The last three kingdoms

Chapter 952 Fierce Battle at Weize Pass

There is a relatively steep mountain road from Leping to Jizhou, which is also an important road out of Jin Dynasty. However, due to the remote location, there are few pedestrians and business travelers. So Qi Hong led the army to walk very hard.

Qi Hong is a general in the Wenyang Legion. He is currently serving as General Ningbei. After the high-level officials of the Jin State decided to use troops against Bingzhou, the first target of attack was Weize Pass, a fortress between Shanxi and Hebei. Qi Hong also became Sima Jun. The vanguard who kissed led [-] troops to take Weize Pass.

If you attack Weize Pass from the main road, you must attack Jingxingkou first. Now that the Shu army controls most of northern Hebei, it is almost impossible to take down Jingxingkou, so Qi Hong chose to take the south road to attack Weize Pass. Plan, prepare to fight a surprise attack by the Shu army.

When Yang Hu led his army into Jizhou last year, he took this small road in the southeast of Leping. Although this small road was rough and difficult, it was expensive because no one was on guard. After Yang Hu left Bingzhou, not all the cities were completely abandoned. Well, counties like Leping are still the objects that the Jin army strives to protect.
There are only 3000 troops stationed in Leping, but as a relatively remote county, 3000 troops are enough. The main significance of the Leping garrison is to monitor Weize Pass.

Weize Pass is so important that the Jin army coveted it and wished to take it as their own. However, Weize Pass was taken back by the Shu army from the Huns. According to the unwritten agreement at the time, whoever The territory taken from the Huns will belong to whoever it is, so Weizeguan is controlled by the Shu army. Although Jin is very greedy, there is nothing to do. After all, the relationship between Jin and Shu has not yet become hostile at that time. Need to obey the overall situation.

Now that the Jin army's strategy is moving westward, Weize Pass is naturally the first target to be attacked. Taking Weize Pass can cut off the connection between the Shu army in Jizhou and Bingzhou, and cut off the logistics supply line of the Shu army. Attacking Weize Pass is the biggest emergency.

But Weize Pass is not easy to attack. This throat between Shanxi and Hebei has always been a battleground for military strategists. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can be taken easily.

If you want to take Weize Pass, you have to be surprised and unprepared, and take advantage of the Shu army's negligence to make a sneak attack.

According to the feedback information, the Weizeguan garrison only has more than 2000 people, which is even smaller than the Jin army stationed in Leping. However, this cannot be the reason for the Jin army to despise Weizeguan. On the extremely steep pass, it is definitely a natural danger that is difficult to overcome.

For this sneak attack on Weize Pass, Sima Jun specially discussed with Ma Long and Wen Yang, and finally selected Ningbei General Qi Hong as the vanguard to attack Weize Pass, leading [-] troops, which is ten times the The Shu army at Weizeguan quietly left Guangping and marched towards Leping.

This operation was completely secret. In order not to startle the snake and attract the attention of the Shu army, Qi Hong chose to march on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The entire mountain road was still knee-deep in snow, and it was freezing cold. It is difficult for people and horses to walk, and many cliffs and cliffs will slip down if you don't pay attention, and you will be smashed to pieces.

Originally a journey of two or three days, Qi Hong walked for seven or eight days before arriving at Leping City.

The prefect of Leping was shocked when he saw Qi Hong coming against the wind and snow. It was originally the season when the mountains were covered by heavy snow, but Qi Hong led his army and ran over unexpectedly. It was really hard work.

Qi Hong's army crossed the Taihang Mountains, and they were already exhausted. Along the way, those who died of frostbite, and those who fell off the cliff and fell to their deaths are countless. In order to buy time for a sneak attack on Weize Pass, after a short rest in Leping for two days, Qi Hong led his army to attack Ai and attack the flank of Weize Pass.

The prefect of Leping also received an order from Sima Jun, asking him to fully cooperate with Qi Hong's actions and take Weize Pass as soon as possible.

Although it was the first month of the month, it was not out of the severe cold. The wind and snow were raging on the top of Taihang, and there was no breath of spring in sight.

This winter has been quite boring, and the sentinels closed by Wei Ze are warming up the fire, squatting there with their necks curled up and chatting.

"It's really tormenting to come out to guard in this kind of horrible weather." Someone complained.

"Just be content with it. Back then, I climbed the Great Snow Mountain with the Hushi General. The snow mountain was so high that you couldn't see the top of the mountain from the foot of the mountain. It was a vast expanse of whiteness. That was a terrible situation." An old-looking veteran spoke slowly.

The young sentinels obviously didn't have that kind of experience. Hearing these words, they couldn't help but cheer up, and said with infinite fascination: "Li Dubo, just tell the brothers what it was like to cross the snow-capped mountains." ?”

Li Dubo was an ordinary soldier during the Northern Expedition. Later, when he was old, he retired from the Tiger Infantry Army and served as a Dubo in the city defense force, leading a team of troops. Hearing these soldiers from Yongliang The young man was very excited to know about the snow mountain, and couldn't help smiling. The glory of the past is a pride that cannot be extinguished in a lifetime.

Anyway, with nothing to do, Li Dubo was about to give a good talk about the history of the Shu army to these recruits who had just joined the army for two years, when suddenly a flashing white light under the city caught his attention.

In the snow, there are almost no other colors except white, but under normal circumstances, this kind of white will not move, could it be that I am dazzled?
Li Dubo stood up consciously, walked to the edge of the city wall, and looked down. It didn't matter that he saw it, and he broke out in a cold sweat—even though it was still counting nine days, he really was out. In a cold sweat.

Below the city, on the white snow field, countless white figures appeared, moving slowly, swarming towards the city wall of Weize Pass.

These were obviously soldiers of the Jin army in white uniforms, which added a protective color to them. If they hadn't marched to the bottom of the city, it would be difficult to distinguish them from a distance.

"There is an enemy attack! Quickly warn!" Li Dubo ordered loudly, a feathered arrow shot towards his face, and flew over after wiping his ears. Li Dubo was covered in cold sweat again.

A sharp whistle sounded, echoing over the top of Weize Pass, and even the few birds that landed on the top of the city were startled and flew away.

(End of this chapter)