In mid-August, the sky is high and the air is crisp. In the blink of an eye, the scorching summer has quietly faded away, and autumn has quietly arrived.
Under Tongguan, the two battalions of the Jin Army's Cavalry Army completed their formation. In an instant, the red flags under the city covered the sky, swords and guns were like a forest, and the men and horses were silent. In comparison, the chirping of a few lone geese passing by in the air seemed so... Harsh.
Zheng Lue climbed to the top of the rubble-filled earth mountain. This was a cloud platform used to attack the city. It was used to observe the enemy's troop arrangements in the city, so that the general could make the best decision to seize the city with the least casualties.
Looking beyond Tongguan, I saw steaming fog covering the mountains and fields for several miles. Lying in front of the army was the Qinling Mountains that stretched endlessly from east to west!
The vast haze and low-hanging gray clouds are intertwined, and the air is filled with a faint pungent smell.
Wolf smoke ignited in several beacon towers at the top of Tongguan City. The rich and dark wolf smoke shot straight into the sky, like a huge black dragon with no end in sight.
The giant dragon kept spitting out black clouds from its mouth, tightly covering Tongguan, which was not majestic and broad. It seemed to be helping the Qin army, hoping to resist the heroic cavalry army with strong morale!
"The general has an order, the vanguard army is preparing to attack the city!"
"The general has an order, the vanguard army is preparing to attack the city!"
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Horses galloped between the military formations, and the flags behind the messengers roared. After Tian Luo's military order was issued, it was quickly spread to each building and each hundred-man team.
"General, Tianshu camp is about to attack the city." Zhao Lunzhi followed Zheng Lue to his left and climbed to the cloud platform with him to observe the battlefield situation.
"Well, let brothers be ready and respond at any time. If Lao Wu's people fail, our people will take advantage of the situation and push forward. We must not let a mere Tongguan pass stop my army from advancing, let alone delay the master's plan."
Since he was appointed to take charge of the Zhaozhao Camp and lead the army alone, although Zheng Lue's generous, upright and brave temperament has not changed much, his military experience has increased by more than a little.
He was even more impressed by Xu Zongwen's private instructions to him before departure.
Fourth son, capturing Sizhou and seizing Guanzhong is only the first step in our great cause. Now you are no longer a kid from Jingkou, but a general with five thousand elite troops in your hands. Everything involving soldiers must be related to the lives of soldiers. Every move should be thought twice before taking action. Never let a momentary mood lead to an irreversible trend...
The eldest brother is a man who cares about the world, and the Xiaoqi Army is also adhering to the eldest brother's great cause of driving away the barbarians and restoring the lost territory. The whole army is pouring blood for the great cause of restoration!
So no matter what, he is bound to win Tongguan!
"The general is so heroic. Our army will surely capture Tongguan today."
Zhao Lunzhi agreed very much. After all, no matter how high the morale of the Tianshu camp was, the losses from the previous siege were real.
The Zhaozhao Battalion is different. It has never suffered a defeat since it sent out troops. It has won many battles and has good combat power.
According to the information sent by Jinyiwei Xizuo, there were not many defenders at Tongguan, at most just over 10,000. The 3,000 people guarding Xin'an had been defeated by Zheng Lue, and the remaining troops were distributed across the passes. In addition, they were previously consumed by Tianshu Camp. Under the wheel battle, , Tongguan will be broken!
Moreover, Tian Luo is not certain to be defeated, as his ultimate weapon has not been used yet.
"In my opinion, the number of enemy troops is not too large. They just rely on the natural danger of Tongguan to hold on. Send people to find out if there is any secret way to Tongguan around. If there is, we can attack Tongguan from both front and rear. We would like to Look what else Li Bian has besides a hard turtle shell!" Zheng Lue squinted his eyes and scraped his rough face again to remove the dust attached to his already thick skin.
"No!" Zhao Lunzhi immediately agreed and ordered the scout team to explore the trail.
Outside Tongguan City, the Jin army's large banners were ready. After three rounds of drums, the three thousand vanguard troops were also ready. Everyone was wearing armor and holding swords. They were excited when looking at the pass in front of them, but the order for the army to attack was delayed. It has not been issued yet.
Last night, there was a rumor in the army that General Zhengbei gave the commander-in-chief Tian Luo a tip bag to defeat the enemy. No one doubted it, and the whole army unanimously believed this.
Xu Xiao, the general who conquered the north, was the only undefeated god of war that the entire Qiaoqi army believed in. No one dared to question Xu Zongwen's decision. Now that Tian Luo had the general's tips in his hands, everyone believed that Tongguan was conquered. It’s just a matter of time!
