Chapter 39: Fierce Tiger Prison

As Sima Yi expected, Ji Han was indeed preparing to attack, and when his letter arrived in Yecheng, Ji Han's attack did start.

Yecheng has good geographical conditions. It is surrounded by the towering natural barrier of Taihang Mountains in the west and the Great Wall of the Yellow River in the south. Behind it is the vast, fertile and rich North China Plain. No wonder Yuan Shao and Cao Cao both regarded this place as a capital and carried out construction.

Cao Rui actually made strong defenses against Ji Han. The defense lines of Huguan and Tianjing Pass were set up by Cao Zhen himself, with ten trenches and hundreds of miles of camps, with strict barriers and strict defenses. Cao Zhen put in a harsh effort. In Weinan, Zhuge Liang's Eight Formation Map gave him a deep impression. At that time, Cao Wei was blocked by Kong Ming for several times his military strength for several months and was unable to move forward. It was simply a miracle. Although he didn't know what Kong Ming's Eight Formation Map was, he had his own idea, that is, to make the terrain more complex and complicated, so that his soldiers would run back and forth all day in the process,

They couldn't rest, and they could find the positions of each division with their eyes closed, but the newcomers got lost when they came in. This idea was correct, but unfortunately it was too wasteful for the people to lose money. Just by digging out the Wei army camp west of Yecheng, they used 200,000 migrant workers, which made many civil officials in the court say that Cao Zhen was incompetent in war and harmed the people. Cao Zhen was so angry that he used the prestige of the general and cursed in the court, which suppressed the countercurrent. How could these literati who were not familiar with this? If he was exhausted for the people and suffered money, it would be better than if Yecheng was taken away by Ji Han.

However, Cao Rui still supports Cao Zhen. Since he did not want to leave Yecheng easily, he wanted to build Yecheng into a solid city. On the one hand, he asked Cao Zhen to let go of construction, and on the other hand, he reactivated Cao Hong, the long-time general who was almost executed by Cao Pi's dismissal for a minor mistake, so that he could help Cao Zhen do a good job in resisting. Cao Hong was a general who had been with Cao Cao since Cao Cao's resurgence, and could be said to be the only remaining one in Cao Wei. He once gave Cao Cao a horse to Cao Cao when Cao Cao was defeated and was highly valued. He also killed Ji Han's general Wu Lan on the western front. Zhang Fei could only stop. His re-activated land really increased to Cao Wei.

He had some strength. However, Cao Hong was old after all, and because he was almost killed, he almost lost his fearless style and became a little cautious. As Cao Zhen's deputy, Cao Hong dared not criticize Cao Zhen's actions. Due to His Majesty's insistence, he did not dare to propose moving the capital or letting other counties send troops to serve the king. Even when the new fifth battalion attacked in Youzhou, he did not let Cao Rui retreat. He was very happy that he could restore his official position. Why bother to do this? Besides, even if he proposed it, would Cao Rui listen? Will Cao Zhi think that he was relying on his seniority and deliberately wanted to suppress him?

Speaking of which, there are actually a few people who have seen through Ji Han's attack. It's a pity that even if they see through it, they would not have thought that Ji Han's attack was beyond imagination. However, after all, this kind of opinion can reduce Cao Wei's losses by timely reaction. However, with a stubborn king like Cao Rui, the opinions of the subjects are difficult to adopt, and failure has become a destined thing.

Ji Han's first battle was at Hulao Pass.

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Manchong's army set out from Yingchuan, passed Changshe, Zhongmu, and Xingyang toward Xingyang, and headed straight to the Han army's garrison. In Cao Rui's fighting ideas, Manchong and Si Yi would drag down the Han army's troops near Luoyang, while Cao Zhen and Cao Hong guarded against Zhang Fei and Wei Yan, and completely eliminated the Han army in Youzhou from the new fifth battalion, stabilizing the battlefield behind it. Then Xun Bingzhou. His idea was correct and his strategy was complete, but unfortunately, he did not expect that Ji Han's appetite would be so big and there would be so many people. He just quietly concentrated all the people in the whole country.

The Manchong troops directly met Zhao Yun and Pang De. In Kong Ming's arrangement, he asked Zhao Yun to defeat Manchong as fast as possible. Then he led his army northwards. He met Guan Ping and Liu Feng, captured Hanoi, Muye, Chaoge, and rushed towards Yecheng.

Man Chong is one of the very outstanding talents of Cao Wei. He is now a former general, with meticulous thoughts, steady and boldness. He once blocked the famous Guan Yu with Cao Ren and defeated Sun Wu's attacks countless times. He is a strategist general. He knew that his mission was to restrain Ji Han, but he never thought of pretending to be clever like Sima Yi. In fact, he still had the intention to serve the country. Of course, his country was Wei, not the Han Dynasty.

