Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 640 Murong Ke Bing Enters Hongnong County
Chapter 641: Murong Ke Bing Enters Hongnong County
In the fifth year of Tiantong, in March, Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of the Qin State, led [-] elite Qin troops, withdrew from the Lantian Valley Camp, and returned to Chang'an to deal with the troops of Li Siye and Deng Han who were approaching Chang'an, leaving generals Meng Tong and Xing Cong behind. The Lantian Valley camp blocked the South Army led by Murong Ke.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on March 26, Deng Jun broke through the Lantian Valley camp and wiped out 4 Qin troops. Generals Meng Tong and Xing Cong of the Qin Army died in battle. However, in this battle, Deng Jun’s losses were not small, with casualties exceeding [-] After the war, the generals proposed to march into Chang'an, but Yongning Wei General Lu Feng said that at this time, his own troops suffered a large loss and was unable to attack Chang'an. Finally, Murong Ke decided to abandon the plan to attack Chang'an and move eastward to Hongnong. County, and Xue Rengui's East Road Army outside Hangu Pass attacked Hangu Pass from inside and outside.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the first day of April, Murong Ke led an army of [-] to leave Lantian Valley, headed northeast, and approached Huayang City.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the second day of April, Chang'an, the camp of the Qin Army, because Deng Jun had been storming Wugong County for several days, although Wugong County had 30 Qin troops and [-] Star Destroyer crossbows, it was still facing [-] Deng Jun is undoubtedly a drop in the ocean, and it is not easy to support it for a few days. Bai Qi did not expect Wugong County to last long, so after returning to Chang'an, Bai Qi began to call the generals who stayed in Chang'an to discuss The strategy to defend against the enemy.

On this day, as usual, Bai Qi was discussing with the generals the strategy of defending Chang'an. At this time, a scout ran in and knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, Deng Jun has left Lantian Valley and is heading northeast. And go!"

Although Bai Qi has been away from Lantian Valley for many days, Bai Qi has always been very concerned about Lantian Valley, and since Lantian Valley fell, Bai Qi's attention to Lantian Valley has never been lessened.

"To the northeast? What does Deng Jun want to do? Aren't they coming to attack Chang'an? Then they should go northwest. Why go in the opposite direction and go northeast?" General Li Jin of the Qin Army said strangely.

Chang'an is located in the northwest of Lantian Valley. According to the original guess, Murong Ke will definitely come to Chang'an after conquering the Lantian Valley camp. Unexpectedly, march to the northeast.

Hearing this, Bai Qi didn't speak, but walked to the map silently, and after analyzing it, he sighed and said, "Oh, it's really not easy for Murong Ke to become one of Deng's new three generals. !"

"Your Majesty, what did you find?" General Meng Li asked.

Bai Qi pointed to the location of Hongnong County on the map, and said: "According to the report from the spies, although Deng Jun won the Battle of Lantian Valley, his losses were not small, and now in Chang'an City, our army's strength is close to With 8 people, with Murong Ke's current strength, it is impossible to break through the city of Chang'an. Even with the upcoming Li Siye and Deng Han, it is very difficult, so Murong Ke did not come to Chang'an, but went to the northeast. Going to attack Hongnong County, and Xue Rengui outside Hangu Pass, attack Hangu Pass with the intention of conquering Hangu Pass, and put Xue Rengui's hundreds of thousands of troops into the pass. At that time, Deng Jun's various armies can converge under Chang'an City , and besieged the city of Chang'an."

When everyone heard this, they gasped. Deng Jun's various armies gathered to besiege Chang'an City. The scene was unimaginable. Now Deng Jun's main force was divided into three groups. Li Siye and Deng Han had nearly 30 troops in the west. Wan Dajun, Murong Ke's army, had 10,000+ at the beginning, even if the loss in the Lantian Valley was relatively large, there were still at least 10 people, and Xue Rengui's army outside Hangu Pass had a strength of more than 30, even if the tens of thousands in Hangu Pass All the troops were killed at Hangu Pass, which could cause great casualties to Deng Jun, but it was difficult to shake the fundamentals of Deng Jun. Once the armies from all walks of life converged under Chang'an City, the strength of Deng Jun at that time basically reached more than 60, while Chang'an There are less than 8 people in the city, and even if they can defend it, it is very difficult to defend it.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Shall we send reinforcements to Hongnong?" Ying Pi, the clan general who stayed behind in Chang'an, asked worriedly.

