Since Li Guo was not interested in drinking but court, he would definitely pay close attention to the troop movements in Puzhou on the other side. If Li Yan mobilized troops to Hejin, he would definitely detect him. However, Hejin was besieged for a day and night. There was no movement at all, which was really puzzling. Could it be that Li Yan hadn't received the news that Hejin was besieged? Impossible. There are fixed and mobile sentries along the Yellow River defense line for dozens of miles. No matter where there is any trouble, they will report it to Puzhou as quickly as possible.
There is only one possibility. Li Yan is struggling. He may be afraid that once the troops are divided, he will take advantage of the situation, but Hejin has no choice but to save, let alone lose, so he should be scratching his head now.
Then wait for one more day. If there is no trace of his troop movements, he will send an order to Luo Hu to break the city immediately.
At this time, Luo Hu and Ma Bao outside Hejin City were stimulated by Qin Songwang and were preparing for a big fight. As soon as they received the news of Puzhou sending troops, they would use all their strength to break the city.
Qin Songwang was also puzzled. After a day and a night, the message should have been sent to Puzhou City long ago. Why is there still no hope? Although it is impossible for reinforcements to arrive in a day and a night, the person who sent the message according to the routine It's time to come. Although they can't get close to Hejin, they will definitely send signals of hope from a distance, such as lighting cigarettes and making flags.
No, no smoke and no flags.
After all, the time is still short, maybe he is still on the way. Qin Songwang can understand this, but what really puzzles him is that Luo Hu can obviously use all his strength to break the city, but why is he grinding on it? Each time the force became stronger and stronger, but he was almost defeated, but Qin Songwang clearly felt that as long as the opponent was adding more firewood at the most critical moment, he would not be able to defend the city!
But Luo Hu didn't do that.
Why? Don’t want to pay too much and feel the gain outweighs the gain?
If this is the case, he must be waiting for the baggage from the rear. As long as the troops are in place, the city can be broken without sacrificing too many troops.
Looking at the men who were cleaning the city wall, they were very tired. Nearly half of the more than 2,000 men had been lost, and the city's internal supplies were becoming increasingly scarce, especially bows and arrows. Thinking of this, Qin Songwang turned his eyes to the moat outside the city, and the river Although there was no water inside, the river bank was dug very steeply by his order, and many obstacles were thrown inside. No matter the opponent's cavalry or infantry, they could not easily run to the city because the moat was within the range of the bow and arrow. At this time, there were many corpses of bandits in the surrounding river, and they were filled with arrow clusters that the defenders urgently needed.
This made him a little lucky. Fortunately, it was a city defense battle. If it were a field battle, even with the same strength, they would have been defeated long ago. With the strong combat power of Luo Hu's tribe, there are very few people who can compete with it today. Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry , Ma Ke might be able to fight, and only the third battalion of Dongchang Sixth Battalion could fight, and the Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Gongzi Battalion and Xiong Ying were all slightly inferior.
In the afternoon and evening, Luo Hu did not order another attack. He had to recharge his batteries, wait for the baggage to arrive, and wait for news, and then he would deal the most fatal blow to Hejin. However, until noon on the third day, there was still no news. Even the baggage from the rear had not arrived yet. Fang Luohu was a little anxious and puzzled. He sent someone to ask Dali urgently to find out if something had happened.
I was really confused by this kid. Li Guo, who was sitting in Dali and strategizing, did not wait for the news that Li Yan from the other side was dispatching troops to Hejin for support. Instead, he received urgent information from Tongguan: officers and soldiers from the south bank of the Yellow River were gathering towards Tongguan, and their lead was wrong. More than a thousand have been stationed in Pandou Town!
This made Li Guo and Gao Yigong take a breath of air. There were several cities in the Yellow River defense line for hundreds of miles, but in terms of strategic importance, Tongguan should be the leader. If Tongguan is lost, Xi'an will basically open the door.
The two armies have been confronting each other in the Yellow River for more than half a year. The scouts of both sides have worked carefully to infiltrate each other, and they have a general understanding of each other's deployment of troops. The officers and soldiers in the north and south of the Yellow River are mainly Li Yan's tribe, with about 30,000 troops stationed in Tongguan. Within hundreds of miles of the facing east and west sections (the Yellow River makes a ninety-degree turn at Tongguan), there are powerful generals Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, and even the Beijing camp and the emperor's personal guards, numbering in the tens of thousands. There is no doubt that the imperial court put them here just to attack Tongguan!
During the Chinese New Year, the officers and soldiers originally stationed in Luoyang and Kaifeng moved hundreds of miles westward. The latest information was that they had advanced to Shaanzhou. However, in the past few days, their leading troops had advanced to Lingbao and even set up camp in Pandou Town. .
What is Li Yan going to do? He wants to play big, and he wants to fight Tongguan.
