Chapter 681 Surprise Attack

The cold wind from the north made the banners at Hulaoguan rattle.

Chen Guodong's heart was colder than the wind at this time. He looked at the murderous Niu Ben and had to ask his subordinates to take off all the armor.

Because Chen Guodong volunteered to surrender, Hulao Pass was easily captured, but Niu Ben didn't think it was just because of Chen Guodong's double-edged sword.

Chen Guodong, who has always been at the helm of the wind, chose to surrender at this time, indicating that the king of Zhao is over, and the people who used to be ministers to the king of Zhao have become dogs who lost their families.

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

Soldiers, a major event of the country, if Hulaoguan is handed over to Chen Guodong's soldiers, once an accident occurs, their back path will be cut off and they will become trapped beasts in the cage.

Let the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army change into the traditional armor of the Great Yu Kingdom, and Niu Ben temporarily took the soldiers from Hulao Pass into custody.

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

For him, the longer the delay, the more likely King Zhao will do crazy things, so he is ready to let Chen Guodong lead the soldiers disguised as the guards of Hulaoguan to sneak into Tongguan, so as to capture Tongguan in one fell swoop and block the news of Tongguan being broken.

In this way, they would be able to quickly arrive at Chang'an City and catch King Zhao by surprise.

After a night of rest, Niu Ben led the army directly to Luoyang the next day, and they arrived in Luoyang in the evening.

Just as Chen Guodong said, Luoyang at this time was already an empty city, and there was no trace of any common people in this city, but only burned down villages and ruined streets.

"This Luoyang was also the second most prosperous city in Chang'an in the past, but now it has become like this!" Luo Hong was a little distressed.

Lu Fei said: "This area of ​​Chang'an and Luoyang is estimated to be completely destroyed by King Zhao."

"It's a pity that the once prosperous place has become like this now." Ye Qingyun looked at the empty city of Luoyang and sighed, but he continued: "Chang'an, Luoyang is densely populated, and Dengzhou is sparsely populated. If you can save the people, it is also possible to move some of the past."

Niu Ben frowned, "This is the matter of the emperor and the ministers, I just need to execute the emperor's orders."

After all, Niu Ben asked the army to station in Luoyang City and make a fire to cook.

Because Liang Guo and Yan Guo were taken down, the route from Yunzhou to Chang'an is safe now, and food and grass can be delivered smoothly.

It can be said that in this Western Expedition, they have the right time, the right place and everyone to occupy it. If it fails, it will be difficult for him to meet Xiao Ming.

The next day, the army set off from Luoyang to Tongguan. At this time, the army led by Liang Guodong walked in front, and the follow-up army led by Niu Ben walked behind.

This time their strategy was to let Chen Guodong cheat the gate of Tongguan, and the disguised Qingzhou army immediately attacked and controlled the gate after entering the city.

Get the signal, the follow-up troops will quickly attack Tongguan in one fell swoop, and then use Tongguan as a stronghold to arrive directly under Chang'an City.

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

In order to prevent Chen Guodong from making a fool of himself, Niu Ben ordered Ye Qingyun to enter the city with Chen Guodong, so that if Chen Guodong dared to play tricks, Ye Qingyun could immediately kill Chen Guodong.

"Yo, isn't this General Chen?"

When Chen Guodong and Ye Qingyun arrived at Tong Pass, a figure in the form of a guard appeared on the city wall.

Seeing this person, Chen Guodong laughed. This person was a close friend of King Zhao, called Sun Lirong. He flattered and said, "It turns out to be General Sun. Please trouble General Sun to open the city gate and let my younger brother in."

With a condescending look, Sun Lirong said, "General Chen, aren't you in Hulao Pass? Why did you come back? Your Highness said, in order to prevent spies from entering Tong Pass, no one is allowed to enter the city."

"Don't lie to Brother Sun, this King Qi's army is really powerful. The younger brother resisted for a day and couldn't stop it, so he led the army here, hoping to fight the Qi army here."

Sun Lirong's expression changed when he heard the words, "So you say 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 false rumor."

Sun Lirong's face became more and more ugly. He glanced at the soldiers under the city and said, "If this is the case, I will not be able to let you in."

"Why is this? You and I both work for King Zhao, why did Brother Sun treat me like this?" Chen Guodong was a little anxious, and at the same time he began to curse King Zhao in his heart.

Now he understands that he is just an abandoned son, and this King Zhao let him guard at Hu Laoguan just to die.

Thinking of this, he hated it so much that he wanted to kill King Zhao himself.

Sun Lirong said lazily, "Just because King Zhao doesn't trust you at all."

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

The second plan is to attack the Hulao Pass as hard as the attack, but this will inevitably lead to surprises.

However, based on 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 at this time, turned his head, and said to Sun Lirong, "Brother Sun, it doesn't matter to the younger brother, but it is a pity that the money that the younger brother robbed can't be brought back."

After all, Chen Guodong pointed to the box carried by the soldier and said.

When he was in Luoyang, Chen Guodong and Niu Ben talked about Sun Lirong, the general of Tongguan. According to Chen Guodong, this Sun Lirong was a very greedy person, and he also had many bad deeds in the army.

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

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

The news of the defeat of Juyongguan has spread. The elites of the Zhao army suffered serious losses in this battle. Many people understand that Chang'an cannot be preserved.

Because of this, the King of Zhao ordered the army to sack Luoyang, and bound the people of Luoyang to Zhao.

Therefore, in Sun Lirong's view, it only needs to be withdrawn sooner or later. Since this is the case, it is better to make some more money and go back.

Turning his eyes, Sun Lirong said, "How much silver is there in total?"

"There are still more than one million taels." Chen Guodong knew that Sun Lirong was tempted.

After hesitating for a while, he glanced at the more than 5,000 soldiers under the city. Sun Lirong realized that this person could not pose a threat to the 30,000 horses in the pass.

He finally nodded and said, "Switch!"

A smile appeared on Ye Qingyun's mouth. Under Sun Lirong's order, the gate of Tongguan slowly opened. As long as they took the city gate, Tongguan would be theirs.