Chapter 148: Yanmen Pass
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Gouzhu Mountain, the ancient name of the Lingling, the west of the Lingxi is the West Pass, the east of the Lingdong is the East Pass, the two passes of the stone side wall are connected as a whole, and the beads of the past dynasties are combined with each other to rely on each other.
The east and west mountains are steep and steep, there is a road, circling and rugged, the top is placed in the pass, and it is said to be the west pass.
Yanmen Pass, also known as Xicheng Pass, is known for its "danger", and has the saying that "there are nine stops in the world, and Yanmen is the head".
Yanmen Pass is east of Pingxing Pass, Bauhinia Pass, and Backward Horse Pass, and reaches Youyan and connects Hanhai; Go west to Xuangangkou, Ningwu Pass, and Yatou Pass to the Yellow River.
Heng Mountain winds along the inner Great Wall on the top of the mountain along the northern border of Dai County, connecting Yanmen Mountain, Mantou Mountain and Caoduo Mountain into one. It is bordered by the Yanbei Plateau in the north and the Xinding Basin in the south. Yanmen Pass is located on the ridge of Gouzhu Mountain in the north of the ancient city of Daizhou, on Yanmen Mountain, about 20 kilometers north of Daixian County in the north of Shanxi. "The first pass of Jiusai respect" Xiongguan is close to the mountain, high on the mountain, and is one of the main central passages for the wild geese to go south and return to the north.
The siege of Yanmen Pass was built along with the mountain, with a circumference of more than 5 kilometers. The southern end of the wall is connected to the east and west wings of the castle, and to the north it extends along the ridge to the valley floor, where a gate is built. Outside the siege, there are also three large stone walls and twenty-five small stone walls, which act as barriers.
On the hill directly north of Guancheng, there is the old site of the barracks of the Sui Dynasty garrison, and there is a school ground for military training in the southeast. Outside the West Gate, there is a temple about the emperor. There is Jingbian Temple outside the east gate, worship the famous general Li Mu of the Warring States Period, only the stone platform, the stone lion, the stone flagpole and the inscription of the number of the dynasties are not known.
The old Guancheng to the west of Seki Castle is commonly known as Tieli Gate. The two passes are connected by a stone-built Great Wall, and enemy towers, beacon towers, etc., are built to form a complete set of defense systems.
Every 120 meters or so, a beacon tower and an enemy tower were built, and forts, trenches and secret gates were also set up in dangerous places. Its east and west ends extend to the north and eventually connect with the Outer Great Wall.
It can be said that Yanmen Pass has always been the first line of defense for foreign grassland peoples in the Central Plains, and it is also the most important line of defense.
And this line of defense was mastered by Luo Shixin when the chaos of the Sui Dynasty first started, and later after Luo Shixin was secretly incorporated by the Mo family, when Ce Tianfeng had a premonition that the grassland would covet the Central Plains, he sent the boss who was the best at military art and the strongest sergeant under his five masters of the Mo family to garrison here.
He came here to keep his promise, he was behind him in the Central Plains for a day, there was no one who came to fight the grassland people in the grass valley, this expert in the art of war had a carved face like a knife and axe, very tough, his body was tall and strong, just standing there, he felt that this person was an unshakable existence, even if the sky fell apart, he would hold on, support for his ideals!
At this time, a group of nearly 1,000 cavalry troops with spears in the direction of the Central Plains outside Yanmen Pass galloped towards Yanmen Pass.
I saw the sergeant of the war guard stationed on the ridge, and asked in a loud voice, "Who is coming?" ”
The person who came didn't answer, he raised a piece of jade pendant, and the sergeant on the ridge knew at first sight that it was someone from the Mo family who came and then shouted to the gate: "Release people!" ”
The sound of chains came out, and the suspension bridge of Yanmen Pass slowly fell, and a number of cavalry troops entered the city.
The leader of the cavalry who had just arrived asked the sergeant where your guard commander was, and after the sergeant saluted, he told him that he was observing the direction of the grassland above the west gate, and the person who came immediately went to the west gate with a thank you.
