Chapter 1329

Zhu Jun turned his head, unwilling to accept this, and said, "It is all Ding Jianyang's fault. If he hadn't failed to hold the pass back then, how could Duan Yu have occupied such a formidable stronghold?"

Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "We cannot blame Ding Yuan entirely. Back then, Duan Yu came from the Hangu Ancient Path. Without the obstruction of the Hongnong River, with Duan Yu's abilities, he could have led a small group of men to scale the plateaus on either side. But from our current position, even sending a small group to scale the plateaus is impossible; we can only launch a frontal assault."

"The terrain here is narrow, making it impossible to deploy our numerical advantage. Unless they take the initiative to come out of Hangu Pass to fight, I fear we will struggle to take Hangu Pass even with an army of two million."

"Duan Yu's Liangzhou Army will provide a constant stream of reinforcements from the rear. Without the burden of manpower or grain shortages, we have no way to deal with Hangu Pass."

"The daily grain consumption of our two hundred thousand troops, however, will likely become a burden on the imperial court,"

Huangfu Song said with deep concern.

With only a little over a month left until winter, breaking through Hangu Pass within such a short time would be difficult indeed!

Just as a somewhat discouraged Zhu Jun turned to return to camp with Huangfu Song, a sudden, sky-piercing roar erupted from Hangu Pass behind them.

A puzzled Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song turned back to look, only to discover that at some unknown moment, the battlements of Hangu Pass had been filled with banners bearing the character 'Duan'.

Upon seeing the black 'Duan' banners fluttering and snapping in the wind, the pupils of both Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun constricted.

Duan Yu has come!

Duan Yu has come! ===== CHAPTER 1331 =====