During the Anshi Rebellion, the Li and Tang Dynasties mobilized a large number of troops from the four towns of Anxi to participate in quelling the rebellion.
This has prevented the four towns of Anxi from recovering their strength until now, because they could not obtain additional soldiers from the Central Plains, and it was difficult to control the large number of Fan tribes.
Therefore, the four towns of Anxi The military strength of the town has never been restored to its former state.
Although there is no longer a threat from the west, the military strength of the four towns in Anxi can only barely maintain the local area.
Safety, the chaotic Tubo people often come to rob and bring a lot of trouble to the four towns of Anxi.
Therefore, when Hexi and Longyou were occupied by the rebels, the four towns of Anxi were unable to send troops.
They were also worried that these rebels would advance westward.
However, the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the Western Qin Dynasty made Guo Xin, the military governor of the four towns of Anxi, relieved.
After receiving the news, the prefects of Xizhou and Yizhou sent people to prepare grain and grass along the way for the Western Qin army.
The Western Qin army, led by Bai Xiaode and Ma Lin, came all the way east.
After passing Yizhou, the two discussed and decided to divide their forces into two groups, one to capture Shazhou and the other to capture Guazhou.
Bai Xiaode led the Second Army Corps from north to south across the 800-mile Moheyan Moraine and entered the boundary of Shazhou, while Ma Lin led the Fourth Army Corps from west to east across the Moheyan Moraine and entered the Guazhou boundary.
In the evening after the Fourth Army Corps entered the territory of Guazhou, Ma Lin ordered the entire army to camp on the spot and rest for two days.
After the camp was completed, Ma Lin convened the Fourth Army Lieutenant General for discussion.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Ma Lin sat on the main seat holding his sword, and the generals on both sides sat on their horses.
Ma Lin looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone, I am not very familiar with you, but we are in the same boat now.
If our boat capsizes, we will all be ruined, so we must work together in the same boat.
For this, everyone Agree" The generals looked at each other, then clasped their fists at Ma Lin and said, "What the general said is true."
"Well, since you all agree with this, things will be much easier to handle.
You must obey my military order and implement it seriously.
If you don't implement it seriously, you will not only harm others, but also yourself, so for the sake of your own little For the sake of fate, don’t be sneaky when executing military orders.
Only by executing them to the letter will we have a great victory.
The premise and foundation of this general's ability to march and fight was learned from the king.
Your former army commander, General Wei Meng, also learned from the king.
Therefore, General Wei Meng and I are of the same lineage.
We have a close military relationship with you.
There should be no barriers to communication.
We all know the two most important points in marching and fighting.
The first is the degree of execution of orders. , The second is military discipline.
I don’t need to remind you about this.
Okay, let’s get to the point.
We have now entered the boundaries of Guazhou.
According to the news we have received, the entire Hexi and Longyou have been occupied by rebels.
The court has already taken control of this area.
We have lost control, so we are now entering enemy territory.
First, we must send out waiters to attack the surrounding areas.
We should explore the area, especially the residence of the Fan tribe, to find their military strongholds and eliminate them, and then send troops to approach Yumen Pass.
Yumen Pass is the only pass we must pass to enter the hinterland of Guazhou.
This pass was built by the imperial court for defense.
The aliens invaded.
Unexpectedly, it has now become an obstacle for us to enter Guazhou.
Who is responsible for the scout camp?"
A colonel stood up and clasped his fists and said: "To tell you the general, my subordinate Liang Jiantong is the captain and captain of the scout camp."
Ma Lin said: "I order you to send out a scout team to explore all the Guazhou territories outside Yumen Pass to find the residences of various tribes and see if they have military strongholds.
As far as I know, our dynasty had five posthouses stationed nearby here.
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Soldiers and horses, send someone to investigate Detective, are there still people stationed in these forts?
If so, who are stationed there?
Once you find out, report it to the general immediately.
During the period of rest and reconnaissance of the enemy, the first unit is responsible for the internal and external security and patrol of the army, while the soldiers of other units rest. " "Yes, General" Two days later, Liang Jiantong reported to Ma Lin: "General, our scouts have found out the location and situation of all the Fan tribes' residences outside Yumen Pass.
No military strongholds were found.
We also found five posthouses here before. , but they are all deserted and no one is stationed there.
The closest military stronghold to us is Yumen Pass.
My subordinates have already sent scouts disguised as merchants from the Western Regions to enter Yumen Pass to investigate the situation.
They have not yet returned.
This is the distribution map of the residences of all the Fan tribes outside Yumen Pass.
My subordinates have marked it on it. , please take a look at it, General" Ma Lin took the drawing, looked at it, put it on the desk and said to the generals: "The sentry who went to investigate the situation of the defenders at Yumen Pass has not returned yet.
We don't know how many defenders there are at Yumen Pass, but even if there are not many defenders, we can It cannot be captured in a short time, because we only have three thousand infantry, and the rest are cavalry.
The king once said that the greatest role of the Western Qin Army’s infantry is to attack the city. , but it cannot be used under normal circumstances, because the infantry of the Western Qin Army can only be used in the most difficult to conquer cities.
