More than 200 miles of Guan Mountain, in the west or south half of the mountain, the widest part of the mountain is far more than 50 li, so that two parallel mountains are formed, and there is a canyon in the middle. The www.biquge.info Qingliu Pass guards the midpoint of the mountain, and it is only twenty or thirty miles away from Chuzhou City. This time Wu went out to conquer Chu, earlier it was Li Congrong who led the troops to aid Chu, and then Li Congjing unexpectedly waved his army south to attack Shouchun, although it was blocked by Gao Xiansi for a while, the Tang army was not able to knock down Shouchun City until today, but in the end, this time is not long, even today, there is not a month, Li Decheng and Liu Xin each led troops to rescue Shouchun, and set off earlier, although Li Congjing has been saying that he failed to quickly win Shouchun, it was the Tang army that suffered a defeat in the first battle of Huai, But in fact, this is also relatively speaking, no matter how quickly the Jinling side acts, it is impossible to draw up a strategy for sending troops in just one or two days, and then mobilize troops and horses to arrive at Dingyuan and Tushan in time, Li Decheng and Liu Xin were ordered to be in danger, of course, because they themselves have enough qualifications, but also because they are the generals of Wu Guo stationed near Shouzhou. Liu Xin was originally in Chuzhou, Li Decheng was on an errand in Chuzhou, the army led by the two of them was the Jiangbei Domain Army of Wu State, but it was also the only main force of mobile troops in Jiangbei of Wu State, Jinling wanted to support Li Decheng and Liu Xin, but in name and logistics, more than 100,000 Wu troops were in Chudi, where are there still soldiers and horses in Jinling in a short time? At this time, not only Chuzhou was empty, but Jinling also had no surplus troops.

But on the other hand, although Jiangbei does not have too many troops for the time being, if the war is protracted, the Tang army has not made any major gains for several months and a half, not to mention the fourteen states of Jiangbei, the four, six and seven states in the east should recruit some warriors to enrich the defense of various places, and then fight some troops to transport them to the front line to strengthen the strength, it is not a difficult thing, even if Jinling has no troops to adjust, Jiangbei can fight with the Tang army of less than 100,000 only with that big net and its own strength.

From this point of view, for the Tang army, the war in Dingyuan County must not continue to drag on, Li Congke and Li Decheng's draw is actually the defeat of the Tang Dynasty in Jiangbei, even if Meng Ping finally led the Hundred Battles Army to capture Hao and Chu Erzhou, as long as Li Decheng and Gao Shensi are still there, Li Congjing will not be able to free his hand, if Xu Zhihe does not focus on strengthening Jiangbei's defense and carrying out a counteroffensive, Li Congjing can barely maintain a tie with Wu in Jiangbei, once Xu Zhihe does that, the outcome of this trip to Jiangbei is not easy to say, What's more, compared to the local operations of the Wu State, the Tang army came from afar, and it did not have an advantage in logistics supply and geographical advantages.

In this case, the gentleman rode south with 3,000 horsemen to attack Qingliu Pass, which was a strange strategy and inevitable.

Different from the huge twists and turns of detouring Guanshan from Dingyuan County, from Shouchun to the south of the Junzidu, to the west foot of Guanshan, it is also similar to a straight line, and then along the east of Guanshan, the distance of the detour is not unacceptable, as for the small number of troops along the way, including Chuzhou, in the early years, the gentlemen who crisscrossed thousands of miles of grassland were 3,000 iron armor, and they did not put it in their eyes at all, the sailors of the Tang Dynasty were indeed inferior to Wu State, but when it came to the army, especially the Ma Army, Li Congjing did not have the intention of being afraid of Wu State.