Bai Qi sneered and said, "Send reinforcements? Where can we send reinforcements? Can we send troops from Chang'an? Chang'an only has so many troops, how many troops can we send to withstand Murong Ke's [-] troops? Do you still want Changan?"

Bai Qi has never had a good impression of the Ying Qin clan. To be precise, it is a civil and military clan with a foreign surname, and the conflict with the clan of the Ying surname has always existed. However, His Majesty has always been wary of generals with a foreign surname. The commander in chief is Bai Qi, not Yinghuai. Bai Qi believes that the current situation of Qin State is definitely not like this. Among other things, Bai Qi has heard that the reason why the Ma clan in Xiliang surrendered to Deng State was to stay behind. Guzang's Yingqin Clan has "indispensible credit", and now that Yingpi is asking such a foolish question, it's no wonder Bai Qi has a good face.

Ying Pi was so bullied by Bai Qi that he didn't dare to speak. Firstly, he also knew how stupid what he just asked was. Secondly, now that Qin State was on the verge of subjugation, without Bai Qi, Qin State could even turn the tables. There was no chance, so Ying Pi had no choice but to swallow his anger, but his dissatisfaction with Bai Qi in his heart deepened a bit.

Bai Qi ignored Ying Pi, but said to everyone: "It's impossible to send troops to reinforce Hongnong County, but we can't sit still. Immediately send a fast horse to Hangu Pass to inform General Ying Huai, and let him prepare for the double enemy. Prepare, and at the same time inform the cities of Hongnong County to delay Deng Jun's speed, and please send envoys to Jinyang as soon as possible to meet the Queen Mother Zhao Guotai, and invite Zhao Jun to go south."

Bai Qi immediately said everything he could do, but the most important thing is to invite Zhao Jun to go south, because with Qin's current strength, without Zhao Jun's help, it is impossible to prevent Hangu Pass from falling. .

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. Obviously, Bai Qi's arrangement like this is the best arrangement. If this doesn't work, then Qin can only sit and wait for the country to perish.

After making a plan, Bai Qi asked the others to retreat first, while he immediately went to the palace to meet Qin Emperor Ying Zhuang and asked him to send an envoy to Jinyang City. Therefore, without even thinking about it, he agreed to Bai Qi to send an envoy to Jinyang. At the same time, in order to show his sincerity, Ying Zhuang decided to send Prime Minister Li You as an envoy to Jinyang in person, and presented his pros and cons in front of Zhao Guojun and his ministers. Persuade Zhao Guo to send troops.

But is it that simple?After Li You received the decree, he came to the home of Bailijin, the imperial historian, worried.

"My lord, Your Majesty sent Zhenxiang to Jinyang, and told him to convince Zhao Jun to go south to help our army. However, this matter is not that simple. Given Zhao's current situation, even if you want to send troops , I’m afraid I’m also powerless.” Li You said to Bailijin with a bitter face.

Bailijin looked at the sad Li You in front of him. He understood Li You very well, because this task was really difficult. Now the Hu people from outside the Great Wall in northern Xinjiang are moving south in large numbers, and most of Zhao's elite are fighting against the Hu army in northern Xinjiang. , I'm afraid I don't have much interest in rescuing Qin State. Besides, even if Zhao State agrees to send troops, how many troops can it send?If the number is small, let alone save Qin, it is still a question of whether the Zhao army who went south can go back alive, but if there are too many soldiers and horses sent, then the territory of Zhao will be empty, which is very dangerous. The army still has 10,000+ troops in the Central Plains.

"Li Xiang, this old man knows that this matter is difficult, but for the sake of Daqin, I ask Li Xiang to think of a way!" Bailijin can't help Li You at this time, he can only cheer for Li You.

Li You saw that Bailijin had no good solution, so he shook his head and said, "My lord, I will try my best in the truth, but who can say for sure about this matter? I can only resign myself to fate, okay?" It's getting late, I still have to go to Jinyang, now time is running out, so I won't stay any longer, my lord, I'm leaving!"

"Let's go, Li Xiang!" Bai Lijin said.

