In the third year of Chongzhen, November 5th.
Su He stood under the Jianmen Pass, looking at this most important pass in the world.
Had he not been fully prepared, he would have had three main battle plans and three alternative battle plans.
They wanted to conquer this great pass, but they didn't know how much it would cost.
Su He looked at the howling south wind of Jianmen Pass and kept frowning. The weather conditions are very bad now.
Qi Gangyi, the leader of the guard regiment, requested: "Commander Su, the soldiers of our Flying Tiger Regiment are ready to attack at any time.
Please ask Commander Su to let the Flying Tigers attack. This unique attack method is absolutely unstoppable to the Ming army. "
"Not now, the wind direction here is wrong, we have to wait until the north wind blows before the Flying Tigers can be dispatched.
The Flying Tigers only have one chance, and we must be 100% sure.
Once the Flying Tigers are dispatched, they will not be able to break through Jianmen Pass.
Then our casualties will be huge.
The winning rates of the other two main combat plans are not as high as those of the Flying Tigers. . "
Su He asked Qi Gangyi to continue to be patient. The secret killer weapon of the Flying Tigers must be used at critical moments.
"Guard, let Wu Jie lead the Fourth Division to immediately prepare for an attack in accordance with the No. 2 combat plan, and ask the artillery brigade to assist in the attack.
Let's give it a try to see if combat plan No. 2 can succeed.
Tell Wu Jie to pay attention to my orders and be ready to retreat at any time. "
The guard immediately left and went to notify Wu Jie, commander of the Fourth Division, to act in accordance with the No. 2 combat plan. .
Su He only notified four divisions to attack, instead of three divisions swarming forward.
It's just that the road here at Jianmen Pass is too narrow.
Jianmenguan Tower is located on the mountain. To climb up Jianmenguan, there are stone steps that can only be walked by two or three people.
The army can only send two or three people to line up to climb the mountain, and large troops cannot be used here at all.
Su He looked at Jianmen Pass with a telescope.
This is a Western telescope purchased from a businessman with a huge sum of money, and there are only a dozen of them.
Suhe's Chinese army was by the river valley, far away from Jianmen Pass.
He saw through his telescope that the Fourth Division led by Wu Jie had begun to climb Jianmen Pass.
The soldiers of their fourth division all wore cotton armor and heavy armor made of water-powered forging hammers.
A regiment of heavy armored soldiers was the main force in the No. 2 battle plan to attack Jianmen Pass.
Heavy armor plus cotton armor can effectively withstand attacks from Ming army bows and matchlock guns.
Su He looked at Jianmen Pass in the telescope. It was well-deserved as the most powerful pass in the world.
Jianmen Pass is located at the break of Dajian Mountain, a narrow valley pass between Yingpanzui of East Peak and Jincheng Mountain Cliff of West Peak.
The two cliffs were cut like knives and axes, making it impossible for the soldiers to climb.
The only way to attack Jianmen Pass is through the stone steps.
The place where Jianmen Pass is located is more than 150 meters high on the ground and more than 500 meters long.
The top is more than 100 meters wide and the bottom is more than 50 meters wide.
The Guan Tower of Jianmen Pass is built on the top.
The Jianmenguan tower is 19.34 meters high, the base is 19.16 meters long and 13.6 meters wide.
The whole building is made of huge stones, and it is difficult to collapse even if it is bombarded by heavy artillery.
What's more, heavy artillery, not even medium-sized artillery, can be transported here at Jianmen Pass.
Li Fengming looked at the steep Jianmen Pass and sighed: "I read about it in history books.
When Zhuge Liang was appointed prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, he saw that there was a pavilion road of thirty miles between the Big and Small Sword Mountains.
He also saw that at the break of Dajian Mountain, the wall was high with thousands of blades, and the sky was open to the sky. So he built a stone pass here to act as a barrier, and called it Jiange, also known as Jiange Pass.
Later, Zhuge Liang left Qishan on his fifth trip, and Jiang Wei passed through this place during his eleventh northern expedition to the Central Plains.
Jianmen Pass is the gateway to Shu and an important military town. It has become a battleground for military strategists in history.
