Pujin Pass, which was an important town for the Tang army, did not hold out for long in the face of the offensive of the Zhao army, and it was declared lost.

Although tens of thousands of Tang defenders made the most resolute resistance, they could not reach the strong attack of 200,000 elite soldiers of the Zhao army, and after holding on for five days, Pujin Pass fell.

The Tang army general Cheng Biting Jin, Gao Yongsheng led a hundred Tang troops to secretly cross the Yellow River and escape back to Guanzhong the night before the loss, saving their lives, but the Tang troops at Pujin Pass all surrendered to the Zhao army.

Although there was a lot of delay here, Li Chongjiu was in a good mood at the moment. He looked at the Yellow River Xi'an from a distance in front of Pujin Pass, and seemed to have vaguely seen the magnificent city walls of Chang'an City.

Ji Chuan held the map in his hand and analyzed to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there have been two roads in Pujin Pass, north and south. The north road goes north from Chang'an, passes through Zhongwei Bridge to Yingdongyi in Jingyang County, then travels 40 miles to Sanyuan County, then 40 miles to Fuping, 60 miles to Liangtianpi, then 30 miles to Fengxian County, then 60 miles to Qiankengdian, another 40 miles to Fengyi County, the same state office, and finally to Pujin. ”

"And the south road takes Baqiaoyi, although the road is farther than the north road, but it also has to pass through Fengyi County in the same continent to Pujin."

Yu Shinan also said: "Yes, since ancient times, Qin and Jin have clashed and attacked Guanzhong, and most of them still take the Pujin Pass. ”

Listening to Ji Chuan and Yu Shinan's words, Li Chongjiu nodded, in fact, because Tongguan was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was inconvenient to transport soldiers and food, there were far more battles in history to attack Guanzhong than Tongguan and Wuguan.

This is the most important pass in Chang'an, otherwise how could Xu Huang have suggested to Cao Cao at the beginning, Ma Chao Han Sui. Only guard Tongguan, not Pujin. And I know that there is no plan.

Even in later generations, when the Jin soldiers and Mongol soldiers attacked Guanzhong, they mostly crossed the Yellow River by Longmen or Pujin. Along the Pujin Pass Road into the Guanzhong. When the Jin Kingdom finished Yan Lou Room, Mongolia had Mu Huali, and Ogedai Khan crossed the Yellow River and attacked Guanzhong, and all achieved good results.

However, after the Tang army retreated, the pontoon bridge on Pujin Road was burned, and Li Chongjiu did not have a famous general in history, so the Yellow River froze overnight, and the troops had the ability to cross the Yellow River with wings. Even if there is. At this time, it is also July, where the Yellow River may freeze.

Therefore, the only way to cross the Kamatsudo is to build a pontoon bridge.

Li Chongjiu looked at the rolling Yellow River and asked at the moment: "He Chou, how is the pontoon bridge being built?" ”

He Chou stepped forward when he heard Li Chongjiu's inquiry: "Back to Your Majesty, this matter is in progress." We changed the boat of the upstream sailor to build a pontoon bridge, and ordered the civilian servants to pave it, which was enough to build as many as five roads on Pujindu in one go. In this way, it will be very convenient for the army to pass guò. ”

For He Chou's ability, Li Chongjiu is very trusted. If you talk about Zhao Guo's military enterprise. Who can speak, one is He Chou, and the other is those people in the Youjing Great Craftsman's Workshop.

Chinese history has always admired the emperors and generals who emerged during the change of dynasties, and for Yu Wenkai. Everyone like He Chou is simply summarized. For example, Li Chun, the founder of Zhaozhou Bridge in this era, is such a great craftsman. In the history of Sui, there is no place for him. After Li Chongjiu crossed, he also asked He Chou about Li Chun. I learned that this master craftsman had died of hunger and cold in the great turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

After Li Chongjiu knew. couldn't help but regret that in the end, he could only include a few of Li Chun's apprentices in the Ministry of Works.

Now these apprentices of Li Chun, under the command of He Chou, began to build pontoon bridges. More than 60,000 civilians who transported grain and grass to the front line carried out this important task.

