readx;?readx; Chapter 512 Choice!

Hangu Pass was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info is named because it is in the valley, and the danger is like a letter. It guards the throat of Cuihan, the west is connected to Hengling, the east is bordered by the river, the south is bordered by the Qinling Mountains, the north is bordered by the Yellow River, the terrain is dangerous, the road is narrow, known as the "car is not on the track, the horse is not the bridle", the legend of "one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open" refers to here.

Therefore, it is very difficult to recover from a traffic jam. By the time the Jingshan Army had evacuated the refugees and arrived at the gate, the sky had already darkened, and the Hangu guard was still at the gate......

"The last general will see the prince every week."

"General Zhou, please get up." Qin Lei laughed and said, "The lonely king is late, but you have been waiting for a long time." As he spoke, he picked up the tall bearded General Zhou.

General Zhou said that he didn't dare, and he also peeked at the famous Prince Cheng, and sighed secretly in his heart: "Sure enough, it is the dragon and phoenix among people, and the name is well deserved!" I couldn't help but feel good, and respectfully led the prince into the city.

Hangu Pass is located in the center of the peach forest, with the river in the north, the mountain in the south, more than 40 steps in five miles around the circle, two zhang high. The city is grand and majestic, can accommodate tens of thousands of people, and the 60,000 horses that hold Qin Lei are very easy.

After settling down the troops and leaving the camp, Qin Lei went to the city guard mansion to wash the dust under the kind invitation of Zhou Pan.

Although this Hangu Pass is important, but after all, it is far away from China, and it is not common to see any big people, and now that a prince who leads the army has arrived, General Zhou will naturally be hospitable and honest.

As long as you take a look at this banquet, you will know how fat this Hangu Guan Castle Guard is. There are all kinds of delicacies such as bear's paws and scarlet lips, monkey brains and shark fins, as well as beautiful singers and dances, and basically the feasts of large families in Zhongdu are at this level...... Fortunately, Zhou Pan also knew that the big war was coming, so he didn't persuade him to drink too much.

Although Qin Lei didn't like pomp, he was not the master who couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, so he smiled and socialized with Zhou Shoujiang. It was not until the guests and hosts were happy that the singer was dismissed, and the two sides talked about some official business.

Holding a cup of Junshan tea, Qin Lei smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, let's talk about the situation outside the gate, the lonely king will set off tomorrow." "The wine table is the best place to close the distance, and a meal turns the 'general' into a 'brother'.

"In such a hurry? You might as well stay for two more days, so that you can fulfill the friendship of the landlord. "For the satisfaction of the prince, Zhou Pan's face is bright, and he is naturally more attentive.

Qin Lei motioned to Chang Yi, who was uncertain, to calm down for a while, and said to Zhou Pan: "If you don't want to, you really can't." The 200,000 troops of the imperial court will arrive soon, and the Lone King, the pioneer of Zhengyin, should go out as soon as possible and build bridges to pave the way. ”

"Your Excellency." Zhou Pan complimented a few words, and then he opened his mouth to tell about the situation outside the gate: "In order to avoid losing the land before the arrival of the king." Marshal Zhendong set up three lines of defense in the north and south of the river, with Jiguan and Luoyang as the first line; Dayang, Mianchi, and Yongning are the second line; Dayang, Caoyang, and Hongnong are the third line, and each of the nine prefectures and cities is garrisoned with 30,000 soldiers and horses, forming a nine-palace array, which can support each other once something happens, making full use of the speed advantage of our cavalry. ”

This is simply ridiculous! You must know that the strength of the cavalry is the powerful mobility ability, which is the supreme magic weapon of plundering like fire, if it is used to defend the city, there is no more appropriate description except for 'self-destruction martial arts'.

