Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Great War of the Sui and Tang Dynasties (8)

Just when the main force of the Sui army began to confront the Tang army, Cheng Yanjin led 10,000 troops to the Golden Lock Pass on the Tongguan Road, and Cheng Yanjin received an order to bluff and seize the Golden Lock Pass if possible.

The bluff is very simple, it is Cheng Biting Jin's forte, but he is more interested in seizing the Golden Lock Pass, the Golden Lock Pass is not the Tiger Prison Pass, nor is it the Tong Pass, but the credit for winning it is no less than the capture of the Tong Pass, where to find this kind of good thing?

During this time, Cheng Biting Jin worked very hard, mainly because he had something on his mind, his wife had been pregnant for six months, and several midwives said that this time it must be a son, and his wife likes to eat meat the most, especially likes to eat sauce and roast hooves, and he wants to eat one at a meal, as the saying goes, the meat man **, which strengthens Cheng Biting Jin's confidence, this time it must be a son.

Cheng Yanjin dreams of holding a big fat son every day, but in this way, his mind has changed subtly, in the past, he fought for money and made meritorious contributions, but now that the money is earned enough, then he should consider his title.

The title can be inherited by his son, Qin Qiong, Xu Shiji, and Luo Shixin are all crowned the Duke of the Kingdom, I heard that even a cold person like Wang Junkuo will also be the Duke of Shu, and he Cheng Biting Jin is now only mixed with a Duke of Dong'e County, and there is a Duke of County above the county duke, and then the Duke of Guo, seeing that the war is about to end, there are not many opportunities, Cheng Biting Jin began to get anxious, for the sake of his son and for the sake of face, he has to fight for a duke no matter what.

The team set up a large camp in front of the Golden Lock Pass, Cheng Biting Jin ordered to bury the pot to make rice, and he himself took dozens of followers to check the terrain near the Golden Lock Pass, the main general of the Golden Lock Pass was Yin Kaishan, who was also one of the famous generals of the Tang Army.

He was originally the governor of Ganzhou, Hexi, but after Li Shenfu died in Huining County, Hexi was empty, at this time the Sui army attacked Hexi, Yin Kaishan had to abandon Hexi and flee back to Guanzhong, and was dismissed from the governor and official position by Li Yuan, and demoted to Lang General.

This time Yin Kaishan was ordered to lead 3,000 people to guard the Golden Pass, the responsibility is heavy and the strength is weak, the entire Tongguan Road is only guarded by his 3,000 people, which makes him extremely stressed, although he also heard that the imperial court will send 10,000 reinforcements, but when the reinforcements will arrive, it is still unknown.

At the head of the city, Yin Kaishan watched a group of Sui cavalry approaching Jinsuo Pass in the distance, he had already received information that the Sui army commander would be Cheng Yanjin, leading tens of thousands of people to attack the pass, which made Yin Kaishan a little relieved, Cheng Yanjin He knew this person, known as the Sui army general, always lucky, but the real combat ability is far worse than Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin, but the Sui army has too many troops, which makes him feel uneasy.

On a mountain beam about three miles away from the Golden Lock Pass, Cheng Yanjin rode on a horse and looked at the Golden Lock Pass in the distance, and after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't help grinning, "Have you seen it, isn't this just an earthen city?" Can such a barrier stop us? ”

A general next to him cautiously reminded him, "General Cheng, although the pass is not tall, the Tang army has 3,000 people, and if 3,000 people are deployed to meet the battle, we are afraid that we will suffer heavy losses and cannot be attacked." ”

"Of course I do!"

Cheng Yanjin glared at him, "I've been through a hundred battles, do you still need to remind me of this kind of thing?" ”

After speaking, he glanced at the general again and asked, "Do you have a knighthood?" ”

Lang was confused by the question, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "I was named a county viscount." ”

Cheng Biting Jin raised his head and calculated, "Gong, Hou, Uncle, Zi, this person is three levels lower than himself.

He felt relieved, "Hmm! Your reminder is also good, which shows that you are still very dedicated, work hard, and strive to be promoted to county uncle. ”

At this time, he suddenly remembered something, and looked intently to the west of the pass, and he remembered that the information said that there was a hill on the west side of the pass, and on the hill, he could directly attack the Golden Lock Pass, and there was no garrison on the hill.

Sure enough, Cheng Yanjin saw a hill, close to the city, but there was a garrison on the top of the mountain, a camp fence was built, and there were at least 500 people, Cheng Yanjin was immediately furious, this information is not right!

At this time, a soldier said beside him: "General Cheng, Scout Captain Xiao is here." ”

Cheng Yanjin turned around, only to see Xiao Yannian running towards this side with a team of scouts, he immediately laughed, this little rabbit cub is a good mix, he has been in the army for less than two years, and he actually got mixed into the captain, speaking of which, he is still his leader, and it is not wrong for him to call himself a master.

Xiao Yannian also saw Cheng Yanjin, he was overjoyed, he met Cheng Yanjin when he was in the army, and he got a lot of guidance from Cheng Yanjin, which benefited him a lot.

"General Cheng!"

Xiao Yannian shouted, rode forward on horseback, bowed and saluted, "See the general!" ”

"Huh! I heard that the virtuous nephew entered the customs, when did he come back? ”

"Returning to the general, I went all the way to Tongguan County, and found that there was no garrison in the county, and I didn't dare to go too deep, for fear of being discovered by the enemy army, which would affect the overall deployment of the Sui army."

