Chapter 424: Duliang Mountain
Duliang Mountain, formerly known as Nanshan, became the first mountain in later generations, and was named because of the abundance of Duliang herbs.
In the Tang and Song dynasties, because the canal is connected with Bian Shui in the land of Huainan, it can be said that it is the traffic artery of the north and south, which leads to Duliang Mountain has also become a scenery for everyone in the boat.
Countless celebrities have left their footprints and poems here, making it a famous tourist attraction in China in later generations.
Of course, the current Duliang Mountain does not have such a loud reputation in later generations, and the tourists who come and go here are mostly the nearby people and scholars who travel to study, but even so, the scenery on the mountain seems to be more simple and natural, but unfortunately, not long ago, this simple and poetic nature was broken.
"General, please look, this Liangshan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side is facing water, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a dangerous place that cannot be opened, and now we have prepared in advance, digging countless traps and organs, it is good that the Tang army does not come, if they really come, let them not eat and walk around, and do not kill them ruthlessly, it is difficult to hate a certain heart."
At the top of Duliang Mountain, Wei Chao and Wei Chizhao were exploring the position under the leadership of a governor.
Since the discussion in Yangzhou, Xu Jingye has divided his troops into two ways according to Wei Siwen's statement, one is that Xu Jingye fell by himself and was stationed in Xia'axi, not far from Yangzhou City, and the other time is this Duliang Mountain, although Duliang Mountain is not the main line of defense, but in order to delay the Tang Army as much as possible, Xu Jingye still let the most trusted Wei Chao and Wei Chizhao bring 20,000 troops to come.
"Yes, very good, such a favorable terrain is in the hands of our army, I want to see what way the Tang army can come up with to break through our army's position." Wei Chao nodded and applauded.
"It's really good, the military division is worthy of being a military division, choosing this capital Liangshan can save us a lot of effort, at least the cavalry and large siege equipment of the Tang Army have completely failed, if they want to attack us, they can only send the sister-in-law troops to slowly wear off, so that we can calmly eliminate them, and we don't have to worry about fighting Huaiyin City." Wei Chizhao also nodded and said.
The battle of Huaiyin, although Wei Chao and Wei Chi Zhao had a similar approach, but still failed to hold off the Tang army, after that fire, the Tang army was also completely crazy, and in the next few days, the Xu army in Huaiyin City quickly doubled the pressure, and soon after, it was broken by the Tang army, fortunately, at the critical moment, Wei Chao and Wei Chi Zhao were prepared and escaped in advance, otherwise, maybe they would not have known that they were buried in that barren mountain and wild ridge.
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"Wei Jian Jun, this is what you said about the priority attack, but this kind of dangerous place, how many soldiers do you have to lose before you can take it, do you see if we are discussing carefully." Looking at the dangerous terrain of Duliang Mountain, no matter how much Li Xiaoyi trusted Wei Yuanzhong, he also said a little untruthfully in his heart at this time.
"Don't be anxious, this Liangshan is indeed extremely dangerous, but if you want to exterminate the rebels, you can only take here first and defeat Wei Chao, otherwise, in the face of Xu Jingye, even if our army is superior in numbers, it may not be able to win in one battle, if the war drags on for a long time, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will really be angry." Wei Yuanzhong said.
Hearing that Wei Yuanzhong carried Wu Meiniang out, Li Xiaoyi had to swallow this bitter fruit even if he was reluctant in his heart.
"But you have also seen this situation, the terrain here is dangerous, the road is extremely narrow, it is not suitable for large-scale cavalry battles, and the larger siege equipment is not used at all, only the use of manpower to carry out a strong attack, do you think this is feasible?" Li Xiaoyi asked in a low voice.
"We have to try it if it doesn't work, and now we can't afford to choose." Wei Yuanzhong still said flatly.
"In that case, let's try it, I hope God can bless us as always, so that we can destroy the rebels as soon as possible."
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"Woo woo woo"
The low sound of the horn sounded slowly but very firmly, and when the horn sounded, the Tang army camp was in chaos, and the soldiers who had been doing it before began to line up in the open space in the middle of the camp.
In the untrained ancient army, the desire to gather soldiers was calculated according to the majority of the troops, ranging from a quarter of an hour to a few hours, although the troops brought by Li Xiaoyi were all elite, but the assembly of nearly 400,000 troops still took more than two hours.
From the dawn of the day, when all the soldiers were standing in order, the sun was already on the high pole.
Although the army was assembled, it was impossible to make all the troops rush up to attack Duliangshan, so it would not be a war, but a street hooligan fight.
Because of the difficult terrain, it was no longer possible to charge the cavalry that was normally used, and instead the sword and shield men were in front to explore the way, and the archers and siege soldiers followed behind.
The tactics are simple, but they are very effective, and even if the enemy uses many methods, it will be difficult to completely destroy the sword and shield men who are very steadily advancing.
Bai Mengrou is such a sword and shield hand, Bai Mengrou sounds like a woman's name, but in fact, she is a strong man who is six feet tall and has swollen muscles all over his body, like a stone man.
The reason why he is called this name is also because of his father, Bai Mengrou's original name was Bai Mengrou, that is, when he was born, his father had a beautiful dream at night, dreaming that he was hiding in a room, and the room was full of fat and oily pieces of meat, beef, mutton, pork, everything, so that his father had a good meal.
After waking up from the dream, Bai Mengrou was born, in order to commemorate his dream that he had never had, his father called him Dream Meat, for the country boy, it is already good to have a name, no one cares, knowing that when Bai Mengrou was ten years old, one day a down-and-out Taoist came to their village, and everyone else was extremely sloppy because the Taoist was extremely sloppy, no one took care of him, only Bai Mengrou gave the Taoist a bowl of water and half a nest.
The Taoist is also very good, although he has no long things, but he also wants to repay this kind-hearted boy, after listening to Bai Mengrou's name, he turned his meat character into soft, and at the same time told Bai Mengrou's father that Bai Mengrou will definitely get ahead in the future, making his dream come true.
And then after the age of sixteen, the imperial court recruited soldiers, Bai Mengrou because of her strong body and some cleverness, she was transferred to Zuo Weiwei of the Sixteenth Guard, after nearly ten years of struggle, now Bai Mengrou has also changed from a boy who doesn't know anything to a captain in charge of a regiment.
The shield is not made of iron, but is made of thick wood wrapped in this thin layer of iron, even so, the half-human high shield, still weighs dozens of pounds, is not trained, and strong people, it is difficult to lift, even if it is lifted, it is difficult to last.
But these are nothing to Bai Mengrou, for so many years, this big shield has long become Bai Mengrou's inseparable relatives, it can be said that this big shield is closer than his relatives, so many years of fighting in the north and south, from a small soldier to the current captain, without the protection of this big shield for him, he will never be able to do it.
Because it was not a charge, but a way exploration, Bai Mengrou did not have the weapon, but raised the big shield high, covering the top of her head, and at the same time lowered her head and looked at her feet.
Duliang Mountain is a mountain, and the Tang Army wants to take Duliang Mountain, so they can only rush up the mountain, so unlike usual, the sword and shield bearers should not only pay attention to their feet, but also pay attention to the top of their heads.
"Everyone pay attention, the terrain is narrow, all the brothers are close together, in case of any accidents, you must take care of each other, and, if you find anything, shout in advance, don't be careless, do you understand?" While heading towards the mountain, Bai Mengrou shouted.
There is no need for Bai Mengrou to explain, the soldiers under his command are all veterans, and the recruits will not let them be sword and shield bearers, otherwise, if a big battle is fought, I am afraid that the sword and shield bearers will die.
Bai Mengrou took the lead, and the whole regiment was made into an arrow shape, which was also to minimize casualties.
One step, two steps,........
Unlike the other classes, the Blade and Shield Men don't need to be fast, they only need to be detailed, as long as they can scout the entire path of the charge, and find all the hidden traps and traps, no matter how long it takes.
"Ah......h
As soon as he walked more than ten zhang away, an accident happened, and a miserable scream came from the array beside Bai Mengrou.
"What's going on, who's shouting."
Bai Mengrou stopped and asked.
"Back to the captain, it was Wang Da who was caught by the enemy's clip, and it seems that his feet are no longer good." A team replied.
Hearing the words of the team, Bai Mengrou's face was gloomy, although the sword and shield hands are all veterans, but veterans do not mean that they can avoid all dangers, and this time Wang Da was caught by a clip, then the best result is to abolish a leg and return to his hometown from now on, if he is unlucky, I am afraid that he will not even have any hope of going home.
Although she was in a gloomy mood, Bai Mengrou had been a veteran for many years after all, and she had seen a lot of life and death, so she quickly calmed down and said, "Send Lao Wang back, the others, move on." ”
With Bai Mengrou's orders, the soldiers of the two accomplices carried Lao Wang and sent him to the camp, and the others continued to move forward under the leadership of Bai Mengrou.
What happened to Lao Wang was just the beginning, and in the following advances, many people were treated the same as Lao Wang, don't hide in the ground clips to pinch their legs and feet, and some people fell into the hidden trap of the road, and were buried under the trap of the sharp bamboo to tie into a hornet's nest.
After walking less than a third of the way, the more than two hundred people led by Bai Mengrou lost nearly one-third, even so, they could only walk here, but it was difficult to take half a step forward, not that they were unwilling, but they entered the range of Xu Jun's attack when they walked forward, while going up the mountain, they were guarding against the bow and arrow on their heads, and they also had to pay attention to the traps under their feet, which was already an impossible task.
In desperation, Bai Mengrou could only lead the soldiers under his command to return to the camp.
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Bai Mengrou's temptation was just a very insignificant small warm-up before the battle between the two armies, but even so, the generals on both sides attached great importance to this small warm-up, of course, what the result was, it would vary from person to person, Wei Chao and Wei Chizhao on the Xu army's side were still quite satisfied, after all, they were able to suppress the Tang army outside two-thirds of the position, and they were already very satisfied.
But for Li Xiaoyi and others, this temptation made them very dissatisfied, of course, they were not dissatisfied with Bai Mengrou and others, but they were dissatisfied with the dangerous terrain of Liangshan, or they were afraid.
"Strategist, look at what we should do next, this time, the sword and shield hand has only traveled a third of the distance and will not be able to move forward, it seems that we have no other way but to fight to the death." Li Xiaoyi said.
Hearing Li Xiaoyi's words, many generals of the Tang Army also focused on Wei Yuanzhong, wanting to see what Wei Yuanzhong could do.
"Since we can't take advantage of it, then we will fight to the death with them."
To everyone's surprise, Wei Yuanzhong did not come up with any brilliant plan, but gritted his teeth and said.
"It's ........ Wei Jianjun, in this way, we have become extremely passive, not to mention anything else, let's just say that the soldiers are afraid that they will suffer huge losses! I'm afraid that the soldiers will resist. One of the generals spoke.
"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be investigated.
For a country, every war is related to the life and death of the country, in this case, how can there be no sacrifice, just thinking about tricks, sitting in the big tent will destroy the enemy army, unless it is a god descending to earth. No matter what you think, this time I was ordered to come to complete the task of exterminating the rebels, and for this task, even if I die on the battlefield, I will die without regrets. Wei Yuanzhong replied.
"Of course, it is not for the generals and soldiers to work hard at the expense of their lives, but for a certain reason, although the terrain of this Liangshan is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but I don't know if you have found it, this is not only a difficulty for us, but also a difficulty for the rebels on the assistant mountain, the mountain is narrow, they do not have enough place to hide, resulting in their number cannot be too much, and now the entire Duliangshan is surrounded by our army, and they have no reinforcements at all, so As long as we can give them the maximum damage, they will definitely not last long, they will be demoralized, and when the time comes, it will be a good time for us to take Duliangshan. ”
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