Steel Dynasty - Chapter 682

[Chapter 681 Surprise Attack]

The cold wind from the north made the flags on the closed Hulao rattle.

Chen Guodong’s heart was colder than the wind at this time. Looking at the murderous Niu Ben, he had to ask his men to take off all their armor.

Because Chen Guodong took the initiative to surrender, Hulao Pass was easily captured, but Niu Ben did not think this was just because of Chen Guodong’s duplicity.

Chen Guodong has always been able to act according to the prevailing circumstances. His choice to surrender at this time shows that King Zhao’s situation is over, and those who once surrendered to King Zhao have become losers.

But even so, Niu Ben would not completely trust Chen Guodong.

Soldiers are a major matter of the country. If Hulao Pass is handed over to Chen Guodong’s soldiers, if something unexpected happens, their escape route will be cut off and they will become trapped animals in a cage.

Let the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army put on the traditional armor of the Chongqing Kingdom, and Niu Ben temporarily detained the soldiers in Hulao Pass.

In Niu Ben’s view, King Zhao was already struggling to his death, because no one who wanted to gain the world would do such a crazy thing at this time.

The longer he delayed, the more likely King Zhao would do something crazy, so he was prepared to let Chen Guodong lead soldiers disguised as Hulao Pass defenders to sneak into Tongguan and capture Tongguan in one fell swoop, while blocking the news that Tongguan was breached.

In this way, they could quickly reach Chang’an City and catch King Zhao off guard.

After resting for a night, Niu Ben led the army directly to Luoyang the next day. They arrived in Luoyang in the evening.

As Chen Guodong said, Luoyang was already an empty city at this time. There was no trace of the common people in this city, only burned-down houses and messy streets.

“Luoyang was a prosperous city second only to Chang’an back then, but now it has become like this!” Luo Hong felt a little sad.

Lu Fei said: “This area of Chang’an and Luoyang is probably going to be completely destroyed by King Zhao.”

“It is a pity that the once prosperous place has become like this.” Ye Qingyun looked at the empty Luoyang City with emotion, but He continued: “Chang’an and Luoyang are densely populated, while Dengzhou is sparsely populated. If we can save the people this time, we can move some there.”

Niu Ben frowned, “This is a matter for the emperor and ministers. , We just need to carry out the emperor’s order.”

After that, Niu Ben asked the army to station in Luoyang City and make a fire for cooking.

Because Liang and Yan were captured, the route from Yunzhou to Chang’an is now safe, and grain and grass can be transported smoothly.

It can be said that they have the right time, place and people in this western expedition. If it fails, it will be difficult for him to meet Xiao Ming.

The next day, the army set off from Luoyang towards Tongguan. At this time, the army led by Liang Guodong was in the front, while Niu Ben led the follow-up army in the back.

This time their plan was to let Chen Guodong deceive the city gate of Tongguan into opening. The Qingzhou Army in disguise immediately launched an attack to control the city gate after entering the city.

After receiving the signal, the subsequent troops will quickly attack to control Tongguan in one fell swoop, and then use Tongguan as a stronghold to directly reach the city of Chang’an.

Three days later, Chen Guodong and Ye Qingyun arrived at Tongguan.

In order to prevent Chen Guodong from causing trouble, Niu Ben ordered Ye Qingyun to enter the city with Chen Guodong. In this way, if Chen Guodong dared to play tricks, Ye Qingyun could immediately kill Chen Guodong.

“Hey, isn’t this General Chen?”

When Chen Guodong and Ye Qingyun arrived at Tongguan, a figure who looked like a guard appeared on the city wall.

Chen Guodong laughed when he saw this person. This person was a close aide of King Zhao, named Sun Lirong. He said flatteringly: “It turns out to be General Sun. Could you please General Sun to open the city gate and let the younger brother in?”

Sun Lirong looked condescending .

, he said: “General Chen, aren’t you at Hulao Pass? Why are you back here? His Highness said that in order to prevent spies from sneaking into Tongguan, no one is allowed to enter the city.”

“To be honest with Brother Sun, this King of Qi’s The army is really powerful. After resisting for a day, I couldn’t stop it, so I led the army here, hoping to fight the Qi army here.”

Sun Lirong’s face changed when he heard this, “So Hulao Pass has been lost? “

Brother Sun, it’s lost.” Chen Guodong told the truth, “It only takes one day for King Qi’s army to attack the city. This is not a lie.”

Sun Lirong’s face became increasingly ugly. He looked at the soldiers below the city and said, “What if.” In this case, I can’t let you in. “

Why? You and I both work for King Zhao, why do you treat me like this?” Chen Guodong was a little anxious, and he began to curse King Zhao in his heart.

Now he understood that he was just an abandoned son, and King Zhao only wanted him to die in Hulao Gate.

Thinking of this, he was so filled with hatred that he wished he could kill King Zhao himself.

Sun Lirong said lazily: “It’s just because King Zhao doesn’t trust you at all.”

The conversation between the two made Ye Qingyun frown. Using this method to capture Tongguan was their first plan.

The second plan is to attack Hulao Pass by force, but this will inevitably alert the enemy.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that only the second plan can be adopted.

Chen Guodong noticed Ye Qingyun’s expression. He gave Ye Qingyun a reassuring look, turned his head, and said to Sun Lirong: “Brother Sun, it doesn’t matter to me, but it’s a pity that I can’t take back the money I robbed.”

After that, Chen Guodong pointed to the box carried by the soldiers and said.

When they were in Luoyang, Chen Guodong told Niu Ben about Sun Lirong, the Tongguan guard. According to Chen Guodong, Sun Lirong was an extremely greedy person and had many bad records of deducting military pay in the army.

Therefore, he asked to bring the silver from Hulao Pass to lure Sun Lirong to switch.

Sure enough, Sun Lirong showed greed when he learned that the box contained silver.

News of the defeat at Juyongguan has spread. The elite Zhao army suffered heavy losses in this battle. Many people understood that Chang’an could not be saved.

Because of this, King Zhao ordered the army to sack Luoyang and coerced the people of Luoyang to go to Zhao. If King Qi’s army still attacked Tongguan, Chang’an would be the next target of Zhao’s army.

Therefore, in Sun Lirong’s opinion, he would have to withdraw sooner or later. In this case, it would be better to make more money before going back.

Rolling his eyes, Sun Lirong said: “How much silver is there in total?”

“There is still more than one million taels.” Chen Guodong knew that Sun Lirong was tempted.

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Lirong glanced at the more than 5,000 soldiers below the city. Sun Lirong felt that these few people could not pose a threat to the 30,000 troops in the pass.

He finally nodded and said: “Switch!”

A smile appeared on Ye Qingyun’s lips. Under Sun Lirong’s order, the gate of Tongguan slowly opened. As long as the city gate was captured, Tongguan would be theirs.

(End of chapter)