Chapter 402: Heaven and Earth Xiongguan
Hangu Pass, the place of Qin Pass, the gateway of Guanzhong, choke the throat of Kuihan, the west of Hengling, the east of the Jiejian, the south of the Qinling, the north of the Yellow River. Hangu Pass is located on the main road, whether it is to attack the Central Plains, seize the world, or enter the Guanzhong, this is a necessary place. Hangu Guancheng is majestic and tall, the city wall is close to the cliffs on both sides, the city wall is thick and thick, it stands in the peach forest stopper, it is like a towering giant mouth, the momentum swallows the sky.
In the Tiankai Hangu Zhuang Pass, the dust of eternity is in the north sky. Hangu Pass is not only a dangerous terrain, the city is strict, its land is very high, and there is a canyon in front of it, and the valley path is very narrow to allow only one carriage to pass Guò, and the pedestrian double side by side. Hangu Mountain Road is very similar to Jianmen Pass Mountain Road, so Hangu Pass and Jianmen Pass, the gateway to Shuzhong, are known as the two most dangerous Xiongguan in the world. At the end of Qin, the army of Chu was victorious, but it was helpless in the face of Hangu Pass, so there is a saying that it is called Zhihanguan, and they were all defeated. Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is choking the throat of the pass, and the Hangu can go straight to Luoyang and enter the Central Plains, so Hangu Pass has always been a place where soldiers must fight.
Standing on this magnificent Xiongguan, a sense of pride arises spontaneously, for some reason, living in Hangu looking down on the earth, there is a feeling that the world is in the hand. Perhaps, this is the reason why Zhanghan Valley swallows mountains and rivers. Counting the history, after thousands of years of wind and rain, the rooster and dog thieves have long gone, but the Yellow River remains unchanged for eternity, the waves are turbulent, and the Xiongguan is long, how many heroes and heroes have fallen here. Overlooking the land of the Central Plains, the mountains reflect the slanting sun, and the purple air comes from the east. Dehan Valley Pass, can be based on the Guanzhong, the tiger looks at the Central Plains, and the Sword Gate Pass. It can be a thousand miles of fertile fields in Shu. Holding Hanzhong. Take over the world. Therefore, for a long time, Hangu Pass and Jianmen Pass are the two most important places in the world.
Guanzhong is a moat, and it is indispensable to pass the valley. Flying hundreds of miles on a dangerous road, holding the country with only one hand.
Being able to get Hangu Pass is not because of how heroic the Dingguo army is, but because it has the benefit of surprise. For more than 200 years, the Great Song Dynasty has been peaceful for too long. Although the renovation of the city defense of Hangu Pass has not been broken, there are fewer and fewer soldiers and horses stationed there, and most of the people stationed there are absent-minded. In fact, it's no wonder that those defenders, how many years, Hangu Pass has not experienced a war, who would have thought that suddenly a soldier and horse from the direction of Guanzhong directly took Hangu Pass?
Xiao Zhiyun is still the first time to come to Hangu Pass, for the first Xiongguan in this pass has been heard for a long time, see Xiongguan is dangerous, the mountain road is narrow and rugged, it is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. I really admire the wisdom of those ancestral Han people. How many people's efforts have taken to build such a majestic pass on such a dangerous mountain road? The man next to him didn't say a word. Xiao Zhiyun pursed her lips and smiled, "This time, how about giving it to me?" ”
"Yes, but there is something to explain, this king doesn't want to die too many people!" Just one sentence made the smile on Xiao Zhiyun's face disappear, this guy was kind-hearted at this time, and he didn't have any mercy when he treated the Daliao warriors at the beginning.
"No problem, as long as no one is sent to death, I naturally don't want to kill more, but your imperial uncle, who has to send out 50,000 horses against all odds, is determined to communicate with you."
"Hehe, it's enough, you don't have to provoke this king, don't look at so many people, but it's good to really want to fight half of Hangu Pass, so this king asked you not to kill more, this battle, based on deterrence, must not be killed."
