Fenghou

Chapter 44 Sneak Attack
The Jin soldiers attacked for a whole night, and the entire Guancheng was filled with thick smoke. The soldiers covered their mouths and noses with cloths dipped in water, and fought against the flames under the command of the general Chen Qing.

This is Wanyan Wulu's plan to use fire to attack, forcing the Song army to exhaust the precious water source in a panic. Without drinking water, the Song army can only abandon the pass and retreat south. They can occupy Jiandao Pass without a single soldier. .

It's a pity that what Wanyan Wulu met was Chen Qing, who had more than [-] years of experience than ordinary Song generals. He didn't use precious water to extinguish the fire at all, but used mud and sand. This is the ultimate way to deal with oily fires .

Luo Gan led [-] soldiers to continuously bury the kerosene in the warehouse compound with soil. From the chaos at the beginning to the end, they gradually cooperated tacitly. Some people shoveled the soil, some carried the burden, and some buried them.
The most worrying thing is that there is no loss in the warehouse, half of the barracks were burned down, and all kinds of supplies were evacuated to the south in time. The entire city wall was blackened by the smoke and fire, and it was covered with a layer of black ash. The same is true on the ground in the city. It was burned and collapsed, leaving only ruins.

More than a hundred logs on the top of the city that were too late to be removed were burned into coke, the tower was completely burned, and turned into a piece of white ground, and even the suspension bridge was burned into coke, unable to bear the weight and broke suddenly, leaving only half of it. The suspension bridge hangs on the city wall like a door curtain, just blocking the city gate.

The soldiers were all covered in smoke, their faces and bodies were completely black, only their eyes were white, but thanks to the experience of the general Chen Qing and the effective command of the generals, no soldier was killed or injured, even the wounded soldiers It was also transferred to the open space to the south in time.

In the early morning, there was a drizzle, which is the spring water that revives all things. The soldiers raised their heads and enjoyed the nourishment of the spring water, letting the drizzle wash away the stains on their bodies.

"Commander!"

The frail scholar Du Min found Chen Qing with a roll of paper.

He was busy writing letters to the soldiers, but as he wrote them, the family letters became the last words left by the soldiers to their families. These plain but touching family letters made Du Min completely understand what is meant by Family and country feelings.

"Mr. Du, what's the matter?" Chen Qingying stepped forward and asked.

"I found this when I was transferring paperwork last night, and I think it's quite important."

Chen Qing took the scroll and opened it. It turned out to be a map of Guancheng. Although it was very simple, it showed all the places they couldn't see.

"This is."

Chen Qing pointed to a thin line hanging from the top of the mountain, with a semicircular hole at the bottom, "This is the source of mountain spring water." Chen Qing recognized the thin line.

"Commander, look at this line again!" Zheng Ping pointed to another thin line on the top of the mountain.

This thin line made a big bend, and finally extended down from the top of the mountain and fell into a canyon. There was a sign below it, "The canyon is a line of sky, about five miles south of the city, where the general's broken monument is." '

Chen Qing's gaze became serious. If he read correctly, this should be a small road that can go around to the south of the city. This is the north-south attack they are most worried about.

Yang Yuanqing also nodded, "It should be a secret road through the mountain, leading to a very narrow canyon, and the exit is next to the General's Broken Monument!"

"Commander, let me take the brothers there!" Zheng Ping stepped forward to ask Ying.

Zheng Ping was quick-witted, and it was indeed more appropriate for him to deal with such emergencies. Chen Qing readily agreed, "Take fifty brothers and bring more military crossbow arrows."

"The commander gave me two more barrels of kerosene, which drove me into a hurry. Burn the fuck."

Chen Qing nodded with a smile and said, "Take away the barbed wire and a few catties of arsenic, you can figure it out yourself!"

Zheng Ping left with fifty soldiers and a dozen horses, carrying a large amount of arrows and supplies.

At this moment, another low-pitched horn sounded from the north, 'Woo——'

The enemy army picking the fruit is coming!

Wanyan Wulu personally led [-] cavalry to the gate of Guancheng.

Guancheng had been burned to the ground, and the bridge was burnt into two pieces, hanging in front of the city gate in an ugly way, and the city tower was gone.

It's just that the battle flag of the Song Army on the top of the city is still standing, and soldiers are densely packed in front of the battlements.

Wanyan Wulu actually felt very upset, the city of Guan was still standing, the soldiers were still full of energy, their helmets were shining brightly, nothing had changed at all!

