" Alright, second brother, you have a point. We should take the initiative to attack while Zhao Yun hasn't fully gained Zhang Lu's trust and catch Zhang Lu off guard," Liu Xun said in a deep voice." Pass down my order. The army will set off for Jiameng Pass on the same day.”
"Order Yan Yan to immediately gather the troops and leave the deputy general to defend the city. We will go to Jiameng Pass and defeat Zhang Lu together.”
Liu Xun looked at the army and saw that there were ten thousand of them marching towards Jiameng Pass.
Liu Xun personally led 10,000 cavalrymen and Xu Huang to Jiameng Pass.
Zhang Ren led the army and set off. Along the way, the weapons were dazzling and the armor was bright.
When the vanguard arrived at Jiameng Pass, Yang Huai and Gao Pei entered the city and reported the situation of Zhang Lu's army to Liu Xun.
" To break through the Han, we must first break through Yangping Pass. This pass is high and dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is an open area between Yangping Pass and Jiameng Pass, and it's very wide. Both sides will have to pass through it," Yang Huai said.
" Are there any places outside Jiameng Pass that are easy to ambush?" Liu Xun asked.
" It's not far from here. There's a mountain called Phoenix Cry. It's tall and dense, suitable for ambushing troops," Gao Pei said.
"Who is currently guarding Yangping Pass?”Liu Xun asked.
" The general of Yangping Pass is called Yang Ang, and the deputy general is called Wang Ping. Both of them are famous brave generals in Zhang Lu's army," Yang Huai said.
" Yangping Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we attack rashly, it will be difficult to take it down in a hurry. Zhang Lu will send Zhao Yun to lead his troops to save us. At that time, it will be inevitable that we will be attacked from both sides. We have to think of a foolproof plan," Xu Huang said.
" Our cavalrymen are suitable for fighting in open areas. If we use them to attack passes, their effectiveness will be greatly reduced. We have to think of a way to lure Zhang Lu's army down the mountain," Yang Huai said.
"Do you have any ideas?" Liu Xun said.
"This general's intention is to send a general to Yangping Pass to curse and lure Yang Ang and Wang Ping out. "When the other party goes out to fight, he can feign defeat and flee. My lord, you can set up an ambush at Mount Phoenix Cry. When the time comes, the ambush will come out and cut off his path of retreat," Yang Huai suggested.
" Good plan. Tomorrow, Xu Huang will go to the pass to fight. He will only admit defeat, but not victory. Yang Huai will lead his men to Mount Fengming to ambush them. I will lead the cavalry to rush out from Jiameng Pass. When Yang Ang arrives, we will immediately send out three groups of soldiers," Liu Xun said as he started to deploy his troops.
The next day, Xu Huang led five thousand soldiers to Yangping Pass. The soldiers guarding the pass had already informed Yang Ang and Wang Ping.
Yang Ang and Wang Ping immediately went up to the city tower to take a look.
" Yang Ang, you brat, if you don't surrender when you see my Yizhou army attacking, I'll spare your life," Xu Huang shouted.
The horse raised its axe and pointed it at Guan Shang while cursing.
" Who are you? How dare you invade my territory?" Yang Ang pointed at Xu Huang.
"I'm a general under Liu Yizhou, Xu Huang is one of them. Yang Ang, if you don't surrender, when will you?”Xu Huang said.
" You nameless brat, I'm coming to meet you now," Yang Ang shouted.
Xu Huang's reputation wasn't very high at this time, but Yang Ang was a famous general in Zhang Lu's army. How could he endure such a cowardly attitude?
" General, please calm down. The lord told us to guard Yangping Pass, not attack the enemy. We don't need to lure the enemy," Ping Wang saw this and quickly advised.
" For now, it's best to send a messenger to ask the lord for help," Wang Ping said.
" Alright, we'll do as you say." Yang Ang immediately sent a messenger to ask Zhang Lu for help.
Only then did Yang Ang's anger subside, and he allowed Xu Huang to continue shouting, while Si Hao ignored him.
Xu Huang saw that the gate was closed and ignored him, so he simply asked the soldiers to dismount, remove their armor, bare their chests, and curse Yang Ang. The curses became more and more unpleasant.
