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Outside the state, the same domain is strengthened, and the key to Taiyuan is solidified. The root is three passes, and the throat is all Jin. To choke with mountains and rivers, go to the side quite far, called the belly. Since Dongsheng abandoned and flattened, geese peeled off their skin, the river loop was lost and deviated, and the old earthquake neighbored...... Taiyuan was built as an important town, and the state was particularly important.

Daizhou and Taiyuan depend on each other, as the weight of the lock and key, relying on the Yanmen Pass, so that Taiyuan's defense is more stable.

There are nine stops in the world, headed by Yanmen.

Youyun: There are nine stops in the world, and one of them is checked.

Therefore, the earliest name of Yanmen Pass is also called "Gouzhu".

Yanmen Pass is named after the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "Yanmen, flying geese out of its door." The elevation of the peaks of the Gouzhu Mountains is more than 1,900 meters, surrounded by lofty mountains and mountains, only there are two relatively low mountains on both sides of the Yanfeng Peak, and the wild geese can only fly through here, and the Yanmen Pass in the north of Daizhou is located on this mountain valley.

Yanmen Pass is the gateway of the Central Plains to the northern ethnic minorities, and successive dynasties have sent heavy troops to guard it.

According to incomplete statistics, there were more than 1,000 battles here in Yanmen Pass.

A military history of Yanmen Pass can be called half of China's 5,000-year major national defense and military chapters; A commercial port road in Yanmenguan carries the history of peaceful development of the Central Plains and Saiwai.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "if you get the wild goose gate, you will get the world, and if you lose the wild goose gate, you will lose the Central Plains".

Therefore, Yanmen Pass is the last natural barrier to enter the Central Plains.

During the Song-Liao war, with the natural barrier of Yanmen Pass, it was difficult for the Liao army to enter the Central Plains on the Hedong side, avoiding the Song army's two-front battle, and the Song army could concentrate its energy on Hebei, so the significance of Yanmen to the Song State was very significant.

Out of Yanmen Pass, it is the flat Yanbei Plain.

For the nomadic cavalry, the Yanbei Plain is simply the most ideal combat paradise.

The Saiwai people have been good at riding and archery since childhood, and they also produce high-quality war horses, so they can go like the wind in this wild goose Beiping.

At the peak of the Liao State, the number of cavalry was more than 300,000, and it could be said that it was invincible in this flat Yanbei Plain, so that the Song army did not dare to cross the Yanmen Pass to fight the Liao army.

In the one hundred and sixteen years since the signing of the Lanyuan Alliance, the Xuanfeng Army, the Beiwei Army, and the Shenji Left Army led by Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, and Yang Zaixing can be said to be the first Han armed forces to appear in the Yanbei Plain.

You can imagine his mood.

Among them, Yue Fei's mood was the most agitated.

Yue Fei is only twenty years old, and it can be said that he has just reached the age of a weak crown.

At this age, others can boast of being the head of the capital, but Yue Fei now has 15,000 people and horses, that is, he has 5,000 people and horses, although he is only a representative commander in name, in fact, he can barely be regarded as a commander.

It can be said that there can be a person like Yue Fei in history, it cannot be said that there is no such thing as it at all, but there are definitely not too many.

And Yue Fei knows that no, the world knows that the reason why he was able to achieve his ambition at a young age was all because Cai still appreciated him, promoted him, and pushed him to his current position step by step.

To be honest, Yue Fei didn't expect that Cai would still use him so much and trust him so much.

Take this time as the right vanguard as an example.

Although Yue Fei really wanted to be the right vanguard, when Yue Fei learned that he was partnered with Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing, Yue Fei didn't have any hope.

What do you say?

In fact, Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing are also Cai Zhen's cronies, and they are also cronies among cronies, among which Zhang Xian is the most, he is Cai Ying's cronies who can still entrust his family and everything.

The key is that both Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing are fierce generals who can fight well, and in terms of past records, he has not surpassed these two at all.

In this case, Yue Fei felt that it was impossible for him to win against Zhang Xian, and even Yang Zaixing couldn't fight.

What Yue Fei never expected was that Cai still finally gave him this right vanguard, and also helped him to do the ideological work of Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing, so that Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing could fully cooperate with him.

What touched Yue Fei the most was that before leaving, Cai still brought Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, and Yang Zaixing to them separately and said: "When the situation is critical, Pengju can take my place and make full decisions. ”

The meaning of Cai Yi's words is already obvious, that is, Yue Fei can temporarily exercise the power of marshal on his behalf.

Cai is still like this to Yue Fei, and Yue Fei can't say anything else except "bow down and die".

In addition, Yue Fei also wants to prove to the world that Cai Ying, who has always been known for his accuracy, did not misunderstand him, he was just like Cai still said to others.

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After coming to Yanmen Pass, Yue Fei immediately sent a scout horse into the Yanbei Plain to inquire about the situation of the Liao army.

It turned out that the information obtained by the former intelligence guard was not wrong, and the Liao army did not fortify on the Yanbei Plain.

This is also normal, after all, the nomads' tactics are not based on the city, but on the cavalry, besides, Yanmen Pass is now under the control of the Song army, and there is no danger to defend on the Yanbei Plain, where do you let the Liao army fortify?

