Outside the city of Cynomorium.
Zhong Shiheng was leading the generals in the army to pay tribute to the dead soldiers in Suoyang City. He rushed over from the direction of Yumenguan on a fast horse, galloped to the front of Zhong Shiheng, stopped his horse, and jumped off his horse.
"The same kind of knowledge, Comrade Kou secretly ordered the whole army to arrive at Yumen Pass within a day.
The school lieutenant who passed the order jumped off his horse, and quickly repeated the order Kou Ji wanted to convey to Chong Shiheng.
After Zhong Shiheng finished listening, he frowned slightly.
Chen Yaozi walked a few steps forward and approached Chong Shiheng, and he hesitated: "One day...Is it a bit rushed?"
Zhong Shiheng nodded and said, "It's a bit rushed..."
Zhong Shiheng subconsciously looked at the school lieutenant who passed the order.
The lieutenant who sent the order hurriedly said: "Private Kou said, this is the order of the Privy Council!"
Zhong Shiheng smiled bitterly, nodded and said: "Understood..."
Zhong Shiheng looked at Chen Yaozi and said with a wry smile: "Our privy envoy has given a death order. If we are late, he might get angry."
Chen Yaozi followed and nodded.
Zhong Shiheng instructed the people around him: "Put things away, order a quick march, and you must rush to Yumenguan tomorrow."
Hearing this, Zhong Shiheng's deputy hesitated, "Tonight..."
"No rest tonight."
Under the order of Chong Shiheng, the army quickly opened up and rushed to Yumen Pass.
At noon the next day.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses escorted hundreds of thousands of prisoners into Yumen Pass. In a flash, Yumen Pass was overcrowded.
Kou Ji ordered Du Yan to set up a camp north of Yumen Pass, and put some soldiers and prisoners in it.
After everything is properly placed.
Kou Ji, Chong Shiheng, and Chen Yaozi sat down together and began to discuss military affairs.
After sitting down.
Kou Ji slowly said: "Jiao Si Luo and Yuan Shan led 350,000 soldiers and horses, and they should arrive at Yumen Pass by noon tomorrow. Before that, we will take the people in Xiliang City, Ganzhou, Suzhou and other places. Withdrawn a clean.
Therefore, after the soldiers and horses of both sides entered Hexi, they did not encounter any resistance.
The soldiers and horses in his hands were not damaged either.
What we have to face is 350,000 elite and powerful generals, so we must prepare early. "
Zhong Shiheng groaned, "We are not afraid of strong soldiers at Yumen Pass. I am afraid that there will be some dangers over Yang Pass. At present, there are only more than 30,000 elite soldiers guarding Yang Pass. Not only must we face the Jiao Si Luo division attack, but also every moment. Guard against those Liao soldiers hiding in Shazhou.
Once the Yangguan war broke out, Di Qing's face was likely to be a two-sided attack. "
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "General Chen took a trip to Yangguan with the prefix Yong. Eighty thousand forbidden troops should be able to hold Yangguan."
Both Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi were taken aback.
After thinking about it.
Chen Yaozi nodded.
The enemy's main force should come back to attack Yumen Pass, and there should not be too many troops going to Yang Pass.
If the 80,000 Forbidden Army sticks to Yangguan, there should be no problem.
But if Chen Yaozi went to Yangguan, the power of Yumenguan was relatively weakened.
Don't look at Yumen Pass with nearly two to three hundred thousand soldiers and horses. The only real defenders are the Zhenxi Army, and the rest are local soldiers.
The combat effectiveness of the local soldiers was more than a star and a half worse than that of the Forbidden Army.
If there is only one forbidden army, it will be very difficult to face Qingtang's 300,000 elite.
But neither Yangguan nor Yumenguan can be lost.
Therefore, even if the Yongzi headed by Chen Yaozi was dispatched, the battle at Yumen Pass would be very difficult, and they would also be dispatched.
Kou Ji seemed to see what the two of them were thinking, and said to them: "You don't need to worry too much. No matter how many soldiers and horses in Qingtang, you can't break Yumen Pass and Yang Pass.
This time we will not only resist their attack, but also counterattack back and wipe them out in one fell swoop. "
Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi looked at each other and shook their heads together.
"It's okay to block them. It's a bit difficult to counterattack. Unless we have an extra ban now."
Chen Yaozi said seriously.
Zhong Shiheng nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji calmly said: "There is no imperial army, but there is a heavy armored rider."
Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi looked at Kou Ji in amazement.
Before the Song Dynasty, there was a heavy armored cavalry, which can be reformed in the military system. After the firearms entered the army, the heavy armored cavalry was abolished, and the soldiers among them were also assigned to the Zhenbei Army and the Jingsai Army.
The armaments of the heavy armored cavalry were also sold out by Kou Ji at a very black heart.
Now Da Song no longer has heavy armor.
Chen Yaozi may not be clear about this matter.
But Chong Shiheng who was in the Privy Council knew clearly.
Seeing Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi looking at themselves with doubts, Kou Ji said indifferently: "As of now, I will not hide it from you. Yuanshan Department is our people from beginning to end."
"It shouldn't be... If Yuanshan is ours and doesn't help us resist the Qingtang people, how can we help the Qingtang people beat us up?"
Chen Yaozi asked suspiciously.
Kou Ji chuckled lightly and said, "I am instructed by Yuanshan Department to help Qingtang people deal with us."
Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi looked astonished.
The Yuanshan Department is only a subordinate of the Song Dynasty, not a part of the Song Dynasty.
Secretly instructing the people of Yuanshan Department to set the enemy, the risk is quite high.
Arranging oneself to be Infernal Affairs, sometimes there will be backlash.
Arrange for outsiders to become Infernal Affairs, and the chances of reversing the water are greater.
Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi looked at each other.
Chen Yaozi stared at Kou Ji and said, "Should you take the liberty of the next official, what kind of person did Priscilla Kou use to control the Yuanshan Department and make them obey you?"
Kou Ji did not answer Chen Yaozi's question because he could not tell the truth to Zhong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi.
Kou Ji only said indifferently: "Whether I can let the people of Yuanshan be obedient, you will know when they arrive. I will give each of you a command arrow at that time.
You can issue command arrows depending on the situation on the battlefield.
Give them a counter-indication.
Before the arrow was sent, they would still pretend.
So even if you run into my Dasong soldiers, they will kill you when necessary.
So when to release the arrow is of utmost importance. "
Seeing that Kou Ji was unwilling to confess, Chung Shiheng and Chen Yaozi did not ask more.
Since Kou Ji was unwilling to tell them the truth, there were naturally reasons why he was unwilling to speak.
They made a very tacit decision not to regard the soldiers and horses of Yuanshan Tribe as any kind of support.
In the subsequent battle against the Qingtang people, they will rely on themselves.
Under the premise of blocking the people of Qingtang with their own soldiers and horses, they would light the arrow to turn the people of Yuanshan District back against the water and give the people of Qingtang a hard blow.
If the people of the Yuanshan tribe turn back, they will recognize the people of the Yuanshan tribe and treat them as their own.
If the people of Yuanshan tribe do not turn back, they will treat the people of Yuanshan tribe as enemies and treat them together with the people of Qingtang.
After Kou Ji handed over the battle at Yangguan and Yumenguan to Chong Shiheng and Chen Yaozi, he sent them a command arrow to start deploying troops.
As the troops began to deploy.
Both Yangguan and Yumenguan have entered a state of intense preparations.
And Jiao Si Luo, whom they regarded as their arch enemy, was hesitating whether to attack Yumen Pass and Yang Pass.
After nightfall.
A pasture twenty miles away from Yumen Pass.
Three hundred and fifty thousand soldiers and horses from Qingtang and Yuanshan were stationed here.
Inside the Great Tent of the Chinese Army, the lights are brightly lit.
Si Luo, the king of Qingtang, sat in the first place, frowning.
An Ziluo was sitting on his right hand, his face also not very pretty.
Yuan Shan sat on the left hand side of Jiao Si Luo with a gloomy expression.
The other generals sat on either side.
Jiao Siluo frowned and said: "The Liao Kingdom concealed the news that Xiao Bibi had just sent. The Black Khan King Yusufu had been defeated as early as a month ago.
The Black Khan King Yusufu has led the remnants to escape from Shazhou.
Now Shazhou and Guazhou have returned to Song State again.
In addition, the Song general Di Qing, who guarded Yangguan a month ago, went out of the pass to face Xiao Bibi of the Liao Kingdom, and almost cut Xiao Bibi in a row. Xiao Bibi is now leading the remnant to hide in Shazhou. "
An Ziluo hesitated for a while and asked: "Then Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, can we still fight?"
As soon as this word came out, there was no sound in the tent.
They led their troops into Hexi and entered Yumen Pass and Yang Pass. The purpose was to form a double-sided attack with the soldiers and horses of the Liao State and the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty. They broke through Yang Pass and Yumen Pass, and annihilated the Song soldiers inside. , To welcome their allies into the Song Dynasty, and divide the Song Dynasty together.
But now both allies have been beaten to the ground.
When they attacked Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, not only would they not get any help, but they would even have to lose their troops.
Whether to fight Yumen Pass and Yang Pass has become a big problem.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the tent was very dignified, Jiao Si Luo sighed in his heart, turned his head to Yuanshan, and asked: "The leader of Yuanshan feels that Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, shall we fight or not?"
Yuan Shan asked back: "We are going to fight at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass. Is it necessary to discuss this now?"
"Of course it is necessary. If we don't fight Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, we can immediately lead our troops to the territory of Song Kingdom to kill, attack the city and plunder the land, and search for gold and silver jewelry.
If we fight at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, we will fight the Song people again here for a long time.
When the time comes, it will be difficult to say whether there is enough energy to siege cities and plunder the land and search for gold and silver jewelry in Song Kingdom. "
A Qingtang general had a sullen face and interjected with an urn sound.
Yuan Shan sneered: "Do you think that if you abandon Yumen Pass and Yang Pass to attack the city and grab land in Song Kingdom, Song Bing in Yang Pass and Yumen Pass will watch them safely
You are not afraid that they will go out of Shazhou, attack my Yuanshan Department first, and then poke your Qingtang in the eye? "
"you!"
General Qingtang was angry with Yuanshan's words.
But he just stared at Yuanshan with a beard, but couldn't say anything to refute.
Because what Yuanshan said is reasonable.
The total number of Song soldiers in Yumen Pass and Yang Pass is more than 300,000.
More than 300,000 soldiers and horses can do many things in the Western Regions.
If they leave Yumen Pass and Yang Pass to attack the hinterland of Song State.
The soldiers and horses at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass will inevitably go out from Shazhou and go behind to dig out their nests.
Once their nests are taken out, they become homeless and lonely.
Even though they were in the territory of the Song Dynasty, they turned the Song Dynasty upside down.
When the Song soldiers were surrounded by all sides, they would all be cold.
At that time, no matter how many Song Land they attacked, no matter how much gold and silver jewelry they grabbed, it would be useless.
"Yumen Pass and Yang Pass still have to be fought. Only by taking down Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, can we safely go to Song Kingdom to attack the city and land."
Jiao Si Luo sighed and said faintly.
In fact, he was unwilling to attack Yumen Pass and Yang Pass in his heart.
Because it was a very unwise choice to fight offense and defense with the Song people, especially the Song people.
Song people are good at guarding.
The Song people guarded according to customs.
Liao and Hei Khan sent millions of soldiers and horses back and forth, and they did not gnaw at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass.
It can be seen that Yumenguan and Yangguan are two hard bones.
Although they have 350,000 soldiers and horses, and are more than a little bit stronger than the soldiers of Liao and Hei Khan, they may not be able to successfully win Yangguan and Yumenguan smoothly.
Even if the Yangguan Pass and Yumen Pass are taken, a lot of troops will be lost.
Jiao Siluo didn't want to fight, but after listening to Yuanshan's analysis, he understood that he couldn't fight if he didn't.
Not fighting is equivalent to installing a time bomb in the rear that will set off stormy waves at any time.
When the time bomb explodes, everything they planned before will be in vain.
Therefore, even if Yumen Pass and Yang Pass are difficult to eat, they are also big.
Yuanshan successfully persuaded Jiao Si Luo, and Jiao Si Luo decided to attack Yumen Pass and Yang Pass.
The other Qingtang generals did not object to this matter.
Seeing that everyone agreed to continue to attack Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, Yuan Shan said: "Since we have decided to attack Yang Pass and Yumen Pass, then discuss how to fight and how to divide the forces."
The distance between Yangguan and Yumenguan is not far.
If you want to fight, you must fight together.
Since they have enough troops, there is no need to just stare at one place.
After Jiao Si Luo heard the Yuanshan dialect, he groaned: "Xiao Pidi wrote to me saying that if we send someone to attack Yangguan, he will lead the army to attack the other side of Yangguan, forming a double-sided attack with us and helping us. Break open the Yangguan as soon as possible.
