At this time, the sun was gradually turning westward, and the rebel pursuers in the rear were gradually being distanced by the Sui army due to hunger, fatigue, and reduced physical strength. Seeing this, General Liu was of course delighted and kept ordering the entire army to speed up.

, but Yang Xuangan behind him was so angry that he ordered the supervising team to use knives and whips to chase the troops away at full speed, and also issued a strict order to start a fight if they stopped. Li Mi was anxious and worried, and kept planning to continue the pursuit.

Think of various situations you may encounter and think about contingency plans.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Mi chased Yang Xuangan again and offered his advice: "Mr. Chu, thirty miles ahead is Hangu Pass. Although there are not many officers and soldiers stationed in that area, the high mountains and narrow roads are suitable for interception. As long as there are a few

A hundred officers and soldiers guarding Hangu Pass can block us for a while. Fortunately, there are many small roads in that area. For the sake of caution, while our army is pursuing with all its strength, Chu Gong can ask General Yang Jishan to take the small road and attack the back of Hangu Pass. If

If there is really an interception by officers and soldiers there, we can immediately encircle them in a roundabout way, and the officers and soldiers guarding the pass will make dumplings together with Liu Changgong's team."

"What a great idea!" Yang Xuangan was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly sent an order to Yang Jishan's troops behind him, ordering him to lead his army on a small road and attack behind Hangu Pass, always ready to outflank the Sui army guarding Hangu Pass.

In this way, driven by Yang Xuangan's strict orders, although the rebel team was gradually distanced by Liu Changgong's army, they still kept a tight hold on Liu Changgong's team and did not let Liu Changgong's team disappear from sight. In this regard,

No matter how good General Liu was at escaping, he was still a little flustered, and said to himself: "Trouble, we are still far away from Hongnong. If Yang Rebel continues to pursue him like this, my team may not be sure to escape to Hongnong."

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The more worried you are, the easier it is to go wrong. As the sky gets darker, General Liu is shocked to find that he has made a big mistake - he has not prepared a torch for lighting! At the same time, it happens to be a sunny day today, and it is very likely that he will not be able to use it at night.

There was no moon! Upon discovering this, General Liu quickly ordered the front army to cut down branches along the way and collect as many igniting tools as possible. However, the road General Liu was traveling on was the east-west official road, and the low shrubs on the roadside had long been cut down by passers-by.

All were exhausted, and some of the remaining shade trees were tall and big. In the rush to escape, the Sui army officers had no time to cut and cut them. Therefore, General Liu's order was naturally not implemented effectively, and at the same time because of the approaching night.

Therefore, the traveling speed is inevitably affected.

The Sui army had no time to prepare torches, but the rebel team chasing behind had plenty of time to chop wood and light a fire. Seeing that it was getting dark, Yang Xuangan decisively sent out his manpower to cut down trees and make torches for the night pursuit. At the same time, Li Mi suddenly discovered

This god-given opportunity immediately cheered and shouted, "This idiot Liu Changgong didn't prepare a torch. When it gets dark, he will definitely not be able to run so fast! Mr. Chu, please tell all the soldiers about this situation. As soon as it gets dark, we will

We can catch up with the officers and soldiers in front! After killing the officers and soldiers in front, we can stop and rest!"

Li Mi's judgment quickly spread throughout the rebel ranks through the mouths of the messengers and grassroots generals, successfully boosting the morale of the rebel ranks. The exhausted rebel soldiers stopped to rest in order to end the battle as soon as possible.

They used their last strength and ran desperately. Liu Changgong's team gradually slowed down in the evening because they had no lighting tools and were not familiar with the road, and were gradually closed again by the rebel team.

Aware of this danger, General Liu's face was of course pale, and the soldiers under his command who were traveling with him were all frightened, but they were all helpless and just used the last light to move forward desperately. At the same time, because of their heart\u

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Due to 614c's confusion, the originally orderly escape team inevitably began to become chaotic.

Amid the expectations of Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, and the curses of General Liu, the sky finally darkened to the point where it was difficult to distinguish the road. As expected, it was a moonless night. Without lighting tools, General Liu's team

Naturally, the speed was greatly reduced and the formation was chaotic. The rebel team, which was more or less equipped with some branches and firewood, was not affected much, and they quickly shortened the distance between them and the Sui army.

"Wei Shangshu, how far is it from Hangu Pass?" General Liu asked Wei Xuan.

"Probably, it's about ten miles away. It's too dark and I can't judge the distance of the road." Wei Xuan replied.

"We must make some sacrifices!" Liu Changgong gritted his teeth and turned to the generals around him and asked: "Which of you dares to lead a thousand troops to stay to stop the rebels and buy our main force time to retreat?"

Several of Yi Qiu Zhi Raccoon's subordinates were silent. Liu Changgong was furious and roared: "Who doesn't have a handle? Who stays to stop the attack? If he comes back alive, I will ask him for credit. If he is dead, I will ask the court for a reward! It's a man!"

