Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 215 Soldiers enter the Hulao Pass

Outside the city of Xingyang, a group of men and horses gathered in a state of distress, each with crooked helmets and wounds all over their bodies.

Zhang He opened the city to bring people in, now they are being treated at the gate of the city, Bao Xin and Liu Bei were also injured, they came to the government office full of shame, and told about the defeat of the army.

It turned out that the Xiliang army had received the military report early on and planted an ambush at the intersection of the tributaries of Bian River and Yingshui.

Bao Xin led the troops to the front, and Liu Bei was behind. When the soldiers and horses were halfway across the river, the ambush suddenly broke out. The two were caught off guard. Bao Xin's brother Bao Zhong, who crossed the river first, was killed. After losing more than half of the troops, they fled back in embarrassment.

In this battle, Bao Xin was seriously injured, and Liu Bei's mount was killed in battle. Fortunately, Wei Yan and Yu Jin, two generals, managed to escape back with heavy losses.

Liu He listened to the narration of the two, and sighed: "Yuan Shao ordered me to take care of the two of you. I lost this battle, and I was also at fault. You should plead guilty to the leader together."

Bao Xin's lips turned pale, his face was bloodless, he shook his head and said: "I underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, it has nothing to do with the general, this matter is solely my responsibility, please... General, please be sure to avenge my brother and the dead soldiers."

Liu He nodded and said: "Don't worry, General, I have a duty to discuss Dong's matter, and I will avenge the General."

Bao Xin smiled miserably: "I was going to fight against the thief personally, but I lost the first battle. With this serious injury, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight against the enemy again. I will entrust the general with the subordinates."

Liu He persuaded: "Why did the general say that? I came out this time, and I brought a doctor with me, and I will heal the general immediately. In a few days, you and I will march into Luoyang together to kill the bandit Dong."

"It's difficult!" Bao Xin shook his head, coughed a few times, and shouted at Yu Jin, and said: "I'm afraid I can only return to my hometown to recuperate, and revenge can only be done by Wen Ze for me. I hope the general can do it." Treat it kindly."

Liu He hurriedly said: "Lieutenant Yu Po's art of war is well trained. If you can fight side by side with me, you will surely fulfill the general's wish."

Bao Xin grabbed Yu Jin's hand and said: "Wen Ze and I started an army together to fight against the thieves. So far, we haven't made it to the top. It's all because of my incompetence. Today, General Liu is a young hero and a relative of the Han family. Follow him and decide to follow him." Can make a difference.”

Yu Jin clasped his fists and said: "General, although you can raise your troops with peace of mind, I will kill Dong thief and avenge the three generals, and then go back to Shandong to meet the general."

Bao Xin forced a smile and said: "The world will be in chaos, and the princes will rise together. In the future, Wen will choose on his own. Don't think about me. A man should put state affairs first. From now on, you must be more careful."

Not long after, Li Dangzhi brought people in to treat Bao Xin's wounds, and the rest temporarily left the room. Liu He ordered people to report to Yuan Shao, and organized the troops to go to Hulao Pass.

Liu Bei said: "There are also resourceful men in the Xiliang army, and we must be careful when we enter the army this time."

Liu He nodded and said: "The bandit army ambushed in front to boost morale. This time they won a complete victory, they must have retreated to Hulao Pass. Since we are the vanguard, we should go to pass first, otherwise we will not be ridiculed by others? "

Although Liu Bei was a little scared, but Liu He said so, he couldn't persuade him anymore, he was lost for a while, and if he was afraid to move forward, he would never even think about raising his head among the princes in the future.

When Liu He was ready, Liu Bei and Wei Yan selected another [-] soldiers and marched to Hulaoguan again. Sure enough, this time they reached the ambush site, the Xiliang army had already retreated, and the two led the troops until Guanxia to fight.

Zhang Fei was the first who couldn't hold back anymore, urged his horse to come to the front of the pass, pointed at the pass and cursed: "You bullies and villains, why don't you pass the pass and surrender?"

After the door was closed for a while, a group of men and horses came out. The first general, with big arms and round waists, laughed and said, "I was killed by us for a while just now, and I don't have a long memory. Come here to die?"

Zhang Fei was furious, and urged his horse to straighten his spear to attack Song Guo. Song Guo was an officer of General Li Jue.

Dang-

There was only a clear sound of weapons clashing, and Song Guo's sword flew up, spinning in the air and hitting the wall behind.

Song Guo was shocked, and before he could stabilize his body on the horse, Zhang Fei stabbed him in the center with a backhand spear, and died under the horse.

"Kill all the rebels!" Zhang Fei raised his spear and yelled, leading his troops straight to the front of the pass.

Shut off the arrows, pouring down like rain, Zhang Fei led the cavalry, knowing that it was impossible to attack the city, he led the troops back to the main formation.

At this moment, there was a loud drumming, and the closed door that had not been completely closed was opened again, and another group of people rushed out of the city, with a big "Zhang" on the banner.

Liu He frowned slightly, without Hua Xiong, it should be Zhang Ji who came, his nephew Zhang Xiu is Zhao Yun's senior brother, known as the spear king of the Northland, he is not well-known in martial arts among the Three Kingdoms, so he doesn't know his actual strength.

Liu Bei was anxious to save face, so he sent Wei Yan to fight. A general with red beard and tiger eyes, wielding a sledgehammer, looked very heavy.

The man yelled loudly: "Red face, watch me, Hu Che'er, smash your head into pieces with a hammer, and your red face will turn into a disfigured face."

Wei Yan was furious, raised his knife to greet them, and the two fought in front of the pass.

Zhang Fei had just returned to the formation, looked at Hu Che'er, then at Dian Wei, and was about to make fun of them as brothers, when he heard Hu Che'er shouting, he turned to Guan Yu and said, "Second Brother, is this kid scolding you?"

"Hmph!" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and simply closed his eyes, stroking his long beard and ignoring him.

Zhang Fei was bored, and said to Dian Wei: "Come on, I think that man may be your brother, why don't you catch him and make a kiss, what do you think?"

"Yide's words are reasonable!" Unexpectedly, Dian Wei nodded seriously, urged his horse and rushed away.

"Huh? You..." Zhang Fei was dumbfounded, and his eyes almost fell out.

It turned out that Dian Wei, as Liu He's bodyguard, had seldom had the chance to fight. Although he was upright, he was a ranger after all, and occasionally knew how to make tricks. Following Zhang Fei's words, he found an excuse to go into battle.

Seeing another general coming from here, the Xiliang army wanted to stop Dian Wei, but Dian Wei waved his iron halberd and shouted, "Go away!"

The man was furious, and he raised his gun and stabbed Dian Wei in the chest, but Dian Wei swept his gun away from the horse and flew out in the air, letting out a series of mournful howls in the air, which was creepy.

Hu Che'er had fought Wei Yan for more than 30 times, and they were at a stalemate. Suddenly, he saw another red-haired general rushing towards him. He raised his hand and beheaded Zhang Xiu's lieutenant general. Come back here.

Zhang Xiu stood in front of the battle with his spear in his hand, he was not in a hurry to fight, he raised his hand and ordered the defenders to shoot arrows, and when the gate was closed, there was the sound of gold ringing, and the Xiliang army slowly retreated into the gate.

Liu He also withdrew his troops and returned, chose a place to camp, sent people to inquire about the news of the defenders, and at the same time reported victory to Yuan Shao. Although he killed two unknown young generals, it was a little compensation for the previous defeat in the ambush.

(End of this chapter)