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Wang Zhongde's sneak attack on Linjin Pass was successful, not only opening the way into the pass, but also cutting off the retreat of Feng Yi's garrison.

Originally, at the beginning of the war, in order to prevent the Hexi army from Gaonu City in Shangjun to the south, Hou Qin had heavy troops in the east of Ziwuling and Luoshui.

Now that Linjin Pass is lost, the garrison east of Luoshui will immediately fall into the trap of attacking from the north and south.

After entering the city, Wang Zhongde first made a brief inquiry, and learned that the defenders were completely annihilated, and there was no fish that slipped through the net, so he was relieved.

Then he held an impromptu meeting in Linjin Pass to lay out the next course of action.

"Yunbai, this time I can successfully win the Linjin Pass, all of them will help you!"

"The military envoy has recorded Er's merits, and when the overall situation has been decided in the future, he will be rewarded separately by the protection of the capital,"

Wang Zhongde was very satisfied with Xue Wei's performance.

Whether it was raising ships, crossing the Yellow River, or sneaking into Linjin Pass, they all performed well.

Especially those Xue tribes may not be as good as the Hexi Army in terms of equipment and discipline, but their combat effectiveness must not be underestimated.

Wang Zhongde saw with his own eyes that Xue Wei led hundreds of Hou Qin people with hundreds of subordinates to go to the sky and enter the ground.

"The governor is heavy, in front of the generals, how dare you boast of meritorious service?" Xue Wei said modestly.

This time, he crossed the river with the Hexi Army, so that he really saw the power of the Hexi Army.

It is no wonder that in the past ten years, most of the invincible guards in the world have relied on this powerful Hexi army.

It was precisely because of this that the last trace of pride in Xue Bian's heart disappeared without a trace.

"Dare to ask the governor, where are the generals of our army pointing next? Do you want to play Tongguan? ”

"Tongguan? No, we don't play Tongguan. Wang Zhongde shook his head categorically.

It seems that Tongguan, as one of the four stops in Guanzhong and the eastern gateway, is very important.

However, for Hexi, the gains and losses of Tongguan are irrelevant for the time being.

To the east of Tongguan is the boundary of Hong farmland, and after the Northern Expedition of the Jin Army, it returned to the name of the Jin Dynasty.

Breaking through Tongguan has no other use except for an extra burden on his hand, after all, the Hexi Army does not need to enter the pass through Tongguan.

On the contrary, he left Tongguan to the Later Qin people, not only allowing the Later Qin to have one more place to defend, but also borrowing the hands of the Qin soldiers to block the Jin army from the pass.

"Don't fight Tongguan? So where is our army fighting? You won't wave your army westward and attack Chang'an, right? ”

Linjin Pass is only more than 200 miles away from Chang'an, and in addition to the Weishui barrier along the way, there is almost a flat river.

If Hexi already had Hongnong, Henan and other Kanto places as the foundation, Wang Zhongde would of course wave his army to take Chang'an.

But at the moment, he is a lone army in depth, attacking a fortified city like Chang'an, it is good that he succeeds, and if he fails, there may be unforeseen disasters.

With Wang Zhongde's wisdom, he will never take risks.

At that moment, he ordered the army to open the marching map and point to the triangle east of Luoshui and west of the big river.

"This rich land was called the 'Land of Hexi' during the Warring States Period, and the Qin and Wei countries fought for it for a hundred years."

"The land west of the river is located at the confluence of Qin and Jin, bordering the Shangjun Plateau in the north, the Weiping Plain in the west, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and Tongguan in the east."

"Since the Xia and Shang periods, it has been a battleground for soldiers, and now the upper reaches of Hexi, that is, Shangjun, have belonged to Hexi."

"When our army goes north, it will not only be able to take the strategic land of Hexi, but it will also open up contact with the Shangjun garrison and gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong."

"After all, it's really not safe to rely only on ships to transport supplies."

"Moreover, Feng Yiqin's army has become a trapped beast, and under the blows from both my north and south, it will definitely not last long."

"Dudu, since you want to go north to Feng Yi, it is better to try to lure the enemy army south, reunite and annihilate it."

Then Wang Zhongde and Xue Wei secretly discussed, and a surprise attack strategy was quickly formed within half an hour.

A moment later, Wang Zhongde issued an order: order 3,000 soldiers to hold the Linjin Pass, and the rest of the infantry immediately go north lightly!

The next day, as soon as the sky was dark, 12,000 Hexi troops quietly drove out of Linjin Pass and hurried along the official road.

Under the leadership of Xue Wei, he traveled for an hour and arrived at an open area in a valley southwest of Jayang, and laid an ambush.

Then, anyway, the Qin soldiers rode horses and broke into the city of Jayang, and lied to the defender Yao Guangdu that Linjin had been attacked and asked for reinforcements.

Yao Guangdu had to be repaid, and he couldn't help but be in a dilemma.

