Chapter Thirty-Eight: The East Takes the Pass
Ji Ping, Xun You and others did not stop at Jiguan, but continued all the way to the east and went straight to Yiguan.
Walked downhill for more than ten miles from Keiguan, a river was blocked in the middle of the road, a stone bridge was erected on the river, it was quite old, the river was not too deep, and the horses could flow through.
This river is the water, and the pass is also known as the pass, which is named after this water.
After crossing the river, the road is a high cliff and a cliff, there is only a line of sky overhead, and now there are frequent wars, and there are no other pedestrians on the road.
However, this area includes Lishan and Wangwu Mountain, which were once the area of human activities in ancient times, with the legend of Shun cultivating Lishan, and the legend of Nuwa slaying the black dragon.
The mountains are mostly primeval forests, there are no paths, it is very easy to get lost, among them there are bears, wolves, tigers and leopards, as well as golden eagles and other birds of prey, so it is almost impossible to march from the high cliffs on both sides.
This highlights the strategic position of Taihang Bacheng.
Although it was late autumn at this time, the roar of wild beasts and the cries of birds were still heard all the way by Ji Ping.
There are also many difficulties and dangers in the road, and it is extremely difficult to pass the baggage.
Walked more than 20 miles, to the main peak of Wangwu Mountain, the Temple of Heaven is the place where the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan sacrifices to the sky, it is said that the Yellow Emperor sued the heavens here, and then felt that the Nine Heavens Xuannu, the Queen Mother of the West descended to bestow the Dan Sutra and the Book of War, and then it was the party of the Kefu Chiyou.
And the Yellow Emperor's surname is Ji, and he has the same surname as Ji Ping.
Ji Ping looked at the cliff without a peak, thinking that one day he would go to the Temple of Heaven to explore.
When he arrived here, he asked the soldiers to stop and rest, although they should have no problem attacking Yiguan, but just in case, they had to make some arrangements with Xun You and others.
Yiguan is under the jurisdiction of Hanoi County, and now it is naturally Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang who controls Yiguan. Wang Kuang was the general He Jin's mansion, was sent by He Jin to Mount Tai to recruit troops, he did not come back, He Jin was killed, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he summoned five hundred archers who were good at archery, stranded in his hometown, and was later appointed by Dong Zhuo as the Taishou of Hanoi.
Ji Ping didn't think of revealing his identity to contact Wang Kuang, just because although this Wang Kuang was He Jinfu Peng, he had always respected and was close to Yuan Shao.
Now Ji Ping can't afford to lose, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he and Xun Yu discussed and divided the people into three waves.
The first wave of Youshi Sun Meng took a hundred soldiers to pretend to be a caravan of the Hedong Wei clan and passed the customs first. The Hedong Wei clan is a well-known merchant family, and it should not be difficult to pass the customs. After passing the pass, they lurked not far away, cutting off the connection between the defenders of Yi Pass and Yi and Hanoi counties.
Later, Zhang Liao took 200 people to show the identity of Yanmen Taishou, and passed through Guò Pass, saying that the white wave thieves invaded Hedong County, and the road to Yanmen County was blocked, so it was necessary to detour to Jizhou, enter Jinyang from Jingcheng, and take Yanmen. Zhang Liao used to be the same general as Wang Kuang, but now he is a county guard, with a seal on his body, how dare those soldiers stop him.
In the end, Ji Ping and Xun You took the remaining 1,000 men and horses to make a strong appearance, deterring the soldiers guarding the pass, if the defenders did not surrender, then Zhang Liao and Shi Sun Meng started from the east, and Ji Ping attacked from both sides, and forcibly seized the pass in one fell swoop, so that the guards had no way to escape, and there was no letter to report.
After the plan was decided, they acted immediately, Shisun Meng and Zhang Liao went first, Ji Ping and Xun You walked last, and each opened a two-mile journey.
There are more than 20 miles of road from the Tiantan Mountain to the Yiguan Pass, and it has been more than 10 miles, and when it is almost to the Yiguan, it is already dusk, and the spies in front report that Zhang Liao and Shisun Meng have passed the pass.
Ji Ping breathed a sigh of relief, and Xun Yu walked quickly with a thousand soldiers and horses, and soon arrived at a small mountain village, there were few families in the mountain village, and when they saw the army, they all hurriedly closed their doors and closed their doors.
Xun You pointed to the small mountain village within a radius of several miles and said, "Some people can be relocated here as a supply place for Yiguan." ”
Ji Ping's eyes couldn't help but light up, in this way, the problem of the long supply line of the garrison can be solved.
After walking through the mountain village for less than a mile, they saw Yiguan.
轵, refers to the axle end, Yiguan, as the name suggests, the narrowest place can only accommodate a car through guò, when the Spring and Autumn Jin Dynasty Wengong dominated the Central Plains in the east, the Yiguan was widened, but it is the same as the Kei Pass, it is only two or three zhang wide, it is also a pass, and the north and south two peaks of hundreds of zhang high are sandwiched.
However, now the pass has been somewhat damaged, seeing the black pressure army galloping, the soldiers hurriedly closed the gate that was already somewhat damaged, and there were five or six soldiers on the gate, all of whom were pale.
Ji Ping pursed his lips, just this garrison, although it is dangerous, but it is also extremely easy to attack.
