Since Emperor Taizu immediately conquered the world and Emperor Taizong swept across Yunei, Qingfeng's army rarely set foot outside the Great Wall. In order to resist the foreign cavalry outside the Great Wall, Qingfeng has been building the Great Wall in the northernmost part of the country since Taizong's later years.
.After hundreds of years of hard work, Qingfeng finally linked the previous sections of the Great Wall together and repaired the original dilapidated places, forming a line starting from Donghai Road Wuzhou Shanhaiguan in the east and ending at Anxi Road Xizhou Jiayuguan in the west.
The Great Wall. Although the Great Wall is thousands of miles long, there are only four places where the army can pass quickly. And in these four places, the imperial court built majestic and dangerous passes. From east to west, they are Shanhaiguan on Donghai Road and Beiyuan Road.
Juyong Pass on Hexi Road, Yumen Pass on Hexi Road, and Jiayuguan Pass on Anxi Road. Among the four passes, Jiayuguan Pass is the most majestic.
Jiayuguan is located at the junction of the Bloody Plateau and Anxi Road. To the south is the edge of the Bloody Plateau with its winding mountains, to the east is the endless arid Anxi Road inland, and to the west is the Thirty-Sixth Western Region dotted with desert oases.
In the Six Kingdoms, the northwest is the Rouran tribe, the leader of the three major forces on the prairie, and the southwest is the Sashan Dynasty, which was founded on religion in the mid-continent. Standing on the high mountains and desert plains, Jiayuguan has won the title of the most powerful pass in the world.
The title is called by Qingfeng as a fortress that will never fall.
But this fortress did not never fall as he claimed. At least two years ago, Kipchak Khan's army captured the fortress in one fell swoop, and together with the Tyumen Iron Eagle coalition, annihilated the 100,000-strong Western Army. Since then,
, under the reward for meritorious service, Anxi Road together with Jiayuguan became Rouran's occupied territory, while Tieying and Qiu Ming were assigned to Hexi Road. Up to now, Kipchak Khan has stationed a total of 60,000 cavalry on Anxi Road
, of which 40,000 are located in Jiayuguan, and 20,000 are led by Princess Yinling, the king's sister, stationed in Anxi Road, Muzhou and other places.
Stationed at Jiayuguan is Rouran General Dufang. This is a rough but shrewd middle-aged man. As a veteran who has followed Kipchak Khan for more than ten years, Dufang is both loyal and talented.
It was a momentary choice. So even though his own sister Princess Yinling was also stationed in Anxi Road, when choosing the coach, Kipchak Khan still chose Dufang, who had more battlefield experience, instead of Yinling.
Dufang himself is also very satisfied with this position. As a general who has followed the Great Khan for more than ten years, Dufang feels that he has every reason to enjoy such a life. Moreover, he also believes in his ability and is fully able to deal with all affairs in the pass.
To the east of Jiayuguan is the Second Northwest Road of Qingfeng. On Hexi Road, there are more than 100,000 troops of Qiu Ming Iron Eagle, and on Anxi Road, there are 20,000 cavalry of Princess Yinling. It can be said that there is no worry. To the west is
The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions survive in the desert oasis. As for these small city-states, the capital has not taken them seriously. If they were not needed as a buffer zone with the Sashan Dynasty, the capital would be fully confident to annihilate them all.
The only thing worth noting is the Sashan Dynasty in the southwest. Ever since Agathius' Western Expedition hit a wall, they have been trying to extend their power to the east. The Sashan Dynasty also has many famous generals. Given time, Sashan will definitely succeed.
He became the enemy of his clan. So during the days when he was stationed at Jiayuguan, Du Fang focused most of his energy on Sa Shan.
However, what everyone did not expect was that Sashan had been silent, but the troops from the Bloody Plateau were dispatched.
It was a dark night, and Jiayuguan, which had been noisy all day, gradually fell into silence in the thick night. Although many soldiers on duty were still patrolling their posts faithfully, most of the soldiers were
Already entering the dream. But at this moment, on the city wall south of Jiayuguan, countless ropes hung down quietly, and then a group of black shadows appeared silently on the city wall. Gently pull the ropes and connect the links.
The iron chains behind the rope were pulled over and tied firmly to the battlements. After dozens of iron chains were tied, countless wooden planks began to be laid from the cliffs of the mountains to the city walls.