Just say something, who dares to stay and stop the traitor Yang?"

Still no one said a word. Several generals acted as if they had not heard anything and just tried their best to escape. General Liu was even more furious and roared: "Damn it! Are you all mute? If it weren't for me, the general, to protect Wei Shangshu.

, I will stay here to stop the rebels!"

"General Liu has an order. He will personally lead his troops to stop the traitor Yang! Brothers, let's run!" Someone shouted, and several generals fled without a shadow in the blink of an eye, and even bumped into each other.

He knocked down the soldiers in front and ignored them. The other soldiers were also scrambling to escape from General Liu. They could still vaguely hear shouts, "General Liu, you are so great. I will definitely remember you!"

"You bastards-!"

“Dong dong dong dong dong——!”

Just as Wei Xuan rolled his eyes and General Liu roared wildly, suddenly on the top of the mountain beside the road, war drums thundered, and shouts of death were heard everywhere, followed by countless rolling fire\u77

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F3 hammers rained down from the tops of the mountains on both sides, hitting the heads of the rebel pursuers. At the same time, several huge fireballs made of firewood rolled down, all of which rolled towards the heads of the rebels.

The rebel team, which was about to cut off the Sui army's butt, was immediately thrown into chaos. Their screams were shocking, "There is an ambush! There is an ambush among us!"

"Hahahaha!" General Liu, who was still scolding his timid subordinates just now, laughed loudly, "Brother Yingliang is here! Brother Yingliang is finally here! Brother Yingliang, you are so interesting that you are actually in Hangu

They came to pick me up from outside the customs! Knowing you as a brother is my destiny!"

"Chen Yingliang, where is he?" Wei Xuan looked around and saw rolling rocks and trees falling from the mountains on both sides, as well as fireballs and torches being thrown down, but he never saw half of the white-robed Patriot Army.

"General Liu, you retreat first! The enemy will eventually cut off the rear!" Countless Sui soldiers ran back to General Liu's side, scrambling to express their willingness to take on the task of cutting off the rear and risking their lives.

"Fuck you, why did I bring out you shameless bastards?" Liu Changgong whipped several generals, turned to Wei Xuan and laughed and said, "Wei will stay behind, don't worry, he will be there soon.

Come out! Laying an ambush is Brother Ying Liang's specialty! This ambush must have been arranged by Brother Ying Liang himself!"

At the same time, in the rebel team, Li Mi also forcibly pulled Yang Xuangan off his horse. While giving Yang Xuangan a set of Sui army soldier uniforms that had been prepared, he said with a tearful voice: "Mr. Chu, hurry up, take off your clothes quickly."

Armor, change clothes, we are going up the mountain, we are ambushed, that little thief Chen Yingliang is about to come out!"

"Fart! Where is that little thief Chen Yingliang? Why didn't I see it?" Yang Xuangan pushed Li Mi away and shouted.

"He must be here!" Li Mi said with a cry: "Use rolling rocks, falling wood and fireballs to cut off our team. Only the traitor Chen Yingliang could come up with such a cruel idea! He not only wants to join Liu Changgong, but also wants to kill our former army.

Ah! Now our team is so exhausted that we can’t defeat his new force.

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!I beg you, change your clothes quickly. If you let the little thief Chen Yingliang know that you have unfortunately been cut off from the rear army, then everything will be over! And you, put down the handsome flag of Duke Chu,

Put it down!"

Looking at the stones and wood rolling down the mountain, the fire and smoke coming from the place, and the self-defense team that was in complete chaos, Yang Xuangan roared angrily, but still grabbed the clothes handed by Li Mi, and then Yang Xuangan

Then he asked a little strangely: "How come you have prepared a change of clothes?"

"After knowing that the little thief Chen Yingliang had arrived in Hongnong first, I carefully prepared a plan to fight with that treacherous little thief. I couldn't do it without preparation." In fact, the rebels had already made preparations when they left Luoyang and advanced towards Guanzhong.

Prepare this set of clothes for prevention

Li Mi, who was worried about the possibility, gritted his teeth and cursed: "I just didn't expect that the little thief would set up an ambush outside Hangu Pass, and would also come up with a vicious plan to cut off our front and back connections and take the opportunity to annihilate our front army.

!This little thief is so vicious!"

Informed by his good friend Liu Changgong and his rival Li Mi, at the same time, in front of Liu Changgong's team, torches suddenly burst out on both sides of the road. Countless soldiers of the Patriot Army appeared on the roadside holding torches. Chen Yingliang, also wearing a white robe, also appeared in the light of the fire.

In the middle, he laughed loudly and said to the cheering Sui army officers: "Brothers, you're welcome, go to the front to rest, and let us take care of the rest."

"Chen Ji's Office, I will kill the thieves with you!" I don't know who shouted, and then, countless Sui soldiers turned around and headed east, holding their swords and guns high, and turned back to kill the thieves. Everyone shouted like thunder, "Kill."
Chapter completed!