Chapter 69: The 100,000-strong army is embarrassed
At the end of the Yanhan Dynasty, that is, the first year of Jian'an, Prime Minister Cao established Tongguan and abandoned Hangu Pass. From then on, Tongguan began to appear on the stage of history. The first time it became famous was when Xiliang Ma Chao (nicknamed Ma Silian) and Han Sui built Tongguan.
During the battle with Prime Minister Cao.
Later, Tongguan, which replaced Hangu Pass, appeared more and more frequently in the history of war, and its reputation as a natural barrier in Guanzhong became louder and louder. Although Tongguan was breached more than once, no one doubted that this place was a natural barrier.
After Yuwentai implemented the Guanzhong standard system, Tongguan's defense level increased exponentially. Basically, Tongguan can be regarded as the east gate of Guanzhong.
After Li Yuan entered the pass, the generals guarding this place changed one after another, and the replaced generals were all Li Yuan's former confidants. The reason why generals kept changing was because this place was too important, and Li Yuan could not
Dare to be guarded by the same person all the time.
If one day the general guarding the gate cannot resist Wang Shichong's temptation and turns against him, he will be in big trouble.
At present, the generals guarding Tongguan are Taiyuan Yuan Cong and Li Sixing.
Speaking of which, Li Zhiyun and Li Sixing are also old partners. They worked together when they joined forces for Qu Tutong.
However, Li Sixing was the one who was sold at that time.
Of course, after that battle, Li Sixing's credit was not lost, so Li Sixing didn't have much objection to Li Zhiyun.
Rebellion means having your head tied to your belt, right?
He was willing to be killed and dared to pull the emperor off his horse.
At the top of Tongguan City, Li Zhiyun took a tour and found that Li Sixing was quite strict in his military management, at least he was not lazy. The soldiers were also in good spirits, and they did not look decadent like excessive indulgence or lack of energy.
After the usual compliments, Li Zhiyun asked: "General Li, have you discovered the whereabouts of Wang Shichong's troops recently?"
Hearing this, Li Sixing shook his head and said, "Your Highness is joking, but now General Manager Yu and General Zhang are stationed in Shaanzhou. Even if Wang Shichong is extremely capable, he cannot come across Shaanzhou."
The territory of Datang and Wang Shichong was not bordered by the Tongguan line, but by the Shaanzhou line east of Tongguan.
The reason for this is that when Li Yuan first invaded Chang'an, he sent three brothers, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Zhiyun, to attack Luoyang, hoping to steal the chicken while Wang Shichong and Li Mi were fighting.
The result that time was not very good, but it was not bad either. Because when Li Zhiyun was at the rear, he stabilized the Shaanxi Province defense line. Later, Zhang Shigui played a more generous role here and barely defended Shaanxi Province.
"How many troops and horses are there in Shaanzhou now?" Li Zhiyun asked.
"Five thousand horse infantry."
Five thousand?
Li Zhiyun was slightly stunned and frowned: "I remember that Wang Shichong once attacked Shaanzhou with 50,000 soldiers and horses. How did he defend the 5,000 soldiers and horses?"
There are no natural dangers in Shaanzhou, so it is basically a matter of fighting with real swords and guns. Can 5,000 people defeat 50,000 people?
Li Zhiyun expressed doubts about this.
Li Sixing explained: "Your Highness does not know that General Zhang who guards Shaanzhou is quite capable. He once defeated Wang Shichong's invasion with less."
Li Sixing was not very enthusiastic about praising him for doing such a thing. He kept his words as simple as possible.
"Oh?" Li Zhiyun smiled slightly, touched his chin, and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect that there are such capable people in the Tang Dynasty."
Li Sixing smiled and nodded in agreement.
Li Sixing didn't know whether he could be a human being or not. He only knew that he was stuck in Tongguan with no fight and could only fish every day.
"With Zhang Shigui guarding Shaanzhou this time, I should have nothing to worry about."
