The Qingqi passed by the west side of Xuanshi County without even glancing at the Xiongnu garrison in the city. They headed north all the way to the foot of Danzhu Ridge.
It is said that the Battle of Changping broke out at the foot of Danzhu Ridge. Both sides fought with their lives and it was extremely cruel.
After this battle, Changping was still the focus of competition among various political powers.
From the south to the north, if you want to take Jinyang, you can either go to Guanjuejin (the Queshu Valley area) in the Yuncheng Basin in the west, or go to Changping. There is no third way.
Liu Yao has lost Shangdang's most important geographical location, Tianjing Pass, and let Shao Bing in, so he can only retreat and do the next best thing, trying to hold the boundary mountain of Danzhu Ridge to block Shao's army.
If it cannot be blocked here, the northern half of Shangdang will be undefendable, and the next line of defense will reach the territory of Taiyuan Kingdom.
Shao Xun knew this, and Liu Yao also knew it, so the battle began.
Juquchong's light cavalry did not attack the city, but repeatedly provoked them at the foot of the mountain, intercepted and killed messengers, drove away scouts, and threatened the return route of the more than 3,000 Huyan troops guarding the Huns.
More than a thousand members of the Mule Army also went north to the Danzhu Ridge area, looking for fighters.
Liu Yao led his army down from Danzhu Ridge. The two sides fought on the bank of Danshui, and Juquchong was defeated.
The next day, a large number of cavalry arrived, including local snakes Liu Runzhong and his son, as well as scattered tribes of Jie people, Wuhuan people, and Xiongnu who had not followed them south but had surrendered recently.
Thousands of horsemen rushed straight towards them and killed them repeatedly with Liu Yao's tribe.
On the 15th, Liu Yao marched to Lu County. The eldest son, the Jie people in Huguan area, and the Wuhuan people went south and continued to increase their troops.
However, the purpose of increasing troops this time was not to achieve victory, but to withdraw the Huyan tribe.
That night, Hu Yanzhi ran wildly under the cover of darkness.
As he walked, he secretly criticized the King of Zhongshan for underestimating the enemy. He didn't expect that Shao Thief would go north in person and would not give up until he achieved his goal.
Xuanshi County is fifty miles away from Danzhu Mountain. Without the help of the cavalry, it is almost impossible to retreat.
And on the night when Hu Yanzong retreated, Kim Jong led the vanguard to arrive outside the city of Xuansi. Yes, Kim Zheng led a cavalry of about 20,000 people to the north, but he also served as the vanguard, which can only be said to be very personal.
"Don't stop!" Jin Zheng looked at the panting sergeants and said: "The people from the right camp are following me north, and they have to be fast. General Bo, you lead the cavalry yourself and protect the left and right. General Duan, you lead the people to clear the way ahead.
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"Yes." Bo Sheng and Duan Shujun looked at each other and agreed.
During this campaign to conquer the Han Dynasty, General Duan Shefuchen of Yutian Town also joined the army. However, after joining the Shangdang Party, he suddenly fell ill and was unable to perform well, so he handed over his troops to the command of his nephew Duan Shujun and followed Jin Zheng northward.
After receiving the order, the two men arranged their troops and horses and lit torches. They did not care about the inconvenience of marching at night and the possible casualties, and hurriedly pursued the attack.
In the middle of the night, the cavalry from both sides met in the wilderness. After a fight, they found that they had killed more of their own than the enemy during the night, so they broke away from each other.
Jin Zheng led his men in pursuit all night. After dawn, he saw the smoke and dust produced by the retreating enemy troops from a distance.
Both sides were running out of breath and exhausted, and the cavalry was even left behind.
"If you have armor, follow me!" Jin Zheng asked someone to take off the armor from the pack horse and put it on with the help of his own soldiers.
Most of the more than 2,000 people who followed him northward did not carry armor. At this time, there was no need to give any more instructions. Those who were good at archery took out their rifles and led by officers to seize the high ground on both sides of the road.
He drew his spear like an archer, and after recovering his strength for a while, he formed a formation and advanced slowly.
Jin Zheng led more than 200 people, fully armed, carrying swords and shields, big axes, spears, and wooden poles, and rushed forward with small steps.
Hu Yanzhen also seemed to know that he couldn't run away at this time.
Waiting left and right, if you can't see your own cavalry, you give up.
Both sides had no cavalry. One side had more than 3,000 men, and the other side had more than 2,000 men.
One party had no time to let the baggage troops take off the armor, and the other party did not carry it at all.
After meeting each other on a narrow road, there is not much to say.
The soldiers held swords and shields and quickly stepped forward to block Jin Zheng's front.
Soldiers crowded around him, everyone was breathing heavily, and everyone was unwavering.
"Kill!" The sword and shield fighters rushed in front of Jin Zheng, holding their large shields high, and rushed into the enemy's jungle of spears.
"Death!" Jin Zheng held a heavy sword. Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, he raised it high and slashed it down with all his strength.
"Poof!" The long sword wedged itself between the shoulder and the neck, almost removing half of the enemy's body.
"Bang!" Jin Zheng kicked the corpse away, took two quick steps, and using his forward momentum, he beheaded an enemy general wearing iron armor.
The general turned his body subconsciously, and the heavy sword passed by his ear and struck hard on his shoulder.
"Ah!" A miserable howl sounded almost immediately.
The man had armor on his body, and although he was chopped into pieces, the heavy sword did not penetrate his flesh. His screams were more like his shoulder blades were shattered - the heavy sword carries the word "heavy", which to some extent
That said, it can also be used as a blunt instrument.
The soldiers stepped forward bravely and pushed the enemy soldiers back.
The spearmen of the right battalion also quickly followed up, keeping the formation intact.
