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Xiaoguan is located in Guyuan County, Ningxia today. The Liupanshan Mountains lie across the northwest of Guanzhong and serve as its northwest barrier. The main passage from Longshan to Guanzhong is the Wei River, Jing River and other rivers cut through to form a valley lowland. Several huge canyons crossing Liupanshan, which has become the main business road to the west to Silk, and it is also a convenient way for northern nomads to enter Guanzhong.

Since the Qin Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty built the Great Wall along Liupan Mountain for defense, and the famous Xiaoguan was also formed.

Xiao Pass is not a pass, but refers to the Great Wall defense system about twenty miles long from Muxia Pass to Liupan Pass. It is actually a point line.

At one point to the south is Liupan Pass, which is composed of Wujin Mountain, Xiandi Mountain, and Longdong Plateau Pass. The Guanbao Fortress was built, and beacon towers were built at high places.

The middle point is Wating Gorge, which is also a huge canyon that runs across Liupan Mountain. The Qin Dynasty relied on the mountain to build a solid pass here, called Wating Gorge.

Muxia Pass is one point north, and Gaoping County is outside the pass, which is also a place where Wuhuan troops are concentrated. This pass is collectively called Xiaoguan, also known as Pass.

Compared with the rugged and steep Jieting to the south, Xiaoguan Valley Road is flattering and more convenient for caravans, cavalry and other animal forces. Therefore, Xiaoguan Road has become two important roads as famous as Longguan Road since ancient times.

Over the past decades, the Mihu continued to invade the south, and Xiaoguandao gradually fell into the hands of the Hu people and was successively controlled by nomadic peoples such as the Huns and Wuhuan. At present, Xiaoguandao was controlled by the Anding Wuhuan people.

Xiao Guandao was like a button of a piece of clothing, closely linking the two lapels of Longxi and Guan's inner clothes. It is precisely for this reason that regaining Xiao Guan became the first step for the Han army to launch the Guanshuo Battle.

However, over the past few decades, the sphere of influence of Han and Hu have gradually stabilized. North of Xiaoguan belongs to the Miscellaneous Hu forces, and south of Xiaoguan is the Central Plains dynasty. This division of spheres of influence has become a tacit understanding between the two sides and is recognized by both sides. To break this tacit understanding, we must patiently wait for the opportunity to appear.

At this moment, the Wuhuan people in Anding crossed the border to harass the residents of Guanzhong, killing people and plundering money, and were fierce and cruel, which gave the Han army a good excuse to send troops.

Outside the Wating Canyon are rolling hilly slopes, and the mountains are gradually rising to the east. A strong Great Wall pass was built at the dangerous terrain at the entrance of the canyon. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, a military city is built with a military city of two miles long and one mile wide. The city is two feet tall and seven feet tall to six or seven feet tall. The city wall is one foot thick and two feet thick at the bottom. The enemy tower is erected up, with dense marches, eight piers and seven sinks, standing tall as a majestic town. This is the famous Wating City.

Wating City was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was originally intended to defend Wurong, so it was also called Wushi County. Later, Wushi County moved eastward, Wating City became a pure military city. It is currently controlled by the Wuhuan people. There are five soldiers stationed in the city, and one thousand soldiers on the Great Wall formed a very strict defense system.

Since Wuhuan chief Bian Shu felt that the Han army was going north, the Wuhuan army, led by Chining, stationed 7,000 heavy troops on the Xiaoguan line to defend the Han army from heading north.

That night, the wind was dark and the moon was covered with dark clouds. The five fingers were missing. An army marched rapidly in the mountain road canyon and headed towards Wating Pass several miles away.

This Han army was about 8,500, all of which were Liu Jing's direct troops. Among them, Wang Ping led the Thousand Barbarians, Liu Zheng led the Five Eagle Strike Army, and Ma Dai led the Five Thousand Cavalry. Their mission was to capture Wating Pass and the Wating City outside the Pass, and detour northward to intercept the Wuhuan Army.

