Liu Wei skillfully captured Loushan Pass, and Ying Long captured the pass to the death

In March of the twenty-eighth year of Wanli, the clerk Ma Zhong offered a plan to Yang Yinglong: "Liu Wei is about to march all the way to Loushan Pass, and Loushan Pass is solid and has my Banzhou elite to respond at any time, so it should be no big problem." At present, the soldiers and horses of the nine routes of the official army have retreated two ways, and the offensive of the rest of the roads is being delayed by the seedlings, and there is a plan to retreat two more ways. If the Guizhou army bribes the generals of the Guizhou army with heavy money, promises to rebuild the old friendship with the attached officers and military Tusi, they will use the excuse to press the army and not move. I heard that Tian and Takicheng have an old relationship, and Takicheng has a new defeat and suddenly has a lot of money to lobby, which can be used by me to control the Tusi under his jurisdiction. We can then concentrate our forces against the Sichuan army. ”

Yang Yinglong said: "You might as well give it a try, the Sichuan army is strong, and Liu Wei knows my Banzhou well." Loushan Pass is not foolproof, and we do need to concentrate our efforts on repelling the Sichuan army. It would be better if the Qianjun army did not move, but in your opinion, who can take up this lobbying mission? Ma Zhong said: "The third prince can speak well, born to the Tian family, and can bring more than 100 people with a letter from the Tian family to lobby the generals and Tusi of the Guizhou army." Yang Yinglong agreed.

On the 26th, Yang Weidong led the messenger of the Tian clan to see Takicheng secretly, and Yang Weidong said: "Previously, we falsely claimed that Shuixi counterattacked Wujiang, and you were frightened. Our goal has always been the official army, and we don't want to fight with the toast. There are many misunderstandings between the Banzhou Yang family and the five divisions and seven surnames, and there is indeed something wrong with the father. For this purpose, five thousand taels of silver were specially sent, and the soldiers promised the right of autonomy of the five divisions and seven surnames, looking forward to getting back together, if you still remember the old relationship with the Tian family, the Tian family will be grateful to Dade, and please smile and promote the harmony between the five divisions and the seven surnames and the Yang family. ”

Takicheng invited Yang Weidong to take a seat: "The third prince is really polite, I deserve such a generous gift, it is rare for the Yang family to have a heart in Banzhou, but I am still worried, most of the army recruited by the imperial court this time are elite divisions, far from being comparable to the garrisons of the two provinces of Qianshu before, the governor Li Hualong and the governors of the two provinces have the determination to pacify Banzhou, and the Yang family can really resist?"

Yang Weidong said with a smile: "You don't know this, although the officers and soldiers have a wide range of soldiers, they attack separately and attack in an all-round way, but now all roads are contained and sluggish by me, Qijiang Liu Wei and Magui are the most good at fighting all the way, and I Banzhou has concentrated troops to annihilate the department in Loushan Pass, and the time and place are all in the Yang family, and this Loushan Pass is the place where Liu Wei was buried all the way." After that, Banzhou was transferred to various places, and it was difficult for each side to support it alone, and the army would be defeated if the army arrived. ”

Takisumi said: "In this way, the Banshu army is indeed invincible, which is gratifying. I will accept this generous gift, and I will definitely urge the five divisions and seven surnames to fight with the Yang family to the end! Takicheng's face changed abruptly, and he called the guards to take down Yang Weidong and the others on the spot, Yang Weidong scolded loudly.

Takicheng said: "The Yang family has been bullying Toast for a long time, and Toast has long been unbearable. The imperial army pressed the border, Yang Yinglong did not bind himself and asked to surrender, but dared to resist stubbornly and disobey, and brought about his own destruction! The destruction of the Yang family is what I am looking forward to the most, and what the third prince said just now will definitely be conveyed to the officials and the army word for word. And this silver still has to thank the third prince and Yang Yinglong again for their kindness, I will definitely laugh! ”

Subsequently, Takicheng beheaded Yang Weidong and Tian's messengers, and dedicated their heads to Guo Zizhang, the governor of Guizhou. The generals of the Guizhou army, such as Tong Yuanzhen, Zhu Heling, Li Yingxiang, etc., also accepted bribes as military salaries and beheaded them to ask for merit. An Jiangchen also personally bound more than 20 people to show that Tusi would not rebel.

