That evening, the scouts returned the latest information... Nong Zhigao's army once gathered at Kunlun Pass. ("") However, after receiving false information spread by Di Qing, most of them withdrew to Yongzhou City, but
More than a thousand troops and horses were left to garrison... This was inevitable. There was no village or shop behind, and without adequate logistical preparations, how could we afford the soldiers to eat their horses?
"Chen Shu, it's really not a pity to die!" A tall, majestic-looking middle-aged general said angrily: "We have lost a God-given opportunity!" This was Pingnan's deputy general, Yang Laolinggong.
Sun, the son of Yang Liulang, the uncle of Yang Tian, Yang Wenguang, the mighty general in the northwest, whose courtesy name was Zhongrong. However, it was said that Yang Tian's defeat in Guangxi had brought shame to the Yang family's reputation. Yang Wenguang was eager to rectify the name of the Yang family's generals, and sent letters to Shu one after another.
Ten Dao petitioned for war. In the end, he was appointed deputy envoy of Xuanfu in Guangdong and Guangxi, commanded by the Ma Army, and went south with Di Qing to put down the rebellion.
"You always have to pay a price for fighting." Di Qing shook his head and comforted: "Fortunately, the opportunity has not been lost - even if it is a great pass that cannot be opened by ten thousand people, it still needs enough troops to defend it. Only one thousand
The defenders are far from enough to see; besides, they have no will to defend. I will attack with a large army and we will definitely defeat them in one battle!"
"I'm afraid that if I use too much force, I might scare Nong Zhigao." Yang Wenguang sighed.
"This is what I'm most worried about." Di Qing frowned and said, "But time waits for us and we can't wait any longer. I'm afraid that after Nong Zhigao returns, he will raise food and grass and increase his troops at Kunlun Pass... By then, this war will be terrible.
It’s really stuck in the quagmire.”
Fortunately, Di Qing had already ordered all the states to build siege equipment on the march and brought them along when passing by. Now there are enough siege equipment in the camp. So he and the generals agreed to reward the three armies tomorrow, then march overnight, and attack at dawn the next day.
Kunlun Pass.
With the command from the commander, all the generals will go down to prepare.
"Marshal, Sanlang is back and is asking for an audience outside the tent." After all the generals had gone out, Di Yong stepped forward to report.
"Oh, you dare to come back." Di Qing said with a smile: "Let him come to see me!"
Chen Sanlang, who returned from traveling in Jiaozhi, was taken into the handsome tent. ""
"You're such a killer!" After repelling the people around him, Di Qing feigned anger and said, "I only allowed you to beat him up, but I didn't let you kill him."
"Don't worry, Commander, Wen Shuai is still alive and well loved." An evil smile appeared on the corner of Chen Ke's mouth.
"How did you deal with him?" Di Qing lowered his voice, obviously curious.
"It's nothing, let him go to Jiaozhi to enjoy his life." Chen Ke laughed and changed the subject: "I want to see the commander because I have business."
"What's the matter?"
"Commander, we should take Kunlun Pass quickly!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice.
"Why?"
"When I went there, I went over the mountain. It took a lot of effort, but when I came back, I walked through Kunlun Pass." Chen Ke thought that he had a big secret, so he said mysteriously: "You know, how did I get here?
What?"
"..." Di Qing said, "It is said that as long as you pay the money, the defenders will let you pass."
"Hey, it turns out this is not a secret." Chen Ke was a little embarrassed, but in the blink of an eye he smiled and said: "I have a plan to help the commander earn the Kunlun Pass. I wonder how the commander can thank me?"
"Don't ask too high a price."
"As long as you promise me one thing after the war, don't worry. It won't violate your principles of life, and it's for your own good. But now is not the time to say it." Chen Ke said sincerely.
Seeing that the tired look on his face had disappeared and his eyes were very sincere, Di Qing thought about it and said with a smile: "In that case, let's make a deal."
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The generals were just about to convey the command, but they received an order postponed for one day. Although the latest chapter of the temple was strange, they didn't say anything.
Two days later, the elite of the Western Army, five hundred Beiwei soldiers... This was not unique to Marshal Yue in later generations. The Song army called tall and good fighters "Beiwei"... After receiving the secret order from the commander, he cooked without time.
Depart after dark.
At dawn, a group of men pushing a chicken cart appeared on the mountain road in front of the pass, resting a mile outside the pass, while a few leaders-looking people walked down the pass.
By this time, it was already getting dark, and I could see clearly that among those few people, there were actually Chen Ke and others.
As he walked down the city, Chen Ke whispered to Di Yong beside him: "When we were crossing the border, a few of us called ourselves foot traders, and the general guarding the border asked if we could get them some wine and meat. The price is negotiable. I
It's easy to say that Pennsylvania City is now a gathering place for military supplies from all walks of life, and you can get everything. So he promised me three times the price, as much as I wanted." In poor families, men would run away at the age of thirteen or fourteen.
Life, not to mention that there is a Wulang who is in his thirties, so the defenders are convinced.
