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    Chapter 294 Tongguan

    Tongguan, also known as Taolinsai.

    Legend has it that in ancient times, the giant Kuafu couldn't get enough of the sun and died of drinking. His cane was lost in the area from Huayin to Hongnong and turned into a dense peach forest. Taolinsai got its name from this.

    After Cao Cao kidnapped the emperor to order the princes, in order to guard against the Xiliang warlords in Guanzhong, he built Tongguan at the other end of Hangu Pass

    The place where Tongguan is located is adjacent to the confluence of the Wei River and the Yellow River to the north, and the steep and majestic Qinling Mountains to the south. Between these mountains and rivers, there is a natural platform about four or five miles wide from east to west and more than a hundred feet high, which is called  Linzhiyuan is also called Nanyuan because most of it is located south of Tongguan City.

    The southern thick top is relatively flat, but its west, north and east sides are all steep cliffs, making it a natural and dangerous location ideal for garrisoning.

    Due to millions of years of wind and rain erosion, the original surface was shattered and several deep grooves were washed out, becoming a natural thoroughfare between Guanzhong and Guandong.

    Tongguan Pass City is located to the east of the Nanyuan. If pedestrians or troops want to cross the pass, they must first walk for about fifteen miles. Cars do not follow the square track of Huangxiang Slope to the mouth of Yuanwang Gorge, and then climb up the ravine against the trend.  Go up Nanyuan, enter Tongguan Guancheng, then go down Xiaguan and go north along the Jingou west of Guancheng to the south bank of the Wei River, and then go west along the Wei River bank to enter Guanzhong.

    The entire route is like the word "ji" turned upside down. The height difference between the bottom of Yuanwang Valley and Jingou Valley and the original surface of Nanyuan is as high as 70 to 80 feet, and the middle is extremely narrow.  Don't open it.

    On the hill, Liu Feng was looking towards Tongguan City, where a fierce siege battle was going on.

    The person who commanded the siege was General Zhang Ren of the Western Expedition.

    Along the line of Guancheng, Zhang Ren deployed about 300 thunderbolt vehicles to attack Guancheng with stone bullets.

    Because the ditches in Tongguan were narrow and difficult to navigate, large siege equipment could not be transported in. Therefore, Liu Feng brought nearly a thousand craftsmen with him during his western expedition.

    After his army arrived at the main gate of Tongguan and set up camp, he ordered these craftsmen to cut wood on the spot and built more than 300 thunderbolt catapults overnight.

    This place is only a few miles away from Tongguan. Liu Feng could even vaguely see the scene when the stone bullets flying into the sky hit the Tucheng of Guancheng.

    ??Tongguan is built on the mountain. The city is tall and thick, and it is extremely strong. The thunderbolt chariots bombarded it for several rounds, just scratching the itch of the city.

    The bombardment was ineffective, so Zhang Ren launched a strong attack. Hundreds of soldiers, carrying hooks and ladders or driving chariots, bravely faced the locust-like rain of arrows on Guancheng.

    Soon, hooks and ladders were set up on the city wall, and the soldiers climbed up like ants.

    The defenders were well prepared. They attacked the brave warriors who climbed the city with hammering wood, flying stones, arrows and molten iron.

    Howling sounds came one after another, young bodies fell from the air one after another, a hook ladder was overturned by a pole, and countless soldiers were crushed to death by the overturned ladder.

    After attacking the city for a long time, there were piles of corpses under the city, but no soldier was able to successfully board the enemy city.

    After watching the battle for a long time, Liu Feng knew that there was no point in further attacking except for the loss of soldiers, so he ordered to stop the attack in despair.

    This is already the third attack in half a month. Liu Feng once again learned what Tongguan's natural danger is.

    Liu Feng suddenly figured out why Liu Bei succeeded in his surprise attack on Tongguan and was able to block Cao Cao's Western aid army at the pass with only a few thousand soldiers and horses.

