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Chapter 709: Dong Yue sets an ambush, Su Yao takes up his sword
Zhang Liao's angry rebuke made County Magistrate Song's face change, and the small cloth bag in his hand almost fell to the ground. He didn't expect that there would be a general who would not accept bribes.

Seeing that money was useless, County Magistrate Song finally panicked. He kowtowed and explained in a trembling voice: "General, I am just..."

"Nothing but!"

Zhang Liao shouted angrily:

"Come here, arrest this criminal official, keep him under guard, and hand him over to you, my Lord, for your punishment in the future!"

The soldiers moved at the sound, while County Magistrate Song howled like a ghost, crying and begging all the way with tears streaming down his face.

But it was too late. Zhang Liao turned a deaf ear to him, just looked at him coldly, and turned away, not wasting any more time on this waste.

Because just now, his personal soldiers had secretly reported that the information of their whereabouts had been leaked in advance, and he was afraid that Chang'an would respond soon.

He must settle the affairs of Dingyang as quickly as possible, then immediately head south to seize the exit and respond to the actions of Su Junhou.

Therefore, except for County Magistrate Song who was detained, most of the county officials in Dingyang were retained to cooperate with the staff of Ma Jia Trading Company to handle logistical matters and ensure the safety of the retreat.

He and Yu Furuo continued to march non-stop, heading south to Zuo Fengyi.

Soon, their vanguard will engage in battle with the vanguard of Gao Shun's troops who have come to provide emergency support.

The two armies engaged in a fierce battle over Suli County and Huanglong County in Fengyi County.

At the same time, after Su Yao solved the problem of the Zhang family in Hongnong, he led his army to cross the mountains and advance to Tongguan.

Tongguan is located at the eastern end of the Guanzhong Plain, in the north of Tongguan County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. It faces the Yellow River to the north and is located on the mountainside to the south. It is located at the strategic point of Qin, Jin and Henan provinces, and has always been a battleground for military strategists.

The terrain here is extremely dangerous, with the Qinling Mountains to the south, Jingu Valley to the southeast, the Wei and Luo Rivers meeting the Yellow River in the north, and Mount Huashan to the west.

Tongguan is surrounded by mountains and peaks, with deep valleys and steep cliffs. The mountains are high and the roads are narrow. There is only a narrow goat path in the middle that can accommodate only one car and one horse.

In the past, people often compared the dangerous situation here with "the thin road is dangerous and the apes compete" and "the human road ends at Tongguan Pass".

Therefore, Dong Zhuo placed high hopes on the defense line here.

And Su Yao was determined to take over this place.

As long as Tongguan is captured, the gate to the Guandong Plain will be wide open and Dong Zhuo's defeat will be imminent.

For this reason, in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, Su Yao deliberately contacted Zhang Liao early in advance to lead the Huns to attack from the north to the south.

And this action really yielded miraculous results.

Tongguan, the meeting hall of the general's mansion.

"You all know the current military situation, right?"

The newly appointed General of the Eastern Expedition, Dong Yue, said with a gloomy face:
"The Xiongnu have actually broken through Shangjun for the first time, and are directly threatening the counties of Zuofengyi!"

"Lord Dong has already sent Li Wenyou to the north to provide support overnight. Chang'an has almost no troops available today."

"Therefore, in the short term, we can only rely on ourselves to deal with that lunatic surnamed Su."

"What countermeasures do you have? Please tell us quickly."

As soon as Dong Yue finished speaking, the conference room fell into silence.

The generals present looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Su Yao’s battle record was too legendary, especially for the remnants of Dong Zhuo’s army.

In the mouths of the soldiers who had fled back from defeat before that, the young champion marquis was simply an omnipotent demon.

Every time he charged into the battle, he was invincible. No matter how many people surrounded him, he could move forward and backward freely. He was simply invulnerable to swords and guns and invincible.

Right now, no one is sure how to deal with this guy.

