At this time, Sun Kewang, accompanied by a group of generals, was checking the casting of weapons, and the sound of "clanging" iron around him was endless, and the blacksmiths were sweating like rain to hammer and punch out one war knife after another.

Sun Kewang casually pulled out a freshly cut knife and asked Xu Yixian on the side, "How many of these knives can be made in a day." ”

The characteristics of the Liukou are that they have a large number of people, and although the Western Army was founded, it still maintains this characteristic.

Although Sun Kewang was forced to abandon Chengdu, the strength of the Western Army did not suffer any losses, and there were still nearly 200,000 people in southern and eastern Sichuan.

There are many people, and in addition to the staggering consumption of food, the loss of equipment is also very frightening.

The Western Army does not have a perfect supply system, and the consumption of weapons and armor is huge, so Sun Kewang can only find a way to fight a war, at least with a knife.

It can be seen that the forging water of the knife is very rough, but there is no way, the Western Army is a thief, and Zhang Xianzhong did not pay attention to it before, so the craftsman ability of the Western Army is really limited, and the technology of smelting refined iron is not up to par, so it can only cast inferior war knives.

Xu Yixian was a very important staff member in the history of the Western Army, equivalent to Li Yan in the Dashun Army, and was a strategist who followed Zhang Xianzhong in the early days.

He replied, "My lord, this kind of sword can be made three hundred in a day, but we don't have many raw materials, and we don't have refined iron, so we can't make many of them. The strength of this blade is very poor, and after a few cuts, the blade is curled. The minister thought that it was better to make more gun heads, the iron ingots consumed were less, and the battlefield was an inch long and an inch strong, suitable for soldiers to use. ”

Sun Kewang frowned slightly, he held the knife horizontally, and motioned to Ai Nengqi, "Fourth brother, you cut it!" ”

Hearing this, Ai Neng pulled out the treasure knife, and with a single slash, the blade was immediately cut into a two-inch gap, almost being cut off.

Sun Kewang's face was a little ugly, put the knife back down, and said to Xu Yixian, "According to the prime minister's wishes, I will make more gun heads for the time being, but at the same time, I must get more copper and iron." ”

After Sun Kewang fought with Gao Yihuan and Wu Sangui, he deeply felt the gap between the Western Army and the Western Army in terms of equipment.

Previously, the Western Army fought Zuo Liangyu and the Ming Army in Sichuan was okay, but once it met a strong enemy, the numerical advantage was not very effective.

Therefore, Sun Kewang also hoped that he could cast cannons, forge armor and firearms, and select sharp soldiers, so that the Western Army would become an elite army.

"Guizhou and Yunnan are rich in minerals, and the king may consider sending a partial division to collect these two places. In this way, you can not only gain resources, but also gain depth! Xu Yixian arched his hand and said, "These two places are vast, but there are no soldiers and horses stationed there. Guizhou only has Zeng Ying's elite, and Yunnan is in the hands of Tusi Shadingzhou, and it is easy for the king to take it. ”

Zeng Ying in Chongqing was driven to Guizhou by Liu Wenxiu, and it was indeed not difficult for the Western Army to destroy him, but Shading Prefecture in Yunnan was just a local chicken and a dog, and Sun Kewang did not pay attention to it at all.

Sun Kewang understood what Xu Yixian meant and hoped that he could fight south, but at this time, Sun Kewang did not want to go to Yunnan and Guizhou.

Haojie is chasing the Central Plains, and his grandson goes to the southwest to rob the rotten land where the prisoners are exiled, which seems to be a little wrong, which will make people laugh.

