Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1778

"General Pang, what's the current situation under the Chengguan?" Xu Shu cleared up his depressed mood. He doesn't have much time to think about other things now. Although he withdrew from Luoyang and saved most of the main force to enter Hangu Pass , But the main force of the Wei army was in hot pursuit.

"The Wei army has already begun to press in. They may not have much patience, so sooner or later they will storm Hangu Pass. Only when they take down Hangu Pass, take down us, and take down the food and grass in this pass city, will they think that, Occupying Henan by myself completely cut off the logistical support of our army!"

Pang Xi was wearing a white bandage on his armband, standing on the city gate, looking out, his eyes were a little deep: "Hangu Pass has been in disrepair for many years, once their large-scale attack, unless we can retreat to Tongguan smoothly Otherwise, Hangu Pass will not be able to stop them!"

Although this pass was the grand pass where the Qin Dynasty blocked the six kingdoms of the Guandong, after the Han Dynasty ruled the world, it has lost its force, and it has not had much force for hundreds of years.

It has been in disrepair for many years, and the walls above and below the Chengguan have loosened a lot.

And many defensive fortifications are useless.

So if they want to rely on this pass to block the attack of several times their troops, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

Another key point is that all under Pang Xi's command are cavalry.

The cavalry guarding the city is not professional.

In this way, it will be difficult to display the absolute combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command. It is no problem to fight against ordinary soldiers, but it is not so easy to fight against Wei Jun and Liaodong Army.

"It's not a big problem to arrange for the people to retreat to Tongguan, but we can't retreat!"

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "Once we return to Tongguan, although we can rely on Guanzhong, we will lose the road east of the river. It will be difficult to continue to open the grain road!"

The way of food is the foundation of soldiers and horses.

The Ming army is fully prepared for combat and has systematic food supplements, so even if Luoyang loses support for the front line now, the front line must still have a certain amount of food reserves.

But even though there was a lot of food in reserve, it couldn't bear the consumption of this army. Once it was exhausted, it would be tantamount to waiting for death. Such a result was not what he wanted to see.

The Ming army can be defeated, but not because of food and grass.

Therefore, he must get through the grain road in Hedong, and he must insist on Hangu Pass, so that no one can cut off the road between him and Hedong, and lose support for the grain road in Hedong.

"The point is that we don't have enough troops!"

Pang Xi smiled wryly.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

He is in this state now. There are cavalry under his command, but it is not easy for the cavalry to fight, especially the battle of defending the city. In addition, the cavalry under their command has been unable to increase their combat power because they have been dismantled.

Besides, now the Wei army and the Liaodong army have also learned to be smart, and they will not attack head-on with his cavalry. Once he attacks, first the iron shield soldiers are waiting for him, and then the advanced siege equipment, including large crossbow beds.

No matter how elite his cavalry is, it will be difficult to stop such an attack.

"I know!"

Xu Shu nodded, thought for a while, and said: "We will gather the current forces in the city, and the tactics will not change. We will use our original tactics to defend Luoyang. I will defend the city to the death. As for General Pang Xi, it is better The old rules, you harass with cavalry outside the city, as long as you seize the opportunity, they will eat your vital strength!"

"This way you will look much more dangerous!"

Pang Xi said.

"My personal safety is nothing to worry about. The most important thing now is to guard the Hangu Pass, open up the grain road in the east of the river, contact the main force of the Shangdang front line, and ensure the safety of Your Majesty!"

Xu Shu gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty is responsible for the safety of the Great Ming Dynasty, so nothing can go wrong. Now that we have lost Luoyang, if we lose Hangu Pass again, then I really have no face to see Your Majesty. It's better to die!"

When he said that, it was like he was determined to fight to the death.

He would rather die here at Hangu Pass than continue to retreat. Only by defending here can he continue to reinforce the front line. If he loses Hangu Pass, he will lose the reinforcements to the front line.

This was something he couldn't bear.

"But this amount of troops is very dangerous. Even if we hold it for a while, it will be difficult to hold it for a long time. In addition, we have to send troops to open the food road, which is even more difficult!"

Pang Xi had a bitter look on his face, this was simply too embarrassing.

"Someone has already written a letter to ask Huangfuyin for reinforcements. Guanzhong still has a lot of strength. If Huangfuyin is ruthless enough, he can still raise some young men to defend the city. In addition, this certainty will also send Guanzhong to the north, especially from Tongguan. Transport grain, then turn from Hangu Pass to Hedong, and enter Shangdang from Hedong, this is the only way I can think of to support the front line!"

Xu Shu said: "So defending Hangu Pass is the only thing we need to do now!"

"I try my best!"

Pang Xi did not have absolute confidence, because whether it was Xia Houyuan or Gongsun Du, they were not ordinary generals, but famous generals.

"It's not hard work, it's hard work!"

Xu Shu said: "We must work hard!"

