Yang Ren charged at him again with his sword raised. Xu Chu was hesitating about how to pull him down when he suddenly found a stone as big as a washbasin next to him, which was an anchor used to hold down a corner of the tent.
In the era of the Three Kingdoms, there were not many generals who played throwing, but Xu Chu and his predecessor Dian Wei were both good at it. He dropped the Fire Cloud Sword and easily picked up the big stone, aiming it in the direction of Yang Ren and throwing it with all his strength.
The dozens of kilograms of stones were like toys in Xu Chu's hands. The exaggerated strength was something Yang Ren had not expected. Faced with the huge object being thrown towards him, he urgently pulled the horse's reins backwards, trying to avoid the stone-throwing attack through his riding skills.
The war horse was pulled up with its front legs off the ground, but the stone directly hit its hind thighs. The severe pain caused the horse's hind legs to lose support, and then it fell to the side and rear like a mountain. Yang Ren was hit by a powerful force. Inertia was thrown away.
He fell to the ground with a thud. Yang Ren felt dizzy and was about to get up when he suddenly felt a gust of cold wind passing by the back of his neck.
Xiahou Dun strode to catch up with him and swung, probably because his single eye was more focused. The blade of the blade passed across Yang Ren's neck very accurately. Yang Ren's head turned several times in the air and fell to the side of the road.
Seeing that General Yang Ren was beheaded, the ghost soldiers who followed immediately threw off their helmets and armor, and ran in panic towards the depths of the camp like birds and beasts.
"General Yuan Rang, this seems to be Zhang Wei's camp." Liu Ye pushed past the guards and walked to the front.
Xiahou Dun looked at Liu Ye and Xu Chu who were confused. He scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Well, it's dark and it's hard to see. I probably remembered it wrong."
Liu Ye looked at the surrounding layout and realized that this was not a different camp, so he quickly handed over his hand: "This seems to be Zhang Wei's main camp outside the pass. I didn't expect that the defense was so strong during the day, but it was so unbearable at night. How about we Take advantage of the enemy's retreat and sneak into Yangping Pass."
Xiahou Dun thought, is there such a good thing? But he only brought more than a thousand soldiers and was hesitant. At this time, horns sounded in turns from the camps on the nearby hills. Xiahou Dun heard that it was the trumpet of retreat.
"General Yuan Rang, this opportunity cannot be missed." Liu Ye continued to advise.
"Let's follow Mr. Ziyang's words and follow Zhang Wei's defeated army to capture Yangping Pass." Xiahou Dun made a decision in a heartbeat.
Xu Chu nodded and asked someone to light the torch. His mission was to protect Xiahou Dun's safety. Now that he was going to Yangping Pass, he could only passively follow him.
Liu Ye was overjoyed: "The two generals will lead the troops first. I will send people back to the camp to report to the lord."
Because it was unknown how many people came from Cao Cao in the dark night, Zhang Wei was coerced by the rebels and could only order all camps to be evacuated. Then he saw the light of torches all over the mountains and fields.
Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu had no time to clean up the materials left behind by each other, so they followed the shouting retreating army and chased after them.
Cao Cao's army camp at the foot of the mountain had been packed up. Cao Cao waited for Xia Houyuan to return before setting off back to Wudu, but he soon found that the opposite side was full of fire.
Cao Cao thought Xiahou Yuan had been discovered when he withdrew his troops, so he attracted a massive blockade from Zhang Wei.
In his early years, when Cao Cao was in decline, he liked to take risks when using his troops, but in his later years when he became the Duke of Wei, he became cautious and careful in his use of troops.
In the face of emergencies, Cao Cao did not dare to easily mobilize troops to rescue. He only sent a few teams of scouts to investigate the situation. After all, it was difficult to control the direction of the occupation in a night battle, and Cao Cao's army still attacked from the bottom up.
After about an hour, the fire on the mountain became weaker and weaker, and the scattered stars were almost extinguished.
