Gathering of Storms (45)
The Zonghengmen army came down from the canyon between Yuechu Peak and Mulberry Peak on the right, where although the terrain is steep, it is easy to descend the mountain. Fortunately, under the mountain is a horse Pingchuan, except for Shu Qiu, it is not afraid of the ambush of the vertical and horizontal gates. What's more, within two hours of fighting, the Jianhou camp and the south gate will be exhausted, and ambush or not ambush is secondary. Along the way, the Zonghengmen suddenly began to release arrows to stop the Jianhou camp and the south gate from pursuing, a large number of bows and crossbows in the dark night to increase the power, but with those arrows and shields bought, the manpower loss of the Jianhou camp and the south gate was smaller, but there were also nearly a thousand casualties. With Kou Zhun's manpower and courage, Jianhou Camp and the South Gate still did not dare to slack off on the military order, Kou Zhun's pursuit was also very unusual, he did not order the arrows, only ordered the pursuit, and suddenly ordered Shangsang Peak to camp after Shuqiu. The so-called camping in case of danger is half on the mountain and half at the bottom of the mountain, for which many people still quite understand, at least the mountain is better than the bare city wall, and the condescending is still dependent. Mulberry Peak is the turning point of the northwest of Shu Mountain, the mountain is quite high, all the peaks here are named after the Bashu mythology, and the center of Shu Mountain is Wangfeng, the secret place of the medicine sect. The location of Wangfeng is the place where Emperor Wangdi is, which is the place where the people of Shu are fascinated by their thoughts.
After tossing all night, with the assistance of Zhang Qian, the transfer envoy, the new baggage was transported to Sangfeng, and at this time, the Jianhou camp and the south gate were less than 30,000 people, and it was not cumbersome to settle down. Zhang Qian and the other officials were shocked when they saw it, the Zonghengmen was so powerful, no wonder the South Gate would also fail, it seemed that this battle would be more difficult than they imagined.
Kou Zhun stayed awake all night, and many things were settled by Wang Jixian and Zhang Qian. For a person who doesn't know much about martial arts. It's good to be able to hold on until now. But Kou Zhun didn't have enough time, although it was easy to climb the Mulberry Peak, he had to cope with the climate of Shu Mountain, and the sun was shining during the day. The weather is pleasant, the evening is covered with smoke clouds, and the cold is oppressive, and the settlement of armaments and military tents is particularly important. Each city is ten zhang apart, and each battalion is five zhang apart, and bonfires are constantly held day and night to remove the fog. It is also to deal with the fog of the medicine sect. Seeing Kou Zhun's exhaustion, Wang Jixian and Zhang Qian both had compassion, and Kou Zhun's command did not hesitate. He had a plan in his heart, which gave the two of them a little comfort. After the various departments were settled, it was already noon, and Wang Jixian specially went to Chengdu City to bring back a lot of delicacies. Kou Zhun couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the table of delicious food. To put it bluntly, this table of delicacies is more expensive than anything else. After a drink, there were only three people on the table: Kou Zhun, Zhang Qian, and Wang Jixian. Although Kou Zhun seemed indifferent, Zhang Qian and Wang Jixian could see that Kou Zhun was angry and sad. There were 33,660 casualties in one day, which is more than a number. I don't know how much turmoil it has caused when it reaches the imperial court. Behind so many families, it is difficult for the imperial power to resist.
When you are full of wine and food, it is natural to get some sleep. Kou Zhun told Wang Jixian before going to bed that if there were reinforcements to come, he could not lead the army to greet him, so let Li Bozhong go to meet him. It was Brigadier Kou who transferred Li Bozhong to the south gate, Zhuang He took a fancy to this person at first sight, handed over all the machine beasts to him, and built weapons in Chengdu City, what he had to do was long-term and stable, the machine beast workshop, the bow and crossbow gun arrow workshop should all be settled. In order to guard against the surprise attack of the Zonghengmen, Zhuang He chose the most densely populated Dongcheng, and among the people, the Zonghengmen had to be careful not to hurt the innocent anyway.
It wasn't until Kou Zhun slept for an hour that the master of Shangluomen took out a dark secret letter to Wang Jixian, and at a glance, the two couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing whether they were happy or sad for a while. It turned out that long before Kou Zhun came to Chengdu, His Majesty the Emperor had a plan, at this moment Chengdu City east and west, the east gate 73 commanded nearly 30,000 people, and the Sichuan army of 31,000 people was rushing to come, less than 100 miles away from Chengdu City. More than 60,000 people came at once, and there were 31,000 Sichuan troops among them, which was an unprecedented transfer since Emperor Taizu. And this is what Wang Jixian and Zhang Qian admire the most, if you want to master Shudi, you must first grasp the hearts of the people in Shudi. The return of the Sichuan army to Sichuan actually increased morale, and made the medicine sect and the people of Shu have an insurmountable separation, and the emperor's heart fruit is different from the rest of the people. Although the Sichuan army came to the Xiang army system, this time the east gate transported a large amount of baggage, and the guards were tight, otherwise the bandits along the way would have already started.
