Huangfu Jianshou led his troops to Tongguan and saw that the city was still there, so he was relieved.

Tongguan has not been lost, and even if the east gate of Guanzhong is kept, at least Lu Su cannot go straight in. But he dared not take it lightly. If Hongnong cannot be kept, Guanzhong is not truly safe. The navy in Jiangdong has obvious advantages, and it is not a problem to bypass Tongguan and enter Guanzhong.

But Huangfu Jianshou was not in a hurry. He did not think that Lu Su could attack Hongnong. Hongnong was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The front of the pass was narrow, the troops could not be deployed, and large-scale siege equipment was not possible. It was unlikely to rely solely on the ladder ants. The usual way to deal with such fortresses was to siege and wait for the city to be out of food, rather than to attack. Fu Yun was well prepared, and the grain accumulated in the city was enough to let him guard for two or three months.

Zhang Liao expressed his dissent tactfully. Among the nine governors of the Wu Kingdom, Lu Su ranked fifth and was not outstanding, but Sun Ce arranged him in Luoyang, where the situation was complicated, and persuaded him to have a certain ability to cope with complex situations. He was by no means a terrible person. He went deep into Hongnong, confronted the three sides, attacked more with less, and exposed his back to Xun Yan. He could not be prepared for such a dangerous situation. According to the Chang Theory, even if he refused to give up the results of his victory, he would not be greedy for Hongnong without being sure of causing unnecessary casualties. Since his troops were at the city, it means that he had the possibility of attacking Hongnong forcing him to defend himself. If Hongnong fell and Fu Yun was killed, but we did not move when we arrived at Tongguan, we would probably not be able to explain to His Majesty.

Huangfu Jianshou felt that what Zhang Liao said made sense. Although Zhang Liao was from Bingzhou and from Liangzhou, he had a good impression of Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao, who had just arrived in his thirties, was not only brave, but also steady, which was completely different from other Bingzhou people. In recent years, he was obviously the result of being the Sima of Jinwu, responsible for Chang'an, and his reputation was also good among the people. Many ministers in the court praised him, so Xun Yu attached great importance to him. He immediately entrusted Zhang Liao to be responsible for reconnaissance. Zhang Liao's cavalry was quick and his force was high, so it was the most appropriate to find out the news.

Zhang Liao accepted the task and immediately led his troops out of the city and sent the knights under his command to relay the messages. Once there was any situation, they could be quickly transmitted back to Tongguan and notified Huangfu Jianshou.

Zhang Liao walked in front with dozens of cavalry and was intercepted by Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin at Baigu Pavilion.

Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin were ordered to capture Huxian, intercept reinforcements from Tongguan, and cover Lu Su to attack Hongnong. Huxian is not a fortress, but it is not easy to attack. It is built between two valleys and a high plateau. Xu Sheng was just ready for the attack when he received news that the court's reinforcements arrived at Tongguan. He had almost no hesitation and immediately gave up his plan to attack the city and retreated to the Baigushui in the east of the city. The gains and losses of Huxian could not affect the overall situation. Their task was to block reinforcements.

Seeing Xu Sheng blocking the road, Zhang Liao felt uneasy. If Lu Su had no intention of attacking Hongnong, there was no need to arrange someone to block here. He didn't know where Lu Su got his confidence, but he did not dare to take it lightly. Since the defeat of Nanyang, he has been paying attention to every war between Sun Ce and witnessing too many seemingly impossible things. He ordered people to repay Huangfu Jianshou, and with the help of several local guides, he abandoned his horse to climb the mountain and went to the near Hongnong City to inquire about the situation.

When Zhang Liao arrived at Hengling, it was just dawn and the sun had not yet risen. The south and north gates of Hongnong City were surrounded. There were rafts on the candle water at the east gate. Nearly 10,000 soldiers had already arranged a formation. There were more than 3,000 people in the south and north of the city. Against the backdrop of the ignition light, a large number of wooden shooting platforms pushed down the city, and there were also soldiers looking out on the hillsides on both sides. Some figures could be seen. They should be powerful crossbowmen who suppressed snipers.

Zhang Liao looked carefully and felt even more uneasy. In terms of formation alone, the gap between inside and outside the city was not small. The Jiangdong Army had no geographical advantage, but the formation arrangement was very precise, almost every detail was achieved to the extreme. In contrast, the defense on the city was a little scattered. Although the city walls were full of people, crossbowmen, and swords and shields were also in positions, they were too relaxed, making people feel that they were in shape and were not really prepared to hate war. Perhaps in their opinion, their own side had obvious advantages, and the other side would not really attack the city, and even if they were siege, they would be boring.

