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Shanhaiguan is not only the first pass, but also an extremely important border trade center of the Daheng Kingdom. The goods that exit and enter the customs are all collected and distributed in the mountains and seas. Business travel is extremely frequent, and news naturally flows. It is precisely because of this that Chu Yuelei The news of his death spread out of the country so quickly, so Yanliang and the Mongols joined forces and quickly mobilized their troops to attack the border of the Daheng Kingdom.

Si Yuanting led the army all the way to Shanhaiguan, where the battlefield was already raging.

The sound of beating drums is the horn of attack, and the flaming rockets snipe at each other with the momentum of splitting the air. The Yanliang army attacking outside the city stepped on the corpses of their dead comrades and continued to fight with weapons in their hands. Cannons were firing at the city walls.

To the north of Shanhaiguan is Jiaoshan Mountain, which is steep and steep although the altitude is not high, and the Jiaoshan Great Wall has been built here before the founding of the Daheng Kingdom; further north of Jiaoshan Mountain is Changshou Mountain, which is much higher than Jiaoshan Mountain. It is the highest peak in Shanhaiguan, and the terrain is more dangerous.The natural terrain conditions make Shanhaiguan easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although it has been a battleground for military strategists for many years, it has always been a place that invaders dare not easily conquer.

Because the south of Shanhaiguan is the sea, the Great Wall has been extended to the sea, and the overall defensive city is centered on the archery tower. The Jingbian Tower, Muying Tower, Linlu Tower, Weiyuan Hall and Town Hall were built on the north and south sides. The east building, together with the urn city at four corners, has a circumference of 370, seven feet, four feet and nine inches.In other words, just breaking through a city would at most open a hole, and Shanhaiguan could not be breached immediately. To break through Shanhaiguan, the entire defensive city had to be breached across the board.

As soon as Si Yuanting arrived at Shanhaiguan, he immediately took Zhou Ji and the general guarding Shanhaiguan to confirm the current battle situation, and at the same time confirm the current combat strength of the enemy and ourselves.

"Commander Si means that in this battle, we will not only repel the Yan-Liang army, but also pursue them all the way to the Yan-Liang border?" The guard general Zhu Bili was extremely shocked by Si Yuanting's thoughts, and at the same time expressed his disapproval, " Commander, as the old saying goes, the poor should not chase after them. What's more, you lead 13 troops. Excluding the number of casualties in our army so far, our army has a total of 26. And the Yanliang and Mongolian people, conservatively estimated that they have lost at least two There are more than 17 people, that is, there are still about [-]. Although our army has an advantage in terms of numbers, if we want to regain the lost city, we will inevitably face a hard battle. After the first battle, we will launch a full-scale counterattack with them After the battle, if the soldiers do not rest up after the battle, they will continue to pursue for a long time. If Yan Liang is forced to fight back, I am afraid that our army will lose troops and cause unnecessary losses."

Si Yuanting was carefully looking at the structural diagram of the newly-built city occupied by the Mongolians. After listening to Zhu Bili's words, he pointed to several unfinished tunnels on the drawing and said, "Recapturing the city does not necessarily require hard work. The city is a new city under construction, and all defenses are not perfect, and the reason why our army lost that city was because it was caught off guard by a surprise attack. The goal of the Mongols and Yanliang teaming up is obviously not to capture that city A city, but to severely damage the morale and prestige of our Daheng country, so they will not pay more attention to defense after they capture the city. The new city itself has not been fully completed, so their defense will be extremely weak. Since the city was built by our army, it is natural to know where it is easier to attack. We only need to target the most vulnerable weak points and attack them in the same way, and we can take back the city with the least casualties , and thus undermine their morale."

Zhou Ji is not only the supreme commander of the Heron Battalion, but also the military adviser of the Cangyuan Army. He stood beside Si Yuanting, looked at what he pointed out, and carefully looked at the comprehensive map and the current battle situation. Said: "Commander Si is right. This new city is not difficult to take back. It only needs to be supplemented by a good strategy to sneak attack at night."

