Chapter 151: Yangping Pass
Chapter 151 Yangping Pass
Zhang Hu sent two guards to cross the river to report the news, telling the defenders to abandon Jianzhou and rush to Zhaohua from the west to meet him. Jianmen Pass is a natural danger, but it is mainly to prevent the enemy from entering Koubashu from the north, and there is no danger on the south side, so it will definitely not be able to stop Sun Jie's army, so it is better to preserve its strength. When the defenders of Jianzhou were ordered to set off, General Lu Guangyu had already led the team into Yangping Pass.
Yangping Pass guards the throat of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and its geographical location is extremely important. Not far from the northeast, it is the rich granary: Hanzhong Plain, and then go down the Weishui River to the east, the soldiers can go straight to Xi'an, and the south is Guangyuan, an important town in northern Sichuan, and the strange soldiers who go out of the customs are the sword of the sheath, and the sword pavilion along the Jialing River can go straight into the heart of the country of abundance! During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Shu and Wei clashed here many times, and it is precisely because of this that Yangping Pass is different from Shanhaiguan, Tongguan and most of the passes that emphasize one-way defense, and the north and south sides are built to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the copper wall is ironclad.
Because he came from Shaanxi and knew too well what was going on there, Zhang Hu never considered the threat from the north. Similarly, Fang Ge naturally didn't take it seriously, and suddenly heard the news that a large army was coming, and he was really a little scared. If you are afraid, you have to block it for a while, otherwise the south will be blocked by Sun Jie in Baoning, and the north will be pressed by the official army, and this battle will not be able to be fought. Fortunately, Lizhou Wei is a nest, and the geographical advantage and these two have considerable advantages. Fang Ge didn't move the battalion that stayed in Jianzhou, thinking that the three battle battalions plus five thousand auxiliary soldiers could resist for a while, it was really not good, and there was a way back to retreat to the Sword Pavilion. Anyway, there is grain, the north guards the Jianmen Pass, and the south guards the Boryeong Mansion, which is consumed. Fang Ge, who was born in the official army, also knew in his heart that as long as he persisted for a little longer, the civilian officials would definitely use their brains to spend on the army, and the dog officers and soldiers would be hungry for a while, and then they would definitely have a chance to change the situation.
In a hurry, he rushed to Lizhou Wei, for fear that the officers and soldiers would kill him directly. The battalion left behind by the old nest has the worst combat strength, and most of them are old and weak. It stands to reason that there is no shortage of soldiers or silver food now, but these are all old men from Lizhouwei, so they can't be sent to be auxiliaries, right? The people in the army relied on righteousness, not to mention that many of them were uncles who watched them grow up, so Fang Ge left them in Lizhou Wei to take care of the family. With only a few hundred people, it is impossible to stop any even more threatening attack!
However, when everyone rushed to Chaotian Pass in the stars and the moon, they saw that the camp was the same as in the past, the guys were drinking, gambling and gambling, and there were many old guys leaning against the wall and lazily choosing lice to hide in the shade and swing the dragon gate array, as if they didn't know that the army of the imperial court was close at hand! After detailed inquiry, I learned that everyone was really scared to death at first, and some of them were cowardly and fled directly into the mountains. However, after waiting for a long time, the army did not come over, and a few brave people touched it over and snooped, it turned out that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were stationed in Yangping Pass, and they refused to take a step forward! There is nothing dangerous, there is food and drink in the camp, who wants a cat to feed wild mosquitoes in the forest? So they all went back to the camp.
The most reassuring thing is what happened to Ma Lao Liu: Ma Lao Liu was greedy, and a few guys with his fruit secretly put a hare outside, but they didn't expect to bump into seven or eight officers and soldiers who also secretly went out of the customs to find game and fight tooth sacrifices! As soon as they looked at each other on the mountain, both sides were naturally taken aback, and after a stalemate for a while, the group of officials and soldiers took the lead in greeting each other, saying that everything was for the sake of eating together, and there was no commander forcing them, so why did they have to hack who to death? There are only five people on Ma Lao Liu's side, of course, I can't wait to do it. There was a rabbit here, and someone brought a wine gourd, and in the end, the two sides actually roasted the rabbit together and ate it! At the end, the officers and soldiers said that when they left the customs, they would first put a few guns to report to this side - in exchange for the condition that if it fell into the hands of the Sichuan army brothers, they must open the net and not embarrass the brothers...... When Ma Lao Liu and a few people returned to the camp in triumph with a shy chest and a mouth full of wine, the news spread immediately!
What are you worried about?
