Fenghou

Chapter 235 Rao Feng
It is much easier to attack from the west of Raofengguan than from the east. The main reason is that from the west, you can go up to Raofengling, and attack Raofengguan in the saddle from a condescending height. This is the method used by the Jin soldiers to capture Raofengguan.

In order to prevent the Song army from ascending Rao Fengling, Jin Bing also specially stationed [-] soldiers at a dangerous place on Rao Fengling, which cut off the possibility of the Song army climbing Rao Fengling.

But Jin Bing is a foreign army after all, they are not familiar with the terrain, they don't know that the mountain road in Shangrao Fengling is not limited to the Cicada Valley.

Under the night, a Song army of [-] people climbed up the mountain along a small road under the leadership of a herb picker.

The Song army was led by Liu Cui. The path they walked was about [-] miles north of Chanxi Valley. The mountain road was not too dangerous, and they didn't need to climb the stone wall, but they had to go through a few forests.

"These Jurchens don't understand. As long as there is one road to the top of the mountain, there must be other paths. As far as I know, there are seven roads from the west to Raofengling. The road to Chanxi is not the best. Yes, they stationed troops there, they can only deceive themselves."

"Where does Raofengling lead to the north?" Liu Cui asked, looking at the mountains in the north.

"The north of Raofeng Ridge is Ziwu Ridge. If the road is familiar, you can go to Guanzhong through Ziwu Valley, but the road is very difficult. Concubine Yang Guifei's litchi road was completely destroyed last year!"

The herb pickers explained the road to Raofengling to them all the way. After half an hour, they went to the top of the mountain and walked south along the ridge.

Five hundred Song soldiers carried twenty whirlwind cannons. The whirlwind cannons are actually small trebuchets that can be mounted on the back of a camel to shoot stones weighing three to four catties a hundred steps away. The Xixia Poxi Army used the whirlwind cannon typical.

Twenty strong soldiers carried the whirlwind cannon behind their backs, and more than a hundred other soldiers carried kerosene, gunpowder, poisonous smoke balls and other supplies, and another three hundred soldiers were the God Arm Crossbow Battalion of the Qinzhou Army. All carried short spears and crossbows.

The army walked out of a pine forest, and the herbal picker pointed to a crack several feet wide in front of him and said with a smile: "See, that's the top of the Cicada Valley, and if you walk a hundred steps forward, you can see the camp of Jin Bing. "

Liu Cui waved his hand back, signaling the soldiers to slow down, and after taking dozens of steps, they could already see the white tent below through the branches.

Not long after, they came to a mountain road, which was the mountain road that came up from the Chanxi Valley. There was a flat land about [-] steps below, about two to three acres, and a dozen large tents Standing there, under the moonlight, the big white tent is very clear.

With a wave of Liu Cui's hand, three hundred god-armed crossbowmen immediately took their positions, aiming cold arrows at the camp below, and faint laughter came from inside the tent.

"Fire arrows!"

With Liu Cui's order, a hundred god arm crossbows were fired at the same time, and the powerful arrows shot at the tent. There was a scream in the tent, and many people stumbled out of the big tent, but they were met by the second group of one hundred The shooting of the crossbow arrows knocked down dozens of people in front of the tent, and then the third group of arrows shot down all the more than [-] Jurchen soldiers who rushed out of the tent with weapons.

After shooting two rounds of [-] arrows in a row, there was no movement in the big tent, as if all of them had been shot to death.

Liu Cui sneered, "Throw the torch!"

Dozens of short torches were thrown down by the soldiers of the Song Army and landed on the tents. In a short while, more than a dozen large tents were on fire, and suddenly dozens of people rushed out from inside. These were the Jurchens lying on the ground. The soldiers, who escaped the crossbow shooting, were attacked by fire.

As soon as they escaped, the Song army shot down with random arrows, and dozens of people were shot down one after another, until the fire completely engulfed the big tent, and there were no more living people.

Liu Cui led his men to continue to the south. After walking for about two miles, the mountain came to an end. This is the saddle of the mountain, and below it is Raofengguan. The attacking Jin soldiers easily attacked Guancheng.

A hundred soldiers of the Song Army began to arrange quickly. They took down the whirlwind cannons, lined up on the top of the mountain, and took out ceramic pots, each of which contained ten catties of kerosene.

"let's start!"

Liu Cui issued an attack order, and clay pots of kerosene were thrown out by the whirlwind cannon and flew towards Raofeng Pass under the cliff.

The gunpowder arrows of the Song army also shot out, and the inside and above the pass city began to burn. Raofeng pass can only accommodate [-] soldiers at most, and the barracks are in the pass city. The army immediately dropped ten firework balls, and soon the poisonous smoke filled the Guancheng. The Jurchen soldiers hiding in the room finally couldn't stand the poisonous smoke, and began to panic, scrambling to flee to the outside of the Guancheng.

