Fenghou

Chapter 129
Wang Jianpo's attack also failed. Wang Jianpo's terrain was steeper and the slope was longer. Liu Ziyu hoarded a large number of rolling logs and boulders. The fierce battle lasted for a day. The attacking Khitan soldiers suffered heavy losses. Liu Ziyu's army suffered nearly a thousand casualties. , but the other party also paid the price of nearly [-] people.

As night fell, Wanyan Alupu gave a long sigh and sent an order to withdraw the troops.

He had to admit that he underestimated the enemy, thinking that he could easily capture the enemy's camp, but the facts taught him a lesson. The tenacity and bravery of the Song army greatly exceeded his expectations.

He summoned several generals overnight to discuss the next move.

"Reporting to Dutong, I feel that General Han's plan can be considered. I will not attack the enemy for the time being, and directly send troops to disperse the pass."

The man who spoke was Semuda, the head of the Wanfu. He was a general of the Xi clan.

Wanyan Alupu looked at the other people, and everyone agreed.

General Xiao Zong said: "It may take [-] troops to attack the enemy's camp, but if we encircle but do not attack, [-] cavalry are enough. We can definitely concentrate our forces to attack Dashan Pass."

Wanyan Alupu saw that everyone agreed, so he had to slowly order, "Xiao Zong led [-] Jurchen cavalry to watch the enemy's camp, Wanyan Tuo led [-] troops as logistics, responsible for transporting food and supplies, Jiwangpo [-] cavalry were also left there to guard, led by Mutli, and the rest of the army followed me into Dasan Pass."

Wanyan Alupu immediately wrote a military order, which was sent to Han Chang, asking him to lead [-] troops to confront the enemy in Liumutli, and the rest of the army to join him.

In fact, Wanyan Alupu has already lost his best chance. He had [-] troops before, and he could dispatch them calmly, but he insisted on attacking two military camps, and the loss has already exceeded [-]. He has less than [-] troops. With [-] opposing troops and [-] logistics troops, there are only [-] usable troops left.

That night, Wanyan Alupu left [-] troops to continue to confront the Song army, and he himself led the army to Jiwangpo to join Han Chang's army.

There is a valley about ten miles away from Wang Jianpo, called Langya Valley. This valley is not of high use value. On the one hand, it is relatively small and full of trees, which can accommodate too many troops. Materials, food and grass are very inconvenient, and more importantly, there is no water source here.

In fact, there are many mountain depressions like Langya Valley in the West Valley, more than a dozen large and small, all of which lack water sources, so the use value is not high.

The [-] cavalry led by Yang Zaixing were hiding in Langya Valley, and they were mainly waiting for the opportunity to pass through Wang Jianpo.

Wang Jianpo was like a protruding crocodile's mouth, blocking most of the west valley. The south passage was only six miles wide, and the main force of the Jin soldiers who attacked Wang Jianpo was stationed. Yang Zaixing and his men couldn't make it through. They can find opportunities.

In the middle of the night, a scout rushed into Langya Valley. Yang Zaixing was woken up by the soldiers. He stood up quickly and asked, "What happened?"

"General Yang, we have discovered that a large number of enemy troops are moving eastward, numbering in the tens of thousands."

Yang Zaixing's heart moved, and he immediately turned his head and said to Zhao Xiaoyi: "General Zhao, please send scouts to Wang Jianpo to check if the main force of the enemy army has left Wang Jianpo."

Zhao Xiaoyi thought for a while and suggested: "It will take too much time to come and go. When we find out the situation, it will be dawn soon. Why don't we go to Wang Jianpo together and send people to investigate after we get there."

Yang Zaixing made sense when he thought about it, "Order the brothers to assemble immediately, the army is ready to go!"

Half an hour later, five hundred Song cavalry arrived at Wang Jianpo. They hid in the woods and sent people to investigate the situation.

Soon, the news came that the original dense garrison had disappeared, and there were only about [-] Jin soldiers left in front of Wang Jianpo. They were stationed on the south bank of the small river opposite Wang Jianpo, about two miles away from Wang Jianpo, and at least three miles behind them The gap is unguarded.

This news made Yang Zaixing overjoyed, and he immediately led the army along the southern cliff. The soldiers led their horses and marched through the woods. At night, the light was dim, and dry leaves creaked under their feet. Harsh strange cry.

It is still three miles away from the Jinbing camp, so it is reasonable that Jinbing will not find it, but it is afraid that it will be discovered by the surrounding Jinbing patrols.

"Silence!"

