Li Jue heard this and said angrily: "What did you say? How dare Jia Xu leave without saying goodbye! Bring me the letters he left."
Jia Xu only had enough food and clothing in the Xiliang army. He couldn't loot everywhere like other soldiers. He couldn't even afford cloth to write a letter, let alone precious paper. This letter was written on a bamboo slip.
on.
Of course, although Li Jue also had a lot of Xiang paper in his home, he used bamboo slips to write things most of the time, so he didn't take it seriously. He opened it casually and saw that it read on the bamboo slips: "General Li's Taiwan Jian, Jia Mou
The kindness I received from the general by having a meal has been repaid, and we will not owe each other anything from now on. Since the general accepted Jia's plan, he should know the ancient saying that soldiers are valuable and quick, but he was delayed on the road and was taken advantage of by Liu Xin. He regretted it.
In Jia's opinion, if the Yangping Pass is lost, the pass will be in danger, and Dong Zhuo's fate will not be long! The general should find a way out as soon as possible. There is no banquet in the world, so Jia said goodbye and said this. I hope the general will cherish it."
With a "pop" sound, Li Jue slammed the bamboo slip in his hand to the ground. He was a general under Dong Zhuo, and his interests were tied to Dong Zhuo. How could it be possible for him to find another way out? Li Jue couldn't help but
I hate Jia Xu so much that I feel that he has set a trap for me to get through, but I have never thought about it. If it weren't for the fact that he was busy burning, killing and looting along the way, he would be sitting at Yangping Pass now, looking at Sun Ce.
I stamped my feet under the pass and sighed.
In history, Jia Xuxian did not have many strategies, but each time he was at a critical moment and played a decisive role, so he was called a "poisonous man". However, due to the arrival of Liu Xin, history has deviated.
According to the original track, the first strategy proposed by Jia Xu failed. Of course, the plan was definitely a good one. The responsibility for the failure did not lie with Jia Xu, but with Li Jue and his Xiliang army who failed to implement the strategy of rapid military success.
Essence.
But Li Jue didn't think so. Because Jia Xu left without saying goodbye, he had already directed all his anger at the frustration of attacking Yangping Pass on Jia Xu's head. He quickly reported to Chang'an and ordered the arrest of Jia Xu's family.
It was only then that Li Jue realized that he didn't care about Jia Xu at all. He didn't know who else was in his family or where they were now. He had no choice but to suppress the second order and instead urged Li Ying and Li Wei to lead the army.
The infantry will come as soon as possible, and tomorrow we will unite together and attack the city together.
His cavalry fought hard for a long time, and the casualties were not small. It was obviously more suitable for the infantry to do the job of siege. Knowing that reinforcements had arrived at Yangping Pass, Li Jue simply lay down in the camp and slept, waiting.
The arrival of Li Ying and Li Wei. However, contrary to expectations, before he could wait for the arrival of Li Ying and Li Wei, he first heard the sounds of killing.
Just after dark yesterday, the reinforcements from Yangping Pass really arrived. The first to arrive were the 5,000 cavalrymen of the Second Army led by Wang Wei. Two hours later, Zhang Fei led 20,000 infantrymen and also arrived at Yangping Pass.
It was nearly the third watch at this time, and the 25,000 troops and horses who had marched for a long time looked very tired, as did the soldiers who had fought hard for a long time. And the highest command of Yangping Pass was naturally handed over to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei listened to Sun Ce's report on the battle in the afternoon. He heard that Li Jue was stationed thirty miles away from the pass, and all of them were cavalry, as many as fifty thousand. Zhang Fei's leopard eyes couldn't help but shine, it was not five hundred.
Not five thousand, but a full 50,000 war horses! Although Liu Xin also set up a horse breeding farm in Yunmeng Guze, not to mention the effort and money, it can only provide 3,000 war horses every year, which is not sophisticated enough. If
If Li Jue's 50,000 cavalry could be annihilated, how many horses could be captured? Thinking of this, Zhang Fei couldn't sit still and immediately ordered the third watch to cook and the fourth watch to set off.
Although Sun Ce repeatedly asked for a fight, Zhang Fei still did not agree to let him participate in this sneak attack, because Sun Ce and the cavalry of the First Army had been fighting for an afternoon and were already a little tired, and many of them were injured. They were now
What is most needed is timely rest. Although the reinforcements brought by Zhang Fei have traveled a long distance and are not that full of energy, the attraction of 50,000 war horses is too great, and it is definitely worth taking a risk for these horses.
The city gate of Yangpingguan slowly opened, and Zhang Fei took the lead with a snake spear of eight feet. Behind him, five thousand black-armored cavalrymen of the second legion, with their horses' feet bound, followed the hooves left by the Xiliang army on the snow.
Yin, like a long black dragon, silently galloped towards Li Jue's stronghold thirty miles away, with more than ten thousand infantry trotting all the way, following closely behind them.
Li Jue had been in battle for a long time. It was impossible for the army to camp without arranging manpower to prepare for night attacks. He retreated the army thirty miles at a time to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks. He just arrived at Yangping Pass at noon and experienced a fierce battle.
, and now they have hurriedly retreated thirty miles, plus setting up camp and burying pots to make rice. After this busy schedule, many soldiers became even more unbearable and tired and fell asleep. Now is the time to sleep most soundly. And they are the attacking party.
