Tongguan is the first danger in Jin, the throat of the east and west, and its importance goes without saying.

Therefore, when the imperial court was discussing the westward movement and rebellion, there was also a rather fierce discussion around Tongguan to discuss what Tongguan should be. Whether it will be directly managed by the imperial court as in previous years, or will it be placed under the jurisdiction of the Kannai Provincial Governor's Office.

This topic is too sensitive, so until Li Tong left Shendu and led the army westward, there was no argument for a result. No result, of course, is to maintain the old state, and the imperial court still directly sends soldiers to garrison it.

But in Li Tong's view, the truth should not be said like this. The emperor's heir has already said that from now on, from the blue sky to the yellow spring, he will control it, and he will not be able to go back on his word, because a Tongguan will fight with me.

So he made a decision early in his heart, as soon as he entered the customs, he would take over the defense of Tongguan by the Guannei Provincial Governor's Office, anyway, you didn't say that you wouldn't let me occupy it, and Tongguan itself is in the territory of Guannei Province. If you don't let me occupy Tongguan, Qianling Laozi won't go at all, anyway, it's your father who is buried.

Today's Tongguan is a new pass built during the Heavenly Grant period.

The water level of the Yellow River is cut down all the year round, and a large area of river beach is exposed between the original Guancheng and the river bank, and the carriages and horses can travel unhindered outside the pass, so that Tongguan no longer has the steep terrain of mud pills that can be plugged. In addition, during the Yongchang period, there was another large-scale earthquake in Huazhou, where Tongguan is located, which also greatly damaged the original customs defense.

Therefore, during the Tianzhu year, Wu Zetian decided to build another Guancheng and moved the Tongguan Guancheng from the top of the plateau to the bare river beach below. After all, she was also worried that there would be some revenge Tang Yi army rushing out of the pass to shake her rule, so this new Tongguan Pass City was also built majestic.

The geographical environment around Tongguan is very simple, the north side is the rolling Yellow River, the south side is a high plateau, it is very difficult for people and horses to reach the top, and the Tongguan Guancheng near the river has become the only passage near the left.

When Li Tong returned to Shendu from Xijing last year, the Tongguan Guancheng had not yet been completely built, and although the Guancheng had been built now, all kinds of supporting buildings were still being built.

Li Tong was close to the pass, and now he took a tour outside the city, and then accompanied by the generals, he climbed to the top of the south side of Tongguan. The name of the hill is Lintoe Plateau, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are ravines on both sides to block, go straight to the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, in the east is the distant view ditch, in the west is the forbidden ditch. Therefore, the ditch must be guarded, especially if the forbidden ditch on the west side is not guarded, the Tongguan natural risk is only a virtual reality.

"The forbidden ditch is out of line, each according to the terrain to build a dock, so far more than ten cities have been built, and the north and south are watch......ing."

The Tong Guan guard will have a name that Li Tong is quite familiar with, called Tian Guinong, so that Li Tong felt quite cordial when he saw him. Tian Guinong is nearly forty years old, and he was still raising food and arranging camps in the city, but after learning that His Royal Highness King Yong had ascended the plateau, he hurriedly went out to accompany him as a guide to explain the terrain around Tongguan and the defense of the pass for King Yong.

Li Tong listened while looking at the terrain on the plateau. There are a large number of acacia willows and mulberry trees planted on the Linzhi Plateau, and although the grass and trees are still withering at the moment, it is also conceivable that it will be a lush scene in the middle of summer.

According to Tian Guinong's account, these trees are planted by the guards of Tongguan after guarding the pass, which can not only store soil in ordinary seasons, but also supplement the military with various harvests after they grow.

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help but feel that the ancients were not completely unaware of soil and water conservation. Although limited by the times, there is no systematic advanced technology in later generations, but it can also be adapted to local conditions to achieve multiple benefits with one stone.

