Chapter 120: Defending the Wild Goose Gate

The walls of Dianjiangguan are still covered with thick ice, shining silver in the sunlight, like a castle in myths and legends.

How did the Liao army climb up from this slippery wall? After suffering a loss, Yelu Hugh was already prepared.

I saw that the Liao army was a group of 20 people, and each group was issued with a long rope with a lock on the rope head.

Yelu Hugo gave an order, and the ropes flew up to the city together, and the grappling hook on the lock pierced deeply into the city, and the Liao army scrambled to climb up along the rope.

Zhao Mingyue commanded the soldiers to cut the rope, but unexpectedly, the lock and the rope were connected by a small iron chain, and they couldn't cut at all for a while. So I had to find a way to break the locks, but there were 20 people under each rope, and the grappling hooks were already tightly fastened in the city walls, and it was difficult to break them.

If an occasional lock that was not strong was broken by the Song army, that group of Liao troops would slide down the ice slope without any damage, and immediately back again to organize an attack.

Soon, the Liao army was about to climb to the top of the city, and the Song army took a spear and a long knife to poke down, poke down one, and immediately put another one on top.

A few days ago, this ice city made Yelu Hugo suffer a big loss, and this time the ice city became a prop for him to attack the city, which is the reaction of a battlefield veteran.

After all, Zhao Mingyue has no combat experience, and can see one step, but he can't expect the second step.

Finally, the Liao army climbed up to the top of the city, although they were quickly hacked to death, but the gap was opened, and then the Liao army climbed up one after another, and the city was gradually chaotic.

Zhao Mingyue was in a hurry, she couldn't even take care of the command, and waved her sword to fight with the Liao army. For a while, the blood flowed like a river, dyeing the originally silver and glittering ice city into a dazzling blood city.

The casualties of the Liao army are getting bigger and bigger, but the offensive is getting more and more fierce, and it seems that it will never be able to finish the fight. This is the army that Yelu Hugo has been running single-handedly for decades, and it can only show its power at this moment.

The two sides fought hard, and they were both red-eyed, and they all had the potential to die together. Zhao Mingyue is even more crazy, where the sword falls, there will be a cloud of blood mist brought up. However, although the main general was brave, he forgot his main business of commanding the army.

After all, Yang Yanzhao is a battle-hardened veteran, and after seeing this situation, he killed Zhao Mingyue and said: "General, you can't fight anymore, if you do your best here, Yanmen Pass will be in danger." ”

Yang Yanzhao's words were like a slap in the face, scaring Zhao Mingyue into a cold sweat. That's right, Yanmen Pass is the most important thing, once Yanmen Pass is lost, the gate of the entire Central Plains will be opened. Therefore, it is not the time to fight hard.

"You're right, retreat immediately, retreat to Yanmen Pass." Zhao Mingyue ordered.

As a result, the Song army began to retreat again, this time with more experience and smoother. In a short time, the withdrawal point will be closed in batches.

After retreating to Yanmen Pass, Zhao Mingyue felt unprecedented pressure. originally thought that with her knowledge and strategy, as long as she could be a general, she would definitely be invincible, but now it seems that she is just a Zhao Kuo who talks on paper.

She stood at the head of Yanmen Pass, her expression was grim, and her face was pale. Yanmen Pass is the last pass of the Great Song Dynasty, if the Yanmen Pass falls in her own hands, then the Great Song Dynasty will also die in her hands.

The generals in front of the palace and the generals at all levels of Yanmen Pass, Dianjiang Pass and Shimen Pass stood behind her.

Zhao Mingyue looked at the distant point of Jiangguan, turned around after a long time, and mobilized to the soldiers behind him: "Brothers, we are now standing on the north gate of the Great Song Dynasty, this is the last gate of the Great Song Dynasty, if this gate is lost in our hands, then the Great Song Dynasty will be destroyed, and our wives and children who stay in our hometown will also be enslaved by the Khitans." Therefore, we and other soldiers guarding the border should swear to live and die with the border pass, and swear to defend the country and our relatives to the death. ”

Zhao Mingyue said affectionately and excitedly, and all the soldiers were enthusiastic. Yang Yanzhao had tears in his eyes, raised his arms and shouted: "Swear to live and die with Yanmen Pass." ”

The soldiers behind raised their arms and shouted: "Swear to live and die with Yanmen Pass, swear to live and die with Yanmen Pass...... The sound was higher and higher, echoing inside and outside the Yanmen Pass for a long time.

The next day, Yelu Huge's army began to storm Yanmen Pass, and he wanted to take advantage of the Song army's two consecutive defeats and low morale.

To take Yanmen Pass is to take the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Mingyue knew this, Brother Yelu also knew this, and Empress Dowager Xiao knew this. Therefore, Xiao Yanyan has already come to the point of the general to supervise the battle at this moment.

The morale of the Liao army is high, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and they are determined to win the Yanmen Pass.

However, the fighting spirit of the Song army has been fully mobilized by Zhao Mingyue, and they all have the heart of death, vowing to be with Yanmen Pass, so they will not die in the battle. In addition, the terrain of Yanmen Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the attacks of the Liao army have been crushed again and again.

Three days of fierce fighting, nothing came of it. After ten days of fierce battles, Yanmen Pass is still impregnable. Half a month has passed, and the two sides are still at a stalemate.

At this time, both sides are anxious.

Zhao Mingyue came to the scene every day and fought with the soldiers. Although she knocked the Liao army out of the city again and again, she knew very well that the Liao army was so strong and fierce that sooner or later they would not be able to hold on.

Xiao Yanyan and Yelu Xiuge and the others were even more anxious, and they did not take Yanmen Pass when the morale of the Song army was at its lowest, and when they relieved themselves, they were afraid that they would have no chance. For today's plan, we can only go all out and quickly lay down the Yanmen Pass.

The point will be closed, and Xiao Yanyan will discuss the military situation with the generals of the Liao army.

"It's been almost a month, tens of thousands of people have died, and not even a single brick has been knocked down, it seems that our method of tackling key problems is not appropriate, what do you think?" Xiao Yanyan asked.

"Yanmen Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, one man is not open, we are too much to lose, we should find a way to outwit it." Minister Shu Tianmen said.

Yelu squinted his eyes and said loudly: "Lord Shu said it well, so Lord Shu has a good way to outwit it?" "Who knows that it is better to outwit than to attack, but how can there be so many tricks available on the battlefield, and the command is unimpeded, and the courage of battle is the king to win. These civil officials don't understand anything, they only know how to speak cool words.

Sure enough, Shu Tianmen swallowed and said: "Well, there is a good way, but we all need to plan together to come out." ”

"Snort, it means I didn't say it." Xiao Tzu Rin said with a sneer.

"What does the general think?" Xiao Yanyan said.

Yelu Hugo said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, the minister has conquered two levels in a row, thinking that he can take advantage of the victory and pursue the Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop, but now it seems that he is still a light enemy." Yanmen Pass is now united, solid, and it can't be beaten at all according to the current way of playing. ”

"What then?" Xiao Yanyan frowned.

"The reason why the defenders of Yanmen Pass are so strong is entirely because of the young general, although we don't know whether he is a man or a woman, but he is indeed a brave and resourceful general. Now, only by finding a way to kill this kid can the fighting spirit of the Song army be broken. Jeruxiugo analyzed.