On the steep cliff, a strong wind blew past, making Yang Ze's clothes whistle, but it could not dispel the doubts on the eyebrows of the Long Governor.
Liupan Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not difficult to hold on, but if you want to attack, it is difficult to achieve victory. After all, the terrain is rugged. Although you are at a condescending location, the enemy can also set up an ambush, or even feign defeat to lure the enemy, and ambush them everywhere.
If the situation cannot be opened up in Jingzhou, then it is even more impossible here in Liupanshan. Yang Ze does not think that the King of Handan cannot figure this out. Even if he really can't figure it out, Dou Gui, Wen Yanbo, and Li Daoxuan are such generals who have experienced the battlefield for many times.
Celebrities will never ignore it.
Guo Xiaoke squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Although I have only seen him a few times during the march, the King of Handan will never be unwise...to call the messenger."
After a while, the young man with only his right arm strode closer, and Yang Ze recognized him at a glance. He was Li Shan's personal guard Zhu Ba, who was said to be the first to follow Li Shan.
"Zhu Balang, what do you mean, Your Highness?"
"Meet the Duke of Yangzhai County and pay homage to the Chief Minister." Zhu Ba saluted and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lang intends to ask the Duke of Yangzhai County to send a small force out of the customs."
Guo Xiaoke waved Zhu Ba closer, asked a few questions in a low voice, thought for a long time before nodding, "It's no harm... but the Tianjie Army has already retreated to Huating. His Highness sent a partial division that day and there is no cavalry brigade."
"Coming with us is Liu Rengui, the commander of Duke Guan's bodyguard, who is coming with three hundred cavalry." Zhu Ba responded: "A few months ago, this man went north with Duke Guan. He must be the vanguard in every battle, killing generals and seizing the flag.
, Extraordinary courage.”
Yang Ze on the side frowned, "If the Turks set up an ambush, or retreat to lure the enemy..."
Guo Xiaoke's expression remained unchanged, "Maybe the King of Handan has other plans."
Three hours later, the city gate of Mujingguan opened wide. Liu Rengui, who was wearing armor, was the first to go out, holding an iron spear, followed by hundreds of armored soldiers, and then hundreds of soldiers holding war horses ready to go.
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The east slope of the Liupan Mountains is steep and the west slope is gentle. Mujingguan is located on the west side of the Liupan Mountains and the terrain is relatively flat. Liu Rengui, holding an iron spear, took the lead in charging into the formation. Hundreds of Liang soldiers at the foot of the hillside were caught off guard and were stabbed over by the iron spears.
It took four or five people to react.
After holding Mujing Pass for so long, the defenders suddenly opened the city gate and attacked. This surprised Liang Jun and could not organize him for a while. Although Liu Rengui fought with infantry, he was very brave and led hundreds of soldiers to defeat them easily.
He penetrated Liang Jun's fragile defense line and drove Liang's soldiers to flee in all directions.
"He is indeed a brave general." Guo Xiaoqun nodded, "Let's see how Liang Jun copes with it."
It has only been more than two months from the beginning of July to now. Liu Rengui's fate seems to have been deliberately teased by God. He followed the Duke of Guan to the north and made great achievements in the war. From being unknown to the Manchu army, Liu Rengui once thought that he was that far away.
The title of King of Handan is not too far away.
Unexpectedly, with the sound of Turkic horse hooves, the sweet dream shattered easily like colorful bubbles in the sun. The entire army was wiped out, the Tang army retreated in panic, Liang Shidu came back, and Liu Rengui fled with dozens of guards, enduring in the vast mountains.
It took more than half a month to return to Jingzhou after quenching hunger and enduring the possible attacks by wild animals at any time.
Liu Rengui thought he would never have another chance, especially when he witnessed the heroic gesture of the King of Handan that day, but he did not expect that the opportunity would suddenly come again.
Although the prince had said before he came that this battle was a test and the possibility of survival was not high, Liu Rengui did not choose to give up.
After getting on his horse, Liu Rengui held a big bow and shot several deserters in succession. He took the iron spear handed by the soldier and drove the horse to speed. The mountain wind whistled in his ears, and his temples seemed to be beating with drums.
"Mujingguan?" Liang Luoren was a little surprised, "How dare you send troops?"
