Chapter 13: Perseverance
The dangerous Tongguan is the easiest and most convenient place for people from the east to enter the pass. But with the castle so big and a large number of soldiers, it is unlikely that it will be able to accommodate anything else. At this time, the nearest Huayin county has played a unique role, and Huayin County includes Tongguan.
Before, Li Xin didn't know much about Tongguan, after all, he hadn't been there yet. But after listening to Wang Meng's brief introduction just now, he knew the serious problems that he and his people had to face.
During this period, because there was a lot of territory east of Hangu Pass that was of the former Qin, relatively speaking, the crisis in Tongguan was not so big. After all, even if the enemy came from the east, he had to pass the Hangu Pass first, and the former Qin had a lot of troops east of the Hangu Pass. By the time the enemy really hits Tongguan, Tongguan has already made all preparations, unless the Tongguan guards are really stupid.
This is also the reason why Tongguan is such an important pass, but only 3,000 soldiers and horses are stationed there. Because if there is really a war to advance here, the west of Tongguan is the core territory of Fu Qin, which is only more than two hundred miles apart, Chang'an can immediately send troops from Guanzhong to support Tongguan, and cavalry can be reached without a day.
"Now it seems that the most important problem is how to defend this Huayin county. The battle in the west ended quickly, and the news should not spread so quickly. The first enemy must be from the direction of Tongguan. With 3,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan, the limit of those who can be sent to attack the city is only more than 2,000, even if the east of Tongguan is also the territory of Fu Qin, I think the Tongguan guards will not dare to bring out all the people without leaving a single one! After Li Xin thought about it for a while, his brows furrowed.
Attacking the city with 2,000 men was a disproportionate problem, and if it was common sense, he should have nothing to worry about. But judging from the strength of both sides, especially the quality of the soldiers, he felt that he was not too sure, after all, it was impossible for his side to send all the soldiers and horses to the east gate to defend. In such a large city, the forces have to be dispersed, otherwise, I don't know what will happen.
"Although there are many soldiers and horses, there is only one road between Tongguan and Huayin County, and this road is only spacious except for the east gate, but the number of people that can be accommodated at the same time is not too many. Therefore, the pressure of the siege will not be too great, it depends on whether you can hold it up or not. The best choice is naturally to force the soldiers and horses of Tongguan back, most of that road is only the width of a carriage, and they can't use it no matter how many people there are! When Wang Meng saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking, and said leisurely.
"You have a point, I'll make arrangements later. This time, if you get through it, I'll talk to you again, if you don't get through it, this will be the last time we'll see each other! Li Xin nodded, his mind suddenly changed, and he smiled at Wang Meng.
"With your ability, it is not a problem to guard this little Huayin County!" Wang Meng didn't look worried at all.
Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly, obviously, Wang Meng was too confident in himself. To be honest, I may know a lot about theoretical things, but if I really get started, I'm afraid it's not the same thing, and I don't have much confidence in myself. Moreover, what he meant by saying this was not to imply to him and let him help him! This guy is good, and he easily brushed it aside.
"Alright, I'll send you here!" After walking for a while, Li Xin stopped.
Wang Meng nodded, didn't say anything more, and walked slowly towards the front alone, looking so calm, as if nothing had anything to do with him.
"It's so easy to stay out of it, I'm going to have to let you jump in! As long as you stand with us this time, it is equivalent to getting on our ship, hehe, it will not be so easy to think about it in the future! Looking at his figure, Li muttered confidently.
For a talent like Wang Meng, he doesn't plan to let go, to be honest, he is unwilling to let him get together with those Di Qin people in his heart. Especially in today's situation, if your side wants to gain a firm foothold at the foot of the mountain, it is really difficult to have a talent like Wang Meng to help.
After standing for a while, Li Xin was about to go to the East City Gate to check the situation, but he happened to see Li Erhei walking over from the other side with some people. After thinking about it, he simply waited for the other party to come over.
"Huh, Li Lang? Why are you here? Li Erhei saw him from a distance, ran over in a few steps, and asked.