Just as Wang Jixian settled Li Bozhong to pick up the east gate, Kou Zhun woke up and slept for less than two hours. Seeing Wang Jixian settled down like this, Kou Zhun shook his head and sighed You, and then settled Li Bozhong to pick up the Sichuan army, ignoring the east gate. Zhang Qian and Wang Jixian were surprised, Kou Zhun asked: "Why did the bandits retreat suddenly?" This question, the two of them were suddenly startled, and sighed: "East Gate?" Kou Zhun nodded and replied: "The East Gate seems to have a large number of people, and there is such a large amount of baggage, you said that the bandits are not fighting with you at this time, how long will they stay?" Zhang Qian said worriedly: "Let's not care?" Kou Zhun pointed around and said: "Look at us now, if we move a little more, we will be unable to save the immortals." You are not stupid to look at it, you still have to have some overall situation, the soldiers used by the bandits are only 50,000 or 60,000, and the unused soldiers are at least three times more. Wang Jixian and Zhang Qian both couldn't believe it. Kou Zhun continued: "The most important thing for bandits is money, if they are really tempted, Caosi's money is also theirs, even if they lose this battle, they will not be able to hurt the foundation, this is the strength of the bandits." "Wang, Zhang and the two looked at each other, knowing that Kou Zhun would not open his mouth, and they were all gloomy for a while, and the strength of this troubled bandit was really terrifying.
It was indeed as Kou Zhun expected, the reason why Zonghengmen retreated was to attack the reinforcements at the East Gate. Such a large number of reinforcements were all from the hands of Emperor Zhao Heng, and they carried a lot of baggage, which was probably expected by Zonghengmen. This time, the Zonghengmen used 8,000 flying wings to transport manpower, and when the overwhelming flying wings appeared above the east gate, they covered the sun's rays like dark clouds covering the sun, and frightened the reinforcements at the east gate. This time, the reinforcements of the Qingtian Battalion at the East Gate were led by the new capital lord Shi Baoji, a brilliant martial artist, the son of the founding general Shi Shouxin, who was more than fifty years old, and his strong body exuded a noble and mighty aura. The glory he received, the captain of the Taizu Dynasty, the envoy of the Zhen'an Army, the talent of a general, was deeply valued by the emperor Zhao Heng of the dynasty, and sent him to the expedition is expected.
Since Shi Baoji's father relieved him of military power, his father asked him to start studying, to be a Confucian general with both civil and military skills, and his illustrious family and heroic talents made Shi Baoji more charming. At this time, the vanguard of the army was less than 100 miles away from Chengdu City, and this time it also brought a large number of horses, and there was no shortage of cavalry. There is no shortage of high-level nobles among the nearly 30,000 people, but Shi Baoji killed several people along the way with military discipline, which stabilized the morale of the army. Before coming, Shi Baoji specially consulted Shi Pojun about the situation in the northwest, and it was for this reason that Shi Baoji specially brought 30,000 crossbows, arrows and a large number of bed crossbows. However, what caught Shi Baoji off guard was that the Zonghengmen landed outside the range, and the overwhelming flying wings alone had scared the Qingtian Camp a lot. There were only more than 10,000 people, and after the people in the Qingtian camp were shocked, Shi Baoji organized manpower to resist. This time, the vertical and horizontal gate was besieged from all sides, attacking Shi Baoji's right and right wing, and the momentum of the vertical and horizontal gate was like a rainbow, and the scene of less than 10,000 people surrounding 30,000 people was very funny.
However, as soon as they fought, the Qingtian Camp felt so unusual. These people are all violent, especially those invisible sword qi flying all over the sky, and when they are not paying attention, they don't know that half of their bodies are missing. Once triggered, the rambling slaughter poured like the waters of the Yellow River. Even though there are not a few masters in the Qingtian Battalion, it is the first time to experience such a large battle, and Shi Baoji's military appearance has not paid attention to these, so it is naturally lacking in use. However, Shi Baoji frowned, it is not difficult to block these people, it is rare how to keep these baggage, this is all prepared for the construction of the Hou camp and the south gate, and the purpose of today's bandits is obviously here. At that moment, Shi Baoji ordered the internal army to fire arrows to block the attack of the bandits. At the same time, the lightly armed cavalry was ordered to attack the formation of the bandits. The two simple military orders quickly reversed the situation, although the vertical and horizontal gates were brave and fierce, after all, there were few people, and the cavalry rushed in a large formation, and the formation was scattered. However, what surprised Shi Baoji was that even if these people scattered their combat power, they were still not to be underestimated, and in less than half an hour of fighting, they lost 3,000 people, and Shi Baoji tasted the power of the so-called bandits for the first time. There were bandits here, it was simply a group of demons, and soon the battle formation surrounded by the baggage carts was on fire everywhere, and no matter how Shi Baoji changed the formation, it was difficult to resist the slaughter of the Zonghengmen.
At the critical moment, a large number of black-clothed people were highlighted in the west, and the sun was shining on a sunny day, and the crowd was getting more and more numerous. The leader is a middle-aged man less than forty, with a tall figure and dark skin, showing the combination of luxury and domineering. The appearance of more than 10,000 people, each walking like flying, when it is not a mediocre hand, but there is no trace of stopping the vertical and horizontal doors. At this moment, the wings in the sky struck again, this time not people, but the screams that came out of the strings. Attacking the ground from the air, and the ground has long been prepared, a large number of hidden arrows and arrows form two relative impact of the arrow rain, the wings of the vertical and horizontal gates have casualties for the first time, despite this, the sky moves more flexibly than the ground moves, and is attacked by thousands of wings once, and its casualties are still more than 2,000 people. It can be expected that there will be reinforcements at the East Gate, and he has long known about the details of the vertical and horizontal gates, not to mention that the identity of this person is not a secret. He is one of the ten brothers of Emperor Taizu Yishe, Han Chongyun's second son, Han Chongye's son Han Jiyun, since Zhao Heng ascended the throne, their family was summoned back to the dynasty, so there was a chance to soar, but Han Jiyun is not a mediocre talent, this battle is his opportunity to make contributions. (To be continued......)