Above and below Tongguan City, in the dim night, people and horses were fighting. Soldiers from both sides were surrounding each other and fighting together. The figures of the people were growing larger and smaller under the light of the fire, like ghosts.
Tongguan City was originally mainly for defense against Hongnong, and after the previous war, there were still many places waiting for repairs, and there were no residential villages around. The chief of Tongguan City was said to be important, but with Yang
There was no difference between the guard dogs left behind by Biao to guard the gate after he withdrew from Guanzhong. In addition, it was uneventful for most of the year, so he couldn't help but slack off a lot.
Therefore, these days Yang Tong is lazy at the government office and the like. These Tongguan guards who have no turn to do errands have no one to supervise them. Who will brave the severe cold to work outside when winter comes?
When Ma Yan led the labor troops disguised as baggage, deceived the city gate and went on a killing spree, although there were not many soldiers in Tongguan, the soldiers outside the city gate were attacked and panicked.
Many Tongguan soldiers in the city did not react for a while!
When the Tongguan defenders near the city gate shouted loudly and screamed continuously, the Tongguan defenders in the city began to riot. People came out of the mud houses and tents in a chaotic manner, and some were helpless and looked at the city gate blankly.
A chaotic scene.
Yang Tong and Li Xian were both trapped on the city tower. Only some grassroots non-commissioned officers were left in the city, still trying to control the situation. The soldiers were arranged to form an array, put on armor, find weapons, fire bows and arrows, and prepare to defend.
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However, the orders of these grassroots non-commissioned officers were somewhat chaotic, and the shouts were earth-shattering. Everyone seemed to be shouting at the top of their lungs, while the soldiers in Tongguan just turned around like headless flies, not knowing what to do.
There are quite a few, but the soldiers who do not form an array can no longer be called an effective combat force, and it is even difficult to join forces.
Ma Yan led a hundred people to serve as guards for the baggage train, and there were two hundred soldiers inside the baggage train. These soldiers were all wearing armor and were all elites. In an instant, hundreds of people from Tongguan who had originally surrounded them were surrounded
The soldiers were scattered in all directions.
Xu Shu prepared an army to attack the city from behind, but it did not leave much buffer time for the Tongguan defenders. The large groups of people and horses continued to rush towards the Tongguan city gate. Rockets guiding the direction flashed across the sky from time to time, and the roar of war horses
The sound of horse hooves is as moving as thunder, and all these scenes add to the chaos at the west gate of Tongguan!
Not long after, the leading cavalry of the brigade rushed to the west gate of Tongguan, so fast that even Ma Yan's leading troops had not had time to push all the empty baggage trucks away from the road!
"Quick! Push away! The team behind is coming!"
The dozens of cavalrymen at the front shouted while leading their horses through the gaps between the baggage trains, and then rushed into the city gate without stopping. Along the streets, they directly met the Tongguan soldiers who began to gather in the city.
Collided together!
Both sides suddenly erupted into loud shouts of killing. One side wanted to fight back, the other wanted to rescue. The two sides were entangled. The weapons were flying and colliding. From time to time, someone fell off his horse, and from time to time, someone fell down covered in blood.
But after all, Xu Shu's cavalry had been prepared for a long time and were fully equipped. When the cavalry came later, they saw that the road was congested. The veterans who were familiar with the battle formation did not need to give special orders. They naturally took out their bows and arrows and shot at the people on the wall and in the city.
The guards at Tongguan were scattered!
In the night, only the snow-white feathers were seen streaking across the night sky without traces, and then stuck on the human body, blooming one after another blood flowers...
When Xu Shu arrived at the city with a large force, the limited resistance of the Tongguan garrison immediately collapsed, and many people began to abandon their weapons and try to escape from the battlefield.
The resistance at the city gate gradually weakened. Except for Yang Tong and Li Xian on the top of the city who barely brought some manpower to resist Ma Yan's attack, the rest of the city had basically given up.
In such a short period of less than two or three moments, corpses were everywhere near the west gate of Tongguan. Blood flowed across the ground, dyeing the people and horses blood red, and they looked even more ferocious in the light of the fire.
Xu Shu raised his sword and shouted: "Enter the city! Anyone who refuses to surrender will be killed without mercy!"
At this moment, Li Xian was also covered in blood, some of which belonged to others, and some of which belonged to him.
