The defenders of Jundu Pass retreated very quickly and disappeared into the mist along the Guan Gou.
The Anping Army did not pursue them, and their secrets were exposed when they caught up. They did not go around and ambush them in advance, just to let them retreat to Juyong Pass and disrupt the morale of the defenders.
There are still seventeen miles to go before we reach Juyongguan. The pass is not easy to walk, and the fog is about to lift. I can't go dancing there today.
Liu Xiang ordered: "Xu Rong, lead five hundred crossbowmen into the pass to lurk. Do not close the city gate. If a small group of people enters the pass to investigate, they will be shot. If a large group of people approaches, lower the thousand-jin gate and wait for support."
"Follow the order." Xu Rong's family has been received from Zhuo County, and he is now the Sima of the Shesheng Battalion.
The sky was bright and the fog had cleared, and the Anping army hid in a shady place to rest in the east of Guandong, the military capital.
During the day, some enemies watched from a distance. When they saw the gates were wide open and the city gates were quiet and lifeless, they were frightened and no one dared to approach. It would probably take a few days to recover.
Heavy fog came up again in the early morning of the next day, and Liu Xiang and his men quietly reached Juyong Pass.
After yesterday's experience, the Nuo opera dance became even more eerie. Liu Xiang followed at the end of the group and found it quite scary.
The team of three thousand people slowly approached the east gate of Guancheng.
Those who really know how to dance Nuo opera are only a few hundred people in front, and some can play Hujia and Qiang flute, playing strange sounds and tunes. The more than 2,000 people behind are dancing blindly, thinking that they can scare people, and keep their voices high.
For Amityville Horror, they are the sound effects engineers and atmosphere team who make up the numbers.
There is no comparison between hundreds of people and thousands of people. Only with scale can there be visual impact.
Liu Xiang followed at the end with two hundred crossbow shooters and three hundred soldiers. They also wore masks and clothes woven with linen and straw in yellow, yellow, green, and fluttering strips. They were also dotted with some authentic and fake
Fake locusts.
The fake ones were deliberately made, but the real locusts flew over on their own. There were pre-caught locusts in the team. Regardless of whether they were dead or alive, there was a dedicated person responsible for throwing them into the sky.
Hundreds of flag bearers waved the flags painted with locusts in random directions.
Except for Liu Xiang, everyone is very serious. They can win the pass by performing a Nuo opera. They can brag about it for the rest of their lives.
They were not afraid of the gods punishing them. Many months ago, the general received a warning from a god. He knew that there would be a locust plague in winter and ordered to kill so many locusts. There was no blame from the locust god. Needless to say, there must be a friendship.
There is a general here, so I'm afraid of a ball.
The Anping army danced happily under the city, getting closer and closer to Juyong Pass, and the defenders at the city gate felt uncomfortable. Everyone felt guilty when they encountered such a thing.
The garrison at Guandu, which retreated yesterday, was quite calm. They finally understood that as long as they stayed out of the way, the Locust God would not punish them. Under the leadership of Liu Liu, they gathered at the west gate and were ready to retreat at any time.
Lieutenant Guan Du of Juyong Pass did not want to escape. He desperately encouraged his soldiers. More than two thousand people had weak hands and feet. They relied on each other and guarded the wall. They looked at the messenger of the Locust God who was getting closer and closer. They were at a loss for a moment.
The term "Locust God's Messenger" came from people in Jundu Pass. They also wanted to run away, but no one dared to violate military regulations without the command, and I don't know if this thing can be shot to death with a crossbow?
The sky was getting brighter and the fog was getting thicker and thinner. The Anping Army deliberately slowed down, but they were going to advance after all. They were about to enter the range of the crossbows. If they continued like this, they were afraid they would be defeated.
Liu Xiang sighed and took out his secret weapon. It was a copper pipe that was as thick as a wrist and more than half a foot long. It was open at one end and looked like a small cannon shell.
There is gunpowder inside, with a gunpowder that is more than a foot long inserted, and the clay is wrapped in kudzu cloth and sealed.
The name of this thing is Palm Thunder. It is actually a big firecracker. The purity of nitrate and sulfur is not enough, and the explosive power is difficult to meet the requirements. To make such a guy, you need a pound of gunpowder, and the cost of the raw materials is a pound of gold, but you can only
Listen to the sound.