, I didn’t believe that the people at Yang Ping Gate had the guts to make a sneak attack. Even the soldiers who were patrolling and standing guard outside the camp gate began to yawn when they saw the white fish belly gradually appearing on the horizon, and they were secretly glad that the night had finally passed.
Just when everyone's spirits were slowly relaxing, a group of cavalry in black clothes and black armor rushed over like a whirlwind. The group of cavalry was still far away, and the confused guard soldiers saw it and thought they were there.
They were in a dream, and by the time they realized it, it was already too late. Before they could raise the alarm, the cavalrymen started firing arrows from outside their shooting range, and the locust-like arrows shot through their throats in an instant.
The "whooshing" arrows easily penetrated the tent, and many soldiers of the Xiliang Army were shot into hedgehogs while they were still sleeping. The black dragon swept into Li Jue's camp like the wind, waving a sharp sword with one hand.
With a saber in one hand and a torch in one hand, he cut down people he saw and set fire to tents. Countless soldiers of the Xiliang Army didn't even have time to put on their armor and fell into a pool of blood as soon as they got out of the tents.
Because Li Jue's attack on Yangping Pass was not successful, and Jia Xu left without saying goodbye, he felt depressed. He didn't fall asleep until nearly four o'clock. He heard the sounds of killing and the screams of people on the verge of death.
It's a dream.
Li Shi stumbled in and shouted urgently: "Father, leave quickly, the enemy army is attacking the camp!"
This shout made Li Jue sleepless. He climbed up from the collapse and walked out of the tent wearing only a single piece of clothing. There was already a fire outside. An arrow shot towards him, and Li Jue panicked.
When he winced, the arrow flew over his head, wiping off a piece of his scalp and causing blood to flow all over his face.
Li Shi was shocked and quickly supported Li Jue and asked: "Father, you..."
Li Jue pushed his son away and said loudly: "I'm fine, get on your horse quickly and rush out together!"
Zhang Fei took the lead and charged hard in Li Jue's camp. Wherever the Zhangba Snake Spear struck, there was a bloody storm, from the front camp to the back camp. Zhang Fei gently took the reins, turned the horse's head, turned over, and came back to fight.
After bumping into a group of troops, it was Li Jue who was running out of the camp surrounded by dozens of cavalry soldiers. Although Zhang Fei did not know Li Jue, judging from his posture, he should be the commander of the Xiliang Army, and he was immediately excited.
He shouted loudly and rushed over.
Li Jue, who had fled in a hurry, didn't even have any clothes on, let alone any swords, guns, bows and arrows. When he saw Zhang Fei coming to kill him with a ferocious look, he turned his horse aside in panic. His two nephews, Li Li and Li
Siam each held a spear and fought Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei steeled himself, saw a flaw, and stabbed Li Li under his horse with a spear. Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Xian turned around to leave, but Zhang Fei stabbed him with a spear from behind.
He entered and lifted him up in the air with one strong move. Zhang Fei shouted, shook his snake spear eight feet long, and with a "pop" sound, Li Xian's body was thrown out more than ten feet, and a man beside Li Jue was thrown away.
The soldier was knocked off his horse and fell to the ground unable to struggle.
Li Jue was so frightened that he fled northward in a hurry under the protection of Li Shi and several soldiers. Zhang Fei did not pursue him. His purpose was to seize the war horse and he did not care about the escape of one or two generals and reined in his horse.
They rushed back to the camp and started killing again. Ten thousand infantry followed closely behind them and rushed over to join in the massacre.
Soon, the Xiliang soldiers who had not had time to escape from the camp became the target of the infantry of the Second Army. Those who managed to escape were faced with the pursuit and interception of Zhang Fei's five thousand cavalry. The one-sided massacre lasted for most of an hour.
, finally slowly fell silent. In this battle, 20,000 people were beheaded, nearly 10,000 people were captured, more than 30,000 horses were captured, and only 2,000 escaped, so it can be said to be a complete victory.
As the sun gradually rose, Zhang Fei took the captured war horses and escorted a large number of prisoners back to Yangping Pass. The prisoners had always been regarded as important resources by Liu Xin. These Xiliang Army soldiers were all very powerful and were sent to build bridges and roads.
They are all good hands. And those tall and strong war horses are more precious than gold to Liu Xin's army. More than 30,000 horses were captured at one time. Zhang Fei saw it and was so happy that he even talked about it.
They couldn't get it together. In that camp, there were also a large number of properties carried by the Xiliang army. These properties were plundered along the way, including gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, silk and satin. For these things, Zhang Fei even
I didn't even bother to take a look, let alone collect them slowly. I just ordered a fire to be set on fire, and the entire camp was burned to ashes.
Li Jue ran wildly and escaped for more than fifty miles in one breath. He looked back and found that there were no pursuers, so he stopped to take a breath, and there were only less than a hundred riders left beside him. Li Jue surrendered.
Since Dong Zhuo, the climb from an ordinary soldier to today's position has been earned through military exploits with swords and spears. Although it cannot be said that he has won every battle, a defeat like today has never happened. Although he is nominally
It's just that a captain under the Niu Fu system is no longer a stand-alone general. Now he has become like a lost dog. He felt ashamed, grabbed the waist knife of a soldier next to him, and casually wiped it on his neck.