Jia Xu led the army to Tongguan, and wanted to use tricks to deceive the pass, but Zhong Xuan had already been wary of him, no matter who came to the pass and what excuse he used, he would not open and close the door.

With such a shrinking defense, even if Jia Xu was full of tricks, he had nowhere to do it, so he could only order the army to attack.

Although there are 50,000 or 60,000 Qiang soldiers and horses, they have not been trained at all, and ordinary attacks can barely make up for it with fierceness.

But this attack is dangerous, and facing the stubborn defense of Cao's army, it is obviously weak and disorganized, no matter how reasonable Jia Xu's arrangement is, it is all in vain.

As long as Tongguan is guarded, the harm of Xiliang's loss will not be great, but Jia Xu and others will become isolated, or they can be surrounded and annihilated to make up for the loss of Guandu.

But the sky did not follow people's wishes, and just as Zhong Xuan's letter asking for help was sent, the news of Xia Houyuan's defeat suddenly came, which gave Zhong Xuan a headache.

As soon as Hanoi is lost, Zhong Xuan will face the possibility of being flanked, although there is the land of Wancheng involved, but the risk is too great, and if you are not careful, it will become a certain death.

Cao Cao ordered that Zhong Xuan get the same as Xia Houyuan, act with the camera, and try to preserve his strength, so the choice is in Zhong Xuan's own hands.

There are no well-known generals in Tongguan, let alone Cao's generals, it can be seen that Cao Cao trusts Zhong Xuan very much, but at the same time, the burden on his shoulders is heavier, because there is no one to negotiate in case of trouble.

After several days of defense, Zhong Xuan knew very well in his heart that Jia Xu would not be able to take Tongguan, otherwise he would have broken through it a long time ago, so what he is worried about now is Gao Shun's department.

This is a dangerous pass that is difficult to defend, Zhong Xuan didn't want to give up easily, he decided to defend it and continued to send people to inform Cao Cao, asking him to send troops to involve Gao Shun's troops as much as possible.

Determined to defend to the death, Zhong Xuan continued to patrol as usual as if he had nothing to do, ensuring that the army would not be affected.

Under Tongguan, the Qiang Dazhai is not chaotic because it is distributed by Jia Xu.

In the big tent, at this time, the leaders of the Qiang tribe were sweating, but they didn't dare to wipe it, so they could only let it drip.

Every time Jia Xu's gaze swept towards a person, that person couldn't help but tremble, and quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to look directly.

Looking around one by one, Jia Xu said with a slight coldness: "It has been less than five days since the attack on Tongguan, why there has been no progress yet, everyone here should be extremely clear, Xu needs an explanation." ”

Under Tongguan, there were three dead Qiang leaders, all of whom were unfavorable for the attack and were beheaded by Jia Xu with military law.

At this time, I heard that Jia Xu opened his mouth to ask for the crime again, and there were still people who dared to talk, but they all buried their heads and wanted to avoid being investigated.

Seeing these leaders like this, Jia Xu showed a smile on his face, and said softly: "For the sake of your merits, I won't pursue it this time, and I will give you another three days, and you must take Tongguan in three days." ”

After a few days of strong attack, the Qiang tribe has long lost its sharpness, let alone three days, even if it is ten days, it may not be able to capture.

Jia Xu was so forced, but the cub was not distressed when he bought Yetian, and he didn't care about the number of deaths and injuries of the Qiang tribe at all.

Hearing the three-day deadline, the leaders of the Qiang tribe knew in their hearts that they had a few catties and taels, and knew that they could not complete it, and their faces were even more ugly for a while.

As the son of the leader of the Qiang tribe, Cheriji stood up at this time and whispered: "My lord, can you give a few more days, I have suffered heavy losses in the soldiers and horses, and I really can't take it in three days." ”

"Huh?" Jia Xu put a smile on his face, stared coldly at the young Cheriji, and said after a while: "Then you said that you can take it in a few days?" ”

Cheriji thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Fifteen days, my lord will give fifteen days, and Ji promises to take Tongguan." ”

Fifteen days, Jia Xu didn't have the patience to wait, this time he came to make meritorious contributions, the longer he delayed in Tongguan, the more unfavorable the situation would be.

However, if it is too tough, if the Qiang people die and the net is broken, the gains will outweigh the losses.

Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly: "Fifteen days is too long, give you ten days, if you can't take it in ten days, I will take your head, dare?" ”

"Ten days." Cherrigi said lightly, paused for a moment and said, "Okay, but in these ten days, the adults must not urge again, and everything is up to Ji." ”

Cherrigie's words made Jia Xu feel a trace of murderous intent in his heart, if nothing else, that is, Cherrigi performed too well, if he was given time to grow, it might cause disaster in the future.

The killing intent that rose up disappeared in an instant, and at present, it was still necessary to rely on the power of the Qiang people, Jia Xu didn't want to do it for no reason, and decided to wait for the results in ten days before making plans.

"Okay, I don't want to worry about it." Jia Xu nodded in response, waved them to leave and prepare.

Although Xiliang is occupied, but Jia Xu did not recruit troops, just because Xiliang is too desolate, over the years, first through Dong Zhuo, and then through Ma Teng, Han Sui and others divided the scourge, constantly fighting for territory, population comparison in the heyday, almost less than thirty percent, and then do not implement rest and recuperation, I am afraid that it will be even more desolate.

However, in order to maintain law and order, Jia Xu still recruited militia and served as ordinary city guards.

Jia Xu glanced at Yan Da Yan Er on the left and right, and said slowly: "Tongguan is not easy to take, or it will take some days, the Qiang people have lost too much, we must be vigilant, find abnormalities, and deal with them immediately." ”

After these days, for Jia Xu's words, Yanyun Eighteen Riders have developed the habit of execution.

Yan Da replied: "Okay, Mr. Jia, don't worry, as long as any one of the Qiang tribe has an abnormality, I guarantee that their heads will fall to the ground immediately." ”

"Hmm." Jia Xu nodded slowly and continued: "Also, send someone to the Qiang tribe and let them continue to increase their troops, remember to bring money." ”

Money in troubled times is like dung, and you can also find a chance to take it back, so Jia Xu is very atmospheric in this regard.

Here, Jia Xu began to arrange the follow-up matters of continuing to attack Tongguan, but they didn't know that at this time, a large army was pressing towards their rear.

The Kushan Empire, the predecessor of Ah San, seemed to be at its peak after Vesudeva I succeeded to the throne, but internal contradictions gradually surged.

In order to alleviate this invisible pressure, Vesudeva I set his sights on the small countries that had just broken away, such as Dawan and Khorezm.

After Vasudeva I personally went to the national temple to pay respects, on the grounds of receiving the instructions of the Buddha, despite the opposition of the ministers, he set out a large army of 300,000 to the east, known as a million heroes.

After several years of conquest, the 300,000-strong army regained the small country that had broken away, and fed the war with war, and the strength of the army increased instead of decreasing.

It stands to reason that at this time it was already possible to move the army back, but this was not the case, and the army of Guishan's Eastern Crusade passed through the harsh desert and reached the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions.

The Western Regions and other countries, in the face of Guishan's 300,000 army without preparation, had no ability to fight back, so they all fell and chose to surrender.

The Eastern Crusade went so smoothly that the Kushan army had the idea of being invincible in the world, and was ready to conquer the recorded and rumored Han land.

(End of chapter)