Continuing north from Hongdong City, the terrain becomes rugged and undulating, including the valley area through which the Fen River flows, and it begins to narrow.
Because in addition to Luliang Mountain on the west side of Fenshui River, there is also a rolling mountain range on the west bank of Fenshui River, called Taiyue Mountain. The Fenshui River meanders down between the two mountains, forming this ridge.
The winding river valley is called Queshu Valley.
If Jinzhou is the gateway to and from the Taiyuan Basin, then Queshu Valley is the inner diameter of the corridor within the gate, an important passage connecting the north and the south.
Gao Le and his party of more than 3,000 light cavalry went all the way north and circled Jinzhou City in order to block the Queshu Valley Passage and restrict the enemy troops from Jinyang direction from going south for reinforcements.
After successfully capturing Hongdong City, Gao Le ordered his troops to rest for one night in Hongdong City because it was getting late and they were tired from the journey. At dawn the next day, before it was bright, he sent his troops to
Wu gathered them together and continued heading north.
There are also large plateau terrains in the Fenshui River Basin. Such terrains are called Ban or Yuan elsewhere, while in Shanxi they are called Bi. For example, the Yubi City and Baibi built by the Western Wei Dynasty on the south bank of Fenshui River
The city was built on such original walls.
From Hongdong City to the north, as the terrain becomes more rugged, such original walls also appear on both sides of the Fen River. Some of these slopes still have some camp posts set up by the Northern Qi army, but today most of them are
It was already unmanned and there was no need to stop and attack. Even if there were some outposts with soldiers still present, they would only look at the enemy situation from a distance and ride their horses north without waiting for the Wei army to approach.
Gao Le and his party traveled nearly a hundred miles north from Hongdong City and arrived at a large-scale city. This city was also built on a cantilevered wall. The location was named Qiu Chibi, and the city on the wall was named Yong'an City.
The terrain of this city is high and steep, with the Fen River flowing around it. It can barely accommodate a couple of bicycles passing by. Originally, there were two pontoon bridges across the river that could pass through, but now the pontoon bridges have long been destroyed.
At this time, there were many Qi soldiers standing on the top of the city. When they saw the enemy approaching, many people in the city would control strings and throw stones to stop them.
When he saw that there were two to three thousand defenders in the city, and their fighting spirit was still quite tenacious, Gao Le couldn't help but frown, knowing that he was going to fight a tough battle next.
He ordered his troops to dismount first, get water for cooking near the water, and rest for a while, while he led several soldiers to inspect the city.
This ridge is so tall and steep that it is inconvenient to attack from any direction you can see. There is only an earth beam in the northeast that connects to the taller plateau behind it. If you can climb that plateau, you can try to attack downwards.
, or you can get twice the result with half the effort.
It's just that the Piyuan is steeper than the Qiuchi wall where the city is located, so it's naturally more difficult to climb up. Moreover, the enemy's location is closer, so you can climb to the plateau to resist the enemy at any time. If you want to gain a firm foothold on the plateau,
, I’m afraid it will be very difficult.
When Gao Le inspected the terrain and returned to the temporary camp, the meals were already prepared. Gao Le took the food jar handed by his subordinates and ate while still frowning and thinking about the plan to attack the city.
Their troops are the most resourceful and fast. They must occupy Queshu Valley, an important place for north-south transportation, before most of the enemy forces in Jinyang direction have reacted and counterattacked. Otherwise, Jinyang's
If the enemy troops continue to rush out, all the hard work and preparations made in the early stage will be greatly reduced.
Gao Le had been punished as a slave soldier by Gao Zhongmi in the previous year. At that time, he mainly worked near Jinyang, so he knew the terrain here quite well, so he was selected as a forward general this time.
He knew that there were Fenshui Pass and some fortresses in Queshu Valley behind Yong'an City. If more troops were stationed at these places, it would be difficult to conquer even with the thousands of soldiers under his command, which would greatly hinder the mission of the forward troops.
Completion. So here in Yong'an City it is best to solve the problem quickly and not waste too much time.
While Gao Le was still thinking about choosing the daredevils to venture to the plateau, the deputy general Shuofeng, who was previously in charge of woodcutting logistics, also returned to the camp, came to Gao Le and said: "General, the last general just detoured to the right of the city to cut wood.
When I was chopping firewood, I saw dense pines and cypresses on the plateau, and dead branches and leaves piled up in front of the slope. Although the city is dangerous, it is also narrow and not wide. If we can attack it with fire, the defenders in the city will be in chaos!"
After hearing this, Gao Le's eyes couldn't help but light up. He was mainly observing the terrain just now and didn't pay much attention to this detail. At this time, after hearing Shuofeng's reminder, Dang even dropped the food urn and asked him to
Several phoenixes led him to have a look, and sure enough he found that the northeastern side of the city where the wall connects was lush with pines and cypresses, and the long and thick branches had penetrated into the city.
These tall and dense trees can be regarded as part of the city defense to a certain extent and are natural fences. But from another perspective, they are also a huge hidden danger. It is just that there has been no war for many years.
