As soon as the decision was made, the various ministries immediately entered the city of Shangxian and began to distribute military rations and make food for rest.

How bold is man, how fruitful is the earth.

I have to say that what kind of commander there is, what kind of generals there will be, and then what kind of soldiers there will be. The 10,000 soldiers of the Chen Army already knew at this time that they would embark on a journey tomorrow and would challenge the minimum possible 200,000 enemy troops in Xiao Pass with 10,000 troops. However, unexpectedly, and expectedly, after learning the news, the whole army did not have the slightest feeling of fear, anxiety, or resistance.

The Chen army was a peculiar army, and since the early days of the broken barracks, they were a force that was good at fighting unusual battles. Ambush warfare, surprise warfare, sabotage warfare, more with less, outnumbered. This is a force that has always been good at creating miracles, an army that cannot be treated with ordinary eyes.

The army has a military soul, and the military soul is born from the founder of this army, and is salivated by the beliefs of the original generals and soldiers of this army.

10,000 against 200,000, this is not a breakthrough battle that has to be faced, nor is it a city defense battle that has no choice. This is a rush war of thousands of miles, a war of complete initiative.

No one was afraid, and the crowd was calm, eating and drinking. Many soldiers were still shouting praises for the extra beef, mutton, wine and meat distributed today, and they didn't have the slightest worry at all.

But what's there to worry about?

Da Chen has the most important military merits, and only military merits are the easiest to obtain.

Fame and wealth, who doesn't want to get it?

Thousands of miles to find the marquis!

Look at how many princes and generals there are in the court. Duke and Earl. How many of those nobles used to be peasants like them, and how many were just ordinary Orion mountain people like them at the beginning, but now they have to ride horses, high-ranking officials have to sit, and they have wives and children, who is not envious.

Now there is such an opportunity, as long as you rely on the swords and guns in your hands and rely on your own courage, you can earn several lifetimes of wealth and glory on the lintel. Rich descendants, who would want to miss such an opportunity? Instead of facing the loess with their backs to the sky and digging in the soil all their lives, they are more willing to gamble on the future with today. Not to mention. Even if you lose your bet, what is there to worry about? The imperial court has long had a generous pension system, and the soldiers who died on the battlefield did not have to worry about what happened after their deaths, and the people behind them had their own imperial court to take care of.

Everyone was holding a breath of air in their hearts, their faces were calm, and their hearts were excited to wait for the battle soon.

Fighting, fighting, the soldiers of the Chen army are never afraid of fighting, they are afraid of only the lack of a chance to fight.

On the upper floor of the West City Gate of Shangxian County, Chen Kedi was dressed in armor. Looking at the western sky.

Looking at those subordinates who were looking forward to the war, his heart was also extremely excited.

"It's better to get a tiger's den, how can you get a tiger?" Chen Kedi's chest was boiling with blood, and the joints of his hands holding the sword were extremely white under the force. Although he was only sixteen years old, he had already become the commander of the first army, but he was looking forward to the next battle more than anyone else.

More than anyone else, he hoped that with a great victory, the emperor was right in what he valued him. He wanted to prove that he was not only the grandson of that person, but he also wanted others to talk about his grandfather in the future, saying that it was his grandfather.

And there is another voice in the heart telling itself. Even if you can't capture Xiao Pass, you can't defeat the coalition army. At that time, he could also miss a blow and immediately escape. The north of Xiaoguan is Lingwu. When the time comes, he can lead his army to Lingwu. Even if Lingwu can't hold it, he can still escape to Mobei. He took all the cavalry with him. The attack failed, and most of the men and horses left here remained. As long as you can take Longshang at that time, you will also have completed the emperor's task.

In addition to the excitement, Chen Kedi's heart gradually pondered.

This matter has to be planned well, and it must be well planned. Two hundred thousand enemy troops, which is indeed not a small number. Although it is said that these 200,000 enemy troops will be the soldiers and horses of the three kingdoms, and even the conspiracy and calculation between the three kingdoms, these soldiers and horses are not a complete group.

But even then, you have to plan well. Strategically, you can despise your opponent, but when it comes to specific tactical arrangements, you must pay attention to your opponent. These are the words that the emperor said to him when he was by his side.

The next day, before dawn, the whole army had already begun to cook food during the fourth watch. At the fifth watch, as soon as a ray of light appeared, Chen Kedi handed over the city defense of Shangxian County to Li Junxian, the commander of the Crazy Dragon Battalion, who arrived overnight. Then he ordered 10,000 light horsemen and divided them into two shares. One of them carried the banner of the Later Zhou Dynasty, wearing the armor and military uniforms of the Hou Zhou style that they had collected, and played the banner of Ma Wu.

The other group of 5,000 people were all in light armor and light armor, without banners, unified in black armor, and followed behind the troops in front of them more than ten miles apart.

The army marched along the road at the foot of the ancient Great Wall, all the way from Diaoyin next to Shuofang and Yan'an, Yanchuan and Honghua, Lingwu and Pingliang, and the border between the counties. As much as possible, they avoided the counties and counties, and completely took the mountain paths, and only twice encountered the defenders of the Houzhou region.

But fortunately, there is Ma Wu's official defense seal letter, as well as Liu Wuzhou's military order, although the number is slightly inconsistent, not three thousand but five thousand, but under some explanation and a lot of gold and silver gifts, it was passed without incident.

It took almost ten days along the way, and on the first day of the first day of November, Chen Kedi and Hu Hai finally entered Pingliang County with a total of 10,000 light horses. Along the Chuanshui River, Chen Jun quietly went south, day and night, and finally quietly drove to Longshan, which was only a hundred miles away from Xiaoguan.

The vast Longshan Mountain is the largest mountain in the northwest.