After a while, a road with a width of ten feet formed between the mountain wall that was originally more than ten feet away from the city wall. After several times, the mountain wall and the city wall had become a thoroughfare. With the first sound of footsteps, countless people
The soldiers began to walk up the city wall from the mountain wall. The black shadow that first stepped onto the city wall had long disappeared. They still shouldered the most important task, which was to kill as many of the opponent's sentries as possible, so that they could
As many troops as possible entered Jiayuguan. Starting from the city wall, you can vaguely see the great achievements they left behind. Those Rouran soldiers who were assassinated were basically killed with one knife, and they did not even make a sound.
"Commander the blood, commander alone, commander on the side, fortunately I have lived up to my command, all 50,000 soldiers have entered the pass." On the city wall, an old man said with a smile.
"On behalf of my lord, I would like to thank the elder for his kindness." Xue Sha said with his hand over his hand. Beside him were Dugu Yuming in military uniform and Bian Zhongxing who had broken his left arm. He was truly grateful to the old man in front of him.
.Although Si Yu Lianjie is not one of the top ten masters in China, his martial arts attainments are almost the same as those of the top ten masters. He is also one of the four elders of the Scarlet Plateau, but he was one of the top ten masters in China more than ten years ago.
This person has already retired from the world. But for this plan, Xue Qingcheng still used the Order of the Saint to ask him to come out to help in person.
Si Yu Lianjie smiled in a low voice: "You're welcome, Commander Blood. Since the Holy Lady has given orders, I will naturally obey them. Besides, since I, the Bloody Plateau, have decided to form an alliance with Marquis Jingbei, I have to show it no matter what.
Our sincerity. Speaking of which, this is the first time this road has been used since it was established."
Xue Sha and others all smiled. If Xue Qingcheng hadn't told him frankly, they wouldn't have known about the existence of this road. If Si Yu Lianjie hadn't personally led the way, they wouldn't have been able to cross the winding bloody plateau to get there.
Here, when Emperor Taizong built Jiayuguan, he considered the unfavorable war situation in case Jiayuguan fell. In order to facilitate the recovery of Xiongguan, he specially left a retreat. Emperor Taizong drove more than 200,000 prisoners of war to build this in the high mountains.
A secret road. This secret passage starting from the Blood Plateau can lead to the southern city wall of Jiayuguan, but this road has not been used since its construction. With the death of that generation and the silence of the prisoners of war, and what happened later
After the palace coup, the existence of this road has become a legend. Only the Scarlet Clan who have been ordered to guard this place know the true existence of this road.
"Commander Blood, the team has been lined up. Should we take action?" Dugu Yuming said in a low voice. He was not particularly convinced by Tianyi's adoptive father, but for the sake of Tianyi, plus he also
It's not that he doesn't know the general situation, but Xue Sha is not only forthright and magnanimous, but also has profound military attainments, so he still respects Xue Sha quite a lot.
Xue Sha nodded, and did not care about Dugu's thoughts. He smiled and said: "Commander Du, you lead 10,000 soldiers and capture the city garrison as quickly as possible. If you can't take it in a hurry, then at least you have to do it."
Trapped the city guard's mansion to death, and absolutely cannot let a fly fly out from it. Commander Bian, your mission is to lead 20,000 soldiers to quickly seize the west gate of Jiayuguan. Not only must the Rouran army here be annihilated, but also the Rouran army must be completely wiped out.
Beware of the opponent's counterattack. The advance team has already set off. I believe they will be of some help to you. As for Elder Si Yu, your task is to lead your cavalry. Well, I hope they can completely penetrate the Rouran camp at an unparalleled speed.
, resolve the war as quickly as possible. But there are at least 20,000 soldiers in the enemy's barracks, and the elder only has 3,000 cavalry in his hands, so your mission is particularly dangerous. I wonder what the elder wants?"
Si Yu Lianjie smiled nonchalantly: "Don't talk about three thousand cavalry, even if there are only three hundred cavalry, I will dare to make a breakthrough. Blood Commander, please rest assured, our athletes from the Bloody Plateau will definitely not let you down!"
Xue Sha nodded. He calculated with his mind but not with care. In addition, the cavalry on the Blood Plateau were brave and fierce, so he had at least an 80% chance of winning this battle. Moreover, he had 20,000 infantry in his hands, so there was no doubt that this battle would come.
However, I still have some regrets in my heart. In order not to attract the attention of other forces, and the road paved with wooden planks is not strong after all, my 20,000 cavalry can only stay on the mountain road temporarily. Otherwise, if the 20,000 cavalry can be brought together,
If they were transferred in, they would definitely win without fighting. It is for this reason that only three thousand of the Bloody Plateau cavalry entered the pass.
Looking at the dark night sky, Xue Sha turned to the three people around him and said: "Everyone split up. Remember, before you see my commander's fireworks, everyone must pay attention to their whereabouts. If any team is discovered by the opponent,
, immediately set off fireworks, and then the whole army covered them up."