"This king knows, but the time is not ripe at the moment, and I haven't reached that step yet." Sun Kewang said in a deep voice: "This king is stationed here, just to wait for the opportunity to recapture Chengdu!" Gao Yihuan has coveted Sichuan for a long time, and he will definitely send troops to seize Sichuan and Shu. At that time, when they were both defeated and wounded, the king raised his army to the north again and recaptured the foundation of Onishi in one fell swoop. “

Sun Kewang said with emotion: "If you want to fight for the world, you still need to take Shu land to have a chance!" “

Xu Yixian muttered, "With Wu Sangui's strength, even if Gao Yihuan is repelled, his strength will be greatly damaged, and the king does have a chance to take Chengdu back, but what if Gao Yihuan wins?" “

"It depends on the situation, if it is a miserable victory, this king can also fight, if he wins a big victory~" Sun Kewang paused, "Then this king will turn south, enter Guizhou and Yunnan, and then plot two Guangzhou, it is not too late!" “

Xu Yixian saw that he had a plan, so he didn't say more.

At this time, the two were talking, Feng Shuangli, the general of the Western Army, came over on horseback, reined in the reins of the horse in the distance, turned over and dismounted, and walked over quickly, "The king, the last general grabbed one person and said that it was Niu Jinxing, he wanted to see the king, and wanted to discuss the major matter of jointly resisting the Wei army!" If the king can't see it, if he doesn't see it, he will tie a stone at the end and forget about this melon skin Shenjiang! ”

Sun Kewang raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xu Yixian, his eyes immediately narrowed, and Gao Yihuan really entered the river.

"Where the others are, bring them!" Sun Kewang immediately waved his hand.

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On September 20, after more than half a month of arduous trekking, the Western Wei army finally arrived outside the Jianmen Pass.

Bai Wenxuan repaired a section of plank road outside the pass overnight, and immediately launched an attack, wanting to seize the fortress, but the Jianmen Pass was really dangerous, and only hundreds of people could be accommodated in front of the pass to launch an attack.

After several attacks on the Wei army, the losses were quite large, and Bai Wenxuan could only temporarily stop the attack and wait for the main force of the Wei army to come.

Five days later, Gao Yihuan led the main force to Jianmen Pass, and Bai Wenxuan came to greet him, "King, the minister stormed the city several times and lost more than 400 people, but he never succeeded in attacking the city. ”

Gao Yihuan listened and took the helmet he had just put down, "Let's go, take the lonely king to take a look at this sword gate." ”

Saying that, Gao Yihuan strode out of the military tent, and the group did not go to the outside of the city, so they chose a slope next to the road and climbed up to observe.

Gao Yihuan took out the clairvoyant mirror, looked at Guan Cheng, and couldn't help but take a breath.

The Sword Gate Pass is located between two cliffs, as if it was cut down by a knife, and it is impossible to climb at all.

The city wall is not long, there is no empty mine ground in front of the gate, only a step half a zhang wide to connect the gate.

That is to say, when tackling key problems, large equipment can not be used, can only carry ladders, climb narrow steps to attack the gate, a time to invest troops, probably hundreds of people, more blocked under the steps, can not get up at all.

The soldiers defending the city only need to bombard the steps in front of the gate with bows and arrows and fire guns to prevent the Wei army from ascending the pass.

Gao Yihuan put down the clairvoyant mirror and frowned, "It's really a husband and a man!" ”

When Gao Yihuan peeked at Jianmen Pass, Xia Guoxiang on Guancheng found a group of people, who seemed to be peeking at Guancheng, he frowned slightly, and only told him that the direction of the Wei army's main attack might be Jianmen Pass, which could not be broken through.

Xia Guoxiang's face sank, and he suddenly ordered his subordinates, "Gao Dejie, you lead someone to close the door and block it!" ”

The Guanning army had few troops, and the terrain outside the pass was difficult to steal the camp, Xia Guoxiang suspected that the main force of the Wei army had arrived at Jianmen Pass, and just in case, he decided to close the gate and prepare for the onslaught of the Wei army.

The general was stunned when he heard this, reacted, and hurriedly clenched his fists, "Yes, the last general will obey the order." ”

After saying that, he turned around and went down to the city, led his subordinates, brought stones and sandbags, and blocked the gate.

Xia Guoxiang had a sneer on his face, if Gao Yihuan chose to enter Sichuan from the Sword Gate, then he would have failed this time.

Wait for Ben to block the gate, no matter how many troops you have, it will only be a share of death~

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