The emergency documents on the Western Front flew to Tongguan like snowflakes.
As the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, Xiahou Yuan was no longer as powerful as before.
He was seriously injured by Huang Zhong and had been recuperating for nearly a year before Xiahou Yuan returned to the battlefield. When he rode his horse again, his martial arts had already declined a lot.
Now he has to use more than 10,000 troops to resist Yan Liang's 80,000 Shu soldiers.
With an 8-to-1 gap in military strength, the generals led by Lu Xun, Li Yan, Fa Zheng, and Zhang Ren, the world's talents. This Yizhou Corps is truly an elite army in the world.
Xiahou Yuan, who was in need of pity, could almost only resist the powerful Yizhou Corps of Chu State with his own strength.
There is no way, who has allowed Cao Cao to defeat Yan Liang repeatedly over the years, and many good generals were killed by Yan Liang, and his command was no longer as grand as the good generals he had in the past.
If Xiahou Yuan had the only advantage, it was that he had nearly 3,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry. With the advantage of cavalry, Xiahou Yuan could only barely delay the speed of the Chu army's advance north.
Xiahou Yuan, who was retreating step by step, had no choice but to keep asking Cao Cao for help and requesting Cao Cao's reinforcements.
In the big tent of Tongguan, Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Yuan’s urgent documents and his face became heavy.
Chen Qun had already gone to Yecheng and asked Liu Bei for help, but at least he did not receive a reply. At this time, Cao Cao was facing strong pressure from Yan Liang, so he could not have any troops to reinforce Xiahou Yuan.
"Why are Yan Thief attacking each other? If this continues, Longxi will be hard to protect." Cao Cao sighed helplessly and threw the emergency document in his hand angrily on the case.
All the civil and military officials under their command remained silent.
Even if the strategists such as Xun You and Liu Ye faced such unfavorable trends, they would not have a way to turn things around.
Cao Cao looked at the once resourceful counselors, and his anxious faces couldn't help but look disappointed.
In a silence, Guo Jia stood up again and bowed: "Prime Minister, Liu Bei has shown no sign of sending troops to help each other, and the situation in Longxi is critical. The Prime Minister must send troops to rescue him."
"I don't want to send troops?" Cao Cao sighed bitterly, "But now all the troops are in short supply. In addition to Bingzhou, you can also transfer some troops. You can't have any spare troops for Miaocai. Even Bingzhou is the only one who can do it.
The little soldiers and horses are probably a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the dangers in Longxi."
What Cao Cao said was exactly what the other strategists thought, and this was exactly why they had no idea.
Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten the Prime Minister? In fact, we still have a military force to use."
There is still a soldier?
Cao Cao and other strategists all looked shocked, and everyone was confused and counted around with their fingers. They really couldn't figure out how to have any spare troops.
"I don't know which army is referring to by Fengxiao?" Cao Cao asked half-believingly.
Guo Jia raised his hand and pointed to the north, saying five words: "Luanti Hu Chuquan."
Luantihu Chuquan?
This strange and unfamiliar name made Cao Cao stunned and did not react for a while.
After a while, Cao Cao realized and understood what Guo Jia meant.
Guo Jia is asking him to borrow troops from the Southern Xiongnu!
In the civil strife of the Southern Xiongnu, the Shanyu Luanti Yufuluo was forced to surrender to the Han court, and then placed it in the Pingyang area of Bingzhou.
Before Fuluo died of illness, he was passed down to him at Huchuquan and served as the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu.
After Cao Cao retreated to Chang'an, he formally conferred Huchuquan in the name of the court and appointed the Southern Xiongnu as five tribes.
It can be said that Cao Cao was kind to Huchuquan. At this critical moment, if Cao Cao asked Huchuquan for help, Huchuquan would probably send troops.
Cao Cao pondered for a while, but said, "The court was unable to fight against the thieves, and summoned the barbarians to help the war. If this was spread, how will future generations evaluate me, Cao Cao?"
"When the Xianbei rebelled, the court was unable to conquer. Didn't it use the power of the Southern Xiongnu to help the war? Now that the Southern Xiongnu has surrendered to the court, he has become subjects of the court. The Prime Minister summoned the subjects of the court to fight for the country with the will of the court, and there were also
Why not."
Guo Jia cleverly transformed the identity of the Huns' foreign tribe into the identity of a minister of the Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao's eyes lit up slightly. It was obvious that Guo Jia's words made him very moved, and the concerns in his heart were greatly alleviated.
At this time, Liu Ye also said: "Since Hu Chuquan surrenders to the court, it is reasonable for the court to contribute to the country. Moreover, Hu Chuquan has at least 40,000 cavalry under his command. If such a powerful soldier can be summoned,
Not to mention refusing to retreat to Yan Thief, it is also possible to turn defense into offense and defeat into victory."
Hearing Liu Ye's words, Cao Cao's body shook violently, and an excitement burst out from his eyes.
Forty thousand iron cavalry, that is forty thousand iron cavalry.
Although Cao Cao had a horse land in Xiliang, he was defeated repeatedly, and his number of cavalry remained less than 10,000.
Forty thousand Huns' cavalry, not to mention dealing with Yan Liang, it would be enough to sweep the world.
Cao Cao was moved.
After weighing the pros and cons, he stood up and waved his hand and said, "You are right and you will pass on the orders of the original minister. In the name of the court, you will send envoys to the Southern Xiongnu and order Hu Chuquan to lead your army south to assist in the war."
Cao Cao finally put down his burden and decided to borrow the Xiongnu soldiers to help the battle. Some of his civil and military officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief and were happy, but some people frowned secretly, but they did not dare to object.
