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730. News from Linjin

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    However, although the losses were huge, the gains were equally gratifying. Capturing a world-famous pass like Tongguan with this loss can definitely be regarded as a huge victory.

    If it were really a forceful attack on Tongguan, Liu Zhe estimated that the casualties among his men would be multiplied by four to five times.

    After capturing Tongguan, it can be said that half of Yongzhou has fallen into Liu Zhe's pocket.  With Tongguan here, Cao Cao's reinforcements can be cut off and Cao Ren cannot be supplemented. As long as Cao Ren is defeated and Chang'an is captured, Yongzhou can become a state under Liu Zhe's rule.

    If Tongguan had not been captured, Cao Cao's support would have continued to reach Yongzhou, and Liu Zhe might have suffered even greater losses by then.

    At this time, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao reported to Liu Zhehui, "My lord, the remaining enemies in the pass have been eliminated!"

    It was already two days after the remaining enemies were eliminated and everything was settled.

    There were more than 10,000 Cao troops left behind at Tongguan, and more than 6,000 were killed or injured in the battle. After the left-behind lieutenant was killed by Liu Zhe, Cao troops fled in all directions. Less than 2,000 Cao troops were captured, but including the wounded, there were  More than three thousand people.

    Liu Zhe was too lazy to surrender and asked them to leave with the wounded.

    After Tongguan fell completely into his hands, Liu Zhe immediately sent someone to pass the news to Guo Jiajiaxu, and then sent someone to order the troops in Hedong to quickly cross the river and come to Tongguan.

    With an army of less than 50,000, Liu Zhe asked Zhang Liao to lead 30,000 troops to guard the ferry camp, and the remaining less than 20,000 soldiers came to Tongguan to defend.

    Because of the existence of Huayin County, Tongguan and Linjin City have not yet been directly connected, and can only be supported by transporting grain and grass supplies from Hedong.

    Tongguan, Fengling Ferry, and Hedong are connected in a line. This is the only lifeline for the time being. The grain and grass supplies from Hedong are transported through the Yellow River to the ferry camp and then to Tongguan.

    This lifeline is very important and cannot be lost, so the Dukou camp has been reinforced these days to prevent Cao Cao's army from arriving and taking it back.

    At the same time, Liu Zhe also received news from Linjin. Before the army led by Jia Xu and Guo Jia crossed the river, Cao Ren had already led an army of 50,000 to attack Niyang.

    Because on the eve of Liu Zhe's surprise attack on Tongguan, in order not to arouse Cao Ren's suspicion, Guan Yu ordered the Niyang troops to feign defeat and retreat, deliberately allowing Cao Ren to capture Niyang and paralyze Cao Ren.

    Cao Ren, who captured Niyang, did not join Han Sui and Ma Chao to attack Guan Yu as agreed. Instead, he feinted a shot and went straight to Linjin. He wanted to take the opportunity to capture Linjin, blockade Pubanjin, and intercept Liu Zhe's 200,000-strong army.  On the other side of the Yellow River, unfortunately he was stopped by an army led by Hua Xiong.

    Although Hua Xiong only had 20,000 troops to defend Linjin City, he defended the city and was not afraid of Cao Ren.

    If Cao Ren attacked the city and defended it, the casualties would be huge. Therefore, Cao Ren wanted to lure Hua Xiong out of the city, hoping to defeat Hua Xiong in a field battle.

    He sent people to insult Hua Xiong outside the city every day and deliberately showed weakness, hoping to paralyze Hua Xiong and lure him out of the city.  In fact, if Cao Ren did this, he would have a chance to succeed, because Hua Xiong had a bad temper, an average mind, and was easily fooled.

    However, Guan Yu knew Hua Xiong's weakness. Before setting off, he specifically appointed Zhong Yao as the supervisor to supervise Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong needed Zhong Yao's permission to leave the city, otherwise he could not leave the city.

    Zhong Yao saw through Cao Ren's trick. No matter how Hua Xiong was scolded or how angry he was, Zhong Yao would not allow him to go out of the city to face Cao Ren.

    Liu Zhejun's discipline is strict. Even if Hua Xiong gets angry again and Zhong Yao doesn't agree, he can't lead his troops out of the city.

    Therefore, Cao Ren could only look at Linjin City with tears in his eyes, but could not shed tears.

    Han Sui and Ma Chao attacked Guan Yu as agreed, but without Cao Ren's help, both Han Sui and Ma Chao were no match for Guan Yu, and were beaten back for more than ten miles by Guan Yu.

    Han Sui took the opportunity to retreat at night, leaving Ma Chao to fight against Guan Yu alone. Han Sui led his army back to Qixian.

    In Qixian County, Ma Dai, who was defended by Huiqixian County sent by Ma Chao, was sneak attacked by Han Sui's subordinates Liang Xing and Yang Qiu. The two sides fell into a melee. However, Ma Dai not only had fewer troops than Liang Xing and Yang Qiu, but was also attacked secretly, so he was always at a disadvantage.  .

    Seeing that Ma Dai was about to be eliminated, Xu Huang appeared with an army. Due to the relationship between Ma Dai and Liu Xin, Xu Huang naturally wanted to rescue him. He and Ma Dai jointly dealt with Liang Xing and Yang Qiu.

    The two sides were fighting around Qixian. With the addition of Xu Huang, a new force, the situation of the battle was reversed. Liang Xing and Yang Qiu fell into a disadvantage and were beaten.  After the battle between the two sides, Liang Xing was beheaded by Xu Huang, while Yang Qiu was hacked off his horse by Ma Dai.

    Han Sui's soldiers were defeated, and Qixian County was about to be occupied by Xu Huang. Han Sui finally arrived with his army.

      Because the battle with Liang Xing and Yang Qiu had not been long ago, the soldiers were tired and the troops were insufficient. They were far from Han Sui's opponent. As a last resort, Xu Huang could only lead his troops to retreat.

    Ma Chao, on the other hand, was tricked by Han Sui. Neither he nor Han Sui could be a match for Guan Yu, let alone himself.  After Han Sui retreated, Ma Chao realized that he had been tricked. He originally wanted to retreat, but Guan Yu was chasing too closely behind him, so he had to lead his soldiers to retreat into Yunyang County and seal the city gate tightly to capture Guan Yu.

    After reading the news, Liu Zhe couldn't help but think deeply.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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