"That's natural." Li Sixing agreed with a smile.
Regardless of whether Zhang Shigui is happy or not, he just needs to lick the King of Chu as hard as he can. This time the King of Chu brought 40,000 soldiers and horses. They didn’t come here for tourism, so they might be able to do some business with them. When he was transferred at the end of the year, he
Maybe you can get to a higher position.
Li Zhiyun didn't think much about it. He was very interested in Zhang Shigui, so he praised him a few times.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a horse suddenly rushed from the distance under the city.
The cavalryman shouted at the city: "Urgent report, Wang Shichong's 100,000 troops attacked Shaanzhou. Generals Zhang and Zhang were defeated and have retreated to Tongguan. Please support!"
The sound was so loud that everyone on the top of the city heard it.
Li Zhiyun:w(?Д?)w
Li Sixing:(lll￢ω￢)
Everyone: (°ー°〃)
The slap in the face comes so fast, like a tornado, leaving people completely unprepared.
Li Zhiyun coughed dryly and ordered: "Call the generals to prepare for discussion."
Everyone: "Yes."
Wang Shichong played a careful trick this time. His promise to Ashina Simo to attack Liyang was true, but his plot to Tongguan was also true.
Originally, Wang Shichong planned to cross the river, but Dou Jiande was too aggressive and directly occupied a large area of Hebei territory. At this time, Wang Shichong gave up crossing the river because he did not want to fall out with Dou Jiande yet.
In Wang Shichong's mind, his biggest enemy right now should be Li Tang. As long as Li Yuan doesn't die, he can't break out a war with Dou Jiande. Unless Dou Jiande himself is mentally retarded and wants to fight him to the death.
Obviously, Dou Jiande is not mentally retarded.
After Dou Jiande defeated Li Shentong, he chose to march to Hanoi County. This news was captured by Wang Shichong, who understood what Dou Jiande meant.
Let's each fight our own thing, don't interfere.
As long as Dou Jiande could not cross the river and attack Luoyang, Wang Shichong expressed his willingness to accept it. Therefore, he ordered the troops attacking Liyang to retreat immediately. After receiving the news that King Qin Li Shimin led an army to conquer Hebei, Wang Shichong attacked decisively and sent a large army to attack Tongguan.
If Tongguan can be captured in this battle, his requirements are not high. He does not seek to destroy Li Tang at once, but only wants to hold Tongguan as a springboard for attacking inside the pass.
What made him make up his mind was mainly what Ashina Simo said to him. The Turks were preparing to attack Li Tang. All the armies of Li Tang were contained on all sides. This was the best time to attack Tongguan.
The leader of Zheng's 100,000-strong army this time was Wang Shichong's brother, Wang Shiyun, who was granted the title of King of Qi. When the Pei family and his son failed to re-establish Yang Tong, it was Wang Shiyun who encouraged Wang Shichong to kill Yang Tong.
Wang Shichong, like Li Yuan, trusted his brothers, so all military power was handed over to his brothers.
Regardless of whether Wang Shiyun was strong or not, he had an army of 100,000 men and was forced to hide his face. How could Zhang Shigui hold on with only 5,000 soldiers and horses?
Shaanzhou fell, and they pursued him all the way to Tongguan. Only then did Wang Shiyun stop.
Wang Shiyun also knew that Tongguan was difficult to attack, so he did not attack Tongguan rashly, but chose to wait and see and inquire about Tongguan.
Soon, he learned that the leader of Tongguan was no longer Li Sixing, but was replaced by the King of Chu, Li Zhiyun.
"Everyone, do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?" Wang Shiyun looked at the ministers and generals in the tent.
Wang Shichong attached great importance to this attack on Tongguan, so the cavalrymen who came over were also the most capable group under his command.
Including Guo Shiheng, Zhang Tongren, Shan Xiongxin, Yang Gongqing, Duguji, Dugu Wudu and others.
After hearing Wang Shiyun's words, everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment.