June 17, three hundred miles east of Youzhou, Lulongsai.
The scorching sun in the sky shines on this important pass that has stood here since ancient times and has resisted countless foreign invasions for the Central Plains. It is baking every brick and every inch of rammed earth on the wall. The hearts of many soldiers in the pass.
The scorching hot weather made the guards standing on the city wall sweat profusely and their lips and tongue became dry in a short time. However, they could not go down to the city to rest. They could only lift the water bladders on their bodies and carefully pour the water into their mouths to moisten them. My throat and mouth relieve the unbearable heat.
"Will the Jurchens really come from here and attack Nanjing?" Two guards who were quite close couldn't help but whisper, but before the other one could say anything, someone came from behind. When the gatekeeper came, he shouted lowly: "Pick up your spirits. Behind us is the city of Nanjing. There is no room for failure. Even if there are 100,000 Jurchen soldiers coming this time, we must defeat them..." Before he finished speaking, his voice was suddenly cut off, and then a pair of bull's eyes stared at the wilderness in front of the pass.
In a daze, he saw an army charging towards them like cheetahs in the bright white sunlight. This speed was not at all faster than that of galloping horses, but the troops below were all infantry. This made the guard somewhat think that all this was an illusion caused by his words in Tianre. He immediately raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, but everything in front of him did not disappear, but became more and more clear. , the galloping army was closer to the main gate of the pass.
"There is an enemy attack. The Jurchens are coming! Prepare to defend against the enemy!" A sharp roar quickly sounded at the top of the city. Whether it was the guards on the city wall or the soldiers and horses resting below, they all cheered up and started various activities. They also quickly took out the city defense weapons and placed them at the top of the city.
And during their hectic preparations, the Jin soldiers who were only ten miles away had moved within three miles. Then, a loud and sharp horn sound sounded from among them, and the other golden soldiers let out strange roars, like tigers and wolves rushing towards their prey. Without stopping for a moment, they rushed straight to the main gate of the pass.
This scene almost stunned the defenders here. You must know that Lulongsai is an extremely important pass in the north. Even though the Liao Kingdom is not as strong as before due to the neglect of defense and the weakening of the national power, it is still a wall. It is more than eight feet high, with tens of feet on both sides, and is blocked by the Yanshan Mountains that stretch for more than ten miles. It is like a knife blade piercing the ground. It is really an extremely dangerous place that one man can guard against ten thousand people, even if there are one hundred thousand people. The army rushed over and was equipped with enough siege weapons. It might not be that easy to capture this place.
However, the number of golden soldiers in front of them was only a mere ten thousand, and except for some of them wearing leather armor, almost all of them were charging at them shirtless. It was really hard to believe that they could really pose a threat to Lu Longsai.
But even so, the guard still didn't dare to be careless. With the sound of the order, countless bows and crossbows were already aimed at the waves of people below. Wood, stone, ash bottles, kerosene... all the weapons that should be prepared were in place, just waiting. As the enemy approaches the city wall, give them a head-on attack.
Everyone in the garrison believed that with their absolute geographical superiority, they could not
I'm afraid that there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses here, which is enough to defend the pass without losing it, and it can also severely damage the golden soldiers heading south.
"Get ready!" Seeing the enemy troops approaching, the guard began to estimate the distance between the two sides. His hands were raised high, ready to be lowered at any time.
But just when he was about to blurt out the words, the running golden soldiers suddenly stopped, then bent their knees and slumped, pointed a huge long bow in front of him, and after pulling the bowstrings full, The fluffy arrows flew straight towards the city head like raindrops.
Those were tens of thousands of arrows, covering the sky and the sun, almost completely covering up the scorching sun above their heads, and also completely covering the entire wall of the main entrance of Lulongsai.
This time, it really caught the defenders' surprise, because the enemy's stopping position was still outside the range of their crossbows, but the Jin soldiers' bows and arrows were able to shoot more than 150 steps closer, and even hit the city. Come, really kill the entire city's defenders by surprise.
The arrows that came whistling fell on the defenders in the blink of an eye, like rain hitting banana trees, and instantly killed all the hundreds of crossbowmen on the city wall, leaving almost no survivors. The guard only had time to let out a scream before he turned into a huge hedgehog and collapsed.
The defenders below Guancheng stared at the scene in front of them in stunned silence, completely unable to accept such a result. At this time, they all lost their proper judgment and ability to act, and forgot that the most important thing they should do at this time was Rush forward quickly and guard Guancheng in place of the dead Paoze.
