It was originally the hardest hit area by the plague, but as time goes by, the virus that likes warm and moist weather slowly loses its battle in the face of dry and cold nature. At the same time, the cleaning, burial, and burning of corpses also gradually make Tongguan
The neighborhood has returned to life.
Although Yang Biao left Guanzhong, a dangerous pass like Tongguan was naturally impossible to control, so he left two thousand soldiers, with Yang Tong and Yang Ziran as the chief generals, and Li Xian and Li Boren as deputy generals.
Yang Tong was naturally a member of the Yang family of Hongnong, while Li Xian was a descendant of the Li family of Longxi.
It has to be said that the Li family in Longxi has been a complete tragedy since Li Guang. According to later generations, Li Guang was not only a complete road fool, but even his luck value was negative...
But for the Li family in Longxi, Li Guang was not the end of tragedy, but the beginning.
After Li Guang, there was Li Ling.
Although this unlucky boy was not as miserable as Li Guang in finding the way, he was even worse than Li Guang in other aspects. When Li Ling was conquering the Xiongnu, when he returned, he was only a few meters away from the Han territory.
When they were less than a thousand miles away, they encountered the main force of the Xiongnu and were surrounded. After several fierce battles, Li Ling could not escape, and there was no reinforcement. When he was preparing to break out, he made an appointment to beat drums at midnight as a signal, and broke out separately. As a result, the drums got wet.
No, it won’t ring...
Li Ling was eventually captured by the Xiongnu, and he did not surrender at first. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the alchemists to check the faces of Li Ling's mother and wife, and they said they did not have "a look of death." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became suspicious, and later he believed Gongsun Ao's words.
The excuse was that Li Ling was training soldiers for the Huns, which led to the defeat. He was so angry that he directly ordered the entire Li Ling family to be executed.
Li Ling learned about it from the Huns, vomited blood several times, and finally surrendered to the Huns...
The Li family in Longxi has been in decline ever since, and has not been able to recover to this day.
Tongguan is the gateway between Guanzhong and Hongnong, but now Hongnong belongs to the Yang family, Zhao Wen of Guanzhong is also a friendly party, and the troops of General Zhengxi are far away near Diaoyin, so Yang Tong spent the early period in
After being cautious for a long time, I gradually started to slack off.
Especially when this cold winter comes.
According to Han law, for all important military passes, the chief general of the army must patrol the pass every three hours, and the deputy general of the army must patrol the pass every hour. Although Yang Tong is the chief general, most of them
At that time, Yang Tong did not patrol the customs, but often stayed at home in Tongguan Mansion Office. Therefore, most of the military affairs in Tongguan today are handled by Li Xian.
Patrolling the gates once an hour almost means that there is no way to go down to the city wall to rest, so Li Xian simply moved the bedding to the turret, and he could just drift off when he was tired.
The sun in winter also seems to be lazy. It comes out every day to show its face, check in, and do some errands, and then lazily sinks to the west, getting ready to get off work.
Because Tongguan is close to a big river, it is not only cold, but also three-thirds more humid than other places. If you stand on top of the city without shelter, your clothes will be completely wet after a night, and if there is a cold wind blowing all night, even if
Even if he wasn't sick, he might be sick, so after nightfall, the soldiers on duty would huddle together in a sheltered place from the wind.
In fact, I can't blame Yang Tong for being lazy. Staying in a place like Tongguan with no village or shop would make everyone feel bored after staying there for a long time, and they would lose much energy...
After the lazy sun slid down the Western Mountain, the sky quickly dimmed, the cold wind began to howl, and the chirping of wild animals and birds could be faintly heard from the surrounding cliffs, as if they were also grabbing the last breath.
A glimmer of light is moving.
The little food of late breasts in the afternoon was not enough to withstand it for long. Before night came, all the food and hot soup had been digested. What awaited these Tongguan guardsmen was a long night and a difficult morning.
.
In the distance, in the dim night, there were some sounds.
"Attention! Someone is coming!"
The defenders above Tongguan shouted loudly.
A war horse rushed out of the night, and a small recognition flag hung on the back of the cavalry. Although the night was dim, it could be vaguely seen that it belonged to the Chang'an Forbidden Army.
The cavalry reined in the horse under the city. The horse was panting heavily and spinning in circles, looking a little tired. "The defenders of Tongguan listened! On the orders of the envoy of Yin and Zhao of the capital, bring cattle, wine, food, grass, etc."
