Chapter 7: First Encounter

Li Jing did not get grain and grass supplements at Yique Pass, did not stay at Yique Pass, led the army to continue to advance to the eastern capital, and drew grain and grass from Jingxiang.

The guards of Yique Pass will gallop all the way, hurry back to the Eastern Capital, and report the fall of Yique Pass to the imperial court.

The Yique Pass guard will meet Koji Chongyu's army halfway, and Koji Chongyu learned that Yique Pass was lost, and immediately called Cen Changqian, Zhang Guangfu and others to discuss.

"Now that Yique Pass is lost, what should we do?"

Koji Chongyu asked.

The generals bowed their heads and remained silent.

Cen Changqian arched his hand and said: "If you want me to say that I should continue to send troops and recapture Yique Pass, instead of sitting here and discussing what to do, recapturing Yique Pass and ensuring the eastern capital is the top priority!"

"How? Yique Pass is dangerous, it is built between two mountains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, with our 100,000 troops, we can't break through Yique Pass at all, don't be able to take back Yique Pass at that time, we are still planted there, that is more than worth the loss!"

Zhang Guangfu objected.

"What do you say?"

Cen Changqian said.

"If you want me to see, it's better to return to the Eastern Capital and make another plan!"

Zhang Guangfu said.

"No way!"

Koji Chongyu opposed the return to the Eastern Capital, and before the battle was fought, they retreated, and the Queen Mother would definitely blame them for being afraid of the enemy, and would definitely punish them.

"The general of Yique Pass said, the grain and grass of Yique Pass have been burned by him, and now Yique Pass is short of food, this is a good opportunity, the rebels are marching fast this time, and they must not have brought much grain and grass, we just take this opportunity to besiege Yique Pass, as long as the rebels are trapped in Yique Pass, waiting for the grain and grass they bring to run out, it is time for us to attack."

"Mr. Koji is right! What to do, please show me what to do!"

Zhang Guangfu said.

"I led 50,000 troops to Yique Pass to block the rebels, and Chief Cen led 50,000 rear troops to make a detour, first to quell the rebellion of other clan vassal kings, and then detour to the back of Yique Pass, so it's done!"

Koji Chongyu's plan is to take the policy of breaking through each one, first weak and then strong, first solve Li Zhen and others, and then go around to the back of Yique Pass, forming a two-sided attack!

Li Jing's rebels couldn't get out of Yique Pass, and there was no supply of food and grass, and the only way to wait for the rebels was a dead end.

In this way, the suppression of the rebellion is just around the corner, and they will return in triumph, and they will definitely be able to pay homage to the prime minister.

However, they still underestimated the combat effectiveness of Li Jing's army, 20,000 Beiwei troops can overthrow 100,000 troops, and their division of troops will only greatly reduce their combat effectiveness.

"Good! Just listen to the koji manager, I'll set off and say goodbye! ”

Cen Changqian said goodbye, walked out of the big tent, and went back to immediately take his army of 50,000 with him.

Koji Chongyu immediately ordered the whole army to speed up and rush to Yique Pass as fast as possible.

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Koji Chongyu's 20,000 forwards and Li Jing's 8,000 Beiwei army cavalry met ten miles away from Yique Pass, Han Shizhong did not hesitate at all, and led 8,000 Beiwei troops to attack Koji Chongyu's 20,000 army.

The striker general was overjoyed to see the second!

Only 8,000 people dare to attack them, what is the difference between this and giving people heads, this kind of credit for picking up in vain should not be in vain, the forward general gave the order to attack.

After a battle between the two sides, Han Shizhong repelled Koji Chongyu's 20,000 forwards.

Han Shizhong took advantage of the victory to pursue, killing the Koji Chongyu striker who lost his armor and suffered countless casualties.

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After learning that the strikers and the rebels were exchanging fire, Koji Chongyu ordered the army to speed up the march, and the soldiers did not dare to slack off, and all ran forward.

That's when it happened.

A fast horse galloped like an arrow from a string, stopping the war horse in front of Koji Chongyu.

"Boss, something is wrong! Our vanguard army has been defeated by the rebels and is heading for a rout!"

The herald reported the military situation to Koji Chongyu.

Ko Chongyu's face turned blue suddenly, 20,000 forwards, he couldn't even beat 8,000 soldiers and horses, and that's it, but 20,000 people were chased and cut by 8,000.

When did the imperial army become so useless, it couldn't even deal with the other party's 8,000 soldiers and horses, it seems that Li Jing is not incompetent!

"Pass the order! Array up to meet the enemy!"

Koji Chongyu Road.

"Whoa!"

The herald received the order, turned the horse's head, and galloped through the army, conveying Koji Chongyu's military order.

The army quickly stopped, assumed a posture of facing the battle, and set up anti-horse stakes and other weapons to restrain the cavalry in front of the formation.

After a while, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and the first thing that appeared in front of them was the defeated vanguard soldiers, and behind them, Han Shizhong led the cavalry to chase them.

"Don't let them come, order the archers to prepare, and if they dare to advance even half a step, they will all be shot by me!"

Koji Chongyu Road.

"What? Chief, those are our robes, how can we abandon them, and ask the chief manager to give me some soldiers and horses, and I will go and get them back!"

The adjutant general was incredulous, he didn't expect Koji Chongyu to sacrifice his own people, could it be that in order to block the enemy army, he didn't even let go of his own people.

"Presumptuous! Dare to disobey military orders and make a decisive decision!"

Koji Chongyu was furious, he also wanted to go and defeat the remnants of the army, but there were rebel cavalry behind them, once he ordered the remnants of the army to come over, the rebels would definitely take the opportunity to charge, and at that time, it would be a disaster for them.

On the plains, the cavalry was able to play to its advantage, and it was a disaster for the infantry.

"Don't dare!"

"Then don't go yet!"

The lieutenant general took the order and left.

The archers stretched their bows and arrows, facing the sky at forty-five degrees, and the lieutenant sent a shout to the soldiers who were not allowed to retreat from the rout, and asked them to fight the rebels desperately.

The defeated soldiers, where are they willing to listen to the words of the deputy general, and run forward desperately.

Seeing this, the adjutant general could only shake his head and sigh, and they had no choice but to release the arrow if they didn't listen.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable......

The bowstring trembled, and countless sharp arrows flew into the sky, cutting an arc in the air, falling from the sky like a torrential rain.

The screams rose and fell from each other, and the frightened soldiers did not dare to take a step forward, but could only stand in place and tremble.

Now they are caught in the middle, unable to advance or retreat, and what awaits them is an unknown outcome.

"Phew!"

Han Shizhong stopped and said, "Let them surrender, disarm and not kill!" Rebel kill!"

"Whoa!"

The herald immediately shouted: "Listen to the people in front, those who disarm and surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will be killed!"

The cavalry of the Beiwei Army took up the short crossbow on horseback, wound it, mounted the arrows, and aimed it at the enemy in front of them, and if anyone dared to resist stubbornly, they would be shot at once.

When the rout heard this, they immediately threw down their weapons and turned to surrender to the rebels behind them.

Han Shizhong ordered people to collect these surrendered troops, and ordered the cavalry to stand guard in place, waiting for the arrival of Li Jing's army behind him.

As soon as Li Jing's army arrived, he used Shenwei cannons to bombard the enemy.