Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 279 The Northern Front
The difficulty of the road to Shu is that it is difficult to go up to the blue sky. Even the peaks are not full of feet, and the withered pine hangs upside down and leans against the cliff.The turbulent waterfall competes for noise, and the cliffs turn into rocks and thunder.

Since Jianzhou went south, there are many mountains and valleys between the big and small Jianmen Mountains. For the first time, Shi Congyun felt that the road to Shu was difficult. He is a rural person and his family lives in the mountains, but the mountains here are so steep. Still subverting his cognition.

At this time, they had crossed the Qinling Mountains and should have entered the boundary of Daba Mountain. This should be Dajian Mountain. The cliffs on both sides are steep, almost [-] degrees vertical. The lush trees on the cliff seem to be stuck with glue, growing on the steep cliff. among the rocks.

What's more terrible is the pavilion road on the cliff, also called plank road. The so-called story of Mingxiu plank road and dark Chen Cang is partly fabricated, but it is well known for a long time. Following the legend of the early Han Dynasty, the plank road seems to be no stranger to the Chinese.

But when he actually saw this kind of familiar yet unfamiliar thing, Shi Congyun almost peed in fright, and his feet were a little limp.

The load-bearing beams of these plank roads are made by digging holes in the rocky cliffs close to [-] degrees to drive wooden piles in, and then building frames on them and laying wooden boards.

It seems that some sections of the road are directly on the Piaoshan cliff, and below is a river valley tens of meters deep with lush trees. If you accidentally fall down, you will definitely die, and if you step on it, Mr. Shi Congyun is afraid that these wooden plank roads will not be able to bear it. They broke under the weight of so many people.

But after the soldiers tried carefully, they found that this kind of plank road seemed to hang on the cliff, but it was unexpectedly firm, and there was no problem for the army to walk forward at one time.

Shi Congyun is still very shrewd, let others go first, and he will wait for a while before leaving.

Fortunately, the Shu army could not deploy permanent troops on the plank road, otherwise the competition for the plank road alone would be a big problem.

However, this kind of problem came soon. As the former army advanced along the plank road and reached a corner of a cliff, the Shu army used a cliff on a mountain ridge to build a checkpoint that blocked the way out of the plank road.

This checkpoint stands on a large protruding rock on the cliff. It is three floors high. The plank road passes through the lowest floor and is blocked by a door. There are patrols on the upper two floors, and soldiers' bedding can be seen vaguely.

There are about 30 or [-] Shu troops on it. These [-] or [-] people may not be of great use in other places, but they will die between these steep cliffs.

If 30 people try their best to block them, it will cause them big trouble.

But the so-called situation where one man is in control and ten thousand men are not open does not exist, because human beings are not machines, let alone superhumans. Ordinary people fight one-on-one with all their strength, which consumes a lot of energy, and no matter how powerful they are, they cannot withstand the attack .

Without reinforcements, the Shu army would definitely not be able to withstand their continuous attacks. No matter how dangerous the plank road attic is, it would be useless, but the Zhou army might also suffer a lot of casualties.

It's also possible to spend too much time here.

The real trouble is eating, drinking, and drinking. If so many people are stuck on the narrow and dangerous plank road for a long time, eating, drinking, and drinking will be a problem for the entire army.

Shi Congyun looked at the attic opposite, and suddenly made a decision in his heart, "No matter what, we must quickly shoot down, and it doesn't matter how many people die."

The forward troops had already stopped in front of the attic, and Shi Congyun was about to order a death attack at any cost, when the people in front suddenly sent back news that the Shu army had surrendered.

Shi Congyun asked the surrendered Shu army to be sent from the inside, and he had something to ask.

It is not surprising to surrender here, unlike the loss of Lizhou, which is inexplicable. Although this pavilion is dangerous, twenty or thirty Shu troops will not be able to defend it sooner or later without backup.

More than 20 Shu soldiers were unarmed, and when they were escorted to him, they all looked at him carefully.

"Don't worry, as long as you speak well, you will be fine." Shi Congyun comforted, and immediately asked: "Where is your army, where is Wang Zhaoyuan?"

The leader of the Shu army was indignant: "The army has gone to the south. Wang Zhaoyuan left the general and us to guard the Jiange Pass and the [-]-mile plank road. There is no way to defend it."

"How many of you are there?"

"Wang Zhaoyuan only left two battalions for us, more than 900 people." Speaking of this, many Shu troops looked resentful.

Shi Congyun understood why the plank road had to be guarded by only two or thirty people on the ground.

When I realized it all of a sudden, I was a little dumbfounded, and I was greatly shocked. I left a deep lesson in my heart. Employing people needs to be considered too much.

"Wang Zhaoyuan doesn't think that guarding the Jianmen Gate is really guarding the Jianmen Gate," Shi Congyun said with emotion.

