Juyongguan is actually a canyon that passes through the Yanshan Mountains. It consists of two passes in the north and south. The north pass is the main pass. The canyon is more than 30 miles long. The mountains on both sides are majestic. The scenery in the valley is beautiful, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
There are few villages, and the people mainly make a living by hunting and collecting herbs.
There is a market town in the flat and open part of the valley. There are inns, restaurants, brothels and other places. Caravans coming and going will stay, eat and find women here. This has always been the only way for prairie caravans to enter Yanshan Prefecture. The market
The town is noisy day and night, with constant lights and prosperous commerce. In addition, there is no threat of war here, and the pass management is relatively loose.
The South Pass is mainly a tax customs. A tax card has been set up. Merchants must pay taxes here before they can enter or exit the customs.
At noon that day, a camel caravan composed of more than a dozen Khitan merchants arrived in front of the pass. There were many passers-by entering the pass before the pass, most of them were farmers nearby. They carried burdens and paid a few pennies to cross the pass.
"Where are you from?" The guarding soldiers were also Khitan, and a small leader came up and asked.
The leading Khitan merchant stepped forward and saluted: "We are coming from Linhuang Mansion!"
Both parties are Khitan people, both speak Khitan dialect, and communication is smooth.
"Not bad! There are also camels, what kind of goods?"
"Medicines and wine!"
Linhuang Mansion mainly produces medicinal materials and fine sheep wine, which can indeed be sold at a good price in Yanshan Mansion.
The little boss patted the big bucket, swallowed and said, "Can you give it to me evenly?"
The Khitan merchant took out a large leather bag and handed it to him, "There are twenty kilograms of wine in it, which is enough for the military master to drink."
"Thank you very much!"
After getting the benefits, it was easy to talk, and there was no need to check. The little boss said: "According to the customs clearance rules, each person is fifty cents, and the livestock carrying goods is ten cents per head. Let's do it! I'm too lazy to count. I just pay the same amount.
Passed."
The merchant paid a lot of money, and the little boss looked again and saw that he was not carrying any long weapons, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's pass!"
The camel team filed in, entered Juyongguan, and continued to move forward. The town was ten miles ahead.
After walking about seven or eight miles, the camel team left the official road and turned into an uninhabited valley. At this time, the lid of the large wooden barrel filled with wine was opened, and countless Western soldiers emerged from it, each barrel hiding one person.
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There were a total of two hundred Western Army soldiers, carrying crossbows and sabers, but no long weapons. These two hundred soldiers were the most elite scouts, and were commanded by the newly promoted scout commander Zhou Honglie.
These dozen Khitan people were actually merchants from Datong, and they were also subjects of King Yong. Of course they would cooperate with the Western Army. The soldiers filled the barrels with water, and the caravan continued on its way south.
Two hundred soldiers rushed into a large forest to hide.
Although there are 3,000 defenders at Juyong Pass, the pass itself can only accommodate about 300 people. Other soldiers are stationed in the military camp, which is in an open area south of the town, more than ten miles away from the North Pass.
At the same time, Liu Qiong's 30,000 vanguard troops appeared forty miles northwest of Juyong Pass and waited patiently for darkness. They agreed to attack at the fourth watch. As long as the most dangerous Beiguan City was captured, Nanguan City would not be a problem.
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The night is getting deeper. In the woods, the soldiers rest against the trees, recharge their batteries, and wait for the fourth watch. Around the third watch, the soldiers all wake up and start making preparations. These scouts are all the most elite soldiers.
One can block ten with one.
Although the general Zhou Honglie was average in martial arts, he was calm, quick-witted, bold and careful, and had strong command, making him an excellent scout general.
At this time, two scouts rushed back and reported to Zhou Honglie: "The other side has changed their guard. There are about three hundred soldiers. The replaced soldiers have all returned to camp. The new soldiers have entered Guancheng, but there are not many people on the city."
, the humble positions are probably all in Wengcheng."
