Chapter 223: Decisive Battle with Youyun (14)

The generals of the Youzhou Khitan Army were like a hunting dog with a lazy behavior and a fierce nature. When the threat of war enveloped the sky above Youzhou, the entire Youzhou Khitan Army also began to operate at high speed.

Most of the Khitan marching combat organizations and their military organization followed their primitive tribal combat habits.

In the combat organization, each "main army" is equipped with two servants, three horses, and two servants are equal to the deputy army. One guards the battalion and assists, and one specializes in collecting food and grass, while the main army specializes in fighting. Three horses are similar. One horse is called a war horse, and the other two war horses are used as deputy horses for riding. In this way, three people, three horses, one chief and two deputy teams form a small unit of combat.

With the expansion of the Khitan area and the increase in population, its combat methods have changed.

In military organizations, the Khitan army was divided into five types: palace guards, imperial tent private troops, tribal soldiers, Wujing Township Ding and vassal state soldiers. The first two types of army were the main forces of the Liao people, equivalent to the imperial guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The tribal soldiers were divided into "big leader tribal soldiers" and "general tribal soldiers". They originated from the early Khitan tribal army and were private soldiers of the leaders of various tribes, similar to the army of various towns of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Wujing Township Ding was a villager in the Wujing area of ​​Liao. Most of them were Han people and were organized as towns, mainly serving as vassal state soldiers. In addition, there were soldiers from the vassal states of Liao, called vassal state soldiers.

The Khitan army stationed at Gubeikou Military Village belonged to tribal soldiers and was a tribe of Yelu Hongshan. Since Yelu Hongshan lived in Youzhou for a long time, his tribal soldiers were also mixed with some Khitanized Han people, while Han Shixun was a Khitanist who was greatly influenced by the Han people.

On the opposite mountain ridge of Gubeikou Military Village, the military guard Han Shixun looked at the Zhou army as dense as an ant in a daze. His clothes were quickly wet with sweat. He and more than 20 subordinates looked blankly for a while, and suddenly saw a group of Zhou army soldiers leaving the team and running towards the mountain where he was.

Han Shixun woke up as if he was dreaming. He wiped his face with his sleeve. The salty sweat made his eyes sting unbearably. He said to his subordinates: "Adali, take ten people, hurry back to Youzhou from the small path to report to the general. The Zhou people chased each other tightly, so I stayed at the mountain pass to block them."

Han Shixun was the Gubeikou general. When he saw the offensive of the Zhou army opposite on the mountain, he knew that the Gubeikou military camp could not be saved. According to the Khitan military rules, losing the military camp was a serious crime, and Han Shixun could not escape death. It was precisely for this reason that Han Shixun had made up his mind not to return to Youzhou, so he asked Alida to return to Youzhou to report the news and took the risk of cutting off the rear.

Adari was a young man with a simple temperament, and he showed admiration when he heard this. He said honestly: "Brother Han, take people back to Youzhou, I will block the pursuers." Han Shixun said angrily: "Stop talking, hurry up, it's too late to leave." Adari didn't say much. He took out the arrows on his body and handed them to Han Shixun, saying: "Brother Han, take care of him." Adari's men also imitated him and handed them all to his partners who were left to block the attack.

The Gubeikou Military Village is located between two mountains, and the two mountains are also extremely steep. The Zhou army approached the east side of the military village along a rarely-known winding mountain path, which is also the only weakness of the military village.

"It must be the Han people who killed the sky that leaked the military planes." Han Shixun cursed the Han soldiers and brought the remaining subordinates to defend the mountain. Han Shixun hunted on the mountains all year round and was very familiar with the terrain of the mountain. He led the remaining twelve people to ambush behind a huge rock, and there was a path under the rock. This path was a must for the Zhou army to climb up the mountain. It would take almost half a day to bypass this huge rock.

Han Shixun and thirteen others collected a large pile of stones, placed them behind the huge rocks, and took the arrow branches off their bodies and placed them in a convenient place. When the preparations were completed, dozens of Zhou army soldiers had appeared in front of them.

The trail is overgrown with weeds. Strictly speaking, this trail is not a real road, but is naturally formed by long-term tramplings by mountain people who collect herbs, harvest firewood, and hunt. Both of them seem to be a little crowded in parallel. Therefore, the Zhou army soldiers went up the mountain and formed a very wide formation, and the speed was not fast. Seven or eight Zhou soldiers were exploring the way forward. When they saw the huge rock with moss, they seemed to realize the danger and stopped.

After a while, several leaders of the Zhou army stopped arguing. Two Zhou army soldiers held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and carefully judging towards the huge rock.

"These southern barbarians are so filthy." Han Shixun led the thirteen people, who had already been eyeing them. He only waited for the Zhou army soldiers to enter the arrow and launched an attack. Seeing that the Zhou army soldiers did not attack rashly, he cursed fiercely.

