On September 25, Taiwei Liu Yu led his army out of Jiankang to attack Liu Yi, the governor of Jingzhou. On September 29, 40,000 troops arrived in Gushu. Liu Yu ordered champion general Tan Daoji, Jianwu general Shen Linzi and Ningshuo general Liu Zhong to lead a hundred ships as the vanguard and launch a sneak attack. If Liu Yi noticed, Then they burned the ships in Jingzhou and parked on the shore waiting for the arrival of the army.
On September 23, Zhu Lingshi led his army to attack Yaoguan. The Lord of Qin, Yao Xing, learned that the Jin army was attacking Yaoguan, so he sent Yang Fosong to lead 3,000 troops to garrison Yaoguan, with strict orders that he could only guard the pass and not go into battle.
Zhang Feng asked for orders to bypass Yaoguan, and he saw that there were many beacon towers in the mountain, and Qin troops could be seen guarding them everywhere. It would be difficult to sneak past Yaoshan and reach the sky.
Zhang Feng then adopted the strategy of exhausting his troops. He stormed a peak today, raised an outpost tomorrow, and launched another night attack in the evening, which exhausted the Qin army.
The guard general of Yaoguan was replaced by Yang Fosong, who had to send General Ningshuo Zhao Xuanqin to lead troops and horses to deal with this group.
"Flea", he can defend the pass with peace of mind. After spending seven days and destroying more than 20 wooden chariots, the Jin army finally dug two holes three feet high and two feet deep in the Aoguan city wall.
Every day after the Jin army retreated, Yang Fosong would send people down in baskets to check the condition of the city wall. Naturally, the two holes could not be hidden from his eyes.
However, Yang Fosong didn't care. The wall of Yaoguan was six feet high and eighty feet thick. It was built on hard rocks. When the Jin army dug a few feet deeper, they would find that it was a fool's dream to dig through Yaoguan.
Yang Fosong thought that he might as well let the Jin army dig for more time, and he took the opportunity to attack downwards and cause more casualties to the Jin army. After digging into Zhangzhang, he would lead his men to block the hole, and let the Jin army draw water from a bamboo basket in vain.
In fact, Yang Fosong most wanted to lead his army out of the pass to attack Jin. When did the reverse happen?
The number of Jin troops in front of the pass was less than 20,000, and Yang Fosong was confident that he could defeat them. However, the king repeatedly told him that he was not allowed to fight, so Yang Fosong could only watch the Jin army and sigh.
September 30th, Zi hour. Yang Fosong, who was staying in the archery tower, was woken up by his own soldiers, who reported that the Jin army had signs of a night attack.
After being dressed neatly, Yang Fosong came to the city wall and looked down. Sure enough, he saw the fire under the pass was bright, and the wooden curtain carts and siege engines were slowly approaching the city wall.
Yang Fosong laughed. The Jin general was a fool. He probably read two military books and thought he could win with a night attack. This is simply ridiculous.
The offensive and defensive battle had been going on for seven days, and Yang Fosong was satisfied to see the city leaders counterattacking in an orderly manner.
A wooden cart was hit twice by stones and barely managed to reach the hole under the city wall. Bamboo poles filled with gunpowder were filled into the holes. The craftsman Jiang Shi, who was guarded by soldiers in the center, made a low voice. He shouted: "Plug it tighter, don't leave any gaps, tighten the leads tightly, don't let them fall apart." A quarter of an hour later, both holes were filled with gunpowder bamboo poles, the horn sounded, and the Jin army began to retreat.
Yang Fosong looked at the retreating Jin army and laughed loudly. A famous general beside him said flatteringly: "The Jin army was frightened by the general's tiger power and was defeated in embarrassment. It was really an anticlimax." However, the Jin army did not return to the camp, but stood two hundred steps away. Yang Fosong narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. With the fire everywhere, I don't know what the Jin army is doing.
"General, look," one of the soldiers shouted with his fingers closed. Yang Fosong squinted his eyes and looked down, only to see a tiny line of fire rushing toward Guanxia.
What is this thing? It looks like a fiery snake. What kind of evil magic can the Jin army do?
"Be careful", as soon as Yang Fosong said the four words, he felt the whole Pass tremble violently, and there was a loud thunder-like sound in his ears. He couldn't stand at all, and his body couldn't stop falling forward.
Everyone around him fell to the ground like a gourd, and many people were so shaken that they fell straight from the city wall.