He made more than a dozen, but he couldn't bear the pain. It was all money and it was too expensive.
The ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, the gunpowder is a great undertaking, and there is a long way to go.
"Command, everyone cover their ears."
Copper pipes are specifically used to increase the volume. This is a valley, and the mountains on both sides will bounce the sound waves back, making the volume very loud.
The soldiers of the Anping Army covered their ears and continued to dance. Previously, a firecracker was fired in front of them, which scared them so much that they knew the general was going to use a magic weapon after giving the order.
They were mentally prepared, but the defenders on Guancheng were not. They were holding swords and crossbows, waiting fearfully for the approach of these strange-looking messengers of the Locust God.
Seeing that they were about to enter the shooting range, they became even more nervous. Not sure who was panicking, they suddenly triggered the crossbow and fired an arrow. The crossbow flew a certain distance and was inserted into the open space in front of the messenger of the Locust God.
"boom!"
There was an explosion, and the mountains on both sides reflected the sound waves back, creating a rumbling echo.
There is thunder in the clear sky, and the gods are angry!
Everyone trembled with fright. The man who was shooting the arrow was so frightened that he knocked over the bed and crossbow. He let out a strange scream, staggered and rolled to the ground, and wailed heart-breakingly: "Locust God, please forgive me, little one."
No one dares to do it anymore! I beg the Locust God to have mercy and spare this little man’s life.”
The voice became smaller and smaller, and after a few flutters, he was actually frightened to death.
The defenders were so frightened that they quickly threw down their weapons. The gods were angry. How could mortals like them dare to resist?
What should I do?
Some of the timid ones knelt on the ground and kept begging for mercy.
Everyone in Junduguan who was staying near the west gate jumped up in fright. They had to stop these death-seeking gangsters. Now the gods must be angry.
Liu Liu was glad in his heart that he was right to order the retreat. He quickly shouted loudly: "Open the city gate quickly. If you don't retreat now, do you want to die?"
As if they had found their backbone, everyone hurriedly opened the city gates, followed in the footsteps of the defenders of Jundu Guan, rushed out of Guancheng and fled in a panic to the northwest.
After running for a long time, everyone stopped until they were out of breath.
Looking at the team of two to three thousand people, Liu Liu felt that he was a great hero. Without his reminder, these people would have been killed by the Locust God.
The people in Juyongguan withdrew, and the Anping army stormed through the city and captured the two city gates without a single blow. The army within thirty-six miles was under control. Liu Xiang snapped his fingers and felt very proud.
Gunpowder that can't kill people is also useful. The art of war is broad and profound, and the mastery of its application depends on one's mind. You can also pretend to be a master of art of war.
The first actual gunpowder battle started with a scary start, and the results were brilliant, winning the first level in the world.
A total of 17,000 people participated in the war on both sides, one person died, and about a hundred injured their sprained feet. It was like they were acting.
The human heart's defense line is indeed much more fragile than a city gate.
Liu Xiang looked in the direction of Shanggu County and quietly reviewed the battle. He must grow up as soon as possible. This world will not wait for him to grow up gently.
The Anping Army searched inside and outside the city gate and eliminated all hidden dangers. It was too small, with only enough room for 3,000 people to be stationed, and not much food, grass and baggage. However, thousands of crossbows were seized, and there were more than 100 beds at the city gate.
Crossbow, this is something worth being happy about.
"Order the rear army from Xiaguan to move to Juyong, recruit 5,000 Juyong guards from the militia, and mobilize civilians to build a city gate eight miles south of the military capital pass as the main city of Juyong Pass."
It was the place where Xu Da built the pass in the early Ming Dynasty, and the modern Juyong Pass is located there. It feels really good to be able to read the answers.
In the future, we will connect Juyongguan to the surrounding Great Wall. It is a big project and we cannot rush it. The fate of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty clearly told everyone that you have to be patient when undertaking big projects.
He was not ready to move forward and wanted to turn around and go to Liaodong.
I just don’t know if I can do this wonderful thing of dancing and seizing the city again.
This time to seize Juyong, we have the right time, the right place, the right people, and all the people. Such an opportunity is once in a lifetime.