The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 165
In the morning, the mist was thick, and the pervasive night began to become blurred. The fire in the Yanjun camp in the distance was guiding the direction. Xiao Qinzhi stood at the top of the city, touching the dry and hard female wall, his hands were wet, Can't tell if it's sweat or morning dew.

Suddenly, a large flame lit up at the gate of the Yan Army camp, illuminating countless black shadows, and then the tents were ignited, the huge flames joined together, and the sky in the north was lit fiery red.

"Go in, attack in!" Xu Miao pointed to the distance, unable to hide his excitement.

Xiao Qinzhi watched with all his attention, and could only hear his own breathing.

Suddenly, a burst of burning smell came, covering the sky, choking Xu Miao coughing, Xiao Qinzhi stretched out his hand, suddenly remembered something, and said to the guard Zhao Yu who was watching the battle: "The north wind is blowing, Captain Zhao Captain, how many soldiers are there in the city?"

"One thousand soldiers!" Zhao Yuli replied, staring at Xiao Qinzhi with fiery eyes, and asked, "Mr. Xiao Xiaolang, is there something wrong?"

"The enemy was careless in the early stage and was attacked by a sneak attack. Sima Yueming will definitely organize a counterattack. They have more than ten thousand infantry. I am worried that the battle will be tense. Even if our army wins, it will be a miserable victory. Captain Zhao, take this A thousand soldiers, go around to the west side of the camp, if the enemy is defeated and scattered, you run north and intercept Sima Yueming's route back to Rencheng, if the two sides are anxious, you take the opportunity to cut into the battlefield from the side."

"But these thousand soldiers were ordered by Captain Zhao to stay and guard the city, and they are not allowed to move without a military order." Zhao Yu looked at the local camp again, and the burning red sky, shouting and killing, shook the sky, There is longing in the eyes.

"If you win the battle, you can defend the city. If you don't win the battle, it's useless to keep these thousand soldiers. Captain Zhao, hurry up and lead the troops to support. When you come back, I'll explain it to you at Captain Zhao's place."

Zhao Yu was hesitating, saying that he didn't want to go, it was a lie, but he didn't dare to disobey the military order.

"Lieutenant Zhao, I'll take your soldiers there. If you make a contribution, it will be yours." Xiao Qinzhi said decisively.

Having said that, Zhao Yu immediately agreed. He didn't have to disobey the military order, and he could still earn military merit. He immediately went down the city wall and ordered [-] soldiers. Following Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao, they crossed the moat and headed towards the enemy army. The west side of the camp rushed over.

Fireworks, morning fog, the smell of blood, the sound of shouting and killing, this is the first time Xiao Qinzhi joined the close-contact battlefield, his heart almost jumped out of his throat, and he trotted forward without even wearing armor.

The battle in the camp was in full swing, the Jin army took advantage of it, the Yan army hurriedly responded to the battle, without armor, and often could not be killed with a single blow, while the Jin army was fatal with a knife, and quickly broke through the front army's tent.

But in the big tent of the Chinese army, it was stopped by a well-equipped Yan army, and was in a state of anxiety. Suddenly, another Jin army came out from behind the Yan army, attacking back and forth, causing this Yan army to be in chaos, but soon Divided into two parts, front and back, still supporting.

Xiao Qinzhi asked three of the four thousand households to lead six hundred Jin troops to cross the fence of the camp and directly attack the flanks of the Yan army, while he led two hundred Jin troops to block the way to Rencheng. on the only way.

According to Xiao Qin's prediction, the Yan army was defeated, and the chief general Sima Yueming decided to return to Rencheng and lead the troops back to involve Lanling, because Lanling is really important to Langya, so he can send troops at any time to give Murong Chen a shot from behind.

The Yan army in the camp was flanked by three sides. No matter how powerful they were, they couldn't hold back and were gradually defeated. On the contrary, the Jin army was as imposing as a rainbow, and the more they fought, the more courageous they were. The chief general Sima Yueming saw that the situation was not right. With all his might, he snatched a few horses and escaped in the direction of Rencheng.

Sima Yueming couldn't figure out how the Jin army, who had been killed in Taishan, would have the courage to attack the camp. However, what made him even more puzzled was that his retreat had been cut off.

