He raised his head and could not only see the flag of the Tang Army to the north, but also the snow on Helan Mountain further north.
"Let's not clean up the battlefield yet. Prepare for it. After eating the dry food, we will attack the mountain immediately."
Following this order, all the generals made gestures at the same time to stop the soldiers who were still carrying the corpses.
The soldiers stopped, took out the dry food with their bloody hands, and squatted on the ground to eat it.
Zhang Hongfan turned to the soldiers in the rear who had not been on the battlefield and counted a thousand people.
"You go from the official road to support Mr. Shi. And tell him that although we have captured Hongjinggou, the follow-up troops of the Tang Army will arrive soon, and we need his immediate support."
"Here!"
This is his strongest point in fighting, his willingness to cooperate with others.
Zhang Hongfan then walked towards the soldiers who were still eating dry food and raised his voice to encourage morale.
Zhang Boning quickly rolled on the spot and pulled up a corpse to block it. Looking up, he saw that there were many casualties and it was difficult to gain a foothold on this hilltop.
"But the Yuan army kept coming, and they didn't finish the killing."
However, when he took a closer look, he saw that the top of the mountain was bare, with no trees, no grass, not even soil, and only large rocks connected to the cliff at his feet.
Thinking back to the Battle of Chengdu, who would have thought that an unknown soldier would one day be responsible for such an important battle.
Pifon turned his head and took a look, summoned his lieutenants, ordered them to guard the south slope, and began to lead the people to the north mountain himself.
Pifeng seemed to have returned to Yunding City.
The soldiers holding dry rations looked at Zhang Hongfan.
When Pifeng arrived at Beishan, he saw that Zhang Boning had attacked the low wall. The Yuan army suffered heavy casualties, leaving corpses all over the ground. The Tang army was also at the end of its war effort.
The flames rolled over and enveloped his body.
"kill……"
Another unknown person.
Pifon felt that the pressure in his heart was so great that he wanted to cry.
"Brothers below, hand over the shield first!"
A grenade exploded on the ground, sending iron shards flying in all directions, and the surrounding area was filled with howls of ghosts and wolves.
Zhang Hongfan's mountain attack team was divided into five teams. In addition to the vanguard of the sneak attack, the other four teams took turns attacking the mountain from two directions.
Attacking the mountain at night has both disadvantages and advantages. Although the rugged mountain road cannot be seen clearly, it is also more convenient for sneak attacks. Moreover, the Tang army has not long arrived and the defense line has not yet been established.
Allowing him to add another piece of firewood to this blazing scene...
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At the foot of the Dead Man's Mountain, military formations were like clouds.
"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
Seeing that one of his soldiers, Pifeng, had already reached Helan Mountain and was guarding Helan Mountain.
"He is indeed a general from Yunding Mountain City." Zhang Hongfan actually knew the enemy general's intelligence. Seeing that the first round of the offensive was not going well, he ordered the soldiers to take a rest.
One battle will determine the outcome, as he wrote a few days ago.
Although the north slope of this hill is higher, the terrain is much gentler. Only the top is a section of rock cliff. In fact, you only need to attack a small section to reach the top of the mountain.
Zhang Boning took off the saber from his mouth and encountered an arrow coming towards him. He swung the saber to block it and deflected the arrow with a "ding" sound.
The fierce battle reached noon that day, when a fast horse came around from behind the southern hillside.
Battle reports continued to come back, and it can be seen that the Tang army on the mountain cooperated well and resisted tenaciously, causing the Yuan army to be blocked many times.
The experience gained from countless lives.
Shi Tianze was happy and surprised after hearing the report.
He is married to his mother-in-law and has a son, but at his core he is still the soldier who defended his family and country.
Both sides fought with all their strength, and the fight was inextricable.
Another scout horse came over on Pegasus, attached to Zhang Hongfan's ear, and said: "Commander, the Tang army's scout horse has arrived."
