Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The mountain walls on both sides of the Queshu Valley are abrupt and towering, and there are even rocky pines and cypresses protruding into the sky. Whenever the mountain wind blows, the turbulence of the air and the impact of Fenshui give people a sense of fear that the mountains are about to collapse.

This feeling may be false, but the danger is real, and the real danger is not the mountains and rapids, but the people in the valley.

There was not much space between the cliff and the river valley, and fences and other obstacles were deliberately erected, making it increasingly difficult to move forward. The good news is that it is obvious that the arrival of these Wei troops did not take long. The establishment of the camp fence was relatively hasty, and it was far from reaching the level of guarding the valley and being indestructible.

Following the order from Hou Mo and Chen Xiang, all the elite soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty rushed into the valley wearing heavy armor. When we first entered the valley, the terrain was still open. However, as the mountain roads tightened, it became difficult to accommodate large groups of people to advance and retreat. The soldiers could only be divided into groups of several people and continue to advance inward.

At this time, behind the camp fence, the Wei soldiers were also ready for battle. They stacked many wooden and stone obstacles behind the camp fence. At the same time, they used their bows to shoot at the enemy soldiers from the convex rocks of the mountain wall.

However, most of the elite soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty who entered the valley this time were fully armed. It was difficult for the arrows to destroy the armor and hurt the sergeants inside. Moreover, the sergeants walking in front also carried large shields on their arms, which made the Wei army's arrow shooting become more difficult. Useless power not only cannot harm the enemy, but even imposes very limited restrictions on the enemy's actions.

Soon the Qi army rushed to the front of the camp fence, and the Wei army inside the fence had given up on futile arrow shooting, and instead grabbed spears and other long weapons and stabbed the enemy troops outside the fence with all their strength.

The first Qi army officers who arrived were all heavily armored, so they were not agile enough to move. They were also in an unfavorable terrain for attacking from above. It was difficult for them to climb over the camp fence and the wood and stone obstacles behind it. They could only deal with the enemy's counterattack inside the fence. , while doing their best to destroy the enemy's camp fence.

"Continue the attack and be sure to remove these enemy fences!"

Taniguchi Hou Mo Chenxiang was still giving frequent orders, urging the soldiers to continue rushing into the valley. Before leaving, he had already praised Haikou to His Majesty the Emperor, and he was full of hatred for the Wei army in his heart. Now that he came to the front line of the battle, he naturally wanted to supervise The soldiers fought fiercely.

Although this gray-haired veteran can no longer take the lead and wear armor to kill the enemy, he still has Jiang Gui's nature, becoming more and more fierce as he gets older, and he is fierce and strict in supervising battles.

After the heavily armored elite soldiers in front clear the way, the next ones to rush into the valley are the swingers who are slightly less equipped but more mobile. Traveling and leaping, they soon arrived near the front line.

The Wei army in the barracks was also affected by the terrain here, and there were not many troops involved in front-line combat. When they saw the enemy troops outside the barricade approaching, they planned to grab their bows and arrows to fight back, but this would not be enough for them. The heavy-armored enemy soldiers in front of the fence will not be able to suppress them enough, allowing these enemy soldiers to use more force to destroy the fence, which will inevitably lead to the loss of the other.

The people who came south to block the Wei army this time were all the elites of the Jinyang soldiers. After a little probing, they were keenly aware of the enemy's dilemma, so they then cooperated more purposefully and tacitly.

They first used heavy armor to press forward, and at the same time they tried to climb up the left and right sides with their jumping warriors. Every change in the battle rhythm could bring about new breakthroughs. Not only was the camp defense line already destroyed and in danger, but even the defense line was in danger of being destroyed. The Tiaodang warriors are already approaching the front lines of the enemy camp.

The Wei army in the camp here had just arrived and built such a fortress using local wood and stone materials. They had to go into battle before they had time to complete and reinforce it.

After holding on for more than half an hour, a large gap was cut out of the outer camp fence from the front by the enemy. In addition, the front lines on both sides were lost, and the battle entered a close-quarters moment.

It should be noted that the Wei army was advancing lightly along this route and did not carry any heavy weapons. It did not have an advantage in hand-to-hand combat in such terrain, so it could only fight and retreat. After both sides suffered some casualties, the Qi army soldiers finally With strong fighting spirit and tacit cooperation, they completely broke through the defense line of the Wei army's camp, and the hundreds of Wei soldiers stationed here could only fight and retreat along the rugged and winding Queshu Valley mountain road.

After learning that the enemy fence had been removed, Hou Mo and Chen Xiang in the valley couldn't help but smile and praise the soldiers on the front line without hesitation: "You are really brave! With such loyal and brave soldiers, why worry about the country and the country?" If the Qiang thieves come here, they are really seeking death! Continue the attack and kill the thieves out of Queshu Valley!"

With an order from Prime Minister Hou Mo and Chen, the soldiers of the Qi army took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and continued to advance along the retreat road of the Wei army. Of course, there was no other way in this winding and rugged valley.

The roads in Queshu Valley are becoming more and more twisty. Due to the tightening of the river channel, the water flow is turbulent, and the river often floods and changes its course. Therefore, in some places, the road will be lost when walking, and it is necessary to build a bridge to walk on the opposite side.

