Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 385 Capture Yangping Pass

With a sound of "噗嗤", the spear was pulled out, and the corpse of General Xia Jun fell to the ground.

Yang Zaixing's armor was completely stained with blood, and his whole body seemed to crawl out of a sea of ​​blood from a mountain of corpses. The fierce aura all over his body made people feel a chill in his heart.

Yang Zaixing went out with the army this time, intending to show his abilities well, and to live up to His Majesty's kindness, the recommendation of the empress and clan in the palace.So this time, he rushed to the front and was unparalleled in bravery. He defeated Xia's army and won the first victory.

His bloody battle just now, as if he was a god of death, made all Xia Jun feel scared and daunted.

At this time, Wudang Feijun, relying on his vigorous stature, unexpectedly killed the pass city wall.Even the closed gate of Yangping was opened by Yunjun.

The general situation is over, Yangpingguan has completely fallen into the hands of the Yun army, and even the commander of the Xia army stationed there has died.

Seeing that Yang Zaixing seemed to be rushing forward, all Xia's soldiers were frightened out of their wits. They had no intention of resisting, and hurriedly dropped their weapons tremblingly, knelt down on the ground, expressing their surrender.

Yang Zaixing wanted to go forward with his gun and continue to charge, but when he saw that the remaining soldiers of the Xia army surrendered at this time, he shook his head regretfully and stopped.

Immediately, he turned his head and walked quickly to the place where the flag was set up at the pass. With a sweep of the spear, the thick flagpole snapped off and fell to the ground, mixing with the blood on the ground, turning it into a mess.

Standing on the pass, Yang Zaixing picked up the corpse of Xia Jun's guard with his long spear, and shouted loudly:

"General Xia is dead, you can catch him before you hang up!"

The Yangping pass was still resisting the Xia army. At this moment, he subconsciously stopped and looked over the pass.

Seeing the death of the general and the fall of the flag, Xia Jun's remaining morale fell to the bottom in an instant, and he no longer had the heart to resist.Either put down their weapons and surrender to the cloud army, or turn around and escape from Yangping pass.

After a while, Yang Zai happily ran up to Zhao Yun, bowed his hands and said:

"General, Yangping Pass has been captured! The treasury of Yangping Pass has also been taken over by our army. A supply of food and supplies is enough for our army to use for more than half a year!"

For the [-] Xia troops in Xiangzhou and Jiangyang counties, almost all kinds of food and grass materials were transported from Yangping Pass, so naturally a large number of food and grass materials were piled up.When the Yun army attacked suddenly, Xia Jun didn't have time and didn't have the courage to directly burn these supplies, and in the end all of them were taken advantage of by the Yun army.

Zhao Yun was delighted when he heard the abundance of Yangpingguan treasury, and shouted loudly:

"Set up my Dayunlong flag and my general's banner, and take over the defenses of the pass, in case the Xingyuan Prefecture Xia's reinforcements attack and seize the pass."

"Search all the officers and men of the Xia army in the pass, and send troops to guard the treasury to prevent it from being burned by the remnants of the Xia army!"

"Send the cavalry quickly, and report back to General Zhengbei of Longnan Mansion and Master Zhuge of Jianzhou Guan. Please send troops as soon as possible to wipe out Xia's army!"

Originally, Zhao Yun planned to take the risk of attacking the counties and counties of Xingyuan Prefecture after capturing Yangping Pass in order to seize the food and supplies needed by the army.

But now, with the food and supplies "gifted" by Xia Jun, the calm-tempered Zhao Yun would naturally not attack Xingyuan Mansion forcibly in order to take credit.

At this time, he chose to consolidate the city defense and hold on to the Yangping pass to cut off the Xia army's retreat.

When Yang Zaixing heard the words, he immediately clasped his fists in his promise, turned around and left to make arrangements.

Standing on the Yangping Pass, Zhao Yun looked down from a high position, and saw the mountains on both sides, and the mountain road below was steep, narrow and dangerous, what a majestic pass in the world that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!

At the beginning, General Zhengbei led the army to this point, but he could not break through this majestic pass, so he could only return without success.Now, I want Xia Jun to experience the despair when he attacked Yangping Pass! ——
"Report!"

In the camp of Wuling Mansion, Tan Ma ran into the commander's tent in extreme embarrassment, and said anxiously to Sun Qianfang, the respecting general at the top:
"General! Report from the front line. The commander of the Yun Army, Wu Zixu, led the main force of the Yun Army out of the nest. All the way, he captured our army's Jinfeng Mountain camp and crossed the tributary of the Yuan River. It is less than a hundred miles away from our Wuling Mansion City!"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the handsome tent were shocked.

Even Sun Qianfang, the main general Jingwu, couldn't hide his shock, and said anxiously:
"Why did the Yun army come so fast! Where are our troops scouting horses along the way? Why didn't anyone report it?"

