Yanmen Pass, also known as Xicheng Pass, has gradually become the key to the Hu-Han confrontation since Zhang Fang seized it. In order to open the passage to Saiwai, the Huns gradually gathered 50,000 heavy troops, and under the command of Liu Qin, they were ready to take Yanmen in one fell swoop.

Therefore, the entire Yanmen Pass was shrouded in the clouds of war, and the Great Jin and the Huns gathered 100,000 troops here, and they were about to start a fight to the death. The strength of the two sides was almost equal, but as a defensive side, the Jin army had a certain advantage, and before the battle, the Xiang army built a solid defense line in front of the pass according to the terrain of Yanmen Pass.

At the end of May, after reorganizing the defenders in various parts of Bingzhou, Liu Qin regrouped his army and set up camp a few kilometers from Yanmen. Although the strength was comparable to that of the Jin army, and even slightly superior, Liu Qin was not sure at all. It's just that he also knows that now the Huns have no choice, if they can't open the passage to the outside of the Saiwai, waiting for the Huns to only die!

On the day he arrived at Yanmen Pass, Liu Qin did not immediately start the attack, but asked his subordinates to have a good rest before the battle, and at the same time convened a pre-war meeting with his generals.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't need to say much about the current situation, do I? The Han people have surrounded Taiyuan County from all directions, to the west is the Yellow River moat, we have no naval army, and the crossing of the Yellow River is in the Great Jin Pass, so this road is not passable; To the east and south, there are heavy guards of the Jin army, and I am afraid that even if we fight our old capital, we will not be able to break through the defense line of the Jin army; ”

"Now we have only one last way to go, and that is to defeat the Jin army in front of us. Take the Yanmen Pass and open the passage to the outside of the Saiwai, so that we may still have a chance of life, otherwise with the hatred of the Han people for us, once we are ready, it will be a catastrophe! Liu Qin said in a deep voice.

"Please rest assured, the lowly rank will do his best!" All the people present replied loudly.

"On the opposite side of us, there are 42,000 Jin troops, and their commander Zhang Fang is resourceful, and they have already built two lines of defense. However, even so, they can't stop the attack of my Hun warriors! Remember, this time the Great Khan demanded that we take Yanmen Pass at all costs. Remember at all costs! Liu Qin's eyes shone with a crazy light.

"Ladies and gentlemen. At present, the supply line of this Jin army has been cut off by the Xianbei people outside the fortress, and they can only transport supplies by boat. Presumably, everyone knows that the ammunition consumed by the firearms of the Jin army in a big war is an astronomical amount, and shipping alone cannot guarantee the needs of the war, so this is our opportunity. ”

"As long as we keep attacking. Constantly on the offensive. It will definitely be able to defeat the Jin army at Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop. At that time, the clansmen of Taiyuan County will be able to safely withdraw to the foot of Yin Mountain for rest and recuperation, and when our strength is restored in the future, we will come to the Jin army for revenge! Liu Qin said bewildermently.

In fact, as a high-ranking general of the Huns. Liu Qin knows the situation in front of him better than anyone else. After Hexi Xianbei, Liaodong Xianbei, and Tuoba Xianbei retreated one after another, the Huns had no way to retreat. If they fail again this time, the Huns will really be finished, and they can only watch the Han people compress them around Jinyang step by step!

"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow we will officially launch an attack, and we will hope that in a few days, the banner of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom will flutter above this Xiongnu Han State, which is known as the world's No. 1 Xiongguan!"

"Yes!"

Garrisoned at Yanmen was Captain Zhang Fang, who was now in charge of military operations in the northern part of the state. Some time ago, Zhang Fang had been a little anxious. At the beginning, he took it upon himself to let Shi Le and the others go, but he didn't react until afterwards, and he was a little reckless in this matter.

In the past, when Zhang Fang was under the King of Hejian, he had always been a bit domineering and authoritarian, although he had deliberately restrained a lot over the years, but after he led the troops alone this time, the arbitrary side of his character was exposed again. Although there are rumors that generals do not accept the orders of foreign monarchs, under normal circumstances, generals who arbitrarily revise the emperor's orders generally do not have any good results.

It's a pity that when Zhang Fang reacted this time, it was too late, and the urgent report he sent had already been sent to Jingshi. Fortunately, His Majesty agreed with his approach, and instead of reprimanding him, he comforted: "Aiqing is leading the troops outside, and the fighter plane is fleeting, so it is better to act arbitrarily and independently!" Although the emperor did not blame Zhang Fang this time, Zhang Fang secretly warned in his heart that he must not make the same mistake again in the future.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Huns are here, and it looks like they will attack tomorrow. Lord Ben promised General Li and His Majesty that not a single Hun would be allowed to go north! If you don't keep the Yanmen Pass, the head of Lord Ben will not be guaranteed, and you will not have a good result! How? Unbelief? Hum! Could it be that after losing the battle, will the court still promote your officials? Besides, since the start of the war, the Great Jin Dynasty has been invincible and invincible, and this sign of victory in a hundred battles must not be smashed in our hands! Zhang Fang was also doing pre-war mobilization.

