Xiaoguan, located in the southeast of Tongguan one and a half miles, and Tongguan is located on the same Lintoe Plateau, looking at each other from afar. Its advance can attack Tongguan, retreat can block the soldiers and horses in the pass to go east, and even when going straight to the west from Xiaoguan, you can bypass Tongguan and go straight to the forbidden ditch behind the pass. If it weren't for the fact that there were still many attached forts on the west bank of the forbidden ditch, Yuwen Hu had sent additional people to guard the attached forts after that, and Dou Tai was afraid that he had already set off from Xiaoguan and directly drilled into the pass.

Therefore, this small pass is indeed critical, Dou Tai saw it at a glance, and immediately sent troops to seize it, but it lived up to his title of "Gao Huan's first general". Yuwen Hu has also tried to recapture Xiaoguan many times, but he can't do it, so every day when he looks at Xiaoguan on the Guan Tower, he always feels a toothache.

In the third year of the Great Unification (the fourth year of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the third year of Liang Datong), on February 18, just two days and nights, Tongguan Shangyuwen Hu ushered in the Yuwentai Department of 6,000 horsemen who marched from Guangyang, and Pei Guobu 8,000 steps to ride, for a time people shouted horse neighing, where the west of the Lintoe Plateau, everywhere was crowded.

In order to cover up the traces and compete for the opportunity, the soldiers and horses of Yongzhou and Huazhou did not even set up camps, but only looked for dry land near the mound, spread some hay on the mound, and rested on the spot. The generals gathered in Tongguan, according to Yu Wentai's words, that is, to negotiate a charter on the spot, and the next day they will be executed according to this, and Dou Tai will never be given a chance to react.

Someone admonished: "When Ming'er Dou Tai comes, you can stick to the city first and show weakness." Taking advantage of the fact that the East Thief could not attack for a long time and the morale fell, our army suddenly switched out to kill, and Dou Tai was caught off guard, how could he not be defeated? ”

Many people nodded in agreement, and some people shook their heads and said: "Since Dou Tai is surging, he is naturally in a neat array and has a powerful backup. Even if our army surprises and carries out a surprise attack, in the end the strength is not enough, and it may not be easy to win completely. ”

"And what do you say?"

"Naturally, when Dou Tai retreats, he will chase after him!"

"Dou Tai is not defeated and retreated, how can he not leave the elite behind? If you rush to pursue, you are afraid that you will be bitten and devoured! ”

The two sides have their own opinions and argue endlessly.

Yuwentai's heart moved, and he asked how the situation in Tongguan was recently.

Yuwen Hu replied: "Dou Tai's repeated attacks are unfavorable, and he has been a little slack in recent days, and he is not sure whether he will attack tomorrow or not." ”

Yu Wentai nodded, and he had a plan in his heart, so he said: "Gentlemen, if Dou Tai doesn't come tomorrow, what should I do?" ”

"Then go straight to the camp of the East Thieves on the banks of the river!" Half of the Thai people are all planning this way: "Dou Tai is not in time to line up, and he is more and more unable to resist!" ”

After all, there is no shortage of contrarians: "The situation in the thief camp is unknown, how dare you take risks?" In case the thief camp is strong, I will come in a hurry, and there is no way to attack it, so don't be at a loss when the time comes! ”

Yu Wentai listened quietly and did not comment, and when he suddenly looked up, Pei Guo was chuckling at him. The two looked at each other and nodded.

At that moment, Pei Guo opened his mouth: "This time I want to break Dou Tai, the only word 'strange'." ”

"Oh?" Yu Wentai smiled: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Pei Guo continued: "The prime minister did not come out of Guangyang before, and then rushed to Tongguan with all his might, all for the surprise attack on Dou Taiye. Why do you have to toss like this? If Gai Ruo can't win a surprise attack, he must fight it head-on, and even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory. To put it bluntly, my Guanzhong is not as vast and densely populated as Kanto, and now it is suffering from a major drought, so I really can't afford it. ”

The generals were thoughtful.

