This time, Bai Xiaowen did not want to raise his own banner and lead the army in the open. Instead, he wanted to use Ma Chao's name to attack Jiameng Pass.
In Hefei, Jia Xu openly used the banner of the Duke Of Yan. This caused Sun Ce's army to be suspicious and not dare to act rashly.
Furthermore, when Liu Bei's army saw that the Yuan army only sent Ma Chao, they would lower their guard.
The defending general of Jiameng Pass was called Huo Jun.
Ma Chao fought in front of the pass while Huo Jun held his ground. Huo Jun ordered the army to attack the pass. Huo Jun's defense was tight, and he did not give the Yuan army any chance to attack.
On the first day of the siege, they did not succeed. Instead, there were many corpses of the Yuan army.
Li Shuyi tried to assassinate Huo Jun, but he was stopped by Huo Jun's guards. If not for his cloud boots, he would have been killed.
"This Huo Jun is just a normal commander. Why is he so hard to deal with?" Li Shuyi said.
Bai Xiaowen frowned and said, "Huo Jun is not famous in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. However, in history, he is a good general who is used to defending the city. He is not worse than Cao Ren. The Three Kingdoms Dimension had only slightly weakened his attributes, but it had not weakened his ability to command and defend the city, which were outside of his attributes panel. It seems like Liu Bei knows how to make good use of people. "
"How are we going to take down this pass?" Li Shuyi was good at finding the essence of things.
Bai Xiaowen said, "Tomorrow, I will participate in the siege."
"Ah? Aren't you going to hide behind the scenes? "Li Shuyi asked.
Bai Xiaowen said, "If I don't use the banner of the Duke Of Yan, the natives of Liu Bei's army will not think that it is me. My large area of effect deterrence should be very useful in such a situation. "
The next day, the Yuan army attacked the pass again. They fired the stone cannons and raised the scaling ladders. Countless soldiers ran over and climbed up the scaling ladders like ants.
At the gates, Huo Jun ordered his soldiers to pour out kerosene and ignite the scaling ladders. At the same time, he shot arrows at the Yuan army from above, killing them.
Bai Xiaowen stood in the shadows with his hands slightly spread out. A large-scale deterrence!
Huo Jun froze for a few seconds! As for the soldiers guarding the pass, they were turned into clay sculptures.
Li Shuyi activated his Cloud Treading Boots, soaring into the air and riding the wind.
By the time Huo Jun came to his senses, Li Shuyi had already rushed to the gate and pointed his sword at Huo Jun!
Huo Jun shouted, "Hey!"
A transparent ripple spread out. Huo Jun's shout had stimulated the personal guards who were in a state of deterrence, allowing them to break free from the continuous control of the mental energy field.
Bai Xiaowen frowned. Deterrence was still a low priority. If it was a three-star skill, coupled with Bai Xiaowen's five-point base priority, Huo Jun would have no way of getting rid of the control.
Li Shuyi ran away at a faster speed than when she came.
What a joke. If he was surrounded by Huo Jun's elite personal guards, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Huo Jun ordered his command flag to be waved. The first batch of tired soldiers retreated, and the backup troops rushed forward. Arrows were fired again. Rolling logs and stones fell. The Yuan army was in a mess.
Bai Xiaowen looked at Huo Jun, who was hiding behind the city gate tower, and sighed.
Huo Jun was very self-aware of his status as an ordinary leader. He only stayed behind the city gate tower and waved his command flag remotely. Bai Xiaowen didn't even have the chance to throw out a talisman, let alone a sneak attack.
On the second day of battle, the Yuan army suffered more than a thousand casualties, while Huo Jun's army only suffered about three hundred casualties.
White Phoenix's allies were a little anxious.
Bai Xiaowen comforted them. "Don't worry. This is normal in a war between the three countries. We won the previous battles too quickly and smoothly. We defeated Cao Cao in half a month and defeated Ma Chao in ten days. This is abnormal. "
"What should we do now?" Cecilia asked.
"Continue to attack. Keep the pressure up."
Bai Xiaowen said, "Huo Jun may have caused some trouble for me, but he doesn't have enough soldiers! The willpower of the elite captains under his command was also weakening. When I find an opportunity, I'll steal one of them as a spy. Then we can easily break through. "
… …
Liu Bei's army entered Luocheng and was discussing the next step to take Mianzhu. Suddenly, they received an urgent report from Huo Jun at Jiameng Pass.
When they heard that the Yuan army was attacking Jiameng Pass, Liu Bei's upper echelons were shocked.
Later, when they heard that Ma Chao was the one who broke through the pass and Yuan Xi's banner appeared in Hefei, which was thousands of miles away, Liu Bei's upper echelons finally calmed down.
Liu Bei's army rejoiced that they had formed a strategic alliance with Sun Ce. Sun Ce's attack on Hefei had forced Yuan Xi to focus on Xichuan. This was a great advantage for their side.
Liu Bei said, "Ma Chao is one of the strongest generals in the world. Yuan Xi's army has the advantage in numbers. Huo Jun can defend for a while, but he can't defend for a long time. Before Pang Tong died, he said that Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass are the way back for our army. We can't be careless. We need to send a general to guard them. "
Guan Yu took a step forward. His slender red phoenix eyes opened slightly. "Elder Brother, I request to go and guard Jiameng Pass and meet Ma Chao!"
Liu Bei said happily, "Second Brother is brave and resourceful. You can handle the heavy responsibility."
Liu Bei had a lot of trust in Guan Yu's ability.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei lost Pang Tong and didn't have Xu Shu by his side. He had no choice but to transfer Zhuge Liang from Jingzhou. At that time, he wanted Guan Yu to replace Zhuge Liang and guard Jingzhou.
Xu Shu frowned slightly. "General Guan, I have something to say. I hope you will remember it."
Guan Yu nodded. "Please speak, Military Advisor Xu."
Xu Shu said, "Although the Yuan army sent Ma Chao to attack the pass, our army's plan to conquer Xichuan cannot be stopped. We will have to divide our forces and fight on two fronts. General Guan can't take many soldiers with you. The most important thing to guard Jiameng Pass is to defend and not fight. You must not give up the geographical advantage. As for going out of the pass and fighting the Yuan army, even a wise man wouldn't do that! "
Liu Bei nodded. "Yuanzhi's words are reasonable. I will follow your advice. We must not lose our escape route."
Guan Yu said emotionally, "Since a real man has accepted the heavy responsibility, he will not rest until he is dead."
Immediately, Guan Yu led three thousand soldiers and horses to Jiameng Pass to guard it.
Xu Shu looked worried. After thinking for a while, he said, "My lord, we still need to send Generals Kongming and Zhang Yide over from Jingzhou."
"This … Jingzhou is also an important place. Our army has already brought all the civil and military generals we can on this trip to Xichuan. We only left Military Advisor Zhuge and Third Brother to guard Jingzhou. If we send them over, it will be tantamount to giving up on Jingzhou. "Liu Bei said.
Xu Shu said, "My lord's concern is that Yuan Xi and Sun Ce might seize the opportunity to attack the five counties of Jingzhou. But I speculate that since Yuan Xi's banner is from Hefei, then Yuan Xi and Sun Ce will definitely fight. If the two sides fight, no one will have the time to attack Jingzhou. Therefore, although Jingzhou looks dangerous, it is actually as stable as Mount Tai. "
After thinking about it, Liu Bei accepted Xu Shu's suggestion and sent a letter to Jingzhou. However, in the letter, he still asked Zhuge Liang to judge whether they should enter Xichuan based on the situation in Hefei.
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