On April 20, the personal guards who were exploring the Danshui River finally returned. The Danshui River at that time was completely different from the terrain and landforms more than a thousand years later. Most of them traveled between the steep banks of the canyon, with many dangerous shoals and basins, and the basin was flat and broad, and the water was slower and faster. The higher the upwards, the more turbulent the water flow was, but compared with the modern Danjiang River, the water volume was much more abundant.

When attacking Wuguan, there was no way to carry a large ship that was dozens of feet long. It could only be used as a means of transportation. This type of ship was less than ten feet long and had a crew of about a hundred people. The crossbows were placed directly on the ship, and there was no keel watertight warehouse, so it was used temporarily.

On the first day of May, Wei Feng led 20,000 naval troops and took 200 small boats to set off from Xiangyang, heading upstream of the Han River in the northwest, and entered the Danshui River in Junxian (now Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province), about 250 miles away from Xiangyang, and then continued to drive northwest.

After entering Danshui, it is indeed very different from Hanshui. The main stream of Danshui is 390 kilometers long, but the drop is as high as 1,400 meters. The ship is full of people, food, arrows and stone bombs. This also means rowing upstream. On the one hand, it takes more effort. It is a life-threatening experience when encountering dangerous shoals. Due to the rapid flow of water, it is impossible to row up the dangerous shoals by paddles. Only the boat can dock and pull fibers along the uneven valley. One ship pulls each ship, and moves very slowly. Sometimes it can't even take thirty or fifty miles a day. This is the most difficult march among all Wei Feng's expeditions.

From Jun County to Wuguan, the waterway was about 700 miles, which took a full month. On the first day of June, Wuguan finally appeared in sight, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief!

On the contrary, when the Wuguan defenders saw the sudden ships in the river, they were all shocked, and the rapid sound of the gong suddenly exploded!

Wei Feng immediately shouted: "Brothers, surround the city from three sides, and attack with all their might!"

The shouts of killing burst out in the sky, and the sailors rowed the ships desperately as if they were injected with chicken blood. Each ship was loaded with four throwing crossbows, from a few stone bullets at the beginning to more and more ships behind. The dense stone bullets were covered with all the way into the city!

Because the Jin army appeared too suddenly, a considerable number of nearly 100 stone catapults in the city were bombed into piles of rotten wood before they were loaded with stone bullets. The occasionally stone bullets were not too shy. Fortunately, the river was close to the city. The defenders could risk their lives to shoot arrows or throw rocks, but the success rate was not high. Most of them were shot and killed by powerful crossbows as soon as they poked their heads!

Guancheng suffered a catastrophe. Guancheng was small in area, and stone bombs came from three directions, not only at the top of the city, but also directly threw them into the city. In addition to being close to the mountain wall and the center of the city, the whole city was within the range of the stone bombs!

You can hear clearly outside the city. In addition to the sound of killing and screams, there are also rumbling sounds of house collapse. Wang Zhene sincerely praised: "The crossbow cannon is indeed extremely sharp. With this sharp weapon in hand, the world may be invincible."

Wei Feng nodded, but answered the question irresponsible: "General Wang, you are really a little aggrieved by your talent. If you break the city, you lead a thousand troops to set out the next day, attack or surrender the Shibao beacon tower, and then return to Xiangyang to lead five thousand troops to surrender to Nanxiang, Shunyang, Xinye and other twelve counties. You can station in Nanyang. When I return to Jiangling, I will declare to the court that you are the prefect of Nanyang. How about it?"

Wang Zhene was immediately overjoyed and bowed: "Thank you, General!"

Wei Feng had a stern face and reminded: "General Wang, please forgive me for being a villain first and a gentleman. I heard that you are a treasure of wealth. I wonder if this is the case?"

"This..." Wang Zhene showed an embarrassing look. He was a smart person. How could he not understand that Wei Feng was warning himself?

Wei Feng glanced at him indifferently and said, "Zhu Jingshenggong (Wang Meng) has made great achievements and his virtues even more amazed the world. General Wang is the grandson of King Jingshenggong. How to deal with things should be clear. I just want to remind you that the people of the twelve counties such as Nanxiang, Shunyang, and Xinxian have suffered years of wars. I hope General Wang can comfort and sympathize. In fact, with your talent, it is not impossible to enter the central center of priesthood in the future. What do you want? Why defeat your Beihai Wang family style? What is the possible truth I said?"

Wang Zhene's forehead was filled with sweat, and he hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, General, I will never do anything to corrupt the general's reputation!"

Wei Feng's face eased a little and said with a smile: "General Wang will be temporarily stationed in Nanyang. In the future, we will attack Luoyang. Then we will divide our troops into Guanzhong and defeat the Qin State in one fell swoop!"

Wang Zhenye was secretly happy. Wei Feng's hint was obvious. It was because the plan to attack Luoyang alone and regain the old capital was not only a glory, but also a great contribution. So he solemnly gave a gift: "I will follow the general's arrangement!"

Wei Feng nodded. To be honest, foreign generals like Wang Zhene are far less useful than those he brought out. Jiang Xuan, Xiang Mi and others may not be as talented as Wang Zhene, but they can understand his mind and do not have many bad habits. They know what to do and what not to do, and there is no need to wake up.

But as the territory grows bigger, Wei Feng also needs more and more generals who can stand alone. What's more, anyone who wants to achieve great things needs to recruit talents from all walks of life. Although Wei Feng has the unique advantages of time travelers, he is not so arrogant that he can conquer the world by himself alone.

