Chapter 280 The Sword Points at Japan (10) Every Inch of Mountain City and Every Inch of Blood
In May, Song Liangzuo, who was making troops, had just arrived at Longyan Dun when he suddenly received the news of his father's death. He was so sad that he burst into tears and cried until he fainted. When he woke up, he immediately took off his official uniform and went to court all night to beg Ding You. All departments of the Ming army also
Unexpectedly, such an unexpected incident occurred, and the offensive was temporarily suspended, but the siege continued.
Cishu was sent to the capital at an urgent cost of six hundred miles. As expected, Zhu Yijun issued an edict: Seize love and observe filial piety after conquering Bozhou. He also specifically added a sentence, asking Song Liangzuo not to resign after receiving the imperial edict.
The king of heaven and earth is his teacher, and the king is before him. This makes sense, and as a Confucian student, it is unavoidable.
In the Chinese civilization, starting from the legendary Fuxi and Nuwa, Emperor Yan, Huangdi, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, to Zhou Wen, Zhou Wu, Zhou Gong, etc., these people were considered by the ancients to be important figures in history.
Dao Mingjun, it was they who guided people from the barbaric era of eating hair and drinking blood to the era of human civilization, invented various living tools, improved the quality of life, established the outline of human ethics, and made great contributions to the development of social civilization.
If we want to put it simply, it means that "jun" represents social ethics and "kin" represents family ethics. In the macro narrative framework of Chinese people that is different from Western society, society has a higher priority than family, so
There is no doubt that "jun" is listed before "kin".
The reason why later Chinese people can easily recognize and practice the idea of "sacrifice the small family for everyone" in times of crisis, which is difficult for Westerners to understand and even more difficult to implement, has a lot to do with this cultural inheritance.
On the eighteenth day of the month when he received the imperial edict, Song Liangzuo dressed in mourning robes and summoned all the generals to discuss matters. Song Liangzuo, who had lost weight rapidly, said in a hoarse voice: "Longyan Dun is a natural barrier that thieves rely on. It is said that birds and monkeys cannot cross it.
Surrounded by water on three sides and facing mountains on one side, the terrain is extremely dangerous.
After gathering reports from many sources, what has been identified so far is that on Longyan Dunqian Mountain Road, there are six passes, namely Tongzhu Pass, Tiezhu Pass, Feihu Pass, Feilong Pass, Chaotian Pass and Feifeng Pass, built between the cliffs.
Each of them is in a dangerous position and guarded at every level.
There are also thirty-six steps of ladders running across the rugged mountain road. Each step of the stone ladder has children. There are also three passes in Houguan, namely Houguan, Xiguan and Wan'anguan.
Everyone, Longyan Dun is Yang Ni's last resort. It has not fallen for hundreds of years. There must be a reason. Therefore, only by conquering this Dun can we call it Keding Bozhou."
As a general of the Northern Army, Marin had been fighting in the mountains and forests of Bozhou for so long. He felt that his whole body was about to sprout and grow grass. He therefore proactively proposed: "As Zhijun said, the thieves have taken over Longyan Dun, and I admire them."
If the mountain is steep during the attack, cavalry cannot be used, and firearms may have little effect. In this case, only by encircling the bandits and attacking day and night can we enter the store as soon as possible.
However, in addition to this, the general believes that in addition to enticing a surrender, exploring the route, and internal response, a multi-pronged approach can also reduce casualties."
"That's how it should be." Song Liangzuo affirmed, then looked around at the crowd and said, "Generals, listen to the order! From now on, we will build a long siege and attack again and again. The thieves are in dire straits and know that the troops are at their necks.
Our army is divided into two groups, one is to store up before the attack, and the other is to store up after the attack: the three generals Ma Kongying, Deng Zilong, and Wu Guang each lead their own way to outflank and store up three passes, while the other generals attack in turn and gradually capture six passes
"Those who are afraid of war will be killed! Everyone rushes to prepare and advance troops immediately without any mistakes!" The generals received the order.
