In the ups and downs of troubled times, people move in different directions. Although most people follow the tide and are confused, there are always people who go against the tide and draw their swords forward.
After the Jurchen West Route Army captured Xiangfan, the gates of the Wu Dynasty opened wide, and the land of thousands of miles from Xiangfan to Jianmen Pass quickly fell. Many people and troops knelt in front of the Jurchens. In less than half a year, this
Cities of all sizes across the land of thousands of miles have opened their gates to the Jurchens.
Some of the resisters died at that time, and the Jurchen army who was willing to surrender accepted the certificate of surrender in one way or another, but there were always some people who really chose to surrender and were quietly waiting for the turn of events to come.
From the southwest to the north, the only way to cross the Yangtze River is Xiangyang and Fancheng, but geographically speaking, Xiangfan's location is really important. The Jurchen troops, who had not considered failure, always concentrated their fleet at Xiangfan Ferry.
Therefore, when some of the most unlikely situations arise, the plan for the army to launch a sneak attack on Xiangfan and cut off the Jurchens' retreat has been swirling in the minds of some daring people since last year.
The defeat of the Jinren at Wangyuan Bridge touched the nerves of Liu Guangshi, Xia Zhongxin, Xiao Zheng and others, causing them to quickly make their own choices. At the same time, there were always others who began to contact and
implement their plans.
On the seventh day of March, after establishing proper communication with each other, Qi Xinhan led a brigade team to set off and march along the carefully explored path. On March 27th, they arrived at the foot of Fancheng, trying to cooperate internally and externally to launch a sneak attack.
If the sneak attack is successful, it will deal a very heavy blow to the Jurchen West Route Army trying to retreat. However, the subsequent progress is not smooth.
Three thousand men rushed for nearly a thousand miles, and the route they took was roughly equivalent to the enemy's rear. The whole behavior was actually extremely risky. However, considering the gap between the Jin army and the Han army and the significance of this operation, Qin Shaoqian finally approved the move.
For this operation, the most elite troops in the army were selected and several plans were made. Although the Han army, which secretly contacted the Chinese army, made a detailed plan, the Chinese army did not follow this plan in the end.
Facts have proved that such a mentality is extremely necessary. When approaching the boundary of Fancheng, Qi Xinhan released the scout team and went to Fancheng City in advance to observe the situation. The army did not enter the agreed place at the agreed time.
The contact person inside Fancheng broke the promise, and as the scout team took the initiative to send a signal in the south of the city, someone jumped down from the wall of Fancheng.
The person who was arranged inside Fancheng to try to open the door was originally a young general of the Han Army in the Central Plains. However, it was obvious that all these plans had been seen through by the Jurchens. They took the young general on the city wall and ordered him to deceive the Chinese army. However, this
A person's leap completely eliminates this possibility.
The Jurchen army and elite puppet troops deployed in the Xiangfan area had not yet determined the whereabouts of the Chinese army. After capturing the internal agents, they carried out large-scale mobilization. Tens of thousands of troops, including three thousand Tushan Guards, quickly surrounded the city.
Qi Xinhan did not panic. Three thousand people quickly withdrew to the vicinity of Danyang Town, southwest of Fancheng. They took advantage of the darkness and used the terrain to set up an ambush.
The Han army in Fancheng saw that the Jin men saw through the black flag's attempt to steal the city and began to flee. Their fighting spirit became determined. Thousands of people quickly pursued them to Danyang. They saw a black flag team retreating towards the mountains. They surged up and tried to
Seize the favorable terrain. Before they went up the mountain, the Chinese army launched an attack in the middle of the formation, cutting the formation into two parts. Then, another ambush army entered from the rear section, first snatching the gunpowder and carriages carried by the army.
, iron cannon.
When the Tushan Guards arrived, the first group of 6,000 Han troops who arrived were fleeing all over the mountains and plains. The Chinese army divided into two groups and set up horn-shaped artillery formations in the mountains, waiting for the Tushan Guards' frontal attack.
Although the Tushan Guards are elite Jurchens, the total number of people in Xiyin's hands outside the sword pavilion will not exceed 30,000. The number that can be arranged in Fancheng and mobilized to pursue is even smaller. Compared with the same number, Qi Xinhan was
After defeating the Han army twice as large as our own, they directly called for formation towards the Tushan Guards who were coming.
The person responsible for leading this Tushan Guard was also a fierce general. Seeing the arrogance of the Chinese army, he immediately launched an attack.
The battle was extremely fierce at the first moment of the night. Although the Chinese army had only fought one battle, it was actually very advantageous to take advantage of the formation after occupying the favorable location. It was precisely because of this that Qi Xinhan directly provoked the opponent. But the Jurchen generals who led the army were not
Fool, he realized the problem in the second half of the first wave of attack, commanded a large number of troops to try to outflank, and at the same time deployed more Han troops south of Fancheng to block the road. Before his siege was completed, Qi Xinhan used his original
Looking at the favorable terrain, we quickly started moving before dawn.
Tu Shanwei bit him all the way up.
