There are six main roads from Hanchuan County to Guanzhong, namely Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road, Ziwu Road, Kugu Road and Wuguan Road. Among the six roads connecting Guanzhong, Ziwu Valley is undoubtedly the most dangerous one. More than once in history, people have proposed plans to sneak into Ziwu Valley, but unfortunately, no one has ever succeeded.
Ziwu Valley starts from Duling, passes through the Qinling Mountains and reaches Hanchuan River, with a total length of more than 600 miles. It was opened in the Qin Dynasty and first appeared on the historical stage at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty. At that time, it was the period of the "Liu Xiang Struggle". Liu Bang was forced to go to Hanzhong and became the king of Han Dynasty. It was through the Ziwu Valley that the road was difficult. It inspired the determination of Han soldiers to fight against Xiang Yu. In the end, they fought back to Guanzhong and took over the world.
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Yan, the general of the Shu Kingdom, once suggested sending out surprise troops from the Ziwu Valley to attack Chang'an City, but this was rejected by the always cautious Zhuge Liang.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, General Hengwen tried to sneak into Ziwu Valley to attack the former Qin Dynasty, but was ambushed by the Qin army before he even left the valley.
During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Yingxiang, king of Chuang, also tried to sneak across the Ziwu Valley. However, faced with the harsh weather and steep roads in the Ziwu Valley, Gao Yingxiang's tens of thousands of troops were already exhausted after only halfway through the journey, and suffered serious material losses.
Finally, Gao Yingxiang's tens of thousands of troops encountered Ming general Sun Chuanting's main force of 20,000 in the Heishui Valley area of Ziwu Valley. The two sides fought fiercely for four days. Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang who had dominated the world for seven years, was captured, and his life ended.
It was precisely because of the steep and difficult roads in Ziwu Valley that it was not until the Sui army was forced into a desperate situation that Li Bi proposed to Long Zhi a plan to attack Chang'an. In fact, this is a gamble. If they win, they will achieve extraordinary feats. But if you lose, there is only one outcome - death!
I don’t know if it was God’s blessing, but Long Zhi and Li Mi did not encounter heavy rain like Gao Yingxiang in history. In addition, Long Zhi and Li Mi were determined to burn all unnecessary baggage this time. , so the Sui army's marching speed was many times faster than Gao Yingxiang's.
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Eight days later, Long Zhi finally set foot on the Guanzhong Plain. Looking at the endless flat wilderness in front of him, Long Zhi's eyes burst with infinite excitement.
"General Long, we are finally out!"
The originally brand-new and shiny Mingguang armor that Master Sheng Yan wore had now become tattered and looked like a beggar, but it could not hide the joy he felt when he spoke.
"Yes! We finally came out, but some people can never come out again!"
Long Zhi murmured, turned his head and glanced at the difficult valley road behind him, and the corners of his eyes suddenly became moist.
In order to pass through this valley as quickly as possible, the Sui army marched almost day and night during these eight days.
The roads in Ziwu Valley are steep. Even during the day, soldiers would occasionally slip and fall. But at night, the casualties were even greater due to the darkness. After these eight days of march, at least 3,000 soldiers rested in this valley.
But there was nothing that could be done about it. Li Shiji and Li Longji were not stupid. After discovering that the Sui army suddenly lost its trace, they quickly figured out where the Sui army had gone. Therefore, Long Zhi could only seize every moment to speed up his march. Otherwise, if Li Longji and Li Shiji are allowed to rush back to Guanzhong first, everything will be over!
"General, we don't have time to be sad now. We must set off as soon as possible to capture Chang'an. Otherwise, all these brothers in the valley will die in vain!" Li Mi, who was originally a Taoist and immortal, now became embarrassed. The only thing that remained unchanged was It's his cool head.
"The military advisor is right!" Long Zhi nodded slowly, raised his sword and mounted his horse. He stared at the elite Sui army in front of him, who had already changed beyond recognition. What is the purpose of the arduous march? What is the purpose of the sacrifices of so many brothers?"
"Chang'an is to capture the city of Chang'an!"
At first, there were only a few sparse voices, but gradually the voices gathered together, and in the end, more than 16,000 soldiers roared in unison.
"That's right, just to capture Chang'an City!"
Long Zhi raised the long sword in his hand and said loudly: "Now, the city of Chang'an is close at hand, success or failure depends on this! Use your last strength and plant the battle flag of our Sui Dynasty on the top of the city of Chang'an. Pay homage to those soldiers who died."
The morale of the Sui soldiers was high, and they raised their arms and shouted: "We must win! We must win!"
"Kill, target Chang'an City!" Long Zhi raised the long knife in his hand, slapped his horse and rushed forward.
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Since the founding of the Li Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City has never been disturbed by war. The long period of tranquility paralyzed Li Tang's monarchs and ministers. As the Tang army's various fronts tightened, the Tang army stationed in Chang'an was constantly being transferred away. Nowadays, in addition to the 5,000 imperial guards, there are less than 3,000 county soldiers in Chang'an City.
Hanchuan County is adjacent to Guanzhong, and the Sui army also has a clear understanding of the garrison situation in Chang'an. Since ancient times, the attackers surrounded the city three times, attacked it five times, and defeated it ten times.
But now the Sui army only has more than 16,000 soldiers, and the Chang'an garrison has more than 8,000 people. If you include the private soldiers of the big families in the city, the number of soldiers exceeds 10,000. Therefore, Li Micai suggested that Long Zhi send troops immediately, because the only chance to capture Chang'an was to attack suddenly before Chang'an knew of their existence, catching Li Tang off guard. Otherwise, once the city gate is closed, everything will be over.
Long Zhi had led troops for many years, and he was naturally aware of this truth. Therefore, after being reminded by Li Mi, he did not care about the physical strength of his soldiers and led his troops to Chang'an.
Gradually, the outline of Chang'an City Wall came into Long Zhi's eyes. Long Zhi couldn't help but perked up, suddenly clamped his horse's belly, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, rush into Chang'an City and capture the old thief Li Yuan alive! "
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
More than 16,000 Sui soldiers shouted and waved their swords and spears with cold light in their hands. They trampled on the soldiers and made dust fly. Like an iron-black torrent, they rushed toward Chang'an City with murderous intent.
"Ding dong, it is detected that Long Zhi enters the fearless state, the force is +5, the base force is 95, and the current force has been increased to 100."
Long Zhi took the lead and jumped across the moat. The Tang military captain stationed at the city gate was so frightened that he froze on the spot. He only heard a loud roar in his ears, and a cold light appeared in front of his eyes, and everyone was immediately separated.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who guarded the city gate, like the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty, had been paralyzed by the long period of peace. This sudden attack caused them to become a mess in an instant. They did not even close the city gate and scattered in all directions. go.
