Not to mention that Lao Cao was in a hurry in the mountains, just to say that the Tianhu army and the officers and soldiers were in Taiyuan.

Tian Hu raised an army of 100,000 people, besieged Taiyuan for more than ten days, under the fierce battles, the city wall has long been mottled everywhere, the city is even more in a mess, the ground is full of broken swords, the soil is stained with blood to make purple black, half of the cloud ladder is burned, and wisps of green smoke are emitted.

According to Tong Guan's order, the North Route Army Department was commanded by Han Cunbao from the Yanmen Festival in Yunzhong, and Xu Jing was the deputy of the Taiyuan Festival of the Shangdang, and the border army of 30,000 was raised from the north to the south.

When this order came to Han Cunbao and Xu Jing, they couldn't help but smile bitterly again and again - without him, it would be difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!

The so-called "three-sided rush to be incomparable, nine Sai respect the first pass", Yanmen Pass since ancient times is the key to Shanxi, the early years of the Song Dynasty, and the Liao army repeatedly fought in this bloody battle, the long garrison alone is not less than 100,000, are brave warriors, if it is then, do not say 30,000 troops, is 50,000 troops, 80,000 troops, is also at your fingertips.

However, the two countries have been peaceful for a hundred years, fighting each other in a grass valley, some skirmishes, but it is not uncommon, but the real large-scale conquest has long been extinct, and the armament of Yanmen Pass is gradually relaxed, and it has been half abandoned so far.

According to the Privy Council's military records, Fenyuan County, where Yanmen Pass is located, should now have 50,000 border troops to guard the pass, and Taiyuan Mansion should also have 30,000 soldiers to support the north at any time, so Tong Guan seems that even if he eats some empty salary, it is not difficult to draw 30,000 troops from two places to go to the battle.

However, with Tong Guan's cunning and cunning, he inevitably overestimated the ethics of the officials and generals of the previous dynasties.

Fenyuan County can now fight soldiers, and will only get 20,000.

Taiyuan Mansion is even more unbearable, the ten counties under its jurisdiction, has been swallowed by Tian Hu eight, only Taiyuan County and Yangqu County to the north still belong to the Song Dynasty, Xu Jing has soldiers and horses in his hands, a total of only five thousand, some of which were swallowed by the eight counties fled.

Han Cunbao did not dare to abandon Yanmen Pass, thought about it for a long time, left 5,000 people to guard the pass, and exhausted the remaining 15,000 troops to go south, and converged with Xu Jing to conquer Tianhu.

In the eyes of Han and Xu, 20,000 soldiers are 20,000 soldiers, which is only 10,000 less than the requirements of the imperial court.

Unexpectedly, Tian Hu dealt with the Song Dynasty's four roads, but on the North Road, he gambled all his net worth-

On the east and west roads, Tian Bao and Tian Biao were in command, each with only 10,000 people, and the calculation was to converge with the local defenders, take advantage of the geographical advantages to resist, and only defend but not attack. As for Liu Yanqing and Cao Cao all the way to the South Road, there were fewer people, and they were counting on Qiao Daoqing to use earth-shattering means to resist the water and break the enemy.

Only on the north road, Tian Hu set a strategy of attacking and defending, and came with all his might, not only to resist the conquest, but also to take advantage of the situation to go down to Taiyuan, seize Fenyuan County, and seize Yanmen Pass.

Tian Hu's strategy is actually good, from his point of view, once he succeeds, his own territory can border the Liao State, so that there is room for left and right, when the Song Dynasty is really in a hurry, aren't you afraid that I will dedicate Yanmen to the Liao State?

Tian Hu's heavy punch was unexpected by Han and Xu, who thought that his family was just one of the "four ways to suppress the tiger", but suddenly found that he had borne all the burdens alone - the strong enemy came with five times the soldiers and horses, and the crusade instantly turned into a city defense war, and he was in a dilemma for a while, but there was no way back, and he couldn't retreat to Liao, so he had to grit his teeth and fight hard.

The two of them don't know, in fact, Tian Hu also regrets it very much, regretting that he shouldn't have saved Duan Wu, so that he lost more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Henan, otherwise if there are brave generals such as Bian Xiang, Ma Lingshan, Shiqi and other brave generals, this Taiyuan City in front of him has already been laid for a long time.

