Five thousand cavalry galloped in the dark night, each holding a torch and keeping a distance, like a fire dragon more than ten miles long, circling and galloping among the high mountains.
"General, the Nanxian Pass is just ahead!"
Chen Qing had already faintly seen a light in front of him. He raised his arms and shouted: "Slow down!"
"Woo--Woo--"
The low horn sounded continuously, which was an order to slow down, and the five thousand cavalry gradually slowed down.
The guard of Nanxianren Pass is still Sun Yu, a subordinate of Wu Jie, but half of the pass's troops have been transferred to guard Raofeng Pass. Now there are still 1,500 soldiers guarding the pass.
When Sun Yu heard about Chen Qing's arrival, he quickly went out of the city to greet him. The two exchanged a few words, and Chen Qing asked, "How is the situation in Hanzhong?"
Sun Yu sighed and said: "The Jin soldiers attacked Xicheng for two days but failed to capture it, so they set up camp twenty miles south of Xicheng. I heard that an army had entered Jinniu Road."
"Did Wu Dutong leave a message for me?" Chen Qing asked again.
"There is a letter!"
The letter was on Sun Yu's body. He took it out and handed it to Chen Qing. Chen Qing took the letter and several soldiers came forward with torches. The words on the envelope were immediately clearly visible,
After reading the letter, Chen Qing pondered for a long time and said to Sun Yu: "Wu Dutong is very worried that the Jin soldiers will attack Xianren Pass. He wants me to detach a part of the army to assist General Sun in protecting Xianren Pass."
Sun Yu was immediately overjoyed. These days, he was very worried that there were too few troops in Xianren Pass to withstand the attack of the Jin soldiers. It turned out that Wu Dutong had thought of it for him. He looked at Chen Qing eagerly to see if he would agree?
Chen Qing smiled slightly, "Commander Sun gave me weapons last time, how could I, Chen Qing, not repay him?"
He turned back to Liu Qiong and said, "You lead two thousand brothers to stay and assist Commander Sun in guarding the Immortal Pass!"
Liu Qiong hurriedly saluted, "I humbly obey my orders!"
Sun Yu was really moved. He just gave Chen Qing dozens of spears and a curved sword, and he remembered that helping him at a critical moment was a timely help!
He quickly said: "There is a lot of food and grass here at Xianren Pass. If you want supplies, just ask."
Chen Qing laughed and said: "In that case, I won't be polite!"
The soldiers immediately dismounted and rested. Both men and horses had a good meal, and then they took the time to lie down and rest.
Three hours later, while it was still dark, Chen Qing led three thousand cavalry across Xianren Pass and rushed toward Nanzheng County.
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Wanyan Salihe only sent three thousand soldiers to Jianmen Pass to test the attack, and his deputy general Wanyan Chishulie, the captain of ten thousand men, led the army.
Although there are only three thousand people, this army is also quite brave and powerful. It is the elite of the Jin soldiers. There are also two hundred iron pagodas among them. Even the leader Yan Chishu Lietong is a fierce general who has experienced hundreds of battles.
Although it was just a trial attack, why didn't Wanyan Salihe hope that they could seize Jianmen Pass and open the gate of Bashu?
From here we can also see the cunningness of Wanyan Salihe. He used an army with as small a number as possible to confuse the opponent, making the Song army think it was just a test attack, thus relaxing their vigilance. Only then could the Jin soldiers seize the opportunity and break the sword in one fell swoop.
The door is closed.
‘Woo——’
The horn of attack sounded, and two thousand soldiers formed two teams, holding short spears and giant shields, and slowly marched along the stone steps towards the sword pavilion on the hillside.
At the top of the stone steps, fifty crossbows were densely arranged. Under the sun, the dark iron arrows were aimed at the golden soldiers at the foot of the mountain.
Although the Jin soldiers are murderous and brave, their opponent is also Liu Ziyu, who has experienced hundreds of battles. Liu Ziyu knows how to deal with the Jin soldiers. Even though the Jin soldiers are ever-changing, he only goes one way and uses the most powerful bed crossbow to deal with them.
Jin Bing.
The official standing next to Liu Ziyu watching the battle was not an ordinary person. He was Li Yuan, the imperial envoy who came from Lin'an to inspect Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Li Yuan also came from Chengdu, but he passed by Zhu Shengfei. He directly led his entourage northward and arrived at Jianmen Pass. He happened to encounter the Jin soldiers occupying Hanzhong, which shocked Li Yuan.
