Juyongguan is known as the most powerful pass in the world. It is located between steep mountains, connected to Lulong and Jieshi in the east, and Taihang Mountain and Changshan in the west. The terrain is extremely dangerous, less than a hundred miles away from Beijing, and it is the northwest gate of the capital.
Since the early Ming Dynasty, Xu Da built the city here to prepare for the Mongolian Yuan's counterattack. Over the decades, the imperial court continued to mobilize manpower and material resources to complete the construction and build Juyongguan into a majestic city that spans two mountains, is 13 miles in a week, and is four feet and two feet high.
In addition to the main city, there are South and North Wengcheng, watchtowers, bungalows, beacon tunnels, turrets, and forts all available, forming a three-dimensional defense fortification with three floors, upper, middle and lower, which can accommodate more than 10,000 officers and soldiers to attack at the same time.
The enemy soldiers under the city launched an attack, and the defensive power was several times that of ordinary city towers.
Moreover, the indestructible Juyongguan City is only one link in the five-line defense system from south to north. There are also five defensive fortresses including Chadao City, Juyongwai Town, Shangguan City, and Nankou. The fortresses are built on mountains.
, connected by the Great Wall several feet high. On the Great Wall are watchtowers, beacons, and bungalows. After enough soldiers are stationed, there will be no gaps for the enemy to escape. Moreover, the officers and soldiers in each city can be mobilized at will through the Great Wall, and can support the war at any time.
The place.
At least in this era, it can be said without mercy that Juyongguan, stationed by 100,000 troops, is a line of defense that will never fall!
But the commander-in-chief of Juyong Pass, Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong, did not relax at all because of this. This veteran general who had been on the battlefield for many years was deeply afraid of Wang Xian's reputation as an invincible, so he spent all his food and lodging in Guan City and patrolled the Great Wall day and night, strictly guarding the Great Wall.
He urged his officers and men to be on full alert and not to give any opportunity to Wang Xian's army in the pass.
"Master Marquis, the enemy has been silent these days. You'd better take a rest and let us patrol." The generals on the left and right saw the dark circles under the eyes of the old Marquis and the tired look on his face, so they all advised him to rest.
"I can't rest anymore. I can't sleep at all." The mountain wind was fierce and bitingly cold, making the flags on the top of the city whistle and make the old Marquis's beard flutter. "The more they don't move, the more worried I am.
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"Hey, I don't know what kind of medicine Wang Xian sells in his gourd!" The generals were also puzzled. Three days ago, Wang Xian's army of hundreds of thousands arrived at Juyong Pass. At that time, they looked at the army all over the mountains and plains.
, the defenders were literally broken into a cold sweat. Many of them even became deserters...
There is no way. Wherever the soldiers of Wang Xianjun stand in the shadow of the famous tree, they can scare their opponents to wet their pants. Thanks to the natural barrier of Juyongguan and the presence of Marquis Chengshan, the defenders can barely stabilize their position.
, tremblingly prepared to resist the attack.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xianjun was not in a hurry to attack at all. Instead, he set up a company camp for more than ten miles in an open area outside the pass, then sent people to cut down trees everywhere, and started construction in full swing in the camp.
At first, Wang Tong and others thought it was normal. It seemed that the enemy was building siege equipment. They thought that no matter how arrogant Wang Xian was, he knew how powerful Juyong Pass was and would not dare to attack easily without being fully prepared.
city.
However, three consecutive days have passed, and Wang Xian's army still has not attacked the city, and has not even built siege equipment... Juyongguan is condescending and has a clear view of Wang Xian's military camp, and the situation inside can be seen clearly.
So why did Wang Xian build so much? All of it was used to strengthen the fortress. In his military camp, the arrow towers became denser and denser, the camp walls became taller and thicker, and even a female wall was built.
.Bottomless trenches were dug outside the camp, all over the deer village, and horses were blocked. It was as if they wanted to stay here permanently.
I don’t know what Wang Xianjun’s officers and men thought. In short, Wang Tong and others in Juyong Pass couldn’t figure it out, and they were almost suffering from depression...