Zhou Honglie nodded and called his deputy Li Hui and several captains to discuss. With the help of the weak moonlight, he simulated Guancheng on a large flat rock.
"Everyone has seen Guancheng. It has an inner city and an outer city, with the Wengcheng in the middle. There is a corridor that leads to the inner city, and along the city head you can walk to the outer city. When I passed the city today, I saw several urns in the city.
There are probably more tents at night. The soldiers are sleeping in the tents. A few soldiers are patrolling and standing guard on the top of the city. Although we don’t have long weapons, we have kerosene. We can burn the tents tonight. They will definitely escape through the inner city gate.
Once inside the pass, our crossbows will come into play at this time. Our troops will be divided into two groups. I will lead fifty brothers to the city, while General Li will lead one hundred and fifty brothers to intercept the fleeing soldiers."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Commander, don't worry, our brothers are all brave and good at fighting. There are only less than 300 people. They are a piece of cake for us."
At this time, a soldier came to report, "It's still half an hour before the fourth watch!"
Zhou Honglie immediately ordered: "Let's go!"
Three hundred soldiers came out of the woods, walked out of the mouth of the canyon, and ran along the official road to Guancheng, which was several miles away...
Guancheng is very quiet. It is far away from the battlefield and the defense is relatively loose. There are twenty large tents set up in Wengcheng. Most of the soldiers are sleeping in the tents. There are only a dozen soldiers patrolling the top of the city.
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Two hundred soldiers rushed to the gate of Guancheng. Zhou Honglie waved his hand, and the two hundred scout soldiers immediately divided into two groups. Fifty soldiers followed Zhou Honglie to Guancheng, and the remaining 150 soldiers followed the commander Li Hui to ambush on both sides of the road.
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It was very quiet on the top of the city, and there was almost no one on the top of the inner city. There were only two soldiers sitting on the wall and taking a nap, holding spears in their arms and covering their faces with hats.
Zhou Honglie turned around and winked. The two scouts pulled out their daggers, jumped up to the top of the city with a slight jump, and slowly approached along the dark side of the city wall. Suddenly, they pounced on each other with lightning speed, swung their daggers, and blood burst out.
He shot, slit the opponent's throat, and then pierced the heart with the knife.
"superior!"
Zhou Honglie gave an order, and the soldiers bent their waists and rushed to the top of the city one by one. Zhou Honglie led 20 soldiers and rushed to the outer city wall, while the other 30 soldiers sprayed kerosene from their leather bags into the urn.
Just a few screams were heard, and all ten soldiers on top of the outer city were killed. The soldiers threw dozens of torches into the urn city.
The big tent was immediately ignited, fueled by kerosene, and the fire spread very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the entire Wengcheng was a sea of flames, with blazing fire and thick smoke.
I saw the soldiers below crying and rushing out. Someone opened the inner city gate. The barefoot soldiers rushed outside, but what greeted them was a rain of crossbows. Groups of soldiers fell down with arrows.
Leather armor protection is almost always fatal with one arrow.
The Western Army scouts cocked their bows, released their arrows, and fired them all in one go. The powerful crossbows kept firing at the enemy with accurate arrows. The enemy soldiers rushed out of the city and fell down with arrows. The corpses piled up like a hill at the city gate. Gradually,
There were fewer and fewer people on the ground, and finally the fire engulfed the entire Wengcheng, and no one could escape.
Liu Qiong and Tang Qian led an army of 30,000 people just two miles away from Guancheng. They could see the firelight reflected in Guancheng. Tang Qian whispered to Liu Qiong: "It seems that they burned the enemy camp with fire."
Liu Qiong nodded. The fire came from Wengcheng. It should be burning down Wengcheng.
At this time, three torches appeared waving on the top of the city. This was the agreed signal. Liu Qiong gave the order, "The army attacks!"
Thirty thousand cavalry launched, setting off billowing yellow dust, and headed toward Guancheng...