The night is like water, and a crescent moon hangs high over Jinshan Pass. The crescent moon like a sickle shuttles through the light clouds. The clear light shining on the earth is sometimes bright and sometimes dim due to the shuttle of the crescent moon.
In Qingqiang Village, a few miles northwest of Jinshan Town, a small river less than ten feet wide flows quietly under the moonlight. The slow water looks particularly bright under the moonlight, like a jade belt winding southward.
This small river is an irrigation and drinking water canal dug by the people of Qingqiang Village. It is only seven or eight feet wide. It flows from the higher Qilian Mountains to the south for twenty miles, and finally penetrates into the ground.
All the buildings in the village have been destroyed by Tuyuhun soldiers, and all the villagers have been expelled to the hinterland of the East. There is no one in the village. Only a few deer occasionally come out of the woods to drink water. While drinking water, they look around vigilantly. In the lush jungle not far from the river, three Sui army scouts were hiding. They had been hiding here since noon, taking turns watching every move nearby.
Just as the crescent moon emerged from the clouds, the deer that were drinking water leisurely seemed to sense something dangerous, and suddenly ran away in panic. At this time, the sound of human voices could be heard faintly on the hillside. Immediately afterwards, a group of Tuyuhun soldiers came out, each two of them carrying a stick filled with water bags.
These soldiers did not come to fetch water for cooking or drinking. They came to fetch water for the purpose of feeding their horses.
As Wei Yunqi expected, this camp established based on the Qingqiang Village was indeed a killing station set up by Murong Tieren. There were 10,000 soldiers hidden in the woods on both sides of the camp. Its commander was none other than Murong Tieren himself. After losing three thousand soldiers in a row, they could no longer sit still. After careful searching by the Tuyuhun sentries, they finally found traces of this enemy of unknown origin.
In order to completely eliminate this enemy force, Murong Tiejen not only brought back 15,000 soldiers from Beishan Pass, but also summoned the Southern Route Army that was sweeping the valley. He would then figure out the activity trajectory of this enemy force. In order to lure the fish to the bait and wait for the rabbit, he used a thousand Tuyuhun soldiers stationed in the camp as bait in an attempt to lure the enemy army over.
Today, they have been in ambush in the woods for three days. Early this morning, the Tuyuhun sentries finally discovered the enemy spies probing their heads. In other words, the enemy army also found a bait. When Murong Tiejian heard about the enemy spies, He retreated and waited patiently for the fish to take the bait.
Since both men and horses hid in the forest to prevent exposure, they had no choice but to send people to fetch water.
Wei Yunqi had also figured out the water-drawing rules of the Tuyuhun army and knew that they came out to fetch water once in the morning, noon and evening, so he used the water source to deal with the Tuyuhun soldiers. This was a strange plan he came up with based on the characteristics of the Qiang soldiers. These Qiang soldiers They are good at using poison. In order to deal with the ferocious beasts that are difficult for humans to defeat, they will carry poison with them when they go into the mountains. Over time, carrying poison has become a habit of every Qiang man.
Wei Yunqi now knows the topography of Dangjin Pass very well. He knows that this place is a wind outlet sandwiched between two mountains. Not only does it have a dry climate and windy mountains, but it also doesn’t receive much precipitation. Therefore, every plant and tree here is irrigated by melted water from ice and snow. There are generally no wells on the hills, but the villagers of Qingqiang Village dug canals to divert water, which is enough to prove that there are no streams or springs in the two forests growing on the hills.
The Tuyuhun soldiers may have prepared water bags, but the war horses not only needed to drink water, but also drank far more than humans. The unique topography of the village and the existence of this water channel prompted Wei Yunqi to think of poisoning, a very vicious method to defeat the enemy. method.
He first collected all the poisons from the soldiers, and then gave them to the scouts to throw into the water.
At the moment, these Tuyuhun soldiers did not know that the river water was full of poison. They fetched water as usual, but under the moonlight, no one noticed that the water quality had become a little turbid, and no one noticed that more than ten feet away, There were several uninvited guests hidden in the bushes. They filled the water bag and left with the water bag. Soon they came back to get water. They repeated this cycle five times and never appeared again.
The three Sui army scouts also mastered the rules of how the Tuyuhun soldiers fetched water. After a moment or so, they ran upstream along the bushes on the shore.
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When the time came, more than an hour later, the Tuyuhun soldiers in the forest to the north were in chaos. All their horses suddenly fell to the ground, twitched, and foamed at the mouth. The 10,000 soldiers were helpless and could only watch their horses in pain. die. The large number of deaths of war horses also frightened the Tuyuhun people. They thought that they had blasphemed the mountain gods and water gods, causing the gods to be angry, so they all knelt down to the moon and begged the gods to spare their horses.