Zhang Hongfan first sent an elite group of dozens of people to circle back and go up the mountain to prepare for a sneak attack. Then he ordered his soldiers to light a bonfire in the ravine and pretended to have started setting up camp.
He seemed to have ignited the long and difficult years in the past, and his whole person fell into some kind of excited madness.
After waiting for nearly an hour, the roar of killing could be heard on the hilltop, and large groups of Yuan troops began to attack the mountain head-on.
"How many people are left in the Tang army? Three hundred? Two hundred?"
His expression became more and more solemn.
"Bang!"
This is the experience accumulated over many years of guarding Yunding Mountain City.
Pifon's eyes also seemed to be on fire.
However, Pifeng, the general of the Tang army, had some strategic vision. He used a stone body more than ten feet high on the mountain to build a small fort, and arranged for archers to shoot arrows and throw grenades inside. The Yuan army could not attack the stone body and had to
Attack with your back, braving arrows and explosions.
"Shoushan!"
Done!
Zhang Hongfan raised his head and let the morning light shine on his face.
By then, the Tang army's horses would be full of physical strength and their momentum would be completely different.
With a "bang" sound, Zhang Boning fell to the ground.
But Zhang Hongfan is confident.
Song He's cavalry are also dismounting and fighting on foot, but it is conceivable that when the subsequent Tang army troops arrive on the battlefield, they will mount their horses one after another and attack the Yuan army.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
The next moment, Tang Jun rushed over and struck Zhang Boning hard on the face with a curled knife.
Shi Tianze understood Li Zengbo's thoughts and instead attacked Song He's position with all his strength, forcing Li Zengbo to give up his terrain advantage to support Song He.
In the past, when defending mountains and cities, this was nothing more than a fire-breathing tool. But tonight, there were no trees on the mountaintop, so the Tang army directly poured the oil from the fierce fire oil tank on the ground.
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"Yanshan Zhang Boning is here!"
What Li Zengbo was best at was defense. Facing Shi Tianze's offensive, he took the initiative to show weakness and lure him into mountain warfare.
The soldiers from behind rushed over one after another and started to fight forward.
He swept away his previous steady posture, his tone and movements became sharper, and he laid out his orders one after another.
General Yi Qing, General Xiao Shixian, and many, many former comrades who died before Sichuan could be recaptured.
This was the second round of the offensive. Zhang Hongfan considered that the troops would not be able to stand if the troops captured the hilltop, so he continued to send troops to keep up, intending to use the human sea tactic to achieve victory.
"Find a place to take cover first, and wait for the brothers behind to come up." Zhang Boning shouted loudly.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty ignited the ignition powder, then pulled the barrel hard to compress the air into the copper gourd, causing the oil to spurt out and ignite, forming a flame.
He hadn't conquered the mountain all night long, and he felt as if victory was slipping away from his fingers little by little.
"No problem, if we capture the top of the mountain, we can nail it here like nails and still be able to stop the Tang army's supplies."
"Fuck you! What do you mean Beishan has been captured? I've taken a good look at it. There is too little soil and too much rock there, and the Mongolians can't stand!"
The Menghuo oil cabinet has been around for a long time. It is a copper gourd filled with oil. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called "Shi Zhishui", in the Five Dynasties it was called "Menghuo oil", and in the Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo named the oil.
He endured it and did not indulge his emotions.
After guarding all night, his strength was reduced to only 600 men.
This mountain is actually not a dangerous place. If we build another Great Wall and add another pass, it can become a dangerous place for one man to guard the pass. Unfortunately, the Tang army no longer has this time.
Fortunately, Zhang Hongfan sent enough troops, even if it cost him his life, he still had to take down this mountain.
"Soldiers! We are lucky. God has given us the opportunity to make great achievements."
Zhang Hongfan nodded.
Those people have left, so tonight it is Pifon's turn to lead the battle.
