In the evening, Zhuge Liang arrived with his army and camped outside the city. Gan Ning was unwilling to accept it and asked him to be the vanguard to attack the city, vowing to kill Lu Qian to avenge his humiliation.
Zhuge Liang did not blame Gan Ning, saying: "Although Lu Qian is not as good as Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan, we should not underestimate the enemy. With this victory, the morale of Cao's army is high, and a strong attack will only destroy the strength of the army."
Gan Ning said anxiously: "Now that there is only one city left in Xingyang, we can go straight to Luoyang. I foolishly thought that I should not give Cao Jun a chance to breathe. He broke through the city in one fell swoop and advanced towards Hulao and Guandu. Zhang Liao had to divide his troops to rescue. General Guan was the best choice." Waiting for the opportunity."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Although I don't have to attack the city, I can go straight to Hulao, so why bother here?"
Gan Ning was startled: "Could it be that the military advisor wants to cross Xingyang and attack Hulao directly?"
"Of course!" Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, "This time the troops are sent to Luoyang and Hebei. Lu Qian is at the end of his power and is just resisting in a corner. He only needs one soldier and horse to contain him, and the army can take a detour to Hulao."
"Military's brilliant plan!" Gan Ning's eyes lit up: "Lü Qian defended Xingyang, so he told him to sit back and wait for death."
Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said: "The important task of attacking Hulao Pass is not something General Gan can do. I will lead three thousand troops early tomorrow morning and go to Hulao Pass first."
"Yes!" Gan Ning laughed and said, "In the past, during the battle at Hulao Pass, I hated that I was far away in Xichuan and could not fight with Lu Bu. Now, even though things have changed and people have changed, I still want to see the power of this pass."
The generals went to prepare. Zhuge Liang left Huo Jun and Yang Ling alone and ordered: "General Gan attacks Hulao, and Lu Qian will come from Aoshan to intercept it. The two generals can ambush in the mountains overnight. If they see Cao's army, they don't have to fight. If you attack him when he retreats and cut off his return, you will definitely capture Lu Qian."
The Jingzhou army camped outside the city. After eating, the two generals quietly left the camp under the cover of night to ambush.
The next day, Zhuge Liang ordered Chen to go to the city to start a fight. Lu Qian held his troops and did not move. Gan Ning led 3,000 men and horses to the west. Not long after, Zhuge Liang led his own army and followed closely.
The defenders on the city had already seen it and hurriedly reported it. Lu Qian was shocked and said: "Zhuge Liang is going west and must be attacking Hulao Pass. He must be intercepted."
Xin Pi frowned and said: "Zhuge Liang's army is approaching Hulao and threatening Luoyang. We must expect the general to rescue him. If there is an ambush halfway, it will be dangerous here and Xingyang will not be saved."
Lu Qian said anxiously: "If Hulao Pass is lost, what's the use of guarding Xingyang? There are still five thousand defenders in Aocang. A certain man led his Qingqi to ambush behind the mountain. If Gan Ning is killed in front, Zhuge Liang will retreat, which can relieve his urgent need. .”
"I'm afraid it's Zhuge's trick again." Xinpi was already a little suspicious at this time.
"Rescuing troops is like putting out fire, it's too late to hesitate!" Simpi was still hesitating, but Lu Qian had already prepared and led his entourage out of the north gate and headed straight to Aocang in the northeast.
Xin Pi had no choice but to order all the battalions to guard the city carefully and went to the city to supervise the battle in person. However, he saw Zhuge Liang leading the troops away. Chen Dao yelled and cursed for a while, leaving only five thousand troops outside the city and marched away to the west.
"Could it be that Zhuge Liang underestimated the enemy and rushed in?" Xinpi frowned when he saw this scene.
Lu Qian's mission is to guard Henan and protect Luoyang. Now the Luoyang palace is being renovated, and secret preparations are being made for Cao Cao to ascend the throne. He can only wait for the victory of the Northern Expedition to be crowned King of Wei for his merits.
If Luoyang is lost at this time, all plans will be blocked. Now that Chang'an has been lost, Liu Qi must not be allowed to occupy the eastern capital again, otherwise the situation of the Wei army will be extremely unfavorable.
Lu Qian urged his horse to rush to the grain storage area of Aocang. He mobilized the defenders and went straight to the intersection of Xishan Road to ambush. He sent people to find out the news. Gan Ning was coming from the bottom of the mountain, secretly saying that God would help Cao Wei.
