Chapter 56: Conquer Wu Pass

"Zhang He, you can't leave!" With Zhang Bao shouting loudly, the Snake Spear had already attacked.

At this time, although Zhang Bao had already caught up, Zhang He was still lucky and felt that he could still break through successfully. After all, this place was not very far from Wu Pass, and there were not many Han troops nearby. If reinforcements from Wu Pass could come out in time, Zhang He could still break through. But then Guan Xing also attacked.

Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and Huang Chong began to siege Zhang He. The so-called two fists cannot match four hands, and the heroes cannot resist many people. Even Lu Bu can only escape when facing Sanying. Now, Zhang He faces three young players. If he faces one of them alone, Zhang He can win, but when facing the three of them at the same time, Zhang He gradually can't stand it.

Huang Chongshen was the true teaching of Huang Zhong, and the sword techniques he used were mainly calm. Guan Xing's Qinglong Yanyue Sword was powerful and powerful. Every collision of weapons would consume a lot of Zhang He's physical strength. As for the attack of the Zhangba Snake Spear, it was very tricky. If Zhang He was not careful, he would be poked into a hole by the Zhangba Snake Spear.

After only ten rounds, Zhang He realized the seriousness of the matter. Although the martial arts of the three young players were not as good as Zhang He, the three of them could not compete with each other. There was still no reinforcements coming from afar. After trying hard to break through a few more times, Zhang He finally realized that the situation was hopeless.

Zhang He felt like a hero was over. For a soldier, it may be a normal thing to die in the battlefield in a corpse, or it may be more like the destination of a soldier. Zhang He has fought for many years and encountered countless dangers. He has passed by death many times, but it has been resolved by Zhang He. Zhang He also thought that one day he might die on the battlefield, but it was Zhang He who died in the hands of three young players was the last thing Zhang He wanted to see. Zhang He did not want to use his life to make the reputation of the three young players famous.

A strong unwillingness rose from Zhang He's heart, and then, this unwillingness turned into helplessness. But then, when Zhang He realized that he was bound to die today, this helplessness turned into a strong fighting spirit.

"Since I can't get out of here today, I'll have to take someone to cushion even if I die!" In the blink of an eye, Zhang He's face had become extremely ferocious. Slowly, Zhang He was already in a state of madness.

"Puchi..." The Snake Spear pierced into Zhang He's body, and Zhang He didn't even dodge, and rushed to Guan Xing next to him with a knife in his hand.

"Ah!" Guan Xing didn't expect that Zhang He would not even avoid him. He didn't react in time for a moment, and Zhang He's knife was already pressing against Guan Xing's chest.

"Be careful!" Huang Chong hurriedly thrust the big knife in his hand and hit Zhang He's knife. The attack trajectory of Zhang He's big knife instantly changed, but this knife still left a long wound on Guan Xing's arm.

"Zhang He is crazy!" The three young players were shocked at the same time. Generals of Zhang He's level, with such crazy attacks, the three of them had to be more careful.

Zhang Bao's Snake Spear has the longest length and the largest attack range, so Zhang Bao can attack Zhang He from a long distance, but Zhang He's big sword cannot reach Zhang Bao because it is not as long as the Snake Spear.

As for Huang Chong, his sword technique is relatively stable, and the offense and defense are not airtight, so Zhang and He are difficult to gain advantage on Huang Chong.

Only Guan Xing, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword is very heavy, and people who are not born with divine power will find it very inconvenient to use it. Guan Xing's arm strength is far less than Guan Yu in his heyday, so Guan Xing's use of the Qinglong Yanyue Sword is a little uncomfortable.

The competition between experts is often a little bit short of that. Zhang He saw that Guan Xing is easier to attack, and Yu attacked Guan Xing fiercely.

At this time, Guan Xing's basic skills have also been reflected. The so-called tiger father has no dog son, and Guan Xing is Guan Yu's son after all. Faced with Zhang He's desperate attack, Guan Xing calmed down and held on his shoulders.

If Zhang He was in good condition, maybe Hai could hold on for a while, but now Zhang He has been injured by Zhang Bao. Zhang He seems to have no problem in a short period of time, but as time goes by, Zhang He's injuries gradually appear. Gradually, Zhang He is already a little overwhelmed.

