Chapter 254 The bloody battle in Yangping
The husband is so powerful that even if the country is in trouble, he will not be handsome. ----------Ming Dynasty Zheng Shanfu's "Ancient Sword Presented to General Qiu for the Northern Expedition"
In the battle on the Jiange Plank Road, Deng Xian was captured and the plank road was destroyed, which completely blocked the idea of Yizhou reinforcements to send out the Jiange Plank Road to assist Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. The Qinglong Army was so lucky that it basically broke up the military alliance between Hanzhong and Chengdu without losing any troops. . When the Yizhou soldiers repaired the plank road again, or detoured to come for reinforcements, Hanzhong would have long been dominated by Ma Teng's army.
At the end of the plank road, the outpost found an old castle across the plank road, vaguely guarded by soldiers. This fortress is a checkpoint permanently installed at the exit of the plank road in Hanzhong. It is used for inspections during peacetime. During war, it is naturally a bridgehead to guard the plank road. It is also a posture where one man is in charge and no one can open it.
After passing this fort, you will enter the vast Hanzhong Plain, and you can reach the countryside east of Yangping Pass in one day. When the time came to attack from both sides, Zhang Wei cut off the supplies of Hanzhong County. If he did not surrender, his only option was to abandon the pass and escape.
There are a thousand defenders in the castle, led by a general. There is an active lookout post high up, and I have already seen a long snake coming up the plank road. In the past few days, the guards of the castle have received notification from Hanzhong that Yizhou reinforcements led by Deng Xian and Lingbao will enter Hanzhong County from here. Therefore, the lookout post was not surprised and informed the leader of the castle. The leader went up to the lookout to watch and murmured in a local accent: "Don't the Hammer Xichuan soldiers use red turbans? How come they are all replaced by plain ones?" Come on." After the order was passed, the first team prepared to open the fort gate, and the second team was on guard.
Chen Long was the first to approach the fort gate, and saw a bearded young general standing at the end of the plank road and shouting: "Come by name!"
Chen Long saw that he did not catch the flying arrows immediately, and knew that the news that he had crossed the mountains to intercept Yizhou's reinforcements had not yet reached him. He felt relieved and stepped forward and shouted: "I am Deng Xian, the Fourth Young Master." ! I am here to save you, Hanzhong, on the orders of the young master. Who are you, shouting here! Get out of the way quickly!"
Zhang Lu was originally Liu Yan's subordinate, and with the help of the Qinglong Army, he captured Hanzhong. Hanzhong's troops were well-prepared and Zhang Lu occupied the key points. Gradually, he refused to obey General Liu Yan's orders and supported his own troops to seize control. They further blocked the plank road and sent back Liu Yan's envoys to Luoyang and Chang'an. If there was no alliance between Ma Teng and Chen Long to attack Hanzhong, how could there be any alliance between Hanzhong and Shuzhong?
Seeing Deng Xian's appearance, the young soldier didn't dare to make a mistake. He raised his hands and asked, "It turns out to be General Deng! My Lord has been waiting for the general to arrive. Where is General Lingbao?"
Chen Long frowned and said impatiently: "Of course we'll hold the line from behind. Don't be nagging. If you don't give way, we'll go back." After that, he turned around to leave.
When the Hanzhong soldier saw this, he never expected that the man coming out of the Jiange Plank Road was not a Yizhou soldier. He was not suspicious at the moment, and did not even ask about Guan Fang, but said hurriedly: "General Deng, please stay." After saying that, he waved his hand to the soldiers behind him, and the fort door suddenly opened, revealing a main road in the middle.
Chen Long waved his hand, and the Qinglong Army marched straight in. The last one to hold the line was Gao Shun. The soldier thought it was Lingbao and hurriedly nodded to greet him. Chen Long winked, and Lu Chang, Gao Shun and hundreds of special forces members in the fort broke out together and fought with the defenders. The defenders were caught off guard. Within half an hour, the fort had been completely cleared. The soldier had been knocked unconscious by Lu Chang with a palm. There were a lot of equipment supplies in the fort, and the Qinglong Army replenished them. Even Chen Long had an ordinary steel gun in his hand.
Chen Long expected that no soldiers from Yizhou would come to the plank road within half a year, leaving only 300 people to guard the fort and the prisoners. The rest of the troops gathered towards Yangping Pass. The former army even sent out reconnaissance cavalry in all directions, trying their best to hide the movement of the troops.
The Hanzhong Plain is located in a natural basin. It is a narrow and long trough-shaped mountain subsidence basin. It is surrounded by mountains and was formed by the alluvial deposits of the Han River. The fragmented soil and rocks have been infiltrated for millions of years, forming a fertile wilderness. The basin has vast waters, rivers, ponds and reservoirs, and developed agriculture and fishery. It is known as the "land of plenty". There are also crested ibises, giant pandas, golden monkeys and takin in the basin, which are known as the "four national treasures" in later generations.
