Eight hundred and seventieth chapters look at the sword pavilion
The soldiers dressed as traders at the city gate also acted quickly, subduing the gatekeepers and seizing the city gate. Six or seven of them quickly ran to the city wall. The enemy troops on the city wall relied on their armor and tried to resist.
A fierce soldier from the Hexi Army jumped up and swung his sword, and his head was taken off. The others were so frightened that they did not dare to move.
They pulled up the flag on the city wall, waved it a few times, and then threw it under the city tower. Upon receiving the news, the Hexi Army quickly climbed up the narrow slope and rushed to the city gate on the steep stone steps.
There were many guards stationed in the Tibetan soldier caves dug on both sides of the pass. They noticed the movement in front of the pass, quickly organized their men, put on their armor, and started fighting towards the city wall.
Everyone in the Hexi Army set up their swords and took out their crossbows to actively defend, waiting for the large army to enter the city. The two sides fought fiercely in the narrow pass, using their swords to chop each other in close combat. Most of the Hexi Army were veterans of hundreds of battles, and their technical and tactical levels were relatively low.
The Jiannan soldiers were more than a little stronger, and they were able to withstand the attack of hundreds of Jiannan soldiers without any loss. These southern soldiers only dared to use bamboo and wood bows to harass and kill them from a distance.
Tian Zhen held Mo Dao in front, strode into the Wudingguan city gate, rushed in front of the soldiers guarding the gate, swung the blade across, and cut off the heads of several soldiers.
More Hexi troops poured into Guanzhong, and the crossbows in their hands fired without missing a beat. After shooting down several people in succession, the soldiers guarding the pass hurriedly turned around and ran away, getting into the cave for hiding soldiers drilled into the rock wall.
Tian Zhen stood in the open space and threatened loudly: "King Yong led his army to pacify Shuzhong, attacking the city and plundering the land. Wherever he went, he was defeated by the wind. Now that the army has entered Wuding Pass, why don't you come out quickly?
If you surrender quickly, are you going to wait for our army to start a killing spree?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice sounded from the cave where soldiers were hiding: "Don't kill, don't kill, we will surrender now."
Everyone looked intently, but they saw the general guarding the gate slowly walking out of the cave with a white flag in his hand, followed by a group of surviving guards. They took off the weapons from their waists and threw them to the ground, then knelt down on the ground.
Li Siye then rode his horse slowly into the pass, looked down at the surrendered general, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you the general guarding the pass?"
The general was fat and his face was fat and white. He lowered his head and trembled and said: "The guilty general is exactly that. I really don't know that it is King Yong's army. If he knew, even if he lends me a hundred courages, he would not dare to resist stubbornly.
The city gates will be opened early to welcome the army into the city."
Many generals under Li Siye looked at this man with a bit of contempt and banter. It turned out that he was a man who was greedy for life and afraid of death. If he had known better, there would be no need to go through so many troubles.
Li Siye asked again: "Do you know who the guard of Jianmen Pass is and how many troops there are in the pass?"
The surrendered general replied honestly: "Jianmen Pass is a big pass, not comparable to the small pass like my Wuding Pass. There are more than 1,500 soldiers in the pass, and the guard general is also a son of a serious family. He is the current Prime Minister."
Cui Mi, the younger brother of Cui Ning, the governor of the state."
Li Siye rode on his horse and muttered: "The children of the Boling Cui family sound like they are in some trouble."
Usually these aristocratic children have received a good education, and their character and loyalty are far beyond that of ordinary people. I am afraid that it is difficult to rely on bribery and intimidation alone. I am afraid that there is little hope of relying on a sudden attack, and we have to find a way from other aspects.
He said to the general: "Since you are serving as a general here, you must be very familiar with the mountains and rivers geography from Wuding Gorge to Jiange. Why don't you give up your merits and serve as our front army guide, and wait until you reach the middle of Shu?"
