At the top of the city wall of Tongguan, summer has begun and the weather has gradually become hotter; the storm of the soldiers stationed in the river have also opened up some of the laces of armor, taken off their hoods and tried to blow the wind, or curled up in the shade covered by limited buildings.

The observation of Guoshan, who was covered in sweat, made Wang Chongying feel the feeling of heat and coldness. Because the Taiping Army bastion under Tongguan City expanded with the increase of troops, the team transporting food, grass and materials from afar did not stop for a day.

To be honest, Wang Chongying, who had seen these Taiping Army combat methods with his own eyes as a friendly army, really didn't want to stand on their hostile side; after all, in the several battles inside the pass that were shocked by the world before, whether it was Cui Anqian's Dai Beixiong's soldiers or Zheng Ting's Western Army Jianrui, they were inevitably despaired.

However, the conditions raised by the other party were too harsh and greedy. It was necessary to take away the Hangu Road, including Tongguan, without any effort, and also to the two major Wangzhous on both sides of the Yellow River, including Shaanxi and Guo (now Lingbao County and Sanmenxia City, Henan) as their mainstays. This is simply too deceptive.

Can't they keep the foundation in the pass like the Huang King, and just accept the tribute of the vassal states and the people who offer more salt, rice and wealth? Don't you know that if you lose these two states, it would be equivalent to cutting off the flesh of the Hezhong Town and digging the foundation of his observation envoy?

Therefore, Wang Chongying really cannot compromise or give in. He can only hope to rely on the city high and pass the dangers to make him retreat, or to suffer enough setbacks, so that he can obtain a more favorable condition as the basis for renegotiation and negotiation.

For example, on the basis of maintaining the two states, Tongguan and Hangu Road are opened for access, and then extremely rich money, salt and rice, and children's mouths are used as compensation; in this way, the decency and position between the two can be preserved;

Therefore, except for the initial orders to shoot arrows to deter and expel the approaching Taiping Army line, he never ordered to take the initiative and tried to avoid more conflicts with it, just to leave enough room for subsequent negotiations.

However, it was obvious that the other party could not understand and understand his painstaking efforts. Instead, he no longer accepted the negotiation requests in the city. With the increasing camp and support, he fully reflected his determination and attitude to win.

Therefore, just listening to the sound of various construction equipment under the city and constantly changing day and night was enough to make Wang Chongying feel a little worried and unable to sleep.

You should know that Tongguan is known as "the world is dangerous". Its land is leaning against Qinling Mountains in the south and the river is overlooking the north, controlling and crossing the east and west. It is not only the east gate of Guanzhong, but also the crossing hub between the three roads in Henan, Hedong and the inner gate. Therefore, it has been valued by military strategists throughout the ages.

And as the river flows downward, it migrates and expands the location, and finally extends outward and builds into a large city block that spans several long walls and deep ditches from east to south, and lies between the river and the Tongshui River from north to south.

However, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Tongguan has always been used as a barrier and portal within the gate. Therefore, Tongguan's main defensive functions and tendencies have always been the result and product of the east being more important than the west.

Therefore, in the Guancheng, which is close to Taoyuansai to the east, not only is the city built with high walls and thick walls, but the deer forts and horses are scattered outside the pass, but there are even several deep chases that are both wide and large, interlaced and interlaced, which are artificial partitions;

Therefore, Du Fu, the poet of the previous dynasty, left a sigh in "Tongguan Officials": "The big city is not as good as the railway, but the small city is more than ten thousand feet." "The clouds are in the battle, and the birds cannot cross it." Despite this, during the Anshi Rebellion, the emperor forced Geshuhan to take the initiative to fight, and the tragic defeat in Tongguan was ushered in.

Therefore, after quelling the Anshi Rebellion, the court spared no effort to repair the dangerous situation of Tongguan again, and further prepared for and curbed the threats of the increasingly rebellious vassal states from Kanto.

In contrast, the Xiguan City Defense, half outside the city of Dongguan, is much inferior to Huazhou (now Huayin County, Shaanxi). Not only is the terrain in front of the pass, there is only a rammed earth city wall about two meters high, but it is often used to guard against the salt owls climbing mountain paths and narrow roads and private dealers.

Therefore, Huang Chao's army was able to enter the pass. It was because the garrison of the left Shence General Zhang Chengfan, who was the leader of the left Shence, had exhausted his arrows and food after several days of attack. Then he drove away the defeated troops of the Taining Army's governor, Qi Keran, and rushed into the "forbidden pit" valley road in the abandoned Hantongguan side to fill a smooth road. He then ordered Tongguan to come to an end when the east and west were attacked.

Guo Ziyi, a famous general who counterattacked Guanzhong in an earlier period, recovered Tongguan more simply. He just divided his troops from west to east and went down to Xiguan City, and then prepared his momentum to attack Dongguan City, so he easily defeated and expelled the rebels in Guan District headed by An Shouzhong.

Therefore, although Wang Chongying was confident and persisted in his ambition, he was not without much confidence in his heart. For this reason, he concentrated the two states under the Shaanxi and Guo Zhiliu, and the eight thousand soldiers who could use them all in this pass, impressing the civilians and creating countless tools [Baidu Novel www.tomtxt.com].

