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Tongguan, "Water Jing Note" contains: the river flows south in the Guan, Tongjiguan Mountain, because it is called Tongguan. Tongguan is located at the crossing of the Yellow River, located in Jin, Shaanxi, Henan Province to rush, choke Chang'an to Luoyang post road to the key point, is the key to enter and exit the three Qin, since the end of the Han Dynasty for the east into the Central Plains and the west into the Guanzhong, the Western Regions must pass through the place and the key pass of the pass, has always been the place where the soldiers must fight, known as "the first danger in Jin", "the throat of the four towns", "one hundred and two passes" reputation.

There are Qinling Mountains in the south, forbidden valleys in the southeast, and twelve cities in the south of the valley; There are Wei and Luo Erchuan in the north, and the Yellow River hugs down, and the west is near Huayue. The surrounding mountains are even mountains, peaks are even peaks, the valleys are deep and the precipices are exclusive, the mountains are high and the roads are narrow, and there is a narrow sheep intestine path in the middle, and only one car and one horse can be allowed to go back and forth. It can be said that it is a one-man affair, and it is impossible to open it.

But at this time, the major gates of Tongguan were closed, and the golden soldiers on the city wall were looking at the west of the city as if they were facing a great enemy.

On the wasteland to the west of the city, there was a black oppression, full of helmets and horses, and thousands of horsemen, not to mention thousands of horses. The men and horses are in armor, a torrent of steel, the riding array is solemn, the armor is distinct, such a brave cavalry, it is terrifying to watch.

"Won't this be a Tatar army? What are they here to do? ”

On the city wall, Li Ping, the guard of Jin Guotong, looked at the cavalry outside the city and was puzzled.

It's all cavalry, and it's not like they're here to siege the city.

In the large array of cavalry outside the city, a horse came slowly, and it did not stop until it was forty or fifty steps outside the west city.

"Tongguan is a heavy place, and idlers are not close. Swords and arrows are speechless, be careful of hurting your own life! ”

Li Ping signaled, and the golden soldiers at the head of the city shouted loudly towards the outside of the city.

"Dare to send an arrow indiscriminately, and you will be burned in Tongguan City!"

The Confucian on the horse had wide robes and big sleeves, and his demeanor was graceful, and he bowed his hand, but his words were tough.

Frightened by the Mongol army, he cowered in the city, and showed off his might in front of the Song army, which was not lethal and insulting.

"This arrogant ...... Dog thief! ”

Li Ping cursed in a low voice and explained to the soldiers.

"Excuse me, what is he doing here? Where did it come from? Is it persuasion? ”

Torrey led the Mongolian West Road army to the Song Realm, Wokotai led the Mongolian Middle Road Army to the south, and the elite of Tongguan were led by Yang Woyan, the Left Supervision Army, and transferred to Henan to defend the safety of Bianliang City. Although there is a prime minister in Tongguan City, Wanyan Sai does not supervise the army, he is the chief general of Tongguan.

Wanyan Sai was not sick in bed, so he stationed on the city wall and commanded the army.

"The generals of the Jin Kingdom who are defending the city listen well. Our Great Song Dynasty has conquered Shaanxi, and the army has conquered Tongguan. I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, understand that Shaanxi is in trouble again and again, and I don't want to fight anymore. Tongguan guards the city, those who are willing to stay, my Great Song Dynasty will be treated kindly, such as my Great Song Dynasty disciples. If you want to leave on your own, you will not be hindered. ”

The envoy of the Song people paused for a moment, and then said loudly:

"You still don't know, my Great Song Dynasty King Division broke the Tatar army Torre Department in Hanzhong, and the Tatar 70,000 people were wiped out. If the defenders of Tongguan resist stubbornly, our Great Song Dynasty King Division will come, just like the Tatar army of the Western Route Army, and it will be wiped out! ”

After the Song envoy finished speaking, he raised the things in his hand high.

"This is a letter of persuasion, please accept the letter of persuasion, or let me enter the city!"

Song messenger!

All the Jin soldiers on the city wall, including the guard Li Ping, were taken aback.

"The army of 70,000 Tatars is in ashes, you can blow you!"

"Gone in smoke? Do you have what it takes? ”

"General, the thief is too arrogant, let me shoot this thief!"

Some of the golden generals at the head of the city were indignant and shouted angrily.

The envoys of the Song people also dared to go to their own territory to spread wilderness, and they really thought that the impregnable Tongguan was a mud fortress.

The Mongolian army was arrogant and arrogant, and the Han army's dog-legged foxes and fake tigers were mighty, and they couldn't take Tongguan and leave. What can you do with just two or three thousand Song cavalry?

"Brothers, don't be impatient! Let Song Shi go to the city! ”

Li Ping remained silent and passed down the military order.

As the guard of Tongguan City, he is not a three-year-old child, and he has passed the age of impulsiveness.

When the Song envoy arrived at the city, the head of the city scattered the basket, and the Song envoy put down the letter, and did not forget to tell the Jin soldiers outside the city.

"Three days, you only have three days to think about it!"

