Chapter seven hundred and sixty first take Tongguan effortlessly
After Li Siye received Li Yu's permission, he immediately issued an order to everyone: "I will lead the Hexi, Beiting, and Anxi armies to pursue the remnants of the rebels to Tongguan, intercept and eliminate them outside Guancheng. But in order to be absolutely sure, prevent the enemy from breaking through.
To escape, two armies must be sent to Pujin Ferry in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and Wuguan in the south to intercept them. King Jianning, Guo Zhongcheng and Wang Shangshu, you can choose a place to intercept the enemy."
Guo Ziyi turned her attention to King Jianning Li Tan, but King Jianning raised his head slightly and glanced at the corners of his eyes, meaning that I don't make decisions like my brother.
He and Wang Sili looked at each other again, then crossed their hands and said: "The terrain of Wuguan is narrow and the army cannot deploy. Our Shuofang Army is willing to go to Pujin Ferry to intercept."
Wang Sili nodded and said: "In this case, I will lead my 10,000 troops to Wuguan to set up an ambush to intercept them. I will definitely not let a single rebel escape."
Li Siye crossed his arms again and said to Li Yu: "I would like to ask Your Highness to lead ten thousand people into Chang'an City to appease the people, consolidate the city defense, and report the victory to Your Majesty. I'll trouble Your Highness."
Li Yu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Doctor Li's arrangement was tantamount to allowing Li Yu to accept all the glory and aura. Although this would be of great benefit to him becoming emperor in the future, for this kind of being forced to the end
He always feels worthy of the honor he received.
He subconsciously looked at his younger brother King Jianning who was riding side by side with Guo Ziyi. Unexpectedly, King Jianning also raised his head and looked at him with an encouraging smile on his face.
Li Yu felt a little at ease in his heart. His origin destined him to be admired and worshiped by thousands of people. This had nothing to do with him as a person, just because he was the eldest son of the emperor.
He glanced gratefully at Li Siye again, nodded and said, "In that case, I will lead the troops into the city, and you will each pursue the enemy."
All the generals crossed their arms and responded.
The army was divided into four armies under Chang'an City, each turning into a torrent of flags and heading in different directions.
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Time goes back to two days ago.
Since Niu Tingjie went to seize the property, only a thousand rebels remained in Tongguan City. Lieutenant General Zhang Xida was uneasy, but he did not try to inform Chang'an or send someone to report to Luoyang. The key is that doing so would offend Niu Tingjie.
, provided that he can come back alive.
At dusk, the spies he sent out came back to report that General Niu had recaptured his property and was escorting his vehicles on the way back to Tongguan.
Lieutenant General Zhang felt a little calmer, but he was secretly suspicious. He instinctively thought that this was a strategy of the Tang Army. Now that Niu Tingjie had really brought back the vehicle, his suspicions were alleviated a lot. Maybe his suspicions were wrong.
There are indeed more than 2,000 broken troops moving deep in the mountains.
The red sun sets from the Huashan Mountains in the distance. In the golden afterglow of this moment, the golden water surface of the Yellow River lives up to its name.
A green flag appeared on Tongguan Road, and thousands of soldiers and horses escorted the carts gradually approaching the city gate. At this time, the visibility was already very low. Zhang Xida leaned on the city wall and could not clearly see the faces of the generals under the city.
However, the ruts of the warehouse trucks pulling goods are very deep, and this can still be seen.
Logically speaking, even if the defeated troops carried out an organized robbery, the property obtained would have to be divided among the spoils. It was considered good to be able to recover 70% of Niu Tingjie's property, but it was a bit strange that all of it was recovered.
He leaned over the tower and shouted: "But General Niu is back?"
Niu Tingjie rode forward and responded loudly: "It's me, open the city gate quickly."
This was indeed the voice of General Niu. The doubts in his heart disappeared. He immediately led his confidants down the city tower, ordered people to open the city gate, and led dozens of horsemen to greet him. He crossed his hands in front of Niu Tingjie and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General Niu."
"How hard is it to seize wealth for yourself? Let's go." Niu Tingjie's face was stiff and rigid.
He suddenly turned his gaze behind General Niu and asked for no reason: "There are so many new faces."
Niu Tingjie's eyes panicked, and Zhang Xida suddenly understood and quickly turned his horse's head. A young general in the Tang army, with quick eyesight and quick hands, let go of his arrows and hit him in the shoulder with an arrow.