He also sent people to dig out the Tong River and flooded the valley west of Hantong Pass, and at the same time filled the narrow part of the "forbidden pit" valley with rocks to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Then, he ignored his face and figure and urgently sought help from the governor of the Hezhong Jiedushi Wang Chongrong, who was just exploring the north of Taiyuan Prefecture.

At least compared with the weak Shaanxi Guo Zhengwei, Wang Chongrong, who had a complete Hezhong Prefecture and the five prefectures in the continuous wars, sent nearly 50,000 troops twice to attack and seize the hinterland of Hedong, which was occupied by the Shatuo people who pretended to be a royal family.

As long as this brother can lead the army to arrive in time, he will immediately approach the east bank of the river on the east bank of the Great River with a high and low force, and the Hequ line from Shouyang Mountain to Fenglingdu on the south bank; it will form a corresponding mutual echo and clamping force; even the Taiping Army in the pass must be afraid, right?

Whenever he thought of this, he couldn't help but look at the other side of the Yellow River on the back, as if the army in the river would arrive in the next moment. The eldest son of Shanzhou Defense Commander Wang Qian seemed to be rampant to his anxiety and said in a loud voice:

"Sir, please be relieved. Since my uncle responds, it will naturally come soon. But I must take care of myself! If there is an unexpected surprise, will everyone in the pass be worried and uneasy?"

After such persuasion, Wang Chongying put down his whole mind and returned to his residence in the city. Naturally, a group of concubines surrounded him and removed his sweaty outer armor and robe, revealing his dark body that was still considered a key but had not been abandoned.

Another concubine brought clean water soaked in the silver basin, and used a fine white cloth to wipe his body carefully. Someone used a wooden plate to serve the local produce in Guozhou and then passed through Jingshui, and cut the seasonal fruits and fruits of the picks, and used a silver stamp on the seal flower to deliver them to Wang Chongying's mouth...

Therefore, in the cold and comfortable inside and outside, Wang Chongying's restlessness and depression due to worrying about the enemy's power under the city also slowly relieved a little. And began to look at the graceful limbs of these concubines' thin dresses.

Some of them came from families of officials, some were daughters of ministers, and even had a niece of the former prime minister Wang Duo family, who was also a typical daughter of the five surnames and seven hopes. In a sense, he also had to thank the Xin Dynasty of the Daqi led by Huang Chao.

Otherwise, the Wang brothers, who were originally just the leader of a salt husband, did not become a family in the dentistry school until the last two generations. In his early years, they were still fighting for life and death in the army, how could they get close to Fangze, the daughters of these famous families, and even use them as concubines and maids who have been calling them to drink?

However, Wang Chongying, who was nearly 40 or 50 years old, began to enjoy the service from his concubines. After gradually entering the state, a scream from outside suddenly made his nature fly out of the sky.

"Reported to the Lord, an urgent report came from the Shanzhou area. A large group of people were found at the Shuilang of the Hushishan Mountain. They were about setting fire to the mountains and burning them all the way to the intersection of Hangu. "

But it was the eldest son Wang Qian who shouted:

"The old Zhuge who was killed in heaven is still not enough for his Heyang army to plan Shangdang. Could it be that he also wants to rob the fire?!"

The next moment, Wang Chongying, who was shirtless, couldn't help but push the tent and roared:

"My son obeys the order, and you will lead a thousand light soldiers and quickly return to Shan County (Shaanzhou Prefecture Capital). We must do our best to block the Heyang soldiers on the north bank of Dayang Bridge."

However, after sending this reinforcement army, Wang Chongying did not have the interest to enjoy it. Instead, he put on his armor and came to Xiguan City, repeating the daily life of the Taiping camp in front of the Arrow Pass, and also whipped and punished many soldiers who were obviously lazy and close, which immediately made the city wall calm.

However, this majestic and upright state has not lasted for long. The soldiers who were on the north corner of Chengguan near the river above the watchtower sounded the bell and shouted again:

"Ship...ship."

"There are boats on the river..."

“There are so many boats on the river…”

Not long after, without anyone deliberately guiding, Wang Chongying also saw many large and small river boats coming from the northwest upstream direction; he slowly walked towards Tongguan in the rushing river.

"Can these thief soldiers pass by and take a detour to attack the rear?"

One of the military academys muttered to himself:

"Damn it!"

Then he was whipped by Wang Chongying and screamed and begged for forgiveness, and cursed with anger and anger:

"The morale of the army is unreasonable. The river has steep walls and rocks that cannot be climbed for more than a hundred miles on both sides of the river. Apart from Fenglingdu (Pass), where can I land on the shore?"

"Why don't you push the car crossbow and stone cannon and throw rods to the city with me. As long as the enemy ship dares to approach, you will be sank..."

Not long after Wang Chongying issued the order, he saw these nearest river boats suddenly landing anchors on the river, as if they were intimidated by the reaction at the top of the city.
Chapter completed!