Looking from the hazy official road, in the distance is the camp of the Yan army, which is burning into the sky. Several fierce horses rushed out of the flames and galloped rapidly. A horse was tripped immediately, and two hundred Jin soldiers rushed forward and captured the few who fell half dead.

Xiao Qinzhi was overjoyed, holding torches with Xu Miao, came to several people, swept them one by one, and finally fell on a general in golden armor, took off the sword from his body, looked at the engraved The inscription reads: "Yan Sima Yueming."

This is a big fish!

Xiao Qinzhi was very excited, holding the saber in his hand, he refused to give up, and said: "This sword belongs to me."

Xu Miao slowed his hand a step, secretly annoyed, and suddenly saw a seal tied around Sima Yueming's waist, and immediately took it off as a souvenir.

"Take all these horses back. If they are not dead, they will be healed, and if they are dead, they will be given a meal." Xiao Qinzhi said happily, wielding his sword.

"Yes!" Xu Qianhu who was accompanying him roared loudly, the excitement in his voice could not be suppressed, and the commanding soldiers shouted loudly: "For Mr. Xiao Lang, take these horses back."

"Yes!" Everyone shouted in unison.

At dawn in the east, the campfire of the Yan army has been extinguished. According to statistics after the war, three thousand Yan troops died, four thousand escaped, three thousand were captured, two hundred horses were captured, and a batch of grain and grass was seized. The biggest prize was the capture of Sima Yueming. .

Compared with the losses of the Yan army, the Jin army lost more than 2000 people and injured more than 500.

As the general planner of this battle, Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao showed up for the first time, and after a small test, they overthrew 10,000 people of the Yan army and captured Sima Yueming with their own hands. It can be said that they stole the limelight. In the army, the reputation is quite high.

The next step is to report the military merits. Of course the commander-in-chief Zhao Duwei is the first to bear the brunt, followed by Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao, and the rest are the leading lieutenants of several armies, even the guard Zhao Yu is among them.

Among the [-] captives, a group of disobedient ones were dealt with, and the remaining [-] were selected to make up for the losses of the troops. Xiao Qinzhi wanted to get the [-] horses, and picked another [-] horses. Hardcover soldiers, let Zhou Lie train.

After resting for a whole day, Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao started the next plan.

This is a shocking plan, the purpose is to eat Murong Chen who gathered in Langya.

Qingzhou, the ancient land of Qi, is surrounded by mountains to the west, the sea to the east, the Yellow River to the north, the Langya River Valley to the south, and the endless plain to the north of the Huai River. state.

There are generally three routes to enter Qidi, one is to enter from the northern foot of Mount Tai, the other is to enter from Daxianguan, the southern gate of Qidi, and the third is to cross Wulian Mountain and find a small path from the seashore on the east side of Langya to the Qidi. Dongguan.

Prior to this, there were two successful cases of attacking Qi. One was the Leyi Five Kingdoms attacking Qi during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, and the other was Han Xin attacking Qi. The hills of Mount Tai enter the hinterland of Qi from north to south.

But now Daxianguan, the southern gateway of Qidi, is in the hands of the Jin army. The two counties of Dong'an and Dongguan are like two nails embedded in Qidi. The Jin army supported these two places from Daxian Pass.

But he made a fatal mistake, that is, instead of capturing Lanling, the [-] infantry who stayed behind Lanling were wiped out, which meant that the way back to Rencheng was cut off.

Lanling, Pengcheng, Donghai, Langya, and Daxianguan are like a pocket, enclosing Murong Chen in it. The rest of them can trap Murong Chen to death as long as they send heavy troops to guard Lanling and cut off the support from Rencheng going south.

This plan was quickly submitted to Pengcheng by Zhao Duwei. At the same time, Xiao Qinzhi also proposed to send scouts to enter Weishan Lake along Surabaya, go north to listen to the movements of the Yan army in Rencheng, and send scouts to follow the official road to Langya to inquire about the situation. The movement of Murong Chen's army.

It's a seamless plan.

Then two days later, Lanling received news from Pengcheng that Governor Xun had passed away, and the new governor, Xi Tan, was still in Yangzhou, so the plan was shelved.

Three days later, Xiao Qinzhi watched Murong Chen swaggering past Lanling and returning to Rencheng.

Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao were extremely disappointed.

Shuzi's inadequacy and strategy are talking about the Jin army.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the Jin army to defeat the Yan army and lose most of Qingzhou.

(End of this chapter)