He was not only worried that the back road would be cut off, but also feared that the army would go south, so that the Shangjun Hexi army would have an opportunity.

After thinking for a long time, Yao Guangdu finally made up his mind and decided to go south to rescue Linjin Pass.

After all, the gains and losses of Linjin are related to his own life, so he can't ignore it.

Even if Feng Yi falls in the end, it is not a big deal, as long as Linjin and Xingcheng are held, it is still expected to block the Hexi army east of Luoshui.

Moreover, Yao Guangdu had always had a faint uneasiness in his heart before.

He always felt that it was strange for the Hexi Army to be stationed in Shangjun to bluff but not to do anything.

Now that he suddenly received an urgent report from Linjin, he suddenly realized.

It turned out that the Hexi Army attacked and made a big splash in Shangjun, Anding, and Longguan, which turned out to cover up the sneak attack plan.

Yao Guangdu rode and galloped on the road leading to Linjin Pass, and couldn't help but boil his blood.

Suddenly, he was full of a sense of mission, and the entire Hou Qin would rely on him to turn the tide.

As a veteran general who has been in battle for a long time, he is not afraid of the Hexi Army, and wants to rely on himself to repel the attack of the Hexi Army in one fell swoop.

But after all, he has been on the front line for a long time, and he knows that Hou Qin is no longer what it used to be, even if he repels the sneak attackers, if he can't completely annihilate them, he will still have endless troubles.

For the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to rush back as soon as possible, cooperate with the defenders of Guannei, and annihilate the Hexi Army in one fell swoop.

Thinking about it, Yao Guang couldn't help but whip the war horse a few times, urging the war horse to keep speeding up.

Suddenly, as if the sky had fallen, the war drums of the three mountains suddenly exploded like thunder.

Countless Hexi troops suddenly poured out from all directions, roaring and shouting and rushing into the Qin army's array.

The Qin army was originally on the march, and there were no obstacles such as the so-called antler wooden fence to intercept it.

In addition, there are almost no obstacles on the surrounding hillside, and when the Hexi foot soldiers swoop and kill, it is like a rolling mountain torrent, which is overwhelming.

The Qin army came from a long journey, and the main general was not prepared for war at all.

Now it was attacked by the elite infantry in Hexi, and immediately fell into boundless chaos.

In the boundless sea of fire, the Qin army was ignorant, trampled on each other, and completely collapsed.

Just when the Qin army was about to collapse, the main general Yao Guangdu fought his way out of the chaotic army.

He drew his sword and shouted angrily, and slashed three terrified generals in a row, only to stop the decline, and led the remaining remnants of the army into a phalanx.

At this time, a long horn sounded in the field, and Wang Zhongde, who was standing under the banner of Daxu, shouted: "You have fallen into a heavy siege, why don't you quickly dismount and surrender?" ”

Yao Guangdu pointed his spear at Wang Zhongde and shouted angrily: "Hmph! The eldest husband died in battle, abandoned his weapons and surrendered, and he didn't want to! ”

"Good!" Wang Zhongde laughed and said: "In this case, this will be a complete success!" ”

"Pass my general order: within half an hour, all the enemy troops will be annihilated."

"Half an hour to be wiped out? Hmph, the ultimate in arrogance! Let you taste my Qiang riding power. ”

I saw Wang Zhongde raise his long knife and shout, "Kill!" And he rushed out like lightning.

The army behind him automatically unfolded, splitting into several storms and rolling towards the trapped Qin army.

Originally, in the decisive battle of Pingchuan, the cavalry should have an absolute advantage.

Previously, under the baptism of a rain of arrows, the Qin army and Qiang cavalry suffered heavy losses.

At present, the Qiang cavalry is heavily surrounded by the Hexi army, and the room for maneuver is compressed, and it is impossible to give full play to the advantage of cavalry impact.

What's more, Yao Guangdu's department was not the elite of Longxi, and as a result, under the attack of the Hexi infantry battle array, it gradually collapsed.

Soon, the Qin army was divided into several pieces by the Hexi army, squeezed between square inches, and completely became a trapped beast.

In less than half an hour, none of the 10,000 Qin troops could stand, and even the enemy general Yao Guang was beheaded by Wang Zhongde.

At this time, the sun rose, and the field was full of corpses of both enemies and enemies......

The main force of Feng Yi's garrison was eliminated, and the land east of Luoshui was already in the bag of Hexi.

With the cooperation of Li Wei and Wang Zhongde, it took less than a few days to take it down.

After taking Feng Yi, Wang Zhongde and Li Weibing split into two routes, crossing Luoshui all the way to the west to approach Xingcheng, threatening Beidi County.

The other way turned around and headed south, preparing to cross the Weishui River and go south to attack Jingzhao County.

At the same time, Chang'an finally learned that the situation on the eastern front had changed greatly, and Guanzhong was shaken for a while.