Chapter 303 Spring breeze is proud of Funiu Mountain
Chapter 303 The spring breeze is proud of Funiu Mountain
At the moment, all the attention of the Henan Prefecture was directed to the south. How could there be a fire in the backyard? In less than half a day, Mianchi fell into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong.
The fall of Mianchi shocked the whole country. The prefect of Henan, Yu Chenglong, urgently mobilized troops from Luoyang to garrison Hangu Pass in Xiaoshan Mountain.
Hangu Pass became the last iron gate in front of Luoyang. Yu Chenglong and Kaifeng Magistrate Min Zhengyuan transferred almost all their energy to Hangu Pass. If the bandits broke through Hangu Pass, they could march straight in and enter the hinterland of Luoyang in one day.
This is absolutely a devastating disaster for them. Luoyang, the ancient capital of several dynasties, is not only a city, but also a symbol of the Central Plains.
However, Yu Chenglong still has some confidence, because Hangu Pass is not that easy to break. Hangu Pass, together with Jianmen Pass, is known as the most powerful pass in the world, and it is definitely not just a lie. The pass was built in Xiaoshan Mountain.
To attack from the north and south of Hangu Pass, there is only a narrow mountain road. Although there are attack positions on both sides, as long as the two sides are defended, Hangu Pass will be as stable as a rock. From ancient times to the present, Hangu Pass, as the pass of Xiaoshan Mountain, has rarely been attacked.
Examples of people breaking through from the outside.
Ding Luyan, the commander-in-chief of Henan Province, assembled more than 8,000 elite troops and placed them all at Hangu Pass. As for both sides, he did not send many people. Ding Luyan had his own plan. Since the rogue bandits wanted to attack, he would let go of the outside ones.
Defense area, let the rogue bandits attack. Relying on the dangerous terrain of Hangu Pass, it can completely weaken the advantage of the rogue bandits in terms of strength. Although Hangu Pass is no longer what it used to be, and the world has been at peace for a long time, Hangu Pass has been in disrepair for a long time, and even its defenses are not good.
It's a lot looser, but depending on the terrain, it's still not something that the rogues can capture.
One day later, more than 4,000 people under Liu Wenxiu's command took the lead in breaking into Luoshan. The peasant army's desire for Luoyang was like an old cat seeing delicious salted fish. If they didn't fight, they would definitely not be willing to withdraw.
As expected, Liu Wenxiu led his men to launch an attack on Hangu Pass.
Liu Wenxiu was full of awe for Hangu Pass, but sometimes, passion can often dominate a person's behavior. For Luoyang, you always have to fight hard, and if it doesn't work, then withdraw. Liu Wenxiu thinks this way
Yes, that's what they did. Before they even launched the actual attack on Hangu Pass, the peasant army was already complaining. The mountain road in front of Hangu Pass is narrow and winding, and some places are so steep that you may sprain your foot if you are not careful.
.Many people suspect that the road here is still like this, but it may be even more difficult in front of Hangu Pass.
As expected, the Hangu Pass city wall was built on a high ground, and the open area in front was not even a road, but could only be regarded as a slightly gentler slope. To attack Guancheng, the peasant army needed to carry a ladder to feign an attack. In the absence of a lack of
Under heavy firepower, attacking upwards in this way is obviously difficult.
Ding Luyan, as usual, had a dark face and shouted loudly: "All the crossbowmen are ready to release arrows. The rolling logs are ready. Once the bandits put up the ladder, I will smash them to death."
While they were talking, the peasant army had already attacked, feinting along the high slope. The few shields did not provide much protection at all. Arrows rained down, and people kept wailing and rolling down the high slope. The siege troops who were only close to the city wall
, more than 200 people were shot to death by the archers at the top of the city. The ladder was finally put up on the city wall, but the ground was uneven and the slope was steep in some places. To fix the ladder, many people were needed to support it.
As a result, more than a dozen people gathered under each ladder.
Someone had already started to climb up the ladder. At this time, rolling logs began to fall from the city wall. The rolling logs smashed the climbing peasant soldiers half to death, and then injured the people holding the ladder below. This is not over yet.
.Since most places are sloped, the rounded wood rolled down the slope, injuring many people.
Liu Wenxiu's scalp was numb when he saw it from behind. Less than a thousand people pounced on it. Just after touching the wall of Hangu Pass, more than half of it was damaged. How can we fight this battle? It is indeed Hangu Pass, and it really deserves its reputation. Experience.
Liu Wenxiu began to think about retreating when he saw the terrible situation at Hangu Pass. Given the strong defense of Hangu Pass, even if all of his four thousand people were killed here, they might not be able to climb to the top of the city.
After only launching one round of offensive, Liu Wenxiu ended the attack hastily. With a bitter mood, the peasant army retreated down the mountain dejectedly.
Here, one man is responsible for the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. Anyone who attacks Hangu Pass is a fool. Liu Wenxiu became a fool today, but he reacted quickly enough, otherwise he would not know how many more people would be killed and injured. He watched the peasant army withdraw.
