Chapter 85 Asking for a Fight
After two months of marching, they finally arrived at Tongguan.
Tongguan, which crosses the main road of Tongshan, is undoubtedly a majestic pass that is rare in the world. The city wall is even more durable, blocking everything like a barrier.
Tu Shanjun, who was inside the banner, thought of a sentence: "Xiongguan Road is really as iron as iron."
The majestic pass in front of us does not look like it could be built by ordinary mortals.
And with the national strength of Daliang, it should be impossible to invest so much manpower and material resources just to build a majestic city.
Rough and thick.
The nine-foot-high city wall is like a hill.
The person who is pressed can't breathe.
No wonder many common people and even people with low official positions were worried, but the gentlemen of Liangdu never worried that the Northern Wei Dynasty would march to plunder land.
With this natural chasm standing tall, unless a traitor opens the city gate to welcome the Wei army into the city, no matter how many lives are lost, it will not be enough to capture the city.
"This architectural style is somewhat similar to the worship building." Tu Shanjun suspected that this might be the monk's method.
At the same time, he frowned slightly.
Since evil spirits and powerful ghosts and ghosts will be born on the battlefield, it will definitely attract heretics, casual cultivators, and demonic cultivators.
Zhao Shixian is a lesson learned from the past.
So we have to guard against those people.
But don’t worry too much.
It's not that Tu Shanjun despises casual cultivators, but that Gao Xiu doesn't look down on these evil ghosts at all.
Mortal warfare is limited after all, so it is only useful for Qi practitioners. What advanced cultivators need are higher-quality evil spirit ghosts.
Those ghosts must meet specific conditions. Not only are they inherently powerful, they can also advance quickly.
The handover in Tongguan is very simple, but quite complicated.
But these things have nothing to do with Wen Yue.
He is a pioneer official and does not need to care about secular affairs.
The fresh wind is chilly.
A small group of troops gathered under the tower.
There were about three thousand people wearing light armor and riding tall horses.
Wen Yue, wearing armor, stood on the city and looked down, his expression indifferent.
He just clutched the soul flag in his arms.
Having never fought in a war, he felt a little unsure.
Especially when facing a dark crowd, it is inevitable to feel nervous.
Moreover, this force actually set up camp twenty miles outside the city openly, and obviously had no intention of leaving.
"Is this Tongguan?"
The leader of the city, wearing complete black armor, couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so fucking majestic!"
The deputy general beside him hurriedly said: "General, the name Tongguan is well deserved. Now that Liang Jun is locked up, it would be a bad idea to let the men attack the city."
Tuoba Bao narrowed his eyes and grinned, "Of course I know this city is majestic and cannot be attacked alone."
"To attack the city, attack the heart first."
"Liang Jun has just changed his defense, and the morale of the army is unstable. You sent your men to scold their marching commander."
"What's that man's name?"
The deputy general hurriedly explained the information to Tuoba Bao: "General, the man's name is Geng Lie, the Minister of War. According to reports from Liangdu's spies, this man is violent and cruel."
"Servant? I think it's a dog!"
"Okay, let's scold him until we go out to fight, and let us try the abilities of these idiots first."
Hundreds of people lined up one after another, shouting curses at Tongguan with loudspeakers set up.
Three full days.
Geng Lie's face was already livid, and he looked at the soldiers in the hall without saying a word.
Anyone could tell that the coach was in a bad mood.
The barbarians from the North are completely disrespectful when they curse others. They are really looking down on their female relatives.
The eighteenth generation of Geng Lie's ancestors were even dragged out and severely humiliated.
Geng Lie felt something rapidly expanding in his chest.
It burned his heart and made him suffer unbearably.
Maybe it won't be long before it explodes and swallows him whole.
That's anger!
"The barbarians of the Northern Wei Dynasty have gone too far to bully others!"
Geng Lie was furious.
He grabbed the tea bowl on the table and smashed it on the ground.
Broken porcelain pieces hit everyone's feet and calves.
He had trouble breathing these past few days.
And most importantly, he always felt that the way the soldiers looked at him was getting more and more wrong.
Even when walking on the streets of Tongguan, the people looked at him with something wrong.
In fact, Geng Lie was wrong.
All the soldiers have seen these markets a long time ago, and even yelled at others during the war.
The common people were simply afraid and curious about the dignitaries. In fact, they didn't even know who Geng Lie was.
But he couldn't hold back his anger, and he was often irritable by nature. Now he had been scolded for three days and had endured it for three days. He really couldn't bear it anymore.
