On the east bank of Yeshui, a tributary of the Hutuo River, the Liao brigade was slowly advancing along the mountain road, still maintaining a strict array on the way to the march. The 30,000 soldiers and horses of Xi Wangfu led by Xiao Gan (half of which were auxiliaries) now not only crossed the Hutuo River, but also threw off the Xiangzhou army that followed, bypassed the south of Zhendingfu City, and then turned south, turned around outside the city of Luxian County, and advanced all the way to Jingcheng Pass.

The speed at which this Xi army advanced was actually not fast, that is, it walked about fifty miles a day, but the Han family group that followed them ran even slower, and it was simply a turtle speed to walk thirty miles a day. After a few days of tailgating, he was left behind. So much so that Xiao Gan, who personally led the cavalry palace, had nothing to do all the way, and he couldn't even see a ghost behind his buttocks.

However, Xiao Gan still didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. Because his army is already a lone army behind enemy lines! In terms of the art of war, it is to put it to death. If you are not careful, there will be no afterlife, but the whole army will be wiped out.

There are still some things that worry Xiao Gan. One is that along the way, his army of Xi people didn't hit any grass valley! Because in the territory of Zhending Prefecture, the policy of clearing the field has long been thoroughly implemented.

Another thing that worries Xiao Gan is that the Zhending Regiment training army, with Zong Ze as the commander, has also developed rapidly in the past few months. Although it can't be compared with the Xiangzhou army, it can already guard the county castle. Therefore, Xiao Gan went all the way and did not break through any of the cities and fortresses, so there was no way to get enough supplies.

And the grass valley that the army collected before crossing the water has now consumed seventy or eighty percent. I'm afraid the troops will soon be killing horses for food!

If this situation continues, after the army enters Hedong, Xiao Gan's troops will probably starve to death among the mountains east of Hedong.

A few fast horses, at this time, rushed to Xiao Gan's horse from the southwest along the fairly open mountain road, and the leader was a cousin of Xiao Gan, named Xiao Bodhisattva, who reported on horseback: "Taishi, the front army has arrived at Tumen Pass!" ”

Tumen Pass is actually Jingcheng Pass. There are two concepts of Jingcheng Pass, and in a broad sense, Jingcheng includes the entire passage between the former pass and Niangzi Pass of the Pingding Army on Hedong Road and the county seat of Jingcheng and Tumen Pass on Hebei West Road.

And in a narrow sense, Jingcheng Pass refers to Tumen Pass!

"How's the dirt door closing?" Xiao Gan hurriedly asked.

"The pass is dilapidated, there are no guards, and there are few defenders, Xiao Xiangwen has already waved his army to attack, and it is enough to break through the pass in half an hour!"

Jingcheng has been dangerous since ancient times, but no matter how dangerous the pass, it is useless without arming! Because after Jingcheng Pass was pacified in the Northern Han Dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty, it was no longer the frontier of soldiers. In the later defensive arrangements for Liao, the Jingcheng Pass was not taken as the focus.

If the Liao people hit Zhending Mansion, of course, they will go south to Kaifeng Mansion in one go, how can they go through Jingcheng Pass into Hedong? Impossible!

Therefore, until Zong Ze took over the group training of Zhending Mansion, he did not regard Jingcheng Pass as the focus of defense. Moreover, after more than 100 years of peace, Jingcheng Pass has become an important commercial channel connecting Hebei and Hedong. The tax card is still under the jurisdiction of the Hebei Transit Envoy, how can Zong Ze's regimental training be allowed to take over?

Therefore, even if Zong Ze wants to go to Jingcheng to set up defenses, he does not have this power. Moreover, he could not have imagined that the Liao people would fight west from Jingcheng Pass.

Therefore, the Tumen Pass in the Jingcheng Pass is an empty city!

"Good!" Xiao Gan let out a sigh, "As soon as the earth gate is broken, half of the well will fall into the hands of a certain family!"

Command the whole army, speed up, and must pass the Tumen Pass before tonight! ”

"Whoa!"

……

"Di'er, where is Tong Xuanfu?"

"Daddy, yesterday Jinzhou came to report that Tong Xuanfu and his entourage had arrived at Linfen Pavilion, calculate the schedule, and should be able to arrive at Taiyuan Mansion in three or four days. However, Tong Xuanfu didn't bring many soldiers and horses, only less than 300 personal guards, and some staff and opportunities, I'm afraid it won't help if I come to Taiyuan! ”

Wang Yang had asked this question about a quarter of an hour earlier, and the last time it was half an hour ago...... Since last night, Wang Yang, who is usually above the top and doesn't look down on any warriors and eunuchs, suddenly cares about the itinerary of Tong Guan, a eunuch who has no eggs. Not only cares, but also earnestly looks forward to it, really looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, I hope that Tong Da Xuanfu can arrive in Taiyuan Mansion as soon as possible, and take over the hot dispatch of Xuanfu on Hedong Road.

This warm expectation, as a son, Wang Di has never seen it in his life. If he didn't know why his father was looking forward to Tong Guan's coming, he would probably think that his father and Tong Guan were best friends!

What really made Wang Yang suddenly look at Tong Guan differently was an urgent military report sent from the Pingding Army yesterday morning. Niangzi Pass, which belonged to the jurisdiction of the Pingding Army, was raided and occupied by the Liao army that came from the direction of Hebei! Subsequently, this Liao army, whose number is unknown, but it will certainly not be missing, directly killed the Pingding Military Administration. I don't know if the Pingding Army, which has few people to defend at all, has fallen to the enemy now?