    Calculating the battle damage, in the battle just now, more than a thousand soldiers were killed. If the Liu Feng family is defeated like this, even if the Liu Feng family has a great cause, it will soon be too much to bear.

    Returning to the Chinese army's tent, Liu Feng's mood was not very high. He looked around at all the counselors and asked loudly, "Tongguan is very dangerous and difficult to attack. Our army has been attacking for more than ten days without success. I wonder if you have any clever ideas to defeat the enemy."  ?¡±

    Pang Tong wanted to preside over Luoyang's political affairs for Liu Feng as Shangshuling. As for Xu Shu, because Liu Feng promised not to use him to deal with Liu Bei, he could only keep him in Beijing.

    At the moment, the most important counselor around Liu Feng is Lu Xun, but there is another person, and Liu Bei also takes him with him.

    This person is Jia Xu.

    At this time, this "poisonous man" who was over seventy years old was still in high spirits, and his brows were as calm as floating clouds.

    Because of the surprise attack on Wu County, the strategy of cutting off the connection between Jing and Yi states ultimately failed, which made Cao Cao very angry with him, so after that, it was rarely used again.

    When Liu Feng fought against Cao Cao in Lejia, Jia Xu was left in Luoyang. Later, Sima Yi launched a mutiny and Cao Cao died in Luoyang. Jia Xu was lucky enough to escape all the major changes until Liu Feng  Feng entered Luoyang and became the new lord of the Central Plains.Liu Feng didn't hold much grudge against this "poisonous man" whose plan almost killed him. He took charge of the government, and after proclaiming the title of Duke and founding the country, he even named him Taizhong doctor, responsible for advising, advising, and dealing with matters.  He is considered a high-ranking official with a rank of Qianshi.

    Jia Xu was really adaptable. Liu Feng didn't blame him, so he generously became an official under Liu Feng, but he still maintained his "If you don't ask, I won't tell" style.

    Liu Fengsu knew that Jia Xuxiong had a clever plan, which was probably as good as Pang Tong's in terms of tactics, so he took this seventy-year-old man with him during the Western Expedition.

    "Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if our army is ten times larger, I'm afraid we may not be able to capture it. Now that Bingzhou has been captured, this western expedition has gained something. In my opinion, we should withdraw our troops here.  Rest with the people, teach the soldiers, and fight again when the opportunity arises."

    Lu Xun persuaded Liu Feng to retreat. This young Jiangdong counselor actually did not agree with sending troops to destroy Liu Bei at first. In his opinion, recuperation and recuperation were the top priority.

    The battle has reached this point, and Liu Feng came with the belief that he would win. This time, he would not retreat until Liu Bei was destroyed.

    Liu Feng just laughed at Lu Xun's suggestion.

    He then turned his attention to Jia Xu and asked, "Wen He, do you have any good ideas?"

    Jia Xu coughed slightly and said unhurriedly, "What Lu Boyan said is indeed true. Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. No matter how many soldiers and horses our army has, we can't deploy them. I don't think it is wise to keep our troops under Guancheng for a long time."  Act of."

    Liu Feng thought that Jia Xu also agreed to withdraw his troops. Just when he was displeased, the seventy-year-old counselor changed the subject again: "However, it is imperative for the Duke to destroy Liu Feng this time, and we cannot give up halfway. Yi Xu is stupid.  See, why don¡¯t you, Duke, follow the example of Han Emperor Gaozu who attacked and destroyed Qin?¡±

    Liu Bang destroyed Qin.

    At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang led his army to attack Guanzhong. He initially took Tongguan Avenue, but because Guan City was dangerous and difficult to capture, he later had to change his tactics and took Wuguan instead, entering Guanzhong from the southeast.

    How could Liu Feng not know about this old incident, otherwise he would not have sent Wen Ping and his troops to attack Wuguan.

    Liu Feng was slightly disappointed after hearing his plan. He shook his head and said, "Wen He's plan is acceptable, but you ignored a fatal problem."
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