In the thick smoke, countless powerful crossbow bolts fell from the sky, and many running soldiers were shot out of their backs by one arrow and fell into the raging fire.

The fire burned for a full hour, and there was no more soldier in Raofengguan. At this time, a thousand Song soldiers in the city, led by Yang Zaixing, marched up, carrying a battering ram made temporarily from a giant tree.

Although the pass city was blazing with flames and shrouded in thick smoke, the Song army was more cautious. In front of them, the soldiers of the Song army held a huge shield and held short spears, and walked carefully along the stone steps to the pass city.

Chen Qing looked at the situation of Guancheng from the foot of the mountain. He was not worried about Guancheng. Guancheng was already in his pocket. In contrast, he was more concerned about the gains and losses of Jinzhou.

The battering ram knocked open the gate with only three hits, and a puff of thick smoke rushed in, choking dozens of soldiers of the Song army with snot and tears, and everyone retreated one after another to avoid the poisonous smoke that came out together.

At this time, the projection on the top of the mountain had stopped, but the smoke was still spreading, and the fire had not subsided. Basically, there were no living Jurchen soldiers in the closed city, and it was completely silent.

The fireworks did not subside until the fourth watch. The fire was extinguished, and the smoke disappeared without a trace. The clear moonlight returned to the city, but the walls and the ground became pitch black.

Early the next morning, the soldiers began to wash the Guancheng and clean the ground. Fortunately, the Guancheng was full of stone houses and the warehouses were iron gates. Song Jun was cheap in vain.

Bags of grain were brought out, along with a lot of dried meat, cheese and other items.

Chen Qing stood on the Guancheng with his hands behind his back and looked towards the foot of the mountain. The camp of the Jin soldiers was already empty, and they should have evacuated overnight.

At this time, Yang Zaixing came over and asked, "Control, the warehouse has been counted. There are a total of [-] shi of grain and [-] catties of dried meat, enough for us to feed for ten days."

Chen Qing nodded, "Divide them into small portions and let each soldier carry one."

"The humble job has already arranged for the splitting of the manpower. May I ask Tongzhi, are we going to wait for Wu Dutong to arrive?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "Leave the wounded soldiers to guard the gate, and the other brothers rest until noon before leaving."

"The humble official thinks that the golden soldiers will be concentrated in Xicheng County, and they will definitely defend Jinzhou to the death, and we don't have siege weapons!"

Chen Qing smiled lightly, "I can understand Wanyanchang's reluctance to give up Hanzhong, but he should understand that the basis for seizing Hanzhong is Guanzhong. If the foundation for seizing Hanzhong is gone, what's the point of his vying for Hanzhong? We just need to seize If you seize this opportunity, you can still do a big job."

If Yang Zaixing realized something, "I understand the humble job, I will explain it clearly to everyone, and set off at noon!"

Yang Zaixing went to arrange military affairs, and Liu Cui hurried to Guancheng, followed by several civilians.

"Control, I have found the person you are looking for."

Liu Cui called one person forward with a smile, and said to Chen Qing, "This is Yang Fangxu, the governor of Jinzhou. He knows the terrain of Jinzhou like the back of his hand."

Yang Fangxu was about forty years old. He looked very strong, with thick dark skin. He looked more like a farmer than a state finance minister.

Yang Fangxu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "For a lowly position, please refer to the envoy!"

"You don't need to be polite, Sihu Yang, we have limited time, please ask Sihu Yang to show you the way."

A large table was placed in the inner courtyard of Guancheng, and a map of Hanzhong was spread on the table.

Yang Fangxu walked up to the map and asked, "I don't know what the envoy's plans are for the next step?"

Chen Qing pointed to the north side of Raofeng Pass and said, "I want to enter Guanzhong directly from Ziwu Valley. I wonder if it's feasible?"

Everyone was stunned, Liu Cui stammered: "Don't we want to chase the enemy?"

Chen Qing waved his hand, "Let Wu Dutong do the chasing of the enemy. It has nothing to do with us. Our mission has been completed and Hanzhong has been relieved. Next, we should do our own big things."

Yang Fangxu also became excited, and hurriedly said: "I am very familiar with the terrain in Ziwu Valley, and I am willing to lead the way for Zazhishi. I look forward to Zazhishi being able to capture Jingzhao City again!"

Everyone understood the coach's intentions, and they were all gearing up, waiting for the order to attack.

At noon, Chen Qing left more than [-] wounded soldiers to guard Raofeng Pass, and left a letter to Wu Jie. He led more than [-] of his men to leave Raofeng Pass and go north, heading to the north eighty miles away. Meridian Valley.

(End of this chapter)