Awang led 25,000 Tubo warriors, traveling day and night, to the foot of Rouge Mountain. A valley appeared in front of them, which was the only way to cross Rouge Mountain.
The army stopped. Soon after, the scout came back and reported to Awang: "General, no Yanyun Army was found in the valley. There is no Yanyun Army here."
Awang was overjoyed and couldn't help but said: "Yan Yun's army is so careless, it is destined to be defeated!" Then he turned to an officer and ordered: "Tell Busang immediately that Rouge Mountain will fall without a fight, and Yan Yun's army will be defenseless." With a promise, he turned his horse's head and ran along the road he came from. Awang shouted to the entire team: "Keep moving!" The order was quickly passed on, and 25,000 warriors immediately entered Rouge Mountain. After crossing Rouge Mountain, our eyes suddenly opened up. A river lay in front of us. This was the Dan River at the foot of Rouge Mountain. Because the surrounding rocks and cliffs were mostly red, the river water also showed a red color, so it was called Dan River. The Dan River is a stream of the Hei River, and the Hei River flows northward into the depths of the desert, and finally converges into two large lakes, which are the seat of the Yan Army Division in Heishui Town.
An officer pointed to a small city in the lower reaches of the Dan River in the distance and said: "That is Jiedan County. General, do we want to capture that county first?" Awang shook his head, "That county has nothing to do with the overall situation. , there is no need to waste troops and time on it. The army will cross the river immediately and go straight to Xuanhua Mansion!" The officer bowed and promised.
The Dan River was not deep, so 25,000 Tubo warriors waded across the Dan River, and then ran towards Xuanhua Mansion at full speed. Busang's 30,000 infantry troops were marching at full speed along the route of Ngawang's war cavalry. Since they were infantry, although they set off from the snow-capped mountains at almost the same time, they were now lagging far behind.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from ahead. Busang looked up and saw that it was his own herald. He thought to himself that it must be news from Awang. They should have arrived at Rouge Mountain now. I wonder if everything went well?
The herald rushed to Awang, had no time to dismount, and said urgently: "General, General Awang ordered me to tell the general that Rouge Mountain will fall without a fight, and the Yanyun army will be defenseless. This battle will be a complete victory." "Busan was overjoyed and said, "Go and tell General Awang that our army is on the road and will not delay the plan!" The officer responded, bowed to Awang, turned his horse's head, and flicked his whip. , Mercedes-Benz went.
Busang said happily: "I didn't expect this operation to go so smoothly. It seems to be the blessing of Buddha!" Then he ordered the armies to speed up and at the same time ordered the herald to immediately report the situation here to the general.
Busang's 30,000 infantry troops traveled all the way and arrived at Rouge Mountain early the next morning. A cavalry officer came up to him, bowed and said: "The general is here, I will hand over Rouge Mountain to the general!" Busang nodded and asked: "How is the battle ahead? Has General Awang captured it? Xuanhua Mansion?" The officer said: "The Dan River that the general just crossed last night should have been captured by time, but the news will probably not come until this evening."
Busang nodded and ordered 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command to guard Rouge Mountain. He led another 20,000 soldiers and horses, passed through Rouge Mountain, crossed the Dan River, and headed towards Xuanhua Mansion. In the evening of that day, the army arrived on a grassy slope more than ten miles east of Xuanhua Mansion. Suddenly, they saw an army storming Xuanhua Mansion. The scene was littered with corpses and the sound of killing was loud. The attacking party was our own army. Busang originally thought that Awang had captured Xuanhua Mansion, but when he suddenly saw the scene in front of him, he was very surprised. He immediately led his army to meet up with Awang's army outside the city.
Busang came to Awang and shouted: "Awang!" Awang turned to look at him and said anxiously: "Our army started attacking last night and fought for a whole day and night, but they failed to break through the opponent's city defense. , they seem to be prepared!"
Busang looked at the battlefield and saw that his own army only used simple ladders to attack the city, while the opponent's arrows, rolling stones, and wood kept falling like raindrops. People from his own army kept falling, and screams came one after another. The army suffered heavy losses but it was difficult to climb the walls. Busang frowned and said to Awang: "It's not a good idea to continue fighting like this!" Ngawang said angrily: "Of course I know that fighting like this is not a good idea, but now the situation is like riding a tiger and I have to risk it all! "Here is a brief introduction to the situation of Rouge Mountain and Xuanhua Prefecture. Although Rouge Mountain is an important transportation road, guarding Rouge Mountain cannot cut off the Hexi Corridor. You can also cross the Dan River from Xuanhua Prefecture to the north, and then follow the Dan River to Dong bypassed Rouge Mountain from outside the ancient Great Wall and went directly to Xiliang Mansion. Therefore, if you want to cut off the Hexi Corridor, you must control Rouge Mountain and Xuanhua Mansion at the same time. Otherwise, it will be a leaky water bag and will not work at all.
