The exhausted Yan Yuyao fell asleep. Zhang Lang covered her with a quilt and gently left the study.

At this time, the sky was filled with stars, and the bright moon hung in the middle of the sky. The world was extremely quiet, with only the sound of the clock beating rhythmically from afar.

Zhang Lang took a deep breath, thinking about some current things, and unknowingly came to the lotus pond.

Looking at his palms, he felt that what he had experienced during this period was like a dream, and that the past twenty years seemed like a dream. Zhang Lang couldn't help but be a little confused, whether he was in a dream at this moment or the past twenty years.

Years of experience was simply a dream?

He smiled to himself.

Back in the study, Yan Yuyao was still immersed in her dream. Zhang Lang did not disturb her, walked to the desk, picked up a report sent by Jia Xu during the day, and read it.

His eyes turned to Xuchang.

In the flower hall, the emperor said to Princess Qingcheng with a sad look on his face: "Sister, I'm afraid this Cao Cao is not a loyal and patriotic minister! Today, I wanted to let Dong Cheng and others take charge of the army, but they were rudely rejected by Cao Cao.

! And he also forced me to award high-ranking officials to several of his cronies! Sister Huang, what should I do?"

Princess Qingcheng said angrily: "I originally thought that Cao Cao would be a good person, but I didn't expect that he was also a traitor!" She glanced at the frowning emperor and comforted her: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much! There are many princes in the world, and there will always be a few loyal ministers.

Bar!"

The emperor smiled bitterly and nodded, "I hope so."

Princess Qingcheng frowned and said: "Today's palace guards are all Cao Cao's people. Yang Feng and others have been transferred to other places by Cao Cao. We must not act rashly! We cannot let Cao's thieves be wary of us!"

The emperor nodded, feeling very sad.

Turn your eyes back.

This morning, while Zhang Lang and others were discussing matters in the lobby, an urgent report suddenly came from Xiliang.

After reading the report, Zhang Lang frowned and said to everyone: "The Xiliang Qiang people have rebelled!"

Everyone was surprised, Jia Xu frowned and said: "This is really not the right time!"

Zhang Lang said: "It happened even if we didn't want it to happen. Now we have to find a way to solve the problem! The scale of the Qiang rebellion this time is extraordinary. Almost all tribes participated. It must be suppressed immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

"General, I am willing to lead the army to quell the chaos!" Ma Chao cupped his fists and asked for a fight.

Zhang Lang thought for a while, "Meng Qi is the chief general, Gong Ming is the deputy general, and we have ordered 100,000 troops to set off immediately!"

Ma Chao and Xu Huang clasped their fists and agreed.

After the meeting, Zhang Lang left Jia Xu behind.

"I didn't expect the Qiang people to rebel at this time. It's really not as good as God!" Zhang Lang said a little depressed.

Jia Xu smiled and said: "My lord, you can think about it from another angle! If we can take this opportunity to completely solve the Qiang people's problem, it might not be a good thing!"

Zhang Lang nodded and glanced at Jia Xu, "I think the operation to seize Hangu Pass should proceed as usual!"

"The general is wise! It is imperative to capture Hangu Pass! This is very important to us!"

Zhang Lang looked at the sky in the distance, "Wen He, you will guard Chang'an for me, and I will attack Hangu Pass myself!" Jia Xu nodded, with a look of worry in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

Ma Chao and Xu Huang led an army of one hundred thousand to Xiliang, while Zhang Lang led Ma Teng and Dong Ying led an army of fifty thousand to Hangu Pass, while Jia Xu stayed behind.

The scouts galloped into Hangu Pass. Yuan Shao's 10,000 defenders immediately sealed the gate and prepared for battle. At the same time, they sent people to Luoyang for help. This battle would never be easy! Although Yuan Shao only had 10,000 troops at Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass

It is extremely dangerous and dangerous. It can be said that one man can't open the pass without ten thousand men. Although Zhang Lang has 50,000 troops, it is unknown whether he can capture Hangu Pass before Luoyang's reinforcements arrive!

In the Hangu Pass Hall, General Chun Yuqiong hosted a banquet for his generals. Chun Yuqiong raised his wine bowl and shouted loudly: "Brothers, we are going to fight Lu Bu in a few days! Let's drink to our heart's content today, and we will not return until we are drunk!"

He raised his wine bowl and drank a bowl of wine with Chunyu Qiong.

That night, the general Chunyu Qiong and all the generals were very drunk, and the ordinary soldiers were staggering around. The entire Hangu Pass was full of alcohol!

At this moment, many men in black appeared silently at the foot of Hangu Pass.

They observed for a moment under the city head, and then used crossbows to shoot lock hooks onto several remote locations on the city wall, and then the men in black climbed up along the ropes.

The man in black went up to the city wall. At this time, most of the guards on the wall were still in a drunken dream. The man in black killed a few sentries on guard and quickly went down the inner wall ladder to the city gate. At this time

There were several soldiers patrolling back and forth at the city gate.

The leading man in black raised his right hand, and several men in black immediately flashed out with crossbows and pulled the triggers on the soldiers. Only a few bowstrings were heard, and the soldiers fell down!

The people in black rushed out immediately and quickly opened the city gate.

Boom boom boom...!

Chunyu Qiong and the generals who were lying drunk in the lobby were suddenly awakened by a huge roar! They all staggered to their feet, and Chun Yuqiong shouted displeased: "What are you doing outside? Why is it so noisy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an officer stumbled in, knelt down with a plop, and shouted anxiously: "It's not good, general! Lu Bu's army is coming!"

Chunyu Qiong didn't react for a moment, "What?"

"Lü Bu's army is coming!"

Chunyu Qiong woke up with a start, "Lü Bujun came in? This is impossible!"

Before he finished speaking, there was an astonishing sound of rushing and killing outside!

Chunyu Qiong and the generals immediately panicked and looked for their weapons.

When they rushed out of the government office in a hurry, they saw their own army being driven around like panicked sheep by the opponent's cavalry!

Chunyu Qiong and others couldn't help but change their colors. They looked up towards the city gate tower, only to see that their flags had been pulled down. Chunyu Qiong knew that the situation was over, so he hurriedly climbed on his horse and fled towards the east gate, followed by the generals!

Not long after Chunyu Qiong and the others escaped, the battle at Hangu Pass was basically over. From the launch of the attack to the end of the battle, it only took less than half an hour. The reason why it happened so smoothly was entirely because the opponent was caught off guard.

In fact, when Chunyu Qiong received information about Zhang Lang's dispatch of troops, Zhang Lang had already set off with five thousand Qingqi a few days ago. Along the way, the five thousand Qingqi hid in the dense forest during the day and drove at full speed at night. Therefore, when Zhang Lang

When the five thousand light cavalry led by him arrived nearby, Chunyu Qiong was completely unaware. He thought it would take several days for Zhang Lang's army to arrive!
Chapter completed!