In the next few days, things changed dramatically.
The allied forces of the princes led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei repaired at Hangu Pass for a few days, and then they couldn't wait to send troops to Tongguan. Tongguan Pass is as dangerous as Hangu Pass and even Hulao Pass. It is stuck at the most critical point and is the last barrier of Chang'an City. After breaking through Tongguan, Chang'an City is a critical point where a woman has no underwear. Cao Cao's army can insert it at any time and go straight to the nest. Of course, if they fight hard, the coalition of princes may not be able to capture the city of Chang'an, which has a high city, a deep pool, and a well-equipped army with plenty of food and supplies. But its significance is very significant. It is a signal that Dong Zhuo's power is declining. When the wall falls and everyone pushes down, the pig dies and everyone eats it, no matter how powerful Dong Zhuo is, he will not be able to hold back the people of the world.
But after two small victories in the first two days, the situation suddenly turned one-sided on the third day. The defenders at Tongguan suddenly went crazy and desperately resisted the coalition of princes. At the end of the day, Cao Cao's army did not even touch the wall of Tongguan. Instead, tens of thousands of people died and several generals were lost. For example, the general Pan Feng received the lunch here, was shot through the heart by an arrow, and was nailed to death on his horse. Seeing the heavy losses, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others had no choice but to withdraw their troops.
On the fourth day of the Tongguan offensive and defensive battle, Cao Cao's army stopped fighting. Because many injured soldiers had infected wounds, mourning was everywhere in the camp, and it was very miserable. After an investigation, we found out that the defenders of Tongguan smeared feces on their bows and arrows, causing the wounds to worsen and become almost incurable in this era of advanced medical conditions. Even if Li Shuangmu used the treatment methods he had learned, it would have little effect. It is unknown how many injured people died due to wound infection. For a time, the morale of the princes' army was greatly reduced.
On the fifth day, several generals from Tongguan fought with their troops and insulted them. Liu Bei's subordinate Zhang Fei fiercely shouted and led his troops to fight. Those Tongguan generals were no match for Zhang Fei. They were beaten away by Zhang Ba's snake spear in a single confrontation. He shouted loudly and frightened dozens of soldiers to death, so that Dong Zhuo's army fled in embarrassment. Zhang Fei ignored his lieutenant's dissuasion and led his troops to pursue him until he was lured into a low-lying area. Thousands of soldiers were then flooded by a large flood. They rushed ashore in panic and were suddenly killed by a thousand elites. They came out and killed Zhang Fei's troops so much that they abandoned their helmets and armor. Even Zhang Fei was hit by an arrow and returned to the camp with his wounds.
In the next two days, bad luck seemed to beset Cao Cao's army, and they suffered successive defeats. At this time, they also knew that the guard general of Tongguan had been changed a long time ago, and was replaced by a general named Zhang Liao. With his extraordinary courage and ability, this man easily took control of the military power of Tongguan, commanded the 40,000 troops in Tongguan, and established absolute prestige in the army, gathering the strength of the entire army to block Cao Cao from outside the gate.
Cao Cao is a man who loves talents. After learning about Zhang Liao's talents, he felt even more regretful. Why did such a talented person follow Dong Zhuo? Helpless, the defeat in the war for several days has greatly reduced morale, there have been many deserters, and several princes who are not very firm have retreated, so Cao Cao can only retreat and return to Hangu Pass to rest. At the same time, Babaili rushed to Yuan Shao for help. Cao Cao didn't believe it. With such a big piece of cake in front of you, you couldn't help but take a bite
Sure enough, Cao Cao got a reply soon. What Yuan Shao probably meant was, "Brother, you are lucky. I know you have suffered a loss. Don't worry, I will bring someone over to help you regain your position. Just wait for me for a few days." It's better spoken than sung. Cao Cao read the reply and burned the bamboo slips directly. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have enough troops, suffered successive defeats in battles, and had people's hearts divided, how could he be willing to give away a piece of the fat? He still doesn't know who Yuan Shao is.
After taking care of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao turned his attention to Zhang Liao. He had someone check Zhang Liao, and he felt that this man was of good character, and his talent was nothing to say. Cao Cao felt that if Xiaozhi could be moved by emotion and reason, he might be able to recruit him. But at this time, Li Shuangmu gave him a piece of news: there was an exceptional capable person in Tongguan, named Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. Zhang Liao was good at uniting troops in battle, but Jia Xu was bad at it. It was he who came up with the poisonous plan of soaking arrow clusters in manure water. Li Shuangmu meant that if he could be recruited, firstly, this person was talented, and secondly, he might have been sent by Dong Zhuo to monitor Zhang Liao. Cao Cao didn't like this man, but he agreed after thinking about it. Since Tongguan cannot be breached from the outside, it can only be breached from the inside.
The indigenous forces were fighting back and forth, and the university forces naturally did not stop either.