Seeing the strange faces of the generals of the Jingshan Army, Zhou Pan sneered and said: "This is also a helpless way, who let His Majesty strictly order not to lose a mansion?" ”

Qin Lei smiled and asked, "Then which palace is Li Shuai in?" ”

"Hongnong's Mansion." Zhou Pan smiled gratefully: "The big handsome is naturally going to sit in the rear." ”

"Well, I received an order to join Marshal Zhendong and follow his command before the arrival of the Chinese army." Qin Lei got up and said, "Thank you Brother Zhou for your hospitality, the Lone King will set off tomorrow." ”

"The last general has already cleaned up the snail house, and please don't dislike it." Zhou Pan got up and smiled: "It's going to be one night." ”

"No, Brother Zhou's kindness has been appreciated by King Lone." Qin Lei politely refused: "But the army is camping outside, and if the lonely king does not return at night, the impact will not be good." ”

Zhou Pan gave in a few more times, and when he saw that Qin Lei insisted on refusing, he gave up and sent him out of the door.

Qin Lei saw that there was a distance between the left and right, so he said softly: "Brother is kind, the lonely king is very grateful, so I want to remind you." I would like to say a lot about it, and please don't mind, brother. ”

Zhou Pan's heart tightened, and he said with a panicked face: "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

"Relax," Qin Lei patted him on the shoulder with a smile, patted half of the Zhou pan, and then whispered: "Seeing that all the soldiers and horses are going to beat you, how is Brother Zhou going to entertain?" ”

Zhou Pan wiped his sweat and said with a dry smile: "Of course, I did my best and felt at home." ”

"Then you're going to be the end of the Hangu guard." Qin Lei chuckled and said, "Your banquet, King Lone looked at it with red eyes...... After speaking, he left the stunned General Zhou and left.

"Lord Wang, what are you talking about with this silverfish?" Chang Yi is a noble person, although he has suffered several times, he still can't get used to these corrupt officials who smoke the people's fat and people's ointment.

Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "Be kind to others, be kind and make money." And he was silent.

The generals looked at each other and said in their hearts: "Since the expedition, the prince has begun to be a low-key man...... of course they don't know, the prince vowed to bring back as many sons as possible, so he held down his temper and made good connections, didn't he say 'many friends and many roads'? Who knows which way home is it?

When Qin Lei and his party walked away, General Zhou came back to his senses, wiped the sweat from his forehead, sighed in fear, and turned around and went back to the house.

"General, this prince has too many things, you have tried your best to entertain, but you still count you down." The butler obviously heard Qin Lei's conversation with him.

"Shit isn't!" Zhou Pan suddenly became angry and said, "Can you listen to Lao Tzu's words?" scolded the housekeeper to the point of blood, and then said in a rough voice: "You know a fart, the prince is a good word, in order to save me." ”

"Just you?" The butler's IQ clearly did not match his shrewd appearance.

"There is a way that wealth is not exposed, and there are countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries who want to pass through here, if anyone is jealous of my one-third of an acre of land, and if it is bad, it can be taken away, and then we will ask for food?" Zhou Pan commanded in a low voice: "Ming'er will receive those glass decorations, jade screens and other things to the warehouse in the morning, and replace them with the utensils in ordinary people's homes, and the eyes of the people in Beijing are poisonous......

"Oh, don't worry, sir." The butler also came back to his senses and hurriedly agreed. Just took two steps and asked nervously: "What if Prince Cheng has bad intentions here?" ”

Zhou Pan shook his head without hesitation and said: "The prince can take the initiative to show goodwill, just to get a good fate, so he won't." It can be seen that Zhou Chengshou is by no means a stupid thing.

Early the next morning, the housekeeper commanded the servants to get busy, and General Zhou brought a hundred carts of grain and grass to the Jingshan army, called Lao Jun, in fact, thanksgiving, Qin Lei naturally smiled...... In exchange for such an affordability, it is really a standard benefit without expense.

After bidding farewell to the reluctant General Zhou, Qin Lei led his troops out of the pass and marched towards Hongnong City, which was ninety miles away in front of the pass, hurrying slowly and arriving at the city at dusk.

