Compared with the western mountains such as Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain, which have an altitude of 1,500 or even 2,000 meters at every turn, and the mountains are steep and the slope is extremely steep. Located in the central part of China, Luliang Mountain, on the one hand, the mountain is much more relaxed, on the other hand, the top of the mountain is not as many peaks as the Qinling Mountains. On the contrary, the top of the mountain is mostly gentle.

Moreover, because the soil of Luliang Mountain is loess, coupled with the erosion of the radial water system in the mountain, there are actually many canyons in the mountains here that can be passed. After being guided by the Huns who had been grazing in this vicinity for a long time, the passage of the Han army really saved a lot of time.

However, even so, Lüliang is a mountain with a width of 30 to 100 kilometers. Walking through such a big mountain, under the traffic conditions of this era, no matter how elite the Han army is, no matter how much their great Sima leads by example, constantly boosts morale. By the time the big team walked out of the mountain, a month had passed.

"How is our detachment in general? How much more rations are there for the army? ”

"Back to Da Sima, the whole army was 80,000 people, and more than 300 people were left behind on the march, and more than 100 horses were lost. The rest of the men are fine. According to the quartermaster's report yesterday, there are still more than 30,000 stone of food for the army, and more than 100,000 stone for the army, and our army's soldiers and civilians are continuing to carry it. ”

This battle was not a desperate attempt like the surprise attack on Yang'an Pass back then. Moreover, at this time, Guan Yi's team's logistical support capability has also been significantly improved. So along the way, Ji Hanjun's situation is generally good.

"Great Sima! The scout from the front is back! Brought good news. ”

"Oh? Bring him to me. ”

“…… So Da Sima, for some reason, the Taiyuan King of the Jin thieves took away most of the main forces in Jinyang City. Now there are only five thousand defenders in Jinyang City! ”

“…… Hahahaha~~~ God help me! This Sima Yan is really my good friend! Dispatch forward troops, implement intelligence shielding, and encounter villages along the way, and control the local villagers. The rear army caught up as soon as possible in two days, after which the whole army rested for a day. Three days later, the whole army assaulted Jinyang City. ”

"Brother?"

"Huh? Is there anything you would like to add? ”

"We're just going to rush out of the mountains and attack the city?"

"And what do you think it should be?"

"This, shouldn't it be like the attack on Yang'an Pass back then?"

"Hahaha, this time and that time. In the past, if it wasn't for the danger and deception, our army would not have escaped the annihilation of the whole army, but if you failed to deceive the pass, we would have been doomed. In today's situation, our army is more than ten times the strength of the enemy's defenders, why should I do those things? The whole army is dispatched, the four gates are attacked, and it is enough to take it down in one go! ”

"The elder brother is right, what the younger brother means is that the transportation of this Luliang Mountain is inconvenient, and the supply of food for our army has always been not smooth. Therefore, whether the grain stored in Jinyang City can be preserved will have a great impact on our army's next operation. Therefore, the younger brother meant, can you ask the elder brother to send the younger brother to lead a small group of men and horses, and first enter the city in the guise of civilians. When the time came, the elder brother was outside to attack the city, and the younger brother grabbed the grain depot first. ”

"Hmm! Guowei reminded that he thought badly for his brother. In this way, I will give you a thousand people for my brother, please help you dress up with the Hun guides, and within three days, you will enter Jinyang City in batches and lurk. I promise my brother that once the city is attacked, it will be a matter of one or two hours, and I will not let my brother fight alone for too long. ”

"Hahaha, don't worry, brother, brother will live up to his trust."

On the other side, Jinyang City.

For a long time in history, this place was called Taiyuan County, but there was no Taiyuan County. Yes, it's just Jinyang County. This county seat is the seat of Taiyuan County.

Now, the city is controlled by Sima Hao, the son of Sima Gui, the king of Taiyuan in the Jin Kingdom.

On the historical plane, this was originally the king of Taiyuan, and was later renamed the king of Hejian. He was a king in the rebellion of the eight kings of the Western Jin Dynasty, and "made a significant contribution" to the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty and the entry of Wuhu into the Central Plains.

In short, this person has talent and ability - otherwise he wouldn't have done so many things. However, as a politician, his will is not strong enough, and his position is always wavering. In the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, he betrayed his allies and was betrayed by his allies, and finally ended up with no children.

