Chapter 941 The Pass is Hard to Stop

Chapter 941 The Pass is Hard to Stop

On the road from Hongnong to Tongguan, all the dead vegetation was buried in the snow, and the snow layer was densely covered with all kinds of messy trampling marks. It looked like a withered and messy scene.

Li Tai rode his horse in the team, but his thoughts flew back to the time when he was walking on this same road many years ago.

At that time, when he had just come to this world, he was defeated by the army and retreated to Tongguan. Although the seasonal customs today are different from those back then, and the skinny donkey he originally rode has been replaced by a famous horse with a majestic horse under his crotch, the atmosphere is still quite similar.

Previously, because he was worried that the situation in Guanzhong would continue to deteriorate, he did not wait for the army to accompany him. He only led two thousand elite cavalry to go first and headed westward through Xin'an and Weiban.

When his troops crossed the Xiaoban and entered the Hongnong territory, they were constantly joined by the defeated soldiers along the way. Most of these people were the defeated troops who had been killed and dispersed in Hongnong before, because they had no supplies to maintain. It was difficult to escape far away, so they could only wander around Hongnong, and they did not dare to go to Tongguan for fear that the bandit army had not left. It was not until Li Tai led his troops to arrive here that they rushed to attach themselves.

On the road from Weiban to Hongnong, the number of soldiers who came one after another reached thousands of people. From this, we can also infer the chaos of the defeat that day. Most of these personnel were hungry, cold, and in dire condition. Li Tai's elite cavalry did not carry much baggage. As more and more soldiers came to rely on them, it was difficult to provide immediate relief. He could only lead these soldiers. Members rushed to Tongguan together.

Infected by the desolate mood of these defeated troops, Li Tai could not help but recall his experience of fleeing from Tongguan in defeat. It's just that at that time, I was also one of the fleeing people, and I was also drifting with the crowd and couldn't help myself. Now I have become the great hero and savior in the minds of these soldiers, and I can hear all kinds of praises during the journey.

The attentive compliments and expectations from these people made Li Taiyou feel that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier. Back then, he was still struggling with how to integrate into this era, but now what he has to consider is where he wants to lead this era!

"Alang, Tongguan has arrived!"

Li Quji, who was exploring the road ahead, rode back to the team and came to Li Tai to report to him.

When Li Tai heard this, he felt as if he was in another world. He first took a deep breath, and then raised his eyes to look at Tongguan City in front of him. At this time, banners were flying up and down in Guancheng, soldiers were like a forest, and the soldiers' armor and swords were shining brightly in the morning sun.

Li Tai looked at Guancheng, which was heavily guarded, and then at the eager eyes of the surrounding disciples. He raised his arm and pointed at Guancheng from a distance, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the generals of the city to live up to the expectations of the fathers of Guanxi." , bring all the scattered sons back to the country, guard the city, and come out to welcome them as soon as possible!"

"The King of Taiyuan rescued the nation and returned here in triumph. The guards of Guancheng came out quickly to greet him!"

The surrounding soldiers raised their heads and shouted to Guancheng on the opposite side. After hearing this, the guards with clear lines up and down the Guancheng also showed excitement on their faces. However, due to the restrictions of military orders, they still did not dare to step out of the formation for a while. , go forward to greet.

"There are hundreds of disciples from Baishui County. Twenty-three died in the battle. Thirty-five were recruited by the King of Taiyuan. Are there any countrymen at the top of the city? I can't bear to keep my son outside the pass?"

In addition to those exciting reports of merit, there were also many defeated soldiers shouting to the opposite battle formation. Hearing those miserable and hoarse voices in the ears of the soldiers who had narrowly escaped death and retreated to Tongguan, they felt sad for a while.

Finally, someone couldn't help but throw away the sword and gun in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The King of Taiyuan defeated the enemy and showed his power, how dare the defeated people refuse to welcome him!"

Amidst the various shouts, there were also soldiers who ran straight to where King Taiyuan was, shouting urgently and asking: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, have my disciples from Ganquan been saved?"

Several governors in Guancheng were still struggling with whether to abide by the military orders and continue to defend the city. However, when they saw that the battle in front of the city was no longer orderly and the soldiers left the formation to meet them, they all agreed. Heng, the sergeants were ordered to put down their weapons and line up to meet him.

The Tongguan Pass Defense, which was originally inspected and arranged by generals such as Li Bi and Da Xiwu, quickly fell apart with the arrival of the Taiyuan Wang Shi Brigade.

When Yu Wenhu and others from the city lord's palace heard the news and rushed over, they saw that the soldiers who were supposed to be guarding the defense line had already opened the door and left the city, and lined up in front of the Taiyuan King's formation to salute. Li Tai, on the other hand, was surrounded by soldiers at the front and rear, bathing in the morning sun, looking towards the city head with a cold and serious expression.

"The King of Taiyuan returned home victorious and rescued many people who were scattered along the way. He should not be scornful of emotion and reason. He should indeed go out of the city to welcome him."

Li Bi looked at this scene in silence for a long time, then waved to the other generals who were also looking gloomy and embarrassed and said, then he took the lead in walking down the Guancheng city, raised his hand to retreat from the soldiers who were following him, and came to the gate of Guancheng and hung his head. Stand with your head up.

After seeing this, the other generals also gathered their emotions and followed Li Bi and stood in front of the pass as a sign of respect.

At this time, Li Tai rode his horse to the front of the pass amidst cheers from the soldiers in front and behind him. He waited until Li Bi stepped forward and raised his hand to hold the bridle for him. Then Li Tai got off his horse and faced the generals' salute. There was no response. His eyes ran over everyone's faces before finally landing on Yu Wenhu's face, and he asked in a deep voice: "Where is the coffin of Otsuka Zai?"

