After leading five thousand troops, Sun Qi rushed directly to Tangguan without stopping for a moment.
At this time, the fighting ahead was still continuing.
Xiang Ge has already received the news.
One day during the military discussion, a partial general couldn't help but bring up this matter and said: "Shuai Xiang, Tangguan is right behind the main force of our army. Although it is a small pass, the Liang army may march here. I heard that Tangguan is a small pass. Your Majesty has appointed Sun Qi as general, and there are only five thousand soldiers stationed here. Should we send some more troops to our side to be prepared?"
"No need." Xiang Ge refused directly and sneered: "Sun Qi is a nobody. I have also heard about the affairs of the court. He boasted about Haikou in front of the king, saying that he could not defend Tangguan and cut off his head. When the time comes, let’s see how he gets off the stage!”
As the commander-in-chief of the Huan Kingdom, Xiang Ge had a high position and extensive connections, so of course he could know everything about the court immediately.
Sun Qi once said that his command was unfavorable, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.
As soldiers, if King Huan valued Sun Qi, Xiang Ge would undoubtedly be jealous of his talent. In his view, Sun Qi was trying to elevate himself by belittling him.
Therefore, he was happy to see Sun Qi's defeat.
As for whether Tangguan was lost or not, it didn't matter at all to Xiaoguan.
Another partial general said: "But I heard that it was Sun Qi who brought up the last sneak attack on Xishan by the Liang army. This shows that he has some foresight."
Hearing this, Xiang Ge couldn't help but change his face, because he didn't see Xue Wu's battle strategy at that time.
At this moment, a soldier hurried in:
"Report~~~~~"
"Come to Commander Xiang, the Liang army is calling for formation!"
"How unreasonable!" Xiang Ge was furious when he heard this: "Xue Wu really thinks that I am afraid of him!?"
"Send orders to all ministries! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
On the other side, Tangguan.
After Sun arrived here, he first arranged the defense of the city gate, and then took several captains to personally survey the local terrain.
This is a small pass with one-sided city defense, not a city. After entering the pass, you have to walk dozens of miles before you can see the town. However, there is a huge village between the town and Tangguan.
As a general, you must know the right time and place, and then use the right people and people.
In the history of ancient Chinese wars, there are many examples of using terrain to circumvent and defeat more with less.
After Sun Qi surveyed the nearby terrain, he also arrived at the entrance of the village that day.
He was wearing armor and had several people with him. Not far away, there was an old man who had just finished working and was preparing to return to the village with a hoe. Sun Qi quickly stretched out his hand and called: "That old man——"
Hearing the cry, the old man turned back, looked around first, then walked towards Sun Qi, and asked honestly: "General, are you calling me?"
Seeing the simplicity of the villagers, Sun Qi also put a smile on his face: "The war is approaching, why are you still working? You should retreat as soon as possible."
"Alas!" The old man sighed and said, "What can we, ordinary people, do? No matter where we go, we are just fleeing."
What he said is right. In the land where countries are fighting for hegemony, there are constant wars, and wars are raging. People are fleeing, and countless people starve to death on the road!
Sun Qi stopped talking about this issue, but changed the topic and asked: "How big is your village?"
Hearing this, the old man didn't even think about it and immediately replied: "This Niujiazhuang is divided into Shangzhuang and Xiazhuang. There are hundreds of households. It is a large area. It is located in a low-lying area and is surrounded by mountains on three sides..."
"Is it only accessible from the village entrance?"
"Yes."
"That's great." After listening to his explanation, Sun Qi smiled, and then looked at the village not far away and the surrounding terrain.
At that time, the people were suffering, and most of the villages were dilapidated thatched houses.
After reading it, he looked at the old man again, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for telling me, old man."
"What did you say, general? If there is nothing else, I will leave." The old man said hastily, and then left with the hoe.
After he left, a captain beside Sun Qi couldn't help it anymore and began to say: "General, you have surveyed here many times, but this is inside the pass. We should set up defenses at Tangguan and hold on to the pass. yes."
Sun Qi did not answer this question, but continued to stare at the nearby terrain, and said quietly: "God is really helping me."
Hearing these inexplicable words, several captains couldn't help but look at each other.
"What does this... General mean?" Someone was puzzled.
Sun Qi came back to his senses and glanced at him: "When fighting against the Liang army, the first thing to do is to master their fighting habits. If you follow the military manual blindly, you will be completely defeated. To me, this is like a doctor treating a disease. , it is necessary to prescribe the right medicine.”
"Let's take a hypothetical first. If Tangguan is lost, our army is defeated, and after the Liang army enters the pass, what is the first thing they will do?"
"This..." Several captains hesitated.
Sun Qi continued: "They will definitely raid Niujiazhuang to replenish their army's supplies! This is also the consistent fighting habit of the Liang army!"
"What the general means is..."
Sun Qi smiled calmly and said: "In that case, let's ask you to enter the urn, open the bag, and then tie the mouth of the bag..."
Sun Qi made three moves and calculated. Before he could defend the city, he had already made assumptions about what would happen if it fell.
At the same time, we also started to arrange it.
More than ten days later.
As he expected, Xiang Ge suffered another defeat on the main frontal battlefield, losing more than 30,000 troops, and began to retreat to the rear.
At this time, because of the victory in several battles, the generals of the Liang Army were extremely excited and were eager to annex the Huan Kingdom in one go.
[爱有声fo] During the military discussion, everyone was gearing up.
Xue Wu started his next strategic deployment, pointed at the military map with his war sword, and said:
"Currently, the Huan army is defeated and most of the defense lines have been destroyed by our army."
"At this time, the main force of our army should continue to press forward from the front, and at the same time, make a roundabout flank, in order to achieve the purpose of cutting off the Huan Army's rear army."
"To complete this tactical policy, Tangguan will become the first place to attack."
"Immediately, General Qu Ze, with 50,000 troops, marches from Tangguan to coordinate the main force of our army and divide the Huan Army into two!"
"Nuo!" When the Liang general named Qu Ze heard this, he immediately clasped his fists in a loud voice, and then said without caring:
"Xue Shuai, according to our army's reconnaissance report, there are not many Tangguan defenders. There are 50,000 troops. They can be taken away as soon as they pass by!"
Xue Wu glanced at him and said slightly unhappy: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated! This is a taboo, don't you know!?"
"This, yes! The general will finally be convicted." Qu Ze quickly lowered his head.
"Every department prepares quickly!"
"promise!"
As soon as he gave the military order, Liang Jun immediately took action.
While continuing to advance from the front, Qu Ze also led an army of 50,000 people, marching under starry night, towards Tangguan!
Two days later.
"Report~~~~"
"General, general, the Liang army is attacking!"
The messenger stammered and looked very flustered, because there were too few men and horses stationed here.
Sun Qi, with a calm expression, waved his hands and said, "I know, Liang's army will come as soon as they come. It's only a matter of time, just defend the city."