Opinion that the reinforcements came, the generals defending the city naturally received them warmly, but the marshal that Qin Lei wanted to find left at noon.

"The battle in Michi is tight, and the marshal has gone to Caoyang to supervise the war!" The general who guarded the city called the chariot guard told the movement of the commander.

In desperation, the army had no choice but to stay for another night, and rushed to Caoyang, a hundred miles away, the next day.

This time, Qin Lei learned to be obedient, and first sent the rangers to rush forward with light horses, and reported to Caoyang City, asking the marshal to stop the wind-like footsteps. As for the large army, maintaining sufficient physical strength is the most important thing, yesterday has been ninety miles fast, today must be leisurely.

As a result, it was dark before he walked fifty miles, and met a scout who turned back halfway...... The wind-like marshal of Zhendong really floated away again, but he finally saw the scout and left a letter to Qin Lei: "I heard that His Royal Highness personally led your troops to help, this marshal is very grateful, and he should have been treated with wine, but the war was tight, the enemy chief Zhao Wuyi personally led hundreds of thousands of troops, divided into north and south two ways to commit the border, my Jiguan, Luoyang, Yongning three towns were all hit hard, the situation is precarious, the marshal has personally led the army to support, Cao Yang, Mianchi two places entrusted to His Royal Highness, Wanwang His Royal Highness lived up to the trust, waiting for the day of the triumph of the army, the marshal for His Royal Highness to ask for credit. ’

Shuai Ling passed it among the senior generals, and after a while, he scolded: "This old thing, using this bullshit Nine Palace Array, the other party will be overstretched as soon as he comes, right?" "That's it, it's clear that we're going to fill in the hole for him."

Listening to all the nonsense of his subordinates, Qin Lei, who was sitting in the cart, said angrily: "Talking about the topic, what should I do?" ”

Several officers glanced at each other, but it was Huangfu Zhanwen who spoke first: "Your Highness, Li Xun obviously saw that the reinforcements were coming soon, so he was lucky and divided his troops to guard the various cities. The tactical literacy of the Qi army has always been superb, even if the commander is not Zhao Wujiao, he will take advantage of the weakness of the scattered forces of the Eastern Army, concentrate superior forces, and capture a certain city as a basis. He didn't forget to emphasize in a low voice: "The Qi State will never dare to fight with our army in the field, they need to rely on the city in order to carry out the next move." "The advantage of the Qi State in attacking and defending the city is as great as the advantage of the Qin army in field battles.

Nodding slowly, Qin Lei said softly: "Yes, where will it be attacked?" All the generals looked at Yang Wenyu, who had been staring at the map, they had already been impressed by his cool mind and accurate judgment, and Qin Lei was no exception.

Yang Wenyu was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "There is too little information to judge." Unaware of everyone's strange gazes, he continued: "But the last general estimates that the other party's ultimate goal is Sankun Mountain. ”

"Sankun Mountain?" Qin Lei leaned his head over, looked at the palm-sized place on the map by the light, and listened to Yang Wenyu continue: "Sankun Mountain is composed of three mountains: Pankun, Shikun, and Qiankun. The mountains are continuous, the mountains are desperate, and the mountains are circuitous, and the situation is very dangerous. ”

As he spoke, Yang Wenyu clicked four times on the map with his finger and said: "It can have a bird's-eye view of the Central Plains, as long as it captures this place with an elite, it can deter Yongning, Mianchi, Caoyang, and Hongnong, and greatly contain the living forces of our army." He clicked to another place and said, "Moreover, if you want to take Hangu and go down first, this is a conclusion." ”

Only then did he raise his gaze from the map, looked at Qin Lei fixedly, and said: "So my subordinates think that no matter from the tactical level or the overall perspective, the Qi army will take the mountain." "Yang Wenyu has always said nothing, and when he says it, it will be irrefutable.

