Chapter 248: Bowl City Pass
Murong Qiang saw that he was so active, how could he not allow it, so he agreed on the spot. So, Yao Xiang led his thousands of men and horses to the Wanzi City Pass. This bowl of Chengguan is located in the mountains, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Moreover, these mountains and rivers stretch from northeast to southwest, separating Hanoi from Shang Dang as if they were a gate.
The Wanzi Chengguan is located at one of the junctions of these mountains and rivers, with two opposite mountains and a small platform in the middle. It's not big, it's not too small, it's just more than 30 square meters. This platform is the lowest point in the vicinity, and you can climb over this platform to follow the valley all the way to the northwest, leading to the Tianjing Pass, which is more than thirty miles away.
It would be almost impossible to get around the mountains, especially for the army. The platform where the bowl city pass is located is much higher than that under the gate, and it naturally occupies a favorable location.
On a small platform, not even a hundred people can be placed, and the siege is almost the same. So, it's really an easy place to defend and hard to attack. In addition, Murong Qiang is not a peerless general, and he is not very good at using soldiers, so that after fighting for so long, he was stunned and did not capture it.
There are more than 200 soldiers guarding Bowl City, most of whom are in the pass, and once the battle begins, they can be used to rotate the guards. Therefore, he is not afraid of consuming troops. And more than 200 people are from Gaodu County.
After the Wanzicheng Pass and then the Tianjing Pass, and then go north, it is only dozens of miles away from the county seat of Gaodu. At the beginning, not long after Feng Yang drove away Yan Taishou Duan, he sent people to surrender, and this Gaodu county order surrendered to him.
Since the land of Shangdang has been close to the most chaotic place in the Central Plains for many years, many local gentry and wealthy people have built dock forts to defend themselves. The Yan Kingdom was not very popular here, so when Feng Yang rebelled against Yan, the entire Shangdang's hundreds of Wubao fortresses basically surrendered to him.
It is precisely by relying on these people that Feng Yang was able to hold on for so long this time. After all, these dock castle owners thought differently about things, because they were all locals, and once the Yan army from outside came in, it would inevitably conflict with their interests.
If the Yan army attacked particularly fiercely at the beginning, and invaded the territory of Shangdang in a short period of time, I am afraid that the will of these dock fort owners to resist would not be strong.
But on the contrary, the Yan army couldn't get in after fighting for so long, which made them all think that the Yan country was just like this, and the determination to resist was even stronger.
Yao Xiang is different from that Murong Qiang, because Murong Qiang is a task for breaking into the party, and he is for survival. If the party is not taken down, he will be like a rootless duckweed, and I am afraid that he can only float around.
Therefore, after the start of this battle, Yao Xiang personally went into battle, followed by his younger brother Yao Chang, as well as Yao Lan Yao Yisheng and other generals went into battle in person. These people are all members of the Yao clan, so they naturally empathize with Yao Xiang's thoughts.
So, after a fight, this small group of people almost seemed to go crazy. Dressed in iron armor, he completely ignored the danger of the flying arrows and stones, and rushed up the siege ladder.
This posture, watching the battle in the back, listening to Murong Qiang was a little stunned, if it wasn't for the conversation when he was drinking the day before, he would really think that this was a group of crazy people.
Those soldiers in Bowl City, although they resisted strongly, were the opponents of Yao Xiang and other generals. Under the protection of everyone, Yao Xiang was the first to kill the head of the city, and he blocked those ordinary soldiers by himself, winning precious time for everyone behind him.
When the large group of men and horses killed Shangguan, where could the two hundred people and horses in the pass be able to stop them, and they fled towards Tianjing Pass.
So, Yao Xiang led the army to pursue Yu Hou, and chased all the way to the outside of Tianjing Pass. The Yan army also followed closely behind, and the battle of Tianjing Pass began. As long as you take this pass again, you can enter the Shangdang area.
Tianjing Pass is located in the Tianjing Valley, because its terrain is as deep and narrow as a patio, so it gets its name. This place has been in war since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it is a dangerous place for soldiers, and the competition is very fierce.
However, this gate was built by Cao Cao. Once this place is blocked, the soldiers and horses of the Shangdang area will not be allowed to go south. It is one north and one south between it and Wanzi Castle, and it is connected by Yokosaka in the middle.
When Yao Xiang hit the city of Naguan, the generals guarding the pass had just gotten the news, after all, those defeated soldiers had just fled here.
This place is more dangerous and difficult to attack than the bowl city pass. Therefore, Yao Xiang also had to wait for Murong Qiang's brigade to arrive, preparing to let him attack for a while first.
Otherwise, the rest of his people will be exhausted here, so what will he do to grab the benefits after entering the party.
