Chapter 595: The South Road Army Gets the First Opportunity
"Using your 'Ding Kui Squadron' as a team and gathering all the shield-breaking knights from our two brigades, the total will be almost the same. " Long Tan calculated.
"It's best to bring twenty archers. Some traps need to be broken by them. One shield-breaking knight is worth ten, seventy or eighty is enough. My squadron can defeat five hundred, and this does not include me, Ding Yu and Ming
Master." Ding Kui had different opinions.
In the first battle of Zhenbeiguan, the special warfare brigade lost more than half of its archers, and was hit hard by the Meng Army's magician regiment. This time, less than forty people followed.
"You have the final say. You have the most experience in this kind of elite assault in the whole legion. Now you are a fearless knight. It is not an exaggeration to say that one is worth a hundred."
Long Tan was full of envy and jealousy. Originally, Ding Kui was not as good as him, but within a few years, the gap between him and Ding Kui became wider and wider. Of course, it is not a bad thing that his brother-in-law is awesome.
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"Kill!" Jiang Cao shouted, jumped on the city wall and slashed with spears, knocking four or five Meng soldiers to the ground.
Two more Shaodian soldiers climbed up the ladder, one wielding a chain hammer and the other wielding a double mace. They firmly guarded the open space created by Jiang Cao, allowing the Shaodian soldiers behind him to continue climbing up the city wall.
The 2o5 Division suddenly joined the attack on Port City at night. After a wave of rockets covered the wall, three thousand elites set up ladders and forcibly climbed onto the city.
Jiang Cao vibrated the barrel of his gun and shook out more than a dozen spear points, pointing them at the three Meng soldiers who were encircling them. The Meng soldiers were busy dealing with the situation and were forced to scramble. He took advantage of the gap and fired the gun, and shot one of the Meng soldiers through the chest.
"Shaodian, don't be so arrogant, wait until I come to fight you."
A Meng Jun man wearing a captain's armor jumped a few steps forward, filled the gap where Jiang Cao's spear killed Meng Jun, and brandished an iron-backed Wolf Sword to chop Jiang Cao on the head.
At that moment, Jiang Cao held his spear across the sword that fell from his head, his arms shook slightly, but the opponent's huge strength actually made it impossible for him to follow up with his prepared back move.
"The trapped warrior! This is an opponent." Jiang Cao thought to himself.
He took half a step back to avoid the direct thrust of the Mongolian army on the right. He moved the tail of the gun forward to hit the Allied officer's feet, and the tip of the gun made a half arc to block the iron hook of the Mongolian army on the left.
Fighting one after another, one against three, Jiang Cao remained calm and unhurried even when he was in a dangerous situation.
Whoosh, two sharp arrows flew almost close to Jiang Cao's ears, one on the left and one on the right, hitting the two shoulder sockets of the Meng Army officer.
If you want to dodge the butt of the gun on the sole of your foot, you can't dodge the two arrows in the shoulder socket. If you chop off the left side, you can't chop off the right side with one arrow. "Oops!" the Meng Army officer yelled and took a few steps back. There was an arrow stuck in his left shoulder.
The white feathers on the tail are still shaking.
Naturally, Jiang Cao would not miss such a good opportunity. He rubbed the gun barrel, rolled the gun head, and the gun light from the gun tip cut off half of the head of Meng Jun on the left. Then he strode forward and thrust with both hands, "Lung Stance"
A big hole was left in Meng Jun's throat on the right side.
"Thank you, Team Zhan!" Jiang Cao knew without looking back that the person shooting the arrow behind was his captain.
Dong-dong-dong, the drums were beating loudly outside the port city. The commander of the 2o5 Division personally beat the drums to help in the battle, boosting morale to win the port city in one fell swoop.
"Well, it's night and you can go to the city."
Gu Jun came to the military camp surrounding the city, and he was accompanied by more than one division commander.
"Oh, if I read it correctly, Jiang Cao was the first to climb the city wall." Xun Le was very envious.
