Chapter 694: Battle of Jiguan (1)

On October 10th, Sizhou's army arrived in Hanoi. After the army landed, they did not stay much. General Yingyang Zhao Yun led a camp of 30,000 soldiers as the vanguard of the army and marched all the way to Jiguan. Pingdong General Huangfu Chaobo personally led an army of 70,000 as the central army, following closely behind. It is a pity that Jiang Pei, the governor of Hedong, has made preparations. Jiguan has been closed, and 30,000 Hedong troops are guarding Jiguan.

When Zhao Yun saw this, he was not in a hurry to start a war. He asked people to quickly report back, and at the same time, he asked people to monitor the movements of Jiguan and wait for the arrival of the army. It was about two hundred miles from Huai County to Jiguan. After receiving the report from Zhao Yunfei, Huangfu Chaobo knew that Jiguan would not be easily accessible, so he did not send his troops on a rapid march. It took four days for the army to arrive outside Jiguan City.

At this time, 16,000 troops had gathered in the cities of Hanoi, led by Sima Lang, and joined Huangfu Chaobo's middle army. The army was accompanied by nearly ten thousand stones of food and fodder. Huangfu Chaobo was also very happy to see that the Hanoi family was so knowledgeable. Especially the Sima family, which is still led by the adult Sima Lang. It can be seen that although the Sima family has not yet become an official, it is an indirect expression of bowing its head.

After discussing with Zhao Yun and Pang Tong, Huangfu Chaobo generously handed over the family's 16,000 troops to Sima Lang's command.

Nauguan, also known as Jiguan and Qiguan, is a famous pass on Zhiguan Pass, one of the eight passes in Taihang in ancient my country. Where we are today has been lost to ancient research. The "Jiyuan County Chronicle" of the Qing Dynasty records: "In Laoguan, I suspect that this is a big store." It is Dadian Village next to the Dadian River on the east side of the main peak of Wangwushan Mountain in Wangwushan Township, Jiyuan City. It is only 1.5 kilometers east of Zhiguan (Fengmenkou Village). The Qing Dynasty's "Minutes of Du Shi Fang Yu" records: "Ruuguan was found in Yuanqu County, Shanxi". According to some people who study historical geography and local chronicles in Jiyuan City today, Haoguan is located near Xiaodian Village on the east bank of the Dadian River, about 2 kilometers northwest of Zhiguan.

But in the game, Nuwa placed Jiguan at the entrance of Wangwu Mountain, a hundred miles northwest of Chi County. From Jiguan to Zhiguanxing, it is the boundary of Hedong, and then one hundred and fifty miles to the west. Dongyuan County, Hedong County.

At this time, there were already 5,000 Hedong troops above Jiguan, and nearly 30,000 troops in the camp behind the pass. Although it is far inferior to Huangfu Chaobo's army, the Hedong Army has the advantage of terrain. Therefore, when Zhao Yun rushed to Guanxia, ​​he saw that Guanxia's troops were being reorganized, so he immediately led his army back five miles to camp, waiting for the arrival of the army.

After settling the army, Huangfu Chaobo ordered the generals to be summoned for discussion.

After everyone arrived, Huangfu Chaobo didn't say much and said directly: "General Zhao, please explain the situation at Jiguan to the generals in detail."

"General Wei has taken the order." Zhao Yun stepped out and saluted Huangfu Chaobo, and then said: "According to General Wei's observation, the terrain of Jiguan is dangerous and the mountains on both sides are steep. Although it is only a medium-sized pass, the walls are three feet high. It is made of huge rocks and is extremely strong. There are about 5,000 troops stationed in the pass, but a few days ago, Jiang Pei, the governor of Hedong, sent his general Jiang Jian to lead 25,000 troops to defend it. "

After listening to Zhao Yun's words, everyone was silent. Although everyone had considered a strong attack, when the time came, no one wanted to face it.

"It seems there is no other way but to attack by force?" Huangfu Chaobo looked at Zhao Yun, then at Pang Tong, and then sighed;

Zhao Yun nodded, and just when he was about to speak, he saw Sima Lang coming out and saying: "General, the army in Hanoi is willing to conquer this pass for the general!"

Huangfu Chaobo was stunned for a moment and was about to speak when he saw Pang Tong saying: "That's great. I've heard that the Hanoi family has elite soldiers. It's just for us to see them."

"Okay, yes, since Boda is determined, the first round of attacks will be carried out by the Hanoi armies. I would like to wish Boda a victory!"

"Thank you, General!" Sima Lang bowed and accepted the order, then returned to his position.

Later, Huangfu Chaobo discussed the preparation of equipment with the generals. Because he was still in Hanoi, and he had received news that Zhao Yun's Jiguan had increased its troops, Huangfu Chaobo still brought some equipment from Huai County. , plus hundreds of craftsmen accompanying the army. It's still afternoon now,

Therefore, auxiliary soldiers and craftsmen can still make some equipment.

After arranging these things, Huangfu Chaobo ordered each general to go down and prepare separately.

When Sima Lang returned to his camp, he immediately summoned the leaders of each family to discuss matters. According to the arrangement of his younger brother, the troops sent out this time were basically important figures from various families, and the purpose was also to confuse Huangfu Chaobo. As for the two thousand soldiers dispatched, except for the two to three hundred elite clan soldiers around each person who are used to protect each person, the remaining 1,780 are ordinary county soldiers. These soldiers are used for consumption.

This is not only true for the soldiers and horses of the Hanoi family, but also for the soldiers and horses within Jiguan. Nearly half of the soldiers and horses sent by Jiang Pei are prepared to be consumed here. One is to consume the soldiers and horses of those counties that cannot deal with Jiang Pei, and the other is to weaken the morale of Huangfu Chaobo's army.

On October 15th, when the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the Taihang Mountains, a desolate horn sounded in the Sizhou army camp in front of Jiguan.

Immediately afterwards, rows of soldiers walked out of the camp in the morning light and formed formations outside the camp. These were the more than 14,000 soldiers of the Hanoi family led by Sima Lang. Behind them is the high-level well, above which are the Yuanrong crossbowmen of Huangfu Chaobo's personal guard. They will provide cover for the infantry attack. Behind them are dozens of high-end catapults, all of which are large-scale equipment shipped from Huai County.

After the catapult reached the attacking distance, the order to attack came from the Chinese army.

As the central army issued the order, a series of "buzzing" sounds came from the catapult position, followed by a stone bullet flying to Jiguan, and then a roar sounded. Screams came from the gate one after another, and dust rose everywhere.

The Hanoi army, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed towards the wall of the gate quickly under the cover of the catapult. Of course, it would not be Sima Lang and other noble family members who led the attack, but ordinary generals in the army.

Seeing that the siege soldiers had approached a hundred steps, the catapult had to stop at this time, because soon the soldiers on the side were forced to the bottom of the gate wall. In order to avoid accidental injuries, they had to stop throwing stones. Fortunately, the well had slowly entered the attack range.

At this time, the archers on the top of the city also began to attack the city. The rain of arrows flew towards the city, and the casualties of the siege soldiers also appeared.

As the soldiers got closer and closer to the gate wall, the archers on the well could only stop shooting. Only a few soldiers with very good archery skills could accurately shoot at the top of the gate wall.