Chapter 276 First Arrival
There was nothing to say all night. From the next day, the Jingzhao army was still very noisy, but no one said anything nonsense. The name of General Yingyang had spread throughout the army last night, and the army had heard the rumors. In addition, seeing these Jingzhao reinforcements were very strict, they had no trouble with other friendly forces except for the marching. Although they knew that Tongguan was in front of the natural danger and the Jin soldiers could not have surpassed one step, they still scouts when camping, saving everyone a lot of trouble. Apart from beating the general Guo Meng from Qinzhou that night, the general Yingyang had no other domineering actions. Although he was cold and self-reliant, he did not have the intention to order the entire army. In this way, the journey was peaceful.
However, the only thing that made those who were too curious was that the reinforcements of Jingzhao were actually some people who could not pour water into the water. They originally wanted to have a condom with these Jingzhao troops and listen to interesting stories near Chang'an, but these Jingzhao guys just didn't get in, and they all had big faces. Not to mention entering other people's camps, even if they were closer, they would have to shout a few times and make people stay away quickly. If the general Yingyang's hot temper had spread throughout the army, some good things would have to find a reason to fight with these guys from Jingzhao.
However, in addition to being afraid of Lord Yingyang, these people saw with their own eyes that they were barely able to surround the huge camp and run around the big camp twice. The strong and outrageous man made people who were interested in making a decision have to consider whether they were worth enough.
However, these reinforcements also have their own characteristics. The towns from Yanzhou are the most orderly and murderous. The people from Qinzhou are all brought by Guo Meng, who are as virtuous as their officials, and are rampant and the military rules are the most casual. However, after Guo Meng tried Zhao Shi's skills, the Qinzhou army shrank their heads.
However, there are no troops guarding the villages on the Qinxia border here. I heard that they were being allocated to the south, and most of the other places were from imperial guards. There were fewer groups of people who had seen, so Zhao Shi didn't have much attention.
Less gossip, from Chang'an to Tongguan is not far away. If you speed up the horse, you can arrive in one day and night. This is also the reason why Tongguan has been lost and Chang'an has not been able to defend since ancient times.
In just five days of the journey of the army, the tall and majestic figure that seemed to have existed since ancient times appeared in everyone's eyes. The army was marching on the ancient road built during the Han and Tang dynasties. It was almost dusk. The setting sun was as bloody as patrolling the natural dangers dyed with mountains and valleys. Others might not have noticed anything, but Zhao Shi looked at the direction of Tongguan with flags. The dislocation of time and space could not be removed.
"The Grand Marshal ordered the reinforcements to camp on the spot, and the generals led them into the pass to meet." A cavalry rushed over. The horsemen did not dismount, but stopped the reins and stopped the army. When several commanders came to the front, they simply finished speaking, turned their heads, and immediately ran away, and disappeared in an instant.
These generals looked at each other with different expressions, but everyone knew in their hearts that the Eastern and Western Army had always been competing, and this was not surprising at all.
Everyone was not able to say anything, so they turned around and ordered their officers to collect their troops. Then they gathered together again, each bringing two personal soldiers and heading straight for Guancheng.
As he got closer and closer to Tongguan, the shouts of killing were clearly heard, and everyone had some solemn expressions on their faces. Those who had been through battle for a long time, like Zhang Cheng, who had been through battle for a long time, seemed to smell the smell of blood. There was a faint light in their eyes. The blind man Hu even licked his lips, not concealing his thoughts as if he had been a long-term husband. He also laughed loudly: "Grandma, I haven't seen such a big battle for a long time, and this trip has not come in vain."
Zhao Shi and Zhang Cheng walked side by side, and his heart was also moved. Speaking of which, his mood was thousands of times more complicated than these generals, but there was no doubt that he seemed to smell bloody in this air, just like an addict who had been quitting drugs for a long time came to the Golden Triangle. A devil named Desire immediately broke through the cage and rushed into his body, making him unable to control his desire to taste the smell of blood flying in person.
The group couldn't wait to come to Guanxia. There were already a few people waiting in front of Guanxia. The leader was not someone else, but the energetic veteran Li Gandang. When they saw everyone coming to the front, they dismounted. After the greetings, they didn't say much and immediately led everyone into the pass.
Tongguan has been a large barracks since ancient times, and there are no houses like houses. The streets are all soldiers wearing military uniforms and soldiers. A group of soldiers who are still stained with blood in their blood-stained robes walk past, exuding murderous aura that makes ordinary people afraid, and they waver over without raising their heads.
Seeing everyone staring at him with good eyes, Li Gandang laughed and looked at Zhao Shi intentionally or unintentionally, "There has been a bloody battle at Tongguan for more than half a month. You are all old soldiers. Have you smelled that stench? They are all smoke coming out of burning people. Under Tongguan, no matter how enemies and me are, there are probably 40,000 to 50,000 people who fill in..."
"How is the winner?" The blind man next to him couldn't wait to ask.
Li Gandang smiled, "What's the winner like to defend the gate like this? When the Golden Dog comes up, we will beat him back, each of which will hurt him. However, we have taken advantage of the gate, so we can't let them get better."
"How is the Jin soldiers compared with the Xixia people?" This time it was Zhang Cheng who spoke. He had long heard of the power of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry. It is said that the Jin Kingdom had more than one million armored and string-controlled men, which should not be comparable to the Xixia people. However, he was born in the Western Army. Because of the natural danger of Tongguan, the Qin Dynasty has always focused on the west but not the east. Although it was a supporter this time, it never wanted to be overwhelmed by the Eastern Army, so this question was asked.