After we take Jianmen Pass, there is a smooth road behind, and there is no more pass that can stop us from occupying the southwest.
I hope that the internal development of secret guards in Jianmen Pass can be successful, causing chaos inside Jianmen Pass and giving us the opportunity to attack Jianmen Pass. "
Su Ying asked from the side: "Commander Su, Staff Officer Li.
Jianmen Pass is so majestic that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
I saw that climbing up the stone steps at the Soldier Gate consumes a lot of energy, and the large-scale military formation is still unable to be deployed.
The Ming army on the upper floor of Jianmen Pass could easily kill the soldiers with cannons or bows and arrows.
I looked carefully at the map.
You should be able to take a detour and go to the back of Jianmen Pass.
If we attack from the front and back, we will definitely take Jianmen Pass. "
Li Fengming shook his head and explained: "I have considered this offensive plan more than once.
But based on the information obtained by Su Changsheng, I will give up this tactic.
Attacking from both sides is very effective against an isolated city.
Jianmen Pass is not an isolated city. Zhang Lun, the governor of Sichuan, has long strengthened the guard force of Jianmen Pass in order to guard against us.
Governor Zhu Xieyuan and Sichuan Governor Zhang Lun attached great importance to Jianmen Pass.
The Ming army that had closed the Jianmen Gate was too numerous to be accommodated, and there were still 10,000 people left behind the Jianmen Gate.
Large troops cannot make a detour, and it is useless for small groups to detour.
It is simply impossible to take a detour and capture Jianmen Pass from the rear. "
When Su Ying heard what Li Fengming said, he fell silent.
There is no way around it, so we can only attack Jianmenguan head-on. This is really difficult.
boom! boom!
The sound of two cannons drew everyone's attention to Jianmen Pass.
The soldiers climbed the stone steps hard and just approached Jianmen Pass.
They saw two Hongyi cannons firing at them from the upper floor of Jianmen Pass.
The artillery shells hit very far from a high position and directly hit their advancing heavy armored team.
The heavily armored team had poor flexibility and had no way to avoid the shells when they saw them flying over.
The huge iron ball rolled in the queue, but the soldiers didn't even have a place to dodge.
Directly hit by a shell, he plowed a line of blood, staining the stone steps red.
Zhang Yuliang commanded the artillery brigade and immediately counterattacked when he saw the artillery fire at Jianmen Pass.
"Give me five times the amount of gunpowder, and don't worry about the life of the cannon."
110 medium-sized artillery, roaring far beyond its usual range.
But they were shooting from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, and the 110 medium-sized artillery did not shoot high enough.
The shells hit the lower part of the gate, and the quality of the gate was very good.
The cannonball didn't leave even a mark and was bounced away.
Zhang Yuliang shook his head when he saw this situation.
With the artillery in his hand, there is no way to cause harm to Jianmen Pass.
He felt very suffocated now. The cannon was too heavy to drag up the steep steps.
The Hongyi cannons on the upper floors of Jianmen Pass can shoot far from a high position, and the shells still have power when they are hit.
Their cannons attack upward from the middle of the hillside and need to overcome the gravity that Commander Su said.
Originally the caliber of the cannon was smaller than the Hongyi cannon.
Even with a strong charge, there is no way to cause much damage to the Jianmen Pass building.
"Inform Commander Su that our artillery brigade is unable to support the battlefield."
Su He looked at this scene. Although he had expected it, he was still a little depressed.
"Su Changsheng's information is that there are four fixed Hongyi cannons on the upper floor of Jianmen Pass, and they fire shells alternately.
The position of the cannonball was very fixed, aiming at the stone steps ascending Jianmen Pass.
With these four cannons guarding the gate, it would be too difficult to attack Jianmen Pass.
The internal response we are developing includes the artillery generals at Jianmenguan. I hope they can succeed. "
…
Shao Jiechun stood on the upper floor of Jianmen Pass and watched the thieves in yellow attacking Jianmen Pass.
Above his head, there is a plaque.
There are four big characters written on it: [天下兴关].
This is the most formidable pass in the world, a chasm that is insurmountable for the thieves in yellow.
