Tongguan, the world's dangerous pass, guarding the land of Kyushu in the pass.

There is only one path in front of the pass, and it is impossible to start a war of soldiers and horses. Even the Qin army, which had 210,000 troops and lost 30,000 people, showed no signs of smashing the defenses.

Fortunately, the wounded soldiers accounted for a large part of the losses, and they only temporarily lost their combat effectiveness, and they were urgently sent to the rear of the meeting to recuperate in Hangu Pass, and I believe that in the near future, many people can return to the army.

The Qin army treated the casualties well, which solved the soldiers' worries. The belief of the soldiers of the Qin army in saving the people of the world and in the midst of fire and water is firm, just like our army in later generations. This is thanks to Qin Feng's more than ten years of ideological indoctrination, which allowed them to still fight hard in the face of adversity.

However, Qin Feng couldn't wait until the wounded soldiers recovered before fighting, so the battle continued.

Tongguan battlefield.

Cao Jun's side, Guancheng Council Hall.

Xiahoudun, as the main general, sat high in the hall. Under the hall, there are Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Lu Qian, Cheng Lian, Li Feng, these generals, as well as Guo Jia and Liu Ye.

Xiahoudun in the hall was beaming with joy, waving the battle report, and said: "The lord sits in Chang'an, raising grain and grass resources and sending them to the front of the army. We should serve the Lord with one heart and stick to Tongguan. Liu Xuande in Shu and Lü Fengxian in Han had promised to send troops and horses, and the Qiang had also promised to come with reinforcements. When these three reinforcements arrive, it's time for us to strike back. ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, they were all overjoyed.

Liu Ye's face was relatively thin, and at this moment, he stroked his cheeks, stroked his beard along his cheeks, and said to the left and right: "If the coalition forces join forces in one place, they can defeat Qin Zijin, and then they can achieve great things when they approach the Central Plains." This battle report is known to the whole army. It's also good for morale. ”

So, Xiahoudun asked the adjutant to take out the battle report. Pass it on to the whole army.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan smiled and said, "Between January." Qin Zijin went to the battlefield several times to command the siege, but my Tongguan stood still. He obviously has no way, and he is categorically unable to break through my Tong Pass. ”

Everyone laughed and agreed.

However, Guo Jia didn't see much joy, stared at the military shape on the wall, and suddenly said: "Qin Zijin can't attack it for a long time, so he must think of other ways." If the Qin army used the ship to transfer into Fenglingdu, crossed the Weishui, and landed in Yongzhou from behind our army, what would it do? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. I couldn't help but look at the shape shì picture, revealing a thoughtful look.

Liu Ye was the first to suddenly realize and said: "The military advisor is very worried, and he can widely spread beacon towers along Weishui to monitor the river surface. He also arranged soldiers and horses at the Yongzhou ferry port of Fengling to prevent the Qin army from possible river crossing operations. ”

Guo Jia agreed with the arrangement of Liu Ye's beacon tower, but did not agree with the dispatch of troops and horses, because Cao's army did not have many troops, and if the troops were divided, it would inevitably weaken the garrison of Tongguan. In this regard, he said: "There is a beacon tower to monitor the surface of the river. When the Qin army moved, it was not too late to send troops and horses. It is better to build trebuchet forts on both sides of the Fengling Ferry first, and then throw the boats of the Qin army to cross the river. ”

The crowd nodded in goodness.

However, Xiahoudun still had doubts, and said in his heart that you always say Fenglingdu. What if Qin Zijin landed from elsewhere. So he reminded: "Guo Jiajunshi, what should Qin Zijin do if he marches along the river road?" ”

The war is smooth. Guo Jia was still in a good mood, and said with a smile: "This place has reached the source of Weishui. There are many lofty mountains and mountains, and the river is narrow and large ships cannot pass smoothly. If the Qin army takes the path. Turning through the mountains and mountains is bound to be an extremely long march. Seeing that winter is about to begin, he may not have been able to get out of the mountains, and he has frozen and starved to death in the mountains. Even if they can come out, they are already exhausted, and our army will wait for work and fight a battle. ”

More than 1,000 years ago, except for the surrounding area of the county, all of them were wild and full of vegetation. If a large army marches in such an environment, there is no road to travel, not to mention that it is difficult. It is often impossible to find a route to march and have to go back, which greatly prolongs the time and difficulty of the march. Just like the travelers of later generations, if they are lost in the mountains, the army will have only one way to die.

