Chapter 208: Longcheng Pass
After Li Erhei and Hu Tian divided their troops, they led 5,000 soldiers and horses to the west along Longguan Avenue. And among his soldiers and horses, there are also a thousand cavalry led by Peng Lin to follow! Combined, it is a total of 6,000 soldiers and horses.
To the west of Longguan is Luoyang County, which is where Fu Huangmei's base is located.
"Lao Peng! Although Fu Huangmei went to Qingshui County, Luoyang County was led by Lu Polou, the left general of Fu Qin. This person is not mediocre, but quite strategic. Moreover, Deng Qiang is still under his hands. This person is a brave and resourceful person, if we want to knock down Luoyang County, I'm afraid it won't be so easy! During the march, Li Erhei and Peng Lin rode side by side, discussing strategies at the same time.
"That Deng Qiang, I fought with him once before in Chencang County. The general attaches great importance to him, and before this operation, he also deliberately confessed that he would try his best to capture this person and see if he could surrender to us! Peng Lin nodded, he was very impressed by Deng Qiang.
After all, if he hadn't suddenly appeared and blocked the Huashan Army, Fu Chang and the others would not have been able to run to the land of Qinzhou at all. In that case, Fu Qin would have been wiped out a long time ago, and it would be impossible to cause such trouble as now!
"Not only Deng Qiang, but when Han Tang left, he handed us a list, on which there were some civil and military ministers of Fu Qin, who specially explained that they should be captured as much as possible. Han Tang has a heart of love and talent, and thinks that it is a pity that these people die, and wants to persuade them to do things for us! It's just that it's not so easy! Hearing this, Li Erhei couldn't help laughing.
"Everyone else is fine, it's that Deng Qiang, I'm afraid you have to deal with it yourself! The rest of us can't beat him! I think that the general sent you to lead this road with this kind of consideration! Peng Lin thought for a moment and frowned.
"That's right, I just want to have a good fight with him! Let's march quickly this time, don't stop halfway, and go straight to Luoyang County. Now the other party is only 6,000 soldiers and horses outside Luoyang County, which is exactly the same as us, and it is not that we are bullying them! ”
"As long as we take Luoyang County, we can take advantage of the situation to go south to support the general! In this way, there is basically no problem in the three counties of Luoyang County, and then they can capture the entire Luoyang County by sending troops together! ”
"To the east of Luoyang County, there are Longcheng Pass and Maguan, these two passes block the direction of our progress. Especially this Longcheng Pass, it is the only way for Guanzhong to enter the Longyou official road, Fu Qin placed two thousand soldiers and horses in these two places to defend, if we want to fight over, it is really not so easy! Speaking of this, Li Erhei's expression suddenly became serious.
Although the Longguan official road is easy to move, there is a problem that it is conducive to the enemy's defense. This Longcheng Pass is less than twenty miles east of Luoyang County, and Maguan is ten miles north of Longcheng Pass.
These two passes, which can be said to be the east gate of Luoyang County, have become horns and blocked the east of Luoyang County.
If you want to hit Luoyang County along the Longguan Road, you must pass through one of these two passes. And if the other party places heavy troops, it is obviously not so easy to fight over.
Once it cannot pass through here quickly, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be, and it is very easy to corrupt the overall situation.
"Fortunately, the general has already made arrangements, and I think we should take Tongguan at the beginning, isn't it also a trick! Of course, we can't fight hard this time! Hearing this, Peng Lin was not too worried, and said in a low voice.
"You're right! Han Tang has been preparing for this big war for a long time, and he can think of everything we can think of. If Longcheng Pass and Maguan are not a problem, the rest of the things will be much easier! Li Erhei understood what he meant, nodded, and agreed.
The two discussed all the way, and after they got out of Longshan, they walked more than forty miles to the west, and they saw a gate city blocking the way. The place where the fortress is located is in the middle of the valley, and it is flanked by cliffs and cliffs, which can only be passed in the middle.
There is a road on the right-hand side, and that leads to the direction of Maguan. However, the terrain there is not much better, so Li Erhei has no plans to go to Damaguan!
"Let's go and call the battle!" stopped more than a mile before the pass, and the city was already in full swing. Li Erhei looked around for a moment and said to the general beside him.
The general took the order, rode his horse to the front of the pass, and shouted: "Listen to the people of the city, we are the Huashan army, and I advise you to open the city and surrender quickly, if not, there is no reason to survive after the city is breached!" ”
The defenders at the head of the city did not answer, and one of the generals standing in the middle just looked coldly at the Huashan army under the city, and did not seem to plan to make any moves!