Busang said: "Let's calm down and think about it carefully. Don't be anxious. It will take at least two or three days for the main force of Yanyun Army to arrive here. We still have time." Awang calmed himself down, nodded and turned his head. He yelled to an officer next to him: "Send the order to withdraw the troops!" A short horn horn sounded loudly, and when the Tibetan soldiers who were battered under the city wall heard this sound, they felt like hearing fairy music and quickly retreated. Then the Tubo people temporarily withdrew their troops and returned to the military camp.
Awang, Busang and other generals entered the tent. Awang cursed angrily: "The capture of Rouge Mountain went smoothly, but I didn't expect that something went wrong when we captured Xuanhua Mansion! Damn it!"
Busang asked: "What is going on?" Awang shook his head and frowned: "It's not a special situation. When our army arrived, they actually closed the city gate. I guess they made arrangements in advance. He passed the guard post, discovered us, and promptly passed on the warning message. Oh, damn it! I don’t know who the guard of Xuanhua Mansion is. When the city is breached, he will be cut into pieces!" Awang originally said He is a very calm and calm general, but he is actually anxious at this moment. This is entirely because whether he can capture Xuanhua Mansion will have such a significant impact on the entire war situation.
Busan frowned and said: "Looking at the scene just now, the guard of Xuanhua Mansion is a very meticulous person. Our army's offensive can be said to be very fierce, but their defense is airtight! Judging from this situation, I am afraid that short-term It will be difficult to capture Xuanhua Mansion within a short period of time! What is strange is that the Xuanhua Mansion is so well prepared. The rolling stones and wood are thrown down as if they are free. If it were not for these rolling stones and wood, the attack on the city would not be like that. difficulty!"
Awang said: "There is nothing surprising about this. Xuanhua Mansion was originally an important town in Xixia. After Xixia was defeated and retreated to Xiliang Mansion, Xuanhua Mansion's status became even more important, and it was natural that a large amount of defense materials would be prepared. Yan Yun's army effortlessly After the ground captured Xuanhua Mansion, all those supplies naturally fell into their hands!" Busang nodded.
Awang frowned and said: "The most important thing now is to capture Xuanhua Mansion as soon as possible! We have to think of a way! If we can't capture Xuanhua Mansion as soon as possible, it won't matter if you and I die without a burial place, but it will make the general plan carefully." My plan was in vain!" Busan felt the same way.
Awang thought of Xiliang Mansion and couldn't help but said: "At this moment, the general's troops should have already arrived at Xiliang Mansion, right?" Busan nodded and said, "According to time, they arrived yesterday. !" The two people guessed wrong. The main army led by Song He is still more than twenty miles away from Xiliang Mansion at the moment. The reason why it is so slow is that firstly, the army is moving slowly to protect the food and grass, and secondly, Yanyun's small army The result of constant harassment. Those small Yanyun troops often approached the Tubo army, knocked down the sentries, annihilated the patrols, and sneaked into the military camps to set fire to them when they had the opportunity. These days, the Tubo army was in dire straits. The Tubo soldiers were often disturbed by the chirping of night owls or the roar of night owls in the middle of the night. Some other noises woke them up, and everyone was a little nervous.
The main force led by Song He finally arrived at the gate of Xiliang Mansion. In view of the powerful assault power of Yanyun's cavalry, Song He did not dare to attack. He first ordered the army to erect a huge tower on the hillside a few miles away from Xiliang Mansion. camp, and immediately sent out scouts to investigate the defense situation in the city. He himself and other generals gathered around a simple sand table to discuss the siege strategy.
Duosang said: "The Yanyun War Cavalry is extremely powerful. If we attack according to the conventional method, the Yanyun War Cavalry will definitely come out of the city to attack. Our siege troops will be unable to resist and will suffer heavy losses. Therefore, conventional siege methods are not advisable. , not only will it not be possible to break the city, but it will also cause heavy losses to our army!" Everyone was deeply convinced and looked worried. Duosang said to Songhe: "General, I have an idea."
Songhe asked: "What can you do?" Duosang pointed to the high slope east of Xiliang Mansion: "The terrain to the east of Xiliang Mansion is higher. This hillside is only a few hundred steps away from Xiliang Mansion. I The army can concentrate its forces to attack from here, and I believe we can break the city..." Before Duosang finished speaking, Zhan Dui sneered: "Huh, no one expected this! The problem now is not how to attack the city, but how to defend against Yan. Yun Zhanqi came out of the city to make a surprise attack. If their war cavalry came out and caused such a disturbance, our assault force would have suffered heavy losses!" Then he said to Songhe: "General, I don't think it is necessary to attack the city now until Awang and the others capture Xuanhua. After the Mansion and Rouge Mountain, the enemy troops in Xiliang Mansion will definitely be panicked. If we attack the city again then, we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop!"