Hulao Pass, connected to Songyue in the south, and the Yellow River in the north, with mountains and ridges intertwined, and it was a natural danger. It was a great opportunity for a man to be at the pass, and tens of thousands of men were not open. It was a place that military strategists in history must fight for. Especially the three heroes fighting Lu Bu made his reputation very shocked and passed down through the ages. At this time, Hulao had already entered the hands of Ji Han and was guarded by Zhao Yun and Pang De. Zhao Yun was already tall, but he was not convinced of his old age. He said that Zhang Fei was still on the front line, so how could he retreat? What's more, a real man was born between heaven and earth, with a horse and a spear, serving the country on the battlefield, and corpses were the duty of a general. He should be like this, how could he be

Yes. If I really die on the collapse of the bed, that would be a great misfortune for the general. Although I am worried about his body, on the one hand, his body is very healthy, on the other hand, Ji Han has a high level of medical skills, and several people who should have died are still alive. Even Ma Chao is sick and unable to eat well and cannot get on the formation, but he does not fall on the bed and cannot get up. It seems that he should have died for several years. Liu Ba has been cursing his subordinates with a stern face all day long, and he is very confident. So in this case, I have to go with the fourth uncle.

When Zhao Yun heard that Man Chong was coming, he immediately discussed countermeasures with Pang De. Pang De said, "General, what are you discussing? The last general is willing to take Man Chong's head." Zhao Yun smiled and said, "I am willing to take it too. But I don't know if Man Chong is willing to give it to him. Man Chong is famous for his wisdom and strategy. He will definitely make various plans to lead you and me to the trap. However, he has a thousand clever plans, and we have our own solutions. You lead the army out of the city and hide behind him. I will face the enemy in front of the pass. When I kill Man Chong, you will fight from behind. Two teams will attack Man Chong's army together and will kill him down. What do you think?" Pang De agreed.

When Zhao Yun left the city, Man Chong had already started to organize the siege. His behavior was indeed beyond Zhao Yun's expectations, because in Zhao Yun's opinion, in any sense, it was really amazing that Man Chong was attacking himself. If you want to fight, then fight. Zhao Yun was never afraid of war, let alone defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Just like Zhao Yun's intention. Originally, the Prime Minister gave him the general order to defeat Man Chong at the fastest speed and lead the army northward.

When Man Chong learned that Zhao Yun was fighting, he immediately sent troops to attack. The Wei army shouted loudly, and it was like a tide. Currently, he was a knife player holding a knife in one hand and the other. In order to prevent Ji Han's sharp bows and arrows, Cao Wei now attaches great importance to the role of the shield. A good shield can save lives on the battlefield. The sword player is followed by a sinister gun array. The dense heavy infantry gun array is a tool to deal with cavalry. Who made Pang De a famous Western Liang Iron Cavalry here? Since Man Chong dared to attack, he was already prepared. He was not an ordinary general, and he had no intention of competing with Zhao Yun or Pang De for force. He was to use his own troops to defeat the Han army and defeat the Han army.

The Wei army showed great combat power from the beginning. They lined up in dense formations and launched charges again and again on the Han army that left the city. Under such continuous charges, Zhao Yun could not find a breakthrough. Zhao Yun couldn't help but smile and said, "What a favorite Man Boning. It really deserves its reputation." With his silver spear, the Han army slowly retreated, leaned against the city wall, and fought with the Wei army. In this way, the Han army took a great advantage. Because the Wei army was attacking, not only had to face the frontal attack of the Han army, but also had to face the strong arrows and scattered stones flying down from the city wall. Although the Wei army had a large number of troops, in this kind of siege, Ji Han's attack was a three-dimensional offensive. He firmly grasped the local advantages. The Wei army charged again and again, and they shouted loudly.

Amid the fierce sound of war drums, the rain of arrows on his head rushed towards the Han army in front of him. Cao Wei in Shangshui used black as military uniforms, while Shanghuo's Han army used red as military uniforms, and red and black intertwined, conflicting. They collided like two terrible monsters fighting on the vast earth. Snow-bright weapons, flying long arrows, and autumn wind swept the fallen leaves to harvest fresh life. In a blink of an eye, blood flowed out of Hulao Pass was a river. The generals on both sides were strong men who had been through many battles. There was no life in their eyes, only a huge chess game. Everyone could not be considered a piece, a trench, or a song in this chess game. Both sides were in a stalemate. Who could fight better in the game? Who could withstand it better? Perhaps, the battlefield was always so ruthless.

Zhao Yun did not charge forward. He just looked coldly. The Wei army rushed up like a surging tide, and it was smashed into pieces on Ji Han's hard reef. Time passed, and people were not waves. People would be tired, tired, and make mistakes. Zhao Yun was waiting for the moment when Cao Wei was tired.