So if we want to capture Yumen Pass, we can only think of other ways.
This general has already thought of the second division of General Wan.
General, I will give you a mission to capture all the Fan tribesmen in all the Fan tribe settlements outside Yumen Pass, regardless of men, women, old or young."
"yes" Five days later, the scouts who went to Yumen Pass to investigate returned.
Wan Shitong, the second general sent by Ma Lin to arrest people, also led his troops to arrest all the people from all the tribes outside Yumen Pass.
There were more than 20,000 people.
Most of the people are old, weak, women and children, and there are only about 2,000 young and strong people.
Ma Lin summoned the generals and said: "The scouts who went to Yumen Pass to investigate have returned.
After investigation, we learned that there are three thousand defenders in Yumen Pass.
They are all members of the Moli tribe among the Tyuhun people.
I guess they should be from the original Moli army.
People, they followed other barbarians to rebel if they attacked I have an idea to take Yumen Pass.
This is why I asked Wan Shitong to lead the army to capture all the nearby Fan tribesmen.
We don’t have the manpower to attack the city, but there are people nearby.
According to my general Order, go and bring all the principals of each clan here."
"promise" Soon, all the clan chiefs scattered outside Yumen Pass were taken into the big tent, thirteen in total, including not only the Tuyuhun people, but also the Tiele and Dangxiang people.
Ma Lin looked at everyone and said: "I am very reluctant to invite you here in this way, because we Han people have never taken the initiative to provoke you, and we have always treated the surrounding tribes with a very friendly attitude, but you always want to Wanting more, your people have now rebelled and taken over the river Xi and Longyou also captured Chang'an, cut off the Hexi Corridor, and interrupted the trade routes, which made us intolerable.
Now we have to attack Yumen Pass, but most of us are cavalry and cannot bear the task of siege, so we have to Please come here and let us help us capture Yumen Pass."
A leader of the Fan clan said angrily, "Don't even think about it."
Ma Lin asked: "Which leader is this?"
Zhou Jiantong, the captain of the scout camp, replied: "He is Tule, the leader of the Tuyuhun Lihe Department."
Ma Lin said: "The leader of Tule may not agree, but all the people in your tribe will be killed because of your stubbornness, and no one will be left.
If you don't believe it, you can give it a try."
Having said this, Ma Lin said to the others: "The same goes for you.
I don't care what method you use to capture Yumen Pass.
After three days, I want Yumen Pass to be under my control."
One leader shouted loudly: "For the sake of my people, I can promise you, but there are three thousand people guarding Yumen Pass.
The total number of adult men here is only more than two thousand.
You let more than two thousand of us go."
If we attack Yumenguan, which is guarded by 3,000 people, isn’t this going to cost us our lives?”
Ma Lin asked: "Did I tell you to attack by force?
You are all herdsmen or farmers around here.
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Your entry into Yumen Pass should not arouse suspicion.
I don't want you to capture all of Yumen Pass.
As long as you can seize the city gate, let me If the army can enter the pass, your people can be saved.
If you can't even do this, then you can only watch as all of your more than 20,000 people are killed."
"Don't kill them, don't kill them, they are innocent and I promise you, I am willing to lead people to seize the city gate" a leader immediately shouted.
Ma Lin looked at the others and asked, "Where are you?"
The other leaders lowered their heads and had to agree even if they didn't agree.
Two days later, a large number of locals drove horses carrying various agricultural, sideline and livestock products to Yumen Pass.
So many people still attracted the attention of the Yumen Pass defenders.
After all, it is rare to see so many people at one time.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
A soldier stepped forward with a weapon to stop him.
The first herdsman leading the horse said: "Selling furs" The soldier walked to the horse and took a casual look.
It was indeed some furs.
He waved his hand and let them go.
More than thirty people were let in one after another.
These people did not leave after entering the customs.
They quickly gathered troops from the furs on the horses.
Kill the soldiers heading towards the city gate with the blade.
The battle started.
The defenders did not expect that someone would come from inside the pass.
They were caught off guard when they were killed.
Many soldiers were cut down on the spot.
After more than a dozen people died, the other defenders reacted and pulled out their weapons one after another.
They slashed and killed with knives, but they forgot that there were many herdsmen in front of the gate.
These people drew their weapons from the goods on their horses and attacked the backs of the defenders, killing all the defenders at the city gate in the blink of an eye. .
Far away from the pass, a group of cavalry slowly appeared.
The flags waving at the city gate indicated that the herdsmen had successfully captured the city gate.
Ma Lin immediately raised his hand and waved forward: "Kill" "kill" Three thousand light cavalry rushed towards Yumen Pass under the leadership of a general.
As the cavalry continued to accelerate, yellow sand swept into the sky, and the deafening sound of horse hooves spread into the distance.
The Fan soldiers and defenders at the pass were shocked.
"Kill them, kill them all quickly, close the city gate" But it was too late.
The opening of the city gate was not big.
The herdsmen firmly occupied the city gate so that the gate could not be closed no matter what.
Before they were all killed, the cavalry of the Western Qin Army could rush over
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