Chapter 1053: Seize the opportunity

Chapter 1053: Seize the opportunity

Gaobi Ridge to the south of Queshu Valley is where the main camp of the Western Wei Dynasty's forward division is currently located. When Beiduan Hou Mo Chen was summing up the results of the battle, Gao Le was also summing up the gains and losses with his generals.

"In today's battle, it is not enough to show weakness. Don't think that you will become arrogant when you enter the heart of the enemy's territory. The reason why you entered an uninhabited territory before was all because the master informed the enemy of his clever plan and caused the enemy's troops to be diverted elsewhere. But now Queshu Valley is an important road that the thieves must defend. Once I advance, the thieves will attack!"

When he heard that he had retreated more than thirty miles to the south since the battle, Gao Ledang frowned, but it was not because his tribesmen were not strong enough to fight, but because they were still too eager to fight: "Sparrow Rat Valley and Thousand Miles Path are the two main routes for thieves to come south. But now that I don’t have enough troops, I can only garrison one, and the Jinyang disciples on the opposite side must be the same.

Of the two roads, the Thousand Miles Trail is more dangerous and difficult to navigate. If the thieves see that I am weak, they will be eager to regain Queshu Valley and will not send troops to attack by other routes. However, if our troops block the valley road too much and make it difficult to advance, the thieves will still have other plans. Right now, I love fighting, but I am brave but crazy. When my army comes in for reinforcements, that will be the time to truly defeat the enemy! "

Because they were traveling lightly and quickly, the forward division and brigade were slightly out of touch with the rear troops, which was naturally quite dangerous. Therefore, after seizing the Queshu Valley passage, Gao Le also needed to weaken the enemy's counterattack force by showing off to the Queshu Valley.

As for the Thousand Miles Trail as a backup passage to Queshu Valley, the road condition itself is even worse. The enemy army is eager to regain Queshu Valley without sufficient troops to separate routes, so of course the main combat power must be concentrated in Queshu Valley. Rat Valley Line.

Therefore, Gao Le wanted to create a feeling for the enemy that he was weak and could be bullied, so that they would not divide their troops and take a dangerous route to attack in a detour of thousands of miles.

"General and junior generals know their own advantages and disadvantages, but the scale is really difficult to control."

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but look bitter. After all, their main occupation was fighting rather than acting. In addition, they met on a narrow road in the Queshu Valley and the enemy was too close to pursue them. They also needed to provide corresponding counterattacks and resist. If the rhythm of the retreat is slightly stabilized, it is really difficult to grasp how to perform more realistically.

After Gao Le heard this, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "We will fight tomorrow. After being attacked, retreat ten miles first. After bringing in the thieves, we can then defend Qimaling to fight. No evacuation is allowed before evening!"

Qiumaling is a dangerous place in Queshu Valley. Since we want to lure the enemy's main force to attack here, we must use it skillfully. In the early morning battle, the enemy's offensive was put in first, and after holding on for most of the day, they were given a bait in the evening to make them more confident in the next battle.

So after receiving Gao Le's order, at the beginning of the battle the next morning, the Wei army officers and soldiers on the front line immediately withdrew from the line and fled southward along the rugged mountain road. The officers and soldiers of the Qi army in the north were overjoyed when they saw this, and they immediately rushed to catch up.

Nearly an hour passed between the two sides escaping and chasing. Although the mountain road was rugged and difficult to navigate, they had already arrived at Qiumaling where the Wei army's position was located. The Wei army built a relatively complete camp defense line here. After arriving here, they stopped retreating and stayed in the camp to launch a counterattack against the enemy troops that were quickly approaching.

Most of the soldiers of the Qi army who were chasing at the front were not wearing armor that would affect their climbing movements. As the battle between them began, because the Wei army occupied the advantage of the bows and arrows between the camps, it immediately caused a lot of damage to the Qi army. Casualties, many soldiers were thrown directly on the spot after being counterattacked. For a while, even the turbulent Fenshui River at the bottom of the valley was dyed red with blood.

Restricted by his age and physical strength, Hou Mo and Chen Xiang were advancing slowly under the support of a large group of troops at the rear. When he learned that there was a fierce counterattack on the front, Dangjie sent a group of elite soldiers to attack the enemy.

When he finally arrived at the front line of the battle, he frowned deeply when he saw the fortress set up by the enemy on Qima Ridge. This fortress was different from the ones that had been captured before. It's completely different to be in a simple and primitive place, and the choice of the location of Qi Maling is also extremely clever.

If the defenses in the north were still hastily put in place, then from the moment they arrived here, it was already apparent that the enemy had a very clear idea of ​​how to defend themselves in Queshu Valley.

At this time, the fighting between the two sides has entered a fever pitch. Although the Qi army's heavily armored soldiers can attack and destroy the enemy's fortress without being disturbed, the enemy's fortress has relatively complete facilities and even has wooden shooting equipment. Waiting for the counterattack facility, when the Qi army's heavily armored infantry finally rushed to the top of the wall, a huge log fell down, directly smashing the armor-wrapped brave soldiers and causing blood and flesh to splatter!

When Xiang Hou Mo and Chen saw these bloody and tragic battle scenes, he couldn't help but frown tightly. Judging from the stubborn resistance of the enemy troops here, it seemed that his previous judgment of these enemy troops was probably miscalculated.

