Quaigu City, county government hall.
The craftsmen accompanying the army made sand tables in the Anding, Xinping, and Lueyang areas based on the maps and the descriptions of the scouts. Yang Anxuan stood on the sand table and thought about it for a while.
Huang Fu walked into the lobby and handed the results of the interrogation to Yang Anxuan. Shen Qingzhi captured Qifu Baiyang and others and returned to Quaigu, handing the prisoners over to the secret guards for re-interrogation.
Professional people do professional things. Shen Qingzhi couldn't open his mouth, but Huang Fu quickly got the information he wanted from his mouth.
After reading Qifu Baiyang's confession, Yang Anxuan turned his attention to the sand table again and said: "It seems that Qifu Chipan intends to leave and return to Jincheng via Wushi and Dulu."
There are many small flags planted on the sand table. The black ones represent the Xia army, the white ones represent the Qin army, and the red ones represent the Yong army. The black flags were distributed in the area of Yuande (today's Jingchuan, Gansu), right between Quaigu and Anding. It seemed that Helian Bobo wanted to attack Anding while Yang Anxuan was leading his army to rescue Anding.
Yuande and Yinmi are at odds with each other. Helianbobo wanted to echo the Qin army and attack the Yong army from both sides. Unfortunately, Qifu Chipan took advantage of it and did not want to fight with the Yong army. He only wanted to go home. This gave Yang Anxuan Every opportunity to defeat.
The Xia army was dispersed, with more than 10,000 men under Helian Bobo's command, and nearly 20,000 men in Xichuan and Qiyi areas. The total strength was still more than 30,000. The Qin army had 20,000 men, and Yinmi had about 13,000 to 13,000 men. There are about 3,000 people in Wushi and Dulu cities each.
There were 26,000 Yong troops in Quaigu City and 8,000 defenders in Qixian County. Yang Anxuan decided to dispatch 12,000 soldiers and horses from Quaigu City to intercept and kill the Qin army first.
Because the Qin army returned westward with a lot of supplies and people, and the journey was slow, I had time to make arrangements calmly.
Although the Xia army was lurking on the side, they were not good at attacking the city for a long time. The defenders left by Guo Gu and Qicheng were enough to hold on for more than a month. After they defeated the Qin army, they could lead their troops back to fight the Xia army.
Choosing to attack the Qin army first, Yang Anxuan wanted to avenge the Qin army for capturing Tianshui and Lueyang and taking away tens of thousands of people. Moreover, the Qin army massacred the city in Xinyang. Yang Anxuan had not forgotten these blood feuds.
At that time, in order to get the captured Quin back, he had to endure it temporarily. The five-year non-war covenant was once again broken by Qifu Chipan, who was about to take the opportunity to let out the long-held bad breath in his chest.
Having made up his mind, Yang Anxuan held up a small flag and asked Huang Fu beside him, "Xixiu (Huang Fu's courtesy name), where do you think is the best place to rob and kill the Qin army?"
As the right envoy of the Commercial Information Department, Huang Fu is in charge of overseas espionage. This time he went on an expedition with Yang Anxuan, so he naturally did his homework in advance. He knew that his lord paid great attention to the terrain, and he knew the terrain of Qin and Beiyong by heart.
Pointing to the sand table, Huang Fu said: "According to Qifu Baiyang's confession, the Qin army will abandon Yinmi City and go to Wushi City, taking a large amount of supplies with them. Normally it should take twelve days to reach Wushi City."
Yang Anxuan nodded and motioned for Huang Fu to continue. Huang Fu continued: "Wushi City is located in the northwest, surrounded by Jingyang, Dulu, Chaona and other cities, and borders the northern border of Qin. I guess Qifu Chipan will send troops to garrison here."
"Yes, Wushi City is hundreds of miles away from Anding City, Lueyang, Chengji and other cities. There is mostly no-man's land in between. Our army is not as convenient as the Qin Army." Yang Anxuan said: "I would be begging for help." Chipan will also heavily guard Wushi City, which can not only serve as a barrier to the northeast of Qin State, but also serve as a springboard for southward and eastward advancement."
Huang Fu put his hand on the sand table and said, "If you want to rob and kill the Qin army, you can ambush here."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Heroes see the same thing."
Putting the red flag in his hand on the sand table, Yang Anxuan said: "Kongtong is an important road between the east and the west. It connects the Pass in the east to Longyou in the west. If you want to go to Wushi City from Qifu Chipan, you must pass through this place."
