Helan Jinming rode his horse to the vicinity of Jingmen Pass, which was the first time he approached the front line of the Yong army, and he ordered his soldiers to charge towards the city wall. I never dreamed that those siege baggage used as decorations would come in handy.

The Tang army's battle to ascend the city did not meet much resistance, and the Yong army quickly retreated from Jingmen Pass, this change made Li Guozhen, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, deeply doubtful, is this still the Hexi army that defeated An Lushan's army back then? But he quickly figured it out again, the current Yongjun army has already been a million soldiers, and the previous elites have long been diluted or stationed in key parts, and these in front of him are probably the prisoners of Shi Siming or the Tang army in various places.

The first thing Helan Jinming did when he entered Jingmen was to report to the emperor, saying that he had eliminated nearly 10,000 Yong troops, recaptured Jingmen Pass, and suddenly shortened the distance between him and the besieged Xiangyang. Yu Chaoen was very proud after getting the news, and his momentum also increased a lot, Helan was the person he recommended to the emperor, and he should also count three points for this credit.

The key emperor Li Yu is really happy, since Li Siye all the way from north to south to near the Yangtze River, the Tang army is losing and retreating has never had good news, even if it is as strong as Guo Ziyi, he can only formulate a conservative strategy to stick to Xiangyang, which makes his heart full of disappointment and decadence, thinking that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will be buried in his hands sooner or later.

The victory of the Battle of Jingmen Pass rekindled the flame of hope in his heart, since Helan Jinming can recover Jingmen, then he will definitely be able to rescue Xiangyang to break the encirclement of the Yong army, he does not even need to fully defeat the Tang army besieging Xiangyang, as long as he concentrates superior forces to open a city gate, and replenishes the grain, grass and baggage, Xiangyang, which is surrounded by blockade, will be able to regain its vitality. Li Siye's plan to trap Xiangyang failed, and the long-term siege and fierce battle made their division veterans tired, and when the time came, Helan Jinming and Guo Ziyi would definitely be able to defeat hundreds of thousands of Yong's troops. If it can be successful, such a victory is no less than the results caused by the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Weishui, which will give him, the southern court, a respite for more than ten or twenty years.

Due to the double exaggeration of Helan Jinming and Yu Chaoen's achievements in the Battle of Jingmen Pass, Emperor Li Yu's perception of Helan Jinming Dao also deviated, thinking that he was second only to Guo Ziyi's capable general, and the title of reward was also directly started with the county duke, if he could relieve the siege of Xiangyang and defeat the Yong army, it would not be impossible to be crowned the king of the county or something in the future.

In his personal letter to Helan Jinming, he said: "It is difficult to conquer the difficult situation, and once I have lost Luoyang, I have been defeated and declining. ”

Li Yu rarely said such heavy words to anyone in the past, except for Guo Ziyi's servant Gu Huai'en who has such treatment, Helan Jinming is equivalent to the third, which is equivalent to pulling him to the same level as the two of them at once, but the first two families have experienced countless bloody battles and made great achievements, but Helan Jinming is actually a refined and self-interested opportunist. Emperor Li Yu didn't know who he was in the deep palace, and Yu Chaoen knew him well and knew how many catties he weighed, but he didn't point out that he had to reuse it, and in the end it was the interests of the court that were damaged. Isn't it just because Helan Jinming is a useful and obedient minion.

Helan Jinming was very proud when he received the will, and he said that a bottle did not sound and half a bottle swayed, but his empty bottle with shallow command experience became more and more rampant, it turned out that we were a natural talent who commanded operations, not much worse than Guo Ziyi and Fugu Huai'en and others, since Your Majesty trusts me so much, then make persistent efforts to fight a big victory, and by the way, rescue Guo Ziyi of Xiangyang City, and it will be okay to be crowned king and worship the prime minister in the future.

Although Helan Jinming thought so in his heart, a selfish person like him was good at pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and his actions were conservative and cautious, and the deputy general Li Guozhen also suggested to him: "According to the combat experience of the Yongjun army in the past, the combat effectiveness of the guards of Jingmen Pass is relatively low in the Yong army, and the strength of the Yongjun army surrounding Xiangyang City should not be underestimated, so the doctor still has to be careful." ”

"What you said was exactly what I thought." He pinched his chin and pondered carefully, seeking advantages and avoiding harm for half his life, and when the Anshi Rebellion was most rampant, he was able to rely on luck and maneuver to not be affected. Now he is lucky enough to pick up a victory for nothing, but there is no need to take the risk of earning himself another heavy defeat.

Helan Jinming decided to send a team of soldiers and horses to Xiangyang City to test the combat effectiveness of the Yong army.

As the saying goes, a soldier bears a bear, a nest of bears, the general he sent is also a coward, with 10,000 people set off, thirty miles away from Xiangyang, he has already transferred the banner and the guards to the end of the team, in case the Yongjun from the two breads copied, he can also run away as soon as possible.

Tian Chengsi has been waiting for this battle for dozens of days, Helan Jinming can be lured by him, he has done a lot of work in the early stage, at this moment he is like a hungry leopard, and the prey in hand will never allow it to run away.

After the Tang army appeared in front, he immediately sent scouts to investigate, but the news he got was that this was not the main force of the Tang army, and Helan Jinming led most of them to wait and see at Jingmen Pass.

He decided to give this forward force some more sweetness, so as to attract Helan Jinming to bring the main force over, so that he could use the Flying Tiger Horse to wipe them out.

Tian Chengsi sent his nephew Tian Yue to lead the troops as a bait, and the acting was to play a full set, according to the predetermined plan, after the two sides of the forces contacted, the bows and crossbows showed a little scattered when they fired at each other, and when the enemy army rode in a formation to charge, they took the opportunity to flee and retreat, but the bottom line of this kind of exercise was that the enemy was never allowed to touch the walls of Xiangyang City.

At noon, 10,000 Tang troops came to the preset contact point of the Yong army, and Tian Yue led the Yong army to face each other, thinking about how to touch the fish and pretend to lose. But what they didn't expect was that as soon as the two sides started the battle, bows and arrows fired at each other, and before they entered the contact stage, the front of the 10,000 Tang Army suddenly retreated and fled, which made Tian Yue unexpected. Originally, they were going to be defeated, but the Tang army took the lead.

After the Tang army retreated, the general told Helan that the combat power of the Yong army in the Ming Dynasty had not weakened in the slightest, and at least 10,000 Yong troops could easily defeat the 20,000 Tang army, and Helan Jinming retreated on the spot

Tian Yue faced his uncle's reprimand, and he could only resist patiently, and the explanation seemed meaningless, when facing a strange opponent, it was not easy to lose.

Tian Chengsi and Li Huaixian both thought that this was just a temptation by the other party, and Helan would definitely send troops to test it again, but this wait was only half a month.

Tian Chenghei was eager to see through it, until the news of the scout report came from the front, Helan Jinming left more than 7,000 people to guard Jingmen Pass to Li Guozhen, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and returned to Jiangcheng with more than 50,000 troops.