Chapter 963 Going to Xiaoguan on a snowy night (8)
Author: gusty wind
It was already night, and I couldn't see anything on the dark road. I could only try to stare at the figure in front of me, and even judge it by the sound of footsteps. Fortunately, it was close to Xiaoguan. Although the road was uneven, it was repaired after all. Unlike
Like the east side of Rushui River.
But the terrible thing is that the wind and snow have increased again, and it is impossible to light a fire. In fact, it is impossible to light a fire. The march mainly relies on the silver glow cast by the bright moon that was hanging overhead before, but now there is no even this light.
Li Shan slipped and fell and fell into the mud. After being helped up by Liu Hei'er, he couldn't help but cursed. He had already run 100 meters to 99 meters. At the last moment, God came to cause trouble again!
"How far is it?" Li Shan yelled at the top of his lungs, but he didn't dare to open his mouth wide for fear of being choked by the wind, which seemed a little weird.
"It shouldn't be far..." Liu Heier once stationed at Xiaoguan for a period of time. "It's about seven or eight miles along this road."
As long as you go in the right direction, that's fine. Li Shan shouted back and continued to follow the figure in front of him. Traffic now relies entirely on walking, communication relies on shouting, and the sound of wind is all in his ears. He can only use this primitive method.
To ensure that the soldiers do not get separated as much as possible.
Seven miles away from here, Fan Shiyi and Huangfuzhong carefully approached the dark city wall with a few scouts. There was a faint light at the top of the city. It should be that the defenders were lighting fires to keep warm, but the rest of the place was dark.
"West or east?"
"To the west." Huangfuzhong whispered: "You can sneak up to the city wall over there. There is a straight path below leading to the city gate, but there should be a row of houses beside the straight path, and there are Liang soldiers inside."
Huangfuzhong didn't know much about the inside story of Xiao Pass, but he was a local after all. Now four of the seven Guyuan passes were in the hands of the Tang army, and three of the five counties had been recovered. He could find enough people to learn more about it.
"Such a heavy snowstorm..." Fan Shiyi touched the short knife at his waist, "At least there should be no Liang Jun on duty at the top of the city."
"Definitely not." Huangfuzhong licked his dry lips, "It could freeze them to death, let alone who would have thought there would be an enemy attack!"
Indeed, although there were no thermometers in this era, Fan Shiyi could feel that although it was only three days, it was much colder than before, and there was such a strong wind that no matter how elite the army was, it would be difficult to ensure that there was no heat on the city wall.
The soldiers were on duty late at night.
The two led three or four scouts around to the west, first looking at the city wall from a distance, and then slowly approaching. There were only bare flagpoles on the city wall and no one at all.
"The wind is too strong and the rope can't be thrown up." Huangfuzhong whispered: "But the city wall is only so high, you can still climb up by building a human wall."
The Central Plains governments of all dynasties built many gates here in order to resist the invasion of barbarians. Therefore, the city wall on the north side is quite tall, while the city wall on the south side is not high. This is also related to the terrain.
Fan Shiyi turned to look at the city gate that was obscured by the wind and snow and could no longer see clearly. He nodded and said: "It's not too far. As long as we can send fifty people up, bring a well-strung crossbow and a knife."
, we will definitely be able to kill him at the city gate."
"As long as the city gate can be opened..." Huangfuzhong whispered excitedly: "I heard that His Highness has won great victories in the wind and snow several times, and this time will be no exception!"
Fan Shi turned his head and glanced at Huangfuzhong, and said with a smile: "You can find out clearly."
Indeed, Feng Xue seems to have an indissoluble bond with Li Shan, which may be one of the reasons why Li Shan made up his mind.
At this moment, inside Xiaoguan, a large house on the west side was brightly lit.
The hall was warm and cozy, and the tables were filled with all kinds of dishes. Wine jars and charcoal pots were everywhere. The big man sitting on the main seat exposed his chest covered with black hair, with a trace of wine on it, and laughed loudly.
Said: "What a good wine! What a good wine!"
"It is said that Li Huairen has learned a lot. Not only is he good at making wine, but he also created the famous Dongshan Restaurant in Chang'an." A strong man below gnawed on a large piece of mutton and said loudly: "I can make one for Your Majesty someday.
cook!"
The big man in charge was Feng Duan, the chief general of the Xiaoguan Liang Army. After hearing this, he laughed and said: "Good idea, good idea!"
"Hahaha, they say that the King of Handan is a famous general in the world, but his name is not worthy of his name!" The strong man threw down the sheep bones that had not been chewed clean. "If you choose this time to send troops to Guyuan, you will definitely fail miserably!"
Feng Duan picked up the wine cup with a smile, looked at the dozen generals below, shook his head and said: "Li Huairen is not stupid either. With Li Zhengbao as his internal support, he suddenly sent out troops in the cold winter with the intention of taking over the city."
"Who would have thought that King Xia would have noticed it earlier!" An older general laughed and said: "At this time, we are trapped outside the city by heavy snow, unable to advance or retreat. Maybe King Xia can capture Li Huairen!"
Feng Duan looked at Xin Zhu'er, who had been silent and only ate meat without drinking alcohol, "The first credit in this battle must be King Xia, but the second credit is Brother Xin."
Xin Li'er smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Suo has been holding off the Tang army for many days, how can I get my turn?"
"Everyone has great achievements, all have great achievements!" Feng Duan laughed and said: "In two days, when the wind and snow subside, the reinforcements will go south... I am afraid that the Tang army will not survive this battle!"
Others loudly echoed, "If Li Huairen can be captured alive and sent to Wuyuan County..."
Xin Li'er lowered his head slightly, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart, a little contemptuous, a little suspicious, and a little worried.
After the prisoner exchange, Xin Li'er immediately informed Liang Luoren and gained complete trust. He then returned to Lingzhou to visit Liang Shidu and was eventually sent to Xiaoguan.
After walking around several places in a row, Xin Li'er could clearly feel the fear within Liang Jun towards the King of Handan of the Tang Dynasty. Two Turkic Khans came with more than 100,000 cavalry, and finally abandoned their armor and were defeated.
Returning, it is said that tens of thousands of people died in the battle alone, and even a large number of cattle and sheep scattered in the eastern part of Wonju were abandoned.
How could such a record not frighten Liang Jun, who was attached to the Turks?
Xin Li'er could even feel the fear in Master Liang's heart. Without the help of the Turks, could he still be the opponent of the Tang army?
Just over three months ago, Guan Guogong Ren Gui made all Liangshi realize this fact. Without the Turks, all Liangshi would be nothing.
And the Turks were defeated so miserably that the King of Handan would lead his army north one day... Such sentiments filled the army. Xin Li'er had to agree with Li Shan's point of view. The Turks were defeated, and the Liang army must have unstable military morale.
But in the past few days, good news came one after another. The Tang army suddenly launched a large-scale attack and captured Nanguan Town. They fought successively with Suo Zhou more than ten miles north of the city. Moreover, Guo Xiaoke, the general manager of Longzhou, led his army out of the pass and attacked directly.
Guyuan.
Feng Duan relaxed after being nervous for a while, Suo Zhou killed Li Zhengbao, the Tang army's internal commander, fought with the Tang army in Luojiatuo, and then retreated to the city. Liang Luoren personally led the army against Guo Xiaoke, and wars broke out in both places.