After being blocked by Ma Yan on the Chi Road, the Tongguan soldiers almost immediately fell into chaos. After finally letting the surrounding soldiers calm down a little, they found that the entire battlefield was beyond control.
If you had not been deceived into opening the city gate, you could have resisted for a while, but now the troops and horses rushing in continuously from outside the city have separated the rest of the Tongguan soldiers in the city from the guards at the top of the city...
Ma Yan had already dismounted, but he rushed to the front of the queue. His movements were large, but accurate and powerful. He used the arm shield of his left hand to knock away the opponent's weapon, and the spear was smashed or stabbed. Almost no one could do it.
Resist, every swing is a Tongguan soldier falling!
Everyone around Ma Yan was shouting for a fierce battle, which was in sharp contrast to the Tongguan defenders.
"Broken city! Broken city!"
"Those who refuse to surrender will be killed without mercy!"
More and more voices are shouting, while the voices in the city are getting quieter little by little...
"Damn it! Kill! Kill me back!" Yang Tong screamed, shouting at the top of his lungs to let his soldiers rush forward, but he himself huddled at the back.
Li Xian lowered his arm and retreated to Yang Tong panting, saying: "Captain, we can't hold on anymore... What should we do..."
"Kill! Kill them! Otherwise you will all die! All of you will die!" Yang Tong screamed, then stared at Li Xian like a maniac, grabbed Li Xian's shirt, sprayed spit and shouted, "You
Why are you retreating! Why don't you go up and kill them! Kill them!"
"Captain!" Li Xian tried to make Yang Tong wake up and said, "We can't hold it any longer! Captain, we have been defeated! We can't hold it any longer!"
Yang Tong was originally just a nobleman who had learned some military strategy. How could he compare with a general who had actually been on the battlefield? Under the panic and fear of losing the pass, he had obviously entered a crazy state, and it was as if he had no
Hearing this, he grabbed Li Xian's collar and raised the knife in his hand, howling: "No! Kill me! Otherwise I will chop you!"
Seeing that Li Xian was still hesitant, Yang Tong actually chopped it off without saying a word!
Li Xian quickly used his knife to parry. One of his arms was injured and he had some difficulty dodging. He was in a state of embarrassment for a while.
Yang Tong continued to chop with the knife without mercy, and shouted: "Kill you! Kill you! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill..."
Yang Tong paused in the middle of shouting. When he lowered his head, he didn't know when Li Xian's sword had pierced his body.
Yang Tong made a sound in his throat, then took off his sword and dropped it to the ground, then he fell to the sky...
Li Xian looked at Yang Tong, turned away, and shouted: "No more fighting! No more fighting! We surrender! Surrender..."
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At this moment, a fierce siege battle is also going on on the north bank of the Wei River in Chang'an.
The fireworks inside and outside the mausoleum have blocked the sky, and corpses are everywhere on and off the city walls. The blood has turned the soil around the city into blood-colored mud. Whether it is a person or a horse, every time they step on it, everything is turned up.
It is purple and black in color.
The tombs of Chang'an were originally the tombs of the emperors of the Han Dynasty. Because they took a long time to build and required a lot of manpower, they gradually formed small cities with a large population. But they didn't know that these emperors of the Han Dynasty were
, what does it feel like to watch the juniors killing each other underground...
Zhao Wen saw that the skylight had completely disappeared and the battlefield was dark. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Ming Jin, withdraw your troops." It is not impossible to attack the city overnight, but the losses will inevitably increase, not to mention that the soldiers are also human beings.
After cutting for a day, it still needs to be repaired, so unless it is absolutely necessary, we will not choose to attack the city at night.
"Dang Dang Dang..."
With the sound of the golden gong ringing, the soldiers who were attacking the city immediately stopped, turned around and walked back. Some even climbed up the ladder and immediately slid down without caring.
Under the city were all soldiers staggering back. At this moment, the defenders on the Lingyi city wall also retracted their weapons, even those who had strung and drawn their bows.
In fact, some of the soldiers on both sides knew each other, and many were friends. If it weren't for the generals, who would be willing to raise swords and guns against their former friends...
"General Xia!" Zhao Wen looked at Xia Mou with some dissatisfaction and said, "We have been attacking for many days. How long will it take to capture this small tomb in front of us?"
Xia Mougong cupped his hands and said: "Zhao Shijun and his sons did not slack off at all when they attacked! This mausoleum is backed by mountains and surrounded by water, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack... But please rest assured, there are many soldiers in the mausoleum.