"Are they stupid? What's the point of just building the camp? Why not attack?!" Wang Tong's men really wished that the enemy attacked quickly. Even if they beat him to death, it would be better than suffocating people to death like this.
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"Yes, don't they know that the officers and soldiers from Datong will be here soon?" A general beat his head vigorously and said: "When the time comes to form the Duke's army, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses will be behind them, and they will be trapped.
It also trapped them to death!"
"What on earth are they planning?" The defending generals were going crazy.
Normally, the defending generals should be happy that the enemy made such a stupid move and did not attack, but they were so frightened that they were about to be tortured into a lunatic state.
Just because their opponent is Wang Xian. To this day, no one dares to think that Wang Xian will make a stupid move. Even if he does make a stupid move, his opponents will think it is his unpredictable strategy and hang him.
Try your best to figure out the real purpose behind him...
But until two days later, Datong's reinforcements, led by Xu Jingchang, the Duke of Ding, rushed to Xuanfu and merged with the Duke's army to block their retreat. The hundreds of thousands of Wang Xian's troops still remained motionless.
Now even Cheng Guogong and Ding Guogong were confused. What on earth is the man named Wang trying to do?! He doesn't know that he can't afford to delay this war? The longer it is delayed, the closer he will be to failure.
?Why not attack? Are you planning to stay in Badaling permanently?
All three commanders were confused. Wang Tong managed to send someone to bypass Wang Xian's military camp and send a message to the two princes, asking them to attack the enemy tentatively to see what their opponents were planning.
Xu Jingchang and Zhu Yong also had this intention, especially the latter, who was killed by Wang Xian in an extremely embarrassing way. Most of the army was killed. It was like being in a deserted land. If he didn't atone for his sins, he would definitely be in trouble after the war.
Walking around.
So Zhu Yong personally led an army of 20,000 people and launched an attack on Wang Xian's army. The reason why he only led so few troops was because the mountains around Juyongguan were steep and the passages were narrow, so it was useless to bring more troops.
When he took a look outside Wang Xian's military camp, Zhu Yong regretted his visit. He saw that the military camp occupies a condescending location, with deep trenches and tight barriers. It was like an iron hedgehog that couldn't chew it.
But now that he has come, he cannot give up halfway again. There is no need for him to go into battle in person anyway. Zhu Yong then issued the order to attack. More than 10,000 soldiers climbed up the hillside and began to attack Wang Xianjun's camp... before they even touched the trench.
Bian'er was hit in the head and face by fierce arrows from the camp wall.
Wang Xian's military camp also set up a three-dimensional defense system. People can stand on the camp walls, parapets, and arrow towers. The visibility is very good, and they do not affect each other during attacks. The shooters on the three floors fired at the same time, and the extremely dense rain of bullets and bows and arrows killed people.
It was so astonishing that two to three thousand officers and soldiers were knocked to the ground with a single volley.
The officers and soldiers had never seen such a terrifying formation. They were frightened and immediately turned around and ran away, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Wang Xian's soldiers laughed loudly, and many of them were dissatisfied and shouted: "It's too fast! I haven't felt it yet! I only shot once!"
"Don't run, let's have some fun! I promise not to cum in your face!"
Duke Cheng Guo, who was on the mountain in the distance, saw that his subordinates were so helpless and heard the sound of the mountain wind. His nose was twisted in anger and he yelled: "Why are you messing around like this? I'm attacking the city?!"
"Zhu Yong knew very well that even if he had mounted 20,000 men and horses, he would not be able to touch Wang Xian's military camp at all. There was no need to fight in the cold wind, so he led the army back to the camp angrily.
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In the Xuanda Allied Army camp, protected by numerous tents, the largest and most gorgeous one was the military tent of Xu Jingchang, Duke of Dingguo.
