All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 273 Shiling Pass

As daylight dawned, the Jin troops outside the pass finally gave up their attack and retreated several miles away to regroup.

"Put out the fire, treat the wounded, collect the bodies, and seal the city gates."

Yue Fei, his battle robe soaked in blood, carried a spear and patrolled back and forth in Shiling Pass, "Search everywhere and make sure to eliminate the remaining Jin soldiers!"

In the first half of the night, his surprise attack was a great success, and he took Shiling Pass during the chaos.

In the second half of the night, Meng'an, a Jin soldier who had been staying outside the pass, reacted and launched a fierce counterattack with the help of the remaining soldiers inside the pass. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides inside and outside the pass.

Especially near the gate, there were piles of corpses.

Fortunately, Xiangzhou Camp finally took control of Shiling Pass.

The so-called Shiling Pass is located north of Yangqu and south of Xiurong.

It is the intersection of Taiyuan Prefecture and Xinzhou.

To the east is Mount Wutai, and to the west is Guanmao Mountain. It is the throat of Taiyuan Prefecture north of Xindai, Yunzhong and other areas.

The mountains are steep and the passes are majestic, making it a real battleground for military strategists.

Taking this place would mean blocking the Jin army's northward advance.

"Brother." Wang Gui came running to report, "There are at least five to six hundred dead and wounded brothers in the camp."

Yue Fei was terrified. The expanded Xiangzhou camp had only two thousand people, and the casualty rate was close to 30%. How could it not collapse?
"We have counted more than 800 Jin heads." Wang Gui reported with a smile on his face, "We also captured more than a dozen alive."

"Count the achievements of all the brothers." Yue Fei immediately stated, "The Jin people I killed will be counted as the brothers who died in the battle."

No matter in which era Chen Ran forms his army, the one thing he insists on will never change.

That is to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments.

As long as you have made great contributions, you will definitely be rewarded.

This is also the reason why Xiangzhou Camp suffered such heavy losses but did not collapse.

"As for those who are still alive," Yue Fei thought for a moment and said, "Don't keep them. Count them as the wounded brothers."

It was not until the afternoon that a new group of Jin troops arrived at the foot of Shiling Mountain.

They tried to attack before dark, but failed and quickly retreated.

"Batti Lin, you lost Shiling Pass. Now I am going to chop off your head. Do you have anything to say?"

In the Jin camp, Wanyan Zongjun, who served as the vanguard, sat on a stool and shouted at the tied-up Meng'an Qianhu.

The Meng'an named Batiklin wanted to struggle, but he was held by Hezha Meng'an beside him and could not move. He could only stiffen his neck and shout, "Fifth Prince! I lost Shiling Pass, but it's all because of the quarrel between Puchapolao and the failure to rescue!"

Puchapolaowei is Meng'an, the reinforcement who arrived at Shiling Pass yesterday. When he saw Batiklin was about to bite him before dying, he was really furious.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the Fifth Prince shout, "Puchabolawei, tomorrow morning your troops will attack first. If you take back the pass, you will be spared. If you cannot take it, you will be executed immediately! Do you have anything to say?"

Puchapolavi shook his head and said nothing more.

Here, Batilin was laughing, but was soon dragged away and beheaded by Hezhameng'an.

Wanyan Zongjun looked at the steep mountains on both sides with the help of numerous torches and oil lamps, feeling annoyed.

"There are so many mountains in this damn place, it's so annoying!"

The Jin army was mainly composed of cavalry, and the steep mountains suppressed their combat advantage.

He had walked this road before when he was heading south from Datong Prefecture, and he knew how dangerous Shiling Pass was, so he was naturally overshadowed.

The next day, at daybreak, the Jin army, having had breakfast, could not wait to launch an attack.

There were only more than 400 Meng'an men left in Puchapolavi. Fortunately, the eldest prince added 200 Han soldiers to his army. The 600 to 700 men gritted their teeth, raised their shields, and rushed towards Shiling Pass with difficulty.

They also knew the importance of today's battle. If they ran back, Wutaizi would not let them go.

So everyone climbed the mountain with the determination to die.

But on the battlefield, determination is often not enough.

Yue Fei, who was on the top of the city wall, saw that the enemy was within shooting range and immediately ordered his troops to shoot.

Most of the defense equipment at Shiling Pass is still there. When the Jin army marched south, the soldiers guarding here did not dare to resist at all. They collapsed at the first blow and surrendered the entire pass.

The Jin people would naturally not destroy these city defense equipment.

When Yue Fei counterattacked, there was chaos again, and it was only at this time that he played his due role.

The crossbow with the longest range was released first. The crossbow arrows, which were as thick as arms, flew out and could cause real death or injury to anyone who came into contact with them.

Puchapolavi saw with his own eyes that the soldier next to him was hit by an arrow head-on, his shield was shattered, and the crossbow arrow penetrated the armor and flew backwards with his body.

Moreover, the man was not dead yet, and he kept screaming as the crossbow arrow pierced his chest, which greatly affected the morale of the man.

However, they had no choice but to keep charging forward.

As they got closer to the pass, the Song people began to shoot with their Ke Di Bows, Shen Bi Bows and other weapons.

The Jin people suffered more and more casualties, but because they were attacking from above, their bows and arrows could not reach the defenders and they were in a situation of being slaughtered unilaterally.

If it weren't for the harsh military laws, there would probably have been deserters.

After losing nearly two hundred people, the Jin people were finally within the range of their longbows, and they drew their bows and arrows and began to fight back.

There were also sporadic casualties on the city walls.

The most powerful defender was Yue Fei, whose arms had magical powers.

