In the second year of Taiwu, October 24th, the front line of Yikou.
Outside the pass wall protected by the double gorges, a hundred and fifty steps away, five bright yellow armored knights stood squarely. Judging from their appearance, they were obviously observing the military situation at the pass.
Behind them, a huge army was gathering and waiting. Countless smoke and dust were gathering in the distance, making it difficult to see the number of people.
At this moment, the Han army on the Yikou Pass had already discovered the strange movements of the Taishan Army outside. First there was a loud golden sound, and then the beacon tower on the Shuangxia Gorge began to light up black smoke to send a warning signal to the rear.
The final battle is finally coming.
Looking down from the Guan Wall, the entire slope outside Xiaguan is long and narrow, not enough for a team of 500 people to form a formation. At the same time, the Yongxing River flowing outside the pass divides the pass into two parts.
So it's not that Xu Huang's army is not brave, but that the Yikou Pass is really dangerous.
At this time, Xu Huang was one of the five riders watching outside Guancheng, but he was introducing the situation of Yikou Pass to another person.
That's right, next to Xu Huang was none other than Zhang Wang Zhang Chong, as well as Yu Jin, Zhao Yun, and Le Jin.
Yu Jin's 20,000 military guards followed Zhang Chong's main force southward to Yikou Pass yesterday.
Behind them, there was actually an army of 50,000 people gathered, and one-third of the Taishan Army gathered here.
Therefore, the Kansai generals are indeed right about one thing, that is, if these 50,000 Taishan troops are really annihilated here, then the future of Taishan will be over.
But is this possible?
Xu Huang looked at the figures that appeared from time to time on the opposite wall, and said to Zhang Chong:
"Your Majesty, this is the current situation, everything is going according to plan."
Zhang Chong nodded and said nothing more. Instead, he glanced at the beacon towers on the two gorges and said lightly:
"Then just wait."
After saying that, no longer lingering, Xu Huang and others prepared to rush back to the camp.
There, countless troops were laying wooden bridges and building fortifications, preparing for the next round of tough battles.
At this time, everyone in the battalion was in good spirits.
Because they firmly believe that victory will eventually belong to them.
……
On the wall, the candidate was hiding behind a wall stack, looking down carefully. From his perspective, the Taishan Army on the opposite side was simply endless.
Hou Xuan was Xun Cheng's general, and after he left, he was temporarily appointed as the chief of defense.
Looking at the endless stream of enemy troops, the candidate not only had no sense of fear, but was even a little excited. When he saw that there were only five thief sentries crossing the bank on the other side, he decided to attack and capture these brave people.
Only five riders dared to cross the river to scout. I really don't know how to write the word "death".
Before Xun Cheng left, he had asked the candidate to close the door tightly and not go out to fight. But now the candidate thinks this way. There are few people on the opposite side. If you go and capture a few prisoners yourself, you can boost morale and understand the current strength of the Taishan Army.
Especially the second point is very important.
The candidate is also qualified as a Bingzhou military general. Before that, he thought that his side was fighting a stupid war. He had no idea how many people there were in the enemy, what troops were coming, and what the composition of the troops was. How can we not know the enemy when we are marching and fighting? How can we plan a strategy like that?
Having made up his mind, the candidate quietly asked the tooth soldiers around him:
"How many cavalrymen will be under the wall?"
Ya Bing thought about it for a moment:
"There are more than twenty riders, just below."
The candidate estimated the strength of the troops and found that four against one was enough.
So, just when Zhang Chong and others were about to turn around, the door on the opposite side opened.
Then more than twenty riders surged out from inside, roaring towards them and killing them.
At this time, Zhang Chong couldn't believe his eyes. He just came to the pass to take a look, and he found the way of luck. Now he was sent to the pass?
Zhang Chong even had the time to look at the leading knight on the opposite side. Seeing the murderous intent and arrogance in his eyes, he looked into the void above his head and laughed.
Zhao Yun beside him didn't know why his brother-in-law suddenly laughed, and hurriedly raised his bow and arrow to protect Zhang Chong.
But Zhang Chong waved his hand and said:
"Don't do that, you'll scare them away."
After saying that, he said to Xu Huang beside him:
"When we rush into the pass later, you blow the trumpet and let the flying dragon army by the river come up to kill us."
Xu Huang nodded, with a hint of depression in his eyes.
Can he not be depressed? He had arranged so many tasks, and when he was about to close the net, the other party stupidly rushed out to capture them.
One hundred and fifty steps later, the war horses suddenly arrived, so when Zhang Chong finished giving these instructions, the candidate on the opposite side had already arrived in front of him with more than 20 horsemen.