"Dou Tai has a wide range of soldiers, and he is known as brave, and he must not be underestimated. If it is said that when he came to attack Tongguan, our army switched on and off the assault, this is not 'strange', but 'positive'; when he retreats, he will chase after him, and this can hardly be called 'strange'; if he directly takes his large camp, he will inevitably attack the fortification, and this will lose the way of 'strange' even more. Therefore, it is not advisable to do all of them! ”

"What Xiaokuan said is extremely true." Yuwentai's smile became thicker: "However, how to take this 'strange' way, Xiaokuan might as well say it clearly." ”

"It's all here!" Pei Guo strode to the front of the high-hanging map, and with a finger of his hand, he poked at a place near Tongguan.

Everyone looked at each other and blurted out: "Xiaoguan? It turned out that where Pei Guo landed on his finger, it was at Xiaoguan's point.

"That's right! It's a small pass! Pei Guo calmed down and said loudly: "In my opinion, if Dou Tai is there tomorrow, it is better to avoid his edge; If he doesn't come, then we will immediately wave the master, take down the small pass with a drum, and surround it on all sides, and not teach a single person! ”

Some people were puzzled: "Although Xiaoguan is important, it is just a partial division of the East Thief, but what does it have to do with most of Dou Tai?" ”

Pei Guo sneered: "Dou Tai has always been arrogant, this time he must have thought that Tongguan is already in the bag, and he only needs to slowly eat away, and he can finally break through and enter the pass." If he suddenly heard that Xiaoguan had been lost, it would be like swallowing his stomach and throwing it up, wouldn't he be both shocked and angry? He didn't know that tens of thousands of troops in my pass had arrived, and he thought that Sabao had taken Xiaoguan with all his might. ”

Pei Guo talked endlessly, and everyone in the audience listened.

"Since Dou Tai came in a hurry, how could he calmly line up? At that time, our army from Xiaoguan, Tongguan, and even the forest of Lintoe Plateau to fight together, it is said that the attack is from all sides, and Dou Tai was not prepared to meet the enemy, and he was suddenly attacked, so he was undefeated? In this way, it can be described as 'strange'! ”

When everyone heard this, they all worshipped: "Strange! Sure enough, it's strange! Pei Yuanjun is so calculating! ”

"Sure enough, filial piety is the most popular with me!" Yuwentai laughed: "In this case, the plan has been decided, and all departments have a full meal and rest early." When the sky is bright tomorrow, the whole army will be on alert and attack Xiaoguan at any time! ”

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The next day, until three o'clock, there was no movement outside the gate, and it was expected that Dou Tai would not leave the camp today. As a result, the gate of Tongguan opened sharply, and first Yuwen led three hundred elite horsemen to rush out, and chased all the way from the top of the Lintoe Plateau to the bottom of the Lintoe Plateau.

Immediately afterwards, Pei Guo led his troops to kill, and the western army continued to flow, and soon surrounded Xiaoguan. The little guard was dumbfounded, and said in a trembling voice: "Isn't the western thief in Tongguan already overstretched?" But where is ... Where did these thieves come from? ”

He couldn't think about it, the Western Army had already rushed like a tsunami, and it was attacking on all sides, making the small Kwantung Army busy and overwhelmed.

Pei Guo personally led the team to the first board. Although he has been in a high position for many years, his kung fu is not inferior to the beginning, and in the blink of an eye, he has climbed from under the ladder to the top of the Xiaoguan wall, and the two knives are wide open and closed, and there is no enemy when he meets. In a moment, he had been taught to open a gap in the Guanlou, and the soldiers of the Western Army followed closely and swarmed there, and the gap became bigger and bigger.

It was only about an hour, and the small pass was lost on all sides, and the western army poured into it like a tide. Among the defenders, more than 500 Eastern troops were killed in the battle, and more than 1,000 people surrendered on their knees.

The small pass is full of Western Dynasty flags.

Pei Guo stood proudly, his eyes were blazing, and he looked out to the north. There the big rivers are like belts, the mountains and rivers are majestic, the wind and the tomb are crossed, and I don't know how many future events have been crossed through the ages.