Chapter 2229: Supporting Horses to Resist Sui, Yan Xing surrendered to Qin


    Chapter 2226: Supporting Horses to Resist Sui, Yan Xing surrenders to Qin


    In Guanzhong, there are Xiongguan guards in all directions, Hanguguan in the east, Dasanguan in the west, Wuguan in the south, and Xiaoguan in the north. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Advance can attack and retreat and defend. It can be said that it is unique.


    Nowadays, the East Gate Hangu Pass in Guanzhong and the South Gate Wu Pass have been occupied by the Qin army.


    If Li Shimin had not made preparations early, established another grand gate and Tongguan after Hangu Pass, and rebuilt the abandoned Guzhou Pass for many years, giving Guanzhong a new portal, the Qin army would have already invaded Guanzhong.


    For the current Tang Dynasty, Tongguan and Yuguan are new portals.


    But Tongguan is not bad, it is enough to take on the heavy responsibility of the portal, but it has not been completely repaired and is not so strong. It is not so easy to take on the heavy responsibility of the portal.


    The second of the four passes in Guanzhong have fallen into the hands of Qin, and the other two passes, Bei Xiaoguan and Xidasan Pass, are now in danger.


    Xiaoguan and Dasanguan are actually located in the west of Guanzhong, the difference is that Xiaoguan is located in the northwest.


    The Liupanshan Mountain Range lies across the northwest of Guanzhong. Xiaoguan stands at the Liupanshan Pass under the danger, guarding the passage from the direction of Jinghe River to Guanzhong. It is an important pass in the northwest of Guanzhong and protects the safety of Guanzhong in the northwest of Guanzhong.


    After leaving Xiaoguan, you will reach Liangzhou, Longxi and Qiang lands. When entering Xiaoguan, you will go through Huanjiang, Malian River, and Jing River to Guanzhong.


    Since the war between Qin and Tang dynasties, the main force has been concentrated on the Eastern Front and has continuously transferred the defenders of the Western Front to the Eastern Front.


    Xiaoguan on the western front belongs to the rear, so naturally he can''t use too many troops to garrison. No one expected that the Qin army would attack here. This caused Xiaoguan to not have many defenders, and at most it was only 20,000, and usually only 10,000 troops were garrisoned.


    Now, the only 10,000 garrisons have been transferred to the eastern front, with only 5,000 defenders left.


    Huo Qubing, in the name of Ying Hao, led 70,000 cavalry, set out from Youzhou, crossed Bingzhou, and went to Hetao, detoured Liangzhou, and rushed for more than 3,000 miles before he arrived at Xiaoguan at the junction of Yongliang.


    Huo Qubing''s action was extremely confidential. It is logical that it would not have been discovered in advance, but an accident happened after entering Liangzhou.


    In this cross-border battle, the Qin army had to pass through Liangzhou from the Western Front to raid the Tang Kingdom, so naturally, they had to consider the reactions of the local forces in Liangzhou.


    So long before sending troops, Huo Qubing deduced the situation in Liangzhou and concluded that the Liangzhou civil war lasted for at least half a year.


    But what Huo Qubing never expected was that Ma Chao and Yan Xing were so incompetent. Even if the two sides lost to Yang Guang, they would be happy, but they would have reached the point where they were about to be completely annexed.


    Although the power of the Mahan and Han families in Liangzhou is not as good as that of the Sui State, it is not much different. However, Ma Teng and Han Sui suddenly died suddenly. In addition, Yang Guang succeeded in the sudden attack and beat the two families with his own strength.


    If Ma Chao and Yan Xing were united in the outside world, he would never lose so quickly. But the key point is that Ma Chao really doesn''t have a long memory and has repeatedly fallen into Yang Guang''s counter-espionage plan.


    Previously, Yang Guang used a counter-espionage strategy to distract from the relationship between Ma Chao and Ma Yuan, and eventually made Ma Chao''s forced uncle Ma Yuan run away.