Zhu Bili is a general who has survived for many years from an ordinary soldier. He is also an old man who joined the army when Chu Yuezhi first went to the frontier. Naturally, he recognizes Zhou Ji. Even Zhou Ji agrees with Si Yuanting's opinion. It is inconvenient to object again.However, he still couldn't trust Si Yuanting, and insisted: "Even if it is not difficult to take back the city, the last general still believes that after repelling Yanliang and the Mongolian army, there should be no more pursuit and strangulation."

"General Zhu, in your opinion, why did Yan Liang choose to attack Shanhaiguan at this time?" Si Yuanting asked, seeing Zhu Bili frowned and muttering in embarrassment, he nodded slightly, and did not embarrass Zhu Bili He continued: "That's right, it's just to test the strength of Shanhaiguan's defenses and whether the military strength of our Daheng Kingdom is still strong. It is true that the sharp soldiers should not attack, the returning troops should not be suppressed, the besieged divisions should not be left behind, and the poor should not be forced." This is the method of using troops. However, the Yanliang army and Mongolian soldiers who attacked Shanhaiguan this time are really all the elites of Yanliang and Mongolians? I believe General Zhu can also see that this is definitely not their elite army. Your Majesty It is the critical moment to stabilize the people's hearts for the first time, so we not only need to win this battle, but also give a deterrent warning to all neighboring countries and tribes that are ready to move, let them know that when His Majesty ascends the throne, the Daheng Kingdom still has power. A fierce and formidable general, the national strength and military strength of the Daheng Kingdom are as strong as before or even stronger than before. This battle of ours is not only to protect the people, but also to establish prestige for His Majesty and the Daheng Kingdom."

To completely defeat the Yanliang and Mongolian army is not only to guard the Shanhai Pass, but also to deter all neighboring countries and tribes that have been defeated by Chu Yuezhi, and let them know that the Daheng Kingdom is here After Chu Yuezhi ascended the throne, he will usher in a new situation, not a decline but the beginning of a prosperous and powerful country.Daheng Kingdom will never show mercy to any neighbor with evil intentions. If they provoke again and again, the army of Daheng Kingdom will definitely fight bravely, and there will be no possibility of resurgence.

"General Zhu, for those who are doomed, even if we pursue them fiercely, there will be no danger. However, if we look forward and backward, and make them mistakenly think that our strength is beginning to weaken, we will let them go. This will really help us. There will be bigger and more serious disasters in the future." Seeing Zhu Bili's wavering expression, Zhou Ji continued, "You and I followed Your Majesty when He held the military power and fought. You should be clear that Your Majesty has never been afraid of war. I will not be merciful to the enemy, because Your Majesty knows very well that fear and unnecessary kindness will only bring greater losses, and these prices will be the lives of our soldiers and the people in the city.”

Zhu Bili squeezed the hilt of the sword at his waist, and finally said after a long time: "Commander Si and General Zhou are right, but now that Yanliang and the Mongols have shown their momentum, our army is relatively weak. The quicker the recapture, the better. Commander-in-Chief Si has never been on the battlefield before, and the general thinks that the recapture battle should be left to..."

"No need, the commander will fight in the retake battle and every subsequent battle. He will never hide behind the soldiers and sit and watch the soldiers bleed like a man who is greedy for life and fear of death." He said, "If you dare to offend the border of our Daheng country, I will demand that they pay the price they deserve!"

Although there was an imperial order issued by Chu Yuezhi when he set off for the expedition, in the end he had to rely on Si Yuanting himself to truly establish his prestige in the army.

The best way to establish a prestige in the army is to rely on strength. This strength refers not only to suppression by force but also to the ability to lead the army to victory.

Although not many people in the Cangyuan Army were willing to serve Si Yuanting, but in the Tuntian Army, Si Yuanting was not completely unpopular.He has carefully planned and planned for so many years, not only has his own dead servant private soldiers, but also has specially trained several batches of Dongchang guards to be sent to the army in the past seven years after mastering the East Factory, so the Tuntian Army transferred this time Among them, there are actually many soldiers who respect Si Yuanting as the chief.

