Great Wei Nengchen

The soldiers scattered without restraint. Some threw away their helmets and armor and fled back to their hometowns. After that, he opened the city gate and surrendered to Cao Jun!

So the three-day delay was all obstructed by Li Sheng. After Gao Gan escaped, he summoned the civil and military officials to try to gather people's hearts and continue to defend the city. Unfortunately, the defeat is doomed and irreversible. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop him from surrendering. !

In the end, several school lieutenants launched a mutiny, tied up Li Sheng, and sent envoys to Cao Jun's camp together with the seal, household registration, and city gate keys as a gift of surrender!

The winner is always tolerant. Ma Liu accepted the seal and household registration, rewarded the envoy who surrendered, and imprisoned Li Sheng. He ate and drank without ill-treatment, and then sang triumphantly. !

That's right, it was 5 horses. From the start of the battle to the destruction of the city, Xiao Yi didn't send a single reinforcement. The so-called gathering of troops and preparing to attack the city was just a trick.

At night, Maliu sent a team to leave the camp secretly, walk twenty or thirty miles away, wait until daytime, and then march into the camp with great fanfare. This repeated cycle, creating the illusion of constant reinforcements. More bonfires and more tents were set up, and the sergeants shouted and shouted, as if there were hundreds of thousands of horses, and finally scared the high-ranking officials away!

After entering the city, Ma Liu restrained the soldiers and restored law and order, and at the same time sent a letter to Xiao Yi to report the results of the battle. In this battle, he won the battle with less and won the gate of Bingzhou. Ma Liu is worthy of the post of general!

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"Congratulations, dear brother - the flag has won the victory, and it will be successful soon. I have already written to the Prime Minister to ask for credit for the generals and schools!"

"It's just a small victory. Compared with Xiao Lang's military exploits, it's not worth mentioning at all. It won't be too late to claim credit after winning the whole territory of Bingzhou!"

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Four days later, Xiao Yi led the brigade to Shangdang City, and Ma Liu led people out of the city to greet them. After the two met, they couldn't help hugging and laughing. One was happy that he had made great achievements, and the other was happy that his brother had made great achievements!

After Xiao Yi entered the city, he first set up a celebration banquet to reward all the generals and schools, recording meritorious service, rewarding, and motivating... Then he received the officials who surrendered, spoke kind words to appease them, let them return to their posts, handle the government affairs of the Shangdang, and finally put them on trial. Li Sheng, this kind of person who would rather die than surrender, either kill him, or reuse him!

"In the battlefield, everyone depends on their ability. It is God's will to destroy the Shangdang city. I also hope that the general will restrain the soldiers and don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Whether you kill or cut, let me listen to you!"

After the two sides met, Li Shengli did not kneel, with a look of determination on his face. Since ancient times, loyal ministers have not served two masters. He is ready to celebrate Yuan's death. If the person sitting above is not Xiao Yi, he would not bother to say a word!

"Are you the master of the high-ranking cadres, or the master of Bingzhou, you are a slave of the Yuan family, or a courtier of the great man, please explain clearly before you die, so that you can leave a record on the tombstone!"

Xiao Yi smiled lightly, for such a stubborn person, there is no use of coercion or good words to buy him off, he must use reasoning to break the belief in his heart, and he is just good at this!

"Well... I am the master of Bingzhou, and even a courtier of a big man, regardless of life or death!"

Li Sheng hesitated for a while, and made the right choice. Cao and Yuan confronted each other, and the blood flowed like a river. But from the point of view of the legal system, both sides are courtiers of the Han Dynasty, loyal to the Liu family emperor. If they admit that they are slaves of the Yuan family, they are rebellious officials. The thief!

The other party made it clear that this should be engraved on the tombstone. Li Sheng is not afraid of death, nor is he greedy for wealth and honor, but he cherishes his reputation, and being called a "thief" is worse than death!

"As a minister of the great Han, why did you help Yuan's rebels against the imperial court's conquest army? As the governor of Bingzhou, why didn't you pay homage when you met my great Sima? Have you forgotten the etiquette of the officials of the Han?"