"He is, still in the city, in the main hall of the city lord's palace."

Yu Wenhu was already looking at him with cold sweat on his forehead. After hearing this question, his tense heart suddenly relaxed, and he hurriedly bowed and answered respectfully.

After hearing this, Li Tai nodded slightly, turned his head and motioned for his own soldiers to come forward to replace Li Bi who was still holding the horse for him, and then raised his hand to Li Bi to signal him to enter the city parallel to him.

When Li Bi saw this, he also stepped forward, walking half a body behind Li Tai into the city. The other generals also followed the two of them into the city, while Yu Wenhu took two steps quickly, followed Li Tai and whispered sideways: "When the Lord was seriously ill, he still regretted that he could not see the uncle in person. , Your Majesty…”

Li Tai seemed oblivious to this and just strode forward. After Yuwenhu saw this, he could only shut up. His originally hopeful eyes gradually dimmed, and he followed behind in silence with his head lowered.

In the main hall of the city lord's palace, Li Tai first bowed deeply to Yuwentai's coffin placed in the hall after entering the hall. After seeing this, the generals behind him also followed him and bowed deeply to the ground. When Li Tai stood up, the generals behind him I also stood up, but I saw that Li Bi and the others in front of me were still bowing down, and their upper bodies that had been straightened up quickly fell down again.

"Mr. Liang, come here. What order do you want from Chief Otsuka?"

After Li Tai stood up, he raised his hand and called Liang Rui, who had followed the army, to come closer and asked him.

After hearing this, Liang Rui quickly recounted Otsuka Zai's previous order. After he finished speaking, Li Tai sighed and said, "After receiving the order, I immediately led my troops to Heluo. I thought I met you in Yiyang, but unexpectedly we met in Tongguan. Why did you sue me? Why did you sue Shilu Erlang for leaving his body on the road?

Hearing Li Tai's aggressive question, although Yu Wenhu also understood that the situation was over now, as the main decision-maker in Yiyang, he couldn't help but defended in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is a reason for the withdrawal of troops from Yiyang. I will serve you in this humble position." In his last words, Otsuka Zai did intend to stick to Yiyang and wait for reinforcements, but Uncle Otsuka and Grand Sima first..."

As soon as he said these words, Li Tai's eyes suddenly became colder. He walked in front of Yu Wenhu, lowered his head and looked at him and said solemnly: "Excuse me, Mr. Zhongshan, what duties were assigned to these two Otsuka Prime Ministers? At that time, many people were attracted by Why don’t you abandon the city and leave?”

"This this……"

Yu Wenhu suddenly ran out of words when he heard this questioning. When he looked around and wanted to ask everyone who was discussing at the time to support the withdrawal of the army, Zhu Guoda Xiwu suddenly said: "Before Da Sima and others left the army, I We also discussed that at that time, Grand Master Otsuka was critically ill and could not take care of things. For fear of causing chaos in the country, we both advised Grand Sima to return to the country as soon as possible to calm down the situation in Yiyang. At that time, the situation in Yiyang was still serious. Please stay behind in the army, I don’t know what happened to Da Sima and others when they go west.”

"Da Sikong, how could you..."

Yu Wenhu did not expect to be stabbed in the back by Da Xiwu. He knew that Yiyang's withdrawal was unanimously agreed by all the generals, but he did not expect that Da Xiwu said nothing about it and instead endorsed Dugu Xin's private escape.

However, before he had time to question Da Xiwu, Li Bi on the other side also said: "When Da Sima was traveling through Hongnong, he sent a message to discuss this matter with me. I also agreed that Da Sima returned to the country first to settle the situation, but Unexpectedly, this was a prudent plan, but it was blocked by villains. Fortunately, the sky has not abandoned our country, and the king of Taiyuan has saved the country from danger. "

When Li Bi finished speaking, not to mention Yu Wenhu who was even more surprised, even Li Tai was also surprised.

He knew that after Heluo's victory, he had a layer of awe-inspiring righteousness, but he never thought that he could intimidate everyone with this alone. If the Tongguan soldiers did not dare to keep him out, he would still As expected, it was a bit beyond his expectation that the two Zhuguo states, Da Xiwu and Li Bi, expressed their weakness and submission.

It should be noted that Dugu Xin's abandonment of the army is always a stain. As long as these people kill this, then when Li Tai investigates the responsibility for the defeat, as long as he has a little regard for Dugu Xin's honor and dignity, then they will be more or less fine. Be open-minded.

But now they have taken the initiative to give up this point and choose to cover up for Dugu Xin. Especially Li Bi's performance in this war is quite remarkable and he does not have much responsibility. But now they lower their profile so low, it is inevitable Li Tai was a little confused.

The reason why this puzzled him was probably due to the situation in Guanzhong. Due to the news blockade here in Tongguan, his current understanding of the situation in Guanzhong is limited to previous reports by Han Xiong and others, and the latest situation is still unknown.

After pondering for a while, he then said in a deep voice: "Everyone is to blame for the loss of the master and the loss of land! I was ordered to temporarily take charge of the military aircraft in the face of danger. From the Great Situ to the next, everyone has resigned from their posts pending trial and returned to the court. Do you have any objections?"

Although some information is missing, it does not prevent him from establishing the greatest initiative and holding the right to hold everyone including Li Bi accountable.

"Otsuka Prime Minister ordered King Taiyuan to take charge of the Chinese and foreign military affairs. Now that the king has made his decision, the general will have no objection!"

This time, Li Bi was the first to speak up, and his attitude was even a little eager. He didn't care at all that his authority was being taken away, as if he wanted to confirm something quickly.