The two counties south of Wuwei County are Cangsong and Yici County. In the territory of these two counties, there is a river, which flows from north to south. In the past, this river was called Songshan Water, but later it was called Gulang Water. The Gulang Gorge Pass is built on the narrow part of this river, with cliffs on both sides and only two miles wide in the middle.

Don't look at this place as small, but this is a choke point from Guanzhong, Qinzhou and other places into the Hexi Corridor. After here, the north has already entered Wuwei County, and it is only more than 300 miles away from Guzang County.

After passing the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang to the north, we arrived at the famous Yumen Pass and Yangguan. As long as you pass these two places, you can enter the boundary of the Western Regions. Therefore, the Hexi Corridor is a very important place to control the Western Regions.

The road that goes north from Jincheng and other places and enters Wuwei County is actually just the Gulangshui River Valley. However, since this road has been marked by trade and travel for many years, the situation is generally quite good, and there is no obstacle to the movement of the army.

This just brought convenience to Sun Tie and them, and when they moved away from Zhang Ju's camp and began to advance towards the north, they could run quickly. In this way, the speed was naturally much faster, and it only took two days in total for them to reach a place twenty miles away from Gulang Gorge Pass.

Due to the fact that there is a big battle in the south, and the weather is very cold. Therefore, there are almost no caravans passing through the Gulang Gorge Pass, after all, it is too unsafe until the battle in the south is inconclusive.

Once here, they stopped, not moving on. After all, this place is already very close to the enemy army, and it is time to start the show. Otherwise, it's easy to get things wrong.

Sun Tie and Deng Qiang incarnated as cavalry generals under Zhang Ju, and the remaining part of about 500 soldiers made themselves into tatters, anyway, they just looked like they were a loser.

Then, the two of them "escorted" these people and swaggered towards the Gulang Gorge Pass. Such a large group of men and horses naturally could not be ignored, and when they were five miles away from Gulang Gorge Pass, they had already been discovered by the defenders on the pass.

Because of the importance of Gulangxia Pass, Zhang Qian put 500 people stationed here. Don't look at the number of people who don't seem to be much, in fact, it's because it's relatively close to Yici and Cangsong County, and if there is a real problem, it's enough to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

However, those people in Guzang County, including the defenders of Gulangxia Pass, would not have thought that when Zhang Ju's army was still facing the south, there would be enemy troops who dared to take a detour to seize the pass.

"General, there is a group of cavalry from the south, it seems to be our banner, it seems to be our own cavalry!" When the soldier in charge of the lookout saw it clearly, he immediately reported it to the general in charge of the pass.

"Our cavalry is not fighting with the Huashan Army in the south, what are you doing here? Well, the order goes down, so that everyone is on guard and beware of fraud! After hearing this, the general guarding the gate couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and after pondering for a while, he ordered.

"Yes! However, those people are almost in the city, what is the general going to do? The soldier answered, but then asked again.

"Don't worry, wait until they get to the city! I'll have to take a good look at what's going on! ”

Soon, Sun Tie and his party had already arrived at Guancheng. The army stopped, and Sun Tie ordered someone to come forward and open the door.

"Who's down there? If you dare to lead the army here, report your name quickly, otherwise, don't blame us for being polite! The general guarding the pass looked at the more than 2,000 cavalry below, his heart was a little solemn, and he hurriedly shouted.

"Listen, we are the cavalry in General Zhang's camp, and we are ordered to escort a group of prisoners of the Huashan Army to Guzang City, and quickly open the gate. Otherwise, can you afford to delay your business? The soldier sent out replied.

When the defenders at the gate heard this, they couldn't help but take a closer look, only to find that there were indeed many people among the cavalry who were wearing their hands tied behind their backs, and their clothes were ragged, as if they had just returned from a great defeat.

"How come there are so many captives? Could it be that General Zhang's side won a big battle? The soldiers above the fortress couldn't help but talk.

"Probably! Otherwise, where did so many captives come from! That's a good thing! At least, we don't have to worry about it all the time! ”

"Well, my brother is in the camp over there, so it would be great if I could go home sooner!"

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In short, the truth of this news is not said for the time being, anyway, everyone began to talk about it, and they seemed very happy.

"You said you were sent by General Zhang, but what evidence do you have? I've seen a lot of cavalry generals in General Zhang's camp, why haven't I ever seen the two of you? The general guarding the pass did not believe this, and after thinking for a while, he continued to ask.