After Murong Qiang arrived, he was fooled by Yao Xiang, saying that he had just attacked Wanzi Chengguan, and he had suffered a lot of casualties, so he had to rest and recuperate. That Murong Qiang saw that the others had indeed contributed and won the bowl Chengguan that he had not taken, so he agreed.
So, the army continued to advance and began to attack Sekijo.
The guards of Tianjing Pass were only 500 people, and when they were attacked by Murong Qiang's army at this time, they immediately felt a huge pressure. So, while defending against the enemy, the guard sent people to immediately rush back to Gaodu County to ask for help.
When the Gaodu County Commander received this message for help, he was surprised that the Yan army had actually beaten the Wanzi City Pass, and he was worried that the Tianjing Pass would not be able to hold it. So, on the one hand, he gathered some soldiers and horses and sent them to Tianjing Pass to support, and on the other hand, he quickly sent people north to Huguan to ask Feng Yang for help.
Huguan is more than 50 miles south of Huguan County, and it is an extremely important pass. Since Murong Ping attacked Hongti Pass from the east, Feng Yang rushed here from Anmin City to take charge in person.
After all, among the two armies, Murong Ping was the strongest. Moreover, compared to Murong Qiang, his talent is higher.
"We've been blocking the Yan Army for nearly two months, and in my opinion, this Yan Army is nothing more than that! As long as it takes a long time, if it can't be attacked for a long time, it will inevitably withdraw its troops! "Inside the Huguan, Feng Yang is meeting with the local dock castle masters, at such a critical moment, everyone should communicate well and maintain their feelings!
"Thanks to Feng Fujun's proper scheduling, he was able to keep this Yan army out of Taihang Mountain. As long as they can't pass the Bowl City Pass and the Hongti Pass, don't think about hitting our realm! A dock lord deliberately flattered him.
"Report, report to Lord Fujun, Gaodu County order to send urgent paperwork!" Just as Feng Yang was happy in his heart and wanted to be humble for a few words, Menzi suddenly ran in and handed over a piece of paper.
Feng Yang was puzzled in his heart, but he thought that Gaodu County was the place to resist the front line of the Yan army, so it was not surprising. I opened the letter and read it, and my face couldn't help but change.
"Fujun, I don't know what happened?" When the people around saw his look, they couldn't help but be curious.
"The request for help document of the Gaodu County Order, that Murong Qiang's army has already taken the Wanzi City Pass, and now it is violently attacking the Tianjing Pass!" Feng Yang said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.
"What? Lost the bowl of Chengguan? As soon as they heard this, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in unison.
"How's that for good? With Tianjing Pass alone, I'm afraid that I can't stop this Yan army! ”
"That's it, you should make up your mind as soon as possible, don't let the Yan army come over!"
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Everyone talked about it, and they were still able to sit here and chat with Feng Yang because of these dangers. Now that I heard that the bowl city pass was lost, I immediately worried that there would be problems in Tianjing Pass and other places, and when the time came, the enemy would arrive at the city overnight!
"Lord Fujun, please come up with an idea, it will change later!" Everyone talked for a while, and finally set their eyes on Feng Yang.
"The only way to do this is to send reinforcements as soon as possible to help guard the patio pass. Otherwise, once the Yan army comes from the south, it will be useless for us to hold here! It's just that you still have to contribute to the reinforcements, gather the people and set off for Gaodu County as soon as possible! Of course, Feng Yang knew this, and in an instant, he had already thought of what to do.
Hearing this, these dock castle owners couldn't help but look at me, I look at you, but none of them took the initiative to send troops.
The so-called dock fort is essentially a kind of closed fortress, in which people live, self-sufficient, and self-produce. It was surrounded by tall walls to keep out the enemy. If an enemy comes to attack, the entire Dock Fort will go up to defend it.
This also leads to the fact that the scope of their activities must be centered on their own dock forts. Even if you leave the dock fort, you won't leave too far unless you have to.
The large population can reach thousands or even tens of thousands, and the small ones are only a few hundred people, which is the pillar of strength on which each dock fort depends. If you ask them to send people to support Gaodu County from afar, that is tantamount to weakening their own strength.
Once the Yan army really comes in, everyone will have to rely on these people to resist it. This time, it was already very difficult to unite the army and send troops to resist the Yan army together. It's really difficult to send people out again.
Feng Yang saw everyone's expressions, he didn't understand what these people thought, and they all just wanted to preserve their strength.
But it is impossible for him to force~ force these people to send troops, after all, his current status, to be honest, is also because of the support of these people, he can sit firmly.
But at this time, if you don't want to save Gaodu County, it is obviously impossible.
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