Lai Huer and Qi Jiguang successfully landed in Japan. When the good news came back, Yang Gao was naturally overjoyed. He also affirmed Qi Jiguang's temporary break to investigate the Japanese intelligence. In addition, he also wrote a personal letter warning the two generals about the changeable weather at sea and to be careful of typhoons. .
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After Li Jing's victory in Bashu, Qi Jiguang came to protect his son Qi Jiguang and was famous overseas. Han Xin, the governor of Youzhou in the Sui Dynasty, couldn't bear the desire to make achievements in his heart. He immediately wrote to Yang Gao and suggested that Yang Gao take advantage of the fact that the war between Jurchen and Goguryeo had just ended and his vitality had not yet recovered. Recover Linyu Pass, the northern gateway to Youzhou.
Linyu Pass, also known as Yuguan. It was built along the Chongqing River in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty. It was an important military town in the Northeast during the Tang Dynasty. The Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties were gradually abandoned. When Xu Da and Liu Bowen rebuilt this pass in the early Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the amount of water in the Chongqing River decreased and the water potential slowed down. It was no longer suitable as a military center, so the famous Tianxia was moved sixty miles east of the ancient Chongqing Pass. The first pass - Shanhaiguan.
During the Sui Dynasty, the Yushui River had abundant water and fast currents. It was surrounded by Chongshan Mountain in the north and the sea in the south. The distance was only a few miles apart, making it very dangerous.
In the ninth year of Daye, Yang Xuangan rebelled. Li Mi offered Yang Xuangan three strategies, the middle and lower. The best strategy was to persuade Yang Xuangan to attack Zhuojun and choke Linyu Pass, causing the Sui army to collapse outside the pass. This shows the strategic position of Linyu Pass.
But now the gateway to Youzhou is actually in the hands of the Jurchens, and the strategic initiative is completely in the hands of the enemy. Even if Yang Gao wants to vigorously develop Youzhou's economy and restore people's livelihood, it will be difficult to stabilize it. After receiving Han Xin's letter, Yang Gao immediately made a large sum of money. A group of people agreed to Han Xin's attack.
After Han Xin got the reply, he immediately ordered more than 70,000 horse infantry troops and went straight to Linyu Pass.
The generals guarding Linyu Pass were Wanyan Zongbi, the fourth son of Wanyan Aguda, and his deputy general Tuhai. There were 25,000 defenders in the pass. After learning that Han Xin had invaded Linyu Pass in a large scale, Wanyan Zongbi guarded the pass while flying on horseback. Send someone to report Wanyan Aguda.
"Linyu Pass is the northern gateway to Youzhou. The city is high and the pond is deep. As long as I defend the city and cannot leave, the Sui army will have no chance of breaking through the city. When the time is right, the Sui army will be under the old city, and I will send a letter to Lord Wolf to send troops to counterattack Youzhou!" Wanyan Zongbi! Full of confidence, staring south cannot hide the greed in his heart.
Contrary to Wanyan Zongbi's expectation, after the Sui army led by Han Xin arrived at Linyu Pass, they were not in a hurry to attack the city. They set up camp outside the pass with peace of mind and only used trebuchets to attack the wall every day.
Wanyan Zongbi did not understand Han Xin's behavior, so he adopted a strategy of staying the same to cope with the ever-changing situation. He just guarded the wall to guard against daily attacks by Sui army trebuchets and repaired the damaged city wall.
On the other side, Wanyan Aguda had the same idea as Wanyan Zongbi after receiving the military report from Wanyan Zongbi. He only waited for the Sui army to be bloody and exhausted at Linyu Pass, so he led the Nuzhen force Go south again and attack Youzhou.
However, just in case, Wanyan Aguda sent generals He Chongbao and Qiongyao Nayan with 10,000 troops to go south to support Wanyan Zongbi.
General He Chongbao and Qiongyao Nayanliang also knew the danger of Linyu Pass, and they were very generous when they were ordered to go south to support them. They marched no more than twenty or thirty miles a day, stopping at mountains and resting when encountering water. make a sightseeing tour.
