Chapter 369 The First Pass
The Hanzhong army, which was caught off guard, had long been in disarray. Facing the Chu army's ambush, they had no fighting spirit to resist, and were killed in a short time until they were howling like ghosts and wolves.
Yang Ren, who was seriously injured, could not protect himself, so he could not command the soldiers to fight back.
Yang Ren was in a daze, and the soldiers roughly wrapped his wounds with their war robes. They helped him onto his horse and tried to escort him to escape to Xizhai.
When Huang Zhong saw that Yang Ren was about to escape, he refused to let him go. He became more ferocious, killing more than ten enemies who blocked his way, and pursued Yang Ren.
At this time, I suddenly saw a large amount of dust on the road to the west, and a group of soldiers and horses suddenly came to kill them. The deputy general rushed over with his horse drawn and his sword drawn.
It turned out that not long after Yang Ren led his army to leave, the deputy general thought about it and realized that there was something fishy about the Chu army's whereabouts. He immediately sent scouts to follow Yang Ren's army and report back on the battle situation at any time.
Therefore, not long after the Chu army's ambush was launched, the deputy general learned the news and hurriedly ordered two thousand soldiers and horses to rescue Yang Ren.
When the lieutenant general rushed to the battlefield, he encountered the Hanzhong Army and was defeated. Yang Ren, who was seriously injured, was pursued by Huang Zhong.
"Don't hurt my general, old man!" the deputy general shouted, and charged forward with his troops.
More than 2,000 Hanzhong troops shouted and marched up, blocking the Chu army's massacre and rescuing less than 800 remnants of the Hanzhong army. The Hanzhong army, which went upstream, also saved Yang Ren's life.
How could Huang Zhong, who had been beaten to death, and the three thousand Changsha soldiers with high morale be discouraged by the arrival of enemy reinforcements?
Not having enough fun with the killing, they held their bloody swords and frantically pounced on the two thousand Hanzhong Army reinforcements.
Huang Zhong galloped his horse, wielded his sword, and charged at the deputy general.
When the two knights met, they only exchanged less than two swords. The deputy general was overwhelmed by Huang Zhong's overwhelming sword moves and was forced to scramble and was unable to respond in time.
The frightened lieutenant knew that he was outmatched and did not dare to fight again. He reluctantly agreed to the three moves, turned his horse and fled.
As soon as the deputy general left, the rest of the Hanzhong army collapsed in an instant. The two thousand reinforcements and the eight hundred remaining soldiers fell back one after another, rushing toward the west camp in panic like a bereaved dog.
At the top of the mountain, the lieutenant-general could clearly see the defeat of the Hanzhong Army. Seeing that both Hanzhong armies were defeated, the lieutenant-general ordered Huang Zhong to wave the flag, signaling Huang Zhong to follow the defeated Hanzhong Army and continue to pursue them.
So, Huang Zhong, who had risen to death, led three thousand Changsha tigers and pursued them all the way to the west camp of the Hanzhong camp.
The deputy general protected Yang Ren and ran back to Xizhai in embarrassment. Before he could catch his breath, Huang Zhong's army pursued him and immediately launched a fierce attack.
After the defeat, most of the soldiers were lost, and the morale of the army was lost. At this time, the deputy general had no other choice.
In desperation, the deputy general had no choice but to abandon Xizhai and lead thousands of remaining soldiers to withdraw to Yangping Pass upstream.
When the lieutenant general abandoned the west village, Yang Shuang in the east village had been defeated. Knowing that Yang Ren was defeated, he was frightened and had to abandon the village and fled downstream towards Nanzheng.
The 6,000 soldiers and horses who attacked Dongying then rushed to the direction of Xizhai and joined Huang Zhong's 3,000 Changsha soldiers. The deputy general also came down from Dingjun Mountain to join them.
After the troops and horses gathered together, Huang Zhong, on the advice of the deputy general, led an army of 10,000 to continue to pursue the defeated army of the deputy general, all the way towards Yangping Pass.
