Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

On the fifth day of April, after noon, the scorching sun hung high, and the north of the north entrance was filled with dust. A large number of flags and troops marched along the avenue. One piece, all over the mountains and wilds.

Yelu Xiezhen rode over to meet Han Derang, who was leading the troops south, and gave a general overview of the situation.

Immediately after that, people were sent to cut wood over the gap to clear the way.

By the afternoon, the trees on the other side of the gap were cut down and cleared, a large number of weeds were removed, and some potholes were filled with soil, allowing the army to pass through.

Then they immediately controlled the gap and waited for the arrival of the Chinese army led by Yerusha.

In the afternoon, Yelu Xiezhen sent a group of elite light cavalry across the pass, and told them to come back immediately if they encountered the Qin army.

They waited nervously in the rear for a long time, and only one of them galloped back along the avenue.

Both Yelu Xiezhen and Han Derang were nervous, and immediately rode over: "What's going on? The Qin army has an ambush! Why come back alone!"

"No, there isn't a Qin person in the south of Guancheng! They're outside." The soldier said happily.

Han Derang was a little surprised, but Yelu Xiezhen heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately rode to the direction of Guancheng.

Soon, in an unbelievable state of mind, he easily passed through the tall pass without gates and defenses.

Within Guancheng, the weeds on both sides of the avenue were trampled flat, and the traces of trampling by a large number of people and horses were still there. The weeds on the avenue had been ground into black dry mud and got stuck in the road. Large stones were cleared to both sides of the road, and small stones Block sunk in loess.

Obviously, the Qin army brigade has been here, but why did they leave?Yelu Xiezhen was puzzled, and immediately walked forward. There were more than a dozen houses in the south of Guancheng. Soon the soldiers who came first came out of those village houses and came to report that there was no one there.

"It should have been taken away by the Qin army." Han Derang said: "It's just that they are taking such a risk to refuse to defend. It's really strange. They can't rush in. It's better to send more Qingqi to the south to find out the situation on Qin's side."

Yelu Xiezhen agreed, "Before the Chinese army arrives, we need to find out the situation as soon as possible. It is best to find out where the Qin army is? I can't see them feeling uneasy."

Han Derang beckoned, and immediately sent dozens of teams of fine cavalry, each team of five, to go south along the Hegu Avenue trail, and report back as soon as they see the Qin army, and don't fight with them.

Then he said: "I will personally take people to garrison the north and south of the Guanbei to wait for the Chinese army. Please take people over to protect the gap."

Yelu Xiezhen nodded in agreement, and Han Derang hurried back to dispatch troops.

Handerang is a Han Chinese who just turned 31. He has a square face and thick eyebrows. He looks very heavy.

He can get such opportunities and official positions related to his grandparents.

Although Han Derang's family is Han Chinese, their status in the Liao Kingdom is very high.

His grandfather, Han Zhigu, went to the Liao Kingdom to write orders, and his father was the Jiedu envoy, Tejin, and Taiwei of the Shiping Army of the Daliao Kingdom. Han Kuangsi.

This time His Majesty was able to succeed in Shangjing smoothly. In addition to the efforts of Xiao Siwen, Gao Xun, Yelu Xiezhen and others in the Southern Academy, Han Kuangsi is the most important leader among the people who support Yeluxian in Shangjing. one.

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So after inheriting the Datong, before the battle was fought, the new king Yeluxian immediately gave Han Kuangsi the title of King Yan.

With the shadow of his grandfather and father, Han Derang became an official in the Shangjing Palace when he was young, and the monarch has been improving his position rapidly in order to win over the Han family.

But even so, Han Derang is not like many prairie people. He is very calm and never domineering because of his status. He has very good popularity both in the officialdom and in the army.

Soon, the Liao army took control of Beikou Pass City, ready to let the Chinese army quickly cross the natural danger of Beikou Great Wall after arriving.

In the afternoon, the Chinese army arrived one after another. Prime Minister Yelusha asked them about the situation ahead. Han Derang was ordered to report and was ready to start arranging for the army to pass through the North Gate immediately.

