Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 416 Head-to-head confrontation (please subscribe!)
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The so-called Liaoxi Jing is actually the Datong of Shanxi in later generations.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, Shi Jingtang cut off Yunzhou and the Liao Kingdom, promoted it to Jiedushi Prefecture, and became an important military center of the Liao Kingdom.

In the 13th year of Chongxi, it was promoted to Xijing, and the name of the prefecture was Datong.

Liaoxijing is just above Song Guohe East Road.

And the most important city on Hedong Road is Taiyuan City.

However, in order to hurry, Wu Jie, Yue Fei and others did not stay in Taiyuan City, but both directly crossed Taiyuan City. Yanbei Plain, and then captured Yingzhou.

Let's not mention Wu Jie's journey for the time being, let's just talk about Yue Fei's journey.

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The vassal guards of Datong are strong outside the state, and the key of Taiyuan is solid inside.There are three passes at the root, and all the throats are advanced.It is blocked by mountains and rivers, and it is quite far away from the border, which is called the abdomen.Since the east was abandoned and flattened, the geese were skinned, the Hetao was lost, and the old town was adjacent... Taiyuan was built as an important town, and the prefecture was especially important.

Daizhou and Taiyuan depend on each other as lips and teeth, and as the key to the lock, relying on Yanmen Pass makes Taiyuan's defense more stable.

There are nine frontiers in the world, and Yanmen is the leader.

It is also said: There are nine barriers in the world, and one of them is ticked off.

Therefore, the earliest name of Yanmenguan is also called "Gouzhu".

Yanmenguan got its name from the "Shan Hai Jing": "Yanmen, flying geese come out of its gate."——The peaks of Gouzhu Mountain are more than 900 meters above sea level, surrounded by lofty mountains, and there are only two relatively low roads on both sides of Guoyan Peak Wild geese can only fly over the mountain valley, and Yanmen Pass, which is [-] miles north of Daizhou, happens to be located on this mountain valley.

Yanmen Pass is the gateway from the Central Plains to the northern ethnic minorities (called Hu people in ancient times), and the dynasties of all dynasties have sent heavy troops to guard it.

According to incomplete statistics, more than 1000 battles took place here at Yanmen Pass.

A military history of Yanmen Pass can be called half of China's 5000-year major national defense and military chapter; a commercial port road of Yanmen Pass carries the history of peaceful development of the Central Plains and beyond the Great Wall.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "gaining Yanmen will win the world, losing Yanmen will lose the Central Plains".

Therefore, Yanmen Pass is the last natural barrier to enter the Central Plains.

During the battle between Song and Liao, relying on the natural barrier of Yanmen Pass, it was difficult for the Liao army to enter the Central Plains on the Hedong side, avoiding the Song army fighting on two fronts, and the Song army could concentrate on Hebei. Therefore, Yanmen is of great significance to Song.

After leaving Yanmen Pass, there is the flat Yanbei Plain.

For nomadic cavalry, the Yanbei Plain is simply the most ideal combat paradise.

The people outside the Great Wall have been proficient in riding and archery since childhood, and they also produce high-quality war horses, so they can travel like the wind in the Yanbei Plain.

At the peak of the Liao Kingdom, the number of cavalry was more than 30. In this flat Yanbei Plain, it can be said that it was invincible, so that the Song army did not dare to cross the Yanmen Pass to fight the Liao army.

In the 110-[-] years since the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance, the army of Yue Fei and Shi Wengong can be said to be the first Han Chinese armed forces to appear in the Yanbei Plain.

Yue Fei, Shi Wengong and others were all very excited. Isn't this opportunity what the soldiers are waiting for!
However, what surprised Yue Fei, Shi Wengong and others was that they left Yanmen Pass and walked northeast for tens of miles without encountering the Liao army.

This situation was completely beyond the expectations of Yue Fei, Shi Wengong and others. You must know that they stepped on more than a dozen information points in the Liao Kingdom, and it is impossible that the Liao Kingdom could not find them.

It wasn't until less than 8000 miles away from Yingzhou that the sentry came back and said: "A horse army of about [-] people is coming straight to us."

