After Li Pu broke through Hangu Pass, he galloped towards Tongguan Pass.

Tongguan is not really a built pass at this time, but a narrow terrain with dangerous terrain.

Not only was the terrain difficult, but it was only half a day's journey from Chang'an. As long as Li Jue didn't lose his mind, Tongguan would have accumulated a large number of soldiers.

If the delay is too long and some defenses are built by Li Jue and others, the difficulty of defeating Tongguan will rise rapidly.

Li Pu was on the road, galloping all the way to Hongnong. Once, Hongnong was close to the Yellow River, and the two rivers were surrounded by abundant supplies.

Now all that is left in Hongnong is a dilapidated city wall that looks like an isolated city outside the Great Wall.

The once prosperous city is now lifeless, like a dead city. Instead, there is some life in a few remote villages outside the city.

"Why is this happening here?" Li Pu stroked the tall city wall with his hand, confused.

"What the general doesn't know is that since Li Jue, Guo Si and others captured Chang'an, they have been unable to govern. This has made Hongnong's already dilapidated situation even worse. Coupled with the drought in the past two years, many people have lost their jobs.

Collect it, but the money and grain handed over must not be less.”

Jia Xu took a sip of water and continued.

"Once Li Jue and others asked for money and food, their men would search everywhere. A big city like Hongnong was even raided more than a dozen times a year. The residents in the city had no choice but to flee to other states and counties in their prime, while those with limited mobility were

They fled to the countryside, so a big city like Hongnong was abandoned in two or three years."

Jia Xu took a look at the scene in the city and shook his head.

"What about those powerful officials in the past?"

"The general is joking. The emperor is treated as a plaything by those two people, so what do those officials mean?"

Li Pu understood that in such troubled times, no one could escape. The troubled times were like a whirlpool, drawing everyone into it and unable to escape.

At this time, Li Pu not only wanted to complete the task, he also wanted to truly bring peace to the world and let the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Having seen the hell on earth, you will naturally yearn for a prosperous world.

Li Pu shook the ax in his hand and walked away silently.

Li Pu rested for the night in Hongnong City and continued on his way during the day.

On the third day, Li Pu arrived at Tongguan. Tongguan was very mountainous, and Fan Chou was stationed between the mountains and the Yellow River.

Forty thousand troops strengthened the fortifications day and night.

By the time Li Pu arrived, a huge camp had been built. The entire camp was built with huge stones, and a tall wall was built inside the pass using wood cut from the mountains.

The entire level is completely sealed. When Fan Chou built it, he didn't even leave a door, and the entrance and exit were all done by hanging bamboo baskets.

"Such a dangerous pass, no less dangerous than Hangu Pass." Jia Xu stood on the mountain and observed.

"So what if it's a dangerous barrier? I will break it!"

"My lord, do you have any idea how to break this level?" Although Li Pu said harsh words in front of Jia Xu, Li Pu was still helpless in the face of such a dangerous level.

There is no door, which means that even if he breaks into the pass alone, the soldiers who are destroying France will not be able to enter in large numbers, and they will still have to fight a tug-of-war with Fan Chou.

Moreover, Li Pu took a look during the day and found that Fan Chou had prepared a large number of bows and arrows and rolling logs and stones.

After all, there are many such things on the mountains on both sides. If they attack by force, not only will the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but they may not be able to capture them, which gives Li Pu a headache.

"General, since we can't break through it in a short period of time, it's better to build some large-scale equipment first, try the effect, and see if Fan Chou's arrangement is really flawless." Jushou said, cupping his hands.

"Let the soldiers try it first." This is the only way at present.

In the next two days, the soldiers of the Destroying Legion built siege equipment such as chariots and ladders.

The building cart is to build a cart that is about the same height as the level, with soldiers holding bows and arrows standing on it to suppress the defenders on the level.

But it was of no use. The terrain in Tongguan was so dangerous that only three trucks could travel at the same time.

Fan Chou stored a large number of fire starters in the pass, threw them onto the building carts with a trebuchet, and then lit them with rockets.

The building was instantly enveloped in flames, and dozens of soldiers were burned.

Li Pu could only choose to retreat temporarily and make plans later.

"Haha! So what if Pan Feng is a famous general in the world? Isn't he blocked here by me and unable to move?" Fan Chou picked up a piece of meat and ate it in two bites.

"The general is mighty!" Someone next to Fan Chou flattered him in a low voice, but then he changed his tone.

"But does the general know what happened in Chang'an?"

"Huh? Tell me in detail! Did Zhang He conquer Chang'an?" What Fan Chou was most afraid of at this time was that something would happen to Chang'an City.

He knew that Zhang He led an army of 100,000 to attack Chang'an, and Li Jue and Guo Si confronted Zhang He in Gaoling.

If Li Jue and Guo Si were defeated, then no matter how strong he built Tongguan, he would not be able to escape death.

"General, don't worry, Zhang He is still in Gaoling, but have all the defenders in Chang'an been replaced by Li Jue and his men?"

"this……"

"General, you are confused. Li Jue and the others clearly want to kidnap the emperor and escape if the barrier is broken or he is defeated, and let Pan Feng throw a rat-proof weapon. The emperor will be a talisman."

Only then did Fan Chou realize that now that Li Jue and Guo Si had the emperor in Chang'an City and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty as amulets, they could escape unscathed even if they were defeated.

What about him? He is just a Tongguan who has just completed his cultivation.

Now both of them have amulets, and he is the only one with a bare amulet.

Fan Chou felt a little panicked.

"What about the three thousand soldiers I left in the city?"

"They were all transferred to Gaoling by Li Jue because of the tension on the front line."

"ah!"

Fan Chou was so angry that he kicked over the table with chicken, duck and fish in front of him.

"I'm guarding Tongguan here, but the two of them are thinking of running away!"

At this moment, the horn that had been closed sounded again, and the whining sound was heard in the big tent.

Fan Chong threw away the bowl in his hand, took the gun and locked the door.

Li Pu stood outside the pass and watched the soldiers climb the wall. After finally climbing onto the stone wall, he was pushed down again by the guards guarding the pass.

The two-story wall was really difficult to climb, and many soldiers lost their lives in vain.

Li Pu had no choice but to withdraw his troops and let the soldiers retreat.

"General, since Tongguan is unbreakable, why don't we bypass Tongguan?" Jia Xu stood up at this time.

"How to get around? If the large army moves, it will definitely arouse Fan Chou's suspicion. If a small force crosses the river, it will not play a big role and will be attacked by the defenders halfway across the river."

Jia Xu smiled and pointed to a ferry on the map.
Chapter completed!