"What has Han Chongyan been doing lately?" asked Yelu Qicai inside the fortress to the spies who had gone to inquire about the news. Pen God Pavilion

"General, the Western Regions Army has recently been repairing the plank road at the southern pass. And I found out from the surrounding farmers that the Xicheng army is ready to join the Nangong army to raid the southern pass, and then attack in the front and rear to destroy our defenders in the middle pass. ”

After hearing the military information reported by the spies, Yelu Qicai smiled slightly and said to the generals around him: "I thought that Han Chongyan really had any ability, and he was just a "mouth general" who talked about war on paper after making trouble for a long time. Xicheng Yidan is really inaccurate. The armies in southern Xinjiang are now confronting us along the Yangtze River, how can it be possible to draw reinforcements to cooperate with him Han Chongyan? Besides, the allusion to the Ming Dynasty plank road and the secret Chen Cang, do you really think that the old man doesn't know?"

After hearing Yelu Qicai's explanation, the surrounding generals also laughed.

Yelu Qicai smiled and ordered the spies below: "Order the generals in the southern pass to keep more snacks, and at the same time let the soldiers of the beacon towers along the way cheer up." This kid's real target is the fortress under my feet. Stinky boy, I'll let you see how powerful the old man is this time. ”

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"How's the plank road repaired?" In the Xicheng Army camp, Han Chongyan asked his subordinates while roasting the fire.

"General, most of the plank roads in the southern pass have been in disrepair for many years, and it will take at least three days to repair them all. The soldier under the tent replied truthfully.

"No problem, let them finish as soon as possible as scheduled. The plank road you repair is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the army, and I don't ask you to rush to work, but you must ensure the quality. Han Chongyan said, and then sent the soldiers under the tent out.

"Marshal Han, why don't you attack the pass on the other side? Now that the main force of most of the capital army has been dragged along the Yangtze River by the Nangong family, if we don't hurry up, once the Emperor completely takes over the army in the north, then we have no chance of winning. ”

It was Xicheng Yilong who spoke as the overseer, since the Xicheng family raised troops, Han Chongyan had been resting outside the pass for several days, but he still did not attack the opposite pass.

"Please rest assured General Yilong, at most five days, I will take the pass. Looking at the anxious Xicheng Yilong, Han Chongyan continued to put on a steady appearance and roasted a fire in the camp tent.

Although Xicheng Yilong was in a hurry, at the moment, Han Chongyan was already the generalissimo of the entire Xicheng Army. Although he was a prisoner, he couldn't influence Han Chongyan's decision, and in desperation, he had to urge Han Chongyan to say a few more words before choosing to leave.

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"Is there still no movement from the other party?" Inside the fortress, Yelu Qicai continued to inquire about the spies who had just returned.

"General, although the plank road has been repaired, the opposing army still has not moved. 300,000 men remained camped outside the fortress and showed no signs of moving. ”

"Got it, you go down. When Jeruqicai heard this, he took away the spies under his tent.

"General, what does this Han Chongyan want to do? Now that the plank road has been repaired, he still won't attack. Could it be that he is afraid of the general and does not dare to fight against the general?" asked the advisor under Yeluqi's tent after the spy left.

"No matter what his intentions are, our task is to hold the fortress and prevent the Xicheng Army from threatening the rear of Dadu. As long as he doesn't move, we won't move. The longer we delay, the better it will be for us. ”

Although Yelu Qicai didn't know what Han Chongyan was thinking, as long as he didn't move, as time went by, the trend of the battle situation could only become more and more favorable to the royal family.

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In front of the gate of the Southern Fortress, the soldiers in charge of the night vigil were dozing. In the past few days, they have been monitoring the situation of the Western Regions army repairing the plank road outside the pass, so they have not had a good rest.

Now the plank road has been repaired, but the Xicheng army still has no intention of attacking, and over time, they have also relaxed their vigilance, after all, everyone now thinks that Han Chongyan will attack the pass in the middle, which is also a cover.

Now that Han Chongyan's plan has been discovered by his own generals, they will not be attacked.

Just when the defenders were dozing, many barbs suddenly appeared on the city wall, and many people slowly climbed up the city wall in black clothes, resulting in the defenders who were still asleep, and then they lifted several forbidden formations in the city.

Without the restriction of the prohibition, the cultivators of the Xicheng family outside the city could calmly fly into the sky to kill the enemy. Neiying, who entered the city, also took the opportunity to lower the city gate, and hundreds of thousands of military divisions rushed in and soon occupied the southern fortress.

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"What, the southern fortress has been occupied? Hasn't Han Chongyan's main force been unmoved in front of us all the time? How did the hundreds of thousands of people pass by, and the divine soldiers descended from the sky?"

After hearing the news of the capture of the Southern Fortress, Yelu Qicai was furious, and now he was already under attack. Han Chongyan's army surrounded the pass, making him unable to move.

In desperation, he had to ask Dongfang Wuxian, who commanded the southern army in the north, for help, but Dongfang Wuxian said that the safety of the Huguan generation was important, and only took 20,000 reinforcements to respond. It's a pity that these 20,000 reinforcements are just a drop in the bucket in front of hundreds of thousands of Xicheng troops.

"How the hell did you investigate? More than 100,000 people disappeared under your nose, how could there be no movement at all?" Looking at the spies under the tent, Yelu Qicai said angrily.

"General, we judge by the fire they use for cooking. The spies under the tent reported truthfully.

The stove fire is the stove used by the sergeant when cooking, and it is generally a stove for ten people. During this period of time, Han Chongyan led the soldiers to use no less stoves, so the spies always thought that he was not moving.

In fact, as early as the beginning, Han Chongyan transferred the army to the south in batches, but he did not know much about the stove used for eating, so he confused the spies sent by Yelu Qicai.

Now the Xicheng family has occupied the southern fortress and surrounded Yelu Qicai in the central fortress. There is no point in continuing to stay in the lonely city. Therefore, Yelu Qicai planned to prepare to break through and ask for help.

However, at this time, all the retreats of Yelu Qicai were cut off by Han Chongyan, and in the face of the siege of hundreds of thousands of people, Yelu Qicai could not escape.

For Han Chongyan, although Yelu Qicai was besieged in the central fortress, as the core to prevent the eastward advance of the Xicheng family's army, the defense of the central fortress was impregnable, and Yelu Qicai was ready to defend the central fortress to fight the trapped beasts.

Han Chongyan, who looked at the central fortress, pondered for a long time and ordered the sergeant to carry the sand bag and put it on the dam outside the fortress.

A day later, it rained heavily, Han Chongyan took the opportunity to push the sand bag arranged the day before yesterday, and for a time there was a flash flood, and the flood flooded the central fortress, Han Chongyan took the opportunity to lead the troops to set up a ship to attack the fortress, Yelu Qicai was forced to flee by the road, and was ambushed by Han Chongyan in the valley, and drew his sword to kill himself.

At this point, Han Chongyan captured the two major fortresses in the central and southern regions, a large hinterland of the imperial family was threatened, and the Xicheng Army seized the initiative for the first time since the start of the war.