This sudden accident made Murong Tieren shocked and angry. The situation in front of him reminded him of what happened to the Turkic soldiers: In the 20th year after the founding of the emperor, Changsun Sheng accompanied Yang Guang on an expedition to the Turks. Because he was familiar with the Turkic folk customs, Knowing that his troops and horses needed to drink the spring water, he proposed a plan to poison the spring water. Yang Guang followed the plan and ordered people to sprinkle poison on the upper reaches of the spring water. After drinking the water, all the Turkic soldiers and horses were poisoned to death, which ultimately caused panic and panic among the people. After escaping all night, Yang Guang, Shi Wansui, and Chang Sun Sheng led an army to pursue them and achieved a great victory, beheading tens of thousands of people.
This kind of big battle is not a secret. Anyone who pays attention to this battle will know the real reason for this tragic defeat of the Turks. After the men and horses were poisoned, it caused a great panic in the entire army.
As a senior official in Tuyuhun, Murong Tieyen naturally knew the causes and consequences of this battle. However, he never imagined that this kind of bad luck would one day befall him, and from this similar method, he vaguely guessed that this enemy army of unknown origin was actually disguised as the Sui army. But the sad thing is that he could not tell the truth to the soldiers, let alone say that someone poisoned the water; if he dared to tell the truth, these soldiers who feared the gods and were extremely afraid must think that he had blasphemed the gods and offended them. God, so the war horse was the first to be punished by God; if we think about the serious consequences, these soldiers who fear God more than sweat and fear God more than military law are very likely to use his head to apologize to God.
What's more serious is that the horses have problems at the same time and the soldiers are afraid of the gods' punishment. This also makes Murong Tieren realize that the situation is extremely serious. Not only is this battle impossible to fight, they must also leave this place of "divine punishment", otherwise If so, not only will the soldiers escape, but the "god-like" Sui army will also come and slaughter his already chaotic army like a sheep.
Thinking of this, Murong Tieren let out a long sigh and immediately ordered: "This battle cannot be fought. Order all the ambushing troops from the north and south to retreat to the west."
"Yes!" The soldiers around him were also scared to death. When they heard what the general said, they breathed a sigh of relief and ran to deliver the order.
The Tuyuhun soldiers were frightened and confused. As soon as they heard the order to evacuate, they immediately ran away like crazy to the west.
Three or four miles west of the Tuyuhun ambush, there is also a relatively gentle hill. The hill is also covered with woods. Within the woods, 7,000 Qiang soldiers have already lined up, waiting for the general's attack in high spirits. Order.
Wei Yunqi stood high on the hill, watching the movement of the forest in the distance with his unblinking eyes. The soldiers around him reminded in a low voice: "General, the enemy is coming out."
"Yeah!" Wei Yun nodded. He also saw a large group of people suddenly running out of the forest to the north in front. Not only was this group of people running on foot chaotic, but they were also shouting and screaming as they ran. In their voices, one could clearly feel an indescribable feeling of panic, as if some ferocious beast was chasing them behind them. But when he looked towards the forest to the south, he found that the ambush there was motionless.
But Wei Yunqi thought for a moment and realized that this was the time difference caused by the order not being conveyed in time. Once the ambush troops in the south received the order to retreat, they would also run away frantically towards them; but he also knew that the enemy's ambush plan was there. There were more than 20,000 people. If we add the 1,000 soldiers in the camp, Tuyuhun's strength was three times that of them. The advantage of his side was that the other side was in chaos and his own side was prepared.
Wei Yunqi secretly sighed. The number of enemy troops was still too large for him. If there were only half of them, this battle would be a sure win. However, he could tell from the fact that the northern soldiers ran away first that the enemy general Murong Tieren was on this side. Even if he was not on this side, he would run to see the reason for the confusion of the soldiers. If they killed Murong Tieren first, then the chances of winning would be It will add a few more points. It was only late at night, and the Tuyuhun soldiers were in a mess. Where could he find Murong Tiebian?
Wei Yunqi was thinking as he searched the chaotic enemy group with his eyes. After a while, his eyes suddenly opened wide and his whole body was shaking with excitement. He saw most of the Tuyuhun soldiers running around, but there was a group of them. However, the troops always maintained a complete lineup, and there were several people holding big flags surrounding a general. Under the guidance of the big flag, some nearby soldiers moved closer to them.
