Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 575
Tongguan is located at the crossing of the Yellow River, at the center of the three prefectures of Jin, Yong and Henan. It has the Qinling Mountains in the south, the Forbidden Valley in the southeast, the Wei and Luo Rivers in the north, which meet the Yellow River and hug the pass, and it is close to Huayue in the west.

It can be said that mountains and rivers are dangerous.

Guanshan Mountain is surrounded by mountains and peaks, with deep valleys and cliffs. The mountain is high and the road is narrow. There is a narrow catwalk in the middle, which can only accommodate one car and one horse.

Di Qin built five passes in succession, divided into Qianguan, Zhongguan, Houguan, Zuoguan and Youguan.

Guard all mountain roads.

However, only the first and middle levels are really useful, and the other three levels are superfluous.

From this we can also see Di Qin's fear of Liang Guo.

After Murong Chui inspected the mountain, he was keenly aware of Di Qin's fear, "There are five strongholds along the mountain, all with deep ditches and high fortresses!"

"Our army only has [-] elite black clouds, [-] suppressing troops, and five camps..." Marching Sima Gaobi said.

"This is a trick to confuse the enemy and frighten the Qin army." Murong Chui was in a good mood. After sitting idle in Yecheng for more than a year, he finally had the opportunity to lead the army into battle.

Looking back at the Three Thousand Black Cloud Armor, an inexplicable thought suddenly rose in my heart.

The Heiyun Army is a bit more elite than his original Xianbei tribe. If he could have more than ten thousand Heiyun elites at his disposal, why should he look at other people's faces?

"Your Majesty's military training skills are rare in the world." Murong Chui admired sincerely.

"It's just a grant of land, strong armor and powerful soldiers!" Murong Nong, the third son, is young and energetic.

Gao Bi sighed, "For hundreds of years, the only people who can do this are the Great Qin and the Great Han!"

Some things look simple, but others just can't copy them.

Who is the short-sighted person who has reached the core of power in various countries?
Yan State could not even carry out an inventory of household registration fields. Yue Wan was assassinated and Murong Jun died young and unexplained, which shows the difficulties involved.

Huan Wen and Geng Xu succeeded in destroying the land, but they did not dare to give the land to the soldiers.

Behind the strong armor and powerful soldiers, we need the support of strong national strength.

"The reason why Daliang is as strong as it is today is Ran Min." Seeing the majestic mountains and ridges, Gao Bi showed his scholarly nature and pointed out the country.

"Why is this?" Murong Chui was a good soldier in the army, but he was not good at running the country.

"All the land in Guandong is in the hands of Jie Hu. Ran Min killed Hu with a single order and cleared millions of fertile fields. Your Majesty took over the city of Ye and accepted its benefits but avoided its harm. How could it not be prosperous?"

After Ran Min killed Hu Ling, there was no day without killing and fighting. When the powerful nobles were at their weakest, Guandong became a blank sheet of paper. At this time, Li Yue could do whatever he wanted.

The Yan State is different. Its disadvantages have been accumulated over many years.

Those who controlled the population, land, money and food were either the Yan clan or the powerful chieftains with military power. Therefore, as soon as Yue Wan checked the population, he was assassinated. Murong Jun's front leg "examined the details, and the essence was covered with hidden leaks", and he died of illness in the back leg.

The Yan State could not expand externally and innovate internally, so it could only fail.

"So Di Qin will definitely be defeated?" Murong Chui said the opposite.

"If there are no major changes in Daliang in three years, Di Qin will surely perish. Even if it is reformed now, it will be too late." Gao Bi held out three fingers.

If there were no dangerous mountains and rivers in Guanzhong, we would have been defeated long ago.

Although Tongguan is dangerous, it is not insurmountable.

In the third year of Yongjia, Liu Cong ordered Zhao Ran and other generals to attack Sima Mo and fight at Tongguan. Sima Mo was defeated and surrendered, and Zhao Ran drove straight into Weinan.

Fu Xiong captured Tongguan that year, thereby defeating Du Hong and occupying Guanzhong.