It happened so much that the soldiers guarding the city ignored it and did not take proper rest and precautions.
After finding the loopholes in the enemy's city defense, Gao Le was in a good mood and returned to the temporary camp again. First, he ordered his troops to eat quickly and ordered people to use the felled trees to build ladders and other engineering equipment under the city, making him look like he was about to make a big move.
The siege posture attracted the attention of the defenders in the city.
At the same time, a group of strong soldiers such as Shuofeng used logging in batches as a cover to leave the sight of the defenders in the city. Then, armed with strong bows and rockets, they lay low in the high plateaus and ravines and continued to climb towards the enemy city.
In order to bring each other as close as possible.
"There is a thief here!"
The garrison in the city was well laid out. In addition to the garrison at the top of the city, a watch post was also set up on the plateau to the north of the city. As several Feng and others gradually approached, the watch post noticed it and immediately shouted a warning to the city.
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After hearing the news, the defenders in the city immediately separated out hundreds of elite soldiers, climbed out of the city with long ropes and ladders, and then came here along the Tuliang Mountain Road, waving their swords and preparing to intercept some of the people who were still climbing on the plateau.
Feng et al.
At this time, several Feng and others were still far away from the target, but they saw that the enemy soldiers were about to take a detour and run directly above them. At that time, they would be helpless and helpless, so several Feng simply signaled to stop, and Yu Po
He stood up and ignited the rocket, stretched his arms and bent his bow to form a full moon, and with a loud roar, the burning rocket immediately flew towards the target!
Although this place is still far away, with the support of several phoenixes' strong arms and powerful bows, the rocket still shot through the high altitude and fell into the trees in the northeast corner of the enemy city. The fire ball on the arrow was knocked into a puff by the branches.
The sparks and fire spots scattered, and the soldiers who were accompanying him were all excited and couldn't help but cheer loudly.
However, the sparks quickly disappeared and dimmed, and the expected thick smoke and fire did not rise subsequently, which inevitably made everyone's hearts tense. When the enemy troops in the city saw this, they also discovered Wei Jun's intention, and even if
Another group of armored soldiers was separated and rushed towards the point where the rocket landed.
"Keep cumming, cum together!"
Some Feng didn't have time to be disappointed, but roared again, and then continued to fire rockets. After seeing this, the other soldiers followed suit, and fired dozens of rockets towards the opposite side.
Everyone's arm strength varies, and their shooting skills vary. With such a long range, the range at which they can actually hit the target is only 20/10.
But as the number increased, the power of the rockets also became apparent. There was already a thick layer of pine needles and dead branches accumulated on the northern slope of the city. After being smoked for a while, they were immediately ignited. At first, there were only a few wisps of green smoke.
, and soon an open flame broke out. When the flames engulfed the rosin and cypress, it immediately seemed like a fire adding fuel, causing the fire to rapidly expand.
"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly!"
Although the fire only occurred in the northeast corner of the city, the trees were dense at that time. As the fire expanded, the broken branches fell into the city and began to spread to nearby buildings and tents.
Gao Le saw the fire spreading on the city. When the defenders in the city were in panic, he led a group of soldiers directly into the city and also began to throw rockets into the city.
Although Yong'an City is located in a dangerous terrain, it is also restricted by this dangerous terrain. The city is relatively narrow and cramped. If the enemy attacks from outside, it will be limited by the terrain and cannot pose a big threat. But if it encounters a ruthless fire,
, then this small city greatly restricted the space for the soldiers in the city to avoid fire and escape.
There are currently nearly 3,000 people in Yong'an City, some of whom are the original garrison and some who have escaped from Hongdong City. There are also reinforcements from Fenshui Pass and other city garrisons on the back route, and they plan to use this fort to intercept the enemy.
here.
However, the relatively strong garrison forces at this time brought them great trouble. As the fire spread to the northeast, most of the soldiers could not stand the heat and rushed towards the south, including the top of the city.
Everyone was crowded, but there were not many people who really wanted to stop the enemy. Gao Le ordered people to throw rockets under the city, which immediately aggravated the chaos in the city.
For fear of being engulfed by the spreading fire, many soldiers even jumped from the top of the city and fell directly into the Fenshui River outside the city. But more still opened the city gate and swarmed out.
Gao Le naturally would not let go of such an opportunity. When he led his troops to the front of the city, holding a spear in one hand and a sword in the other, he rushed towards the defeated enemy army, while still shouting loudly: "Big
The King of Wei's army comes here to fight against the thieves. Those who resist will be killed, but those who surrender will not be killed!"
The officers and soldiers of the Qi army who fled from the city were already in extreme panic and had no order. When they saw the merciless killings in front of them, they suddenly became even more frightened. They each hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "
General, spare your life! Someone is willing to surrender, willing to surrender..."
As more and more people descended, the killings gradually stopped. A fortified city garrisoned by thousands of people changed hands in just a few hours, allowing the vanguard divisions and brigade to move further towards Queshu Valley.