However, this situation usually occurs during the flood season when river water surges. This year, precipitation has not been frequent since spring, so the flow of Fenshui water is low and no diversion has occurred. At present, the roads in Queshu Valley are still in the same state as they were when the army passed them not long ago.

When encountering each other on a narrow road, the brave will win. Compared with the Qi army soldiers who charged into the valley with great momentum, the Wei army as the attacking party seemed to have insufficient stamina. Although they had almost occupied the entire passage of Queshu Valley, when they faced the Qi army's counterattack into the valley, they did not show the same momentum as before. Although they persisted in fighting and resisting, they saw that the battle situation was not good. Walk backwards.

The officers and soldiers of the Qi army became more and more courageous as they fought. Five thousand elite soldiers had completely entered the Queshu Valley. After only one afternoon and evening fighting, they had entered the valley nearly thirty miles away. This distance had reached one-third of the entire Queshu Valley. one.

As the sky became dark and the field of vision was limited, the activities in Queshu Valley were also greatly restricted. The soldiers of the Qi army no longer continued to attack to the south, but retreated to a slightly open valley in the rear to station and rest for a while.

The battle came to an end for the time being, and Prime Minister Hou Mo and Chen retreated to the northern end of the valley. When convening the generals to summarize today's battle, the generals could not help but lament the unique geographical environment of Queshu Valley, and wanted to fully utilize this advantage. , you need to have a sufficient understanding of the geography of Queshu Valley.

In the section of the valley they recaptured in today's counterattack, there are actually many places with steep terrain where troops can garrison and resist. However, it seems that because the understanding of the terrain of Queshu Valley is still not detailed enough, the Wei army has not established an effective attack force in such places. To prevent trouble, they retreated steadily and made insufficient use of the terrain of Queshu Valley.

"Just look at the situation of today's battle. We will start the attack tomorrow morning. We can probably attack the high wall directly in one go!"

Gaobi is a dangerous plateau south of Fenshui Pass, and has left the scope of Queshu Valley. It can be seen that after today's battle, the soldiers of the Qi army have also become optimistic, thinking that they can reopen the pass in just one day tomorrow. To recapture Queshu Valley, you can even counterattack to the southern fortress.

"Don't underestimate the thieves. It's important to know that they can rush here in such a short period of time, which shows their ferocity."

Although Hou Mo and Chen Xiang were very aggressive and unrestrained when commanding the battle during the day, he did not underestimate the enemy. No matter how smoothly the battle went during the day, it could not change the fact that the enemy troops had advanced to the door of their lair. As The side that is passively counterattacking cannot relax its vigilance until the enemy is completely defeated and driven away.

After hearing the words, the generals all nodded in agreement, saying that they would remain cautious and continue to fight seriously tomorrow.

Having said that, the pleasure and paralysis brought by an overly smooth counterattack still makes it difficult to stay awake and rational. This is specifically reflected in the proposal by Hou Mo and Chen Xiang to dispatch a group of troops tomorrow morning not to participate in the Queshu Valley battle, but to When going to Qianlijing, many generals lowered their heads and avoided taking on this task.

Queshu Valley is a valley channel naturally formed by the erosion of the Fen River. However, because it is winding and rugged, it is often blocked and difficult to navigate. When Queshu Valley is difficult to pass, traffic between Jinyang and Pingyang will choose another road, which is the Thousand Miles Trail.

The Thousand Miles Trail is located on the east side of Queshu Valley. Its northern starting point is also south of Jiexiu City, and then it goes straight south through Taiyue Mountain, all the way to Yong'an City in the south. As a supplement to Queshu Valley, this road was dug by Feng Zihui, who served as the prefect of Pingyang during the Eastern Wei Dynasty, following the old road of Taiyue Mountain.

After Prime Minister Hou Mo and Chen led his army to Jiexiu City, he sent scouts to investigate the two main roads. As a result, traces of the enemy were quickly discovered in Queshu Valley, but there were still no traces of the enemy on Qianli Trail. Either the enemy is not yet aware of the importance of a thousand-mile route, which may obviously not be significant, or the enemy does not have enough troops to be stationed at two key points.

Today's Queshu Valley counterattack is progressing smoothly, so it is natural for Xiang Hou Mo and Chen to dispatch a group of troops to Qianlijing for defense. It's just that the military merits of defending a channel that is clear of enemy traces are different from recapturing an important channel that has been occupied by the enemy. Especially after feeling that the enemy's army was weak and unbearable, the generals became less and less willing to lead their troops to a thousand-mile journey to sit and drink in the wind.

However, as one of the few generals in Jinyang who has been promoted to the title of king, Xiang Hou Mo and Chen Xiang are also quite dignified in the army. Seeing that the generals were not very interested in this, he directly forcibly appointed two generals. He led more than a thousand disciples to withdraw from the battle at Queshu Valley, and instead headed to Thousand Miles Trail to select dangerous points for defense.

Although the two generals were slightly dissatisfied, they did not dare to disobey the king's order, so they could only nod in agreement. They called their troops out of the valley that night and prepared to move their positions in the morning.