If the pacifying army does not defend it, then the door of Taiyuan Mansion will be wide open. The Liao soldiers, who are so fierce that they can't do it, are about to enter Taiyuan Mansion.

Although Taiyuan, the seat of Hedong Road, is a majestic city, most of the defenders in the city have gone to the fort on the front line of Yanmen to garrison. It is not an exaggeration to say that Taiyuan is an empty city!

Guarding the empty city of Taiyuan, there are no strong soldiers inside, no rescue outside, and the Yanmen Pass on the northern line is still facing the pressure of the army led by the Liao lord Yelu Yanxi. As the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong Road, how can Wang Yang not feel that the black cauldron on his back weighs a thousand catties? With such a heavy black cauldron, how can he Wang Yang carry it?

Now I can only hope that Tong Guan can have a little conscience, and take advantage of the fall of Taiyuan City to take over the "pot" of the Hedong Xuanfu envoy.

In this way, Wang Yang can run away and return to Kaifeng Mansion to continue to be an official......

But the question is, Tong Guan is not stupid, right? Why did he take this pot? It is impossible for a character like him to be "deaf and blind", I don't know that the Liao people have entered Jingcheng Pass, right? If he already knew about this, he only had to wander on the road for a few days, and then take over as Hedong Xuanfu after Taiyuan was lost, wouldn't everything be fine?

"My lord, let's arrange the battle guard!" Wang Di gritted his teeth, "The child has made his own decisions, and he has already summoned all the generals in Taiyuan Mansion. ”

"Arrange the battle guard?" Wang Yang glared at his son, "Are there any soldiers?" Is there a working general? When Tao Zili was transferred, he had already taken away all the military aircraft that could do things in the Hedong Xuanfu Division, leaving only a group of old forbidden soldiers with mixed qualifications for his father. Rely on them to defend Taiyuan? Do you really think that your father is the reincarnation of Jiang Ziya? ”

"But, but...... If Tong Daofu doesn't come, Daddy's Hedong Xuanfu won't be able to unload, and he can't abandon the city, right? ”

"What else can I do if I don't abandon the city?" Wang Yang was in a hurry, sad, sad, and the truth came out, "If you want to blame Emperor Taizong for this, blame Emperor Taizong!" Originally, Taiyuan City was on the west bank of the Fen River, and if you set a fire to burn the Fen River Bridge, how can it support ten days and half a month. With this time, maybe you can pull a Ding Zhuang, organize 10,000 group exercises, and collect some food in the four towns and eight fields. However, he was cautious, worried that someone would rebel according to Taiyuan, so he had to pour water on the fire, and built Taiyuan New Town on the east bank of the Fen River.

Now it's okay, and the loyal ministers and filial sons of the Great Song Dynasty have no way to protect the mandate of heaven...... If Tong Daofu doesn't come again, he can only organize the people to abandon the city and flee to the west bank of the Fen River! ”

In fact, the original Taiyuan City is not on the west bank of the Fen River, but stands on the Fen River, with two cities, east and west. In the Wu and Zhou dynasties, a bridge was built on the water surface of the Fen River, and many buildings were built on the bridge, which was called Zhongcheng.

If this Taiyuan city is still there, it can hold the west city. With the protection of the Fen River, it can temporarily block the Liao army that came from afar and did not have boats. As long as it is blocked for a period of time, Taiyuan City will be able to get reinforcements, and the reserves will be abundant.

But now this fortified city that was built in the Western Jin Dynasty is long gone! There is only one small Taiyuan located on the east bank of the Fen River, although the city is strong, but the four fields are not protected by the river, and it is easy to be besieged.

Moreover, a few days ago, in order to strengthen the defense of the Yanmen area, Wang Yang also transferred a large number of reserve materials from Taiyuan City. And the summer tax in various places has not yet begun to be collected, and naturally it is impossible to replenish the reserves.

Therefore, once Taiyuan City is besieged, it will be over after two or three months of starvation!

"My lord, you can't abandon the city!" Wang Di shook his head, "Liang Zimei has been punished by Haizhou for recovering the words since she was born, and she will never use ......them."

Wang Yang gritted his teeth: "Haizhou is in Haizhou...... Go and be with Liang Zimei for your father! ”

Just when Wang Yang made up his mind to stay away from officialdom and go to Haizhou City to spend the rest of his life in peace, an unexpected good news reached Taiyuan City early the next afternoon.

Tong Guan accelerated the trip and was hurrying to Taiyuan Mansion!

"Really? Where is Tong Daguan? ”

"Pingyao, I'll be in Pingyao this morning!" Wang Di said, "Tong Daguan rushed overnight last night, and he didn't even go to Fenzhou City, so he went straight to Pingyao!"

It seems that tomorrow morning, or even tonight, he will be able to go to Taiyuan Mansion City! ”

Wang Yang's tears were about to fall, "I didn't expect Tong Daofu to be so loyal to the king, which made my generation of scholars ashamed!" ”

He wiped a handful of tears and asked, "Where are the Liao people?" Where did they hit? ”

On the side, it was immediately reported that it was appropriate: "Back to Xuanshuai, the vanguard of Liaokou arrived outside Shouyang County last night. If the Liao people go around the city, the vanguard may be able to approach Taiyuan Mansion tonight. ”

"Hurry up," Wang Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Hurry up and hurry up the generals to the inner hall to discuss matters, and the old man will arrange the battle guard!" ”

He only said half a sentence, and the other half sentence was "No matter what, you must stick to Tong Guan to take over the black pot of Taiyuan City."

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