A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1206

[Chapter 1196]

Tongguan fell into the hands of the Chu army. Once such news spreads all over the world, it will definitely shock the whole world.

Qi Ning didn’t know what Qu Yuangu would do when he heard the news of the fire in his nest. Should he continue to march towards Luoyang, or would he turn his horse’s head and return to attack Tongguan and then retake the northwest?

But no matter what choice Qu Yuangu made, since Qi Ning had already controlled Tongguan, he naturally wanted to hold Tongguan firmly in his hands.

Early the next morning, he personally inspected all parts of Tongguan.

This is a dangerous pass, and the people who have occupied this pass in the past dynasties have of course spent their efforts to increase the defense of this pass. Because of this, the thickness of the walls of this pass is really amazing, and the layout of the pass is extremely complete.

Not only does it have a special arsenal, but also food, drink and Lazarus are readily available. There are enough food and water reserves in the pass, and it will not be any problem to persist for three or four months.

After taking a closer look at the Tongguan Pass, Qi Ning marveled at the magnificence of this pass.

Although it is an important pass that everyone in the world is concerned about, if you really want to guard this pass, you really can’t waste a lot of troops. As long as the guards are arranged in the right place, it can really have the effect of being a pass, and Tong Pass’s arrows Ya was very well prepared and had a lot of stock. Qi Ning stood on the pass, overlooking the east, and saw the winding path leading to this side. Any way to break down Tongguan.

I have to say that this time winning Tongguan is really a big reason for luck.

If he didn’t get the secret letter and stopped Qu Manbao halfway, it would not be easy to win Tongguan.

He has been thinking about who sent the secret letter. In the secret letter, not only the whereabouts of Qu Manbao are unknown, but also a map of Xianyang. It can be seen that the person is not only very clear about the situation in Xianyang, but also has a relationship with Qu Manbao. Their relationship is also very close, and it is of course impossible for ordinary people to grasp the whereabouts of Qu Manbao.

Qu Manbao mentioned Daosheng last night, but it made Qi Ning a little surprised. He learned some of Daosheng’s situation from Qu Manbao’s mouth. Qi Ning also felt that Daosheng’s words and deeds were a bit strange, and wondered if the secret letter was really related to Daosheng. relation?

The soldiers and horses under Qi Ning’s command were divided into two teams, one team was specially responsible for burying the corpses, while the other team was deployed in Tongguan.

In fact, three or four hundred people are enough to deploy Tongguan.

The sun shone on Tongguan, Qi Ning stood at the head of the city, heard footsteps behind him, turned his head, saw that Lu Kang was behind him, Lu Kang bowed to Qi Ning,

Qi Ning saw that his right arm was bandaged, yesterday Lu Kang led people to support him from behind, and he also took the lead and made a lot of military exploits.

“How’s the injury?” Qi Ning smiled.

Lu Kang hurriedly said, “Thank you for your care, sir, there is no serious problem, and it will be recovered in two days.”

“Tongguan is already in our hands, do you think Qu Yuangu will come back?” Qi Ning asked.

Lu Kang thought for a moment before saying, “My subordinates think that it is unlikely that Qu Yuangu will send all his troops and horses back to attack Tongguan. Impossible, once the Northwest Army is trapped in Tongguan, and Luoyang can’t take it, the entire Northwest Army will be wiped out.”

Qi Ning nodded and said, “Beitangfeng leads the troops into the pass, and is naturally Luoyang’s number one enemy. , Luoyang side will also always pay attention to the movement of the Northwest Army, Tongguan is lost, Luoyang side will soon know, this way, it will make Beitanghao more firmly hold the heart of Luoyang, they know that the logistics supply of the Northwest Army is not enough. If you delay for one more day, the Northwest Army will face a difficult day. As long as it persists for a period of time, the Northwest Army will collapse without fighting.”

“Exactly.” Lu Kang said: “At present, Beitanghao controls Luoyang after all, and as long as he After this period of time, the Northern Han people will definitely turn to him, and the longer the delay, the better it will be for Beitanghao.” After a slight pause, he said, “Qu Yuangu should know that his only hope is to be able to lean on him. Fight hard to defeat Luoyang before the Northwest Army collapses, he has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and if he really attacks Luoyang with all his strength, it is not without a chance.”

Qi Ning said: “I got the news that Beitangzhao’s frontier army was very sharp at the beginning, but they fought with Beitanghao a few times, and now the consumption is huge, and it is already at the end of the line. The northwest army and Beitangzhao They are all in trouble, and they may not reach an agreement in private to join forces to attack Luoyang.”

Lu Kang said, “If this is the case, Beitanghao’s strength can’t match these two, and Luoyang is really in danger. But Qu Yuan Gu will not look at Tongguan and ignore it, and his subordinates believe that he will send a force to come here, not necessarily because he really wants to conquer Tongguan, but to fortify Tongguan Road, so that we don’t enter from the northwest and attack him from behind.”

Qi Ning smiled and said: “Yes, you can think of this, it’s very valuable. Xianyang side doesn’t know how the battle is going, since this side has won, the next step is to control Xianyang, I’m going to raise troops tomorrow morning to go to Xianyang to support Tongguan. Here… I’ll leave it to you.”

