The battle with Langzhou was launched almost in no particular order, and it was the Battle of Jianmen Pass.

Jianmen Pass, located in the north of Jianmen County, belongs to Jianzhou. Jianzhou, subordinate to Jiannan Dongchuan Jiedu envoy, is its northern gateway, and adjacent to Lizhou. The big and small Jianshan are the junction of Jianzhou and Lizhou.

To the north of Lizhou, through Xingzhou and Fengzhou, it is the side of the scattered pass, the side of the scattered pass, where the Chen Cang is. To the north of Chencang, it is Fengxiang, that is, the Fengxiang Festival Degree Envoy Office, Pizhou, and the north of Fengxiang.

Pizhou is thousands of miles away from Jianmen Pass, and Li Shaocheng led the Jingnan army to complete this journey in a hurry, and it took only 15 days. Fifteen days travel more than 1,000 miles, calculated, 60 or 70 miles a day. Where the march, 30 miles a day is the bottom line, it is for slow travel, and 60 miles a day is for speed, which is called "double the road and travel".

Half a moon rushed, and when they arrived outside the Big and Small Sword Mountains, the Jingnan army did not show fatigue, and this ability had already reached the elite standard.

Li Shaocheng did not know about the military intelligence department's entry into Shu to draw a map, and before the war, Li Congjing specially sent someone to tell him.

Li Shaocheng, as the vanguard of the fire, undertook the heavy task of attacking and seizing the Jianmen Pass, and when formulating the battle plan, he did not take the military intelligence into account, and he completed the tactical intention of attacking the Jianmen Pass, relying on four words: Rapid attack.

In other words, unprepared.

This is also the only way for the main force of the army to take the lead in attacking the city and grabbing the land and opening up the situation. If we fail to achieve these four words, the so-called vanguard will lose most of its meaning and will not be worthy of its name.

Zhao Xiangyao exposed his whereabouts in Dongchuan, was noticed by Li Shaobin's ears and eyes, and then chased and killed his minions, Li Congjing, who was far away in Luoyang, naturally did not know about it. Originally, Li Congjing's instructions to Zhao Xiangyao were that after Li Shaocheng captured Jianmen Pass, Zhao Xiangyao would send the map to Jianzhou.

Now, the situation has changed, and Zhao Xiangyao was forced to take the first step, so Li Shaocheng arrived at Jianmen Pass, and the former had returned with the map. This was a surprise for Li Shaocheng. It's just that it is not easy to use this unexpected joy into practice, which means that the original battle plan of the Jingyan Army will be changed.

- Because on Zhao Xiangyao's map, there is a route to the pass without passing through the Jianmen Pass head-on.

The day before yesterday, that is, on the day when Li Shaocheng had just arrived at Jianmen and Zhao Xiangyao had just left the Great and Small Sword Mountain, Li Shaocheng, who had learned of this situation, immediately convened the generals and staff to discuss the army.

After the Jingnan army arrived at the big and small sword mountains, they set up camp outside the mountain, and that day, the lights in the camp were not visible, Li Shaocheng, the fifth girl, and the senior generals of the Jingnan army, Ding Mao, Shi Congda and others, gathered in the handsome tent.

In front of everyone, the detailed map drawn by the Military Intelligence Department was on the high suspension - for the mountains and rivers near the Sword Pavilion, the Military Intelligence Department drew a special local map, and now everyone sees this map.

The map is not only huge, but also detailed, and the participants gathered in front of the map to look at it carefully, all of them were amazed, and Shi Congda even praised it.

Look at the map, everyone goes back to you, Li Shaocheng sits on the north side, the generals and staff are divided into two sides, sitting on the south guest seat, the fifth girl is also among them, because of her special identity, and this map, she is in the front right position, in case everyone consults.

The candles in the tent were flickering, and everyone's expressions were even more different, eager to try for the generals, and pondering for the staff, weighing the pros and cons, so as to sort out the clues as soon as possible, so as to respond to Li Shaocheng's next inquiries, and on the whole they were all excited and positive.