However, this person is still very young, and he is in a period of forging ahead. After Sima Gui led the main force to leave Jinyang City, for more than a month, he patrolled around the city and did some defense very solidly.

However, in the face of the absolute difference in strength, these are useless.

In the early morning of the eighth day of the tenth month in 272 AD, the hour of the hour.

It's late autumn, and the daylight hours are significantly shorter. At this time, the sky is already shining, but the sun has not yet fully risen. In the blurred vision, the defenders of Jinyang City yawned and opened the city gate in a daze.

Yes, Jinyang is the rear, although the Han and Jin wars have begun, but the people and officials here do not have that sense of tension about the war. How the days were lived before and how they are still now: not to mention the fact that the nobles of the city did not drink water from the wells, and the servants of the various provinces could not go out of the city to get water without opening the city gates. This Jinyang is a big city, and there are many hotels in the city, and if the city gate is not opened, meat and fresh vegetables from outside the city cannot be transported in. These hotels are closed at noon!

The military leader who was in charge of the south gate of Jinyang City was a middle-aged man named Niu Er, who had also served as a soldier under Sima Wang in his early years. Later, when he was older, he was arranged to retire in this big rear. Now he has about twenty soldiers in his hands, and his daily job is to open and close the doors and collect taxes.

On this day, not long after they opened the city gate, Niu Er suddenly stopped his movements and pricked up his ears.

"Second Brother Niu, what's wrong?"

"Shh~~ Did you hear anything?"

"What sound? Not? Why is the ground shaking? ”

"This is a large army approaching rapidly!" In the end, it was a veteran who had fought in the war, after Niu Er judged this, he didn't think about whether the army was friendly or not, but quickly shouted: "The first army, block the people entering the city, and the second army, close the city gate!" The third team, quickly climb the city to lookout! ”

It's a pity that Niu Er is a veteran who has rolled on the battlefield, but these soldiers under him have never been on the battlefield. Suddenly, when he heard that this commander, who was previously known for his good temper, had given so many orders in a row, they were all stunned.

"Bastard! If it's the enemy attacking, what are you doing here? Niu Er scolded in his mouth, but the movements in his hands were not slow. He stretched out his left hand, grabbed the head of the ox led by a villager beside him, and pulled the wild ox pulling the cart hard. The bull's nose was pulled by gravity, and after letting out a very painful roar, it turned along Niu Er's hand, and the cart behind it also changed from vertical to horizontal, and it was blocked at the city gate at once.

"Get behind the car and go into town! Close the door! ”

"What's the chief, what about the people outside?"

"I can't do it! Hurry up, close the door! ”

There was no need to urge, just as Niu Er and the others flashed into the city gate, countless flags had already appeared on the horizon. And the colors of this flag were not the gold flags on a white background that they were familiar with. It's a fiery red!

"Hey! Pity! Seeing the other party's city gate slowly closing, the general of the Han army in this team, Ju Ning, patted his head in annoyance: "The whole army is open, and the ants are attached to the city!" ”

"General, there are many people at the gates of the city."

"Stupid! Wouldn't it be better if you didn't attack the city gate and just climbed the wall? It's all there, avoid the people, and try not to get hurt by mistake! ”

It can be said that because it was with the purpose of conquering and ruling this land, this time Ji Han's march was the same as Cao Wei's attack on Shu Han in the past, with a special emphasis on military discipline. Of course, no matter how much Guan Da Sima is a traverser, no matter how much he emphasizes the military and civilian family, he can't avoid the existence of ruffians in his own troops. Therefore, the specific implementation of this must be constantly emphasized by the chief officials at all levels.

Under Ju Ning's order, nearly 20,000 Han troops quickly lined up in a straight line almost parallel to the city wall in front of them, and then began to rush towards the city wall in unison - it didn't matter what the depth of the team was, what continuous attack. Lao Tzu is this hammer deal!

This kind of rude, unreasonable, and untechnical siege method hit the soft underbelly of Jinyang City: the defenders had a total of 5,000 people, and they could not cover such a long four-section city wall.

What's more, not every city gate has an experienced veteran like Niu Er in charge and quickly made the most correct judgment.

At the end of the night, the Han army had actually arrived at the city of Jinyang. However, in order to detour through several other gates for deployment, Guan Yi set the time of Chen as the siege time. When the time comes, the four gates will attack at the same time, and Jinyang will be broken in an instant!