In mid-October, the Yokoyama Pass is full of greenery, the summer insects are still squeaking in the grass, and the mountains and forests here still don't feel the smell of winter.

This pass is blessed with a unique position, and it is located on the road that must pass through the north and south, and now the main force of the Zhancheng State is sitting here to block the southward movement of the Li army.

Cough! Cough! Cough!

Just when the soldiers of the city were slackening, arrows shot up the battlements without warning, and suddenly launched an attack on the soldiers on the head of the city.

"Li Jun is coming to ......!"

Before one of the Occupants could give an early warning, an arrow fell from the sky and pierced his throat, splattering blood.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

The soldiers at the head of the city had no armor to wear, and in the face of sudden arrows, they had no time to dodge or guard, and they were wounded and fell to the ground.

"Kill!"

Sitting on his horse, Le Dinh Yen commanded the infantry behind him to charge when he saw the archers of the Li army lurking within range and attacking.

No one could have imagined that the Li Dynasty was ostensibly pleading guilty to the Ming court, but in fact, it was to buy more time to regain the territory that had just been lost.

The front was covered by archers, and the main infantry of Li Tingyan took the opportunity to attack, and it was not difficult to take back the Hengshan Pass in one fell swoop.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

Li Bing saw the opportunity and rushed towards the pass above.

They did not understand why the southern part of the Li Dynasty suddenly became independent, but this time they were determined to slaughter the occupying or Ming troops in the pass, and at the same time take back the pass leading to the south.

"Haha...... Brothers, the Ming army is nothing more than a chicken, we will kill the Ming army and traitors! ”

Li Tingyan and Li Guangdu are cousins, and they have always been supported by Li Guangdu in the army, so he is a real main battle faction, even if it boosts morale.

The Li soldiers' surprise attack appeared to be a success, as their archers continued to shoot arrows at the top of the city, and their cavalry drew closer and closer to the Hengshan Pass.

Bang!

Just as the Li army rushed to the top along the path, the ropes of the two round boulders were suddenly cut and rolled down the path under the action of gravity.

Burst!

Burst! Burst!

Burst! Burst! Burst!

……

Two rolling stones weighing as many as a thousand pounds slammed down without warning, as if playing a beautiful bowling home run, and a blood-colored blank tunnel appeared in the dense Li soldiers' charging team, and a large number of Li soldiers were injured and vomited blood to death.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A large number of stones flew out of the city, and they were being thrown towards the dense Li Bu.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

The Li soldiers, who had no time to dodge, were smashed to pieces, and some of them were only seriously injured but howled on the ground, and their voices were very terrifying.

Click!

A large tree below blocked one of the rolling stones, but at the cost of it being knocked over from the main trunk.

"How?"

Li Tingyan saw the rolling stone blood path that appeared in front of him, and saw the stones constantly flying out of the city, and suddenly had a feeling of being in a scheme.

In his plan, this time he traveled lightly, which should be regarded as a very successful raid, but he was able to take this pass lightly without difficulty.

It's just that everything seems to be an illusion, and the other party is not defenseless at all, and I am afraid that he has already known about this enemy attack.

The reason why they were able to rush up smoothly just now is probably because the other party deliberately confuses themselves, so as to make those rolling stones exert greater lethality.

The general of Champa who was in charge of defending this pass was a middle-aged man with a strong body, and after seeing the casualties in front of him, he secretly clenched his fists in his heart.

has been fighting with the Li Dynasty for so long, and they have always been pressed and beaten by the Li Dynasty, and today's scene can be said to be very rare. 、

After the general of Zhancheng was excited, he turned his head to look at a taciturn young man on the right and said, "This brother Tai has not yet asked for the name of Gao!" ”

"I don't have a name, but the general can call me Night!" The young man arched his hand slightly, looking a little cool and replied.

If you don't close the night, it can't be a name, but a synonym for a profession. It's just that in this dynasty, this kind of person has been greatly valued, and even has a compilation.

When the Ming Dynasty decided to conquer the Li Dynasty this time, a group of people who did not collect it at night were also arranged to the southwest, which was easy to explore the movements of the Li Dynasty.

In terms of military affairs, China's understanding of war is beyond the Nanyang countries in several dimensions, and in terms of military intelligence, it has a very systematic and scientific exploration method.

The real war has begun, and neither side dares to take it lightly.

In order to seek its surprise, the Li army came with a light army this time, but the number of people was nearly 10,000, so it still had a great advantage.

