Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 945 Raid on Yanmen Pass

Four days later, outside the Qingyuan County government office, Wang Xiaoxue dismounted his horse.He looked up at the plaque on the door and said to Li Yanxian: "The vinegar produced in this small county of Qingyuan is very famous, and it is the best flavor in the three Jin Dynasties. It is often said that if you want to be rich, sell wine and vinegar. Here It must be a wealthy place.”

Li Yanxian said: "Maybe so."

In fact, in this era, most wine and vinegar were produced by the government treasury, and the government wanted to covet this source of wealth.The vinegar from Qingyuan may be better than that from other places, but it is far from being marketed all over the world and becoming a world-famous product.Wang Xiaolie's impression mainly comes from his previous life.

After entering the county government office, a few people took a short rest, and half an hour later they all arrived at the official hall.

The soldiers had already prepared the table and decorated the war room.Several people sat around the table and listened to Wang Ruohai's report on the situation on the front line.

Putting a stack of official documents on the table, Wang Ruohai said: "Until yesterday, our counterattack against the Jin Army ended, and we won a great victory. The Niugao Group on the Western Front fought against Yelu Yujian, annihilating more than 5 enemies, and winning the war. The two county towns of Cheng and Qingyuan. On the eastern front, Ma Kuo Group fought against Gushen. Nearly [-] enemies were wiped out and the two county towns of Taigu and Yuci were captured. The remnants of the Jin Army have retreated to Taiyuan and nearby Yonglijian."

Zhao Ding said: "How can we annihilate more than 30 Jin troops in one battle! Annihilating nearly [-] enemies and capturing several cities is an unprecedented victory! We should immediately report our victory to the imperial court and celebrate with everyone!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is just the first battle. If we are victorious, how about great victories every day? Forget it. How will the Jin army arrange it now?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Now the Jin Army is defending the fortified city of Taiyuan, and it is inconvenient to attack at the moment. In addition, the Jin Army has received news about Jiang Min's troops, and has sent Wanyan Tuheshu as the vanguard to return north immediately. Wulin Tatai wants to follow, Together with part of Wanyan Yuying's army, we are preparing to go north for rescue."

Wang Xiaolie nodded.After a while, he asked again: "How many people are there in Zhang Chi guarding Yanmen Gate?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Three infantry regiments plus one artillery regiment, about 5000 people."

Wang Xiaolie said: "5000 people are fighting against nearly [-] Jin troops. It's not easy for Zhang Chi!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this but said nothing.

Wang Xiaolie said: "One day later, the divisions of Shi Rong and Dong Xian attacked Yongli Prison and opened the south gate of Taiyuan. It is difficult for Zhang Chi to defend Yanmen Pass. The best response is for us to end the battle quickly and move the army northward. Jin Army 33 Ten thousand, nearly 10,000 were wiped out, and nearly 10,000 went north, leaving only [-]+ people. Moreover, these [-]+ people are no longer the elite troops in front, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. However, they are backed by a fortified city. , it’s just a fight between trapped beasts.”

Ma Kao said: "Judging from the battles in the past two days, the Jin army is not as capable as before. We should be able to win easily."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "The Jin Army is still the Jin Army, it's our army that is different. If we change the army, you can see it then."

Ma Kuo thought for a while and nodded silently.

Of course, the current Jin Army is not as good as the Jin Army in previous years. At that time, there were few Jin Army soldiers and they were particularly elite.But don't think that the current Jin army is much worse. If it encounters the Song army that cannot be defeated, it will still be extremely vicious.

Gu Shen's command subconsciously regarded Wang Xiaolie as the former Song Army.Although a lot of emphasis has been placed on it, the commanding habits have not changed.When we really fight, we suffer big losses every time.But in such a short period of time, it would be too difficult for Gu Shen to come up with other solutions.

Now the gap in combat effectiveness between the Jin army and Wang Xiaolie's army is too big, and no matter how they command, it will be wrong.Facing Wang Xiaolie's attack, he could only retreat step by step.

At the mountain pass of Loubanzhai, Luan Qingshan and several leaders stood on the top of the mountain, watching the Jin army roaring north.He said: "I heard that Prime Minister Xuan's army in the north passed Ningwu Pass and blocked Yanmen Pass. So many troops have gone north in the past two days, probably because they want to open up the road." Wei Shouquan said: "It must be so. I don't know. Xuan Xiang has many troops heading north, and can he defeat so many Jin troops?"

Zhang Guangdao: "Since the Xuan Prime Minister's army marches to Hedong Road, every battle must be won and every attack must be captured. How can the Jin army be an opponent?"

Luan Qingshan nodded.Said: "Now Prime Minister Xuan and the Jin Army are fighting in Taiyuan. The defeat of the Jin Army has been exposed. It is expected that they will not be able to hold on for long. If Yanmen Pass is sealed, it will be a turtle in the urn and the Jin Army will no longer be able to escape. Yanmen Pass is very important. , we’d better follow up and take a look.”

Zhang Guang and Wei Shouquan looked at each other and nodded: "Since my brother said he wanted to go, let's go take a look!"

After saying that, the three of them returned to Loubanzhai.I ordered more than 100 of my closest confidants to fight and headed north along the mountain road.

Yanmen Pass is also known as Xixing Pass. After climbing over the mountain, at the exit of the valley is Xixing Town of the Jin Kingdom.The defensive position selected by Zhang Chi was in this formation.

Wanyan quickly stopped on Mashan Mountain and looked at Xixing Town below, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

The mouth of the valley is more than a mile wide. At the lowest point, the troops are deployed one by one to the north.From the foot of the mountain to the mountain on both sides, there are densely packed deer antlers. It seems that the gaps between the antlers are also filled with caltrops.The army was used to block the way out of Yanmen Pass.

After looking at the entrance of the valley and the position of the Song Army's formation, Wanyan Tuhe quickly understood that there must be a lot of cannons there.

If you cannot take advantage of the army's numerical advantage and expand the fighting front, you will have no advantage.After these days of fighting, Wanyan Tuheshu understood that the combat effectiveness of his army could not compare with that of the Song army.If we cannot use numerical superiority to form local advantages in battle, the war will be unwinnable.

After watching it for a long time, Wanyan Tuhesu had some concerns in his mind.

In view of this kind of terrain, after leaving the valley, it is necessary to attack the flanks of the Song army and lengthen the fighting front.By extending the battle line and then attacking the flanks of the Song Army, you can make full use of the advantage of having more troops than the Song Army.

After carefully surveying the nearby terrain, Wanyan Tu quickly became confident and rested early after returning.

Early the next morning, Wanyan Tuhe quickly organized his troops in a wider valley on the bank of the Guangwu River.Said: "After leaving the valley, the army followed me to attack the Song Army's formation head-on. Wolu led five thousand cavalry to attack the Song Army's right wing and lengthen the battle line."

After speaking, he glanced at the generals.He suddenly pulled out the long knife and shouted: "Kill!"

Suddenly the horses rushed out.

There were more than 4 riders at the rear, following Wanyan and rushing out at full speed.

In fact, how could the Jin Army's more than 4 people follow Wanyan Tuhesu like hundreds of people?Wanyan Tuhesu actually led only a few thousand people, and the subsequent large forces formed a long line and were blocked in the valley.I'm afraid it will have to wait until tomorrow for all the people to leave the valley.

Even if there were only a few thousand people, the momentum was already astonishing, and the entire valley was filled with dust.Along the Guangwu River, rush straight out of the valley.

(End of this chapter)