After a long while, one of the guards stepped forward to pull up the dizzy Yang Fosong and yelled something at him.
Yang Fosong's ears
"Buzzing", you can't hear what the guards are shouting at all. The guard pulled him staggeringly to a city wall. Yang Fosong was so frightened that he saw the city wall collapse downwards, forming a slope. Looking down, he found that the Jin army was heading towards the steep slope. The road climbs up.
Pushing the guards away, Yang Fosong shouted loudly: "Come quickly, guard this place, and we must not let the Jin army climb the city." Unfortunately, most of the Qin troops on the top of the city had not yet woken up from the loud noise, and some were so frightened that they fell down. They didn't dare to move on the ground, while some people knelt on the ground, kowtowed and murmured prayers.
The loud noise just now frightened the Jin army 200 steps away. Zhu Lingshi was the first to wake up and shouted
"Brothers, follow me." Two hundred steps away, and at night, with no moon in the sky, I had no idea the effect of the gunpowder explosion just now.
When he reached the edge of the city, Zhu Lingshi was ecstatic. The explosion just now actually collapsed the city wall of Aoguan, forming an upward slope.
Without saying a word, Zhu Lingshi climbed up the slope. The loose earth and rocks fell rustlingly, and people slipped and fell to the ground from time to time. The slope was too steep and it was not easy to climb up.
Zhang Feng followed Zhu Lingshi, rolled his eyes and shouted: "Put the ladder down on the slope, and let someone hold it up below. Climb up on the ladder." Sure enough, the speed of climbing up on the ladder accelerated a lot. , Zhu Lingshi took the lead and climbed to Aoguan City.
When Yang Fosong saw the Jin army ascending the city, he swung his sword and slashed at the intruders. Zhu Lingshi met the opponent with a steel knife in his hand. Yang Fosong felt a strong force coming from his opponent's knife. His footsteps were weak just after being hit by the huge shock. Yang Fosong lost his footing and stepped back. The bodyguards beside him rushed forward to stop Zhu Lingshi's pursuit.
Zhang Feng followed Zhu Lingshi and climbed up the city wall, charging forward like a tiger. Behind him, a steady stream of Jin soldiers climbed up the city wall.
Most of the Qin troops on the city wall were still panicking and heard the Jin troops shouting
"Let the war go without killing", he simply threw away his weapons and sat on the city wall waiting for disposal. Zhu Lingshi noticed a group of people fleeing towards the city. Knowing that it might be a general of the Qin army, he shouted: "Zhang Feng, follow the fool and chase the enemy." He led Zhang Feng and others in pursuit of Yang Fosong. Yang Fosong stopped.
Zhang Feng recognized Yang Fosong by the light of the fire and said with a smile: "It turns out to be General Yang. What a pleasure to meet you." Yang Fosong asked: "What was that thing that made the loud noise just now?" Yang Fosong was heartbroken. The Jin army had this weapon. Is there any city in the world that can be defended? Chang'an is in danger.
Of course, Zhu Lingshi didn't know how to answer questions and slashed forward with his sword. Yang Fosong had no intention of escaping and refused to retreat. He was surrounded by more and more Jin troops and was finally killed under the Pass.
At Mao hour, the city gate of Yaoguan was opened and the Jin army entered the pass. Zhu Lingshi took Zhang Feng and others to check the explosion of gunpowder in another place.
Craftsman Jiang Shi took a spear and poked at the wall, muttering something. Last night, Zhu Lingshi smiled politely and said, "Master Jiang, can you find out the reason why the effect here is not good?" Jiang Shi cupped his fists in salute and said, "General Zhu, the gunpowder here may be It was because of the dampness that some parts did not explode, so the city wall did not collapse." Zhu Lingshi saw bamboo fragments scattered on the ground and some black powder on the ground, and hurriedly ordered the guards around him: "This thing For the sake of confidentiality, my lord has repeatedly told me not to reveal even a single bit of the gunpowder and have people pick up the scattered gunpowder." Jiang Shi smiled and said: "General Zhu, leave this matter to your servant. Before coming, Zhang Gongpeng told him to record the effects of the gunpowder explosion in detail. For improvement. The remaining gunpowder servants will pack up and bring them back to the Ordnance Department." Zhang Feng curiously walked to the eight-foot-high hole, pressed his hand on the city wall, and the sand and stone
"Susu" fell down, obviously shaken to pieces. Zhu Lingshi clicked his tongue and said: "If there are another thousand kilograms of gunpowder, Yu can capture the city of Chang'an for my lord." The news that Aoguan was captured by the Jin army was quickly reported to Chang'an. Yao Xing could not believe his ears. The natural danger was actually captured by the Jin army in less than half a month. How long will it take for Tongguan to be defended and whether Chang'an can hold it.
