Chapter 514: The First Battle of Zhu Jiguan

Xu Wei is very self-aware, although Yu Gong is a superior and a subordinate and Yu Private is a cousin, neither of these two relationships is enough for Xu Yuan to bow down and be driven. (Niu Wen ~ Net) Xu Churen divided his power and his soldiers, which has made Xu Da very annoyed, and he may be wishing for such an opportunity to take the Xuanfu Division and the Preparation Division, and want him to actively support the Huanqing War of Resistance, which is difficult.

Zijin Tiger kept pounding his fist on the copy, and the staff in the hall were staring, waiting for him to come up with an idea. After a while, he turned around and pointed at Liu Ziyu: "You go to Weizhou in person and supervise Xu Yuan." "Last time, when Xu Shao was still in office, he sent Liu Ziyu to Weizhou to appoint Xu Yuan as the commander of the capital, and asked him to send troops to support Fengxiang.

Liu Ziyu said that he received the order, but at the same time reminded him worriedly: "Even if the lower official goes, he may not be able to move him." ”

Wu Jue interjected at this time: "Senator Liu might as well make it clear to Xu Jingluo that this time the Korean army launched an offensive, there can only be two directions for the army, one is Qingyang Mansion and the other is Fengxiang Mansion. Whether it is Huanqing or Qin Feng, no matter which way there is a mistake, Jingyuan will be exposed. Jingyuan sent troops to protect himself. ”

Xu Wei agreed: "Yes, although my cousin is a little domineering, he is still an understanding person in this kind of thing." ”

Liu Ziyu is still insufficient: "In case, even if it really comes to a critical juncture, even if Xu Jingluo agrees to send troops, he still has to stand up, how can the subordinate deal with himself?" ”

It stands to reason that Xu Wei is the envoy of Shaanxi, and he has the right to dispose of the military ministers who are at the first level of the commanders from all walks of life, and if you dare to violate the rules, I will dismiss you. But now, obviously not the time to use this power, Xu Jiuzhi thought about it again and again, quickly returned to the desk and sat down, picked up the pen and said: "Ben Shuai repairs a book, you bring it, and hand it over to Xu Jingluo in person." ”

In early August, the Shaanxi battlefield first started in Huanqing. To the north of Qingyang, the Jin-Han coalition army quickly took Huaiweibao and other northern three villages, and forced Zhang Zhongfu's troops to retreat to Dashun City. And Liu Qi in the south, although he won the first battle, the Han general Gao Wan tangled 30,000 soldiers and horses with Liu Qi in a fierce battle for two days, and finally defeated him and was forced to retreat to Qingyang Fucheng.

In mid-August, 40,000 troops of the Jin-Han coalition besieged Dashun City, and Zhang Zhongfu held on to the city, and quickly reported to Shuaisi. But at this time, Liu Guangshi was making every effort to arrange the defense of the city, and he couldn't send troops to rescue him at all, so he could only ask for help from the Department of Preparation again and again.

And the battle on Qinfeng Road, where Xu Wei is located, is also on the verge of breaking out, Han Chang and Chi Zhanhui have already assembled 120,000 Jin-Han coalition troops in Chang'an, and the Jin army alone has reached the scale of 50,000, which may cross the border at any time and enter Fengxiang Mansion. Xu Wei, who heard the news, was very surprised, how many troops did he have in his hands at this time? 30,000 Even if you count Xu Si and Xu Wu who were stationed in Dasanguan and Shangyuan, there are only 50,000 people, but Xu Si and Xu Wu are guarding Shukou, is it easy to move?

There is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, and the Shaanxi System and Placement Division issued a combat readiness order to the Xihe Shuai Division, Xu Wei warned all the commanders to defend that this war of resistance is related to the life and death of the Western Army, and it is related to who belongs in Shaanxi

Caobei Town, Zhu Jiguan.

The newly completed pass is about to usher in its first battle. Compared with the "Zhu Ji Tai" two years ago, this place has a completely new look. Between Zhujitai and Fengming Mountain, a thick wall with a length of more than 400 steps, a height of four zhang and a width of more than three zhang blocked the road to the west. It is simply a condensed version of a city wall, with six horse faces on the 400-step wall, ensuring that there is no attack corner. On the Zhu Ji Terrace, craftsmen moved the shape of the mountain and the slope to erect a three-tiered barrier to build a permanent strong fortification.

All kinds of bows, crossbows, firearms, fully furnished. The difference is the strength of the troops. Zhu Ji will be guarded by Wu Jue's younger brother Wu Xuan, and now the main army in his hands is only 6,000 people. Fortunately, the fierce township soldiers and volunteers in the territory of Qinfeng Road have always been active and brave in defending the territory, bringing their own equipment and food, and 8,000 strong men have gathered under Wu Lan's command to listen to his moderation.

At this time, there are many closed armor soldiers, and there is no figure coming and going, because everything is ready. All the equipment has been fired, and the supplies for the city are already in place. On the open flat ground in front of the pass, the volunteers arranged many antlers, repelled horses, and trapped pits, and put on a posture of stubborn defense.

"I heard that Huanqing has already started fighting, why haven't we moved here?" Off the wall, after the two officers on patrol completed their tasks, they leaned against the female wall and chatted.

"Are you idle? Looking forward to fighting? His comrade turned his head to look at him.

The officer tightened the handle of his knife and sneered, "Who doesn't look forward to it? Up to the handsome, down to the soldiers, who doesn't want to be ashamed of Yanzhou? Who doesn't want to fight back and avenge those brothers who died in the war? ”

The comrade patted the black iron cannon beside him, straightened up and said with a smile: "The revenge will be avenged sooner or later, now, we have to take care of the present, the first battle of Zhu Jiguan, we must not let anyone get lost, and check all the flying artillery and the Eight Bull Crossbow." ”

The two men had barely walked a few steps when they heard the soldier shouting, "Here."

The two of them turned their heads to the east at the same time, and they saw that on the plain in front of the pass, a black dot was moving rapidly. These soldiers who had survived the battle knew very well what it was, and one of the officers immediately shouted: "Someone come and report to the commander."

As he spoke, the closer the black dot became, its outline could already be discerned. It was the sound of the huge hooves of a fine horse galloping at full speed that shattered the tranquility of Caobei Town, and in a short time, this army of thousands of horses had already entered the obstacle zone in front of the pass. The officers in front of the battle moved their war horses back and forth, peeking at the city defense.

This is the enemy's front army, according to common sense, soon, the army will be overwhelming the officers who claim revenge to run to the other end of the wall, looking down on the wall, it turns out that there is a hole behind the wall of Zhu Ji Pass. A series of giant artillery carts stood silently, and the gunners had not yet taken their positions, but each artillery cart was already stacked with mountains of artillery and wooden crates containing earth-shattering thunder.

"Enemy artillery in position," the officer shouted.

The soldier who was not on duty, who was hiding from the sun in the shade under the wall, heard the noise, and a small soldier shot on his horse's back and galloped westward with great speed, and hurried to the barracks to report the news. After a while, the camp behind the pass was like an anthill filled with water, and countless figures poured out in a burst.

Whether it is a regular soldier or a village soldier, there is no distinction between you and me, and the artillery will be in the combat position; The archers rushed to the wall, busy but not chaotic; The crossbowmen scurried up the ramparts and the faces of their horses, checking every part again; And as soon as the artillerymen came, they lifted the curtain and the lid of the projectile box that was set on the muzzle.

Xiongguan, which was originally peaceful, suddenly came alive, and the noisy footsteps and shouts resounded......