The Jin army suffered heavy losses in the first river crossing operation, and the loss of personnel fell second, mainly because the losses of the ferry were larger, and those that were sunk by Shu, burned, overturned by huge waves, and sunk by collision by themselves, all the losses added up to more than half.

There was no ferry, which made it difficult for the Jin army to cross the river, and the boats around Pubanjin had been exhausted by Hu Fen, and it was hopeless to get enough boats to cross the river in a short time.

At the same time, the failure of crossing the river this time also made Hu Fen see that the battle of crossing the river was by no means as easy as he imagined, the Shu army was tightly defended on the west bank, coupled with the turbulent current, it was quite difficult for the Jin army to capture a beachhead, and it was impossible to gain a foothold on the west bank, and it was useless for the Jin army to gather more troops on the east bank.

Hu Fen sadly found that it seemed that the first merit of attacking Guanzhong was destined not to belong to him.

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Yanghu was the last of the three people to attack, which is related to Yanghu's position, he was originally the governor of Jingzhou, after receiving the order, he set off to Luoyang, and the Zhennan general Du Pre was originally stationed in Nanyang, so he was the first to send troops to attack Wuguan, and the general Hu Fen of Zhenbei was half a beat slower than Du Pre, he was originally stationed in Hedong County, just to collect ships, it would be a little slower than Du Pre.

Compared with them, Yanghu was much later, and after arriving in Luoyang, he received the army and then rushed to Hangu, and when he launched an attack on Tongguan, it would be at least half a month later than Du Pre and Hu Fen.

However, the number of Yanghu's army is the sum of the other two roads, obviously Sima Yan also attacked Tongguan this way of people as the main attack, compared to Wuguan and Pubanjin, Tongguan for Guanzhong, the geographical location is more important, once Tongguan is lost, the Jin army can drive straight in, straight to Chang'an City.

Therefore, when Sima Yan chose the attack point, he mainly attacked Tongguan, and the other two roads were used as auxiliaries to contain the strength of the Shu army, of course, if the other two roads could break the deadlock first, Sima Yan would also be happy to see it.

However, Guanzhong has a tradition of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, so after Yanghu led the army, he did not rush to march in order to grab the first prize like Du Pre and Hu Fen, but made full preparations.

Although the road in Hangu is difficult and difficult to navigate, Yanghu still requisitioned a large number of heavy equipment, catapults, bed crossbows, rushing vehicles, siege vehicles, chariots, all kinds of siege equipment, 100,000 troops equipped with so many large equipment, of course, it will not go too fast, Yanghu step by step, not in a hurry to advance to the city of Tongguan.

Tongguan is located in the east of Guanzhong, named because of its proximity to Tongshui, and was called Taolinsai in ancient times. It is south of the Qinling Mountains, and there is the danger of forbidden ditches and deep valleys; There are Wei and Luo in the north, and the Yellow River hugs the pass; There is a barrier of Huashan Mountain in the west; The mountain peaks in the east are connected, the valley is deep and the cliff is absolute, the sheep intestine trail is passed in the middle, only one car and one ride, people walk in the meantime, overlook the Yellow River, the danger is extremely precipitous.

The history of Tongguan becoming a guancheng is not long, since the Qin and Han dynasties, only Hangu Pass is known and Tongguan is unknown. The establishment of Tongguan has a great relationship with Cao Cao, in the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao built Tongguan in order to prevent the strong and powerful roads in Guanzhong, and built Tongguan without abolishing Hangu Pass, and the strategic location of Tongguan has been abruptly improved.

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao and Ma Chao launched a fierce battle in Tongguan, this battle is related to the gains and losses of the entire Guanzhong, and also dominates the trend of the world.

Yanghu's attack on Tongguan this time naturally hoped to replicate Cao Cao's victory.

On the east side of the forbidden water, Yanghu rides on a white horse, puts his hands on a pergola, and looks forward. From here, you can see the whole picture of Tongguan, the towering Guancheng is stuck between the canyons, the city wall stretches and twists according to the mountain, and you can vaguely see that it has been repaired.

Yanghu couldn't help frowning, he had also been to Tongguan a few years ago, and he deeply regretted the ruins of Tongguan. However, this is also a very normal thing, after all, Tongguan is already the inland checkpoint of Wei, and its strategic position has declined significantly, and it is basically in a state of abandonment.

But after the Shu army occupied Guanzhong, the strategic value of Tongguan was immediately highlighted, but it is very regrettable that the Jin army has lost its control, and now Yanghu sees Tongguan, the appearance is completely new, and it is completely different from before, it is obvious that the Shu army did not rest in the two years of taking Tongguan, and vigorously repaired Tongguan, it seems that it is not easy to take this strong city.

The morale of the Jin army is still quite high, after all, they have an army of 100,000, and they are completely crushing the Shu army in terms of numbers, even if it is the dangerous Tongguan, they can't stop the Jin army's desire to win.

The partial general Zhang Shang took the initiative to ask Ying to fight: "Governor of Yangdu, the last general is willing to lead the army to fight." ”

Yanghu nodded, he was also about to send troops to test the reality of the Shu army, Zhang Shang took the initiative to ask for battle, which was exactly what he wanted, so he sent Zhang Shang to lead 3,000 troops, with dozens of catapults, crossed the forbidden water, and launched an attack on Tongguan.

The news of the Jin army's attack reached Tongguan, and Fu Yan was already in full battle.

This is indeed a contest of disparity in strength, 15,000 people in three battalions of the Shu army are facing 100,000 Jin troops, and the pressure can be imagined. But Fu Tong also knew that the reserves on the Chang'an side had already supported Wuguan and Pubanjin respectively, and now that Chang'an had no troops to send, whether he could hold Tongguan or not depended on the 15,000 people under his command.

There is no way out, no reinforcements, Fu He must withstand the attack of the Jin army in Tongguan, in order to ensure the safety of Guanzhong, despite the difficulties, but Fu He did not frown a little, when he guarded Yang Anguan, it was more critical than this situation, but Fu He was full of courage, swore to fight to the death, and today facing the same situation, he is still iron-clad.

When the brave meet on a narrow road, not only Fu Yan, but also Zhang Le, Zhao Zhuo, Ma Rong and other generals are also high-spirited, and they are not discouraged because of their weak troops.

"Damn, fight with these turtle grandchildren!" Zhang Le waved his fists and shouted loudly.

The three battalions of the former army, Yang'an Camp and Wudang Left and Right Battalion, can be called one of the most elite forces in the Shu army, especially the Wudang Battalion, this heroic army does not know how much glory has been created, they have countless experience in adversity battles, in this mountain war, they are born to be the king's division.

Zhao Zhuo pointed to the forbidden water in front of Tongguan and said, "General Fu, the Jin army has attacked!" (To be continued.) )