The Song envoy's tone was cold and his attitude was arrogant, and several Jin soldiers and generals were furious, and some people were about to pull out arrows and shoot the Song envoy.

"Bold! Do you want to call the shots? Why don't you be the defender of this broken city? ”

Li Ping's face was pale, and he said lightly.

Several golden generals were quiet.

"Your envoy, dare to ask how the Tatar army attacking Fengxiang Mansion is doing?"

Seeing that the Song envoy was about to beat his horse and leave, Li Ping couldn't help but shout to himself.

That's what he cares about most.

"Torre waved his troops south, in the first battle of Hanzhong, the Tatar commander Torre was killed, and the Tatar army of 70,000 was annihilated, and now he has fled to the east of the river!"

After the Song envoy finished speaking, he beat his horse and left.

The Mongol army of 70,000 was wiped out.

The Jin army at the head of the city was silent, Li Ping frowned, and opened the letter of persuasion.

Li Ping looked at it carefully for a moment, didn't say a word, and passed the letter down.

"Kill Torre and Broadend? Who believes! ”

"The 70,000 Tatar army was wiped out and fled north in a hurry? Is Song Jun really so fierce? ”

"General, whether it's true or not, you must not surrender!"

Several hard-line generals are still hard-lined.

"The enemy is now, a few of you, get out of Lao Tzu! Defend the city well, what a mess here! ”

Li Ping frowned, and angrily drove out a few chattering generals.

Everyone dispersed, leaving only Li Ping and his staff member Du Zicai.

"Sir, how long can the grain and grass in the city last?"

How much grain and grass, he doesn't need to ask him to know. The reason for this question is purely because of the concern for the current situation.

"General, the grain and grass will not last a few days. Now there is no green and yellow, and the people in the city are starving to death every day. The situation is like this, the general must plan early! ”

Du Zicai shook his head, his face full of melancholy.

Last year, the Tatar army occupied Shaanxi, conquered the city, and was devastated, and Shaanxi had no grain and grass to supply Tongguan. If Henan could still transport part of it, Tongguan would have been self-defeating.

Last winter, Wokotai crossed the Yellow River and entered politics, and Henan's grain and grass supply was also interrupted. If it continues like this, it won't take ten days and half a month, and Tongguan will probably run out of food.

"Sir, in your opinion, is what Song Envoy said true? Can the Song army really destroy the 70,000 Tatar army? ”

Li Ping asked softly, with indescribable loneliness and surprise in his eyes.

If Song Jun really had this strength, why would he have gone earlier? is so fierce, why not go on a direct northern expedition and destroy the Jin Kingdom?

"General, didn't Brother Ling enter Jingzhao Mansion with the Song army? Didn't he reveal the military situation of the Song army to the general? ”

Du Zicai suddenly said, and Li Ping smiled.

"He sent a letter to persuade him to surrender, but he didn't say that Torre was defeated, but only that the Song army of more than 100,000 troops gathered in Hanzhong, and it seemed that they were going to fight Torre to the death."

His cousin Li Dajie, a slave with three surnames, is good at dancing with long sleeves, and he has always looked down on him, so although he received a letter of persuasion, he hesitated to wait and see.

"That's right!"

Du Zicai spoke softly, and the words hit Li Ping's heart.

"General, I learned from the mouths of the displaced people who fled from Jingzhao Mansion that the Song army has taken control of Jingzhao Mansion, which seems to be consistent with what Brother Ling said. In my opinion, the Song envoy should not be a mouthful. If the Song army had not defeated Torre's troops, how could they dare to occupy Jingzhao Mansion? Even if they defrauded Tongguan, wouldn't they be afraid that the Tatar army would attack from the north and south and cut off the back road of the Song army in Shaanxi? ”

Li Ping nodded again and again, his face flushed.

Du Zicai's words sound very reasonable.

"Sir, please continue!"

Song Envoy's words, although he was also skeptical. But the other party obviously has no need to deceive him for the sake of a Tongguan City that looks like a chicken rib.

You must know that in the current Tongguan City, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians waiting to be fed. Song Jun accepted Tongguan, but it was a big burden.

"General, don't forget, five years ago, the Song army and the Tatar army fought several battles in the northwest of Shukou, and the Tatar army did not seem to take advantage, and finally had to retreat."

Du Zicai faced Li Ping, and every sentence hit the heart.

"Five years have passed, the Song people have worked hard, their firearms are sharp, their soldiers are well-trained, and they occupy Hanzhong, so how can the Tatar army be undefeated?"

Pointing out the hall, he continued:

"Farewell three days, should be impressed. You have also seen the cavalry outside the city, the elite of the Song army, like a wolf and a tiger, is no longer what it used to be. Now in this world, the only one who can compete with the Tatar army is the Song army! ”

Du Zicai's analysis was incisive, and Li Ping nodded involuntarily.

The Song army occupied Shaanxi, and the north of the Yellow River was all its own. If Jin Guo wants to fight back, it must be very difficult.