He made great achievements in annihilating She Chongming and An Bangyan.
This time, we can block the main force of the yellow-clothed thieves outside Jianmen Pass and cooperate with Governor Zhu Xieyuan to annihilate the yellow-clothed thieves.
Shao Jiechun has made great achievements and is likely to succeed Governor Zhang Lun and become the next governor of Sichuan.
"The current battle against the thieves in yellow has achieved too little results. According to the traitor's instructions, we will release false signals to deceive the thieves in yellow.
Let the other Hongyi cannons be loaded with shotgun shells, and the archers be ready.
Put the yellow thief in a suitable position and fire immediately to kill the yellow thief on a large scale. "
"My lord, your plan is really wonderful. The thieves in yellow will definitely lose their troops at Jianmen Pass." Master Liu Yi immediately flattered him.
"You did a great job. I will definitely take credit for you in the future." Shao Jiechun praised him.
His master Liu Yi carefully analyzed the style of the thief in yellow.
I think the thief in yellow will definitely send traitors to cause trouble.
Liu Yi gave him an idea to capture all the relatives and friends of the thieves from Guangyuan City who had escaped to Hanzhong.
Let the officers guard more than a hundred households in the Jianmen Gate and kill the relatives and friends of these thieves one by one with swords.
They watched to see who would hesitate.
When this strategy was implemented, they actually captured two hesitant generals.
Following the clues, he killed the traitor who was bribed by the thief in yellow, and obtained a lot of information.
The Hongyi cannon at Jianmen Pass stopped firing, and thick smoke was still burning on the tower of Jianmen Pass.
Fu Xiucheng, chief of staff of the Fourth Division, saw this situation.
He shouted loudly: "Everyone, follow me, we should have achieved victory."
…
Shao Jiechun is a group of yellow thieves wearing heavy armor.
They carried the ladder and came to the bottom of Jianmen Pass Tower.
The thief in yellow has leveled the ladder truck and is preparing to raise the ladder.
"Fire the cannon and find that thieves in yellow rush to the bottom of the Jianmenguan city wall. Immediately throw rolling logs to kill these rebel thieves."
Shao Jiechun saw that the time was ripe, and he immediately issued an order.
The Hongyi cannon on the building above Jianmen Pass fired a large number of cannonballs.
Shao Jiechun saw the dense shells hitting the thief in yellow like hail.
Even if a thief in heavy armor is hit by a shotgun, he has no hope of surviving.
Like an old farmer cutting wheat, the thieves in yellow fell down in pieces, wailing continuously.
Shao Jiechun burst out laughing when he saw this scene.
"It's so happy, so happy.
Let these rebels see the defensive capabilities of Xiongguan in the world. "
…
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops and ask Wu Jie and others to withdraw immediately.
It seems that our internal response has completely failed. This is Shao Jiechun's trick to deceive us.
The war cannot be fought like this, and there must be no unnecessary consumption. "
Su He immediately gave the order, and a huge gong sound sounded at the foot of the mountain.
Wu Jie heard the signal to withdraw his troops,
He looked at Chief of Staff Fu Xiucheng who was already covered in blood and still wanted to continue the attack.
"Old Wu, the heavy armor soldiers are all elites. I am really unwilling to lose more than half of these brothers."
"There is no need to discuss. We must withdraw. Without internal support, we cannot attack Jianmen Pass at all."
Wu Jie asked the guards to take Fu Xiucheng away.
The army retreated back out of the range of the cannon.
The gate of Jianmenguan Guanlou opened, and part of the Ming army directly chased them out.
Seeing such an opportunity, Zhang Yuliang directly asked the artillery to fire.
Cannonballs have no way of threatening Jianmenguan Tower, but these Ming troops leaving the pass are very good targets.
More than thirty 110 medium-sized artillery roared, and a large number of shells directly hit the chasing Ming army.
The Ming army was shelled, killing and wounding some people, and they immediately retreated to Jianmen Pass.
The artillery on the upper floor of Jianmen Pass prevented the yellow-clothed thieves from chasing the Ming army out of the city. The Hongyi cannon also fired several shots at the stone steps.