As a result, after the Ming army suspended its offensive for more than ten days due to the accidental death of Song Liangzuo's father, it finally began to attack Longyantun in a large scale. The troops were stationed at the natural pass to defend it, and the Ming army could not conquer it quickly.
Yang Yinglong watched from the top of the camp. Seeing the fierce fighting, he couldn't help but sigh: "All the best soldiers in the world came to attack us, which is very similar to the time when our ancestor Yang Wen was besieged by the Mongols. As time goes by, Longyan Dun is once again standing in the flames of war. Fortunately, we have the best troops in Bozhou.
This fortress is impregnable. No matter how many reinforcements the imperial court sends to suppress it, nothing can be done to me, the Yang family. After this battle, it will be time for me to establish myself as king!"
Sun Shitai said from the side: "The front of Longyan's storehouse is steep and difficult to fly over. It was carefully built by the ancestors of the Yang family for generations. The surrounding sub-cities and supply strongholds are dotted all over the place. Even if it is called the first fortress in the world,
It’s no longer an exaggeration.
Although the outer perimeter is now occupied by the government troops, the Longyan Storehouse is heavily guarded and has sufficient military supplies. As long as it is deployed properly and everyone fights to the death, it can hold on for at least a few months. And the two hundred thousand government troops are in this mountain, with no food and grass.
How can it be supported for several months?
However, I have two worries. Firstly, if the officers and soldiers seek an opportunity to win and gradually seize the pass, our casualties will increase day by day.
Purchasing grain to maintain the frontline troops in the mountains, abandoning the strategy of fighting to the death and encircling without attacking, is tantamount to sitting back and waiting to die..."
In fact, Sun Shitai had not finished what he said, but Yang Chaodong on the side was dissatisfied with Sun Shitai being so frustrated and interrupted: "Mr. Sun has too many concerns! At this point, there is no other way but to hold on to the end. As for the morale of the army,
I will strictly supervise you, and even if I fail, I will spend all my money to encourage you to fight again!
If we are really besieged by the army for a long time, we should think of a surprise strategy to win. In short, the survival of Bozhou depends on this one move, and with the heroic spirits of the ancestors of the Yang family protecting us, the army will definitely be annihilated under Longyan Dun this time!"
Yang Yinglong praised: "He is so heroic and heroic, he is worthy of being my great horse! Hearing what you said, I am very pleased as a father. As a descendant of the Yang family, this is how you should behave."
You go to Qianguan to supervise the battle, and keep an eye on He and the movements of Tian Er's soldiers... Hum, He Tingyu, He Hanliang, Tian Yipeng, Tian Feipeng and others appear to be loyal, but in fact they have their own agendas. You must not relax your vigilance. As for defeating the enemy,
Mr. Sun and I still need to discuss the strategy." Yang Chaodong accepted the order and left.
Due to the rainy weather in Bozhou at this time and the attack on the mountain pass, the firearms of the Ming army were indeed ineffective, and the cavalry was even less useful. The soldiers of the Ming army had to fight hard in the mud all day long. It was really difficult to climb up even one step and fall three times in a row.
Heavy.
Ma Qiancheng led his troops to attack Tongzhu Pass first. The Shitan Tusi soldiers came one after another and rushed through the pass bravely. They were exposed to arrows, but they were still repelled by the Miao soldiers several times. Ma Qiancheng gathered his troops and fought back with bows and crossbows.
The shooting lasted for a long time, and everyone suffered casualties.
This chieftain who had been loyal to the Ming Dynasty all his life lost his temper and personally led his troops to use the cover of bows and crossbows to advance again. Finally, he broke through the pass and the whole army swarmed up. Tongzhu Pass was only a dangerous place and there were not many Miao soldiers among it. Once the gate was breached,
It was no longer possible to stop the Ming army's offensive and quickly retreated backwards.