Then Zhang Chong took out two halberds from the horse bag with both hands, and fired them out instantly. In one breath, Zhang Chong threw out four halberds.
“Plop~”
"Poof~"
"Tong~"
Time seemed to stand still, and the Han cavalry that was running suddenly seemed to be hit hard by an air hammer, and four people fell down in an instant.
Among them, Hou Xuan was the first to bear the brunt. The first hand halberd exploded his head, and then his horse carried his miserable body and ran for more than ten steps, and then stopped in front of Zhang Chong.
At this time, the candidate's body fell to the ground weakly, not even throwing up much dust.
When Zhang Chong took action, Zhao Yun's bow string was plucked, and arrows were scattered like a volley of arrows. The Han cavalry, who had been stunned for a long time, was directly shot off his horse. The corpses hindered the running of the horses, and there was chaos.
Then, Zhang Chong roared heroically:
"Rush!"
Then Zhang Chong took the lead and charged towards the remaining Han cavalry. On his left and right sides, Zhao Yun and Le Jin were protecting him.
Yu Jinze and Xu Huang stayed where they were and began to blow the impact horns around them.
When the melodious and powerful horn sounded, the war horses that had been drinking water by the river bank snorted and looked up, and then neighed and roared excitedly.
Beside them, the Taishan Army's flying dragon knights never left their saddles or took off their armor. They jumped on their horses as soon as the horn sounded.
At this time, Feilong General Li Hu laughed loudly and shouted:
"God help us! Follow the king and kill!"
The shouts of killing shook the heaven and the earth, and the Han soldiers on the pass were stunned.
The incident happened so quickly. His lieutenant just went out to grab a few tongues, and the situation was reversed.
The brave lieutenant was killed with a halberd, and more than twenty tooth riders were slaughtered by chopping melons and vegetables. What was even more terrifying was that the thief knight had already rushed into the pass, leaving blood stains all over the ground.
Xun Cheng was very careful in defending the Yikou Pass Wall. The entire Yikou Pass is divided into two front and rear defense gates, just like a "日"-shaped layout.
Then, behind each defensive door, corridors were arranged to ambush the cavalry charging in.
Obviously, Xun Cheng had also considered how to respond if the enemy took advantage of the chaos and used cavalry to rush into the pass.
So when Zhang Chong and three others entered the pass, more than ten people stood up from the corridor. They raised their crossbows and tried to shoot Zhang Chong and three others. In fact, according to Xun Cheng's previous arrangement, it was stipulated that hundreds of crossbowmen should be hidden in the corridor. But it happened so suddenly. When Zhang Chong and the others rushed up, most of the Han soldiers were not ready yet.
But even these dozen crossbows are still a huge threat to Zhang Chong and the others.
When these dozen crossbowmen stood up from the corridor, Zhao Yun noticed and exclaimed:
"Your Majesty, there are thirteen crossbowmen on the right."
Zhao Yun looked at the six directions and could clearly see the crossbowmen on the corridor with a glance.
The situation at this time was very unfavorable for Zhang Chong and the others.
After rushing into the gate, they found that the defense at this gate was really insidious. Antler fences were placed all over the passage between the two gates. Therefore, when the front army came in, they could only advance along this narrow road.
In such an environment, Zhang Chong and the other three are the real handlers.
At this time, Zhang Chong made a quick decision:
"Don't stop, speed up and rush straight into the back gate."
Just like that, Zhao Yun and Le Jin gritted their teeth, controlled their body's instinctive warning, and galloped wildly.
Zhang Chong's decision was correct.
Most of the crossbowmen's first wave of attacks failed due to the acceleration of the three men, and a few arrows could not cause damage to them in armor.
At this time, when these crossbowmen reloaded their arrows, Zhang Chong and the others were no longer in the corridor.
Fast, too fast.
At this time, the Taoxue under Zhang Chong's crotch was almost lifted off the ground, and he suddenly rushed to the front of Houguan like a horse and a flying swallow.
Thirty steps away from him, a group of Han soldiers were sweating profusely and pushing the door shut.
It creaked and creaked, and the door was about to close.
At this time, a bolt of white lightning struck, and then the Han soldiers discovered that no matter how hard they pushed, the door would not move at all.
But a fine iron spear was inserted squarely in front of the door, and the spear was dug deeply into the ground. It turned out that just now Zhang Chong was in a hurry and suddenly threw the horse in his hand.
The spear was stuck in front of the door, so the door could no longer be closed.
