Chapter 1217: Conquer without a Fight
With the patio closed, guard Hu Cai had long been startled by the movements of the Tang Army outside the pass. At first he thought that the Tang Army was finally going to attack the pass. Who knew that after listening carefully, he heard clearly that it was the soldiers of the Tang Army shouting "Meet the King". Hearing this, Hu Cai's face darkened. He did not expect that it was King Tang who arrived outside Tianjing Pass in person. Does that mean that the war on Shangdang's side is really over?
In fact, as early as a few days ago, Hu Cai quietly sent two waves of messengers to Changzi City. However, no one in these two waves of messengers could return. It is estimated that there is a high probability that they will actually be killed by the Tang army, and That is to say, the Tang army has been preaching outside the pass that the army has invaded Shangdang from Hedong, which should be true.
It's just that Hu Cai couldn't figure it out. Hedong and Shangdang were separated by high mountains. The tens of thousands of Tang Army's troops came here now. It was really difficult to fly here.
However, even though Hu Cai had vaguely guessed the fact that Shangdang had really fallen, he still did not confide it to anyone. He would not express his position easily until the matter came to light.
It’s just that now even the Tang King’s Wang Qi and Wang Jia have appeared outside Tianjing Pass, so...
Thinking of this, Hu Cai couldn't help but feel a sudden thump in his heart, and then subconsciously looked back towards the direction of Changzi City to the north.
Suddenly, Hu Cai stared in the north direction as if he was possessed by a demon. He stared in the north direction and was unable to look back for a long time. The deputy general next to him turned to look at him and noticed his strange movements. When he looked north in his direction, his eyes suddenly widened and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Both of them saw dust rising from the official road to the north of Tianjingguan. Among the dust, there was a large red flag fluttering in the wind, with a big "" embroidered on it. "Tang" character. It was the Lu Zhong tribe who rushed from Changzi City. Of course, this was only a part of them, more than two thousand cavalry and more than two thousand iron eagle warriors riding mules and horses collected from several cities, and the rest The iron eagle warriors are still dozens of miles north of Gaodu.
Coincidentally, when Huangfu Chaobo rushed outside the pass, the thousands of soldiers and horses led by Lu Zhong rushed to the north of Tianjing Pass.
"Tang...Tang Army..." Suddenly, several soldiers also spotted the Tang Army cavalry rushing from the north. For a moment, the soldiers of Guan Zhao and others turned around and looked around, and the Tianjing Pass suddenly screamed again and again.
The movements of Zhao Jun at the gate also alarmed the Tang army who were observing the enemy's situation outside the gate. Huangfu Chaobo also saw these movements, and suddenly his heart moved, could it be...
At this moment, in the sky north of Tianjing Pass, a loud arrow soared into the sky, and then dozens more loud arrows roared straight into the sky. Seeing this, Huangfu Chaobo and Guo Jia looked at each other and laughed. , then Huangfu Chaobo said to Huang Wudie: "General Huang sent people to persuade the Zhao army in Guanzhong to surrender. He said that I ordered him to surrender within a stick of incense. If he is stubborn, he will break the pass and the chickens and dogs will not be able to surrender." Keep!"
After Huangfu Chaobo finished his last few words, his cold murderous intent came out in vain, making the surrounding Tang Army soldiers feel a chill descending from the beginning.
The king's wrath, bloodshed and drifting pestle!
As soon as he finished speaking, a man rushed out from the crowd, drove his horse directly to the pass a hundred steps away, and shouted to the Zhao army behind the pass: "Listen up, officers and soldiers of the Zhao army in the pass, my king has an order, and you are allowed to offer sacrifices to the pass." Surrender. Surrender at this time can be forgotten. If he is stubborn, he will break through the pass and leave no chicken or dog behind!"
Everyone looked at that person and saw that it was Huangfuli. Huangfu Chaobo looked at Huangfuli's back and listened to his slightly arrogant voice. He nodded secretly in his heart. This boy may be a little lacking in ability, but he is loyal. , if you have courage, you can still cultivate it well.
After saying that, Huangfuli got off his horse, took out a stick of incense, lit it, stuck it on the ground a hundred steps away, got on his horse and walked away.
Looking at the incense burning on the ground outside the pass, the Zhao army officers and soldiers on the pass wall all turned to look at the guard Hu Cai.
Waiting for him to make a decision. After struggling for a moment, Hu Cai finally said dejectedly: "Give me the order, open the door and surrender!"
After saying this, he seemed to have been drained of energy, and his whole person suddenly withered. After listening to his order, General Guan breathed a sigh of relief. Considering the current situation, everyone knew that the loss of the eldest son was not a certainty. Otherwise, how could thousands of cavalry appear so blatantly on their side? behind.
Before half a stick of incense had been lit, the door of Tianjing Pass slowly opened with a rumbling sound. Then, the five thousand Zhao troops in the pass, led by Hu Cai, slowly lined up and walked out of the pass, first walking to the left side of the pass. Side placed all the weapons and armor in his hands, and then walked to the right one by one to line up again.
After all the soldiers came out, Dong Fang immediately led five thousand soldiers from Baotao Camp into the pass and took over the defense of the pass. At the same time, he opened the gate on the north side of the pass and invited Lu Zhong and other generals to come to see Huangfu Chaobo.
Hu Cai and other generals of the Zhao army, under the protection of the Guards Battalion, came to Huangfu Chaobo to ask for surrender.
"Hu Cai, the guilty general, came with five thousand soldiers from Tianjing Pass to ask for surrender. I also asked the king to be angry with him for his crime!"
"Everyone, please stand up. I have promised not to hold you responsible for your crimes, and I will not make mistakes because of my words. However, in the next war, we still need the full cooperation of all the generals!" Huangfu Chaobo said with a smile;
"The king has given orders, and we will obey them!" Hu Cai understood that Huangfu Chaobo wanted him and his Zhao army to assist the Tang army in persuading the Zhao army in the city passes in Shangdang to surrender. Now that they have surrendered, how can they have the courage to refuse? As soon as Huangfu Chaobo finished speaking, they all kowtowed and agreed.
At this moment, a sound of horse hooves was heard inside the pass. When everyone looked up, they saw several cavalrymen running wildly inside the pass. They were the generals such as Lu Zhong who had just arrived at the north of the pass. After the north gate was opened, they placed thousands of soldiers and horses on the open space outside the north pass, and then led the generals to meet Huangfu Chaobo.
When the group came to Huangfu Chaobo for more than 20 steps, they reined in their horses, dismounted, and ran to Huangfu Chaobo: "I pay my respects to the king!"
Huangfu Chaobo smiled and dismounted, took a few steps forward, helped Lu Zhong and the others up one by one, and said: "Please stand up, my dear ministers, thank you for your hard work!"
"Thank you, my king!" Everyone responded in unison;
"Okay, Tianjing Pass is in my hands. Let's go, everyone, enter the pass with me. After entering the pass, Lu Aiqing will tell me in detail about the course of this battle." After saying that, he walked towards Tianjing Pass. Behind him, tens of thousands of Tang army soldiers cheered loudly: "The king is mighty! The Tang Dynasty is mighty!"