It is much easier to attack Raofeng Pass from the west than from the east. The main reason is that you can climb Raofeng Ridge from the west and attack Raofeng Pass in Anbu from a high position. This is the method used by the Jin soldiers to capture Raofeng Pass.
In order to prevent the Song army from climbing Raofeng Ridge, the Jin soldiers stationed 200 soldiers at strategic points on Raofeng Ridge, thus cutting off the possibility of the Song army climbing Raofeng Ridge.
But the Jin soldiers were foreign troops after all, and they were not familiar with the terrain. They didn't know that the mountain roads in Shangrao Fengling were not limited to the Cicada Valley.
At night, a Song army of 500 people, led by a herb collector, climbed up the mountain along a path.
The Song army was led by Liu Cui. The path they were walking on was about fifteen miles north of the Cicada Valley. The mountain road was not too dangerous. There was no need to climb stone walls, but they only had to pass through a few woods.
"These Jurchens don't understand. As long as there is a road to the top of the mountain, there must be other paths. As far as I know, there are seven roads from the west to Raofengling. The road to Cicada Creek is not the best to take.
Yes, they can only deceive themselves and others by stationing troops there."
"Where does Rao Fengling lead to the north?" Liu Cui glanced at the mountains in the north and asked.
"North of Rao Fengling is Ziwu Ridge. If you are familiar with the road, you can go to Guanzhong through Ziwu Valley, but the road is very difficult. Yang Guifei's lychee path was completely destroyed last year!"
The herb collector explained to them the road to Raofengling. Half an hour later, they went to the top of the mountain and walked south along the ridge.
Five hundred Song troops carried twenty cyclone cannons. The cyclone cannon was actually a small trebuchet that could be mounted on the back of a camel and shoot rocks weighing three to four kilograms a hundred steps away. The Poxi Army of Xixia used cyclone cannons.
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The whirlwind cannon was carried on the backs of twenty strong soldiers, and more than a hundred other soldiers carried kerosene, gunpowder, poisonous smoke balls and other supplies. The other three hundred soldiers were the Qinzhou Army's Divine Arm Crossbow Battalion.
The men all carried short spears and divine arm crossbows.
The army walked out of a pine forest. The herb gatherer pointed to a crack several feet wide in front of him and smiled: "See, that's the top of the Cicada Valley. If you walk a hundred steps forward, you can see the Jin soldiers' camp.
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Liu Cui waved his hand back to signal the soldiers to slow down and after taking dozens of steps, they could already see the white tent below through the branches.
Not long after, they came to a mountain road, which was the mountain road leading up from Cicada Valley. There was a flat land about fifty steps below, about two to three acres, and a dozen large tents.
Standing there, under the moonlight, the big white tent is particularly clear.
Liu Cui waved his hand, and three hundred divine arm crossbowmen were immediately in place. Their cold arrows were aimed at the camp below, and faint laughter could be heard in the tent.
"Fire the arrow!"
Liu Cui gave an order, and a hundred divine arm crossbows were fired at the same time. The powerful crossbow arrows were shot at the tent. A scream suddenly sounded in the tent. Many people stumbled out of the tent, but they were met by a second group of one hundred.
A shot of crossbow arrows knocked down dozens of people in front of the tent, and then a third group of arrows shot out, knocking down all the more than thirty Jurchen soldiers who rushed out of the tent with weapons.
Two rounds of six hundred arrows were fired in succession, and there was no movement in the tent. It seemed that they were all killed.
Liu Cui sneered, "Throw the torch!"
Dozens of short torches were thrown down by Song soldiers and landed on the tents. In just a moment, more than a dozen large tents were ignited with fire, and suddenly dozens more people rushed out from inside. These were all Jurchens lying on the ground.
The soldier escaped the crossbow shot, but was attacked by fire.
As soon as they escaped, the Song army shot down a barrage of arrows. Dozens of people were hit by arrows and fell over, until the fire completely engulfed the tent and no one alive appeared again.
Liu Cui led his men to continue southward, walking about two miles, and reached the end of the mountain. This is the saddle of the mountain, and below is Raofeng Pass. Previously, the Jin soldiers fired thousands of arrows here, forcing the Song army to be unable to get out. Below
The attacking Jin soldiers easily captured Guancheng.
Hundreds of Song soldiers began to arrange quickly. They took down the cyclone cannons, lined up on the top of the mountain, and took out ceramic pots one by one. Each pot contained ten kilograms of kerosene.
"let's start!"
Liu Cui issued the attack order, and clay pots of kerosene were thrown out by the cyclone cannon and flew towards Raofeng Pass under the cliff.
The Song army's gunpowder arrows were also shot out, and the city and the city began to burn. Raofeng Pass could only accommodate 300 soldiers at most, and the barracks were inside the city. In just a moment, the flames were overwhelming and the smoke was filled. Song Dynasty
The army immediately dropped ten fireworks balls, and soon the city was filled with poisonous smoke. The Jurchen soldiers hiding in the room finally couldn't stand the poisonous smoke, and began to panic and scramble to escape outside the city.