So the soldiers and horses going to attack Yangguan should be easier.
There are a huge number of Song soldiers here at Yumen Pass, and there is no one to cooperate with us, so we can only attack from one side, and the pressure should be greater. "
The people in the Great Tent of the Chinese Army nodded when they heard this.
Jiao Siluo's gaze fell on An Ziluo, and said: "Ziluo, you lead a team of soldiers to attack Yang Pass."
As soon as An Ziluo was about to hold his fists and give salute, he heard Yuanshan suddenly say, "King Qingtang, let me lead the soldiers and horses of my Yuanshan tribe to attack Yangguan."
Jiao Si Luo frowned slightly.
The reason why he didn't send the soldiers and horses of Yuanshan tribe to attack Yangguan was because he wanted to leave the iron cavalry of Yuanshan tribe to attack Yumen Pass with him.
If the soldiers and horses in Yumen Pass rushed out to meet them shortly, the iron cavalry of Yuanshan Tribe would be a big killer.
With the help of Yuanshan's iron cavalry, even if he couldn't break Yumen Pass for a while, he could guarantee that he would not be injured by the soldiers and horses rushing out of Yumen Pass.
Seeing Jiao Si Luo hesitated, Yuan Shan smiled and asked, "Will King Qingtang worry about me? If King Qingtang doesn't worry about me, then I can take my soldiers and horses with me."
Jiao Siluo barely squeezed a smile on his face, and said, "The leader of Yuanshan laughed. How could I worry about you. I just think that if the iron cavalry of Yuanshan can stay in Yumen Pass, it will cooperate with me. The army should be able to win Yumen Pass faster."
Yuan Shan shook his head and smiled, "The King of Qingtang was wrong. My Yuanshan cavalry gallops in the Western Regions, but everyone in the Western Regions knows the name of my Yuanshan cavalry.
Once the people in Yumen Pass saw my Yuanshan Iron Cavalry, they would definitely guard the pass and would not leave the city.
In this way, the Qingtang king wants to gnaw at Yumen Pass, I am afraid it will be as difficult as climbing.
It would be different if I went to Yangguan with Yuanshan iron ride.
My Yuanshan cavalry went to Yangguan. If Chong Shiheng in Yumenguan wanted to teach you better, he might send soldiers and horses out of the city to fight with you.
King Qingtang should be clear.
Once the soldiers and horses of the Song State were out of the city, they were far from the opponents of our tribe's warriors.
The more enemies come out, the greater our hope of victory. "
Jiao Siluo frowned when he heard Yuanshan's words and remained silent.
Seeing this, Yuan Shan smiled and said: "The reason why I took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Yangguan is also based on my own considerations. One is to fight the new general Di Qing of the Song Dynasty.
I heard some Song people who went to the Yuanshan tribe said that Di Qing used to be the commander of the Iron Cavalry of the Song Dynasty.
I just want to see if the cavalry he leads is great, or the cavalry I lead is great.
Second, if I go to attack Yangguan, I might be more certain.
Di Qing uses soldiers, makes good use of strange tricks, and likes to show everyone's bravery.
Previously in Dali, when he attacked Tengchong Mansion, he led thousands of people, and the Qi army made a surprise attack, opening up the situation for the great Song army.
In Yangguan a few days ago, Di Qing led his soldiers and horses to rush out of Yangguan and fought against Xiao directly outside Yangguan.
If I led Yuanshan Iron Cavaliers to Yangguan, Di Qing might see Lie Xin rise and take the initiative to rush out.
When the time comes, I will lead Yuanshan Iron Cavalry to restrain Di Qing's soldiers and horses. Other soldiers and horses, as well as Liao soldiers' soldiers and horses, will be able to take the opportunity to break through Yangguan.
If Di Qing does not come out, we can also prevent Di Qing from rushing out and disrupting our plan.
It can be said that I led the Yuanshan iron cavalry to Yangguan, far more effective than I led the Yuanshan iron cavalry to Yumen Pass."
Yuanshan finished speaking.
Half of the people in the Great Account of the Chinese Army nodded in agreement.
Jiao Si Luo's frowning brows also stretched a lot.
Jiao Si Luo discovered that he was persuaded by Yuanshan again.
He found that he was a bit inferior to Yuanshan and eloquence and wisdom.
Being able to persuade a group of people frequently means that the strategy in this person's chest far exceeds that of the group in front of them.