In the secret city of Yin, Qifu Chipan slowly drove out of the city with the army. Except for more than a hundred old, sick and weak people, there was no one else in the city. The treasury has long been emptied, the people's belongings have also been taken away, and even the gates of the county government offices have been unloaded and loaded onto bullock carts. If the city gate wasn't too heavy, Qifu Chipan would have been taken away too.
The vehicle transporting supplies had set off five days ago and was now at least 150 miles away. Qifu Chipan sent the scouts more than 60 miles in the direction of Quaigu. The scouts reported three times a day, but Yong was not found. Military trends.
Withdrew from Yinmi City, Qifu Chipan still stayed in the city.
Five hundred light cavalry were specially used to detect whether the Yong army was marching towards Yinmi. A few years ago, he joined forces with the Yong Army to attack Yao Qin. Qifu Chipan was particularly wary of the Yong Army's powerful weapons.
They formed an alliance by the Qingshui River, and Qifu Chipan met Yang Anxuan. The two had a drink in the wind and could be said to cherish each other. Qifu Chipan sighed softly. He claimed to be a hero and was also impressed by Yang Anxuan's heroic spirit.
Unfortunately, it was difficult for the two countries to coexist. The Yong army's attack on Qiuchi squeezed Qin's space from the south and east. Instead of waiting for Yang Anxuan to be ready before sending troops to attack Qin, it was better to attack first to disrupt the Yong army's arrangement.
In this far-reaching attack on Anding City, the Qin army suffered almost no casualties, and also captured the cities of Wushi and Dulu in the west of Anding County. Qifu Chipan was satisfied, and the next step was to defend Wushi and other cities and maintain a stalemate with Yong's army.
Then spend the main energy on Tuyuhun, Juquliang and Liliang. As long as they can get Tuyuhun and Zhuliang within a few years, Qifu Chipan is confident that he will no longer have to worry about Yong's army.
Marching cautiously along the way, Qifu Chipan kept sending out reconnaissance cavalry to find out the movements of Yong's army. After more than half of the journey, we received a report from the defenders of Yinmi City yesterday that there was no movement of Yong's army.
Qifu Chipan's heart finally returned to his stomach. He was only thirty miles away from Jingyang City. There was a smooth road over Kongtong Mountain, and Yong's army couldn't catch up even if they wanted to pursue it.
At noon, the army began to cross Kongtong Mountain. The mountain road was rugged and winding, stretching the team ten miles long. Qifu Chipan leads the horse and walks in the mountains. The Cangshan Mountain is covered with snow, which is particularly enchanting. The frightened birds and beasts scatter the flying snow. The sound of the horse's hooves marching on the mountain road echoes in the valley, which is also quiet. .
Qifu Chipan felt uneasy, and was about to give the order to speed up, when suddenly the horn sounded, echoing in the valley. Qifu Chipan was shocked, how could Yong's army appear here to set up an ambush. ..net
Qifu Chipan didn't know that he had just led his army to leave Yinmi City, and Yang Anxuan also led 4,000 light cavalry and 2,000 sledges out of the south gate of Quaigu City. Yong's army did not pursue directly to the west, but took a detour to the south, making a large circle to Qi County, Fufeng County (today's Long County) and then north to Kongtong Mountain.
Although the distance was doubled, with the help of the sledge, the 12,000 Yong army reached Kongtong Mountain three days earlier than the Qin army. Qifu Chipan focused his attention behind him and did not pay much attention to the sides, nor did he notice that Yong Jun had quietly surpassed him and ran to the front to set up an ambush.
In addition to the eight thousand soldiers, military rations, blankets and other items on the sledge, there was also eight thousand kilograms of gunpowder, which was Yang Anxuan's magic weapon to confidently kill the enemy and win.
When they arrived at Kongtong Mountain, Yang Anxuan checked the road conditions and asked the soldiers to place gunpowder explosion points on both sides of the mountain road. There were a total of twelve explosion points, stretching for seven or eight miles.
Only the secret sentry with fire was left lurking in the mountain. Yang Anxuan led a large group of troops to lurk five miles outside the mountain, just waiting for the Qin army to enter the mountain.
The horn sounded the signal, the whistle lit the fuse, the roar sounded one after another, and the whole valley "buzzed".
With the loud noise, snow mixed with sand and gravel rolled down the mountain, destroying trees along the way and tumbling downwards. In an instant, the Qin army on the mountain road was buried in the snow that was more than ten feet thick.