The young and energetic Yue Fei, who had not yet experienced the tragic baptism of the collapse of the world during the Jingkang period, stood on the top of the city with a proud heart, shooting with great accuracy with his bow, and could be said to have shot one arrow at a time. Looking at the soldiers falling one after another around him, Pucha Bola's heart was bleeding.

His surname was Pucha and he was from Bohai.

The rules of the Jin people here are that Meng'an and Mouke are hereditary. The people around him are all his nine clans and also his hereditary soldiers.

But there was no way, he knew that those Wanyans kept their words, and if he dared to retreat, they would really kill him!

"Come on!"

Filled with passion, Puchapolaowei raised his shield, waved his sword, and led the charge while roaring.

Led by him, the soldiers around him also shouted and rushed forward.

This also attracted Yue Fei's attention.

An arrow came and hit the shield with great force. Pucha Bolawei felt as if the arm holding the shield seemed to have been broken.

As the second arrow came, the leather shield cracked directly. His arms were in severe pain and he couldn't hold it, so the shield fell down.

When the third arrow came, the guards beside him rushed over and blocked the arrow for him.

It was not until this time that the Jin soldiers reached the pass wall.

The Han army held up hastily made ladders and leaned them against the city wall, but before they could climb up, they were knocked over one by one by the defenders.

These long ladders are just the kind of ladders you see in movies and TV shows, not real ladder trucks.

A ladder without support points can easily be overturned and cut down.

Arrows rained down from the walls of the pass, dozens of ladders were destroyed one after another, and the entire route was littered with corpses.

Puchapolavi escaped from Yue Fei twice, but he couldn't escape the third time.

Yue Fei shot an arrow through his neck, and the nobleman from Bohai fell to the ground.

Qianhu Meng'an died in the battle, and except for his personal guards, the other Jin soldiers fled in panic.

Wanyan Zongjun swung the whip in his hand vigorously, "Those who escape back will be killed!"

Instead of launching a new offensive, he ordered the construction of siege engines.

Due to geographical limitations, large equipment and even catapults were useless, and the most useful equipment were long ladders.

In the afternoon, Wanyan Zongjun launched another offensive.

It was still due to the limitation of the geographical environment. There were steep cliffs on both sides. Even the most powerful troops could not be deployed, let alone riding horses. They could only climb the mountain on foot under the rain of arrows.

A Meng'an was thrown into the battlefield, retreated, and then another Meng'an took over, and the cycle continued.

The Xiangzhou Camp, which occupied a geographical advantage, continued to attack the Jin soldiers from a high position.

Especially Yue Fei, who used the captured Jin people's large bows and heavy arrows, his strong arm strength and superb archery skills, and killed dozens of people alone!

After a day of fierce fighting, more than a thousand men under Wanyan Zongjun's command were killed or wounded, but Shiling Pass remained majestic and unmoved.

The troops of Nianhan and others behind him had arrived one after another. Wanyan Zongjun, feeling that he had lost face, decided to mobilize his most elite troops tomorrow and must break through Shiling Pass.

At the same time, reinforcements arrived at Yue Fei's place.

"Commander Yue."

"Controlled by Han."

Han Shizhong, who came with reinforcements, saw the pile of heads facing Xiurong County before entering the pass, and he praised "Xiangzhou Camp fought well."

"We, the boys of Xiangzhou, are all heroes who kill the enemies and serve our country." Even Yue Fei smiled at this time, admiring the bravery of his fellow villagers.

During the several days of fighting, the Xiangzhou camp suffered heavy losses. Han Shizhong brought more than 3,000 cavalry reinforcements, which came just in time.

"The king asked me to tell you something." Han Shizhong came over and said, "The king led the main force of the army to leave Zhending Prefecture through Puyin Pass."

Zhending Prefecture was Changshan County during the Qin and Han Dynasties, which is also the hometown of Yun Danu and Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong.

The purpose of leaving Taihang Mountain and going to Zhending Prefecture was to go south via Jingxing, then go back across Taihang Mountain to Taiyuan Prefecture, thus blocking tens of thousands of Jin people in the mountains.

The only key point in this plan is time.

We have to get to Chen Ran as soon as possible, and we also have to hold on to Yue Fei's side.

Of course, the Jin people must cooperate and stay in the designated encirclement, rather than running away early when they realize something is wrong.

"There will be reinforcements coming in a few days." Han Shizhong said seriously, "The king said that the terrain here is dangerous and cannot accommodate too many troops."

Yue Fei let out a long sigh, "I understand, Your Majesty, don't worry."

The next day, at dawn, the Jin army began to fight in waves, with batches of soldiers and horses taking turns to attack Shiling Pass.

Both Yue Fei and Han Shizhong could see that the Jin army was draining the defenders' energy and city defenses.

"The Jin people are going to deploy their elite troops."

As they expected, in the afternoon, the fifth prince Wanyan Zongjun actually took to the battlefield himself, leading Hezhameng'an, who was directly under his command, and rushed towards Shiling Pass with great momentum.

The so-called Hezhameng'an is also known as Qinguan Meng'an.

Hezha means Jinyu's personal guards, that is, the imperial guards.

Those who were five feet five inches tall and good at riding and shooting were selected from the various armies to serve as soldiers. They were all the most elite warriors of the Jin people.

There were only five or six thousand such elite troops among the hundreds of thousands of Jin soldiers, and they were also the predecessors of the Iron Pagoda.

The only reason why Wanyan Zongjun was able to receive a branch of Heza Meng'an was that although he was Aguda's fifth son, he was the eldest son!
(End of this chapter)