Chapter 53: Capturing the Green Mountain

The vanguard army led by Bai Wen was mainly light cavalry, mixed with a small number of other arms. They are all elites selected from the Dragon Wing Army, and most of them are from the Xuanzi Battalion, which is convenient for Bai Wen to command.

As soon as the vanguard army came out of Pingshan Pass, Bai Wen personally led the main force of his light cavalry and galloped all the way.

The troops of more than 5,000 people, taking advantage of the cover of the night, picked up the bells and quietly headed towards Qingshan City.

The light cavalry was fast, and soon after nightfall, the troops reached the boundary of Qingshan City.

Bai Wen restrained the Wandering Wind Leopard and stopped at the back of a hill, where there were already sentry scouts waiting to deliver the information about Qingshan City to him. This is the men and horses specially drawn by Fei Shi from the Dragon Tooth Army Wind Camp to assist the main force of the Dragon Wing Army, and one of them is placed in the vanguard army.

"Before nightfall, our people had already infiltrated Qingshan City. According to the news sent back, Qingshan City seems to have no idea that our army is about to attack, and the entire city is on guard, and the night watch, rotation, and patrol of the city are all the same as usual, and they have not entered a state of combat readiness. Moreover, at this time, Wang Ji, the lord of Qingshan City, was still in the famous brothel in the city, and we did not observe any vigilance that was different from daily life. After sorting out the information obtained, the sentry simply reported to Bai Wen.

"What do you think about this?" Bai Wen asked Li Yi, a staff officer of the army.

"I heard that Wang Ji is a womanizer, but I didn't expect that the big war was imminent, but he could still run to the brothel to fight at night! It seems that he doesn't know anything about the actions of our army, and this is a good opportunity for our army to launch a surprise attack and take the city in one fell swoop!" Li Yi said. He was favored by Bai Wen, promoted all the way, and after the competition in the army, he was promoted by Fei Shi and became a staff officer of the vanguard army. In the vanguard army, the status is second only to Bai Wen.

"The subordinates suggested that they immediately speed up the speed of the light cavalry army, gallop behind their backs, and before Wang Ji reacted, he would attack Qingshan City at night, and he would definitely be able to take Qingshan City in one battle. Li Yi said.

"I was a little uneasy in my heart, worried that this was Wang Ji's empty city plan, and deliberately led me to attack the city quickly. Bai Wen said.

"Wang Ji is just a magician, and he has never had military experience in ascending to the seat of the city lord with the power of his family. The possibility of setting up an empty city plan is very small. Li Yi said.

"But I had to guard against it. "As early as before the expedition, Fei Shi told Bai Wen to formulate some siege plans for him. Bai Wen is naturally Fei Shi's plan, and he obeys his words.

"After the order was given, the light cavalry immediately marched rapidly, and at midnight they rushed to the mountains and forests ten miles away from Qingshan City, and then rested for two hours. We talk about launching a siege at dawn, taking care to hide along the way and not disturbing the villagers. Bai Wen issued an order according to a possibility that he had discussed with Fei Shi.

"Why didn't the general go all out and take Qingshan City? and wait until dawn?" Li Yishi was puzzled.

"If you can catch up with me, I'll help me explain to you!" Bai Wen said with a smile.

He slapped the wind leopard and rushed out.

Without waiting for Li Yi to ask again, Bai Wen, who was riding a flowing wind leopard, was like a ghost, instantly melting into the dark night. Knowing that he couldn't catch up, Li Yi also hurriedly hit the horse and followed.

With the foot strength of a wildebeest, he ran at full speed, and he would soon be able to reach Castle Peak City. However, Bai Wen specially ordered that the light cavalry army must hide the movement, so that the speed was deliberately suppressed. Even so, the hussars arrived at their destination half an hour before midnight. The troops were stationed in a mountainous range, which was inaccessible and difficult to detect.

Bai Wen climbed up the hillside, climbed high and looked, not far from the Qingshan City, there were scattered fires, and the whole city was quiet, like a sleeping wild cat. But no one can guarantee whether he will suddenly wake up and become a tiger that chooses people and devours them.

Bai Wen was the first general of the First Army, and Fei Shi specially warned that he must be cautious. Because all actions are related to the lives of thousands of soldiers. The Lord will need to win, and he needs to bring them all back!

"Why hasn't the sentinel's information arrived for a long time?" According to the prior agreement, there should have been a scout waiting for Bai Wen here to report the latest information on Qingshan City, however, Bai Wen waited for a long time and did not see the shadow of the scout.