" The bandits are going too far. It's tolerable, but what can't be tolerated?" Yang Ang couldn't hold it in any longer. He saw that Xu Huang's army had at least three thousand cavalrymen, and those horses neighed loudly. They were actually good horses from the Western Regions. He had the thought of going down to the pass to seize the horses.
" General, please be patient. Don't let the enemy's tricks go," Wang Ping urged.
" You take 20,000 soldiers to defend the city. I'll lead 10,000 soldiers out of the city to kill the enemy," Yang Ang ordered.
Wang Ping wanted to persuade him again, but Yang Ang glared at him." Wang Ping, this is a military order. I am the general, and you are only the deputy general. Obey the order."”
As soon as he said this, Ping Wang knew that it was difficult to salvage the situation.
Putting down the drawbridge and wielding a thick machete, Yang Ang charged out first, followed by the ten thousand strong army.
Some of Xu Huang's troops did not even have time to mount their horses before they became ghosts under Yang Ang's blade.
Xu Huang hurriedly shouted,"Get on the horse!" He followed suit and swung his axe to fight Yang Ang.
Yang Ang brandished his thick machete and engaged Xu Huang in battle. Yang Ang's army behind him swarmed forward, and the Shu army was no match for them.
Xu Huang commanded the army to retreat to where Yang Huai had ambushed them, but they had already lost one-third of their forces.
"Kill!" Yang Huai shouted, and the sound of drums instantly rang out, shaking the sky.
Xu Huang returned to the army and intercepted Yang Ang. Liu Xun opened up Jiameng Pass in time and the cavalry charged at Yang Ang's army.
With this, the three groups of people surrounded Yang Ang's group and began to fight. Yang Ang's army was utterly defeated.
Xu Huang waved his axe to block the saber and gently stretched his ape arm to capture Yang Ang alive.
One-third of Yang Ang's ten-thousand-strong army was killed, and the rest put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
In this battle, Liu Xun won a complete victory. He killed more than 3,000 enemies, obtained 4,000 warhorses, captured more than 1,000 people, and seized a number of weapons.
After these captives were scattered, they were re-incorporated into the Shu army, and the number of Shu soldiers increased further.
" Yang Ang, what do you have to say? Are you willing to surrender?" Liu Xun asked as the axe-wielding man pushed the tied up Yang Ang in front of him.
" I am willing to surrender. Please spare my life," Yang Ang said.
" Alright, untie General Yang and bestow him wine to calm his nerves," Liu Xun said.
" Thank you, General. I am the defeated general of Yang Ang's army. I am terrified," Yang Ang apologized.
Not long after, the scout reported," Zhang Lu has sent Zhao Yun with 50,000 troops to rescue Yangping Pass. They will arrive by tomorrow night at the latest.”
"What should we do?" Liu Xun rubbed his hands.
"I am indebted to you for not killing me and have just joined size. "I'm willing to enter Yangping Pass to persuade Wang Ping to surrender," Yang Ang said.
"Alright, General Yang, please drink this cup. I wish you success.”
" My lord, Yang Ang will most likely not return. Why didn't my lord send troops to follow him?" Xu Huang asked.
"Don't worry, if Yang Ang can persuade Ping Wang to surrender, that would be for the best. "If he dares to play tricks, it's within my expectations," Liu Xun said with a smile.
Liu Xun explained his plan to the generals and they all clapped their hands.
When he returned to Yangping Pass, Yang Ang didn't say that he was released, but said that he stole horses and weapons when no one was paying attention and escaped.
"The enemy is powerful now. What should we do?" Wang Ping asked.”
Yang Ang said," No problem. I heard a piece of news from the enemy camp. Zhao Yun's reinforcements will arrive around tomorrow night." Now, as long as we hold fast and wait for Zhao Yun's reinforcements to arrive, we will immediately open the city gates and attack from both inside and outside.”
Not long after Yang Ang was released into the city, he did not open the city gates to surrender. Liu Xun immediately ordered the three armies to surround Yangping Pass and attack it day and night.
Yang Ang and Wang Ping held on and waited for reinforcements to arrive. No one noticed that at night, under the cover of darkness, a large army had quietly bypassed Yangping Pass and headed towards Han.
The continuous attacks had exhausted Yang Ang and Wang Ping.
