Jia Kui looked at Hao Zhen and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow's battle, although it is not big, is extremely important. After taking the Khitan military village, we will have a smooth road to enter the spirit soldiers. If they do not win, the road in the mountains will be winding and winding, and the army will not be able to march, and it is not known how many days it will be delayed. You lead your troops there, take advantage of the darkness to bury explosives under the walls of the enemy wall, ignite them before dawn, and immediately lead your troops into the wall. ”

Hao Zhen forked his hand and said: "Captain Tai, rest assured, the Khitan people on the opposite side have been lax, and this will definitely succeed in one fell swoop!" ”

Jia Kui said: "It should be like this. It's just that you must be careful in this battle, if you are discovered by the enemy and can't surprise attack, this battle will not be easy to fight. The Privy Council announced that our army must attack Lingqiu as quickly as possible and occupy the Flying Fox. It's hard to explain if you miss the time. This time, I ordered fifty people to carry gunpowder with them, and I must take good care of them. When they arrived under the military city, those who were careful were buried under the city wall. ”

Hao Zhen agreed one by one, looking a little eager to try.

Since bringing troops here in the summer, Jia Kui has been ready to attack. Although Feng Yanji, the governor of Daizhou, was not on good terms with him and had enough time, Jia Kui still prepared grain and grass and raised enough pack animals.

From the bottle-shaped village into the mountain, the road is tortuous, and I don't know how many bends there are to the top of the mountain. There are no large carts on this road, and they can only be carried on shoulders and animals. Jia Kui's heavy weapons were all left in Daizhou, and he only carried light weapons. Even these light weapons, together with food, grass and ammunition, would require thousands of camels and more than 10,000 pack horses to transport. There were more pack animals in the army than his cavalry horses.

The Khitan had a military city in the mountains, guarding important places. However, the Khitan has always been the attacker, not focusing on defense, and the defense of the military city is lax. It's just that the terrain in this area is too harsh, even if it is guarded casually, it is not easy to break. In order to march as quickly as possible, Jia Kui decided to send a thousand soldiers, touch the Khitan army under the night and blow down the city wall with gunpowder. This military city has been in disrepair for a long time, and there are many weak points, so it is not difficult to choose a breakthrough.

Seeing that the sun was about to set in the western sky, Jia Kui ordered the soldiers to come over with wine. picked up a bowl and said to Hao Qian: "Go here with your heart." When the spirit mound is broken, I will drink with you! ”

Hao Zhi picked up the wine, thanked him, and drank it all with Jia Kui.

Setting off at dusk, Hao Zhen took the soldiers and horses to the Khitan military city, and it was nearly midnight. Ordering his subordinates to hide their bodies on the mountain, Hao Zhen looked at the military city in the ravine with a solemn face. The military city is not big, and the city walls are lit up, so it is not easy to get close.

It wasn't until the moon went down and the heavens and the earth were dark that Hao Zhen said to the five soldiers beside him: "You are cautious and touch the military city." I can see clearly that on this side of the city wall, one part has collapsed a little, and the Khitans have not renovated it. When you get there, you put the gunpowder down and immediately retreat. After a stick of incense, light the twisted rope again. Remember, you can't be wrong in the slightest! ”

Five people said yes. Hao Zhen asked them to repeat it again, and then let them touch it to see if there were any mistakes or omissions.

On the city wall, two Khitan soldiers leaned against the female wall, drowsy. The military city was in a mountain nest, the cold north was blocked, and it was not so cold at night. It's just that now it's winter, and it's really hard to bear when it's almost early in the morning. The defenders of the city only looked forward to the dawn of the day, and no one cared about whether the Song army would come to sneak attack. For many years, it was the Khitan who attacked the Song Dynasty, when did the Song people attack it?

Five soldiers went to the bottom of the city, felt under the somewhat collapsed city walls, and quietly piled up the gunpowder packets on the ground. Although the Song army also knew that the gunpowder should be buried under the city wall, it was just piled up under the city wall, and the effect was greatly reduced. It's just that there is not enough time, and on such a cold day, the soil under your feet has frozen, how to dig it? Anyway, it would be enough to blow down the walls a little bit so that the soldiers could cross them.

