After two days of planning in Huayin City, he left behind the army commander Zhang Liao to command two thousand Hedong cavalry. After the defense was arranged, Yan Xing led his army to set off and returned east to Tongguan.

But on the way to Tongguan, Yan Xing, next to Yeji Road, received an urgent request from Duan Wei:

Yang Ding, Dong Cheng and Zhang Xiu suddenly attacked, claiming to be ordered to fight against rebellion, and attacked Hongnong's soldiers and soldiers, and attacked Duan Wei's camp overnight!

Duan Wei was shocked by the emperor's edict in their hands, and was also alert to the emperor's court officials and Fu Wan's troops. Therefore, he quickly sent envoys to ask for help from Yan Xing outside Tongguan.

When he saw the scribbled military book covered with Duan Wei's seal, Yan Xing couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows.

He had previously expected that Yang, Dong, Zhang and others would change when they faced the alternation of power and unpredictable life and death. They also decided on two sets of strategies to use both soft and hard skills. However, they did not expect that Yang Ding and others would be brave enough to raise their troops under the disadvantage of being defeated soon, trying to attack Duan Wei.

It seems that I have underestimated the ambitions of this group of Xiliang Army generals who are licking blood from the knife. In fact, once external forces touch their core interests, they will instantly burst into pieces like hedgehogs, forming together, unanimously, and even fighting to the death.

Although this approach is crazy and risky, it also caught Yan Xing off guard for a while.

Of course, Yan Xing believed that Duan Wei, who is now deeply trapped in it, would feel even stronger.

Although Duan Wei has been in the army for a long time and as a general in the army, he is also very cautious about Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others, but this matter is related to the control of the emperor. Yan Xing dared not only hope that Duan Wei can solve this difficult problem, nor will he still be on the mentality of sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight at this critical moment. He must send troops as soon as possible and rush to Tongguan to control the overall situation.

If Duan Wei unfortunately loses the battle and loses Tongguan, it will be very troublesome for the Hedong soldiers, located west of Tongguan, to capture Tongguan.

At this time, Yan Xing did not dare to hesitate, and urgently summoned his civil and military personnel under his command, and ordered Dian Wei and Bao Chu to lead 500 light cavalry, and rushed to Tongguan at no cost to force the pass to control the pass in his own hands.

He and Yang Feng, Xi Zhicai and others left behind their tents and supplies, led a large group of people to ride horses, and also accelerated lightly, and rushed to Tongguan urgently.

Tongguan is the key to victory or defeat in this battle!

Under Tongguan, Duan Weiying camps.

The barracks originally built after the pass have been burned to ashes by fire, and the walls after the smoke and fire have become ruins. There are many corpses of people and horses on the road, most of which are Hongnong soldiers under Duan Wei.

Last night, Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu, Dong Cheng and others forged an edict to raise troops and attacked Duan Wei's barracks at night. While setting fires with the wind and destroying the camp, they also issued an edict, which shook people's hearts. Zhang Xiu personally led his troops to charge. In addition, some of the original Zhang Ji old subordinates in the camp became in chaos. The entire camp was broken through by Zhang Xiu and Yang Ding's troops one after another, and they were immediately in panic.

Duan Wei's troops in the camp were in chaos and could not resist the enemy pouring in from all directions. Soon, they were defeated and scattered. Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu, Dong Cheng and others who were chasing each other, became more and more brave as they fought, and soon led their troops to seize the food, grass, armor and staff in the camp.

However, Yang Ding and Zhang Xiu, who succeeded in one blow, found that Duan Wei and his two thousand elite troops were not in the barracks after the pass, but moved to the newly built barracks at the pass in advance.

It turned out that although Duan Wei seemed to have smiled and revenge on the surface, he was secretly guarding against Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others.

After entering Tongguan, Duan Wei quietly moved his two thousand elite troops to the camp at night, guarding the pass at Tongguan from behind the gate. At the same time, he also stuck Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others to seize the retreat of the Guanxi River.

As long as you arrive at your old Chaohu County, no matter how unwilling Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others are, you will not be able to cause any trouble.

As a result, Duan Wei's arrangement saved his life.

Although the Hongnong soldiers and horses in the barracks after the pass were dispersed by the riots, and some of the original old Zhang Ji troops surrendered to Zhang Xiu, Duan Wei, who had two thousand elite troops, leaned against the walls of the gate and held the camp, barely stuck Yang Ding. Zhang Xiu and others then seized the closure and defended against the plans of the Hedong army.

Since Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others decided to raise an army, they naturally knew the success or failure of this battle. The gains and losses of Tongguan were the key points. So after distributing weapons, food and fodder, gathering up the troops and horses, they soon launched an attack on Duan Wei's new camp.

Duan Wei was calm in the face of danger, personally took command, guarded the camp, blocked Yang at night, and Zhang Luanjun rushed in turn to prevent them from getting closer to Tongguan.

However, the edicts in the hands of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others, as well as the emperor's court officials who were also in Tongguan and had an unknown attitude, also aroused Duan Wei's inner vigilance.

The assassination of Dong and Li in Chang'an City were two bloody changes. Although Duan Wei was not present, he also heard about these seemingly high-sounding emperors and court officials, relatives and nobles from other countries, secretly took ruthless actions, but they were no less than those of them, lieutenant generals.

