Vol 4 Chapter 1193: Road to the world

Tongguan is the east gate of Guanzhong. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is surrounded by mountains, peaks and valleys, deep valleys and cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads. The name of the road to the world is just a risk.
This pass is a veritable one-off pass.
Because the terrain is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, once Tongguan is controlled, the connection between Northwest and Guannei is almost blocked.
From ancient times to the present, it is really difficult to conquer Tongguan. Under Tongguan, there are countless soldier dead.
Although Tongguan is the east gate of the northwest, the geographical location is extremely important, but it has never used too much force to guard this gate. Even in the face of a million soldiers, as long as there are hundreds of people guarding the pass, the enemy troops are difficult to advance, and The soldiers and horses of Guanzhong also have enough time to come to support.
When Qu Yuangu defended the northwest, Tongguan was not in the control of Qu Yuangu in the early years, but was appointed by the court to station officials, only because the garrison squeezed and squeezed the merchants, and was used by Qu Yuangu to play a role. Shou Jiang, with the help of Queen Qu ’s pillow-side wind, Qu Yuangu sent his confidant general to defend Tongguan as he wished. Several years ago, he transferred his righteous son Xue Ren to Tongguan to help him defend the Dongdaemun Gate.
In his early years, Qu Yuangu was also involved in the Southern and Northern Wars. Although he did not make many achievements, he also had qualifications. After all, his own group of soldiers had followed him for many years. This Xue Ren was Qu Yuangu who pulled up by hand and sent Xue Ren to Before Tongguan, Xue Ren was adopted as the righteous son, and Xue Ren was as loyal to his own uncle, according to the words of those colleagues in private, as a hunting dog raised since childhood.
In the sunset, the guards above Tongguan saw a team of cavalry from the west and immediately reported to Xue Renxian.
If there are soldiers and horses from the east, the horn will sound at the first time above Tongguan, and the soldiers at Tongguan will also be ready to fight in the shortest time.
The thick stone wall of Tongguan is really an insurmountable barrier, and the city wall is extremely high. Because of the terrain, those siege weapons such as cloud ladders are not useful at all.
The team from the west was naturally their own family in the eyes of the defenders, but the sudden appearance of hundreds of rides still made the guards a little strange. Xue Ren got a report and was slightly surprised. He quickly reached the head of the city and overlooked it. The cavalry was already in sight.
"It's the eldest son of the eldest son." Xue Ren sighed slightly. He was the confidant of Qu's family, and he knew the situation of Qu's family naturally.
The eldest son recruited the Northwestern Warriors many years ago and formed the so-called warriors. According to the eldest son, many people in the northwest have resentment against him. He must have an elite guard to protect his safety. Qu Yuangu He was given a staff of three hundred, and the eldest son recruited three hundred one by one. These people were indeed rigorously trained and well-equipped, that is, the payroll was far above the Northwest Army.
For the Qu family, the silver spent by the three hundred guards in the district of Yangyang is of course nine cattle per hair.
As soon as he saw the equipment of the cavalry, Xue Ren recognized at a glance that Qu Manbao was a valet.
He wondered in his heart that these three hundred warriors were Qu Manbao's guards. They had only been responsible for guarding the safety of Qu Manbao, and Qu Manbao is now responsible for guarding Xianyang, and he has a heavy responsibility. Of course, he will not easily leave Xianyang. Want to come to Tongguan?
Confused in his heart, he didn't go down to meet him immediately.
The cavalry team finally stopped before the customs, Xue Ren just glanced casually, and knew that the number of opponents was about 300. That is to say, almost all of the 300 princes of the eldest son were dispatched, and he was even more puzzled in his heart. At this moment, I suddenly saw a person coming out of the team, followed by a ride on the left and right, and saw that the person Xue Renxin was next, but the one who had already recognized it was Qu Manbao.
"Princess!" Xue Ren hurriedly shouted at the head of the city: "Why are you here?"
He was full of breath and his voice was loud.
Qu Manbao was wearing armor, wearing a helmet, raised his head, and did not speak immediately. He glanced at him next to him, coughing slightly, and pressed the knife handle with his right hand. Qu Manbao glanced diagonally, his eyes twitched, and finally raised his head. : "Xue Ren, can there be a report from the front?"
"Returning to the Grand Master, the general led the army like a broken bamboo, and the two cities have been overcome." Xue Ren said loudly: "There is no new battle report now. If there is a battle report, his subordinates will immediately send people to Xianyang."
"I have something to discuss with you." Qu Manbao said: "You open the door first."
Tongguan is a pass, with a door on each side, and between the two heavy walls, it is very spacious. The guards eat, drink, and sleep, all in it, and there are warehouses for storing food and drinking water. Young weapons are also stored.
Xue Ren was about to tell someone to open the door, but his arm was only raised halfway, but he didn't continue to lift it. Hesitated before saying, "Master, you come in person, I don't know what to order?"
"Open the door first." Qu Manbao said: "There are some things over Xianyang that I can't decide. Come over and discuss with you."
"Xianyang?" Xue Ren suspiciously, smiled: "Princess, the responsibility of the subordinate is to guard Tongguan on the order of the general. When the subordinate came over, the general said that the person is in, the person is off Death, in addition, the subordinates are not qualified to ask anything else. The things over Xianyang, the subordinates ... the subordinates dare not talk more. "
The cavalry beside Qu Manbao coughed again, and Qu Manbao immediately said: "Don't talk nonsense, open the door and talk."