The troops were marching through the fertile fields. Many farmers working in the fields stopped and looked at the troops pointing. The Qinglong Army made no mistakes in autumn and marched rapidly without stopping. No one could tell that this hurried army came to capture Hanzhong.
After walking for another day, they were only a few dozen miles away from Yangping Pass. Chen Long's army was hiding its traces in the mountains and forests. In the evening, the reconnaissance cavalry reported that they found a heavy baggage troop on the road on the south side of the mountain forest, only a few hundred people, heading towards Yangping Pass.
Chen Long called Zhou Buyi to discuss, and Zhou Buyi smiled and said: "My lord, isn't this an opportunity for a surprise attack? If we can pretend to be a supply force, we should be able to open the city gate of Yangping Pass."
Chen Longben also thought this was an opportunity, but he had a strong army and did not want hundreds of brothers to take risks. After pondering for a moment, he said: "If we detain the supply troops, the defenders in the city will not see the arrival of supplies tomorrow morning. They must think that something is wrong and send troops from the pass to pick them up. How about we set up an ambush then? Not only can we eliminate the enemy's strength, but also We can create momentum and let Xun You and Ma Teng outside the pass know that we have arrived."
Zhou Bujie began to think seriously and said: "Our biggest advantage is that we reached the hinterland of Hanzhong without anyone noticing, while Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei were still in their dreams. If we talk about a surprise attack, the goal seems to be to take Hanzhong directly."
Chen Long nodded and said: "What Yuan Zhi said is true. But if we take Hanzhong directly, our troops are slightly insufficient. If Zhang Lu goes out to fight in the city, we are not afraid of him. If he can't hold on, we have no chance."
"If we pretend to be reinforcements from Yizhou, Zhang Lu is actually a subordinate of Liu Yan from Yizhou, so we will not be able to hide it from him. Therefore, there is no chance of a surprise attack."
Zhou Buji nodded in agreement and said: "Then break the Yangping Pass, and then fight Zhang Lu with real swords and spears! He is in Hanzhong, isolated and helpless. Although he has a lot of troops, Hanzhong is not a strong city in the world."
Chen Long nodded solemnly and said: "Then go and destroy the supply team first and raise the battle flag for the Battle of Hanzhong!"
The night had just darkened, and the Qinglong Expeditionary Force had already concluded the first battle in Hanzhong, wiping out the army of several hundred people and seizing a lot of weapons and food. There were a lot of longbows and arrows in this batch of supplies, which happened to be equipped for Chen Long's expeditionary army.
Early the next morning, Chen Long had already set up pocket formations on both sides of the official road, waiting for Yangpingguan to send troops to receive supplies. The whole army had already been told to do so. Once the war started, they would create a momentum and let the troops outside the pass know that the expeditionary force had reached the other side of Yangping Pass. Attacked from both sides, Chen Long firmly believed that today was the day to break through.
Yang Ang was guarding the gate last night. He didn't see the daily supply team arriving, so he had been muttering all night. In the early morning, Yang Ang led a thousand troops to set out in search of supplies along the way, but unexpectedly fell into Chen Long's trap. Thousands of Hanzhong troops were quickly wiped out. Yang Ang fought to the death and fled frantically towards Xiongguan. The sound of drums and horns sounded from behind, and the Qinglong army came after them. The soldiers behind the gate didn't know what happened, so they quickly closed the door tightly. Seeing that Yang Ang dared not open the door on the city tower, he hurriedly walked around the pass. Chen Long ordered him to escape and ordered the army to attack the city pass directly, assuming dozens of ladders built overnight.
On the top of the city, the Hanzhong soldiers were in chaos. They never expected that there were strong soldiers attacking the city from behind. They quickly ordered their troops to move their generals and transport the equipment and masonry to defend the city. Five thousand soldiers had just been prepared and marched to the top of the city. Unexpectedly, trumpets sounded again outside the pass. Xun You and Ma Teng's army attacked again, launching round after round of non-stop general attacks.
Although the defenders were caught off guard by the Qinglong Army's siege, they still suffered heavy losses. Chen Long knew that the casualties in the siege would be a hundred times that of the defenders, but he had no choice but to storm and seize the city today. The only way was to take the lead and fight bloody battles at the top of the city in person to relieve the pressure on the soldiers on the ladder.
Up and down Yangping Pass, there were corpses of Hanzhong Army and Qinglong Army everywhere. Chen Long was already covered in blood. He and his comrades who climbed up to the top of the city finally killed the 5,000 troops on the top of the city. The collapsed defenders saw Chen Long as if they were killed. God, already terrified, jumped off the city tower to survive. Chen Long jumped down from the city, opened the city gate with one knife, and cut the rope of the suspension bridge with two knives. The Qinglong army continued to attack the city, and no one knew how many lives were sacrificed. Finally broke through this iron-like barrier.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