The dangers of mountains and rivers are not absolute. When two countries compete, the stronger will win.

Liang Guo chose the safest strategy and used national power to crush it, leaving Di Qin with little chance.

Unless Fu Jian can win a decisive victory to buy time for internal changes.

As soon as we talked about Di Qin, there was movement from the west.The guard held a letter and presented it carefully. "General, a secret message is coming from the west!"

Gao Bi and Murong Nong turned sideways knowingly.

After Murong Chui finished reading the letter, his brows couldn't help but frown.

The letter was not sent by Fu Jian, but was a greeting from Murong De and Murong Kai. It also told the tragic situation after the fall of the Yan Kingdom. The Murong family was brutally massacred, and many of their entire family were wiped out, but they were pushed to Zhai Shu and Ku. On the body of Li Guanwei.

Even Murong Ke's corpse was insulted and used to demoralize the Dragon City defenders.

Murong Ke was extremely kind to him. Yan was his homeland no matter what, and the person who died was either his uncle Shu or his nephew.

With a "chi la" sound, the silk was torn into two pieces.

Murong Chui took flint and burned it to ashes.

"Father?" Father and son connected, and Murong Nong immediately noticed Murong Chui's depression.

Murong Chui said: "Xuanming and Jingfan have surrendered to Fu Jian and received his favor."

Gao Bi's expression changed, "Do you want to persuade Duke Ming to return to Qin?"

"That's not true. It's just a complaint about the destruction of the country and the loss of the family." Murong Chui felt unhappy when the rabbit died and the fox was sad. The Yan Kingdom was destroyed.

"Since we belong to two countries, it would be better to have less contact. Wang Jinglue has always been afraid of Duke Ming. If the matter is leaked, I'm afraid..." Gao Bi swallowed the second half of his words.

Murong Chui was too famous, too conspicuous in Liang Guo, and had no backers, so he was easily excluded and slandered.

Although the Liang State was politically clear, there were many factions. The court was divided into noble families, poor families, and martial arts halls. There were also several forces in the military.

Wang Meng was powerful in the army and in the court, and he had just obtained the power of a false ax, which allowed him to go to war on behalf of the monarch and kill the generals.

"The Liang Kingdom is always on guard against us, why not take this opportunity to defect to Di Qin!" Murong Nong said in a low voice.

With a "pop" sound, Murong Chui turned around and slapped him in the face, "Why did I, Murong Chui, give birth to a fool like you? If you make such unfaithful and unjust words again, I will definitely kill you!"

Today is different from the past. Once Murong Chui surrenders to the Qin Dynasty, three thousand black cloud soldiers will kill his father and son before they even take action.

The family members in Yecheng will also be left behind...

This secret letter was only sent by Murong De and Murong Kai. Fu Jian didn't express his position. Wouldn't it be too contemptible to just let it pass like this?
Furthermore, one part of the Murong family is in Qin and the other is in Liang. No matter what happens in the future, they will not be wiped out.

Eggs are not placed in one basket. This is a simple truth, but Murong Nong didn't know it.

Most of Murong Chui's anger came from his son's stupidity.

Fortunately, the eldest son Murong Ling Shen Min was cunning.

"The power of Daliang to dominate the world has been achieved. It is not a matter of making his wife and son rich and powerful one day. Don't make the mistake!" Gao Bi had a clearer mind.

"It's true what you said, sir! Order all the ministries to follow the orders." Murong Chui was not confused yet.

The military order was passed, and more than ten thousand soldiers began to dig the land.

Luozhou in the rear took advantage of the slack farming season to recruit [-] young men to transport grain and grass, cut trees and dig soil, and help build forts.

Within a few days, five forts rose from the ground.

Murong Chui trained the Zhenjun during the day and slept with the Heiyun soldiers at night to enhance their relationship.

The Qin army on the mountain was terrified, but they did not dare to fight easily.

A few days later, the number of troops in the pass increased, and there were scouts all over the mountains and plains, with one sentry every five steps and one post every ten steps.

At the same time, secret letters from Murong De and Murong Kai came again...

(End of this chapter)