Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 1 Divide the army and fight the traitors in three ways

Section 6 Yangwei Nanjin Pass (1)

It is said that after Yu Chongming sent 10,000 troops from the East Road to capture Nanjin Pass, he put all his thoughts in the direction of Sword Pavilion, preparing to increase the army of Sword Pavilion at any time to block the Han Wei army to the north of Sword Pavilion City, and after An Bangyan led the army to arrive, he gathered all the soldiers and horses of the two armies to go north to attack Sword Pavilion City, and defeated the Han Wei Army in one fell swoop under Sword Pavilion City.

At the same time, after leaving Zitong City, the East Route Army sent by Luxury Chongming under the leadership of Luxury Chongming's general Luxury Guanggui marched all the way to Nanjin Pass, and it only took more than a day to cross the Xiaotong River. Hao Guanggui planned very well in his heart, preparing to lead an army of 10,000 to attack Nanjin Pass, without giving the defenders any chance to react, crushing the Ming army guarding the pass in one fell swoop, and closing the gate to the east of Zitong and Sword Pavilion tightly.

So, after Hao Guanggui led the army all the way, he finally arrived near Nanjin Pass on the third day after departure. At this time, the 10,000-strong army had been traveling hundreds of miles in a row, and they were already exhausted, so Hao Guanggui ordered to camp in the mountains and forests five miles west of Nanjin Pass to rest, and prepare to attack Nanjin Pass again the next morning.

The mountain forest where the extravagant department is stationed is a not too high peak on the east bank of the Xiaotongshui River, the mountain is very gentle, there is no cliff, but the trees on the mountain are very dense, 10,000 rebel soldiers and horses are stationed on the mountain, and they can all be hidden in it, outsiders can not see the slightest clue, it is an excellent place to send troops.

Extravagant Guanggui took a fancy to this mountain forest that was very suitable for hiding soldiers and horses, and at the same time, it was not too far from Nanjin Pass, so after arranging the camp, he went back to the tent to rest with peace of mind, without worrying about being discovered by the officials and soldiers.

That night, the 10,000 rebels led by Hao Guanggui had basically fallen asleep, and there was no other sound in the entire camp of the rebels except for the various cries of birds and beasts in the mountains and forests from time to time. Outside the rebel camp, the dense trees around were constantly swaying their branches under the mountain wind, as if countless soldiers were showing off their might around the camp, which made people frightened.

Suddenly, there was a strange noise around the rebel camp, and then there was a loud noise throughout the mountain forest, as if a large group of soldiers and horses were moving rapidly, and the nearby trees were shaking violently.

The rebel soldiers in the camp were awakened by the sound, and rushed out of their camp tents in a panic, gathering in groups of three or five, looking at the dark night outside the camp. The rebel soldiers also muttered something from time to time, and an extremely unsettling mood spread through this army of 10,000 people.

At this time, Hao Guanggui also walked out of his big tent with an unkind face, still holding a waist knife in his hand.

When he walked to the side of the camp, he looked at the dark mountain forest for a long time, but as far as his eye could see, there was nothing but the endless night and trees of different shapes.

Seeing that the subordinates around him were all worried, if this continued, it would definitely affect the morale of the army. So, Hao Guanggui said to a small leader beside him: "You take a few people to the front to have a look, remember to investigate carefully." ”

When the little leader heard this, his face suddenly turned bitter, and he lamented in his heart that he was unlucky and had been sent to take the lead, but he did not dare to disobey the order of luxury, so he had to take six of his men out of the camp, tightly grasp the weapons in his hands, and carefully melt into the dark night.

Time passed bit by bit, and the little leader and his six subordinates had not heard any news, not even a sound, since they entered the mountain forest. And there was nothing unusual in the night ahead, and the whole mountain forest was terrifyingly silent.

Seeing this, Lu Guanggui's heart was already like falling into an ice cellar, this situation can only show one thing, that is, there must be something hidden in the night outside the camp!

"Could it be the official army?" As he was thinking in his heart, he suddenly heard a few miserable cries in the night ahead, and then the silence of the entire mountain forest returned.

At this moment, the rebel soldiers in the camp exploded, and they all retreated in extreme horror, shouting words such as "there are ghosts", "mountain ghosts", and "yin soldiers". Seeing this, Hao Guanggui immediately shouted loudly, and immediately ordered the army to form a circle in the camp and prepare to meet the enemy.

"This must be a mountain ghost, General, I think let's get out of here quickly!" A cronie whispered in Hao Guanggui's ear, apparently frightened.

However, this cronie was immediately reprimanded by extravagant Guanggui and said: "Bring your soldiers!" If you dare to bewitch the crowd again, be careful that I cut you! ”

Finally stabilized the morale of his subordinates, and the 10,000 troops hurriedly formed a general circular formation in the camp, but there was no sound in the mountains and forests outside.

"What the hell is it for!" Hao Guanggui roared angrily in his heart, eager to use the war knife in his hand to chop everything outside.

If you are facing an enemy army that you can see and touch, perhaps you and your soldiers and horses will not be afraid to meet it and fight a bloody battle with the enemy. However, in the face of this very strange situation, all the rebels, including Hao Guanggui, felt fear from the bottom of their hearts, and it was a deep fear of the unknown.

In this way, after waiting for half an hour with his 10,000 troops, he could no longer suppress the torment in his heart, so he ordered the army to attack everywhere, sending 1,000 soldiers and horses out to investigate the situation in the east, south, west, and north. No matter what is in the mountains and forests outside, these 4,000 soldiers and horses can find out, and then the remaining 6,000 troops in the hands of extravagant Guanggui will be able to adapt to the situation and turn the situation around in one fell swoop!

However, before the troops and horses attacked, Hao Guanggui deliberately emphasized that the troops must not raise torches. If it is really the officers and soldiers who are hidden outside the camp, raising the torches in such a dark night will undoubtedly expose themselves to the light, and it will be the best target for the officers and soldiers, whether it is bows and arrows or firearms, they will shoot at their subordinates.

Soon, 4,000 rebel soldiers and horses drove out of the camp, scattered in all directions, and soon disappeared into the night.

Hao Guanggui held his waist knife tightly, and looked at the mountains and forests in the distance with great anxiety, not knowing what "monsters" he would find out from the mountains and forests with this method.

Just when Hao Guanggui was thinking wildly, the rebel camp suddenly flickered in all directions, and with a deafening roar, countless miserable cries reached Hao Guanggui's ears, as if it was a sound from the Nine Shadows, which made people feel terrified.

"It's a firearm of the officers and soldiers!"

"We're surrounded!"

Seeing that the remaining 6,000 subordinates also began to stir, he shouted loudly: "Soldiers, those who want to live will follow me to kill and fight with the officers and soldiers!" ”

After saying that, Hao Guanggui picked up his waist knife and rushed out towards the north of the camp, preparing to rush down the mountain from the north. Luxuriant Guanggui firmly believed in his heart that as long as he could lead the army back to the plains, he would be able to lead the army to meet the enemy, and the victory or defeat would not be known at that time!

The six thousand rebels were also in ruin at this time, and they all shouted and followed behind Hao Guanggui and rushed down the mountain. And the 4,000 troops who had attacked everywhere before were also defeated by the soldiers of the Hanwei Army who had long been hidden in the mountains and forests, and the remnants fled back one after another, and they also fled down the mountain after the extravagant Guanggui.

Extravagant Guanggui led the army down the mountain with the determination to break the net, but what surprised him was that he did not encounter any obstruction from the officials and soldiers along the way, and he did not even see a single figure. Even the officers and soldiers who had previously hidden in the mountains and forests to fire and fire were gone, and all that was left of the thousands of rebels was ghostly branches of trees.

At this time, an idiom suddenly flashed in the mind of the extravagant Guanggui who was desperately escaping: All plants and trees are soldiers!

Hao Guanggui looked at his subordinates around him, and the appearance of thousands of rebel soldiers was exactly what this idiom was. These thousands of soldiers were able to take the lead in blood at the beginning, preparing to fight a big battle with the officers and soldiers, so as to fight a bloody way; But after escaping for a while, the courage of these thousands of soldiers dissipated in the mountain wind, and the whole army had become frightened and unmotivated. Everyone wants to run ahead of others, and they all want to get out of this heart-wrenching mountain forest as soon as possible.

After running away for a while, the thousands of rebels finally left the place of death and began to regroup on the plain below.

"Hurry up! Ring formation! Hao Guanggui watched his exhausted subordinates fall to the ground one after another, the so-called assembly was just everyone lying together, and the entire army had no revitalization at all, and he was very worried. Hao Guanggui knew in his heart that if the official army launched an attack at this time, he and these thousands of soldiers and horses would all be turned into corpses under the sword!

As is often the case, the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen!

Just as Hao Guanggui kept shouting at his subordinates to get up and form a formation, there was a sudden thunderous sound in the night in the east, and it became louder and louder, and the sound soon became deafening.

Hao Guanggui and thousands of rebel soldiers all understood that it was a loud noise from the iron cavalry charge, and it must be a huge number of elite iron cavalry!

"Dense formation! Go to war! Hao Guanggui shouted loudly, but the thousands of rebel soldiers who were already exhausted and had no desire to fight ignored them at all, and the entire army immediately collapsed, and thousands of people fled in all directions like heavenly maidens scattering flowers. Only a few hundred people were still gathered around the extravagant people, looking in horror at the iron cavalry of the Hanwei Army, who could already see the appearance clearly.