When the important officials of the two provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou set their sights on the location of Loushanguan Pass on the Kan map, the Ming army from Liu Wei, Ma Lin, and Ma Zhen happened to be stationed near Loushanguan Pass.

Loushanguan is located among the main peaks of Loushan Mountain. It blocks Bashu in the north and Qiangui in the south. It is the throat of northern Guizhou. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. There are thousands of peaks in the pass, many mountains and cliffs.

The ax is like a halberd, piercing the sky. If you have a satellite map at this time, you can see that it is actually a Guancheng built on a canyon trail between dangerous mountains.

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Liu Wei explained to the two of them in front of the map: "Loushanguan Pass can be opened by one man and cannot be opened by ten thousand men. It is the most difficult to defend and difficult to attack. This is the most dangerous point in northern Guizhou. Thousands of peaks reach into the sky, and there is a line of communication in the middle. But it is also difficult to attack."

Because of this, once the Loushan Pass is lost, Bozhou will be completely unsafe.

Therefore, our army cannot attack by force this time. We need to divide two groups of surprise troops on the left and right to climb up the rock from the small road and then penetrate directly behind Loushanguan! In this way, we can attack the enemy from both inside and outside and defeat the enemy on three sides. Loushanguan can be broken." [Note: Bozhou.

That is, in later Zunyi, Hailongtun, Yang Yinglong’s hometown, was located in the Shuanglong Group of Hailongtun Village, Gaoping Town, Huichuan District, Zunyi City.]

Ma Lin looked at the Kan map carefully, and couldn't help but feel worried, and said hesitantly: "There are high cliffs on both sides of Loushan Pass. Even if Brother Liu's troops climb mountains and cross water as if they are walking on flat ground, they can climb up, and then go down to Lou.

But mountain passes are easier said than done. Wouldn't this be a waste of soldiers' lives? How about luring the enemy out of the pass and then annihilating them, and then using firearms to break through the gates and annihilate the remaining enemies?"

Liu Wei smiled and said: "Brother Ma's plan is not impossible, but it is too time-consuming. Moreover, Loushanguan is crucial to Bozhou. If I cannot capture it immediately, the rebel reinforcements will definitely arrive, and it will be even more difficult then."

Capture.

Brother Ma, I think that since Loushan Pass is dangerous, it is even more important to attack it from unexpected places in order to defeat it in one fell swoop. As for how to attack the pass from the cliff, I have my own method, please wait and see, Brother Ma."

Ma Lin is the third son of Ma Fang. He has been mainly trained in riding since he was a child, and the second is defending the city. However, he has little experience in fighting in such dangerous places in the mountains. At this moment, he actually feels that conquering Loushanguan is almost impossible.

There is no explanation, but since what Liu Wei said is so confident, we have no choice but to listen to it.

On the 29th, the Ming army formed an array at Dajingkou outside the Loushan Pass. They saw a high wall built with rocks and large timber at Dajingkou. There were fourteen wooden fences, deep ditches on both sides, and traps and roadblocks everywhere outside the pass.

There were buried wooden piles and bamboo sticks, and there were many obstacles. There were also three sentry towers, which were specially set up for delaying the offensive.

The three generals Liu Wei, Ma Lin and Ma Zhen were sitting in front of the formation, with the capital commander Wang Fen as the vanguard, commanding the Ming army to dismantle the roadblocks along the way. The Ming army was divided into four formations. The first formation was responsible for demolishing the roadblocks and opening the passage, and there were also shields.

The second formation follows up and is ready to charge; the third formation is equipped with firearms, and the No. 3 cannon with a longer range is responsible for shelling the gate tower to cover the advance of the first formation; the fourth formation is equipped with muskets and crossbows.

Arranged around the third formation, one was to prevent the enemy's surprise attack on the artillery array, and the other was to cover the artillery and other offensive weapons by shooting at the enemy in the tower.

Although the Bozhou army did not have the advantage of firearms, they still had arrows like rain. The Ming army's advance was blocked. Even if there were shields to resist, many Ming soldiers were killed by arrows, and some fell into traps by mistake.