Seeing that her mind was seen through, Xiao Zhiyun didn't feel anything, she curled her pink lips and hummed sarcastically, "You are really an out-and-out bastard, why didn't you have mercy under the city of Wuzhou at the beginning?" ”
was ridiculed by Xiao Meiren, Zhao Yougong didn't feel anything, he leaned over and hugged Xiao Zhiyun's slender waist, "Enough, say something useful, when will you recruit Pang He for this king, and your brother is still in Dongshengzhou." ”
Zhao Yougong was bent on recruiting Pang He, and all the hopes of surrender fell on Xiao Zhiyun. And Xiao Yue, since the Battle of Wuzhou, because he was afraid of being affected, the people of the consulate withdrew to Dongshengzhou in the northwest to garrison. Later, the Dingguo army occupied the partial pass, perhaps because of some concerns, Xiao Yue did not dare to go south to Wuzhou. Xiao Yue is a rare good general, this person is loyal and courageous, steady, if he can use it for himself, he should be a great general. What's more, Xiao Yue is well versed in cavalry tactics and has a unique training class, if Zhang Gong and Xiao Yue can be responsible for recruit training together, how good will it be? It's a pity that the idea is good, but the reality is very cruel, Pang He's guy is a hard bone, Xiao Yue is also in Dongshengzhou, but Princess Xiao doesn't seem to be in a hurry to see Xiao Yue.
What is the idea of King Zhao Xiaojun, Xiao Zhiyun is clear, she can't take this matter lightly, "There is no problem in persuading Pang He to surrender, but you also have to promise me that after driving away the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, I will go back to Tongzhou with you." ”
The sun in the sky is good, King Zhao Xiaojun stroked his forehead with his hand, and screamed, "Ah, the sun is too poisonous, a little dizzy, it hurts Ana, where did you run away from a dead girl, come and help it."
Saying that, it is true that no one needs to help him, Zhao Xiaojun Wang touched the city wall and went down the stairs, as soon as he got to the bottom, he turned around and ran away without a trace, Xiao Zhiyun was so angry that his chest rose and fell, and he kicked on the battlements, this dead man, when it comes to a critical moment, he will play a scoundrel. Sometimes, I really want to send someone to cut off that Zhu Lian, thinking that in her life Xiao Zhiyun, except for the marriage, because she wants to repay her aunt's kindness, she has no choice but to accept it, and when she has been angry with others at other times. But on the contrary, she has been pressed on top of her head by Zhu Lian, I really want to meet this Zhu lady, what magic power does she have that can make that dead man so obsessed.
King Zhao Xiaojun returned to Zhanzi Tower, and saw Mu Wanqing wrapped in a cloak looking at the bushes in the east, so he went over and supported her from behind, "Wan'er, there is nothing big here, why don't you go back to the palace first." ”
"No, it's too stuffy to stay in the palace, it's better to stay here, look over there, the leaves are a little red, it's really beautiful!" Mu Wanqing has never been so quiet, and she gestures like a boudoir woman who is obsessed with the scenery.
Zhanzi Building, also known as Wangqitai, the Queen Mother descends to Yaochi in the west, the purple gas is full of Hanguan in the east, and the purple gas is also taken from here. Mu Wanqing was reluctant to go, not only because the palace was boring, but mainly because she was reluctant. Not seen for a day. There will always be an empty heart. Hanya closes. The breeze is blowing, accompanying Mu Wanqing to walk on the Hangu Mountain Road, observing the mountains on both sides, a grass and a tree, this is also a habit that Zhao Yougong has developed over the years.
When I came to the rooster platform. I saw Ana and Sanniang swaying towards this, followed by a bodyguard Yang Zaixing. After seeing Zhao Yougong and the others, Hu Sanniang bowed her hand, "Your Highness, Tong Guan led the troops to stop in Puqiao Town in the east, and there was no movement of troops and horses, it looks like they are going to be stationed in Puqiao Town for a while." ”
Puqiao Town? Zhao Yougong was a little puzzled by what kind of medicine was sold in Tong Guan's gourd, Puqiao Town was still forty miles away from Hangu Pass, and the soldiers and horses were stationed in Puqiao Town, which was to attack Hangu Pass. Or do you want to help keep the letter Guguan?
