With a "puff" sound, the spear was drawn out, and the body of the Xia army general fell to the ground.
Yang Zaixing's armor was all stained with blood, and his whole body seemed to have crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The sinister aura all over his body made people feel chilled in their hearts.
Yang Zaixing went out with the army this time, and he wanted to show off his abilities, and he also lived up to his majesty's kindness, the empress in the palace, and the recommendation of the clan. Therefore, he rushed to the front this time with unparalleled bravery. He defeated the Xia army and captured the first
The merit of ascending.
Just now, his bloody battle, as fierce and brave as the god of death, made all the Xia soldiers tremble with fear and fear.
At this time, Wudang Feijun relied on his strong body to mount the pass city wall alive. Even the gate of Yangping Pass was opened by Yun Jun.
The situation was over, Yangping Pass had completely fallen into the hands of the Yun Army, and even the commander of the Xia Army stationed there was dead.
When the Xia army saw Yang Zaixing charging forward, they were frightened out of their wits and had no intention of resisting anymore. They quickly dropped their weapons tremblingly and knelt on the ground to express their surrender.
Yang Zaixing originally wanted to step forward with his gun and continue to charge, but when he saw that the remaining Xia army soldiers surrendered at this time, he shook his head with regret and stopped.
Immediately, he turned around and walked quickly to the place where the flag was set up at the pass. With a sweep of his spear, the thick flagpole broke and fell to the ground, mixing with the blood on the ground and becoming filthy.
Yang Zaixing stood on the pass, raised the body of the Xia army guard high with a spear, and shouted loudly:
"General Xia is dead, and you won't be able to capture him without restraint!"
The people inside Yangping Pass were still resisting the Xia army. At this time, they subconsciously stopped and looked up the pass.
Seeing that the general was dead and the flag fell, the remaining morale of the Xia army fell to the bottom in an instant, and they no longer had the heart to resist. They either laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Yun army, or turned around and fled Yangping Pass.
After a while, Yang Zai ran up to Zhao Yun excitedly, cupped his hands and saluted:
"General, Yangping Pass has been captured! The Yangping Pass Treasury has also been taken over by our army. The supply of grain and grass supplies is enough for our army for more than half a year!"
Almost all kinds of food and supplies for the 100,000 Xia troops in Xiangzhou and Jiangyang counties were transported from Yangping Pass, so naturally there was a large amount of food and grass supplies among them. The Yun army suddenly attacked, and the Xia army had no time at all.
, and did not have the courage to burn these supplies directly, and in the end they all came to the advantage of Yun Jun.
When Zhao Yun heard about the abundance of Yangpingguan's treasury, his eyes were filled with joy and he shouted loudly:
"Put up my Dayunlong flag and my general's banner, and take over the defenses of all the passes to prevent Xia Guo's reinforcements from Xingyuan Prefecture from attacking and seizing the pass."
"Search the Xia army officers and soldiers in the pass and send troops to guard the treasury to prevent it from being burned by the remnants of the Xia army!"
"Send cavalry quickly and return to Longnan Mansion to report to General Zhengbei, Lord Zhuge of Jianzhou Pass, and ask them to send troops as soon as possible to annihilate the Xia army!"
Originally, Zhao Yun planned to take the risk of attacking the prefectures and counties of Xingyuan Prefecture after capturing Yangping Pass in order to seize the grain and grass supplies needed by the army.
But now, with the grain and grass supplies "gifted" by Xia Jun, Zhao Yun, who has a calm temperament, will naturally not forcefully attack Xingyuan Mansion just to get credit for his achievements.
At this time, he chose to consolidate the city defense and defend Yangping Pass to cut off the Xia army's retreat.
When Yang Zaixing heard this, he immediately clasped his fists in agreement, turned around and left to make arrangements.
Zhao Yun stood on the Yangping Pass and looked down from a high position. He saw the mountains on both sides. The mountain road below was steep, narrow and dangerous. It was a great pass in the world that was easy to defend but difficult to attack!