Songhe felt that Zhan Dui's suggestion was reasonable, but he was reluctant to do it. He felt that it was his subordinate Awang who had made the first contribution, and it seemed that he had to rely on him to capture Xiliang. Like a mansion. Without commenting on Zhan Dui's words, he turned to Duosang and asked, "Have you finished your plan?"
Just now, Duosang fell silent after being occupied for a while. Seeing Songhe asking questions, he said: "My subordinates want to imitate the Yanyun Army's ambush strategy against us in the Elk Valley that day. We can also dig on the hillside." Traps are set up to ambush. As long as the Yanyun War Cavalry appears, they will be blocked by the trap. At that time, our army's crossbowmen and spearmen will besiege them together. Even if they cannot be completely annihilated, they will be severely damaged. As long as the Yanyun War Cavalry is severely damaged, We don’t have to worry about anything if we go to attack the city again.”
Song He nodded thoughtfully, then frowned and said: "Although this idea is good, it is not easy to implement! The Yanyun War Cavalry must wait until we attack the city before attacking. How should we lure the enemy at this time? Our army The siege troops were driven and charged by the opponent's war cavalry. I'm afraid they failed to lure the enemy into the trap. Instead, our troops and horses hit the trap first. Wouldn't this strategy be exposed? What's more, the enemy's war cavalry would start from that trap. The direction coming is really unpredictable!”
Duosang said: "The reason why the general believes that the main attack location should be Chendong is not entirely because Chendong has a higher terrain and is easier to attack the city. It is also due to the terrain characteristics in the east of the city that the location where the Yanyun War Cavalry can appear is possible. Expected!" Pointing to the south side of the east side of the city, he said: "The terrain here on the south side of the east side of the city is relatively steep. Only the area more than two hundred steps away from the city wall is relatively flat. Generally speaking, since the cavalry attacks, it must be We want to reach the battlefield as soon as possible to launch an attack on the enemy, so if the Yanyun War Cavalry comes out of the south gate to attack us, they will definitely pass through this gentle terrain. We can set up an ambush here.…"
Song He nodded, but Zhan Dui said: "The Yanyun warriors will go out of the south gate. They may go out of the north gate, or even directly open the east gate to fight out!" The generals nodded, feeling that what Zhan Dui said was reasonable. , all looked at Duosang to see what he said.
Duosang pointed to the east gate and said: "The east gate in front of us must be blocked. The method is actually very simple. At the beginning of the war, the assault troops pushed a dozen city assault vehicles to the city gate and then poured fire on them. The oil is ignited, and since then, the other party will not be able to come out from the east gate for at least a few hours."
Everyone suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing. It turned out that the method was so simple. Hanon pointed to the north gate and asked: "Is this the same for the north gate?" The generals frowned, feeling that there was something wrong with doing this. The intention seemed too obvious for anyone to see. It can be concluded that we want to force Yan Yun's army to come out from the south gate, so I am afraid that the previous arrangements will be in vain. Since the west gate of Xiliang Mansion is the water gate on the Shiyang River, it is very inconvenient for the army to get out from here. Therefore, if the Tibetan army blocks the north gate and the east gate, it will be a situation where three are surrounded and one is missing. As long as a general with a little bit of savvy The problem can be seen at a glance.
Zhan Dui mocked: "I thought it was such a clever strategy, but it turned out to be nothing more than that! With such an arrangement, anyone can see that there will be problems at the south gate. Yan Yunjun is not a fool, so he can be fooled?" Songhe frowned slightly, obviously a little disappointed.
Duosang ignored Zhan Dui's cynicism and continued: "There is no need to do this at the North City Gate. Firstly, the troops are dispersed and it is very unsafe to face the elusive Yanyun War Cavalry. Secondly, as General Zhan Dui said, if the North City Gate is The door is also blocked, and the situation of being surrounded by three and missing is too obvious. Yan Yunjun has always been cunning and cannot be fooled!..."
Zhan Dui said angrily: "You mean not to block the north gate? In this case, setting up an ambush in the southeast is not an act of gambling? What if the Yanyun war cavalry does not come out from the south gate to attack us, but goes out from the north gate? If they come to attack us, won’t our attacking troops suffer huge losses?”
Duosang said: "I never said I would only set up an ambush in the southeast," pointing to the corner of the city in the northeast, "Although the terrain here is very gentle, there is a stretch of woods five hundred steps away from the city wall, so Yan If Yun Zhanqi appears from this direction, he will definitely come from the five hundred paces wide grassland near the city wall..."
Zhan Dui sneered: "You mean to dig a trap on the grass five hundred steps wide? This is simply impossible. Such a large-scale project is so close to the city wall. Even if it is constructed at night, it is impossible not to be destroyed. The defenders on the city wall are aware!"