Feng Changqing waved his hand and shouted: "Charge into the city!"
Hundreds of horsemen marched forward, carrying dozens of rebels and charging into the city gate. The pawns at the gate had no time to pull up the drawbridge, and the soldiers at the door had no time to close the city gate.
Lieutenant General Zhang Xida was injured in the shoulder. He quickly turned his body to the side of the horse, pulled the horse's neck and turned around. He ran towards the beach of the Yellow River. There was only a lone boat on the bank.
Li Chongyun stared at the lieutenant since he shot the arrow. He waved his whip and whipped the horse's butt as he chased towards the river beach. Feng Changqing turned around and shouted: "Chongbao!"
He immediately ordered the few soldiers around him to rush to protect the young master.
The Anxi army swarmed into the city and massacred the remnants of the rebels. Since the main general was captured and the deputy general fled without knowing where to go, most of the rebels in the city knelt down and surrendered.
A moment later, Li Chongbao had returned from the river beach on a fast horse. He walked up the steps to the city wall, came to Feng Changqing, and threw the head in his hand at his feet.
Feng Changqing patted him hard on the shoulder, frowned and said, "You must not act without authorization in the future. Li Chongbao obeys orders!"
He knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands: "Here."
"I appoint you as the captain of the personal regiment. I will ask the doctor to sue you someday."
Li Chongbao responded with joy on his face: "Thank you for your humiliation, General."
Feng Changqing helped him up and said with half envy and half ridicule: "As a son of a general like you, there is no need to go into battle. The court will soon grant you an official position because of your father's merits. At least it should be
You may be a fourth-grade Zhonglang general, a fourth-grade strong general, or even your young brother who is far away in Lanzhou can get a fifth-grade casual official title. The starting point of your birth is the struggle of countless soldiers.
A peak that even half of the body cannot reach.”
Li Chongbao didn't feel much about Feng Changqing's exclamation. He had never experienced the days when his fathers fought bloody battles to climb up the ladder step by step. He just said sincerely: "No matter how high the imperial court appoints me, it can't compare to this school captain."
, because I earned it by taking my own head.”
Feng Changqing laughed and said: "That's right, if a small soldier kills the deputy general guarding the pass, he can indeed be replaced by a seventh-grade captain. I believe your future achievements will be far better than mine."
They looked far away from the city wall, where the high mountains turned into blurred bodies of giant beasts, and traces of the Yellow River could still be distinguished from the shimmering waves reflecting the starlight.
The next day, Feng Changqing ordered his generals to drive the rebels to repair the city wall. There was already a dam-like city wall built of stone on this side of the Yellow River, and a thirty-foot dam extended into the water, as high as
The four feet can be called an iron wall and a copper wall. On the side close to the Qinling Mountains, there are not only two deep ditches that are difficult to cross, but also the twelve consecutive cities built on the original ones are connected to Tongguan.
But generally speaking, the most dangerous side of Tongguan is towards Lingbao. There is only one road there, and the pass is blocked by mud balls, which is very dangerous in the world. And facing Guanzhong, the city wall that needs to be defended is three miles long.
Eight thousand people seemed reluctant.
Feng Changqing ordered people to repair the bed crossbow on the watchtower. There are also more than a dozen small gravity trebuchets under the wall, and reusable trebuchets are hung on the wall. It can still cope with the attack of tens of thousands of troops for dozens of days.
no problem.
Four days later, the road from Guanzhong to Tongguan was rushing and rolling, and Zhengchen was rising ten miles from the Yellow River. The rebels led by Li Guiren and others gradually approached Guancheng. The rebels still numbered more than 30,000 people, including
Most of them are cavalry, and most of the infantry are capable veterans of many battles. They are exhausted and unable to conceal their defeat.
For individuals, war is also a knockout competition for the survival of the strong. It may seem like a huge defeat and one cannot afford to fight again, but in fact, all those left behind are elite forces. As long as they are fully rested and can replenish their troops, they can still support an army.
A large and powerful army.
This is the reason why Li Siye seeks total annihilation. As long as the core body of the rebels is there and there is a chance to breathe, they can be resurrected just like a centipede.
Feng Changqing ordered everyone to squat behind the wall. There were several rebel flags waving on the wall, waiting for Li Guiren and others to approach. As the saying goes, a war is never tired of deceit, but if there is a chance to suddenly scare the opponent, he will naturally not