Chapter 281 The Man Behind

Yan Xing's astonished expression did not infect Han Sui, but made the latter sneer again and again.

"Nothing is impossible, you don't know how terrifying Jia Xu is! The serial scheme in Meiyang City before was done by this person! We must be extremely careful!"

"Besides, we only agreed to attack Hanzhong, but we didn't say we must take it down! These 100,000 people are all we rely on. Once we lose the battle, will Ma Teng still call us brothers?"

Yan Xing nodded with a little understanding. Originally, he thought that with a large army on his side, he would definitely be invincible. He didn't expect that after a night of hard work, even the gate of Hanzhong County was not opened!

"My lord, if we still can't break through Yangping Pass, is it worth spending time here?"

Han Sui had no disputes at all, and answered Yan Xing happily.

"It's worth it! He Jin's offer is too high, we can't refuse!"

"But if He Jin fails, aren't we just fetching water from bamboo baskets?"

Yan Xing had this question before, but at that time he thought that the attack on Hanzhong would be very smooth, even if He Jin miscalculated, his side would still have to occupy a county.

It's a pity that things backfired. Hanzhong County couldn't attack without paying a huge price! If He Jin miscalculated again, it would be a waste of work!

Han Sui didn't have any worries about this, but instead had a playful look on his face.

"Don't worry, Luoyang City will soon gather an army of 100,000. Liu Zhang's wish to change the situation by himself is simply wishful thinking!"

Early the next morning, Han Sui launched an attack. This time the attack was also very fierce. It lasted for several hours, and both sides suffered casualties.

Jia Xu has a good location and sufficient supplies, and the casualties are not very large, which is within an acceptable range.

Han Sui's Xiliang army was not so lucky, and it can only be described as heavy casualties.

Yangpingguan connects two mountain peaks, and the range of attack is very large, but the disadvantage of attacking up the mountain is also very obvious. Not only must you go from bottom to top, but you also need to face counterattacks from the defenders.

Han Sui only arranged not too many troops on both sides, so naturally he couldn't make much progress!

Most of the Xiliang Army's troops are still deployed at the checkpoint at the foot of the mountain. The terrain here is flat, which is naturally easier to attack than the mountain.

But the mountain is not open, it can even be described as narrow! Therefore, no matter how many soldiers and horses Han Sui arranged, he could not rush forward, he could only watch batch after batch of soldiers move forward.

The attack lasted for seven days, but Han Sui's attack momentum became smaller and smaller, and in the end he only sent someone to test it out symbolically.

The main reason was that the casualties were too great, and Han Sui couldn't stand it anymore! In seven days, there have been nearly 30,000 casualties! This is the case when there is no full attack from behind!

In the past few days, Han Sui has also fully understood the naked reality. Even if all the 100,000 people are paid, it may be difficult to pry open the gate of Hanzhong!

Afterwards, Han Sui never took the initiative to attack Yangping Pass, but stationed at the Qishan Pass, and has been deterring Yangping Pass.

The confrontation with the Xiliang Army this time came to an end for a short time. Jia Xu fulfilled his promise, making Han Sui no longer dare to face the Yangping Pass!

Jia Xu didn't take the initiative to attack, but beat Han Sui hard in defense.

Three months later, in April 189 AD, Sili Luoyang, General Wei's mansion.

Liu Zhang received the bamboo slips from Jia Xu in Hanzhong County, and immediately summoned all his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Everyone, it turned out that Hanzhong County was experiencing a major war when we relaxed our vigilance to spend the New Year! Master Jia was afraid that I was worried about the safety of Hanzhong County, so he didn't report to me in time, but told me after the danger was completely resolved now! "

Jia Xu described in great detail how Han Sui attacked Yangping Pass this time, and how Jia Xu dispatched troops to deal with it.

Liu Zhang was very fortunate to have Jia Xu sitting in Hanzhong, but at the same time he couldn't help feeling afraid for a while!

If Yangping Pass was stationed by Yang Lin arranged by himself, would it have fallen! If Huang Zhong didn't care about the loss of the soldiers and didn't order the soldiers to prepare for the battle in advance, would there be a different ending?

Of course, there are no ifs in everything, the reality is that Han Sui was defeated by Jia Xu, so that he never dared to think about Yangpingguan again!

But all of this is also worthy of Liu Zhang's reflection, the enemy will appear when you don't expect it! Liu Zhang also realized exactly this!

"If Junshi Jia hadn't replaced Huang Zhong and Wushe Battalion to garrison Yangping Pass in advance this time, and Junshi Jia hadn't made an emergency decision, I believe our base camp has been poisoned by the Xiliang Army! Our three years of hard work would have been in vain!"

"Although I won this time, I am responsible. I was too careless! I never thought that Han Sui would dare to attack Yangping Pass!"

The more Liu Zhang talked, the more excited he became, and the more he talked, the more angry he became, not only to Han Sui, but also to himself!

Why am I so stupid, Han Sui has already undergone serious changes in history, why do I just think that Han Sui will attack Chencang again?

Xun You couldn't bear Liu Zhang to blame himself like this, so he couldn't help standing up to comfort him.

"My lord, there is no need to be like this. The hundred secrets will eventually be separated. It is really surprising that Han Sui will invade Hanzhong!"

The more Liu Zhang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. What reason did Han Sui have to attack Hanzhong?

"Gongda, Wenhe said that Han Sui led an army of 100,000 to expedition to Hanzhong. Let alone whether he has enough food, grass and equipment, isn't he afraid that Huangfu Song will march from Chencang, and Dong Zhuo will march from Meiyang, and attack his Liangzhou from two directions? Four counties?"

The 100,000 army, Liu Zhang believes that this is definitely the vast majority of Han Sui's troops, and it also includes countless Qiang soldiers!

"My lord, how is your Majesty?"

Xun You did not answer this question, but instead asked about Liu Hong's situation.

Seeing that Xun You asked Liu Hong, Liu Zhang was still a little embarrassed. He had vowed that Liu Hong would die in February, but he didn't expect that it was April and Liu Hong was still alive!

But he was still alive, and he was just dying. Liu Zhang had been in and out of the palace very frequently recently, and Liu Hong was exhaling more and less inhaling.

"Your Majesty will definitely not last long, I guess this month will be difficult!"

Xun You no longer had a sad look on his face, but showed a sneer instead.

"My lord, it seems that someone must have given Han Sui great benefits! Besides, Dong Zhuo and Huangfusong must have been ordered to stand still!"

"There is no basis for what he said, why did Han Sui believe that Dong Zhuo and Huangfusong would stand still?"

Liu Zhang still couldn't believe it. With Han Sui's deep thoughts, isn't he afraid that Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song will not believe what they say?

"Hehe, my lord, have you forgotten the friendship between Han Sui and the general?"

"It's He Jin!"

Liu Zhang exclaimed, if it was He Jin, everything would make sense! As a great general, He Jin naturally has absolute power, coupled with his old friendship with Han Sui, having He Jin as a guarantee, coupled with major interests, it is inevitable that Han Sui will not be tempted!

"It seems that our general can't hold back for a long time!"

Liu Zhang showed a sneer, with a deep disdain on his face.

(end of this chapter)