When General Zhengbei led his army here, he was unable to break through this majestic pass and could only return without success. Now, the Xia Army must experience the despair of attacking Yangping Pass!——
"Report!"
In the main camp of Wuling Mansion, a Tanma ran into the commander's tent in extremely embarrassed state, and said urgently to the respectful general Sun Qianfang:
"General! Report from the front. Wu Zixu, the commander-in-chief of the Yun Army, led the main force of the Yun Army out in full force. They captured our army's Jinfengshan camp and crossed the tributary of the Yuan River. They were less than a hundred miles away from our Wuling Prefecture city!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the commander's tent were shocked.
Even Sun Qianfang, the commander-in-chief, General Jingwu, could not conceal his shock and said anxiously:
"Why did the Yun army come so fast! Where was our army scouting the horses along the way? Why didn't anyone report it?"
All the generals looked embarrassed when they heard this. After hesitating for a long time, someone had the courage to step forward and report back:
"General, the Yun Army's Guan Ning cavalry is looking at them. They have been out for several days, attacking the city all the way. Several camps outside our city, such as Niuerjian and Yunwu Mountain, have long been demolished by the Yun Army..."
Hearing this, Sun Qianfang slammed the desk and glared at his generals. The words of scolding were stuck in his throat and he could not say anything.
When the Xia army's camps outside the city were torn out by the Yun army, some of their generals advised them to continue sending troops to garrison them.
It was Sun Qianfang who felt that the Yun Army was already elite and was led by Wu Zixu, the famous general of the Yun State. It was unmatched and the Xia Army was unable to compete. The camp was removed and re-sending troops and horses was nothing more than giving military exploits to the Yun Army. He could only rely on Wulingfu's city wall defense could only resist the Yun army, so he rejected his subordinates' suggestions.
So now faced with this unprepared situation, Sun Qianfang naturally could not anger his generals.
Seeing Sun Qianfang looking like he was about to get angry but couldn't, a general immediately stood up, gave him a step, and said:
"General, the city of Wuling Mansion is tall and strong, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed here. The situation has not collapsed to the point of no return. General, please order the army to defend the city immediately!"
Sun Qianfang immediately borrowed the donkey from the slope, took a deep breath, and said:
"The Yun Army's attack on the city was anticipated beforehand, so you all will follow the previous arrangements and station your own troops and horses in the defense area! You must block the Yun Army under the city!"
When all the generals heard this, they immediately clasped their fists together and said——
Tens of thousands of the elite armored men of the Yun Army gathered together, with flying flags and a forest of swords and guns, as they marched towards the city of Wuling Prefecture in a mighty manner.
Wu Zixu stopped on his horse, looked at the tall and sturdy Wulingfu City in the distance, and sighed slightly:
"At the beginning, the wall of Rongzhou City was only seven or eight feet long, so I was asked to lead the troops to station under the city and not advance even an inch. In the end, we made a dangerous move and sent the main force to cut off the Xia army's food route. Only then could we force the Xia army to leave the city. Today, this Wuling City covers an area of tens of millions of acres, and the city wall is more than ten feet high. It is extremely majestic. If it is captured by force, I don’t know how many soldiers will be killed!"
The generals behind him heard Wu Zixu's sigh and quickly clasped their fists and said:
"As long as you give an order, I, the Dayun soldiers, will bravely take the lead and capture this city for Dayun and for Your Majesty!"
"Sir, I would like to be the vanguard!"
"This achievement of being the first to reach the top will be taken into account by the generals who are determined to do so. Please help me, sir!"
A group of arrogant and powerful generals, with high morale, asked for battle one after another.
When Wu Zixu heard this, he shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice:
"That won't work. If the casualties of the soldiers and horses under his command are too heavy, Your Majesty will hold me accountable... Now that I have the advantage, I don't have to take this city by force. The army will make a feint attack first and consume the Xia army's bows and arrows!"