After Ma Qiancheng captured Tongzhu Pass, he was unwilling to rest, and then charged towards Tiezhu Pass. However, this time he still failed to capture Tongzhu Pass after two consecutive battles, and his troops suffered heavy losses. He immediately followed the order to withdraw his troops, and Dong Yiyuan led his troops to take over.
The main force of Dong Yiyuan's troops was the Qin soldiers (Shaanxi soldiers). They were brave and brave, but they were not very suitable for mountain warfare like Bozhou. They also had a "forced attack that could not be defeated in two days" first. His Ming troops repeatedly climbed up to Guanbi.
They were shot down by the Miao soldiers. As for the Miao soldiers, compared with Tongzhu Pass, the defense of Tiezhu Pass was more tenacious. Stone pillars were often used behind Tiezhu Pass to directly block the gate. Miao soldiers swarmed to the wall of the pass. Whenever the Ming army came,
If you attack, fight to the death.
As more and more corpses accumulated in front of Tiezhu Pass, Dong Yiyuan came up with a plan. It was a sunny day after the rain, and the mountains were hot and humid. Dong Yiyuan ordered the corpses to be burned in front of Tiezhu Pass. The stench hit, and the people
People were feeling sick, and the Miao soldiers gradually did not dare to come near.
Dong Yiyuan immediately organized a death squad. In addition to full body protection, he also covered his mouth with a thick cloth soaked in Houttuynia cordata juice to resist the stench of corpse poison. He hung a head on his waist, held a bloody knife, and with the help of the black smoke of the burned corpse, he launched another charge towards Tiezhu Pass.
, followed by the Ming army brigade to rush through the pass.
This Ming army arrived in a surprise attack, and because it looked so bloody and terrifying, the few Miao soldiers who did not retreat to avoid the stench of corpses were frightened and collapsed. Dong Yiyuan captured Tiezhu Pass in one fell swoop.
After Dong Yiyuan captured the pass, he rested on the spot and cleared the battlefield, while Ma Lin led the army to attack Feihu Pass.
The thirty-six steps in front of Feihu Pass are extremely high and steep, and are surrounded by cliffs, making it difficult for flying apes to cross. The Ming army had to use both hands and feet to climb up the steps, while the Bozhou army not only pushed down rolling rocks and rocks, but also poured kerosene on them.
Set fire to the mountain road, and then use bows and arrows to stop them from far and near.
The Ming army is not an iron-clad King Kong. It is extremely painful to attack on such a narrow mountain road and it is difficult to advance at all. Ma Lin took advantage of the gap to launch three consecutive charges. The result was a surge in casualties of the Ming army, and the morale of the army almost collapsed. Ma Lin saw this
We had to call a truce first.
This Feihu Pass is really a natural danger. It leans on a cliff and faces a hanging rock below. It sits on the top of the heavenly ladder like a tiger in a corner. It opens its mouth and roars to the sky, which is so powerful that it shakes the mountain. Its archery tower is also garrisoned with heavy troops, and the soldiers guarding the pass are also the elite of Bozhou.
The Tiger Soldiers are in charge. There is only a suspension bridge connecting Tianlai to Feihu Pass, which is the only way to Feihu Pass.
Ma Lin's troops attacked in front of Feihu Pass for ten days, but it was raining continuously, making it difficult to move forward without any gains. Ma Lin was worried. He, a cavalry general who was good at fighting on the plains, had to think hard to capture the mountain pass.
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Fortunately, the weather turned fine that day. Marin was overjoyed and ordered all No. 3 artillery pieces of his army to go up the mountain. Under the premise of ensuring that the suspension bridge would not be accidentally hit, he violently bombarded Feihuguan Tower to suppress the troops.
The Bozhou Army did not expect that the Ming Army could mobilize a large number of artillery in this kind of terrain, and were unprepared for it. At this time, they were suddenly hit by artillery. The rocks of the pass flew and the tower collapsed. The Bozhou Army could not stand on the wall and flew away.