Five days ago, when the news came that the Jin army was attacking Qin from five directions, Yao Xing did not take it seriously. He thought that the Jin army was bluffing. There were dangerous passes around Chang'an to block the enemy, and the Jin army would definitely return without success.
The news that Aoguan was lost was like a bolt from the blue. Yao Xing felt dizzy and tried his best to straighten his body to prevent himself from falling over. He said: "Aoguan is lost, and only Lantian City is left to defend. Yao Bi, hurry up and bring 30,000 troops. Guard Lantian City and drive the Jin army out of Yaoguan no matter what." Yao Bi really didn't expect that his proposal to go to Shangluo to seize grain would attract a large-scale invasion by the Jin army, and also capture Yaoguan. There were only 140 people between Yaoguan and Chang'an. With a distance of 3 miles, you can reach Chang'an City within two days.
"The urgent report mentioned that the Jin army used a loud noise to attack the city. Do you know what it is?" Yao Xing's hoarse voice echoed in the hall. There was no sound in the hall. Everyone was shocked by the loud noise. The things in Taoyao Pass frightened me.
When Yao Xing saw all the ministers bowing their heads and saying nothing, he lamented in his heart, could it be that God wanted to destroy Qin? After a while, Shangshu's right servant shot Liang Xi and said: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of such a foreign object. It is like the pestle that can be used to subjugate demons in Buddhism. I heard that Yang Anxuan, the governor of Yongyan, believed in Buddhism. Could it be the treasure he asked for from Buddhism?" Ren Qian, the attendant, said: "The Imperial Master Jiumo is an eminent Buddhist monk. Why don't your Majesty ask him for advice on how to defeat the enemy?" Yao Xing cheered up and declared: "Put it in Xiaoyaoyuan." The war was not going well, and Yao Xing was already dead. It has been more than half a year since I went to Xiaoyao Garden to discuss scriptures.
Sitting in the chariot, Yao Xing was drowsy and seemed to be sleeping. It was not until the waiter beside him called softly that Yao Xing realized that he had arrived in front of Master Jiumo's Dharma Hall.
Master Jiumo felt that the Xiaoyao Garden given by Yao Xing was too luxurious, so he ordered a hall built with thatch in the garden, where scriptures were translated and lectured. Yao Xing named it Caotang Temple.
Yao Xing got off the chariot with the help of his attendants, and saw Master Jiumo, who was as skinny as a stick of wood, folding his hands and saluting. The young novice next to him was carefully watching over him.
Yao Xing saw Master Jiumo looking like his oil had run out, and he felt sorry for himself. He burst into tears and choked: "Master, I haven't seen you for half a year, why are you so thin?" Master Jiumo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I am not far away from death. This is a happy event, so why be sad." Yao Xing was asked to sit down in the Buddhist hall. After chatting for a while, Yao Xing told about the foreign objects used by the Jin army that made a loud noise and could collapse the city walls. He came out and said: "Master, there is a vajra and demon-subduing pestle in Buddhism. Could it be that the Jin army used this thing?" Master Jiumo closed his eyes slightly, turned the beads in his hand, and whispered: "Buddhism's demon-subduing pestle can subdue demons and resentments, and it is powerful. Magical power, but your Majesty worships the Buddha and respects the monks, and the Demon-subduing Pestle will definitely not exert its power on Your Majesty." Yao Xing calmed down for a moment and asked: "If it weren't for the Demon-subduing Pestle, would Master know what it is?" Master Jiumo thought for a moment and said, "I heard this Taoist alchemy for immortality often causes the alchemy furnace to collapse due to insufficient cultivation. The movement is somewhat similar to what your majesty said. Why don't your majesty invite Taoists to inquire." Yao Xing returned to the palace and ordered people to look for Taoist priests.
It's just that he has always worshiped Buddhism and suppressed Taoism. It was really difficult to find Taoist priests in Chang'an City and even in Qin State, so he had to give it up temporarily.
