Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 830 Tearing the Gate of Chang'an
Four hundred miles away.

It took only two days for eight thousand fine riders to arrive in front of Wuguan.

Wuguan used to be the border of Qin and Chu, and the city of Guan was built on a relatively flat highland among the canyons, with the steep Shaoxi Mountain in the north and dangerous points in the south.

The circumference of Guancheng is three li, and the city wall is made of earth, which is slightly square, with only one gate in the east and west.

On the west gate, there are four characters of Sanqin Fortress, and on the east gate, there are two characters of Wuguan.

Surrounded by mountains and rivers, Guancheng is full of dangers and obstacles.

The terrain to the west after leaving the pass is relatively flat, but to the east of the pass city, there are twists and turns along the mountainside, with high cliffs and deep valleys, narrow and difficult to walk, so this place has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Shan Xiongxin, who rushed all the way, looked at the dangerous terrain and couldn't help sighing, "It really deserves to be the first gateway to the southeast of Guandong."

Huang Junhan said, "This is the main road of Wuguan in Lantian. Chang'an in Guanzhong is the link between Jingxiang and Wuyue. From here, you can enter Wuguan and go up to Chang'an through Ba. This is an important road."

The two generals of the Qin army carefully looked at the topography of the pass city, leaning against the rocky cliffs in the north, facing the Jujian River in the south, surrounded by the east, west, and south sides of the river, and the city pass crosses the center of the river.

And there are four mountains in the east of the city, especially the Suspension Bridge Ridge, which is high and steep.

"Damn, my legs are shaking a bit." A soldier said with a smile.

Such an important Guancheng, such a dangerous terrain, has now opened the door to them.

"Huang Chou'er is really a hero of my Great Qin."

"No, if it weren't for him, we Daqin, we don't know when we can really enter the old Qin land!"

The Great Qin Dynasty did not occupy the land of Qin, which is too unreasonable.

But now, they will win the land of Qin for the first time, which is a great achievement.

"Wang Shichong is quite capable."

"There are many people with skills, but if you can't face up to yourself and stand in a good position, this skill will easily bring disaster."

They came all the way, and it took only two days to reach the city of Wuguan on the [-]-mile journey. In fact, it was because there were no obstacles on the way.Wang Shichong captured Wuguan in a surprise attack, and after driving away Li Yuanji, he divided his troops and took Hongnong and Xiyang, two counties east of Wuguan, smoothly.

These two counties originally bordered the Qin and Liang countries, so the focus of the Tang army was to garrison Wuguan. There were not many troops stationed in these two counties, and they were more of a buffer zone.

Another reason why Wang Shichong was able to easily take over the two places is that his tens of thousands of troops collapsed and fled before, and many of them were later incorporated into the two counties.

So he sent troops to fight back, and the old troops responded positively.

far away.

The gate of Wuguan city opened slowly.

Wang Shichong personally brought the generals to meet him.

Looking at the Qin flag on the Guancheng, Shan Xiongxin smiled lightly.

He didn't rush forward, and waited for Wang Shichong and others to come to greet him in the open place under the pass.

"Wang Shichong, the guilty general, pays his respects to the general."

Wang Shichong rolled his saddle and fell off his horse.

"General Wang please hurry up."

After some false polite greetings, Wang Shichong handed over the money and food account books in Wuguan, as well as the roster made by his soldiers and generals, to Shan Xiongxin.

"Please Cao Guogong take Fangwu Pass."

Shan Xiongxin didn't move, but called a commander to lead a battalion into Guancheng first.

He took Wang Shichong and chatted.

Wang Shichong said that his troops had captured almost all the three counties of Shangluo, Xiyang, and Hongnong, and now only a few cities are still stubbornly defending.

After half a day.

The commander came back from Guancheng and reported that he had taken over the defense of Guancheng.

This order of Shan Xiongxin allowed Huang Junhan to lead half of the troops into the city.

Wang Shichong said very wittily that he would withdraw the soldiers and horses from the city and accept reorganization outside the city.

Everything is tense and orderly.

From being wary of each other at the beginning, to the smiles on both sides after the handover of the city defense, this touching attachment has been completed.

Shan Xiongxin led 5000 troops to Wuguan, and Huang Junhan led 150 riders to the northeast [-] miles to station at Zhuyangguan.It was the intersection of Shangluo, Hongnong, and Xiyang counties. Guancheng was built on the banks of the Xishui River, guarding the main roads of Luoyang, Hongnong, and Wuguan.