The two brothers Xun Yue and Xun Le were also in the military camp.
On the evening of April 6, Shaodian's 22nd Regiment recovered the port city, and the forward scout cavalry was already active in the west of Tuofeng Mountain.
Almost at the same time, the Yangting Pass was defeated, and Shaodian's hundreds of thousands of troops met at Yangting Pass. The southern army commanded by Jin Man completed the first phase of the combat mission.
On the contrary, Xiaxuan Pass, which was heavily attacked by troops, was still in the hands of the Meng army. The 11th and 12th Shaodian Corps could not fully deploy their 200,000 troops and could only fight behind the 5th, 6th, 7th and 216th Divisions of Zhongdi.
in a hurry.
In addition, there were nearly 200,000 troops marching overnight to reach Xiaxuan Pass.
"Commander, the forward division has merged with the 11th Army Corps."
Jiang Xi came to report that there was a spy horse in front of him.
"So fast? Well, it must still be outside the pass. Is it so difficult to defeat Xiaxuan Pass?" Jiang Xi said and suddenly looked up, "Oh, Tan Shang is back."
Sure enough, a white-robed magician fell from the air, and it turned out to be Tan Shang.
"Master Jiang, Zhenbei Pass and Yangting Pass have been destroyed. The prince is unharmed, but Commander Wan is seriously injured." Tan Shangcai said seriously.
Jiang Xi, who was on the road for days, only knew that Zhenbeiguan was captured a few days ago. He did not know the detailed process or subsequent news. Tan Shang chased Lou Wong all the way north, and basically knew the news about the army on the south road.
"Wanmai, hey, what a pity." Jiang Xi frowned slightly, "What's going on at Xiaxuan Pass? An army of more than 200,000 people fought for so long but they couldn't win it."
"Hong Jin and Lou Ming were guarding Xia Xuan Pass. Gu Jun went to attack the Tuofeng Mountain Pass on the prince's suggestion. With the help of Ming and Tang Dynasties, I alone could not capture Xia Xuan Pass."
The person Tan Shang mentioned refers to a person with level six combat power. The enemy's defense depends on high-end combat power.
"Huofeng Mountain Pass? Jiang Zhi." Jiang Xi showed an unexpected expression.
"We can send the 11th and 12th legions to bypass Yangting Pass and attack Nanqiu County City. As long as Nanqiu County City is surrounded, Juyang City cannot be attacked." Jiang Zhi reacted very quickly and immediately came up with a countermeasure.
"Good, Master Tan, please tell Zhai Yu and Di Tanglong. Whoever arrives at Nanqiu County first will be credited." Jiang Xi nodded, Jiang Zhi's suggestion was in line with his wishes.
Shaodian's 11th and 12th legions broke camp overnight and moved south. The 216th Division withdrew from the siege sequence and ran in front of the two legions to clear the way. Such a big movement did not go unnoticed by the Meng army at Xiaxuan Pass, and a messenger immediately reported it
Hong Jin.
"Tan Shang has been pestering me, but there are indeed a large number of enemy troops going south, including the flags of the 11th and 12th enemy regiments." Lou Min went out to check.
"This is very difficult, and it means that there are still large armies coming to Xiaxuan Pass, otherwise there would not be only tens of thousands of people left in Xiaxuan Pass.
Counting the flags we have seen in the past few days, the enemy has dispatched at least five legions to attack the three passes in the south. In addition to those still on the way, the Shaodian Army has committed half of its troops to the south.
There is no trace of Lord Helian, and reinforcements are still arriving. How can we and the Third Army defend Nanqiu County alone?" Hong Jin let out a long breath.
"Yanling County has five legions of our country, and Jinping County has eight legions of Cao and Qi. How could Nanqiu County be put in such a situation?" Lou Ming's temper was impatient.
"Jin Man's army of more than 100,000 will attack from Yangting Pass tomorrow at the latest. Xiaxuan Pass will be attacked from two sides. My army of 50,000 cannot defend this place. How about we withdraw? Bianfeng Pass is surrounded by mountains on three sides.
