Li Zhongwen did not dare to retreat to Tongguan, so he retreated to the east according to the pre-planned plan, looking for a place to rest, so that he could see the signal and turn back and attack; The Hexi army indifferently camped ten miles away from the river beach, lit a fire, and let the army behind continue to cross the river. Li Shentong had already led 3,000 cavalry to quietly hide in Muze at the northern foot of Huashan, and when he saw the shape of the torches on Tongguan, he understood that Liu Chongli was ready in Tongguan, and the 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry in Tongguan were all veterans who followed Li Shentong.

In the middle of the night, although the Hexi army was still crossing the river, the guard of the camp was obviously relaxed, and the scouts sneaked over to find that the soldiers who crossed the river almost fell asleep after entering the camp because of the camp. Tongguan was at a high place, Li Shentong finally saw the signal of the torch that had been promised, and with an order, the three thousand iron horsemen were like a hurricane, killing towards the river beach like a whirlwind; The Tongguan suspension bridge was lowered, and the horse infantry rushed towards the Hexi Army under the command of Liu Chongli.

The war horses were still discovered by the Hexi army, and a huge fire net rose up along the ground, followed by the sound of arrows and crossbows and thunderbolts; Li Shentong and Liu Chongli both discovered the perfection of the opponent's defense system, not by the number of people, but by the equipment, but they had to be sent when the arrow was ready. After the cavalry paid heavy casualties, they rushed into the camp and encountered almost all the soldiers who died together, and the explosions of thunder took the lives of both sides.

It was not until the Tang army broke into the second camp that a huge explosion took the lives of 500 Tang troops, and Li Shentong was also wounded, that the Tang army completely lost its fighting spirit and ran back without his life; The explosion was earth-shattering, and even the war horses of the Hexi Army that were plugging their ears and eyes screamed wildly for a long time, and when the cavalry of the Hexi Army formed a formation, Liu Chongli was about to flee halfway, and he could only take out his anger with Li Zhongwen, who was running.

Li Zhongwen saw the firelight, and immediately ordered to turn back when he got the report, but there was no pass to hide, and he was chased by a thousand cavalry on the way to escape, Li Zhongwen escaped on horseback, and more than 4,000 Tang troops became ghosts under the sword. In a day and a night of fighting, nearly 20,000 Tang troops died on the battlefield; The casualties of the Hexi Army were as high as 11,000, Yang Yanshi's Hubu Battalion and Yang Heng's Thunderbolt Battalion included 2,000 heavy soldiers replenished before the war, less than 2,000 of the 8,500 people were intact, Liu Yun lost 700 cavalry, and more than half of Jingpantuo's 5,000 people were killed in battle.

The only thing that happened was that the army crossed the river; Lu Chongmao and Wang Junkuo are both unruly guys, this time they didn't dare to say a word, Jiang Duo rode on a war horse, looked at the 25,000 troops under his command, and said loudly: "Before going out of the battle, I told Yue Guogong that if I win this time, I will give us the establishment of Zuo Yiwei, I don't know if you have the confidence to win this title." ”

"Yes." Hu Lu Tianzuo raised his arms and shouted, Hu Lu Tianyou, Liu Harrier, and Wang Junkuo followed and shouted, and more than 20,000 soldiers immediately shouted wildly, and Jiang grabbed a horse whip: "Go." ”

The army is rolling, rushing to Tongguan, Liu Chongli has already sent Li Shentong to Chang'an, but two teams of 7,000 reinforcements rushed to arrive, so that Tongguan has 10,000 defenders, and Liu Chongli has a little confidence. It's just that it is impossible to prohibit the soldiers who fled back last night from talking about it, after all, 20,000 people died in less than twelve hours, not to mention that it is even more terrifying; By noon, I got the news that the Hexi Army had arrived.