It was difficult for the Huguan garrison to fight back against the Ming army for a while.
Seeing the opportunity, Ma Lin immediately inspected his elite servants and personally led his troops across the suspension bridge to storm the gate. As a result, the Flying Tiger Pass was broken and the Ming army filed in, and then started a melee with the Bozhou Tiger Soldiers.
The Bozhou Tiger Soldiers were equivalent to the personal guards around Huang Zhiting back then. The whole family and the master's family were both prosperous and devastated, so they were not afraid of life or death and would not retreat until they fought.
Due to the narrow gate, the Ming army rushed in in order to capture it as soon as possible. At this time, they were suddenly intercepted by elite mountain soldiers such as the Tiger Soldiers, and were almost forced out of the gate.
Ma Lin was so anxious that he yelled repeatedly and personally supervised the formation. Regardless of the danger, he stood on a high place to boost morale. He also ordered the servants around him to throw thunder with their palms, and then he almost forced the enemy soldiers back. Then the Ming army's brigade charged again and fought back bravely.
Finally the doors were closed one after another.
After more Ming troops entered the pass, the overall situation was decided. They formed a formation with guns and bayonets, and advanced step by step. Although the tiger soldiers were elite, they finally found it difficult to face Gao Pragmatic's style of play that transcended the times.
inch forward.
After firing several rounds of volleys at the phalanx of rifles and bayonets, Ma Lin gave the order and began to charge with the whole army. Not to be outdone, he showed the momentum of his father Ma Fang and took the lead, killing more than ten people in a row. Although the tiger soldiers were elite, they
After all, the number of people was small. Under the pressure of such a large army, they were finally defeated and the entire army was eventually annihilated.
After the battle at Feihu Pass, Liu Wei led his troops to follow up and climbed towards Feilong Pass. Feilong Pass was guarded by He Hanliang and Tian Feipeng. There was a Dragon and Tiger Avenue in front of it, which was similar to the thirty-six-step ladder.
One side of Feilong Pass faces a hundred-foot abyss, which is steep and dark, with caves made of snakes and rats. There are often wailing sounds coming from the mountain stream along with the cold wind, which is terrifying.
He and Tian wanted to kill all the Ming army in the mountain stream. They placed wood and rocks all over the Longhu Avenue, supplemented by bows and arrows to delay the Ming army's offensive. They also used homemade gunpowder to suddenly explode one side of the mountain during the Ming army's attack, causing rocks to fly down.
The Ming army was unable to dodge, and many of them fell off the cliff and died. For two consecutive days, most of the Ming army was still delayed on the Longhu Avenue.
Liu Wei was so furious that he personally supervised the battle and sent five hundred surrendered Japanese troops to Feilong Pass with strict orders. Jiang Japanese troops were worthy of being the elites in the world - especially when Liu Wei was furious, they dispatched and killed many people along the way.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and he finally crossed the avenue with nearly half of his own casualties.
The number of soldiers who surrendered to the Japanese was only in the early 3000s all year round. This time, they lost more than 200 people in order to seize the front road of Guancheng. Even a war fanatic like Liu Wei couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
Liu Wei raised his head and looked at Feilong Pass. It was built with bluestone, lime and glutinous rice. The pass had three openings, three arches in each other, and two moon gates. It was the gateway to the city from the east. Liu Wei led his troops to attack Feilong Pass.
Attack at times and rest at times, and maintain a stalemate for ten days without defeat.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Since this place is almost desperate, Liu Wei simply gave up his strategy and only made a strong attack. Whenever it rained continuously, he would attack in the rain, and when the clouds cleared and the fog cleared, he would adjust his artillery.
To help out. As a result, the fighting was fierce in the past few days, and the sound of artillery was like thunder, which could be heard clearly from above and below Longyan.
