Between Jizhou and Shangdangfu, there is a dangerous pass, which is the dividing line between Bingzhou and Jizhou. This is the Huguan of Shangdangfu. Zhao Xun put pressure on Situ Tai in the north of Bingzhou in order to make a breakthrough here.
The land of Jizhou is bounded by Yongzhou and Yanzhou in the south. The part connecting Yongzhou is now occupied by the coalition forces, and the land of Yanzhou is Zhao Xun's secret power. Therefore, Jizhou's more than 100,000 troops have a lot of room for mobilization.
Zhao Xun's action was not just to attack
Defeat the Turkic army and drive the Turkic cavalry out of the northern part of Bingzhou. More importantly, taking advantage of the internal chaos of the Yong army, seize the land of Bingzhou and completely isolate it from the power of the Yong army, allowing Situ Lei to
Before he could react, he cut off Bingzhou and Yongzhou.
It was also because of this that Zhao Xuncai tried his best to publicize the Xiaoguo Army's powerful offensive against Yongzhou in front of Murong Cheng, and used the temptation of the throne to force Murong Cheng to increase his offensive on the two passes.
Huguan is the dangerous pass to the east of Shangdang Mansion. Since the Zhao army of the Huolin Army began to attack Jizhou a few years ago, the army of Bingzhou has strengthened the city defense construction many times under the instructions of Situ Lei and Murong Cheng.
, it is also a dangerous place where one man can stop ten thousand men from entering.
Although Situ Tai mobilized most of the troops from the Shangdang Mansion, six thousand elite troops were left in Huguan to guard the place to guard against Jizhou's troops. Perhaps Jizhou's soldiers and horses had not been deployed in several years.
Passed the Taihang Mountains and headed westward to Bingzhou; perhaps tired of coping
Zhao Jun's attack in the north; it may be that Situ Tai neglected this place because he failed to ask for reinforcements and the reinforcements did not arrive; it may also be that Situ Tai firmly believed in the danger of this pass. Therefore, when he mobilized troops from the party government, he still
I really didn't pay any attention here on purpose.
Looking at the Huguan City on the opposite side, Zhao Lin, the general of the Ninth Town, who was hidden behind the woods and rocks, couldn't help but said: "This pass is indeed extraordinary, especially the forts built on the mountains on both sides, which can be completely overlooked.
It will not be easy to attack the whole city from the front. No wonder Situ Tai doesn't pay much attention to this place. It is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Li Huaiyuan nodded and said: "It is indeed a dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but there has never been an insurmountable barrier. Now all the attention of the Bingzhou Army is focused on the north. Coupled with our surprise and the powerful force in our hands,
Soldier, it is not difficult to obtain this level."
After a pause, Li Huaiyuan continued: "As long as we attack Xiahu Pass, then the entire Shangdang Mansion and the southern part of Bingzhou will be at our disposal. By then, Situ Tai will have great abilities, and
We were unable to return reinforcements in time. In addition, we deployed lurking troops in various cities and bribed local county soldiers to consolidate the southern part of the state, making it very easy to obtain."
"However, this operation in Bingzhou is a grand plan that the Lord and the military envoys have discussed for a long time. We can't help but admire it."
Zhao Xiong, the general of the Tenth Town Army, laughed and said: "Isn't that right? In order to transfer the Bingzhou Army to the north, not only did the brothers from the north attack the counties in the southern part of Bingzhou, but even Murong Cheng had to step up the attack and contribute to our operations, which made
From the land of Yongzhou, reinforcements cannot be sent out in time. Such a big plan cannot be underestimated."
Zhao Lin nodded, his eyes full of longing and hope and said: "Once Shangdang Mansion falls, the southern prefectures of Bingzhou will be our meat. The army will sweep through and completely cut off the connection between the Bingzhou Army and Yongzhou. By then,
, the land of Bingzhou belongs to us. I just don’t know how Situ Lei and Murong Cheng will react when they hear the news."
Zhao Xiong said with a touch of uncertainty: "In this operation in Bingzhou, we are not going to kill the so-called governor of Bingzhou, Situ Lei's son Situ Tai. It would be more suitable to let Situ Lei and Murong Cheng fight.
Our interests. The Lord said before we took action that if we encounter Situ Tai and are unable to escape, we will just let him go. I guess he doesn’t want Situ Lei to shift his focus to us."
