When Huchuquan learned that Han Sui had led his army north to attack the Hetao area, he was furious.
The Xiongnu army has been besieging Xiaoguan for half a month, but Xiaoguan is still firmly in Gan Ning's hands. With the help of trebuchets and 300 heavy armored infantry, no matter how capable Huchuquan is outside, Unable to break through Xiaoguan's city wall, Cheng Yu had no room to use his strategy.
At the same time, Huchuquan also received accurate news that Cao Cao's attack at Hangu Pass was also blocked. Days of fierce attacks failed to break through Hangu Pass. The battlefields of both sides were blocked by the pass and could not advance even an inch.
In the Chinese army's tent.
Huchuquan's face was ugly. The army had been attacking Xiaoguan for several days, but they had not achieved significant results. Instead, they had lost more than 10,000 Xiongnu warriors. He asked Cheng Yu coldly: "Master Cheng, didn't you say that Xiaoguan refers to When the sun goes down, will Prime Minister Cao also attack Hangu Pass? But now our army and Prime Minister Cao's army are still intercepted outside the pass, what do you say?"
Liu Bao, the Xian King of the Left, glared angrily and yelled at Cheng Yu: "Our army has spent so much money. If there is no good explanation, I will cut off your head and send it to Cao Cao to make him responsible for the consequences of this battle." .”
Cheng Yu calmly said: "This battle is not over yet. It is too early to draw conclusions now. Zhang Xiu's army does not have much food and grass. If it can hold on until now, it may be the end of its strength. There is still one month left before the summer harvest. As long as we knock It will take at most another half month to launch a fierce attack at Guan. By then Zhang Xiu's army will have no food and will naturally be defeated without a fight."
"snort?"
Liu Bao snorted disdainfully: "When you came here, you said that Zhang Xiu's army was running out of food and grass, and that Xiao Pass could be defeated in a day. But now we have been attacking Xiao Pass for days and days, and we have been unable to capture Xiao Pass. Cao's army has also been defeated." Blocking outside Hangu Pass, is this the pass you call accessible?"
Longkeyou, the king of Zuoguli, curled his lips and said: "I have long heard that Zhang Xiu is both civil and military, and has many counselors and fierce generals to assist him. How can he easily capture Guanzhong? It's good now that Zhang Xiu's people haven't seen him yet. I'll go first. Falling into the quagmire of Xiaoguan."
Zhang Xiu?
Hearing Long Keyou's words, Cheng Yu stared at him as if he suddenly woke up,
Long Keyou felt frightened when he stared at him. He looked around evasively at a loss, not knowing what was going on with Cheng Yu.
"Uh~!"
Cheng Yufan suddenly reacted as if he had woken up, his eyes widened in shock, his body staggered back and almost fell, cold sweat had broken out from his forehead, his face was pale and bloodless, and his lips were trembling.
When Hu Chuquan, Liu Bao and others saw Cheng Yu like this, they were also shocked and looked at Cheng Yu in surprise and confusion.
a long time.
Cheng Yu burst out laughing in grief, with tears in his eyes: "Hahaha~! I, Cheng Yu, wanted to unify my country of the Han Dynasty, but unexpectedly so many rebels and thieves disrupted my country of the Han Dynasty. I failed in my attempt to cause chaos. It’s destiny! It’s destiny that kills me as a big man——!”
Long Keyou suspected that Cheng Yu was crazy, so he stood up in surprise and looked at him blankly.
He didn't understand how one sentence could make the mighty Han Shangshu look like this. Could it be that his words were too strong?
"Why is Lord Shangshu like this?"
Hu Chuquan looked at Cheng Yu who was almost insane.
Cheng Yu said: "Our army has fought hard at Xiaoguan for several days, but we haven't seen Zhang Xiu's face yet!"
Huchuquan was puzzled: "So what?"
Liu Bao nodded in confusion: "At Hangu Pass, Prime Minister Cao led an army of 100,000 to knock on the pass. He is most likely at Hangu Pass, so naturally he cannot appear here!"
"well!"
Cheng Yu knew that this matter could not be hidden, so he said bluntly: "Do you still remember the battle in the north of Henan when General Wei Qing went to Henan during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?"
"What?"
Hu Chuquan reacted in shock: "You mean, Zhang Xiu is not in Guanzhong now, but has led his army north to attack our land in the Hetao?"
Liu Bao and Long Keyou were so shocked that their eyes widened in disbelief.