"Hmmm! Yes, a bit of a brain. ”

Cheng Biting Jin approved twice, raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, do you have a knighthood?" ”

As soon as he finished asking, he laughed again, "Of course you won't, I'm asking redundantly." ”

Xiao Yannian scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I do have a knighthood, the Duke of Jincheng County." ”

"What!"

Cheng Yanjin's brows rose, his beard exploded one by one, and his voice suddenly increased, "How can you have a knighthood?" ”

Xiao Yannian saw Cheng biting Jin and was angry, and couldn't help but tremble and said, "Has General Cheng forgotten?" At the end of last year, His Royal Highness issued a posthumous decree. ”

At the end of last year, after the Sui and Tutu Wars, Yang Yuanqing issued a posthumous order, for the former Sui generals, as long as they were awarded the title in the battle against Goryeo, Turkic or Tuyuhun, the new Sui will be recognized, if the descendants of the dynasty serve, they can also inherit the title, but the highest can only inherit to the county level.

Xiao Yannian's father, Yuwen Chengdu, was named the Duke of Jincheng County in the First Battle of Tuyuhun, so Xiao Yannian inherited his father's title, but this was only a quasi-title, and it needed to serve in this dynasty for ten years before it was officially converted.

Cheng Biting Jin's face immediately turned black, turned the horse's head and walked away, Xiao Yannian didn't know what was going on, and hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "General Cheng, it's just a virtual lord now, and there is no land or money, so it's actually not interesting." ”

Cheng Yanjin couldn't listen to a word, Xiao Yannian's title deeply stimulated him, he was actually a county duke, his grandmother's, he Cheng Yanjin was just a county duke, just because he didn't have a good father?

Back to the big tent, Cheng Biting Jin slapped the table, glared at Xiao Yannian and said: "How did you investigate the intelligence, you said that there is only a sentry tower on Centipede Ridge, and there is no garrison, now you take a look, what is it on?" Is it bird? ”

Xiao Yannian saw that Cheng bit Jin and turned his face, it was estimated that his title was the fault, he sighed secretly in his heart, and replied helplessly: "When I was investigating, there were indeed only two guard towers on it, which was only stationed by the Tang Army later, and my subordinates reported it in time, didn't General Cheng know?" ”

"Know a fart!"

Cheng Biting Jin straightened his neck and roared: "I limit you to take Centipede Ridge before dawn tomorrow, otherwise Lao Tzu will behead you for the crime of lying about the military situation, don't blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless." ”

Xiao Yannian had no choice but to give a military salute, "Obey orders!" ”……

Centipede Ridge is located in the west of the Golden Lock Pass, close to the Golden Lock Pass, named after the shape resembling a centipede, the east is steep, the west is gentle, standing on the top of the peak can directly to the Golden Lock Pass ** arrow, it is a dead hole in the Golden Lock Pass, Yin Kaishan also realized this danger, so after finding the signs of the Sui Army sending troops to Tongguandao, he immediately stationed 500 troops on the top of the mountain, and built a small barracks.

At dusk, Xiao Yannian led a hundred of his men to hide in a forest at the foot of the west mountain, looking at the barracks on the mountain, the mountain range is not high, only more than 20 zhang, the loess is thick and thick, overgrown with thorns, and it is not steep, and the entire west is a long gentle slope.

Xiao Yannian brought in two brigade commanders, and the three of them discussed countermeasures, Xiao Yannian said: "We only have a hundred brothers, and it is impossible to attack, so we can only take advantage of the night to sneak attack, tonight night, we will divide our troops and go up the mountain." ”

A brigade commander said: "Everyone has a fire oil bag, and they can attack with fire, and the camp is burned with one fire." ”

Xiao Yannian looked at the two guard towers on the mountain and nodded, "If you attack with fire, then only twenty brothers are enough, and there is no need to divide the troops into two ways." ”

Another brigade commander also suggested, "Bring the oil to the col and hide it, so that the twenty brothers can travel lightly." ”

They are all experienced scouts, and the three of them will determine the sneak attack plan with a word from you and me......

At the foot of the mountain, several black shadows used the ravines and shrubs on the hillside as a cover, slowly transporting more than 100 bags of fire oil to a ravine about a dozen zhang away from the camp fence on the top of the mountain, and then up to be discovered by the soldiers on the watchtower.

At the first watch, Xiao Yannian led twenty scouts and began to slowly touch the top of the mountain, when the moon entered the clouds, the earth darkened, they quickly climbed up, when the moon came out, they hid and did not move, and the slope of more than 20 zhang long climbed for nearly half an hour.

The soldiers all hid in the ditch where the oil was stored, the ditch was a long earthen ditch, which could only be accommodated, everyone had their backs to the ditch, waiting for orders, Xiao Yannian took a sharpshooter, slowly climbed up, and found an ideal position, at this time, they were only ten zhang away from the sentry tower on the top of the mountain.

Xiao Yannian glanced at his companion and pointed to a guard tower on the guide side, meaning that he was responsible for killing the soldiers on the south guard tower, and his subordinates nodded and took out a poisoned arrow from their backpacks.

This is the necessary equipment for the scouts of the Sui army, and the poisoned arrows that have been boiled with the highly poisonous 'Papamu' have sealed their throats when they see blood, and they can't shout.

Xiao Yannian also took out a poisoned arrow, put it into the crossbow slot, slowly pulled the crossbow open, raised it flat, and aimed at the sentry in the north.

Just then, there was a 'Click!' from the south. At the same time, Xiao Yannian also pulled the hanging knife, and a crossbow arrow came out of the string and went to the soldiers on the guard tower like lightning...... (To be continued.)

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