This big mountain, which is also the most important mountain in the northwest, is bounded by Longshan, Longxi in the west, Longyou in the northeast, and Guanzhong in the southeast. Between the dangerous mountains in Longshang, there is also the most important gateway in the northwest, Xiaoguan, one of the four fortresses in Guanzhong.

The northwest of the territory of Xiaoguan and the original situation of Longshanggu are like lips and teeth, and the northeast area of Huamachi and Dingbian are in and out of the key Jin. From Lingzhou to the south to the county seat, from Guyuan to the east to Yansui, more than 400 miles apart, among which only this county is in all directions. The gateway of the right pass of Shilong, the lock and key of Binning.

Xiaoguan, also known as Longshan Pass, is in the southeast of Guyuan, Ningxia. The Longshan Mountains lie in the northwest of Guanzhong and are its northwest barriers. The passage into Guanzhong from Longshang is mainly the valley lowland cut by the Wei River, Jing River and other rivers. The direction of the Wei River is more steep, while the direction of the Jing River is relatively easy. Xiao Pass stands in the Longshan Pass according to the danger, guarding the passage from the direction of the Jing River into Guanzhong. Xiaoguan is an important pass in the northwest of Guanzhong, which protects the safety of Guanzhong and the northwest. As soon as Xiaoguan is lost, the northwest forces will pass through Jingzhou and go down to Chang'an, and it will become a high-rise trend.

Therefore, the strategic location, since the Qin period, this is an important pass. At this time, Xiaoguan is not just a first-class Guancheng, but is connected with the Great Wall, and Xiaoguan is a Guancheng built on the Great Wall. The Great Wall of the Warring States Qin Dynasty is from west to east, across the Huanjiang River, crossing the old road of Xiaoguan, setting up blockages along the river, building cities and passes, building Xiaoguan at this intersection, that is, the pass built on the Great Wall, and it is also one of the earliest passes in the history of the Great Wall, and the strategic location is extremely important.

This time, the alliance of countries, among them, due to geographical location, the four northwestern countries formed an alliance all the way.

The 100,000 allied troops of the four countries gathered at Xiaoguan, the northwest gateway, and then went out of Tongguan, the gate of the Middle East, crossed the Yellow River to attack the east of the river, and pointed directly at Taiyuan.

A few years ago, Xiao Pass was once broken by Xue Ju, when Xiao Ju, the overlord of Western Qin, led his army all the way east, and killed a hundred miles below Chang'an City. Later, Yuwen Chengdu hurriedly led the army back from Hanzhong, fought eighteen battles with Xue Ju, and finally drove Xue Ju back to Hexi and regained Xiaoguan.

Since Yuwen Chengdu recovered Xiao Pass, he also learned a lesson in his heart, and since then he has withdrawn the children of the Yuwen clan who were originally stationed in Xiao Pass, and appointed Wei Wen, the noble general of Guanlong, to be promoted to the marshal of Xiao Guan. After Wei Wen was promoted to the nobles of Guanlong, he stayed in Xijing and was the marshal of Tongguan.

Later, he joined forces with the Yuwen clan to fight against Yang Yun, originally to establish the king Yang Yu as the emperor. In the end, he ate Li Yuan's yin hand, was defeated in Taiyuan, Wei Wensheng was seriously injured, and after returning to Chang'an, Yu Wenhua took the opportunity to grasp the military and political power of Chang'an. Wei Wensheng's power fell, and after his injury was healed, although Yu Wenhua gave him the titles of Situ, Zuo Wuwei General, and Qin Guogong, he was actually reduced to an idler.

Wei Wensheng can be regarded as a person who understands the situation, and in this case, he has no other ideas. After defeating Xue Ju, Yu Wenhua and Wei Wensheng had performed well before, so they put forward this one of the few veterans who could fight in Guanzhong and appointed him as the marshal of Xiaoguan Town.

Since Wei Wensheng guarded Xiao Pass, although Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju have always had the intention to spy on Guanzhong, but with the presence of Xiao Guan, who is known as the handsome sword, both parties can only wait for the opportunity.

This time, Yu Wenhua and found a position for himself as the leader of the alliance, so he happily made his most capable son Yuwen Chengdu the position of marshal of the vanguard of the alliance, and let him lead the alliance to Hedong.

Yuwen Chengdu led the army to leave Tongguan, for the sake of safety, Yu Wenhua and then prepared to transfer Wei Wensheng to take over the position of Yuwen Chengdu after the Allied forces went out, and changed to the position of Tongguan marshal, and then his second son Jin Wang Yuwen Chengtoe took over the post of Xiaoguan marshal.

He was still clear about the ability to command troops between his son Yuwen Chengtoe and Wei Wensheng, so as soon as Yuwen Chengdu left, he really didn't let go of this frontline barrier directly with the Chen Dynasty. Thinking about it, it was better to let Wei Wensheng come to guard, Xiao Guan couldn't rest assured for a while, so he had to replace his second son.

He thought that this arrangement was leaky, but he didn't know that this result made Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju, who had been waiting for an opportunity, widen their eyes all of a sudden. The opportunity they had been waiting for for several years finally came, with a hero like Xiao Guan in hand, and a famous general like Wei Wensheng guarding it, Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju never dared to move lightly.

But now Yuwen Chengdu is going to lead the Yuwen army on an expedition to Hedong, and Wei Wensheng has to move to Tongguan again, and send Yuwen Chengtoe, a son who has never fought a few decent battles, in the eyes of the two heroes, this is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As the date of the coalition army is getting closer and closer, under the majestic fortress Xiaoguan, soldiers and horses from various countries continue to gather. And in the vast land of the northwest, in the unknown hidden place, there are still one army after another of soldiers and horses.

Who is the praying mantis and who is the yellow finch? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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