The supplies are here to help the army! The baggage has arrived ten miles away! Quickly inform the garrison and prepare to receive it!"
The cavalry turned around a few times, repeated the shouting several times, and then rode back...
"What does it mean?"
"It sounds like who is coming to ask for labor?"
"So, you have meat to eat and wine to drink? Haha, this is such a good feeling..."
"Come on, you are so beautiful that you can eat wine and meat? If you have two thick pancakes and add some bacon strips, it will be good!"
"Oh, it would be fine if you have thick pancakes..."
While the guards were chattering, they did not dare to neglect and reported to Li Xian quickly.
"Captain Yang, this inexplicable labor force... is somewhat strange..."
In the Tongguan government office, Li Xian cupped his hands and said.
Yang Tong frowned and said: "What's so strange? Zhao Shijun has always been on good terms with the head of the family, and the labor force is also the right thing to do...and we have been suffering in this remote and cold place for a long time, so these labor supplies should have been sent to us long ago.
Some are coming..."
"Captain Yang..." Li Xian wanted to persuade him again, but Yang Tong stopped him.
"Okay! Got it! Just let Erlang be on guard! If it's a real laborer, it'll be fine. If it's a fake, just intercept and kill him!" Yang Tong waved his hand and ended the conversation impatiently.
"..." Li Xian had no choice but to retreat.
Under the eager anticipation of the Tongguan defenders, the creaking baggage convoy finally arrived.
There were fifteen baggage trains in total, and about a hundred soldiers were escorting them.
The flag? It was indeed the Zhao family's flag, but Li Xian, a middle-aged man leading the team, didn't recognize it.
Of course, it is normal not to recognize them. There are nearly 10,000 people in the Chang'an Forbidden Army in Guanzhong, how can anyone recognize them?
"I am under the command of the envoy of Jingzhao Yin Zhao! I have come here to escort the supplies to the army! Please open the city gate quickly so that you can complete your errand!" The middle-aged strong man shouted loudly to the top of Tongguan.
Li Xian looked at the motorcade carefully, but he couldn't see very clearly in the dim light. Naturally, he couldn't tell whether it was true or false, so he had to shout: "If you can transfer the text and seal the ribbon, let's take a look!"
The middle-aged man did not hesitate. He took out a wooden tablet and a square seal from the cloth bag on his horse and asked them to place them in a bamboo basket hanging down in Tongguan.
Li Xian delivered the copper seal and the inscription to Yang Tong.
"Military Sima Zhao?"
Yang Tong turned over the copper seal. There was a lot of patina on the copper seal, as well as some traces of wear and bumps. It had obviously been used for a period of time and was not newly made.
But as for the wooden slip, the fire paint on it is indeed Jing Zhaoyin's mark, but the handwriting is a bit blurry. Some of the words may have been touched by water, or they were touched before the ink was dry when writing. Anyway,
I can only roughly tell that fifty jars of wine, fifteen cows, some bacon, corn, etc. were sent as gifts...
"...The procedures are complete...well...a hundred people..." Yang Tong pondered for a while and said: "Open the door and let them in!"
Li Xian was a little surprised and said quickly: "Captain, as a rule, the door is not opened after dark!"
Yang Tong said "heh", waved his hand and said: "Isn't it already night? What else? Let these people stay up all night outside the city? There are only a hundred people, why do this!"
The army supplies were right in front of them. Seeing that they would soon be able to enjoy the popular food, everyone in Tongguan was very excited. They worked a lot harder. They quickly removed the huge door latch and pushed the heavy city gate open with a creaking sound.
Baggage trucks can enter the customs.
During this period of time, Tongguan was very busy. They had to clean up the surrounding areas and repair the city walls. It was hard to endure the winter, and there was a little less work. However, seeing the captain enjoying the good life and drinking in the government office every day, it was hard to say
There were also some camp prostitutes to help with the fun, but the big-headed soldiers could only eat rough cakes and suffer in the cold wind. They inevitably muttered in their hearts that it was rare for labor supplies to be delivered these days, but they were laughing so hard that they couldn't even close their mouths.
When I got up, the captain ate a big meal, but he still divided bowls of soup to drink. They were all licking blood from the knife edge to survive. It was rare to have a chance to relax.
Amidst the squeaking sound of the rolling baggage wheels, the middle-aged strong man outside the city led the soldiers across the drawbridge and entered the city gate.
