Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 678
Jingxing is the only Taihang passage among the Eight Xings of the Taihang that can carry carts and luggage. It starts from Pingding County in Hedong in the west and ends in Jingxing County in Zhending Prefecture in the east. It has a total length of more than 280 miles.

The Liao army had no choice to go to Jingxing. Whether it was Puyinxing or Feihuxing in the north, they were all from Hedong to Youzhou, which had no meaning for the Liao army.

Although Fukouxing in the south is to Cizhou in southern Hebei, it seems more suitable for the Liao army, but Fukouxing is in Shangdang, and the Liao army needs to go south through the Shuque Valley.

At this time, 12 Liao troops have entered Jingxing and are heading to Hebei without stopping. However, the mountain road is rugged and they cannot gallop on horses. They need to walk for two days to pass through Jingxing. Among the passes, Niangziguan and Jingxing Pass are the most dangerous.

As night fell, the army of the Liao Kingdom arrived at Niangziguan. They were exhausted. Yeluna also saw that the foot of Niangziguan was quite wide, and there was a relic of the ancient county, so he ordered the army to rest on the spot.

It was early summer at this time, and the weather was starting to heat up, but the gorge in Jingxing was very shady and cool, the soldiers were sleeping very soundly, but Yeluna was looking at Niangziguan, his eyes looked a little dignified.

Yeluhulu stepped forward and asked, "Is Your Majesty still resting?"

Yeluna also sighed, "I don't know why? I'm always a little uneasy."

"Your Majesty is worried that the Song army will block us in Jingxing?"

Yeluna also nodded, "I'm a little worried, I think the emperor thinks things too simply."

Yeluhulu was silent for a moment and said: "Probably not. Judging from the performance of the Song army, they should think that we will attack Taiyuan City, fortify the walls and clear the fields, evacuate the people, and hoard a large amount of food and grass to prepare for the war. If these are fake, then their emperor will inspect Taiyuan But you can't fake it, Fan Ning dare not take the crime of deceiving the king."

It made sense for Yeluna to think about it, but the key was that the Song Dynasty didn't know about the Liao Kingdom's plan for the Eastern Front. He sighed softly, "I hope the Song Army doesn't realize this, and I hope the emperor won't take any more risks next time."

"Your Majesty, rest early, and you will be leaving before dawn tomorrow. It is estimated that you will be able to walk out of Jingxing at noon the day after tomorrow."

Yeluna also nodded, and asked again: "Is there any news about Yelu Xinfeng?"

Yeluhulu shook his head, "There is no news for the time being. It is estimated that he has almost arrived at Jingxing Pass. There should be news tomorrow morning."

At this time, several soldiers brought a monk with a bamboo basket on his back. When he saw Yeluna, he clapped his hands together and said, "This little monk is just a herb picker. I hope the general will let the little monk go."

"Where are you a monk from?"

"The little monk is a monk from Mingguang Temple in Jingxing County, and his dharma name is Benhui."

Yeluna and Yeluhulu also looked at each other, this monk came too timely, Yeluna also laughed and said: "You don't have to be afraid, the Liao Kingdom has always respected Buddha and will not harm monks, as long as you ask us a few questions carefully, We let you go."

"The monk is willing to answer!"

"Let me ask you, did you see the army passing by before us?"

The monk hesitated and said, "I saw a cavalry in the morning, about [-] people, galloping past here, and the monk dared not show his face."

Yeluna also nodded, and asked again: "Is there a Song army stationed at Jingxing Pass?"

"Yes! I also withheld the certificate from the little monk, and asked the monk to go back and pay the tax before returning it to me."

Of course, Jingxing Pass will be guarded by the Song Army, which is not surprising. What Yeluna is also concerned about is how many people are there?

"How many soldiers guard the pass?"

"About more than 200 people! They are all tax soldiers, all of them vicious and greedy, and even a little bit of flesh will be scraped off the legs of mosquitoes." The monk said angrily.

Yeluna also breathed a sigh of relief, that's right, he had heard long ago that the pass in the Great Song Dynasty has generally become a tax customs, just like the old pass they passed through during the day, although the tax soldiers escaped, but Tax collection forms are scattered all over the room, turning into a veritable tax customs.