Several Shu soldiers with frustrated faces also said helplessly: "Maybe that's what he thinks."

It is also a tragedy for the soldiers of the Shu Kingdom that someone who does not know how to fight becomes the commander-in-chief.

The plank road between Jianmen Pass and Dajian Mountain is a complete defense system. Although Shi Congyun was not there when Zhuge Liang repaired Jianmen Pass, those who came from the battlefield understood what Zhuge Liang meant.

There is a dangerous area of ​​about [-] miles at the disconnection of Dajian Mountain. Plank roads and pavilions every few hundred meters are built on this section of the road, in order to block the enemy's troops layer by layer according to the dangerous [-]-mile plank road and mountain road.

And Jianmen Pass is just the most dangerous place in this section of the road.
How could it be possible to only guard the Jianmen Pass!

This is a complete defense system with a length of about thirty miles.

Most of the so-called famous gates in the world are like this. They are not a single gate, a gate, but a complete set of complete systems. The defenders have to live and rotate, and they are not machines.

War is a long-term process. It is not just about holding on for a while. The eating and drinking of many soldiers guarding there, and the reinforcement and rotation after physical exhaustion need to be solved.

Zhuge Liang obviously considered these when he built the pass. The [-]-mile plank road and mountain road are blocked in layers in front. Rear reinforcements and logistics can be replenished along the plank road and mountain road, and the wounded on the front line can be transported backwards. Resistance, even if you lose a plank road and pavilion, you can retreat to the back, and in the worst case, rely on Jianmen Pass to resist.

In this way, the enemy can be blocked layer by layer in these [-] miles of dangerous places for a long time, killing morale and consuming food and grass, until the enemy has no choice but to withdraw their troops.

As a result, Wang Zhaoyuan thought that the so-called guarding the sword gate was really just guarding the sword gate
It is really terrible for laymen to guide experts.

Presumably these soldiers of the Shu army are also desperate, without backup, without logistical supplies, how can they guard the attic on the plank road alone with [-] or [-] people, the end must be a dead end, the length of time is just a matter of time.

After Shi Congyun arranged for the soldiers of the Shu army to go down to rest, the next march went smoothly. There were no decent defenders on the dangerous mountain roads consisting of tens of miles of plank roads and mountain roads.

Later, there were several waves of Shu troops guarding the plank road with a dozen or so people. Shi Congyun asked the Shu troops who had surrendered before to persuade them, and they also surrendered quickly.

Afterwards, the forward of the army passed through the dangerous place of twenty or thirty miles without any hindrance.
There was no successive resistance, no layers of blocking, the army just reached the gate of Jianmen smoothly.

After resting for a whole day, Shi Congyun went to Jianmen Pass to check the situation in person the next day.

There are steep cliffs on both sides of Jianmen Pass, and the pass city is cleverly built on the top of the slope. If the defenders want to go up, they have to climb up the hillside for about half a mile to reach the front of the pass on the top of the slope. He was blocked by Guancheng.

Not to mention how the defenders will fight back, this section of the road alone is very cleverly designed, and the physical strength of people on the battlefield is very precious and limited.

Climbing or not wearing armor?

The defenders who don't wear it don't use rolling stones, and the threat posed by bows and crossbows is extremely great.

But if you wear armor that weighs tens of kilograms, and climb down the long slope to the pass, you will be exhausted, so why fight.

So when Shi Congyun looked at the pass on the first day, he felt that the Jianmen Pass was really difficult to break through. The solidity and impassable terrain on both sides were only one of the difficulties.

Because it is too small, if it is just pure and strong, it will not be able to hold on for as long as Shouzhou. There are enough 10 people to live in Shouzhou City, and thousands of defenders can be deployed for the first time in the city.

Due to the limitation of the terrain, although the attackers are restricted from passing through, the towers of Jianmen Pass are also narrow, and it is impossible to deploy too many defenders at one time, so if they can attack the defenders, they will suffer.

But the beauty of this dangerous pass is that there is a long slope in front of it. The attacker has to climb to the top of the slope to attack the pass. Not to mention the many obstacles, the physical exertion of the pass will kill you.

However, the morale of Zhou's army was high when they fought here, and many warriors asked for a fight one after another, expressing their willingness to take the lead in tackling key problems.

Shi Congyun did not agree hastily, but found a few flexible soldiers.

"Go up and try the limelight, if the situation is wrong, run immediately, be careful of their rolling stones." Shi Congyun said.

A few soldiers nodded. They were all wearing armor, and they tried to climb up the steep slope, stopping after a while.

After climbing for a while, I heard a huge collision sound on the mountain, echoing in the valley, and several people immediately ran back, smoke and dust billowed on the hillside, and several boulders went down the hillside, rushing straight into the bushes by the roadside, making crackling noises. The sound, overwhelming a bush.