But silence will not solve the problem.

Seeing Dong Yue's face becoming increasingly ugly, Zhonglang General Duan Wei finally stood up:

"General, Su Yao is extremely brave, and his soldiers are also elite. We may not stand a chance of winning in a head-on confrontation."

"For now, we still have to rely on the natural barrier of Tongguan and hold our ground. When Su Yao runs out of food and grass, he will retreat."

"General Duan is absolutely right."

After Duan Wei spoke, another general quickly followed suit:

"Tongguan is a natural barrier. One man can hold the pass against ten thousand men. As long as we defend this place, even if Su Yao has the ability to see through the sky and the earth, he will never be able to step into Guanzhong."

"We have to defend, but how to defend is a problem."

Dong Yue frowned and said, "My informant reported that the reason why Mr. Su came a little late this time was that he was vigorously rectifying the affairs of Hongnong."

"Now, the Hongnong family has been subdued by him and has become his subordinate. I'm afraid it's impossible for us to wait until he runs out of food and retreat."

"On the contrary, our retreat may be cut off by the Huns at any time."

"Li Wenyou is resourceful, but he is not a great general. I have never heard of Gao Shun."

"If they lose, maybe they just can't block the mountain pass."

"Then all our efforts ahead will be in vain!"

Hearing Dong Yue's words, everyone else was shocked:
"General, you don't want to come out and fight that Su guy, do you?"

"No, absolutely no!"

"Mr. Dong has issued a strict order. We must hold our ground and not leave!"

Dong Yue smiled bitterly:
"How dare I attack so easily?"

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"But we can't just defend passively. We must take the initiative."

"In this case, I do have a plan."

Zhonglang Jiang Duan Wei stepped forward again and offered his advice.

It turned out that he was not fleeing back to Tongguan out of sheer panic.

Duan Wei planned to take advantage of the terrain of Tongguan to severely block Su Yao.

To this end, he has specially collected and recruited many mountain people who are proficient in Panyan.

"Send these people out and have them set traps on the mountain path and place rolling logs and rocks on the high ground in advance."

"Deploy more soldiers to set up defenses, harass and ambush him along the way. This way, he will pay the price in blood every step he takes!"

As soon as this plan came out, it caused quite a stir in the conference room.

All the soldiers praised him, and even Dong Yue nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, Zhonglang, this plan is very good, then you will arrange it yourself."

"We must give that Su kid a warning and let him know how powerful we are!"

"Ah? I'll come???"

Duan Wei, who had been complacent a moment ago and thought he had come up with a good idea, suddenly looked gloomy.

A few days later, on Tongguan Mountain Road.

Among the steep mountains, Duan Wei was commanding teams of soldiers and mountain people to set up traps and defense lines in a hurry.

They placed heavy objects such as rolling logs and stones at high places along the winding mountain roads. Once the enemy entered the ambush range, these heavy objects would pour down and inflict heavy damage to the enemy.

At the same time, Duan Wei also dispatched elite scouts to lurk in the mountains and forests, closely monitoring the movements of Su Yao's army to ensure that they could detect the enemy and respond as soon as possible.

Soon, he received information from the scouts that the vanguard of Su Yao's army had approached the mountain road, seemingly unaware of the crisis before them.

"General, don't worry."

Deputy General Wang Hong explained:

"This is the only way for the rebels to pass. No matter how smart Su Yao is, he can't avoid it."

"We can't say that we can defeat the enemy in this ambush, but we can definitely make him suffer a great loss and get a lot of bruises on his head."

Reason told Duan Wei that there was nothing wrong with the deputy general's words.

But emotionally he found it difficult to calm down, and he felt his left eyelid twitching wildly.

It must be said that his hunch was correct.

At almost the same time
"Um???"

"Is this a wild monster?"

"Fengxian Zilong, come with me and kill some!"

On the rugged mountain road, Su Yao rested his left hand on his brow, overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)