"Sher..." The Snake Spear hit Zhang He again, causing Zhang He's injury to increase a little more, and his body slowly could not keep up with the reaction.

"I'm not willing to give up, I'm not willing!" Zhang He was full of anger. Zhang He had realized that it was impossible to even want to pull someone to take the blame.

In the distance, the sound of horse hooves had already been heard, but this was not the reinforcements from Wuguan, but Zhao Yun had already arrived.

"Han De really couldn't stop Zhao Yun." Zhang He sighed slightly, then looked in the direction of Wuguan. Reinforcements were no longer possible.

"Swish..." A cold light passed by, and Zhang He hurriedly raised his knife to resist, but the moment the weapon came into contact with him, a sense of powerlessness came from Zhang He's arms. Zhang He's arms softened and could no longer hold the cold light.

"Pu..." A head flew up, and a headless corpse suddenly appeared in Zhang He's eyes. Judging from the armor, it turned out to be his own.

Guan Xing gently whispered, looked at the blade dripping blood downward, and a proud smile appeared on his face. The number one general of Cao's camp died under his own knife.

Zhang Bao, who was squinting his mouth next to him, looked very unhappy. Zhang Bao had poked Zhang He several times just now. Almost all the injuries on Zhang He were caused by Zhang Bao, but in the end, Guan Xing picked up the vacancy.

At this time, Adou and Zhao Yun also came over.

"See Your Majesty!" The three young players saluted Adou at the same time.

"How is it? Can you stop Zhang He?" A Dou asked anxiously.

"I am fortunate to be unfair to my fate. I have fought against Zhang and He on the horse!" Guan Xing said with a proud look on his face.

"Okay, let's take a break first, and wait until evening, we will attack Wuguan!"

The sun slowly sets, and the moonlight gradually envelopes the edge of the earth.

At Wu Pass, several generals took turns guarding the city tower, thinking from time to time to time, it was already dark, but Zhang He still had not come back. Although everyone was confident in Zhang He, even Zhao Yun had to avoid Zhang He's edge during the day, but it was already dark now. Logically, Zhang He should have come back.

On the east side of Wuguan, the sound of horse hooves sounded from a distance, breaking the tranquility of the night. The soldiers guarding the pass immediately stood up and looked at the darkness ahead with trembling. Since the war began, Wuguan has been closed, and the businessmen will no longer come and go between Wuguan. Logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone to come again, let alone now that it is already night.

The soldiers guarding the pass shone down the torch, hoping to see clearly the people coming below. Soon, more than a dozen cavalry appeared under the fire.

"Who is coming? Stop quickly, otherwise we will shoot arrows!" The Wei army guarding the city shouted, and then a row of archers came to the back of the battlements and took their positions, bent their bows and arrows to chase them down.

A middle-aged general came out and shouted, "I am Sun Li. I am here to Wuguan to assist General Zhang He in accordance with the imperial edict of Your Majesty. Can General Zhang He be there?"

A man wearing general armor came to the battlement, looked at Sun Li below, and then spoke, "General Sun Li, do you have any certificate?"

"Shoulder, I'll shoot the document now!" Sun Li said, taking out the commission order from his arms, rolled it up and shot it onto Wuguan.

Wuguan opened the guard and immediately confirmed Sun Li's identity, and then immediately responded: "General Sun Li, please wait, I will open the city gate immediately."

Just as Sun Li arrived at Wuguan, a group of people also appeared west of Wuguan. Judging from the costumes, the Wei army came.

The leader was wearing golden armor and holding a large knife. The word "Zhang" on the back was very conspicuous.

There was another person behind this man, holding a mountain-opening axe in his hand, and the flag behind him had a big word "Han".

And behind this man, a silver-armored veteran was buried on the horse, looking decadent, and he was really Zhao Yun who came to call during the day.

The team of men and horses rushed towards Wuguan, and the soldiers on the city also saw the team of men and horses at the first time.

"Hey, that's General Zhang He's banner. Could it be that General is back?"