Interested, Li Tong asked a few more questions about this field to the farmer, and found that he really lived up to his name, although he was a general, but he was quite proficient in agriculture and forestry affairs, and all kinds of related knowledge and technology casually said, at least to satisfy Li Tong's desire for knowledge.

Although Li Tong himself does not belong to this era, to be honest, his understanding of various agricultural techniques is really so-so. After all, the material resources of later generations are more abundant, the division of labor is more clear, and he himself does not have any idyllic mood, except for planting a few pots of cacti, he really does not know much about agricultural affairs.

Realizing that Tian Guinong had this artistic ability, Li Tong couldn't help but seriously inquire about the resume of this Tian Guinong, and realized that he could be called Lao Tongguan. Growing up in Si, doing things in Si, before and after more than ten years, until last year, when the veteran entered the court, he was promoted to Tongguan town general.

This trip to Guanzhong was intended for long-term operation, so Li Tong also has a great demand for all kinds of agricultural and animal husbandry talents. Originally, he planned to occupy Tongguan and send the town back to the court directly, but after learning that this field was not limited to one use, he moved the idea of soliciting it.

"General Tian has been in charge for a long time, and he has no defects in his position, and it is rare to be eclectic, and there is a trick of touching the same kind, which really makes people feel like they have lost their talents."

Thinking of this, Li Tong smiled at Tian Guinong and said.

After Tian Guinong heard this, he also showed a heartfelt smile on his face, and said with a fist: "Your Royal Highness is serious, the humble post grew up in Si, in addition to the national grace, there is also a nostalgia involved, and the only thing to be thoughtful in the matter is to be thoughtful, and I really dare not pretend to be talented." ”

"Only with affection can you focus, and you can get what you have with your heart!"

When Li Tong heard this, he smiled and said, seeing that it was getting late, he no longer stayed outside, let his relatives lead the horses, rode the horses down, and specially ordered Tian Guinong to follow behind him, in case of inquiry.

The rest of the generals saw that His Royal Highness King Yongwang did not hide his appreciation for this Guan Jiang Tian Gui Nong, and they couldn't help but be confused for a while, and they couldn't figure out what the criteria for King Yong's selection of talents was, and they also secretly paid attention to this Tian Gui Nong, wanting to find out what qualities his people had in common with themselves.

When the group returned to the Guancheng of Tongguan under the Yuanxia, the sky had completely darkened, and although the soldiers had entered the Guancheng, there were still heavy convoys lining up to enter the city before the Guancheng.

At this time, the guards in the city have also prepared catering materials, and everyone can eat when they enter the city. Of course, it is mainly the generals and colonels who can enjoy this treatment, and they still need autonomous meals.

There are seven or eight thousand troops in the army, and there are more cattle, horses, and animals, and the army on the back road will come one after another, and it must be completely supplied by Tongguan, and no matter how much reserves are enough. After all, Tongguan is also a serious customs defense in Jinnai, not a guest house.

During the march, the meals were not exquisite, and after a simple meal, Li Tong began to listen to the military reports from the army.

This time, Qi Ming and others came south and led 6,000 troops, mainly cavalry.

As for the people and horses on the back road, they are also moving to Puzhou, and they will cross the river directly from Pujin and enter Tongzhou in Guanzhong, that is, Zuo Fengyi, who is known as the land of Sanfu, and then they will be able to encircle the north and south of Xijing and Chang'an with the army that entered the pass from Henan to the west.

Li Tong has no opinion on this, after all, Guanzhong is not a remote and dangerous place, and the intention of this time is to declare power, but there is no need to force any strange soldiers and dangerous schemes, just march in a decent manner.

The reason why he led the troops in front of him was mainly because he was worried that the remote control operation would be too sassy, or some uncontrollable variables might occur. The front army he led was mainly cavalry, that is, the thousand cavalry of the original Beiya.

As for the back people, they were mainly led by the deputy governor Tang Xianxue, and entered Guanzhong in the first place.