Duosang said: "What General Zhandui said is absolutely true. Therefore, my strategy is not to construct on the entire five hundred paces wide front, but only on the grassland about two hundred paces wide close to the forest." Seeing Zhandui again. He wanted to ask a question, but before he could speak, he quickly continued: "With a front of five hundred steps wide, it is difficult to say that the enemy's cavalry will crash into the trap set by our army. Therefore, after discovering that the enemy's troops come out from the north gate, we must Use a small force to lure them, and most of this small force must be brave warriors who sacrifice themselves to lure the enemy's war cavalry into the trap!"
Songhe praised: "Good! Such an arrangement can be said to be foolproof!" Zhandui couldn't help but feel unhappy when he saw Duosonghe praising Duosang's policy, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. After all, Duosang's The strategy is indeed foolproof and cannot be faulted. Songhe thought for a while and said to Duosang: "Duosang, lead your men to carry out construction work at night and dig traps to the southeast corner of the city." Duosang bowed and agreed. Songhe said to Hanon: "Hanon, lead your soldiers to go there." The construction work in the northeastern corner of the city must be kept secret, and the enemy must not be aware of it!" Hanon bowed and promised. Songhe glanced at the other generals and said: "The rest of the generals will follow me to feign a frontal attack and occupy the pile. You are responsible for blocking the east city gate." All the generals agreed in unison.
That night, the Tubo army was busy. Perhaps it was God's help. The moon was covered by dark clouds throughout the night, and the earth was pitch black, making it impossible to see even one's fingers. At the same time, some Tibetan troops kept beating drums and shouting behind the city wall, which seemed to disturb the enemy, but in fact they were covering up the sound of their own troops digging traps. The Yanyun Army clung to the enemy only to harass them, but did not realize that they were actually digging a huge trap under the cover of harassment.
The next morning, the sound of Tibetan horns broke the early morning tranquility. Hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops were slowly pressing forward and arrayed on the hillside outside the east city gate. Hundreds of thousands of troops were overwhelming, and countless banners were like clouds. , hundreds of heavy catapults were lined up in front of the army, like a stone forest, with spears like a forest, reflecting the sunlight and emitting sparkling cold light. The soldiers of the Yanyun Army had their swords unsheathed, their arrows strung, their three-bow crossbows already strung and loaded with arrows, and their artillery had made preparations for firing, just waiting for Wanyan Qingfeng's order.
Wu... Wu... Wu... The Tubo army's horns sounded for a long time, and the 10,000 Tubo soldiers roared fiercely, pushing various siege equipment towards Xiliang Mansion. At the same time, hundreds of A heavy catapult showed its power together, and huge stones smashed down on the city wall like raindrops. There was a loud crackling sound, and dust and bricks were seen flying all over the sky. The scene was earth-shattering and spectacular.
The Tibetan attacking troops rushed closer, arrows rained down from the city wall, and countless ripples appeared in the tide of the Tibetan attacking troops. The Yanyun army kept firing arrows, and the Tubo army kept advancing against the whizzing rain of arrows, and people kept being shot to the ground.
Suddenly, more than a hundred Tubo troops held shields in one hand and pushed city vehicles with the other and rushed towards the city gate. Yan Yun's army immediately focused its firepower on them, only to hear a scream of arrows, and a rain of arrows swept past. More than a hundred Tubo troops fell down immediately, and the remaining half of the Tubo troops were still roaring and pushing the city car. At the same time, dozens or hundreds of people rushed up from behind to take the place of the shot soldier and push the city assault vehicle. Just like this, the Tibetan army retreated to the city gate with more than a dozen city chariots under the heavy rain of arrows, and then poured kerosene on them and lit them. In the blink of an eye, the fire shot into the sky, and the raging flames illuminated the east city gate brightly, completely sealing the east city gate.
Seeing this, Songhe couldn't help but feel happy, and raised his right hand and waved forward. Tens of thousands of Tibetan troops, led by shields and armed with countless siege equipment, approached the city wall. At the same time, the Tubo soldiers who were already under the city stacked their shields layer upon layer to form a shield wall nearly three meters high. Arrows rained on the battlefield, making loud crackling noises, and most of the arrows were blocked by shields.
Ye Qi Guanyin looked up and saw the forest-like archery tower approaching. She turned to Na Ren beside her and said: "Herald the artillery team, bombard the enemy!" Na Ren immediately raised a red flag. When the artillery captain saw this, he became excited and immediately shouted to his soldiers: "The artillery team obeys the order and bombards the enemy!" Following his order, a huge roar resounded through the sky, and fireworks shot into the sky above the city wall! The Tubo army suddenly couldn't help being frightened when they heard the loud noise that was ten times more terrifying than thunder. Almost at the same time, dust and flesh flew everywhere in the Tubo army.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
