The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

After a while, Zhong Yao said: "You wait for the army to retreat for twenty miles, and I will take the soldiers and horses in the city to leave together."

This is also Cao Cao's order. Bringing soldiers and horses back can also help Cao Cao. What's the use of letting him leave alone.

"Five thousand!" Tian Feng said firmly: "Sir, you can leave with five thousand soldiers and horses, and you can't take the grain and grass in the city with you. This is the property of the people of the Han Dynasty, and it should be returned to the people."

Tian Feng finally revealed his purpose, why leaving alone was just a counter-offer for Zhong Yao, what Tian Feng cared about was the mountains of grain and grass in the city, that was the only thing he needed, as for Zhong Yao and those Cao soldiers, they would go back as soon as they went back Well, when Liu Bei's army of millions surrounds Luoyang, they will know what the general trend is.

"Okay." Zhong Yao also knew Tian Feng's purpose, but as long as he could lead his troops back, it's not impossible.

"There are more." Tian Feng said suddenly: "There are still [-] Cao troops in Xianyang City, please trouble Mr. Yuan Chang to order them to surrender, so as not to lose their lives."

"Humph."

For Tian Feng's progress, Zhong Yao had no choice but to defeat Yu Jin's [-] troops, and Chang'an also fell into Zhao Yun's hands. Xianyang was already isolated and could not resist the powerful Zhao Yun army.

In this way, Zhong Yao left Chang'an with [-] elite troops, and ordered the rest of the defenders to open the city and surrender after he left.

The Xianyang garrison also received Zhong Yao's order, but instead of letting them surrender, they came to meet him quickly and returned to Luoyang together.

It's a pity that the [-] Xianyang defenders were ambushed by Zhang Xiu who had been waiting for a long time as soon as they arrived halfway. The whole army was wiped out, and Xianyang also fell into Zhao Yun's hands.

And another battlefield farther away, that is, another gate guarded by Xia Houyuan, Kuiguan!

Although Kui Pass is not as good as Tong Pass and Hangu Pass, it is also a rare dangerous pass in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Xia Houyuan relied on the [-] soldiers in his hands to keep Huang Zhong's army out of the pass for half a year. , we can see its danger.

At this time, Kuiguan had not been attacked by the terrifying thunderbolt chariot, and it was intact, but Xia Houyuan's face was ashen, and there was silence in the hall. There was no other reason. The enemy army set out from Lujin Pass.

What makes everyone so depressed is not that Jiangdong is over, but Cao Cao's military order, telling them to abandon Kuiguan and return to Luoyang, because Cao Cao was defeated at Guandu and suffered heavy losses. rescue.

Moreover, the news that Cao Cao was seriously ill made everyone worried.

"General, if Kui Pass is abandoned, Jingzhou, Nanyang and other places cannot be defended." Dong Zhao, the military adviser, had to tell Xia Houyuan the consequences of their withdrawal. There was no dangerous pass, and it would be difficult for them to stop Huang Zhong's army.

"So what!" Before Xia Houyuan could speak, Cao Zhen said loudly: "I can only obey the emperor's order. Now that Liu Bei's army is approaching Luoyang, I will return immediately."

"That's right." Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "Returning to the army is inevitable, but how to avoid Huang Zhong's pursuit, military adviser, do you have a clever plan?"

Xia Houyuan had already decided to withdraw his troops. Compared with Jingzhou and Nanyang, Cao Cao's life was more important, and Cao Cao's military order had been issued, so he had to obey the order.

"Some soldiers and horses need to stay behind." Blocking Huang Zhong is actually very simple. With Kui Pass in hand, a small number of soldiers and horses can block Huang Zhong for a while, enough for Xia Houyuan to lead the army to retreat safely. However, the soldiers and horses left behind can have dire consequences. One can imagine.

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Xia Houyuan was speechless for a while after hearing Dong Zhao's strategy. Of course he knew that leaving some soldiers and horses would hinder Huang Zhong, but he didn't want to do this. He wanted to take all the soldiers and horses back. What Cao Cao needed most now were soldiers and horses.

But Xia Houyuan thought about it, and could only give a wry smile. There was really no other good way. After confronting Huang Zhong for so long, Huang Zhong's strength lay there, and with the help of counselors around him, it was almost impossible to get out unscathed.

"Then leave [-] soldiers and horses behind, and the rest will prepare separately and retreat quietly at midnight tonight."

Now that the decision was made, Xia Houyuan stopped procrastinating and retreated early to avoid any accidents.