On the city tower, Zhang Liao saw two major cases, where the general was in charge, but now there was no one.

Underestimating the enemy is a taboo. Zhang Liao was not familiar with Fu Yun, but he knew that Fu Yun's brother Fu Xun was a knowledgeable scholar, especially good at identifying people and distinguishing talents, but not good at military affairs. If Fu Yun was the same, Hongnong might be in danger.

While observing the surroundings, Zhang Liao sent people back to inform Huangfu Jianshou. It would take at least one day to return to Tongguan, and maybe two days. I hope Fu Yun can persevere until Huangfu Jianshou arrives, and I also hope that Huangfu Jianshou will not hesitate, and can quickly break the blockade and rush to Hongnong City.

When the dawn of the first floor shone on the top of Hongnong City, the sound of war drums sounded from the Jiangdong Army positions outside the city, and the Jiangdong Army began to attack the city.

The shooters on the shooting platform began to shoot, and the powerful crossbowmen on the hillside also began to shoot. Although the number was limited, the arrows looked sparse but had a large lethality. After a few arrows were shot out, several figures fell down on the city wall, causing a riot. The soldiers in the city shouted and raised their shields to cover them, while organizing the crossbowmen to fight back.

When both sides shot against each other, the crossbowmen on the city wall had obvious numerical advantages, but the effect was not ideal. The Jiangdong Army's shooting platform and sniper positions were set up relatively far, both a hundred steps away. Some were even 150 or 60 steps away from the city wall, far exceeding the range of ordinary bows. Even the four-stone and six-stone strong crossbows would be greatly reduced at this distance, with a limited hit rate, and a 2-1-1-10-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Zhang Liao glanced at the offensive and defensive sides of the city, his scalp was a little tingling, and a trace of ominousness rose in his heart. He doubted whether Fu Yun could last for two days. The strength shown by the Jiangdong Army's archers was too strong. These people almost used one to take ten, steadily suppressing the city and clearing the target in an orderly manner. It would be understandable if one or two had such strength, but looking around, almost every shooter was a master, which was amazing. Zhang Liao's shooting skills were not as good as Lu Bu, but he could also be called a good shooter. However, after seeing this, there were many people in the Jiangdong Army's shooting skills that surpassed him, and a few even Lu Bu would like to praise him.

I heard from Liu Ye that Lu Su is good at shooting and has a strong bow with three stones. Are these archers trained by Lu Su himself? Thinking about it, there is indeed a possibility. Shooting is the first martial arts. Most people with high martial arts are good at shooting. Sun Ce has sharpshooters like Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci, and a archer camp. They have concentrated the best archers in the army and made many military achievements. Lu Su is not as good as Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci, but they can be regarded as outstanding. It is normal to train some archers and form their own archer camp.

After a few rounds of arrows, the Jiangdong Army's shooters gained a clear advantage, shooting dozens of lower-level officers such as Dubons and Junhou in the city. Although these officers had low status, they were commanders on the front. Their deaths caused many soldiers to lose command and control. Their people were still there, but they lost their souls and a scattered sand.

Immediately afterwards, a strong attack was launched under the city. Under the cover of the sword and shield, the strong archers forced the city to shoot densely, sending waves of arrows to the top of the city. They could not see the situation in the city, but just shot as fast as possible and shot as many arrows as possible under the city. The shooters on the shooting platform were looking for valuable targets, and issued commands loudly to act as the eyes of the strong archers, directing them to adjust the shooting angle and expand the killing effect.

The shooter cleared the target, and the strong archers covered the strike, cooperated with tacit understanding, and had obvious killing effect. Compared with them, the defenders in the city were in chaos and could not organize effective counterattacks at all. Although many people shot arrows, they had no effect. They were firmly suppressed by the opponent, and chaos and tension further spread, and casualties quickly rose.

Less than half an hour after the war started, when the winter sun illuminated the entire Hongnong City, the head of Hongnong City was already in a mess, with corpses everywhere and blood all over the ground. The surviving soldiers hid in groups behind the battlements, and only a few of them could muster up the courage to fight back.

Zhang Liao was stunned. He believed that he was well prepared for the Jiangdong Army's training, but when he saw this scene, he still couldn't believe his eyes. The gap between the two sides could no longer be summarized as a huge gap. Compared with the Jiangdong Army, the defenders under the city were not worthy of being an opponent at all. They did not even have the power to fight back and could only be massacred.

The victory and defeat have been decided, and all that is left is when Lu Su ordered the city to climb. At most half a day, Hongnong City will inevitably be lost, and no matter how Huangfu Jianshou can catch up, it will not be able to catch up. The problem now is not Hongnong, but whether he can defend Tongguan.