Li Shaocheng took the pocket, put it on the handsome case, supported his knees with his hands, and asked everyone in the account with a calm face: "You all know the situation, and what is in front of us is nothing more than two choices. First, according to the original plan, attack Yongding Pass, draw the sword gate seven villages, drive straight in, and open up the sword pavilion; Second, based on the hidden mountain road provided by this map, the army entered the big and small sword mountains, bypassed Yongding Pass and Jianmen Qizhai, and went straight to the pass. What do you think, but I can say them all. ”

When he was from Ma Zhi, Li Shaocheng was just a head, and he had no chance to contact the strategic and tactical level, and his responsibility was to rush into battle to kill the enemy.

Whenever he was planning a war, Li Congjing would definitely hold a military meeting, first let his generals and staff speak freely, and then brainstorm and formulate strategies, and Li Shaocheng was naturally familiar with this method.

Li Shaocheng's voice fell, and some of the generals said that they should march according to the original plan, and some said that they should make a surprise attack, and they had different opinions. The generals said almost that, Li Shaocheng did not comment, looked at his mastermind, that is, the military advisor, and asked, "What is your opinion?" ”

His military advisor said unhurriedly: "The way of using soldiers should be in harmony with the right and the odd, the right and the unusual, the smart, the strange and the unright, and the steady." Today, the imperial court cut Shu, the army is behind, and I Jingnan army is the vanguard, galloping for more than 1,000 miles, rushing to buckle the Jianmen Pass, is to surprise also, surprise, naturally it is a strange plan, the front buckle pass, it is the right way, therefore, the Jingyan army rushed to attack Yongding Pass and Jianmen Qizhai, it is already a strange combination, if you take the dangerous road again, it is tantamount to a lonely bet. Once the situation changes, our army will have no way to advance or retreat, and it will definitely be defeated. ”

"In addition, after our army arrived at the Sword Gate, the marshal and I had watched Yongding Pass together, although its pass was guarded, and the soldiers were lazy, and there was a lot of slackness, and the fortifications at the head of the city were not very tight, so it can be seen that Yongding Pass did not know that our army suddenly arrived, and the garrison was not strict, so with my elite army, I would rest overnight, and I would be able to capture it in one fell swoop."

"Yongding Pass is like this, a glimpse of the whole leopard, the situation of Jianmen Qizhai must be similar. But if our army advances bravely, the generals dare to fight, and the soldiers use their lives, the sword gate can be determined. At present, our military uses a dignified and upright method to pacify the enemy, so why use it to take risks again, in vain and add risks? Therefore, the humble position advocates a frontal attack, and this is all it says, but it is up to the commander to decide. ”

Li Shaocheng bowed slightly, "Mr. is reasonable. "No obvious comment.

Seeing Li Shaocheng's reaction, a staff member left his seat and said, "I have a little shallow view below, which is different from the military division." ”

Li Shaocheng smiled: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

The staff said: "Jianmen Pass, the world's Xiongguan, it has been difficult to cross since ancient times, and the Golden Bull Road, how dangerous it is, is not easy." In the past, Guo Gong led the king to cut down Shu, and the reason why he was able to cut through the pass was because his guards would surrender, and Deng Ai was able to enter the sword gate during the Wei and Jin dynasties, and it was also out of Longxi, and the dangerous way to go. Neither of these two has attacked the Sword Gate head-on, so why not? Without him, but due to the strong attack, the sword gate is dangerous, and it is extremely difficult to break! Moreover, Li Shaobin had already taken precautions, not only to build the seven villages of Jianmen, but also to set up Yongding about the front, and the layers of fortifications should not be underestimated. ”

"Although I am coming at a hurry today, the first time I engage in battle, the Dongchuan defenders may not be able to take precautions, and the battle is not more than three, how can the Dongchuan army still not take strict precautions? If so, our army will be able to cut two or three passes, and it will be difficult to uproot all the seven villages. I am the vanguard of the imperial army, and this time I have captured the sword gate, so as to be fast, how can I be caught in a fierce battle with the enemy and tug of war with each other? Yes, he advocated that he should make a surprise plan, do his own way, and go straight to the pass! ”

This is also reasonable, but Li Shaocheng is noncommittal, and he also bows slightly: "What Mr. said is reasonable." ”

Next, several more people spoke, either in favor of a frontal attack or in favor of taking advantage of the danger, and each of them had convincing reasons, and from their own perspectives, they really made sense.

