Chapter 48: The Forgotten Passage
Although Chen Ying had never commanded a siege, it did not mean that he would not. If they were asked to attack Chang'an, the morale of the guards and the people in Chang'an were in the same situation, without 100,000 troops, Chen Ying would not even touch the Chang'an City. However, when he saw the majestic and magnificent Yanmen Pass City, Chen Ying felt that if he did not throw tens of thousands under Yanmen Pass, he would probably not have any hope of success.
"It's not easy to fight!" Liu Tongyi said bitterly: "It seems that Liu Wuzhou is very well prepared..."
Chen Ying looked at Liu Tong and said, "Is there any way to get around?"
Liu Tong looked at Chen Ying in disbelief and said, "If Yanmen Pass can be around, will Yanmen Pass still make sense?"
Chen Ying felt inexplicably strange when he heard this. During the Ming Dynasty, in order to resist the invasion of the Mongolian army, dangerous passes were continuously set up in the north and defense lines, forming the outer and inner borders. The inner borders refer to the inner Great Wall of Pianguan County, Shanxi, through Shenchi, Ningwu, Daixian, Shuoxian, Hebei and other places, and reached the inner Great Wall of Yanqing County, Hebei, which winds more than a thousand kilometers. On this line of defense, the fort was set up and the army was stationed. The three passes of Zijing, the three passes of Baumin, the three passes of Juyong are called the inner three passes. Among the three passes, the three passes of Niuwu and Yanmen are called the outer three passes. Among the three passes, the tenu is the extreme border, and the Yanmen is the key to the collision, and among the two passes of Ningwujie, the first passes of the inner border is particularly important.
In fact, Chen Ying was not clear. In fact, Pianguan was built during the Five Dynasties. Liu Chong established Pitouzhai in Hanguangling (on the ridge one mile east of Pianguan City) when he was emperor in Jinyang. In this era, Pianguan did not even have any shadows. As for Ningwu Pass, it was built in the Ming Dynasty. That is, the outer three passes, except for Yanmen Pass, there was no shadow on the other two passes.
"It's OK to be forgotten!" Chen Ying said: "Asnasmo!"
"The last one will be here!"
"The Lingwu Right Army is fully armed and carrying dry food for half a month. How far can it be for a day and a night to march!"
"The mountain road is rugged, the road is inconvenient, and the horses cannot run fast, but it should not be less than 150 miles!"
Hearing the conversation between Chen Ying and Asunasmo, the generals of the Lingwu Right Army were all excited, looking at each other, and communicating with eager eyes.
Forced marching?
Ranged raid?
Capture the king first to capture the thief?
Although the Lingwu Right Army was the latest army under Chen Ying's command, they were originally a nation on horseback and they all had confidence.
Chen Ying expanded the map. From Yanmen Pass, he had to go to Ningwu Pass. If he walked on the inside, the distance was not far away. If he forced himself to march for a day and night, he could arrive. If he walked on the outside, the distance would be nearly twice as long. If he walked on the outside, he needed to retreat back to Shuozhou first, and go back and forth.
Chen Ying took a breath and shook his head slightly. It was nearly 300 miles away, if it was on the plain, it could be done without any effort, but the mountainous areas were difficult. Chen Ying hesitated for a moment and said coldly: "One day and one night, three hundred miles of mountain road! Tomorrow, at this time, launch an attack immediately!"
All the generals were shocked, fully armed, and half a month of supplies, and strengthened the three hundred miles of mountain roads. What was this to do? Liu Tong looked at Chen Ying's finger. Although Chen Ying subconsciously pointed his finger at Ningwu Pass, at this time, there was no Ningwu Pass, but Lou Fan Pass.
Liu Tong instantly understood what Chen Ying meant. This was to change the Yanmen Pass to Loufan Pass as a breakthrough direction. Although Loufan Pass is not stronger and steeper than Yanmen Pass, Loufan Pass is not a Turkic barbarian like Ashina Simo, and can easily break through. Liu Tong was quite equal. If he gave him three thousand soldiers and relied on Loufan Pass, he could let Ashina Simo's Lingwu Right Army shed the last drop of blood.
Liu Tong's expression suddenly became serious: "General, the emperor is willing to follow Lingwu Right Army to counsel military affairs."
Chen Ying said with his hands behind his back: "The world is nine passes, and Yanmen is the leader. If you want to break through Yanmen Pass, you can only use your lives to fill it. The most taboo thing for this general is to use the blood of the soldiers to dye his own path of promotion red. Now Hedong is flowing in Taiyuan. As the Tang army, we have no choice but to recover lost territory. Those guys in the Tang court were all determined to take off my head and seize my military power. In their minds, they never thought about it. Hedong is our country.