Although the Jurchens had the advantage in strength, the three thousand men led by Qi Xinhan had been training on the plateau for a long time, and it was common for them to make long-distance raids in rugged terrain. They traveled through the mountains along the way, and occasionally encountered Han troops, but they were defeated in one attack.
The situation made it impossible for the Jurchen side to seize the fighting opportunity in the first two days. People could only know that a lively fighting was already happening near Fancheng.
Things on the battlefield have ignited flames. Outside the battlefield, the situation is also extremely complicated.
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On March 29, the sky was gloomy north of Zhaohua, and the Jin Kingdom's West Route Army camped in the rear.
The 43-year-old Jin general Wanyan Yuchi opened the curtain of the big tent and greeted the coach sitting inside: "Teacher."
There are lights in the tent, and in the center is a huge sand table. Various small flags are placed in corresponding positions on the sand table. The flags have the names of different forces and armies written on them. Every day, as the intelligence arrives, there will be
Conduct a round of adjustments and updates.
Wanyan Xiyin, who has half a head of white hair and looks thin recently but still energetic, is sitting on a chair in front of the sand table. Wanyan Yuchi noticed that he was holding two flags in his hands and he was looking a little lost in thought.
"Teacher." Wanyan Yuchi has followed Xi Yin for many years. Compared with the little prince Qingjue who is not very supportive, Wanyan Yuchi's family is not prominent, but because of this, he has achieved solid results and can be regarded as a master.
Xi Yin's most trusted disciple and right-hand man. As soon as he saw Xi Yin's movements, he roughly guessed what happened: "...Did you find someone?"
"Yes." Wanyan Xiyin nodded, turning the small flag with his name on it in his hand. After a moment, he sighed slightly, but also showed a smile, "Dai Mengwei, Wang Zhainan, do you remember these two people?
"
Wanyan Yuchi briefly thought: "Dai Mengwei is a great Confucian in Xicheng County, and Wang Zhainan is also a Confucian general. The teacher liked the things they gave him a year ago and chatted with them for a long time... Did they rebel?"
"If you have never truly surrendered, there is no such thing as rebellion. Yu Chi, my teacher has long said that Confucianism is profound and profound, and not all of these scholars in the south are kneeling. Knowing that it is them, my teacher still has some
Glad.”
"Yes." Wanyan Yuchi nodded. In fact, Xi Yin's spirit of Chinese studies was not all his disciples who loved reading.
"You go deal with it."
Xiyin's simple words were followed by countless bloody storms.
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While Wanyan Yuchi led the troops, in the thousands of miles between the Yangtze River and Jiange, members of the Chinese military intelligence department who were originally lurking were also quickly making their own reactions and actions.
After the Jurchens occupied this area, they killed people, massacred the city, and the resisters died. There were always some who went up the mountains and fell into the grass, or hid among the refugees, and were always carrying out their own resistance. The Han army,
Among the nobles, there were also those who were inclined towards the Chinese Army. It was Dai Mengwei and Wang Zhainan who controlled several places, who contacted the Chinese Army and proposed a plan to capture Fancheng.
But it is obvious that Wanyan Xiyin had already predicted the importance of Xiangfan, and even the Han army that had surrendered to him earlier would collude with Black Flag, he had not deviated from his calculations. With the incident of Wangyuan Bridge
With the appearance of Qi Xinhan approaching Fancheng, Xiyin arranged for the backhand to be launched. After forcing Qi Xinhan back, after a brief review of the early information, the figures of Dai Mengwei and Wang Zhainan came into Xiyin's field of vision.
At the same time, the intelligence department of the Chinese Army had to start considering the possibility that Dai Mengwei, Wang Zhainan and others were actually traitors. After this possibility was initially ruled out, news of the operation spread in all directions.
Originally ambushed in various cities, many green forest heroes and resistance forces led by Fulu among the refugees began to take action. The purpose of their actions was to unite the forces of all parties and begin to rescue Dai, Wang and the two rebels.
Relatives and tribesmen. Riots started one after another with cheers and shouts. At the same time, the Chinese army began to lobby all the other Han army teams in the land thousands of miles away.
The chess pieces of both sides are still falling. Wanyan Xiyin is waiting for the rebels to appear, trying to suppress them in one fell swoop, in order to scare the monkeys, detonate in advance and clear possible hidden dangers on the way back to the north. As for the Chinese army, with three thousand people,
Taking a desperate risk as a starting point, Qin Shaoqian will remind everyone: the moment of decisive battle is coming.
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At the moment when the fuse was lit outside Jianmen Pass, the fierce fighting continued inside Jianmen Pass.
To the south of Huangming County, the air is humid and gloomy, gun smoke fills the sky, and the permeating smell of blood fills people's nostrils.
Wan Yanshe also waved his long sword on his horse, shouted loudly, and was active in the fighting on the front line. His constant activity boosted the morale of the Jin army.
The rocket named "Dijiang" was emitted from the I-frame at the top of the hill. It roared with a terrifying tail flame, fell into the stream not far away, and exploded away. Wanyan Sheyema led the team
, rushed towards the hilltop occupied by a small number of Chinese troops.