Therefore, although Duan Wei guarded the camp, he still urgently asked for help from the Hedong troops outside the pass. He knew that he would eventually have to rely on Yan Xing's Hedong army to stabilize the situation inside the pass that was no longer under control.

Outside the camp, Zhang Xiu, who had been fighting for a night, looked at Duan Wei's camp with red eyes and tormented eyes.

Although he did not avoid arrows and stones and took the lead in charge, Duan Wei in the camp also knew that there was a situation of death and no life now. As a veteran, he still insisted on wearing armor and commanding himself, and inspiring his soldiers to fight to the death without retreating.

The guards in the camp were all elites under Duan Wei's command. They were deeply grateful to the commander and were willing to serve Duan Wei. In addition, they had no way to retreat, and they also fought to the end, blocking the enemy from the camp.

Even though Zhang Xiu was so stunning that he could continue to fight with his armor and soldiers, his soldiers could no longer hold on. At this time, they had been fighting all night, and their men were tired. After Yang Ding ordered the gold to be sounded, they took off their armor and retreated to the rear to eat some dry food to fill their stomachs, rest and restore their strength.

During this time of suspension of war, Zhang Xiu almost ran away and refused the dry food bags handed by his personal soldiers. He just poured a few mouthfuls of water into his mouth. He was now anxious and could not eat anything.

If they cannot capture this camp, they will not be able to kill Duan Wei, they will not be able to control Tongguan behind the camp. If this continues, once the Hedong soldiers and horses near the pass are reported to come, they will inevitably be defeated if they are short of troops.

The restless Zhang Xiu quickly walked to Yang Ding, who was resting. The man did not take off his armor and the horse was fighting all night. Yang Ding, who was already a veteran, was also exhausted and had to stop and rest and eat.

"Mr. Yang, our soldiers were tired after fighting for a night, but the Duan thief guarding the camp was even more exhausted. We must do our best to attack the camp as soon as possible, kill Duan thief and seize Tongguan!"

Yang Ding, whose eyes were covered with bloodshot, smiled bitterly when he heard this, pointed at the soldiers beside him, and sighed:

"Nephew, I know you are eager to win, but look, my sons under my command have been fighting for a night and are already unable to withstand hunger and thirst, and they are exhausted. How can they hold on if they don't rest and eat?"

Zhang Xiu stomped his feet, and suddenly changed color and said urgently:

"Can't wait any longer. There is a soldier from Hedong outside the pass, all of whom are elite soldiers under the command of Yan's thief. I'm afraid that they have received urgent reports from Duan's thief at this time and rushed to the thief. If they arrive, we will definitely die!"

When Yang Ding heard the word "death", his face changed slightly, and he felt excited. The hard wheat cakes left in his hand were broken. Looking at the broken wheat cakes that fell to the ground, Yang Ding's temples on both sides of his hands were beaten violently.

He thought that the Iron Cavalry in Hedong rushed forward, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath of air conditioning. He made a decision in an instant, and threw the remaining wheat cakes under his feet. He stood up suddenly and said:

"You are right! You can't stop any longer. Duan Wei in the camp will only be more tired and sleepy than us at this moment. We must work hard to enter the camp. In this battle, the entire army will be killed by the hesitant retreat!"

When Zhang Xiu saw that Yang Ding had made up his mind to die, he was even more excited. He looked around and asked vigilantly:

"What about General Dong, if he wants to break the camp and seize the pass, his troops will be indispensable!"

"Oh, the emperor saw the fire and chaos last night. He sent an envoy to inquire early in the morning, and ordered both sides to cease fighting and truce again. Old Dong brought people to deal with the envoy sent by the emperor."

Last night, Liu Xie, Fu Wan and the court officials who were in another camp, of course, heard the chaotic fighting of people outside the camp, and the firelight illuminated the distance. Fu Wan hurriedly wore armor and swords, summoned the troops and horses to guard the emperor's tent. When the court officials heard the news, they also wore crowns and tied their hands to the emperor's tent outside the tent.

When Liu Xie saw the court officials, he soon learned from Shizhong Zongji that Yang Ding, Dong Cheng, Zhang Xiu and others found out that Duan Wei was holding troops and having bad intentions, so he had to fight back and fight to get rid of great troubles for the court.

The king and his ministers knew this well, and there was no rebellion or rebellion. It was clearly the outbreak of conflicts between the generals in the old and new armies and the wars met.

Although the fighting between the old and new generals and schoolmen can certainly allow the emperor to reap the benefits of the fisherman, it has now shaken the foundation for the Chang'an court to stabilize its foothold.

We can no longer let these arrogant soldiers and generals go in chaos!

It was only dark, and the soldiers outside the camp were in chaos. The emperor did not dare to open the camp gate. He could only order Fu Wan to lead his troops to strengthen his vigilance and guard the camp. Don’t let the rioters rush in. After dawn, the emperor hurriedly sent an eunuch to find Yang Ding and Zhang Xiu, and sent an edict to quit the troops and cease the battle, so that the generals would not fight again.

But the current situation is not enough to stop the war with just one edict from the emperor.

Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others ignored this and summoned their troops again to motivate the soldiers and prepare to launch a strong attack, and invade the camp in one go.

But this time, facing the troops of Yang Ding, Zhang Xiu and others, Duan Wei's soldiers in the camp no longer kept guarding each other, but moved away the enemy's antlers, opened the camp gate, lined up to fight, and clamored out.
Chapter completed!