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but they could only clasp their fists in response.
In fact, at this time, Wu Zixu's command, excluding the 20,000 soldiers and horses that captured and contained the surrounding counties and counties of Wuling Prefecture, only had 70,000 Yun troops under his command. However, there were 100,000 Xia troops in Wuling Prefecture, so they were the side with the superior military strength.
Anyone who knows a little bit about the art of war will probably know that when the enemy troops come from afar and the soldiers are tired, they can use the troops and horses waiting for work to attack. Not to mention defeating the enemy troops, as long as they dampen the enemy's spirit, that is also good.
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But even so, it can't stop the 100,000 Xia troops in Wuling Prefecture at this time. Most of them are reorganized from local county soldiers. Their combat strength is worrying, and they are really not as good as the elite Yun army under Wu Zixu.
In addition, Wu Zixu's reputation was so popular among the Xia army that he was so frightened that the Xia army in Wuling Mansion did not dare to go out of the city to fight. They just watched the Yun army safely camp and form military formations under the city.
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When the Yun army was ready under the city, they heard the exciting sound of military drums. The commanders of each battalion rode up on their horses, drew their swords from their waists, pointed diagonally at Wuling City ahead, and shouted loudly:
"kill!"
Suddenly, the cry of killing rang out, and the awe-inspiring aura of killing soared into the sky, making people's hearts tremble when they heard it.
The archers in the army pulled the bowstring, and with the sound of "zheng", arrows shot out, and the ground was covered with black clouds, and they shot towards Wuling City.
The Xia army general on the city wall quickly shouted:
"The shield soldiers come forward with their shields, and the crossbowmen fire arrows back!"
A few months ago, the Xia army on the city wall was just a county soldier responsible for maintaining local order. They had to fight against the odds to exterminate several groups of bandits. How had they ever seen such a battle?
Looking at the Yun army attacking from the city, some people showed panic on their faces.
That is to say, thanks to the day and night training during this period, as well as the Xia army generals personally going to the city wall to suppress them, these Xia troops were able to maintain their array.
After the military order was given, there was a bit of chaos on the city wall, with many Xia troops bumping into each other like headless flies. The shield soldiers came forward with their shields in formation to defend themselves against the arrows, but because the soldiers panicked, the formation was somewhat scattered.
Arrows from the Yun army arrived, many of them shot through the gaps in the military formation, and a sound of pain and groaning suddenly came to mind on the city wall.
The general of the Xia army was shocked and angry. He personally stepped forward with his shield and shouted:
"Make a military formation, form a military formation! Otherwise you and the people around you will be in danger!"
It was under the scolding of the Xia army generals that the shield soldiers on the city wall woke up from a dream and began to adjust their military formations.
At the same time, the Xia army's crossbowmen also began to fight back, throwing arrows into the sky.
The Yun army, adhering to Wu Zixu's strict order, retreated immediately when they saw the Xia army in Wuling Prefecture began to counterattack.
The Xia army's arrows fell like raindrops, but after a round of shooting, except for a very few unlucky ones, the Yun army suffered few casualties.
Wu Zixu climbed up and looked into the distance, looking at the offensive of the Yun army and the rain of arrows fired by the Xia army regardless of the cost, as if facing a powerful enemy, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice:
"Let's take turns attacking like this!"
The general of the Yun army on the side heard this and said hesitantly:
"Sir, when will our army start a strong attack? Such a feint attack is indeed consuming the Xia army in the city. But the Xia Kingdom has hoarded a large amount of ordnance and supplies in Wuling Mansion. If this continues, when will we be able to capture Wuling Mansion? As time goes by,
I'm afraid that the elite Xia troops from Taoyuan County and Cili County will abandon important areas in various states and counties and defend Wuling Prefecture!"