"Well, look at the one next to you, the big axe in the mountains must be General Han De."

Sure enough, one of the team ran out of the group and came to the gate and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate quickly, the general is injured!"

"What's going on?" the man in the city asked immediately.

"The general was injured by Zhao Yun, but he also captured Zhao Yun alive. After hearing that Zhao Yun was captured, the Han army immediately sent troops to chase him. When he quickly opened the city gate and let us in, the Han army would soon chase him."

The defender in the city looked down, and then the faint light could still tell that the person tied was Zhao Yun, and from the flag and armor, the leading general must be Zhang He.

"Open the city gate, the general is back!" The general guarding the city shouted happily and opened the city gate.

"Kill!" The "Wei Army" below suddenly burst out with deafening shouts. Immediately afterwards, the group of "Wei Army" actually waved weapons to the defenders at the city gate.

"No, I've been trapped. I'm not a general. Please close the city gate!" The city guard shouted immediately. However, it was too late at this time.

Zhao Yun, who was tied up behind the back, suddenly shook the rope off his body, then took the spear from the person behind him, and rushed in first, while the previous "Zhang He" and "Han De" slowly disappeared among the crowd.

This Zhang He and Han De next to him were naturally looking for someone to pretend to be.

A Dou found a man who looked a bit like Zhang He in the army, then put on his beard, and some dust was splashed on his face. Then he put on Zhang He's armor, took Zhang He's weapon, raised Zhang He's flag, and prepared to open the Wuguan gate.

The ancients were used to raising beards, and Zhang He himself had a lot of beards. Others put on beards and then sprinkled some dust on their faces. If the visibility is low under the faint lights at night, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. If someone comes to wear Zhang He's armor and raise Zhang He's flag, it will be difficult to distinguish between the defenders on the city.

Similarly, Han De also copied the rules and found someone to pretend, put on Han De's armor, and Han De's big axe, which was easier to identify.

At the same time, in order to prevent the guards in the city from becoming suspicious, Adou also asked Zhao Yun to use another trick to pretend to be captured, and to join the fake Zhang and He to deceive the pass. At the same time, in order to prevent too many words from happening, Adou asked someone to tell him that there were a large number of pursuers behind him, and asked the person who kept the pass to open the door as soon as possible.

Sure enough, the closed general was trapped and had no time to carefully identify Zhang He. Under the dim fire, the guards on the city could only distinguish them by armor and temperament. In addition, Zhao Yun was happy to be captured, the generals on the city successfully opened the city gate.

As soon as Sun Li entered the city, he heard a shout of killing sound in the west.

"Hey, what's going on? Could it be that the Han army attacked? How could the Han army attack at night?" Sun Li looked west in confusion.

The attacking side has no terrain advantage. If the attacking is at night, the visual distance is very short under the darkness, it will be even more unfavorable. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the attacking side will not choose to attack the city at night.

Sun Li turned around and asked a general next to him: "Where is General Zhang He now? What's the matter with the shouts of killing in the west?"

"Report to General Sun, during the day, the enemy general Zhao Yun once came to challenge him. He was defeated by General Zhang He and fled in panic. General Zhang He chased him and has not returned yet! As for the shouts of killing in the west, I don't know."

"Have Zhang He left the seclusion?" Sun Li's face changed drastically. Then, Sun Li frowned and looked west, then said to the people around him: "Get my weapons and let's go over and take a look."

As soon as Sun Li finished speaking, a rider on the opposite side ran along the street.

"Not good, the Han army has entered the pass!"

"The Han army has entered the pass!"

"What, the Han army entered the pass?" Sun Li took a breath, and then Sun Li immediately realized that Zhang He was probably in danger.

"General, what should I do?" The general next to him asked Sun Li hurriedly. After all, Sun Li should be considered Zhang He's deputy general now. Although he has not taken office yet, Zhang He is not here in Wuguanzhong, and the biggest thing is Sun Li.

Sun Li immediately forced himself to calm down, thought for a moment, and immediately said, "Since the Han army has attacked, it must be prepared. With the number of troops in our Wuguan, it may be difficult to resist. I immediately sent an order to retreat to Wancheng to set up defenses! Also, send someone to Xiangyang to inform the Taiwei immediately!"