Wu Jie calculated the number of casualties among the soldiers.
He came directly to Su He's camp.
"Commander Su, I was at fault. It was my improper command that caused 867 brothers to stay at Jianmen Pass forever."
After Wu Jie finished speaking, he knelt down to apologize.
"Stand straight, if you can close the sword gate by kneeling down, then just kneel down.
This battle is not your fault. Anyone who fights it will not achieve good results.
We followed the internal response plan, but unexpectedly the internal response failed.
In terrain like Jianmen Pass, the power of our weapons cannot be unleashed.
Now Jianmenguan Mingjun has the advantage in weapons.
Don’t forget, how we defeated the Ming Dynasty’s 100,000-strong army at the Weihe Defense Line with superior weapons.
In this case, it's not okay to be reckless. "
Qi Gangyi stood up again and asked: "Commander Su.
Make a truce for a few days and wait for the wind direction.
When our Flying Tigers go into battle, I will definitely be able to capture Jianmen Pass. "
Su He listened to the strong south wind howling outside.
“No, we can’t have a truce now, we need to destroy the crossbows and other long-range weapons of the Jianmen Pass defenders.
Even if they cannot be destroyed, the location of these weapons must be determined.
Try to enhance the Flying Tigers' winning rate. "
When many generals heard the term Flying Tigers, they had puzzled expressions on their faces.
They had never heard of this unit called the Flying Tigers and had no idea what this unit could do.
They actually had the confidence to attack Jianmen Pass directly.
Su He looked at the many generals and ordered: "We cannot use traditional siege methods, as this will cause too many casualties.
In other cities, if we pay some casualties, we may be able to capture this city.
But Jianmen Pass is different. No matter how heavy the casualties we pay, we can't capture Jianmen Pass.
Chief of Staff Li Fengming adopted combat plan No. 3. "
After Li Fengming heard Su He's order, he immediately mobilized the second division to replace the fourth division as the main attacking force.
In this attack on Jianmen Pass, Su He selected the three combat plans with the highest success rate as the main plans.
The number one battle plan is the Flying Tigers.
Operation Plan No. 2 was an internal agent lurking in Jianmen Pass. After they launched the attack, they tried to destroy Jianmen Pass from the inside, mainly destroying the Hongyi cannon.
There was no trace of chaos at Jianmen Pass, which proved that the spy had been caught, or that he had no chance to cause trouble.
Battle plan No. 2 failed completely.
The purpose of Operation Plan No. 3 is not to capture Jianmen Pass.
Instead, they consumed the long-range weapons in Jianmen Pass to detect the Ming army's firepower points and cooperated with the No. 1 battle plan.
The No. 2 battle plan gives the No. 1 battle plan a better opportunity.
Li Fengming asked Wu Jie to take the troops to rest.
He went to the Second Division to discuss the No. 3 battle plan with Su Zhuang.
Su Zhuang quickly sent troops to carry fifty trebuchets and walked to the stone steps.
This trebuchet is specially customized for Jianmenguan.
The trebuchet is overall slender and is very convenient for transportation on the stone steps of Jianmenguan.
A squad of soldiers carried a trebuchet and walked towards Jianmen Pass.
Zhang Yuliang looked at this situation and sighed constantly.
If the cannon was not too heavy, it could not be transported to the bottom of the Jianmen Pass Tower.
Their artillery brigade can work, how can they let the trebuchets show off their majesty.
This ancient engineering equipment should have been eliminated long ago.
Su Zhuang looked at the tall and mighty Jianmen Pass, and he solemnly explained to Tao Guifan, commander of the second brigade of the second division:
"Commander Tao, don't be impatient, and don't expect the trebuchet to capture Jianmen Pass.
Your most important task is to try to protect the safety of the soldiers.
The artillery at Jianmenguan focused on the trebuchets on a large scale, and the trebuchets were abandoned directly.
We have many craftsmen accompanying the army, and craftsmen can build several of these simple trebuchets in a day.
While ensuring the safety of the soldiers, try to hit as many explosive bombs as possible on the upper floors of Jianmen Pass to kill and injure the Ming troops in Jianmen Pass. "
"Master, I understand and I will complete the mission."