"The Shu army is well-prepared and vigilant." Wang Quanbin concluded.

Shi Congyun nodded: "It's really hard to hit the front of Jianmen Pass. We'll wait for Shao Ji's news first. If it doesn't work, we can only attack by force."

Feng Jisheng stood up at this time, "Commander, we can cut wood around to build a fence car, and then use the fence to block the stones, and push up the mountain step by step."

"Can you do it?"

"I can't guarantee this, but I can try." Feng Jisheng said.

Shi Congyun nodded: "You lead people to build it first, if it doesn't work, we will use your method."

After speaking, he looked at the many generals around him: "The lives of our soldiers are more important than anything else. After so many years of fighting, I have a little experience. I can't be afraid of hardship or tiredness."

The generals understand.

Then Feng Jisheng led people to prepare, and at the same time let the forward retreat one mile one after another, pitched a camp, and waited for news from the south while the rear army crossed the plank road.

This road is not the only passage. On the way from Lizhou to the south, there are other roads that can go around to the back of Jianmen Pass. One of them is the small road starting from Jiameng Pass.

He has already sent Shao Ji to go there to copy Wang Zhaoyuan's back route.

South of Jianmen Pass, Hanyuanpo was originally a small village about ten miles away from Jianmen Pass, but it has been completely requisitioned by the army at this time.

In the big tent, Wang Zhaoyuan said to his subordinate general: "That Shi Congyun didn't talk about martial ethics, victory was not martial arts, the two armies set up a decisive battle, and he took the opportunity to sneak into the city!
The old man swears today that he must stop the Zhou army here and serve the imperial court. I hope that you will work together with me and live up to His Majesty's kindness. "

The generals below nodded one after another, but most of them were listless.

Wang Zhaoyuan was very dissatisfied, he snorted and dared not continue any more. He lost the prestige he had when he first sent troops, and his morale was low after successive defeats, because he was afraid that he would show off his prestige again, and these people ran to surrender to the Zhou army.

Someone suggested: "There are too few guards at Jianmen Gate, and reinforcements should be made in time to prevent accidents."

"Then you lead the troops." Wang Zhaoyuan said.

The person who spoke immediately shut up. He was a little disappointed and angry, so he waved his hand to let everyone back out.

It was morning, but he felt a little groggy. He didn't dare to go back to Chengdu, because His Majesty had told him when the troops were dispatched that this battle started because of him, and he hoped he would fight hard.

There was already a sense of reproach in the words, which was also the reason why he dared not return to Chengdu.

He has been familiar with military books all his life and is full of strategies. He persuaded the king not to surrender and formed an alliance with the Northern Han Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jun was a group of vulgar and reckless men who could not fight at all. He hadn't figured out how to arrange his troops, so they fought desperately all the way from Xingzhou to Xixian County, from Xixian County to Sanquan, and went straight to Li State.

Originally, he was full of confidence and complacent, and he set up the six-flower formation according to the book of war.

That was the formation left by the famous Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty. Thinking about Li Jing's illustrious military exploits recorded in the history books, he felt that the chances of victory were within his grasp, that fame was at hand, and his name would be immortalized on that day.

Those rough men on the opposite side definitely don't study, they are not as knowledgeable as he is, they don't know the ancient art of war, let alone understand Li Jing's secret, they are doomed.

Unexpectedly, Shi Congyun, the general on the opposite side, was unreasonable again, sending two groups of cavalry savagely rushing over without any rules, smashing the ancient formation that he had carefully researched into pieces.

The more Wang Zhaoyuan thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.

Fortunately, he still has the Heavenly Dangerous Jianmen Pass. The danger of Jianmen Pass has been praised by everyone throughout the ages. He has also read the military books on defending the city. His soldiers guarded the pass, constantly shooting arrows and rolling stones. May attack.

These gave him some confidence.
On the tenth day of March, more than a month has passed since the start of the war. Xingzhou, Xixian, Sanquan, Xingyuanfu, Lizhou, and Jianzhou fell one after another. Even if Wang Zhaoyuan wanted to deliberately conceal the news that the army of the Zhou Dynasty was approaching Jianmen Pass It cannot be concealed either.

As the horse speeding up from the north, the panic-stricken messengers arrived in Chengdu one after another.

In fact, ever since the news that the Zhou Dynasty sent troops to Shu and Shi Congyun personally commanded the troops, the whole of Chengdu has been shrouded in fear. The cloud is amazing.

Many people couldn't imagine how Zhou's army could penetrate Xingzhou, Xixian, Sanquan, Xingyuanfu, Lizhou, and Jianzhou one after another in just one month, and hit Jianmenguan!

If Jianmen Pass is lost, there will be no danger in the middle of Sichuan, and Chengdu will be completely exposed to the front of the soldiers from the north.
(End of this chapter)