"That's not true!" Fan Zhicheng was startled when he heard Chen Xuanli's question. He quickly shook his head and denied it, and then explained bravely: "Tongguan must be rescued, but the timing of the army led by the general to enter Tongguan City must be grasped.

live!"

"Well, the general knows about this, so you don't have to say it again, or it will be heard by others!" Chen Xuanli said and ignored Fan Zhicheng, whipped his riding whip, and with a "drive" sound, he quickly ran away.

Fan Zhicheng and Chen Xuanli's personal soldiers quickly followed.

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He beheaded Bian Lingcheng in public, once again showed his power with his sword, won the hearts of the people, and gained the respect of the generals. Yang Xi felt much better.

But he knows that the situation has not been reversed. Under the current situation, our army is still at a disadvantage and the rebels are at an absolute advantage. If we want to reverse this situation, we must either attack the rebels forcefully and annihilate a large number of the rebels' effective forces, or rush for follow-up reinforcements.

The army must arrive as soon as possible, otherwise the situation cannot fundamentally change. In the previous ambush battles, beheading Bian Lingcheng could only boost the morale of the army and increase his prestige, but could not fundamentally solve the problem of guarding Tongguan.

It may be possible to annihilate a large number of the rebels' effective forces, but while doing so, our army's strength will definitely be depleted. Even if the proportion of loss is much smaller than that of the rebels, it is still an unbearable loss. We must thoroughly

To reverse the situation, we can only hope that follow-up reinforcements will arrive as soon as possible to strengthen the defensive force. The defensive force is sufficient, and relying on the terrain advantages inside and outside Tongguan City, it should be easy to block the rebels outside Tongguan City. Yang

Xi very much hopes that the reinforcements will arrive soon to prevent Tongguan City from falling into the hands of the rebels!

He once again sent a letter asking for help through the post station, asking the court to send reinforcements as soon as possible and more reinforcements. He also urged Chen Xuanli to speed up his march and strive to reach Tongguan as soon as possible. He was prepared to have such an emergency call for help happen every two hours, so he could send out more reinforcements.

The difficult problem was thrown to the Emperor Li Longji of Chang'an and his prime minister father Yang Guozhong!

The rebels encountered a medium-sized fire attack and suffered a certain amount of damage. They retreated for more than ten miles, but Yang Xi knew that this was only a temporary situation. As the wildfire gradually extinguished, the rebels would definitely attack again. Again.

It is impossible to set a mountain fire. Coming from the east to Tongguan, only that area is lush with vegetation, and other places are sparse. If you want to set a fire, you can't set it. You can pile up some hay at most, and it will burn out quickly. Even if you can

If a mountain fire is set off, it may also burn to Tongguan City, causing damage to Han Tongguan City, Twelve Liancheng City and New Tongguan City.

The rebels will definitely attack again during the day or evening today, and a fierce battle will inevitably break out!

The prophecy was soon fulfilled. Just when Yang Xi was hiding in the city gate tower and eating a bowl of mung bean soup brought by the sergeant to relieve the heat, the sergeant sent out to inquire about the situation came back with an urgent report that the rebels had invaded again!

"Report to Envoy Yang that the rebels are moving out again, heading towards Tongguan!"

"Get ready to fight immediately!" The startled Yang Xi immediately put down his bowls and chopsticks and ordered the sergeants and soldiers to get ready for battle!

The rebels are moving very fast. It is estimated that there is still more than an hour before dark. It seems that the rebels have plans to attack the city at night!

Yang Xi once again stood on the city gate tower of the east gate, overlooking the situation in the southeast.

Although there is no air pollution or smog at this time, a bright sun shines on the earth, making the sight super good. You can see the scenery dozens of miles away, but you can only see it, but you cannot see clearly. Rebellious

The scale of the army's march and the specific movements cannot be truly seen clearly, only a vague outline can be seen.

He desperately needs a telescope, a telescope that can clearly see distant scenery and stand on the tower to clearly see changes in distant situations.

Special forces are versatile and have excellent hands-on skills. Of course Yang Xi can assemble a simple but usable telescope by himself, but he needs materials. During the break just now, he had ordered Yang Zheng to go to Tongguan City to collect crystals or glass.

He prepared to assemble a usable telescope by himself, but this idea may not be realized.

Today, there are only sergeants in Tongguan City, and almost all the people have fled. People fleeing can be seen everywhere on the official road from Chang'an to Tongguan. When Yang Xi led his army to rescue Tongguan, he was blocked on the official road, which slowed down his speed.

Mainly because there were too many people fleeing, there were not many sergeants who fled to Chang'an through Tongguan. Just look at the number of sergeants Liu Guangting gathered in the end!

The people in Tongguan City have almost fled the light, so it is very difficult to find crystal or glass. Yang Xi knows a little bit that glass is still a very precious thing, rarely seen, and the quality is not good. The ones that can be easily obtained should be with

There are crystals with similar translucency to glass, but there are only sergeants left in Tongguan City. It is very difficult to search for crystals or glass as soon as possible, at least there is no result yet.

Without a telescope, Yang Xi could only rely on his own eyes to observe the situation, and analyze and judge the enemy's situation based on the information received from the front spies or observation posts.

Based on the analysis of the situation he inquired about, he came to the conclusion that a fierce battle under Hantongguan City would break out in less than half an hour.

What he hopes now is that the more than 2,000 troops led by Pang Zhong and Li Fudou can hold on in Hantongguan City for a longer time. The worst result will be that they will hold on until after dark. When it gets dark, it will be detrimental to both the offense and defense.

, but the troops led by Pang Zhong are very familiar with the situation in this area, and are much unfamiliar with it compared to the rebels. To a certain extent, the dark night when the situation is unclear is conducive to our defense.

If he can persist until after dark, it is basically impossible for the rebels to attack the Suitongguan City where he is standing this night. The rebels can only arrive at the Suitongguan City tomorrow at the earliest. The rebels' attack on the Suitongguan City will take at least as long as

Delayed for a night, or even longer.

However, Yang Xi would not let all these two thousand men and horses die in the battle of Tongguan City in Han Dynasty. He planned to withdraw these men and horses after a fierce fight with the rebels attacking the city to avoid too much loss.

As a result, the defense force of Tongguan City in Sui Dynasty was insufficient, and the morale of the entire army was damaged.

If Han Tongguan City was stormed by the rebels and all the defenders above were killed, it would have a huge blow to the morale of the Tongguan City defenders he was currently guarding, and might even cause riots. Several small fights in the morning

Victory boosted morale, and the military's morale was gathered to a certain extent. Yang Xi did not want to let this morale deplete with the death of thousands of people.

The Tongguan City of Sui Dynasty that is currently being defended is the most dangerous place in the entire Tongguan Pass. The final defense is to deploy all the troops to defend the most dangerous place. The Han Tongguan City is very dilapidated and can only be used as a defensive point, not as the last resort.

location of persistence.

Tongguan City in the Sui Dynasty was several times more dangerous than the dilapidated Tongguan City in the Han Dynasty!

Yang Xi knew that he was not good at commanding large-scale corps operations in the cold weapon era and needed further study and exploration. But under the current situation, he knew that the only thing he needed to do was to try his best to defend Tongguan City.

Let the rebels occupy this gateway to Chang'an, and the arrangements he will make are completely centered around this purpose!
Chapter completed!