On both sides of the road, many Tongguan defenders who had heard the news were standing and waiting happily. The Tongguan soldiers who were responsible for opening the city gate came up and smiled, while greeting the soldiers entering the city.
We have to touch through the cloth of the baggage truck. These are all veterans in the military, and they are all the type who are uncomfortable if they don't take advantage of it. Generally speaking, the baggage truck must be filled with large and small supplies.
Just picking out a few handfuls is enough to feed you one or two more meals. Besides, if you can get some bacon or something, wouldn't you make a lot of money?
Li Xian walked down the city's galloping road, and saw the soldiers who had entered the city standing beside the baggage carts, driving away those old men who tried to dig into the baggage carts, causing those soldiers to
There was chattering on the side, but they didn’t say anything nice anyway…
Li Xian suddenly stood still, looked at the middle-aged man at the front, frowned, and said loudly: "Since you have entered the city, why don't you dismount?"
The middle-aged man chuckled, then took the horse's head and said to Li Xian: "More reminders! I'm tired of walking, and I'm a little slow... Sons, hahaha..."
"Just do it!"
Amidst the laughter, the middle-aged man had already knocked on the horse's belly, swung his spear, and rushed straight to the gallop where Li Xian was. When the soldiers beside the baggage car heard the sound, they all drew their weapons, and immediately disappeared.
Mindlessly slashing at the surrounding Tongguan defenders!
"No..." The old man, who wanted to take advantage, had not finished saying "no" to him, but a sword had already struck his head, and with a "click", a bunch of donated blood suddenly sprayed into the air!
A head flew up from the wide-eyed head, mixed with blood, and landed on the cloth of the baggage truck. It was just spinning around, with the initial panic still solidified in a pair of eyes!
"kill!"
The cover of the baggage truck was suddenly lifted, and the soldiers hiding in the truck jumped out one after another, and rushed towards the Tongguan defenders.
Some rice bags and straw bags used to cover up were flipped aside, and some yellow and white beans and corns were scattered on the ground, but no one took a second look at this moment...
Encountering such a sudden change, the Tongguan defenders had no time to react. These fierce soldiers rushed into the crowd and slashed to the left and right. A stream of blood spurted out, and screams were heard.
The Tongguan garrison was happily waiting to receive supplies from the labor force. Many of them didn't even take weapons. They were just thinking about what they would eat and drink next. When the middle-aged men with their men and horses suddenly rose up and killed the generals, they passed by.
, it was really like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, killing the Tongguan defenders without the ability to resist!
In the face of the sudden attack, these Tongguan defenders screamed and fled in disarray. Some of them were rolling around on the ground. They tried to get out in a daze, but they were stepped on by the feet of unknown people who were rushing over, and they were hit several times in succession.
After that, there was not much breath left; although some were carrying weapons, other guards around them were running away, so they had no intention of resisting and could only run along with the flow of people, shouting in panic...
…
"Don't run! Don't run around!" Li Xian was on the road when he was suddenly hit by the incoming Tongguan guards and his body became unstable. "Form up! Form a formation!"
"Oops! We've been tricked!" Yang Tong was on the city wall, frightened, and shouted repeatedly, "Drumming! Drumming! Form a team, form a team, stop them!"
The middle-aged man who led the team, Long Qiang Hongying, was already dripping with blood. He didn't know how many people he drank from. When he saw this situation, he just raised his gun and shouted: "Kill! Seize the bridge! Seize the level!"
As the middle-aged man's voice fell, several rockets were ignited and shot diagonally into the air.
As the rockets drew arcs in the night sky, there was a faint sound like thunder outside Tongguan...
On the city wall, the Tongguan garrison lying on the battlements pointed to the outside of the pass and opened his mouth to shout something, but his throat was so frightened that he could not speak for a long time.
Yang Tong's face turned pale. He looked at the open city gate. Just as he was about to let someone forcefully winch up the suspension bridge, he heard the sound of an axe, followed by two "boom boom" sounds as two iron cables pulled the suspension bridge.
It was cut off, floated back and hit the wall...
In the last glimmer of light on the horizon, Yang Tong saw countless cavalry rushing out of the darkness, urging their horses to rush towards Tongguan, seemingly endless. In the cavalry formation, the three-color pole fluttering in the wind
The flag is so dazzling!
"It's over! Zhengxi...it's Zhengxi...he's here..." Yang Tong made a cry-like sound and murmured repeatedly, "Zhengxi is here, here..."