Qifu Chipan was shaken out of his mind when he heard the loud noise. It had been snowing for so long. The snow on the mountain was several feet thick. His son-in-law was going to be buried here.
The guards around him reacted quickly, pulling Qifu Chipan and rushing under a huge boulder. The flying snow and rocks came overwhelmingly, burying everyone in the snow.
The sound of "rumbling" was heard endlessly, and there were pitiful screams everywhere. Qifu Chipan finally managed to get out of the snow under the protection of his personal guards. Looking around, he saw a sheet of white, and the mountain road was already covered with thick snow.
The trees that fell with the snow revealed fresh broken stubble. Horses and soldiers were struggling everywhere on the snow. Dots of red were blooming on the snow.
"Hurry and save people." Qifu Chipan frantically dug into the snow in front of him, digging out several dying soldiers. A war horse struggled out of the snow, neighing in terror.
More than 10,000 Qin troops and more than 20,000 civilians were buried in the snow. Qifu Chipan's hands were bruised by the branches and gravel in the snow, and he was still digging wildly without realizing it.
The guards around him grabbed him and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Yong's army is lurking on the side and may attack at any time. Get out of here quickly."
Before he could finish his words, trumpets rang out from the mountain pass, and Yang Anxuan came out with his light cavalry. There were still more than 4,000 Qin troops remaining at Wanxing Pass, forming a formation to resist desperately.
The Qin army heard the earth-shattering noise in the mountains and knew that a great change had occurred. Qifu Shenqian, who was leading the rear army, was about to lead his army to rush in to save people, when Yong's army came to kill them.
His elder brother Qifu Chipan led his army into the mountain. At this time, his life and death were unknown. Qifu Shenqian knew that the longer he persisted at the mountain pass, the greater the chance of his son in the mountain surviving.
The cry of killing reached Qifu Chipan's ears from afar. Qifu Chipan gradually woke up, looked at the desolate scene in front of him, and opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"King, take care, king, take care," the left and right exclaimed.
Qifu Chipan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said through gritted teeth, "Yang Anxuan was so cruel. He killed more than ten thousand of my sons in one go. If I don't avenge this, I will never die in peace."
After taking one last look at the miserable situation, Qifu Chipan said resolutely: "Send an order for the surviving soldiers to climb over the mountain and escape for their lives."
The Qin army showed great resilience. Shen Qingzhi led his Qingqi to attack several times but was blocked. Nearly a thousand of the more than 4,000 Qin army fell to the ground, and the arc formed still firmly guarded the entrance to the mountain.
Yang Anxuan sighed: "The Qin army fought hard and is really a formidable enemy."
Slowly raising the long spear in his hand, Yang Anxuan shouted loudly: "Qin has a strong army, are we, the Great Yong'erlang, afraid?"
The knights behind them raised their swords and raised their arms and shouted: "Fight, fight, fight!"
Chang Yan waved forward, and the star chasing horse galloped forward like a sharp arrow. Yang Anxuan took the lead and rushed towards the Xia Army's arc formation. The men behind him were like wolves and tigers, shouting to take the lead bravely.
The sound of hoofbeats was like thunder, and the momentum was overwhelming. The Xia army's line was finally overwhelmed. Seeing that he could not do anything, Qifu Shenqian fled north with the remaining defeated soldiers.
Yong's army did not enter the mountain and was stationed outside the mountain. Yang Anxuan sent scouts into the mountain to inquire about the situation.
In the evening, scouts came to report that there were about 10,000 Qin troops buried in the heavy snow, and there were more than 20,000 secret civilians. Yang Anxuan remained silent. In order to defeat the Qin army, more than 20,000 people died, and he felt uneasy.
Huang Fu understood Yang Anxuan's mood and advised softly: "My lord does not need to be sad if he does not control the army. My lord should unify the world as soon as possible and restore peace to the people of the world, which is to show great benevolence to the world."
Yang Anxuan said in a deep voice: "When the world is at peace, please invite eminent monks to come here and give salvation to the souls of the dead."
"Note: The word "Kongtong" was first seen in the book "Erya" written in the Spring and Autumn Period: "Beidai Dou is extremely close to Kongtong." Pingliang Kongtong Mountain is located directly under the Beidou constellation, which is what it refers to. The author has never been to Kongtong Mountain. The descriptions in this article are based on online information. I apologize for any inaccuracies. "
