Chapter Seventy-Three: The Battle of Niutou Mountain (I)

It was said that Wang Zipeng asked about the situation and was surprised.

"Senior brother, you go back to Shaolin Temple and tell the abbot about the situation, I will go to the border to have a look." Wang Zipeng said and left.

"Senior brother, what should you do with these two golden soldiers?" Sora asked.

"Listen to me. The border is in danger, and I am going to help them. Wang Zipeng said as he walked towards the border.

In order to get to the border pass as soon as possible, Wang Zipeng snatched a fast horse from a golden soldier on horseback on the road and hurried to the border pass. Besides, the first pass adjacent to the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom is Lu'an Prefecture. The name of the envoy of Lu'an Prefecture is Lu Deng, and the word is respectful. This Jiedu envoy is nicknamed 'Little Zhuge 'and has 5,000 elite soldiers under his command. Lu Deng was a famous general of the Song Dynasty and was good at using soldiers.

On this day, Lu Deng was discussing the matter of defending the city with his generals in the public court, when suddenly a spy came to report: "Jin Guo Yelu Yu Jian led 100,000 Jin soldiers to invade Lu'an Prefecture. Now it is only a hundred miles away from Lu'an Prefecture. ”

Lu Deng was taken aback when he heard this.

"I can't imagine that the Jin State, which has just risen, dares to raise troops to invade the country. There are 100,000 Jin soldiers, and there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in Lu'an Prefecture, what should I do? Is it to stick to the lonely city? Or take the people to the south of the Huanghuai River? Lu Deng couldn't make up his mind for a while.

The generals heard that the army of the Jin Kingdom was pressing the border, and their faces turned pale with fright.

"Let's go and investigate, how many people are there in the south, how many people are there? Where did you enter the territory of the Great Song Dynasty? Is their grain and grass in the back or in front? How many people are escorted? Lu Deng commanded.

The spy said yes and hurried away.

"Everyone, the Jin soldiers are prepared, there are many people, let's talk about it, how should we deal with it?" Lu Deng asked.

"Destroy their grain and grass, frustrate their spirit, and make them self-defeating." Tian Dalang, a lieutenant officer under the tent, said.

"Well, that's a good idea, but how do we get into their camp? How to approach their grain and grass? How to destroy their food routes? I think you should discuss these issues carefully, and you must not be careless. Lu Jiedu envoy said.

Everyone then talked about it, and the discussion came and went, but there was no result.

While everyone was discussing countermeasures, Wang Zipeng rushed to Lu'an Prefecture and came to the gate of Yuanmen. The military master guarding the door stopped him from entering, and Wang Zipeng said anxiously: "There is a military master Lao who reports the festival envoy and says that Wang Zipeng, a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, has something important to see. ”

The military master heard this, so he had to go in and report.

Lu Jiedu heard that Wang Zipeng, a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, had something important to see, presumably the matter was urgent, and immediately ordered the propagandist to bring it in.

Wang Zipeng walked into the lobby and saw the Jiedu envoy and said: "The 300,000 Jin soldiers and horsemen attacked the Great Song Dynasty in three ways. The target of the 100,000 attack led by Yelu Yujian of the Middle Route Army was Lu'an Prefecture. I wonder what the adults have to retreat from the enemy? ”

"The strong man came to report the news tirelessly, he must be a hot-blooded man, and the official thought that he could not win by fighting hard with the Jin soldiers, so he had to fight their idea of food and grass. The official had an immature idea and decided to send a group of Jin soldiers to ambush Niutou Mountain, forty miles north of Lu'an Prefecture, where the terrain was dangerous, the terrain was complex, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. I wonder what the idea is? What is the opinion of the strong man, speak it out and listen to it. Lu Jiedu envoy said.

Wang Zipeng applauded again and again.

"My lord, that's a good idea. I don't know who the adults sent to lead the elite soldiers to Niutou Mountain to set up an ambush, and how many men and horses to bring? Wang Zipeng asked.

"It's that the person who leads the troops hasn't been selected yet, so he hasn't made a decision for a long time. I think this person must be wise and brave, and not be surprised. It is difficult to find such talents under this official for a while. Lu Jiedu said with a wry smile.