The line of interest that cannot be lost. Once it is lost, the Tang Dynasty will be over. Now that most of Hedong is lost, there is no need to ask, I am sure that some Guanzhong have begun to secretly communicate with King Zheng, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and even Liu Wuzhou. They don’t think about the interests of this country, I think! One day and one night, before Liu Wuzhou had time to strengthen the defense of Loufanguan, he took him down. If he arrived at Loufanguan, if he had Liu Wuzhou’s army defense, he would even knock me out Loufanguan! Can it be done?"
Asuna Mo said in a loud voice: "I'm not bored, come and see you!"
Liu Tong also said: "I won't let the trouble, come and see you!"
Chen Ying said: "Then prepare, replenish dry food, prepare equipment, and set off in half an hour!"
At this time, Chen Ying's butterfly wings did flap the entire history.
Liu Tong and Asunasmo led the generals of the Lingwu Right Army to leave and go down to prepare.
Chen Ying looked at the direction of the opposite direction, thinking that the cat was caught in his heart.
The reason why the Pianguan is forgotten is because the Pianguan relies on the Yellow River. Generally speaking, whether it is the Turks or the Huns, they all send troops in summer. When they can send troops in summer, the Yellow River rises, and a Yellow River becomes the natural moat of the Pianguan. It is no less difficult to cross the Yellow River than to cross mountains and ridges, but once the Yellow River is frozen in winter, the entire Yellow River is full of loopholes, so the Pianguan will be forgotten.
However, for Chen Ying, the Yellow River is not a natural danger, but a support motor. It is precisely because the Yellow River exists that his troops can bear the supply of more than 30,000 people in the Hetao area with very little manpower.
Chen Ying looked at the generals under his command, especially Zhang Huaiwei, who was following Chen Ying in Jingyang, but Zhang Huaiwei's ability was average and there was no excellence. However, if you were cheap, you would definitely get your own people first, while Zhang Huaiwei was his own people. Chen Ying said: "Do you know here? From here, there can be a valley where ten horses can be run in parallel. Following this valley, you can turn south and enter Weize Pass. Now Princess Pingyang leads his troops to defend at Weize Pass. If you are the first to appear in Weize Pass, it will definitely be a great achievement!"
When Xu Jingzong heard Princess Pingyang, he said enthusiastically: "The official requested to accompany the army to advise on military affairs!"
"Can!"
Chen Ying said: "Yu Guni, Zhang Huaiwei!"
"exist!"
"The left army of Lingwu is the first, the second Zhechong Mansion, the second Zhechong Mansion of Dingyuan is the second Zhechong Mansion, led by Yu Guni, Zhang Huaiwei is the deputy, and Xu Jingzong is the counselor of military affairs! Go south along Han Guangling and support Weize Pass!"
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Half an hour later, the seven Zhechong Mansions of the Lingwu Right Army and the two Zhechong Mansions of the Lingwu Left Army, as well as the second Zhechong Mansion of the Dingyuan Army, had more than 20,000 troops left Yanmen Pass one after another. At this time, Chen Ying was left with only four Zhechong Mansions of the Lingwu Left Army and two Zhechong Mansions of the Dingyuan Army.
The number of people and horses decreased by two-thirds. I just thought that it was a fool to see the problem.
Liu Wuzhou looked at Chen Ying's military formation becoming much thinner and said with a gloomy face: "Chen Ying's son is divided. It's not good...Lou Fanguan."
Liu Wu turned around and rushed to the Shangshu Zhang Lun and said, "Who is the one who is now in charge of the Jinguan Lou Fan?"
Zhang Lun said: "Huang Ziying's son, Huang Shizheng!"
Fan Junzhang said: "No, Huang Shizheng is just a playboy. He walks birds and makes him laugh at the horses. He will make him defend Lou Fuguan, and Lou Fuguan will lose!"
Liu Wuzhou said: "Zhang Qing, you should go to Loufan Pass. You must guard Loufan Pass. If Loufan Pass fails, our great situation will definitely be lost in one go!"
"As for your order!"
Zhang Lun did not refuse and should have taken the order and left. However, Zhang Lun personally led two or three hundred guards, but he did not carry any supplies or supplies at all.
Looking at Zhang Lun's back, Liu Wuzhou smiled and said, "With Zhang Lun here, Lou Fanguan will be safe and sound, and Chen Ying's son will definitely be bleeding from his head."
Fan Junzhang nodded deeply and said, "Chen Ying's son is a bit anxious and wise. He should not disobey the situation when he sees things. He decisively divides his troops. This determination makes his peers far beyond the reach of his peers."
However, whether it was Liu Wuzhou or Fan Junzhang, they didn't expect it. In fact, Chen Ying's real killer move was not Ashinasmo's journey, nor was his surprise attack on Lou Fanguan. His real killer move was a partial pass that had been forgotten by Liu Wuzhou and everyone.
The purpose of using more than 10,000 troops along the way was to attract Liu Wuzhou's attention, and at the same time, it could better cover Yu Guni and Zhang Huaiwei's strange soldiers, so that they could advance into Weize Pass without knowing it.
Chapter completed!