Sun Jian received the general's order and headed directly towards Sishui Pass with his 15,000 Danyang elite troops.
When the princes gather to form an alliance, they must have different hearts and minds, and they all want to make a name for themselves and make meritorious deeds. Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei, knew how powerful Sun Jian was. He thought that since Sun Jian was in the front, he was afraid that he would take the lead and make the princes look disgraced. He secretly asked his younger brother Bao Zhong to lead an army of three thousand cavalry and infantry to take a small road to the pass. Challenge.
Hua Xiong led the Xiliang army to Sishui Pass and handed over the defense to Li Su. However, he took Hu Zhen and other generals to drink, and drank until they were drunk for several days.
That day, as soon as I fell asleep, I heard Li Su's urgent shouting outside.
"General Hua, something serious has happened. Get up quickly."
Hua Xiong knew it was Li Su and was very impatient, "Why are you so flustered?"
"Guanxia, there is a challenge from the enemy. Please ask the general to take charge of the overall situation."
What, the enemy army came, Hua Xiong was sober in an instant, he quickly put on his horse and came to the tower.
Li Su pointed at the troops outside and said, "Look general, there are about five thousand people under the banner of Bao."
Hua Xiong nodded and ordered the switch to meet the enemy. He looked down upon the princes outside the pass, and without greeting the generals, he led five hundred iron cavalry, flew down from the pass, and shouted: "Thieves, please leave!"
Bao Zhong challenged them for a long time. When he saw that no one was going down the pass, he thought the enemy was timid. When he was feeling proud, he saw someone going down the pass to meet the enemy, so he went straight to meet them.
The two of them had only fought for one round, and Bao Zhong knew that he was no match and felt a little timid. He hurriedly wanted to retreat and run away, but Hua Xiong's quick hands raised his sword and cut him off the horse.
When the Bao family army saw that their general had been killed, they gave a shit and fled in all directions. The Xiliang army took advantage of the situation and captured many generals alive. Hua Xiong sent someone to accompany Bao Zhong's head to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report the victory, and Dong Zhuo made Xiong the governor.
Sun Jian led the four generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao before they arrived at the pass. They saw a melee in front of them. He led his troops to rescue the defeated soldiers. Only then did he know the specific situation. He sighed helplessly in his heart and saw the sky. It was too late, so he asked Cheng Pu to arrange for the army to camp on the spot. Cheng Pu took the order and said nothing all night.
The next day, Sun Jian asked Han Dang and Zu Mao to stay in the camp, and he took Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to lead 5,000 troops until they challenged the pass.
After arranging the battle formation, Huang Gai and Cheng Pu were asked to hold down the position. Sun Jiang wore a battered silver armor, wrapped in a red turban, wielded an ancient ingot sword, and rode a horse with a colorful mane. He pointed at the door and cursed: "Why don't you surrender earlier if you are a helper to evildoers!" ".
Hua Xiong was angry and wanted to go down and teach him a lesson. He didn't want his deputy Hu Zhen, who was so eager to achieve success, to lead five thousand troops out of the pass to fight without waiting for orders.
When the two formations faced each other, Hu Zhen showed off his power, rode out on horseback, and shouted, "Jiangdong rats, come out and die quickly."
Without waiting for instructions, Cheng Pu flew his horse forward, raised his spear, and attacked Hu Zhen. After a long fight, Cheng Pu stabbed Hu Zhen in the throat and died under his horse. When the Xiliang army saw that their general was dead, they all rushed back to the gate.
Sun Jian sent his troops to attack the pass.
Hua Xiong was very satisfied when he saw Hu Zhen showing off his power, and thought that he didn't need to take action anymore. While chatting and laughing with Li Su, they saw Hu Zhen dead and Sun Jianjun came to kill him.
This was not bad, so he hurriedly ordered the archers to release arrows and quickly closed the city gate.
The arrows were like rain when the gate was closed, and Sun Jian could not go back.
Introduce the troops back to the main camp to camp, send people to Yuan Shao's place to report the victory, and then go to Yuan Shu's place to collect food.
After hearing the news of the alliance between the princes, the wise people set off to join their favorite lord. Yan Xiang is one of them and is now Yuan Shu's counselor.