The occupation army has only 2,000 troops, but the Hengshan Pass was originally defended on two sides, but now the center of gravity is all in the north, and all the means of defense are also fully activated.

On the one hand, it is to tackle key problems, and on the other hand, there are continuous casualties on both sides, and blood is staining this pass bit by bit.

"Quick, hurry up to help!"

Due to the advance of the information, the news of the Li army's large-scale attack was not only transmitted back to Hengshan Pass, but also quickly spread to the new royal capital of Zhancheng.

Hengshan Pass is related to the entire south, so the Champa State listed this pass as the most important defense line, and the king of Champa came to hear the news for the first time.

The occupation army was guarding the pass, and with the accumulation of a large number of guard equipment, it was said that they could not be afraid of the attack of the Lebanese army. It's just that in this battle, the two sides fought very closely, and the occupation army slowly fell into disadvantage.

When Gu Lai, the king of Champong, arrived, he saw that Li Bing had already gone to the city pass, and he couldn't help but stare at him in shock.

Due to the rush of time and the limited resources of his own troops, he only came with 500 people, but once this place falls, then he will also die here.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that even if he put all the elite soldiers of the whole country here, he would still not be able to defend this most relevant Hengshan Pass.

"The Ming army is coming!"

It was at this time that a pro-soldier of the Champa State said happily.

The soldiers of the occupation army present turned back one after another, and when they saw that it was Kang Chengen who led his troops to help, the heart that had been hanging finally relaxed.

Since the last time the Ming army helped them fight against Li Renxiao's Li army, they have also seen the terrifying combat power of the Ming army and know that the Ming army is their most powerful backing.

"General, please go to the city immediately to help us repel the Li army, Xiao Wang will have a good reward!" When Gu Lai saw Kang Chengen leading the army to appear, he immediately seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw.

Kang Chengen saw that the Li soldiers had already gone to the city, but the Zhan soldiers were rushing to the head of the city, so he shook his head lightly: "King, this general can't save Zhancheng, unless now the king immediately gives this general a military order!" ”

"What military order?" Gu Lai asked puzzled.

The guards present also looked very confused on their faces, and they all turned their heads to look at the Ming general.

Kang Chengen stretched out his hand to grab a soldier who wanted to escape from the south gate on his side, and said coldly: "Anyone who escapes from the battle, behead!" ”

"This!" Gu Lai saw a large number of deserters in front of him, and couldn't help but hesitate.

This gang can be said to be his last family background, once he is really killed, then he may be reduced to the king of light poles. Not to mention dealing with other countries in the future, even managing the internal affairs of the city is a big problem.

Kang Chengen found that the head of the Nanyang country really did not understand military affairs, so he asked coldly: "If the king has no courage at all, and the army has no determination to fight to the death, what reason will the Ming soldiers have to occupy the city and defend this territory for you?" You have to understand, now this is the territory of the city, and we have no reason to fight to the death for you! ”

"Anyone who escapes from the battle will be beheaded by this king!" Gu Lai knew that he couldn't hesitate any longer, and even said loudly and ruthlessly.

Burst!

Kang Chengen raised the butcher's knife and slashed the deserter cleanly.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

Like hungry wolves, the Shendian Guards came in and killed the occupants who tried to retreat, and used blood to stop these greedy and death-fearing occupants from escaping.

"If you don't want to die, go to the city!"

"Do you still want to occupy the city and die again?"

"Pass the king's order, whoever escapes from the battle will be beheaded!"

……

Gu Lai's own soldiers also attacked, but the means were obviously much gentler, and persuaded the deserters who tried to escape.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

Kang Chengen knew that this reasoning was far less effective than a knife, and immediately continued to harvest the Zhancheng soldiers who wanted to break and escape.

Everyone is afraid of death, but now seeing the merciless butcher's knife of the Shendian Guard, after looking at each other, he finally chose to re-ascend to the top of the city.

"Kill!"

"Defend our homeland!"

"Li thief, blood debt and blood repayment!"

……

After being driven back to the city, the soldiers also showed the spirit of desperate Saburo and rushed forward with the butcher knife in their hands.

The Li soldiers thought that they had succeeded in capturing the city, but in the face of the occupied troops who went and returned, although their individual soldiers were stronger, they had the advantage in the number of soldiers.

After the soldiers had no way to retreat, the battle appeared more heroic, and in the face of the Li soldiers, who were obviously inferior in numbers, they immediately raised their knives and slashed down.

