Chapter 425 Tumen Pass

With the sound of a clapper, more and more people in the camp gathered around the storyteller.

"But it is said that the saint and Concubine Wu Hui had a son, who was named the King of Shou. The concubine's name was Yang Yuhuan, who was unparalleled in beauty and grace. After Concubine Wu Hui's death, none of the tens of thousands of beauties in the harem could make the saint fall in love. He was the only one who fell in love with this daughter-in-law.

I was moved, so I ignored etiquette and snatched her into the palace..."

"Wow."

The soldiers all screamed in surprise.

If they hadn't heard about it today, they really wouldn't have known about these secrets in the palace.

This was the first time for the storyteller to have such a large audience. He spoke with great interest and was stunned, and continued: "Since the saint had Concubine Yang, he has become more arrogant, extravagant and extravagant. There are seven hundred people in the palace who make clothes for Concubine Yang.

In order to let her eat lychees, thousands of miles of tribute roads were opened from Chang'an to Lingnan; in order to build the bathhouse of Huaqing Palace, the emperor ordered the emperor to carve fish, dragons, ducks, wild geese and stone lotus out of white jade in Fan Yang. In order to curry favor with Yang, officials

The noble concubine, I have gone to great lengths to please you, and my luxury has become more and more popular..."

There were several groups of people gathered in the camp, all telling such stories, which stimulated the soldiers to become more and more excited, and they also started to look down upon the superior Holy Son of Heaven.

It turns out that saints have the same emotions and desires as mortals, and they are worse than mortals when they rob their daughter-in-law.

Cai Xide strode away from the school grounds, quite satisfied with the warm atmosphere.

Since he has raised troops to rebel, he must first make the soldiers have no fear of the imperial court. So far, it seems that he has made a good start.

He is the chief general of the rebels along the Hedong Road. He is as famous as Shi Siming, An Shouzhong, and Li Guiren. He is a general under An Lushan. His rank and power are higher than those of Cui Qianyou and Tian Chengsi.

If Shi Siming is like a snake, An Shouzhong is like a wild boar, Li Guiren is like a bear, and Cai Xide is like an ape, first of all, he looks similar, his hands and feet are long and have strong muscles, and he also knows how to use strategies to attack.

Taiyuan City was originally a strategic goal that should have been completed at the beginning of the rebellion. However, due to the previous defeat at Shiling Pass on Mount Anlu, the rebels were afraid of Taiyuan, so they decided to have Tian Chengsi first attack the eastern capital Luoyang by surprise.

After launching the attack, Cai Xide attacked Taiyuan again.

Rather than attacking by force, Cai Xide hoped to outwit him. He first invited Wang Nan to Xinzhou under the guise of clarifying the misunderstanding, hoping to detain the opponent, but Wang Nan did not fall into the trap.

So he sent Khitan prisoners to Taiyuan, hoping to deceive Wang Chengye.

The last time An Lushan passed through Taiyuan in the name of being called to Beijing, he failed. This time, the generals in the army were not confident in this plan. However, Cai Xide argued against all opinions and believed that Wang Chengye and Wang Zhongsi were completely different. Wang Zhongsi violated

Shengyi came to Hedong to resist resolutely, while Wang Chengye came to stabilize the situation in accordance with the order.

When they arrived at the big tent, someone immediately said with excitement: "General, it's done!"

"how?"

"Wang Chengye fell into the trap!"

Sure enough, Wang Chengye saw the Khitan prisoners and believed that Cai Xide's capture of Yanmen Pass was for state affairs, so he sent someone to invite Cai Xide to meet at Shiling Pass.

This is the embodiment of Cai Xide's wisdom and strategy, so he was compared to an ape among the rebel generals.

He immediately made arrangements, planning to wait until Wang Chengye left Shiling Pass, then tie him down and order the Taiyuan garrison to open the city.

The next day, he ordered more than twenty brave men to leave the camp in person. However, Geng Renzhi, the judge under his command, stopped him. He bowed and said, "General, you must not take risks."

"Hahaha." Cai Xide laughed and said: "Wang Chengye doesn't know that we have rebelled, so how dare he act recklessly? Aren't you afraid of forcing the prince to rebel? Let me lure him forward and capture him."

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. After all, it's rare that the king is still here." Geng Renzhi said: "Why not send a fierce warrior to go on behalf of the general? To prevent fraud."

After hearing this, Cai Xide thought it was reasonable, so he recruited a soldier and asked him to put on his own armor and go to capture the king.

He himself had just changed into a scholar's robe, climbed into the viewing carriage and looked out into the distance, looking like he was strategizing.

From a distance, I saw more than 20 riders on each side running closer and closer. Cai Xide laughed again and said: "It's not what I expected."

The next moment, he saw the Taiyuan army suddenly attack and attack his knight. The warrior wearing his armor was also hit by two arrows and fell off his horse with his shining golden armor.

"Eating dog intestines! How dare he?!"

Cai Xide's eyes widened, he beat his chest hard, and said, "How dare he make the first move, without fear of forcing us to rebel?"

Geng Renzhi stroked his long beard and said: "It seems that Taiyuan has received news that the prefect has raised his troops."

