Fenghou

"Marshal, don't worry, I've thought about it before. There are two ways to attack Bashu, one is Mi Cang Road, and the other is Jinniu Road. Mi Cang Road goes directly from Nanzheng, and Jinniu Road is more than 100 miles to the west..."

"In that case, let's go south on Micang Road!" Wanyan Salihe interrupted Cui Baidao's words impatiently.

Cui Baidao was a little embarrassed, and said for a while: "Actually, the meaning of being humble is to walk the way of the golden bull."

"Is there danger on the Mi Cang Road?"

"Reporting to Marshal, Micang Road has been in disrepair for a long time, and many sections are very dangerous. It is said that one person can block a million troops. I am worried that we will be blocked by the Song army when we go south, and then the way back will be blocked. In the end, the food ran out..."

Wanyan Sali's face softened a little, "I understand what you mean, is there no such danger in the way of Jinniu?"

"Marshal, the Jinniu Road is the main road in the Shu Road, and it can take heavy vehicles. I heard that a large amount of food, grass and materials in Hanzhong are stored at Jianmen Pass. If we can take Jianmen Pass, we will not only open the gate of Bashu, but also gain With enough supplies, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.”

"What about the risk? I want to hear where the risk is?"

"The risk is still the same as that of Miicang Road. If you can't take the Jianmen Pass, but the retreat is cut off, it will be dangerous. The idea of ​​the humble job is to take two steps. First, take down the entrance of Jinniu Road, hoard heavy troops, and send another The army went south to test and attack Jianmen Pass.

It would be great if you can take Jianmen Pass, but if you can't take it for the time being, then simply go north to attack Nanxianren Pass, and then cooperate with the Qi army to take down Dashan Pass with a pincer attack from the north and the south. Then hoard 10,000+ troops and enough food and supplies, and then go south to Bashu with all the power of the country to open up the western channel of the Song Dynasty, and the demise of the Song Dynasty can be expected. "

Wanyan Sali nodded, this plan sounds relatively safe.

"Okay! I can accept this proposal. Where is the entrance to Jinniu Road?"

"Report to Marshal, in Xi County!"

Wanyan Sali laughed loudly, "What a coincidence, I heard that Xi County has stockpiled a lot of food and supplies, and I was planning to attack!"

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Xi County is today's Mian County. It is not only the northern entrance of Jinniu Road, but also the southern starting point of Baoxie Road. Its strategic location is extremely important. After the fall of Raofeng Pass, Jinniu Road became the last strategic passage that the Song army must keep , Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu divided the work, Wu Jie guarded the entrance, that is, Xi County, and Liu Ziyu guarded the throat, that is, Jianmen Pass, and laid down two defensive lines.

Xi County is a strong city, built on the mountainside, the city is strong and tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack. At this time, Xicheng County became overcrowded. Tens of thousands of people poured into Xicheng County, and a large amount of food materials were hoarded in the county. Inside, there is no shortage of food, but the key is housing.

Wu Jie and the magistrate officials racked their brains and tried every means to resettle the people. In the end, they basically lived in one family in one house, so they barely lived.

Wu Jie had an army of 4000 people, which was almost enough to guard Xicheng County, but Wu Jie recruited [-] youths from the common people.

Wu Jie stood on the top of the city, looking into the distance worriedly, Wu Jie was not really worried about the Shu Road, he wished that the Jin soldiers would enter the Shu Road, and then he would block the back road and trap tens of thousands of Jin soldiers to death. Inside the Shu Road.

What he is worried about is Hanzhong. If the Jin soldiers are not in a hurry to attack Shu, but stabilize Hanzhong instead, it will be a big trouble. Now that the Jin soldiers have opened up the Han waterway, there will be a steady stream of supplies, food, grass and backup Jin soldiers to enter soon. In Hanzhong, once Jin Bing captured Xianrenguan, Dashanguan would not be able to keep it.

I don't know when Chen Qing's reinforcements will arrive?

In fact, Wu Jie has another hidden worry, and that is Fu Xuan. Fu Xuan's army is going south along the Mi Cang Road. If Fu Xuan controls the Mi Cang Road and guarantees supplies along the way, will Fu Xuan completely surrender to the Jin soldiers? The result of introducing Bashu is terrible.

In the past two days, Wu Jie was worried about gains and losses, so he was afraid of hearing the news that Jin Bing was going south from Micang Road.