Little did they know that this was just Tian Luo using Xu Zongwen's influence to rekindle the morale of the soldiers to increase the combat effectiveness of Tianshu Camp. However, seeing the soldiers' military appearance in good order and their morale rising, they could not help but change the dejection of the previous few days. Not to mention that this move was a huge success!
At the top of Tongguan City, Li Bian, who had received the military report, had already boarded the city gate to inspect the enemy's situation.
Li Bian felt surprised when he saw that the Tianshu Camp was as motionless as a mountain, but soon he got a report from his men and knew that reinforcements from the Xiaoqi Army were coming, so he felt a little at ease.
It turned out that reinforcements had arrived.
"The Jin army is united and ready, why hasn't it attacked the city for so long?" Li Bian looked at the neatly arranged Jin army formation and felt suspicious. He suddenly had some bad premonitions.
"Dong dong dong..."
General, the Jin army is attacking the city!
Hearing this, Li Bian's eyes left and moved towards the Jin army's formation directly ahead. Sure enough, the enemy's crossbowmen had begun to move forward, and the rams and ballistae had also begun to move forward slowly, but those common engineering equipment were not enough to intimidate Li Bian.
What troubled Li Bian the most was the dozens of wooden carts launched by the Jin army, which were also equipped with wooden carts about three to four feet high and six or seven feet wide - wooden boards?
"Is that a newly built ladder by the Jin army?" Li Bian has never seen such a high ladder, especially the Zhenzhong one. It seems to be eight or nine feet high. Although it is several miles away, it is extremely tall and intimidating. force!
"What it is?"
"I don't know! I've never seen it before. Can a ladder be built so high?"
"That's a sorcery performed by the enemy. There are prayer flags on it. Look, it's a prayer flag!"
"Yes, yes! The enemy army couldn't attack the city, so they started to use magic!"
"No, that seems to be a divine throne, His Majesty's divine throne, and the late emperor's divine throne!"
There are many Di people among the Qin soldiers stationed at Tongguan. They are all from the central branch of Guanzhong to all the states and counties in the world.
In the past, in order to consolidate his foundation, King Fu Jian of Qin scattered hundreds of thousands of Di people among the states and counties of Qin State, thinking that he could use this to suppress his enemies. Little did he know that this move was one of the culprits that caused the rapid collapse of Qin State after the Battle of Feishui!
With his most trusted main force and his own tribe dispersed, it would be difficult for Fu Jian to gather his strength. If something unexpected happened, the Qin State would be divided and eaten by various tribes!
This is the reason why Fu Jian couldn't even defeat Murong Chong, and eventually died in the hands of Yao Chang, a little Qiang man.
"The throne of Emperor Huiwu, Taizu of the Qin Dynasty. "
"The throne of Emperor Wenhuan of the Great Qin Dynasty."
"The throne of Emperor Jingming, the great ancestor of the Qin Dynasty!"
"The throne of Emperor Xuanzhao, the founder of the Qin Dynasty!"
Soon, the nobles above Tongguan read out loud the words on the prayer flags on the Jin army's "cloud ladder".
But after reading it, everyone had no confusion on their faces, and Li Bian even clenched his fists and beat the parapet, loudly scolding the Jin army for being shameless.
The Jin army attacked Tongguan with the throne of the emperors of the Qin Dynasty. This was something Li Bian could not have imagined. How could he defend Tongguan like this?
Li Bian would never allow the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty to attack the thrones of the emperors of the Qin Dynasty. If the Qin army counterattacks today, will Li Bian be an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust person in the future?
How can I see the late emperor in the future?
Li Bian's heart was very anxious, and he was suffering extremely. At this moment, he was undergoing the most contradictory struggle...
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Bian fell into endless pain, but Zheng Lue burst into laughter on the cloud platform outside the city.
"This old man is so stupid. My husband only taught him to use Fu Jian's throne to deal with Li Bian, but he used all the thrones of the previous kings of Qin. This move really cost Li Bian his life! "
Zheng Lue smiled enough and sat down directly on the top of the cloud platform.
Zhao Lunzhi nodded: "By drawing inferences from one example, General Guangwu is worthy of being a strong general under the lord's command. In this way, Tongguan will definitely be won."
"General, we can have a hot meal today."
"That's right. After marching for days, we only eat dry food. It's really unbearable."
Zhao Lunzhi said this for Zheng Lue.
When Zheng and Zhao were chatting happily, they looked down from the cloud platform and saw that the slowly advancing forward of the Jin army had arrived at the predetermined position. As expected, the Qin army did not launch a counterattack, so the Jin army received no resistance.
