Hearing Huo Jun's reply, Gan Ning's eyes widened angrily: "Huo Jun! My lord's safety is greater than the sky. Even if this battle fails and I, Gan Ning, die here, I will still protect my lord's safety."
Huo Jun suddenly turned his head and waited for Gan Ning with wolf-like eyes: "Without the lord, I would not be what I am now. Everything I have now is given by the lord. I, Huo Jun, am also a person who knows how to repay kindness. I also know that The Lord's safety is paramount, but if we are defeated here, can Hangu Pass be defended? If any of you can guarantee that you can defeat Cao's army by rushing down the mountain now, I will let whoever leads the troops to kill him!"
Although Huo Jun's words were lowered, they still sounded loud and shocking.
Gan Ning and Liu Bao were silent.
Cao Jun's army at the foot of the mountain has been fully prepared. The whole army is on alert. The ambush is meaningless. The only option is to let Cao Jun pass here. Huo Jun is also convinced that Cao Jun does not dare to attack the mountain, and there is no way to stay here to protect the food and grass. Because Leaving too little will not be enough for him to eat, and leaving too much will affect the siege battle ahead.
In this battle, Cao Cao put himself and Zhang Xiu into a desperate situation.
Success or failure lies in Hangu Pass.
If Hangu Pass is lost, Zhang Xiu will inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat and lose Chang'an.
If Hangu Pass is there, Cao Cao will be defeated miserably, and he will no longer be able to advance westward, allowing Zhang Xiu to encroach on Xiliang and other places.
Success or failure lies in this battle.
It seems that both sides expected the danger of this battle, and Cao Cao did not leave any escape route for himself. When Chen Qun proposed to send troops to stay on the grain road, Cao Cao was silent for a moment and shook his head.
Guo Jia smiled calmly.
The army quickly passed through the valley and headed towards Hangu Pass.
After Cao Cao's army left, Huo Jun immediately ordered his men to set up camp under the valley and set up roadblocks, preparing to cut off Cao Cao's retreat unless Cao Cao bypassed this road and withdrew his troops along the difficult-to-travel Yellow River.
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Hangu Pass.
When Xu Huang led his army to rush out of the sea of fire, only four to five thousand people were left in the 10,000-strong army. However, rushing out of the sea of fire was only the first step. They were greeted by powerful crossbows first and then heavy armored infantry.
The strong crossbow is a powerful crossbow designed by the Craftsman Battalion after more than a year of research and development.
Zhang Xiu gave this crossbow a name: Flower Blade Armor-Piercing Crossbow.
As the name suggests, the arrowhead of the crossbow arrow is formed by a cross flower, and the tail of the flower blade has a barb. Like removing the arrowhead, a piece of flesh will definitely be brought out. In this ancient time when medical equipment was seriously backward, death was almost certain.
The crossbow is also very powerful. A sword can pierce ordinary armor within a hundred steps.
If Cao Cao had known in advance that Zhang Xiu had such a powerful weapon, he would have carefully considered whether tonight's decision was correct.
Of course, this is Zhang Xiu's top-secret weapon. Just like the saddle, Mo Dao, and heavy armor used to defeat the Huns cavalry, they are all top-secret research. No one except Jia Xu, Li Ru and other close associates knows about it.
This was one of the reasons why Zhang Xiu dared to leave only 5,000 men to defend the city.
The disadvantage of the flower-edged armor-piercing crossbow is that the time difference between the two rounds of shooting is relatively large. Two people are required to assist in pulling the crossbow. The crossbow arrows are relatively long and cumbersome to carry, but it is definitely a weapon for defending the city.
When Cao Jun rushed out of the sea of fire, five hundred flower-edged armor-piercing crossbows were ready.
Hu Cheer stood on the outside, slowly raised the knife in his hand, his face gradually tightened, his eyes revealed a murderous aura, he opened his mouth wide, and roared a murderous whistle:
"Fire the arrow—!"
"Bang! Bang!"
The bow shook like a thunderbolt.
The huge force vibrated, making a heavy and crisp deafening sound, as if the air was shaken with ripples.
