Sun Jian was simmering with anger in his heart.
Before he arrived at Suanzao, he was defeated by an army without a banner.
He really couldn't swallow this bad breath.
He took more than 8,000 of his Jiangdong disciples and the gifts from the princes.
More than two thousand people pressed hard on Hulao Pass and set up camp under Hulao Pass, planning to challenge the pass the next day.
Hua Xiong and Li Su, who were guarding Hulao Pass, quickly received the news.
Hua Xiong said to Li Su: "Jiangdong Army has just arrived.
It has not established a stable footing and is physically and mentally tired.
I plan to steal the camp tonight.
What do you think?"
Li Su shook his head and said: "Sun Jian is known as the Tiger of Jiangdong, unparalleled in bravery, and a famous general who put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
He will not be unprepared for us.
I am afraid that the governor will fall into Sun Jian's ambush.
There is a possibility that the secret camp will be successful."
Not big, but the risk is too high, I still recommend the governor to think twice."
Hua Xiong disagreed with Li Su.
He laughed and said: "You are too cautious.
Fighting is like gambling.
As long as there is half a chance of winning, you have to gamble.
How can you win if you don't gamble?
That's it.
I’ll prepare first, and I’ll leave the defense within the pass to you.”
"Captain, Governor" Li Su called several times, but Hua Xiong turned a deaf ear and left.
At night, Hua Xiong led three thousand soldiers and horses out of the pass and quietly approached Sun Jian's camp.
Sun Jian's camp was only twenty miles away from Hulao Pass.
He had suffered a big loss at the hands of Liu Cheng before, so he was naturally cautious this time, lest he be attacked by the Xiliang army at night.
They sleep without taking off their armor, horses without saddles, and weapons without leaving their hands.
In the middle of the night, Sun Jian was woken up by Huang Gai, saying that he had discovered that the Xiliang army had come to steal the camp.
Sun Jian suddenly lost all sleep, and immediately made arrangements as quickly as possible to set up an ambush, waiting for the Xiliang army to fall into a trap.
Hua Xiong had no idea that his whereabouts had been discovered by Sun Jian.
When he approached Sun Jian's camp with his soldiers and horses, he found that there were lights in the camp and some sentries were dozing off with their weapons.
He was overjoyed.
Isn't this a good opportunity for a sneak attack?
He immediately took off his weapons and led three thousand troops to attack Sun Jian's camp.
After rushing into the camp, Hua Xiong discovered something was wrong.
He led his troops and horses to make such a big noise, but there was no response from the camp.
Isn't this too abnormal?
Unless all Jiangdong's army fell asleep, or the camp There were not many people at all.
Hua Xiong's face changed drastically when he thought of this, and he immediately shouted: "No, I've fallen into a trap, get out of here!"
It was too late, only earth-shattering shouts of killing were heard from all around.
In the dark night, countless Jiangdong soldiers holding torches came from all around and waved their weapons, sandwiching the Hua Xiong and Xiliang troops.
Only a loud roar was heard: "Sun Jian is here, Hua Xiong, why don't you dismount your horse and die quickly?"
"Break out of the encirclement, come with me to break out of the encirclement!"
Hua Xiong screamed, turned around on his horse and led the Xiliang army to break out of the encirclement in the direction they came from.
During the breakout process, Hua Xiong didn't know how many Jiangdong soldiers he killed with his sword in his hand.
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But when he looked back when he felt safe, he found that there were less than a thousand people left around him, and more than two thousand people had been lost. .
"Hey, I regret that I didn't listen to Li Su's dissuasion."
Hua Xiong waved his hand and slapped himself twice, and with great regret, he withdrew to Hulao Pass with the remaining defeated soldiers.
Sun Jian defeated Hua Xiong this time, which boosted morale and wiped away the previous malaise in the army.
After counting the losses and results, Sun Jian and the generals cleaned up the battlefield, and immediately sent people to report to the princes, and urged Yuan Shu, who was in charge of logistics.
Distribute food and grass.
Early in the morning of the next day, Sun Jian led his army with the power of great victory and aggressively marched into Hulao Pass to form a formation, asking Hua Xiong to come out and fight to the death.