The two Zhou army soldiers were about to approach the huge rock, but they heard two bowstrings sounds, and the two soldiers who came to explore the way were both shot and fell to the ground. One of them was shot an arrow on the thigh and the other one was shot an arrow on the waist. The Zhou army soldiers reacted very quickly. They held the round infantry shield and ran quickly towards the two who were falling to the ground.

Han Shixun stood up suddenly, pulled the bow like a full moon, and watched the running Zhou army soldiers shoot. His subordinates also jumped up and pulled the bow and shot. The Khitan soldiers who followed Han Shixun to hunt were all outstanding archery skills in Gubeikou military villages. Thirteen people fired arrows at the same time, and all the Zhou army soldiers coming to the rescue site were shot.

Most of the Zhou army soldiers who went to explore and rescue were veterans with rich combat experience. When they were in action, they all used round shields to protect the vital points. Although they were shot, they had no worries about their lives. They struggled to escape from the range. The Khitans on the huge rock were not willing to give them a chance to escape. The "bang, bang" bowstrings sounded straight, and shaking arrow clusters continued to add to the legs and arms of the injured Zhou army soldiers.

The little leader of the Zhou army was named Huang Ping, who was the personal guard of Wang Qingshui, the school captain of the Black Eagle Army who died in battle. He was a veteran who had been in many battles but could not be promoted. After seven years in the army, the sergeant was the highest position he had served. He cursed: "Send the arrows quickly and let the Khitans taste the khitans." When the imperial guards heard Huang Ping's scolding, they took out the bows and arrows and shot them against the Khitan soldiers on the huge rock.

The Khitans on the rock did not care about shooting the wounded soldiers, and shot against the imperial guards. The injured soldiers took the opportunity to escape from the arrow.

Han Shixun lay on the huge rock. Seeing two subordinates injured by arrows, he whispered: "Prepare the stones and let the Zhou army beneath the huge rock."

Huang Ping checked the soldiers' arrow wounds. He cursed, but his heart was like a mirror. The Khitans had accurate archery techniques. Almost arrows were biting flesh. If they attacked for a strong force, they would inevitably suffer a lot of casualties. Huang Ping was a veteran soldier. After thinking for a moment, he said to his subordinates: "Burn with rockets." In the imperial guards, there were five soldiers in each rank with rockets as an auxiliary means of attack. Huang Ping saw that there were many dead grass behind the rocks, so he thought of the plan to burn the Khitans.

Han Shixun and other Khitans had already prepared the stones as big as a basin and were waiting for the Zhou army to attack. Unexpectedly, the Zhou army soldiers attacked with fire. The place where the Khitans were ambushing was a huge rock. The soil layer near the huge rock was thin. Although there were no big trees, it was full of messy grass and small shrubs. After the rocket was shot up, the dead grass quickly ignited "crackling and snapping".

Behind the boulder was a suspended shore, which became a natural isolation zone. Although the dead grass burned violently, there was no foreign aid. It was soon extinguished. When the fire was slightly smaller, the Zhou army soldiers rushed up the boulder. The Khitans had no trace and captured the boulder. There were no obstacles to the top of the mountain. Huang Ping and Zhou army soldiers carefully arrived at the top of the mountain.

Ascend to the top, the opposite military camp will be visible at a glance.

The guard wall has been occupied by the Zhou army soldiers, and the village gate has been opened. More than 200 Khitan soldiers gathered together and relied on five or six stone houses to resist. The six stone houses were extremely solid. They formed a horn force with each other. The Khitan soldiers occupied the main road. The Zhou army attacked several times but failed. Dozens of corpses of Zhou army soldiers had fallen in front of the stone house.

Wang Tengxiang stood on the protective wall. The mountain wind blew, and his long beards fluttered, which was a bit elegant and majestic. When fire appeared on the opposite mountain, he had a plan to defeat the enemy.

The Zhou army soldiers and crossbowmen sealed the Khitan soldiers in the stone house. The other soldiers searched for dead branches that were easy to burn, and then threw all the dead branches into the stone house. Although the Khitan soldiers saw through the intentions of the Zhou army and kept sending people to throw out the dead branches, the Zhou army crossbowmen were ready for battle. As long as the Khitan soldiers showed up, they would be shot into hedgehogs immediately.

Soon, the outside of the stone house was filled with dead branches. More than a dozen rockets shot by, and the raging fire suddenly jumped into the sky. Although the Khitan soldiers were protected by the stone house, the high temperature and thick smoke still made it difficult for the Khitan soldiers to resist. When the fire was slightly smaller, the Khitans finally rushed out with the weapons in their hands.