Chief Wanyan Chimu said in a low voice: "Perhaps the other party is just pretending to show us. I think that after the fire last night, their water is almost exhausted."

Wanyan Wulu nodded, Wanyan Chimu's words touched his heart, the city was burned last night, would the other party watch the warehouse burn down?Impossible, they must fetch water to put out the fire.

Although this is the judgment, Wanyan Wulu also knows that they have delayed for too long, and the battle against Monk Yuan should have broken out.
In fact, he didn't care about Monk Yuan's winning or losing, but the Song army was irritating, and more than a thousand people blocked his own [-] people, which really made him feel ashamed.
Wanyan Wulu immediately said to Han Chang: "This commander will give you another forty siege ladders, and you must take down the city before dark!"

In Wujia Town, about [-] miles south of Jiandao Pass, a Song army of [-] soldiers is marching northward at high speed. The chief general is Yang Zheng, who is in charge of Wu Ling's confidant and beloved general. He is ordered by Wu Jie to support Jiandao close.
Although his military rank was higher than that of Chen Qing, Chen Qing was the defense envoy of Jianbai Pass. Yang Zheng could not take the lead, at most he would assist Chen Qing in defending the city. Wu Jie had repeatedly told him before leaving.

They had just passed Wujia Town for less than two miles, when suddenly dust was flying behind them, and horseshoes roared.

"General Yang, it's the Jurchen cavalry!" A scout rushed up and shouted.

Yang Zheng's expression changed, and he asked anxiously, "How many people are there?"

"Around five hundred cavalry!"

Five hundred cavalry is not too many, and they can fight.

Yang Zheng immediately ordered: "The whole army is in formation, ready to fight!"

Two thousand soldiers of the Song Army quickly lined up. At this time, the Jurchen cavalry also stopped galloping a mile away, and the dust dispersed, revealing their dignity.

Coincidentally, this Jurchen cavalry also rushed to Jiandao Pass to inquire about the situation. The Golden Soldiers from the West Road had not arrived, and Wanyan was a little anxious when he did not stand up. He sent a commander and [-] cavalry to Jiandao Pass to check Happening.

Half an hour ago, the Jurchen cavalry heard that there was a Song Army team ahead, they chased after them, and finally caught up with them in Wujia Town.

Commander Wanyan Ligui squinted at the soldiers of the Song Army opposite him. The opponent's army was small and still infantry.

He brandished his knife and shouted: "Kill them all, and credit them with their heads!"

Five hundred Jurchen cavalry armed with spears and bows and arrows, they suddenly launched, the cavalry galloped, and the arrows shot at the opponent's formation overwhelmingly.

In the canyon, Zheng Ping led [-] brothers to find the general stele about five miles away from the military city. This was originally a monument to commemorate the general Xue Wanjun who led the army to pacify Liangshidu in the early Tang Dynasty. It was also called the general stele.

Only after the wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, only a small half of the stele of the general remained. There was a wooden pavilion before, but the wooden pavilion was also set on fire by the Jin soldiers, leaving only a ruined wall.

It’s still relatively easy to find. When Zheng Ping found the General’s Monument, he also found the one-line sky canyon. It is the sky in a line.

As soon as Zheng Ping and his army arrived at the mouth of the valley, they heard someone shouting in the canyon, "There is a light ahead, it should be the exit!"

Zheng Ping was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The bow and crossbow are ready!"

The soldiers didn't care about cleaning up, they took off their crossbows and loaded their arrows one after another, squatting in several rows, aiming cold crossbow bolts at the narrow valley.

The light in the valley was dim, and the situation in the depths could not be seen clearly. After a while, footsteps came, and several puppet soldiers appeared.

"First volley!" Zheng Ping ordered calmly.

The first row of five crossbow arrows shot out, and the leading soldier inside saw Taniguchi's Song army at a glance, and he screamed in fright, which then turned into a scream and fell down.

The three soldiers behind turned around and ran away, but before running a few steps, more than a dozen crossbow arrows were shot out, and they fell down one after another.

"There is an ambush by the Song army ahead!"

Someone shouted in the valley, and then hurried footsteps ran inward. There were about four or five people, and their footsteps gradually became silent.

"Xiao Yi, boil the poison quickly!"

After Zheng Ping gave an order, he rushed in, and soon dragged out a wounded enemy soldier who was not dead.

(End of this chapter)