Not long after, people and horses passed by the foot of the mountain. Lu Qian ordered the drums to be beaten. In an instant, a volley of arrows shot down countless Jingzhou soldiers, and Cao Jun came down from the mountain.
Gan Ning was shocked and saw Lu Qian commanding from a high place, and cursed: "A dog thief knows how to sneak attack, but do you dare to fight with a certain person?"
"Hahaha, Jinfan thief, you have fallen into someone's plan again!" Lu Qian stood down from a high position, drew his bow and shot an arrow at Gan Ning.
Cao's army besieged Gan Ning's troops, attacking from both sides, and they must be eliminated as quickly as possible.
The sound of killing at the foot of Aoshan Mountain was loud and screams were endless. Su Fei scolded the soldiers to form a defensive formation. With the elite guards of the Jinfan Army, he could barely hold his position.
Gan Ning swung his sword to kill more than ten people in a row. He wanted to avoid Lu Qian's hidden arrows. He became furious and rode up the slope to kill, but was driven back by Cao Jun's random arrows.
Rumble——
The two armies were fighting fiercely when a cavalry charge came straight from the bottom of the mountain. The white yak tail on their helmet tassels was flying in the wind. It was the white soldiers who arrived.
Chen Dao swung his gun left and right, knocking over several of Cao's troops who were besieging them in the east. He instantly cut a bloody path, with his cavalry galloping, and Cao's troops on the east road were scattered.
When Lu Qian saw reinforcements arriving, he found that the two men were beyond his ability to fight against. The ambush failed. He was anxious, but sighed helplessly, and sent a message for his troops to retreat.
"You attacked me secretly and you still want to leave?" Gan Ning was furious and led the Jinfan Army in hot pursuit.
Cao's army fought and retreated into the mountains. The archers fired arrows with all their strength and hurriedly bent their bows to nock arrows. Countless arrows were fired at Gan Ning who was charging at the front, and also forced back the Jingzhou soldiers who were chasing him.
Gan Ning snorted slightly, his broadsword flew up and down, dancing like an airtight arrow, and rushed out of the arrow rain, directly in front of Cao Jun.
"Die to me!" Gan Ning urged his horse to leap over, as if a god descended from heaven.
The broadsword drew a half-moon arc in mid-air, and the cold light passed through the crowd like a horse. There was only a dense sound of weapons clashing. Countless weapons flew into the sky, and a piece of Cao's army fell.
"Stop this thief!" Lu Qian was shocked. This momentum was so frightening that his mounts stood up, and Cao's army all retreated.
Just when they were panicking, they suddenly heard the sound of drums and shouts of killing in the mountains, but another group of soldiers and horses came out from behind.
"Great, reinforcements..." Lu Qian was pleasantly surprised, but when he turned around, his expression changed drastically.
I saw that it was not Cao's army that appeared in the mountains. I don't know when there was a group of Jingzhou soldiers hiding. Huo Jun and Yang Ling surrounded them on the left and right, surrounding them.
"The only way to survive is to fight to the death, follow me and kill!" Lu Qian fought desperately to break through, roared and stepped forward to meet the enemy.
Huo Jun came on horseback and fought with Lu Qian. Cao's army was in a desperate situation and they all fought to the death. The sound of killing in the mountains and fields was loud.
At this time, Gan Ning and Chen Dao also led troops to fight. Jinfan's army and Baijie's army joined forces. However, Cao's army could not withstand it. They were killed and lost their helmets and armor. They were defeated and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Seeing that Huo Jun couldn't fight for a long time, Gan Ning urged his horse forward and shouted: "Leave me alone!"
Huo Jun just retreated, Gan Ning swung his sword to meet him, and in three or five strokes, he knocked away the weak Lu Qian's weapon, and laughed and said: "I don't overestimate my capabilities, why don't you descend quickly?"
"Hahaha, I am so favorably treated by Duke Cao, how can I surrender to you and other traitors?"
When Lu Qian saw that Jingzhou soldiers were surrounded on all sides and Gan Ning and others were watching eagerly, the situation was over, he roared loudly, pulled out his sword and committed suicide.
A blood arrow flew into the air, the body crashed to the ground, and there was deathly silence on the hillside.
Cao's soldiers were all ashamed and bowed their heads. Gan Ning sighed softly: "He is a loyal man, so he should be buried generously!"