Under the dense sniping of bows and arrows, all of these brave Khitans fell on the way to attack. The entire military camp was filled with a strong smell of blood and the smell of flesh burning by the fire. When the fire finally went out, dozens of dizzy Khitans put down their weapons and were driven to the dam in the middle of the military camp.

Wang Tengxiang didn't look at the prisoners in front of his eyes. He stood on the protective wall and observed the terrain of Gubeikou. A personal guard stepped forward and reported: "Forty-nine Khitans surrendered." Wang Tengxiang said expressionlessly: "Behead."

After occupying Gubeikou, Wang Tengxiang did not dare to relax. Gubeikou was a place that military strategists must fight for, and it was related to the life and death of Youzhou. There must be some bad wars here.

In the northeast corner of the military camp, a small grain warehouse was found, with a lot of grain stored there. When the grain bag was opened, there was a faint musty smell. From the quality point of view, these grains had been stored for about three years. In the west corner, there was a deep well, and the well water was extremely clear, and there was a hint of sweetness in the mouth when you drank it.

Wang Tengxiang led the cavalry to run from the Juma River and brought only two days of food. When he saw the stored grain and water source, his heart was finally relieved.

Wang Tengxiang said to his personal guards: "Let several military envoys come over." The military envoys charged on the front line, and after the fierce battle, they were covered in blood. When Wang Tengxiang saw Zhao Wuji walking, he asked with concern: "Is Zhao Jun Envoy injured?"

Zhao Junyi was short but extremely thick in character. He grinned and said, "I jumped off this protective wall and sprained my foot. I didn't expect this protective wall to be so tall." When Zhao Junyi went up the protective wall, he met a Khitan man holding a brace. Zhao Junyi was originally a hero from a martial arts world and was the best at using a knife. He used a knife like flying. The Khitan man could not resist it, so he jumped from the protective wall and into the courtyard. Zhao Junyi jumped down and chopped the Khitan man with a knife with one knife. After the battle, Zhao Junyi found that his ankle was hurt. Then he found that the section of the protective wall he jumped off was more than five meters high. He jumped down and had injured his ankle.

Wang Tengxiang and several military envoys walked out of the Gubeikou military camp and carefully observed the terrain. Everyone secretly called luck: Gubeikou terrain was steep, and the two mountains formed a ravine of nearly a thousand meters. There were two narrow passes in the south and north. Gubeikou military camp was in the middle of the ravine. To pass through the ravine, Gubeikou military camp was the only place to pass.

Wang Tengxiang sighed: "Gubeikou is indeed well-known and can afford the eight words "One man is the pass, ten thousand men cannot open". If there were no soldiers familiar with the terrain of Gubeikou and approaching Gubeikou's military camp from the rugged and difficult-to-track inferno, it would be impossible to attack Gubeikou with 1,700 cavalry."

After checking the terrain and returning to the military camp, Wang Tengxiang led everyone to the guard wall again. Wang Tengxiang pointed to the extremely narrow mountain pass to the north and said to the Zhao army: "Zhao army envoy, the mountain pass to the north is the place where the Liao army must pass. You should quickly bring five hundred people, cut down trees to make fences. Dig as deep as the trenches outside the fence. Your task is to get stuck at the mountain pass and you cannot let a Khitan pass."

Zhao Junmen patted his chest with a "bang, bang" sound, and said, "There are steep walls on both sides of the mountain pass, and the front is only ten steps wide. It is just a man who is at the pass, and there are no more than ten thousand men. The terrain is only at the pass. Even if there are 100,000 Khitan troops, they will never pass through the pass."

Wang Tengxiang pointed at a mountain pass south and said to another gentle and gentle military envoy: "Ningjun envoy, your mission is to defend the mountain pass south and not allow the reinforcements from Youzhou to pass through the mountain pass." Ning Jun envoy was a new martial arts master, and his family had been border generals for generations. Ning Jun envoy's father and Wang Tengxiang were also old friends. Wang Tengxiang favored Ning Jun envoy, so he handed over the extremely important task to him.

The Ning Army envoy was extremely impressed by Wang Tengxiang's strategic vision: the mountain passes to the north and south are extremely dangerous places, and the Gubeikou military camp is located in the middle of the two mountain passes. If a war occurs, the military reserve team can rush to help at any time.

Wang Tengxiang said again: "Envoy Wang Jun, you lead two hundred people to completely dig the path we had just passed, and don't give the Khitans an opportunity to take advantage of it. Then guard the dangerous places of the mountains. If the Khitans abandon their horses and go up the mountain, they will smash them down with stones."

The army is a place where strength is advocated. Wang Tengxiang led his army to successfully attack Gubeikou Military Village. He gained prestige in front of several military envoys. After several people received the order, they immediately took action.
Chapter completed!