At this time, a cavalryman came running quickly from a distance, and rushed down to the city after a while. Wu Jie recognized that it was the scout he sent out, and immediately ordered people to open the city. After a while, the scout was led to Wu Jie.

The scout knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Du Tong!"

"What's the matter?"

"Reporting to Dutong, a Jin army of about 2 people is heading towards Xixian County, only fifty miles away from the county seat!"

This news made Wu Jie let out a long sigh of relief. It seems that Jin Bing is going to attack Jin Niudao, which is the best result.

"Pass my order, the whole army enters a combat state!"

'when!when!when!when! '

The alarm bell rang on the top of the city, and the Song army rushed to the top of the city from all directions in the west. After a while, the banners on the top of the city were fluttering, and soldiers stood all over the top of the city, with spears like a forest, full of murderous aura.

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Chapter 232 Sword Pavilion

Five thousand cavalry galloped in the dark night, each holding a torch, keeping a distance, like a fire dragon more than ten miles long, circling and galloping among the high mountains.

"General, the Immortal Nan is closed ahead!"

Chen Qing had already vaguely seen a light in front of him, he raised his arm and shouted: "Slow down!"

"Woo-woo-"

The low-pitched horn blew continuously, which was an order to slow down, and the five thousand cavalry gradually slowed down their horses.

The general guarding Nanxianren Pass is still Sun Yu, a general of Wu rank, but half of the pass troops have been transferred to guard Raofeng Pass, and there are still [-] soldiers guarding the pass.

When Sun Yu heard that Chen Qing was coming, he hurried out of the city to greet him. The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Chen Qing asked, "How is the situation in Hanzhong?"

Sun Yu sighed and said, "The golden soldiers attacked the west city for two days, but failed to capture it, so they set up a large camp twenty miles south of the west city. I heard that an army has already entered the Jinniu Road."

"Did Wu Dutong leave me a message?" Chen Qing asked again.

"There is a letter!"

The letter was on Sun Yu's body. He took it out and handed it to Chen Qing. Chen Qing took the letter, and several soldiers stepped forward with torches. The words on the letter's leather were immediately visible.

After reading the letter, Chen Qing pondered for a long time and said to Sun Yu: "Wu Dutong is very worried that the Jin soldiers will attack Xianrenguan. What he means is that I send a part of the army to help General Sun keep Xianrenguan."

Sun Yu was immediately overjoyed. These days, he was very worried that Xianrenguan's troops were too small to resist the Jin soldiers' attack. It turned out that Wu Dutong thought of it for him. He looked at Chen Qing eagerly, to see if he would agree or not.

Chen Qing smiled slightly, "Commander Sun gave me weapons last time, how could I, Chen Qing, not reciprocate?"

He turned back to Liu Qiong and said, "You lead two thousand brothers to stay and assist Commander Sun to guard the Immortal Pass!"

Liu Qiong hurriedly saluted, "I obey the order!"

Sun Yu was really moved. He just gave Chen Qing dozens of spears and a big knife with a curved tip, and he remembered that helping him at a critical moment was like sending charcoal in the snow!

He hurriedly said: "There is a lot of food and grass here in Immortal Pass, if the commander wants supplies, just ask."

Chen Qing chuckled and said, "If that's the case, I won't be polite!"

The soldiers immediately got off their horses and rested. Both men and horses had a good meal, and they seized the time to lie down and rest.

Three hours later, before dawn, Chen Qing led three thousand cavalry across the Immortal Pass and rushed towards Nanzheng County.

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Wanyan Saliha only sent [-] soldiers to Jianmen Pass to test the attack, and his lieutenant general Wanyan Chishulie led the army.

Although there were only 3000 people, this army was quite brave and powerful. They were the elite among the golden soldiers, and there were [-] Tiefutu among them.

Even though it was just a probing attack, why didn't Wanyan Salihe hope that they could seize Jianmen Pass and open the gate of Bashu?

From here we can also see the cunning of Wanyan Saliyin, who used an army with as few people as possible to confuse the opponent, making the Song army think that it was just a probing attack, so that they could relax their vigilance, so that the Jin soldiers could seize the opportunity and break the sword in one fell swoop. The door closes.

'Woo—'

The horn of attack sounded, and two thousand soldiers formed two teams, holding short spears and huge shields, and slowly marched along the stone steps to the Jiange on the hillside.

On the top of the stone steps, fifty bed crossbows were densely arranged. Under the sun, the black iron arrows were aimed at the golden soldiers down the mountain.