Li Gandang understood what these Western generals were thinking, and shook his head at this time and said, "It's hard to say that the Jin soldiers are powerful and the elites have not yet emerged. Those who come up are all mixed Hu Han soldiers, and their combat power is not too strong. Another person who heard that the Jin soldiers are good at fighting in the field and fight without real swords and guns will be difficult to judge."
Speaking of this, the topic changed, "Hmph, the Jin people are cruel and regard other races as pigs and dogs. This is what I have seen with my own eyes. When I first came, I advised them that if they were trapped in the enemy's camp, it would be better not to be captured alive. I have a few soldiers under my command who were cracked and killed by their car under the lockdown. This is also the usual trick of the Golden Dog..."
Such despicable words were not very pleasant to everyone's ears. Someone immediately said, "Everyone is awesome man, so these Hu people must know that our men in the northwest are not easy to mess with. If he kills one of me, I will kill ten of them. Can he be scared by him?"
Li Gandang was not angry, smiled and said nothing, but his eyes turned around Zhao Shi for a few times. After a while, he said, "General Zhao, I haven't seen each other for a few months, and he is becoming more and more powerful."
This was the first time the two met. When he said this, it seemed that they had a good relationship in the capital. I don’t know what it meant. Zhao Shi didn’t think about it carefully and bowed slightly, “The old general is really powerful.”
Li Xuandao's central army was located in the east of the city. It was only a few dozen meters away from the wall. Seeing some stones scattered in front of the mansion and the mottled mansion gate, Zhao Shi also admired the fact that His Royal Highness of Wei was really brave. As a prince of a country, it was very difficult to be able to visit the stones in person.
The soldiers who stood like nails beside the door had a preliminary understanding of His Royal Highness King Wei, and this man was probably also a fearless master.
"Who?"
Li Gandang quickly handed over the military order. The personal soldier meticulously examined it, and then said expressionlessly: "The general was temporarily patrolling the city and had already stepped on the city wall. The general told him to ask you to go up to the city wall to find him."
Above the city wall, there were waves of arrows flying, and a group of shield-holding soldiers stood in front. Li Xuandao's sharp eyes flew past the Jin soldiers swarming under the city. Finally, they landed in the Jin army camp.
"Master, the Golden Dog's attack has been very urgent these days. Why would you let the last general rush to rush again..." Duan Qibao, who was talking beside him, had lived the most enjoyable days in Tongguan these days, and he had a big lottery. Since then, the Grand Marshal looked at him differently, as if he was a confidant general. He wanted to repay his kindness to death. However, the Jin soldiers' offensive has become more and more urgent these days, but the Grand Marshal has no longer allowed him to come out of the pass to rush forward. There were many casualties at the pass, which made him very puzzled.
Li Xuandao's face was calm, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking. After a while, he said, "The Jin people don't plan to fight hard with us. Look at the flags under the city. The flags of the Fengan Wanhu in the rear camp have not moved forward. On this day, the siege of the Han army is all about to withdraw their troops. It seems that... the Jin soldiers either want to withdraw their troops or want to capture Tongguan."
Speaking of this, even he smiled and planned to take Tongguan? He was either Geshuhan or the emperor's younger brother personally ordered him, he would not come out of the pass to respond to the enemy, nor would he leave Tongguan half a step away, and wanted to go around the forbidden ditch like Huang Chao? That was even more delusional. The morale in Tongguan was not weak, and the soldiers were good and the food was sufficient. Even he himself could not think of any trick to break such Tongguan. Could that Wanyan Lie have the ability to go all the way?
Since he could not attack, Wanyan Lie had to withdraw his troops. Is it said that the Jin soldiers had been under the custody for a month? The 300,000 army should be so easy to supply? Wanyan Lie was also a famous general of the Jin Dynasty, so he could not see this. So he led the 300,000 army. It was just that military power was causing trouble. Ask yourself, if there was an opportunity to lead the 300,000 army, the place where he advanced was dead, and he would have to take the military power first before talking about it. Wanyan Lie knew without guessing it.
Now that I am posing forever, who can I deceive you?
Everyone was able to get up to the wall. Once they saw it, they looked down from a high point. The Jin soldiers who rushed up like a tide immediately filled everyone's vision. Except for a few people who could calm down, the rest of the people were a little dazed. When they looked up, they could not see the edge of the eyes, as if they were arranged to the end of the world. Although they looked indifferent before, they still couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. It was indeed a big formation.
After grabbing a rifle arrow, Zhao Shi also sighed secretly that he was so lucky that the arrow flew across his head, but the others were fine, but a sharp arrow fell straight into his chest. Such rifle arrow was unexpected and had not had much power, so he immediately grabbed it in his hand.
But it was Jay Hu who shouted from behind, "Good skills."
Putting aside this little episode, the sound of killing was deafening, Li Gandang led everyone to Li Xuandao directly. Everyone didn't care about the battle between the two armies and fell to the ground in one go, "I will meet His Highness the King of Wei."
"All up, let you come to this dangerous place in person. It's not my handsome guy, but everyone is a person who licks blood from the knife. Naturally, this little thing will not be in the eyes of several generals.
But here is only the Grand Marshal Li Xuandao, and there is nothing about His Highness of the King of Wei."
Zhao Shi stood up with everyone, and first looked at Li Xuandao. His figure was not very tall, but he was very strong. His face was full of scars, which made him look a little ugly, but it was the best medal for a man. His pair of eyes that were constantly emitting sharp and majestic light made every word of him feel unquestionable.
Zhao Shi couldn't help but compare it with Li Xuanjin and Li Xuanji, but his intuition was that this person was closer to the captain of his previous life, a man who had been tempered by a long battle formation, but the captain of his previous life was less imposing than this person. After all, he was leading tens of thousands of troops outside, and it was a completely different concept of mingling with more than a dozen of them all day long.
People in this kind of place probably have extreme or unique psychology.
Chapter completed!