"I just sent Wang Jingluo out. By the way, have all those corpses outside the city been disposed of? In this kind of weather, the corpse is easy to decompose, and if it is not handled properly, epidemic will occur, so you must be careful! Li Xin looked at him and the people behind him, and then asked.
"Oh, it's already in order. By the way, I left you a pair of leather armor here, although it is not too good, but at least it is much stronger than nothing, you can wear it! It's also a little safer! Li Erhei nodded, then took a black leather armor from the person behind him and handed it over.
Li Xin glanced at it, only to see that there were still blood stains on this leather armor, and there were already knife marks in many places on it. Obviously, this should have just been ripped off the bodies of those Qin soldiers.
However, even so, this kind of thing is already relatively valuable, after all, the world has been in turmoil for a long time, and Fu Qin has only been established for two or three years, where is there time to develop a complete military system. As a result, the entire Fu Qin regime, except for those who are really elite and core personnel, ordinary soldiers are basically unarmoured, especially high-end goods like iron armor.
Just as Erhei did it, the Qin soldiers did the same, once they fought the enemy, they would leave everything that was useful to them for themselves. These leather armors are varied, and they don't seem to be the same shape, and I don't know how many masters I have experienced before. Originally, for such a thing, Li Xin refused from the bottom of his heart, but when he thought that he might fight fiercely in the future, if he defended the city by himself, it was best to be a little protective. So, I didn't say anything, I just took it over, and I was going to take it back and wipe it down.
"Is there anything else to gain from this? This Huayin County, as a backup place for Tongguan, must have a lot of things that we can use! Li Xin thought for a moment and asked again.
"The most grain in this county is grain, I heard that it was just shipped two months ago, and this year's harvest is okay, so there is more grain. In the arsenal, two hundred swords, three hundred spear collars, and a number of other weapons were found. It's not particularly good, but it's enough for us to get a stubble. Speaking of this, Li Erhei looked very excited.
"That's good, you go first! I'll go to the East Side to have a look! Li Xin nodded, turned around and walked towards Dongcheng.
This county seat is not big, there are only a few streets in the whole county, and you go east along the middle avenue, and it doesn't take long to come to the east gate. At this time, the east gate has been taken over by Zhou Tong, the city gate is closed, and a fire is lit under the city gate, which illuminates the surroundings brightly.
"Big brother, come and take a look, we shouldn't have a problem arranging it like this! As long as those thieves dare to come, they will definitely let them suffer well! Zhou Tong, who was patrolling the city over there, saw Li Xin coming over, and ran down from the city with his feet on his feet, and said.
Li Xin slowly walked up to the top of the city, only to see everyone standing behind the battlements and guarding, some wiping their weapons, and some looking out. However, it was pitch black outside, and even if there was a moon, it was not very clear to see below due to the terrain.
This section of the city wall extends north-south, to the north to the bank of the Wei River, to the south it extends directly to the cliff, the cliff is not low, so it is regarded as the south city wall. Except for these two sides, the only thing that the enemy can really contact from the outside on the entire eastern wall is the middle section.
"You have people build a few fires outside, with a little distance between them, so that if the enemy is coming, we will know immediately. Also, everyone is tired for a day today, and the big war is coming, and we don't know how long we have to hold on, so let the brothers rest first, so as not to be unable to support it when the time comes. Li Xin looked at the blurred outline of the road in the distance, turned his head and said to Zhou Tong.
"Okay, I'll do it!" When Zhou Tong heard this, he hurriedly took a few people down to work. In a few moments, the outside of the city was already lit up, and the fires were piled up at intervals until they were placed in the narrowest part of the road, so that the people of the city could see clearly.
Li Xin walked back and forth on the city wall, and after seeing that there was no big problem, he found a place to sit down. With his back against the battlements, he was about to rest for a while, but he had just sat down and soon fell asleep.
"Big brother, big brother, wake up! Wake up! I don't know how long I slept, Li Xin was in a daze, and he only felt that someone was pushing him. When he regained consciousness, he found Zhou Tong standing next to him.
"What's wrong?" Li Xin asked suspiciously. In fact, without waiting for Zhou Tong to answer, he already knew the answer, stood up, and looked at the city, only to see a piece of fire coming from a distance, directly connected to the city not far away, the enemy army has arrived!