After three thousand horses passed through Shen County, they basically arrived at the west foot of Guanshan, and the next thing to do was to go north along the mountain, and then travel a hundred miles, and then you could reach the back of Qingliu Pass. The gentlemen were all lightly armed, did not carry baggage, and the soldiers' dry food was only enough for a few days. But Li Congjing knew in his heart that this was not a backwater, but a roundabout attack at the tactical level, and at this level, he would not play the so-called heroic act of relying too much on luck and too much dependence on luck. When Qimen built the army, in order to establish prestige and buy people's hearts, he could attack Changhe on a snowy night, and when he went back, he also personally led the elite soldiers to cut off the captured goods, which was forced by the situation, if he wanted to get ahead in the troubled times, he must dare to fight and fight to fight a bloody road, and now the king of Qin has long passed the primitive accumulation period, and then he personally took risks, and he the king of Qin did not take himself as a prince.

When Junzidu was going east along the Guanshan Mountain, a team of more than 100 people in Tsing Yi broke away from the army and went straight to the river.

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Qingliu Pass.

The war in Shouchun was urgent, and Li Decheng led his troops to the north, so naturally there would be no room for it, so whether it was the Wu army that stayed in Chuzhou or guarded Qingliu Pass, there were not too many. On this day, the guards of Qingliu Pass will patrol the pass according to the usual appearance, but he is not facing the south but the north, Qingliu Pass is a pass to defend the north, and the army of Wu is also fighting in Dingyuan County, north of Qingliu Pass, and the Qingliu Pass guard will naturally look to the north day and night. Today, Qingliu Pass has been martial law, whether it is businessmen or ordinary people, are not allowed to step through Qingliu Pass, there are too many people who have fled, there will be Tang Army mixed into it if they are not even, and the guards of Qingliu Pass will not dare to be careless. This place is about 100 miles away from Dingyuan County, because of the reason for the barrier of Guanshan, no matter how fierce the battle in Dingyuan County is, it cannot be heard here, but there are scouts between Qingliu Pass and Dingyuan County every day, and the Qingliu Pass guard will not be able to know the battle situation in Dingyuan County in time.

"In yesterday's battle, the marshal drew with the Tang thief again, and if it goes on like this, I don't know how the war can progress." On the Qingliu Pass, the deputy general guarding the pass was full of worry, "The Tang thief's combat power is strong, not to be underestimated, General Liu has been defeated, if the marshal can no longer make contributions, the situation in Shouzhou will be critical." ”

The guard will hold on to the wall and look into the distance, silent, although the deputy general said that Li Decheng and Li Congke drawn, that is just to take care of Li Decheng's face, yesterday's battle, several fierce generals in the Tang army attacked fiercely, unstoppable, although Li Decheng will not be defeated, but also lost the army, it can be said that the situation is not optimistic, he sighed: "The Tang thief is menacing, and it is clearly premeditated, Li Congke, who went out to Dingyuan County, is a battlefield general, and it is not easy to deal with, the marshal has repeatedly failed to make a contribution, this battle is indeed not very easy to fight." However, since the city defense of Shouchun is strong, if the war in Dingyuan County is unfavorable, the marshal can still retreat to Qingliu Pass, as long as Qingliu Pass is still there, the Tang thief will not be able to exert his strength in Jiangbei, and he will be able to break the thief if he sends reinforcements to Jinling in the future. ”

The adjutant general said worriedly: "The marshal is determined to forge ahead, and before leaving, he said that he would definitely repel the Tang thief, but I am afraid that he will not retreat easily at this time." That Li Congjing has been famous for a long time, not only proficient in the way of the battlefield, but also often has amazing schemes, and he is not easy to get along. ”

The guard shook his head and said: "Although the marshal has the heart to defeat the enemy and serve the country, he is not a reckless person. You and I were ordered to guard the Qingliu Pass, and we should strictly investigate the scouts and meticulous work of the Tang thieves, and never give them a chance to make trouble behind their backs. When necessary, be prepared to take over the commander. ”

The adjutant nodded yes.

Before the guard could say something, his brow furrowed suddenly, for he saw a junior colonel hurrying over.

"General, it's not good!" The people who came were panicked.

"What's so alarming?" The guard frowned, and the Buddha was displeased.

He ...... He's coming! "The people who came were sweating profusely and stumbling.

"Who? Who's coming? The Guard's brow furrowed even tighter.