If you retreat there, you can defend it for at least half a month." Hong Jin began to think about his escape route.
"Report!"
Before Lou Min could answer, another messenger came over.
"explain."
"The coach gives the order."
Hong Jin stood up immediately.
"Order Hongjin to hold on at Xiaxuan Pass until tomorrow evening, and then withdraw to Bianfeng Pass."
"As commanded."
On the morning of April 7, with flags standing everywhere and ribbons flying, groups of energetic soldiers passed by the port city and marched toward the east in neat rows.
The army flags and commander flags of the 21st Army Corps were also slowly marching eastward. Surrounding Gu Jun were the 2o2 and 2o3 divisions. People from the Yang family and the Gongsun family formed the main force of the Chinese army.
The 207th Division cleared the way in front of the army, and the Xun brothers finally served as the vanguard.
The 2o4 and 2o8 divisions acted as rearguards to prevent the Mongolian army's northern and southern military strongholds from desperately attacking the army's chrysanthemums.
Gu Jun led an army of 50,000 men to attack the front of Tuofeng Mountain Pass openly. This lineup alone could seriously threaten the pass and the two military villages.
Apart from the 2o1 Division that blocked the Bianfeng Pass and the 2o6 Division that made a surprise attack on the enemy's rear, there was also the 2o5 Division that fought fiercely all night to garrison Port City, the 2o9 Division that garrisoned in Xixuan City, and the 21o Division that was supervising the transportation of grain and grass supplies and mopping up the remaining remnants in the rear.
Meng Jun.
It can be said that Gu Jun has exhausted all the available troops at hand.
Near noon, the army arrived at the western foot of Tuofeng Mountain. The Meng army's scouts had already spotted the overwhelming enemy force, and smoke was already rising over the pass.
"The front of the pass can only accommodate one division to attack, but the mountain strongholds on the north and south sides can attack us from a high position.
I suggest gathering magicians from four divisions to follow the 2o7 division to pretend to attack the pass, and just use long-range attacks to attract the enemy's defensive forces.
The 2o2 and 2o3 divisions attacked the northern military stronghold from the farthest point in the north. Gu Shuai lurked in the army. When he saw the enemy magician attacking, he showed up and killed him.
The 2o4 and 2o8 divisions attack the southern military stronghold from the farthest point in the south. The magicians from the 2o8 division headquarters will accompany the army to cover and hold back the enemy troops.
As long as the smoke at the pass is extinguished, the 207th Division can retreat and camp outside the mountain pass, assuming a posture of besieging the military camp for a long time." Liang Gong gave Gu Jun advice.
"As the chief of staff said, attack as a whole unit!" Gu Jun gave an order flag to his own soldiers.
The war is about to begin.
Just as Ding Kui expected, the pass guard deployed 2,000 troops to defend the west wall, leaving only 1,000 troops on the east side.
Less than half an hour after the smoke was lit, a group of Meng troops came from the east, but their number was only about two hundred.
The officer on the east city gate was a little surprised. It was fifty miles away from Juyang City, and it would be possible to get there if all the horses were galloping. However, this group of people were all infantry, and they should not have come out after seeing the smoke.
"Who are you? Which unit are you from?" the Meng Army officer shouted across the trench, not daring to order the suspension bridge to be lowered.
"We are the scout team of the 24th Division. We just discovered an emergency military situation and saw smoke rising, so we came over to take a look. Quickly lower the suspension bridge and let us in. We need to use your letter eagle to send a message to the commander-in-chief."
A young man like a scout captain came out to answer.
"The information about Shaodian's army attacking the pass has been sent to Juyang City by letter eagle. You don't need to come in."
"Instead of passing this information back, a large number of Shaodian troops were discovered near the swamp just now. We need to report this situation to the military commander!" the scout captain was so anxious that he was sweating.
The officers on the city were taken aback and said quickly: "What? Shaodian's army is near the swamp? Put down the drawbridge and the hanging basket. There are enemy troops to the east and they can't open the pass gate."