Yang Yinglong knew that Yang Weidong was dead, and he was furious, and angrily reprimanded the clerk Ma Zhong and said: "Incompetent villain! Listening to your nonsense, it makes me waste financial resources and lose face! You even strongly advocated my son Weidong to preside over the lobbying, and now the corpse is separated, and the thief camp dies tragically! How dare you, an incompetent person, claim to be resourceful? Are you secretly accepting bribes from officials and soldiers, and plotting to harm my parents and sons! I'm going to let you pay for my son's life!" Ma Zhong begged for mercy again and again, crying and complaining that he didn't know that Tusi had such a reaction, Yang Yinglong didn't listen, and ordered him to withdraw and be beheaded.

Yang Kedong and Yang Weidong both died, Yang Yinglong couldn't help crying bitterly when he remembered it, filled with grief and indignation, the military advisor Sun Shitai, the eldest son Yang Chaodong, Yang Zhaolong, He's, and Tian's brothers came to comfort one after another, Yang Chaodong strongly persuaded Yang Yinglong to regain his strength, kill all the enemies who came to avenge Yang Weidong and Yang Kedong. Yang Yinglong turned to hold back his tears, and secretly swore that he would teach the Ming army and help Tusi to repay the blood debt.

Li Hualong laughed loudly after receiving the report, and said to the left and right praise paintings: "Although these soldiers of the Eight Roads are not all elite divisions, their danger is enough to make Yang Yinglong and other chaotic parties like a fish in the throat. If the army is insufficient, it will want to turn a discord, and I am also prepared for this. Among the eight roads, Liu Wei and Ma Gui are the most threatening, when Yang Yinglong is distracted, this Loushan Pass may not be impregnable, once the Loushan Pass is broken, Yang Yinglong will be forced to gather troops to resist, and the rest of my roads will be like entering a no-man's land. There is not much left of Banshu's natural risks. "Praise left and right.

Liu Ling, Ma Gui, Ma Zhen led the army all the way to the vicinity of Loushan Pass to station, Loushan Pass is located in the main peak of Lou Mountain, the north rejects Bashu, the south strangles Guizhou and Gui, is the throat of northern Guizhou, and the soldiers must fight for the place. Close thousands of peaks, heavy peaks, cliffs, axes like halberds, straight to the sky. Liu Wei said to the two: "Loushan Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is the first danger in northern Qianbei, Wanfeng is inserted into the sky, and the first line of Zhongtong is passed, if Loushan Pass is lost, Banzhou will be in no danger to defend." Therefore, it is not possible to attack, and it is necessary to divide the left and right two strange soldiers from the small road to climb the rock and go straight to the back of Loushan Pass, attack inside and outside, meet the enemy on three sides, and Loushan Pass can be broken. ”

Ma Gui asked: "There are high cliffs on both sides of Loushan Pass, even if you climb up, how easy is it to go down to Loushan Pass?" Won't it cost the soldier's life in vain? How about designing a way to lure the enemy out of the pass and then annihilate it, and then make the firearm break through the gate and destroy the remnants of the enemy? Liu Wei said: "Brother Ma's plan is feasible, but it is too time-consuming, if Loushan Pass cannot be captured immediately, the rebel reinforcements will definitely arrive, and it will be even more difficult to capture at that time." Since Loushan Pass is dangerous, it should be attacked from an unexpected place, how to attack the pass from the cliff, I have my own way, and please wait and see. ”

On the 29th, the Ming army lined up at the Dajingkou outside the Loushan Pass, only to see the Dajingkou chaotic stone and big wooden structure of the high wall, with 14 wooden fences, there are deep ditches on both sides, traps and barricades are everywhere outside the pass, burying wooden stakes and bamboo sticks, there are many obstacles, and three sentry towers are specially set up for delaying the offensive. Liu Ling, Ma Gui, and Ma Zhen sat in front of the formation, with Wang Fen as the vanguard, commanding the Ming army to dismantle the barricades along the road, and the Ming army was divided into four formations, the first formation was mainly to demolish the barricades and open the passage, and there were shields to help resist the bow and crossbow; The second formation then followed up with a standby charge; The third formation was equipped with firearms, and shelled the gate tower to cover the march of the first formation; The fourth group is covered with a bow and crossbow projectile.

The arrows of the Banzhou army were raining down, and the advance of the Ming army was blocked, even if there were shields to resist, many Ming troops were killed by arrows and mistakenly hit the trap. Fortunately, the Ming army's firearms battalion covered in time, the artillery team suppressed the wall, the firearm team marched and fired, the bow and crossbow team pressed the formation in the gap, the Banzhou army lacked experience in fighting with firearms, the Ming army's artillery roared, the projectile and arrow clusters were dense, Yang Zhaolin, the commander of the Banzhou army, was shot, and the promotion and sitting in the village were all killed on the spot, and the defenders were killed and wounded.