Blood soon stained the city, and the occupation recaptured it.

In fact, the strength of the troops is quite strong, but they are used to defeats earlier, so they are often prone to rout. It's just that now Kang Chengen led the Divine Guards to stop them from escaping, which instead stimulated their potential.

"Damn it!"

Li Tingyan saw that victory was already in sight, but when he saw his subordinates who had landed in the city falling one after another, he immediately gritted his teeth in anger.

Now, he also found that he had underestimated the enemy, this pass was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now this group of occupants who fought so bravely made him suffer heavy losses.

Kang Chengen was very satisfied with the performance of the soldiers who occupied the city, and after seeing the Li soldiers being cleaned up, he also knew the importance of this pass to the strategy of the Ming Dynasty, so he led his troops to the head of the northern city.

Thang Long City, Baoguang Palace.

Ever since Li Sicheng learned that Li Tingyan had begun to raid Hengshan Pass, he had been walking back and forth here, but he wanted to know the outcome of the battle.

This move was undoubtedly dishonest and risky, in order to paralyze the Ming army, he deliberately submitted a letter of guilt, but secretly transferred the main force defending the royal capital to the south.

If you can take the Hengshan Pass in one fell swoop and regain the south, it will naturally be a happy thing, but if things do not go well, the sudden attack of the Ming army will undoubtedly become very dangerous.

When Li Sicheng saw the guards coming, he immediately asked anxiously: "Is there news from the south?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's not news from the south, it's that something has just happened in the royal capital!" The guards looked at Li Sicheng so anxiously, and responded uncomfortably.

When Li Sicheng heard that it was something at his doorstep, he asked lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, Zheng Highway's family has just left the city!" Konoe swallowed and reported truthfully.

Li Sicheng couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and immediately ordered anxiously: "Don't you be stunned to do anything, quickly send someone to chase people back!" ”

"Your Majesty, at that time, General Ding Yong led his troops to chase after him, but ......" The guards didn't dare to face Li Sicheng's gaze, so they stubbornly said.

Li Sicheng knew that Ding Yong and Zheng Highway had always been at odds, and suddenly had a bad premonition and said, "What is the result? ”

"General Ding said that Zheng Highway's family resisted, and he has been corrected on the spot!" The head of the guard was lowered, and he reported truthfully.

When Li Sicheng heard this result, he almost lost his footing.

The Li Dynasty has never lacked careerists, and all the big families are probably thinking of self-reliance, and the Zheng family has long been a big one. Even if he deliberately arranged for his Li clan to be in charge of the army, Zheng, Ding, and Ruan were all able to firmly occupy a place.

In fact, this is all a legacy of history, after all, his grandfather was able to take over Annan smoothly, but it was inseparable from the support of these families.

It's just that now the Ming army is pressing, after all, this time the Ming court is good at attacking the heart, and it actually shows that it wants to find a new royal family, and the result is in the hands of these careerists.

Originally, his biggest reliance on restraining Zheng Highway was his family, but Zheng Highway arranged for his family to flee, but Ding Yong actually killed someone.

Although Ding Yong's real intention was to provoke a conflict between himself and Zheng Highway, Ding Yong was his own subordinate, and Zheng Highway's family fled first, so he had to bear it himself in the end.

However, once Zheng Highway rebelled, Li Tingyan also led the main force south, and now the royal capital has become precarious.

"Your Majesty, what now?" The guards looked at Li Sicheng silently, and couldn't help but ask.

Li Sicheng knew that the problem was already very serious, and immediately issued an order: "Immediately summon the two Xiangguo into the palace to discuss countermeasures, and at the same time block the news of the murder of Zheng Highway's family." ”

"Yes!" The guards immediately received the order.

It's just that the development of events is no longer in the hands of Li Sicheng, and the good fortune of this lucky man on the throne has come to an end, and perhaps the balance of victory should have been sealed at the moment of declaration of war.

The city gate of Zhennan Pass is slowly opening.

At the same time, there was a gust of iron flowing from the western front that was most fooled, and it was the Aegis battalion led by Zhang Yong; The eastern front is the Eastern Route Army led by Wang Hua, the champion of the southern part of the army, which is the main force, and it is the mighty slaughter to Thang Long City.

When the emperor of the Forbidden City attacked, he also received the latest military information from the southwest, but he knew that the flag of Huaxia was about to fly over the entire Indochina Peninsula.

(End of chapter)