Taking the area between Tongguan and Hangu Pass as the battlefield, the two sides are the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers. You come and I win and lose, and the points that were originally stagnant have also changed in the past few days. At this time, Xishen's campaign of rumors and alienation against Dongsheng played a certain role - a small group of members of the "Goddess Worshiping Society" in Dongsheng played a major role. They took advantage of the differences between Li Shuangmu and Yin Kuang to exaggerate the contradiction. Some even threatened that Yin Kuang was going to defect to the God of the West, and that Yin Kuang was secretly preparing to deal with those who had plotted against him, and Li Shuangmu was ready to sacrifice someone in order to stabilize Yin Kuang. So-and-so, they say they have noses and eyes, and parallel imports are mixed with practical information. Even if others don't believe it, they can't help but be wary of each other. Among them, Li Shuangmu's brutal murder of more than 70 students in the school was also exposed by someone who was interested. This was no less than a bombshell dropped among Dongsheng students, which brought Li Shuangmu's prestige to a freezing point. In short, in the past few days, due to poor cooperation among the students, the points gap between the two sides has widened by another 30 points.
Fortunately, at this time, Tan Shengge, who played an important role in the sophomore year, stood up to Li Shuangmu and loudly reprimanded those who spread rumors and caused trouble. He also arrested several members of the "Goddess Worshiping Society" and showed conclusive evidence before being executed. The most cruel punishment, using their blood to extinguish the bad momentum. In this way, Dongsheng's situation was temporarily stabilized. It's just unclear how long this situation can last.
In short, in this contest, it seems that the God of the West is better than the God of the East.
On this day, in Li Shuangmu's tent, Tan Shengge looked at Li Shuangmu with a gloomy face and said: "President Li, Mr. Tan's face is not a city wall after all. It can't be blocked for a while. If this continues, Dongsheng's situation will It's really about to completely collapse. Now we have opened up more than 100 points. What kind of medicine are you selling in that gourd?" Li Shuangmu looked at Tan Shengge and said: "Master Tan, I sincerely thank you. You are willing to stand up and support me for the sake of the overall situation. If it weren't for you, I would have been drowned in everyone's saliva a few days ago." Tan Shengge said: "Thank you. But no matter how I support you, if you can't lead In order for everyone to defeat Xishen, everything is in vain. In college, you are the acting president of the student union because you have the support of the principal. But in the scene, we are all abandoned by the principal, and everything must be done with strength!"
Li Shuangmu nodded and said: "This is natural." Tan Shengge looked directly at Li Shuangmu and said slowly: "Then please give President Li some reasons for me to continue to support you." Tan Shengge originally wanted to leave Li Shuangmu and go it alone. But after learning about the situation here, he thought twice and thought it would be better to come over and help Li Shuangmu stabilize the situation.
Li Shuangmu thought for a while and said: "Dong Zhuo is going to marry Diao Chan in three days. At that time, the three armies will be rewarded and everyone will have fun together, which will lead to a lax defense. Behind Tongguan, there is a black stone castle, which is where Tongguan's 40,000 troops store grain and grass. We Prepare to burn the fortress at that time. If the Tongguan defenders come to rescue, Cao Cao will send troops to attack Tongguan. =."
Tan Shengge frowned, waiting for the next step.
"Then my plan will be leaked inadvertently and reach the ears of the Western Gods. Then of course they will ambush in advance. Then we will fake defeat and lure us to another place to set up an ambush."
"It's too simple." Tan Shengge said unceremoniously.
Li Shuangmu smiled deeply and said: "Of course it's simple. A person who is forced to have no other choice, a person who has been continuously frustrated at their hands, a person who does not hesitate to get rid of dissidents and kill fellow students... For such a person, you Do you still hope that he will come up with some clever plan? It is precisely because of simplicity that it is the most complicated. I will bring fifty people by then. In order to ensure that they can swallow up fifty of us, they will inevitably bring a hundred people, or even more. By then, as long as they swallow These people’s points can equal or even surpass them.”
"You're gambling."
"Life has always been a gamble. Besides, I have a 60% chance of winning this time. It's enough of a risk."
"Aren't you afraid of what happened last time?"
"I've put out enough smoke bombs. The smarter people are, the more they can figure out various situations on their own," Li Shuangmu sneered, "Don't think their scores are higher than ours, I'm afraid they are more miserable than us. Such an abnormal gap It will make them nervous and suspicious, coupled with some actions of the hidden guards. Judging from their actions in the past few days, their rhythm has been disrupted. People are greedy, and they also seek good and evil, so they Want to be safer, want to kill more of us to get more points. Trust me, they can’t help it.”
"Are you sure you can swallow them all?"
"It's not me, it's us..."
"us?"
Li Shuangmu stood up, stretched out his hand, and said: "Besides, I can now control their actions at any time... I am also at my wits end. The next step is to fight for strength. If you are not strong enough, everything will be a joke. How about it?" Tan Shengge sighed and said, "Do I have any other choice?"
"So nice to work with."
Tan Shengge sighed and said in anticipation: "Actually, no matter whether we win or lose in this exam, we have already lost." After saying that, he left the tent.
"Wrong. I won't lose!"