Such a character, if alive, would not be a good thing for Qingtang.
Yuanshan and Qingtang are adjacent to each other. If he tries his best to plan Qingtang, Qingtang will inevitably bleed.
Jiao Si Luo took a deep look at Yuan Shan. He felt that after understanding this battle against the Song Dynasty, he would have to fight Yuan Shan.
Jiao Si Luo thought about the matter in his heart, but did not speak.
Yuan Shan couldn’t help but said, “King Qingtang won’t worry about me? He went with me to fight against Yangguan.
We have one hundred thousand, and Xiao Bidi also has seven to eighty thousand remnants.
If you strike on both sides, you should be able to win the Yangguan soon. "
Jiao Siluo heard Yuanshan's words, and temporarily put aside his thoughts, he smiled and said to Yuanshan: "Since the leader of Yuanshan took the initiative to ask for it, there is no reason for me not to agree."
Speaking of this, Jiao Si Luo looked at an elderly person in the big tent, and ordered: "Kemanyi, you take the fifty thousand soldiers and horses of your tribe, and follow General An and the leader of Yuanshan. Go to Yangguan."
The head of the tribe who changed to Kemanyi heard what Jiao Si Luo said, and was a little stunned, and then gave a respectful salute, "Please follow the order of praise..."
Jiao Si Luo nodded with satisfaction, and said to all the people in the Chinese Army's Great Tent: "Drink tonight, the leader of Ming Yen Mountain and General An led the army to attack Yangguan, and the others sent Yumenguan with our soldiers.
If this battle is victorious, those people in Yumen Pass will let you wait for permission. "
As soon as this remark came out, a burst of cheers broke out in the Chinese army's big tent.
For the Qingtang people, population is also one of the trophies.
Song people are good at learning, good at farming, and know some handicrafts.
For Qingtang people, Song people are the best slaves.
The powerful enemies around the Song State frequently broke into the Song State to fight the grass valley. In addition to looting gold, silver, jewelry and food, they would also wantonly plunder the population.
The reason why they frequently plundered the population of Song State.
It is because, in their eyes, Song people are the best slaves.
After they brought the Song people back to the clan, they could not only let the Song people work for them, but they could also sell the Song people in exchange for a lot of money.
Jiao Si Luo handed over the distribution rights of the Song people to them, which was equivalent to handing over a large sum of money to them for distribution, and they were naturally happy.
Amidst the cheers of everyone in the Great Tent of the Chinese Army, Jiao Si Luo ordered the people to serve wine and meat.
Everyone cheered while drinking and eating meat.
It lasted until the early morning of the next day.
Everyone went back to sleep in their tents.
Early the next morning.
After getting up.
Three hundred and fifty thousand soldiers and horses were divided into two groups according to Jiao Si Luo's distribution last night, and they went to Yangguan and Yumenguan respectively.
There were one hundred and five hundred soldiers and horses heading to Yangguan.
Among them, Yuanshan's troops were fifty thousand, Akrui's troops were fifty thousand, and Anziluo's soldiers were five hundred.
After one hundred thousand and five hundred soldiers were on the way, Yuanshan passed the command of his troops to the nine chiefs of Yuanshan Iron Cavalry. He rode his horse and walked up to An Ziluo and asked with a smile: "General An feels , How should we fight this battle?"
An Ziluo heard Yuanshan’s question, pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "It’s hard to say... The situation on the battlefield changes day by day. I need to arrive at Yangguan and confirm the troops and deployment of Yangguan. Decide how to fight."
Yuan Shan smiled and nodded: "General An is so cautious in fighting, he deserves to be a rare famous general in Qingtang."
An Ziluo laughed, "Leader Yuanshan praised it."
The more An Ziluo has contact with Yuanshan, the more he feels that Yuanshan is a person who looks carefree, but hides deeply.
For this type of person, An Ziluo dare not be a little Xun, let alone a big one.
Yuanshan laughed, and instead of talking to Anziludo, he turned his head to ask Cruy, who had been riding his horse forward with his head down.
"Chief Cruy thinks, how should we fight this battle?"
Cruy seemed to be distracted.
After hearing what Yuanshan said, he was taken aback for a moment, and an ugly smile squeezed out on his face, "How to fight this battle, the two have the final say, I have no opinion."
Yuanshan laughed, "The Chief Cruy is really a wonderful person."