Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 30 Coincidence
The moment after Xu Yuan was executed, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the sky, and the large banner with the word "Zhao" engraved on it was blown to the ground, as if the sky was venting its anger.

Such a strange astronomical phenomenon even shook the morale of the Zhao army. After all, what they were doing was an act of usurpation!

But the wind soon died away. Liu Ruyi stroked his helmet, walked to the side and picked up the banner, feeling a little melancholy: "Grandmaster Ruyi can't turn back, I can only feel ashamed of your life-saving grace."

"But don't worry. I will never forget the kindness of the Xu family. Prime Minister Xu's death was unintentional. I hope you won't blame me, Grand Tutor." Then he bowed deeply in the direction of Changling.

In fact, Xu Zhen was indeed watching all this in the Heroic Spirit Space. He was also shocked when he learned that Prince of Zhao Liu Ruyi had rebelled. He did not expect that a flap of his wings like a little butterfly could lead to such a big mistake.

This rebellion in Zhao State is even more serious than the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms later! It will definitely become the largest rebellion in the history of the Western Han Dynasty.

The nature is completely different. Liu Ruyi not only controls Zhao, but now almost half of the north. Although the combat effectiveness of his army is not as good as that of the border troops, it is also one of the best. There are 260,000 people, and the treasury is full of money and grain. With this accumulation, he can fight for a year without any difficulty.

More importantly, Chang'an was short of troops, and the regent Crown Prince Liu Qi had almost no one available. The total number of combat effectiveness in the entire Guanzhong was no more than 20,000, and there was no independent general. The Wu, Chu and other countries in the south also took a wait-and-see attitude and refused to help either side.

The Rebellion of the Seven States during the reign of Emperor Jingdi may sound fierce, but in fact it could not shake the foundation of the central government at all and was easily quelled by Zhou Yafu.

"Ah... Never mind. Let it be. I won't interfere easily."

Xu Zhen thought for a moment and decided not to help. Liu Ruyi would not touch his family anyway. As for Xu Zhao's attitude, he had no control over it. Let future generations solve their own problems. It had nothing to do with him.

Of course, the premise is that it does not involve the bottom line of genocide.

Liu Ruyi left a small number of soldiers to guard Hangu Pass, and then ordered the army to continue advancing. He was determined to capture Chang'an!

Soon, more than 200,000 Zhao troops set out and attacked day and night.

Xu Zhen no longer looked here, but turned his gaze to his eldest son Xu Zhao.

"General, the scouts report that Hangu Pass has been lost." A general with long arms, broad waist and tiger back reported. This man had an extraordinary appearance and was obviously a fierce general.

"Well, Li Guang, what do you think our army should do next?" Xu Zhao did not speak but asked the young general in front of him.

This person was the descendant of Li Xin, a famous general of the previous dynasty. Xu Zhao thought highly of Li Guang and promoted him to a higher position more than once. He regarded him as the team reserved for the crown prince and attached great importance to him.

Li Guang thought for a moment and answered decisively: "General, I think Hangu Pass must have been captured by the enemy and there is a large army stationed there. We can follow the example of Emperor Gao and pass through Nanyang!"

Although the southern countries did not send troops to support the king, they were essentially obedient to the Han court.

"It's a good idea, but it will take too long. By the time we get there, Chang'an may have already been captured by the rebels. By then it will be too late."

"The idea is good, but it doesn't take into account the actual situation. In the future, we need more practical experience to succeed."

Xu Zhao shook his head and rejected this suggestion. What they lacked most now was time. Even if they suffered casualties, it was better than not catching up.

"Yes, I will work harder." Li Guang behaved very modestly. In front of this person who completely defeated him in all aspects in terms of ability, family background, appearance and official position, he really didn't have the courage to refute.

"But brother, Hangu Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we go out from here, it will probably take a lot of effort." The speaker was Xu Zhao's fifth brother Xu Gong. He looked hesitant because he took into account the lack of troops.

"Hahaha... remember what father taught us, to conquer the enemy without fighting, that's the best of all strategies. We don't need to fight this battle, the rebels will give way to us."

Xu Zhao laughed loudly, he already had a plan in mind. A head-on confrontation was never a good strategy. First of all, the cavalry was not good at attacking cities and they had no siege equipment. Secondly, the troops were short of manpower and might not be able to take the city.

At times like this, you have to outsmart yourself. If that doesn't work, you have to fight again or even take a detour.

"Oh? Big brother, what brilliant idea do you have? Tell me quickly so that I can also learn something." Xu Gong came over with great curiosity.

"You order the army to replace the Zhao flag with the Han flag. Now the defenders will certainly not expect us to arrive so quickly. Coupled with the official seal of Zhao obtained earlier, this matter will have great potential." Xu Zhao did not hide anything and told it truthfully.

Now the Zhao army is still transporting food and soldiers in boatloads. It is not difficult for us to take advantage of the situation. Once we pass Hangu Pass, we can quickly catch up with the rebels!
"Great, big brother is worthy of being the big brother. Why didn't I think of that?" Xu Gong really maximized his emotional value. Xu Zhao felt comfortable all over after hearing it. He liked his father and brother praising him, and he didn't feel anything no matter what others said.

"Okay, let's get on the road." Xu Zhao climbed back onto the warhorse and immediately gave the order to continue moving forward.

Eight thousand elite Han troops were ready to march towards Hangu Pass. These soldiers were carefully selected border troops. Each of them was experienced in hundreds of battles and was the elite among the elite.

Although the situation on Xu Zheng's side is tight, Chang'an is more important. He can only trust his younger brother. There is no other way.

.........

The Han army built ships on the spot, crossed the Hongnong River, slowly went ashore and headed towards Hangu Pass. Xu Zhao specially timed his journey well so as not to meet other Zhao army ships.

One after another, the Zhao army's large banners appeared under Hangu Pass, and the mighty cavalry marched towards here in a mighty manner. When the defenders inside the pass discovered this, they immediately became alert and ordered the defenders to cheer up and be ready to fight at any time.

"We are the king's reinforcements. Please let us pass quickly, General."

A Zhao general stepped forward and shouted, while Xu Zhao and others hid behind the army. After all, he was the Grand Marshal of the dynasty and a descendant of Marquis Jing. What if the defending general had seen him?
The general defending the city confirmed for a long time that this army was much larger in number than the previous ones and was very elite.

The Han army did come in batches, but because time was urgent, each batch still had more than 2,000 soldiers.

"General, you have worked hard. There are treacherous ministers in the court causing chaos and the situation on the front line is tense. I will not bother you any more." After repeated confirmation, the general did not become suspicious. He just thought that it was an elite army and wanted to establish good relations with the other side.

"Open and close the door."

Following the order, the guarding soldiers immediately opened the gate and drawbridge to let the "reinforcements" pass.

"Thank you, General. Let's go." The general bowed and quickly let the soldiers pass.

Boom boom boom!
The sound of my horse's hooves flashed by, and the three thousand cavalry successfully crossed the Hangu Pass, and several groups of soldiers from the rear also arrived one after another.

Because he had passed through before, the defenders let them pass one by one without any difficulty. At this point, Xu Zhao passed this magnificent pass without any effort.

(End of this chapter)