With a gesture of bloodshed, tens of thousands of troops began to advance silently, even Si Yu Lianjie's three thousand cavalry. In order to achieve the purpose of the surprise attack, Si Yu Lianjie also took great pains with his cavalry. This
The three thousand cavalrymen are all the most elite warriors left on the Bloody Plateau, and the horses selected are also the most sophisticated ones. Not only do they have titles and bells, but each horse's hoofs are covered with a layer of cooked cowhide.
So under the guidance of the cavalry, there was no obvious sound.
As one of the four major passes of the Great Wall, Jiayuguan is second to none in terms of city defense and area. Especially after the Xizhou City Shoufu was burned down by the Rouran invasion, Jiayuguan even took over the status of the City Shoufu. And Du Fang lived in
The place is the residence of the former commander of the Western Legion, which is now the temporary city guard.
The battle started first with Si Yu Lianjie's three thousand cavalry. As they advanced all the way to a place five hundred meters away from the Rouran barracks, Xue Sha and Si Yu Lianjie stopped. The cavalry was the first to attack.
Heavy speed, and the distance of five hundred meters can not only save horsepower to the greatest extent, but also maximize the speed and sprint of the horse through acceleration. Secondly, after arriving here, the opponent's vigilance has obviously increased a lot. If
If they walked forward, the other side's sentries would definitely not be controllable by their advance personnel. So, after estimating the marching speed of the other two armies, Xue Sha resolutely set off fireworks.
"Kill!" Si Yu Lianjie yelled, and three thousand bloody cavalrymen rushed out like dragons. With chaotic whistles, the cavalrymen from the Bloody Plateau had already rushed into Rouran's barracks.
And behind them were 20,000 infantrymen who were slaughtered in blood.
The cavalry of the Bloody Plateau has always been the best in the world. They have both the bravery and toughness of the cavalry of the Three Kingdoms in the Northeast and the superb cavalry and shooting of the nomadic cavalry in the northwest. Under normal circumstances, even the most elite armored heavy cavalry of the Mandan Dynasty,
It was also difficult to compete with them head-on. Facing the Rouran soldiers who were completely unprepared, the cavalry on the Bloody Plateau could be said to have exerted their combat power to the extreme. Countless Rouran soldiers had not reacted.
They fell under the blood horses. The few Rouran soldiers who managed to escape had no time to rejoice, but they bumped into the muzzles of the Hetao infantry led by Xue Sha. The consequences can be imagined.
Following the path opened by the Scarlet Cavalry, the 20,000 bloody infantrymen trampled Rouran's entire barracks to the ground with almost no resistance. Like a bloody razor, flesh and blood flew everywhere in its path.
Moreover, there was no grass growing. By the time everyone learned that Jiayuguan had been attacked, all the 20,000 soldiers in the barracks had been wiped out.
When Du Fang learned that there was a sneak attack, his first reaction was that the Sashan army was attacking. When he learned that the attacking force was actually the Qingfeng Empire's army, Du Fang was confused at the time. In his mind, if he wanted to make a sneak attack
Jiayuguan must first clear out the more than 100,000 cavalry from the three northwest tribes on the Second Northwest Road. In his opinion, in the current Qingfeng Empire, no matter which force is there, it is impossible for them to quietly eradicate the more than 100,000 cavalry here.
Cavalry. However, at this moment of shutdown, he did not waste too much time on this. He did not have time to put on armor, so he could start to mobilize his troops.
Of Rouran's 40,000 troops, 20,000 were gathered in the military camp, 5,000 were stationed at the city garrison, and most of the remaining 15,000 were deployed near the west gate. In order to prevent the Sashan Dynasty from attacking, the commander-in-chief called Nei Junye
It can be considered that they are performing their duties faithfully. Although it is not three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, the infantry who are still marching to the side are still unable to move forward until they sneak to a place about 300 meters away from the Ximen Barracks. At this time, the bloody
The murderous fireworks have exploded in the sky.
Among the many generals in the Hetao military, Bian Zhongxing is famous for his iron defense. Even in the Xuanwu Legion, which was the best at defense in the Qingfeng Empire in the past, Bian Zhongxing's ability was second to none. However, in the Hetao military, there has never been any
People have underestimated Bian Chongxing's ability to attack fortresses. It is said that those who are good at defending must be good at attacking. Since he can defend the position watertight, Bian Chongxing naturally knows the advantages and disadvantages of defense. Now, although the offensive and defensive trend has been reversed, Bian Chongxing is still