Finally, he waited for this moment. The Wei army's impact was no longer as powerful as before, as if it was tired.

At this moment! The silver spear in his hand was raised high, and the war drums were knocking violently. The city gates opened again, and the five thousand iron Qiang cavalry, who had already been prepared, shouted in unison: "Kill!" The roars of five thousand Ji Han soldiers rushed into the sky, as if the mountains were collapsed and cracked, which was terrifying. They held a long siege of 18000 sergeants and lined up in an orderly manner. The snow-white armor and tall horses proved that they came from the desolate Western Xinjiang, and proved that they were descendants of the Qiang people. Under the guidance of the battle flag, they rode their horses and ran. The large cavalry, like a white dragon, with the deafening sound of wind and thunder, quickly passed the passage given out by the blocking formation, rushed to the battlefield where people and horses were mixed, and rushed to the exhausted Wei army.

"Kill!" The roar was earth-shaking, and the iron hooves of the war horses broke the fine and rhythmic formation of the Wei army. Under Zhao Yun's command, they nailed them deeply like nails between the two Wei army teams. The Wei army's offensive was blocked, and the Wei army's rhythm was disrupted. The chaotic situation had already formed. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who was raising energy, fully exerted its unparalleled impact and penetration power at this moment. The tall Xiliang war horses easily broke through the Wei army's camp, just like Ma Chao dispersed Cao Cao's camp back then. The dense gun array was blocked behind the Knife Army. Heavy infantry without weapons, ordinary infantry scattered like dust under the horse's hooves.

"Kids, kill me!" Zhao Yun waved his spear and personally led the army to attack. Under the leadership of Zhao Yun, the Han army rushed forward like a wolf or a tiger. The two armies met and made a loud noise. Then the bloody battle began. They flew with long arrows in the sky, shooting through the armor and shields, spears and spears stabbed each other, and swords and swords were slashing each other, and angrily shouts and screams were heard.

Zhao Yun led his army to attack the Zhongzhong Army. In front of him, rows of blocking teams were like fragile straw ropes, unable to tie Zhao Yun, the divine dragon that came out of the water. The Han army beside Zhao Yun was like crazy, following the Changsheng General. Even if it was a sea of ​​swords and fire, even if it was a sea of ​​swords and fire, they would dare to break through and fight. Even if they met Yan Luo head-on, they would dare to chop him down and cut off the head and hung it under the horse's neck. Facing Zhao Yun's attack, Man Chong waved his order chess and began to retreat.

Seeing that the Wei army retreated, Zhao Yun did not give up and led his army to chase after him. After rushing ten miles, a gong suddenly sounded and ambushed soldiers rose up, but Man Chong was abducting his troops and planned to attack Zhao Yun. The enemy troops from both sides surrounded Zhao Yun. Man Chong led his army back and surrounded Zhao Yun.

"So the plan is here." Zhao Yun was prepared for a long time, and was not afraid of fear. The silver spear danced like a white dragon going out to the sea, with a ray of light. The Wei army died when it touched, and when it touched. Man Chong was determined to kill Zhao Yun in one fell swoop, causing a lot of siege. He personally commanded the place of Zhao Yun, and pointed the flag and killed the entire army. Even if there were many people dead, Zhao Yun would never be allowed to leave today. The dragon returned to the sea, and it would be difficult to capture it.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Zhao Yun became so angry that he was so angry that he was close to the gun and shot arrows away. If someone was not afraid of death, he would draw out the Blue Sword to give him a pleasure, and he would break his sword with his armor and one sword. There were no less than seven or eight generals of the Wei army that he personally killed, but the Wei army still surrounded him endlessly. Zhao Yun sneered and waved his silver spear again.

Man Chong was a little surprised. He could not have imagined that this general who had entered the old age had such powerful combat power and cohesion. In front of him, there was still a general who had no one in one. Aside him, he would always follow Ji Han's brave soldiers. For their general, they were willing to use their bodies to resist the arrows flying in the dark and the swords and guns that were suddenly swept out.

"Around him! Kill him!" Man Chong, who had always been calm, was also surprised. If such an enemy did not kill him today, he would be afraid that he would die at his hands on the battlefield in the future.

However, his voice was drowned by a loud noise. Behind him, on the higher mountain, countless Ji Han's tides rushed down, and for a general, silver-armored white horse, holding a big knife, rushed towards Man Chong.

Man Chong felt a chill. Could it be that Ji Han had conquered this surprise weapon before he set up an ambush? Otherwise, how could they appear behind him? But if this is the case, could Zhao Yun still be measured simply by one of his players in the future? He clearly has the intelligence that is not inferior to himself.

The current plan is to fight, either, his own people will kill Zhao Yun first, or he will be killed by the white horse general in front of him first.
Chapter completed!