Under the shroud of night, Juyong Pass, which is located at the north entrance of the military capital, looks a little hideous. Standing in Kanbei and looking south, it was as if I had seen a fierce beast with a huge mouth open in blood. The wall in front of him was a faint white under the moonlight, but when I looked south over the wall, I only saw a darkness and boundlessness. The whistling mountain breeze adds a bit of weirdness to this place.

Fortunately, seeing the shining torches on the wall and the figures of the Yan soldiers walking by from time to time, after all, people still feel a little popular.

This place was originally a military stronghold, and in the past, it was the northwest barrier of the capital of Yan Kingdom. Therefore, the Yan army once stationed heavy troops here.

However, as Shanggu, Quang Ninh, Dai County and other places in the north fell into the hands of the Yan State, especially after the marriage with the Dai State, the threat from the north was greatly reduced. In addition, the capital of the Yan Kingdom was moved to Yecheng, thousands of miles away to the south, and the garrison here was much lowered.

In the previous days, Juyong Pass and Jundu Pass were each guarded by 500 people. However, due to the fact that the land of Yanmen has been in a state of confrontation, especially after the loss of Daijun, the Taishou of Yanjun sent additional defenders here. Therefore, now the two levels add up to 2,000 people.

At this time, Juyongguan was fundamentally different from the one in the Ming Dynasty in later generations, so it was already a lot to be able to accommodate a thousand people.

If there are 2,000 people guarding such an ancient road, it seems to many people that it is a very safe thing.

Even if there is an enemy army attacking from the north, with the favorable terrain here, the Yan army can defend for a long time, waiting for reinforcements from the south to rush over to support.

But tonight, obviously, it was different. In the darkness of the night, suddenly several figures quietly appeared under the wall, and then quietly touched the city.

These men were vigorous, and under the cover of night, they easily went to the city.

Then, the group ran towards the wall on the side of the mountain, avoiding the guards along the way.

"Let's do it!" When they reached the bottom of the mountain, the man at the head whispered.

After that, several people went their separate ways.

Outside the city, since Deng Qiang sent a messenger, he has been sending people to pay close attention to the movements on Juyong Pass. Finally, during the daylight today, I got in touch with a few people sent out, and finally agreed to take the pass tonight.

"General, look, there is a fire flickering on the wall, it should be our people who sent a signal to us!" In the dense forest two miles outside the city, Deng Qiang and the others were hidden in it, and the soldiers next to them reminded in a low voice.

"Very well, let them act! Be sure to fight quickly and take this level down as soon as possible! After Deng Qiang glanced at it a few times, he finally confirmed it, and ordered.

With this order, he saw hundreds of black-clad soldiers silently emerging from the woods on the side. The group quietly walked along the edge of the woods, quickly approaching the Juyong Wall.

These people moved very quickly, and they were good at stealth, and when they came to the pass, the Yan soldiers who were patrolling on the wall were not aware of it.

The pedestrian trail reached the junction of the mountain and the wall, and lurked under the wall, and then someone secretly let out the cry of a night owl. Soon, several ropes hung down from the top of the city, and the people below immediately climbed up to the top of the city.

"Hey, did you hear anything?" Above the city, several Yan soldiers who were patrolling were patrolling, but at this time they were already blinking. One of the creeps seemed to hear something and said.

"What sound? Why didn't I hear it? The leader Wu Chang was stunned for a moment, and then asked.

"I don't know, it seems to have come from over there! Why don't we go over and take a look? The creep shook his head, not sure.

"Let's go, go over and ask about the situation!" Wu Chang thought about it for a while, and felt that it was better to take a trip, anyway, he was going to patrol over there.

So, a group of several people walked towards the end of the wall. When there was still some distance from that side, he happened to see a few soldiers standing together, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, so the captain shouted, "What are you doing?" ”

"It's nothing, the wind has just been strong, the torches have been extinguished, and we are preparing to rekindle it!" One of the soldiers on the other side replied.

Hearing this, all the doubts in Wu Chang's heart were dispelled. After all, in such a strong mountain breeze, it doesn't seem strange that the torches are blown out.

It just so happened that since there was his brother on the other side, there must be no problem, so I had to run again. I simply stopped going there and went straight back.

It's just that he didn't expect that the torch was not blown out by the wind, but deliberately extinguished by the Tang Army.

Because if the patrolling soldiers get closer, they will find that at the end of the wall, on the cold city bricks, there are a few corpses, which are the Yan soldiers who are really guarding here.