The climate in July is as hot as fire.

Carrying flatulent animal urine bubbles, these servants jumped into the murky waters of the Yellow River with wooden planks, bamboo poles and short stakes.

Because of the warships, the first pontoon bridge was quickly erected, followed by the first pontoon, and the second and third were also quickly built.

Several of Li Chun's apprentices were really very good, and under the command of He Chou, the pontoon bridge was immediately erected.

The Tang army on the other side saw the Zhao army set up a pontoon bridge and wanted to come up to harass it, but at this time, Xue Wanjun, who crossed the river from Longmen Pass and flanked the flank, had already arrived with 5,000 men and horses, and the Zhao army on the east bank was also constantly carried by battleships, and then landed on the west bank, and the two armies guarded this beachhead together, which made the Tang army's sabotage plan have no way to start, so they could only retreat.

Soon five pontoon bridges were erected. The soldiers and soldiers of Zhao on the shore all cheered and began to cross the river.

Li Chongjiu no longer rode in a carriage, but rode a horse with the soldiers and crossed the Pujin pontoon bridge. Deeper downstream, there are pontoon bridges for the sixth, seventh, and eighth lanes.

Although the five pontoon bridges are enough to cross the river, for the 200,000 Zhao troops who are gathering momentum on the bank of the river, they can cross the river one step faster, so the risk is so less.

Surrounded by the three armies, Li Chongjiu crossed the Yellow River on horseback, and the hooves of his war horse stepped on the land beside the river bank. Li Chongjiu knew that at this moment, he had already set foot on the land of Guanzhong.

Eight hundred miles of Qin Chuan unfolded in front of him.

After crossing the Yellow River, how to march next is also a top priority.

Zhang Xuansu analyzed to Li Chongjiu that there were three paths to choose in front of Li Chongjiu.

The first is to lead the army to the east, bypassing Chang'an, and opening the road to Tongguan. This route can be described as very safe, opening Tongguan, is also equivalent to opening up the supply line, the army can go straight to Luoyang, in case the attack on the Tang war is unfavorable, you can return to Guanzhong at any time.

The second, waving the army to the west, arriving in Weibei, and meeting with Wang Junkuo's 200,000 Western Route Army, this route is the most suitable way to use troops. After joining forces with the Western Route Army, more than 400,000 people of Zhao in Guanzhong were recruited to join the division, and the following attack and defense were free to advance and retreat.

There is also a third one, go directly to the south and attack Chang'an, it is the one who enters the pass first to be the king, break through Chang'an, directly deter Li Tang, tap the will of Li Tang's army and people to resist, and force Li Shimin to run or surrender. It's a one-and-done deal.

Zhang Xuansu's three plans were discussed, and all the soldiers of Zhao Jun chose the second one.

Joining forces is the king's way, more than 400,000 people and horses can run rampant all over the world, not to mention Guanzhong, a small place. Even in a different place, from the perspective of Li Yuan and Li Shimin, they should be the most afraid of this.

Because from the original route of Li Yuan Jinyang to raise troops and seize Guanzhong. He also led an army of 30,000 from Hedong to Guanzhong, and after crossing the Yellow River in Pujindu, he did not rush to take Chang'an, which was still heavily guarded in front of him, but went west to Weibei to join forces with his daughter Li Zhiwan's 70,000 army, and then turned back to attack Chang'an.

Of course, there are not many generals, who are optimistic about choosing the third one, they think that the three battles of Jiangzhou, Pujin, and Zhongtiao have annihilated nearly 30,000 living forces of the Tang army. At present, the Tang Army does not have much strength left, so it is easy to attack Chang'an, so there is no need to trouble the Western Route Army, otherwise they will have to share the credit for breaking Chang'an at that time.

During the meeting, Li Chongjiu looked at General Zhao Junzhong's overly optimistic discussion, and couldn't help frowning.

PS: The starting point is the big aunt in the background.,I can't upload it.,Forgive me if it's late.。 There are two more tomorrow. (To be continued......)