In the early morning of the third day of the second lunar month, the four roads marched to the predetermined location according to the original plan, and on the evening of the fourth day of the first month, the western route was led by Gaoji and Qingxing, and arrived at Wolf Mountain in the western suburbs of Chungju; In the early morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month, the southern route was led by Gao Hu and Longqing and arrived at Yueyue Mountain, which is separated from Danyang by a river; Late at night on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Xiuzhong crossed the bird ridge to Wenqing under the escort of more than ten warriors, and the next morning, the 15,000 troops of the Middle Route Army marched east to Xiaobai Mountain, and advanced along the foothills to the embankment.

The day before, the 1,000 Japanese army led by Hidebo had arrived at Yunling, and it is necessary to introduce the geographical knowledge of Yunling, first of all, Yunling is a part of the Zhuling Mountains, and the Zhuling Mountains are the dividing line between Chungcheong-do and Gangwon-do, with an average altitude of 600 meters, which is a natural barrier. In this mountain range, there is a mountain road less than ten meters wide that runs through the north and south, which is the official road with the two roads, and the two peaks on the left and right of the official road are called Yunshan and Yangshan respectively, and these two mountains are called Yunling, that is, "Yunyang Erling", not the meaning of a mountain peak.

In the early years, Yunling was under the jurisdiction of the Chungju government envoy, and later transferred to the Fengyang County Supervisor, and then with the rampant bandits on the two borders and the opening of the official road of Taibai Mountain in the east, the trade volume of Yunling was not as good as before, and it was soon abandoned into a three-regardless zone, and this situation did not change until the arrival of the Japanese army.

As soon as the Japanese army came, the bandits all over the mountains fled in the desert, and the focus of the Japanese attack was Gyeonggi Province, and Yunling, which was used as the two western passages, was used again, although it was an old wood in spring, but the Japanese army was limited to transporting materials, and did not repair the fortifications on the mountains on both sides, so that at the end of the Battle of Wenroku, the Ming army did not encounter a trace of resistance here when it went south, and it drove into Chungju.

According to the ninja spying knowledge, although there is a watchtower left over from the Japanese occupation period on the mountain on both sides, it has long been abandoned by the Ming army due to disrepair, but another village is built on the mountainside of Yunshan Mountain in the east, called "Yunshan Village", and cooperates with the "Yunling Pass" under the mountain to form a relatively complete set of fortifications.

However, as Xiubao expected, although it was busy, it was seriously understaffed, and the permanent garrison of Yamashita Pass was less than 50, and the permanent garrison of Shanzhai was not more than 100, and most of them were non-combatants in charge of logistics.

Xiubao didn't want to miss the opportunity, and that night he unknowingly seized the undefended Yangshan, but in the process of storming Yunling Pass, he alarmed the Ming army in the cottage, causing a skirmish, but the Ming army was outnumbered, leaving more than ten corpses and fleeing in embarrassment, and in less than two hours, the Yunling line was completely captured by Xiubao.

At this time, in the camp of the Ming army at the foot of Jiulong Mountain, thousands of soldiers were watching a "good show" on the square in front of the Chinese military tent: although Rubai fled to the bottom of the mountain as soon as possible, the wicked people sued first, and put all the blame on Zong Chuan, but those soldiers who were blessed by Zong Chuan and escaped from the mountain showed the truth in front of Rumei, which made Rumei furious, and immediately ordered Rubai to be dealt with by military law.

Fortunately, the veteran around him strongly persuaded Rubai to avoid death, and Rumei finally decided to let him wear the crime and make meritorious service, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is inescapable, and the twenty military sticks are still indispensable.

Twenty military sticks is not a small number, and the strength is not something that ordinary people can bear, for Rubai, who was born as a military general, although it is not enough to die, but the pain of skin and flesh is not a day or two that can be cured. So, under the trouble of many problems, Rubai was in a hurry on the night of the beating, and he couldn't afford to get sick.

The so-called blessing and misfortune are not one-way, such as Mei just finished visiting Rubai, and was overwhelmed by the enemy situation from all directions.

"General, the Japanese invaders captured Wolf Mountain yesterday and are now condescending to launch an artillery bombardment on Chungju City!"

"The same is true of the situation in Danyang, where the Japanese occupy Yueyue Mountain, and the bombardment of Danyang has caused dozens of ships to sink, and many of the garrisons in the city have been killed and wounded."