Although Jin Bing is full of murderous spirit and brave and good at fighting, their opponent is also Liu Ziyu who has experienced many battles. Liu Ziyu knows how to deal with Jin Bing. Golden soldiers.

The official standing beside Liu Ziyu watching the battle was not an ordinary person. He was Li Yuan, a member of the driving department who came from Lin'an to inspect Sichuan and Shanxi, also known as the imperial envoy.

Li Yuan also came from Chengdu, but he passed by Zhu Shengfei. He directly led his entourage to the north and arrived at Jianmen Pass, just in time to meet the golden soldiers capturing Hanzhong, which shocked Li Yuan.

Fortunately, Liu Ziyu led thousands of soldiers back to Jianmen Pass, which eased Li Yuan's worries a little, but he was still terrified by the murderous intent of the Jin soldiers, fearing that the Song army would not be able to withstand it, and his life would be thrown at Jianmen Pass.

Seeing Li Yuan's nervousness, Liu Ziyu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, they won't be able to break through the Jianmen Pass like this."

"May I ask Liu Dutong, how can we conquer Jianmen Pass?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

"Unless they use large siege weapons and giant catapults to smash and burn us first, otherwise they will attack with human flesh, as many as they come, I will let them die!"

Seeing that the Jurchen soldiers had crossed the hundred-pace line, Liu Ziyu immediately shouted, "Shoot!"

Fifty bed crossbows were fired at the same time, and 250 jackdaw iron arrows rushed like a gust of wind. The speed was too fast. Before the Jurchen soldiers could react, the iron arrows had already pierced their shields and bodies. All the Jurchen soldiers were hit by arrows and fell down, their bodies rolled over. More than [-] Jurchen soldiers were shot and killed by the first round of arrows.

Wanyan Chi Shulie yelled, "Rush up!"

He was just taking advantage of the short opportunity for the opponent to exchange arrows, and rushed up to twenty steps first.

Hundreds of Jurchen soldiers ran up, and at the same time, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! There was a loud noise behind the bed crossbow, a dozen small catapults were launched, and a dozen large kerosene pots flew high and flew down the mountain. The bed crossbows were also being replaced quickly, and fifty bed crossbows retreated. , the other fifty bed crossbows were pushed up and aimed at the opponent's soldiers, but they did not fire.

Hundreds of Jurchen soldiers ran bravely, but when the clay pots hit their heads, they dodged one after another, 'Bang!boom!boom! 'Dozens of clay pots fell to the ground and were smashed to pieces, black and bright fire oil poured out, and flowed all over the steps.

"Rocket shooting!"

The soldiers of the Song Army who had been prepared for a long time immediately fired more than 100 rockets, and the fire ball fell to the ground, and the kerosene was ignited quickly.

On the steps 'Boom! With a sound, the flames ignited, and hundreds of Jurchen soldiers were instantly plunged into the sea of ​​flames. They shouted in horror and turned to run away.

At this moment, fifty bed crossbows were launched, and the dense arrows shot at the enemy's back. The power of the Jackdaw's iron arrow was too strong, it pierced through the body in an instant, and shot at the person in front again. This round of Jackdaw's arrows unexpectedly Killed more than 150 enemy troops, more than double the first time.

It was only then that Li Yuan realized that Liu Dutong's delay in ordering to shoot arrows was to find the enemy's back and make him admire secretly. Jiang is still old and spicy.

"Shoot again!"

The third and fourth rounds of jackdaw arrows shot out, causing heavy casualties to the golden soldiers in the chaos. More than [-] people were killed in battle. Their bodies fell into the flames and were shrunk into a ball.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wanyan Chishulie immediately ordered: "Retreat!"

'when!when!when! The bell for the retreat of the soldiers rang, and the golden soldiers left hundreds of corpses, fled down the steps in embarrassment, and retreated to a safe place.

The soldiers of the Song Army on the pass cheered, even Li Yuan couldn't help but clenched his fists and applauded loudly.

At the foot of the mountain, the golden soldiers were frowning, and a general said to Wanyan Chishu fiercely: "The opponent has fuel oil, bed crossbows, and the terrain is dangerous, I'm afraid we will attack with light troops, and it will be difficult to win!"

Why didn't Wanyan Chishulie understand that with his rich experience, without heavy siege weapons, he would not even think about conquering Jianmen Pass, but how would he know how the opponent would defend if he didn't try it out?