Hua Xiong suffered a huge defeat last night and was very unconvinced.
He was the most powerful general in Xiliang.
How could he swallow this bad breath and immediately lead his troops out of the city to face Sun Jian.
But Li Su immediately stopped him and said: "Captain, wait a minute.
The Commander was defeated yesterday night by a trick.
The soldiers lost their fighting spirit and the soldiers had no fighting spirit.
But now Sun Jian comes with the power of victory.
His momentum is like a rainbow, and he is incapable of defeating the enemy.
This is The next time Sun Jian came in a hurry, he must not have brought a large number of siege equipment.
We will wait for him to hang up the battle-free card and let him wait for a few days to drain the energy of Jiangdong Army."
This time Hua Xiong was no longer reckless.
He followed Li Su's suggestion and ordered people to hang a war-free sign on the tower.
Sun Jian had no siege equipment, so he yelled and cursed under the tower for an hour.
Seeing that Hua Xiong and Li Su ignored them, he felt bored and could only return to the camp with his troops.
At this time, in the coalition camp, the princes received the news that Sun Jian defeated the Xiliang army and beheaded thousands of people.
They thought it was a great success and they were all very happy.
They gathered in Yuan Shao's tent to drink and celebrate.
At this time, bad news came from Zhongmu, which poured cold water on the princes.
The magistrate of Zhongmu County, Yang Yuan, and his chief, Bo Renjun, were killed, and all their two thousand soldiers and horses were also killed.
"Do you know who did it?"
Yuan Shao asked immediately.
The junior colonel who reported the news replied: "For the leader of the alliance, the flag raised by the opponent has the character Xu written on it.
I heard the people outside Zhongmou City talking about it.
It seems that the leading general is named Xu Rong.
He has an army of 10,000, cavalry of 2,000, and infantry.
Eight thousand" None of the princes knew much about Xu Rong.
Only Cao Cao said: "Cao knows.
This Xu Rong is a general under the command of the right general Liu Cheng.
He is from Liaodong.
He used to be a sinecure in the Southern Army and was killed by Liu Cheng."
Cheng took a fancy to him and was appointed as the Northern Army's Cavalry School Lieutenant.
A few months ago, he was transferred to Guanzhong to replace Huangfu Song in garrisoning Yi County and was granted the title of General Zhongwu."
Yuan Shao asked: "Is there any way to win him over?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Don't think of such a crooked idea in the first place.
Xu Rong has been doing idle work before, so he can't worry about his ambition.
Liu Cheng has been kind to him by promoting his talents.
How could he change his master easily?
And Dong Zhuo is not without faction."
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People have tried to win over Liu Cheng’s people, but none of them succeeded."
Gongsun Zan wondered at this time: "Although Zhongmou City is not tall and strong enough, Yang Yuan also has two thousand men and horses.
How come we didn't receive any news when Xu Rong attacked Zhongmou?"
The primary school officer who reported the news replied: "I heard that Chen Gong, who is in charge of the county government, secretly opened the city gate at night and let Xu Rong's army enter the city."
After hearing this, Cao Cao's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, but he had excellent control and did not reveal the secret in his heart.
Gongsun Zan said: "Zhongmou is broken, and our flanks are threatened.
We must find a way to reverse this unfavorable situation.
Sun suggested sending a large army to attack Xu Rong.
Even if it cannot be defeated, it must be contained and Xingyang will be behind.
We must also send troops and horses to contain Liu Cheng's army in Xingyang, otherwise Sun Wentai's back will be in danger."
Yuan Shao thought for a while and said to Tao Qian and Zhang Chao: "The two envoys have just suffered a setback.
Shao also knows that the two envoys have suffered a lot.
In this case, there is no need to ask the two envoys to keep an eye on Liu Cheng and Xu Rong."
You two lead the troops to attack, you just need to contain them, how about?"
Since it was just a diversion, there was no need to attack Zhongmou and Xingyang, so the danger was not great.
