Datang: Get Xiang Yu's divine power at the beginning

Chapter 65 Putting Down the Rebellion
Not long after, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who were working in the government office, arrived at the palace.

"You should know that Li Chengdao appeared in both Longxi and Tongguan. I can be sure that he did show up in Longxi at that time, but there is no specific trace of him now."

"Your Highness, don't worry, no matter how powerful Li Chengdao is, the number of soldiers under his command is too scarce.

Even if he frantically recruits troops in the past ten days, he doesn't know if the number of soldiers under his command can exceed a thousand. "

"Gu also knows that he doesn't have many soldiers under his command, but the problem is, if he joins forces with the guards at Tongguan, then it will separate the inside of the pass from the outside of the pass.

If he takes down Hangu Pass again, all the traffic arteries in this pass will be tightly held in his hands, and we will all become shackles in his urn. "

"Your Highness, I think the possibility of Tongguan guards rebelling is too low. This is just His Highness's speculation. Of course, it's not impossible. It's just that this is the worst possibility."

Fang Xuanling stroked her beard and continued.

"Li Chengdao is indeed very capable, but General Tongguan has been a member of our Tiance Mansion for a long time. How he could get together with Li Chengdao and do such a rebellious thing is not very clear now. Your Highness still doesn't want to It’s better not to worry too much, and we will naturally be able to come up with more countermeasures when more news comes.”

Du Ruhui opened his mouth and said: "Your Highness, what Mr. Fang said is indeed true, but if it is what His Highness guessed, then we have to take precautions. I suggest sending a general to Tongguan.

If Tongguan is really rebellious, then, with him on the scene, all the troops around can be mobilized to take down the land of Tongguan. If Tongguan is fine, then he can also be asked to urge the local troops to capture the rebels as soon as possible. , In addition to the worry in His Highness's heart. "

"Well, I agree with Lord Du's statement. As for the generals we sent, I think Hou Junji is pretty good. Last time he made great contributions to guarding Chang'an, so there is nothing wrong with sending him out this time."

"In addition to Hou Junji, I think that there is one more person, the eldest grandson Wuji can also go. I don't know if the lonely Crown Princess and his younger sister Wugou are still alive. If there is him, he will definitely urge the local army with all his strength. , searching fiercely,

It is inevitable that the rebellious thief will be sent to Gu. "

"Also, if Li Chengdao wants to set his sights on the passes in Guanzhong, why would he show up in Longxi? I ​​think this is a bit unreasonable."

"Your Highness, although Li Chengdao has strategies, he is used to taking risks, or he has to take risks. Therefore, I think he must want to do both to cause all kinds of troubles for His Highness, so that he can fish in troubled waters and gain his own. Interests."

"Well, that's true."

Li Shimin nodded.

It's just that it didn't take long for my heart to calm down. Not long after the court meeting the next day, the candidates for inspection in Tongguan were just confirmed.

The military situation was also passed on.

"Your Highness, Hangu Pass is under attack."

"What, Hangu Pass?" Li Shimin was in a daze for a moment.

Because in his memory, if he wanted to capture a pass, the easiest and most important pass to capture quickly would naturally be Tongguan Pass, not Hangu Pass.

But, why, the people under Li Chengdao's command dared to attack Hangu Pass.

It's just that bad news comes in every day when the flowers are gone.

"Your Highness, look at the fireworks signal, the enemy has already entered Hangu Pass."

"Okay, okay, such a pass was lost by Gu in such a short period of time, who is the guard of Hangu Pass? If he dares to come back alive, I will make this bastard go all the way."

The anger in Li Shimin's heart could no longer be suppressed, because he understood that since the enemy had already captured the city gate, it was only a matter of time before they occupied the entire city, so Hangu Pass must have fallen into Li Chengdao's hands inside.

The difficulty of conquering Hangu Pass will soon be revealed to me. If I want to take Hangu Pass back from Li Chengdao, the price I will pay will definitely not be low.
Moreover, Hangu Pass can be advanced, attacked, retreated or defended. As long as he does not take down this pass, then in the land of Guanzhong, there will be a nail firmly nailed to his territory.

It is not a simple matter to pull it out by yourself.

And there was no guarantee that the officials and generals from various places who he had spent money to bribe after becoming the prince would not be bribed by Li Chengdao.

And as long as they stand still, it will be very bad news for themselves.

Li Chengdao, Li Chengdao, if you really don't come out, it will be a killer move that will kill people.

The foreign trade and transportation in the entire Guanzhong area will come to a standstill, and no one is willing to take the risk to go to Tongguan or Hangu Pass.

"How about everyone? If you have any ideas, please tell me quickly."

"Your Highness, I think Lord Hou and Lord Changsun should be put in place as soon as possible. At the same time, we should also allocate troops to them and go with them. The most important thing now is to quickly take down the pass occupied by the rebels.

"Your Highness, the army in the capital should not move lightly. You can let the two big men hurry up and dispatch the troops near Hangu Pass for his use. Only in this way can the rebellion be quelled faster."

"Your Highness, you should hurry up and give orders to the soldiers in the nearby area, let them respect the general guard of Tongguan first, and catch the enemy by surprise when they are not able to gain a firm foothold.

Above the court, everyone spoke in different words, but they were all expressing their opinions.

"Okay, Hou Junji's eldest grandson Wuji listened to the order and ordered you to set off immediately to Hangu and Tongguan Pass.

You can deploy garrisons from various places at will, as long as you can take Hangu Pass back to me, remember, no matter what the cost, you must take Hangu Pass back to me. "

"Also, give me an order to make all the soldiers in the cities near Hangu Pass ready, organize their weapons, prepare food and grass, and set off at any time. This time, all these people must die in Hangu Pass, otherwise, we will They will never be spared."

"It is to follow His Highness's order."

The atmosphere in Chang'an was already chilling, and at this time outside Hangu Pass, the atmosphere was even colder because the enemies outside the city were already preparing to attack the city.

The cavalry general who was sent out had already used 6000 troops to build crude siege equipment.

On the city wall, Ma Chao was still relaxed. Now that the battle was coming, the only thing he could do was to face him with a relaxed attitude.

On the mountains outside Hangu Pass, Feng Li and Huo Qubing led a small team of less than 200 people and were carefully observing the situation.

After the enemies who had been evaded all night found out that they had been evacuated, they simply gave up on them and gathered outside Hangu Pass.

"General Huo, the number of enemies is at least five thousand, and they are building siege equipment. It is estimated that if the equipment is completed, then the siege offensive will be launched."

"It's just that I don't know how the casualties of the troops under General Ma Chao's command are, and I don't know how much power is still in hand."

"We don't know this question, and the enemies under our feet don't know much about it, so don't worry. I believe that with General Ma Chao's martial arts, as long as he doesn't waste too much force at the city gate, he won't go back if he wins the entire pass." It takes too much effort.”

Huo Qubing pretended to be relaxed and said, but he should also know in his heart that even if the casualties were low, the men and horses in his hands were only just over two thousand, and the enemies in front of them were several times the number in the city, let alone Ordered troops and horses to support the point from various places.

(End of this chapter)