Steel Dynasty - Chapter 669

[Chapter 668 The first confrontation]

“Ge Yiren?”

Niu Ben held a letter in his hand at the Juyongguan camp. This was the secret letter that Lu Fei had just received.

When he was about to leave the city, a sneaky servant outside the city aroused his vigilance. Because he suspected that this person was a spy, he immediately sent someone to capture this person.

Unexpectedly, the servant handed him a secret letter and said that they were sent by Ge Yiren.

“General, who is this Ge Yi?” Niu Ben didn’t know anything about the officials in Chang’an.

Niu Ben put the secret letter on the candle and burned it to ashes. At this time, he said: “This Ge Yi comes from the Ge family in Chang’an. It is said that he has a personal relationship with Mr. Fei Ge. He once served as Zuopushe in the court.”

“Zuopushe. “

?” Lu Fei sighed, “This is a high-ranking official, a high-ranking minister.”

Luo Hong was a general in Chang’an and was naturally familiar with Ge Yiren. He said, “This Ge Yiren is very good at maneuvering. Now. He sent the news that King Zhao intended to attack Juyongguan, it must be for the sake of opportunism in the future.”

Niu Ben said: “No matter what Ge Yi is like, if it is true, we must take precautions early. Now that King Liang and King Yan are dead, he may be. If you can’t sit still, you will inevitably collude with the barbarians and jump over the wall.”

“Yes, general,” the generals said in unison.

After a pause, Niu Ben continued: “Bai Mu, you immediately send out the hunting cavalry to find where King Zhao’s troops are, and the rest will follow me to guard Juyong Pass.”

The generals received the order and left.

Niu Ben then asked Lu Fei to count the number of soldiers in Juyong Pass and deploy the city’s defense.

In order to capture Juyong Pass this time, Lu Fei only brought 30,000 elite troops, plus Qi Guangyi and Bai Mu’s cavalry, a total of 70,000 people, and the remaining soldiers were all in Qingzhou City.

Now that King Liang is dead, there is no point in attacking Qingzhou City. King Zhao undoubtedly made careful decisions to send troops to Juyongguan at this time.

King Liang and King Yan are dead, and now the only people who can help him are the barbarians. If Juyong Pass is lost, the barbarians can only attack Xiao Ming’s army through his feudal state.

Wonju.

This is an important military town in Zhao State adjacent to Liang State. It is located two hundred miles northwest of Chang’an. From here, one hundred and eighty miles to the west is Qingzhou, and one hundred and fifty miles to the northeast is Juyong Pass. Ever since King Qi’s army invaded Liang, this place has become more lively than ever, and a large number of soldiers from all over Zhao have entered the city.

“Your Highness, there are now 120,000 soldiers and horses gathered in the city, including 20,000 musketeers, 350,000 cavalry, and 50,000 archers and sword and shield bearers.”

In the Yuanzhou camp, a group of Zhao generals gathered , Zhao Yuanliang sat in the main seat and listened to the generals’ opinions on the war.

“Zheng Chengwen has sent someone to bring news. He said that the 100,000 troops lent to him by the Golden Horde are still under his command. At that time, we can attack Juyong Pass from the inside, and they can attack Juyong Pass from the outside. In this way, the internal The troops at Juyongguan alone will not be able to withstand the diplomatic attack,” Zhao Yuanliang said thoughtfully.

This time King Qi’s army fought all the way from Yunzhou City to Qingzhou, which frightened the officials and generals of Chang’an.

Because Qingzhou City is less than 200 miles due north of Chang’an City, it only takes a few days for King Qi’s army to reach Chang’an City from Qingzhou City.

Facing the pressing pressure of King Qi, King Zhao had no choice but to mobilize troops from Bashu to Yuanzhou City, preparing to attack Juyongguan and Qingzhou City to prevent King Qi’s army from going south.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Chengwen suddenly sent a messenger, and the two of them immediately joined forces and prepared to storm Juyong Pass.

While taking Juyong Pass, they also opened a passage south for the Golden Horde.

“Your Highness, there are only 30,000 King Qi soldiers in Juyong Pass, and the attack of 200,000 on Juyong Pass is bound to be successful.” A descendant said.

Zhao Yuanliang narrowed his eyes and said: “Soldiers are very fast. General Deng has already led 50,000 horses to Juyongguan. You and others will go to the rescue immediately. In addition, General Zhao will immediately lead 20,000 black armor cavalry to Qingzhou City to stop Qingzhou City.” The army is supporting Juyong Pass.”

“Yes, His Royal Highness.”

The generals received the order and immediately went back to prepare. On the same day, two armies set off from Yuanzhou City and headed for Qingzhou City and Juyong Pass respectively.

Three days later, King Zhao’s army arrived at Juyongguan. They saw King Qi’s soldiers covering the city walls.

“General, they are coming.” Lu Fei put down the telescope in his hand.

In the sky, some sword and shield men wearing black armor first appeared in everyone’s sight, in addition to some archers.

Also mixed among these soldiers were some artillery pieces pulled by horses.

This was not the first time Lu Fei had seen such a scene. King Zhao’s army was so densely packed that it made his scalp numb just like the ants crawling out of the hole when their nest was destroyed. They split into a neat square formation, with spears and short swords in their hands. The sword was raised straight, shouting a morale-boosting slogan. The shout came from a distance like rolling thunder.

“Don’t underestimate King Zhao’s troops. Among the many vassal kings, King Zhao has always been famous for his ability to conquer and fight well, and the leader of the army this time is Zhao State General Deng Yuan.” Niu Ben’s expression was solemn.

In the past three days, they have been sending people to investigate, and they have basically figured out the details of this army that set out from Yuanzhou.

Hearing the name Deng Yuan, Luo Hong, Luo Xin and others’ expressions were even more solemn than Xiao Ming’s. This Deng Fei was a general and had led the Zhao army to defeat the invading barbarian armies many times, rarely losing.

This time King Zhao appointed Deng Yuan as the general to lead more than 100,000 soldiers to attack, so they had to be very alert.

After all, there are only about 70,000 people in Juyong Pass now, and they also noticed the movement on the grassland. Zheng Chengwen did not go far, but kept waiting for the opportunity.

This time they may face a war with disparity in numbers.

“Luo Xin, the artillery will hit me hard when the time comes.” Niu Ben ordered Luo Xin. After several wars, Niu Ben became more and more fond of artillery because the artillery had a long range and high lethality. In every war, Can kill a large number of enemies.

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“Yes.” Luo Xin shouted. Although there were only 30,000 musketeers at Juyong Pass this time, almost all the artillery of the Western Expedition was concentrated at Juyong Pass. More than 300 field guns were enough to defeat the incoming Zhao King’s army. Drink a pot.

The division of labor for each general was clear, and all that was left for everyone was to wait. As King Zhao’s army approached, the atmosphere of war became more and more intense.

“Dong dong…”

In front of Juyong Pass was an open area of flat plains. The roar of King Zhao’s army kept echoing. Three miles away from Juyong Pass, King Zhao’s army suddenly stopped.

Then Zhao Wang’s army began to set up camp around Juyong Pass, and it seemed that they would spend some time with Juyong Pass.

(End of chapter)