But what Xia Houyuan didn't know was that Huang Zhong had received the order to attack with all his strength to eliminate Xia Houyuan, and he had already started preparations, and he would let Xia Houyuan go. Although Huang Zhong didn't know that Xia Houyuan was leaving tonight, Huang Zhong couldn't wait until noon Yes.

The sky was getting darker, and there were sparse sounds of walking outside the city of Kuiguan, but General Cao on duty at night didn't pay attention, because during the period of confrontation with Huang Zhong, chances are that every night, Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses would shuttle back and forth outside, making noises .

At the beginning, Xia Houyuan also led the army to prepare for fear of Huang Zhong's night attack, but as time passed, Xia Houyuan also relaxed his vigilance. After all, there was an emergency gathering every night, and no one could stand it.

Of course, Xia Houyuan was also afraid of being tricked by Huang Zhong, so the number of soldiers and horses on duty at night increased a lot. Even if Huang Zhong made a sneak attack, he could block it for a while and give the army time to react.

But coincidentally, Xia Houyuan had already ordered the army to withdraw at night, and Cao Jun who was on duty at night would be left behind. There were not many of them, and they were abandoned.

As for the rest of the soldiers and horses, they had already started packing their bags, so they had no time to pay attention to the movement outside the city.

With intentional calculations and unintentional calculations, an originally brutal siege battle became extremely easy.

"what is that?"

Cao Jun, who was on duty at night, saw hundreds of fireballs suddenly hanging in the sky. He looked puzzled and didn't react.

"Fireball! Enemy attack!"

General Cao finally saw clearly what it was, one by one flaming fireballs whizzed towards, and soon hit the tower, and there was a sound of mourning in Kui Pass in an instant.

"Damn!"

Xia Houyuan, who was preparing to withdraw, was stunned by the sudden attack, and at this time, Kuiguan was already on fire everywhere.Fortunately, Kuiguan's arson work was done very well, and the explosion of the thunderbolt did not cause a big fire.

"No, the enemy is attacking tonight!"

Dong Zhao heard the sound and looked at the messy Kuiguan, feeling a little bad in his heart.

"Escape! Put out the fire!"

Hundreds of fireballs came whistling again, Xiahouyuan immediately commanded the soldiers and horses, ready to fight.

"kill!"

Hearing the shouts of killing coming from the gate, Xia Houyuan's face changed drastically, and he hurried to the tower with hundreds of guards, and at the same time sent people to mobilize troops to meet the enemy.

In order to evacuate, almost all the army was transferred to the back to facilitate the evacuation, but Huang Zhong's sudden attack disrupted Xia Houyuan's chances. Such a massive attack could not be stopped by thousands of soldiers, and it was impossible for the army to withdraw now.

"This attack must be repelled before we can withdraw!"

A [-] army can't leave if he wants to. Once Huang Zhong breaks through Kui Pass and his army is on the way to retreat, it is likely to cause a rout and be chased by Huang Zhong.

"kill!"

It's a pity that Xia Houyuan's thinking was still too simple, because when he led people to the tower, there were already sparse fighting sounds on the tower, and what Xia Houyuan saw the most was not Cao Jun, but the enemy's figure.

In other words, the current city tower has fallen into the hands of the enemy and has fallen.

"How is it possible!?" Xia Houyuan was full of disbelief. It didn't take long before the enemy army captured the tower.

We can't blame the defenders either, the Thunderbolt Chariot's offensive was too fierce, and the morale of the tower defenders was low, and they were attacked by a sudden terrifying fireball. city ​​head.

And Huang Zhong, who was commanding outside the city, was already ready for a tough fight. When he saw the former army taking the top of the city easily, he was also confused, but Zhuge Liang's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said to Huang Zhong: " It is impossible for Kuiguan to be so slack in defense, no good, Xia Houyuan ran away."

"What!" After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Huang Zhong also reacted. In a rage, he personally led the army straight to the opened gate, wanting to see the situation inside Kui Pass with his own eyes. If Xia Houyuan brought the army and ran away, it would be troublesome .

"Kill! Repel them!"

When Huang Zhong had just rushed into Kui Pass, he heard a familiar roar, Huang Zhong fixed his eyes and saw if it was Xia Houyuan or anyone else.

"Hahaha..." Huang Zhong suddenly felt that Xia Houyuan was so cute, as long as he didn't run away, everything would be fine.

But soon, Huang Zhong's face changed drastically, and Xia Houyuan killed countless Cao troops behind him, densely packed.

"kill!"