Bailijin looked at the back of Li You leaving, sighed, and murmured: "Oh, the universe is irreversible, I hope the fate of the Great Qin is still there, otherwise the nightmare of Xianyang City more than 200 years ago will be staged again in Chang'an City."

"Father, has Daqin really reached this point?" At this time, Bailijin's youngest son, Baili Wusu, came to Bailijin's side and asked worriedly.

Bailijin turned around and took a look at the youngest son. He had only three sons in his life. The eldest son died of illness two years ago, and the second son was a sheriff in Hedong County. The youngest son was the only one at home.

"It's hard to say, now we can only look at Mr. Wu An. If Mr. Wu An can't repel Deng Jun, then the days of Daqin are numbered!" inner hall.

Baili Wusu listened to his father's words, his eyes glazed over, and he murmured: "Wu An Jun, Wu An Jun Bai Qi!"

Obviously, now whether it is Qin Emperor Yingzhuang or all the civil and military officials in the court of Qin State, they put their last hope on Bai Qi.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the fifth day of April, Murong Ke led an army of [-] to bypass Taihua Mountain and conquer Huayang City. Where is the grain and grass of the Qin army at Hangu Pass in the Qing Dynasty stored?

Three days later, that is, Tiantong five years.On the eighth day of April, all the scouts reported back the information they detected. After Ling Jing, the military division of the Jinwu Guard in charge of the intelligence, summed up and analyzed it, he went to the main tent of the Chinese Army to report to Murong Ke. At this time, all the generals , The military division also came to the big tent of the Chinese army.

"General Qi, according to reports from the spies, most of the grain and grass of the Qin army at Hangu Pass are stored in Xin'an City, which is the closest to Hangu Pass. However, Xin'an City is not big, so some of it is stored in Hongnong City, the prefecture of Hongnong County. But the number is not much." Ling Jing said.

"In other words, the Hanguguan Qin Army's food storage area is mainly in Xin'an City?" Murong Ke said with a frown.

Ling Jing nodded, this is, Xi Zhicai said: "General, if this is the case, I am afraid that it will be troublesome to break the grain road of Hangu Pass. Now our army has just captured Huayang City. To attack Xin'an City, there are still Hu County, Hongnong, Strider and other cities that need to be conquered. Although these few cities are not difficult for our army, they still need time, and I am afraid it will not take a few days. Yinghuai at Hangu Pass will know the news that our army is attacking Hongnong County, and he will definitely transfer the grain and grass in Xin'an City in advance."

Whether the Qin army can capture the food and grass will have a great impact on the attack on Hangu Pass. If the Qin army has no food and grass, the Deng army can completely surround it without attacking, and put the Qin army in a crisis of food shortage. It is possible to win this Guanzhong Xiongguan Pass at a relatively small price, but if the Qin Army’s grain and grass cannot be captured and the Qin Army can smoothly transfer the grain and grass to Hangu Pass, then the difficulty of attacking Hangu Pass will be greatly increased, although it can also besieged Not to attack, but it will take too long. By that time, I am afraid that Zhao Jun will have ended the war in northern Xinjiang long ago and will go south in a large scale.

Murong Ke thought for a while, sighed, and said: "The matter has come to this point, there is no other way. At that time, I am afraid that Hangu Pass will be stormed. Fortunately, there are no more Qin troops in Hangu Pass than in Chang'an City. As for the soldiers and horses under the command of our army brother, General Xue Rengui, it is not difficult to take them down, but the losses will be greater."

In fact, it is not impossible. If you want to take Xin'an City before the Qin army, you can only send cavalry to attack Xin'an City. At the speed of cavalry, you can rush from Huayang to Xin'an within three days, but The problem is, there is no cavalry under Murong Ke's command. Murong Ke's three elite guards, Yongning Guard and Jin Wu Guard guard the south all the year round. It may be a little more, but not much more. That is to say, the cavalry of the whole army only adds up to more than 1000 points. If you want to attack Xin'an, it is not impossible, but it is too difficult. Once the city gate is closed, these cavalry can only look at the city and sigh, and Yinghuai of Hangu Pass will not sit back and watch Deng Jun attack Xin'an City. That cavalry is not enough to face the Qin army's iron cavalry.

