Chapter 1352: The past of Dashan Pass, Wu Lin’s obsession
Shen Tang reminisced with a group of old friends for a long time, and at night, it was naturally a grand banquet! However, the only regret was that at this war border, alcohol was banned in the army, which made these men a little uncomfortable!
The next morning, Shen Tang woke up early in the morning, and then, accompanied by Xin Qiji, headed towards the pass not far away.
Dashan Pass! The throat of Sichuan and Sichuan, one of the four passes in Guanzhong, a battleground for military strategists! Because it was the boundary pass of the scattered kingdoms of the Zhou Dynasty, it was called 'Sanguan'!
When the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting for hegemony, the famous plank road built in the Ming Dynasty and the Chen Cang secretly was located here! This place blocked the north-south passage. Whether the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty wanted to go north or the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom wanted to go south, this was one of the most important passages. .
From Dashan Pass to the north is Monk Plains, and further north is Chencang Mountain!
Why Wu Lin has so much obsession with this place is because the Wu brothers fought here several times to save Sichuan and Shu. It was also the place where countless great Song lords buried their bones. Therefore, it is The Jin Kingdom is not allowed to go south.
Jianyan missed the Song army and was defeated in the Battle of Fuping. Wu Jie led the defeated troops to retreat and gathered above Monk Yuan! At that time, the pursuers of the Jin Kingdom had arrived in the Chencang Mountain area, and a war with the Song army was about to break out! Many people persuaded Wu Jie , retreated to the border of Lizhou! However, after Wu Jie thought about it, he said, "As long as I am stationed here, the Jin soldiers will not dare to attack Dashan Pass unscrupulously. The pass is behind them. They are afraid that we will attack around the back, so We are afraid that we will burn the boat! Therefore, I will fight to the death with my subordinates here to ensure that Shu is safe!"
Sure enough, the two Wu Jie brothers were determined to die and fought to the death with the invading Jin soldiers. Finally, the Jin soldiers could not resist and retreated in defeat!
However, the Jin people naturally would not give up so easily. Just half a year later, they came again in large numbers! Brother Wu Jie summoned the generals, lined up Monk Yuan, and fought with the Jin people several times. In the process, they experienced a food shortage crisis. After experiencing a shortage of major generals and being besieged by a large number of Jin soldiers, the two brothers led their soldiers to fight to the death and defeated the Jin soldiers!
Later, the Jin general Wanyan Zongbi (Jin Wushu) led 100,000 troops to come. The two sides fought for more than 30 games. Every time Wu Jie fought, the two brothers Wu Lin would take the lead! In the end, Jin Wushu was injured by an arrow. He had no choice but to retreat with his troops in defeat, and the Song army won a great victory.
It is no exaggeration to say that this Great Sanguan almost lasted for most of the lives of these two brothers! Every inch of the land here is covered with traces of their battles, and every piece of soil is soaked with the blood of them and their soldiers. Pass.
Therefore, this front line of Sanguan is almost Wu Lin’s obsession!
Why, even if he knew he was seriously ill, he would risk everything to send troops northward before he died! Because he wanted to take a look at the land they fought for, and wanted to take another look at the land they had spent their whole lives on. the earth!
Why, maybe, the timing of Wu Lin's dispatch of troops was not right, and even caused tens of thousands of soldiers of the Song Dynasty to spill blood on the battlefield, making the Song Dynasty border areas uneasy! But, who would criticize or blame such a person for this land? The veteran who gave everything and in the end gave his life?
Maybe, he was wrong! However, what he did was enough to make all the soldiers and men of the Song Dynasty praise him!
Shen Tang stood on the mountainside, his eyes skipping inch by inch over this ancient pass! Above the pass, densely packed, are Chengdu soldiers who are ready to fight at any time! This pass is almost dark red. On, they inherit the courage and legacy of their ancestors!
From the top of the checkpoint, looking to the north, after passing through the vast Monk Plains, you can vaguely see the Jin Kingdom's military camp that can't be seen at a glance!
In the previous battle at Fengxiang Mansion, Tu Dankening's soldiers and horses suffered a lot of damage. However, as soldiers and horses from all walks of life came to reinforce and supplement, the number of soldiers and horses under his command once again reached 70,000 or 80,000!
The 70,000 to 80,000 elite cavalry are a force that no one can ignore or despise!
"Hey! Although the strength of our Song Dynasty is growing now, compared with the Jin Kingdom, it is still far behind! Nowadays, our soldiers and horses in Chengdu Fulu almost surpass the Song Dynasty, especially the number of cavalry. No one can compare.
But compared with the Jin people, they are far inferior..."
"Which of these elite soldiers and horses of the Jin people does not have tens of thousands of horses?
Such a quantity is really unmatched!”
Xin Qiji said with some envy!
Shen Tang on the side nodded in agreement. He knew more about the Kingdom of Jin than Xin Qiji. Not to mention other things, just talking about the racecourse in Daming Mansion and the racecourse he saw in Shangjing, the Song Dynasty would be hard to compare!
"Don't worry, our Song Dynasty will also have it in the future!"
"hey-hey!"
Xin Qiji grinned. If other people said this, he would naturally not believe it. However, when Shen Tang said this, he had no doubt! In the past few years, he could see the improvement in the strength of Chengdu Fulu soldiers and horses. No one in the Song Dynasty could achieve this level.
"Tap, step, step..."
At this moment, a small group of Jin Kingdom's cavalry suddenly came quickly towards the checkpoint.
In an instant, all the Song troops above the checkpoint were in motion. Rolling logs, arrows and other objects guarding the checkpoint were sent to their predetermined positions almost instantly. As long as the general above the checkpoint gave an order, they could launch a counterattack. .
However, Shen Tang didn't look nervous at all. Even if the Jin man was arrogant, he would never use these more than ten riders to test the reality of the Great Sanguan.
"He who comes is stopped!"
brush!
With a loud shout, above the level, the arrow in the hand of a sharp archer suddenly flew out. The next moment, the trembling arrow stabbed diagonally in front of the leading golden cavalry!
"His! His! His!"
The war horse neighed, and the dozen or so horsemen stood up and stopped immediately!
"On the orders of my apprentice, Commander Shan Kening, I am sending a reply to Song Army Commander Shen Tang!"
As he spoke, he took down the long bow from his back with his backhand. Without any preparation, he picked up the arrow in his hand and shot an arrow towards the level!
"boom!"
The arrow hit the flagpole and buzzed!
When even a Song army stepped forward and removed the arrow, they quickly ran in the direction of Shen Tang and Xin Qiji. However, the Jin soldiers under the checkpoint did not stop, but turned their horses' heads directly. And go!
"Report to the commander, there is a golden man on this arrow shaft delivering a message!"
Shen Tang took the letter and looked at the cavalry that was quickly going away under the checkpoint. "This golden man's ability to ride and shoot is unparalleled in the world! I, the Song Dynasty, are not as good as..." He spoke slowly, with a sharp look in his eyes. There is a certain dignity in it! Just that move just now is worthy of the name of a master archer!