Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

 Chapter 1999 Li Jing attacks Wuguan

 Chapter 1997: Li Jing attacks Wuguan

 “Hmph, Li Jing is a common man, he is bullying others too much.”

 In Tongguan, Li Shimin's roar came from the main hall.

Anger flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, he looked at the generals below, and said coldly: "I thought that by stopping the increase in troops, we could be at peace with Li Jing, but I didn't expect this guy to be so arrogant.

 That’s all, since he wants to attack Tongguan, let’s come. I want to see if his 160,000-strong army can shake Tongguan. "

It is true to say so, but in Li Shimin's heart, he was actually expecting Li Jing to tackle the problem.

Tongguan is a pass built by Li Shimin imitating Hangu Pass. No one knows the defensive power of Tongguan better than him.

Since Tongguan was established, no major war has broken out, so it is not very famous. However, just looking at its majestic city walls and precipitous geographical location, we know that this is definitely one of the top pass in the world.

If Hanguguan is the teacher, then Tongguan is the student, a student who is better than his master.

Let’s put it this way, although Tongguan is built after Hangu Pass, it is not a complete copy, but has added innovations, and its defensive power is definitely higher than Hangu Pass.

With such a powerful pass in hand, sufficient defenders, and no shortage of supplies and food, Li Shimin would naturally not be afraid of the threat of Li Jing's 160,000-strong army.

He even wished that Li Jing would take the initiative to attack so that he could use Tongguan to weaken the Qin army.

Of course, Li Shimin also knew that this could not weaken the Qin army too much. After all, Li Jing was not mediocre. He could not have known that Tongguan was difficult to break and used the flesh and blood of the Qin soldiers to shake the city wall. He could use the power of defending the city to consume the Qin army. An army of 10,000 to 20,000 troops would be good.

“My lord, I received a summons from a bad person.”

Yuan Tiangang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Li Jing emptied the inventory of all counties in Sizhou and brought in more than a thousand catapults. It is obvious that he is preparing to fight a protracted war with us."

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The generals of the Tang army took a breath of cold air when they heard this.

 What is the concept of more than a thousand catapults? Just to control the catapults and carry the stone bombs requires tens of thousands of soldiers to control them.

Once the stone projectiles are fired and hundreds of thousands of flying rocks fall, the scene will be like the end of the world.

You must know that during the Third Battle of Hulao Pass, the Kwantung Allied Forces attacked Hulao Pass, and the total number of catapults used was less than a thousand.

So far, there has only been a battle to attack and defend Yecheng, in which the total number of catapults used reached a thousand, and this battle was launched by the Qin army.

  Building a large siege equipment such as a catapult naturally consumes a lot of manpower and money.

I thought that the Qin army attacked Hebei and used a thousand catapults, so Sizhou would not have many left, but I didn't expect that there were still a thousand catapults left in stock.

This is enough to show that Qin Hao's ambition to dominate the world is obvious. Otherwise, why build so many catapults?

“Li Jing used thousands of catapults to attack Tongguan. Obviously, our army’s stationing in Tongguan made Li Jing feel threatened, so he was ready to take action.”

A flash of worry flashed in Yuan Tiangang's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Lord, although our army is in danger of Tongguan, the Qin army's strength is twice that of our army, and there are more than a thousand catapults to help. Our army must not There's not the slightest carelessness.

 Subordinates proposed to continue to increase troops to Tongguan and transport more equipment from Chang'an to ensure the safety of Tongguan. "

Li Shimin nodded in agreement. In fact, he would have done this even if Yuan Tiangang didn't tell him. After all, his opponent this time was Li Jing, who had determined the outcome of the battle in Hebei, and was several times stronger than Zhang Liao.

 Even Zhang Liao forced Li Shimin to give up 50,000 elite infantry. Now facing Li Jing, who was more powerful than Zhang Liao, Li Shimin did not dare to be careless at all.

After discussing with Li Kui, Yuan Tiangang, Sima Yi and others, Li Shimin decided to mobilize 5,000 troops from Chang'an, 3,000 troops from Wuguan, and 12,000 troops from Liangzhou. A total of 20,000 troops came to Tongguan to gather together. Qi's 100,000-strong army fought against the Qin army. Liangzhou is now falling into internal fighting. Yang Guang's family has singled out Ma Chao and Yan Xing's family, and has won many battles. They are likely to unify Liangzhou again after Dong Zhuo.

Li Shimin didn't want to see Yang Guang unify Liangzhou. After all, he also wanted to get Liangzhou. He originally planned to seize Sizhou and then concentrate the power of the whole country to destroy the Yang, Ma, and Han families and completely unify the land of Guanxi. , but didn't expect to suffer a big defeat in Sizhou.

Now that the threat of the Qin army is ahead, Li Shimin has neither the energy to distract Liangzhou nor the strength to occupy Liangzhou. If he sends troops forcefully, it will only be an advantage to the Qin army.

Liangzhou was in civil strife and the three families were fighting. The Tang State did not need to place so many defenders on the border. It could bring back the frontline defenders without any worries.

 Yohan Daying.

After receiving the news that the Tang army had increased its troops, Li Jing was overjoyed and asked Jia Xu: "Li Shimin transferred three thousand defenders from Wuguan. How many defenders are left in Wuguan now?"

As the commander of Heibingtai, Jia Xu controlled the entire Qin army’s intelligence network and had a very good understanding of the Tang army’s troop distribution.

“There are 10,000 garrison troops in Wuguan all year round. Now 3,000 have been transferred, leaving 7,000 garrison troops.”

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhang Kui suddenly asked in surprise: "Wuguan is a battleground for military strategists, but Li Shimin only left 10,000 defenders?"

After Jia Xu and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled, Guo Jia explained: "The general has lived in Hebei for a long time and may not know much about Guanxi.

Even if there are only 10,000 defenders at such a powerful pass as Wuguan and Tongguan, it is enough to withstand an enemy force ten times our own for more than a month.

With this month as a buffer, the reinforcements from Guanzhong would be enough to reach Wuguan even if they walked slowly. "

"I see."

Zhang Kui looked surprised, and then asked: "Oh, that's not right. Why did Hangu Pass fall so quickly?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang He suddenly thought something bad in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to pull the outspoken Zhang Kui back, while Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others looked embarrassed.

 The fall of Hangu Pass was purely because Li Cunxiao was conceited and committed suicide. If he had guarded the pass honestly, there would not have been so many bad things in the future.

Had it not been for Li Cunxiao's conceited bravery to go out and fight, but Li Yuanba and Yang Jian found the opportunity to directly remove the city gate of Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass would never have fallen so quickly.

Of course, although Li Cunxiao’s fault was great, his merits were not small, and he could barely offset his merits and demerits.

After some discussion, Li Jing looked at Zhang Liao and ordered: "General Zhang Liao, this time you will lead an army of 130,000 people. Under the banner of my commander, we will attack Tongguan to attract the attention of the Tang army. I will personally lead 30,000 troops." A surprise attack on Wuguan."

Zhang Liao suddenly looked surprised. He thought he was the one who attacked Wuguan unexpectedly, but he didn't expect that Li Jing was actually preparing to attack in person. This shows how seriously he takes this matter.

 “Nuo.” Zhang Liao responded loudly.

Li Jing nodded and said in a deep voice: "This surprise attack on Wuguan is very important. I have decided to lead 30,000 strange troops there myself.

Gao Chong, Zhang Kui, Qin Ji, Qin Si, Di Qing, Tan Daoji... you and others will go with me. "

 “Promise.” All the generals responded in unison.

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 (End of this chapter)