Wuguan is located sixty miles northwest of Neixiang County. It is the only pass to enter Shangluo Road. It is also the main pass in the south of Guanzhong, Xiongguan, Xisanguan, Northxiaoguan, Dongtongguan and Southwuguan. This shows the importance of Wuguan's strategic position.
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At this time, the Jin army was still on the south bank of the Yellow River, six or seven hundred miles away from Wuguan. The entire Shannan East Road to the south and the Central Plains area to the east were Zhu Si's territory. For the Wuguan defenders, unless the Jin army fell from the sky
, otherwise it would be impossible to appear in Wuguan. As for the Tang army, it is even more impossible, in the hinterland of Bashu!
There are no enemies within a radius of 600 miles around Wuguan. For the defenders of Wuguan, they have to guard against mountain bandits and thieves.
Although there are no enemies around, the rules of Wuguan are very strict. Unless it is the gold medal of Emperor Zhu Si, the city gate will never be opened at night.
This forced the Jin army, which was good at night fighting, to take action only during the day.
In the early morning, the front of Wuguan was deserted. It was less than ten days before the New Year. There were basically no businessmen on the official road. There were fifty soldiers on duty at the north and south gates.
At this time, fifty carriages came from a distance and slowly climbed up the slope. When the defenders on the city saw it, they immediately shouted: "Brothers, a fat sheep is coming!"
Dozens of soldiers came out one after another. If it was a caravan, they could extort a lot of money at this time.
At this time, Hu Tong spurred his horse forward and said with a smile: "It must be Brigade Commander Wang! I am Hu, the chief secretary of Neixiang. The New Year is coming soon. My county master asked me to send hundreds of fat pigs to reward my brothers!"
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Hu Tong helped count the supplies in Wuguan for half a month, and everyone in the pass knew him.
Although it was not a caravan, the soldiers still smiled happily, clasped their fists for the head brigade commander and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hu, please go to the city to rest!"
Hu Tong waved his hand and said, "Drive the pig truck into the city!"
There were two strong young men in each cart, followed by more than 20 strong young people who helped catch the pigs. Suddenly more than a hundred strong young people appeared. Although the number seemed a bit more, everyone's attention
All the efforts were focused on the fat pigs, but no attention was paid to the number of people.
At this time, Hu Tong said with a smile: "There are more than a dozen large trucks carrying fruits and vegetables behind. I will rush them."
After saying that, he turned the horse's head and ran towards the distance. The pig cart had blocked the city gate. At this moment, the young man at the head shouted sharply: "Do it!"
More than a hundred big men attacked at the same time. They pulled out their spears and swords from the cart and attacked the surrounding enemy troops. The defenders were caught off guard and were stabbed and killed in an instant, killing more than 20 people. The remaining soldiers in the city
He was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, shouting: "The enemy is coming to kill, the enemy is coming to kill!"
At this time, the dull sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, the earth was shaking, and ten thousand cavalry came from several miles away.
The Jin army at the city gate has occupied the south gate. They pulled out their carts, and there were countless enemy soldiers in the city who came to seize the city gate. The young man leading the Jin army was Yang Xuanying. He could speak with a Nanyang accent.
Can fool the defenders.
Yang Xuanying wielded his spear with extraordinary bravery and stabbed more than a dozen people in a row. The enemy troops were so frightened that they retreated. In a blink of an eye, the muffled thunder reached his ears, and the cavalry came to kill. The five hundred cavalry led by him rushed into the city in an instant...
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There were only a thousand defenders in Guancheng and their weapons were weak. When the Jin cavalry came in, hundreds of people, including the general Hou Zhu, knew that the situation was over and fled in panic from the north gate to Shangzhou.
Yao Jin entered the city and ordered the flag of Wuguan to be changed to the black dragon flag with a red background. This was the flag of Guo and Song Dynasties. It had never been changed from Hexi to Hedong.
Yao Jin came to the grain depot first. Although Hu Tong told him that there was enough grain, Yao Jin still wanted to see it with his own eyes.
The warehouse occupies a large area, accounting for half of the buildings in the city. The layout is almost the same as that of Tianshi City in Dadou Bago. Half of the warehouses are stacked with grain and grass, and the rest are reservoirs, icehouses and weapons and supplies warehouses. The other icehouses are A large amount of meat and wine were also piled in the warehouse.
Hu Tong looked at the account book and smiled and said: "It has not increased. It is still the same as when I left. There are 5,000 dan of grain, 10,000 dans of fodder, and 1,000 sets of armor, bows and arrows each."
At this time, Yao Jin noticed a strange phenomenon and asked: "There are no livestock here, why do we need so much fodder?"
