Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2252: A sudden change on the plateau, the text is fierce

Although Ma Long was the main general in the city during this period of time, the fact that they could hold on until now was inseparable from his good command.

However, if it was just Ma Long alone, he would never have been able to hold on until now.

The person who made greater contributions was obviously Wen Tianxiang, a civil servant.

When the Yuan and Mongolian troops were coming in full force, it was Wen Tianxiang who stood up and advocated abandoning the remaining cities and concentrating the troops in one place to prevent them from being divided and defeated.

It was also Wen Tianxiang who stood up to stabilize the people's hearts when they were in turmoil.

Even when he was short of troops, he still mobilized more than 10,000 able-bodied civilians.

Moreover, although Wen Tianxiang was a scholar, from the first day of the war, he personally put on armor and fought on the front line like ordinary soldiers, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers.

Therefore, Ma Long was willing to obey Wen Tianxiang's orders.

"Lushan!"

"Make a decision quickly, it will be too late!"

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer, and even had a ladder set up and started climbing up, Ma Long couldn't help but urge them anxiously.

If he delayed any longer, the enemy would have climbed up the city wall.

"Shoot!" Wen Tianxiang clenched his fists so tightly that even his nails had cut into his flesh, but he seemed unaware. He roared with all his strength, but Ma Long could clearly hear the despair deep in Wen Tianxiang's roar.

It is said that warriors are used to battlefields and life and death, and their hearts have long been as hard as iron!

However, Wang Xiaojie and Ma Long did not dare to make the decision, but Wen Tianxiang, as a scholar, was able to make it.

Sometimes, the ruthlessness of scholars is far greater than that of warriors.

However, driving the people to attack the city is not something that can be solved by simply having a ruthless heart and shooting arrows. The most serious blow caused by this kind of means is the morale of the soldiers.

They were all men from Liangzhou. Among those people who were coerced, I wondered how many were their old friends, relatives, or even uncles, nephews, and brothers.

  Even if they obeyed the general's order and shot arrows, to what extent would their morale decline by then?

At this time, even if Wen Tianxiang set an example and fought bravely, he still couldn't mobilize the morale of the soldiers as thoroughly as before. Even if it could rise temporarily, it wouldn't take long for the morale to fall again.

As more and more civilians were shot, the soldiers became numb and desperate. The Yuan Mongolian soldiers mixed in with the civilians also began to climb up the city wall little by little, until there were more and more Yuan Mongolian soldiers on the wall.

After the previous battle, the soldiers had suffered heavy losses and everyone was injured.

Now, even morale cannot be guaranteed. It is like a thousand-mile-long dam that collapses due to an ant hole, or like a flood that rushes thousands of miles, and they can no longer resist the Yuan Mongolian soldiers who are sweeping in like a tide.

In this battle, the defending general Ma Long was killed by the Yuan Mongolian general Ge Yesen.

This man, in the storytelling, was known as the Yuan Dynasty Sword King. He defended Beihezhou alone, fought against Zhu Yuanzhang's generals in turn and won. Later, he fought with Zhu Yuanzhang's first brave general Jiang Zhong for three days without a clear winner. In the end, he fought all night and vomited blood. After recovering from his injuries, he fell into Xu Da's trap and the city gate was lost. His mother was also killed by Hu Dahai by mistake. Later, he wanted to kill Zhu Yuanzhang for revenge but was shot to death by Chang Yuchun. Ge Yesen was a peerless top-level figure when he was born. His basic military strength was as high as 105 points. After he was born, he made great military exploits in the Yuan Mongols. Whether it was the crusade against Yelu Abaoji or the war to conquer the west, he made a great name for himself.

In the war of conquering the west, he single-handedly killed eight generals of the Western Region. When Su Dingfang's troops intervened, he single-handedly fought against Li Hualong, a general of the Western Region Army. Although he was defeated, he made a breakthrough before the battle and went one step further, reaching the realm of a divine general.

Ma Long was a famous general, not a fierce one. Facing Ge Yesian who had already rushed towards him, he was no match for him at all.

Soon after Ma Long's death, Zhangye was completely lost. The prefect Wen Tianxiang led a few defeated soldiers and was forced into a corner. Tolui admired Wen Tianxiang very much. Although they were on the opposite side, he still wanted to spare his life and make him serve him.

However, facing Tolui's persuasion to surrender, Wen Tianxiang's attitude was very firm. After leaving behind just a dozen words "Since ancient times, everyone is mortal, but I will leave my loyalty to shine in history", he resolutely drew his sword and committed suicide.

From then on, the entire Zhangye was completely lost and fell completely into the hands of the Yuan Mongols.

After hearing the news, Meng Tian's face changed drastically for a moment.

Juyan was lost, but in terms of actual losses, the loss of this county was almost negligible for the Jin army.

But Zhangye is different.

First, half of Wuwei County was lost, and then Zhangye County was lost. This meant that the Hexi Corridor had been completely cut off from the middle by the Yuan and Mongolians.

When the young Huo Qubing conquered the two Xiongnu kings, King Hunye and King Xiutu, the Xiongnu people said: "The loss of our Yanzhi Mountain has made our women lose their color."

This piece of land is so important and so long and narrow like a corridor that it requires garrisons and counties to be established in order to defend against the nomadic peoples from the north and northwest.

The second of the four counties in Hexi, Zhangye.

Emperor Wu of Han: "Cut off the arm of the Xiongnu and expand China's arm." Zhangye is the most important of the four Hexi counties, connecting Guanzhong to the Western Regions in the east and west, and connecting the Mongolian Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the north and south.

This puts them in a disadvantageous position in the overall situation.

  As for reaching Dunhuang in the west like Ma Yuan and Dou Gu did, this kind of thing can be done occasionally when people are free, but how can it be regarded as a common route?

"I hope Dunhuang is safe!" Meng Tian said to himself worriedly.

The four counties of Liangxi, due to the narrow terrain of the Hexi Corridor, did face considerable challenges in defense. However, this place was neither rich nor poor, but because of its connection with Xizhou, its role in their defense was self-evident.

The final bottom line of Meng Tian or the entire Jin army is Dunhuang County in the westernmost part of Liangzhou. The most important is Yumen Pass, an important pass in Liangzhou.

As long as Yumen Pass was not lost, at least Su Dingfang would not be faced with being attacked from both sides.

In this way, no matter how bad Su Dingfang's situation is, there is still room for improvement.

Just when Meng Tian was worried about the war situation in Liang Province, he didn't know that at this moment, a fierce battle had begun on the plateau.

To this end, Cen Wenben did not hesitate to start a civil war on the plateau, and without the knowledge of the world, the entire plateau fell into a war.