Chapter 1,203: Proclamation Against Zhao
In the end, Shi A did not set off with the army. After giving Lu Zhong a detailed introduction to the situation in the cities of the Xun clan, he immediately led the people to set off in advance. In addition to dozens of shadow guards, Lu Zhong also set off from Tieying. Dozens of elites were recruited from the elites. They drove more than 20 carriages, dragging some grain and items moved from the Gaoping Pass warehouse. They dressed up as a convoy of merchants in Gaoping Pass and set off first, preparing to seize the goods for the army. The city is ready.
Half an hour later, Gaoping Pass had all fallen into Lu Zhong's control. He immediately ordered the army to rest for a while, leaving a thousand Iron Eagle warriors to defend the pass, and then led 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 Iron Eagle warriors. Continue towards Hyunshi.
An hour later, when Tian Yu led the Chinese army to Gaoping Pass, the former army had disappeared. Tian Yu looked at the direction of the Xuans in the east and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he was the commander of this army, he was He was doing the work of a logistics general, specifically to finish off Lu Zhong's front army. However, this situation had been anticipated at the beginning of the war. After all, this war was based on one strategy: "fast".
Tian Yu's army did not stay at Gaoping Pass for long. Instead, after counting all the equipment in the pass, they took all the prisoners of the Zhao army into custody. They transported these equipment and continued towards the direction of the Xuans. The forward army was Travel lightly and quickly. If the forward fails to successfully steal the city, the equipment he carries will be able to do the job. Of course, Tian Yu also hopes that his arrangement will not be used.
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Just as the battle at Gaoping Pass began, another battle also began at Tianjing Pass in Taihangxing, hundreds of miles away to the south.
Taihangxing, also known as Taihang Road, was an important passage connecting Jincheng City and Jiaozuo City in ancient Chinese history. It starts from Qinyang, Jiaozuo, Henan in the south, and Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi in the north. It is a famous "strategic capital" and "thorough of business travel". According to historical records, the Taihang Road runs from Tianjing Pass in Zezhou County, Jincheng City, to Changping Village in Qinyang, Henan Province in the south. The mountain road winds like a sheep intestine, and the passes stand like stars. The geographical location is very important. Especially Tianjing Pass, it is a famous pass in the world. The ancients said that "the shape is famous all over the world, and the dangerous pass suppresses Taihang".
The total length of Taihangxing Ancient Road is more than 100 kilometers, and the most dangerous part is the section from Changping Village in Qinyang to Tianjingguan. During these forty miles, Taihangxing climbed from the Qinhe Plain to the top of Taihang, which is more than 1,500 meters high. The place it passed was surrounded by steep mountains and rapid waterfalls, making it a dangerous pass.
In the game, Taihangxing is also a dangerous ancient road. Its north starts from Tianjing Pass in the south of Gaodu County, and its south is a pass called Wankou City in the north of Yewang County.
Today, Tianjingguan is controlled by the Zhao army, while Wankou City is in the hands of the Tang army. Each of the two families occupies both ends of this stone road.
Just when Lu Zhong's army began to surprise Gaoping Pass, the forward Hanoi army led by Dong Fang had also arrived south of Tianjing Pass and began to attack Tianjing Pass. Of course, their attack was not a surprise attack, but a preparation for a storm. The purpose was to attract the troops from Tianjingguan and Gaoducheng here to provide help for Tian Yu's army's attack.
The patio was closed, and Zhao Jun guard Hu Cai looked at the overwhelming Tang army coming from outside the pass. The densely packed soldiers made his scalp numb. As early as two days ago, he felt a little strange why there were so few business travelers coming and going in the past few days. If it were another day, although there would not be as many people coming and going during the two years when the Zhao and Tang families had a close relationship, there would still be one or two small caravans passing through Kaijingguan every day.
However, in the past two days, not even a caravan appeared at Tianjing Pass. Although this situation has happened before, it usually happened when the road was blocked by heavy snow in winter, like now it is September. , is when the road is best to walk. Therefore, Hu Cai also specially sent people to inspect the south of Guannan, but nothing unusual was found. Of course, these soldiers did not dare to cross the dozens of miles long ancient road and run to Wankou City to check.
Unexpectedly, early this morning, when he was about to open the gate, the captain on duty suddenly discovered a large number of Tang troops outside the gate. He was so frightened that he sat down on the gate wall. You know, although the relationship between the two families is not very good. , but they did not get the news that the two families were enemies.
In fact, they didn't know that just now, well, it was indeed just now, on September 10th, shortly after dawn, the Tang State Prime Minister announced a royal order when convening officials for discussion, that is, King Lu Bu of Zhao. He has no ability. If he comes, The Xianbei people invaded the south and merged the state, which resulted in heavy losses for the people in Yanmen and Daijun counties. King Zhao not only did not reflect on it, but instead framed the cause of the Xianbei people's southward invasion on the head of the domestic prefect. For an unruly king like him, Tang Wang Huangfu Chaobo decided to send troops to conquer it.
Well, that's probably what it means. However, Huangfu Chaobo was dizzy when he saw the essay written by the Cai family. However, after Tian Feng and Zhu Jun read it, they all praised it, so Huangfu Chaobo directly used the seal on it and handed it to Tian Feng.
Nowadays, the princes in the world, although they are constantly fighting among themselves, generally pay attention to the reputation of one division. Like Gongsun Zan, he even hid the news from his own Prime Minister and Lieutenant, and sent troops to make a sneak attack. It was really embarrassing.
When the Tang Dynasty issued a manifesto to attack Zhao, the whole world was in an uproar. None of the princes had expected that the Tang Dynasty would send troops to Zhao at this time. A few days later, when Lu Bu received Huangfu Chaobo's manifesto, he was so angry that he jumped up and cursed. They had never expected that Huangfu Chaobo would send troops to attack him for this reason.
When Hu Cai saw the tens of thousands of Tang troops outside the pass, he immediately ordered the gate to be closed and summoned soldiers inside the pass to climb the wall to prepare for the attack of the Tang army. At the same time, he immediately sent people to rush to Gaodu City and Changzi City behind Tianjing Pass to ask for help.
Shangdang County is the third largest county under Bingzhou, with a population of about 200,000, but Zhao has 40,000 to 50,000 troops in Shangdang. It's just because there are too many places to be stationed, 13 cities, and three of the eight passes in Taihang are located in Shangdang, namely Fukou Pass, Baixing Pass and Taihang Pass. These three places need to be stationed. If the troops are evenly distributed, the three passes will have 5,000 soldiers each, the county city will have 10,000 soldiers, and the rest of the county cities will have no more than 2,000 soldiers.
Hu Cai appealed to Gaodu for help, but he did not expect Gaodu to send troops to support him. He also knew that the only 10,000 defenders in Changzi City who could send reinforcements in Shangdang were the 10,000 defenders. Oh, if the 1,000 soldiers of the governor and the commander were added, there would be a total of 12,000 soldiers. He only needed to hold out for three to five days, and the commander's army would surely arrive.