Fortunately, the Ming Army's firearms battalion provided timely cover, and the artillery team quickly suppressed the wall. The musketry team advanced to shoot, and the crossbow team held the line at intervals. However, the Bozhou Army lacked experience in fighting firearms. In the Ming Army's offensive with roaring artillery and dense clusters of projectiles and arrows,

Next, Yang Zhaolin, the leader of Bozhou's army, was shot. Tiao Tiao, Zhao Zhai and others were all killed on the spot, and the defenders suffered many casualties. Wang Fen, the commander of the capital, led the Ming army to take advantage of the situation and attack nearly ten fences in a row, and the vanguard broke into the foot of Loushan Pass.

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When the vanguard of the Ming army and the Bozhou army were fighting fiercely in front of the pass, Liu Wei had already separated into two groups of troops, each with 2,500 soldiers. Among them, the one who opened the way was none other than Liu Jiajun's world-famous elite servant Jieng Wayi Ding.

Both armies brought their own rations. Under the guidance of their guides, they entered from the trails on both sides of Loushanguan. They cut down trees to clear the way, climbed up vines, and detoured toward the rear of Loushanguan.

Because the mountain is extremely dangerous and there are many cliffs along the way, the Ming army accidentally fell off the cliff and many of them died. The guide of Ming Miao repeatedly warned that they must be extremely cautious, must not be impatient, and must remember the route they have drawn. At this time, everyone discovered

The roads in the mountains are extremely narrow and can only be passed by one person in many places. Even though the Liu Jiajun is famous for its mountain warfare, it is difficult to move at this time. Many people are inevitably a little panicked, so that their progress is slow and frightening at every step.

Along the way, the mountains were sometimes filled with clouds and fog, and sometimes strong winds struck. The Ming army, under the command of their guides, clung to the vine rocks when encountering strong winds, and rested on the spot when encountering clouds and fog, waiting for the clouds to clear. Even so, there were still some

The soldiers of the Ming army were unlucky and fell down the mountain without any bones left.

Fortunately, after going through many hardships, Liu Jiajun lived up to expectations and actually climbed down the vine. The left and right paths finally circled to the back of Loushanguan Pass.

In addition to the two groups of surprise troops, Liu Wei also divided another group from the Woodcutter Trail on the right side of Loushanguan to cross Xiaolou Mountain and secretly marched towards Baishikou to prevent the Bozhou Army from sneak attack. The three groups of surprise troops finally met at Baishikou.

The Ming army left one group to guard Baishikou, and the other two groups began to attack from behind Loushanguan.

At this time, a fierce battle was still going on in front of Loushan Pass. All fourteen fences had been demolished by the Ming army, and all traps had been eliminated. The main force of the Ming army rushed in. The Bozhou army defended the gate tightly, and their bows and crossbows were about to run out of arrows. Due to the loss of their crossbows,

They did not dare to wait for the Ming army with artillery to approach and bombard Guancheng, so they had no choice but to divide half of their troops and go out to fight.

When Liu Wei and Ma Lin saw the enemy troops coming out of the pass, they couldn't help but get excited and ordered a charge. Liu Wei, Ma Lin, and Ma Zhen also mounted their horses and went out to fight. Liu Wei was still the same Liu Wei, and without saying a word, he charged in with his sword.

The enemy formation immediately overran several people, and the surrounding Miao soldiers swarmed forward. Liu Ling was better at fighting on foot than on horseback, so he got off his horse to avoid the cluster of spears, slashed with his sword across all directions, and killed five Miao soldiers in just a few moves.

Because he killed people so quickly, the surrounding Miao soldiers did not dare to approach him for a while.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, some of the Miao soldiers actually knew Liu Wei. After seeing who was coming, they were frightened and exclaimed: "Liu's sword is coming, it is difficult to resist, Bozhou is over!"

"The surrounding Bozhou troops heard that Liu Wei had been killed in front of them, and their momentum suddenly declined.