As time went by, the Tuyuhun soldiers got closer and closer to them, and the ambush troops in the southern forest also came out in a steady stream. Compared with the northern army, they maintained a relatively neat lineup, and the men and horses seemed to There is nothing to lose.
The distance between the two armies is only about three miles, but this distance of about three miles is the key to whether Wei Yunqi can easily win the final victory. If he can kill Murong Tiejian before the support of the Tuyuhun army in the south, If you kill him, he will definitely win.
Groups of panicked Tuyuhun soldiers ran past them. When the intact army was only two hundred steps away from them, Wei Yunqi slowly drew out his sword and pointed it at the two hundred steps. The Tuyuhun commander, who was surrounded by soldiers outside, said to Quan Xu who was beside him: "That is the Tuyuhun army commander Murong Tieren. If you can kill him, I will remember your first contribution in this battle."
Quan Xu was born in the Quan family of Qinzhou General. He was originally a scout captain of the Ganzhou Army. In the battle outside Datong City, he assisted the Yinshi Division and made great achievements, enabling them to achieve a brilliant record of wiping out 50,000 enemies. At the same time, it also inspired the military morale of the soldiers and civilians in Datong City and strengthened everyone's determination to stick to the end. Quan Xu was also noticed by Yang Ji because of this battle and was promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General. He was then arranged to go to Yizhou for training. He was highly skilled in martial arts and could fire two stone bows. He could also fire the bow left and right on horseback and hit the target with perfect accuracy. He was the highlight of Yang Ji. One of the most interesting new talents in the military.
In order to allow Wei Yunqi to complete his mission better, Yang Ji sent Quan Xu, a former scout, to his account.
After hearing Wei Yunqi's words, Quan Xu just responded and stared at Murong Tieren in front with his cheetah-like eyes. Wei Yunqi saw that he was neither surprised nor happy, and he couldn't help but look up a bit, seeing the enemy troops getting closer and closer. As he got closer, he waved his sword and ordered: "Kill!"
In an instant, the sound of the trumpet resounded throughout the world. Seven thousand soldiers rushed down the hill like a torrent that broke an embankment, sweeping towards the Tuyuhun rebels who were retreating in panic to the west.
The sudden Sui army caught the Tuyuhun soldiers off guard. They had been frightened by the "divine punishment" and lost their horses. In addition, they did not know how many enemy troops there were, so most of them just wanted to escape.
The Sui army galloped over, and the arrows like a rainstorm shot down the Tuyuhun soldiers to the ground, screaming in agony. In just dozens of breaths, the Sui army soldiers fired three arrows and charged into the enemy group.
Although the formation of these Qiang people is not as neat as that of the regular army, they are well prepared and the attacking team is not chaotic. They are a team of one hundred people, led by the centurion who has been renamed the brigade commander. Rushing to kill without mercy, they were like countless sharp daggers, tearing the Tuyuhun army into pieces and in disarray.
Under the protection of five hundred soldiers, Murong Tieren fled northward. Although he knew that the number of enemy troops would not be too many, he could not control the already chaotic Tuyuhun army, let alone organize an effective counterattack. This situation was difficult. Murong Tuyuhun, Murong Yeyan, Murong Quanluogan and other heroic masters were resurrected, but they were unable to save themselves. He shouted with blood dripping from his heart: "Quickly order Shegan to fight back!"
Shegan was the captain of ten thousand who was ambushing in the woods to the south. At this time, they were still three miles southeast of the battlefield. Seeing the ambush rushing out of the mountain, he immediately ordered the soldiers to fight back in a panic. He personally led two thousand cavalry to rush to rescue the commander.
Under the moonlight, an extremely spectacular scene suddenly appeared. Thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers were seen fleeing for their lives in the chaos. They were frightened and unintentional to fight. The Sui army chased and killed in the chaos, leaving many corpses lying on the ground. . They chased for about five miles and killed more than 70% of the 10,000 Tuyuhun soldiers who had lost their horses. However, two or three miles away, another Tuyuhun army composed of 10,000 people was chasing after them desperately.
This is also Wei Yunqi's lack of experience. If he were a veteran general on the battlefield, he would definitely not dispatch the entire army when he knew that the enemy was behind him. The reinforcements were caught off guard, and the attention of the enemy reinforcements was attracted by the battlefield ahead, so the possibility of being attacked was extremely high. But in this way, the effect of killing enemies will be greatly reduced.