It’s almost exhausted, so we can capture it in just a few days…”
Zhao Wen snorted, and when he was about to say something else, suddenly several war horses came running from the distance, which immediately attracted Zhao Wen's attention. One of the messengers among these knights hurriedly rushed over soon
Zhao Wen approached and presented an urgent report from Zuo Fengyi.
"Zhengxi... moved?!" Zhao Wen caught the light of the torch, looked at it for a few times, and blurted out involuntarily.
Xia Mou, who was standing by with his ears pricked up, was also startled. His eyes widened and he asked, "What? General Zhengxi is here? Where is he?"
Zhao Wen turned around, looked at Xia Mou with a half-smile, and said, "Why, is General Xia worried or timid?"
After all, Xia Mou is also an old man. He quickly adjusted his expression, stroking his beard and said: "Zhao Shijun said something serious... Since I am leading the army and heard about the other party's movements, I naturally have to pay more attention to him. Why, when Zhao Shijun
How did you become timid here?"
Zhao Wen smiled and said: "So, Zhao has made a mistake. However, General Xia can rest assured that it is not General Zhengxi who is dispatched, but his troops stationed in Suyi..."
Xu Shu garrisoned troops in Suyi, and Zhao Wen naturally paid close attention to him all the time, so Xu Shu set out to attack from Suyi. It wasn't long before he was detected by people sent by Zhao Wen, so he naturally reported to Zhao Wen as soon as possible.
Xia Mou squinted his eyes, made an estimate in his mind, and said, "How many people are there? How many horses are there?"
"Hmph... there are nearly three thousand infantry and about two thousand cavalry..." Zhao Wen snorted, not knowing what it meant, and said slowly, "...this is a massive outburst, and only three hundred people are left in Suyi.
The defenders..."
Xia Mou frowned slightly and said: "So... Su Yi will arrive here in five days, or in seven days! The number is quite large, this... is quite tricky!"
Zhao Wen looked at Xia Mou, and then said in a deep voice: "General Xia, don't worry, this army is not coming to Chang'an, but heading east..."
"Xiangdong? It's hard to say...Tongguan?"
Zhao Wen, in fact, mostly looked at Yang Biao's face. Now that he heard that Tongguan was in danger, which meant that the main transportation link with Hongnong was going to be cut off and lost contact, he was naturally a little panicked.
Zhao Wen pondered for a while and said: "There are more than 2,000 defenders at Tongguan, and there is no shortage of food, grass, and equipment... Therefore, the advance may be insufficient, but the defense should be able to hold for ten and a half days... Even if the troops of the Western Expeditionary Division are doubled
As far as Tongguan is concerned, it is not easy to capture the city..." Siege warfare is inherently the most cruel and time-consuming thing, and it is all about sacrificing human lives, so there is nothing wrong with Zhao Wen's judgment.
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"But..." Zhao Wen groaned, thinking, and frowned tightly. This army of conquering the west is going east, so when will the next army of conquering the west come, and where will it go?
While walking?
Zhao Wen didn't believe that Fei Qian would be idle and bored and let his troops attack at will. Then he must have a goal, and this goal, no matter how he felt, it was his place. After all, Zhong Shao and Fei Qian seemed to have some agreement...
Zhao Wen pondered for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Su Yi!"
Xia Mou rolled his eyes and said, "What does Zhao Jun mean?"
"A few days ago, news came from Hedong that General Zhengxi is still in Pingyang! What's more, the area from Pingyang to Beiqu, and from Beiqu to Diaoyin are all mountain roads, winding and rugged, making it difficult to travel with heavy equipment! So when calculating the time, even if
It's General Zhengxi's light chariot and fast horse, and he can't reach Diaoyin now!" Zhao Wen said while thinking, "In other words, General Zhengxi most likely rushed here in order to rescue the Zhong family, so he walked easily.
It’s the Hedong line!”
From Pingyang to Hedong, and then from Hedong to Guanzhong, except for Shaanxi and Tianjin, which need to cross the river, the rest of the area is mostly flat. Naturally, it is faster and more convenient than taking the mountain road...
What's more, only by taking this road can we conquer Tongguan!
"That's right!" Zhao Wen gave a high-five and said, "That's it! Huh, so he sent a partial army to take over Suyi, block the intersection of Diaoyin going south, and then transfer his troops to support Tongguan! In this way, even if it is a conquest