"How do you know? I have blocked the message."

"Yes." Geng Renzhi turned to look east and said, "In this case, the news can only reach Taiyuan from Hebei."

"Tian Chengsi failed to block the news? He missed my big event!"

Cai Xide was furious, unable to outmaneuver, so he had to attack by force. He gave an order, and the rebels approached Taiyuan City in mighty force. It was another scene of "black clouds are pressing down on the city, and the city is about to be destroyed, and the light of armor is opening towards the golden scales of the sun".

Counting the time, Tian Chengsi must have been attacking Luoyang City.

The Eastern Capital and the Northern Capital of the Tang Dynasty were attacked by large armies at the same time. The rebels no longer concealed their rebellious intentions and wanted to overthrow the Tang Dynasty.

Amid such a raging offensive, Geng Renzhi was a little worried.

"General, Dayuan relies on Han Mountain to the east and Fenhe River to the west. The terrain is undulating in the north and south, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Since Wang Chengye knows that we have rebelled, he has Li Guangbi under his command. Wang Nan and other powerful generals will not be able to capture it quickly."

Cai Xide said: "Wang Chengye is mediocre and is definitely no match for me. I'm afraid that I won't be able to advance even if Tian Chengsi takes Luoyang first."

"In the northern capital of Taiyuan, there is sufficient food and grass. If we remain in a stalemate for a long time, it will be detrimental to our army." Geng Renzhi said: "General, why don't you open up Jingxing first to facilitate the transfer of food and grass?"

"good."

Cai Xide looked at the map and traced it with his fingers. He planned to follow Geng Renzhi's words and send an elite force to break through Jingxing, then detour to Fengyue Pass, and unexpectedly reach the south of Taiyuan, attacking from both front and rear.

He is not the foolhardy bear like Li Guiren, he has his own strategy.

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Jingxing, Tumenguan.

The soldier on the tower carefully held a telescope and turned his gaze to the west. Suddenly he saw dust and smoke rising above the mountains.

"Reinforcements are coming!"

He immediately shouted out in surprise.

Li Sheng, who was killing the enemy on the top of the city, was overjoyed. He strode over, took the telescope and looked at it. Sure enough, he saw a big flag coming from far to near, which was the banner of Yunzhong Army.

It seems that Wang Ruolan quickly convinced Li Guangbi that Wang Chengye sent troops not only to defend Tumen Pass, but also to support Changshan County. By then, the rebel route would be cut off and the situation in Hebei could be reversed.

"The enemy soldiers are coming to kill us!"

At this time, the rebel offensive in the east became fierce again. Li Sheng didn't care to look anymore, handed back the telescope, picked up the bow and ran towards the battlements, not forgetting to explain.

"Prepare to open the city gate to let reinforcements in."

With a "swish" sound, he shot an arrow at a rebel captain who was shouting below the city.

But now that the rebels were on guard against the hidden arrows on the city wall, the rebel captain only glanced over and had already retracted behind his shield.

"Siege the city!"

When the battle situation was getting urgent, Jiang Hai squatted under the battlements, lit up a pack of explosives, swung his arms and threw it towards the bottom of the city, and threw it on a huge shield.

"boom!"

With this sound, the rebel offensive slowed down.

When he got the news, Jiang Hai quickly ran to the west city wall, looked down, waved to Li Sheng and shouted: "Who is General Wang Nan?"

They all came from Longyou. Who doesn’t admire the king who picked up the Tubo prince with a spear?

Li Sheng finished preparing the defense line on the city, then hurried to Jiang Hai, raised his hand and pointed, saying: "General Wang is wearing silver..."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly narrowed, his brows furrowed, and then he shouted loudly: "Close the city gate!"

He had discovered that it was not Wang Ranran who came, but Cai Xide's men.

At this time, the city gate had just opened a little. The soldiers guarding the gate heard the order and hurriedly pushed the door open. At the same time, earth-shattering shouts of killing also rang out from the bottom of the city.

"kill!"

"Beat Tumen Pass, there will be many rewards!"

"..."

In the tower, Li Tengkong heard the noise, stood up and walked around the corridor, looking out from the arrow window, his eyes immediately darkened.

She knew that the rebels had reached Tumen Pass first.

Before she could think about it, Xue Bai gave her the opportunity to evacuate first for her safety. As a result, not only did his intention of having Hedong soldiers and horses support Changshan County fail, but the rebels even came first.

As a result, she felt more and more guilty and painful.

"Vacation?"

Li Jilan hurried over and took Li Tengkong's arm.

Her face was also very pale, both because she was frightened by the movement outside and because she had been worried about Xue Bai.

"Dong dong dong dong!" The rebels' war drums became more and more urgent.

That was because the rebels in the east also heard the siege going on in the west, their morale was greatly boosted, and they began to coordinate the attack from both sides.

The terrain advantage of Tumenguan was suddenly lost, like a small boat swaying in a violent storm.

Li Jilan was frightened, with tears welling up in her eyes. She regretted very much that she had not listened to Xue Bai's words and went south with Yan Yan.

Every cry of killing made her fear deepen. She pulled Li Tengkong and begged: "Stop looking, can we go back to the house?"
To be continued...