They have already figured out that as long as the main force passes through the dangerous area of ​​Beikou, the chances of winning will be great.

At this time, the scouts in front also reported that they found six strange fortresses of the Qin army in the valley, and there were Qin army activities around the fortresses.

Yelu Xiezhen was puzzled, so he immediately brought him to Prime Minister Yelusha and told him about the situation in the valley.

The soldier said that the Qin army built six forts in a staggered manner in the river valley, three on the east side of the hillside and high ground, and the other three by the river, shaped like a flower, and each fortress had a long ramp outside. , but it is not steep or high. Unlike other fortresses, there are a large number of walls on the outside, and horses can run up it. I don't know what their plans are.

The steady Han De made everyone nervous, so he rarely made a joke: "They want to surrender and let our Ma Shunpo run to the top of the city?"

Everyone laughed, Yelu Xiezhen pulled the reins and said, "I remembered that the Qin State also had such a fort by the Daqing River. It's very strange, unlike the city walls built by the Han people in the past."

The scout interjected, "In any case, those fortresses are not very big. There are at most a few hundred people stationed in them, and the six fortresses have a maximum of 3000 people."

Han Derang thought for a while: "Are there any traces of the Qin army in the surrounding mountains and valleys?"

The scout shook his head: "The river valley is steep on all sides, so we won't go right away. We're just exploring along the river valley road."

"The horses can't walk, but the people can't be sure. They all dismounted and walked up the mountain, and then sent more people to disperse them. They searched for more than ten miles around the valley. Maybe the Qin army was hiding an ambush in the mountains. Those 2000 people were trying to lure us. of."

The scout was suspicious: "Deputy Commander, the mountains on both sides of the valley are very steep, there is no room for anyone, and there is no place for them to ambush. Those mountains can't hide tens of thousands of people."

"Send someone to look at it." Han Derang still cautiously said: "In case there is any flat land in the mountain where people can hide, we don't know."

Then he turned back to Ye Luxian and said, "Master, please let the army pass through the North Gate immediately. Although I don't understand Qin Jun's intentions now, as long as we pass through the North Gate anyway, the Great Wall will be useless."

Yelusha agreed, and then issued a military order.

Before dark that day, tens of thousands of elite Liao troops crossed the North Gate, but they did not rush in. Instead, they stayed overnight in the south of the North Gate, waiting for information ahead.

The next day, the scouts from all over the front reported back. They searched all over the surrounding mountains, but they did not see any trace of the Qin army's ambushes. Moreover, among the hundreds of scouts they sent out, more than a dozen people were injured, and eight fell to their deaths in the mountains. It can be fully confirmed that unless the Qin army is a bird in the surrounding mountains, their large number of ambushes will not be able to stay.

At this time, although the doubts in the hearts of several commanders of the Chinese army did not dissipate, they were also very excited. This shows that in the entire valley, the Qin army only had six fortresses, with two to three thousand defenders, and there were more than [-] in front of their elite Chinese army. people, followed by a [-] reserve army led by the monarch himself.

You must know that after passing the dangerous section of the Great Wall at the north entrance, the river valley to Tanzhou in the south is dangerous on both sides, but the valley in the middle is very wide. The widest part has about two or three miles of flat ground that can allow large cavalry to pass easily. The place is hundreds of paces wide except for the avenue, which is simply the world of cavalry.

Yelu Xiezhen immediately asked for orders: "Commander, give me 5000 people, and I will go and lay down the fortress of the Qin army, and the Chinese army can just follow up."

Yelusha said cautiously: "I'll give you 1 people, don't be careless, and attack the six forts one by one! If not, send people up in turn and grind slowly."

"I will lead the troops to respond." Han De let out.

Yelusha nodded and agreed with their suggestion, "As long as we get through the river valley and reach Tanzhou, half of the victory is already won!"

"Yes, we will never disappoint His Majesty's kindness!" Both of them were very excited, 6 people beat two or three thousand, the advantage is very big!This is a great opportunity to make meritorious deeds, not to mention that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, it is a good opportunity to gain fame and fame.