From Yueyue Creek on March 21 to Huangming County on this day, he had been fighting for several days, hoarse. In fact, the most critical moment for Zong Han's army to withdraw from the southwest had arrived.
This was the most difficult and desperate war he had ever encountered in his life. The fierce battle at Yuyuxi River lasted for five days. Shi Yema once thought he was going to die in that mountain forest. Qu Zhengyan led only more than 4,000 soldiers.
, although flying Ning Yi's flag was just an empty city plan, those who followed him were the most valiant troops in the Black Flag Army. The Jin army was gradually losing their morale, which was revealed on the second day of the frontal battle.
On the third day, Shiyema was blocked on a narrow mountain road and was almost beaten by two black flag armies.
But among the Jin people, there are still warriors. Ni Shelang, the deputy of the Xi people who had fought beside Shi Yema for nearly twenty years, took Shi Ye Ma's battle flag to break through with all his strength. In the end, Ni Shelang was shot dead by the black flag army.
Suppose Yema luckily breaks through and escapes.
It is difficult for a person who has been weak all his life to suddenly become a hard-core person, and a person who has been proud all his life will not suddenly become weak. In the battles for days, brothers died and lieutenants died. During the breakout, the person who was like the same person as him was the most beloved.
The war horse also died, and most of the soldiers around him showed a look of panic and despair that was never seen in the past. Shi Yema actually forgot about fear. After that, the troops were assembled for another two days of fighting. The artillery fire of the Black Flag Army, the battlefield
None of the stray arrows hit him.
The terrain of Yuyuxi River is complex. In the five days, although everyone fought in rounds without a winner, for the Jin people, this battle really hindered Qu Zhengyan from continuing to push forward.
More Black Flag troops gathered in Yuyuxi, so Shiye immediately withdrew the troops to Huangming County.
At this time, a large number of Jurchen troops were also rushing towards the narrow Huangming Mountain Road. The Chinese army chased them one after another, causing heavy casualties to the Jin people.
More than a month ago, the troops arriving at Shiling and Xiukou's front line totaled 50,000 Han troops and nearly 100,000 Jin troops as the main force. On the mountain roads behind, there were also more than 30,000 wounded soldiers. The rear troops guarded various areas.
After the defeat in the Battle of Wangyuan Bridge, most of the Han army chose to surrender. The Jin army that set out from Shiling and Xiukou was nearly 70,000 people. But including the people on the way behind, the total number also reached 100,000 people.
For more than half a month, under the successive attacks of the Chinese army, the Jin army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties and missing people. A small number of wounded people who could no longer be evacuated chose to surrender. By the 25th and 26th, the Jin army passed smoothly.
There are about 50,000 Jurchen troops at Huangming Pass, and the remaining 20,000 are blocked on the road into the mountain. Since it is difficult to detour through small roads near Huangming County, the Chinese troops that are catching up one after another are facing the fleeing Jurchens.
The troops launched charge again and again, and after being defeated, they took prisoners again.
The morale of these troops who were left behind was already low. Although they often occupied the road and set up defenses, the rocket range of the Chinese army was much greater than that of artillery. Often, a round of rockets plus a charge would devastate the Jurchen troops at the rear.
The army began to surrender on a large scale. During this period, the fighting of Ba Lisu, Saba and others slowed down the collapse to a certain extent. Shi Yema, who came from Yuyu Creek, immediately joined in and worked hard to stabilize the morale of the army.
On the 29th, a small Chinese army team coming from the side occupied a hilltop on the side of the road through a sneak attack, almost cutting off the path of thousands of people in the back section. Shi Yema led his team to launch two attacks on the mountain.
The Chinese army team, which was extremely outnumbered, fired several rockets it carried, and finally chose to retreat after seeing the Jurchens approaching.
A rocket exploded behind a big rock not far from Shiyema. The soldiers beside him were thrown away. Shiyema had already shouted hoarse. When the guards rushed over, he was still standing there in a daze.
After a long time, I realized that I was lucky enough to survive.
The Chinese army on the mountaintop retreated in confusion.
——And live on your own.
He thought of many people who were called heroes by the Jurchens in the past, including Aguda, his father, Zong Wang, Xi Yin, Lou Shi, Ba Lisu... At this moment, he suddenly understood where he fell short of them. He followed the army to fight.
For twenty years, I have prided myself on being brave, but in fact, most of the battles I have fought as an adult have been smooth sailing.
Aguda was different from his father and Xi Yin's generation. In the eyes of future generations, they fought generously and heroicly all the way. But back then, from Ningjiang Prefecture to Hubu Dagang, when they used a small number of troops to fight against the majority of Liao soldiers every time, they were like this.
Walked through the edge of life and death.
Only at this moment did he truly understand how difficult it was to survive.
There was a bleak sun on the horizon, and the valley was covered with haze, but at the moment before his eyes, everything was vivid and moving. Soon after, he saw Ba Lisu coming from the other end of the road, and the two people, stained with gunpowder smoke and blood, nodded to each other.
, didn’t say much.
As long as I can return to the North, I will not let Da Jin die at the hands of Black Flag.