After marching like this for more than twenty days, the Jurchen reinforcements finally entered Youzhou.
"Hahaha, Liaodong is indeed inferior to Youzhou. How can such a treasured land be ruled by those Han people?"
Qiong Yao Nayan rode a tall horse with a spear in his hand. He walked slowly on the horse and said with a smile to He Chongbao beside him.
"The frontier fortress of Youzhou is much worse than the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains. It is a real paradise with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Even the women are outstanding in temperament and graceful!" He Chongbao said with a lewd smile on his face. Said yearningly.
"Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Qiong Yao Nayan laughed loudly again: "If one day my Jurchen cavalry conquers the south of the Yangtze River, I will definitely snatch ten or eight women from the south of the Yangtze River back!"
"Kill, kill the barbarian thief!"
While the two were chatting and laughing, suddenly drums were beating loudly, horns were blasting, arrows were flying from all directions, and countless logs and rocks were rolling down from the high ridges on both sides.
The Jurchen army was suddenly attacked, and there was a sudden chaos. People and horses fell on their backs, screams came one after another, and the neighing of the horses resounded through the sky.
"Jurchen barbarian thief, come quickly and die!"
Accompanied by the roaring sound, a Sui Army cavalry force of 5,000 people rushed out from the stab. The sound of horse hooves was as fierce as muffled thunder, and it came menacingly.
The leader is a general, about 20 years old, with a face like a jade, eyes like bright stars, rich and handsome, holding a bright silver spear, and a black horse on his hip. He is none other than Hou Huo Qubing, the newly born champion of the Han Dynasty.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Huo Qubing has entered a state of assertiveness. The force is +6. The base force is 100. The current force has increased to 106."
As for why Huo Qubing appeared behind Linyu Pass, it turned out that Han Xin had already anticipated that Linyu Pass was dangerous when he sent troops from Zhuojun, and attacking by force was definitely not the best option.
Huo Qubing, who had just entered the world, provided Han Xin with a bold strategy, which was to mobilize his elite cavalry to leave Xifengkou and detour through the grassland to reach Linyu Pass.
Historically, when the Qing Dynasty faced the Ningjin Defense Line built by the Ming Dynasty, it repeatedly detoured through Mongolia and entered the Central Plains via Xifengkou to burn, kill and plunder. However, what Huo Qubing proposed was exactly the opposite movement.
Han Xin also adopted the strategy of outflanking many times in history. Huo Qubing's large-scale outflanking strategy suited his appetite. He immediately boldly appointed Huo Qubing as the main general, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao as deputy generals, and led 15,000 elite troops out of Xifengkou. Detour through the grassland and rush to the rear of Linyu Pass, seizing the pass with your camera.
Huo Qubing moved like a raging fire and struck by lightning. The troops of He Chongbao and Qiong Yao Nayan were still stranded in Liaodong. He had already rushed to Linyu Pass and soon learned about the Jurchen reinforcements. He immediately made up his mind. to this army.
Huo Qubing took the lead, and all his soldiers fought bravely. Their galloping horses made the dust fly, and they went straight to kill the Jurchen army.
"Fight!"
Although they didn't know why the Sui army's cavalry appeared behind Linyu Pass, He Chongbao and Qiong Yao Nayan obviously had no time to think about this problem. They pointed their weapons forward and rode towards the Sui army to kill them.
The two cavalry collided with each other, and soon they were fighting fiercely. The Jurchen cavalry was attacked in a hurry and was already in panic. Their formation was in chaos. There were only a few thousand cavalry following He Chongbao and Qiongyao Nayan to face the Sui army.
The Sui army was waiting for work and was ready to go. Each of them was as brave as a tiger. They killed the Jurchen cavalry with heads rolling and corpses scattered all over the field.
"Don't retreat, hold on, let's fight Sui Manzi!"
"Ding dong, it is detected that Qiong Yao Nayan has entered a fighting state, the force is +3, the base force is 97, and the current force has increased to 100."
Qiong Yao Nayan brandished a steel spear, rode forward against the flow of people, roared angrily, and picked off more than ten Sui army knights.