"It seems that the other party does not intend to surrender!" Peng Lin rode on horseback, watched this scene from a distance, and said to Li Erhei on the side.
"In that case, there's nothing more to say, let's attack the city!" Li Erhei nodded, and then called the captain back.
Then he ordered the army to attack the city, and the quiet valley suddenly became lively. At the same time, he also divided 2,000 soldiers and horses and rushed to the direction of Maguan. In this way, once any of these passes are breached, the army can advance westward.
At the Longcheng Pass, the Fu Qin generals who guarded the pass ordered their subordinates to resist the attack of the Huashan army. Because Li Erhei's offensive was very urgent, he didn't have the energy to care about other things at all, so he could only focus on the city.
And just when Fu Qin's generals and officials were doing their best to guard the pass, at this time, in the direction of the pass, a group of Fu Qin soldiers who were originally carrying the city's defense equipment to the city. When he was close to the city wall, he suddenly drew his saber ~ and killed it towards the city gate.
Although there were only about thirty men in this group, there were not many guards in the city gate. Under the sudden attack at this time, in the small city gate hole, those Fu Qin soldiers didn't have time to resist at all, and they were already cut to the ground!
"Hurry up, cut the bolt of the door, open the city gate, and welcome our army into the pass!" One of the soldiers at the head shouted at this time.
The general Fu Qin at the head of the city knew that something had happened at this time, but unfortunately, when he was about to send someone to block it, it was too late. After the door was closed, the Huashan army under the city suddenly poured in like a tide.
A part of the Huashan army directly entered the pass, and then attacked the city from the pass. The other part of the soldiers and horses continued to attack from outside the city. In this way, the defenders on Longcheng Pass were attacked from both sides.
In such a situation, where can the defenders of Fu Qin resist. Those who resisted were killed on the spot, and the rest either fled or surrendered. Longcheng Pass fell into the hands of the Huashan Army so easily.
Soon, news also came from the direction of Maguan, and under the same strategy, Maguan was easily taken down! At this point, the gate to the east of Luoyang County has been opened, as long as it is guarded here, the Huashan Army can continue to enter the territory of Luoyang County along the Longguan Road.
"Subordinates, see General Li and General Peng!" After entering the city, the personnel in charge of answering came to meet Li Erhei and Peng Lin!
"Excuse me, this time you can easily win two levels, and your staff department has the greatest credit! Hard-working brothers, after I go back, I will definitely ask for credit to the butcher for you! Li Erhei hurriedly said.
"Your Excellency, the Counselor, is gracious! We are all under the orders of the general, and we are all working for the Huashan Army, so why do we have to work hard! Now that Guancheng has been captured, the matter here will be handed over to the two generals. We have another mission, and we have to leave! The little leader said modestly.
"Go ahead! Be careful along the way! Li Erhei nodded and explained.
"It seems that the general was prescient at the beginning! At the beginning, under such a difficult situation, Tu Qi still set up a staff department, otherwise, where would it be so easy today! Watching this team of people disappear quickly, Peng Lin couldn't help but sigh.
"If you don't say that Han Tang is a general, let's be a subordinate! His vision is not to say, among our Huashan army, who can compare! We're still thinking about tomorrow, and he's already starting to plan for next year! We can't compare this point! Hearing this, Li Erhei couldn't help laughing.
"Yes! The general's talent is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and the longer you follow him, the more you admire him! Peng Lin also agrees with this point.
"Let's go! Let's leave a part of our troops to guard these two passes and prisoners first, and at the same time, you quickly send someone back to Longguan and let someone send someone over there to receive it!" We have to hurry forward and rush to Luoyang County quickly! After laughing, Li Erhei said.
After leaving 600 soldiers and horses to guard the two passes, the two led the remaining army to quickly rush to Luoyang County. Since Longcheng Pass is not far from the county seat of Luoyang, it has not been long since the team of people and horses has left, and they have seen the soldiers and horses of Fu Qin who are waiting outside Luoyang City.
Obviously, the other party already knew the news of their seizure, and had already gathered troops and horses, ready to block them here. After all, some of the previous defeated soldiers should have fled back to Luoyang County.
As soon as the two sides met, the atmosphere immediately became tense. Li Erhei immediately ordered to form a formation on the spot, and the two sides stood up more than 500 meters apart and confronted each other.
"Look, the two in the lead, the thinner black-armored general on the left, are Lu Polou. As for the one next to him, needless to say, it is Deng Qiang. In addition, there are some other Fu Qin generals, who are also here. At the time of the confrontation, Li Erhei and Peng Lince immediately stepped forward and looked at the opponent's military formation.
And the generals of the other side are also doing the same. At this time, both sides were watching, and neither of them launched a charge first. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.