Hu Tong smiled slightly and said: "The general doesn't know. This is a way of making money that has been left for many years. Usually, fodder is forcibly sold to the caravans that come and go, and the price is high. It is called providing supplies to the caravans. Why is it fodder? Because the cost of fodder is the cheapest. In addition, ice is sold in summer. It is basically a business without capital. This is not only the case in Wuguan, but also in most passes. Everyone has a way to make money."
Yao Jin said happily: "Okay! Let's wait patiently for Zhu Si's reaction."
He asked again: "Where is the nearest army to us? Is it Shangzhou?"
Hu Tong shook his head, "There are only 2,000 people in Shangzhou. The nearest army to us is the Dengzhou garrison. In Nanyang, there are about 10,000 troops. They can reach Wuguan in one day."
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Zhu Si's southern patrol team has already set off, with a total of 80,000 troops, guarding Zhu Si's concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, civil and military officials and their families, as well as convoys transporting grain and property, a total of more than 100,000 people. Five thousand carts, a mighty force, twenty miles long.
Three days later, the team arrived at the Shangluo River. They walked southward along the Shangluo River and then entered Shangzhou. The team moved slowly and could not cover dozens of miles in a day. At this speed, they would have to walk at least seven to eight more miles. Only geniuses can reach Wuguan.
They had just turned around on Shangluo Road and were heading south when a group of cavalry suddenly came from the front. This cavalry was a spy from the former army. They brought news about Shangzhou. Not long after, the leading cavalry captain was brought to Zhu Si. He knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, there is bad news coming from Wuguan. An army of unknown origin has captured Wuguan."
"What?"
Zhu Si's eyes widened. He couldn't believe his ears. Wuguan was lost. What was going on?
He looked at Liu Sigu as if asking for help. Liu Sigu's face was also very ugly, and he was speechless. Everyone and the ministers looked at each other, all shocked.
"what is going on?"
Zhu Si finally roared, "Tell me! Where did the enemy troops come from?"
The school captain was so frightened that he trembled and said: "It's true...it's true that I can't tell, and the brothers who escaped...don't know either."
Liu Sigu sighed and said: "It can't be the Bashu Tang Army. It can only be the army of Guo and Song. They cut off the Tongguan Road and then cut off the Wuguan Road. There will be no one else but them."
"Where did they come from? They were by the Yellow River. How could they fly to Wuguan? Where were the officials along the way? Why didn't anyone report it?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I think this should be a sneak attack. There are only a thousand defenders in Wuguan. If we lose our vigilance, Wuguan can easily fall. The top priority now is to recapture Wuguan."
Zhu Si forced himself to calm down. He gritted his teeth and asked: "How to seize it? Send an army to Wuguan to fight the outpost. Can I slow down?"
"Your Majesty, we have no siege weapons and cannot attack Wuguan. I remember that there are many siege ladders in Dengzhou warehouse, which were left behind when we attacked Xiangyang. Moreover, the Dengzhou garrison is only one day's journey from Wuguan. We might as well let them
They rushed to Wuguan. If they can't take Wuguan, we can only think of other strategies."
"What do you mean by different strategies?" Zhu Si asked.
Two words burst out from Liu Sigu's teeth, "Negotiation!"
Zhu Si was stunned for a moment, then he let out a long sigh and said, "I don't want to beg Guo Song any more."
He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Send an order to Cheng Jun, Deng Ru's military envoy, and ask him to lead his army to recapture Wuguan immediately!"
A pigeon flew up with flying colors, circled twice in the air, and flew toward the southeast.
"In the evening of the same day, Cheng Jun, Deng Ru's military envoy stationed in Nanyang, received Zhu Si's order to recapture Wuguan within two days."
This order really caught Cheng Jun off guard. Who occupied Wuguan? How many troops were there? He knew nothing and was about to send troops to recapture Wuguan. Cheng Jun was also shocked. Where did this army come from? If it was
How could Guo and Song's troops know nothing when they passed through Dengzhou?
Wang Changxin, the chief historian, said to Cheng Jun: "Since it is a sneak attack on Wuguan, the opponent's troops should not be too many. At most, there are more than a thousand cavalry. They rode through Dengzhou at night. This can explain why we did not know that the opponent was crossing the border and did not have many troops.
If so, it would be really easy to conceal it.
"The question is what do we do?"
Wang Changxin knew that Jiedushi didn't want to send troops, so he advised him: "You are not aware of Zhu Si's temper. If we don't send troops, the consequences will be very serious. I suggest you bring enough siege weapons and kill Wuguan as soon as possible. No matter what
If we can capture Wuguan, we must at least make a show of it so that Zhu Si has nothing to say."
Cheng Jun nodded, "You are right, now we are far from being able to disobey military orders, so we can only send troops!"
That night, Cheng Jun led an army of 10,000 people and carried 300 siege ladders to attack Wuguan in a mighty manner.