Chapter 781: The Brave Wins (Part I)
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From a distance, at the junction of the Taihang Mountains and the basin, a road that twists and turns is just in the middle of two peaks, the two mountains are towering into the clouds, steep on all sides, and the cliffs are almost upright, so that birds can cross them. In the middle of the mountain is a flat land with a radius of tens of acres, and a simple pass is built with mountain stones on the flat land, which is for Yiguan.
As early as when Yiguan was just set up, Qi Huan Gong went west to Daxia, wading through quicksand, hanging horses and cars to climb Taihang, to Beier Mountain. This is his end, and as for the place further west, a generation of overlords can only retreat with emotion.
A hundred years later, in the twenty-second year of King Zhou Ling, the Duke of Qi Zhuang took advantage of the Luan Ying Rebellion to pour the troops of the Qi State to crusade against the Jin State.
Because of the existence of Yiguan, any enemy from the east could not cross the Taihang Mountain, posing a greater threat to the Jin State, and its importance is self-evident. It also treated those who attacked from the west equally, but compared to the eastern foot of Taihang, the path of the Zhijun was smoother, and it was easier to deploy the army to attack.
Days and nights passed, and the fighting took place intermittently.
A mile to the west, in a mountain basin, Zhishi's camp was busy, and countless bonfires rose from pillars of smoke like branches of trees to the late summer blue sky. They pitched their tents along the edges of forests and hills, and were full of men and horses.
Attacking the pass through a narrow road was unthinkable in the past, and relying on the pass's own geographical advantages alone could keep these people out. But now, Han Hu, as the general of the defeated army, does not have this kind of self-confidence, and every time the enemy pushes the rushing cart and the oared cart forward, he is terrified. Stone walls are not so easy to destroy, but wooden doors are not necessarily, as long as you reach under the door with a bow and arrows and stones, and destroy the wooden door with an axe in your hand.
Out of military secrecy, the Zhao clan did not leak the trebuchet and ballista cannon to the Han clan, so Han Hu saw that the traditional method did not work, so he used a trick of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, he had people pile up stones inside the wooden door, blocking the entire doorway!
So the Zhi clan began to change their strategy, and from time to time there was a loud noise in the forest, and one after another thousand-year-old trees fell down, rolling up dust and needles, and they were still not discouraged, and they were making equipment. There are many people in the Zhi family, if they rush up, there is a good chance to squeeze up the city wall by relying on the wooden ladder, and Zhiyao is also patient to send people to find other ways out, Taihang ravines are vertical and horizontal, there is always a small road leading to the rear of the pass, although it cannot accommodate the detour of the army, you can send a forward to go around the back of the pass to attack, it is still very feasible.
The commanders of both sides knew that once they were close to each other, the South Korean soldiers would not have the courage to resist at all.
This also means that when the enemy ascends first, it will be the day of the fall of Yiguan!
Han Hu persisted in despair, and persevered until the reinforcements declared by Duan Gui finally stepped into the pass!
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After Zhao Ying arrived here, he was cheered like a tide, and the remnants of the Han clan, who were weak-willed and almost abandoned the city and surrendered, also seemed to have found the backbone, as if they were visiting their own lord, and they were prostrate at his feet and sobbed.
The rumors of Zhao's abandonment of the Han clan were also self-defeating with Zhao Qing's arrival, and those contemptive factions retreated to the back of the crowd and followed everyone to bow to Zhao Ying.
"Uncle, you've finally arrived." Han Hu's eyes were in tears, he had been under tremendous pressure these days, not only about the intellectuals outside, but also about all kinds of voices inside the fortress. "If you are the head of the house, you must listen to the advice of your subordinates." His grandfather had taught him like this, but now Han Hu didn't want to hear a word.
"What kind of gentleman is crying and crying? The future head of the Han family is not like this. Zhao Ying helped Han Hu, who was in tears, as if he had seen a savior, looked him up and down, wiped away the stains and tears on his face, and was also a dignified and beautiful man, he secretly sighed that if the Han daughter-in-law in the family had a good appearance, it would be good if her temperament was as reasonable as her brother.
Although this level is not opened, it also depends on what kind of person is defending. After being attacked by Zhiyao's army for a few days, and a small section of the city wall that was washed away by a mudslide last year has not been completely repaired, this pass has been crumbling, and the arrival of Zhao Ying seems to have blocked its gap and united people's hearts.
Although he was taken care of by the doctor Bian Que all the way, Zhao Ying's legs and feet were still tingling, but he endured the discomfort, his eyes swept over everyone, and no one dared to look at him, but he could keep their timidity, cowardice, and lack of responsibility in his heart.
Han Hu invited Zhao Ying to climb the city, and happened to see that there were also people watching the situation in the city on the opposite side, and they also pointed at this side, probably discovering the fact that reinforcements had arrived.
Zhao Ying watched for a while, and secretly said in his heart that the camp tent opposite Zhiyao was flawless, although this son was young, he was already a skilled general, and he was especially good at mountain warfare, and there were many enemies in the army.
So he sent a messenger to pass the word: "I am the same generation as Zhibo, and the grandson of Zhi's grandson is also the grandson of Yiying, is it too rude to see the elders but not come to take off their armor to pay respects?" ”
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From the time when the banner of the Zhao clan was re-erected at the head of Yiguan City, Zhi Yao knew that it would be useless to take the opportunity to conquer this pass. As if courage was swelling in his chest, the soldiers of the Han clan, who were originally shrinking their heads at the head of the city, dared to come out and look directly at the enemy.
And the words sent by Zhao Ying made the people under Zhiyao even more furious.
"Zhao Meng is an old man who doesn't cultivate, he is taking advantage of the gentleman!"
Zhiyao also frowned, if he recognized Zhao Ying as his grandparents, then Zhao Wuxian was not his father, this naked humiliation was a huge provocation to him.
If it had been changed a few years ago, Zhiyao would definitely not be able to stand the excitement and ordered a strong attack on Yiguan. But now that he has become an adult, his temperament is not so impulsive, but he has a little wisdom in addition to bravery, after the arrival of the Zhao army, the defenders of Yiguan have doubled, and he alone has less than 20,000 people, and he will definitely not be able to attack.
But this conversation involves morale and the faces of the two families, and he can't show weakness, so he asked the messenger to send the message back: "The Zhi family used to have an in-law relationship with the Zhao family, and now the two families are in trouble and are at war in Taihang, but the sincerity of the Zhi family is still there, but the daughter of the military general may not be able to be the wife of the brother, and can only serve the maid for the boy......"
After watching the envoy gradually move away, he showed a sneer and turned the front of the car: "Pass the order, prepare to withdraw from the camp, and quietly leave Yiguan after dawn in the early morning of tomorrow!" ”
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"Kid is rampant!"
The humiliation sent by Zhao Ying did not make Zhiyao lose his mind, but Zhiyao's counterattack made him angry.
His anger comes not only from Zhiyao's arrogance, but also from other things. Under everyone's dictation, Zhao Ying also learned about the blocking battle that happened in Xiaoyi Taigu not long ago, the unyielding division commander Wu Jing who would rather die than die, and the Xuanniao Banner that did not fall in the storm.
"It's a pity, it's a pity." sighed, sighed, Zhao Ying didn't remember the appearance of the little master, only remembered that he was one of the old men under his son.
"I'm ashamed, Master Wu fought bloodily for us, but I survived, I'm really ashamed." Han Hu also sighed, this is not a fake, but a pity from the heart.
What he didn't know was that Zhao Ying had other thoughts about it, the fall west of Taihang and the death of Wu Jing were all lessons of blood. From this, Zhao Ying decided that it was too unreliable to let the Han clan control the Yiguan again, and it was time for the Zhao clan to take over the Taihang passes, and it was time to end the war......
Zhao Ying said: "I came this time, not only to save Yiguan, but also to save the eldest son, if the eldest son is lost, the Zhao and Han families will have no foothold for counterattack." Jinyang ...... Jinyang is too far north, and it is surrounded by the enemy, I only hope that Dong Zi can protect himself. Zhiyao has attacked the pass for a long time, and the morale of the coalition army has dropped greatly, and we need a victory to wash away the blood feud in Taigu! ”
"The boy is not talented, but also shameful and brave, uncle, please say, what should we do?" Although Han Hu didn't want to fight anymore, now, he seemed to have been forced by the sword to the single-plank bridge on the edge of the cliff. Han has lost too much and must gain more to make a profit in this war.
After learning that Zhao Wuxian had defeated the Qi people and began to return, he decided that this victory was a certainty, at least the overall situation east of Taihang had been decided, and their Han clan wanted to regain the lost territory, so that they would not suffer losses after the war, and they would continue to contribute in the next war, so as to increase the right to speak in the division of the territory of the vanquished after the war.
Zhao Ying stared at the terrain outside the pass and said: "I expect that when Yao sees me arriving, he will know the difficulty and retreat, and he will evacuate in the near future. When they pulled out of the camp, they sent three thousand Zhao Han dead soldiers out of the city to attack! If it is unfavorable, it will be fortified in situ to defend, and if it is advantageous, it will chase them all the way until they are driven down Taihang Mountain! ”
(To be continued.) )