Jin Zheng licked the salty blood at the corner of his mouth. He didn't care that his iron armor had been stabbed by someone, and he slashed hard with his sword. It almost stayed where it was, knocking down the enemy general completely.
Then he ignored him and continued to charge forward, finding the third person. The sword light fell from the sky like a sword, almost chopping off half of the enemy's body.
He twitched the heavy sword hard, but it didn't twitch, then he spat, pulled out the Huanshou sword from his waist, pushed away the soldiers who were fighting with the enemy around him, jumped up again, slashed left and right,
Extremely brave.
Never had the enemy seen such a ferocious person. After being charged by more than two hundred people, they could no longer stand and retreated.
The archers had moved to both sides, readying their bows and arrows. They first eliminated the enemy archers, then aimed at their officers, and finally shot down the ordinary infantrymen.
The archers of the Silver Spear Army, who have practiced for many years, were so accurate that they overwhelmed the enemy's archers and made them unable to lift their heads. The balance of the battle tilted little by little. After a while, the enemy army could no longer resist and was defeated on the spot.
The spearmen of the Silver Spear Army quickly caught up and ran in formation.
More than 2,000 people suppressed more than 3,000 people and beat them violently.
The enemy troops abandoned their baggage, abandoned their weapons, abandoned their wounded soldiers, and abandoned everything. Their formation became more and more scattered, and gradually became more dispersed.
"Chase! Don't stop!" Jin Zheng gasped, threw away the curled Huanshou knife, picked up a long spear, and shouted.
More than 2,000 people were greatly boosted in morale, and they followed closely and surged northward.
On the morning of the 17th, less than twenty miles away from Danzhu Mountain, Jin Zheng caught up with Hu Yanxi who had just gathered hundreds of remaining soldiers.
A short assault directly defeated it.
In the afternoon of the same day, a group of Hun cavalry rushed over. Jin Zheng had no choice but to retreat to a high place on the roadside to form a formation.
The Huns charged once but failed, but they did not give up and kept cruising around the perimeter.
Jin Zheng waited for two hours before the Xianbei cavalry brought by Duan Shujun forced the Huns away.
Then they continued their pursuit and reached the foot of Danzhu Ridge at dusk.
At that time, the lights on the mountain were brightly lit, and there were still people building forts. There were probably no less than 10,000 soldiers, but no one dared to go down the mountain to rescue them.
Jin Zheng pursued him all the way to the pine trees at the foot of the mountain, killed the last group of Huyansui's soldiers, and then led only a few dozen people to rush up the mountain path.
Halfway up the mountainside, there are wandering figures, and you can almost see the Huns' guard camps set up on the outside.
Hu Yanzhi ran until tears flowed down his face and he stumbled.
The sound of arrows piercing the air continued to be heard from behind, but luckily it was mostly blocked by trees. Of course, there would occasionally be one or two muffled hums, and Hu Yan'e knew that those were the soldiers who had been following him all the way.
The fire on the mountainside was already visible in the distance. Hu Yanzhen even heard the shouts of the patrolling soldiers, and the hope of survival suddenly ignited in his heart.
He was really scared.
Jin Zheng rushed and beat him fiercely, chasing after him like a madman, which made him frightened. From now on, he did not want to see this thief again.
"Bang!" As he ran away in a hurry, he accidentally tripped over a withered vine and fell heavily to the ground.
"Ah!" A scream sounded close at hand, and the last soldier who was not left behind stepped forward and blocked a sharp arrow for Hu Yanzhen.
Hu Yan'e secretly sighed that something was wrong, and stumbled up. Just as he was about to leave, he turned his head as if by mistake, and saw a man who looked like a black iron tower stepping up to him and throwing him to the ground.
This man was so powerful that he grabbed his throat with one hand, took out a dagger from between his boots with the other hand, and slashed his neck directly.
Blood spurted out.
Jin Zheng laughed loudly, put more force on his hand, and cut with the dagger bit by bit. After a long time, he finally cut off Hu Yan's head completely.
A dozen silver gun soldiers in tattered clothes chased after him. When they saw Jin Zheng killing the thief general, they no longer had the strength to laugh.
Jin Zheng handed the head to them, grabbed a foot bow, picked up the bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the enemy patrol not far away.
"Ouch!" It sounded like someone was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
"Shao Bing is attacking, sound the gong!" A nervous and high-pitched voice sounded at night.
Jin Zheng put away his bow, spat in the direction of the rebel army, and swaggered down the mountain.
There was the sound of horse hooves at the foot of the mountain, and Xianbei, Wuhuan, Lu Shuihu, and Jie people swarmed in. Even the mule army appeared. They intercepted more than 300 people from the Huyan tribe who fled at night, and killed them.
Surrounded and killed, there are now bloody human heads under the saddle.
Everyone was shocked when they saw Jin Zheng carrying Huyan's head down the mountain.
This beast!
His soldier death rate must be the highest. How can he survive with such a master who likes to break formations and kill generals?
"Rest for two days." Jin Zheng ordered: "As soon as the army arrives, attack the enemy camp immediately."
"As ordered." The generals took the order and left one after another.
On October 20, people from all walks of life arrived one after another, with a total of more than 25,000 foot and horsemen.
Jin Zheng ordered the attack, and Liu Yao went to the front line to supervise the battle. The two sides fought for three days, and Shao's army, which was on the offensive side, was never able to capture the enemy's fortress.
On the 24th, heavy snow fell from the sky, covering the entire land in one day.
This seems to be a signal.
Sure enough, at noon on the 25th, Jin Zheng received an order from the rear: withdraw his troops.
This battle in the Year of Catastrophe has finally come to an end. Both sides seem to be exhausted and urgently need to take a breather and accumulate momentum for the next war.
Chapter completed!