The sun shines, but Zhang Liao's heart is filled with depression.

Lu Su sat on the platform, looking at the chaotic Hongnong city, his face as deep as water. He was not like Xinpi, and he was not surprised at all. This scene had been in his plan. After observing Hongnong City for several days in a row, he not only observed the facilities at the city, but also observed people, Fu Yun, and the soldiers under his command. The city is dead, people are living people, and no matter how strong the city is, it is no different from an empty city.

In his opinion, the soldiers in Hongnong City had almost no training, just a group of strong men. Without the protection of the city, Luoyang's military soldiers could easily defeat them. It seems that Que Yi is not as weak as he imagined. His eight hundred Yi is still considered to be able to fight, at least he can be considered an elite in Liangzhou. Compared with Fu Yun, Que Yi is a well-deserved general, and at least he is remarkable in training.

It was getting late, so it was time to have breakfast. Lu Su stood up, walked to the side of the platform, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and pointed in the direction of Hongnong City.

"Attack, destroy this food!"

"Here!" The soldiers of Guoyi Camp who were standing in the stage responded and put on their helmets.

The messenger waved the command flag, and the drummer beat the war drum hard. The drum sounded. The powerful archers shooting under the city heard the drum sound, changed their formations and gave way out the passage. The soldiers of Guoyi Camp carried the ladder, passed through the gap between the powerful archers, and headed towards the city wall.

Hearing the sound of war drums under the city, the defenders at the city were panicked, Fu Yun roared repeatedly, ordered the drums to beat the soldiers, and asked the soldiers to come forward to fight back. In just half an hour, his usual calmness disappeared without a trace, like a trapped beast running back and forth on the city wall, shouting in despair, and even ordered his personal guards to draw their swords and kill the soldiers who were cowardly. He successfully attracted the attention of the Jiangdong Army archers, and arrows kept shooting, but he was located in the middle of the city, and the distance was too far, and the personal guards around him tried their best to protect them, so they were not shot.

But he could no longer control the situation. The Jiangdong Army launched an attack from both north and south directions. The ladder was raised and the soldiers began to climb the city. However, the soldiers on the top of the city did not dare to go forward to fight back. He saw the Jiangdong Army climbing up the city head quickly and jumping onto the city wall.

Looking at the Jiangdong Army soldiers who were wearing heavy armor but still agile, Fu Yun finally realized a problem: Unfortunately, Lu Su really climbed up to the city like this. The only difference is that Lu Su was not sneaky, but openly. He only took one morning to break through Hongnong and occupied the fortress once called Hangu Pass.

How could this be the case? Are these Jiangdong people all changed by monkeys?

The Jiangdong Army attacked the city and defeated the last trace of luck of the defenders on the city. The morale of the defenders collapsed. Some turned around and fled, while others knelt down and surrendered. The Jiangdong Army rushed up to the city like a tide, controlled the city wall in an orderly manner, opened the city gate, and extended to both sides along the city wall.

The city gate opened. Lu Su walked into Hongnong City surrounded by Guo Yishi, climbed up the city tower, looked at the mountains on both sides, and sighed softly.

"It's a pity that I can't find anyone."

Fu Yun, who was pushed in front of him, heard it clearly, blushed and embarrassed. He blushed and gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Thief..."

"Bang!" Lu Su shook his hand and slapped Fu Yun's head for a while, and his neck almost broke. Blood flowed out of Fu Yun's mouth, and half of his face quickly swollen. Lu Su didn't even look at him, and took out a silk handkerchief to wipe his hands, while saying lightly: "Cut off his head and send it to Tongguan."

"Here!" The two guards responded, dragged Fu Yun aside, one of them in his legs, pressed him to kneel down, and the other waved his sword and cut off his head with one knife. Blood spurted out of the cavity, Fu Yun's head fell to the ground, rolled a few times, stopped in front of Zhao Qu's feet, and a pair of angry and frightened eyes stared at Zhao Qu. Zhao Qu shivered, his legs a little soft. He didn't expect Lu Su to be so cruel, and he didn't even have the chance to speak, but cut him directly.

Lu Su threw the silk parfait on Fu Yun's face and said lightly: "Are you Zhao Qu and Zhao Boxing?"

Zhao Qu's legs were weak and his teeth were trembling. He couldn't say a word, so he could only nod.

"Please give Jia Wenhe a message."

Seeing that Lu Su had no intention of killing him, Zhao Qu breathed a sigh of relief and finally stood firm. He swallowed and said with difficulty: "Dare you... dare to ask the governor, what do you mean?"

"Those who know the current affairs are heroes."
Chapter completed!