When the defeated deputy general's troops fled to the Mianshui River, they had to slow down and wade across the river. However, Huang Zhongjun who followed them killed most of them with strong bows and crossbows.
At this point, Huang Zhong's killing intent remained undiminished, and he immediately led an army of 10,000 people across the river on foot, pursuing the thousands of terrified remnants of the Han Chinese Army towards Yangping Pass.
At this moment, Yang Shu and the general who were guarding the pass did not know whether the Chu army was real or not, but seeing that their own troops were coming in a panic, they ordered the switch to let their defeated troops enter the pass without much thought.
Thousands of defeated soldiers were pushed and pushed towards Yangpingguan City. Before more than a thousand people could escape, Huang Zhong had already led more than ten thousand Chu troops to kill them.
The shocked Yang Shu realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly ordered the city gate to be closed.
But, it's too late.
The defeated soldiers crowded between the city gate and the drawbridge. Seeing the pursuers approaching, they squeezed in desperately. In this way, how could they close the city gate.
Suddenly, the Chu army came like the wind and fought from behind, from the suspension bridge to the city gate, and then followed the Hanzhong army who fled into the city and fought into Guancheng.
Yangping Pass fell into chaos in an instant.
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Guanxi, Chu army camp.
Li Yanzheng was enjoying a glass of wine, how leisurely he was.
Suddenly, his ears twitched slightly, and with the instinct of a military general, he seemed to notice something strange.
The faint sound came from the direction of Yangping Pass. It seemed like thousands of soldiers and horses were fighting.
Li Yan's eyes lit up, and he already guessed something.
At this moment, Pang Tong strode in and said excitedly: "General, the fighting has started at Yangping Pass. Can General hear the cry of killing?"
A flash of excitement flashed in the hawk's eyes, and Li Yan strode out of the tent,
Looking from a distance, I saw flames rising into the sky from the direction of Yangpingguan, and the sound of rumbling killing calls came buzzing.
All the officers and soldiers from all the camps came out of the camp, their blood aroused by the flames of Guancheng.
"General, this must be the result of Huang Hansheng and his troops all the way to Dingjunshan. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to attack the key, how long will it take?" Pang Tong said excitedly.
The heroic spirit in Li Yan's chest was burning like fire. He immediately got on his horse, held the big sword in his hand, and said loudly: "Send the order, all the camps will come out in full force, let me send out the whole army, and attack Yangping Pass in one fell swoop."
After the order was passed, Li Feng and other generals came out one after another and led the soldiers of each battalion to fight out of the camp. An army of more than 30,000 people rushed toward Yangping Pass from the west.
At this time, Yangping Pass was already in chaos. The panicked Hanzhong Army was fighting fiercely with Huang Zhong's army from the east. Who would have thought that the main force of the Chu Army in the west would take advantage of the situation to launch a general offensive.
The morale of the army was in chaos and it was impossible to take care of both ends. Even if Yang Shu tried his best, he could not resist the Chu army's massive attack.
At Guancheng, Li Feng had already taken the lead. He personally led five thousand people who dared to climb the city to kill Guancheng, and planted the red flag with the word "Chu" on the west wall of Yangping Pass.
Yangping Pass, which was originally indestructible, had been completely conquered by the Chu army. Looking around, along the mountain city line, countless Chu troops were climbing up the pass like a tide.
The frightened Hanzhong army collapsed one after another, unable to withstand the Chu army's offensive.
Watching the victory, Li Yan was so heroic that he pointed the Qinglong sword directly at Guancheng and shouted loudly: "Warriors, follow my general into Yangping Pass and kill all the Hanzhong troops without leaving a single one behind."
Amidst the threatening shouts, Li Yan galloped out of the horse and swept away towards Yangping Pass, which had been crippled.
Thousands of Tiger Guard soldiers also came out, followed by Pang Tong and other generals, and a tidal stream of soldiers rushed towards the gate.
