Chapter 226 Wuguan
Wuguan, the Qin and Jin Passes in ancient times, the entry and exit passes of Qin and Chu, together with Hangu Pass, Xiaoguan Pass and Dashan Pass, are also known as the Four Fortresses of Qin Dynasty.

Qiangqin is located in the Guanzhong Basin, surrounded by mountains and countless passes, it is a natural place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.Wuguan is built on a flat plateau in the canyon, with the steep Shaoxi Mountain in the north and the dangerous point in the south.The city wall is made of indigenous people, about three miles long, slightly square in shape, with a door on the east and west, and a circle of holes surrounded by bricks and stones.

To the west of Wuguan, the terrain is flat, and the only way out of the Guandong is to wind and twist along the mountainside, and the cliffs are high and the valleys are deep and narrow.

Yang Zaixing led Cao Cao's order to seize Wuguan with [-] soldiers.

8000 people and horses were walking along the mountain trails, but they saw high mountains on both sides, apes climbing between the cliffs, and birds looking for food in the mountains and forests on both sides.The [-] troops marched, and the movement was naturally very loud, startling the birds in the forest.

Yang Zaixing and Lin Yu, his master and apprentice, rode slowly on horseback and led the army on the way. Lin Yu looked at the high mountains on both sides and exclaimed: "My dear, this place is really steep, and Wuguan is probably controlled by one man. Don't Wanfu open it? As long as there are enough Wuguan is probably as solid as a rock, and compared with Wuguan, Qingni Pass is like a sky and an underground."

Qingni Pass is west of Wuguan, and it is also an important road, which can be said to be the second barrier in the southeast of Guanzhong.But with the danger of Wuguan, the defenses at Qingni Pass were relatively lax, with only a thousand Xiliang soldiers stationed there.

Yang Zaixing led 8000 soldiers and horses, and the Han army came from Guanzhong, which must have shown that Chang'an had fallen.Yang Zaixing told the news of Dong Zhuo's death and the news of the annihilation of the rest of the Xiliang army, and expressed his willingness to pardon the crimes committed by the remaining Xiliang soldiers. The Xiliang soldiers at Qingnikou Pass immediately surrendered.Yang Zaixing left [-] soldiers and horses to garrison Qingni Pass, and rushed to Wuguan with the remaining [-] troops.

"Dong Zhuo is dead, and the leader of the Xiliang bandits has been destroyed. Surely the Xiliang soldiers in Wuguan will not be stubborn!" Yang Zaixing thought.

"That's boring, I thought there would be a battle to fight with the master!" Lin Yu pouted.

"Hmph, is war a trifling matter? You are so old, how can you still be so hearted? Your Majesty has high hopes for you and wants to train you to be a minister and commander. Don't let your majesty down? What's more, which battle will not Casualties, brothers? Wouldn’t it be better if the opponent surrendered without a fight?” Yang Zaixing’s face darkened, and he angrily scolded Lin Yudao.

Lin Yu was blushed by Yang Zaixing's words, His Majesty had high hopes for me, but I always showed off my bravery, Lin Yu couldn't help feeling a little guilty, clenched his fists, and decided that he must read more military books and learn the art of fighting against thousands of people in the future!
"Master taught me a lesson! This apprentice knows his mistake!" Lin Yu said respectfully.

Yang Zaixing nodded gently and said: "It's good that you know your mistake, don't let His Majesty down, hurry up and march, and take Wuguan today!"

To the east of Wuguan is Nanyang. After Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang, he went east to capture Runan. Yangzhou, south of the Yangtze River, occupied the Huaihe River area.

Sun Jian was attached to Yuan Shu's command. He had Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Zu Mao under his command. The eldest son Sun Ce was also a young hero. Under Yuan Shu's command, he could be said to be a very strong force.But Sun Jian himself had ambitions, and it was a helpless move to attach himself to Yuan Shu.Now that Yuan Shu has caused anger and resentment in the Huaihe River area, Sun Jian doesn't want to attack cities and land for him.

However, Yuan Shu was weak in power before, and he used Sun Jian heavily, so he was suspected of taking advantage of him. Now that he has 20 armor and a large number of civil and military talents under his command, he gradually looks down on Sun Jian.Moreover, Sun Jian had ambitions, so Yuan Shu could naturally see it.

Dong Zhuo was still alive, and Nanyang was close to Wuguan, the southeast barrier of Guandong, so Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Wuguan.He wanted to use Dong Zhuo's hand to wear down Sun Jian's strength.

Sun Jian didn't want to help Yuan Shu do evil, but fortunately, he could gain some fame by attacking Dong Thief, so one of them was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.

Sun Jian is not stupid, Yuan Shu's plan to kill with a knife is obvious, but Sun Jian is unwilling to waste his strength, and wants to wait for the opportunity to rise up.