Knowing that Sun Jian reported victory and urged for food, Yuan Shu said: "Sun Jian is a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River. If you break Luoyang and kill Dong Zhuo, you will get rid of the wolf and get the tiger. If you don't give the food now, the army will disperse. The general will save him because of his kindness. It will definitely be used by the general, so great things can be accomplished."
Yuan Shu admired him very much and refused to give Sun Jian food and grass.
Sun Jian's army was short of food and the army was in chaos. Xiliang Xizuo had already reported to the pass.
Hua Xiong summoned the Xiliang generals to discuss, and Li Su proposed a plan: "Tonight I will lead an army to pass down the pass from the small road. After attacking Sun Jian's stronghold, the general will attack his front stronghold. Jian can be captured."
Hua Xiong followed and ordered the sergeants to have a good meal and go down to the pass at night.
It was a clear night with a clear moon and white wind. After Hua Xiong left behind the gatekeepers, he mobilized 40,000 troops and rushed to Sun Jian's camp. He allocated 10,000 to Li Su, and Li Su took the order and left.
Hua Xiong led an army of 30,000 people and came straight to Sun Jian's army. When they arrived at Jianzhai, it was already midnight. Hua Xiong ordered them to make a noise and rush in through the front door.
Sun Jian's army was demoralized because they had not intercepted the camp before and because they had no food. Although Sun Jian arranged the patrol, no one actually carried it out, so the Xiliang army was able to march in.
By the time he reacted, Hua Xiong was already approaching. Sun Jian hurriedly put on his horse and faced Hua Xiong.
The two horses met each other and fought for a long time. Later, Li Sujun arrived and set fire to the sky. Taking advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, the army was in chaos and running around everywhere.
Sun Jian couldn't hold back his drink, and thinking that he was no match for Hua Xiong, he turned his horse around and tried to escape. All the generals fought in a melee, except Zu Mao and Ding Sun Jian, who broke through and left.
Hua Xiong recognized that the man wearing the red turban was Sun Jian, and pursued Sun Jian regardless of the others.
Sun Jian hurriedly took the arrow and fired two arrows in a row, but Hua Xiong dodged them both. When he fired the third arrow, he used too much force and broke the magpie bow, so he had to abandon the bow and run away.
Seeing that he was gradually catching up, Zu Mao said anxiously: "My lord, the red turban on your head is visible to the thieves. You can take off the turban and wear it with someone."
So Sun Jian took off his clothes and let Zu Mao take him, but he took Zu Mao's helmet and left in two ways.
Hua Xiong only hoped that the man in the red bandana would chase him, but Zu Mao was being chased by Hua Xiong. He hung the red bandana on the courtyard pillar that could not be burned, but he hid in the woods, preparing for a sneak attack.
Under the moonlight, Hua Xiong's army saw the red headband motionless in the distance. Not knowing why, they surrounded him on all sides and did not dare to approach.
Hua Xiong ordered him to shoot it with an arrow. Only then did he know what the plan was, so he went forward and took the red silk ribbon.
Seeing the opportunity coming, Zu Mao rushed out from behind Yu Lin and tried to kill Hua Xiong with his two swords.
Unfortunately, he was not good at martial arts. After a few moves, Xiong gave a loud shout and slashed Zu Mao off his horse. Hua Xiong again led his troops to pursue Sun Jian from another route. Unexpectedly, he had escaped from the trail and disappeared, so he had to go back with his troops.
I met Li Su on the road and saw that he had captured many soldiers. He shouted hurriedly, "Have you seen Sun Jian?"
When Li Su saw Hua Xiong like this, he thought he hadn't killed Sun Jian and didn't want him to be angry with him. He thought in his mind, "I'll tell the general. I didn't meet Su. I think he probably escaped. But it doesn't matter. The general defeated Sun Jian's army today." It’s also a great achievement.”
When Hua Xiong heard this, he and Li Su returned to the pass with the army, and asked people to go to the Prime Minister to report the victory.
Sun Jian escaped through a small road and collected defeated soldiers along the way. After counting, there were still 3,000 troops left. After a while, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang led their men to find Sun Jian. They each reported the situation. They were all very sad when they learned that Zu Mao had died in the battle. They sent people to report to Yuan Shao at starry night.
