A Clash of Gods Chapter 1193: Road to stop dangers on earth
Tongguan is the east gate of Guanzhong. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is surrounded by mountains, peaks and peaks, valleys and deep cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads. There is a narrow gut trail in the middle of the road. It has always been the name of a road to stop danger.
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.
Throughout the ages, it was really difficult to conquer the Tongguan, and under the Tongguan, countless soldiers died.
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 army, as long as there are hundreds of people guarding the pass, the enemy is also difficult to move. The soldiers and horses of Guanzhong also have enough time to come to support.
When Qu Yuangu was defending the northwest, the control of Tongguan was not in the hands of Qu Yuangu in the early years, but the court appointed the officials to stay, just because the garrison squeezed the merchants, and was used by Qu Yuangu to play a role. With the help of Queen Qu's pillow-side wind, Qu Yuangu sent his confidant general to guard Tongguan, and several years ago transferred his righteous son Xue Ren to Tongguan to help him defend Dongdong. door.
Qu Yuangu in his early years was also a battle between the South and the North. Although he didn’t make many achievements, he also had seniority. After all, he also had a group of soldiers who had followed for many years. This Xue Ren was pulled by Qu Yuangu by hand. Before Renren sent to Tongguan, he accepted Xue Ren as his righteous son, and Xue Ren was as loyal to his own uncle, according to the words of those colleagues, as a hound that had been raised since childhood.
At 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 Tongguan guards will be ready to fight in the shortest time.
The Tongguan stone wall is heavy, and it is really an insurmountable barrier, and the city wall is extremely high. Because of the terrain, those siege weapons such as cloud ladders are of no use at all.
The team from the west is naturally their own family in the eyes of the defenders, but the sudden appearance of hundreds of rides still makes the guards a little strange. Xue Ren received a report, which was also slightly surprised, and quickly reached the city head, high Overlooking, the cavalry team was already in sight.
"Is the prince under the eldest son." Xue Ren was relieved. He was the confidant of the Qu family, and he knew the situation of the Qu family naturally.
The eldest son recruited the warrior of the Northwest many years ago and formed the so-called warrior. 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 gave him a 300-person establishment, and the eldest son recruited 300 people one by one. These people were indeed strictly trained and well-equipped, that is, the rates were 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 cows and one hair.
As soon as he saw the equipment of the cavalry team, Xue Ren recognized at a glance that he was the man of Qu Manbao.
He was puzzled. These three hundred warriors were Qu Manbao's guards. They had only been responsible for guarding Qu Manbao's safety, and Qu Manbao now guards Xianyang, and he has a heavy responsibility. Of course, he will not easily leave Xianyang. Why did the scholar come to Tongguan?
With doubts in his heart, he didn't immediately go down to meet him.
The cavalry team finally stopped before the close. Xue Ren just glanced casually, and knew that the number of opponents was about 300. That is to say, almost all of the 300 soldiers of the eldest son were dispatched, and he was even more puzzled. 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 man 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 obliquely, the corner of his eye twitched, and finally He looked up and said: "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 thick walls, but it is very spacious. The defenders eat, drink, and sleep, all in it, and there are warehouses for storing food and drinking water. Many weapons are also stored in it.
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 here 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 duty of the subordinate, is to guard Tongguan on the order of the general. When the subordinate came over, the general said that the person was in, In addition to the death, the subordinates are not qualified to ask anything else. The things over Xianyang, the subordinates...the subordinates dare not talk more."
Quanbao’s cavalry 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 Manying leaders. 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, I lead troops into the customs, catch up with the army , To attack Luoyang with his father."
Xue Ren heard that his tight heart suddenly loosened.
Qu Manbao appeared with three hundred warriors in front of his eyes. He really surprised Xue Ren. He didn’t know what Qu Manbao wanted to do. He heard that Qu Manbao only asked himself to open the door. His speech was ambiguous and his heart was suspicious. A few words from Qu Manbao, he 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.
Qu Manbao’s temperament is quite well-understood. This eldest son has the heart to fight for merit, but it is not a rare thing. He said: "Duke, since the general has left you in Xianyang, there is naturally a general. The reason is that Xianyang is the most important place in the northwest, and the general is worried about the entry of the army. The rear is empty, and there will be people who are deliberately suspicious and take advantage of the opportunity to leave chaos and leave the grandfather. Naturally, because the grandfather has a unique talent, as long as you are in Xianyang, there is no one in the northwest. Dare to act rashly, if the eldest son hurries to enter the customs, this...!"
"Why, what should I do and need you to teach?" Qu Manbao's tone was not good.
Xue Ren said busyly: "The subordinates don't dare. It's just that the eldest son let the subordinates go to Xianyang to guard, and the subordinates don't dare to take orders. The subordinates are very talented, and guarding Tongguan is already worrying day and night. Where can they qualify to guard Xianyang? Grand Duke, courageously persuaded, although the young man made merits in Guanguan, but if the Grand Duke was in the middle of the General's expedition to ensure that the Northwest Taiping was okay, then no one could match the credit, and the General was very happy."
Qu Manbao thought for a while, and then said, "I will 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 asks, and he has no reason to shut Qu Manbao outside the door. He arches and says: "The eldest son will wait and the subordinate will open the door for you immediately."
After Xue Ren disappeared from the city head, Qu Manbao was relieved, but his face was difficult to look at, and he didn’t look back. He just said: "General Qi, I have asked him to open the door as I told you, and I I hope you can keep your promise."
"Princess, rest assured, as long as you help me, I will never hurt you." A cavalryman behind Qu Manbao smiled and said: "Tongguan was won this time, and the grandson made great contributions. Fine wine and beauties will never lack grandfather."
The talking cavalry is naturally Qi Ning.
Qing Ning led his troops 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 lead the team Come to Tongguan.
The terrain of Tongguan is dangerous. There is a long and narrow 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 army of people on his side, even if he finally won Tongguan, the Chu army would certainly be countless dead and wounded.
Actually, he had made the worst plan early, and he was prepared to pay a heavy price.
However, a secret letter changed Qi Ning's original combat plan.
Qining led dozens of warriors to successively win two Qinling meridians in the Meridian Road, but all of Xianyang knew nothing about it. Qining waited for a few days at the Qiaoshao, the soldiers led by Duan Canghai The horse finally arrived in time.
In this surprise attack on Xianyang, Qi Ning temporarily transferred troops in Xichuan. After removing the king of Shu Li Hongxin, Qi Ning immediately commanded the 10,000 soldiers assembled to march north.
Qu Yuangu led his troops into the customs, Qi Ning knew that in a short period of time, Northwest’s attention must have been placed on Qu Yuangu’s Northwest Army~IndoMTL.com~ No one would notice the movement of Xichuan, 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 secret of the march, Qi Ning and Ban Yun deliberately staged a circumstance 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. , Beat Xianyang by surprise.
Compared to Duan Canghai, Qi Ning had no marching experience before. He knew that the surprise attack on Xianyang was not a trifle. He must be hit with one blow, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. 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. At that time, Lu Kang cooperates with the main force of the Chu army to cooperate inside and outside, and may not be able to attack Xianyang in one fell swoop.
Out of Qinling, Qi Ning suddenly received a secret letter when he was splitting troops.
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