Ma Lin was a cavalry general. Although large groups of cavalry could not be used at this time, small groups of cavalry could still be used. One of the specialties of a cavalry general was his accurate grasp of the instantaneous battle situation. At this time, he saw Liu Wei

His reputation was so shocking that the momentum of the Bozhou Army was instantly reduced. He immediately knew that the opportunity had come, and his own Dingma troops suddenly joined the battle. They rushed left and right, attacking repeatedly. The Bozhou Army that had left the border quickly became a mess.

At this time, the strange troops attacked Loushanguan from the rear. The defenders of Loushanguan had already lost half their strength after seeing Liu Wei outside the pass. Now that they learned that the back road was lost, they immediately lost all fighting spirit and abandoned the pass and fled in all directions.

The Ming army tried to cover up the enemy again and rushed through Loushanguan in one go to pursue the victory until they reached Yong'an Village before giving up.

At this time, Ma Lin was convinced of Liu Wei and praised highly: "Brother Liu is really brave enough to win the three armies, and his troops are like tigers in the mountains, unstoppable. The Loushan Pass is full of dangerous mountains, how could the Liu family's army defeat them in such a short time?"

I can't even imagine finding a way inside, climbing over it, or even outflanking it with three surprise troops.

Liu Jiajun's battle today must have made the rebels know what a heavenly soldier is. As for Brother Liu himself, he is even more brave and invincible. As soon as the name of Liu Dadao was called out, the momentum of the entire Bozhou army weakened by three points. This shows that Brother Liu defeated Jiu in the past.

Silk, how majestic and majestic he is when he controls all the barbarians, it makes people yearn to think about it."

Liu Wei laughed and said: "Brother Ma is too praised. I joined the army with my father when I was young. It has been more than thirty years now. Since I am not dead, I have to make a name for myself. However, the Liu Jiajun is good at walking and the Ma Jiajun is good at riding. This is not good.

Let’s talk about it from one point of view.

I heard that the Marquis has an idea. After the war in Korea and Bozhou, the imperial army will hold "three major competitions". One year, the Northern Army will compete, one year the Southern Army will compete, and one year the Northern and Southern armies will compete. At that time,

In the great competition between the North and the South, the cavalry side also asks Brother Ma not to hold anything back, but to give some examples of the arrogant soldiers under my command, lest these bastards sit in a well and watch the sky, not knowing that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky."

Ma Lin also laughed and said: "Same, same, when the infantry battle competition comes, brother Liu, please don't be afraid of hurting your younger brother's face, just hit him hard and dampen the spirit of the Ma family army's arrogance.

To be honest, since the great victory over Yuan Dynasty, the Nine Sides Cavalry are now looking higher and higher. They really think that they are invincible in the world, but they don’t know that without the Marquis’ strategizing, we are afraid that we will still be defeated by the Mongols.

People are attacking from time to time, which makes us miserable."

The two of them complimented each other a few times, and Liu Wei turned back to the topic and said: "Speaking of which, these elites of Bozhou are indeed brave and worthy of Yang Yinglong's support. In addition, it is difficult for our army to conquer the natural danger of Loushan Pass.

The loss in this battle is estimated to be no less than 2,000 troops and horses, and the casualties are quite high.

After this battle, the deeper we go into Bozhou, the more fierce the battle will be. Of course, after capturing Loushanguan, we will not be far from the Yang family's home base. I expect that Yang Yinglong will personally lead his troops to attack soon.

You and I still need to take more precautions."

Marin suppressed his smile and nodded in agreement.

Liu Wei's troops rested for two days due to relatively heavy losses. The army was temporarily deployed according to Ma Lin. The Ming army's barracks were connected to prevent the Bo army from breaking through. One group was stationed at Loushanguan as the base camp, and the other group was stationed at Baishikou as a response.

One unit was stationed at Yong'an Village as the forward camp, and the capital commander Wang Fen was ordered to serve as the vanguard and advance to Yong'an to garrison on standby.

However, Wang Fen was a man of great courage but little strategy. Because he was the vanguard in every battle, and the Ming army had won consecutive victories, he had begun to underestimate the enemy.