As for the structure of personnel, basically all that can be used are used, such as Xue Ne, Huan Yanfan, Gao Zhicong, Tian Xuanyi, etc., the generals of the two yas recruited before and after the coup, Li Zhan, Zhao Changxing, Yang Fang, etc., the old department of Qianniuwei, as well as Guo Da, Yang Xianzong, Li Ge, Su Sanyou and other talents who were secretly gathered.

These people also have a wonderful rule, that is, the closer they are to themselves, the less high their position is. People like Guo Da and Yang Xianzong don't have the qualifications to lead an army alone, so Li Tong only temporarily kept them in his own army, and he was not in a hurry to give them up.

The reason for this phenomenon is, in the final analysis, that his business is still not deep enough, and the growth rate of his protégé cannot keep up with his increasing potential. Of course, this is nothing, these people have been following each other for a while, and they will definitely be able to grow rapidly in the future, but he is now in charge of the new army, and it is inconvenient to leave an image of a big tree and suppressing dissidents.

Since his cronies can't be promoted on a large scale due to seniority at the moment, Li Tong can't say that he has completely controlled the entire Guannei Dao army. At the level of the head of the march, only a few people such as Tang Xianxue, Xue Ne, and Huan Yanfan were at the level of marching chief, and the imperial court still placed a few people in the ranks.

The Qi Ming and other marching chiefs of the Northern Dao in the distant dynasties in front of him could not be called completely surrendered. Previously, the generals did not dare to talk lightly about military affairs, and after meeting for a few hours, they should already have some ideas in their hearts, so Li Tong brought up the story again and asked them their respective thoughts on the future chaos.

Qi Biming took the lead in speaking: "Guanzhong has been the emperor's house for a long time, although there is civil unrest, there are only minor troubles, and it is calm and soothing, and it should be cared for first." If the sword soldiers move greatly, it will be difficult to return to peace, and the last general will be afraid of the chaos and joy above, or there will be a plan to watch! ”

When Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help but appreciate it greatly. Fan will be criticized by others, mainly because he is greedy for merit and forgetfulness, not sympathetic to morale, and ruthless for loyalty, thirst for killing for bravery, if it is used to kill thieves in the border area, it is naturally nothing. But if the butcher's knife is raised to the territory, it must be vigilant.

Qi Biming was able to take this into account, especially did not ignore the hidden danger of Saihu, which was indeed the appetite of Dahe Li Tong, and he had already decided to accept him preliminarily, and planned to appoint Qi Biming in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate that he had in the future to prepare for Hu Kou.

Cao Renshi was not to be outdone, and then said: "Although it is said that Renfu takes the lead, Weizhen must not be relaxed. Although the chaos of the people is rabble, if you dare to commit a punishment without permission, you must not control it. The house of many heroes in the Guannai is inevitably brave and arrogant, if it can't be subdued by its fierce flames, it can't be called chaos! ”

After Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help but smile even more, he only felt that this Cao Renshi was really a clever ghost, at least in suppressing Guan Longxungui, it was really worth using a lot.

Originally, he was still thinking about who should stay in Tongguan to block the route of Guan Longxun's eastward escape, but now it seems that Cao Renshi is really a suitable target. This Shandong guy's malice towards Guan Longxun is really nothing to say.

Seeing that the two of them were appreciated by King Yong, the rest of the generals also spoke out. Soon, a preliminary intention was reached, and the envoys of the Zhulu Army were sent to patrol the states to strictly defend the territory, wait for the military order of the Grand Governor to summon, and at the same time make preliminary contact with the rebels who had stolen Xijing, and formulate the next attack tactics according to their attitude.

Although this decision seems a bit conservative and does not quite fit the surging momentum of the Wang Shi's army, after all, the rebels are in control of Xijing, and they are really going to be in a hurry, and they burned the two major interiors and even dug up a few imperial tombs directly in the east, which no one can bear.