"What? Murong Ke has rushed to Hangu Pass?" At the same time, Ying Huai, who was in Hangu Pass, also saw the envoy sent by Chang'an, and knew that Murong Ke did not march after breaking through the Lantian Valley camp. Chang'an, but went straight to Hongnong County, the purpose was to attack Hangu Pass, and he was shocked.

The envoy nodded and said: "Yes, General Ying, when Beizhi left Chang'an, Lord Wu'an asked Beizhi to tell the general that by the time Beizhi arrived at Hangu Pass, Deng Jun might have taken Huayang City. Tell the general to make preparations early, and besides, Lord Wu An also asked the humble officer to tell the general that he has asked His Majesty to send someone to Jinyang City to invite the Zhao army to go south, and the general must guard Hangu Pass."

"Defend Hangu Pass? How to defend it? Now there are hundreds of thousands of Deng troops in the east, and now you tell me that there are 3 Deng troops on the way to the west. How many soldiers and horses are there in Hangu Pass? There are only [-] people. How to defend?" Hearing that Bai Qi told him to guard the Hangu Pass, Ying Huai suddenly lost his composure, there was no way, it was too difficult.

"General, be careful!" At this time, the deputy general Shen Zhi saw that Ying Huai had lost his composure, and hurriedly stopped Ying Huai.

Ying Huai also realized that he had lost his composure, so he calmed down and said to the emissary, "Go back and tell Lord Wu An, and say that the general knows what he knows, and let him rest assured. I told the court that I must invite the Zhao army to go south, otherwise the Great Qin will be in danger."

"Here!" The messenger replied and left.

The envoy left, and Ying Huai said to the crowd with a lonely face: "Everyone, what can we do in this situation?"

When everyone heard the words, they all bowed their heads and remained silent. Yes, it was too difficult. Facing Xue Rengui's army, Hangu Pass was already very difficult. Now there are [-] Deng's troops on the way, how to fight?

Seeing this, Shen Zhi said, "General, there are two things that our army should prioritize right now."

"General Shen, please tell me!" Ying Huai asked.

"First of all, Hongnong County's defense force is very weak and can't stop Deng Jun at all, so we have to transfer all the grain and grass hoarded in Xin'an City to Hangu Pass to avoid the crisis of food shortage. Second, we can help us now The only one guarding Hangu Pass in Daqin is Zhao Jun, but it will take time for Zhao Jun to go south, so we must dispatch a troop to stop Deng Jun from advancing east, buy time for Zhao Jun to go south, and avoid passing Hangu Pass It was too early to fall into the situation of being attacked on both sides!" Shen Zhi said.

"That's right, General Shen is right!" After finishing speaking, Ying Huai walked to the map, and after careful analysis, he pointed to Strider Chicheng and said, "It will take time for Zhao's army to go south, and it will also take time for our army to transfer the grain and grass in Xin'an City." , so we must send an army to Strider Pool to hinder Deng's advance, which general is willing to go?"

After finishing speaking, Ying Huai looked around at everyone, and before Ying Huai could continue speaking, Shen Zhi stood up and said, "General, the last general is willing to go!" Only Shen Zhi knew about Yinghuai.

Ying Huai couldn't bear to see Shen Zhi who volunteered to join him. After all, Shen Zhi was the most outstanding general in Qin's younger generation, except for Bai Qi. Ying Huai really didn't want Shen Zhi to carry out such a life-and-death mission unless it was absolutely necessary. task, but Ying Huai also knew that at this time, there was no better candidate than Shen Zhi.

So he nodded and said: "Okay, since that's the case, please ask General Shen to lead the army to garrison the Strider Pond. The Hangu Pass has limited troops, so I would send [-] elite soldiers to you. In addition, there are [-] soldiers in Xin'an City." , you take away two thousand, a total of ten thousand soldiers and horses, no matter what, you must block Deng Jun until Zhao Jun goes south!"

"Here!" Shen Zhi responded, [-] soldiers and horses stationed in the Strider Pond to resist a [-] troops are indeed a little less, but Shen Zhi also knows the current situation of Hangu Pass, and it is not easy to get [-] soldiers and horses. If there are too many transfers, Hangu Pass will be lost before the Strider Pond goes wrong.

(End of this chapter)