Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 269 Setting the Trap
The Huang Hu brothers were quite famous in the Taihang area, and they were beheaded by Hua Xiong in the blink of an eye. The two corpses lying on the ground shocked the bandit army inexplicably.

Yu Du closed the door tightly, seeing that the officers and soldiers did not charge over, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Hua Xiong standing in front of the gate like a killing god, holding his sword sideways, a sense of powerlessness arose in his heart.

"Who else dares to go out of the city to fight?" Hua Xiong raised his knife and pointed at the juncture, shouting in a deep voice.

The thieves looked around in a daze, and several Qu Shuai lowered their heads even more. The Huang Hu brothers couldn't stop them from seeing each other, and they would die if they went.

"Yu Du, dare to fight to the death with a certain one?"

"I..." Yu Du was shocked when he heard Hua Xiong's call, he felt ashamed for not having dared to fight.

He turned his head and yelled angrily at the minions: "Which scoundrel's spy report said that this is an unknown person?"

The defenders next to him lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, but a bold man replied, "It's... the yellow-headed leader."

"Blind? You stupid pig who doesn't open his eyes, he deserves his death," Yu Du yelled angrily, pointing at the corpse under the city, "If anyone dares to fight without my order, I will kill him!"

Yu Du took the opportunity to vent his anger to save his face, walked down the wall with a gloomy face, and returned to the pass with Tao Sheng first.

Tao Sheng said worriedly: "I never thought that Liu He would enlist so many generals. It seems...the white-headed leader's defeat is not unjust!"

"Fortunately, Huang Hu, an idiot, tried it, otherwise..." Yu Du sat down slowly, put the sword on the table, and let out a sigh of relief: "I was really scared to death just now!"

Tao Sheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "Even the Xiliang army was beaten away by him, how can we be his opponent?"

Yu Du took a deep breath and said slowly, "It's not a wise choice to fight against Liu He. Look at the Yellow Turban Army, the boss Zhang Niujiao, Bai Bojun, and Yang Feng. Which one will end well?"

Tao Sheng sighed: "What should we do next? Boss, you should make plans early!"

Yu Du frowned, pondered for a long time, then slapped his thigh, and said decisively: "Withdraw! I'll go back to She County immediately and join Bai Rao. Now we can only deal with Liu He together."

Tao Sheng opened his mouth, hesitant to speak, he knew that Yu Du was not willing to surrender, after all, he still had more than 2 troops under him, and the people on the road would look down on him if he surrendered without a fight.

"Then... the Huns?" The words of persuasion to surrender came to his lips, and Tao Sheng changed his words temporarily.

"Take care of yourself first!" Yu Du stood up and said in a cold voice, "Liu He came to Shangdang, in fact, he came for the Huns. They took the hostages. We will stop this muddy water."

Tao Sheng asked, "Would you like to send someone to inform Yu Fuluo?"

"You bastard, how many of our clansmen did the Huns kill? They deserve to die." Yu Du snarled and said, "Besides, if Yu Fuluo is told now, they will definitely withdraw from Taihang and surrender to Han Fu. Han Fu has these troops, If you have enough courage, if you don’t give us money and food, wouldn’t you be cheating yourself?”

"What the boss said is very true, the Huns deserve to die!"

Tao Sheng nodded slightly, turned around and went out to deliver the order. After dark, he took advantage of the moonlight to exit Huguan.

In the evening, Liu He led the army to Huguan. Seeing that the defenders could not defend themselves, he ordered the soldiers to set up camp outside the city.

At night, the lights in the Huguan were brightly lit, and it still didn't go out in the middle of the night. Gao Shun came to report, "The bandit army lit the fire in the pass, but there was no movement. Could there be some kind of conspiracy?"

Liu He thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I think Yu Du was scared of being beaten, and had retreated overnight. Boping immediately sent a few people to sneak into the city to see."

Gao Shun led the way and returned half an hour later. Sure enough, the bandit army had already retreated overnight, and they were all gone.

Liu He ordered his horses to enter the pass to rest, and was not in a hurry to chase the Black Mountain Army, but focused on monitoring the Huns coming to Huguan.

In the early morning of the second day, Liu He took Zhao Yun to observe the terrain in the mountains.

Huguan, also known as Hukou Pass, is a mountain road with twists and turns, shaped like a Hukou. Zhao Yu took the lead and led the way to the valley, where the Xiongnu soldiers were scheduled to ambush.

Liu He got off his horse and came to the middle of the mountain. There was only one path that one person could pass through. There were upright cliffs up and down, and some places had to bend down to pass.

The danger of Taihang is really frightening. Liu He observed the terrain in the valley and marveled at the thrill of the Taihang road. This is different from the Taiyue Mountain in the east of the river. If you have a fear of heights, you will never dare to take half a step.

I saw that Hukou Pass really deserves its reputation. The valley is in the shape of a jug. Entering from the east valley, there is a narrow and long valley mouth, winding westward. Not only the terrain gradually rises, but also the terrain in the valley becomes wider and wider. Between the steep mountains on both sides.

Looking up, one can only see a piece of sky separated by majestic mountains, and there is a river rushing down in the depths of the canyon. Once the enemy enters this canyon, they will be like a mouse jumping into a jar, unable to advance or retreat.

"This place is really ingenious!" Liu He nodded frequently after seeing it, and said: "Place the soldiers and horses at Dongkou to ensure that the Huns will never come back."

Zhao Yuyan said: "Luo Hao sent someone to report that the Huns passed the most dangerous Yangchang Slope and have relaxed their vigilance. According to the itinerary, they can arrive here in about two days."

Liu He nodded and said: "If you pretend to be the Black Mountain Army and patrol the valley outside, it means that Fu Luo will come and connect him into the valley."

Zhao Yu frowned and said, "Will Yu Du leave Huguan, will he report to the Huns?"

"I don't think he will do anything unnecessary!" Liu He said with a smile: "Yu Fuluo came to join us. If Yu Du reports the news, he will definitely withdraw from Taihang Mountain and go to Jizhou! Yu Du knows that he is not my opponent, and he may attack Jizhou again. How could he set up obstacles for himself?"

Zhao Yun said: "Miss Cai was taken captive by the Huns, if she finds out that there is a fraud, she may attack and hurt others."

Liu He waved his hands and said with a smile: "The entire Guanzhong is the Black Mountain army. Before Yu Fuluo saw the poison, he would not be suspicious. Once he enters the pass, everything will be out of his hands!"

Zhao Yun was taken aback: "But you want the whole army to pretend to be the Black Mountain Army?"

"Of course!" Liu He said with a faint smile: "If you can get rid of it in the easiest way, why bother?"

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, and they looked at the terrain for a while. Liu He arranged for Zhao Yu to meet at the valley entrance, and how to arrange the troops.

After the deployment was completed and returned to the pass, Xu Rong had ordered people to sort out the military weapons left by the Black Mountain Army, and selected 3000 soldiers to pretend to be the elite bandit army, and another [-] soldiers were selected to take off their armor. The military is no different.

On the top of the city, none of the banners left by the Black Mountain Army were removed, and the rest of the troops were hidden in the rear camp. From a distance, the arrangement was no different from the previous few days.

The men and horses rested for the night, Liu He asked Xu Rong and Gao Shun to receive Yu Fuluo, and arrested him at the banquet.

As soon as Liu He rescued Cai Yan, all the ambush soldiers rushed out together, and wiped out the Xiongnu soldiers in Huguan.

An ingenious trap is set up, just waiting for the prey to enter.

(End of this chapter)