Shiyi City has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, but the city itself is not that dangerous. In fact, Shiyi City itself, located at the junction of the Taihang Mountains and the Hebei Plain, is not dangerous and can be defended. The city is not big and cannot be said to be strong. Even at its peak, the population was less than 30,000. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the county was so devastated that there was only a population of more than 10,000. It is just an ordinary small county, and the city itself has no It is worthy of praise. Its importance is reflected in Jingxing Pass, five miles southwest of the city. Jingxing Pass is one of the eight passes in Taihang. It is the most important passage from Bingzhou to Jizhou. Its strategic position is undoubtedly important. , and the significance of the existence of Shiyi City is to provide logistical support for Jingxing Pass.
When Liu Shu revolted against Yuan, he stationed heavy troops at Jingxing Pass and Shiyi City, trying to block the advance of the Bingzhou Army by relying on natural dangers. Unfortunately, his troops were all newly recruited soldiers. Even though he had an absolute geographical advantage, he was unable to do so. After blocking the Bingzhou Army's attack for nearly half a month, Guo Yuan finally forcibly broke through Jingxing Pass and Shiyi City. After that, they were completely defeated, so that nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses who had gathered together were beaten to nothing. Less than 1,000 people were left in the west. What is interesting is that when Guo Yuan was taking advantage of the victory to pursue the remnants of the enemy, he did not neglect the guards of Shiyi City and Jingxing Pass. He placed 3,000 infantry in each of the two cities, and they were all the elites of the Bingzhou Army. teacher.
"Stop those who come, where is the defense?"
The reason why Guo Yuan placed 6,000 elite troops in the second city was to ensure the stability of the rear. This intention is not bad, but it is a pity that the good monks are talking about it - the Bingzhou Army has not done anything in these years. How come they have fought seriously? Although the training adheres to the strict traditions of the Jizhou Army, in terms of military regulations and disciplines, it is far behind compared to the real Jizhou Army, especially when the front is winning successive victories. , most of the soldiers who defended the city obviously lacked vigilance in their minds. No, early in the morning, a group of more than 200 soldiers and horses, surrounded by carriages, arrived in front of Jingxing Pass, lazily closing the door. The lazy patrolman on duty finally took a step forward casually and made a pretentious cry.
"Asshole, didn't you see the flag clearly? My general was seriously injured and must return to Taiyuan to recuperate. Get out of here!"
It was a good thing that the on-duty commander didn't show up. As soon as he did, a horseman from the small team immediately rode out and scolded the patrol sentries without any explanation.
"Ah, yes, hurry up, everyone, move away."
In fact, the rotating commander had already seen the big flag flying in the team. It was obvious that the people coming were the soldiers and horses of Zhang Yan, the general of Du Liao. The reason why he pretended to stop him was just to show his strength. He was just doing his duty, but when he saw that the officer who came out to scold him was wearing a captain's uniform, he immediately panicked. He really didn't have the courage to say anything more, so he hurriedly commanded his patrol sentries to get out of the way to close the door. path of.
"You bitch, how dare you be so rude, I'll take it from you!"
The rotating garrison commander had already given in, but the school captain who came out to scold him didn't stop there. While waving his hand, he shouted reluctantly, and then he heard dozens of soldiers behind him roaring in agreement. After a while, they all rushed forward.
"Don't be rude to me. I'm just acting in line with my duty. You..."
The military is a highly hierarchical place. Although they have no control over each other, the rank of captain is far higher than that of the commander. The patrols on duty did not dare to step forward to stop him. As for the unlucky commander, he was frightened. , but he didn't dare to resist, and all he could do was to retreat quickly while anxiously trying to defend himself.
"Pfft, pfft..."
Facing the dozens of friendly troops rushing towards them, the patrols could not help but feel a little nervous and uneasy, but that was all. No one realized that there was anything wrong with it, but they never thought about the ferocious attacks on them. The friendly troops who came up actually dared to use their swords to kill people. It was not just the unlucky village chief who was killed. Many patrols who were at a loss were also slashed to the ground by the swords, and miserable howls suddenly broke out. Became one piece.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
Arriving at a field like this, even the most obtuse person should have understood what was going on. The few remaining patrol sentries started shouting wildly at the top of their lungs, but they only shouted a few times before they were rushed towards them. The "friendly troops" killed them all.
"Charge in, seize Guancheng, and kill!"
There were only about twenty patrols in front of the city, and most of them were killed at the beginning. Naturally, the rest could not escape the killing. But in this way, the rotating sentries on the top of the city could not help but be alerted. Suddenly, the horn sounded violently, and the defenders who were resting in the Guancheng military camp were immediately thrown into chaos. Unfortunately, the incoming enemy did not leave room for the defenders to adjust. The captain who had previously ordered the killing waved his horse-killing sword and led his troops into the city gate, and started a bloody battle with the sentries on duty who rushed down from the city gate in panic.
"Follow me and drive the thieves out of the city!"
Jingxingguan is just a military fortress, not very big. There is only a military camp composed of nearly a hundred stone houses between the two towering walls. Although chaos is inevitable under the sudden attack, under the guard of the guard Li Ye After forcibly pressing down, the assembly was completed quickly, and they quickly rushed to the east side of Guancheng. At this time, the more than a hundred rotating sentries who rushed down from Guancheng had been basically wiped out by the enemy. Seeing that Guancheng was about to be destroyed, Li Ye's eyes immediately turned red. With a roar, he spurred his horse and rushed over with his troops.
"Woo, woo, woo..."
Although the enemy had the advantage of a surprise attack, they did catch the defenders off guard. After a short bloody fight, they forcibly occupied the gate and killed nearly 150 Bingzhou Army soldiers. But he also paid the price of losing more than 30 people in the battle. At this time, the number of soldiers available to fight was only less than 180. Facing the nearly 3,000 Bingzhou soldiers rushing in, it was obviously not enough. If Without a miracle, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive even a single encounter. As a last resort, the officer who led the attack could only lead his troops to retreat to the entrance of the Guancheng stairs, intending to rely on the geographical advantage to delay time, but right there At this time, a shrill horn sound suddenly sounded outside Guancheng, and soon you saw General Zhang Wu of the Youzhou Army leading a large number of cavalry surging out from the bend of the mountain, heading towards Guancheng like a tide.
"Brothers, the main force has arrived. Come with me and kill the thieves!"
The captain who led the attack on Guancheng was none other than Ding Hao. Seeing that his main force had already arrived, he immediately gave up his plan to retreat to the city. With a roar, he led his troops to launch a frantic attack on the surging Bingzhou Army. Wild counterattack...