Li Huaiyuan said with some approval: "You are right. The purpose of my lord's action is just to merge the state, and does not mean to put Situ Tai to death. There are two reasons. First, although this action
Our goal is to merge the states, and even add Liangzhou in the future. But the Turkic tribes, Uighurs, Dangxiang and other tribes in the north are our formidable enemies. We cannot be in a situation where the north and the south are flanked."
"The second is Murong Cheng. The land occupied by Murong Cheng is vast, especially now that he has made a comeback in Jiaozhou, which has greatly increased the area under Murong Cheng's jurisdiction. And Situ Lei is tired of dealing with it. Now Yizhou
, in the land of Ningzhou, they all encountered the Qi army in the land of Jingzhou.
The intrusion made it difficult for reinforcements to deal with Situ Lei, and the situation was even worse. The land occupied by Murong Cheng is a wealthy land with great potential. When Situ Lei is weak now, Murong Cheng is our biggest threat.
We cannot sit back and watch it continue to grow."
"Keeping Situ Tai will not only reduce Situ Lei's hatred of us, but also cause disputes among the princes of Situ Lei. Not only will Situ Lei be forced to give up the counterattack against us who occupy Bingzhou due to the current situation, but it will also make Situ Lei give up his counterattack against us who occupy Bingzhou.
He concentrated more troops and horses to resist the Qi army." Li Huaiyuan even said
I would like to say that if we really capture Bingzhou and approach Yongzhou without attacking by force, then Situ Lei will most likely negotiate peace with our side. Of course, this is just the result of discussions between the Military Affairs Department and there is no guarantee.
, Therefore, Li Huaiyuan could only keep this idea in his heart.
Li Huaiyuan knew very well that after conquering Bingzhou, the Qi army would be his biggest enemy. As for Situ Lei, he was already second. Of course, if Situ Lei insisted on counterattack, that would be a different matter. However, with Situ Lei's
With his ability, he naturally knows whether he can face the onslaught of two princes who are stronger than himself now.
"Let's go back and wait for the arrangements of Changzi County. As long as Changzi County is captured by our people and this pot is defeated, the news will not spread quickly. Then, our attack on the Shangdang Mansion will be
It was carried out quietly and without any preparation by the enemy. Now, in addition to the five or six thousand elite soldiers in Huguan, there are only three to five hundred soldiers left in other prefectures and counties.
They are county soldiers, plus those who were temporarily transferred
On average, there are only about 800 to 1,000 young and strong defenders in each county and city. How can they stop us?" After looking at the defense situation at Huguan, Li Huaiyuan said slowly. This time their attack
The purpose is not only to capture this place, but more importantly, to capture Shangdang Mansion with lightning speed and occupy the southeasternmost part of Bingzhou before the governor and captains of Shangdang Mansion react and gather their forces.
area.
Naturally, tens of thousands of troops will not appear in the east of Huguan at the same time. Instead, the forwards are scattered in the mountains, and the middle and rear troops are still hundreds of miles away. In addition, there is not much direct communication between Bingzhou and Jizhou.
After the Zhao army attacked Bingzhou, there was no contact with the Huguan area. Of course, this was also Zhao Xun's request. He did not want merchants to appear in these places and spread the movement of the army.
"General Li, Shadow Commander Feige sent a message that Changzi County has completed the mission requirements. Three hundred of the eight hundred garrison troops in Changzi County have surrendered. The remaining five hundred are mostly young and strong. Because they don't know the details and don't want to alert the snake, they are here.
No in-depth contact was made. In addition, within Changzi County, we sneaked into six people through caravans.
Seven hundred people, now, can capture Changzi County at any time, cooperate with us." In a mountain valley ten miles away from Huguan, Zhao Lin reported the latest warning. It can be seen from his excited expression that they have already
They couldn't wait to attack the city. Huguan? This dangerous place was really not in their hearts.
Hearing this, Li Huaiyuan couldn't help but smile, and said: "Very good, our army will take action tonight to capture Changzi County at the third watch, and we must not let anyone escape. We are here
After three days here, it’s time for the soldiers to stretch their arms and legs."
