Hua Xiong, who was determined to break through, was like a god, and the soldiers who blocked Hua Xiong were torn like paper.
Hua Xiong led a few elite cavalry to escape from the breach.
Seeing this, Gongsun Zan immediately shouted loudly.
"Your general has escaped. Don't be stubborn. Surrender quickly to avoid death!"
Seeing that Hua Xiong had left them and fled, the remaining soldiers had no intention of fighting. When they heard Gongsun Zan's surrender, they all dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for surrender.
Gongsun Zan immediately ordered people to collect the remaining soldiers and clean up the battlefield.
The battle started from Hua Xiong's night attack and lasted for half an hour until Gongsun Zan surrendered. Gongsun Zan's army suffered more than a thousand casualties and captured more than 3,000 enemy troops in this night attack.
Among them, more than 1,000 prisoners were surrendered, more than 3,000 horses were captured, and more than 4,000 pieces of armor and weapons were captured. They achieved a complete victory.
After cleaning up the battlefield, a new Chinese army tent was set up in the center of the camp. Gongsun Zan and others gathered at the tent.
"This battle was fought so happily. Mr. Cheng Yu and Chen Gong knew everything well!" Gongsun Yue said loudly as soon as he sat down.
Gongsun Zan was also very happy. Although he failed to capture the enemy general, he gained a lot.
"In this battle tonight, we can almost completely wipe out the invading enemies. We rely on you to obey orders and prohibitions and kill the enemies bravely!" Gongsun Zan affirmed the contributions of all the generals present.
"Zhongde and Gongtai, please register the names and places of origin of the soldiers who died in the battle, and provide more compensation. We will not leave the wives and children of the soldiers alone!"
"No!" Both Cheng Yu and Chen Gong agreed.
"I will report the victory to the leader of the alliance later. Anyone who has made any contribution in this battle will be rewarded and will not be missed!"
Everyone in the tent looked happy. As the vanguard of the coalition forces, they had successfully resisted the enemy as soon as they arrived at Sishui Pass.
The morale inside and outside the military camp was high, and the soldiers were looking forward to entering Sishui Pass immediately.
"Ming Gong, after just interrogating the prisoners, we learned that the leader of today's night attack is Hua Xiong, the most powerful general in Xiliang, who is also the current guard of Bishui Pass. There are still about 50,000 enemy troops in the city, and their strength is greater than ours. Army." Cheng Yu and Chen Gong reported the results of the interrogation to Gongsun Zan.
"It turns out that the person I'm fighting tonight is Hua Xiong, but it's a pity that I let him escape. Now that I'm letting the tiger go back to the mountain, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat Sishui Pass!" Gongsun Zan said regretfully.
Gongsun Zan was still a little confused about who had the ability to fight with him for dozens of times, but it turned out to be Hua Xiong of Xiliang.
Sure enough, there are no false warriors under such a great reputation. The person who can kill several generals of the coalition army in the original time and space must not be an ordinary person.
The reason why Guan Yu cut him off his horse with one strike was probably because he was careless and unprepared after killing several generals in a row, and was caught off guard by Guan Yu's full blow.
"My lord, don't be impatient. I will challenge you when I go to the pass at the end of tomorrow. I'll cut off the head of Hua Xiong and offer it to the tent." Gongsun Yue vowed.
"Haha, if you really cut off Hua Xiong's head, I will personally ask the leader of the alliance for credit!" Gongsun Zan said to Gongsun Yue with a smile.
Then Gongsun Zan ordered all the soldiers to return to the camp to rest and prepare for the challenge of Sishui Pass tomorrow.
...
Here, Governor Hua Xiong was galloping dejectedly towards Bishui Pass, accompanied by only a few hundred horsemen. They were all downcast and their armors were scattered. They were completely different from the majestic and high-spirited appearance when they arrived.
At the head of the city of Sishui Pass.
Li Su and Zhao Cen were standing at the top of the city looking out, when they suddenly saw Hua Xiong and a small group of people approaching Si Shuiguan with scattered torches. Their morale was low and their clothes and armor were disheveled.
"No, the governor must have been defeated!" Zhao Cen said in shock.
