Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2230 Aid Ma to fight Sui, Yan Xing went to Qin

Chapter 2226: Aid the horse against the Sui Dynasty, Yan Xing votes for Qin

In the land of Guanzhong, Xiongguan Pass is guarded in all directions, Hangu Pass in the east, Dashan Pass in the west, Wuguan Pass in the south, and Xiao Pass in the north.

Now Hangu Pass, the east gate of Guanzhong, and Wuguan Pass, the south gate, have been occupied by the Qin army.

If it weren't for Li Shimin's early preparations, he built another Xiongguan Tongguan after Hangu Pass, and rebuilt the ancient Gaoguan Pass that had been abandoned for many years, so that Guanzhong had a new gate, Qin Jun might have already entered Guanzhong. up.

For the current state of Tang, Tongguan and Gaoguan are new gateways.

It's just that Tongguan is not bad, enough to take on the heavy responsibility of the portal, but Xiaoguan, which has not been completely repaired and is not so strong, is not so easy to take on the heavy responsibility of the portal.

Two of the four passes in Guanzhong have fallen into the hands of the Qin State, and the other two passes, Beixiao Pass and Xida San Pass, are now in jeopardy as well.

Xiaoguan and Dashanguan are actually located in the west of Guanzhong, the difference is that Xiaoguan is located in the northwest.

The Liupan Mountains lie across the northwest of Guanzhong. Xiaoguan stands dangerously at the pass of Liupan Mountain, guarding the passage from the Jinghe River into Guanzhong. It is an important pass in the northwest of Guanzhong, protecting the safety of the northwest of Guanzhong.

Going out of Xiaoguan, it will reach Liangzhou, Longxi and Qiang, and entering Xiaoguan, it will go directly to Guanzhong via Huanjiang, Malian River, and Jinghe River.

Since the war between the Qin and Tang Dynasties, the main force has always been concentrated on the eastern front, and the defenders on the western front have been continuously transferred to the eastern front.

Xiaoguan on the western front belongs to the rear, so naturally it doesn't need too many troops to garrison it, and no one thought that the Qin army would attack here. This also caused Xiaoguan's garrison to be small, at most only [-] at the time. There are only [-] garrisons.

But now there are only [-] garrisons, and [-] have been transferred to the Eastern Front, leaving only [-] defenders.

In the name of Ying Hao, Huo Qubing led [-] cavalry, set off from Youzhou, crossed Bingzhou, arrived at Hetao, detoured Liangzhou, and rushed for more than [-] li before arriving at Xiaoguan at the junction of Yongzhou and Liangzhou.

Huo Qubing's operation this time is extremely confidential, and logically speaking, he would not have been discovered in advance, but an accident happened after he entered Liangzhou.

In this cross-border battle, the Qin army had to pass through Liangzhou to raid the Tang country from the west, so it was natural to consider the reaction of the local forces in Liangzhou.

So long before dispatching troops, Huo Qubing deduced the situation in Liangzhou, and came to the conclusion that the civil war in Liangzhou would last at least half a year.

But what Huo Qubing never expected was that Ma Chao and Yan Xing were so incompetent, it would be fun for them to join forces and lose to Yang Guang, and they would be completely annexed so soon.

Although the power of the Ma and Han families in Liangzhou is not as good as that of the Sui State, they are not far behind. It was only the sudden sudden death of Ma Teng and Han Sui, coupled with Yang Guang's preemptive attack, which led to the surprise attack. Domestic violence.

If Ma Chao and Yan Xing were united and united to the outside world, they would definitely not lose so quickly, but the key is that Ma Chao really has a short memory, and he has repeatedly fallen into Yang Guang's tricks.

Before, Yang Guang used countermeasures to drive a wedge between Ma Chao and Ma Yuan, and finally Ma Chao forced his uncle Ma Yuan to flee to Chu.