When the Ming army and the Banzhou army fought fiercely in front of the pass, Liu Wei had already divided the surprise soldiers into two ways, each leading 2,500 soldiers, bringing their own rations and entering from the trails on both sides of Loushan Pass under the guidance of the guide, cutting trees to open the way, climbing vines, and making a detour to the rear of Loushan Pass. The mountain is dangerous, mostly cliffs, the Ming army fell off the cliff and the dead are not a few, the guide once again told to be extremely cautious, not impatient, remember the route it delineated, the mountain road is narrow, only for one person to pass, the Ming army is struggling, it is inevitable that there is a little panic in the heart, the march is slow, and the steps are frightening.

The mountains are sometimes full of clouds and mist, sometimes the wind is strong, the Ming army under the command of the guide, the wind grasps the mountain vine rocks, and the clouds and mist will rest on the spot and wait for the clouds to disperse, even so there are still some Ming soldiers who are not cautious enough, fall down the mountain, and the bones are gone. After the hardships and dangers, the Ming army climbed down again, and the left and right roads finally went around to the back of Loushan Pass.

In addition to the two strange soldiers, Liu Wei also divided another way from the woodcutter trail on the right side of Loushan Pass to cross Xiaoloushan Mountain and secretly march in the direction of Baishikou to prevent a sneak attack by the Banzhou army. The three strange soldiers finally met at Baishikou, the Ming army left one road to guard Baishikou, and the other two roads began to attack from behind Loushan Pass.

The fierce battle in front of Loushan Pass is in full swing, the fourteen fences are all demolished by the Ming army, the traps are all removed, the Ming army rushes in, the Banzhou army guards the gate, the bows and crossbows and arrows are about to run out, and half of the troops are out of the pass to meet the battle. When Liu Wei and Ma Gui saw the enemy army leaving the pass, they were greatly excited and ordered the whole army to charge. Liu Ling, Ma Gui, and Ma Zhen also got on their horses to fight, Liu Wei swung his knife into the enemy formation, and when he rushed down several people, the Miao soldiers swarmed up, Liu Wei turned over and dismounted to avoid the gun, swung his knife and slashed, traversing the Quartet. Miao Bing exclaimed: Liu Dadao is very strong, and it is difficult to resist. Ma Gui also led the horse team to rush left and right, repeatedly impacting.

The strange soldiers attacked from the rear to Loushan Pass, the defenders of Loushan Pass knew that the back road was lost, and the fighting spirit was lost, and they abandoned the pass, scattered and fled, and the Ming army covered up and killed again, rushed through Loushan Pass to pursue the victory, and chased until Yong'an Zhuang before giving up. Ma Gui praised: "Mr. Liu really has something extraordinary, this Loushan Pass is heavy and dangerous, and he can find a way to climb and climb in a short time, and the three-way strange soldiers outflanked him, this time has made the rebels know what a heavenly soldier is." Mr. Liu is brave and invincible, and the name of Liu Dadao is also well deserved, which I admire very much. ”

Liu Wei said with a smile: "Brother Ma has a good reputation, this Banzhou elite is really brave, and it is relied on by Yang Yinglong, and our army lost 5,000 soldiers and horses in this battle, and the casualties are not small." This goes deeper in Banzhou, the more tragic the battle will be, and the capture of Loushan Pass is not far from where Yang's Tusi is, I guess Yang Yinglong will personally lead his troops to attack soon, and you and I need to take more precautions. ”

Later, according to the deployment of Magui, the Ming army barracks were connected to prevent the broadcast army from breaking through, with one part guarding Loushan Pass as the base camp, one part guarding Baishikou as the response, and one part guarding Yong'an Zhuang as the forward battalion, and ordered the capital to command Wang Fen to be the vanguard stationed in Yong'an on standby. All commanded Wang Fen to be brave and less resourceful, because he was the vanguard in every battle, the Ming army won consecutive victories, and Wang Fen had the heart of underestimating the enemy. Wang Fen wanted to move the forward battalion to Songmenya to station, but his subordinates persuaded: "Dusi forgive me, the order of the general town is to camp in Yong'anzhuang, Songmenya is a few miles away from the camp, and it may be disadvantageous to camp alone." And if you change the camp location without permission, the head town will also blame it, so why don't you ask for instructions before moving to the camp? ”

