Tongguan is the east gate of Guanzhong. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for. The surrounding mountains are connected by mountains, peaks are connected by peaks, deep valleys and cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads, and a narrow path is connected by a narrow path. It only accommodates a car and a horse, which is well-known.

This pass is a true pass that can only be opened by a man.

Because the terrain is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack, once Tongguan is controlled, the connection between the northwest and the inner gate is almost blocked.

Throughout history, it is really difficult to conquer Tongguan. Under Tongguan, countless undead soldiers live in.

Although Tongguan is the east gate in the northwest and has an extremely important geographical location, it has never required much force to guard this pass. Even if you face a million strong troops, as long as there are hundreds of people to guard the pass, the enemy will be unable to advance, and the troops in Guanzhong have enough time to come to support.

When Qu Yuangu was guarding the northwest, his control of Tongguan was not in the hands of Qu Yuangu in his early years, but was appointed by the court to garrison. It was just that because the garrison generals exploited and exploited the merchants, Qu Yuangu took advantage of the situation and then dismissed his original garrison. With the help of Queen Qu's pillow, Qu Yuangu sent his confidant general to guard Tongguan as he wished. A few years ago, he even transferred his adopted son Xue Ren to Tongguan to help him guard the east gate.

Qu Yuangu also fought south and north in his early years. Although he did not make many military achievements, he had qualifications and had a group of soldiers who had followed him for many years. Xue Ren was promoted by Qu Yuangu and sent Xue Ren to Tongguan, and even accepted Xue Ren as his adopted son. Xue Ren was loyal to his adopted father, according to his colleagues' private words, as loyal as a hunting dog raised since childhood.

As the sun sets, the guards above Tongguan see a team of cavalry appearing from the west and immediately report to Xue Ren.

If there are soldiers and horses from the east, the horns will sound from Tongguan as soon as possible, and the guards of Tongguan will be ready for battle in the shortest time.

The stone walls of Tongguan are thick and are truly an insurmountable barrier. The city walls are extremely high. Due to the terrain, those siege weapons such as cloud ladders are useless at all.

The team coming from the west was naturally his own family in the eyes of the defenders, but the sudden appearance of hundreds of cavalry still made the guards a little strange. Xue Ren was a little surprised when he received the report. He quickly arrived at the top of the city and looked down from a high place, but the cavalry was already in front of him.

"It's a brave soldier under the eldest son." Xue Renwei breathed a sigh of relief. He was the confidant of the Qu family and naturally knew the situation of the Qu family very well.

The eldest son recruited the brave men of the northwest many years ago and formed the so-called sages. According to the eldest son, many people in the northwest were resentful to him. He had to have an elite guard around him to protect his safety. Qu Yuangu gave him a 300-strong organization, and the eldest son recruited 300 people. These people were indeed trained strictly and were well-equipped, so even the salary was far above the Northwest Army.

The money spent on raising only 300 Komwei is of course a drop in the bucket for the Qu family.

As soon as he saw the equipment of the cavalry, Xue Ren recognized it as a soldier under Qu Manbao at a glance.

He was puzzled in his heart that these three hundred warriors were Qu Manbao's guards and had always been responsible for guarding Qu Manbao's safety. Qu Manbao is now in charge of Xianyang and has a heavy responsibility. Of course, he will not leave Xianyang easily. Since this is the case, why did his warriors come to Tongguan?

He was puzzled and did not go down to greet him immediately.

The cavalry team finally stopped in front of the pass. Xue Ren just glanced at it and knew that the number of people on the other side was about 300, that is,

He said that almost all the three hundred sages of the eldest son were dispatched, and he was even more confused. At this moment, he suddenly saw a man walking out of the team and following each other. Seeing that Xue Ren was shocked, but the person who had already recognized him was Qu Manbao.

"Big Young Master!" Xue Ren hurriedly shouted at the top of the city wall, "Why are you here?"

He was full of energy and his voice was loud.

Qu Manbao was wearing armor and a battle helmet. He raised his head and did not speak immediately. He glanced at him, coughed gently, and pressed the hilt of the knife with his right hand. Qu Manbao glanced at him with a twitching corners, and finally raised his head and said, "Xue Ren, is there a war report coming from ahead?"

"Return to the eldest son, the general led the army to a great power and had already conquered two cities in a row." Xue Ren said loudly, "There is no new war report yet. If there is a war report, his subordinates will immediately send people to Xianyang."

"I have something to discuss with you." Qu Manbao said, "You open the door first."

Tongguan is a pass with a gate on both sides. Between the two thick walls, it is very spacious. The defenders' food, drink, defecation, and sleep are all there, and there are warehouses that store grain and drinking water. In addition, there are also many weapons stored in it.

Xue Ren was about to ask someone to open the door, but his arm was only half raised, but hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young Master, you are here in person, don't know what instructions?"

"Open the door first." Qu Manbao said, "I have some things in Xianyang that I can't decide. Come and discuss with you."

"Xianyang?" Xue Ren was suspicious and smiled, "The eldest son, the responsibility of his subordinates is to guard Tongguan under the order of the general. When his subordinates came over, the general said that if the person is locked up, the person will be killed. Apart from this, the subordinates are not qualified to interfere in any other matters. If the matters in Xianyang are in charge, the subordinates dare not talk too much."

The cavalry beside Qu Manbao coughed lightly again, and Qu Manbao immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense, open the door and talk."

Xue Ren felt something was wrong, and glanced at the team behind Qu Manbao. Before he could speak, he heard Qu Manbao shout, "Xue Ren, I heard that those two cities were led by Manying, is that true?"

