Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 187 The Fierce Battle at Guangcheng Pass

Zhu Wen finally waited for the imperial edict, but the content was different from what he had imagined.

"The emperor ordered me to go to Luoyang for an audience. What does Judge Li think?"

"Jie Shuai must not answer the call, this must be a strategy of respecting Xiang."

"This boy's strategy is to capture this commander so that the Xuanwu army can be heard." Zhu Wen said with a smile: "It is reported that Cai's bandits have dispatched troops, [-] troops have assembled in Ruzhou, and [-] vanguards have already gone straight to Luoyang. "

Li Zhen gloated and said with a smile: "March of the year before last, Qin Zongquan assembled 15 troops in Bianliang. In the battle of Bianxiao Village, Jieshuai assembled soldiers and horses from four towns. A total of more than [-] troops were able to force Cai's bandits back. Jieshuai is not as good as Withdrew Song's general troops to Bianliang, and wrote to Qin Zongquan to stop the army, so that the Cai thieves can attack with all their strength without any worries."

Li Zhen was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and at this time there would be fire. Qin Zongquan in Caizhou had more than 15 troops, and only half of them were dispatched this time. Obviously, half of the troops were left to guard against Xuanwu's surprise attack.

According to the original historical process, Caizhou captured Shen Cong and captured Qin Zongquan, and surrendered Zhu Wen with the whole town of Caizhou.

He also got the land of wealth and wealth in Jingxiang, the eastern road of Shannan, which was donated by Zhao Deyan. From then on, he continued to annex Yanzhou, Huizhou, and Xuzhou. In just two or three years, his power was so huge that no vassal town in the world could match it. Even Li Keyong from Hedong is not Zhu Wen's opponent.

This is why His Majesty the Emperor would rather the Qin Zongquan in Caizhou continue to rage for two more years than use the Xuanwu Army to quell it. Very simple, this is the turning point for Xuanwu to become powerful.

At this time Zhu Wen nodded, snorted coldly, and said: "The emperor is young and vigorous, and wants to put down the rebellion alone, and this commander can't stop him. Guihou and Zhang Guiba led 1 troops to increase troops in Zhengzhou."

Li Zhen didn't speak, but the general's mind could basically be guessed that Songzhou's soldiers and horses were to pacify Caizhou. Since they didn't move, Jieshuai probably wanted to lead his army to attack Caizhou when Qin Zongquan and the court were both in danger.

As for Zhengzhou soldiers and horses, they are facing Heyang. Does Jieshuai want to take this opportunity to occupy the bridgehead of Heyang?
"Jie Shuai, the court has just resumed his official position as Jie Shuai, if..."

Zhu Wen shook his head and said: "The situation in the world is like this, if the imperial court is defeated, we have to prepare early!"

Li Zhen thought so.

……

Zhu Zhen expected that the Guangcheng Pass didn't work. Cai's bandits marched westward along the Rushui River, crossed Jo'er Mountain, and came to the west side of Yique Pass.

The guard of Guangcheng Pass and Zhu Biao, commander of the Zuo Shence Army, watched helplessly as the forward brigade crossed the foot of the mountain and headed for Yique Pass, but he had only one man in his hand and was powerless to pursue.

Half a day later, the Cai thief brigade came to Guangcheng Pass, but they still did not stay, leaving 5000 troops to set up three camps before and after Guangcheng Pass, and the rest of the troops also went north to Yique Pass.

Zhu Biao frowned, and said, "The enemy army wants a quick decision?"

Zhao Fei, the deputy commander of the capital, said happily: "Cai thief will not allow us to sit on this pass."

Zhu Biao nodded: "Fortunately, the grain and grass can last for a month, otherwise it will be troublesome!"

At the Guangcheng Pass, all the soldiers guarded their positions. Many people were still unfamiliar with guarding the pass, but compared with field battles, the difficulty of guarding the pass was obviously much smaller.

Guangcheng Pass is built on the mountain, the road passes through the pass, the front and rear of the pass are very small, the wall of the pass is five or six feet long, and there is an urn city where troops can be gathered. Only two or three hundred troops can be placed on the wall, and no more can be placed on the wall. Watched from behind.

In the afternoon, Cai thief shot a letter, Zhu Biao didn't even read it, and threw it directly into the brazier.

"I am waiting for the great favor of the imperial court, today is the time to serve the country!"

Du Sima Feng Wenji looked at the terrified soldiers and said, "Everyone, your wives, children, and old mothers are all in Chang'an. Think about it, what kind of life is your family living now? There are fields and food to eat. Don't worry about it." Suffering from military disasters and eating meat, your wives and children don't have to worry about being insulted, is this enough?"

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "It's not enough!"

"Not enough!"

"Has Your Majesty ever withheld your military pay?"

"no!"

"Has Your Majesty ever cut off your reward?"

"no!"

"Now is the time for you to use all your strength, Paoze, if Guangcheng Pass is breached, think about it, if bandits enter Chang'an, will your wives, children, and mothers still have a way out?"

"no!"

"Paoze..."

Zhu Biao looked at Feng Wenji's impassioned spirit from the sidelines, and admired him very much. Sure enough, the scribes could speak well, and with a few words, the soldiers screamed. There were still many people with frightened faces just now, but until now, everyone's blood is boiling. , I am afraid that if I pick up a knife, I will fight desperately with the bandits.

Commander's deputy Zhao Feile looked at Zhu Biao and nodded, his morale was available.

Not long after, the bandits attacked aggressively and directly climbed more than 30 ladders. Groups of soldiers lined up to carry their shields and climbed the ladders. Archers gathered under the wall and shot at the defenders on the wall.

"kill!"

Zhu Biao made the archers reflex again and again, the sword and shield held the wall, and the spearmen smashed the stones on the wall to the enemy who wanted to climb the ladder.

"It would be nice if there was gold juice."

It is not necessary for a large stone to hit a person, and an experienced soldier can even bend the shield sideways and bounce it aside with skill.

"If you don't have golden juice, you can boil hot water."

In fact, the effect of hot oil is better, but it is not so luxurious at this time. Most of the hot oil is boiled meat oil, and there is not enough for people to eat.

After all, there were few defenders, and Cai thief didn't know where to loot a large number of civilians. They were forced by soldiers to climb up the ladder one by one with their shields on their backs. Zhu Biao watched a dozen soldiers climb up the corner wall at once, but What happened next shocked him.

A wounded soldier at the wall pile stood up abruptly, hugged one of the bandits, and rushed towards the wall pile, only to hear the sound of the two falling to the ground with a thud.

"Two dogs!"

"kill!"

"Fight them!"

More and more people choose to die with the bandits.

Zhao Feile was a little confused. He was from the original Shence Army, and the scene in front of him completely confused him. Is this the Shence Army he knew? With tears in his eyes, he swung his waist knife and slashed at a heavy infantry soldier. ...two knives...

Feng Wenji didn't step back either. He wanted to remember this scene and record it. This was his responsibility...

With Zhu Biao bringing in another two hundred new troops, the situation was stabilized.

"Captain, the enemy army drove the people to attack the city, and the soldiers were caught in it."

"As long as you want to climb the city wall, shoot and kill!"

At this time, how can you think about the people.

This time the Cai bandits attacked for an hour, before they retreated, Zhu Biao had time to organize his troops. Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, nearly two hundred people were killed or injured.

(End of this chapter)