Wang Fen said angrily: "Songmenya is a key place, where it must be passed, it is very important to hold this place, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and supplies are available everywhere, making it an excellent place to camp." What's more, the Banzhou Miao soldiers are not to be afraid, since we entered the territory of Banzhou, we have won successive battles, conquered and won, the rebels have been defeated when they hear the news, and the thieves will come again, and I will slaughter them all. Mo is good at talking about the art of war in front of the company, and I will talk about Liu and Ma, the two chief soldiers. ”

Yang Yinglong was angry again after reporting the loss of Loushan Pass, Yang Yinglong shouted: "Loushan Pass has been lost, Liu Wei is close to me!" It is necessary to recapture Loushan Pass in order to recover the declining situation, which is extremely critical to the safety of Banzhou! Otherwise, we can only retreat to Longyan Hoard, which is a last resort. Immediately allocate 40,000 Miao soldiers, and I will personally go to battle, cut off the heads of Liu Wei and Ma Gui and attack all the way to Chongqing, and break Li Hualong's body into pieces! ”

Yang Chaodong asked for an order: "Father, as the lord of Banzhou, how can you act rashly, sit in the state capital to strategize and show the king's weather, and let the child personally lead the Miao soldiers to go out again, I will definitely take the heads of Liu Wei and Ma Gui to my father this time." Yang Yinglong was not allowed: "Didn't you already go there once last time, you and Yang Zhu and Weidong were all repelled by the official army in three sorties, you are not the opponent of Ma Gui and Liu Ling, so I will personally take command, you and Yang Zhu will follow me around, and immediately gather troops to rush to Loushan Pass." ”

Military advisor Sun Shitai offered a plan: "The head of the family should not be impatient, only to report, the official army is stationed at Loushan Pass, and the other is stationed at Baishikou, but the forward battalion is stationed in Songmenya, the forward battalion is far away from the rear team, and the lone army is camped, as long as they immediately launch a surprise attack on Songmenya, before their reinforcements arrive, annihilating this lone army will be conducive to retaking Loushan Pass." The soldiers are very fast, and without further ado, they also ask the head of the family to set off immediately, so as not to change the deployment of the officers and soldiers. Yang Yinglong agreed.

Wang Fenzheng, the commander of the envoy, led a team to inspect the camp, and was very proud, ordering to strengthen the surrounding exploration, report at any time, and beware of night attacks. Outside the tent, it was suddenly rumored that the rebels were coming, Wang Fen was overjoyed: "Come as you say, just what I want, quickly go to find out if Yang Yinglong is among the incoming rebels, if he comes in person, it is my opportunity." When the rebels attack, they will have a large number of troops, so they immediately asked for help from Liu and Ma, and the whole battalion immediately prepared for battle, blocking the enemy's offensive and waiting for reinforcements! ”

After receiving Wang Fen's request for help, Liu Wei scolded: "Be brave and scheming, just take the enemy lightly, resist the order and disobey it, and change the camp privately!" Even if he is rescued, he will be punished by the military! As the Governor of the Governor, even the Governor could not spare him! Immediately dispatch the whole army to rescue the forward battalion! ”

Wang Fen was heavily surrounded by Yang Yinglong, Wang Fen first ordered the echelon to block the enemy, and then ordered the formation to defend, the Ming army's casualties gradually increased, Wang Fen lamented that the rescue was difficult to arrive quickly, and his life was difficult to protect today. The Ming army's forward battalion ran out of arrows and ammunition, and fell into a melee with the Banzhou army, Wang Fen was killed by a stray arrow, and the garrison Chen Dagang and Tianquan recruited Yang Yu were all killed. The remnants of the Ming army's forward battalion were defeated, and Yang Yinglong ordered a pursuit.

Liu Wei personally led the cavalry to arrive, and was encountering Yang Yinglong's vanguard, Yang Yinglong and Liu Ling looked at each other, and couldn't help but kill. The two armies charged at the same time, Yang Yinglong and Liu Wei collided with each other, and the two swords collided with each other, and they were knocked off their horses, and they were covered for a while. The two calmed down a little and then raised their knives to each other, fighting each other for thirty rounds, Yang Yinglong turned around and slashed away, Liu Wei sideways avoided taking the opportunity to kick Yang Yinglong to the ground, Liu Ling took advantage of the situation to stride forward and slashed with a knife, Yang Yinglong had to roll over one after another to avoid the blade. Fortunately, Miao soldiers came to the rescue and blocked Liu Ling's knife momentum, and Yang Yinglong was able to get up and be rescued and retreat into the rear team. Yang Yinglong was worried that the Ming army's reinforcements were coming, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops to join the main force, and Liu Wei did not dare to go deep alone.