"Please rest assured, my lordship, the lowly rank will not fall into the prestige of my Great Jin!"

The next day, in the morning, when the morning sun had just shown its face, the Yanmen Gate was already full of people. It didn't take long for the Huns to attack. After many losses, the Hu people also became smarter, and when they charged, the formation was very open.

After receiving the order to attack, more than 3,000 Huns immediately shouted and rode horses to the blocking position of the Jin army in front of the pass. Thousands of Jin troops were distributed on this position, defending a frontal position of about a kilometer. The Jin soldiers held their muskets and calmly waited for the order to fire.

When the Huns entered the firing range, the box troops on the position opened fire under the command of the officer, and at the same time, ten light infantry guns also aimed at the Huns one after another, and several shells fell into the Hun cavalry formation, blowing up the Huns who were charging on their backs.

It is said that the most lethal to the Hu people is all kinds of artillery, especially when a large number of artillery guns are fired at the same time, after the explosion of the flowering shell, it is like harvesting the lives of the surrounding Huns like cutting wheat. Fortunately, the current Huns are accustomed to leaving the box army to shell, otherwise they would have fled without a trace, and now they are still gritting their teeth and insisting.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of artillery and muskets suddenly rang out, wantonly slaughtering the Huns. The Huns who were charging kept being shot and fell on the way, and a sense of powerlessness once again surged into the hearts of every Xianbei soldier!

"Rush! Give Ben will rush over. Liu Qin kept yelling at his subordinates in the back, and under his orders, the Huns launched a formal attack. 20,000 Huns braved the rain of bullets and rushed towards Yanmen Pass step by step.

At a distance of several hundred meters, it is estimated that the Hun cavalry can rush in front of them in the blink of an eye, but now it looks as unbreakable as a moat.

The Huns suffered heavy casualties, but the casualties of their companions not only did not make these Hu people timid, but instead inspired the barbarism in their bones, and each of them attacked the Jin army desperately like a wounded wolf!

In the only time that the battle had lasted for a cup of tea, the Huns had already lost nearly a thousand men. And they haven't hurt the Jin army in the slightest.

"Order all the departments to retreat five miles!" Liu Qin saw that the strong attack had no effect, so he gave the order to retreat, the firepower of the Jin army was too strong, and the charging action like the Huns was just for the Huns to send the soldiers to death!

The horn of retreat sounded, and the Huns, who were attacking, quickly retreated back like the sea at low tide. However, in the process, he was killed by the sharpshooters in the Jin army. In just a few moments, the Huns had lost almost two thousand men.

"General, the firepower of the Jin army is too strong, and there are horse traps and horse rejection in the middle, and I am afraid that I will not be able to break through the opponent's defense line purely by relying on cavalry impact!" A Hun general stood behind Liu Qin and reminded worriedly.

Compared with the Jin army, the Huns, who were mainly traditional cavalry, were simply like children in front of the Jin army, and this generation gap could not be made up by numbers at all. Just as the Qing army at the end of the Qing Dynasty was defenseless in the face of the Western army with full firepower, the Huns at this time also restrained the Jin army with firearms.

"Prepare the artillery for the attack in order to clear the way for the cavalry to attack, and at the same time prepare the rest of the cavalry for the attack!" Originally, Liu Qin didn't want to expose his artillery too early, he planned to use artillery to raid the Jin army at a critical moment, but who knew that the attack on the front line was not smooth, so he had to let the artillery appear in advance.

A quarter of an hour later, the Huns began a massive artillery bombardment of the Jin defenses. This time, in order to win the Tiger Prison Pass, Liu Yuan did not hesitate to get thirty artillery pieces to Yanmen Pass, which shows how much Liu Yuan attached importance to the Battle of Yanmen.

The artillery of the Huns fired, and the Jin army was of course not to be outdone, and the Yanmen Pass was limited to logistical inconvenience, and after more than half a month of reserves, only forty artillery pieces were stored until now. However, the power and quality of the artillery of the Jin army were much higher than those of the Huns, and the artillery of the Huns would even explode after being used for a period of time!

"Boom! Rumble! "One by one, the shells fell on the positions of the Jin army. For a time, the smoke of gunpowder shrouded the Jin army's one-kilometer-long position.

By the time the Huns began to bombard, the Xiang army had already burrowed into the bunkers dug in advance. The Huns' artillery was less powerful, and most of them used solid shells, so even simple civil bunkers were enough to withstand their shelling.

"NND, the Hu people dare to play with artillery in front of us and others? Hum! Let them taste what real artillery is, Lord Chuan Ben will order: the artillery quickly launch a counterattack, be sure to suppress the artillery fire of the Huns! At the same time, all departments must be careful and vigilant to prevent the Hu people from taking the opportunity to sneak attack! "Zhang Fang quickly issued the latest combat order after the Hu people's shelling. (To be continued......)