"Hmph! If Hua Xiong had listened to me earlier and been more cautious, how would he have been defeated today?" Li Su said angrily from the side.
"Brother Li is forbidden to speak. You must not say this when the governor returns to the city!" Zhao Cen persuaded Li Su.
After a while, Hua Xiong came to the city gate with his horse.
"I am the governor Hua Xiong, please open the city gate quickly!"
After a while, the hanging city gate slowly lowered, and hundreds of Hua Xiong and his party rode into the Sishui Pass.
Li Su and Zhao Cen were waiting behind the door.
"Welcome the Governor back to the city!" Zhao Cen pulled Li Su aside and bowed his hands.
"Hmph!" Hua Xiong led his troops back to the house without saying a word, ignoring Zhao Cen and Li Su on the roadside.
After Hua Xiong returned home, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. The night attack plan was perfect. With the power of thunder, he could defeat the vanguard of the Kwantung Allied Forces in one fell swoop and achieve great success.
However, Gongsun Zan's army was prepared early, specifically to ambush Hua Xiong, and did not rush to organize a defense after discovering the night attack.
Could it be that Gongsun Zan had known that I was going to attack at night tonight, so he had prepared an ambush?
This idea took root in Hua Xiong's heart and got out of control. There must be a spy inside Sishui Pass who disclosed the night attack plan to Gongsun Zan in advance. If not, how could Gongsun Zan have expected Hua Xiong's night attack?
Then Hua Xiong gave instructions loudly.
"Here, please notify Li Su and Zhao Cen to come and discuss matters!"
After a while, Li Su and Zhao Cen gathered at Hua Xiong's place.
"Gongsun Zan was prepared for the night attack tonight. There were a large number of men and horses ambushing behind the camp on the left and right sides. Our army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Only 300 of the 5,000 elite cavalry were left. Hu Zhen also died heroically in battle!" Xiong said slowly.
Hua Xiong pretended to be sad on the surface, but in reality he was secretly observing the reactions of Li Su and Zhao Cen.
Only the four of them knew about the night attack plan in advance. Now that Hu Zhen has died in the battle, the possibility of being a spy has been eliminated. Now the two people who are most suspected are Li Su and Zhao Cen.
"Commander, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. Hu Zhen died on the battlefield with great courage. I will find Gongsun Zan to recover this blood debt together in the future!" Zhao Cen said with a sad look on his face.
"Hmph! This man has no plans. If he had listened to me a long time ago, how could he have been defeated today?" Li Su said with a look of disdain.
"Li Su, how dare you insult me?" Hua Xiong stood up from his seat and shouted loudly.
"The Prime Minister had already promised me to make plans to help defend the city, but you are so careless that you insist on killing Hu Zhen and all these soldiers!" Li Su retorted without fear.
"I think it was you, Li Su, who was dissatisfied with me as the commander-in-chief of Sishui Pass and was afraid that I would make another military exploit, so you deliberately informed Gongsun Zan of our army's plans. Otherwise, how could our army have been ambushed by Gongsun Zan and lose our troops and generals?"
"Captain, please calm down. Li Su made reckless remarks, but he never collaborated with the enemy. Please forgive me, Commander!" Zhao Cen persuaded from the side.
"Is it possible that you, Zhao Cen, are also an accomplice?" Hua Xiong turned to stare at Zhao Cen and asked.
Zhao Cen was too frightened by Hua Xiong to refute.
"You are such a slanderous person, when did I tell Gongsun Zan?" Li Su couldn't help but said angrily.
"I think you must be resentful because I said you were as cowardly as a mouse during the day, and you deliberately collaborated with the enemy to take the opportunity to retaliate, causing heavy losses to our army!"
"Come here, give Li Su a heavy blow with fifty military sticks, and wait until he reports to the Prime Minister before dealing with him!"
In an instant, more than a dozen sergeants rushed out from behind the screen and restrained Li Su. When Li Su was dragged down, he kept cursing Hua Xiong for being a despicable person and seeking revenge.
Zhao Cenfu knelt on the ground and shouted loudly without daring to plead for mercy.
"The governor is wise!"
It's just that he is secretly dissatisfied with Hua Xiong's arrogant and domineering behavior.
