One hundred thousand troops were stationed at the foot of Huangluling Mountain to rest. Several streams passed through the army's camp. The soldiers used honeycomb briquettes to cook on fire and boiled water to make soup. They were very busy.
Night is gradually falling, and there are little fires at the foot of the mountain, and you can't see the end at a glance.
The chief general of Huanglu Pass is called Cipulu, a Jurchen centurion who serves as the commander of the auxiliary army. This is also a characteristic of Wanyan Nianhan's army. Their auxiliary army does not use Han as generals, and the generals above the commander are Jurchens.
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The advantage of this is that the CCP soldiers will not surrender easily. Of course, there are many disadvantages. Most of the Jurchens have fierce personalities and bad tempers. They do not treat the CCP soldiers as human beings. They are even worse than livestock. At least war horses are still
their brothers.
Beating, scolding, and corporal punishment were commonplace, and rape of soldiers' wives and daughters was even more common. Although the Jurchen generals could control the army with authority, once they were defeated, the soldiers would become disloyal.
This is the current situation in Huanglu Pass. The general, Ci Pu Lu, cursed in broken Chinese and kept threatening the soldiers around him. Everyone understood what he meant. Anyone who dared to think of surrender would have his head cut off with a knife and kicked down the valley.
In the night, hundreds of soldiers were patrolling the pass. On duty, Dutou Wu Ju sent someone to find another Dutou Yang Huang. The two had been in the army together for more than ten years and were fellow townsmen of Fenzhou, so they had a very deep friendship.
Not long after, Dutou Yang Huang hurried over, and behind him were two other Dutou, one named Wang Hong and the other named Zhang Mao.
"Why are you here too?" Wu Ju asked in surprise.
Wang Hong chuckled, "We also came to discuss things with you! We just happened to meet you."
"Yes! We are about to be in trouble."
Wu Ju sighed and looked at the foot of the mountain. There were dots of fire at the foot of the mountain, and there were at least 100,000 troops.
"The county prince Chen Qing must be among them too!"
Yang Huang whispered: "I actually shot Marshal Du to death with one arrow."
A few days ago, a businessman passed through the border and brought them a lot of shocking news. The 50,000 Jurchen army had been completely destroyed. Marshal Wanyan Nianhan was shot dead by the Western Army commander Chen Qing with an arrow. The Song army had occupied Pingyang Prefecture.
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The four of them looked at each other, and they all understood each other tacitly. Wu Ju gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do it! Kill that bastard, and Kaicheng surrenders!"
"Do it now!"
The four people discussed for a while and unanimously decided to take action with thirty of their henchmen each. They would meet at the top of the city a quarter of an hour later and use the Zhou Shun incident that had just happened yesterday to intensify the conflict.
It is not that easy to kill Pulu. The key is that he also has thirty Jurchen soldiers under his command, forming a powerful combat group that can fight against more than a hundred Han soldiers.
Of course, the Concord soldiers could abandon the pass and run away, and the remaining thirty Jurchen soldiers would not be able to hold the pass. The key is that all four captains want to make some contributions, join the Song army, and earn a future for themselves.
One hundred and twenty soldiers, led by several captains, ran along the city wall and ambush around the compound where the Jurchens lived.
At this time, Wu Ju came to the soldiers' barracks. He had high prestige in the army. Wu Ju stood on the stone mill in the courtyard and loudly said to the hundreds of soldiers who came to the courtyard: "Everyone is concerned about what happened to Zhou Shun."
Why did he suddenly jump off the cliff and commit suicide? The facts are the same as the rumors. Zhou Shun's wife was arrested and humiliated by them last night. Zhou Shun ran to save his wife, but was beaten to death and thrown off the cliff. Zhou Shun's wife also
I was humiliated to death by them, and Cipu Lu forbade me to tell everyone, but Zhou Shun is our brother, how could I not tell everyone? How could I not tell everyone? Brothers, come with me to ask for an explanation, or Zhou Shun will die tragically like this!"
The truth angered hundreds of soldiers, and the anger that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time finally broke out. They raised their arms and shouted angrily, "We can't just let it go!"
"Brother, go get the knife. If they mess around, we will fight them."
"Fight them!"
The soldiers ran back to the barracks to get their swords, and followed Wu Ju in a mighty rush toward the compound where the Jurchens lived.