After receiving the order to retreat, the Wei army immediately began to withdraw from Wu Pass. At the same time, A Dou also remembered what Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong said that Nanyang would sooner or later be given to Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu, so A Dou did not take advantage of the victory to pursue him, but began to clean up the battlefield and welcomed the subsequent army to come.

The news of the loss of Wuguan reached Sima Yi in Xiangyang as soon as possible.

"Zhang He is wrong, Zhang He is wrong!" Sima Yi sighed with an unwilling look on his face.

If Wu Pass is lost, the Han army can directly attack Wancheng. With the small number of troops in Wancheng, it may be difficult to resist the Han army's attack. Similarly, if the Han army does not attack Wancheng, it can also choose to bypass Wancheng, then go north to cross the Luoshui River and go straight to the city of Luoyang.

Nowadays, the entire Sili area on the south bank of the Yellow River is empty. The Han army can easily occupy a large area of ​​land south of the Yellow River through the Wei River and form a cross-border attack with Luxun in the south.

The four routes of attack were attacking Tongguan, Wuguan, Xiangyang, Huainan, and Sima Yi had no intention of defending them all, but Sima Yi hoped to delay the time as much as possible to make the Wei people settle down as soon as possible. That's why Sima Yi wrote a letter to Cao Rui and asked Sun Li to go to Wuguan to help Zhang He. But he didn't expect that Zhang He was defeated too quickly. Before Sun Li arrived, Zhang He had already lost Wuguan.

If Wancheng is lost, it is equivalent to being robbed from the rear, and Sima Yi will become an isolated army. So Sima Yi had no choice but to give up Xiangyang, Fancheng, and Xinye, postpone the front line to Wancheng and Xiangcheng, and defend Xudu.

Before the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao also used Jiewan City and Xiangcheng to resist Liu Biao. At that time, Wancheng was even captured by Guan Yu. However, as long as Xiangcheng had a large army stationed, Yingchuan could be guaranteed to be unhindered.

At that time, Yongzhou was owned by Cao Cao, so it did not have much strategic significance for just Wancheng to be captured by Liu Bei. But now it is different. A Dou occupied Guanzhong and was eyeing Guandong Sili. If Wancheng was lost again, the Han army could bypass Tongguan through Nanyang and directly attack Sili.

"Oh..." Beads of sweat gradually emerged from Sima Yi's forehead. Unexpectedly, the situation would be so bad that night. It seems that when necessary, Sili and Nanyang must be given up. However, the Huainan line must be defended, otherwise the Han army and Jiangdong army could attack the Central Plains with the wind and wind, while the Wei State would probably only be trapped in Hebei.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi took out a pen and ink from the side, quickly wrote a memorial, and handed it to the servant, and said at the same time: "Immediately present this memorial to Your Majesty!"

Looking at the empty Xiangyang City, Lu Xun's face finally showed a smile. Xiangyang City finally succeeded.

Sima Yi was willing to give up Xiangyang and walked so quickly. It must be that the Han army in Wuguan had already succeeded. However, according to Lu Xun's plan, Sima Yi would definitely not give up Wancheng easily. However, facing the attack on both sides, Wancheng would definitely be difficult to defend.

"Governor, I have already investigated it clearly. Sima Yi has indeed retreated to Wancheng! Moreover, the Han army has also occupied Wuguan. However, the Han army did not continue to attack, but was stationed in Wuguan."

"Hmph, Sima Yi wants to delay time in Wancheng." Lu Xun smiled slightly, and then continued: "Send an order to wait for the army for one day and go to Wancheng tomorrow!"

Wuguan.

Pang Tong had already rushed over from Chang'an.

Adou pointed to the map and said, "Teacher, Sima Yi has given up Xiangyang and Fancheng and retreated to Wancheng. Wancheng is still in Sima Yi's hands, and Sima Yi's restraint. It will be difficult for us to attack Luoyang through Nanyang!"

"Your Majesty, this must be Sima Yi's time delay." Pang Tong answered immediately without thinking.

"How can I explain this?"
Chapter completed!