Ma Chao, who has always been an afterthought, also reacted afterwards, regretting it in his heart, but he still didn't have a long memory.

It's also an anti-indirect trick, but it's used in a different way. In the end, Ma Chao fell for it, and even suspected that Yan Xing would turn to Yang Guang to murder him.

Yan Xing is Han Sui's daughter-in-law, she is loyal to Han Sui and has no second thoughts, and Han Sui died at the hands of Yang Guang, how could he take refuge in Yang Guang?
The authorities are confused by the onlookers, such a simple truth can be seen by anyone who is not a fool, but Ma Chao, who is in the middle of the game, can't find it, and there is a gap with Yan Xing.

The strength of the Ma and Han families was not as good as that of the Sui State, and their strength was further weakened by the Sui State's surprise attack. Now they still don't trust each other, so how could they be Yang Guang's opponents?That's why he was cornered so quickly by Yang Guang.

Huo Qubing only discovered this after arriving in Liangzhou. He couldn't help but secretly scolded Ma Chao for being stupid.

Now the Ma and Han families are in danger, and Yang Guang is a member of the Southern Han Alliance and the mortal enemy of Qin.

If you just sit back and watch the two being annexed by Yang Guang, once Liangzhou is unified and Yang Guang sends troops to help Tang, the retreat of Huo Qubing's troops will be cut off by the Sui army, and the entire army may be in danger of being wiped out by then. cannot be allowed.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

Based on this consideration, after discussing with Wei Qing, Gongsun Xuanyuan and other generals, Huo Qubing decided to send troops to support Ma Chao Yan Xing before Ma Chao Yan Xing was eliminated, so as to delay Yang Guang's unification of Liangzhou.

Huo Qubing ordered Wei Qing to lead [-] cavalry into Liangzhou to support Ma Chaoyan Xing, while he himself personally visited [-] troops to attack Xiaoguan and enter Guanzhong.

Only with the [-] elite cavalry of the Qin army, it is naturally impossible to be the opponent of the Sui army, but if the remnants of the Ma and Han families are added, it will not be so easy for Yang Guang to unify Liangzhou.

Wei Qing never expected that after his army entered Liangzhou, they only sent envoys to express their support, and the two families immediately took the initiative to show their friendship, saying that the Qin army was the leader, and even Yan Xingsuo's troops showed their intention to take refuge .

Wei Qing was surprised by Yan Xing's attitude, since they all took the initiative to seek refuge, Wei Qing would naturally not refuse.

Wei Qing sent an envoy directly, expressing his willingness to accept Yan Xing's surrender, and promised to write a letter to the lord to add officials to Yan Xing, and thus win over Yan Xing.

After Yan Xing received Wei Qing's response, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He was really driven to a dead end, otherwise he would never have fallen to Qin so easily.

Now that he was determined to vote for Qin, Yan Xing did not procrastinate. Shortly after receiving Wei Qing's reply, he ordered the only remaining county and [-] Korean troops to change their flags and formally surrender to Qin.

So far, the Qin army's power in Liangzhou, in addition to Wei Qing's [-] troops, also has Yan Xing's [-] soldiers and horses, and a county, but this county belongs to the enclave.

The decisive battle between Yang Guang and the Ma Han family was at the most critical moment, but Wei Qing led [-] cavalry to stab Sui Guo in the back at this time, which shocked Yang Guang a lot.

Like the Tang Dynasty, the main force of the Sui Dynasty was also concentrated on the western front, and the defense on the eastern front was extremely empty, and the Qin army was aggressive, winning four cities in three days, and the two counties of Anding County and Beidi County were in a hurry.

In order to stabilize the situation on the eastern front, Yang Guang quickly ordered Yang Su to lead Gao Ang and other generals, and [-] troops to return to the eastern front to resist the invasion of the Qin army, while he himself continued to sit on the western front, striving to wipe out the unification of the Ma and Han families as soon as possible. Liangzhou.

(End of this chapter)