However, Cao Cao couldn't care about so much. At this moment, all he was thinking about was the torrent of 40,000 cavalry.
"Yan Thief, it's not that easy for you to force yourself to death. After you borrow 40,000 Huns' cavalry, look at yourself, Xiangru, don't turn defeat into victory, hum!"
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Tongguan.
Fourteen thousand Chu troops, with more than ten miles of camp, and battle flags covered the sky and the sun.
At dusk, Yan Liang rushed outside the city of Ma, looking at the Xiong Pass from afar, and couldn't help but sigh: "The dangers of Tongguan are indeed unparalleled in the world."
In Tongguan in front of you, there is Qinling Mountains in the south, Weiling Mountains in the north, and Luo Ershui meets the Yellow River and walks down the gate, and closes to Huashan in the west, which is actually a place of beauty.
Around the towering Tongguan are mountains and peaks, with deep valleys and cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads, and middle-level connections, the only narrow and narrow intestine is small, and only one cart and one horse can be used to travel.
It is no wonder that Yan Liang has more than 100,000 troops in the army, who have been working hard for many days, but there is no hope of breaking through the barrier.
Another day of hard work was fruitless. Yan Liang sighed and ordered the entire army to withdraw.
When he returned to the tent, Yan Liang summoned civil servants and military generals. While he was about to discuss countermeasures, his personal soldiers sent the latest information from Hedong and sent it to the case.
Yan Liang only thought that Cao Cao had an unfavorable situation in Longxi, and had mobilized the troops from Bingzhou to go to Longxi for assistance.
When Yan Liang unfolded the information and looked at it, his brows couldn't help but frowned slightly.
The civil and military officials saw that Yan Liang's face had changed, and they all had a premonition that something bad happened.
"King, what military information is there in Hedong?" Pang Tong asked.
Yan Liang threw the silk book on the desk and snorted coldly: "It seems that the famous Cao Cao is finally unable to escape the customs. He actually wants to use the soldiers of the barbarians to deal with this king."
All the ministers' expressions changed.
Pang Tong took the silk book and looked at it with his ministers. He realized that it turned out that the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan had gone south a few days ago, leading 40,000 cavalry into Hedong, and crossed the Yellow River from Pubanjin to the west, and headed towards Tongguan.
How could the generals of the Great Chu State be afraid of mere barbarians? But the 40,000 cavalry really make people feel overwhelmed.
Although the Chu army now has more than 100,000 people, it is not too late to transform the results of the capture of the horse-producing land in Liaodong. Therefore, among the more than 100,000 cavalry, the number of cavalry is only about 8,000.
Nearly half of these eight thousand cavalry were newly compiled and had not actually experienced a real cavalry war.
The Huns were a nation on horseback, and the forty thousand iron cavalry were all elite warriors who had experienced many battles. Their combat effectiveness was of course not to be underestimated.
In the tent, the atmosphere suddenly became heavier.
At this moment, Yan Liang suddenly burst into laughter, with pride and disdain in his laughter.
Everyone who was worried couldn't help but look up and look at Yan Liang in a daze.
Yan Liang glanced at the generals and said coldly: "Have you forgotten all the people you have? In Nanyang, the king's capital was only two counties, with less than tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, but he killed Ma Chao's 40,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Armor is not left. Now I am holding most of the world, with more than 100,000 powerful soldiers under my command, as well as powerful generals, and as rainy counselors. Will I still be afraid of those tens of thousands of captive and iron cavalry?”
Such bold words instantly infected all the civil and military officials, and everyone's hearts were shocked violently.
Yes, the King of Chu was so weak that he could defeat 40,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Are you still afraid of the same number of Xinu cavalry today?
Of course it is impossible. Their King of Chu is invincible and he is not afraid of heaven and earth at all.
Worry was swept away, and the silent blood suddenly boiled.
"If the Huns dare to fight, let them come. Let them see the power of my great Chu, so that they can remember their fear of my king forever!" The veteran Huang Zhong was the first to stand up and raise his arms high.
drink.
This angry and confident bold statement ignited the turbulent emotions of the generals like sparks.
The generals were angry and shouted, and the battle was like fire.
Looking at the angry and generous generals, Yan Liang made a heroic work and whispered: "Okay, very good, let the barbarians come, and I will fight with them to enjoy!"
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"What's so great about Yan Liang? Don't worry, Prime Minister. With my Huns' Iron Cavalry here, I will kill Yan Liang happily!"
A few days later, at Tongguan, the Xiongnu Chanyu, with bird feathers on his head, patted his chest and spoke loudly to Cao Cao.
Looking at Huchuquan who was swearing, Cao Cao laughed and said happily: "Luan Tidai is loyal to the country and has extraordinary courage. It is really a blessing for the court. I am very comforted. Come on, I am drinking a cup with you."
Hu Chuquan laughed and drank the cup in one go.
After drinking all the wine, before the wine on Huchuquan's mouth was dried, he smiled and said, "Prime Minister Cao, my five Xiongnu tribes fight to the death for the court. I don't know what reward the court will give after the matter is completed."
The Hun Khan did not beat around the bush and openly talked with Cao Cao about the conditions in front of many people.
Cao Cao's face changed slightly, but he laughed and said, "Luan Lai's Danyu is really straightforward, gold, silver, silk, whatever reward you want, just speak."
Hu Chuquan said, "I don't want any gold, silver, silk, satin, I just hope that the court can cut off part of Xihe, Pingyang and Fengyi counties, and give us five tribes of the Huns as our permanent residence. The unknown prime minister
Can you please?"
Give the Huns the land!
When Cao Cao heard this, his brow frowned. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better, and it is updated faster!)