Judging from the current situation, Wei Yunqi's decision seems to be right. He is planning to swallow up all the soldiers in Tuyuhun, and then use the surviving enemy soldiers to buffer the speed of the army, and in turn use the reinforcements to eliminate them. He was lucky enough to survive the defeat, and he also had these conditions at the moment, so he concentrated all his troops and killed the Tuyuhun commander and the rebel army with lightning speed, and then turned around to deal with the reinforcements.
This is also the difference between veterans and newcomers. The veteran seeks stability, so there will be no big defeats, but there will also be no big gains; while the newcomers have a very outstanding adventurous spirit, which makes the outcome of the war either a big victory or a big gain. Big defeat.
Speaking of Quan Xu, he did not join the battlefield chasing the rebels. Instead, he led 300 Sui elites to intercept Murong Tieren from the north. This elite army was extremely ferocious and attacked Murong Tieren's soldiers again and again. , Tuyuhun's personal guards resisted desperately. Although they had the advantage in numbers, they had no advantage other than that. Whether it was weapons and equipment, fighting will, military morale, or teamwork, they were far inferior to this Sui army. military. So after several battles, they finally could not withstand the Sui army's offensive again and again, so they had to fight and leave.
Quan Xu did not participate in the battle, but held a bow and arrow in his hand, staring at Murong Tieban. In order to kill the enemy with one arrow, he even asked the Qiang soldiers for a pot of poisonous arrows, while more than a dozen Tuyuhun guards protected Murong. The iron blade shot out from the right, and his entire side was immediately exposed to Quan Xu's field of vision. Quan Xu caught a glimpse of the opportunity, stretched his bow and fired an arrow. The powerful poisonous arrow penetrated Murong Tieren's chest from the side. Murong Tieren let out a muffled cry and dismounted his horse.
Quan Xu was overjoyed when he saw this. He swung his horse and attacked suddenly, killing more than a dozen Tuguhun guards in succession. He rushed to Murong Tieren's side covered in blood. At this time, Murong Tieren had not yet died, but Quan Xu didn't care about him. To make matters worse, step forward and chop Ma Shan down, splitting his neck into two parts. Then he picked up the head with his sword and yelled: "Coach Tuyuhun is dead! Coach Tuyuhun is dead!"
Wei Yunqi had been waiting for this moment. When he saw Quan Xu flying over with a head on his back, he knew he had a chance to win, and immediately ordered: "Blow the trumpet to fight back!"
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." The soldiers on standby blew the horn. Upon hearing the order, the Sui army soldiers immediately stopped their pursuit, quickly rectified their troops and formed a wild goose tail formation, preparing to face the Tuyuhun reinforcements chasing after them.
The Tuyuhun reinforcements also slowed down their horses. They were in a dilemma at this moment: if they advance, they have no experience in night fighting, and they don't know whether the enemy has ambushes that have not yet come forward; if they retreat, they will be defeated if they evacuate to the west. After weighing the pros and cons, Shegan gritted his teeth and ordered the soldiers to engage in a decisive battle with the Sui army.
"Kill the enemy!" Facing the Tuyuhun soldiers who were killing them, Wei Yunqi gave the order to attack without hesitation.
In a sense, the Sui army led by Wei Yunqi had just fought against 10,000 little sheep. After slaughtering these sheep, the whole army was in high morale and full of fighting spirit. Although the Tuyuhun soldiers they faced were still numerically superior, this army was suffering from low morale and panic due to the defeat of the "former army" and the death of its commander. What was there to worry about? of?
In view of this, Wei Yunqi chose to fight head-on without hesitation.
"Kill!" After the Sui soldiers heard the attack horn, they rushed towards the Tuyuhun army formation with lightning speed.
In an instant, the horses galloped, the shouts shook the sky, and the gushing pride and belief in victory filled the hearts of every Sui soldier.
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In a battle that night, Wei Yunqi led a Sui army of 7,000 Qiang troops to defeat 20,000 Tuyuhun troops in Jinshan Town in the middle of Dangjin Mountain Pass, killing more than 14,000 enemies at the cost of more than 2,000 casualties. Created a relatively brilliant record.
It was also in this battle that Wei Yunqi not only annihilated Murong Tiejian's troops, but also blocked Murong Zhao's return to the west. In view of the severe situation, Murong Zhao had to order the 10,000 garrison north of Nuzhi City to abandon their barracks and make an emergency withdrawal. Sansha City, and this forced decision also reduced his living space to the jurisdiction of Sansha City.
Four days later, Wei Yunqi, Xue Shixiong and Mai Tiezhangbu who came from Nuzhi City gathered at the North Pass of Dangjin Mountain Pass, with a total force of nearly 40,000 people. They then continued to quickly suppress Sansha City in the name of the Shanshan Army. .
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