Chapter 303 The Spring Breeze is proud of Funiu Mountain

At present, all the attention of Henan Mansion is put on the south, how can you think that there will be a fire in the backyard? In less than half a day, Michi fell into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong.

The fall of Michi, the world was shocked, and the prefect of Henan Province urgently transferred Luoyang soldiers and horses to Hangu Pass in Kuishan after Jackie Chan.

Hangu Pass has become the last iron gate in front of Luoyang. Yu Chenglong and Kaifeng prefect Min Zhengyuan transferred almost all their energy to Hangu Pass, if the Liukou broke through Hangu Pass, they could drive straight into the hinterland of Luoyang in one day, which would be an absolutely devastating disaster for them. Luoyang is the ancient capital of several dynasties, which is not only a city, but also a symbol of the Central Plains.

However, Jackie Chan still has some confidence, because Hangu Pass is not so easy to break. Hangu Pass, together with Jianmen Pass, is called the world's Xiongguan, which is definitely not to be said. The pass is built in the Kunshan Mountain, attacking from the north and south of Hangu Pass, there is only a narrow mountain road, although there are attack positions on both sides, but as long as the two sides are held, Hangu Pass will be as stable as a rock. From ancient times to the present, Hangu Pass, as a pass of Kuoshan Mountain, has rarely been attacked from the outside.

Ding Luyan, the chief soldier of Henan, gathered more than 8,000 elite soldiers, all of whom were placed in Hangu Pass, and as for the two sides, he did not send many people. Ding Luyan has his own plans, since the rogues want to attack, then let go of the outer defense area and let the rogues attack. Relying on the dangerous terrain of Hangu Pass, it can completely weaken the advantage of the rogue in terms of troops. Although Hangu Pass is long gone, the world has been peaceful for a long time, Hangu Pass has been in disrepair for a long time, and even the defense has been loosened a lot, but relying on the terrain, it is still not something that the rogue can take.

A day later, more than 4,000 people under Liu Wenxiu's department took the lead in breaking into Kunshan. The peasant army's desire for Luoyang is like an old cat seeing a delicious salted fish, if they don't fight a dozen, they will definitely not be willing to withdraw. As expected, Liu Wenxiu led people to attack Hangu Pass.

For Hanguguan, Liu Wenxiu's heart is full of awe, but sometimes, desire can often dominate a person's behavior. For Luoyang, you always have to fight, and if you really can't do it, you can withdraw again. Liu Wenxiu thinks so and does so. Before the attack on Hangu Pass was launched, the peasant army was already a little complaining. The mountain road in front of Hangu Pass is narrow and tortuous, and in some places it is so steep that you may break your foot if you are not careful. Many people suspect that the road here is still like this, and in front of Hangu Pass, I am afraid it will be even more difficult.

As expected, the wall of Hangu Pass was built on a high place, and an open area in front of it could not even be regarded as a road, but could only be regarded as a slightly slower slope, and the peasant army needed to carry a cloud ladder to attack Guancheng. In the absence of heavy firepower, it is difficult to attack in such a way.

Ding Luyan, as before, had a black face and shouted: "The crossbowmen are all ready, release the arrows." The rolling wood is ready, and once the thieves put the ladder, they will be stoned to death by Lao Tzu. ”

As he spoke, the peasant army had already attacked, feinting along the high slope, and the few shields did not play much protective role at all, and the rain of arrows fell, and people kept rolling down the high slope with wailing. Just near the siege of the city wall, more than 200 people were killed by the archers at the head of the city. It was not easy to put the ladder on the city wall, but the ground was uneven, and in some places the slope was still large, so if you wanted to fix the ladder, you needed many people to support it below. As a result, there are more than a dozen people gathered at the bottom of each ladder.

Some people had already begun to climb up the ladder, and at this time, rolling logs began to fall from the city wall, and the rolling logs smashed the climbing peasant soldiers half to death, and then injured the people holding the ladder below, and so on. Since most of the places were sloping, the round wood rolled down the slope, injuring many people.

Liu Wenxiu's scalp was numb in the rear, less than a thousand people pounced, and just touched the wall of Hanguguan, and more than half of it was damaged, how to fight this battle? It's really worthy of Hangu Pass, and it really lives up to its name. Seeing the horror of Hangu Pass, Liu Wenxiu had the idea of retreating. With the solidity of the defense of Hangu Pass, even if all of his more than 4,000 people are buried here, they may not be able to climb to the top of the city.

After only one round of offensive, Liu Wenxiu hastily ended the offensive. With a bitter heart, the peasant army retreated down the hill in a gloomy manner.