"Zipeng has learned some tactics and strategies with his master, and he knows a little about martial arts, if the adult can trust me, I am willing to solve this urgent need for the adult." Wang Zipeng said calmly.

"Good! I believe that a strong man is a talent, and he is accurate. Brother Wang, how many men do you need to bring? Lu Jiedu asked.

"How many people are there in Lu'an Prefecture?" Wang Zipeng asked.

"Five thousand soldiers." Lu Jiedu envoy said.

"Then I will lead two thousand soldiers and horses to set up an ambush, and my lord will lead three thousand soldiers to hide, once we destroy the baggage, the enemy will be in chaos, and then we will take advantage of their confusion to attack on both sides, and the golden soldiers will have no food and grass, and they will be ambushed, and they will be panicked and flee in embarrassment. If we bluff and pursue for a while, the Jin Kingdom will definitely ......retreat," Wang Zipeng said.

"Sure enough, good idea. I will hand over to you the two thousand strongest soldiers and horses in Lu'an Prefecture and give you a token, and these two thousand men will be commanded by you. Lu Jiedu said happily.

"Just in case, my lord, you'd better fix an emergency chapter, send someone to Bianjing at night, and ask the imperial court to send reinforcements. In addition, adults should send a few emergency documents to nearby states and counties, and implore them to come and help. Wang Zipeng said.

When Lord Lu heard this, he felt that it made sense, and immediately went to the study to write this chapter and the emergency paperwork.

It is said that Wang Zipeng put on his armor, took the token, and took two thousand elite soldiers to the two wings of the Eagle's Beak Canyon where Niutou Mountain was interrupted and set up an ambush. They quietly waited for the arrival of the Golden Soldiers' baggage brigade.

The canyon is very narrow, and once cut through the middle, the enemy cannot look at each other

Wang Zipeng summoned several officers with troops to an impromptu meeting and assigned tasks.

"Everyone prepares separately, and when Jin Bing's baggage team passes, as soon as my signal is issued, everyone will immediately launch rockets and shoot at the grain and grass baggage, there must be no mistake." Wang Zipeng said.

"The last will obey." Several officers agreed, and each returned to his post to prepare to stop, ready to wait.

It's really 'planning to capture the jade rabbit in the Moon Palace, and plan to catch the golden crow.' ’

Besides, Yelu Yujian, the marshal of the middle road of the Jin soldiers, led an army of 100,000 and came to the border of Lu'an Prefecture and stopped. Yelu Yu was a suspicious person, he did not dare to advance rashly, and only sent a small group of golden soldiers to explore the way.

These golden soldiers entered Niutou Mountain and walked along the mountain road, without seeing anything unusual. Jin Bing groped all the way to the Eagle's Beak Canyon, and when he saw the dangerous terrain, he trembled with fright.

The Song army in ambush saw the Jin soldiers coming in, and they did not dare to act rashly without an order.

Jin Bing passed through the canyon safely and came to the city of Lu'anzhou, and saw the strong barriers on the city wall, so he didn't dare to go any further. They returned to the camp by the same route and reported the situation.

"It seems that the Song army in Lu'an Prefecture has already taken precautions, we have to be more careful." Jerud pondered in his heart.

"The generals listened to the order: the vanguard army Ha Liqing led 30,000 horses to rush to Lu'an Prefecture; The baggage team Harry Hong led 30,000 horses as the Chinese army to march with the grain and grass. I personally led 40,000 horses to the queen. There must be no mistakes. Yelu Yu gave an order, and all the soldiers took charge of their own affairs and acted separately.

Harithin led 30,000 horses as the pioneer to set up camp. Harry walked at the front of the group, looking swaggering. When the team came to Niutou Mountain, Harry Qing looked left and right, and found no abnormality, and his heart settled down.

When he came to the Eagle's Beak Canyon, Harry Qing reined in his horse, and saw the narrow canyon, steep rock walls, dense trees, and clumps of weeds, and did not dare to enter rashly.

"General, there is no ambush here, the Song army is stationed in Lu'an Prefecture, we just passed through here, unimpeded." A sergeant said.

"I think these Song people are also lacking, if they set up an ambush here, it can be worth thousands of troops. Hahahaha-" Harry Ching laughed maniacally.