Chapter 339 Hit the East and West, leading the snake out of the hole (continued 2)

"Lord, General Li Dian's letter for help", an iron guard handed a note to Li Zhong.

Li Zhong took a look and smiled and said to Na Tiewei, "Reply to General Li Dian, just say that the reinforcements will not arrive today and will arrive tomorrow. Let him stick to it. If it really doesn't work, it's necessary to give up Luoyang, as long as you keep the army."

"Yes", without any word, the iron guard answered and left Li Zhong's account.

"Ha ha, the good show is about to begin. Dong Zhuo, Yuan Feng, Yuan Shao, are you ready? Ha ha, if you want to make it die, you must make it crazy first," Li Zhong muttered, with a smile on the corners of his mouth. This is the smile on his chest, and this is the self-confidence of winning thousands of miles.

"Someone comes"

"Lord"

"Send a letter to General Xu Huang and tell him that he can act. In addition, send a letter to Zhicai to ask him about his situation," Li Zhong said.

"Yes"

The sun sets, and the day's war is over again.

The slightly tired Youzhou army retreated from the Hangu Pass like a tide. The high-intensity battle in the past three days made them feel a little tired, but more shame and anger.

More than 30,000 people were killed and injured, but they failed to break through the Hangu Pass. Although this Xiongguan has long been notorious, the wolf-like Youzhou army has great confidence that they can capture here and make the "god" in their minds proud of them.

But they failed.

So now everyone is holding their breath. Sooner or later, they will make the enemy hiding in this turtle shell feel scared.

"Lord, this battle is too aggrieved." Huang Zhong, dressed in a uniform, returned to the camp, came to Li Zhong's tent, and complained to Li Zhong. Deng Zhanchen, who was beside him, also looked unhappy, but they resisted.

"Ha ha, what's the matter, Han Sheng, when did you learn to complain?" Li Zhong saw that Huang Zhong was a little annoyed and said with a smile, paying no attention to Huang Zhong's tone.

"Lord"

"Well, I know what you want to say, but now is not the right time," Li Zhong shook his head with a smile.

"Lord, why on earth is this? Originally, with the combat effectiveness of our army, we could have taken down the Hangu Pass, but why didn't you take it down in one fell swoop? Instead, more enemies have come here, and it may be difficult for us to take this place in the future," Huang Zhong doubted.

Li Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "Well, you won't feel at ease if I don't tell you. This is the plan I discussed with Gongjin. First, let Dong Zhuo's eyes be attracted here, and then Xu Huang took the army out of Bingzhou, entered the north (North County), went south to capture Tongguan, and then pushed straight to Chang'an. At that time, he will take down this Hangu. Guan, it can be said that it is effortless. Now you should understand why I didn't let you capture the Hangu Pass.

"Huh?"

"The last general is reckless," Huang Zhong meditated for a moment and apologized to Li Zhong.

"Well, you go down and have a rest first. Remember to do something decently. If you let Li and Guo Yan see something, my plan will be a failure," Li Zhongchao said.

"Don't worry, the Lord will understand," the three replied.

Hani Kannai.

The three-day war also made Li and Guo Yan suffer a lot, and they were almost broken through the defense line by the Youzhou army several times. If it hadn't been for the Youzhou army's seemingly extreme attack that made them reluctantly retreat, this Hangu Pass would have changed its owner a day ago.

Although the two have doubts, they are not in the mood to think about other places now, so they have been asking for help from Dong Zhuo, who is far away in Chang'an. The two can't afford the crime of the loss of Hanguguan.

Dong Zhuo, who was in Chang'an, received a request for help from the two and did not dare to be careless at all. On the same day, he ordered his general Wang Fang to lead 50,000 troops to help.

Dong Zhuo, who originally had an army of more than 200,000, now has only more than 100,000. For the defense of such a large Sanfu area, it seems a little overstretched, so under Dong Zhuo's order, nearly 300,000 troops have been summoned.

The second pass of the mud pass behind the Hangu Pass has been reduced by half. Originally, nearly 20,000 troops were defended at both levels, but now there are about 10,000 troops left. Dong Zhuo has no choice but to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall. As long as the training equipment of these 300,000 troops is completed, it can be filled. Make up this gap.

And Xu Huang, who is in Puban City, has assembled 50,000 troops under his command, waiting for an order to go south to Tongguan in the shortest time to seize this important pass.

"General, Lord's Letter"

While Xu Huang was waiting anxiously, an officer ran to Xu Huang excitedly and handed a piece of paper to Xu Huang.

"Hahahaha, okay, it's finally time to do it." Xu Huang took a look and laughed.

"Yan Ping, it is said that the army should be launched immediately, and the target is Tongguan." Xu Huang picked up the huge axe and said to the deputy general as he walked out.

At night.

Xu Huang and the 50,000 troops of the Fourth Army, who had been rushing for a long time, finally arrived outside Tongguan.

"Order the army to rest in place for two hours, and launch an attack immediately at three o'clock. Be careful not to make a fire, not to talk, and not to walk around. Wei Kun, you take the scout team to guard the first ten miles, and immediately return as soon as there is a situation," Xu Huang said in a low voice to several officers around him.

"Yes, General"

The 50,000 army are like elves in the night, and the black armor on their bodies has become their best cover. They are waiting for the opportunity. As long as the time comes, they will definitely shock everyone.

"Damn, what the hell is this? It's still so cold in spring. Do you still want to live?"

On the wall of Tongguan, a soldier on duty complained to his companions in a low voice.

"Shh, I dare not say that. If the captain hears it, it's not as good as you." The companion looked around, saw no one, and whispered to him.

"Well, that coward, I'm disgusted when I see him. I have nothing to do but flirt with the girl all day," the soldier said with some dissatisfaction.

"Hmm, sooner or later, you will die on a woman's belly"

"Stop it, if the captain hears it, we will both be unlucky," the companion frowned and said.

"Hey, you said that there is no one of this ghost and asked us to come out on duty at night. Isn't this a harm?" said the soldier.

"Who knows? I seem to have heard from the captain that the Youzhou army is now attacking Hangu Pass? I don't know if the two generals Li and Guo Yan can keep it," the companion said worriedly.

"Oh, you love to think about it all day"

"I won't tell you, I'll solve it, you take care"

"Hmm"

There was a slight sound at the foot of the dark city.