Cao Cao was very worried about what happened to Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. At this time, the scouts who went out to investigate brought back Liu Ye's men.
Cao Cao did not expect Xiahou Dun's unlucky fortune, and immediately mobilized his army to head towards Yangping Pass.
Zhang Wei fled back to the city of Yangping Pass in panic. Yang Bai, who was guarding the gate, was woken up by his guards while he was sleeping. He put on his armor and prepared to see Zhang Wei. As soon as he walked out of the door, he noticed the commotion in the city.
Zhang Wei knew very well that Cao Jun was among the defeated troops returning to the city, so Yangping Pass was definitely undefeated. He did not stop at all after returning to the city and fled to Nanzheng overnight.
Zhang Wei had no time to inform Yang Bai, who was sleeping, so the general of Yangping Pass was very confused while walking on the road. He asked the guards beside him to stop a few soldiers to ask about the situation.
The guard who received the order rushed forward and saw the man running towards him quickly drew his sword and was alert. He happened to meet Xiahou Dun without taking any side.
Xiahou Dun accidentally separated from Xu Chu after entering the city. He planned to take advantage of the chaos to occupy the command post in the pass, so he bumped into Yang Bai and the guards.
"Blind man, where are you going? What's going on outside the city?" The guard pointed at Xiahou Dun and shouted. In the dark night, he saw that he looked like an officer.
Xiahou Dun hated others calling him blind. He picked up his saber and suddenly slashed hard, slicing the guard in two.
Yang Bai was dumbfounded. When the guards around him saw that their companions were killed, they rushed forward. Dozens of them fought together in chaos.
Yang Bai's guards were no match for Xiahou Dun's soldiers, and it soon turned into a one-sided massacre.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Yang Bai rubbed the soles of his feet. He wanted to go to the stable to find a mount, but he panicked and bumped into Xu Chu at the corner.
"Which beast without eyes is this?" Yang Bai was knocked down and cursed while covering his forehead.
Xu Chu was looking for the direction to find Xiahou Dun, but unexpectedly he bumped into Yang Bai when he turned the corner.
He took a closer look and found that he was not one of his own, and his attire did not look like that of an ordinary soldier, so he held the Fire Cloud Sword in his hand tightly.
"Who are you?" Xu Chu asked coldly.
Yang Bai patted the dirt on his body and shouted sternly: "You are so blind that you don't even recognize me, the general?"
"I don't know him." Xu Chu's eyes were cold and he took two steps forward slowly.
"Reckless man, you still want to escape? You should know this thing by now, right? Can you run away if you knock me over?" Yang Bai pulled out his sword and sneered, then he raised his sword and stabbed Xu Chu.
Xu Chu used the Fire Cloud Sword to strike out lightly, and then cut off the opponent's shoulder with a backhand knife. Poor Yang Bai finally died with his eyes open.
During this period, Yang Bai let more than a hundred thousand people go. He dreamed that his home was piled with gold and silver, and that he had countless beautiful wives and concubines. Unfortunately, he was woken up halfway through his sweet dream, and now he was stabbed by Xu Chu. Sent to eternal rest.
The turmoil at Yangping Pass continued until late at night, and it was not until Cao Cao led his army into the pass that it slowly stabilized. No one expected that such a majestic and difficult pass would ultimately benefit from Xiahou Dun's incredible luck.
The successful capture of Yangping Pass completely opened the door of Hanzhong. Cao Cao no longer had to worry about running out of food and retreating his troops, and he also avoided the ridicule of the Yingchuan nobles. His old face was saved.
Although the grain reserves in Yangpingguan City are not large, Cao Cao has always had the tradition of "borrowing grain" from the people. If the official treasury is not enough, he can also borrow it directly from the people.
Cao Cao rested at Yangping Pass for two days, and then left general Zhu Ling to take charge of Yangping while he led the army to Nanzheng.