He couldn't avoid the battle, and when he returned to Liangdu, there was no good fruit to eat from him.
Why did Emperor Liang send an additional 30,000 troops? It means that if we want to fight, we must win.
At least on the surface we have to hold on to the stalemate.
It gives the people a feeling that the beam cannot be shaken.
Geng Lie looked around, as if waiting for someone to come forward.
However, the officers and soldiers were looking at their noses and their noses were looking at their hearts, and they had no intention of going to war.
Isn't this a naked joke?
They are all veterans, and no one has heard of Tuoba Bao, who was also known as the Qingqi General of the Northern Wei Dynasty. What is the difference between them going out of the city to fight in the wild and risking their lives?
Anyway, it was the coach who was scolded, and they didn't want to be scolded, so they could just hide in the city like cowards.
It should be noted that if you do more, you will make a mistake; if you don't do it, there will be no mistake.
As long as they don't go to war, Liang Jun will not be defeated.
Feng Gan learned the lesson just a few months ago.
"The last general invites you to fight."
A young, clear voice, sonorous and powerful.
When speaking, he raised his hands and faced everyone.
Geng Lie, who was already furious, looked at the man who asked for a fight.
All the soldiers couldn't help but look at the speaker.
They wanted to see who the stupid young man was, but they overestimated their ability and wanted to compete with Tuoba Bao of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The man's body was tall and straight, and his dark red armor made him look even more heroic.
The pocket is tucked under the ribs of the right hand.
It was Wen Yue, the prince of the Marquis of Jingan.
"Okay, okay!"
It doesn't matter who it is, it's a good thing if someone fights.
The father-in-law in the position of deputy commander wanted to say something, but Geng Lie pushed him back: "Uncle Annan, there is no need to worry. Besides, young people must always be given a chance."
Annan bowed his hand. The coach had already said this, so he still wanted to force it back?
Looking at Geng Lie's temperament, he also knew that it would be really difficult for him to block this matter.
Geng Lie couldn't regain face from the Northern Wei Dynasty, so couldn't he still cause trouble for his own people?
When the time comes, a small memorial will be handed over to the top, and he will be labeled as being afraid of fighting and not obeying the general's orders.
Be more ruthless and show your respect to the bandits.
Judging from the urinary temperament of those scholar-bureaucrats in the court, they must have been waiting for this piece of fat to become vacant.
"Order, vanguard officer Wen Yue."
"Lead three thousand light cavalry to repel Tuoba Leopard."
"General, I will obey the order." Wen Yue went out with the order.
The commander-in-chief will issue an order immediately, and he can dispatch troops and generals with the order.
All the generals in the lobby looked at each other in confusion. Commander Geng was a little too stingy.
Tuoba Bao's light cavalry is at least three thousand, which is still elite.
Not only 8,000 soldiers and horses, but also 5,000 light cavalry should be given.
Just give away three thousand?
"All the soldiers followed me upstairs to watch the battle."
Geng Lie stood up immediately, not wanting to see Tuoba Bao being beaten, he was really angry.
The other generals hanging behind him were discussing in a low voice: "Isn't this a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return?"
"Young people are very energetic, so I will suffer from them."
"But there shouldn't be any danger to his life. Uncle Annan's family is by his side."
After talking about this, everyone realized that Sanhu had been following Wen Yue, as if he was a personal guard.
Only then did they turn their attention to Annanbo. It seemed that Annanbo really thought highly of this son-in-law, and even sent his own stupid son to be his personal guard.
Outside the towering city walls.
Tuoba Bao frowned and asked, "How many days has it been?"
"General, it's been three days."
"There has been no movement for three days. It looks like we need to take a serious move. How are the preparations for those Liang prisoners?"
"Report!"
The flag soldiers shouted loudly with a long sound.
"General, a cavalry team has appeared in Tongguan."
"How many troops are there?"
"About three thousand troops."
"Take the forehead spear!"
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"Wu that pretty face, let's make a name for ourselves!"
Tuoba Bao raised his spear.
Riding on a tall horse, he pointed at Wen Yue opposite the military formation.
Wen Yueduan sat on the horse, the golden Yanyue knife in his hand turned slightly with his wrist, dragging it on the side of the horse.
"I am Wen Yue, the pioneer of Daliang!"
Tu Shanjun stared at the person who used his inner energy to amplify the volume. There was an unusual evil aura lingering around that person.