Yeluna also asked about the garrison situation of Zhending Mansion. Although Zhending County has a heavy garrison, the county seat is to the north of Hutuoshui, and they come out from the south, so they will not be affected. They can turn around and kill those in the south. In Zhaozhou, there is basically no garrison, which is why they want to go to Jingxing, so that they can bypass the heavy garrison of the Song army.

Yeluna also immediately ordered: "Take him down to rest, and let him go tomorrow morning."

In the early morning of the next day, the 11 troops assembled again, crossed Niangzi Pass, and marched towards Jingxing Pass to the east.
Not long after the Liao army left, the monk Benhui appeared in a very hidden canyon. He whistled, and two soldiers of the Song army came out.

They didn't dare to laugh, and saluted together, "The brigade commander is back."

The real identity of the monk Ben Hui is a scout brigade commander of the Song Army, but ten years ago, he was indeed a monk.

This time his task is to appear in time to stabilize the concerns of the Liao Army coach.

The valley is very deep and covers a wide area, hiding [-] Song troops, led by Cao Wenjing, the former guard general of Baosai City.

After Cao Wenjing listened to the scout brigade commander's report, he asked the left and right, "Is there any enemy troops staying behind when the lady is closed?"

"Reporting to the general, the Liao army has left 500 people."

Cao Wenjing said lightly: "It seems that the other party is not stupid, and knows the importance of a lady."

Although the Liao army sent people to guard the pass, the Song army had already made preparations. They ambushed hundreds of people on the ridge of Niangziguan in advance. Both sides of the ridge are steep and difficult to go up.

Unless the Liao army sent people to search around immediately after guarding the pass, it would be difficult for them to find the Song army ambushing on the side.

Cao Wenjing was worried that the cavalry of the Liao army would retreat after receiving the news from the front, so he immediately ordered a partial general to lead [-] soldiers to capture Niangziguan.

Niangziguan is not just a simple pass, it is a defensive system, with the former pass city and the rear official city. Dozens of buildings were built along the side hillsides, which were used as barracks, warehouses, etc. for the soldiers guarding the pass. The foundations of the surrounding buildings were repaired with huge stones, and the warehouses were built with blue bricks on the high foundations, and the steep and steep ridges were outside.

Three hundred soldiers lay in ambush in the bushes on the ridge, waiting patiently for the moment to come.

Suddenly there was a shout in the pass city. Three thousand soldiers of the Song army appeared on the mountain road, which caused panic among the five hundred defenders in the city. More than 200 people climbed up the pass city and the side walls one after another. Thousands of Song troops.

The mountain road is narrow and can only accommodate dozens of people walking side by side, and only a few hundred soldiers can be loaded at a time. The Song army stopped when it was [-] steps away from the Guancheng.

At the same time, the Song army ambushing on the ridge used a ladder to climb into the rear window of the warehouse. In just a moment, all three hundred Song army soldiers sneaked into Niangziguan. arrow.

The arrows rained down, and the soldiers of the Liao army were caught off guard, and they were hit by arrows one after another. More than a dozen soldiers who were carrying the logs to Guancheng were also hit by arrows, screaming and rolling down the city. .

The Song Army launched an attack. Hundreds of Song Army soldiers raised their shields and ran towards Guancheng. Then, seven or eight people were shot down immediately.

But there are still two rolling logs thrown down the top of the city. Niangziguan is high in the east and flat in the west. The threat of the Song Army was still great, two rolling logs rolled and smashed towards the Song Army. Although the Song Army dodged, four or five people were hit continuously and rolled down the cliff.

But the counterattack of the Liao army ended here. The hook ladders of the Song army were hung on the top of the city one after another, and the soldiers climbed up the ladders one after another. The so-called hook ladders are siege ladders designed for Xiaoguan City. The hooks are directly hooked to the battlements. The length of the ladder is slightly shorter than the height of the city wall, so that the weight of the soldiers is all hung on the ladder, and it is difficult for the soldiers on the top of the city to push the ladder out.

In just a moment, the soldiers of the Song Army climbed to the top of the city and swung their knives to kill the soldiers of the Liao Army.

More and more Song Army soldiers climbed to the top of the city, the city gate was opened, and the [-] soldiers below shouted to kill the inside of the pass. In the end, there were less than [-] of the [-] soldiers left, and they escaped from Niangziguan in a panic. Rush to report to the coach.

On the head of Niangziguan City, the Yellow Dragon Banner of the Song Army was planted.

(End of this chapter)