What's more, the Jin Kingdom is being attacked by the Ogedai army, and it is difficult to say whether it can survive it. Even if he survives and is too busy to take care of himself, it is estimated that he will not be able to reinforce Tongguan.

"In this way, the Yellow River and Tongguan defense lines are over, and the Dajin Kingdom is also over."

Li Ping felt uncomfortable and said slowly.

Without food and grass supplies, Tongguan is a dead city.

And there is only one dilapidated Henan, isn't the Dajin Kingdom in name only?

Du Zicai stopped talking. As the commander of the First Army, Li Ping has his own decisions.

"Sir, I heard that Song Jun didn't commit any crimes in Qiu wherever he went, is it true?"

Sure enough, Li Ping said with a heavy heart.

"General, the state of Song etiquette, the reason why the Song army was able to break through the Tatars is because of strict military discipline, and there was no crime in autumn, and the ancient strong army has always been like this."

Du Zicai muttered to himself. Li Ping has already moved and wants to surrender the city.

"General, although it is said that good birds choose trees to perch on, and loyal ministers choose their masters, but for the general, for the sake of the more than 10,000 soldiers in the city and the lives of tens of thousands of people. As for where to go, the general decides! ”

Du Zicai saw that Li Ping's face was solemn, and he added another fire.

Li Ping was speechless, bowed his head and pondered. In the lobby, there was silence for a moment.

"Sir, even if I want to find a way to live for the soldiers and the people, I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Li Ping raised his head and made eye contact with Du Zicai. The helplessness in Li Ping's eyes, Du Zicai saw it clearly, and also understood it.

Tongguan is dangerous, and among the generals who defend the city, there are many people who are loyal to the Jin State. This is exactly what Li Ping is worried about.

The Jin Dynasty was founded for a hundred years and had a large number of loyal ministers and filial sons. There are so many people who are loyal to the monarch that if the measures are not taken properly, they will be defeated and killed.

"What the general said is very true!"

Thinking of the angry Jin soldiers on the city wall, Du Zicai also frowned slightly.

"General, it's better to convene the generals early tomorrow morning, and ...... when the time comes."

Du Zicai said softly, Li Ping was stunned, and after a while, he said astringently:

"However, there are many generals who have been with me for many years. I can't bear it! ”

"General, for the sake of the persistence of twenty or thirty people, did you disregard the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and people in the city? General, extraordinary time, extraordinary means. If you hesitate, I'm afraid there will be endless trouble! ”

Du Zicai's words made Li Ping silent, and only after a while did he say:

"But, sir, the court treats me well, and I don't want to go. Besides, Wanyan Sai is not still in the city, and there are many generals who follow him, so I'm afraid people won't be convinced. ”

"General, do big things without being informal. Dajin is only a ruined land in Henan, the Tatar army is still raging, and the Dajin country is finished. Do you want to bury him with him? Life is short, it is better to descend late than early, and the general must not be indecisive and miss a great opportunity! ”

Du Zicai persuaded hard, Li Pingcai nodded lightly, and his eyes became cold.

"So far, for the sake of more than 10,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of people in the city from starving to death, I have only this way."

Now, the east and west are cut off, the grain and grass are cut off, and you can't starve to death in this Tongguan city, right?

Take the heads of these proud soldiers to make a name statement, and you can also recognize the Song people with peace of mind.

"General, it is rumored that the relationship between Princess Wen and Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty is extraordinary. Wanyan Sai is not the Dajin Clan, is the general going to ......"

Du Zicai was mysterious, and Li Ping nodded lightly. He suddenly remembered something, and said excitedly:

"That Song general Wang Kui, isn't he in the city? I just took him and made a meeting gift for Song Jun! ”

In the early morning of the next day, in the Tongguan hall, a not fierce battle ended, blood was all over the ground, a mess, and there were bloody corpses.

Li Ping was dressed in armor, and his knives were covered in blood. He looked at the corpses in the room, took off his helmet, and knelt down in a pool of blood, knocking his head three times in a row.

"Brothers, I'm forced to do it!"

"Li Ping, you dog thief! Betraying the country for glory, you can't die well! ”

On the side, Dajin Guopingzhang, who was tied up with five flowers, did not sit on the chair after finishing the political affairs, his face was like gold paper, and he scolded. And the Song general Wang Kui, who was also tied up beside him, turned pale and trembled.

"After the face is good, I am also forced to do it. There are so many people and so many soldiers in the city, can't you finish the funeral of the Yan clan for you, right? ”

Li Ping whispered softly and stood up with the support of the generals.

"Kill me! Kill me! ”

Wan Yan Sai, who was seriously ill, did not scream hoarsely, and Li Ping shook his head gently.

"Wanyan Xianggong, you are the clan of the Dajin Kingdom, I will not kill you, nor will I kill the Song general Wang Kui. How to deal with you, that's Song Jun's business. Brothers, open the city gates and follow me to welcome the Song army into the city! ”

In the spring of the third year of Song Jianwu, the Song army was under the city of Lintong Pass, and Li Ping, the guard of Jintong Pass, surrendered the city. At this point, the first line of Guanzhong in Shaanxi was all under the rule of the Song army.