One of the advantages of the Caoying Group is that it took the emperor to command the princes and occupy the political commanding heights. This time when they sent troops to the Northern Expedition, the little emperor also issued an imperial edict calling the Yuan family a 'rebel', so Xiao Yi is full of confidence!

"Master Li Sheng of Bingzhou, I pay my respects to Master Sima, please forgive me for being impolite just now... Woohoo!"

Li Sheng hesitated for a while, thinking that heaven and man were at war, and finally knelt down on both knees and paid respects.

Human nature is like this, if you stand up and have a conversation, if one of the two sides is taller, no one needs to be afraid of the other. Dissipating...

"If you are a courtier of the Han family, you should be loyal to the court and be loyal to your duty. If you are an ignorant person, I will not blame you. Take office immediately and deal with official duties!"

While speaking, Xiao Yi held a pen in his hand and wrote a document, asking Li Sheng to act as Shangdang County Sheriff, responsible for the security of the people and administration, and then stamped with the seal of the Great Sima, the appointment officially came into effect!

"To thank you for your humble position, you must be loyal to your duty and live up to the court's trust!"

When Li Sheng left, he didn't even know which leg he stepped on, and his mind was blank. He was going to stick to the minister's day, so why did he accept the appointment? There are also Shangdang prefects, two thousand stone high-ranking officials, wearing silver seals and red ribbons. Tempting?

"I am the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and the Han is me. What the Prime Minister said is indeed a wise saying. To be an uncrowned king is to command the world!"

Looking at the leaving figure, Xiao Yi felt complacent for a while, accepting the appointment and entering Cao Ying, under soft and hard conditions, was he still afraid that the hearts of the people would not submit, and he had gained another talent!

"Send someone to find out who opened the city gate, knelt down and begged to surrender. Under the pretext of 'receiving rewards for entering the capital', he was executed in secret halfway. I dare not use a spineless traitor!"

"promise!"

Chapter 966 Hukou Pass

The way to use troops is speed and not giving the enemy a chance to breathe. After conquering Shangdang County, the army was divided into three groups: Zhang Xiu commanded [-] troops to take Xihe County, Ma Liu commanded [-] troops to take Leping Army, and Xiao Yi personally led [-] troops. The main force is to attack Taiyuan County, the core of Bingzhou. In addition, let Song Xian and Wei Xu lead [-] troops to station in Shangdang City to ensure the safety of the army's rear and the smooth flow of grain roads!

Taiyuan County is located in the middle of Bingzhou, and the government is located in Jinyang City. This is a basin with fertile land, convenient irrigation, relatively developed farming, and a large population, accounting for half of the population of Bingzhou. It is said to be prosperous and prosperous. Fleeing from Taiyuan County, I just want to use the manpower and material resources here, and finally fight to the death!

Xiao Yi led his troops to the north, he had to break through Jinyang City and occupy Taiyuan County before he could rule the entire Bingzhou. Only stumbling block - Hukou Pass!

Hukouguan is located at the junction of Shangdang and Taiyuan counties. It has complex terrain and vertical and horizontal mountains. There are Baigu Mountain in the north, Shuanglong Mountain in the south, and a large valley in the middle. The distance is less than one hundred steps, and the checkpoint is set at the mouth of the Hukou, so it is named "Hukou Pass".

After Gao Gan fled back to Jinyang City, he gathered more than [-] troops from Taiyuan County and stationed at Hukou Pass. He prepared a large amount of ordnance, grain, rolling logs, and stones, and prepared to rely on favorable terrain to fight Cao Jun to the death !

At the same time, Xia Zhao, the general of Yanmen County, led 2 horsemen to aid, stationed in Baigu Mountain and Shuanglong Mountain, and built two large villages, forming a tripartite situation with Hukou Pass, echoing each other and supporting each other. Stationed on the frontier, fighting with nomads all year round, the combat effectiveness is very strong!

"Tap!-tap!-tap!"