Wei Feng looked at Wang Zhene deeply again, and suddenly, a loud rumbling sound came, followed by a shocking cheer. It turned out that the city gate was broken!

Wu Pass was surrounded by water on three sides, one side was surrounded by mountains, and the three sides were surrounded by ships. The city gate was broken. As the soldiers entered, the Qin army could not escape, so they had to kneel down and surrender. The entire battle took half a year to prepare, from building ships, to exploring the way, and then to marching, but the real combat time was only one hour!

The results of the battle were quickly counted out. One of his side was killed and injured by nearly 500 people. More than ten ships were sunk. The Qin army originally had 5,000 defenders, more than 2,000 casualties, and more than 2,000 others were captured, and none of them ran away!

The Qin army who died in battle were buried immediately, while the wounded soldiers were bandaged and treated. The prisoners stayed according to their personal wishes, and those who were willing to surrender, and those who were unwilling to surrender were released on the spot.

The small castle was busy, and Wei Feng stood at the top of the city and looked west. In a vague way, you could see a large area of ​​yellow fields. Obviously, the convenient situation in front was 800 miles of Qinchuan. The army could attack Chang'an all the way, but Wei Feng was not in a hurry to attack Chang'an. Because Yao Xing's strength was not damaged, attacking Chang'an would turn into a war of attrition and would also make others cheaper. In short, if you have mastered Wuguan, you will have the initiative in using troops in Qin, which is enough.

In fact, in Wei Feng's eyes, although Wei is powerful, it has two fatal flaws. Therefore, Wei Feng's first choice is Wei. As long as the Wei State is defeated, Yan State will not be enough to worry about it. Apart from surrender, the Yan people will not have a second way to go, and even some small and medium-sized forces around will surrender without fighting!

But the so-called risk and opportunity coexist. Although it is a good way to win quickly, it must bear huge risks. Wei Feng's eyes looked towards Chang'an, his eyebrows were also tightly locked, considering the pros and cons.

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The next day, Wang Zhene brought the ashes of the fallen soldiers and led a thousand troops out of Wuguandong. The Guancheng was lost. The Qin army stationed at Shibao beacon tower had to surrender one after another. There was no way to surrender. If the supplies were cut off, they would be cut off for at most ten days, and they would be cut off water and food.

After someone sent Wei Feng all the best news, Wang Zhene headed to Xiangyang as fast as possible. Wei Feng was not in a hurry to leave. He needed to strengthen the city defense. After all, Wuguan faced one side of Guanzhong, and Yao Xing was fully capable of organizing enough manpower to attack. Behind Wuguan was a small path, which was inconvenient to transport supplies and was not negligent at all. He did not want Wuguan to be taken away by Yao Xing as soon as he got it.

The two hundred boats he brought were dragged ashore and dismantled to build various facilities such as houses in the city. Wei Feng had lost his mind on water. As long as Danshui walked once, no one wanted to walk the second time. Wei Feng would rather go by land and travel thousands of miles to return to Xiangyang.

In just five days, the news of the fall of Wuguan was transmitted back to Chang'an, and Guanzhong was in great shock!

In the Tai Chi Hall of Chang'an, Yao Xinggao was the top leader, his face was as if water was about to drip out. His highness and ministers were also solemn, and an extremely depressing atmosphere was ripped in the hall.

Yao Xing glanced coldly and said angrily: "Wu Pass is as solid as a god, but it will be lost. Are the soldiers guarding the Pass a useless person? I heard that more than 2,000 people were captured and released. But? Humph! I lost an important pass and my crime is unforgivable. I will pass on my decree and beheaded!"

"Your Majesty, wait!" Shangshu's right servant She Di Bozhi persuaded him: "The mistake of Wuguan has been clearly seen from the return soldiers. It was Wei Feng, the governor of Jingzhou of Jin State, who failed to attack by land. Instead, he went to Danshui and raided by water. The soldiers guarding the city were caught off guard and lost the city in an instant.

Since ancient times, although Wuguan has been a place where military strategists must fight, no one attacked by water. General Wei took the water route, which was quite similar to Deng Ai's smuggling through the Yinping Road. The loss of Guancheng was not a crime of war.

I heard that General Wei used strange weapons, and in front of him, he rushed to Jingkou and defeated Sun En. Later, he was alone in the hinterland of Yan State to capture the Lord of Yan Murong Xi. Now he relied on boats and ships to attack Wuguan. This man was full of wisdom and was extremely difficult to deal with. Even Tuoba Yi of Wei State suffered a great loss in his hands. How could ordinary soldiers meet this person? I would like to ask your Majesty to be kind and allow those more than 2,000 soldiers to make meritorious contributions!"

Yao Xingzi, the governor of Yongzhou, the Minister of the Secretariat, the General, and the Grand General of Guangping Yao Bi also bowed: "Your Majesty, General Wei has released more than 2,000 soldiers with bad intentions. He just wants the released soldiers to be grateful to him and come back to spread the news. Therefore, Your Majesty cannot kill him. If he kills him, he will bear the bad reputation, or the army's morale will change!"

"Well~~" Yao Xing pondered: "Well, let's spare their lives for the time being, but the Wei army is currently besieging Luoyang, and the battle is in a stalemate. However, Wuguan is lost, which immediately makes our situation extremely unfavorable. Everyone talks about how to act next?" (To be continued...)
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