After Tao Guifan finished speaking, he adjusted his helmet and led the troops directly up the stone steps.
…
Shao Jiechun saw the thief in yellow attacking again, also carrying some wooden equipment.
They were too far away, so he couldn't see clearly what these devices were?
"Artillerymen, aim at them and hit them hard."
Shao Jiechun gave the order, and the Hongyi cannon on the upper floor of Jianmen Pass roared again.
He smiled very happily as he watched the cannonball directly smash the first engineering equipment.
"With just these engineering equipment, they want to capture our Jianmen Pass. The thieves in yellow have such a beautiful idea.
Keep firing the cannon and smash them all to pieces. "
…
Tao Guifan saw the red cannon at Jianmenguan Tower firing again.
There was no need to aim the cannonballs, they just hit the stone steps they were walking on.
The rolling shells are so powerful that soldiers will be killed if they touch them.
He immediately shouted loudly: "Everyone, please avoid and ignore the trebuchet.
Put the trebuchet on the road first to ensure your own safety. "
The soldiers lowered their trebuchets and watched the direction in which the shells were coming.
They don't wear armor, their bodies are very flexible, and they can dodge shells in most cases.
This is also the current Hongyi cannon, and its accuracy is too poor.
A squad of soldiers at the front encountered concentrated fire from two Hongyi cannons and had no way to avoid them.
The two cannonballs hit the trebuchet one after another, causing the wooden trebuchet to fly into pieces.
Many of the pieces of wood that were knocked away penetrated the bodies of the surrounding soldiers.
The soldiers in this class were hit by high-speed moving wood and had no hope of surviving.
"Everyone, rush to me. The Jianmenguan cannon needs cooling time. Let's rush over and fight back hard."
Tao Guifan commanded the soldiers, carrying the trebuchet, and rushed towards the Jianmen Pass Tower.
He wanted to take advantage of the cooling time of the Hongyi cannon and rush to the bottom of the Jianmen Pass building.
Once they rush over, they can't hit them by shutting down the Hongyi cannon at a fixed position on the building.
The soldiers lined up in a dense formation and kept trying to charge, but they couldn't.
As soon as they show their heads, they will be greeted by shells.
Tao Guifan was surrounded by flying objects. Wounded by sawdust.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, but no one was afraid and continued to charge forward carrying trebuchets.
Zhu Shi Qutian, a member of the Second Division, Second Brigade and Second Regiment, stopped the soldiers from his regiment who wanted to rush over.
“Everyone, hold on, don’t embarrass our second group.
But you can't be so reckless. You have to pay attention to skills when doing things.
Now everyone listens to my command.
I have studied and understood the frequency of Jianmenguan cannon firing.
Follow my instructions, and everyone will be able to safely pass through the Hongyi artillery blockade. "
Qu Tian has been observing the Hongyi cannon on the tower of Jianmen Pass.
Hongyi cannon can only hit areas fixed by stone steps.
After each cannon is fired, it needs to cool down.
"Next time it's time for the cannon to fire. When you're halfway through, throw down the trebuchet and run back immediately."
Qu Tian ordered.
The soldiers followed Qu Tian's instructions and ran forward quickly carrying the trebuchet.
Halfway through, they threw the trebuchet directly onto the stone steps.
He immediately turned around and ran back.
They had just turned around and not far away when the Hongyi cannon on the tower of Jianmen Pass roared again.
One soldier looked back and saw that the trebuchet behind him had been smashed to pieces by the iron ball.
"Yes, just do this. The next group will carry the trebuchet and run quickly. Don't stop and sprint over with all your strength."
The soldiers obeyed Qu Tian's order. They carried the trebuchet and charged desperately.
Until they rushed to not far from Jianmen Pass Tower, the cannons that were closed at Jianmen did not fire again.
They stood outside the range of Jianmenguan cannon shot and Ming army bows and arrows.
Soldiers operate trebuchets and prepare to fight back against the Ming army.
The Hongyi cannon upstairs at Jianmen Pass fires every once in a while.
But with Qu Tian's command, the soldiers' casualties were greatly reduced.