However, the besiegers are the lowest, and it is naturally best to avoid casualties, so he moved in his heart, stopped the march of the army, and came to the front of the pass with Xun You, escorted by dozens of soldiers.
Without waiting for the soldiers to ask, Ji Ping slapped his horse out, holding a spear, and bluffed: "The white wave thieves are in trouble, and they will come to guard this pass by the edict of the Son of Heaven. ”
Now that the Kwantung princes have not been unified, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang will definitely not dare to fight against Dong Zhuo alone, because Dong Zhuo now represents the Son of Heaven, as for Yuan Shao, he is still in Bohai County, and the whip is beyond his reach.
Therefore, the guards of Yiguan would never dare to intercept Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, otherwise it would be a rebellion. It was in this way that he pretended to be Dong Zhuo's general and defrauded the pass.
Hearing his scolding, several soldiers on the upper floor were flustered, and soon one of them asked tremblingly: "Dare to ask the general's name?" ”
Ji Ping said loudly: "I am Zhonglang and Niu Fu under Zhang Ji is also, what are you talking about!" Hurry up and turn it on, and prepare meat for my soldiers! ”
The soldier holding the flag behind him immediately raised a big flag with the word "Zhang" and waved it, but this "Zhang" was not Zhang Ji's, but Zhang Liao's.
The man turned it off and said, "General, wait a minute, I'll go and report to Wang Taishou first, and come to welcome the general." ”
Ji Ping's voice was immediately violent: "Who is Wang Kuang who dares to stop Dong Gong's own soldiers?" Waiting for the delay and prevarication, do you intend to rebel? Within a breath, if the city is not opened, the general will immediately attack the city and wipe out all the rebels and thieves! ”
After saying that, he waved his hand, and the thousand soldiers behind him immediately shouted in unison: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! ”
The sound echoed in the valley of Yidao, wave after wave, and the momentum was huge.
Crash! Immediately after the soldiers, they raised their spears, pulled the bowstrings, and as long as Ji Ping gave the order, they immediately attacked.
"General, slow! General and slow! I'll switch it right away, switch it right away! There were only a few people on the Guan Tower, who had never seen such a momentum, and immediately hurriedly cried and climbed down the Guan Lou.
Soon, the door squeaks open below.
Xun You on the side praised: "A few words from the son can be worth thousands of troops." ”
Ji Ping pursed his lips: "It's just a trick to be abducted, and without a thousand troops behind me, it's useless for me to shout through my throat." ”
Xun You couldn't help laughing and said, "Cheating? In this way, in ancient times, Su Qin Zhang Yi and Kaihan Liuhou Zhang Zifang were also abducted and deceived? ”
Ji Ping couldn't help laughing and said: "That's right, fighting, soldiers are not tired of cheating, if you can get through guò pit and deceive and sacrifice less soldiers, I am still happy to be a wicked person with Gongda, from time to time to cheat, let us pit and kill those unscrupulous princes together!" ”
Hearing Ji Ping say this, Xun You couldn't help laughing, he now more and more identified with Ji Ping, the son of heaven, with a gentle and benevolent personality, approachable, humbly obeying the opinions of his subordinates, and making decisions when it is time to decide, he is really a good lord.
The archers were still on guard in front of the pass, and the cavalry and strong soldiers in the back entered the pass, with Ji Ping and Xun You in the middle.
Yiguan and Keiguan are different, there are two gates, more than half a mile apart from the east and west, and inside are the barracks of some garrison soldiers, as well as the salt officials who collect taxes.
As soon as he entered the pass, Ji Ping immediately asked the generals to control the east and west passes, and controlled the original guards of the pass. Out of the eastern pass, they saw Zhang Liao and Shisun Meng 300 people.
Sure enough, when Zhang Liao passed the pass, the little leader guarding the pass sent someone to report to Wang Kuang, but was stopped by Shisun Meng. When Ji Ping's army came, he sent two more people, but they were also stopped.
To the east of the pass, there is still a mountain valley road, but it is much wider, and there are several small mountain villages where some families live.
Ji Ping left two hundred soldiers pretending to be Dong Zhuo's righteous servants in Huangzhong, guarding Yiguan, and leaving some heavy grain and grass, he and Xun You, Zhang Liao, and Shisun Meng led an army of 1,100 to go east along the southeast and southeast veins of Taihang Mountain, crossed Qinshui, and rushed to Tianjing Pass.
Hanoi County is close to the capital of Luoyang, is sandwiched in the north of the Yellow River, south of the Taihang Mountains a narrow plain, the territory of several rivers through, the land is fertile, densely populated, the people are rich.
They passed by many Wubao and Tingxian along the way, but when they saw this well-equipped army, they all retreated.
Tianjing Pass is located in the north of Yewang County, Hanoi County, is the southern end of Taihang Eight Mountains, from Tianjing Pass all the way north, through Gaodu, Changping, to Huguan, that is, Shangdang County is now the seat of governance.
Three days later, Ji Ping watched Xun You and Zhang Liao lead the army into Tianjing Pass, and he returned with Xun Di, and Xun You's last advice still echoed in his ears: The people are heavy, and His Majesty is heavier.
This seemingly flattering sentence made him silent for a long time, yes, if he didn't cross by himself, the people of the Han Dynasty would be like history.
Now that I've crossed over, I'm going to try to protect some.
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