Tongguan is a city, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the city wall "one" shape opens, the south depends on the high mountain, the north is close to the Yellow River, the Yellow River flows northeast from Tongguan, and there is Changsaka on the water side; Outside the southern city wall is a stream, but gates are set up on the east and west walls to facilitate pedestrian entry and exit. Liu Chongli stood on the east city wall, watching Jiang Duo's army set up camp, and ordered his soldiers to prepare the city defense equipment, and always observe the movements of the other party, even if it was dark.

The Hexi army did not attack the city, which made Liu Chongli breathe a sigh of relief, and Liu Chongli did not go down to the city tower until dark to return to the yamen for dinner; I had only eaten half a bowl of rice when suddenly there was a loud noise in the city, which was the sound of a thunder explosion. Liu Chongli threw away his rice bowl and rushed to the official road, but found that the granary and stable were already on fire, and the war horses and soldiers were running around like headless flies, and some soldiers even slashed each other; Liu Chongli reacted immediately, and when he retreated yesterday, an enemy followed him into the city, causing the current camp to roar.

The barracks are an authentic place of slaughter, with strict hierarchies and closed management, and only the abuse of officers and the ignorance of soldiers can be commanded. Those who served in the army lived in fear, and the mental depression after years of depression can be imagined, and before the war, everyone's life and death were uncertain, and they were on the verge of mental collapse. Once the hysterical and crazy atmosphere in the battalion is detonated, the officers and men will completely shake off the shackles of military discipline, copy the guys who have been wronged and take revenge, and hunt down and kill officers, enemies, and comrades-in-arms they don't know.

More and more places were on fire, and the whole pass was chaotic, Liu Chongli immediately made a decision and ordered his soldiers to rush to the eastern city wall; Unexpectedly, the crowd shouted "The official is going to run", and two soldiers actually killed them, Liu Chongli's own soldiers just killed two people, and countless soldiers killed them. The sword light and sword shadow, the flesh and blood flying, Liu Chongli's armor is too conspicuous, and someone reminds him in the dark that Liu Chongli is always surrounded by chaotic soldiers.

Relying on the desperate cover of the pro-soldiers around him, Liu Chongli fled to a room with serious injuries, closed the door and listened to the pro-soldiers outside all being killed, and the chaotic soldiers ran in other directions, Liu Chongli breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened and closed, a soldier rushed in, aiming at Liu Chongli is a round of crossbow arrows; The arrow flashed with blue light, which was clearly poisonous, and before Liu Chongli could shout, he felt a chill on his body, and then he became numb and lost consciousness.

When it was dawn at Tongguan, the officers and soldiers of the battalion regained their calm, looking at more than 5,000 corpses, 3,000 wounded, and the living soldiers were all terrified; When someone found Liu Chongli's dead body, all the grain and grass were burned, and they all looked at each other. There was a loud bang at the east gate, and in the smoke of gunpowder, someone shouted, "The city has collapsed, and the Hexi army has entered the city." ”

A few officers loyal to Li Yuan rushed open the west gate and fled on horseback with hundreds of soldiers, and the rest all raised their hands and surrendered; Jiang seized the city, met with a group of soldiers wearing Tang army armor, and thanked Cao Eryue as the leader: "Brother Cao, if it weren't for you, I don't know how many lives will be needed to fill this Xiongguan." ”

Cao Eryue said solemnly: "I took twenty people into the city, including two people lurking in the bunch room and stable, and seven of the twenty-two people died, and I was fortunate not to be dishonored. Thanks to the Tang Army, they are now also using fireworks as a signal, and they were blown up by our fire, and in the end, it is up to you to blow up the city wall, otherwise everything will be empty. ”

Jiang Duo nodded and said, "Yes, as soon as I heard the explosion in the city last night, the Thunderbolt camp quietly hid under the city, dug two rows of holes with a shovel and a crowbar, planted explosives, and blew up the city wall at one time. If it weren't for the chaos in the city, it would definitely be discovered by the defenders, and last night's situation, as long as no one climbed the tower, the defenders were reluctant to move more, lest they be misunderstood and killed by their companions. ”

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