Cheng Yu said: "I'm afraid that when our army went south, Zhang Xiu had already led his army to the north. At that time, the Wei Qing soldiers came out of Yunzhong and marched along the inside of the old Qin Great Wall, directly to the Hetao. Zhang Xiu probably started from Shangjun. Go north to Yunzhong and then take Shuofang City."
Everyone's expressions changed, and they understood the reason for Cheng Yu's heartache.
There are changes in the rear area. The battle here must end early, otherwise it will bring immeasurable losses. Fighting in Huchuquan here means losing both your wife and your troops.
At this time, news came from outside: Han Sui led an army of 100,000 to the north to attack Hetao.
"What?"
Hu Chuquan was shocked and angry, and almost ran away.
Cheng Yu also looked at the messenger with a look of disbelief, and suddenly a feeling of despair and sadness filled his heart.
If there is a mistake in the loop, my fate may end here.
Sure enough, after hearing the news, Hu Chuquan looked at Cheng Yu with cold eyes, and said with uncontrollable anger: "Master Cheng, didn't you say that Han Sui is our friendly army? Didn't you write him a letter to ask him to respond? Are our troops threatening Guanzhong from Dashan Pass? How could he appear in my land of Hetao?!"
Liu Bao pulled out his crescent knife with a "crack" sound, put it on Cheng Yu's neck, and said sinisterly: "I knew this Han man had no good intentions. I'm afraid this is a good show performed by the Han people together. The purpose is to attract people." Our Xiongnu army moved south, leaving the rear empty, and Zhang Xiu and Han Sui took the opportunity to attack our Hetao territory."
A sharp cold air came from the blade, and Cheng Yu said calmly: "Then what's the explanation for Prime Minister Cao's one hundred thousand cavalry attacking Hangu Pass?"
Long Keyou snorted coldly: "Whether it was a real beating or a fake beating is still unknown!"
Cheng Yu looked at Huchuquan who was directly in front of him and said: "Chanyu, Zhang Xiu is a traitor to our great Han Dynasty. Prime Minister Cao complied with the people's will and was ordered to attack Zhang Xiu. How dare he lie and deceive the emperor?"
Liu Bao sneered: "Xu Tian hunted, didn't he bully you enough?"
Cheng Yu looked embarrassed.
Who in the world doesn't know that Cao Cao held the emperor hostage to order the princes?
But in any case, Liu Xie represents the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty and is the bloodline of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, it is understandable that Cao Cao helped the Han Dynasty restore the country and the country.
Cheng Yu knew that Cao Cao had disobedient intentions, but now people still miss the Han. In a short period of time, the world still belongs to the Han. Except for Yuan Shu, a fool, no one dares to deny the existence of the Han emperor. Therefore, Cheng Yu almost deceived himself and believed that his loyalty was not to Cao Cao, but to the Han Dynasty.
Of course, only he knew these things, and he did not dare to reveal his feelings to anyone.
He suppressed the sadness in his heart that Cao Cao had deceived the emperor, and said calmly: "Let's talk about the matter, I will never deceive Shan Yu. Even if Zhang Xiu goes north, there will be King Youxian in the clouds to guard, and there are Yuan Shao's troops at Yanmen Pass. He cannot easily If we succeed, our army will have to attack Guanzhong in one go, then turn around to kill Han Sui, and then seize the land of Xiliang."
Huchuquan also calmed down and shook his head: "Maybe Cheng Shangshu is right, but Xiaoguan has not been broken yet, so everything is false. But if there is a mistake in Hetao, then my army of 100,000 will be homeless. Maybe the opportunity cannot be missed, but compared to our Loop, we still know which one is more important."
"Ten days!"
Cheng Yu gritted his teeth, his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and he almost shouted: "We will break through Xiao Pass in ten days. If Xiao Pass is not broken, I, Cheng Yu, am willing to kill myself to apologize for this!"
Huchuquan and everyone looked at Cheng Yu in surprise.
"Is this true?"
"I guarantee with my life that if Chanyu is afraid that the river trap is lost, he can order Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo, to lead an army of 50,000 to the north for rescue, while the rest of the troops will stay here. In ten days, Xiao Pass will be broken!"
Hu Chuquan slapped the long case and stood up: "Okay~! Since Cheng Shangshu is so determined, I might as well trust you again. King Zuo Xian, you lead the troops north to rescue Hetao. I stay here to see Lord Shangshu. Is there any way to defeat Xiao Pass within ten days?"
"Here!"
Liu Bao went down to prepare.