Xiao Yi commanded his troops to advance northward. Because the mountain road was difficult to travel, he arrived at Hukou Pass in eight days. After setting up camp and building barriers, he led Jia Xu, Feng Ji, Cao Pi...and more than a hundred of his own soldiers, and rode up a high slope on horseback. See for yourself!

Looking around, there are endless mountains and cliffs, and there is no way to go except the valley in the middle. The Hukou Pass is like an iron chain, which locks the passage firmly. If you want to break it, you don’t know. How much blood will be shed, how many lives will be sacrificed?

"Hukou Pass, Yanmen Pass, and Mayi City are known as the 'Three Fortresses of Bingzhou'. The terrain and landforms are different. In terms of danger, Hukou Pass is the first!

After the Yuan family dominated Hebei, in order to rule Bingzhou, they spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to rebuild the Hukou Pass. The defenses are complete, indestructible, and there are no loopholes. As long as there is sufficient food, grass, and military equipment, it can stop millions of troops! "

Fengji has assisted the Yuan family for many years, and he has a good understanding of the city of Bingzhou. As for this Hukou Pass, the builder has a message: "If you want to seize the dangerous pass, first occupy the two mountains!" '

To make an analogy: Hukou Pass is an iron lock, and Baigu Mountain and Shuanglong Mountain are two iron bolts. Elite soldiers are stationed, how easy is it to unplug them?

"The danger of Yanmen lies in the majesty-bronze walls and iron walls, condescending, the danger of Hukou lies in poison-the road is rough, it is difficult for people and horses to walk, and the mouth of the valley is only a hundred steps wide, and the army cannot be used at all. At most hundreds of people can be invested at a time, but they will be attacked from three sides. , this kind of 'refueling attack', even if it is a million soldiers, will be exhausted!

There is no chance of success in attacking the mountain. There are many barriers and heavy defenses. The vegetation near Dazhai has been cut down and clean, and the mountain spring water has been introduced. No matter whether it is set on fire or surrounded by heavy troops, it will not be effective. The general who guards the mountain is very good. ! "

Xiao Yi is an expert in the use of soldiers. He has a clear observation of the difficulties in tackling key problems, and he has considered several methods, but he gave up all of them. Either the casualties are too heavy, or the risk is too high. It is better not to use it unless it is a last resort!

In the original history, after the collapse of the Yuan Group, Gao Gan insisted on relying on the natural danger of Huguan for a year, dragging down the footsteps of Cao Jun, and finally abandoned the pass and fled, dying on the road!

After more than a year of fierce fighting, how many soldiers will die, how much food and grass will be consumed, and how many people will suffer. This kind of protracted war of attrition is the most detrimental to the vitality of the nation.

Jia Xu, Feng Ji, Cao Pi and others are also thinking hard about how to conquer Hukou Pass. As long as this battle is won, Bingzhou will be in hand. At that time, they will march eastward and encircle Jizhou. The overall situation in Hebei is settled. The problem is, How to break through this barrier?

Someone asked, there are many roads leading in all directions, since the Hukou Pass is not easy to get through, can’t you just take a detour? Bingzhou has a radius of thousands of miles, so are you afraid that there will be no roads... The answer is: there are roads, but it is difficult to walk!

Baigu Mountain and Shuanglong Mountain stretch for hundreds of miles, with cliffs and cliffs that are unattainable, separating the north and south of Bingzhou. If you want to detour, there are two routes:

One is to go west to Xihe County, enter the grasslands of the Hu and Qiang people, march hundreds of miles north, turn around and attack Mayi City, from north to south, go straight to Taiyuan County, as long as Jinyang City is broken, Hukou Pass is useless!

The second is to march eastward, along the counties of Leping, Changshan, and Yunzhong, all the way to the Saibei grassland, pass through the territory of the Huns, then turn around and attack Yanmen Pass, and then enter Taiyuan County...

The two marching routes, the road is far away, the supply is difficult, and you have to deal with the Qiang Hu and the Huns. If you fail to meet each other, the risk is too high. It is better to attack Hukou Pass!

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"Woo! - Woo! Woo!"