"Three hundred cavalry just want to break the formation?"
Liang Luoren had some difficulty understanding the movements of the Tang army. He thought for a while and looked up again, "It will be nightfall in more than an hour. Send troops at this time..."
Suo Zhou, another important general under Liang Shidu, suggested: "Retreat first, retreat to the outside of the mountain pass, and send troops from both wings to cut off its retreat."
Liang Luoren hesitated for a moment, climbed up the hill and looked at it from a distance for a while, "It came very quickly. You are really not afraid of death when you are driving your horse into battle in the mountains!"
Liu Rengui was actually helpless. If he wanted to explore the military situation, he had to use all his strength to force the opponent. He had to risk a cavalry raid on the mountain trail. Dozens of cavalry acted as the vanguard, and some of the mounts stumbled and threw the cavalry away.
Some of the mounts were unharmed, but the cavalry were knocked off their horses by branches protruding from the dense forest in the mountains. Only a dozen or so horses could really fight the enemy.
The casualties were so heavy that Liu Rengui's heart was bleeding. Most of these were Guan Guogong's old troops, and many of them were his colleagues who fled with him. However, after paying such a heavy price, Tang Qi also broke through the formation as quickly as a thunderbolt and penetrated the defense line.
, broke out of the valley.
Liu Rengui looked around, and as the defenders had said before, this was a slightly larger basin with flat terrain, but what he saw in front of him were mostly infantry, with only hundreds of cavalry gathering on the right.
After a brief thought, Liu Rengui pointed his iron spear diagonally to the left, led more than two hundred cavalry into the formation, and drove the infantry that had some signs of disintegration to the right.
Liang Luoren, who was at the rear, frowned and shook his head from time to time, "I really don't understand. Could the Tang army just expect these two or three hundred cavalry to defeat the enemy?"
Although Liang Jun has been attacking various checkpoints in Liupan Mountain in recent days, he has only been pretending to do so. In the past two or three days, he has not even made any pretense. Anyway, there are no supervisors watching.
However, there are still four thousand troops stationed outside Mujing Pass. Although the Tang army is attacking fiercely, they only have so few people. Although there are signs of loosening of the position now, Liang Luoren is confident that although he has to pay a certain price, he will definitely be able to defeat him.
other side.
"No, really not!" Liu Rengui murmured in his heart, his eyes suddenly lit up, he stretched his body, ignored the two knives that came at him, and stabbed a Liang Jun general with the iron spear in his hand.
The opponent moved sideways and barely let him pass. Liu Rengui put more force in his hand and swept him down with a side attack with the iron spear. The two knives struck the armor one after another, making a harsh sound. One of the knives dragged down and landed on Liu Rengui's thigh.
Make a long cut.
As if he didn't feel injured, Liu Rengui clamped his legs on the horse's belly, leaned his body, stretched his arms lightly, and picked up the Liang Jun general.
Although the remaining more than a hundred Tang cavalry drove infantry in all directions, they did not leave too far from the mouth of the valley. Liang Jun gradually stabilized his position and tried to outflank and cut off his retreat from both wings. However, the Tang cavalry suffered heavy casualties and were extremely slippery.
The leading general charged into the battle fiercely again, but Liang Jun's cavalry was blocked by infantry and found it difficult to approach.
Guan Guogong Ren Gui defeated Liang division capital several times two months ago. Liang's army suffered heavy losses. Although it seemed that it now had sufficient troops, there were not many cavalry. Most of the cavalry in the army were small tribes in the grasslands.
Not long after, the Tang cavalry forced the infantry away and rushed back from the valley entrance before the enemy cavalry cut off their retreat. The Tang soldiers were desperate, but the pursuers were desperate and did not dare to run on such a mountain road.
Liang Luoren in the rear army was very embarrassed. What is this?
Inexplicably, hundreds of Tang troops suddenly came out of the gate and fought fiercely. Not long after they chased them all the way to the plains, they somehow turned around and fled back before their retreat was cut off.
Liang Luoren scratched his thick beard and glanced hesitantly at Suo Zhou, who said regretfully: "It's a pity that the Turkic cavalry are not here, otherwise at least the Tang general could be captured."
What Suo Zhou said is what Liu Rengui wanted to know.