It is said that four years ago, Xu Jingchang was deprived of his title because of the forced palace incident and was sent to serve in Jiaozhi. However, he only stayed in Jiaozhi for a few months before he was allowed by Emperor Hongxi to return to Beijing to recuperate... Although he was guilty of great crimes, he was
However, he was born into a noble family. His grandfather was the emperor's grandfather, Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan who conquered half of the Ming Dynasty! I am the emperor's uncle, Xu Zengshou, who even lost his life because of Zhu Dijing.
Ever since Xu Jingchang was sent to Jiaozhi, his mother and his wife had been crying in the palace all day long, asking Zhu Gaochi to send them both to Jiaozhi. Zhu Gaochi was so annoyed that he had no choice but to get angry with his aunt who had watched him grow up.
, we could only allow Xu Jingchang to return to Beijing to recuperate on the grounds that he was not acclimatized and could not afford to be seriously ill.
Xu Jingchang lived in Beijing for several years, living a happy life as a wealthy and idle man. When Zhu Zhanji came out, he was appointed as the prince and took charge of the government. As a pawn who had charged into the battle for Zhu Zhanji, he naturally restored his title as soon as possible and returned the favor.
He was sent to Datong as the chief military officer.
It is said that three generations produce a noble. Dingguo Duke Xu Jingchang is the grandson of Zhongshan King Xu Da. He happens to be the third generation of nobles. This prince is extremely particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even if he wears armor on the outside, the clothes inside must be scented with ambergris.
, a faint fragrance lingered all over the body, and the soldiers knew by smelling it that their father-in-law was coming.
However, in this kind of weather, Mr. Xu would naturally not suffer in the cold outside. In fact, he was supposed to go to Badaling with Zhu Yong today to supervise the battle, but Mr. Xu stayed in the camp on the grounds that it was inconvenient to interfere with Duke Cheng.
Sit in charge.
It sounds grand, but in fact it’s just that he’s afraid of the cold and tiredness…
In the grandly decorated tent, there are four exquisite heating cages placed at the four corners. Smokeless silver charcoal is burned inside, and the heat fills every corner of the tent.
Xu Jingchang, dressed in light fur, sat on a very comfortable Western leather couch, holding a copy of "Huang Ting" in one hand and reading it with relish. From time to time, with the other hand, he twirled a bright purple grape from the Western Regions from a silver tray, enjoying it with relish.
Tasting.
On the low table in front of the couch, incense was still burning, and sitting next to it was a pretty singing girl from the south of the Yangtze River. She was playing her pipa and singing softly to cheer up Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu was enjoying himself leisurely when the tent door was suddenly opened and someone walked in with the cold wind all over his body.
Xu Jingchang immediately frowned and wrapped himself in fur. He was about to get angry when he saw it was Zhu Yong and sighed: "Brother, it's not too late to go to the armor and change clothes first and then come back."
"Hey, I'm not as comfortable as you over there." Zhu Yong threw away his helmet and raised his hands. Xu Jingchang's maid came forward, took off his cloak, took off his armor, took off his combat boots, and put on warm shoes.
After all the burdens on his body were gone, Zhu Yong went to the heating cage and warmed himself by the fire. He said enviously: "Even though they are all Dukes, I enjoy it much more than I do."
"Haha, I'm so grateful, brother..." Hearing this, Xu Jingchang despised Zhu Yong in his heart. He actually looked down on these Jingnan upstarts. Even in the second generation like Zhu Yong, he was still tacky. However, the arrogance of nobles has always been
It's only in your heart, but you can't see it on the surface. "It's just that you don't want to pay attention to it, and I don't want to just give in."
"Be particular about it, make do with it, hehe, it's interesting..." Zhu Yongnuan warmed up and walked over, and the singer stood up and left. He was really not particular about it, and sat down on the stool that the singer had just made.
Seeing this, Xu Jingchang frowned slightly: "I'd better change a chair for you." He never sat on the chair that others had sat on, let alone a lowly singer. Seeing that Zhu Yong was so uncouth, Xu Gong was simply dismayed.
I'm going crazy.
"It's not necessary. It's still warm. It's so comfortable..." Zhu Yong refused with a look of enjoyment. (To be continued.)