Yang Chong was still a little regretful, he thought that he could go to Tongwan City for sightseeing this time, but he didn't expect that it would be difficult to make the trip in the end. The ruins of Tongwan City once became a hot spot in the cultural relics circle in later generations, Yang Chong has seen photos on the Internet, the complete capital of ethnic minorities stands on the beach, the white walls are as solid as a rock, the horse face of the forest, the towering corner tower, the unique secret room structure of the platform and the majestic palace tower view are impressive, showing a different general foreign atmosphere.

According to those who have been there, there is no desert in Tongwan City at present, the water and grass are fertile, and the scenery is pleasant; The surrounding rivers are clear, the grasslands and patches of cultivated fields are abundant, and the annual precipitation is good, and the crops are ripe every year. Near the foothills, juniper forests and pine forests are large areas of forest, which is a paradise for animals, and the Mu Us Desert in Yang Chong's memory should have been formed by overgrazing and logging after the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that it was the harvest season, Yuan Wei had already agreed with all the counties and counties, and took turns to send troops to help the people harvest, and the ownerless land and the government's land were ready to collect grain and put it into the warehouse after accounting. Kou Jiuhui sent a letter that the Hexi Commercial Bank would bring a large amount of glass, fish sauce, soap, spices, felt and other materials to do business with the local merchants in Hetao to raise food, according to Fang Yanzao's estimate, at least four or five months of military food could be raised, and the rest of the grain would have to be levied.

The generals below are more concerned about going to Luliang Mountain, Li Yuan's army will soon cross the river, and the two sides are fighting for time, as for Yang Chong's promise, in the eyes of the generals, it is a trick to deceive. When he arrived at the city of Taiyuan, he didn't believe that Yang Chong could settle down; But seeing that the days were passing day by day, and the grain could be harvested in half a month at most, Yang Chong didn't speak, and was secretly anxious one by one.

Yang Chong had discussed with Yu Juluo and Fang Xuanling before the expedition, and he was also thinking with Ling Jing, Fang Yanzao, and Jiang Duo these days, even if Yang Chong asked Li Xiuning as a hostage, how could Li Yuan's generation of overlords believe in Yang Chong's commitment as a competitor; Without a more stable means, Li Yuan would not go south, and King Liu Miao and Lishi County should be the reason for Li Yuan's reassurance.

Sun Hua's movements have proved Liu Miaowang's tendencies, and the embarrassment is Lishi County, which can be beaten, but if he is beaten, he must get evidence, otherwise he will be blamed; The only way is to sneak attack Lishi County, enter the mansion of Wang Jian, the county guard, as soon as possible, and find evidence. And to do this, the key is in Mengmen Pass.

Mengmen Pass is on the other side of the Yellow River, it is a checkpoint only in the Sui Dynasty, not in Mengmen City, it is built alone in front of Luliang Mountain, there is a beacon tower on the mountain in the east, the south is the Jundu Fortress, the Jundu Fortress coexists in Guanjin, there are 100 Sui troops stationed. Guandu is equipped with wooden boats, rafts and other means of transport, as well as sailors and boatmen who are familiar with the waterways, and according to careful investigations, there are officers and soldiers patrolling the Yellow River even at night.

After discussion, Yang Chong handed over the task of defeating Mengmen to Wuduan Er and Cheng Yuan, although Mengmen Pass is geographically dangerous and controls mountains and rivers, but it is not a problem in the face of absolute troops, the problem is that the beacon fire cannot be lit; Since the ferry did not stop ferrying, Wu Duaner and Cheng Yuan quietly crossed the river in disguise, in addition to watching the terrain, they also connected with the hidden piles laid on the other side of the river. Everything was ready, the date was set, Cheng Yuan quietly returned to Shangxian, and Yang Chong immediately summoned Jiang Duo, Han Shige and others to start arranging.

On the third day of the harvest in Xiazhou, Han Shige and Ling Jing commanded Yang Yanshi and Jing Pantuo to quietly gather in Yanfu County near Shangxian County. Three thousand warriors of Huishui followed Jing Pantuo, boarded the sheepskin raft one after another, and rowed to the opposite bank.

The sheepskin raft of the Hexi Army is a raft made of sheep cowhide, which is different from the leather sac sewn together by the Great Sui, the skin of the Hexi Army is a complete skin that is hollowed out of the internal organs after slaughtering cattle and sheep, and after the skin is dehaired, the leather tire is inflated by blowing, and then a small amount of clear oil, salt and water are poured into it, and then the head, tail and limbs of the leather tire are tied tightly, and the color of the leather tire after drying is yellow-brown and transparent, which looks like a bulging cylinder. In order to increase the carrying capacity for safety and efficiency, several leather bags are put together, put on wooden rafts, and then tied with small ropes to form a whole raft.

When they arrived on the other side, Han Shige, Jing Pantuo, and Cheng Yuan saw Ying Yi, who he knew, standing on the river beach with a smile, and only after asking did he know that in the past few days, Wu Du'er led more than 1,000 people from their three villages and 300 elite soldiers who had mixed up, assembled in Lingbeiping, crossed the 800-meter-high North Mountain, bypassed the camel's waist, went down from the flat mouth cliff ladder to Chenyu, successfully raided Mengmen Pass, controlled the beacon tower, and none of the 500 people in the pass ran away.

Last night, Ying Yi led 500 men down the pass, attacked the ferry fortress, killed the defenders, and took control of the ferry and the sailors; Han Shige saw that there were more than 200 horses, and immediately commanded 2,500 people with Cheng Yuan and Ying Yi to rush to Mengmen Pass, leaving Jing Pantuo to take over the position, sending people back the sheepskin raft and all the ferries, and Yang Yanshi's team crossed the river Dinghu County had found an abnormality, and successively sent three teams of men and horses, all of which were repelled by Jing Pantuo, and when Yang Yanshi's team went ashore, Dinghu County could only close the city gate.

Po Liu Han Ba Kui rushed to the river with 5,000 cavalry, and saw the back of Yang Yanshi getting off the boat on the other side of the river, there were still 3,000 people waiting on the river beach in Yanfu County, Ling Jing was the person in charge of crossing the river, and said to Po Liu Han Ba Kui Xing: "General Po Liu Han Ba Kui, you rest first, and on the next trip, even people will bring 800 cavalry to transport horses, and there will be collected ships to come, and strive for all of us to go today." ”

Poliu Han Bakui nodded and said: "I understand, after Yang Yanshi arrives on the shore, Jing Pantuo will go to Mengmen Pass, and General Han and Wu Duan'er should have already gone to attack Lishi County." ”

Lishi County led the five counties of Lishi, Xiuhua, Dinghu, Pingyi, and Taihe, plus the people's army, and the whole county was only 12,000 people; Five thousand of them were stationed on the Great Wall of Luliang Mountain, and when they encountered the confrontation of King Liu Miao, they were only 2,000 troops left behind from Shicheng. Except for Mengmen, which has 2,000 people at Mengmen Pass and Ferry, the other three counties have only 1,000 defenders.

Waiting for the six Han Bakui to go ashore with eight hundred cavalry, Yang Yanshi had already surrounded Dinghu County with two thousand infantry and three hundred cavalry, and erected a banner to recruit troops outside the city.

No matter how Yang Yanshi, Jing Pantuo and others spent the night, Poliu Han Bakui quickly went to Mengmen Pass with his cavalry, crossed the mountains overnight, and rushed towards Lishi County. With the assistance of more than 200 Neiying, Han Shige and Wu Duan'er killed 4,000 people into the city, captured Lishi County, captured Wang Jian, the guard of Lishi County, and closed the city gate overnight.

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