"When did the people of the Wind Camp become so unreliable?" Li Yi wondered, "Does the general need to send our own sentinel to find out the situation?" He also felt that something was wrong, Qingshan City was afraid that it was not as easy to attack as he expected.

"There's no need anymore. After pondering for a while, Bai Wen said: "At this time, the gate of Qingshan City is closed, and there are guards patrolling, once it is discovered, it will definitely be alert, and it will be unfavorable to us." Whether Wang Ji knows it or not, our plan remains the same, attacking the city at dawn. Even if he is prepared, I am confident that I will break the city in one battle!"

"Get the order!" Li Yi pulled the horse and went to convey the military order.

The vanguard army rested in the mountains, did not set up tents, did not make fires to cook, and all the soldiers sat on the ground, gnawed on dry food, fed and drank water to the wildebeests, and replenished their strength.

The temporary camp of six or seven thousand people, ten thousand horses and horses, there was no noise, and all the soldiers waited silently.

Bai Wen inspected and nodded secretly, the elite who was forbidden in this way was also the top in the entire Flying Dragon Army. Fei Shi led the troops, and sure enough, he had a hand, after all, most of the vanguard army was still from the old subordinates of the Xuanzi Battalion. Soldiers can know the generals, generals can know the soldiers, in the march and operation, only up and down the heart, inside and outside the integration, the march is like flowing water, the attack is like a fire.

The first battle of Bai Wen's vanguard army began in Qingshan City.

Just before dawn, the eastern sky gradually revealed a hint of fish belly white. Tanma returned, Qingshan City has opened its gates to welcome the morning market.

The vanguard army had already assembled, and although it had only rested for the second half of the night, less than two hours, the soldiers were full of energy.

Bai Wen walked to the front of the army and said loudly: "Conquering Qingshan City is our first battle!

"Do you have faith?" Bai Wen asked loudly.

"Yes!" replied the sergeants in unison.

"Do you have faith?" Bai Wen asked again.

"Yes!" replied in the voices of the army, louder and more neat.

"Do you have confidence?" Bai Wensan asked.

"Yes!" the army shouted, and the sound was deafening. Exhausted, all the soldiers were full of excitement, like angry wolves, howling.

"Keep up with me—" Bai Wen nodded and shouted, "Prepare to charge!"

The vanguard army rushed out along the mountain. The rolling torrent is like a torrent, pressing towards Qingshan City.

At a distance of about ten miles, with the momentum of the downhill, the speed of the wildebeest charge was extremely fast. In an instant, the army rushed to the foot of the mountain.

The darkness outside Qingshan City has not faded, and the soldiers in the city tower can't see far away, and at the moment of changing guards, the soldiers who have been patrolling all night are the most relaxed at this moment. The roaring hooves of horses in the distance failed to immediately alert the defending troops.

It wasn't until the vanguard army rushed to a distance of a few miles from the city gate that the soldiers of the city tower suddenly discovered it. By now, however, it is already too late.

"Enemy attack—" The soldiers at the head of the city only had time to raise the alarm.

Bai Wen, who was riding a Flowing Wind Leopard, suddenly accelerated, took the lead, and rushed to the city gate like lightning.

The guards of the city gates, alerted, were about to close the city gates. Suddenly, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared, it was Bai Wen.

"Those who surrender, live, those who resist, die!" Bai Wen shouted in a deep voice. Dressed in heavy armor and wearing a hideous helmet, he turned over and jumped down the Wind Leopard.

"He's alone, and the brothers slaughtered him!" The captain of the city gate was not very interested, and led his team to rush towards Bai Wen.

"Look for death!" Bai Wen ignored the weapons that were attacking him, and with his feet, he jumped over a group of soldiers and came to the squad leader, and blasted out with an iron fist.

The squad leader had just reacted and was about to lift his gun, but he was punched in the chest by Bai Wen. In an instant, the sternum shattered, penetrated the viscera, was smashed against the wall, slid down, and bled to death.

"Sacrifice the city gate, Rao Er will not die!" Bai Wen said coldly.

The group of soldiers guarding the gate, forced by Bai Wen's strong might, carried their blades, did not dare to step forward, and did not dare to retreat to close the city gate. Just like that, I watched the vanguard rush over.

Thousands of iron horsemen, like a torrent, crushed into the city. The soldiers defending the city didn't even have the heart to resist, so they directly let out of the city gate and fled in all directions.

The iron cavalry continued unabated, broke into the inner city, and went straight to the city lord's mansion.

Bai Wen left some soldiers to guard the city gate and tower, and then followed this torrent to the city lord's mansion.