As for Wang Shichong's troops, he had only 3 men left before. After taking Wuguan, he surrendered more than 2 Tang troops in a short period of time.

Therefore, there are now [-] soldiers in the army book that Wang Shichong handed over to Shan Xiongxin. Just looking at the number is very scary.

But Shan Xiongxin went to inspect and found that the soldiers were good and bad, obviously they were just filling in the numbers, so he went through a simple assessment and recruited about 2 people to stay as soldiers, organized 48 battalions, and transferred generals and schools under his command to serve as officers , and let the officers under Wang Shichong's command serve as deputy assistants, and stationed more than [-] people in the key points of the three counties. Exit.

After waiting for several days, Tang Jun did not come.

A few days later, Luo Cunxiao led the army to arrive in person.

A branch of cavalry arrived, and the supplies and food were constantly being brought in.

When Luo Cunxiao came, he was not polite to those cities that were still unwilling to surrender.

He concentrated his forces and fought one city after another. Although the defenders had a strong will to resist, they had very few soldiers and horses. In the face of the absolute superiority of the Tang army, they could not resist for long, especially the newly reorganized more than [-] people. City is very positive.

early February.

The scout returns.

It is said that the Tang army cut wood and transported rocks to fill the Lanwu Valley Road, blocked the valley road from Wuguan to Lantian, and stationed tens of thousands of heavy troops in Lantianguan, under the personal command of Huaian Wang Li Shentong.

"So, Tang Jun was too scared to go out to fight?"

When Luo Cunxiao heard the news, he couldn't help laughing.

"Since he doesn't dare to come, let's go. He thinks it will be useful to block the valley road by logging? But can the road of more than two hundred miles be enough to stop this king?"

Luo Cunxiao ordered to gather troops and horses at Wuguan, preparing for a large-scale attack, directly attacking Lantian in Guanzhong, entering Bashang, and entering Chang'an.

But an imperial decree interrupted Luo Cunxiao's plan.

The emperor sent envoys to stop the attack plan.

The emperor ordered Wang Shichong to be the founding marquis of Huainan County, and sealed 300 households, granted [-] mu of land, [-] taels of reward, and [-] pieces of silk.

He was also granted the post of Guangluqing and called to enter the court immediately.

The generals under Wang Shichong's command also recruited officials according to their talents, and even Wang Shichong's family members in Luoyang and other places were also settled in Beijing.

"Why stop?"

Luo Cunxiao asked the emissary unhappily.

"Li Xiaogong led 3 troops to station at Lantian Pass, while Li Shimin left Li Shentong with 5 troops to guard Tongguan, and himself led [-] troops from Pujin to Hedong, and is heading to Taiyuan."

The messenger told Luo Cunxiao the latest information.

"Yang Yichen is dead, Xiao Yu has wavered, and His Majesty is leading the army to Taiyuan, so the key now is to fight for Taiyuan."

The emperor asked Luo Cunxiao's Central Plains Army to still take on the important task of containing Guanzhong and threatening the southeast of the river, so as to cooperate with the Taiyuan competition.

"You need to be careful that when you attack Lantian Pass, the Tang army from Tongguan will leave the pass and enter Henan."

The current situation in Taiyuan is very chaotic, Yang Yichen's new death, Xiao Yu's attitude is shaken, but Li Yuan has also placed a lot of people in Hedong in the past two years, so now we have to race against time and compete with Li Shimin for time.

"Your Majesty asked King Wei to return to Henan and station the capital in Shan County. As for the three counties of Shangluo, Hongnong, and Xiyang, they will be handed over to the two generals Cao Guogong and Guo Guogong."

The envoy also conveyed the emperor's confession to Shan Xiongxin and Huang Junhan.

"Don't fight Xiao Mian for now, if Xiao Mian doesn't come to attack, don't attack Liang either."

Before the overall situation in the Central Plains is determined, the imperial court should try to avoid fighting on multiple fronts.

"Your Majesty asked the two generals Shan Huang to guard Wuguan and Zhuyang Pass well, guard the land and stabilize the people, and assist the officials stationed by the imperial court to appease the refugees, equalize the land, and resume production. The soldiers and horses of the two generals should also guard the pass and reclaim land at the same time. Juntun."

(End of this chapter)