Chapter 1291: Thousand miles to the Zhenbei Pass (Part 2)
Chapter 1289: Turning to Zhenbei Pass for thousands of miles (Part 2)
The Jin army not only had grain warehouses in Hetao, but also had armory warehouses, but the number was far less than that of grain warehouses.
There is an emergency ordnance treasury here in Zhenbei Pass, which stores equipment that can arm tens of thousands of people.
However, Jiang Song and Gao Chong took the risk to come here not to get equipment, but to siege equipment in the armory.
The 25,000 Han cavalry took a big circle and ventured around to the south of Zhenbei Pass. What they did was naturally to attack Zhenbei Pass, but Zhenbei Pass was steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was impossible to attack without siege equipment.
When he looked at dozens of detachable catapults and well rails constantly being moved out of the underground warehouse by soldiers, Jiang Song couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief and said in his heart: Fortunately, this armory was not discovered by Yuan Meng, otherwise it would be really bad.
"Brother Jiang, there are twenty catapults, fifteen well railings and two hundred ladders in this armory, which is enough for our army to use." Gao Chong said with a happy face.
After hearing this, Jiang Song pondered for a while and said, "Take all the armor out and let the soldiers without armor replace it. In addition, bring more arrows, which will be used to attack Zhenbei Pass next."
"good."
Jiang Song did not move all the supplies, he only took away the supplies he wanted. In one day, Murong Chui would receive news of an attack on Zhenbei Pass, and reinforcements from Mongolia would arrive after another two yen, so Jiang Song had to capture Zhenbei Pass within three days.
As the time for the plan was getting closer and closer, Jiang Song became more and more anxious, so after a while of rest, Jiang Song took 25,000 cavalrymen and didn''t even dare to light the torch. He took advantage of the night and rushed to Zhenbei Pass quietly.
Twenty miles away from Zhenbei Pass.
"Military advisor, we have arrived outside Zhenbei Pass." Huang Zhong said to Zhuge Liang with joy.
It was a thousand miles away from Longcheng to Zhenbei Pass. In order to avoid being discovered, Zhuge Liang also took another 500 miles of detour, which is a 1,500-mile journey.
During the Battle of Huayang, Bai Qi led the Qin army to march 800 miles in 8 days, an average of 100 miles per day.
In the second year of Yuanshou of Emperor Wu of Han, Huo Qubing sent ten thousand cavalry out of Longxi. In this battle, Huo Qubing fought more than a thousand miles within six days, and the average daily itinerary should be more than 160 miles.
During the Battle of Shunchang, Wanyan Zongbi led the Jin army to gallop for more than 1,200 miles in less than 7 days, with an average of 170-180 miles per day. At that time, the Jin army left behind siege equipment and guns, and made rapid progress.
Zhuge Liang''s 30,000 Han cavalry were all equipped with three horses because they seized a large number of horses in Yuanmeng.
But even if you march continuously, you can only travel 300 miles a day, and then you have to rest for half a day, otherwise even if you can stand the war horses, you can''t stand it.
After seven consecutive days of rapid march, Zhuge Liang''s 30,000 cavalrymen finally completed a journey of 1,500, with an average of 210-220 miles per day.
After a seven-day marching of 1,500 miles, even Zhuge Liang looked exhausted, his spirit was extremely poor, and he asked weakly: "When is it?"
"Military advisor, we are one day earlier than planned." Huang Zhong replied.
Zhuge Liang, who felt that his body was about to fall apart, suddenly smiled with relief when he heard this.
This period of time has been very difficult, but the hard work has finally not been in vain, and it is one day faster than planned.
"Camp on the spot, rest quickly, be careful to hide, never make fire, and don''t let the enemies in the pass discover us."
"No."
If you can''t make a fire and cook, the soldiers can only eat the dry food they bring. The dry food is cold, dry and hard, which is definitely not delicious, but there is nothing else to eat except this.
Yuwen Chengdu came over and asked worriedly: "Military advisor, we have no stone casting car or well railing, only cloud ladders, and not many arrows. With such a siege configuration, even if the army is exhausted, it may not necessarily lead to Zhenbei Pass."
Zhuge Liang smiled mysteriously and said, "We are not only raiding Zhenbei Pass this time. After the agreed time arrives, a large army will attack from the south to Zhenbei Pass. We only need to assist the Southern Army and attack Zhenbei Pass from the north to restrain the troops within the pass."
The generals couldn''t help but lit up when they heard this, and Luo Cheng said with an excited look on his face: "Under our two sides, it is still very likely to capture Zhenbei Pass."
"After taking down Zhenbei Pass, Yuan Meng''s grain road was cut off. At that time, Temujin had only two roads to go. One, go to Liangzhou and retreat to the grassland; the other, continue to fight with our army to the death; but Yuan Meng''s food and grass were insufficient, and no matter which one, our army''s chances of victory would be greater." Yuwen Chengdu said with a smile.
Huang Zhongze looked at Zhuge Liang resentfully and said, "Military advisor, we are so hard that you hide it."
Zhuge Liang smiled awkwardly: "This is the highest secret of our army. The fewer people know, the safer our actions."
The best time for sneak attacks is actually not late at night, but at dawn in the early morning, because that is the time when people''s will is the most relaxed.
Early the next morning, Jiang Song and Gao Chong led their troops to Zhenbei Pass. Although they were cautious enough, they were still discovered by Yuan Meng who was vigilant. For a moment, the sound of the horn of the "enemy attack" sounded throughout Zhenbei Pass.
"Before Yuan Meng had not adjusted, the entire army immediately launched an attacking formation. Gao Chong, you will lead the team to attack the city." Jiang Song ordered with a serious face.
"No."
Jiang Song did not directly attack without hesitation, but instead allowed the entire army to launch a siege.
Among the 25,000 cavalrymen, 15,000 dismounted and attacked the city in the posture of infantry.
The catapult cart and the well railing were also quickly pushed out, with the catapult cart in front and the crossbow formation behind...
Everything is organized and clear.
Murong Nong, the governor of Zhenbei Pass, immediately shuddered when he heard the sound of the horn and ran out barefoot.
"Don''t panic, don''t panic. Even if the Han army attacked, it would not be able to enter Zhenbei Pass for a while. The entire army obeyed my order to repel the Han army."
Murong Nong shouted to appease the soldiers, and under his pacification, the slightly chaotic Zhenbei Pass quickly stabilized due to the sudden arrival of the Han army.
Murong Nong is Murong Chui''s third son. He served as the General of the Cavalry, Shizhong, Youzhou Governor, Sili School Commander, Bingzhou Governor, Shangshu Zuo Pushe, Shangshu Ling, Grand Sima, Sikong, Records of Shangshu, and General of Chinese and foreign military affairs.
Murong Nong was a famous general of the Later Yan period during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. After rising up with Murong Chui, he made many military achievements and had 90 commanders.
If Jiang Song, who had only 76 points in command without any external interference, would never be able to break through Zhenbei Pass guarded by Murong Nong, who had 90 points in command.
But on the surface, although Jiang Song was commanding the siege, Bai Qi had already arranged everything about the siege in advance, which was equivalent to Bai Qi fighting with Murong Nong across the air, so Murong Nong''s situation was even more unoptimistic.
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