The golden soldiers below could not give them a chance to make up for their mistakes. As the arrows flew out, they ran forward with all their strength again, rushing to the bottom of the city with almost the same speed as sharp arrows, and then shook their hands. , they had thrown out thick and long ropes made of tree vines and tough grasses, all of which were firmly tied to the city walls, and then they pulled it with both hands, and the people jumped up quickly.
In just half a cup of tea, thousands of golden soldiers were attached to these hundreds of ropes. They used their hands and feet to climb up the city with extremely fast and weird movements. Every move of their hands With a pull and a push of the feet, the body can move up a lot quickly. The seemingly tall and majestic Lulong Fortress is not a danger at all under these golden soldiers.
This is the secret of the Jurchen clan's rise in the white mountains and black waters. In the past, they used this method to fly up and down in the steep and changeable mountain forests, between the cliffs that were cut like knives and axes, in order to get some mountain treasures that could be exchanged for a little food. It can be said that all mature Jurchen men have the amazing ability to fly over eaves and walk over walls. To them, this eight-foot-high wall is really not much different from the flat ground.
Therefore, when the defenders at the bottom of the pass finally came to their senses and rushed up to the city with shouts and wanted to defend again, a man's head appeared on the outside of the pass wall. They had just raised their swords and were ready to kill the enemy. The heads suddenly flew up, flying to the top of the city like an eagle. Then the sharp blades in the hands of these people flashed with cold light, and they struck into the necks and chests of the defenders, killing them on the spot!
With the Jin soldiers firmly establishing a foothold on Guancheng, the next battle completely lost its suspense. This doesn't count anymore
What a fight, but a one-sided massacre. The garrison in Guanzhong was so exhausted that they could not organize any useful counterattack. They were quickly engulfed by the Jin soldiers who continued to attack the city from below, and were finally driven back completely and escaped from Lulongsai.
In just a few hours, this important fortress, which the Liao people had high hopes for, was defeated by the Jin soldiers, but they did not stop there. Seeing the defenders fleeing, they pursued it without hesitation. In an instant, shouts of killing and screams resounded inside and outside the Lulong Fortress, frightening many birds around and flying away, and they did not dare to come back in a short time.
Within the city, there were countless corpses, and the blood had reached the ankles of everyone below. As the door opened, more golden soldiers poured in like a wave. Looking at everything here, the leading general let out a burst of wild laughter: "The Liao Kingdom has been plucked from its feathers. What they have to face next is death!"
South of Guancheng, when the last Liao soldier fell in a pool of blood, the Jin soldiers stopped and turned around and retreated into the pass. Although this battle was a complete crushing and massacre, a surprise attack still consumed a lot of the strength of this elite Jin army, so they obviously planned to rest here for a while and wait until the rear army arrived before heading south.
They waited until it got dark before a larger team came slowly. It was the main force of the Jin soldiers that arrived. I saw a huge yellow dragon flag flying high in the middle, which represented the banner made by Emperor Wanyan Agu of the Jin Kingdom.
And as this army entered Lulongsai, there was even more cheers inside. Obviously, the Jin army was full of confidence in the next war. They believed that under the leadership of their king, they would be able to completely engulf the Liao Kingdom. , and even the Song State further south will become the next victim under their iron hoof.
Waves of cheers and screams dispersed around Guancheng with the wind, and finally spread along the long valley and gorge into the dark mountains and forests.
If it is winter, all the trees in these mountains and forests have lost their leaves, and after heavy snowfall, even people in Luronce, several miles away, can tell that the situation in this mountain forest is different. Deep in the forest, shadows There were countless figures lurking among them.
But unfortunately, it is midsummer now, the time of year when the vegetation is most lush, so the figures on the mountains that stretch for more than ten miles and stand at a height of tens of feet are all ignored by the golden soldiers in the pass. . On the contrary, every move they made was caught in sight by the ambush soldiers at high places.
After seeing how easily Lu Longsai was breached by them, many of the ambush soldiers showed panic on their faces, imagining what would happen if they were in it. Then, after seeing those Pao Ze being chased and slaughtered by the Jin soldiers, they all became furious and wished they could kill them now to avenge them.
But they also knew that in a head-to-head confrontation, even if they had superior strength, they would still be far from the Jin army's opponent. This was a bloody lesson learned by the Liao Kingdom through one series of defeats. That's why today, they joined forces with the Song army and set up an ambush here, just waiting for the Jin soldiers to step into the ambush circle.
They believe that tomorrow is the time to take revenge and kill all these golden soldiers, because they have fallen into the trap!