Di Yong was the Marquis of Yu from the Beiwei Camp. He led a few elites and was ordered to protect Chen Ke. Before, there were people on the road with their hooves wrapped around their heads. He didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd until now. He lowered his voice and said, "The marshal said
If he gets there, he will lead his army to follow behind. If he can't get it cleverly, he will fight it down with all his strength. I tell you not to take risks, or you will end up losing your life."
Chen Ke nodded. At this time, the defenders on Guancheng also saw them. A Han man asked loudly what they were doing.
Chen Ke asked them to call the leader. As soon as the leader saw him, he shouted stiffly: "You got it so soon?"
"Is it easy for you to say? I'm afraid of being discovered, so I don't dare to go on the road during the day."
"Thank you, thank you, bring it in quickly." The leader immediately asked someone to open the city gate.
Chen Ke asked the rickshaw pullers to come up with carts. It was difficult to go uphill. Each fully loaded chicken cart needed one pusher and one puller. For more than 100 wheelbarrows, there were more than 200 rickshaw pullers, forming a long queue.
All the defenders in the pass rushed to the city gate, and some even took the initiative to help pull the cart. They were having a hard time these days...Without logistical supplies, it was a problem to just rely on the rations left by the retreating army, and even more
Not to mention improving their lives. Although they were filled with the wealth gained from robbery, they had nowhere to spend their money in this remote mountain pass.
Therefore, it is completely understandable that they are as happy as celebrating the New Year at this moment. If the leader did not have an order, they must allocate them uniformly. They are afraid that before the car reaches the city, all the food and wine inside will be robbed.
The ten wheelbarrows in front were all filled with large tracts of smoked pork and mutton, which made people's mouths water. Behind them were carts of drinks. When they reached the gate, there was a sharp whistle suddenly.
The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled, leaving only the defenders on the ground confused about the situation.
Someone with sharp eyes saw something strange on one of the cars and said, "Hey, why is there smoke..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a flash of yellow light in front of his eyes, accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion. All the soldiers under the city gate were knocked to the ground, and some were even thrown directly out of the city gate by the shock wave of the explosion.
Gunpowder was invented in the Tang Dynasty and was soon used as a weapon. Although the explosion efficiency of gunpowder in this era was low, such an explosion of barrels could still easily tear people into pieces. What's more, this was in a semi-enclosed
In the city gate... everyone within a radius of a hundred feet was knocked down, stunned, and stunned...
Even the few coachmen who had just ran out of the city gate were blown away like leaves and fell to the ground where they did not know whether they were alive or dead.
But when more coachmen heard the whistle, they all fell to the ground in time, covered their ears tightly, and opened their mouths wide, so they were not hurt. Especially those who were far away from the city gate got up from the ground, pulled out their hidden
The weapons in the car attacked immediately.
At this moment, they returned to their true colors - the elite of the most elite troops in the Song Dynasty - the Beiwei soldiers. Each of them was a warrior king with one as ten!
When Beiwei's army rushed into the pass, the defenders were still sitting on the ground with dull faces, in a state of confusion.
A massacre without resistance began!
Although the Nong army in the distance was not affected by the explosion, their fighting will completely collapsed in the earth-shattering explosion. Seeing more and more enemies rushing into the pass, they used the Song army's last resort
Special skill - escape.
When Di Qing led the vanguard battalion and arrived at Kunlun Pass, there was not a single living Nong army inside this majestic pass.
Standing at the Kunlun Pass, Marshal Di let out a long sigh of relief, but his expression immediately returned to seriousness - because the decisive battle was imminent.
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The soldiers who escaped brought news of the Song army's advance. Nong Zhigao was shocked at first, but when he heard that the Kunlun Pass was deceived, he said disdainfully: "The Han people only know how to cheat, but they want to see the few people."
What's the use of their tricks in front of a huge army?"
His two traitorous prime ministers Huang Shimi and Huang Wei...these two scum who wanted to follow Zhang Yuan's route to prosperity reminded him that this time his enemy was the face-to-face general Di Qing, so it was better to be cautious.
Nong Zhigao said disdainfully: "You Han people are really good at bragging. When you boasted that Yang family general to the sky, why can't you help me?" He did have the capital to be proud. He raised his own army and fought for more than thirty years. Although
There were hard battles, but the final victory was never left behind.
The traitors think about it. They are all from the south. Since they were young, they have only seen the Song army as rotten as mud, so they dare to encourage Nong Zhigao to rebel. They think that General Mian Nirvana is probably also a 'Mian Nie'. It can't be
This tiger-like opponent of Nong Zhigao.
What's more, Nong Zhigao is no longer what he used to be. He is now the founding emperor of the Great Southern Kingdom, with an army of 50,000 under his command. And his subordinates are no longer just naked savages in the mountains and forests. They have a unified
The military uniforms and weapons...of course all come from the arsenal of Songzhou County...are a hundred times more sophisticated than the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army.
At least at this moment, Nong Zhigao was full of pride. As he had done many times in the past, he put on his horse and faced the assembled army with red eyes: "Go and teach them a lesson!"
The soldiers howled and followed their emperor towards Kunlun Pass. The armies of both sides met at Quirenpu.