On this day, the puppet Taiwei Fang Xuedu saw that Tian Hu was sad and difficult to show, and offered advice: "King, the weather is getting colder in the past two days, seeing that the autumn rain is coming, in the opinion of the minister, it is better to send a military horse, requisition the people of several nearby counties, let them carry the stone for the dam, dig the soil and surround the mountain, and stop the Fenshui, when the heavy rain comes, the water is difficult to discharge, and it will inevitably pour into Taiyuan. ”

When Li Tianxi, the pseudo-Shangshu, heard this, he applauded, and hurriedly helped to stand on his feet: "King, what Captain Fang said, sincerity is a good policy!" Moreover, once this group of officers and soldiers is submerged, there will be no soldiers in the counties of Fenyuan, so it will be like probing for things, and there will be only a wild goose gate pass, which will trap him. ”

Tian Hu listened to what the two of them said in an orderly manner, and immediately threw away all those sorrows to the country of Claw, and laughed: "The widow has Aiqing and other capable ministers, why can't he take the world of the Zhao family?" Come to the great treasure in the future, you wait for all the princes and all generations. ”

casually made a wish, and ordered the palace marshal Zhang Xiong, and the two to control Xiang Zhong and Xu Yue, and asked him to lead 10,000 horses and horses to drive all the people in the surrounding counties to fill the river, and asked Zhang Xiong to tell the people in detail: "They are now the people of the widow, and it is God's responsibility to contribute to the great cause of the widow, so they must prepare their own grain and grass, and they are not allowed to be lazy in doing things." ”

Zhang Xiong smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, the young general is the most stern person, and if there is one who dares to be lazy, the young general will whip him to kill him alive." ”

Tian Hu laughed and said: "Zhang Dianshuai, our Dajin wants to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness, but you can't be so cruel, if there is a Diao Min who dares to be lazy, it is enough to kill chickens and scare monkeys, why is he so cruel to death?" ”

Zhang Xiong said with a smile: "The king is really the lord of benevolence and righteousness, and the young general is under the command of the king, and the black pottery has been for a long time, I am afraid that sooner or later he will become a living bodhisattva." ”

Tian Hu laughed, shook his head and said: "I am a hunter in the mountains, so I naturally know the sufferings of the people, and naturally treat the people well. ”

Seeing that Zhang Xiong was so flattering, Fang Xuedu secretly disdained it, deliberately lowered his face, and said with a smile: "Zhang Dianshuai read the white characters, it is not black pottery, but edification." ”

Zhang Xiong's old face turned red, and he was about to find some words to cover up, but he heard Tian Hu say in surprise: "What? This black pottery, the widow has always read the black pottery, for example, Fang Taiwei is extraordinary, the widow I often suffer from the black pottery, is the black pottery wrong? ”

Li Tianxi coughed and diverted the topic: "King, although it is a clever plan to pour Taiyuan back, it must not be detected by the defenders of Taiyuan. ”

Tian Hu nodded again and again when he heard this: "Not bad!" There are too many dead people in the siege, it is better to fight him, the widow's uncle has the courage to be unstoppable, just cut off a few heads of him, and it is good to demoralize him. ”

Immediately ordered 5,000 Imperial Forest Army, brought twenty or thirty generals out of battle, and ordered Uncle Wu Li to go to the city to challenge.

Wu Li was bored in the tent, and suddenly heard a report from the military academy that Tian Hu had ordered him to fight, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately stood up - but when he saw this person, he was eight feet tall, his waist was also eight feet, he was wearing chain gold armor, a gilded lion helmet, a scarlet cloak, a sword and a carved bow hanging from his waist.

Tian Hu arched his hand and smiled: "Brother brother-in-law, if you fight with the Song army today, you must kill him a few ruthlessly, and destroy his prestige." ”

Wu Li said: "I will not teach the king to be disappointed!" ”

This person was originally a wealthy Weisheng family, good at making guns and sticks in his bones, with thousands of catties of divine power in his arms, a good hard bow, and a habit of dancing with a big knife, because his young sister Wu Lian'er was extraordinary, he was married to Tian Hu as his wife, and he was named Wu Li as a privy, known as the "Divine Sword King" Uncle Wu Guo!