After listening to the old guys' gossip and talking, Fang Ge's heart moved, and he asked Ma Lao Liu to come over, and asked carefully for a long time, and gradually had an idea. Especially when I heard that the other party would send troops to let go of the gun, I remembered that there was a big treasure in the arsenal of Chaotianguan, and I hurriedly let people drag it out - God bless, it seems that it can still be used!
After resting in the camp for two days, and seeing that the physical strength and morale of the two battalions he brought were almost recovered, Fang Ge took a few guards to Yangping Pass to observe the enemy's situation. Judging from what happened to Ma Lao Liu, the morale of these officers and soldiers is very problematic, but the situation on their own side is not much better - the original two battalions are only organized into two battalions, neither fully equipped nor dissatisfied, and now the personnel and equipment are available, but they have hardly fought any battles. But the auxiliary troops are much stronger, no matter what, they have the structure of the auxiliary battalion and the rough chain of command on their side, and it is said that they are all forced people along the way, and they have to send people to watch them at all times, and they will run if they are not careful, which is a great advantage when the time comes. Once the two sides put up a position, there must be more people on their side, shouting in unison, and someone on the opposite side should be scared away, right? As long as someone runs, the soldiers will be afraid...... Well, I have to explain to the officers of the auxiliary battalion when I go back, I have seen these guys, as long as the other party can't hold on to running away first, he will almost win...... However, looking at the towering wall, Fang Ge was still full of sorrow: with his own soldiers, forcibly attacking the fortified positions was definitely a dead end, and if he wanted to relieve the pressure on the north, he could only do it through field battles - how could he lead the officers and soldiers out?
Looking at the so many colorful flags on the wall, the momentum of the officers and soldiers is not small, in addition to the various triangular command flags with very familiar shapes, there are also many long flags with a lot of characters written on them. Although illiterate, Fang Ge also knew about the tricks of "obeying the order to rebel" and "obeying the order to level the thief" - it can be seen that the imperial court attaches great importance to it. Since the imperial court attaches great importance to it, sooner or later they will have to close it over, and the civil officials will never let them spend all the time eating food and silver in vain! Fang Ge knew too well the ways of the civil servants.
How do you get them out quickly?
Not only does he know the style of civil officials, but Fang Ge is also familiar with the minds of the generals: of course, he will never take risks if he can fight, but if there is a big bargain in front of him...... Naturally, no one will let go! Because he is a military attaché, if he puts himself in his shoes and changes to himself, he will almost be the same. Therefore, Fang Ge had an initial idea. However, after thinking about it, it is still a bit risky, and I have been hesitant.
What prompted Fang Ge to make up his mind was the messenger sent by Zhang Hu. Boryeong is lost, and the marshal is fleeing for his life here, and it should be there in two or three days. Behind is Sun Jie's large army, which is at most a day or two late. At that time, the enemy was attacked on the belly and back, and it was difficult to fly with wings, so I could only go dangerous! Whether it is life or death depends on God's will.
General Lu Guangyu has been in Yangping Pass for five days. The high wall had given the brothers a lot of confidence, and the soldiers had stopped running away, and now General Lu was worried about how to keep an eye on the damned hillbillies, until he had killed a few unlucky ghosts and hung their heads around the shack, and the phenomenon of fleeing was curbed to a certain extent.
General Lu firmly remembered Master Xiu's three tricks. Mr. Storyteller said that Zhao Zilong, such a powerful winning general, can't rely on the three tricks given by Mr. Zhuge to turn the situation around in an emergency? General Lu has been pondering, Zhao Zilong is really patient, change to himself, I am afraid that if he doesn't open all the tips as soon as Mr. Zhuge comes out of Mr. Zhuge 's military tent, let the master read it to General Ben! It's better to be an adult, explain it all in one breath, and save yourself from suffocating to death! Well, the first one is "invincible" We did it, the second one, we were originally the commander of the central guard in Shaanxi Province, even if there is some fame, it is unlikely to spread to Sichuan Province, the thief should despise it, right? Gotta find a way to make them prouder! The book says that the arrogant soldier will be defeated, as long as the thief is proud, he will definitely be defeated! Can there be anything wrong with what the book says? But this third rule is a bit more difficult: how can a thief be considered a flaw?
Yesterday, Master Xiu sent a messenger to urge him to enter the army, saying that the Son of Heaven was waiting to see the good news, and the adults in the court had a lot of discussions, saying that the march was too slow, and the soldiers were disturbing the people. However, the Third Division of Shaanxi Province bought the face of the old man very much, and secretly told the Lord Xiu, saying that the Inspector was going to give a small report to the Holy Lord, saying that we "will not advance the army, and waste silver and grain"! But the boss is really, you obviously said that you would wait for the thief to show his flaws, and now you haven't even seen a thief's hair, where are the flaws? Send someone back and ask...... Well, General Lu is not so stupid as to take the initiative to scold him. I was rubbing my hands together and was embarrassed, and I heard a commotion outside: the thieves are coming!