After putting away the gunpowder, the five people took a few dozen steps back and lay there for a while. About the time when there was a stick of incense, he lit the medicine twist. The twist of the medicine ignited, making a sound of "zi, zi", and it glowed in the night. The soldiers at the head of the city were asleep, and no one looked out.

It took a while for the twist to burn under the city walls. With a loud bang, the lanterns at the head of the city dimmed.

Hao Zhen on the hillside was overjoyed, straightened up, and said sharply: "Kill!" Reward for the first to arrive! ”

A thousand Song soldiers shouted their promises and rushed straight down the hillside, and the sound of killing shook the sky. rushed all the way to the side of the military city, but saw that the gunpowder did not blow up the city wall. There was only a gap, but it was not too big to climb into the city wall.

Hao Zhen saw it and secretly said unlucky. He said sharply: "At this time, the city wall is unguarded, climb over the wall and go in!" The first to climb the reward, the most selected to rush into the city! There are those who are timid and retreat, slash! After speaking, he ordered his own soldiers to take the lead in climbing to the city wall.

Seeing a few pro-soldiers quickly climb the city wall, the morale of the Song army outside was greatly boosted, and they helped each other and climbed up to the city.

Although the gunpowder did not blow up the city wall, the soldiers on it were already busy. The defenders of the city were startled by the explosion, and for a moment they did not know what was happening, and they were in chaos. Without waiting for the defenders to react, the Song army had already climbed over the city wall and entered the city.

Seeing that there was no one to fight, the soldiers who had come down from the city wall shouted under the command of a general and rushed to the city gate. The Khitan soldiers defending the city were still sleepy-eyed, and they were cut to the ground. The Song army opened the city gate, and a thousand soldiers outside rushed in, shouting for a while The sound of killing shook the sky.

The sun peeked out half of its face, and the war in the military city was over.

Hao Zhen looked around, feeling a little incredulous. Last night was actually very unsmooth, the gunpowder did not blow up the city wall, and the soldiers could only be organized to cross the wall. It's just that I didn't expect the Khitans to be defenseless, and after entering the city, it was like entering a no-man's land. The gates were successfully opened, and the army rushed in, and more than a hundred defenders were quickly killed. It's like a dream, who would dare to believe that such a heavy place was captured like this?

With a sigh of relief, Hao Zhen said to his own soldiers: "Hurry up and report to Captain Jia, our army has captured the military city!" Go to Lingqiu, there is no hindrance! ”

The soldiers agreed, turned on their horses, and flew away.

Jia Kui waited anxiously outside the mountain, and it was not until noon that he ordered his soldiers to arrive, saying that he had captured the military city.

With a sigh of relief, Jia Kui propped his forehead and said, "God is pitiful, everything is going well!" Months of hard work, not in vain! ”

After speaking, he ordered the forward to set off immediately and march towards Lingqiu. Then came the pack animals of the baggage department, and then the middle army, and the rear army walked with the remaining baggage department in the army. It's all mountainous, and it's difficult to move, and even if there is no danger ahead, it will take several days to pass.

Jia Kui traveled with the striker, and when they arrived at the mountain, the sun was close to the western mountain. Turning around and looking west, I saw that the road was winding and winding, going around in the mountains, and I couldn't help sighing: "If this kind of road can't capture the military city, how can the army dare to do it?" Even if everything went well, it would take several days to climb the mountain. If Daizhou supplies grain and grass, I don't know what will happen to Feng Zhizhou. ”

After saying that, he shook his head. Feng Yanji is the son of former Prime Minister Feng Zheng and has a noble background. I have been in the north for many years, and I have made a lot of achievements, which is not an ordinary person. I don't know how to look at myself unpleasantly, it's really a hidden danger.

The name of this place in later generations is Pingxingguan, and it is a famous place in later generations. It was originally the Flying Fox Road in Tongdingzhou, Daizhou, and in the past two thousand years, I don't know how many military businessmen have walked by. It's just that all the way along the mountain valley, the road is rugged and difficult to navigate.