Therefore, in the eyes of modern people, the city is well connected in all directions, and troops can be marched anywhere. However, in the eyes of the ancients, the uninhabited wilderness environment was extremely harsh, and the army could not march in it at all, and only needed to arrange defenses on the access roads.

Xiahou Yuan was puzzled and asked: "Since it is decided that Qin Feng will cross the river, why don't you send more soldiers and horses to guard the ferry, and why do you have to wait for the Qin army to move before sending troops and horses?" ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "If Qin Feng sees that I am guarded, how can he cross the river again?" Don't you know that you will hit it halfway? ”

"Half-crossing!" Liu Ye praised the festival: "It turns out that the military division does not send soldiers and horses to guard, just to lure the Qin army to land. and built a trebuchet fortress, which consumed the living force of the Qin army. ”

Xiahoudun and others suddenly realized and were overjoyed.

When it came to action, Guo Jia's heart moved, and he said: "I am afraid that the Qin army will find my beacon tower, and you can't set up a high platform openly, just look at the top of the tall trees on the bank of the river, the enemy is transporting troops on a large scale, and there must be a lot of ships, you can see it at a glance." ”

Xiahoudun and others said that the military advisor was smart, and thought of these details.

In this regard, Xiahoudun sent soldiers and horses to build trebuchet fortresses on both sides of the Fengling Ferry, and then sent capable scouts and horses to go up trees along the coast, eat and drink, and monitor the river surface on the trees.

On the other hand, Tongguan is twenty miles away, on the side of the Qin army.

Qin Feng also convened all the military advisors overnight to discuss the plan to break the enemy.

Now for the Qin army, the frontal battle is blocked, and it is natural to think of opening up a second battlefield and making a detour from the side. In the southwest of Tongguan, there are the Qinling Mountains and the Huashan Mountains, which stretch for hundreds of kilometers, and there are no roads, so it is obviously no one to bypass.

It is worth mentioning the "Qinling Mountains", the Qinling Mountains have two meanings, and in a narrow sense, they are limited to the mountains between the Wei River and the Han River, which is where Tongguan is located. In a broad sense, it is the east-west mountain range that runs through central China, which is known to the world as the dividing line between north and south.

Hundreds of kilometers of mountains cannot be detoured, and Weishui north of Rantong Pass is much easier.

There is Fenglingdu, the largest ferry on the Yellow River.

Fenglingdu is located at the corner of the Yellow River turning eastward, and is the transportation fortress of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, spanning the boundaries of North China, Northwest China and Central China. Since ancient times, it has been the largest ferry crossing on the Yellow River. For thousands of years, Fenglingdu has been the key point of the Yellow River, and I don't know how many people have passed here. Walk into Qin Jin. Jin Ren Zhao Zizhen's "Title Fenglingdu" has a sentence: "A water north and south, the Central Plains is self-contained." Yunshan even Jin soil. Smoke trees enter Qinchuan. ”

Later, when Cao Cao fought against Ma Chao in Tongguan, he was unable to conquer Tongguan. It is to transfer to Fenglingdu and open up the second battlefield.

After Xu Shu, Jia Xu, and Pang Tong discussed, Xu Shu said: "Our navy crisscrosses the Yellow River, and we can use warships to carry soldiers, and we can go west along the west to reach Fenglingdu on the Yongzhou side and land on the shore, and go straight to Chang'an. ”

Jia Xu said: "Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are almost all in Tongguan, our army will take Chang'an directly, the enemy will definitely give up Tongguan, and there will be no fight." ”

Pang Tong touched his nose. added: "You can send a small boat to pretend to be a fisherman to investigate the situation of Fenglingdu first." ”

Qin Feng had no opponents on the Yellow River, and it was safe to transport troops, so he was afraid that the enemy would fortify at the ferry. So, he sent scouts to Fenglingdu to investigate the enemy's situation.