A husband here is a pass, and whoever hits Hanguguan is a fool. Liu Wenxiu became a fool today, but the reaction was fast enough, otherwise I don't know how many more people would be killed or injured. Seeing the peasant army withdrawing, Ding Luyan held on to the battlements and showed a strange sneer: "It's really a rogue, Hanguguan, you can come if you want to, and leave if you want?" ”

In the blink of an eye, the gate of Hangu Pass was opened, and the deputy general Fei Yangming led a group of men and horses to kill them, and they clung to the peasant army and killed them all the way. The rear was bitten by officers and soldiers, and there were constantly casualties, Liu Wenxiu immediately panicked a little, and could only speed up.

Less than halfway down the mountain, when he came to an open area, Liu Wenxiu stopped abruptly. I saw a boulder standing abruptly on the side of the road in front of me, flanked by steep stone walls, this section of the road looks like a small gate made by two mountains, guarding the mountain road.

"What is this place?"

Some people who are more familiar with the mountain hurriedly replied: "This is the whirlpool slope, and the boulder is the whirlpool, the terrain here is steep, and the mountain road is narrow......"

"Roundabout slope?" Liu Wenxiu muttered to himself, judging from his many years of experience in leading troops, this is a good place to use soldiers. In short, there was a feeling of uneasiness in my heart, and it was very strong, "Let everyone be careful and pass the roundabout as fast as possible." ”

The peasant army, which was already exhausted, could only speed up its pace and grit its teeth to rush forward under Liu Wenxiu's order. At first, there was no problem, but after about a third of the people had passed, there was a sudden thunderclap on the slopes on both sides, followed by a rain of arrows and falling stones. Sandwiched between the narrow mountain roads, the peasant army was beaten on their backs by the sudden attack, suffering heavy casualties.

Liu Wenxiu screamed in pain, and an arrow was stuck in his shoulder, and it was three points into the flesh. Looking back, most of them were still stuck in the mountain road, and the pursuers behind them had already pounced.

It's over, there are archers blocking the road on both sides, and there are pursuers behind it, such a narrow and steep intersection is simply a Jedi. In the panic, many people panicked, in order to flee for their lives, regardless of it, some people pushed their companions, causing some people to be unstable under their feet and roll down the steep mountain road, plus countless people trampled, and many people were injured.

Liu Wenxiu was at the front of the line, and with a slight increase in speed, he broke through the roundabout slope, but most of the people were still behind him. There were constant screams, and the blood had been left along the mountain road, and the red mountain road was like a long river of blood, and the people who watched it were shocked.

After escaping from Kunshan, Liu Wenxiu was finally able to take a few breaths, and let people count it, but he felt stuffy in his chest and almost fainted. Of the more than 4,000 people, only more than 1,000 remained, and almost all of them were injured.

Hangu Pass, terrible! It was only a tentative attack, and it was almost completely annihilated. Although the reasons here are complicated, and it has something to do with his contempt for officers and soldiers and his lack of understanding of Kunshan, it still shows that Hangu Pass is really terrifying. If he is replaced by the elite Shouhan Guguan of the living Hades, it is estimated that he will definitely be wiped out this time.

Liu Wenxiu returned to Mianchi with a disgraced face, and Zhang Xianzhong, who learned about the battle situation, didn't know what to say except for opening his mouth and looking shocked. Blame Liu Wenxiu? He can't seem to blame him for this.

"Hey, it seems that the road of Hangu Pass is impassable!" Zhang Xianzhong patted his forehead in distress, but he didn't expect to go south to the Yellow River for the first battle, so he was disgraced. Now that the soldiers and horses under his command are no longer what they used to be, they can't withstand consumption. However, the loss is that the army of the living Yama is still confronting the king himself, and if the living Yama catches up and the back of his butt catches up, it will really be a dilemma.

The elite army of the Living Yama King will not be able to cross the Yellow River for a while and a half, and he still has time to think about the next step. The road of Hangu Pass cannot be passed, so we have to find another way. In fact, Zhang Xianzhong is not so eager for Luoyang, he is not stupid, Luoyang is the ancient capital of several dynasties, there are countless gentry and magnates, how can such a strong city be so easy to break? Even if Hangu Pass is defeated, Luoyang City is still not something that he Zhang Xianzhong can eat. If the strength is as good as before and there is no damage, you can still go to Luoyang City to make an appearance.

At the moment, there is an urgent need for a piece of land to catch their breath, and the most important thing is to grow the team. At this time, Ai Keqi, who had been silent, said: "Father-in-law, we might as well bypass Kunshan, go south from the west, pass Yinchuan City, and enter Fangzhou." Fangzhou is close to Nanyang and has a large population, but its defenses are empty. The most important thing is that the officers and soldiers have almost emptied Funiu Mountain, we can get the food we need in Fangzhou, and then retreat to Funiu Mountain, relying on Funiu Mountain, we can completely gain a firm foothold, but it really can't, and we can also go west from Funiu Mountain, do business Luo Dao or Meridian Road, and return to Shaanxi from Hanzhong. ”

"Fangzhou?" Zhang Xianzhong doesn't know much about Henan, and he doesn't even know the specific location of Fangzhou, but at the moment, he can only take one step at a time. Zhang Xianzhong didn't want to wait, because behind the ass could be followed by the army of the living Hades.

Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates bypassed the mountains and soon swept through the mountains. Relying on Luoyang, along with Luoyang and Hanzhong, Kunzhou can be regarded as rich. As soon as Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates came, they immediately slaughtered the rich merchants and gentry of Kunzhou, and almost looted Kunzhou. Zhang Xianzhong also has the skill, after snatching food and materials, he asked Ai Keqi to take people to give a part to the people of Kunzhou, and for a time it was supported by many people, and many of the local poor people joined Zhang Xianzhong's command. In Kunzhou alone, Zhang Xianzhong instantly added more than 20,000 people, and his strength swelled rapidly.

Taking advantage of the great victory in Kunzhou, Zhang Xianzhong's troops attacked Yinchuan City. Yinchuan is a small city, and since this is not the place where Gao Yingxiang attacked, Henan Mansion almost emptied the soldiers and horses here. At present, Yu Jackie Chan is focusing on Hangu Pass and Luoyang City, knowing that Zhang Xianzhong wants to fight Yin Chuan, but he is helpless. It takes time to transfer troops from the north, but how could Zhang Xianzhong give him a chance?

Facing Yinchuan County, which was empty in defense, Zhang Xianzhong's department occupied the county seat in only two hours, and on the same day, began to divide troops into 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 they were driven out of the territory of Funiu Mountain, and in a blink of an eye, Funiu Mountain became the territory of the peasant army. Funiu Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, connecting the Qinling Mountains, the mountains and forests here are dense, the good road is tortuous and complicated, it can be said that it is the favorite place of the bandits, the base camp is located here, and there is no fear of encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong felt for the first time that he was not afraid of the living Hades, as long as he didn't take the initiative to send them to the door to find death, relying on the terrain of Funiu Mountain, even if the Living Hades could fight again, what could he do to me?

Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates seized Funiu Mountain, and they wanted to be the king of the mountain. This not only stimulated the yamen of Henan Mansion, but also stimulated Gao Yingxiang of Nanyang City. Since occupying Nanyang Mansion, Gao Yingxiang has been busy dealing with the officers and soldiers of Xiangyang City, and at the same time he has to deal with the soldiers and horses of Jiangling Mansion, and he has not had time to use troops to the north for a while.

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 I didn't expect was that Gao Yingxiang's department was busy dealing with officers and soldiers, but let Zhang Xianzhong pick up a big bargain and occupy Funiu Mountain without much effort.

Gao Yingxiang sat in the Nanyang Mansion and scolded: "Mother, this yellow beard is really excessive...... Gao won't let him go......"

Gao Yingxiang was angry in his heart, and after beating the officers and soldiers of Jiangling Mansion and Xiangyang to the point that he didn't dare to move, he freed his hands to teach Zhang Xianzhong how to behave. He Gao Yingxiang's advantage is not so easy to take advantage of.

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Zhang Xianzhong played a triumphant song in Henan Mansion, and the wind and water were mixed, but Wang Ziyong, who was in southern Jinnan, was a little sad. The old nest in northern Shaanxi was beaten to pieces by officers and soldiers, Hongdong and Zhaocheng could not be snatched back, and for a time more than 100,000 peasant troops were actually watched to death by the 40,000 elite border troops under Tiemo.

Yueyang City is too small, how long can an army of more than 100,000 last? There is no need to wait until the food is exhausted, it is estimated that soon, the morale of the army of more than 100,000 will collapse first. was beaten on the head by the people of the living Hades every day, and his morale deteriorated day by day.

At this time, the Yueyang County Ya gathered dozens of leaders, and in order to find a way out, Wang Ziyong found all the big and small leaders.

"Brothers, what is the current situation, everyone knows in their hearts, I came to you today to brainstorm and see if we can find a way to get rid of the living Hades."

Wang Ziyong is really afraid of the living Hades, and he really has no confidence at all in the decisive battle with the living Hades, not to mention that his morale is on the verge of collapse now.

For a while, the room was quiet and the needle drop could be heard, and there was occasionally a heavy wheezing sound, proving that everyone was still alive. Like the king himself, dozens of leaders have long been scared by the living Hades, and they are unwilling to have more contact with the living Hades.

After a long time, a young man stood up, this person Wang himself had some impressions, it was a person under Sun Kewang's command, called Wei Chongya, who was floating on the water.