The Xia army in Wuling Mansion was even larger than the number of soldiers and horses under Wu Zixu's command. In addition, the city of Wuling Mansion was a large city in the southwest, and it was obviously difficult for the 70,000 Yun army to completely trap Wuling Mansion.
If the attack cannot be taken for a long time, the elite Xia troops stationed around Wuling Mansion will inevitably gather into the city and defend it with a strong city in order to protect Wuling Mansion.
At that time, the Wuling Mansion was like a stuck in the throat, making it difficult for the Yun army to move forward!
When Wu Zixu heard this, he chuckled and said loudly:
"This time, our Wuling Mansion is not the main direction of attack! If Yongzhou and Xingyuan Mansion are captured, Xia's southwest defense line will completely collapse. Wuling Mansion protrudes outside, and it will be difficult to defend for a long time. When the Xia army withdraws, our army will be like
Wasn't it good to accept Hechi County and easily capture Wuling Mansion?"
When all the generals heard this, they immediately looked at Wu Zixu with astonishment on their faces.
It's not anything else, it's just that everyone now knows that Wu Zixu was born as a general in the southwest, and he had a bloody feud with the current emperor of Xia Kingdom. His gray hair turned white overnight because of the family feud.
In the past, although Wu Zixu led the troops calmly, he did not hide his eagerness to attack the Xia Kingdom. He even came up with the radical strategy of opening up the Yixian waterway and going down the river to seize the Xia Kingdom's capital.
Now the attack on Wuling Mansion was uncharacteristic of the norm, but it left all the generals at a loss.
Faced with the doubts of his generals, Wu Zixu obviously would not explain too much.
Wu Zixu, who could say such words as "When the sun sets and the road is running out, one should do the opposite", he is naturally extreme in temperament and cannot easily change his behavior.
But now, there is only one explanation for him to be able to stabilize his temper and hold back his eager revenge.
That is, whatever he does at this time can help him to destroy Xia Kingdom faster in the future!——
Three hundred miles west of Wuling City, a mountain peak named Niu'erjian stands on the only road from Tianmen Mansion to Wuling Mansion.
The Xia army's camp that was built here before has now been attacked by the Yun army and completely burned, leaving only a few ruins.
A Xia army with thousands of soldiers and horses came here at this time and hid in the mountains and forests.
The soldiers of the Xia army in front of them had a look of fear on their faces. They were clearly waiting for the Yun army here, but they were like frightened birds, fearing that a Yun army would suddenly emerge.
The general leading this Xia army was Liao Gu, who had just been promoted to General Liyi.
Liao Gu looked around on his horse and saw that all the Xia troops were some distance away from him. Then he lowered his voice and asked softly to the stick guard dressed as a soldier beside him:
"No, I took these two thousand soldiers and horses out of the city as a partial division to defend the Yun army. But at this time, why do you want me to lead the troops to ambush here? If Taoyuan County is defeated because of my departure, we will
This newly obtained general position is gone!"
The "top" in Liao Gu's mouth at this time was obviously not Xia Jun, but referring to the sticking rod.
Hearing this, the leader of the guards at Sticky Post chuckled softly and said:
"Don't worry, Your Excellency. The higher-ups in Taoyuan County have already given instructions...and at the beginning, Your Excellency was the commander-in-chief of hundreds of thousands of border troops in the Southwest. Is it possible that your current position as a general is enough for Your Excellency?"
Hearing this, Liao Gu's eyes lit up slightly, his face showed excitement, and he said:
"Could it be that the superiors have some arrangements..."
"nature!"
The guard at the sticky pole looked around, leaned close to Liao Gu's ear, and lowered his voice:
"Wait a moment, and troops escorting heavy baggage will pass by. At that time, please lead the troops to attack and cut off the food route of Wuling Mansion... Hehehe, if you can break the siege of Wuling Mansion, on the Xia Army's side,
It’s another great achievement!”