Hearing this, all the generals showed embarrassment.After hesitating for a long time, someone boldly stepped forward and replied:
"General, the Yunjun Guanning iron cavalry is criss-crossing. It has been dispatched for days to attack the city and pull out the camps all the way. Our army's camps outside the city, such as Niu'erjian and Yunwu Mountain, have long been pulled out by the Yunjun..."

Hearing this, Sun Qianfang slammed the desk, glared at the generals under him, and couldn't speak out the words of reprimand stuck in his throat.

At the beginning, the camps outside the city of Xia Jun were uprooted by the Yun Jun, and some generals advised them to continue sending troops to garrison them.

It was Sun Qianfang who felt that the Yun army was already elite, and it was led by Wu Zixu, the famous general of the Yun country.The camp was pulled out, and the redeployment of soldiers and horses was nothing more than a contribution to the Yun army. Only by relying on the defense of the city wall of Wuling Mansion could the Yun army be resisted, so the suggestion of his subordinates was rejected.

So now facing this unprepared situation, Sun Qianfang naturally couldn't vent his anger on his generals.

Seeing that Sun Qianfang wanted to attack but couldn't, immediately a general stood up, gave a step, and said:

"General, the city of Wuling Mansion is tall and strong, and there are [-] troops stationed here. The situation has not collapsed to the point of no return. Please, General, immediately order the army to defend the city!"

Sun Qianfang immediately borrowed the donkey from the slope, took a deep breath, and said:

"The army of Yun was expected to attack the city before, so we will follow the previous arrangement and each lead our own troops to garrison the defense area! We must block the army of Yun under the city!"

When all the generals heard the words, they clasped their fists together immediately.
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Tens of thousands of elite armored soldiers of the Yun army gathered together, their banners flying, and a forest of swords, lights and guns raised, marching mightily towards the city of Wuling Prefecture.

Wu Zixu stopped on his horse, looked at the tall and strong Wuling Mansion City in the distance, and said with a little sigh:
"At the beginning, the city wall of Rongzhou City was only seven or eight feet long, so I had to lead the troops to garrison the city without advancing an inch. In the end, the soldiers took a risky move and sent the main force to cut off the Xia Army's food road. Only then could the Xia Army be forced out of the city. Today, this Wuling City covers an area of ​​tens of millions of mu, and the city walls are more than ten feet high, which is incomparably majestic. If it is captured by force, I don't know how many soldiers' lives will be taken!"

The generals behind him, hearing Wu Zixu's exclamation, hurriedly cupped their fists and said:

"As long as your lord gives an order, my soldiers of Dayun will take the lead and seize this city for Dayun and His Majesty!"

"My lord, the last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

"This first achievement will eventually be included in the pocket of ambition, please fulfill it, my lord!"

A group of arrogant soldiers and powerful generals, with high morale, called for battle at this time.

Wu Zixu heard the words, but now he shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"That can't be done. If the soldiers and horses under his command suffer too many casualties, His Majesty will hold me accountable... Now that I have the advantage, I don't need to take this city by force. The army will make a feint attack first and consume Xia's bow and arrows!"

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but they could only clasp their fists in response.

In fact, at this time, Wu Zixu's subordinates, excluding the [-] troops who attacked and contained the surrounding counties of Wuling Mansion, had no more than [-] troops under his command.However, the Xia army in Wuling Mansion has a total of [-] people, and it is actually the side with the superior military strength.

Anyone with a little knowledge of the art of war must know that when the enemy army is coming from a long distance and the soldiers are exhausted, they should use the soldiers and horses that are waiting for work to attack.Not to mention defeating the enemy, as long as it frustrates the enemy's spirit, that is also good!

But even so, most of the [-] Xia troops in Wuling Mansion were reorganized from local county soldiers at this time, and their combat strength was worrying.

Coupled with Wu Zixu's prestige, he was too popular among the Xia army, so that the Xia army in the Wuling mansion did not dare to go out to fight, so he just watched the Yun army set up camp and lined up under the city. .

Until the cloud army under the city was ready, they heard the sound of passionate military drums bursting out.The battalion leaders rode up on their horses, drew their swords from their waists, pointed obliquely at Wuling City ahead, and shouted loudly:

"kill!"

In an instant, the sound of shouting for killing sounded, and the awe-inspiring aura of killing soared into the sky, making people's hearts tremble when they heard it.

The archers in the army pulled the bowstring, and with the sound of "Zheng", the arrows shot out, and they shot towards Wuling City.

General Xia Jun on the city wall hurriedly shouted:
"The shield soldiers stepped forward with their shields, and the crossbowmen shot back with arrows!"

The Xia army on the city wall was only a county soldier responsible for maintaining local order a few months ago, and it was necessary to wipe out several nests of bandits. When did they see such a battle?