Zhang Hongfan stared closely at the observation tube, and his heart trembled as he watched a black shadow climb up the rock and jump up.
"Who led the first enemy army?"
"Block the road... No, let me think about it."
Fortunately, the Tang army had few soldiers, and the Yuan army attacked fiercely, and finally reached the top of the mountain.
He met a tenacious Genting guard Pifeng last night and wasted too much time, but he could make up for it in the following battle.
How should I put it, when he was in Yunding City, he looked forward to going down the mountain to ask a wife to give birth to a son, and all these wishes came true. But sometimes, he would also miss Yunding City.
Zhang Hongfan looked around, turned to look at the mountains to the east, and murmured: "When they climbed up and looked, they were afraid they would see the light of the fire."
"Fire the oil tank!"
"Shoushan!"
"Maybe it will take time to deploy defenses in the valley..."
Shi Tianze was a little timid when facing Li Xia. He would inevitably worry too much when fighting, and seemed a little timid to others. But when facing Li Zengbo, he happened to be in the best state, being cautious but not too conservative.
.
He shouted, completely forgetting whether this was Hongjinggou or Yunding City.
Dead Man's Mountain is right next to the Sanguankou Post Road. Li Zengbo divided his troops into two parts. He led one part of his troops to guard the southwest hillside, while Song He led another part of his troops to guard the post road.
He abandoned his horse and climbed a section of the hillside, strode around a small half circle, constantly observed the terrain, called the guide for questioning, and finally made a discovery.
"Have you seen that hillock?" Zhang Hongfan raised his hand and pointed, saying: "The Tang army has set up camp, and we will be stationed there tonight. We will eat their food and sleep in their tents. Everyone present today will be
The founding hero of the Yuan Dynasty who unified the world, was given the title of wife and son, and was prosperous and wealthy!"
It seemed as if he was still under the command of Xiao Shixian and Yi Qing, and as if he wanted to wake up the heroic souls in the sky to take a look.
Seeing that the road to attack the mountain was blocked by flames, those who had already climbed to the top of the mountain were left alone, and their morale plummeted.
"No." Zhang Hongfan said: "We have enough time, we will capture the mountain top soon."
The Tang army had already built a low wall in front of them.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Shi Gong, Marshal Zhang sent a villain..."
After eating dry food, the Yuan army began to attack the mountain.
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The sun rises from the east, and the morning glow fills the sky.
Pifeng did not choose to meet Zhang Boning directly, but ordered his soldiers to spray flames towards the Yuan army who was still climbing up the cliff.
Listening to the shouts, Zhang Boning looked back and saw dazzling flames that made him unable to open his eyes.
"boom!"
The Yuan army suffered more casualties, but they still continued to attack the mountain and refused to stop...
Fierce flames soared into the sky, wrapping around the bodies on the ground, forming a gorgeous wall of fire, which finally blocked the Yuan army at the bottom of the mountain who wanted to climb up.
“Looking at the flag, it’s under the command of the Dingbian Army Capital. The one with a strange surname is ‘Lou’.”
Zhang Hongfan simply sent out his personal army camp and ordered them to go around to the north to attack the mountain. The general of the personal army issued a military order and set off quickly.
"Now that things have been put in order, the returning tiger will pay homage to the Dragon Court!"
"Commander, is it too late?"
As he said, this battle will still be difficult to fight.
He didn't want to choose to go back and live those difficult days again, he just missed those people.
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"Report! General, Beishan has been captured!"
Everyone just stood upright facing the rain of arrows from the Tang army.
Following this loud shout, a vigorous figure jumped onto the top of the mountain.
With Zhang Hongfan sending a thousand troops from the rear to unexpectedly attack from both front and back, he was 90% sure of defeating Li Zengbo. He just had to be quick.
At the same time, Shi Tianze also sent people to the main battlefield of Yingpan Mountain to report the battle situation to Kublai Khan.
The battle at the Three Passes will have its outcome today.