A day later.

The scouts sent information that there were two fortresses at the ferry port on the Yongzhou side of Fenglingdu, and the armed forces of up to 2,000 people were seen. Since Cao Jun was already living in the trees, the Qin army scouts did not find out.

So, Qin Feng ordered the Yellow River Navy to send thousands of warships to transport troops.

Three more days later. Ships in place.

Qin Feng was in the king's tent, beating drums and gathering generals, preparing to go on the expedition.

"Your Majesty, Cao Jun already has two fortresses. Although there were not many people after observation, it also showed that the enemy had noticed the Fenglingdu ....... Jia Xujin said.

Pang Tongyi knew what he meant when he heard it, and said in his heart, Uncle, you are talking too slowly. Let me tell you, so I said, "King." I am afraid that the enemy will secretly hide the soldiers and horses, and block them with the soldiers of the ferry barrier. The brigade suddenly arrived and blocked it while our army was halfway crossing. ”

Although Qin Feng's military advisers did not get the information that there was an enemy outpost along the river, they also took into account the situation of the half-crossing attack.

However, the shape of the battlefield is changing rapidly. It may be that the enemy has increased his troops, that the enemy is about to copy the rear road, that the enemy is going to attack the camp at night, that there may be a major earthquake, and that there may be too many situations to interrupt the military operation because ......of these possible events.

And Cao Cao only had 60,000 horses in Tongguan, and after several battles, there were losses of 18,000. So Qin Feng said: "Even if the enemy makes a move, it is only twenty or thirty thousand people. The forces are small and cannot stop the landing of our army. ”

It makes sense for all the military advisors to think about it, if the enemy sends too many troops, Tongguan will not be able to defend it here.

After thinking for a while, Jia Xu said, "King, do you want to launch a feint attack to attract the enemy's attention?" ”

Qin Feng followed his words, and left Ma Chao and Pang De to feint to attack Tongguan. He personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to board the ship to Fenglingdu, and after opening up a landing site, he carried the rest of the soldiers and horses to move in.

As a result, more than 1,000 large and small ships set off from Xinfeng Port and went to Wangfeng Ling.

When Qin Feng's first warship appeared on the river on the Yongzhou side, the scouts of Cao Jun, who had been living in the trees for many days, shouted that they could be grounded, so they quickly jumped down the trees and quickly reported to the top of Zhitong Pass.

Tongguan, Council Chamber.

Syllable......

Xiahoudun slapped the case, laughed and said: "The military advisor calculates, Qin Zijin is really going to land in Fenglingdu!" General Ben sent a large army of soldiers and horses, and waited for Qin Zi to enter the half-crossing and destroy his army. ”

The generals in the hall have asked for battle.

At this time, there was a report from the Tanma, "General, the enemy's brigade is coming from Wangtong Pass!" ”

Guo Jia immediately smiled and said: "This is a sound from the east to the west, and now that our army's intelligence is unimpeded, how can we fall for his plan to attack the east and the west." ”

Before the words fell, another member of the probe horse rushed in and said: "General, the Qiang King Mijin echoed the request of the lord and sent his younger brother Midang to lead 30,000 Qiang cavalry to come, which is less than fifty miles from Tongguan at this moment. The lord asked me to report to the general, and I must be good at entertaining and deepening the friendly relationship with the Qiang people. ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, with this new force arriving, and it was cavalry, they were not afraid of the Qin army.

Liu Ye smiled happily and danced with his hands: "God really helps me." The Qin army came to attack our Tongguan because it was afraid that after our army learned that they had crossed the river, they would send troops to intercept it on the shore. Now that the cavalry of the Qiang tribe has arrived, they will definitely be able to kill the soldiers and horses of the Qin army on the beach. ”

So Xiahoudun sent out, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Li Feng, led 20,000 soldiers and horses, went to meet the Qiang army, and then joined forces and went to Wangfeng Lingdu.

On the other hand, Qin Feng didn't know that the Qiang army was coming, he only thought that the Cao army only had 50,000 people left in Tongguan, and if the enemy divided his troops, they would just break through each one. (To be continued......)