Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 380

The sun in the western sky was faltering, casting rays of light all over the sky.The world is full of white caps, even the Yellow River is covered in white snow.

Zheng Qiao put his hands on the earth platform and looked around.After a long time, he said: "Twelve Liancheng strangles the forbidden ditch, which is the barrier of Tongguan. Why is there no Jin army here? Could it be that the news of the first battle in Guozhou spread here, and the Jin army fled?"

Du Cai said: "How is it possible? We left the second day after we entered the city, and the road has been blocked by heavy snow these days. Is there anyone who can walk faster than me? That guy Wei Yi is just a villain in the village, how clever are his subordinates?" ? It is estimated that they are all stationed in the city, and no one guards these places."

Zheng Qiao nodded: "If that's the case, Tongguan City will be easier to fight. ——If you don't camp here tonight, the whole army will go to Tongguan!"

Du Cai looked at the sun in the sky and said, "It's getting dark now. It's too late to set up camp now, and it's hard to light a fire to cook. If we go to Tongguan, it will be midnight when we get there. The whole army can't rest tonight."

Zheng Qiao said with a smile: "If you don't guard the Twelve City, the Golden Army guarding Tongguan probably won't be well defended. Let's take a gamble and attack the city overnight! After breaking through Tongguan, why do we need to camp outside? How many houses are there in Tongguan city! "

Du Cai listened, bowed his head and thought for a while.He clapped his hands suddenly: "What the instigator said is true. If you don't guard here, Tongguan City may not be strictly guarded!"

After finishing speaking, the two ordered the soldiers under their command to pack up and rush to Tongguan while the sun was still on the mountain.

These days the weather is cold, the snow has not yet melted, and there is no one on the road.The sun was setting, and the wind was getting stronger, blowing on my body like a knife.The snow on the ground melted into a thin layer during the day, and then froze again at night, making it extremely slippery.

Zheng Qiao, as the vanguard of the Song Army, hurried all the way.It took about two hours to arrive at Tongguan City.

Looking at Tongguan City, there is a pile of fires in the east and a pile of fires in the west, which is chaotic.In the light of the fire, the few soldiers in the city gathered together to enjoy the fire, and there were no guards in many places.Zheng Qiao let out a breath, and said, "Tongguan City is indeed not well-defended. And it seems that they don't know that Guozhou has fallen into the hands of our army. Order the whole army to rest in place for a stick of incense, and prepare to attack the city!"

The generals and school next to each other promised together, and went to pass on the military order separately.

In the official hall of the city, several generals gathered around a fire.While eating meat and drinking, they chatted all over the world.

The guard Qin Beiyang said: "This year is extremely cold, and there has not been such a heavy snowfall for many years. Fortunately, Wei Dujian ordered us to reserve enough food and grass in advance, so that we can eat and drink in the weather. If we go out to look for food at this time, who can do it?" Can you bear it?"

Zhang Xiandao: "I don't know what happened to the prison in Guozhou. The fourth prince went to Luoyang, and only the prison was left in Guozhou. I heard that Wang Xiaolie from Dengzhou brought an army of tens of thousands to rescue Li Yanxian. If I was not careful, I was afraid I would eat him." their loss."

Qin Beiyang laughed: "In the battle of Fuping, the Jin army wiped out 20 troops from the Southern Dynasty, and the generals of the Southern Dynasty were terrified. The Dujian led an army of tens of thousands to attack the Lu family. Who can stop it? No matter how powerful Wang Xiaohun is, Can it be stronger than Zhang Shumi who holds an army of 20?"

Several generals nodded together.Pick up the wine bowl, drink in a big bowl, and eat meat in big pieces.

After eating for a while, Zhang Xian said again: "It's cold today, and the guards must gather together to hide from the wind and neglect guarding. Do you want to go to the city wall and make them be careful. There are many rebels in the mountains around Tongguan , be more cautious."

Qin Beiyang shook his head again and again: "What are you thinking! Who would leave the house in this weather! We have hundreds of people guarding this gate, so what if someone comes? We can only blow the wind under the city!"

As soon as the words fell, a soldier slammed into the door.Chashou said: "The big thing is not good, the Song army is coming to attack the city!"

"What?" Qin Beiyang stood up abruptly. "Tell me what's going on!"

The soldier said: "Just now, many Song soldiers suddenly appeared on the city wall, shouting to fight and kill us. The brothers were unable to defend for a while, and they were driven down the city by them, so they opened the city gate. The Song soldiers outside the city didn't know How many there are, judging by their appearance, I am afraid there are tens of thousands of them! They swarm into the city like ants, and kill anyone they see! General, they are about to be killed in the government office!"

Qin Beiyang looked at the soldiers and couldn't believe his ears.After a while, he said, "Where did Song Jun come from in this weather!"

The soldiers said: "How do you know? They are large in number, and they don't look like a small army nearby. If you think about it, could it be that Wei Dujian lost Guozhou and Li Jinglue's army came to kill us? Hundreds of us, how can we stop them?" !"

How could Qin Beiyang believe it?Just as he was about to ask the soldiers again, Zhang Xian who was beside him said, "The city is already broken. If we don't run away, when will we wait?"

After finishing speaking, he grabbed his own helmet next to him and put it on his head.Lifting the waist knife, ran to the door.Someone took the lead, and the rest of the generals said yes together, and ran with Zhang Xian.

Qin Beiyang drank too much wine, stood there watching the people rushing out, and was stunned for a while.Then he turned around and said to the soldiers: "Song army is really attacking the city? If you lie, I will take your life!"

The soldier hurriedly said: "You little boy has the guts to deceive the general! The Song army has indeed entered the city!"

After hearing this, Qin Beiyang didn't dare to ask any more questions.Stretch your ears to listen, and there are indeed shouts of killing coming from outside.Sighing, he threw the wine bowl in his hand onto the fire.Lifting the waist knife beside him, he rushed out of the door.

Seeing the back of Qin Beiyang rushing out, the soldiers were stunned for a moment.After a while, he grabbed a large piece of meat and took a bite.He picked up the wine bowl on the ground and drank it down.Swearing and taking the meat out.

Zheng Qiao rushed straight to the government office with his soldiers and horses.There were only sporadic resistance along the way, and most of the Jin army fled early when they saw the Song army entering the city.Those who could not escape threw away their knives and guns and crouched on the side of the road holding their heads.

Rushing into the official office, looking left and right, it was already empty.Zheng Qiao led people into the official hall, and saw that the fire was burning brightly, and a large pot of cooked meat was hanging above it.There are several wine jars nearby, and some wine bowls on the ground have wine in them, while others are empty.

Turned left and right, no one was seen.Zheng Qiao said: "We came in through the east gate, and the remaining Jin army must have gone towards the west gate. It's the middle of the night in this weather, where can they escape?"

The soldier next to him said: "This is not far from Huayin County, so they must have fled there."

Zheng Qiao shook his head again and again: "In this weather, the snow on the road has not melted, and you can run dozens of miles in one night? Forget it, don't care about them!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered the soldiers to search carefully to find out all the hidden Jin Jun.He also ordered Zhang Xian to take 100 people out of the city to check.Don't relax your vigilance when you enter the city by yourself, and be killed by the Jin army and return the carbine, and then take the city back.

After everything was ordered, Zheng Qiao said: "Search in the barracks. If there is any meat or chicken, they are all cleaned up and cooked. The soldiers have worked hard all the way, eat something good to nourish their bodies. Except for the guards, everyone else rests early .Tomorrow morning, we will continue westbound!"

The general promised to go quickly.

(End of this chapter)