Xue Ren felt that something was wrong and glanced at the team behind Qu Manbao. Before he even spoke, he heard Qu Manbao's loud voice: "Xue Ren, I heard that the two cities were captured by the British soldiers. Is this the case?"
"Exactly." Xue Ren immediately said: "It is indeed the young man who personally led the troops to attack."
"He built a tremendous military achievement in Guan Nei, should he let Lao Tzu stay in Xianyang to wait?" Qu Manbao suddenly scolded: "I thought about it, you went to Xianyang instead of me to guard. Father attacked Luoyang together. "
Xue Ren heard that his tense heart suddenly relaxed.
Qu Manbao appeared in front of him with three hundred warriors. He really surprised Xue Ren. He did n’t know what Qu Manbao wanted to do. He heard Qu Manbao just asked himself to open the door, and he was vaguely speaking, and he was suspicious. At that moment, I was relieved immediately, thinking that the eldest son was not convinced that his younger brother would make war achievements in Guan Nei, and wanted to enter the gate to build merit.
He is quite familiar with Qu Manbao's temperament. This eldest son has the heart to fight for merit, but it is not a rare thing. He arched his hand: "Duke, since the general has left you in Xianyang, there is naturally the principle of the general. Xianyang It is the most important place in the northwest. The general is worried about the entry of the army, and the rear is empty. There will be people who are deliberately suspicious and take advantage of the opportunity to leave chaos. Naturally, it is because the master has the ability to act on his own. If the eldest son rushes into the customs, this ...! "
"Why, what should I do, need you to teach?" Qu Manbao's tone was not good.
Xue Ren busy said: "The subordinates don't dare. It's just that the eldest son let the subordinate go to Xianyang to guard, and the subordinates don't dare to take orders. The subordinates are very talented, and guarding the Tongguan is already worrying day and night. He dared to persuade that although the youngest son made merits in the customs, if the youngest grandfather would leave the Northwest Taiping intact during the expedition of the general, then no one could match the credit, and the general would be very happy. "
Qu Manbao thought for a while before saying: "I'll think about it and open the door first."
If you change to someone else, Xue Ren may not necessarily open the door, but Qu Manbao repeatedly asked, and he has no reason to close Qu Manbao outside the door. He arched and said: "Princess, please wait, the subordinate will open the door for you immediately."
After Xue Ren disappeared from the city, Qu Manbao was relieved, but his face was hard to look at, and he did n’t look back. He just said: "General Qi, I have asked him to open the door as I told you, and I hope you can Commitment."
"My grandpa is at ease. I said that as long as you help me, I will never hurt you." A cavalry behind Qu Manbao smiled and said: "Tongguan was won this time, and Grandpa made great contributions. There will never be a missing grandson. "
The talking cavalry is naturally Qi Ning.
Qi Ning led the soldiers to attack Qu Manbao's camp at night, and forced Qu Manbao to kneel and beg for descending, but Qi Ning did not delay. He chose 300 soldiers from the Chu Kingdom to put on the clothing and equipment of Xiaoshi, and then forced Qu Manbao to take the team to Tongguan.
The terrain of Tongguan is dangerous, and there is a narrow and long road from Guannei to the northwest. It is narrow and difficult to travel, but the road from the northwest to Guannei is much more spacious.
But even so, Qi Ning knew that it was no easy task to attack Tongguan. Even if he had a strong force on his side, even if he finally won Tongguan, the Chu army would definitely be countless.
In fact, he had made the worst plan long ago and was prepared to pay a heavy price.
However, a secret letter changed Qi Ning's original combat plan.
Qi Ning led dozens of warriors to successively take down two of the Qinling Meridian Roads, but all of Xianyang knew nothing about it. Qi Ning waited for a few days at the Whistle, and the soldiers and horses led by Duan Canghai finally arrived in time Arrived.
Qining attacked Xianyang this time. Qi Ning was temporarily dispatching troops in Xichuan. After the removal of Shu Wang Li Hongxin, Qi Ning immediately commanded the 10,000 soldiers assembled to march north.
Qu Yuangu led his troops into the customs, and Qi Ning knew that in a short period of time, Northwest's attention must have been placed on Qu Yuangu's Northwest Army ~ EbookFREE.me ~ No one would notice the movement of Xichuan here, but For a long time, there will be many nights and long dreams, and the surprise attack on Xianyang will naturally be as fast as possible, without delay.
In order to ensure the secrecy of the march, Qi Ning and Ban Yun deliberately staged dramas of gangs and bandits in Hanzhong, and Duan Canghai has led nearly 10,000 soldiers into the Qinling Mountains silently.
According to the prior operational deployment, Qi Ning led two thousand people to attack Tongguan, while Duan Canghai led the main force to launch a raid on Xianyang. In order to be foolproof, Lu Kang was arranged in advance to lead hundreds of people into the city of Xianyang. A surprise.
Compared with Duan Canghai, Qi Ning had no marching experience before. He knew that a surprise attack on Xianyang was not a trifle. He must be hit with one blow, otherwise the consequences would be unbearable. Therefore, it was this that arranged Duan Canghai, who had experienced combat operations, to take charge of attacking Xianyang.
The main force of the Northwest Army has entered the border, and there are bound to be few soldiers and horses left in Xianyang. The defense is weak. By then Lu Kang cooperates with the main force of the Chu army to cooperate with the outside, and may not be able to attack Xianyang in one fell swoop.
After leaving Qinling, Qi Ning suddenly received a secret letter in a very unexpected way.
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