"This is General Zhang's military talisman arrow, you don't even know this, do you? If you can't see clearly, you can take it and take a closer look! As for the other generals you mentioned, I won't tell you the truth, the battle in Yuanwei County is raging, and we have already killed a lot of brothers! If I had known you were so comfortable here, I should have transferred you to see you. Save yourself from saying such cool things here, and think that we are full and have nothing to do! Hearing his words, Sun Tie rode out slowly and said coldly.

"That's it! I think let's go back and forget it! told the general, saying that he wanted to give a prisoner to Gu Zang to report the victory, but the general guarding the pass did not agree! In my opinion, it's better for General Zhang to come in person! I just don't know if Zhang Yuanjun wants to see these captives! Seeing this, Deng Qiang also walked out and echoed on the side.

When the two sang and harmonized, they were simply slapping the general's face. The concept of hierarchy between superiors and subordinates in this era is very strict, after all, the set of rules since the Wei and Jin dynasties has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Sun Tie and Deng Qiang know how to pull tiger skin as a banner, and if they suppress people with power, they should be able to have a great effect.

Obviously, this is very effective. When the guard on the gate heard this, he couldn't help but be silent.

Of course, he knew how much Zhang Qian wanted a big victory to boost morale, after all, the battle with the Huashan Army a few years ago could be described as a loss of city and land, and it could be regarded as a loss of power and humiliation for Liangzhou. Zhang Qian is counting on this time to be able to avenge the last revenge, and he will be ashamed!

Therefore, Zhang Ju's batch of prisoners may not be particularly numerous, but if they are offered, they will definitely be in Zhang Ju's arms.

And if this matter doesn't work out in the end, he will have to face the resentment of Zhang Qian and Zhang Ju at the same time. With his level as a small general, it is impossible to confront them, and when the time comes, not only will he have to die, but he will also have to affect his family.

"Send me your Talisman Arrows!" But no matter what, you still have to ask for face. So, after thinking about it for a while, he had to say.

Hearing this, Sun Tie and Deng Qiang glanced at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes. When even sent someone to put the talisman arrow obtained from Zhang Yao's hand, put it into a small basket hanging down from the city and hang it.

The arrows of the military talisman of this era were not as clear as those of later dynasties, and the names of the generals were not written on the talismans. After all, this is issued to generals in the big camp for action, not to generals in various places in the imperial court. So, it looks the same on the outside.

The general guarding the gate looked at it and knew that it was all true. Of course, he also doubted in his heart whether Zhang Ju's army was defeated and the Huashan army got it from his camp.

But if you think about it carefully, even if Zhang Ju's 30,000 army on their side is really defeated, it is impossible that no news has come back until now.

With an army of tens of thousands, if there is really not even a single soldier who escaped, then this Huashan army will inevitably be too terrifying! Therefore, even if there was a slight suspicion in his heart, he didn't say anything more, and immediately ordered someone to open the city gate.

Seeing this scene, Sun Tie and the others couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, the matter has come to this point, which can be regarded as half the success. The next thing is to take down the city completely!

The general guarding the pass personally waited at the gate of the pass, returned the soldier command arrow to Sun Tie's hands, and apologized: "General don't blame, it is the duty of the last general to check the people in the past!" Another day, I will ask the general for guilt! ”

"Hehe, don't take it personally! Honestly, if it were me, I would be so cautious. It's better to be cautious, especially at times like these! Sun Tie nodded and stopped to talk to him for a few words.

And when the two were talking outside the city gate, Deng Qiang had already taken the rest of the people into the city. After about a pillar of incense, a few Huashan sergeants quickly ran over from the north gate.

"General Qiyu, the north gate has been taken by us!"

The general who had a good chat with Sun Tiezheng suddenly seemed to be petrified after hearing this. It took a while to react, glanced back at the city, pointed at Sun Tie and said, "You.... You guys... You are Huashan Army!? ”

"You guessed it! It's a pity that it's a little late! Remember what I said to you? It's better to be cautious, in fact, you should be more cautious! In that case, we might not be able to get in! Now, I have to wronged you first! Sun Tie looked at him with a smile and said lightly.

Immediately, he ordered the defenders in the pass to be put into custody. In the process, those who dared to resist were all killed on the spot.

Since the two of them were one south and one north, they guarded the gate first. Therefore, none of the defenders in the city escaped, and in the end, except for a few people who were killed, the rest of the people became prisoners!