Zhang Lang looked at Zhang He who was commanding the army to retreat and frowned. Zhang He was cautious in fighting and did not give Zhang Lang any chance to defeat him. This was a difficult opponent.

Kill! To the west of Hangu Pass, another army of more than 100,000 Lu Bu suddenly launched a fierce attack in the night! More than 100,000 people rushed to Hangu Pass like a tsunami! The sound of killing shocked the night so loud that this night was even more noisy than during the day!

At the same time, the defeated generals of Chunyu Qiong's troops who attacked retreated into Hangu Pass. The deputy general who was responsible for guarding the city ran down and glanced at the defeated soldiers. He didn't see Chunyu Qiong, and asked anxiously: "Where is the general?" He looked at the general in the lead. The general was tall and imposing, but he didn't know him and felt very strange.

The man looked at the deputy general and suddenly pulled out his waist and waved it. Before the deputy general could figure out what was going on, he was chopped to the ground and blood splattered five steps. The soldiers around Yuan Shao's army were all shocked with the sudden scene on their backs!

"Kill! Seize the city gate!"

The defeated soldiers who were originally like wrecked dogs suddenly changed, and they all rushed into the surrounding Yuan Shao's army like wolves and tigers. Before Yuan Shao's army could react, they were chopped down and suffered heavy casualties! They opened the city gate, and then more than 10,000 cavalry first rushed into the city gate! When Yuan Shao's soldiers saw this scene, they were so scared that they all had their souls and didn't know what to do!

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The morning sun shines on the green mountains, making the mountains more green; sprinkled on the Yellow River, making the Yellow River shimmering and colorful; sprinkled on the Hangu Pass, making the city peaceful. After a night of hustle and bustle, it finally became quiet, and Hangu Pass returned to Zhang Lang's hands.

Zhang Lang stood on the city gate tower, looking at the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers outside the pass, and couldn't help feeling a little. He turned his head and smiled at Huang Yueying, "Yueying, it's all up to your plan, otherwise it would be difficult to seize Hangu Pass so smoothly!" Huang Yueying smiled and said, "Brother is a mistake! In fact, I should thank Yuan Shao. If he hadn't let Chunyu Qiong guard Hangu Pass, it would be really difficult to seize this world-class pass!"

Zhang Lang laughed, "Well said! Thank you Yuan Shao!"

Huang Yueying said proudly: "Now our army is backed by the heroic pass, and we can attack and compete with Yuan Shao's army! But at the same time, we must pay attention to the defense in the direction of Shouyang Mountain!" Zhang Lang nodded.

Yuan Shao’s army camp.

"What? Hangu Pass is lost?!" Xu You asked in disbelief when he heard the scout's report. The scout said anxiously: "Last night, while the war was going on, Lu Bu pretended to be a defeated soldier and opened the city gate, and then the army entered! Hangu Pass was lost like this!"

Xu You cursed in angrily: "This idiot Chunyu Qiong!"

Zhang He frowned and said, "The situation is now unfavorable to our army!" He glanced at Xu You, "I think we should retreat to Luoyang immediately and defend with the strong city and broad way of Luoyang!"

Xu You hesitated: The previous strategies were all suggested to my lord. Now that Shouyang Mountain is lost and Hangu Pass is lost, if you cannot turn defeat into victory, the lord will definitely blame you! Our army has a population of 250,000, and you can try it! If you can turn defeat into victory, the lord will not only not blame you, but will give you a great reward!

As soon as he thought of this, Xu You made a decision and said firmly: "No! If you withdraw to Luoyang, the initiative on the battlefield will be in Lu Bu's hands! This is definitely not a good thing!"

Zhang He frowned and said, "What if we don't retreat? Now Shouyang Mountain and Hangu Pass are all controlled by Lu Bu. Lu Bu's 300,000 elite soldiers are backed by natural dangers. It is not something our army can defeat. If we do not do it properly, it may be wiped out!"

Xu You said angrily: "As a general, you are so greedy and afraid of death, how can you fight?"

Zhang He was a little annoyed, "Why did you say this? I, Zhang He, did not consider the survival of these 200,000 soldiers and the safety of Luoyang, and the great cause of the lord! I am very clear about our army's combat power, and it is impossible to defeat the Lu Bu army in front of me! Mr. insisted on putting our army in a dangerous place, which is the real ulterior motive!"

Xu You was so angry that he wanted to kill Zhang He. But soon he suppressed the anger in his chest, because he understood very well that if he had a conflict with Zhang He in this situation, even the chance to win would be gone! Xu You calmed down and said, "God up, I've lost my anger just now!"

Xu You apologized, and Zhang He's anger couldn't help but dissipate. He clasped his fists and said, "What I said just now is too much! I hope you don't want to be surprised!"

He needed to wave his hand and frowned, "I know the general's concerns very well! But our army is not without the possibility of victory!"

Zhang He showed a curious look and clasped his fists and said, "I hope to hear it carefully."

Xu You walked to the map and Zhang He followed.

Xu You pointed to Shouyang Mountain on the map, and Zhang Lang immediately understood and frowned and said, "Lu Bu's army broke through from the direction of Shouyang Mountain. How could it be that it is not important to be prepared for the troops now?"

Xu You said: "My main force is holding onto the camp and fighting with Lu Bu's main force. Lu Bu will definitely not be able to take care of him! The general took advantage of this time the elite general suddenly crossed the river and captured Shouyang Mountain! Once the Shouyang Mountain is captured, Lu Bu will definitely lead his army to recapture it! I will take this opportunity to launch all the entire army to cover it up! Even if I cannot completely defeat Lu Bu, I can still destroy most of his strength! What does the general think?"

Zhang He frowned slightly, "Is this appropriate?"

Xu You said: "How can you not take risks in any battle? I am 70% sure about this plan, which is enough!"

Zhang He nodded after thinking for a moment.

Hangu Pass.

"Report! Report to the General, Yuan Shao's troops are strengthening the defense of the camp!" The scout rushed into the hall to report.

Zhang Lang smiled, "It's interesting, I'll order the troops to set out and go to the front camp." The front camp in Zhang Lang's mouth was the camp that the army had built more than ten miles east of Hanguguan. After Zhang Lang seized Hanguguan, he did not give up the camp, leaving behind 50,000 troops to guard.

Zhang Lang left five thousand men to guard Hangu Pass, while the rest of the army headed to the front line camp.

Half an hour later, the army entered the front line camp, and Zhang Lang climbed the watchtower to look at the Yuan Shao army camp in the distance. The Yuan Shao army camp was built on a large scale along the mountain, with trenches and horses intertwined into a net, and tall fences made of logs surrounded the entire camp, with mail towers and arrow towers standing in hand, and tens of thousands of Yuan Shao soldiers were still busy strengthening the fortifications. Yuan Shao’s camp was obviously stronger than ours!

Zhang Lang narrowed his eyes.
Chapter completed!