Although he was a little scared in his heart, General Lu, who was neatly dressed, still came to the pass calmly. Hearing the shouts of the gate and the outside, General Lu suddenly felt a rush to urinate, and stood against the wall for a while without squeezing out a few drops, which was strange. The mouth was dry tight, there was no foam at all, and the soldiers handed over the water hyacinth, and General Lu drank more than half of it in one go. Hey, the horse path on the wall today is a little steep, and General Lu walked a little tremblingly. But peeking at the others, everyone was like this, no one noticed him, General Lu was relieved, and finally climbed the gate.
Haha, there are only a thousand thieves, only carrying a few ladders, and everyone else is holding a big shield, walking slowly and timidly! It's God bless to send a great achievement to General Ben! Shoot me arrows, hit! Fight to the death! Throw stones, smash, smash these turtle sons to death! Before entering Sichuan, General Lu had already learned the famous Sichuan scolding.
The soldiers on the wall also woke up from the initial fright, and shot and threw stones at the thieves under the gate. Although the distance is still far away, the bow and arrow can reach, and the stone can't hit anyone at all, but there is momentum! Seeing the sweat on the brain, everyone gradually became excited, and the fear was temporarily forgotten.
"Bang!" There was a deafening explosion, and a puff of white smoke rose from the wall not far away - there were more than 20 firearms in the Ningxia Central Guard, and General Lu had brought them all.
"Bang, bang!" Clouds of white smoke rose from the walls, and the firefighters opened fire, and cheers rang out on the walls. Regardless of whether you can beat the thief or not, such a big movement has made the morale of the brothers unprecedentedly high.
"The thieves are defeated!"
Someone suddenly pointed down and shouted.
"The thieves are defeated!"
"The thief has escaped!"
"Don't run, see Grandpa catch skinning your baby!"
The soldiers on the wall shouted excitedly.
The nasty white smoke made General Lu not very real, but hearing the cheerful cheers of his brothers, General Lu could also know the general idea. Quickly ran to the battlement without firearms and looked out, only to see a dozen thieves lying on the ground, and other thieves supported each other to retreat into the distance......
Yes?
Is this a victory? Could it be a thief? To chase, or not to chase? What if this is what the boss said about "easy to win"? If you miss it like this, you can't be scolded to death by Master Xiu? That one...... I've lost the title of commander!
The cautious General Lu was ready to test it: "Shizibao battalion, a city, go out of the customs and pursue!" The entourage of Fort Anning and Wild Fox Fort will guard the pass! ”
Along the side wall (the Great Wall) from east to west, a castle, Shizi Fort, Anning Fort, Kushuiwan Station, Wild Fox Castle, and Hongchengzi Fort were all under the jurisdiction of the Ningxia Central Guard, and General Lu brought four battalions down. At this moment, the clever General Lu decided to send half of his troops to pursue, and the other half stayed at the pass to deal with the situation.
Military orders are like mountains.
Despite the reluctance of a hundred and cursing the street in their hearts, the battalions of Shizibao and Yiyi City trembled and opened the gates, shouted loudly, and tried to force them in the direction of the thieves who had fled in the distance. The guys who stayed behind breathed a sigh of relief, secretly rejoicing in their good lives, and flattered General Lu, who was both wise and brave.
Seeing the door open, the thieves who were running unhurriedly in order to save their strength shouted and trotted up. Seeing this, the pursuers became bolder, and those who walked in front began to play with the corpses of thieves on the ground with knives and guns, and some of them even reached out and took them into their arms...... Hey, what did they take out and put in their arms, could it be silver? Sky! That guy pulled out a big chunk of green silk! One by one, the defenders on the wall craned their necks and stared at each other.
There were only a dozen corpses of thieves on the ground, and of course the pursuers walking behind would not have their turn, but the fugitives in the distance began to throw away the knives and guns in their hands, and the officers threw the untied armor pieces on the ground - iron armor is a good thing that can save lives, even if you can't keep it, give it to the commander, and you will definitely be able to change the first-level decapitation skill! So everyone quickened their pace and rushed over.
Close the wall to see it more clearly. Resentment spread among the soldiers who were still rejoicing just now: everyone was begging for food in the guard, why did those guys in the east get rich, and we in the west couldn't get anything? Are we raised by stepmothers? So they shouted. With the noise of the drumming on the wall, the thieves obviously fled even faster, and if they didn't catch up, they wouldn't be able to eat hot! At the instigation of their respective men, the officers surrounded General Lu, blushing with excitement and arguing with thick necks.
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