Chapter 458
After leading five thousand troops, Sun Qi rushed to Tangguan without stopping for a moment.
At this time, the war ahead is still ongoing.
Xiang Ge has also received this news long ago.
One day when the army was being held, a side general couldn't help but mention the matter and said, "Sir Xiang, Tangguan is right behind our main force. Although it is a small pass, the Liang army may march here. I heard that the king appointed Sun Qi as the general, and only 5,000 soldiers were stationed. Should we send more troops and horses to prepare for any trouble?"
"No need." Xiang Ge directly refused and sneered: "Sun Qi, an unknown young man, I have also heard of the affairs of the court. He boasted about Haikou in front of the king, saying that he could not defend Tangguan and had his head cut off. Then, let's see how he can get out of Taiwan!"
As the commander of Huan Kingdom, Xiang Ge has a high position and a strong connection, so of course he can learn everything about the court as soon as possible.
Sun Qi once said that his command was not favorable, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
As a soldier, if King Huan values Sun Qi, Xiang Ge will undoubtedly be jealous of talent. In his opinion, Sun Qi is using belittle him to raise himself.
So, he was happy to see Sun Qi's defeat.
As for whether Tang Pass is lost, it is not important at all.
Another general said: "But I heard that the last time the Liang army attacked Xishan was exactly what Sun Qi proposed, which shows that he was a bit prescient."
Hearing this, Xiang Ge's face changed because he had not seen Xue Wu's combat strategy at that time.
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly ran in:
"Report~~~~~~"
"Report to the commander Xiang, Liang Jun called out!"
"It's outrageous!" Xiang Ge was furious when he heard this: "He Xue Wu really thought that I was afraid that he would not succeed!"
"Tele the troops! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
On the other side, Tangguan.
After Sun Qi arrived here, he first arranged the city gate defense, and then took several commanders to investigate the local terrain himself.
This is a small pass with a single-sided city defense, not a city. After entering the pass, you can only see the town after traveling dozens of miles. However, there is a huge village between the town and Tangguan.
As a general, you must know the right time and place, and then bring harmony to others.
In the history of ancient Chinese wars, there were many examples of using terrain to detour, winning the more with fewer ones.
After Sun Qi surveyed the nearby terrain, he also arrived at the entrance of the village on that day.
He was wearing armor and with a few people. Not far away, there was an old man who had just finished his work and was carrying a hoe to return to the village. Sun Qi hurriedly reached out and called out, "That old man--"
Hearing the screams, the old man turned around, first looked left and right, then walked towards Sun Qi, and asked honestly: "General called me?"
Seeing the simple and simple villagers, Sun Qi also smiled on his face: "The war is approaching, why are you still working? You should retreat as soon as possible."
"Oh!" the old man sighed and said, "What can we ordinary people do to escape wherever we escape."
He was right. Under the battle for hegemony among the nations, there were many wars, wars raging in the land, the people fled and starved to death!
Sun Qi no longer said much about this issue, but changed the subject and asked again: "How big is your village?"
Hearing this, the old man didn't even think about it and immediately replied: "This Niujiazhuang is divided into upper and lower villages, with hundreds of families. It is very large and is located in a low-lying area, surrounded by mountains on three sides..."
"Only the entrance of the village can enter?"
"Yes."
"It's great." After listening to his explanation, Sun Qi smiled, and then looked at the village not far away and the surrounding terrain.
At that time, the people were suffering, and most of the villages were dilapidated thatched huts.
After reading it, he looked at the old man again and bowed and said, "Thank you for telling me."
"What is the general? If nothing else is wrong, the villain will surrender." The old man said hurriedly, and then left with a hoe.
After leaving, a commander next to Sun Xia couldn't help it and began to say, "General, you have surveyed here many times, but this is within the pass. We should set up defenses at Tangguan and stick to the pass."
Sun Qi did not answer this question, but still stared at the nearby terrain and said, "It's really God helping me."
Hearing these inexplicable words, several commanders couldn't help but look at each other.
"What do you mean by this... General?" Someone was puzzled.
Sun Qi came back to his senses and glanced at him: "The first thing to do when fighting with the Liang army is to master their combat habits and follow the military books. You will be defeated. For me, it is like a doctor treating a disease and needs to prescribe the right medicine."
"Let's say that if Tangguan is lost and our army retreats, what is the first thing they have to do after the Liang army enters the pass?"
"This..." Several thousand men hesitated for a moment.
Sun Qi continued: "They will definitely search Niujiazhuang to enrich the military rations! This is also the Liang army's usual combat habit!"
"That general means..."
Sun Qi smiled calmly and said, "Since that's the case, then let's ask you to get into the jar, open the cloth bag, and tie the bag mouth..."
Sun Qi made three calculations in one step, and before he could defend the city, he had already made the hypothesis after his loss.
At the same time, we also began to arrange it.
More than ten days later.
As he expected, Xiang Ge was defeated again on the main battlefield, and lost more than 30,000 soldiers and generals, and began to retreat to the rear.
At this time, because of the victory of several battles, the generals of the Liang army were very excited and had the attitude of annihilation of Huan Kingdom in one go.
When we were discussing the troops, we were all ready to go.
Xue Wu began his next strategic deployment, pointing at the military map with a sword, and said:
"At present, Huan's army was defeated, and most of the defense lines were destroyed by our army."
"At this time, the main force of our army should continue to advance head-on, and at the same time, flanks and detours in order to achieve the goal of cutting off the rear army of Huan's army."
"To complete this tactical policy, Tangguan will become the first place to rush."
"After order, General Qu Ze, led 50,000 troops to march from Tangguan, and helped our main force to divide Huan's army into two!"
"No!" Liang Jiang, named Qu Ze, heard this, immediately clasped his fists and said without caring:
"Shi Shuai, according to our military investigation, there are not many guards in Tangguan. 50,000 troops can be taken away once they pass!"
Xue Wu glanced at him and said slightly unhappy: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated! This is a big taboo, don't you know it!"
"This is! I will finally recognize my guilt." Qu Ze quickly lowered his head.
"Every department is ready quickly!"
"promise!"
After his military order, the Liang army immediately started to move.
While continuing to advance in the front, Qu Ze also led an army of 50,000, traveling starry night and heading straight to Tangguan!
Two days later.
"Report~~~~~"
"General, general, Liang army is attacking!"
The messenger stuttered and looked very flustered because there were too few people garrisoned here.
Chapter completed!