Liu Zheng and deputy general Ren Ping led the Five Eagle Strike Army to the lead. Since capturing Guanzhong, the Eagle Strike Army has been in a state of rest. Although Liu Zheng was unwilling to calm down and pulled the Five Eagle Strike Army to the West Sea Plateau for nearly a year, there was no military operation for a year, and almost caused Liu Zheng to get sick. Tonight, the Eagle Strike Army finally received the first mission in a year. Liu Zheng was ecstatic and led the five elite troops to Wating Pass.

The task of the Eagle Strike Army was to capture Wating Pass and Wating City. The subsequent battle was handed over to the barbarians and cavalry. After crossing a ridge, countless highlights appeared in front of them, and a long line was lined up in the low night sky, which was the Great Wall. The highlight was the torch lit by the Wuhuan people, and the place where the flames gathered was the Wating Pass City Tower.

Wating Pass is actually part of the Great Wall. The city wall is two meters high. Outside the pass is a huge slope that slowly descends, with a drop of dozens of meters below the slope. The terrain is very dangerous. From the inside of the pass, it is basically level with the city wall. You only need to climb the Great Wall that is two meters high to seize the pass.

But soon, the Eagle Strike Army discovered that things were not that simple. A scout rushed over and reported to Liu Zheng: "Report to General, the situation of the pass has been found out."

Liu Zheng immediately ordered: "Support the account"

Several soldiers quickly set up a double-layer marching tent behind the ridge, with four corners covered tightly. The inner tent was lit with candles, and the light did not leak out. A military blanket was laid on the inner tent, and a wooden model with a pass-like appearance was placed on it. There was a wall on each side, almost exactly the same as the tiled pavilion.

Liu Zheng and Ren Ping sat cross-legged on both sides of the carpet and listened to the scout's report. The scout pointed to the model and said, "Although the city wall is not high, a large number of enemy troops gathered on the city. If you climb up the city, you will inevitably fight fiercely with the enemy. The enemy has obvious advantages and we will suffer heavy losses."

Liu Zheng pondered for a moment and asked again: "What if I go up from the city walls on both sides?"

"Although there are not many soldiers on the walls on both sides, they are built on the mountain. The mountain is very steep and steep, and the stones are very smooth and difficult to climb."

"How wide is it under the city wall?" Ren Ping suddenly asked.

"About two to about two feet."

Liu Zheng nodded and said to the scout: "You retreat first."

The scout retreated, with only Liu Zheng and Ren Ping in the inner tent. Liu Zheng sighed and said, "The key is that we did not carry a siege ladder. There are bare stones around us and there are no trees. We can only climb the city by ropes. But once discovered, the ropes are easily cut."

Speaking of this, Liu Zheng looked at Ren Ping again and asked tentatively: "What do you think?"

"If you don't leave the city, go up from the walls on both sides."

Ren Ping's attitude was very clear and said, "Although the mountains on both sides are steep, they are nothing to our Eagle Strike Army. The more important thing is that there is a foothold above. As long as we have a foothold, we can easily get to the city."

Liu Zheng pondered for a moment and decided resolutely: "Go up from the walls on both sides."

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On the top of the city, several Wuhuan soldiers were patrolling back and forth. At present, there are a total of 1,000 soldiers stationed at Wating Pass, commanded by a thousand men. They were divided into squads and patrolled the city wall day and night. It was very dark tonight. It was a good opportunity for sneak attacks. Wuhuan soldiers were also particularly vigilant and strengthened the patrol of the city.

However, their troops were not strong enough, and they could not take full care of the city walls of more than ten miles. They could only use patrols to inspect the city wall defense. On the side of a mountainside more than ten feet high, Ren Ping silently watched the movements on the city walls.