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At this time, the night was getting deeper and deeper, and there was only a crescent moon hanging high in the sky. Ten thousand Zhao troops gathered together and made final preparations for battle. Under the illumination of the crescent moon, the soldiers
They are all checking and arranging their equipment.
Among the tens of thousands of soldiers, there are one thousand who are indeed different. Among the entire Zhao army, they are particularly different. These thousand soldiers are different from other soldiers in the town. They do not have iron armor or other good defense.
Armor. They all wore black leather armor, holding in their hands a black sword that had no reflection at all and even felt like an invisible black sword. At their waists were crossbow arrows that had been missing three times. On their left hand, there was even more
A small black buckler.
It seems that the equipment is simple, but neither Li Huaiyuan, Zhao Lin, Zhao Xiong, nor the other soldiers and generals of the Zhao army dare to underestimate these thousand soldiers dressed in black, with simple weapons and armor.
Li Huaiyuan knew very well that the crossbows of these thousand soldiers were new-style powerful crossbows that could shoot single shots or three shots in a row. They were simple to operate and powerful. More importantly, they also had five arrow boxes on them.
You can replace the missing crossbow at any time.
In addition, these thousands of "roughly prepared" soldiers are also equipped with short melee daggers, sleeve arrows, special leather armor on the outside, and silk clothes on the inside to protect against arrows. In addition, they also wear climbing equipment.
The hooks and claws and other tools used to climb are very powerful. These one thousand unique soldiers are the Habayashi Lang among Zhao Xun's personal guards. They are few in number, but they are all elites.
Knowing the rules of action of these soldiers, Li Huaiyuan did not give many instructions. He called several Yulinlang officers and issued his mission objectives: "You divide your troops into two groups and attack the fortresses at the left and right ends of the city.
Together, the fortresses can overlook the whole city, and the crossbows on them can suppress the inside and outside of Huguan. For example
If we don't capture these two areas, we can't even attack Huguan if we break through. After you capture the two levels, and lay down a signal, we will attack from the front. You will be condescending and suppress the defenders in the city. You must be silent and cannot be attacked.
The defenders above the fortress have discovered it, otherwise, the crossbow arrows above will make it difficult for us to move forward."
Several officers took the order and left. The thousand soldiers were divided into several groups, poured into the mountains on both sides, and began to intersperse towards the peaks on both sides of the pass. Under the gaze of everyone, under the high peaks on the left and right sides
, some black shadows slowly approached.
Not long after, this part of the approaching black shadow appeared at the foot of the mountains on the left and right of Huguan. I saw these people hunched over, moving slowly forward in the darkness illuminated by the lights under the mountain peak. If you don't pay attention,
If you look at it, you won't even notice that there are dark clumps of grass moving on this piece of grass.
Just because they have to climb and the defenders above can't hear the sound, these Yulin Lang cannot be in iron armor to avoid making noise. In fact, these Yulin Lang are the special ones among Zhao Xun's personal guards.
The troops do not usually engage in frontal combat, but exist to perform various special tasks. Although they are not armored, the leather armor on their bodies has extraordinary defensive power, which is far better than ordinary leather armor. More importantly,
These leather armors are lightweight and do not affect movement.
Although Li Huaiyuan and others were nervous, fortunately, the enemy troops on the mountain did not notice that a group of unusual things were approaching at their feet. It seems that the soldiers of Bingzhou who were on the mountain just in case were already here.
I have been on duty for many days, but no accidents have happened, so I have relaxed a lot in some aspects.
, unaware that a fatal threat was approaching. As these soldiers climbed higher and higher, Li Huaiyuan and others became worried. Fortunately, at this time, the night wind blew, and in the large surrounding mountains, all
It was a roaring sound that could just cover up the sound of the nearby soldiers moving forward on the grass.
"They are going up soon!" Zhao Lin couldn't help but whisper as he looked at the mountains on the right.
"The same goes for the left side. It seems that tonight's operation will go smoothly." Zhao Xiong also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
Taking advantage of the moment when the large trees on the mountains were whistling in the night wind, there were dozens of the first batch of Habayashiro under the mountain forts on the left and right sides, and they quickly turned over and got closer than three meters away.
It is convenient for erecting the crossbow machine and is located under the wall of the fortress.
