The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 297
"Reporting to the governor, there are currently 500 soldiers in Tongguan City, 7000 civilian husbands and craftsmen who have been with the army for a long time, and 25 civilian husbands brought by Jia Cheqi. A total of [-] horses. There are currently [-] shi of grain stored in the pass."

"In terms of city defense, there are two sets of urns facing the west of the Guanxi. That is to say, on the west side, Tongguan has three city walls. Of these three city walls, one was built by Emperor Wei Wu in the former Han Dynasty. The other was during the Wei Dynasty. It was built by Emperor Ming. One will be newly built this year. The new one is on the outermost layer, imitating the bastion structure of the Shu thieves. Tongguan is surrounded by the Qinling Mountains on the south and the Yellow River on the north. Therefore, the length of each city wall in Guancheng is different. It is long. The longest section is the third city wall newly built at the end of the day, which is only four feet (9.24 meters). In addition, there is a city wall extending to the foot of the Qinling Mountains by fifteen feet. As for the height of the city wall, due to Wei Wu The city wall built by the emperor was only six feet, so the two subsequent walls are only six feet."

"In terms of materials for defending the city, there are millions of bows and arrows, and there are three catapults at the top of the city. After receiving the blueprint of the Soochow catapult seized in the Yangzhou battlefield from the imperial court, the craftsmen of this city are actively imitating it. If it takes another ten and a half months, There should be something real to make..."

"Good!" After listening to Wang Tao's introduction, Ma Long felt confident: "Everyone, the country suffered such a big defeat, and Yongliang was lost at once. I don't want to talk about how much this hurt. We now The only thing we can do is to guard Tongguan, to ensure the safety of Luoyang for the country, but also to leave a glimmer of hope for the future counterattack of Yongliang."

"Report~~~ Commander-in-Chief, Chariot General, all generals. The scouts ahead are here to report. The soldiers and horses of the Shu thieves are less than twenty miles away from Tongguan."

"How many soldiers and horses does the Shu thief have? Who leads the troops?"

"Looking at its size, the number of people is about [-]. The leader of the army should be Jiang Wei, the puppet general of the Shu rebels."

"Hehehe, it turned out to be this old man. Send an order! Immediately remove all the flags of Jia Cheqi and Du Changshi on the checkpoint. Well, I guess the flag of the general has not been done, right?"

"Excuse me, Governor, the production has not yet started."

"Hahaha, it's okay, just find a blank banner and hand-paint it. Hurry up and execute it immediately!"

"promise!"

Watching the messenger leave in a hurry, both Jia Chong and Du Yu smiled slightly, and then Jia Chong said, "Does Xiaoxing mean to show weakness to the enemy?"

"General Cheqi has a good opinion. The low official position is low and the name is low. Compared with Jia Cheqi, who has been famous for decades, and General Du, who drove back the Jiang thief in Chang'an. Jiang thief is an experienced man who has been fighting for decades. The old general, the lower official wants to use this method to let him be careless first. Then, regardless of offense or defense, he should be able to find opportunities with this. However, when the lower official first comes, he will withdraw the banner of the two. If you offend, please return Please forgive me."

"Hahahaha, it's okay. As long as you can kill this old thief's vigor, Xiaoxing can do whatever you want. Well, Xiaoxing, since His Majesty's order is for me to return to Luoyang immediately after receiving the order, then this The officer is leaving now. The military situation is urgent, so don't send it away."

"Thank you General Cheqi for your understanding."

It is very smart for Jia Chong to leave at this time.Sima Yan had clearly ordered him not to stay in Tongguan to interfere with Ma Long's command, so it would be too risky for him to stay here with a stern face: it would not benefit him if he won, and he would be jointly and severally responsible if he was defeated.Then why is he still here?
"Hey, our emperor seems to be gradually enlightened? Sure enough, war or setbacks are the things that can make a person grow the most."

With such emotions, Jia Chong left Tongguan quickly.And Ma Long led a group of men to climb the third city wall of Tongguan (the third from east to west. Otherwise, it is the first).

Ma Long had just climbed to the top of the city, and Jiang Wei's army had already arrived there.

Seeing the shadows of people on the tower of Tongguan City from afar, Jiang Wei certainly knew that the possibility of a surprise attack was completely gone.But this was expected, so Jiang Wei wasn't depressed at all.On the contrary, among the many big flags above Tongguan City, he almost laughed out loud when he saw the largest and highest commander-in-chief flag.