After hearing this, Yue Fei said: "Here's an order, Commander Niu, Commander Wang, and Commander E Tou come quickly to discuss the battle, and then invite General Shi to come over."

Not long after, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, E Quanzhong, and Shi Wengong gathered around Yue Fei.

Shi Wengong and Yue Fei are at the same level, and Yue Fei has been around for many years, and he is an old soldier, so he was the first to speak: "Pengju, how are you going to fight this battle?"

Yue Fei said: "I'm going to give way to the infantry, and the horses have no place to divide their horses."

Shi Wengong understood as soon as he heard it, and said, "Are you going to confront the Liao army head-on?"

The front formation is the strange soldiers deployed in front of the big formation of the Chinese army. "Wu Jing Zongyao" says, "When the enemy is in the front line, the decisive victory is with the strange soldiers. If you can match the front, back, left, and right, you will always win without losing."

And no place to divide horses is a military term in this era, referring to the mobile cavalry unit - the mobile unit controlled by the Chinese army's large formation, arranged around the general's camp, ready to be driven urgently, which is commonly known as, reserve Team.

In other words, Yue Fei is preparing to confront the Liao army head-on with the infantry, and then let the Ma army compete with the Liao army.

Yue Fei said: "This place is flat and wide, and the enemies are all horse troops. We can only have a chance of winning if we confront each other head-on."

Shi Wengong felt that what Yue Fei said was reasonable, and like Yue Fei, Shi Wengong also longed for meritorious service and to be famous, so without much hesitation, Shi Wengong said: "You are the manager, I will listen to you."

Yue Fei didn't talk nonsense, and directly ordered Niu Gao, Wang Gui, and E Quanzhong: "Pull out all the shield soldiers, heavy armored infantry, and fire soldiers from your three battalions and put them in the front to form a circular formation to resist the enemy. Artillery later, listen to my general order, and the rest of the soldiers each take five thunderbolts, listen to my general order..."

This time going north, Li Yan went all out, equipped each infantry battalion with a commanding heavy armor and a commanding saber, and equipped each infantry battalion with artillery, and equipped each infantry battalion with One hundred of the fierce fire oil tank (flamethrower) newly developed by Liu Huiniang, as for the Thunderbolt, there is no limit to it.

As for Yue Fei, he is an eclectic general. He never sticks to form, only talks about victory and defeat, and has a particularly strong adaptability. Therefore, he quickly adapted to these weapons that he didn't have before, and figured out how to use them. This time he will use these new weapons to greet the Liao army!
After giving the order, Yue Fei glanced at Niu Gao, Wang Gui, and E Quanzhong, and finally stopped his gaze on Wang Gui, and said, "Commander Wang, you will be the commander of the front."——The front is the most dangerous Yes, because he must be the first to bear the brunt, Yue Fei did not hesitate to entrust this most difficult task to his fellow countrymen.

Without further ado, Wang Gui said, "The young general takes orders!"

Yue Fei said to Niu Gao again: "Commander Niu, you command the crossbowmen and artillery, remember, wait for my order before releasing them."

Niu Gao said: "The young general takes orders!"

Yue Fei finally rushed to E Quanzhong and said: "E Tou Leader, the rest of the soldiers are under your control. Remember, after hearing my order, let your soldiers throw all five thunderbolts to me within three breaths!"

E Quanzhong said: "The young general takes orders!"

Yue Fei said again: "The Liao army has [-] cavalry, our [-] infantry and [-] cavalry are equal in strength. This situation is like encountering each other on a narrow road. Only the truly brave can win..."

Seeing what Yue Fei said was false, Shi Wengong not only shook his head secretly, "You are still young after all." After Yue Fei finished speaking, Shi Wengong said: "Whether the Han people can recover Yunzhou, and whether our descendants can live and work in peace, all depends on this battle." In addition, on this unobstructed plain, it is impossible for the infantry to run past the horse army. Therefore, you can only live if you win, and you will die if you lose. Tell these words to the Soldiers."

After Yue Fei and Shi Wengong finished their orders, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, and E Quanzhong went down to set up the formation, ready to fight to the death with the Liao army...

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That chapter is a little later, I suggest reading it tomorrow morning.

(End of this chapter)