Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 106 Hulao Pass ([-])

Hulao Pass, Xiguan.

Jing Qian and Pang Yu had already led five hundred light soldiers to the outside of Xiguan without a sound.

The entire Hulaoguan is close to the remaining veins of Songshan Mountain in the south and the river in the north. Therefore, there are city walls on the east, west and north sides. Among them, the north wall is close to the river, so there is no need to worry about being attacked. The east and west walls are about three feet high. I can't say how strong and deep it is, but the geographical location is still extremely important to hold the road from Luoyang to the Central Plains.

At this time, the defenders on Xiguan were completely attracted by the battle at East Pass. Most of the guards flocked to the inner side of the city wall, leaning on the female wall to watch the battle from a distance. Only a few guards were patrolling back and forth with torches. I will also poke my head out to look under the closed wall, but it's just for show and for a scene.

Jing Qian stuck out his tongue and licked the cold horizontal knife, and said to Pang Yu, "Should we attack?"

Pang Yu shook his head, and said in a low voice: "General, don't worry, wait and see."

Pang Yu is well versed in the art of war, and knows that there is only one chance to sneak attack, so it is impossible to be careless.

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In Dongguan, Tian Heng strode up to Chen Xi, and said sincerely: "General Chen, the Wei army has been attacking for almost two hours, and they are almost exhausted. How about the last general?"

Just now when the Wei army knocked on the pass, Tian Heng and Wu She had been watching the battle. Tian Heng already knew the reality of the defenders at Hulao, and the Han army had been fighting for nearly two hours, so he should be tired. Now, if he were to replace his old [-] men at this time, he would be at least [-]% sure of winning East Gate!

Although Tian Heng had good intentions, he was suspected of picking up cheap and taking credit. Chen Xi's general Zhang Chun had a bad temper, and immediately flew into a rage: "Bird, our Wei army has been fighting for two hours, and finally dragged the defenders away." Tired and tired, but you want to pick up a ready-made, how can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"Zhang Chun must not be rude." Chen Xi hurriedly stopped Zhang Chun, and said to Tian Heng, "General Tian's kindness is appreciated by the general, but the attack on Hulao Pass does not need to bother your army anymore." After finishing speaking, Chen Xi Raising his long sword again, he pointed at Hulao Pass, which is not so majestic, and said calmly, "This time, Hulao Pass will definitely come down!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Xi turned his head and shouted: "Hou Chang listens to the order!"

General Hou Chang took two steps forward suddenly, and said proudly: "The last general is here!"

Chen Xi pressed the long sword in Hulao Pass towards Xuxu, and said in a clear voice, "Use two hundred dead men as the lead, attack the city with all our strength!"

"Promise!" Hou Chang promised with a bang, then turned to face the two hundred guests waiting behind Chen Xi, and shouted sharply, "Brothers, it's time for you to show your talents! Follow me...to attack!"

The next moment, Hou Chang raised his sword high and rushed towards Hulao East Gate with big strides.

Behind Hou Chang, two hundred disciples swarmed forward screaming, and behind them were 20 young men between the ages of [-] and [-] carefully selected by Hou Chang. The cloth armor in his hands is also made of iron swords and halberds, and even a large shield.

Chen Xi's 800-strong army lacked weapons and armor. Except for a very small number of soldiers who wore cloth armor and held iron swords and halberds, most of the other soldiers wore ragged kudzu or linen clothes, and their hands were also made of cotton. Wooden spears or swords sharpened from bamboo, so the [-] people who attacked this time are definitely the best of the best.

Suddenly, Wei Jun was less than a hundred steps away from Dongguan.

Accompanied by a loud shout, the archers of the Han army on the wall drew their bows and released their arrows one after another, and clusters of rockets had already drawn dazzling trajectories in the air, and fell fiercely on the head of the Wei army. Suddenly, there were continuous wailing and screams in the Wei army formation, and the soldiers of the Wei army who were charging forward fell into a pool of blood one by one.

But this time, the shooting of the Han army's archers was no longer enough to scare off the Wei army's attack.

Within a short distance of less than a hundred steps, at least two hundred soldiers of the Wei army fell in a pool of blood, but the remaining Wei army finally rushed to the wall of the pass, and immediately picked up dozens of simple ladders that the Wei army had thrown down at the pass and struggled to stand up. When they reached the wall, the next moment, the two hundred men who acted as the vanguard had already held sharp swords in their mouths and climbed up the simple ladder with their hands and feet.

When the door was closed, the archers of the Han army retreated one after another, and then groups of light soldiers of the Han army swarmed up.

However, the unexpected rolling stones fell from the gate, and the Han army protruding from the battlements just carried large wooden barrels, and then poured down barrels of hot black juice. I don't know what these black juices are, not only exudes an extremely pungent smell, but also has been boiled very hot.

Wei Jun, who was climbing up the ladder, was immediately taken aback.

In an instant, there was an extremely tragic wailing sound outside the Dongguan Pass. The dozens of diners who were fighting bravely were burned to pieces, and they all screamed and fell down from the ladder. Wei Jun, who was crowded under the ladder, Many young and strong people were thrown upright, and immediately rolled to the ground screaming.

Hou Chang's pupils shrank sharply in an instant, this pungent smell...could it be fierce kerosene? !

