Tongguan was only used as a backup for Hangu Pass in the earliest times. It was slightly repaired during the Qin Dynasty. For the Qin Dynasty’s imperial system, Hangu Pass was more important. However, during the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Tongguan was used as a defense against the west.
The importance of the Qiang rebellion affecting Guanzhong gradually became apparent, so it was gradually repaired.
But after all, the land of Sanfu still belonged to the territory of the Han Dynasty. This kind of pass within the Han Empire did not receive much material incline, so it was not as majestic and dangerous as Tongguan in later generations.
In ancient wars, terrain like passes was simply a nightmare for the attacker.
Even though Tongguan does not have a complete city defense now, it is like an insurmountable natural chasm, resisting wave after wave of offensives organized by Huangfu Song.
However, Hu Zhen's defense was not easy.
After all, Huangfu Song was a battle-hardened general. He commanded the improvised army without any confusion or obstacles. The soldiers from Hedong and the common people pulled from Hongnong formed a wave of waves.
The water surged upward, seemingly endless and unstoppable, putting great pressure on the defenders of Tongguan.
With the trained soldiers from Hedong led by Huangfu Song as the backbone, and Yang Biao, the leading figure in Hongnong, as the instigator, the potential hidden deep in Hongnong was quickly tapped. From Yiyang, from Luhun
, from Lu County, from Xincheng, from Quanwu and other places, groups of soldiers gathered, groups of civilians were organized, and baggage trucks were driven out one after another, and gathered here at Tongguan, and gathered at the lake.
county.
Some people are more fortunate, and they are responsible for transporting grain and grass. Although it is harder, working as cattle and horses to transport grain, at least they do not have to be conquered like the people here in Tongguan, and stumble under the sword of the supervising team.
They cried to heaven and earth to use soil, and even used their own lives to fill up the trench under Tongguan...
Huangfusong commanded very calmly, and the surrounding soldiers did not have any objections. In their view, this matter itself was just hard work, so what was wrong with letting these people do it? You can't let soldiers do this kind of thing, right?
It is only right that good steel should be used on the blade.
However, the Xiliang soldiers led by Hu Zhen on the defensive naturally could not watch the trenches being filled up. No matter how compassionate they were, they could not do it, otherwise they would be killing themselves. Therefore, they were shot by large numbers of bows and arrows.
, these civilians were unprotected, and they were injured, fell down, and died layer by layer, rolling together with the soil in the trench.
Some Minzhuangs who fell into the ditch and were injured but not dead for the time being, with wounds pierced by arrows and wounds outlined by the sharp antlers at the bottom of the ditch, were wailing in pain and rolling in despair.
At both ends of the trench, both Huangfu Song and Hu Zhen watched all this indifferently, without any emotional fluctuations. The flesh and blood stained in the trench seemed to be completely non-existent.
The sieges and sieges of this era were all like this.
Huangfu Song still had some bottom line. After the trench was filled, he waved Minzhuang to retreat. He did not force Minzhuang to continue to use his flesh and blood to smear the city wall of Tongguan, and used Minzhuang's life to consume the equipment that defended the city.
, although this kind of thing is also the most common thing when attacking a city in this era.
After all, this is still Hongnong, so we still need to grasp this degree.
Behind Huangfu Song, dozens of leather drums were beating earth-shatteringly. The dull drum sound was like a beating in the human body, stirring the heart and pumping blood along with the drum sound, making people's blood pumping.
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This Tongguan must be captured as soon as possible!
Huangfu Songju was sitting on a leather horse, with soldiers guarding him. His expression was solemn, his gray beard fluttering in the wind, his eyes fixed on Tongguan, and his fingers were calculating something, as if he was constantly calculating what to do.
Fight, how many lives must be filled in before Tongguan can be conquered!
Amidst the sound of golden drums, groups of soldiers rushed forward with weapons and equipment. In the midst of the instructions, the two sides fought frantically, with the bodies of both sides flying, and with the siege equipment and the city wall defense system.
Destroyed one after another, at this point, Tongguan is like a millstone of flesh and blood, grinding all the people and soldiers involved in these misfortunes to a pulp, and smearing their flesh and blood on the upper and lower walls of the city.
But behind Huangfu Song's infantry battle formation, there was a group of Hu cavalry.
These Southern Huns, who followed Huangfu Song all the way from Gaonu, were not very interested in Tongguan or anything like that, nor did they pay much attention to how Huangfu Song attacked the city, because they knew that this was nothing to do with them.
For these southern Huns, there is no big difference between listening to Huangfu Song's orders or Hongnong Yang's orders and obeying the orders of Pingyang's guarding Huns. The important thing is how much money can be taken.
The most important question is how much money the loot can bring back to the family.
For Huangfu Song, it was crucial to attack Xia Tongguan as soon as possible.
From Hongnong to Guanzhong, one route follows the Tongguan route along the river, and the other detours from Lu County and takes the Wuguan route over the mountains and ridges, then breaks through Lantian and enters Guanzhong.
The second road is not impossible, but once the army enters the mountain, the time is no longer measured in days. It takes decades or even months to move. Moreover, it is not convenient to transport food and grass between mountain roads. The difference between this
, how could Huangfu Song, who was experienced in combat commanding the army, not know the difference?
Therefore, it is better to go through Tongguan than to take the mountain road!
What's more, Tongguan is not as good as Hangu Pass. Both the city wall and the defense are more than one level behind. Therefore, although there will be some losses in filling it with human lives, it can definitely be filled!
Moreover, the Xiliang rebels cannot be given a chance to breathe. Although Huangfu Song's troops were rushed into the army, perhaps they could be more flexible if they were reorganized in the queue. However, the longer Huangfu Song spent in Hongnong, it would be equivalent to
Give the Xiliang soldiers more time to prepare, and for a pass like Tongguan, if the Xiliang soldiers prepare more, maybe Huangfusong and the others will have to spend ten of their lives to fill it...
Huangfusong looked up at the sky and said, "One more wave!"
"only!"
The ordering soldiers agreed loudly, and then with the drums and flags moving in unison, another wave of soldiers swarmed towards Tongguan...
Then, under the crazy resistance of the Xiliang soldiers above Tongguan, they had to retreat again.
Huangfusong finally stood up from the skin and said: "...That's it for today...Mingjin withdraws his troops..."
As soon as the order to retreat was given, the soldiers who were lining up couldn't help but let out a long breath.
Finally got through the day.
only……
What about tomorrow?
Or how many days can it last?
On this point, the soldiers on both sides have no idea...