Zhang Chong's heroic gesture of throwing a spear fell in front of these Han soldiers. They thought it was the reincarnation of a god, and their last courage was evaporated under this spear.
When Zhang Chong followed the gap and entered the back pass, in front of him were the Han troops fleeing in confusion, and behind him were tens of thousands of horses and horses.
More and more sudden riders rushed into Yikou Pass along the channel opened by their King Zhang.
The Huanshou sword was swung, and the stumps were scattered aside. Ma Shan moved forward, and the Han soldiers joined together.
Behind Gungunqiliu, Xun You and other staff were standing on the chariot watching this spectacular scene.
Wang Yi in the crowd stayed for a while and murmured:
"How could the king be in danger? Why didn't the generals on the front line stop him?"
Xun You heard this. He looked at the bright yellow tide in the city, thinking of the majestic figure fighting at the forefront, and sighed:
"This is our king!"
As a result, Yikou Pass was dramatically broken.
It was beyond everyone's expectations.
……
When the Yikou Pass was broken, there was a valley eighty miles behind the pass.
About eight thousand elite Taishan Army soldiers are ambushing here.
They are Zhang Chong's real backers in this battle.
Previously, when Orion Huoshan told Zhang Chong that there was another way to bypass Yikou Pass, he suddenly realized that he had made a misunderstanding in his thinking.
That was because he had thought wrong before, but Xu Huang's initial thought was that there was no need to win Yikou Pass.
The explanation given by Zhang Chong at that time was that Yikou Pass threatened the grain road. If it was not captured, the army going south would not be able to fight for long.
But now Zhang Chong realized something was wrong. Or to be precise, I am not entirely right.
Indeed, Yikou Pass must be taken, but there is no need to focus on it.
It was obvious that the enemy was also prepared to fight to the bitter end with them at Yikou Pass, which was their chosen battlefield.
In this case, I am not satisfied with you.
At this point, after Zhang Chong broadened his mind, he decided to continue to attack Yikou Pass and fight to the death for several bloody battles, which made the Han army feel real pressure and forced them to ask for reinforcements from the rear.
At this time, Zhang Chong used a large force to make a detour, and then ambush on the side of Wutai Mountain to ambush the enemy's reinforcements.
Then turn back to the north and eat the defenders of Yikou Pass from the rear.
It can be said that this tactic achieved both Zhang Chong and Xu Huang's initial goals.
Therefore, when Xu Huang continued to attack Yikou Pass, eight thousand armored soldiers led by the four captains Li Damu, Dian Wei, Duan Xiu, and Zhang Da took advantage of the night to go south from the hills on the west side of Yikou Pass, and finally ambush here. In the valley of the mountain.
Eight thousand soldiers were deployed in the eight mountains, occupying the entire western ridge of Mount Wutai.
The place where they are currently ambushing is only more than ten miles away from Shiling Pass. It can be said that they are blocked at the door of the Han soldiers' home.
Now, Li Damu has led these eight thousand soldiers to ambush here for a day, but during this process, only scattered Han troops were running back and forth, but no sign of any large army was seen.
Inevitably, the Taishan Army became a little anxious.
At this time, the command point of Li Damu and Dian Wei was on a hillside, and there was a constant stream of Jianbu Sentai flowing between them.
Dian Wei couldn't bear it anymore and said to Li Damu:
"Damu, we have already seen the beacon fire at Yikou Pass. Why can't the Han troops at Shiling Pass behind see it? Is there a military mistake? Did those Han soldiers fight to their death a long time ago? The thought of not saving? ”
Li Damu was also a little confused, because what Dian Wei said was really the normal state of the Han army. At least it was normal after Zhang Chong eliminated the main central force of the Han army.
But as the commander-in-chief, Li Damu still had to warn him of his responsibilities, and he stabilized Dian Wei:
"Lao Dian, good grain is not afraid of being late. We have plenty of time. We have only waited for one day now, so what if we wait for three to five days? This Wutai Mountain can hide us! We, the descendants of Mount Tai, also have this patience."< br>
Indeed, judging from the situation gathered from various ridges, at least so far, apart from a little commotion, the Taishan Army's officers and men have still maintained their organizational structure and military discipline.
With long-term military law and training, as well as uninterrupted ideological education, the Taishan Army has enough tenacity. Let alone just stay in the mountains for a day, the Taishan Army can withstand even a blizzard at this time.
But the unexpected never fails.
Just when Li Damu felt that time was on his side, there was a sudden chill, and then everyone was shocked to find that tiny drops of blood slowly fell on everyone's shoulders.
Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, feeling the snowflakes in his hands slowly melting, and murmured:
"It's snowing."