Under successive attacks, Feilong Pass, no matter how dangerous it was, was gradually unable to hold up, so Yang Chaodong led his troops to come to the rescue. At this time, the wall on one side of Feilong Pass broke, and the Ming army took advantage of the situation to launch a massive attack. Liu Wei and his army broke into Feilong Pass and captured He Hanliang.
, Tian Feipeng left.
When He Hanliang saw Liu Wei approaching, he moved forward to fight, but after a few moves, he died under Liu Wei's sword. On the other side, Tian Feipeng saw that Liu Wei was really fierce and did not dare to meet the enemy, so he turned around and ran away. Unexpectedly, Liu Wei snorted coldly.
, stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow into his heart. Tian Feipeng fell to the ground immediately. Upon seeing this, Yang Chaodong knew that no matter how hard it was to hold on to Feilong Pass, he could only lead the remaining troops to retreat to Chaotian Pass.
When the Ming army stormed the front storehouse, Deng Zilong, Ma Kongying, Wu Guang and other troops were attacking the rear storehouse. Yang Yinglong also deployed heavy troops in the rear storehouse. Deng Zilong was behind the first pass and suffered repeated defeats before the pass.
After a long time, Deng Zilong ordered the entire army to stop attacking. Instead, he retreated three miles and stopped moving forward. In fact, he secretly set up an ambush to lure the soldiers out of the pass.
The Ming army pretended to be lazy, and Houguan Miao general believed that he had a large number of troops. Seeing that the Ming army could not attack the pass for days, but the casualties were increasing, he was timid and hesitated to move forward. When he saw the Ming army retreating, he thought that the casualties were too heavy and had to retreat for repairs, so he ordered to go out to annihilate the pass.
The enemy wanted to outflank the Ming army's camp.
When Deng Zilong reported that the Bozhou army had come out of the pass, he laughed three times and ordered Ma Kongying to lead his troops to set up an ambush on the left wing, and Wu Guang to lead his troops to set up an ambush on the right wing. He led the central army to attract the Bozhou army to attack.
The Bozhou army advanced wildly, with loud killing noises. Deng Zilong sent several teams to meet the enemy in separate directions. He first pretended to be defeated and then collapsed at the first contact. The Bozhou army became more unscrupulous and pursued directly into the pocket of the Ming army.
Seeing that the time had come, Deng Zilong ordered a large number of weapons to be set off. Ma Kongying and Wu Guang heard the news and dispatched, quickly encircling Bo's army and blocking the way. Seeing that Bo's army was ambushed by mistake, the whole army wanted to withdraw, but after fighting fiercely for half a day with the Ming army, they suffered heavy casualties and were defeated.
, Deng Zilong and others took the opportunity to lead his troops to cover up the attack, and then took advantage of the situation to capture Houguan.
After that, the Bozhou Army carried out a large-scale guerrilla attack from Xiguan to Houguan. Because the Bozhou Army was accustomed to fighting in the mountains, they swerved among the mountains and rocks, walking as fast as flying. The Ming army suffered greatly from the guerrillas and could not easily fight in the mountains.
In pursuit, we had to defend passively and march hard.
However, since the Bozhou Army only had bows and crossbows as long-range weapons, and the Ming Army's equipment tended to become more and more complete as the war progressed, although the harassment had a slowing effect on the Ming Army, it did not cause much damage to the Ming Army's strength.
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After many days of hard work, Deng Zilong finally arrived near Xiguan and took turns attacking the key points with Ma Kongying and Wu Guang. The two armies were at a stalemate. Deng Zilong strictly ordered to attack day and night. When the follow-up artillery was finally transported up the mountain, the Miao soldiers were bombarded for half a day and suffered heavy losses, and finally gave up in fear.
After leaving the pass, the Ming army captured Xiguan, but the whole army was exhausted and had to rest and standby.
At this point, the Ming army had been besieging Longyantun for more than 40 days. The first army attacked Chaotian Pass, and the second army attacked Wan'an Pass. After that, it was unable to attack Longyan Dun for a long time, and it was difficult to advance further.
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