Wang Fen wanted to move the forward battalion to Songmenya, but his subordinates advised him: "Forgive me, General Ma has ordered us to camp at Yong'an Village. Songmenya is several miles away from the main camp, so it may be disadvantageous to camp alone. And

I'm afraid General Ma will be blamed for changing the camp location without permission, so why not ask for permission before moving the camp?"

Wang Fen said angrily: "Songmenya is an important place and must be passed through. It is very important to guard this place. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and supplies are available everywhere. It is an excellent place to camp.

As for the Bozhou Miao soldiers, they have nothing to fear. Since we entered the territory of Bozhou, we have won consecutive battles. We will conquer and win in battle. The rebels have already been defeated. If the rebels come again, I will kill them all.

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Don't be good at talking about the art of war in front of me. Could it be that I don't understand the art of war? As for Ma Zongrong, he is a cavalryman of the Northern Army. Marching and setting up formations in the mountains and forests is not his strong point. I understand why.

I will ask General Liu for instructions afterwards."

It turned out that Wang Fen was the Sichuan Dusi and was not under the jurisdiction of Ma Lin. It was only because Liu Wei's troops were resting for the past two days and Liu Wei himself was busy with providing pensions and arranging for the transportation of wounded soldiers to the rear for medical treatment that he made subsequent arrangements.

Leave it to Marin.

Wang Fen was not a direct descendant of Liu Wei, but he also knew Liu Wei's status in front of Mr. Gao Ge, so he deliberately curry favor and wanted to show his loyalty to Liu Wei by alienating Ma Lin, which is why he behaved like this.

On the other side, Yang Yinglong was furious again when he reported the loss of Loushanguan. He shouted sternly: "Loushanguan has been lost, and Liu Wei is very close to me! We must retake Loushanguan to restore the decline. This is a great match for Bozhou."

Safety is extremely critical! Otherwise we can only retreat to Longyandun (that is, Hailongdun), which is a choice we only make as a last resort.

Immediately allocate 40,000 Miao soldiers to me, and I will personally go to battle, cut off the heads of Liu Wei and Ma Lin, attack all the way into Chongqing, and then cut the dog officer Song Liangzuo into thousands of pieces!"

Yang Chaodong immediately asked for an order: "Father, as the leader of Bozhou, how can you act rashly? Only when you sit in the state capital and strategize can you show your kingly image, let your child personally lead the Miao soldiers to go out again. This time I will definitely send Liu Wei, Ma Lin's leader

Give it to your father."

But Yang Yinglong refused, waving his hand and saying: "Didn't you go there already last time? You, Yang Zhu and Wei Dong all attacked in three directions and were repelled by the army. You are no match for Liu Wei and Ma Lin.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Not only did they inherit the elite skills left to them by their father, but they also had many years of experience in the military, especially Liu Wei and Pingman.

Isn't it a blessing that we didn't suffer a single defeat in the expedition to Burma? That's why I need to personally take command this time. You and Yang Zhu will follow me and immediately gather your troops to advance towards Loushanguan."

Military advisor Sun Shitai hurriedly stopped him and offered advice: "The master of the family must not be impatient. We have just reported that one part of the army is guarding Loushanguan and the other part is guarding Baishikou, but the forward battalion is stationed at Songmenya. In this way, the forward battalion and the middle army will be stationed at Songmenya."

The rear troops are far away from each other, so they are camping alone.

As long as our Bozhou Army launches a surprise attack on Songmenya immediately and annihilates this lone army before their reinforcements arrive, it will be conducive to retaking Loushanguan. My lord, your troops must be quick, and without further delay, please set out immediately to attack Songmenya first.

To prevent the officers and soldiers from changing their deployment." Yang Yinglong heard that it made sense and immediately nodded in agreement.

Not long ago, Wang Fenzheng led a team to inspect the camp. He felt that the camp's defense was perfect, and he couldn't help but feel very proud. However, he still ordered to strengthen the surrounding exploration and report at any time, especially to beware of night attacks. Afterwards, he told his left and right people that he was eager to order an attack.

, he was the first to capture Yang Yinglong and achieved great success, and was rewarded by the court.
To be continued...