After the patrol team left, the Tang army sped up its movements. One by one, the elite men climbed up from under the wall, and then immediately spread out like the boundless night.

Outside the city, Deng Qiang's heart has risen since he sent this team of people. He didn't know if the strategy would succeed this time, and if it did, it would be a good thing. But if it doesn't succeed, then you can only storm it.

In the case of a last resort, a strong attack is the last option, but in that case, it will inevitably destroy the entire overall situation. But in any case, it must be done to capture Juyong Pass, at least to ensure that the enemy's reinforcements are blocked from entering in the south.

"General, the gates of the city have been opened, and the brothers have succeeded!" Just as he was thinking about the various possibilities in the future, the pro-soldier next to him suddenly reminded.

"Okay, pass the order, and the army will enter the city immediately!" Hearing this, all worries disappeared completely, Deng Qiang was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the march.

This night was definitely an unforgettable night for the soldiers guarding Juyong Pass. Because many people are still asleep, they lose their lives unconsciously, and some people wake up only to see blood splashing around them.

The soldiers of the Yan Army guarding here are not like Pingxi and them, they get all fake news, they know that the Tang army is not approaching Fuyang County, let alone coming to fight the military capital. In this way, they will have some luck and be so relaxed.

As a result, after the battle of Deng Qiang's raid began, the more than 100 people who were responsible for night patrols in the city were quickly eliminated. By the time the others reacted, they were already surrounded by the Tang Army.

For many Yan soldiers, it was not a good choice to die for the Yan country, so they simply chose to surrender.

After taking Juyong Pass, Deng Qiang immediately sent people to the north to inform Li Xin. As for himself, except for the 500 men who were left to guard the city, the remaining 2,500 people all rushed to the military capital in the south.

Just about an hour after Deng Qiang and the others left Juyong Pass, they got news that the 10,000 cavalry led by Ping Xi was already less than 20 miles away from Juyong Pass.

Under these circumstances, it is really a dangerous thing. After all, in case of meeting halfway, with this bit of people in Deng Qiang's hands, I am afraid that they will not be able to defeat the other party.

Therefore, Deng Qiang ordered the army to sneak into the mountains and forests on both sides, hide first, wait until the Pingxi army passed, and at the same time send someone back to inform the defenders of Juyong Pass. This is a risky approach, but the current situation can only be a gamble.

Fortunately, Pingxi's whole mind was on the war in the north at this time, and he didn't know that Juyongguan had changed hands. Therefore, I didn't pay too much attention to the situation in the military capital. In this way, the two armies staggered, and Deng Qiang successfully avoided the Pingxi army.

The Pingxi army has 10,000 people, and the short canyon of more than 20 miles cannot be fully unfolded. Therefore, when the Pingxi army arrived at Juyong Pass first, the soldiers behind had just passed through Deng Qiang's hiding place for a while.

"General, it's really dangerous! Thankfully, we weren't discovered, otherwise wouldn't the whole plan have failed? "Coming out of the mountains and forests~, a general said to Deng Qiang.

"It's really thrilling, but it's okay. Now that there should be a war on the Juyong Pass, since this is the case, then we are not in a hurry to go to the military capital pass. The order was passed down, and the army defended on the spot, and the retreat of the Pingxi army was completely blocked. After this enemy army is eliminated, let's go and take the military capital! Deng Qiang didn't expect such a coincidence, and after thinking about it for a while, he had to change his mind temporarily.

Originally, according to his previous assumption, after his side took Juyong Pass, he immediately led his troops south to seize Jundu Pass. Of course, after the military capital was taken, he had to pretend to be the Yan army for a period of time, so as to lure the Pingxi army into the military capital and gather and annihilate it.

Who would have thought that the people sent out before would say that the situation was too serious, or that Pingxi himself was too anxious, so that he killed him in advance. If he had been earlier, I'm afraid Juyong Pass might not have been able to take it down smoothly.

"I don't know if His Highness's soldiers and horses have arrived, otherwise I will guard the pass with the five hundred soldiers and horses left, I am afraid that I will not be able to resist the attack of the Pingxi army, not to mention that there are still hundreds of prisoners inside!" A general next to him said worriedly.

"So we have to stay, if we let the Pingxi army kill outside the pass, it will be a big threat to us. This place will be handed over to you, and before the war is over, anyone who is not ours will enter and leave this place, and we will take it first. We must not let the Yan army in the south get the news, in that case, it will inevitably sabotage our next move! Deng Qiang nodded, and then instructed the general.