Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

With Li Mi in charge, that's enough.

The defending troops were former Song Dynasty border troops.

Xiguan Fort was guarded by Zhong Shidao.

The defending troops were all Sichuan soldiers dispatched by Yang Zhi.

If they're lucky, Yang Zhi will lead the main force back to reinforce quickly.

Maybe we can even eat Richard!

Rocks, logs, and sewage are ready.

Zhong Shidao climbed onto the city wall.

We waited until the afternoon.

Finally, we saw Richard's army.

Richard is truly arrogant.

Just out of the valley,

They then sent troops to plunder.

Xiguanbao is located on the south bank of the Yellow River.

It is surrounded by water on two sides and backed by a mountain on the other.

On the north bank of the Yellow River,

There are also large agricultural areas.

Richard immediately ordered looting upon arrival.

These guys even managed to rob the outskirts of Lanzhou last year.

Thousands of captured Western Xia infantry and cavalry,

They scattered it without any restraint.

Right under the noses of the fortress garrison,

It scattered into countless streams and rushed into the countryside.

They wantonly trampled on the crops.

They cheered and shouted when they saw houses.

They found there wasn't a single hair.

The Han people have already left with their property.

Enraged, these guys set the house on fire to vent their anger.

"Your Highness, there is no one in the nearby villages,"

"There aren't even any livestock!"

Upon receiving the news, Richard replied without hesitation,

"The soldiers who went out to gather grain,"

"They continued to plunder towards the outskirts of Jincheng Pass,"

"The bigger the commotion, the better!"

Master Zhong let the other party make a fuss.

They all turned a blind eye.

They simply held the castle and waited for Yang Zhi's main force to return.

Richard issued this order.

But the castle before them was heavily fortified.

They planned to use a different method to deceive everyone.

He looted goods and burned down houses.

To attract the attention of the Han soldiers at Xiguanbao and Jinchengguan.

As darkness fell, he dispatched five thousand foot soldiers to set off.

After crossing the mountain ridge on the north bank of the Yellow River,

They marched rapidly along the north bank for a while.

Cross the river to the south bank at the narrowest point.

We reached Jingyu Pass upstream before dawn.

The opposite bank of Jingyu Pass.

This is the entrance to the Karo River Valley.

Take Jingyu Pass,

This would block Yang Zhi's army's retreat.

Even if the surprise attack fails,

They could also send elite troops across the river into the valley.

They attacked from behind Yang Zhi's army.

Li Yuchang's letter of appeal for help,

Although it is said that the Ming army had strange weapons,

Moreover, the inner city had already collapsed and fallen.

But Richard didn't think the mother city would be so easily lost.

Because the city walls are much thicker.

As for the rapid collapse in field operations...

That must mean your son isn't getting enough to eat.

This is due to their combat effectiveness becoming increasingly lower.

No soldiers need to pull the ropes.

A divine cannon that can quickly unleash a barrage of iron bullets?

Stop talking nonsense.

Richard didn't believe it at all.

He believed that Li Yuchang was making up a story.

They were making excuses for their defeat and loss of territory.

In Richard's opinion

Even if the Ming army was powerful,

Moreover, they have new weapons.

It wouldn't be a problem for them to guard the Southern Army for two or three months.

As long as I send troops to attack from the rear...

Under attack from both sides,

We will definitely be able to wipe out the main force of the Ming army!

These thousands of steps,

Although the equipment is not as good as in its heyday.

But having grown up in the mountains,

They traversed mountains and valleys as if walking on flat ground.

Crossing the Yellow River in the middle of the night, clinging to a makeshift wooden ladder.

We arrived at Jingyu Pass at dawn.

This pass is surrounded by mountains on two sides and rivers on two sides.

But the mountains are not high.

It's just rough and uneven.

Cavalry could not gallop freely, and infantry could not form ranks.

This didn't matter to Bu Bazi, who was attacking the city in the dark.

They carried a wooden ladder up the hill.

It's only three or four hundred meters away from Jingyu Pass.

Chapter 1709 Dividing the Troops

Just at this time,

Someone tripped over the rope.

In the quiet night,

Dozens of bells shook violently, making a sound.

"Enemy attack!"

"Dang-dang-dang!"

The sentry squatting in a small hut on the mountain.

In a panic, they rang the gong.

Meanwhile, another sentry also spotted the enemy.

They were also banging gongs while running away.

"Dang-dang-dang!"

A loud gong sounded immediately afterward from inside the fortified city.

The soldiers on duty guarding the city all stood up.

Even the soldiers on rest day in the city were scrambling to put on their armor.

The garrison commander of this pass

They were Liu Xi and Liu Qi, brothers.

Their original defense zone,

It has already been taken by the Western Xia.

Fortunately, the family members managed to escape.

Since there's nowhere to go,

Zhao Yuan then sent them to Lanzhou.

Their soldiers,

Only three thousand people will be retained.

The remaining veterans were resettled in the Hehuang reclamation area.

Who was Liu Qi?

The battle resulted in the loss of nearly half of the formidable Jin Wuzhu Iron Pagoda.

The Eight-Character Army was once under his command.

Unfortunately, he was stripped of his military power for a full ten years.

He was already very old when he returned to command troops.

He was also plagued by injuries and illnesses, making it difficult for him to command battles.