"The general is not in a good situation, according to the spies, it is said that a large-scale Japanese army has crossed Xiaobai Mountain and is coming towards Dichuan!"

"The general is in a hurry! Only then did the Yunling rout flee here, saying that a Japanese army attacked the Yunling Pass last night, and after the fierce battle, our army was outnumbered and forced to retreat, and now the place has been completely occupied by the Japanese army! ”

"Bastard! Yunling has also been captured?! Li Rumei asked in disbelief, "What's going on?" Where did so many pirates come from overnight?! ”

"General, it can't be a trick, right?" At this time, the strategist beside Rumei reminded in a low voice: "Even Yunling has been captured, which is obviously to cut off our back road." ”

"Impossible!" I didn't expect Rumei's answer to be so affirmative, he said in a resolute tone: "If you really want to cut off our army's rear route, you must send a large army to capture Yunling, if that's the case, the scouts will find out early in the morning, and they will never wait until Yunling is captured to be known to our army." ”

"What do you mean?" The advisor asked, leaning in.

"In my opinion, it is very likely that Wei was besieged to save Zhao, and the main force of our army was attracted by attacking the outer positions of our army, so as to reduce the siege of Kowloon, so that the remnants of the Japanese in the mountains could escape." Rumei stroked her beard and said in a deep voice: "Of course, this is just a possibility, and the possibility you said cannot be ruled out, after all, it is an enemy on all sides, and if you don't take it seriously, it is likely to cause a catastrophe, so let's do it, you give the order to send 1,000 people to help Zhongzhou, 1,000 people to help Danyang, and 3,000 people to attack Yunling, and after that, I will personally lead 4,000 people to support Dichuan, and the remaining 4,000 people will be handed over to Rubai and you, no need to attack, just watch the Japanese on the mountain, and wait for the battle of Dichuan to end, I will lead the troops back and then attack." ”

The strategist nodded, but suddenly thought of something, and asked softly: "General, in this way, the troops are inevitably too scattered, it is better to send someone to Yuanzhou to inform Dong Dudu, and let him lead the army to recapture Yunling, first, Yuanzhou is closer to Yunling, and secondly, save your own troops, so as to avoid the dispersion of troops and the breakdown." ”

Rumei frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and finally rejected this proposal after thinking for a long time: "Although the idea is good, it is not feasible, first of all, Dong Yiyuan is the governor of the same knowledge, and only obeys the orders of Lord Xing, if I ask for help, he must first ask for instructions to Hancheng before sending troops, this time and two times the fighter plane has been delayed, it is really inappropriate; Secondly, the 20,000 elite soldiers under his command are the killer weapon of Lord Xing, which is prepared for the final general counterattack, except for us, many generals, including Yang Jingluo, are kept in the dark, which shows how much importance the Lord attaches to him, in this case, how can we ask for help? ”

"Then according to your meaning, there is no other way than to divide the troops and defend them?" The strategist sighed unwillingly, seeing that he could completely wipe out the Eastern Route Army, he never thought that such a situation would happen, let alone him, even the thousands of soldiers in the army were unwilling.

Rumei saw his frustration, so she comforted him carefully: "This is also something that can't be helped, it's all because I was in a hurry to capture Kowloon and relaxed the reconnaissance on the periphery, which gave the Japanese a chance, but don't worry, although it seems to be a four-way army, I can be sure that Zhongzhou and Danyang are both feints, and the real main force must be hidden outside Yunling or Dichuan City." ”

"How can the general see it?"

"Think about it carefully," Rumei analyzed: "Although Chungju is the right wing of our army, his gains and losses will not affect the retreat of our army and the encirclement of Kowloon.

There is also Danyang, that is even more impossible, if you want to occupy there to open up a southern escape channel for the enemy of Jiulong Mountain, it is simply a fool's dream, the main force of our army of more than 10,000 people are all in the south of Jiulong Mountain, even if he captures Danyang, he will have to fight with the main force of our army, do you think the Japanese lord will be so stupid? Besides, Jiulong Mountain is closer to Yunling, so there is no need to go far. ”

"That's why the general will send heavy troops to seize Yunling and support Dichuan." The strategist suddenly realized, and immediately admired Rumei so much that he threw himself to the ground.