    Ma Chao, who has always been a hindsight, also reacted afterwards. He regretted it in his heart, but he still didn''t have a long memory. The same counter-espionage scheme was just a different way of using it. As a result, Ma Chao still fell into the trap and suspected that Yan Xing would turn to Yang Guang to murder him.


    Yan Xing is Han Sui''s daughter-in-law. He is loyal to Han Sui and has no intention of being a clever person. Han Sui died at the hands of Yang Guang. How could he surrender to Yang Guang?


    The authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear. Such a simple truth can be seen as long as you are not a fool, but Ma Chao, who is in the game, just can''t find it and has a gap with Yan Xing.


    The strength of the Mahayana and Han families is not as strong as that of the Sui Kingdom. When they were raided by the Sui Kingdom, their strength was further declining. Now they still distrust each other, how could they be Yang Guang''s opponent? That''s why Yang Guang was forced into a dead end so quickly.


    Huo Qubing discovered this only after he arrived in Liangzhou. He couldn''t help but curse Ma Chao in his heart, and he was still fighting in an internal battle until he died.


    Now the Mahayana and Han families are in danger, and Yang Guang is a member of the Southern Han Alliance and is the mortal enemy of Qin.


    If we watch the two families be annexed by Yang Guang, once Liangzhou is unified, Yang Guang sends troops to assist the Tang Dynasty, then the retreat of Huo Qubing''s troops will be cut off by the Sui army, and they may face the danger of annihilation of the entire army, which is naturally absolutely not allowed.


    The enemy is a friend.


    Based on this consideration, after discussing with Wei Qing, Gongsun Xuanyuan and other generals, Huo Qubing decided to divide his troops to support Ma Chao and Yan Xing while Ma Chao and Yan Xing has not been eliminated, so as to delay Yang Guang''s pace of unification of Liangzhou.


    Huo Qubing led 30,000 cavalry to Liangzhou to support Ma Chao and Yan Xing, while he himself visited the 40,000 army and sneaked into Xiaoguan to attack Guanzhong.


    With the 30,000 elite cavalry of the Qin army, it is naturally impossible for the Sui army to be the opponent, but if the remnants of the Mahan and Han families were added, it would not be so easy for Yang Guang to unify Liangzhou.


    Wei Qing never expected that after his army entered Liangzhou, he just sent envoys to express his support. The two families immediately took the initiative to show their kindness, saying that only the Qin army was in line with the leader, and even Yan Xing''s troops showed their intention to surrender.


    Yan Xing''s attitude surprised Wei Qing. Since everyone took the initiative to surrender, Wei Qing naturally would not refuse.


    Wei Qing directly sent an envoy to express his willingness to accept Yan Xing''s surrender, and promised to write a letter to the lord to give Yan Xing a higher title, so that he could win over Yan Xing.


    After receiving Wei Qing''s response, Yan Xing felt relieved. He was really forced to a dead end, otherwise he would not have turned to Qin so easily.


    Since he was determined to surrender to Qin, Yan Xing did not delay. Shortly after receiving Wei Qing''s reply, he ordered the only remaining county land and 20,000 Korean troops to change their flags and change their flags and formally surrender to the Qin Dynasty.


    At this point, in addition to Wei Qing''s 30,000 troops, the Qin army''s forces in Liangzhou also had 20,000 troops from Yan Xing and a county land, but this county land belonged to an enclave.


    The decisive battle between Yang Guang and the Mahan family was at the most critical moment, but Wei Qing led 30,000 cavalry to stab the Sui Kingdom in the back, which scared Yang Guang.


    Like the Tang State, the main force of the Sui State was also concentrated on the western front, and its defense against the eastern front was extremely empty. The Qin army came again and again, and captured four cities in a row within three days, and the two counties, Anding County and Beidi County were in an emergency.


    In order to stabilize the situation on the Eastern Front, Yang Guang quickly ordered Yang Su to lead Gao Ang and other generals, as well as 40,000 troops, to return to the Eastern Front to resist the invasion of the Qin army, while he himself continued to take charge of the Western Front, striving to wipe out the two Mahan and Han families and unify Liangzhou as soon as possible.


    (This chapter ends)