Fortunately, Liu Ziyu led thousands of soldiers back to Jianmen Pass, which relieved Li Yuan's worries a little. However, the murderous intent of the Jin soldiers made him still frightened, fearing that the Song army would not be able to withstand it and his life would be lost at Jianmen Pass.
Liu Ziyu saw Li Yuan's nervousness, smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, they won't be able to attack Jianmen Pass like this."
"Excuse me, Liu Dutong, how can we capture Jianmen Pass?" Li Yuan asked curiously.
"Unless they use large siege weapons and giant trebuchets to smash us to pieces and burn us all, otherwise, if they just rely on human flesh to attack, I will let them die as many as they come!"
When Liu Ziyu saw that the Jurchen soldiers had passed the hundred-step line, he immediately shouted: "Shoot!"
Fifty crossbows were fired at the same time, and two hundred and fifty jackdaw iron arrows rushed like a gust of wind. The speed was so fast that before the Jurchen soldiers could react, the iron arrows had penetrated their shields and bodies, and the steps were filled with tragedy.
Yelling, the Jurchen soldiers in front fell down one after another after being hit by arrows, and their bodies rolled down. More than seventy Jurchen soldiers were killed by the first round of arrows.
Wanyan Chi Shulie shouted, "Charge forward!"
He took advantage of the short opportunity for the opponent to change arrows and rushed forward twenty or so steps before proceeding.
Hundreds of Jurchen soldiers rushed upwards. At the same time, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" There was a loud noise behind the crossbow, a dozen small trebuchets were launched, and a dozen large clay pots of kerosene flew high into the air, towards
The crossbows were thrown down the mountain, and the crossbows were quickly replaced. Fifty crossbows retreated, and another fifty were pushed up, aiming at the opposing soldiers, but they did not fire.
Hundreds of Jurchen soldiers ran bravely, but when clay pots were thrown over their heads, they all dodged. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Dozens of clay pots fell to the ground and were smashed into pieces. Black and bright kerosene poured out, and the flow was full.
Up the stairs.
"Rocket shot!"
The well-prepared Song soldiers immediately fired more than a hundred rockets, and the fire balls fell to the ground and ignited the kerosene.
There was a "Boom!" sound on the steps, and the flames burst into flames. Hundreds of Jurchen soldiers instantly fell into the sea of fire. They shouted in terror, turned around and ran away.
At this moment, fifty crossbows were launched, and dense arrows were shot at the enemy's back. The power of the jackdaw iron arrows was so powerful that it instantly penetrated the body and shot at the person in front. This round of jackdaw arrows unexpectedly
More than 150 enemy soldiers were killed, which was more than double the first time.
Only then did Li Yuan realize that it turned out that Liu Dutong had delayed ordering the archery because he wanted to find the enemy's back. He secretly admired that Jiang was still very capable.
"Cum again!"
In the third and fourth rounds, jackdaw arrows were fired. The golden soldiers in the chaos suffered heavy casualties. More than two hundred people were killed. Their bodies fell into the flames and were burned into a ball.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wanyan Chishu Lie immediately ordered: "Retreat the troops!"
‘Dang! Dang! Dang!’ The bell rang to withdraw the troops, and the Jin soldiers abandoned hundreds of corpses and fled down the steps in embarrassment, retreating to a safe area.
The soldiers of the Song Army cheered loudly at the pass, and even Li Yuan couldn't help clenching his fists and cheering loudly.
At the foot of the mountain, the Jin soldiers had gloomy faces. A general, Wanyan Chishulie, said: "The opponent has kerosene and bed crossbows, and the terrain is dangerous. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to win with a light attack!"
Why didn't Wanyan Chishu Lie understand that with his rich experience, without heavy siege weapons, he couldn't even think about conquering Jianmen Pass, but without testing, how could he know how the opponent would defend?
Now he figured it out clearly. The opponent had crossbows, kerosene, and finally rolling logs and rocks. There was really no need to sacrifice anything in vain.
Besides, the supplies they carried couldn't last more than a few days, so they had to withdraw.
"Pass my order! Pack up your gear and withdraw the entire army to the camp."
The Jurchen soldiers packed their bags one after another. After an hour, the Jurchen soldiers broke camp and retreated.
At this time, Liu Ziyu became a little worried. The retreat of the Jin soldiers meant that they had lost confidence in capturing Jinniu Road. Their strategy would shift to capturing Hanzhong, and Xianren Pass was in danger.