A torch was inserted on the city wall, and the light illuminated the city wall. You could vaguely see the figures of the inspectors. Ren Ping quickly calculated that the patrol soldiers would appear every half incense stick, which means that they had half incense stick, which was enough.

Ren Ping turned around and nodded to the two soldiers. The two soldiers immediately climbed up the mountain. Both of them were rock climbing masters, they were very light in weight, with sharp rock climbing claws on their hands, and they carried ropes on their bodies. They quickly climbed up the mountain like a gecko. The place they chose had a mountainside to stop, and they only had to climb more than ten feet up to reach the base of the wall.

Soon, two soldiers dug down the rock stakes and threw down the two ropes. Ren Ping led the soldiers to climb up the mountain quickly. Soon, all the soldiers climbed up the cliff and stood close to the city wall. At this time, a soldier quietly climbed down from the city head and reported to Ren Ping: "There are ten soldiers in charge of this area, and they lined up and patrolled back and forth."

Ren Ping quickly thought in his mind that it was easy to climb up the city wall now, but how to kill ten patrol patrols and prevent them from making any sound is the difficulty. Although it seems difficult, it is impossible to prevent the Eagle Strike soldiers with unique skills.

Ren Ping called ten sharpshooters and whispered to them: "You are responsible for shooting down a sentry in order and using a medicine crossbow, so they are not allowed to scream."

Why nodded long, "Zu Ling"

Ten sharpshooters threw out the rope ring, wrapped the wall, and quickly climbed up. The ten sharpshooters quickly entered the ambush position, holding military crossbows in their hands, waiting patiently for the patrol soldiers to come. Soon, ten patrol soldiers came in line. In the darkness, ten military crossbows were aimed at them coldly.

At this time, Shi Chang let out a squeal, and the ten patrol soldiers turned their heads almost at the same time. This was the time. Only the sound of cracked crossbow machines sounded, and ten poisonous crossbow arrows shot towards the throats of the ten sentries like lightning. The ten sentries covered their throats almost at the same time and fell softly to the ground, without screaming until the beginning.

Shi Chang gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he was a little nervous. He shouted softly, and the ten soldiers jumped up to the city, moving quickly and agilely. They changed into the clothes of the Wuhuan soldiers and continued to line up at the top of the city. When Ren Ping below saw that they succeeded, he also whispered the order. A group of soldiers began to climb up quickly.

An intersection was opened on the city wall, and all five Eagle Strike soldiers rushed over. They were all agile. They climbed up the cliff and continued to climb up the city wall. In less than half an hour, all five soldiers climbed up the city wall.

A black Han army appeared on the city wall. They quickly lined up, holding light shields and war sabers in their hands, and were full of murderous aura. Liu Zheng gave the order and "set"

Five Eagle Strike Army soldiers began to run quickly towards Guancheng. Guancheng was a square urn city, twenty feet long and wide. There were city towers built on the front and back gates, and there were huge iron gates below. At this time, it was already the first time. The Wuhuan Army deployed 250 soldiers on Guancheng, and torches were inserted around it, shining Guancheng as if it were daytime.

At this time, the soldiers in the city had heard abnormal sounds in the pass, as if they were the chirping of war horses. They suddenly became nervous and focused on the situation under the city. At this time, a shout of killing suddenly broke out on the northern city wall. Several Han Eagle Strike soldiers rushed to the pass, causing chaos in the pass, and the sound of Dangdang Dangdang alarm sounded throughout the night sky.

The Eagle Strike Army has not fought for more than a year, and they are full of murderous aura. They are like a storm, killing Wuhuan soldiers crying and crying all over the sky, and corpses are everywhere. They quickly occupied the city tower. Some soldiers turned the city gate winch, and the city gate creaked and opened. Seeing that the city gate had begun, Wang Ping waved his knife and shouted: "Kill in."

The Qian Barbarians shouted and followed Wang Ping into the city gate. They quickly swallowed up the other Wuhuan soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep like a surging tide.
Chapter completed!