Qin Lei also nodded frequently: "Yes, no matter what tricks the Qi army plays, their eyes should always fall on Kunshan Mountain." The generals also echoed, only Shen Qing objected in a low voice: "In the long run, this is the case. However, his subordinates thought that the Qi army would not take the initiative to attack Kunshan for a period of time. ”

Yang Wenyu's face froze, and then he smiled and said, "Brother Shen might as well talk about it." ”

"The reason is simple, it's not the right time." Shen Qing said softly: "If you rush up the mountain before you get a safe passage, you will become a lone army, so they should first capture one of Mianchi, Yongning, or even Caoyang as a strategic support." ”

Yang Wenyu shook his head and smiled: "What Brother Shen said is reasonable, but if I want the commander of the other party, I will first send an elite army to occupy Kunshan Mountain, as a strategic deterrent, drag down the troops of the four provinces, and create local advantages for other troops. As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Qin Lei and said, "The last general thinks that the whole army will send troops to Kunshan and seize this natural danger first." ”

"But Lord Yang can't deny the possibility I said." Shen Qing shook his head and said, "We can't take risks, we must ensure the safety of Cao Yang and Mianchi, and then slowly figure it out." ”

The generals understood the differences between the two: Yang Wenyu believed that he should take Kunshan while completing the task; And Shen Qing insisted that he could no longer divide his troops, and that it was important to defend Caoyang and Mianchi first. began to speak separately, some supported Yang Wenyu and some supported Shen Qing, and there was no third opinion.

I don't know who said that the staff officer is happy, because he can be nonsense; The Commander-in-Chief is miserable, because he has to choose one of the many nonsense that seems right...... Or just grinning yourself.

Fortunately, there are not many choices this time, it is just a question of whether to occupy the mountain or not.

To occupy or not to occupy, the seemingly simple question is equally distressing...... Yang Wenyu is absolutely correct when considering the overall situation. But the problem is that Sankun Mountain is not among the nine major cities that Emperor Zhaowu has ordered to defend. In other words, it's a thankless job. And Shen Qing proceeded from reality and told Qin Lei that if he occupied Kunshan Mountain, he would definitely have to divide his forces again, which was definitely not good news for the Jingshan army that had to rush to the aid of the two places.

Choosing the former, in case he is beaten down by the Qi army, no one will carry the black pot for Qin Lei, not to mention that he has to carry Li Xun's back, which is really not cost-effective; But the choice of the latter is safe, but it may make Daqin lose the strategic initiative, although he has no responsibility, but the bad luck is everyone's, and he has no good fruit to eat.

The generals stared at Qin Lei intently, he had been motionless on the cart for a quarter of an hour, and just when everyone wondered if his old man was asleep, he suddenly slapped his thigh fiercely, jumped up and said, "When is it, you can't make small calculations anymore." With that, he fell out of the car.

Fortunately, Shi Dang's eyes were quick, and he grabbed the prince, and the generals hurriedly helped the prince up, and asked for a long time, all wondering what was going on. I saw that the prince looked embarrassed and said: "My legs are numb......

The generals wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and they were very uncomfortable. Qin Lei ignored them and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, and the generals will obey the order!" ”

"Yes!" The generals hurriedly restrained their smiles and stood with their heads held high.

Rubbing the roots of his sour thighs, Qin Lei reluctantly stood up straight and said, "Huangfu Zhanwen." ”

"Yes!"

"You are alone in leading the headquarters to help Cao Yang, there must be no mistake!"

"Yes!"

"Shen Qing."

"Yes!"

"Order your ministry to rush to the aid of Michi, there must be no mistake."

"Yes!"

Glancing at Yang Wenyu, who was calm, Qin Lei gave the last order: "Except for the baggage battalion to follow the third division to aid Michi, the rest of the troops will follow King Gu to occupy Dongkun Mountain!" ”

"Yes!"