The next moment, the burning torches had been closed and thrown down. Wherever the firelight touched, the black juice that had just poured down from the closed door burst into flames. In an instant, the East Gate was turned into a sea of ​​flames!Hundreds of young and strong Wei soldiers crowded in the pass were unable to escape, and were instantly engulfed by the sea of ​​flames...

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Chen Xi took a deep breath when the Wei army was in the rear.

Wu She sighed in his heart, it seemed that the battle of Hulao Pass was more ominous than good.

Tian Heng felt a chill down his spine, fortunately Chen Xi didn't agree to his request just now, otherwise, it would be his eight hundred old men who are lying under the east gate and howling and moaning now!

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At the juncture of Hulao, Lu Tai slowly walked up the enemy building surrounded by more than a dozen generals.

Standing on the enemy building and looking down, I saw that the Dongguan wall had completely become a sea of ​​flames, except for less than 400 of the thousands of Wei troops who had invested in the attack, they fled back to the main formation in a hurry, and the rest were not killed by the arrow rain. To be shot to death is to be scalded to death by kerosene and burned to death. The strong smell of corpses has filled the air, making people want to vomit.

Looking at this extremely tragic scene, a cold smile leisurely burst from the corner of Lu Tai's mouth.

Although Hulao Pass is not considered a grand pass, it now has a full eight thousand defenders. It also hoards a large number of crossbows and arrows, rolling wood and rocks, fierce fire oil, and even a powerful bed crossbow. Thirty to twenty thousand mobs with poor equipment dared to come to attack Hulao Pass, they simply didn't know how to live or die!
A general flattered him: "Young Master is worthy of being a descendant of a famous family. The last general thinks that even if King Han Xin of Qi is here, it is probably nothing more than that? After the rebel army is defeated, they will never dare to attack the city again."

"Not necessarily." Lu Ze waved his hand and said calmly, "I'm afraid Chen Xi won't give up so easily."

As soon as the words fell, there was a faint sound of killing from the direction of Xiguan behind him, Lu Tai frowned suddenly, the rebels were outside the East Pass, how could there be killing sounds from Xiguan?

Could it be that Chen Xi sent out a surprise soldier to swim around behind Hulao Pass?
Behind Lu Tai, more than a dozen generals of the Han army also looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what happened to Xiguan.

"Let's go, take a look!" A sense of ominous premonition suddenly surged in Lu Tai's heart, and he hurried down the enemy building with a dozen generals.

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In Xiguan, Jing Qian and Pang Yu have led more than a dozen sharp men to climb to the top of the city which is two feet high!
Just now, when Lu Tai launched a fire attack on the East Gate, all the Han troops guarding the West Gate rushed to the east side of the female wall to watch the battle. As a result, Jing Qian and Pang Yu threw out their flying claws and hooked the battlement. When the Han army found out, Jing Qian and Pang Yu had quickly climbed up the pass wall, and the dozen or so guards guarding the Xiguan pass wall were quickly killed by Jing Qian and Pang Yu.

Immediately, more and more soldiers climbed up to the critical point along the zipline, and when a group of Han troops in the closed barracks swarmed up along the horse paths on both sides, more than 30 sharp soldiers climbed up to the critical point. Then Jing Qian and Pang Yu led more than [-] sharp men to attack the Han army along the horse road on the left.

The fifty Han troops guarding the city gate were quickly defeated!

When the Han army gathered in Dongguan realized that something was wrong and came back to help, Jing Qian and Pang Yu had already led people to open and close the door.

In less than a moment, five hundred warriors had swarmed in through the open closed door, and all of them drew their bright swords one by one, and under the guidance of Jing Qian and Pang Yu, they slashed at the Han army on the opposite side. , the five hundred soldiers of the Chu army were like a group of bloodthirsty wolves, grinning their bloody mouths, revealing their cold fangs.

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When Lu Tai hurried out of the enemy building surrounded by more than a dozen generals, the "rebels" on the opposite side had already followed the central street of Hulao Pass like a tide.

The entire Hulao Pass is rectangular, three miles long from north to south, and about mile wide from east to west.

The Chidao passing through Guanzhong became the central street of Guanyi in Hulao, and the barracks, arsenals, warehouses, post houses, shops, warehouses, and workshops of the defenders were distributed on the left and right sides of the central street.

With a wide field of vision, Lu Tai could see clearly the rebels swarming from the opposite side, but what surprised Lu Tai was that all the rebels were wearing the crimson battle robes of the Han army? !
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Outside the East Pass, Chen Xi and the others had already heard the sound of killing from the direction of West Pass.

The sound of killing and cutting was higher and higher, and within a moment, it was already boiling.

Apparently, two armies were fighting fiercely at Hulao Xiguan, and even the Han army who had originally guarded behind the battlements of Dongguan flocked to the other side of the city wall to watch the battle.

"General, Xiguan is also under attack!" Zhang Chun clapped his hands suddenly, and shouted excitedly at Chen Xi, "It must be the reinforcements from General Jian Guo, it must be!"

The so-called General Jian Guo, of course, refers to Xiang Zhuang.

Wu She also blushed with excitement, and shouted: "It's the general, it must be the general!"

Tian Heng stepped forward again, and said in a hurry: "General Chen Xi, no matter what, let the last general fight this time!"

"Okay!" Chen Xi nodded his head heavily, then drew his sword and pointed at Hulao East Gate, and howled sharply, "Order, all battalions come out and attack the city with all their strength!"

(End of this chapter)