Liao Gu's face just showed a look of ecstasy, but it quickly dissipated, and he couldn't hide his worry:
"I'm afraid it won't work! There are many generals in the army who have experienced battles for a long time, and they are not stupid. Now the Yun army is attacking in all directions, and Wuling Mansion is in danger. If our troops make a dangerous move and cut off the supply route of Yun's army, then they will inevitably be attacked by all kinds of clouds.
The army chased and intercepted him. If he returned safely, wouldn't it arouse suspicion?"
Now the Yun army divided into three groups and attacked Wuling Mansion. In Wuling Mansion, there were only a few official roads for the army to march, so the Yun army's troops and horses were arranged intensively.
Liao Gu unknowingly led his troops around to the rear of Yun's army. This is understandable. After all, no matter how elite the Yun's army is, there will inevitably be oversights.
But after attacking the Yun Army's food road, Liao Gu led his troops and horses without anyone noticing and retreated safely. Such a smooth operation would inevitably arouse suspicion in the eyes of the Xia Army's senior generals!
It has to be said that Liao Gu must be cautious when doing things!
Hearing Liao Gu's worry, the guard at the sticky pole shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, General Liao. There is a detailed plan and even the personal participation of Marquis Qu Jing. There is no need to worry, sir!"
"Marquis of Qujing? Marquis of Qujing...Wu Zixu!" Liao Gu's eyes suddenly widened and he said in disbelief.
"Yes, Marquis Qujing is willing to use his reputation as a stepping stone for you. What else do you have to worry about?"
That is to say, Wu Zixu was determined to conquer the Xia Kingdom, so he was willing to cooperate with Nianzhang Chu's plan. Otherwise, few people would be willing to use their reputation to make wedding dresses for others, especially those who were defeated by him...
Hearing Wu Zixu's name, Liao Gu felt a little complicated.
After all, it was Wu Zixu who defeated him and became a famous general in the world, and it also made him fall into the current situation.
But at the same time, after learning about the plan and Wu Zixu's participation in it, all the worries in his heart disappeared at this time.
Just kidding, with the cooperation of the rightful owner, what are you afraid of? As long as you seize the opportunity, you will get back everything you lost due to the battle of Rongzhou!
At this moment, a team composed of more than a hundred Yun troops and thousands of civilians escorted this large amount of ordnance and supplies, slowly walked along the official road, and went straight to the place where Liao Gu led his troops to ambush.
Seeing this, Liao Gu took a deep breath, immediately pulled out the sword from his waist, and roared:
"Kill!"
After that, he took the lead and led his trusted soldiers to charge down.
All the Xia troops were afraid of the sharpness of the Yun army, but when they saw the Yun army below and their general Liao Gu taking the lead in the charge, they immediately gritted their teeth and rushed out.
The Yun army below seemed to have been warned a long time ago. When they heard the shouts of killing from all around, they immediately panicked. After barely resisting for a while, they completely collapsed and fled in all directions.
When Liao Gu saw this, he quickly shouted:
"Don't pursue, destroy the supplies quickly to prevent the Yun army from attacking!"
After a while, a large amount of ordnance supplies were set alight by Xia Jun. He didn't know what was contained in them, but as the fire grew bigger and bigger, billowing black smoke rose into the sky, making it extremely conspicuous.
The soldiers of the Xia army, who were originally low in morale and a little uneasy, were cheered up by the fact that the Yun army's baggage was burned.
When Liao Gu saw this, he immediately waved his hand and said loudly:
"withdraw!"
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There was originally a double update yesterday, but I didn’t expect that Chenggua (the coding software) had a problem yesterday, causing the second chapter, which was almost the same, to disappear.
On the author forum, some people said that their manuscripts of more than 100,000 words were gone...
Alas, the WPS incident a few days ago was also revealed by an online article author. Yesterday it was Chenggua again, it was so difficult!
Will we only be able to write articles in Word in the future?