Uncle Wu Guo killed a horse under the city, restrained his horse in the place outside the arrow, and pointed at the head of the city with a big knife: "Ah! The Song army in the city heard the truth, this general is the privy envoy under the command of the King of Jin, and I have long heard that your Han Cunbao and Xu Jingjing are majestic generals, and they have been attacking the city for many days, but they have not been taught, which is really a pity! Today, we will not attack the city, but only rely on our own art industry to fight, do you have the courage to face the battle? ”

When the two festival envoys in the city heard this, they laughed and said: "I have not sent troops to release horses for a few years, and any cats and dogs dare to come to call in front of them, and I will behead him a few ruthlessly today, so that the people of the world will know that although my generation is old, I am still invincible!" ”

The two veterans were about to go down to the city to face the battle, but at this time, behind a white-haired lieutenant general, a young man suddenly stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "Two adults, that guy is just a thief, and it is not Tian Hu who personally went out, how can it be worthy of the main general?" The younger generation Zhang Daring is the younger generation of General Zong, who has also learned martial arts since he was a child, and is willing to fight for the two generals. ”

Xu Jing looked this person up and down with a pair of old eyes, and said unhappily: "Hmph, old Han, your people, you teach them yourself." ”

Han Cunbao said with a calm face: "Zong Ze, he is not a soldier in our army, how can he be brought out to fight?" If the enemy responds internally, I am afraid that you will not be able to afford to eat it. ”

It turned out that Han Cunbao was born in an extraordinary background, and he was the nephew of the old lady Han Zhongyan, this Han Zhongyan was not trivial, but the eldest son of Han Qi, the king of Wei County, after Han Zhongyan's death, he was nicknamed "Wending" and was listed as one of the twenty-four heroes of Zhaoxun Pavilion.

With such a background, Han Cunbao naturally has a high eye for the top, and his martial arts are high, known as the "Iron Hook Silver Halberd", and later he went to be a bandit, dyed with a habit of the rivers and lakes, and after recruiting An, he repeatedly made military exploits, became more and more domineering, and the army was not strictly governed.

Zong Ze was cheated by Lao Cao and transferred to the deputy general of Yanmen Pass, which happened to be under Han Cunbao, what kind of person is Zong Ze? The most worried about the country and the people, but after arriving at Yanmen Pass, seeing that the ancient Xiongguan military equipment was slack, how to see it, several persuasions, and the main general formed a bond.

Why did Han Cunbao bring Zong Ze to the big battle? I didn't value his talents, but I was afraid that he would take advantage of his absence to rectify customs affairs in the back, so he specially brought it, which meant to be taken care of nearby.

Zong Ze saw that Han Cunbao was responsible, and he was not in a hurry, and said lightly: "The good sect leader will know that he is the grandson-in-law of the last general, if he is a thief, the last general is afraid that he will not be innocent." ”

When Han Cunbao heard that it was this relationship, he was not too oppressive, so he only laughed and said: "The generals in our army are not dead, but it is not your turn to come out as a grandson-in-law!" ”

He glanced at Zhang Bold again: "Crazy boy, today I will let you see the methods of the real general!" ”

After that, he ordered a thousand soldiers, and Xu Jing and Xu Jing went down to the city with high spirits.

Zong Ze glanced at Zhang Bold, only to see that his face was not happy or angry, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, secretly thinking that at his age, he would become a great weapon if he was humiliated in public without anger. whispered: "Silly boy, I told you a long time ago, these two festival envoys have been strongmen and have always been domineering, why do you bother to show your head and make a shameful laugh." ”

Zhang Daring said lightly: "The general of the Jin thief, with a broad body and a heavy sword, must be a good hand." Although the two of them are domineering, they have also contributed to my Han'er, and they are old, how can they bear to see him lose his reputation and even his life. ”

Zong Ze nodded secretly, seeing that he had such a mind, the more he cherished it.

There is a division of teaching: I can't bear to look at it sadly, and the people are always miserable when they fight. The name folds the double knots of the Jin soil, and the sound vibrates Taiyuan a bold.

Today, I wish you a happy holiday!

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