Looking at the Yun army attacking from the city, some people showed panic on their faces.

That is to say, thanks to the day and night drills during this period, and the generals of the Xia army going to the city wall to suppress them, these Xia troops were still able to maintain the formation.

After the military order was issued, there was a little chaos on the city wall, and many Xia soldiers ran around like headless chickens.The shield soldiers held their shields and lined up to defend against arrows, but because the soldiers panicked, the army formation was a little scattered.

Arrows from the Yun army came, many of them shot in from the gaps in the army formation, and there was a sound of moaning and moaning on the city wall.

General Xia Jun was startled and angry, he personally stepped forward with a shield, and scolded:

"Arrange the army, arrange the army! Otherwise, you and the robes around you will be in danger!"

It was under General Xia's scolding that the shield soldiers on the city wall woke up like a dream and began to adjust their formation.

At the same time, the crossbowmen in Xia's army also started to counterattack, throwing arrows to the sky.

On the other side of the Yun army, adhering to Wu Zixu's strict order, they immediately retreated when they saw that the Xia army in Wuling Mansion started to counterattack.

Xia Jun's arrows fell like raindrops, but after a round of shooting, except for a very few unlucky ones, the Yun Jun had few casualties.

Wu Zixu climbed up and looked into the distance, watching the offensive of the Yun army and the rain of arrows that the Xia army was shooting out regardless of the cost, he nodded in satisfaction, and said in a deep voice:
"Let's take turns attacking like this!"

General Yunjun on the side heard this, hesitantly said:
"My lord, when will our army start a strong attack? Such a feint attack is indeed consuming Xia's army in the city. But Xia Guo has hoarded a huge amount of military supplies in Wuling Mansion. If it continues like this, when will we be able to take Wuling Mansion? After a long time, I'm afraid that the elite Xia troops in Taoyuan County and Cili County will abandon the important areas of the prefectures and counties and defend Wuling Mansion to the death!"

The Xia army in Wuling Mansion was even more numerous than Wu Zixu's. In addition, the city of Wuling Mansion was a large city in the southwest, so it was obviously difficult for a [-] cloud army to completely trap Wuling Mansion.

If they can't attack for a long time, the elite Xia army stationed in the surrounding areas of Wuling Mansion must gather into the city in order to keep Wuling Mansion safe, and defend it with a strong city.

At that time, this Wuling mansion will be like a stick in the throat, making it difficult for the Yun army to garrison here, and it will be difficult to advance an inch!

When Wu Zixu heard this, he chuckled lightly and said loudly:
"My Wuling Mansion is not the main direction of attack this time! If Yongzhou and Xingyuan Mansions are captured, Xia Kingdom's southwest defense line will be completely collapsed. Wuling Mansion is protruding outside, so it will be difficult to defend for a long time. When the Xia army withdraws, our army will be like Was it not good to accept Hechi County and take Wuling Mansion easily?"

When the generals heard the words, they immediately looked at Wu Zixu with astonishment on their faces.

It's nothing else, it's just that everyone in the world now knows that Wu Zixu was born in the southwestern general family and has a deep blood feud with the current emperor of the Xia Kingdom. His gray hair turned gray overnight because of a family feud.

In the past, although Wu Zixu led the army calmly, he did not hide his eagerness to conquer Xia Guo.He even came up with the radical strategy of opening up the Yixian waterway and going down the river to take the capital of Xia Guo.

Now when the Wuling Mansion was captured, it was uncharacteristically, but it made all the generals a little confused.

Faced with the doubts of his generals, Wu Zixu obviously wouldn't explain too much.

Wu Zixu, who can say things like "When the sun goes down and the road is poor, we should do the opposite", is naturally extreme in his temperament, and it is impossible to change his behavior easily.

But now, there is only one explanation for him to stabilize his temper and suppress his eager revenge.

That is, what he did at this time can help him destroy Xia Guo faster in the future! ——
Three hundred miles west of Wuling City, a mountain named Niuerjian stands on the only way from Tianmen Mansion to Wuling Mansion.

The Xia army camp built here before has now been breached by the Yun army and completely burned down, leaving only a few ruins.

A Xia army of several thousand soldiers and horses came here at this time and hid in the mountains.

In the Xia army in front of him, most of the soldiers had a look of anxiety on their faces.Obviously ambushing here to wait for the cloud army, but like a frightened bird, for fear that a cloud army will suddenly jump out.

And the general headed by this Xia army is Liao Gu who has just been re-promoted to General Liyi.

Liao Gu looked around on the horse and saw that all the Xia soldiers were some distance away from him, so he lowered his voice, and asked softly towards the guard at the sticky pole who was dressed as a soldier beside him:
"No, I took these two thousand soldiers out of the city as a partisan to defend the Yun army. But at this moment, why do you want me to lead the troops here to ambush? If Taoyuan County is destroyed because of my departure, we The general position I just obtained is gone!"