At present, Qiuma Ridge is only in the middle of Queshu Valley. Even if the fortress is captured at all costs, the enemy will still have many such strongholds set up for dozens of miles south, especially It is more difficult to pass from Fenshui Pass to Gaobi. If you want to follow this route to get through Queshu Valley in a short time, it will be much more difficult than previously estimated!

With this in mind, Prime Minister Hou Mo and Chen ordered his troops to continue to launch a fierce attack on the fortress in front. At the same time, he summoned his confidants and ordered the five hundred elite soldiers to withdraw from Queshu Valley, join the troops stationed on Qianli Path, and march along Qianli Path. Go south, detour through Yong'an City and then counterattack Fenshui Pass, hoping to create a dilemma for the enemy.

Xiang Hou Mo and Chen's sense of crisis and insight into the battlefield were much sharper than Gao Le had imagined. He did not expect that the temporary arrangement would make him alert and make some tactical adjustments.

At this time, Gao Le was still busy building a new defense line south of Queshu Valley to meet the soldiers who had withdrawn from the front line of Qimaling in the evening. He had no idea that the enemy troops had already come south from the Qianlijing Mountain Road on the other side. .

But many times, there is a very obvious gap between taking the initiative in war and being passive, and a very important element in this is timing.

After Prime Minister Hou Mo and Chen learned the information from Jinyang, they decided to lead the army south through discussion. After a day of fierce fighting, they entered Queshu Valley. He also made tactical adjustments by observing the enemy on the battlefield. A series of The change process can be described as timely, but that is only from his perspective.

For the party that has taken the initiative, there is no need to deliberately compete for many opportunities. It only needs to proceed step by step, and it will naturally be one step ahead.

In the afternoon and towards dusk, a cavalry team of about 5,000 people arrived at Jiqiyuan south of Queshu Valley, which was the Peiyuan northeast of Yongan City that Gao Le and his party had captured when they marched north.

The leader of this team was He Ruodun. When he arrived at Jiqiyuan, he met the soldiers sent by Gao Le to stay here nearby. When he found out that Gao Le and his troops had already stationed and penetrated deep into Queshu Valley, He Ruoden couldn't bear it. Zhu frowned and said: "Your Majesty asked me to march north to Yong'an City to join the vanguard, and then separate ways. I don't want these long-legged donkeys to move so quickly!"

Only three thousand forward light cavalry are naturally not enough to hold every road from Jinyang south, and there are many enemy garrison strongholds from Pingyang to the north. When Li Tai formulated the battle plan, he did not ensure that Gao Le and his party could It was a smooth journey to Queshu Valley, so a team of people were arranged on the back road to help complete the task of blocking the enemy.

Although He Ruoden was not the first general to march north, after Li Tai led the main force across the river and entered Hedong, he sent his men to the war zone first. After gathering with Wei Xiaokuan and other people in the south of Pingyang to understand the situation, he led five thousand elite cavalry. Continue heading north and reach Jiqiyuan smoothly.

The expected scene of appearing as a hero and rescuing the enemy who was in trouble did not appear. Instead, He Ruoden confirmed the fact that he had been chasing after him all the way. Naturally, he felt unwilling to do so.

So he was too lazy to go to the direction of Fenshui Pass to meet up with Gao Le. Seeing that there was still some time before dark, he ordered his troops to camp in Jiqiyuan for the time being, while he led dozens of disciples to enter through the mountain pass to the east. Thousand Miles Trail, prepare for a short exploration to prepare for the next step into Thousand Miles Trail.

Although Thousand Miles Path does not have the turbulent Fenshui currents, the mountain road is more winding and winding than Queshu Valley. Therefore, after wandering for a certain distance into the mountain, He Ruodun and his party found themselves lost as expected.

It was not like Gao Le who had frequented this place before, and he did not deliberately lead the locals as guides. He wandered around the valley for a while. As the sky became darker, he honestly accepted this fact and found a man. The mountain col in the lee of the wind got up and waited for dawn tomorrow before continuing to look for a way out, or waiting for people from outside the mountain to come looking for it.

He Ruodun's son, He Ruobi, had previously failed to be selected for the Three Guards because he was too young. Two years later, he was caught in the war before he could stand for election, so he repeatedly begged his father to take him to join the army.

He Ruobi's heroic military career had not yet begun, but he had such a terrible experience first. He Ruobi was deeply shocked. However, seeing that his father also looked gloomy and not very good-looking, he still comforted him in a low voice: "The mountain road is winding. "It's inevitable to get lost. Even though Li Guang is a man, he is not brave. Please look away..."

"Shut up!"

It was difficult for He Ruoden to understand his son's admiration. Before He Ruobi finished speaking, he glared and scolded, then pulled the blanket around his body, lay down in the hay and fell asleep.

Sleeping in the mountains this night was not a good experience. He Ruobi woke up and down that night, and did not fall asleep until nearly dawn. However, he felt that he had not slept for long when he was woken up by two snapping sounds, and his eyesight I was still a little confused, and my cheeks were already burning with pain.

He Ruoden slapped his son awake with two slaps, then immediately covered the boy's mouth and tucked him under his arm, whispering: "There is an enemy approaching, prepare to fight!"