Now he figured it out, the other party had the bed crossbow, the fire oil, and finally the rolling wood and rocks, and there was really no need to sacrifice in vain.

Besides, the supplies they carried could not last for a few days, and the troops had to be withdrawn.

"Pass my order! Pack your bags and retreat to the camp."

The Jurchen soldiers packed their bags one after another, and after an hour, the Jurchen soldiers pulled out of the camp and retreated.

At this time, Liu Ziyu became a little worried. The retreat of the golden soldiers meant that they had lost confidence in capturing Jinniu Dao. Their strategy was to shift to capturing Hanzhong, and Xianrenguan was in danger.

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Chapter 233

At night, hundreds of large ships were moored on the north bank of the Han River east of Nanzheng County. The ships were fully loaded with grain, meat and wine, enough to meet the consumption of [-] Jin soldiers for a month, and there were also [-] siege ladders.

These hundreds of large ships were collected by Wan Yanchang from both sides of the Han River. Basically, all the grain and livestock meat in the Xicheng warehouse were loaded. The next supply will have to be transported from Chang'an, which will take at least a month. time.

It can be said that this batch of supplies is related to whether the Jin soldiers can stabilize Hanzhong. Because of the important relationship, Wanyanchang sent [-] Jurchen soldiers to protect these hundreds of large ships, and Wanfu Chief Wanyan Ajiben was in command.

This is the most troops Wanyan Chang can send, and he will leave 5000 people to guard Shangjin County to prevent the Song Army from Dengzhou from killing and cut off the retreat of the Jin soldiers.

Wanyan Aciben strictly implemented Wanyanchang's requirements. During the day, the fleet was dragged forward by the trackers, and at night it was parked to rest to prevent being harassed and attacked by a small group of Song troops.

Hundreds of large ships were berthed on the shore, stretching for more than 5000 miles, and the 2000 troops were still a bit stretched. Wanyan Aci had no choice but to divide the 3000 people into two teams, and [-] people stayed in the first half of the night. [-] people kept watch in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, the main force of the Song army has already withdrawn. Even if there is a sneak attack by the Song army, it will be harassment by a small group of troops and will not have much impact.

Wanyan Aci didn't dare to fall asleep, and led dozens of his men to patrol the shore on horseback. When it was about one o'clock, a soldier suddenly pointed at the distance and shouted: "Rocket!"

I saw three rockets flying into the sky a few miles away from the northwest, emitting red bright flames, and then three rockets also launched into the sky a dozen miles away to the east. Tail!

He immediately shouted: "Ring the bell, the whole army is on guard!"

'when!when!when!when! The bell rang quickly, and the three thousand soldiers who had just fallen asleep woke up one after another. All the golden soldiers became nervous, holding spears and bows and arrows, staring at the northern wilderness with wide eyes.

Half an hour passed, and nothing happened. The golden soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep again.

But after only sleeping for half an hour, there was another cry of killing from the east, and the five thousand gold soldiers once again cheered up and stood ready for battle.

Not long after, several cavalry rushed over, saluted Wanyan Aciben and said, "I would like to report to Commander Wan, there are about two hundred people, looking at the clothes and equipment, they don't look like Song soldiers, but ordinary soldiers." Rebels."

Wanyan Aciben suddenly realized that it turned out to be a small group of rebels who came to harass them at night, but these rebels were really hateful, so he immediately ordered: "If anyone comes to harass again, I will hunt and kill them without mercy!"

At the time of the fourth watch, Wanyan Aciben had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by shouts of killing, the sound was not loud, exactly the same as the previous shouts of killing, coming from the north, it was the gang of rebels who were harassing again.

Wanyan Aciben felt great hatred in his heart, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Let Mu Wen lead five hundred brothers to hunt down and kill, and not one will be left behind!"

"Follow the order!"

The soldiers were sent to convey the order. Not long after, a commander led five hundred cavalry and galloped to the north. The roar of horseshoes resounded through the earth, and gradually went away. Now all the golden soldiers felt at ease.

About half an hour later, there was a large number of horseshoes in the distance. Everyone thought that the soldiers who suppressed the bandits had returned, and they didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, a sentry suddenly shouted: "Who is it?"

Then there was a muffled cry, and an arrow pierced the sentry's neck.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of troops rushed into the camp of the golden soldiers. Chen Qing took the lead and swung his halberd recklessly to kill the frightened Jurchen soldiers, followed by thousands of cavalry.