Don't you even care about Hejin?
Ma Ke was the only strong man who could become a Jiao in those days, and Wu Sangui was a rising star in recent years. He was in his prime. Neither of them was good at fighting, brave or resourceful. It would be difficult to deal with one of them alone, let alone the two of them at this time. Fighting side by side, with tens of thousands of troops, Li Guo really didn't dare to underestimate him, which is why he personally took charge of Tongguan.
At this time, when I heard that Wu Sangui had gathered an army to advance towards Tongguan, and he was not at Tongguan yet, how could he not panic?
We must return to Tongguan immediately!
Gao Yigong was anxious at that time, what about here?
Should we still fight in Chaoyi? Hejin is still waiting for the letter.
"Isn't your uncle still confused about what is more important and which is less important? You can lose the Chaoyi and not fight Hejin, but you can't lose Tongguan!" Li Guo was a little impatient. Gao Yigong suppressed his blush and said, "The Chaoyi is lost in my hands." Yes, I will take it back. You go back to Tongguan first and leave the affairs here to me. At the worst, you won’t be unable to defend Dali."
Li Guo snorted: "I will send an order to Luo Hu to break the city and ask Ma Bao to come back to help you." He snorted and said, "I don't believe Li Yan really ignored Hejin..."
"He is not caring, but forcing you to withdraw your troops. Can't you see that Li Yan is planning to surround Wei and save Zhao?" At this moment, a person walked in. Li Guo and Gao Yigong were shocked: "Zehou, when will you coming?"
The Marquis of Ze is Tian Jianxiu, who has reached the rank of admiral and is the general in charge of all camps. From this official position, we can know his identity and status. He is the third highest ranking person in the bandit army after Liu Zongmin. He is a famous Confucian general in the bandit army. It is said that He is a Confucian scholar, his courage is not inferior to that of Hao Yaoqi, and his wisdom is not inferior to that of Li Yan.
Tian Jianxiu's appearance in Dali was not accidental, but inevitable. When the news of Li Zicheng's capture reached Xi'an, it caused a shock in the whole city. The big brother of the rebel army was about to level the threshold of the Qin Prince's Mansion, and the little Jiujiu in their hearts also They all started fighting. In order to calm people's hearts, Gao Guiying naturally denied it completely, but he was also beating a drum in his heart, so he sent people to Tongguan to question Li Guo.
But Li Guo's side was also in a mess, and the outside world unanimously said that it was made out of nothing. Li Zicheng was secretly patrolling in Dali at this time, and there was a war here, so he had no time to take care of Xi'an.
The big guys in Xi'an waited and saw no news or evidence to prove that Li Zicheng was intact, and people were even more confused. Then they were shocked to hear that there was a war on the other side of the Yellow River. Gao Guiying and Liu Zongmin couldn't sit still, so they sent Tian Jianxiu went to the front line to help the battle and took a look at what happened to find out.
The situation was complicated and confusing. Tian Jianxiu rushed all the way from Xi'an day and night. When he arrived in Dali, he had learned about the current situation through various sources. He learned that Li Guo did not take the imperial capital but instead attacked and besieged Hejin. He praised it for being wonderful, and was shocked when he entered the city. Hearing that the officers and soldiers on the southern line had gathered in Tongguan, they hurried to the Yamen and happened to hear the conversation between Li Guo and Gao Yigong.
The so-called authority is obsessed with words that wake up the dreamer. When he first heard that Wu Sangui was leading an army approaching Tongguan, Li Guo was a little panicked and was about to leave. At this time, Tian Jianxiu nodded and he immediately came back to his senses.
No wonder Li Yan was able to keep his composure. It was already the third day and he still hadn't sent troops to support Hejin. He was just afraid of being taken advantage of, so he either didn't save or just came to besiege Wei to save Zhao. Li Guo had to besiege Tongguan. Draw troops to return reinforcements.
He was almost deceived. Li Guo breathed out, but his brows were still furrowed: "But even if we see through his intentions, what if we see through his intentions? Tongguan is so important that we must not lose it. We still have to come back for help, unless Li Yan doesn't really want it." The attack on Tongguan was just to relieve Hejin."
"Then do you think Li Yan really wants to attack Tongguan, or does he have the strength to attack Tongguan?" Tian Jianxiu asked. Li Guo thought for a moment and shook his head gently: "I'm not sure whether he really wants to attack, but the imperial court is Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in the east of Tongguan for more than half a year, and those who had the strength to attack Tongguan at that time".
"If you want to determine whether he is really Datongguan, it's actually very simple. You just need to tell the truth." Tian Jianxiu stared at Li Guo with lightning eyes.
"What do you mean by your words?" Li Guo raised his eyebrows and his heart began to beat wildly. This man who seemed to be gentle and elegant was actually very thoughtful. He must have doubts in his heart when he asked this question.
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