The next night, the sounds of battle shook the sky. Yang Ang and Wang Ping climbed up the city tower and looked into the distance. A large army had arrived. The leader was riding a white horse and wielding a broken silver spear. He was clashing with Liu Xun's army as if he had entered a no-man's land.
A large word " Zhao " was floating in the wind. The general rushed to the edge of the city and shouted," My lord has sent Zhao Yun to rescue us. Please open the city gate, General Yang Ang."”
Yang Ang was about to order the city gate to be opened when Wang Ping reminded him,""Wait, be careful of traps."
Wang Ping said loudly," I can't see clearly at night. Please forgive me, General Zhao. We'll set up camp outside the city first. We'll open the city gates after daybreak."”
"If you don't open the city gates, you'll delay the lord's important matter. Can you bear the responsibility?”Zhao Yun shouted.
As he spoke, a group of people arrived. It was Gao Pei, Ting Sha had arrived.
Zhao Yun didn't say anything and raised her spear to meet him. In less than three exchanges, she captured Gao Pei alive and shouted,"Yes."
Following that, he led his army and charged into Liu Xun's army, clashing back and forth as if he had entered an uninhabited land.
"I've long heard that Zhao Yun is the enemy of ten thousand people. It seems that this person is most likely Zhao Yun.”
Yang Ang suddenly said,"Brother Wang, please look, there are so many white horses."”
Wang Ping focused his eyes and saw that there were white horses densely packed behind Zhao Yun. There were probably as many as five thousand of them.
Zhao Yun's army was the remnants of Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan liked to ride white horses and was known as the " White Horse General ". Most of the horses under him were white horses. This was a well-known fact.
Wang Ping now believed that the person who had come was Zhao Yun. He opened the city gate and led his army out, preparing to pincer attack the Shu army with Zhao Yun.
Who knew that just as he left the city gate, a general led his army to rush over from the side of the suspension bridge. The general raised his Xuanhua Axe and slashed it at Wang Ping.
Caught off guard, Wang Ping was cut in half.
After killing Wang Ping, Xu Huang led his army to the drawbridge. Zhang Lu's army on the city wall did not have time to pull up the drawbridge and was already led by Xu Huang into the city.
Yang Ang saw that the situation was hopeless and did not dare to return to the city. He fled and did not dare to return to Han either. He went straight to Xiliang Mateng.
The defenders in the city were without a leader. A few who resisted were killed, and most of them surrendered immediately. Liu Xun was overjoyed that he had only lost a thousand people in this attack, but captured more than ten thousand enemies.
It turned out that Liu Xun saw that Yangping Pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he had a plan. He pretended to let his bodyguards report that Zhao Yun had come to save Yangping Pass. He deliberately let Yang Ang hear him and then let him go back.
Zhao Yun, who was riding a white horse, was actually Liu Xun's army.
The general pretended to be Gao Pei, and at the same time, Gao Pei pretended to be captured by "Zhao Yun". He also let "Zhao Yun" go back and forth in the army. Because of the instructions given in advance, wherever "Zhao Yun" went, the Shu army would avoid him, creating the illusion that "Zhao Yun" was the brave leader of the three armies.
And those white horses were all deliberately chosen by Liu Xun. They had just gotten 3,000 horses from Zhuo Sijun. Adding on the original cavalry, the Shu army had more than 10,000 horses.
As far as Yang Ang and Wang Ping could see, the cavalry led by Zhao Yun were all white horses. Naturally, this was to confuse the two generals guarding Yangping Pass.
Wang Ping and Yang Ang had never expected that the Shu army would have such a large number of cavalry in just a year.
Liu Xun's army entered the city and rested for a day. He sent out scouts from afar and ordered them to send a messenger pigeon to report the Han reinforcements.
This was Liu Xun's shrewdness. No matter how fast a horse ran, it was not as fast as a carrier pigeon. Grasping the enemy's movements at the first moment would often win the initiative.
On this day, Zhang Ren led his army to receive him, and Liu Xun placed his army far away from the city.
Not long after, he received a messenger pigeon from Yan Yan. Yan Yan led his troops and was only half a day away from Jiameng Pass.
On the same day, a scout sent a messenger pigeon. Zhang Lu sent Zhao Yun to lead 50,000 troops and the vanguard was about to arrive at Yangping Pass.
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