In the thick smoke, countless powerful crossbow arrows fell from the sky. Many running soldiers were shot out of the back by an arrow and fell into the fierce fire.
The fire burned for a full hour, and there was not a single soldier in Raofeng Pass. At this time, a thousand Song troops under the city, led by Yang Zaixing, came up in formation, carrying a makeshift battering ram made of giant wood.
Although there were blazing fires and thick smoke in Guancheng, the Song army was still more cautious. The Song soldiers in front held up giant shields and short spears in their hands and walked cautiously toward Guancheng along the stone steps.
Chen Qing looked at the situation in Guancheng at the foot of the mountain. He was not worried about Guancheng. Guancheng was already in his pocket. In comparison, he was more concerned about the gains and losses of Jinzhou.
The battering ram broke open the gate in just three blows, and a puff of thick smoke rushed into the face, choking dozens of Song soldiers with snot and tears flowing out. Everyone retreated to avoid the poisonous smoke that was wrapped around them.
At this time, the projection had stopped on the top of the mountain, but the thick smoke was still filling the air, and the fire had not subsided. Basically, there were no living Jurchen soldiers in Guancheng, and there was silence.
The fireworks continued until the fourth watch before they gradually subsided. The fire was extinguished and the thick smoke disappeared. The clear moonlight returned to Guancheng, but the walls and ground turned pitch black.
Early the next morning, the soldiers began to wash the city and clean the ground. Fortunately, there were stone houses in the city and the warehouses had iron doors. The Jin soldiers fled in a hurry and had no time to destroy the food and materials in the warehouses, and the kerosene did not burn them down.
It was a waste of time to get Song Jun's advantage.
Bags of grain were brought out, as well as a lot of dried meat, cheese and other items.
Chen Qing stood on Guancheng with his hands behind his hands and looked towards the foot of the mountain. The Jin soldiers' garrison was empty and they must have been evacuated overnight.
At this time, Yang Zaixing came over and asked: "Commander, the warehouse has been counted. There are a total of 600 shi of grain and 2,000 kilograms of dried meat, which is enough for us to eat for ten days."
Chen Qing nodded, "Divide them into small portions and let each soldier carry one."
"I have already arranged for the manpower to be split. I would like to ask the commander, do we have to wait for Wu Dutong to arrive?"
Chen Qing shook his head and said, "Leave the wounded soldiers to guard the gate, and the other brothers will rest until noon before setting off."
"I believe that the Jin soldiers will concentrate in Xicheng County, and they will definitely protect Jinzhou to the death, but we have no siege weapons!"
Chen Qing smiled faintly, "I can understand Wanyanchang's reluctance to abandon Hanzhong, but he should understand that the foundation for seizing Hanzhong is Guanzhong. If the foundation for seizing Hanzhong is gone, what's the point of his seizing Hanzhong? We only need to seize Hanzhong
If you take this opportunity, you can still do a lot of hard work."
If Yang Zaixing had some realization, "I understand my position, I will explain it clearly to everyone, and we will set off at noon!"
Yang Zaixing went to arrange military affairs, and Liu Cui hurried to Guancheng, followed by several civilians.
"Controller, I found the person you are looking for."
Liu Cui smiled and called someone forward and said to Chen Qing: "This is Jinzhou Sihu Yang Fangxu. He knows the terrain of Jinzhou well."
Yang Fangxu is about forty years old. He looks very strong and has thick black skin. He looks more like a farmer than a financial chief of a state.
Yang Fangxu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "For this humble position, please refer to the Zhizhi Envoy!"
"Yang Sihu, there is no need to be polite. We have limited time. Please give Yang Sihu some guidance."
There was a large table placed in the courtyard of Guancheng, with a map of Hanzhong spread on the table.
Yang Fangxu walked to the map and asked, "I wonder what the commander's next plan is?"
Chen Qing pointed to the north of Raofeng Pass and said, "I want to go directly from Ziwu Valley to pass into the pass. Is it feasible?"
Everyone was stunned, Liu Cui stammered: "Don't we want to pursue the enemy?"
Chen Qing waved his hand, "Leave it to Wu Dutong to pursue the enemy. It has nothing to do with us. Our task has been completed and Hanzhong has been relieved. Now we should do our own big things."
Yang Fangxu also became excited and said quickly: "Beizhi is very familiar with the terrain in Ziwu Valley. Beizhi is willing to lead the way for the Zhizhi Envoy. I hope that the Zhizhi Envoy can capture Jingzhao City again!"
Everyone understood the coach's intention and were gearing up, waiting for the order to attack.
At noon, Chen Qing left more than 200 wounded soldiers to guard Raofeng Pass and left a letter to Wu Jie. He led more than 4,500 men to leave Raofeng Pass and head north, eighty miles away to the north.