Of course, King Zhao Xiaojun couldn't figure it out, because Tong Guan didn't plan to fight Hanguguan at all. Or maybe he wants to wait for someone else to do it first. In fact, the imperial court not only sent people to attack Hangu Pass, but also sent orders to Qin Fenglude's Shun army and Zhenrong army, and ordered He Zuolin and Yuan Shiying to lead troops through Fengxiang Mansion and attack Shaohua Mountain and Taihua Mountain. And Tong Guan was waiting for the news from Shaohua Mountain, he thought very clearly, it was a fool's work to storm Hangu Pass, not to mention that the Dingguo Army was an elite general. Just had a big battle with the Liao people, Tong Guan knew a lot about the courage of the Liao people, or he had a psychological shadow. The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't even beat the people in the Nanjing garrison of the Liao Kingdom, let alone the elite of Xijing? But Zhao Yougong just wiped out more than 100,000 Xijing Liao soldiers, and now the Dingguo Army occupies Hangu Pass, in this case, Tong Guan really does not have the courage to confront the Dingguo Army head-on. If He Zuolin and Yuan Shiying can lead the troops to capture Taihua Mountain and Shaohua Mountain, and then coerce Tongzhou, the rear is unstable, and Zhao Yougong is bound to come back to help, wouldn't it be better to fight Hanguguan at that time?
There is one thing, which Tong Guan is most worried about, he found that many of the generals in the army are not very concerned about attacking Hangu Pass, in fact, this is also understandable, His Royal Highness the King of Jinling has just defeated the Liao, and the court is in a hurry to stab the knife in the back, which is really immoral. Tong Guan also had reservations about this, but he had to comply with the imperial court's order. In the first battle of Wuzhou, the Dingguo Army became famous in the northwest, and Zhao Yougong became even more famous, in the army, this young man who was just twenty years old was simply a hero in the hearts of the soldiers, but now he wanted to send troops to suppress him, wouldn't it make the soldiers in the army dissatisfied?
Maybe the official family has their own plans, but Tong Guan thinks that now is really not a good time to do it. In Puqiao Town, the imperial army looks a little loose, not like facing a big war, among these soldiers and horses, Yang Weizhong is the most prosperous, he thinks very clearly, let him lead his brothers to fight His Royal Highness the King of Jinling, it is impossible. No matter what reason His Royal Highness King Jinling occupied Wuzhou City, but he really defeated the Liao soldiers, so that the Great Song Dynasty retained face for the last time. It may be said that His Royal Highness the King of Jinling is going to rebel, but at least so far, His Royal Highness has not done anything to rebel. If he really wanted to go to Hanguguan, he Lao Yang would pretend to be defeated after a few shouts, anyway, he couldn't do it if his own people beat his own people.
As I walked along the main street of the town, I met a man with a blue cloth on his head and a pair of triangular eyes. Seeing this person, Yang Weizhong snorted coldly, and staggered to let him pass, but the man didn't let him go, and stretched out his hand to block the way, "General Yang, Tong Shu's secret has an order, and the generals will go to the big tent to discuss matters." ”
"Deliberations? Don't use Tong Shumi to bluff people, surnamed Wang, you'd better be careful, don't go out alone at night, otherwise it's easy to run into ghosts, and it's not good to be hooked by ghosts! Yang Weizhong's face was full of sneers, his tone was gloomy, he hated Wang Ping to the core, if it weren't for him, the line of Baigou River would not be so easy to break through, as long as Baigou River was fine, how could the Liao people go south and kill the corpses of Da Song Erlang all over the field. thought that Wang Ping would be severely punished by the imperial court this time, but who would have thought that it was Zhao Ming, who was seriously injured, who was unlucky in the end. The reason why the imperial court punished Zhao Ming was that in the first battle of Yongding River, Zhao Ming retreated privately, and the army was unstable, and when he retreated south, he was broken through the Baigou River by Liao cavalry.
What the truth is, Yang Weizhong knows better than anyone else, but this time he did not write to the court, because he knew that even if he sent it, it would be a mud cow into the sea. In this court, the black one can't see the five fingers, as long as there are people in the court, the black can be said to be white, and the white can be said to be black.
"General Yang, what do you mean, why do you always raise your eyebrows at Wang?"
"Why? Don't you know what you know? The first battle of the Yongding River and the loss of the Baigou River, who is responsible? The surname Wang, if you still have the slightest conscience, go to Enzhou to see General Zhao Ming, if it weren't for him, you would have died under the hooves of the Liao people. But it's good for you, En will take revenge, beat a rake, and put all the blame on General Zhao's head. Yang has long wanted to ask you, whose idea was it to go to Baigou River in the first place, didn't General Zhao stop you? ”
After a while, Zhao Ming was speechless, but there are some things that can't be admitted, admit it, and this life will be over. (To be continued......)