Let's go. Ding Luyan held on to the battlements and showed a strange sneer: "They are really rogue bandits. Do you come to Hangu Pass when you want and leave when you want?"
In the blink of an eye, the city gate of Hangu Pass opened wide, and a group of people led by Lieutenant General Fei Yangming came out. They bit the peasant army and fought all the way. The rear was bitten by officers and soldiers, and people continued to be killed and injured. Liu Wenxiu immediately panicked, but
If you can speed up, at this time, it depends on who can run fast, and whoever runs slowly will be unlucky.
Less than halfway down the mountain, Liu Wenxiu suddenly stopped when he reached an open area. He saw a huge boulder standing abruptly on the roadside in front of him, with steep stone walls on both sides. This section of the road looked like
It is a small gate made of two mountains, guarding the mountain road.
"What is this place?"
Someone who is familiar with the mountain has quickly replied: "This is a roundabout slope, and that huge rock is the roundabout stone. The terrain here is steep and the mountain road is narrow."
"Swing slope?" Liu Wenxiu murmured to himself. Judging from his many years of experience in leading troops, this is a good place to use troops. In short, there is an uneasy feeling in his heart, which is very strong. "Let everyone be careful.
Go through the swing as fast as you can.”
The already exhausted peasant army, under Liu Wenxiu's order, could only speed up their pace and gritted their teeth and rushed forward. There was no problem at first, but after about one-third of the people passed, there was a sudden loud thunder on the hillsides on both sides.
They moved, followed by a rain of arrows, mixed with falling stones. Caught on a narrow mountain road, the peasant army was overwhelmed by the sudden attack and suffered heavy casualties.
Liu Wenxiu screamed in pain, and an arrow was inserted into his shoulder, three-thirds of the way into his flesh. When he turned around, most of the people were still stuck in the mountain road, and at this time, the pursuers behind him had also pounced on him.
It was over. There were archers blocking the road on both sides and pursuers behind. Such a narrow and steep intersection was a desperate situation. In the panic, many people panicked and ran for their lives regardless. Some people pushed their companions, causing some people to
His feet were unstable and he rolled down the steep mountain path. In addition, countless people stepped on him, causing many injuries.
Liu Wenxiu was at the front of the team. He speeded up a little and passed the roundabout, but most of the people were still behind him. There were constant screams, and blood had been left along the mountain road, like a long river of blood.
The red mountain road is shocking to those who see it.
After escaping from Xiaoshan, Liu Wenxiu was finally able to take a few breaths. When asked to count, she felt her chest was tight and she almost fainted. There were more than 4,000 people, but in the end, only more than 1,000 people were left, and almost 1,000 people were left.
People get hurt.
Hangu Pass is terrible! It was just a tentative attack, and almost the entire army was wiped out. Although the reasons here are complicated, related to my contempt for the officers and soldiers and my lack of understanding of Xiaoshan, it still shows that Hangu Pass is really
It's terrible. If it were the elite of the Living King of Hell who were guarding Hangu Pass, I estimate that my entire army would be annihilated this time.
Liu Wenxiu returned to Mianchi in disgrace. Zhang Xianzhong, who learned about the situation of the battle, didn't know what to say except opening his mouth in shock. Blame Liu Wenxiu? It seems that he can't be entirely blamed for this.
"Hey, it seems that the road to Hangu Pass is dead!" Zhang Xianzhong patted his forehead in distress. Unexpectedly, he went south to the Yellow River for the first battle and was disgraced. Now his troops are no longer what they were before, but they can't withstand the consumption.
Ah. But the disadvantage is that the army of the King of Living Hell is still confronting Wang Ziyong. If the King of Living Hell catches up and catches fire behind his butt, then he will really be in a dilemma.
The elite army of the Living King of Hell will not be able to cross the Yellow River for a while, and he still has time to think of his next plan. If the road to Hangu Pass is not feasible, he must find another way out. In fact, Zhang Xianzhong is not that eager for Luoyang, and he is not stupid either.
, Luoyang was the ancient capital of several dynasties, and had countless gentry and powerful people. How could such a strong city be so easy to break? Even if Hangu Pass was captured, Luoyang City was still not something Zhang Xianzhong could capture. If his strength was not damaged as before, it would be impossible.
You can still go to Luoyang City to show off.
We urgently need a piece of territory to take a breather, and the most important thing is to strengthen our team. At this time, Ai Keqi, who had been silent, said: "Father, we might as well bypass Mount Lu, go south from the west, pass Yinchuan City, and enter Fangzhou.
Fangzhou is close to Nanyang and has a large population but empty defenses. The most important thing is that the officers and soldiers have almost evacuated Funiu Mountain. We can get the food we need in Fangzhou and then retreat to Funiu Mountain. With Funiu Mountain, we can completely stand firm.
If that doesn't work, we can go west from Funiu Mountain, go through Shangluo Road or Ziwu Road, and then return to Shaanxi from Hanzhong."