"That's right." Xue Ren immediately said, "It's indeed the young master who led his troops to attack."

"He has made great achievements in the pass. Do you want me to wait in Xianyang?" Qu Manbao suddenly cursed, "I thought about it, you go to Xianyang to guard me instead. I will lead my troops into the pass, catch up with the army, and attack Luoyang with my father."

When Xue Ren heard this, his heart, which was already a little nervous, suddenly relaxed.

Qu Manbao appeared in front of him with three hundred warriors, which really surprised Xue Ren. He didn't know what Qu Manbao wanted to do. He heard Qu Manbao just asked him to open the door, and spoke vaguely, and felt suspicious. At this time, when he heard Qu Manbao's words, he immediately felt relieved and thought that the eldest son was dissatisfied with his younger brother's military achievements in the pass and wanted to enter the pass to make contributions.

He naturally knew Qu Manbao's temperament quite well. It was not a rare thing for this young master to compete for merit. He bowed and said, "Grand Prince, since the general has left you in Xianyang, there is naturally a general's reason. Xianyang is an important place in the northwest. The general is worried that the army will enter the pass, and the rear will be empty, and there will be people with ulterior motives who will take the opportunity to cause trouble and leave the young master. Naturally, it is because the young master has the ability to stand alone. As long as you are in Xianyang, no one dares to act rashly in the northwest. If the young master rashly enters the pass, this is!"

"What, what should I do? I need you to teach me?" Qu Manbao's tone was not kind.

Xue Ren hurriedly said, "I don't dare. It's just that the eldest son asked me to go."

When Xianyang is guarding, his subordinates dare not accept the order. His subordinates are insignificant and have been worried day and night to guard Tongguan, so how can they be qualified to guard Xianyang? The eldest son, his subordinates dare to persuade him that although the young master made contributions in the pass, if the eldest son ensures peace in the northwest during the war, he will be a merit that no one can compare to. The general will definitely be very happy."

Qu Manbao thought for a while before saying, "I'll think about it first and then talk, open the door first."

If it were someone else, Xue Ren might not have opened the door, but Qu Manbao repeatedly asked, and he had no reason to lock Qu Manbao outside the door and bowed, "Young Master, wait a moment, I will open the door for you immediately."

After Xue Ren disappeared from the city, Qu Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, but his face looked ugly again and he did not look back. He just said, "General Qi, I have asked him to open the door as you told him, and I hope you can keep your promise."

"Don't worry, my eldest son, I said that as long as you help me, I will never hurt you." A cavalryman behind Qu Manbao smiled and said, "This time I took Tongguan, the eldest son made great contributions, and the wine and beauties in the future will never be missing from the eldest son."

The cavalry who speaks is naturally Qi Ning.

Qi Ning led his troops to attack Qu Manbao's camp at night, and forced Qu Manbao to kneel down and beg for surrender. However, Qi Ning did not delay and chose 300 elite soldiers of Chu to change into the costumes and equipment of the soldiers, and then forced Qu Manbao to lead his team to Tongguan.

Tongguan has a dangerous terrain. From the gate to the northwest, there is a long and narrow road that is difficult to walk on, but the road from the gate to the northwest is much spacious.

However, even so, Qi Ning knew that it would be no easy task to attack Tongguan. Even if he had a large number of people and strong troops, even if he really took Tongguan in the end, the Chu army would inevitably suffer countless casualties.

In fact, he had already made the worst plans and was ready to pay a heavy price.

However, a secret letter changed Qi Ning's original combat plan.

Qi Ning led dozens of warriors to win two checkpoints in the Ziwu Road of Qinling Mountains, but Xianyang knew nothing about all of this. Qi Ning waited for the checkpoint for several days, and the troops led by Duan Canghai finally arrived in time.

This surprise attack on Xianyang, Qi Ning temporarily dispatched troops in Xichuan. After eliminating Shu King Li Hongxin, Qi Ning immediately commanded the 10,000 troops that had been assembled to advance north.

Qu Yuangu led his troops into the pass, and Qi Ning knew that in a short period of time, all the attention of the northwest of Qu Yuangu's Northwest Army would be focused on Qu Yuangu's Northwest Army. No one would notice the movements in Xichuan, but over time, there would be a long night and a lot of dreams. The surprise attack on Xianyang, so naturally the faster the better, and the delay should not be delayed.

In order to ensure the secret of the marching, Qi Ning and Ban Yun deliberately staged a scene of encircling and suppressing scrambling bandits in Hanzhong, and Duan Canghai had led nearly 10,000 troops and horses to enter the Qinling Mountains quietly.

According to the prior combat deployment, Qi Ning led 2,000 people to attack Tongguan, while Duan Canghai led the main force to launch a surprise attack on Xianyang. In order to be foolproof, Lu Kang also arranged for Lu Kang to lead hundreds of people into Xianyang City. At that time, the inside and outside will be combined and caught Xianyang off guard.

Compared with Duan Canghai, Qi Ning had no experience in marching and fighting before. He knew that a surprise attack on Xianyang was not a joke, and he had to hit one blow, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, Duan Canghai, who had rich combat experience, was responsible for leading his troops to attack Xianyang.

The main force of the Northwest Army has entered the pass, and there will definitely be few soldiers and horses left behind in Xianyang, and their defense is weak. At that time, Lu Kang cooperates with the main force of the Chu army to cooperate inside and outside, and may not be unable to attack Xianyang in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!