Lu Kang was stunned, and said in surprise, “Sir, this subordinate… this…!” He was really surprised and thought to himself. Tongguan is so important, how could Xiao Guogong give it to himself?

“You don’t have to think too much.” Qi Ning said, “Actually, when I was on the Meridian Road, I discussed with Duan Canghai. At that time, I asked Duan Canghai to recommend a loyal and brave general, and Duan Canghai recommended you first. It is natural to say that you are loyal. The most rare thing is your tenacity. If you give Tongguan to you, you will be sure to be safe. That’s why I brought you when I attacked Tongguan. I wanted to arrange you here. Stay behind.”

Of course Lu Kang knew how much trust he had in handing over Tongguan to him, he hesitated, then said: “Sir, my subordinates are mediocre, such an important task may not be able to bear it, but… .If the lord orders his subordinates to be stationed here, the subordinates obey the military orders and assure the lord that no one wants to pass through Tongguan unless he steps on the corpse of his subordinates.”

“Don’t say such unlucky words.” Qi Ning He smiled and said, “Until the court has a new will, Tongguan will be handed over to you. How to arrange it in the future will be the court’s will.”

Lu Kang agreed.

Qi Ning asked Lu Kang to select 500 people from the army to stay in Tongguan. He didn’t have to worry about the shortage of supplies in Tongguan. No matter whether it was food or equipment, the stock was full.

Qi Ning knew that in a short time, Lu Kang and these five hundred people would live and die together in Tongguan, and they would even be stationed here for a long time. When parting, he used water instead of wine and toasted everyone with a bowl. Early in the morning, he led the rest of the army to the west towards Xianyang.

Tongguan was only a few days away from Xianyang. On the third day, he saw dust billowing in front of him, and a small group of cavalry was approaching. Qi Ning raised his hand and told the group to stop. Soon that group of cavalry had already reached the front. After turning over and dismounting, Qi Ning saw that the man looked familiar. After thinking about it, he remembered that this man was called Zhou Yunbin. He was also a member of the Black Scale Battalion back then. Like Lu Kang, Duan Canghai was rebuilding the Black Scale Battalion. When recalled, this person seems to have been a captain before.

“Your Majesty, Commander Duan reports that Xianyang has been captured, and now our army has entered Xianyang, which has roughly stabilized the situation in Xianyang.” Zhou Yunbin said respectfully: “Now

a foot restraint order has been issued in the city, and all the officials in Xianyang have been Control it, and how to deal with it, I have to ask your lord to decide.”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers behind Qi Ning all cheered.

Qi Ning also said happily, “Has Xianyang been taken down?”

“The night before yesterday, Commander Duan led the main force near the west gate of Xianyang, where the defenders were the weakest, and the brothers who had been in the city in advance used the sound of arrows as a signal that night. The brothers in the city launched an attack on Ximen and robbed Ximen. The main force of our army immediately attacked Ximen. Before their reinforcements arrived, they had already captured Ximen of Xianyang. After entering the city, we quickly occupied the warehouse and the General’s Mansion in Zhenxi. “Zhou Yunbin’s voice was also quite excited: “There are not many defenders in the city, and many Han soldiers saw us entering the city, and they disarmed and surrendered, almost occupying Xianyang City without a single shot.”

Qi Ning looked up at the sky, excited. In addition, the whole body relaxed for a while.

Of course, he knew that this attack on the northwest seemed to be going well, but in fact, the result was not the Chu army’s bravery and skill. After all, the Han army’s own problems were too great.

Qu Yuangu commanded the main force of the Northwest Army to enter the border, and his strength to stay in Xianyang was naturally very weak. Qi Ning had already judged this in advance.

The most terrible thing is that Xianyang’s defense is weak, but Qu Manbao, the defender of the city, left Xianyang for Tongguan. As a result, Xianyang’s defenders will wait for a group of dragons without leaders.

Of course, the defenders in Xianyang could not have imagined that the narrow passage of the Qinling Mountains had been breached, nor could they have imagined that the Chu army had already made preparations to cooperate with each other.

They thought they had the Qinling Mountains as a barrier in the south and Tongguan in the east, so that the entire northwest could sit back and relax. Of course, they were not prepared for the sudden arrival of the enemy.

When he made the plan to attack Xianyang with the little emperor Longtai, Qi Ning had thought about the dangers involved, and knew that this attack would either be resolved neatly and quickly, or would fall into an extremely difficult predicament.

It’s just that things went so smoothly, which Qi Ning really didn’t expect.

Looking at the vast sky, Qi Ning suddenly realized a problem. Was it not just his own power to attack Xianyang this time? Did Chu State make more arrangements behind this?

Otherwise, things could never have gone so smoothly.

Qi Ning led the team non-stop, all the way to Xianyang. At noon the next day, he saw a magnificent city on the earth from a distance. The huge city was quietly crawling on the earth. Qi Ning knew that it was Xianyang City, which has fallen under the control of the Chu army.

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