What kind of banner is this?Well, the flag is so big that even the flagpole is more than ten feet tall.There is nothing wrong with the flag itself: gold borders on a white background, the traditional color of the state of Jin.But the word "horse" in the middle of the flag was not embroidered at all, but written on, oh, painted with a brush.Moreover, the ink was still hurriedly put on the flagpole before it was dry.There are stains all over the flag with a white background.

"This general is Jiang Wei, Jiang Boyue, the great general of the Han Dynasty. Who is in charge on the tower, come out and answer!"

From the top of the city tower, orders such as "put down the bow and arrow" were faintly heard, and then a voice sounded full of air but mixed with a little panic: "This general, uh, is guarding Ma Long and Ma Xiaoxing at the Tongguan Pass of the Lower Jin Dynasty. Old General."

Malone Ma Xiaoxing?Where did the weak chicken come from?Never heard of it.

(Shu Han Siwen Cao: Blame me? But we didn’t have enough information on the main military generals of the Jin Kingdom. How could we pay attention to a mere head of the public security department? And it’s a public security department in an inland state like Yanzhou that hasn’t fought a war for decades. Minister?)
"Forgive me Jiang Wei has been in Yizhou for a long time, and I don't know much about it. I don't know where General Ma is from? What position did you hold before you came here?"

"Don't dare. I'm from Dongping and Pinglu. I have been working in Yanzhou in the early years. Fortunately, my country's minister recommended me to come to Tongguan." After saying this, Ma Long smiled triumphantly: "Hahaha, Jiang Old General, you are one step late! I will arrive here only an hour earlier than you. Although the time is short, as long as I come here, Tongguan will be a natural moat that you will never be able to overcome!"

"Hey~~~" What a stupid, arrogant fool.Shaking his head and secretly ridiculing Ma Long, Jiang Wei raised his head again: "Jin was defeated in Guanzhong, losing 25 soldiers. At this time, the prosperity of Han and the fall of Jin are already the general trend in the world! Why doesn't General Ma recognize the situation and Switch surrender?"

"What's the point! Thinking of me, Ma Long, I was originally engaged by Wu Meng in Yanzhou. I was appreciated by the minister and asked me to guard the key points of the country. How can I surrender easily? General Jiang, Ma Longjing, you are a senior in the battlefield, so I just had a few words with you. If the old general speaks insanely again, don’t blame Malone for serving you with bows and arrows!"

After returning to the formation, Jiang Wei smiled at Zhao Tong: "The state of Jin is not as good as the previous generation. If Du Yuankai were here, I would be more cautious. But I never thought that the Emperor Jin would listen to Pei Xiu and never go to the battlefield. Someone recommended me to send a man who doesn't know anything about soldiers to guard Tongguan. That's all, let the old man teach this guy how to behave."

"Hehehe, General, what shall we do next?"

"First send people to the mountains to cut wood and build siege equipment. In addition, Malone is young and vigorous, and it is his first time to go to the battlefield. This kind of person is either timid or reckless. Therefore, in the last few nights, we must pay attention to the other party's approach. Steal camp."

"Understood, I will pass on the order at the end."

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On the other side, in Tongguan Pass City.

"Everyone, Ma Long used to focus on studying the life and battles of Jiang Bandit in Yanzhou. He is indeed a contemporary master in terms of military strategy. But he has two big weaknesses. First, he is bold! He loves to take risks. Second, if there is a big victory, it is easy to be arrogant. In the past, he defeated Wang Jing, the governor of Wei State Yongzhou in the Taoshui War, and after beheading [-] ranks, he was very satisfied. Liangzhou did not leave. At the same time, Deng Cheqi had just been sent to Longxi at that time, and his reputation was not obvious, so he ignored Deng Cheqi's various arrangements. The result finally led to Duan Gu's defeat. Today I deliberately showed weakness to him on the city wall. Let him underestimate the enemy."

"The governor did a good job on the city wall just now. If we didn't know in advance that the governor is showing weakness to the enemy, even I will despise the governor. If this is the case, governor, shall we go to steal the camp tonight?"

"Hehehe, the camp is going to be stolen, but it's definitely not now. The general must try his best to leave a timid impression on the Jiang thief before going to steal the camp. The order will be passed down, and the whole army will close the door tightly. It is also forbidden to provoke the Shu thieves on the pass city."

"promise!"

"Again, summon craftsmen to build a new type of trebuchet overnight according to the blueprint sent by Luoyang!"

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)