There were two Han soldiers in the military camp who were responsible for secretly monitoring the defenders. Seeing that the situation was not good, they ran to the Jurchen compound to report the situation first.
Ci Pu Lu was furious and immediately ordered thirty Jurchen soldiers to assemble to prepare for the Han soldiers to make trouble. He knew very well that as long as a few of the Han soldiers were killed who took the lead in making trouble, the others would become more honest.
Thirty Jurchen soldiers had just assembled when suddenly raindrops of crossbow arrows were fired from the surrounding walls. The thirty Jurchen soldiers were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another.
This was a good idea discussed by Wu Ju and the others. Under normal circumstances, it was difficult for thirty Jurchen soldiers to assemble together, so they encouraged the soldiers to cause trouble. Thirty Jurchens would definitely gather in the courtyard, creating conditions for a sneak attack.
The soldiers immediately threw down more than a dozen ropes from all around. More than a hundred soldiers climbed down the ropes and swung their spears to kill the Jurchen soldiers. Yang Huang chopped off the head of Ci Pu Lu with a knife. The other Jurchen soldiers basically brought
They were injured and could not fight against them. In just a moment, all thirty Jurchen soldiers were killed. Even the two Han soldiers who came to report the news were found and killed by them.
At this time, hundreds of soldiers came in force. At this time, the courtyard door opened wide, and Yang Huang and three men came out with their spears to pick up the Jurchen's head and shouted: "The head of Jian Pu Lu is here.
All the Jurchens have been killed!"
The soldiers raised their arms and cheered. Wu Ju immediately ordered the gates of Guancheng to be opened. He led 500 soldiers and carried the heads of the Jurchens down the mountain to surrender. The scouts had already discovered it and immediately ran down the mountain to report.
A bonfire was burning brightly, and the soldiers brought the four captains to Chen Qing. The four captains knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See the prince!"
Chen Qing hoped that the Han soldiers in the pass would wake up and rebel at night. Unexpectedly, it actually happened, which really made Chen Qing feel happy. Chen Qing asked the four people how they rebelled, and greatly appreciated Wu Ju's strategy of luring the snake out of its hole.
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Of course, he appointed Wu Ju as the commander and the other three as deputy commanders. He incorporated the surrendered soldiers into the Song army and followed Liu Qiong.
At the third watch, 100,000 troops and 30,000 camels got up, passed through Huanglu Pass in a mighty manner, and headed southeast along Huanglu Ridge to the west.
The 42,000 Jin soldiers retreated to Linfen County, Jinzhou, and joined the 20,000 troops stationed here, bringing the total number of Jin soldiers to 62,000. However, the 20,000 troops in Zezhou and Longde Prefecture were delayed.
Not coming came, which cast a shadow on the hearts of Wanyan Huonu and Han Chang.
At this time, Wanyan Huonv received an urgent order from Marshal Yin Shuke, ordering him to rush to Fenzhou to command the 20,000 garrison and guard the Shuque Valley Passage.
Yin Shuke deployed many spies in Pingyang Mansion. When Chen Qing led an army of 100,000 to Lishi County, Yin Shuke immediately realized that Chen Qing might have led the army to leave Fen Ancient Road and enter Fenzhou. Once he entered Fenzhou
, Chen Qing's goal was either to advance northward into Taiyuan Prefecture, or to seize Shuque Valley and cut off the retreat route of the southern Jin soldiers.
There are currently 20,000 troops stationed in Fenzhou, mainly deployed in Xihe County, Jiexiu County and Lingshi County. They were previously commanded by Wanyan Huonv. Now that the situation was urgent, Yin Keshu transferred Wanyan Huonv back and ordered Han Chang
Of course, continuing to serve as the southern general also meant to appease Han Chang.
Wanyan Huonv is in the south, and Han Chang's military position and status are low. He can only be the deputy general of the south. Han Chang will definitely feel conflicted in his heart. Wanyan Yinshu never wants internal conflicts to arise at this critical moment.
At the same time, Wanyan Yinshuke ordered Ten Thousand Captain Pucha Guiren to lead 10,000 Donghu cavalry to Qi County. Qi County is located in the southernmost part of Taiyuan Prefecture, close to Fenzhou. Ten thousand cavalry are stationed here to attack Fen.