However, the Sword Gate is in front of it, and there must be only one most suitable way to conquer the Sword Gate.

At the end, the fifth girl glanced at Li Shaocheng, and saw that he was calm and relaxed, as if he was in his chest, so she didn't say much.

When the time came, Li Shaocheng made a decision, got up and said: "The method of breaking the sword gate is known to the commander." Order, tomorrow the third watch will make rice, the fourth watch will gather troops, and attack Yongdingguan! ”

Next, break down the combat missions.

The generals led the orders of the army, and they did not mention it, and they did not mention it.

That day and night, out of the handsome tent, the fifth girl went to visit Zhao Xiangyao. Zhao Xiangyao fled all the way, his strength was exhausted, his body collapsed, and when Li Shaocheng was in a coma, he did not participate.

When the fifth girl lifted the curtain, she saw that Zhao Xiangyao had already left the bed, lying in front of the desk to drink porridge, and when she saw the fifth girl coming in, her eyes gave off a hint of brightness, "How is it?" How is Li Shaocheng going to cut the level? ”

The fifth girl sat down behind the desk opposite Zhao Xiangyao, straightened out the hem of her skirt, and said lightly: "Li Er, this guy, selling Guanzi, only said that he would attack Yongding Pass tomorrow, but he never made his true intentions clear." "The title of Li Er comes from the fact that Li Shaocheng was Li Congjing's deputy general before and was the second person in the Hundred Battles Army.

Zhao Xiangyao snorted, a little dissatisfied, "Li Shaocheng's guy is more cautious and less courageous, he can't trust the map of our military intelligence department, and he doesn't want to take risks!" ”

The fifth girl smiled, didn't comment much, played with her feet, and waited for Zhao Xiangyao to finish drinking a bowl of porridge, and said slowly: "Over the years, the Sword Pavilion passage and the military intelligence department have gone back and forth many times, even Li Er himself, he will not send secret agents to investigate more, what is the weight of our map, he will not know." In my opinion, it won't be long before he will come looking for you and me. ”

Zhao Xiangyao wiped his mouth and looked at the fifth girl puzzled, "He came to look for you and me?" Why? ”

The fifth girl smiled and was about to speak, Li Shaocheng opened the curtain and entered, and the voice arrived before anyone arrived, "The fifth commander's mind is becoming more and more exquisite." "Entered the tent and hugged his fists," I do have something to ask you for. ”

"What?" They are old buddies with each other, and they can't be polite, so Zhao Xiangyao didn't stand up.

Li Shaocheng looked at the fifth girl, "The fifth commander may have guessed what it is?" ”

The fifth girl pursed her lips, "What's so hard to guess about this, you came to look for me, it's just to ask me to borrow someone and be your guide." ”

Under Zhao Xiangyao's suspicious gaze, Li Shaocheng bowed his head and said, "That's true." ”

Zhao Xiangyao was greatly surprised, and said to Li Shaocheng: "If you want to borrow someone, why don't you make it clear in the military meeting, but wait for a long time and come to run in person?" It shouldn't be for secrecy, right? ”

"The generals and officials of the military council are all quiet and difficult to be the pillars of the army, so naturally there is no such thing as secrecy." Li Shaocheng said, but he refused to answer Zhao Xiangyao's question head-on.

The fifth girl gestured to Zhao Xiangyao, "You can't ask him, although he has seen the map of the military intelligence department in the previous military discussion, he may not be completely willing to believe it." The military discussion was dispersed, and it was impossible to say, so the scouts who had previously sent the Sword Pavilion were recruited to confirm each other - by the way, in order to cooperate with the Jingnan Army to achieve the first merit, the King of Qin sent a lot of sergeants, all of whom had followed Guo Chongtao into Shu in the past, and were very familiar with the Sword Pavilion, presumably Li Er, you also let them come to view the map, right? How is it? Now that we know that the map drawn by our military intelligence department is indeed accurate, we have made up our minds to make a surprise attack? ”