Tao Qian and Zhang Chao immediately agreed happily, and returned to their camps with their troops and horses, then left the coalition forces and set off for Xingyang and Zhongmou respectively.
Yuan Shao also considered that Liu Cheng had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and Tao Qian and Zhang Chao were afraid that Liu Cheng would not be able to be restrained by the defeated soldiers, so he ordered Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, and Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun.
Taking the troops together, the total strength of the troops is nearly 50,000, which is almost the same as the troops in Liu Cheng's hands, so he can sit back and relax.
After these four people left, the princes also dispersed and returned to their camps.
Later General Yuan Shu returned to the camp with several staff, and one of them asked: "Master, are you really going to distribute food and grass to Sun Jian?"
Yuan Shu frowned and said: "What do you mean?
This general is in charge of food and grass.
If there is a shortage of food in the front, I will naturally distribute it."
"My lord, think about it.
This Sun Wentai is unparalleled in bravery.
He defeated Hua Xiong before he even reached Hulao Pass.
If he were allowed to break through Hulao Pass, the first victory in the war against Dong would be his.
Sun Wentai's.
My lord, what's the matter?
My lord only needs to delay it for three or four days, Sun Jian Without food and grass, they will naturally collapse without a fight.
At that time, the allied forces of the princes arrive at Hulao Pass.
The lord has more soldiers and generals, and builds more siege equipment.
At that time, the lord asks the leader to be the main attacker, and they will definitely be able to defeat it in one battle.
This will Doesn’t the first achievement belong to the Lord?”
Yuan Shu thought to himself, yes, as long as I get the first achievement, the limelight will definitely be greater than that of Yuan Shao.
He immediately ordered: "Send the order, no grain of food is allowed to be given to Sun Jian without my order."
The staff member chuckled sinisterly and agreed: "As ordered."
The food and grass were not delivered for a long time.
Sun Jian became anxious and sent messengers one after another to urge him.
At the same time, he also ordered that the rations for the soldiers be halved.
However, the remaining food was quickly used up.
Jiangdong's army could only stay in the camp to conserve their strength and could not do anything.
Went to Hulao Pass to provoke.
For two days in a row, Sun Jian and his troops were not seen calling for formation.
Hua Xiong and Li Su, who were behind bars in Hulao, were puzzled.
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Li Su thought of a possibility and said to Hua Xiong: "Captain, then Sun Jian has not moved in the past two days.
Shouldn't it be?"
It’s not a lack of food.”
Hua Xiong thought, this is really possible.
You must know that Sun Jian's troops are the vanguard of the coalition.
In order to maintain mobility, the vanguard generally do not carry too much baggage.
The food and grass they bring can generally only last three days.
The subsequent food and grass will need Rely on the main force to send.
If Sun Jian is really short of food, this guy has not come to call for battle for two days.
At this time, Jiangdong's army is already so hungry that his chest is pressed against his back.
Thinking of this, Hua Xiong said to Li Su: "I want to lead troops out of the city to attack Sun Jian again." , This time there will be no sneak attack, just show the troops.
You see, after a few days of rest, the soldiers have recovered some morale.
At this time, they need a big victory to boost their spirits, what do you think?"
Li Su thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, but you must be careful.
If Sun Jian is really short of food, you will definitely win, but you can't chase him too far to avoid falling into the trap again."
"Okay, I'll be careful."
Hua Xiong immediately led five thousand soldiers and horses out of Hulao Pass and attacked Sun Jian's camp.
Sun Jian quickly received the spies' report.
He was shocked, knowing that the soldiers were extremely hungry and had no physical strength.
How could they be in the west?
He immediately led his army to abandon the camp and retreat eastward.
After Hua Xiong led his troops to the camp, he discovered that Sun Jian had just withdrawn.
He immediately led the cavalry to speed up the pursuit, and soon caught up with Sun Jian's rear troops.
After a fierce fight, Sun Jian's soldiers were so hungry that they had no choice but to fight.
Although he could not defeat the Xiliang army, he was quickly defeated.
Hua Xiong took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing and beheaded thousands of people.
He remembered Li Su's advice and did not chase after him.
Returned to Hulao Pass
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