The 200,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry can definitely be regarded as a powerful force in the world. You must know that even if Cao Cao's Yanzhou was captured, all the troops under Li Qingyuan were united in total, and they were basically infantry.

Because compared with aristocratic troops like archers and cavalry, the biggest advantage of infantry is that they can be supplemented at any time. You can just grab a strong man and give him a leather helmet and a spear to be a spear. However, if you catch someone casually, let him be a cavalry. It is estimated that the chance of him hitting his own people on the battlefield is as high as 99%!

The training funds for cavalry and infantry are at least ten times different, and their strength on the battlefield is between three and five times. Therefore, Guo Si and Li Jue have been in Chang'an for so many years but no one dares to cause trouble.

If Wang Yun hadn't used the beauty trick to kill Dong Zhuo, he probably would have deposed the little emperor as the emperor now!

After all, with Fatty Dong's reputation in the Western Liang army, no matter what he did, no one would object. In addition, with Hangu Pass outside blocking, no one would really run to the Guandong princes to fight him to the death.

Before the Eighteen Princes attacked Dong Zhuo, the entire Central Plains was still quite harmonious. Not to mention the casual annexation of other people's territory, even being a thief had to sneak into it.

So after Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an, everyone's minds gradually became active. No matter whether it was forgery or threatening, they no longer took the imperial court seriously!

But in fact, if we really ignore the majesty of the Han court, we will play our own things and have to wait until Yuan Shu becomes emperor before it really breaks out.

Although Yuan Shu said that he was completely ruined after only two years of being emperor in history, and even his self-proclaimed emperor was no one to admit his reputation, he directly destroyed the only trace of dignity that the Han Dynasty had left in the hearts of the people.

Unfortunately, although Yuan Shu in this time and space had a little abnormal mind, he was not so arrogant that he was so arrogant that he was the emperor, which made Li Qingyuan have no suitable reason or excuse to deal with him.

Hangu Pass is known as the most powerful pass in the world. During the Warring States Period, Qin State relied on the natural danger of Hangu Pass to withstand the coalition forces of the six kingdoms of Guandong several times. Liu Bang also relied on the land of Guanzhong to capture the world. Therefore, in the minds of most people, as long as they have the natural danger of Hangu Pass, it is almost impossible to be broken.

When Li Jue and Guo Si got the news that Li Qingyuan personally led a army of 500,000 to attack them, he was indeed surprised, but the two immediately sent people to Hanguguan natural barrier to defend, and unanimously decided to block Li Qingyuan's army outside the pass.

Hangu Pass is a top pass directly built on the 800-mile Qinchuan. A few months ago, Huashan, where Li Qing went to attend the martial arts competition, was part of Qinchuan.

Although the terrain in other places is not as steep as Mount Hua, Hangu Pass is qualified to become a famous and eternal natural barrier, so it is naturally not comparable to ordinary passes.

If the defense coefficient of Xuchang, Cao Cao's base camp at that time, was ten, then the defense index of Hangu Pass was at least one hundred!

The city walls of Hangu Pass were not processed by humans in acquired artifacts, but it took tens of hundred years to mobilize millions of slaves during the Shang and Zhou dynasties to directly open a gap in the Qinchuan Mountains.

Therefore, Hangu Pass can definitely be called a one-man pass. When Guo Si and Li Jue sent people to gather nearly 40,000 troops at Hangu Pass, this pass can almost be called a fortress!

Li Qingyuan concentrated 70% of his troops, plus the 50,000 Bingzhou cavalry under Lu Bu, a total of 300,000, claiming to be 500,000 to Hangu Pass.

However, Zhang Ji, the guardian of Hangu Pass, had already received orders to guard against him and was ready to directly drag down his logistics supply line by relying on Hangu Pass's natural danger.

After all, hundreds of thousands of soldiers chew on horses, even if the world's output value is much higher than in history, it cannot help but spend too long.

So after half a month of attack but no effect, Guo Jia said it would be best to send troops around the Yellow River and conduct detour attacks from Tianshui and Wuwei.

Although this tactic is crazy, it benefits a lot, because it is already spring. During the spring flood season, the Yellow River is definitely a surging yellow dragon. If you want to cross the river, you will definitely die.

Not to mention that this plan requires crossing the river twice in a row. I think Guo Si and Li Jue would never have thought that they would dare to use this method to attack.

However, the risk of this plan is quite high. If you send 100,000 people, it is estimated that at most only 80% of the horses can live to Wuwei, and at least 20% of them will die on the way to cross the river by force.

This is still the most ideal state. If you suddenly encounter a whirlwind and live dragons, then the index will rise sharply.

"The risk value of Fengxiao's proposal just now is too high. Do you have any better ways?"

Li Qingyuan sat at the top and asked the strategists full of tents.

"Water has no constant power, and soldiers have no constant shape. The way of fighting is to be the first to be harmonious and to be supported by strange victory. Now Zhang Ji is guarding Hangu and is closed without leaving. Apart from the opinion of filial piety, we really have no better way!"

As the leader of all the strategists, Lu Su came out to summarize and report.

Even Zhuge Liang, who had been in the myth of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, met Sima Yi, who was determined to rely on the city wall to defend, was helpless. After all, in war, he was fighting for hard power. If your hard power cannot reach the level of crushing, then those so-called conspiracies and tricks are basically just jokes.

Now Zhang Ji is guarding the pass and not going out. The strategy of siege and siege is poisoned and cut off food and fire attacking the tunnel has been used. It is almost impossible to break through Hangu Pass head-on!

Of course, if the 300,000 army continues to attack day and night, even if it is smashed with a catapult, it is believed that Hangu Pass can be smashed down in one year.

But let alone how much food and grass supply is needed in a year, even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would not give himself a year to slowly grind it.

So he had to conquer Hangu Pass in a short time, otherwise everything would be useless.

"Lord, as the saying goes, kindness does not control the army, and filial piety is not talented. I am willing to lead the army to personally!"

Guo Jia coughed twice and stood up and said.

Seeing Guo Jia's appearance as a tuberculosis, Li Qingyuan waved his hand helplessly.

If I remember correctly, this guy was chasing Yuan Shao and dying on the road. After all, compared with others, this guy's health is really bad.

If he and his generals were asked to lead troops across the Yellow River, he would probably hear the news of his death in half a month!
Chapter completed!