Even the artillerymen on the tower of Jianmen Pass changed the firing frequency of the Hongyi cannon.
Qutian can also make corresponding adjustments according to the situation.
More and more trebuchets were transported under the Jianmenguan city tower.
Su He was by the river valley, looking at the battlefield with a telescope.
"Who is this general? Qian Mingyi writes down his name. I will give him a reward after the war."
Su He could only remember the high-level generals. There were too many middle-level generals and their mobility was very high.
He didn't remember everyone.
…
When Shao Jiechun saw the thieves in yellow, he directly placed these engineering equipment under the tower of Jianmen Pass.
Only now did he see clearly that these things were trebuchets.
"What's going on with the artillery? Why can't we just kill the thieves in yellow in front of us?
Especially turn off the trebuchet downstairs and destroy these things immediately. "
His master Liu Yi immediately explained: "Sir, please calm down. After the artillery fires, it needs a certain amount of time to cool down, and it also takes time to reload.
The thieves in yellow are talented and can directly tell when we reload the cannon.
The thieves in yellow also have control over our shotgun range and bow and arrow range.
Their trebuchets were placed out of range.
Neither shotgun nor bow and arrow can cause damage to the trebuchet.
I will arrange for the artillery to replace the less powerful Hongyi cannon with solid shells.
As long as we wait a moment, the trebuchets of the thieves in yellow will be smashed into pieces by us.
Sir, don’t worry, we can’t attack Jianmen Pass with just these trebuchets. "
…
The soldiers carried the trebuchet to the bottom of Jianmen Pass, and they immediately operated the trebuchet to attack the Jianmen Pass Tower.
They all know that their trebuchets only have a short attack time.
The soldier turned the winch on the trebuchet, and the winch was connected to the gear, driving the rope to pull the cannon shaft and press it backward.
The gun shaft is pressed back, compressing the spring steel on the gun mount.
This kind of trebuchet does not use heavy objects to throw objects.
It uses the powerful force generated by spring steel to drive the gun shaft to project the object.
The soldier picked up a large exploding bomb half a meter in diameter.
There is a wooden plug on top of this flower bomb, and the wooden plug is equipped with a match rope.
The soldier put the explosive shell into the spoon on the gun shaft and lit the match of the explosive shell.
"put."
The soldier directly opened the switch connecting the rope on the gun shaft.
The gun shaft lost the traction of the rope, and it immediately flew upwards driven by the spring steel.
He directly threw the flower bomb high and landed on the upper floor of Jianmen Pass.
With a loud bang, a Hongyi cannon was blown down from the upper floor of Jianmen Pass.
Ten trebuchets threw out explosive shells in sequence.
The Ming army who was upstairs immediately closed the sword gate and cried for their father and mother.
…
Shao Jiechun heard a huge roar and saw the scattered limbs around him.
"Cannon, counterattack immediately and blow up the trebuchet of the thief in yellow."
Shao Jiechun was a little nervous, but he saw that the wall of Jianmen Pass Tower was motionless.
He immediately felt relieved. As long as the city wall would not be destroyed, everything would be fine at Jianmen Pass.
Under Shao Jiechun's stern urging, the cannon upstairs at Jianmen Pass roared again.
He watched as the trebuchet that the thieves in yellow had worked so hard to transport was smashed into pieces by the cannon.
They also suffered heavy losses. Two of the four huge Hongyi cannons at Jianmen Pass were destroyed.
The artillerymen on the building were also killed.
But if you completely defend Jianmen Pass, it is worth the death of so many people.
…
Su He saw that the sky had darkened and did not let the second division continue the attack.
Take a rest overnight and sum up your experience.
As the sky dawned, Su Zhuang commanded his men to carry the trebuchet and continue the attack.
This fierce battle lasted for three days.
The stone steps in front of Jianmen Pass and the upstairs of Jianmen Pass were all stained red with blood.
Jianmen Pass became a flesh and blood mill, devouring the lives of soldiers from both armies.
At noon, Su He saw that the howling south wind had stopped and turned into a north wind.
He smiled, and combat plan No. 1 could be implemented.
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