Chapter 34: Under the First Battle

On the contrary, the crossbow soldiers who shot the Rong people before, in the early stage of the Rong people's battle to kick the city, the dense arrow rain shot many Rong people, and they were out of the limelight. Later, in order to rescue the ironclad cavalry, they had two short-handed encounters with the Rong people, but the crossbowmen left nearly 2,000 corpses, and many of them were wounded.

During the training, he practiced white-knuckle fighting, but it did not have any effect in the city, or rather, the effect was very small.

In his training, Huang Puxuan paid attention to large-scale field combat attack and defense, but he did not expect the battle to defend the city, and the field attack and defense could not be carried out, and the power was sharply reduced. When he saw the corpse lying on the cold ground, he sighed, and his heart was like a knife. I can't help but think that if Zhao Hongru is present in this battle, the heavy infantry under his command will definitely be generous, and if there is time, the two can learn from each other in training and improve the training system.

The Haw Par Battalion suffered heavy casualties, not that the Haw Par Battalion was not strong in combat effectiveness, on the contrary, the Haw Par Battalion's combat effectiveness was not weaker than that of the heavily armored cavalry. However, after two consecutive days and three nights of fierce fighting, the physical strength did not have time to recover at all, and the Rong people launched a more fierce attack, and when the Rong people attacked the city wall, the soldiers of the tiger and leopard battalion were almost exhausted. At first, they could still fight head-on with the Rong soldiers, but later, especially in the east, after a night of hard fighting, the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Battalion gradually became incapacitated, and almost two or three soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Battalion could barely stop a Rong soldier, resulting in heavy casualties. At the end of this battle, only about 5,000 of the 20,000 members of the tiger and leopard battalion remained, and the main general Liu Xuanyuan howled and cried, grief, and heartache.

If there had been half a day to breathe and the soldiers of the Haw Par Battalion had recovered their strength, the casualties would not have been so heavy.

The army was tired and collapsed on the city walls, ignoring the cold wind at the head of the city, and slept on the cold ground.

Liu Xuanyuan didn't dare to rest, so he hurriedly asked people to recruit the people in the city, repair the city wall, prepare food by the way, recover his strength, and meet the next battle. Before the news could spread, the people of the city spontaneously sent hot soup and meals, and many young men, while the soldiers were eating and resting, began to help repair the city walls and stand guard.

The people's minds are very simple, whoever is good to him, he will be good to whom, four days and nights, the courage of the Yan army to fight to the death, the indomitable willpower, so that the people in the pass are shocked, admired from the bottom of their hearts, in order to hold the Black Flag Pass, how many soldiers forgot to die, and went forward one after another.

Black Flag Pass has never been a song and dance, and in summer, that day is not the neighing of war horses and the meeting of swords and soldiers. But such a tragic battle was only 20 years ago, when the Black Flag Pass changed hands, at that time, the 50,000 soldiers guarding the Black Flag Pass fought endlessly, fought endlessly, fought to the death, until all 50,000 soldiers died in battle, and the Black Flag Pass was lost.

After that war, the black flag was closed, the sun and the moon were not shining, the corpses were all over the field, stretching for ten miles of mountain roads, all were burned, for several months, you can always hear the neighing of war horses, the sound of swords and guns intertwined, many old people, can not forget that scene for the rest of their lives, but today's black flag is closed, and how similar it was back then.

In the past two days, the anger of the Rong people has spread again and again, like a raging fire, and each time it has become more and more vigorous.

The main attacking general, Yelu Tieshi, after paying the price of 50,000 people's lives and hundreds of siege equipment, still could not capture the Black Flag Pass for a long time.

At night, news came from the rear, close to the Black Flag Pass, the tribe that provided grain and grass for the front army, within a day and night, five small tribes of seven or eight thousand people in a row, were inexplicably attacked, two of them were all slaughtered, and the grain and horse transport team was also robbed more than 50 miles away from the Black Flag Pass, a large number of cattle, sheep and horses were lost, and the front line was bitter without grain and grass to support, and the Rong people in the rear were getting more and more difficult.

After Murong Bowen received the news, his face was extremely ugly, and he pulled out the saber on his waist and cut off the desk. At noon, Yelu Tieshi withdrew from the Black Flag Pass Mountain Road in embarrassment and returned to the camp, and Murong Bowen was angry immediately.

300,000 troops were blocked at the Black Flag Pass, the left flank suffered heavy losses, the rear grain team was robbed, and for several days there was no good news in the big tent.

Back then, he Murong Bowen personally led his troops to the White Horse Pass of Yan State, but now, it is difficult to move an inch in the face of Black Flag Pass.

At this moment, Yelu Tieshi was also angry in his heart, the intelligence error, let him pay a heavy price, tens of thousands of war horses in exchange for the siege equipment were all burned, and more than 20,000 soldiers lost their lives.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Murong Bowen was discussing with several tribal leaders about the looting of grain and grass. Yelu Tieshi was covered in blood, rushed in depressedly, picked up the wine on the table next to him, drank it in one go, temporarily calmed the anger in his heart, and said in a questioning tone: "Great Khan, in this battle, who is responsible for the intelligence spy of the Yan Kingdom, I am too miserable, I have to kill him!" ”

"General Tieshi, what's going on, you haven't been able to conquer the Black Flag Pass for a long time, what does it have to do with intelligence?" Before sending troops to Yanguo, the Rong people spent a lot of money to go to Yanjing to inquire about the news, and after mastering the strength of Yanguo, the army of 300,000 went south. Murong Bowen glared at Yelu Tieshi, a little angry, this guy had lost the battle, and he dared to question himself.