Therefore, the Liao army has always taken the initiative to attack and take the initiative to meet the battle, and there are many people who go out of the city to defend.

Of course, this is not absolute.

Among the Liao people, there are a large number of Han people, they are still accustomed to holding on to the fortified city, and many people of the Khitan tribe, the Xi people, the Zhubu tribe, and the Bohai people have also absorbed the characteristics of the Han people and began to defend the city.

Of course, many Han Chinese also absorbed the characteristics of nomads and became accustomed to cavalry combat.

In short, war can never be immutable, as Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, "Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods." ”

This is also the reason why Cai still delegated the power of the commander to Wu Jue and Yue Fei, because even if he has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, it is impossible to predict the bits and pieces of the front line, and the fighter plane is fleeting, so if you want to win, you have to look at the adaptability of the commander in the battle.

After taking over the command of Yanmen Pass, Yue Fei brought Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing in.

After the three of them sat together, Yue Fei asked straight to the point, "Two generals, I don't know what you think next?" ”

Yang Zaixing spoke first: "Xianggong's order is for us to take over Yanmen Pass first, waiting for the opportunity to seize Yingzhou, and no specific deployment has been made. ”

Zhang Xiandao: "I agree with General Yang's idea, the soldiers are fast, and if you look forward and look backwards, you may delay the fighters." ”

After hearing this, Yue Fei clapped his hands and said, "The two generals and I thought of one place, took a step back and said, even if the enemy is prepared, what does it matter if we meet the enemy head-on?" Generals often say that we are gradually moving from weak to strong, what do we rely on? We rely on the will to fight of the vast number of soldiers in our army, even if the enemy is outnumbered, even if we are under siege, but we dare to show the sword, we dare to fight to the last person, in a word, the brave win when the narrow road meets, and the spirit of the bright sword is the soul of our army. The sword is invincible. We are going to challenge head-on how invincible the invincible Khitan army is that the courtiers who oppose the recovery of Yanyun say! ”

What Yue Fei said was exactly what Yang Zaixing was thinking, so Yang Zaixing immediately echoed: "Yes, I just want to see if the Liao people are three-headed and six-armed!" ”

Actually-

The one who was the most eager to fight among the three was Zhang Xian.

First, because he wanted to take care of Cai Ying's family, Zhang Xian did not participate in the battle of Fang La at all, which made him one step behind others, in Zhang Xian's mind, if it wasn't for staying behind, so that he didn't have the opportunity to further prove himself, this time Cai still wouldn't give Yue Fei the position of the right vanguard.

Second, Zhang Xian is very confident in the Shenji Army designed by Cai Yingqin and built by him, and he believes that as long as the Shenji Army makes a move, no matter who the opponent is, it will definitely achieve a brilliant victory and will definitely shock the world!

Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, and Yang Zaixing hit it off.

The next day, Yue Fei left Wang Gui and the three battalions of men and horses to hold the Yanmen Pass, and then personally led the army out of the Yanmen Pass and set foot on the Yanbei Plain......

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Coincidentally.

After Wu Jie, Wang De, and Lu Junyi arrived in Chenjia Valley, they did not choose to stick to it, but after converging the 3,000 Zhejia army led by Zhe Kecun, they resolutely entered the Yanbei Plain and went straight to Shuozhou.

If the pressure on the right pioneer Yue Fei is great, then the pressure on the left pioneer Wu Yu is undoubtedly greater.

Yue Fei's age is young and his qualifications are not enough, but no matter how you say it, Yue Fei is also Cai Ying's descendant, and he is also Cai Ying's personal guard, and he is from the Western Army, so he has been with Cai still for less than a year, to be precise, only ten months!

Although in this short period of more than ten months, Wu Jue has been more active than anyone else and has tried his best to integrate into the Jinwu Army, no matter how hard he tries, he can't hide the fact that he is not Cai Ying's descendant.

And in most armies, this kind of thing is very important, take the Western Army as an example, if you don't have a good background, it can be said that no matter how hard you try, the height you can reach is very limited.

Fortunately!

Cai still doesn't value his background so much, and he is not an ordinary person who dares to use people!

Since Wu Jue came to Jinwujun, it can be said that he has soared, and in less than a year, he has been promoted from a small team general to the position of acting commander, and now he is also a nameless commander.

It can be said that it is not an ordinary Shou Cai who is still reused, and many people are jealous of Wu Jue!

Among them, Wang De, the descendant of Cai Ying's lineage, is the most!

In fact, Wang De always thought that Cai would still be able to let him serve as the left pioneer, and even Wu Jue thought that Cai would still let Wang De, who was suitable in all aspects, be the left pioneer!

But when the final result was revealed, Cai still gave Wu Jue the position of the left vanguard, and also said in front of Wu Jue, Wang De, Lu Junyi and Zhe Keqiu: "When the situation is critical, Jin Qing can take my place full power, no matter who it is, if he doesn't obey his orders, he can cut it first and then play." ", delegated the power of Shuai to Wu Jue!

Wu Jue has never been an unconfident person.

The key is that Wu Jue must repay Cai Ying's kindness, and he must prove to the world that Cai still did not misunderstand him, he is a handsome talent, and he is stronger than Wang De.

Therefore, after arriving in Chenjiagu, Wu Jue did not hesitate, and led the army into the Yanbei Plain and went straight to Shuozhou......

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