Li Feng, who took the lead in attacking Guancheng, commanded his soldiers to cut through the suspension bridge and open the city gate. The road leading to Yangping Pass was smooth all the way.
Li Yan's horse flew like the wind and rushed into Yangping City like black lightning.
Looking around, the entire Guancheng was in chaos. The remaining 10,000 Hanzhong troops were fighting in chaos with the Chu army that had invaded Guanzhong. There were bloody battles everywhere in the streets and alleys.
As Li Yan rushed into the city gate, his sword swung out from left to right, like a wheel, and chopped into pieces several Hanzhong soldiers who stood in his way.
In the blood mist that filled the sky, Li Yan stood majestically in front of the city gate like a god general. His supreme power frightened the nearby Hanzhong army from approaching.
At this time, the army behind them surged up like a tide, shouting to kill Zhentian. The bright sword forest, like the fangs of death, ruthlessly tore the frightened Hanzhong army into pieces...
"Kill, kill hard and quickly, kill all the stubborn enemies." Li Yan, standing with his sword across, laughed wildly and shouted.
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Protector's Mansion.
Yang Juan was pacing at the door, already very anxious. Yang Juan was Yang Ren's niece.
The loud killing sounds outside disturbed Yang Juan's thoughts. She knew that the Chu army outside Guancheng had entered Yangping Pass and was fighting fiercely with her own soldiers.
Yang Juan couldn't figure out how on earth he could break into Guancheng with his unstoppable uncle, Li Yan, that dog thief.
In the midst of anxiety, noisy footsteps sounded. But the deputy general and other soldiers were in a hurry, carrying Yang Ren, who was covered in blood, and hurried into the mansion.
Yang Juan was shocked. She rushed forward and asked, "What's going on? How could the second uncle do this?"
The deputy general with a gloomy face asked people to treat Yang Ren's injuries, and at the same time he was defeated at Dingjun Mountain and Yang Ren was seriously injured. He sighed and told the story.
The more Yang Juan listened, the more shocked she became. The more she listened, the more incredible it became. The uncle she admired was unparalleled in bravery and used soldiers like a god. How could he fall into Li Yan's plan and be injured by Huang Zhong?
At this time, the shouts of killing outside the mansion became louder. A fierce fight seemed to be approaching the military mansion.
The sound of rapid footsteps sounded again. But it was Yang Shu who was soaked in blood and held his sword in. He gasped and shouted: "Where's my uncle? The brothers can't hold it anymore. Uncle, please come up with an idea."
After some emergency treatment, Yang Ren, who was seriously injured, faintly woke up.
Everyone was overjoyed and gathered around him.
Yang Ren struggled to get up, and said through gritted teeth: "Help me get up. I will lead my army to fight again, and we must take back Dingjun Mountain."
Everyone was startled and looked at each other with helpless expressions.
Obviously, Yang Ren, who was mentally damaged, was still in the moment of the defeat at Dingjun Mountain. He never expected that the situation had become ten times more serious.
"Uncle, the bandit army has entered Guancheng. Our army is fighting hard. However, we are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. I am afraid we will be unable to stop it. Please make a decision quickly, uncle." Yang Shu silently told the truth.
Yang Ren was stunned for a moment, and his originally pale face suddenly changed drastically. In shock and anger, he spat out several mouthfuls of blood.
"We can't make any mistakes at Yangping Pass. We must not. We are going to fight to the death with the Chu army." Yang Ren coughed up blood and struggled to get up.
However, Yang Ren was so seriously injured that he didn't even have the strength to sit up, so why should he fight again.
The deputy general frowned and advised: "The general is seriously wounded, how can he fight again? Now the enemy has invaded Yangguan, and it is difficult to defend Guancheng. For the current plan, we can only abandon Guancheng and retreat to Nanzheng.
The only way out is to wait for the King's army to come to our rescue."
Chapter completed!