………………

What Xu Shu, who was preparing to do his best, didn't know at this time was that not far from Hangu Pass, on a mountain road in the south of Luoyang, a troop of troops was marching rapidly.

As for this army of soldiers and horses, flags were flying, with bright characters embroidered on them.

This is the Ming army.

"stop!"

With the sound of a military order, the long march came to a halt.

"Pass the military order, all the ministries rest on the spot for an hour to replenish their strength!"

"Yes!"

The ministries began to find places to rest on the spot.

The chief general summoned the school captains, battalion commanders, battalion masters, and battalion generals from all ministries to discuss the next marching strategy.

"Now we are here, about two hundred miles away from Luoyang!"

It was the chief general who spoke.

Zhang Ren.

There was a hint of killing intent in Zhang Ren's cold face. He looked at the map with cold eyes: "We don't know what's going on in Luoyang now, so we have to prepare for the worst!"

"General, at our speed, we travel day and night. It is possible to enter Luoyang within a day, but this will make the soldiers look very tired, and it will be difficult for us to attack!"

A school lieutenant cupped his hands and said.

"But time waits for no one!"

Another school lieutenant stood up and cupped his hands and said: "General, your soldiers are very fast. It has been a long time. Moreover, we entered the Guanzhong from Wuguan and went north again. Because we were not familiar with the road, we made a lot of mistakes and were delayed. Marching speed, you can't hurry up at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to save Luo Yang!"

"No matter what, we must first know the specific situation. I propose to release the scouts first!"

"Is there no news from Jing Wusi?"

"We are in such a hurry, if Jing Wusi wants to contact us, he needs a certain amount of luck!"

The generals quarreled in low voices.

Zhang Ren frowned.

Huang Zhong ordered that he, Zhang Ren and Chen Dao, each lead an elite force, go north to reinforce Luoyang, and divide the troops into two groups, one entering through Wuguan and the other directly entering through Hulao Pass.

His way of soldiers and horses is already considered slow.

I don't know if Chen Dao's troops have arrived in Luoyang, nor do I know what the situation in Luoyang is now.

This made him a little embarrassed.

"Scout Marquis!"

"The end is here!"

A tall, thin man stood up.

"Your scouts, hurry up to inquire about the news and learn as much as possible about the situation in Luoyang. There is no delay. At this time, news is more important than life. We would rather sacrifice than have news. Otherwise, once our main force enters, our eyes will be blackened." Already!"

"Yes!"

The Junhou surrendered and took the order.

"Everyone, stop arguing. At this time, it's useless to say more. If you want to, you won't be able to hurry up. We have already entered Henan Yin. We can't worry, we must learn to maintain our strength!"

Zhang Ren ordered: "Slow down the marching speed. During the marching, maintain your physical strength and be ready to fight at any time!"

"Yes!"

Several school lieutenants took the lead.

"Rosama!"

"exist!"

A military Sima stood up.

"You personally lead a thousand soldiers and horses to search for ships and fish rafts nearby. We must make sure that we can't abandon the Luoshui River. If we can enter Luoyang from the Luoshui River with a small force, we can contact Luoyang's soldiers. The horse is gone!"

Zhang Ren didn't know at this time that Luo Yang had already fallen.

His goal was still arranged around Luo Yang.

"promise!"

This army Sima took the order.

"Luo Yang, I hope I can hold on for a while longer!" Zhang Ren squeezed his tired expression, looked ahead, and his eyes shone with hope.

………………

And in Luoyang to the east, Yanjin Ferry.

At this time, another Ming army had already marched here.

Chen Dao marched northward from Yuzhou, and his march was different from Zhang Ren's. Zhang Ren gathered the main force, and he marched separately, because Yuzhou was too chaotic, and Yanzhou had Wei troops.

Moreover, in order to cross the Hulao Pass, he fought three battles. Although they all won beautifully, they also lost a lot of main forces.

Finally, he crossed Hulao Pass and entered Henan Yin.

After entering Yanjin Ferry, he slowed down his marching speed instead. He was different from Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren walked the mountain road, and the news was blocked, but he went beyond the tiger's prison, fought hard back and forth, followed the official path of integrity, and instead let the scouts Inquired a lot of news.

Based on the situation reported by the scouts, he had a deeper understanding of the situation of Henan Yin.

"Luoyang has fallen, and the situation is now dangerous."

When Chen Dao stood here at Yanjindu, he faced two choices.

One, continue westward and recapture Luoyang.

The other one is to go north for reinforcements.

He pondered for a while, and finally chose to continue westward, because at this time, he would not be able to exert any force when he went north. He had only [-] troops under his command, and to attack Cao Cao's more than [-] elite main force was courting death.

At this time, it is even more important to regain Luoyang.

"I don't know where Zhang Ren's main force is. If we can fight together, this battle will be easy!" Chen Daochang sighed. He and Zhang Ren's main force together have [-] elites. Going north, he dared to fight a game.

(End of this chapter)