Yang Yinglong summoned Yang Chaodong and Yang Zhu to discuss: "Liu Wei and Ma Gui know that I personally led a large army to attack, and I will also go all out to meet the battle, whether I can annihilate this road of officers and troops and recapture Loushan Pass in this move." Before I led the vanguard to encounter Liu Ling, I saw that the combat strength of this officer army was not under my Banzhou army, Liu Wei was brave and abnormal, and he was very scheming, and he was familiar with the situation in my Banzhou, and it was difficult for Loushan Pass to be captured by him. I didn't have more troops in Loushan Pass before, and now I can't regret it. ”

Yang Chaodong said: "This Liu Ling's courage is known all over the world, and Ma Gui has also made many meritorious achievements in the border fortress, and has experienced hundreds of battles in the border fortress, which can be said to have been in battle for a long time, and the conquest of North Korea is also prestigious. There are few soldiers in Banshu who fight with firearms, but firearms are the sharp weapons of the officers and soldiers, and they need to be used skillfully, so they need to be prepared more. ”

Yang Zhu was extremely contemptuous of Liu Ling, and was eager to try: "The eldest prince can't do his best to destroy his own prestige, Banzhou has been based on seven hundred years, how can he decide the victory or defeat because of a few firearms, in addition to strategy and planning, the morale of the army and combat skills are more important." I am willing to be the vanguard and lead my troops to take Liu Wei directly, I have long wanted to see what he is capable of with his big knife. ”

Yang Yinglong was worried that Yang Zhu was too arrogant, and he was afraid that he would lose: "You don't have to be a pioneer this time, I will be the pioneer myself, one is to boost morale, and the other is to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, I can have Chao Dong by my side to protect me." Our army must strike first, seize the danger and surround it on all sides, and give priority to shooting its firearms battalion with bows and crossbows before fighting with all its might. And Yang Zhu, you led 10,000 troops to lie in ambush, and recaptured Loushan Pass when the two armies were deadlocked. Liu Wei is a surprise soldier before and after the attack to make the defense collapse, today with the other way to return the other body! Yang Zhu commanded.

Liu Wei waited until the army of Magui and Mazhen arrived, and the Banzhou army had seized the high ground and surrounded it on all sides. The Ming army reacted a little slowly and fell into a disadvantage, Yang Yinglong ordered to shoot bows and crossbows, and the Ming army raised their shields to form a formation, and then counterattacked with artillery arrows between the gaps. The two armies fell into a confrontation, and Yang Yinglong led his troops to line up, preparing to attack while the Ming army was struggling to defend.

Seeing that it was not the best strategy to resist only the army, Ma Gui saw the Miao soldiers lined up, and discussed with Liu Ling: "The thief soldiers are ready to charge, for today's plan, only by melee with the enemy can the thief army bow and crossbow throw rat traps, for this reason, our army must first risk arrows to reorganize the queue and attack Yang Yinglong first before they can fight with all their might." Liu Wei agreed with this proposal and ordered the whole army to launch a counterattack against the Miao soldiers, Liu Wei shouted to kill the thief, and cheered up the army with a generous reward. Yang Yinglong saw that the Ming army took the lead in launching a counterattack, and immediately led his troops to meet the battle with a few laughs. The two armies fought as a group, and each side fought to the death, and for a time the combat strength was equal, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory from defeat.

The two armies fought fiercely for half a day, it was difficult to distinguish, and the Ming army still had an ambush army waiting for it, the guerrilla Zhou Dunji, the garrison Zhou Yide saw that the time had come, divided into left and right wings, and suddenly killed from the side, the Banzhou army was caught off guard, the abdomen and back were attacked by the enemy, and the chaos was unbearable, and the army's heart was in chaos, and the whole line was defeated. Yang Yinglong hurriedly retreated under the protection of Yang Chaodong, and the Ming army pursued him to Yangmacheng to return to the division. Yang Zhu, who was about to retake Loushan Pass, also led his troops to withdraw from Loushan Pass in response to Long's defeat.

After the war, Liu Wei imitated the Banzhou army to set up a wooden barricade in front of Loushan Pass, the wall cleared the field, asked for reinforcements, and ten days later captured Houshui and camped on Champion Mountain. Later, Ma Kongying, Wu Guang, and Chen Ling had rushed to meet Liu Ling and Ma Gui one after another. When Li Hualong heard about the big victory, he ordered a commendation.