The "upper head" that Liao Gu was talking about at this time was obviously not Xia Jun, but the finger stick.

Hearing this, the headed guard at the sticky pole chuckled lightly and said:
"My lord, don't worry, Taoyuan County's higher-ups have already given an explanation... and my lord was the commander of the Southwest Frontier Army with tens of thousands of troops. Is the current position of general enough to satisfy my lord?"

Hearing this, Liao Gu's eyes lit up slightly, his face showed excitement, and said:

"Could it be that there are other arrangements from above..."

"nature!"

The guard at the sticking rod looked around, leaned into Liao Gu's ear, and said in a low voice:

"Wait for a while, and there will be troops escorting the luggage. When the time comes, please lead the troops to attack and break the Wuling Mansion's army supply road... Hehehe, if your lord can break the siege of Wuling Mansion, on the side of the Xia army, That’s another great achievement!”

Liao Gu's face just showed ecstasy, but it quickly dissipated, and he couldn't hide his worry:

"I'm afraid it won't work! There are many generals in the army who have been in battle for a long time, and they are not stupid. Now the Yun army is attacking everywhere, and Wuling Mansion is in danger everywhere. Our soldiers will make dangerous moves and break the army's food road. The army chased and intercepted him. If he returned safely, wouldn't it be suspicious?"

Now the Yun army is divided into three groups and attacked Wuling Mansion.In Wuling Mansion, there are only a few official roads for the army to march, and the arrangement of soldiers and horses of the Yun Army can be described as intensive.

Liao Gu led his troops to the rear of the Yun army without anyone noticing, which is understandable, after all, no matter how elite the Yun army is, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes.

But after attacking the Yunjun Food Road, Liao Gu led the soldiers and horses without anyone noticing, and retreated safely.It went so smoothly, and if it fell into the eyes of the senior general of the Xia army, it would definitely arouse suspicion!

I have to say that Liao Gu must be careful when doing things carefully!

Hearing Liao Gu's worry, the guard at the sticking pole shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, General Liao, the plan is detailed, even with the participation of Qu Jinghou himself, so you don't need to worry!"

"Qu Jinghou? Qu Jinghou...Wu Zixu!" Liao Gu's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief.

"Yes, Marquis Qujing is willing to use his own prestige as a stepping stone for your lord, why do you have any worries?"

That is to say, Wu Zixu was willing to cooperate with the plan of the sticky pole because he was focused on conquering Xia Guo.Otherwise, if you change to other people, I'm afraid that few people are willing to use their own prestige as a wedding dress for others, especially if they are their own defeated opponents...

Hearing Wu Zixu's name, Liao Gu felt a little complicated.

After all, it was Wu Zixu who defeated him back then, and only then did he achieve the prestige of a famous general in the world, which made him fall into the current situation.

But at the same time, after knowing about this plan and Wu Zixu's participation in it, all the worries in his heart disappeared at this time.

Just kidding, with the cooperation of the righteous master, what are you afraid of?As long as you seize the opportunity, you will get back what you lost in the Rongzhou battle!

Just at this time, a team composed of more than a hundred cloud troops and thousands of civilians escorted the large amount of ordnance and supplies, and walked slowly along the official road until they came to the place where Liao Gu led the army to ambush.

Seeing this, Liao Gu took a deep breath, immediately drew out the long sword at his waist, and roared:

"Kill!"

After all, he took the lead and led the trusted soldiers around him to charge down.

All the Xia soldiers were afraid of the sharpness of the Yun army, but seeing the little Yun army below, and seeing the leader Liao Gu leading the charge, they gritted their teeth and rushed out.

And the Yun army below seemed to have been warned a long time ago. When they heard the shouts of killing from all around, they panicked and resisted for a while, then completely collapsed and fled in all directions.

Seeing this, Liao Gu shouted quickly:
"Don't chase, destroy the supplies quickly to prevent the cloud army from attacking!"

A moment later, Xia Jun ignited a large number of ordnance and supplies.I don't know what's in it. Since the fire is getting bigger and bigger, billowing black smoke rises into the sky, which is very conspicuous.

The generals and soldiers of the Xia army, who were originally low in morale and a little uneasy, were encouraged by the burning of the Yun army's luggage.

Seeing this, Liao Gu immediately waved his hand and said loudly:
"withdraw!"

　There was a double update yesterday, but I didn’t expect that Orange Melon (codeword software) went wrong yesterday, which caused the original Chapter 2, which was almost the same, to disappear.

　　On the author forum, some people say that their 10,000+ word saved manuscripts are gone...

　　Alas, the WPS incident a few days ago was also exposed by the author of the web article.It was orange melon again yesterday, it was so difficult!
　　Could it be that in the future, only Word can be used to write texts?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)