Li ...... Li Congjing, Jun ...... Gentlemen! The faces of the people who came were full of horror.

"What?!" The guards were shocked.

He opened his eyes wide and looked out of the gate, where the mountains were calm and quiet, the grass and trees were as usual, and there was not a single soldier.

"General, no...... It's not the front, it's the back! ”

The guard changed color and said in a daze: "How is this possible?!" ”

As if in response to his words, the sound of killing suddenly shook after the pass, and an ironclad army rolled like a torrent, killing towards the pass.

Black clouds crush the city.

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Chuzhou City.

"What's going on, where is the sound of the fight?"

"It seems to be Qingliu Pass!"

"The Tang thief has been killed to Qingliu Pass?! How is this possible, we haven't received the news that the commander has dismantled and cleared the pass......"

"I don't know the truth!"

"Don't send someone to find out quickly! Also, report to the state capital! ”

The conversation took place at the head of Chuzhou City, and one of the city guards looked in the direction of Qingliu Pass, looking nervous and flustered, and his eyes were full of confusion and incredulity.

The Tang army attacked Shouchun, Li Decheng led the army to the rescue, the worst of the war was also in the Haozhou area, Chuzhou is far away from the rear, it should be very safe, how can there be a sudden war, or without warning?

Not long after, the officials of the Chuzhou City Assassin Mansion and the Jiedu Embassy, as well as the generals of the Chuzhou garrison, rushed to the head of the West Gate City, Qingliu Pass is less than thirty miles away from Chuzhou, the sound of battle there can easily be transmitted, they converge to the city, although they can't believe that the Tang army has arrived at Qingliu Pass, but the clear and audible sound of fighting, but all the moment is impacting everyone's minds, so that everyone is full of horror.

Now that the Tang army has reached Qingliu Pass, where is Li Decheng? Why didn't they get the news before? Was Li Decheng defeated? Can you still keep the clear stream pass? If Qingliu Pass can't hold Chuzhou City, it will definitely not be safe!

"Why haven't the scouts who went to Qingliu Pass to inquire about the news have returned yet?!" Chuzhou Thorn Shi's voice trembled, anxious and annoyed.

"The scouts have already been sent out, and they should have returned, but for some reason there has been no movement!" The guard's face was very unpleasant.

"Here, the scout is back!" Not long after, an official pointed to a team of elite horsemen who appeared on the official road and shouted in surprise.

The guard took a closer look, waited for the other party to get closer, and said in surprise: "That's not our army scout!" ”

"What?!"

This team, which was only twenty or thirty horsemen, was brightly armored and majestic, swaggering and galloping to the front of the city, dropping more than ten heads, and without saying a word, turned and left.

The people at the head of the city were confused.

It wasn't until the other party walked away and disappeared on the road that Chuzhou opened the city gate and sent a sergeant to check. Then the people were reported, and the heads were the scouts they had sent to Qingliu Pass.

"This ...... Isn't Tang Thief Mo already capturing Qingliu Pass? Big...... Handsome him? An official shuddered, and although he had never felt that war was terrible, when it crept in, he found that he was not prepared to deal with it.

"How's that okay?"

"Is Qingliu Pass lost?"

"Can Chuzhou City still be defended?"

"From Shouchun to Qingliu Pass, the Tang army will inevitably come too fast, and this situation can't be resisted at all!"

Everyone was gossiping, talking, and discolored.

The guard general was silent, if he sent troops to Qingliu Pass, he couldn't say it at all, if Li Decheng's 30,000 troops were defeated, and the few troops in his city were less than one-tenth of Li Decheng, I am afraid that he would not be able to defend the city, where would he dare to go out lightly? The elite cavalry detoured for hundreds of miles to attack the rear of the enemy, such a battle routine guards would not dare to think of it, not to mention that such a fine cavalry was too extravagant for the Wu State, and the Wu generals had been fighting for many years, because most of the reasons for the contribution of the naval division and the lack of elite of the horse army, had not been involved at all.

At this time, only one voice echoed in Thorn Shi's mind: to run, or not to run?