"Great Khan, the last general does not dare to lie, the pre-war intelligence indicates that the total number of soldiers of the Yan Dragoon Guard and the Tiger and Leopard Battalion is about 50,000, but the Great Khan sent people to the Black Flag Pass to take a look, and the soldiers defending the city are more than 50,000. Moreover, the other side's reinforcements are not dragoons at all, they are all highly motivated, well-trained, well-equipped, and strong in combat, which is not the same as the description of the dragoon guards and the tiger and leopard battalion in the intelligence! Our clansmen were at war with each other, and before they could cut through the opponent's iron armor, they had been killed, and the fierce battle on the Black Flag was no less fierce than the battle to defend the royal court half a year ago! Yelu Tieshi was angry and angry, he didn't participate in the bitter battle and the death battle, on the contrary, he commanded the defense of the royal court of the Rong clan half a year ago, but now --- alas----

"What, how is that possible!" Jerodite's younger brother, Jerodiel, stood up with a look of disbelief and incredulity. He sent someone to inquire about the information, went to the capital, and bribed Lord Han, who was in charge of money and food in the Great Yan Dynasty, and learned that the treasury of Yan State had no money and could not expand the army, so he insisted on sending troops to Yan State.

"Tie Le, how is it impossible, you go to the gate in person to take a look, those Yan soldiers, wearing heavy armor, swords are difficult to enter, frontal white-knuckle combat, and the clansmen wearing animal skins are tantamount to death." Yelu Tieshi shouted: "If I don't shirk my responsibility, if it weren't for the arrival of these reinforcements the day before yesterday, today, the Black Flag Pass may have been broken, and the army will be victorious." Why is it so angry! Jerodite vented his anger and sat down.

After Murong Bowen sent people to understand the situation on the front line, he determined that he had no intention of complaining to Yelu Tieshi, raised his head and turned the wooden coffin to Yelu Tiele and Dugu Zang, and asked, "The current situation is complicated, what do the two generals think?" ”

"Great Khan, the Yan reinforcements are fierce, and General Tieshi's attack on Black Flag Pass was blocked, but under General Tieshi's fierce attack for days, the soldiers guarding the city at Black Flag Pass are afraid that they are at the end of their crossbows, and they won't last long. The last general thought that the Great Khan could send people to continue the attack and not give the soldiers of the Black Flag Pass a chance to breathe.

On the other hand, beware of the Black Flag Pass, the soldiers defending the city swore to resist to the death, and the last general suggested that the Great Khan could send people to attack the Bauhinia Pass of the Jin Kingdom, the city wall of Bauhinia Pass was low, and the defenders were not many but richer, and if they could surprise the night attack, there would definitely be an unexpected gain. Once the Bauhinia Pass is captured and the Black Flag Pass is broken, we don't need to worry about the grain and grass for the winter.

In addition, there is a mysterious cavalry in our rear, and the grain and grass cannot be attacked, once the heavy snow covers the mountain, we cannot return to the royal court as soon as possible, and there will be no food in the army at that time, and the loss of soldiers will be more. The Huns are eyeing each other again, and there will be a battle between the two sides in the coming summer, and the Great Khan needs to prepare in advance. "Dugu hides the way. This person is only a young man, but he has been on the battlefield for sixteen or seventeen years, and he has been promoted from a small soldier to a close confidant of Murong Bowen step by step, known as a famous general, and is in charge of the most elite Chinese army of the Rong clan.

If it weren't for the fact that the Rong people had no food to survive the winter, he would not have suggested that the Great Khan go south to attack Yan.

"That's how it should be, especially at Black Flag Pass, after several days of hard fighting, even if there are reinforcements to replenish, let's attack in turns, and we will eventually defeat the opponent's tired division." Jerodiel said.

Murong Bowen pondered for a moment, crossed his finger from the map, suddenly got up, and said: "Everyone act according to the plan, Dugu Zang, you led the Chinese army of 50,000 people, and attacked the Bauhinia Pass by surprise, Yelu Tiele immediately reorganized the soldiers and horses, and then attacked the Black Flag Pass, tomorrow at this moment, the widow is waiting for the two generals to return with a great victory." ”

"Yes!"

The generals dispersed, and behind the screen in the big tent, a shadow appeared, if Lin Feng saw it, he would definitely think it was Murong Mengfei. However, this daughter is not Murong Mengfei, but her sister, Murong Qiyan.

On the vast grassland outside the Saiwai, there are five gorgeous golden flowers, which are recited among various tribes, and the two Murong sisters are two of the five golden flowers. Because of their different personalities and hearts, the two have different life trajectories.

Murong Mengfei has been treated as the eldest princess since she was a child, with fine clothes and food, enjoying glory and wealth, being rude and willful, simple-minded, and in the eyes of Murong Bowen, she is a good daughter. Murong Qiyan dispels her personality from ordinary people, is full of strategy, often plays the role of a man in front of people, and secretly helps Murong Bowen deal with tribal affairs, in the Rong clan, very few cronies know Murong Mengfei's identity, and most people call her a prince.

However, Murong Qiyan is aware of the troubles caused by her daughter, and usually rarely shows up, and most of them discuss with her father Khan if there is anything. If it weren't for that, I am afraid that among the Rong people, not to mention their reputation, they would have a heavy army.

This, mentioning Lin Feng, Murong Qiyan had a strange feeling, this guy is different from ordinary people, he does things in an orderly manner, and he is unpredictable.

Although the two had never been in contact, Murong Qiyan relied on her delicate mind and the various signs since Lin Feng annihilated King Zuo Xian, she saw different places for Lin Feng, peeled off the cocoon, carefully deduced, and still grasped some subtle clues. At this moment, it is not unfounded to speak to Murong Bowen.