The sharp arrow pierced the air, making a sharp whistling sound, carrying a terrifying murderous intent, and stabbed straight at Cao Jun, as fast as lightning, leaving an afterimage.
The one who reacted fastest was undoubtedly the famous general Xu Huang.
As soon as he rushed out of the sea of fire, Xu Huang felt a palpitation of murderous intent in his face. He opened his eyes and looked in the thick smoke. His eyes widened instantly. The terrifying arrows that were stabbing him were reflected in his fiery red eyes. He took a breath. Cool air, and at the same time I felt a numbness in my scalp.
A chilling feeling of terror spread throughout the body. This feeling rapidly expanded as the terrifying arrow approached, and instantly reached an unstoppable level. He shouted hysterically: "Squat down! Get down!"
As soon as he finished shouting, the soldiers rushed over and pushed him to the ground.
"Puff puff!"
The extremely swift sword penetrated the bodies of Sergeant Cao's soldiers without any resistance, and then shot directly through the bodies of three soldiers before losing its penetrating power.
The terrifying power of the arrows suddenly demoralized Cao's army.
The whole world became quiet.
Even the terrifying sea of fire seemed to be frightened by the arrows and did not dare to show off its power.
Xu Huang's eyes widened in shock, and he stared in disbelief at the arrow as thick as a baby's arm behind him. He was in a daze. The terror in his heart was confirmed, and he became even more frightened.
If this arrow is shot, I will have to peel off my skin when the King of Heaven comes.
On Guancheng.
Seeing that Cao Jun was like a deflated balloon, losing the courage to charge, Zhang Xiu raised a proud smile. His wise decision back then was indeed correct, whether it was a trebuchet, a saddle, a sword, or a heavy sword. Armor or flower blade armor-piercing crossbow, both brought great victory.
"Go down with the order, disarm and not kill!"
Zhang Xiu's voice was calm.
Hu Che'er immediately led the army and surrounded the remaining more than 3,000 Cao troops. The flower-edged armor-piercing crossbow was ready for the second round and aimed at them.
"My lord has an order. If you don't want to die, please put down your weapons and surrender to me. Otherwise! Humph! My crossbow can leave a transparent hole in each of your bodies." Hu Che'er shouted coldly.
Cao Jun was up and down, his face pale, looking at the ferocious arrows in front of him, he couldn't help but become frightened.
Everyone turned their attention to Xu Huang.
Xu Huang felt weak and weak, as if all the bones in his body had been removed and he could not hold up his body. Accurately anticipating the defeat of this battle and the sorrow that his future was hopeless, a feeling of sadness aroused in his heart.
He stood up with difficulty and looked back at his face that was blackened by the fireworks, feeling extremely painful in his heart.
"Brothers!"
Xu Huang staggered and turned around, "I, Xu Huang, have led the army for several years and have gone through hundreds of battles. I have never suffered such a disastrous defeat. It is my incompetence that has caused all the brothers to suffer. What Zhang Xiu wants is nothing more than my life. Tonight, let me I will use my own life to exchange for the lives of all your brothers."
As he spoke, he drew out his sword with a "clop" sound and glanced at his men with tears in his eyes.
"Brothers!"
Xu Huang spoke quickly and decisively, "In the next life, I, Xu Huang, will pay for your life!"
As he spoke, he quickly raised the knife and slashed his neck, catching everyone by surprise.
Hu Che'er was also stunned.
Seeing the enemy general committing suicide, he immediately rushed over. Xu Huang had already held his breath. Hu Che'er was stunned and immediately turned his attention to Zhang Xiu on the city.
Seeing that Xu Huang had committed suicide, other Cao soldiers gave up their resistance and surrendered, abandoning their swords.
Zhang Xiu didn't know that the general below was Xu Huang, the leader of the five famous generals in later generations, so he asked: "Who is kissing himself below?"
After Hu Che'er asked Xu Huang's personal guards, he replied: "My Lord, he is the general of Cao Army, Xu Huang and Xu Gongming."
Zhang Xiu was stunned.