After formulating a night attack plan with Zhou Ji, Zhu Bili and another military division, Si Yuanting selected a group of soldiers from the Heron Camp, the Cangyuan Army, and the Tuntian Army to accompany him in the night attack and recapture the new city. Soldiers, and one-third of the soldiers selected from the Tuntian Army are his own people.He needs someone who is absolutely obedient and can understand all his orders to cooperate with him, so that this night attack can be smoothed and a satisfactory result can be obtained in the shortest possible time.

Generally speaking, there will be three to four artificial barriers outside the moat, mainly including thorns and staghorn wood, the main purpose of which is to prevent the enemy cavalry from approaching.The new city was still under construction, and these obstacles were not set up at that time, which made it easy for the Mongolian cavalry to break through.Fortunately, these Mongols did not know that the most common trick used by the siege army was to dig tunnels to attack the city, and this often made it difficult for the defending army to defend against it. Therefore, in order to prevent this trick, Chu Yuezhi had already built a frontier At the time of the defense line, it was ordered that every new city must build tunnels in the city in advance, and these tunnels can lead to the outside of the city. When caught off guard, drag him into the tunnel and kill him.Or use a fan truck to hide at the tunnel entrance and blow poison, thick smoke or lime powder in the direction of the enemy.

The new city has already excavated and built many tunnels in advance, and these tunnels have become the most advantageous passages and weapons for night raids and recapture battles.

The fighting in the daytime lasted until three quarters of the next hour, and then Si Yuanting ordered the soldiers who followed him to attack at night to wait until late at night. When the night was at its darkest, Si Yuanting led a thousand soldiers under the cover of night to fight with extreme force. At a fast speed, they quietly sneaked into the new city occupied by the Mongolians from the tunnel.

The most important thing about night raids is quick, accurate and ruthless battles, and when the Mongolian army in the new city reacted to the night attack, Wei Yunxiao had already led the soldiers of the Heron Battalion to kill two small Mongolian leaders and Several cavalrymen, while Si Yuanting had already led a temporary squad formed by the Cangyuan Army and the Tuntian Army to the place where the Mongolian army commander was located. Erzhishi unscrewed his arms and took it down.

The leader of the Mongolian army was dragged all the way up the tower by Si Yuanting, in disheveled clothes. Finally, in the light of the mine that Wei Yunxiao detonated and planted in advance, Si Yuanting, caught off guard by the roar and gaze of the Mongolian soldiers, slashed his sword. Beheaded the head of the Mongolian army commander.

The head fell from the top of the city tower and hit one of the Mongolian soldiers below. The Mongolian soldier was terrified and couldn't dodge, so he was hit in the head and fell to the ground and died.

And Si Yuanting threw down the corpse of the Mongolian commander, and then jumped down from the tower, using the corpse as a stepping stone, flying into the enemy army like a silver rainbow light, everywhere it went was a bloody look.

The tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers who lost their command did not know how many people sneaked into the city. They roared and tried to fight back and fled around. Because the dragons had no leader, they fled outside the city one after another. However, they never expected that what was waiting for them outside the city, It was the Cangyuan Army led by Zhu Bili.

The battle situation has been one-sided from the very beginning. How did the [-] Mongolian troops raid the Daheng army in the new city a few days ago? Tonight they paid a ten times more painful price and almost wiped out the entire army. Daheng changed its decline The soldiers who revived their morale took back the city.

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The author says:

Don't think that my thousand generals are too few to attack tens of thousands of enemy troops at night. Zhang Liao's [-] elite soldiers defeated Sun Quan's [-] army in the Three Kingdoms, and became famous in this battle. ——"Three Kingdoms" notes: In the battle of Hefei, Liao and Dian had [-] infantry and [-] thieves. They have used troops since ancient times, which is unprecedented.

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