now in high positions, enjoying endless glory and wealth, and have many wives and concubines at home. It is a time of freedom and happiness.
Who wants to live a bloody life again?
Dong Zhuo's eyes swept across the faces of the generals one by one, and finally stopped on Li Jue.
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Li Jue had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I will go there eventually!"