After dealing with dozens of patrol soldiers, signals were sent out on the left and right sides, allowing the next Habayashi Lang to speed up. There was no need to be wary of any patrol soldiers. Immediately afterwards, the left and right sides of Huguan were surrounded by mountains.
On the top, countless black shadows rushed upwards, rushing upwards.
Obviously, the disappearance of the patrol soldiers and some commotion below the mountain made the guards on the fortress finally discover the abnormality. However, at this time, more than three to four hundred people had already swarmed on the mountains on both sides. And in
On the left and right mountains, there were only more than 500 Bingzhou soldiers stationed there.
"Go ahead, kill them. Don't take down the crossbow machine position first. We must take these places. We cannot let the enemy occupy them, let alone destroy the crossbow machine." At the stronghold, Lang Habayashi
The officer said coldly.
The Habayashi Langs drew out their hand crossbows, crossbow arrows in one hand, and black swords in the other, and rushed over. Not long after, they heard screams coming from inside. It was obvious that it was these Habayashi Langs who had started the raid.
.Don’t forget
, this was the middle of the night, and it was impossible for all the people on duty in the fort to be present at night. Gradually, the shouts of killing slowly stopped. Needless to say, the fort soldiers were under the crossbows of Yu Linlang, or
Killed, or surrendered.
"Okay, both sides have been captured. Although the defenders in the city also discovered something unusual, it is no longer harmful. Let's start the attack on the city." Li Huaiyuan ordered coldly.
Although the sounds of fighting on the mountains on both sides had attracted the attention of the troops defending the city, and they began to inspect the east wall, but once the threats on both sides were gone, corresponding to the Zhao army, the threat had been eliminated.
.
Standing on the city wall in Huguan, you can hear the sound of leaves swaying in the wind. Looking at the dark forest in the distance, Liu Heizi couldn't help but mutter: "Damn it, it's time for the changing of the guard.
Why don't you come over here, you bunch of lazy idiots."
"Captain, listen, why did my subordinates hear shouts of killing somewhere?" At this time, the soldier standing next to him, leaning against the female wall, whispered.
"Nonsense, how could you..." As soon as he started speaking, Liu Heizi, the leader of the team standing under the banner of the emperor, felt something was wrong. There was indeed a slight cry of killing. Then he looked ahead, and his eyes suddenly opened. He saw
Countless black shadows appeared ahead.
Enemy army, this is the enemy army. At this moment, Liu Heizi suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound, and felt a flash in front of his eyes, and immediately an arrow appeared between his eyebrows. Before Liu Heizi could react,
Before he could shout and evade, the person had already fallen down.
At the same moment, the soldiers on the entire east city wall suddenly fell down in rows, and screams broke out repeatedly. The troops on the wall who were originally neatly lined up suddenly became a mess. After a while,
A shrill cry sounded from the city wall: "The enemy is attacking——!"
In an instant, the east wall of Huguan was in chaos.
Outside the city, Zhao Jun's crossbowmen began to show off their power. Without him, the five thousand crossbowmen took turns to shoot at the defenders on the city wall. The remaining infantry covered the trench with wooden planks to open the way for the army to attack.
Smooth passage.
It has to be said that the power of the crossbow volley is still very powerful. Coupled with the current shooting in turns, it is almost a continuous blow. For a while, the defenders at the east gate were caught in a fatal blow.
Next. It's not that they can't deal with it, but they simply didn't expect that there would be so many troops attacking at night outside the East City, and the crossbows on the mountains on the left and right didn't see any movement for some reason.
"The general has an order so that our soldiers do not need to get too close for the time being. We only need to prepare to seize the city. Habayashi Lang on the mountains on the left and right sent a message that they have taken over the crossbow machine on the fortress and will
Assist us from the flanks."
"Understood!" Among the forwards, the officer asked the soldiers who had laid the passage and approached the city wall to retreat. After a while, the huge repeating crossbows on the mountains on both sides began to fire at the enemies in the east city of Huguan. For a while, crossbow arrows were flying like rain.
, the enemy soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Not only that, they also struck hard and accurately.
The defenders in the city who were preparing to support the East City were suddenly attacked by crossbows with powerful attack power. They would rush out from all over the city. The soldiers who were preparing to rush to the East City to support the defenders were killed in pieces. They did not expect that they would be killed.
The crossbow arrows will shoot at themselves. And they have no preparation at all.