"Fangzhou?" Zhang Xianzhong didn't know much about Henan, and he didn't even know the specific location of Fangzhou. However, he could only take one step at a time. Zhang Xianzhong didn't want to wait, because there was an army of living hell followers behind him.
Zhang Xianzhong's troops bypassed Mount Wei and quickly swept across Weizhou. Weizhou was close to Luoyang, and together with Luoyang and Hanzhong, it was considered wealthy. When the rogue bandits under Zhang Xianzhong's troops arrived, they immediately slaughtered all the wealthy merchants and gentry in Weizhou, and almost wiped out all the wealthy merchants and gentry in Weizhou.
The prefecture was completely looted. Zhang Xianzhong was also very clever. After plundering the food and supplies, he asked Ai Keqi to lead some people to give some to the people of Xiaozhou. For a time, he was supported by many people. Many of the local poor people joined Zhang Xianzhong's command.
.In Weizhou alone, Zhang Xianzhong instantly gained more than 20,000 people, and his strength rapidly expanded.
Taking advantage of the great victory in Xiaozhou, Zhang Xianzhong's troops attacked Yinchuan City. Yinchuan is a small city. Since this is not the place where Gao Yingxiang attacks, the Henan Prefecture has almost emptied the troops here. At present, Yu Chenglong is focusing on
Putting it in Hangu Pass and Luoyang City, knowing that Zhang Xianzhong wanted to attack Yinchuan, there was nothing he could do. It would take time to mobilize troops from the north, but how could Zhang Xianzhong give him a chance?
Facing the defenseless Yinchuan County, Zhang Xianzhong's troops occupied the county seat in just two hours. On the same day, they began to divide their troops at Funiu Mountain.
There are many Taoist temples in Funiu Mountain. These monks, Taoists, and nuns were all driven or killed by the peasant army, and were driven out of Funiu Mountain. In a blink of an eye, Funiu Mountain became the territory of the peasant army. Funiu Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, connected to
Qinling Mountains, with dense forests and complicated roads, can be said to be the favorite place for bandits. By setting up their base camp here, they are not afraid of encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers. For the first time, Zhang Xianzhong felt that he was not afraid of the living King of Hell, as long as he did not take the initiative to send him to his door to seek death.
, relying on the terrain of Funiu Mountain, even if the Living King of Hell can fight, what can he do to me?
Zhang Xianzhong's troops occupied Funiu Mountain, as if they wanted to be the king of the mountain. This not only stimulated the Henan Prefecture Yamen, but also stimulated Gao Yingxiang of Nanyang City. Since occupying Nanyang Prefecture, Gao Yingxiang has been busy dealing with the officers and soldiers of Xiangyang City, and at the same time he has to
To deal with Jiangling Prefecture's troops, there was no time to send troops to the north.
In Niu Jinxing's plan, there was actually a plan to occupy Funiu Mountain, but no one expected that Zhang Xianzhong would suddenly cross the Yellow River south. What was even more unexpected was that Gao Yingxiang's troops were busy dealing with the officers and soldiers, which gave Zhang Xianzhong a big advantage.
, occupying Funiu Mountain effortlessly.
Gao Yingxiang was sitting in the Nanyang government office and yelled: "You bitch, this guy with a yellow beard is really too much. Gao will not let him go."
Gao Yingxiang was so angry that after beating the officers and soldiers of Jiangling Prefecture and Xiangyang to the point where they dared not move, he freed up his hands to teach Zhang Xianzhong how to behave. Gao Yingxiang's advantage was not so easy to take advantage of.
Zhang Xianzhong played a triumphant song in Henan Prefecture and prospered, but Wang Ziyong, who was in southern Shanxi, was a little disappointed. The old nest in northern Shaanxi was beaten to pieces by officers and soldiers, and Hongdong and Zhaocheng couldn't take it back.
At that time, the hundreds of thousands of peasant troops were actually looked down upon by the 40,000 elite border troops under Tie Mo's command.
Yueyang City is too small. How long can an army of more than 100,000 people last? There is no need to wait until the food is exhausted. It is estimated that the morale of the army of more than 100,000 people will collapse soon. Being beaten on the head by the people of the Living King of Hell every day, morale will not be as good as one day.
one day.
At this time, dozens of leaders had gathered in Yueyang County Government. In order to find a way out, Wang Ziyong called in all the leaders.
"Brothers, we all know what is going on right now. I came to see you today just to brainstorm and see if we can find a way to put aside the living King of Hell."
Wang Ziyong is really afraid of the Living King of Hell, and he has no confidence at all in setting up a decisive battle with the Living King of Hell, not to mention that his morale is on the verge of collapse now.
For a moment, the room was as quiet as needles, with occasional heavy breathing, proving that everyone was still alive. Just like Wang Ziyong, dozens of leaders had long been frightened by the Living King of Hell, and were unwilling to have more contact with the Living King of Hell.
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After a long time, a young man stood up. Wang Ziyong had some impression that this man was a man under Sun Kewang's command, and he called him Wei Chongya.