After passing through the stairs of the city wall stacked by huge bricks, I can see the city wall where the geese pierce the clouds and the magnificence, and walk through the two plaques of 'natural danger' and 'geographical advantage' carved on the forehead of the door, and finally come to the west gate tower, and see the majestic body.
"Boss, I took the life of the giant and came to support!" The person who came smiled hehe, it was the fourth of the five masters of the Mo family, Zhong Wuyan, the chief of the wind forest guard.
"I think about it, I guess Juzi also sent you to support." The boss turned around and looked at Zhong Wuyan's smiling appearance, with a look of relief in his eyes.
Although his colleagues said goodbye, Wei Chang also wanted to greet him very much, but the matter was urgent, and he said in a deep voice: "Fourth, you should have heard about Longquan on the way here, right?" ”
Zhong Wuyan heard that there was a lot of truth on his face: "Boss, I heard about it on the way here, and I heard that the battlefield was bloody, but the warrior spirit of the Yan tribe was very terrible, which made the Turks suffer a big loss." ”
Wei Chang was noncommittal: "Of course, the spirit is terrible, but don't underestimate the Turks, especially Jieli, this person has achieved all his goals in this battle, although he is not clear, but in fact, it is also for him to really run in the large and small tribes of the Turks, and after such a big battle, the slightly cultivated Turkic iron cavalry will be more prosperous." ”
"If you slack off a little, it doesn't matter if you die, don't hurt the wind forest guard, all the troops are wiped out!"
Zhong Wuyan was a little embarrassed on his face, isn't it because he was young that he was taught by you for a few years, and he still likes to train me like this: "The eldest boy I know, although I am more prodigal, but I know the importance of matters related to the lives of soldiers, and I will not mess around." ”
"Besides, aren't you still looking at me?" Zhong Wuyan sneered.
Wei Chang shook his head: "What I value most this time is the death of the 'Tianzhu Madman', but as far as I know, Bi Xuan's injury is not good, and being able to kill Fu Nantuo can at least not affect the injury of combat power, this person's martial arts are not inferior to mine, and it will be a big disaster when defending the city!" ”
"Especially this time, there was also a powerful gunpowder, which shows that Juzi's concern is correct, and some people in the Central Plains Buddhism have mixed with the grassland."
"They are not as good as ordinary steppe people, and they know the advantages and disadvantages of the city's defense, and I have no confidence that I will be able to stop them for how long this time."
Zhong Wuyan said: "Boss, others don't know that I don't know you yet?" Yanmen Pass occupies a favorable location, holding a high position here and mostly for the rugged hills and grasslands, the iron horse can not be opened, the mountains are steep and difficult to trek, so dangerous in your hands, how can you break it? ”
The Wei Chang was not moved by Zhong Wuyan's words, but just shook his head: "I always feel that it is not very good, there must be something missing, and the problem is very big, but I have always been unable to determine where it is." ”
Zhong Wuyan had an expression that you had thought too much: "Boss, I see that you haven't rested for too long, and your mental anxiety is excessive, just listen to me and take a rest and sleep, besides, didn't Juzi send me?" With me here, it's a double layer of insurance, it's okay to pull! ”
The Wei Chang snorted coldly, "It's good if you don't trouble me." "I thought in my heart, with the wisdom of the giant, Zhong Wuyan must have a plan, just hoping to make up for the missing piece in my heart.
The chief of the guard asked Zhong Wuyan to go down to rest by himself Don't make any more noises about him, and stood on the city wall to look at the prairie where the smoke was faintly visible, but his heart was ruthless, for the sake of the people of the Central Plains, the Turkic iron cavalry had to ask me if the emperor promised to go south, and at this time, a dragon pattern broadsword appeared in his hand, and there was a burst of knife sounds as his thoughts changed.
"Hmph" with a cold drink, the guard chief took another look at the smoke and stepped back, but his heart was extremely firm, the guard chief of our war army 'jumped in ten directions' Frost and cold moon waited for the grassland to make a move!