Now it is the spring of 192 AD, in the middle of March, Sun Jian has been confronting Xiliang outside Wuguan for more than half a year.

Sun Jian's army set up camp ten miles away from Wuguan.This place is a relatively flat highland. Now here, you can see Wuguan in the distance, and there are arrow towers around it.Occasionally, a few cavalry patrols can be seen.The camp was surrounded by a fence made of sharpened wood.

The shouts and killings in the camp were soaring, and the land of Two Thousand Jiangdong was training in full swing.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Sun Jian sat at the head, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others stood on both sides, a young general, dressed in white armor, handsome and handsome, about 17 years old, is the eldest son of Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu .

"My lord, Hou Junji sent someone to deliver food!" Cheng Pu cupped his hands to Sun Jian.

Sun Jian held the book of war in his hand, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How much did you give away?"

"Only two thousand stones!"

"Two thousand shi? Such a small amount of food is only enough for our army for half a month. What I want is [-] shi!" Sun Jian slapped the table and shouted.

"My lord, Hou Junji said that I have been stationed at Wuguan for several months, consuming tens of thousands of food and grass, but there is no movement. Nanyang is short of food and grass. Let me take Wuguan as soon as possible, otherwise our food and grass will be cut off!" Cheng Pu's face was gloomy, his expression Quite helpless.

"Damn it, when will Hou Junji become Yuan Shu's master? Did he think Yuan Shu let him guard Nanyang so he could command me?" Sun Jian said angrily.

Hou Junji is naturally the Hou Junji of the famous founding general of the Tang Dynasty, but it was Liu Bian who entered and left randomly when he conquered Cao Cao.Now he has become Yuan Shu's general, guarding Nanyang for him.

"My lord, this is probably Yuan Shu's intention, right? We have been stationing troops in Wuguan for several months, and Yuan Shu probably won't be able to stand it anymore! Why don't we try to attack Wuguan!" Huang Gai cupped his hands.

"Father, my son is willing to lead three thousand troops to take Wuguan!" Sun Ce, who was under the tent, heard this and immediately called for a fight.At this time, Sun Ce's youthful disposition was about the same age as Lin Yu's, and he admired everyone's bravery, but he didn't know Sun Jian's intention to preserve his strength.

"Wuguan is extremely dangerous in the world. It is surrounded by mountains and dangerous. Rolling stones and trees are inexhaustible. One man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. How can it be so easy to conquer?" Sun Jian glanced at Sun Ce and shook his head. He shook his head and said.

"My lord, if we don't attack, I'm afraid Hou Junji will really cut off our food, why don't we give it a try!" Han Dang suggested.

But Zu Mao was very angry, and shouted: "My lord, why do you need to live under someone else's fence and suffer Yuan Shu's bad luck? It's better to go back to Changsha, or go back to Jiangdong's hometown, and fight the world by yourself!"

"Oh, how can it be that easy? Changsha is in Jingnan, and now Liu Biao has become the governor of Jingzhou and controls Jingzhou. I am the prefect of Changsha in name only, and Yangzhou is far away, and Liu Yao is here. Besides, Yuan Shu will not let me go! "

After hearing Sun Jian's words, Cheng Pu said helplessly: "This Yuan Shu just wants to consume my Jiangdong disciples, so that the lord has no soldiers and no power, so that the lord can work for him!"

"Report, my lord, the scouts are here to report that the guards at the east gate of Wuguan have lost more than half of them for some reason!" A school lieutenant walked into the tent to report to Sun Jian.

"This is strange. Some time ago, Li Meng was stationed in Wuguan, but he disappeared. There are only [-] troops in the [-] troops. Could it be that some papers were published in Guanzhong?" Sun Jian thought while stroking his beard.

"I heard that the Son of Heaven is preparing troops to attack Guanzhong in Chang'an. Could it be that Hangu Pass is in a hurry? Li Meng led troops to reinforce?" Cheng Pu guessed.

"To the east of Chang'an, there is the natural danger of Hangu Pass. There are more than tens of thousands of troops in Chang'an. Relying on the natural danger, we should be able to defend it, so as not to mobilize the troops of Wuguan!"

"Hey, my lord, since the strength of Wuguan is weak now, why don't you take the opportunity to take Wuguan and stop Yuan Shu's thoughts!" Zu Mao shouted.

"Alright, Ceer, don't you want to attack the city? Then you will lead five thousand troops to attack the city first. If you find that the Xiliang army is in an ambush, retreat immediately!" Sun Jian ordered. After training, he was worried about the ambush of the Xiliang army, so he gave Sun Ce another word.

"Yes, my son obeys!" Sun Ce was overjoyed, and immediately left the camp, gathered [-] elite soldiers, carried ladders and other siege equipment, and headed for Wuguan.

(End of this chapter)

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