The fifth girl's words were not without sarcasm, but Li Shaocheng's face did not change, he was cautious by nature, and the battle situation in front of him was too important, so he naturally refused to take risks easily, and said at the moment: "The intelligence of the fifth commander is really only seen in his life. ”

The tip of the fifth nose was slightly upturned, and he snorted lightly, "Anyway, how many people do you want?" ”

Li Shaocheng put out the strategy, "Right now, the main force of the Jingnan Army is still attacking from the front to attract the attention of the defenders of the Sword Pavilion. Frontal assault, the battle is quite difficult, and the Jingnan army is not much, full of calculations, only 5,000 people, so can be divided into troops as surprise soldiers, at most 1,000 people. Thousands of soldiers are out of the Sword Pavilion, and they may not really be able to break through from the inside, so please ask the fifth commander to do his best to help me cut the level! ”

Li Shaocheng's remarks said that the main force attracted the attention of the enemy, but in fact he was prepared with both hands.

The fifth girl's willow eyebrows were raised, "Li Er, you are very calculating, the sharp soldiers of the Military Intelligence Department are not used to fight the enemy soldiers head-on!" ”

Li Shaocheng didn't say much, clasped his fists and saluted, "In this way, thank the fifth commander first." ”

Li Shaocheng didn't say anything about the principle of working together and breaking the enemy, he knew that the fifth had a plan in his heart, and he would be able to take care of the overall situation.

Sure enough, although the fifth gritted his teeth, he did not refuse Li Shaocheng's request, but in the end, he just said viciously: "Li Er, you are ruthless, you remember today's stubble!" ”

The next day, the Jingnan army raided Yongding Pass, because the defenders were not prepared, so they fought for a day and captured Xiongguan.

On the same day, Li Shaocheng did not rest, waved his army into the Sword Pavilion, and that night, pulled out a village.

In the next four days, three villages were won in a row.

On the fifth day, he was blocked by a dangerous pass, and attacked day and night, and could not go down for several days.

Li Shaocheng was furious, so he personally became the vanguard and led the army to capture the village.

After a fierce battle, due to the desperate resistance of the Dongchuan army, the Jingnan army suffered heavy casualties, and the pass could not be broken.

Another day, when the two armies were fighting fiercely, the Dongchuan army in the military village suddenly heard an urgent report from the rear, and a quiet and difficult army, out of the deep mountains, as if falling from the sky, attacked each other from behind, and had broken the rear military village, killing and wounding thousands of people. The Dongchuan army was in chaos and rushed to escape.

On the same day, Li Shaocheng captured this village and handed down the commander's order: those who surrender will not be killed.

On the same day, the Dongchuan defenders of the Sword Pavilion were either killed in battle or surrendered, and the Jianmen Pass was owned by the Jingyan Army.

On this day, August 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Shaocheng, the pioneer of the fire, captured the Sword Pavilion, which was the first victory.

On August 16, Jingnan Army Kejianmen County.

On August 17, Li Congke and Shi Jingjiao led more than 10,000 troops to reinforce Jianmen Pass. The two joined forces and led the army to attack Jianzhou Prefecture to govern Pu'an.

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Note 1: There are other ways to enter the Sword Gate. "Feng Hui begged Shu from Jin Gaozu, and the Shu people guarded the Sword Gate, led his subordinates to overcome the dangers, and covered it from the left side of the Sword Gate, killing the defenders." Again, "Xin Si, the prelude to the Western Army, on the thirteenth day of this month, Wang Hongzhen, the assassin of Jiezhou, and Feng Hui, the assassin of Luzhou, fell outside the Jianmen Pass on the mountain road from Lizhou, defeated more than 3,000 soldiers of Dong Zhang's guard, and recovered Jianzhou. The "other way" mentioned in it, "from the left of the sword gate" and "falling", can be proved, and in the big and small sword mountains, there is indeed another passage to enter the pass.

Note 2: Yesterday I said that there were 30,000 elite soldiers in Shu. "First of all, the two rivers are far away, and there are no less than 30,000 soldiers in the imperial court.