Yang Zaixing suddenly let out a low cry, and all the soldiers held their breath. After a short while, there was a rush of horse hooves, and about fifty or sixty paces to the north of them, about two or three thousand cavalry rushed towards them. The densest part is not conducive to traffic, but the trees in the north are sparse, forming a natural passage.

This cavalry is all Jurchen cavalry, wearing fur, shouting loudly, running like lightning, the nearest cavalry is even only twenty steps away from them, and they can be seen clearly from the woods, but they see I don't know what's going on in the woods.

At this time, as long as the war horse neighed accidentally, they would be discovered by the other party. All the soldiers held their spears tightly, and their hearts were raised to their throats.

Yang Zaixing was also very nervous. He wasn't afraid of fighting the Jin Bing, he was worried that the Jin Bing would discover their army and ruin the important matter of command.

Three thousand cavalry and five hundred Song troops passed by, and the five hundred Song troops continued to move forward, passed the gap south of Wang Jianpo without any danger, and gradually moved away from the Jinbing camp.

Looking back at the campfire in the distance, Zhao Xiaoyi couldn't help but said to Yang Zaixing: "General Yang, in fact, we can attack this camp by surprise. If we join forces with General Liu Ziyu, this camp can be destroyed in one blow!"

Chen Qing shook his head, "This is not our task. Even if the opportunity is right in front of us, we should not be tempted. General Zhao should know better."

Zhao Xiaoyi was really ashamed, he was obviously the commander of the scout battalion, but he said something incompetent.

"The general is right, we can't lose the overall situation for small gains!"

The crowd speeded up their horses and galloped westward
Chen Qing also quickly discovered the anomaly of Jin Bing. At midnight, a large number of troops gathered in the north of Jiwangpo. Chen Qing stood on the board wall and watched several miles away. The torches in the distance gathered into a magnificent ocean.

Yang Yuanqing walked to Chen Qing, "Commander, the stock of gunpowder and kerosene has been counted!"

"How much is left?"

"There are still [-] barrels of gunpowder, but the kerosene has been consumed so much that there are only [-] barrels left!"

Chen Qing frowned. The kerosene actually consumed [-] barrels. If this continues, it will be exhausted in less than four days.

"The main reason is that we also consumed part of the kerosene last night, and today we actually consumed about [-] barrels."

There was no other way, Chen Qing asked again: "How is the trebuchet repaired?"

"It is said that it can be repaired before dawn tomorrow!"

Chen Qing looked at Huohai in the distance and said, "If the Jin soldiers know that we don't have any trebuchets, and they launch an attack now, I'm afraid we will be powerless."

Only then did Yang Yuanqing notice the magnificence in the distance, and he suddenly exclaimed, "What is Jin Bing doing?"

Chen Qing smiled faintly, "They are gathering, and my worries are about to become reality."

"The commander is saying that they are going to Sanguan?"

Chen Qing nodded, "They only need to leave five or six thousand cavalry to watch over us, and the rest of the army can go directly to Dasan Pass!"

Yang Yuanqing became a little anxious, "Why is there no news at Dasan Pass?"

There was also a trace of worry in Chen Qing's eyes. He sent someone to send a letter to Dashanguan to raise an alarm to Dashanguan, but there has been no response so far. He is worried that the leader of Dashanguan is his opponent Fu Xuan, Fu Xuanhui Don't ignore your own warnings because of your prejudice and dissatisfaction with yourself.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Light the beacon fire!"

Although he is not yet sure about the intention of the next Jurchen army, but in any case, he must warn Dasanguan and Monk Yuan that they must not be taken lightly.

Not long after, the Song army lit a bonfire in the barracks, but the bonfire in the barracks could not be seen at the Dasan Pass. On the top of a mountain more than ten miles away from them, there was a beacon tower, which was not under their control, but was controlled by the Dasan Pass. .

The flames were raging on the bonfire platform, and Chen Qing stared at the distant mountain top. After a while, a flame lit up on the mountain top. The beacon fire was lit, and Chen Qing's heart fell to the ground.

Half an hour later, the sea of ​​torches in the distance began to move, and they turned into a river of fire rushing towards the east, the assembled army was rapidly decreasing, and finally disappeared, leaving only dots and dots in the distant camp In the light of the fire, there are only a few thousand people at most.

At this time, Chen Qing's eyes turned to the far west again, wondering if Yang Zaixing seized this opportunity to go to the enemy's camp?

Whether he can disrupt the enemy's plan and force the enemy to retreat depends on Yang Zaixing's success!
At dawn, two of Liu Ziyu's messengers arrived at Jiwangpo camp and delivered a letter from Liu Ziyu to Chen Qing.

(End of this chapter)