Discuss merit and reward."
"I am willing to obey orders even though I have a humble position."
Li Siye turned around and climbed onto the tower of Wuding Pass, looking at the mountains in the distance. The way they came was the ruins of the burned plank road on the mountainside. Looking at it now is still frightening. There is only a winding path in the valley leading to here.
He couldn't help but sigh at the danger of Wuding Pass. It was true that one man could not open the pass but ten thousand men could not open it. If the Jiannan Army guarding the pass were loyal to their duties and well-trained, his 40,000 troops would definitely be blocked at the foot of the mountain forever.
It's impossible to attack it.
After taking Wuding Pass, Li Siye led his army to continue marching south along the Jinniu Road. The Shu Road became increasingly difficult and dangerous, but fortunately, because of the need to provide supplies to Wuding Pass, the plank road leading to Jiange was still intact. This
This shows that his decision to choose Jinniu Road was correct. If he chose other roads such as Lychee Road or Micang Road, more plank roads would be damaged along the way. If he chose Yinping Road in the west, he would have to roll down the mountain like Deng Ai.
Went down.
The terrain of Jiange is extremely steep. The mountains on both sides stand upright like knives and axes. Only the road in the middle leads to Jianmen Pass. Although Guan City does not appear majestic in this natural cliff, the city walls are winding and undulating.
Built on top of the terrain, no matter which direction you attack the city wall from, you will have to bear the disadvantages caused by the drop in the mountain. It was really exciting to look at the mountain.
Li Siye cautiously did not send his army to the front of the gate, and continued to send people disguised as woodcutters in the mountains to approach the city wall. They found that there were people on guard at every crenel on the city, and they were rotated every two hours.
I'm afraid it's impossible to sneak in like last time.
Just as a scout was about to approach the pass, he was immediately driven away by the guards' bows and arrows on the city wall.
The scouts hurriedly came back to report to Li Siye, which made Li Siye feel a little embarrassed. Even Li Bai said that the sword pavilion was so majestic and Cui Wei that one man could guard the gate and ten thousand men could not open it. What he saw today was indeed true.
When he was at a loss what to do, Wei Yingwu, the army chief under his command, came into the account and gave him advice: "My lord, when I accompanied the Supreme Emperor into Shuzhong in the past, I had a relationship with Cui Ning, the governor of Shizhou. At that time, he was just a Jiannanjie general.
A small lieutenant under the command of Du Shi was promoted steadily after being promoted by his fellow clan members Cui Yuan, Cui Huan and others. This man is greedy for money and lustful, and is not a loyal person. Why don't your lord prepare a generous gift for him and dress up in a humble position?
We are traveling to Shizhou City to persuade Cui Ning to submit to the lord. Once Cui Ning submits, his brother will naturally sacrifice the city. Once we cross Jianmen Pass, Yizhou, the land of abundance, will be completely exposed to us."
Li Siye nodded thoughtfully: "If it's as you said, you can give it a try."
He brought a lot of gold and silver with him when he led the army, which was used to encourage and reward the soldiers in battle. Now that he has a way to enter Jianmen Pass without losing his life, he naturally has to prepare a thicker gift to avoid Cui Ning saying that we are a small family.
Wei Yingwu set out on the road with the gifts, accompanied by five or six men dressed as soldiers, each leading a horse. On the back of the horse were some mountain goods as a cover, but the inside was full of gold and spices.
When he came to Jianmen Pass, he was interrogated by the gatekeepers. Wei Yingwu took the initiative to hand over the money to pass the pass, and gave some money to the gatekeepers, and then he passed Jianmen Pass smoothly.
Once they passed Jianmen Pass, the terrain became gentle and roads extended in all directions.
It was already evening when Wei Yingwu entered Shizhou City, so he found a hotel to rest in, and then went to visit the Governor's Mansion the next morning. He already had an idea of how to convince this old acquaintance whom he had met by chance in the past.